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Biopics of famous photographers are a bit like London buses. You wait ages for one, and then several come along at once.
So right now, Tom Hardy is lined up to play iconic war photographer Don McCullin in an adaptation of the war photographer's autobiography. Kate Winslet is set to star as Lee Miller, the famed American photographer, model and artist who brought images of the Nazi concentration camps to world attention. Jennifer Lawrence has agreed to portray Lynsey Addario, the award-winning photojournalist, in Steven Spielberg's forthcoming It's What I Do. And the list goes on…
But you don't have to wait for these in-progress movies to hit your local cinema. There are already loads of great photographer biopics and documentary films for you to sink your teeth into. In this post, we detail the best of the best; listed alphabetically and divided between dramatisations and documentaries.
Meanwhile, if you're looking for fictional films where the main characters carry cameras, check out our list of Top 25 movies about fictional photographers.
Dramatised biopics
01. Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White (1989)
Born in 1904, Margaret Bourke-White was both the first foreign photographer to take pictures of the Soviet five-year plan and America's first female war photojournalist. She even provided the cover image for the first-ever issue of Life magazine. Farrah Fawcett gives an excellent (and award-winning) performance as Bourke-White in this well-paced biopic, which intertwines the story of her career with that of her rocky relationship with her second husband.
02. The Killing Fields (1991)
This British-made drama focuses on the real-life experiences of two photojournalists, Cambodian Dith Pran (1942-2008) and American Sydney Schanberg (1934-2016), during the rise of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. It uses a more stark and documentary-style of film-making than a typical Hollywood movie, and is all the more emotionally engaging and disturbing because of it. Plus, without giving too much away, there's a scene around the development of a piece of film that anyone from the analogue era will find both heart-stopping and fascinating.
03. Photographing Fairies (1997)
Everyone knows that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Sherlock Holmes novels, but did you know he also believed in fairies? That's because he was duped by a series of five fake photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two cousins who lived in Cottingley, near Bradford, England. This movie takes "inspiration" from this true-life story, rather than relating it particularly accurately, but it's an entertaining romp nonethless. And more broadly, it does a good job in showing how photographic manipulation is nothing new, nor specific to the digital age.
04. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
American photographer Diane Arbus (1923-1971) was chiefly known for her work documenting marginalised groups such as dwarfs, giants, transgender people, nudists, and circus performers. This drama based on her life is thoroughly entertaining and moving stuff, and Nicole Kidman is terrific in the main role. Don't treat it as fact, though: the story is mainly fictional, and the Diane Arbus estate refused to give their approval as a consequence.
05. Everlasting Moments (2008)
Everlasting Moments is a Swedish drama based on the true story of Maria Larsson, an uneducated, working-class woman who, in 1911, won a camera in a lottery and went on to become a professional photographer. Narrated by her daughter, it's a classic tale of triumph over adversity and doggedly pursuing what you love; all the more affecting for being based on a real person.
06. The Bang Bang Club (2010)
The Bang Bang Club was a group of four conflict photographers active within the townships of South Africa between 1990 and 1994: Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and João Silva. This Canadian-South African movie adapts an account of their work written by two of its members, and depicts the extremes they went to to capture their pictures. While it's been criticised for not delving deeper into the politics of the era, as a dramatisation of the realities of life as a conflict photographer it's a stunning achievement.
07. We'll Take Manhattan (2012)
This British movie relates the real-life affair between photographer David Bailey (Aneurin Barnard) and model Jean Shrimpton (Karen Gillan), while on a one-week assignment in New York for Vogue in 1962. The film-makers went to great pains to recreate the photos from the original shoot, using a combination of props, and computer-generated imagery. And the film also nails the central narrative, showing effectively how the pair's efforts turned the staid world of fashion photography upside-down.
08. Life (2015)
This biopic of Dennis Stock (1928-2010), a photographer for Life magazine, focuses on his friendship with the actor James Dean (played by Dane DeHaan). With Robert Pattinson in the lead role, this is a highly personal film that highlights the tension between photographing someone on a job and treating them as a friend, two things that can often come into conflict with each other.
09. Fotograf (2015)
Born in Prague in 1935, Jan Saudek is one of the most famous photographers his nation has ever produced. Fotograf is based on his life and work, but only loosely; it's far from a straight biopic. Instead this Czech-made 'dramedy', which stars Karel Roden and was co-written by Saudek himself, strides a fine line between veracity and irony. In doing so, it avoids the heavy-handed plodding that biopics are typically prone to, and the result is quirky, yet satisfying.
10. Eadweard (2015)
This Canadian indie tells the tale of Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), the pioneering photographer who in 1872 famously took 12 still images of a horse galloping and combined them in a prototype film reel, to prove that all four feet leave the ground at the same time. Muybridge was also well-known for shooting nude and deformed subjects, and for killing his wife's lover, so there's plenty of true-life material to ensure this biopic never flags. Michael Eckland gives an excellent performance in the title role, too, and while the weird score and offbeat humour can be irritating, overall this is a very entertaining and informative watch.
11. Mapplethorpe (2018)
American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) was one of the first to convince curators that photography could be considered art. But what he'll inevitably be best remembered for is the way incorporated male genitalia, homoeroticism and BDSM subculture into his work, in a way that still shocks today. So be warned: there are a lot of penises in this biopic, currently touring film festivals, which stars The Crown actor Matt Smith as the controversial artist. That doesn't, however, deflect the film from efficiently dramatising the main landmarks in Mapplethorpe's life, from his youthful relationship with Patti Smith to his untimely death from AIDS. Most admirably, it avoids oversentimentalising a man that even friends and admirers said could be "difficult".


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I posted about cleaning the surface of my washing machine a while back, but this time I also cleaned the inside using bleach and water. I was totally amazed (and totally grossed out) after cleaning it! You are going to want to go clean yours immediately!
We have had our washer and dryer for years and have not had any issues. It's just your standard, middle of the road Whirlpool washer/dryer and we will be keeping it for as long as it is getting the job done. Let's break it down…
1. Fill washer with HOT water. Add 1 quart of bleach (I just eyeballed as usual :). Let agitate for a minute and lift the lid again. Let stand for 1 hour. Be sure to set a timer on your phone so you don't get sidetracked (easy to do in my world :).
2. After an hour, run the cycle through. Immediately fill up the washing machine with HOT water again. Add one quart of vinegar and agitate for 1 minute. Lift lid and allow to sit for one hour.
While the vinegar and water is standing, use that mix to thoroughly clean the inside and outside of the washer. This is where you will find things that gross you out! Get out a handy dandy toothbrush and soft cloth and get into every nook and cranny of the machine. There are a lot of them!
I also removed the fabric softener lid and cleaned inside. I filled up our laundry sink with some hot water and vinegar and dropped the entire piece inside. Fabric softener gets built up and your water will look like this!
This is what the water looked like in the washing machine after letting the vinegar and water sit for an hour and cleaning the entire inside and outside of the washer. Gross, right?
3. Let the cycle finish out and admire your sparkly clean washing machine! Much cleaner clothes are on the horizon at the Larson's!
The original post I found and used to follow these steps can be found here. Also, I know some people don't like to use bleach in their homes. I am sure you could probably do two cycles of the vinegar and water and your washer will still be cleaner than when you started!
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"As you know, I had really dreaded the process of moving my mom out of her lovely home, helping her downsize and move her things into a Senior living apartment, and then dealing with the rest of her household with my two sisters. Your advice and suggestions were invaluable! In an hour of talking, your questions and thoughts re-framed my whole perspective - helping me figure out ahead of time how to make the experience a "win-win" for all of us."
