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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have identified an 87-year-old Williston man killed in a crash in Williams County. The Highway Patrol says the sport utility vehicle driven by Robert Barkie collided with a semitrailer at a U.S. Highway 2 intersection north of Williston midday Wednesday. Barkie was declared dead at a Williston hospital. The semi driver from Georgia wasn't injured.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A federal court jury in Fargo has convicted a Minnesota man in a drug-related homicide at a Grand Forks truck stop last year. Thirty-five-year-old Modesto Torrez, of Angus, Minnesota, was found guilty Thursday of several charges including drug counts and murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy, after a five-day trial. He's to be sentenced Dec. 1.
Torrez was accused of ordering a hit on 24-year-old Austin Forsman in March 2016. The woman accused of killing Forsman, Krystal Feist, pleaded guilty in February. U.S. Attorney Chris Myers says Torrez also led a conspiracy to traffic meth in the area. Thirteen people were indicted in connection with the ring.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The company behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is no longer pursuing another pipeline to carry oil from northwestern North Dakota into Canada. TransCanada Corp. on Thursday notified the U.S. State Department that it will withdraw its application for the Upland Pipeline. The project was linked to a proposed pipeline project in Canada that TransCanada is no longer pursuing.
The company last spring had asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the Upland Pipeline. The project also would have needed approval from North Dakota regulators. The pipeline was to originate about 15 miles southwest of Williston and transport up to 300,000 barrels of crude per day north of the border.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - An historic former school in Mandan is being transformed into affordable housing. The building through its history has served as the city's high school, its junior high, an elementary school and a sixth-grade academy. It closed in 2009, and earlier this year was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Bismarck Tribune reports that The Commonwealth Companies, of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, finalized its purchase of the property in late September. The building is now undergoing asbestos abatements and interior demolition. The $6.2 million project will create 39 units of affordable housing known as Historic Apartments on 4th. Mandan's Business Development Director Ellen Huber says renovation should be in full swing after Thanksgiving.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - No one was seriously hurt when a motorist hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a business in Grand Forks. Police say the driver's foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas pedal about 8 p.m. Thursday outside a Little Caesar's restaurant. The car went over a curb, hit a 17-year-old bystander and then struck the building. The teen was taken to a hospital for treatment of what authorities say was a minor injury. The driver was cited for care required.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Tourism and business officials in the Dakotas are bracing for poor pheasant hunting this fall. The worst drought in recent memory has depleted numbers of the popular game bird in the two states that are considered among the best pheasant hunting areas in the nation. Pheasants are big business in the Dakotas, drawing hundreds of thousands of hunters who spend hundreds of millions of dollars.
Troy Mosbrucker is mayor of Mott, generally considered the heart of North Dakota pheasant country. He says businesses that rely on the season to get through the winter will have a tough time this year.
South Dakota hunting lodge owner Stephan Stanley says smaller operators will be hurt most. He says most large commercial operations are releasing birds to boost pheasant numbers in their areas.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
A treat...........
A friend went to London and sent me some new Liberty Lawn fabrics. I just love them and will mix them in with my others today.
13 comments:
- jtquilts said...
The way I see it is that you have two treats! One, the lovely fabrics. Two, a 'found' day to play!
- January 27, 2015 at 6:03 AM
- Linda Swanekamp said...
I have never seen Liberty Lawn fabrics where I could actually touch them. I am sure photos don't do them justice.
- January 27, 2015 at 6:13 AM
- Rebecca Stevens said...
Gorgeous fabric - great friend!
- January 27, 2015 at 6:23 AM
- Mary said...
Your friend picked out some beauties for you. Stay warm!
- January 27, 2015 at 6:28 AM
- Sylvia Anderson said...
Good morning Wanda....I am suffering from fabric envy after seeing those gorgeous fabrics from London. If they were mine, I would have a difficult time putting them away where they won't be within my line of sight. You are very fortunate to have a friend who not only traveled to London, but has such an eye for choosing fabrics.
- January 27, 2015 at 7:15 AM
- Lana said...
Beautiful fabrics....
- January 27, 2015 at 7:44 AM
- patty a. said...
Love the fabrics especially the one that looks like peacock feathers! Our roads were bad yesterday morning and I had to drive in my little car on barely plowed roads. It was scary!
- January 27, 2015 at 8:03 AM
- Lola Carr said...
Oh yummy! What a good friend!
- January 27, 2015 at 9:37 AM
- Needled Mom said...
Those look so pretty. I am sure you will create something beautiful with them.
- January 27, 2015 at 9:47 AM
- Elaine/Muddling Through said...
That is some very pretty stash enhancement, and a very good friend! Have fun petting the fabrics.
- January 27, 2015 at 11:23 AM
- Nancy J said...
Gorgeous, every one.
- January 27, 2015 at 12:01 PM
- HollyM said...
It wasa dorm day here too.
They are lovely fabrics!
- January 27, 2015 at 4:49 PM
- magistra said...
I have to compliment you in your quality of friends. It is so nice that she/he scored such great fabríc for you and got it sent :) I look forward to see the amazing uses you'll put it to! Magistra13 at yahoo dot com
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The 4 Marketing Departments of an Online Business
How to structure your cyber-cash machines as 4 distinct profit centers.The most efficient and effective approach to organizing your online marketing, whether managing it all yourself, outsourcing, or working with full-time staff or business partners.
Crucial Background Info
The Neo-Tech System by Mark Hamilton taught that business can be divided into distinct money-making units, each capable of being operated as it's own individual marketing business by one person.
Doing so draws all of the basic responsibilities into a distinct puzzle-picture and streamlines the growth of each money-making area.
They are called Areas of Purpose.
Each Area of Purpose is a complete money making cluster or Marketing Program incorporating all activities and basic responsibilities from planning, to product development, to marketing, through to banking the profits.
Money making units in traditional offline business could include Television Marketing, Space Media Marketing, Direct Mail Marketing, Data Base Marketing.
Now applied to the Internet
For marketing online there are precisely and only four Areas of Purpose.
By understanding these four Areas of Purpose for Internet Marketing you will control your Internet Business with far more power and effect than most people do, even if they are generating better income than you at this time. They probably won't be for long.
If you are new to many of the areas covered, please appreciate the depth covered here, because all marketing tactics are covered. Give yourself time to learn about it all and apply it at the right time based on Module 3 which covers time management for online marketing.
The key to achieving Fully Integrated Internet Marketing is to:
- a) structure your projects under these 4 areas of purpose, and
- b) operate each one as a way of making money in it's own right, like a 'mini-company' within your umbrella company.
This approach not only let's you hone each money-making opportunity to its maximum profitability, but also set's you up for outsourcing once you are making enough money to bring on outside help.
If you are an experienced IMarketer, the crisp simplicity of what follows may not hit you until you actually brainstorm reformatting your projects, and even your staff, into these 4 broad categories, or 'mini-companies'.
Let's take them one at a time:
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PUGOP – Your Public Group Program
PUGOP is a great place to begin building traffic whilst gaining insight into your chosen market. Simply be being actively involved you can pick up quality targeted traffic for your money sites.
PUGOP includes the process of involving yourself and exposing your services/products in various public forums that are related to your target markets, including discussion forums, email discussion groups and social networks.
PUGOP represents an entire and important marketing program when you can burrow right into the heart of where your prospects hang-out online.
This is an important initial marketing program if you are newer to online promotion, and often the place for a quantum leap in your success if you are an established marketer.
PUGUP allows you to test your ad copy, bring visitors to your site, and find out useful information for your business.
Find relevant discussion groups at the following:
- http://www.big-boards.com (the biggest database of message boards on the web)
- http://groups.yahoo.com and http://groups.google.com
- http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory and http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622
- Also search for your [target keywords] forum, e.g. online marketing forum or gardening forum
Take time to find a handful of forums that you think are well representative of your target audience and have high traffic (check Alexa rankings or http://www.quantcast.com)
Become known on such public groups by creating, submitting, and responding to posts on groups relevant to your target markets.
Convert your public group involvement into profits by being a respected voice so that people will follow your links that you give in posts and in your sig file.
- Sig files (signature files) can usually be created in your member profiles on Forums. The sig file is for our name, brief message and links. The sig file can be added to the end of each post you make automatically. Include a one line advert and link to your information in every possible signature file you can create.
- Offer help to increase your exposure to the group thus giving you the chance to point to a particular click-through invitation/recommendation.
- Asking for help is a great way to begin engaging the community, which can creatively give you the opportunity to point to your areas of expertise or products, and of course if you have a signature file then that will be another instance of your signature file being in that Forum.
- Do not post blatant adverts of your information unless you are well known on the specific forum. Take your time /familiarise yourself with the hot topics of each forum and feed into that. Show yourself to be one of the crowd, rather than someone infiltrating the community merely to advertise.
- Don't smother discussions by posting more than everyone else, at least until you are well known and highly regarded in that community. Have good manners to involve your self but not be seen to takeover. It is their community and you need to be respectful as you begin to involve yourself. Think netiquette.
If directing traffic to a site that you are hosting, then use Google Analytics to see how much traffic you get from each of the forums you are involved with.
Or use short-links (see http://www.bit.ly as one example) so that you can create specific links to place on specific forums so that you can easily track how many clicks you get from each forum.
WESUP – Your Web Search Program
WESUP can include:
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Web Directories
- Pay-Per-Click Engines
- Auction sites
- Distribution services
- Article directories
- RSS Feed Directories
- Social profile sites (such as Squidoo)
The purpose of WESUP is to elevate the exposure of our products and projects to people who search for information relevant to our products, by distributing information containing click-through invitations.
Please take google search data with a mahoosive pinch of salt. Google's keyword tools contradict eachother. Just look at Google Insight, Google External Keyword Tool, and Google Adwords Keyword Tool (when you are logged in). At present the data does not match at all.
For keyword research tools, see what I have listed at [ ].
Through your research you will discover software tools and processes for growing your exposure in web search. There are 2 approaches: SEO WESUP and Non-SEO WESUP.
- Non-SEO means growing your exposure on websites without a focus on SEO. This can include specialist web directories or social networks where people already visit those sites and then will find your information on those sites.
- SEO focuses on people discovering your information as a direct result of using the search engines (such as Google). See the SEO page for further guidelines.
If you are new to website development, I recommend that you use WordPress and get the free plugin called All In One SEO. This combination will ensure you have a well SEO'd website so that Google can rank you highly.
WESUP traffic is laser targeted traffic because they find your info due to searching for that kind of info, but because they hit your site without knowing you, you must very quickly give them a clear compelling reason to stay on your webpage or they will leave in under 4 seconds.
Google Analytics will show you what keywords people use to discover your own website. Review it weekly for trends and changes and to ensure that you are being discovered for the right terms. Make the most of any terms that you are being discovered for by improving the conversion process on those pages of your site to help capture more leads and turn traffic into sales.
DEEBOP – Your Data Base Program
DEEBOP is the marketing program of building and using contact email lists.
Have a mailing list for each niche market that you do business in.
In DEEBOP we develop mailing lists of contacts (your database), including subscribers and customers, to be able to send multiple emails efficiently.
DEEBOP allows you to promote various products and projects to your contacts and subscribers for on-going follow-up and back-end marketing.
Get yourself on mailing lists of 'competing' companies and similar products as you want to promote. Learn how to write email copy.
I recommend Aweber. Aweber makes it easy and provides excellent deliverability rates as well as tracking. I recommend that you use at least 2 lists for every niche that you're in. One list is for opt-ins, and the other list is for customers if you are selling your own product.
Having had a client-side senior marketing manager position at a marketing service provider in London UK which offered email marketing services, I can tell you:
- Companies such as Aweber provide excellent services that are very much on par with even the most expensive services used by large companies,
- Stick to plain emails without fancy templates, and communicate with your list as regularly as possible. The only caveat is that your communications are easy to absorb and provide value.
- Treat your list like you would friends that you want to share info with regularly.
- Generally speaking, don't hard-sell directly in your email. Instead, point people to new articles, tips, or product reviews located on your blog, and link to product sales pages from your blog posts.
As above, use Aweber to help track DEEBOP performance from your websites, for opt-in rates, and subsequent sales ratios.
JAVEP – Joint Venture Program
JAVEP establishes mutually beneficial relationships with others to:
- expanding our market penetration and
- collaborate on product development (including co-authorship).
Expanding market penetration through affiliate marketing is the most common JV which allows you to leverage your marketing by profiting out of the hard work of others by re-selling their products (O.JVP) or having them sell your products (M.JVP) and thus gaining a wider market penetration.
Search in google for [your niche keywords] affiliate, e.g. gardening affiliate. Visit the sites that come up and look for where they have details of their affiliate program.
Use http://www.jvnotifypro.com to find JV partners, particularly in the online marketing niche (this is a secret site of the Pros).
If you are new to affiliate marketing, whether you want to sell your own product or promote other people's products, I recommend you focus at first on ClickBank. If you want to promote your own products I also highly recommend that you look at Digital Access Pass.
The best way to convert traffic into affiliate commissions is to give extra info on the affiliate product you are promoting, either as a product review or special bonus that you offer to provide if they buy the product through your link and send you the receipt as proof of purchase.
Maintain a list of the affiliate programs you have joined in one long file. Include log-in details, the link to their affiliate center, and also your main affiliate link. Use short-links (like www.bit.ly) to help you track clicks to your affiliate links so that you can see what marketing brings the most traffic and traffic that converts into sales the best.
A note on Social Media Marketing and Paid Advertising
Where does Social Media and Paid Advertising fit in to the 4 Areas of Purpose?
Because the web 2.0 social component of the Internet is meta to the 4 areas of purpose. I.e. each of the 4 areas of purpose can have a social component, utilise social media marketing.
And all 4 Areas of Purpose can be done with or without advertising budget. Paid-advertising opportunities include PPC for WESUP, or list rental for DEEBOP. [/DAP]
And with that primer, if you do not spend some quality time with pen and paper planning out how your business could look through operating those 4 Areas of Purpose, then you will probably sleep as well tonight as you did last night. But if you spend time to play with re-organizing your projects under those 4 Areas of Purpose, you may not sleep so well tonight at all, because you will suddenly see the iron-grip control that you can have on a rapidly expanding online business.
Once you have brainstormed around the 4 Areas of Purpose, time to open the SIM6 Matrix and begin plucking tips, tricks and tools to build your new success strategy.
Build Your Success Puzzle…
…ONE step at a time!
How do you build a humungus puzzle?
Sit in the middle of the pile and go through piece by piece looking for 2 that fit together?
No way. The variables are too great.
Instead, systematise your approach.
- First, create multiple piles of similarly coloured pices.
- Then, sit with each pile and again sort for similar shades of colour, distinct marketings, and particuarly the edges and corners.
- Then, begin building the edges and corners and any particularly identifiable elements from amongst each pile.
- Only when those chunks are built can you begin to connect the large areas together.
In the same way, the 4 Areas of Purpose snap together to form a giant puzzle picture of success.
But only if you take it one element at a time.
Appreciate your AoP's as separate areas that can make you money individually.
You can make money solely by focusing on article marketing. Just join affiliate programs and promote those products (yes affiliate programs come under the JAVEP area of purpose and for our puzzle building analogy it's like spreading the pieces into those separate organized piles rather than picking just one colour to organize and totally disregarding everything else. So we still maintain some attention to other areas of marketing, but just not our priority commitment).
Then consolidate your approach for article marketing through WESUP.
Only when you are making sales confidently in any one area of purpose is it efficient to spend a lot of time on the other areas.
Yes you may also want to initiate your DEEBOP pretty early too, by possibly adding opt-in boxes to your own websites so that you can begin building and promoting to your own lists.
But again, you are simply organizing the various piles of the puzzle picture, whilst actually concentrating your development time on one particular area. Find a piece that fits somewhere else, just toss it in the right pile. Think you can easily start collecting opt-ins? Set up a basic opt-in feature.
But stay focussed on the area you have chosen until it's working well enough. In our example, article marketing.
Final note on the 4 Areas of Purpose
I know I have flown through this, and for some of you it will seem overwhelming and for others of you it will be nothing new in terms of the detail. But the key here is to consider the meta strategy of the 4 areas. No matter what specifics you pursue or what tactics, organize your efforts under the banners of the 4 areas of purpose, and the 6 categories of SIM6. This will bring you total control. And if you want to discuss your particular situation and next steps for progress in any of the 4 Areas of Purpose I will be very happy to hear from you. Skype me at gavriel_shaw.
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Kenya -GAP International is a certification scheme which adheres to international standards on food safety, social and environmental responsibility.
Kenya -GAP Domestic targets producers for the local market and those new to GAP compliance. It is a stepping stone to full certification. Growers can get their certification as individuals (option 1) and in groups (option 2).
Growers can get certification for their farms in 4 easy steps:
- Register with FPEAK by filling a registration form, giving details of the farm
- Grower undertakes the necessary training.
- FPEAK undertakes a baseline audit of the growers enterprise.
- FPEAK undertakes a pre-audit and final audit and attains 'certified' status.


