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As the second half of the 20th century moved over into the 3rd millennium humanity saw a rapid acceleration in almost all spheres of life. This included an acceleration in environmental degradation: biodiversity loss; over-fishing; deforestation; stratospheric pollution from chemicals; interference with global nitrogen and phosphorus cycles; holes in the Earth's magnetosphere; ocean acidification; global freshwater decline; agricultural land use decline; topsoil depletion; etc. With the simultaneous acceleration in human populations and erratic geological conditions this could lead us to change from using the term 'The Age of Anxiety' to 'The Age of Disequilibrium'. However, an acceleration of chaotic disequilibrium also has no alternative but to force a species mind-change on a global and perhaps interior level. These changes have suggested a greater shift towards individual autonomy; a deepened sense of self and psychological reflection; an increased perception of inner and outer realities; and a heightened recognition of the sensory nature of human experience. In other words, there has been an astounding growth in the psychological evolution of the human self.
The manner in which we communicate reflects our own internal processes. It may be that the rise in global information technologies (Internet and mobile phones), which has brought into being a modern age of distributed communications, reflects a new distributed yet participatory consciousness among people. No longer are we the passive audience as during the earlier electrical revolutions of radio and television: the new model is Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and text messaging. The dialogue is now more active; people are onstage and orchestrating their own connections; managing their own forms of voice and self-expression. The turn of the century, as the 1990s tipped into the 3rd millennium, the social-civil body of the planet began to stretch its tentacles. Social networks have matured tremendously over the past decade; the list of global Non-Profit Organizations (NGOs) grows longer with each passing year. This list includes hundreds of active distributed social networks, as well as participatory news sites (such as the Huffington Post). These innovative networks are the forums for visionary thinkers; ideas spread virally through the electronic nervous system of the planet as once fringe ideas go global. A new civil body is being constructed by the distributed contributions of individuals in every conceivable physical location. Talks are broadcasted regularly – such as in the TEDtalks series of innovative lectures – and social collectives form, activate, influence, and stimulate alternative thinking and ideas. A more mature form of collective social intelligence is beginning to manifest in various parts of the globe:
the interconnection of computers around the world and a communications system that is simultaneously collective and interactive, is not an infrastructure: it is a certain way of using existing infrastructures and exploiting resources and is based on an incessant distributed inventiveness that is indissolubly technical and social…the key element of cyberspace isn't the consumption of information or interactive services but participation in a social process of collective intelligence…
This new distributed model of civil society represents a burgeoning collective intelligence. It is an emerging intelligence embedded within the notion of systems thinking; a result of our increasing interrelatedness, being exposed to a global world of contradictory realities and multicultural perspectives. Within this rising intelligence exists elements of process thinking (Whitehead), ecological systemic philosophy (Bateson), and an élan vital (Bergson) – all the seeds sown during the latest phase of our reflective, psychological consciousness. As Pierre Teilhard de Chardin correctly stated, 'The Age of Nations is past. The task before us now, if we would not perish, is to shake off our ancient prejudices and to build the Earth'.
The distributed, bottom-up model may be the working model for the future and, like the Internet, can be built to withstand shocks, attacks, and breakages: we re-route, we disperse and re-join at a later point in the network. This is the peer-to-peer collaborative model – a way of greater individualization within a more shared, complex, diverse yet unified field of interactions. Distributed unity may be a new model to make the old one obsolete.
Externally we seem a vast, distant, and separated collection of people, yet the reality may be much closer to home: a dense, intimate, closely entwined species of various races, individual yet sharing a non-local sense of being. The now famous game of 'six degrees of separation' may actually be a good working metaphor to express the close connections existing between the human race. And with the rapid rise of physical global travel and tourism to complement our virtual global communications the world has extended its nervous system to expose millions of people to each other, other cultures, and circumstances. Younger generations of people worldwide are growing up with a new expression of consciousness; the 20th century's exploration of the psyche, mixed with technologies of communication and connection, herald a more reflexive mode of thought. People today are comfortable in expressing themselves with strangers; they explore and express their inner thoughts, feelings, emotions, and ideas with hundreds of unknown persons online, from various cultural backgrounds. More and more daily interactions are emphatic as we react and share news, stories, and emotional impacts from sources around the world. Empathy is one of the core values by which we create and sustain social life. Exposure to impacts outside of our own local and narrow environments helps us to learn tolerance, and to live with experiences that are richer and more complex, full of ambiguities, multiple realities, and shared perceptions. It is a way of constructing more social capital in our world. We see this happening in modern variations today, such as in open source software (e.g. Linux), or in collaborative tools such as Wikipedia, when a global commons for sharing can work above the individual thrust for profit and commercial gain. Or, as writer Doris Lessing liked to refer to it, the rising of the Substance of We Feeling (SOWF).
During this accelerating phase of our socio-cultural and human inner evolution we are asked to expand and develop our cognitive, emotional, and perceptual faculties. Harvard professor of psychology Howard Gardner has outlined in his book Five Minds for the Future what he considers to be the five separate but related combinations of cognitive abilities that are needed to 'thrive in the world during eras to come' and which we should develop for the future. Gardner five minds, or rather mindsets, are paraphrased here as:
1. To master important subjects rather than simply knowing about them. To stay up to date with the subject and to know how to work steadily over time to improve skill and understanding.
2. To be able to integrate large quantities of multidisciplinary facts and apply them into one's work.
3. To pose new questions, developing new solutions to existing questions, stretching disciplines and genres in new directions, or building new disciplines.
4. To be open to understanding and appreciating the perspectives and experiences of those who are different from the individual.
5. To do one's work in an ethical way that reflects responsibilities to others and society; to reflect on the nature of one's work and the needs and desires of the society in which one lives.
Gardner also refers to a type of 'existential intelligence', what he calls a 'heightened capacity of appreciation and attention to the cosmological enigmas that define the human condition – an exceptional awareness of the metaphysical, ontological, and epistemological mysteries that have been a perennial concern for people of all cultures.' The psychological impacts we experience will be primary in developing the perceptions necessary for the future. We are today exposed to each other in ways without precedent. The children being born as part of the new millennium (sometimes referred to as the 'Millenials') are growing up embedded within virtual social networks that transcend space and time, as well as cultures, national boundaries, and local ideologies. The younger generations are accustomed to send and receive within a field of distributed information in a way that may also help to nourish local networks – and not, importantly, to replace them. This may account for the increasing numbers of young people in developed nations becoming involved in community and social projects and NGOs; taking a year out to help in another culture abroad, to learn and experience, and to offer assistance. Volunteering among the young, despite what appears to be the contrary, is on the increase. Young people are even sacrificing their lives for peace and justice, as evidenced by the actions and subsequent death of Rachel Corrie in occupied Palestine. It is not only a call for equality – it is a loud call for tolerance and justice. These are signs of an emerging relational consciousness, a service-to-others (STO) as opposed to service-to-self (STS).


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If you spend too much time on social media, you may assume that the world is a pressure cooker on the verge of an explosion. Yet, the opportunity to be happy exists if we just claim it.
On this week's episode of Trini Trent Radio, Terry Torro and I have broken down the steps to achieving happiness into ten steps. We aren't preaching or just offering general advice. Rather, we are sharing the points we are currently applying to our own lives.
Remove toxic people from your network of friends. Fast from your vices. Regular update a journal. Mind your own business. Those are just a few of the steps on this yellow brick road to joy. If you have your own points to add to the list, share them with us.
Join us on the journey by listening to this episode of Trini Trent Radio on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio. If you are interested in contributing to the show, contact me via firstname.lastname@example.com!

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Monday, July 15, 2013
Seven Psychopaths (quickie)
This self-indulgence causes minor problems for the narrative itself. Some (most) of the psychopaths are actual characters in the film, but a couple are just characters in the screenplay within the film. This causes the storytelling to be a bit scattered: sometimes we're watching the main story and sometimes we're watching the story within the story. The characters that only exist in the story within the story are hard to relate to since they don't feel real... which I understand is a weird thing to say about characters in a movie but that's the only way I can think to articulate it.
