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Trouble Will Find Me
|Trouble Will Find Me
|Studio album by
|May 17, 2013
|September 2012 – February 2013
|The National chronology
|Singles from Trouble Will Find Me
Trouble Will Find Me is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band The National, released on May 17, 2013 on 4AD.[1]
Produced by band members Aaron and Bryce Dessner, the album features appearances from St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Doveman, Sufjan Stevens, Nona Marie Invie of Dark Dark Dark fame, and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire.[2]
The album received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. Trouble Will Find Me reached number three on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
The National began writing Trouble Will Find Me towards the end of the band's tour in support of previous album, High Violet (2010). Regarding the tour's completion, and the collective mental state of the band at this time, lead vocalist Matt Berninger noted, "[We] felt satisfied at the end of touring High Violet. It was the first time ever, or at least in the past ten years, where we felt like we could put the band on the shelf for a little while, put a record out in three, four years. There wasn't any sense of, 'what now?'"[3]
Berninger, however, became inspired by guitarists Aaron and Bryce Dessner's recent demo recordings, and subsequently completed his writing contributions to the album's opening track, "I Should Live in Salt", a day after initially hearing it. Bass guitarist Scott Devendorf noted, "Our typical way of working was to send stuff to Matt, then wait a while to get some mumbles back. He seemed really motivated and engaged with the new stuff."[3]
The band began recording Trouble Will Find Me in late September 2012 at Clubhouse Recording Studios, which was modeled after the late 19th century barn-turned-INN that the band stayed in. Bass guitarist Scott Devendorf stated that Clubhouse was chosen primarily to establish camaraderie amongst the band, noting: "The impetus to record upstate-- cooking, eating, working, hanging out together - was to achieve this music-camp feel."[3] The first four days of recording were interrupted by heavy tornado-like winds which subsequently led to a power outage. Guitarist, keyboardist and co-producer Aaron Dessner noted, "That night, by candlelight in the total darkness, we got really drunk and played the songs acoustically. It was the kind of scene that has never happened in the history of our band — and will never happen again."[3]
The band subsequently relocated to Dreamland Recording Studios - located within a converted 19th century church, in West Hurley, New York - to record the track, "Fireproof", entirely live.[3] Inspired by the session, the band returned to Clubhouse and recorded both "Sea of Love" and "Heavenfaced" as one-take live performances. Recording at Clubhouse, however, was once again derailed by Hurricane Sandy, with Aaron Dessner stating, "I drove back into the city because I was worried about my family and the potential flooding, and got stuck there for four days."[3]
Dessner, who co-produced Trouble Will Find Me alongside his brother Bryce, noted that his experiences producing both Sharon Van Etten's Tramp (2012) and Local Natives' Hummingbird (2013) led him to understand the importance of "constructive, positive dialogue" in the recording studio, whereas before he and his bandmates would often argue throughout the process.[3] While recording for Trouble Will Find Me, the song, "Rylan" was unfinished, and was later played on-and-off during their live sets.[4]
Inspired by the recent birth of his daughter, Ingrid Stella Dessner, guitarist, keyboardist and co-producer Aaron Dessner began writing music with his child in mind. Vocalist Matt Berninger noted that he "react[ed] to it in a very visceral, immediate, infantile way."[3]
The lyrics to the album's opening track, "I Should Live in Salt", are directed towards Matt Berninger's brother, Tom, who directed the forthcoming band documentary, Mistaken for Strangers (2013).[3] Berninger stated that he enjoyed the writing process for Trouble Will Find Me noting, "In the past, it's been hard to enjoy writing - like getting drops of blood from your forehead - but I loved the process for this record. I think a lot of it was because I wasn't worried - I didn't care what the songs were going to be about, or if they were going to seem depressing, or cool, or whatever."[3]
On December 8, 2011 the band performed on CBC Radio show Q in front of a live audience. Two new songs were performed for the first time: "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl." "I Need My Girl" is featured on the album.[5] The band embarked on a tour with the Dirty Projectors to support the album.[6] When asked about the album, Aaron Dessner, the guitarist, said "our ideas would immediately click with each other. It's free-wheeling again. The songs on one level are our most complex, and on another they're our most simple and human. It just feels like we've embraced the chemistry we have."[1]
On April 25, 2013 the band performed album track "Sea of Love" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[7] A music video for "Sea of Love", which alludes to Russian punk rock band Zvuki Mu's music video for their 1995 single "Grubiy Zakat (Грубый Закат)",[8] was released on the band's official YouTube account on May 8, 2013.[9]
"Demons" was released as the first single from Trouble Will Find Me.[10] The song peaked at number thirteen on the Belgian Ultratip singles chart for the Flanders region[11] and at number sixty-four on the Irish Singles Chart.[12] Its music video, released on August 8, 2013, features a time-lapse video depicting the creation of a Trouble Will Find Me mural.[13]
"Don't Swallow the Cap" was released to American modern rock radio on April 22 as the album's second single.[14] The single peaked at number seven on the Flanders Ultratip chart.[15]
"Graceless" impacted triple A radio on August 26,[16] with the music video being posted to the band's YouTube channel on August 27[17] and a release to modern rock radio following on August 29.[18] "I Need My Girl" was released to modern rock radio on January 28, 2014 as the album's fourth single.[19]
Critical reception[edit]
|Professional ratings
|Aggregate scores
|Review scores
|The A.V. Club
|Entertainment Weekly
|The Guardian
|The Independent
|Los Angeles Times
|Rolling Stone
Trouble Will Find Me received highly positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns an average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream music critics, the album received an average score of 84 based on 44 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[20] Consequence of Sound's Megan Ritt wrote that Trouble Will Find Me "outlines the confidence to expand and experiment with the formula, paired with the skills to do it justice."[31] At The Guardian, Maddy Costa concluded that "it's the subtlety, and the self-awareness, that make this album exquisite",[24] while at The Independent, Andy Gill proclaimed that the album "will surely cement their accession to the rock mainstream."[25] Andrew Burgess of musicOMH called Trouble Will Find Me "a collection of waves that never break" and stated that "catharsis never comes", but the album contains "glimpses of light coming through at the edges, and a sense of perfect order among the chaos."[32] David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote that the band "are letting light and air into their shadows."[29]
Ian Cohen of Pitchfork called Trouble Will Find Me "both relatable and fantastical" and found it to be "their most self-referential album."[28] At Now, Samantha Burgess wrote that "on Trouble Will Find Me, they've perfected it, knowing when a hook should explode and when to hold back and let Berninger's signature, sombre baritone take over."[33] Paul Mardles of The Observer affirmed that The National "have perfected their ruminative rock, the beauty of their intricate arrangements ensuring the end product never sounds pedestrian", and called them "the real stars of the show."[34] In Uncut, Louis Pattison stated the album's songs "suggest an uncertain soundtrack can still be a source of comfort" and as a result, "for the first time, The National sound relaxed in their skin."[35] Ryan E.C. Hamm of Under the Radar called the album a "cohesive experience" and "another accomplished entry".[36]
In American Songwriter, Jim Beviglia wrote that "progress may not be the right word", but "sustained brilliance is a pretty good alternative."[20] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic stated that "for better or for worse, they perfected their sound the last time around, so it's hard to fault them for sticking so close to the fire."[21] In a mixed review, Q stated that "for a band who sing so often about matters of the heart and emotional connection, much of Trouble Will Find Me sounds oddly on autopilot."[37] Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine found that while the album "remains well crafted and satisfying, there's something inherently stultifying about it as well."[38]
Trouble Will Find Me made numerous "albums of the year" lists including Pitchfork,[39] Rolling Stone[40] and Paste.[41]
Commercial performance[edit]
Trouble Will Find Me debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with 74,722 copies sold in its first week.[42] The album made top-ten debuts in fourteen countries other than the US. In 2014 it was awarded a double gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[43] which indicated sales of at least 150,000 copies throughout Europe.[44]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner, except where noted.
