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Sunday Link Love: Single-Tasking, Profitable Sales Funnels + Compelling Brand Stories/
Sunday Link Love is a recurring series of hand-picked digital marketing and entrepreneur lifestyle links from around the web. The links are very, very rarely affiliate links, but if any are, you'll see an * beside the link. Along with sharing my recent favorites, it's also a way for me to keep an extra-personal touch to my blog. Social media is great, but my blog is still my home base!
Anticipating... My new headshots and branding shots from Porter Loves Photography! The duo behind the Porter Loves companies are amazing. If you're around Pittsburgh and need family/event photography OR need help marketing your artwork, check out Porter Loves Photography and Porter Loves Creative.
New headshots and branding photography for @danielle.zeigler coming soon from the amazing @porterlovescreative! If you're any type of artist or creative around Pittsburgh, I highly recommend their services. Can't wait to see the final photos. Also a big thank you to Jess at Whetstone Workgroup for letting us use her coworking space space!
Loving... I've been feeling an increase in creative energy lately, so I have a few art projects lined up. It's been awhile since I've done anything non-digital, so I'm excited for the return of inspiration.
Reading... Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty's latest book, for a nice fiction summer read.
Listening... 30 Seconds to Mars in anticipation of seeing them with Muse this week! See you Tuesday, Jared Leto.
Watching... Game of Thrones (of course), and Gypsy is my new Netflix love.
What are you watching this week?
Now on to this week's round up!
Marketing + Entrepreneur Lifestyle Round-up:
» Growth hacking is one of those terms that seems to have popped up everywhere and gets easily thrown around, but what does it really mean? As you may know, I'm a big fan of organically growing your brand and business. Chelsea explains what growth hacking is plus 20 simple ways you can start growing your email list today.
» For the past little while, I've been making some changes to my brand. One key part of improving your brand is figuring out the compelling brand stories you should be sharing. This will help you to build strong connections with your followers and potential clients, which are vital to building a business with the capacity for continual growth.
» I'm definitely guilty of "multitasking" - a.k.a getting distracted - whether it be in my business or my personal life. I'm also a believer in taking care of yourself so that your business can grow. Jo is sharing 13 reminders for single tasking and being more intentional with your time, which can actually help you be more productive.
» Speaking of self-care and being intentional, here are 5 simple self-care tips for entrepreneurs and how you can start implementing them immediately.
» It's no secret that social media marketing is huge and is definitely a part of your business you can't ignore. But it's important to remember that it isn't always about the number of followers you have. It's about building a social media strategy that encourages and fuels social media engagement and building long-lasting relationships with your tribe.
» Sales funnels can easily become over-complicated and lead to feelings of overwhelm (I've been there recently...). Hailey is sharing a behind the scenes look on how by using layers you can build sales funnel that provides you with the flexibility to mix and match.
» Running your own business and putting yourself "out there" brings many challenges. Even more so as an introvert when you may be tempted to sit back and hope people will just simply find you. Here are 10 tips for running your product based business as an introvert. From one introvert to another -- you'll thank me later ;)
» Many side hustlers aspire to take their business full-time in the hopes of finding freedom from corporate rules in an effort to expand their creativity. Yet the reality is that having too many choices can lead to anxiousness and stress. Psychologists even refer to it as The Paradox of Choice. Sarah shares how constraints don't have to be about deprivation. Instead, it can be a tool to force you outside your comfort zone to greater things.


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15 Apr to 29 May
One of the longest-running science fiction television series hits the stage in X-Files: The Musical. Featuring all your favourite X-Files characters, this musical is literally out of this world.
When Mulder and Scully happen upon a half-human, half-animal hybrid in the forest, Mulder is convinced it is his long-lost sister. The song is out there in this Australian premiere production.

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Inspired Sound Healing Workshop
Fri March 2nd
6–7:30P | Cost: $35*
*If you are registered for the DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP, this session is INCLUDED.
Relaxation is the name of the game in this 90 minute session, with the blends the healing powers of gentle yoga, breath, and meditation with the vibrational experience of high quality crystal singing bowls and planetary gongs to harmonize the body and release stress. Each session will focus on a theme to release blockages and cultivate a life of freedom and happiness.
We will spend the first half of the session preparing the mind and body with very gentle yoga, relaxed breathing, and a meditation, before we recline onto the mat and allow the powerful vibrations to carry us away. Prepare to melt onto your mat and leave with a deep sense of peace and relaxation. Your Soul will thank you!
• Open to NON-Members OR Members.
• All levels welcome. No experience needed.
• Recommended to bring: Yoga mat, blanket, pillow, eye pillow and water.
• Inspired does provide mats if needed, on a first come, first serve basis.
SPACE IS LIMITED. SIGN UP IN ADVANCE IS RECOMMENDED! You can take your chances by signing up at the door the night of the event, but we can't guarantee a spot. Safest bet is to reserve in advance, on-line or call Inspired Fitness directly.


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it is FINISHED...
First, I just have to brag about what a bad ass my husband is! We found out I was pregnant right before we started the remodel so the weight of the project doubled in size for him. A lot of the stuff I was going to be doing fell on his shoulders. He did an amazing job & now we have a beautiful, functioning kitchen that we can be proud of. Thanks Nat, you are amazing, & look great in a tool belt :)
So here it is the evolution of our kitchen!
the beginning...
behind this wall lies a cramped kitchen
why the builder put in a drop ceiling, I will never know...
this is the other side of the wall in the first picture
mr. beal tear that wall down! (well this might not be as significant as the berlin wall :)
no drywall!!! the light is now shinning through the whole level, love it!
our protection
I see only one "stud" in these pics :)
dry wall & light up!
Cabinets, ugh the freaking cabinets! Believe it or not that was what took us the longest, very tedious! After taking all of the cabinets off the walls & the doors off the cabinets we had to heat gun everything to aid the scraping process which was a very slow & hot process. We then scraped off as much paint as possible, sanded the boogers, cleaned them off with a good sponge bath, 2 coats of primer, & then finally 2 coats of paint inside, outside, top, & bottom! Ugh the cabinets, but they look GOOD!
we had some assistance one weekend from some good friends, thanks scotland's!
let there be attractive light & texture on the dry wall...
a little help hanging the cabinets from the waldas', thanks!
THE FINISHED PROJECT!!!! What a beautiful kitchen!!!!
what wall & confining drop ceiling?
the beautiful oak butcher block counter tops!
new fridge & fridge location, this is where the stove used to be!
love the angel of the new ceiling
the awesome farm house sink with cool marble tile back splash...also notice the 3 butcher block shelves in the corner, love them!
new beautiful gas slide in range! This is where the fridge used to be! And look you can see the whole main level now!!!
the end (FINALLY)
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- mrs. latta said...
and on the seventh day...
umm.. let there be light!!
that looks fantastic. it makes me want to hug it!!
- LivingTheLife said...
The kitchen looks absolutely FANTASTIC...that is why during my visit a week ago, I kept walking around saying~ "I can't believe how awesome your kitchen looks!" The remodel really did change the whole look of the house. You guys and Nat especially did an unbelievable job! I know you are so happy and proud of everything...and you should be. Your new kitchen rocks...and it will be awesome to have it so open once BABY BOY arrives.
Love you forever,
WOW! Love seeing the finished kitchen. We were there for the beginning (lots of dust, ugh!), but the end is always the best. It looks awesome....open, airy and light. Can't wait to see it in person in less than 3 weeks.
Something to be proud of. Great job Nat! I love the butcher block.


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RTA Professors Ali Mazalek, Steve Daniels and David Bouchard presented their research at the Association for Computer Machinery's 9th annual conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) last month. TEI is the premier venue for presenting innovative work that focuses on physical interaction with computing technology. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners in this emerging field, providing a meeting ground for the diverse communities, from computing and technology, to human-computer interaction and interaction design, to industrial design and interactive arts.
Professor Mazalek presented two papers and a live demo on her research involving the use of tangible media to enhance engagement with cultural history in museum exhibits, designing touch interaction for televised interactive narratives, and cross-device communication. Her collaborations are with colleagues from Georgia Tech, Switzerland and Australia.
Professors Bouchard and Daniels presented a paper and a demo entitled Tiles that Talk: Tangible templates for networked object. The paper discusses a tangible instructional toolkit for teaching network programming to art and design students. It is a project they created with the support of the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Fund program offered by Ryerson's Learning and Teaching Office.


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This simple piece of equipment is used for magnetising any type of Ferrite or Alnico magnet.
If you have any questions or want more information about any of our products or services, fill out and send us the following form and we will assist you as soon as possible.
Magnetising assembled magnetic systems is possible. It saturates d/c motors completely.
Any type of coil may be connected to it according to needs and coil discharge can be calibrated.
It can be connected to a Gaussmeter to produce the field readout after demagnetising.
This device is very versatile and efficient.


