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Dear dollmaker friends,
This month we have a sale, more patterns, and more
free projects for
you! So without further adieu, let's get to it!
Mary Ann and Bonnie
We're making it easy for you to get in a holiday mood
- and it
doesn't matter which holiday! From today through Wednesday
12th we are taking 20% OFF all the patterns in the
following four
search engine categories on our site:
We'll automatically take the discount on our end.
If you prefer
to send a check, e-mail Mary Ann at
to confirm correct amount.
Picture Perfect Portrait Dolls in Ten Easy Steps
By Mary Ann Kaahanui
The day may come, if it hasn't already when you would
like to create
a portrait doll of a relative, friend or client. It's
great fun
characterizing a subject's personality in the clothing
embellishment of a doll, but it's
all the more satisfying when you can accurately render
their face.
The following method has proven very successful for
me and I'd love to
share it with you. You will need the following:
Piece of clear acetate (can use a report cover
or card box
top) Black fine line permanent marker Access to a copier or
FAX machine that will enlarge and reduce or a scanner
Mechanical pencil or brown fine tip permanent marker Skin fabric
of choice--woven fabric is better for this method
Step 1. Gather several full faced and hatless photos
of your
subject. Ideally you should try and get the largest
photo of the face
as possible, however, this method works on even tiny
faces. If your
subject wears glasses, it's extremely helpful to have
a photo without
them, but not always possible to get. Be sure to find
out what color
the subject's eyes are if you don't know.
Step 2. Select the photo of the face you wish to
trace and place it
on the table UPSIDE DOWN. Viewing a picture upside
down prevents your
brain from making subconscious judgments or interpretations
what it sees and will enable you to see the lines
of the features
more clearly.
Step 3. Put the acetate over the photo and with the
black fine
tip marker outline the mouth, nostrils, line of the
nose, shape of the
eyes and eyebrows. Once you have established the main
features you
can add any other facial lines you see in the photo
made by creases,
furrows, bags, dimples, crow's feet and so forth.
I have found that
theMOUTH is the most important feature to get exactly
right for the
drawing to look like your subject. Don't be concerned
if all the
features are not symmetrical. One eye or eyebrow may
appear higher or
lower,larger or smaller--it won't matter.
Step 4. Draw the outline of the head all the way around
features. You particularly want to capture the shape
of the chin.
Try and determine where the top of the head is underneath
the hair.
You can also mark the position of the ears as a reference
if you plan
to add ears later. This outline can be the basis for
drafting a
pattern for the head if you need it.
Step 5. Enlarge or reduce this tracing as necessary
according to
the size of the doll you wish to make. If you use
a copy machine, put
a piece of paper behind the acetate so the drawing
will show up. If
you have a scanner you can adjust the size on your
Step 6. Place your skin fabric over the sized drawing
so that
the grain of the fabric is on the bias. If necessary,
use a light
table or tape the picture and fabric to a windowpane
to help you see
through the fabric.
Step 7. Using a light pencil line or brown fine tip
marker, trace only the main features onto the fabric.
DO NOT include
the outline of the head. Use the photos you have gathered
reference to paint/color/embroider the face by the
method of your
choice before the doll's head is constructed.
Step 8. For these portrait faces I normally use a
face pattern and two piece back head. If you don't
draft your own
patterns,use a head pattern you already have adjusting
the shape of
the chin to match the outline of the subject's full
head. You could
also draw a seam allowance around the outline of the
head and go from
Step 9. Mark the center points of your chosen pattern
piece top to
bottom (vertical line) and side to side (horizontal
line). Line
up the pattern piece over the completed features on
your face fabric.
The nose and the center of the mouth should be under
the vertical line
and the yes should be right under the center horizontal
line for an
adult doll and slightly below the line for a child.
Be sure there is
at least an eye's width between the outer edges of
the eyes and the
seam line at the side of the face, and an eye' s width
between the
bottom of the mouth and the seam line of the chin.
Sew and firmly
stuff the head.
Step 10. Needle sculpting:
Only minimal needle sculpting can be done on a face
made with this
method. Too much sculpting will distort the features
and even
though the face may look wonderful, it won't look
like the subject! I
usually indent the eyes, pull a little extra stuffing
up behind the
nose and take a
few stitches to give it a little definition, and indent
each end of
the mouth. It's a bit of trial and error, you have
to check
constantly to ensure it still looks like your subject.
That's all there is to it. Don't be discouraged if
you don't
"nail" the subject on the first try. As
with most things practice
will make the process easier. Why not dig out some
favorite family
photos or select magazine pictures to practice on.
If you aren't
quite satisfiedwith a face, ask someone else to look
at it. It's
often easier for a disinterested party to point out
the feature that's
not quite right.
Click here to see several dolls Mary Ann made using
this method.
We are delighted to bring you SYLVIA SCHORR'S exquisite
Edition "Miss Galaxy" pattern for her Miss
Galaxy 2002
Challenge. The pattern includes an entry form for
this imaginative
challenge that includes all the details for rules,
deadlines and
prizes. You won't want to miss this exciting event
and this
exquisitely classic doll pattern.
Additional details can be found on Sylvia's site
New Zealand's MARILYN NICOLSON continues to inspire
us with
her imaginative patterns. Her latest is "Nadiva
- Noble
Angel" an exotically stylized free-standing angel.
We have two more fabulous press mold projects from
GOSHON! "Wisdom" is an elegant wall hanging
doll and "Freedom"
an exuberant pindoll. The patterns for both of these
include the press molds for the faces AND the body
patterns all in
We also have two wonderful treats from the renowned
SMALL PATTERSON. Melinda has designed a delightful
1.5" tall
Miniature Vasalisa Intuition Pocket Doll, which is
now available in
our FREE PATTERN section for you to enjoy.
In addition, we now have her Celtic Dragon, inspired
by the Celtic
knotwork art from illuminated pages and stone markers.
Cartwright's Sequins
Sequins with a satin finish, a new line of opaque
iridescent sequins,
a new line of satin and iridescent rocaille beads
and some new shaped
iridescent sequins.
Mock Silver Tray
Bonnie's life is full of unfinished projects. Real
life just keeps
getting in the way. She started a doll for the Hoffman
Challenge, and
it is still waiting for clothes. She has a doll almost
finished for
the Treasures of the Gypsy Challenge, but the deadline
has come and
gone. She made Sylvia Schorr's Miss Galaxy, who is
still naked, but
can't enter that contest because Dollmaker's Journey
is one of the
sponsors. Wewill put a picture upon our website if
she ever finishes
it. However, that pattern is really wonderful, and
because it is
limited to only 250 signed copies, we recommend that
anyone who has an
interest in a fashion doll with lots of clothing patterns
order it
before it is retired. She is also taking an internet
class with Pearl
Red Moon, and has two unfinished dolls waiting for
hands and faces.
