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"Where Do Stories Come From?" or "It All Started With This Really Cute Guy at Church"
In all honesty, my new novel "Hound Dog & Bean" really didn't start with a guy. But he certainly was the water that started the seeds to germinating!
Ever heard of the author Connie Willis? I hope so. She is amazing, and if I'm correct, she still holds the record for being the most awarded writer ever. She's won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards.
Several years ago I was extremely fortunate to be her liaison when she was Guest of Honor at ConQuest, Kansas City's big SF&F convention. That meant I got to spend a ton of quality time with my idol over those three days and I will never be the same. I owe so much to Ms Willis. She not only encouraged me to pursue writing, but she gave me tons of advice that helped shape me into the writer I have become. She used to teach the Clarion Workshop, so believe you me, I received extraordinary guidance! And I didn't even have to take the six week class!
One thing she taught me was that sometimes a writer will get an idea for a story and then discover it's just not quite idea enough to be a story. But then sometimes they are lucky enough to have two such ideas that can be married together to create a truly great story.
Such was the happenstance with her multi-award winning novella, "The Last of the Winnebagos."
Ms Willis is a Colorado resident and that can mean mountainous roads. And if you're driving in the mountains and you get trapped behind a motorhome, it's a frustrating situation indeed. You might be in a rush, but believe me, you're not going anywhere fast with that thing lumbering in front of you. You'll be lucky if you're going thirty-five miles an hour.
So she got an idea for story about a not too distant future where such slow-moving gas-guzzling vehicles have been made all but illegal. Sadly though, it wasn't enough to be its own story.
Sometime later with an idea about another near-distant future where all the dogs in the world had died and the laws against hurting an animal are frighteningly severe. Don't even get caught hitting at animal if it runs out in front of your car or who knows what the punishment might be.
And suddenly she saw that both ideas went perfectly together and thus was born "The Last of the Winnebagos." I won't tell you how the two ideas fit together or I'll ruin it the story. So read it. Just read it. You'll be glad you did.
It is Ms Willis' advice that brought "Hound Dog & Bean," my new novel, into existence.
My husband and I adopted a sweet little dog from the Great Plains SPCA. We named her Sarah Jane and she has become the light of my life. As I began to talk to the people who work and volunteer their time for no-kill animal shelters, I came to realize I wanted to write a book about these heroes.
I also fell in love with coffee. I used to hate it. Then I got an education from coffee connoisseurs and discovered that Maxwell House and Folgers are hardly what coffee lovers would ever call coffee in the first place. I learned about the difference between Arabica beans and Robusta beans. About the First Wave, Second Wave and Finally the Third Wave of coffee. The small cafés that often roast their own coffee in small batches and purchase their beans from tiny farms are a part of the "Third Wave." They pay the farmers a good earning wage to grow high quality beans and get them to harvest over days instead of all at once to insure more of the crop is ripe.
People who really love coffee will pay more for a cup because they know what has gone into the process of bringing them the best drinking experience possible. I have gotten to know Gregory Kolsto, the man who owns Oddly Correct in Kansas City and he fell head over heels in love with coffee and I soon knew that it was something I wanted to write about.
Since in the MM Romance field we obviously need to have two men to fall in love with each other, I suddenly realized that I had an opportunity to take the advice of Ms Willis. My new novel would be about both a man who runs a no-kill animal shelter and a man who owns a coffee roasterie and café.
And here's the blurb!:
There's been little love in H.D. "Hound Dog" Fisher's life since the death of his beloved mom when he was a boy. Bounced around the foster care system, he ran away as soon as he could… and took the foster dog with him. As far as he's concerned, only dogs have no ulterior motive, never hold a grudge, and offer unconditional love. Now he helps run a no-kill shelter and leaves relationships where they belong: in the back room.
"Bean" Alexander settled in Kansas City to open his coffee shop after years of traveling. He never expected to open his heart too. When a man with a grudge takes a swing at H.D. while in line at Bean's shop, Bean jumps to intervene.
So taking a hit for H.D. gets Bean noticed, and H.D. feels obligated to pay a debt. But then the unexpected happens. A series of misadventures causes H.D. to open up—but falling in love makes him turn tail and run. Trust is a tough road to travel. Will good friends, a dog named Sarah Jane, and a bit of folk magic be enough to bring Hound Dog and Bean a happy ending?
I hope I have done justice to both the wondrous people who run no-kill animal shelters and to fine coffee.
Oh. Gregory, who owns the café Oddly Correct, is heterosexual. Sad for us gay guys. Good news for all the straight ladies! He really does make what is known in the trade as "God in a cup." His beans are extraordinary. You must try his coffee if you can. I am even going to give you the opportunity—for free!
