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5 Musts for Those Who Wants to Start Outbound Sales
Everyone is talking about inbound sales, how to establish traffic channels, how to get a wide sales funnel, how to make your warm leads find you and make them buy. However, there are also plenty of those who think outbound sales are still important and help you turn the majority of your leads to loyal customers.
So, if you have never considered outbound email software before and would like to start doing outbound sales from the scratch, there are 5 must-to-know steps you should revise before the very beginning of the process.
Source of leads/list of emails
You can either use special tools yourself or make your own research in order to find some more that would fit your field better. One of the best scrapping tools I've ever seen is Import.io (and it's 100% free which is also favorable for any budget). You can dedicate some time to watching tutorial videos on their website that have some very useful lifehacks as for scraping. This will help you scrape the list of contacts from any website or directory that could be converted into a spreadsheet that has it organized for your comfort.
In case you would like to try other email collecting solutions, the best email finding tool I know is LinkedIn that gives you amazing opportunity to collect targeted leads' emails and stay personal using the data from their profile information.
Killer email templates
There are many ways to make your email marketing campaign successful. You can create it yourself, hire a professional to do this for you or use one of the ready-made templates for outbound email software all over the Internet to adjust it to your needs.
No matter which option you would choose, make sure you follow the main rules of killer sales emails:
– it is short (focus on your main message and get it as straightforward as you can without being too informative. However, make sure you do provide the data necessary to define your offer and make it clear
– it talks about the benefit for the customer (briefly tell your prospects the main benefit of goods or service you want them to buy, keep the offer simple with no strings attached)
– it is easy to respond (do not ask for too much, it is no good way to start a warm and trustworthy seller-client relationship)
– make it personal (sound like a human; there is no better way to generate a lead than touching with him personally)
– subject and body should be one (try to never forget that your subject should reveal the nature of the email and its main promise)
Business Email Account
Regardless of the fact, that this recommendation is extremely obvious, rarely people do observe it. That is why, from time to time, when you open your spam folder you can see emails looking like this: [email protected] or [email protected]
For some people it's a good reason to laugh out loud, for others – blacklist you as a possible goods/service provider forever.
Before starting cold sales with outbound email software, make sure you register separate email domain that would contain your name and your company name. Also, please, make sure that even if you are using some application to track, send out or handle your email, it doesn't show up when your receiver gets is. No "sent via N app" is allowed in terms of business ethics.
Person to handle responses
You definitely need someone to handle responses when your business gets bigger. If you killer email templates do what they are meant to, you will start receiving more and more responses. Nowadays you are able to outsource this type of everyday tasks and still have your budget full.
Personally I do not prefer outsourcing handling first stage of email responses, but when working with outbound contact, it is necessary to have someone filter them at least at the first stage.
In Reply we have the option of handling replies by letting your prospects choose one of the following variants: Interested/Not interested/Contact later one-click response that encourages them to reply more often since it takes so little effort and save lots of your time since you already now who is the person you need.
Create value for your customers
When it goes about turning your cold leads to loyal clients, it always depends on value you create for these contacts. Make sure you give them something they need and care of their requests. Free offers, good pieces of advice and even added value are good when your customers can benefit from it.
Creating value for your clients makes them respect you and turns your cold prospects into warm leads that are ready to buy from you, ready to recommend you to their friends and family, ready to share your special offers and news with others just because they like what you do and they are proud to deliver this value to other people they care of.
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Virginia Woolf: "Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perphaps, but still attached to life at all four corners." (A Room of One's Own)
Of all my work, the traditionally painted oils are the most "connected to life at all four corners." When I started painting, it was of what I knew and loved. I drew directly on the time I spent on the water near my home and studio experiencing the beaches, tributaries, harbors, open sea and forests of New England. It often involved my children.
I painted exclusively at an easel, in oil, on canvas. I consider these traditionally painted oils the foundation of all my work. It was only after a disciplined approach to the study and practice of traditional oil landscapes and seascapes, figures and portraits, that I started experimenting with diluting oils and pouring, then heating encaustic and painting in that medium, then combining these mediums and methods on one canvas. My artistic practice has evolved after many years of trial and plenty of error. Here, I have included a few of my favorites painted in oil many years ago.

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How to Make Sure Your Remote Candidate is Not Lying About Work Experience by Jaana Metsamaa on Aug 14, 2019
Hiring in the online age has made it very easy to apply for a job. You just push a button and you're on your way. As the barrier to entry is almost non-existent, the number of applicants companies receive, especially to remote jobs, can be overwhelming.
To make things worse, the number of errors (or plain out lying) in job applications is at it's highest points in years.
So how do you make sure that you're focusing on the right candidates who have the skills and the cultural fit needed for your organization, and not wasting your time on the unqualified fortune seekers? You could filter based on having a university degree or previous work experience, but as discussed in one of our previous articles, this may not be enough.
Introduce short skills testing in hiring
Research has shown that people who have scored high on pre-employment assessment tests are 2.3 times more likely to have a perfect attendance, compared to those who scored poorly on the same tests. Additionally, in the case of drivers, the research showed that poorly scoring employees were 5 times more likely to be in an accident.
This a very vivid example of how poor hiring decisions can lead to direct financial losses due to employee performance, and indirect losses due to increased hiring expenses when a position needs to be filled again.
Pre-hire assessment can be a tool to tackle the time it takes to hire someone. By introducing a standardized online assessment test, you can first eliminate the bottom 20% of unskilled fortune seekers from the candidacy even before a human reviews their application. This reduces the time it takes to review all the applicants, qualify some of them to the next round for a screening phone interview etc.
Also, this helps to surface the top performing candidates, making sure that they get your attention first. This is important, as nowadays you as an employer are competing for talent not only with your local companies but all the companies in the world offering the option to work remotely. You simply need to get to the best candidates first.
"Online pre hire assessment helps you easily eliminate the bottom 20% unskilled candidates even before a human reviews their application. That's a HUGE time saver."
Skill tests at the beginning of the recruitment process will give you a better understanding of whether the person can do the work needed or not. Today, we're often hiring for positions that have not existed before thus we can't base our hiring decisions on previous work experience.
By some estimation, 50% of candidates also exaggerate in their resumes – embellishing what they've done previously or exaggerating their job titles – meaning that the helpfulness of a CV as a screening tool is with a diminishing value. Results from a custom-made skills test, however, can help you catch these lies or reduce the importance of such exaggerations.
Skills-based hiring for remote teams
Lying is resumes is especially true in case of hiring for remote positions. With a high probability, remote roles will attract applicants from many cultures from all parts of the world. Meaning that even in face-to-face interviews you will not have the required context that you would with the candidates from near you. You wouldn't inherently know whether the school the person graduated from is a reputable one. You wouldn't have experience if the previous employer is known for their high-skilled professionals.
Also, you wouldn't probably know how people from different cultures are able to 'sell' themselves – e.g Americans being excellent at personal branding and presenting their skills whereas people from the Nordics often can sell themselves short even if they have the skills.
"When hiring remotely, you won't know if the person is lying about their work experience and setting you up for a reference call with their friend."
So how do you know that you're focusing on the right candidates? The ones who can not only sell to you that they have the skills needed to do the work but actually do the work? How not to waste your time on the unqualified fortune seekers?
The answer here is very simple: You need to remove the guesswork from your hiring process and introduce skill testing as early as possible. Starting your hiring process with short pre-employment tests will help you surface the best-skilled candidates to the top, and forget about the lowest scoring candidates who are probably just fortune seekers applying for 100 openings a day.
Skill testing won't let job seekers lie or exaggerate in their CVs. Instead, it gives you an honest overview of candidates' skills since you're using the same variables to compare their performance.
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I saw this sign at a restaurant and I just loved it.
Sometimes the best example is failure. Nothing speaks louder than, "Well, that didn't work!"
The same goes in life; we learn the most from our failures, as long as we are willing to re-visit them in a healthy frame of mind.
With those thoughts in mind, here are a few ways not to initiate change at your church.
