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Sometimes less is more and even a smaller investment can add value to your home if you spend wisely, and put in a little of your own sweat equity.
House prices in Australia have been increasing steadily for the last two decades, so if you've been paying a mortgage for few years there's a good chance you're sitting on a decent chunk of equity. If you're planning to sell, or you just want to freshen up some tired rooms, it might be worth refinancing and using some of that equity to renovate. Aussie looks at some renovation projects that could boost the value of your property.
Kitchen Capers
A decent 'budget' kitchen renovation will probably set you back anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000, with more costly projects pushing the budget out to over $50,000.
A budget renovation is likely to include simple upgrades and a DIY kitchen kit but combined with a new coat of paint, some new cabinets, benchtops and appliances can even make a tired old kitchen look good again. And don't discount the value of a bit of elbow grease; replacing or cleaning grout, tiles and other tarnished areas can add extra sparkle for minimal outlay.
Even a budget renovation of around $10,000 can add twice that again to the value of your home when you come to sell, so it's worth the investment. Meanwhile you might even get to see more of the kids if the 'heart of the home' now looks like somewhere they might want to hang out.
Bathroom Bonanza
Bathroom renovations can work out a little cheaper than kitchen renos, and if you spend wisely you might have enough for both. A 'budget' bathroom renovation could cost as little as $5000 though at the high-end it could set you back up to $25,000.Start by replacing anything that's broken or seriously outdated. A new shower head, new taps and accessories such as a toilet roll holder and a towel rail can have an instant impact without breaking the bank. If your budget will cover it then turn your attention to costlier items such as a new bath or shower enclosure, and new tiles. And of course, nothing says 'new bathroom' like a fresh coat of paint.
But before you head to the hardware decide whether a decent clean will do the trick instead. There's loads of websites full of tips and tricks on how to transform a dingy bathroom without replacing fixtures and fittings. They usually involve a bit of graft with a scrubbing brush or scourer but might be worth it to save the cash for a different project.
A decent clean and a bit of clever spending could more than double a $10,000 investment when the time comes to sell.
The Great Outdoors
Whether its neat little balcony at the front of a unit or a bigger outdoor space at the back of a house, an attractive outdoor space has a lot of appeal for potential buyers and these days a decent outdoor area is more than just a place to put the barbie, it's an extra room.If your budget can stretch, then decent landscaping can really add value to your home, in some cases more than any other renovation, but even a more modest budget can have an impact.
If your budget can stretch, then decent landscaping can really add value to your home, in some cases more than any other renovation, but even a more modest budget can have an impact.Get rid of dead or dying plants and make sure lawns are tidy,
Get rid of dead or dying plants and make sure lawns are tidy, soil is mulched, and garden beds are weeded. It will help your garden look low maintenance and well-kept. Consider laying a new lawn or if that's beyond your budget sow lawn seed on patchy spots to thicken it up.
A budget well spent on plants, outdoor furniture, a new lawn, and a shade sail could easily add three or four times that to the value of your home.
Is it worth renovating?
Before you renovate you need to decide why you're doing it – do you want to add value to the property or just live in a nicer home?
Either way it's worth having a rough idea of your home's value before you start; you don't necessarily have to fork out for a formal valuation, a chat with a local real estate agent will give you an idea.
From there you can work out how much value the renovations will add, again a bit of research, chatting to a real estate agent or looking at similar homes with better kitchens and bathrooms on real estate website will give you an idea.
Of course, your motivation for renovating might just be that you want to live in a nicer house, but it's good to know that when you do come to sell, your efforts on improvement won't go unrewarded.
Whether you're renovating to sell or you just want to finally turn your place in to that dream home you've always wanted, talk to your Aussie Broker today about finding the right refinancing deal for you.
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Located 200 km from Saigon along Vietnam's southeastern coast, Phan Thiet is home to one of the best stretches of beach in the country
Phan Thiet is the classic example of a resort which has retained its fishing village culture. The town itself has remained untouched by tourism, whilst a collection of excellent resorts have opened up along the coast on the Mui Ne Peninsula. Well spaced and sensitively constructed, these resorts offer everything that a visitor could want from a beach destination.Golfers will enjoy Ocean Dunes, a classic links course in a stunning setting, whilst family holidaymakers will love the bungalows and sandy beaches at the Novotel Coralia Ocean Dunes Phan Thiet, Victoria Phan Thiet or Coco Beach resorts.
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Closing your Query Letter is the easiest part of your initial correspondence with a literary agent.
After you've written your greeting/introduction and hooked the literary agent with the premise and plot of your novel, you might want to end your Query Letter with a brief note about yourself.
Did you notice the word "might?" You do not have to write anything about yourself. Only include biographical information if your experience is relevant to your book. Are you published already? Has your writing won any awards? Do you have a degree in creative writing? Are you a police officer who has written a crime drama? If there's really nothing—don't worry about it. Your story should speak for itself—it is the hook—not you (unless you are famous, I suppose). You don't have to include any "bio" information because it probably won't matter at this point. I'm not trying to be insulting here—remember that the goal of the query is to get the agent to request your story. If having biographical info will help with that, put it in. If the bio doesn't pertain to the story, skip it.
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14th January.... Every year this day is celebrated as Uttarayan in my part of India. Its the day when almost whole of my city, Amdavad is on the roof flying kites and having loads and loads of fun. After joining Couch Surfing in 2009, it has become a very integral part of my life. So anything new that comes across to me in CS I grab it immediately. Few months back Rahul, Piyush, Palak, Amit, Nishith and me had a small get together and suddenly at midnight we decided to organize & host Couch Surfing Ahmedabad's first grand event of Uttarayan - Kite flying.
So we began brainstorming sessions on Facebook as a group chat. Every day whoever out of the six of us was having some free time, started putting their ideas. Finally the first step was taken. The invitation write up was put on India and Ahmedabad CS group and immediately we started getting good responses. Next was the venue and after some scouting finally the roof of a commerce college in the heart of old city was fixed thanks to Piyush. The CS event for Uttarayan was created in Ahmedabad group. The enthusiasm grew more among us and we started putting all our unique ideas into action. Meanwhile we started getting messages and CS requests from travelers wanting to attend this event of ours and people started listing themselves for the event. Ten days before the festival our event for 50 people was full and still more requests were coming in. Every CS'er was provided a host except for the last one's. Originally I was hosting just 2 people, but ended up hosting 6 people. Two Serbs, Three Chinese and One Norwegian.
|CS'ers on the heritage walk
So 14th Jan. as decided everyone started arriving at the venue from 10.00 hours onwards. The music guy came and put up the music system that we had managed after a lot of juggling. Kites, string reels, finger tapes, CS badges, snacks, drinks and music, everything was managed. The wind was quiet okay and the first kite was up in no time from our venue. More and more people started arriving and in an hour or so the venue was packed. We had CS'ers from America, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Columbia, China, India, Israel, Norway, Serbia, Sweden and also some expats living in Ahmedabad attending this event of ours. It was really overwhelming and a nice feeling when every CS'er of Ahmedabad came upto us and congratulated us for organizing such a fantastic event. Very soon it was known to all of us who organized this event that our efforts were appreciated and liked by all. After all we really had taken care of almost all aspects of making this event a grand success. Only disappointment was that there was almost no wind during the later part of the day and that really didn't help flying kites at all.
|A chinese lantern being released
Though it was banned from this year by the govt. as it can cause fire very easily but who cares. Though we should but still.....We also had planned to fly paper lamps attached to the string of a big kite, but lack of wind ruined our plans. That would have been a wonderful site to watch. But anyhow this event was a success. We had more people than we had expected and everyone appreciated our efforts. Apart from being part of the organizers, the most important part was that it gave all six of us to work as a team and know each other more. We were able to dig into the lighter and darker sides of each other. Not to take it too seriously though when I mean 'darker side', but its actually the fun side. Chatting everyday on FB, our group chat has more than 2200 messages and still its going on strong. For me it is this one to one connections with people whom I get along easily that counts a lot. Thanks to Couch Surfing.