(At least they have pants andshoes!)
How many of you have UFP's (unfinished projects),
and how do you
keep track of them? Perhaps in a future newsletter
Bonnie will
share some organizing secrets she has discovered along
the way.
Two of Mary Ann's sisters recently came down from
New Jersey with
their daughters for another 2 day doll making marathon.
Megan (almost 13) and Brynn (11) decided that this
year they wanted
to make dolls for their beds which meant that they
wanted them a
little softer without the wiring of previous dolls
they've made. Robe
velour was chosen for the body fabric. We had some
problems with the
fabric shifting and had to make a couple of the limbs
several times,
but it all worked out in the end. After a short tutorial
feature placement, the girls worked out their faces
on paper. They
used rubber bands and straight pins to position the
features, gessoed
in the eyes and lips then used paints and gel pens
to complete the
faces. Their Moms helped them make a funky mix'n'match
wardrobe for
each doll.
Project pictures will soon be in our showcase:
At long last Mary Ann's basement studio is organized
and up and
running! Even though she's still waiting for the electrician
come and install more light fixtures and outlets she'd
making do with
a very long extension cord and power strip. This past
week she been
having a ball making Leta Benedict's "Old Saint
Nick", Meo Feroy's
"Elf Elton" and Karen Shifton's "Gentleman
Jerome." - each project
uniquely wonderful ( and all on sale this week!)
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The city of Mt. Healthy is celebrating its Bicentennial with a "Day of Living History" on Saturday Oct. 7th.
We are seeking a young African American woman [stage age 25-30] to portray the wife of painter Robert Duncanson. They lived in Mt. Healthy c.1830-50. This is a volunteer event; the time commitment is short – one afternoon, a costume fitting and a brief meeting before hand to go over arrangements. We provide a short script and costume.
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We at Camp Agape do our best to offer amazing field trips, fun activities, and educational experiences. At the same time we make every effort to keep Camp Agape affordable. Registration will be made easy this year with set prices for each week which include both tuition and field trip costs.*
*The Challenge Adventure Week (with a Six Flags trip) is priced differently due to awesome adventures! 4th of July week is cheaper as there is no camp on Wednesday.
Here is a copy of the Camp 2018 Schedule. (Note- The schedule is subject to change.)
Total Costs (minus the one time registration fee and optional early or late care) are as follows:
Extended Care: We realize your schedule may not allow you to match Camp Agape's normal operating hours (9:00am-3:30 pm), so we offer early arriver and late pickup from 7 am- 6 pm each day. Extended care costs are per child and are as follows:
- Extra Early Arriver (7-9am): $12 per day
- Early Arriver (8-9am): $7 per day
- Late Pick up (3:45-5pm): $7 per day
- Extra Late Pick Up (3:45-6pm): $12 per day
Registration Fee: $39 per child. This is a one-time fee which includes the price of the camp t-shirt.
Multiple Sibling– You will receive $10 off your tuition per week for each child when you have two or more siblings attending.
Life Bridge Members– You will receive $10 off per child if you are an active member of Life Bridge Community Church.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
True Picture of Missionaries!
But what a pity many comment on it without having any idea,
As they don't use their senses,
They don't think about its consequences,
Many blindly support the Christian missionaries,
Who in reality are dangerous visionaries,
Now u may ask a obvious question,
That how can missionaries cause destruction,
So let me give u an example,
Which to understand is easy and simple,
Suppose if I was an ISI agent,
And u an Indian who needed money very urgent,
And I would give the money to u,
Asking in return from u a favor to do,
Some favor that shall be harmful to the nation,
But in return I would end ur starvation,
So is it something that u would justify,
That for ur happiness u make others die,
If no then tell me my friend,
What are the results of this conversion trend,
Although helping poor people is right,
Its wrong to later instigate them to fight,
India is getting affected by church sponsored terrorism,
Which exposes the missionary's barbarism,
Although the missionaries give Hindus some bread,
But in return they ask for their fellow Hindus dead,
If missionaries were one's who really wanted to help the poor in need,
Then why would they ever ask anything in return for their noble deed,
The real giving is a giving,
When in return u don't get or expect anything,
So my dear Hindus realize the danger,
And understand the reason for our anger,
We know the missionaries are here for a reason,
To spread Christianity in India like poison,
So the next time u support a Christian missionary,
Remember that ur supporting an anti-Indian visionary,
Who in return for his noble deed,
Would ask the converts to make other Hindus bleed,
So dear Hindus lets unite today and fight with determination,
The Christian missionaries who are the true enemies of our Nation!
2 comments:
Christian Missionaries started the best schools and the best hospitals in India and now after reaping the benefits you will kill them! So typical!
Yes , they come with the intent of preaching the Gospel, the good news of Christ...people are attracted to the good news, a religion which is free of castes...NOT all the goodies are for the Bhramins...maybe now people have the chance of being treated like human beings, they are hopeful , now they are thinking about Salvation, about life after death ...yes missionaries have brought money and clothing and books and medicine, they have infact left their comfortable places, clean homes and good medical care to come to India to share with the less fortunate so let us all kill them because how dare they!!! Are you thinking logically?!
I am sure not one missionary has forced hindus to convert at knife point or gun point!! Now if hindus are in need of financial help and try to suck up to the missionaries by embracing chritianity I would hope people in India have the freedom to chose! Maybe all hindus with money can go give money to the christians and maybe some Chritians will come over to your side?!! Freedom to chose. Yes, absolutely, missionaries have the intention of preaching the Gospel. Conversion is an individulas choice. Choice is a right of the poor, middle-class and the rich!Ann
- May 1, 2009 at 7:05:00 AM GMT+5:30
I want hindus to live in my mother land
- September 8, 2009 at 10:36:00 AM GMT+5:30


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Having recently got hold of a copy of the Docrafts Chronology CD which came free with the Docrafts magazine I really wanted to use one of the backing papers and once I'd decided which one, I felt the card needed a suitable border to finish it off. I created the border in Craft Artist 2 Professional, exported it as a png file to use in Silhouette Studio & cut it out on my Craft Robo Lite. The cogs border and the numbers (also cut on my Robo Lite) were coloured with Promarkers, as were the digital stamp & the grey card.
For once the card came out exactly how I planned it in my head - a rare event!
Base cardstock: Xerox Colotech Plus 300gsm
Cogs/numbers cut from Tesco Executive 160gsm
Backing paper: Docrafts Chronology
Promarkers: Cardinal Red, Satin, Denim Blue, Ice Grey 1, 2 & 4
Finished card size: 15cm square


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Diesel Rotary UPS (no-break KS) has been in market since 1989 and provides uninterruptible power supply system used to secure and protect the critical equipments from the mains / grid failure. Manufactured and tested in modern facilities, this provides multiple benefits such as No AC requirement, No power electronics, No need for battery banks, take care of harmonics generation, compact size, high reliability, small footprint, user friendly, easy maintenance and reduced voltage distortions.
