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Dried roses, nestled among the babies breath.
Light plays an important aspect in the world of photography and I am always intrigued in the beauty of edison light bulbs, how they play on glass, surrounds and surfaces.
Flowers absolutely brighten a room, bring a smile, and make a otherwise dull day, bright again. Sunflower in painted light.
Find your own reason to bloom each day.
Sunflower Perfection
A gorgeous summer beauty. You know it's full summer time when the sunflowers come out. They love the heat and the sunshine.
Spring is not far around the corner but thankfully we can enjoy flowers many times through out the year if grown in green houses and indoor climates during the harsh winter. White daisy.
Mid Day Stopover
A beautiful spring day at Red Butte Gardens.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Water droplets nestled atop a dried rose.
Blossom Among The Thorns
Wild flower
Dried roses
Staring At Our Reflection
Rose After A Lifetime
Dried rose
A place in my dreams
As I turned away from the coastline to look back at the grasses blowing in the breeze off the ocean, this view was breathtaking. Sitting on those decks, listening to the water, the crashing waves, the wind blowing in the grasses below, is what dreams are made of, but this place is in indeed very real. Cannon Beach, Oregon coast, taken 2017.
Always Have A Heart
Near the end of fall, captured a a few heart shape leaves still hanging on with fall color on a quaking aspen.
Astoria, Oregon - Columbia River
From the Washington shoreline on the north side of the Columbia River, we look over the river at the gorgeous hillside of Astoria, Oregon.
Life In Perfection - Heceta Head Lighthouse - Oregon Coast
Heceta Head Lighthouse in a different view than you may be used to. A artistic view created with textures and imagination. Oregon Coast, original photo taken 2013.
Cannon Beach, Oregon ~ Textures Arise The Horizon
Pastel Adventures on the Oregon Coast
Lately, I've been on a venture of taking my photography a step to the side with adding an artistic addition. Sometimes when I travel I don't get the most idealic light for my location. Perhaps it's the middle of the day, or the sun chose not to come out when I visited a favorite location. Adding an artistic addition to my photography allows me to still capture nature, mother earth, and turn it into art. With out taking this image to a step beyond, it otherwise would have likely sat in my Lightroom library never touched. A beautiful semi-sunny early afternoon on the Cannon Beach, Oregon Coast, 2017.
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Diana Crash: New Twist
Robert Jobson - London Evening Standard June 25, 2004
The security services forced Princess Diana to abandon plans for a holiday in America weeks before she died, it is revealed today.
The block on her travel plans meant that instead she took a summer break with Mohamed al-Fayed. This ultimately led to her going to Paris with his son Dodi, where they died.
British or US intelligence had forced Diana to change her plans to stay with American billionaire Teddy Forstmann in the summer of 1997, saying it was too dangerous to take her sons there, it is claimed.
The revelation that the princess would probably still be alive today if the security services had not intervened is bound to raise fresh questions about conspiracy theories.
The claims are made by author Andrew Morton in his new book, Diana: In Pursuit Of Love. Mohamed al-Fayed has always insisted that Diana and Dodi were murdered in a plot involving MI6 agents and US intelligence. LINK
Morton writes: "Diana was looking forward to a week's holiday with the two young men who had never let her down and whom she loved unconditionally, William and Harry."
Morton, with whom the princess cooperated on his bestseller Diana: Her True Story, says she had accepted an invitation from "one- time American boyfriend" Mr Forstmann to stay with him at his house in the Hamptons. But as she was travelling with the princes, "she needed security clearance".
He writes: "In what turned out to be a tragic twist of fate, the security services - Forstmann's friends are not sure whether it was the American or the British side - vetoed Diana's holiday plans. They had doubts about the security surrounding the billionaire's hideaways or perhaps a possible threat from elsewhere.
"Ironically the decision by the security services, perhaps more than any of their perceived plotting in Paris, was what led to Diana being in Paris on 31 August." Scotland Yard detectives carrying out an inquiry into Diana's death are planning to interview Morton over the new claims.
Morton also claims that Princess Diana leaked the Duchess of York's divorce plans in an attempt to stop bad press about herself.
He says Diana betrayed Fergie in February 1992 because she was anxious that a book by Lady Colin Campbell hinted she was to blame for the collapse of her marriage to Charles.
Morton suggested that the only thing to keep the princess off the front pages would be an even bigger story - and she "instantly provided the blockbuster story we required".
He added: "She had recently learned that Fergie had visited the Queen to talk about a separation from Prince Andrew. After much discussion the Queen had agreed that a separation was the best option."

