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Welcome to Les Deux Alpes
The resort of Les Deux Alpes perches at an altitude of 1650 metres on a high plateau at the edge of the Ecrins National Park, to the south-east of Grenoble. The steep slopes rising to the east of the town provide access to the main ski area, which culminates in glacier skiing at 3421 metres.
The 'Two Alps' of its name refer not to the mountains, as you may presume, but to the high pastures that once belonged to the neighbouring villages of Venosc and Mont de Lans. Les Deux Alpes itself stretches between these two old farming communities, the town's main street dominated by the sharp pyramid of La Muzelle (3465m) in the distance, standing guard over the Vénéon Valley.
Les Deux Alpes attracts a varied clientele thanks to it's well-priced accommodation and ski passes, lively apres-ski and it's status as a 'Famille Plus' family-friendly ski resort. Families tend to prefer the quieter Mont de Lans end of the resort, while party animals will find the liveliest nightlife concentrated towards the Venosc end. Due to some challenging lower terrain but easier glacier pistes at altitude, Les Deux Alpes is sometimes called an 'upside-down resort'. Beginners are not restricted to the lower nursery slopes but can enjoy wide-open blue pistes at altitude that also offer spectacular views. Pedestrians can ride the lifts to the viewing platform at 3400m, take photos of Mont Blanc and visit the glacial Ice Caves at the same time. The resort is the largest in the Oisans area and, in winter, it makes up part of the Grande Galaxie ski area with Alpe d'Huez, Puy St Vincent and Vaujany. This is not a linked area as such, but four ski resorts which can all be skied with a single ski pass.
Les Deux Alpes boasts the largest skiable glacier in Europe, guaranteeing the winter skiing conditions and providing snowsports action throughout the summer. Skiers and snowboarders flock to the glacier for summer mornings, but the resort is popular with bikers and hikers too. The downhill mountain biking is epic, climbers and mountaineers will find a wild playground in the Ecrins massif, and summer activities range from white water rafting to horse riding, yoga or golf.


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Motorcycle Tuning Part III
Using the Dyno and reading the information
Ducati Misfire
Let's take a closer look at last week's problems and see how they are solved.
The Ducati 999 was interesting because as we noted last week there was more than one possible cause contributing to the problem. An obvious cause of a misfire is spark plugs which had already been replaced. The bike was here for re mapping anyway so we went straight ahead and mapped both cylinders which were very rich. At the end of that it was running a lot better as you can see from the graph – however the misfire was still there.
So we know it's not a fueling issue. This bike has the ignition coil in what would once have been a plug cap and they can be tricky to test under load. Standard bench test proved inconclusive so in this case we just replaced them and as you can see from the final graph it was the correct choice.
What does this say about motorcycle tuning on the dyno? Well, there isn't a pop up a screen that says "hey this is what's wrong, do this or replace that". There are many occasions where testing and measuring doesn't give us all the answers or pin point the problem straight away. You have to remember that for any issue there's always a number of possible faults, sometimes two issue's or more causing one problem.
The dyno provides information that is otherwise not available to a mechanic, it's quicker and safer. The trick is in knowing the mechanic's understanding of what each components job is and how it ties in with the finished product. Then you can use that information, following a course of action, measuring the results which then leads to the answer and reward.
GSXR750 fuel starvation
This next one is interesting because it's clear the bike is not getting enough fuel as the revs build up. It's often mistaken for needing a remap to correct a modification, such as exhaust and air filter.
However from our experience we know the change required is never that dramatic so something else must be causing the problem. Because we have the bike on the dyno we were able to connect a fuel pressure tester and watch the gauge while riding the bike in a safe environment.
What we discovered was that as the revs rise, fuel pressure at the injectors was dropping off, starving them of fuel and the bike of power above 6000 rpm. The cause could be fuel lines leaking and if they run inside the tank to the pump you won't see it, or maybe a pressure regulator problem, or the pump is worn out. This problem was solved by fitting a new fuel pump.
Early model Yamaha R1 missing horse power
Remember the old model Yamaha R1 from last week with 160,000km on the clock. It should produce about 125 hp. The fuel mixtures suggested it was running rich, however lots of bikes have rich mixtures like this one and they aren't missing 25 hp. A cylinder leakage test revealed there was nothing to support the notion this engine was tired. The cam timing was correct as per factory specs, and there was no funny business going on with the intake system. That leaves the exhaust..?
The exhaust system on this bike was completely stock, and this model has an exhaust valve opening and closing depending on the rpm. The higher the rpm – the further the valve opens. It's driven via cables by a servo motor regulated by the ECU. If it doesn't open the valve far enough at the correct rpm it creates a restriction in the exhaust and a loss of power. Again there's more than one thing that can go wrong here to cause this problem. Poor wiring or connections, broken or seized push/pull cables. Cables fitted back to front so the valve is open when it's meant to be closed. Sounds silly, but you'd be amazed how often this happens. As it turns out all these things were correct but the servo motor driving it was past its use-by date and was not opening the valve fully. A replacement restored this classic to its former glory.
Enough head scratching and analyzing, tune in next week when we'll make a great bike even better by installing a power commander and tuning it on the dyno for more power acceleration and improved economy.


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Final Thoughts Tomi Lahren Rips Media for 'Romanticizing' 'Little Miss Rocket-Woman' Kim Yo Jong
'No, "diplomatic dancing" isn't an Olympic sport.'
Tomi Lahren: The American People 'Will Not Forget' Dems Sitting for SOTU
Tomi Lahren: Grammys Turned Into Celebration of Elites' Trump Derangement Syndrome
It's time for Final Thoughts – about the world's first family of torture and death - also known as the new media darling of the left.
Yes, that would be their new symbol of female empowerment: North Korea's Deputy Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, Kim Yo Jong. She just happens to be the sister of one of the world's most evil dictators, Kim Jong "Rocket Man" Un.
Several news outlets have actually praised her appearance at the Winter Olympic Games, claiming she has – quote - "stolen the show."
Both CNN.com AND the Washington Post went so far as to call her North Korea's "answer" to Ivanka Trump. What does that even mean? Are they really comparing the sister of a brutal despot to the first daughter of the United States of America?
