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Ali Goodwin, Curator & Fine Art Photographer
Circo Madagascar
Archival Pigment Prints, 2012
In February 2012, I met an Aztec family of five who were running a small Mexican circus around the Southern Yucatan peninsula. They were setting up their tent for a performance in Akumal Pueblo in Quintana Roo. For three days I worked alongside the family, animals, and workers, photographing the daily life of a Mexican circus. The circus in Mexico is a dying culture. Families are no longer able to support themselves and must keep moving quickly to find new audiences that their competition hasn't already visited. It's an exceptionally hard life for the people and the animals. On the night of the first performance, the circus lights went on, the crowd cheered, the first acts began and suddenly, the power went out. The power line they had rigged from the tent to the top of the telephone pole shorted out the power grid for the whole town. A generator on the Mac truck was started, extension cords were run to a pair of construction floodlights, and the show went on. Photographing these people, this lifestyle, the animals, is never allowed. I was fortunate enough to have gained the trust of several of the hired workers from the pueblo over the course of several months, and they vouched for my legitimacy as a photographer who was not there to exploit them or make any kind of statement about the treatment of animals. I was only interested in capturing the images, their story, and sharing my experience of three incredible days. Exhibitions: ONDARTE, Akumal, Mexico, Group Exhibition Drift Contemporary Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition The Center for Fine Art Photography, Portraits 2013 Exhibition View The Complete Series |
In Those Dreams, AwakeArchival Pigment Prints, 2012
"I open my eyes and look up through the surface as I reach for it. There is no sun, just grey swirling shadows of a mark-less sky. I break through at the bottom of a swell and gasp for air, another taking shape above me. I only have a moment before I will be under again. I know this. I accept the weight of water. I do not ever think of saving myself. I feel around me for the black shape, a tail, a foot. I must save him, my sweetest love, who never learned to swim. He struggles to reach me, snorting at the water. Biting it. I feel nothing. There has never been land. There is never a boat. There is never anyone else. There is only water. There is only a wave washing over muffled ears. When I wake up, my arms will ache for hours from treading. My voice will be hoarse from silent cries for help. Phantom limbs will reappear for days. My heart will ache from remembering, and then remembering differently. This will be the only thing I can count on. In those dreams, awake." Text & Photographs ©2012, All Rights Reserved. View The Complete Series |
Body Language
18-24, 2013, Archival Pigment Print, Digital Audio File
In her most recent project titled 'Body Language', Goodwin explores the art of storytelling through words and pictures by capturing what she calls, "a person's last, most final statement – one they literally take to the grave." Black and white photographs of the words friends, family and complete strangers have chosen to tattoo on their bodies will be paired with audio files of the person telling their "story."
The audio files will be accessible by scanning a QR code next to the photograph with a smartphone or other device. Bringing ear buds or headphones is suggested when visiting the gallery.
The audio files will be accessible by scanning a QR code next to the photograph with a smartphone or other device. Bringing ear buds or headphones is suggested when visiting the gallery.
Alicia (Ali) Goodwin is the Director and Curator of Drift Contemporary Art Gallery, and a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. "YOU'RE A PHOTOGRAPHER AND A CURATOR; HOW DO YOU RELATE THE TWO AND WHICH ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU? They are symbiotic. When I think about other galleries and curators and their backgrounds, they are via definition, art history majors. I went to RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) — I have a degree in graphic design — but I did a large portion of my work in photography. I started curating while I was at RISD — I worked as a designer at Hasbro, the toy company, where I curated the president's office and created site-specific installations in their corporate buildings using artwork and toys from the archives. As a curator you have to have a keen eye — that's your strength — so being a photographer, artist and designer myself, having a clear, distinct vision is the most important element, and has served me well." Read more of ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE'S Interview with Ali Goodwin Please contact Drift Gallery at 603-379-6560 to inquire about availability.


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We continue to coordinate with all parties, as we know, post offices and customs and quarantine units. When it comes to live animals, and seeds, we continue to coordinate with our colleagues employed at quarantine units.Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA) - Customs authorities in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar have maintained close and constant vigil over the imports of goods from China on account of the coronavirus outbreak.
"We continue to coordinate with all parties, as we know, the post offices and customs and quarantine units. When it comes to live animals and seeds, we continue to coordinate with our colleagues employed in quarantine units," Chief of the Customs and Excise Section of the Makassar Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office Nasrudin stated on Thursday.
The customs office has also maintained close watch on parcels from China as a precautionary measure against untoward incidents, he revealed.
"We rely on X-rays only. All imported goods, in the form of parcels, are subject to X-ray inspection. Thereafter, if they carry low risks, we will take a decision based on the green lane. If they have high risk, we will conduct a physical inspection on them," he stated.
He further denied an allegation that China-made cellular phones carry the virus. However, only two cellular phones in each parcel can be imported.
"The customs authorities only limit two cellular phones that can be imported in accordance with the rules. If they are priced at more than US$3, we will impose an import duty and sales tax on them in accordance with the finance minister's regulation number 199/PMK.010/2019 on excise and tax on imported parcels," he added.
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To People Who Want To Lose Weight — But Can't Get Started. This is How I did it and kept it off for 9 years
Somehow at age 31, I found myself to be what I never thought I would be, an overweight, tired Mom. I lacked the energy and vitality to keep up with my kids. I meandered through my days in a haze, each day blending into the next. I was sleepwalking through my own life.
I would see other Moms my own age fit, healthy, and looking good and I would seethe with jealousy. Why wasn't I born with "good genes"? I would just look at the cake and seem to gain weight. It was maddening.
I was a chronic dieter. I tried every diet on the market, each one met with the same conclusion: complete and utter failure. I would do okay for a bit, even lose a few pounds. But then I would somehow lose momentum and fall right back into my old habits, relying on comfort foods to cheer me up.
I really did want to lose weight and become healthier, so I wouldn't have to miss out on playing with my kids and really enjoying life. But I was at a loss of what to do and it seemed utterly hopeless. Nothing I had tried provided lasting results.
The thing is, everything I read about weight loss seemed to contradict itself and I was overwhelmed and confused. That meant I was always searching for truth on how to lose weight. Still, each avenue seemed to be smoke and mirrors, all making big promises and never delivering.
To make things worse, I felt terrible because I seemed to fail every single time. I felt even worse about the situation because I seemed to lack an ounce of willpower and food always seemed to win. I felt deflated and my life seemed completely out of control.
The problem was that I didn't have the energy to walk up the stairs without being winded. I would look in the mirror and be completely ashamed and embarrassed at the woman staring back at me.
I remember vividly the day I timidly stepped on the scale as my tattered bathrobe fell to the floor. I remember looking down and seeing the numbers 172 blink back at me. Immediately tears trickled down my face. My weight had never hit over 170lbs. As a five-foot two-inch small frame person, this weight was more than I had ever weighed. The numbers on the scale seemed to taunt me, pushing me to feel and absorb their harsh reality.
Finally, after staring at the numbers on our bathroom scale for what seemed like hours, I felt my anger rise. I wiped my tears away with the back of my pudgy hand and felt something shift in me. I could feel my indignation rising. I looked at the naked, flabby woman staring back at me and I said enough is enough. I am done feeling like this. I am done avoiding taking photos with my kids. I am done looking at myself in the mirror and hating what I see. I was done being tired, I was done being ashamed. It was time to take my control back.
Then, as if by chance, something amazing happened.
That's when I realized I could keep doing what I was doing and continue down the road of gaining more and more weight or I could choose to rewrite my story of who I had become. In a matter of moments, I realized I had the power within me to choose to lose the weight and change the narrative I had created for myself! It was up to me and only me to take my control back and stop letting myself sleepwalk through life.
It was suddenly crystal clear to me how to shift my mindset and finally lose weight. I knew I had the power within me to rewrite my life from one of pain, depression, self-loathing, and obesity to one of health, happiness and a killer new bod.
I also learned that all diets, no matter how they are structured, boil down to one thing. And that one thing was the key to it all.
As a result of defining this new truth, I started gaining momentum. After I did that, I started finding confidence in myself I never knew existed. Suddenly I was able to keep up with my kids, I had energy and vitality again. I was no longer a spectator in my own life. I began to be a creator.
That's when I realized that the secret is that we are being lied to and manipulated all the time. There was no magic pill, diet, or exercise that would give me the results I so desperately wanted.
The truth was that dieting doesn't work. Instead, I had to change my lifestyle and my mindset completely.
After my epiphany, I dove deep into researching everything I could on nutrition, fitness, and weight loss. My plan was to start to implement the tiny basic truths I had discovered. I ignored flashy, quick fad diets and focused on real provable methods.
I started to see results and my scale was beginning to move. But I didn't stop there, I kept searching.
I started to implement exercise. Moving my body every day was super hard at first and I absolutely hated it. But the more I did it, the more I realized how much better I felt both emotionally and physically.
After that, I started learning more and more about the body-mind connection realizing that diet and exercise alone were not enough.
But there was still a problem…
I was losing weight and feeling better but there was something missing. Evan as the numbers on the scale dropped I still wasn't quite at peace with who I was inside. I continued to struggle internally with loving and accepting myself. I found that my self worth and the number on the scale didn't correlate in the way I expected. Whether I was 172 or 125, I felt the same negative feelings about myself. Although my outer body had changed completely, my inner self was much the same.
I ended up getting so frustrated that I decided to work on being a woman who loved and accepted herself no matter what.
I chose to call my little mission, "Love Yourself Completely, No Matter What."
I wanted to create something that would make it possible to not only keep off the weight I lost but learn to be truly happy and joyful with who I was as a human. I needed something that not only changed my outer world but, more importantly, my inner world.
It took time and lots of inner work, but now when I look in the mirror I completely love the body and soul looking back at me. I am finally at peace within my mind, body, and soul. The best way I can explain it is freedom.
I had done what I set out to accomplish after years of failing diet after diet and feeling like a complete loser who lacked an ounce of willpower. I lost 40lbs and kept it off for over 9 years (to date). But more importantly, I reclaimed who I was and learned to silence my inner mean girl. I intentionally stepped into a place of peace, joy, and happiness within my own mind, body, and soul.
After years of my own struggle, learning, trial, and error, I started my blog. I became a woman obsessed with the one purpose, to help as many people as I could make this momentous transformation in their own lives. I even went back to school and became a certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist. I studied meditation, affirmations, and the power of the mind-body connection.
I stepped out of my comfort zone and into my role as a coach. I have helped thousands of women move beyond diets and step into freedom by reclaiming their bodies and taking back control in their lives.
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Saturday, April 15, 2006
The Amazing Colossal Man!
I confess that I was never a big X-Men fan as a kid. I had a bunch of Classic X-Men which reprinted old stories...but those I bought because the covers were drawn by Art Adams and Todd McFarlane (I was a big fan of Todd and I won't apologize for that). But, and I'm sure the reasons are obvious, I was a big fan of Colossus.
In the comments section here me and some of the guys were discussing Colossus at his best. I think it was agreed that a certain issue of Uncanny X-Men drawn by Rick Leonardi brought to us the hottest Colossus in his best costume to date!
This drawing of Colossus I did because of that issue...Andrew, it's not the drawing I've got for you. A proper pin-up should have the character facing you, at the very least. So another one is in the works.
For more Colossus reading check out Marvel Comics Presents numbers 10 through 17 which has a story drawn by Rick Leonardi. In '97 Marvel put out a one shot starring Colossus and Meggan, of Excalibur, which was drawn by Bryan Hitch. And the issue of Uncanny X-Men is #231!
stay metal.
6 comments:
- Andrew W said...
Heh. When I first spotted the pic, I immediately thought, 'yay, but damn, he should be facing forward', so I'm glad to see you agree with me. :) Really cute pic, though. Still love those shorts. I can hardly wait to see what you do next!
- Nick said...
This is a great rendition of Colossus. Kudos, JBone!
- Drazen said...
Great recent posts Mr. Bone
- manpop said...
hey how nice to discover your blog.
i LOVE your art.
do you know this "meatcute" blog?
very similar subject and style. you both are very inspiring! thanks! - 4:10 PM
- j. said...
Andrew - I do always find it tough to do a pin-up. Especially of a character I haven't drawn before. Spidey I can draw in my sleep :) That said, i really hope I can come up with a nice image of Colossus.
Draz and Nick - Thanks, guys.
And thank you, Stan. I'll check out the meatcute blog! - 8:25 PM
- C.Edwards said...
um...I'm okay with looking at his backside.
I've always liked Colossus because for a long time he was one of the few male heroes with bare thighs. - 7:48 PM


