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I've always used the 'Sensitive' version of the standard Clarisonic brush heads. These are the ones that come attached to the unit when you buy it, and I never saw the point in trying the Normal or Delicate heads when repurchasing since the Sensitive one worked well for me. But the Luxe heads are a different story altogether! I've pictured the Clarisonic Cashmere Cleanse head here next to one of my Sensitive ones, and you can see how much longer the bristles are. They're also considerably softer and more flexible, yet still manage to clean deeply and effectively.
Those with truly sensitive skin might have been put off by using a Clarisonic before because even the Sensitive and Delicate heads are probably a bit hardcore, but the Luxe heads are certainly worth a look as a route into the world of sonic cleansing. They're so gentle on the face that I can't see them causing an issue for anyone, and the softness of the bristles compared to the standard ones helps to create more lather or emollient texture in your cleanser, too.
Clarisonic Cashmere Cleanse sits alongside two other new Luxe brush heads. There's Satin Precision Contour, which is much smaller in surface area for easier use around trickier areas like around the nose, and Velvet Foam Body, a body brush (which I believe might only fit the Clarisonic Plus model but I could be wrong). They are slightly more expensive than the standard brush heads at £25 apiece, but it's definitely worth giving on a try next time you need to replace your brush head.
If you have somehow managed to reach this point in time without owning a Clarisonic – HOW?! I promise it'll be one of the greatest skincare investments you'll ever make. There's some gorgeous limited edition coloured ones online at the moment, where you can also of course pick up the Luxe brush heads.


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Movies on the move
For Hermione Merry, the challenge of making a 90-second movie using only the video camera embedded in a mobile phone was one she just couldn't pass up.
"I really like working with very short, short films because for me it just really distils down what I want to say as a creative idea," she says.
"Working in a bite-sized format really concentrates down your own ideas."
The 27-year-old Upwey auteur, has worked in the film industry for the past five years, most recently in the art department for the movie Charlotte's Web.
The result of her work is the haunting mini-drama Sunday or the Circus. Filmed in black and white, it uses such techniques as voice-over narration and shadow puppetry to evoke a fairytale-like atmosphere as it relates what happens when a young girl finds a dead body in her garden.
It is one of 12 movies that have made their way through to the finals of the Siemens MicroMovie Award - a competition where directors submit 90-second movies made using a Siemens SX1 mobile phone, which has a built-in camcorder.
Included as part of this year's St Kilda Film Festival, organisers say the awards represent the first time such a competition has been held in the southern hemisphere.
About 120 entries were received from Australia and New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Thailand.
The 12 finalists were announced earlier this month.
The winner will be selected after a public vote, with Melburnians urged to register their votes on the website micromovie-award.com, where the movies can be viewed.
Votes, which can also be lodged at the festival, must be registered before Sunday night when the winner - who will receive $5000 - will be announced.
As well as Ms Merry's work, the 12 finalists include Victorian Geoff Brokate's film A One Way Ticket in which four identical passport photos ponder their future, Sydneysider Damon Herriman's amusing fly-on-the-door tale Peephole, Arthur Christopoulos' animated movie Pomme d'Amour, and Double You See, a film by Malaysian Isazaly Mohamed Isa about a "selective" toilet.
All 12 finalists will receive a Siemens video phone and be invited to take part in a two-day workshop with Mullet director David Ceasar.
The concept of the MicroMovie competition was launched at the Interfilm short film festival in Berlin late last year.

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There isn't much anyone can do to ensure winning awards, but there is one thing one MUST do to be able to give oneself the chance, and that is to produce work eligible for the awards.
I suggest you start by finding out what is eligible work to win the prize you wish to win
Find out previous winners and study their work.
Read the production and write something, every day, in their style. I suggest you choose to focus on one writer every month, and read every day a portion of their work, and write something in their style. In the beginning it can be straight copying what they have written, but be sure to mark it clearly that you - or someone else in the future - will mistake that for your own creation. Copying is a great way of learning. It's not a good way of producing original work, but it's a great way of learning to produce original work.
If it is a screen script, try to find the original script and read it.
Watch movies based on these scripts. Study the art of script writing by comparing a script to the filmatization.
Read books about how to write a script, to learn the craft.
Practice by writing a script by a movie and comparing that to the original script.
I would say
winning a fan fiction award is the easiest, as there are dozens of
those, and the pool is smallest and also the requirements easiest.
you need to find the award you wish to win, and start producing fan
fiction. Loads of it. Preferably on several fan fiction sites. Get
yourself name writing fan fiction.
Also, remember one
thing. Both E.L.James and Cassandra Clare both got their "fan fiction"
published. Erica Mitchell (E.L.James) also broke a world record with her
book and became a millionaire, which would be very nice for you, if you
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The Guardian recently reported
"Ministry of Defence plans to privatise the multibillion-pound agency that provides the armed forces with military equipment appear ill thought out, could endanger British troops and are potentially undemocratic, according to a report by a leading security thinktank"
Royal United Services Institute have issued a briefing paper " The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood". "We also wonder if ministers are being asked to take a decision whose major implications are poorly understood. Ignorance is no substitute for forethought and objectivity: the government and the country cannot afford a wrong decision in this area. In the meantime, we wonder if those tasked with making this solution work might use the questions above as an aid to a fuller examination. This might help them to avoid the unintended, and potentially huge, negative consequences that always emerge from complex and challenging undertakings, especially where the pros and cons have not been thoroughly examined."
Some points to consider
Governance, accountability and transparency required in a democratic nation's public business
Its open to question whether or not the FOI/EIR would apply to the GOCO. If it turns out that the FOI/EIR do not apply to the GOCO there will be a very significant reduction in openness and transparency; as stakeholders (citizens, journalists NGOs) will no longer have legal power to obtain information about the safety issues and environmental harm caused by the countries military nuclear programmes.
MOD as an intelligent customer
Since previous contractorisations of the Dockyards and AWE, D&ES have been the MOD intelligent customer for the services of the contractors running these sites. If DE&S themselves become a contractor it appears there will be no expertise left within the MOD to act as a intelligent customer for its contractors services or to make judgements on contractor performance against contractual obligations.
Civil Regulation
If DE&S is contractorised the Naval Bases which support the nuclear programme should be subject to civil regulation and licensed under the Nuclear Installations Act by the Office of Nuclear Regulation , DNSRs MOD internal regulators role being limited to submarines at sea. From a safety point of view this is to welcomed
I have recently been informed by reliable sources, " that this won't happen. The Naval Bases
are to be transferred back to Naval Command and the NBC's will be the
Authorisees, where appropriate. Similarly the Intelligent Customer function will be Naval Command's".
This organisational chart gives an indication of the scope of work carried out by DE&S that may well be contractorised. It's also interesting to note this publicly available chart gives names, post titles, email and phone numbers including Submarines, headed by Director Submarines - RAdm Simon Lister Mil: 9352 37504, Tel: 0117 91 37504 email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Convert 2D Blu-ray movies for enjoying on 3D TV
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Convert 2D Blu-ray movies for enjoying on 3D TV
A simple solution to enjoy 3D effect with normal 2D Blu-ray disc; so you can watch the 3D Blu-ray on 3D TV smoothly. Want to watch Avatar/Pacific Rim/Planes 3D but only have the 2D Blu-ray on hand? Bought a 3D TV but most of your Blu-ray collections are 2D? Well, you dont need to play a lot to reorder the 3D versions; just prepare a set of blank Blu-ray discs and lets start converting Blu-rays from 2D to 3D!*
What you need:*
1. A Blu-ray drive to make your Mac read this disc*
2.*Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac* to roll off your Blu-ray protection and turn it into 3D*
3. A Blu-ray/DVD burner and Roxio Toast to burn the converted 3D movie to Blu-ray disc*
a.) Insert your Blu-ray to external Blu-ray drive and load disc to this Mac Blu-ray 2D to 3D Converter.*
b.) Choose Format.*
Click "Format" and you will find many presets. There are three types of 3D effect: Anaglyph 3D, Side-by-Side 3D and Top-Bottom 3D.*
In consideration of burning to disc later, you are suggested to choose "3D Video > MKV Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mkv)". Or choose "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)"*
c.) Adjust target video settings and 3D effect.*
Click "Settings" which is next to "Format", free change your target video size, bitrate, frame rate and 3D depth. If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to "original".*
d.) Start conversion.*
Now hit the big red "Convert" to start converting videos to start converting 2D Blu-ray to SBS 3D MKV. After the conversion, click "open output folder" to quick locate the generated media file.*
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Patrick Hunt commented on ZOOKEEPER-925: ---------------------------------------- TANSTAAFL ;-) You'd have to modify the db2rst a bit to get it to output confluence tags, iirc that was pretty easy to do (plus it's in python). Or find a rst to confluence converter (I looked a bit last night but didn't find, would doxia converter work?) > Consider maven site generation to replace our forrest site and documentation > generation > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: ZOOKEEPER-925 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZOOKEEPER-925 > Project: Zookeeper > Issue Type: Wish > Components: documentation > Reporter: Patrick Hunt > Assignee: Patrick Hunt > Attachments: ZOOKEEPER-925.patch > > > See WHIRR-19 for some background. > In whirr we looked at a number of site/doc generation facilities. In the end > Maven site generation plugin turned out to be by far the best option. You can > see our nascent site here (no attempt at styling,etc so far): > http://incubator.apache.org/whirr/ > In particular take a look at the quick start: > http://incubator.apache.org/whirr/quick-start-guide.html > which was generated from > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/whirr/trunk/src/site/confluence/quick-start-guide.confluence > notice this was standard wiki markup (confluence wiki markup, same as > available from apache) > You can read more about mvn site plugin here: > http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-site.html > Notice that other formats are available, not just confluence markup, also > note that you can use different markup formats if you like in the same site > (although probably not a great idea, but in some cases might be handy, for > example whirr uses the confluence wiki, so we can pretty much copy/paste > source docs from wiki to our site (svn) if we like) > Re maven vs our current ant based build. It's probably a good idea for us to > move the build to maven at some point. We could initially move just the doc > generation, and then incrementally move functionality from build.xml to mvn > over a longer time period. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.