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Optic Nerve Regeneration in Adult Wild-Type Mice: Characterizing Axonal Growth Patterns and Target Reinnervation
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Neuroregeneration research seeks to address why mature neurons of the central nervous system (CNS) fail to re-extend a severed axon. However, equally important is understanding what happens after axons are induced to regenerate through the environment of the injured nervous system. In optic neuropathies like glaucoma, retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axon degeneration and cell death result in loss of visual function and blindness. Treatment strategies have been developed that promote long distance regeneration of RGC axons but are largely dependent on genetically modified knockout (KO) mice. Given the expanded use of RNA interference (RNAi)-based treatments in human patients, therapeutically relevant non-transgenic strategies for reinnervating targets have important implications in clinical and research settings and may also inspire treatments for brain and spinal cord injuries. In this dissertation I evaluate the efficacy of a novel treatment paradigm in an optic nerve crush injury model by combining viral, RNAi, and pharmacological approaches. These target both the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) pathways to allow axons to travel long distances in wild-type mice. In fact, I find regenerate RGC axons innervating a proximal visual target in the brain, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Using this treatment strategy, I was able to explore several crucial challenges to visual restoration. Since the targeting of regenerate RGC axons must be sufficient to reconnect with proper areas in the brain, I provide a novel analysis of patterns of axon pathfinding through the visual pathway in unsectioned, cleared nervous tissue. Three-dimensional visualization of single regenerate axons allow us to document heterogeneous terminal patterns in the SCN, including examples of extensive arborization. Next, I find evidence of optic synapse formation in the SCN, although this is not accompanied by integration of photic input or restoration of SCN-mediated circadian function as measured by running-wheel activity. Lastly, I induce optic nerve regeneration in reporter mouse lines that label a melanopsin-expressing RGC subset that is intrinsically photosensitive (ipRGCs). I demonstrate these cells not only are able to regenerate after viral treatment but also comprise a disproportionately high percentage of regenerating axons. Collectively, I introduce a non-transgenic approach to induce long distance RGC axon regeneration, examine the cells of origin of regrown axons, and characterize RGC axons' ability to target brain targets, reform synapses, and restore a visual function. Experimental findings that directly resulted from this approach contribute to this field's understanding of both the behavior and the identity of adult regenerating RGC axons. Future research that reveals obstacles in these and other contexts will be critical for restoring vision.
axon regeneration; retinal ganglion cells; circadian; melanopsin; gene therapy; viral vector
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Yungher, Benjamin Joseph, "Optic Nerve Regeneration in Adult Wild-Type Mice: Characterizing Axonal Growth Patterns and Target Reinnervation" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1533.


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The last two weeks I started to get more uncomfortable, but even more so in the last few days before birth.
Sunday 1/31
We went to church and I think everyone asked how I was doing and how much longer I had. I told them that was tired/exhausted/ready to not be pregnant and that I had about a week left. Ha! (This is why due dates are silly and I don't like telling mine until after. This pregnancy, I was due February 7th.)
Monday 2/1 Wee hours of the morning
I woke up several times to go to the the bathroom and once was almost soaked in sweat. I had a hard time getting back to sleep after the last potty break and when I finally did it was around 6:30AM. I was pretty groggy around 8:00 when I woke up for the day.
Ty had just left for work and I was busy getting Anna's breakfast, cleaning up the kitchen, and starting laundry. My mother-in-law was coming that day to stay to help with baby and ironically, I thought it would be too early, but glad she was coming. I went to move a chair into the table and the leg came off. (It's an old set so that happens.) I went down to put it back on and felt a little leak. I went to the bathroom to find there was a bit of mucus. My body was definitely getting ready to have this baby.
I started feeling some contractions and felt like I needed to go to the bathroom again, but this time there was bright red blood. My mind went immediately to panicked and nervous. I texted Ty to let him know and then called the birth center. I was able to talk to the midwife on call, Hannah, and described what was going on. I had a prenatal appointment scheduled for that afternoon so she said I could come in now since we would know more after being checked.
Ty arrived home and we decided to pack everything as if we were going to stay for labor. I was glad, but felt silly because I thought we'd end up coming back anyway. There was a crazy snowstorm that day and the wind was blowing the snow everywhere across the roads. It almost made it look like fog. The whole while I was still having intermittent contractions that seemed to get closer together and longer when I was sitting in the car. I could tell that I was at least in early labor. By now, I could also tell that I was going to have back labor. Apparently, I'm just one of those lucky people who gets that.
We made it to the birth center and contractions calmed down during my appointment. From what Hannah could tell, since the bleeding seemed to be slowing down a bit, I was losing my bloody show. It wasn't like this with Anna so I wasn't sure that was the case, but I'm glad I went in. She checked me and she and I were both surprised to find I was 5 centimeters dilated and 80-90% effaced. I figured I was a bit dilated, but not that much already. Hannah was convinced that our baby would be coming soon. We decided to wait to schedule a 40 week appointment because we both figured Baby Girl would here in the next few days. We decided to call our sister-in-law, Celia, and have her meet us there to pick up Anna. The snowstorm was still going and we wanted to make sure Anna was taken care of just in case labor picked up.
We went downstairs to wait for Celia and her friend, Becca, who was driving her to us. Contractions started picking up, getting closer together. They have a room with a couple of couches that I was able to use and laid down while timing contractions on my phone. A little after noon, Celia got there and we said goodbye to Anna. I told her next time we saw her that her baby sister would be here. When they left, Ty asked how I was feeling and if we should go or stay since my contractions were getting closer together. I already had forgotten what Hannah said about how far apart we should wait for contractions so I asked him to go upstairs and ask again. When he came back down, he relayed the message that I could come upstairs and might as well stay if contractions were already that consistent.
We got upstairs and I realized I hadn't eaten anything at all that day and that in grabbing Anna's things, Celia accidentally grabbed my purse. While we waited for her to bring it back, we decided on a sandwich place close so I could try to eat a turkey sandwich and get some protein. They offered me some juice they keep stocked in the fridge and I chose peach. It was so good and nice to have something other than water. While Ty went to grab lunch, I got situated in the birthing room. They took my vitals, checked baby's position, and heartbeat and started getting everything ready and set up. While we waited for Ty, I sat on a birthing ball and breathed through each contraction with the intern midwife, Roaya there to help me. I remembered Anna labor and birth and tried to avoid tensing and made a conscious effort to be loose and relaxed. Not easy, but I think I did okay.
Ty came back and I started to eat my sandwich in between contractions. I really only got a few bites in before I felt a little sick to my stomach. Contractions were steadily progressing now and getting stronger. I knew if I wanted to keep down the little bit I had already eaten, I would need to stop or it would be wasted. They did another check of my vitals and baby's heartbeat. At that point, Hannah had started filling the tub and I couldn't wait to get in there. Ty was also very happy to not carry heavy pots of hot water up the stairs to fill it. Haha.
I got into the tub and loved feeling the warm water. I stopped timing my contractions at this point since I didn't want my phone in the water. And really they were close enough now that it didn't seem to matter. I had planned to watch a movie during labor to help past the time and relax me. Ty set up the portable DVD player and put in "Willow". Hannah thought it was great and said it was definitely a first for a mom to watch a movie during labor.