But lastly I should probably tell you about the cute guy I began this whole thing with, right?
So there I was at church when—Cowabunga! I saw the sexiest and cutest guy I'd seen in a long time. What's funny is that he wasn't my usual type, which is bearded and broad and hairy-chested. No. This guy was actually shorter than me (!), slight, and had blond dreadlocks. I'd never thought the hairstyle was particularly sexy, but on this guy? WOOF!
I quite suddenly knew he was my Hound Dog! So over the next several weeks I built up the courage to ask him if he would consider posing for the cover of the book. I am learning the art of photography and dreamed of having one of my photographs serving as a cover for one of my books. What's more, with this dude, I could have him hold my own sweet dog—Sarah Jane—and she would be on the cover too!
I asked...and he agreed!
And then weirdly vanished. Into thin air. It's been months and months and months and I have never seen him again.
Luckily the incomparable Paul Richmond came to the rescue and created a cover and a Hound Dog that out-hound-dogged the original inspiration! Needless to say I am a very happy camper even if I never got to drool...I mean, photograph that cute guy.
Okay! That's it folks. I hope you will buy my new book. I think you will love it, I really do, and not just because I wrote it. Find it right here!: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Hound+Dog+%26+Bean&osCsid=bfqvecgkr8opvdmaerpdv7s4f6&x=0&y=0
And here's the promotions! There will be three—count them—three prizes...
One, an ecopy of Hound Dog & Bean. Comment to qualify.
And Two!—a bag of premium roasted coffee beans donated by Oddly Correct! This is from Finca Sinai – Alfredo Boas. It is a "Best of Huila Winner," with bright raspberry & lime tones, along with savory cocoa and herb character and a silkier "mouthfeel." It is not flavored. The description is coffee-language, and you will be amazed at the taste!
For this one you must email me at email@example.com, and sorry—you must be in the continental United States for this one. I don't want to have to take out a second mortgage on my house to pay for mailing this outside the country!
Thank you for taking the time to read me today, Thank you so much to Eli Easton for having me as a guest.
Please (!) check out Oddly Correct's website! You'll be glad that you did. http://oddlycorrect.com/index.html
And finally!! Please—if you are thinking about getting a dog or cat, please consider adoption. They make the best pets and companions. They really do know somehow that you rescued them. I didn't believe it until I got my own Sarah Jane.
Love and Light to you All.
And Remember! Leap and the Net Will Appear!
About BG Thomas
B.G. loves romance, comedies, fantasy, science fiction and even horror—as far as he is concerned, as long as the stories are character driven and entertaining, it doesn't matter the genre. He has gone to literature conventions his entire adult life where he's been lucky enough to meet many of his favorite writers. He has made up stories since he was child; it is where he finds his joy.
In the nineties, he wrote for gay magazines but stopped because the editors wanted all sex without plot. "The sex is never as important as the characters," he says. "Who cares what they are doing if we don't care about them?" Excited about the growing male/male romance market, he began writing again. Gay men are what he knows best, after all—since he grew out of being a "practicing" homosexual long ago. He submitted a story and was thrilled when it was accepted in four days.
"Leap, and the net will appear" is his personal philosophy and his message to all. "It is never too late," he states. "Pursue your dreams. They will come true!"
Visit his website and blog at http://bthomaswriter.wordpress.com/ or contact him directly at email@example.com.


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Light45 Interview - Solid Rock Radio
October 18, 2018 - 09:16 PM
Recorded 10/16/2018
We sat down and talked with Light45. Listen to what they had to say about the band, how they started and the story about Critter!
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Just curious anyone out there having 15 cl's cracking at the tubulation when tipping off. there has been a few times,when non tubulated broke off clean right at the ceramic rihg with tubes already in the field. bombing done on eurocom system!!Thanks ahead of time,PEACE!!!!!!!!