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The most misunderstood word in branding (part 1 of many)
You should really get this on the first try. It's in the blog title. At the end, for emphasis. Yes, it's branding itself, or brand, whether used as a noun or a verb, whether said in irony or with conviction, whether seethed through the mouth of a Williamsburg hipster or cluelessly yet confidently powerpointed by a consultant in a boxy suit. Brand, brand, brand. It seems we're stuck with it.
And so, since we at Treebird are in the business of this most confused and confusing of terms, we thought we should give our two cents on the matter.
Two anecdotes. I was on the phone with an old friend who is likely reading No Logo to his four-year-old at this very moment and greatly offended him by telling him that he, himself, had a brand of sorts. He insisted, in no uncertain terms, that he was a human being, not a commodity, a personality, not an unneeded good to be foisted upon consumers. Fair enough. But he still has a brand, and he just proved it.
Then I was reading a profile of Anthony Bourdain in Sky magazine (Delta forever!), in which
he stated, very seriously: "I've tried very hard to do as creative and
subversive television as possible for a long time. Anytime anyone thinks
they've identified the brand, f*** up that whole notion or subvert it."
OK. Except that when you do that, you're just reinforcing, strengthening, reifying your brand. But probably he knew that? I mean, this doesn't look like a man without a brand, does it?
The thing is, both my friend—let's call him Stanley—and Tony Bourdain both fall prey to a pretty common myth: "brand" must equate with straight-laced, establishment, corporate, boardroom, Wall Street/Madison Avenue, consumerist culture, slick advertising, static, capitalist, the 1%, etc. Stanley was offended because he thought my association of him with the b-word word instantly commodified him. Bourdain hated the idea of being predicable and ordinary that he felt went part and parcel with having a "brand."
Except, Bourdain does have a brand: he's an iconoclast, a curmudgeon, a secular humanist, a perspectivist, an original voice. Of course he wants to subvert the expected—that's the brand he's been cultivating ever since the publication of Kitchen Confidential. So when he "f**** up that whole notion," he's just doing what he reliably does.
Stanley has a brand—he's a thoughtful, environmentally conscientious, also subversive, independently minded, free-thinking individual who goes out of his way not to buy Nikes or McDonald's or shop at Wal-Mart. Of course he hates "branding" as the corporate world has defined it for us because for him it signals the worst of capitalism, consumerism, colonialism, exploitation, and degradation. But in railing against branding, he's doing what he reliably does.


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Now through May 31, 2012, you can enter to win a Stephanie Dawn tote from USA Love List. This Large Square Bottom tote is from their America Red collection, and normally retails for $62.00. You can have multiple entries in the contest. To enter, visit their blog post here:
Look for the section of the post entitled "Giveaway". Enter your name and email in the box included in that section, and once you do, it will expand and provide you with eleven different ways to earn an entry in the contest. Good luck – and if you win, make sure you leave a comment here letting us know!
A Quick Word About the Tote
The roomy Large Square Bottom Tote has a toggle button closure and is loaded with pockets. The exterior of the bag has one zip pocket and two slip pockets. The inside has a removable base and six more slip compartments. It's a great bag, and like all Stephanie Dawn products, it's made in the United States (Van Wert, Ohio).
You can learn more about the tote by visiting the Stephanie Dawn website:
If you know of any other quilted bag giveaways, feel free to give us the scoop by using the contact form.


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Internet Freedom Festival
I was very excited to attend the Internet Freedom Festival this year in Valencia, Spain (March 1-6) and to volunteer as a lead for the Community & Communications track. I attended many great sessions on subjects such as the Iranian Cyber Army, Privacy Across Cultures and the gender gap at Wikimedia. Above I'm pictured with Gus Andrews, Simply Secure who helped lead a UX Jam with Christopher Wood, Grid Systems. We collaborated on develop the UX for the GridSync app. I also enjoyed giving a brief presentation about our work at Razorfish to a great group of UXers and Designers at Salón de Deseño, hosted by the good folks at Simply Secure.


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Hello Space Cowboys!
There are a few updates the Herald Staff would like to share with you, so let's get right into it.
James did it again!
Ever since the new graphics request forms were made we've wanted an updated Warbanner form as well. Until now we've waited, but no longer. I divert your attention to your admin pages and the "Request Custom Graphics" link. Once there search for:
Under which you will find:
Simple. it makes our life a whole lot easier. (You're lucky if you never saw the Google form or Google sheet for the old form). Secondly, it automatically inserts your info into the form so all you have to do is pick your options and link us the crest, so no more typing of names or dossier numbers. It also gives you all the options you have according to rank, position (including former position) and such in the form itself. All you need to do is cross reference. It's also like one page long so no mor eboring form pages yay!
everyone thank James while you're using it, though, it was his coding that made it happen.
The second bit of info: we've decided (well Esca and I did before he stepped down, but I didn't have time to handle it until now) to drop the Requisition limit for Elder robes from twelve to nine months. Not much of a change, but to any Elders out there wanting to change their characters that's one less stepping stone for an awesome dossier.
You can have a look-see in the Requisition limit wiki page
That's all for today. Enjoy.
I know a few Elders that need to request their bloody robes! Also, James is best.
Great new tool!
Late note (Xen reminded me): Those WBs in the queue in the old form will be handled first before doing the new ones and people who have submitted to the old form do NOT have to resubmit via the new one.
That is a definite improvement to be sure, and a vastly more streamlined system in my opinion. Thank you for taking the time to create it.
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Cadence Premier Logistics opens second building
Pit Stop: A Cadence Premier Logistics Company Has its Eyes on the Future
11/19/2018, 2:23 p.m.
Joliet-Cadence Premier Logistics celebrated the opening of their second building: Pit Stop Truck Center in Joliet Illinois.
The 77,000 square foot building marks the completion of phase two of their overall 200,000 square feet of operations. The new Pit Stop facility has been built to accommodate the latest in technologies as transportation moves toward electric and piloted vehicles additionally, Pit Stop will offer over the counter truck and trailer parts, diesel fuel sales, electric charging stations, drive through truck wash, and further plans in retail.
"The growth of our company is a result of the county, city, and surrounding community support," said Rocky Caylor, CEO and Tom Maciulis, Chairman of Cadence Premier Logistics. "It is because of the good people we have surrounded ourselves with, beginning with our associates and drivers, working with Ryan Companies and Harris Architects, as well as, the municipalities support of our business which has made this a rewarding and enriching growth experience." Construction and project management was conducted by Ryan Companies US, Inc. utilizing skilled trades and Harris Architects handled building design.
Additionally, Cadence Premier Logistics / Pit Stop's leadership team has a forward thinking vision for the new building. In the upcoming months, they will be adding five electric tractors to its current fleet and twenty electric vehicle charging stations to accommodate its fleet and other electric powered vehicles. "It is important that we understand and embrace the future, as a transportation and maintenance company focusing on the impact that our operations have on the carbon footprint is important," said Caylor. "Equally important is providing on-going training in technologies for our planning and development team, compliance associates, industry leading drivers/pilots, IT service techs, and tools needed for our customers to operate in a safe and effective manner, having the electric tractors and charging stations available is an important byproduct of that desire."
The new project will also create an opportunity for partnerships with local high schools and college students to secure additional technical training. Cadence will conduct training programs and offer internship opportunities to students. "Over the course of the past few years we have partnered with local / regional educators, it has been through this partnership we have been able to see the importance of hands on training. By embracing the past and looking to the future we want to be a catalyst for young people to see what opportunities exist in a career in the transportation, logistics, and supporting technology industry," said Caylor.
Photo includes; Rocky Caylor, members of the Cadence team, Joliet Mayor O'dekirk, Larry Walsh Sr. (County Executive Will County), John Gruling (Will County CED President) and Tim Hennelly


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Eating Akaline
When you think of eating healthy, you usually just think about getting the right macro and micro nutrients. However, there is definitely something that you have to pay attention to as well. The acidic or alkaline content of the food can have very significant effects on your overall health.
With a proper diet, 80% of food intake should be alkaline based and the other 20% should be acidic. If you don't know the most common alkaline foods, I suggest that you look them up. Your body can become overly acidic and the pH imbalance can cause major issues, especially with your digestive system.
An alkaline diet is especially important for athletic people that exercise a lot. Athletes definitely need to eat an alkaline diet. Even if you are not as active as some people, an alkaline diet is very important. It is relatively easy to eat alkaline as well. Just look at highly acidic foods and switch them for alkaline foods. You can find a database of alkaline and acidic foods online with a quick search on your favorite search engine!