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In case of a power outage, the kinetic energy accumulated in the outer rotor or accu-rotor) supplies the load until the diesel engine is running at its rated speed. Within seconds the diesel engine becomes the source of power and this is how your critical loads are always fully secured. All this happens, without the slightest interruption or aberration to the load. The Kinetic Energy Accumulator At the heart of the NO-BREAK KS is its kinetic energy accumulator: a clever but simple system to store and retrieve kinetic energy. It consists of two rotating parts: the outer rotor runs mechanically-free around the inner rotor. The inner rotor, driven by the main shaft, rotates at 1500 rpm (50 Hz) or 1800 rpm (60 Hz). It contains two sets of windings; a three-phase AC winding and a DC winding.


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Peter Griffin License
Most of the licenses exist to be placed in other people's wallets for later embarrassment. The Peter Griffin driver's licence is a prime example. He is actually drooling while getting his license picture taken.
The back says "Lets go drink till we can't feel feelings anymore" - which is not cool. But let's face it, this is Peter Griffin. If real-world consequences applied, he would still be in jail from that incident with chicken-man. ON SALE until it's not.


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Low Stock Reorder
This function allows streamlined reordering of stock that is running low, ensuring no sales are lost due to an item being out of stock.
Set up Products (necessary)
Set up Suppliers (recommended)
Set up low stock reorder points
For stock to be presented for reorder automatically, the low stock reorder points must be set up for each inventory item you wish to reorder. Low stock reorder points can be set up for total product numbers and also for amount of product in each location.
To set up low stock reorder points:
Navigate to Inventory -> Products
Select the relevant product
Enter a Minimum Before Reorder Quantity and the Reorder Quantity. This sets up the low stock reorder point for total numbers of the product.
Go to the Suppliers tab and click + or Add more items to add a supplier from the dropdown list for this product. You can choose as many suppliers as you wish for each product.
Click Save to finish
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Navigate to Inventory -> Products
Select the relevant product
Go to the Reorder Levels tab
Click +Location
Enter the Location, Minimum Before Reorder and Reorder Quantity
Click Save to finish
Low stock reorder
A product will now be automatically shown in the Reorder Stock module once the quantity drops below the minimum before reorder quantity.
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Navigate to Purchase -> Reorder
Click a Supplier. This displays a list of available products for reorder. Alternatively, click Select All to select all products needing reorder.
Select a Product by checking the box next to it
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How I Begin a Commission
The creative, mental wheels start to turn the moment I receive a commission. I visualize what I might do with the request as far as composition of the painting, selecting the palette, working with the presentation.
If the subject is available, I spend time looking, observing and seeing its general and detailed appearance. My mind is filled with the subject. Eventually the sketch book comes out and my thoughts are transferred to paper in both general and detailed drawings. I also spend time researching the subject on line and in books and always learn new things about the subject, such as the fact that Bird of Paradise plants are poisonous. And I had just used a kitchen knife to cut off a flower for further study....
My current commission is for a 48" x 60" painting filled with Bird of Paradise and Hibiscus. These plants are growing in my yard, so it has been easy to spend time with them.
After the studies are done and the palette is selected I will usually paint a small version. For this painting I am working on a square canvas for the smaller painting, so even though the composition will be a bit different in the larger work, I have the opportunity to adjust my palette, present the idea behind the larger work to the client, and work with the overall design.
When the small painting is 'complete' I send photos to the client to obtain their approval and confirm we are both on the same page, so to speak. Today is the day the photo of this small painting goes off to the client. Check back here later in the week and I will let you know what transpires.
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Gastroparesis is a delayed gastric emptying disorder that can cause mild to severe symptoms. This disease interferes with the natural contractions which move food down into the small intestine for digestion. It often results from damage to the vagus nerve that controls that movement. It can also be the result of diabetes and unchecked blood sugar.
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Becoming a Cacti and Succulents Enthusiast
It was in February 2017 when I started collecting various kinds of cacti and succulents. I started with 8 kinds when I passed by a seller. When I saw what he was selling, my heart melted and there were glitters in my eyes. Haha. I was very impulsive at that time because I shelled out… Read More Becoming a Cacti and Succulents Enthusiast


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November 07, 2017 16:52 ET
Sales and Profit Exceed Guidance with Record Results; Raises Full Year Outlook for Fiscal 2017
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(Marketwired - Nov. 7, 2017) - Primo Water Corporation (NASDAQ:PRMW) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.
Third Quarter 2017 Business Highlights:
(All comparisons above are with respect to the third quarter ended September 30, 2016)
"We are very pleased with our record sales and profitability, as well as continued strong consumer demand of our dispensers through the third quarter. These results reflect our entire organization's strong execution, particularly in the regions impacted by the hurricanes where we benefited from being a trusted water and dispenser solution for consumers," commented Matt Sheehan, Primo Water's Chief Executive Officer and President. "Our financial results demonstrate the strength of our recurring revenue and leverage model and our team's ability to deliver on our core strategies. Lastly, we continue to have confidence in our business and believe we are well positioned for long-term growth."
Third Quarter Results
Total sales more than doubled to $82.2 million from $35.5 million in the prior year quarter, with growth in all three reporting segments - Refill, Exchange and Dispensers. Results were positively impacted by recent hurricane activity in Texas and Florida and the timing of Dispenser shipments. Refill net sales increased to $51.3 million from $7.4 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to the inclusion of sales from Glacier, which was acquired in December 2016. Exchange net sales increased 8.6% to $20.4 million from $18.8 million in the prior year quarter, driven by a 6.2% increase in U.S. same-store unit sales. We have experienced positive same-store unit growth in every quarter since becoming a public company in November 2010. Dispenser segment net sales increased 12.4% to $10.5 million from $9.3 million in the prior year quarter, due in part to the timing of shipments as well as strong sell-thru, which was 169,000 units in the third quarter.
Gross margin percentage was 30.3%, compared to 31.2% in the prior year quarter. The change in gross margin percentage is primarily due to the Glacier acquisition. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.9 million compared to $4.9 million in the prior year quarter, primarily the result of the Glacier acquisition. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased to 9.7% from 13.8% in the prior year quarter.
U.S. GAAP net income was $4.9 million, or $0.14 per diluted share compared to $2.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income from continuing operations was $6.4 million or $0.19 per diluted share compared to $3.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled to $18.0 million from $6.7 million in the prior year quarter, driven by the increase in net sales and continued leverage of SG&A expenses.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Outlook
We are raising guidance for the full year of 2017 and now expects sales in the range of $284.5 million to $288.5 million, an increase from prior guidance of $283.5 million to $287.5 million. The Company now expects Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $54.5 million to $55.8 million compared to prior guidance of $54.0 million to $55.5 million.