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The Avon lady is calling again. So is the Mary Kay girl and the Pampered Chef.
Laid off from traditional jobs, workers across America are turning to direct sales of cosmetics and cookware to earn new income. Workers like Brandi Bright of Northridge, Calif.
"I signed up with Avon ... to have my own money," says the now former receptionist at a printing company. "I wanted to meet more people and get out."
So she's loading up her 30-foot trailer with lip gloss samples and eye shadow palettes to criss-cross the country in search of customers.
The surge in interest is a boon to Avon. March saw a surge in people signing up as representatives, meaning that by the end of the month the company had nearly 680,000 – the largest number ever recorded – says Linsday Blaker, public relations manager for Avon Products.
The lipstick factor – the typical rise in lipstick sales in tough economic times – may also be spurring sales for Mary Kay Inc. The Addison, Texas, cosmetics company, saw a 22 percent rise in the ranks of its independent consultants in the first quarter of 2009 compared with a year ago, according to company spokeswoman Kathrina McAfee. In March, the company launched a TV ad to lure new consultants and saw a 58 percent rise in its Web traffic, she adds.
This isn't the first time that Mary Kay (whose representatives began selling in the 1960s and Avon (1886) have seen their ranks swell during a recession. According to the latest figures available, direct sales employed an estimated 15 million Americans in 2007. Of those, 58 percent took on sales as a second job, according to Amy Robinson, spokesperson for the Direct Selling Association, a trade group which represents 200 US companies.
When Tammy Jonsson was laid off as a project administrator at an Idaho construction firm in April, she signed up with Mary Kay the next day. Though Mrs. Jonsson found a new job as a medical secretary last week, she is devoting 10 to 15 hours weekly to her cosmetic sales to save for her son's and daughter's college education.
"It's lucrative," she says. "I could go and work at a local fast food restaurant and make $6.55 an hour." But she estimates she can earn up to 10 times as much per hour selling cosmetics.
"I didn't go to college and get a degree," says Jonsson, who hopes to become a full-time Mary Kay consultant and eventually a director. "To have this opportunity of unlimited income and movement in the company – to climb up that ladder – is a wonderful thing for me."
Although cosmetics represent the biggest slice of direct sales – about a third of total revenues – cookware sales are right behind, with a quarter of total sales in 2007, according to the Direct Selling Association.
Fran Fischer of Roanoke, Texas, started selling kitchen tools for The Pampered Chef in the 1990s, hosting around 900 shows over eight years. She switched careers and got her real estate license eight years ago. When the Texas' housing market began to crumble and her hours and salary were cut in March, Mrs. Fisher turned to The Pampered Chef once again to supplement her income. Already, Fischer says her summer is booked with cooking demonstrations, and though her work hours have picked up again, she plans to sell Pampered Chef products on the side.
"Everybody needs a plan 'B'", she says. "I'm still going to do this alongside [my day job] because you just don't know the future. It was a wake-up call."
The Pampered Chef, which employs 60,000 consultants globally, has seen its recruiting numbers rise 6 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared with a year ago, says Rochelle Mangold, a spokesperson for the Addison, Ill., company.
Signing up to sell products does come with a few expenses. An Avon starter kit costs $10, while Mary Kay consultants pay a one-time fee of $100 and must purchase individual products to resell. To host cookware shows, Pampered Chef consultants spend $155 for a starter kit.
But the costs seem to pay off. "In my first cooking show, I made my money back," says Fischer, who earned around $900 in the first month from selling the Pampered Chef cookware.