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Take full advantage of a networking opportunity at the Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association's Golf Tournament. Hosted by RoughRider Ldt., the lively event will take place at the world class Miskanaw golf course.
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Earlier Event: August 10Cree Coffee Chat
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AAPIA is proud to announce sponsorship of United Policyholders, a consumer group that advocates for policyholders nationwide.
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Blood Link
dir. Alberto De Martino
The ultra-sleaze of this early '80s giallo is, well, unexpected. Two years after filming the delightfully insipid, MST3K-lampooned children's superhero film Pumaman (1980), director Albert De Martino returned under the pseudonym "Martin Herbert" to buck expectations by delivering Blood Link, a Michael Moriarty-starring giallo that primarily concerns itself with scenes of rape and exposed breasts. It doesn't reach Giallo A Venezia (1979) levels of sleaze, but one can't help but feel dirty watching Moriarty apply his usual amiable slimeball charm to truly horrific ends. Consequently, Moriarty doesn't shine as often here as he does in any of Larry Cohen's films, but he sure savors every moment he gets to play off himself while starring as a pair of once-siamese identical twins-- one a doctor, the other a psychopathic serial killer-- who have an inexplicable extrasensory ability that allows them to, on occasion, transmit visual images to each other with their minds. (In one scene, while speaking to his other identical half, Moriarty whistles through his grin, "I'm a very flip character.") When one twin, Craig, sees the vile, sexualized murders committed by his estranged brother, Keith, though his own eyes, he decides to travel to Hamburg to track down his long lost blood relative and prevent any more violence. Much confusion of identities follows as the police hassle Craig thinking he's Keith while Keith impersonates Craig in order to give a wobbly Cameron Mitchell a heart attack and rape/murder a woman that Craig was cheating on his girlfriend with in the hope of framing his not-so-goody-two-shoes sibling. It's often very amusing, in part-- Keith's murderous psychosis was caused by, of all things, seeing his parents making out in the garage when he was a child, to which he promptly responded by squishing them with the family automobile-- but on the other hand the bulk of it is downright unseemly. When Craig's girlfriend, Julie (Penelope Milford), is raped by Keith and, seemingly, enjoys it, we catch shades of a similar moment in Straw Dogs (1971). But De Martino is no Peckinpah: this is misguided titillation at its lousiest, where rape is considered a horrifying cinematic spectacle only if someone "gets hurt."
So Sweet, So Perverse
(Così dolce... così perversa)
dir. Umberto Lenzi
Decades before he played a sad old man in Michael Haneke's Amour (2012), Jean-Louis Trintignant snogged and rode jet skis with Carroll Baker, his mysterious upstairs neighbor, because his character in Umberto Lenzi's So Sweet, So Perverse was really bored. Jean Reynaud (Trintignant) is a wealthy businessman suffering from the pangs of ennui that afflict all of those with too much privilege: he's bored with his mundane high-power job; he's bored with his marriage to his beautiful wife, Danielle (Erika Blanc), and no longer even interested in her "slice of cake" that she's been denying him in bed; he's bored with his mistress (Mabille De Lancré herself, Helga Line) who provides him all the slices of cake he could ever desire. "Life is so boring nowadays," he grumbles, so when the noises of his new upstairs neighbor, Nicole (Baker), being beaten and abused by another man (the ever-swarthy Horst Frank) filter down to his apartment below, Jean is quick to jump into the sleazy soap opera drama of her life and aspire to the role of the rescuing white knight. But Nicole is simply a diversion for Jean-- a beautiful image of the tortured woman who requires assistance-- who will in fact rescue him, however temporarily, from his dull, pampered existence. He's not really interested in the particulars of her sad tale: before she relays her story to him and becomes a defined personality, he admits that he's be more content if she remained a mute image for his fascination: "I much prefer your silence." It's this blind, uncritical pursuit of a seeming damsel in distress that leads our pathetic, bored hero into a bramble bush of trouble and murder as the film progresses. In the second half of the film, our attention is focused on Jean's wife Danielle, who attests early on that she's sick of the antiquated Victorian notion of the dominant male and attempts to rebel against it by denying her husband any of her love and carrying on a lesbian affair. Her story, which comprises the remainder of the film, is a little more typical of the subgenre (i.e. gaslighting galore), but her fate is more tragic than usual: we receive the sense that she actually did care for Jean and her guilt over the plot she enacted against him haunts her until her cruel death. The climax of So Sweet, So Perverse is about as delectably bleak and cynical as these things come, but the film's overall story feels diluted by the mid-point twist, which especially leaves Carroll Baker's intriguing storyline (that of a rape victim who remains psychologically attached and sexually aroused by her attacker) by the wayside. It's not Lenzi's finest or most thematically complete, but it does open with a killer track from the great Riz Ortolani, and that counts for something.
Love & Death on the Edge of a Razor
(Giorni d'amore sul filo di una lama)
dir. Giuseppe Pellegrini
I suppose that every movie marathon meltdown needs a dud at its center to remind you of the relative qualities of everything else you've been watching. Love & Death on the Edge of a Razor is that dud. Simply, it is the worst giallo I've yet had the displeasure of encountering. This is the only film directed by Italian screenwriter Giuseppe Pellegrini (who co-wrote Renato Polselli's early days Italian horror flick The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960)), and for this I am glad: I would prefer not to feel obligated to watch another film from this man. Despite possessing the most giallo-rific film title in the subgenre's history, Love & Death on the Edge of the Razor is not a horror-thriller. Nor is it anything else of note, besides a partial cribbing of Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Forcing a label, it would have to be called, I suppose, a... romance crime drama? Perhaps, if one can earn that label without being romantic, dramatic, or action-packed. As the choppy editing telegraphs great spans of time between cuts, we are given the story of a boy (Peter Lee Lawrence) who meets a girl (Erika Blanc, or, as the credits amusingly re-dub her, "Blank") and who together fall madly in love until the girl dies in a car crash and the boy gets sad for a while but eventually picks up with another girl (Ivanna Novak), except it turns out that the first girl didn't actually die in a car crash but is now working as a journalist staging shady textile importation deals with gangsters because the boy's wealthy father blackmailed her into faking her own death in order to protect her own slightly corrupt father. This paucity of dramatic interest is approximately all that transpires in the film, except it's stretched out from a single overstuffed sentence into ninety minutes. Thankfully, the film concludes with an uplifting message: the power of love can save the lives of those people we hold dear who have large, gory gunshot wounds in their chests. Ugh. I'd rather have spent this lost time with my eyelids forcibly peeled open in front of The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) again. At least that one had some severed heads made from paper mache: Love & Death on the Edge of a Razor has reminded me to appreciate the simple pleasures.
The Red Headed Corpse
(La rossa dalla pelle che scotta)
dir. Renzo Russo
A hidden gem of early-'70s Italian gialli, The Red Headed Corpse takes a manic spin on Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and sprinkles it with the aesthetic content (if not the social critique) of a few earlier troubled-artist-turned-murderer flicks like Corman's A Bucket of Blood (1959) and Lewis's Color Me Blood Red (1965). A slightly wizened Farley Granger plays a drunken, struggling artist named John Ward whose paintings are no longer in demand from the local dealers. He stumbles around town cursing his luck one day and happens to wander into a park full of hippies. He turns down their offer of a joint to smoke ("you like the world as it is?" one of the hippies asks in astonishment), but he does take home an expressionless female mannequin that the lead hippie gifts to him, with the endorsement that it's "better than the real thing: it doesn't talk back." John makes the mannequin his new art project, and he talks to her while he fixes her up into an object that's "lovely, pure, faithful. Everything a woman should be." Of course, he fails to notice that she's also a hunk of plastic, but that's not about to stop his deranged mind, which imagines the mannequin coming to life one evening as a real woman (Krista Nell), who is referred to in the credits as "The Subservient Doll." The term "doll" is appropriate because this animated female becomes John's mute plaything, embodying his notion of the ideal female who is to be seen (to spill champagne on her breasts, mostly) and touched but not heard.
John and his doll's happy co-existence is one day shattered by John's haunting memory of the rampant infidelity of his former wife (Erika Blanc), who is referred to in the credits only as, interestingly, "The Sensuous Doll." The bulk of the film then occurs in flashback, showing us first Blanc's instrumental hand in gaining John some momentary success as a painter of nude figures with her as his model and then her constant betrayals of marriage by getting randy with just about anyone who asks, including a pimply 16-year-old teen boy on the beach. Her selfish actions eventually lead John to murder... or do they? The film is ambiguous on the point of what exactly is reality and what is the delusion of John's mind. How can John have flashbacks to events that he wasn't present for? Are his memories of his wife's infidelities merely the anguished, misogynistic delusions of some male cuckolding fantasy, one in which a women who says "no" always means "yes"? A man haunted by a bleeding sentient mannequin is not quite an authority on empirical events, so we're never sure what to make of the images and memories on screen. What is apparent is that John is a man torn between two false fantasies of women: he's neither satisfied with the faithful but dull subservient doll who "never asks for anything" or the untrustworthy sensuous doll, whose treachery (real or imagined) is as alluring as it is torturous (the film ends on the kooky but somewhat chilling image of Blanc's giant transparent ghost head imposed over a shot of the outside of John's dingy house, laughing at him merrily as he watches wistfully from the rear window of a car in which he's being carted away to the loony bin). One imagines John's position might have improved if he'd only stopped thinking of women as dolls.
The Devil Has Seven Faces
(Il diavolo a sette facce)
dir. Osvaldo Civirani
Osvaldo Civirani tricked me. With a title, poster, and trailer like that bestowed upon his film The Devil Has Seven Faces, is it any fault of mine that I believed I was being set up to watch a Gothic-tinged giallo starring the formidable duo of the ever-present Carroll Baker and that charming rapscallion George Hilton? My brain starts to drool at the very idea of such a movie existing. But Civirani, the lousy scoundrel that he obviously is, tricked me. Barring a pretty cool but aesthetically jarring scene in which Baker descends into a basement with only a lighter for illumination and discovers-- to her horror-- a cobwebbed corpse, The Devil Has Seven Faces is far from what you might expect. Sure, it borrows liberally from the giallo's cabinet of plot curiosities-- we have twins, duplicitous lovers, mistaken identities, concealed identities, frantic chases, wigs, and fakeouts and twists galore-- but there's no obscuring the reality that the film is, at its core, a diamond heist film. On that action-and-intrigue-oriented level, it's a kooky pleasure: I'll watch Carroll Baker climb ladders in tight black short-shorts and smoosh a crazed George Hilton under the wheels of a bulldozer any day. But it's a crap giallo, and yet Civirani, his producers, and his distributors sold it to me as something special. Shame on them. I will, however, give them credit for one thing, for their's is the only film that's allowed me to see Baker's impressive emotive facial acting on display from underwater while her head is being plunged into a tub full of watery torture by some villainous villains. Spoiler.
The Fourth Victim
(Death at the Deep End of the Swimming Pool; La última señora Anderson)
dir. Eugenio Martín
Carroll Baker makes her final flirtatious appearance of the day in Eugenio "Horror Express" Martin's Spanish-Italian co-production, The Fourth Victim. This fine, Lenzi-esque film concerns the unusual occupation of one Mr. Arthur Anderson (Michael Craig), described by a prosecuting attorney as "a professional widower": Mr. Anderson marries women, takes out large life insurance policies against them, and then collects his reward when they inevitably perish in one kind of "accident" or another. This unexpected gender reversal of the old "Black Widow" routine helps Mr. Anderson persuade a jury of his innocence when he's put on trail for the suspected murder of his latest wife. A well-to-do man who would lower himself so far as to kill his wife for the money? Who could imagine such a dishonest way for a man to make his living? That's (clearly) wicked women's work. These thoughts are those that-- ostensibly-- pass through the brain of Julie (Carroll Baker) when she embarks on a love affair and eventual marriage with Mr. Anderson (his fourth) soon after their first encounter during a quick dip she steals in his pool. Julie attests that she harbors no suspicion against Mr. Anderson, a claim which even he's skeptical of: it's only after she presents him with a life insurance policy that she's taken out for him in her own name that he agrees to their marriage. Naturally, Julie hasn't told her new husband absolutely everything about herself, and the arrival of puzzle pieces like secretive late-night phone calls, information about years-long psychiatric hospital stays, and a murder-happy Marina Malfatti serve to further complicate an already fairly loopy plot. Still, the film's most bewildering moment occurs in its denouement when, all deadly secrets and murderous intentions revealed, Mr. Anderson and the latest Mrs. Anderson blissfully decide to stay hitched, having taken out-- together-- a joint life insurance policy. This might be the most sneakily cynical ending of all time: happiness in marriage is always knowing that you can bump off that other lethal crook you call your spouse for fat stacks of cash at a moment's notice. Ah, love.
Fatal Frames
(Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali)
dir. Al Festa
Fatal Frames
What was all that about gazing into the abyss and it gazing also into you? A bloated vanity project of epic proportions (it's over two hours long), Al Festa's Fatal Frames is both entirely baffling and weirdly satisfying. On the one hand, the film is obviously intended to prop up the career of its leading lady/director's lover/pop star prodigy Stefania Stella, which we can note due to her central presence in the film despite her possessing the acting talent of an exaggerated stuffed animal with googly eyes and her uncanny ability to mimic the sound of a slurred, drunken computer reading the phonetic pronunciation of words whenever she speaks. We also notice this obvious intention of the film during moments in which the action stops dead so that Stefania can flop around in a fountain and record a music video set to her mush-mouthed non-hit "Eternal City." And yet, on the other twisted monkey's paw, Fatal Frames is a loving tribute to the gialli of previous decades (though specifically those of the 1980s). It remains aesthetically consistent with those grimy, glitzed-out films from the likes of Lamberto Bava and Carlo Vanzina by featuring lots of fashion models, the odd seance or two, several male actors who look exactly like Furio from The Sopranos, pit stops for slinky photoshoots, and sleepy performances from a cavalcade of washed up genre vets. (David Warbeck, Alida Valli, Linnea Quigley, Angus Scrimm, and Donald Pleasence all fatally poke their sleepy heads into frame here, though Warbeck gives his performance a bit more energy than you'd expect. Sadly, Fatal Frames would be Pleasence's final film due to his death during production, leaving his performance incomplete. Naturally, Festa wrote him out of the film in the most tasteless of fashions). Fatal Frames should have gone terribly wrong, been insufferable even, but it's reined in enough that it's actually quite watchable and self-indulgent in all the right ways. Think of it as akin to a giallo helmed by Tommy Wiseau, only starring someone with even less of a familiarity with the English language than him. Stefania help me, I actually liked it.