Chief Financial Officer Succession
As part of a structured succession, we announced today the retirement of our Chief Financial Officer, Mark Castaneda, effective January 2018. At that time David J. Mills, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, will succeed Mr. Castaneda as CFO.
Mr. Castaneda joined Primo as CFO in 2008, and has been instrumental in Primo's growth, including our initial public offering and the acquisition of Glacier Water. Mr. Mills joined Primo in 2009 as our Controller and was promoted to Vice President of Finance and Treasurer in 2011.
"Mark is a great leader and played a critical role in our company, our culture and our progress. Mark has led many major initiatives over the years that have positioned Primo for the future. We are excited to celebrate Mark's well-deserved retirement, while we are also very excited about David's leadership. We thank Mark for his decade of service to Primo as well as his continuing contributions as we work to complete the transition. Mark and David have partnered together closely for the last several years, and this announcement is another great example of our strong succession process," said Mr. Sheehan.
Mr. Mills has over 25 years' in finance and brings tremendous experience to the CFO role. Prior to joining Primo, Mr. Mills held the positions of Treasurer and Controller for InterAct Public Safety Systems, a private software company, and Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting at Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation. Mr. Mills began his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young, where he last served as an Audit Senior Manager.
"David has been a key part of our management team and has proven his ability to lead. We are confident in his proven leadership, intelligence and passion as we continue to focus and invest in growing our business," Mr. Sheehan said.
We also announced today that Michael L. Cauthen will be promoted to Vice President of Finance, effective January 2018, reporting to Mr. Mills. Mr. Cauthen, who has been with Primo since 2011, previously served as our Senior Director of Finance and Controller.
"Michael has been a shining star for Primo for a long time. Michael has demonstrated that he is a strong business partner and he has earned this promotion," Mr. Sheehan said. "It's fun to watch stars perform in an organization and it's rewarding to see two talented leaders in David and Michael take on expanded roles and I am confident they will thrive in their new responsibilities."
Conference Call and Webcast
We will host a conference call to discuss these matters at 4:30 p.m. ET today, November 7, 2017. Participants from Primo Water will be Matt Sheehan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Castaneda, Chief Financial Officer. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted at the Investor Relations section of Primo Water's website at www.primowater.com, and will be archived online through November 22, 2017. In addition, for the live broadcast listeners may dial (866) 712-2329 in North America, and international listeners may dial (253) 237-1244.
About Primo Water Corporation
Primo Water Corporation (Nasdaq: PRMW) is North America's leading single source provider of multi-gallon purified bottled water, self-service refill water and water dispensers sold through major retailers throughout the United States and Canada. For more information and to learn more about Primo Water, please visit our website at www.primowater.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are not based on historical fact and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the applicable securities laws and regulations. These statements include the Company's financial guidance and those related to the Company's growth and integration plans and its realization of acquisition related synergies. These statements can otherwise be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "feel," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "should," "would," "will," and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Owing to the uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, actual results could differ materially from those stated herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, adverse changes in the Company's relationships with its independent bottlers, distributors and suppliers, the loss of major retail customers of the Company or the reduction in volume or change in timing of purchases by major retail customers, lower than anticipated consumer and retailer acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services, the entry of a competitor with greater resources into the marketplace, competition and other business conditions in the water and water dispenser industries in general, the Company's experiencing product liability, product recall or higher than anticipated rates of sales returns associated with product quality or safety issues, the loss of key Company personnel, dependence on key management information systems, changes in the regulatory framework governing the Company's business, the Company's inability to efficiently expand operations and capacity to meet growth, the Company's inability to develop, introduce and produce new product offerings within the anticipated timeframe or at all, the Company's inability to comply with its covenants in its credit facility,
significant liabilities or costs associated with litigation or other legal proceedings, general economic conditions, the possible adverse effects that decreased discretionary consumer spending may have on the Company's business, difficulties with the successful integration and realization of the anticipated benefits and synergies from the Glacier Water acquisition, including incorporation of internal controls and critical information technology systems such as management information systems and related tools, failure to manage our expanded operations following the Glacier Water acquisition, the incurrence of costs related to the Glacier Water acquisition, changes to the Company's board of directors and management in connection with the Glacier Water acquisition, the impact of the loss or non-retention of certain key personnel after the Glacier Water acquisition, the termination or renegotiation of agreements with customers, suppliers and other business partners in connection with the Glacier Water acquisition, the possibility that the Company's financial results following the Glacier Water acquisition may differ materially from the unaudited pro forma financial statements that were previously made available, the restrictions imposed upon our business as a result the restrictive covenants contained in our credit agreements, the possibility that we may fail to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, and the negative effects that global capital and credit market issues may have on our liquidity, the costs of our borrowing and our operations of our suppliers, bottlers, distributors and customers as well as other risks described more fully in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2017 and its subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements reflect management's analysis as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to revise these statements to reflect subsequent developments, other than in its regular, quarterly earnings releases or as otherwise required by applicable securities laws.
Use of Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial statements, we provide investors with information related to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income from continuing operations, which are not financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as the income (loss) from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization; interest expense, net; provision for income taxes; non-cash change in fair value of warrant liability; non-cash stock-based compensation expense; non-recurring and acquisition-related costs; and (gain) loss on disposal and impairment of property and equipment and other.
Adjusted net income from continuing operations is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations less the provision for income taxes, change in fair value of the warrant liability, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, non-recurring and acquisition-related costs, and (gain) loss on disposal and impairment of property and equipment.
We believe these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. Management uses these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to compare our performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses and planning purposes. These non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are also presented to our board of directors and adjusted EBITDA is used in our credit agreements.
Non-U.S. GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-U.S. GAAP measures exclude significant expenses that are required by U.S. GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements and are subject to inherent limitations.
Primo Water CorporationMark Castaneda, Chief Financial Officer(336) 331-4000ICR Inc.Katie Turner(646) 277-1228
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We argued that protecting nature results in cost savings for governments, because natural areas provide many direct ecological benefits that sustain the health and wellbeing of our communities at little or no cost. These include services like clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat, and flood control. All of these are costly to replace if they are degraded or lost due to mismanagement, assuming they can be replaced at all.
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But the ALR has consistently been degraded by development, under the watch of government, despite the fact that its rich agricultural lands offer so much more to society than just blueberries and broccoli. The ALR's planted crops and agricultural soils sequester and store millions of tonnes of atmospheric carbon, thereby acting as a "hedge" or offset against carbon pollution.