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Is there any one out there that can give me a schematic to convert rgbi to svga in both 40/80 col. mode or it even possible? I haven't used my real commodore in about 20 years and would like to set it all up again with an lcd monitor if possible. Been using the Vice emulator and Star commander to copy my disks for backup. I and my uncle have both spent endless hours writing programs in basic. It was the first programming language I learned back in the early 80's still use it for trig calculations for trig work in my home machine shop. I just can't do visual basic or c, c++ or c# just too far behind in programming lol.
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rgbi to vga
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The RGBI port doesn't output
The RGBI port doesn't output 40 col, it's for 80 col only.
For RGBI -> VGA information, see this thread: http://c128.com/rgbi
There's a new product on the marked since that thread: http://www.bit-c128.com/
40 col output is only available in composite and S-Video (15KHz) formats through the "VIDEO" port.


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Mariel Golden (U.S.A.)
I feel really inspired after this workshop. Over there in the USA, debating is just a game but the people here see it as a means to change their country. The students are very passionate. This was my first time to give lectures and also my first time in Africa, so it was really a cultural shock for me.
I think my major challenge was putting up with the cultural differences. Cameroonian youths have very strong views on issues such as homosexuality and I found it hard to deal with that.
Patricia Johnson Carson (Canada)
What struck me most was realizing how internalized colonial feelings are in the minds of young Africans. When people argue, they say going out would make them more civilized because they think that being African somehow makes them less civilized but it does not. Being African is being beautiful. Just as worthy as everyone born in North America. You are amazing. Never stop thinking you are not.
Pr. Keneth Newby (USA, Director of Morehouse College Forensics Program)
Despite our many differences, we got more in common. We should not be divided by nation, by culture or by religion because I believe that we are stronger together. Secondly, I would take home the amazing spirit of the Cameroonian debate. Cameroonians have strong voices that need to be heard in the world and I feel privileged to have heard them.
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Yay, a thing. Or two things.
Jaga-Jaga has risen to prominence as a high priestess of the Blindwater
Congregation. In her talons writhe the spirits of death drawn from the
swamps, each eager to comply with her designs. She is an enigmatic
creature, whispering into the darkness to converse with ravening things
of shadow. Around her the unseen spirits bubble close to the surface,
drawn to her as leeches are drawn to disturbances in the water.
So the model looks pretty nice. They've tried to accentuated the femininity of the model by totally covering the space where her mammaries would be (if she were a mammal) and generally made her more slender and less bulky than her male counterparts.
As for rules, we get basically nothing. As far as I can tell, the blurb text may as well be describing the latest cheesy black metal album from Dimmu Borgir, Cryptic Doormat Extinguish. Let's hope she doesn't suck.
UPDATE: TO RELEASE IN OCTOBER 2014. Woot.
Then there is the blurb for Exigence:
HORDES: Exigence brings you the next thrilling chapter of the HORDES saga. Hold nothing back in your fight for survival with:
• New warlocks, including new epic versions.
• Three new character lesser warlocks who bring even more furious support to your army.
• New units and solos to expand HORDES armies with new strategic possibilities.
• New narrative fiction picking up directly after the harrowing events of HORDES: Gargantuans.
• A painting and modeling guide to help you prepare your forces for battle.
• Theme Force lists for each new warcaster, which allow you to create
armies based on specialized forces found in the HORDES world.
There's some fluff stuff beforehand, but I will safely assume that not much happens, nobody anyone cares about dies, nobody feels strongly about things, and the realm is safe for another year.
What is really interesting with the blurb is that it does not mention ANY new beasts. If the "real" factions hadn't received 1-2 new beasts each already, I would probably break out in hysterical laughter as Pigs get screwed again. At this point, I can only hope.
However, you do get a Theme Force list for each new warcaster. I don't expect any new warcasters in a Hordes book, so I will say no new Theme forces. GG PP.


text: From Drudge... After just two weeks on the air, Air America Radio, the fledgling liberal talk-radio network featuring Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo, appears to have encountered serious cash-flow problems. ... A Chicago source familiar with the situation said a Multicultural representative showed up at WNTD's offices Wednesday morning, kicked out Air America's lone staffer overseeing the network's feed to the station from New York, switched over to a Spanish-language feed, and changed the locks on the doors... ... What's funny about all this is that the "liberal" answer to Hannity, Rush, etc., finds itself athwart the minorities. Which proves a point I've been making all along: Liberal v. Conservative is a white thang. If you ain't La Raza, it don't matter how much you support Kerry. The white liberals are as deluded as white conservatives about how "racially sensitive" they are.


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I recently came across a nifty free add-in for OneNote 2010 called Onetastic that provides some capabilities OneNote users have wanted for a while: image rotate and crop, quick text styles, the ability to pin links to any part of your notes to the desktop, and importantly, gives you a "Favorites" list within OneNote itself so you can easily access your favorite note pages from a pick list.
Perhaps my favorite feature is OneCalendar, which builds a calendar view of your notebooks. You can easily see what notes have appeared recently, and browse by date in a familiar calendar view. OneNote already have view by date but OneCalendar really made the notes in my notebooks pop. It is especially useful for anyone using team shared notebooks, since you can see at a glance just how much others have been adding to the notebooks. Turns out - there's a lot I wasn't aware of!
Onetastic is made by Omer Atay a developer on the OneNote team in his spare time. What better assurance that it's safe and compatible with the product?
Onetastic requires OneNote 2010 (or a later version - wink wink), and requires OneNote to be on Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 or higher (I am running on Win8 Consumer Preview and it works fine)
Give it a spin. It's small, free, and useful. Hard to argue with that.


