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The woman who gave birth to you – and you, and you, and you, yes, you too – is a very peculiar creature. The Mother, the She, introduces the human being to life. She brings her little one into this world and is granted an audience with Mother Earth. Mother Earth blesses her child for having a child of her own. She is happy.
She then tells them to depart and live in peace. The Mother and her newborn baby walk away, hand in hand, to a life of love and caring and happiness.
Only until the child hits puberty.
It's amazing how quickly your glorious, angelic mother turns into a she-devil whose sole goal in life is limited to inflicting as much pain and agony upon you as possible. Have you ever noticed how she can never close the door to your room? You think that she just 'forgets'? It is one of her newly learned strategies that make you wish you were never born, that puts you to sleep every night cursing her womb successfully carrying you for nine months and spewing you into this wretched hellhole.
At once, She is the majestic life giver and the atrocious punisher; She is a force that can with a single blow enrich your life or shatter it into pieces, day… after… day.
But after puberty goes away, the rays of sunshine once again break through the clouds.
You again see her for who she is; a small woman, of flesh and blood, with all her vices and virtues, and nothing but your very best interest at heart. And you love her for it.
And on that one day every year, you thank her. Thank her for being there for you, for putting up with you – because, believe me, only a mother knows how difficult it is (not taking anything away from the fathers, but it's different for mums) – for giving you her all. We thought you might have wanted to thank her with a card. Whatever you decide to get her, there has to be a card present.
So we've put together the ultimate guide for getting your mum a Mother's Day card, depending on what type of person she is, as well as your relationship with her.
If your mum has a great sense of humour, and can take a joke or two (or simply really enjoys a good dose of the old self-deprecating British humour), you might want to give her a good laugh for Mother's Day:
No Matter What Life Throws At You, At Least You Don't Have Ugly Children
I Love You So Much, I'll Let You Pick Your Own Nursing Home (just stay in budget)
Happy Mother's Day From Your Favourite Financial Burden
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A card doesn't have to be handmade for it to be personal.
Just showing that you went out of your way to get a card specifically tailored for your mum's personality makes it all worthwhile. And with a cute, witty hand-picked card, you can bet your life on the fact that she will proudly display it somewhere in the house and show it off to friends and family whenever they stop by.
You never know how difficult it is to keep with the times until you get older. Especially when it comes to technology. Imagine going through your entire life without any sort of meaningful access to everyday technology (which just didn't exist in your mum's time), and then all of a sudden having to adapt to a sea of new devices, technologies, and terms.
She can be a brilliant doctor, a savant lawyer, or a humanitarian with a heart of gold; "but, darling, how do you open this e-mail thingy"? Granted, your mum is not as bad as all the grandmothers who are afraid of television sets and microwaves that supposedly emit deadly ultraviolet zeta gamma rays that will have you dead within a week, but she does have her own tech-peculiarities.
Surprise her with one of these:
No, Mum, Listen… Double-click The Internet Icon!
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I Promise To Always Help You With The Internet
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I Love You Even Though You Always Ask Me How To Do Things On The Computer
Thanks For Always Having My Back, Mum
Happy Mother's Day
And after all the hustle and bustle we've made about Mother's Day cards, make sure to remember one thing: Don't. Forget. Mother's Day. It has happened before – people plan it, pore over every single detail, sketch everything out, and just like that, life takes over and they forget.
Especially today. It's never been easier to order a quality card and a bouquet of flowers online. Take care of your mother and be mindful of her, for, like Mother Earth, she is only one. It is very easy nowadays, exacerbated by our stressful and fast-paced lives, to take the people we love for granted.
(And ask yourselves this: how well do you remember that old family friend of yours who used to give you either a handwritten or handpicked card for your birthday, year after year, for over a decade?)
To end this pro-mother tirade, one for all you ladies out there: give this to your mother-in-law for Mother's Day, maybe she ends up not being such a pain anymore. Heck, she may even grow fond of you.
Mother-in-law, Thanks For Not Putting My Husband Up For Adoption. I'm Sure That Was Tempting Some Days.
Author: Sarah Marsalle
Sarah Marsalle is a dedicated gifting expert since 2016. She helps people to do, say and give in more gracious and loving way. She is a guru in gift traditions and has thousands of ideas for any and all important events in life.


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If you love purple, live on the north coast of NSW and have a large yard or acreage you might consider planting a Jacaranda.
November on the north coast of NSW is time for the Jacarandas to bloom.
These were snapped last November in Grafton, a few days before the Jacaranda Festival.
What a magnificent tree!

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January 13, 1998, Section D, Page 22Buy Reprints
Klaus Tennstedt, a German conductor who was renowned as a Mahler interpreter, died on Sunday at his home in Kiel, Germany. He was 71.
Judie Janowski, Mr. Tennstedt's manager before his retirement from the concert stage in 1994, said the cause was throat cancer.
Because he spent the beginning of his career in East Germany, Mr. Tennstedt was virtually unknown in the West until he was in his late 40's. But his international career took off after he left East Germany in 1971. From the time he made his first appearances in North America, with the Toronto and Boston Symphony orchestras in 1974, he was regarded as an uncommonly probing, expressive conductor of works from the mainstream Romantic repertory.
Reviewing Mr. Tennstedt's New York Philharmonic debut in February 1977, Harold C. Schonberg observed in The New York Times that the conductor seemed equal to the reputation that had preceded him.
''His approach was Romantic, with a good deal of warmth, tension and an exploitation of the full dynamic register of the symphony orchestra,'' Mr. Schonberg wrote. ''But this was not mere virtuoso conducting. There was logic behind everything he did. There also was crackling rhythm.'' He added, ''At the end of the first movement of the Prokofiev, there was an involuntary whoop from one excited customer upstairs.''
Mr. Tennstedt's style also drew comment at that time. Mr. Schonberg described him as ''a croucher and dancer, a stabber and jabber.'' Others depicted his conducting as athletic and angular. By the time Mr. Tennstedt reached his 60's, his podium manner had grown more spare and restrained, yet he continued to elicit performances that offered both visceral power and vivid emotion.
Although he conducted the premieres of works by Gottfried von Einem and Hans Werner Henze in the 1970's, his repertory was usually fairly constricted, and in his appearances with American orchestras after the mid-1980's, he rarely ventured beyond works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler and Bruckner. But he accepted the notion that his conservative repertory made him essentially a curator.
''Is the time of composing completely over?'' he asked in a 1981 interview. ''Often I worry that that is the case. There will always be people who will want to express what burns inside them. But there is a helplessness to be felt everywhere today.'' He continued, ''At least for traditional instruments, I believe that everything has already been composed.''
Mr. Tennstedt was born in Merseburg, Germany, on June 6, 1926. When he was 15, he enrolled at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he studied violin, piano and music theory. He also studied in Dresden during World War II, and he told one interviewer that after the firebombing of Dresden in 1944, he was in the fire brigade and assigned to dig bodies out of the rubble.
In 1948 he was appointed concertmaster of the Halle Municipal Theater Orchestra, where his father was a violinist. Four years later he began conducting the orchestra, and he soon became its music director. In 1958, he became music director of the Dresden Opera and in 1962 he took over the Schwerin State Orchestra and the Schwerin State Theater.
During the 1960's, Mr. Tennstedt had an active touring schedule in East Germany, and was a frequent guest of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Dresden Staatskapelle and the Berlin Radio Orchestra. He also performed in the Soviet Union and in Czechoslovakia.
When preparing for a tour in 1971, Mr. Tennstedt found that his passport had been mistakenly stamped with an exit visa for the West. He left East Germany for Sweden, announced his intention not to return, and persuaded the East German Government to allow his wife to join him. In Sweden, he became the director of the Stora Theater in Goteborg and the conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stockholm. In 1972, he became director of the Kiel Opera in West Germany.
Mr. Tennstedt's first break in North America occurred after the death of Karel Ancerl, the director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. When the orchestra's managing director, Walter Homburger, went to Europe in search of a replacement, he read some reviews of Mr. Tennstedt's work in Kiel. After hearing him conduct Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, he hired him for a series of Toronto concerts in May 1974. He made his Boston Symphony debut later that year.
Mr. Tennstedt became principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic in 1977, served as principal guest conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1979 to 1982, and returned to the London Philharmonic as its music director from 1983 to 1987. After he relinquished the post, he became the orchestra's conductor laureate.
In the 1980's and 90's, he regularly appeared in New York with both the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. During the last several years, poor health took an increasing toll on his work. Besides fighting cancer, Mr. Tennstedt had two hip replacements.
He is survived by his wife, Inge, and a stepson.
His discography includes recordings of Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Wagner, Prokofiev and Kodaly, but the centerpiece of his recorded legacy is the Mahler cycle he recorded with the London Philharmonic for Angel Records.
His affinity for Mahler, however, was something Mr. Tennstedt did not develop until his career was well established, partly because Mahler's music was banned by the Nazis during his student years.
''I came late to Mahler,'' he told Roy Hemming in an interview for Keynote magazine in 1985. ''And I think maybe that is better. Except for Mahler's First Symphony, I think you need experience in life before you can be a good interpreter of Mahler. All the things he composed in his works -- love, hate, fear, joy, cynicism, all this -- you cannot fully understand when you are young.''


