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The Best Email Marketing Service for a Growing Business
Ah, yes. The million-dollar question, right?
Well, okay. Maybe not one million dollars on the nose.
But still a pretty crucial question for any business owner looking to grow their subscriber base and reach more potential customers.
In fact, the question isn't crucial only for growing businesses, but for all companies out there, regardless of their size or years in business.
And it's a question we get asked all the time.
So, two things:
First, if you've been scratching your head over this question, wondering how you can take your email marketing to the next level, no need to feel bad. You're not alone!
And second, if this question has been giving you a heartburn every time it pops into your head, no need to panic! Today, we'll help you understand how to navigate the email marketing software landscape so you can select the best service for your business.
We'll explain how to read and understand the features different services offer. We'll take a close look at three of the email marketing softwares that most often come up in our discussions with business owners looking to take their company to the next level. And we'll recommend the email marketing software we consider best for business owners with high aspirations.
What Am I Supposed to Look for in an Email Marketing Software?!?
The first time I looked around for an email marketing service, my table looked like a chewing-gum mass-murder scene. Tiny balls of chewed-up gum wrapped back up in their respective greenish, yellowish, and reddish paper wrappers lay strewn across my workspace and all over my keyboard. My jaw was numb, but I kept chewing…
(Fun fact: I chew gum when I get anxious. Not-so-fun fact: Got a major heartburn on said day.)
What on earth was I looking at?
All those features and plans and services… Did I need all of them? Did I need any of them? What did they do, anyway?
And there weren't even that many email marketing software to choose from back in those days. Nor nearly as many features and capabilities to compare as there are today.
So if you're feeling the anxiety right now, I totally get you.
Good news is, after working with multiple email marketing services over the years, both for our purposes and the purposes of our clients, we've managed to decode the email marketing software. And we want to help you understand the options available out there and choose the software that best fits your business needs and goals.
But, before we dive deep into particular features, let's first break down the key aspects of an email marketing program and look at the general capabilities you should be looking for.
Can Your Email Marketing Software Do This?
Getting subscribers on your list is great. And necessary! But after a while, you'll find that you don't want all subscribers thrown into a bucket without a way of moving them around.
Once your business starts growing, you'll want to create more sophisticated email marketing campaigns. For example, you may want to send a reminder email about an offer only to subscribers who've opened your email but haven't taken action. And you may also want to send a different email to those who haven't opened your first offer email at all as a second attempt to entice them.
Without segmentation capabilities, you'll end up sending irrelevant emails to subscribers that can confuse them, or worse, make them unsubscribe.
When looking at email marketing software, you want to make sure that the one you choose allows you to segment and move your subscribers around into different groups. Dynamic groups, if possible.
2) Workflow: Automated Campaigns
The whole point of having an email marketing software is that you don't have to send emails manually to subscribers. Especially because not all emails you send will be general blasts to your entire list.
Email marketing automation allows your to create campaign workflows that function on their own. Got a new subscriber today? Automate a process to have a welcome email get triggered out to them, followed by a best-posts email a few days later that your long-term subscribers don't need to receive. Planning to launch a new offer? How about dripping out a few intriguing emails to subscribers in anticipation of the offer?
Marketing automation will not only make your life easier, but it will also save your sanity as you won't have to use all your mental power just for remembering when you're supposed to send which email to which subscriber segment and for which offer. You can just put it on autopilot and forget about it. Extra tip: The more campaigns you can automate, the better!
3) Insights: Reports & Analytics
So you've sent that email to the right segment and scheduled a few automatic follow-ups to catch people who might otherwise fall through the cracks. Hooray!
Now what?
Now it's time to check how your email performed. Did people open it? When did they open it? And on what device? Did they click on your links? Which links? Did they take further action? Did they share with their friends?
Adjusting things like the time you send emails and the way you present offers based on customer behavioral insights can have a huge impact on the success rate of your email campaigns.
The more details you know about the performance of your emails, the better you'll be able to understand your clients, and the better email campaigns you'll be able to create in the future.
Which Email Marketing Software Best Fits Your Needs?
Instead, we've chosen three email marketing software that can help growing business take their email marketing game to the next level and give them the growth boost they're looking for. These are: Campaign Monitor, SendGrind, and Emma.
In the sections below, we'll take a closer look at each one, discussing how it performs in each of the three areas we've highlighted above.
Campaign Monitor – Beautifully Designed, Optimized Campaigns
Campaign Monitor has a friendly user interface with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor that offers the greatest design flexibility we've seen without having to resort to coding options. Starting with stunning templates, you can edit, personalize, and brand each email just the way you want.
The platform's segmentation options allow you to group customers according to your campaign needs. Basic features of marketing automation available even at the lowest-tier plan for all your campaigns, so you can set all your marketing needs on autopilot and use your energy and focus on your actual client work.
Tools like A/B testing for titles and content, email previews in over 20 inboxes, spam testing, and time-zone sending, in the Unlimited and Premier plans, ensure that your emails reach subscribers the way you intend at the time you want. Real-time data and in-depth analytics reports will help you understand what best works for your clients and optimize your emails accordingly.
Campaign Monitor's smooth platform will make it easy for you to create great-looking campaigns in minutes, while it's robust automation and segmentation tool will enable you to target users based on messaging and actions. Additionally, Campaign Monitors analytics and reports will help you track the success of your campaigns and understand how your audience is responding to your emails.
Another reason Campaign Monitor serves growing businesses well is its pricing plans. For just $9 a month you can send 2,500 email to 500 people (with access to all core email marketing features and basic marketing automation), which is just right if you're maintaining a small list of one-to-one clients.
If you need advanced capabilities, you can get access to features like advanced marketing automation, spam testing, and unlimited inbox preview for just $29/month. Even for a list of 2,500 subscribers, Campaign Monitor's Unlimited Package comes in at just $59/month, much lower than even the starting offers of other email marketing services. Another great thing about Campaign Monitor's plans is that you can adjust your subscription level and payment as your subscriber list grows, and your business needs change.
Sendgrid – Powerful but Bare
While all that may sound good and well, SendGrid falls short when it comes to the email needs of growing business.
SendGrid offers a small library of email template designs that may not cover all your needs or give you enough options for your various campaigns. A drag-and-drop interface allows you to customize templates, but its capabilities are fairly limited. Working primarily with rigid "blocks" of elements, SendGrid's designs tend to be less fluid that those of other services and end up looking a little clunky.
SendGrid allows you to segment users into different groups and choose who receives a particular campaign. The service, however, offers no automated workflows for ongoing campaigns. That means subdividing customers or automating different campaign paths for customers who take different action in an email can become tricky if you don't have a coder at hand.
Basic analytics and reports, such as open tracking and bounce rate come standard in the program's dashboard, but more advanced views aren't available.
Verdict: SendGrid is a powerful email platform that serves some of the biggest and most popular companies today, but the software's basic structure and bare out-of-the-box capabilities don't tend to serve growing businesses well. Unless you're sending hundreds of thousands of emails each day, where stability and spam reporting play an essential role, you aren't likely to have much use for SendGrid's greatest capabilities.
SendGrid plans start at $9.95/month for 40,000 monthly emails to a list of up to 2,000 subscribers with access to only the essentials options and at $79.00/month for access to the Pro version. If your goal is to find an email marketing software that allows you to create beautiful emails you can track and measure in an easy, intuitive dashboard without the assistance of coders, this options is unlikely to fit your criteria.
Emma – Quick Design, Slow Editing
Emma is a flexible email marketing software with a user-friendly interface that's easy to navigate and understand. The software comes with a large array of email templates that allows anyone, from beginning users to designers at large enterprises, to create appealing email campaigns without dabbling into code.
While user-friendly and intuitive, however, the interface of Emma can get quite "heavy" and slow-going when trying to edit the contents of the campaigns you're creating. Users have reported issues with text spacing as well as with the software's editing speed and auto-save capabilities (that seem to fail at times).
Another point you'll want to consider is that Emma doesn't score as high in list management capabilities as other email marketing services do. Lacking the options to create subfolders or to pause (seasonal) subscribers, the service can prove quite inconvenient if your business has seasonal clients or works with groups of subscribers that may exist in more that one of your lists (or sublists).