I'm not exactly sure when I fit started feeling the need to push, but I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon. I had prepared myself for a good few hours yet of labor. Hannah went to grab Roaya from a prenatal appointment and both were surprised that it was already time. I'm not sure when my water broke (think during one of the few pushes), but things were certainly progressing quickly. I didn't count pushes, but with each one I could feel our baby moving down. Before I knew it, I felt the ring of fire and the pressure of her head crowning. Hannah and Roaya were coaching me to go deeper with my moans and yells, and I tried, but I think there's only a certain amount of control I could have. With one final push, Adalind Louise Robbins was born in the water at 2:45 PM.
I immediately picked her up and held her, leaned back in the water and just stared at this beautiful new person. Her head was so round and hadn't coned at all. She came so quickly that I don't think she had the time. They put warm towels on us and checked both of us while I held her there on me. Adalind latched really quickly and she ate while we waited for the placenta to deliver. It seemed to take forever and we all jokes that it took longer for the placenta to deliver than the baby.
After I delivered the placenta, I gave Adalind to Ty, while the midwives helped me over to the bed. Just as I was getting out, Adalind peed on Ty. I'm pretty sure Anna did that after she was born. It seems to be a right of passage for our kids. Haha. When I got to the bed, and after putting a diaper on baby girl, I continued to nurse Adalind while they checked on my tearing and stitched me up. I tore the same as I did with Anna, but I don't know how many stitches I got this time.
In total, we stayed about four hours after Adalind was born. This included getting stitched up and watched for hemorrhaging, being able to stand and go to the bathroom, continued nursing, getting the baby checked and weighed, finish eating my sandwich (so glad I still had that), getting dressed and ready to go. It was around 7 o'clock when we left and we couldn't believe how early it still was. Overall, we really loved our experience, but I'm still hoping that if there's a next time, we can have a homebirth, mostly so we don't have to go anywhere after it's all over. For this experience, I couldn't have imagined it going any better. When Hannah and Roaya came over the next day for the day after visit, they were thanking us for letting them be apart of such a great birth. Apparently, they had had several births in a row that were pretty tiresome and long and it was so nice to have a quick and easy one. We feel pretty blessed as well.


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How to Make your Podcast Cover Art Using Canva
Canva is a graphic design website which gives podcasters the opportunity to easily create branding assets for their show.
Despite your podcast being audio, one of the key questions you should be asking yourself when planning to publish, is how it will look online.
You'll no doubt be listing your show in Apple Podcasts, and you'll certainly want to make it available in as many places as possible.
Before you start submitting to podcast directories though, you're going to need cover art.
An excellent and popular tool for creating visual designs is Canva.
What Makes Good Cover Art?
Let's chat about what our aims should be ahead of using Canva. What makes good cover art?
Your audience are going to be seeing your Cover Art likely before they see your podcast name. And definitely before they get the chance to read any description or bio you have written down. Therefore you need to ensure that your cover art is definitely going to grab them.
This means you'll need to consider all of the elements that make up your cover art.
A good cover art should have the name of your podcast in it. You probably don't want to overload it more than that with text as this can be off putting. Your cover art will also be relatively small on a podcast directory, so you don't want audience having to squint their eyes to see! Go simple with the name of your podcast, and use a font people can understand easily.
Colour Schemes
It will depend on the colour scheme within your post, but it's best to also make the text a colour that doesn't burn the eyes. Lime Green is only going to confuse people. A simplistic colour scheme is advantageous but don't be afraid to make it stand out with colour. A few core colours that blend nicely together is the goal. Black and white probably won't sell your podcast too well.
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Illustrating Your Podcast
The key to making a good podcast cover art is illustrating the ethos of your podcast within that small square cover art. This isn't too tricky for things like a football podcast – just use a football shape. However if your podcast is niche, or has a niche format, you might need to get creative.
If you put together a graphic which has your podcast title plastered neatly, an easy on the eye colour scheme, and some kind of illustration of what your show is about, you're good!
With our aims in check, let's crack on to using Canva.
What Is Canva
At The Podcast Host, we use Canva for many of our graphic needs. It's quite simply an online graphic editor. This means you can create cover art for your podcast in no time at all. However there's plenty of items to play about with if you do want to spend a great deal of time on it.
So let's have a look at how Canva works, and all of the brilliant features available within it.
Free v Paid
There are three different models of Canva you can use which will depend upon your needs. There is a free model which gives you 1GB space to work with on creating your various graphics you might need for your podcast.
This also gives you up to 8,000 templates and many images to access for free.
Canva For Work is the premium version of the website which costs $12.95 per month. For this price you get all of the images available in Canva's free model however you also get so much more.
You get free access to over 400,000 photographs and images to use for your cover art. Canva For Work also gives you the opportunity to get more creative with fonts, photographs you upload and even gifs!
There is a further quote by quote Canva Enterprise model, which gives you a dedicated account manager. For the purposes of this review though we'll be using Canva For Work. There is a 30 day trial on offer for Canva For Work which we wholeheartedly support you trying out.
Choosing A Template
When you log into Canva's homepage you'll be faced with a plethora of choice at the templates on offer.
The site lists various categories of templates, and whilst this can seem overwhelming, Canva does list them in a logical way.
For example if you're looking to make a social media picture, it lists all of the templates surrounding various Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under 'Social Media Posts'.
There's also categories for creating professional documents, creating blogs, book covers and even postcards. It's all laid out cleanly and everything is labelled user-friendly.
Whilst we're focusing here on podcast cover art, it's worth noting that Canva's home page is mouth-watering if you're a creative person. There's so much opportunity here to create anything you need.
Sadly, I don't have time to review absolutely every template on Canva. I genuinely wish I did!
For our podcast cover art, I've gone for 'Logo', which is under the 'Marketing Materials' category.
Selecting Your Background
Once you select your template, Canva will load up its actual editor window for you. Again the website has made this very user friendly by keeping all of it's features within different tabs. We'll start with selecting your Podcast Cover Art background.
There are a good number of backgrounds available here for free which are colourful and act as nice wallpapers for your image. Within Canva's one million plus images, you'll find a gargantuan amount of images and backgrounds you can purchase too.
This may make you screech inside, because let's be honest nobody likes the prospect of paid assets within an app. However, don't fret too badly.
All of Canva's paid images are only $1 each. And if you want to use a handful of these to put together a high quality Cover Art, a few bucks isn't going to burn your pocket too badly.
When selecting your background you probably want to think about two things. First of all you want to make sure that it's basic. On the whole with graphics, less is more.
If your background has too much going on, it's going to detract from the forefront. Which will no doubt include the words and images that truly sell your podcast to listeners. So stay basic!
The holy grail is finding a basic image that also somehow relates to your podcast. For example, I was testing out Canva to create a Podcast Cover Art for a podcast about writing lists. Thankfully I found a background which illustrated a notepad, which immediately links to writing.
Once you have your background in place, it's time to explore the world of elements available on Canva.
There are a number of different folders available on Canva's editor and you can honestly spend hours exploring and testing everything out.
The most important thing to note is the thousands of free photos on hand. These are categorised into many different brackets such as Food, People & Nature.
As we're looking to quickly put together your Cover Art, we're going to cover the best features within Canva.
Grids, Frames & Shapes
Canva's inbuilt Grids might not be the best for your Podcast Cover Art but the variety on show makes it a must-mention. If you want to split your logo to feature different items you can cut up your image with Grids.
Other graphic packages have Grids, but Canva give you the opportunity to cut your image from two parts all the way through to one hundred parts!
There's also cool and creative frames on hand which allow you to create your image within a smartphone frame or within a window frame.