Once again thanks to CouchSurfing I got the challenge of hosting 6 people at a time and hopefully everyone had a comfortable stay at my place. It was so very nice when the Chinese CS'ers left my place presented me with postcards and some experiences from their travel journey. Its very heart warming.


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Under the canvas lay Dave, with the breath knocked completely out of him. He felt something heavy come down on his back and then for the moment knew no more.
When he opened his eyes he found that his father had hauled him from under the wreckage and was gazing earnestly into his face.
"Are you hurt, son?" demanded James Morris quickly.
"I--I--reckon not" was the slow answer. "But something hit me in the--the back. Whe--where is the buffalo?"
"Gone, and Barringford and Henry after him."
"Hope they lay him low."
"So do I. But are you quite sure you are not injured? I thought the animal stepped on you."
"Maybe he did, father. But I'm all right, thank goodness." And Dave stretched himself to prove his words.
The Indians had gathered around and were talking excitedly. Some wanted to join in the hunt, but the frontiersmen under Barringford held them back.
"You let Sam an' Henry go it alone," said Sanderson. "They know wot they are a-doin'."
"That is true," answered White Buffalo. "My white brothers can shoot well--I have seen it."
Soon the knocked-down tent was raised again, and the fire stirred up. Then, as the storm, increased, all crouched in the shelters they had erected and awaited the return of Henry and the old frontiersman.
"I'd like to eat a buffalo steak now first-rate," said Dave, smacking his lips. "It would touch the spot and chase away the blues."
"Buffalo steak is rather strong, like elk's meat," answered his father. "But we need strong food, on such a rough journey as this."
"It's a pity there isn't a better trail, father."
"Some day there will be a regular road, Dave--when there are more settlements to the westward. I look for the time when we shall have cities out here, the same as along the seaboard."
"Won't never see that" said the frontiersman named Lukins.
"Why not?" risked James Morris.
"The Injuns won't allow it, that's why, Mr. Morris. They don't mind a tradin'-post or two, whar they kin sell hides an' git rum an' sech things. But they don't want no towns or cities. You won't never see a city on the Ohio, nor in them Western countries at all."
"I believe the cities are bound to come," said Dave. "As more folks come over from England, and Germany, and France, they'll be bound to spread out. The Indians won't stop 'em."
"They will if they rise an' dig up the war hatchet," put in Jadwin, the other frontiersman.
"If they dig up the hatchet too often they will be wiped out," said James Morris. "They may fight all they please--in the end both the English and the French will conquer them."
"How large do you think our country will get in time, father?" questioned Dave.
"That is a hard question to answer, Dave. I think you may live to see strong settlements on the Ohio, and your children may see towns on the Mississippi. About the great Western countries I know nothing, nor does any other white man. I suppose they are overrun by Indians and all sorts of wild beasts, or perhaps there is nothing there but beasts and trackless forests."
"It's too bad the Indians won't live as the white people live," went on Dave thoughtfully. "We might get along famously together."
"It is not the Indian's nature to till the soil, my son. He loves to roam about and to hunt and fish and then take it easy. More than this, when the spirit stirs him, he must fight; and if he cannot fight the white man he will fight his fellow Indians. You have often heard White Buffalo tell how one tribe will fight another tribe for several seasons, and how the tribes sometimes split up and fight among themselves."
"Of course; didn't the Delawares to whom he belongs split up, one side going to the French and the others fighting under White Buffalo for our cause? But when a war is over they might settle down."
As the time passed the others concluded that Henry and Barringford had found the buffalo hunt longer than they had anticipated.
"Perhaps the animal has led them such a chase they won't come back until morning," suggested James Morris. "It is no fine thing to travel in the wet and darkness."
"Right you are," said Sanderson. "Sam may hunt in the wet if he wants to, but none of it for me."
An early supper was had, and something was kept hot for those who were missing, for it was felt they would come in chilled to the bone and with tremendous appetites.
Dave was beginning to grow sleepy when he heard a movement outside, and a moment later Sam Barringford came into view, with downcast face and with the water dripping from his coonskin cap and hunting shirt.
"Sam!" cried James Morris, leaping up. "So you've got back at last. Did you get the buffalo? Where is Henry?"
"No, we didn't get the buffalo," answered the old frontiersman. His voice grew husky. "Henry--he is--missing--he dropped over a cliff--" He could not go on.
"Over a cliff!" gasped Dave. "You don't mean he is--is--" He too failed to finish what was in his mind.
"I can't tell you what happened after he slipped from my sight," went on Barringford.
"Oh, Sam, do you mean to say he is killed?"
"I hope not, lad. But it looks juberous, no two ways on't."
"Tell me how it happened," said James Morris, and now all in the camp gathered around to hear what the old frontiersman had to say.
The ice once broken, Barringford's tongue grew more talkative, and he related all the particulars so far as he knew them.
"When I worked my way down into the waterway I felt sartin I would find Henry in some sort o' shape," he concluded. "But I couldn't find nuthin', not even his cap. His gun he dropped on the hill, an' here it is," and he handed it to Dave.
It was a fearful shock, and the tears stood in Dave's eyes and ran down his cheeks, while the youth's father was scarcely less affected. The frontiersmen had little to say, and the Indians, with the exception of White Buffalo, took the matter stoically, for the perils of the hunt were no new things to them.
White Buffalo took in every word that was spoken. When matters of importance were to be considered he had little to say.
"Shall White Buffalo go forward and make a search?" he asked simply, after Sam Barringford had stopped speaking.
"What can you do, after Sam here has failed?" questioned James Morris. "I know you are keen on the trail, White Buffalo, but you know that Sam is too."
"Four eyes are better than two," returned the Indian, using an old saying of his tribe.
"Let him go by all means if he wishes," put in Barringford. "The man to find Henry an' bring him back to camp is my best friend."
"White Buffalo, will you take me along?" asked Dave eagerly.
"Dave, son, don't you think you had better remain with me?" asked his father.
"No, father; we must find Henry. Please let me go!"
"Dave can go if he wishes," answered White Buffalo. "The journey will not be pleasant, but if Henry is found we shall be glad. Is not White Buffalo right?"
"Take torches with you, or a lantern," said Barringford.
Torches were quickly procured and placed in a bit of skin, that they might not get wet. Then another torch was lit, and the old frontiersman gave the Indian chief minute directions about the trail to the water course under the cliff.
"White Buffalo knows something of that land," said the chief. "He will not go astray."
