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April 2, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
2nd August 2011
Both Italian and Spanish ten year bonds are now trading above what is regarded the dangerous six per cent mark.
CityAM reports that Eurozone unease was compounded by the Bank of Cyprus which said there was an "imminent threat" of the country "joining the European Union support mechanism" on Monday.
The country's banking sector holds around €5bn (£4.4bn) worth of Greek sovereign debt and is heavily reliant on the stricken country for trade. The yield on its 10-year bonds was at 10.54 per cent yesterday, up from 9.71 per cent on Friday.
The Cyprus Mail reports on the bank's warning. The bank said: "With our inaction we are risking the ability of refinancing the state and the consequences will be immediate and serious. There is an immediate threat of Cyprus joining the European Union support mechanism, with whatever drawbacks that will entail."
The Guardian's take on the story is that the Eurozone crisis has reignited. It reports that the yield on Italian 10-year bonds rose to nearly 6.3% at one stage, with the equivalent Spanish bonds yielding almost 6.5% early on Tuesday. The paper suggests that if yields reach 7%, a country has effectively lost the support of the international markets.
Here FT Alphaville looks at the huge difference between UK gilts and Italian bonds that are resulting from the Eurozone problems and offers the following explanation.
It says: "That's a modern record low for the 10-year gilt yield and a record eurozone high for its Italian peer. Outwardly, it's an amazing gulf in some respects as both sovereigns are doomed to low growth. But if Italy is the liquid proxy for a euro break-up, and it can't be hedged*, and private-sector involvement is in its future – suddenly sterling looks like the cleanest shirt in the dirty basket.
On the Guardian superburger writes: "To understand how indebted an economy is they need to look at private and corporate debt before government debt. And the UK is in a pretty bad state by those measures. Maybe, but government debt is what is under discussion – and the fact (however much people dislike it) is that the UK has always paid its debts, and (again, however much people don't like it) has a reasonably clear plan on how it's going to reduce its deficit. Plus it is not in the Euro."
Here Morningstar UK reports EU officials saying that no rescue packages for Spain, Italy or Cyprus are currently on the table.
And here Citigroup publishes a detailed 64 page report on Italy.
Mindful Money economist Shaun Richards has his say on the matter here.
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We are energetic beings of light, there is no separation. When there are entanglements, we get attached to what is presented in our realities. We forget to stop, reflect and recalibrate how we are receiving this frequency of emotions. Stop, how are you feeling? Ask if your emotions are align to your Higher Self? Are they coming from a lower spectrum of your consciousness? Energy has polarities of negative ions or positive ions. The higher frequencies of light attracts light and love. The lower frequencies which are dense and closer to mother earth attracts things that are earthly, in our third dimension.
To simplify things, we need to understand that everything vibrates in these frequencies higher or lower. These frequencies create our third dimensional experiences. The drama or conflicts that we have with others are created from lower frequencies. The roots, sacral and solar plexus chakra energy centers are the vortexes of the lower vibrations, most earthly vibrations are connected to their aspects. There is nothing good or bad, it is all about vibrations. The higher we vibrate, the closer we are to our Higher Self which is our cosmic soul.
What do we gain from knowing this wisdom? We become a master of our creations. We observe what is in front of us. We can empower and make a wiser choice on how we are going to handle things or situations. For example, you are in a group of people and there is a disturbance, a new rule that was implemented. Within the group, there was chaos, disagreements, conflicts that arose. You become an observer, you felt that you were resonating with the vibrations of anger, disagreements, separation, confusion, conflict stop and ask. Are these frequencies vibrating in the higher spectrum of your consciousness? Do they help you to become your Higher Self? How are you choosing to take these emotions? You stop and reflect, you choose to vibrate from love. You breathe, meditate and consciously choose to see that there is an opportunity in every challenges. You address this from the compassionate view of the group. You become a peaceful warrior. Instead of choosing the lower vibrations of separation, your intentions to transcend this situation will dissipate the shadow.
Life is mysterious. We are here to experience different vibrations. Because we have now entered the golden era, we have melted these toxins in our system. We are more aware of our participation in every relationships that we are entangled. We can see through the dynamics of energy. We have to understand how the universal laws works in order to flow with the highest good of all. Everything that we thought of, utter and act upon, coming from the pure intention of love and light will create expansion. The things that does not resonate with our Higher Self, we can let go. This will shift our collective consciousness. We can change within, and make a difference in others lives. We are continually co- creating with the Masters of light. Be aware of your vibrations and you have the power to shift. Live knowing that you are empowered with wisdom beyond your comprehension.
Being grateful for this knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors, seers, and sages we are blessed to be here. Our incarnation is a proof of how powerful we are. We are alchemist, we shift, transmute and heal. Clear our egoic mind and align with the divine creative, universal mind of the creator, God or Source of all that is. The cosmic entanglements are here to remind us how powerful we are to shift anything that is not serving our highest good. We are helping others dissipate darkness when we emit the positive light and love that we are. By being focus in our heart space, we become still. Bring down to your heart whatever it is in your head that is creating chaos. This is a part of being here in mother earth, we are all in the process of ascension. Each one of us have various times of this process. Honor and respect others in their soul's journeys. To be compassionate and support others in the darkness is a true path of the spiritual warrior.
Lay down your armor, let go of your fight spiritual warrior. There is no more separation, we are all one in the same body and cosmic soul. The light is here, be light. Our cosmic heart is vibrating with our mother earth. We are home, we are one. Together we can co create a safe and sacred space. Remember the little things that we do make a huge quantum leap in the vast ocean of the creator's love. We are sacred, we are loved. Honor your existence with reverence. Do not belittle yourself. You are among the bright stars in the universe.
"May we honor our existence. Be generous to others with our compassion. Be love and light. Share the gifts of humanity and our ancestors. Live, share and eat with one bread joining laughters from the cosmic heart of mother earth. Namaste."
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Hot Indian flakes
No I don't mean Cadbury's is adding garam masala to the recipe….
I mean as per previous post my Indian babe has flaked. My attempts at text game with her so far are:
Me [Monday 16:49]
Hey there. Nice to speak to you yesterday. Hope yr having a good day. Bhodisatta.
(Nice and simple. Adding value. No shit jokes. Nothing threatening. probably waited too long to text her consdering the close was around 3pm the day before. In future will text back same day to keep the memories fresh).
Her [Monday 20:14]
Hey! Yes was lovely – if only everyday could be a sunday!!! It's been frozen yoghurt weather today as well but i've only just got out of the office 😦 no rest for the wicked!
(Despite a dissapointingly long response time the response is awesome. Lots of happy exclamation marks and she even mentions back to our conversation (we talked about frozen yoghurt))
Me [Tuesday 11:14]
Poor you.. well rec-cons [recruitment consultants] are a little wicked so i suppose u deserve it. What did u do with the sun? No yogits for me I need my cardie.
(Waited till the next morning to reply. Didn't want to seem too keen. Still think this was ok. Bit of a tease about the job. Open question about the sun to make a reply easy. Then a retarded Alpha-collapsing nonsense on the end which I can't believe I wrote. Misspelling yoghurt for comic effect…. UGH I feel sick. Mention of a cardie… DLV myself why don't I? both for the fact I'm saying I need a cardigan plus using a gay-sounding northern slang for it. Yuk.)
Still, this isn't some "one strike and you're out" game so I'm not going to beat myself up. I am the prize, not her. Could have done better but could have done a lot worse. My AFC self would have just asked her out on the first text!
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Anyone wanting to make a change to their life and looking for someone to help with this couldn't go far wrong with this as a start.
The perfect day (game)
Sunday was a great day. A classic. I'm going to pop the memory of Sunday into a little glass-sided presentation box and keep it on my memory-mantlepiece. Why so great? Another hill crested on my way up the mountain range.
I didn't think the day would be so good. In the morning my bottle of cod liver oil slipped out of my hand and smashed a plate: a significant plate. I've had this plate for 13 years. I was bought for me by a friend at university. A beautiful (9/10), intelligent girl who I was in some weird kind of LJBF situation with, a perverse kind of sisterly love born out of total, 100% self-desexualisation. I kept the plate (it was quite nice) and it always reminded me of her. There it was, smashed to pieces.