Emma comes with an array of powerful tools that will help you optimize your campaigns for your target audiences (such as A/B testing, dynamic content, and list segmentation). Some of the features, however, such as creating more than one automated workflows, accessing a preview of your campaign in different mailboxes, and adding private branding to your campaigns are only available with Emma's higher-tier accounts.
Verdict: Emma is a flexible email marketing tool with many beautiful templates to choose from and an intuitive UI that will make it easy for you to start building email campaigns. Keep in mind, however, that for all its design capabilities, Emma can get heavy during editing and slow your work pace down considerably. If you're looking for a service that will give you greater insights into your customer data and let you divide your subscribers and automate your workflows, Emma may either not have all the capabilities you're looking for or it may only offer them at the higher-priced tiers.
Emma's monthly subscription plans start at $89 for 10,000 subscribers, which is fairly pricey for what's included in the package. For 25,000 subscribers the price jumps at $369/month, which needs some consideration if you're aiming to hit that kind of growth in the future. Keep in mind, you can't sign up for Emma right from the web but need to schedule a demo with one of their representatives.
The Best Email Marketing Software for Your Growing Business
What email marketing software do you use? What features and capabilities are most valuable to your business on your email marketing platform?


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Naughty Dog makes the call.
Uncharted 4's game director Bruce Straley says the game won't run at 60 FPS if it harms the player's experience.
In the latest issue of Edge, Straley said the Uncharted 4 demo we saw last year was running at 30 FPS, though the game is achieving a higher number overall.
"We're actually above 30, but we locked it [for the demo], Straley said. "We're going to do whatever it takes to make the game we want to make. If it means we could go for 60 but lose something that would really impact the player's experience, then it's our choice as developers to say, 'Well, we're going to go for the experience over the 60 frames.'"
For context, every PS3 Uncharted game ran at 30 FPS. The re-release of The Last of Us on PS4 ran at 60 FPS.
Naughty Dog recently shared some details about Uncharted 4's story. It will take place three years after the events of Uncharted 3, and will take Drake to a mythical pirate colony in Madagascar. The game will also include multiplayer.
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My dad and mother in law's birthdays both fall in the month of December. Michael and I both decided to host a nice home-cooked birthday dinner for them.
Here's the menu we created and used! Initially, I was going to bake a cheesecake but decided against it. I ended up driving 45 minutes to a Chinese bakery to buy a fresh cake:)If you're looking to host a dinner party, this is just a little idea:) Thanks for reading!


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Nielsen appointed to Washington Beef Commission
CPoW District 4 Director Scott Nielsen was recently approved by Washington Director of Agriculture Bud Hover to servea three-year term (2013-2016) on the Washington Beef Commission. Nielsen, a rancher from Stevens County, will replace former appointee Jim Hinton in the Position 6 spot on the Commission. Nielsen will participate in decisions about how beef Checkoff dollars are spent and can likely come back to CPoW meetings and let us know how the $1.1 million in commission expenditures last year helped increase profitability for the cow-calf producer. CPoW appreciates Scott's willingness to represent the organization on the Commission and looks forward to his reports.
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The M55 eastbound has reopened after a crash in which a car came off the road, down a grass embankment and onto its roof.
The road closures have been lifted and investigations by police have concluded.
Firefighters used spreaders and cutting equipment, together with paramedics, to assist getting the casualty onto a longboard and into ambulance.
The accident was involving a car and meant traffic was slow between junction three on A595, Kirkham, and junction one A6, Fulwood.
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Afghans Lift Lid On Sports Under The Taliban
Afghanistan's national sports stadium was an infamous symbol of the Taliban's brutality. But contrary to the idea that only brutalities played out on the stadium grounds, former athletes say soccer and some other sports were thriving the whole time.
July 10, 2012
For Many, Floods A Fresh Opportunity To Ask Why Kremlin Can't Protect Its Citizens
Cleanup continues in southern Russia following a deadly flood that killed more than 170 people and left many citizens angry about what they see as the government's chronic failure to respond to humanitarian crises.
July 10, 2012
Interview: Prominent Russian Blogger Says Internet Bill 'Gives Grounds For Abuse Without Limitations'
A law establishing a government blacklist of websites containing "illegal" content is working its way through the Russian State Duma. The authorities say the law is necessary to combat pedophilia and child pornography on the Internet, while opponents say it will be used to suppress opposition activity online.
July 09, 2012
Alleged Taliban Execution Shatters Image Of 'Taliban-Free' Province
Parwan Governor Abdul Basir Salangi tries to explain how he could have recently described his province as the "backbone of security" in Afghanistan, in the face of its current notoriety as the site of a disturbing extrajudicial execution for adultery.
July 09, 2012
Rising Fury Over Russian Authorities' 'Negligence' As Floods Devastate South
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into a fatal deluge that killed scores of people at the weekend while also promising relief for its victims. But many Russians say authorities are to blame for failing to prevent the tragedy.
July 09, 2012
Russian Flood Survivors Recount Deadly 'Wall Of Water'
Survivors in Russia's southern Krasnodar region are still recovering from the terror of a deadly nighttime flood that left at least 170 people are dead after heavy rains triggered a massive wave of muddy water that raced through cities like Krymsk with little or no warning.
July 08, 2012
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The Georgian village of Gonio has recently become a favorite destination for sex tourists from neighboring Turkey and elsewhere. Residents say hundreds of foreign women, most of them from Central Asia and the North Caucasus, are brought -- some against their will -- to the Black Sea coast village in the summer to work as prostitutes.
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Kosovar Athletes' Olympic Dreams Put On Hold
In May, the International Olympic Committee rejected Kosovo's bid to send a team to the London 2012 Summer Games. That decision has left the country's young Olympic hopefuls bitter and disappointed -- but looking ahead with determination to 2016.
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Interview: Grass-Roots Revolutionary Has Faith In Muslim Brotherhood
An Egyptian woman who found herself becoming politically active after years of feeling helpless talks about Arab Spring expectations and the recent election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Morsi to the presidency.
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Q&A: EU's New Central Asia Envoy Looks To Challenges Ahead
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Ireland continues to attract a significant level of foreign investment due to a number of factors:
Access to the EU
As the only English-speaking member that will be left in the EU post-Brexit, Ireland is ideally positioned to access the internal EU market of 500 million people. Ireland's EU membership ensures the free movement of goods, people and capital within the EU area to companies established in Ireland.
An educated workforce
The Irish workforce is productive, capable and highly adaptable. We have the youngest population in Europe with one third of the population under 25 years old and one of the most educated workforces in the world.
A favourable tax regime
Ireland also has one of the most advantageous corporate tax systems within the EU, with 12.5% corporate tax rate, 6.25% rate on profits from certain intellectual property and a favourable holding company regime. Ireland is also part of a growing double taxation treaty network with 73 treaties signed. Ireland's tax system ranks as the most effective in the EU for paying business taxes (World Bank Group).
A pro-business environment
Ireland is a dynamic business location, offering competitive operating costs and high quality services. We have a dedicated government agency – the IDA – responsible for the development of foreign industry and enterprise in Ireland. Ireland has the fastest growing economy in the European Union and ranked fourth in Forbes' annual Best Countries for Business (2017).
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AAWGT: Making a difference in our community!
2018 Grants Showcase
September 12, 2018The annual Grants Showcase is a highlight of the year for AAWGT. It features presentations by current and prior grantees who share impactful stories that show how, by pooling member resources, we are able to make strategic investments in our community that make a real difference in the lives of women and families.
At the event, the 2018 grantees were introduced. They included Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR), Anne Arundel County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation Laptop Lab and WiFi Bar at Brooklyn Park Branch, Arundel Child Care Connections: Mujeros Suirgiendo—Women on the Rise, Associated Catholic Charities: Sarah's House, and Seeds 4 Success: Academic and Career Exploration Club.
2017 grantees each gave short presentations about the important work they do in Anne Arundel County thanks to funds received from AAWGT. 2017 grantees included Anne Arundel County CASA, Anne Arundel Community Action Agency: Green Summer Works, Arundel Lodge/Go GRRLS, Creating Communities Art Education Program, He Opens Paths to Everyone-Transitioning Homeless Families, Planned Parenthood of MD's Cancer Prevention Program, STAIR, and YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County/Crisis Intervention and Management. Some grantees read letters received from families and people they have helped. A Green Summer Works graduate spoke about her experience and the difference it made in her life. All grantees engaged the audience with inspiring stories.