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Mauritius: Ordinary traveler, extraordinary destination
San Diego-based travel blogging couple Christy Woodrow and Scott Calafiore run the popular website Ordinary Traveler, and their travels recently took them all the way from the USA to Mauritius.
Packed with some excellent practical tips for the long journey from North America to the Indian Ocean, their latest post focuses on a shared love of the ocean, from first-time waterskiing and sailing to stand-up paddleboarding and snorkelling. And the stunning photos only help to demonstrate why they loved the island so much. We can't wait to read more about their trip.
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Turnbull & Asser, Holland & Holland, Berry Bros. & Rudd, The Capital. There's a reason this esteemed collective of British brands is synonymous with a time when honour was held above all else. To maintain integrity, a stiff upper lip, and to stand the test of time and changing traditions – these are surely the marks of an institution deserving of the Royal seal. I have a fascination with tenacity, a trait which people often tell me I hold in abundance. It could well be a compliment. Or an insult. I can't quite tell.
David Levin MBE opened The Capital on Basil Street, Knightsbridge, in 1971. Having started his tutelage at the age of 17, as a commis waiter at the Malmaison in Glasgow, David is a dyed-in-the-wool hotelier. His idea was to launch a property in the city that would rival the grand hotels, but scaled down in size. This would allow for a more personalised service, without losing the prestige demanded by the travelling elite.
As the hotel reaches its fifth decade under the helm of David's Daughter, Kate, there is something highly commendable about an establishment that maintains the tradition of a family-owned and run property.
I arrived on a cold winter's evening, somewhat blustered and a little panicked that I might miss a friend's performance later that evening. Given the hotel's location in Knightsbridge, I needn't have worried. The first thing that struck me was how relaxed and endearing the entrance was. The reception area was reminiscent of a grand country home, roaring fire, brandy on a silver tray at the entrance to warm the cockles, and a sea of smiling faces. I'm enamoured by many facets of hotels large and small alike, but feel most at home in boutique properties. Perhaps I'll never find out how they manage to know everyone's name on cue. Hiring that many savants isn't possible, so how they learn the names of the guests who fill the 49 bedrooms beguiles me.
With only a few hours until I needed to be at the performance, I sat down in a chair by the window and began the process of digging my favourite cufflinks out of my Aspinal bag. I placed them down on the table with all the panache of a ham-fisted, errant school boy, before noticing a beautiful vase of blush pink roses. It's the small things that put a hotel on the map and remind you why it's become an institution. Fresh flowers are a beautiful touch, especially when they perfectly match the decor. Dressed to kill and with time to spare, I decided to catch forty winks. Egyptian cotton makes all the difference; the difference between deep sleep and constantly waking up to change the air conditioning.
Sometime later, around 1am, I returned to the hotel, having watched Paul O'Neill in his latest performance. A triumph, to say the least. There was little else to do but climb into the super-king-size bed and fall into a gentle slumber. I awoke the following morning with a need for dark sunglasses and sustenance. The Capital benefits from the Michelin stared restaurant, Outlaws, run by the award-winning chef Nathan Outlaw. My concern was that I would descend the stairs to breakfast to be met with white table clothes and people who might actually be eager to enter London's busy streets. Luckily, it was 10.30am, so I was met by the late risers and those who wanted to sit and really enjoy their breakfast. Sadly, I didn't have the time to take in the dining rooms British seafood focus during the evening, but slipping in for breakfast was a close second, I'm sure. Smoked haddock and poached eggs. Clean and simple, but cooked to perfection. The eggs had that golden pearl drop of a rich yoke and the haddock could well have been caught that morning, it was so delicious. No doubt I will return in the future to see what the dinner menu had to offer.
Post-breakfast, and a soak in a rather well-appointed tub, it was time to pack my bags and leave London's most luxurious boutique hotel. The team were beyond knowledgeable, the décor befitting of any country pile, and service exacting. If you are looking for a sojourn in London, where you are as comfortable staying in as stepping out, I highly recommend a reservation with Kate and David at The Capital.


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Amid the lingering freakout over the process by which 30 House progressives signed—and then quickly withdrew—a letter asking President Joe Biden to tweak his Ukraine policy, it is easy to miss the politics.
Since Russia's invasion, what can loosely be called the Democratic foreign policy establishment—lawmakers, pundits, and analysts who favor assertive use of US military might and weaponry abroad—have worked to mute dovish critics of Biden's policies, shrinking the range of foreign policy views deemed acceptable among mainstream Democrats. When the progressive lawmakers caved on Tuesday, relatively hawkish Democrats scored a big win that cemented an emerging rule about what their colleagues should be willing to say: Calling for diplomacy with Vladimir Putin right now is outside the range of permissible opinions.
The letter originally emerged from a process designed to have the opposite impact. According a person involved, the effort was part of an ongoing collaboration among left-leaning think tanks and progressive Hill staffers hoping to create space on Biden's left to push "antiwar" policies. The groups say they want to reduce the chances of nuclear war with Russia, which Biden himself, including in remarks earlier this month, has conceded are worryingly high. More generally, they want to push Washington's policy makers to rely less on the military power after two decades of costly wars.
The language in the ill-fated letter was ultimately determined by staffers working for Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. But according to people involved in the effort, the document was also promoted and circulated on Capitol Hill by analysts at two think tanks. One of those analysts was Marcus Stanley, the advocacy director for the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, which urges "military restraint and diplomatic engagement." The other was Erik Sperling a former of Hill staffer who now serves as executive director of Just Foreign Policy, a small think that is critical of mainstream Washington foreign policy.
When Jayapal's office released the letter to the Washington Post on Monday, it was immediately met with a storm of criticism from the progressive lawmakers' own party. DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas called letter signers "unbelievably naive and stupid" and said they were "making common cause with Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Green, JD Vance, and the rest of the MAGA crowd." Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) tweeted that the letter is "an olive branch to a war criminal who's losing his war." Signatories soon began distancing themselves. Jayapal issued a statement Monday "clarifying" the letter. She sent out yet another statement on Tuesday, fully withdrawing the letter and faulting "staff" for having released it "without vetting." A Jayapal spokesperson did not respond to Mother Jones' inquiries.
In a statement Wednesday, Sperling defended the letter and faulted the reaction to it. "The shrill response to this utterly moderate letter exposes that war proponents are scared of an open debate about the range of potential approaches to address this escalating conflict," he said. "The issue here is simply that, as happened during the Iraq War and other wars, those who oppose diplomacy want to use bad faith attacks to intimidate people out of having substantive debates about U.S. policy."
Stanley said in an interview that the letter aimed to encourage Americans to question whether the United States can indefinitely pursue its current course of supporting maximal Ukrainian war aims without more assertive diplomacy. The ensuing backlash, he argued, was part of an effort by the national security establishment to prevent serious questioning of US policy.
"There is a line handed down, and this kind of policing of speech of whether or not you can disagree with that line," Stanley said.
Other involved in circulating the letter emphasized that efforts to craft such documents and line up support from sympathetic members of Congress and other organizations are a standard and usually boring part of advocacy work in Washington, DC.
The letter itself read like it was written by a committee, because it was. It was deliberately milquetoast. It emphasized signatories' agreement with Biden's military support for Ukraine and with the "administration's perspective that it is not America's place to pressure Ukraine's government regarding sovereign decisions." It then offered a cautious suggestion: "As legislators responsible for the expenditure of tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in military assistance in the conflict, we believe such involvement in this war also creates a responsibility for the United States to seriously explore all possible avenues, including direct engagement with Russia, to reduce harm and support Ukraine in achieving a peaceful settlement." That is as tough as it got. Two people involved with letter said that prior to its release, internal criticism came exclusively from people concerned it was too mild.
The much maligned timing of the letter's release, two weeks before Election Day, was not driven by the impending election but rather by an earlier decision made by Jayapal or her staff to release it once it accumulated "a critical mass of signers," a person involved said. The letter's backers began gathering those signatures in late June. They continued through the summer, stalled during the August recess, and lined up more after Labor Day. Once 30 lawmakers had signed on, Jayapal's press staff released it.
Jayapal—or the aides she threw under the bus—clearly erred by underestimating the sensitivities involved in releasing it so close to November 8, especially given that many Democrats are seeking to contrast their own all-out backing of Ukraine with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's recent statement that Republicans will not write a "blank check" for the war if they win back Congress. The call for diplomacy also seemed awkwardly timed, given recent Ukrainian gains, which have reduced calls among Democrats for immediate peace talks with Russia.
Many members who signed the letter were left complaining that that they had since changed their views and that no one had checked in with them before finally releasing it. (One person familiar with this process noted that since last year, Congress has used a system called Quill for electronically signing letters. After members sign a letter, the system automatically sends their offices updates when letters are updated or nearing release. Staff for the letter-signers presumably would have received notifications that it was set to go public, though they may not have read them.)
Timing in diplomacy is everything.
I signed this letter on June 30, but a lot has changed since then. I wouldn't sign it today.
We have to continue supporting Ukraine economically and militarily to give them the leverage they need to end this war. https://t.co/jEJlTK1hJI
— Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs) October 25, 2022
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), in a nearly 900-word statement Tuesday, faulted the letter's "unfortunate timing and other flaws." But Raskin, according to a person familiar with the signature-gathering process, signed on September 21. He was one of the last members to do so. A Raskin spokesperson did not respond to inquiries.
Analysts who had helped gather support for the letter were left furious by the lawmakers' sudden reversal. One think tank official pointed to an August Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed that 49 percent of Democrats agreed that "given the current economic crisis, the U.S. cannot afford to lend financial support to Ukraine." (Polls on this topic swing substantially based on how questions are worded. In the same poll, 77 percent of Democrats agreed that "the U.S. must support sovereign countries when they are attacked by other countries.")
"The Democratic Party," this official said, "is telling a certain percentage of its voters: 'You are not welcome in this party. You have no home in this party…If you don't welcome this war, go to Trump.'"
On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in Zagreb, Croatia, representing the United States at the Crimea Platform, an international summit organized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. There, Pelosi endorsed Ukraine's most ambitious war aim—the expulsion of Russia from Crimea, which Russian troops have occupied since 2014. That is unlikely to happen without a lot more war. And, critics argue, it would risk significant escalation. The people behind the letter believe the United States will likely have to convince Zelenskyy to give up this goal before any peace deal can be achieved. But Pelosi's position is in line with US policy, and her presence at the summit—while progressives were being savaged for advocating for "engagement with Russia"—is a good indication of which way the wind is blowing.
In 2020, Donald Trump—who sometimes faulted US involvement in "endless wars"—agreed to pull US troops out of Afghanistan, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders came close to becoming the most anti-war presidential nominee in a lifetime. In 2022, Trump finds it convenient to attack Biden for continuing his exit from Afghanistan. And Sanders, the only Senate member of the Progressive Caucus, said Wednesday that he does not agree with the progressives' letter. Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to strong backing by Americans for the Ukrainian cause and boosted domestic support for the NATO alliance. Washington, tracking voters, is getting more hawkish, especially when it comes to Ukraine.
The letter was a big political screw up. But the stomping the progressives are taking is about more than their faulty tactics. The colossal US failures in Iraq and Afghanistan damaged the credibility of the foreign policy establishment that critics derisively call "the Blob." Now establishment Washington players in both parties—from Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to hawkish policy analysts and columnists—are reasserting their power over national security, and over speech about it. After this week, progressives will surely find it harder to take foreign policy stances to Biden's left, and not just on Ukraine. In primaries this year, pro-Israel groups enjoyed some success beating back a small increase in the willingness of progressive Democrats, including many signers of the Ukraine letter, to criticize Israel.
And as Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)—one of the few signatories who refused to back away from the letter—suggested to the New York Times, the blowback will likely reduce the already modest congressional will to check presidential use of US military power. "History shows that silencing debate in Congress about matters of war and peace never ends well," Khanna said.
Some critics of the progressive letter have insisted that their main objection was its timing—that dissent is acceptable, just not right now. Still, the shushing matters. Some progressives are worried that US aid could unnecessarily extend the war in Ukraine. They may wonder if the US military should continue to guarantee the security of increasingly authoritarian NATO members like Turkey and Hungary. Many liberals are unhappy about Israeli settlement policy and the US role in arming Gulf state autocrats. But the takeaway from this week may be that in the Democratic Party, this is not the time to speak up.


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What actually is a VPS Web Hosting?
A robust physical machine is split into a couple of VPS web hosting that echo the behavior of a regular dedicated web server. There are many apps that render this partitioning accomplishable so that the user acquires a completely functional web hosting server with full server root privileges and guaranteed resources.
KVM, OpenVZ and Vserver Virtualization Platforms.
The root access enables users to activate new server-side software that is sometimes demanded for given apps to run correctly. Each VPS is generally administered through a virtualization dashboard such as KVM, OpenVZ or Vserver, which is used to monitor and restart running processes and services, install a web hosting CP tool and keep the software on the server up to date. More knowledgeable users can do all these things through an SSH client as well.
Managed VPS Web Hosting Services?
Some Virtual Private Servers do not offer full root access to the customer, but are managed by the web hosting distributor. This is the so-called managed hosting service, whereby the hosting distributor keeps an eye on the monitoring procedures and software installations. In contrast, with the more widely used unmanaged hosting solution, the customer handles all that stuff, we at Pace Work Technologies also provide a Managed Services option. Thus, clients can do anything they wish on the VPS, but they can also rely on the web hosting company for technical issues that they cannot settle themselves.
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The web hosting storage space on a VPS is managed via a website hosting CP user interface like cPanel, Hepsia, Plesk or DirectAdmin. There are 10's of website hosting CP user interfaces on the web, so users can utilize either the one provided by the hosting distributor, or the one that they choose as long as that given website hosting Control Panel can run on the desired server Operating System. From then on, everything is strictly the same as with a regular web hosting account - file management, electronic mail administration, database administration, etc. Specific Control Panels also comprise a reseller backend tool, which permits customers to set up and sell website hosting plans to other people. This is a way to make good profit as users are looking for high quality hosting services all the time and 1000's of brand new domain names are being registered every day. Even if the VPS web hosting plan is low-end, the end users will not be aware of its actual system resources, but will only see the used up and the available resources as percentages.
The Strong Sides of the VPS Web Hosting.
Aside from being much more affordably priced, a VPS hosting server package has another advantage over a dedicated web hosting server. Whereas the resources on a physical server are always restricted by its hardware, a VPS is a private virtual web hosting server with software restrictions. If needed, these restrictions can be lifted with a few clicks of the mouse, and particular web hosting providers also offer "burstable" system resources as part of their regular VPS web hosting packages. If a concrete system resource quota has been exceeded, but there are unconsumed resources on the physical machine, they can be allocated to this given VPS web hosting server, ensuring that it can handle the momentary substantial load. This will maintain all web sites accommodated on the VPS web hosting up and running till either the load decreases, or the client upgrades the package to a more powerful one. This flexibility renders Virtual Server a favored option for heavy resource-consuming websites as it guarantees their stability and online availability.
A VPS Web Hosting - an excellent option for your web site(s).
Picking the right hosting package can sometimes be tough but a VPS web hosting package is invariably a suitable option for a start. It will have sufficient resources to cope with the load caused by any website, even a heavy resource-demanding community portal or a large e-business web site.


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How Winter Weather Affects Fuel Economy
If it seems that your fleet requires refueling more frequently as the mercury slides lower, it's not your imagination. Colder temperatures and winter driving conditions can mean, among other things, increased idle time, lower tire pressure and heavier rolling resistance, all of which can have a significant impact on fuel economy, no matter how responsible your drivers are or how carefully your vehicles are maintained.
But, fear not; Old Man Winter does not have to get the best of you and wreak havoc on your fuel budget. Taking the bite out of the winter fuel blues by gaining more control is as simple as knowing why winter weather conditions increase fuel consumption and knowing what steps you can take to "slow the flow."
So, let's take a closer look.
- It's Well…Cold
Generally, 75-85 degrees (F) is the ideal outside air temperature for optimal MPG. Once the temperature goes below 68 degrees, mileage starts to decrease rapidly, with the biggest MPG drops occurring under 45 degrees—as much as 20-28% from the summer months.
- Aerodynamic Resistance is Greater in Winter
The aerodynamic drag of a vehicle is proportional to air density. Cold winter air is denser than warm and humid summer air and, thereby, increases wind resistance, which, in turn, increases fuel consumption by approximately 1.3%. Additionally, wind speed is higher in winter, which increases total aerodynamic drag and, subsequently, lowers fuel economy.
- Poor Road Quality and Conditions
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), poor road conditions can increase fuel consumption anywhere from 7-35%. Slush, snow, ice, sand, gravel and salt all contribute to asphalt deterioration, meaning vehicles have to work harder to overcome the increased rolling resistance and push through road covering. Working harder means more fuel burned, as does wheel slippage, which is caused by roads covered in snow and/or ice.
- Winter Gas Has Lower Energy Density
The volatility of gas, which determines how fuel is evaporated, is adjusted for the time of year. Winter-blend fuel has a higher RVP—Reid Vapor Pressure—because the fuel must be able to evaporate at low temperatures for the engine to work properly. According to the EPA, winter-blend fuel contains 1.7% less energy than summer-blend fuel, so gas mileage is lower. However, winter-blend fuel contains more butane, which makes it less expensive than summer-blend. Diesel is similarly affected.
- Higher Loads on the Electrical System
Colder temperatures mean an increase in the use of electrical accessories, including lights, defrosters, heater blower motors and windshield washer pumps to clean off road spray and remove ice from windshields. Since these are all powered by the electrical system, which gets its power from the engine, the more you use them, the more the engine works and the more fuel you burn.
- Lower Engine Temperature
An engine takes longer to warm up in colder temperatures and reach its most fuel-efficient temperature. This affects fuel economy the most on shorter routes more so than on longer ones, as vehicles on shorter routes are being operated at a less-than-optimal temperature and, consequently, are not burning fuel as efficiently.
- Lower Tire Pressure
As temperatures drop, tire pressure drops. For every 10-degree (F) change in air temperature, tire pressure decreases on an average of one to two psi—with a drop of one psi reducing fuel economy by 0.4%.
Taking Charge
Getting better fuel economy in the winter months does not require drastic changes. Simple actions can make a big difference. Take a look at these recommendations from the EPA on how to improve mileage in cold weather and be sure to share them with your drivers. Improving fuel economy in winter is all about driving smarter—not harder.
- Park vehicles whenever possible in a garage or covered space to increase the initial temperature of the engine.
- Combine trips/routes to reduce the amount of time vehicles are operating with a cold engine.
- Keep idling at a minimum. Warm vehicles up for about 30 seconds and proceed gently rather than putting the pedal to the metal.
- Check tire pressure regularly and have a tire gauge in the vehicle at all times.
- Use seat warmers, window defrosters, interior lights and heater blowers only when absolutely necessary.
- Remove accessories that increase wind resistance and are not necessary for the job at hand—for example, roof racks.
To get more information about preparing your fleet for the cold (and for just about anything else), download our checklist, Preparing Your Fleet for Disaster.


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By Michelle Litteken
On August 2, 2016, the General Services Administration ("GSA") released the government's new Professional Services Strategic Plan for industry comment. The Strategic Plan outlines the actions the government will take to manage spending for professional services. The professional services category is the second largest of the 10 category management categories with $63 billion in spending in FY 2015. This category includes business administrative services, marketing and distribution, public relations and professional communications, financial services, and technical and engineering services other than information technology. In FY 2015, 30 percent of the spending in the category went to small businesses. This is one of several recent steps that the government has taken to implement category management. For an explanation of what category management is, see our blog post on Category Management 101.
One of the primary goals of category management is to reduce the number of contracts used to acquire similar goods and services. GSA determined that management advisory services – the largest subcategory within the professional services category – were obtained through more than 14,000 contracts in FY 2014. And, 41 percent of professional services requirements were fulfilled using open market contracting methods (as opposed to existing vehicles such as the Federal Supply Schedule or the Navy's SeaPort-e contract). Across the category, GSA determined that fewer contractors are being retained for professional services work, the number of transactions per contract is decreasing, and the number of transactions per supplier is increasing. These trends are precisely what category management is attempting to address.
The Professional Services Strategic Plan identified steps GSA intends to take to reduce the number of contracts. Specifically, the government will undertake a comprehensive analysis of agencies' buying patterns, direct agencies to use existing agency and government-wide contracts, and identify "best in class contracts." As part of this effort, GSA will create a government-wide contract for audit support services. GSA also set a target of increasing government-wide contract spending by 10 percent (or $1.9 billion) for FY 2016.
Small businesses are currently thriving in this category. Almost 50 percent of the spending for business administrative services went to small businesses. And, the percentage of small business spend in each subcategory has increased in the last three years, even as overall spending in the category decreased. For FY 2016, GSA set the goal of increasing small business utilization by 1.5 percent.
GSA is seeking industry feedback through an online questionnaire. This is a valuable opportunity to provide thoughts and recommendations on GSA's Strategic Plan, as well as ways to improve the contractor-customer relationship. The Strategic Plan makes it clear that GSA wants to maximize government-wide contracts while also increasing small business utilization. To achieve both of these objectives, the government must provide small business contractors with opportunities to obtain government-wide contracts and ensure that small businesses are able to compete in the federal marketplace. The online questionnaire is one mechanism contractors can use to send this message, and PilieroMazza is available to prepare and coordinate feedback.
About the author: Michelle Litteken is an associate with PilieroMazza in the Government Contracting and .Litigation law groups. She may be reached at [email protected].


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Poker is not just a game of skill. It also requires some luck. You can't expect to win every hand if you play poorly or make mistakes. So how do you optimise your chances of winning? This article will look at the 10 best hands in poker if you're playing on betway and discuss how to use them effectively.
1. Royal Flush
A royal flush is possibly the greatest hand in poker. It comprises the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the same suit. In other words, an Ace-King-Queen-Jack-10 or better (straight flush), or a pair (two pair) with:
- An ace or higher;
- Three of a kind with two aces
- Full house with 3 through 6 cards all matching
- Four of a kind with three different suits—a club and heart give you this combination
- Flush also gives it to you if your flushes are spades, diamonds or clubs
In fact, a royal flush is so rare because only four kinds of hands will produce one. The other types include straight flushes, with five cards in each suit plus any pair regardless of their high or low card numbers. However, it's still called "straight" because there aren't any jacks involved! Another variation on this theme would be called "straight draw," where there aren't any jacks present either.
2. Straight Flush
A straight flush is a hand that contains five cards of the same suit, in sequential order, such as 10♥ J♠ Q♠ K♠ A♠. It's also known as a royal flush because of its highest value (this was originally called "the royal" when it was first introduced).
You can make your first three cards any combination of suits you want—for example, 5♥ 3♦ 2♥ 3♣ 4♦. But if you have four or more cards to an Ace and King combination, then that's considered a full house (three-of-a-kind plus two pairs). If your last two cards are both Kings, then you've got an unbeatable set called quads (four kings) or quints (five kings).
3. Four of a Kind
With four of a kind, you have four cards of the same rank, such as 7s and queens or Aces and Kings. If you have four of a kind, it means that if someone bets out all of their chips on your hand, they will be forced to fold!
You're going to get paid off with this very often! You should play aggressively when folding hands like this because if someone else calls and has another Ace or King, they could win half (or more) of their bet.
4. Full House
A full house is a hand containing three cards of one rank and two cards of another. The rank of the three cards determines their strength. There are many examples of full houses in poker:
- Aces high (also called high-card or low pair)
- Ace-high straight draw
- Straight flush
5. Straight
The ranking of straight hands is the same as their ordering in hand. A straight is any five cards in sequence, either high or low. An open-ended straight consists of an ace and all fours. For example, a closed-ended straight has a king and three unrelated cards. Generally, a high-low pair consists of two cards from each suit: two kings, three queens, four tens, etc.
6. Three of a kind
A three-of-a-kind is the next best hand after two pairs. It's made up of three cards with the same rank and at least one rank apart from each other (for example, an ace-king-jack).
Additionally, a straight or flush consisting only of queens would be considered a full house because it has four cards. This would be considered a better hand than two pairs because you have more possibilities to win with your drawing hand.
7. Pair
The rank of a pair of two cards is the same. For example, if you have a pair of jacks and another player has a high flush, you're in great shape!
Pairs can be one of almost any value (jackpot), or they can be two different hands. If they're both jacks, they're called "two of a kind;" if they are different hands like kings and queens or twos, then it's called having "all-in."
8. Two Pair
The two-pair is a hand that contains one pair and two other cards of the same rank. For example, a hand with aces and kings would be called aces over kings. There are many ways to beat these hands, but the most common is getting three of a kind. To win with three of a kind, you need to get three of your own cards as well as any one of the other player's cards. This means that if you have A-8-7 and another player has K-J-10, you need to be able to make something like A-7-A or J-9-8 to win the pot when you make their four-of-a-kind.
9. High Card
A high card is another good hand because it's easy to make high cards in poker – especially if you get suited cards like fours or fives (high) with low cards like threes or twos (low). High card hands like this give you quite a few outs on average – they'll give you some non-low value cards and some low-value ones too, which can help add up over time.
High cards are hands that have one or more cards that rank higher than the others in your hand (such as an ace or king). You can also use this term to describe any hand with less than two pairs and no fours or fives.
The best way to think about high-card hands is that they're your best chance at winning the game. They're also some of the strongest hands you can make in poker because they give you an opportunity for either great value or getting paid off if you hit your hand on the river.
10. Flush
A flush is five cards of the same suit: sevens, sixes, fives, tens, and threes. The card that makes your five strongest cards into a square is called your "runner," and it can be any card from A to 10.
With this hand, the five cards must be in sequential order from ace to queen (or king) in one suit – for example, 7-9-jack-ace. Flushes are extremely powerful hands worth thousands of dollars because they're considered to have more than one part of your poker hand.
There are many more cards out there, and there is no best hand because they're all great! The only thing that matters is how well you play your hand. Good luck!


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Darth Vader is an anecdotal character in the Star Wars establishment. The surface is the essential adversary in the first set of three and, as Anakin Skywalker, is a crucial hero in the prequel set of three. George Lucas, the Star Wars creator, has referred to the first six installments of the franchise as "the awfulness of Darth Vader."
Initially a slave on Tatooine, Anakin is a Jedi forecasted to carry equilibrium to the Force. He is tricked into the dark side of the Force by Palpatine and turns into a sith ruler, accepting Darth Vader's title. After a lightsaber fight with his previous coach Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which he is seriously harmed, Vader is changed into a cyborg.
He then, at that point, serves the Galactic Empire as its main master. Despite this, he and his bloodlines stay bound to carry equilibrium to the Force. Vader eventually makes up for himself by saving his child, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, forfeiting his own life all the while. He is additionally the mysterious spouse of Padmé Amidala, organic dad of Princess Leia, and maternal granddad of Kylo Ren.


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There are many health benefits in eating sprouts. Sprouts are low in calories and good for those considering weight loss. Sprouts are one of the most concentrated natural sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, trace elements, amino-acids and proteins. Sprouts are a great snack – just fill a bowl, add little salt and lemon juice and start munching. You can add it in the sandwich and have.
The method I am using to make sprouts at home is simple. In olden days they used to soak the gram and then tie it in a cloth and allow the water to drip and keep for 12 hours.
Ingredients: |
Moong dhal | – ½ kg. |
Water | – to soak the dhal |
- Wash the gram and soak in enough water. The water should be at least double of the dhal.
- After 8 hours, drain off the water and keep the soaked gram in a hot pack or casserole and close the lid.
- Keep for 12 to 24 hours.
- When you remove the hot pack, you can see the sprouts.
- Keep it in an airtight container and refrigerate and use.
- Healthy sprouts is ready.


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The Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl champions this morning, the U.S. Senate will hear closing arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, also this morning, and later this afternoon Iowans will caucus to decide who gets to keep their campaign going forward in the 2020 presidential elections, so I decided it was the perfect day to write a follow-up column on music.
To say I was surprised at the response to my first one, a little over a month ago, would be an understatement. Not only did it get more hits than anything else I've written, but it received more feedback than anything I've written. Since then several of you have asked me to write another one, and because I love, you my fans, (?), and because I spent much of the weekend listening to old songs, here you go.
As many of you know, I have always been moved by music. It fills me with wonder how people can write a song. There are only so many notes and yet there have been hundreds of thousands of songs written since man first started making music about 9,000 years ago. The world's earliest melody is believed to be "Hurrian Hymn No. 6". I'm not sure what happened to the first five, but moving on. The oldest musical composition to have survived in its entirety is "Seikilos Epitaph" from the first century AD. Look it up.
I believe my friend Tim was at the first concert. He still has the souvenir toga he bought.
If you've ever tried to make a top ten favorite songs list you know it is impossible and I'm not even going to try. I would have three hundred songs tied for 9th place so instead I made two lists for today. The first is my ten favorite albums and bands, pre 2005. As you will recall my last column was bands/singers who have changed music since 2005 so this was my cut line for this. The second list is, also pre 2005, who has the biggest impact on rock and roll. The founders of the rock era, if you will, make up this list.
Every album not on this list would be on my honorable mention list. There has rarely been an album that has been released that I couldn't find at least one song on it I liked. I'm sure if I thought long enough I could come up with several but my head hurts already. In no particular order, here we go.
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night: Yes, I'm a Neilist so deal with it. I learned to play the guitar to this album and l wore out the grooves doing so. I, of course, have already forgotten how to play but the album remains one of my all time favorites.
The Who - Who's Next: If you held a gun to my head and made me pick, this album, and group, would likely be my absolute favorites. One of the few albums with no bad songs and I never get tired of hearing any of them. Probably the best live band ever.
Frank Sinatra - Greatest Hits: It would be impossible to pick just one album of his because there are about 150 great songs he has recorded. I picked this one because I am a fan of his earlier stuff. Go back and listen to it and you'll agree.
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story: Another album I wore out the grooves back in the day. I can still remember sitting in my room playing it over and over until my mother completely lost her mind and made me turn it off. Good times.
Styx - Styx II: A local Chicago area band, that I didn't really discover until college and I was a disc jockey at the college radio station. I love their sound, which is unmistakable and unique, and this album was a favorite for me.
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Double the album and double the songs. An absolute classic and while he's had many great ones, this is still his best in my mind.
The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides: A classic country rock album filled with awesome songs and another I can't get enough of. How many misspent nights listening to this one?
Prince - Purple Rain: The movie was preposterous, still I loved it, but the album is incredible. His ability to vocalize his passion is chilling and it still gives me goose bumps to hear the title song.
Green Day - Dookie: Possibly one of the most underrated bands of their era. Many people just label them as another punk band but actually listen to their lyrics and you will hear the depth of their joy and pain.
Metallica - Black Album: Within the first three cords you can tell it is a Metallica song. Their unique sound, and haunting lyrics, makes them, and this album, one of my go to selections. If your head is not snapping up and down by the end of Enter the Sandman then you are likely dead inside.
So there are my ten favorite bands/singers and my favorite album of theirs. If you have not heard any of them, get youtube up and running and listen to them. If you haven't heard them in a while, go and do the same. Make your own list and send it to me.
Now for the meat of this column, the most influential bands/singers in the rock era. In reverse order.
(7) Madonna - While she has slowed down in the past fifteen years, she is still a force in the music industry, as many of today's big stars idolized her while they were growing up. For a twenty year window from 1984 - 2005, she was the most dominant artist in music. She changed her look and sound multiple times and remained on top each time she did so. One of the all time superstars.
(6) Lynyrd Skynyrd - I can hear you saying, "what!?!?" Aside from writing one of the greatest concert songs of all time, Free Bird, this band introduced the world to a whole new genre of music the critics labeled, country rock. I know there were others playing similar music before them but these guys made it popular. They not only changed rock and roll, they changed country too with their success.
(5) Chicago - Unquestionably the most underrated band of all times. It took them until 2019 to make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, long after, other, leser, bands did so. By showing you could combine traditional rock band sounds with horns and strings, they changed the way music sounded for all times and launched a whole new era of music in the late 1960's. Go listen to how rock sounded before Chicago and then how it sounded after.
(4) Motown/Berry Gordy - The founder of Hitsville USA, Motown as it became called, was a revolution in rock & roll. By giving African American singers a platform from which they could write and sing the music they loved, he launched a whole new sound in the 1960's that still is a foundation for today's music. The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye are just a few of the hundreds of bands that have walked through these doors and into music history.
(3) MTV - What Motown did for the 1960's, MTV did for the 1980's, they completely changed how we listen to music today. With the invention of music videos, you could now not only hear the music but see it played out too. I remember sitting in awe watching this channel when it debuted the Buggles, Video Killed the Radio Star for hours waiting for the next song to come on. Song number two on MTV, Pat Benatar, You Better Run.
(2) Elvis Presley - No Elvis, no rock & roll, it's that simple. He may still be, 43 years after he died, the most popular singer of all time. His unique blend of country, pop, and R&B, with a little bit of gospel thrown in for good measure, became known as rock & roll and changed the musical landscape forever. https://youtu.be/2Ox1Tore9nw Listen to this song to get the flavor of his ability to blend all these sounds into one song.
(1) The Beatles - Was there ever any doubt about who was going to be number one? I mean, where to even start? 56 years ago, this coming Sunday, February 9th, Ed Sullivan introduced them to a screaming audience and they hit the first cord of I Wanna Hold Your Hand and the entire world changed at that instant. As a nearly ten year old, standing in the living room and watching them, I knew right then, that the world would never be the same. They changed the way music sounded. They changed the way we looked. They changed the way thought about things. They literally changed the way the world turned, and we've never looked back.
So there you have my two lists. Agree, disagree, discuss among yourselves. Thanks for letting me share this with you and tell a friend about this column. Please feel free to share it on social media if you know how. You know who I'm talking to.


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VideoTours360 Review
I bet everyone here stepped into 2020 with so many aspirations and we all set a long list of new year resolutions to achieve then. But that kind of optimism only lasted until the first case of Covid-19, which was certainly followed by the lockdown period and the social distancing protocol.
Eventually, Covid-19 has badly affected the economy, increasing the global unemployment rate and pushing many companies or different types of business to bankruptcy.
However, lying in every difficulty is the opportunity. Don't you see the booming growth of Zoom or Google Meet or even Skype during the global pandemic?
This is because these kinds of services are truly in high demand these days, one of which is holding virtual tours. Big names like The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, or Marriott International have successfully been operating virtual tours with these conferencing apps.
But not just big names above need virtual tours, small businesses like Airbnb owners, spas, or even eCom stores also want to showcase their services through virtual tours instead of dead boring images.
As the old saying goes "chances only favor the prepared mind", you should prepare the most leading technology to offer the hottest service. VideoTours360 is one of only a few softwares that are packed with advanced features and worth buying when it comes to offering the virtual service.
Creator | Ifiok Nkem |
Product | VideoTours360 |
Launch Date | 2020-Dec-17 |
Launch Time | 11:00 EST |
Official website | Click Here |
Front-End Price | $37 |
Bonuses | Yes, Huge Bonuses |
Skill | All Levels |
Guarantee | 30 Days Money Back Guarantee |
Niche | Tools & Software |
Support | Еffесtіvе Rеѕроnѕе |
Recommend | Highly Recommend! |
VideoTours360 is the virtual 360 tour builder with built-in live video chat, ecommerce, gamification & AI so that you can create & sell virtual video tours to your clients in minutes.
The visitors now not only have a chance to get the fresh & interesting experience of seeing products showcased in 360 DEGREE VIDEOS but also shop directly through the INTERACTIVE HOTSPOTS on the tour.
VideoTours360 allows you to "kill 2 birds with one stone" – improve the customer experience and increase sales! Isn't that amazing?
Let's take a look at the sample, use your mouse and move to visit the scenes: Click here.
If interested, please move on the see who is behind this creation and whether its features are what you're looking for!
Ifiok Nkem is a full-stack digital marketer, SaaSpreneur and a JVZoo high-performance leader.
After experiencing a massive career shift (Medical doctor turned digital marketer), he built a multi-million dollar online business starting with just $100 and a laptop he borrowed from a friend.
He founded SnapiLABs – a tech innovation lab that has created and successfully launched MULTIPLE SaaS Bestsellers… Over $5 million in sales and 40,000 happy users from 47 countries: LocalAgencyBox, MailConversio, Viral Lead Funnels, etc.
Ifiok was vetted by Forbes & accepted into their prestigious Business Council in recognition of his track record of successfully impacting entreprenuers & small businesses, industry leadership as well as personal and professional achievements.
Due to his reputation and his previous proven-to-work software, I believe this VideoTours360 will not let you down!
VideoTours360 is fully hosted on the cloud and comes loaded with CUTTING EDGE features…
♦ Video Detailing
Want your audience to learn more about certain areas & features of your product? – Simply insert a video overlay that will play the review or details of the specific item when clicked by the customer.
♦ Tour Experience Optimization Powered By Artificial Intelligence (A.I) & Machine Learning
Here's how it works:
The In-built AI technology analyzes the behavioral patterns of your visitors. Then it learns what part of the tour people like and show that part first to new visitors.
♦ Intuitive Tour Builder
The VideoTours360 advanced artificial intelligence technology suggests and creates tours based on your preferences. Now create your dream tour without wasting your precious time!
♦ Add & Customize Hotspots
You can easily add and customize hotspots as you like! Choose the size, color, icons of your choice & lots more…
♦ Live Video Chat
Interact with your visitors even while being miles apart. Offer the humanistic touch while pitching your property via a tour or your product at your E-commerce store.
♦ Gamification & Incentivized Rewards
Attract your customers by incorporating rewards for each time they take action!
Offer coupons, discounts and freebies after they click a certain number of hotspots or spend a certain amount of time inside the tour.
This will help to increase your engagement!
♦ Product Sales
Shopping has shifted from the mall to online not just temporarily but forever. Now sell your products over VideoTours360 sophisticated E-Commerce portal as you interact with your guests via live chat. Allow customers to get the feel of the product through VideoTours360 augmented reality technology.
If you are a marketer, don't be surprised by your client's immensely positive feedback!
♦ Build Email List
Collect databases on the go! VideoTours360 compiles and consolidates the email ids of all your leads who view and browse through your E-Commerce store and tour.
Now, you can have all your potential customers' details on one list and contact them easily for the future marketing campaigns!
♦ Integrations
VideoTours360 allows you to integrate Autoresponders, Webinars & Appointment Booking
All major autoresponders are compatible with VideoTours360. You can host webinars to interact with all your leads at once or allow them to book a slot for personal interaction through Calenly.
♦ Add Floor Plan
Add the floor plans of your property and allow your audience to understand the space dynamics as exists in real life.
This is a powerful feature VideoTours360 offers for all those into the real estate, education and hospitality industry especially.
♦ Add Multiple Scenes
Your tour is not just restricted to one part of your property. Instead you can create a holistic view by adding multiple scenes.
Replace your customer's physical visit with an easy and wholesome virtual experience.
♦ Add Background Music
Watching a video without sound is no good!
Retain the attention of your leads by adding a melodic soundtrack that is synced to perfection with the visuals of your tour.
♦ Conversion Boosters
Easily add customers reviews with ratings to all your virtual tours & stores and convert every visitor into a paying customer.
On-Site Reviews are known to make a noticeable increase in conversion-rates…
♦ Auto Rotation
Users are largely accessing content through their tablets and phones now.
Here's Ifiok Team's attention to detail that allows people to watch the tour and shop effectively by rotating and fitting to screen. Broaden your horizons like never before!
♦ Embed Anywhere
If you're not on social media, you're living under a rock! Embed the link of your store and tour on to your website or social media platforms.
Prepare to be surprised by the likes, shares and subscriptions on your Facebook, Instagram and other profiles!
♦ Export – Self Hosted
VideoTours360 enables you to export and upload tours on your own server! Now watch & use the tour at your convenience.
♦ Analytics – Google Analytics
VideoTours360 is integrated with Google Analytics gives you access to the insights from your analytic codes within the campaign.
♦ Facebook Ads – Facebook Pixels 18
Leverage the most effective platform for social media marketing. Track your conversion from ads and build targeted audience for your future ads through our power packed integration.
VideoTours360 Review – The Remaining Features
Once you successfully log in, you will get access to the main dashboard like this seen below:
STEP 1: Create A New Project
Access "Project" section to see all the projects you created with the software. Then, click to the "Create" button or the plus button to start creating a new one:
Enter the project name to the box and upload your 360o image. Next, click "Continue":
It'll take a few minutes for the images to be completely uploaded:
STEP 2: Set Up Floor Plan
Access the "Floor plan" section, here you can add your floor plan by click on the plus button like this seen below:
Next, click "Upload new file" to upload your plan:
This is your floor plan after being uploaded:
Click on the "Settings" section and you will be ready to set up your project:
Inside this section, you are able to adjust general settings, sound settings, tracking, live chat, share settings, Signup Modal settings.
STEP 3: Set Up Live Chat
Access the "Live Chat" section then you are able to provide a webcam, record your voice:
You can also use other given elements to edit your project:
STEP 4: Save Your Project
Click on the "Preview" section if you want to preview your project:
Click on the "Save" button to save your settings:
Next, back to your Project section, here you can easily rename your project, install, see the subscribers, duplicate or even delete your create project:
Then, share this project to other social media platforms like this seen below:
VideoTours360 Demo Video
This technology is worth considering if you want to leverage the 'Zero touch' trend in the new post covid economy where customers don't want to leave their homes. With VideoTours360, you can create beautiful and highly-engaging 360 videos in just a couple of minutes – WITHOUT any sort of special skills or knowledge.
Moreover, this is by far the BIGGEST income opportunity for freelancers and agencies in 2021 and beyond…as people are reluctant to step out and go to offline stores and other locations. Use VideoTours360 to serve the niches that need to provide the virtual experiences to their clients:
Real Estate
The Covid-19 prevents clients from coming to see the house. Immerse the audience in an unforgettable experience during their 3D property visit
E-commerce Stores
Turn the most apprehensive online shoppers into customers by using 3D product displays. Bring them closest to the "touch & feel" experience of physical shopping by using virtual and augmented reality technology.
Teachers can now challenge daunting subjects like math & science by giving it a creative VR spin for their students' easy and thorough understanding
Interact & engage with parents, present and future students via the live video chat feature. Now you can avoid downloading several apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams
Why pay for other expensive & limiting software while having VideoTours360 as such an ideal alternative?
VideoTours360 Front End
Personal & Commercial Licence – $37.
You'll get access to create tours with video calls, ecommerce & gamification. 10 tours, 100 products, 1,000 minutes video chats one time.
The cart opens by 11 AM with the price at $37 with a special $2 coupon (No code, price reflects the coupon) This coupon expires by 4 PM.
Price increases from $37 to $38 by midnight.
♥ Design interactive & immersive virtual tours in mere minutes
♥ Easy to embed your tours anywhere
♥ Export & install with 1-click
♥ Deep analytics & insights
♥ Live Video Call included to engage & close prospects
♥ Sell more marchandise with interactive hotspots
♥ Sell merchandise with ecommerce using unlimited interactive hotspots
♥ Free commercial license
X This software offers many features so you should go through the tutorials first to make sure you can use them properly!
There is no time for you to waste now, get this exclusive VideoTours360 right at the golden time and start leaving your competitors behind. Hopefully, this detailed review can help you have a deeper understanding of this product and make a wise decision.


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Below is a list of the top and leading Bathroom Supplies in Fort Worth. To help you find the best Bathroom Supplies located near you in Fort Worth, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.
Fort Worth's Best Bathroom Supplies:
The top rated Bathroom Supplies in Fort Worth are:
- Texas Wholesale Plumbing – offers the supreme products, service, and trustworthiness with over 35 years of experience
- Economy Supply Company – is the plumbing supply company you need to get any project leading in the right direction
- National Wholesale Supply – founded in March 2002 by Charlie Reynolds with two locations
- Expressions Home Gallery – have created a famous legacy on providing the perfect experience for their customers
- Ferguson Plumbing Supply – supplies the right products and services for your plumbing project
Texas Wholesale Plumbing
Texas Wholesale Plumbing offers the supreme products, service, and trustworthiness with over 35 years of experience you can find. At Texas Wholesale Plumbing, we are focused on providing you with the highest levels of customer satisfaction & they will do everything they can to meet your expectations. With a variety of offerings to choose from, they sure you'll be happy working with them.
Look around their website and if you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact them. At Texas Wholesale Plumbing, they carry so much more than just plumbing supplies. They will surprise you with how diverse their selection really is. Texas Wholesale Plumbing is concentrated on offering high-quality service and customer happiness, they will do everything they can to fulfill your expectations.
Plumbing Solutions, Industrial Supplies, Glue, PVC Fittings, Pipe, Fastener Supplies, Safety Supplies/Paint, Fixture Trim, Pipe Fittings, Miscellaneous Supplies, Fire Safety Equipment
Address: 2705 St Louis Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Phone: (972) 426-7040
Website: www.texaswholesaleplumbing.com
"Very impressed by the great service Kelley and Ron provided!" – Isaac M.
Economy Supply Company
Economy Supply Company is the plumbing supply company you need to get any project leading in the right direction. They stock a large variety of plumbing supplies, products, and equipment. Stopping by Economy Supply to acquire the parts for your jobs list will be the easiest part of your project. They have products from top manufacturers in stock to supply professional plumbers throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as Waco, and Austin.
If there is anything they do not have readily available, they will make sure to get it for you quickly. Economy Supply Company has a broad range of plumbing supply products to satisfy all of your plumbing needs. They provide all of your bathroom, kitchen, and other high-quality home plumbing resources, from large fixtures to small parts and piping, to brassware, fittings, and fixtures, they have it all.
Bathroom Products, Residential & Commercial Kitchens, Water Heaters, Pipe & Fittings, Pumps
Address: 2200 Montgomery St, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 732-8183
Website: www.economysupplytexas.com
"Very prompt and knowledgeable service from all people that I spoke within the store. Very clean showroom with some beautiful fixtures and also the needed parts for repairs. I highly recommend Economy Supply Company." – Richard J.
National Wholesale Supply
National Wholesale Supply founded in March 2002 by Charlie Reynolds with two locations, Denton and Mesquite Texas with only five people. Today there are 40 locations extend across the state of Texas and 250 employees. For the last 18 years, They have been supplying the Plumbing, HVAC, PVF, and water and sewer industries with intense inventory to ensure they have what the customer needs when they want it, and service that is second to none in their industry.
National Wholesale Supply has several showrooms to assist you to select the ideal furniture for your home or business. They have the latest products and styles to ensure you are getting your best value possible. Their consultants are available to personally show you around the showroom and answer any questions you have.
Showroom, Residential Plumbing, Commercial Plumbing, HVAC, PVF & Utilities, Fire Protection, Hospitality
Address: 3332 S Jones St, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Phone: (817) 546-0790
Website: www.nationalwholesalesupply.com
"Sam and Paul are great guys to deal with and normally have everything that I need to recommend them highly." – Jim K.
Expressions Home Gallery
Expressions Home Gallery set up in 2014, they have created a famous legacy on providing the perfect experience for their customers, presenting dedicated service from the very start and long after a sale is finished. Starting on any design project for your home can be a nerve-racking process-they are here to help you relax and enjoy the ride.
They are dedicated to their customers every step of the way, assisting them select, coordinate, and execute the ideal design for their home. Whether you are building connections with your clients or developing your business through great value partnerships, Expressions Home Gallery will deliver.
Their team of experienced professionals knows what leading builders and designers need, an eye for accuracy, and a comprehensive understanding of the latest trends, in order to help you and your clients select the supreme appliances, plumbing, lighting, and hardware products that not only match their vision but also the home specifications. Supporting your business is their number one goal. Expressions want to be your preferred partner from project planning to completion.
Kitchen, Bath, Outdoor, Laundry, Lighting, Hardware
Address: 5001 Bryant Irvin Rd N, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 259-0920
Website: www.expressionshomegallery.com
"Came here for my parents. They are remodeling their bathroom and wanted some ideas! I don't remember the lady's name, but she was very helpful in what we needed." – Cole C.
Ferguson Plumbing Supply
Ferguson Plumbing Supply is the greatest dealer of residential and commercial plumbing products, providing water heaters, pumps, pipes, valves, fittings, equipment, faucets, fixtures, and accessories. With over 1300 locations, they have what you want, when you need it and their service is superior in the business.
Ferguson plumbing locations are certain to supply the right products and services for your plumbing project, from plumbing fixtures for a home or commercial pipe valves and fittings. You can consider the fact that they offer the correct residential and commercial plumbing supplies for plumbing contractors, remodelers, and more. Ferguson continuously strives to remain a plumbing industry leader.
Faucets, Plumbing Fixtures, Toilets, Pipe, Valves, Fittings, Pumps & Well Supplies, Tools, Plumbing, Repair Parts, Water Heaters, Services
Address: 3460 Alemeda St, Fort Worth, TX 76126
Phone: (682) 707-0009
Website: www.ferguson.com
"Mr. Dwane's outlaw is always on the lookout for my best interest. As soon as I come into the front door, he always so positive and helpful. Always a joy to visit Ferguson on Alameda st." – Nick O.
Shera Elliott graduated from the New Mexico State University with a major in biology and a minor in Biological Basis of Behavior & Health Care Management. Shera grew up in Los Angeles, but moved to Las Cruces for college. Shera has written for several major publications including the Albuquerque Journal and NPR. Shera is a community reporter and also covers stories important important to all Americans.