I had my final one-to-one with Johnny and Suave booked and had decided to go for day game AA work. The weather was great and I went into town to drop my mate off at the bus station. Had an awesome full-english while I was there. Day was starting to look good.
Met up with the guys at Covent Garden to begin the session. This was it.. time to work on day game AA. Plenty of fit women… all over, worshipping their god, Mammon. I was to use a direct opener and the first few times I did it I couldn't quite get used to the concept of boldly running up and jumping in front of the girl. Cue a few pathetic shuffles alongside.. nastily in the peripheral vision to freak her out. A few times I fell into the horrible position of following a girl, inching closer. Wrong wrong wrong. The guys told me to try doing it properly: run alongside, run round in an arc and boldly jump straight in front of her.
So I gave that a go. Wow! The bolder the better. Did my first successful approach with a gorgeous, gorgeous HB9. And suddenly it all started clicking. Sank back into my posture. Eased back. Relaxed. Started chatting. Started vibing. Made myself desireless. My god… I was enjoying myself! Asked for a number and she told me she was married….. "sort of". Ha!
And that was that. Boom. I crossed some kind of internal bridge and was just in a new kind of zone. I repeated this over and over and got blown out a few time and had just the most wonderful fun. Walking round in the glorious sun, going up and talking to beautiful women. Revelling in being more relaxed than I've ever been when approaching women before, night-game included.
A pretty Venezuelan girl was on her lunchbreak. I sat down beside her and got chatting… facebook and email.
A half Japanese/ half Chinese girl was slinking along. I opened, calmed her down… whipped out the Mandarin Chinese.. vibed and got a number close and plenty of smiles from a face that was initially surly.
A very sexy western half Thai half Chinese girl, with a great rack was sitting on the base of a pillar resting. The guys pointed her out and I let out a low moan. Previously her fitness would have made my AA worse.. on that day it just made me want to approach her more! Ten minutes later I had her Facebook.
The highlight of the day was when I opened a petite, gorgeous Indian girl. This was special. This was my first daygame set where I actually felt something.. 'click'. We vibed.. I was getting IOIs like crazy. We had a great laugh. She mentioned she was doing Salsa on Wednesday and I asked if she'd take me and she agreed. Unfortunately she then realised the class was intermediate and I hadn't done it before… argh! Got her number and we agreed to meet up the week after. I then made a kind of abortive attempt to bounce her to an instant date but she said she had to get going. Nevertheless it was my best set…. ever!
In hindsight I learned that I should always be going for the instant date if I get such a good vibe, and I should time it right. Not at the natural conclusion to the interaction but earlier, when the vibe is high. And don't ask for a number before the bounce-attempt.
In a few months I'll probably look back on some of these and realise I was getting more IOIs than I picked up on and could have bounced more of them and been more confident with it. Just take their arm and declare "let's get a coffee". Already I look back on the approaches I did on the Bootcamp with a sense of distant wonder. It seems so long ago and the person that did them seems so clueless compared to me now. I can't believe how strong some of the IOIs were that I got and didn't act on! Argh! The hot French HB9 in the nightclub…. Nooo!!!
A total of 11 approaches done and a result of 2 Facebooks and 2 phone numbers. I didn't bother adding one (thai/chinese/jugs) onto Facebook as I didn't feel that she was a good enough personality fit. Out of the remaining 3 none have flaked. Awesome.
As the day wore on Johnny and Suave said "there wasn't much to say about my day game" as it all seemed to be pretty much there. This quite suprised me but after reflection I suddenly realise how much I've changed since this all started on March 5th. Eleven weeks and less than a hundred approaches and I feel like a new man. I'm not saying I'm there yet, or even half way there yet… but definitely the beginning has ended. Johnny said the change from the Bootcamp has been drastic.
At the end of the day me, Johnny, Suave and Krauser ended up chilling in the pub, plus a French PUA who had earlier twigged Krauser's game and introduced himself. I don't think I could have been comfortable sitting with the guys like that back in the early days. I'd have been all jittery and felt a kind of inadequate student to teacher thing.
I think what clicked is that I now fully accept it is possible. Rather than dealing with the "is it possible" question I finally fully accepted that it is and suddenly the question simply became one of logistics and hard work. This is a massive, important, psychological milestone to go through and I think one that all RAFCs who want to be PUAs need to go through. If you're still doing approaches to 'see if there's anything in this' then you aren't there yet. However you will hopefully eventually click and realise it is possible.. it's simply a question of time, effort and willpower. The challenge just becomes logistical and the outcome becomes inevitable. That's what happened Sunday. Having made this leap I felt absolutely no incongruity sitting there shooting the sh1t and talking shop with the guys. They're just the same as me but a bit further on than I am.
I chatted a couple of hours with Johnny about life, the universe and everything then headed back home, high as Towelie on computer duster. Arriving home I went into the kitchen and saw my smashed plate staring up at me. I'm not a superstitious person but it made me wonder. My symbol of former chodeliness and failure, smashed to smithereens. I looked up in the cupboard and saw my other good plate, an expensive one I bought in 1997 during one of the most unhappy times of my life. I thought for a second then tossed it on the floor as well. Boom!
Guest post coda: SNL Freak Out
Readers, a follow up to DrunkenBaker's first guest post:
POST by DrunkenBaker
Well, it was inevitable really, and totally within the boundaries of what has been written about how Game works.
This woman was wild during the evening we spent together – practically forcing me to have have sex when I would have been content with just making out. She sent me a few texts after our evening: did you get to work alright, I have a hangover… that kind of thing. After I got home from work thought I'd give her a phonecall so that she didn't think she had been used but she didn't answer.
Fast forward to yesterday evening and I suddenly get a text out of the blue saying how "freaked out" she is because she normally doesn't behave in the way she did, but is equally freaked out and "has a moral dilemma" about not replying to me because she doesn't want to appear rude. She then goes on to say how uncomfortable she feels with the whole situation that she has "brought upon herself" and doesn't feel she can meet me again.
Post-match analysis: Her reaction shows that it was definitely game that got her into a SNL as it raised her emotion and allowed her to behave outside her self-imposed accepted norm. However, this leads to freaking out as they become afraid of where their emotions lead them and they have to distance themselves so that it doesn't happen again. As Bhoddi said in his text to me: "They're so pathetic they deserve to be gamed."
Onto the next one then!
[Bhodisatta says..] Wow. I've reframed this into 'god your game must have been tight' to force a girl out of her norm like that. Mystery would probably say not enough Comfort was built to ensure post-sex continuation, and I think he'd probably be right. Women are strange creatures… you execute the incredibly, unbelievably difficult task of getting one to SNL and then what happens…. they haven't felt enough comfort so they feel slutty and a loss of power so they respond by cutting it dead. She is cutting off her nose to spite her face. She can't cope with what she did so how does she respond? Deep thought and analysis? Self acceptance? Deciding that the double-standard is bollocks and she is a modern, liberated woman and can do what she wants? Nope. Cut the guy dead. No guy: no problem. Pathetic. To me anyone that gets to 29 (the SNL's age) and acts like this is pretty sad really, like a child. Grow the F up. They deserve to be gamed.
Any reader perspectives on the outcome would be appreciated as well.
Turned on by a Zwinky.
I've just finished watching a South Park episode online. I notice a little advert for something called a 'Zwinky'. Something like this (can't find the original ad):
Although my ad had little click-boxes to let you change the upper clothes, lower clothes and accessories. At the start the Zwinky was in her underwear. I've seen these things for years and ignored them. Tonight I find myself quite into it, switching between the different tops, skirts and trousers to find the most alluring outfit for my Zwinky. I'm struck by what a nice bod my Zwinky has in her underwear. Good jugs. Tight waist. Bet she exercises and eats right. I like the long hippy-skirt with the white gypsy-top.. classy and alluring but it's not showing her legs off much. Hang on. To my suprise I realise I'm actually getting quite turned on by this. I'm on day 4 of no wanking… my God it's taking it's toll. I'm turned on by a Zwinky!