No, "diplomatic dancing," as one article called it, isn't an Olympic Sport. And neither is committing cruel and unusual punishment, mass murder, or tyrannically ruling over a nation of impoverished citizens. That's something North Korea could actually medal in.
It wasn't just CNN and the Washington Post. The New York Times also chimed in, gushing over Kim Yo Jong's charm. They even claimed little Miss Rocket Woman somehow "outflanked" Vice President Pence in the game of diplomatic image-making.
It's accepted as fact that North Korea today is one of the most ruthless and brutal regimes on the planet. So why do some folks in the news media need a little reminder? Um, a smile on her face, doesn't make up for or overshadow her family's widespread acts of persecution and torture.
When the left and the mainstream media start romanticizing ruthless authoritarian regimes, that's when we know the final stage of Trump Derangement Syndrome has set in. You don't have to be a Republican, or even a Trump supporter, to see how ridiculous this is.
They hate Trump. We get it. But that doesn't mean these outlets have to suck up to a brutal dictatorship, and normalize its horrific regime.
This should all go without saying, but sadly, in 2018, here we are.
Those are my Final Thoughts. From LA, God Bless and Take Care.
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Here at My True Temperament Christian Counseling, LLC, we teach anger management skills through the lens of the Bible and also teach better communication skills and relaxation techniques. Anger is a natural emotion which more often than not is a signal that something in the client's environment isn't working. We discuss with the client what upsets him/her and we try and eliminate it. During the anger management therapeutic process, we remind all our clients about the importance of keeping a sense of humor.
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The digitization of this finding aid was made possible - in part or entirely - through the Canadian Culture Online Program of Canadian Heritage, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives.
|Fonds/Collection Number:
|Kurt Czasch fonds
|ca. 2500 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm or smaller
|Biographical Sketch/
Administrative History:
|Kurt Czasch (d. 1971) was a captain in the German army (Regiment 12, Battalion 2, Paratroop Storm Regiment), and served in France, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia and Italy. His regiment was captured by the British in 1945. Czasch later emigrated to Canada and died in Montreal in 1982.
|Scope and Content:
The photographs document the life of a German soldier during World War II. They include portraits of Kurt Czasch and members of the German Army, civilians (possibly relatives?), photographs of environments where he was stationed, movement of troops and material, photographs of dead soldiers, prison camps, military life and related themes. The photographs are of the 'snapshot' variety.
|Custodial History:
|The photograph albums were presented to York University Archives in October, 1990, by Lt. Col. William R. C. Little, who received them from Mrs. Kurt Czasch.
|Restrictions on
Access and Use:
|No restrictions on access.
|Finding Aid:
|Fonds level description only.
|URL of Finding Aid:
|The fonds comprises the following accession: 1990-020. Further accruals are expected.
|Provenance Access Points:
|Czasch, Kurt (d. 1971)
Date of creation: 2002/04/04
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Sweden's finest export of some of the catchiest riffs and songs known to man, Grand Magus, have announced a string of dates around their 2014 Hammerfest appearance. JB and company will play the following dates in March 2014:
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Hammerfest is set to return to Hafan Y Mor Park in North Wales between 13th and 16th March 2014. The first round of band announcements brings in heavyweight thrash acts Kreator and Overkill, along with Soilwork, Unleashed, Enthroned, Paragon, Grand Magus, Earthtone 9, Breed 77, Annihilated and Gravil. Already they are down to their last 10 VIP rooms.
Festival promoter John Davis of Chic Talent said "Following last year's event, which included both Sodom and Destruction, we were really keen to have Germany's other leading thrash metal act play at Hammerfest. We are glad to be able to announce Kreator's inclusion in this year's bill. Last year's event was considered by many to be our best yet. Thriving in its new location Hafan y Mor Park, North Wales, we aim to...
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Our Friday commences with Swedish heavy metal Vikings GRAND MAGUS, kicking into "Kingslayer" beneath the rare combination of a Swedish flag and the sweltering sun. There's something familiar and reassuringly kick-arse about the music. "Hammer of the North" turns into the world's biggest pub sing-along, while "Like the Oar Strikes the Water" could be Judas Priest on a longboat. As an impressively hairy JB swings
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Chris Moody, closer to 50 than 40, trying not to consider this blog as a midlife crisis of wanting to express myself to the world. But on the other hand, why would that be so bad?
These are a few of my favourite things…
- My daughters' laughter, spontaneous and unrestrained
- Rare, bloody steak with a glass of red wine (Rhone, Burgundy, Languedoc, Western Australia…)
- Cycling the Cotswolds on a sunny day (ideally with a coffee & cake stop)
- Playing Mahler – always a fantastic part for French Horn
- Discovering and rediscovering film & TV gems
- A pint of good beer, a glass of decent scotch
- Keeping fit, staying fit, feeling fit.
- The sound and smell of the sea
- Making sandcastles and watching the tide wash them away
- Listening to Sibelius, Radiohead
- Cooking Dinner for friends
- The novels of David Mitchell and Cormac McCarthy
- Watching inspirational sport – pretty much anything, but especially cycling
- Walking in The Lake District (mostly any mountains, but especially The Lakes)
- Falling asleep every night and waking up every morning with Rachel
- Enjoying the peace of a happy cat sat on my lap
I'll write about all of these sooner or later, as well as other things that come to mind. I work as a Planner in a Marketing Agency in Bristol (England). We specialise in CRM, and you can find links to our site in the blog. Thanks for reading: do get in touch with any comments, questions, corrections, whatever. I hope you enjoy it.


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At Atlassian Summit 2016, we announced that Data Center customers can now deploy their Jira Software and Bitbucket Data Center instances to Amazon's Web Services (AWS) in just a few minutes with AWS's Quick Starts. We're now excited to announce that Jira Service Desk has joined the family! With AWS's Quick Starts – powered by AWS CloudFormation templates for Atlassian – Jira Service Desk Data Center customers can now deploy their Data Center instance to AWS quickly and standardize on one reliable platform that scales seamlessly.
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Noticing a pattern here ?
As you can see, I have yet to get my banana buying under control.
But you'll be glad to have those ugly brown bananas around for this recipe.
If you like bananas and donuts, you'll love these!
1- 2/3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
oil for deep frying
confectioners sugar
Measure, sift and mix first 4 dry ingredients together.