If you can get past the potentially pretentious premise and the narrative confusion that it causes (like me) then you should find the movie to be pretty funny. It got some genuine laughs out of me and I don't even really like comedies (although, like In Bruges, this is more of a dark comedy). Christopher Walken as the pacifist psychopath and Sam Rockwell as the [spoilers removed] psychopath really stole the show for me. Christopher Walken's delivery is beyond perfect, and there's this one scene where this happens that just cracks me up. Sam Rockwell's character is both funny and, in a very strange (psychotic?) way, heartwarming. He's a really good friend for Colin Farrell, but in a really odd way. Hopefully Martin McDonagh has a real Sam Rockwell in his life. I know I'd like one.
Final Notes
- This feels a lot like In Bruges in some good ways—the tone and quality of the comedy, the sort of honest, frank vision of humanity—as well as some bad ways—it's also incredibly violent and has a lot of swears (and a lot of the really bad ones). The character development isn't nearly as deep though.
- It seems like Martin McDonagh watched one too many Tarantino films and tried to make one himself, but instead of a masterfully interlaced screenplay what we get is a web with some of its strings held on with tape.
- There aren't even seven psychopaths. I want my money back.
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This movie was very entertaining for me. Definitely a Tarantino knockoff, it was still a breath of fresh air when you consider the lack of drama films released yearly at the cinema I attend. I remember a number of people in the audience laughing annoyingly. I would recommend the movie to anyone who hated Tarantino's recent one, 'Django Unchained' like I sorta did.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah I was a bit critical of it not because I didn't enjoy it myself but because I saw reasons other people might not enjoy it and it felt somewhat disingenuous not to take them into account. I liked the movie myself. I like your comparison to Django since I'm with you that this is a better Tarantino film even though he didn't make it. As always thanks for reading & especially for commenting!Delete


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September 28th, 2007AIR MUSIC REMIX – DIRTY VERSION by XARJ
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Getting Around
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We're thrilled to have partnered with Uber to provide new Uber users a free ride (up to $20) to or from the Miami International Film Festival.
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The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
40 Island Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach, serves as Festival Headquarters for the Miami International Film Festival. Truly the epicenter of the festival, the Filmmakers and VeoMiami Industry Lounge is right on site, including the Festival's online screening library and digital market.
Learn more about The Standard
Festival travelers are invited to enjoy 10% off the Best Available Rate at The Standard based on room category availability. Book by calling 305-673-1717 and ask for the MiamiFF special rate, or log on to The Standard website.
The Carlton South Beach
1433 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 672-5858
Festival travelers are invited to book at a reduced rate at The Carlton, between the dates of March 6-15, 2015. Rates start at $125 / night (weekdays) and $215 (weekend) + resort fee/taxes, subject to availability.
To reserve a room, please call or email:
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Be the first lehighvalleylive.com user to add photos or videos of Panaderia La Fe
This was a great find that's off the beaten path. It's a very SMALL place with BIG taste. Authentic and delicious. I'm definitely going back.
I really enjoyed this dinner, kills taco bell
Good food and nice atention
Pros: very good authentic Mexican food in a clean casual environment. for an excellent price, byob if you eat in. Cons: closes relatively early, it is sometimes difficult to place an order over...
Since 2004 the company has been providing Retail Bakeries.
Panaderia La Fe is located at 569 Somerset St, Somerset, NJ. This business specializes in Bakeries.


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Our first promo video is ready, it was cool to see everyone having a good time and fun to see some of the items you went home with. We also started a Flickr Group so we can all drool over your amazing swap finds. We would love to see your outfits too! So head over there and check out the photos.
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Founded in October 2014, Fashalot is a brainchild of the tripartite alliance of Amit Koshal, Rishi Batra and Amit Sharma. It is a location based fashion discovery platform through which consumers can discover apparel, footwear and accessories available at the best prices at the stores in their nearest locations.
It serves as a horizontal platform that bridges the gap between consumers and the retailers. By commingling the virtual and 'real' shopping experience, it is trying to give its users an opportunity to select what to buy through the app while retaining the touch and feel satisfaction of trying out the product at the store.
What is Fashalot doing?
Fashalot is orchestrating the unstructured fashion market in India. The application aims to give an edge to offline stores and bring them an incremental footfall with an omni-channel presence.
Fashalot works on a self-served model. This omni-channel startup enables the users to identify their choice of product and pick it up from their nearest brand store. Consumers will also be given benefits of instant cash discounts while shopping at the store through the Fashalot app.All they have to do is, press the 'check-in' button on the app upon entering the store.
Likewise, retailers can as well harvest accruing benefits from this technology. They can expect a boost in foot traffic from a platform like this, due to enhanced product discoverability, as it renders an opportunity to the retailers to display their entire collection online.
Amit Sharma, former India Head for Intuit Data Analytics and now the CTO of Fashalot, states, "We aim to drive significant footfalls and conversions for retailers while offering the best of style, value and time for our shoppers."
It is anticipated that soon, the application will also offer loyalty points on all shopping done at the store which can be later redeemed into a pure value discount. Further, the app provides an option to the users to 'Follow' their favourite stores and receive notifications about new collections and sale.
What problems does it solve?
Although online shopping is time saving, convenient and cost effective, it has its own handicaps. Given the fact that consumers are restricted from examining and trying out the selected items prior to purchasing them, generates certain inhibitions and apprehensions. Such irresolutions are quintessentially reflected on the consumers' behaviour especially with regard to wearables, given to the uncertainty of size, fit or texture. This very factor plays a pivotal role in the decision making process of the consumer. An app like this one can address this issue by helping consumers identify the nearest stores selling the selected item, so that the they can take a look at it properly or try it out before making the purchase.
Former Senior Business Leader at Intuit and presently one of the Co-Founders of Fashalot, Amit Koshal maintains, "The idea is to extend an option to the customers to walk into the actual stores, see and experience the product themselves before buying."
Which retailers are on board?
A few of the major brands which are partners on board are- Meena Bazaar, Sabhyata, Private Lives, Delco, EMDEE Apparels with plethora of other franchise brands like Levis, UCB. Also, in the same synch are PN Rao, Arjay Agencies which has franchisees of brands like Planet Fashion, Van Heusen, Louis Philippe and People.
What is Fashalot's reach?
Currently, the company operates in and from Bangalore and New Delhi. Nevertheless, the company has plans to expand its reach, first to the NCR region and then to other metropolises within six months.
How does it monetize?
Fashalot has a monetization model of charging the retailers a commission on sales.
Funding Raised
The startup is funded by US and India-based investors. Koshal opines that fundraising is secondary. The company's primary aim in this hour is to expand across the country and tie-up with as many brands as possible. Given to wealth of experience and expertise that the Co-Founders embody, Fashalot has been successful in raising seed capital at pre-revenue stage.
Market Scenario
The app has been launched at a time when many startups are coming up, trying to bridge the gulf between offline businesses and online consumers. These companies are mostly the ones which provide hyper local discovery services, like Findyahan, Near.in, LocalOye and so on, and then there are startups like Grofers which are also addressing the same issue in a different manner. Additionally, there is a startup called Wooplr, which works on a model similar to Fashalot but with a distinguished feature of enabling social commerce and crowd curated products. Looking at the heavy investments being made in this arena, a model like this seems to hold immense potential to flourish.
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B&Q backs Grown in Britain
The UK's largest home improvement and only major retailer to sell 100 per cent responsibly sourced timber is examining ways to label the British grown timber products it sells in it 356 stores nationwide
Matt Sexton, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at B&Q says;
"B&Q is proud to support Grown in Britain. We have a long heritage of leadership in sustainable timber sourcing and this year began a ground breaking Good Woods programme to help bring Britain's under managed woodlands back into active management.
"The project has already registered 100 woodlands on the Woodland Star Rating (WSR) assessment. The WSR enables the measurement of how good woodland management enhances ecosystem services and can be used to communicate the public benefit to both companies and the public.
"We are excited to see more British wood coming to market and are delighted to be able to announce that we now only stock 100 per cent British hardwood logs – the sales of which have doubled over the last three years."