1. Sign your notes to the pastor, "Your thorn in the flesh." I kid you not. I had one lady in the choir who would smile and give me "suggestions;" then she would sign the note just that way, as if criticism was a spiritual gift.
Why not send your pastor an encouraging note and thank them for what they are doing right? If you have a concern, take him or her out to lunch and have a healthy conversation.
2. Yell. Loudly. In. Your. Leader's. Face. This happened to me once. One of my older musicians got up in my face because I refused to allow them into a confidential meeting I was preparing to lead. I am not a superhuman. I left the meeting in the hands of my elder and went home crying.
The best way to get your leader's ear is to speak more quietly and sparingly than anyone else. Leaders become masters at tuning out noise because they deal with it all of the time. I take notice of the people who listen well and then interject thoughtful comments.
3. Pass around a letter to gather support for your cause while the pastor is away. Several people used this ploy in different ways during my tenure at one church. Nothing does more to support Satan's work and spread division. Unless you make the letter anonymous, which is like lobbing a grenade into an unsuspecting crowd.
In contrast, Matthew 18 gives us a model for resolving conflict. First, go by yourself to the person with whom you have an issue. Deal with it directly rather than mulling it over with a few sympathetic friends. If you cannot resolve the issue, then go again and bring one or two godly friends (not bouncers!). If that still does not work, involve the key church leaders. Finally, the last resort is to involve the church body as a whole.
4. Leave in the middle of a rehearsal or meeting because you do not like a decision or comment the leader made. Instead of punishing the leader for their supposedly errant decision or comment, you are emphasizing your inflexibility, self-centered-ness, and resistance to constructive criticism.
Instead of leaving the scene of the conflict, walk through it together. Even if you come out agreeing to disagree, you will come out unified and stronger. Few things in life outside of a bathroom emergency require an immediate exit.
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Navigating Boston's MBTA "T"
Just be sure you're on the right "bound"
Dear Boston Tourist:
If you believe that your journey from Logan International Airport into Beantown via the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, or "T" as it is known locally, will be easy and quick, I am here to disappoint.
First off, that MBTA T Map you are looking at is deceiving you. Your exit from Logan will not be on a clan and modern subway train. I know, that line around the airport may seem to be signifying a train, but its really a bus. A bus you'll need exact change for.
You'll need that exact change, an exact annoyance, not because an automated system requires it, but because Boston bus fare requires you to put coins in a automated coin machine and these much more valuable dollars into a money box straight from 1956.
Or 1856 for that matter, as the cash box is nothing but a metal box with a hole in the top. While the bus is relatively modern, with luggage racks and all, I am fascinated that it requires riders to actually stuff cash in a box to ride the bus. That and for all its modern styling the bus is driven achingly slow.
Once you cross into the city, the bus pulls into its own track and magically becomes a subway car when it glides along underground roads. While this process takes yet another five minutes of my life, it is very cool to witness for a transit buff like I.
Then I am confused. I am standing in South Street Station, on my way to Harvard and I have two choices – Inbound and Outbound. I think to myself, "I am headed out to Harvard so I must be Outbound." That would be incorrect, my dear tourist friend. In the Boston T, you need to take an Inbound train to get to Harvard because at Park Street the train magically switches from Inbound to Outbound.
Where do the other lines make this switch? I do not know. I only know you need to keep aware which "bound" you are.
I do know that the MBTA, like Washington DC's WMATA does not allow Cingular Wireless customers like me to make phone calls when underground. No I have to wait until the train crosses the Charles River to text Google for the phone number to Hotel Marlowe, my hotel, and then call the hotel for directions.
After that first trip, I felt myself a competent rider on the Boston T that is until I tried to make a Red to Green Line transfer. Someone at MTBA was drunk when they designed the Park Street station. There are more multiple alleys leading to multiple platforms servicing multiple lines than a massively multiplayer role playing online game.
Then, when you get to a platform, you might have to cross it in front of a tram to catch your train. Can you say "liability?" I see a slip, fall, and decapitation in waiting. You, as a new rider will not see the T map. It's not large and near the door, showing all the lines and all the stations. No, it's above the door, a short strip map detailing just that line's path. Good luck in figuring where you're going with that pseudo-map.
While you're wandering lost, you might take a moment to appreciate the good point of this system. For all its confusion and warts, it still delivers 800,000 riders to their destinations each and every day. Then, in a fit of brilliance, it allows musicians to sing on brother, play on drummer. Not bad for a crazed ass system that still runs on dollars stuffed into cash boxes!


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Birdwatchers gather for annual Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count
NORWALK -- The day was gray, the numbers were down, the spirits were up, the data is in.
More than 30 birdwatchers scoured the region on a rainy and cold Sunday to collect data for the annual Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count (CBC), the longest-running citizen science project in the world. The 66th Westport Circle held its count on Sunday and 96 species were counted by those hearty birdwatchers.
Last year, birders counted 107 species of birds during the Westport Circle's CBA. Townsend Dickinson, a long-time participant in the local count, said wind and lack of food available for birds accounted for the drop in number of species counted.
"Birds were scarce -- few and far between," Dickinson said. "We walked around Manresa Island all morning and checked every nook and cranny. We got excited when we saw a chickadee. There was just nothing outstanding."
The Christmas Bird Count has been going on continuously since 1900. Data collected by volunteer participants provides data for ornithologists and other scientists to track bird populations.
Dickinson said despite the lack of birds found locally this year, the effort was worth it by the birdwatchers.
"In the long run, data (with few birds) is still data. Scientifically -- whether we had a good time or not -- that's the data. It's not bad data. It is what it is."
Mardi Dickinson, compiler for the Westport Circle, said five other species of birds were found during the "count week" so far. The count week is composed of the days prior to and following the actual day of the Christmas Bird Count. Those numbers are part of the final tally, but not included in the day-of numbers.
Frank Mantlik, who leads the East Norwalk team of birders, said his crew also experienced a slower-than-usual day. Taylor Farm near Calf Pasture Beach was particularly quiet. That spot is usually good for a rare bird or two, but this year even the common birds were scarce.
His team did find two Brown Creepers at 14-Acre Pond. That pond also featured fowl such as Wood Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwall, and Green-winged Teal.
The Westport Circle is composed of all or parts of Westport, Norwalk, New Canaan, Wilton, Fairfield, Weston and Easton.
Windy conditions not only kept bird numbers lower than usual, it also grounded the count's boat crew. Capt. Larry Flynn normally takes his boat out around the Norwalk Island to find birds on Long Island Sound, but for safety reasons, he did not risk the conditions.
"There were a good number of people out, but most people are saying the birds were scarce," Townsend Dickinson said. "We had six bluebirds and saw about 100 crows coming to roost, but nothing too noteworthy. One group had a Vesper Sparrow, which is a good bird."
Scientists now have 112 years worth of data as they study winter bird population trends. During the annual Christmas Bird Count, a nationwide (and beyond) project of the National Audubon Society, volunteers scour a specific area in search of any and all birds -- rare or common.
Scientists now have 113 years worth of data as they study winter bird population trends. The CBC is held nationwide, as well as in other countries, to track winter bird population trends. Volunteers search a specific area for all birds, rare or common.
Another birdwatching citizen science project, the Great Backyard Bird Count, takes place in February.


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Physio before a surgery will help prepare you for what is to come, and put your mind and body in the best place possible to help recover after the surgery has been done.
Rehabilitation after surgery is a great way to help restore your previous function and optimise your best potential.
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Located in a unique ancestral setting in Québec, La Grande Ferme offers different programs for groups of adults, social clubs and schools. Once patronized by Champlain and Mgr de Laval, this site introduces you to a rich natural, archaeological and historical heritage. Our activities include horse-drawn carriage rides, a theatrical presentation of 19th century rural life, legends and songs. Enjoy an excellent meal served in a country-style family atmosphere.
Hours: open to the public, August to October. Open year-round for groups, upon reservation.