Whisk together the milk and egg; add to dry ingredients.
Fold in the mashed bananas.
If too thick add a little milk, if batter seems too thin add flower. Batter should have consistency to mound up in a spoon.
Heat deep fryer to about 375 degrees or add one inch of oil to a deep skillet and use a deep fryer thermometer to check temperature. When fritters take almost 5 minutes to cook, the oil is ready. (Check one first).
Drop by spoonfuls in small batches. As fritters brown on one side, turn. Keep turning until a deep golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Cool. Just before serving sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or powder sugar.
OR, Serve warm with syrup, if desired.
Serves 10 to 15
(or 3 in my house)
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With 35mm it is easy to make doubles. You simply shoot a roll of film, rewind and send it off to your buddy. But what if you want to use medium format? How do you rewind the film? The new Lubitel+ is one of the only medium format cameras in the world that can rewind a roll of film as well as advance it! This is particularly handy when you want to do doubles.
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Doing Business in Guyana
Why Guyana?
Natural Resources
Guyana is a country of vast, often untapped, natural resources. Endowed with extensive savannahs, productive land and forests, rich mineral deposits, gold, bauxite and diamonds, abundant water resources and Atlantic coastline, the country presents dynamic business opportunities across multiple sectors of the economy. While recognized globally as a sugar and rice producer, much of its agricultural potential is yet to be realized, especially with regard to fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. Its forestry potential is just beginning to be realized, particularly in the realm of value-added wood products. Its extensive network of rivers and Atlantic coastline provide ideal conditions for both seafood and aquaculture. Finally, its pristine environment, unspoiled rainforest and exotic fauna and natural attractions, which include the famous Kaieteur Falls, the highest single drop waterfalls in the world, makes Guyana a highly attractive location for eco- and adventure tourism.
Guyanas unique geographic positioning and its socio-political heritage put it at the gateway of South America and the Caribbean. On one hand, its Caribbean and English-speaking heritage enables Guyana to be part of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), while on the other, it is a South American country, neighbouring two of the most important economies on the continent - Brazil and Venezuela. As a result of its geographic proximity, Guyana has easy access to 277 million consumers, and a US$130+ billion export market with an overall purchasing power of over US$2 trillion.
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Through a combination of regional, bilateral and preferential agreements, about 75 percent of Guyanas exports enter destination markets duty free, with many others receiving duty-reduced access. This is achieved through Guyanas membership of CARICOM, which provides duty-free access to the 15-nation CARICOM market, CARICOM agreements with the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and Venezuela, partial scope agreements with Brazil and Venezuela, and bilateral agreements with Argentina, China and Turkey. Guyana also benefits from preferential duty-free or reduced-duty access to major developed country markets through CARIBCAN (Canada), the U.S. Caribbean Trade Partnership and the European Unions (EU) ACP Contonou Agreement.
Guyana is the only English-speaking nation in South America. Investors contemplating the installation and operation of service enterprises will find this a distinct advantage. This is especially true for those involved in the growing IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) markets in North America, as well as businesses conducting operations to support the activities of large corporations worldwide, and those serving English-speaking tourism markets.
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Guyana has one of the most competitive wage rates when compared to Latin America and the Caribbean. The labour force is well educated, with literacy estimated at close to 99 percent, and is regarded as trainable and hard working.
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Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke.
Summery:With their aunt Eleanor making threats Annie's brother Owen decides he should go to The United States to start working with their father's brother. He'll send for the sad Annie when he can. Before he leaves however, he finds an Irish orphan, Michael Dunnagan, half starving...so he takes him in to work with him for the time he is still there. Michael had his family taken away from him...and he just had to get away from his uncle Tom. When Owen finds him it's like a second chance at family. So Michael stows away on the ship Owen is taking, the Titanic. As they travel Owen makes Michael promise to help him bring Annie to the United States. Through anything that happens, Michael intends to keep his promise.
Romance:A couple kisses (not described really), loving someone, wanting to be married to someone, hugging, attraction.
Violence:People seriously injured in the war, people dying on the titanic, injuries, hardheartedness which lead to deaths, abusive uncle, death, kidnapping or sorts.
Other:Mention of drinking, smoking, stowing away, lying.
Time Period:1914-1919?
What I Thought: The ending and a few other parts that were just so sad and sweet had me crying :) It was a great book, I learned I lot that I hadn't known about the first world war and it was quite clean. Although I did feel like it seemed that (spoiler kind of...) Annie & Michael fell in a love a bit quick, they had been writing letters and it had been growing. It was probably just me. This was a great book and I really liked it!
Rating & Age: 4 1/2 stars. Teens+
I got this book free from Tyndale,
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Some health experts across the country are pushing for stricter guidelines when it comes to treating pain in clinics and hospitals.
They sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In it, they said the current standards are contributing to an overuse of addictive pain medicines.
We found doctors here who agree.
Dr. Mark Wilson with the Jefferson County Health Department tells ABC 33/40, prescription pain addiction here is at a "crisis" level. He says re-evaluating these guidelines is only part of the picture. Wilson adds, there has to be a middle ground where we still treat pain adequately, while remaining aware of the risks of addiction.
Those risks are well known by 32-year-old Jonathan Jones.
Jones is a resident at The Foundry in Bessemer. He is a recovering addict. It started when he was prescribed medication for his back pain.
"Once you get started, and get that feeling, it's easy to get hooked on," said Jones. "Everybody is going to have some kind of pain they're going to deal with. Most people think pain meds are the only way. I think it should be a little stricter in how you get it."
Currently, hospitals are required to give surveys to patients asking them to rate their pain. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid rate hospitals by those surveys.
Now, health officials are asking to drop the survey.
Sandor Cheka with the Addiction Prevention Coalition says he is not surprise some medical professionals are stepping up and speaking out.
"You see it across the country. People are really trying to figure out how do we stop this massive opiate epidemic?" said Cheka. "Are we giving them drugs for valid things? Or are we just trying to comfort those who are in a little bit of pain?
Jonathan Jones has this message for those struggling with addiction. "You're not alone. Don't think you're the only one who has to go through these issues."
Dr. Wilson says it will take a lot of resources to get this epidemic under control.
