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Our Story
Shambhala Music Festival was born from a vision as grassroots as it gets. On a sunny Labour Day weekend back in 1998, some 500 people gathered at the Salmo River Ranch for a party that showcased local art and music. From those early, heady days, Shambhala grew with enthusiasm by word of mouth, quickly becoming a staple event for the West Coast underground electronic music scene. Today it attracts world renowned DJs and artists and some of the most eclectic, energetic fans in the universe. The festival is fueled by Shambhalove which shines bright to this day. Shambhala Music Festival is cutting edge in its production and does not accept any corporate sponsorship. This allows the festival to retain a true reflection of the people on the dance floor and their vision of what their community looks like. This mission is important to hold down as electronic dance music culture has moved into the mainstream where opportunistic corporations have threatened to water it down. In this respect, this festival's community is like no other. You will not see one advertisement or corporate logo on the farm.
By 2010, 15,000 guests, artists and crew were coming to dance and be free in the wilds of interior British Columbia. Today, people come to enjoy the festival's focus of providing amazing art, music and life changing experiences.
Shambhala Music Festival is an annual event not to be missed, boasting six uniquely themed stages, each managed by their own Stage Director. All Stage Directors will book their talent, dream up the stage's vibe and deliver unforgettable experiences year after year. Our Stage Directors aim to weave the best in up and coming electronic and live music from both around the globe and our very talented backyard. Ultimately, Shambhala Music Festival is a celebration of music, art and life, steeped in one of the most beautiful festival venues in the world.
Salmo River Ranch
The "Farmily"
The Bundschuh family have worked together to make the festival what it is today. Friends continue to bring friends who become crew, who grow into the extended "Farmily." The Salmo River Ranch is a 500-acre working farm year round playing home to cows, horses, farm dogs, pigs, chickens and miniature donkeys. Gardens and hay fields are the normal business affairs from September through July. There is also a small sawmill on the property that transforms into the main gate during showtime. The pristine Salmo River runs through it all.
Organic, locally-sourced food is supplied through the festival's own venues; Night Owl (locally roasted coffee from Oso Negro), Farm Fresh (fresh, organic ingredients made into smoothies) and Blaze Burgers (meat produced from happy cows raised on the Salmo River Ranch).
Seemingly overnight, the ranch miraculously transforms into the largest city in the West Kootenays for five days. A dedicated crew of over 1,000 workers and volunteers keep the bustling city of Shambhala operating smoothly and safely during showtime for the enjoyment of guests. All essential utilities and show stopper art comes alive to give this temporary city a lifeforce all its own. Upon the crew's and guest's departure, the farm returns to an off grid existence; hay fields replace campgrounds and cows roam the forest trails.
Respect The River
We'd like to extend a warm "Thank You" to the Shambhala Green River Collective for their work over the past several years in keeping the Salmo River Pristine. Thanks to their tireless education and outreach they've been doing, the amount of litter we see near the River and around the festival grounds has significantly decreased. Their passion, dedication and effort is greatly appreciated.
The mission of the Shambhala Green River Collective is to reduce pollution and contaminants that result from Shambhala Music Festival, to increase awareness of the river's bio-diversity to festival goers and to assist in the long-term regeneration of the waterway
Please do NOT bathe in the river even with biodegradable / "earth friendly" products. If a single person used biodegradable soap in the river, it wouldn't make much of an impact, but these products aren't intended to be used by many people in the same area – the concentration of these products can be damaging to fish habitat and wildlife, so please use the Showers only for personal care.
Festival Services
There are five ATMs available at the festival with 24 hour service. Four are located Downtown, one is located at the Reception building near the Gate.
Artisan Market
Our bustling Artisan Market is the best festival shopping you'll find. One of a kind pieces, handcrafted goodies, furry hoods and costumes galore. Featuring over 60 unique vendors. Visit the Get Involved section to apply.
Baggage Shuttle
Our complimentary shuttle bus will help you get your gear to your desired camp zone from the Free Parking lot. The bus makes a number of stops in Sunshine, Starlight and Metta camp zones.
BASScamp Art Gallery & Info Desk
In the heart of Downtown Shambhala, BASScamp is a geodesic dome that hosts an Info Desk, and an incredible art gallery. The info Desk is staffed by Shambhassadors, who'll be happy to answer your questions, help solve issues, and help arrange towing and locksmith services.
There are port-a-potties throughout the festival grounds. Our port-a-potties are equipped with carbon filters by Can-Filters so you can breathe easier. We suggest bringing a light at night. Please do not dispose of any garbage other than toilet paper in the potty (it can clog the pumper truck). If a potty needs attention, let us know!
There is no electricity available to the public. Use of personal generators is prohibited, including running built-in RV generators. For more info, see the Banned Items Page. Phone charging is available at the General Store.
Hot showers are available, $5 for 5 min. Please bring environmentally friendly soap, flip-flops, and a towel. Our daily water usage is limited and we're not able to run showers 24/7. Shower house operating hours will be posted at the festival. Soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and other toiletries are available at the shower house if needed.
Ice, freezies and large jugs of water are available at the Ice vendor located in the upper bank of food vendors.
Towing and Locksmith
You will be towed if you park in an area your vehicle is not cleared for. All towed vehicles will incur a $100.00 impound fee. Towing is also available as a service if you're having vehicle troubles. If you lock your keys in your car, locksmith services are available. To initiate towing or locksmith services, visit the Shambhassadors at BASScamp.
Free Water Refill Stations
Stay hydrated! Dehydration is the number one reason for visits to Shambhala Medical Services. Filtered, fresh, free mountain water is available. The main water refill station is near BASScamp and the gardens in Downtown Shambhala. There is a secondary water refill station near the upper bank of Food Vendors, by The Pagoda entrance to Downtown Shambhala. We suggest bringing a large refillable water container (water cooler jugs with a pump work great!). Wagons, wheelbarrows or dollys work wonders for transporting gallons of water back to your camp.
Please don't attend to personal care (like washing your face or brushing your teeth) at the
water stations. These stations are for water collection only. Thanks!
Do not drink water from The Salmo River or the farm's irrigation spigots. These water sources
are non-potable (not safe to drink) and you could get very sick if you drink from them.