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In the middle of July, like it or not, we teachers really begin thinking forward to the next school year as we enter "back to school" mode. In-between attending professional development, looking for school supply deals, scoping out decor inspiration, professional reading and hunting for materials to help teach content, teachers must also make sure to make time for reflection. Reflecting on the core routines, procedures, and practices of the previous year enable teachers to be more intentional in getting ready for our new group of students.
Reflecting on our practice honestly is key for teachers in order to continuously improve our effectiveness. When I reflect, I believe it needs to be in the context of how my teacher actions affected and led to student actions. The following list is not exhaustive, but are questions that I have gathered and asked myself that help me re-focus over the summer to start to prepare for the next school year:
Classroom Goals
- Did I have classroom goals that were taught explicitly, that the students could name?
- Did we reach the classroom goals?
- Of those we reached, why did we reach those? What can we do next year to build on that success?
- Of those we didn't reach, why didn't we reach those?
- Were my classroom goals big, measurable, and easily articulated to kids?
- Did I do a good job of investing the kids in the big goal? What can I continue to do, or improve upon for next year to improve investment with students?
Classroom Culture
- Did I really get to know all of my students this year?
- If so, what do I need to ensure I continue to do next year to get to know the new group? If not, what do I need to do differently?
- Did my attitude toward my work contribute to student learning or hinder it?
- Are my relationships with students helping the students learn, or hindering me from effectively behavior managing?
- Would I want to be in the class? Would I want my child to be in this class?
Student Behavior
- What teacher actions led to student misbehavior this year?
- What about my classroom layout/set-up allowed for student misbehavior?
- Was I consistent with my classroom behavior management plan? If not, why not? What should be changed?
- Do I need to teach the behavior expectations differently next year, or outline them more explicitly?
- What worked and what didn't work with my classroom management plan overall?
- Did I follow through when giving consequences/communicating with parents? If not, why?
- Was I consistent in rewarding/incentivizing positive student behavior?
- Is what I did this year to reward positive student behavior sustainable for next year's group of kids?
- What can I do to improve next year to encourage positive behavior/buy-in of class goals?
- What can I do to improve re-directiing and tracking negative behavior?
- Who can I speak with or go observe to get ideas regarding behavior management?
Collaboration & Team Function
- In what areas can I improve in order to help the team?
- Did my actions prohibit my team from growing, working more efficiently, or trying new things?
- What "worked" on our team?
- What can we do to become more consistent?
- How can we support each other better in the next year?
- What is at least one thing that we should try as a team next year?
- Does our team exhibit to kids that we believe all of them can meet expectations and can succeed at a high level? If not, what must we change so that is the case?
- What can I do next year to further prioritize my family instead of taking so much work home with me?
- What can I change for next year that will make me a more efficient teacher?
- How can I structure my classroom, planning period, short down periods during the day to maximize my effectiveness at school?
- What do I need to prioritize next year so I can live a balanced life?
- What can I do next year to help me stay excited about teaching?
Instruction/Teaching Practices
- What lessons "worked" this year?
- For lessons that didn't work, was it because of lack of preparation, they weren't interesting to kids, they should be taught in a different order?
- Did I give enough feedback to kids? If so, was my feedback meaningful?
- Did my grade book reflect student learning and progress?
- Did my assessments assess learning effectively?
- Did I backwards plan effectively?
- What can I do to better assist those who don't "get it"?
- What can I do to better assist those who work more quickly and need meaningful extension?
- How do I know that my students are learning?
- How can I add student choice and voice into my classroom on a daily basis?
Any type of intentional reflection on your key practices as a teacher within the scope of how your teacher actions led to student actions and outcomes, will help you "Be Better Than You Were Last Year".
*a version of this post appeared on http://www.kelseynhayes.com*
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The Germans in the unusual role of impractical dreamers
We Brits haven't properly understood the scale of the German Energiewende, or energy transition. A recent seminar at Germany's Environment Agency (Umwelt Bundesamt or UBA) assessed whether the country could stop using fossil fuels entirely by 2050 and concluded it is technically feasible to produce all the country's energy (and not just electricity) from renewable sources without using biomass, nuclear or carbon capture. This would mean generating about 3,000 terawatt hours (TWh) of renewable electricity and converting most of this into methane (Power to Gas) or methanol/butanol (Power to Liquid). This is six times current electricity generation from all sources. And it assumes a 50% reduction in Germany's total energy use. Are they mad? I think they probably are. But Germany society is strongly behind the Energiewende and we shouldn't underestimate the ability of a determined, resourceful and technologically sophisticated country to achieve almost unimaginable growth in renewable energy. What looks to us like impractical dreaming may eventually work.
Looked at as a multiple of existing low carbon generation, the target numbers are even more startling. In 2013, German wind produced 47 TWh and solar 30 TWh. Hydro added a further 15 TWh. In total, these renewable sources provided 92 TWh, or about 3% of what the Agency says will be needed to decarbonise the economy in 2050. Large scale expansion of hydro power is not an option. So wind and solar will have to be expanded about 40 fold to cover all the country's energy needs.
It should be said that the UBA seminar papers avoided any detailed discussion of how the country will grow PV and wind to meet the huge need for electricity at mid-century. A 40 fold expansion of PV would mean that over half of German grassland would carry photovoltaic panels but nobody mentioned this. Of course some energy can be imported, but since most other countries in Europe will attempting their own form of Energiewende there won't be much surplus to go around.
The nature of the ambition.
The UBA seems to have decided that a low-carbon future critically depends on using electricity to completely replace gas and motor fuels. Whereas the UK talks of converting to electric cars and using electric heat pumps to provide home heating, Germany is committing to using power as the raw material for renewable methane and for renewable liquid fuels. (Older articles on this web site have looked at the reasons why the natural gas grid is the only conceivable way of storing surplus electricity generated on very windy days).
One paper at the symposium examined the relative storage capacities of the existing electricity system in Germany (this is almost entirely hydro-electric power schemes that pump water uphill when the grid is in surplus and then let it flow down again at times of shortage) and compared it with gas and oil storage networks.
The argument is compelling: large scale seasonal storage of electricity can only be achieved by converting power into gas, through electrolysis and methanation, or into methanol/butanol using similar processes. Whatever advances we can possibly expect in batteries or other conventional technologies won't provide more than a tiny fraction of the energy storage we will need. Complete decarbonisation, the UBA seems to be saying, will need huge investment in today's nascent power to gas and power to liquids technologies.
The graphic below makes repeated appearance in the symposium papers.
To replace all carbon fuels with renewable electricity, much of it converted to other energy carriers, necessarily involves large conversion losses. Turning surplus power into methane, and then burning it a gas-fired power station to regenerate electricity, recreates less than a third of the original energy. But if an advanced society, such as Germany or the UK, really wants to decarbonise, there really is very little choice. We have to accept the wastage of energy entailed because intermittent renewables will otherwise need huge backup from fossil fuels.
The scale of what is envisaged
The seminar saw estimates of the amount of primary energy needed to create the fuels a modern economy requires. The table below gives the figures.
|Primary energy needed
|Final energy created from this
|550 TWh
|460 TWh (1)
|1110 TWh
|300 TWh
|Liquid fuels
|1280 TWh
|520 TWh
(1) For electricity, the difference between primary and final energy arises from grid losses and from the losses in pumped hydro and in using some electricity for making methane, prior to conversion back to electricity.
The Germans are saying no to nuclear, but also to CCS and biomass. In one paper from a UBA employee, CCS is called 'unsustainable', an attitude remarkably at variance with the UK position. Biofuels of all forms are rejected for similar reasons. So all energy (not just electricity) comes from renewables in 2050 and the UBA sees PV and wind as being the dominant source. The need is for almost 3,000 Terawatt hours of electricity to provide this.
Today Germany has 36 GW of PV, compared to around 3 in the UK. This technology 5.3% of total electricity production in 2013. Wind power supplied about 8% of all electricity need from 33 GW of turbines, about four times the UK's capacity.
To supply just Germany's current electricity demand, not the total energy need that the UBA suggests, would need a sevenfold increase in turbines and solar panels. This is not impossible, particularly if Germany successfully moves into offshore wind, which is currently a negligible fraction of its wind capacity. But can Germany reasonably aim to then increase renewable electricity a further six fold to produce the power for methane and butanol production as well? I'm sceptical.
There's one other important point. Whether or not Germany achieves the ambition of 100% renewable energy, avoiding biofuels and other questionable sources, it is now very focused on developing conversion technologies that turn large volumes of electricity into gas and liquid energy carriers. There is no discussion whatsoever of this in the UK. Time to start learning from the German focus on this critically important issue?