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What are two robber babes to do after having a successful heist? Of course, the girls are going to celebrate with some hot lesbo sex and that's exactly what they do. The make out and lick each other's pussies in the bed which they've completely covered in money that they've stolen from the bank. The sluts give each other some of the best oral of their lives as they think of all the ways that they can spend all this cash that they have. The girls' fierce fucking is so loud that they attract the attention of the motel's manager, who tells them to quiet down or get out. All of a sudden, he gets hit with a lamp over the head. He falls unconscious and the two chicks tie him up. After that, the sluts keep making out on the bed and he eventually wakes up to notice them doing that. He can't believe what they did but he can't help but get aroused by this. The naked girls notice that his dick is hard stiff and decide to have some fun with him. They untie him and throw him on the bed. They get on top of him and start sucking on his cock hard. He can't help but get aroused by this and his dick gets harder and harder by the second as these bitches keep blowing him hard. The naked girls both do his dick right at the same time. One of them licks and sucks on his cock while the other one would lick his balls so that they don't dry up. The crazy bitches also decide to deepthroat him hard before getting wet themselves. They know that it's going to be harder to get him to fuck them but luckily for them, the dude just says, 'fuck it' and decides to join them in this victory threesome. He gets the blonde on her knees on the bed while her partner gets underneath her and licks her pussy. The guy doesn't waste any time with the pussies and instead shoves it up her ass! He anal fucks her hard before turning the tables and all of a sudden, the brunette is getting the same anal treatment as her blonde friend did. I ask you, is there an ass-man alive who can physically sit through this buttfucking bonanza, watching two hot babes get their assholes drilled by a big dick, and NOT go bust a load? My god the two women are beautiful, the sex is super kinky, and the camerawork just top notch. The assfucking is truly hypnotic and drool-worthy. I especially like the anal fucking and ball sucking happening at the same time. The pair of horny criminals both finally get a hot facial. Proper filthy scene full of great passionate raw fucking, love it.
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Everything changed, yet I am the same. This time last year, I was one person. Now, I am two. Two hearts beat inside me, tiny hands and feet start to kick me from within. Jo the Monster has a little monster growing in her belly.Read More
"The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks."
English Oxford Living Dictionaries
It is easy to get lost in the practical aspects of life. Organising our finances, doing the weekly shopping, making sure the home is tidy… all of that is important, and it can make our lives better. However, it is paramount to bear in mind that adulting is a means to an end, not an end in itself.Read More
On prejudice
When I think of a prison, what comes into my mind? Barred windows. Why is that? Have I ever been in a real prison? No. Have I ever even met anyone who was in prison? Not really.Read More
Dealing with criticism
For some artistic minds, one of the big stumbling blocks is the fear of failure. We may want to do things differently, experiment and play, but big question marks pop up above our heads
What if I am ridiculed?Read More
How can I find extra time in my day?
In a world where access to new information and ideas is so easy, where thousands of options are within reach, many of us feel that our limited time is stopping us from reaching our full potential. If only we could have 48 hours in a day, to be able to both house all our projects and spend leisure time with people we love!Read More
The humble building
I went to the Dreamers Awake exhibition at The White Cube in Bermondsey. For those of you who've never been there, the White Cube is a gallery space, all white walls and vast rooms, ready to let works of art shine.Read More
"I hate my life" and other useful feelings
During the day I am invaded by a variety of emotions that drive the way I act. Sometimes those emotions are recurrent and change the way I perceive myself.
If my job has been too demanding lately, I feel anxious and frustrated. If my relationships are in a good shape I feel I am invincible. If I am away from the people I love I may feel unable to cope, fragile and threatened.Read More
Oh holidays!
Oh holidays!
Time to unwind,
Travel around,
Relax the mind.
Are you an artist?
What does it mean "to be an artist"?
Opinions diverge. Joseph Beuys defended that "Everyone is an artist", and believed it was possible to transform society through the creativity of every individual.Read More
I am Joana and my alter ego is Jo the Monster.
I often feel that life doesn't allow enough space to be silly. Even working in a fulfilling and creative career such as architecture, a big part of my day is spent in onerous tasks. Taking time aside to be Jo The Monster gives me a happiness boost - it allows me the pleasure of pure creative work and helps me understand myself and the world better.Read More


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Thursday, April 19, 2012
On the horizon
I've got a few things that are in development for the next Limited Edition, things like Green tea and Lemongrass, London Lemon Curd and one I'm going to call spike which sounds really interesting, it depends on which way I go with the fragrance. I am going to discontinue the Calypso Orchid, it's had a very long run but now its time for s newbie to go in that spot. It may be one of the Limited Editions depending on how you guys like them. Just wanted to keep you in the loop!
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Treat Her Right
We were super excited to be asked to choreograph a routine to Donna Summer's 80's hit "She Works Hard for the Money" for the Treat Her Right campaign, conceived by the genius' at Wellington Agency Double Denim HQ and The Council of Trade Unions.
Join them to push for equal pay for women in New Zealand! They want to gather as many dancing wahine on Saturday, December 17th in Auckland. Professional dancers will lead you, the moves will be simple and it will be fun! If this sounds like a bit of you, you can sign up by entering your email address here and they will be in touch.