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John Maxson, 36, has performed in Cirque du Soleil's "O" for 11 years. Getting older has made it more difficult to stay in shape, and he has had to adjust his workout to prevent injuries.
Shame on Chicago
The Windy City could learn a little something from Las Vegas' food truck scene.
An only-in-Vegas story
What a tow truck takes from a Weekly writer, a casino gives back.
'Thong Song' king Sisqo to guest star at 'Fantasy'
Dumps like a truck, truck, truck ...
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Web-based applications present usability challenges we don't often see in other types of designs. Even if the application functions properly, it will fail the user if they don't understand the information it's trying to tell them.
We have put great emphasis when designing the VESTA suite's web based and mobile applications, so that all visual and control elements are straightforward and easy to understand.
This project is a nice example of complex UX and Visual Design.
> 2015-2016
> Humán Aspektus Ltd.
> UX design, Design, frontend, backend, mobile app development.


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(Neighborhood safe house for holiday packages)
For a number of years now, bad people have been doing bad things at the holiday seasons.
Following shipment trucks around the neighborhoods of America and stealing our packages.
Think about this if you will.
States like Florida are retirement states.
States also have (Neighborhood watches).
Why not a
(Neighborhood safe house for holiday packages)?
We have a fence around our property,
at least did before Mathew!
I am replacing the fence now.
Delivery Trucks have been hanging packages on the gate for years.
Why not have homes that are willing to hold your package's until you come for them?
Central Florida News


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WARNING: Children Who Eat 12 Or More Hot Dogs Per Month Have 9 Times The Normal Risk Of Leukemia
The major cause for the increasing rate of childhood cancer is processed meat. The National Cancer Institute discovered that even 1,500 children die due to cancer every year in America.
According to an USC epidemiologists who has reported in a cancer research journal, children who eat more than 12 hot dogs per month have 9 times the normal risk of developing childhood leukemia.
Moreover, some other reports concerning the issue of Cancer Causes and Control, claim that children born to mothers who consumed at least one hot dog per week while being pregnant, have doubled the normal risk of developing brain tumors. This also refers to those children whose fathers ate hot dogs before conception.
However, the critics and some researchers explain that these kind of studies are difficult to conduct because not all people can recall what they have been eating in the past.
Nevertheless, the scientists still argue and claim that the results are very important and that this problem should be taken into account.
As a result of the discoveries from the previous studies, the researchers at the University of Minnesota have already modified their National Cancer Institute-sponsored study on childhood leukemia and it's all because they want to explore the possible connection to hot dogs.
According to them, the major cause for the development of cancer might be the use of nitrites used to preserve processed meats, including hot dogs. When ingested in our organism, they are converted to highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.
The epidemiologist Dr. David Savitz of the University of North Carolina, and the author of one of the studies on pregnant women, said: "this is not a hazard at the level of tobacco smoke or high-fat diets. The rational response would be a small modification of your consumption."
Hot dog cancer risk
Here are the chemical cancer-causing additives and the ingredients of the Oscar Meyer hot dogs:
- Pork
- Mechanically separated turkey
- Mechanically separated chicken
- Sodium phosphates,
- Sodium diacetate
- Sodium nitrite
- Sodium ascorbate
- Water
- Contains less than 2% of salt
- Flavor
- Sodium lactate
- Corn syrup
- Dextrose