Minimum duration of a visit: 30 min
Schedule and rates are subject to change without notice. Visit their website or contact them for up-to-date information.
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Saint-Joachim, QC
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Risk management audit
This article explores the audit function in the insider threat management process.
A risk management audit function is required to ensure sensitive data and valuable assets are appropriately safeguarded....
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Take a hard look at who has access to sensitive data and whether those accesses are appropriate. The audit function should also monitor systems and insiders to detect illicit activity. Review audit trails searching for security events and abuse of privileges. Verify directory permissions, payroll controls and accounting system configurations. Confirm backup software is appropriately configured and backups complete without error. Review network shares for sensitive information stored with wide-open permissions. Conduct office space reviews to determine if security policies and procedures are followed in practice (e.g. sensitive material is not left unattended, workstation screens are locked and laptops are secured). Ensure accesses are systematically rescinded when personnel leave the organization or their role changes. Obtain a list of current personnel from human resources and compare it to active accounts (e.g. network accounts, remote access and local accounts on servers). Stand-alone applications must be checked as well (e.g. voicemail and company directories). Review physical security access logs. Pay particular attention to employee visits after-hours and on the weekends. If suspicious activity is detected, cross reference video surveillance feed and system audit trials. Conduct the assessments identified above at least quarterly. Automate auditing as much as possible to conserve resources and detect security violations as they occur. For more information, see the IIA GTAG Continuous Auditing Guide.
This article scratches the surface of insider threat mitigation. For more information, see the US-CERT Common Sense Guide to Prevention and Detection of Insider Threats. The ACM Occupational Fraud & Abuse Report provides examples of how fraud is committed and guidance for preventing and detecting it. The Yahoo insider-threat group is a good resource to keep up with current events and new developments.
As you can see the threat from within is very real. Trust is necessary but it must be controlled and monitored.
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- Black tea (fully fermented)
- Oolong or Wulong tea (semi-fermented)
- Green tea (unfermented)
Green Tea Process
Green tea produced by steaming fresh leaves at high temperatures therefore leaving a significant part of the nutritional and enzyme content intact. Only good and tender leaves are generally used for making green tea. Most flavored teas, such as jasmine, are made from the green tea.
How to Prepared?
Green tea is usually brewed using 1 to 2 teaspoons of the dried tea in a cup of boiling water. Green tea extracts are also available in capsule form. Many of my female friends have the habit to drink green tea to an extent like drinking water.
The best way to preserve all the disease-fighting nutritions is to drink your tea freshly brewed. All the decaffeinated, ready-to-drink bottled or instant teas will give you very little of natural health compounds. It is better to let your tea steep for about 4-5 minutes before drinking it.
Health Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea has been enjoyed by people in China and Japan for thousands of years. Over the time it has become widely known all over the world. It also known that green tea contain lots of antioxidant and lots of vitamin. What are the health benefits?
- Helps to prevent cancer. Drink green tea every day on your diet can reduce bladder, colon, esophageal, pancreas, rectum, and stomach cancer up to 60%. The antioxidant help to prevent cancer is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is at least 100 more times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times more effective than vitamin E at protecting cells from harmful influence. EGCG it not only inhibits the growth of new cancer cells it also kills some of the existing cancer sells without harming the healthy ones.
- Lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and improves HDL (good cholesterol). It explains why tea-drinkers can eat almost twice the foods containing cholesterol as those who don't drink green tea, but still have an equal cholesterol count.
- Stops the unnatural formation of blood cloth which if not taken care of will cause thrombosis. It takes on added importance if you consider that thrombosis is one of the main causes of strokes and heart attacks.
- Reduces high blood pressure by repressing angiotensin II which causes constriction of the blood vessels causing high blood pressure.
- Lowers blood sugar By lowering blood sugar level prevent and relieve type-two diabetes. Polyphenols and polysaccharides are the two main antioxidants are especially effective in lowering blood sugar.
- Protects liver against toxins like alcohol and chemicals in cigarette smoke.
- Promotes oral health by suppress the process of plaque formation and destroys the bacteria that forms plaque. It also destroys bacteria that causes bad breath.
- Destroys free radicals that cause aging.
- Boosts your immune system function because of its high concentration of polyphenols and flaveboids.
- Possess antibacterial and antiviral properties, speeds up recovery from cold and flu. It also kills seven strains of food poisoning bacteria including clostridium, botulus and staphylococcus. Good for diarrhea.Helps your body to maintain healthy fluid balance and relieve fatigue and stress often caused by dehydration.
- Blocks main receptors that produce allergic reactions.
- Stimulates metabolism, calorie burning process and is wildly being used as an important part of a healthy diet.
A study shows that green tea can help you reduce your weight by :
- Increase up your metabolism. A research concluded that that over a 24-hour period, green tea extract increases the metabolic rate by 4%. Some said about 79 calories a day with a cup of green tea. If the claim is true, in a year, it will be 28,000 calories a year which is about 8 pounds (about 3.6 kilogram) of weight.
- Green tea inhibits fat absorption and helps glucose regulation. Green tea help to inhibit the movement of glucose into fat cells. It helps to slow the rise in blood sugar after a meal. This prevents high insulin spikes and the subsequent fat storage.
- Help reduce appetite. Study found that green tea caused rats to lose up to 21 percent of their body weight. Rats injected with a green tea extract lost their appetites and consumed up to 60 percent less food after seven days of daily injections.
Be cautious of the caffeine if you have health problems. For some people that have heart troubles, high blood pressure or stimulant sensitivities, the caffeine in green tea may not be good thing for you in long term. If you are worried about the caffeine from green tea, try taking green tea extract. Most green tea extract is made from decaffeinated green tea so you can still get the benefits without the caffeine.


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Dr. Gates received her B.A. in Biology from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated summa cum laude from the Southern California College of Optometry and was the class Salutatorian. She then completed a residency program in Cornea and Contact Lens at the Southern California College of Optometry in which she received advanced training in keratoconus, medical contact lenses, and ocular prosthetics.
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Your membership and participation can help to ensure that as a community, we will continue to enjoy some of the best trails in Saskatchewan, host premiere events like the Saskaloppet, and enjoy a good cup of hot chocolate beside a crackling fire after a good ski.If you, or your family, are interested in cross country skiing, there are programs available for all ages. The Jackrabbit program provides instruction for children aged 12 and under. Adult ski lessons (Sid Robinson, 425- 2502) are also available for those new to cross-country or those with dusty skis. For families without skis, local community schools often make skis available to students and their families.
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Goodbye Mog is one of a lengthy series of children's books by Judith Kerr. We've been using it when talking to Little Man about our fur baby, Oscar, passing away. LM is nearly five years old, so enough to notice and ask questions, yet he's still young enough to have a limited ability to actually grasp the subject fully.
I'm quite open about the fact I'm not of any religion and, in particular to this topic, I don't believe in heaven or hell. I'm quite happy with living my life this way and I'm respectful of what others believe and practice. My philosophy is and always has been, if you're a good person then I'll be your friend. Hubby was raised as Catholic but you'd be best to ask him directly about his views, I'm not going to speak for him. I won't be teaching my children about a God, I'll leave it up to Michael to pass on what he thinks/feels. Our plan is to leave it up to the kids to decide what they want to believe when they're old enough to make an informed decision.
I didn't set out to discuss religion in this post because my blog isn't about that, however it is something that needs to be said because it does come into how we all individually talk to our children about these kinds of things. Each one to their own and all that.
Little Man came with me to the animal hospital with Oscar, so he knew he was sick. We had a friend watch the kids while Michael and I actually said our goodbyes and put him to sleep though. When we arrived home, LM was naturally full of questions. As Hubby dug the grave, Oscar lay in a calico bag in his carry basket and our son asked to see him.
What followed was a day of crying, some hysterics and repeated questions about what had happened. We handled it to the best of our ability and, I reckon, we did okay.
The Mothership reminded me of this book over Skype. I refamiliarised myself with it and thought it was pretty perfect for our situation and how we wanted to explain it all further.