And the worst thing is I know that as soon as this I have to stop immediately or it'll be too late. I decide to head over to the quiet earth to read a post… oh no! Soft-por.n image. Immediately I close the site.
I literally feel a little nauseous from this unspent s8xual energy in my body. My body isn't used to it. I'm having to try really hard now not to think of sex all the time. This is hard work. There's cheap titillation everywhere. Think caveman. Think Alpha. This is definitely going to make me more Alpha. God people complain they dont have enough energy or libido…. it's easy! Lay off the porn.
This is great. I feel like a sex machine. If Kylie turned up now I'm confident I could pound her for hours and hours and hours. I'm looking forward to going out this weekend to just flirt with some women and get close to them. Smell them.
p0r.n = unnatural
lust = natural
Stop anaesthatizing yourself.
Guest post: Game Vindication!
Hello readers, today we're having something a little different. My good friend DrunkenBaker has just had a stunning first success with Game so I've invited him to write a post…..
POST by DrunkenBaker
Finally. Just when I was getting committed to the idea that 2010 was going to be a dry year for me, I got some action when I was least looking for it. I've been chasing tail through online dating and text messaging, but it was on a night when I took a random decision and was definitely not expecting anything to happen that I did my first SNL of the decade.
I broke up with my longterm girlfriend at the beginning of this year and haven't had a proper sexual encounter with a woman since then (not that the relationship with the girlfriend was a sex-filled adventure – it was quite the opposite in fact). Bhodisatta has introduced the world of PUA to me and encouraged me to read/watch The Game, The Mystery Method and The Blueprint as well as near daily contact where we have talked about our development. Until now though I never took it all that seriously, even though Bhodisatta thinks I would be a natural. I've pulled a few girls randomly and met and even kissed a few girls from online dating, but I've never successfully managed to sleep with them or even meet me for a second date. My flake ratio is out of this world.
All that changed last night. I was out with some work friends when I get a text from an old female university friend that her company was having a free bar tab at a bar in Clapham and that I should join. It was pretty late when I got there and the bar tab was gone, but the place stayed open late and my friend introduced me to her mostly drunk work colleagues. The majority were drunken wenches on the wrong side of thirty, but I felt an immediate acceptance as I was being introduced by one of the group as her old uni friend, so I had no problem with being cock-blocked out. One girl was pretty cute and I started talking to her but without any intention whatsoever of trying to pull her. She had a double barrel name and unsymettrical hair which I immediately started negging her about. It was only when the majority of the girls left to go home that I started to show interest. I was left outside with my friend and the uneven hair girl, while one other girl was having an intense discussion with a colleague who she was in love with but already married. My friend left and by accident rather than design I was left alone with this girl who seemed quite happy to speak with me. That's when I started doing game.
We started discussing the girl who was declaring her love for her married colleague and I stated that women find this type of man attractive because they're unobtainable and pre-accepted and women are attracted by a man who can make a certain decision in life. She disagreed, so I challenged her completely and basically recited Game Theory that women don't know what they want and are carried by their emotions. I may have even used the term "Attraction is not a choice" from David DeAngelo! This was followed by some heavy kino when I asked her to think back on people she had been attracted to in the past and how she felt – classic technique which I couldn't believe was working right in front of my eyes. She let slip how an old gypsy woman in her past had said she possessed "The Gift" which was an obvious DHV, so I followed through on a combination of comments about her energy and negs about her wonky hair.
As we were walking towards the night bus she casually asked if I would like to see her flat and I popped onto the bus with her all the way home with some mild hand holding and I talked about how I loved my nephew and nieces. When we arrived at her place she gave me a drink and a tour of the house, and when we were in the garden I pushed her against the wall and went in for heavy kissing. She responded beautifully and within minutes she had dragged me into her bedroom. I had to be awake in a few hours and wanted to not escalate things so that I could keep her wanting, but she ripped off our clothes and practically forced me to have sex with her. Even after sex and I was just lying there contemplating how to get to work as it was light already, she was humping my leg and just crazy for more. The ending was beautiful: I said no to more sex and when I got to leave she begged me to take the day off work and spend the day in bed with her. I casually put a namecard on her table and told her to give me a call. Sure enough she's been texting me today which is another first for me: a girl initiating text.
I was doubtful about a lot of the stuff I had read and learned, but I just wanted to share this story from a once Doubting Thomas and show others that there is method within this madness. Good luck!


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Pursue strategic relationships for your son or daughter. In a culture where community is not automatic and there are limited role models, parents should become intentional about finding spiritual leaders and mentors for their teens. Every son and daughter needs other adults in their lives who will say things that reflect what a parent would…Read More


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Historic theater and local church partner for 'Wonderful Life'
If the mayhem of Christmas shopping, planning and baking is just a little too much this season, there is another way to get into the holiday spirit, without lifting a finger. In fact, people can just sit back and relax with a good old-fashioned movie at a good old-fashioned movie theater.
Bethel Tabernacle Church in Clarksville, which is now calling itself simply BTC, will be sponsoring a showing of "It's a Wonderful Life," on Monday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Clayton Theater in Dagsboro. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and the show costs just $2 per person.
"We just wanted to do something to reach out to the community this Christmas season — something 'out of the box,'" said Kathy Millner, wife of BTC's the Rev. Dennis Millner.
"'It's a Wonderful Life' is heritage and it's tradition. You hear that movie title, and it makes you feel good inside" she said.
"We just thought it would be a great time of year to show a movie that the whole family can watch," added Dennis Millner, "so people can be encouraged and be inspired by what I think is a good movie and see how God gets involved in our lives."
Kathy Millner added that they wanted to have something for all types of people and thought, "What better way than to have a movie to bring people out?"
She said the movie will be shown it its original black-and white-form. The film, starring James "Jimmy" Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore, came out on Christmas Day in 1946. It is commonly shown on TV around Christmastime, though a local showing on the big-screen — especially in a theater as historic as the Clayton, which opened a little more than two years after "It's a Wonderful Life" premiered — remains a rare opportunity.
"It's a Wonderful Life" was nominated for five Academy Awards, and though it was considered a financial disappointment in its initial release, the American Film Institute has designated it as one of the 100 best American films ever made and placed it at the top of their list of the most inspirational American films of all time.
Kathy Millner said the Clayton Theater and the town of Dagsboro will be a perfect backdrop for the classic Christmas tale.
"It's neat because they are showing a movie about a small town in a small town!" she said, emphasizing that the showing is open to the public.
Bethel Tabernacle Church is located just west of the Clarksville intersection on Omar Road. The Clayton Theater is located on Main Street in Dagsboro.


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Join cancer survivor Mariela Burkett, in this year's semi-annual Survivor Bootcamp to help raise funds for cancer patients & their families. Focus is to bring forth awareness to the mental & physical struggle associated with cancer, in hopes of creating a stronger circle around those affected by it.
Saturday April 25, 2020 | 9:30 am until 11:30 am
Life Time Athletic | 3055 Pepper Mill Ct, Mississauga, ON L5L 4X5
Official Fight To End Cancer Ambassador, Mariela Burkett, joins forces with The FTEC2020 Fight Team. Together they stand united to Fight The Fight That Affects Us All! With the goal of donating $1.5 million, 100% of all Survivor Bootcamp proceeds will go to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.
$15.00 – Early-Bird (until Apr. 20)
$20.00 – Regular Cost
$25 – At The Door
With all proceeds benefitting The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, just grab a ticket or three and help Mariela in her Fight To End Cancer! Or you can donate directly to her goal using the link below.
ABOUT MARIELA | Full Article About Mariela
A mother of two, Mariela Burkett is a huge advocate in promoting awareness of the mental struggle associated with cancer (during diagnoses, remission and life after). Joining the 2017 Fight Team seemed like the perfect fit, but life wasn't making way for the time needed to commit to the yearlong event. There had to be another way for her to join the fight… Now Mariela represents the cause as our first ever Official Fight To End Cancer Ambassador.
