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shaking the dust from my feet
Sometimes ideas just percolate for years and years before I realize their relevance. Forgive me world, I'm slow, and not sure how to speed up.
from Luke 9:1-6
Then He called His twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases.
2And He sent them to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
3And He said unto them, "Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor pack, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
4And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide and thence depart.
5And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
6And they departed and went through the towns, preaching the Gospel and healing everywhere.
I left the Philippines like some kind of refugee, practically sneaking out. I had two school-sized backpacks, which, as small as they were, still held a lot more than the disciples were told to carry. It felt liberating and frightening at the same time. What am i going to do without anything? What job would let me wear the same worn shoes, ripped jeans, and past-its-prime t-shirt everyday? How could i ask my wife and kids to share only what I had in a backpack and want for nothing else?
Someday I will achieve actual simplicity instead of settling for relative simplicity. Which, by the way, is often seen as laziness, lack of ambition, or wasted potential. I mostly don't care what anything that I do or choose is seen as, but once in a while I start to make the same judgments about my choices myself.
Make no mistake, the hardest part of living without isn't the actual living part. The most difficult aspect of that life is breaking the mental, emotional, and spiritual addiction to possessions that I've developed.
This is all a detour on the way to my point–shaking the dust from my feet. Although it is seen as a denunciation or a symbolic gesture towards those who turn you away, I always thought that it was best applied to oneself. The ancient equivalent of 'shaking it off,' putting it behind you, and getting on with it.
Another tangent. When I arrived in Boston, the company that I worked for seemed to be in great shape. We did a lot of hiring, and outside of sales people, I pretty much handled all of it by myself. We had an opening in our shipping and receiving area. I got a resume from a young kid named Lewis. He was completely overqualified, but couldn't get work. There was no reason that I could see for this except that he was black and went to a not-so-prestigious college. I hired him on the spot and to this day I've never been more sure about a person so quickly as I was with Lewis.
Lewis proved to be all that and more. I gave him extra work outside of shipping so that he could take on more and do better for himself. He attacked every task that I gave him and did it in the most conscientious way that i've ever witnessed. He sought input, corrected mistakes immediately, and worked hard and long.
Unfortunately, within a few months of his start the company started to crumble as we began to realize how much of a conman that the owner was. I felt especially bad for Lewis because he deserved a good job and a chance more than any of us. I tried to explain to him as honestly as I could what was going on. I told him that he was probably better off not seeing or knowing what was going to happen at the end. He wouldn't leave. He felt that he owed me for what I had done for him (it was never a favor, he was awesome and deserved it, but i understood his gratitude), and said that he'd stay as long as he could help me.
During the last few weeks, we had a lot of time to talk between episodes of extreme absurdity. He told me a story that I don't think I will forget as long as I live. He was living in a house with his girlfriend. They had saved up a long time for the house and deposit and to get things to make it into their home together. A 'friend' visited one day and, being one of the most generous people in the world, Lewis invited the friend to crash there for as long as he needed to stay.
A few days later, Lewis came home from work and the friend was gone. So was a lot of stuff and money. It was devastating to the couple. They had almost nothing, had worked tirelessly, and now the little that they had scraped together for their future was all gone.
A few years passed, and Lewis was walking down the street. On the other side of the road, Lewis saw the thief-friend walking towards him. The friend saw Lewis also and started to hesitate. He wasn't sure if he should run, turn, or what. Lewis ran across the road and before the friend could get away, gave him a big hug. Lewis said to the man, "You know, i've been thinking about you. I hope that you are doing better now and that everything is ok for you." Then Lewis walked away and never saw the man again.
At the time I thought that it was a kind of soft-headed thing to do. But, Lewis learned, at a very young age, something that I still cannot learn. Shake the dust from your feet and don't turn back.
Stepping back to today. My troubles now would not exist if I had walked away as soon as i knew the kind of soul-sucking, incompetent, arrogant and evil bastards that I was working for and with. But i didn't, and here I am again. I can shake the dust from my feet, or I can go back after them. I know what I think is the 'best' thing to do. I also know that I can't do that now. I'm still not ready to walk away when i should. I want to say that this will be the last time, that when this piece of justice is done, then I will follow the better path. I don't think that there is ever a last time. As long as you are talking about last times, there is still a next one left. Once you are really done with something, there doesn't seem to be much need to talk about the last time.
So, Lewis, wherever you are: I've been thinking about you a lot lately and I hope that you are doing well, my friend. Someday I will learn my lesson, until then, here i go again.


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what dog owners say about Tina Edwards
Dog Training & Behavioral Therapist
You can filter these results to find reviews related to behavior problems of interest.
15th December 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
I was very impressed with Tina and the support she gave to me in my first session. The difference with Marley has been great. I have a further session on 17th Dec and am very hopeful that this will go well. My deepest thanks.
Marley is a gorgeous young GSD who is going to be HUGE! He has a lovely nature, but already is trying his luck at taking control of his owners. Although great off lead (at the moment)he will constantly try to bite and chew the lead. He was also mouthing strongly and causing serious bruising and scratches to Mrs.G\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s arms. I showed his owners how to quietly and calmly take charge of situations and how to refocus/redirect any naughty behaviour. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'m pleased to say on my next session, an arm inspection showed no further injuries!
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Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Testimonial)
7th December 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
We have had rescue dogs for forty years and they all had problems, but this dog has a few. We have changed his diet and are resting him a different times of the day. It seems to be working, but I find it hard to change my ways after having so many dogs. It is early days, but I feel Tina will be able to train us to sort the problems.