|"I Should Live in Salt"
|"Don't Swallow the Cap" (Berninger, A. Dessner, Bryce Dessner)
|"Sea of Love"
|"Heavenfaced" (Berninger, B. Dessner)
|"This Is the Last Time" (Berninger, A. Dessner, B. Dessner)
|"I Need My Girl"
|"Humiliation" (Berninger, A. Dessner, B. Dessner)
|"Pink Rabbits"
|"Hard to Find" (Berninger, B. Dessner)
|Total length:
|Japanese CD
|"Learning" (Mike Hadreas)
|Total length:
Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
Release history[edit]
|May 17, 2013
|Digital download, CD, LP
|United Kingdom
|May 20, 2013
|May 21, 2013
|United States
|May 22, 2013
|Certified units/sales
|Australia (ARIA)[66]
|Canada (Music Canada)[67]
|Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[68]
|United Kingdom (BPI)[69]
*sales figures based on certification alone
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- ^ "Live from the Glenn Gould Studio with Brooklyn-based indie stars The National". CBC Radio Q. December 8, 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "The National Announce New LP Trouble Will Find Me | News". Pitchfork. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Watch the National Perform Two New Songs on "Fallon" | News". Pitchfork. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Звуки Му - грубый закат.mpg". YouTube. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "The National - "Sea Of Love" video". YouTube. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Listen to The National's new single, 'Demons'". Consequence of Sound. April 8, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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- ^ "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 16 May 2013". GfK. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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- ^ "Modern Rock – Available for Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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- ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "The National - Graceless". TheNationalVEVO. YouTube, VEVO. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Reviews for Trouble Will Find Me by The National". Metacritic. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Trouble Will Find Me – The National". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Modell, Josh (May 21, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Kyle (July 9, 2013). "Trouble Will Find Me". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Costa, Maddy (May 16, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Gill, Andy (May 17, 2013). "Album: The National, Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Martens, Todd (May 21, 2013). "Album review: The National's melancholic 'Trouble Will Find Me'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Stevens, Jenny (May 17, 2013). "The National – 'Trouble Will Find Me'". NME. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian (May 21, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (May 16, 2013). "Trouble Will Find Me". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Soto, Alfred (May 22, 2013). "The National, 'Trouble Will Find Me' (4AD)". Spin. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ Ritt, Megan (May 17, 2013). "The National – Trouble Will Find Me". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Burgess, Andrew (May 16, 2013). "The National – Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)". musicOMH. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Edwards, Samantha (May 16, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)". Now. Toronto. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Mardles, Paul (May 19, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me - review (4AD)". The Observer. London. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (May 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me (4AD): Brooklyn quintet's sad and uplifting sixth". Uncut (193): 77.
- ^ Hamm, Ryan E.C. (May 21, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "The National: Trouble Will Find Me". Q (323): 106. June 2013.
- ^ Cataldo, Jesse (May 17, 2013). "The National: Trouble Will Find Me". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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What: 6th Annual Gigantes Procession and Catrina Ball
When: 5-11 p.m. today; Gigantes Procession at 5 p.m. and Catrina Ball at 7 p.m.
Where: Gather on Fourth Avenue between Coffman and Main Streets in Longmont for procession and fiesta; Catrina Ball to follow at Dicken's Opera House, 300 Main St. in Logmont.
Cost: Parade and fiesta free; $10 for Catrina ball (kids 12 and under free)
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Halloween may be over, but a festive mood is building in Longmont as the local skeletons get ready for a party all their own (there's no more sharing a day with witches or zombies or cute kids dressed like Spongebob).
Sure, maybe tonight's Día De Los Muertos celebration in Longmont isn't just for skeletons — the iconic giant paper mâché puppets, known as gigantes, will also have their shining moment during an annual procession — but it's the dancing bones that will definitely be front and center, particularly when the festivities move to Dickens Opera House for the annual Catrina Ball.
The Catrina originated in a Mexican political satire a skeleton adorned in a feathery hat, fancy shoes and a long dress. It has become known as the personification of Día De Los Muertos, and as a symbol of Mexican unity and cultural identity. And Catrina's ball tonight promises to be, well, one heck of a party, complete with attendees dressed up like Catrinas in fancy clothes and their faces painted like skulls as they enjoy food and drinks, performances by traditional Azteca and Folklorico dancers as well as an auction featuring painted Catrinas figures.
Longtime (and Longmont) tradition
The Mexican tradition of Día De Los Muertos is a rich and colorful celebration of the lives and memories of those who have passed on. It's centered on a traditional belief that the souls of departed children and adults return to the land of the living to reunite with their families on Nov. 1 and 2. And it's far from gloomy or creepy — rather, it's a festive event celebrating memories and lives that features plenty of food and drink as well as colorful altars (ofrendas) that are made by families to honor their lost loved ones.
Longmont's long-running community celebration is the largest in Colorado, and after a month of various Day of the Dead fiestas, exhibits, events and culture, it peaks today when the festivities get underway. Preparations for the Gigante Procession kick off at 5 p.m. with a slew of activities. This year's procession will feature two new gigantes created by art students at Longmont High School.
Beryl Durazo, an organizer for the celebration, said the parade is meant to be a welcoming event with plenty of ways for participants of all ages to get involved.
"Everyone is invited," said Durazo. "And you don't have to carry a gigante to be in the procession. We have Montage Academy doing free face painting and a station where people can decorate angel wings to wear — so everyone can do something, even if it's just carrying a lantern."
Adding its own cultural flair to the festivities will be local mariachi band Las Dahlias, which performs traditional Mexican folkloric music with a twist.
"We take music that was mostly played by men and put our spin on it because we are all-female," said Roberta Maldonado, the founder of the group. "And having female vocalists changes the nature of the music."
The band is also unique, Maldonado said, because its members span three generations.
"We are from different generations — I'm in my 60s and the others are in their 30s," she said. "We just come at it from a similar love of our culture, our history, our music, pride in our identity and the wish to pass this on to the coming generation so they don't lose this really important part of themselves."
Following the parade, the action will shift to Dickens Opera House for the ball, where a tight-knit group of dancers called Danza Azteca will be engaging in Aztecan dances, which are done in a circle.
"We honor our ancestors and carry our energy," said group member Mario Jose Olvera. "We all have understanding that this is the time to dance until you can't dance anymore."
Jose Olvera said it is important for the public to understand that the dances constitute not a performance, but a ceremony.
"For most of us, we hold this very close to our hearts and spirits," he said. "To come out and dance at community events is an honor and responsibility and we take it very seriously."
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Bodies and lenses, lenses and bodies. So much gear to think about and consider when you start a photography business!! Cinnamon has had her fair share of gear throughout the past five years of being in business and have learned a lot about what you need, what you don't need. In this episode she's sharing her favorites, when you should actually be buying new gear and when its really just frivolous.