These are all fun functions to try out, but shapes is probably the first thing you'll need. There's a fair amount of colourful and transparent shapes of different styles and sizes you can choose from here.
And if you want a multitude of shapes, you can layer them on top of each other.
Whilst this is great, it would be good if Canva allowed you to manually edit shapes, as Adobe Photoshop can do. Most users will be satisfied with basic shapes, but for people who are looking for something very specific, Canva might not have what they need.
With that said though, you can still edit the sizing and alignment of these shapes, so Canva for the most part is useful on this front.
Icons & Illustrations
Canva has a cool selection of icons and illustrations which you can choose from to bring your podcast cover art to life. There's plenty of bright, colourful, professional looking animated images to search through.
You can also change colours of pre-made illustrations which is a great feature on Canva.
Most graphic design sites offer stock illustrations. But the ability to change the colour schemes really make them feel like they were custom designed for your own brand.
For example if you're making a Sports podcast, you can add in images of sports items and set them to the colour scheme of your favourite team.
The final element I'd like to cover is Charts which is a new feature within Canva.
You can insert all sorts of graphs into your images, such as line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, and a whole lot more on top of that.
When you insert these in, you can change the data quite simply. What is super cool, is that you can paste data from a spreadsheet straight into your Canva chart!
Adding Text
Like every good graphic design app, there's a good amount of fonts available within Canva.
With headings, sub-headings and paragraph text on offer, it's pretty simple to find the right size of text you need.
The way Canva lists text is through examples. This doesn't work quite as nicely as its list of illustrations or shapes. This is because it's essentially just a wall of different texts blending into each other. It can kind of cause you a headache if you aren't sure what text you're after.
However, there is plenty here that'll give you a satisfactory font for your Cover Art.
Uploading Your Own Images
If you'd like to include your own photo within your Podcast Cover Art, Canva allows you to do this with ease.
You can upload images through the editor and quickly add all of the above functions to them.
This is handy if you'd like to feature a picture of yourself on your Cover Art, or if you have a place or item you'd like to feature.
In many ways this means that if there aren't stock images to satisfy your needs, you can still achieve your dream image.
Alongside the other functions within Canva, you can also edit your own images. You can reshape, re-align and resize your photos to move them in and around your image to suit your needs.
The last thing to mention about the editor on Canva, is its resizing ability, which is part of Canva For Work.
Whilst this isn't unique to graphic design packages, Canva make things so easy by listing templates of various items.
This means you don't need to surf the net to figure out the correct sizing you should have for an email header. It's all listed here for you, with one click.
And with that, you should have everything you need to complete your Podcast Cover Art. Canva makes it simple to create.
However, we're going to keep exploring the site, to find out what else we can do on it.
Your Brand
With Canva For Work, the app has considered that you might need to update your brand or add new images.
Perhaps your Podcast demands a blog and now you need images for that, which will mimic your Cover Art. Or maybe you've created social media pages for your Podcast.
Your brand is important. It's what people view your podcast as. So if your subscribers know your Podcast Cover Art, you should try to keep your other graphics similar. You want the same colours and shapes if possible.
Canva's Brand function allows you to create colour palettes and saved fonts. This means when you come to create a different kind of graphic, you can still use the same colours and fonts. Which is really great for keeping you on brand.
What is also cool is that, for a price, Canva allows you to print your own creations. You can select a batch of your Podcast Cover Art, or Logo, and have them shipped directly to your door. This works well if you want to create a business card for your podcast for reaching new listeners, or even sponsors. If that's something you're interested in, check out our guide on sponsorship to find out other ways you can approach potential sponsors.
School Of Design
As well as hosting a state of the art graphic design editor, and thousands of images you can use within it, Canva also teaches.
The company has spent a great deal of time creating its own learning materials for those seeking the basics through to more advanced methods and tasks to follow.
Canva's Learn section of their site features tutorials. These are informative articles on how to use your account to get the most out of your project.
The tutorials are filled with examples and templates used within Canva. So you can read about how to select the perfect podcast logo, and then actually use the template on your own, for example.
As well as focusing on social media and using Canva, there's guides and tutorials all about Photography. And for the teachers out there, there's also guides on how to teach others all about how to use Canva.
What is perhaps most interesting about Canva's Learn section is its Business module. This teaches you how to use Canva to grow your business, and by product, your brand.
This community of creative writers and advice really makes Canva stand out from the rest of the pack.
Just Want it Done For You?
After all this, if you just can't get the hang of it, or you simply don't have the time, then let us help you out. We have a coverart design service where we can create something custom for you within just a couple of weeks. Check out the details, and buy the package here, if you're interested: Custom Coverart Design Service.
In Conclusion
Canva have built themselves a fantastic asset for designers rookie and adept. Their site offers you the chance to jump in and create your Podcast Cover Art in a number of minutes.
And if you aren't sure what it is you want, then there's plenty of advice on hand through its Learn section, and through the heavy number of images already stored for free on the site. Or even through the well priced $1 images you can purchase.
It's a must have tool for your Podcast branding, so go test out the trial we mentioned earlier. We're keen to see what you put together!
Now that you have your Podcast Cover Art, it's time to work on putting your podcast out into the world.
We can help through The Podcast Host Academy, where we run live Q&A sessions, a community forum, and have courses on anything and everything to do with creating a successful podcast.
6 Comments
Apple podcasts is not allowing me to use Canva art for my cover.
Be sure that your art is in the right dimensions and file type.
How do you change the art to the appropriate dimensions?
Right! The number one criteria is the pixel x pixel measurement, which this article avoids. So far I have not figured out how Canva can be used because the default is the wrong size and this tutorial fails to address it. Answer?
I found it helpful to save as a .jpg instead of as .png (recommended) which seems more compatible.


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It's true, you can earn money from home by taking surveys on the internet, though most people won't earn very much. There are hundreds of survey websites out there for you to choose from. Some pay faster than others. Some take months to pay. Some offer gift cards, some offer participation in sweepstakes, and some only offer you the opportunity to share your opinion.
We've researched survey sites available in the U.S. and come up with several that paid. These sites pay small amounts of money after hours of survey-taking. Those people in ads who support themselves taking surveys are doing something else, for example, earning referral fees by driving internet surfers to sign up for surveys.
Here are the survey websites that paid the most and the fastest.
1. InboxDollars.com.
2. SendEarnings.com.
3. PandaResearch.com.
4. OnlyCashSurveys.com.
Here are the survey guidelines we recommend after trying a few dozen survey opportunities and checking their terms and conditions:
– Don't pay to participate in surveys.
– Limit the personal information you share on survey sites. Do not share your social security number. You'll be asked for your birthday repeatedly; substitute an alternate date and use that date consistently. Keep it near your real age, as the survey data recipients are interested in results by age group.
– Avoid buying anything or paying anything to participate while completing the offers on the survey sites. If you do choose to buy something, pay with a credit card, not a debit card, and keep careful track of activity on that account. If you find you've subscribed to a service that you don't want, don't share anything personal with the people that you contact to cancel. Give them the transaction to reverse, not your credit card number.
– Set up a new email address just for use with surveys and offers, rather than using an existing email account. That new account will receive many offers and spam.
– Skip surveys that offer non-cash rewards such as gift cards.
– Skip surveys that track your progress in points rather than dollars and cents.