The thing I like most about this book, is that it addresses death without any religious or atheist connotations. It's simply a nice story that, I think, is a gentle introduction for children – especially in regards to losing a pet.
The illustrations are lovely and the plot has an easy flow to it. Basically Mog decides she's tired, dead tired and decides she wants to sleep forever, but a bit of her stays awake. The family mourn but are unaware Mog is still watching over them because they can't see her. One day they get a new kitten (coincidentally for us, a ginger kitten!) and Mog helps it become the new family pet. Finally knowing that everything has settled she flies off into the sun.
I knew it," thought Mog. "I knew they'd never manage without me. They've got themselves the wrong sort of stupid kitten…"
The only con in my eyes, is the use of the word "stupid" when describing the new kitten. I change this to silly when I'm reading to the kids. I also change Mog to Oscar and the other characters to our names to make it more personal.
I highly recommend this book, especially if your feline friend has departed. I think it's a good way to broach the subject of death regardless if you want to teach your children about heaven or not.
Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr can be purchased here (I may earn a teeny tiny commission if you click on this link). This is also not a sponsored post in any capacity. I'm just all for sharing things that I think can help other parents.
Have you had to have a talk of this nature? How did you handle it? Do you know of any other tools or books out there like this? I'd love to hear your stories and thoughts.
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Wed, 27 April 2016
Richard Maloney knows what it takes to build a winning team. After having done his time as an AFL player, he became an expert on motivation and mind coaching in the sporting arena. He was so successful (to the tune of 25 Premierships) that directors and fans of the teams he worked with recruited him into their businesses, and he now has a worldwide business that helps companies maximize their potential through team building.
Rich has seen proof that the main teambuilding techniques in the world of sport are applicable to the world of business, and has authored a great book called 'The Minds Of Winning Teams'. See below for a sneak preview of some of his best advice. As you'll see, it's surprisingly simple.
** When things are at their worst, it is a great window of opportunity to make change.
** A key responsibility of a leader is to keep learning and growing.
** Taking pressure off a leader by dividing it among other members of the leadership team is one of the best things you can do to improve your business.
** Create a critical mass of 'we' people rather than 'me' people.
** Hierarchy is basically a thing of the past.
** Don't see millennials as a problem – see them as the solution.
** Social connection is the most important aspect of teambuilding
And there's plenty more where this came from. If you listen to Richard for 45 minutes, you can't fail to find something that will help engage your team in business. In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn:
** What a true leader really is
** How to re-engage employees
** The 'quality, unity, trust, truth' equation
** How to create social connection
** How to create a leadership group
** How to define a business in terms of its 'heart' and its 'brain'
Resources mentioned in this episode:
** Business Brain Food Facebook Group – What should we do for the 100th show? Post your ideas to the group! (facebook.com/groups/businessbrainfood)
** Richard's teambuilding website – check out the free employee engagement survey (http://www.engageandgrow.com.au)
** Richard's mind training site: (http://www.qualitymind.com.au)
** Richard's email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
** Sponsor the show: email@example.com, put in subject line "interested in sponsoring BBF"
** Free, no-obligation business coaching chat with a member of Ben's team: (http://actioncoachanz.com/free-business-coaching-session)
** Ben's Daily Business Tips podcast (http://www.dbtpodcast.com)
** Facebook (facebook.com/businessbrainfood)
** Twitter (https://twitter.com/bfewtrell)
** ActionCOACH (http://actioncoachanz.com/itunes)
** ActionCOACH (http://actioncoachanz.com/stitcher)
'Engagement is the new leadership' as Richard says, so understanding how the likes of Richard build engagement is vital to the future of your business. And we don't just have his word for it either. Deloitte recently released the results of a survey that listed 'employee engagement and culture' as the number one priority for every business, so make it your priority today by having a listen! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day. Cheers, Ben Fewtrell (02) 9111 5000
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"In the month of Adar, when the Purim spirit is upon us," said Ariel, "the Justice Minister, too, may dress up in costume and play at let's pretend. I and my friends would also like to see the hareidim in the government alongside the Jewish Home. She can figure out for herself, at the expense of which party this would come."
Livni reportedly recently told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that she would be willing to "wear a shtreimel for peace," and suggested that he bring hareidi parties into the government, on the assumption that they would support the kind of concessions she envisions Israel making in "peace talks" with the Palestinian Authority.
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Welcome to How To Cook That I'm Ann
Reardon and today due to popular demand we're going to be debunking a few more
fake baking videos. If you're new to this series then it is a bit like the fake
news of the baking world … making up recipes that don't work or can't work
just to make a viral video 💰 We're also going to be looking at
something today which is perhaps a lot more important which is what if kids
follow these hacks or baking recipes and something goes wrong and they get hurt,
who's responsible for that? One of my subscribers sent me a shocking story
about a teenager, she's 14 years old with her 12 year old friend who were
following a baking hack. They were real fans of Ms Yeah's Channel, they tried
to replicate one of her videos where she makes popcorn and it all went horribly
wrong. The fourteen-year-old received burns to 96% of her body and died two
weeks later in hospital which is just awful and the 12 year old girl is still
requiring treatment for her burns. Well Ms Yeah responded in a public statement
on her Weibo page saying that these are the darkest days of her life. She has
been publicly labeled a murderer and she has seriously asked herself 'am I a
murderer did I cause her death'? She goes on to say that if they followed her
video and did it exactly as she did there would have been no danger and she
points out there are lots of other videos online that show a similar method.
So let's just stop there and look at what actually happened in this situation.
Ms Yeah in her video uses a soda can and a tea stand with an alcohol lamp
underneath it to make popcorn. I'm sure you've seen similar videos to this
before. The police photo shows that the girls didn't use an alcohol lamp they in
fact used two cans and there are hundreds of videos showing how to use
two cans to make popcorn. The main difference is those ones all use a candle
underneath. In this situation the girls decided to use alcohol for the heat
source and you can see in a lot of Ms Yeah's other videos she uses alcohol
for the heat source as well so they could have got the idea from there or
they could have got the idea from somewhere else there are other videos
showing making your own alcohol burner for popping popcorn or for any other use.