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Baptism at St. Peter's
If you are a member of St. Peter's and wish baptism for yourself or your child, please speak to the Rev Chris Barrigar.
If you are not a member of St. Peter's and wish to have a child baptised, we regret to say that we only do baptisms for those who are members of St. Peter's. The reason for this is because of our understanding of the nature of baptism. In child baptism, part of what the parents are doing is committing themselves to raising the child in Christian community, and so part of the expectation is that the parents are already committed to regular and active participation in Christian community – and this should be the community in which the child is baptised. Furthermore, in the baptismal ceremony the congregation is asked to make commitments to the parents and child, but these commitments are impossible to fulfill, and hence meaningless, if the parents and child are not regularly involved in, and committed to, the life of the community in which the child is baptised.


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Some people believe that therapy is only for people who have "something wrong" with them? maybe people with severe mental problems or at least a psychiatric diagnosis of some sort. In short, some people think that things have to be really bad before they would ever consider seeing a psychologist. This attitude is problematic, in my opinion, because it perpetuates the illogical and dogmatic assumptions that contribute to stigmatisation with regard to seeking out mental health services; it may also prevent a person from being able to relieve a small problem before it turns into a bigger one. Addressing an issue early on helps to build psychological resilience and promotes overall well-being.
In my opinion, going to therapy is pretty normal, though the cultural climate in the Maritimes still holds onto some traditional assumptions and beliefs that make it hard for most of us to see it that way. I think that nearly everyone can benefit from therapy at some time in their lives. If you are having a difficult time coping in your everyday life, if you are feeling overwhelmed, excessively anxious or depressed, or if you are struggling with maladaptive patterns of interaction within your interpersonal relationships, chances are, you could benefit from therapy.


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Way back in July, just after I started this blog, I made some Rhubarb Meringue Pots, an absolutely delicious dessert that I didn't get any photos of at the time. Well, I finally found an excuse to make it again and this time I made sure I snapped some quick pics before they were devoured!
Sunday, 6 May 2012
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Small Groups
Here at Buford Church of God, we know and understand the importance of making personal connections. As a church family, we want to celebrate life with you, but we also want to be a shoulder to lean on and to pray with you when times are tough.
Our Christian walk is much easier when we are not walking it alone. Small groups are a great way to connect and build lifelong relationships. At Buford Church of God, we are one big diverse family, and we have several small groups from which to choose from your local community or even one more specific to your unique needs.
For more information, call our church office at 770-945-4901 or email us at email@example.com.
By Location
Bethlehem Fellowship Group – Manny & Priscilla Santiago
Buford Bullhorns (Buford & Sugar Hill) – Danny & Karen Wigley, Anthony & Brenda Reed
Central Circle (Lawrenceville) – Pastor Julio & Sandra Nuñez.
Cumming Connection – Pastor Bob & Ann Tabor
Dacula Diamonds – Pastor Scott & Kristi Crowe
Flowery Branch Family – Pastor Michael & Jennifer Mack
Gainesville Gang– Pastor Bob & Selina Trejo
Gwinnett Circle (Suwanee & Duluth) – Pastor Jerry & Judy Brackett
Oakwood Family– Pastor Todd & Kathy Childers
By Interest
Biker to Biker Ministries – Patrick & Tami Thurman
Family Ministries – Matt & Connie Sharp
Chosen (Moms with Young Children) – Judy Ordway & Marianna Slaughter
Courageously Connected (Spiritually Single Moms) – Connie Sharp & Kerona Edwards
MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) – Kami Terry & Marianna Slaughter
Sheep Circles (Middle & High School) – Pastor Kristi Crowe
Sister-2-Sister (Ladies' Ministry) – Pastor Mia Grizzle
Widow's Might – Jackie Henry & Monica Wilson


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XWEBHosting Now Supports Ethereum & DASH. Receive 25% Off All Orders When Paying With Ethereum!
The XWEBHosting Managed Storage Area Network (SAN) is a highly scalable and fault tolerant central network storage cluster for your critical data. Our SAN connects directly to your servers using extremely fast low latency Gigabit Ethernet connections, with up to 10 optional connections! This allows customers to transfer data sequentially, or parallel, without affecting the performance of the host server. As our network has grown, we have been able to offer multiple redundant enterprise class disk arrays as well as an option for managed file replication for maximum protection and reliability of your critical data.
XWEBHosting San Solutions are built on Dell Enterprise Class EquaLogic Hardware and reside on our premium XWEBHosting Network, ensuring the highest performance for your SAN infrastructure.


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8 New Optimizely Integrations in March!
The Optimizely integrations team was busy in March with 8 new integrations to show for their effort! Read more below to learn more about how these integrations can enable you to get more out of Optimizely.
New March Integrations:
Comscore. Use this integration to view the results of your Optimizely experiments alongside your digital analytics reports in Comscore.
FreeSpee. Get full visibility into any web-to-phone activity and collect this data in Optimizely, so you can your experiments with phone call data.
Inspectlet. See how your experiments are affecting customers' actions on your website by seeing Inspectlet heatmaps by Optimizely experiment or variation.
Krux. Get data from any channel including web, mobile, CRM, registrations or subscriptions and activate it across any channel in real-tim to deliver personalized experiences to your visitors.
MOAT. See how your Optimizely experiments affect ad viewability in Moat.
Parse.ly. Use this integration to power headline testing within Parse.ly's content analytics platform. See which headlines increase conversion.
Ptengine. Use click, attention, scroll-reach and click analysis heatmaps to gain greater insight into your Optimizely experiments.
Session Cam. Watch how your customers interact with your experiments with Session Cam's replay, heatmap, and funnel analysis capabilities.
Have any questions about how you can use these integrations? Please comment in the thread below.


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Sometimes the simplest styling packs such a punch! Take this shoot created by Kendal of Q|A Designs for example. Kendal chose to showcase a few of our separates and just look at how she rocked them (of course, Venita Aspen, with those oh-so-long lashes, natural hair and that mega watt smile helped make the job easier). We love that Kendal left the Fleur Bustier untucked from our Chambord Skirt creating a little crop top goodness. And how 'bout the drama of the Cloud Nine Capelet in those last few shots. All white washed, sun lit goodness.
Finery: Fleur Bustier, Chambord Skirt, Cloud Nine Capelet | Photographer: Jodi MIller Photography | Styling: Kendal of Q|A Designs | Hair + Makeup: Teighla Norris | Model: Venita Aspen | Ribbon: Adorn
Happily Yours, CH


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Following an extensive shortlisting process in which five architectural firms were shortlisted, the board of Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) has recommended CnT Architects to develop indicative master plan and conceptual design for SGB.
Some of CnT Architect's previous work
Final confirmation of selection, along with renders of the future Gallery, will be announced at a later stage.
For more information, please contact info@bengaluru.


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DENVER -- To get ahead in the workplace, do women have to be cold and heartless? According to a new study, the answer is, yes!
The study found cheerful women who smile are seen as less able to lead, and women who are more assertive get what they want.
Dr. Audrey Nelson, our communications expert, is here to talk about the study.AlertMe


