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don't read this post until later.
This was a very hard section to read, and I have several areas for our discussion.
1. Travis ~ The battery in his talking toy is already starting to lose strength. This is a biggie, so don't fail to notice it. Cerise noticed the toy, but did not question why the battery was running down so quickly.
It sounded a little slow, the voice wearier than it had been the day before. Even though Travis would probably have another tantrum, Cerise hoped that meant the battery Melody had got for it was finally wearing out. She hated that toy. (p. 150)2. Melody ~ Melody burned herself on "the red spiral of the element" (pp. 133-134), just as Cerise had burned herself "against the hot edge of the iron" (pp. 21-22), leaving "stripes on Cerise's wrists [that]turned to scabs" (p. 30). Why do people do things like this? A young woman told me once that cutting herself was less painful than her life, but I don't understand that thinking at all.
3. NICU ~ When Ellen was born (pp. 137-146), she was rushed to NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Have you ever been in an NICU? Tell us about it.
4. Respirator ~ One of my granddaughters (not the one I mentioned last week) was in the NICU for the first days of her life and then was on a respirator, like Ellen. If you have experienced anything like this, please share.
The first three days of Ellen's life, the alarm on her respirator rang so many times that Anna got almost used to the sickening flush of terror that swept over her each time it sounded. (p. 153)5. Cerise ~ After the fire in the trailer (pp. 157-160), Travis suffered "respiratory insufficiency" (p. 164) before he died (p. 171). That's hell in itself for a mother, but can you put yourself in Cerise's shoes enough to understand what she did after that?
Someone was speaking from the doorway. It was the young nurse ... Timidly she said, "We've called Travis's father, Ms. Johnson. And sent for the social worker and the chaplain. They'll be here any minute to talk to you. Is there anything -- should I stay with you until they come?"6. Homeless ~ What would it be like to know, suddenly, that you were quite literally homeless? What would you do?
Savagely Cerise shook her head. She didn't want the nurse to stay with her, didn't want to have to see Jake or the chaplain or the social worker, didn't want to have to do any of the things words were used to do -- explain, defend, excuse, or soothe. She wanted to be as alone in the room as she was in her anguish, wanted only to scream and howl and moan. But the nurse's question had diminished her to silence. ...
She bent to kiss him [Travis], but the thought came that she was kissing him good-bye, and her body convulsed, propelling her back from that abyss. She turned and stumbled from the room ... (p. 172).
It was not until she stood on the street that she realized she had nowhere to go. ... She began to walk ... (p. 173).


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POST: 'The Profane' - modern and Americanized or traditional and religious
What's it about?
This is a tale about two immigrant families that have taken a different route in coming to America, in terms of lifestyle, practice, and beliefs. When the two families are forced to converge through love, they must confront who they are as people and what it is they really believe in.
What I experienced?
The play portrays two directions an immigrant family can take when coming to America. Either a family can be modern and Americanized, or traditional and religious.
This show hit me hard. I found myself watching this show like each family was different parts of myself. On the one side of me, I want to disassociate from being a Muslim and even disassociate from being an immigrant. While the other, I want to hold on to what makes me different.
The juxtaposition of the contrasting families to the young couple in love, and the fact that despite it all there is a sliver of possibility --- that maybe, just maybe, one can find harmony between the two different lifestyles --- that resonated with me.
My mom loved gold and as a child I had always been adorned with it. As a baby I would wear little gold hoops, a little gold bracelet and a little gold anklet. Growing up basically my whole life wearing gold, watching Bollywood movies, wearing cultural dresses, being immersed in my heritage.
When I went to middle school everything changed. I stopped wearing gold, I stopped watching Bollywood movies, I stopped dressing up and I stopped being proud of my heritage. I found myself hating who I was, thinking it was embarrassing when I would come to school with henna because the day before was EID.
I find that representation matters more than anything. Growing up, I found nothing on mainstream media that told me that who I am, a first generation Muslim American, was good or even acceptable. And of course, as time went on things went to shit and I quickly realized that I would never be represented how I had always dreamed to be.
However, if the specific representation you are searching for doesn't exist, then become that person.
Thinking now, my younger years contrasted to now, a time where my family's very being is a source of hatred from a lot of people. This has made loving who I am and where I come from so much easier. Now I wear the gold my mom had always saved up for me, now I wear saris, and now I wear henna on a Tuesday just because I think it's beautiful.
One day I will find the harmony that is showcased so effortlessly in this play. It is just going to take a lot of trial and error and a lot of work but one day it will happen.
Want to see it?
Sorry, this show is not currently showing :(
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Jhene Aiko hosted An interactive artistic exhibition unveiling Jhené's M.A.P. at E.B. Gallery in West Hollywood, CA on Friday, September 22, 2017, in support of her new Album "Trip". Guests included Jermaine Dupri, Rae Sremmurd, Ugo Mozie and Adonis Bosso.
Beautiful photos of Jhene walking on the beach between colorful trees were displayed onto LED screens TV hanging on the walls and Samsung phones were displaying one of Jhene's poems "I took a trip to find you....I got lost and found myself..." Also on display were pages of her poetry notebook.
Jhene Aiko told me in an exclusive interview: "Yeah, the pictures I took on a tripod, on a timer, and I would just run and take a picture, and it was just during the process of trying to figure everything out that was going on in my head. Then I edited them myself, as well, playing around with saturation really. They're just supersaturated, and I wanted the colors to pop because I was experimenting with magic mushrooms, and that really like opened my mind to like the colors of nature, and when I got with Samsung, they really helped me bring this art gallery to life with the amazing LED screens and the frame screens. They look like they are pictures, but they're actually TV screens, so they're really good."
She continues... " And the poetry is all from the little notebook clippings that are there, are all from my real notebook that I have been keeping for years that I turned into the movie, the album. So this is just like…I always dreamed of having an art gallery of my own with my own work, so now it's like we're screening the short film which I wrote and directed and starred in, and my music is playing, and it's a dream come true."


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When the Decemvirate sends the PCs to the Viking city of Trollheim in the frigid northern Lands of the Linnorm Kings to deliver a package to an allied scholar there, the Pathfinders soon find themselves unwelcome visitors. Forced to navigate the rugged, isolated city and interact with the standoffish natives, can they deliver their cargo to its target, or will they find themselves exiled from the city... or worse?
Written in Blood is the first scenario in the three-part Shades of Ice campaign arc. It continues in Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-17: Shades of Ice—Part II: Exiles of Winter and concludes in Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-19: Shades of Ice—Part III: Keep of the Huscarl King. All three scenarios are intended to be played in order.