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Working the enquiry: reviewing earlier years: tribunal hearings
Where you have made discovery assessments for earlier years, the taxpayer may appeal. The success of using the assessment and appeals machinery to reach an eventual settlement including past years depends ultimately on its being known that you are comfortable with proceeding to a tribunal hearing if appropriate. The number of cases actually reaching this stage should be small and you must take time and trouble over them. Detailed instructions about the tribunal hearings are contained in the Appeals, Reviews and Tribunals Guidance (ARTG8000+), and you should ensure that you are familiar with them before taking a case before the tribunal.
For the year(s) under enquiry you should use an information notice under FA08/Sch36/Para1 to obtain information. An appeal against the information notice should be dealt with in accordance with the guidance in the Appeals, Reviews and Tribunals Guide (ARTG7500+).
At the tribunal, the onus is on the appellant to show that the assessment is excessive. The taxpayer may say that the return is accurate and should be used as a basis for settling the appeal. Such a statement is evidence and subject to cross-examination.
You should always take the opportunity to probe openly the records from which the returns were prepared. This is particularly important if the agent gives evidence about the accounts or returns (as he or she may well do during his or her submission) because he or she can then be questioned about balancing figures and their possible meaning. The agent may well be obliged to agree that the returns cannot be relied upon to show the exact profits.
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Getting it right- Don't work or don't earn?
I remember when my friend told me this story in secondary school, and said her mum obeyed, I didn't find it amusing, I felt her dad acted like a predator, waited till he got her mum before he told her his mind. Well, I was young then, so it was easy for me to conclude like I did.
Stay with me please, I'm going somewhere with this.
We can assume the story above isn't a big deal, fine, I don't have a problem with it as long as the wife is OK with it. In fact I will say thank God it was just painting of nails. But you see, I've heard stories of men who insist their wife stop working just like that after they got married.
I know there are lots of reasons that may cause a woman to leave her job, this post isn't on those reasons. It's about those whose husbands tell them to stop working because of their insecurities and selfishness, and the woman can't even fathom why she should stop working.
Some men even come under the disguised of love, they are like "I love you, and I don't want stress for you" or they say something like "I already make enough money that can sustain us"
Ha, for crying out loud why should I become a housewife simply because my husband earns a fat income?
I once wrote about how I had to leave a unit in university fellowship simply because the 'no trouser' rule wasn't comfortable for me anymore. But here we are talking about marriage not a company or Church. You can't just settle for Divorce, it doesn't work that way.
I think the real question for the woman who isn't ready to be jobless is this: "are you asking me to quit my job because you don't want me to earn?"
I feel when you know the right answer, the next step become easy. That is when you know maybe a heart to heart talk, praying to God or asking his mentor to speak to him will do (by the way it's dangerous to marry a man who has no one that he respect and listen to).
Though I'm not married now, but I've talked and worked with married women and sees their pains. It's not every time you use the "gimme-gimme" word for your husband. The husband pays for everything even to your underwear, that you cannot even afford to buy yourself a toothbrush without your husband's money?
Rebelling or fighting one's spouse isn't the option here, the question is what would the Bible proverbs 31 woman do or say?
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text: 11.11.15 Polycom unveils RealPresence Trio smart hub AUTHOR: Inavate Polycom has announced the Polycom RealPresence Trio, its first smart hub for voice, content and video collaboration. The RealPresence Trio, which leverages Polycom technologies, including the NoiseBlock technology that eliminates extraneous noises, as well as HD content sharing and video, is already available and shipping in Canada, Europe and the United States. The RealPresence Trio smart hub will be available in other global regions starting in December. The RealPresence Trio smart hub is not only easy to use, but also easy to set up and the technology has broad interoperability and deep integration across multiple UC platforms including Skype for Business (coming in December), Microsoft Lync, Genband and BroadSoft.


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where he got it .Looking back it could be when we put his shirt on we struggle putting it over his head just a thought.
He likes to wear his sunglasses like that. lol!
The bad part of my story is this sounds crazy now adays I don't own a cell phone and I guess I should get one because we had never been to this doctors office and we got our signals crossed and poor Megan was waiting outside of the medical center in the heat waiting for me I guess I was in the wrong spot.
What can I say being a mom is hard when your kids hurting. I am ashamed to say I cried alot driving home to Crest.But tears are cleansing and by the time I got home I was worn out but
feeling o.k and knew there would be a better day tomorrow.. So today Megan is having a better day still not feeling well but not as bad as yesterday.Little Jack and Daddy Mike went to the pool and I started my time at my home doing grocery shopping and running to the library and just for me I went to the Country Loft and picked up some wool. As I searched for the perfect wool the loft was ablaze with a cackle of women.There were several classes going on and I couldn't help but overhear ladies telling their stories.Were all so much alike aren't we with sorrows and joys loves and just
trudging thru life with steel in our womens veins.It's the hard part of life developing the steel in which we can be used to help others but we all have that choice.
Now on to my pics this in the Antique Gas Steam Engine Museum in Vista.Twiice a year they have some of the tractors and old machines running for the public.
Little Jack loved all the tractor! I still have pictures of 4th of July and the Del mar fair to share. I do have a busy life sometimes. Rug hooking is Tuesday and I will take lots of pics hugs Cheri
Baking cookies using a woodburning stove!


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Coast Guard rescues 19 sick crew members, orders ship to remain anchored
Crews safely hoist sick crew members from boat
MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard said 19 sick crew members aboard the JS Comet were hoisted Tuesday evening 3 miles off Port Canaveral.
Two helicopter crews safely hoisted the crew members from the boat in winds associated with Tropical Storm Arthur.
Due to deteriorating weather conditions and the crew's symptoms worsening, the Coast Guard determined the safest course of action was to evacuate the patients with a helicopter rather than a Coast Guard small boat, authorities said.
The JS Comet crew became ill early Tuesday and were reportedly suffering food poisoning-like symptoms. The Coast Guard said a decision was made to take the 19 members to a hospital.
Two crew members from the JS Comet not experiencing the illness remained on board the boat, authorities said.
"The health and well-being of the ill crewmembers was our top priority," said Cpt. Tom Allan, commanding officer and captain of the port for Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville. "Our responders performed extraordinarily in challenging conditions to get the sick crewmembers to the hospital. We are coordinating with the company to identify qualified personnel to operate the vessel, mitigate the maritime environmental risks and ensure the public's safety."
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How To Be And Stay Grounded
Humans are so focused on everything going faster and faster and we always have to be stimulated. This clutters our minds, let our thoughts take over and pain grow in our body. Actually being grounded and just being is something very few people experience today because of the constant noise. Grounding to me is a feeling of home. Peaceful. A place where I would like to be all the time. Inner peace. In the moment and nowhere else. This post is very inspired by the 'The Power of Now' written by Eckhard Tolle. Hope you like it!
Be present
I think the number one tip I have and the key to being grounded is to be present. Actually be in the moment of now, no matter where you are or what your life situation is. I just finished reading Eckhart Tolle's book 'The Power of Now' and it is life changing. To be in the moment, to let go of the past, the future, the constant thoughts and just be, that is what this book is all about. Being present is being grounded. This book opens your being to the fact that you are not your thoughts, you are not your pain. You are nothing but conscious awareness.
A couple of things you can do to practice being present:
Feel your body. When was the last time you actually felt your body? Here I don't mean pain or discomfort, I mean feel the life and the vibration of your entire body. You cannot feel your body and not be present. Focus on your fingertips, your feet, your arms, your legs and everything else. Feel the life within your skin while you breathe.
Observe. So many people have constant thoughts and think that the thoughts are who they are. Thoughts are not just a part of them, the thoughts are them. But thoughts are something you can turn off. Do not fight them, instead observe them, do not analyze or judge them. Witness the Being, your awareness and go into the Being that observes the thoughts. This is you. The being, the peace, the love, is you. Observe your surroundings and be present.
Breath. I have talked about focusing on your breath before and it is amazing to experience the present. When you focus on your breath going in and out you are not able to also think at the same time. Use your breath as a tool to be present. Breathe in through your nose all the way down to your stomach and slowly breathe out through your mouth.