Waste Management
Garbage and recycling bins can be found in the food court area, at all stages and at all port-a-potty locations. Please actively bring waste, using separate garbage and recycling bags from your camp to designated receptacles throughout the festival to reduce bin overflow on Monday.
*Please Note: We do not have garbage removal on Monday at the end of the festival for safety reasons – the onsite traffic is just too heavy to operate the garbage truck that day. As a result, the dumpsters often end up "overflowing" on Monday. It seems that many people wait until Monday to remove waste from their camp. Please bring your camp's garbage to the dumpsters periodically throughout the week to help keep the level of waste down on Monday.
We do compost on a small scale but because the West Kootenays region doesn't currently have a commercial composting facility, we are unable to offer public composting at this time. We feed kitchen scraps from our staff kitchen and the food vendors to the pigs who live on the farm. We compost scraps only from these areas so the pigs aren't eating the vegetable-based cutlery (with pointy bits) or meat – basically, to ensure the health and safety of our animals.
Food and Beverage
We have over 18 food & beverage vendors to choose from, including a number of Farm-to-Table options sourced directly from the Salmo River Ranch.
Rejuvenate en route to the next show or grab a cold drink on your way back to camp at a beverage kiosk. These mini-stores offer various beverages like water, juice, energy drinks and hydrating sports drinks, plus stock Shambhala Music Festival merch like lanyards, bandanas and more. With convenient locations throughout the Farm, you're never far from a delicious meal or a cool drink.
If you have allergies, food sensitivities or special dietary needs, we recommend planning most of your own meals. The food vendors may be able to accommodate some special dietary needs like wheat-free or vegan, however, menu options for these are very limited and you may only find a few suitable items at the vendors.
General Store
Info Booth & Lost and Found
The info desk is centrally located across from The AMP stage and is staffed by Shambhassadors, who'll be happy to answer your questions, help solve issues, and arrange towing and locksmith services if you need them. If you need to report an issue to Security, start here. Lost and Found is located in the small building next to the Info Desk.
Phone Service
Most carriers should have full service on site for the duration of the festival. US & International travelers, check with your cell phone provider for travel rates and coverage before leaving your country.
We offer full-service camping packages. Explore on-site accommodation options on our ShambhaLodging page
Whatever you need, Shambassadors are here to help. They'll be the first to greet you when you arrive and the last to say goodbye on Monday. They can be found at the Info Booth and roaming the festival grounds offering information and support. If you have questions, a problem you need help with or have ideas on how to improve the festival, find a Shambassador.
Health and Safety Services
The driving force behind Shambhala Music Festival's extensive Harm Reduction is simple: "We care about people." Over the past 20 years, Shambhala has established itself as a leader in health and safety standards in the North American festival industry. Encompassing all aspects of harm reduction from sexual health, a strong medical team, and various safe spaces, the Shambhala Music Festival Harm Reduction team ensures that all guests, as well as staff, are educated on how to transform the festival into an accepting and safe environment.
Accessibility / Shambha-Abled
Shambha-Abled is located near Downtown Shambhala and is for our guests with mobility disabilities. Power access is available for charging motorized wheelchairs. For further information_or inquiries into our Shambha-Abled campground, contact email@example.com.
Deadline for Shambha-Abled registrations is July 1st, 2019.
Harm Reduction
ANKORS has been serving the Kootenays for over two decades and have been an important presence at Shambhala Music Festival. They provide free drug testing, harm reduction supplies, services and information about safer sex and partying.
Get Home Safe
Consider local hotel/motel/camping options if you have a long drive home ahead of you. You can also stay on site (Sunshine Lot) Monday night and leave Tuesday.
The Outreach Team a great resources for safety and harm prevention. Outreach volunteers can be found at the gate of the festival and roaming throughout the grounds. Ask them any health and safety questions you might have, and for directions to harm reduction services.
Safe Space
(Formerly Women's Safe Space)
This year SMF will be extending the mandate of the former Woman's Safe Space to include any gender or non-binary folks in need. We will continue to provide 24/7 support for folks in need of a safe comfy space to chat or rest while promoting mandatory consent and healthy communication. Crisis support and post-festival resources are available here.
Full medical services are available 24 hours a day. Whether you've cut yourself and need stitches, need access to emergency contraceptives or something as simple as a new band aid, we're here for you. Shambhala medical is a judgement-free zone. You can also safely store and refrigerate any medications you have.
Options for Sexual Health
Options is Canada's largest non-profit provider of sexual health services, providing non-judgmental and accurate sexual education. Talk to Options volunteers for free condoms and safe sex supplies.
The Sanctuary is a calm safe haven nestled in a grove of old growth trees right next to Medical Services. The Sanctuary provides non-judgmental service and support and welcomes anyone who feels they need a safe, quiet place to rest at any time during the festival. If you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, isolated, cold, wet, need to get out of the sun for a while, just need to chill out, or need someone to talk to, our Sanctuary volunteers will be happy to help. Sanctuary is open 24 hours a day.
Security and public safety staff are available at all times. Their goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of all guests. If you see dangerous or suspicious behaviour, find the nearest crew member (anyone with a radio or wearing a yellow "Crew" vest) to report it. They will contact Security immediately.
Festival FAQ
Arrival & Upgrades
All General Admission tickets include parking in our Free Parking lot. A limited amount of Parking Upgrades are available for purchase on-site only, first-come, first-served.
Parking decal prices will be announced closer to Shambhala 2019.
Visit the the Camping and Parking page for more information.
Please keep in mind, towing vehicles require a separate decal. But you do have the option to unhitch your trailer, park your tow vehicle in free parking, and pay for only one decal.
If you want to camp with your vehicle you may purchase a Sunshine parking decal, as vehicles, RV's, and trailers are allowed in the camping area.
Only camperized RVs, campers, camper vans or modified vehicles with a bed installed permanently that guests are sleeping in will be allowed to purchase a Starlight decal.
Metta camping area is a Free Tent camping zone, where no vehicles, RVs or trailers are permitted in.
This year, Early Entry begins Tuesday August 6th, 2019 at 8am (PST). When coming to the ranch, be prepared to pay the Early Entry Admission Fee in effect at the time you arrive at the bottom of the farm road.
