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Four Models Every Marketer Should Master
We know–models can be intimidating. But as the need to add analytics and science to our work continues to increase, models have become one of the primary vehicles every marketer needs to know how to develop and leverage. If you've already dived into the deep end on models, congratulations. On the other hand, if you're just dipping your toe into the water, have no fear, because while there may be a bit of a current, it is time to venture forth.
Mathematical models help us describe and explain a "system," such as a market segment or ecosystem. These models enable us to study the effects of different actions, so we can begin to make predictions about behavior, such as purchasing behavior. There are all kinds of mathematical models-statistical models, differential equations, and game theory.
Regardless of the type, all use data to transform an abstract structure into something we can more concretely manage, test, and manipulate. As the mounds of data pile up, it's easy to lose sight of data application. Because data has become so prolific, you must first be clear about the scope of the model and the associated data sources before constructing any model.
So you're ready to take the plunge–good for you! So, what models should be part of every marketer's plan? Whether a novice or a master, we believe that every marketer must be able to build and employ at least four models:
- Customer Buying Model: Illustrates the purchasing decision journey for various customers (segments or persona based) to support pipeline engineering, content, touch point and channel decisions.
- Market Segmentation or Market Model: Provides the vehicle to evaluate the attractiveness of segments, market, or targets. More about this in today's KeyPoint MPM section.
- Opportunity Scoring Model: Enables marketing and sales to agree on when opportunities are sales worthy and sales ready.
- Campaign Lift Model: Estimates the impact of a particular campaign on the buying behavior.
These four models are an excellent starting point for those of you who are just beginning to incorporate models into your marketing initiatives. For those who have already developed models within your marketing organization, we would love to know whether you have conquered these four, or even whether you agree these four should be at the top of the list. As always, we want to know what you think, so comment or tweet us with your response!
Power Tools-Use with Caution
The results from the marketing performance research recently conducted jointly by ITSMA and VisionEdge Marketing (VEM), and Forrester were just announced. In its 12th year, the purpose of this study has been to understand how proficient marketers are at measuring and managing performance; using metrics, data, and analytics; and communicating marketing's value, impact and contribution to the business. This year's study captured input from more than 400 respondents. The study revealed areas in which marketers have made strides and areas where marketers remain challenged.
The result I found most perplexing was that, while marketers have access to more data than ever, leverage more analytics, and invest in more tools and systems, they continue to struggle to prove marketing's contribution to the business. One clear indicator of this is that just 9% of CEOs and 6% of CFOs use marketing data to help make strategic decisions. Less than 10%! Although the majority of the marketers regularly produce and share a marketing dashboard, they are not bringing valuable, useful information to the table.
So where's the disconnect? If you want your leadership team to understand how marketing is moving the needle in terms of top line revenue, market share, customer value, category ownership, and so on then the dashboard needs to be able to tell that story. Unfortunately, it appears that most marketers participating in the study use their marketing automation (MAP) or sales automation (CRM) systems to create their dashboards. In fact, dashboards and reports are already integrated into many of these systems. These dashboards, however, typically report on marketing activity and associated costs – email activity, website activity, social media activity, lead activity- rather than reporting on metrics executives can to set direction. It's not that these reports and dashboards are bad; they are valuable when used to support tactical decisions, but if you want your CEO, CFO and other members of the C-Suite to use your dashboard it must clearly connect marketing investments and initiatives to business outcomes and results.
The ability to push a button and generate a pretty report that doesn't add any value to the strategic decisions made at the C-Suite level doesn't serve marketing well. To be on the right track, you need to start by making sure the marketing initiatives and investments are clearly aligned to business outcomes and that you have the right metrics in place. Otherwise, investing in better marketing tools is akin to buying a power saw when you have yet to master a hand saw. You have the ability to do more damage faster.
Learn more about the survey results and some initial impressions at:
- 2013 MPM StudyPress Release
- Laura Ramos' blog post at Forrester
- Julie Schwartz's blog post at ITSMA
Marketers are Operationally Proficient but Strategically Stalled
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Preliminary findings from the 2013 Marketing Performance Measurement Study we conducted with Forrester and ITSMA.


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Clarins Joli Rouge & Black Fall Makeup
Clarins is keeping things slightly minimalist with their fall 2018 Joli Rouge & Black makeup collection. The eyes only get black eyeliner and mascara so the focus is all on the lips.
If you like the ombre look then you'll love the Joli Rouge Gradation two-toned lipsticks ($30). The formula boasts up to 6 hours of hydration while the creamy texture keeps lips soft and comfy. Available in three pretty color duos: 801 Coral Gradation (coral with papaya), 802 Red Gradation (red with rose nude), and 803 Plum Gradation (plum with deep red). The plum duo is perfect for fall!
Get effortless lash line definition with the limited edition Waterproof Gel Eyeliner ($28). Highly pigmented with carbon, it stays transfer-proof for up to 12 hours. This gel eyeliner also comes with a mini liner brush to keep things sharp and defined.
And, the beloved Supra Volume Mascara ($28) is back with a cute design packaging. It contains cassie flower wax to keep lashes soft and protected.
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When I have traffic shaping enabled it seems to work well but I am not able to utilize the "power boost" feature that Time Warner offers. Basically what powerboost is is that they open up the pipe to like 30Mb down for the first few seconds of each transfer then bring it back down to 6Mb for the rest of the download. I have a feeling that when I specify my bandwidth in the shaper for my UP and DOWN speeds I am only entering the 6Mb down and thats causing a hard limit that the PF will allow. Any way to get this full bandwidth?
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Don't do shaping?
It's probably possible, but you'll need precise details of how "powerboost" functions and the support of somebody who understands the fine details of the traffic shaper. It's possibly complicated enough to make a bounty relevant.
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Is there some reason you can't just specify 30mb for the download speed? Honestly, you have very little control over the download anyway, and most of the traffic will be TCP, which will limit itself anyway, if you do over-commit. 99% of the usage of traffic shaping for folks like us is prioritizing the outbound traffic.
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You could specify 30Mbit as the size of the pipe, and fine tune the m1/m2/d parameters to account for the difference in the queues if you really wanted to get into it.