A young nervous GSD who has had several homes due to his behaviour. He is a dog that needs loving, calm consistent leadership to understand that he must accept visitors to the home and not charge off to get to other dogs. Like a lot of GSD\\\'s they take their natural guarding instinct to seriously, which can lead to rehoming or worse. This boys owners are now making good progress with him and he is basically a sweet natured boy, but very unsure of some situation. Patience and calm work will help him to be more confident.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3794
Woldingham, Surrey (Testimonial)
14th November 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
Money well spent! We could not believe the difference after only 3 hours, he was like a new dog! People joked and said we had swapped him. As if!!!I have kept up the practice and he is doing very well, I am very proud of him and me, it's just great. Everything explained and discussed and I cannot thank Tina enough - we have our baby boy back. Fantastic - thank you so much.
This boy is a nervous Border Collie and due to family circumstances, there were a number of people visiting every day. He had bitten several visitors and during the first part of my visit was in another room and did not stop barking for about an hour. After explaining how I would work with the family, we started to show him how some of his behaviours were unwanted and being a Border Collie he understood almost immediately and seemed very happy to to give up the charging, protecting, barking and biting. A fantastic quick result, not always as fast, but the owner was so committed to getting him sorted.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3769
Westerham, Kent (Testimonial)
9th November 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
Tina really understood the problems I was having and was very empathetic to our recent circumstances. She explained what I had been doing wrong and how to correct it without making me feel stupid. She was kind and clear. Tina has helped me to feel that I can get back in control without forfeiting all the love and cuddles I share with my girls. Tina gave me comprehensive advise and guidance on their diet as well which was very helpful.
Two sibling Border Terriers were potentially causing a nuisance barking, but their owner realised that more importantly, they were feeling very anxious following a house move. I showed her how to give the girls more confidence so that they could be left without worry of having to bark at every noise they heard.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3771
Charing, Kent (Testimonial)
18th October 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
Tina was very good and my dog responded very well.
This little dog was a problem to her owner who runs a pub, because he wouldn't let customers with dogs in! I showed her how to communicate with him in a way he understood so that he knew that the pub didn't belong to him afterall! Further sessions may be needed with stooge dogs, just to make sure.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3768
Canterbury, Kent (Testimonial)
12th October 2011
Very clear commands and useful information.
This session was for Puppy Management to help to make sure the youngster grows into the dog he should be. I showed how to prevent the naughty behaviour like chewing furniture, stealing, mouthing before it started.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3770
Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Testimonial)
6th October 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
Tina was great. Pip responded very well before she left and the whole session has helped us understand how we need to deal with Pip's issues. Pip is only 5 months but is responding very well and has shown good improvement in a short time.
A sweet timid Border Collie x lurcher, Pip was showing signs of mild fear/anxiety aggression and her sensible owners decided to make sure that it was addressed before it became a big problem, especially as there were young children in the house. I showed her how Pip would be able to respond much better to the calm relaxed training so that she would feel safe and respond to directions.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3767
Tonbridge, Kent (Testimonial)
21st September 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
Tina was very patient and Sophie was on her best behaviour and responded very well to her training. Using the training Tina showed us we have found Sophie more obedient.....she is definitiely barking less and her jumping up is more easily controlled. Will most certainly keep up with Tina's suggestions including changing her diet to include more meat as she seems more settled after we trippled her meat portions and cut down on the carbohydrates. Thanks Tina for all your help!!!
I first saw Sophie as a pup, helping her owners with Puppy Management. They chose Lifetime cover so when they started to get complaints about barking from the neighbours, were able to call and arrange another visit. Sophie is a lovely girl and desperately wants to please her owners, but they'd got out of the "training" habit and of course Sophie had slipped back. I coached the owners after showing Sophie what was required and she responded well to them, beginning to focus once again on what they wanted.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3727
Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Testimonial)
20th September 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
The whole family would like to say a massive thankyou to Tina for the time and effort she put in with all of us to help overcome a few issues that had developed with our two little Yorkies, Rocco and Missy. We could tell early on in the sesion that Tina has a wealth of knowledge and is an expert in her field. She made all of us feel very comfortable and relaxed throughout. It is only day 3 and we can all see vast improvements in both our dogs, so thank you again Tina.
Two cute Yorkies (part of the problem!!) who had become very anxious about their role in the household feeling that they had to "guard" all the time and therefore weren't resting properly nor following their owners wishes. Once I had assessed the situation, taking a full history and watching how they interacted with the family I talked through the issues and explained how I intended to work. Opportunities arose during the session for me to coach the family into a change in their behaviour so that the dogs would feel more secure and stop making bad decisions.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3726
Crowborough, East Sussex (Testimonial)
4th September 2011Tina Edwards dealt with:
I thought Tina was absolutely fabulous! She obviously has a real passion for both her job and dogs alike. I think Stanley responded to her very well whilst it was nice to have a dog follow me around 24/7 it is also nice to have a bit of ME time and knowing that my bedroom can be my bedroom again. THank you again. I also felt like Tina at the end of my session was a friend!!!
Stanley is a GSD x Border Collie (we think!) he is a rescue and his owner has had him 6 months. He has shown aggression to dogs and has bitten dogs that came up to him to be friendly. It was obvious from the start that he was very obsessed with his owner and was shadowing her ALL the time. This is an unhealthy behaviour, (a bit like a stalker!) I showed his owner how to take the decisions away from him so that he could learn to relax and not be overprotective all the time. More work to do, but with good foundations and my stooge dogs and the owners hard work, Stanley will learn a new way to behave.
Permalink: www.barkbusters.co.uk/dog-training-review/3694
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Morena Bronzetti appointed as Vice President Sales and Distribution
Air Italy is delighted to announce that Morena Bronzetti has been appointed as Vice President Sales and Distribution for Air Italy starting April 8th, 2019.
Mrs. Bronzetti joins Air Italy with more than 20 years' experience as a commercial airline professional having spent extended periods of time during her career with both Alitalia and Qatar Airways, including most recently as the Country Manager for France and Benelux at Qatar Airways.