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Monday, July 24, 2017
Summer fun
I used the colors from Color My Heart, the sketch from As You See It, and the theme of "surf's up" from Curtain Call.
I took a Glacier panel and affixed it to a White Daisy card base. I grabbed a Slate woodgrain scrap from the Dakota paper pack, and tore some Sunflower cardstock for the sand (I didn't have the new Tangerine color). I stamped the sun in Sunflower, the tree in Pear (no Willow either), and the sign on Whisper with Slate ink. My hubby cut out the surfboard from Poppy carstock and I cut it in half lengthwise and layered it onto White Daisy. I colored the trunk of the palm tree with Poppy ink and then layered some Slate over it to darken it a little. The "No Worries" sentiment is from the Hello Summer stamp set.
I hope you all come join me at these fun challenges!
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Cardstock: White Daisy, Glacier, Sunflower, Whisper
B&Ts: Dakota
Stamps: Surf's Up WOTG, Hello Summer, Paradise
Ink: Slate, Pear, Sunflower, Poppy
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I think it's very clever the way you've made the sand dunes into the angles for the challenge! And your hubby is a hero for designing the perfect surfboard! Your whole scene is delightfully beachy and I love it! So glad you played along with us at As You See It Challenge!ReplyDelete
Sarah, Love the beach scenery you created, and the beach colors. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.ReplyDelete
I love the fun scene you created! Great take on the inspiration photo!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2017 at 5:16 PM
What a beachy card...love that you are playing along with us at the Color My Heart Color Dare and getting your hubby involved two thumbs up! :)ReplyDelete
This is a terrific scene ! The "poppy" surfboard is a perfect touch to the overall picture. Thanks for playing along with us at Colour Dare!ReplyDelete
So wonderful! I love the beach scene you've created, with the little sand dunes echoing the angles of the sketch. Lovely work on the palm tree and such lovely summery colours. Thanks so much for joining us at As You See It this week.ReplyDelete
Sarah, you created such a fun scene! I like the torn edges on your sand dunes. The tree trunk with poppy and slate looks awesome! Thank you for joining us at Color My Heart Color Dare!ReplyDelete
super cute design! I am so glad you played along with theReplyDelete
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Rock legends Pink Floyd are set to go on the road in August, taking in three hundred working men's clubs over 150 days.
The grinding schedule, organised by impresario to the stars Raymondo Wallaby, kicks off at the Billingham Constitutional Workingmen's Bingo, Darts, Snooker, Pool, Fighting And Saying "You Can't Sit There, I've Had That Seat Ever Since I Started Coming Here" Club on the 27th, and finishes on Christmas Eve at Byker Deranged Affiliates.
Bass guitarist and composer Roger Waters said "Floyd are ready to get back to their roots. Where better to do just that than in the northern clubs? We intend to perform 'Dark Side Of The Moon' in its entirety - with a break for the bingo and the meat draw - followed by 'The Wall', complete with lasers, helicopters, the RAF and Luftwaffe. I do realise that some members might not warm to the thought of their club being taken over, especially by the once-thought-invincible German air force and their brutally clinical - yet still human - pilots, so we're giving away three pint tokens with every ticket. And the flyer's been doubled".
In keeping with the spirit of northern variety, Floyd will be taking along ventiloquist Dee-Dee Dixon (And Rusty), mime act 'Les Trois Incomprehensibles' and a 93-year-old lunatic with a harmonica.
All profits from the series of gigs will be divided equally between the Live Aid Trust and the Concert Secretaries' Benevolent Fund. There will be no smoking in the lounge and overalls must be disinfected at the door, by order of the Committee.