Practice silence
We live in a world where noises are a constant. Where everyone has to always do something and be stimulated constantly. Just being in silence doing nothing is rare. Practice silence and it will bring you closer to Being, to who you are. It will help you stay grounded
Listen. I love to sit outside and just observe nature, listening to the sounds, the birds, the wind but also to silence. Notice the silence and the fact that you are able to turn off the mind. Sitting and just being is incredibly grounding. You can observe but you can also meditate. Read my meditation tips here.
Walk. If you find it hard to sit because the thoughts keep trying to bring you back to the constant noise, try walking. Your thoughts and your mind are not able to keep up with you when you walk. This has really helped me turning off the noise and just be, observe and listen. Something that also helps me connect to myself and stay grounded is walking around barefoot in our garden, to feel the soft grass and observe my surroundings.
Do things mindfully
We are taught to have a million things going on at the same time and it feels like we can never relax. Make it a habit to do things mindfully. To take things one thing at a time. Eat when you eat. Read when you read. Drive when you drive. Cook when you cook. Be present in what you are doing.
Slow down. A thing that also helps with doing things mindfully is to slow down. Go into what you are doing with all of your focus and being. Slowing down, doing one thing at a time, feeling and focusing on what you are doing is so helpful to being grounded.
Use visions to ground yourself. I like to place my feet on the ground imagine roots growing into the ground from my feet and feel myself being in the present. Use your inner eye to connect with the ground under and around you. You can also use light or colors to ground and protect yourself. Close your eyes and imagine a white light or the color that comes to you around you like a shield.
Be creative
Creativity in flow is an amazing way to connect with the earth and the present moment to ground yourself. It can be in the form of writing, painting or drawing but it can also be dancing, creating music or any other projects you are working on - any way to be creative without the self doubt is connecting you to earth and yourself. Your passions are your creativity coming to life. Your creative passions are expressing yourself and your soul being who you are.
Thank you for reading! Let me know how you like to stay grounded in the comments below!
Soluuna ♡


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Mont Blanc
We were recently approached by Peter Storey from our Edinburgh Sales Team to ask if we would consider sponsoring him and two friends. We are always happy to offer support to colleagues raising funds for charities that they are passionate about, so the first question was what are you planning:- cycling, running?
To our surprise Peter said he was planning to climb Mont Blanc in Switzerland – a mere 4,810 metres high. So I decided to find out a bit more about Mont Blanc – it is the highest mountain in Europe, others range in height from 4,193 to 4,810 metres.
When Peter and his friends complete this magnificent challenge, the funds are being sent to Save the Children. Anglian are very pleased to be able to sponsor Peter as this charity is very close to its heart as we raised £100,000 for them when the company was 25 years old.
Peter said that as part of his training, he has climbed six Munros with his brother and his dog. Here is a picture of them at the top admiring the view.
Aviemore in Scotland and a bad weather day
As part of their training, Peter and his co-climbers Colin and Terry got together to climb a few of the Munros range in Aviemore, Scotland. The Munros are considered to be among the finest as well as the highest of Scotland's mountains, 283 mountain tops named after the man who first catalogued them, Sir Hugh Munro.
Their climb on Mont Blanc is scheduled for the 23rd June (weather permitting) and will be the second major climb in two years for Peter and his friends.
Toubkal in Morocco 4167m was their first. Peter said although the climb was "quite high", it wasn't technically challenging. Mont Blanc is their first technical climb, but hopefully it's just practice for the big ones, e.g. The Eiger at 3,970m and The Matterhorn at 4,477m .
A picture of the Munros in Scotland on a good weather day.
For those of you who like interesting and unusual facts, here is one about Mount Everest and the other mountains in the Himalayas, they are still growing! The measured growth rate is about 2.4" or 6.1cm per year. That means the Himalayan mountains have risen almost a mile in 26,000 years. This growth is caused by the Indian Tectonic Plate sliding under the Eurasian Plate.
A few more statistics for those of you who like to collect info for your next pub quiz:-
Highest Mountains on each continent are:-
Mount Everest, highest mountain in the world 8,850m
Aconcagua in South America 6,959 m
Mount McKinley in North America 6,194 m
Kilimanjaro in Africa 5,895 m
Mount Elbrus in Europe 5,642 m
Vinson Massif in Antarctica 4,897 m
Carstensz Pyramid is under the Ocean in Australia 4,884 m
Mount Kosciuszko in Australia 2,228 m
Last July we had a special guest post from Ian Ridley who's challenge was to conquer Everest. Anglian was delighted to be given the opportunity to sponsor Ian and support his fundraising for the Intensive Care Society.
We would like to offer our support to Peter, Colin and Terry and wish them well on this great adventure. Good Luck and we look forward to hearing about their climb on Mont Blanc on their return.


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We live in a small terraced cottage in a tiny village … oh wait, if you've read my "about me" section, you know the whole dialogue already =) That being said, along with the small house, comes a little kitchen diner. And one of my dreams is to extend it out into the little garden, even though I know that it will eat up a lot of our tiny out-door space. But when you live in a country where the sun does not always shine, it's a sacrifice I'm willing to take. To do that, it will cost about twenty-thousand pounds (roughly around 31,014 USD). Yes, it is that expensive and no, it won't be a designer kitchen (after all they will certainly be more than 20k!). I have very simple taste, so imagine my delight when Britmums tweeted an invitation to join #Spend20k challenge and I thought, why not? Who knows, I might just win and get my dream kitchen out of the 20K right?
"This post is an entry for BritMums #Spend20K Challenge sponsored by The National Lottery, with more ways to win more money on the new Lotto game. Find out more about new Lotto, which starts in October, here – www.national-lottery.co.uk. Click here to link to the page, if you too want to dream a little dream with me.
What would you do if you win the #Spend20k lottery challenge? Do tell.


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Breadth subjects are an exciting part of the Melbourne Curriculum. They allow undergraduate students to expand their horizons by taking subjects offered outside their degrees.
University Breadth
University Breadth Subjects" (UBS) have been specially developed for the Melbourne Curriculum and examine current critical issues using techniques and approaches from multiple disciplines. Most subjects at the University are taught by a single school or department and focus on a specific discipline. UBS are a little different as they use multiple disciplines from across school, department and even faculty boundaries to study the topics presented.
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences teaches four UBS. These subjects are available to all undergraduates to take as breadth, even those studying within this faculty.
See videos of our exciting University Breadth Subjects below!
Our Planet, Our Health (UNIB10017)
This interdisciplinary subject will introduce students to the core concepts of One Health in its broadest sense, as a concept that describes the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals and the environment.
This subject is offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences who have created a comprehensive online resource with further information at http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/opoh
Drugs That Shape Society (UNIB20008)
Drugs that Shape Society is a compelling story of drugs that provides insight to us as individuals and as a society. Drugs impact our lives in many different ways. Social responses to their use have shaped our laws, the health system, commerce – even foreign policies.
Global Health, Security & Sustainability (UNIB30002)
"Global health, Security & Sustainability" is a new and exciting subject that explores the root causes of disease, poverty, injustice and inequity that exist in the world today.
Living Longer: A Global Diagnosis (UNIB30005)
Since 1800, human life expectancy at birth has doubled globally and tripled in the most favoured nations. This has been a biological and social achievement of great complexity, and no single factor—public health, income, material resources, medical knowledge, technology, individual behaviour, social organization—can explain this progress in survival. Neither can any one theory or discipline provide a satisfactory account.


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18 January 2014
The Syria Story: Ahead of the Geneva II conference on the Syrian civil war, The Foreign Desk presents a special documentary on the conflict. We'll look at everything from its beginnings as a popular protest against the rule…
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3 October 2015
As Russia's bombing campaign in Syria intensifies, questions are raised over who Vladimir Putin is really targeting; we take a careful look at what his ambitions in the region might be. Our guests are Monocle's Moscow…
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Monocle's foreign editor Steve Bloomfield asks if Bashar al-Assad is finally losing the battle for Syria? He analyses the ongoing war – now in its fifth year – with acting editor at 'Syria Deeply', Katarina Montgomery, and…
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In a special edition of the Foreign Desk, Monocle foreign editor Steve Bloomfield interviews the president of the Syrian National Coalition, Hadi al-Bahra.