"I should hope not," said Dave. "We want to find Henry, not lose ourselves."
"Take a bag full of eating along," put in James Morris. "You may want something before morning. And also a bandage and some stimulants for Henry, in case he is badly hurt and needs them." He could not let himself believe that his nephew was dead.
"All right, father; I'll take whatever you say," answered Dave, and soon he and White Buffalo had all the articles mentioned. Each went armed with his rifle and hunting knife, and the Indian carried his hatchet as well.
"Do not remain away later than to-morrow noon," said James Morris, when they were ready to leave. "If you are not back by that time I shall fear that something has happened to you also."
"Don't fear for me so long as I am with White Buffalo," replied Dave; and this speech pleased the Indian chief very much.
"Don't you try to go down to the stream by way of the hill," cautioned Sam Barringford. "If you do you may break your necks."
The old frontiersman had sprained his foot, but he did not deem it best to mention that fact. Nevertheless, if he had been better able to walk he would probably have accompanied Dave and White Buffalo in spite of the first search made by him.
"It's a shame, thet's wot it is," he declared, after the youth and the Indian had departed. "It distresses me oncommonly to think such a thing could happen to Henry."
"I hope with all my heart he is alive," responded James Morris.
"But if he is dead--?"
"Then I shall return to Will's Creek without delay, and start for the west some time later--after I have given my brother and his family all the comfort I can," said the trader soberly.
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Peugeot is spending A37 million in Europe this year on the launch of its 607 flagship. The company expects to sell 45,000 units across the region during the first 12 months of sale.
'Television is only being used in France,' said Peugeot's Paris-based public relations executive Martin Alloiteau. That reflects the importance of Peugeot's home market. 'Elsewhere we will use print only. TV does not approach the 607's target audience, while print does.'
The decision on whether to spend on TV or print 'depends on what you are trying to do,' said Chris Brown, advertising director at Honda Motor Europe. 'TV and print do different jobs. If you are trying to maintain the sales of a successful product during its life cycle, then print is the perfect medium.'
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The UK Government has said it will encourage other oil and gas firms to follow Shell in linking executives' pay packs to climate targets.
Earlier this week the energy major announced an unprecedented move to link remuneration to reducing its carbon footprint.
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Over the winter our staff member, Tony Graimes, travelled to the Philippines to successfully complete his RAID Freediving Instructor course. Already a RAID Scuba Instructor, Tony is now qualified to take RAID Freediving courses based out of our Dive Center in Silverdale. This is what Tony had to say about the experience: "I …
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Winter has definitely arrived however last week we escaped Auckland for two days diving at the Aldermans. We had two frosty starts but despite this the boat was full both days and we all enjoyed two days of amazing diving with visibility being 15 – 20m most dives. It was our first trip to The …View full post
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We have received a large shipment of WET SUITS priced to clear: Shortie and steamer wet suits for adults and kids from $39 – 40% off. Two piece 5mm spearfishing/freediving wet suits at $299 – 40% off. One piece 5mm suits at $175 combined with 5mm front zipped jacket for $250 or 7mm hooded jacket …View full post
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Congratulations to Thomas and Chris on completing their TDI Hollis Explorer rebreather course. We finished up with a nice hour long dive at Penguin Point, Leigh. There has been plenty of interest in rebreathers so we plan to run a try dive evening for those interested in trying out these awesome pieces of kit. Contact …View full post
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3 days and 6 wreck dives completed ! Congratulations to all the students on our Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction who completed 6 dives which will credit towards their Specialty Wreck Instructor qualification. We headed up to Pahia for 2 days to make 4 dives on the Canterbury Wreck, and finished up with 2 dives …
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We are pleased to announce that our new 8.5m dive boat, Whakaari Express, recently passed it's survey for 12 divers and 2 crew. "Whakaari" is the Moari name for "White Island", as this boat was originally set up to take sightseers out to White Island from Whakatane…so it is very strongly built and travels comfortably …
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Another awesome trip to Fiji and I would have to say one of our best to date. The icing on the cake was having 3 hump back whales breaching out of the water in front of us between dives…closely followed by dolphin and turtle encounters…and the usual pristine corals and abundance of fish life found …
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Members of the Water Junkie Dive Club turned up at Stanmore Bay Leisure Center to try out some of the latest diving technology…the newly released Hollis Explorer and Poseidon Se7en rebreathers. These units are specifically designed for recreational divers making them safe and easy to use, but giving you all the benefits that rebreathers have …
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Ed Vainker - Executive Headteacher
Ed is one of the co-founders of Reach Academy Feltham. He previously taught in Peckham and White City and for four years before the school opened in 2012 he worked for an international education charity in Washington DC. He is heavily involved in the foundation of the Reach Children's Hub and has sat on a number of panels and groups, recently on the Teach First National Forum, the Education Commission and Royal Foundation Steering Group on Early Life. Ed studied History at Cambridge University, has a Masters in Comparative Education and lives in Hampton with his wife, son, Max and daughter, Madigan.
Rebecca Cramer - Director of Education
Rebecca worked in three London schools prior to founding Reach Academy Feltham with Ed Vainker and Jon McGoh. She is passionate about ensuring that all children have the life opportunities they deserve and works relentlessly to achieve this goal. Rebecca has been influenced by visits to schools around the world. She studied Geography at the University of Bristol and trained to teach through the Teach First programme. In 2018 Rebecca was named a top-50 finalist in the $1million Global Teacher Prize. She currently co-chairs Heads Forward, the network of Teach First Ambassador Headteachers. Rebecca also sits on the DfE Mental Health RCTs (Education for Well-being) Advisory Group and is a Trustee of First Give, a charity inspiring young people to engage with social action. Rebecca lives in Richmond with her husband Max and two young sons, Rafe and Finn.
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Some random observations following the Red Wings' 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2014 Winter Classic:
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- The snow. Kudos to the kids with the shovels. They did a great job as well. It snowed all day and once again, the snow wasn't as much of a factor as it could have been. The one time where it was a factor—on Tomas Tatar's shootout attempt—was more Tatar's fault than anything. He stickhandled too much.
- The officiating. They got all the crucial calls right—including the Leafs' second goal, when Tyler Bozak's stick was correctly ruled not too high when he deflected Dion Phaneuf's shot past Jimmy Howard. There were no ticky-tack calls and the linesmen did a good job on offsides and icing calls, impressive given the snow on the ice all day.
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- Mike Babcock. He had his boys ready to play. It was another shootout loss but it was a point gotten when the team was trailing with less than six minutes to play.
- The Broadcast. Another strong effort here, although sometimes NBC was caught showing off all its cameras needlessly. Mike Emrick mentioned that NBC had 82 cameras on site. But for the most part, the director kept it simple, which is what you should do when covering hockey. (I used to direct sports on TV, so I pay attention to this more than most).
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Introduction|Intro|Background} Black Market Tickets
In this Market Hero review, I'm going to show some email marketing secrets that are so good, you are going to want to crawl buck-naked across broken glass just to find them. Black Market Tickets
But first, I want to say"thank you" into Alex Becker, the creator of Market Hero.
I began watching Alex Becker's YouTube videos back in 2016. He taught me a bunch of things online advertising, about entrepreneurship, and the best way to conduct a Shopify shop.