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A paltry 277 hectares have been added as compensation. A David Suzuki Foundation report found that a lot of ALR land has also been removed in other prime agricultural regions of B.C.
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How can you keep your lawn healthy when it's hot and dry? If you want a green lawn when the weather is hot and dry, it is going be tough, as you are fighting Mother Nature. You see, in northern climates, including Southern Ontario, turf is composed of cool season grasses such as Kentucky Blue Grass, Fescues and Perennial Ryes. Their most active growing periods are in the spring and fall when temperatures are moderate and precipitation events are more frequent. These species have their dormancy period during the hot and dry summer months and over the winter.
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Keeping your grass green and lush during a hot dry summer will take work and a LOT of water. You will have to continue to water your lawn throughout the summer to prevent the grass from ever going into dormancy. It may mean a fabulous looking green lawn, but you are breaking the turf's natural tendency to go into dormancy. You will also be wasting drinking water, water that has to be pumped, purified and delivered to your tap by your local municipality. That takes a lot of energy, energy that causes carbon emissions, contributing to smog and poor air quality. And then you get your water bill… Although we don't pay a lot for water in Canada, it still adds up.
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- You are helping the environment by doing absolutely nothing.
Option 2: Be that guy and spend your free time, energy and money fighting Mother Nature to keep your lawn from going dormant. You may have the best looking green lawn on the block, but you may end up being the oddball on the block. Across Canada, almost half of the population no longer waters their lawns, less than 20% water their lawns on a regular basis.
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Option 3: Consider alternatives to turf. Typically you see suggestions to get rid of your lawn and plant a garden. Healthy turf can go six weeks without water. If you are replacing your lawn with a garden, make sure the garden won't need more water and maintenance than the lawn would have. Consider sedums, succulents, decorative stonework, mulched areas, larger deck and outdoor living areas or more tree and shrubs (with mulch, good soil and the right species, an established shrub bed can last weeks in a dry spell). You could also try a clover lawn, which stays green in the summer and fixes its own nitorgen, eliminating the need for fertlizer!
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- Better curb appeal for your home.
Some ideas:
Here is a link to another blog with some nice ideas for lawn alternatives: http://jocelynsgarden.blogspot.com/2011/08/garden-designers-roundtable-lawn.html (it is from down south, but use the concepts, they still work up north).
It's your choice folks.
Happy gardening….


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So about 2 weeks ago, I realized that my monthly visitor was a little late in showing up. My husband tried convincing me to go buy a test. I wouldn't do it. Probably the fear back in my head keeping me from doing it, but I let on that I just probably calculated things wrong and that I'd test maybe in a week or so.
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So I'm having a baby. Another one. I already have two kids – what in the world will I do with another one?! Guess God has a sense of humor and apparently knows what He's doing, cause this is definitely something He cooked up, I can tell. 🙂
Andrew (almost 8) was frustrated with the news at first – saying how this one would just fight with and beat him up like Macy(2) does. Then he felt better after we reassured him that this one would probably have to deal more with Macy than himself, and that he'd probably be the one rescuing the new kiddo from his crazy sister more times than not. He likes the idea of the new baby now but still makes sure to remind me that "this one's going to have to learn everything on his own – I'm not showing him how to do anything." Guess he figures since we're oh-so-hard on him and make him learn everything on his own (where in the world he got that, I'll never know!!!), that the new baby will have to do the same. Sheesh.
Friends & family all found out at random times – Miguel, after throwing up in his trashcan at work after hearing the news (okay, maybe not so much in his trashcan, but after blurting out "OH MY WORD" when I sent him the picture message on his phone, he did say he had a queasy stomach and had to hang up lol), wanted to tell everyone he knew. I, of course, wanted to make it a grand surprise, so I let him tell his family and I saved the news for my family until Christmas Eve when we were to have our big family party.
So now the news is "Facebook official" and our families both know and are happy for us… but me?? I'm going to have a 3rd child. 3 c-sections. 3 kids to call me mommy. 3 kids to give me more gray hair.
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— Carlsbad, CA – Simple Being is excited to announce the launch of its Bluetooth body fat scale that will help keep people's weight, body fat and other essential body composition percentages in check. The official launch date for Bluetooth body fat scale is August 14th, 2018.
Many recent studies have established that monitoring weight on a daily basis improves weight loss and adoption of weight control behaviors. Additionally, Traci Thompson, Director of PEAK Health & Wellness at the University of Utah, deemed that body composition is one of the best indicators of overall health as it can help determine your risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic disease, osteoporosis, and other diseases.
Simple Being believes that they can offer something that can help people regularly check their weight and overall body composition to help them achieve realistic health and fitness goals. The company launches their Bluetooth body fat scale that can almost instantly provide critical data including your weight, body water, body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, BMI, visceral fat, calorie, and body age.
"Determining physical fitness has already evolved – it's not just about losing weight. Fitness specialists can attest that there are other important factors in determining a person's physical fitness such as body fat percentage, muscle mass, etc. People tend to be concerned only about the number they see on a traditional weighing scale, they often disregard the vital role that muscles, fat, bone, and water play. The number you see when you step on a regular scale really doesn't tell the whole story about how healthy or unhealthy you may be," said Angela Peet, Online Marketing Officer of Simple Being.
Simple Being claims that their Bluetooth body fat scale will help people get a more detailed picture of their general health. They believe that it is highly effective in tracking not just weight, but a person's overall fitness level. It comes with a downloadable app that is available for devices with iOS or Android version 4.3 and Bluetooth 4.0 or higher system.
"Our product is very easy to use. Actually it is designed for home use. No setup is required as it auto calibrates between uses. It has a large LCD, step-on technology for auto switch on and off, plus low battery and overload indicators. Importantly you won't be needing a Wi-Fi connection to get your body composition metrics. Just connect to your device's Bluetooth and you'll receive your stats within seconds of stepping on the scale," Tim Jenkins added.
Simple Being's Bluetooth body fat scale will be available for sale on Amazon US as well on the company website. The product features impact-resistant tempered glass platform and stainless steel sheet iron to support up to180kg/400lbs. It is also equipped with high precision sensor system and CPU.
According to their product page, the company offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and 1-year warranty.
For more information about the product you can check out their website at www.simplylifehome.com or their Amazon store.
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Organization: SimplyLife Home
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Website: http://www.simplylifehome.com
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Having just celebrated his 21st birthday, Orikal Uno has already established himself as a fixture on the celebrated Twin Cities music scene, He is probably well liked by your own favorite hip-hop artist, even if you've never heard of him. By 2011 that will probably change as Antonio Rosario a.k.a. Orikal Uno releases his debut LP simply titled Uno. The artist previously known simply as Orikal, has been a workaholic since first entering the game at the ripe age of 13. The native of the West Side of Saint Paul, self released numerous albums and mixtapes and shared stages with some local heroes from the Rhymesayers and Doomtree crews as well as many other Twin Cities hip-hop legends.