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A star of the future
London-born Cian Romaine represented Ireland Under 20s in the recent Six Nations and is looking ahead to the Junior World Cup later this year. David Hennessy spoke to the Connacht and Buccaneers lock
As one of the try scorers in Ireland's emphatic 47-15 opening victory away to Italy, Ealing's Cian Romaine performed impressively in the Six Nations for Ireland Under 20s.
Cian tells The Irish World: "It was really good to get the experience. We beat Italy, the conditions over there were terrible, it snowed the day before and they were still clearing the snow the day of the game. The pitch was an absolute mud bath but we still managed to put 47 points on them and then the week afterwards against France who were the champions of the Six Nations last year, and then put another 37 points on them as well was really good.
"From there, we were quietly optimistic."
After beginning with victories over Italy and France, who Ireland beat 37-20, Cian's team were on the receiving end of a narrow defeat to England and then went down 12-19 to Wales. Cian had to sit out the final defeat to Scotland through injury.
"England was just a different ball game, they were so physical up front and everywhere. We found it difficult to deal with. A few mistakes that day that cost us a lot but overall, I'm fairly happy.
"Against Wales as well, we had a good few changes in the pack, the scrum struggled a bit and we kind of just failed to deal with it enough and lost that battle which made it hard for our backs to play as well."
Nevertheless, the campaign was a personal achievement for Cian who has been in Ireland for almost two years. Based in Galway, he has been playing his club rugby with Athlone's Buccaneers and involved with the Connacht Under 19s and then Under 20s before his determination earned him international recognition.
Involved in the Italy, France and England games as replacement, he started the Wales contest: "I was happy just to be there to be honest. When I came over here, I kind of just had pipe dreams of making the squad and then it became it more realistic. I was just taking it step by step so first, I was trying to get in the squad, then trying to get in the team and next, just trying to get a starting place so I was thrilled to be there."
Now the 19-year old Connacht lock and his team mates are already looking ahead to a Junior World Cup taking place in Italy in June where Ireland will have a tough task but have great reason for optimism.
Cian says: "We have Scotland in our group for that World Cup so the game against them in the Six Nations, we just wanted to set a benchmark saying we can beat Scotland but obviously we lost so now we'll be looking at the game, seeing where we went wrong and trying to make improvements. We have Argentina and New Zealand as well. New Zealand will obviously be a very tough game so it will be tough to come out of that pool. Argentina as well, they'll be big as well so we need to put in a lot of work before the World Cup.
"We have ten players that were Under 20s last year so obviously they're very experienced and every game we go into, they share their experience with us, let us know what we need to work on, what things we need to do, how to be mentally prepared for the game because it's all well and good, being physically prepared but it's all in the head as well. There's a lot of mind games with other teams, We're very confident. The talent we have in the team is just ridiculous, there's so many good players and you could chop and change anyone and have the same outcome. There's so much depth in the squad. There's a lot of squads who, if they lose a few key players, that's them gone but we've already had injuries and managed quite well."
Although he was born in England, Cian's allegiance has always been to the green shirt. His mother Elaine and her family come from Ballyforan in Roscommon while his father's side of the family is Caribbean.
"I used to come to Ireland with my family since I was a kid and it was always Ireland. My mum's family is all from Ireland so I never tried out for the English system, I went straight to Irish Exiles which is the link so any Irish players that live in England can come play over in Ireland. I always wanted to come over to Ireland for university, I hoped to for rugby but I didn't really expect to."
Cian played his rugby with Ealing Trailfinders. It was while trying out with the Irish Exiles programme that Nigel Carolan of Connacht spotted his potential. As manager of Ireland Under 20s. Carolan also gave Cian his Ireland debut.
"Nigel said he'd bring me over, give me a shot that summer (2013), I developed a lot that summer. Then it came into the season, I played a lot of A (for senior players requiring game time) games against professional teams. I fairly held my own so I think that's what helped me a lot with getting into the 20s, having that experience at the higher level."
Was it tough to lose to England, the country of his birth? "A bit, yeah. The team I wanted to beat most was probably England. They're always the toughest and the one team you want to beat. They won the World Cup the last two years so if we beat them, we would be going into the World Cup with high hopes. I reckon if we play England again, we know how to deal with them now. They're just so physical and if we can take their physical game out of it, we can get in there."
It was a Rob Henshaw try against England that made sure of a crucial victory and set Ireland on their way to glory in the recent senior Six Nations. The Connacht centre, only 21, who started with Buccaneers like Cian is an inspiration to the young lock: "He works so hard on and off the pitch. You can tell just from the way he plays he knows his stuff, He's definitely one of the best players to have come out of Connacht and he's showing it, starting for Ireland. He's been put in at 12 which is not his natural position and he's doing incredibly there. He's a great inspiration."
Being a lock, is Ireland's captain Paul O'Connell a big hero? "Definitely, he's one of the best. He leads by example as well.
"We did a training session with all the seniors and he helped the young players. He was talking us through their plays and everything and making sure I knew what to do because the thing that makes a team good is that if everyone does their job, you can stop worrying about it and you can get on with the game but if you have people worrying about what to do, it just puts the team off. He's a tremendous player and it's shown by his stats and everything.
"I can't think of anyone better to watch and learn from than Paul. Hopefully I'll get to run into him again and he can give some small tips.
"Going in with the seniors, I was obviously a bit nervous but they made me feel comfortable. Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray, they were all telling me what to do, where I needed to be. You need to know what you're doing. I think that's what they realised. They know if I'm doing the right job, they'll be doing the right job. Me making mistakes wouldn't help anyone so they just wanted to make sure everyone knew what they were doing, just have a good training session because if you train good, you play good. "
Business student Cian was well supported from both London and the parish of Ballyforan when he played for Ireland recently. His family will be making similar trips if and when Cian gets called up to the senior team managed by Joe Schmidt. There is no doubt this is Cian's aim: "That's pretty much the end goal, yeah. That's where I want to be. That's where I want my career to go. My grandad would be watching the game and he would be saying to me, what could I do to get myself out there? Even now, just because that's the next step from where I am now. I highly doubt I'll be out there next year but even now to look, what can I do to get myself out there? What can I do to make myself better than people out there? So start working now.
"The next goal for me is to get my first cap with Connacht seniors, that's the goal for me at the moment. To get out there and then hopefully keep a place in the team and just work my way up from there, learn the ropes at the higher level."
Cian will work towards this with good performances for both Connacht A and Buccaneers.