Burkett is a thyroid cancer survivor and 5 years cancer free. She has made it her mission to help cancer patients and their families with financial help by hosting annual and semi-annual 'Survivor Bootcamps'. An active volunteer within her community, she is also a brand ambassador for products she strongly believes in. A certified coach, personal trainer and fitness instructor, Burkett lives her life's purpose by living her passion in inspiring and motivating others in their fitness journey. Her fitness journey has taken her from overweight to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. She thrives on the success of others. She is a strong believer in working for what you deserve, rather than having it handed to you. It's a You Vs. Your world and you are your biggest and only competition; get out of your own way and start reaping your earned successes. Keep moving forward!
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Those are nice to see. Maybe I'm too pessimistic lately.
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Those are nice to see. Maybe I'm too pessimistic lately.
The future seems to be Samsung using the JBL name to sell their products. The new "partyspeakers" are showing us what this will look like.
If they are for your own use and not resale, then appearance isn't important. You could drill a hole and use a screw and nut to hold the terminals.
I looked at the auctions, $30.00 with shipping seems very reasonable for the right parts, so just get them. And let us know how they fit.
I haven't done all of the research, but did you look at using NTE 121s? People say bad things about NTE, but they've saved my butt a couple of times.
Mine are foam, but very thin. It looks like if you took some of the typical foam and pressed it with a hot iron. It's a nice dark black in color. But it hasn't lasted, it's cracked and needs to be...
Isn't that an Auto-tech horn?
I'm in the same situation, small table saw, no use for large sheets. You can have the sheets cut into 4x4 sheets, and then have those cut again to 2x4 sheets. Then when the wood is at home start...
It's not clear from your post that you mean to have the wood cut at Home Depot or not. Just in case that is what you meant, I'll share that I once had that as the starting point of a plan. It seemed...
Yes, they had numbers. They're so rare that it may not help a lot to know them. Here's some data.
A bite of reality. I was walking through the house ten days ago or so, trying to decide what to take out of the house and stow in the RV, in case we needed to evacuate and leave the house to the...
This is an older thread, and I'm not sure that the tech support is still needed. So OK to go way off topic?
The younger generations have a new saying, "OK Boomer"
It has a double meaning for me,...
The little JBLs are fun, as for the L15s in particular, I thought they were the best in their class at the time. Times do change. Give a listen to these LSR705Is if you get a chance. The low level...
I think that Rogers sound labs built a company based on the idea of making speakers that sort of look like JBLs.
I've been greatly enjoying listening to the Blind Barbers.
I would assume so as well.
I think I saw the rig for sale once. Some metal plates cut to match the profile needed from the side, and a bow with a hot wire for cutting.
There is a small response anomaly caused by the diffraction or reflection from sound traveling across the front of the baffle and meeting the edge. The frequency of this anomaly depends on the...
I went to Polaris electronics training in the Navy, (Dam Neck VA) but there were no L15s there. I did visit with a guy once back then who had L15s sitting on the floor. I thought that they were too...
It looks like you already have air core inductors.
These midranges tend to fail where the voice coil wire attaches to the terminal post. Flexing breaks the wire. I have also seen a couple that were bad due to the solder mixing with the glue at the...
I haven't listened to either but I found this JBL tech note to be a good read.
I think I'd start by looking up the original fan by its maker and part number.
Then start looking in fan spec tables for something similar but quieter. Try this:


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At Bishop's Stortford Petty Sessions on Thursday, Fredrick Lilley and Thomas Brett, lads, were charged with committing wilful damage to a tarpaulin, the property of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and doing damage to the value of 10s. The defendants admitted cutting the sheet to get some corn, but the company did not charge them with theft. The Bench adjourned the case for a fortnight so that their fathers might chastise them to the satisfaction of Supt Martin.
Wilful damage to railway property
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Killer Bunny invites us into the life and home of Miss Bunny, a domestic goddess on the hunt for a Fringe fling. Clad in a gorgeous pinup dress, pinafore and fluffy boudoir slippers with her blonde hair in the most glorious pomp I have seen in a while, Bunny takes the stage and starts the show by taking us through her dating repertoire. Normally, I tune out at the mere mention of other people's love lives but how could one resist a story told through a Ukulele singalong? We learn of Bunny's many boyfriends who one by one drop off the face of the earth under suspicious circumstances. At a risk of posting a spoiler all I can say is this: don't let the cute giggle and adorable pinafore fool you folks, this pint sized dame is cooking up a whole lot more than pies in her kitchen and it smells like trouble with a capital T.
What I loved most about the show was how it paid tribute to the clever way women have and continue to subvert the ideals of femininity in order to dismantle oppressive systems that have kept them bound for centuries. Bunny's character projects the wholesome mid century housewife as a motif for this feminine ideal and uses it to her advantage thus showing that even the most beautiful and delicate of English roses have thorns and can draw blood when needed. It is important to note that Bunny is actually one of the UK's pioneer female 'knife throwers, a performance art that was previously the domain of men and deemed "too dangerous" for women to attempt.
Just like the tastiest of meat pies are often composed of a whole manner of bits, scraps and pieces, Killer Bunny is a mixed bag consisting of the meatiest parts of Fringe performance art. Expect singalongs, projections, games, cabaret, and a spicy finale that will leave you gasping for air. Bunny is the feminist Aunty we all need on our side in these trying times. A show not to be missed especially if you have eligible young bachelors in your friend circle to bring along for the ride.
Killer Bunny is playing at the Big Top at The Woodside Pleasure Gardens from the 29th of Jan to the 3rd of Feb. Tix are available here


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Clayton has this great and fun personality and a complete zest for life! I've had the pleasure to photograph him a couple times now and every time we have a lot of fun. When my wife and I decided to recreate Hollywood icons in today's market it was she who thought of Clayton as Paul Newman almost immediately. "He has that mischievous sparkle in his eye" she said. And I think we captured it here. CONGRATULATIONS to Clayton who is currently filming NCIS!
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So people ask all the time what a photo shoot is like….Today I put together for you a nifty little peek at what happens behind the scenes. This slide show features LightningCloud, the dynamic music group who won the Power 106 Who's Next contest and is performing with some pretty heavy hitters this summer! Burn It Down by Lightning Cloud. Enjoy!!
LightningCloud is a North American Hip Hop group based out of Los
Angeles, California. The duo consists of Crystle Lightning and MC
Invigorated by the sounds and energy of the underground club scenes,
LightningCloud found a way to fuse the elements of Hip Hop
with Electro-House music, giving birth to a two headed, fire spitting
dragon of sophisticated delivery. LightningCloud is well equipped with
a highly anticipated debut album that is rumored to explode and
capture the hearts of every listener. With a vibrant, multimedia stage
performance in their arsenal and a hunger that is all but gone in this
generation, LightningCloud arrives to save us all from the
monotony…just in the nick of time.Sam Slovik of the LA Weekly writes-
"North American Hip Hop duo, LightningCloud are a near-earth object
inventing new realms of the Electro-House-Hip-Hop revolution on the
Urban futurist, MC RedCloud and Crystle Lightning are L.A.'s
subterranean Bonnie and Clyde, inhabiting new worlds of underground
hip hop.
Stay tuned for the impending imminent."LightningClouds reputation proceeds them and they live up to the hype
on this debut album. The LP is described as first class lyricism with
an assortment of
patterns, styles and articulations, over unmerciful hip hop, electro
and house production. Songs like "Casino Money" and "Gravitron"
satisfy the souls of any dance club elitists, while tracks like "Hang
it Up Daddy" and "Get Tribal" earn the respect of hip hop heads and
boombox saints alike.Crystle Lightning is everything that her given name implies: a
clearbolt of penetrating energy.