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April 27, 2017
Dear Principals,
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD will participate in "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" on Monday, June 5, 2017. Because of the district's agreement to participate in this manner, students will not be excused from school to participate in the national "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" scheduled for late April 27, 2017.
Many businesses are in support of the change as it allows the employers and employees to determine the level of participation that is appropriate for business owners and their employees' children. By scheduling this activity in June, it will not interfere with a regular instructional school day, which is very important to the education of our students.
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Stay visible from shoulder to ankle by wearing these one-piece coveralls. They have full-length sleeves and legs. Styles that incorporate a hood provide additional coverage. Typically, they are worn over a full set of clothing, and have a front closure with a zipper, hook and loop, or other type of fastener.
ANSI Class 2
Consisting of more high-visibility material than Class 1 coveralls, these coveralls provide better definition of the human form and offer the minimum level of protection recommended for workers exposed to roadway rights-of-way and temporary traffic control (TTC) zones. They meet Class 2 requirements in ANSI standards for high-visibility clothing. Depending on the amount of high-visibility materials they contain, they are rated for use in either roadway (Type R) or public safety (Type P) environments. Jobs that call for Type R apparel include: roadway construction, parking and toll gate operation, crossing guards, towing operators, and airport baggage handlers and ground crew. Type P apparel is often used by law enforcement and emergency response personnel, firefighters, and accident site investigators.


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Monzo to SCRAP pre-paid cards as it introduces current accounts
Customers of the digital-first bank won't be able to use their top-up card from April 2018 and will need to upgrade to a current account to keep using the app
MONZO is scrapping all of its pre-paid cards in favour of its current account debit cards by April.
Customers have less than three months to switch to a current account with the digital-first bank or ditch it altogether.
Over 400,000- people have one of Monzo's contactless, neon pre-paid Mastercards in their wallets but the bank wants to scrap them by early April.
It made the decision because it says it wants to build the "best current account in the world", and that the new account is "much cheaper" and "more reliable to run".
When the cards were first launched, Monzo didn't have a banking status so opening a current account with them wasn't an option.
Instead, customers could transfer funds into their Monzo account, use the coral-coloured card to shop, and track their spending on an easy to use app.
Many people took out a card to take advantage of the no-fees on transactions abroad, before they added a 3 per cent surcharge on transactions more than £200 over 30 days.
It was granted the full banking licence last April and launched its current account not long after.
So what will change?
Essentially, not a lot. According to the bank, you can upgrade to a current account with no extra fees or overdraft, unless you opt in.
Unlike with the pre-paid card, you'll be given a sort code and account number which means you'll be able to transfer funds to another bank.
You'll also be able to set up direct debits and up to £85,000 of your money will be protected by regulators, the FSCS.
It's free to open an account and existing customers will need to log on to the app and follow instructions.
Your money will automatically be transferred on to the new account and they'll send you new card.
New customers will need to download the app first.
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Monzo's decision to ditch the pre-paid card means it joins other digital banks on the market like Atom, Revolut and Starling.
Bank accounts can be opened and managed via an app, which also helps users to track their spending. They also provide 24/7 customer care.
Metro bank has become the first high street one to let customers open an account online using a selfie.
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Benjamin's Remote Log View has been my favorite way of view Indigo logs for years. I realize it isn't getting much love these days but I've been able to keep it going by making small changes to the code. However, the file list being populated into the drop down menu is incorrect, seeming to consist of a random set of files that depends on how many are chosen to be displayed. I've tried to look at what is causing it with no luck. Since the problem started when I upgraded to Mojave, maybe a change in the python version is messing it up but I'm not sure and am hesitant to muck around with it in case I screw things up worse.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows of something equivalent for remotely formatting and viewing the log files. Thanks!


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Commentary: Justice Dept. made right move on Kott, Kohring
The U.S. Justice Department has refused to dismiss charges against former Alaska Reps. Pete Kott and Vic Kohring. That's good news, from the perspective of the public good.
Despite the department's admission that it broke court rules on disclosing evidence favorable to the defendants, there remains plenty of evidence — some of it on video — supporting the convictions of Kott and Kohring for taking bribes.
With the Kott and Kohring cases on appeal, the Justice Department asked for the convicted men to be released from prison until a decision was made on whether their trials had been tainted. That was the right thing to do.
U.S. District Judge John Sedwick told prosecutors and defense attorneys to come up with a plan about how to proceed. They haven't been able to agree, so now it's up to the judge. He could rule that prosecutors' actions weren't a breach or didn't harm the defendants; if so, he could send them back to prison. If he decides the prosecutors' actions did harm the defendants' chances for a fair trial, he could order a new trial or dismiss the charges.
That's Judge Sedwick's call to make. Until he does, federal prosecutors should pursue their cases based on the evidence — all the evidence. That's the way to make sure they do justice by the people of Alaska.
To read the complete editorial, visit The Anchorage Daily News.


