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However, Spring really is special with everything reawakening from its Winter dormancy--plants sprouting from the barren ground, trees and shrubs blooming, naked brown trees bursting into green, and flowers modeling their brilliant colors.
But, a picture is still worth a thousand words, so here are a few photos.
|A Forsythia explosion!
|Cherry Blossoms
|Magnificent Magnolias
|Azaleas pretty in pink
|A busy bumble bee
|Sprouting into Spring
|An explosion of red berries!
Happy Spring!


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Basho speaking about Riak distributed NoSQL database in September
Posted 2012-09-03 13:15:00
Thanks to LUGOD member Eric R. for suggesting we invite
Basho to come speak about
their Riak database. One of their developers is actually from Davis, and has
agreed to come speak at our September
general meeting (Monday, Sept. 17).
Speaker needed for September
Posted 2012-08-27 16:30:00
Our speaker for September has had to reschedule to
December ("WidgetFX"), so
we're looking for someone to come speak on Sept. 17th.
Please see our call for speakers.
Open Clip Art Library talk this month
Posted 2012-08-08 13:40:00
Join us on Monday, August 20th for a presentation
on the Open Clip Art Library (and related projects), and the software and
infrastructure that powers it.
SUSE rescheduled for November
Posted 2012-07-18 14:00:00
Another engineer at SUSE has offered to come speak at LUGOD at
our November meeting. Along with
SUSE Linux for the Enterprise, he's also offered to talk about their "Open
Build Server" (for creating RPM and DEB packages for various distros)!
Further talk details will be fleshed out soon.
July general meeting cancelled
Posted 2012-07-09 17:20:00
Our guest speaker from SUSE has to reschedule his talk at LUGOD due to
a scheduling conflict. Since it's mid-summer, and it's short notice to
find and announce a new speaker, we're skipping the meeting we had scheduled
on July 16th. Our next event will be a social gathering on August 7th,
and our next general meeting will be August 20th: "Open Clip Art Library."
This month at LUGOD: Wikipedia!
Posted 2012-06-06 09:15:00
Developers from the Wikimedia foundation will be speaking at
this month's LUGOD meeting, on Monday, June 18th.
Come learn about the technology behind Wikipedia and related projects!
And down the road in July: openSUSE;
in August: Open Clip Art Library; September: WidgetFX; and October:
Home CNC Machining with Linux!
LUGOD's 2012 calendard is filling up!
Posted 2012-04-10 17:15:00
We've booked guest presenters for meetings
through September (so far)! Of course, that doesn't mean we're not
always looking for speakers. Want to talk?
Have a topic idea? Know someone we should invite?
Once again, drop Bill Kendrick a note via email:
Web-based IRC lets you talk to LUGOD members in your browser
Posted 2012-02-01 01:55:00
We just discovered that Freenode offers a web-based IRC interface.
Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#lugod
to join LUGOD's IRC channel. There are literally thousands
of other open source-related channels on Freenode, as well!
Photos from our anniversary meeting / "Processing" presentation
Posted 2012-01-16 23:15:00
Enjoy some photos from our big celebration
and "Processing" talk last night!
Hands-on demo for Co-op "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise"
Posted 2012-01-14 15:15:00
Thanks to the
Davis Food Co-Op for inviting us to
be part of their "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" series of events this month, and
to Tim Riley, Brian Lavender, Sing, and Alex Mandel who joined me
(Bill Kendrick) and my son in putting together today's demo, and answering
questions. We had a great turnout, lots of interest in Monday's
anniversary meeting, and at least
one new Tux Paint fan.
2012 call for speakers
Posted 2012-01-05 18:20:00
At long last, we've exhausted our long schedule of guest speaker
presentations, so we're once again (always, in fact!)
seeking speakers. If you, or someone you know, would
like to speak, or you have a topic or speaker you'd like to suggest,
please contact Bill Kendrick at email@example.com.
Join us in January!
Posted 2012-01-04 15:45:00
Come by and say 'hello' during our
hands-on Linux demo at the Davis Food Co-Op
on Saturday, January 14th. Then be sure to come join the festivities, and learn
about "Processing" at our big anniversary meeting that
Monday, January 16th. We'll be in the Club Room at the
Veterans Memorial Center (between Davis
High School and the Yolo County Public library, on East 14th Street).
Tonight's social gathering at Ciocolat
Posted 2012-01-03 15:00:00
We've been informed that Crepeville is under renovation at the moment, so
we'll be holding our social gathering at
Ciocolat, which is down a block,
at the corner of 3rd and B Streets in downtown Davis. Sorry for the short
Flyer for January "Processing" meeting and anniversary celebration
Posted 2011-12-30 20:10:00
Happy New Year! We've put together a little
flyer for our
January anniversary meeting.
Please print and post, to help spread the word. Thanks!
LUGOD 13th anniversary meeting in January!
Posted 2011-12-15 11:10:00
The Linux Users' Group of Davis will be marking its 13th birthday at our
January meeting (Monday the 16th).
Along with a presentation on "Processing", we'll be celebrating with free
food and cake, and give-away prizes from O'Reilly and ThinkGeek.
We'll be meeting at the Veterans'
Memorial Center (next to the public library), in the Club Room. Please
join us, and bring your friends!
LUGOD invited to paritipate in January "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" activites at the Davis Food Co-Op
Posted 2011-12-05 17:35:00
We've been invited to do a demo or
presentation at the Davis Food Co-Op
during 31 days of activities during January. See the thread on 'vox' starting
Pyramid slides and election results
Posted 2011-11-22 14:45:00
Our current officers, running unopposed (one accepted nomination per
position), have been re-elected! Bill Kendrick (root), Brian Lavender (sys),
Greg FitzGerald (/dev/null) and Andrew Roach (sys). Also, here are
the slides from last night's "Pyramid"
talk. Enjoy!
November meeting at Explorit
Posted 2011-11-08 14:35:00
We've been given the go-ahead to hold our next meeting
(November 21st) at Explorit science center
on 5th Street!
Venues needed for November and January meetings
Posted 2011-10-26 10:40:00
The public library will be closed on the days we're holding our November (21st)
and January (16th) meetings, and their
security system is still not configured to allow after-hours access.
If you can provide space for either or both meetings, please email
Bill Kendrick. (Note: Our January meeting
will be our 13th birthday, so we're looking for somewhere with capacity for
40-80 people, and that allows food.) Thanks in advance!
Slides and photos from Hacking Space Exploration and Science
Posted 2011-10-22 14:10:00
Enjoy some photos from Ariel Waldman's
visit to LUGOD, and the slides from her
"Hacking Space Exploration and
Science" presentation (42MB PDF).
Nominations now being accepted for LUGOD officer positions
Posted 2011-10-18 10:25:00
As of last night's meeting, nominations are now open for LUGOD's
elected officer positions: root (president), sys (vice president),
typescript (secretary) and /dev/null (treasurer). If you
would like to nominate yourself, or someone else, for one or more position,
please email your nomination to LUGOD's secretary at:
email@example.com. Nominations
will be accepted until November 20th, and elections will being starting
at November's meeting. (Note: It's been 6 years since we've had to vote
— usually no more than one candidate gets chosen per position —
but if we do, it will take place online between the November and December
meetings.) See our Bylaws for more.
Slides from Full Scale Flight Simulator presentation
Posted 2011-10-03 16:00:00
Apologies for the delay! The slides for last month's meetng are now
Presentation slides for
"Full Scale Flight Simulators" talk (14MB ODP presentation file)
Flyer for "Hacking Space Exploration and Science" talk
Posted 2011-09-27 13:45:00
Please print and post this
flyer for October's meeting:
"Hacking Space Exploration and Science". Thanks!
Photos and minutes from FOSS Gaming and Full Scale Flight Simulator talks
Posted 2011-09-21 15:00:00
Minutes (including, for the FOSS Gaming talk, a list of games mentioned) and
photos from the last two LUGOD meetings are now online:
FOSS Gaming: photos,
FOSS Gaming: minutes,
Full Scale Flight Simulators: photos
and FSFS: minutes. When we
receive the slides (and maybe also videos!?) from the FSFS talk, we'll post
them too. Enjoy!