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Ports of Call - Boston - Historical Brochures and Documents Archives
Boston offers to steamship lines serving the United States exceptional inducements to bring their through immigrant passengers via Boston. Photographs, Maps, Articles and Information on the History of the Port of Boston and Immigration and usage by Steamships.
Boston was so named in honor of the birthplace of the Rev. John Cotton, their second minister, who was from Boston, England.
Boston's hold on immigrant traffic
Boston offers to steamship lines serving the United States exceptional inducements to bring their through immigrant passengers via Boston. These inducements are: a shorter ocean voyage to Boston; an inland rate to the West $1.00 under New York, free piers in Boston with spacious quarters for handling immigrants; finally, examination of immigrants on the piers where they are landed, without the necessity of transporting these passengers, at steamship expense, to a union immigrant station for examination. Immigrants entering the United States through the Port of Bostong were processed in an immigration center on Commonwealth Pier.
Featured ArticlesArticles
- 1912 New Steamship Lines at Boston
Much of the public interest in port development, which culminated in the passage of the $9,000,000 appropriation in 1911, was due to the agitation to make Boston a great passenger port, particularly in the transatlantic trade. It appears that very little consideration was given to the ocean freight business, which was expected to follow as a matter of course.
- 1913 Quarantine Department at the Port of Boston - Gallops Island
The Quarantine Department is under the control of the Health Department of the city of Boston. The Board of Health makes regulations governing quarantine which are enforced by the Port Physician. The Port Physician, Assistant Port Physician, and all other employees on Gallops Island and on the boats necessary to carry into effect the rules, orders and regulations of the Board of Health, are appointed by this department.
- 1914 Steamship Berths Assignment for Foreign Passenger Steamship Lines
If your ancestors immigrated to America via Boston, here are the wharf that the ships would have docked at circa 1914.
- 1914 New Steamship Lines at Boston
Much of the public interest in port development which culminated in the passage of the $9,000,000 appropriation in 1911 was due to the agitation to make Boston a great passenger port, particularly in the transatlantic trade. It appears that very little consideration was given to the ocean freight business which was expected to follow as a matter of course.
- 1916 Commonwealth Pier as a Joint Passenger Terminal at the Port of Boston
For $30,000 a site was acquired at East Boston. Local interests were not satisfied with this location, so the Government was persuaded to exchange it for another site, paying about $35,000 additional therefore. Plans were approved by the Treasury Department for the construction of an immigration station on the site chosen, on a total appropriation of $250,000 secured from Congress. It was then discovered that the appropriation was insufficient to carry out the plans. Massachusetts's congressmen have asked an, additional appropriation, bringing the total up to $375,000.
Boston Immigrant Landing Station
Recently arrived immigrants entering the United States through the Port of Boston.
At New York, after the steamers have docked and cabin passengers are landed, steeragers must be barged to Ellis Island. At Boston western immigrants may be sent inland from the steamship pier. The smaller number of immigrants landing at this port permits the immigration officials to give more time and courtesy to the examination of the new arrivals than is possible in the crowded station at Ellis Island. Because of these conveniences in Boston, the port enjoys a growing popularity among immigrants. The best publicity among prospective immigrants in Europe consists of letters from their pleased countrymen who have entered at Boston. (1916 The Port of Boston P 139)
The Immigrant Landing Station at Boston circa 1904
Boston's Attractions for immigrants
From the Commonwealth Pier the New England immigrants would be carted over the viaduct to Summer Street and so to South or North Station. The westbound immigrants would descend the stairs to the train waiting on the first floor of the middle shed. Though there might not every day be enough immigrants to form a western train, one could be made up very frequently, especially in the summer months, when the tide of immigration is running heavy.
The New Haven, Boston & Albany and Boston & Maine could alternate in running trains to the West. This is what they have already been doing in the case of immigrants of the Hamburg America Line landing at Commonwealth Pier; each road has assigned to it every third boat, and, for that boat, runs a through train to the West. (1916 The Port of Boston P 304)
The Port of Boston: A Study and A Solution of the Traffic and Operating Problems of Boston, And Its Place in the Competition of the North Atlantic Seaports, Edwin J. Clapp, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1916.
City of Boston and Environs circa 1904
Map of Boston Harbor (1899) From the GG Archives Historical Map Collection
Historical Documents on Boston in the Archives In the Queue For Uploading
- 1882 King's Handbook of Boston Harbor by M. F. Sweetser. Illustrated by Charles Copeland and others. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Moses King, Publisher, Harvard Square. Over two-hundred original illustration and index are included in this almost 300 page comprehensive guide to the Boston Harbor.
- 1890s American Journal of Progress: Special Extra Number Descriptive and Illustrating Boston - The Metropolis of New England. The Financial, Commercial and Manufacturing Center of the East whose Features of Good Order, Thrift, Education and Refinement, render her one of the most Noted and Progressive Cities of the Civilized World. 32 Pages, Tabloid Size. Photographs include: State House; Post Office; Ericsson Statue; City Hall; New Court House; Farragut Statue; New York and New England Mutual Insurance Co's Buildings; Birds' Eye View From State House to Harbor; Custom House; State Street Looking Towards Old State House; T Wharf; Atlantic Avenue - North From Commerce Street; State Street from Tower of Old State House; YMCA Building; Public Library; Algonquin Club; Boston Art Club; Art Museum; New Old South Church; South Market Street Looking West; Technology Building; Odd Fellows Hall; Copley Square; South Market Street Looking East; Natural History Rooms; Harvard Medical School; Washington Statue; Equitable Building; New England Telephone Building; Tremond Building; Chamber of Commerce Building; Mason Building; Jewelers Building; Winthrop Building; Exchange Building; Brazer Building; Ames Building; Worthington Building; Fiske Building; North End Terminal Station; Hotel Vendome; Touraine Hotel; Parker House; Rialto Building; Yourth's Companion Building; Masonic Temple; HOtel Brunswick; King's Chapel; Old South Church; Washington Statue; Army and Navy Monument; Old State House; Faneuil Hall; Esther Monument; Brewer Fountain; Bunker Hill Monument; South End Terminal Station; Public Garden, Panorama from Arlington Street x2; Washington Statue Public Gardens; Commonwealth Avenue; Headquarters Master Painters and Decorators Association; First Meeting Place - Old Master Painters' Union; Assembly-Room - M.P. and D. A.; Ernest Schuprach; Thomas Sproules; Schupbach & Zeller, Painters & Decorators Building; Bernhard Zeller; T. M. Henderson; John C. Sperry; J. U. Sperry Painters & Decorators Building; R. L. Tingley; Albert Schneider; F. W. Schneider; Robert R. Rose; M. F. Shay; W. E. Shay; Philip Sundell; Geo. W. Brooks; William E. Delorey; C. G. Campbell; Charles H. Schneider; C. G. Campbell, Painters and Decorators Building; Geo. C. Stevens; John E. Patten; John E. Stevens; Frank Wallburg; Wallburg & Woehrn Fresco Painters Building; Henry J. Woehrn; Henry C Hathaway Building - Staff members posed in front; Henry C. Hathaway; A. P. Button; G. H. Tobey; P. J. Mitchell; Amos Snow; Randin Johnson; E. P. Longley; Z. Hancock. Contain many articles regarding the history of the buildings and biographies of many prominent businessmen at that period in time.
- 1899 Map of Boston Harbor with Piers of the Steamship Lines and Major landmarks identified.
- 1904 Booklet: In And About Historic Boston
- 1912 Booklet: Boston, Published by L. H. Nelson Company, Portland, ME. Photograph record of Boston included Photographs of: State House; Public Library, Copley Square; City Hall; New Boston Custom House; South Station; North Station; Brimstone Corner; Tremont Street, Showing Common and Subway Entrances and Exits; Washington Street; Quincy Market View; Government Building, Post Office Square; The Boston Opera House; State Street; Boston Chamber of Commerce; Faneuil Hall (The Cradle of Liberty); Old State House, Washington and State Streets; King's Chapel, Tremont Street; Keith's Theatre; Old Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street; Christ Church (Old North), Salem Street; Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown; Boston Massacre Monument, Boston Common; Shaw Memorial, Boston Common; Boylston Street, from Berkeley; Soldiers' Monument, Boston Common; Tremont Temple, Tremont Street; Trinity Church; Old South Meeting House; The New Old South, Corner Boylston and Dartmouth Streets; Hollis Street Church; Edward Everett Hale, Late Pastor Emeritus; The First Church of Christ Scientist; 4 Views of The Public Garden; The Museum of Fine Arts; The Copley-Plaza Hotel; Cambridge Bridge; Scollary Square, Subway Station; Symphony Hall, Huntington Avenue; Hotel Somerset; Hotel Brunswick, Clarendon and Boylston Street; Simmons College; City Hall, Cambridge; Collage of Charles W. Eliot, President Emeritus of Harvard College, McKean Gate, Samuel Dexter Memorial Gate; Class of 1875 Gate; Class of 1877 Gate; Collage of Five Views of the Harvard Medical School; Harvard Yard showing Matthews Hall, Harvard Hall, Hollis Hall and Holworthy Hall; Harvard Yard showing University Hall and Weld Hall; Harvard Library; Harvard Hall; Harvard Union; Collage of Some of Harvard's Dormitories and the Statue of its Founder; Radcliffe College; Robinson Hall, Harvard University; Sever Hall, Harvard University; Class-Day Tree, Harvard University; Echo Bridge.
- 1913 Boston Guide Book: Up-To-Date Guide Book of Boston and Surroundings, Published by the New England News Company. 128 Pages. Photographs included: Entrance to Public Library; Phillips Brooks Memorial; Trinity Church, Copley Square; Hotel Nothingham, Public Library and New Old South Church at Copley Square; Scene in Public Garden; Birds' Eye View of Public Garden; Tremont Street Mall; Band Stand, Boston Common; Boston Common; Granary Burying Ground; Collage of Col. William Prescott, Christopher Columbus, Bulfinch Monument of the Revolution, Gen. N. P. Banks and Maj. Gen. "Joe" Hooker; State House; Collage of Daniel Webster, William Lloyd Garrison, Ether Monument, Horrace Mann, Charles Sumner; King's Chapel; City Hall; Old South Church; Washington Street, North of Summer Street; Post Office; Old State House; Paul Revere's House; Bunker Hill Monument; New England Conservatory of Music; Christian Science Church; Boston Opera House; New Boston Art Museum; Mrs. John L. Gardner's Palace; Harvard Bridge; Esplande Charles River Basin; Collage of Law School, Lawrence Scientific School, Campus, Memorial Hall and Statue of John Harvard, Harvard College; Stadium, Harvard College; Washington Elm; Harvard Medical School; Longfellow Bridge; City Hall, Cambridge; Chestnut Hill Reservoir; Collage of John Glover, Admiral Farragut, Evacuation Monument Dorchester Heights, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Adams; Scene in Franklin Park; Marine Par, City Point Head House; Entrance, North Station; South Terminal Station; Map of Boston Terminals of the Bay State Street Railway Co. which operates 940 miles of trolley lines around Boston. Includes Index, List of Illustrations, List of Advertisers, Large Fold-Out Map of Boston Giving All Points of Interest with Every Railway and Steamboat Terminus, Prominent Hotels, Theatres and Public Buildings.