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16 March 2016
Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced that most of his troops will be leaving Syria. We ask why they were there in the first place and discuss what this withdrawal will mean for peace in the country.


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Maui Parasailing
Now, THIS looks like fun! As both a private pilot and a military parachutist, I like the idea of being towed behind a boat at considerable altitude. This appeals! So, if you are into thrills, don't mind heights and like to go fast in the meantime, I bet you would like parasailing! Personally, I have never tried it, but don't really know why…just don't ever recall seeing a parasailing operation at the end of the street, I guess. Give it a shot and share it with the rest of us!
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Ingredients:Unakkameen/Dry fish: 250gm
Raw banan/Pachakkaya chopped: 1 no
Shallots: 1/4 cup
Coconut grated: 3/4 cup
Green chilli: 4-5 nos
Ginger: 1 tbsp
Garlic: 1 tbsp
Cocum/Kudampuli: 1-2 nos
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves: 1 spring
Coconut oil: 1/2 tbsp
Wash and clean fish, cut into medium pieces. Soak kudampuli in 1/2 cup water. Combine grated coconut, turmeric powder, green chilli, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and salt in a manchatti/deep bottom pan. Add soaked kudampuli and mix well with your hands. Then add fish pieces, raw banana and 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook for 10 minutes in medium flame. Remove from fire, pour coconut oil over the curry. Serve it with rice.


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Lebanese soldiers advance towards Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley as part of reinforcements August 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah)
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The situation in Arsal is a ticking time bomb and Lebanon's political forces must reach a consensus to defuse it, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk warned Friday, as calm returned to the border town after clashes the previous day.Earlier Friday, the families of 29 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held hostage by Islamist militants staged a sit-in outside the Halba Serail in north Lebanon, calling for intensified action to bring their loved ones home.The Lebanese Army said Thursday night that it could neither confirm nor deny a claim by a member of ISIS that the militant group had beheaded Sayyed, one of 29 soldiers and policemen the group captured earlier this month following clashes with the Lebanese Army in Arsal.


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Still my largest holding and a great opportunity.
Once again, I added more to my position today in Community Bancorp (CMTV) at $16.10.
Why Community Bancorp?
The stock has fluctuated a lot most likely due to overall market pressures and due to trading over the counter. However, the company is very stable, growing and is located in a market that has good loan growth potential.
Like Merchant's Bank, it's a smaller local bank that doesn't engage in risky financial business. Since Community Bancorp is local and it's market is more local/small business, it should be less impacted by national issues such as the trade war with China.
Update on Valuation
Community Bancorp currently trades at a:
One of the better dividend yields for the low risk nature of this business. It's got a low book value and PEG, not as low as Capital One (another recent holding), but with a less risk in my opinion and the dividend is a big good selling point.
However, if it should have a significant increase from this point I will probably sell some if other opportunities arise as I have a larger percentage of my portfolio in this single company than I'm usually comfortable with.
However, I'm fairly comfortable parking a significant portion of my capital here while waiting for other opportunities to diversify.
See more comments on Community Bancorp here.
** Reposted from Champton.com
As some of you know we purchased the Wondermugs business recently after years of successfully selling them on our other retail websites champlaincoffee.com and niftycoolgifts.com. We have spent the last year rebuilding the business from the ground up and we starting to see real progress!
A big thank you to all those that helped so far, especially my wife Heavenly Ryan for all her support, marketing and customer service work and my brother Richard Bird with tweaking the designs! They are looking really good!
To get the 20% off simply use the coupon code: HOLIDAYSAVE20 at https://wondermugs.com/
I initiated a new position last week in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at $1,657.24. It is our 8th largest position at this time.
Reason for current opportunity
The share price for Amazon has been under pressure because of a variety of threats:
Why Amazon?
Amazon has been on my watch list for a while as I currently sell various products on Amazon and use their advertising system to advertise products. I shop there, but not nearly as much as I used to. For the last year or so, I moved more of my shopping to Walmart (WMT) due to lower prices mainly. I usually buy from Amazon if I cannot find the product at Walmart.com. Although it seems that many that shop at Amazon don't necessary care about the lowest price and it has been shown to be a favorite among Generation Z and Millennials.
While Amazon has been reluctant to monetize Amazon.com due to aggressive plans to acquire market share, they have been able to grow and monetize Amazon Web Services, which produces the majority of their profits.
What I'm most excited about is their ability to collect ad revenue from vendors that promote their products on Amazon.com. This is how Facebook and Google make most of their revenue and by relying more upon 3rd party sellers, Amazon doesn't need to worry about cost of goods. They make money no matter what, more like Ebay's (EBAY) business model.
It seems that over time many consumers are skipping searching on Google and going right to Amazon.com first to do product research and on the flip side, many brands are putting more effort on selling on Amazon over selling directly on their own websites. Some will create a website just to direct customers to make the purchase on Amazon.com. It's seems that over time, more brands could push more of the sales to a few marketplaces such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Ebay.com along with some niche players such as Etsy.com making less of need for many of the other retailers currently out there. While I don't believe Amazon will end up with all retail, I do think that over time, we will end up with a lot less retailers and few large marketplaces where most online sales and maybe bricks and mortar business is done. The struggles of Bon Ton, Sears, Kmart, Circuit City, Toys 'R' Us to name a few show this is the case.
Amazon currently trades at a:
The forward PE and Price/Book are higher than I like and I usually prefer companies that pay a dividend. However, they have a huge earning potential and I think that this will grow significantly at some point. They could keep their margins on retail low, but make significant amounts from ad revenue like Facebook and Google do. The current PEG of 1 is very attractive to me and is why I see the stock is a bargain at this time.
I believe the current stock price drop represents a great opportunity for those not currently invested or with a small position in AMZN. If the price should continue to drop, I will most likely add to this initial position.
On 4/11/2014, Jacob G. Hornberger and Sheldon Richman of The Future of Freedom Foundation held a talk at UVM hosted by the UVM chapter of Young Americans for Liberty.
It was a very good talk focused getting government out of our daily lives and out of foreign affairs. It seemed that the biggest area of discussion and perhaps disagreement with the audience was over US involvement overseas. It seems that it's seen that it may be our duty to police the world in order to keep our allies and ultimately ourselves safe, as opposed to focusing on defense.
("J" is for Jacob and "S" is Sheldon)
J : Instead of trying to reform health care, social security we should just repeal them… government should also get out of education.
S : We need a theory of social change. We need a huge change in the way people think. Friedman taught many about the free market.
J : Freidman wasted time. I advocated against school vouchers. Vouchers entrenches the government in education. We need a total separation of education and state. We need to shoot for the goal.
S : Incremental steps are good such as 50% tax reduction. Opposed school vouchers as it's not a step in the right direction.
J : Conservatives are for reform, Libertarians are for complete freedom.
S: Saying you want to abolish doesn't do anything. People need to be open to ideas.
J : Problem is people believe they are free. Libertarians say they want freedom and people don't understand what you mean.
S : In good measure people are free compared to Cuba. We can buy books and move around freely. Not wacked out, as we can live fairly free. It's just not enough.
J : If you can vote and do what you want Saturday morning you feel free. Why can you not work the job you want such as a doctor, lawyer or keep all your income or do the drugs you want without permission from government.
S : To many ancients freedom meant being able to participate in government through voting. Modern freedom is the right to do as you want with yourself and property. As a society we are heading back to the ancient meaning of freedom.
J : We're born into system that says your free when you're really not. It's a surprise to people when they discover libertarianism and learn just how unfree we are. Also many laws such as minimum wage actually hurt the poor.
S : Many people don't understand economics. Don't realize that economics should by self-running. It should run itself. We need to educate people. Many of us libertarians read something that clicks but many don't.
J : Safety nets sound comforting but free markets are the ultimate safety net for people. National security issues keep people fearful and believing they need them and they provoke problems.
S : If you are ignorant of the history of US intervention overseas you don't understand why we're being attacked. We need to educate people that the best way to defend ourselves is to stop provoking people.
J : We need to stop causing problems in the middle east going back to Iran with US overthrowing the government and placing the Shah of Iran in power who was unpopular.