"Hacking Space Exploration and Science" in October; Speaker and Location TBD in November
Posted 2011-09-19 10:30:00
The public library will be on furlough towards the end of November, so we'll
need a venue (as well as a speaker) for our November 21st meeting.
In the meantime, we rounded up Ariel Waldman of Spacehack.org to come
speak at our October 17th meeting (which will be at the library).
Call for speakers: October and November
Posted 2011-07-19 17:40:00
Call for speakers! We're looking for speakers for
our October and November meetings (as well as February 2012 and beyond).
Appaserver slides available
Posted 2011-07-19 17:35:00
Slides are available for yesterday's presentation on Appaserver.
Download the PowerPoint file
(1.5MB). Enjoy!
CSU Bakersfield CS Dept Library!
Posted 2011-07-04 12:25:00
Dr. Melissa Danforth has sent us a couple
photos of their CS dept library, which contains
over 100 books donated from LUGOD.
Photos and slides from Haskell/LLVM talk
Posted 2011-06-20 10:30:00
Enjoy some photos from
last night's LUGOD meeting and
check out the presentation slides
from the Haskell & LLVM talk.
Installfest confirmed for this Saturday
Posted 2011-06-16 12:05:00
Thanks to Alex Mandel and Dan Fiske, LUGOD will be holding a free
Installfest workshop this Saturday!
Please RSVP in advance if you'd like to bring a
computer in, and get help installing or configuring Linux on it!
June LUGOD meeting to be at Wickson Hall, UC Davis
Posted 2011-06-09 17:30:00
This month's meeting, "Writing a compiler in Haskell and
LLVM", will be held at
Wickson Hall, at UC Davis. (Note: parking
on campus is free after 5pm.) Thanks to Alex Mandel for arranging the venue!
Installfest tentatively scheduled for June 18th
Posted 2011-05-20 16:10:00
It looks like our next Installfest workshop will probably
be on Saturday, June 18th, at N Street Cohousing's commonhouse.
We'll post more details once it's confirmed.
Slides and photos from Django talk
Posted 2011-05-17 15:25:00
Enjoy some photos from last night's LUGOD
meeting and the "Django" talk
presentation slides and demo source code.
Flyer for this month's "django" talk
Posted 2011-05-05 12:40:00
Please help us promote this month's talk on "django"
by printing and posting a flyer. Thanks!
Local and LUG calendar updated
Posted 2011-05-04 16:40:00
Once again we spent some time visiting the websites of
other LUGs and local clubs to
find out what they've got scheduled, and added them to
our calendar of events. Enjoy!
Slides and photos from MythTV talk
Posted 2011-04-26 11:35:00
Check out the photos from last week's LUGOD
meeting, the presentation slides
from the MythTV talk, and the brief
meeting minutes. Enjoy!
Cute Linux Foundation video commemorating 20 years of Linux
Posted 2011-04-19 10:55:00
Enjoy this cute video that briefly explains the story of Linux.
(View on YouTube.com;
Visit LinuxFoundation.org)
Slides and code from "MyForth" and "Hibernate" presentations
Posted 2011-03-29 19:00:00
Charles and Brian have both provided us with
presentation slides and
source code downloads for their presentations on "MyForth" and "Hibernate"
at last week's LUGOD meeting. Enjoy!
Planned lugod.org downtime tonight
Posted 2011-03-29 16:20:00
Rod Roark, who donates server space for LUGOD's website and mailing lists,
will be doing a hardware upgrade tonight, so expect some down-time.
Django talk and MythTV talk dates swapped
Posted 2011-03-22 15:20:00
The upcoming talks on the Django web framework and MythTV have swapped dates:
"MythTV" is on April 18th, and
"Django" is on May 16th.
Thanks to Brian and Charles
Posted 2011-03-21 21:14:00
Thanks to Charles Shattuck for doing a short talk on "MyForth" and Brian
Lavender for a short talk on "Hibernate," filling in for our guest speaker
who was stuck in Southern California due to the big storm. John from LFS
has offered to reschedule the "Full Scale Flight Simulator" talk for later
this year. Sorry to those who were disappointed by the last-minute
No flight simulator talk tonight
Posted 2011-03-21 17:50:00
Our guest speakers were stormed in, so as warned on 'vox' and 'vox-announce'
mailing lists, we aren't having the flight simulator talk tonight... but join
us for an impromtu Plan B. 7pm at the library!
Social gathering next Tuesday, "Full Scale Flight Simulators" on March 21st
Posted 2011-02-25 10:20:00
A rare aligning of the calendars has caused our next social gathering
(Tuesday, March 1st) to occur only one week after our
last meeting (this week's "IPv6" talk). See you at
Then, after a 3-week break, we'll be welcoming
John Wojnaroski, Chief Engineer at LFS Technologies, who will be talking
about full-scale flight simulation
under Linux (Monday, March 21st). This will be our first meeting back
at the public library since it reopened on
East 14th Street!
IPv6 presentation photos, slides and code
Posted 2011-02-22 11:40:00
Check out the photos,
meeting minutes and
presentation slides and example
code from last night's talk on IPv6 socket programming!
Officers remain
Posted 2011-02-22 10:00:00
Since there were no nominations made, and no objections to keeping the
current officers at last night's meeting,
elections will not be held until the regularly-scheduled ones on October.
Elections survey non-conclusive
Posted 2011-02-15 11:40:00
Only two people responded regarding
whether LUGOD
should hold elections now (since we forgot to last October!), or wait
until this October.
So we'll hold them if anyone wishes to run against the current officers,
otherwise we'll just stick with the current
ones. If you'd like to nominate yourself, or someone else, please email
typescript by February 20th
(the day before our next meeting).
"Introduction to IPv6 Socket Programming" next week
Posted 2011-02-15 11:25:00
Join us next Monday for a presentation by
Owen DeLong of Hurricane Electric on IPv6 socket programming.
7pm at Explorit Nature Center.
LUGOD changes announced / Elections Survey
Posted 2011-02-04 10:10:00
Per our officer's meeting this week,
LUGOD will soon be ending our LERT (Linux Emergency Relief
Team) service (please use our 'vox-tech'
mailing list, Installfest workshops and/or
IRC chat channel), our
'vox-outreach' mailing list
(use 'vox' for event coordination),
and our old CafePress.com shop.
Additionally, we forgot to hold elections for
club officers in October! We'll be
holding an informal survey on 'vox'
to find out whether we should hold elections immediately, or just wait
until this October.
Presentation slides and videos from December's 3D (Kinect/Wiimote/etc.) talk
Posted 2011-02-03 10:25:00
Slides and most of
the videos from December's talk on 3D interaction, display
and capture are now available. Enjoy!
Anniversary meeting photos
Posted 2011-01-18 16:05:00
Thanks to all who came to last night's LUGOD meeting to help us celebrate
our 12th anniversary! Enjoy a few photos.
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Our word for the week is shape. What even is shape? I like the video below because it shows how shape can be changed and gives me the impression of how hard it is to define shape.
Definitions of shape on the Web:
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
- human body: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
- a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
- form: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
- determine: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- condition: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
- give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
- form: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
So shape can be many things! This is not much of a progress because it is so broad.
My first thought was about how shapes are formed in sports such as cheerleading, rugby, gymnastics and football. I participated in cheerleading last term which must be why it was my first thought. The forming of shapes is beneficial to these sports such as in cheerleading all the stunts make a shape. All shapes have a name and in cheerleading this is also applied to stunts such as libs and baskets. A lib is when the flyer is being held up in the air on one leg and a basket is when the bases hold onto each others wrists and throw the flyer in the air then catch her. Whilst the flyer is in the air, they make shapes with their bodies to make the stunt look good.
I thought of filming the Coventry Cougars cheerleading squad but we have to include shadows in our piece this week and doing stunts in bad lighting conditions would not go well!
I have researched shape artwork and found a German artist called Marc Franz. He worked with shape and animals mainly with oil on canvas.
Marc Franz is one of the popular impressionist artists because of the colour and the use of nature in his work.
In December 1908 he wrote a letter to Reinhart Piper:
I am trying to intensify my feeling for the organic rhythm of all things, to achieve pantheistic empathy with the throbbing and flowing of nature's bloodstream in trees, in animals, in the air.