So it's impossible to say with certainty where these girls got the idea of using
the alcohol burner in the can it could have been from ms yeah's video it could
have been from one of hundreds of other videos online. The danger came in where
the flame wasn't big enough so they added more alcohol to the already lit
burner and the alcohol that you're pouring in the flame can just follow
that back up to the bottle which is what happened and then caused the bottle of
alcohol to explode which then puts flaming alcohol and soaks everything in
sight. Now i remember when i did the bombe alaska video I gave that exact warning …
don't pour alcohol from the bottle or the flame can follow it up and cause the
bottle to explode. The reason I warned of that is this has happened before … it's
happened when chefs have poured stuff at the table and then the bottles have
exploded causing burns to all the people at the table. So it is dangerous and just
heed that warning. Ms Yeah went on to say in her statement that her videos are
just meant to be entertainment for adults they are not meant to be
instructional videos for children and although she believes that the accident
was not based on the imitation of her video this tragic accident does make her
deeply reflect on her own goals. She says the Internet is not an adult
internet a large number of children consume it as an important information
source and she says I did not provide a good example I'm sorry I let everyone
down. She plans to add more safety warnings in the future and will pay for
the family's medical bells as neither of the girls families can afford
those medical bills but obviously that's not going to bring the
fourteen-year-old child back or repair what's happened to the twelve-year-old. I
do think that in this particular case that she is being unfairly burdened with
blame and responsibility on this. If the girls did follow exactly what she did in
her video there wouldn't have been this tragic accident, however I think she's
made some good points there of kids are watching this content even if it's been
made for adult entertainment and not with kids in mind, kids are still
watching and they're absorbing like sponges and taking this into their brain
as this is the way things work and things work this way … I can replicate
that and do that at home. So that brings me to the question: what if they did
it exactly like it's in the video and got harmed whose responsibility would
that be? So in the example like of the bleached strawberries that we showed in
the previous video is that the responsibility of the content creator
who put that up if a kid eats a blecch strawberry and gets sick or is it the
responsibility of YouTube? I know several of my subscribers have raised this
particular video as an issue and the response every time has been: "It doesn't
violate any of our policies if you don't like it don't watch it" is basically
the response they were given. I also have asked about that particular video with
my contacts at YouTube and got the same response … it doesn't violate any of our
policies at all it can stay monetized and it can stay on the platform … which I
was quite surprised about because I think that it could cause harm. So is the
platform at fault if someone gets hurt? I've got another couple of examples for
you today you guys have been just sending this one video to me again and
again wanting to know 1.) is it possible? and 2.) is it dangerous? That's the two
questions I keep getting on this one video. So let's dive in and check
and see how it goes. First is it even possible? So if I put a werther's caramel
on a fry pan on high heat after about 20 seconds it starts to melt and then it
starts to burn and give off a putrid smoke 🤢That's gonna take a while to clean
the pan. Attempt number two at medium heat after waiting one minute it looks like
this and at two minutes it's still not completely melted but again it's
starting to burn and we've got to clean the pan again. Attempt number three I've
got this over very low heat and after a long wait ten minutes to be exact to
melt one candy it was looking like it might start to burn so I quickly plunged
the pan into cold water to cool it and once it was cold I couldn't get it off
the pan. Now to be fair I wasn't using a nonstick pan and it looks like they were
so that might solve that problem but even so that is not the way to make
candy tuiles, it is a very ineffective time-wasting way and you're likely to
burn the candy. If you want to make candy tuiles just super quickly put them into a
food processor and blitz them up or if you don't have a food processor put them
into a bag and bash it with a rolling pin – until you've got a powder. Then just put
a small spoonful of that onto some baking paper and bake it in the oven
just keep an eye on it we're gonna take a couple of minutes for that to melt
because you've got quite a fine layer there. Pull it out leave them to cool
completely and then you can just peel them off the non-stick baking paper and
you've got these cute little candy tuiles you can make them finer or thicker
depending how much of that powder you put on to your baking paper. Next thing
they do in the video is they pour melted Werther's over a single beater that is
spinning! The question I keep getting from everyone is is that safe or is that
going to burn you and splatter caramel on you. I think that's a very good
question yes I think it's gonna splatter caramel whether it's gonna burn or not I
actually wasn't sure because that's like will the caramel have cooled down enough
by the time it's been dripped down and flicked out to not burn you or is it
still gonna be hot? So we're gonna have to do some experiments to figure out
whether this one's actually dangerous or just messy. To test it out I've put my beaters
inside a box and then I've cut a hole in the top so that I can put the melted
caramel in the top just like they did and then all along the front here I have
plastic food wrap so that we can see if the caramel burns through it or not.
Plastic food wrap is surprisingly heat resistant … if I take some over a bowl and
pour on boiling water which as you know would burn your skin the plastic food
wrap doesn't melt, it's made to be heat-resistant. Good quality plastic wrap
has a melting point of between 120 and 140 C or 250 to 290 F. So well into the
zone where you're going to burn your skin before you start to melt the
plastic wrap. Now in comparison crack hard candy is 148 C or 300 degrees F so
much hotter than the plastic wrap but as I said my question is is it going to be
cooled down by the time it's flung through the air so is it really gonna
still be that hot? Obviously it's that hot in the pan but what about once it's
flung off the beaches? I'm filming this in slow motion so you can see what's
happening with the caramel WOW! that's a big splatter of hot caramel that would
have gone all over you if the plastic wasn't there. I don't know if you can see
from this angle but it's made a hole in the plastic wrap the whole way down and
this caramel fused and melted into that plastic so I guess that answers the
question of yes that caramel is still hot 🔥 Let me film that a second time for
you, again this is in 180 frames a second so it's much slower
than in real life and that went right through. Imagine that hot caramel stuck
to your skin we're talking some serious burns here! Anyone who's been burnt by
hot caramel will know why I say it's lava hot it's hotter than hot water
every time we're using it. So I want to know there's a poll on this video let me know … I
want to know your thoughts is YouTube the platform or Facebook the platform
responsible for allowing these videos to be on their platform if someone gets
hurt doing this? Or is it the content creators fault or is it purely in the
viewers or the parents if they're children responsibility to actually do
their own research before they follow these recipes. Most people I know since
I've been making these say 'why would anyone make fake baking videos?' just this
whole confusion this whole concept that anyone would do that but it's all about
getting views it's all about virality it's all about getting paid it's all
about money 🤑 and that's why people are doing it they're making fake stuff
because that's more shareable it's more interesting than real stuff because
we've all seen how to make apple pie 100 different ways and there's not
much more new to do with that so they've turned to faking it to get more clicks
and more views. It's an interesting world that we live in. If you do get burnt by
hot caramel 5-minute crafts comes into play with this video telling us
what to do… apparently you just put some toothpaste
on it and that will soothe the hot burn! Colgate has actually put a whole page on
their website dedicated to why you should not put toothpaste on burns!
They say the ingredients in toothpaste are not soothing, it contains abrasives
and detergents which work well for cleaning your teeth but not for easing
the pain of a burn. The American Academy of Dermatology which is skin doctors
basically also advises not to put toothpaste on burns because it can lead
to infections. In case you don't actually know what you should do if you have a
burn or a friend has a burn if it's a minor burn run it under cool running
water it doesn't need to be ice or see cold water that can do more damage
to the skin just cool water running from the tap just over it and keep it there
for quite a few minutes up to 20 minutes is recommended. Now obviously if you have
a larger area or a deeper burn run the cooler water and then immediately call
an ambulance and follow their instructions they'll tell you what to do
over the phone. So that's been quite a serious video, apologies for that today
but it is a serious topic and I think that it would be interesting to know
what you think about responsibility and blame where that should land. I'm
fascinated to wait and see the results of that poll and see what you think. To
watch more of my debunking videos click here. To watch some recipes that actually
work click here. Subscribe to How To Cook That for more cakes chocolates and
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I'm here, I'm back! I know, it's been ages right?! You've missed me I know, but dry those eyes, rub those tears of joy away…. they are joy tears, right?
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He's also regularly shared other work of mine, over on his instagram page. It's such a massive help having this kind of creative support, so big up Murray…. give the man a follow and check out his other cultural/life snaps, some real gems.
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One day my wife and I were talking and she suddenly asked me something regarding one of the most well-known stories in the Bible: the Garden of Eden. A story you and I and everyone else have heard hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Here's the kicker:
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LifeBridge Benefit Concert
With guest artists: Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir
And sensational Abbotsford singer – Crystal Hicks
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.
Silent Auction, 6-7 p.m.
Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church
2285 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford
Tickets: $20 at Level Ground Church Office (604-854-8181) and House of James
"Heal the world, make it a better place"… Michael Jackson
With guest artists: Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir
And sensational Abbotsford singer – Crystal Hicks
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.
Silent Auction, 6-7 p.m.
Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church
2285 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford
Tickets: $20 at Level Ground Church Office (604-854-8181) and House of James
Motown meets Gospelfor LifeBridge Benefit Concert
"Heal the world, make it a better place"… Michael Jackson
Take the infectious hand-clapping, toe-tapping, finger-snapping energy of over 90 singers in the Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir, the thrilling voice of Abbotsford's very own Crystal Hicks, and rhythms of the Good Noise band, all under the direction of Gail Suderman, and you have a rocking, raising-the-roof evening of Motown influence and Gospel music for the LifeBridge Benefit Concert on Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Bakerview Mennonite Brethren Church at 2285 Clearbrook Road.
Keith St. Jean, director of LifeBridge Recovery Ministries, an organization that bridges the gap between community, church and those in recovery, says, "Last year's concert was fantastic. People were and are still talking about it."
While the concert is a fundraiser for LifeBridge, says St. Jean, "Most importantly, it tells our story. LifeBridge helps people on the road to finding their life, their spiritual direction, and provides a foundation for their future. We all desire meaning and the ability to find someone and something we can trust in; and we all need love, to be loved, to love. How do we heal the world? One corner of the world at a time, even if it's only one person - then we have helped make the world a better place."