Please note that any guests arriving BEFORE 8am Tuesday morning will be moved into a holding lot and will be processed AFTER those who arrive at the designated time. Guests must not park on, or block the highway. This impedes on the safety of our guests on the highway and non-festival traffic coming through the area.
Shambhala Music Festival has not created the rule that states you may not sleep overnight at a rest stop. The RCMP have stated that rest stops are designated for a quick rest (around an hour or so) they are not meant for campsites. If you choose to sleep overnight at a designated rest stop it will not be Shambhala Music Festival that approaches you, it will be the RCMP. As for our holding pen, you will be placed there if you arrive before 8am on Tuesday and have lined up on the highway. You may be approached by the RCMP too.
The Gate team will assess the cost of your trailer depending on the size when you arrive and where you want to camp. A decal will be required for your trailer but you will be given the choice to unhitch your trailer and move your vehicle to Free Parking. If you would prefer not to unhitch and camp with your vehicle, you will need to purchase a decal for your trailer and tow vehicle.
Yes, an expired piece of government issued photo identification will be accepted.
Entry & ID Requirements
Yes. Shambhala is 19+. 19 is the Age of Majority in the province of British Columbia.
Regardless of the laws in your home province, country or state, you are not considered an adult in BC until you are 19. No exceptions. ID's will be checked.
The most important things you need to bring are:
- All ticket holders:
- Your valid government issued photo ID
- A second supporting piece of ID, like a credit, health card, etc. Anything with your name, signature or photo.
- If your ticket was shipped: Your physical ticket
- Will Call Ticket holders: Copy of your emailed ticket receipt, either printed or saved on your phone
- Electronic Ticket holders: Please claim and print your ticket(s) before you reach the gate. Electronic tickets cannot be accepted on mobile devices
- ShambhaLodgers:
- Proof of purchase printed or saved on your phone
- Your ShambhaLodging decal displayed on your vehicle's windshield
ID is required to get into the festival, no exceptions. If your ID has been lost or stolen, you must file a report with the RCMP. When you file, you will receive a card with a police report number on it. Bring this card with you. If you have an interim driver's license, bring that as well. Also bring supporting pieces of ID, such as a birth certificate, SIN card, health insurance card or credit card. If you have an expired Passport, you may use that as your primary ID with supporting ID.
Re-entry is $20 CAD per person, per re-entry. Payable upon return to the event.
Yes, an expired piece of government issued photo identification will be accepted.
Packing & Banned Items
Yes, we encourage guests to bring pedal-powered transportation! We strongly recommended a bike lock if you bring a bike. There are bike racks available Downtown. No rentals are available onsite.
The nearest gas station, grocery stores and restaurants are in Salmo, BC (approximately 12km from the festival site).
For greater food and shopping selection, we recommend visiting nearby Nelson, BC (47 km from the festival site) and Shambhala's own Savoy Hotel, featuring 12 boutique hotel rooms, The Falls Music Lounge, Savoy Brewery, Farm Fresh Cafe and Bloom Nightclub.
Make sure you fill up on gas before you arrive at Shambhala to make sure you have enough fuel for Exodus on Monday.
Gates & Exodus
Gates are open 24 hours a day until from Tuesday, August 6th at 8am until Sunday, August 11th at 12pm. Click here for information about Early Entry on August 6th, 7th, 8th.
The last track drops at 10 am on Monday, August 12th. You're welcome to stay the night of Monday, August 12th to fully recharge before hitting the road – please make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep before you head out. Excessive music and partying in campsites will be shut down by event staff on Monday. This is meant to be a night of rest before you hit the road. We ask that all guests leave the property by noon on Tuesday, August 13th.


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We have the intuition that everyone is at least partially right, that no human being is capable of being 100% wrong. But how do you tell just how right everyone is? Some are more right than others—how do you tell the difference? Integral theory is an attempt to answer that question.
The familiar Chinese proverb, "May you live in interesting times," is no doubt fulfilled in our time. For the first time in history, we have access to all the world's wisdom, to the musings of saints, sages, and scientists through the ages. That access is growing exponentially. Scarcely a century ago, the first trans-Atlantic wireless signal was transmitted; now, we venture out every day on the information superhighway. We are inundated with information, and today, more than ever, there is an impulse to make sense of it all.
Philosophy (literally, "love of wisdom") might well be the oldest human pursuit. For as long as human beings have existed, we have questioned our existence. And whereas our close evolutionary relatives have demonstrated the ability to create tools and perhaps even display a sense of humor—traditional criteria for what makes us unique as humans—we have not yet observed in them the capacity to make meaning. Perhaps it is meaning itself, and the search for it, that sets us apart.
Every human age has its priceless contributions, its startling insights. Premodernity discerned, beneath the myriad forms of manifestation, "the Great Chain of Being," a majestic progression from matter to body to mind to spirit. Modernity informs this view considerably; it tells us that we live in a universe that has evolved over roughly 14 billion years. Matter evolved to the point at which life emerged; life evolved to the point at which consciousness emerged. And postmodernity points out that each of us is embedded in a context, largely invisible to ourselves, from which we interpret our experience. Rather than a pregiven world, we enact a worldspace, the product of the phenomena we observe and the viewpoint from which we make the observation. We are, quite literally, viewing manifestation through a set of lenses, lenses that we never knew we were wearing. And in the process of development, we swap those lenses for new ones, viewing phenomena in increasingly more precise, nuanced, and sophisticated ways.
At the leading edge, most developmental theories posit a stage that might be called "integral," for its hallmark attempt to make sense of everything, to find the pattern that connects. One such theory is "AQAL," short for "all quadrants, all levels, all lines, all states, all types." The AQAL model, proposed by American philosopher Ken Wilber, is perhaps the most comprehensive view ever taken of how all manifestation, all matter, all life, all thought, and all experience can fit together in a coherent whole. AQAL itself is content-less, which makes it infinitely applicable to any particular area of inquiry. Any field (e.g. business, medicine, politics) can be viewed through an AQAL lens. And this view can vastly enrich our understanding of the contours, limits, and possibilities of that field. Touching in on the five aspects of the model ensures that we have covered all of our bases. We can be sure that we are viewing a given situation from every conceivable angle, and can proceed with the best information possible.