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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Moonlight Wishes
Today, I thought I would share a card that I made with one of the Lili of the Valley Christmas images called Moonlight Wishes. This was one of my favorite images from the Christmas releases this past summer.
There is just something so sweet about this image! I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink. Then, I colored it with these copic markers: YG93, YG95, YG97, R24, R27, R46, R89, W1, W3, Y15, Y17, E35, YG17, YG67, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, colorless blender. I created a mask with eclipse masking tape. Then, I used a BG72 copic marker and my air compressor to spray the sky. I added some glitter to the moon and stars and some white fun flock the the ball on her cap.
I used some patterned papers from October Afternoon's new Holiday Style paper pad. I added some crocheted lace from May Arts and some baker's twine from my etsy shop. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley's Grunge Christmas Postmarks stamp set.
Have a great day!
9 comments:
What a darling image! Cute card. I like your paper layers and the lace w/twine. :)
- November 29, 2011 at 7:05 PM
- Kathy Martin said...
Beautiful card! Love your choice of papers!
- November 29, 2011 at 8:50 PM
Did you use a digital image for this cute card? If so, what printer do you use that can handle card stock? Thanks for your help and for all of your inspiration. Take care.
- November 29, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- Niki Estes said...
Hi Debbie,
It is not a digital image. It is a rubber stamp available from Lili of the Valley. You can find it here:
When I use digital images, I print them on my Epson Artisan 835. I use the copic x-press it cardstock for my images.
Hope that helps!
- November 30, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- Michele Boyer said...
This is cute, cute, CUTE! I so love the LOV images. Absolutely adorable! :)
- November 30, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Kelly Schelske said...
Gorgeous Niki!
- November 30, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Danielle said...
I love her too! I used her today also :) Your coloring and airbrushing are beautiful!
- November 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Alice W. said...
beautiful coloring and such a pretty card, Niki! love it!
- November 30, 2011 at 4:31 PM
This is one of the sweetest Christmas images I have ever seen. Gorgeous card.
- December 1, 2011 at 11:40 AM