Marc Franz gave an emotional meaning or purpose to the colors he used in his work: blue was used for masculinity and spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red encased the sound of violence. His work is full of shapes and in the picture below, there are barely any curved lines, just lots of points. I think it gives the animal a wild feeling about it because it seems sharp and frozen like it is waiting to pounce. The surroundings are shaped in a similar way but it is still easy to tell what is the animal and what is the background because of the way the shapes link together plus the colour varies.
Shape is part of everyday life, everything has a shape! I have been researching the Bauhaus in Germany. This is a school that combined crafts and the fine arts to teach art, architecture, graphic design, interior design, industrial design and typography. I read through the Bauhaus manifesto, I found it difficult to read at first but I understood it when reading it the second time. They talk about the split between the arts and craftmanship, this is what they are trying to prevent by this school because it teaches students to link them together creatively. This manifesto begins with the sentence – The ultimate aim of all visual arts is the complete building! The first thing I thought of was linking visual arts to architecture although in the manifesto it links to fine arts. I normally think of fine arts as drawings but this is not the case as the Bauhaus manifesto shows. Visual arts need to be linked to craftsmen but the manifesto states how art cannot be taught but those artists should learn a trade because 'art is not a profession.' This join of artist ad trade creates the ability to achieve great architecture and sculptures. They will be able to create everything to do with the building including furnishings. From this one school, they have shaped our world today. The shape designs they came up with are used in all major cities.
Shape is drummed into our society in terms of looks, although I feel like this is trying to be changed. Everyone is a different shape although many people do have an ideal shape. I think this is mainly due to the ideas drummed into people's minds, especially girls it seems. The 'ideal figure' is shown through the media in the form of role models. Actual models are usually size zero, a size I would personally not like to be. Although this seems to be slowly changing for example, when carrying out research I found this article. This talks about how Australian fashion industry is preparing to reject skinny models. It talks about how these models influence people to be like them which sometimes causes diseases such as anorexia or bulimia. I think it will be a good influence if all models are not a size zero but am not sure of the effect this will have on society. I do not think there is an ideal size, everyone has a different idea even if the changes between ideas only differ slightly, they are still different. I do not know how much it will change society if size zero models were no longer used because those who want to be that skinny will not get put off by this instantly. This would have to be a long progress but could gradually work and will hopefully reduce the amount of people getting anorexia or bulimia. I have been researching how the media affects eating disorders and found this website. It talks about how the media may influence people into having an eating disorder because of the images shown through in the media such as beauty and dieting. 1 in 11 billboards have a direct message about beauty and there are always new diets advertised. I think the media shows it is good to be skinny but whenever I see anorexia in the media, it is not encouraging it, in fact, it is usually talking about the negative side of it. Anorexia could be causes by being bombarded with the message of how being skinny is good but I do not think it is the main cause of anorexia. This article backs up my ideas by saying it is more the genetics/environment that leaves the person open to getting a disease like anorexia and there are many factors that go into it. I found the video below when researching anorexia and it explains the disorder well. It is a more mental disorder than an eating disorder because the person does not see themselves for what they actually look like.
Leading on from this research, I have decided to look into being double jointed because this changed the generic shape of the human body. Being double jointed means you can bend joints further than most people, it does not mean that you have an extra joint. This website has an easy way to explain being double jointed and some pictures that may make people with a weak stomach queasy! The website explains that the shape of the bone and the ligaments that join it determine the flexibility of the joint. Double jointed is also known as joint hypermobility, this basically means the joint moves more than it should but is more likely to be called this if the hypermobility causes problems such as joint pain, back pain and dislocated joints according to the NHS website. I decided to research this because I am double jointed in my fingers and knees, members of my family are also double jointed in their hands so wanted to find out if it was hereditary. On the NHS website, it has confirmed by suspicion and says it runs in families.
My research so far has developed and I have decided to use the human body to create shapes. We rented out dedo lights and a Z5 to film us and the shadows we created. I used my joints to make different shapes so you could see it in the shadow. Here is our final shape project –
I thought this turned out quite well, but if I were to do it again, I would make sure you can see the shadow more clearly. We found it quite difficult adjusting the dedo lights to create a shadow without the person being in the way. We did not have enough time in the studio to play around with it anymore which would have improved the shadows. I like the shot of the bird shaped shadow because you cannot see the persons hands, I would have liked to do more of just shadows. I received feedback from Steve Dawkins who said this shapes video seems like it could be two separate videos, one about shadows and the other about shape of the body in gymnastics. I agree with this, some of the parts that are put together look quite random and are only related by the shadow and background. Steve also said about how it could have looks better visually with a black background with the lights instead of blue. I enjoyed doing the gymnastics and the shadows looked good during the front walkover, especially in slow motion. It was good to do at least one project in a larger group because it can be more fun. I certainly enjoyed myself even though we were only in there for an hour. I took the tape and completed the editing with the help of Lydia. We had nearly forty-five minutes of footage so it took quite a while to cut it down to an appropriate size. It was fun to watch back because I had not been behind the camera so did not know what any of it looked like. I am happy with how it turned out, it is a happy piece which reflects the fun we had with it such as Lydia's failed handstand!


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The most important factor in losing weight is your diet plan. What you eat each day will determine whether or not your weight loss program is a success or not. One of the reasons why what we eat is so important is because some foods can dramatically help to slow down a person's metabolic rate.
The speed of your metabolism will be a major factor in how quickly and easily you find it to lose weight and more importantly it will also help to determine if you can keep the weight off once you lose it. To succeed at losing weight you need to start eating foods that help to speed up the body's metabolic rate.
In this article let's quickly tell you about five food that will slow down your metabolism dramatically and reduce your chances of achieving weight loss success.
The first food on our list is foods that contain refined sugars. Refined sugars can be found in almost every sweet food that we eat, if you want to speed up your metabolism you need to stay well clear of cakes, candy, cookies and chocolates to name just a few of them. Not only do these delicious tasting foods play havoc with a person's metabolism but they will also destroy the teeth. Which will lead to tooth decay, which can lead to even lower self-esteem and confidence.
Consuming too much sugar, can also cause the blood sugar levels in the body to rise, which results in a slower metabolic rate. If you are a person who craves sweet food, why not swap that chocolate bar or ice cream dessert for a piece of fruit.
The second food that will slow down your metabolism is processed foods. Processed foods are so popular today because not only are they inexpensive to buy, but they are so convenient as well. Ready-made processed meals can be cooked within minutes when compared to cooking the meals yourself which can take hours. If you want to speed up your sluggish metabolism, you must reduce or eliminate the amount of processed foods that you eat. Processed foods are usually high in chemical preservative that help keep them fresh and also high in trans fats which are killers. Processed foods are also usually quite low in nutritional value which is another reason which they should be avoided.
The third food that will slow down the metabolism is fried foods, they may taste delicious but they are high in saturated fats and contain lots of calories. That will grind your weight loss results to a sudden halt. Saturated fats is going to reduce your metabolic rate, so instead of frying your food, trying grilling it instead. Your body will thank you for it, with the reduced calorie content and reduction of nasty fats.
The fourth food on the list is white bread. This is because the process used when producing it causes important nutrients such as iron, vitamins and micro nutrients to be removed in the making of the bread. White bread is also high in sugar which will cause blood sugar to increase resulting in a drop in your metabolic rate. Swap the white bread for whole wheat bread which has a much better nutritional value.
The fifth food on our list which will slow down the metabolism is alcohol. Alcohol is high in sugar and calories which again will stop you from losing weight. Reduce or eliminate your alcohol intake and your metabolism will thank you big time.
More related articles.
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To mimic a multi-SQL Server environment of one of our clients on a single server, I needed to link the SQL Server to itself. If found several suggestions by googling it, but only this one worked for me:
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver @server='alias', –the name of the linked server
@datasrc='.',–the data source
@provstr='Integrated Security=SSPI';
The other suggestions I found, used the same approach, but with a different provider. SQLNCLI worked for me.