Motown meets Gospel: Says Suderman, "The songs we have chosen for this concert support all that LifeBridge is doing, responding to people's daily needs, looking after our fellow human. The lyrics are awesome! It's Motown meets Gospel – Motown with a Gospel flavour."
Says St. Jean, "I'm really excited! These are all on my own playlist!"
They couldn't be more perfect: Stevie Wonder's 'Have a Talk with God'; Billy Preston's 'That's the Way God Planned It'; a riveting, heart-melting, spine-tingling medley of Michael Jackson's 'Heal the World' and 'We Are the World'; and Jackie DeShannon's super hit, 'Put a Little Love in your Heart!'
A special tribute: Suderman adds, "Andrae Crouch changed the whole face of Gospel music. He passed away just a few weeks ago, so we are adding a tribute to him with some of his favourites."
The Good Noise choir: Now in their 11th season, the Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir has performed many benefit concerts for charitable organizations and has shared the stage with Barbra Streisand, David Foster, Holly Cole, Dee Daniels and Jim Byrnes, to name a few famous artists. The choir has also appeared on many television shows, like 'Gospel to Go' for Vision TV.
Feel good music: Suderman explains, "One of the reasons why we are and do what we do, and how I choose the music, is to bring a sense of love and hope for everyone. The audience was wonderful last year in Abbotsford. They sang along, with tears in their eyes – that's just one of the reasons why we said we'd love to come back. And, we are having a lot of fun preparing the music!"
You can hear and see the choir perform on video at www.goodnoisevgc.com, then come along and see them LIVE! There's nothing like the real thing!
Silent Auction: To help in raising funds for LifeBridge there will also be a silent auction. The doors open at 6 p.m. with time for viewing before the show and during intermission.
Tickets: Are $20 and can be purchased at Level Ground Church Office, 31216 King Road (phone 604-854-8181) and House of James, 2743 Emerson Street, Abbotsford.
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Columbia College Volleyball Advances to NAIA Quarterfinals
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The Columbia College volleyball team defeated Oklahoma Baptist University 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in the final day of pool play at the NAIA National Volleyball Championships. The Cougars, the No. 3 overall seed, earned the victory by scores of 25-10, 14-25, 25-18, 21-25, and 15-8. Columbia finishes pool play a perfect 3-0 and improves to 40-1 overall on the year with the win. The Bison fall to 34-5, but will advance to the next round as the second-place team from Pool C.
The Cougars never trailed in the first set and used a 7-0 run midway through to put the game out of reach and cruise to the opening set victory, 25-10.
OBU responded with a strong performance in the second set, going on an 8-0 run for a commanding 14-7 lead and eventually closing out the game 25-14.
Columbia jumped out to a 7-2 lead to open the third set and would hold off the Bison for the 25-18 win and a 2-1 advantage in the match. Oklahoma Baptist would respond once again in the fourth set, claiming a 25-21 victory to force a fifth and deciding game. The Cougars took an 8-3 lead to open the fifth set and would finish off the Bison 15-8 in the final game to take the match.
Junior Brooke Simpson led Columbia with 21 kills for the match and also chipped in 12 digs. The Cougars received 15 kills and 18 digs from Kahoriz Feliz, to go along with 10 kills each from Carol Berger and Trinity Ojo. Setter Paula Ferreira led all players with 59 assists and Elena Berroteran contributed a match-high 23 digs. Ferreira added 20 digs and Aleah Hayes also had 10 digs.
OBU was led by Skyler Strahm with 16 kills and Sabra Clark with 34 assists.
Columbia will most likely play at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 30th in the quarterfinal round, receiving a bye into the quarterfinals due to their seed.


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Despite great progress on HIV/AIDS-related research, advocacy, and workplace initiatives, very little attention has historically been focused globally on HIV/AIDS and insurance coverage, particularly in the private market. Private insurance is important because it can improve employees' access to effective HIV testing and treatment. For large employers, this may lead to lower health care costs by reducing hospital admissions. Employees living with HIV/AIDS who have access to effective treatment options may continue to contribute to the workplace by remaining healthy and productive workers. However, at this time, HIV/AIDS is excluded from private insurance plans in many locations outside the United States.
Based on conversations with employer and insurer members, the Global Business Group on Health? (GBGH) has developed the following tips for large employers:
Many employers realize that covering HIV/AIDS is good for business. This realization is crucial for getting organizational leadership, local HR staff and insurer partners on board. While mainstreaming coverage may impact premium costs, HIV/AIDS treatments today are more effective than in years past, allowing employees to continue to be healthy and productive members of the workforce for a limited amount of money. This is a positive for both employees living with HIV and the business. Multiple companies in high-prevalence countries have seen improvements in morale, productivity and staff turnover when they actively address HIV/AIDS.
??Under close examination, you may be surprised by what coverage really means in locations where it does exist. For example, historically in Mexico, market practice meant a 4-5 year waiting period for HIV coverage. Although many employers believed that HIV/AIDS was covered, in reality the waiting period essentially excluded it from plans. It's important that you don't take HIV/AIDS coverage at face value.. Know the details of coverage in each of your locations before you begin or end negotiations.
In many countries, when HIV/AIDS is excluded, people living with HIV/AIDS cannot receive any medical care or treatment- even that which is not related to HIV (e.g. a broken leg). In places where this is an issue, consider negotiating a removal of this exclusion as a first step towards more comprehensive coverage.
Consider including non-governmental organizations or organizations that represent people living with HIV in your negotiation efforts. They may have valuable insights to share from their experience in the field.
Negotiating mainstreamed HIV/AIDS coverage can take time and dedication. Change doesn't often happen quickly, particularly when it's against the market norm. Insurer members have stated several times that the first step is asking for HIV/AIDS coverage; insurers may not have considered adding it because no one has ever asked before. Employer requests may go a long way, particularly in certain locations. If your first attempts haven't worked, it may be a matter of continuing to ask or asking a different vendor.
For more tips, please see the Global Business Group on Health's Negotiation Tips for Mainstreamed HIV/AIDS Coverage report.


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Dads are famously difficult to shop for but we've got you covered! This year, we're keeping it simple and practical with 11 Father's Day gifts every guy will love. When in doubt, just add a 6 pack of his favorite beer!
1. Herbivore Botanicals All Natural Beard Tonic Sampler // This tonic combines natural plant oils that promote a healthier looking beard while moisturizing the skin underneath.
2. Akamai Essentials Kit // Everything he needs for clean and healthy teeth, skin and hair–no more, no less.
3. Sneeboer Garden Tool Maintenance Kit // For the handy dad who likes gardening, this tool maintenance kit will be highly appreciated.
4. Night Stand Oak Wood Valet // Now he can keep all his essentials in one place on an elegant handcrafted valet made from solid oak.
5. Ultimate Organic Starter Spice Gift Set // This spice kit from Simply Organic is everything he needs to grill the perfect BBQ or cook his famous stew.
6. BodyMantra Divine Masculine // Body Mantra oils are handcrafted with directed intention so that he'll receive both medicinal and energetic benefits when using it.
7. Distressed Leather Passport Wallet // A handmade leather wallet he'll be using for years to come, with several pockets perfect for organization.
8. Dollar Shave Club Subscription // The gift that keeps on giving: get a monthly box of fresh razors for up to 12 months.
9. Opinel Carbon Steel Folding Knife // An essential for every guy, this Opinel folding knife comes with a handy leather pouch which makes it easy to carry.
10. Ursa Major Stellar Shave Cream // Super-concentrated, non-lathering shave cream which minimizes nicks and leaves the skin smooth and soft.
11. Persol Sunglasses // He will feel like Steve McQueen whenever he wears these sunglasses–and that will probably be all the time!