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Getting started
Cinnamon got started with photography when her mom asked her what she wanted for her birthday one year. She went to Amazon and did some research on Canons and settled on the Rebel T3i and all the pieces that went with it. Her previous camera was a Canon that didn't have a removable lens, so that's why she stuck with a Canon over a Nikon. It come with 2 kit lenses which were pretty much all plastic and didn't create the best images. Cinnamon recommends just starting with a great body and then buying a lens separate.
A nifty fifty (50mm) is the best first lens to get for Canons. It is about $100 and opens up to 1.8 which gives you a lot more light. Nikon may have an equivalent for this. After about 3 or 4 months she decided to get a different camera body while learning about crop sensor and full frame shots. She went with the Canon 7D which was a crop sensor but also had some setting features that the bigger cameras had. One of her favorite lenses is the Tamron 28-275, especially for family shoots. Cinnamon purchased this one to use with her Canon because the Canon version was a little out side of her price range. Once she learned more about her personal shooting style and her camera, she purchased a few more lenses to complete her kit - a 1.4 and a 7200. The 7200 lens is a bit of an impractical splurge if you're mainly shooting indoors and newborns. The reason she bought them instead of renting them was because she realized the investment in purchasing them was just better in the long run. P.S. she also bought some used from Facebook groups.
She upgraded to the Canon 6D after learning her 7D really well. The 6D had the full frame capability she was looking for and the Mark III was just out of the her price range. The biggest difference between the two is the multiple SD card slots and the AF points. Cinnamon loves the 6D for so many reasons and it is a lot lighter than the Mark III. She used this one for almost two years. Her Tamron lens broke after a few years, and she was a little unsure of what to do, and still feels like she made a mistake with her next purchase. Because she didn't want to pay for the one she really wanted, Cinnamon purchased a Canon 24-105mm F/4 so she could use it for family sessions. Overall the lens wasn't a bad lens and she put it to good use, but it really didn't serve the purpose (family sessions) she wanted it to.
After their move to New Jersey, Cinnamon began wondering if she really did need a second camera for wedding days. She had heard people talk about memory card failure and camera body issues on wedding days and so she bought a Canon 5D Mark III with the multiple card slot. For wedding days she now had her 6D and Mark III and purchased an additional 100mm Micro lens from someone on Facebook.
Buying from Facebook Groups and where to invest your money
Cinnamon has used the Canon Equipment Buy and Sell group on Facebook to purchase some of her gear. This is where she bought her second 5D Mark III. She also got her 50mm 1.2 lens from this group. It is a pricey lens and her favorite lens from Canon, but she wanted to stop using her 1.4 lens. The key to note is that a body will eventually die out on you but your lens won't wear out the same way. Cinnamon recommends getting a great body to start and then really saving for and purchasing higher end lenses. She also loves her Sigma Art 35mm lens.
When to transition
Cinnamon grew her lens kit as her business grew and she discovered what she was looking for in lenses. You can shoot incredible weddings with 6Ds before you ever need to upgrade to something pricier. Make sure you have great SD cards (black Friday sales are the best). Do not invest in the full kit with all the pieces because you will not use most of what comes with it. Cinnamon recommends talking with your fellow photog-friends to see if you could borrow one of theirs or rent one to start, before making investments. Go as you grow!
The entire list of ALL of Cinnamon's gear with links on where to purchase can be found in the Tool Box! Check it out HERE and get the comprehensive list of everything mentioned in this episode plus waaaaay more!
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A few thoughts from my Saturday...
"Would you rather be right, or effective?" Every time I meet with our controller, those words stare me in the face from the wall of her gorgeous, light-flooded corner office, and I find myself fixating on them. I don't know why they just popped back into my head, as I sit here on our patio staring out at the palm trees, but they're stuck in my mind so I'm going to word-vomit out some thoughts. Hold on tight!
I'm the kind of person who has a bad, bad tendency to need to be right. In seventh grade English, we were having an organized class debate about some reading or other - I don't even remember what - and I could not stop arguing my point. I was right. I was right, I WAS right. No form of emphasis can capture how utterly confident I was in my certitude that I had taken the correct side of the argument, and I was willing to die on that hill, status and popularity and other classmates' feelings be damned. Needless to say, my team "won" the debate, and after class, my teacher pulled me aside and suggested I talk to my mother about joining the high school debate team. As a thirteen-year old. Ummm, right.
I did, eventually, join that high school debate team, and I was a damn good debater - undefeated as a novice, successful on the national competition circuit, and consistently placing high in my first and early second year. At a few tournaments, I made my opponents cry...an achievement of which I remain dubiously proud, even to this day.
That sort of half-ashamed pride in my argumentative ability trickles over into my personal life, too. I am far too reluctant to back down - famous in my family for needing to get the last word in, to prove my point, or to twist the knife. I am vicious when confronted unjustly by friends or partners, gifted with a colossal vocabulary and cursed with the kind of temper that stays dormant or suppressed for far too long and explodes out so violently as to be near-cruel. My family has a name for these sorts of flare-ups, after an incident in high school when I eviscerated a close guy friend, over the phone (while they all eavesdropped on another phone, of course), for falsely accusing me of being dishonest about some prom drama, of all things. Now, when I go off, they call it "John Doe'ing" someone (name, obviously, redacted to save that poor guy's dignity a decade later). Since that high school lash-out, I've only John Doe'd a half a dozen times, but each one lives in my memory: distinct moments of mingled shame over losing it and satisfaction in my ability to stand up for myself in my own righteousness.
I ramble so terribly, yikes - let's bring it back to that statement on the wall. "Do you want to be right, or effective?" I've been mulling over my desire to be right, and I think it stems largely from the fact that being right, being correct, traditionally earns one praise, accolades, gold stars and merit badges. I am a junkie for pleasing people and achieving highly - always have been, always will be. You have to be right to get high test scores, to pass pop quizzes, to clear audit review notes or adhere to finance policies and procedures. Doing things right is a source of comfort, of safety, of success. But there's a difference between doing things right and being right, and I often don't adhere to that brightline.
Of late, my job has really hammered this point home, as has my personal life. Long story short, I John Doe'd a bit a few weeks ago on someone who was being hideously unfair, and the residual anger and sense of irreproachability has lingered. Professionally, I'm working with a few people at work who are not subject-matter experts in what I do, and who remain reluctant to admit that. All of these smaller situations have combined, I think, to make me feel like I'm right more often than not - and I am right, in these specific situations.
Moral of the story though, in order to be effective in these scenarios, I'm going to have to put that in my back pocket and shut the eff up. I'm right, yes, but I don't know it all and I can't control others' response to the fact that I AM right. And in these scenarios, it's better to serve myself up a double helping of humble pie, acknowledge that there are other ways to get where I need to go, and bite my tongue rather than proving my point. This, for me, is anathema, which I've touched on before here; I take pride in my intelligence and grasp of what I do, and not using (let's be honest, flaunting) that expertise is hard for me. That said, it's a lesson I'm trying hard to take to heart, and hopefully having it down on "paper" here will help me adhere to that principle as effectively as possible.
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We are always on the lookout for the best new finds to fill our online shopping carts. And because we love our readers, are always sure to share our very favorites with you!
Courtney Larson, acclaimed documentary photographer and the new Director of Click Pro, is here today giving us the scoop on her current top ten most-loved things.