S : Lack of information. People believe big military is better than the alternative of chaos.
J : The real way to maintain freedom is to dismantle big military and the welfare state.
Members of audience very concerned about nuclear weapons, unstable countries, humanitarian aid, problems like Somalia. Believe the US government needs to be involved to remove weapons and help allies of the US government.
S : Sceptical that government makes it better such as Libya with huge flow of arms. People here don't know enough about societies and end up making matters worse such as in Iraq. The people making policies don't know what they are doing based on history. Often the people we support are just as bad as the people we fight. Any modern problem is caused by past actions of outside entities such as creating borders that don't make sense, splitting tribes and grouping people that don't get along that fight for control of the government.
J : Rational for other countries to develop nuclear weapons because the US is a threat to their freedom. John Quincy Adams in "In Search of Monsters to Destroy?" stated we will not help you outside the US but you are free to come here no questions asked with open immigration. Private people can go over and do what they want to help.
S : History in US is clear that we've always had empire on the mind under the guise of national security.
J : Look at what it has done to us. We lead the world in torture and assassination. We would never have approved of this previously but now we look the other way.
S : Libertarians don't promise a utopia, but won't make matters worse.
J : As young people you live nice lives now and many register for draft to get educational funds and the us government would have no problem sending you to your death for nothing.
Another person said that libertarians telling people that they don't promise safety scares people and they like being told by government that they will do whatever they need to do to make it them safe. People like the large military and support the troops.
J : Fear is important to the government. How do we overcome the fear citizens have and willing to trade freedom for safety. Don't know how we change that.
Recommended Reading: Hazlet, Mises, Hayek, Bastiat wrote great stuff on economics.
Visit http://www.FFF.org for more information on The Future of Freedom Foundation.
Below is another video Jacob G. Hornberger and Sheldon Richman did after the talk discussing their trip throughout the northeast and some highlights of the discussions.
A survey as been put out by the @NorthEndNPA asking what residents want for their community. Anyone is welcome to comment on this. I just submitted my comments, which are below. I had trouble with the form, but you can also email them to [email protected] like a did.
The survey: http://goo.gl/gv9Ab5
My responses to selected questions are below:
Either New North End (NNE) or North Burlington if fine. However, people are used to the area being called the "New North End" so I'm not sure there is a real compelling reason to change it. However, I have often wondered about the possibility of the NNE splitting off from Burlington to become its own town and North Burlington could be a good name for it. Basically, we could do what South Burlington did when they split off from Burlington or Winooski from Colchester. They sought charter changes from the state legislature to become their own towns and were given that status.
It seems there would be a growing interest as it seems many citizens are not pleased with the treatment of the city government towards the NNE. Perhaps now would be the time to explore this option further?
Love the Leddy park and beach, and the bike path. We use them a lot during the summer months.
More affordable shopping options such as a department store and lower cost dining and entertainment.
A business association for the NNE is an interesting idea. It could be like BBA.org but specifically for the NNE. I'm a member of BBA so I'm familiar with how they operate. They have a good level of engagement, but are increasingly expensive for small businesses as time goes on, which can hinder micro business from getting involved. If a business organization with minimal fees could be created, it could provide a great lower cost option for them to be able to network.
As a web developer, I would be able to provide website/hosting for the project and possibly be involved in the organization of it if there is desire from other area business people to start one.
Brian David Johnson (@IntelFuturist) describes his job as Futurist at Intel as telling the company what people will be doing 10-15 years into the future so that they can plan the technology now. Below are some notes Heavenly and I took from the lecture:
Johnson said he "Wants to design things that embrace the complexities of who we are"
2020 Compute Moves to Zero
Big Data can be Used for Good or Bad – what do you want to do with it?
The World is Split into Two Groups
Fight, Flight, or Freeze
The thing holding us back is our imagination
How Do We Change the Future?
Question: Which of Windows, Apple and Linux will win?
Answer: All of the above. Choice always wins. Always bet on choice and as much variety as possible
Question: What makes technology successful?
Answer: Are you making people's lives better? If it solves a problem it will succeed. Any new tech should solve a problem – improve life. Blending the physical and digital. I am a farm futurist (for a mag). Farmers are the geekiest of geeks. Best review of Google Glass from a farmer: "like a smartphone on your face" Farmers are very busy and don't have time for anything not useful, they are the best at figuring out how to get stuff done.
Question: Tesla cutting out middleman, thoughts?
Answer: The internet has reduced the need for many middlemen such as travel agents. They still exist, but not as much. To succeed you will need to provide more value than the direct/ internet counterparts.
Question: Healthcare market future?
Answer: New devices, smaller devices than smart phone can be used with healthcare. New devices will help with preventable healthcare.
Question: How to become a futurist?
Answer: His job came from the energy industry, make yourself redundant. Look at places at need to make big bets, energy, high tech, pharma, government. His job is also called strategic forecasting.
Question: Idea translation, any tips to communicate ideas that are hard to describe?
Answer: SciFi, we relate through narratives. Put it into context or narratives. Example: person place and problem. Be able to know the smell of the future, and as bonus know what it tastes like.
Question: What kind of future imagine with resource scarcity?
Answer: We do look at resources while taking future into account, a big part of the modeling they do.
Question: AI, will it catch up with human intelligence?
Answer: Not sold on idea that it will. Thought he would ask about terminators – as that is telling of humans, but we must take responsibility for it. The Technological Singularity is when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence. What kind of intelligence do we want and what do we want them to do for us? Good futures and bad ones, steps to good? To have a good future we need to have a vision – based on facts rather than fears. Have conversations with people.
Question: Economics dying? Alchemy?
Answer: Favorite economist is Paul Thomas, talks about how GDP, is flawed. Human beings are value based systems, and data driven. How you look at the market? What are you optimizing for? We should question how we look at economic metrics/values.
Question: Insight to 3d printing and 3d printing stores?
Answer: Over time with technology we are able to do more in our own home, but there still remains a need for a stores to do some of the work for us like with desktop printing. We print stuff at home, but still use print shops for some tasks or buy greeting cards instead of printing them at home or we buy books at a bookstore instead of reading them on a computer. Working on an open source robot that will be freely available to download and print through a 3d printer. Open source robots should be like a smart phone with legs. Freely available with the ability to download various apps into them to make them do whatever you want.
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Students are unencumbered by the past, they would be the 1st gen of not knowing what it is like without internet.
It's your responsibility to go to past generations to discuss the future.
The video below WAS NOT from this lecture but from a Keynote Presentation he did for ASTC in 2012:
Increasing the minimum wage shouldn't make much of a difference as the starting wage, whatever it is, is always going to be at the bottom. When you increase the minimum wage the wages for everyone else will go up to compensate for the difference as the person that's been working somewhere for a year isn't going to want to make the same as the person who just started yesterday and so on.
At least temporarily should give everyone a boost in buying power, especially those that earn the least as it would make the biggest difference to them. The labor unions like this policy because many of their contracts are tied to a certain amount/percentage over certain wages so it looks good for the unions when their memberships wages are going up.
However, then the prices of goods and services must also go up to pay for the extra labor cost unless you import products outside of the country, bring in outside workers or replace human labor with machines, which of course reduces jobs.
Also, it then excludes a group of workers that may be lacking in skills from competing for the easiest jobs since if you have to choose between two job candidates, one is slightly skilled more than the other but you have to pay them both the same wage, who are you going to go with? The skilled one. Now if the unskilled one could offer to accept a lower wage at first in order to be trained, you may go with that candidate. I was in this situation myself a few times.
If this is not how it works, then why are they being so cheap… why not increase the minimum wage to $100/hour?
Ballot Item 5 – Proposed charter change RE: Ward Boundaries, City council, School board, Ward officer, and Voter registration board composition?
The proposed redistricting plan would add an additional ward for a total of 8 wards with 4 larger districts. There would be 2 less city councilors for a a total of 12 city councilors. All city councilors would be voted on in 2015.
I don't like the idea of less representation on the city council. I would much rather the city just add more city councilor positions. Mayor Miro Weinberger has threatened to veto any addition of city councilors and current city council candidates have argued this fact as a reason to support the current proposal. However, they could simply override his veto if they wanted to. I imagine that the mayor and the current city council members don't want any additional city councilors for one simple reason. I would dilute their power. The mayor only has one vote, any additional councilors will dilute his vote. Also, more new city councilors run the risk of new people not willing to support the established power's plans. Plans going forward could be threatened.