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A dynamic, interactive experience in a group always has its own rich quality and you may also combine your deeper personal inquiry with a participation in a workshop. However, you may not have the time or a group does not seem to be the right setting for your topic or present life process. Therefore, we offer these intensive private consultations.
People from many parts of the world have chosen this format for more privacy, better time coordination or as a personal retreat. In general, people come to Personal Intensives / Retreats for 2 - 6 days. We will work twice a day for as long as it takes for your body-mind process to find insights, new perspectives, integration and healing with a chosen topic.
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Core Evolution is an integrative, experiential, body-oriented and mindfulness-centered approach and with our longstanding professional expertise we have the competence and freedom to not be fixed in a technique or in one approach.
We create the experiential setting in relation to what your needs are. You let us know, what you would like to explore, discover, find answers for your questions in life and what you would like to work with. We sit, talk, inquire. We take your path of life and all your life experiences -from joy to trauma - into account. We may also move, exercise, role play, constellate, look at dreams, invite you to express and voice feelings that may come up in all ranges from fear, anger to a deep sense of love - all this has room in the safe container and presence that we create in our work.
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Is it just me, or does every new study and food book offer conflicting advice? I'm not happy to hear that we should limit fat and eat lots of whole grains and vegetables; but nor am I thrilled to hear saturated animal fats are back on the menu and carbs are the new bad guys. Can't I love both? Can't we all get along???
This week I took on Nina Teicholtz's The Big Fat Surprise.
Like Gary Taubes' WHY WE GET FAT, Teicholtz takes on some 50 years of dietary advice from the government, academy, food-, and health-powers-that-be. You know the drill: reduce saturated fat in the diet. The higher your heart attack risk, the more drastically you should reduce it. That means cutting out red meat, eggs, milk, cheese--and voila! You'll lower your LDL and live long enough to die of cancer instead.
Teicholtz traces the ascendancy of this advice and the effects of personal biases, statistical hand-waving, and academic infighting on the conclusions drawn or suppressed. She looks in depth at the original studies done and cited, rather than taking the abstract's or another person's word for it, with surprising results. As it happens, rates of heart disease have not declined, despite a 17% increase in American consumption of fruits and vegetables, a 29% increase in grains, and a reduction of fats to 33% of calories. In place of animal fats we now consume 8% of calories by way of vegetables oils (mainly soy and canola), and, in the meantime, obesity, diabetes, and cancer rates have boomed. What went wrong?
A few things:
- We found "lowering cholesterol" was not the cure-all we hoped for. Lowfat diets (and statin drugs) can lower LDL, but it turns out general LDL levels do not correlate closely with heart disease. Having high, small-particle LDL levels does seem to correlate, but the best way to sway the balance to big, floaty LDL particles is to eat animal fats.
- The "Mediterranean Diet" was somewhat an arbitrary invention, but a diet favoring olive oil does seem to improve health factors better than a lowfat diet, although not as well as a diet rich in animal fats.
- At first animal fats were replaced in processed/fast foods with trans fats, but when these started to be frowned upon, everyone switched back to liquid vegetable oils, which oxidize and put out toxic aldehydes when they are heated.
- Calcium and vitamins A, D, K, and E are fat-soluble, meaning they cannot be fully absorbed if not accompanied by fat. That goes for the calcium in nonfat milk and all the spiffy vegetables sprinkled in fat-free dressing.
- Women and children were recommended to follow lowfat diets by extension, but it turns out women with low cholesterol had higher mortality rates that women with high cholesterol, and women on lowfat diets see a greater drop in their good HDL levels than men. Kids need saturated fat for ideal growth.
- When not replacing trans fats with liquid oils, food processors have to rely on fat replacers, which are additional carbohydrate substances.
- Liquid vegetable oils are pro-inflammatory and tied to increased rates of cancer.
...There's more to say, but I'll stop here. Suffice to say, I found the arguments convincing, if depressing, given my deep love for bread and pasta. My kids have been drinking whole milk for years now, and I am determined to wean us at least two days a week from breakfast cereals, but I just don't know how the world can support everyone on a diet high in animal fats. Not to mention, meat is expensive, especially since we do grass-fed. I suppose I'll have to settle for increasing our ratio of animal fats and reducing our refined carbs and liquid vegetable oil.
At least I can fry in butter and bacon fat without a twinge of guilt now, but I guess this means my homemade pot stickers fried in vegetable oil literally are to die for!


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It is a smart idea for people in Pennsylvania to prepare in advance for different events. This can make the various events that arise in people's lives go much smoother than they may go without preparation. This is easy to do when the people know an event is going to happen at a specific time and place. However, there are many events in people's lives that are unexpected, and people do not know if the event will occur, much less when and where the event will occur.
When one can receive compensation after a hit-and-run crash
Driving cars in Pennsylvania can be very convenient and is the preferred mode of transportation for many people. However, it can also be dangerous and many people are involved in car accidents every year. The victims of these accidents can be left with damaged vehicles and serious injuries. This is why every driver in Pennsylvania is required to have car insurance on their vehicles. This is to help ensure that the victims are made whole afterwards.
Though common, these crash factors can prove serious
Most people hit the road at some point during their day. Whether you need to commute to work or just head out to the grocery store, you likely do not think twice about jumping in your vehicle, buckling up and heading out.
Sleepy drivers are among the most dangerous
Pennsylvania readers are aware of the dangers of any type of negligent or reckless driving. Distraction, intoxication and speeding are all common reasons for car accidents, and most people are aware of the risk involved with these behaviors. However, you may not be aware of the dangers associated with drowsy driving.
Know the signs of drunk driving
In and around Pittsburgh, your safety may be at risk because of people who consume alcohol then drive. It's not fair that you may be a cautious and law-abiding driver, yet suffer injury because of another person's negligence. Drunk drivers are menaces to Pennsylvania roadways. If you know how to recognize signs of possible drunk driving, you may be able to safely distance your vehicle from a driver who is causing you concern.
Speeding is much more dangerous than people realize
Drivers in Pennsylvania violate many different traffic regulations every day. One of the more common ones that is broken every day is speeding. Many people drive over the speed limit for a variety of reasons. It could be because they are late for something, just want to get home after a long day, simply like driving fast or are impatient. However, no matter the reason and even though it is common practice, it is still dangerous and can lead to many car accidents.
Four people brought to hospital after car crash
Many people rely on their cars and drive them almost every day. People use them to get almost everywhere they go. This could be to go to work, to school, to the store, to run errands, go to dinner, get together with friends and family and for many other reasons. While people are driving, it is almost a guarantee that they will not be the only vehicle on the roads as well and will have to interact with the other vehicles. This interaction can lead to many car accidents and all drivers need to drive safely to avoid them.
No disruptions while driving
A recent feature from Apple helps eliminate the temptation and prevalence of cell phone use while driving. Do Not Disturb While Driving rolled out the iPhone software in late 2017 in an attempt to curb dangerous distractions for drivers.
Whiplash from a car accident can cause significant problems
There are many things that in a driver's control while they are driving in Pennsylvania. They can control their speed, their brakes, checking blind spots, signaling turns, obeying traffic signals and simply paying attention to the road. However, there are dangers on the road they cannot control. That is the actions of the other drivers on the road. People who are driving perfectly can still end up in a car accident because another driver did something wrong.
Tell teens it's okay to be basic: technology and driving
When you first learned to drive, cars seemed pretty basic. Your parent's car had crank windows. You remember when cassette tape players and flipping through static-laden radio stations were your options for music. Your parents kept a book of maps in the car and stopped to ask for directions if they needed them.