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As you know this isn't my usual kind of post however the more I wear these the more I love them and I wear them nearly every day and so needed to share with you guys.
I'm not one who spends a lot on fashion and actually it's always my steals that get compliments, (typical!) but I love, by love, I mean a small obsession with trainers and these Adidas Original Superstar shoes I could wear all day, all night with my gym wear and a pair of ripped jeans or shorts now the sun is out. I've wanted a pair for so so long and my god they are worth the wait. They are my go to and grab shoe no matter what I am wearing!
Why do I love them so... let's talk!
- They're super comfy and fit like a glove I range from a 4.5-5.5 in trainers (brand dependant!) but these are a size 5 and are perfect and never rubbed!
- You can wear them with anything from a summer dress, playsuit, jeans, shorts and gym wear (or if you were me the other day, right before jumping into the serpentine in Hyde Park!). What more could you want!
- They come in different colours although mine are white and beige (simple girl when it comes to colours, you'll hardly ever see me in brights or frills!!)
- They will also last for years as mine still look brand new and I've worn my a hell of a lot.
- Summer or winter... who cares you can wear these in both and perfect to take on holiday!
- I recently spoke at BodyPower which you may know (post coming soon!) and these kicks came with me not only to travel but for dinner and to do my talk so if you're thinking of getting some just do it - trust me you will not look back!!!


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We were delighted to be asked by the Melksham Carnival Committee to judge their bonnie baby and carnival royalty competitions today. Six of our members went to Melksham, including Sheila who was a Butterfly Princess assistant in…well a few years ago.
We were made so welcome by everyone…
…and were delighted to be given a delicious homemade lunch…with even a special gluten-free lunch for Kitty; just look at the lovely cake!
We started with the babies and cuties – so hard to choose between such lovely babies and toddlers! Lovely to meet the babies and their parents. We didn't confer at all, just marked individually and the carnival committee did the sums, so it was exciting to see the winners.
After the babies – and lunch and a bit of a stroll – it was on to the Fairy Princess, Butterfly Princess, Princess, Prince and Queen…
Thank you so much Melksham Carnival for such a fun afternoon; looking forward to the carnival itself on 23rd July!


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It's often said that business success or failure comes down to successful or unsuccessful leadership. In offering advice, business pundits tend to come down on the side of either transformational leadership or of transactional leadership. But is it really that clear-cut?
Transformational leadership really comes into its own in helping to break an organisation's administrative heritage, thus creating the capacity for change. By bringing in entrepreneurial outsiders with a radical approach, a company's Board can unshackle the business from the ball-and-chain constraints of "that's the way we do things around here (and have done for years)".
1. Transformational or transactional leadership?
Transformational leadership sits in contrast to transactional leadership. Transactional leaders set goals and develop agreements about what is expected from the organization, whereas transformational leadership is inspirational and helps the organization to reframe the future. The transactional leadership style serves to increase the robustness of the existing organization, whereas transformational leadership seeks to change it. In times of stability, transactional leadership is appropriate for the process of refreshing, reinforcing and refining existing practices, but in the face of environmental turbulence it can result in failure to adapt.
That's not to say that each approach doesn't have its place. Once change has been effected through transformational leadership, a more contingent approach to leadership could take over, adjusting the style to the situation and combining:
- Transformational leadership – where it's still required to motivate change, and
- Transactional leadership – where managers have embraced change and can be relied upon to take accountability and responsibility for implementation.
2. Using transformational leadership effectively
The two strategic interventions where transformational leadership can be particularly effectively used are:
Turnaround intervention
Here, the knowledge achieved by one or more businesses is exploited by another business to achieve best practice; this might be either in an organisation that is conducting business as usual, or in one that is already failing in the context of its environment.
A couple of examples of transformational leadership being used highly effectively in a turnaround capacity are:
- Marks and Spencer, which was able to regain its position in the marketplace by bringing in new leaders from outside the company with a transformational approach (notably Sir Stuart Rose ), focusing on implementing best practice in the supply chain and reconnecting with the consumer. By 2008 the company was able to regain a pre-tax profit of £1,129 million comparable to its peak performance year in 1998, before its dramatic decline to a low of £145 million in 2001.
- Yukos, the Russian oil company, which brought in outsider managers (non-oil men) to its top management team, as well as many Western expatriates who contributed Western expertise. The transformational leadership of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former CEO of Yukos, helped the company to establish the basic operational capabilities required for operating in a market economy in a short space of time. As a result Yukos' oil production doubled between 1996 and 2002 and Yukos was the leading Russian oil company by market value ($21 billion) at the end of 2002. (Unfortunately, Khodorkovsky threatened the status quo of the power elite, and as a result of making this fatal mistake of ignoring the institutional context, he himself was imprisoned and his company went bankrupt. He recently hit the headlines again after having his original 8 year sentence increased to 14)
Both Marks and Spencer and Yukos were effectively exploiting and deploying new learning and implementing best practice in order to catch up with their competitors in the global arena.
Renewal intervention
Here, a business reinvents itself to secure strategic supremacy. Transformational leadership is important in this situation, to encourage a break with an administrative heritage. Even though the business might currently be extremely successful, its very success may inhibit the search for new ideas due either to the complacency or to the fear of cannibalising existing business.
Transformational leadership can help create a climate that challenges managers to develop new ways of thinking and encourages the implementation of new projects.
So transformational leadership can be seen as a key element in taking both failing and successful businesses forward.
In the current economy you would think that transformational leadership is the obvious choice to invigorate a business and find new opportunities. But in times of great change is it actually a familiar, transactional leader who can reassure the troops and ensure stability in these difficult times?


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Well that's all from me for today, hope you all have a great Friday and I'll see you here on Sunday with the new Totally Tilda challenge! : ) x x
Good morning Linda
Wow a stunning and beautiful card just love the SC image and gorgeous colour's have a lovely weekend
Hugs Dianne xx :)
There's been a lot of creativity going on in your craft space recently and each one of them has been absolutely gorgeous and this card is no exception. Adorable SC image brought to life with your talented colouring skills with stunning papers and embellishments. I love this card.
Hope you're feeling better now and able to enjoy your weekend.
WOW! This is stunning Linda. I love the pretty image coloured so beautifully to match those gorgeos Pion papers. Such wonderful detailing as always. Your designs are so inspiring.
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell, I hope you are feeling better soon. Congrats on being the Whimsy cover girl with your stunning Time for Tea designs card.
I hope you have a good weekend.
hugs Sue xx
These papers are amazing! And if I were doing any Easter cards this year, I'd pick this stamp too. :) Love the colors of the dress.