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Last month, I was disappointed to discover that my Aveeno "Naturals" products were actually tested on animals. Following that discovery, I promised to introduce you to some cruelty-free products to help you revamp your beauty routine. I'm excited today to have my first installment of "Don't Be Cruel". Up first is Brooklyn, New York-based Sprout Wellness.
Sprout is just about as natural and safe as you can get. Their products are handmade, and they use organic ingredients that you probably have in your cabinets right now. Shea butter, rosewater, tea tree oil, apple cider vinegar, witch hazel, sea salt… Sound familiar?
First up is the Cleanser. Ingredients: rosewater, vegetable glycerin, tea tree oil.
If you're a fan of rosewater, get yourself some of this cleanser. The smell is divine. Oh, and if you're like me and wondering how you're supposed to clean your face with a product that is the consistency of water, it turns out you just need to put it on a cotton ball and swipe your face. Then rinse your face with water, and your skin will feel fresh and clean.
Next up, Toner. Ingredients: raw apple cider vinegar, pure witch hazel, essential oils of sandalwood and clary sage.
Look at that. Apple cider vinegar, witch hazel, and essential oils. It doesn't get more real than that. Raw organic apple cider vinegar has the "mother" of the vinegar still in it. That's where the living nutrients and bacteria are. (If you're a kombucha drinker, you know what I'm talking about.) It is anti-bacterial and alkaline, clearing blemishes and restoring proper pH to your skin. And witch hazel is one of the most effective astringents in the world. I've used plain witch hazel for years, but am loving the way my skin feels after using this Sprout toner. I'm hooked!
I also tried the Exfoliant. Ingredients: dead sea salt, oat flour, almond meal.
I loved this product. I like an exfoliant that I can feel scrubbing my skin, but not one that tears it apart either. This exfoliant is the perfect texture. Gentle, but with enough scrubby to make me feel like it really did something. And look, three ingredients. Awesome.
Now for one of my favorite products, the cream. Ingredients: Wildcrafted, unrefined shea butter, extra virgin coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil.
This stuff is out of this world. I know many of my readers are fans of coconut oil already, and we know what a miracle worker it is. And shea butter is such a powerful moisturizer. The texture of this product is so creamy, absolutely luxurious. I have a history of acne, and this cream didn't make my skin feel oily at all. This may be exactly what I need for my alligator legs, too.
I have fallen in love with Sprout Wellness. The products have only three or four ingredients, and they make my skin feel absolutely incredible. Their shea butter is from a woman's collective in Africa and is certified fair trade. On their website, they list exactly where they get their ingredients. They just updated their packaging to be more eco-friendly, too! The glass is recycled, the cork is sustainable, and the seal is made from vegan wax, paper tags, and no plastic!
What's not to love?
And being the generous people that they are, Sprout is willing to share some of the love with one of my readers in a GIVEAWAY!!! One lucky reader has the chance to win a cleanser, toner, mini cream, and face exfoliant. Here's what you need to do.
Mandatory entry: Visit the Sprout Wellness site and let me know something awesome you learned about the company or their products.
Additional opporutnities to win. Leave a separate comment for each:
- Follow @SproutWellness on Twitter
- Like Sprout on Facebook
- Tweet this giveaway: "GIVEAWAY! Cruelty-free beauty products from @sproutwellness on @merfinprogress http://www.merfinprogress.com/?p=744"
Good luck! The winner will be announced Monday 5/30.


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If the rights of a citizen aren't documented then they don't really have anything that seems permanently binding to make them feel secure that those rights won't just be violated. It would probably help the citizens better understand the rights that they have under the country they live in as well.
If a British citizen does have rights, then what reason is there for not expressly enumerating these rights in a formal document? If rights are coming out of some ethereal ether or from a complex series of common law decisions, then who can understand them or decide whether they have been violated? All civilized nations should enshrine the rights their citizens possess in a legal document which is the law of the land.


text: Cells may control genes simply by stretching them, a discovery that could pave the way for applications that require precise control over gene expression, such as lab-on-a-chip devices. For living organisms to function properly, the activity of genes contained within the DNA must be precisely regulated. To activate a gene and read out its information, a cell must activate certain components of its biochemical machinery. Playing tug-of-war with DNA: This illustration shows the experimental setup: Laser beams (red cones) trap two beads connected by a strand of DNA. The researchers then slowly lower the beads until the DNA gets close enough for an RNA polymerase enzyme (blue) to latch on. (Image: Gary Skinner) First, an enzyme called RNA polymerase must latch onto a specific binding site on the DNA and unwind the two strands that make up the double helix. The enzyme then travels along the stretch of DNA, reading out the information and making a copy in the form of an RNA molecule. Along with his colleages, Koen Visscher from the College of Optical Sciences and the University of Arizona's BIO5 Institute took advantage of optical tweezers to manipulate and move around the molecular players as required for the process of gene activation to study how they interact. At the heart of the optical tweezers' apparatus is an infrared laser capable of trapping tiny particles and holding them in place. Researchers attach a single DNA molecule to plastic beads so small that tens of them in a row would barely reach across a human hair. "We trap one of those beads in our optical tweezers," Visscher said. "Then we go in with a second trapped bead carrying an antibody capable of attaching to the DNA and run it into the first bead. The idea is to try and catch the loose end of the DNA. It's like fishing for DNA." This fishing expedition can take a long time. Because the DNA is too small to see even with a microscope, the researchers use the optical tweezers to slightly tug on one bead and watch whether the other moves in response. "If it does, we know we hooked the DNA," he said. Once both beads connected by the strand of DNA are trapped, the scientists make one of the beads oscillate back and forth. The DNA transmits the movement, causing the bead on the other end to oscillate as well. Koen Visscher, associate professor in the University of Arizona's department of physics, adjusts the microscope attached to the optical tweezers setup. Visible in the foreground is part of the laser apparatus used to hold the beads in place. (Image: Patrick McArdle/UANews) To measure the interaction between the DNA and the RNA polymerase molecule, a third bead comes into play: Studded with a few RNA polymerase molecules and attached to a microscope slide, it is placed underneath the outstretched DNA molecule, which contains an RNA polymerase binding site, a specific code sequence that the enzyme recognizes and binds to. "We slowly lower the DNA onto the enzyme," said Visscher. "Once it latches onto the DNA, it inhibits the transduction of force between the beads. It's like two children pulling back and forth on an elastic band until a frustrated parent grabs it in the middle and puts an end to the horseplay. In our case, the RNA polymerase has the same effect: The DNA strand can no longer transmit the oscillations from the first bead to the second, causing it to stop moving. That is how we know if the polymerase has bound to the DNA." The discovery came when the researchers pulled on the two beads holding the DNA, gradually increasing the tension. At some point, the gene was no longer read. "As we increase the tension, we see that the enzyme finds it harder and harder to latch on," he said, "to the point where it still binds but falls off almost immediately." The force applied to the DNA strand ranges from 1 piconewton to 12 piconewton, about 50,000 times weaker than the weight of a grain of salt. "If we apply too much force, we alter the structure of the DNA. If we change the structure of the DNA, all bets are off as far as the interaction with the protein goes. We want to be far away from that," Visscher said. "There are a lot of ways to biochemically control the activity of genes on those chips, but we believe there is another way – you can do it by force. Picture a chip with DNA molecules attached to it. If you attach a magnetic bead to the end of certain DNAs and place an electromagnet above that chip, you could switch certain genes on or off, simply by stretching or relaxing the DNA." What about nature? Is it possible that organisms use DNA stretching as a way to control their gene expression? "We don't know that yet for sure," Visscher said. "But if one looks at how DNA is packed in a cell's nucleus, one finds that there is a lot of stretching and twisting going on, so it's possible." For more information, visit: www.arizona.edu


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A founding father once wrote, 'nothing in this world can be said to be certain except death and taxes'. But whilst taxes may be certain for law abiding folk in the western world, there are thousands who live off the grid and still more who live outside the radar of taxation given that their meager livings barely scratch the threshold of what we lucky ones know as minimum wage. No... taxes, unfortunately (or fortunately for some of our members of parliament), aren't certain.