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AppNexus Names Jonathan Hsu CFO and COO, Makes Major Executive Team Appointments
Former CEO of 24/7 Media and Industry Pioneer to Join Largest Independent Ad Tech Company
Geir Magnusson, Jr. Appointed CTO; Casey Birtwell Hired as SVP, Strategy & Operations; and Michelle Dvorkin Promoted to SVP, People
Apr 07, 2014, 08:00 ET
NEW YORK, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AppNexus, the technology company that provides trading solutions and powers marketplaces for Internet advertising, today announced four substantial appointments to bolster its world-class executive team. Jonathan Hsu, who served as CEO of 24/7 Media, one of New York's most successful technology companies, and helped engineer its $649 million sale to WPP in 2007, will become CFO and COO. Geir Magnusson, Jr., who led engineering and technical operations for companies including Gilt Groupe, 10gen and others, will become CTO. Also joining AppNexus' leadership team are Casey Birtwell, who has been hired as SVP, Strategy & Operations and Michelle Dvorkin, who has been promoted to SVP, People.
"At 24/7 Media, Jon built and sold one of the biggest ad tech companies ever. He's an extraordinary talent and true industry pioneer with unique, proven experience as CEO, CFO and COO of a digital marketing business – a background that will be invaluable as we cement our place as an elite, global technology company," said Brian O'Kelley, CEO and co-founder, AppNexus. "We've grown at a remarkable rate over the last year expanding our leadership team, adding hundreds of employees worldwide and transacting more than one billion dollars through our platform. Jon, Geir, Casey and Michelle will provide a huge boost as we build on that momentum and move into our next stage of growth."
"I'm thrilled to join the unparalleled leadership team at AppNexus, which is a driving force in the ad tech industry and rapidly building one of the most relevant and distinctive technology companies in the world," said Hsu. "It's an incredibly exciting moment in the evolution of this industry, and I'm looking forward to bringing my experience leading highly successful, fast-growing companies to bear with AppNexus."
Over the course of 2013, AppNexus grew revenue significantly while transacting more than $1 billion of advertising spend across its global platform. The company raised a $75 million Series D round and hired more than 300 people over that same period of time, expanding to nearly 600 full-time employees in ten offices worldwide. Following the launch of the world's largest premium mobile ad exchange with Millennial Media in September, AppNexus has gone on to become the leading independent source for programmatic mobile supply globally, seeing more than ten billion mobile impressions daily. The company was recognized by the World Economic Forum in August as a 2014 Technology Pioneer and one of the globe's most promising new technology companies.
Hsu was most recently CEO of Recyclebank, one of Fast Company's "50 Most Innovative Companies." Before that, he spent 11 years in senior leadership positions with 24/7 Media, a company focused on the science of digital marketing, in roles that included CFO, COO and CEO. In that capacity, Hsu significantly grew the publicly-traded company's revenues and raised its equity value from $10 million to an ultimate acquisition price of $649 million, when it was purchased by WPP in 2007. Hsu also worked as an investment banker at JP Morgan.
As CTO, Magnusson will be responsible for technology strategy and product delivery at AppNexus, and will drive the evolution of the company's product architecture. In addition to his previous AppNexus experience as VP, Engineering, Magnusson carries years of knowledge as a technical executive and leader for companies including Viggle, where he served as CTO, and Gilt Groupe, where he held the role of VP, Platform and Architecture and Chief Architect.
As SVP, Strategy & Operations, Birtwell will assume the responsibility of overseeing strategic alignment at AppNexus, ensuring the business is focused on key initiatives and execution, as well as sales, contract and business operations. Birtwell comes to AppNexus from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications systems, where he held a series of leadership roles.
In her elevated position of SVP, People, Dvorkin will manage all aspects of human resources and people matters. As she has done for the past year, Michelle will continue to work closely with senior management, developing and implementing leadership plans and strategies in furtherance of overall business goals. Her main objective is to ensure that AppNexus has the best talent in the industry by managing a competitive compensation and benefits structure, focusing on company culture and helping to implement AppNexus' core values.
AppNexus is a technology company that provides trading solutions and powers marketplaces for Internet advertising. Our open, unified, and powerful programmatic platform empowers customers to more effectively buy and sell media, allowing them to innovate, differentiate, and transform their businesses. As the world's largest independent ad tech company, AppNexus is led by the pioneers of the web's original ad exchanges. Headquartered in New York City with ten global offices, we employ hundreds of the brightest minds in advertising and technology who believe that advertising powers the Internet. For more information, follow us at @AppNexus or visit us at www.AppNexus.com.
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by Arle Turini
(Atlanta GA USA)
We see and have been a part of .. a huge tailgating event in North Carolina - for the opening day of fox hunting!
How beautiful a scene of all the horses and the beagles and riders with red jackets...
"Hilltoppers " with black jackets - frost covering the grass - the sound of the bugles ...the snorting of the excited horses ...
and spectators bundled up at just after sun-up and setting up their tailgating, many quite elaborate.
This happens every year and is a fun tradition - while the turkey is slowly roasting at home. (i.e. Moore County NC)
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Is it true the idea for The People's Horse was hatched in a supermarket checkout line?
How did it happen?
At the register, we bumped into a down on his luck handicapper in Saratoga Springs, who told us about Ven Holiday, his sick horse, whom we later met.
What was so special about his sick horse?
Despite his illness, Ven Holiday had an upbeat attitude, strong spirit, and refused to give up. Check out Ven make his move here.
Then what happened?
Ven's sickness turned out to be too much, but we were inspired by this underdog horse, and we thought: How could we share the experience with our members? What if we got our own horse for True?
Then what happened?
We launched a campaign to support the project and left for the Kentucky Derby with our own plastic mascot. Take a look.
How did the True team partner up with Taylor Made Farm?
The horse world is notorious for being closed and insular. But unlike other farms, Taylor Made has a reputation for being innovators. Moreover, they are also part owners and manage the stallion career of California Chrome, arguably the greatest racehorse of his era and the original People's Horse for his underdog rise.
WHAT'S California CHROME'S back STORY?
Chrome defied the odds and inspired the masses. He was born on February 18th, 2011, and the experiment of two friends that had never owned a racehorse before, and so were so famously inexperienced they named their own stable Dumb Ass Partners. Early on, they and others noticed that their horse's talent, alertness and desire to compete was so strong he dominated many of his early races and brought the world to its feet by coming only inches away from winning the Triple Crown, long considered the most difficult feat in sports.
During the fall and spring, easily the prettiest times of year in Kentucky, we plan a members-only Summit where members will not only be able to meet and check in on our baby foal get to learn about the thoroughbred world from farm and horse experts.
Any non-horse activities planned?
We always try and incorporate down home cooking, drinks and a festive atmosphere. Sharing ownership in a horse is supposed to fun!
When is the next Summit?
We've already secured our dates for June 8th, 9th and 10th. You coming?
What if you can't make the Summit?
We're planning a members-only People's Horse tour at Taylor Made Farm for BARNCHAMPS who want visit the Bluegrass on their own schedules.
If we come to Kentucky, do you all have recommended places to stay, see and visit in the Bluegrass?
Absolutely. We share our secret list of top spots to members, and hotels where they can receive discounts.
Yes. Each Membership Plan is annual and currently scheduled for renewal at the beginning of next spring.
How Long will this project take place?
Our plan is to finance the birth, training and first racing year for our horse.
What happens after the first year of racing?
As a club, we'll decide to either continue racing, retire our horse or seek a sale.
Who actually owns the horse?
The People's Horse will be owned by the club and in partnership with Taylor Made Farm. Similar to horse owners, club members receive access of varying degrees to the horse along with voting rights on club matters.
Who decides the fate of our horse?
Taylor Made Farm are experts in the horse world and managers of our horse. Any major club decisions on our horse will be made by them and with the horse's safety in mind.
Yes. Nobody has ever done what we're trying to do, and we'd love to hear from the members about what kind of access, products and experiences they might like. Kindly send any and all ideas to members [at] peopleshorse.com
Horses often suffer from illnesses, ailments and accidents. It is a tradition that comes with no guarantees, and members should expect the unexpected. In the event our horse becomes sick, injured and unable to race, we have selected a number of retirement farms, and those amenable to visitors.
We're optimists, but realists too. Horse racing is notoriously costly to participate and owners often struggle to win big purses. We'll try our best, and have a lot at our disposal, but purses are not our mission.
The purpose of the People's Horse club is offer anyone the experience of horse ownership, to have fun, to learn and inspire a growing community. We are interested in forging a new bond between ourselves, our horse and each other.


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Wait. What? How can that be? Who doesn't love fireworks? The anticipation, the whooshing sound as they fly into the air, the surprise when they explode, showering the sky with delightful colors. Everyone loves that, right?
No. Not everyone.
Not me.