1. Starbucks
I worked at Starbucks all throughout college and into motherhood, a total of 7 years. With a typical "opening" shift, I was up at 4:30am and used espresso to wake me up. So, fast-forward, I'm a lifer. I feel like my day hasn't officially started until I've had my drink- Iced Venti, 1-pump Toffee Nut, no-classic, Starbucks Doubleshot. A mouthful, for sure. Silverlining is the baristas know me so well that they have my drink made before I ever even need to ask.
2. Ankle boots
I've been wanting the Free People version of these boots for ages, but couldn't justify the pricetag (obviously my money was being syphined into coffee). I about fell over when a knock-off boots popped-up at Target with their Universal Thread line! These boots are so comfortable! I stand just over 5' tall and it's hard to wear boots since they tend to make my legs look even shorter. The side cut on these boots help me avoid cankles. Haha!
I actually don't own this lens yet! I rarely use anything longer than an 85, but I picked it up when I was assisting a friend at a wedding and fell HARD. It allowed me to get a photojournalist perspective on moments I not able to get close to– like the Best Man toast at this wedding.
4. Illuminate Vintage
We just bought a little brick 1949 home in Phoenix and it needs to be completely updated. One of the first things I did was source out new lighting because fresh, modern lights can make a world of a difference. Oh, man. I found this little company, Illuminated Vintage, and have bought four versions of their lights so far! My favorite is a sconce for the bathroom, but I have yet to install it. Pictured here is the semi-flush mount pendant in the living room.
5. Le Labo, Santal 33
I questioned if I should even share this one with you. Not because I want to keep it all to myself, but because I feel so extra even telling you about it. But, it's good, guys. So good. I first smelled this perfume on Ruthie Lindsay at Click Away and finally asked her what she was wearing when I couldn't stop trying to breathe it in! It is pricey, but a little goes a long way… and I get compliments EVERYWHERE.
6. Goodwill Finds
We have THE BEST Goodwills in Arizona. There are dozens and they all run 50% Saturdays twice a month. You can find me scouring them every few months, and half my home is curated from things or furniture I've discovered! This woven picture was my latest score and I am obsessed with the colors!
7. Shadows
When I first connected that light and shadows express the same things about the scene (a lot of light means no shadows, harsh light means harsh shadows), it opened up a whole new world to me. My art switched from being light-focused to being shadow focused and my favorite portraits are ones where I can isolate my subjects in both.
8. Magmod
Magmod's flash modifiers were a game changer for me and my reception wedding work. I finally feel like I can handle any scenario and I'm not fiddling around endlessly with my settings and harsh "flashy" shadows. Magmod's grid and sphere are MUST HAVES! (They work perfectly with Godox flash system, too!)
9. Pink
This is probably 2017 of me, but I have recently fallen back in love with pink. My five-year-old isn't complaining. I love putting touches of dusty pink throughout our home. This rug is from Urban Outfitters and will eventually go in our kitchen to compliment the pink dinnerware I also bought from them. Yep, pink plates and bowls. Is this my mid-life crisis??
10. Becca Cosmetics
I feel like I turned 33 and my skin decided to age overnight. I no longer could throw on whatever brand concealer I picked up at Target, but needed something that didn't sink into every new line and wrinkle. Becca products are powerful, hide what I want them to, but don't cake. I have yet to try anything from them that didn't work for my skin.


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destroying, ruining, spoiling, smashing, breaking, splitting, shattering, undoing, battering, impairing, bashing, destructive, tearing down, tearing up.
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The Answer Lies In The Soil
If ever there was a truism, this is the truism of all truisms. I have gardened on a variety of soils including soot, gravel, clay, sand and loam. Without a doubt, loam is the best for high production tasty vegetable and fruit. The question is, can you make soot, gravel, clay & sand more like loam and can you make loam better? The answer is undoubtedly YES and the METHOD is ADD COMPOST. Sometimes you may be able to get well rotted horse manure from a nearby stable. I was once lucky enough to get ten cubic yards of four plus year old horse dung and rotted straw.
It was as black as the Ace of Spades and very crumbly. I dug it all into a cleared sandy border which I then planted up. The plants absolutely bombed away. Unfortunately I did not keep up the treatment and each year the plants became weaker as the goodness was leached away. You can become independent of luck and good fortune and make your own compost.
You can then regularly add your own "top up" to your soil, whatever type it is. The first source of compost material is your own garden. Grass cuttings, annual weeds, prunings, autumn leaves can all be collected & recycled. Pernicious weeds should be set to one side and burned. The second source is your kitchen & home. Vegetable waste, old flowers (cut & potted) and shredded news papers can all help. But most important of all is METHOD. It has taken me thirty (untutored) years to discover these "secrets". The first requirement is to control your MIX of potential compost material between Green & Brown. How many of us have piled grass clippings in a heap to be encouraged by early heat and composting activity only to end with a half rotted & layered sludge? You need to aim for a mix of materials with about 1/5th being Green and 4/5ths Brown.
Green/ Nitrogen Grass Cuttings Kitchen Waste Farm Manure Brown/Carbon Dead Leaves Straw/Wood shavings Wood Ash/ Newsprint I save my leaves in plastic bags to feed into my compost over the following year. Secondly you need MOISTURE. Your pile should be neither too wet nor too dry. Brown material is often dry and needs to be watered in after mixing. If you take a handful of your mix and squeeze it you want it to ball in your hand without a runoff of water and not being flaky. In rainy periods it can pay to cover your compost to stop it getting sodden Thirdly you need AERATION. Oxygen is essential as composting is a burning process. You need to turn your heap on a regular basis to ensure this happens. It is possible to achieve temperatures as high as 70 degrees centigrade and 60 degrees should be a minimum peak norm. Having two adjacent bins makes this easier as you turn one into the other.
It is also useful exercise for your heart! Fourthly control particle SIZE. Breaking up, cutting down, shredding the potential compost is very helpful. The greater the wounding and the smaller the particle size, the greater the surface area and the quicker the rotting. Finally you need VOLUME. The more the merrier. Given the above four steps you will find that 2 cubic yards rots better than 1, 3 cubic yards better than 2 and so on. So get out there, get on with it and GOOD COMPOSTING.
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Support Cups Against Breast Cancer
Organise a Pink event in your community this October to support breast cancer patients and their families.
Coffee Morning
Host a 'Cups Against Breast Cancer' coffee morning at home or work. Invite family, friends and colleagues to enjoy treats, tea and coffee in exchange for a donation to the fight against breast cancer.
See what Buncrana Fire Station did for their Pink Coffee Morning.
Pink Lunch or Afternoon Tea
Bring family and friends together for a special Pink-themed meal, and raise vital funds to support breast cancer patients at the same time.
See what Kilronan Castle did for their annual Pink lunch.


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The browns, oranges and reds of la Paz are swiftly replaced by lush greens as the road to the Amazon drops off the side of the Andes, descending over 3km in about two hours.
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3 Reasons Why You Need Joy/
There are many people pursuing happiness, but how many people are also pursuing joy. I am not here to discourage a person from being happy. Matter fact, I hope happiness fills your life.
However, more than happiness, I pray for joy over your life.
You may be asking yourself, "why joy?"
Here are 3 reasons why you need joy.
Reason #1 - Joy's Function
Happiness is defined by the state of good fortune, pleasure, or contentment. Whereas, joy is chara in the Greek language and is described as a calm delight.