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About Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen has over 33 years of clinical experience and therefore brings a wealth of knowledge to his practice. Originally a Samaritan, he went on to train in Counselling, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Michael is a specialist in the treatment of anxiety disorders, which includes stress, anxiety, panic attacks, panic disorder, lack of confidence, phobias, social anxiety, health anxiety and much more.
He sees clients for one-to-one therapy and runs workshops on such topics as stress management, Self-acceptance, developing a positive attitude and self-hypnosis. He is a counsellor and is accredited both as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist. Michael is a published author with three books to his name.
His book Solutions To Stress published in 2001 was very well received. His second book, the much-acclaimed The Power Of Accepting Yourself has been a number one best selling self-help book on Amazon.
Michael's latest book Rethink It! Practical Ways to Rid Yourself of Anger, Depression, Jealousy and Other Common Problems is also receiving great reviews.
His corporate clients have included:
- Dixon's Store Groups PLC (now known as Curry's PC World)
- Reed Business Publications
- The Home Office
- B.U.P.A. psychological services
Professional Qualifications
- Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
- Diploma in Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Certificate In Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Certificate's in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Diploma in Adlerian Counselling
- Certificate in Supervision
- Master Practitioner In Smoking Cessation Hypnotherapy
Professional Memberships
- The NHSTA – Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners
- The Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
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- Professional Member of the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science (ACT Therapist)
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"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty offers an interesting and admirable character in the protagonist Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix's name comes from Greek mythology. The phoenix had an incredible life cycle. It made its nest and caught fire from the sun, bursting into flames. From the ashes, it is reborn. From her name to her behavior and the symbolism running throughout the story, Phoenix Jackson is the embodiment of the mythological phoenix.
The protagonist Phoenix is described as an old, extremely poor, black lady, who has difficulty walking and uses a cane made from an umbrella to stabilize herself. As she walks along toward town, the old lady talks aloud to herself. She slowly walks along a difficult path that she has walked many times.
Phoenix is on her way to get medicine. Her grandson drank lye as a small child and injured his throat. She sometimes appears delusional and talks to the animals as if they could understand her, telling them to stay out of her way.
Phoenix lays down on the ground to rest and a white hunter comes across her.
The track crossed a swampy part where the moss hung as white as lace from every limb. 'Sleep on, alligators, and blow your bubbles.' Then the cypress trees went into the road. Deep, deep it went down between the high green-colored banks. Overhead the live oaks met, and it was as dark as a cave.
A white man finally came along and found her—a hunter, a young man, with his dog on a chain.
'Well, Granny!' he laughed. 'What are you doing there?'
As the man talks to her, he accidently has a nickel come out of his pocket. He goes off to see about a dog. While he is gone, Phoenix picks up the coin. It is unclear whether the man knows that she has picked up the coin except that he points his gun at her and tells her that he did not have a dime, or he would give it to her.
When she arrives at the hospital, she does not immediately remember why she has come. Then the nurse asks her about her grandson. The old lady receives her medicine, and the nurse gives her a nickel. Phoenix is delighted because she can now buy her grandson a paper windmill for his Christmas present.
The story is full of figurative language and delightful comparisons. Rich in mythological allusions, the reader is drawn into the journey of Phoenix as she struggles to town. When the reader realizes that Phoenix has to walk all the way home to her grandson, one can only admire this wonderful, selfless woman!
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Framing the Landscape: A Photography Panel with Karen Bell, Keith Johnson and Stephen Johnson
Friday, January 22, 7pm
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The American landscape is a vast and rich photographic subject that is constantly being explored and expanded upon by photographic artists. Please join the Masters of Professional Studies in Digital Photography Department for an engaging evening with three contemporary landscape photographers who each have extensive exhibition, publication, and lecture experience. Each artist will present their work and offer insights into the creative process and how working with digital technology has influenced their artwork.
Karen Bell studied with Lisette Model and Phillippe Halsmann in New York City and completed her MFA in photography at RISD. Her photographs have been exhibited widely throughout the United States and her work is in numerous public and private collections. Karen explores landscape textures and juxtapositions with the simplest of digital cameras and the greatest attention to detail (karenbellphoto.com).
Keith Johnson received his MFA from RISD studying with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind following a year at Visual Studies Workshop with Nathan Lyons. Keith is a consultant and manufacturers representative and is on the summer faculty at VSW, Maine Media Workshop, Penland School of Crafts and Jackson Hole Art Association. He has exhibited nationally with more than 50 solo shows in the last decade. His latest work delves into extending the photographic document beyond the single print using multiple images (keithjohnsonphotographs.com).
Stephen Johnson is a photographer, designer and teacher. His photographic work has concentrated on landscape projects that explore wild, endangered spaces, and human altered lands, while focusing on soft color and abstract design. He has also worked on refining the new tools of digital photography with the hope of empowering individual artists to use these tools to express their ideas (sjphoto.com).


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Indonesian remote sensing expert tackles space education to stimulate the younger generation's interest in space activities
Mr. Agus Hidayat, Director, Cooperation and Public Relation Bureau, the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Indonesia, participated in the 21st Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-21) in December 2014 in Tokyo. He has been involved in APRSAF-related activities in several fields for many years, and he is now in charge of space education issues as part of his public relations responsibilities. In addition, he promotes international cooperation.
At APRSAF-21, the APRSAF Secretariat conducted an interview with Mr. Hidayat, mainly regarding space education activities in Indonesia.
I think space education has a lot of possibilities—maybe for all generations in every country—and it is becoming more and more important to everybody. Can you explain the status in Indonesia?
Agus Hidayat
Since LAPAN joined APRSAF, I have already become involved in the space education program, even though I am not in charge of coordinating it. We are conducting lots of activities related to space education in Indonesia; right now, under the policy of LAPAN's chairman, space education is a priority. The purpose is to encourage the younger generation to become more interested in space-related activities. Thus far, the younger generation has been more interested in entertainment, artists, and bankers; not many young people are interested in space science. That's why we are trying to encourage them to become more interested in space science and technology and related activities.
The interest of the younger generation in space science and technology is getting better and better, and the number of students coming to LAPAN is also increasing. They are trying to understand what LAPAN is doing, and they are exploring the purpose of space science and technology for their day-to-day lives. I think the situation is improving.
Is there any other organization or ministry involved in space education besides LAPAN?
Agus Hidayat
Yes, besides LAPAN we have a space science museum called Pusat Peragaan IPTEC (Indonesia Science & Technology Center). Its staff is involved in helping LAPAN conduct several activities related to space education. In addition, the new chairman of LAPAN had already decided to develop space science and technology education centers in each LAPAN facility throughout the country. Indonesia is a huge, archipelagic country. We have 17,000 islands, including seven main islands. We have 13 separate LAPAN facilities throughout Indonesia—in Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Papua. We would like to build space education centers in each facility so that the younger school children don't have to go to Jakarta to learn about space. They can just go to nearby LAPAN facilities. That's the idea.
It sounds great, and in that sense, LAPAN plays a key role in space education in your country. Is that right?
Agus Hidayat
Exactly. Last year, the parliament passed a new space law. Under this law, LAPAN has a mandate to lead space-related activities in Indonesia; so, we have a legal basis right now. We have support from the parliament and government to conduct activities related to space science and technology.
So, you have many things to do.
Agus Hidayat
Yes, exactly. Right now, we are preparing the long-term master plan covering 25 years for the period 2015 to 2040. Actually, it is mandated by the new law.
I know you have worked for a long time at LAPAN in various fields; is your experience or your career useful for your current work in space education?
Agus Hidayat
Yes. Actually, space education is only one of the things that I deal with; I also deal with international cooperation and public relations activities. So, my job right now is to improve our international collaborations. To achieve LAPAN's goals and develop our capacity in space technology, we have to collaborate with several agencies like the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), among and others. Actually, that is my main job. Other than that, I have to improve people's awareness of space activities in Indonesia as part of my public relations responsibilities. Space education is only part of the public relations campaign, but we are using it to encourage the younger generation to become involved in space activities in Indonesia.
As to your question, my background is actually in remote sensing—the field I have been working in for more than 20 years. I have to do a lot of things right now. Being involved in so many activities in remote sensing has provided me with good experiences that are applicable to my current job as the director of the Cooperation and Public Relation Bureau.
I see. Similarly, regarding international cooperation, it is very useful and important for your space education including activities in the framework of APRSAF. Do you find it important?
Agus Hidayat
To improve activities related to space education, we need to have a good network regionally and internationally. I think being part of the APRSAF has been a good experience. I have a lot of friends through the APRSAF framework, so we can replicate some activities conducted by other countries like Japan, Thailand, and Korea in the Indonesian environment. I think it is very good to have international relationships so that we can apply what other countries are doing in space education activities and adapt them for Indonesia.
So, do you have any future plans or future cooperative efforts for space education activities?
Agus Hidayat
Well, so far we don't have short-term plans for international cooperation in the area of space education, but we are looking at cooperation with JAXA. We would like to learn how JAXA developed its space education center. I know that JAXA has a director for this center, but in LAPAN we don't have one yet. Space education is part of the Cooperation and Public Relation Bureau, but JAXA has a special unit focusing only on space education. We would like to learn how JAXA formed that unit. In the future, my priority is to improve the quality of LAPAN's space education activities. Therefore, I would like to learn from JAXA.
Now, could you explain the Komurindo Project—your rocket project?
Agus Hidayat
Mr. Hidayat making an announcement about APRSAF-22 to be held in December 2015 in Bali, Indonesia, at the Plenary of APRSAF-21
Komurindo is a rocket payload competition that uses a rocket as a launcher, and KOMBAT uses air balloons; so, we have two competitions. The solid rocket and air balloons carry several payloads up to a certain altitude; then, they transmit data to a ground station. Actually, we have two activities related to the payload competition. Komurindo and the air balloon payload competitions are for university students. Next year, when we have APRSAF-22 in Bali, if possible we would like to have an exhibition for air balloons KOMBAT and in Komurindo to demonstrate the two activities for participants.