Have a lovely day, Linda!
stunning card Linda and love the satcan image
Kim x
Lovin' the way you have incorporated those Gorgeous Colours from the paper into her Beautiful Dress. love your Layers and Stunning Embellies as always.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear you weren't feeling well the other day. I hope you are fine now.
Woohoo, congrats on being the cover girl. So well deserved!!!
You decorated this card with so many beautiful details ... It looks fantastic!
Hugs! xx
Oh wow, so beautiful Linda!! Gorgeous details as usual!ReplyDelete
Oh! My...this is just a beautiful card Linda...wonderful colouring and design.Love the papers and stitching and all the layers...fabulous.
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Must Go Ghana
Nothing will prepare for you that first bout of homesickness – after the briefing by the co-ordinators, before you have got stuck in to any work, perhaps when considering the relative privations of the volunteer house (no running water, bucket showers). An acute, undeniable emotion – something which not everyone can suppress. But then nothing prepared me for having to pick up a bunch of pissheads – my soon-to-be housemates – on a leaving do on our way up from Accra airport at 2am. But give it a day, get stuck in to work, make a few friends and realise that not everybody is bezzie mates but just getting on, and the combined factors driving my feeling of 'what the fucking fuck have I done' soon fade. I was soon involved, happy to be enjoying it.
Two weeks of volunteering then – the merits of this particular type of hands-on western aid would be debated over and over, but most volunteers admitted they were doing it as much for themselves (a bit of personal development as well as tokenistic CV burnishment) as for the 'cause'. Charidee begins at home. Our contribution may be a mere blip, but I would hope such postcolonial initiatives do not hinder the relatively stable Accra governing class from extending its footprint to less developed areas of the country (especially when we know the funds are there).
On further examination, many – especially we novice volunteers – were also honest enough to admit that Ghana was the preferred destination because it was not the poorest country and was safe. No Conradian Heart of Darkness urges here, though props to the man hitching from Morocco to Tanzania, stopping off at various places in west and central Africa to do some volunteering. If this was to be our entry point into sub-Saharan Africa, then what an entry. Few failed to be beguiled by Ghana's charms, from the intricacies of the Twi language to the kids craving your attention at every moment. And whether it was in the popularity of Obama biscuits, the omelette ladies on the street corner (fresh omelette in a toasted bun for about 1.50 cedis – about 50p), the nearby Tafo waterfall for a proper freshen-up, the thrill of a ride in the boot of a packed cab (no public bus system outside of the main cities), the mad love for Akon or the musical fetish for Alkayida music, everyone found their curios and simple pleasures to take from the trip.
Let's also be honest about the extent of the work – the basic 'project' work was a morning's worth of either building (my main activity, on a toilet complex at a school in Adawso by the lake), painting (schools), teaching (at various summer schools), conservation work and so on. This was no green zone enclave of white workers either – locals worked with us on building, painting and other projects. While no one would burn out from that burden, there were also afternoons that took in house visits, to assess people's needs and whether we could help, libraries, orphanages and a few outreach trips, wherein as many volunteers as possible take kit such as water filters and staples such as rice up to remote villages. Whether it was in the sometimes desperate scramble for goods, or the ceremony held by our local co-ordinator and the village elder (washed down with akpetishie – the local brew made of ethanol I'm sure could run a car) or simply the conversation with villagers, these made the biggest impression on many.
Alongside surprise at the relatively easy work schedule, the familiar refrain was 'I didn't realise it would be this sociable'. It did indeed turn out to be one long piss-up interrupted by a bit of work and recovery for some. But the set-up of the house – dingy bedrooms, not much of an indoor public area – made socialising in the outside yard necessary and inevitable, while the constant arrival and departure of volunteers ensured regular leaving dos and welcome nights. Chuck in barbecue nights, the new football season, etc. Perhaps the most biggest and most emotional occasion was for our housekeeper Frank's 18th birthday – again, showing the strength of ties between volunteers and locals. I even played two full football games – my first in about 10 years. We beat the other volunteer house 4-3 but lost to them on the rematch 2-1 (locals tipping the balance).
And while I groaned on one or two nights where the yard speakers were still blaring out post dubstep lifestyle singalong mulch at 3am and I was craving sleep, the likelihood was I'd be one of the later crew (but never the lastie, I'm middle-aged) the following night. Student drinking games there may have occasionally been (a few of which I ducked out of), but socially this was great for me – meeting a load of new people mostly younger than me and generally nonplussed at my 'glittering media career' (lulz) thus far. For a fortnight I was thrown out of my comfort zone and having to make a real effort. Pleasingly for someone who has been in the capital for 16 years, this was a very provincial gathering, none of your aging metropolitan hipster sophisticates here – a reminder that the student circuit is less dependent on the lure of London. This was even more pleasing as first impressions yielded an image of everyone being either London orbital middle-class or generic northern (greater M/cr). Not a bit of it; this was a really good mix: Scots, Welsh, Devonians, East Midlanders; Yorkshiremen and Kent boys as well as young Londoners and Mancunians. Respect to those giving up six, eight even 10 weeks of their holiday to helping in Ghana. When the time came to put away the ethnic garb (necklaces, trousers, tie-dye gear) and return to the mundanity of British life, the adjustment would doubtless be a tough one for many.
At two weeks with a fair amount of leisure in the bargain (both weekends I joined up with the crowd at a Rastafarian-tinged resort in Kokrobite, west of Accra), any argument on the merits or otherwise of my own limited 'contribution' is a pretty specious one, perhaps best saved for celebrities who can only go with the helpful publicity of a full BBC camera crew. Preferably developing nations wouldn't need this input at all, but having made the decision to go I was glad I got a lot out of it and would recommend to anyone who feels that holiday monies earned can be better spent away from the Mediterranean resort circuit.


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Buildings in New York City churn out so much smoky soot from heating oil it's become a health crisis for children, according to environmental critics.
"They create more soot pollution than all the cars and trucks combined," said Isabelle Silverman, an attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund, a nonprofit watchdog.
Silverman noticed the black smog from her window in the Flatiron district, so she videotaped it. Then she tested it. She said the results showed the smoke originated from what's known as "dirty oil #6," an old-fashioned type of heating oil used in thousands of buildings, and hundreds of city schools.
Silverman is convinced that oil is a contributor to New York's high asthma rate.
"Soot pollution aggravates asthma, contributes to heart and lung disease, and can even cause premature death," she said.
The EDF brought its concerns to the mayor, who announced the city would replace the oil in more than 400 schools by 2030.
But the teachers union, among others, has questioned the timetable.
"The city needs to come up with an immediate plan that doesn't wait decades to solve the problem," said Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers.