It was right around the time that Alex published his book, The 10 Pillars of Household: Mind-Sets of The World's Richest People. I got that book once I watched it and I proceeded to emphasize it and mark it up. I might move re-read it.
Truly, Market Hero is not even his only multi-million dollar business. The search engine optimization software development firm Source Wave was founded by him and he is running a supplement brand. He got a few classes out there in the marketplace teaching people market more and to grow their lists.
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Sign up for the free trial here: Market Hero
What Is Market Hero?
Anyhow, Market Hero is among the best email Autoresponders on the market nowadays and it is so much better than its competitors since it concentrates on in-depth revenue metrics.
I've used a lot of email autoresponder software through the years, including MadMimi and Drip. Drip was my favorite up until I started using Market Hero. Drip allows you to do a lot of things that is cool, like track your rates and label your subscribers.
But if you are anything like me, as you care about open prices and click-through prices, what matters is SALES. Sales are the lifeblood of your enterprise and earnings is what places hard cash in your pocket. Market Hero helps you monitor sales, simple and plain.
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While I did not have to use Market Hero support that They got back to me much since everything is, the couple times that I did reach them out. Black Market Tickets
The service isn't great to the point where they supply you with detailed step-by-step videos and also hold your hand through every step of the way, but it is not terrible. Besides, if you need that level of hand-holding and coddling, possibly Market Hero isn't for you.
Market Hero has English-speaking support team available to respond to your queries through live chat for free. Like some unscrupulous firms do you don't have to be a part of any exceptional plan or package that is upgraded to possess priority service. You simply log in and start chatting.
Can Market Hero Truly 4X Your Business?
On Market Hero's homepage You will see states,"4X Your Email Business With Unequaled Delivery and Revenue Metrics". This immediately set off my B.S. sensor because I know how difficult it's to 4X an email arrangement, particularly if you're any good at everything you are doing.
But Market Hero offers a free trial so I figured I'd sign up and see whether it had been any good. I figured that I only require a little increase in earnings for Market Hero to cover itself and if it did 4X my business, I would be flying high.
Now, in the interest of full disclosure I do want to inform you Market Hero has NOT improved my sales 4X (yet), but I am gaining more sales than before and Market Hero IS paying for itself. Quite easily, in fact. I had my email game tight and was doing well, so I knew a 4X increase would be tough.
But if you are brand new to email marketing or in case you have a bigger online business, Market Hero could very likely 4X your sales. Here is the way:
It tracks your customers' lifetime value.
I know I already mentioned this, but the secret to Market Hero is the way that it retains your customers' lifetime value (LTV) facing you constantly and it changes as you send out emails and tweak your autoresponder. Once you understand your customer worth, you can literally"buy" clients. What Market Hero does is actively track every sale and each conversion for each and every guide on your listing. It gives you and averages everything together.
If you're to do this manually, then you'd most likely have to go through different programs, various spreadsheets, and return through your previous earnings. You would have to crunch a lot of different amounts that you don't have anymore. Market Hero solves this problem better than anybody else on the industry.
You're able to section using tags.
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I understand that you are probably thinking,"Tags? Okay… big thing." But the manner that Market Hero lets you use tags is better. Here's why…
Let's say that I am running two different campaigns for the same audience. Anyone who opts-in to the first effort will be labeled as"A" and anybody who opts-in to the next campaign is going to be labeled as"B".
I can go into Market Hero and filter out all of the"B" opt-ins and see just how much they're worth in contrast to"A" opt-ins. If I find out that the"B" opt-ins are earning more money, I know that I should be pouring more advertising dollars into advertising the"B" opt-in. Black Market Tickets
Should you do so again and again, you can build a powerful business because you'll always be split-testing to see which kinds of people are worth more to your business.
And getting this up and running is super-easy too. All you need to do is take the pixel that Market Hero gives you and put it in the areas that you would like to monitor. From there, Market Hero will keep tabs on all of your customers, sales, conversions, etc. to supply you with the data which you will need to cultivate your business.
You can integrate with a lot of other services.
Inside Market Hero, there is a button called"integrations" that – you guessed it helps you incorporate with matters like ClickFunnels, SamCart, Shopify, Leadpages, Zapier, and more.
I believe this is a wise move by Alex Becker since it shows he knows his market. He understands that are likely currently using things like this and he wants to make sure his applications integrates seamlessly.
My only complaint is that lots of the applications I use, such as OptinMonster and Thrive Topics has not yet been put in the"integrations" tab. That doesn't mean you CAN'T integrate them, because you can (you use Zapier to make them speak to each other) but it's not quite as easy as something like ClickFunnels or even Shopify.
Speaking of Shopify…
How Is This Different From Other Autoresponders?
The best method for me is that all of The other email autoresponders were built for email marketers. Their thinking has its limits and I send mails although I have nothing against marketers that are email. Market Hero was built by means of a company owner FOR company owners.
Market Hero is different since it gives you a lot of different ways to help you monitor ROI and create more profit from your own emails.
For instance, one of the coolest features is that it shows you just how much each lead is worth. Imagine logging into your email autoresponder and viewing that each lead is worth $6.87 for you. That means you could go out and"buy" email addresses to create money. What you do is you buy paid traffic from Google, Facebook, etc. and send that traffic into an opt-in page. You have a business that is profitable, if it's possible to get a prosperous than it's worth. Simply rinse and repeat as many times as possible.
Additionally, it also allows you to segment your list in far deeper ways compared to other autoresponder services out there. I used Drip plus they have some segmentation tools in the ability to use tags to your prospects like I said, but it is small potatoes in comparison Market Hero. I don't want to give away any of Market Hero's proprietary information, but let us just say you will be impressed by the segmentation ability. Black Market Tickets
Is Market Hero a Scam?
From what I have seen, absolutely not. I think that At this point, by being a scam artist Alex Becker has too much to lose. Various businesses's running and he is smart enough to understand that if he tarnished his reputation, he would be screwed.
From what I have seen, people have complained about his refund policy. These people are usually the individuals who have used Market Hero for months and try to get all their money back. These are the scammers. If you are not willing to pay money you are scum. Plain and simple.
Market Hero's free trial offer is really straightforward. It states that in case you cancel within 14 days then you won't be charged anything.
Rest assured, gentle reader. Market Hero is legit.
In Case You've Shopify (Or Any Online Business…)
When I started composing this Market Hero review, I Was worried that it was likely to lean a little too much towards Shopify entrepreneurs. That is why I want to stress this Market Hero can help you in ANY business, not just Shopify.
On his YouTube channel, Alex has posted a great deal of different videos about Shopify. You find he provides a whole lot of helpful information about the best way best to earn money When you get beyond the titles. Part of the reason is because he needs to get folks to check out Market Hero because he knows it can help them.
For instance, Market Hero allows you to create abandoned cart sequences. Whenever someone starts the checkout procedure in Shopify (by entering their email) but doesn't finish it, that gets monitored in Market Hero. From there, you get them back to finish their purchase and can follow up with that individual.
The ability to create those abandoned cart sequences is just one of the ways which you can make Market Hero literally pay for itself. Let us do some math…
based on the analysis which you read, the average cart abandonment rate for an online shop is generally somewhere in the neighborhood of 70-80%. Are there individuals with abandonment prices? Sure, but this is actually the typical.