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My first 13 Christmases were spent at home, without any sort of celebration (unless the day happened to coincide with Hanukkah). I spent my next 16 Christmases in movie theaters and Chinese restaurants. Then I met my wife. The past 8 Christmases have been more "traditional" in their yuletide cheer: trees and gifts and ham and cookies and gifts. And for some reason, myrrh.And yet, despite this year being Christmas #37 (of a sort), I still managed many Christmas firsts...
- For the first time ever, I saw It's a Wonderful Life. Wow. Jimmy Stewart is an amazing actor.
- For the first time ever, I saw Elf. Wow. Will Ferrell is an actor.
- For the first time ever, I performed a christening. Only afterward did I learn it's not traditionally done with two bottles of wine, and also there's no reason to ever christen a driveway. But in my defense I'm still relatively new to all this stuff.
- For the first time ever, I watched grown men battle for victory in perhaps the most hotly contested game of dreidel ever — a game that did not involve real money or real chocolate. The lone Jew (me) was ousted first, leaving six Catholics to vie for the crown — and there wasn't even a real crown.
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After Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos are seen fighting at a bar in Quezon City, URCC president Alvin Aguilar invited the two to settle everything inside the MMA cage for a good cause.
We'd like to extend the invitation to Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos. If you guys are really going to fight, the URCC cage is open for both of you, Do it there instead of in the bars. So you're very very welcome.
If you guys are going to fight in the bar, you guys are both actors, famous personalities now, that doesn't set a good example for anybody. Why don't you settle your fight like real Filipino men? You go in the cage, you finish it, after that kamayan, then tapos na, Alvin said.
According to URCC,the fight is used to raise funds for a charity work.
Watch:Baron Geisler punched by Kiko Matos in a QC bar
The two actors agreed the invitation and the fight will happen on June 25, 2016 at the Palace Pool Club .They will fight in a pro-am fight since both of them are not professional fighters.
Baron Geisler just contacted our match-maker over the phone and says that he wants to settle everything with Kiko Matos inside the cage on URCC Fight Night this coming June 25, 2016 at the Palace Pool Club.-URCC on their Facebook page.
Just earlier before Baron accept the call,Kiko informed URCC's match maker Ronald Catunao that he will accept the invitation as soon as Geisler agrees to fight with him.
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I was saddened by the death of Patty Duke. She was a champion for the rights of the mentally ill. She bravely disclosed her diagnosis in a time when people didn't do so. She spoke out for others. She was a celebrity that used her fame for good. I will always remember her performance of Annie Sullivan in Helen Keller. She was courageous. She even wrote about her experience in her autobiography Call Me Anna. Others have made public their illnesses after her brave disclosure. Now it has less stigma and shame. Her son Sean Austin encourages people to send money to mental health or to her foundation.
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Back in 2011 in a newsletter to ALEC chairs -
ALEC deemed my blog a "radical opponent".
For the past four months - life has gotten in the way of my writing - but not so much anymore.
Here's to a prolific ALEC 2014 - please rejoin me for the ride!
It was 3 years ago that Snott Walker on his first day in office he pushed thru bills and other reforms that were straight out of two ALEC reports:
First his budget
- which was based on an outdated 2002 ALEC report named
"Show Me The Money: Budget-Cutting Strategies for Cash-Strapped States"
Second his "tort reform" reform agenda
- which was almost word for word taken from an ALEC report named
"The State Legislator's Guide: Tort Reform Boot Camp"
Nine days later - in relation to the tort reform legislation
On January 11th - directly from the ALEC home office, this email to
ALEC Members on the Wisconsin Assembly Judiciary and Ethics Committee
Telling them:
We understand that the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics and the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government will hold a joint hearing on AB1 and SB1 this afternoon. At the request of Gov. Walker, Rep Ott and Sen Zipperer, the Committee on Assembly Organization introduced this legislation to foster fairness and predictability in the Wisconsin state Legal system. Many of the reforms encompassed by AB1 have foundation in ALEC model legislation. This bill is a strong piece of reform legislation that will have significant positive effects on Wisconsin's legal climate and economic viability. ALEC is deeply committed to the advancement of substantive civil justice reform in the United States and supports this legislation which contains numerous provisions that reflect ALEC's civil justice reform policy and model legislation.Yessiree!! Yee haw
Snottie was an ALECer extraordinaire!
AND ALEC was proud!
Do what Snottie says - ALEC says so!
Proud of their puppet governor
- experimenting on the people of the state of WI
- using a pre-written agenda and
- a strongly held ALEC legislature.
So proud they wrote a ballad - I mean press release - about Snottie.
They've since removed that from their webpage.ALEC Commends Gov. Walker for Decreasing Burdens on Businesses by Reforming Wisconsin's Legal SystemWASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 27, 2011) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) signed into law today Special Session Senate Bill 1, legislation aimed at reforming the state's civil justice system. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) commended newly-elected Gov. Walker and the new Wisconsin legislature for their leadership in responding quickly to their mandate to restore business confidence and for making tort reform one of their top priorities to achieve this goal."Wisconsin's legislature and Gov. Walker should be lauded for their immediate attention to reforming the state's legal system. They are the first of many states expected to consider such tort reforms as part of job creation packages in 2011," said Amy Kjose, ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force Director. "Reforming state legal systems is often a budget-neutral way, or sometimes even a budget-positive way, to restore confidence for businesses as the economy struggles to recover."The bill comes at a critical time, when Gov. Walker called the legislature into special session for the express purpose of decreasing burdens on business and reigniting the state's sluggish economy. This bill is a strong piece of reform legislation that will have a significant impact on Wisconsin's legal climate and economic viability.
Kinda ashamed of the publicity Snottie brought to ALEC.
Probably pissed at Snottie that he brought all that sunshine to the inner corners of ALEC.
Probably pissed that Snottie was too stupid to do ALEC work in a slimy sneeky way.
Probably pissed that Snottie slammed ALEC legislation down the throats of the WI people
- making everyone sit up! and take notice~~~~~~~~of ALEC.
Pretty sure ALEC probably sent out an email about forcing passage of the budget bill too
- but, as of now, no one has a copy of it.
In 2012 - ALEC printed in hard copy - which they can't delete as easily as a web entry:
As contentious as Act 10 has been, the results are in and Wisconsin is already reaping the benefits of these legislative changes."reaping the benefits" of Act 10
"reaping the benefits" of ALEC economic policy.
Well not so much!
ALEC tied the noose around their Walker budget neck even tighter with the release of their RSPS this past summer - as critiqued by Laura Macomber
Wisconsin is one of the more interesting examples to look to for such statistical disparities. ALEC ranked the state #15 for economic outlook, even as the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave Wisconsin the 44th spot on their ranking for private-sector job creation. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce was recently busy ranking Wisconsin at 44th, too—this time, for overall economic performance. It might seem strange that a state that ranks so poorly on two separate economic rankings (one endorsed, as it were, by the U.S. government) would fare so well on a list disseminated by a "nonpartisan public-private partnership of America's state legislators, members of the private sector and the general public."Six months later, from a 30 day web search
Wisconsin ranks 29th for entrepreneurship climate
There's more - but I need not go on.
Can't even make it into the top 50%.
Proving ALEC economic policies
- while applied by an ALEC governor
- and enforced by an ALEC legilature
Snott Walker has turned out to be an embarrassment for ALEC.
Snott Walker has shown America that ALEC legislation/policy does not work.
Snott Walker has shown America the vile anti-citizen nature of legislation distributed by the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Later in the day - while lurking in twitter threads - I found this.
Proving ALEC economic policies
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Thanks a lot. My friend Lilith is so impressed by your site and she is planning to buy her homecoming dress on your site too.
2014-09-26 00:23:44
Hello, JJ's House.
I received my dress today. Thank you for rushing my order for me.
The dress is beautiful and well made. I can tell this from the fabrics used and the way you sew.
Thank you again, you really did me a big favor!
2014-09-22 02:54:19
I bought this dress as a birthday gift for my sister. When she got the dress, she was so excited and tried it for many times. The dress could fit her well. She said she would tell her classmate to buy the dress from u.