InboxDollars: This site pays you once you rack up $30 and we were able to do that in less than three months. They offer a "spin and win" wheel every time you try a survey that disqualifies you, and once in a while that wheel adds a few cents to your total. If you cash out at $30, they take back $2.50, but if you wait until you've earned $40, they pay the full amount. If you have a little over $40 when you cash out, you get those extra dollars, too, whereas most sites make you take payment in multiples of $50. There's a limit of 25 spins per day on the wheel. There's a referral bonus if you bring people into the site. The surveys usually pay $0.50 each. It's pretty easy to do two or three surveys on most days, and difficult to complete as many as five in a day.
SendEarnings: This site is almost the same as InboxDollars though it doesn't have the spin and win wheel. SendEarnings pays you once you rack up $30 and we were able to do that in less than three months. Like InboxDollars, if you cash out at $30, they only pay you $27.50, but if you wait until you've earned $40, they pay the full amount. If you have a little over $40 when you cash out, you get those extra dollars, too, whereas most sites make you take payment in multiples of $50.
This site does not offer quite as many survey opportunities as InboxDollars. It's not hard to do one to three surveys in a typical day. It's not easy to get the site to allow you to complete more than two or three surveys in a day, and there are usually no new surveys added on weekends. During our trial, SendEarnings was quicker to recognize earnings from "offers" entered via the SendEarnings site than most other survey sites, which helped shorten the time to receive payment.
PandaResearch: It took us five months to come up with $50 approved on this site. They paid four weeks after we had received approval on the $50. PandaResearch requires you to evaluate each survey or offer that you complete on their site. We attempted hundreds of offers or surveys through the PandaResearch site before completing enough to receive $50.
We received a number of spam emails that were imitating PandaResearch but obviously from someone else. Usually the false emails said we had payments waiting for us, and they came months before we were entitled to anything from Panda; most likely they were from people who would attempt to get our PayPal password and clean out that account. If you choose to pursue surveys and related offers, be wary of parties attempting to get your personal information and steal money from your accounts.
We loved the name and made this the first survey site we reviewed and attempted to get to the point of payment. It took us four months to reach the $50 minimum to be paid. Their process for crediting you for completed surveys is very slow, sometimes over 2 months. Their payment process requires you to wait another few weeks for the payment after you've earned credit that was "approved" on their site. On the bright side, they don't have any spammy offers on the site and the surveys are generally worth about $1 each, more than most surveys on other sites. There's nothing on this site that asks you to pay or tries to sell you anything. They do have some surveys that only pay in the form of a sweepstake entry and some short surveys that do not pay. They don't pay for referrals of other people to the site.


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Is it just me, or did January take about a hundred years? It seems like a hundred years ago that Emily was here and we were laughing together. About a million things have happened since day 1 of 2014. No matter, I'm excited for the year of the horse and all it's promise.
Awesomest cleavage in the history of Hollywood
As part of my award-winning movie quest, we saw American Hustle, and we both enjoyed it a lot, though possibly for different reasons. I thought it was packed with great performances and great hair. Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence were both terrific. I've never felt more sympathy for a crooked politician or enjoyed a fake British accent quite so much. I think my husband was most in it for the constant promise of seeing Amy Adams's boobs. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have a body that hot.
Awesomest peek into Afghanistan
I sincerely enjoyed reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. You might remember him from his best seller, The Kite Runner. This is another rich tale set in Afghanistan, this time focusing on the intertwining lives of two women. The story spans maybe 30 years and gives us a glimpse of how politics in the region impacted the lives of average people. This is not necessarily a cheerful book, but it is beautiful, intriguing, and inspiring. I loved the perspective it provided.
Awesomest TV prison sentence
This month, I finally watched Orange is the New Black on Netflix. It was just as good as everybody said it was. If you haven't checked it out yet, get on it. It's funny and irreverent and gives us a chance to examine how our circumstances can affect our perspective on the world. Beyond the pure fun of the plot, that was the most interesting thing to me. The characters are so easy to relate to. Which is kind of scary.
Things You Thought Were Awesome
Everybody wants their own Hufflepuff Bedroom. Why wouldn't you? Look how awesome it is, and how easy!
Tied for third place was Garlic Mac and Cheese which couldn't be easier or tastier. Cheese rules!
Still ruling the roost are Parmesan Fried Gnocchi and Peanut Butter Fudge. Will anything ever unseat these reigning champions of awesomeness?
Resolutions are dashed, but new goals are constantly being set and fresh hopes are always being born. I'm feeling hopeful right now. How about you?


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Connexions – A Closer Look on "E-Retail: Luxury Gets Going… Finally!" by Patrice Nordey
According to a study done by KPMG, 72% of Chinese tourists traveling abroad claim to have bought luxury goods. These purchases represent a significant proportion of their total expenditure (over 40%) with the most popular products of choice as cosmetics, watches and handbags. The prices of these products bought abroad are 20 to 30% cheaper than in China, and account for half of China's luxury market today.
However, with the rapid development of online shopping in the Middle Kingdom (159 billion Euros at end 2012), we see pure Internet players taking advantage of this lucrative market in the recent years. Startups such as 5lux.com, Ihaveu.com, Shangpin or Xiu.com (87 million turnover in 2012) buy directly from distributors – rarely trademarks – and short all intermediaries to offer prices 20-50% lower than those charged by official channels shops.
Some of these actors, such as Secoo.com, even sell second hand luxury goods while ensuring the authenticity and condition of the product through strict certifications.
To counter these new discount models – which have tremendously opened consumers' appetite for the "digital luxury" – premium and high end brands fuss to offer their online distribution model to recreate the conditions of an experience luxury with exclusivity, personalization and value-added services.
Upscale cosmetics brands were the first to launch, for example Lancome or the specialized retailer Sephora in 2006. Marni, Armani, Bally, Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander Wang and the Moncler brands have also launched in 2012 under the auspices of the Italian Yoox platform. More recently, Hugo Boss and Coach launched their e-commerce with a narrow range of products. Department stores such as Marks & Spencers and Lane Crawford also accelerated the development of their Internet offerings for their wealthy clients in China and Hong Kong.
Estimated at 11.1 billion RMB in 2011, the e-luxury market in China jumped by 71% in 2012 with 18.9 billion RMB of online spending. It is expected to exceed 45 billion RMB by 2015 according to iResearch and thus, capturing 10% of the first luxury market in the world.


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Friday, April 6, 2018
Author : Bishop Julius Okarike
Verse Of The Day : Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. Psalms 119 : 105
LISTEN : No one can walk with ease or hinderance – free if vision is impaired. Your sight is an integral part of your life, at such, speed is limited when sight is impaired. Without sight, one will stumble and grope for directions. (Mathew 6 : 23). Beloved, what good sight is to you, God's word is to your life. God's word guides people to the right path. It is the key to a righteous and holy living. Those who keep step with the word of God cannot stray from God's purpose. They are protected from dangers and traps of the devil. Their thoughts are weighed and refined by the word of God, as a result, their actions are in line with His will. They are not limited by forces of darkness because they receive light (insight, direction, revelation, knowledge understanding and wisdom) from the word of God. (Psalms 119 : 99, 100). In our verse of the day the Psalmist says, " Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path." (Psalms 119 : 105). Beloved, God's word is truly the lamp that can illumine our paths. It is the force that can dispel darkness of sin and its contaminating influence. With God's word in your heart His fear can reign supreme and perfect His eternal purpose in you. Friend, do you want to make progress and not miss your way? Then, abide by the word of God. Trust me, you cannot stumble or stray away from divine purposes when you allow God's word to be your guide.
Having read today's devotional, what is expected of you?