Death however is 'certainly' a universal truth and the avoidance of death - or survival - our constant preoccupation in one guise or another. Thus literature, widely acknowledged to be a reflection of society and our values, explores death more than any other theme (and if that other great theme 'love' - without which we die - might be categorized as means of survival, one could almost hypothesize that death and its avoidance, is the only theme).
When we look at the 'great' works of literature, death and matters of survival are some of the biggest Pulitzer winners out there. From 'The Old Man and The Sea' (1953) to 'The Colour Purple' (1983), the books that win are those which literally threaten to take our (or their protagonists') breath away. Fortunately for those of us who aren't inclined to make the epic effort it requires to wade through the opening pages of Hemingway's epic piece of literature (or as one sharp social commentator called it, 'too dull, too ordinary [albeit it] with some of the greatest insights ever written') you can satisfy your hankering for death and survival in almost every current Richard-and-Judy-stickered novel out there from Harry Potter to The Lovely Bones.
But in Britain, our literary history is somewhat telling. Certainly, some of the great literature invokes the grand themes - A Tale of Two Cities (love, sacrifice, survival ...and death), Watership Down (survival...and death), 'And then there were none' (death times 10 - yes, an Agatha Christie pops in, surprisingly at number 51 on the greatest British book list). The rest of the list is populated predominantly by books like Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Vanity Fair, Jane Eyre and Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Hang on a minute; those aren't about survival are they?
They do of course have a universal theme; the rigours and constraints of society and the perils of being outcast. Yes, it seems in Britain at least, breaking social etiquette at one time was a fate worse than death. And certainly it threatened our - mainly women's - survival. Getting a husband, in order to avoid certain social death in middle class society, was everything. And that's not all. Social death in its broadest sense, includes themes like racism, slavery, persecution and gender exclusion - 'To Kill a Mockingbird', 'Gone with the Wind' and 'The Plague of Doves'. Those novels that examine both physical death and social death have the most disturbing impacts of all; Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies and A Clockwork Orange.
In fact our morbid fascination with death has been created and recreated in countless different ways. Death has power. It's the number one box office draw. It's why the media concentrate on tragedy. It's why the soap operas kill off a major character to get Christmas ratings. It's even why those shedding light on an afterlife can attract thousands of believers. And for us authors, if we capture it well enough, death of any kind (physical, social, animal, fish or human) can earn us some big bucks, or even a highly sought after literary prize.


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Here is a sample what our head chef Vignir Hlöðversson and head pastry chef Ingibergur Sigurðsson prepared for us.
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Ismailia ĭzmāəlē´ə [key] or Al Ismailiyah äl ĭsmăĭlē´yə [key], city (1986 est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the seat of the Suez Canal administration. Extensive irrigation is used for growing fruits and vegetables livestock is raised. Ismailia was founded in 1863 by Ferdinand de Lesseps , who used it as his base of operations during the construction of the canal. The city was named after Ismail, a khedive of Egypt. A nearby military base established by the British in World War I is now under Egyptian control. After Israeli forces shelled Ismailia in the wake of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, part of the city's civilian population was evacuated. In the 1973 war Israeli ground forces pushed to within the city's outskirts.
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One of my favorite summer quotes on Instagram this summer was "Summer. Hair gets lighter. Skin gets darker. Water gets warmer. Music gets louder. Life gets better." Does this mean that we have to look at winter as the dismal opposite of this quote? NO WAY! I, for one, am a child of the winter and prefer it over summer for many reasons, especially fashion and beauty! So let me take a moment to re-write this quote for the colder months that are now upon us: "Winter. Hair gets shinier, clothes get classier, nail polish gets darker, and accessories get fiercer!"
If you're anything like me, putting a pair of boots on again, for the first time, is like a breath of fresh air. Summer fashion cannot even compete with the chic-ness of its colder counterpart. Here are some of my favorite tips for fashion and beauty this winter:
- GO DARK. Dark nails, dark lips, dark shadow. My go-to nail polish color for the past few winters has been 'Wicked' by Essie, however I have recently ventured towards an even darker hue called 'Luxedo'. It looks almost black when applied but you definitely feel like a rock star wearing it. Pair the vixen nails with an equally edgy smokey eye. There are so many fabulous YouTube videos on how to do this yourself, but when all else fails just layer dark grey shadow on your outer corners slowly, blend it inwards with a small makeup brush and add a winged eye with liquid liner. Wear intense smokey eyes with a nude lip, but if you're just wearing simple eyeliner then definitely go for a deep burgundy lip color. One of the most amazing shades I've found is a dark red called 'Beguiled' from TopShop. This shade is almost always sold out, so I would suggest popping by Bobbi Brown for some fantastic options that are also super hydrating. Winter tip: Make sure you exfoliate your lips and put some Vaseline on before lipstick so that you don't get any cracks in the cold!
- L is for leather. We all love this trend, from leather boots to pants and every girl's must-have winter staple: a black leather jacket. My style is often girly so it was really hard to find a leather jacket that didn't feel too harsh. I finally found the perfect one at All Saints in London. I used to think that no leather jacket would ever suit me but I promise you leather jackets are like soul mates- there's one out there for everyone! Winter tip: Don't overdo too much leather in one outfit- keep it to two pieces maximum (ex. boots and a jacket or pants and a bag).
- Moisturizer is your best friend. Make peace with it. Buy it in bulk. Keep it by your side at work and at home. Moisturizing is always important but cold wind makes our skin so much more susceptible to dryness. Make sure you moisturize every day and keep a hand cream with you at all times. This is an ideal time to use a heavier night cream for the face. Winter tip: Don't walk around the house barefoot! This is the fastest way to get dry skin on your heels.
- Don't neglect your feet! Just because you're always in closed shoes it doesn't mean you should be skipping out on pedicures. Keep your tosies in check with trips to the nail salon. Winter is a great time to get those extra treatments at salons like paraffin and hydrating exfoliations so that your skin stays baby soft. Winter tip: Put Vaseline on your heels before bed and wear a pair of socks.
- Protect your strands. Winter is the best time to help your hair recover from all the sun damage and highlights that you probably had done. If you have highlights in, give your hair a bleach break and stick to just root touch ups for color (by the summer, you will have a very natural ombre look). It's always a good idea to get hair treatments done, but as a longer-term solution I would highly recommend doing one of the new protein or collagen hair treatments which last up to 3 months and are available at many different salons now including Eden Salon and The Boudoir. Winter tip: It's extra tempting to take burning hot showers in the winter, but did you know that this severely dries out your skin and hair? For shinier hair, make the water at least lukewarm when rinsing out your conditioner.
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Watch the latest visual from Eric Bellinger.
On The ReBirth standout "Drake's Girlfriend," Eric Bellinger sang mockingly to all of the woman who left him before the fortune and fame. Reception to the song was positive and so, today, he returns with the appropriately jealousy-provoking visuals.
Essentially a tour video, "Drake's Ex" displays Bellinger performing all over the world, lifting clips from concerts and even his appearance alongside Kid Ink on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In other words, he's having a hell of a time and a hell of a career. All we (and presumably the woman who inspired this song) can do is watch it all from our computer monitors.
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US President Obama announces national fuel efficiency policy
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US President Obama announced a new national policy to increase the fuel economy and reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of new cars and trucks sold in the United States. The policy includes proposed new fuel economy standards that cover model years 2012-2016, achieving an average fuel economy of 35.5 mpg for model year 2016. That exceeds the requirements of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, which required an average fuel economy of 35 mpg by model year 2020. The standards will also reduce CO2 emissions from new vehicles by 30% by 2016, down to approximately 250 g CO2/mi. Cars and light trucks cause 17% of the CO2 emissions in the United States.
The new policy represents a collaboration among the US Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 10 of the world's largest auto manufacturers, the United Auto Workers, the State of California, other state governments, and leading environmentalists.
To implement the new policy, the EPA and DOT will initiate a joint rulemaking for new vehicle standards. The EPA will propose GHG emission standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA (a DOT agency) will propose new CAFE standards under EPCA, as amended by the EISA of 2007.
The EPA is expected to propose a national CO2 vehicle emissions standard to achieve on average 250 g/mi (156 g/km) of CO2 in model year 2016. The standards would be phased-in beginning with the 2012 model year.
