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Choctaw Music
Today's Mississippi Choctaw listen both to the popular music repertoires common throughout the rural South—thus various forms of rock music, especially classic rock, and quite a bit of country and western—and also certain repertoires that are either specific to the tribe or in more general circulation among native peoples. The most specifically Choctaw of their musical genres are those connected with Choctaw social dance.
When wide-ranging collector of native music Frances Densmore stopped briefly in Mississippi in 1933, she collected sixty-five performances of songs from just a few men. Most of these were the songs accompanying social dances much like those of the Cherokee and other southeastern tribes. A majority of these are what the Choctaw call animal dances, such as the Duck, Tick, Snake, Bear, Terrapin, Quail, Turkey, Chicken, Rabbit in the Garden, Dog Chases Raccoon, and similar dances. Other Choctaw social dance songs—some of which Densmore collected, and most of which are known in various versions throughout the Southeast—include the Stomp Dance, Walk Dance, Stealing Partners Dance, War Dance, and Wedding Dance. Densmore found and recorded few singers because Choctaw secular expressive culture was then in decline, in part because the Baptist Church had become a unifying social force for the Mississippi Choctaw. By the 1960s little Choctaw music was performed publicly. But an Anglo-American schoolteacher, Minnie Hand, encouraged and facilitated the recording of songs from Choctaw elders. She then helped Choctaw social dance and its music to become part of the regular school curriculum.
Today, troupes of young dancers based in more than a dozen schools represent their communities at the annual Choctaw Fair, at powwows (in sets of a half dozen social dances inserted between the usual powwow dances), and so on. One or two young men in each ensemble sing with clear, relaxed voices, performing pentatonic or diatonic melodies composed of nonlexical syllables. The young men and women, wearing outfits that join older rural Anglo-American clothing styles with Native American decoration, dance in long lines, in parallel lines, or as couples, generally with restrained movements but in some dances featuring one couple at a time running around and happily shrieking.
In recent decades, the Mississippi Choctaw have joined with most of the Native American world in welcoming the powwow complex of arts and culture. On Veterans Day, for example, local Indians join with visitors from other states to put on powwows lasting several days. Choctaw and a few visiting Indians dance into a consecrated dance circle during the Grand Entry in a prescribed order, led by veterans carrying flags. While the music is the same for most dances, regalia (dance outfits) and linked dance types vary, with the men and boys divided into men's traditional dancers (among them dancers imitating hunting), fancy dancers, and grass dancers; the women and girls may be traditional dancers, fancy shawl dancers, or jingle dress dancers. Songs after the first few many be "intertribals," during which all dancers in regalia and perhaps nonoutfitted dancers dance, or may be specific to the dance type and perhaps also the age of a group of dancers. Most of the music is performed by "drums," ensembles of approximately five to twelve men who sing while playing a single large, horizontal drum. The men sing in approximate unison with tight, nasal voices and a very wide vibrato. Melodies start high, descend in terraced contours, return to near the beginning, then fall as before. This whole contour is repeated several times within a song, with each song lasting three to four minutes. The ensembles are of two types, northern (relatively high) and southern (somewhat lower), with reinforcement at the upper octave by women standing behind the drummers. The Mississippi Choctaw community includes members of both types of ensemble, and groups from elsewhere may also participate.
Further Reading
- Frances Densmore, "Choctaw Music," Anthropological Papers, No. 28, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin (1943)
- Victoria Lindsay Levine, "Choctaw Indian Musical Cultures in the Twentieth Century" (PhD dissertation, University of Illinois, 1990)


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I took a guided tour today of the Colorado state Capitol building, as it's the location for much of the short story I'm currently writing. Most of what our tour guide said was stuff I had already read online, but I wasn't there for the talk. I wanted to get a feel for the place: its size and atmosphere. I took oodles of photos. One thing I wanted to learn more about was the extensive tunnel system beneath the Capitol that links it to other buildings in the area. But, alas, the tunnels are not open to the public and are now mostly used for storage. I did find one photo of the tunnels in an exhibit. Here is my photo of the photo:
Here's the view coming in from the west entrance, with the grand staircase in the background:
And here's the view from the Capitol dome, facing west toward the City and County Building, Civic Center park and the Rocky Mountains.

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1. The No-Fail Way to Pan-Sear Fillets
THE PAN: "My go-to is Staub's Cast Iron Covered Fish Pan, but any heavy-bottomed pan that can hold heat well will work." THE METHOD: "Over high heat, get the pan very hot. Add a pat of butter, place the fish skin-side down, and cover. For thin fillets, turn the heat off; for thicker fillets, such as salmon, reduce heat to low. In 10 to 15 minutes you'll have an incredibly moist, perfectly cooked fillet."
2. How to Peel and Devein a Shrimp
STEP ONE Pull or chop off the head and pull off the legs. STEP TWO Slide your thumb under the shell from the bottom and pull the shell off in one piece. STEP THREE Pinch the tail and pull it off. STEP FOUR Skim a paring knife along the dark vein on the shrimp's back, making a shallow cut. Pull at the vein with the knife, starting at the top, and remove with your fingers.
3. How to Crack a Soft-Shell Crab
STEP ONE: Use a pair of kitchen shears to cut off the front of the crab, just behind the eyes and mouth, in one whole piece. STEP TWO: Lift up the top shell from each corner and remove the gills. STEP THREE: Flip the crab over and pull off the apron, or the small flap on its underside.
4. The Difference Between Bay Scallops and Sea Scallops.
Bay Scallops and Sea Scallops
Bay scallops are tiny and sweet, and grow in shallower water than sea scallops, which are chewier, about three times as large, and caught in deep waters off the East Coast. Both are most readily available in the fall and winter, and should be light beige or barely pink in color.
5. The Best Fish for Grilling
Use this sliding scale, then choose fillets with skin on to maintain the structure of the fish and retain moisture. GOOD: Robust-flavored fish like mackerel, bluefish, and striped bass. They pair well with the smoky flavors of the grill, and their high-fat content helps prevent sticking, says Seaver. BETTER: Steak-like fish, such as swordfish, albacore tuna, wahoo, and mahi mahi. They have a dense, firm texture, making them easy to handle on the grill, and their meaty flavors are a natural match for live-fire cooking, he says. BEST: Orange-flesh fish, such as salmon and arctic char. Farmed salmon has a wonderful integration of fat, making it possibly the easiest fish to grill, says Seaver. It also pairs well with many different ingredients and sauces.
6. How to Shuck an Oyster
STEP ONE: Scrub the oysters and chill over ice. STEP TWO: Wrap a kitchen towel around your nondominant hand and hold the oyster with the curved side down and the hinge (the part connecting the top and bottom shells) toward you. With the other hand, carefully slide an oyster knife into the hinge and twist it to pop open the shell. STEP THREE: Pull off the top shell, and slide the knife blade under the oyster to detach the meat (being careful to reserve the liquid). Serve immediately in the bottom shell.