The Department of Education said it has accelerated the plan. The DOE plans to replace the fuel in more than 90 percent of dirty-oil schools by 2015. That would still leave 34 schools that need full boiler replacements in order to stop the black smoke.
"As of now, we are funded to do half of these full boiler replacements by 2015," said Margie Feinberg, DOE spokeswoman.
Many parents, like Monique Sheppard of the Bronx, want more urgency from the city.
"That date has to be challenged, it should be forced up," said Sheppard, whose 10-year-old son, Leonardo, suffers from asthma.
For years she assumed his difficulty breathing stemmed from the traffic in her Hunts Point neighborhood. The Bruckner Expressway is just a few blocks away. Now, she worries her son's school is also to blame.
"Ignorance is bliss," said Sheppard. "If no one has any knowledge of it, they will not be able to speak about the damage that will be done in 19 years."


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FYS9180 – Condensed Matter Field Theory
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Path integrals, Quantum phase transitions, Fermions in various
dimensions, Luttinger liquids, The renormalization group, Response
functions, Quantum Hall effect, Topological terms.
Learning outcome
The students should be able to understand research articles and to carry out calculations relevant for condensed matter systems using field theoretical techniques including non-perturbative methods. They should also get a conceptual overview of various phenomena within the renormalization group framework and be able to apply this as a calculational tool. Furthermore, the students should get an understanding of how different experimental probes relate to correlation functions/response functions that can be calculated.
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
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Recommended previous knowledge
FYS4430 – Condensed matter physics II, FYS4110 – Modern quantum mechanics or similar courses.
There will be 2 weekly 2 hour lectures for 15 weeks. There will be homework problems which will be discussed in class.
There will be a final oral exam.
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Angela Merkel, German chancellor, has blamed Japan's nuclear crisis, triggered by this month's earthquake, for the "very painful defeat" suffered by her ruling party in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Some centre-right figures urged Ms Merkel to "draw the consequences" and change her centralized way of governing after Sunday's defeat.
Ms Merkel's electoral setbackmeans that the leaders of the euro zone's three largest economies have seen their political authority seriously undermined.
In France, Nicolas Sarkozy, president, is also facing a backlash from within his own party and increasing doubts about whether he can win re-election next year after suffering a heavy defeat in local departmental elections on Sunday.
Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes were underlined when the Italian premier returned to court for the first time in eight years in connection with tax fraud and embezzlement charges.
Ms Merkel shrugged off criticism and attributed her defeat to events elsewhere, insisting "Japan means we cannot simply stick to business as usual".
"The pain from this [electoral] loss will not go away in one day," she said at a somber press conference in Berlin on Monday.
The ruling coalition in Berlin of Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and the liberal Free Democrats has signaled its determination to move away from the use of atomic energy after its policies were rejected by the voters of Baden-Württemberg in favor of an anti-nuclear coalition of the Green party and the Social Democrats.
Ms Merkel said Germany now needed a "totally different concept" for nuclear energy in the wake of the election setback, which saw the centre-right coalition partners fall four seats short of their centre-left rivals in a conservative state that has been ruled by the CDU for almost six decades.
Ms Merkel rejected criticism from within her own party that other government policies were also responsible for the defeat, insisting that there would be no reshuffle of her cabinet in the wake of the stinging defeat.
However, Guido Westerwelle, foreign minister and the leader of the FDP, admitted that the Japanese earthquakealone was not responsible for his party's poor showing.
"There is nothing to gloss over," he said. "We got a black eye. Nuclear energy played a special role in these elections. But we must be self-critical. If we liberals had been in better form, this catastrophe in Japan would not have affected us so badly."


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Spicy aubergine and poppadom snacks
I have always been a huge fan of the dahi puri street-style starter at Satya South Indian restaurant in Auckland. It inspired me to make a version at home, which I served at a recent drinks party. They were a huge hit, but as the poppadoms quickly soften once the topping is applied, don't assemble them until the last minute.
|8 Tbsp
|Vegetable oil
|2 Tbsp
|Curry powder
|1 to taste
|6 Tbsp
|Natural yoghurt
|3 Tbsp
|Mango chutney
|1 bunch
|Fresh herbs
- Using a sharp knife, cut the poppadoms into quarters. Heat 6 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy frying pan. When it's hot, put 4 pieces at a time into the oil, turning so they blister and puff up (about 30 seconds). Drain on paper towels, then repeat the process so you have 24 pieces.
- When cold, store them in an airtight container.
- Cut each aubergine into 4 slices and dust with the curry powder (or vegetable masala spice mix) and salt. The thin asian aubergines work best. Add the remaining oil to the pan (you may need a little more) and gently fry the aubergine pieces on each side over a low heat until golden and tender – about 4-5 minutes. Keep aside until needed.
- To assemble, place a piece of aubergine on each poppadom triangle. Top with a teaspoonful of yoghurt (use Whangaripo buffalo yoghurt or creamy cow yoghurt), then drizzle a little mango chutney on the yoghurt. Finally, add the sliced herbs and serve immediately. Use a combination of mint, coriander, vietnamese mint, basil.


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Topic: At the Pulpit (11/15/07)
- TITLE: Vine Of Life
By Noreen Ophoff
Sorrow still burned in hearts at the former church building that had only stood atop the high hill for seven years. Just eight months ago, in March, a vicious tornado raged here, knocking down every brick wall, ripping the dark pews from their bolts in the floor, tossing them as lightly as popcorn into apple orchards and hayfields nearby.
Today was solemn, but joyous. The Bishop, clothed in vestments of red and purple, walked behind the long double lines of altar boys and girls, their black cassocks and white surpluses ironed into points like drifts of snow.
To the left of the white marble altar, as we faced it, there was an item draped in a tan canvas. We knew it was something Mr. Harold Matthews had worked on for the sanctuary, since the church decided to rebuild on the old foundation of the tornado-torn church.
Mr. Matthews fairly danced in the excitement of the unveiling to happen in a few minutes.
Pastor Henry and Bishop Benedict walked up the stone steps and took seats on the gleaming platform. The people were asked to be seated. Harold came forward, took a microphone and explained, "In our church our pastor sometimes talks about the Body of the Church and each of us being a part. What he means is, we each have a place, talents to use, to build up the church. My mother, now, many of you know Eunice, she's a mouth, in the Body of the Church. If there's something needs to be said, she'll say it." Chuckles and quiet laughter spread through the church as members agreed that was certainly true.