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A new exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in partnership with BNY Mellon, called Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, is now open.
This major exhibition, included in the list of the "most unmissable culture of 2016" (The Guardian, 4 Jan 2016), examines the role of gardens in the paintings of Claude Monet and his contemporaries.
With Monet as the starting point, the exhibition spans the early 1860s to the 1920s, a period of tremendous social change and innovation in the arts, and includes Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Avant-Garde artists of the early twentieth century.
It brings together over 120 works, from public institutions and private collections across Europe and the USA, including 35 paintings by Monet alongside rarely seen masterpieces by Pierre Bonnard, Emil Nolde, Gustav Klimt and Wassily Kandinsky.
The exhibition opened on Saturday and runs until April 20, 2016.
If you are visiting London during the time of the exhibition, tickets are available online via this link.
To join the discussion about the exhibition on Twitter, follow the hashtag #ModernGarden


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It is a necessity to have a home and office environment that is clean. A clean office environment is essential so that you will be able to attract new customer. No client will like to hire a company that can't keep even its environment clean. It's not easy sometimes to maintain the house or even the offices. The offices it's hard because it involves so many things. The dustbin in every floor has to be cleaned and the toilets too. That's the main reason that so many people will prefer to choose a home and office cleaning services. Though it's not an easy process because there are so many companies to choose from. Continue reading to understand considerations when selecting a professional home and office cleaner.
If a company has been in business for long, then they will not have an issue in giving you the references details. The references will be the first thing that will guide you to know the quality of service that the company will be able to provide. If you get more than three positive references, then you can go ahead and hire the company. Because that's enough evidence that the quality of job that they will give will be of a professional nature. If you can't get the contacts of the references, then most companies will have a client's recommendations.
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You should never hire a company that is new in the world of providing cleaning services. Because they will have no idea how to face different challenges when they arise. Ask the cleaning how long they have in business, and they should provide you with something that will back up what they say. The experience should also be backed up with the training. Ask the kind of training the staffs that they have employed have gotten. Also, ask who will be responsible for training them.
Before going ahead and hiring any company you have to ensure that they have one of this certificate. The cleaning industry management standard (CIVIS), and the CIMS green building. If the company does not have any of this certificate, then you will not be assured if anything were to go wrong they would be responsible. If anything was to go wrong in the cause of the services that they will be providing and they don't have any of the above document, then it will be your responsibility to take care of the damage.


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Hi, friends! It's time for another release for Inspired By Stamping, and we have some GORGEOUS stamps to share with you in the next few days! Today we're sharing creations made with the *NEW* Wishing You stamp set. My card is also giving a sneak peek at the *NEW* Cherry Blossoms set, too! Take a peek at my creation...
I dry embossed some lines down my card, then masked them off and stamped some flowers from the *NEW* Cherry Blossoms set, along with some images from the Polka Dots set. I added a few rhinestones for a bit more texture.
I then heat embossed the sentiment from the *NEW* Wishing You set in white on gray cardstock. I LOVE the fun font and the different sentiment mash ups you can create with this beautiful set! It's a MUST HAVE for any collection!
The finished creation is a fun, bold, and bright CAS card that could be sent to just about anyone at any time! I am really pleased with it, and hope you enjoy it, too! I'd love for you to let me know your thoughts in the comments below! :)
Thank you so much for stopping by, friends! I'll be back tomorrow with another creation using *NEW* stamps from Inspired By Stamping! For more inspiration, make sure to head over to Joanna's blog for a list of those who are sharing their creations today, too! Until tomorrow, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)
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I'm Scoopin' it!
A dear friend told me about this awesome site a while back called Scoop.it.
He says, "There is this site where you can create an online magazine for free…"
I was sold!
Scoop.it is a vehicle to bookmark and share links about one topic, with your insight on each link, all on one nifty page. The neat thing is, the site will recommend links similar to the ones that you post each day so that you can find even more info about this subject that you are so passionate about.
Today, I would like to share with you my Scoop.it online magazine, Education in the African Diaspora.
You will find education news here as well as links to lesson plans, printables, and more…
And maybe, you will start your own Scoop.it page and share it with me. 🙂
All Best,
Nikala Asante
P.S.: I am not getting paid by Scoop.it for this post, but if Scoop.it is open to paying me, I'm open to cashing checks. 🙂


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22 hour clean burn candle made from soothing lavender essential oil and 100% natural soy wax.
Wonderful to use for those days or nights you just need a relaxing scent to envelope you.
Posted by Unknown on 10th Dec 2016
Sent as a gift to a friend. No personal knowledge of what it is like
Posted by Unknown on 1st Dec 2014
This is a lovely candle, smells great, pretty tin!