7. The Most Versatile Side Dish
Grilled Corn (With Wow-Em Toppings) Preheat grill to medium heat (300° to 350°). Coat 8 ears shucked corn with cooking spray; grill 8 minutes, turning to char on all sides.
8. How to Crack a Lobster
STEP ONE Hold the lobster in two hands with its back down, and bend it away from you to crack the tail away from the body. STEP TWO Crack open the upper body from the bottom to remove the meat. STEP THREE Remove the flippers from the tail, and use a small fork to get any meat out of them. Slide a fork into the shell where the flippers were, and push the tail meat out the other side in one piece. STEP FOUR Twist off the claws and crack them using a nutcracker or pliers to extract the meat. Pull off the legs, and use a small fork to extract the meat, or suck it out from the top.
9. The Beach House Pantry Staples to Stock
Canned Fire-Roasted Tomatoes
Allspice & Black Pepper
Smoked Sweet Paprika
Hot Sauce
Pepper Sauce
Canned Tuna
Tinned Anchovies
Pancake Mix
Olive Oil
10. The Do's and Don'ts to Buying Fresh Fish
Do buy whole fish. It gives you the best opportunity to assess the quality, as the fins, scales, and eyes all tell a story of where the fish has been. If you opt for fillets, look for ones that are glistening and firm, and absent of any damage or gaps in the flesh. Don't wait too long to eat fully flavored fish, like mackerel and bluefish, which tend to spoil more rapidly. Most other seafood has a shelf life of up to five days. Do make friends with your fishmonger. He or she will be able to tell you the best fish available that day. That personal connection can go a long way toward ensuring the tastiest purchase, he says. Don't overlook the frozen aisle.There's an amazing array of high-quality options, Seaver says. To thaw: Pull the needed amount from the freezer at least 12 hours before use, placing it on a plate in the refrigerator.
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Great Rides: Dum-Dum & Son's Wild West Adventure
In an attempt to pry my boys off the Xbox for a few hours we loaded the car up with bikes and headed west to explore some new bike trails.
I had the excellent MAXX Cycle Map sent to me for the Western Region and it showed an off-road path that meandered from the Central Park Business District (by The Trusts Stadium) to the West Wave Aquatic Centre in central Henderson. As these are the only places out West I'm familiar with it was a good place to start!
My youngest is nine so he "almost' engages his brain riding in traffic but there's a different level of enjoyment for a parent riding with children off-road as you can relax that little bit more. These trails are just fantastic for getting some exercise with the family with a minimum of stress.
The path starts off down a very nondescript alley beside Carters but once we hit the edge of the motorway and crossed the bridge the excitement levels exploded and the kids charged off down the path following the estuary. I had to remind them that it wasn't their personal MotoGP track and to watch for walkers and other cyclists and we did meet a few as we continued on our journey.
The path followed the stream with mostly flat pedaling and it was very pleasant riding all the way to the back of the West Wave pool complex. Unfortunately the bridge here was closed for maintenance so we had to ride a kilometre around the block to get the 20 metres across to the other side! The route is a little convoluted here as you ride around the back of the bowling green and croquet court and I'm not entirely sure if we went the correct way, I just followed my nose. This took us under the main road and around the back of Pak'n Save until we reached Great North Road. Directly across the road and over the railway tracks is Opanuku Reserve which leads to Henderson Park. Stop and explore this area as it contains the historic Corban Estate Arts Centre and within that the Waitakere Pacific Arts and Cultural Centre. Being North Shore kids the boys had never seen a railway line before and the concept of moving lots of people about without a traffic jam took some explaining. I also explained the disadvantages of standing still on the lines looking blankly at your feet and they took more care on the return leg.
This is where we encountered Dum-Dum (as the boys quickly christened him) who proved to be a big hit. "You dum-dum. You bring me gum-gum?" was echoing around my head for the next half hour! Around the back of the Centre is a giant concrete eel that also made for a good photo opportunity.
We cruised on the path through Henderson Park then behind some industrial buildings before coming to a stop at this sign at Keeling Road where the path appeared to finish. This is why you don't want me on your orienteering team! If I had taken the map with me or bothered to ride 15 metres down the road I would have seen the path continued on. Never-mind, the guys needed an ice-block by this stage so we backtracked to Pak'n Save for supplies and sat by the stream watching the Pukekos.
With food-colouring and preservative coursing through our veins we made good time back to the sag-wagon although the riding styles and risk-assessments went out the window as the blood sugar rose.
The terrain is very flat with lots of interesting bridges, boardwalks, twists and turns and would suit riders of any ability or fitness level.
It was a great afternoon out in the fresh air and I look forward to heading further inland when we return.


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For the London 2012 Olympics, the Chemical Brothers created the official theme song for the track cycling events named after the building in which these are held, the Velodrome, AKA the pringle. Watch the animated video created by the Crystal CG creative agency.
L.E.D. Snowboarding At Night
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Take one badass pro snowboarder, a custom L.E.D. suit, a fashion photographer/filmmaker, a Red Epic camera and some fine french mountain powder and what do you get? One amazingly cool and short film that could easily make the case for this becoming a serious new sport and/or art form.
The Illest Mountain Bike Street Race You've Ever Seen
March 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This has got to be one of illest mountain bike street races you've ever seen. The ride is downhill and all shot in the first person by the rider in a race that took place in 2010 in Valparaiso, Chile. Hold on and watch out for the dog!


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Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum Coccineum Robinson's Mix) - Chrysantheum Coccineum flower seed, also known as Painted Daisy, produces 2 - 3 inch daisy-like flowers in red, pink, lilac and white with a yellow center in late spring to early summer. The foliage has fern-like divided leaves with a strong scent and is attractive even when the blooms are gone. Chrysanthemum Coccineum plants prefer a fertile, well-drained soil and full sun in the North or partial shade in the South. Chrysanthemum Robinson's Mix attracts bees, butterflies and birds to the garden and makes a great cut flower as well. There are some names for Painted Daisy that are synonymous and can be confusing. Tanacetum coccineum and Pyrethrum coccineum can both be used in addition to Chrysanthemum coccineum.
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Part 3 of the 5 Part Series on Serial Novels
Building a story is a bit like building a house.Continue reading
Those things affecting farm life directly attributable to The Depression.
Part 3 of the 5 Part Series on Serial Novels
Building a story is a bit like building a house.Continue reading
Before television… before radio… many people got their fiction fix via serial novels. [1]
This is especially true for Rose in the late 1920s and early 1930s. While radios were getting their start, it wasn't until the mid-30s that nearly every household could afford one. And since books were expensive and libraries few and far between, newspapers filled the void by publishing serial stories that readers looked forward to each week. [2]Continue reading
I was reading an article about jazz in the Time-Life special edition on the Roaring Twenties [1] that I recently purchased when I read about a band in Chicago that was tantamount to the rise of that particular music genre.