Imagine that you have 100 people go through your checkout process and 80 of those individuals abandon your cart. That usually means you have 20 customers and 80 non-customers. Imagine if a cart retrieval sequence got a 10% of the non-customers to buy?
That will get you an extra 8 clients. This means that you would boost your sales 40%! (Because 8 additional sales is 40 percent of the 20 sales you already had.)
If you boosted your sales 40%, would that justify the investment in Market Hero? But that is not all…
Market Hero also lets you make upsell sequences. Could you create these strings with additional autoresponder softwares? Yes, you can. I'm totally transparent about that, but it's nowhere near as fluid and it will not give you that all-important lifetime customer value. Black Market Tickets
The motive Market Hero is so strong is because you can apply tags and monitor LTV. When you connect Market Hero into Shopify, it begins monitoring instantly. Purchase tags are applied that show you that bought which products.
Imagine that you have a Shopify store selling print-on-demand dog tops. It would be silly to try and market Golden Retriever stuff to this individual, if someone bought a pug shirt? But that's what a lot of entrepreneurs are doing since they don't have the right data in front of them. Because Market Hero enables you to see exactly what the person purchased, you can concentrate on selling only pug-related stuff.
You are able to totally geek out on this stuff. You as complicated and can get as comprehensive as you would like. In my personal business, I use it to segment the subjects that advisors are interested in. I do not need to bombard them with emails about GETTING clients, since they'd be immaterial Since I sell products that assist advisors GET customers and let them KEEP customers, if someone is more interested in KEEPING customers. That individual would finally unsubscribe.
Oh, and if you're interested, here is a movie of Alex Becker showing you how you can increase your Shopify sales 300% with Market Hero. Keep in mind that Market Hero may be used with ANY business, not Shopify.
Market Hero is an email software because It is built for those that are attempting to earn money on the internet. In Case You Haven't done So already, go over there, import your listing and take advantage of the free trial.
You can't afford not to know your numbers for one more month. That is like Driving blind. You are leaving a tremendous, if you don't understand your numbers Amount of cash. Imagine how much more money you can make if you Knew exactly what every lead was worth. How would that change your own decisions? How would your life change? Black Market Tickets
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In the name of the religion that Katie Hopkins persecuted them for, the Mahmood family have asked the public to 'forgive her' in the hope that 'she may one day reflect and become a better human being'.
Hopkins' hate-inciting and controversial opinions rarely seem to be of much real consequence to her, but this time, when she defamed Muslim brothers Tariq and Zahid, by falsely accusing them of extremism, Mail Online was forced to pay out £150,000.
The woman who said she would never apologise for her views has – guess what – apologised. Yep, she's not above the law or human decency as she often likes to think.
What better way to show her how wrong she was than to lead by example, like Zahid Mahmood did when he welcomed her apology.
Zahid, of Walthamstow, said: "I have a humble request to all, please don't judge all Muslims on the actions of a few."
He said in the statement:
Our prophet taught us to forgive those who wrong us and to see the good in everyone, so I therefore would like to say I Zahid Mahmood and my wife and family would like to accept Katie Hopkins apology and draw a line under this matter.
I know a lot of people are making vile comments about her, but please refrain and forgive her for her actions. She may one day reflect and become a better human being. As far as we are concerned she has apologised and we have welcomed it.
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He hammered home the important point: "YES I am a Muslim but NO I'm not a terrorist. My children are kids just like yours… my family just like yours."
Zahid also thanked both his local community and local MP for their support against Islamophobia.
Hopkins was heavily criticised after she tweeted the apology at 2am – when most Daily Mail readers are fast asleep.
The Mahmood family – an apology https://t.co/PaLFWgn3Hx
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) December 19, 2016
In protest to her sweeping the apology under the rug, people shared it all over Twitter and Facebook, with her post alone receiving over 12k retweets.
The apology published by the Daily Mail and Katie Hopkins read:
An article published in Katie Hopkins' column on 23 December 2015 ('Just because Britain's border security is a Mickey Mouse operation you can't blame America for not letting this lot travel to Disneyland – I wouldn't either') suggested that Mohammed Tariq Mahmood and his brother, Mohammed Zahid Mahmood, are extremists with links to Al Qaeda; that their purported reason for visiting the USA – namely to visit Disneyland – was a lie; and that US Homeland Security were right to prevent them from boarding their flight.
We are happy to make clear that Tariq Mahmood and Zahid Mahmood are not extremists, nor do they have links to Al Qaeda. They were travelling to the USA with their families to see one of their brothers for a holiday in California and they had indeed planned to visit Disneyland as part of their trip.
In addition a further article in Katie's column on 29 December ('A brave Muslim tried to warn us their week about the extremists taking over his community. What a tragedy it is that our PC politicians would rather not know') suggested that Hamza Mahmood (Mohammed Tariq Mahmood's son) was responsible for a Facebook page which allegedly contained extremist material.
Our article included a photo of the family home. Hamza Mahmood has pointed out that he is not responsible for the Facebook page, which was linked to him as a result of an error involving his email address. We are happy to make clear that there is no suggestion that either Hamza nor Taeeba or Hafsa Mahmood (Hamza's mother and sister) have any links to extremism.
We and Katie Hopkins apologise to the Mahmood family for the distress and embarrassment caused and have agreed to pay them substantial damages and their legal costs.
We sincerely hope that Zahid is right, and Katie Hopkins may one day reflect and become a better person.
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Dots and Lines is a simple 2D particle simulation created in Processing. All dots are attracted by a global gravity that forces them to the center. Simultaneously they push away each other and act as attractor for the other dots, too.
You can interact by click-dragging the dots and moving them around near other dots or by hitting space to randomly attract all dots at once. Also you can change the dot count via the up and down arrow keys (25 particles max). For the keyboard shortcuts to work you need to click on the canvas once.Source Code Run Sketch
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17 Jul Medicaid Expansion Has Improved Access To Quality Care
While Medicaid expansion supporters are pleased with the recent developments in Maine and Virginia, there are concerns about the access to quality care as the Medicaid population expands. To address these concerns, a number of studies have been conducted to help guide the states considering expansion and those that are making adjustments to their current programs.
Medicaid expansion and rural areas
Since most of the rural populations are below the poverty line and uninsured, rural areas across the country rely on community health centers for primary care. The increased federal funding from the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion were thought to be solutions for improving the access and quality of care for these areas.
In a report from Health Affairs titled, Medicaid Expansion And Community Health Centers: Care Quality And Service Use Increased For Rural Patients, researchers looked into the changes in quality and access between 2011 and 2015. After comparing community health centers from states that expanded with centers in states that did not, the report indicated that patients covered under Medicaid rose to 13% and uninsured patients decreased by 11%.
Researchers also compared urban centers from areas that expanded Medicaid with urban centers in areas that did not, but the study did not discover any significant changes to the quality of care.
Unlike the urban community health centers, rural centers from states that expanded Medicaid saw significant improvement. Researches believe that these improvements may be a result of more affordable pharmaceuticals under Medicaid or possibly due to the fact that insurance access to care makes visits to health professionals less costly.
Are more conservative versions of Medicaid working?