In her new role, Mrs. Bronzetti will be responsible for overseeing direct and indirect sales, Air Italy's sales network in the United States, managing the relationships with the General Sales Agencies representing the company abroad, as well as formulating the airline's distribution strategy.
Air Italy Chief Operating Officer Rossen Dimitrov said: "With our major new network developments in the United States and Canada this summer – our launches of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto – and our rapidly evolving domestic network, Morena joins us at a key time in the growth of Air Italy.
"Morena's extensive experience in growing airline revenue in both the Italian and international market will be highly valuable as we now look to consolidate and build upon our first year of successful operation as Air Italy across the direct and indirect sales networks, domestically and internationally. Under Morena's leadership, I know our partners can be confident of a supportive and highly customer-focused dialogue with our commercial team."
"I look forward to working with Morena and I warmly welcome her to the Air Italy team."
Mrs. Bronzetti joins Air Italy from Qatar Airways where she was most recently Country Manager France and Benelux, prior to which she held various Country Manager roles with Qatar Airways and Alitalia, including UK and Ireland, Italy and Switzerland, as well as several other commercial positions during her commercial airline career.
Air Italy is an Italian airline fully owned by AQA Holding (51% Alisarda and 49% Qatar Airways), with its headquarters in Olbia and main operating base in Milan Malpensa.
In March 2018 the Company started operation as Air Italy.
Beginning in May 2018, Air Italy added new domestic routes from Milan to Rome, Naples, Palermo, Catania, Lamezia Terme and Cagliari (March 2019) all scheduled for connection to its newest long-range destinations including New York, Miami, Bangkok, Delhi, Los Angeles and San Francisco (April 2019), Toronto (May 2019).
Its network also includes direct international flights from Milan Malpensa to Accra, Cairo, Dakar, Lagos, Sharm El-Sheikh, and, from its Olbia Costa Smeralda hub, year-round scheduled services to Rome, Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Bologna and seasonal ones to a wide range of domestic and regional destinations.
Air Italy's fleet is currently comprised of three Boeing 737 MAX, five Boeing 737 NG, five Airbus A330.


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I'm currently working in the garage but I'm thinking of moving everything into an ac room and making it a shop. It's a room that is connected to the home hvac but only opens up to the garage using double doors, which could be perfect. Two major concerns are size and dust. If I get a nice dust collection system, will it collect the vast majority of the dust or is it only 75% effective? I'm concerned because I don't want 2" of dust everywhere every time I work and I'm worried about collection effectiveness with the miter saw, sanders, and table saw. hvac has a return vent to the room which I'd have to filter. Currently dust is no concern, I have a pass through garage so I open up front door and back door, crank up the blower, and blow it from one end and out the other. But it's obviously Not climate controlled and I live in the Texas heat. It's manageable now but I always think about that ac room 20' away….
Other concern is size. The room is only 13×16. I'm fairly new to this hobby so I currently have a table saw, miter saw, bench planer, sanders, and clamps. I've also built several work benches but I'm sure I'd have to make smaller or adjust if I decide to do this. Ripping 8' boards could work as I could start the cut using the double doors. I'm just worried that the size might be too cramped….
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Digital Crusaders: Retailers Revolutionizing the Customer Experience
The buzziest marketing phrase of 2019, outside artificial intelligence, is customer experience. We've all read about it, talked about it, created entire strategic initiatives around it. Faced with the rapid rise of ecommerce, seemingly infinite options for customers and therefore diversified expectations, retailers have had to adapt their customer experience strategy or risk oblivion.
Some of the most effective methods have been through digital initiatives. Luckily (or perhaps unluckily), there are millions of ways retailers can leverage digital to create a desired customer experience.
All of these options beg the question: where to begin? First and foremost, plunging into a time consuming and costly digital upheaval isn't the answer. Just having a mobile app will not magically engage your customer base. Creating a complex in-store digital experience may not be what your customers are looking for.
Because of the plethora of options, and the many ways digital initiatives can fall flat, retailers must understand what's important and what will deliver value to their customers while also having a positive impact on their bottom line.
Let's take a look at retailers who have changed and enhanced their customer experiences successfully while driving profit for their business.
The Lowdown
The beauty retailer has been a digital pioneer, leveraging in-store digital technology and their mobile app to create personalized experiences for their customers. The Sephora Virtual Artists feature within the mobile app allows customers to virtually try on makeup without even having to visit a physical location.
Sephora's Beauty Insider Program received several updates in 2019, giving their top tier members more points per dollar spent, more flexibility in how their points are redeemed, such as redeeming points for full-size products and experiences, a greater variety of options for birthday gifts and the introduction of anniversary gifts.
What We Can Learn
Sephora understands and listens to their customers' feedback. They understand that, when it comes to beauty, consumers have the potential to be fiercely loyal and have adapted their program to ensure that loyalty is to their brand.
Beauty is an extremely tactile-driven industry, but Sephora has created a solution that bridges the gap between mobile and in-store with their Virtual Artists feature that allows customers to have an in-store experience, even if they don't have easy access to a brick & mortar location.
Secondly, they continue to drive value through the Beauty Insider Program through its continuous evolution, giving their "elite" members access to more points and full size reward redemptions (not typical in the beauty category). In addition to this, birthday and anniversary gifts can now can be redeemed for more than just products; customers can redeem them for more points, or for custom makeovers. This kind of flexibility ensures that Sephora is addressing all types of customer preferences. In turn, Sephora has profited from being one of the first digital crusaders in a very crowded beauty space.
The Lowdown
Another retailer that has made improvements to its existing loyalty program is Nordstrom. Rebranding it as The Nordy Club, it places emphasis on becoming a Nordstrom cardholder, with exclusive benefits such as alteration credits, 2x-3x points per dollar spent and early access to their coveted Anniversary Sale.