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Analysis of the African IoT Market, 2016
The study aims at analyzing the African Internet of Things (IoT) market in 2016. Research Scope This study: Performs an IoT value chain analysis (sensors/gateways, hardware devices, connectivity, platform, software application, service provision, cloud computing, data storage and analytics, device, network, and IT security) Identifies and analyses market trends (technological developments, service utilisation across key industry verticals, partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions) as well as regional trends (for Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa); also throws light on the growth opportunities across key industry horizontals and verticals Provides a snapshot of IoT services utilization across a wide range of industry verticals (fleet management, agriculture, retail, energy, utility services, security and surveillance, banking and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, smart cities, mining, and building and home automation) Highlights growth opportunities for key suppliers in the IoT ecosystem such as telecommunications service providers, IT service providers, and sensors and hardware providers; it also throws light on growth opportunities across key industry horizontals and verticals Provides a detailed analysis of the role of telecommunications service providers and its impact on the African IoT market Provides a detailed analysis of the strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions involving key local and international providers; the factors that drive these partnerships; and its potential impact on the providers Compares the African IoT market trends with those found in developed markets; includes individual market analysis of each of the selected countries based on value chain and key verticals utilising services; highlights the key market drivers, restraints, and enablers for the IoT market in Africa; and highlights the evolution of providers' roles in IoT and explains the IoT readiness index for each of the selected African countries Discusses strategies and the competitive landscape and provides a growth analysis for IT service providers (Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Dell EMC, etc.), telecommunications service providers (MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Safaricom, etc.), and IoT vertical solutions providers (Ctrack, FastNet, etc.) pertaining to 2016; also provides a brief overview on the future of the African IoT market
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With a handful of successful celebrity collaborations already under its belt (Brad Pitt…need I say more?), Kiehl's shows no signs of stopping its innovative, synergetic partnerships. Earlier this year, a project united the popular skincare and haircare brand with Jeff Koons, one of the world's most influential contemporary artists, to raise funds and awareness for The Koons Family Institute.
Jeff Koons' work can be found in some of the world's most prestigious museums and art galleries- London's Tate Gallery, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, and New York's Guggenheim Museum, to name a few. Koons is perhaps best known, however, for his large-scale public sculptures such as the enormous metallic Rabbit Balloon on display at Toronto's Nuit Blanche in 2009 (the Rabbit Balloon made its debut in New York City at the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade).
Koons designed a run of limited edition packaging for the Kiehl's Crème de Corps Holiday Collection. The bottles of Crème de Corps Body Lotion (a favourite of Kiehl's customers) and Crème de Corps Whipped Body Butter featured whimsical images of colourful balloons, one of the artist's favourite mediums.
While getting skincare aficionados and art scenesters to intermingle in the corporate marketplace is an exciting endeavour itself, the Kiehl's-Koons design project was actually geared towards humanitarian aid. 100% of the net profits from the sale of these products will benefit the Koons Family Institute, an initiative of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC). The Kiehl's-Koons partnership was spear-headed "with the shared vision of creating safer, more sustainable environments for children [in need]" (kiehls.com).
Through its inventive and philanthropic joint ventures, Kiehl's continues to assert itself as one of the most forward-thinking skincare brands on the market. The limited edition Crème de Corps products are still available online and at select Kiehl's stores while quantities last.


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Popping the Cork on Revenue GrowthAll Stories
The Goal
- Engage with browsing shoppers.
- Recover revenue from abandoned carts.
- Sync information for ease in building segments.
The Approach
- Deploy Bronto's Browse Recovery app.
- Use Bronto's Cart Recovery solution to target cart abandoners.
- Integrate the NetSuite Connector by Bronto Software for data syncing.
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- Browse Recovery messages have a 48% open rate, 15% click-through rate and 9% conversion rate.
- Cart Recovery messages generate a 50% open rate, 20% click-through rate and a conversion rate of 25%.
- The NetSuite Connector saves hours of work each week.
Gaining insight into what customers are looking for is critical to IWA Wine Accessories (IWA) President Ben Argov. His company sells everything from corkscrews to custom wine cellars, and email helps keep customers engaged in a cost-effective way.
Since IWA started working with Bronto, the company has netted eight times the revenue attributed to email compared to its previous provider. The reason rests in the ability to personalize the messages with tactics, such as browse and cart recovery, and sync the information with catalog and call center data. IWA is starting to better understand when a corkscrew customer is a potential wine cellar buyer.
"Even the simplest marketing techniques are made easier in Bronto," says Argov, who ran into multiple problems with a previous commerce automation provider, ranging from difficulty sending automated cart abandonment messages to deliverability issues. "We want to get into the inbox and be relevant in our messaging."
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IWA hosts a design center on its website and works with customers who take upwards of a year to outfit a wine cellar. It owns multiple brands including Le Cache, CellarPro, WineKeeper and BILD. But it also sells everyday products and hopes to convert some of those purchasers into cellar buyers – and cellar buyers into regular purchasers of wine accessories.
IWA uses three Bronto apps to boost the effectiveness of those marketing plans:
- Cart Recovery sends a series of triggered message after a customer carts an item without buying. It has an open rate of 50%, click-through rate of 20% and conversion rate of 25%.
- Browse Recovery, which sends a triggered message when a customer browses online, has a 48% open rate, 15% click-through rate and 9% conversion rate.
- Pop-Up Manager, which allows companies to create, test and manage pop-up sign-ups without engaging a developer, has helped IWA grow its list by about 3%.
Using NetSuite + Bronto Boosts IWA's Success
A key reason IWA chose Bronto is the connection to NetSuite's ecommerce platform, SuiteCommerce. Syncing customer data fields is much easier. "Before, all my segmentation was done on the NetSuite side and then we had to upload it to our email system. It was time-consuming. Now, the data from NetSuite is passed to the Bronto side automatically and segments are then created within Bronto. It saves hours of work. Instead of taking two steps forward we're covering two miles in the same amount of time," Argov says.