It great to be happy, but what if you are experiencing misfortune?
During misfortune, your happiness can and will disappear. That's when you will need joy. Joy is present during good and bad times. It is present when the sun decides to shine or if the sun decides to hide. Joy is present when the skies are clear or when storms are near. Joy's function is to keep you calm, which leads to reason #2.
Reason #2 - Joy's Fortitude
Joy has the ability to endure. If a situation is looking bleak, you will need the fortitude of joy to stabilize your position.
The fortitude of joy deals with duration. When a person has joy, it isn't just for a day. In other words, joy doesn't take you on a mental roller coaster. We've all experienced times of being up one day and down the next. But, joy doesn't throw you in a whirlwind chaos, but the fortitude of joy pulls you out of confusion and disarray.
Reason #3 - Joy's Facilitation
Joy facilitates consistent success and achievement.
Joy assists you in choosing the most efficient ways of making decisions and living a productive life. It will help you with discernment financially, socially, spiritually, and professionally. It will guide your entire decision making process with a positive calmness, which will permit you to make smarter decisions to move your life in the right direction.
Action: Not only do you want to seek to be happy, but seek to be joyful. Once you possess joy, you will find life to be filled with positive experiences.
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What is the Challenge?
To run 192 miles as part of a team on the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William and back in 24 hours.
To raise awareness of the mental health challenges which we are all likely to face at some point in our lives either personally or with those around us. As ultra runners, we are used to dealing with problems on our own. But we know that having support around us is key in those tough times, and there's never any shame in asking for help.
We hope that this event will encourage people to be open and honest about how they feel and that we'll all create a safe environment day to day, for others to share their challenges and experiences.
Please help us raise awareness - it's ok, not to be ok.
Who is James Stewart?
GB 24hr athlete, WHW, Rocky Racoon and Tooting 24hr winner.
Why this challenge?
Running is a massive part of of how James manages his mental and physical well being. His life, social skills and inner peace improved immeasurably through the sport.
Moreover, meeting great new friends in ultra running has given him a network that he will carry with him forever now. None more so than some of those he will share this adventure with.
How to help James?
Get involved, by tracking us online, supporting us on the day, and / or by making a donation to SAMH.


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Andre Cormier
In July 2009, with the help of the Canada Council, he undertook an intensive one-month composition study with Antoine Beuger in Düsseldorf, Germany. While in Düsseldorf, Begegnung, a concert programme entirely dedicated to some of his string works was presented by members of the Quatuor Bozzini as part of the 'Klangraum Series 2009' at the Düsseldorf Kunstraum.
In March 2009, Redshift presented the complete cycle of "Infections" at Pacifique Cinématèque Theatre in Vancouver, and the full cycle of "Bactéries" was given at Listen/Space, in New York in April 2009. His piece "Piling Sand–Piling Stone 2" was featured at the inaugural concert of Listen/ Space, in Brooklyn, NY.
In 2011, after nearly twenty years on the west coast, André has recently returned to eastern Canada. However, in fall 2012 he returned to his native Acadie where, with the support of the Canada Council, he completed his ten-volume twelve-hour adaptation of Herménégilde Chiasson's massive one thousand-line poem "Conversations." Since his return he has been active in the artistic life of Moncton, including organizing the LeHum concert series, and working with the Re:Flux Festival of New and Experimental Music. He is currently engaged in many new composition projects and collaborations with other artists, as well as developing new initiatives.
In 2013, Mark Tekeshi McGregor premiered his "Piling Sand—Piling Stone 4" in Moncton and St John, New Brunswick. Plans are in the works for releasing this piece as part of Éditions musique Sisyphe's new initiative, Collection Hic et Nunc. André has also recently completed "Piling Sand—Piling Stone 5" for soprano Helen Pridmore with the financial support of artsnb. Suna No Onna will release his piece "Gegengewicht" on a new CD from Estuary Ltd. Later in 2014, his piano piece "Zwischen den Wolken," commissioned for, and premiered at the European Music Workshop in Altomünster, Germany by Markus Kreul with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, will be released on Redshift Records. This recording, also with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, will bring his two-year collaboration with Markus Kreul to its conclusion. 'Zwischen den Wolken,' a one-piece release will be André's first CD completely dedicated to his music. Ensembles that have presented Cormier's work include musica intima (Can), Park Lane (Can/US), Erreur de type 27, (Québec), Nu:BC (Can), The Tempest Flute Ensemble (Can), Suna no onna (Can/US), Vancouver Miniaturist Ensemble (Can), Aventa (Can), ctrl+alt+repeat Large Ensemble (LA), Quatuor Bozzini (Montréal), Audiamour (Germany/Greece), Saint Crispin's Chamber Ensemble (Can), Motion Ensemble (Can) Lost Dog New Musik Ensemble (NY), Guthrie/Streb (LA), OXO Ensemble (NY), New Century Players (US), Redshift (Can), BEAMS Electroacoustic Ensemble (Can), 60x60 Project (US), New Century Players (US). Soloists that have presented Cormier's work include pianist Markus Kreul, flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor, violinist Clemens Merkel, vocalist Andrea Young, cellist Jessica Catron, harpist Susan Allen, violinist Johnny Chang, violist Mieka Kohut. His work has been broadcasted on CBC, Radio Canada, Radio New Zealand, KZSU (LA), Wandelweiser web radio (Germany). His music is available at www.emsis.ca.
Standing Waves is a monthly music, sound, and artists talk series with a concentration on one artist in the performance of and presentation about their work. Standing Waves is given over to a single artist for each event that allows for the performance and auditioning of their work as well as a presentation to the audience about it that makes for an intimate as well as rigorous experience, with the integrity and intention of the artist and work aligned and revealed. A distinguishing element of the series will also be a document in the form of a book that includes critical writings and photographs from the events. This comprehensive approach will elucidate the music, sound art and practices that overlap and comprise the artists' works. It was originally conceived by Morgan Evans-Weiler and Mobius Artist Jed Speare.
suggested donation: $5-$10
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The locals say, "If you only come to the races one weekend all summer, let it be the Zia Festival!" That's because the race track is decked out in the state's vibrant colors ready to welcome the best New Mexico-bred thoroughbreds and quarter horses. There will be approximately 60 statewide vendors displaying art, crafts, jewelry, and other creations make in the Land of Enchantment. There will be a special play area for the kids, so make plans now to come enjoy the annual Zia Festival celebration.
Saturday night concert by Jake Hooker 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 each, call 575-378-4431 or purchase online.


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JONATHAN Greening today hailed the new "scare factor" at Albion which means no-one is now assured of a first-team place.
Although a plethora of top-quality talent has departed through The Hawthorns exit door this summer, plenty of new faces have arrived in their place, leaving skipper Greening admitting he doesn't envy the task of boss Tony Mowbray in picking the team.
The 28-year-old also believes the fact that there is no longer a "predictable" Baggies first XI is keeping everyone in the squad on their toes.
"We may have lost some good players but we've strengthened in all areas and have pretty much got two players for every position now," said Greening.
"We've certainly got some great options going forward, including Craig Beattie and Ishmael Miller, who looks an awesome prospect with his pace and strength.
"Then there's Zoltan (Gera), who's come back in and done really well for us this season, probably back to what he was like a year or two ago when he was on fire.
"James Morrison has also done really well and is only going to get better, while we've still got Robert Koren to come into the equation.