Harold continued, "Pastor Henry, he's a mouth too, because he brings us the Word of God. My brother, Dan, he's feet, because every charitable cause that has folks collecting pledges for how far they walk, Dan will walk. But me, I'm hands. God gave me this gift and sometimes I see things in ordinary wood, other people don't realize is even there. When that horrible tornado ripped through our church, and destroyed so many of the homes around here too, I had to do something to bring beauty out of the destruction."
At that moment Harold walked to the canvas, pulling a cord so the fabric fell in a puddle on the floor. Revealed was a wooden sculpture of an intricate vine. Harold defined the piece, "This is the vine Jesus described Himself to be, or, what I think our Lord might have had in mind."
Each member of the parish sat at the edge of the seats, looking to the sculpture.
Harold continued, "The vine is Jesus, because He said He is the vine and we are the branches. You'll find yourself within the piece. There are little leaves and tendrils reaching out at every crook. Some of us are leaves, we aren't strong enough yet to be branches. God is still shaping us. Some of us are tendrils, raising others up. The Vine is Jesus, rooted in the foundation of the inspired Word of His Father, God. We grow by being connected to the strong roots of this foundation, the merciful, everlasting love, of Jesus."
There was an overall hush in the church. Not even babies cried, and there were many in attendance. Our pastor, visibly moved by Mr. Matthews' interpretation, rose and went over to the Vine of Life hand carved fixture. He announced, "This rendition by Harold, is our new pulpit. It pleases me to have had Harold deliver our first sermon in our new church. There is nothing more I can ad to his explanation of this work of art. This work from the heart of one of our own. Thanks be to God."
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DUBLIN, June 6 (Reuters) - Smurfit Kappa reaffirmed its guidance on Wednesday that its full year earnings will be materially better than last year after rival International Paper (IP) decided to end its pursuit of the Irish packaging company.
Smurfit twice frustrated a bid to combine the largest listed U.S. paper packaging firm with Europe's biggest, arguing it was better served pursuing its future independently. IP's second, raised offer valued the Irish group at 8.9 billion euros ($10.5 billion).
IP walked away on Tuesday, blaming a lack of engagement from Smurfit's management. Under Irish takeover rules, the Memphis-based group is barred from making a fresh attempt to buy Smurfit for 12 months.
"The board believes that SKG has superior prospects as a standalone business and remains excited about the group's prospects in the short, medium and long-term," Smurfit said in a statement, adding that it expected the second quarter to represent another strong performance.
David O'Brien, an analyst at Goodbody Stockbrokers, said that given IP is one of the few packaging companies capable of launching a bid for Smurfit, the Irish group is likely to stay as an independent company for now.
Shares in Smurfit, which fell sharply earlier this week, were 2.3 percent higher at 34 euros by 0720 GMT. The shares hit a high of 37.10 euros during IP's pursuit but are well up on the 28.60 euros they stood at before the initial bid.
The second bid was pitched at 37.54 euros per share.
Smurfit agreed last month to buy Dutch paper and recycling firm Reparenco for 460 million euros and said on Wednesday that it was targeting synergy benefits in excess of 30 million euros from the deal, a disclosure it was forbidden from making at the time under takeover rules.
It also laid out a four-year plan in February to increase investment in its existing businesses by 1.6 billion euros.
Elsewhere in the sector, UK-based DS Smith Plc this week offered to buy Spanish rival Europac for 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) including debt to bolster its position in western Europe's fast-growing packaging market.
Ireland's Davy Stockbrokers increased its forecast for Smurfit Kappa's full year core earnings by 6 percent for 2018 and 5 percent for 2019, reflecting the recent acquisition and strong underlying fundamentals in the sector.
It also increased its price target for the stock to 42 euros, above the 37.50 euros per share International Paper bid.
"It is little wonder therefore that SKG's Board rejected the proposal from International Paper," Davy analyst Barry Dixon wrote in a note. ($1 = 0.8511 euros) (Reporting by Padraic Halpin Editing by Keith Weir)


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Earlier today, the MacJournals Twitter account alerted its followers to live coverage of Apple's music event from Macworld, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), and Engadget. (We did not provide live coverage of this event as it was less about the Mac than it was about Apple's other businesses.)
About an hour later, we backtracked on part of that with a follow-up tweet:
We wouldn't have recommended TUAW liveblog coverage had we known how vicious it would be. We'll know for the future.
This generated only two responses on Twitter (both in agreement), and as far as we can find, none in E-mail. Nonetheless, Victor Agreda Jr. (who initiated TUAW's liveblog coverage) called us this afternoon, identified himself as a full-time employee of AOL, and asked for an explanation of the word "vicious," assuring us that they take such things very seriously.
One would think it wouldn't be difficult for AOL to ask for a response on the Internet to a comment on the Internet. Either way, our policy is that since the comment was public, our response is as well, and here it is:
TUAW's coverage of the event was not the same kind of "liveblog" as from Engadget or Macworld: the people posting the coverage for those two outlets were actually at the event. Only one of the TUAW commenters was actually in the room with Steve Jobs and the rest of the press today, making it, as one person put it (our paraphrase), more of a chat about the event than what we would consider a "liveblog."
That's fair, of course, but had we known, we wouldn't have recommended TUAW's coverage to begin with. However, what TUAW did wind up posting was all but useless as news coverage. It was aggressively impatient for any announcement that didn't match the rumor mill that the site had been flogging (for traffic purposes) in the weeks preceding the event, and was indeed viciously dismissive of any reality that didn't match rumor fantasy.
In other words, it was not about what happened. It started with an expectation of pre-determined rumored products (cameras on iPod Touch models, as predicted by John Gruber; Beatles music, and so on), and degenerated when those were not met.
TUAW's livebloggers apparently had no idea about new iTunes 9 features, so they discussed (and applauded) items like better sharing, better app management for OS X iPhone devices, Genius for applications, and so on. But when Phil Schiller came on stage to start laying the foundation for any new hardware features, things deteriorated:
10:28 TUAW Host (Mike R.): Reminder all, Sam L. is live onsite
10:28 Tim Wasson: What else ya got for me, Steve?
10:28 Joachim: Phil's on iPods
10:29 TUAW_DaveCaolo: Here comes Phil!
10:33 Erica: Phil tells us that the iPod is a great pocket computer. Two years late.
10:33 Erica: TABLET, PHIL, TABLET
10:35 Erica: Hey, I said it's right up there with Ponies. I *want* but I'm not going to *get*
10:35 TUAW_DaveCaolo: We know the iPod touch is a computer. Move along, Phil.
10:35 Michael Jones: I hope he doesn't do all of this netbook build-up to just talk about the existing iPod touch.
10:37 Sam Levin: iPhone demo of videos. nice.. ok, where's the new touch???