Three years ago he tapped longtime collaborator Anonimust to produce a full length debut LP for him that would set the stage for this next chapter in his career. Anonimust, who was previously known as "Jayechs" has been a long time fixture of the Twin Cities music scene and songwriter for artists locally and nationally. He gained his first exposure as a member of the groundbreaking hip-hop group S.U.S.P.E.C.T.S. and went on to continue a successful career producing songs for artists and music for TV and movies. As a father of two young children, the former Jayechs changed his stage name to Anonimust in 2007 to reflect the change in his musical style when he founded the group Hour to Hope, to personally work on positive music and no longer wrote songs that included profanity or the "n-word." As a producer, he still allows a "no-holds barred" experience for the artists he works with, and for Orikal Uno he provided a soundtrack unlike anything ever attempted for a hip-hop artist.
Together the collaboration of Orikal Uno and Anonimust - two artists at the top of their game, and in a crossroads of life - made for an LP worthy of cover-to-cover listening, even in this world of song-by-song downloads in iTunes. Capturing three years of risk-taking and progressive songwriting, the album presents a fully-fledged introduction to one of the most innovative artists to emerge from the Twin Cities. This album ranges from the synth-pop influenced lead single, "Party like it's 2012" which, to the blues-infused heartbreaker "You're Sure Not Ready" all the way to the salsa-driven "Bacardi Island" featuring Maria Isa. Orikal Uno re-defines the creative limits of underground hip-hop.


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The water industry is halfway through the AMP6 cycle and whilst many companies reported a challenging first year, there has been a general agreement overall that working within an alliancing and collaboration model is helping to deliver the TOTEX and ODI requirements set out by Ofwat.
Many of these alliancing arrangements are targeted beyond AMP6, with some set to run as far as AMP8, but it is in the day-to-day management of AMP6 projects that focusing on collaboration becomes the key to success.
The Alliancing Code of Practice for Infrastructure Alliancing is a good place to start when assessing the effectiveness of your existing alliancing project, or if you think this is something you could add to your planning in order to improve the way things are going.
It's even worth using the basic principles of the Code to make sure you're still on the right path. For example:
Whilst alliancing delivers significant positive results across long-term programmes like AMP6, it is most effective when all parties are committed, principles are applied consistently and programmes are re-visited and updated when suppliers or individual members of the team change. You can use the Code's self-assessment tool to see how you are doing against key measures.
Projects often run into trouble when partners within the alliance start focusing on the wrong things. Alliancing is hard work – constant work – so it's important to build in reviews and updates so that you are confident the process is still heading in the right direction.
Delivering to the ODIs is crucial, and alongside measuring your success there, you should also be looking at some of the softer metrics involved:
Anyone who has been involved with long-term projects knows that whilst it's impossible to avoid conflict, it matters how you manage it.
Using an Alliance to drive your programme doesn't remove all conflict, but it does embed behaviours and a commitment to processes that detect the conflict as early as possible and gives you access to the tools to resolve that conflict before it causes damage to the project.
Conflict can occur at any point in the programme, and between any groups of people.
With often thousands of people with different skills, experience and attitude, it's obvious that conflict will occur. You don't have to think about this as something negative, though:
You can use our tool to see if you are still in a collaborative frame of mind, have the right behaviours focused on delivering superior performance or whether this is a good time in your AMP6 programme to access some expert help and support to embed a more mature set of alliancing attitudes and behaviours, refresh existing principles and behaviours, or reinforce expectations and commitments and address areas of conflict.
Companies are already planning their approach to the next set of regulatory requirements. Increasingly, behaviour is a defining factor for those awarding or bidding for contracts, so whether your role in an AMP6 programme is coming to an end and you need to re-bid, or you are creating tender packages for new programmes, the approach to alliancing and collaboration is vitally important.
The work you are doing now may influence how third parties view your potential contribution to the next stage, so if you are delivering measurable project results now as a result of your collaborative behaviour, you are paving the way for a positive role in AMP7 and beyond.
For More Information Contact:
JCP Press Office on: 01252 711025
JCP Website: http://www.jcpconsultancy.com
Notes to Editor:
JCP Consultancy Ltd was born out of John Carlisle Partnerships in 2002 with original board members and shareholders being: David Curtis, David Maxwell, Diarmid de Burgh Milne, Malcolm Newman and Simon Vaughan. Over the coming years both David Curtis and Malcolm retired from the business and in 2014 Diarmid left JCP to pursue new opportunities. For more information on the JCP board members and the company associates, click here.
JCP specialises in helping major clients, contractors and their supply chains realise the benefits of reduced cost, speedier delivery, increased profit and improved relationships from working collaboratively with each other. They have a 91% success rate in helping clients win work. The company has worked with leading names including Network Rail, National Grid, Highways Agency, Welsh Water, London Underground and Thames Water and with Central Government including DfT, BIS, and HMT Infrastructure UK.
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Linda Parker Helps Direct Marketing Entrepreneurs See It Starts from Within
It's okay to admit that we all have moments of doubting our own abilities. We hear the little voice in our head telling us we are not worthy, and we lack the ability to be successful. Linda Parker calls that Crazy Talk. And as a coach, she trains women to stop listening and learn how to love themselves. She believes that true happiness starts from within and she is outrageously passionate about helping people find it.
Linda's background over the last 35 years has been in the Financial Banking Industry. During this time, she needed to find a way to earn extra cash as a single mom, so she joined Network Marketing. She worked a full-time job, was a bartender while building her Networking Marketing business. Fast forward to today Linda is a Certified Coach and Speaker with the John Maxwell Team as well as a trained Law of Attraction Life Coach with the Quantum Success Coaching Academy. She has always stayed strong in her faith and knew she had calling to serve others. All of this has guided Linda in creating It Starts From Within Coaching.
Linda's message to all is that it's time to be selfish. "That's right; it's OKAY to be selfish! Why? Because when you take care of "you"– you're a better mother, wife, sister, friend and a happier human being. But to achieve this, you must learn how to love yourself. True happiness Starts from Within, so Stop Doubting Start Believing in YOU!"
Linda Parker's show, It Starts from Within can be seen the first and third Monday at 7 PM CST.
Linda's show as well as a full lineup of programming designed to help Direct Marketers can be seen on Roku, AppleTV, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon Fire and Kindle. Consumers can find Direct Sales TV on these channels by searching Direct Sales TV on the streaming channels or online at http://directsales.tv/channel/itstartsfromwithin/


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I've been using the bike trail behind work for about 1 ½ years now, in winter for cross country skiing (to get to the bird sanctuary), and spring-autumn as a bike trail. I've been using the other end of the trail, in Northampton, for several years as it runs 2 blocks behind our house.