Of course, that got me thinking about my W-I-P, as all things related to that era do, and my character Charlie Brockway.
You've seen Charlie in some previous posts [2], but he is still a relatively unknown character for me. I know he's originally from Chicago; that's there's some big secret in his life; and that he's a musician. But this Time-Life article got Charlie talking about his past a bit.Continue reading
One thing I've learned while writing is that I have a terrible visual imagination. I can describe how something feels. Or smells. And I'm pretty good with emotion. But ask me to describe how something looks and if it's not right there in front of me, I go totally blank.
Maybe I'm afraid I'll get it wrong? Without looking at it first?
Take my mythical town of Henderson…Continue reading
I've never been a gardener. In fact, I usually tell folks that "I don't kill plants; I just make 'em wish they were dead."
So, it's fitting that, as I plan what flowers I'll be planting this spring, I'm thinking about Rose, who also wasn't much of a gardener.Continue reading
I've been considering bank closings, and the panics that ensued,1 and how that would have manifested itself in the small town where Rose and Harold lived?
We've seen pictures of the mobs that rushed banks in New York after the big stock crash in '29. But stories about smaller crowds, smaller towns, smaller banks, are harder to find.2Continue reading
It's been a long time since I've tried to sleep without air conditioning. Why is it that the A/C has to wait until mid-July to conk out? Couldn't it have done this in April???
But, as I notice the little runnels of sweat forming on the back of my neck, I can commiserate with Rose. Summer is a hot and sticky time of year. Sometimes, we of the A/C generation forget that.
Not that I've always had air conditioning. No, you young whippersnappers;


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Kentucky basketball coach Calipari was speaking at Southeastern Conference Media Day. Louisville Courier Journal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Asked what happens if he's uncomfortable with the actions of a parent or guardian or handler of a recruit, Kentucky coach John Calipari had a simple answer.
"We just walk. We're out. I'm not going to deal with it," Calipari said. "And I think when we walk in, we make it clear how we do this and what we do and don't do, so it rarely comes up. … If my staff is uncomfortable with what it is, there's other kids. We're gonna walk."
Coaches' appearances Wednesday at the SEC's annual media day comes while college basketball endures an ongoing federal trial in New York with revelations about misdeeds in the sport, the latest part of a scandal that began last year when an FBI investigation into the sport was made public.
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Repeating his early statement that it is "a black eye" for the sport, Calipari added, "My hope is that all that's going on pushes in the outliers, like 'Let's get this right.' Part of that is going to be stiffer penalties."
After being asked the recruiting question, Calipari ultimately rolled into a long, passionate critique of what could become of the sport's one-and-done system, which Calipari believes is going to be eliminated soon in the wake of basketball's scandals.
"I don't think we should go down this road," Calipari said, "but the tea leaves are telling me we are, because it's getting pushed from the people on the campuses, and it's being pushed from the people that want to see these kids and have more control over them, and that's where they're being led to versus 'You need to get your academics right so you can go to school for a year and you can get ready.' "
Calipari talked at length about the subject during a press availability at Southeastern Conference Media Day. Louisville Courier Journal
Calipari's concern continues to be players forsaking education to go directly to the G-League out of high school, then not making the NBA and being ineligible to play college basketball. It was clearly a topic he was eager to discuss at the podium Wednesday, offering up the suggestion that players could be guaranteed tuition and be able to go back to college on the NBA's dime.
"Let them go back to college, and then we'll make them sit out a year, let the NBA pay for them and then let them start playing after a year," Calipari said. "Why would you try to end a kid's career when you're the one that influenced him to leave and he was 15 and 14 (years old)? His mind wasn't even developed to make a decision. … I don't think we should be forcing kids to the G-League, but if you're going to do it, do what I just said."
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HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Jefferson County Sherriff Dave Marshak said Wednesday that detectives found a tiny home stolen from south St. Louis this weekend. The home was located Wednesday morning. They working to notify the owner.
Marshak said, "I believe the owner was on several local news channels."
Meghan Panu was featured on FOX4's sister station in St. Louis FOX 2 this weekend. She was building a tiny house in south St. Louis and got a call Saturday morning (Dec. 15) asking her if she had moved home. She had not.
Panu called St. Louis city to see if her tiny home had been towed from where it was parked for the past month and a half near Gravois and Michigan avenues. It had not.
The tiny home had been stolen. She told Fox 2 the possibility she may not get her tiny home back is "devastating." She began building the tiny home as part of her senior thesis in environmental studies at Webster University. It started as a trailer and a plan to live with less. She has been working on the tiny house for nearly two years and documented her journey on social media along the way.
Detectives located this TinyHouse in House Springs, Mo. this morning, and are working to locate the owner (reported stolen from St. Louis City). I believe the owner was on several local news channels. @SLMPD @FOX2now @KMOV @ksdknews @KPLR11 @ChristineDByers @ktrs_news @MyMoInfo pic.twitter.com/W40qe2vKh7
— Sheriff Dave Marshak (@SheriffMarshak) December 19, 2018
During the construction phase, she kept the trailer in Ballwin, Webster Groves, and then south city.
"We were working eight-hour days, several days out of the week," she said. "So, I would go from my classes at Webster, and I would drive out to Ballwin and work on the house, and I loved that. I loved the hustle of that."
Panu had plans to move the tiny house again this week to an intentional living community which would showcase shipping container homes, Earthbag homes, and other tiny homes. She intended to move into the tiny house in the spring.
Panu estimates she invested $20,000 dollars into her tiny home - $1,500 of which she received from the public through a GoFundMe campaign, but the money is not the part that upsets her most.
"There's such little regard for the effort, and the time, and the love that I've put into this, and I think that's what's the most frustrating to me - that it's not just a material possession. It's not just a car. It's a place where I was going to sort of build roots and grow in my community."
Panu said there are some unique features on her tiny home that make it easily identifiable including two large green windows, the brown stained cedar siding, and the tin roof.


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Biometric Identification has changed the way people were identified. Since the Last decade, its growth is incredible and has transformed a lot of industries from military to mobile industry.
Nowadays, Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role on daily activities to increased data volumes, advanced algorithms, and improvements in computing power and storage.
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Public Property
United Productions / Gag Productions / Anglia for ITV, 22 January to 2 March 2001 (30 episodes in 1 series + 30 unaired)
A major reality flop for ITV that was cancelled mid-run. In Public Property three people had their lives dictated by the public via web and phone votes. If the player didn't like the result, they could appeal to "the council", 15 members of the public who happened to be hanging round the studio, to get it changed.
The idea was at the end of the series whoever the public thought had made the most of the opportunities offered to them would win some sort of major prize. We don't think the series got that far though.