The rebrand also included an update to their mobile app, where customers of all tiers can now redeem $5, $10 or $15 rewards in the app, rather than wait to reach the $20 reward threshold. In addition to this, all members are able to reserve items online to try on in-store via the mobile app.
What We Can Learn
While tiered programs are not the right approach for all retailers, Nordstrom was able to identify two values important to their customer base: status and exclusivity. In addition to earning points more rapidly, access to the Anniversary Sale is a massive draw to the Nordstrom credit card. Not only are members able to access the sale early online, parts of the brick & mortar store are roped off, with additional staff available to serve cardholders. This exclusive experience sets Nordstrom apart from other department stores.
The mobile app enhancements are a great way to get more customers to interact with the app and again, showcase another way the gap between digital and brick & mortar can be closed. Being able to reserve clothes to try on in-store without having to complete a purchase, shows Nordstrom's commitment to the customer and their confidence that a great customer experience can lead to conversions.
The Lowdown
Target offers exclusive discounts, coupons and promotions through its Cartwheel app and last year, it consolidated the Cartwheel app with its Target app that enabled mobile payments with a Target debit or credit card. This enabled customers to apply their discounts and pay for their items in one fell swoop.
In addition to this, customers can set a preferred store, create shopping lists and have the app populate which aisles their items can be found in. While customers are shopping, they can access "Cartwheel Offers Near Me," which allows them to see discounted items in their vicinity while in the store. Finally, Target expanded and enhanced their Order Pickup and Drive Up Services.
What We Can Learn
Cartwheel offers provided all Target customers with the benefit of savings, but combining it with the Target app and mobile payments creates such a seamless experience, it functions as a great marketing tool for the Target REDcard.
In many instances, retailer-branded cards may be a hard sell, but Target sees high frequency customers and rewards them with an enticing offer: an extra 5% off their purchase. The convenience of activating coupons and payment in one scan, and not even requiring customers to bring a wallet to experience all of the benefits, is a major win for Target and something other retailers should keep in mind.
Target has found a way to engage mobile app users in-store by providing them a scanner within the app to search for discounts on particular items. Geofencing in this case isn't just a cool marketing tool, but actually provides value to the customer in the form of a discount and as a product & discount locator.
Finally, in the same vein as Nordstrom, Target understands that many customers have busy lives and may not have time to peruse the store for their laundry list of items. By providing what is essentially a personal shopper through Order Pickup and Drive Up Services, Target is providing a white glove experience typically only reserved for luxury retailers.
The Lowdown
Nike's aptly named loyalty program, NikePlus, is available to all customers and includes free shipping, 30-day wear tests, in-store perks, early access to new products, member-only exclusive products and birthday rewards.
Nike has developed an "ecosystem" of apps that also include Nike Run Club, which allows users to track runs and establish a training routine, Nike Training Club, which offers members guided workouts, and SNKRS, giving users exclusive access to new sneaker releases.
In 2018, Nike launched a new product within its app called Nike Unlock, which gives users rewards for working out and training more often through the Nike Run Club and/or Nike Training Club. Some of these Unlocks include free services from Nike partners including Apple Music, Headspace and ClassPass. It also offers personalized promotions based on what the user's interests are and can include rewards such as free gifts and VIP experiences.
What We Can Learn
For brands like Nike that sell their products in both their own branded stores and other retailers, it can become difficult to deliver a consistent customer experience. However, Nike was able to account for this by understanding a unique draw for their customers: community.
They were able to understand that it wasn't so much about the discount (although that's always welcome) for their customers, but more so about catering to their individual fitness journeys and rewarding them for adhering to their fitness goals. The development of both Nike Run Club and Nike Training Club created a community for their customers to engage with and be motivated by. Nike's bottom line is able to benefit indirectly from their customers working out more, earning more rewards and purchasing more Nike products.
The launch of Nike Unlock serves as a great motivator for customers to use Nike's apps even more with more flexibility in how they redeem their rewards. Nike understands that their brand isn't everything to their customers and therefore leveraging partners such as Apple Music and ClassPass is a major draw and completes the workout experience.
Lastly, Nike addresses the behemoth that is personalization by understanding what their customers are most interested in within the fitness world, and listening to customer data to determine which offers to deliver. Their personalization efforts span apps and partners, making the experience feel robust and like a community. For example, they're able to understand that one of their female customers really enjoys fitness classes and hasn't made a clothing purchase in 60+ days. Through Nike Unlock, they're able to offer her ClassPass credits if she purchases a sports bra. Personalization made convenient.
The Lowdown
Most people are quite familiar with Starbucks' rewards program, which has oscillated from visit-based to spend-based over the years. Their program is simple enough, one star earned for every dollar spent, a free item once customers reach 125 stars and a free birthday drink.
Starbucks also offers challenges that customers can opt into within the app that award bonus points for things like visiting x number of times in the same number of days, or buying specific items.
Most recently, Starbucks has found increased app engagement through its mobile order ahead feature.
What We Can Learn
Starbucks eventually learned that a visit-based model was not delivering the biggest ROI for their business. At the time, every 12 visits resulted in a free drink. While this seems logical, imagine that a customer purchases 12 tall drip coffees, costing approximately $2.50 each (a total of $30), but then redeems it for a venti latte, costing approximately $6.50. Their reward is nearly 22% of what it cost them to earn it. As a rule of thumb, high frequency verticals such as coffee shops, should seek rewards that are valued at 7-10% of the spend required for the customer to achieve it.
The shift to spend-based rewards, coupled with bonus points, puts Starbucks right in that sweet 7-10% spot, where customers still feel like they're getting something valuable out of the program, but it's also delivering an ROI to Starbucks' bottom line.
Where Starbucks really shines is its in-app challenges. These require customers to opt-in, showing purchase intent and increasing interaction with the app. Starbucks assesses items that the customer frequently purchases, knowing that an incentive to purchase things the customer already likes will likely get them to visit more often, and delivers them an opportunity to earn bonus points for those items. The biggest indicator of future behavior is past behavior and Starbucks successfully drives this strategy through complex data analysis on the backend, while making it look simple to the customer.