"You need that competition to keep everyone on their toes."
Greening is also confident that intense level of competition will boost Albion's fortunes as the season takes shape, with no-one guaranteed their place. He added: "Maybe last year you could name the starting XI straight away if everyone was fit.
"Now there are that many good players the gaffer has already said publically that from one Saturday maybe six of the team might not be in the side the following week.
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I'm the writer of the novel NY BY (New City), 2013, and the short story collection Voksenting (Grown-Up Things), 2010, both published with the renowned Norwegian publisher Oktober. In 2014, I was appointed member of the Writers' Guild of Norway (WGN). I have done residencies at The MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, USA, Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators in Gotland, Sweden, and Kunstnarhuset Messen in Ålvik, Norway.
I am also an experienced journalist and editor, with fifteen years work experience from e.g. the Norwegian daily Dagbladet and The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. I live in Oslo.
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New York, fall 2008. Lisa Kolberg comes to the city to study. She moves into a vegan collective where sushi is forbidden, but where it is perfectly acceptable to fire up a joint.
Two years later, Lisa is living in Hell's Kitchen with Fred from the wealthy Castelucci family. She dines at Manhattan's finest restaurants and wears high heels to work at the Norwegian General Consulate. But the summer heat has reached record levels, her visa is about to expire, and every night she is woken by something itching. Small bloodthirsty creatures have invaded her apartment, her bed and her life.
NEW CITY is a novel about ambition and vanity, about the ability to survive and primal urges. How much is one willing to pay for an extraordinary and wonderful life?
"Børja takes the pulse of New York, making the reader feel she's on Manhattan herself. This is entertaining reading." KK: Book of the Week
"Maria Børja paints a rich portrait of the city and its inhabitants, with all its hypocrisy, hierarchy – and charm ... At its best New City exposes human beings and the games they play on each other." Universitas
"New City shows that New York is more fun in Converse than Manolo Blahniks." Dagbladet
"Whether you left home this fall, have good memories from a trip to or only dream about New York, Maria Børja's novel New City could be a happy date." Drammens Tidende
"Maria Børja portrays the New York's squares, famous streets, restaurants, bars and people so well that I feel I'm there – even if I've never visited … in a flowing, solid and vivid voice …" Vårt Land
"There is little doubt Børja really loves New York. For one who shares the love it is a true pleasure reading about Lisa's nightly wanderings and bar crawls on the Lower East Side." Moss Avis
"Did Lisa make the right choice … and is it worth it for the reader? The answer is yes. Børja would never let her reader down on the last page." Nordis Tennes, Bokmerker.org
– And then he tied my hands together, Kathrine said. She was talking about a friend we had known for several years.
– Above my head. But he left my feet free.
Someone took a deep breath.
– And then he said he would fuck me and told me to scream when I came. As if I could come.
Gina cleared her throat.
– Later, he called it sex, but it wasn't, of course.
We hadn't talked like this before, not all of us together. Not since we were about fifteen and one of us, Marianne perhaps, had hit a grown up man in the face. He had put his hand up under her skirt. At least that was what she said, but the story had been the object of a certain amount of doubt; she never wanted to say who it was.
– Did you tell him? Sophie asked.
– Tell him what?
She looked dumbstruck . Then she continued meekly:
– That it wasn't exactly sex.
– No, Kathrine said, forward as usual. – I had been weak enough to kiss him.
These thirteen short stories are about sexually charged young women who with body and action touch, and are touched by, others. Maria Børja's debut explores the possibility of finding someone, getting someone, having someone. Jumping into situations without considering the consequences. Discovering oneself through others. It is a book that ponders the reasons to stay, and the reasons to go.
Getting involved with someone can be exulting and ecstatic, mundane and lonely, absolutely fantastic and completely impossible. GROWN-UP THINGS is a sassy, revealing and courageous book about all those things grown-ups can do to, and with, each other.
"To point out authors that the author shares commonalities with can often be more obscuring than informing. Yet I would like to mention Hamsun. Both because of the sensual, confident language, and the surprising literary devices. A very promising debut – I look forward to more books by Maria Børja." Fædrelandsvennen
"… she has the ability to discover a sort of nakedness in the depiction of relations, that can't help but leave an impression. (…) The strength of the stories is in the establishment of situations. … At the end of the year, I feel certain that she will stand out as one of this year's finest new writers." Hamar Arbeiderblad
"Sensual, close and moving about women, about women and men, about sex, about relationships, and about loneliness. Børja depicts social settings and experiences efficiently and precisely. (…) [She] touches on many literary genres in this collection, but has already established her own style and tone that bind the stories together." Adresseavisen
"Penetrating prose. Børja goes in close, finds the point where social dancing becomes off-balance, pokes at it. She does this in crafty and interesting ways, with dark humor. (…) Grown-up Things has that something that leaves you pondering, a little surprised and fascinated at the same time." Klassekampen
"Erotic super-debut from Børja." Moss Avis
"Maria Børja's debut is a powerful short story collection about one-night stands and other grown-up things… Børja writes unabashedly and direct from the first sentence…What elevates this debut is the mixture of the politically and esthetically conscious. When I think the text goes in one direction, it twists, makes a stop, and changes direction. It touches me." Bergens Tidende
"It is really really distasteful. And therefore great." Dag og Tid
"Børja uses a language that hits you in the gut and walks the fine line between what is personal, and what is just vulgar and disgusting, but also between what is sad, and what is comical – or rather tragicomic… This read is intense and unusual, wrapped in a quick and concise language. Knowing that this sounds like a cliché: this must be one of the year's best debuts." Universitas
"…here are no speculative or lewd depictions. (…) For me, it is exactly the tension between focus on the body, and the lack of warmth and security, that the women in Maria Børja's text are marked by, powerfully and thoughtfully described." Tønsberg Blad


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A little any. E.L. left a very insightful comment on my post about easing up on myself. I won't quote the whole thing here but it is worth a read. He raises some good points. How do you(that being anyone) keep from getting obsessed with eating right and working out? How do you strike that balance that we all need so badly? I have a tendency to be an all or nothing type person. I've tried to break it for years but it's a pretty persistent tendency. As a result of this I will either go all out and puts lots of pressure on myself or do nothing at all. How do I get the balance? How do I get my workouts in without putting insane pressures on myself and then beating myself up when I don't live up to them? What do I do???
I've started to want to workout again and as soon as that thought entered my head I immediately started making plans for things to do. I felt like doing something yesterday and I jumped into "well, I can do a run/walk thing after school but before my class." That put pressure on me. I was hungry after school so I ate my lunch but then there really wasn't time for run so I ended up not doing anything. I should have just thrown my shoes on and gone for a little walk. But no, I immediately put pressure on myself. That's what I have to stop. But how?? I'm not sure I know how.....
In other news, I saw the school calendar for next year. I get 2 weeks off in October, 3 weeks off in December, 2 weeks off in March - Sweet!!!! I'm going like this teaching thing. We are thinking about going to Colorado in December to check out a place and buy a house. I want to go in the winter, though January or February would be better, and get a feel of what it's like then. I wonder if there's a Westgate we could stay at?? I'll have to check into that.
Anyway, those are the things in my head. Only 3 more days of summer school and then that's over. Yea!!! I'm hoping to get back into working out when it ends. I'm also thinking about joining a club for marathon training. Both times I did the marathon I joined a club, and though I'm not a club type person it worked. So I'm thinking about it.