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- By the end of Prathom 6 (Grade 6) students should have reached A1 proficiency
- By the end of Mathayom 3 (Grade 9) students should have reached A2 proficiency
- By the end of Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) students should have reached B1 proficiency
According to a report from Asian Correspondent, these targets are achievable. However, the Grade 12 target of B1 proficiency is ambitious. It will take time and effort before large numbers of Mathayom 6 graduates are able to reach this level.
But there is a general understanding and unity among educators that CEFR is vital in making the language goals achievable, and in raising the English language standards of Thai students regardless as to how long before the goals are realized. After all before the adaption of CEFR, school to school often have different interpretations of the already ambiguous language curriculum set by the MoE.
So, with the CEFR's growing popularity in Europe and across the globe, I believe Thailand's move to have it implemented here shows a positive step towards raising the standards of English. This framework can certainly be successful provided that the government will have it maintained and improved if need be. Otherwise, it will suffer the same fate just like the other well-intentioned educational innovations that were now out of the picture because of poor management.
Anyhow, I've seen quite a few Filipino lecturers in Phitsanulok posting information on Facebook about their CEFR workshops in provinces nearby. It makes me happy that we are being invited and considered in such big events. For two weekends I was one of the facilitators in CERF workshop for primary school teachers under the Phitsanulok Educational Service Office Area 1 at Pibulsongkram Rajabaht University. And next weekend until the 5th of September, I will train high school English teachers under Phitsanulok Educational Service Office Area 39 for the same purpose at Nanjao Hotel.
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Well they certainly look pretty cool, you've managed to dig all the detail out as well. Well done for painting the lace, most painters leave that out!ReplyDelete
Thanks Ray - as always you are quick with the praise and encouraging the rest of us. I've been loving your posts too. By the way, I only just opened up the first shot and it's surprisingly panoramic and just the right look - photographicly. I think I've stumbled onto something. It's taken with a macro lense with the macro setting from far enough to capture the width. I just trimmed it in Photoshop. I'll have to remember that.ReplyDelete
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looking forward to peppering them full of holes when you return!
Very, very nice regiment. I recently picked up some Foundry SYW British and French for a F&IW project. Best, DeanReplyDelete


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In this episode of the Cracking the Code of Marketing Automation series, Lon Safko talks about drip campaigns, simple and complex workflows, and why 1.54 seconds or 5 seconds rule is important to capture your reader's attention.
Before you jump into the latest episode, perhaps you'll want to take a look at some of our previous ones. Check out these links below.
Part 1: What is marketing automation?
Part 2: Who is marketing automation for?
Part 3: What are marketing automation workflows?
Part 4: Why is email deliverability important?
Part 5: What Channels Does Marketing Automation Work With?
And here's the video recording and the transcript of the episode where Lon answers a few questions about drip campaigns, lead nurturing and the transition from simple to complex marketing automation workflows.
Michał Leszczyński: We were discussing a few things along the way and you mentioned some more advanced topics like drip campaigns, lead nurturing… so what are these about? Could you tell us a little bit more and share with our audience?
Lon Safko: Yeah, I don't want to scare away the beginners. Don't be afraid when we start talking about the subject of drip email marketing. It is a little bit more complex because it's not just blast and keep your fingers crossed. And for most email marketers that's really what they do. And for smaller companies, and that's OK because they usually have a more intimate relationship with their database, with their email list. But if you want to grow to the next stage, if you want to be like the Brendon Burchards and the Frank Kerns and some of the other professional email marketers, you have to really grow into drip email marketing. Let me try to explain it as easy as possible.
When you look at a picture of it, it's not as bad as it might sound. What happens is, you send out an initial email. The nice thing is that email servers, email service providers like yourself, like GetResponse will track everything: who opens it, when they open it, when they forwarded it, if they forwarded it, when it bounced, hard bounces, soft bounces, it will tell you the operating systems. I mean the tracking is phenomenal.
So OK, you sent out this email. Some people are going to open it. So, if they open it there's some links. To some people it's never going to get delivered because maybe their email box is full or maybe they just didn't have time to open it. Well, you guys – email service providers – will track that. So, if it was a soft bounce, you'll continually try to deliver it until it gets delivered. If it was delivered but they never opened it, here's where the drip comes in. You guys know that, so the next step is you sent the email but it was never opened. So now, automatically, after a predetermined amount of time – it could be one day or three days – generally three days, you'll send a follow up email and say, "Hey, I noticed that you got my email but you must not have had a chance to open it. It's really good information, why don't you take a look at it now?" And then you get this additional response. If they have opened it, you can now check to see what links they clicked. Or, maybe they opened it, but didn't click a link. So now you've got the option of sending an email saying, "Hey, I noticed you opened the email but you didn't click on the link and I think that's where the real value is." So, now, they get that second email, maybe three days later, and you're converting more of those people that opened it but didn't click the link.
So each step of the way, for example, let's go back to the person who got it but didn't open it. Got it again but didn't open it. You can send a third email saying: "hey I've sent you two emails, I don't want to be a pain in the neck but there's good information, if you don't open this email then I won't send you any more information about this subject. Wait until next month." So every one of these possibilities, every decision in this decision tree, can be tracked and get an appropriate response that increases the conversion every step of the way. Now, when you start out, you set up the email, there's three possible outcomes. Now, each of those may have three possible outcomes. Now we've got nine. Each of those can have three outcomes. So the numbers become larger and larger. And that's why it gets a little scary for most beginners. But when you draw the picture of it and simply answer the questions, it's not that hard. But to set it up, every one of those responses – first the 3, then the 9, then the 27 – all have to be crafted. Particularly to that particular pattern of clicks or non-clicks. But, here's the great part. Once you have it set up, once you have this framework set up, it just runs continuously. And the conversion is unbelievable!
Because in an initial email, if two-thirds or three-quarters don't open the email, they're gone forever, until you do your next blast. So you're losing three quarters. But this gets you the opportunity to constantly work each of those first percentages, and it does it in a non-offensive way. It can be very friendly and very inviting like: "Hey, I'm just sending you a reminder because this is a really good stuff". Once you have that framework set up, if you go to do another campaign or when you go to do another campaign, all you really have to change is the content, no longer the framework. So, don't be afraid of that. It's a lot of work up front, but boy, I'm telling you the conversion that comes back out of it is unbelievable.
ML: Sure, that's true. I believe that, at first, people might be scared from seeing the big workflows and how complex they are. But you will eventually develop and get in there. When you're sending out just a regular welcome message with different pieces of content, for example you're an e-commerce and sending out information about sports or business casual you do know that these are different customers. And you do know that they will need different content. So even at this point you could create a simple, tiniest workflow where you're just sending after that welcome message, two different messages with two different pieces of content. One about sports, the other one about business casual, or female and male. So you will eventually get there right? Everyone can do it. If they know their audience, and they will eventually learn to know their audience based on the tracking and the analytics, they will know how to craft their messages to create the best content for their audience.