If you're on a budget or feeling crafty, be sure to check out our list of 100 handmade gifts for dad too.1


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Quantitative phase imaging systems using white light illumination can exhibit lower noise figures than laser-based systems. However, they can also suffer from object-dependent artifacts, such as halos, which prevent accurate reconstruction of the surface topography. In this work, we show that white light diffraction phase microscopy using a standard halogen lamp can produce accurate height maps of even the most challenging structures provided that there is proper spatial filtering at: 1) the condenser to ensure adequate spatial coherence and 2) the output Fourier plane to produce a uniform reference beam. We explain that these object-dependent artifacts are a high-pass filtering phenomenon, establish design guidelines to reduce the artifacts, and then apply these guidelines to eliminate the halo effect. Since a spatially incoherent source requires significant spatial filtering, the irradiance is lower and proportionally longer exposure times are needed. To circumvent this tradeoff, we demonstrate that a supercontinuum laser, due to its high radiance, can provide accurate measurements with reduced exposure times, allowing for fast dynamic measurements.
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The title of this post is also the title of a 1987 newspaper article my brother and I wrote for The Miami Herald about the Dade County Youth Fair...
We made the 2-hour trek down to illustrious town of Pueblo to attend the Colorado State Fair today. To be honest, I was fairly amped to see the 'freak show' that was profiled in the newspaper (yes, the one I hold in my hands--I'm one of the last remaining few that actually enjoys seeing a paper on my doorstep each morning). I had no idea freak shows still existed--you'd think they would have gone by the wayside with various disability rights groups demanding that it be called the Unique Sights Exhibit, or some similar politically correct but not nearly as intriguing name. Anyway, I'm sad to say that I completely forgot about the freak show until we were on the way home; we never happened upon it and it was not listed in the fair brochure we were handed upon entrance. I can only imagine it was part of some secret-handshake, underground part of the fair that only those select few that get the daily paper could gleefully witness. Despite that letdown, the day was packed with entertainment, glaring sun, greasy foods, and crowds the way a State Fair should be.
In an effort to avoid wasting too much money on cheap, plastic crap, we told the boys they could choose one item during the day that they absolutely had to have (a la Tim Gunn's Guide to Style). Jackson found his holy grail at the first attraction--the Shark Encounters show. As we walked up, Jackson exclaimed, "I SO hope I get to ride on a shark's back!". I guess the fair couldn't write a waiver that would absolve them from any litigation surrounding shark rides, but we did see a witty show and Jackson left with his prized item--a shark tooth necklace ($10).
One of the highlights of the day (for me) was our snuggle with sea lions. I've never given sea lions much thought, but they now rank pretty high on my Cute Animal Scale. They just wiggled right up and put their sleek, wet heads on our shoulders. I wasn't quite sure how Kenyon would react, but he just reached out, petted one and said, "Wet."
Alex's favorite alter ego is Gumball the Guinea Pig, and he can wile away many an hour squeaking, "Wee wee wee", scampering around like a cavy, and telling me that I am his owner. Sometimes Sam and I play along for a while, and then get busy doing something else. An hour and a half later we're wondering why Alex is in the corner making squeaking noises and we'll look at each other incredulously and say, "Oh my gosh, is he STILL playing that game?". I can only hope his attention span will be that hearty in geometry class. Imagine his glee when we happened upon the Human Hamster Wheel--he was a natural.
After much deliberation over at the cheap crap tent, Alex chose a plastic sword and sheath ($5) as his must-have item. Now, we don't allow guns, toy or otherwise, in our home, but little boys will make guns out of anything and everything. Not kidding--Alex chews his toast into the shape of an automatic weapon and will shoot his brother with it. Anyway, for some reason we find medieval weapons more appropriate. We have at least five other types of swords at home, but this sword, that cost probably 4 cents to make the deluxe version embedded with lead in China, this sword meant everything to Alex and he was enthralled with it for the rest of the day (until he poked Sam in the back of the head with it on the drive home, and it was taken away).
The main event, of course, was Mutton Bustin', aptly dubbed 'The Toughest Sport on Wool'. We're city folk, mind you, and don't have much experience with farm animals outside of helping Grandpa care for the chickens at Plantation Tree Farm.
The boys checking out the competition while Alex holds his prized sword
Alex had no desire to mingle with the sheep, but Jackson signed up (the Fair does have a waiver for parents to sign their kid's life away to ride sheep) and the following ensued:
He only stayed on half as long as the other time he's done this, but I'm proud of him for having the confidence to do things that are out of his comfort zone, and he is pleased with another ribbon to add to the one he won from his fishing derby.
We all left exhausted--Kenyon looked like this, and the rest of us didn't look much different. A successful family outing, and thankfully there are still two more days of this holiday weekend to recuperate.


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These singlets were purchased in a one-time bulk purchase from someone who bought them on a closeout deal from Adidas. We have no way of sourcing alternative colors, styles, sizes and so on. What is available here now is what is going to be available, once they are out of stock they are gone. If we don't have it in stock now (or listed at all), it means that we've either sold out of it or we never received it. Many size/gender/color combos were missing from the get go due to the closeout nature of the sale.
All sales on our singlets are final sale. No returns, exchanges or refunds. All singlets are brand new with tags and we inspect them for any signs of damage prior to shipping. For sizing, please refer to our sizing guide which has exact measurements in centimeters of three areas on each singlet. All sizes are in some sort of German sizing system which does not appear to be particularly reliable from model to model. Always check the size chart as the sizes only appear to be consistent within the same model line (ie, within those with stripes).
About the singlet:
80% Polyester, 20% Elasthan. Kevlar inserts on the thighs. Three stripes down each side. While this is not tagged as an Adidas Atenus singlet, it has a nearly identical design in terms of paneling and stripe placement.


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By Jane Partridge
Project Coordinator
Visions for Early Learning
¿Cuál es una diferencia que se ve en usted mismo o su crianza como resultado de esta clase?
(What is one difference you see in yourself or your parenting as a result of this class?)
"To help the best that I can my daughter and spend necessary time with her taking care of her and telling her what is OK and what is not in her behavior, to be a mom and responsible person."
– Response typed verbatim from Positive Parenting-Bilingual Learning and Playing (LeaP) 2014 Student Satisfaction Survey (Spanish answers translated)
This class was structured to encourage the parents, their child's first and most important teachers, to engage with their children ages birth to four. Activities included free play and art, reading English/Spanish books, singing and finger plays, and snack. Based on attachment and brain research, the LeaP curriculum focused on creating everyday interactions and fun activities that build the parent-child bond and help parents recognize, understand and support their child's physical, mental, social, and emotional needs. These students gained important parenting support as the instructor built on the cultural values and strengths of the families, and engaged them in conversations regarding child growth and development that leads to success in school and beyond.
Parents reported that they enjoyed learning how to play with their child(ren). Weekly reviews and conversations about topics from the previous session demonstrated that these mothers and fathers were thoughtful in planning daily activities around their learning. Often they had spent time during the week finding new ways to engage with their children through play.
In this family-focused approach that brought the college to the community, each housing complex offered their own community room for class. Villa San Juan Bautista families attended in the evening, while Villa los Milagros parents and children attended a morning session that was embedded once a week into the English as a Second Language (ESL) class.
At the beginning of the quarter much of the material was presented in Spanish. However, as the quarter progressed, more and more parents practiced English skills; they read the children's books in English and sang the class songs and finger plays in English. The instructor reported that it appeared the supportive, safe style of the class opened up opportunities for the parents to practice English.
The program was not without challenges. Most notably, the paperwork was daunting for students with limited English and/or Spanish reading skills, and parenting instruction was more challenging when parents were accompanied to class by extended family and children of different ages. However, when parents responded on the end of quarter satisfaction survey, there was heartwarming evidence of program success. They were eager to share their thoughts and learning.
The following questions and answers were extracted verbatim from the Satisfaction Survey and translated.
¿Explique una cosa que usted aprendió acerca de cómo guiar y disciplinar a tu hijo/a?
(Explain one thing you learned about guiding or disciplining your young child?)