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Everybody wants the gleaming white smile as portrayed by most of the celebrities on our screens and of course, now more than ever, your pearly white smile is readily available from a number of outlets.
The problem here is that rouge teeth whitening kits can be extremely harmful containing as much as 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide, putting users at risk of burns and blisters. Not to mention the chemical scarring, tooth loss and in severe cases breathing issues.
It is therefore imperative that you seek professional advice. Legislation dictates that only registered dentists can issue teeth cleaning products containing more than 0.1% hydrogen peroxide.
Here at McGrath Dental we suggest that you visit our Dental Therapist who will assess your mouth and talk through your options, however you must have a successful examination by a dentist in order to be eligible for the treatment.. You can have your teeth whitened at the practice, with Zoom whitening, a take home tray or a combination of both. Check out our website for more details.
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Ewe, get a womb! Docs grow baby lambs in shrink-wrap plastic bags
Video Scientists in Philadelphia have created a plastic womb that has successfully incubated eight premature lambs – and the doctors behind the project say they will be ready for human trials within three years.
The machine, described in the journal Nature Communications, consists of a plastic bag which is kept full of electrolyte solution made in a lab to simulate amniotic fluid. There are two tubes, one sucking blood out of the infant then running it through an oxygenator and another feeding the blood back into the body. In tests, all the lambs emerged with no ill effects.
If you're already feeling queasy at the idea of lab-grown humans, that's not what this machine is designed for. It was developed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for the much more admirable purpose of keeping premature babies alive and healthy.
Around 30,000 babies are born prematurely in the US each year and many suffer for the rest of their lives as a result. The lungs of such infants aren't ready to inhale air and do so very poorly, and as a result preemies suffer abnormally high levels of lung and brain illnesses if they survive.
The artificial womb is designed to take these premature babies and put them back into an environment they are best suited for, where they can inhale fluid and allow a technological placenta to feed them oxygen and nutrients. In tests the lambs were kept in the wombs in a dark room and played the sound of a sheep's heartbeat.
"These infants have an urgent need for a bridge between the mother's womb and the outside world," said Alan Flake, MD, director of the Center for Fetal Research at CHOP. "If we can develop an extra-uterine system to support growth and organ maturation for only a few weeks, we can dramatically improve outcomes for extremely premature babies."
The machine is the result of three years of development that started with unfunded doctors buying parts from eBay and brewing shops to cobble together a prototype. After several iterations, the team now thinks it has perfected the system and, after a few more years of animal testing, they want to try to save some human infants. ®


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Kung Fu Panda 3
|Original title: Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
|UK release: 11 March 2016
IMDb rating: 8,1 /10
Official summary
In 2016, one of the most successful animated franchises in the world returns with its biggest comedy adventure yet, KUNG FU PANDA 3. When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible - learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas!
Seth Rogen
Jack Black
Jackie Chan
Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Yuh,
Alessandro Carloni
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel (screenplay)
Producers: DreamWorks Animation, Oriental DreamWorks
Country: China, United States
Distributor: Fox UK
Trailer added the: 23 December 2015
Runtime: 1h25 (85 minutes)
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Harry Styles Superfan Gets His Face Tattooed On Her Face
Kelsy Karter calls herself the "female version of Harry Styles"... she even sees a little bit of him every time she looks in the mirror. Literally. Because she tattooed him on her face. Read more at DailyMail.
Kelsy isn't just a superfan, she's also a musician. Her biggest goal: to record a song with Harry Styles, of course.
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We Are The Champions! #ChampionsSummit/
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of traveling to Seattle as part of the Office Champions program. The Champions Summit was…incredible. My brain seems to be bursting with great thoughts and ideas after everything I saw. It inspired me to write more about how I use technology in the coming year. And how I introduce technology to my clients so that they can better use it. What can I say, this was a complete GEEK trip!
Day One: OneNote
First, allow me to say that I brought the sun with me to Seattle which helped the trip tremendously (you're welcome, Champions!). That first day we got a chance to get into some details about Office AND my favorite, OneNote. I've told you about how I use OneNote and I learned some AHMAZING stuff and had to sign some eggs away in exchange for the info. But guess what, I can share it with you NOW! Check it out:
- Capture it all. Capture your screen with the share charm and capture documents, magazines and whiteboards with camera scan.
- Browse and find your notes easier than ever. Search for text in scanned documents using Optical Character Recognition and find your notes faster than ever before with recent notes and page previews.
- Annotate and take your own notes on the things you've captured. Write better with ink and see your notes in full screen!