LS: Absolutely! That was a really good example that you just gave. Let's suppose that you sell clothes, like Old Navy here in the U.S. You're selling clothes and you have men's clothes and women's clothes. You have two separate offers. Well, depending upon which link that customer clicks, you right away know what their interest is. If it's men's clothes, now you can send an appropriate response only to the individuals that click that link and that's the cool thing. You can take 10,000 or 15,000 names, but only the person that is interested in the women's clothes will get the women's clothes email follow-up. And then you can track that link maybe based on color, sizes, casual vs business. That holds true for every single one of those customers, no matter how big your email databases is.
ML: So that probably answers one of the most common questions: "is marketing automation complex?" And it is complex, if you want it to be complex. If you want it to be robust, a big workflow that will sort of answer all the questions, all the possibilities of what your audience could do, or the actions they did and didn't take. But if you want it to be simple and just convert well, you can start off simple and expand as you grow.
LS: And I think that's part of the problem most email marketers have is making that transition. Because in their mind, it's either I send out one email and hope for the best – my blast – or oh my gosh, now I've got to build this complex thing that's going to take Einstein and three other scientists. So it's that transition. It doesn't have to be one or the other. Do your blast, but when you get into automation and to drip, it doesn't have to be a gigantic complex workflow. It could be something as simple as: "I'm going to send out that link that's gonna have men's and women's clothes and I'm just going to send an appropriate response depending upon which link they clicked." And that's really simple, you set it up in an hour.
ML: Exactly. And that relates to everything: to testing, to automation. I know that in A/B testing many marketers are just afraid that they have to devote so much time to testing, and you know, testing every single offer. Of course, you don't have to. If you have the time and resources, which you should be, you know devoting to that, and putting aside, but if you don't have enough time to test everything, just test little things. Like subject lines or time of the delivery, or the main piece of content, the main banner in the header section. So step-by-step, you can grow into there.
LS: Yeah and there's a rule that I came up with in The Social Media Bible. They did research and tracked, through eye-motion lasers how people actually read a newspaper or a magazine. And they would scan the entire newspaper and they would look at the ad and then they would jump over. So, what they found was, is that an ad in a newspaper only got 1.54 seconds of time. 1.54 which is very small amount. Whether or not the customer, the reader, decided they were going to look at the ad for any longer period. So if something caught their eye in that amount of time, they would then look at the ad, but then the next step they only give it 5 seconds. And in that 5 seconds if they thought that there was something of interest, they would then read the entire ad.
If at any one of those times: the 1.54 seconds or the 5 seconds, you didn't capture your audience, your reader, they would turn the page and that ad would be lost forever and ever. You would never have that opportunity to get in front of the customer again by something as simple as turning a page. I read this, and I realized "wow, that's email marketing! That's exactly email marketing!" When that email comes in you've got 1.54 seconds or they're not going to turn the page, they're going to hit delete. Because the delete button is as easy as turning the page. So what is that 1.54 seconds? It's your subject line. So your subject line has to be powerful enough to capture that person's attention enough, so that they decide to open it. If they decide to open it, your opening sentence, your first sentence has to be something that's going to capture them. And guess what, a sentence takes about five seconds to read. And that's also part of the reason why the image is so important. If you have a killer opening sentence and a good image, that's going to convey enough information, that's going to make them stay on the page until they fully understand and read your message, and then they're going to click or convert, or pick up the phone. So it's the 1.54 second and it's the 5 seconds rule that's going to get your emails opened.
ML: And I think that's even more upsetting, that it's even easier to delete a message than to change the pages. Because pages sometimes get sticky and you have to lick your finger and it doesn't happen with a mouse or your phone right? It's as simple as that.
LS: Spam, block, any one of these buttons are not good for us as marketers. So that's why you're testing. I mean to get back up I told that story to emphasize that A/B testing is really, really important. No question about it. Something as simple as just changing the nouns and the verbs in the subject line takes no time at all. But when you send it out, if you broke your email list into, let's say, 5 different groups – just randomly break them into 5 groups and send out the exact same email but with 5 different subject lines. You're going to see 2 perform okay, 2 perform poorly, and 1 of them just went crazy. And you'll have no idea why it did, but after you do this a couple of times, you'll start to see a pattern. And then every email – your subject line is going to get them to open.
ML: Sure, and what's actually also important, in my opinion, is that good gut feeling is good. Having a good gut feeling, but you need to test. Because most of the days, you think you're an expert copywriter, or many of us do think so as well. But it's not about how you hone your message, how you prepare it, and how good it is (in your opinion). Actually, it is only important how your audience reacts to it. And even if you're sometimes not happy with the way the message looks. The message could be actually getting such great results and could be the right opposite. You believe that you've crafted the most beautiful email with beautiful design and people are not clicking through it. Something is, you know, it's not clicking. So that's why the testing is there, right? Actually to find what's best for them, not what's the best in your opinion.
LS: And most of the time it's going to surprise you. You're not going to see why this one performed much better than this one. There's just no rhyme or reason. And then sometimes, after a certain period of time, even if you follow the same formula, it will become less effective and you'll have to change it up again. And the only way you're going to know that it's not effective, don't wait until your conversion rate, and your open rate plummets. Test it continuously and keep it fresh.
ML: That's true. Sometimes you it might be too late if you haven't changed anything over the years and then you're thinking: "oh we want to increase our open rates." Sometimes it might be too late because that message might be not going to their inbox anymore. And you need to win them back.
LS: And don't forget that unsubscribe is forever. As you know, if someone unsubscribes and you try to take their email and try to force it back in – you can't. So you have to get a completely different email address from that person, if they want to be put put back on your list, which nobody does. Unsubscribes are deadly to email marketers. Keep that rate as low as possible.


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By integrating Rentalcars Connect's white-label platform, Munich Airport can now offer car rentals directly through its website by connecting customers to rental options from the world's leading car hire providers.
It believes that the move ensures "frictionless travel" for passengers as it removes the need for visitors to book vehicles directly with the suppliers.
Munich Airport is quick to note that it is one of the largest car rental hubs in the world and claims that its partnership with Rentalcars Connect can only enhance its appeal to visitors and boost the gateway's non-aeronautical related revenues.
The airport's manager for portfolio development, Nathalie Léonard, enthuses: "With the growing demand for direct car rental bookings, forging a partnership with Rentalcars Connect was the next logical step for us, and will play a vital role in improving the customer journey – something which we continuously strive to do."
While Rentalcars Connect's managing director, Fraser Ellacott, says: "More and more organisations are harnessing third-party expertise to create a hassle-free and memorableexperience for customers.
"Munich Airport is anticipating the demand for a seamless service, and it's great to see that it is actively seeking new ways to enhance and provide customers with a truly end-to-end travel package, while also benefitting from another lucrative and dedicated revenue stream."