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RICHMOND, Va. - Kyle Busch capped a perfect weekend last night by winning the spring Sprint Cup race at Richmond for the fourth consecutive year.
RICHMOND, Va. � Kyle Busch capped a perfect weekend last night by winning the spring Sprint Cup race at Richmond for the fourth consecutive year.
The victory in the Capital City 400 snapped a 22-race winless streak for Busch and came a day after he went to victory lane for the first time as a Nationwide Series team owner. Kurt Busch drove his younger brother�s car to its first victory on Friday night.
As Kyle Busch celebrated his first Sprint Cup win of the season, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards both believed the win was taken from them. Stewart was upset because a caution for debris � he said it was for a bottle of soda or water that wasn�t an on-track hindrance � erased his lead with 13 laps remaining.
He led the leaders down pit road for a final stop, and Busch beat him onto the track. Busch easily pulled away from Stewart on the restart with nine laps to go, and Stewart was also passed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to fade to third.
�When the caution is for a plastic bottle on the backstretch, it�s hard to feel good losing that one,� Stewart said. �And we gave it away on pit road. So we did everything we could to throw it away, got taken away from us.�
Edwards thought the same thing after NASCAR penalized him for jumping the restart with 81 laps remaining. It capped a confusing sequence in what had been a calm, quiet race through the first 300 laps.
But a caution after Jeff Burton hit the wall scrambled everything, and only 15 cars were shown on the lead lap when racing resumed. Edwards lined up next to Stewart for the restart, and his spotter had told the driver that he was the leader. But NASCAR said Stewart was the leader, and when Edwards sailed past him on the restart, NASCAR threw the black flag.
Edwards, who finished 10th, insisted that his spotter had been told by NASCAR that he was restarting the race as the leader. �I thought NASCAR made a mistake, they lined us up wrong, and I was at a disadvantage being on the outside,� Edwards said.


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WESTMINSTER — Dina Soliman told the crowd she was confused. She said anxiously that she had been called a communist in one of her college classes for discussing her opinion of the Persian Gulf war.
Others said they also are hassled or derided as unpatriotic and un-American on campus because they oppose the war.
But at the "Rally for Peace and Justice" at Western Maryland College on Wednesday evening, peace was not considered a dirty word.
About 50 people turned out for the public rally inside Baker Memorial Chapel.
Many of the students, faculty members and others who spokeat the rally said they are not sure how they feel about the war.


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Get anytime, anywhere access to your accounts and more with our new, free mobile app.
Although visiting dams, reservoirs and generating stations can be interesting and even fun, it's important to remember that these facilities are used to generate electricity. Hazards do exist and while some are more obvious than others, there are important steps you can take to stay safe.
Depending on the demand for electricity service, reservoir water levels can rise or fall on a daily basis, so fishing, swimming or boating above or below dams and generating stations can be dangerous.
Staying out of all restricted areas and obeying all warning signs is an essential first step to staying safe. You also need to be aware that floating debris and concealed hazards (especially in shallow shoreline areas) can accompany changes in water levels.
And remember, boaters are required to adhere to all regulations of the Canadian Coast Guard and always practice safe boating practices.


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To reiterate firmly the Govt. commitment to provide safe and adequate quantity of blood, blood components and blood products.
1. A National Blood Transfusion Programme shall be developed to ensure establishment of non-profit integrated National and State Blood Transfusion Services in the country.
2. Trading in blood i.e. Sale & purchase of blood shall be prohibited.
3. The following chain of Transfusion Services shall be promoted for making available safe blood to the people.
4. Due to the special requirement of Armed Forces in remote border areas, necessary amendments shall be made in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act/Rules to provide special licences to small garrison units. These units shall also be responsible for the civilian blood needs of the region.


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The new maid had came. She doesn't like to talk. Actually...
Music Symbols On My Hands
- by Little Directioner
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- Published: 27 Dec 2013
- Updated: 27 Dec 2013
- Status: In Progress
Melody Silver is your ordinary girl. She is 17, go to a normal high school, and has a normal life. Her parents died in a fire accident. She lives with her aunt. Harry Styles is her best friend. He has known her since kindergarten. They go to school together, eat together, play together, and do everything together. But one day Melody found out that she is not a ordinary girl, but the Godess of Music...
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text: Do you know who Simone Legno is? He's an Italian artist (his style is very Japanese-oriented) who has recently co-operated with Le Sportsac for a complete line of handbags, gadgets and accessories. Here are some examples What do you think about this line? I have just discovered it and I think it's really cute and funny, perfect for the spring season. A curiosity: the articles' names are in Italian


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Brave & Foolhardy
Ghovran Akti
The name Ghovran Atki first came to the character's attention as the author of a letter to Mauglurien. The dwarf was amassing an army of undead in the name of Orcus and Ghovran came from someplace named Blackstone in the south. She was riding to the small village of Nenlast to slaughter its inhabitants and raise them for Mauglurien's army. After foiling Mauglurien's plans in the von Kirstner tomb, the PCs rode to Nenlast to warn the villagers of the coming attack.
The night of the attack, the adventurers approached the eladrin lich on her nightmare on the moonlit hill overlooking the village. It seemed her agents knew something of the PCs, the New Heroes of Nentir Vale, but didn't expect them to be back in the area. She was confident that after that night they would be under her command as her undead warriors.
But Ghovran was defeated along with her Nightmare steed. The lich, however, survives and now she has first-hand knowledge of the characters' skills. The adventurers can be sure she won't underestimate them the next time.


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Qatar Signs $12 bln Deal to Buy F-15 Jets from U.S.
June 14 – Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion. The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticized recently by U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting terrorism. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and representatives from Qatar


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Emily & Rory
Wow I'm behind with sharing weddings, the whole pregnancy and then having two kids thing has really been sucking my time! But even if this wedding was a year ago, it doesn't change how super fun and beautiful it was.
Rory & Emily got married at the Gundaroo Soldiers Memorial Hall and then had their reception at the always amazing Grazing. You know it's a good wedding when almost all the guests break into song together with the enthusiasm one usually reserves for singing in the shower.
Thank you Emily & Rory for choosing us to take your photos, you made everything so easy, relaxed and fun. We're so thankful that we got to be apart of your wedding day!
Thank you Annika for your second shooting, you're the shampoo to my conditioner.


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Latest xNever Againx News
Below is our complete xNever Againx news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
xNever Againx signs w/ 1981 Records
Dayton, OH hardcore outfit xNever Againx has joined the 1981 Records roster. The band's debut full-length will hit streets in mid-2007. For now, you can check out some of their material here.


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|31 Jul 2010
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Spyware problem: Firefox opens up random tabs
I'm getting random pop-up advertisements for a program called "Registry Defender" which I know for sure is a virus, and several other programs.
I have already scanned my computer with Avast and Malwarebytes and they don't detect any malware. How can I get rid of this virus?
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|31 Jul 2010
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
Depending of what your configuration is, the choices may vary, but I would recommend booting up with a LiveCD (i.e. not with your native OS), then scan your hard drive with a few of the online scanners - nowadays most major antivirus vendors offer free online scans. If your LiveCD contains some antivirus software, use that as well.
After that, you could go manually through your Program Files, with the LiveCD nothing will be hidden (or at least you can easily show hidden stuff) and find any file that may have a reference to the "Registry Defender" or any other program that bothers you. Just make sure to erase all instances of them, including from prefetch folders.
If everything fails and you have no earlier restore point to fall back to, there is always an option to re-install the OS, although personally I've never done that in a situation like that - it seems to drastic a move to me.
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Registry Defender 'purports to scan and detect malware or other problems on the computer, but which attempts to dupe or badger users into purchasing the program by presenting the user with intrusive, deceptive warnings and/or false, misleading scan results.0' It's a rogue security program, which I believe should be removed.
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What makes you think Registry Defender is a virus?
Registry Defender bleepingcomputer.com
registry defender Adware.Win32
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here try superantispyware it's great at getting rid of of rouge programs
heres link to the portable version (virus wont stop it from running)
SUPERAntiSpyware.com - SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner
update it and run a full scan and post back the results
hope this helps
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Registry Defender bleepingcomputer.com
Please do the following:
Go to add/remove programs and uninstall any item listing J2SE or Java Runtime Environment in the name other than the most recent update, which is Java SE JRE 6u21, IF old versions are found, please download JavaRa and unzip it to your desktop.
Download Link: Java SE Runtime Environment 6u21
Note: UNCHECK any pre-checked toolbar and/or software options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.
Next, please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your desktop.
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When the evidence of the destruction of human civilization is everywhere in our faces-- yet the majority won't see it-- then it looks more and more like collective madness has gripped the global populace.
They even make movies for popular entertainment that describe, either blatantly or symbolically, exactly what is going on... and still, people walk away no more enlightened than before!
As a 'boomer,' I've seen it all unfold in earnest from the post-war economic euphoria, to the 'permissive 60s', the psychedelic 70s, the 'right-turn' of the 80s, the US 'policing actions' of the 90s, to the outburst of sheer craziness that began with the Roman-candle spectacular ritual of the destruction of three towers on 9-11-01.
This 21st century has been a wild ride ever since that magick show in New York, the financial capitol of modern Babylon. In the past 16 years, there have been only two US presidents. The first, G.W. Bush, presided over the destruction of several countries in the Middle East region, established the normalization of the police state, and promoted the ongoing transfer of wealth from the masses to the oligarchy.
The second capo, Obama, was to play the 'good cop.' Using Orwellian newspeak, he oversaw the utter break-down of American society, leveraging every possible fracture line to drive divisive wedges in every direction. Besides the evergreen Left/Democrat vs Right/Republican split, Obama skillfully pitted Blacks against Whites, both against Hispanics, legal citizens vs 'undocumented aliens,' gun-owners vs gun-haters, mainstream religious against libertine LGBT+ advocates and atheists, and so on.
What Obama has accomplished in his eight-year rampage amounts to an American Cultural Revolution, much as Mao did with China decades ago, with disastrous consequences. Not only has his influence been exercised over the USA, but he has wreaked more havoc in Libya, Syria, and Ukraine, just to name the obvious ones. This low-key manipulator is truly a 'loose canon' on the deck of spaceship Earth.
While all the divisions in society are being aggravated, it seems people scarcely notice the other disastrous events taking place all around. Prime among them is the gutting of the once-dominant US industrial base, and the consequent death of the middle class. While the government produces cheery data on the ever-nascent-never-realized economic recovery, made necessary by the crash of 2008, consumer activity withers as disposable income shrinks.
Despite a high-flying Dow-Jones index, big-box retailers close more stores, shipping containers go empty, good jobs go off-shore and the domestic market shifts further into a low-wage service industry mode. The gap between the millionaires and the rest becomes a yawning gulf; the 'American dream' is so named because you have to be asleep to believe it.
One merely has to watch any of the nauseating exercises in self-gratification known as 'entertainment awards ceremonies,' to see satanic exultation flaunted in our faces. Where once these events were a bit subtle, now they gleefully push these occult symbols openly. Think of the 'horned' hand signals, the constant 'one-eye' gestures, the overt sexuality (always perverted). Less obvious to most viewers are things like the checker-board floors, the twin pillars, truncated pyramids, and other Masonic symbols.
Yes, it's the final count-down. To what?, you may still numbly enquire. To the End, is my blunt reply! The End, as in the End of the Age, as prophesied by not just the Bible, but by many other traditions such as the Quran, the Hopi and other indigenous peoples, the Indian scriptures, etc. Even elite insiders like the Pope and Queen Elizabeth have made dark, public pronouncements hinting at the end of the world as we know it.
This End, like previous ones in the cosmic cycle, will be tumultuous. As natural calamities of multiple types ramp up in frequency and magnitude, the chaos in the human sphere will boil over, in many locations. Before the final wrenching destruction of the whole Earth, there will be much bloodshed, from both natural and human causes.
Modern Babylon the Great has accumulated an enormous karmic debt, and is over-due for a massive pay-back. While average Americans are mostly clueless about the transgressions of their government, ignorance is no excuse, spiritually. As God states in the Bible, 'My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!' (Hosea 4:6; also 1 Cor 2:14, 11:19). Revelation reveals that in these end times, 'Babylon is fallen!' (See chapters 14 and 18).
Note that the text states 'is fallen,' not 'has fallen.' This choice of words is deliberate, indicating a fallen moral state that precedes its physical destruction. The description given by John the Revelator (in ch. 18) is graphic, leaving no doubt as to the only country on Earth that fits it. The moral 'fall' already has occurred; there will be an economic crash of unprecedented proportions; and then a societal implosion.
When all hell really starts to break out, the masses will be totally perplexed, completely blind-sided, having seen nothing coming, so immersed are they in trivia, entertainment, and work. Despite a vast onslaught of clamorous evidence of all kinds in the media, the masses refuse to admit the obvious-- that the world is in a perilous state.
The hidden eminences that control world events from their secret conclaves seem strangely compelled (perhaps by the Creator, to garner 'implied consent') to telegraph their plans and intentions beforehand. They do this in a variety of ways-- Hollywood movies, books, comic strips and videos, speeches by political puppets and cut-outs, and other, subtle means. It's all out in the open-- it's even indicated on the US dollar bill... of which trillions have been printed!
Jesus chided the people of his day for failing to discern the 'signs of the times.' Yet, in retrospect, the signs of Jesus' first coming were rather esoteric. Today, signs are happening everywhere and continuously, and are anything but understated! Can anyone miss the effect of a semi-naked pop singer with a hand over one eye and making a horned hand signal? Every occasion can serve as a lesson platform for the forces of darkness to continue numbing the sensibilities of a global audience. Recall the opening and closing ceremonies of the last Olympic games (2012) whose very logo reflected an occult agenda.
Despite the sharp rise in temperature of the global 'saucepan,' the occupants (humanity) are largely in denial, at least those in the Western world. Myopic scoffers are ready to scorn any prophet who happens to disturb their slumber. Previous forecasts of doom have obviously failed, they argue; therefore all newer ones will also fail. It's a fool's logic, but the majority defend it with full vigor.
Today's dumbed-down populace, when confronted with those in-your-face warnings, simply laughs them off as entertainment! Soon, the laughs will be replaced with terror and the gnashing of teeth. The sheeple will wonder how it happened, what hit them. Why weren't they warned, they will wail! All I can say is, what does it take to wake people up?
So devilishly clever have the hidden powers been, that they've got the masses wanting their own destruction! At least, the majority seems eager to adopt the warped ideas and mores foisted on them by the Powers That Be. In Europe, many are convinced they must accept an unprecedented influx of Muslim 'refugees,' even knowing that it's the end of their traditional ethnic cultures. In the USA, half the country (the left side) has zealously embraced the whole 'transgender paradigm' (to try and encapsulate it one phrase) in their innocent rush to be 'inclusive.' At the same time, they also welcome the influx of 'migrants' both legal and illegal (oh, that's 'undocumented,' of course!) that are straining social services and may include latent terrorists.
Besides convincing the brain-addled masses to love their slavery, TPTB have also-- just to be doubly safe-- made it either a crime (as in some places) or at least a social sin to utter any criticism of their tyrannical social re-engineering! That's right; they invented the new felony of 'hate crime,' which always seems particularly applicable to anyone who opposes things like 'gay rights,' Islam (except when they themselves do it from government pulpits), Israeli abuses of human rights, and daring to question the sacred Holocaust. Very convenient for muting any honest public discourse on wedge issues useful for cleaving society. Hence, hate crime = thought crime.
"Do not keep the prophetic words of this book a secret, because the time is near when all this will happen. Whoever is evil must go on doing evil, and whoever is filthy must go on being filthy; whoever is good must go on doing good, and whoever is holy must go on being holy." (Rev 22:10,11)
You can continue to drift along in techno-slumber of the masses; or you can force yourself to wake up and see the signs of the times. Annoying people like me are here to help you wake up before it's too late!


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So, you know that I'm not the most politically correct person—at least not like my BFF, UCLA co-ed and
unrepentant moron future rocket scientist Alexandra Wallace, so don't take this offensively. I don't mean it toward any of my friends. I mean it toward random people I don't even know in the library, so you guys are not the problem.
The problem are these hoards of entitled, racist white people in America who think their shizz don't stink and that they deserve to be here (i.e., in Amercia) more than anyone else, and that it's OK to anonymously commit hate crimes on peeps who don't look like them or, god forbid, don't speak English like they do, and blame immigrants and people of color for things that have nothing to do with us.
To all of the racist, sexist, misogynist haters, I quote my girl Alexandra quoting the Asians in the library, "Oh, ching chong ling long ting tong, oh!" Little did Miss Wallace realize that what she said roughly translates to, "You might think you have the upper hand, but I still have a few ancient Chinese secrets up my sleeve, which includes placing a thousand-year curse on your unchecked-privileged ass that ensures you and your family will experience 50 generations of misery, so whatevs."
Also, two unanswered questions:
- What's up with UCLA and all of its anti-Asian haters? Like, of all the universities in the entire world, there are only two that I would absolutely forbid my kid from attending: UCLA and Yale. Because both are hotbeds of extreme douchebaggeriness.
- And what's with LAWeekly and its ridiculous, completely inappropriate use of a photo of cheerleaders to illustrate a story about hate crimes against Asian women? Did the photo editor simply do a Google search for "UCLA" and "hot ladies," and snatch the first Flickr image he could find? Because you know the photo editor at LAWeekly is a dude. Or maybe just a really, really stupid woman.
Doesn't everypony know that Ching Chong means, "I love you?"


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It's hard to drum up new ideas so most of the time the story has ideas from other shows or books. Defiance has a cookie cutter look to it, in as it looks like a lot of other SiFi shows. Some of the aliens look good while others look like Jim Henson rejects. I don't want to be too harsh yet because I do like it, but if the story doesn't pick up in the next few episodes, I believe it will flop. Just my opinion.
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Colorado State University and The Historic Stanley Hotel announce the ultimate culinary kick-off to summer. The CSU BBQ weekend includes special hands-on demonstrations, BBQ culinary workshops with experts from around the country, as well as a two-day BBQ competition over Memorial Day Weekend and all are open to the public.
A first of its kind for CSU, the BBQ weekend gives culinary aficionados (both amateur and expert alike) a chance to rub-shoulders, learn from, and cook alongside some of CSU's top BBQ experts.
"We think of this as summer camp for BBQ fans," said Stanley General Manager Ron Morin. "It's all about a community coming together to celebrate food, family and our favorite summer past time."
Starting May 24th, CSU will offer a two-day hands-on BBQ cooking workshop called CSU's BBQ University hosted by the school's top culinary experts and meat scientists. The fun and competition continue into the weekend with the launch of the 1st Annual Rocky Mountain BBQ Showdown – a 24 hour BBQ competition/party open to the public and hosted on the front lawn of the Stanley Hotel.
Students enrolled in the BBQ U will have the opportunity to stay overnight at the Stanley making it a truly immersive experience. During the day, students will work with BBQ experts from across the country to learn about meat selection complete with carcass carvings, spice and sauce formulation, and different cooking methods to play on natural flavors, with samples along the way.
"We're so excited to take our expertise off campus and open it up to a whole new group of students: the general public," said Kevin Pond head of CSU's Animal Science program. "While there's plenty of science and theory packed into BBQ U, the best learning often comes from a plate with plenty of napkins on the side."
Starting Saturday, May 28th, students can put their knowledge to the test by joining the general public and competitors from across the country at the Rocky Mountain BBQ Showdown. The competition will be hosted on the front lawn of the Stanley Hotel and will include two-days of events, drinks, music, and of course, plenty of amazing BBQ!
Enrollment in the competition is open to all skill levels including amateurs and experts alike. Competitors can enter their best brisket, sausage, beef, pork, and lamb ribs, pork shoulder and chicken to win cash prizes in each category. Contestants can also compete for a People's Choice award.
All event proceeds benefit the Colorado State University School of Animal Sciences. It's the perfect way to stay and play – no bones about it!
Tickets BBQ and Showdown Tickets available for purchase along with discounted Stanley Hotel rooms at Stanleyhotel.com
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Why dairy foods are good for you and your children:
When we were all much younger, our mothers told us we had to drink lots of milk if we wanted to grow up to be healthy and strong. Mom knew what she was talking about. Look at all the healthy ingredients milk contains:
Milk and milk products are the single best source of calcium. Calcium is one of the most essential minerals in our bodies. It promotes the formation of strong bones and healthy teeth in children, and helps older people avoid osteoporosis. When combined with Vitamin B12, it helps to lower high blood pressure. It has been shown to lower blood lipid levels and significantly reduce the level LDL (bad) cholesterol. In addition to helping maintain a healthy immune system, studies show that a total daily intake of 1,200 mg of calcium can reduce the risk of colon cancer by as much as 30%.
Milk contains the essential proteins that we all need to stay healthy. Protein builds muscle and connective tissue, helps maintain our immune system, and contributes to the health of every organ and system in our bodies. One cup of yogurt provides nearly 20% of the recommended protein for the average adult male.
Vitamins & Minerals
Milk is an excellent source of Vitamins A, E and D. Milk's natural sugars help the body to absorb calcium through the digestive tract. Milk from pasture fed cows contains as much as five times the level of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), an antioxidant that helps prevent cancer, as cows that are not allowed to graze. Besides containing substantial amounts of protein, yogurt is also a great source of Riboflavin (B12), Phosphorus and Potassium.
Live active cultures and probiotics:
Ronnybrook yogurts contain live, active and probiotic cultures that strengthen the immune system and promote digestive health while improving the bio-availability of various vitamins, minerals and proteins. For those who are truly lactose intolerant, yogurt is a valuable source of calcium.
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Studies show that the regular consumption of dairy products lowers the risk of obesity. Nearly 15% of our kids are overweight. A Boston University study found that just two servings of dairy a day are linked to a substantial reduction in adolescent obesity. A study at the University of Tennessee concluded that milk and dairy products actually burn fat. The study found that women especially benefit from the consumption of low fat dairy products. Drinking lots of low fat dairy can reduce their risk of obesity by as much as 80%.
Why is Ronnybrook Milk Better?
The Ronnybrook family has been milking cows in the Hudson Valley for nearly 70 years. When our parents began farming they were characterized as being progressive and modern because of their recognition of the importance of balanced nutrition, genetics and record keeping. Through the years, while following their tradition, we have learned how to manufacture dairy products that are both healthy and delicious. 70 years later, we are considered old-fashioned, a quality we are proud of.
We think our milk and dairy products are better for all the following reasons:
You know where it comes from. We're local and all of our products are incredibly fresh. We do it all. We raise all of our own cows. We feed them with feed grown almost exclusively on the farm. We milk them, manufacture the various Ronnybrook products and then deliver a good portion of them to our patrons in our own trucks. By concentrating our distribution in the northeast region, our milk moves from cow to table in a little more than a day. Call and come visit us and our cows. When we opened our dairy plant in 1991, one of our founding goals was to be able to make a difference in our local community by helping other local dairy farms to survive. As demand for our products grows (thank you for your business), we will buy milk from neighboring farms which share our farming philosophies. It is our hope to preserve our farm for future generations, as well as helping to stabilize the dairy industry in our community.
- Closed herd, Grass fed, free range cows: We have not brought any cows into the herd in more than 10 years. At Ronnybrook, the health and happiness of our Holsteins cows come first. A recent study found that only 10 to 12 percent of the cows on America's farms are grazed. During the spring, summer and fall the primary part of our cow's diet is fresh pasture that grows on our Hudson Valley farm. In the winter, our cows consume large amounts of hay that we harvest on the farm during the summer. A study conducted by the USDA has determined that cows that are pasture fed produce milk containing as much as five times the level of conjugated linoleic acid(CLA), a known anti-carcinogen, as cows managed in confined housing. Ronnybrook yogurt also contains active probiotic cultures that are known to strengthen the immune system and promote digestive health. In fact, Ronnybrook yogurt contains the very same probiotics advertised by one of the largest commercial yogurt manufacturers as the only yogurt containing these probiotics-it simply isn't true. Our concern for our cows goes way beyond just what they eat. Our cows have their very own comfort stalls where they are milked and where they sleep in the winter. Each stall has a four inch thick soft mattress that we cover with a dusting of fresh wood shavings each day. In the summer, weather permitting, they sleep on pasture.
No artificial growth hormones (rBST). Our pledge to our customers and our cows: We have never used them and never will.
Non-homogenized: Homogenization is a simple process that can do serious damage to the structure of milk. Large dairy plants have been homogenizing milk for more than fifty years. The process began in earnest when dairy manufacturers stopped using glass bottles and switched to cardboard. Consumers could no longer see the cream line on the milk and when the cream flowed from the cardboard container, many consumers thought the milk was spoiled. Homogenization is a mechanical process which pulverizes the large butterfat globules and breaks them down to micron sized pieces. Although the product looks "homogenous" and smooth, studies have shown that homogenized milk is not as healthy as non-homogenized milk. Instead of milk fats being digested slowly as they move through the digestive system, the fat is absorbed directly into the blood stream from the stomach. It simply shocks the system and may act as a toxin. There have been other studies that show that healthful enzymes that surround milk fats may be destroyed when milk is homogenized. Many of our customers tell us that Ronnybrook milk is the only milk they can drink without suffering from digestion problems. We strongly believe that non-homogenized milk is simply better for you. It certainly tastes better.
Beyond the health benefits, non-homogenized milk lets the cream rise to the top, the old fashioned way all milk used to be. That's why we call it Creamline™. You can spoon off a little cream for your coffee, or shake it up for a consistent whole milk.
Low temperature pasteurization: Our milk is processed at the lowest temperature allowed by law (170 degrees) keeping it safe, but not over processed. Many brands of organic of milk are "ultra" pasteurized at high temperatures. This gives the milk a slightly longer shelf life, but may destroy beneficial enzymes and bacteria.
We're Green. The glass bottles don't just look pretty. They can be re-used as many as two dozen times. They're part of Ronnybrook's commitment to recycling, sustainability and the smart use of our planet's resources. Because we're local our distribution system is more legible and minimizes the use of fuels when delivering our milk from the cows to your table. By supporting local agriculture the public helps preserve open space and the rich environmental diversity of this area for everyone to enjoy. In Europe they call it "Eating Your View. The 12oz PET bottles we use for our drinkable yogurts and grab and go milks are #1 recyclable. The #5 containers we use for our yogurt packaging, though not readily recyclable, use less plastic to form the same size container. In addition, the #5 is lighter than #1 and #2 plastics, thus reducing fuel consumption during transport. Please note the recent increase in bottle deposit. The glass bottle will be $1.50. We have had to increase the price due to increased freight and glass costs. We appreciate your understanding. On August 8th 2010, we unveiled our award-winning state-of-the art solar thermal system designed and installed by EarthKind Solar of Kingston, NY. The 30 solar collectors use the sun to produce the hot water needed for the on-site production of milk, yogurt and other dairy products, saving the farm about 2,000 gallons of oil annually.


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BISSELL ProHeat 2X Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner Product Review
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We are a busy household with two children and two dogs (well one is ours, the other is a weekly play date). As you can imagine, our carpets see a great deal of traffic between the animals, working in and outside the home, and rolling a wheelchair around. Our house is mostly carpet, so we needed a reliable way to keep the floors clean and fresh.
We had owned a different Bissell model before; it was a little smaller and had less bristles. When it came time to replace that machine, we went with the next model up: the BISSELL ProHeat 2X Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner. We compared prices to other models with similar features and decided on this one because of the familiarity of the Bissell brand, the price, and the extra cleaning power in the added bristles. The machine also heats the water for you, so you don't have to worry about using hot water or having the water get cold when you want to get that extra cleaning power.
The machine weighs about 35 pounds and has a 12" cleaning path. It stands about 44" tall and includes a carrying handle on the front. The edges of the machine also have bristles, so you get the maximum use of the width of the cleaning path. Using the machine is simple--you fill the bladder of the water reservoir with clean tap water. Mix water and soap according to the directions in the soap reservoir. Plug it in, turn on the heat, and power it up. The machine itself is a little heavy, but its very manageable when pushing it across the floor. We found that we liked the weight because it seemed to really get a deep clean without feeling like a toy. You pull the trigger to spray the soap mixture and pulling back on the machine draws up the water. Continue the pull up the water until you know longer see soap or water come up through the top of the machine. There are options for deep cleaning, normal cleaning, light cleaning, or plain water rinse if you have carpets that are either really dirty or just need touched up.
The machine also comes with a pet stain/stairs/upholstery attachment with a long hose. The nozzle on the end of the hose has bristles for scrubbing, a trigger for spraying soap solution or plain water, and suction to pull the water back out of the carpet or fabric. The hose and attachment are stored on the machine for easy access.
I use this feature to clean a chair that has become "the dog's chair." Our dog sleeps in this chair every night, so her wear and tear made for some serious dirt and hair build up that I wanted to remove. Even if you don't have pets, this attachment is perfect for cleaning any kind of couch or chair that is fabric covered so you can remove normal dust or pollen.
My husband is also very meticulous about keeping a clean home, and he was able to clean our living room, dining room, and a downstairs bedroom carpet in about 2 hours, a few days before guests came for the Thanksgiving holiday. He cleaned the carpets after everyone was in bed so there would be no foot traffic and there would be at least 7-8 hours of drying time before anyone was up. The machine is a little noisier than a regular vacuum cleaner, but it did not disturb the family. The carpets were like brand new--bright and fluffy.
Overall, we are very pleased with this purchase; we would recommend this product to anyone looking to buy a new carpet cleaner, especially those with children and pets. You never know when someone is going to have an accident or spill something, so being able to easily pull out the carpet cleaner to save the carpet from disaster is a plus. Cleaning up the machine after its use is also very simple, and this product is easily stored like a regular vacuum cleaner. It is a great product at a reasonable price.
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THE iZONE STORY: A Thriving Local Enterprise in Our Current Difficult Times
2016 • 1st Mar, 17 • 0 Comments
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for the opportunity to present to you. It is great to be here.
My purpose here is to narrate the "iZone Story". But, before I do that, let me tell you briefly about iZone and what we do at iZone.
iZone was incorporated in 2011 as a telecom service provider and distributor of MTN products and services and awarded the Greater Accra Region by MTN as its primary territorial focus to develop and distribute in.
iZone was formed from the amalgamation of five fairly large distribution companies that essentially did the same thing, trading in the same product within the same territories.
From a competition regulator's point of view it was a dream; from the point of view of the competing companies it was worse than a nightmare.
The story began, however, with seven companies that eventually formed two-- iZone and AshCell.
Once upon a time, there were seven independent companies whose main business was the distribution of all things MTN. One of those companies was mine.
Day-in and day-out we all found ourselves in vigorous but needless competition for market share.
More often than not, our competition was based solely on price which meant that to avoid being undersold you had to beat the price of your fellow distributors and drive the price lower sometimes into a tailspin.
There was no consideration for profitability.
It became a matter of how much one could turnover and, of course, the beneficiaries were our bankers and sub-dealers in the trade, as we all engaged in classic over-trading with its resultant accumulation of debt.
No matter how much we earned in commissions it was all thrown out in unwarranted discounts. We had placed our future at risk and risked placing the business of our supplier at risk as well.
We needed to find a way out, and fast!
So, seven fierce competitors, iTel Limited, my own company; Fonecards Express; V-Mobile; Microcell; Mobile R Us; Mobile Choice and Ghacell, who didn't like each other much, sat down one day to sanitize the environment in which they operated....
iTel, Fonecards Express, V-Mobile, Microcell and Mobile R Us would eventually form iZone and Mobile Choice and Ghacell would form AshCell.
I believe we all know that the telecom industry is on the verge of maturity and has been for a while. There has been global consolidation and, certainly, Ghana cannot be immune to this trend.
We also recognize that we are now living in an era where the number of telephone subscriber lines far exceeds the population.
The number of subscriber lines in Ghana in the year 2000 was 330,000 translating to a teledensity of 0.02. Those numbers today are 35 million and 130 respectively. It defies logic, yet those are global trends.
Viagra-type growth in the industry is therefore a thing of the past.
The gravy train left the station long ago.
So, factor in Number Portability, a fierce competitive environment amongst operators themselves, changing customer requirements of timeous delivery of services and you begin to see that perhaps size matters.
To the extent that size drives market leadership it will drive profitability and assure the availability of resources for investment in innovation to further solidify leadership in the market.
To remain relevant at the second tier in this industry, therefore, required that we place ourselves in a position to serve our customers more efficiently, and that required that we remove the needless and reckless competition amongst ourselves and focus on customer service and innovation in the marketplace.
So, we began by asking ourselves basic questions about our business – how do we squeeze profitability out of the business that we were doing?
What are our choices for relevancy?
Will coming together give us any advantages with our consuming public? We knew that profitability was the key to our long-term survival but with the adversity we all faced, we needed scale. ...We needed scale to be able to achieve cost and profitability synergies.
Having gone through this thought process, the seven principals concluded that the only path to survivability was through a merger of our respective MTN distribution businesses.
But how?
How long will the procedure for consolidating seven businesses with different processes and cultures take?
Could we afford a long drawn out process that entailed a series of valuations and negotiations? The longer it took, the higher the chance of derailment. We all knew that.
Could we afford the costs of engaging M&A professionals to shepherd the process along?
We also thought about the migration of individual organizational culture; how we could preserve what is best from all our individual organizations while remaining lean and more customer-focused. We had to identify what we had as our strengths and create what we needed.
Eventually, our need for speed prevailed over all other considerations and we decided to do it our "own way"....
In retrospect, there were a lot of positive attributes surrounding our proposed deal and, instinctively, we were aware of these attributes and they actually simplified the procedure and made it easy for us to do it our "own way":
1. We were consolidating like businesses
2. The consolidation was going to help us achieve clear market leadership in our business space
3. There was no requirement of cash to change hands
4. The consolidation was going to result in clear and verifiable costs and profitability synergies
5. We did not need any regulatory approvals; only the consent of our main supplier
History has shown that when mergers are done solely for diversification or as a way of bringing market laggards together they have often-times failed.
Ours was a merger to consolidate several market heavyweights with complimentary capabilities, similar market strategies and operating in the same market.
One thing we understood well was that the adversity we faced and our acceptance of the dire situation we were in had presented us a rare opportunity to come together to advance our collective market position, reduce our operating costs and increase profitability.
Also, our people represented the embodiment of the legacy of our individual organizations. They deserved an all out effort on the part of the principals to conclude on a structure that could benefit from the skills and dedication that we had carried with us over the years.
We certainly had the capabilities. It was a matter of figuring out how we address our issues and capitalize on the opportunities presented.
In all these analyses, one important realization kept coming back to us...that we are in a rapidly changing and transforming business environment and that required that we change as well.
The freight train was coming and coming fast, and we had two choices---stand in front of it to try and stop it---not smart ;or alternatively stand to the side and jump on it as it rolled by.
We chose the latter. Continuous growth, we figured, was essential for us to remain relevant.
We concluded that size matters in an industry that is ever-changing and dependent on innovation and creativity to survive.
Let me pause from the iZone story and digress a bit.
Let me take you back a few years....If you look back at the genesis of Spacefon, now MTN, and analyze how a late comer was able to trump first movers you see the classic application of creativity at work.
The first movers in our industry came in, looked at the market, and estimated the market potential based on prevailing disposable incomes, and within a short period of time they achieved their projections......a whopping 20,000 subscribers who could afford to pay for a call whether they generated the call or received it.
Spacefon, on the other hand looked at the remaining market after the cream had been scooped and asked the critical question:
"How do we address the communications needs of a population that has very little disposable income and do it profitably?"
The answer lay glaringly in how calls were billed. If you charged for outgoing and incoming calls then only the "rich" could afford to use your service.
With his revelation, the Spacefon network would be designed with digital technology that allowed for caller identification which then led to the concept of "Flashing".
For those of you who are too rich or too young to know what flashing is...let me explain...
Flashing is when a call is made and allowed to ring on the other phone just long enough for the caller identification to register on the receiving phone as a missed call.
The recipient of the missed call, presumably the party with the higher disposable income or ability to pay, having been prompted of the need to communicate returns the call and pays for it.
To the network, it doesn't matter who paid for the call. The need to communicate has been addressed and paid for. Communicating parties are happy and the network is happy.
This very simple but creative customer need assessment changed the face of telecommunication in Ghana.
Nothing to do with the iZone story, but important for illustrating how important it is to think outside the box.
So, coming back to our merger...As I said earlier, the seven companies decided to do the merger our "own way".
So, rather than employing M&A specialists, spending a lot of money on relative business valuations that could possibly bruise egos and put the whole deal at risk, we called for a meeting of all principals.
We locked the door to the meeting room and prevented anyone from leaving the room until we reached a deal on relative valuations...through simple horse- trading with everyone understanding that all egos had been checked like coats, at the door.
We needed to be flexible, then and there, to agree on a deal without regard to any valuation, real or imagined, that we had placed on our respective businesses.
By the end of a couple of hours of deliberations, we had a valuations deal.
This was the most important part of our negotiations. This deal would form the basis for the anticipated formation of a company that would represent our collective aspirations.
But, we needed the approval of our main Supplier, MTN.
Like a market regular and anti-competition watchdog, MTN looked at the composition and potential size of the new proposed entity and decided that it would pose potential danger to its business as it would be in control of close to 75% of its product distribution.
So, we settled on a watered down deal by breaking the proposed new entity into two. This resulted in the formation of iZone and AshCell.
Once iZone was formed we had to move quickly to begin the process of addressing some of the crucial factors for a successful merger execution.
In our case, we had no time to spare. We had to "build the aircraft as it was flying".
We were doing integration planning while executing on our combined existing sales targets.
Our decades of combined experience in the industry had to be brought to bear for a smooth execution.
We couldn't afford to have a lull in the achievement of our sales targets even at a time when we were engaged in:
1. staff integration;
2. making sure that customer service representatives knew exactly what to say when they received a call; and
3. that everyone was singing the same tune at the same time.
There were many other issues to be addressed as well:
....migrating employee leave days; health insurance policies; perks, etc. The nitty-gritty stuff that seem trivial yet so important that they could severely affect employee morale negatively.
We needed to define governance for our new entity including the preparation of policies and operations manuals.
While we are proud of doing things "our way" we did not leave certain important aspects of the merger execution in our layman's hands and rather engaged the services of Ishmael Yamson & Associates to help us define governance and prepare the important sections of our policy and operational manual.
All in all it has been a great experience.
Any misstep along the way could have been quite disastrous.
While the valuation deal we reached was not perfect we accepted that waiting for perfection could spell the end of our businesses. It was a give and take process and some had to give more than they took. Today we are all happy with our relative shareholding positions. And, that is very important!
In conclusion, I state again that size matters and there is strength in numbers.
As credit dependent as our business is, we have had no difficulty securing the necessary credit and financial advice from our bank partners.
Our new strength and our market size have made us a coveted partner while the combined synergies fuel our growth.
Many a time, a lot of us have resisted changing with changing times and economic tide only to be crushed by the speeding freight train that we saw or should have seen coming from miles away.
It is my observation that indigenous Ghanaian entrepreneurs find it difficult to work with each other.
Until and unless we are willing to relinquish some control to become part of a bigger entity with strength, we risk being run over by bigger and better resourced competitors.
I thank you for the opportunity.


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Each year, the Tai Sui or Grand Duke Jupiter changes locations. In 2017, the Year of the Rooster, it lands in the West. If your home faces the West or you sit facing the West direction while at work or at home, it is said that this will put you in direct conflict with the Tai Sui. This presents the probability of obstacles or setbacks placed in your way, either businesswise or personally. Bad luck will be aplenty. In order to appease him, carry the Feng Shui Tai Sui Card throughout 2017.
The Tai Sui 2017 Card is especially important for those whose animal signs are directly or indirectly in conflict with Tai Sui, including the Rooster, Rabbit (a direct clash), Horse and Rat. These horoscope signs in particular are said to reap benefits from carrying this Tai Sui amulet in 2017, although anyone can carry this amulet to be on the good side of Tai Sui.


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I finally got around to checking out Rebecca Black's new single, "Saturday," and you know what? It's kind of awesome.
Like, it's actually pretty cute – she's poking fun at herself and partying with her friends – and I admire the fact that Black has managed to work her colossal Internet #fail to her advantage. Plenty of us were simultaneously mesmerized and horrified by "Friday," Rebecca Black's claim-to-'fame' back in 2011, and a few crazies took it a step further by issuing death threats against Black (who was 13-years-old at the time).
Instead of crumpling under the weight of all her 'haters,' Black apparently went on to set up her own YouTube account, which has accumulated over half a million subscribers. Yesterday, she posted the music video and single to her follow-up to "Friday" – albeit three years too late – "Saturday."


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As Valentine's Day is fast approaching, Andrea and I thought we should get a jumpstart on a Valentine craft. I was searching for inspiration online and came across a wreath on Google that was pink sequins and I loved it! So we decided to try our had at these wreaths and decorate them to meet our individual taste.
heart shaped wreath form
dowel rod
glitter & glue
sequins, tulle, or ribbon
When I was a little girl (see photo below....yep, that's me), I truly thought I was going to grow up to be a Solid Gold Dancer. I was so fascinated by them! So I decided to do my wreath in gold sequins. We found these styrofoam wreath forms at Hobby Lobby. Using a dowel rod, we poked it through the wreath form in a diagonal as if cupid himself shot right through it. Then you start wrapping the wreath form in whatever you'd like to cover it with. My next one will be burlap. Andrea used red tulle for hers.
We've been seeing these glitter tipped feathers all over Pinterest so we decided to add these to the wreath, as well. Using glittering glue, just paint the tips with the glue and pour your glitter on them. I used gold and Andrea used red on hers.
Using the standard accordion fold technique, we added lollies to cover up the bottom of the feathers. Andrea used shredded paper behind her lollie that was left over from our garland project and I used pink paper fringe behind mine.
We cut out triangles from vintage paper and hot glued them to the tip of the dowel for the arrow's point. We then used the rest of the feathers (I had to cut mine shorter) as the bottom of the arrow...attaching them with hot glue.
Tia's ode to the groovy Solid Gold Dancers
Andrea's classic red Valentine version
Happy crafting and giddy up!!
tia & andrea


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The more opportunities that children have to engage in creative play, the better they will become at mastering the academic and non-academic situations they later encounter. The time that children spend watching screens deprives them of time they could spend playing creatively and learning meaningfully. The article explores how we can help children construct knowledge today by encouraging creative play, limiting involvement with electronic media, and helping children find meaningful problems to solve.


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Not going to lie - I stole this letter off a stranger's blog. But she seems really nice and I don't think she will mind. It is a teary read - a letter from the Prophet to his sweet wife Marjorie...
"My Darling,
All that is said in this book concerning your virtues is true. Your own words and those spoken by a host of friends bear tribute to your worth. More, much more, might have been included.
It is now more than sixty years since we entered the Salt Lake Temple, there to be married for eternity. I had known you for a long time prior to that. I knew what I was getting into, and it has turned out as I had hoped it would. What a treasured companion you have been. Through all these years we have walked side by side as equals before the Lord. There have been good days and bad days, but the good days have far outnumbered the bad ones.
You have been my critic and my judge. You have seen to it that my shoes were shined, my suit pressed, my tie straight. You have pushed aside the flattery that comes with public life, and winnowed the kind and sincere words of honest and loving friends. You have held at bay that old fraud of adulation and kept my feet planted on the solid earth. How I appreciate you....our voracious appetite for reading and your relentless pursuit of knowledge have kept you alert and refreshing throughout a long and fruitful life. Now we have grown old together, and it has been a sweet experience. We have shrunk in stature and move a little more slowly. We are more forgetful. But as of this writing we still have one another--and that is so good. And when in some future day the hand of death gently touches one or the other of us there will be tears, yes, but there will also be a quiet and certain assurance of reunion and eternal companionship.
'Trusty, dusky, vivid, true...'
The God of Heaven fashioned you.
I love you, dear"
Could there be a better depiction of how incredibly sweet and tender he was? He was strong and steadfast, yet incredibly meek and humble. He had the cutest sense of humor. And let's be honest, is there a cuter grandpa?
I am so grateful to have been raised "knowing" and loving him. I am grateful for his beautiful example and sweet simplicity. I love the principles that he lived by and encouraged us to rise to. I am grateful that my kids can recognize his picture and pray for him in their nightly prayers. I am grateful for the millions of ways that my testimony was strengthened by his amazing words and the very sound of his voice! I know that he was called of God and rejoice in the fact that he is now with our loving Heavenly Father. It melts my heart to think of his reunion with his eternal companion too...:)
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What's Your True Color?
My Result: Orange
You're a bold, confident orange. A warm, powerful color that indicates a strong, welcoming personality, orange is the mark of people who are social and extroverted by nature. Vibrant, with an upbeat attitude, you have a bright, inviting demeanor. Energetic and fun-loving, you're a real friend-magnet. Your easy charm and unassuming manner make you the sort of person people want to meet and get to know better. Well-rounded and fun to be around, you enjoy helping others, so it's no surprise that orange also symbolizes attraction. Orange is an extraordinary color — for an extraordinary person.
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he Spanish islands are famous destinations for European holiday makers. They offer excellent tourists facilities that will definitely suit almost everyone's taste. Most tourists will usually spend their day lounging on the beach and engaging themselves with water sport and other sightseeing activities and end the day partying or clubbing.
Here're three islands known for its excellent nightlife.
I've been hearing Ibiza since I was a kid. This place hosts a lot of parties and a lot of international DJs go to this island to perform. It's also said to be the party capital of the world (although some people might not agree and would prefer Koh Phangan instead). Ibiza is also tagged as the dance Mecca of Europe and is said to attract the crowds of the young, rich and beautiful. The main hotspots include Ibiza town in the east coast and San Antonio on the west coast.
Another popular destination for partyphiles is Majorca. Holidays to Majorca won't be complete without experiencing the excellent nightlife. Majorca or Mallorca also attracts a lot of international DJs same as Ibiza. Famous resorts to find the hottest parties include Magaluf (where you can find BCM, one of the popular clubs), El Arenal and Palma.
Gran Canaria
This may not be as famous as Ibiza or Majorca when it comes to partying but Gran Canaria also boasts a lot of bars, clubs, discos, karaokes and cabarets. This is a nice spot for those who want to enjoy the night away before hitching a yacht en route to their next destination. The most famous spot for partying is Playa del Ingles in the South.
Partying in the Spanish islands is actually one of the things that I want to experience at least once in my life. Having been to Koh Phangan once, I always wonder what it's like to party in other known partying places and these three islands are on top of my future destination list.


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Genting Indahpura Sports City
A haven for sports lovers, Genting Indahpura Sports City is located at Taman Indapura, in Kulaijaya District.
Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club
Visit the stunning landscape of Horizon Hills and enjoy more than just a game of golf here.
Impian Emas Golf & Country Club
Impian Emas Golf Club is strategically located in the heart of Johor Bahru and offers the best 9-hole public golf course in the country.
Kukup Golf Resort
The Kukup Golf Resort sits on the South Western tip of Peninsula Malaysia, in the district of Pontian
Pulai Springs Country Club Johor
Pulai Springs Country Club Johor offers a world class experience for golfers and jetsetters around the globe.
The Legends Golf & Country Club
The Legends Golf & Country Club is located in beautiful Sedenak, Johor just a 40-minute drive away from the Second Causeway via the North-South Highway.


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