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Nelson Mandela, The Person, The Politician, The Icon
The world celebrates Nelson Mandela on the 100th year Centenary since his birth this 18 July 2018. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is fortunate enough to get a closer look into South Africa's former President through the eyes of former Democratic Party leader Tony Leon, Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament Ghaleb Cachalia and Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane on Madiba as a person, the politician and the icon. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, an independent organisation that promotes liberal policies and politics. In Africa since 1963! #freetoadvance


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The first recording contract ever signed by The Beatles – during their early days in Hamburg, Germany – is expected to fetch about $150,000 (£95,750) when it goes up for auction in New York next month.
The contract, written in German and signed in 1961 by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and then-drummer Peter Best, is part of a 300 lot collection of Beatles memorabilia assembled by the late German record producer Uwe Blaschke.
Dean Harmeyer, consignment director at Heritage Auctions, called the contract perhaps the most historically important Beatles document to ever appear at auction.
The Blaschke collection includes photos, documents and autographs related to the time the band from Liverpool spent in Germany in the early 1960s before going on to conquer the world.
The 1961 contract was for a record that didnt even bear the name of The Beatles. It was for an uptempo version of the traditional German childrens song My Bonnie and was credited to Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers because the record company felt the name Beatles was unsuitable for the German market, according to the auction house.
Without this contract, which directly led to their involvement with (manager) Brian Epstein, the Beatles may have never been able achieve their later success as a recording group. And at the time it was a momentous career milestone - theyd finally secured an actual recording deal, something they had only dreamed of before My Bonnie, Harmeyer said in a statement.
Other items for sale include an autographed copy of the groups first hit single Love Me Do, which is expected to fetch $10,000, a 1965 autographed Austrian menu and a Bjarton 12-string acoustic guitar from 1970.
A guitar played by George Harrison in 1963 sold for $485,000 in New York in May and a collection of John Lennon manuscripts and drawings for two books he wrote in the mid-1960s sold for $2.9m at a Sothebys auction in 2014.


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Insane benchmark scores. Six-core/12-stream overclocked processor. Beautiful design. Good build quality. Accessible drive bays. Plethora of ports, including USB 3.0, eSATA, FireWire.
Insanely expensive. Huge. Loud fans when set to full speed. Only one-year warranty on parts. DIY upgrades are problematic. C: drive is a little small.
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The Origin Genesis is an über-gaming PC from some of the guys that helped build Alienware's reputation in the gaming PC market. It has insane performance and an insane price, but if you're the kind who has to choose between commuting in a Maserati or a Bentley, then the Genesis might be your next toy.
Origin PC is a relatively new system builder that was started by the guys that helped create Alienware's reputation in the gaming PC market. The Origin Genesis ($6,499 direct) is one of its high-end systems, meant to go up against the likes of the Maingear Shift ($6,399 direct, 4.5 stars), Falcon Northwest Mach V ($4,999 direct, 4 stars), Velocity Micro Raptor ($5,999 direct, 4 stars), and, yes, the Alienware Area 51 ($3,969 direct, 4 stars). It has insane components, like a 6-core/12-stream processor overclocked to 4.5GHz, three overclocked Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards, twin 50GB solid-state drives (SSDs), two more 1TB hard drives, and liquid cooling to keep all the components from melting a hole though the Earth to China. It has an equally stratospheric price, but if you're the kind of person who has to choose between commuting in the Maserati or the Bentley, then the Genesis might be your next toy.
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The Genesis is a big black monolith with a side window that shows off the internals. It's a huge tower, barely fitting on our test bench. As such it has a lot of internal room, though liquid coolant tubes snake through most of it. These tubes circulate cooling liquid in a circuit around the Intel Core i7-980X processor, over the GPUs on the three Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards, and through a few radiators that dump the excess heat into the surrounding air. The liquid system is tightly sealed, but I'd dread the day that any of them spring a leak. It's all very pretty, but it's hard to get inside the chassis to install or upgrade the components yourself. For example, the system's two SSDs are buried deep in the chassis. They are linked together in a RAID 0 array, but since they are only 50GB each, they only give you a 100GB C: drive. I'd have rather seen a couple of 128GB SSDs or better yet 256GB ones. But then the price would have likely been close to $8,000.
Thankfully, the desktop comes with a lifetime labor warranty, so you can send the system back to Origin for upgrades at a later date, though you pay for the parts. The Genesis has only a one-year warranty on those parts. Other system builders have longer parts warranties, like Falcon Northwest, which covers its Mach V and Fragbox systems for 3 years, parts and labor. The desktop's two spinning hard drives are in a removable hard drive chassis, so you can pop them in and out at will. The drive chassis also has two bays free, so you can upgrade the hard drive space yourself.
Since the Genesis comes from a smaller PC builder, it's free of bloatware. The system has Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on it, and not much else. Origin installed the drivers for all the hardware, and tweaked them for a balance between performance and reliability. We ran the system for several weeks during our testing, and it hasn't hiccupped in all that time. It has a row of four dials on the front to control some of the cooling fans. During testing, we kept all fans spinning at full speed, which was a little loud at times. It's essentially white noise, but you'd notice it if you were in a quiet room alone with the Genesis. However, when we turned the fans off, the system became quiet: perfect for music listening or general surfing. However, I'd turn the fans back to full if in a gaming session.
The Genesis' six-core Intel Core i7-980X processor is overclocked up to 4.5GHz, from its stock 3.33GHz. Likewise, the system's three GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards are overclocked. The result of all that tweaking is some of the highest scores I've seen. Now, since our last group of über-gaming rigs, we've updated our testing, but the scores are still out of this world. The Genesis smashed previous 3DMark Vantage records (107,934 Entry, 28,576 Extreme), and the desktop's Crysis scores show that you can play this game at virtually any resolution, with all the eye candy turned on (82 frames per second at our 1,920 by 1,080 resolution setting). Likewise, the desktop's Lost Planet 2 scores show that it can smoothly handle DX11 gaming (134 fps medium setting, 53 fps high setting). These scores show that the Genesis is ready for hardcore gaming, as well it should for $6,500.
The gaming desktop also makes short work of our multimedia benchmark tests. The Handbrake video encoder test was done in 1 minute 13 seconds. The Photoshop CS5 test took an equally quick 2 minutes 37 seconds. To put this into perspective, an eight-core (two quad-core CPUs) high-end multimedia workstation like the Apple Mac Pro ($3,499 list, 3.5 stars) took 2:22 for Handbrake and 4:42 for CS5. The extra cores plus overclocking certainly make a difference.
But here's the rub: Who is the Origin Genesis' target audience? Anyone with an appreciation for finely produced, handcrafted machinery, a.k.a. "rich people." Can I see a wealthy parent giving this to one of their kids? Yes. Can I see a top-notch sports star buying one of these? Absolutely. Like other members of the $5k-club, the Origin Genesis exists partly as an exercise in engineering, but it mostly exists as a lust object for those with the means to buy high-end luxury goods. Is it better than our last über-gaming PC Editors' Choice, the Maingear Shift? It's almost certainly faster, since it has newer hardware (particularly the GeForce GTX 480 cards), but since we updated most of our tests, we can't make a direct comparison at this time. What I can say for sure is that the system is the fastest I've tested, and would certainly be a lust object regardless of the results of any benchmark drag races.
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We meet every Monday from 5.30pm to 8.00pm in The Star Inn, Wetherspoons, 33 New Street, Honiton EX14 1BS.
This group is run by Sara (The Wool Stack, Honiton) and Pat (All Square Knits) and is a traditional knit and natter, as well as a drop in session for anyone who requires assistance with learning to knit or any problems associated with knitting. We do not meet on Bank Holidays and for the last three weeks in December.