It's worth noting here that Sam Levin was TUAW's correspondent at the venue. Less than ten minutes after Schiller took the stage to remind everyone exactly where the iPod platform was today, the on-site correspondent was demanding that he stop so Apple could show the new hardware TUAW had been flogging as rumors.
This was necessary, because this event included correspondents from AP, CNBC, and other non-technology people who don't follow this stuff with a microscope. To explain why the next product is such a great thing, you first have to explain why the current one is a smash hit.
The excerpts above omit many lines of TUAW coverage, but we invite you to compare what you read at TUAW with the same time period in the Macworld live coverage. Macworld provided facts in black text and commentary in brown text, describing what was going on. TUAW was heckling from inside and outside the event demanding rumor fulfillment.
The iPod/iPhone platform would be a nice curiosity without the App Store, but when Schiller took the time to demonstrate new games targeted for the iPod market—the subject once again of Apple's holiday marketing campaign for the iPod Touch—the cynicism quickly took over:
10:38 Erica: Just announce the new iPod touch please […]
10:38 Tim Wasson: Just show us the camera.
10:38 Erica: Wasting time with demos from developers. Means they pushed another product back?
10:38 TUAW_DaveCaolo: If they're spending so much time on something the touch has done since its inception, then iTunes 9 + iPhone 3.1 + New touch is it.
10:39 TUAW Host (Mike R.): Ars: Time to take a bathroom break
10:40 Joachim: did they need to take *this* long for demos?
10:40 Megan Lavey: *taps foot* Come on, Apple, I've got a copy of Rock Band: The Beatles to pick up.
10:41 Josh Carr: I'm afraid erica could be correct… they're wasting time on dev-speak.
10:41 TUAW_DaveCaolo: Parade of developers = zzzzzz (with all respect to developers)
"With all respect to developers, you are boring and you're boring us and you should stop that because we have rumors we've been flogging!"
There's really just no way to describe this other than vicious. As soon as the event stopped providing news they hadn't heard, and left unresolved rumors, the site's correspondents (all text quoted is from TUAW staffers, not from the public at large) petulantly demanded that Apple stop providing information that mainstream reporters needed to come close to the proper context, and instead resume new announcements at a pace that would have created a fifteen-minute event. It was completely bereft of any understanding that such events have to serve an audience larger than, well, TUAW staffers.
It's what our grandparents used to describe as "can't see past the end of their own noses."
To his credit, Victor Agreda (who asked us to explain our words) seemed to get it:
10:45 Victor Agreda Jr: So far all the games shown look pretty awesome. Maybe boring to us, but some Windows friends are most excited by these announcements
Sadly, most of his counterparts simply couldn't achieve the same self-awareness. Schiller showed graphics demonstrating that a Dell netbook really isn't a pocket-sized device, attempting to make mainstream reporters realize that the iPod Touch is pocket sized and very powerful. TUAW staffers said:
10:46 Erica: I'm still thinking: Why do the Dell tease at all?
10:46 Erica: If there is no payoff
10:47 Michael Jones: Erica: agreed. It seemed like an odd buildup if they weren't going to do anything with it.
A few bright spots:
10:47 Tim Wasson: Erica, I think the payoff is that the touch is better than the netbook.
10:47 Megan Lavey: Or maybe the point was to show that Apple doesn't need no stinkin' netbook.
10:47 mikeschramm: I can see it as just a little jibe at the other manufacturers
…contemporaneously shot down:
10:47 Erica: Nobody games on netbooks
10:47 Erica: Nobody sane that is
(The above excerpts are more intertwined in the actual chat, which you can read for yourself.) In other words, showing the iPod Touch running gaming can't be a shot at netbooks because "nobody sane … games on netbooks," so mentioning a netbook must have meant Apple was meant to introduce its own netbook—a product type Apple's executives have repeatedly said they're keeping an eye on but that, at present, does not provide the experience they want to associate with the Apple logo.
There were plenty of other complaints that Apple had the temerity to talk to people other than TUAW's hyper-focused crew, but you get the idea pretty clearly: demands that anything but new product announcements simply stop, completely, because if TUAW's crew didn't need demos, nobody possibly could have benefitted from them.
When hardware announcements did start, TUAW's writers were temporarily mollified, but quickly returned to iPod Touch camera rumors as soon as they saw specs on a new iPod Touch that did not include a camera. When it became clear there was no iPod Touch camera, the disappointment came back fast:
10:57 mikeschramm: On a scale of 1 to 100, I rate this event an iTunes 9
It briefly crossed Erica's fingers that the camera rumors might be bunk, but once a camera appeared on the iPod Nano, TUAW seemed to admit no possibility that the iPod Touch camera rumors were simply wrong:
11:02 Josh Carr: There have been rumors about the iPod touch camera failing in the test phase… with this report, i'd say there's some chance it's true.
Of course, for rumormongers, rumors can never fail: they can only be failed. Rumors are never wrong; something must have happened within Apple or its suppliers to explain why the rumors didn't come true. This usually manifests as news stories blaming Apple for not having produced a product that the company never intended to produce, a shared lack of self-awareness.
Near the end, a bit of the missing self-awareness slipped in:
11:10 mikeschramm: Why is everyone saying this apple event failed? We got everything we expected but Beatles. No one really expected a tablet, did they? really?
11:12 mikeschramm: the camera in the touch is a legit complaint about this event, but nobody gets to whine about no tablet, that was a pie in the sky
Nowhere does TUAW's coverage bother to address why no camera in the iPod Touch is a "legitimate complaint." Because it didn't meet the promises of people who don't work at Apple and who do not design the products?
This is like us reporting that TUAW is about to roll out a new design that allows for instant thought-based weblog posts of any news item, eliminating all the typing and proofreading, so they'll have the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of live events ever. When that doesn't happen, should TUAW be criticized? Did they fail to meet expectations? Did the new system fall apart in testing, or they just incapable of providing what they needed? Assuming that any rumor must be true is ridiculous.
The most aware post of the entire "liveblog" came from Mike Rose near the end:
11:19 TUAW Host (Mike R.): OK gang we will wrap it up here… Thanks to everyone for turning out — I think our ratio of participants to actual news was higher than it's ever been… 🙂
Perhaps that's why TUAW's participants were so aggressively unaware of their demands that the event be tailored to them, rather than understanding it was an event for the media at large, and that it was not there to valid the rumors they'd printed to generate traffic:
From Berlin with love: Hama cases for rumored iPod touch with camera
Rumors: The Beatles on iTunes? Yoko says yes, EMI says not yet
We like TUAW. It's on our list of daily reads, and it's staying there. Any outlet is free to cover rumors if it wishes, no matter how often such coverage proves to waste the time of its readers. Coverage of live events doesn't need to be dry and colorless, either.