Okay, I'm off to the dog park.
09 July 2009
Slowing down
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As an internet marketing company, we've been able to work with a wide variety of companies in the Seattle area and abroad whose internet marketing problems have been all over the board.
Now, from my comment there, you may be thinking that the list of possible problems on the marketing problem board is quite large – actually, it's not.
In fact, when everything is boiled down, there are really only three primary issues
- Not Enough Traffic (Top of the funnel problem)
- Not Enough Leads (Middle of the funnel problem)
- Not Enough Sales (Bottom of the funnel problem)
Usually, when companies come to us they are focused on variations of problem number 3.
Is this the answer to their problem, though?
The sequence of thought usually goes something like this…
- We aren't making as much money as we'd like
- The reason we aren't making enough money is because we don't have the amount of sales we need
- We don't have enough sales, so the way to fix that is to do more marketing (Just as an FYI, usually when companies are looking at doing more marketing, they're thinking promotional)
This process of thought isn't a negative thing. I believe that it's a good starting point when it comes to assessing one's company, because it demonstrates that one is being intentional about solving their sales problems.
The only problem is that the application in solving that sales equation is quite a bit more involved. Read on to learn more.
Solving For Sale
When it comes to the problem of not having enough sales, it's important that companies not automatically solve for that bottom of the funnel bottleneck with promotional marketing (standard marketing). The reason is that there are quite a few potential issues that open up at this end of the equation.
Here are the questions that must be asked.
- Is there a problem with my sales team or the ecommerce checkout solution?
We've seen several companies working to solve for sale, who immediately arrive at the conclusion that they need more promotional marketing, when the issue is a sales/ checkout one.
Upon analysis, we would find out that they had plenty of the right traffic and leads, but the final stage needed to be fixed – the handling of the potential sale.
In this case, there may be training and refinement needed for the sales team. Or, in the case of the ecommerce solution, the checkout process may need conversion rate optimization and testing.
Next question.
- Is there a problem with the way I ask for the sale online?
Some companies will have plenty of traffic, leads, and a good sales team, but don't ASK for the sale correctly online.
This is a bottom of the funnel problem that could be causing your entire sales volume issue – in spite of the fact that other aspects of your company's marketing system are healthy.
We address these issues with a process I mentioned in the previous section – conversion rate optimization. You can find out more about that here.
- Am I getting the right type of visitors on my website?
There are times when you may be asking all the right questions on your website to make the sale.
The problem may be your traffic.
There is an entire target market out there for your company that is willing to purchase your product or services. But, if they aren't reaching your site, you're putting the wrong effort into your marketing.
This is a pretty hefty topic, but it involves both: A) Persona development (understanding who your best clients are and targeting them, and B) optimizing the stage of interest you use to put your company in front of them.
To learn more about understanding who your best clients are (persona development), click here.
Make sure to read more about persona development if you're not familiar with it, but, in the meantime, let's look at part B.
There are basically three different ways you can appeal to your target audience.
You can:
- Hope that you reach them by putting your brand in front of them with a call to action, but no context for them to be interested in your product.
A great example of this would be billboards.
- Put your brand in front of them with a call to action that's only relevant because your product or service is part of an industry or subject they've displayed interest in.
A great example of this would be display advertising on Facebook or another network.
In this case, users have given you some context of interest. For Facebook, perhaps their habit data has shown an interest in mechanics in general – and you offer mechanical services. So, your advertisement gets shown to them.
If they're on another network, the theme of the website they are on can give context for what they may be interested in (If they are on a site about sleeping, they may be interested in products having to do with better sleep).
You can make sales from both of these advertising networks, but neither of them are as efficient, or focused as the next example…
- Put your brand in front of your target audience when they've asked for something you offer.
We often refer to this as marketing to someone's point of interest or intent – and we're not talking about a general interest. We're talking about marketing to your target demographic when they show intent to buy or learn more.
This is the power of search engine marketing.
Whether it's search engine optimization or Pay Per Click advertising, the power of proper search engine marketing is that it allows you to put your company's services or products in front of people who display intent about what you offer – whether it's purchase intent, or information related intent.
This process still takes refinement as not all keywords or phrases have equal purchase intent, but this resource, I believe, is one of the most powerful mediums most companies have when it comes to growing in sales, starting to make sales, or proving a business model.
Let's take a look at practical application.
Practical Application
Because solving for sales issues can vary so much between companies, it's important that a tactical analysis of the problem, followed by testing and implementation, is on your marketing radar for your company's next stage of promotion.
The great thing about this process is that companies have seen bottlenecks freed up in a relatively short amount of time that wouldn't have occurred if solving sales volume was only being done via promotion based marketing.
Once your sales funnel is freed up from major bottlenecks, the opportunity for expanding is much smoother and scalability is on the horizon.
Of course, not all cases are solved quite this easy. For some companies, solving for sale is actually a problem with all three parts of the funnel – no traffic, no leads, and no sales.
This requires more work, but there's a lot of opportunity moving forward by using a data based marketing solution for your company.
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Another holiday, another themed bar! This time, we're sticking with a tried and true favorite: the martini bar. It's classic, simple and always a crowd pleaser! Stock some vodka and gin, add in the mixers—we offered vermouth, olive juice and Lillet—finish with some garnish, and voila! We loved designing this bar with a modern black, white and gold look—highlighted by a custom Martini Bar sign from Surcee Calligraphy and fun black and gold accents like the Crate & Barrel cocktail shaker and McGee & Co. geometric objects. Cheers!
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Future iPhones could be thinner and more secure thanks to technology outlined in two unique proposed inventions from Apple, covering adaptive security profiles and a new type of split-sensor camera.
The first application published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, entitled "Electronic device with two image sensors," details a camera comprised of two distinct sensors: one sensor would capture luma, or brightness, data, while the other could capture chroma, or color, information. The final image would be created by combining the data captured by each sensor.
By splitting the camera into two, each module could be made thinner than a comparable camera with dual-purpose sensors embedded into the same module. This would allow the device housing the camera to be made correspondingly thinner.
Additionally, Apple says that the split design would allow for improved signal-to-noise ratio resulting in increased image quality. It could also help alleviate color reproduction issues caused by optical filters, and the overall assembly might be less costly.
Apple credits Michael F. Culbert and Chris Ligtenberg for the invention of U.S. Patent Application No. 13/331543.
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Apulia is a region in south-eastern Italy that includes the heel part of Italy's boot, suspended between the Ionian and Adriatic Sea. The region is characterised by endless olive groves, long fields of grain and vineyards.
This cycling tour starts in Matera, UNESCO world heritage site with its "sassi" and European capital of culture 2019, and finishesin Lecce, also known as "Florence of the South" because of its magnificent baroque architecture.
This bike tour will lead you into a region of scenic beauty, which is, by today's standards, still unspoiled by the more unattractive aspects of tourism and still retains testimony of its great and ancient culture.
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Russia's patience with Ghouta militants not indefinite: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his patience with militant attacks in Syria's Ghouta region is not indefinite, as terrorist groups positioned in the Damascus suburb continue to shell the capital indiscriminately.
After losing most of the Syrian territories in their control, foreign-backed militants are now largely concentrated in Eastern Ghouta, causing one of the deadliest stages over the course of the years-long conflict in Syria.