Health Indiana Plan 2.0 was the result of the state expanding Medicaid by way of the 1115 waiver process. In order to qualify, program enrollees are required to contribute to a health savings account. Whenever an enrollee fails to make a payment, their benefits are reduced. Additionally, enrollees that make more than the poverty line are locked out of coverage for 6 months if they miss a payment.
Indiana University researched the effects of the state's decision and compared it to other states that expanded. By using data from the American Community Survey, researches looked to see if adults between the ages of 18 and 64 had insurance coverage or Medicaid coverage from 2009 to 2016. According to their research, states that expanded their Medicaid programs experienced larger gains in comparison to states that did not. Generally, states that had higher insurance coverage rates prior to expanding saw more gains. Out of 27 states, Indiana ranked in the middle at 13.
Despite Indiana's additional requirements for coverage, the state experienced notable Medicaid coverage gains. Whether or not the gains could have been larger without the requirements could not be determined. Also, Indiana's cost-sharing requirements could be the cause for the state's underperformance.
A 30,000 foot view of Medicaid after expansion
From the beginning of Medicaid expansion, there have been 77 studies published with 440 unique analyses. Over half of the studies suggest that the effects of Medicaid expansion are in line with the goals of the Affordable Care Act. 35% of the studies indicated no significant discoveries and 4% discovered a negative effect after expanding Medicaid.
Up to this point, the studies that have been conducted indicate that the effects of Medicaid expansion have been positive. The lead author of Indiana University's study, The Effects Of Medicaid Expansion Under The ACA: A Systematic Review, Olena Mazurenko says "With dozens of scientific analyses spanning multiple years, the best evidence we currently have suggests that Medicaid expansion greatly improved access to care, generally improved quality of care, and to a lesser degree, positively affected people's health."


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This lot is a panoramic view of Hill Co, Lake Travis and Golf course, a neighborhood of nice homes, Slopes up from the street, which gives you a bird's eye view.
Club House, Fitness Center, Golf Course Public, Jogging/Biking Path, Lake Privileges, Park, Play Ground, Pool-Community, Sport Court(s), Kitchen Facilities
Golf Course, Hill Country, Lake/River, Panoramic
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Property Listed by: Coldwell Banker S.g. Billings
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Based on information from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (alternatively, from ACTRIS) from December 11th, 2019 at 9:46pm CST. Neither the Board nor ACTRIS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. The Austin Board of REALTORS®, ACTRIS and their affiliates provide the MLS and all content therein "AS IS" and without any warranty, express or implied. Data maintained by the Board or ACTRIS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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High-Scoring Grinnell Invades St. Norbert Saturday
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DE PERE - St. Norbert College hosts the nation's top-scoring team when it hosts Grinnell College
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After dropping Without Warning with 21 Savage and Offset, Metro Boomin is back with a new cut with Big Sean titled 'Pull Up N Wreck' featuring 21 Savage. Co-produced by Southside.
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Are Prisons Obsolete?
What prisons were initially designed to do, and what they have morphed into due to a capitalist agenda has nothing to do with providing us with safety and a better society, and everything to do with more money and oppression. Don't just accept our criminal system for what it is, we are being incarcerated at a higher rate than anybody else in the world! Stop and ask yourself, WHY? Pick up this book and others like it so you can make an investment in a better America, because at the rate we are going, yourself or someone you know and love will be incarcerated, then what?


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Julie Fowler (nee Swart)
Upon returning to SA, she signed up for some pole fitness classes as a new form of exercise to help remove the unwanted weight. From that point onwards, she was hooked. This was the start of her career in the fitness world! She started her own company Vertical Vixen ® in Johannesburg and 5 years on, decided to embark on a new journey in Aerial Yoga ®.
Julie decided to pursue further training in yoga and offer it as an additional new service to her current fitness classes. She registered for a Vinyasa Yoga course with Living Yoga in 2009.
Shortly after she started her training, she was introduced to a new form of yoga via YouTube, Aerial Yoga. This was just up her alley, a new form of aerial arts incorporating yoga, strength training and conditioning… all the things she had come to love in fitness. She took a leap of faith, jumped on aeroplane and went to NY to do the Unnata® Aerial Yoga teacher training course with Michelle Dortignac.
This new form of yoga still maintains the traditional roots of yoga but adds a new prop to support the entire body.
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Genova Harbor has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean and it is the busiest in Italy, maybe in the Mediterranean Sea too.
Anyway it's a very beautiful place to watercolorists.
when I boarding up I like painting and waiting that ship departs.
This is a tipical scene of portual hard work and you can see the dock by towers crane in backlight and the old harbor on the background too.
For a Step by Step guide about this watercolor painting or more info, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks.


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Cho, one of President Moon Jae-in's most trusted aides, has been nominated justice minister in a Cabinet reshuffle announced last week, along with six other nominees to take key posts.
Of the seven nominees expected to undergo parliamentary hearings at the end of this month, Cho's hearing is shaping up to be a battleground for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and opposition parties.
Cho's adamant belief in reforming the judicial branch, on top of his leading role in crafting fast-tracked bills -- adjusting authority between the police and the prosecution, and establishing a body to oversee and investigate high-level government officials -- are at the core of fierce objection by the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and minor conservative Bareunmirae Party.
|Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk enters an office in the Jongno district on Friday to prepare for the upcoming parliamentary hearing. (Yonhap)
Describing Cho Kuk as a figure fit to complete the judiciary reform, a top agenda item of the Moon government, Democratic Party Floor Leader Lee In-young said, "The reshuffle is indicative of (the government's) clear willingness for judiciary reform."
"He is the most suitable person to fulfill the judiciary reform," said Rep. Song Ki-hun, assistant administrator of the ruling party on the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
In contrast, the Liberty Korea Party expressed vehement opposition against Cho's nomination, with some hard-line members suggesting the party boycott Cho's confirmation hearing.
"This is declaring war with the main opposition; it is far more than ignoring the main opposition," said Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won.
Opposition parties are expected to home in on Cho's left-leaning political views as being inappropriate for justice minister, a position that involves protecting the rule of law and remaining apolitical.
During his period in Cheong Wa Dae, he had asserted his opinions on sensitive sociopolitical issues on social media, including singing "March for the Beloved," a song representative of the May 18 pro-democracy movement, in unison at the annual Gwangju Uprising event; backing the fast-tracked bill on a body to oversee and investigate high-level government officials; and condemning Japan's recent export curbs.
"There is a high possibility nominee Cho Kuk, who is moving almost immediately after his term as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, will take full control of the prosecution in connection with Cheong Wa Dae.
"Such a reshuffle that undermines the neutrality and independence of the prosecution is not preferable," said Rep. Oh Shin-hwan of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, who is also assistant administrator on the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee.
Cho's 5.5 billion won ($4.5 million) worth of assets, among other issues, are also expected to take center stage at the parliamentary hearing.
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Evenstar's Chalice is located in the heart of downtown Ypsilanti just minutes from I-94 and close to historic Depot Town.