IWA can build segments based on purchase data, open rates and the date of the last purchase. "It was like we were in black and white and now we're in technicolor," Argov says. "It's unbelievable how much richer the landscape is."
Overall, it's much easier to segment customers, such as zip code segmentation for calculating shipping dates or cost data. "We can get so much more granular with customers and be way more effective in communicating with them," Argov says.
The ease of creating and deploying campaigns has allowed Website Content Specialist Alexa Chipman to try new things, many of which have met with great success. A 6% conversion on an e-gift certificate campaign just before the holidays was a big revenue driver, as was a content-oriented email in July that helped increase that month's email revenue 10x over the previous year.
Understanding What the Customer Wants to Do Next
One of Argov's goals is to better understand when a customer is seriously interested in a high-ticket item so that email communications can be tuned to those interests and, where appropriate, a sales staff member can reach out. The Bronto + NetSuite connection allows Argov's team to figure out who these customers might be. IWA's goal is to track which recipients of its emails click on URLs sending them to items such as refrigeration or racking – the products associated with wine cellar design. Those click-throughs would be matched against a list of people who've emailed or phoned asking for more information. The list of matches gives the sales team a great reason to follow up.
"We've set up drip campaigns to help our salespeople work smarter and be more efficient. In the past, after the salesperson sent an email to the customer, they had to create a manual reminder to follow up. This way, the communication with customers comes from each salesperson and is automated, so that the salesperson can set it and forget it," Argov says.
Moving forward, one of IWA's key initiatives will be to encourage loyalty and repeat sales – getting customers to buy from IWA over and over. It's a nut he hasn't quite cracked, but he says he feels like he now has a tool to help him get there.


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#1362 closed defect (fixed)
A case when composing with ir-macro-transformer
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I ran into this unexpected behaviour when using ir macros in ir macros. I don't think this should happen:
(I have tested this with 4.12, not with 5. )
First macro:
(define-syntax bind-pair (ir-macro-transformer (lambda (e i c) (let* ((b (second e)) (exp (third e)) (body (drop e 3))) `(let* ((x ,exp) (,(first b) (car x)) (,(second b) (cdr x))) ,@body)))))
(bind-pair (x y) (cons 1 2) (print y)) => prints 2
Now a second macro using bind-pair:
(define-syntax foo (ir-macro-transformer (lambda (e i c) `(bind-pair (x y) (cons 'foo-car 'b) (print y)))))
Running (foo) gives the error:
Error: (cdr) bad argument type: foo-car
The expansion of (foo) looks like this:
;; (##core#let ;; ((x40 (cons42 (quote43 foo-car44) (quote43 b45)))) ;; (##core#let ;; ((x40 (car48 x40))) ;; (##core#let ((y41 (cdr49 x40))) (##core#let () (print46 y41)))))
As you can see, the x in bind-pair and foo macros refer to the same
variable in the expansion. You can confirm this happens by changing the
x in foo to, say z.
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Changed 2 years ago by megane
comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by sjamaan
- Estimated difficulty set to hard
- Milestone changed from someday to 4.13.0
- Priority changed from not urgent at all to major
comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by sjamaan
Essentially, the bug is this:
(define-syntax wrapper/do-nothing (er-macro-transformer (lambda (e r c) (let* ((%x (r 'x)) (%%x (r %x))) `(let ((,%x 1) (,%%x 2)) ;; Twice the rename, twice the regret ,(cadr e)))))) (define x 1) (display (wrapper/do-nothing x)) ;; Should print 1, but prints 2 (newline)
That's because ir-macro-transformer will rename the entire input form, which may contain identifiers which already have been renamed by another macro, resulting in an "undo" of the renaming of those double-renamed identifiers.
You can test the above snippet in Chibi, MIT Scheme or Scheme48 (remove the er-macro-transformer wrapper from the lambda to test it in the latter), they all print 1. I've sent a patch to chicken-hackers which fixes this.
comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by evhan
- Keywords ir-macro-transformer added; ir-macro-trasformer removed
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
Fixed by 9473076e and 0d7f83f4.


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Today I thought I'd share a little bit about how I plan my week's lessons. I talked a little bit about it on this post a while back, but I wanted to share my updated planning templates with you.
I liked the old template I used, however, I feel like the easiest way to plan lessons is to type them out- not handwrite them! That way, if I ever want to reference a lesson, reuse the same lesson plans, or tweak them, it is very easy to find them on the computer and it is also easy to tweak them to reuse them later if you are typing them out.
I've also found that Excel is a sweet way to create a lesson planning page- it is way easier to create a customized table to put all of your day's lessons in- so much easier than using Microsoft Word for the same task.
Here is the lesson planning page I currently use for teaching 5th grade- keep in mind that we are departmentalized here at my school in 5th grade, so I only teach ELA and Social Studies. This planning page would be perfect for middle school and high school as well.
Here is the lesson planning page I would use if I were teaching elementary (and not departmentalized)- just so that everything could be typed and fit on one page-- for me, keeping everything on one page is the easiest for planning and for keeping track of my lesson each day and what we accomplished! :)
Creating Lesson Planning Pages on Excel are fairly easy, but if you'd like to take the hassle and time right out of it, you can hop on over to my Teachers Pay Teachers Store and purchase both plans on Excel (fully editable and customizable) for only $3! :)
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•'No customer without electricity'
Officials of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company have said the fire at the Ikeja West Transmission station in Ipaja, Lagos did not cause disruption of power to any consumer, adding that the burnt transformer has been on load for days, which might be the cause of the incident.
They explained that the lines that were connected to the facility were immediately rerouted to other transformers soon after the fire was arrested.
At a joint briefing by the Chief Executive Officer of Ikeja DISCO, Chris Okaa Akamnonu and the General Manager, Transmission Company of Nigeria, West Region, Adeoye Oyeleke, they said contrary to reports that the burnt transmission threw most parts of Ikeja zone into darkness, the company rerouted the lines served by the burnt transformer to other transformers soon after the fire was put out.
The officials said the incident was caused by some defects in the transformer, adding, however, that other transformers at the station were not affected.
Akamnonu said: "We deem it fit to inform the general public, most especially our customers within the axis not to panic over power outage due to the fire incident, as adequate measures have been put in place to ensure no place within the axis is left without supply.