Less and less people are treating Starbucks as a coffee shop hangout, and more like a quick stop. In comes mobile order ahead. However, as with many innovative endeavors, Starbucks has faced hurdles like increased wait times and traffic in its stores due to the ease of ordering. As a result, many Starbucks locations are being re-designed to accommodate the increased number of customers by creating better flows of traffic in-store. There will always be challenges with new ideas, but retailers must be nimble enough to address them.
In Conclusion
There are infinite ways to engage your customers and what works for these powerhouses may not work for your brand or business. However, what all of these examples have in common is that the customer is at the core of every decision they've made.
Your customer base may be similar to your competitor's, but your customers come to your business or are loyal to your brand for a specific reason. Honing in on that reason unlocks a whole world of engagement and activation possibilities.
Another commonality is embracing innovation. Many of these initiatives had either never been done by other brands or retailers, or had only been tackled by a few and perhaps even failed in those instances. However, empowered by a thorough understanding of their customers, these brands and retailers understood that openness to innovation would be the only way to deliver a differentiated customer experience.
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Rather than making a whole new article to make the same argument, I opted to take a page out of the game developer's playbook and simply remaster this article with brand new graphics and examples!
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Since the game awards have existed, so has my criticism of it. They have continually been a representation of games becoming a more fervent force in our society while simultaneously showing what is so terrible about them. Each year we are faced with a new Game Awards that attempts to encapsulate gaming in easily one of the worst ways possible. Many games are ignored, choices are questionable, and the sponsorships are cringe-worthy. But each year we find ourselves in the same predicament and watching…another…Game Awards.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
The Choices
The games that are nominated, and subsequently become the choices for the Game Awards have always been lackluster in nature. This is in part because the "best" games end up infecting every single category and winning many of them in the process. Take for example the 2018 Game Awards where God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 took home an award in every category they were nominated in:
- Game of the Year
- Best Game Direction
- Best Narrative
- Best Sound/Music
- Best Audio Design
- Best Action/Adventure Game
Except one.
Every year there is a similar situation and 2018 was no different. With past year's being The Witcher III and Overwatch, this year was only God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 in what resulted in the year's best being the only winners. By consistently having the "best of's" in every single category, it creates a situation where the "best of" becomes the best in everything when they are everything but. You expect the "best of" titles to be at least in a few categories that they excel in that—arguably—put them in the position they are in, but not three, four, or even six categories!
For me personally, the best example of this issue existed in 2015 with the best Score/Soundtrack category. The nominees were:
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – composed by Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, and Daniel James
- Fallout 4 – composed by Inon Zur
- Halo 5: Guardians – composed by Kazuma Jinnouchi
- Ori and the Blind Forest – composed by Gareth Coker
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, and Percival
2015 was also the year that a certain title—that while it received criticism for censorship claims—is entirely based in music both in its story and the soundtrack itself, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Here is a game that is thematically about JPop and features an entire soundtrack that is of that genre. I am certainly not claiming that this title should have won, but if a game that produced a whole soundtrack like this:
Isn't even considered as a nominee, then there is an issue with the selection process.
Regardless of the award show, we are all going to argue about which title should have won or been nominated, but for the majority of the time even with those reservations, we should be able to see why a title made it into a specific category, even if we disagree. For titles like The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt and Halo 5, I am left scratching my head. How did these entries make it into these categories when there is such a large pantheon of other choices that are far more deserving?
Well, they simply get forgotten because they are not popular, not because the other titles are actually better in their regard.
The Process
The Game Awards has a somewhat unique process when it comes to developing its list of nominees and winners for its games that creates this nomination issue. For those unfamiliar, here is how The Game Awards determines its nominees and winners per its FAQ:
Nominees for The Game Awards are chosen by an international jury of 69 global media and influencer outlets, selected for their history of critical evaluation of video games. The full list of outlets is available here.
Each outlet completes a confidential, unranked ballot based on the collective and diverse opinion of its entire editorial staff, listing out its top five choices in each category. These ballots are tabulated, and the five games that appear on the most ballots are put forth as nominees. In the event of a tie, six (or more) nominees will be announced in a category.
A separate esports jury, comprised of leading media outlets focused on esports coverage, determine the nominees in the esports-related categories.
In short, 69 news outlets and influencers send in their picks for each category. Once all of the picks are in, then a vote for the best is held.
The winners are determined by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and public fan votes (10%). Fans can vote for their favorite games on TheGameAwards.com and The Game Awards Discord server in all categories, and also via Twitter DM, Facebook Messenger, as well as using voice on Alexa and Google Assistant in select categories. Fan voting closes on Wednesday, December 5 at Midnight PT.
This year fans can also "boost" their vote on TheGameAwards.com by sharing their vote to social media. Boosted votes are given an extra 10% weighting within the total fan vote calculation, but the overall weighting of fan votes in the final tally remains 10%. Versus 90% for the voting jury.
What this does is—in effect—create a system that is forced to yield only popular results, and loud ones at that, rather than attempting to decide what title is the best in a given category. Let's take Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE again as an example. It was a somewhat obscure game on the Wii U (a not so popular console) whose theme was pandering to a very niche market: those who were aware and interested in Japanese idol culture. If you were a website who reviews and covers games, you might have completely looked over this title. Even if you were a website that did cover this title, due to its niche nature, only a very few and a select amount of people would have any experience with the game. When it finally comes time to vote on which games would make it into which category, the few people who might have potentially picked Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE as an option would be quickly outvoted by more popular games that more staff at a particular outlet would have experienced.
Because of this system, we are continually stuck with only the most popular titles, even when they are less deserving, winning so many of the available categories. The issues sadly don't end there, there is another problem that exists simply because of the sheer amount of quality games released each and every year, and that's time.