However, we found today's coverage viciously unaware and unsympathetic of anything beyond TUAW's own narrow view of the technology world. TUAW aggressively dismissed anything that wasn't a new product announcement, said that Apple's failure to meet false rumors were "legitimate complaints," and provided no context for why anyone should have believed any of the rumors other than the fact that they were actual rumors.
Despite using the Flash-based CoverItLive service that made live updates flow smoothly to our (non-iPhone) browsers, it was not useful to our readers, nor to anyone who hadn't spent time following and dissecting unsourced and unfounded gossip. We would not have recommended that readers follow the live coverage had we known this, and we will hesitate to recommend TUAW live coverage in the future because of it.
TUAW's later published coverage of today's events is more considered and useful, though it still maintains an unhealthy tone of wondering why rumors didn't become reality, rather than ever asking why people believed rumors that turned out to be false. TUAW is far from alone in this myopia, but it's not nearly at the level that permeated the live chat, and should not dissuade you from reading more if you seek more information about today's announcements.


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This country girl hails from Rising Sun, Maryland, which is apropos because Laura is the shiny personality that greets you on the telephone. Yet that's just one of the hats she has worn over ten years with Technologic Systems. Her primary function is as Purchasing Manager, but you can find her covering shipping, receiving, sales quotes/entry, and many other positions including party organizer and chief bottle washer. After fifteen years with an electro-mechanical company in Newark, Delaware, she moved to Fountain Hills and started attending garage sales to meet people. Now it's her social time with friends and every once in awhile she finds a real treasure. Although she sorely misses her family and friends in Maryland, she loves Arizona and working for Technologic Systems.
Laid-back surfer boy? Not this born and raised Los Angeles, Californian. Bill thrives on challenges, especially cycling across mountains, roads and trails. Always upbeat, he enjoys Senor Taco (loves their bean burritos), growing friendships and reading. Drawn to the dynamic and technical nature of the Embedded Computing industry he said, "yes" when offered the Sales Manager position two years ago. Customers who have worked with Bill appreciate his warm and gracious demeanor, which is a perfect match to Technologic Systems' customer-centric team work culture. The diversity of our customers' applications and projects keeps him interested and very busy. If he's not going the extra mile for our customers, he is assisting co-workers. Personal satisfaction is gained when our solutions significantly contribute to our customer's success! His mantra... Teamwork! Teamwork!
Technology freak? Internet nut? Or perhaps an electronic entertainment extraordinaire. This Northern Californian left behind the drudge of retail work, landing in Arizona in search of that little piece of paper that would announce he was educated and ready to work. For over five years he has put his degree to work at Technologic Systems and loves working with their inventive technologies. To his enjoyment, there's always something new coming down the pipe. When he's through with work, his passion is video games, remote control cars/boats/airplanes, FPV quadcopters, drones, electronics, and robotics. Wherever wires and electricity exist you'll find Mike. By the way he's not crazy. His reality is just different from yours.
With red and purple streaks in her hair, this colorful Engineer was born in Frankfurt, Germany. As an army brat Eliza moved around, which may have contributed to her invariably calm and collected persona. Effortlessly she heads off potential crisis, from technical trouble shooting to issues in the supply chain. A leader at Technologic Systems, she loves working for a company where her many talents are utilized. Making a positive impact each day is important to her. Engineering and arts are her two passions in life. There's nothing like loving your job and getting paid, too. After work she immerses herself in sewing for her nieces and nephews, working with paper and fiber crafts, or traveling with her husband. Success has been achieved when her projects come together into something new or she makes someone smile.
Originally from Milwaukee Wisconsin, Eddie moved to Arizona at the tender age of five. In 2001, while attending Arizona State University, he went in search of a summer job. Technologic Systems opened their doors to him under one condition – stay on after the summer. Sixteen years later he's our Manufacturing Engineering Manager and go-to guy for product history since he knows even the very old products. Eddie contributes his holistic view of the business to Technologic Systems and is thankful for all the opportunities that have come his way. If work wasn't enough, this dedicated father stays busy with a set of three year old twins and a five year old. Outside of family and work he loves to run. There's nothing more peaceful than a quiet morning when the sun is rising over the Superstitions and the birds are in song to get the heart beating.
Though Cindy's chief ambition is to one day answer the question, "Why are there crumbs in the silverware drawer?" she holds a B.S. in Business and frequently answers, "can we make this delivery date?" With a background in aerospace/semiconductor, she came on board in the summer of 2016 and immediately immersed herself in processing orders and any other sticky wicket that might arise. If this Arizona native's nose isn't buried deep in a book, you'll find her on a four-wheeler, or a jet ski, or being pulled behind a boat. As writing is a passion with many – it's an obsession with her. Who knew the wild things going on in her head someone would actually read? But they have made her an international award winning author. Still she swears her husband, three beautiful daughters and five devilishly handsome grandsons are her greatest accomplishments to date.
No grass grows beneath this seasoned traveler's feet. Born at an air force base hospital in Izmir, Turkey, Alan has visited forty-nine states and four continents. With his lovely wife and dog, he traveled the western USA in an RV, and then toured southeast Asia. Traveling goes hand-in-hand with his other hobbies of photography, painting, and cooking. In 2015 he made a stop in Arizona and Technologic Systems snatched him up as their Marketing Communications Manager. Located in Ohio, he enjoys the company's openness and collaborative team spirit coupled with the ability to be independent and find his own route, which usually leads him to trade shows across the country. It will be interesting to see how he adapts to life on the road with twin girls on the way and a three year old. Either way, watch out Hawaii, Alan's coming for you!
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"You won't believe how it ends." Does it end with a belief stretching twist? Because I can sort of believe that.
As for the ongoing saga of the attempt to make the SAW V posters visually interesting they have skewered the normal white background style (good) but failed to find something else that really grabs the eye (bad). It's a little similar to one of the less effective SAW IV posters in the choice of colors, setting and in the choice of showing a trap instead of the effects of the trap. Could work, but doesn't in this case.
Perhaps I should just stop focusing so much on the new SAW. But I guess I just have a certain emotional investment in the posters for this series due to past achievements.


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Projects drive change and innovation. In fact the only way organisations can change is through projects. At Emergence we integrate a unique set of disciplines in order to achieve this. Our approach to innovation is based on some of the latest knowledge in project management and business development – all rooted in ethics of the Nordic values.