"The essence of this media briefing is to set the record straight because we have read various versions of the stories from different media which are inaccurate. There was a fire incident on Tuesday, May 14 at the Ikeja West station, which resulted in loss of one of the five numbers of units that transmit voltage from 132/33kv line, which basically feed customers in Ikeja and part of Ogun State.
"The transformer was lost due to the fire incident, but we are able to embark on network re-arrangement to move load from other place to affected area to be able to get supply.
"Immediately the incident occurred, we were able to transfer some feeders to Oworonshoki, Ajah, Ojo and Akangba to accommodate supply in the affected transformers. We moved load to Aja and Akangba where we have capacity, the purpose is to ensure that those affected customers from Ikeja West Station are not stranded and the rearrangement was done within 24-hours."
Akamnonu noted that no customer within the affected area has been in darkness. No customer and business operator in the area has been out of supply since the incident. I want to assure Lagos residents and customers within the network to put their mind at rest, as the station has enough power to distribute. We are also working hard to ensure that the burnt transformer is replaced immediately, he said.
He assured people who have businesses or transactions within the area, and are not resident in Lagos not to fall for flimsy excuses some unscrupulous people might give with the incident, as power was restored shortly after the fire was put out.
He said: "The fire has nothing to do with total outage in the affected area because immediately the incident occurred; we restructured the supply channel to ensure effective power supply to our customers within the axis. A good number of projects are on-going in Lagos as part of the upgrade of the power sector in the country in accordance with President Goodluck Jonathan's power sector agenda.
Oyeleke also corroborated Akamnonu, saying the fire was caused by some defects in the transformer, adding that the affected transformer was isolated from the rest to avoid being affected.
"The burnt transformer didn't affect the area as claimed by reports, because other loads were restructured into the area. Currently, Akangba's capacity of 600MW is still working to ensure that customers are maintaining stable supply," he said.
Adeoye also said the burnt transformer has been on load for days, which might be the cause of the fire outbreak, adding that another transformer will be deployed to the place immediately. "We have the transformer on ground for the replacement, but we are embarking on assessment of the transformers."


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|Jacques Barzun
The great teacher, cultural historian and social critic Jacques Barzun died yesterday (October 25, 2012) at the age of 104. The French-born Barzun's father, Henri-Martin Barzun, was a civil servant in the French ministry of labor, but the elder Barzun was also a writer and many prominent authors and artists visited the family home. In 1917, the French government sent Henri-Martin Barzun on a mission to the United States. The young Jacques went to the United States in 1920. Still a teenager, Jacques Barzun enrolled in Columbia University in New York City in 1923.
Barzun took his bachelor's degree from Columbia in 1927 and then began teaching and graduate study at the same institution. He received the Ph.D. degree in 1932. His dissertation was published as his first book, The French Race: Theories of Its Origins and their Social and Political Implications Prior to the Revolution (1932). In this book, Barzun examined how the idea of race had developed historically in French thought and how this idea had shaped political and social behavior. This theme of the historical emergence of the idea of race, an idea that Barzun saw as misleading and dangerous, became the basis of his second book, Race: A Study in Modern Superstition (1937). These two books were timely in their topic because the Nazi Party had risen to power in Germany during these years, advocating racial doctrines derived from the historical influences described by Barzun.
While teaching at Columbia, Barzun came into contact with prominent New York intellectuals. The literary critic Lionel Trilling became his friend and collaborator when the two taught a "Great Books" class in 1934. Barzun and his first wife, Marianna, frequently socialized with Trilling and his wife, Diana, also a renowned literary critic.
Barzun's third book, Of Human Freedom (1939), also treated the historical currents of his day. Written on the eve of World War II, the book offered a defense of democracy in the face of the absolutist doctrines of Nazism and Fascism. The political ideas in this book were inspired by the late nineteenth century American psychologist and philosopher William James, who formulated a version of the philosophy of pragmatism and saw American democracy as an imperfect but sound way of meeting the challenges of political life.
Although he always considered himself primarily a teacher, Barzun's interest in shaping intellectual life went beyond his own classroom and even beyond his own books. Together with his Columbia colleague Lionel Trilling and the poet W.H. Auden, Barzun formed The Reader's Subscription book club in 1951. The three men of letters made selections of recent historical and literary works and made these available to club members at discount prices. Each month, one of the three would write an essay on the club's main selection and the essay would be printed in the monthly newsletter.
Barzun served Columbia as Dean of Graduate Faculties from 1955 to 1958 and Dean of Faculties and Provost from 1958 to 1967. He was named Seth Low Professor of History in 1960. In 1975, he finally retired from Columbia's active faculty and became an emeritus professor. In his retirement, though, he took up a second career as literary consultant to the publishing house Charles Scribner's Sons, Inc.
The prolific Barzun managed one of his most impressive achievements when, at the age of 92, he published From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present (2000), an massive overview of five centuries of Western cultural history that he had begun writing when he was 84. In this book, he regarded the modern period of history in the West as having begun in the sixteenth century. He divided this era into four stages. The first stage lasted from the Protestant revolution sparked by Martin Luther to the scientific revolution of Sir Isaac Newton at the end of the seventeenth century. The second stage began with the rise of the nation state during the time of French king Louis XIV and ended with the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. The third stretched from the Romantic reaction to the Enlightenment to the appearance of Cubism in art and thought in the decade before World War I. The fourth and last stage lasted through the World Wars through the opening of the twenty-first century. Barzun argued that by the time at which he was writing, the modern culture of the West had spent itself and had become empty, self-defeating, and decadent. Even critics who disagreed with the representation of historical periods as having definable beginnings and endings thought that Barzun had written a masterpiece, and Barzun was often compared to the great historian Edward Gibbon.
While working on From Dawn to Decadence, Barzun finally left New York and moved to his final home in San Antonio, Texas with his second wife, Marguerite, who was a San Antonio native. Barzun became an active part of the cultural life of his new city, giving lectures and interviews. Through most of his life, Barzun had been in the public eye less than other New York intellectuals, such as his friend and colleague, Lionel Trilling. Nevertheless, he had maintained a consistent reputation as an elegant and insightful historian, an independent and clear-headed observer of higher education, and an incisive critic of modern culture. For my part, I regard Dawn to Decadence as the greatest achievement in a lifetime of great achievements. Reading or re-reading it may be the best way to memorialize Jacques Barzun.