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Sportshall Athletics
Officially recommended by England Athletics for all levels of the School Games, Sportshall has developed into the largest school sport competition programme in the National Schools Competition Framework.Thousands of youngsters have been introduced to athletics through Sportshall Skills, Awards and Competition. The Sportshall programmes were developed to provide a safe and enjoyable introduction to athletic skills and sporting activity, whilst catering progressively for the needs of the developing child. The wide range of activities and events within Sportshall incorporate and encourage the development of the core fundamental physical skills at the heart of the Primary and Secondary curriculum.
Sportshall Athletics Equipment
We supply outdoor athletics equipment as well as indoor or sports hall athletics equipment. Indoor sports hall activities can be very good for youngsters attending school as well as the general public. As these can take place inside, you don't need to be concerned about the weather outdoors. An indoor sports hall can be used for an array of different games and activities as it will have coloured line markings to separate out different sections. Indoor apparatus is also used for these sports; this allows individuals to have a far better experience while using the indoor athletics area.
Some popular indoor athletics activities include javelin, discus, high jump and also relay races. One of the core skills laid out by OFSTED for school athletics is throwing, and various apparatus can be utilised for this event. The foam javelin is good for kids and young people due to the soft qualities which mean the javelin will not harm the kids and can be used easily because it is weightless. The kids may undertake additional skills and then take part in reasonably competitive activities including javelin, high jump along with relay races. Through providing children the opportunity to participate in indoor athletics, they're able to enhance their physical fitness with routine activity.
These different pieces of athletic training equipment can be used for practise sessions as well as competitions. They are designed to be soft enough for indoor use so children can throw things like javelins and discuses safely without injuring others. We can supply these products individually or as part of a set to suit your facility and the activities you want to do. Different athletics product designs are available for infant aged children up to junior and high school pupils of all abilities.
Children's Activity in Schools
A short while ago a presentation was published to demonstrate the problems young children have when it comes to being physically inactive. It is suggested that youngsters should experience an hour of physical exercise every day. By allowing kids to participate in indoor athletics games without having to rely on good weather, they will have more time to be active. Today's era of youngsters has been described as the least physically active of all time. It's recently been recorded that these youngsters could have shorter life expectancies in comparison with their own parents' age group. These problems involving low physical activity might be triggering rising amounts of weight problems for youngsters and parents. As a result of these problems with unhealthy weight, the National Health Service needs to spend lots of money taking care of non-active children and adults.
To record a child's body mass index, the National Child Weight Measurement Programme is carried out across schools. When raising fitness throughout primary schools, it should not depend totally on the Body Mass Index results. The reason for this is that you may have a healthy BMI but still be unfit, which can result in even more medical problems. Many experts have suggested that the government consider measurements of children's cardiovascular health and general fitness rather than just weight and BMI. Because youngsters occasionally feel embarrassed by having their BMI measured, the process must be done by a more entertaining and interesting strategy.
Exercise and Health Levels
When a young child has very poor physical activity levels, this can easily continue directly into adult life as well as bring on further health problems which cost the NHS greater expense. It's commended by a few organisations that far more should be done to assess the quantity of exercise children are involved with both in and also out of school. By giving children the opportunity to take part in sportshall activities using equipment for athletics like foam javelins, hi steppers, medicine balls, they can improve their fitness. During PE lessons and extracurricular clubs, the kids are able to develop more skills and become more physically active as a result.
The analysis completed by UKactive Kids was done using info from a selection of primary schools in Britain. The outcomes indicated that not one of the elected schools measured kids' heart health. Less than half of schools supervised the amount of activity among pupils during PE lessons. People quite often are not aware of the value of assessing young children's physical exercise stages at school. It's important to ensure that these organisations are fully equipped to allow pupils to take part in many sports both indoors and outdoors.
The UK government have offered to supply £150 million each year to increase physical exercise within educational institutions. It is going to be attained through a funds program, physical education along with Sports Premium. This enables head teachers to finance games within their schools through building new facilities and buying equipment. The finance can be used to help improve features, learning from professionally experienced educators and also to spend money on athletic sports equipment. Since the funding, you can find advancements within the level of physical education training and also the sports equipment at educational facilities. There have also happened to be developments for Ofsted scores after the funds has been utilized to develop much better learning facilities for the kids.
Improving Kids' Physical Fitness
The reviews have found that lower exercise levels are able to badly have an effect on children's everyday lives. Head-teachers are getting recommended for an all-day fitness strategy and not only for PE lessons. Early morning and afternoon athletics groups can help achieve improved fitness grades in kids and as well using physical education within the daytime instead of most simply being part of the curriculum. With top of the range indoor athletics equipment, children can enjoy being active and using the different kits for circuit training and competitions.
Young children can sometimes be intimidated or feel nervous during PE lessons; consequently more actions should be taken to make certain that activity will be offered during playground times. If school pupils have the chance to be involved in fun sporting activities during the school day and in clubs, they are more likely to continue this into adulthood. Providing a fun and exciting experience of sport is vital in ensuring that the children are enjoying it and want to carry on being physically active as they get older.
Leaders in Sportshall Athletics Equipment Supplies
As specialist athletic equipment suppliers, we have a range of products available which are ideal for schools to use during sportshall sessions. These are designed to be safe for indoor use and are versatile enough to support a wide range of activities. Some of the most popular features include foam javelins, discuses and hammers. We also offer mixed kits which contain a variety of products so every child gets the change to use something different in every lesson or club meeting. The equipment packages range from infant level up to secondary school and are designed for all abilities. You could choose a throwing kit, jumping pack or an all-round set which offers plenty of options.
If you are interested in the different indoor athletics equipment we have available for indoor sportshalls, please take a look at our product range. There are lots of things to choose from so you can build your own bespoke set of athletics accessories to suit what you need. Alternatively you can contact us today to discuss all of the options we have available to suit your facility.


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Instagram™ is one of the fastest growing social networking sites in the world. There are 100 million+ registered users as of late 2012 and another 500,000 on the Android waiting list. Instagram is an increasingly popular social sharing site for tweens and teens. In fact, teens have been the leading contributor to the 1+ billion photos uploaded to date and the 5+ million new photos uploaded per day.
With uKnowKids, parents can see what photos their child has uploaded, who is commenting on those photos, what those comments are, and even who is "liking" the photos.
If would like to monitor your child's Instagram account, there are two ways to connect their account to uKnowKids. The first way is to follow these simple steps:
- Sign into your account.
- Select the appropriate child
- From the resulting page, click on the Settings Cog in the top right corner of the page;
- From the drop down menu, click on Data Connections;
- Select Instagram (as pictured below) and follow the prompts.
The second way to connect your child's Instagram account to their profile is from the Launchpad page. If you have already accessed your child's profile and you are viewing their Launchpad page, click the gray Instagram icon in the top left section of the Launchpad page and follow the prompt on the resulting page.
You will need to know the email address and password associated with your child's Instagram account in order to connect their account to uKnowKids. Click here to learn more why we require you to know your child's email address and Instagram password.
Important: Be sure you are not signed into Instagram with your own Instagram account when you attempt to connect your child's Instagram. If you have a Instagram account and you have not signed out, you may inadvertently start monitoring your own Instagram account. Click here for instructions on what to do if you accidentally start monitoring your own Instagram account.
If you need ANY help getting started with uKnowKids in addition to the instructions listed below, please consider one of the following two additional service options:
Register for a "Get Started with uKnowKids" web training class
We host web training classes throughout the day each and every day (excluding holidays), and we will walk you through everything you need to know about getting started with uKnowKids.
Request a Setup Assistance phone call with a member of the uKnowKids support team
You can simply schedule a day and time for our team to call you, and we will spend 15-30 minutes with you helping you get started with uKnowKids.