We're on Facebook: EvenstarsChalice
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Phone: 734-905-7980
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We are located on a one-way street that only goes North. At our location, there is metered parking on the street right in front of the shop (on your right), and a free city lot right across the street, on your left. As you head toward Evenstar's on Huron St. you'll want to choose your lane -- left if you want to try the lot, and right if you want to try the street. There is also a free city lot just South of Michigan Ave (the main st for downtown Ypsi) that sits in between Huron St. and Washington St.


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Four Tips For Breaking Divorce News To Children
On behalf of Duff & Kronfeld, P.C. posted in Family Law on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
When a marriage breaks down, there are many difficult decisions to make. When kids are involved, parents often think about how they want to handle custody, visitation and support issues in the divorce. However, it is easy to overlook an important first step: discussing the divorce with the children.
Even if your children are aware that your marriage is in trouble, breaking the news is never an easy task. Moreover, children have different levels of maturity and different temperaments. The age of a child may play a strong role in his or her understanding of what is going on. There are some general guidelines that you can follow to break the news to the children, while reassuring them that you still love them.
Work Together For The Sake Of The Kids
While the adults have decided to part ways and lead separate lives, they will still each continue to be parents. Discussing the divorce with the children in a non-combative way and as a team can go a long way in helping the children move forward in a positive way. Even if one parent or the other handles the majority of the conversation, showing a united front can help children adapt to the news.
Put Together A Plan For How To Break The News
Because each child will have their own unique reaction and emotional response, there is no general script for parents to follow when discussing divorce with the kids. That does not mean that you should try to "wing it" when breaking the news. For the benefit of your children, sit down with your spouse and practice how you present the information. Understand that your emotions are involved. This is not a time to settle the score with your spouse – it is a time to help to reassure your children that even though the marriage is over, you are both still parents who are not divorcing your children.
Make It Clear That Your Breakup Is Not Your Child's Fault
Understand that you do not have to explain the reasons you and your spouse are separating. This is also not a time for you or your spouse to cast blame on each other. However, many children feel guilty about the breakdown of their parent's marriage. It is vital for you to let your children know that the divorce is between mom and dad, and to continue to reassure your child that the divorce is not his or her fault.
Be Prepared For Questions
You and your spouse have already decided to part ways, but your children need some time to come to terms with your decision. They may need reassurance in the days and weeks to come that it is okay for them to feel sad. As they process the information, many children have new questions that arise about the future. This is a good time to reinforce your love for your child. Try to avoid using the time to work out your frustrations with your soon to be ex, and answer questions from the perspective of serving your child's best interests. Breaking the news is just the first step, and be prepared to continue to have an ongoing, child-oriented dialogue as the kids process the information.


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Following the news she'll be jetting Down Under in a couple of months, it looks like Holly Willoughby has been enjoying some much needed time with her family.
The This Morning star was recently confirmed to be fronting I'm A Celebrity alongside Declan Donnelly while Ant McPartlin takes some time off following his drink drive charge earlier this year.
However, the mum-of-three has been ignoring the social media storm as she shared an adorable photo of her three year old son Chester yesterday.
Taking to Instagram, 37-year-old Holly posted a snap which sees the tot posing with his arms in the air as his shadow reflected on the wall, Holly simply wrote: 'Peter-red-pan'.
And obviously it didn't take long for the telly star's 3.9million followers to comment on the sweet snap, with many sharing their excitement for Holly's new role.
"Love this. Congratulations on I'm a celeb post", wrote one, while a second said, "Cannot wait for I'm a celebrity you will be ace. X', and a third added, "A little cutie, and well done on getting to present I'm celeb, cant wait to watch show again this year…"
This comes after Holly – who also shares seven-year-old Belle and nine-year-old Harry with husband Dan Baldwin – announced she was 'so excited' to work alongside Dec on this year's I'm A Celeb.
Speaking on This Morning, she said, "I couldn't be more excited to have been asked to stand alongside Dec for the next jungle adventure. I love Ant and want to send him my best wishes and support for a continued recovery.
"These are big shoes, not to fill, but just to keep warm for a little bit…Honestly, I'm a huge fan of I'm a Celebrity and actually feel like I've won a competition to go and hang out on my favourite show!"
Although some concerned fans have taken to social media to question who will be filling in for Holly on This Morning next to co-host Phillip Schofield.
"If @hollywills is presenting I'm a celeb with Dec can
@Schofe go in to the jungle? I'm not watching this morning with out Phil and holly", asked one Twitter user.
And another worried user said, "I'm so hyped to see holly willoughby on I'm a celeb, I actually think she's gonna be great, but what about this morning and Phil?"
While a third added, "So happy for Holly think she will be great on I'm a celeb but I'm concerned for Phil how will he cope?"
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Happy Easter, animal lovers!
BARC is offering $20 adoptions for all pets that are spayed/neutered! Every pet deserves a home on this hip hop holiday. Visit BARC Saturday or Sunday (or both days) and find your very own furry best friend.
The BARC shelter is in need of adoption hosts, friendly faces, and passionate animal advocates! They need more volunteers to assist adopters in finding their furry best friends! Sign up through Better Impact or email email@example.com if you can help. More information is posted below.
BARC is open 7 days a week for Adoptions!
View the full hours here: http://www.houstontx.gov/barc/hours.html
To Contact: http://www.HoustonBARC.com
BARC Animal Shelter
Their mission is to promote humane animal care and protect Public Health and Safety in the City of Houston, including shelter, pet placement, ownership, education and enforcement. Critical to their mission is excellence in everything they do. Their vision is to be the nationally recognized model of excellence in animal care and placement where City governments throughout the United States see BARC as the beacon of best practices dedicated to delivering humane, efficient and high quality service.
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A Democratic senator admitted Tuesday that his constituents don't care about the ongoing investigation into alleged Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election.
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that after completing a walking tour of his state, he learned his constituents didn't care about the Russia probe.
"I talked to mainly people who were totally apolitical, and they didn't raise Afghanistan, obviously [Trump's] speech hadn't happened [yet], but they also didn't talk too much about Russia," Murphy said. "They talked about health care primarily, that was loud and clear, the most important issue to them. They talked about the quality of their kids' schools, how much money they were earning in their paycheck."
Murphy has grown weary of the investigation into Russia, saying in May, "We certainly don't have a smoking gun today."
In June, Murphy echoed the same sentiments saying that he doesn't hear people talking about the probe into Russia.
"When I am back in Connecticut, I often get on a commuter bus and ride it for just an hour to talk to folks that, frankly, don't normally call or write my office, and I'll just say, they are never talking about issues like Russia. They are not talking, frankly, what's on cable news at night," he said.


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Studies in Professional Diving
We offer a one-year vocational training program for professional divers, and hold a number of courses of shorter duration.
The one-year program is a vocational training, which provides most certificates needed as a professional diver. In addition to training in most forms of commercial diving, the curriculum includes diving physics, dive medicine, construction works, underwater blasting, hot work, salvage and pipe laying, and core subjects like mathematics and language.
Comercial Diving
A commercial diver works both above and below the watermark. Much of the work takes place on land, but when needed, the diver enters the water!
The Diver Education at Bergen University College is a vocational training which provides most certificates needed for commercial diving (except closed bell diving).
The Diver Education teaches you many different diving methods and forms of underwater work. You also learn how to be an effective member of a diving team.