When I was a child, we would go to my grama and grampa's house on Independence Day to set off fireworks. They had a long sidewalk in the middle of their (always) lush, green lawn and two water sources close by, which made for the perfect fireworks launch site.
Grampa spent a lot of time keeping that lawn lush and green. Mainly because he took great pride in doing so. Also because a green yard surrounding a house in Northern California during fire season is a good thing!
Fire season. Every summer, the state of California catches fire. It always has, it probably always will. The mother would say it was natures way of cleaning house. To me, fire is terrifying.
I always had anxiety during the summer, worried about the fire hazard (which was always posted in town on the Smokey the Bear Sign by the fire station.) I would see that sign, and my stomach would flip. Every fire that started in our area would send me into a silent anxiety attack. Silent because, I never told a soul about my fear.
I'm rather terrified of fire. Every summer I would make a list of things to take with me in case we had to evacuate (we never did, although the parents were evacuated a few times in my adult years.) I also kept a small suitcase packed under my bed with some of those things. No one knew that I did that, but I was ready…just in case.
Fireworks require fire.
The dad and grampa would lay sheets of plywood over the sidewalk and lawn to create the perfect size fireworks perimeter. A bucket or two of water was strategically placed. Once they were ready, the family would gather (sometimes just us, sometimes the aunt and the cousins, sometimes others.) There was always watermelon. I think melon was a theme. (Hmm. I'm not a big melon fan…interesting.)
Anyhow, I digress. When it got dark, they would begin setting off the fireworks. I would begin the anxiety attack. I was always terrified one would fall on me and I would catch on fire.
Yes. That was my fear. Crazy? Probably a little!
Sparklers? They are the devil. Little balls of fire close to the skin. They can catch your hair on fire! Burn your skin! Poke your eye out! The devil I tell you! THE DEVIL!
The mother would inevitably try to make me hold a sparkler. In fact, she found joy in holding them way too close to me and taunting me because she knew I was afraid. I suppose that was her way of wanting to cure me of my "irrational fear". Her words. It didn't work.
I never outgrew that anxiety.
I don't mind watching fireworks from afar. The cities in my area put on lovely displays. Backyard fireworks? No thank you. I fear one will land on me and I will catch on fire. I fear someone else will catch on fire. I fear someone will have one explode in their hand. I fear a dog will eat one.
I now live in a neighborhood where the neighbor's all around me enjoy fireworks. They REALLY enjoy them. The weeks of Independence Day and New Years, they set them off for days. They are loud, they sometimes shake the walls, and I fear one will land on my roof and burn my house down. It only takes one.
Just a few more days of fireworks, and I can push that anxiety back down until New Years. Thank goodness fire season is only twice a year!


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No matter how big or small your family, is Red+ could help you all stay in touch, keep a lid on your spending and get the best out of the mobile internet.
However big or small your family is, it's never been easier and more important to stay in touch with each other. Smartphones and tablets, apps and social media all make it a breeze to connect, stay safe and enjoy the best that the internet has to offer, but as the bill payer, we know it's important to keep a handle on each family member's spending.
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So what exactly is Vodafone Red+, and how can it help? Red+ is one Vodafone plan for multiple SIMs, which means you can equip everyone at home with a device to suit them, and then control each person's allowances from one place.
As the plan leader, you can distribute monthly data limits to each family member based on what's appropriate and what they need, all from your chosen overarching monthly data limit. Got teenagers that like to stream music and chat online? Load them up with data. Just want your youngest to have a phone to help them stay in safe? Give them a smaller amount. It's that simple.
The beauty is, everyone on your Red+ plan gets unlimited minutes and texts, and you can change or add to each person's data allowance at any time. Check out the video below for a no-nonsense walkthrough:
As the video explains, Red+ is really flexible and designed to take the worry out of managing the family phone bill. Whenever someone is getting close to their data limit, both they and the plan leader will be alerted by text. You can then top them back up or change their cap via text or in your nearest Vodafone store, or keep things exactly as they are.
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You can tweak and adapt anyone's allowance whenever you need to – whether that's because young kids become young teens, or if older teens fly the nest. Whatever happens, the Red+ plan leader will be in full control of the whole family's mobile data and spending at all times.
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Country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp has decided to cut prices up to five per cent to pass on the benefit of excise duty cut announced by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his interim Budget.
"We have decided to pass on the entire benefit of the excise duty cut to our customers. We have spread out the price cut across our product portfolio ranging from two per cent up to five per cent with maximum reduction being Rs 4,500," Hero MotoCorp Ltd said in a statement.
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Capturing the essence of an experience, The Orphan Brigade has re-assembled to once again bring the spiritual to life. This time they have left the New World of Octagon Hall Kentucky and taken their tunes of discovery to the Old World, or to be more precise: the caves beneath the town of Osimo on Italy's Adriatic coast. What has been repeated though is the knack of absorbing a moving experience and re-creating its effects in song and music. The true test of this type of project is, does it cross the line to convey the emotion to the listener? This can only be truly answered on an individual basis, but there is sufficient craft, guile and panache in The Orphan Brigade project to present a compelling case.
Essentially, now that the Nashville based trio and band core of Ben Glover, Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard have re-convened for a second recording, the term 'project' can possibly be dropped. However, such is the concept nature of HEART OF THE CAVE, you can only appreciate the depth each artist went, to put their experience to art. This is a fairly intense album, unlocking the trapped potential of a mystical and spiritual world. The fact that the musicianship and song writing is first class has helped considerably to tell the subterranean stories that were inventively mined through personal experience and accessing astute local authority. The trio made a return visit to write and record the songs in Osimo, thus ensuring every ounce of atmosphere went unfiltered into the album. Of course, studio producing in Nashville tailored it for a contained audience experience and a willing label in At The Helm records has been suitably impressed to release the album in the UK.
A major pause for thought when assessing the album is to what extent the accompanying background story and information becomes essential to grasping the record. Maybe, it is a precursor to maximising its value and likewise to the previous record – SOUNDTRACK TO A GHOST STORY – extensive details were at hand during the review process. Accessing this information is still highly recommended, although casual observers aren't precluded, purely on the grounds of how the record has been produced for the listener.
It helps that three of the most accessible tracks appear early on the album, thus enticing the listener to hang in even when a touch of stamina is required in the latter stages. Of the three tracks, the roots chanting stomper 'Pile of Bones' inverts the opening role by taking the listener to the ultimate end of life (unless anyone knows different!). This is closely followed by a more conventional scene setter in 'Town of a Hundred Churches', with its popular structure. 'Flying Joe' has emerged as a catchy singalong story of a 17th century Friar with a capacity to levitate. A tune that immediately stuck when Ben Glover previewed a few of the songs while visiting the UK earlier this year.
HEART OF THE CAVE is definitely a shared project with all three main protagonists getting the writing credit across the board. Local historian Simona Palombarani helped on 'Pain is Gone' alongside furnishing the project with numerous invaluable stories associated with the caves. There are also various other celebrated contributors in the extended Orphan Brigade family such as Gretchen Peters, Barry Walsh and Will Kimbrough. As the album progresses, it does spread its emotional wings from the magical chants surrounding 'Alchemy', through the upbeat 'The Bells are Ringing' to the powerful 'The Birds are Silent' and the haunting 'Meet Me in the Shadows'. There is so much more to discover in these songs and as previously stated, check out the comprehensive blurb either online or likely within the packaged liner.
The ultimate value in HEART OF THE CAVE is its ability to both educate and entertain in similar proportion. Folk music has been an important tool in disseminating learning over the centuries and you can view this record as an important archive for the 21st century putting down its marker in the long lineage of history through song. From a sound perspective, The Orphan Brigade has added an Americana coating to a slice of European history. When it is done this well, the winner is the listener.


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CHICAGO — As he watched the young players take their rips at the team's recent hitters' camp, manager Rick Renteria could see the potential and the promise for the Chicago White Sox.
"You went to every field, and every player you saw at some point, they did something and you'd go, 'Man,"' he said.
With a line of prospects either on the major league roster or in the pipeline, better days appear to be in store for a team with five straight losing years.
The White Sox loaded up on young players and put themselves in position to make a jump within the next few years. It's all added up to a heavy dose of optimism for a franchise with just one playoff appearance since the 2005 championship season.
Only three teams had a worse record last season than the White Sox, who lost 95 games. But the positive vibe surrounding the team has been mounting ever since Chicago went all-in on rebuilding last winter.