1. Study the word of God and be focused on Christ Jesus for salvation.
2. Be rich in the word of God by meditating on it day and night.
3. Embrace and explore God's word to increase in knowledge, wisdom and understanding.
4. Allow God's word to be your guide and you will not deviate from the right path.
Daily Prayer : Heavenly Father, I thank you because you give your word to me to give light to my life. Therefore, I will strive to obey your word, in Jesus ' name, amen.
Daily Task : Beloved, do you want to progress and not miss your way? Then, abide by the word of God. Be wise!
Daily Reflection : God's word guides people to the right path. It is the key to a righteous and holy living.
Daily Quote : "It is impossible to stumble or stray away from divine purposes when God's word is allowed to be the guide."
Today In History : April 6, 1830 Joseph Smith and five others organize the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Seneca, New York.
Say This : Today, I confess that God's word rightly applied will give divine direction and wisdom. Therefore, I will study and meditate on God's word as long as I live, in Jesus ' name, amen.
Daily Prophetic Declaration : You will make a difference. Today I prophesy to you, may God bless and give you divine direction and wisdom. As you study and meditate on His word, may your life be pleasing to Him, in Jesus ' name, amen.
Stunning Fact : Did you know a newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall?
(Only For Those who are Yet to Acknowledge Jesus Christ As Lord And Saviour)
Please Say This Prayer:
Almighty God, I thank you for this opportunity. I know I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself. Forgive my sin and accept me as your own. Today, I acknowledge Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal Saviour. The evil I used to do, I will do them no more. Henceforth, I offer myself as instrument of righteousness to you. Thank you because I am born again, in Jesus' name, amen.
Praise God! You Are Now Born Again
> Having been saved, look for a Bible believing church and fellowship with the brethren to sustain your faith.
> Read the Bible and meditate in the word of God on a daily basis.
> Pray daily and dedicate yourself to the LORD's service.


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Every entrepreneur wants his or her business to be successful. But how do you know if your business has reached this threshold called success?
As you spend your energy, time, resources and talent building your business, there will be moments when you question yourself. How am I doing? Am I making it? Am I earning money from it? Is all the trouble worth it? Am I still enjoying what I am doing, or has the business become a big burden?
As a founder, you have to always question yourself and the value of the ideas that you have. Despite all your best efforts, you may feel that your business is not moving in the direction you hope it will be. Self-assessment and benchmarking should be part of your daily management process. Feedback and realistic self-appraisals using various tools will help you build a stronger business and maintain your positive attitude towards your business.
By knowing what and how you are performing, you will be able to know how to move on. Having this kind of information on your hands will help you, for example, ascertain whether your business will qualify for a bank loan, or if you can now afford to buy that ultra-thin laptop you saw on television.
There are several tests to help you determine how well (or how bad) your business is doing. However, you need to be careful in applying these tools as circumstances differ. A 2-month old business should not be evaluated with standards suitable for a business that has been in existence for five years.
Are you achieving your goals?
Every now and then, you need to gauge how your business is performing vis-à-vis your personal goals. Check with your business plan (this is one reason why you need to have one!) if you are accomplishing what you have set out to do. Have you launched your product as scheduled? Were you able to get investors on board as you planned?
You also need to compare the performance of your business with the industry as a whole, as well as your close competitors. How visible is your business relative to your competitor? If you are running an online business, for example, how many unique visitors are you getting compared to your nearest competitor? What is your market share? Are you growing as fast as your industry? Your business does not operate in a vacuum, and you need to be responsive to what is happening around you.
Are you paying your bills?
A clear indication of how well your business is doing is whether you are able to cover all your business expenses. If you are, then you are definitely on the right track. But if you are not, then you need to examine ways you can improve your operation. Maybe you need to be more aggressive in collecting your receivables, or you need to cut down on your inventory and costs. Maybe you need to get out more and spread the word out about your business. Or maybe (and we hope not), you selected the wrong business and it is time for you to pack your bags.
Do not expect, though, that your income for your first six months of operation will allow you that much-coveted Jaguar sports car (unless you are really, really lucky). Be patient and nurture your business well. If you play your cards right, your business may be able to provide you with a comfortable lifestyle, vacations, nights out, insurance premiums, and even a retirement plan.
Are you making more now than you were an employee?
You left your job for the financial nirvana that you thought opening your own business would give you. But are you earning more now as an entrepreneur, compared to the salary and wages you would have received had you remained as an employee? Also check out the current going-rate in the job market for someone of your qualifications and experience. If you will earn more as an employee rather than as a business person working 15 hours day, seven day weeks, then maybe it is time to reconsider your decision particularly if your long-term prospects are as bleak as your present situation.
If you are an investor in your business, will you earn money?
Entrepreneurs operate their business with their all hearts and passion, that sometimes they fail to see its misgivings and weaknesses. Remove yourself in your position right now, and see yourself as an objective investor may view your business. Then ask yourself, "If I put my money in this business, will it give me a hearty return for my investments? Are the prospects bright for this business? Is there sufficient demand for their products or service? Does this business have a tremendous growth potential?" If you think that the business will yield less than the prevailing rates, you might want to consider putting your money in an alternative investment and finding a job.
What does your financial reports say?
The best indicator for the state of health of a business is its financial numbers. Simple financial ratio analysis can tell you the financial strengths and weaknesses of your business, as well as point you to appropriate action when necessary.
There are several rules of thumb for recognizing a healthy business.
- Current ratio, which is the ratio of your current assets to current liabilities. Generally, a ratio of current assets to liabilities that is at least 2 to 1 is good. To improve your current ratio, you can either increase your capital through equity or debt financing; or decrease your liabilities by paying off some of your debts.
- Quick ratio test, which is calculated by dividing total assets (Including cash on hand, plus government securities and receivables) by current liabilities. This ratio is a measure of liquidity, particularly where your business will be if there is a crisis. A quick ratio of 2.0 or better is considered acceptable.
- Debt-to-equity ratio compares the total debt of your business with its net worth. Total debt is divided by net worth. Although debt adds risk, a debt-free business may not be able to grow fast enough. The whole reason for using debt is to help grow the business and increase the owners' return on capital. A debt-to equity relationship that is lower than 1 is considered good for a business.
There are other financial ratio analyses that will be of great help to you in managing your financial situation. Remember, though, that while financial analyses can illuminate you about your business; it cannot tell you everything about your financial performance.
How are your sales doing?
Your ability to get business and move your inventory are your best assurance that you have a future in your business. Study your sales numbers thoroughly, and track how it is growing relative to the previous year and the previous month. While some products are seasonal, you need to stop and rethink your strategy is you are continuously seeing a decline in your sales. More so if sales of your competitors and your total industry are growing, while yours are plummeting down. Your sales figures can tell you whether your marketing efforts are effective, your distribution mechanism are working well, and whether a strong demand for your products still exist. At the very least, your sales and earnings must be keeping up with the inflation rate.
How do you compare relative to others?
While you may think of your business as unique and different, you also need to know how you stack up compared to your competitors. Knowing as much information about your industry and your competitors will provide you with valuable lessons you can apply to your business. Are there industry-wide standards that you need to comply? Are there opportunities that your competitors are not tapping? How can you improve your performance relative to your nearest competitor?
Are you making profits?
Let's face, making money is what being in business is about. Look closely at your bottom line, and determine if it commensurate the pressure, headache and long hours you put in your business. Are you losing money or just breaking even? When can your business profitable? Do you have the resources to operate until your business gets out of the red ink?