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Poker News - Archive 2009-04Antesvante Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
PokerStars saw a good turn out last night at their weekly Sunday Million. Over seven thousand five hundred players registered to compete in the tournament and with a buy-in of $200 plus $15 that created a prize pool of $1,518,000. Antesvante, who came out on top in the tournament, walked away with a nice prize of $213,459. (28/04)
Party Poker Advertisement Banned
UK gambling websites have been coming under fire recently by the ASA for their many different advertisements. It seems that every time a gambling site creates a new advertisement it is banned pretty soon after it is released. The latest online site to have an ad banned by the ASA is Party Poker. The online poker room created a new ad campaign for their $2 million prize pool game and it received one complaint before it was banned. (21/04)
WPT Confirms Two More European Stops
The World Poker Tour recently announced that there will be two more stops on the tour and both stops will take place in Europe. Barcelona and Cyprus will be the next locations of the WPT. Players can take advantage of these two additional stops to possibly earn a WPT title win. (17/04)
Devilfish Poker Launches Rake Race
Throughout the month of April the Devilfish Poker website will be working in conjunction with the ThisIsTheNuts website to offer Devilfish players a special rake race. The 30,000 Rake Chase will take place all month long and players will be able to earn extra rewards for the rest of the month. (14/04)
Ross Jarvis Wins Virgin Poker Festival
Last weekend the Newcastle Poker Festival took place at Aspers Casino and attracted two hundred players to compete in the event. One of those players competing in the two day poker event was Ross Jarvis. Jarvis is a writer for PokerPlayer magazine and managed to outlast the field and take the first place win. (09/04)
PKR Launches Upgrades to Poker Room
PKR is known as the 3D poker room, for its 3D video game like poker experience. Players can create their own character and play poker in 3D environments to really enhance the gaming experience. The online poker room recently announced they had added new features to their website. (07/04)
Sanzard Wins BodogLife $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament
BodogLife is an online poker room that gives away more than five million dollars every month. Players jump to the chance to win the cash given away at BodogLife and a good deal of the money earned comes from tournaments. Every Sunday BodogLife offers players a $100,000 guaranteed tournament and it was online player sanzard who won the latest edition of the tournament. (03/04)
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To take or To make a photograph?
Every now and then I see myself having to explain why I (and many other photographers) use make instead of take when I am referring to the process of capturing a moment with my camera.
So, why?
A photograph is not a product waiting to be bought or taken, as we do when we go to the supermarket. They do not exist objectively, before that precious moment when the shutter is pressed.
To photograph is to combine sensitivity and technic, it is "[...] to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart", as the master Henri Cartier-Bresson has perfectly summarized.
We, photographers, are responsible for everything we include in the frame. We are also responsible for what we leave outside it. Photography is not about reality; it is about interpretation.
Painters start with a blank canvas, to which they add colors, lines, drawings, all depending on their style and the message they want to give with their art.
Photographers, on the other hand, start with a "painted" canvas, from which we eliminate information with our composition, and to which we add a message with the light we use and the moment we capture.
Photography, as painting, it's about creativity, perception, technic, feelings, intention. It's about ourselves, about our own way of seeing life. It is about creation.
Therefore, a good photograph, one that tells a story through a beautiful use of light and an appealing arrangement of elements, cannot be taken. It is made.
It is made by the photographer in that very moment when, after an impulse (street photography) or a careful planning (landscape, wildlife photography), the shutter release is pressed.
But what about the bad pictures?
They are also made. Despite their lack of message, poor use of light and/or careless composition, they are also a creation of the photographer who made them.
I am not saying here that every photographer is an artist, all I am saying is that he/she creates something on the very moment the shutter is pressed.
Regardless their debatable quality, they are a product of the photographer's perception and interpretation of that place, that moment.
We can say that the photographer translated his vision into a technically bad picture, but we can't say he or she didn't create it.
What if the camera was set to Automatic? it does not matter. It's still a creation: the camera might have chosen the technical aspects (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO), but the moment the shutter release was pressed and what was included in the frame (and left outside it) were both a decision of the photographer, based on his/her own perception of beauty, on his/her personal idea of that place, of that moment.
Both paints and photographs are the result of a (conscious or unconscious) creative process, they are both made. If they are good or bad, it's another discussion - sometimes a very interesting one.
Photography is about creating something out of the reality we are presented to, it's about making eternal what would have otherwise been taken away by time, permanently.
Because once that unique moment is gone - and every single moment is unparalleled -, there is nothing we can do to bring it back. That is one of the beauties of photography: to freeze the ephemeral.
And that is also one of the reasons why life is such an exciting adventure.
All we have is Now.
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At least 32 people were killed Tuesday in an ISIS attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, activists said.
The attack came as the Kurdish-Arab alliance known as the Syrian Democratic Forces presses an offensive against ISIS in the town of Tabqa as part of an assault on the extremist bastion Raqqa.
The dawn ISIS attack hit a makeshift camp where some 300 families were waiting to cross into SDF-held territory in Hasakeh province, in northeastern Syria.
"At least five suicide attackers blew themselves up outside and inside a camp for Iraqi refugees and displaced Syrians in Hasakeh province," said Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group.
Heavy clashes then erupted between the ISIS fighters and the SDF, some of whose combatants were among the dead, Abdel Rahman told AFP.
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On this week's broadcast of "Fox News Sunday," left-leaning Daily Beast columnist Kirsten Powers said the calls for Vice President Joe Biden to enter the race in light of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's falling poll numbers is a result of her "imperial attitude."
[Relevant portion at the 6:53 time mark in the video]
Powers said, "The email issue was the turning point where people saw that she, first of all the campaign, and her ultimately did not handle that issue properly. She let it get out of control and do a lot of damage, And it seems to a certain extent she was not as up to the task as people were expecting. It's a bit of a rerun of 2008, where she doesn't seem to be able to respond to questions quickly. There is this sort of imperial attitude that she seems feels like she doesn't haven't to answer it. And people aren't enthusiastic about, she would be the first woman president presumably and people should be really excited."


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Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region. It lies south of Marinduqueand Quezon, east of Mindoro, north of Aklan and Capiz, and west of Masbate. Its capital is also named Romblon. Romblon Province consists of 20 islands in the Sibuyan Sea. The province's three major islands are also its largest: Romblon Island, Tablas Island, and Sibuyan Island. Approximately 187 nautical miles (346 km) south of Manila, the islands of Romblon lie on Sibuyan Sea, South of Marinduque Island and North of Panay. To the east is the island of Masbate and in the west is Mindoro. Romblon is endowed with lush vegetation and mineral resources. Aside from marble, the islands are rich in granite, nickel, silica, mercury, zinc, copper, silver, limestone, sulfide, ores, kaolin, clay, magnesium and quartz.
Carabao Island
Carabao Island, located in San Jose Town, Romblon province, located in the heart of the Philippine archipelago remains one of the unexplored islands in the country. It is a cluster of more than 20 islands the three biggest of which are Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon.
Tablas Island
Tablas is the largest island of Romblon Province, Philippines. The island is deeply indented by Looc Bay, in the southern part of the island. Odiongan is the island's major port and largest population center. Tablas is administratively subdivided in the municipalities of Alcantara, Calatrava, Ferrol, Looc, Odiongan, San Agustin, San Andres, Santa Fe, and Santa Maria.
Sibuyan Island
Sibuyan Island is an isolated island measuring at its widest points 24 km north to south and 28 km east to west, rising to 2050 m above sea level, with a total land area of 233 km^. The nearest major island masses are Luzon (to the northeast), Mindoro (to the northwest), and Panay (to the south). A considerable portion of the natural habitat, including some lowland forest, remains intact.
Romblon Marbles
Romblon is rich in mineral resources and considered to be the country's leading producer of excellent quality marble that is comparable to that produced by Italy, also called as "The Marble Capital of The Philippines".