The returns so far are encouraging.
"They're real," Renteria said. "They're really good baseball players, are continuing to develop with a high skillset. … I cannot contain myself. That's why you see me smiling, because they're coming."
White Sox fans tired of watching their team try to stay afloat by bringing in veterans finally got what they wanted when the front office dove deep into rebuilding mode at the 2016 winter meetings. Chicago traded former ace Chris Sale to Boston and outfielder Adam Eaton to Washington in separate deals that brought back second baseman Yoan Moncada and hard-throwing pitchers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Michael Kopech.
The White Sox continued to load up during the season, signing Cuban outfielder Luis Robert in May. In July, they got another top prospect when they traded pitcher Jose Quintana to the Cubs for infielder Eloy Jimenez.
"It's great to read all the hype and to see it with your own eyes," general manager Rick Hahn said Saturday at the team's annual fan convention. "For me, what gets me most excited is the culture change Ricky and his staff have put in with this club. And you saw it last year with the way the team played, the way it fought for 27 outs, the way that every man was into the game from start to finish doing everything in their power to pull out a victory on any given night. … That's a cultural change that's going to endure."
But the talent has to be there. The prospects have to develop. So far, the signs are encouraging.
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas likes what he sees.
"Some of these guys are gonna be incredibly special," he said. "I see a couple guys that are gonna average 20 home runs. I see guys that can amass amazing strikeouts. I see a team chemistry there. … There's so much talent on this team. I'm impressed."
Former pitcher Jose Contreras, a key member of the 2005 team, envisions big things, too.
"I can see a team that probably in two years is gonna be really good and is gonna be able to do great things," he said through an interpreter.
Moncada, Giolito and Lopez all played in the majors last season. Moncada showed his potential down the stretch, hitting .276 with five homers over his final 24 games, and Giolito posted a 2.38 ERA in seven starts after being called up from Triple-A.
Kopech dominated at Double-A and Triple-A, posting a 2.88 ERA. He and Jimenez figure to start the season in the minors, though Hahn didn't rule out calling them up.
He insisted the White Sox won't rush their prospects, nor will they bring them up as a stopgap to fill a hole on the roster.
Hahn said it would "in theory" be "perfectly acceptable" for Jimenez to spend the entire season at Double-A. The same goes for Kopech at Triple-A.
"That said, the good ones have a way of sort of forcing your hand, changing your timeline," Hahn said. "We're not putting any cap on what they're gonna do this year. But we do have a sense of what's a reasonable development year for each of them."
Kopech said he looks forward to playing with Moncada as a member of the White Sox. The two came from Boston in the Sale trade.
"We'd had an opportunity to play with each other, and hopefully we'll have a better opportunity at the big league level soon," Kopech said.
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The idea of even opening the too numerous to count boxes of Mom's hand crafted ornaments and stockings had me in tears.
By Elaine C. Pereira
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I was incredibly fortunate to be her daughter, a fact I clearly did not appreciate during my feisty teenage period.
But except for a few ugly years of my mouthy disrespect when she couldn't do anything right, Mom and I were best friends!
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My mother was truly one of a kind: a petite, poised, beautiful lady with a hint of rebel spirit thrown in. In the shadows of World War II, she earned her Bachelor's Degree in chemistry and later a Masters in education.
Mom made Christmas magical for the family. Long held holiday traditions from the past were preserved and new ones added resulting in a dazzling Christmas season extravaganza including cookie baking, tree decorating, personalized Christmas cards and much more.
Later Mom expanded her talents and mastered the precise arts of cross-stitch, Hardanger, Black Work and other breathtaking hand skills. Every Christmas, she produced a new ornament design more incredible than the ones of the previous holiday.
After her granddaughters were born, my mother made meticulously detailed (a little ornate for my taste, but nevertheless exquisite) Christmas stockings.
Virtually our entire tree was adorned with beautifully detailed hand crafted trimmings Mom had made.
At fifteen feet high with a gazillion little lights and Mom's dazzling adornments, the tree seemed to come alive!
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My mother had a devastating year in 2004 with the passing of both my dad my brother. It was then that she started coming to my house every year at Christmastime.
Mom enjoyed a few great years before symptoms of Dementia rapidly exploded into debilitating Alzheimer's Disease and victimized her persona.
Alzheimer's transformed her once kind, tolerant nature into one of agitation, confusion and hostility. There were times I didn't even recognize her. Mom's strained facial expressions communicated terror and bewilderment as her warm smile evaporated under Dementia's demonic spell.
In July 2011, I got the anticipated but dreaded phone call alerting me that Mom was fading quickly from Alzheimer's Disease!
No matter how "expected" it was, seeing Mom after her last breath, caressing her ashen cheeks and squeezing Mom's still hands, are indelible memories I will never forget.
The first several weeks after Mom died were a completely surreal fog. I only remember thinking how bizarre it felt to be orphaned as both brothers and my parents were gone!
Gradually summer faded into fall and the crisp mornings triggered thoughts of the impending holiday season.
The idea of even opening the too numerous to count boxes of Mom's hand crafted ornaments and stockings had me in tears.
I knew I couldn't withstand the emotions of decorating for Christmas and the traditions it held.
My motto became "anywhere but here" (home). I literally did a "180" and traveled to sunny Florida from snowy Michigan with my husband for both emotional and physical distance.
We were literally "those weird people" on Christmas Eve at the local bar watching professional football on the big screen.
It felt both bizarre and emotionally a relief. I wondered how many other people escaped their painful realities during lonely or depressing periods. I said a silent prayer for everyone like me.
The next Christmas in 2012 was better but we still opted to travel abroad. Before we left though, I noticed how the neighborhood glowed at night bedazzled in twinkling lights. I felt a tinge of nostalgia; it was strangely comforting.
This year is different!
I have finally broken free of the grief that held me captive.
I'm sure the arrival of my 3 grandkids has helped. Their bubbly excitement has rapidly mended my wounded heart. Eyes wide, they delighted in unboxing, unwrapping, touching and twirling each precious ornament that Mom's slender hands had once assembled.
I could feel my mother's spirit as we decorated the tree, looking down on us from heaven smiling in delight and love for all. My grandchildren carefully stood on their tiptoes to pass up to me their treasures to hang, all Mom made.
My mother is free of Alzheimer's clutches and her real essence has returned!
She has been reunited "with her boys" in heaven, her infant son killed in a devastating car accident, my older brother and my dad. I feel less of an orphan now that my daughter, son-in-law and grandkids are back home after several years overseas.
In a fascinating twist of irony, my brother, dad and mom's personalized Christmas stockings are now adorned with the three grandkids' names.
Mom had left the exact color of floss, letter chart and specific instructions that I should remove their respective names in thread and replace them with the names of the little ones!
It's so her to have thought and planned that far ahead!
+Elaine Pereira is a retired school occupational therapist who worked with special needs children. She earned her bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from Wayne State University and later completed her master's degree. Pereira and her husband live in Michigan. Elaine is the author of -- I Will Never Forget: A Daughter's Story of Her Mother's Arduous and Humorous Journey Through Dementia
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Moonview Highway(JP) is a course in Mario Kart Wii. As the name implies, there are cars driving on the road which racers must avoid, or their cart will be flattened or flipped over. The city part has flashing buildings, billboards, and a boulevard which contains Boost Pads.
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The player begins in a forest, and will approach a stone wall, and turn right. Cars start driving here, after the left turn following the right one. Following a curving road and more stone walls, there is a sharp right turn with no safety guards, but a platform to make the drift easier. Next, the player passes over a bridge over a beautiful waterfall. The player then passes through to the city, full of lights and toll booths, though they will open automatically. The player goes under and overpass and turns right, and you can see some Miis in phone booths and also some billboards. After the scenery, the player drives into a boulevard. You can speed yourself using the boosts. You then go through a tunnel and one more toll booth, and to the finish. In the end of the race, cars will start acting aggressively and more cars will appear.
- This course may be based on a similar course in Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ called Mushroom Bridge, which is also in a highway scene.


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CHICAGO (AP) The Latest on a shootout that left a suspect dead and three police officers injured on the city's West Side (all times local):
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Chicago police have released the name of a suspect who died after a shootout that left three officers wounded.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi announced on Twitter on Tuesday that the dead suspect was 29-year-old Lamar Harris. Police say he was a known gang member and convicted felon with more than 40 arrests.