A professional diver is active, accurate and has good interpersonal skills. It is an advantage if you are handy person, like challenges, and are willing to take the initiative. A professional diver is primarily a professional who performs work under water.
To be admitted to the program, you must pass a selection, which includes the Cooper test and a medical examination. A professional diver must have good physical and mental health. It is an advantage to have relevant professional qualifications and/or relevant professional experience. Experience in diving is not mandatory.
Where can you get a job?
As a diver, you will be involved in construction and inspection work on bridges, quays, pipelines, and oil and gas installations. Other tasks include salvage of shipwrecks, service on fish farms and registration of marine archaeological findings.
Occupational diving in Norway has two directions, inshore and offshore diving. This curriculum covers both.
Which qualifications will you gain?
This is a vocational training, which provides most certificates needed as professional diver:
- Norwegian Diving Card B, basic safety training in diving.
- Basic inspection diving.
- Certificate of Competence in construction diving.
- The education qualifies for admission to in-house training at the Fire Brigade or at a Rescue Corps (module C), providing Diving Card A + R, Rescue Diving.
- Theoretical part inshore diving supervisor.
- Theoretical part underwater blasting technique.
- Certificate of competence for hot work safety.
- Certificate of Competence 40 hour HSE training for health and safety representatives.
The education
In addition to education in common commercial diving techniques, you will learn about diving physics, physiology, diving medicine, first aid, decompression, equipment, rules and regulations, HSE, seamanship, search methods and dive management. You will also learn about construction work, underwater blasting, hot work, salvage, pipe laying and general subjects.
How will you learn?
The theoretical tuition takes place in a classroom and via itsLearning. You can use your own laptop with Wi-Fi. The practical exercises will start in our indoor pool and continues with exercises in the sea from dive stations at the quayside and from our vessel.


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Channel Signs
Whether it's a logo sign, stand alone letters sign, or on a raceway, Sunbelt Signage can provide sign design, sign manufacturing and sign installation in a very timely manner. Channel signs are built to your property managers specs thus creating an attractive and affordable store front.
Border neon is a great way to attract attention to your building, and your business. From full building neon wraps to just a few feet, neon lights attract the attention you are looking for. Create unique channel letters, with exposed neon letters, or enclosed in cans, with acrylic faces for a solid, bright light to catch consumer's eyes. Please check with your local building inspector for signage zoning and code limitations.
Back lit neon channel letters make a statement, day or night. It's like getting two signs for the price of one, and can be designed with "chasing neon" to draw people's attention to your sign. Day or night, get the exposure you deserve.


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Dr. Arvin & Dr. Via Same Day Edit
Coordination Dreams and Touches Events Management
Preps and Reception Diamond Hotel Philippines
Church The Manila Cathedral
Special Thanks to Atty. AC & Atty. Gail 🙂
Dr. Arvin & Dr. Via Same Day Edit
Coordination Dreams and Touches Events Management
Preps and Reception Diamond Hotel Philippines
Church The Manila Cathedral
Special Thanks to Atty. AC & Atty. Gail 🙂
The day Dr. Joseph married Dr. Roxanne.
Photography : Santos Portraits
HMUA: Razie Estinopo
Coordination: Joed See
Flowers: Krissie Ann Garde Montano of Floreliana
Preparation & Reception: Vivere Alabang
Ceremony: St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Parish Church
Love was just a word until the day i met you…
watch how their story unfold,
JMC films proudly presents
Engr. Erik + Engr. Rachelle
Preparation: Somerset Alabang Manila
Church: St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana Parish – Official
Reception: Somerset Alabang Manila
"He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD." ~Proverbs 18:22
Three Days ago Carla Sent us a message that she wanted to have a Same Day Edit on her simple wedding held at Romulo Cafe.
One of the simplest wedding we have ever done, no invites, no entourage, nothing fancy.
Just two people who wants to end 2017 together as Mr & Mrs.
Surrounded by their friends and family, we witnessed nothing but pure emotion of love, joy, tears and laughter.
2017 may be ending but to Carla & Jay it is the beginning of a stronger relationship with God and each other.
Congratulations and thank you for choosing www.myjmcfilms.com
Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous 2018!
A wedding on a yatch, and not just any yatch, the Grandest, most elegant, luxurious one in Singapore.
JMC films is proud to present:
"Beautifully Yours"
The Same Day Edit of Howard & Jaime's Wedding.
Words cannot describe how thrilled we are to be a part of this milestone event.
Thank you for your trust we are forever grateful.
Gatecrash Location: Marina at Keppel Bay
Yatch: White Rabbit (Singapore's Finest)
Dinner Reception: Sofitel Singapore City Centre
Photography: Darren and Jade Photography
It was really a gorgeous day perfect for a garden wedding.
Alexis and Neth has been together for only 10months, but when you find the right one,
no matter the time and space, you have to get it done.
That was what we were all blessed to capture in film and stills.
Thank you Alex and Neth, we really had the pleasure of working with you.


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Today is an exciting day with the release of our newest product, Raster Tools! Raster Tools is a powerful add-in to Esri's ArcGIS for Desktop (ArcMap) software which creates accurate raster datasets. With Raster Tools, users have access to twelve advanced interpolation methods and control over all interpolation parameters.
Transform regularly or irregularly spaced data into accurate raster datasets.
The sophisticated interpolation methods available in Raster Tools are based on the same algorithms available in Golden Software's well-known program, Surfer. Interpolation methods include Kriging, Inverse Distance, Minimum Curvature, Polynomial Regression, Triangulation with Linear Interpolation, Nearest Neighbor, Modified Shepard's Method, Radial Basis Function, Natural Neighbor, Moving Average, Data Metrics, and Local Polynomial.
Raster Tools beta tester Paul Morrison comments, "You have so many options for creating the rasters. I also have a lot of trust in the algorithms." Another beta tester, Tobais Spears, says, "All of my interpolation methods were there in front of me, and the over-arching workflow was very user friendly."
Who should use Raster tools? Any ArcMap 10.3 user requiring more interpolation methods, more accurate algorithms, and absolute control over all interpolation parameters. Contact us if you would like to see Raster Tools available for other versions of ArcMap.
Why an add-in? Raster Tools differs from other Golden Software products as it's an ArcMap add-in. Raster Tools was developed based on direct feedback from users who wanted the extensive interpolation controls offered by Surfer directly in the ArcMap environment. We answered those requests with Raster Tools and are excited to enhance the ArcMap environment!
For more information, visit the Raster Tools product page or test it out for yourself with the free 14 day trial!
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Connecticut College women's squash team defeated Bowdoin by a 7-2 score on Friday evening at Brown University.
Competing in the highly competitive No. 2 position, junior Margaret Davey (Groton, Mass.) picked up her first win of the year. She downed Natasha Belsky by scores of 11-6, 13-11, 5-11 and 11-8. Freshman Lili Vazquez (Chicago, Ill.) posted a dominating victory at No. 6 by scores of 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3, while sophomore Denise Bonilla (New Haven, Conn.) and freshman Birgitta Salvesen-Quinn (Cambridge, Mass.) also posted lopsided victories in straight sets.
Connecticut College (2-8) will not host Northeastern tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. and recognize senior Jackie Chu (New York, N.Y.) for her contributions to the program prior to the contest.