To learn more about everything this update has to offer check out the OneNote blog or these videos (OneNote Windows Store App, Reorganize/Search with OneNote and Document/Whiteboard Scanning). You can also go to the Windows 8 store and download the OneNote Windows store app for free.
The Torture
One thing I didn't like was the torture. I got tortured, y'all! How did they torture me, you might ask? I mean no, the fabulous visit to the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum wasn't it. Neither was the trip to the Space Needle that had me feeling as if I looked over, the needle would surely bend that way. Cuz I'm powerful like that. No.
They gave me a Nokia Lumia 1020, that I got to play with and then had to GIVE BACK! I am still suffering from PTSD (Phone Traumatic Stress Disorder). Here are some awesome pics I took with the 40 MP camera!
It was lovely. It was also great to have all of my documents in the same place. I was able to go through some Word documents and of course, add to my OneNote musings.
The Campus!
The next day found me on the Microsoft Campus. Wow! I saw so many awesome/geeky/beautiful things. And I'm afraid to tell you about them. Because I had to sign additional eggs in order to see all of the fabulousness. I'm under NDA for so much and it's painful: seeing the most awesomest stuff EVAH and then not being able to talk about it. The CIA should jump in on this form of torture.
I did share these great 3D printings. If you head on over to your local Microsoft Store, chances are you will see one in action. I have dreams of making gifts with my 3D printer (that I don't yet own).
The piece the resistance? We visited the Microsoft Envisioning Center. Here's what I can tell you about it: it's a hands-on experience with the future of business and leisure — and also serves as a laboratory for the company's engineering teams. I can also tell you that I ovulated about 3 times during the first 15 minutes and Kristin can vouch for me as she was the recipient of my punches (which happens when I see awesome things, usually followed by "shut. Up!†and ovulation). In order for me to not get hauled off to techy jail, I will share this safe video with you.
And don't get me started on those Bing Webmaster tools I learned about. That might have to be a separate blog all on its own for my fellow social media folks. Awesomesauce!
The Conclusion
This trip meant so much to me. Well over 2 years ago I had my first chat with the Microsoft Office and Windows teams and I decided then that I would be part of whatever they had going on. This was a culmination of a teeny tiny dream that I shared with very few folks.
The icing on the cake is how these products help me get my work done and how in the near future, I will be helping my clients do the same with some pretty amazing tools. I hope you will hang in there with me and come along on this journey. I assure you that you will learn something new and hopefully I will infect you with a little of this excitement I am feeling.
Are you in?
Disclosure: I am a Microsoft Office Champion (woohoo). All flight and accommodations as well as torture mechanisms were handled by Microsoft.


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January 08, 2018
OSHAWA – Unifor members at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant are staging a sit down protest to express their outrage following today's meeting with General Motors (GM) on the future of the plant.
"General Motors acknowledged that it could save the Oshawa Assembly Plant but simply chooses not to, despite the fact that it wouldn't hurt the company's bottom line to keep the plant operational until the end of the current contact in 2020," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
The meeting with GM was in response to proposals put forth by the union to keep Oshawa viable.
"The fact is there's sufficient demand for the Oshawa made vehicles to keep the plant operational until 2020, and beyond that there are several strong selling models that could be manufactured there," said Dias.
As GM's most flexible plant, the Oshawa line is its only plant capable of building pickups, SUVs and cars. In its proposal to General Motors the union pointed out that the automaker currently imports more than 150,000 vehicles from overseas and with the pending implementation of the new CUSMA trade agreement it makes sense to return that production to Oshawa and other Canadian GM facilities.
Since GM has committed to a future focused on electric vehicles (EV) the union also proposed allocation of a future EV platform to Oshawa, one of the company's highest quality and most productive plants.
"These are not hard times for General Motors," said Dias. "With 3.2 million vehicles being built in North America this year there is plenty of room for Canadian production."
The union also expressed disappointment in the silence and lack of action by both the federal and provincial governments. Unifor will continue the #SaveOshawaGM campaign with a major rally in Windsor, across from GM headquarters, on Friday January 11 with hundreds of workers from across the province.
For more information visit SaveOshawaGM.ca.
Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.
For more information, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Kathleen O'Keefe at email@example.com or 416-896-3303 (cell).


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Design for children and older people - Educating the Next Generation of Designers
Guest Editors
Eva Eriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Olof Torgersson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Caterina Calefato, Interuniversity Consortium for Optimization and Operations Research, Italy
Chiara Ferrarini, RE:Lab S.r.l., Italy
Important dates
• