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A myth, perpetuated by ready-meal companies perhaps, is that 'from-scratch' Thai cooking is beyond the reach of home cooks. Many in a bout of confidence and bravery look up a Thai curry recipe and are completely overawed by the breadth of unheard-of, hard-to-source ingredients. The resulting reach for a bland, ready-pounded paste results in a less-than satisfying end product. And repeat.
Over here at IDEAL we are huge fans of gutsy, assertive Thai food and love to replicate it at home. We're here to reassure you that it's super easy if you have a well-stocked cupboard of essentials. One trip to the Asian supermarket will have you covered and you can even buy the tools we recommend at most. If you don't have access to an Asian Supermarket, Thai Taste products are available at most supermarkets, department stores and independent delicatessens throughout the country.
So, with that in mind, we've asked Asian food fanatic and our resident chef, Joseph Gann, for some tips. Here are our 10 IDEAL kitchen staples and tools for 'from-scratch' Thai cooking. Just take this list on your next shopping trip and you'll be set for a rich run of tantalising Thai table-toppers in no time.
Thais never skip the rice. The rice is the meal – the backbone, the focal point and the glue that holds everything together. The locals would think you crazy to be chucking back super-hot curries without the cleansing, neutralising effect of rice. Sticky rice is extra special; a textural delight and one usually manipulated with the hands to scoop up delicious accompaniments. Yes, the curries, dips, grilled meats and more are accompaniments. Everything plays second fiddle to the magical grain and the Thais would have it no other way.
A Rice Cooker
So you've got your rice, and you're wanting to cook it to that sweet spot between hard-as-bullets and a homogenous mush. It's not looked upon as cheating to use a rice-cooker. In fact, it's positively implored. It may seem an investment, but they're not expensive and deliver perfectly cooked product every time. They're also able to hold rice at the correct temperature and level of 'done-ness' for a good stretch of time, making preparation in advance a doddle.
Good Quality Fish Sauce
A seasoning which gives body, umami and salt in one, wonderful hit; fish sauce is an integral part of the Thai arsenal. It's used in dipping sauces, curries, as part of a marinade and anything else requiring pep and balance. Any lover of anchovy will be aroused its heady charms. But, the supermarket shelf staple just won't do. An investment in a good quality fish sauce (the Phu Quoc variant from Southern Vietnam is generally considered the finest around) is well worth the money. A little goes a long way – you only need a conservative amount for a dish – meaning its well worth the price.
Kapi Shrimp Paste
Bringing even more fermented, fishy depth to a dish, Kapi Shrimp Paste can be found at any Asian supermarket worth its MSG. This stinky, delightful little jar is the base of many a good curry paste and ignoring it on a recipe would be a crime against flavour. Don't let the bracing smell put you off – when dispersed in an aromatic mix of fresh ingredients it simply props up the rest of the cast rather than hogging the limelight. A must.
Asian Shallots
It really is worth going the extra mile to buy Asian shallots, as opposed to banana, echalion or Spanish. With a lower water content than their European cousins, they crisp up far better for the ubiquitous condiment of crispy shallots (clues in the title, huh?). They also work far better in a paste as they don't release unnecessary liquid and dilute all the hard-flavour work the other ingredients have put in.
A Large Granite Pestle and Mortar
While we're on the subjects of pastes, it's time to rethink your grandmother's miniature wooden pestle and mortar she reserves solely for garlic crushing. A mean, confident, hefty paste needs a tool of corresponding substance. A granite pestle and mortar with enough space in the bowl to really exert the required combination of deft flicks and force will bring the best results.
An Ultra-thick, Ultra-stable Chopping Board
Speaking of heft, if you've ever been to Bangkok and observed the the street food purveyors at work, you'll have noticed one item they all share; a circular, wooden, super-thick chopping board. Upon this centre of their world occurs all manner of preparation, but especially the quick, efficient hacking-up of just-grilled meat. The density of the board – the sheer, proud girth of it – can absorb the shock of the meat cleaver in its stride, and is durable enough to be in operation for years. Again, an investment, but one which in the long-run will prove invaluable.
A Meat Cleaver
The aforementioned meat cleaver is the only blade you'll need for true Thai cooking. It's equally comfortable being wielded to cut through bone in one easy motion as it is unnecessarily turning a carrot into a rose. Buy a sturdy, sharp one with a strong handle capable that isn't going to fracture your wrist when you deploy it with vigour, and you're good to go. I made the mistake of bringing my knife wallet, full of task-specific blades, into a famous Thai kitchen, and the subsequent joshing was pretty boisterous, to put it mildly.
A Pantry of Ginger, Lemongrass, Galangal, Makrut Lime Leaf and Herbs
These days even your local Tesco express will stock a good deal of Asian spices and herbs, so there's no excuse for powdered ginger or pureed lemongrass in a jar. Sure, makrut lime leaves and galangal may be slightly more of a stretch, but they freeze well, so buy in bulk. Coriander will be available pretty much anywhere, and your Asian supermarket will likely provide Vietnamese mint and Thai basil. It's really worth buying the real thing, not their European substitutes, as Thai food is a fine balancing act and the nuance of flavour of each ingredient is taken into account in the composing of every recipe.
……..and of course, Chilli
Finally, the ingredient most people immediately leap to when Thai food comes to mind; the humble chili. Relying on crushed, powdered or flaked alone just won't do. Different varieties of chili have myriad different flavour profiles so be as specific as you can in your sourcing for the best outcome. When so much effort has gone into the shopping, it would be careless to assume all chillies are the same. Do your research, shop thoughtfully and you won't regret the extra effort you went to. Happy Cooking!


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It couldn't be more black or white than this: "Spy on me, I'd rather be safe."
That was the proposition before two teams of debaters at the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate held Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Defending the proposition were two former homeland security officials Richard Falkenrath and Stewart Baker. Opposing the motion were the ACLU's very own Senior Policy Counsel Michael German and Georgetown Law Professor David Cole.