"I learned that instead to say no to children, it is better to explain better, or give them more options of what they can do."
"I learned to dedicate more time to my children."
"We learned that it is very important to reinforce our child and give her praises to better motivate and encourage her and make her feel better about herself."
¿Explique al menos una cosa que usted aprendió sobre el desarrollo del niño que ayuda a comprender mejor a su hijo? (Explain at least one thing you learned about child development that helps you understand your child better?)
"To spend more time together and we notice the love that we have for each other and we spend time together with their little friends also."
"To play together, share, show love and trust."
"All children have different ways to learn during their development"
¿De qué manera las actividades de los padres / niños ayudaban a su relación con su hijo?
(In what ways did the parent/child activities help your relationship with your child?)
"And they (the class) help me to spend more time with them and to know them better."
"Sing together."
"We definately bonded more. I got to know my daughter and see her own unique personality."
Visions for Early Learning West Central Early Learning Coalition and Centralia College are dedicated to sustaining high quality family engagement through continued financial support for Bilingual Learning and Playing (LeaP) utilizing Fiscal Year 2015 Community Momentum Grant funds.
For more information on Centralia College's Bilingual Learning and Playing (LeaP) class, contact Linda Wilcox, Manager, Centralia College Parenting Education at email@example.com.
- Birth to Thrive Blog, Posts by Coalitions, Posts by West Central
- Posts by West Central Early Learning Regional Coalition


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Mighty Auto Parts
What Is Mighty?
Mighty Auto Parts, a National Distributor of quality automotive aftermarket parts, supplies, chemicals and equipment.
Mighty sources the highest quality auto parts from the world's leading OE manufacturers, serving as the lynch-pin between manufacturers and only professional technicians from coast-to-coast.
Add to that the added-value services of professional inventory management and obsolescence protection that translate into millions in profits for Mighty customers-profits that might otherwise be missed. The most unique element of this winning combination is Mighty's organizational culture that prizes extraordinary personal service over all else; doing whatever it takes to enhance the success of its customer-partners.
"To serve the professional automotive repair market with select, high quality products and superior customer support services."
Main Product Line
For more information, please visit mightyautoparts.com
Balise has two Mighty franchise locations for business to business sales:
Mighty of Western Mass
161 Lower Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone: 413-437-7224
Fax: 413-285-7035
Mighty of Rhode Island
1400 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-780-3091
Fax: 401-490-4004
Business to business sales includes:
- Quick service centers
- Tire dealers
- Oil and lube distributors
- Independent workshops, especially related to mechanic repairs and body shops
- Authorized Original Equipment Manufacturer dealers (OEM), outside of Balise dealers
- Auto fleets from government entities (city halls – transportation department, police stations, fire departments, etc.) and private ones, such as taxi fleets
- Engine rebuilders and remanufacturing companies
- Full service gas stations
and any other business in need of Mighty high quality parts and services.
Mighty products are also for sale to the public.
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Tom is the chief financial officer of CanDo Business Ventures. CanDo is research organization responsible for the creation of Rising Tide. Tom's background includes over 5 years experience in various areas of accounting and financial planning. Most recently he spent time as a senior tax accountant with Marcum LLP where he specialized in consulting and tax research services and worked a significant amount in traditional tax compliance.
Tom joined CanDo Business Ventures and Rising Tide Car Wash with a specific focus on helping the organization scale and grow. With a deep interest in financial planning, operations and serving the community, Tom is a perfect fit for the organization's vision and strategy going forward.
Tom has been a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of New York since 2012. He is also a Personal Financial Specialist accredited through the AICPA.
Tom is a graduate of Iona College with a dual degree in Accounting and Finance where he received magna cum laude honors.


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The Chapess zine #4
"There's a strange disconnect somewhere between Being Too Much and yet not Taking Up Enough Space, which sound like they should at least resemble each other, or that one should be en route to the other. I think that I am Too Much, and it feels like I am oozing all over the floor. I tell myself that I need to learn to Take Up Space, and Taking Up Space seems like it should look like something more solid, something that knows how to express its well-formed opinions calmly and yet with force." – Aimee Wall
a special A4 edition of the Chapess zine produced for the Turn The Page Artists' book fair, 18 contributors over 26 pages.
Aimee Wall, Alexis Gross, Kara Jesella, Sara Sutterlin, Daisy Lafarge, Liz Kinnamon, Stella Lueng, Sarah Todd, Grace Denton, Jesse Riggins, Lauren Crow, Charlotte Mellor Meecham, Alice Slater, Beth Maiden, Anneliese Mackintosh, Charly Morris, Hannah Buckman, Cherry Styles


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SKY TV: Why not list Islam Channel in your Religion section
Most rational people recognise that Islam is a religion, the second largest religion in Britain. Sky TV has chosen to overlook this obvious fact, and thus wasted a golden opportunity to greatly enhance community relations and social cohesion in the UK, by encouraging mutual understanding between followers of different religions.
Sky TV box displays a list of religion oriented
channels grouped together under the heading
"Religion", where viewers can move from one channel to another at the click of a button, but for reasons unknown to me, Sky has chosen to list "Islam Channel" with foreign language broadcasts under the heading "International".
The channel is based in the UK and broadcasts in English. It is run by British Muslims and Islam is clearly a religion, so why the channel is listed as foreign baffles me.
Grouping channels together offers an easy way for people who are interested in religion to easily find programs that cater for them. If only those channels represented different religious communities, then Muslims watching Islam channels can easily switch and watch a Christian channel teaching Christianity, and therefore, attain knowledge on Christian beliefs and values directly from knowledgeable Christians, without the need for second hand learning. The same can be done by Christians, who can understand how Muslims interpret their religion and scriptures. This will surely enhance social cohesion, by allowing people to get information directly from the sources without the distortions and bias of many of the so called "experts" who often volunteer to teach faiths that they do not follow, and do not really understand.
Whilst there are several American based channels bundled together in the religion category, UK based Islam Channel is absent from the list !.
Islam is the second largest religion in the UK. According to the 2001 census, the number of Muslims in the UK is close to 1,6 Millions or 3% of the population. Around 12% of these are indigenous White people.
I sincerely hope that Sky TV is not implying that Islam is a "foreign religion". Such an old fashioned notion does not help in building bridges between the different faiths of the British people.
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Its best to to have Islam channels away from the false religion.


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|A scuba diver retrieves Rory's 3-iron for Donald Trump
As far as the Rules are concerned, throwing a club into the water does not incur any penalty. If the player is carrying the maximum number of 14 clubs in their bag they may not replace a club that they have thrown away. If the club can be retrieved during the round they may use it again, providing it has not been damaged to the extent that it is non-conforming. We now know that McIlroy's 3-iron was recovered by an enterprising scuba diver, but not until the following day, when it was handed back to him on the practice range by the perpetual publicity seeker, Donald Trump. What you may have missed is that the following day, Marcel Siem also threw his club into the water on the same hole, but his action did not receive the same blanket coverage from the media. I understand that the scuba diver was not summoned to search for Siem's club!
Ian Poulter – Pine Needles
The previous week, during the final round (played on Monday) of the Honda Classic at PGA National, Florida, Ian Poulter caused some raised eyebrows when he meticulously removed pine needles from the area that he had selected to drop his ball in. He was taking relief under penalty of one stroke from the water hazard on the par-5, 14th hole. Poulter was right to carefully remove the pine needles one by one, because if he had swept them away with his hand or club he would probably have also moved loose soil, which would have incurred a penalty of two strokes, as loose soil is not a loose impediment, except when it is on the putting green. Of course, players should ensure that they do not spend too long in clearing the area in which they are permitted to drop a ball, as they could then incur a penalty for undue delay (Rule 6-7), though unfortunately this does not happen very often, either on tour, or in most amateur competitions. It seems that the close attention that Poulter took in clearing his drop area did not help, as he then hit his ball off a palm tree back into the water, eventually finishing the hole by making a good putt for a triple bogey.
Good golfing,
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