Consistently through each and every Game Awards, there is a notable shift in titles that get nominated towards games released most recently. Titles released at the start of the year or at the end of the previous year (which can be included in the next Game Awards) are more often than not passed over in favor of more recent games of similar quality in their given field. For example, in the 2018 nominees, does anyone truly believe that Assassin's Creed: Odyssey should be considered for its art direction in comparison to titles like Dragonball Fighter Z and Fe? Would not a title like Dragonball Fighter Z and Fe fit more appropriately there? Or was it simply forgotten due to releasing in January/February 2018? Of course, we will never know the true reason, but looking back year after year it seems apparent that more recently released games (in reference to the Game Awards) are simply nominated more often.
While these problems exist due to the process on which they are voted, the next set of problems the Game Awards faces is derived from the category selection for nominees that is only further exacerbated from by the voting process.
Poor Categories
The categories that are voted on in the Game Awards have always been set up in such a way that creates the issue outlined above regarding many of the same games getting multiple awards. On top of this, many of the awards themselves can be impossible to "judge," raising a lot of questions as to why they are included.
Best Score/Music and Best Audio design are two such examples that show how easily some can overlap. The Best Score/Music is described as "For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack." On the other hand, Best Audio is described as "Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design." To me, Best Score/Music is related to a game's soundtrack while Best Audio is in reference to the various sound effects and components within a game not related to the soundtrack. However, it seems this distinction is only held loosely where many times games that only belong in one, end up in another. Looking at this year's title, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Spider-Man have managed to be nominated for both categories when in all cases their strength truly lies in their Audio design. That is the various sound effects and components outside of the soundtrack itself should be the portion to have been nominated, not their soundtracks. Another set of overlapping categories is the Game of The Year and Best Game Direction with one being the overall best and the other "Awarded to a game studio for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design." Obviously, a game that would be considered for Best Game Direction could very easily fall into the Best Game of the Year due to the broadness of the Game Direction's award.
Once again, this isn't the only issue when it comes to categories. We are also left with categories that simply cannot be judged in any meaningful way; the eSports categories. Best eSports players, Team, and Trending Gamer are all categories that do not have any real meaningful way of judging them against each other. What makes one team from another game better than another team for another game? What sets one eSports player apart from another when judging them? It would be the same as attempting to judge on the best sports player in all sports. It's largely impossible as the one metric that that would be used to pick a winner is all within the same sport itself, not across them. This effectively turns them into a popularity contest, to which I ask, why even bother? If the winner of each category is just a popularity contest, then what is the purpose of the award if the supposed role of the Game Awards is to judge objective winners? It contradicts the supposed goal and only creates further issues with an already problematic award show.
Unfortunately, there is still one more set of problems that must be discussed and that's the show itself.
The Show Itself
The final set of issues and complaints that the Game Awards have all lie with the show itself and how it's conducted. The first of these problems is the inclusion of game announcements themselves. During each year of the Game Awards there are several game announcements made during the actual show itself as part of the presentations. In an award show whose goal is to hopefully at some point become the Grammys or the Emmys, to include game announcements within it diminishes the value of it being an award show that is based on judging other games. Of course, I am not ignorant to the reasons for its existence, money is needed to fund the awards and this is one way to do it, but that doesn't detract from it still having a negative impact on the overall show's
Another negative impact caused by the show's structure is the surprising choice to not have all awards actually broadcasted. In many of the past Game Awards, viewers were treated to the pure wonderment of the Schick Hydro Bot or some other stranger advertisement while awards were still being announced. After a short break and an in-show advertisement later, a short message would appear quickly announcing what game won what awards.
Its counter intuitive to take what is an award show and not show awards, that is the entire point of the show after all…isn't it? Thankfully during 2018's Game Awards, we were not graced with presence of the Schick Hydro Bot, however this just made another issue more apparent, giving awards without explanation. It wasn't bad enough that many awards were simply glossed over, but some were not even properly explained or introduced when they needed to be. The Best eSports Moment is suppose to award one of the greatest moments in eSports for the year, but its simply impossible to follow or expect someone interested enough to be aware of all those moments. It is for this reason that award shows provide backstory and information, so those not in the know can still enjoy the show. When its missing it gives those watching nothing to grasp, making the award seem like a second thought.
But out of all these things, there is but one left that trumps all of them; Geoff himself. Let's make no mistake, this isn't a dig at him personally nor at him creating and setting up the Game Awards. This is a criticism of his involvement. Every year, we must suffer through Geoff's unpersonable nature in front of the camera giving speeches and introducing the next announcement or award and its just…painful. I can understand a want to be the host after creating such an event, but it'ss a role best left to professionals. Allow someone onstage who can properly do a show and whoo the crowd to the best of their ability rather than taking the stage yourself.
While the Game Awards have come a long way since 2013, there is still a myriad of issues that are still present. With the 2018 Game Awards gone and past, many of the issues since its inceptions are still present, but perhaps there is some hope. Perhaps out of all these issues mentioned, one or two might be fixed. But right now, there is little sign of change on the horizon, and until then—the Game Awards Are, And Have Always Been, Terrible.


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The melting pot of Adventist members and mission is nowhere more evident than at an Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) convention. That diversity, coupled with a common passion for sharing Christ in the marketplace, was a centerpiece of the recent ASI Northwest (ASI NW) convention held April 21–23 in Boise, Idaho. Chapter leaders James Rafferty, Rick Westermeyer and Fred Cornforth put together a rich menu of speakers and topics germane to the ASI mission.