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Reported by The Edventurist, Chester Goad
In what was considered by most to be an unexpected move by US lawmakers, the House of Representatives passed sweeping disability-related legislation believed by many to be the most significant contribution to students with disabilities in U.S. history. The legislation referred to as H.R. 1975 was met with little opposition in the House and is expected to easily garner the two-thirds vote necessary to avoid any possible opposition.
H.R. 1975 will require full and unencumbered funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) finally authorizing and ensuring financial resources be funneled to states for what had previously been referred to as the great "unfunded" mandate and takes protections of students further with a five pronged approach that will ultimately affect the U.S. educational system from Birth through postsecondary.
The five points of the bill include:
1. Full funding of the original mandate, any reauthorization, and all components of the new legislation.
2. A specific focus on learning disabilities, (dyslexia in particular), requiring early screening, training for brain-based, multi-sensory, scientific classroom methodologies, and continued interventions for students throughout graduation and including transition.
3. Improved and enhanced preparation for the transition to college for bright students with learning disabilities.
4. Accessibility requirement deadlines for emerging technology used in any educational settings from elementary to postsecondary. This portion of the bill specifically targets resolving discrimination on the basis of use of any technology deemed inaccessible to individuals with disabilities and will force corporations who wish to do business within the education field to create accessible technology.
5. A much-needed salary boost for professionals on the front lines of special education or disabilities. Special educators will receive additional stipends based on years of experience for their commitment to the field of special education. This measure was added to address special education teacher turnover, and the current shortage of professionals in the field.
Coincidentally, the bill number (1975) for H.R. 1975 stands as a stark reminder of the date the initial IDEA mandate was approved by congress and of the 38 years that have since passed without funding leaving states and school systems with the financial burden. Though it has been reauthorized several times, no congress has ever been bold enough to mandate that the law be fully funded.
Of course if you are reading this and you have made it to this point, you are probably wondering if this is real. Happy April Fool's Day! We could only hope for so much! (For all my K-12 SPED peeps and anyone involved in educating students with disabilities.) At least maybe this will encourage discussion on these important issues! Don't forget to wear blue tomorrow for International Autism Awareness Day! Tweet it, Post it, Pin it!
To read about me, Chester Goad click here or hit me up at firstname.lastname@example.com or Tweet me at cgoad09.
(Chester Goad is founder of The Edventurist blog, an adult living with ADD, a university administrator, writer, speaker, and disability advocate, who is committed to making life better and more fun for people with attention deficit and dyslexia. He is also a prankster on April 1st.)