Having the 4 larger districts help solidify the incumbent's ability to keep power as the larger the district the harder it would be a for a challenger to cover the district with signs and go door-to-door.
I can certainly understand why the mayor and existing city councilors would want this proposal, but the voting citizens should see this as a threat to diverse representation on the city council.
Ballot Items 6, 7 and 8 are about gun control and are probably the most controversial ballot items on the ballot. My guess is that like most things that city government tries to do this is just a step towards a complete gun ban in Burlington, which I'm sure some of the supporters of these 3 ballot items desire.
At first glance, this may seem like a good policy. However, it's fairly vague. What qualifies as a weapon specifically for starters and how do you determine for sure who's weapons are who's? Don't you run the risk of seizing a weapon that the potential victim may need to defend themselves against the attacker? What specifically qualifies as a domestic abuse incident? We are not even specifically proposing to take weapons away from a convicted abuser, but just a suspected one, what qualifies as a suspected abuser?
The current laws provide sufficient tools for police to deal with domestic abuse. If a citizen does harm to someone with ANY weapon, whether its a gun, bat, knife, or fist, they deserve to face consequences and the victim should be taken care of whether its special protection and/or compensation.
However, this charter change seems to be unnecessary and could actually put potential victims at greater risk as a weapon may be the only defense someone may have against an abuser.
This one is an easy one to vote no against for me. Many bars, such as Manhattan Pizza, like the idea of not allowing firearms in their bars, so why can't they just do it. A bar owner can set the rules as they see fit for patrons… why ask the government to do their own dirty work. I imagine many don't want to come off as the "bad guy" and anger existing/potential customers.
This charter change also would encompass a lot of properties in downtown Burlington as it means a ban of guns in all restaurants, bars, and many hotels. Again, I imagine this is only another step towards extending the ban to more areas to eventually cover the entire public area, just like what's happening with smoking bans.
The funny thing about criminals and abusers is they usually don't follow the laws, so charter changes like this will not stop them from holding weapons, but will certainly make them feel more confident when committing crimes that their victims will be disarmed.
Another really easy one to vote no on. This one would require firearms not in our immediate possession to be locked up. What sense does it make to keep a gun locked up if want to have it available during an emergency.
My wife and I called for police help a few years ago and the response time was far too slow, over 2 hours I believe even though we are about 2 miles away from the nearest police department. If one feels comfortable depending on them or something else for protection so be it. However, if other citizens want to be able to defend themselves their own way who are we to stop them from protecting themselves as they want in their own home?
Even if all three pass by Burlington voters it may not matter since they would need state approval and it's been argued that all three are unconstitutional. Other towns have tried passing gun control bans, just to be turned down by Montpelier. However, it's possible that these might have a better chance as they are not as strict.
Also, lets be honest here. Most of Burlington is quite peaceful. We have very little gun violence that I can think of. Is gun policy really something we need to be worried about? Don't we have much bigger issues to worry about in Burlington? Perhaps its a distraction from the real issues. The last gun violence incident I know of in Burlington is when the Burlington Police gunned down a resident in our area who was armed with a shovel.
Karen was a fiscally conservative, pro-liberty supporter of the law as created by the nation and state founders.
While campaigning, Karen fought for victim's rights, regulatory reform and gun rights. Karen felt there was too little justice for the victims of crime. Karen felt that we had too many laws and regulations that intruded on our liberty to use our own personal property as we see fit as well as costing the state much needed jobs. Karen also felt we must protect our state's rights and as an example she spoke against the health care bill and wished to join other states in suing the federal government to overturn it. Karen also was a ardent supporter of the gun rights and spoke against actions to limit personal gun ownership.
Karen was a very committed and passionate candidate for the Vermont Libertarian Party. She ran for office even in poor health traveling the state, attending state committee meetings, campaigning and fighting for victims and for what she felt was right, despite her personal suffering and poor finances.
You can read more about Karen Kerin at her 2010 campaign website: http://www.karenkerin.com.


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On the RoNA Shortlists!
The RoNA (RNA's Romantic Novel Awards) shortlists have been announced and I am thrilled to have The Secret Kiss of Darkness nominated in the Historical Romantic Novel category! I have known for a while but was sworn to secrecy so it's lovely to be able to tell everyone at last 🙂
I'm up against some fabulous historical authors and am very much looking forward to reading their books. Here's the list:-
and here are the author photos:-
(photos courtesy of the RNA and put together by the lovely Janet Gover)
Special shout out for fellow ChocLiteers Melanie Hudson, Alison May and Angela Britnell who are also shortlisted in various categories – so exciting!
The awards ceremony is on the 7th March – please keep your fingers crossed for me!
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From the book's website (written in Judy's words): L'Chaim is a Hebrew word that means "to Life". It is a word used mostly by Jewish people to express the goodness of life. The word chai alone means life, Chaim by itself means living. The Hebrew phrase ben Elohim chaim, means Son of the Living God.
In my book, L'Chaim to Life! there are several Hebrew words and prayers that a young 15 year old Jewish boy by the name of Ben teaches a 13 year old Christian girl by the name of Maggie. But there is one major problem: Maggie's parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Ben. Is it because he's bad? No! It's because he's different; he's Jewish.
Maggie desperately wants her mom and dad to get to know Ben and his family; his stepfather, Yosef ben David, a real Holocaust survivor who suffered horrible atrocities at the hands of the Nazis, whose two young sons disappeared shortly after the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, and his mother Rivkah, a full blooded Israeli who was forced to flee her beloved Israel in wartime.
Maggie soon learns of a deeper, darker and more devastating secret, overshadowing that of her's and Ben's little tree house rendezvous. It's a secret so ugly and full of hate, that she wonders how her own father can be so easily persuaded to go along with it. Will she be able to convince them of Ben's goodness before the little Jewish family is forced out of the neighborhood? Maggie has to find a way or it's "good bye" Ben forever.
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A possible controversy in the making for the BBC following the news that Radio 1 isn't going to playlist that track being released in tribute to the late great John Peel. As previously reported, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, and Elton John are among the artists who have participated in a new version of The Buzzcocks' 'Ever Fallen In Love' that aims to pay
tribute to Peel, and raise money for one of the charities he supported, Amnesty International. But Radio 1 bosses have reportedly said the charity cover doesn't fit in with their music policy so won't be played by the station.
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Clandon Park International Design Competition
Through our International Design Competition we're searching for a world-class multidisciplinary design team to restore and reimagine Clandon Park following the major fire.
We're looking for a team led by an architect and demonstrating expertise in design, conservation, structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, interpretation and landscape design.
Our aim is to bring the house – widely considered to be a masterwork – back to life through new uses.
To help us achieve this, Malcolm Reading Consultants, who specialise in running competitions for museums and arts, heritage, and non-profit organisations, have been appointed to manage the competition.
Following the announcement of the competition in January, audiences from over 100 countries have visited the website holding page.
" Clandon is so historically resonant and has such cultural potential that we want the competition to attract the most talented design teams with the freshest thinking to help us bring it back to life."
Dame Helen Ghosh, Director-General of the National Trust said: 'The National Trust is delighted to invite the best talent from around the world to enter this design competition for the restoration and reimagining of Clandon Park.
'A masterwork of its time, Clandon now needs a sensitive, thoughtful restoration of some of the principal staterooms on the ground floor as well as new, multi-use galleries and visitor spaces on the upper floors to showcase the Trust's and other collections, encourage new creative partnerships and draw new audiences.
'Clandon is so historically resonant and has such cultural potential that we want the competition to attract the most talented design teams with the freshest thinking to help us bring it back to life.'
Our vision is to restore beautiful state rooms on the ground floor to their past glory and re-imagine the upper floors into flexible exhibition and event spaces which will breathe new life into Clandon Park. This is a complex and demanding brief. It is important to us that the solutions proposed to these two complex but very different aspects to the challenge, work together seamlessly.
Those shortlisted will be asked to provide designs which will be scrutinised by a panel of National Trust and external specialists. These designs will be shared with the public in the summer and feedback gathered. The final judging will be carried out by a jury in the late summer.