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"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
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@HentaiSenpai they are more.. modern now. If I listen Gorillaz I go back to older songs
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@HentaiSenpai they are more.. modern now. If I listen Gorillaz I go back to older songs
Im totally with you on that one.
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Festival Playlist – Barcelona's Primavera Sound 2016 by the booker
One of Europe's most acclaimed and influential music festivals – it even has a spin off in Portugal – Primavera Sound returns this summer (1-5 June) with the notable distinction of bringing Radiohead to Barcelona. Leaving them aside, and to guide us through the rest if the bill, booker Abel Suárez presents some personal picks in Q playlist form.
Selda – Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar "An honour to have at the festival Selda, an artist that's been representing for some decades the most rebellious, vibrant and fearful side of Turkish Music."
Joana Serrat – So Clear "She's releasing her new album this year. It's Americana made in Barcelona with the help of some of the best Canadian musicians!"
Suede – Like Kids "They are back with their best album of recent times, we are sure their live show will be as good as always, guaranteed to deliver the greatest live performances they're known for."
Titus Andronicus – Fatal Flaw "Love this band! Their mix of American punk rock, The Pogues, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash always makes the crowds explode."
John Carpenter – Vortex "My own personal headliner for this year's festival, I am proud to have John Carpenter perform one of his first live shows ever, here at Primavera. He is an influence to so many people, as a film director as well as a musician."
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Pusha T – Untouchable "This year's line up boasts some of the great hip hop artists of the year, with Pusha T among the biggest names on the bill. His new album is granted to crown him as one of the most talented artists out there."
LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge (pictured) "I think James Murphy's band sums everything we like at Primavera Sound: electronic music, punk, pop, roots… and of course, we love all the bands listed in this song too!"
Downtown Boys – Dancing In The Dark "One of the most exciting punk rock bands of the year covering one of my favuorite songs ever - perfection!"
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STAGE TUBE: Cast of West End's ONCE Performs Spotify Session
You can now hear the entire four song exclusive Spotify Session performed by the cast of Once, at the Spotify Offices in November. The cast performed pre-show tracks "The Chandler's Wife" and "Raglan Road" as well as "Gold" and "Falling Slowly". Check it out below!
Once became the world's first theatrical production to be invited to record an exclusive live session at the London offices.
Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music.When an Irish busker and a Czech girl meet through a shared love of music, their songwriting sparks a deep connection and a tender, longing romance that neither of them could have expected. Winner of 8 Tony® Awards in 2012, including Best New Musical, and a 2013 Grammy® Award, this unique stage adaptation takes you right to the heart of the action in a rapturous production.An exhilarating love story that refuses to play by the rules, performed by an extraordinary cast of actor-musicians, Once dazzles with invention, wit and unforgettable music.


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Theo James, who appeared in the "Underworld: Awakening", is also heading back to the franchise
Selene" will be back in action very soon.
Hollywood Reporter confirms that Kate Beckinsale has signed on to appear in the fifth installment of Underworld series where she will reprise her character of vampire "Selene" once more.
Theo James, who previously appeared in 2012's Underworld Awakening, was also is in talks with Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems for the past few months to make a comeback in the next Underworld film. It has been confirmed now that he will also be appearing in the film, alongside Kate Beckinsale.
Kate Beckinsale, who starred in all four previous installment of Underworld, will once again be fighting against Lycans, a ferocious breed of werewolves. The first film "Underworld" was released in 2003, followed by "Underworld: Evolution" in 2006 and "Underworld: Rise of the Lyncans in 2009. The last installment was released in 2012 under the title "Underworld: Awakening". The new chapter, which will go into production this October, is expected to maintain the continuity of its predecessors.
The upcoming sequel will be directed by Anna Foerster, a German-born American cinematographer who have been involved in the films like Alien Resurrection (1997), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and 10,000 BC (2008) as a second unit director. The film is going to be Foerster's first feature film as a lead director.
It will definitely be good news for ACLU, an organization that has recently blamed Hollywood for being gender bias in hirng female directors and pointed out that female directors are not working on even playing field. This will also be the first time when a women is helming a horror film led by a female.
The Underworld franchise did not go along with the same director in all of its installments. The first two installments were directed by Len Wisman. The next was steered by Patrick Tatopoulos while the last one was directed by the pair of Mans Marland and Bjorn Stein.
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What's the protocol and etiquette for turning down an offer from a school?
First check the language of that school's offer letter. Follow whatever instructions they give you. Do they want you to email them? Fill out a form and snail-mail it? Send your decision by Pony Express? Whatever they say, that's what you'll do. If they haven't specified a method, it's fine to email them at their admissions office email address. Here's a polite way to phrase your communication:
Wishing you all the best,
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It's totally up to you if you want to tell them where you'll be accepting; they will be curious and might even follow up to ask.
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Liverpool (1) Burnley (1): Match Reaction
- by Julia Norris
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Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge come into the team, and attack-wise, Liverpool should have enough quality to compensate for the loss of Sadio Mane.
And only Salah found the net for Liverpool.
And addressing Liverpool's defensive errors in the buildup to Burnley's goal, Klopp stressed that his back line "could have defended it much better".
Coutinho will be glad to get his first start out of the way after a summer of discontent in which Barca had a series of bids rising to £120million turned down by Liverpool.
Countless chances went begging for Liverpool in the second period, as Pope was called into action on nice occasions.
Burnley, who could even have poached a late victor through Ben Mee, got an unexpected point to add to the four they secured at Chelsea and Tottenham.
Asked if the competition for places has ever been this intense at Turf Moor, Vokes said: "No, not since I have been here".
Macron visiting St. Barts after Hurricane Irma
Looting, gunshots and a lack of clean drinking water were reported on the French Caribbean territory of St. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday unveiled the government's reconstruction plan for the islands.
Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton is set to be sidelined "for months" after undergoing surgery on his shoulder, Clarets manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday. Why we feel so disappointed or frustrated is because we see what this team can do. My job is to see the performance and we reacted really well.
City remained in rampant form as it ended Watford's unbeaten start to the English Premier League with a resounding 6-0 victory at Vicarage Road on Saturday. We made seven changes but we were still really fluent, offensive football, dominant football.
"We watched all of them 500 million times and, to cool the people down, what if the new player doesn't hit the first ball and he makes exactly the same mistake?" said Klopp.
Coutinho was replaced by Solanke after a sub-par performance, with U/20 World Cup player of the tournament nearly turning one point into three, but he contrived to hit the woodwork with the goal gaping as the match finished 1-1.
"Scoring goals is what you want to be doing as a striker but the all-round game and getting games in against these sides is important".
"He trained outstandingly in the few sessions we've had together since he was back". What I need to do is to work hard and to always do my best to help the team.
The Clarets took the lead over Jurgen Klopp's side through Scott Arfield and, while they were quickly pegged back by Mohamed Salah, they managed to hold on for a point despite facing 35 shots and giving up 71% of the possession.