Modern projects are change and innovation oriented. Results are created through empathy for the end-user, continuous iterations, systematic experimentation, conceptualization, relentless prototyping and testing. Value creation is achieved by using project to drive innovation and change.
To create the right solution requires insight into the context of a project. Understanding the context for the project is all about understanding the client, its' current environment and its customers needs. We believe the right solution rest within a deep contextual understanding. To understand the context gives the project the right strategic direction.
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Business, projects and change cannot exist in an ethical vacuum. Our actions must be put into context. Our way of doing projects is strongly based in a Nordic value tradition. Modern value creation is pushing for solutions that give growth to people, planet and profit.
We have collected more than 100 of our most popular tools in a practical handbook. The project handbook helps you with nearly anything you might need when you work in a modern project or creative team.


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Beginning Wednesday, December 10th, Above All Aviation will host weekly Ground School sessions designed to help Private Pilot students pass the FAA Knowledge Test, commonly known as the written. Using the Gleim education system, our instructors will guide students through the study material and prepare them to pass their written exam. Each session will be one hour, with a 30 minute period for Q&A following. These sessions are great review for anyone looking to brush up on their private pilot knowledge, and we encourage all to participate!
Date Time Subject Covered
Wednesday 12/10 5:30-7:00pm Airspace + Airport Environment
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Tuesday 12/23 5:30-7:00pm W&B + Performance Charts
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Cost per session: $20 - walk-ins are welcome!
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Facebook has been most powerful social media site to build network connection and for business growth. It is an amazing platform where people come for entertainments but get converted into a prospect as they find their relevant things. If you are not using Facebook for your business growth as a tool to build awareness for yourself or for your company's brands then you are lagging behind in world's most powerful marketing tool.
Whether you sell in person, online or through an app, you know what you'd like to do next as your business grows. More than 1.7 billion people use Facebook to connect with friends and family and discover things that matter. Marketing on Facebook helps you find new customers and build lasting relationships with them.
You set your goal and use Facebook marketing tools which are available for every business holder. Those tools are like the Facebook page, Adverts, Messenger etc.
You must have seen celebrities or friends post fun like Facebook Live Videos, but it can be an effective marketing tool too to hold your audience's attention.
A video allows your customers to see that there is a real face behind the business. It also allows for a large amount of creativity on your part. Videos should also be fun to watch, so you no need to create any boring video where you put your audience go away.
Facebook is used by more than half of the world's online population, and by the end of 2016, it had more than 2.5 billion monthly users. In addition, the average smartphone user spends one out of every five minutes on Facebook.
Your business page can sometimes be effective but since these pages are a major source of revenue for Facebook, it's difficult to get a lot of interaction with them without paying a lot. Spending $100 on Facebook advertising to get 2000 views (what value that has is unclear), 27 likes, and 6 clicks are not worth it. Facebook decreases the organic reach of posts on these pages – they are like playing the slots at a casino: you always hear about someone who walks out ahead, but the house wins 97 percent of the time.
To market your business successful on Facebook, you need to understand Facebook's unique opportunities, and how it differs from other media. Just as you wouldn't run a radio ad on television, you shouldn't market on Facebook the way you'd market in a magazine or on your website.
These are the following tips to initiate Facebook marketing campaign for your business growth:-
- Don't use Facebook for the 'hard sell'
- Have a clear goal and strategy
- Create a human voice for your business
- Post regularly
- Encourage comments and reply quickly
- Use pictures and videos
- Nurture your relationships
- Promote your Facebook page
- Use Facebook Insights to learn more about your customers
The good news is that your personal page can get a lot of attention if you use it right – and it is free. These are the effective and successful tips that will maximize your reach, likes, and interactions, which will drive awareness to you and your business.
These tips will get your posts more likes, comments, and shares on the largest social platform on earth. You will be creating an image of yourself, your brand, and your company that people are attracted to. That is what any good marketing campaign should do.


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- Length: 50'
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The CP-GM/GM/XL-50 from Kramer is a high performance 15-pin HD plenum rated VGA cable. This cable is part of Kramer's XL generation of cables, that offers the highest possible performance and a configuration designed to give installers and users a new level of convenience and aesthetics. This is an ideal cable for any application requiring no compromise in quality and performance. Made with quality construction this cable features slim molded and back shell connectors. With flexible applications RGHBV signals are all assigned to coaxes so you can easily cut and convert one end to 5 BNC in the field if needed. The CP-GM/GM/XL-50 has extremely nice aesthetics with the molded connectors at one end where it is typically connected to a projector for example and on the other end an extra shallow 45 degree VGA connector with removable metal shells are used to provide all possible options for installation in tighter quarters.
- Companion Wall Plate: WP209
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Due to misunderstandings reoccurring in the past we would like to inform you that ALL KENYAN VETERINARIANS must be registered under the Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) begin of each year.
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When traveling around in South America, I remember stopping at roadside stands to buy the local grilled corn, maize, with large meaty kernels. The texture is different from the sweet corn I grew up with and I became enamored with it. Now imagine those meaty kernels made into popcorn. When the maize kernels pop, that tougher texture holds together and the resulting popped corn is more like a crunchy nut. Shake some salt over it and you've got canchita, an addictive snack that's very popular in Peru, often served as a first course along with ceviche, though it's also perfect for happy hour snacks.
Recipe Notes
I've found the maize kernels, known as cancha chulpe, sold in bags in some international grocery stores in our area, so check similar stores in your area. If your pot has a heavy bottom, i.e. cast iron or layered stainless steel, you can cook over medium-high heat. With thinner bottom pots, use medium heat. The cancha cook better in a single layer, so don't pour in too much, otherwise you may end up with some burned kernels. Allow them to drain well on paper towels before serving.
3 to 4-quart pot
canola oil
cancha chulpe
Pour a thin film of oil in the bottom of the pot. Heat the oil over medium to medium-high heat, and pour in enough cancha to fill the bottom in one layer. Cover and cook until all the kernels have popped, about 7 minutes. Shake the pot during popping to evenly distribute the kernels and prevent burning. Strain the popped kernels and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and enjoy warm.
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Font Family: Marcel, Number of fonts: 3*OTF + 3*WOFF, Type Foundry: Jeremia Adatte, Design date: 2015
Marcel is an angular upright script typeface inspired by the natural shapes obtained when drawing a letter in marker pen or brush. It is inspired by the work of French type designer Marcel Jacno. This unique design later inspired many other typeface designers like Roger Excoffon with his 'Banco'. I recommend to use it for any packaging design related to quality and hand-made products, advertising, web, posters, magazines and book jackets. Marcel is loaded with an extended character set, supporting Central, Western and Eastern European languages.