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Besides smoothies, how do I use protein powders?
Protein powders have rapidly become one of the top-selling products in grocery and health food stores alike. Their popularity is universal amongst all kinds of various diets, such as plant-based, paleo, gluten-free, or low glycemic. Plus, there are ever-increasing varieties of these powders to choose from: Some protein powders are made entirely from plants like peas and rice, while others are made from animal products like dairy and eggs. Different flavors abound as well, ranging from plain vanilla to fun combos like peanut butter chocolate. There are just so many options!
Yet despite this expansive variety, most people use protein powders for just one thing: smoothies. While dropping a scoop of protein into a blender is certainly the easiest application for these powdered blends, it's not the only way to use them! If you're looking to enhance more meals with protein than simply your blender drink, I recommend sticking with very neutral flavors for your protein of choice. Plain hemp protein is a great example of a versatile protein powder that can slip into all kinds of flavor structures. A runner-up pick would be a vanilla protein powder which can be versatile in sweet foods, too. Let's look at a few of the creative ways you can use protein powder:
•Cookies: Swap up to ¼ of the flour the recipe calls for with protein powder.
•Muffins, non-yeast Quickbreads, and Cakes: About 1/6-1/8 of the flour needed for these recipes can be swapped with protein powder
-- usually around 3 or 4 tablespoons -- without effecting the recipe.
•Pancakes and Waffles: Swap up to ¼ of the flour the recipe calls for with protein powder.
•Pizza and Pie Crusts: Swap a couple tablespoons of flour with protein powder
•Oatmeal and Porridge: Add a spoonful or two of protein powder along with a little extra milk at the end of cooking
•Energy Bars: Add a spoonful or two of protein powder into homemade energy bars. If needed, also add an additional date or bit of dried fruit to balance moisture and binding.
•Nut Butter: Mix in a spoonful or two of protein powder into a jar of nut butter to enhance its protein availability.
•Chocolate Desserts: Homemade chocolate truffles and chocolates can be infused with small amounts of protein powder for added


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On Wednesday 25th October, Orkney Auction Mart was the location of a Nutrition and Liver Fluke Focus evening. This evening was hosted by Birsay Farmers, in conjunction with Bimeda and Rumenco. Over fifty farmers were in attendance to learn about liver fluke and trace element deficiencies.
Rachel Mallet, Bimeda Professional Services Vet, discussed the importance of investigating suspected trace element imbalances. Investigating whether a trace element deficiency exists in the herd/flock is worth undertaking as such deficiencies can be detrimental to animal health and fertility. She advised that farmers need to make sure that they use the correct form of trace element supplementation as it is key to addressing the deficiencies.
The topic of Liver Fluke was also discussed in great detail. Farmers were informed of the best practise approach to combating Liver Fluke, especially in when to target what stage of the lifecycle.
There was a quiz run throughout the evening to help farmers learn and enjoy the presentations. Bimeda used their interactive voting technology to ensure the quiz was fun as well as educational and there was a great response. The prize for the winner was a bottle of the local whisky, Scapa, and was won by Alan Stevenson.
The evening was a great success and Bimeda would like to thank Birsay, Orkney Auction Mart and all the farmers for attending.
The Northern Ireland Simmental Society recently held its annual Autumn Sale in Dungannon Farmers Market in Co. Tyrone. This event is a very important date in the Simmental Society calendar, with breeders coming from all over Northern Ireland.
Bimeda were extremely proud to sponsor male champion and reserve champion. The male champion winner was exhibited by Joe Wilson.
In the female category, Bimeda sponsored the overall champion and reserve. The winning female champion was exhibited by Duncan McDowell.
Kevin McAnenly, Bimeda Territory Manager for Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, was on hand to present the winners with their prizes. Bimeda would like to congratulate all the winners and are very proud to support such an important event in Northern Ireland.
Bimeda and Henry Schein Animal Health are inviting you to join their webinar on the 17th October at 2.00pm. Dr Philip Skuce will discuss the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica, pathology, risk factors and clinical signs of liver uke disease to ensure a sound understanding.
This will enable prescribers to deliver advice on the appropriate control of liver uke with particular emphasis on the right active at the right time. The cost of Liver uke on welfare and production will also be covered. There will be an opportunity to ask Philip Skuce questions at the end of the webinar.
Please use the following link to register and watch live or catch up after the 17th October – bit.ly/Focusfluke
If you aren't free on the 17th the link will remain live for you to watch at your convenience for a full year.


text: Standards for prostate biopsyBjurlin, Marc A.; Taneja, Samir S.Current Opinion in Urology: March 2014 - Volume 24 - Issue 2 - p 155–161 doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000031 MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY: Edited by Inderbir S. Gill Buy Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article MetricsMetrics Purpose of review A variety of techniques have emerged for the optimization of prostate biopsy. In this review, we summarize and critically discuss the most recent developments regarding the optimal systematic biopsy and sampling labeling along with multiparametric MRI and magnetic resonance-targeted biopsies. Recent findings The use of 10–12-core-extended sampling protocols increases cancer detection rates compared with traditional sextant sampling and reduces the likelihood that patients will require a repeat biopsy, ultimately allowing more accurate risk stratification without increasing the likelihood of detecting insignificant cancers. As the number of cores increases above 12 cores, the increase in diagnostic yield becomes marginal. However, the limitations of this technique include undersampling, oversampling, and the need for repetitive biopsy. MRI and magnetic resonance-targeted biopsies have demonstrated superiority over systematic biopsies for the detection of clinically significant disease and representation of disease burden, while deploying fewer cores and may have applications in men undergoing initial or repeat biopsy and those with low-risk cancer on or considering active surveillance. Summary A 12-core systematic biopsy that incorporates apical and far-lateral cores in the template distribution allows maximal cancer detection, avoidance of a repeat biopsy while minimizing the detection of insignificant prostate cancers. MRI-guided prostate biopsy has an evolving role in both initial and repeat prostate biopsy strategies, as well as active surveillance, potentially improving sampling efficiency, increasing the detection of clinically significant cancers, and reducing the detection of insignificant cancers. Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA Correspondence to Samir S. Taneja, MD, The James M. Neissa and Janet Riha Neissa Professor of Urologic Oncology, Professor of Urology and Radiology, Director, Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel: +1 646 825 6321; fax: +1 646 825 6368; e-mail: email@example.com © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins


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There was a much better balance between the plot development and action this week, and the flow of the episode was much smoother overall.
We're really liking the blurring of lines when it comes to enemies and friends as it adds more substance to the characters.
There seemed to be some moments where Chau and Sunny seemed out of character, but it's possible we'll get another look at their motivations soon.
The other two Barons were dispensed with rather easily considering how on guard they should be with what's going on in the Badlands.
Battle lines may have been drawn but nothing is set in stone in 2X08 "Sting of the Scorpion's Tail"
Fresh off his near death experience care of the Abbots, Sunny heads straight into another dangerous situation after Bajie secures them less than reputable transportation through the wall. They don't even make it through to the other side before Chau's clippers catch them sneaking through. Luckily, the Badlands are Sunny's territory, and he knows just how to get what he wants. In the blink of an eye, he's standing in Chau's extravagant but cultured home, proposing to remove Chau's barriers to power in exchange for his freedom. The next thing we know, he's dressed in white and leading a legion of clippers back into battle.
Meanwhile, The Widow kills Baron Hassan as her part of the unholy pact she has made with Quinn. When they meet in West Avalon, he presents her not only with Baron Broadmore's head, but that of all of his wives and children. The Widow and Tilda are both appalled, but the former sticks to her word and meets with him while the latter's apology to Veil is rejected. Later, Chau's "defector" arrives and tells her of the discovery of a demon boy, and she immediately gathers some of her girls to go after him. Once there, she discovers Sunny is not only alive, but very pissed off. She quickly turns him by offering to take him to Veil and Henry, and they take out all of Chau's clippers. Tilda seems to have completely forgotten about Odessa once she lays eyes on M.K., but she's not so besotted that she doesn't save his life first.
Speaking of Veil, things go from bad to worse once she returns to Quinn's custody. He announces to both her and Lydia that he plans on marrying her and taking Henry on as his official heir, shocking them both. While Veil is physically sick at the thought of doing anything of the sort, Lydia talks her into it by reminding her survival will not happen without it. HIs first wife reluctantly officiates the ceremony before watching Quinn take Veil away for their wedding night. Having been asked by Veil to take care of Henry, Lydia makes a break for it but gets caught by one of the clippers. Luckily for her, news reaches the underground fort that Sunny has been spotted with The Widow, and Lydia takes advantage of this to break in and stop the wedding night, saving Veil and finally giving her hope for a reunion.
"Sting of the Scorpion's Tail" makes it very clear we're heading into the showdown of the century, which is timely considering we have only two (!) more episodes in the season. While we are incredibly thankful for the announcement that AMC has already renewed Into the Badlands for another season, we shouldn't sit on our laurels. Let's take a few minutes and discuss what made this episode great, shall we?
She might have sworn to call The Widow Mother, but she's not above challenging her
Having already shown a propensity to go against her mother's wishes when it comes to doing what she is asked, Tilda (Ally Ioannides) finds herself at a crossroads when she accompanies The Widow to West Avalon to meet with Quinn. She is quick to anger when he reveals that he has beheaded not just Baron Broadmore, but his wife and children as well. She doesn't exactly enjoy being hushed by her Baron so publicly, and her mood continues to darken when she discovers Veil nearby. She tries to apologize for what The Widow did, but Veil responds by making it clear that she places the blame squarely on Tilda's mother and her thirst for power. Veil reminds her that she had the opportunity to poison The Widow once and she didn't take it, comparing it to how she herself didn't kill Quinn when she had the chance.
The Widow: "The beauty and mystery of a female voice."
Tilda: "Mother."
The Widow: "I know. You're angry at me about Veil. Well, it was the only way to form an alliance with Quinn. Well, but the truth, uh, the truth is I also wanted to punish her."
Tilda: "For what?"
The Widow: "Trying to turn you against me. You're everything to me, Tilda. I hope that you know that."
Tilda: "That doesn't change what you did."
The Widow: "How many of your sisters did we save because Quinn's forces are leading the charge? If the cost of that is sacrificing one person who had no allegiance to our cause, then so be it."
While she has made her allegiance to The Widow known to many, including Odessa, we have always seen that Tilda follows a moral compass all her own. She's shown that rebellious streak in the way she helped M.K. escape in the past, and more recently, in taking it upon herself to take out the clippers who harmed Odessa. She also came to her mother's aid during the conclave, which was strictly against The Widow's command. With this latest blow from someone she tried to help, we can see that Tilda's beginning to question whether everyone is right – that her mother wants power more than equality. With M.K., the one person she chose over The Widow in the past, returning to her life, she might turn out to be the factor of unpredictability that could turn the tide of the war.
Sunny may be clipping again, but he belongs to no one now
Having been caught while trying to bypass a checkpoint through the wall, Sunny (Daniel Wu) and his friends are thrown into Baroness Chau's dungeon to rot. While Bajie's charms may have worked in the Outlying Territories, the Badlands are Sunny's turf. Revealing his identity to a prison guard, he asks to be taken to Chau (Eleanor Matsuura) with a promise that she'll see him. His words come true soon enough, and she wastes no time in confirming that Quinn is alive and offering him a position as her regent. Sunny refuses, but counters with an enticing proposal of his own – The Widow on a platter in exchange for his freedom. Although the Baroness is suspicious of him, she nonetheless agrees when he reveals the rival Baron's search for M.K. Setting a trap, he leads a small group of her clippers in an attack against The Widow, only to double-cross Chau for greener pastures.
Chau: "Broadmore and Hassan have already lost their heads. And I have it on good authority that I'm next on their kill list."
Sunny: "And whose authority is that?"
Chau: "One of Quinn's Loyalists. I'm afraid he bit off his own tongue before he revealed their location, but I know it won't be long before Quinn strikes. Which brings me to my offer. You were once the deadliest Clipper in the Badlands. I want you to take up that mantle again and become my Regent."
Sunny: "I am done fighting for Barons. But I have a proposal of my own."
Chau: "You're in no position to dictate the terms, Sunny."
Sunny: "I know how to lure The Widow out into the open. I take her out, then she leads us to Quinn. In return, you give me my freedom."
Chau: "And why should I trust you to deliver?"
Sunny: "Because I'm the only one that wants Quinn dead more than you."
We've heard Sunny say over and over this season that he's done with being a clipper, but it seems that he's finally realized that fighting for his family means – literally – fighting. With his poison-induced vision of Veil and Henry, we suspect Sunny's desperation to reunite with them is at an all time high. His conversation with Chau represented his journey coming full circle, starting out as Quinn's unquestioning compliant slave and ending up as the architect of his own destiny. We love the way that Al Gough and Miles Millar transitioned our clipper gradually into this new perspective, because it would not have been nearly as impactful otherwise. We're also not going to deny our love for Sunny in Chau's signature white, with Giovanni Lipari's design making him reminiscent of a knight in shining armor. However, his new ally will have him seeing blue soon, a color we hope only applies to his uniform.
Lydia may love her husband, but it won't stop her from doing what she knows is right
Whether she felt compelled or trapped into staying with Quinn, Lydia (Orla Brady) has remained by his side despite what he did to Ryder. Unfortunately, she is quickly reminded of why tensions were high between Quinn and her in the first place when he abruptly reveals his plan to marry Veil (Madeleine Mantock) and take Henry as his own. It seems that a brain tumor and a near death experience did not deter his philandering ways, and his insistence that it's his right to have as many wives as he wants clearly upsets both women. However, Lydia has learned to survive under Quinn's authority, and when preparing Veil for the wedding ceremony, she does her best to advise the terrified woman on how to handle things. After presiding over the wedding herself and trying to figure out how to help, she is handed the perfect escape when news of Sunny's return reaches them.
Veil: "I can't do this."
Lydia: "Yes, you can. One foot in front of the other. A few words and then it's done."
Veil: "Done? This is the beginning of my nightmare."
Lydia: "Calm. Calm."
Veil: "You don't understand. Maybe, maybe I can make it through the ceremony, but I will not, I will not consummate this sham with the man who butchered my parents. I won't. I I'll kill him first."
Lydia: "No. You can't do that. That will put your life in jeopardy."
Veil: "I don't care."
Lydia: "It's not just your life. It's Henry's too. If Quinn dies, his Loyalists won't hesitate to take their revenge."
Veil: "I can't. I can't."
Lydia: "You can. You can. And once we're done, I will find us a way out of here. I promise. I promise."
This scene between the two women was poignant and powerful on so many levels. We see a woman who is still deeply in love with her husband but cannot reconcile the horrible things he does. Lydia has already forgiven him twice before, but once again she is faced with watching him disrespect her. Lydia couldn't save Ryder, but she can save Henry, and that's what she intends on doing. Veil has done everything she can to keep her son safe, but giving up the one thing she has left to Quinn is unthinkable. She had been protected from the harsh realities of the Badlands until this point, but now she feels utterly helpless. Madeleine Mantock and Orla Brady were equally breathtaking in their exchanges, with their broken looks but steely determination to see things through. We suspect the bond forged in this moment will be one that will lead both to freedom.
Final Verdict: We're getting close to the final stop with "Sting of the Scorpion's Tail," but we're not ready to get off this ride
With Sunny, Bajie, and M.K. back in the Badlands and the Barons' civil war nearly at its peak, "Sting of the Scorpion's Tail" laid the groundwork for the last two episodes of the season. Barons Hassan and Broadmore are now out of the picture, leaving only Chau, The Widow, and Quinn to contend with one another. Sunny, once Quinn's greatest weapon, is now a free agent, clipping with the singular purpose of retrieving his family. With Lydia and Veil now allied together, Tilda growing disillusioned with her mother, and Quinn steadily getting crazier, this has been one hell of a journey already.
The show may not have known about renewal when this episode was filmed, but they still left us plenty of questions. What is Bajie going to do now that he's seen what went down with Sunny and The Widow? What is going to happen with Tilda now that M.K. is back? Is Waldo's warning to The Widow one she will remember, or will she let her wants blind her to all else? Veil may have received a temporary stay from her wedding night, but how will she keep Quinn away from her now?
There were a couple of minor points that bugged us. With Chau as razor sharp as she seems, we're surprised that she didn't take more care in protecting herself against a betrayal such as this. Sure, she only let him have 11 clippers, but we're surprised that she wouldn't have been more suspicious and sent a scouting party after him to make sure he did what he promised. As for Sunny, we can't say that it's not desperation that made him a turncoat for The Widow, but he should also have a healthy dose of wariness for her. After all, she is allied with Quinn, the one man who would likely kill him on sight.
Nonetheless, we felt like "Sting of the Scorpion's Tail" had a better balance of plot development and action compared to "Black Heart, White Mountain" last week. With Tilda's uncertainty towards her mother and the commiseration between Lydia and Veil setting a strong tone, there was a better flow throughout the episode. Madeleine Mantock and Orla Brady were phenomenal in delivering the emotions of their characters, and we can't wait to see them featured more!
Now that Sunny has added a new enemy to his growing list by betraying Chau, the price on his head might just exceed even Quinn's. We can only hope that The Widow keeps her word and reunites him with his family, because this time Sunny won't let her escape. Quinn is looking sicker by the minute, so it wouldn't be surprising if he takes bigger risks knowing he won't live long enough to face the repercussions. As for Bajie, we know what he's looking for, and we are clamoring to find out just who Flea is.
The thing about war is that sometimes, you find yourself fighting on all fronts. With the Barons' energy focused on each other, this would be prime time for cogs or clippers to revolt and take back their freedom. We know that only one baron can rule in the end, so we know that at some point, both The Widow and Quinn will throw their alliance out the window in a bid for power. However, it's anyone's game if they're willing to risk it all, and that's why we will be clearing our schedules for the next two weeks!
Quick! While everyone's distracted, let's talk about those questions we have…
- What do you think is Bajie's next move? Will he really look for Flea?
- How long do you think Sunny will remain with The Widow before leaving her behind as well?
- Speaking of The Widow, do we think she has an exit strategy for her alliance with Quinn? Will she just kill him?
- Who do you think Tilda will choose? M.K. or Odessa…or no one?
- What about her mother? Will Tilda stay with The Widow if she does turn out to be less than altruistic?
- Will what nearly happened to Veil be Lydia's final straw?
- How will Lydia, Veil, and Henry escape Quinn's grasp before he ruins them all?
- Will the Abbots come for Bajie and M.K.? It doesn't seem like them to give up so easily…
- Oh, that reminds us! Is M.K.'s mother really dead? We're not convinced.
- We swear, Giovanni Lipari needs to come and redo our wardrobe!
- What color do you think Sunny will wear once he's done with all of this?
Into the Badlands airs next SUNDAY, MAY 14TH, 2017 at 10/9C on AMC
Into the Badlands 2X08 "Sting of the Scorpion's Tail" Review
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Sounders Insider
Reading material before RSL-Sounders tonight
The papers here in Salt Lake City had plenty to squeeze in today, as BYU lost to TCU last night, Utah hosts Oregon State, and then of course there was that whole World Series thing. Still, there's no shortage of reading material on the RSL-Sounders playoff opener tonight.
The Deseret News looks at Real Salt Lake embracing the underdog role (which we blogged about earlier) and an interesting piece about the nice, healthy rivalry forged between Salt Lake and Seattle.
Meanwhile, the Salt Lake Tribune has a pretty deep preview package including a look at tactics, RSL's desire to take early advantage in the two-game series(which we blogged about earlier), the club's hope for a sellout crowd (it will take a good walk-up), and RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando offering limited good wishes to Kasey Keller.
And finally, before I go out to try and find the German bakery the Sounders coaches and staff were raving about this week, here's our News Tribune game preview, looking at the Sounders hopes of changing the club's the 0-for-postseason resume.


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Crozet Gators Head Coach for Summer 2019: Hunter Mitchell (click here to email him)
Hunter Mitchell is a familar face around the Crozet Pool, having grown up as a CGST swimmer and having served as CGST head coach last year and as our assistant coach for the past 2 years. His enthusiasm and energy for swimming and for Crozet Gators is clear the minute you meet him! He is currently a lead site coach for the CYAC year round team. We welcome him back as head coach and look forward to a great summer.
Assistant Coaches
We also welcome back Coach Colleen, Coach Hannah, Coach Tasha, Coach Noah!


text: Janice Pursch Collins, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, peacefully joined our Lord Jan. 22, 2011. Jan was born in Houston, Texas, to Victor and Jacquelyn Pursch Nov. 8, 1949. Left behind to cherish her memories are husband of 35 years, Tom; children, Blake (Krystal) and Megan; two grandchildren, Kamryn and Evan; her father, Victor; brother, Joe (Nancy); and sisters, Judy (Ken) and Joni (Scooter). Jan was adored "Ainee" to numerous nieces and nephews. She was in DRT, "Daughters of the Republic of Texas." Jan's spirit will live on in their hearts.A celebration of Jan's life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Sanders Memorial Chapel.


text: All three classic 4 SKINS singles of the 80's, "One Law For Them", "Yesterdays Heroes" and "Low Life", are bundled in this beautifully packed box-set for Rebellion Records! Officially licensed from Captain Oi! Records, all three singles of this classic British outfit are available again in one package (not to be sold separately)! As a bonus a fourth single is added that contains the never officially released Plastic Gangster and Seems To Me singles (Both singles never made it beyond the testpressing / promo stage)