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When it comes to live's important moments, make them stand out with fresh-cut flowers or a delightful non-floral gift. VanderSalm's Flower Shop is proud to offer same-day delivery to Richland, MI and cities nationwide backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee. No matter what the occasion, you'll find the perfect selection at our local flower shop and garden center. Browse our selection of blooming and green plants, gift baskets, keepsake figurines, wall art, and of course, fresh flowers ready for Richland delivery! Not sure what to send, or can't find what you're looking for? Call us directly and our floral design experts will be happy to help you make the right selection. We can also create custom orders of your recipient's favorite flowers!
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Check your tires – Hot driving tip from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Inspecting your tires before a trip is one of the most important safety measures to ensure a positive travel experience. Use the following best practices:
- Keep a tire pressure gauge in your vehicle at all times and check pressure when tires are "cold" — meaning they haven't been driven for at least three hours.
- Check tire pressure making sure each tire is filled to the vehicle manufacturer's suggested PSI (pounds per square inch) of air pressure, which is listed in your owner's manual and on a label inside the driver's door. Tire pressure drops as the temperature drops. Properly inflated tires ensure optimum tire performance and optimum vehicle driving range.
- Check to see that the tread is sufficient with no uneven wear and that the rubber is in good overall condition. Replace tires that have uneven wear or insufficient tread. Tread should be at least 1/16 of an inch or greater on all tires. Look for the built-in wear bar indicators to determine when it's time to replace your tires or use the Lincoln's head penny test. Place a penny in the tread with Lincoln's head upside down and facing you. If you can see the top of Lincoln's head, you are ready for new tires. Note:tire rubber starts to degrade after several years, and older tires need to be replaced even if they have not seen much wear.
A full vehicle check should always be completed before each trip as well. The American Camp Association (ACA) offers a comprehensive vehicle inspection checklist that you can include in your transportation risk management program. You can find this list and other vehicle safety tips at the following ACA website: acacamps.org.
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Nick Varney, chief executive of the world's second biggest attractions operator behind Disney, said strong results in North America were also behind the 13.2pc growth in visitor numbers to 46.4m people.
The private equity-owned group, which was forced to shelve plans for a public listing in 2010, said pre-tax profit touched £96.4m last year, up from £26m in 2010.
Group revenue rose 15.9pc to £928.4m although on a like-for-like basis, revenue growth was more muted at 6.4pc to £844m.
Mr Varney said the Asia-Pacific region had taken him by surprise.
Revenues and profits in Australia, where Merlin completed its first full-year of operations in 2011, were ahead of expectations following the acquisition in late 2010 of the Sydney Attractions Group, owner of the Sydney Aquarium.
It also bought Living & Leisure Australia last year, which also has businesses in South Korea, Thailand and China.
"Asia-Pacific has come up on the inside track really quickly on the back of these acquisitions," Mr Varney said.
The region currently represents about 12pc of Merlin's business but Mr Varney said he anticipates it will eventually account for about a third. He anticipates North America, which represents about 20pc of the business at present, will also continue to expand.
Mr Varney said he was "confident but cautious" about the year ahead. He believes the company's programme of openings, including a Madame Tussauds in Sydney, will continue to drive the group forward despite pressure on consumers' wallets.
By the end of 2012, Merlin will have 94 attractions in four continents, up from 88.
However, he urged caution over this summer's Olympics, saying that many travel groups had taken London off their itineraries due to the cost and lack of available accommodation in the capital during the games.
"What we don't know is how many people will still come to London without Olympics tickets to do the traditional London tourist things," he said, adding that the games would drive foreign visitor numbers in the long-term.
The entertainment boss insisted his goal was still to take Merlin public although it is unlikely to float before 2014 after CVC Capital Partners acquired a 28pc stake in the company in June 2010.
"CVC have got to put their money put to work," Mr Varney said.
Merlin had net debt of 1.2bn at the year end. It re-negotiated its lending facility in the middle of last year with a syndicate of banks, extending the maturity date by two years to 2017.


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Aicook Espresso machines, Compact size and modern design, give your family or office a touch of elegance and class.
Having an automatic espresso machine can allow you to offer a selection of delicious drinks,all you need to do is press a button or two and the machine does the work for you.
Rated Voltage: 120V
Rated Power: 1350W
Capacity: Maximum 1.8L
Color: Black
How to use:
1.Fill your espresso machine's reservoir and milk reservoir.
2.Choose the filter and fill the filter with coffee grounds, tamp and press firmly by using the messure scoop.
3.Lock portafilter in the grouphead and run the machine for a few seconds.
4.Place the cup and turn the machine on.
5.Select your prefer drink and touch the button.
1.Please brew with water only to clean the boiler for the first use or for use after a long period of time.
2.Clean the intervals every 80 brew cycles of soft water, every 40 brew cycles of hard water.
3.To avoid leaking, coffee grounds should be tamped and no more than max level of filter, and coffee dregs on seal ring should be cleaned with paper towel after uses.


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Comfort and convenience are what best describe Grand Apartelle, located in Mandaue City.
Even with its location in the midst of a busy and bustling city, the hotel sees to it that you have a peaceful and relaxing stay. Boasting luxurious and well-appointed studio-type guestrooms, Grand Apartelle is the ideal base from which to discover Mandaue City's locale.
Located at Dona Josefa Garces Compound in Barangay Tipolo, it is 20 minutes away from Mactan-Cebu International Airport and offers easy access to shopping centers and business establishments. Parking spaces are available onsite for those who have private vehicles.
Grand Apartelle offers 37 minimalist and spacious studios that can accommodate up to two guests. Each studio features a kitchen and dining area furnished with a refrigerator, electric kettle, and cooking and dining amenities. The en suite bathrooms are provided with hot and cold showers and complimentary bath toiletries. Cable TV, telephone, free WiFi access, safety vault, and ceiling fan are made available in each of the air conditioned rooms. Guests can also opt to order room service.
Be at ease with Grand Apartelle's 24-hour security and all-day surveillance to ensure your safety. While staying, you can enjoy the hotel's facilities which include a swimming pool and fitness center. Safety-deposit boxes are provided for storing your valuables. Additional services such as laundry and on-call taxi service can be availed onsite.