Guglielmi says the shootout occurred Monday night after officers observed a man and a woman acting suspiciously and decided to investigate. The pair fled, the officers gave chase and the man opened fire, hitting three of them multiple times. One of the officers returned fire, fatally injuring the suspect.
Other officers with first aid kits were able to apply preliminary care while they waited for Chicago Fire Department emergency crews.
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A Chicago Police Department spokesman says officers offered first aid to a dying suspect after a shootout.
Anthony Guglielmi of the police department said Tuesday that three officers who were wounded during the shootout are doing well. The officers had observed a man and a woman acting suspiciously and decided to investigate. The pair fled, with police giving chase. The man opened fire.
Guglielmi says that the woman was interviewed but not charged following the incident in which the male suspect was killed by an officer returning fire.
Guglielmi says officers nearby with first aid kits and bandages were able to apply preliminary care while they waited for Chicago Fire emergency crews. He says the officers had been trained.
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Chicago police say a woman is being questioned in connection with a shootout between several officers investigating drug activity and a suspect they were pursuing.
The shootout on the city's West Side left the man dead and three police officers wounded.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said late Monday the officers are being treated at a hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening.
Guglielmi says the officers observed a man and a woman acting suspiciously. He says the man fled after police announced their presence. He ran into a gangway and opened fire, wounding the three officers. At least one returned fire, killing the suspect. A weapon was recovered at the scene of the shooting.
Guglielmi says the woman, who wasn't immediately identified, was being questioned by investigators.


text: There has been a massive growth in the mobile phone applications and games, particularly in the Android market during the month of April, 2012. This is because the global users are looking for different types of applications to solve their day to day requirements. In order to fulfill their demand, Android has introduced some unique Apps. Let's go through this post and find the most popular free Android apps downloaded in April alone. There are many more , but the apps we have mentioned here are released in April, this year with the maximum number of downloads.


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The sky was bright blue and the weather warm when we walked off the ship in Tallinn, Estonia.
The tall tower of St Olav Church beckoned us into the cobblestone streets of the medieval city. St Olav was our first stop. John and Graham climbed the tower, but I stayed below in the church since I had read that the stairs were steep, spiralled and narrow (all 258 of them) with the viewing platform at the top also being narrow. The guys said that they had a wonderful view of the whole city.
The streets were picturesque with many restored medieval buildings.
We met up for a two hour free walking tour in front of the tourist office. It says free but you pay what you think the tour is worth at the end. These tours are usually excellent. Our guide Boris really knew his stuff and gave the history with an entertaining dry humour.
We started in front of St Nicholas Church which originally was built in medieval times but was bombed in March 1944. The USSR refused to give money to rebuild a church but finally the USSR agreed to pay to have it rebuilt as the Museum of Atheism which burnt down and was rebuilt as a museum of medieval history.
Our next stop was Freedom Square and the Monument to the War of Independence.
We saw many churches and cathedrals including the Greek Orthodox St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. We also saw Toompea Castle. It was a feast for the eyes everywhere you looked.
Then we went to some viewpoints overlooking the Old Town with its red shingled roofs.
The tour ended in the gorgeous Town Hall Square. We sat in an outdoor cafe, had a beer, listened to the street musicians and enjoyed the beautiful spring day.
We explored the inside of a few churches, walked some of the old city walls and climbed the old towers.
The day in Tallinn ended too soon. I would really love to see more of Estonia.
Back on the ship we had a delicious supper with a melt in your mouth, white chocolate mousse. It was so good that I had a second. I think our waiter noticed that I was practically licking the glass clean so they brought me another one to bring to our room for a late night snack.
We partook in a vodka tasting before I did the 80s music trivia challenge while John and Graham played pool.
John and I had a glass of wine as we watched the sun slip into the Baltic Sea from the lounge at the back of the ship.


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Top 10 Special Offer Ideas That DON'T Involve Discounts
Let's face it, competition is fierce in the hair, health and beauty industry. Walk down pretty much any high street and there will probably be 3 or more beauty or hair salons within just a few minutes walk.
For this reason many salon owners have found themselves in a world of special offers to entice customers to their business. Many of these offers involve discounts to bring the customer in. It has become the norm, but why?
Presumably at some point you decided on your prices, calculated them based on cost to deliver, compared them against local competition, decided they were fair and created your price list. So why throw all that out the window and provide your services for less than you originally calculated as be fair? Now those prices are unfair . . . to YOU!
One reason that discounts are so attractive to a salon owner as well as a customer is that they are simple. They are easy to understand, easy to manage and easy to apply. But they cost you REAL money! You are getting paid less for delivering the same thing.
What if there were a way to give your customers a special offer that didn't directly involve a discount? Even better, what if there was a way to create a special offer that actually meant your customers spent MORE money with you!
Here are 10 Special Offer Ideas that should make your more money, but still give your customers a better deal!
1. Add value rather than reducing the price price – the power of the mini treatment!
We all like to get a little more than we expected. In fact research indicates time and time again that we are far more motivated by experiential rewards than by a simple monetary saving. So rather than simply charging your clients less, why not give them more!
A small bonus treatment or an upgrade are perceived as luxury experiences and valued far more highly in the mind of a customer than a discount. The idea of course is that you offer the add on Treatment or upgrade for nothing this time, this makes the client feel truly valued and the next time they come to you they will book the upgrade or add on themselves and pay full price for it.
A real life example . .
I went to my normal hair salon about a year ago and just as I sat down my stylist asked me if I would like a complimentary 10 minute head massage halfway though my appointment. I said yes obviously, who wouldn't! Now whenever I go back, if there is availability, they always ask me if I would like a 10, 15 or 20 minute head massage. I know it is going to cost me a little bit more . . . but I always say yes (and usually to the 20 minute one).
2. Pre-Planned Referrals"The best form of flattery is a referral"
The above quote is absolutely true and while there is nothing nicer than receiving an completely unsolicited referral, there is nothing wrong with helping your clients out by giving them a little nudge to recommend you to one of their friends or family. Remember that these types new clients often turn in to the most loyal repeat clients you could have.
Why not create yourself some referral cards like Eve Salon & Beauty Bar have above. These are business card sized cards that you can personalise and give to your clients to give to their friends and family. You can leave a space for your client to write in their friends name so it really is a personalised referral and feels truly special – almost like a gift.
If you really want to turn this up a notch, then combine the referral card with an offer such as that in Point 1 above for an upgrade or add on at not cost for the referrer and referee and watch your referrals go through the roof!
3. Do what the supermarkets do: 3 for 2 Offers
3 for 2 offers are everywhere! Supermarkets rely on them to boost revenue and you can hardly move in health and beauty retailers Boots and Superdrug for them, so why not embrace the 3 for 2 deal.
Is it a discount? Well technically yes, but the point is that your client is having to spend more to get the discount. If you simply offer a discount on one treatment or one product then the client may have purchased that treatment or product anyway and they are simply getting it for less. This way they are having to spend twice as much or more to get the offer.
Tip: If your offer allows you to buy 3 different treatments or products, make sure it is clear that the "free" item will be the lowest priced item to protect your margins.
4. Sunday, Monday . . . Happy Days!
Ever wondered where the idea of Happy Hour came from? It is generally the quieter time for restaurants and bars, the time where people leave work to head home. However, clever bar owners put on offers to entice people in to their establishment for a few drinks on their way home in the hope that they will stay on for a few more drinks and maybe some food once the first one or two cheap drinks have kicked in!
Chances are that like most salons you have a day of the week where you are quieter than other days. So why not make this your Happy Day? Now I am not suggesting you give out free alcohol, then again this might work, but you could turn this in to your most popular day by creating a buzz using your social media accounts.
Whatever day (or half day) you chose, spread the word that if you book on that day you will get a special gift. This might be an upgrade, a take home pack of products (which might just be a pre-packed jar of samples) or indeed a free glass of bubbly (check your local licensing laws).
Whatever you decide, make sure people know that simply for booking on that particular day they are going to be getting that little something extra.
Tip: For ideas of treat jars check out Pinterest here: Treatments in a Jar
5. Package Makes Perfect!
Get your customers to spend a little more, but get a lot more for their money. I work closely with a number of Day Spas and its always impressive to see just what proportion of their revenue comes from Day Packages.