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County Sheriff's Office and Alachua Police are on the murder case.
Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell announced Thursday that her agency is teaming up with Alachua Police to solve the December 2007 murder of a migrant farm worker.
Felimon Lemus Jimenez, 55, was fatally wounded when a robber on a bicycle confronted him and three other men at the Autumn Leaves Mobile Home Park on County Road 241 on Dec. 21. The men were migrant farm workers who had just been paid.
Witnesses said that when Jimenez tried to fight back against the robber, he was shot. Jimenez survived for about a day before his family asked that life support be removed and he was pronounced dead.
Jimenez, whose wife lives on his family's ranch in Mexico, has two adult sons and a grandson in the North Florida area as well as relatives living in Texas, investigators said. Witnesses told investigators that Jimenez was working on area farms and had been in the area for about a year when he was shot and killed.
Alachua Police Chief Robert Jernigan said the murder was only the second he could recall in the city since he joined the police department in 1980.
Jernigan and Darnell said the agencies are working jointly on the case because Alachua Police have local expertise and the Sheriff's Office can offer technical proficiency in the case.
The agency heads also announced that a $2,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of Jimenez's killer.
Darnell said she believes the person who fired the fatal shot was a local resident because he was riding a bike - indicating he would not have far to travel to get home - and because the nature of the crime seemed more spontaneous, not a planned attack.
"We want to get this case solved, because the person who did that is likely still out there in this community and we don't want this to happen again," Darnell said.
Jernigan said his goal was to have the crime solved before his retirement, which will be Aug. 30 at the latest.
A hurdle for both agencies has been language. Many of the witnesses speak Spanish as their first, and often only, language.
Investigators said there is also a trust issue. Many of those who may have information about the case may be hesitant to speak out because they are in the country illegally and fear being deported if they identify themselves to investigators.
Among the tactics that will be used to encourage witnesses to come forward with any scrap of information they may have are posters being printed in English and Spanish. The reward posters and information are also being distributed to inmates in the county jail, Darnell said.
"Someone has information about who this suspect is, and we want them to tell us what they know," Darnell said.
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You have significant expertise.
Through your professional career, you've developed significant expertise in solving your clients' issues. Chances are that there is another company like your client that's facing similar issues right now. They should hire YOU to fix them.
Your network is better than you think.
High school. College. Graduate school. The people you met in class, in the library, and in bars. They're all working as hard as you are right now, solving problems at their company or facing an issue about which they know very little with an uncomfortable deadline. You could help, whether through your own expertise or through an introduction to a colleague, former classmate or even a competitor. Chances are, they'll call you the next time they're stuck. You're now a resource.
You have business Development goals.
We all make goals each year. Do you have the time to pursue them? Are you pursuing them at all? We can help.
You're not too busy to grow your practice. trust me.
You'll work with CJ to identify which of your goals we can tackle first. We'll help you to reconnect with many of your busy contacts both individually and en masse. You'll have the right questions to learn what keeps them, their colleagues or their board of directors up at night. We'll improve your "elevator pitch" to highlight your expertise and to generate business opportunities for you. We'll make sure that your web bio and LinkedIn profile highlight your expertise. Either way, you'll develop new clients who see you as a resource, not a vendor. The best part? We'll repeat the process until you control your professional destiny.
For some clients, we'll considering starting a blog, creating an email newsletter (and a list), and/or improving relevant website content.
WE CAN HELP, Whether you want to make partner, make a professional move or just make more money.
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The Billings method of family planning: an assessment.
Studies in Family Planning. 1984 Nov-Dec; 15(6/1):253-66.This paper critically analyzes claims for the effectiveness of the Billings method of natural family planning and raises questions about the wisdom of actively promoting this method. The Billings method, developed in Australia, is based on client interpretation of changing patterns of cervical mucus secretion. Evaluation of the method's use-effectiveness has been hindered by its supporters' insistence on distinguishing between method and user failures and by the unreliability of data on sexual activities. However, the findings in 5 large studies aimed at investigating the biological basis of the Billings method provide little support for the claims that most fertile women always experience mucus symptoms, that these symptoms precede ovulation by at least 5 days, and that a peak symptom coincides with the day of ovulation. Although many women do experience a changing pattern of mucus symptoms, these changes do not mark the fertile period with sufficient reliability to form the basis for a fully effective method of fertility control. In addition, the results of 5 major field trials indicate that the Billings method has a biological failure rate even higher than the symptothermal method. Pearl pregnancy rates ranged from 22.2-37.2/100 woman-years, and high discontinuation rates in both developed and developing countries were found. Demand for the method was low even in developing countries where calendar rhythm and withdrawal are relatively popular methods of fertility control, suggesting that women of low socioeconomic status may prefer a method that does not require demanding interaction with service providers and acknowledgment of sexual activity. The Billings method is labor-intensive, requiring repeated client contact over an extended time period and high administrative costs, even when teachers are volunteers. It is concluded that although natural family planning methods may make a useful contribution where more effective methods are unavailable or unacceptable, many of the claims made for the Billings method are unsubstantiated by scientific evidence.


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Brodinski – Bad Runner (Crookers Gone Electro Remix)
Brodinski. This kid seems to be popping up EVERYWHERE! Remix appearances, mixtapes and now a release! Catch him along side Erol Alkan at Bugged Out at The End on 19th Jan 2008
This remix by Crookers is bound to make you bounce all year. Typical in their sound, punchy, short stabs of electro goodness! Enjoy


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As the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles head to Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII, law enforcement agencies in Fremont and Custer counties have a big weekend planned locally, too, for drivers.
An increased officer presence, including a sobriety checkpoint in Cañon City, can be expected Sunday, according to a joint news release from local law enforcement agencies.
The checkpoint is set to be staffed by officers trained in standardized field sobriety testing, advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement and drug recognition expert courses, the news release said.
Officers also plan to increase patrols in Fremont, Custer, Pueblo and El Paso counties.
"The success of the sobriety checkpoint and education outreach is not measured in DUI arrests, but in a reduction of crashes," Capt. Rich Smith of the Colorado State Patrol said in the news release. "The goal for Super Bowl Sunday is zero crashes in Fremont County."
In addition to the checkpoint, agencies also are kicking off a joint impaired driving education campaign. Participating groups are the 11th Judicial District Attorney's Office, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, the Fremont County Coroner's Office, the Custer County Sheriff's Office, the Cañon City Police Department, the Florence Police Department and the Colorado State Patrol.
The agencies will meet Sunday to listen to a speech by Mother's Against Drunk Driving speaker Beverly Shoemaker before heading out to set up the checkpoint.
For officials, the efforts are intended to curb significant increases in fatalities on the highways and DUI arrests. In 2017, Colorado experienced 635 highway fatalities, a 42 percent jump from 2011. Last year, a third of those deaths were caused by alcohol and drug-impaired drivers.
The release also said drivers can get a driving while ability impaired charge for a blood or breath alcohol content of .05 or higher. People charged with DUIs have a blood or breath alcohol content higher than .08.
Additionally, drivers can be charged with a DUI if they have five nanograms of THC in their blood.
"The problem is so large that we cannot solve it simply by giving tickets or making arrests," Smith said. "We must work with our community to solve this problem and save lives in southern Colorado."
As Sunday's game gets close, the release also said McDivitt Law Firm has volunteered to sponsor rides from 8 p.m. until midnight Sunday through Fremont County Cab Service, City Cab in Pueblo and zTrip in Colorado Springs.
Rides only will be given to people who are going home, the release said, not to other drinking establishments.
"All you have to say is, 'It is on McDivitt,' and the ride is free," the release said, adding that rides cannot be guaranteed to everyone, but the program will try to serve everyone who needs one. "We do encourage you to tip your cab driver."
Officers also said they met with owners of restaurants and bars to encourage them to offer rewards, such as free soft drinks, appetizers and discounts, to designated drivers.
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Hi all, I came across a wierd problem with the apache/post test which seems to occur on certain OSes. The symptoms are that the test locks up on one of the subtests, LWP eventually times out on the request, the test fails and then all subsequent tests that are run fail. The problem seems to be this: - LWP writes the entire request in one go. - mod_echo_post send its response as it processes the request. - only when it has finished sending the request does LWP attempt to read the response. I think what is happening is that, with large requests, a large amount of data is simultanously being fed into the socket from both directions, and some buffer somewhere in the OSes socket handler is being filled. My suspicions are backed up by the fact that I modified mod_echo_post (see attached) to read the entire request and only then send the response, and this solves the problem. If this is the case then it really should be fixed by making LWP read and write simultanously; you may have guessed from my hazy terminology that I don't really know a lot about how sockets _really_ work, but do any of you guys think that this sounds about right? If so, I'll email the LWP maintainers and see what they say. Later, Gary [ email@example.com ][ GnuPG 85A8F78B ][ http://inauspicious.org/ ]
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BLOG | Sean Thomson, Everybody!
The bearded music man you see on Sundays lately is none other than Sean Thomson. No need to be afraid. We did not find him on a street corner in the mountains just a'pickin' and a'grinnin'- or at least we will not tell you that. Sean and I go way back. For several years I have had the pleasure of calling Sean my band-mate, and I have introduced him on many stages in Columbia and the South East, but this introduction is special. Sean is joining the staff at DOWNTOWN CHURCH.
I like to envision Sean as a sort of super hero, his powers including: super human knowledge of stringed instruments, playing melodies so beautiful your eyes melt into a watery substance called tears, playing in several bands at one time (The Post-Timey String Band, The Restoration, etc…) and steel fingers that don't tire of hours of playing. So, you can see why we want him to be a part of our team.
In all seriousness, Sean is only human (not a hero or an angel), but once you have experienced him in the musical realm, you may feel lifted by his gifted hands, picking ethereal sounds that transform music into something more. Please join me in welcoming our new assistant musician to DOWNTOWN CHURCH'S family.
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I invested in a Glamcor Light (you can see in the picture). While these lights have been around for years, they've perfected the lighting, allowing a combo of warm and cool light together, or use them separately. Besides the professional model, they also make them for your vanity at home. The light choices are outstanding. Glamcor.com
Till next time. BJ


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Yesterday was one of those Summer days that we try to remember in February, but never can quite conjure back the feeling of being out in it when our senses came alive. Here are some reminders, all from yesterday.
A briny breeze thrills our bare skin and drives a large herd of cumulus clouds northwest. Temperatures are in the low 70s (F) in the morning and peak at 79 in the afternoon.
It's a fine day for a race for those so inclined.
It's also a good time to walk the spicy-scented fields, where Queen Anne's Lace, Goldenrod, and drying wild grasses poignantly foretell the end of Summer.
The mixed woods remain – for a short while – shaded by the leaves of birch, maple, and other deciduous trees that grow among the tall spruce and fir. There's a slight scent of balsam here.
Monarch Butterflies are storing up energy for their impending migration south, a hopeful sign; Wood Duck are hiding while in molt, humbled by their loss of magnificence and inability to fly well.
In Summer gardens, the primary colors are fading and the fall whites are emerging, including those of the Hydrangea blossoms.
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My partner and I headed off to Mystic, Connecticut for Viking Weekend at Mystic Seaport. I'm not sure why we were so interested (other than we're members of the Seaport and it was a gorgeous weekend), but off we went for a two day adventure. It was a blast. On the Commons, a settlement of tents depicted how they may have lived. Many men and women of all ages, shapes, and sizes were dressed in Viking warrior or period garb. (Some were actors paid by the Seaport but most were simply Viking enthusiasts.) There were Viking ships, exhibits of tools, battle gear and weapons. Vendors sold all sorts of paraphernalia, from hand crafted satchels to leather sword shields. Still other sellers offered authentic food of the period, or so they claimed. And if you wanted to learn how to make mead, they had you covered too.
Knowing little about Viking culture, we attended three lectures. My favorite was given by one of the Seaport's boat builders and lead shipwrights . He'd spent three months reconstructing a Viking ship using only the tools available in that time and shared his experiences through stories, pictures and videos of his journey.
The two other lectures were given by purported experts in Viking culture, but interestingly they contradicted each other on many points so I can't vouch for accuracy. Here's a smattering of what was said:
- Vikings were not pillaging raiders, but young sons seeking their fortunes.
- Viking warriors operated under a strict moral code, never stealing or hurting the weak.
- They routinely raided monasteries, sometimes returning to ones previously attacked.
- Their raids extended as far as Northern Africa.
See what I mean? What they both agreed on, however, was that we have scant records of this time period, leaving much for experts to interpret from a few stories and reverse engineering. For example, there is no information about fighting strategies, but what we believe to be true was gleaned from a small handful of personal accounts, as well as assumed from artifacts and remains.
All in all, it was a great event. The weather was beautiful, the people were friendly, and we learned a thing or two. Now to find some Viking clothes and gear for our next excursion. Any idea where we can find a good leather arm guard?


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Masco MAS, +1.21% is saying it has named Alan Barry president and chief operating officer. Barry succeeds Ray Kennedy, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. Barry most recently served as a group president with Masco. The stock closed Monday at $19.83, up 13 cents.
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Browse our analysis section for news and articles on topics such as China's Belt and Road Initiative (OBOR), the Competing Visions of Japan, India, and other regional powers, and the stakes for U.S. policy.
To effectively leverage the infrastructure financing opportunities provided by the Belt & Road Initiative, countries must examine their own development strategies and build domestic skills and institutions, argues Ganeshan Wignaraja for the Nikkei Asian Review.
The China Road Project, a team of researchers interested in China's role in global development, will be traveling 60,000 kilometers over land and sea to investigate China's Belt and Road initiative (BRI), a foreign policy concept and global infrastructure plan announced by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013, to help close the information gap and shine a light on the multi-trillion dollar initiative.
A close look at the characteristics of China's port projects in the Indo-Pacific suggests that rather than resulting in "win-win" economic prosperity, they are generating political leverage, increasing Beijing's military presence, and reshaping the strategic operating environment in China's favor.
Seven CSIS experts unpack the economic and geostrategic implications of China's infrastructure development across the Indo-Pacific region under the Maritime Silk Road.
A special report by Nikkei Asian Review and The Banker which leverages data from the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project has found that China's Belt and Road initiative holds considerable promise for countries in need of infrastructure investment along its route, however, participation has been hampered by challenges ranging from a lack of participation by local workers and banks to unmanageable debt hangovers.


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Give Me More.
More Fans, more readers, more followers, more viewers, more…more. In a world of Facebook Fan Pages, Twitter profiles and YouTube videos, many marketers have made increasing the number of Fans, followers and the like a top priority.
A couple things are almost always left out when increasing numbers is an objective. What is your brand going to do with the new consumers once you have them? What are you doing with the Fans/Followers/Etc. that you have now?
Not being able to answer those questions is like throwing a party with no idea of what people are going to do there.
Have a Party Plan.
A quick tour of the Internet will show a lot of branded platforms with no brand activity. Creating something for consumers is easy. Leveraging it is a completely different story.
When you build a social media presence for your brand, you need to know many of the same things that a party thrower does:
- How are people going to find out about it, and how are they going to get there?
- What are they are going to do once things get started?
- How should people feel when they leave and what are they going to say to others about it (if they decide it's worth mentioning at all)?
Too often brands stop at the invitation.
Be a Good Host.
Good hosts mingle and talk with, not to, their guests, and brands engaging in social media need to do the same. Interacting with consumers by talking to them, asking questions and sharing information builds an enjoyable experience that will make them want to come back, especially when your brand isn't just talking about itself.
Mass media does an excellent job for brands looking to push a message out to consumers. Pushing out a message really isn't the strength of social media. Instead, social media allows consumers to interact with the brands they love through conversation, a trait unmatched by any other form of media. Brands using social media to push out messages to the masses are really cheating themselves out of something more valuable.
If It's Hoppin', More People Will Come.
The tactic for growing Fan/Follower/Etc. numbers with the most overall benefit is creating an experience that consumers not only want more of, but they want to tell others about it. When consumers come back to your Fan Page or retweet your posts, their connections will see that there's a great party going on, and you'll notice your numbers growing. The end benefit being repeat visitors and new ones as well, just like someone who throws great parties.
Creating a great party is easier said than done, and there may be a few flops along the way. However, when your brand commits, interacts and works to leverage its social media presence, that objective for more will, more often than not, be met.
It's Not All About How Many Show Up.
A lot of people at a party can be fun, but a great experience with a few people can mean a lot more and be something that guests want to talk about. Understanding what you want your consumers to do and what experience you want them to have when they fan or follow you is a big step in increasing numbers and, more importantly, leveraging social media effectively.


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5 Styling and Cutting Tips You Can Use Right Now
Psssst—we know what cuts, colors and styles your clients are going to ask for next season. Nope, we don't have a crystal ball, we have something better—The Salon by InStyle Trend Book shoot!
The Salon by InStyle Creative Directors Michelle O'Connor and Dilek Onur-Taylor invited BTC to spend a day at the shoot, where they revealed it all—how they determine what next season's hair trends will be (they start with editorial shoots and Fashion Weeks around the globe and hone in on how to make these looks commercial and wearable) and the techniques the 1,300 hairdressers in these salons can learn (in hands-on classes that they get PAID to take).
Join us in Austin, Texas Aug. 20-22 for BTC's COLOR, Cut & Style show and see Michelle and Dilek in action when they take the stage with the Matrix team!
We can't show you the final looks from the shoot yet, but we can give you a couple of their best tips to round it all out. Let's get started!
Trend: Colorful Curls
No question that texture is a mainstay in today's (and tomorrow's) trending looks—The Salon by InStyle is focusing on coloring, cutting and styling these curls.
Twisted Knots
We love this how-to from Michelle that incorporates the '90s mini bun influence you see at music festivals with Bantu knots for a fun styling technique you can give a client before she leaves your chair. You can use this same twisting technique on any texture, too—how cool would it be to create a chignon at the nape with larger twists and many more coils all knotted together?
Pro Curl Tip
Intimidated by curly texture? Divide and conquer, Michelle says. Hair that's expansive and takes up a lot of space can't be approached the same way you approach straight hair or you'll be overwhelmed. Take smaller sections, whether you're cutting, coloring or styling, and you'll inch your way through it in a more manageable way.
Trend: Done Yet Undone
There's an art to finishing and dressing hair, and even though you may see those "effortless" looks on your Instagram, they still take finishing skills—she didn't wake up like that. Dilek and Michelle say all signs point to a more polished yet undone look.
3-Minute Braid
Taking the time to style your client beyond a basic blowout not only lets you practice and play, but makes her feel special—meaning you'll win her loyalty. Dilek demonstrated a super quick braid you can offer her before she leaves your chair—it's easy, but the payoff is big. Check it out!
Relaxed Waves
Matrix Artistic Director Daniel Roldan gave his model a chic texture by tapping curls with a flat iron to remove the "ringlet" and give it more polish.
Cutting Quickie
Matrix Bilingual Artistic Director Pati Rodriguez used Daniel Roldan Dry Cutting Shears to remove weight on a wig that she was cutting into a shag (the ultimate done/undone cut). Watch her work!
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