The proposed standards are expected to be divided into categories of vehicles, based on the size of the vehicles, and they are expected to include a variety of measures to allow flexibility in meeting the standards. For example, the GHG standards (but not the CAFE) would include credits earned for actions such as implementing advanced air conditioning technologies and using additional technologies that reduce CO2 emissions. Such credits would be tradable among the auto manufacturers.
The two sets of standards—GHG and CAFE—would eventually become harmonized. NHTSA is expected to propose a harmonized CAFE standard of 35.5 mpg for MY 2016. Thus, one national policy for all automakers would be in place, instead of three standards: a DOT CAFE standard, an EPA GHG standard and a California GHG standard that would apply to 13 other states.
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Being an online marketer means you have many opportunities to make money with your virtual presence. For some, that will mean strictly working as an affiliate to promote other peoples' items.
But you may want to expand your profits into other areas, such as coaching or info product development. The reason many are drawn to digital product development is that the creation of a product is zero to low cost and it boosts your revenue tremendously from having one static form of online profits.
Brainstorm a Slant and Outline
The foundation for your info product will be the thoroughness of the information you plan to sell. You have the option of selling something that's broad or something that's narrow in nature. Consumers will pay for both of these.
For example, you might choose to create an entire course about survival or you might sell a course specifically on survival gardening for a homestead. You could even drill it down more and sell a course about survival using heirloom seeds.
The best thing to do is sit down and have a brainstorming session. Start with whatever's already in your head and jot down ideas for courses, both broad and narrow. If you want to, draw a mind map that shows broad topics being broken down into smaller ones.
Sometimes, you can combine these topics into something with an original slant. For example, let's say you wanted to create a product on stress relief. One area is nutrition; foods that promote stress relief.
Another area is sleep hygiene. You could combine those two ideas and create a Foods for Better Sleep and Stress Relief product. Being able to connect the common threads between topics helps you put something on the marketplace that may not be there already, or in big numbers.
Use the Look Inside feature of print books on Amazon and make sure you've thought about every topic you need to cover. Don't copy anyone else's work. Just look for main ideas to jog your memory.
Once a slant is chosen, outline your product. Don't worry about length. Focus on making sure that you are covering everything you want to cover in that particular item. Don't bloat it with irrelevant topics.
For example, if your eBook is about nutrition, don't beef it up with a chapter about running on a treadmill just because you want it to be longer. That can actually detract from the consumer's admiration of the book because they'll notice and feel disappointed.
Choosing a Digital Format
When you have your topic and outline chosen, you'll need to make a decision about what format (or formats) you want to deliver your digital creation in. Some people choose to do just one, while others choose multiple media formats.
For example, you can choose to have an eBook for sale. This is very easy and common and consumers are devouring text like never before. But you also might to have video available.
Video products don't have to be you sitting there on camera, if that makes you nervous. It might mean you create a simple PowerPoint slide show and record the screen as you talk.
Some people create a membership model for their digital creation. With a membership, the consumer logs in and is able to access modules that might include a variety of text, video and even audio files.
You can start with whatever makes you most comfortable. Usually, going the text route is the best method for beginners, because most people are used to using Microsoft Word already.
Once you have your eBook written in Word format, all you do is click File and Export and turn it into a PDF version for your buyers to download. You can even add images inside the product for sale.
You can grab free images or paid stock photos. Or, snap some shots yourself if you're in the niche yourself and want to include some original work. For example, someone who is teaching a specific diet might have lovely pictures of their meals and those can be shared in the eBook along with recipes.
Once your eBook is in PDF form, you'll simply right-click on it and click Send To and choose Compressed Zip Folder. That's the file you'll upload to your server. When you upload it, grab the URL destination of the file and this is what you'll need to enter whenever you list the product for sale on a platform, which we'll discuss shortly.
If you're doing videos, then you have the option of allowing your customers to download the video files (which are often large, but let them watch it on their computer rather than online streaming, which is helpful to some people) or, put it inside a members' forum where they can watch it as they want to at their own pace.
For audio, the files are often easier to work with. You'll record your message (even reading your eBook if you want to go that route), and buyers can download the file and listen on the go or while multi-tasking.
Tools and Resources to Help with Its Creation
What tools and resources will help you the most with digital product creation? Let's start with text. You'll want to create your product in Word and convert it to a PDF format. Some people like to include images, so you'll need those.
For the images inside the course, you can go to a free site like MorgueFile.com (don't worry, it's not really a morgue site) or, you can download paid stock photos from a site like DepositPhotos.com or iStockPhoto.com
Make sure you always follow the rules for using other peoples' images whenever you use them in your business, whether it's in the product or on your blog or social media. Some images have strict rules, while others are openly free to use.
What about the eCover? You want a professional cover for your work. Don't skimp and try the do it yourself route unless you're very good at graphics (and some people think they're good, but they're not).
You can still use an image from a stock photo site for your cover. The best way to choose one is to go look at existing books in that niche and see what's popular. Don't try to reinvent the wheel and choose something totally different because the consumers in that niche are going to be attracted to what they know.
Make sure your fonts chosen are professional and easy to read. You can go to an eCover design professional and get a cover made for less than $50. Or, you can even get some decent ones created on Fiverr if you're careful about who you choose.
Where will you house your product? If it's an eBook, then a simple server upload will work fine. But what if it's a video course or something where you want to provide multiple media formats?
For that, you'll want something like a membership site. You could do it all on your blog and just password protect everything if you're on a budget or just not very tech savvy. But there's another option.
Choose a product like Amember, which will allow you to set up memberships for sale. You can connect it with many payment processors and sell different products all from one account.
There are also platforms like Udemy that can help you sell a digital product to consumers who want to learn from you. You can set it up as an instructor and pay them a 3% fee for housing the course.
Creating Your Copy and Listing the Product for Sale
Sales copy is where many new marketers get stuck. They don't like the hype they see on most sales letters, so they try to avoid it. When they do this, they end up missing the point and their copy doesn't convert.
Sales copy isn't about spam or hype. It's about tapping into the pain points and desires of your audience. That's what you need to study. There are many templates and formulas for crafting copy that converts, and you can start with something along those lines and edit it to your personal tastes.
Generally, your sales copy will have headlines and subheadlines, storyline, proof and testimonials, bulletpoints that tell what they'll be receiving in the product, and a call to action that lets them know what step to take next.
Analyze competitor copy online. Make sure you don't swipe their copy. Just to see how others are approaching those in your niche. How could you set yourself apart? Which elements of their copy should you make sure make their way into yours?
For example, if you see sales copy that's really effective because it's a hybrid of text and video by the product creator, then perhaps you'll want to take a similar approach. As long as you avoid copying their message, you'll stay within ethical boundaries.
You can also tweak your sales copy as you go. Nothing's set in stone, so if you come up with a headline you want to test, you can replace it or do a split test between the two forms of copy to see which one converts better.
Listing your product for sale can be done directly on a site like PayPal where you get a PayPal buy button to use. Or, you can increase your profits by using a different platform where affiliates are likely to sign up to promote it for you.
Top choices for this type of digital strategy would be one of three marketplaces. First, you can list it on ClickBank. ClickBank is a marketplace where you can sell your digital product and affiliates can see how well it converts and grab their links to send traffic to you.
JVZoo is another platform where you can list a digital product for sale. While many of the products on the bestseller's list are in the make money online niche, you'll find hundreds of other niche products listed on the site for affiliates to consider promoting.
JVZoo doesn't take anything up front. Just a portion of the sale once it's made. Another site like that would be Warrior Plus. Some people mistakenly believe you have to have a Warrior Forum WSO listing to have a product here, but that's not true.
You can have any type of product listed there, and like JVZoo, you'll be able to pay a small portion of the sale as each product is processed. These are great options for those operating on a shoestring budget with no upfront investment money.
Getting Customers to Your Offer
Most new marketers focus harder on how they'll drive traffic to their offer than they do on recruiting affiliates. That's a big mistake. If you're new to online marketing, then it may take you awhile to build a list of hungry subscribers.
While you will want to work on sending traffic to your offer, start with affiliate recruitment first. Affiliates like to promote things that are newly released and are top quality. You want to find out who is promoting in your niche and approach them.