In a Day Spa these packages are essentially add value to a treatment offering by including use of facilities (pool, sauna, steam room), access to a thermal area or possibly a meal in their cafe or restaurant?
Salons can do the same thing too. Depending on your facilities you might not be able to offer access to a thermal area or a meal, but why not create a package of treatments or services, add as much value in there as possible and then promote that package in your salon, on your website, Facebook page, twitter etc.
Tip: Make if fun and keep it fresh by offering a package based on a certain celebrity each month. This might include a hair appointment to match that celebs style, a makeover or a spray tan? Maybe also add in a healthy smoothie if the celeb is known for being in to a healthy lifestyle or back to that glass of bubbly if they like a drink!
6. The Loyalty Scheme Part 1 – Buy 10 and Get 1 Free
Building on the idea of getting a customer to spend a little more to get a lot more you could implement a simple card based loyalty scheme. Each time a client has a treatment they get a simple stamp or signature on their 'Loyalty Card'. If they get 10 stamps (or 5 or 15 or 20) then they can have their next treatment for free.
This offer takes a bit longer for the client to get their bonus, but it is simple and a great way to build client loyalty, keep clients coming back and spending their money with you.
7. The Power of Suggestion
I love this idea . . . the simple power of suggestion can have huge benefits for your business and it is all about how you ask a question.
You probably already ask each client upon paying for their treatment or service whether they would like to book in for their next appointment. Chances are that around 50% of clients say yes. However, instead of just saying 'would you like to book in for your next visit?' or something similar, try saying 'can I book you in for your next aromatherapy facial in 2 weeks time on the 20th at 3pm?' That simple change in language creates an image in your clients mind of them having that treatment and immediately they start to feel all the associated positive feelings that go along with it. That image in their mind is much harder to say 'no' to than a vague idea of booking another appointment at some unspecified point in the future.
Let's call this idea of planting a particular idea in to your customers mind 'specificity' i.e. being specific about what they are booking rather than just keeping it vague.
So don't offer a discount to get your client to book in again . . . just apply a bit of specificity to your questions and watch your rebooking go through the roof!
8. Treatment Bingo
Similar to the simple loyalty scheme card from Point 7, but with a bit of a twist. Rather than letting your client choose whatever treatment they want and giving them a stamp for every treatment, the treatment bingo card has a predefined list of treatments on it that your client need to complete to get their reward.
Now . . you are going to be asking your clients to have treatments they may not necessarily have chosen for themselves here so the reward might have to be a bit more special. But not only will this get your clients spending more, but it will also mean that they try out treatments that they may never have had before or may normally have somewhere else. They may just find their new favourite treatment or their new favourite therapist and keep coming back for more and more.
9. The Loyalty Scheme B – The Power of Points
Perception! That is what we are dealing with in most of the ideas here, but none so more than when it comes to points based loyalty schemes.
What am I talking about?
You are probably already a member of at least one points based loyalty scheme of some type. Most supermarkets have them with Nectar probably being the best known in the UK. Boots Advantage Points are also another common scheme here in the UK. In the US big chains such as Smith's, Kroger and Safeway use points based loyalty schemes and of course everyone has heard of AirMiles.
The basic premise here is that you earn points for money you spend on items you buy. Those points can then be redeemed in some way as a reward in the future. Now this is probably the most involved idea here and might be tricky to manage without some sort of software solution in place . . . but most specialised salon or spa systems can cope with this this days.
Going back to the idea of perception, the perceived value of points can be extremely powerful. Here is an example:-
I was in a supermarket and I spotted a "Special Offer" sign over the bananas "Today Only – Bonus 200 Points per Bunch of Bananas". Now I like bananas as much as the next person, perhaps not as much as my toddler who thinks she's a monkey, but I wanted those points . . . 200 points just for buying some bananas . . . awesome! I bought 3 bunches!!
Now those 200 points were actually worth approximately 40p (about 60 cents) at some point in the future, but did I see that? No! I just saw lots of points. Would I have bought 3 bunches of bananas if the sign simply said "Special Offer – 40p Off Bananas Today?" Probably not.
So, have a high points value for all your treatments and retail products and if you want to promote a particular product or service or treatment, boost the points value earned for purchasing that treatment rather than offering a discount. This brings about 2 benefits:-
(1) The perceived value of the points is far higher than a small discount might be
(2) It costs you absolutely nothing right now; the customer must buy more things to earn more points to receive their reward.
Bonus: Only around 40% of clients ever actually redeem points they accumulate in a loyalty scheme. While this shouldn't be your goal, it is important to remember that by using a points based loyalty scheme like this, for 3 out of every 5 customers you have, it may ultimately never cost you a penny.
10. The Take Home Gift
Hopefully all your customers enjoy their time in your salon whether it be time with a stylist, massage therapist or nail technician. The problem is that it is over all too soon!
Why not allow your clients to continue their salon visit at home with a take home gift. This could be a luxurious home conditioning product, some relaxing bath products, body creme or nail colour. Give your clients a free gift and when they use that product at home they will be reminded of their salon visit and that little reminder in their head will go off . . . I must book my next appointment at my favourite salon.
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"Kapag naramdaman mo na wala nang respeto sa'yo 'yung tao, hiwalayan mo."
Thus said Sarah Geronimo as she reminisced about a past heartbreak during the press conference for the Star Cinema movie "The Breakup Playlist."
The topic of former heartbreaks came up as members of the press asked on the similarities between Sarah and her character in the movie. In "The Breakup Playlist," Sarah stars with Piolo Pascual as bandmates turned lovers who will later break up.
During the press conference, Sarah said music helped her heal from a past experience.
"Kasi part ng healing process 'yan, e. 'Yung alagaan mo 'yung sakit until mawala," she explained.
The singer-actress also believes that "bawat emosyon, kailangan mo pagdaanan, or else, mababaliw ka."
Sarah didn't specify who she was pertaining to when she talked about her past heartbreak. The ABS-CBN artist was linked in the past with actors Gerald Anderson and Rayver Cruz, whom she had a secret relationship with in 2010.
"The Breakup Playlist" is Sarah's first movie with Piolo. She described the experience of working with the ABS-CBN actor as challenging yet fulfilling.
"Very challenging, hindi lang 'yung pagtitig ko sa mga mata ni Piolo Pascual, pero very challenging din to play the role of the girlfriend ng isang Piolo Pascual sa pelikula. Kasi mature role na po itong ginagampanan ko, mature na 'yung klase ng love story na meron kami, so naging challenging siya sa akin," she enthused.
"Pero fulfilling kasi natapos namin nang maayos and hopefully ma-appreciate ng audience," Sarah added.
"The Breakup Playlist" opens in theaters on July 1.


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Paper Cone
by Beate Johns
Create a paper cone to hold treats or small gifts, with just cardstock and patterned paper.
- One sheet of patterned paper
- Plate, pencil and scissors, or circular cutting tool
- Scor-Tape™, or other strong adhesive
- Glue Dots
- Two 11" long strips of cardstock, with either a punched or a die cut edge (Big Scalloped Borderabilities™ Petite used here)
- Paper trimmer
- Embellishments
Step 1
Place your patterned paper face down, and trace a half circle onto it with the help of a plate or other circular template.
Use a circle cutter combine step one and two.
Step 2
Cut out your half circle.
Step 3
Mark the center of the straight edge on the back of the patterned paper .
Step 4
Place your paper in your paper trimmer. Center the mark you made over your cutting groove. Line up the paper so you will cut off about 1/4th of your semi circle.
Step 5
Apply Scor-Tape to one of the straight edges on the back of your patterned paper.
Flip paper over and add a small piece of Scor-Tape to the top of the patterned side of your paper cone.
Step 6
Remove the backing of your adhesive tape, and roll your paper into a cone, beginning with the patterned side with the adhesive.
Before rolling your cone, soften your paper by rubbing it over the edge of your desk a few times. This will break the fibers in the paper and will make it easier to roll.
Step 7
On one of your 11" cardstock strips add a strong adhesive tape to each end, and also add glue dots across the top of the strip, at even intervals.
Step 8
Line up one end of your paper strip near the seam of your paper cone and begin wrapping it around the top edge.
Continue to wrap the border around the top of your cone.
Because of the shape of the cone, the bottom part of the border will not lay flat against the cone.