As German, a former undercover FBI agent, made clear, the idea that a balance must be struck between liberty and security is a false choice. The procedural safeguards—such as reasonable suspicion and probable cause—that govern how government agents do their jobs doesn't only protect our liberties and privacy, it makes them better investigators who better protect the public from violent threats.
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In my undercover work against neo-Nazis and anti-government militias, there were a lot of people saying things I didn't like. But I knew I had to have a reasonable basis to assume somebody was engaging in violent activity or illegal activity. Otherwise, if I couldn't find that, I could turn my attention to somebody else. Because, again, there are real threats and this standard helped me focus my investigations properly so those cases successfully prevented terrorist attacks, ended in successful prosecutions, and didn't violate anyone's rights.
This is why we shouldn't be surprised that the government can point to only one terrorism case that was even arguably prevented in part by the government's program that gobbles up the records of nearly every domestic call made inside the United States. And that's even in dispute. Three senators who sit on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence recently told a federal court in California that the government's claims that the mass call-tracking program played a "but-for" role in preventing this plot was a "misleading exaggeration that has distorted the public record."


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Sixteen-year-old Mari Tatum has a secret. Forced to be Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the church play, she finds herself working alongside Shay McNab, the very boy she's keeping a secret from. Yet in the story of Christ's birth, she finds that in God's hands her fall from grace can become a miracle.
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The SIAL CHINA 2014 international food fair was held in Shanghai, China, from Tuesday to Thursday [15 May 2014]. The event brought together over 2,400 companies from ninety countries. The Armenia-made AREVA natural juices were presented at the fair for the first time…Full Article: Armenian News-NEWS.am May 2014
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Today I would like to introduce a figure named Natapol Puthpawana, or Toe. Toe is the former lead singer of the iconic Thai rock band Silly Fools, famous in the 90's. But he has since quit the band and shunned entertainment and fame as he practices Islam.
He is now selling beef and has a new name "Weerachon Sattaying".
I watched the following interview with him at 4am today and it got me thinking a lot about what he says and the way he explains certain things.
What interests me is not his embracing of Islam, but how he is keeping his belief to himself as he adjusts himself out of the entertainment industry in a manner people around him would consider "radical", completely ditching music, including the master recording of the unreleased songs he last made.Continue reading Silly Fools' Toe Natapol: From Rock Star to Beef Seller


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Movies like Mayavi and Hallo which don't have anything interesting become blockbuster hits and this in turn increases the value of the M&M's. Producers are willing to shell out Rs. 1.25 crore for Mohanlal, which is the cost of a Kalabhavan Mani movie or the entire cost of all the movies Adoor has made. This is pure supply and demand at work, with the cost of scarce resources going up depending on the demand. Hindi film industry too is seeing the same phenomena with just a few stars guaranteeing ticket sales. Unlike Malayalam cinema, there are lot of rich producers in the Hindi film industry, but they are facing a shortage of actors and due to this the price of stars are going up.
Putting a ban on superstar movies will only reduce the number of financially successful movies and this in turn will affect not just the producers, but also the large number of people who work behind the camera. The solution is not to push everyone into poverty, which is the socialist way, but find out a way by which the maximum number of people can move out of poverty.
Maniyanpilla Raju mentioned that Malayalam movies have to offer people something more than what TV Serials offer. The competition for Malayalam cinema is not just from serials, but also from movies like Pokiri and Dhoom 2 which are two movies we did not like a bit. It is in fact insulting that Vijay is even considered an actor, but sadly that is the reality.
Malayalam producers need to think big, think on a larger canvas, think of people outside Kerala who would love to see Malayalam movies. Like how Malayalees love to watch Vijay or Ajith, there would be an audience for Malayalam movies outside Kerala and they could benefit from subtitling. Recently we watched the movie Dhoom 2 on DVD and it had Malayalam subtitles. Producer and production houses can make block buster movies, by learning from Hindi film producers who are tapping into foreign investment markets, domestic stock markets and alliances with other production houses.
The mom and pop production setups have reached their limits and it is time to move past them.


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- Construction Started: 1929.
- Construction Completed: 1931.
- Number of People Who Died Making the Empire State Building: Five.
- Cost of Empire State Building: $40,948,900.
- Cost of Empire State Building Renovation (2011): $550 million.
- Empire State Building Height: 1,250 ft. to roof / 1,454 ft. to top of antenna spire.
- Number of Stories in Empire State Building: 102.
- Tallest Building in NYC: The Empire State Building was the tallest building in New York City for 40 consecutive years, from 1931, when it was completed, until 1972, when it was overtaken by the World Trade Center's North Tower. When the North Tower fell on September 11, 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City.
- Empire State Building Floor Area: 2,768,591 sq. ft.
- Empire State Building Managers: W&H Properties.
- Added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places: November 17, 1982.
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- Cost of Admission to Empire State Building: Adults (18-61) – $17.61; Youth (12-17) – $15.76; Children (6-11) – $12.07; Seniors (62+) – $15.76; Toddlers (5 & younger) – Free; Military in Uniform – Free.
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- To acknowledge the role these buildings played in the construction of the NYC landmark, the staff of the Empire State Building sends an annual Father's Day card to the staff at the Reynolds Building.
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- In 1995, as part of a $300 million advertising campaign, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue, red, green, and yellow to celebrate the release of Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system. (Source: Wikipedia)
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I've got the chance to glance at the Empire State Building in New York City. The iconic building was once a major picture retained in my mind, because of the movie I've watched many times like: King Kong, Spider Man, Godzilla and others. It caught my attention too, in a glossy magazine, it was stated that the building is for a romantic dates, engagements, and wedding venue. Hopefully soon, I would be able to climb the observatory deck for a better view of NY.
Strolling downtown NY is a dream come true. I've seen famous places, tourists from across the globe, and learned the culture and history of the place. I still have plenty to look forward to, and I am sure I have many stories to tell…..
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This month's One Night Only show from Maui On Stage is Tell Me on a Sunday. It runs this Monday, Mar. 14 at the Iao Theatre. It's a heartfelt story of an ordinary British hat-maker who journeys to America in search of love. From New York City to Los Angeles and then back to Manhattan, she realizes the road to love is never as simple as it seems. 6:30-8pm. Iao Theatre (68 N. Market St., Wailuku), Mauionstage.com
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The final week of May saw big investments in self-driving vehicles, artificial intelligence, and even a few robotics companies. It was a slower week in terms of the volume of transactions, but companies made up for this with the value of automation spending, which reached billions of dollars in a few cases.
We're highlighting 10 transactions from recent weeks, but you can always track more investments in the RBR Transactions Database. Our regularly updated database lets you sort deals by company, industry, technology, or transaction type. RBR Insiders can also download the Q1 2018 Transactions Report. Our quarterly reports give further analysis on automation spending, so be on the lookout for our next one soon.
Self-driving car investments come roaring back
The past few months have seen fewer investments within the self-driving vehicle space, possibly in response to accidents such as the Uber fatality involving a pedestrian and self-driving car in Arizona.
That changed this week when General Motors announced a giant investment into its self-driving unit. Along with a $2.25 billion investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, GM itself invested an additional $1.1 billion into Cruise, GM's self-driving vehicle division.
This week also saw Waymo (owned by Alphabet/Google) invest in some new cars. The Boston Globe reported that Waymo will purchase up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica minivans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to use in a ride-hailing service set to begin later this year. The company previously announced it would buy up to 20,000 compact cars from Jaguar Land Rover, the report noted.
Automakers are investing heavily in the self-driving and AI space. Alliance Ventures, an alliance between Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, recently announced investments of $50 million, with another announcement expected soon.
With all of these autonomous vehicles on the road, companies are going to need some software to manage the fleet. One such company, Ridecell, announced it closed a Series B funding round of $28.61 million. Ridecell makes software that runs mobility services such as car sharing, ride sharing, and autonomous fleet management.
In addition, the company announced a developer kit of application programming interfaces to let developers create their own app or web interface based on the Ridecell platform.
Chinese automation spending goes big on logistics, luggage
The other billion-dollar deal this week came from China, unsurprisingly. Alibaba and its logistics division Caniao Network announced a $1.38 billion investment in Chinese logistics firm ZTO Express – the companies now have a 10% investment in the company. The automation spending will help build up "pickup and delivery capabilities, warehouse management, and cross-border logistics" for both logistics companies, reported the China Money Network.
Meanwhile, Chinese firm SenseTime, which develops facial recognition and other AI-based technologies, announced $620 million in new funding. The new investment brings its total financing up to $1.6 billion, with a $4.5 billion company value, according to the China Money Network.
SenseTime's computer vision and deep learning technologies can be deployed in applications such as smartphones, Internet entertainment, vehicles, finance, retail, and smart city applications. The company also recently used some of its money to launch the HKAI Lab, an initiative that aims to develop AI in Hong Kong.
A third Chinese company, INTAMSYS, announced this week it had raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding to further develop its 3D printing technology. The company produces several 3D printers that can handle more than 20 different functional materials, including carbon fiber and nylon.
Companies that are receiving lots of automation spending will need a giant suitcase to carry around all that money. Luckily, there's a Chinese company that provides a smart, self-driving suitcase. ForwardX Robotics announced this week a $10 million funding round for its autonomous luggage, named Ovis. The $399 suitcase uses AI to follow its owner around, with a maximum speed of 6.2 mph (in case you need to run to catch your flight).
The company said it will ship to its first customers later this year. In a Venture Beat report, ForwardX Robotics said it is also looking into developing autonomous mobile robots for the supply chain space in warehousing and last-mile deliveries.
If you think China is making a lot of VC investments recently, you'd be right. According to China Money Network, Chinese venture capital firms made 284 deals worth $6.38 billion in May 2018. That number is impressive, but then consider that $15.59 billion in investments were made in April. While the AI and robotics space was fourth in terms of deal volume, it took the top spot in terms of deal value, the site reported.
AI Corner: Tools for machine learning, raising money, and living on the edge
It wouldn't be a Robot Investments Weekly roundup without discussing artificial intelligence companies. The week saw a few new AI company investments, mainly on the development side.
- Weights & Biases launched its company this week, announcing a $5 million Series A funding round for its platform of enterprise AI tools for machine learning developers.
- AI firm Gravyty announced it had raised $2 million in its second round of funding. The Boston-based company makes AI-enabled tools to help companies with fundraising efforts.
- Moving more AI computing power to edge devices is a goal of Kneron. The San Diego-based company announced $18 million in Series A1 funding this week. The company said it would use the money to accelerate product development in three areas – smart home, smart surveillance, and smartphones.
RBR Transactions Headline of the Week: Drone Insurer Flock Feathers Nest With Seed Funding. The London-based company provides a data-driven insurance product for drones.
That's it for this week, kids! See you next week!


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How to Spot a Good Book (Even When You're Not an Art Critic)
B.J. Novak may have gotten away with it in The Book With No Pictures — which is hilarious by the way — but for the most part children's books without illustrations are... not children's books.
If there's anything Literaseeds believes wholeheartedly about children's books, it's that good ones are worth finding:
"With time and energy in short supply, reading good books makes much more sense than slogging our way through so-so ones. Besides, we're convinced the secret no one will tell you is all about good books."
Great narratives share two simple qualities, but for adults and children alike, the art inside family favorites is as dear as the words themselves. (Or maybe even more?!)
What sets amazing illustrations apart from less dazzling ones? You don't have to know how to pronounce gouache or subscribe to ARTnews to spot greatness. It's one simple thing:
A good book has illustrations that go beyond mere background and partner with the narrative, adding details and depth without competing against the words on each page.
Lest that sound complicated, rest assured it can happen with both complex and simple artwork.
Using simple lines and a limited color palette, author-illustrator Mo Willems uses generous amounts of white space to ensure that his characters — and their facial expressions and hand gestures — take center stage.
The result is art that, even though it can be copied by a five-year-old, naturally syncs with the spare, clever narrative also characteristic of Willems.
The Seven Silly Eaters — a classic verse about a family with seven children — very fittingly moves toward the busier side spectrum. Highly-detailed illustrations bring to life the everyday events of the Peters family, giving readers a peek into another family's laundry piles, beach toys, and dining room shenanigans.
It's a feast for the eyes as readers young and old search each page for things they identify with. Paired with the story's bouncing rhyme, the detailed illustrations don't detract from the text but instead make it that much more fun and lively.
But don't take our word for it! If a picture is worth a thousand words, our video about illustrations — complete with these examples and more — is worth a thousand blog posts.
And bonus: we reveal which page in The Seven Silly Eaters is sure to make our kids giggle (and probably yours, too.)
What children's books hold your favorite illustrations? Let us know in the comments.


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Explore America's Campgrounds
Unfortunately, for many camper owners, a leak in the interior side of the camper is the first indication that the roof has sprung a leak. The soft spot on the roof of the camper is typically a sign of dry rot or some other defect in the roof structure. Often, leaks simmer for some time before they become apparent with a stained ceiling.
Items you will need
Wide board
Circular saw
Garbage can
Heavy-duty construction adhesive
Roof Coating
Ceiling panels
Step 1
Climb on a stepladder to conduct a thorough inspection of the camper roof. Spread a piece of plywood or other wide board on top of a metal roof to ensure that it spans the roof rafters, usually placed every 48 inches. This plank provides adequate support when you're working on metal roofs.
Step 2
Remove any fixtures, vents or other objects from the roof repair area from the inside. Go to the top of the roof to continue the task as necessary. Sketch the position of any object removed to use later during reinstallation. This includes electrical wiring that is disconnected. Use a heat gun to soften the roof coating around the object. Scrape the coating and remove it.
Step 3
Take off the roof covering, which usually consists of plywood screwed into the rafters and walls. Set the depth of the circular blade to cut through the thickness of the roof sheathing. Do not cut into the roof rafters. Strip out all materials, such as fiberglass or wool insulation, between the cavities to expose the roof's support beams. Discard the materials in a garbage can. Remove roof trim if necessary.
Step 4
Replace all rotted or damage roof rafters with the same-sized lumber. Complete the repair to the exact dimensions as before. This ensures that fixtures and vents line up properly during reinstallation of the new materials. Place a carpenter's level on the boards to ensure a straight and level fit.
Step 5
Reroute electrical wires as necessary. Secure new plywood, of the same thickness as the plywood removed, to the rafters and walls in the same manner as before. Apply heavy-duty construction adhesive and screw the plywood in place.
Step 6
Mark the location of any vent or light fixture removed. Cut the opening with a jigsaw and reinstall the object.
Step 7
Follow the manufacturer's instructions for applying a coating over the repair area and for sealing around vents, fixtures and other items. Allow the coating to dry. Apply a coating over the entire camper roof.
Step 8
Reinstall the molding or trim or replace it with new material. Replace damaged ceiling panels on the interior side of the roof.
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CANOGA PARK (July 17, 2014) – A female bicyclist was killed on Thursday after a car involved in a collision with another car fatally strikes her. Two cars were involved in a Thursday collision at the corner of Shoup Avenue and Sherman Way around 4:00 p.m. A southbound Toyota struck a Lexus which was in the process of making a left turn on Sherman Way. The Toyota driver than lost ... Read More »
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- Publisher: Konami
- Release Date: Nov 1, 2005
- Also On: PlayStation 2
- Summary: TMNT3 puts more of a focus on teamwork, character development and control than any other console Turtles game to date. Gamers can play as their favorite Turtle alone or with up to three friends, earning experience points along the way as they slash and bash Foot Ninjas and powerful,TMNT3 puts more of a focus on teamwork, character development and control than any other console Turtles game to date. Gamers can play as their favorite Turtle alone or with up to three friends, earning experience points along the way as they slash and bash Foot Ninjas and powerful, well-known bosses from the TMNT universe. These experience points allow players to improve and evolve their Turtles' traits and abilities for more varied, powerful attacks and moves. The Ninja Scroll System is another new feature on TMMT3. Being able to select which ninja scrolls to use allows the Turtles to use various special abilities strategically. Cooperative play lies at the heart of TMNT3 and gamers who team up with friends for multiplayer action are rewarded with exclusive features such as Cooperative Attack for even more shell shocking damage to enemies. The effect of this attack changes depending on the number of players working together (between 2-4 players). For even greater control, TMNT3 features a new combat system called the Target Attack system that lets gamers play more instinctively and strategically. With the Target Attack system, players will be able to lock onto specific enemies and block, dodge or counter attack accordingly for smoother and more maneuverable combat. Story Mode can be played with 1-4 players. Even when you have less than 4 players to play, the other Turtles will be at your side, controlled through AI. All the Turtles can participate in Cooperative Attack to beat enemies and players can give commands to the AI.… Expand
- Developer: Konami
- Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up
- # of players: 1-4
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Score distribution:
Positive: 2 out of 13
Mixed: 8 out of 13
Negative: 3 out of 13
Play MagazineWelcome to the last bastion of quality, Japanese-developed beat-'em-ups. [Dec 2005, p.66]
This is a fun little romp that captures the feeling of the old school arcade game, while adding some features that keep the game from feeling too dated.
Four player co-op, a few pretty interesting modes, and a solid combat system equals a fair amount of fun.
It does offer the upgrade system which redeems it, but overall the game is kind of boring.
A step up from the previous entry to the series, offering up all four turtles onscreen at once and some new elements. Still, the gameplay is light-years behind where it should be.
To its credit, Mutant Nightmare is a touch better than the last game, "Battle Nexus," in that it doesn't force-feed you a gaggle of terribly clunky platforming sequences to try to keep things interesting. But beyond that meager distinction, this still isn't a very enjoyable game.
Like the previous games in the series, the gameplay is incredibly repetitive and uncomplicated, and anyone over the age of 11 will quickly tire of the game after only a few levels.
Score distribution:
Positive: 1 out of 1
Mixed: 0 out of 1
Negative: 0 out of 1
Sep 5, 2020Cool game, game of my childhood, I advise everything. cool bit em up, you can play with your friends, the game is 10 out of 10


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Dana White spoke to the media about the upcoming TUF 20 and the search for the next Ronda Rousey that will crown the inaugural women's strawweight champion. Heres what he had to say on the matter:
"I love this season of 'The Ultimate Fighter,' It's way better than the last season of 'The Ultimate Fighter.' … It's a really good season. The reality is great, but the fights are f-cking awesome, and that's all I really care about. That's the way I feel about 'TUF: Mexico' too. Going into 'TUF 19,' I knew. I was like, 'Oh my God. I don't know how long people are going to hang in there for this.' But we've got a good one this season. Everybody is going to be happy. Women's MMA has come so far in 13 years. It's unbelievable. You guys are going to be blown away (by 'TUF 20?). Yeah, there's a Ronda Rousey on this season of 'The Ultimate Fighter.' Absolutely.


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Enter the Frampton Industrial Estate and keep walking past all the Shipton Mill lorries.We are located opposite Martin Pollard Bodyshop Repairs and Next to Se7en Service & Repair, inside Frampton industrial estate.
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The lights of LighthouseArchive
"This entire area is called Lighthouse because of our presence here for almost seven decades now. The electrical light fixtures shops started opening up here in 1948," says Mohammad Siddiq, manning one of the shops lined along M.A. Jinnah Road. Strangely, the other shops which also sell lights in this vicinity also believe that the name of the area is thanks to them.
"What else," challenges another shop owner there. He is then educated about what a 'lighthouse' actually is and its purpose of helping in the navigation of ships to which he shakes his head. "Do you see water or ships here? It's just us. We are emitting all the light here," he insists, and one just gives up arguing about it because no one is willing to listen, certainly not these owners of modern light houses on dry land.
He is surrounded by all kinds of fancy light fixtures. There are the dazzling crystal chandeliers and ceiling lights. There are also wall units, lamps, concealed lights, garden lights, tube lights etc.
Just above the counter is a hanging from which a row of goblets hang upside down. It has been decorated with lights above the goblets with look like thick scented candles but are not really as they are lights. The fixture is designed and meant to be hung above a kitchen counter or dinning table.
In the shop next door, a young couple with a toddler seem particularly interested in the wall units. "We have just bought a new flat and we are selecting lights for its different rooms. When the shopkeeper tries to persuade them to look at some ceiling lights as well, only the baby looks up and keeps staring. "No, thank you," Mohammad Ashfaq, responds the young customer. "I'm afraid we got a bit carried away and had false ceilings put up there. Now the ceiling is too low for us to have ceiling lights or ceiling fans there. So wall units and lamps is what it is going to be," he smiles, explaining their problem.
The fixtures can have any kind of bulbs such as energy-saving, LED or regular bulbs. "What bulbs you put in the holders are entirely up to you," says another shopkeeper there. "Earlier, some chandeliers were designed in such a way that you could only have candle light bulbs there. But now the energy-savers and LED bulbs also come in different shapes and sizes," he adds.
The shops don't just have light fixtures; they also sell different varieties of fans such as ceiling fans, pedestal fans, table fans and those meant for ventilation, besides doorbells. But it's the lights that you see first. And its the lights that beckon customers towards them. They seem to have a hypnotic effect. One woman wants to buy a beautiful lilac light lamp which looks like a miniature lamppost with three hanging lights, even though her husband reminds her that there is no place for it at home. The price of Rs8,000 may have made him take the collision course with his better half.
The cheapest chandelier can be bought for around Rs3,500 and from there the most expensive ones can cost you lacs. All the lights are made in China. There are also some that look like the traditional Chinese lamps.
Apart from the gate, garden or lawn lights, there are also shops selling the twinkling strings of fairy lights in different colours. These are all LED lights, which consume very little electricity. There are the rope lights, too, used for decorating trees, poles and pillars. They really make one feel like they are in fairyland. And the rows of shops with their lights, which can be spotted from quite afar, do really look like little lighthouses despite being on dry land.
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"No one goes there anymore because it's too crowded" – Yogi Berra quote
The never-ending recession has every brand agonizing over decisions on a daily basis. The biggest decision is around Price, and the need for volume balanced off against the perceptions of Brand Equity.
This past week, I was at Holt Renfrew, Canada's answer to Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Selfridges. I'm not a big fan of Holts. I wish I was a fan, but my Scottish blood makes me way too cheap to ever find something within a reasonable price range. Well, guess what people? Holt's is now filled with items you can afford, and the place is packed.
At first glance, it appears as though Holt Renfrew is immune to the recession. So I decided to join the crowd and look around. I saw a Holt Renfrew branded travel beauty bag, which was a $100 value, but for sale at a price of only $25–and it even included a $10 bounce-back coupon off my next purchase. Perfect gift for my daughter. Next, I walked past ladies' winter hats, saw the perfect gift for my mom. I flipped over the tag: $25. I even got the nice pink box to put the hat in, which I think the box has even more prestige value than the money I paid. I walked out with the nice big pink Holts bag, proudly walking along Bloor Street, knowing that everyone must have thought "wow, that guy has money". If only they knew, I spent 56 bucks, including GST. It just seems wrong.
For those who want the $25 Make Up Bag, here's the link and you better move fast:
Did I mistakenly walk into the Bay, instead of Holts? No, there's no way the Bay would be dumb enough to sell a Travel Bag or a winter hat for only $25. This is like getting a Mercedes for around $15,000 or staying at the Four Seasons Hotel for $59 a night. It gives the masses a piece of luxury, but at a cost.