I spy mushrooms, birds, reptiles. I talk with passersby, their dogs, myself. I stop to read one of my many library books, to watch the 1:40 Vermonter speed of to New York City, to breath in the peacefulness the fresh air can offer me. When I'm here I learn more about myself, find amazement in the treasures that pop up in front of me, and just plain old decompress from the other pieces of my life that sometimes feel like they're piling up. Those pieces are put into perspective here.
Where does a trail end, where does it begin? I have yet to discover the answer to either of these questions. I feel like it would be a sad place to be, realizing you're being forced to turn around and not being able to decide where is the 'right' place for you to return home. Rather than relying on the church bell chimes on the half hour, a sudden rain storm, or physical fatigue.
What would the end look like? A barrier with diagonal lines warning you to go no further? A road with no crosswalk to the other side? The backside of a gas station? For now I'm content with using my lunch hour to go as far as I can within those constraints. To stop at my usual haunt, break out a sandwich and water, a book or my journal, if I remember to bring it. Then snap some pictures of what's around me, and how the surroundings have continued to merge from one day to the next, one season to another.


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As someone who has visited countless art galleries over the years, a common question I have is what it takes to be a model for one of these artworks. Who has that special something that inspires an …
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As someone who has visited countless art galleries over the years, a common question I have is what it takes to be a model for one of these artworks. Who has that special something that inspires an artist to take up their brush and create?
For local artists Jonathan Saiz and Wes Magyar's 7,000 Reasons Pop-Up Project, all it takes is $143 and a desire to commemorate oneself or something one loves in an oil painting.
"The contemporary art world and society as a whole has become so cynical" Magyar said. "We wanted to do something joyful and optimistic, and these one-of-a-kind commissioned works seem like a good place to start."
The pair partnered with the Arvada Center to help the project get to its goal of creating 7,000 7-inch by 7-inch oil paintings over the course of seven months. Paintings are $143 and orders are being taken through Aug. 11. Completed portraits will be on display during a special pop-up exhibition at the Arvada Center through Nov. 11.
"A lot of people want their pets painted first, and then end up wanting to add others," Saiz said. "We just want a variety of people to realize that contemporary art is being created for them, not for rich collectors in big cities."
Some of the portraits are already on display at the center, and subjects include a couple adorable dogs and curator Collin Parson's new son.
"As a recent new father, I immediately thought an original portrait of our new son would be a great gift for my wife as I saw Wes and Jon's 7,000 Reasons project online," Parson explained. "She immediately burst into tears when I gave it to her, and thought: What if we can bring as much joy to Arvada Center patrons and their loved ones? We're excited to have the project here, as it's truly accessible and so optimistic."
To purchase a portrait and for more information, visit the center at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/7000reasons.
Clarke's Concert of the Week — Ray LaMontagne at Red Rocks
There are artists who have been making solid music for years, and after their initial splash is made, listeners start to take them for granted.
Folk-rock singer Ray LaMontagne is one of these artists.
Since he released his debut in 2004, the New Hampshire-born troubadour with a voice that could stop a train in its track has gone beyond the heartbreaking acoustic tunes to more psychedelic rock. His latest album, "Part of the Light," is one of his most cohesive and rockingest albums yet.
Ray LaMontagne will be performing at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on July 10.
Opener Neko Case is the perfect partner for LaMontagne — she's also been a fixture of the alternative music scene since the early 2000s, and in all that time she has kept her howling hurricane of a voice. She also released an album just a month ago, "Hell-On," and it's reliably great.
Don't miss the bulletproof bill — head over to www.redrocksonline.com for tickets.
Up on the roof to help young people
As Carole King and Gerry Goffin once wisely observed, "up on the roof/everything is all right." That's the same feeling attendees will experience at the Summer Soirée.
Hosted by Speakeasy Soirée Entertainment, the Summer Soirée will be held on the rooftop patio of Cherry Creek's Room and Board, 222 Detroit St. in Denver, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, July 15.
The event will feature La Pompe Jazz and Banshee Tree performing original tunes and jazz classics, Swingin' Denver providing swing dance lessons and performances throughout the evening, and the party rounds out with signature craft cocktails, an assortment of samples from liquor and wine partners, and food from Illegal Pete's.
The best part? All proceeds benefit Youth on Record, a not-for-profit organization empowering Colorado's underserved youth to achieve their academic, artistic and personal best by employing local, professional artists as their educators.
For tickets, visit www.SpeakeasySoiree.com.
Lend Miners Alley a 'Tenor'
One of the greatest experiences a person can have with other people is laughing together, and that's what theatrical farces excel in providing. Which means those looking for laughs this summer should start heading into Golden.
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., is presenting Tony Award-winner "Lend Me A Tenor" as its summer show. Written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Warren Sherrill, the show runs from July 13 through Aug. 19. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sundays.
The show takes place during the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. Before a performance of "Otello," the production's world-famous tenor goes missing, possibly due to troubles in his marriage. What follows is an evening of madcap fun.
Tickets are available by calling 303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com.
Clarke Reader's column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached email@example.com.
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Quadcam for iPhone OS 3.0 still unavailable
July 28th: QuadCamera v1.95 compatible iPhone OS v3.0 was released today. Hurray!
iPhone OS v3.0 has been release for a month now, and most of the apps I use have been updated to run on this latest release. Except for one: Quadcam by Takayuki Fukatsu.
Quadcam is a mutishot camera app that takes 4 or 8 timelapses images and sets them up in one or tow rows with soft focus and slightly overexposed edges. Not unlike a Lomography cameras do.
Takayuki Fukatsu submitted v1.95 (iPhone 3.0 compatible) for review well before the release date, but still hasn't received any news from Apple. Positive or negative.
People purchasing the current app (v1.9) without reading the notice, end up disappointed with a blank screen. Takayuki mentions on his blog that there are over 70'000 Quadcam users out there and that he couldn't talk about the problem before the 3.0 release because he was under NDA, and that if he pulls the app out of the store, updates can't be provided anymore. Follow him on Twitter for more updates.
This brings us back to Apple's iPhone opaque app review process that has been widely discussed elsewhere. According to Takayuki, other camera related applications are suffering from the same issue, like Darkroom (iTS link).
The word is out that this has to do with the multishot capabilities of Quadcam competing with Apple's video app. This would be ridiculous.
I hope this is just a case of app review overload, and that the latest version of Quadcam (v1.95) will hit the Update pane of my iPhone any day now.
You will find example of pictures taken with Takayuki Fukatsu's Toy Camera apps on Flickr.
A few examples can also be found in my Flickr feed of Quadcam tagged photos .