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Final Farm Fotos of 2013: A Look Back
(Which I have no doubt they did.)
Also in the spring~ fuzzy bottoms were hatched. *squeeeeeal*
Summer of 2013 will be remembered as the "Summer I spent on the mower." I don't think I have mowed this much since we moved here.... we had so much rain this year the grass was literally growing overnight. I think we spent more in gas for the mower than we did for the car all summer. *Whew*
Hubby's beautiful garden in June... we had very good luck with almost everything he planted~ but some critters called all their friends and relatives and helped themselves to our cantaloupe. *UGH*
I was so proud of my beautiful sunflowers, though... they brought a smile to my face every time I looked at them.
We only lost one member of the farm family this year, but it was my favorite big hen, Lucille. She was sickly in the spring, but seemed to improve over the summer. Then, in early fall, I found her lying motionless on the ground one morning. I will always miss her quirky chirps and seeing her running towards me, hoping I had a treat for her.
(And I always did...)
Sleep tight, sweet girl.
The bees did very well in 2013... Hubby and I took off nearly 9 gallons of honey in August, and we still left 2 full supers of honey for them to eat this winter.
Fingers crossed they make it until spring.....
The hummers were late arriving in the spring, but they also lingered late into October before finally leaving for the winter. I miss them.... and I hope they show up at the feeders early in 2014.
And January through December, 365 days a year, you can always find Lily doing her favorite thing.


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The truly unfair thing is guys like De Aza, who never belonged in a major league lineup to begin with, get called out for not producing or making errors.
He is who he is. His swing is long because he doesn't have the tools necessary to hit another way. He's adequate defensively, but a better corner option. Yeah, he produced for a stretch despite it. But the league caught up. It's not his fault expectations are unreasonable in regards to him. Blame the general manager for not noticing and addressing it. The guy is a fourth outfielder, always has been.
Maybe the league has figured him out or maybe not. The approach he has at the plate this year seems different than last year. He has been way more aggressive (even for him) and the swing he had last year wasn't always this long. The defense wasn't gold glove but he was very solid out there. He also got on base at a decent clip. For part of 2011 and all of 2012, he was a capable leadoff man. Fourth outfielders don't usually hit .280+ after 800 ABs as a starter. I'm not comfortable saying "he just isn't that good" yet.
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Rainfall has become persistent these days and has heightened the fear of flood among residents of Ibadan.
Just yesterday (Thursday), I saw the Olopo Meta aspect of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway flooded, forcing motorists to take to the other lane. Within the metropolis, fear of flood is also palpable especially in areas that are notorious for dumping refuse in the drainage system.
As a precautionary measure, residents of Ibadan have been advised not to build houses in waterways; we also being advised against dumping of refuse in canals.
The advice became necessary to prevent practices that can lead to flooding.
Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Dr Abdullahi Onimode, who gave the advice, urged people to adhere strictly to early warning weather alert from the media and move from flood prone areas.
The raining season is here everyone. The situation in Ibadan is also fearful especially in areas where the level of education of residents on environmental impact of dumping refuse discriminately is low.
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Thinking of Hristo
After reading this story, I could not help but reminisce about the lovable Bulgarian, Hristo Stoitchkov, whose ferocious challenge shattered a leg and sparked a civil suit that was settled out of court last fall. Ah, the memories. If only Paul Gascoigne had made his way to RFK, as well.
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The Joint Bar & Grill is a family-owned restaurant and bar that offers classic American food at great prices. You can always find both father and son working around the restaurant; making sure everyone is having a good time. Besides sporting a very casual and fun ambiance, perfect to watch a game, you can expect to find delicious gourmet dishes, and a great staff. On Sunday, the place was packed, and there were great beer and drink specials to get the crowd started. Of course, my adventures always revolve around ways to tantalize your taste buds, so here's a preview of a few gastronomic treats you will find on The Joint's new menu when you go watch The Heat win The Playoffs.
|The Croqueta Preparada Burger
|Seared Tuna Tacos
|Spicy Chorizo Tacos
|Joint Donuts
|Popcorn N Waffles
By the end of the game, we were all no longer thirsty (clearing throat), our tummies were happy and the Miami Heat had won their second victory against the Oklahoma Thunders in the Finals 91-85. I can't wait to go back to The Joint for some more incredible Heat action and their amazing food! Go Heat!
For more information, you can contact them at 305-603-9929 or visit them online at www.thejointbarandgrill.com.


text: The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 5356 Browse Lexicon Original WordWord Originfqorafrom (5351)Transliterated WordTDNT EntryPhthora9:93,1259Phonetic SpellingParts of Speechfthor-ah' Noun Feminine Definition corruption, destruction, perishing that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay NAS Word Usage - Total: 9corruption 4, destruction 1, killed 1, perish 1, perishable 2 NAS Verse Count Romans11 Corinthians2Galatians1Colossians12 Peter3Total8Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.Bibliography InformationThayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Phthora". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.


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Following the instructions in the video below I made an emergency water filter in front of my AP Language class this morning. Students in AP Lang have been working on a year-long project called CRAVE, during which they investigate an issue they are passionate about and work to answer a research question. My research question has been "How can my family live more lightly on the earth?" and in order to answer it I am taking permaculture classes through the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
I purchased most of my components from the garden section of Lowe's but one eluded me: large to medium size gravel. I resorted to taking some from around the foundation of my house and though I rinsed it a few times, I did not wash it. Upon completing my water filter the dirty water did not come out clean. So, what happened? My theory is that the gravel from the house wasn't clean enough. We ran clean water through the filter and it still came out dirty, though sediment sank to the bottom of the lower half of the filter.


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Market trades cautiously ahead of Fed and BOJ meeting
Volatilities declined for the fourth day as markets trade cautiously ahead of the interest rate and monetary policy decisions made by the Federal and BOJ today.