You also need to look closely at your individual products and service categories. What product categories or who among your clients are bringing you the most money, and how much time do you give them? You may be giving most of your time to your marginally profitable products. This information can help you weed out unprofitable products or clients, and focus your resources on those that bring you the most money.
You might be better off employed by someone else and secure in the knowledge of a regular and steady paycheck, free time and 8-hours workdays. Note, however, that businesses often show a loss, or minimal profit during its first year, but may show great improvement during the second and third year as the business matures.
How do you feel about your business?
Perhaps the best indicator of all is how do you feel about your business. Is your business giving you what you were looking for? In addition to financial considerations, many entrepreneurs start their own businesses for a variety of personal goals — perhaps greater time with your family, higher income, more leisure time, and improved quality of life. Or is your business failing to fulfill the personal goals you have when you started? Do you still have the passion with what you do, or are you simply burnt out that you want out as soon as possible?
In the final analysis, only you can tell if the business is still worth it. You can only succeed in a venture that you are most happy with.
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This is intended to be one time use instructions to 'catch up' inventory for districts using the Classic EIS system that went live on the Redesign BEFORE December 5th, 2018.
Catch up extract for inventory items Report Definition - This report will extract all invoice items you wish to apply to the EIS Pending file based on the object code, threshold and date range you select. You should run this report if you migrated to the redesign prior to Dec 5th, 2018 and intend to use the Classic EIS Inventory system. This report does not include check numbers so if that information is needed you will need to add that in EIS when adding the item. This report should be run ONE TIME in order to "catch up" the pending file. Subsequent additions to the pending file should be made by running the SSDT Inventory Pending Extract. Click here for further instructions on creating the SSDT Inventory Pending Extract and importing into the EIS pending file.
- 1. Click on the above report definition to download it to your machine
- 2. Log into USASR
- 3. Go to Report/Report Manager
- Click on
- Select the report definition 'Catch up extract for inventory items'
- Click on 'Save'
- Click on
- 4. Generate the report
- Format should stay as CSV as the output will be in the exact layout needed for the EIS import program
- Select the Beginning and Ending Object code that you want to pull into this report
- Enter the Start Invoice Date (recommended the day you went live with the Redesign)
- Enter the End Invoice Date (should be 12/4/2018 as the fix to the invoice flagging went out on 12/5/2018)
Enter the threshold amount (greater than or equal to)
With the options shown below it will pull all 500 and 600 object codes with an invoice date of 11/1/2018 to 12/4/2018 where the line item is $300.00 or more.
- 5. Save the output fileIf you open the file you may have to reformat some columns as a CSV will drop all leading zeroes.
- 6. File transfer the .CSV file into reflections File transfer type should be ASCII
- 7. Log into reflections
- 8. Go to the EISIMPR program
- Enter in your Import file name and execute the program
- Review the output file EISIMPR.TXT for any errors. All the invoice items contained on the extract from Redesign should now be on the EIS Pending file.
- 9. Continue processing inventory as you normally would pulling the items from the EIS pending file.


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Nordoff Robbins, the UK's largest independent music therapy charity, has announced the return of their groundbreaking Get Loud campaign - bringing incredible artists to venues up and down the UK on one very special night.
After a phenomenal year in 2018 which saw the likes of Everything Everything, All Saints, Enter Shikari, The Darkness, Nina Nesbitt and more play unforgettable shows, 2019 sees Nordoff Robbins take things up a level - with Get Loud bringing more shows across the UK than ever before for an evening unlike any other in the musical calendar.
Taking place on Wednesday, September 25, Get Loud 2019 will present 12 celebrated UK artists performing at the same time in 12 intimate venues around the UK. The eclectic mix of artists performing this year are helping Nordoff Robbins celebrate the incredible diversity of their charity, as they reach out to anyone and everyone who can be helped by music therapy.
In Leeds it will be anthem-makers Reef doing the entertaining for this great cause when they take to the stage at the Brudenell Social Club to play a special intimate show.
True classic favourites, Reef have been an essential part of thousands of lives, bringing their high-energy live shows across the globe across a storied career that still sees them going strong.
Reef says; "We are totally stoked to have been asked by the fantastic Nordoff Robbins to be a part of the Get Loud line-up. Music is such an important part of all of our lives and it makes real sense for us to be involved with this fantastic charity in some small way.
"Let's help Nordoff Robbins continue to bring people together with music and try to make a positive difference to people's lives."
Tickets for the individual 'Get Loud Sessions' will cost £10 and are on sale via GetLoud.org.uk with all the proceeds going directly to the charity. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the incredible work Nordoff Robbins does to use the power of music to enrich the lives of those affected by life-limiting illness, disability or isolation.
Full line-up of acts for get Loud 2019:
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Akala - Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
Fat Cops - Glasgow, G2, The Garage
Frank Turner - Portsmouth, The Wedgewood Rooms
Hollie Cook - Brighton, The Prince Albert
Louise Redknapp - London, Omeara
MNEK - London, XOYO
Nazareth - PJ Molloys, Dunfermline
Reef - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
Sigala - Liverpool, Liverpool Arts Club, The Loft
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Oklahoma City, OK — December 18, 2012 — QuiBids.com, the world's leading entertainment retail auction, was recently honored by Oklahoma Magazine as one of its Great Companies to Work For in 2012. Of the 27 companies highlighted in the magazine's December issue, QuiBids was the fourth smallest employer and the only online-exclusive retailer.
"As such a young company it's a huge honor for us to be included among so many of our state's most reputable businesses," said Jill Farrand, QuiBids' director of public relations.
The magazine's criteria for determining its Great Companies to Work For included an online application process, panel review, consultation with "leading business interests and organizations in the state," and the review of similar studies of Oklahoma employers, according to its December issue. Other honorees included Reasor's Foods, Kimray, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
QuiBids was established by Chief Executive Officer Matt Beckham and Chief Technology Officer Shaun Tilford in 2009 when they were 27 and 25, respectively. The first official company office was Beckham's Oklahoma City apartment before they hired more employees and moved into a space in Leadership Square in downtown. Now QuiBids employs about 150 people who do business on two floors of a class-A office building.
Previously QuiBids was twice named one of Oklahoma's Best Places to Work by okcBIZ magazine. It finished fourth among small- and medium-sized companies in 2011, and third in 2012. QuiBids received a Best in Class distinction from the Interactive Media Awards this year, and was also named as an American Business Awards Finalist.
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With summer steadily approaching, so are the swarms of mosquitoes. The West Nile Virus has returned for the summer. Several states have already had mosquito samples testing positive for the West Nile Virus. California, Arizona, and Wisconsin are among those so far. The virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito to both humans and other animals. Residents in those areas are warned to take precautions and help prevent mosquito bites. It is encouraged to avoid mosquito infested areas to help lower the risk of infection.
Typically, the West Nile Virus is transmitted to mosquitos after feeding off of a bird infected with the disease. While most humans will not show any signs, preventative measures are a must. The elderly population is at greater risk of developing more severe symptoms of the disease. There have been a limited number of cases where the disease has been transmitted through blood and organ transplants, breastfeeding, and during pregnancy where it was passed from mother to child. There has not been any evidence of direct transmission from an infected bird to any human.
Symptoms of West Nile may present themselves as fever, headaches, rash, fatigue, and joint pain. Other more severe symptoms that may present themselves are disorientations, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, coma, paralysis, and death. Only about 20 percent of people bitten by infected mosquitos will present any symptoms. About 1 percent will develop neurological illness, and around 10 percent of cases of West Nile Virus are fatal. It can take anywhere between five and 15 days for any symptoms of the virus to appear.