He wants the community to help by getting rid of leftover pain medicines, or keeping them locked up
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So, long time no update! A lot has happened since I last posted here. Most notably, I moved to the Seattle area, and enrolled in some classes at Gage Academy. I have many images to post, so I'll start with a few designs that are works in progress.
This first character is a gent by the name of Swinelius Hobgoppem. He's either the mayor of Munchkin City or the Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum's imperious uncle. You decide which.
This next character will be someone someday soon, but for now she is just a sexy nude. Based on many reference images.
To properly explain this next image requires an annoying amount of links. As you may know, I'm a member of an awesome group blog called Creature Spot. The blog is now doing monthly themes, and the theme for September was to draw and/or redesign a creature from an old pulp magazine called Strange Tales. I'm a month late and the creature I'm designing is actually from Tales of Suspense, but whatever. I redesigned a creature simply called the Monster in the Cellar. After the first session of painting on this, I did some research, and found out that the image I was working form is inaccurate. But, again, whatever.
I painted this in front of an audience using Livestream. Look here to watch a recording of it (click on "On-Demand" at the bottom). Please ignore the first four videos, which simply show my mouse darting around the screen, trying to learn how to do this streaming video business. In fact, I'm going to figure out how to delete those videos. The last two videos are where it's at.
Oil paintings coming very soon!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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Never has a song seemed so appropriate to my life. I'm dreaming these days of a place I love, even more than I usally do. And although I know it's a 30 hour flight back, I promise you that I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. Cheesy? Who cares... more on that later. For now, I have something else to say first.
It's official. I'm a terrible person. When I first set out on this venture, I (desperate for any scrap of detail about this experience) promised myself that I wouldn't be like so many of those other volunteers who start off strong and then three posts later they are finishing their service and going home. It was so frustrating to me and I couldn't fathom why it was so difficult to just keep people undated on your excitingly exotic life. Seriously, guys, how hard can it be?
Well, I'm not above admitting how naïve I was (about so many things, but we don't have to go there today). You see, the challenge is not in finding the time to write, it's finding things to write about. For any of you who really know me, you are well aware that very rarely do I not have something to say about anything and/or everything. Communication isn't a weakness of mine. I'm sure you are puzzled, then, as to why I can look you metaphorically in the eye and say "I don't know what to say." I'm a bit surprised myself.
Here's the thing. When you first arrive in your new foreign home, everything is dazzling and new and so easily describable. The differences are so stark in your mind because your point of reference is fresh. You begin to adjust, settle down, fit in, get a handle on things, and before long you realize that nearly a year has passed and this has become your life. No longer are you uncomfortably aware of how dissimilar everything is, these things are essentially just another day in the neighborhood. You become used to the strangeness and, before long, the strange is normal, and you forget what normal was before. A moment will come when you look around yourself and (whether you are giggling at the absurdity of it or reverent with awe and appreciation) you pause and think to yourself "How can I possibly describe this to someone back home?" And so it becomes easier not to try knowing that there is no way you can capture the moment and relate it back properly to those who have no frame of reference.
I feel guilty. It's part of my job, the Third Goal of Peace Corps, and I should be doing my best to give everyone back home a glimpse of what life is like over here. The fact of the matter is that it's a totally different world, and sometimes my life is so outrageous that it feels like my 15 hour flight was actually a warp through the space-time continuum and I'm really on a planet a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (being stared at like an alien every day only adds to this illusion, surprisingly). I can try; I can describe what we eat, the clothes we wear, the nuances of the language and culture, but no matter what, I will never be able to capture the essence of Zambia accurately for you all. The problem is now that I love my new home so much, I am loath to do or say anything that might misrepresent it. When boiled down, the issue is that the more Zambian I become, the harder it is to remember what it was like to be American. I don't necessarily mind, as it makes my day-to-day living here easier, but it does make the translation back to you more difficult.
So, to conclude what is probably the longest excuse/apology ever, I have a request. I appreciate so very much all of the support from home, and I want to know that I love each and every one of you who is cheering/praying/rooting for me, even the ones that I don't hear from. So ask me questions! Preferably specific ones, not stuff like "What's it like over there…" I'll try to describe anything you want to know, but I just don't know how to encapsulate 'what it's like' anymore. Life and death taxi rides, mouse extermination battles, graphic descriptions of my illnesses, ratio of clean skin to dirty at any given moment, you name it, and I'll do my best to fill you in.
Despite the woe-is-me dialogue above, things are actually going quite well. I'm doing my best to stay busy in the village and enjoy my PC life. My first garden and nursery was an epic failure (apparently during dry season, plants don't grow if you aren't around to water them all the time…preposterous, I know), so I am in the process of repairing my fence and starting again. The rains have started, making that whole watering issue a moot point, so I confident that I will have vegetables as soon as I get my rear in gear and plant…again. The change in weather has been lovely. I thoroughly enjoyed hot season, despite all of the dire warnings of misery, but in some ways I'm glad to have moisture again (Emphasis on 'some.' Laundry is now a huge pain in my tusheni).
SO. Christmas. To say that I am looking forward to the holidays this year is a gross understatement. In 10 days, I will fly to London to meet my sister for what is, I'm quite positive, the BEST Christmas present EVER. Twelve days in London and Paris together, I am over the moon about it. It's hard to believe it's actually Christmas already, I've been anticipating it for so long, I almost don't know what to do with myself now that I've made it this far. Moreover, the complete lack of commercialization of the holidays has been refreshing. Add that to the 80 degree tropical weather, and you have a perfect recipe for "Holy molars, it's the WHAT of DECEMBER!?!?!" It's the best holiday season I could ask for, no pushy commercials, none of those annoying bell-ringers in front of every store, no sales, no music, no lights…Blissful. The best part is, now that I am ready to be festive and cheery, it will be even more magical when I do arrive in Heathrow airport. Jolly good, wot. The way the holidays are supposed to be, in my opinion; like, actually a treat.
Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful season of giving. Thank you to all who sent me Christmas cards and packages, especially the lovely ladies of Beta Sigma Phi in Vancouver! I love you all and appreciate your support and well wishes so very much. (Tanya, I promise your letter is coming :D) Enjoy the blessing of being with your loved ones (I know I will, even if it's only one of them), and remember those who can't be home for Christmas this year, for whatever reason. We're certainly thinking of you.