The short term attempt at sales gains is off-set by the longer-term sales decline when your core customer stops coming. For Holts, they'd have to sell 100 make up bags to the masses just to make up for the revenue lost from one $2500 dress from a core consumer. And in terms of profitability, if we assume the dress has 40% margins and the makeup bag only 10% margins, Holts would have to sell 400 make up bags to make up for that one dress. And it gets even worse when the masses realize they still can't afford to buy anything beyond these cheap and cheerful items.
But we've seen this story before, in Birks. Through the 1980s, Birks had grown to 225 stores and was trying to be all things to all people. You could walk into a Birks in Mississauga, put down $125 for some nice pearls, and walk out with the little blue box, guaranteed to make any woman drool when she sees that box. But in 1992, Birks declared bankruptcy–they went back to what made them famous and who they were. They re-trenched so that all Birks locations were in special locations. And you needed to save up so you could afford something to go in the pretty blue box. They figured out that it's ok if the masses drool, but can't afford.
As we're in the midst of the debate around 99% vs 1%, Holts has to realize who they are and who they cater to. Every time they dip into the 99%, they lose a consumer in the 1%. There has to be some reverence the masses have when they walk past the windows at Holts. They have to feel a bit scared when they look at the price tags. They have to be worried they are out of their element. If that Pink Holts bag I so proudly displayed quickly becomes a commodity, then the core audience–the one-percenters–will find somewhere else to shop.
As Holt's looks to see if they can see the end in sight to the recession, they might not realize that they are already seeing the beginning of the end in sight of their status as a Beloved Brand. The lesson: trying to be liked by everyone might mean you end up loved by no one.


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The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to new statistics out Friday from the Department of Commerce. The rate was up from 2.6 percent in the previous quarter, and the growth was attributed to revitalized consumers and a narrow trade deficit. Though the new growth is good news, it is slightly less than analysts predicted. Americans saved less of their paychecks, allowing consumer spending to nearly double from 2.4 percent in the third quarter to 4.4 percent in the fourth. Payroll tax cuts and the extended Bush tax cuts are expected to give consumer spending a further lift in 2011.


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For fast, easy vacuum measurements at multiple locations
Manufacturer: Welch 1520K11
Requires : 9V battery or AC adapter (both included only in kit version)
Portable, precise and mercury-free. Ideal for leak troubleshooting.
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- Vacuum pressure range: 1 to 760torr (1 to 1013mBar)
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Given that this film has an ambiguous title, Mark Mabanag's latest surf film after the success of Archipelago, "Days of Filth" will be an exceptional all Filipino surf film showcasing the talent of the best surfers in the country, John Mark Tokong (Siargao), Luke Landrigan (La Union), Wilmar Melindo (Siargao), Philmar Alipayo (Siargao), PJ Alipayo (Siargao), Dodo Espejon (Siargao), Carlito Nogalo (Siargao), Piso Alcala (Siargao), Osot Alcala (Siargao), Marco Villareal (Baler), Wilson Faraon (Baler), John Louie Fariñas (Zambales), Ian Saguan (La Union), Roger Casugay ( La Union), Jay-R Esquivel (La Union), Marven Abat ( La Union), Rasta Sumalinog (Siargao) and Mike Oida (Ilocos).
This is your beautiful distraction from digital gadgets and all those political campaigns. Coming this April 2016. Watch the official trailer.
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Pack your bags, bring your boardies and surfboards, carry a book, play rock n' roll music and go. They say experience is the best education, so why not get down and dirty on the road? Forget the fresh laundry, wash your clothes by the beach. Camp whenever and wherever you feel like it. Enjoy the cold beers and grilled fish in the wild. Do whatever you want, you are free.- Days Of Filth. A new surf film by Mark Mabanag.
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explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.
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1) explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it
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Answer each of the questions (narrative form) of the worldview according to your own personal perspective and worldview:
What is ultimate reality?
What is the nature of the universe?
What is a human being?
What is knowledge?
What is your basis of ethics?
What is the purpose of your existence?


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Multimodal Pressure-Flow Method to Assess Dynamics of Cerebral Autoregulation in Stroke and Hypertension
Yang, Albert CC
Lepicovsky, Lukas
Published Versionhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-39
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CitationNovak, Vera, Albert CC Yang, Lukas Lepicovsky, Ary L Goldberger, Lewis A Lipsitz, and Chung-Kang Peng. 2004. Multimodal pressure-flow method to assess dynamics of cerebral autoregulation in stroke and hypertension. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 3: 39.
AbstractBackground: This study evaluated the effects of stroke on regulation of cerebral blood flow in response to fluctuations in systemic blood pressure (BP). The autoregulatory dynamics are difficult to assess because of the nonstationarity and nonlinearity of the component signals. Methods: We studied 15 normotensive, 20 hypertensive and 15 minor stroke subjects (48.0 ± 1.3 years). BP and blood flow velocities (BFV) from middle cerebral arteries (MCA) were measured during the Valsalva maneuver (VM) using transcranial Doppler ultrasound. Results: A new technique, multimodal pressure-flow analysis (MMPF), was implemented to analyze these short, nonstationary signals. MMPF analysis decomposes complex BP and BFV signals into multiple empirical modes, representing their instantaneous frequency-amplitude modulation. The empirical mode corresponding to the VM BP profile was used to construct the continuous phase diagram and to identify the minimum and maximum values from the residual BP (BPR) and BFV (BFVR) signals. The BP-BFV phase shift was calculated as the difference between the phase corresponding to the BPR and BFVR minimum (maximum) values. BP-BFV phase shifts were significantly different between groups. In the normotensive group, the BFVR minimum and maximum preceded the BPR minimum and maximum, respectively, leading to large positive values of BP-BFV shifts. Conclusion: In the stroke and hypertensive groups, the resulting BP-BFV phase shift was significantly smaller compared to the normotensive group. A standard autoregulation index did not differentiate the groups. The MMPF method enables evaluation of autoregulatory dynamics based on instantaneous BP-BFV phase analysis. Regulation of BP-BFV dynamics is altered with hypertension and after stroke, rendering blood flow dependent on blood pressure.