A Plains Cree/First Nations Indigenous woman, Crystle began her show
business journey at the tender age of four in Edmonton Alberta,
Canada. By the age of nine, Crystle and her family relocated to
Hollywood California where she immediately landed her first lead role
in the blockbuster hit:
3 NINJAS – KNUCKLE UP. Since then she has landed impressive
performances, including: a recurring role on the daytime NBC soap DAYS
OF OUR LIVES, BET's THE GAME, AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: BANDCAMP, and in
OLDER THAN AMERICA she played strong supporting role along side
veteran actor BRADLEY COOPER ("Hang Over" "People Magazines Sexiest
Man Alive 2011").
A woman of many talents, Crystle Lightning is also a well established
DJ. She is one half of the Hollywood DJ Crew "Ladies of The House".
Spinning records at notable famed clubs such as King King and House of
Blues and honed residencies at The 1616 Club and Lucys 51, Crystle
Lightning made her imprint in the realm of music entertainment. While
touring with partner in crime and rhyme, RedCloud, Crystle made her
from behind the DJ booth to center stage with Mic in hand and
discovered another way to move the crowd. LightningCloud was
MC RedCloud, from the City of Hawthorne, is an indigenous legend with
a highly exalted live performance track record.
A California Native and Huichol Indian (Jalisco, Mexico), MC RedCloud
began his underground supremacy when his freestyles where heard over
the radio airwaves, as he defeated numerous opponents on Power 106
with Felli Fel. RedCloud signed with Syntax/Koch in 2000 and moved
well over 50,000 units of his releases. RedCloud is a "Tour Monster"
and has seen 60 Nationwide dates in a row with TECH N9NE and MURS. He
also toured consistently with IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, KRS ONE and EVIDENCE.
RedCloud's life would be forever changed during a chance encounter at
a Native Threads Catalogue Photoshoot, when he met his soul mate
Crystle Lightning. Both being rehearsal junkies and choreography
addicts, it was only a matter of time that LightningCloud would join forces with DJ Hydroe (RedClouds DJ since High School),
overflow and spill onto
stages all across the Planet. LightningCloud's self titled debut album
"LightningCloud" just won BEST HIP HOP ALBUM at the 2012 APCMA Awards!Bundle up, the reign is coming!
We've had the pleasure of working with this talented group for several photoshoots and they are pros all the way!!!! These guys are hard working, red blooded, and well, just plain fierce!! We LOVE working with them and hanging' with them because in addition to possessing GOBS of talent, they are excellent individuals!!! It is our honor to support these talented folks and we invite you to do so as well!!!
Michael Chey
One of our favorite things in this business is to watch and be a part of young talent growing. We've worked with Michael Chey for a couple of years now and it has been a pleasure watching him grow as an actor. This recent photoshoot…well he pretty much rocked it. It was clear to us that Michael has grown to be very comfortable in front of the camera. He and Josh work very well together and the range of this talent came through! There is no doubt in my mind you will be seeing more and more of this young man on screen.
Where you saw him last: New Girl and The Tonight Show
Where you'll see him next: oops, can't tell you that yet!
Where you can connect with him: http://www.facebook.com/JTProImaging#!/pages/Michael-Chey/212272635449968?fref=ts
Young Marqus
Just a quick little teaser…this young man is about to become a household name! He has a new single coming out Send Me a Picture featuring Jacob Latimore and has shows lined up in Chicago in December!!! Not too shabby for a twelve year old!! Follow him here: https://twitter.com/youngmarqus
Hair by Pasquale
Toronto.Milan.Rome.Caribbean.LA. These are where Pasquale calls home…sharing his passion and art with high end clientele. He has a marketly European style of cutting and coloring and is known and called upon by clients such as Miss Italy and Miss Universe as well as many celebrities and other refined and dignified clients. Pasquale's work has been featured in Martha Stewart, Wedding Bells, and many many more publications. His reputation is shining and over and above all else, he is a great guy, and finds beauty and inspiration in everything around him! His work photographs beautifully and it is a joy to watch him work with such grace and style!! We simply LOVE working with him and wanted to share a little bit of his brilliance with you!! You can learn more about Pasquale at his website www.hairbypasqualecaselle.com/
Karan Brar sets example for Young Hollywood
There is nothing 'Wimpy' about Karan Brar. At the ripe age of 13, he is building a resume that takes most actors a lifetime to attain. Seen regularly on Disney's 'Jessie', he also has made guest appearances on 'Sophia the First' and Disney XD's 'Pair of Kings'. This summer of course, he reprised his role of Chirag Gupta for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. He has a couple of new films getting ready to come out as well, but the real success of Karan is as a person.
Karan is a great student and is currently in eighth grade. He loves to swim and is looking forward to moving into the new home with the family as it has a pool! We've had the honor to work with Karan and his family since before Diary came out and through all the success, Karan has shone. He is an example for all young actors as he treats everyone with respect and he is a genuine individual thankful for the opportunities given to him. This attitude, along with hard work and excellent family support has put Karan Brar on the map and we look forward to seeing more and more success for him!
Where you'll see him next: Popstar Magazine, November issue
Where you can keep up to date on Karan: www.karanbrar.comand @thekaranbrar


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Lately, I've been adding more salads to our weekly meal plans (not meal planning yet? You need to start!). I'm slowly moving towards a more plant-based diet, and while I still eat meat, I'm trying to fill my plate with veggies first…and then have meat and carb-y foods as the sides. It's a process, and I am far from perfect…but I've found that planning for lot of salads (and soups) can really help me stick with this plan.
Here are a bunch of easy salad recipes – many of which I have tried and loved, and several that are on my menu for this week, too!
Easy Salad Recipes
- Cobb Salad On-a-Stick – I love this because not only is good (with homemade dressing, too!), but it's also the perfect party food!
- Vietnamese Spring Rolls – These are basically a salad in a wrapper!
- Ramen Broccoli and Kale Salad – The almonds and dried cherries in this really make it look fantastic.
- BLT Salad On-a-Stick – This time, with homemade avocado dressing. Yum!
- Fennel Orange Salad with Grilled Chicken – I love the idea of combining the chicken with citrus – so good.
- Grape and Walnut Salad – This is one of my VERY FAVORITES, you guys – it's so good.
- Make-Ahead Salads and Western Dressing – In a time crunch? Here are four salads you can make ahead – along with a great substitute for ranch dressing!
- Quinoa Spinach Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette – LOVE all the fruit in this!
- Mexican Quinoa Salad – I just love all the healthy ingredients in this!
- Strawberry Watermelon Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette – Refreshing and perfect for watermelon season!
- Berries and More Salad – This looks super refreshing and perfect for all the fresh produce available right now.
- Chicken Poppyseed Fruit Salad – Another great way to eat your fruit.
- Clean-Eating BBQ Chicken Salad – This looks like a filling meal…and something everyone will eat.
- Skinny Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad – AVOCADO.
- Asian Cucumber Salad – Looks super fresh and light…will definitely be adding this to the mix!
- Homemade Lemon Rosemary Dressing – Don't forget to make your own dressing, too – it's easy!
I'd love to know what your favorite salad is to eat – let me know in the comments below!
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Flying geese are the staple of a great number of quilt patterns. When I first began quilting, I convinced myself they were hard and time consuming. As my confidence in quilting grew, I needed a challenge. I sat down to make them, and I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly they come together. They weren't hard at all, and I kicked myself for waiting so long to try them. NOW, I LOVE THEM! I hope you will enjoy them as well.
This post includes the start of a Pinwheel Quilt Pattern tutorial designed to teach the No Waste Method for making Four at a Time Flying Geese. This is a great baby quilt or quick project. As we work through the next couple of weeks we will:
- Learn to make Four at a Time Flying Geese using the No Waste Method
- Piece a small pinwheel quilt
- Explore quilting motifs from the Quilt Motif Monthly posts.
Follow along and leave comments or images showing your progress. Also, post images on Instagram and Facebook using @jitterywings.
The materials listed here make a quilt in the same color combinations as the image. You are welcome to mix it up to include your favorite colors.