Peace and cheers to a wonderful New Year!
Xo ash
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Businesses today are still struggling to connect their budgets and financial planning to their operational and tactical planning. Moreover, as manufacturing businesses are faced with increasing complexity in their supply chains and competitive environments to meet customer demand, organizations who strive for performance excellence and increased growth, need to adopt a more formal approach to planning.
As there is little formality to the process and the technology for undertaking successful planning, there are varied approaches to implementing a Sales and Operations Planning methodology. This lack of standardization makes it difficult for organizations to determine where to start, and means the process can be easily derailed by common misconceptions, myths and untruths, that hinder the adoption of successful formal planning strategies.
This solution sheet, Five Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Myths That Are Hurting Your Business, outlines fundamental reasons why manufacturing leaders continue to overlook this best practice, planning business process, including:
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- The real reasons manufacturers have a misguided understanding of S&OP
- Why manufacturing leaders do not realize that connecting their strategic and tactical plans can equal financial reward


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ORLANDO, Fla., June 10 /PRNewswire/ — Syncsort Inc. is exhibiting at the Spring 2008 Microsoft Tech Ed Conference in Orlando, with live demos of Backup Express, the only enterprise data protection software that reduces storage, bandwidth and CPU requirements, while enabling server and site recovery in just minutes. Backup Express's comprehensive support for Windows Server 2008 and its unique ability for almost instant single message restore for Exchange will be highlighted.
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Backup Express (BEX) continues its history of leading, inclusive support for Microsoft environments. By supporting Microsoft's broad range of technology, Backup Express can easily integrate into any environment that has Microsoft equipment and provide easy-to-use, powerful, fast, reliable backups and data protection. BEX leverages its block level incremental backup technology to provide near-instantaneous single message restore capability (BEX Exchange Mailbox Recovery). BEX provides excellent support for virtualized servers with low impact backups and single file restore capabilities.
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Backup Express is an enterprise solution providing fast server backup, reliable disaster recovery and business continuity. Its key benefits include reducing backup time by 90%* (typically less than 10 min/server); reducing recovery time to minutes, instead of hours or days; minimizing storage requirements (26:1*); reducing CPU and bandwidth usage by 90+%; increases backup success rates up to 99+%.
Key features include ability to protect and recover files, applications, and a server OS, with just a single backup image, eliminating the need to run multiple jobs or use additional software; patent-pending Instant Availability which guarantees instant access to data and applications, and recovery in minutes; unique source side data de-duplication that has no impact on CPU usage; a unified platform, with a single user interface and catalog for both traditional file level and block level image backup/recovery; and Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape protection and long-term retention with a single catalog and a single step restore. BEX supports Windows, VMware, Linux, Unix, NetWare, Novell OES, Oracle, SQL, Exchange and more.
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Syncsort Incorporated is a leading developer of high-performance data protection and data management software for mainframe, UNIX, Linux and Windows environments. For 40 years, Syncsort has built a reputation for superior product performance and reliable technical support. An independent market research firm has named Syncsort as one of the top Data Warehouse 100 Vendors for seven years in a row. Over 90 percent of the Fortune 100 companies are Syncsort customers, and Syncsort's products are used in more than 50 countries to protect data in distributed environments, provide complete DR solutions, speed data warehouse processing, and improve performance of data-intensive applications and processes. For more information, visit the Syncsort Web site at www.syncsort.com .
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Penbryn Beach is owned by the National Trust and is approximately 1 mile long at low tide. Parking is at a small P&D car park which has toilets and cycle stands. Next to the car park is Penbryn Beach cafe which has outdoor seating and serves teas, coffees, light lunches and cream teas. Access to the beach from the car park is a 500 yard walk down a leafy lane which ends in a turning area, enabling less able passengers to be dropped off. For a more scenic (and strenuous) route, a path leads into the woods at the rear of the car park following the river Hoffnant down the steep-sided valley known as Cwm Lladron or Robber's Valley - a reference to its history of smuggling.
The beach is sand and some pebbles with a few small caves, and backed by high wooded cliffs. It is good for swimming, surfing, sunbathing and is a popular place for star-gazing at night. At low tide it is possible to walk to Tresaith. Dogs are not allowed anywhere on the beach from 1st May to 30th September.


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The TPMS receiver decodes the radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted by each of the vehicle's tire pressure sensors. The receiver uses its pre-programmed pressure thresholds to alert the driver when a tire pressure sensor detects pressure loss. The receiver uses the vehicle's network to communicate any TPMS or system diagnostic messages. The receiver monitors wheel rotation (transmitted by the pressure sensors) and the received signal strength information (RSSI) for each sensor: this enables it to automatically determine the location of each sensor on the vehicle. Because of this, the sensors do not need to be reprogrammed after the tires are rotated. The display automatically updates with the vehicle's new tire and sensor positions.
Applications: Receiver for TPMS-equipped vehicles that can provide Basic TPMS (low tire light only) or Premium TPMS (auto-learning of replacement sensor IDs and auto-location of the vehicle's four TPMS sensors after a tire rotation, eliminating the need to reprogram new sensor positions).
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A gay man who every one knows is out yet still has 'issues'. Likes to lurk around the corners of gay bars looking miserable and not making eye contact. The exact opposite of a screaming queen.
Stop being such a solitary gay and embrace your gayness!
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Working along side my partner David Spencer, I've watched our church planting ministry in Eastern Kentucky come alive. In places where many denominations and organizations had given up and moved away, the church plants have taken hold and are growing. Success has brought with it some problems. How do we find preachers to serve churches where there may be little, if any, salary? Solution: We are training our own!
Young men and women have answered the call, and the ministry has provided basic training. They are serving under the mentorship of David. One example is Tracy, a quiet hard working married man with two children. He loves the Lord and works with his father who pastors one of the churches. The area is economically depressed. The New York Times recently listed the ten hardest places in the U.S. to live. Four of those areas are where we serve. Tracy lives in one of those areas. He has found a unique way to help support his family as he serves the Lord. He has turned to an old path – he is a beaver trapper!
The energy companies in the mountains must maintain a safe water flow away from strip-mines. Catch basins, lakes, and ponds are built to collect runoff. The water must be properly treated. The EPA carefully monitors the water quality. Beavers have invaded the basins, lakes, and ponds in the area. They dam or clog the overflow channels and pipes. There must be a steady outflow to maintain water quality. Tracy traps the beavers for the energy companies to prevent restricted flow and the emission of dangerous effluents. He is a throw back to early mountain men who made a living as beaver trappers.
Let me share an analogy based on Tracy's experience. Like Tracy, who has taken up an 'old path' physically, we can find strength in the 'old paths' spiritually. May I share a passage of scripture that serves as a guide for our ministry? "God's Message yet again: 'Go stand at the crossroads and look around. Ask for directions to the old path (road), the tried and true path. Then take it. Discover the right route for your souls' (Jerermiah 6:16, Message Translation). For us, the call to the old paths is a call corporately to return to Biblical principles that guided our forefathers in framing our Constitution. It is a call to revisit the moral and ethical standards that guided us as a society and raised America to greatness. It is a call for us as individuals to follow the traditional paths of those who have thrived spiritually. Allow me point you to a few scriptures about old paths and old ways:
- "You (Lord) will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy…" (Psalm 16:11)
- "He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints." (Proverbs 2:8)
- "Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn away from it and pass on." (Proverbs 4:14)
- "All the paths of the Lord are mercy and justice." (Psalm 25:10)
- "In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death." (Proverbs 12:28)
As a country and as individuals, we have all too often left the tried and true old paths. We can look back and see how the Lord has blessed those that follow the old paths that He provided. Wouldn't it be wise to return to His word and His paths.
Let us "be called The Restorer of Paths…" (Isaiah 58:12)
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VIDEO: Kanye West Interview With Matt Lauer On The Today Show!
This is the infamous Kanye West interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show!
"I didn't need you guys to show me the tape and prompt my emotions to what I'm going to say,"
During the interview, Kanye West gets emotional talking about the Gearge Bush and Taylor Swift incident.
After the interview Kanye took to his twitter account to blast Matt Lauer for playing the video of the incidents while he was talking. Kanye tweeted:
"I don't mess with Matt Lauer or the Today Show … and that's a very nice way for me to put it!"
Do you think the "Today" show was unfair to Kanye?
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8 Responses to "VIDEO: Kanye West Interview With Matt Lauer On The Today Show!"
GhettoBebop on November 11th, 2010 5:42 pm
Big Dee on November 11th, 2010 10:25 pm
Why is Matt Lauer still calling him President Bush?
Lance Reply:
November 12th, 2010 at 4:59 am
Because it's a title that he received by becoming Commander in Chief. Just as we call Barack Obama "President Obama" now, that title will remain with him even after he leaves office. Same thing goes with President George H.W. Bush, President Clinton, and so on. This is similar to calling someone "Mr." or "Mrs". It's simply a sign of respect that we show to the men who protected our country.
justtrumiz on November 12th, 2010 6:02 am
matt lauer sucks. lol
jordan on November 12th, 2010 7:29 am
Absolutely not. Lauer said it himself, it's something they do every time they have a guest speak on the show. Kanye needs to understand that although he is an amazing rapper/producer/musician, he is not the king of the world and he is subject to the same procedures society functions under.
TBone Reply:
November 14th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Kanye's reaction to this is completely normal. I mean, the Taylor Swift incident is the darkest part of his career and of course he doesn't like people is bring that up especially after he admitted that he is wrong and people should move on. And throughout the whole interview, Lauer is forcing Kanye to say sorry about what he said to Bush, and Kanye doesn't feel sorry about what he said to Bush. Lauer is making Kanye says what he wanted to hear, which is BS
justtrumiz on November 12th, 2010 10:06 pm
matt lauer sucks.lol
Josey Wales on November 12th, 2010 10:25 pm
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Is it just me, or are there some seriously great book-to-primetime TV series out there right now? And if you've been watching, wow. Nail-biting season finales, right? The Starz series Outlander follows very closely the popular Diana Gabaldon series of books. HBO's Game of Thrones is one of my personal favorites. And then of course many of us remember the True Blood/Southern Vampire Series series and books. I haven't seen or read The Leftovers. Should I?
The problem with book-to-tv or book-to-movie is that faithful readers sometimes become disenchanted when a book character doesn't match up to preconceived notions. Or when a show's writers veer from the book's storyline. Like probably every author since mankind stopped using papryus and parchment, I was a reader before I began writing. I had my favorites, of course–those beloved books from which I began modeling my own writing, those authors whose skill I long to someday achieve but likely never will. I recall being so grateful when the second (or third or fourth or eighth) book in series fell in line with my view of the plot and character fates. Perhaps even more clearly, I recall being heartbroken and furious at unexpected deaths and betrayals. Readers invest in books. It's why we write them. We want our characters to be as beloved and/or as feared by our audience as we love and hate them ourselves.
The latest installment of a popular urban fantasy series I read faithfully feature an awful lot of one and two star reviews. Why? Readers felt the main character fell short of their expectations. That she lost her gall somewhere along the way. As I round the final stretch of the second book in my own series, my thoughts are more sympathetic toward the author. That's a hard pill to swallow. How many times have I thrown a book down disgustedly and thought, "Ugh. What was that author thinking?"
Now I'm the author. If anyone besides my mother reads my books, and if any of those one or two people form any affection for my characters, I want to nurture that budding love. I shudder to think that I would ever disappoint a reader the way I've been disappointed. I shudder. Then I wrap the fleece blanket back around my legs and keep writing. An author must sometimes make hard choices. At the end of the day, we're the ones who close our laptops and lie our heads on battered pillows before contemplating dialogue for sleepless hours on end. We must write what our minds produce. Lord knows you can't please everyone all the time anyway.
Now that I have typed a mile on those other authors' keypads, I'm a fairer reader as an author. I hope I'll be more thoughtful in the future and try not to throw someone's book baby across the room after reading the last chapter. I'll try. Nobody's perfect. Certainly not authors. Certainly not me.
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byronbradshaw necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 75 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
TANSTAAFL has two important connotations, and they are connected.
First, it is a core concept of markets/economics/life. There is a cost for everything, even when you can't see it. Life is actually a massive set of tradeoffs and opportunity costs. Every decision (even when you refuse to make a decision) means that you have paid something (at least your time, the most valuable resource of all) to obtain something else. And when something looks free, it just means the cost is being hidden from you.
Second, the actual all-caps acronym TANSTAAFL (but not the concept) belongs to Robert Heinlein, arguably the greatest sci-fi author in history and was introduced in one of the greatest sci-books, ever, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It is a core tenant of those sometimes called "rational anarchists." So it combines a rejection of authority with putting the highest possible value on freedom.
Finally, worth noting that our music is a mix of classic-rock, funk, jazz, mixed with EDM. And I'm an old guy making music invented by 20 year olds, but using my generation's musical soul.
So, with that background:
I see a very old-school tattoo, but with an almost strange/modern edge.
Like a Lunar-Colony-with-no-laws alternative world version of The Who, or the Sex Pistols, or The Hives (https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=1070&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=The+Hives+band+logo&oq=The+Hives+band+logo&gs_l=img.12...6811.6811.0.76188.8.131.52.0.0.0.61.18.104.22.168....0...1.1.64.img..1.0.0.D-Nm-SYtoI8&bav=on.2,or.&bvm=bv.106379543,d.eWE&dpr=1&ei=thc6Vr-8LsaSmQGG9KXQBA&emsg=NCSR&noj=1#emsg=NCSR&imgrc=XbaJmI04sLPopM%3A )
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Probably the most prominent sports stadium that has been designed within the last decade, HKS has built the Dallas Cowboys Stadium which really replicates and accentuates the brand of the Dallas Cowboys.
HKS Sports and Entertainment Group set-up a system to protect the integrity and the security of all the raw documents that were produced in building the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. With multiple partners spread out through the world, HKS turned to Thru, Inc. to set up a secure platform that allowed them to share information and documents with all their partners. In this video HKS Architect, Mark Williams, discusses how his team utilized Thru to successfully distribute and receive information with its global partners.


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I just wanted to take a moment of your time so that I can express appreciation to you for making your books available to blind or visually impaired persons. We know and appreciate the fact that your donations of books to the Library of Congress and the Talking Book Library's all over the country and abroad are donated and that you do not receive any compensation for your gifts to us. That is why we are grateful. Believe it; you do give to us that cannot see many hours of joy. Being a male, I want you to know that I most enjoy Romance Fiction novels, a close second are Mystery and Detective Stories, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Suspense Fictions. With that said, again thank you from all of us. Those of us who meet at various activities for blind and visually impaired persons often acknowledge the joy of books on tape and now available for download from the internet brings to us much joy. As a blind Viet Nam, veteran and haven worked in the private, sector people ask what my interests are and that is easy to respond books of course. You can imagine the confusion that comes about with that response.
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The Past Preserved at Robie's Country Store2 3 Share Tweet
Hooksett, the small town I come from in New Hampshire, does not have much to show for itself these days. Littered with shopping plazas and used car dealerships, little evidence remains of what was once both a beautiful tourist destination and a bustling manufacturing village in decades long past. Perhaps the only remnant of these times is Robie's Country Store, a lone testament of more fruitful days for my community.
Despite being a historic landmark, it is actually difficult to find any information about the history of this building. It was run by the Robie family from 1887 to 1997, but existed decades before that through other owners. The building burned down twice — in 1857 and 1906 — and was rebuilt promptly each time.
Situated at a railroad stop and the Merrimack River, Robie's served as an ideal hub for a town that oddly had no main street. Furthermore, the store also served as a post office for some time. Townspeople gathered at Robie's to buy groceries and supplies, send letters, grab lunch, and discuss the news of the day.
In the early 1950s, Robie's began to attract the attention of presidential candidates. This started a tradition of presidential hopefuls visiting the store and often stopping for a picture with a member of the Robie family. Such photographs and all sorts of political memorabilia fill a whole wall of the store. I brought a Dutch friend to Robie's Country Store and months later, during the primary for the 2008 election, he told me he saw candidates visiting Robie's on Dutch news.
I know firsthand the more recent history of Robie's. In 1997, Robie's closed because the Robie sons did not want to take over. The store was the busiest I had ever seen it on its last day of operation. There was a mixture of excitement and sadness as everyone waited for the train to pull up so the engineer could stop inside for one last cup of coffee. They emptied out an old Coke machine and gave all the old-fashioned glass soda bottles to children for free. (I still have mine!)
Needless to say, the whole town was disappointed and efforts to reopen Robie's began immediately. I remember my middle school art teacher helped to form a committee. Within a year or two, they succeeded and new owners came in. The efforts to preserve Robie's didn't stop there and in 2000 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. There are even plans to build a dock on the river, which the original building featured.
Robie's is definitely a landmark worth supporting if – for some reason – you are passing through the area. You will have a nice lunch there and there are some cute New Hampshire souvenirs. Plus there is plenty to photograph both inside and out! If you ever find yourself in Hooksett, Robie's Country Store will not disappoint you. And I, for one, hope that Robie's never becomes in danger of closing again, as Hooksett truly is not the same without it.
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Today is St. Stephen's Day.
The citizens of the British Commonwealth denote the day by putting on trunks and gloves to beat each other bloody silly.
Another reason to appreciate the American Revolution - a peaceful December 26th.
If you are starting your Christmas shopping for 2018, you're either way ahead of the curve or cheap.
Tonight's the first night of Kwanzaa.
If you're keeping score, you currently have two turtledoves and a pair of partridges in their respective pear trees (four gifts - remember we're counting the partridge and a pear tree as a unit.)
December 26, 1951 -
The film that introduced Akira Kurosawa to world audiences, Rashomon, starring Toshiro Mifune and Machiko Kyo, premiered in the US on this date.
In the downpour scenes showing the Rashomon Gate, Akira Kurosawa found that the rain in the background simply wouldn't show up against the light gray backdrop. To solve this problem, the crew ended up tinting the rain by pouring black ink into the tank of the rain machine. The ink is clearly visible on the Woodcutter's face just before the rain stops.
December 26, 1957 -
The Ingmar Bergman classic Wild Strawberries, starring Victor Sjostrom, opened in Sweden on this date.
Ingmar Bergman wrote the movie with Victor Sjöström in mind. He and the production company agreed that there would be no movie without Sjöström. Bergman didn't dare to call his idol Sjöström himself about the movie though, so the head of Swedish movie industry made the call.
December 26, 1967 -
50 years ago today, The Beatles gave their fans a Christmas present - Magical Mystery Tour was shown on the BBC on this date.
(I can't seem to embed a version of the show but check out the link above)
One artist who was cast in this film but didn't appear was Jimi Hendrix. Paul McCartney wanted him in the film, but Hendrix was already committed to play at the Monterey Pop Festival, his breakthrough performance. Ironically, McCartney was the person who suggested that Hendrix should get invited to play the festival.
December 26, 1973 -
Here was a great way to celebrate the holidays; The Exorcist, premiered in the US on this date.
Mercedes McCambridge, who provided the voice of the demon, insisted on swallowing raw eggs and chain smoking to alter her vocalizations. Furthermore, the actress who was an alcoholic, wanted to drink whiskey as she knew alcohol would distort her voice even more, and create the crazed state of mind of the character.
Hopefully you'll get to rest
Today in History:
December 26, 1776 -
American forces under Gen. George Washington, having crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, defeated Hessian mercenary troops fighting for the British at the Battle of Trenton, N.J. on this date.
There are reports that the usually stoic future president made a request of the big-boned General Harry Knox: "shift that fat ass Harry, but slowly, or you'll swamp the damned boat."
December 26, 1865 -
I'm not a fan of coffee but why isn't this a bigger deal - James Mason (sometimes known as Nason) of Franklin, Massachusetts registered the first U.S. patent (US Patent No. 51,741) for a coffee percolator on this date.
On this day in 1913, the author of the short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and the satirical dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce disappeared into Mexico while traveling with the army of rebel Pancho Villa. In one of his final letters, the 71-year-old Bierce wrote to his niece, Lora,
December 26, 1919 -
Red Sox owner and Broadway Producer, Harry Frazee believed he has solved one of his many headaches when he sold, an overweight, drunk, whoremongering baseball player to the New York Yankees on this date
December 26, 2004 -
A massive tsunami caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, devastated Southeast Asia, killing more than 250,000 people in a single day and more than half a million lost their homes. This was most devastating tsunami in modern times
The earthquake has been titled the Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake and is the highest magnitude earthquake in the region in over 40 years. The event had the fourth largest death toll from an earthquake in recorded history. Ten years after the quake and tsunami events, the entire region was still trying to recover and to rebuild. Some areas may never recover.
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Why your mobile marketing strategy should put retention first
Mobile marketing has come a long way, but it's still heavily reliant on retention. While customer acquisition is important, constant retention strategies trump repeat advances through downloadable apps, social media access and web page access.
There's a reason over 6.8 billion people use smartphones, and there's a reason mobile traffic constitutes 30 percent of the Internet world's data. Consumers stick to their needs. This year, their needs are focused on repeat usage. Check out the following reasons for retention-centric strategies below.
Reason One: Personalized Data Favors Repeat Customers
The smartphone is a customer extension. It's an immersive, personal platform capable of surpassing other media channels. For this reason, mobile marketers need to be constantly aware of the dynamic digital channel's targeting potential. Customers want deep, intimate connections, and they're being dished out data-driven deals every year.
Because much of the mobile world is data-centric, mobile marketers have reworked entire strategies to create powerful solutions based upon the customer's wants and needs. They needn't focus on power-packing audiences up front.
Reason Two: Mobile Apps are Being Prioritized
While millions of apps are downloaded annually, customers adhere to only a few. That's right: Buyers are relying on a maximum of four apps to go about day-to-day activities.
Additionally, 79 percent of smartphone users report using apps on a daily basis. If you want to boost ROI, you should focus on retention through mobile apps.
Mobile apps experience a high volume of repeat visits, and they're even becoming prioritized by consumers seeking social media access.
Reason Three: Automated SMS is a Superior Outreach Channel
While SMS can be used to garner initial followers, providers like Textpedia are using it to bolster existing audiences. Businesses are creating keyword-triggered campaigns, and they're sending out automatic updates to subscribers. By targeting buyers with promotional messages, digital offers and highly informational texts, your business can boost retention and promote further outreach.
Automated SMS providers remove the legwork of slam-firing texts. In doing so, they give businesses the freedom they need to craft powerful CTAs and send out meaningful content.
Reason Four: Location-Based Services Prioritize Repeat Customers
In 2015, Google reported that 85 percent of the world's top 100 retailers will likely adopt location-based technology before 2016 ends. Why? Because mobile deals have gone local. Mobile beacons, in 2016, are a big deal.
Consumers are turning to location-based marketing to utilize one-time-only deals, location-specific amenities and in-store offers. Because mobile technology will only get sharper, businesses will rely on micro-targeted services to promote products, determine value and create ongoing value through continuous services.
Reason Five: Mobile Video is the Future
If you've ever seen a viral YouTube video, you know how potent Internet media can be. In 2015, mobile took the reins, and it's continuing to be a primary platform for consumed digital media. 60 percent of web traffic is expected to be mobile by the year's end, and 50 percent of all traffic is expected to be video.
When paired with the fact that 80 percent of a business's future revenue is derived from 20 percent of its repeat customers, retention-based marketing appears to be a winning strategy. A lot of app developers have poured time, money and innovation into consumer-targeted ad campaigns. They've also focused on word-of-mouth tactics to take advantage of social media.
If you want to boost your revenue, you'll need to step up your retention game. Mobile users can be fickle, and they'll drop a brand not offering ongoing value.
It's 2016, and it's time to settle the score. Create a strategy conducive to retention, woo your buyers and secure an audience capable of lasting a lifetime.
What's Next?
How do you ensure that your customer is getting the best mobile experience possible when interacting with your brand? Make sure to share them with us in the comments below. I would love to read them.
About author
Sophorn Chhay
Sophorn is the marketing guy at Trumpia, a mobile content delivery service that allows users to customize their one-to-one marketing efforts by interconnecting and optimizing all digital platforms. As an innovator in two-way SMS/MMS marketing, Trumpia's mission is to empower brands and public figures with interactive access to their audiences, reaching targeted affinity groups in a personal way. Trumpia delivers world-class content such as video, ticketing, polling, products sales, contests and giveaways.


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