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Our Best Presidents
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Welcome World Changers,
Let's talk about that moment when you decide to stop caring. That moment that you just give up and move on.
Now, we do want you to have a great outlook in life and this means to not give up and keep going on to do your best.
But this time around, we talk about that moment that we just put up our hands in the hair and say "Forget about it."
In the nicest of ways possible, throw away all those feelings of doubt, all those contradictory feelings of not knowing what to do, all those times that you just wanted to be yourself and stopped because you were afraid…. it's time to say whatever.
In other words, who gives? I mean, seriously, every time that you jump into doing something just because you want to do it, who is going to care? After all, it is your life. We are reminding you to live a little looser, a little more wild and dive into the action when you want.
So, that dress you think has too much cleavage?
Wear it on a Saturday night.
Who cares?
That briefcase that you think is too fancy?
Wear it proudly.
Who cares?
That dance of joy after getting paid.
Do it.
Who is going to stop you from dancing?
That genre of music/tv/movie/etc that people think it is not you?
Listen to it, watch it, do it.
It is you.
We all live life differently. So, who cares about the rest? Life it your way and do what makes you happy. As long as you are respectful, get out there and jump into the pool of life.
Yes, in this moment, we are telling you not to care what anyone else thinks, we are telling you realize that moment when….
You did not care what they say and you did something that made you happy, just for you, just because you are able to do so.
What are you going to do?
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Bill O'Reilly argued on his Fox News show "The O'Reilly Factor" that white privilege is just an excuse for black people in America to shirk personal responsibility for their struggles.
As evidence of his theory, O'Reilly cited the relative success of Asian people in America and sarcastically asked whether we have "Asian privilege" in America.
The reason Asians earn more than whites and blacks and have a lower unemployment rate, according to O'Reilly, is that they have "stable homes" and emphasize education in their families.
Here are the statistics O'Reilly uses to support his argument:
O'Reilly does throw in the small caveat of slavery, which he says is unique to the "African-American experience," but says that every American must overcome obstacles.
Tina Ngyugen criticized this line of thought in Mediaite, calling it far too simplistic and saying it ignores some of the complexities of Asian-American demographics and statistics.
But O'Reilly also went beyond the idea of "Asian privilege" to insist that black people use white privilege as an "excuse" to avoid personal responsibility and "blame someone else" for their problems.
O'Reilly also lamented the rise of "gangsta rap" and Beyonce, which he says have replaced more "uplifting" black idols of the past.
"The federal government cannot fix this problem," O'Reilly said. "Only a message of personal responsibility can turn things around."
Watch the full video below:Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
(h/t The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed)


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Teacup pigs are loyal, lovable and intelligent buddies. They are small in size and quite easy for handling. Unlike big pigs, these nano sized pigs have reduced size, but same features as that of normal pigs. They don't grow too big in height and weight and remain max up to the size of a small