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Rescheduled to October 4th at 12:30pm EST – webinar featuring Jacquie Beaubien, Ed.D.
Feeling like one belongs in academic settings is known to have a significant impact on academic performance and resilience (Walton & Cohen, 2007, 2011). Being part of a group for which a negative stereotype exists can lead to feeling belonging uncertainty which, in turn, can cause performance-impairing anxiety, known as stereotype threat (Steele, 1997). In this talk we will explore research on belonging and stereotype threat and what educators can do improve students' sense of belonging, especially during key transitions when belonging concerns can escalate.
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One of the quirky sub-plots of this year's European Parliament elections is that the success of one 'independence' movement could inadvertently boost the prospects of another.
Scotland's independence referendum is just a few months away. The polls are tight: a recent poll says that 42% of Scots would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom, while 39% would support independence. The two campaigns are virtually neck-and-neck. This weekend, one of Scotland's Sunday newspapers said it backed independence. Scotland's destiny is in the balance.
A few events between now and 18 September could have a big impact – something that Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), knows only too well.
One is the Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, in July and August. These games – third largest multi-sport event in the world – bring together athletes from 70 countries. Scotland competes separately in these Games and, as host nation, it will aim to showcase its sporting and organisational prowess. Expect an abundance of national pride.
Anti-EU feeling across the rest of Britain could easily make many Scots vote to exit the UK now rather than be part of a British exit from the EU
Another is the European Parliament election on 22 May. Scotland has only six MEPs, but the result across the United Kingdom will be keenly observed north of the border – and especially the expected success of the UK Independence Party (Ukip). Anti-EU feeling across the rest of Britain could easily make many Scots – generally more pro-European than the English are – vote to exit the UK now rather than be part of a British exit from the EU.
But where would independence leave Scotland, the UK and Europe?
Alex Salmond and the Yes campaign say Scotland would apply to join the EU and that membership could be secured with the eighteen months from referendum to planned independence in March 2016.
Not so, says the pro-Union 'Better Together' campaign, which has seen fear of Scotland having to leave the EU – as well as Britain's currency, the pound sterling – as trump cards in the independence debate, trying to persuade people in Scotland that they would be leaping into the unknown.
José Manuel Barroso, in a BBC interview earlier this year, also poured cold water on the idea of an independent Scotland joining the EU.
However, arguments on the EU and pound sterling seem to have had little effect on the opinion polls, and now Salmond is seeing an opportunity to put forward his vision of an independent Scotland as a constructive player in Europe.
At a speech at the College of Europe in Bruges last Monday, Salmond made his case. The risk to Scotland's place in Europe, he said, is not September's referendum, but the possible 2017 referendum on British membership of the EU.
Salmond sees the risk to Scotland's place in Europe as not September's referendum but the possible referendum on British membership of the EU.
Having Scotland's European destiny decided in Westminster was, Salmond argued, unfair: British prime ministers for the past two decades had promised – but failed – to put Britain at 'the heart of Europe'. And, he argued, the "Europhobic" stance of the current Conservative-led government demonstrates a real 'democratic deficit' as only one of the 59 Scottish constituencies in Westminster is represented by a Tory. He also cited UK-wide opinion polls that show support for and opposition to EU membership at similar levels; in Scotland, support outweighs opposition by two to one.
From this starting point, Salmond outlined his road to an independent Scotland within the EU. He dismissed Barroso's comments, highlighting that Scotland's independence referendum is part of a consensual process, and would not be a Kosovo-like unilateral declaration.
Salmond also claimed that Spain saw the referendum as an internal, consensual British process, and that the Spanish government would not block Scottish entry into the EU as a result – a contrast with the referendum on Catalan independence, which is set to be held on 9 November in the face of opposition from Mariano Rajoy's administration.
Whether the road to EU entry would be as easy for Scotland as Salmond suggests is a moot point.
Scotland already applies EU law as part of the UK, but questions of voting rights, numbers of MEPs, budget contributions and receipts, and many other issues could make this process much more difficult to practice – and that is without other member states attempting to block the process for political reasons.
Salmond claims an independent Scotland would seek sovereignty in order to share it
And what if Scotland does become independent and join the EU?
Salmond, of course, paints a rosy picture: Scotland's voice, "silent for four decades", would be positive and engaged in contrast to the "sullen, disengaged voice" of the UK. Scotland would be an enthusiastic supporter of European cooperation – as the First Minister put it, Scotland would seek sovereignty in order to share it.
Scotland would contribute to the EU too, he said: twelve current member states are the same size or smaller than Scotland, and Salmond cited Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU and Denmark's review of fisheries policy as examples of smaller member states leading the way.
But that is all some way off. It is the short term that really matters, the European election result across the UK will be one to watch carefully.
A large vote for Ukip and the Conservatives – perceived as a vote for insular and anti-EU approach – could have a big impact on the hearts and minds of Scots (and other Europeans resident in Scotland, who are also eligible to vote in September).
It may be the signal for many Scots – despite the many dangers and uncertainties of going it alone – that their future lies not as a dependent member of one Union, but as an independent member of a bigger Union.


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Is Your Life Like Art?
A few months ago, I posted a coupon code for an off-Broadway play starring Cynthia Nixon about a mother who goes through a journey discovering her child has ADHD and then trying to help him. The play is fictional and written by Lisa Loomer.
As soon as I got the coupon code, I forgot I was trying to save money and thought that I deserved to see "my life" being played on stage for my birthday. Unfortunately, the many of the good seats were taken until the 2nd to last week of the production.
I had no idea what to expect but all I can tell you is that I laughed and laughed. Watching this mother deal with the same crazy things I went through: psychologists making you feel small, teachers complaining, alternative and expensive methods of healing, imperfect ADHD meds, marital discord, losing my temper on my child, going to Whole Foods and spending tons of money.....etc. She did all those things and I was glad I was able to laugh about it. The audience did the same.
I think it is hard to find fictional literature, music, or visual art that is about living with ADHD. However, don't you think living with ADHD, autism, or any other special needs can be art? I know you might want to punch me right now but in a way, doesn't art depict scenes of joy, suffering, and transformation? Forrest Gump comes to mind.
After seeing the play, I felt inspired about raising my children. Perhaps, that is the power of fiction. It can move us to a degree that is unmatched by any non-fiction ADHD info book for parents. Hopefully I'll find more artwork that features families living with special needs children.
The show is no longer playing so I guess I can give you the ending which was that the mom and dad, after all that they went through, took a breather just to enjoy their son and see that he really was a great kid. I loved this ending because that is what happens in our home sometimes after a really bad day. A friend of mine disliked the ending and said the mother character was trivializing ADHD and the meds issue was horribly mischaracterized. With that said, she, like me, loved the play. I wish you could have seen it too.
Picture: Logan draws a picture of Mommy during the time I breastfed Spencer. Now that's art!