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DENVER — A Frontier Airlines jet attempting to land Friday at Denver International Airport came within 50 feet of a smaller charter plane that had inadvertently entered the runway, federal aviation officials said.
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The Frontier crew spotted the Key Lime Air plane in time, aborted the landing and continued flying until it could land the jetliner a short time later, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
Frontier and Key Lime officials declined comment. Neither the airlines nor the investigators would say how many passengers were on the two planes. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration were investigating.
The NTSB said the Frontier Airbus A-319 from St. Louis had emerged from low clouds as it was about to land about 7:30 a.m. when the flight crew saw the charter plane.
The charter plane was to fly from Denver to Garfield County Regional Airport in western Colorado.
It was snowing and misty at the time, with half-mile visibility, but NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said there was no way to tell whether those conditions contributed to the incident.
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Diane Estrella is hosting a giveaway of my book "Jacob: Journaling the Journey" on her blog now through Nov. 25. Head on over and enter to win a soft cover or e-version copy!
She also very kindly featured me on the "Meet & Greet" segment of her blog recently. Check it out here.


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Rusty Pier in Fog, Elliott Bay, WA
Bulb exposure of a rusty pier in Elliott Bay along Alki Beach in West Seattle, WA.
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Camp Dreamcatcher had repeated flooding problems this past fall, destroying a good portion of their supplies. With President Tammy Duering's leadership that is now past. Tammy obtained the financial assistance of the West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club, Tri-M Corporation, and the WE Go Rotary Club to add to our $2,000 contribution to fund building a new shed at Camp Saginaw
This past weekend members of all the supporting organizations joined together to move the supplies from the old storage location into the new shed at Camp Dreamcatcher. Pictured to the left the team is emptying the old storage area in record time. The annual movement of materials is now a thing of the past.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Maggie Merritt at 916-553-4167.
Senate, Assembly and Steinberg Institute unveil 2015-16 package of mental health bills.
SACRAMENTO, CA – A bipartisan group of legislators, led by Senate Mental Health Caucus Chair Jim Beall and Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Mental & Behavioral Health, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, announced today a package of legislation moving forward this year dedicated to improving the lives of Californians suffering from mental illness.
"Behavioral and mental health must be a higher and more visible priority in the state Capitol," said Senator Jim Beall, Chair of the Senate Mental Health Caucus. "It's time for all of us – the legislature, Governor, courts, media – to make it our goal to end the stigma and remove the barriers to getting help."
From the Assembly side, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas spoke on behalf of the Assembly's Select Committee on Behavioral & Mental Health. "We can never fully address issues like education, criminal justice, healthcare and the plight of veterans until we equally prioritize behavioral health," Ridley-Thomas said. "Today we send a message to our veterans, children and everyone suffering from mental health or substance abuse conditions, we can and will do more for you."
Joining the legislators today was former Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, author of Prop 63 (Mental Health Services Act) and founder of the Steinberg Institute whose mission is to advance behavioral health policy at the state level and inspire more state leaders to prioritize the issue.
"When I left the legislature, I asked all new and returning members to consider carrying a bill on mental and behavioral health," Steinberg said. "I am gratified that more Republicans and Democrats alike are joining Senator Beall and Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas to bring this issue to the forefront of policy making."
The Steinberg Institute, which is focused this year on four areas of legislation (veterans, criminal justice, healthcare, education/children, and homelessness) highlighted the following bills it is supporting:
"Each year, the Institute will work with the Republican and Democratic leaders on mental health to update and strengthen the legislative agenda," Steinberg said. "We all agree that we will reach the day soon when all Californians suffering from behavioral and mental health problems will have immediate access to evaluation, treatment and support services."
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After announcing Jake Lunt Davies yesterday, today we are proud do announce guest number ELEVEN for Echo Base Con! Martin Rezard – like Jake Lunt Davies – is a concept artist but he also builds his own designs! His first work on Star Wars dates back from 2002 when he worked on Attack of the Clones on the costumes of Jango Fett and Zam Wesell for example. For Revenge of the Sith one of the things he worked on was with helping to recreate the costume of Darth Vader.
In 2013 he was asked by Neal Scanlan to come and work on The Force Awakens. For this movie he made several aliens in the castle of Maz Kanata. The masks of Nien Nunb and Admiral Ackbar were also sculpted by him. His next job was designing and building Admiral Raddus for Rogue One – A Star Wars Story. His tasks for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo – A Star Wars Story have been completed and right now he is deep in production of Star Wars: Episode IX.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's hockey team (6-4-1, 4-2-1 ECAC) earned its fourth Ivy win of the season with a 4-1 rout of Princeton (3-8-3, 3-6-1 ECAC) on Saturday evening at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Seven different players contributed on the scoresheet, including three multi-point scorers, rookie Kate Glover's first career point and an assist from goalie Beth Larcom.


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The importance of the freedom of competition is probably a self-evident assertion for competition lawyers, economists and civil servants dealing with this issue. However, a lot of businessmen, politicians or even average people see the world in a different way. Instead of the abstract world of impressive theories and competition they are much more interested in actual matters, like job security or the monthly rate of overheads (not to mention the values that are truly important from the perspective of Mankind).
In its 27 November issue the Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ) newspaper devoted a whole page to the results of the survey conducted by the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach. The piece was given the not so promising title of "Stille Liebe zur Planwirtschaft". The conclusion of the article is that residential support of free market economy is not that obvious even in the country regarded as the economic engine of Europe. People still expect the state to provide solutions for several problems. The FAZ recalls what an ambiguous choice it was of the Germans to vote for the free market after World War II: economists of France and the United Kingdom in those days were thinking in terms of centralized economies. The pro-market change of perspective led by Ludwig Erhardt could only be considered as an economic wonder afterwards. According to the results of the survey, it would be just as equally important for today's politicians to campaign for market economy and competition.