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Sir John Chilcot warned that his team would "not shy away from making criticism" if they uncovered mistakes.
Launching the long-awaited inquiry on Thursday, Sir John said the former prime minister, who sent British forces into the conflict alongside the US, would be among witnesses called; and he also suggested the current premier, Gordon Brown, would be on the list.
He repeated his insistence that, "wherever possible", evidence would be heard in public, perhaps live on television, but some sessions would remain behind closed doors, "consistent with the need to protect national security, sometimes to ensure complete candour and openness from witnesses".
The former prime minister, who took Britain into the conflict, apparently warned that the hearings would become a "show trial" if they were held in public.
He was said to have communicated his view to his successor, Mr Brown, via the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O'Donnell, fearing a direct conversation would be leaked.
Sir John said on Thursday the panel had already requested Government documents to begin the task of identifying "the critical issues on which to focus" with the help of legal, military and reconstruction experts.
Bereaved families of those who died during the conflict and others "seriously affected", including veterans' groups, would be among the first to make their feelings known to the inquiry and arrangements are already in hand to meet them "as soon as practicable", he said.
Sir John said: "We are determined to be thorough, rigorous, fair and frank to enable us to form impartial and evidence-based judgments on all aspects of the issues, including the argument about the legality of the conflict."
He went on: "The inquiry is not a court of law and nobody is on trial. But I want to make something absolutely clear: the committee will not shy away from making criticism.
"If we find that mistakes were made, that there were issues which could have been dealt with better, we will say so frankly."
Mr Brown originally announced that the inquiry would be held behind closed doors and not seek to apportion blame, but was forced into a hasty U-turn amid vehement criticism from senior political and military figures.
Speaking of who would be called as witnesses, Sir John said it would be those "best placed to supply the information we need to conduct our task thoroughly".
He said: "That will, of course, include the former prime minister and other senior figures involved in decision-taking."
At this stage it is impossible to say how long the inquiry will take, he said, adding that an interim report is unlikely.
Asked whether Mr Brown would be asked to give evidence, Sir John said he was "not proposing today to offer a list of witnesses" but reiterated his committee's desire to question the "key decision-makers in the different phases of the Iraq affair".
"You can work out for yourselves who some of those would be," he said.
Pressed on whether the committee could force people to give evidence, Sir John said: "Frankly, I do not expect any witness whom we invite to refuse to appear. It seems to me highly unlikely."
He also said the committee planned to have "discussions" with overseas governments and their representatives, including from the United States.
Sir John said: "Discussions and evidence sessions are not necessarily the same thing, and of course we have no power to compel witnesses here - let alone people in foreign governments.
"Nonetheless ... the Anglo-American relationship is one of the most central parts of this inquiry, and how that was conducted is something that we need to get a very strong understanding of."


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Thanks to everyone who suggested a quote or commented in response to this project... making 30 original pieces was more challenging and took longer to complete than I anticipated and your feedback really helped push me along.
All 30 paintings will be for sale in my Etsy shop next week once they are professionally matted. You can see them all together here: http://maechevrette.com/30x30-project/. I haven't decided if I'll be making any prints of this project, but I'm open to suggestions for which ones you'd like to see.
One the docket for the rest of the week: kick this icky cold that snuck up on me while I was distracted by Mike's birthday and various other Boston celebrations, drop these paintings off for matting, and hopefully spend a day exploring Plum Island before winter officially arrives and the outdoors becomes too cold to even think about.


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This painting was created long before my olives took over.
The finer things in life are always better when shared with a friend, a couple of fine
cigars and a nice bottle of "G" cognac. The "G" is for Godard or perhaps the "good life".
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A. While our studio has been around for 30 years, we just started selling dancewear last fall.
A. We were looking for ways to grow. Our productions are incredibly elaborate and, as a result, expensive. We were looking for business opportunities that would generate revenue to help cover the ever-increasing costs of costumes, sets, staging and the like.
A. It was the obvious choice. We were sending our students to a dance store in the area and we knew we could provide the same or better choices at a competitive price. We found Revolution Dancewear online and were really impressed with the offerings. And there was no risk.
A. Well, we didn't have to order a bunch of inventory. We just ordered one of each of the products we wanted to sell and created a display in our lobby. Then we took orders from our students, collected the money, and ordered only what we needed from Revolution.
A. So far, we've been placing orders on a bi-weekly basis and we generally receive the merchandise within three days. The 2-day air option is convenient for us when we have smaller orders, and parents don't usually mind having to wait for shoes. They love the added convenience of purchasing product while at their lessons, and not having to drive to a dance store to get what they need. Plus, our prices are lower than retail, which they also appreciate.
A. We use the Revolution sizing kits. They contain one shoe in every size so you can use them for try-on purposes. It's really very easy. They have them for leotards too.
A. We've always had a dress code for our ballet classes, but it's so much easier to enforce now that the products are right here. And the kids are looking more and more uniform as time goes by.
A. Well, they're all buying their dancewear at the same place now! We didn't force everyone to buy new stuff at the start because some of the already had what they needed. But as things wear out or the kids outgrow them, parents are replacing everything with Revolution. We're seeing more consistency in colors and styles. The teachers love it!
A. Absolutely. We've added several new products since we started. We're selling skirts now and we plan to add more products each season.
A. We can't wait for TapTap. We've heard about the program that will let us create an online store where our customers can order directly and we won't have to process payments. It sounds great and we're really excited.


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