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And here it is again! A lot has happened this year, so it's kind of strange to think that April Camp NaNo is back again! I have very fond memories of the last one, and I am more or less hopeful for the novel I wrote last year- except it needs massive editing- up until we found out my Dad had lost his job. Now that novel seems strangely ironic, sense a part of the storyline is about the end of the world and trying to avoid it- and that's what most of this last year has felt like.
But that's a different story- literally. Now, as of about a week, my Dad has a job and life is- what it always is: exciting. So, last year my novel was strangely ironic in being about the end of the world- when a part of our world seemed to end. And this year my novel is about hope after the end of something wonderful, ironically similar to our situation now. It's totally accidental- well, okay, it's technically a stretch to say either novels are similar to my life, but it's kind of interpretation.
I wasn't sure what to write for Camp NaNo, especially sense I'm used to being able to at least think about it a month before it happens, and prepare for it fully. I normally have a playlist ready, my page up, a synopsis written, a few characters (especially the main character) figured out, maybe some scenes practically written, etc. But not this time. I practically don't have anything, I only just figured out my main character's name, I do have some inspirational photos and I'll hopefully work on a playlist (a very important part) tomorrow.
But I am doing Camp NaNo! And, fortunately, I know what I want. I figured out what I wanted to write based on my life a couple of weeks ago, but I think it should still apply. I want something I will enjoy writing! Something that's fun and will be challenge, of a different kind than I usually try. I am going to write a fairytale- and that's about as much as I can say.
Well, okay, I can tell you my story is set in beautiful mountains and forests with a lost kingdom and wandering people and a big hill and a magical room. My main character's name is Ion, a boy of 12 at the most. I suddenly realized that I've never written a story (of much consequence) with a child as a main character, so I'm going to give it a try, and this is one of my challenges, as well as the fantasy setting rather than my usual science-fiction. My story is titled Ion's Way which refers to a passage of land that Ion's family inherited
As to how much fantasy it is: no unicorns or wizards, though possibly the suggestion of fairies. Certainly, the world will be a little more fantastic and unlike anything that could have technically existed. (here I must apologize to my sister. She's complained of many medieval stories existing in a world without the church history, which is quite inaccurate. Well, I'm not the person to do it! That would mean much more research, which I wouldn't mind but can't manage now. So, the world will have to do with a bit more of the fantastic)
Most importantly, in preparation for my story, I am reading lots of the best fantasy. E Nesbitt, Magarey Allingham, various wonderful poems (mostly Robert Louis Stevenson) and George MacDonald. So far it's wonderful, but we'll see if I manage to make it through the month without bringing in someone that's time traveling!
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How far is San-Francisco from the North Pole? San-Francisco is located 3,609.54 mi (5,808.99 km) south of the North Pole.Equator: 2,610.81 mi (4,201.70 km)
How far is San-Francisco from the equator and on what hemisphere is it? San-Francisco is 2,610.81 mi (4,201.70 km) north of the equator, so it is located in the northern hemisphere.South pole: 8,830.79 mi (14,211.79 km)
How far is it from San-Francisco to the South Pole? From San-Francisco to the South Pole, it is 8,830.79 mi (14,211.79 km) in the north.Antipode: -37.774929,57.580582
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Assayas formulates a metalanguage analysis of the effect of time, art and its artists – commendable, but far from his best.
The film's retro wave sonic landscape, 80s visual ambience, make the metamorphosis of its narrative eerily engaging. An admirable and unpredictable slow burner.
A (contemplative) revenge story, that relies more on images and sounds than words, and it is amazing how Almendras can examine so many themes, with an economy of words so extreme.
It requires patience to appreciate the clinical attitude of Hausner's direction. Static (shots), intentionally corseted and austere, her immaculate mise-en-scène aggrandizes the singular, moody atmosphere of this "romantic comedy".
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Deborah Blythe Doroshow is a historian of medicine, mental health, and childhood. She received her PhD in history from Yale University and her MD from Harvard Medical School. Previous work has focused on insulin coma therapy in American psychiatry, the bedwetting alarm and its role in the history of child rearing, and state laws mandating premarital syphilis testing.
"Emotionally Disturbed is a clearly written and meticulously researched account of residential treatment centers, a largely forgotten strategy for addressing the needs of children with mental illness. This book will remind those who work with, live with, and love such children how a combination of ingenuity, resources, and focused care greatly improved the lives of those whom society had left behind."
"Doroshow's work exemplifies a new generation of historians bent on reinterpreting the history of American psychiatry from a fresh, twenty-first-century perspective. Artfully researched and beautifully written, Emotionally Disturbed explores a little-known aspect of twentieth-century mental health care: the efforts to devise new therapeutic options for 'leftover' children, that is, children and youth so troubled that neither their families nor existing institutions would care for them. Doroshow's work deepens our understanding of the past and present challenges of caring for this very important, very vulnerable group of Americans."


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The investigation into the murder of a Swedish journalist onboard Danish inventor Peter Madsen's homemade submarine is to be turned into a television series by a screenwriter of the hit Nordic noir show "Borgen", the production company said on Thursday.
Madsen, 47, who was sentenced to life last month for the murder of 30-year-old Kim Wall, admitted chopping up her body and throwing her remains overboard off Copenhagen on the night of August 10, 2017.
He will not, however, be represented in the TV series, entitled "The Investigation".
"I don't want to make a crime series that is beguiled by the perpetrator or the crime," said Tobias Lindholm.
The drama, being made by the Fremantle television company, will follow the investigation carried out by Jens Moller, head of homicide at Copenhagen Police.
One of the writers of the popular political series "Borgen," Lindholm worked closely with the Moller and Wall's parents.
"We decided early on that Kim's fate should not be forgotten and we developed a close relationship with Jens Moller over the course of the case," Wall's parents Ingrid and Joachim were quoted as saying in a statement issued by Fremantle.
Wall, a freelance reporter, had set off with Madsen on his vessel to interview him for a story.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that Madsen killed the journalist as part of a dark sexual fantasy.
But Madsen, who changed his version of events several times, told the court she died when the air pressure suddenly dropped and toxic fumes filled his vessel as he was up on deck.
Lindholm's film "A War" was nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category in 2016.
Work on the docudrama will begin next year.