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Louisville becomes adulterer capital of coaching with Bobby Petrino, Rick Pitino
Louisville becomes adulterer capital of coaching with Bobby Petrino, Rick Pitino
The Louisville Cardinals, led by head coach Rick Pitino, are the reigning National Champions of college basketball. Bobby Petrino, reportedly re-hired by Louisville Thursday morningafter a messy divorce in 2006, could have the Cardinals high in the college football rankings sooner than later.
But what fun is success without a little scandal?
Pitino and Petrino. A match made in white trash heaven. These two were coaching at the university at the same time from 2003-06, of course, but this was before it was known that Pitino went 15
seconds rounds with his blonde friend (Karen Sypher) in court, and well before Petrino went for a joyride with his blonde companion (Jessica Dorrell) in Arkansas. Strangely enough, Jessica Dorrell would be a ringer for Karen Sypher's daughter in any ESPNU soap opera. Check out this Google image search for Dorrell and this search for Spyher. (Truth be told, I'm going with Rick to Cougartown on this one).
Even funnier is the above clip of Pitino talking about Petrino leaving Louisville for the pro game and his subsequent departure to Arkansas a few years back. In it, Pitino says the following:
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And (Petrino) always had a wandering eye."
Here's guessing these two kings of coaching kink patch things up in the coming months. Party at Rick's house?
Follow Metro Boston sports editor and columnist Matt Burke on Twitter @BurkeMetroBOS


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Demonstrative Rain Garden at the Library
You can't help but notice the beautiful rain garden in front of the library. This project was completed in partnership with the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Americorps Cape Cod, Horsley Witten Group, the Town of Barnstable, and Three Bays Preservation with funding provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Southeast New England Program.
Click on files to learn more:
|Library Site Plan
|Rain Garden Plant List
|Rain Garden For Homeowners
|Cape Cod Rain Garden
|Project Summary


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Monday, March 31, 2008
Fiber Art Community, By the Inch
9 comments:
- StegArt said...
I'm glad you decided to go with your inchie plan. I really do feel this conveys a great sense of community with fiber artists from all around the world.
- March 31, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Karen said...
What a great sentiment you expressed with this. I think we all have these feelings of being overwhelmed at times
- March 31, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- Diane said...
I'm glad you used your inchies, too. They really were a great resource for a piece about the fiber art community. And Nikki, I really understand your lack of inspiration. I tend to find that it hits me every year in January or February, and I'm not sure why -- whether it's post holiday fatigue or what.
- March 31, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- Kristin L said...
I hope you are over your feeling of having "cheated," because you didn't in any way. This is a beautiful expression of a community and you've expressed it with perfect intent. The background and the quilting and the grid support your concept well. And it's a nice bonus that it's brought you insight as well.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:22 AM
- Françoise said...
Your idea was a good one, and the resulting work looks great.
This theme has really forced us to think. And I understand very well how overburdened you must feel sometimes.
- April 1, 2008 at 3:28 AM
- Gerrie said...
Oh my goodness, Niki! I just want to hold this one in my hands and look at each inchy and touch them. Nice texture.
- April 1, 2008 at 8:48 AM
- Brenda said...
Nikki I am so glad that you went ahead and contributed this quilt to the challenge as it really does embody the theme of community beautifully. Funnily enough, it also reminds me of a box of really expensive chocolates. Either way, like Gerrie, I want to pick up each inch and savour it!
- April 2, 2008 at 4:12 AM
- Deborah said...
Me too! I want to study each one. Great job Nikki! I can really understand your feelings and you've done such a thoughtful job in expressing them. I think there are many times in our lives when we feel inspired but find ourselves unable to bring that inspiration to fruition whether it's in our art world or other aspects of our life.
- April 2, 2008 at 6:22 AM
I, too, hope you no longer feel that you "cheated"because you DIDN'T. You have made a very successful quilt that represents the theme honourably and beautifully. I have to confess that I haven't really understood the attraction of inchies *gulp* but after this quilt I am finding them rather appealing! To be able to share in the creative lives of so many others is a blessing. Look at all those little touchstones!
- April 2, 2008 at 4:34 PM


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MANILA, Philippines - Here's one reason to justify leaving the country and starting a family in Europe, Australia or Canada.
Out of 80 countries, the Philippines ranks only 63rd best country for a baby to born in 2013, according to Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Where-to-be-born index 2013.
The best country for a baby to be born in 2013 is Switzerland - land of chocolates and high literacy rates - with a score of 8.22.
The other countries on top of the list are:
2nd - Australia (8.12)
3rd - Norway (8.09)
4th - Sweden (8.02)
5th - Denmark (8.01)
3rd - Norway (8.09)
4th - Sweden (8.02)
5th - Denmark (8.01)
6th - Singapore (8.00)
7th - New Zealand (7.95)
8th - Netherlands (7.94)
9th - Canada (7.81)
10th - Hong Kong (7.80)
7th - New Zealand (7.95)
8th - Netherlands (7.94)
9th - Canada (7.81)
10th - Hong Kong (7.80)
The United States, which topped the Where-to-be-born in 1988 index, is no longer the best country for 2013-born babies or those who will reach adulthood by 2030. The US ranked 16th alongside Germany, both scoring 7.38 in the 2013 list.
In the 1988 list, the Philippines ranked 24th out of 50 countries.
In the latest list, the Philippines scored 5.71, just a bit higher than that of emerging power and populous India (5.67), neighboring Vietnam (5.64), and Indonesia (5.54). The score is out of a maximum of ten.
The Philippines ranked alongside Sri Lanka (63rd), which suffered a steep fall in global competitiveness this year.
"We use the EIU's economic forecasts to 2030, which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood," The Economist, which is the sister firm of EIU, said.
An article in The Economist explains that the index uses a set of parameters that links subjective takes on life with the more objective assessment of socio-political and economic factors such as crime, cost of living, human rights, literacy, etc.
It says: "Being rich helps more than anything else, but it is not all that counts; things like crime, trust in public institutions and the health of family life matter too. In all, the index takes 11 statistically significant indicators into account. They are a mixed bunch: some are fixed factors, such as geography; others change only very slowly over time (demography, many social and cultural characteristics); and some factors depend on policies and the state of the world economy."
Singapore (8.00) and Hong Kong (7.80) are the only Asian countries ranked in the top ten best countries for babies to be born in 2013.
A recent Gallup poll-study found Singaporeans to be the least likely in the world to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis, out of more than 150 countries.
The Philippines came out as the most emotional society in the world, with Latin American countries dominating the top of the list.
The Philippines' third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) surprised many last Wednesday. Economic managers said the economy grew by 7.1%, beating forecasts.
The government's target for the whole year of 2013 is 6% to 7%.