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Codex Faenza and That Time.
The Codex Faenza, an early 15th century Italian manuscript, contains the oldest surviving collection of keyboard music. The program includes little-known liturgical and secular works in the late medieval period in Italy, France, Germany, England, and Japan.
PATRICIA ANN NEELY (viola da gamba, violone) has appeared with many early music ensembles including, the Folger Consort, Smithsonian Chamber Players, the New York Collegium, the Washington Bach Consort, Amor Artis, Glimmerglass Opera, New York City Opera, the Boston Camerata, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, The Newberry Consort, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, The New York Consort of Viols, and Early Music New York, among others, and was a founding member of the viol consort Parthenia. She spent three years touring with the acclaimed European-based medieval ensemble, Sequentia on the medieval fiddle performing throughout Europe and North America, at festivals including, Oude Muziek - Utrecht, Bach Tage – Berlin, Alte Musik – Herne, Wratislavia Cantans - Poland, Music Before 1800, and The Vancouver Early Music Festival. Ms. Neely began playing the viol at Vassar College and continued her studies, earning an MFA in Historical Performance at Sarah Lawrence College, with additional studies in Belgium with Wieland Kuijken. She has recorded for Arabesque, Allegro, Musical Heritage, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Ex Cathedra, Classic Masters, Erato, Lyrichord, and Music Masters labels. Ms. Neely has been a member of the faculty at the Amherst Early Music Summer Festival, the Viola da Gamba Society of America Conclaves, and is currently on the faculty of The Brearley School where she teaches recorder and double bass and coaches an early string repertoire ensemble.
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Bolstering accusations that they are actively working to suppress elements of Trump Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh's record that could put his confirmation in jeopardy, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday teamed up to block a coordinated effort by Democrats to subpoena Kavanaugh documents that have been withheld by the White House under so-called "constitutional privilege."
"This nomination is going to be tainted," declared Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) before Republicans squashed his motion to subpoena documents from Kavanaugh's tenure as staff secretary under former President George W. Bush. "It will be stained by a badly broken process that has shattered the norms and broken the traditions of this committee. It has been rushed through to judgement in a highly partisan and unfortunately failed way."
"We all deserve to know what they're hiding."
—Vanita Gupta, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
In a series party-line votes, the GOP defeated a total of six motions by Senate Democrats to subpoena Kavanaugh documents from his time working in the Bush White House.
"What is it worth for these witnesses to stand before our committee, raise their hand, and take an oath if they then turn around and say things that are not true to us and are not held accountable?" asked Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who on Wednesday released documents that suggest Kavanaugh lied to the Senate under oath. "Is there any credibility in this committee?"
.@SenDurbin: "What is it worth for these witnesses to stand before our committee, raise their hand and take an oath if they then turn around and say things that are not true to us and are not held accountable?"
Republicans still stopped an effort to subpoena Kavanaugh's records. pic.twitter.com/lC5pHalqJH
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) September 13, 2018
"We think it's outrageous we're not even given the reason why they were withheld," Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said of the White House's move last month to withhold 100,000 pages of documents from senators ahead of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings.
"They don't even call it executive privilege. They call it something called constitutional privilege. Who the hell knows what that is? That's never been litigated before."
—Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Klobuchar introduced a motion to subpoena the documents the Trump administration decided to hide from senators and the public.
Before his motion was shot down by Republicans, Whitehouse noted that the Trump administration is entering "foggy and dangerous territory" by invoking "constitutional privilege" to justify mass suppression of crucial documents.
"They don't even call it executive privilege. They call it something called constitutional privilege," Whitehouse said. "Who the hell knows what that is? That's never been litigated before."
In a series of tweets responding to the GOP's successful effort to stonewall moves toward greater transparency, Vanita Gupta—president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights—asked on Twitter, "What are Republicans hiding from the American people?"
"We deserve better than this," Gupta added. "Vote after vote, Republicans just blocked motions from the Judiciary Democrats to subpoena individuals and records that would help shed more light on Brett Kavanaugh's controversial record. We deserve to know why. And we all deserve to know what they're hiding."
Another party-line vote. Judiciary Committee Republicans defeated a motion to subpoena 100,000 pages of Kavanaugh's records withheld as privileged and/or the privilege log. What are Republicans hiding from the American people? We deserve better than this. #WhatAreTheyHiding
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) September 13, 2018
The organized effort by Senate Democrats to force the disclosure of more Kavanaugh documents comes as they are facing pressure to pull out all the stops to defeat the right-wing judge's nomination.
While some Democratic senators have unilaterally released dozens of documents marked "committee confidential," political analysts and progressive groups are urging Democrats to dump all of the documents ahead of the final vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation, which was delayed until next Thursday.


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Singleness & Dating Dilemmas! 28 October 2018~10pm-Midnight (LIVE RADIO)
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Photo by Maranatha Pizarras on Unsplash Maria Rodrigues and Janet McNish discussed how to manage anxiety about returning to work or education after a break. Janet shared some effective tools for adults and children. I realize I was speaking quickly. I was actually was anxious! 🙂 I had prepared to share an hour of content-then found we had 30 minutes. Therefore I will share some additional content and resources in the next few days.
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Relationship Counsellor Janet McNish and Host Michael Fanstone were LIVE in the studio 11/02/2018. They responded to calls and messages about listeners Dating Dilemmas with some practical solutions.
PODCAST~Sexual Abuse~Moving On?
Premier Tonight hosted by Michael Fanstone Studio Counsellor Janet McNish responded to calls LIVE ON AIR MOVING ON FROM SEXUAL ABUSE What is sexual abuse? Who are the abusers? Impact of abuse on individuals Shame, powerlessness, anger, forgiveness?!? Insights for recovery How to support someone effectively Helpful resources and contacts Broadcasted Sunday 11/11/2017 10 pm to Midnight
Sexual Abuse~Moving on? Premier Radio~13/11/2017 at 10.00-Midnight
Premier Christian Radio broadcasts on: MW 1305, 1332, 1413 in London Nationally on Freeview Channel 725 and D.A.B. Online:www.premierchristianradio.com PREMIER TONIGHT with Michael Fanstone & Janet McNish will discuss the topic of Sexual Abuse & Recovery. Janet and Michael will respond to calls & messages LIVE ON AIR with compassion and practical solutions. MOVING ON FROM SEXUAL ABUSE What is sexual abuse? 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys in have been sexually abused by aged 18 in UK. Who are the abusers? Abuse in the bible Impact of abuse individuals Betrayal, shame, powerlessness, anger, forgiveness?!? Insights for recovery…
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Mainalo Mountain, which was the main inspirational material for a multitude of myths, birthplace of the nymphs and goddesses, manages to gather large crowds thanks to its rich history, magnificent pine forest, the healthy climate and nature walks all year round. In spring enjoy the idyllic, green environment that spreads into the forest, where the trees set up the flavor and the atmosphere, highlighting the splendor of nature.