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A GROUP of mostly beautiful earth women has surfaced and claimed that they were abducted by aliens who then had sex with them with the end view of creating a superior and hybrid race which is a mix of human and extra-terrestrial beings.
Members of the self-styled group the US-based Hybrid Children Community also revealed that they have no objections to the alleged abductions and are in fact recruiting more parent-breeders to join their group.
UFOs in the Philippines
In the Philippines, there are no reports about alien abduction of women just yet but there were also persistent reports of sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent years.
On September 3, 2000, Antonio Israel, 37 claimed that he videotaped "small balls of light dancing frenetically in the evening sky over his Silver Street neighborhood, Carmela Homes IV in Las Piñas. The balls of light were also seen by other people in nearby villages.
In another incident, more than 10 UFOs were seen by students in Las Piñas at around 7 p.m. on August 28, 2004.
Three children noticed two unusual reddish-etheric glares moving above some partly cloudy skies from their residence in Mabolo St., Verdant Acres, Pamplona, Las Piñas City.
The first object they saw headed east to where the moon sits around that time. Another two emerged and three more objects appeared from the western horizon.
Last April 26, 2015, an alleged "UFO" sighting was posted at FB showing motionless lights apparently floating in the sky.
The person who took the video said they were in Lubao-Pampanga diversion road when they noticed that the lights later formed a letter "V".
At first, they only saw three lights until seven more lights appeared and joined the group before suddenly vanishing in bursts of speed.
There were also other reports of several sightings of UFOs in Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga between 2010 until last year.
New sub-species
One of the group's organizers, Bridget Nielson, 27, from Sedona, Arizona, said their children would pave the way for the evolution of a new breed of the human race into a new sub-species which will take over the Earth.
They also averred that their children are currently conveniently housed on giant space ships preparing for their eventual return to our planet.
The young glamorous women even claim mating with reptile-like lizards was the best sex they have ever experienced.
"It was an incredible super primal, super raw, super primal sexual experience. There was a really freedom and we were really going for it. It was the best sex I ever had" Nielson said.
Hybrid mom
Nielson, 27, who claims to be a hybrid mom and medium charges $65 (£46) for an over the phone session to put parents, who believe they may have conceived hybrid children, in touch with their offspring, according to the community's website.
Another young hybrid mum is Aluna Verse, from Los Angeles, California.
Bridget and Aluna claim to have 13 children between them fathered by aliens.
Their website also charges for other similar sessions and asks for donations.
Hybrid children
They say there are millions of hybrid parents on Earth who have conceived children with aliens either through artificial insemination or full sex, and many remain unaware.
The community was founded by Sharon McCormick, aged in her 60s, and former marketing executive Miss Nielsen.
On the website Ms McCormick says: "Since I discovered six and a half years ago that I have many hybrid children, my mission in life has become to help spread the word that they're real, positive and loving, and to support the parents, siblings and friends of these remarkable kids.
"The concept of hybrid children is so new to so many of us that I believe connecting with each other is of primary importance for moving us all ahead toward the day when the children are ready to arrive on Earth" she added.
Members of the group believe aliens have been harvesting their DNA to create children that combine was an incredible super primal, super raw, super primal sexual experience.
Cosmic carnal encounters
Miss Nielson said alien sex was the "best ever" and refuted claims from skeptics of a lack of evidence for the cosmic carnal encounters, saying ETs only take women who, "want to be taken".
She lives with her dad but claims to have four boys and six girls who she has regular contact with.
She said: "They are not just taking our children - they are creating a hybrid race to better humanity."
The parents draw their hybrid children who look, as you might expect like a human/reptilian cross breed with big black eyes.
Ms Verse, a computer game designer who claims to have three hybrids, says she was taken on board a spaceship in a "dream state" and she has vivid memories of the sex.
She said: "I was in a classroom setting with other humans.
"All of sudden I'm sat next to this green reptilian creature and immediately I'm so sexually turned on looking at this being.I was very surprised. We're making love in this classroom in front of everyone. Everyone turned their attention to us" she said.
"It sounds crazy and people have asked if I'm off my meds, but this is really happening" she continued.
Philip Mollica, from Clarkston, Michigan, who is in his 50s, claims to have been discovering his hybrid children since 2012.
He said: "I feel a great love for these children, mine and all the others as well. I look forward with great anticipation as this all unfolds."
In an almost cult-like move, the group says they are planning to establish a property where they can live together as a safe place for their children to visit.
"It will be somewhere away from the cities, somewhere where the children can visit, run free and express themselves. People say we are crazy but we are not, this is really happening to us" they added.


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Spoiler Thoughts:
- Hello Hinterlands!
- Big welcome back to the Requisition Officer, winner of the Most Superfluous NPC award.
- Man, I totally forgot how this works. It took me like 20 minutes to figure out how to switch people in the level up screen. Why was it so much easier in the earlier games?
- Wow, these Templars and mages just keep coming.
- Time to take you boys out, with "Templars to the West."
- I bet Cassandra and Varric just roll their eyes at each other every time I accidentally hit the right button instead of the left and wind up shooting fire at loot.
- There are a lot of big wheels of cheese in Thedas.
- Dennet's all "I hear you need mounts." "Can you help us?" "…No."
- I think this bigot nobleman we refused to help gave us the reward of a picture of drunks.
- Varric is kind of done with red lyrium.
- I'm not sure escorting this slow-moving druffalo is the best use of the Inquisition's resources.
- Man, if this farmwife is this cheesed about the Templars taking her ring, imagine how happy she'll be when she finds out we killed all the rams around here.
- Basically I head back to Haven when my backpack fills up with old lockets and Templar dolls.
- I feel poorly if this guy's mom has been waiting the year or so it's taken me to cross the Hinterlands looking for her son to make her an inhaler.
- "I think it is time you stopped playing the wounded party with me, Varric." "Ignoring the times you actually wounded me?"
- Varric and Cass have some issues to work out.
- I love when you have dialogue choices like "join the Inquisition!" And "YOU FAILED HER. GO HOME."