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Imagine a week of going deeper in our knowledge & understanding of God, time with friends, and enjoying a week away from home with a variety of activities all while aboard houseboats... WELCOME TO HOUSEBOATS 2017!
WHERE: Bullards Bar Lake: 12571 Marysville Rd, Dobbins, CA 95935
WHEN: June 24-29, 2017
WHO: OVERFLOW JH (incoming 6th graders through 8th grade graduates)
WHY: Houseboats has become an incredibly valuable trip for OVERFLOW over the years. The uniqueness of being together on houseboats for a whole week creates a beautiful environment for students to grow in their relationship with one another and with God. This is a great way for students to kick off their summer with a Christ-centered summer trip.
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THEME: "Anchored" Hebrews 6:19
During the trip, we will be diving into Hebrews 6 to learn how we can be 'anchored' in Christ and in Truth in the midst of trials, challenges, and a culture full of false messages about what is 'true' and 'good' that can so easily take us off course. The hope we have in Jesus is firm and secure! Let's get Anchored in Christ!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Here is some important information that will help you plan for this trip.
Cost: $550 ($100 non-refundable deposit is all that is required to register)
Cost Includes:
- Transportation
- All Food (With Help From Our Annual Snack Food Drive)
- Camp Merchandise: OVERFLOW Tank Top
- Houseboats, Ski Boats, and a variety of other water activities.
- Misc. Trip Expenses (program supplies, journals, etc.)
- 25 trained leaders including a nurse and lifeguard certified boat drivers.
- Guest Speaker
- 1 FREE FRIEND (Refer to Buy One Give One Program for details)
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BUY ONE GIVE ONE PROGRAM: Do you want to bring a non-Christian friend who does not belong to a church?
Through the Buy One Give One program, every single student who registers for this trip has one free ticket to Houseboats for a non-Christian friend who does not attend church. To apply to bring a friend, each student must first submit a prayer card for this person (give to Haley or Trevor), then fill out an application. If the application is accepted, the friend will get all the details necessary to register. We are so excited for who God has planned to attend this trip. Be praying for any friends you may want to invite!
For more info on this, check out the Buy One Give One Process on the website!


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Sony P.posted on 27 March, 2016
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Overall Rating3.0
The club is located in a plaza, the area is a bit sketchy. The club is small, the ceilings is not high nor do they have a second floor plus it'll take you less than 3 minutes to reach the other side. The bartenders makes good drinks. Their are no tables or chairs for people to eat or sit unless you're doing VIP shit. The women in my opinion are not hot. You'll probably find someone who's decent or cute, but I'm use to going to strip clubs where women are hot in the face & body. A good portion has big breast & fat asses including the waitresses & bartenders. If you're looking for diversity, they don't have it. The night I went (Saturday) I saw one Asian, one Caucasian, & maybe 5-10 Black/African American women. I went a little after 11 PM & the place was kind of dead. I could count how many people was there. I THINK you can dance because they had a live DJ & there's space to shake your tail feather. Lol! This strip joint has potential, but I won't be coming back. I'll stick to strip clubs in Miami. Tootsie's, Cheetahs & Booby Trap are my picks for a great time!
XhXeXyposted on 20 December, 2014
Joined 9 years ago
330 reviews posted
Overall Rating5.0
- I have almost fifteen years of strip club experience, and this is probably the best I'v been too - A small caveat is, that my attendance has only been in NYC and upstate NY strip clubs, and they are 100 degrees tamer than what goes on in Fla- It's all nude and liquor (which I thought was illegal, I guess only in NY, bc its definitely not illegal here)- Liquor drinks are a little pricey at $14, but beer is a standard $7- $20 entry fee is standard as well- There is a smorgasbord of women; young/old, fat/skinny, big booty/little booty, fake breasts/real breasts, Black/White (mostly Black tho), tall/short, ugly/model-esque...you can literally get any type you want and there are 10s to choose from- The 3 dances for $50 is a bargain...My advice is, eye the model you want and wait for them to announce the deal...then go get her, or move yourself into a position where she can walk by (so you don't appear so thirsty)- Models are not very pushy, I was there for about 3 hours (Don't judge, I had to get my $20 worth), I was asked for a dance twice. A simple no, thanks, and the model walked away.- My least favorite part of the evening was the cigarette smell on my clothes afterwards- My favorite part of the evening was when they women levitated a one dollar bill with her vagina, like it was on top of a fan or something. That was worth five stars alone.
james1412posted on 20 December, 2014
Joined 5 years ago
223 reviews posted
Overall Rating3.0
It wasn't too bad. It was all black girls tho so if you're not into that, you shouldn't bother. But a really hot white chick came up out of no where and gave me a dance at a decent price. She was very openminded like a good stripper should be. Not bad if you don't want to drive all the way to tootsies.
Harrison69posted on 2 July, 2014
Joined 6 years ago
232 reviews posted
Overall Rating3.0
Pretty good stuff compare to others I been too, a lot of fine .... up in here. But prefer my Miami clubs! $5 tuesday everything is $5 admission and drinks. Setting inside the club is ok nice lay out! Sorry no pics you know the rules! Grub is good one of the waitress in here tonight has a fat a$$!!!
fritter17posted on 29 April, 2014
Joined 7 years ago
274 reviews posted
Overall Rating3.0
This place looks a little janky on the outside but bigger on the inside. I like it. Its low key. However. Free lunch during the day and 2 for 1 drinks not bad. I dont like the fact that on there website they advertise $5 Tuesdays for everything only to find out that is not the case. It really grinds my gears. And this 1 french or german girl in the day with mr. ed teeth but a big booty. Super nice but Fugly. Besides that chicks are decent 8's 7's and a few 6's. Wishes dance prices were a little more reasonable.
Johnnyboy123posted on 17 April, 2014
Joined 8 years ago
294 reviews posted
Overall Rating3.0
Like ok we get it this is in the hood there's a lot of hood niggas there and of course money getting bitches, like look where the hell you at I'm not goin to lie there were some cute hoes out there not a lot but a few the place was pretty big and plenty of sitting for a dance lol the crowd was ratchet of course mostly young fellas and ladies so you know how that goes down. But I can't really complain it wasn't that bad like people made it seem but it's really packed out there witch is a bad thing. Fellas if you don't want strippers hounding you down for a buck don't go you better of picking a reg club instead like hello either You support The naked hustle or you don't and if you not there to through paper keep your dollar in your pocket and fine some where else to go. But palm beach ain't all that I love Miami strips better them hoes get down lol. Oh and yea beware of management there the real rip offs here over prices tables and bottles and they really are not educated when it comes down to business and if you don't have that green they sure ain't going to hear you.
Joe Bposted on 14 March, 2014
This review was posted anonymously
Overall Rating5.0
Best strip club in Florida.
eddyLposted on 4 February, 2013
Joined 9 years ago
317 reviews posted
Overall Rating1.0
Horrible experience! When I first saw this place on the outside it was a dump. When me and another friend went inside, it was stuffy inside and my eyes started to itch. We went and sat down and ordered drinks. Overpriced I may add. So we got our 9.00 dollars one bottle of bud lite and my friend got a bottle of corona. A minute later the waitress comes back "Do you guys need another drink." Lady, we just got our drinks leave us alone. I knew this place was going to be a drag from the start. The exotic dancers are all the average run though the mill girls. They hounded me and my friend like crazy. I will not recommend this place. I will not go back. It change my whole perspective on these kinda of places. Taking advantage of and money hungry women does not always make a good mix Just saying!
overnight truckingposted on 10 December, 2012
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Overall Rating1.2
wow what a dump ghetto ugly girls rude staff as bad as that ghetto owner known pimp fat niger rick. this place needs to be shutt down with other clubs that is a disgrace to this business. porkies, stone wall, goldfingers,boob trap, cuties, playhouse, wild west, tesae lounge. cheetah,Bare elegance, king diamonds, secrets, pink pony , goldrush,madoonas, porthole pub u get line crack blow job and drink for dollar with niger ugly nasty gheto trash, diamonds, they allow pimps drug dealing, we are going make force our hand city state petition to close these places. but vegas cab. was the worst and needs to be closed. closed in past for bed bugs deceases
Brettposted on 28 May, 2010
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Overall Rating1.3
I went there on a Thursday Afternoon. $5 cover and $5.50 beers. No Happy hour and a cover? no body was in there and there were only 4 ugly dancers. The place sux and I won't return. I went to Tootsies and had a great time.