Paul Cook, Project Director said: 'The trauma of the fire and sense of loss we feel heightens our determination to transform the visitor experience at Clandon and give the house a higher profile both regionally and nationally. Not only is this a building with an exceptional aura and history, it has strategic position too.
'In Surrey, in the heart of the south-east and close to London, Clandon is surrounded by potential new visitors who share the Trust's love of beauty, of history, of art and culture.
'It took a real coalition of talent to build Clandon. A careful, thoughtful restoration will be required again as we restore and reimagine this incredibly significant and magnificent building.'
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SAN FRANCISCO - Matt Cain threw a one-hitter, allowing only a single by Pittsburgh pitcher James McDonald in the sixth inning during a near-perfect performance Friday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pirates 5-0 in their home opener.
Cain struck out 11 and permitted just a single runner. McDonald, a career .069 hitter coming into the game, hit a sharp single to left field with two outs in the sixth inning.
Cain (1-0) pitched his third career one-hitter, his fifth shutout and 14th complete game.
Aubrey Huff homered as the Giants returned from a 2-4 road trip. Buster Posey hit an RBI double in his first regular-season game at AT&T since his season-ending collision at the plate with the Marlins' Scott Cousins last May 25.
McDonald produced his seventh career hit but Pittsburgh dropped its fourth straight game after being swept at Dodger Stadium. McDonald (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out one and walked three.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Harang set a Dodgers record with nine consecutive strikeouts, one short of the major league mark, and Los Angeles beat San Diego on four straight walks in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer and Harang tied his career high with 13 strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings to help the Dodgers win their fourth in a row. They lead the majors with a 7-1 record, their best start since 1981 when they opened 9-1 and went on to win the World Series.
Chase Headley hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Kenley Jansen (2-0).
Andrew Cashner (0-1) retired his first two batters in the bottom half before walking Mark Ellis, Kemp and James Loney. Joe Thatcher came in and walked Andre Ethier on four pitches to force in the winning run.
The Padres struck out 18 times, tying the most by a Dodgers pitching staff for a nine-inning game. Still, Los Angeles blew an 8-3 lead.
Harang gave up a leadoff single to Cameron Maybin before striking out the next nine San Diego hitters, breaking Johnny Podres' club record of eight in a row set against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 2, 1962. Harang's streak ended when Will Venable homered leading off the fourth.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Werth hit a bases-loaded single off closer Sean Marshall in the bottom of the 13th to lift Washington over Cincinnati — the Nationals' fourth win in a row.
The NL East-leading Nats improved to 6-2, their best start since moving from Montreal to Washington in 2005.
After Marshall (0-1) got the first batter of the 13th on a groundout, Danny Espinosa reached with a broken-bat infield single. Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche then walked. That brought up Werth, who delivered on a 1-2 pitch to end the game after 4 hours, 4 minutes.
Craig Stammen (2-0), Washington's sixth pitcher, worked the top of the 13th for the win.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer, Bryan LaHair connected for a grand slam and Chicago hammered Adam Wainwright to spoil the St. Louis home opener.
Starlin Castro had three hits and a walk for the Cubs, who have scored 17 runs the last two games after totalling just 19 in the first six.
Wainwright (0-2) gave up eight earned runs — matching a career worst — on seven hits in three innings of work. He walked two and struck out three.
Jeff Samardzija (2-0) gave up 10 hits and barely qualified for the decision after the Cardinals scored five runs in the fifth.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — R.A. Dickey threw seven sharp innings and Jason Bay hit a two-run homer to help New York beat Philadelphia left-hander Cliff Lee.
Scott Hairston also homered for the surprising Mets, who are off to a 5-2 start.
Freddy Galvis hit his first major league homer for the Phillies. The five-time defending NL East champs are 3-4.
Dickey (2-0) allowed just one run despite nine hits. The knuckleballer struck out seven and lowered his ERA against Philadelphia to 2.40 in seven career starts.
Lee (0-1) gave up four runs and five hits in seven innings, striking out seven.
MIAMI (AP) — Gaby Sanchez doubled in the 11th inning to score Chris Coghlan from first base and lift Miami over Houston.
Coghlan started the 11th with a sharp single that deflected off pitcher Brandon Lyon (0-1) for an infield hit before Sanchez pulled an 0-2 pitch that hit off the fence in left.
Ryan Webb (1-0) pitched a perfect 11th for the win.
The game was the Marlins' first at home since manager Ozzie Guillen began serving a five-game suspension for praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Houston's J.D. Martinez, a Miami native, hit the first homer in the Marlins' new ballpark.
ATLANTA (AP) — Brian McCann had four hits, including a homer and four RBIs, and Dan Uggla's broken-bat single in the eighth gave Atlanta the win over Milwaukee in its home opener.
A three-run homer by McCann highlighted a six-run fifth that put the Braves up 8-3. Milwaukee rallied, tying it on Corey Hart's homer in the eighth.
Uggla hit a slow roller through a drawn-in infield to score two runs, snapping an 8-8 tie.
Jonny Venters (1-0) earned the win and Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his third save for the Braves, who won their third straight following an 0-4 start.
Francisco Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss.
DENVER (AP) — Todd Helton drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, to rally Colorado past Arizona.
Carlos Gonzalez singled with one out in the eighth off Bryan Shaw, whose pickoff attempt scooted past first baseman Paul Goldschmidt for a two-base error on Goldschmidt.
Shaw (0-1) struck out Troy Tulowitzki, who had three hits, but Helton stroked a cutter into the left-field corner.
That made a winner of Rex Brothers (1-1), who pitched a scoreless eighth. Rafael Betancourt got three outs for his second save.


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Irene, Tina, myself and Betty pose in our last photo
Slán Saint Attracta's S.N.S. My early retirement unofficially began on the last day of the school year yesterday.
I received a marvelous "send off" from all the staff and pupils of Saint Attracta's Senior National School, Meadowbrook throughout the day. I have to say I was numb to nearly all of it as I had only received confirmation of my early retirement from the postman as I pulled out of my drive that morning. In fact I did not even open the post until I reached school and I ended up with the letter in my pocket. Later on that day I couldn't believe it was all over as I listened to the pupils' farewells in the assembly hall and walked through a sea of well wishers in the yard. Every member of the staff gave me a momento in a "basket of memories".
It is ironic as I always thought I would be in Saint Attracta's until 2018 and be around for the forthcoming centenaries of the Great War and 1916. To add insult to injury I was further reminded several times on the radio an television today that the Grand Duke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on this date 100 years ago.
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I'm pretty psyched to have been proven wrong.
Both my sisters have worn variations on this style every summer for years. It looks like the perfect "forgiving" shape, right? And yet, the literally dozens I've tried on in stores have always looked awful on me. The bodice was always too short and the elastic hit just underneath the bust, maternity style (best case scenario) or (horror) right across the bust line, while the gathers of the skirt made my hips look ginormous. If the elastic hit at the right spot, the bodice itself would be way too wide. I self-diagnosed myself as someone with a long torso, gave up looking and just wrote off the silhouette.
Recently, though, I saw a few lovely Closet Case Files Sallie dresses (particularly the ones by SweetKM and Helen's Closet) and was newly inspired. The Sallie dress pattern is, of course, a bit more sophisticated than mine, but my desire to plunk down $14 for the pattern was tempered by my hard-learned knowledge that my sewing machine really stinks at sewing knits. I knew the lined bodice would be a disaster. I also knew I'd need to fit the bodice first. I wanted faster results.
I serged the ends of the seam allowances without cutting any off, and then I pressed the seam allowance down and stitch the edge to the inside of the skirt with a stretch stitch, forming a casing. I threaded it with 1/2" elastic and tried on the dress to determine where to cut the elastic.
I've worn it a few times, including out on a beach date with my husband, and in hindsight, I don't know why I thought sewing this dress would be such a risk. I realized after I started sewing that I didn't actually have a long torso. The extra length I needed is due to my bust size. I already know that my shoulder width is proportionally much smaller than it "should" be compared to my full bust - this is why I always do FBAs. The reason the RTW dresses don't fit is that if I choose a size that fits in the shoulders, there's never enough fabric to cover my bust, whether via dart in a woven fabric or extra length.