Background Fabric – 1 ¾ yard
Fat Quarters
1 – Yellow #1
1 – Yellow #2
1 – Pink #1
1 – Pink #2
1 – Green #1
1 – Green #2
Binding Fabric – ½ yard
About the Quilt
Flying Geese Size (finished) – 3" x 6"
Block Size (finished) – 12" x 12"
Quilt Size (finished) – 36" x 48"
Number of Blocks – 12
Cutting Instructions
- From each of the 6 fat quarters cut two, 7 ¼" squares. (These will be used for the "geese" in our flying geese. They will become the pinwheel.)
- From the background fabric cut 10 stripes, 3 7/8" x the Width of Fabric (WOF). Sub-cut each of the strips into ten, 3 7/8" squares. (These will be used for the "sky" in our flying geese.) You need 96 total.
- From the background fabric cut 4 strips, 6 ½" x WOF. Sub-cut each of the strips into twelve, 3 ½" x 6 ½" rectangles. (These will be used, one next to each flying geese block in the individual 12" blocks.) You need 48 total.
Piecing the Flying Geese
Step 1: Gather one 7 ¼" colored square and four 3 7/8" background squares. The large square is the "goose/pinwheel" and the four smaller squares are the outer triangles or "sky" of the flying geese.
Step 2: On each small square, on the wrong side, draw one line diagonally from one corner to the other. Use a ruler to make sure the lines are straight and in the center.
Step 3: Align one small square, right sides together (RST), with the top and right edges of the large square. Align a second small square, RST, with the bottom and left edges of the large square. The drawn diagonal lines make one continuous line where the center points overlap.
Step 4: Either draw another line on each side of the center diagonal line at a ¼" and stitch right on top of each of these lines OR use a ¼" foot and sew a quarter inch on either side of the line.
Step 5: Press to set the seams.
Step 6: Cut on the center line creating two equal units.
Step 7: On both units, lay the two small triangles back to double check size is correct. Press seams open.
Step 8: On both units, with RST, line up a small square with the bottom right corner. The diagonal line runs from the center to the bottom right corner.
Step 9: As in Step 4, either draw additional lines ¼" from the center line on both sides and stitch on top those lines or use a ¼" foot and sew ¼" on either side of the drawn line.
Step 10: Press to set seams.
Step 11: Cut on the center line on both units.
Step 12: Press seams to set. Lay small triangles back and turn right side down to press seams open.
Step 13: Trim to 3 ½" x 6 ½". Leave ¼" at the top of the "goose"/triangle. The edges of the triangle run to the bottom corner on both sides. There will be little to nothing to trim. Mostly you are just trimming off the little seam tags on the ends.
You now have four complete and identical flying geese.
Piece the Remaining Flying Geese
Repeat Steps 1-13 Above: With each of the eleven remaining 7 ¼" colored squares and the remaining 3 7/8" background squares, repeats steps 1-13 to make 8 total flying geese with each of the 6 fat quarter colors.
Set them aside until April 23rd, 2019 when we piece all our blocks and the quilt top! Woot!
So, what did you think? Will you make them again?
If you enjoyed making these flying geese, you might want to check out the Flock Together Quilt Pattern here. It goes quickly and uses this same method.


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Chocolate is certainly one of the tastiest foods on earth. Very often, you might have heard people saying that consuming too much of chocolate could cause diabetes or dental issues, but little do you know about the amazing health benefits that this comfort food provides you. Stuffing yourselves with chocolates is one guilty pleasure that can actually be good for you as you will be amazed with one of many ways by which this food can give you.
Here we don't mean those overtly sweetened chocolate bars that you crave to consume.
So here are five amazing benefits of consuming dark chocolate without worrying too much about your health.
Dark Chocolate is very nutritious:
A 100 gram bar of dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa contains 11 grams of fiber, 67% of the RDA for Iron, 58% of the RDA for Magnesium, 89% of the RDA for Copper and other nutrients which are extremely beneficial for health. Also, dark chocolate is loaded with antioxidants as they contain organic compounds such as polyphenols, flavanols, catechins and others.
Reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack:
Chocolate contains flavonoids, whose antioxidant properties help fight strokes and also reduce the risk of heart attack. As per a Swedish study, eating more than 45 grams of chocolate per week led to a 20 percent decrease in stroke risk among women, whereas, a research at Cambridge University it was found that people consuming the most chocolate had a 37% lower risk of heart disease and a 29% lower risk of stroke than those who consumed less chocolate. Chocolate is also said to reduce cholesterol levels.
Dark Chocolate is good for your skin: If obviously you gorge on a chocolate fondue then it might definitely give you some problem, but with dark chocolate you need not worry about anything as chocolate plays no role in acne. As per a study, Flavonoids in dark chocolate help in protecting skin from sun's UV rays.
Dark Chocolate is good for the brain: It is said that dark chocolate improves blood flow of the brain. Chocolates contain flavonols which have shown to improve blood flow of the brain in young and adults. It also helps in relieving stress and also improves learning, memory and focus.
Dark Chocolate does not make you put on weight: If you have always thought of chocolate as a weight-gaining good, then you definitely need to understand that chocolate is not fat-inducing. As per a large study, people who admitted to eating chocolate five times per week or more had lower BMI than those compared to the ones who at less chocolate frequently. Also, chocolate contains filing fiber which is a natural appetite suppressant.
If you know about any other benefits of dark chocolate then let us know about it in the comments below.
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On this wonderful Saturday we are going to lift a beautiful page by Liz (Lizziet5).
As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to try my hands at it. I love the words most of all and that's what I focused on. Of course you can pick whatever you like on this page and let it inspire you.
Linda (earlofoxford) came up with this gorgeous page
She was inspired by the vertical design and used her signature bold colors to emphasize it. The arrow with the Wordart is just perfect! Here is what she used on her page:
Katie Pertiet
Team Colors No. 03 Paper Pack, Graphic Line Clusters Brushes and Stamps No. 01 ,
Striping Graphic Brushes and Stamps No. 01, All Around 4×6 Borders Sports Brushes and Stamps No. 01, Candied Christmas Solids Paper Pack, Teamwork Brushes and Stamps,
Nothing More Brushes and Stamps, Framed Spill Layers No. 03 (coming soon)
Jingle Element Pack, Christmas Garden Element Pack, Banner Masks No. 01,
Little Enamel Accents Rainbow, Drop Shadow Styles No. 02
Cathy Zielske
Glass Half Full Words Brushes and Stamps
Maplebrook Studios
Clear Thru Scripts No. 03 (coming soon)
Bohemian Typewriter
Tammie (tammielsmith) followed the vertical design as well
I love her wonderful Word grouping as well and the brushwork is gorgeous. Here are her supplies:
Graphic Line Clusters Brushes and Stamps No. 01, Stacked Vintage Frames No. 02,
Canvas Color Mix Paper Pack No. 33 Clipped to Graphic Line Clusters
Vintage Mini Mix Kit No. 03, Readymade Layers: Vintage Borders No. 04,
Mixed Stacks Descriptors Brushes and Stamps No. 05, Canvas Color Mix Paper Pack No. 33, Clipped to Mixed Stacks Descriptors No 5
Like I said before, I was really drawn to the WordArt, so that's what I focused on and copied what she did almost completely 🙂
With my portrait oriented photo I decided to create the design laterally. I do like how it came out. Here is what I used:
K. Pertiet:
Big Bottom Lift Classic frames No. 1 , Textured Whites Paper Pack No. 1 , typed and scripted Brushes and Stamps No. 6 , Watery Grids Brushes and Stamps No. 10
Studio DD:
Readymade Layers Spring Borders No. 4
Please post your finished pages, using all Designer Digitals Products, in the Saturday Scraplift Gallery and add a link to your page in the March Participation Thread, so that we can find you. I hope you are feeling inspired 🙂


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A phone tree is a menu-driven phone system that routes callers to an extension or person as well as sends messages to a large group of people. Setting up a phone tree is a three-step process that includes drawing out your tree, assigning employees to call groups, and programming the tree into your VoIP system.