There are several precautions people can take to limit transmission of the West Nile Virus by mosquitos. When outdoors, use an EPA registered insect repellent that contains DEET or Picaridin. Both can be used on children as young as three month of age. Other repellents approved and recommended by the CDC are available. It is also safe for adults and children over the age of three to use some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-methanediol products, which are approved by the CDC. Eliminate sources of standing water. Flower pots, buckets, tire swings, wading pools, wheel barrows, and watering cans are very attractive breeding grounds. Wear long pants and long sleeve shirts if you must be outside at dusk or dawn. These precautions will lessen the chances of getting bitten as those are the times mosquitos tend to be most active. To help protect infants, it is recommended to keep mosquito netting over car seats and strollers.
Keep in mind as the summer fun returns, so have the mosquitos and the West Nile Virus. Be sure to use that repellent before you take a hike through the woods or go on that weekend camping trip. Be sure to also report any dead birds in the area to the local Health Department. Never handle a dead bird without gloves or a clean plastic bag. Basic preventative measures exist to help ensure that an epidemic does not ensue. Currently, there is no known cure or specific treatment for the West Nile Virus.
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NOBLE Energy has announced the discovery of approximately 3 billion barrels of gross unrisked oil potential in the Eastern Mediterranean at a depth of 7,500 metres below the seabed between Cyprus and Israel.
Unrisked reserves are those which have already been developed by drilling and production and thus have a very reasonable certainty of being produced. Risked reserves are either probable or possible.
In its press release that the company issued yesterday Noble said that "significant exploration potential remains" and that it has plans to "resume exploration drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean in late 2014 or 2015".
Cyprus block 12 may hold in the region of 1.2 to 1.4 billion barrels according to reports.
Speaking in Brussels the Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Giorgos Lakkotrypis said "The estimates on natural gas deposits are being gradually confirmed and consequently one could reasonably say the prospects for oil are good," adding that "Then we will have a more complete picture on the existence of oil but this will only be confirmed after a drilling will be carried out."
It should also be noted that the time and cost involved in drilling and extracting oil is considerably less than that for natural gas and could result in an earlier boost to the island's economy.
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Of course there are oil deposits beneath the gas, where on this earth has that never been the case. North Africa has been producing oil for some 50+ years now so this is I fear just another sound bite masking the true state of affairs. A boon for Cyprus & those who will exploit it but not news I'm afraid, the fact is an inevitability, the only question will be if the reserves are economically recoverable and who will see any benefit. Remember Harold Wilson told the UK public that everyone will become a millionaire when North Sea oil started to flow – you know what the reality was & is. Don't count your chickens until hatched is probably sound advice.
Cyprus was a very rich country, with high quality of life. I have been there for 5 years and it was great. Hope Cyprus will be again much more rich, finding gas and oil… good luck.
Talk about putting your hands down the toilet and coming out with a box of chocolates.
I wonder if the Title Deeds will be below the Oil?
Diamonds found under oil will be next. Look to the future and ignore the problems of today eh!
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If you have been through a divorce and finally feel as if you are settling into a new normal, you may be quick to realize that you have a whole new challenge facing you. As the non-custodial parent, it is difficult to stay involved with your children and their day-to-day activities. It may now take some creativity and extra effort on your part to be involved in everything that is important to them. As you set boundaries for these new relationships, there are a few ways you can work to strengthen the connection with your children when they do not live with you.
Remember you are the parent, not a visitor
When you do not see your kids every day, it is easy to feel as if you are an outsider looking in. As the adult in the relationship, you have to take the initiative and actually act like a parent. It may be painful to work on the relationships, but you can do it by sharing responsibility for everyday things such as driving carpool, taking the kids to doctor appointments and attending games and practices. Work with your ex to ensure that you are someone involved on a day-to-day basis rather than someone who stops by every two weeks.
Resolve your own anger and hostility
Divorce comes with all kinds of emotions, but children are often the innocent victims dealing with things they do not understand. Even if you are still bitter and angry toward your ex, expressing these feelings around your kids can genuinely confuse them and even alienate them if you are not careful. See a therapist or find your own way to work through your issues so you do not burden your children with bitterness and anger toward the other parent.
Do not draw the line at child support
If you are the non-custodial parent, it is likely that you pay child support for the kids so your ex can give them shelter, food and clothing. This does not mean that you should stop the support there. Take them shopping and let them pick out a few outfits, toys and decorative items that stay at your house and make them feel comfortable in a new place with an entirely new situation.
Set the scene from the beginning
As the non-custodial parent, the time to start thinking about maintaining relationships with your kids is the second it is decided that divorce is the answer. To help you get the contact and interaction you need to keep your children close emotionally, you may benefit from consulting an attorney before you file for divorce.


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We've teamed up with Kingfisher Beer to offer readers the chance to win tickets to the most exciting cricket tournament of the year – the ICC Champions Trophy 2017!
1 winner will win 3 tickets to the England vs. Bangladesh match at The Oval in London this 1st June, plus a delicious Indian meal for the group at Cinnamon Bazaar.
Kingfisher, the No. 1 Indian beer the world-over, has been appointed the Official Lager Partner for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which is being held in England and Wales 1-18 June. Crisp, clean and unfailingly refreshing, Kingfisher Beer is a top choice for summer, whether you're watching the cricket from the stadium or on telly!
Kingfisher Beer will be the exclusive lager supplied at the three iconic venues – Edgbaston, Oval and Cardiff – where the tournament is taking place. It will also be the exclusive lager at the ICC Champions Trophy Fan Park so spectators can look forward to enjoying a cold pint of Kingfisher whilst watching the matches – what could be more 'Indian' than that!
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By Trish Olson, Assistant to the Associate Dean
In February, my niece announced her engagement from Missoula, Montana. Our family was ecstatic. Then she said she would not be home to Minnesota before the wedding on May 20. My sister and I were disappointed. As aunts, we felt it was our role to host a proper wedding shower for her. How could we do that if she did not come home to Minnesota?
Well, we decided we could be creative. We told our niece that not only would the shower come to her, but it would also include folks in Des Moines, IA, Hoffman, MN, and East Grand Forks, MN. So we planned a road trip to Missoula and sent party boxes to Skype hosts in the towns mentioned: camp-themed plates, cups, napkins; frosting, pretzels, and goodies for a log cabin-making contest; and banners to show their camp location. (Can you tell the couple enjoys the outdoors?)
We hosted from Camp Missoula. Camp Des Moines was filled with young women and their dancing children, Hoffman church hall was filled with family and church friends, and East Grand Forks had the maid of honor, who had just had a baby.
|Three of the camps. One of the games was drawing the a scene on a paper plate... on top of your head.
About 30 people attended and fun was had by all. More people attended than had we had it only in Hoffman, the couple could interact with all guests (and could even pick "winners" of the games), all could meet the groom before the wedding, elders could attend in an accessible location, women who could not leave their infants could fully participate, and everyone could see them open their gifts sent to Missoula ahead of the shower date.
Can you see where I'm going with this? This "virtual shower" is not too different than our Extension programming. I hope you plan to participate in one of the WebEx learning opportunities scheduled in the coming weeks and months. This amazing webinar system allows participants to participate via voice, video, and text. Don't limit yourself to PowerPoint presentations. Be creative with truly "active learning."
I encourage you to try an educational program with a small group in a very interactive way in the next month. Start with a group you know and trust, and then share your experiences in the comments.