Step 9
Take your other 11" long strip and add Scor-Tape; to each end.
Adhere each end to the inside of your cone to create handles.
Step 10
Add brads through the handles to reinforce them.
Step 11
Embellish your cone - JustRite™ stamps and satin ribbon and flowers were used in the sample.
Close it up
Tape a strip of tissue paper on the top of the inside of your cone. Add goodies and tie the tissue paper strip shut.
Party Hat
Create a bigger cone and turn it upside down. Add an elastic band to the hat instead of a paper handle.
Doll body
Turn your cone upside down and add a head made with a styrofoam ball or a die cut.
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Chinese Chapter: Fireside Chat with Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu
Social Event | August 25 | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Peony Seafood Restaurant #288
388 9th St., Oakland, CA 94607
Cal Alumni Association, Chinese Chapter
Born in Ithaca, New York, Dean Liu joined UC Berkeley as a faculty member in the EECS Department in 1996 and, in 2018, became the first woman in the history of UC Berkeley to serve as Dean of the College of Engineering. Being a Chinese-American and leading one of the foremost technology institutions in the world, Dean Liu is in a unique position to witness as well as influence America's fast-changing relationship with China in the technology arena. Join us for an exclusive opportunity to dialogue with Dean Liu and hear her thoughts and perspectives as a prominent Chinese-American leader in a volatile time in our community. If you have a particular question for Dean Liu, feel free to email it to us before the event.
A multi-course Chinese banquet will be served before we close the evening with a screening of four short documentaries (approximately 5 minutes each) recently created by students from the UC Berkeley Department of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Chinese-American History class. These documentaries were completed with financial support from the CAA Chinese Chapter.
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LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Lady Bronc soccer team opens regional tournament play tonight in Casper. They play Cheyenne East in an elimination game at 6:00 the winner advances to the semi finals against Gillette.
The Lady Broncs beat East twice in one goal games during the regular season as Head coach Tom Racette talks about how they must play the T-Birds tonight.
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The disheartening result is that a depopulation crisis spawned decades ago persists into the present.
But bare-boned statistics don't tell the whole story. They ignore the stories of hope and opportunity, the stories of resourcefulness and determination, the stories that prove the Cook Islands can be, for her people, an economic pasture of the greenest shade.
I do not intend to analyse here the Cook Islands' economic circumstances, nor do I intend to decry the country's unemployment rate and the forces propelling it. Instead, I intend to tell a story that paints Rarotonga as a career incubator of sorts, a safe place in which locals can nurture and foster their talent and ambition.
I know dozens of young people who returned to Rarotonga after completing their education and professional training abroad. Most of them found employment they might never have found in places with higher levels of competition and lower levels of connection. As a big fish in a small pond, so to speak, they were able to obtain jobs that might have eluded them otherwise.
One story I take particular pride and pleasure in telling belongs to my cousin, Brie Zeman (nee Mangakahia). A Cook Islander who has lived and worked in Rarotonga, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand and the US, she has found paradise to be the most favourable climate in which to hone her craft.
That wasn't always the case.
The story begins several years ago, when Brie first discovered her passion and penchant for photography. On a whim she purchased her first SLR camera, and almost immediately she began to see the world differently.
Whether she was having dinner with her family, watching the waves, or walking down the back road in the morning mist, her mind was mulling the pictorial possibilities.
The seed had been planted.
Upon meeting her husband Julian, whose family lives in the US, her focus turned toward brighter lights and bigger cities. Her dream became to study photography and start her own business abroad.
"We were always itching to get back to the States because we thought all the opportunities were there," Brie said.
But as she awaited the green light from the US Department of Immigration, she began to rethink her plan.
"We were in limbo for so long," she said. "I was waiting for my green card, waiting to go back to these opportunities over there. And one day we sat down, Julian and I, and decided to make it work here, see how it goes, see if we don't have to leave the island, if we can make enough money to be able to stay and save.
"We decided to go all out and get a loan and really think about putting some serious money and time into this business."
So they did. This year, Brie and Julian registered their photography business, calling it Turama Photography in recognition of the central role light plays in the art of photography.
They expanded their online presence and diversified their marketing strategy. They started a blog and a Facebook page, which garnered over 100 viewers in one day. And the reservations started rolling in. Already, Brie is booked through to September.
"Things are looking good," she said, "and I think this (story) proves there really is opportunity here."
Her advice to other young Cook Islanders seeking opportunity at home?
"All you can do is try," she said. "You might be surprised."
She shoots weddings, food, travel, landscapes, portraits, and commercial events. She is thankful to her husband, who believed in her potential from the outset, and gave her gifts not of jewellery but of camera lenses.
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Bud Product is a major player in the world of the rubber duck. They are very popular amongst duck collectors. They have put out so many creative designs that I have lost count. Here is a video of some of last year's ducks:
This year they have really outdone themselves with a collection of ducks they have named "Paparazzi." Here is one of my favorites:
Queen: "God save us all!"
I was ecstatic to get my hands on all of them! I immediately went to work on a photograph of these new beauties. Here is my latest creation:
The Paparazzi Ducks include the four on the red carpet, and also the Security and Press duck in the front. Bravo Bud Product! Bravo!
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LJUBLJANA: Slovenia's largest telecoms operator, state-owned Telekom Slovenia, plans to issue a 100 million euro ($113 million), 5-year bond with an annual yield of 1.9-2.1 percent, it said on Tuesday.
The company said proceeds from the issue would be used to finance investment, adding invited investors would be able to place their bids for the bond by around June 7 while the bond was likely to be issued on June 10.
Shares in Telekom eased by 0.15 percent to 72.99 euros on Tuesday, while the blue-chip SBI index gained 0.47 percent.
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Top state officials reach agreement on KosovoSource: B92, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić and the government reached an agreement on two documents on Kosovo at a joint session on Wednesday.
The president said after the meeting that the government had unanimously adopted two documents – a resolution that is a binding document on which MPs will vote in parliament and a platform that is also a binding document.Prime Minister Ivica Dačić has said that the platform would not be presented to the public.
"It is not customary to let those we are yet to negotiate with familiarize themselves with the platform and our tactics," he said and added that it was not good that any version of the document had been released.
Nikolić said that some changes had been made to the platform but that its core had remaind completely the same.
"We have softened some edges, some parts could earlier be interpreted as suspension of the technical dialogue or EU negotiations and we have eliminated those doubts," he pointed out.
The president said it was important that the agreement was reached unanimously.
"Serbia showed at the government meeting today that it can stand unanimously behind a document, with all the reservations and apprehension one has when talking about Kosovo. A lot of time has passed, what we are doing today is a minimum of what we could have gotten several years ago and a maximum of what we will be able to get in a few years," Nikolic told reporters.
He said that it would not be good for Serbia to do anything that was not in accordance with the resolution, adding that the "current opposition and the former authorities led to this level in relations with the provisional institutions in Priština".
"I am partially at peace, I have been carrying a great weight for many years, the obligation I assumed the moment I was elected in agreement with representatives of the government. I fulfilled it today, it is now up to citizens to be aware of the challenges that await us, how torn we are between things we have to do and things we should do," the president said.
Nikolić added that he hoped that the MPs would understand the responsibility they had.
"The government has proposed that the document is discussed at an extraordinary parliament session. I hope that MPs will understand the importance of the moment and their responsibility because this is not some bill we should fight over, point out what could have been done differently. The government deserves help. I will not pull out, I am not after political points," the president stressed.
The joint session started around 10:15 CET on Wednesday in Belgrade.
The session was supposed to be held on Tuesday but it was postponed.
According to top officials of the ruling coalition, the session was not held on Tuesday because it was never officially called due to technical reasons and because the officials needed more time to discuss a final version of the document.
The resolution contains five items – that Serbia will never recognize Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence, that the dialogue with Priština will continue and that every progress in the dialogue needs to be accompanied by progress on Serbia's EU pathway, solving of a status of the north of the province and special guarantees of individual and collective rights of Serbs south of the Ibar River.
Tanjug has learnt that the government on Monday received the draft resolution that had been prepared by the president's cabinet. The government officials needed more time to harmonize their positions, including whether they would directly refer to the platform or if its official mentioning would be avoided.
Nikolić said earlier that Serbia could not get more than what the platform on Kosovo contained but that it must not accept anything less that.


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Butas in English. Butas Meaning and Filipino to English Translation
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