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Shutter Speed is the length of time the camera's sensor is exposed to light. It is measured in seconds, or rather fractions of a second most of the time.
Shutter Speeds are typically written as 1/50, 1/100, 1/200, 1/1000. And when they get really slow, 1", 2", 3.2", 4", 10", 30". (The double quote mark obviously means seconds - like in geography.) On the camera, to save space, they may omit the "1/" part of the number, so if you see 10 or 10" they mean one-tenth of a second and ten seconds respectively.
Now is a good time to pick up your camera and experiment. Set the mode dial to Tv (or S). This allows you to set the Speed or (Time), while the camera calculates the Aperture automagically. What's the fastest speed your camera will do? 1/4000? What does it sound like? What's the slowest you can set? 30"? Don't bother pressing the shutter, but try 1 second and listen what it sounds like. If you have a DSLR, you might here 3 or 4 clicks. If you have a mirrorless, you might hear one or two clicks.
- Side note: A DSLR has a mirror at 45 degrees that angles light up from the lens into your viewfinder. The mirrorless cameras do away with the mirror and rely on an electronic viewfinder.
So what are all the clicks?
Click one: the mirror moves up and out of the way.
At more-or-less the same time, the shutter covering the sensor moves out of the way to expose the sensor.
When times up, the shutter closes over the sensor, ending the exposure.
And the mirror moves back down to where you can see it.
Quite fascinating when you consider the complex mechanical workings that are taking place within the fraction of a second!
We can use Shutter Speed to be creative and control the exposure. Faster speeds will freeze motion, while slower speeds will accentuate motion.
How many blurry, wobbly night-time photos have you seen on Twitbook (and taken yourself). Most cameras in Auto mode just can't cope with dark scenes and slow down the Shutter Speed to below what is practical to hold still. Generally speaking, this is probably about 1/50 of a second. (Maybe a bit slower in some circumstances.) Thus it is generally recommended to keep your Shutter Speed above 1/50 of a second, most of the time.
But you will certainly want to be creative. A slow shutter speed, controlled and deliberately set will allow you to capture interesting effects like smooth flowing water or the spinning wheels of a car. You'll need to use a tripod or some other method of stabilising the camera for best results.
Conversely, more often than not, we want to freeze the action and shoot with faster Shutter Speeds - 1/200 to 1/1000 is usually ideal. The faster the action you are photographing, the faster the shutter speed will need to be. Kids running around probably need 1/500 or more. Ball sports will likely need more than 1/1000.
Your Challenge
Get a photo showing motion. Your subject can be anything, but obviously it should be moving. Some ideas: pets or your kids running around, cars, or pedestrians.
Suggest setting your camera to Tv or S mode, and make sure your camera is stable - perhaps place your camera on a table and use a cushion to absorb any movement. Try Speeds in the range 1/10 to 5". Experiment.


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Tips & News From Our Blog
Tips & News From Our Blog
Keep Warm This Winter While Saving Money with These Tips
Winter is the time of the year to stay warm indoors and reconnect with family and friends before Spring sets in. Far too often, however, the bill comes due in the form of higher heating costs. Fortunately, there are ways to lower heating bills and avoid unnecessary expenses over the course of the Winter months. Here are a few home heating tips to help save money winterizing your home.
Covering Drafts
One problem many homeowners have is cold air coming in from underneath doors and warm air rushing out. This kind of heat loss can add up over time. Taking advantage of space heater rentals is one solution. An additional way is to use what is called a "draft snake" — a concept popularized during the Great Depression.
These can be made by rolling up a towel and sticking it under the door. Or they can sometimes be bought pre-made. A more fancy version adheres to the bottom of the door, moving with the door. They can be used alone or in conjunction with space heater rentals.
Leaky Windows
Another common cause of heat loss during winter is leaky windows. Many older homes have cracks, which leads to warm air leaving the home and being replaced by colder, outside air. Most home supply stores sell clear adhesive wraps for windows. These wraps strengthen the window and act like an additional barrier to heat loss.
Homeowners who find cold spots near windows should also check for cracks and gaps around windows and door frames. These little energy-wasters seem minuscule individually, but when added together could equal a basketball-sized hole in the wall or larger.
The cracks can be easily filled in with caulk. First, determine where the air leak is by lighting an incense stick, candle, or extinguishing a match near the suspected hole. If air is coming in or out, the normally vertical-oriented smoke column will shift, exposing where the leak is.
Reversing Ceiling Fans
Another way to save money winterizing your home is to change the direction of the home's ceiling fans. This is most effective in rooms with cathedral ceiling where warm air is near the ceiling. By reversing the fan direction you are moving the warm air from the ceiling to the living space while minimizing a drafty feeling.
Thermostat Adjustments
When it comes to home heating tips, many people first think of their thermostat. But they fail to set it correctly to maximize their savings. One way to save money here is by lowering the thermostat to around 55 degrees overnight.
No one will be awake to notice the cooler temperature and bundling up in bed means the lower temperature will not be noticed anyway. Upon waking, set the thermostat to a higher setting.
We hope you can use tips this Winter to help save you money and make your home more efficient.


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Lost + Found Event Recap
Join the fight. This last month's I Love My City event was an event in which we (championed by Natalie Wallace) partnered with which we would raise our voices and join for this important cause. Human Trafficking is facing our generation today and is devastating humans; God's amazing creation. We were eager to join the fight and raise awareness here in Omaha, Nebraska.
We were and are ALL IN to help partner with the local organization Rejuvenating Women.
And what a night it was. It was held at the Omaha Design Center in the downtown area.
With cocktails, appetizers and a spectacular silent auction featuring local goods and talents, attendees had a chance to make an impact on the issue of human trafficking in Omaha in several ways throughout the evening! 100% of proceeds from ticket sales, silent auction and any further on-site donations were donated to Rejuvenating Women located right here in Omaha.
- Rejuvenating Women is dedicated to providing hope and restoration to victims and survivors of human trafficking by empowering them to lead healthy, independent lives. New programs by Rejuvenating Women, such as workforce development are allowing survivors to fully heal and become independent in society. -
As the night unfolded, Liz Turner, who leads The Cause Church in Kansas City with her husband, Kyle, gave us some encouraging words. She pointed out that only Jesus could truly heal. Jesus came to restore and to declare new life for the broken.
What amazing and timeless news.
The people who came that night were made aware that human trafficking is happening within our midst. It is happening here in Omaha. It is the girl next door. It is the guy walking down the street.
It all happens in the dark.
Powerful stories were shared that night and we were able to hear from someone who had previously been trafficked and has since finally been rescued. These are real life stories. Women with normal jobs, mothers, son's, men.
It was an impactful night realizing the need of our city, the need for so many wonderful women and men around the world to hear the message and freedom of Jesus.
We absolutely loved being a part of this night, shining a spotlight on the Rejuvenating Women organization that tirelessly continues to change this city, one women, one man at a time.
"Seeing lives changed is priceless." – Julie Schrader, Founder