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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child watches Janelle Monae sing a song on Sesame Street about the word yet. The lyrics encourage children to persevere and practice rather than give up if they can't yet do something.
Your child develops an understanding of practicing music by watching a professional piano player.
Your child develops the ability to make their own choices and see the results by playing this game.
Zoodles 11.8.7 Copyright (c) 2014 Inquisitive Minds, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Hallador Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend and Announces 1st Quarter 2018 Earnings Call
Apr 16, 2018, 07:00 ET
DENVER, April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- (Nasdaq: HNRG) – The board of directors of Hallador Energy Company today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.04 per share. The dividend is payable on Friday, May 11, 2018, to shareholders of record as of Monday, April 30, 2018.
Hallador plans to release its 1st quarter 2018 financial results on Form 10-Q after the markets close on Monday, May 7, 2018. Management will discuss these results during an investor call on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The call will be webcast live on our website at www.halladorenergy.com under Webcasts and available for a limited time.
To participate in the conference call, please dial:
Domestic Callers Toll-free (888) 347-5317
Canadian Callers Toll-free (855) 669-9657
Conference ID #: Hallador Energy Company HNRG Call
Conference replay through Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Domestic Callers Toll-free (877) 344-7529
Canadian Callers Toll-free (855) 669-9658
Replay Access Code: 10119562
The Form 10-Q will be available on our website at www.halladorenergy.com under "SEC Filings" on the Financial Information tab.
Hallador is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunrise Coal, LLC, produces coal in the Illinois Basin for the electric power generation industry. To learn more about Hallador, visit our website at www.halladorenergy.com.
SOURCE Hallador Energy Company


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Gilad Atzmon Quartet @ TheEveryman Studio
By Julia Price
Expect the unexpected – that should be Gilad Atzmon's motto. Certainly, anyone pitching up to be in the audience for one of his gigs is in for a roller-coaster ride. Musically, Gilad takes the listener from the hinterlands of jazz, as occupied in former times by the likes of Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders and Roland Kirk, through to the crossover territory favoured by many contemporary alt-jazz outfits. Along the way, and to keep the diehard mainstreamers onside, he throws in a couple of standards for good measure. Not that there is anything standard or mainstream to his approach, but more of that later.
This Cheltenham date is special in that it coincides with the release of Gilad's new album, 'The Whistle Blower', and tonight's set sees it played in its entirety, albeit with the tracks differently sequenced. So the evening begins with an alto-led ballad, 'The Romantic Church', which features some subtle brush work from drummer Chris Higginbottom, and washes of synthetic strings underneath Frank Harrison's piano. 'Gaza Mon Amour' gets the pulse racing with its catchy Arabian rhythms and plaintive melody. It seems to get Gilad going too, as he prowls about the confined space like a caged lion, roaring his saxophone into the lidless piano, the cymbals and every corner of the room.
Gilad takes up the accordion for 'The Song', another sorrowful tune on which Yaron Stavi's lustrous bass tone was fully exposed as he floated into a wonderfully understated solo. This leads into 'Let Us Pray' which unfolds from a soaring soprano theme a la Coltrane over a tolling bell of a bass figure. Once again, Gilad lifts off into the stratosphere with a keening soprano solo followed by an equally intense flight of fancy from pianist Frank Harrison. The music is never static, its dynamic rise and fall owing much to Harrison's ability to build a huge emotional edifice from a small cell of notes or a quiet repeated chord pattern.
The gentle ballad 'Autumn In Baghdad' is the only number in the first set that doesn't come from the new record, though it sits alongside the new material with ease. Gilad then invites us to "whistle like builders" during the subversively throwaway title track that rounds off the first set.
The quartet return with 'For Moana', a lovely lament for soprano and piano with a discrete underscore from bass and drums. This leads into the Ayler-esque 'To Be Free', where Atzmon and Harrison whirl about the tune like dervishes. Another irresistible ballad, 'Forever' follows, and confirms that Gilad composes with his heart as much as his head.
It had been a long wait for the diehards, but they got their reward in the form of 'Yes and No' and 'Here Comes That Rainy Day'. Jaws dropped all around as Gilad displayed his incredible chops on Wayne Shorter's tune, whilst the latter standard featured a bravura bass solo from Yaron Stavi. Drummer Chris Higginbottom got his chance to let rip on 'The Burning Bush' – according to Jazzwise's Jon Newey, another of Gilad's 'angry' tunes. Though that's not quite the whole story, as it morphs into an ethereal duet for synth and accordion before it's done. And just in case we'd missed the point of any of Gilad's barbed anecdotes or corny jokes, the band reprise 'The Whistle Blower' to send us merrily on our way.
©2015 Julia Price
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Can I Prevent Ear Infections When My Child Swims?
My daughter swims year-round and has recently been getting swimmer's ear. Can
these infections be prevented?
– Jovana
Swimmer's ear, or otitis externa, is common in kids who spend a lot of time in the water. Water can sit in the ear canal and lead to irritation and infection of the outer ear.
The good news is that outer ear infections often can be prevented. For starters, your daughter can wear a bathing cap or removable earplugs to help keep the ear canals dry. Or, after getting wet, she can tip her head to the side to let the water drain out. She also can use a hair dryer on a low setting, at least 12 inches away, to dry her ears.
If her ears still aren't drying out, talk to your doctor about using ear drops at the end of a swim to help dry up the water in her ears and prevent infection.
Your daughter should not clean her ears with cotton swabs or put any other objects (like bobby pins) in her ears, which can scratch the skin and allow bacteria or fungi to enter. Ear wax is actually good and can protect against swimmer's ear.
Swimmer's ear can be treated with antibiotics, and your daughter should stay out of the pool while she's recovering. Make sure she uses the antibiotics for as long as the doctor says to, even if she feels better sooner.
- Ear Injuries
- Dealing With Earwax
- Is Earwax Removal Safe?
- Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
- Eardrum Injuries
- Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
- Ear Tube Surgery


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Ipsen Recaps Successful ASM Heat Treat Show
The 27th ASM Heat Treating Conference and Exposition attendees were clear for takeoff at booth #1529. Ipsen offered visitors not only industry insights and heat treating solutions, but also a way to prove their paper airplane prowess. With over 2,000 people in attendance and a sold out exhibitor floor, the event provided a great opportunity for members of the heat treat community to connect and share ideas and expertise.
Participants in the aerodynamic challenge had two chances to win the grand prize iPads. Throughout the two days, entries were taken for a series of mini-challenges including aerobatics and stunts, best crash and burn, best design and creativity, distance, flight time and skill and accuracy. Once submitting their planes for any of these challenges, participants were entered into a drawing for one of the iPad prizes. Our drawing winner was Jim Trapp from Rolls Royce. The second way attendees could win was by participating in the grand prize target toss, launched at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18. Our grand prize airplane toss winner was Larry Droddy from Bodycote, landing his plane closest to our Ipsen logo target.
Over the course of the two-day show, hundreds visited Ipsen's booth to inquire about product offerings, furnace maintenance best practices and much more. Ipsen Vacuum Product Manager, Mark Heninger, states, "This tradeshow allowed us to get back to basics and spend quality time with both existing and potential customers face to face and discuss the best solutions for their heat treating needs. We had a number of substantial conversations, promising partnerships and, overall, just had some fun."
As a part of the show's technical program, Ipsen's metallurgical expert, Aymeric Goldsteinas, presented two technical sessions entitled "Redefining Quenching Technology" and "Bright Tempering: Achieving High Quality Appearance During Tempering." The sessions had a great turnout and provided valuable takeaways regarding the latest developments in heat treating technologies. The 28th ASM Heat Treating Conference and Exposition will be held in Detroit, Michigan, on October 20-22, 2015.
For more information:
| Ipsen, Inc.
Backed by nearly 70 year of experience, it is our mission to strengthen heat treatment through expert-driven solutions. Much like our founder, Harold Ipsen, we believe that innovation drives excellence. We are committed to delivering proven technology for a range of applications that enable you to transform space exploration, improve titanium medical implants and develop more efficient cars and jet engines. Whether it is our versatile heat treatment systems or advanced process technology, we aspire to provide cutting-edge solutions that continuously improve and refine your operations. With an extensive network of global locations and partnerships in America, Europe and Asia, along with representation in 34 countries, we are able to provide unmatched service and support for all of your needs. Learn more at www.IpsenUSA.com. ...Read more Or visit www.IpsenUSA.com


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It's A Good Time To Own A Franchise
The forecasting firm IHS Economics reported that in 2015 the franchise sector will once again outperform the overall economy in 2015. U.S. gross domestic product is expected to increase 3.1%, while the franchise sector will see a 5.1% gain.
Yes, the franchise business is booming and the Internet is driving that growth, so how can you maximize this opportunity? Whether you are an established enterprise brand with many locations or a new franchise buyer with specific geo/demographic requirements, you should evaluate and optimize your online presence, so that you can manage your business more effectively and deliver an exceptional experience for site visitors.
It's important to collaborate with an experienced development partner that knows how to build a franchise-centric infrastructure for your websites — one which can support your whole organization while empowering individual franchisees to contribute to their own success. Add to that a full-service internet marketing capability which enables you to tell your unique story and you have a one-two punch that will propel your business beyond your competition.
Drupal Can Take Franchise Websites To The Next Level
A well-crafted Drupal solution can provide the following:
- Unified multi-site infrastructure that scales with your growth
- Reduce site development and maintenance costs
- Auto-create and deploy new franchisee sites with ease
- Flexible control and administration of content
- Consistent branding and design across your network
- Integration of key management systems
- Empowerment of franchisees to be more autonomous and effective
- Improved user experience
- Tools to improve ROI
Franchise Solutions Need Extra Support For Brand Building & Business Growth
Your websites will seamlessly scale across mobile, tablet, desktop and back but we understand that it's not just the site design that counts, but the results that the franchise web design delivers. We offer a wide array of unified marketing and development services that help you meet your goals. Here is a partial list of services we offer franchises that can be tailored into your custom solution:
- Full service Web design and development
- Application and mobile development
- Integrated digital marketing campaigns
- Branding and social media strategy
- Audio/video rich media integration
- CRM system support
- E-commerce platform
- SEO optimization