According to 61% of the respondents, the level of social fairness has decreased recently in Germany and only 7% of them believe that it has increased. An encouraging fact though is that 66% of the respondents associate welfare with the market and only 26% with the state. 23% of the respondents link deficit to the market, while 40% of the respondents relate it to the state. The lack of efficiency is overwhelmingly attached to the state, and, not surprisingly, bureaucracy as well. The market is blamed for negative consequences related to craving, aggression and exploitation. A higher proportion of respondents put the blame on the market for high prices (49% compared to 35% who think it is the state to be held responsible). Respondents simply do not expect social justice from the market (only 12% do so, as opposed to the 43% who regard this as a competence of the state).
The responses given to the following conflict situations are also very informative. Let us assume that the country is undergoing a serious economic crisis. In order to remedy the negative consequences, the state decides to launch a serious economic intervention and therefore fixes the prices, subsidises distressed businesses and bans redundancies. However, the situation is still not getting any better. What should be the next step? Well, only 15% of the respondents felt that in such a situation ineffective state intervention should be withdrawn. 40% of the respondents were of the opinion that the state should not retreat, but uphold its previous position. However, 25% of the respondents (10% more than those who were pro-market) thought that the state should actually take on a more active role to resolve the problems.
The other question concerned the implementation of a price regulation scheme managed by the state. Respondents were asked if they would support the state fixing the prices of basic food products so that they would be available to everybody, or if they think this measure would result in a reduced range of products due to a loss of motivation among some companies to manufacture their products (as they would only be making a low - or even negative - profit). Most of the respondents voted in favour of the former, interventionist solution (46%), with only 37% of the respondents realising the drawbacks of the well-intentioned price regulation scheme.
Regarding the house-rental fee, which is a topic that affects a lot of people in Germany, the number of those in favour of the supply-demand mechanism was more overwhelming: almost two thirds of the respondents would prefer rental fees regulated by the State.
For many years, the Competition Culture Centre of the GVH (Hungarian Competition Authority) has been reinvesting some of the revenue collected from fines to promote the importance of competition both for academics and the general public. Not only the above-mentioned German survey, but also the surveys conducted by GVH and our research centre show that pro-competition advertising activity is constantly needed. Controlled free competition, even if it is not a value in itself, is a tool and mechanism vitally important for the success of a well performing economy and society. However, as this hypothesis is not evident for many, it needs to be proven from time to time.
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Once you get a yoga student in your studio, how do you retain them? New students are often nervous; how do you make them comfortable so they come back? How do you turn their first yoga experience into a practice?
An Irresistible 30 Day Offer: This offers needs to be attractive enough to motivate them to buy it over other options. The 30 days allows a new student to practice multiple times with their schedule and sample the buffet of teachers and styles. Hopefully they will find a fit and develop a habit of practicing yoga.
Auto-pay Membership: Autopay is the key to long-term commitment. Pricing should ensure the best deal for medium users for example 4-6 times a month. Most businesses price this auto-pay plan too high, so that only the students practicing 10+ times a month find it worthwhile. The goal is to get as many students as you can on a re-occurring membership plan that drives higher attendance.
Offer an incentive to renew annual memberships without taking a break. This often is the time that members take advantage of other studio 30 day trials. Make it worth their while to stay. On a personal level, connect and thank them for their continued support.
Offer incentives to bring a friend: This allows newcomers to try no risk with their friend. It also minimizes the price objections for a member to invite a friend when drop-ins are high. I've also seen 2 for one offers for new students. This helps encourage new trials and they have a friend to share the experience with. Always put an expiration date on your offers.
On-boarding Process for New Students
Turn your 30 day trial into a process that creates engagement and loyalty. This could include special consideration from their first teacher, a tour, handouts, new student and what to expect sections on website. I've even heard of studios setting up a passport to encourage sampling more of the classes. You can improve conversion significantly by implementing a sales and communication process that reaches out to the new student in a variety of ways -email, text, phone, handwritten cards, and face-to-face during the time of the introductory offer. A discount can be offered just before the 30 day offer expires. Its best to automate most of this so you can save time and it doesn't get forgotten.
Do the Research
Follow up with students to find out why they keep coming to your studio and why they don't. Connecting with students who don't renew is often hard to do especially for the owners themselves. But you need to! At for a sampling so you can learn. It may be hard, but call up students that don't renew to find out why. Put them on your nurture lists (with permission) to keep reminding them of your offers and new events. Stay in touch so that when they have the money or time, you will be top of mind.
Create an Exceptional Experience
Find your own unique way of ensuring your new and existing students continue to have an exceptional experience and feel part of your community. Great classes, friendly staff and a pleasant ,welcoming atmosphere will keep them coming back and telling their friends. Make sure your teachers and staff participate in your on-boarding process and make your students feel welcome too. It is the full experience, from the inspirational quote on the wall to the tea at the end!


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The Nasarawa state government Thursday warned both the public and private schools in the state to desist from excessive charges of West African Senior School Certificate Examination Council (WAEC) fees.
Permanent secretary ministry of education Aliyu Abdullahi Agwai, gave the warning, when leadership of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) visited him in his office in Lafia.
He said the outrageous increase in WAEC and NECO by school proprietors and principals of public schools could deny children from less privileged homes from writing exams and would equally posed danger to education sector in the state.
"We will not tolerate any over charges in WAEC or NECO, we have instructed our chief inspectors of education of various area offices to checkmate, co- ordinate this and reported back to us, anybody found wanting shall be dealt with."
Agwai said federal government has spelled out on how WAEC and NECO should be paid, and state government has issued circular in that regard.
He, however, urged them to assist the ministry with the comprehensive data of their professional and non professional teachers, number of staffing and students on quarterly basis for the interest of education sector in the state.
"These are data that is require for a school to be known."