Grand Apartelle is only a few minutes' drive from various malls like J Centre Mall, Gaisano Country Mall, Banilad Towncenter, SM City Cebu, and Ayala Center. These shopping centers suggest a myriad of shopping, dining, and entertainment options to keep you busy while in Mandaue City. For business travelers, Cebu I.T. Park and Cebu International Convention Center are just a short ride away.
|Hernan Cortes Street Extension, Tipolo, Mandaue, Cebu (Show Map)
|With a stay at Grand Apartelle in Mandaue, you'll be close to J Centre Mall and Magellan's Cross. This apartment is within close proximity of Cebu Country Club and Parkmall.
Directions & Landmarks
From the airport, take a taxi/grab which takes 20 minutes to Mandaue. Hotel is 5 minutes away from the main road.
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Nearby/Around the area:
Sugbahan, Matias Barbeque, McDonalds
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|Php 1,000.00 refundable upon check-out
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|Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Newbridge/Curragh walking group
Newbridge Walking Group for People with Arthritis and related conditions
Apple iCalendar
Newbridge Walking Group for People with Arthritis continues all year round. Meet at Lumville House Car Park every Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. (sharp) for walk on the Curragh.
Contact Johnny at 045-431399 or Claire at 045-433803 for further details.
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In early October, Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, checked himself into rehab and later posted a message to his public Facebook account. The note he posted brought up his personal struggles with "depression and suicidal urges." By being open about his mental health — something that is commonly brushed under the rug and avoided — Cudi is bringing up depression and how it is stigmatized in our society. By sharing his feelings with the world, Cudi encouraged many other people, specifically black men, to feel more comfortable expressing their own struggles with mental health.
In American culture, there is still lots of stigma surrounding mental health, especially for black men. Cudi was praised by for being so open with his personal issues. This has recently been a common occurrence. The media has been constantly validating and supporting men who are vocal about their mental health. Compared to history, with mental illness being something that is considered "weak," this is a huge step. Although much progress has been made, there is still much work to be done surrounding sexism and gender, as evidenced by the treatment of Kid Cudi, and compared to Kehlani Parrish.
Earlier this year Kehlani Parrish, local bay area singer and songwriter, was rushed to the emergency room after she attempted suicide. Later, she opened up about going through deep personal struggles and dealing with suicidal urges. The responses were mixed. Many of her fans were very supportive of the young artist, but many were not. Some of those who supported Cudi with his mental illness harassed Kehlani about her mental illness. The idea that women are "too emotional" plays a major role in social media's response to Kehlani.
The stereotypes surrounding women and their mental health has always been the same. Women who deal with the same mental illnesses as men (like Cudi), get much less support from the media. Their issues are viewed as a joke. In Kehlani's case, people are even saying that she deserves her struggle with mental illness. The message that comes across is that women are inherently less worthy of compassion and sympathy, and their mental and emotional stability is less valued.
Everyone's experience with mental health is valid. Whether it is continuing the conversation around black men and mental health, or fighting for the validation of women and their mental health concerns, we need to start viewing those with mental illness as real people with real feelings. All people have the right to feel support and validation, no matter what their gender, race, or sexuality.


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You'll never need to manually update your firmware with Hero.
After connecting to Wi-Fi, Hero will automatically look for any new firmware updates. If an update is found, Hero will download and install the new firmware, and restart on its own.
If you need to check what version of firmware your Hero is currently on, press any button on Hero and navigate to Device Settings, then select About.


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With the consistent improvisation of innovative techniques, the offered Tough Rider is manufactured in adherence with the set industry standards. For packaging as well as logistics purpose, this rider is most commonly demanded in automobile, construction and other applications for transportation and conveying goods. Assembled with the use of exceptional quality components, this rider is properly checked by our quality analysers on certain aspects. Additionally, the offered Tough Rider can be easily availed by our valuable customers at economic price range.
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- Corrosion proof covering
- Easy to operate
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At Volair Kirkby you can enjoy a swim in either the main 25m swimming pool or the learner swimming pool which is often used for swimming lessons too.
There are also aquacise classes plus music classes and family sessions on offer and the centre also hosts children's inflatable pool parties starting from £100 for an hour.
There is also a sauna and steam room plus a fully-equipped gym and sports hall, badminton courts, fitness classes, a studio and five-a-side pitches.
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The city of Noida locates numerous colleges that grant high-grade education to the candidates who come from different parts of the country. It is the IT capital of NCR that tempts thousand of youngsters with its professional degree courses and one such course is PGDM. Candidates who aspire to get admitted in top PGDM College in Noida can consider College Disha as an ultimate guide for them.
College Disha an educational online web portal can help you get ideal colleges for you on the basis of review ratings, fee structure (here you can compare the colleges with the filter of the high fee structure and low fee structure), admission procedure, and eligibility criteria(according to the marks you have scored either in the entrance exam conducted by the institution or the marks you have scored in your bachelors degree). Here, we have provided all the essential data which a candidate will require at the time of taking admission. Below list encompass overall view about every top private PGDM College of Noida.
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You can add bay leaf hydrosol to savory foods to bring that wonderful aroma right into your kitchen and its restorative properties to your body. It will also help freshen your breath! And some men love using it as a spicy aftershave. Bay laurel's antispasmodic properties may help relieve the symptoms of chronic bronchitis and lessen cramps. Because bay laurel is known to be anti-infectious and anti-inflammatory, it can provide a boost for your immune system, particularly during the winter flu season.
Plant Parts: Leaves
Botanical Family: Lauraceae
Chemical Family: Monoterpenols and Oxides
Country of Origin: USA
Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Cultivation Method: Certified Organic
Aroma: Sweet
Note Classification: Middle Top
Spritz on skin.
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