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How ancient astronomy mixed science with mythology
Many millennia before any person would look through a telescope or ride a rocket ship into outer space, our ancestors gazed up at the night sky with fascination, reverence, and a deep desire to know more. Early stargazers tracked the movements of stars and planets and found ways to incorporate them both practically and symbolically into their daily lives. People used this intricate knowledge of celestial objects and events to tell time and navigate, but they also used the stars and planets to tell stories, build societies, and most remarkably understand their own human relationship to the universe surrounding them.


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Make a single cup or a carafe for sharing.
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At Anthony Neville Homes, we are involved in every stage and every detail of the project, from the planning process, through construction, marketing and sales and right through until you are living in your Anthony Neville Home. We pride ourselves on our customer service and ensuring that our customers are completely happy, providing the highest level of customer service even after you have moved into your new home.
At Anthony Neville Homes we bring a tremendous amount of experience to delivering our quality new homes. We have 30 years + experience in building homes throughout the east coast of Ireland and in London. We strive at every juncture to achieve our company motto which is "Come Home to Quality". Over our 30 year period of construction, we have delivered over 3,000 homes to our customer base.


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Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop is the very first hip hop to come out of the block parties of New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s. Compared to more modern, new school rap, old school has relatively simple rhythms and cadences that occur on the beat instead of wrapping around the rhythm, as has become common. Generally, subject matter was simple, good times, parties and friendship, with only a handful discussing political or social themes (Brother D and Grandmaster Flash were notable exceptions; however, rappers like Kurtis Blow also included some social realism). Also compared with later hip hop, old school had a large number of female artists, even though none reached quite the level of fame of their male counterparts. Rappers usually performed over disco, soul, or funk tracks.
The first recordings of old school hip hop were The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" and the Fatback Band's "King Tim III". Sugarhill Records was particularly important in the early hip hop scene. Those tracks were based on funk and disco and their music was performed by real live musicians, using traditional instruments. Later on, electro funk used electronic rhythms, drum machines and portions of records by Kraftwerk and other early electronic artists. Finally, Run-DMC focused on beats and samples - according to the traditional definition of the term old school rap, "Sucker MCs" and "Peter Piper" were the first new school tracks, focusing on beats and later on samples.
However, the definition of all rap music of the eighties as old school rap seems to be more common nowadays, although musically it is not particularly useful.
Sound samples:
- "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim (1988); note the rapid-fire delivery and the strength and clarity of the voice -- this duo, and this song, are often considered the peak of the Golden Age of Old School, which ended in approximately 1989. This is not seen as old school rap according to traditional definition.
- "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force (1982); the track used portions from Kraftwerk, Captain Skyy and Ennio Morricone. It is the first electro funk track. This is generally seen as a branch of hip hop.
- "Rhymin' and Stealin' by The Beastie Boys (1986); note the crew's method of delivering rhymes in tandem with each other, where sentences and phrases may be uttered by two or more performers in sequence (as in many earlier rap records), as well as a strong break (characteristic of rock and roll). The Beastie Boys are not seen as old school rappers according to traditional definition.
- "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (1982); note the subject matter, which is addressing socio-political and economic issues, -- this was one of the first message raps The first was "How we Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise" by Brother D, which was however musically much more conservative. "The Message" is sometimes seen as an electro funk track.
List of artists:
- Afrika Bambaataa
- The Beastie Boys
- Busy Bee
- Captain Rapp
- Casper
- Cold Crush Brothers
- Cowboy
- Darkstar
- Davy DMX
- Dee Dee King
- Dimples D.
- Disco Daddy & Captain Rapp
- DJ Cheese
- DJ Dr. Shock
- DJ Flash
- DJ Hollywood
- DJ Kool
- DJ Kool Herc
- DJ Matrix
- DJ Red Alert
- Doctor Dre & Ed Lover
- Doctor Ice
- Doctor Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
- Doug E. Fresh
- The Educated Rapper
- The Fat Boys
- Fresh Gordon
- Full Force
- Funkmaster Flex
- Funky Four Plus One
- The Furious Five
- The Future MC's
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
- Grandmaster Melle Mel
- Howie Tee
- Hurt 'Em Bad
- Ice-T
- Jimmy Spicer
- K Love
- The Kangol Kid
- Kaos & Mystro
- Kid Frost
- Kid Solo
- Kimberly Ball
- King MC and DJ Flash
- Knights of the Turntables
- Kool Moe D.
- Kurtis Blow
- L.A. Dream Team
- Lightnin' Rod
- Madrok
- Mantronix
- Marley Marl
- M.C. Fosty & Lovin' C.
- M.C. Ren
- M.C. Shan
- The Moments
- Newcleus
- Next School
- Nice & Smooth
- Old School Players
- Positive Force
- Pumpkin
- The Rappers Rap Group
- Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three
- Rocky Padilla
- Rodney O.
- Ron Hudson
- Scor
- The Sequence
- Shawn Brown
- Skinny Boys
- Slamm Syndicate
- Spoonie Gee
- Spyder-D
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Super Nature
- Symbolic Three
- Timex Social Club
- Toddy Tee
- Treacherous Three
- Triple Threat Three
- Trouble Funk
- Two-Bigg M.C.
- Ultramagnetic MCs
- Whodini
- Word of Mouth
Hip hop |
Breakdance - Turntablism - Graffiti - MCing - Hip-Hop Music - Hip hop collaborations - List of Rappers |
Fashion - Feuds - Urban slang - Timeline |
Genres |
East Coast - West Coast - South - Gangsta - G-funk - Horrorcore - Jazz rap - Underground - Abstract - Nerdcore - Old Skool - Hardcore |
Trip Hop - Freestyle - Hip house - Hip life - Go go - Miami bass - Nu soul - Ghettotech - Electro - Rap metal - Reggaeton - Merenrap - Urban Pasifika - Crunk |


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Papua New Guinea Projects
Equinox has successfully executed gas processing, pipeline, infrastructure and earthworks design projects in PNG since 2010. We have an acute understanding of the terrain, seismic conditions, weather, cultural sensitivities, local workforce strengths and capabilities, infrastructure, regulatory framework and how to effectively design for this unique landscape.
Stanley Gas Plant
The initial FEED and Detail Design was completed for a 140 TJ gas plant located in central PNG. The facility design included modular, logistical considerations for the remote, rainforest location.
Process trains (2 x 70 TJ) contain inlet separation, injection compression (19,490 hp), mercury removal, refrigeration, condensate stabilization, (5,169 bpd), power generation, condensate storage (25,000 bbl) and produced water storage.
Elevala Gas Plant
The initial FEED was completed for a 210TJ gas plant with 12,000 bpd of condensate located in central PNG. Scope includes two (2) x 50% processing trains (inlet coolers, inlet separators, mercury removal skids, refrigeration plants, injection compression (20,000 hp), power generation and condensate storage (2 x 25,000 bbl).
Kiunga Condensate Terminal NGL Storage Facility (75,000 bbl)
FEED and Detail Design for a Condensate Terminal including floating roof Condensate Storage Tank (75,000 bbl), two centrifugal condensate loading pumps, diesel storage, lube oil storage, and power generation.
The facility design includes a connecting 2 km x 12" condensate pipeline to deliver up to 88,000 bpd from the terminal to the Fly River Barge Loading Facility.
Fly River Barge Loadout Facility
Engineering Design for a facility to load condensate onto river-going transport tankers that travel from in-land Kiunga, down the Fly River, out and across the gulf of Papua across to Port Moresby. As water levels in the Fly River fluctuate up to 4 metres annually, this requires a specialized, flexible loading facility.
Stanley to Kiunga Pipelines
Numerous pipelines have been planned for the overall program, including the 40 km x 6" liquids pipeline that transports condensate from the Gas Plant to the Kiunga Terminal routed through dense, jungle terrain in an active seismic (earthquake) zone. Also a 2km section of 12" composite steel pipeline would connect Kiunga to the Fly River Loadout.
Elevala Pipelines
Numerous pipelines have been planned for the overall program, including infield production, injection and condensate export inclusive of raw gas, water and condensate. The 80 km x 8" liquids pipeline would transport condensate from the Gas Plant to the Kiunga Terminal routed through dense, jungle terrain in an active seismic (earthquake) zone.