Everybody is holding their breaths – awaiting the BOJ's monetary policy statement at noon and the Federal's interest rate decision at 2am tomorrow morning. Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday with narrow trading ranges. US markets erased earlier gains and closed marginally higher, as a worse-than-expected US Housing Starts number has disappointed the market.
Are the markets underestimating the Fed's intent to hike interest rates?
Views were divided between the Fed's preferred bond-trading partners. Two out of the 23 primary dealers, namely Barclays and BNP Paribas, are betting against the consensus by forecasting a rate hike tonight. They stated that market steeply discounted the officials' intent to hike interest rates.
In light of a worse-than-expected US job data in August, market has priced-in a low chance (about 20% probability) of a September rate hike. However, any surprise moves or hawkish comments on the next rate hike could potentially dampen the enthusiastic of the recent rally, and pull down indices further. Equities are especially vulnerable to any rate hikes because of their high valuation which will leave them susceptible to change in discount rates.
If that happens, we would expect the dollar to pick up pace quickly, which will weigh further on commodities prices. Equities and bonds will have to be re-evaluated due to rising discounting rates. On the other hand, rising uncertainties will open the window of opportunity for financial safe havens, including gold, silver, treasuries and yen.
US dollar strengthened against its major peers last night, with the Dollar index December future advancing 0.20%to 95.95. GPB/USD dipped below a key support level at 1.3000 and is currently traded at 1.2980 area. USD/JPY changed little, as traders tend to take less risky approach before BOJ's announcement.
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When the conversation turns to cocktails, as it often does at Food & Wine, there's one person we listen to loud and clear: Jim Meehan. He's been called many things, including: Bartender of the Year; the bar manager at Manhattan's outstanding PDT (a.k.a., the place that you walk through a phone booth Bond-style to enter); and Deputy Editor of the F&W Cocktail book series. Because this is one of the best times in memory to be drinking great cocktails, we asked Meehan to pick his 10 favorite new spots in the country. He obliged. Here, Food & Wine reveals the Top 10 Best New Bars in the U.S.
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guitar lessons
We love watching our students go from strength to strength, it's the most satisfying feeling. Our team of fabulous teachers are passionate about helping students achieve their very best.
It's coming up to our favourite time of the year – concert time!! It's really great that we have so many students preparing to share what they have learned with us and their family and friends. They are always special evenings – we can't wait!
James & Siobhan


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Yeah! After months of planning, talking and meetings the design for the community garden at Odeonpark is done! The team at Inspiratie Inc has already started the garden surrounding BuurT-Thuis Karibu, and when the construction crew is done with the houses it's time to plant the rest!
Odeonpark is some seriously marginal land, while the rest of Almere is heavy, fertile clay this piece of the city has been used as a soil depot. This part of Odeonpark is the 'worst' part, there used to be a school here and all the soil is just white construction sand.. We will improve the soil using compost, hügelkultur, manure from a local petting zoo and of course green manure plants. The plan is to turn this area into a high production site that supplies the kitchen of Karibu with quality produce that the chefs can turn into exquisite meals for the restaurant. To keep the costs down only certain areas will be improved using compost, manure and hügelkultur and the rest of the area will be planted with appropriate crops that can deal with the sandy soil and/or provide fertility by fixing nitrogen and generating biomass that can be tilled in.
As usual in Permaculture design the problem is the solution here: in the sandy soil we have the chance to grow crops that can't grow anywhere else in Almere and this marginal land houses some rare plant species that thrive on the poor soil. Luckily nature doesn't actually need us and is already fixing itsself, check out the lush clover fixing nitrogen:
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An out of practice reader discussing the books I get around to reading.
I've been curious about this book since the first Conjuring movie. Satan's Harvest covers the possession of Maurice Theriault, a French-Canadian farmer. His possession is considered one of the most publicized and one of the few exorcisms actually recorded.
Now, just to get this out of the way, I do believe Theriault was possessed due to the footage of the exorcism that I have seen. It's an interesting video and due to the time period I'm skeptical it was faked. Not impossible, just not convinced. That said, if I had to use this book to make that decision, I'd say both Theriault and the Warrens are major frauds.
Despite claims of photographic and video evidence, there were very few photos taken in the book. Most were just of Ed and Lorraine, actually, which I felt contrasted very differently from the other books of theirs that I had read. I hate when paranormal books do that, saying they have evidence but never showing it. I'm reading this book to learn and be convinced. The author is the one making the claims so they better do all they can to convince me.
The Warrens themselves, who I've always considered a decent enough couple, came across very differently in this book, especially Ed. He seemed arrogant, pretentious, and close minded. I was especially chuffed during the chapter on the psychiatrist's interview with Maurice. This is a man who went through incredible abuse throughout his life and I was genuinely interested in what those findings would be. But Ed basically shot down everything the man said if it contradicted the theory of possession. This portrayal of the Warrens is very in line with criticisms skeptics pose about them. If this book were my first exposure to them, I'd be fully convinced they were frauds as well.
The book also glossed over some pretty major factors of Maurice's life, namely his criminal charges. During the times where his possession was most blatant, Maurice was accused of arson and sexually assaulting a child. You would think the book might want to explore that a bit more, given that it's awfully convenient that he's possessed and therefore wasn't in control of his actions (/sarcasm). Additionally, his treatment of his first wife sounded rather awful and I didn't appreciate how sympathetic the book portrayed him. You can be possessed and still also just be an asshole.
Like I said, I do believe something paranormal was happening with Maurice. I also think he is fully responsible for at least the sexual assault and probably the fires. The Warrens say so themselves, usually someone has to either invite the spirit in or be doing something incredibly amoral to open themselves to demonic possession. At the very least it's a Chicken or the Egg kind of question about his possession and I really wish the book had explored it more.
Final rating: 4 out of 5 stars. A lot of fun spooky stuff to read but oddly narrow minded compared to the other books I've read by the Warrens.


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Five Steps to Better Parenting
The following is some good advice for parents: Make the most of our time together. My son and I have been having great conversations on the way to lacrosse practice and when we throw the football in our front yard. The important thing is to maximize every minute with our children as opportunities to share […]Read More Five Steps to Better Parenting


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The Enchanted Cave 2
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