How a Phone Tree Works
Before internet phone systems became popular, a phone tree was simply a list of phone numbers you were responsible for manually dialing during an emergency to ensure important messages were quickly disseminated. However, the term "phone tree" now describes a feature set up in VoIP phone systems that automatically routes callers to the destination they are trying to reach, based on predetermined rules you define.
Modern phone trees do this by greeting callers with a series of voice menus. Callers respond to a phone tree's menu prompts either by pressing phone keys or saying specific words or phrases. The system recognizes these tone presses or phrases and then routes callers based on your programmed rules to the right number or extension. Outgoing emergency phone trees can also be set up, using the same feature, to connect callers without human intervention.
Phone trees are designed to help businesses save money as it minimizes, if not eliminates, the need for a full-time live receptionist. Also, while a phone tree's auto-attendant may not be as personable as a receptionist, it reduces the risk of a call being sent to the wrong person or wrong department due to operator error.
In addition, it can also minimize leads being sent to voicemail. This is an important benefit as, according to Forbes, 80% of callers sent to a business' voicemail don't leave a message. For example, rather than relying on callers to leave a detailed message, phone trees can route calls to an alternate line like a mobile phone when the call is placed outside of regular business hours.
Who a Phone Tree Is Right For
If you have a smaller team, a phone tree can create the impression your business is much larger than it actually is, which can leave a favorable impression in your callers. No one needs to know that your customer service "department" is just you—and that you're also sales, billing, and technical support. On the other hand, larger organizations benefit from the efficient routing made possible by a phone tree.
Phone Tree Costs
Phone trees are a feature found in many business VoIP phone systems. As such, the price of a phone tree will largely depend on the overall cost of your VoIP provider. Prices can start anywhere from $12.99 per month for systems like Grasshopper, or up to $55 per month for 8×8. For more information on VoIP solutions, check out our guide to business phone systems features.
Phone Tree Providers
Most of the leading VoIP services on the market will allow you to set up and deploy phone trees for your callers. There is a wide range of options available to suit virtually every type of business and budget. For more information about VoIP providers, check out our small business VoIP buyer's guide.
Vonage is not only one of the best VoIP systems on the market today, it also provides one of the best phone tree builders of any phone system available. Click the link below to start your 14-day free trial.
How to Set Up a Phone Tree
Before programming your phone tree, draw up a rough draft of how you want your voice menu to behave. You will also want to assign your employees to different call groups. After you've visualized your phone tree, go into your VoIP service's administration portal and program the tree. We've broken the process down into steps, using Vonage's settings menu as an example.
There are three important steps to follow when setting up a phone tree:
1. Draw Up the Phone Tree
Before you configure a phone tree in your VoIP system, it's helpful to draw out a flowchart laying out what sort of options you want to offer your callers. You can either use a program like MS Paint or Canva to perform this step, or draw one by hand on a piece of paper. This flowchart should include key components such as your main greeting, language options, call groups, keypad options, directory, and department extensions.
The common components of a phone tree are defined per the following:
Main Greeting
The main greeting will be the first thing that customers and associates hear when they call your organization. This greeting will identify the company so that callers know they've dialed the number correctly. It will also provide all of the voice menu options that will list each option that the caller can press at any time. Most VoIP business systems will have one or two different voice options for menus.
Language Options
It's a good idea to offer your voice menu in multiple languages so that navigating the voice menu is easier for non-native English speakers. Make this the first voice menu option so that these callers can hear the rest of the menu in their preferred language. Many systems, including Vonage, allow you to configure your voice menu to be in English, Spanish, and other languages.
General Information
Sometimes, your customers may call to find out general information, such as store hours or directions. Rather than taking up your staff's time to answer these routine questions, you can provide that information automatically with your phone menu. Your automated attendant can say "press two for store hours," and callers can then press two to hear when your business will be open.
Call Groups
The most important part of your phone tree is offering callers an option for reaching different departments in your organization, otherwise known as call groups. In most cases, you'll want to provide voice menu options to quickly reach your sales and support teams. However, you might also find it useful for your organization's needs to route callers to departments like accounts payable or sending and receiving.
Dial-by-Name Directory
In addition to routing callers to call groups, a phone tree gives your customers the ability to reach individual employees at your company. This dial-by-name directory can ask callers to enter the three- or four-digit extension they want and quickly be routed to the person they wish to speak with.
2. Assign Employees to Call Groups
Once you have your phone tree drawn into a flowchart, the next thing you should do is note which employees will be part of each call group. This will help when you program your auto-attendant into your VoIP system and have to assign employee extensions to every department. You can either write these assignments in your flowchart bubbles, or as a list below your phone tree.
For the most part, this process will be straightforward: Salespersons should be placed in your sales call group, and customer support agents should be in a support call group. Some systems, like Vonage, will also let you assign one employee to multiple call groups, which can be beneficial in cases where employees float between different departments.
3. Set Up Your Phone Tree in a VoIP System
Once you have your phone tree drawn out and you have figured out what call groups your employees will be part of, it is time to program the voice menu in your business VoIP system. To demonstrate how this is done, we will be using Vonage as an example, but the process will likely be similar whether you have Nextiva, RingCentral, or any other popular VoIP service.
Here is the process of programming a phone tree:
Open the Automated Attendant Menu
Depending on what service you have, your phone tree may be referred to as an automated attendant, voice menu, or virtual receptionist rather than a phone tree. Find this option on your phone system's management portal to get started. However, if you are using Vonage, simply click the "My Receptionist" icon on the home page or click on the "Phone System" icon at the top of the page and then "Virtual Receptionist" in the navigation pane.
From there, your VoIP system should have an option for adding a new menu. In Vonage's case, you can click the "Add New" button and select "Advanced Virtual Receptionist" to have full control over menu options.
Configure Phone Tree Settings
The next step in the process is to configure your phone tree options. Use your written chart and call group assignments to guide the options, flow, and scheduling of your automated attendant. You will likely find equivalent options in your VoIP systems, but this is how you would complete the configuration process in Vonage:
Establish your initial settings:
- Name and extension: Specify a unique identifier (usually a department or employee's name) of up to 30 characters and enter an extension number of between two and six digits. Repeat for every individual in your organization.
- Telephone numbers: Associate one or more phone numbers with your receptionist. By default, your business' main phone number is listed here as well as any other available phone numbers on your account.
- Try live operator first: Indicate whether calls go directly to the virtual receptionist or ring an extension first. If you send the call to an extension, specify how much time elapses before ringing your receptionist
Next, you will need to define how your calls should be routed. These are also known as your phone tree option settings. For example, you may be able to specify that the system route calls to extensions, virtual receptionists, call groups, call queues, or an outside number from a recorded list of options.
Vonage's phone tree call handling options and their definitions are as follows:
- Forward to single extension: This allows you to connect to an extension with the option to record a greeting.
- Forward to voicemail: Select this to send to the voicemail of an extension and opt to play a greeting first.
- Play greeting and repeat: This option plays a recorded greeting and gives the customer the option of dialing an extension directly at any time.
- Play greeting once and disconnect: When you select this option, the system plays a recorded greeting once, gives the customer the option to dial an extension, and then disconnects the call.
In addition, Vonage allows you to select play options for your menus such as:
- Dial by name: This instructs the caller to search by entering the first few letters of the person's first or last name.
- Repeat this menu: When enabled, the phone tree lets the caller hear the menu options again.
- Go to the previous menu: This option returns the caller to the previous menu if you have multiple tiers of menus.
- Do not use this button: You can also set up your system to clear a previous setting for the selected button.
Depending on how your system is set up, you can also enable more advanced options.
Advanced Phone Tree Options
|Advanced Phone Tree Options
|Record Business Hours Greeting
|Lets you record a greeting that advises callers of your regular business hours.
|After-hours Virtual Receptionist
|If you decide to configure separate options for non-business hours, you can specify whether a live operator picks up a call first and where to route the call.
|Non-business Hours Greeting
|This option lets you record a greeting to let callers know that the office is closed.
|Virtual Receptionist Schedule
|You can specify whether the system will use a 24-hour a day, seven-day a week answering service or configure separate options for non-business hours.
|Manual Schedule Override
|This option allows you to bypass the schedule in place and is only available after you set up and save your virtual receptionist.