ClubNutposted on 24 April, 2009
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Overall Rating4.3
Great variety of girls from very young newbies to older experienced dancers (my personal favorites). All are hot and most can even dance! Comfortable, not-too-pushy atmosphere, great lap dances. Nice place to spend some time and money. I go during the day most of the time and I like that it's not too crowded, night time can be a zoo (with very sexy animals). Well run club.
Stanposted on 8 April, 2009
This review was posted anonymously
Overall Rating3.5
Went there to check it out! Told one of the girls it was my b day got up the stage dance with the leather belt. The dj was funny, the girls baging and the lap dances are worth every penny.
Starmanposted on 20 January, 2009
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Overall Rating3.3
Out of the 5-6 club i went to while here this was the best for safety, cozy atomosphere, frindly girls. I didn't get my dance but just when i got there ther were having a special 3 4 40 dances. Gave a girl a dollor as she was walking by and she came and stayed with me. gave me a rub dance to the music for awhile just for the cost of a drink. It was great. She had to leave and said she would come back. I was going to get a dance from her but i was her taking someone else there. I am going back to finish up. let all of you know.
sayrahposted on 4 October, 2008
This review was posted anonymously
Overall Rating3.5
this club is awesome the girl/dancers were real nice but they need to use the poles more! the bartender and the waitress Sara were really nice, my boo loved the lap dance he got!The dj is very talented, we will be back really soon for my bday!!!
Alposted on 18 May, 2008
This review was posted anonymously
Overall Rating3.8
Awesome club full of hot girls. Lap Dances are 100% worth the money with plenty of touching and very spacious and comfortable lap dance area.


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If the worse comes to worst, we may have to listen more to the movements especially in the Global South who have been, for years, calling to finally "junk" the WTO.
The 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the WTO ended yesterday without the adoption of a Ministerial Declaration document, which would detail the agenda agreed upon in the trade talks.
Today, December 10, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will have its opening session for its 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11). December 10 is also commemorated as the International Human Rights Day.
IBON International stands with advocates and peoples from both the global North and South in resisting the WTO's attack on both economic and political rights.
People's rights in the global South continue to be at stake in WTO discussions about developing countries' agriculture, fishing subsidies, domestic regulation and e-commerce.
Reflections on the struggle of Navotas fisherfolk for their community and right to livelihood, and the impacts of corporate-led development pushed by the WTO and governments.
After extending for a final non-stop 24-hour negotiation between the major trading powers, the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded with a Ministerial Declaration that marks a turning point for the multilateral trade body according to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.
Attempts to kill the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) exposes the WTO's pretentious claims that it seeks to support development in the Global South.
Recent attempts of the United States (US), the European Union (EU) and other developed countries to put an end to the Doha Development Round (DDR) exposes the World Trade Organization's (WTO) pretentious claims that it seeks to support development in the Global South, global activists said.
Agriculture has always been on top of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) agenda from the very start. Since it was created two decades ago to replace the GATT, WTO's trade liberalization policies immediately found its way to open up agricultural trade markets in the Global South. Being the primary economic sector of the developing world, efforts to cut down tariffs on agricultural goods while allowing rich countries to dump heavily subsidized products devastated local economies and pushed the people – peasants, farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous people, rural women and youth, to deeper poverty.


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The list of Committees for the National conference was released yesterday with no youth delegate represented in the Committee for devolution of power.
However, delegates could not comment on the list as a result of debate on the abdication of over a hundred female students in Borno State on Monday night.
The Committee is made up of elder statesmen like Malam Tanko Yakasai, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, activist Annkio Briggs, former governor, Victor Attah and Prof. Jubrin Aminu.
Others in the 28-member committee include Chief Ayo Banjo, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Dr. Ahmadu Ali, Muhammad Junaid, Prof. Rose Onah and Sen. Jack Tilley-Gyado, among others.
Pastor Tunde Bakare and former Governor Peter Odili were drawn in the Commitree on Political restructuring and forms of government.
Others in the Committee are Chief Olu Falae, Sen. Mohammed Dansadau, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), publisher Nduka Obaigbena and Amb. Philips Tapgun.
In the 24-member Security Committee are Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) leader, Gani Adams, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gambo Jimeta, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni and Gen Zamani Lekwot.
Other committees include Environment, politics and governance; Law; judiciary, human rights and legal reform; Social sector; Transportation: Science, Technology and Development; Agriculture; Covil society, Labour and Sports; Public service; Energy; and Religion.
Others are Public Finance and Revenue; Immigration and related matters; Economy. Trade and Investment; Land Tenure and National boundaries; Foreign policy diaspora matters; and Political Parties and Electoral matters.
Disaster was averted yesterday evening as a delegate Amb. Abudlmumin Abubakar slumped shortly after plenary was adjourned.
The former Assistant Inspector General of Pilice (AIG) and Commissioner of Police in Borno State was grating interview to reporters when he suddenly collapsed.
He was immediately attended to by medical personnel who tried to revive him.
When it was discovered that his health was deteriorating, with the revival therapy seemingly unsuccessful, the retired AIG was taken away in a police ambulance for proper medical attention at an undisclosed hospital.
A medical expert said the cause of the collapse might be as a result of exhaustion, "I don't think it's serious because, as you can see, he was just coming from the secretariat after the plenary.
"He is an elderly man, its nothing serious," he said.
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Years before it was a hotbed of technological innovation and unaffordable housing, the San Francisco Bay Area was the "headquarters of occult and metaphysical activity in the United States." This was a startling history lesson to me, but just one of many assertions by the creators of the 1972 religious short film, The Occult: An Echo from Darkness. If you like your anonymous talking head documentaries with ominous music and a hearty side of hard-line Satanic panic propaganda, this is the film of your factually dubious dreams.
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Radiohead returned to the fray earlier this year with new album A Moon Shaped Pool.
But the reggae-collective Easy Star All-Stars will also be revisiting the Oxford band's 1997 classic, OK Computer, as their own inspired full-album reimagining Radiodread hits its 10th anniversary.
The New York-based group has made its name with its genre-bending takes on a slew of stone-cold classic albums including Dub Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), Lonely Hearts Dub Band (The Beatles) and Thrillah (Michael Jackson).
Drummer Ivan Katz joined the collective when a touring band was put together to take their debut Dub Side out live and has been there ever since.
He recalls the start of the Radiodread project: 'I knew the single Karma Police, but I didn't know the album. It's a brilliant album – perhaps it's a crime that I wasn't so familiar with the album.
'I'm a guy who's in love with reggae and have been in love with it since I was a teenager. I just can't get enough of reggae music, but I'm also someone who strives to hear lots of new music – I love soul, r'n'b and hip-hop, but I also love classic rock – The Who and Zeppelin are two of my favourite bands.
We're not trying to really mess with the brilliance of the originalsIvan Katz
'I went and listened to the original album to prepare for doing those sessions and it's kind of fun to adapt those tunes in to reggae arrangements.
'It's like bringing two worlds together, it's the cool thing about these projects, You'll get people who aren't so familiar with reggae checking it out more because of these and this new twist.'
With them routinely tackling some of rock's most sacred cows, how have fans of the originals taken to the Easy Stars?
'We've had nothing but positive receptions to it. I think back to the first time when we came to the UK, wondering how people would take to us playing Pink Floyd, and I remember talking to people from the audience and they said they were sceptical, but it was brilliant.
'If you're reinventing the music, not just covering it, I think that's valid.
'If you're going to touch something like that, do something different. If not reggae then some other genre – I can't blame someone if they say the only way they want to hear Sgt Pepper is by The Beatles, I respect that, but they might just get a gas hearing us play it to a reggae beat.
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India has been a great tourist hub for tourists of all kinds since time immemorial. People from all over the world come to explore the culture, traditions, heritages, festivals etc of India. The sub-continent India greets its guests with warm hospitality by following the principle of "Atithi Devo Bhava", meaning "Guest is God"