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20 Questions to Build A Customer Profile
Getting To Know The Locals.
While helping a premium outdoors brand position itself with consumers in North America, I developed a complete view of the customer it was trying to reach using multiple data sources. The result was a canvas to help this European brand understand moments of intent, consumer interest, attitudes, and the expectations North Americans have of premium brands. Below is a subset of the questions used to gain insight and develop a strategy to become top of mind for the premium winter sports apparel.
What is the average age?
Do you have children?
Do you live in an urban or rural context?
Which of the following best describes your current job?
What Industry do you work in?
Online Behavior
How do you use social media?
Which social properties make up your digital footprint?
Which paid content services do you use?
How do you find out about new products?
Which premium brands would you recommend?
Which competitive brands are most talked about on social?
What other brands are in the consideration?
How do you want to be perceived by others?
What are the mega-trends shaping the premium consumer?
Which of these things do you most want your favorite brands to do/provide?
Which of the following products, services or topics have you posted opinions about online?
Which topics most interest you?
What topics do people you know often ask for your opinion on?
What physical activities do you prefer?
Buying Phase
How do you engage with brands during your purchase process?
How do find out about new brands, products, or services?


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As concept cars go, the Audi Sport quattro is a pretty good one. And soon it may be more than just a concept.
Introduced at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the plug-in hybrid Sport quattro has a chance of seeing production, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said no decision has been made, but that a production version isn't off the table. The positive feedback the concept has received could turn the tide.
Audi clearly isn't done with the Sport quattro; it plans to unveil an updated version at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show next week. It's also not the first concept Audi has based off the legendary Coupe quattro rally car in recent years, indicating that there is more than a little interest in reviving the model with the company.
The Sport quattro is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 and an electric motor, producing a combined 700 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. However, a production version may get a less-exotic powertrain, such as a standalone V8 or a smaller turbocharged engine.
At least the Sport quattro won't be in danger of losing its attractive proportions. The concept is based on the MLB platform, which will underpin the next A4 and other Audi models.
If nothing else, perhaps the Sport quattro will form a styling template for the next A5 coupe.
With the R8 supercar and numerous high-performance RS models already in the lineup, it's admittedly hard to see how a 700-hp plug-in hybrid could fit into Audi's future plans.
Still, the quattro is one of Audi's most legendary models, and who wouldn't want a car with the Sport quattro's combination of performance and efficiency? No wonder Audi hasn't consigned it to the warehouse just yet.


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Dougarie is over on the west coast of Arran. The estate used to be the Hamilton's summer residence.
Lady Jean's bathing hut can still be seen on the shore. The boat house has a hint of Japan about it, it is my favourite building on Arran.
The artwork is 60cm x60cm on a deep box canvas.


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new year, new price!
these are handprinted & hand-numbered (limited to 50 copies).
'sampler one' featuring songs from the upcoming vinyl only release of 'magic lighthouse on the infinite sea'.
songs featured on 'sampler one':
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tidal wave
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Escuela Nueva is a Colombian NGO founded in 1987. For the past 28 years, Escuela Nueva has improved the lives of children and their families through education that empowers and enables them as individuals.
Their educational model seeks to improve the quality, relevance, and efficiency of education by focusing on the learner and rethinking the way students learn. The Escuela Nueva approach promotes active, participatory, cooperative, and personalized learning.
Escuela Nueva has the ambition of nurturing an ethos of peace and participation where children, teachers, and communities are the main actors of change. They envision a future where children can access opportunities and achieve outstanding outcomes regardless of their context, through quality education.
Through work with students, teachers, educational administrators, and communities, Escuela Nueva transforms conventional, teacher-centered learning into child-centered, collaborative learning and empowers students to be leaders and change agents.
Escuela Nueva's work and ideas have benefitted more than five million children across 16 Latin American countries, Vietnam, East Timor, and Zambia.
When schools systems fail students, nations miss the opportunity to build effective citizens of the future.
Escuela Nueva is a child-centered model that improves basic education.
Vicky Colbert sees all children achieving academic performance, escaping poverty. and contributing to the civic life of their communities.
Escuela Nueva's teacher training model has been replicated in Latin America and Asia.
The model goes beyond access to education, and shows that with the right educational approach and effective engagement of student communities, any child can achieve high academic standards, permanently escape poverty and become an active, contributing member of a flourishing society.
Demonstration and Replication
In addition to working with school systems and stakeholders to implement better practices, Escuela Nueva advises a wide range of governments to promote and support systemic uptake of its principles and practices.
From an early age, Vicky Colbert became convinced that sustainable development and democracy depended on the education of all children to become future citizens of society. As a professional educator, she observed that the rote learning methods employed in many traditional schools not only failed to engage the students but actually hindered the development of their curiosity and love of learning. This led her to become a co-creator of the Escuela Nueva (New School) model, combining flexible, modular curriculum with socialization and citizenship activities, and working with children, teachers, families, and education administrators to improve the quality of basic education. The child-centered, collaborative learning approach improves academic achievements, and fosters democratic behaviors, tolerance, citizenship, and entrepreneurial skills. Escuela Nueva evolved from a local innovation into an effective national policy adopted by Colombia's Ministry of Education to reach all children, across rural and urban divides. The impact was so significant that Vicky was recruited as a regional advisor for UNICEF and replicated the approach Latin America. She started the Escuela Nueva Foundation (ENF) and duplicated the program in 16 countries, reaching some 5 million children. In 2000, concerned that government reforms and a lack of shared standards were weakening the program, she left UNICEF to build ENF's capacity to continue international replication and ensure the quality of all programs. Vicky has added many innovations to the model over the years. The World Bank has recognized Escuela Nueva as one of the most important reforms in global education, and the United Nations' Human Development Report cites it as one of Colombia's major achievements.