Define Scheduling & Complete
If you want your virtual receptionist to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, then your setup is complete. However, if you want to create other voice menu options for off-hours, you can usually configure that in the management console. In Vonage, simply click "configure" and you can further customize your menu based on time and day of the week. Once you are done, click "save" and your phone tree is set up.
How to Make Your Phone Tree More Effective
Now that you know how to create phone trees for your VoIP system, there are some important considerations to make your voice menu effective. According to Harris Interactive, 75% of callers believe that it takes too long to connect with a live person. The primary cause of the wait is often overly-complicated phone trees. We can all relate to the frustration of choosing between a seemingly endless number of options, only to keep hearing more options.
Your business can do the following prevent caller frustration:
- Keep greetings short: Keep your main greeting as brief as possible. Identify the name of your organization, and then immediately give callers the voice options.
- Stick to a single "layer" of menus: Whenever possible, your callers should only be a single option away from connecting to a live person
- Setup a dial-by-name directory: This allows callers to find the specific employee they need to reach by typing their name through the keypad
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Do I need to record my phone tree menu?
Most VoIP phone systems will come with at least one voice for your virtual receptionist. However, Vonage and other vendors also have professionally recorded greetings that you can upload to your phone system. You can also upload your own voice if you think that it sounds professional enough to represent your company.
What is the difference between a phone tree, an automated attendant & a virtual receptionist?
Software providers use different names for phone tree features for marketing purposes. Your VoIP system might refer to a phone tree as an automated attendant or a virtual receptionist, but they are all different terms for what amounts to the same thing.
Are there phone tree templates available?
If you do not have time to draw up your own phone tree, a quick online search can direct you to a wide range of pre-made phone tree templates that can get you up and running. On the other hand, Vonage and other systems are intuitive enough that you can build a simple voice menu in just a few minutes, and you can add more options to it later.
Other than voice menus, do phone trees have other uses?
In addition to greeting callers and voice menus, phone trees can also be configured to send out emergency notifications to a preconfigured list of phone numbers. An example of this would be a company sending out a message to all employees that the office is closed due to inclement weather. These messages can be voice calls, SMS, or both.
Bottom Line
An effective phone tree is both comprehensive enough to route callers to all areas of your business while being simple enough that it does not confuse callers. Fortunately, Vonage and other VoIP business systems make building phone trees a simple and relatively painless task.


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Review: Railway Empire
Released 26 Jan 2018
There's something to be said about Kalypso's determination to get decidedly PC-centered genres – the RTS, the city builder, the tycoon game – working on modern consoles. These games were designed around the mouse and keyboard, meaning that a huge swath of players, our console-owning comrades, grew up without the satisfaction of running little computerized empires.
Unfortunately, the transition has always proved detrimental: witness Tropico 5's dumbed-down combat, the messy formation movement of Sudden Strike 4, Urban Empire's irritable gridlines, and now the tracks and balance sheets of Railway Empire. It's a transportation management sim, a tycoon game that harkens back to Sid Meier's Railroads, adopting the older game's missteps and successes.
Set during the nineteenth century's period of rapid expansion through the American west, Railway Empire has you managing a train company that you sustain by transporting passengers, mail, raw materials, and consumer goods between cities. You'll construct stations and lay down tracks, expanding routes to be the first to establish connections in new towns. Then you'll set up routes for new train lines, pick out engines, and hire staff. It's here where the game is the most fun; planning track that spans rivers and winds through mountain ranges, fiddling with elevation to keep the incline from getting too severe for your locomotives, and connecting far-flung farms and lumberyards to the industrial centers where their products are needed. It manages to recapture a lot of the magic of the tycoon games of past decades.
As in Sid Meier's Railroads, the scale is greatly compressed, although Railway Empire gives you at least a greater sense of scope than Railroads did. My Washington-Baltimore-New York express line might feel a bit tight, but the trip out to Pittsburgh and Toledo is a slog through the Allegheny Mountains, and by the time I had spread out to Omaha, it felt like I really was pushing into the wild west.
There's a meaty economy to manage here: industries in the cities you've connected demand resources to grow, so there's always the need to send off little local loops to pick up raw materials. As the rail network grows and spreads, careful planning becomes more important, and you'll have to think carefully about where you ultimately want to go when you're moving out into the hinterlands to fuel the business engines that drive demand for your trains.
You're not alone, though. Other companies are trying to provide the same transport services and will inevitably wind up competing for your business. This is, unfortunately, where Railway Empire starts to come apart at the boiler seams. Like everything else in the game, there are good ideas here—faster, more reliable lines will attract more customers, and you can even buy stock in your competitors' companies with an eye to eventually absorbing their operation into your network. The trouble is, the AI may not be playing by the same rules you are.
There are a couple difficulty settings in Railway Empire. Normally, your trains will behave like normal physical objects that have mass and take up space, sort of the way real trains are known for doing. This means you'll have to construct signals and parallel tracks on multi-role routes where trains heading toward each other can pull off the main line and wait for the oncoming train to pass. You have to be careful not to schedule too many routes over the same set of tracks, or cars full of passengers can be left waiting at the station for weeks waiting for a clear route. This can be frustrating when you're trying to expand, but it's the reason to play a railroad management game. You want to see what it actually takes to make the trains run on time.
There is also an easy mode, however, and this is for players less interested in the fiddly details of model railroading, who want to focus more on the game's economic ebbs and flows. You'll still set up train routes and lay tracks, but trains can pass through each other, which means you won't have to spend any time untangling line snags, leaving you free to pore over your business' quarterly reports, stock earnings, and expenses.
What the game fails to inform you is that the AI will always play on this mode, regardless of which you pick. As I played through the campaign, I noticed that my competitors were expanding their rails much faster than I was. This was concerning enough that I poked around their networks and noticed they all had put several lines on the same tracks, their incorporeal trains whizzing through each other without even touching the brakes.
This takes quite a bit of the fun out of the more realistic mode, since it effectively makes competition impossible. And stripping all that detail out to even the playing field robs the game of most of the reasons I would want to play a railway management game to begin with.
This does leave the game's sandbox mode intact, however, and I've spent quite a few happy hours on my own taming the Great Plains, fussing over bridge spans, and buying out industries where I think they'll help fill my coffers. You can press a button to ride along with any of your trains, hanging onto the side of a Decapod 2-10-0 as it rumbles across the Mississippi or pulls into Grand Rapids. The visuals won't blow anyone away (they're not a big leap forward from Sid Meier's Railroads, which came out in 2006), but there are 41 engines to unlock and fawn over.
There are, however, further annoyances that crop up. Tracks can often feel as though they're fighting you as you plot out their courses and it often isn't clear why you aren't allowed to place new structures where you want them. Business charts will periodically stop working, as if they're on an EKG monitor that's come unplugged. Information you need tends to be harder to find than it ought to be: for example, a family farm might go up for auction, and there's no way to assess how soluble it is from the auction screen, which you can only close by deciding to either buy it or pass. One of the biggest missed opportunities is the pair of massive technology trees. These look as though they offer Civilization-esque changes to the gameflow, but apart from the new engines you unlock, these are all just marginal tweaks to game stats (an eight percent boost to ticket prices here, a 20 percent speed increase on engine maintenance there).
There's a definite allure to Railway Empire. The Golden Age of Rail provides a perfect backdrop for the sandbox mode, which for a while works as a delightful model train set on your screen. But like many toys, the magic wears off before long. Not only are there missed mechanical opportunities, like the bland tech trees and the AI that refuses to leave easy mode, there's no engagement with the darker side of America's westward expansion.
"Foreign workers" can be unlocked for a discount on construction, but the trans-continental railway's cost in human lives and environmental devastation is almost completely glossed over. It's not the job of every railway game to plumb the socioeconomic evils of the period, of course, but it would be nice to have seen Railway Empire attempt to bring something innovative to the table. That it doesn't might be the one big sin, among the many small ones, that Railway Empire commits.
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