"As is known - in any case, we in Russia know this well enough - some shells crash even on the territory of the Russian embassy and trade mission. Are we going to tolerate this indefinitely? Of course, not," Putin said during a Wednesday news conference that followed talks with Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in Moscow.
"Bombardments from there continue unabated. On some days missile and mortar strikes reach 50-60," Putin said.
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Writers are portrayed in the same group with starving artists. They are pinned alongside painters and potters who are begging for a sale and complaining that others just don't, "see their vision."
For the past 10 years, I have told people that I am a freelance writer, and that has earned me looks of pity or stupidity. Sometimes people will ask things like, "So you blog for fun?" or they will say, "I wish someone paid me to write reviews all day." The bottom line is that freelance writing is grossly misunderstood and lucky for you and me, it can be much more profitable than others think.
Follow these habits to ensure you earn more money with your words.
1. Kill the Artist
I know this sounds harsh, but trust me. If you want to be successful, you must be a business person first, artist second. If someone is paying you $300 for an article, it will be to your disadvantage if you take 10 hours trying to craft the most perfect and beautiful piece.
Furthermore, when an editor suggests revisions or changes, just do them. It is useless defending your craft when the editor has specific needs or preferences. You will just end up breaking ties with that editor or publication.
There have been editors that I didn't see eye to eye with and shredded me down as a writer and person. At that point, I took the $750 for the assignment, took the verbal harassment humbly, and went on to a different client. The piece I created for this big brand was quite popular with their readers, so I am guessing the problem wasn't really me.
2. Never Quit Hustling
Always keep looking for new clients and work. There have been so many times that I have found the dream company to work with, and then the company switched to an in-house writer or cuts a whole section altogether, leaving me jobless.
While it hurts to lose a dream client, every time I had connections already in place that were then able to fill the financial gap that the job loss made. My constant hustling led me from making $12 an article to over $300 an article (and sometimes over $700 an article). Each time I got a higher paying client, I would end a lower ending contract on good terms.
3. Don't Waste Time on Low-Paying Gigs
I used to kill myself to make $1,200 a month through writing $12 articles. I was fast and could write four of these lower-quality pieces in an hour, but that is still 100 articles a week. I was exhausted, always in a rush, and not getting better in my craft.
I realized that I wanted to work less and make more, so I slowly started replacing my clients with higher paying ones. In 2012, I was excited to start making $25 per article, which then turned into $50, and then $100. I now make $300+ per article and work less, while making $3-5K a month part-time.
The problem with low-paying gigs is that they burn you out quickly. Since you are burnt out, you aren't putting your best work forward, so you get stuck in a loop of low-paid writing gigs.
Break the cycle. You need to start charging more for your words. When you start writing for a rate that you are happy with, you start to create work you are passionate about – even if the topic is dry.
4. Don't Get Writer's Block
Writer's block, is it real or not? As a beginner writer, I struggled with writer's block a lot. Now, not so much. What changed? It's not that I found the secret to unlocking writer's block; instead, when assignments are due and paychecks are on the line, there is not much time for writer's block.
I have found that the more you write, the easier it gets. I realized that I was not penning the next greatest novel or award-winning articles, which means I shouldn't spend too much time pondering the perfect lead or conclusion. I also discovered that rewriting is a lot easier once you actually write something. It is hard to edit work that is still in your head.
Am I an amazing writer? I don't think I am better than most writers out there. The thing that sets me apart from beginning writers is that I don't stop at one assignment or let criticism bring me down. I just keep hustling, and you can do the same. Making money isn't about who is the best. It is about who doesn't give up.
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Classic 1975 Concert From The Who Set For DVD Release
Filmed in Houston, Texas 11/20/75, it was right at the start of a massive tour of the U.S. to promote The Who By Numbers, their seventh album in their 10th year of existence. With Dolby Digital Stereo sound, this 117-minute 25-song bomb blast—previously only available as a muddled bootleg—has been pridefully restored to its rightful visual and sonic superiority by longtime Who collaborator Jon Astley.
Filmed only five years after what arguably is the greatest live album in rock, Live At Leeds, The Who Live In Texas '75, lives up to and in some ways actually surpasses its predecessor's greatness. The Who, at that particular point in time, had achieved an unerring almost magical mystical chemistry. Between the windmilling antics of guitarist Townshend, the mic wire lasso of lead singer Daltrey, the crazed bombastic danger of drummer Moon (1946-1978) and, of course, their secret weapon, genius bassist John Entwistle (1944-2002), this was a truly revolutionary band who changed all the hard rock rules. Even the punks, in the anti-rock star era of the late '70s, loved The Who.
The extensive Tommy section…the savage recreations of early hits such as "My Generation" (with its iconic "hope I die before I get old" line delivered in all its lusty nihilistic truth)…the celebrated cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues"…plus "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" make this a Who fan's delight.
Track Listing
1) Substitute
2) I Can't Explain
3) Squeeze Box
4) Baba O'Riley
5) Boris The Spider
6) Drowned
7) However Much I Booze
8) Dreaming From The Waist
9) Behind Blue Eyes
10) Amazing Journey
11) Sparks
12) Acid Queen
13) Fiddle About
14) Pinball Wizard
15) I'm Free
16) Tommy's Holiday Camp
17) We're Not Going To Take It / See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You
18) Summertime Blues
19) My Generation
20) Join Together
21) Naked Eye
22) Roadrunner
23) Won't Get Fooled Again
24) Magic Bus
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I'm so honoured to have you join me! If we were to meet in person, we would have coffee or tea (unless it's after 12pm because then it's decaf), and no doubt we would start talking about life - the good, the bad, the ugly - because I can't do small talk. My heart craves deep conversation that challenges and encourages me. I know I'm not alone, though it can feel like it in this crazy world!
I love music, quiet moments, a clean house (it's always good to dream), iced coffee, my three children, and my amazing husband who can fix most anything!
I passionately believe that God loves us enough to break us, to strip us of all the baggage we accumulate, and rebuild us in His image. Tearing down walls is His way of loving us to wholeness and inviting us to build on a firm foundation.
I'd love for you to join me on this journey of following Jesus! Maria


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LUBBOCK - A 20-year-old Lubbock man was sentenced to 45 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to beating his roommate to death in October 2011.
Bradley Drake Crawford was 18 years old when he hit Kevin Lee Braddock, 49, in the head with a stick repeatedly, then with an unnamed juvenile, stole $250 from his victim, according to court documents.
The murder occurred in a far west side mobile home park south of Reese Technology Center.
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30 starannie dobranych filmów. Codziennie nowy
Martine, a young artist from New York, is invited into the home of a hip, liberal LA family for a week. Her presence unravels the family's carefully maintained status quo, and a mess of sexual and emotional entanglements ensues.
The kind of interesting film that won't allow you to root for any of the character, so that's that. Everyone is good, but the script is merely ok and not very engaging.
A dash of Sofia.Heavy doses of Noah. Silverlake galore, once again. Petty dramas in an uber-white microcosm. The real title is "First World Problems, The Movie".
Nothing too thrilling really, but quaint. The acting is ok, the sound design and music stood out the most as super interesting, but it gets sleepy as it goes on.
nobody walks OR nothing happens
excuse my language but f**k you Martine.
Observation is a great visual and narrative means to an end. It's a fucking dull end in itself.
liked the nerdy sound engineer parts that's really it
I wish I could give this zero stars. So... many... rich... white people...