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Reponses to "Quadcam for iPhone OS 3.0 still unavailable"
#1 by David Roessli
08:02 on 23 July 2009
Apparently, EasyCam and CameraZoom updates have appeared on the Store. Let's hope Quadcam will be soon to follow.
#2 by pedro
12:41 on 17 August 2017
Is Quadcam available anywhere? I loved it. Thanks!
#3 by David Roessli
13:09 on 17 August 2017
@Pedro I don't thinks so…
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Varnish in Cloud Hosting
Our company offers Varnish as an optional upgrade with each Linux cloud hosting and if you'd like to use it, you can add it to your shared website hosting account through the Upgrades section in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. There're two separate things that can be upgraded – the number of instances and the system memory. The first one refers to the number of the websites that you would like to employ Varnish for and the second one, which comes in increments of 32 megabytes, pertains to the total amount of content that the platform can cache at any particular moment. The Hepsia Control Panel's intuitive graphical interface will enable you to shut down or to reboot any instance, to see in-depth logs or to delete the platform's cache with just one mouse click. For optimum results, you can use a dedicated IP address for the sites that will use the caching platform. With Varnish, your site will open substantially faster, meaning more satisfied site visitors and prospective clients.
Varnish in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All our Linux semi-dedicated hosting come with Varnish by default, so you can make use of the web accelerator tool and improve the load speed of any website that you host on our platform. You will get 64 MB of memory particularly for Varnish at no additional cost and you'll be able to activate an instance with no more than a couple of mouse clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with the semi-dedicated packages. In case you need more memory, the latter is offered in increments of 32 megabytes in the Control Panel's Upgrades section and it will be available to you instantly. You can also add more instances as an upgrade, so you can choose whether plenty of content will be cached for one website or whether the available memory will be used by several sites. Hepsia will permit you to restart or to disable any instance, to see the system log associated with it or to delete the cached data using one-click buttons. To take full advantage of Varnish, you can get a dedicated IP for the sites that will use it.
Varnish in VPS
We offer Varnish with all of the Hepsia-managed Linux VPS, so if you purchase a VPS with this Control Panel, you will be able to make the most of the caching platform at no additional cost. Varnish can use different amounts of memory for content caching purposes based on the very configuration that you've chosen during the server order process, but at any rate, this amount won't be less than several hundred megabytes. This is quite enough to enhance the work of several different large websites, so the faster website loading speeds and the decreased load on your Virtual Private Server will be noticeable. The effect may not be detectable instantly, as the Varnish platform will need some time to cache the site content that users open, but shortly after you activate it, you'll feel its full potential. This caching platform will permit you to use a lower-end Virtual Private Server and to pay less cash to get the same performance you'd get with a higher-end virtual machine without Varnish.
Varnish in Dedicated Hosting
When you need a powerful hosting solution and you obtain one of the Linux dedicated hosting that we offer, you will be able to use Varnish to enhance the work of your sites at no extra charge as long as the dedicated server is ordered with our leading-edge Hepsia Control Panel. Its simple-to-use graphical interface will enable you to keep track of platform processes, to delete the cached data or to restart any instance with a click. The smallest amount of memory that the Varnish platform can employ to cache website content is 3 gigabytes, which is more than enough for a vast number of resource-consuming sites, so your server will be able to cope with a gigantic system load while your Internet site visitors are having a smooth web browsing experience. Since your dedicated machine will come with several different dedicated IPs, you'll be able to make use of Varnish's maximum capacity.


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Issue 15 of Marketing for early-stage startups
You have decided that PR is a good tactic for you, but how do you get the journalists' attention? Here's my checklist:
What's the news? Why is this relevant for the potential readers? Think through different angels, perspectives, target groups and more. This is the most important step.
Get the timing right. Try to connect your news to something bigger that is going on. Is there a big conference coming up in your industry? Is there a holiday soon?
Write the piece. This could be either a blog post or a press release.
Identify targeted media and journalists. What readers would you like to reach? Are there journalists who have been covering this area in the past? (Hint: Yes, there always are. Do your research.)
Gather all the assets. Prepare nice pictures. They will help you get more space and sometimes even help you get the coverage itself. I once pitched the ticket release for a new theatre show, and the journalist, nor her photographer thought it was newsworthy (fair enough). But when I told them that we were releasing hundreds of balloons with personal greetings to the author of the play, who recently had passed away, the photographer immediately was interested. She joined us during the balloon release, and we were on the front page the next day with a big picture. Mission accomplished.
Pitch your story in time. Give the journalist time to do a good job, and to plan for your coverage (they might have a bigger theme coming up soon that fits your story). Pitch your story to key journalists before you send out the press release or blog post broadly.
Get an intro (if possible). It will help your email float up to the surface from the bottom of that deep inbox.
Good luck!
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After having soup, within one hour or two, you can feel the milk building up through your heavy breast; but with solid food, it takes much longer time.
Now days new mommy's problem is not lack of nutrition -- look at our size -- hence we do not need stuff lots of solid food to grow our health and generate milk. We just need fine tune our body to regain the health and in the same time, produce lots of milk.
Soup is a good choice. Certain herbal soups can tune your health, boost milk efficiently and you will gain no fat.
- Normal soup does not have the above function because the ingredients is not designed to tune the mommy's health.
- Normal tonic herbs in soup is not the right option for new mommies, given the special health condition of new mommy.
Most tonic herbs, such as Gensen or 8 treasures should not be used at this confinement moment for several factors:
- some mommy are too weak to directly use such strong herbs, most tonic herbs are too heating or too cooling for confinement lady;
- certain herbs hinder milk generation;
- some herbs may contain ingredients that impact on baby health and well-being.
- Solid tonic food is definitely inferior to soup in generating milk.
Body need liquid to generate milk, you will not get milk only on solid diet, unless you go out of the way to drink extra water or other fluid on top.
Pretty Mommy's soup is designed for mommies who plan for breast feeding. Each bowl of soup has its own bio-function to fine tune mommies' body in certain stage, so new mommy could physically recover quickly and hence the body could produce milk for baby efficiently.
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Skip to comments.Hillary's Former Campaign Funderaiser Man: INDICTED
Posted on 01/07/2005 11:44:08 PM PST by postitnews.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Attorney General Christopher A. Wray announced today the unsealing of a four-count indictment charging David Rosen, the former National Finance Director for a candidate for United States Senate in the 2000 campaign, with causing false campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 2.
The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Central District of California and unsealed today. The indictment alleges that Rosen, an experienced professional political fundraiser, was responsible for all fundrasing, planning and costs for an Aug. 12, 2000...
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This time she will not have the power of the whitehouse to defend herself and an endless supply of taxpayer money to pay her leagal fees
Well, he could have met Mr. Arkancide.
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