During the winter time, the Mainalon Ski Center provides the ideal sports and nature getaway, and is located only 25 km Tripoli City Hotel.
At 44 km from Tripoli you will find Vytina, which is known for its amazing restaurants, hot spots for coffee and sweets, quaint shops with local folk art and pure traditional products. In the vicinity, there are very beautiful villages, rivers, springs, historical monuments and monasteries that worth to be explored.
Stemnitsa – historically preserved village since 1985 - is an attraction by itself for its natural beauty and position but mainly for its traditional architecture, stone mansions, the view of the canyon, quaint cobbled streets, and old churches. A place with great historical value as it was declared the first capital of the revolted Greece. The long-standing tradition in the art of metal forming, gave birth to the great Public School of gold and silver design and forming. Rare trades and crafts appeared and evolved such as coppersmiths, blacksmiths and goldsmiths.
Dimitsana is the capital of Gortynia province. It is built at an altitude of 1,080 meters in the lap of Lucius River, in a small and beautiful place where the ancient times there was a large and flourishing city called Tefthis. Wander around the beautiful stone buildings, the serpentine downhill streets, bridges and watermills, the old monasteries with their Byzantine and ecclesiastical relics, the library with rare documents and codes. During the Ottoman Empire played a significant role in the "Secret School" and for the infamous production of Dimitsaniko Gunpowder.
Open Air Water Power Museum is an attraction that should not be missed. It is a thematic museum which highlights the importance of water-power in traditional society, an essential pre-industrial technique that uses water as the main energy source for the production of various products. The aim of the museum is to promote and preserve this part of local history, which is connected with the Revolution of 1821. Represents the type of gunpowder mills used in Dimitsana during the Revolution up until the early 20th century.
The cave in Kapsia, ranks among the most important caves in Greece. Located 10 km from Tripoli belongs to the complex system of the plateau sinks of Mantinea.
The Church of Agia Fotini is located about 12 km away from the city of Tripoli at the foot of the homonymous sanctuary of Artemis. The particular temple is built with materials from the archaeological site of the Ancient Mantinea and is constructed in such a way as to "marry" harmonious Byzantine, and ancient Egyptian architectural elements.


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Michael Geoghegan's reported threat to resign as chief executive of HSBC if he is not made executive chairman in place of Stephen Green is just the latest move in a growing battle for control of the bank.
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Though HSBC has denied Mr Geoghegan made any such threat, to speak to shareholders, senior staff and outsiders with a close knowledge of the bank's inner workings is to enter a world of conspiracy theories and imagined plots, in which rival camps are pushing to ensure their man rises to the top.
In the past year, a whispering campaign has grown louder over who would run HSBC when Mr Green stepped down. On one side are those who support the continuation of the bank's tradition of elevating its chief executives to the post of executive chairman, and on the other those who say the bank should look from outside the ranks of its own managers.
The announcement just over two weeks ago that Mr Green would be taking up the post as the new UK Trade Minister set a fire underneath this ideological split, as what had been a theoretical question became a pressing issue.
As far as shareholders are concerned, appointing Mike Geoghegan chairman would undo four years of slow progress on corporate governance. After Sir Willie Purves and Sir John Bond's autocratic tenures, shareholders wanted a move towards a more orthodox boardroom. Not one where the chair was seen as the chief executive's birthright.
Stephen Green was the bridge, climbing from chief executive to executive chairman in 2006 but shifting power and responsibility for strategy slowly towards his successor, Mr Geoghegan. For years now, shareholders have understood that Mr Green's successor as chairman would not be internal, in other words not from the executive board.
In 2008, Sir Simon Robertson, the senior independent director, brought in his erstwhile Goldman Sachs colleague John Thornton as a potential candidate. The idea seemed a fair compromise. A total outsider would probably not get to grips with HSBC, given its size and old fashioned culture where staff often stay with the bank for life. Thornton would get to know the bank on the job, but would never be an HSBC lifer.
Even so, shareholders accepted that, if appointed, he would be an executive chairman, reflecting the size of the bank and scale of the job. But the gesture would still be huge. Appointing an outsider would break the old inward-looking culture and ensure better oversight of the chief executive.
HSBC, though, is a bank steeped in tradition and old habits die hard. Mike Geoghegan has support from the bank's old guard, figures like former chairman Sir Willie and former chief executive Sir Keith Whitson, who believe Mr Green's successor should come from the executive board for the sake of continuity. Like Sir Keith, directors within the bank will be championing Mr Geoghegan.
One former HSBC banker describes the firm as being "culturally-wedded" to the idea that control of the bank should pass seamlessly from one HSBC lifer to the next.
"There is a real feeling that whoever is running the bank should have the culture in their DNA, that they should know the firm's history and really understand the way it operates," he said.
According to sources, the non-executives, whose job it is to hold the executives and the bank to account, hold a different opinion. Having battled so hard for change, shareholders, too, have their doubts about Mr Geoghegan, who is not the urbane statesman a global bank like HSBC might expect to have as chair. Spilts are appearing.
The suggestion in a newspaper report that Mr Geoghegan would resign if not elevated to chairman suggests the board is thick with tension, as one rival faction briefs against the other.
One shareholder said the fact that details, false or otherwise, leaked from the closely-guarded selection process suggests the board is in turmoil. "What this shows is the board is not in control of the executives," one investor said. "It's the same mess it always was. The executives feel they can order the board around and their only solution is to make Mr Geoghegan look breathtakingly arrogant. Trashing the reputation of the chief exec is an extraordinary decision."
HSBC responded robustly to the report, albeit more than 10 hours later, denying that Mr Geoghegan had ever threatened to resign and declaring it "nonsense". But the battle for the future of HSBC still gathers a head of steam. Mr Green takes up his post as trade minister in January and the board is expected to decide his successor next week.
If Mr Geoghegan is appointed chairman then it will show that HSBC felt able to ride roughshod over the views of shareholders based on what the bank sees as its deft handling of the financial crisis.
But it would also raise the question of Mr Geoghegan's own successor. The widespread assumption is that his elevation would lead to the promotion of global markets and banking boss, Stuart Gulliver, to the chief executive's office.
The decision in recent years to gradually hand Mr Gulliver additional responsibilities, including oversight of the bank's European and Middle Eastern retail and commercial banking operations, points to a process of preparing him for the top job.
One HSBC shareholder even went as far as to suggest that Mr Gulliver was pressing Mr Geoghegan to go for the chairmanship to open the way for his takeover.
Such conspiracy theories aside, Mr Gulliver faces strong rivals for the job, most prominently Douglas Flint, the bank's finance director, and Sandy Flockhart, head of retail and commercial banking and insurance.
All of which suggests that the self-styled "world's local bank" is unlikely to return to its boring ways any time soon as the fight continues for the bank's future.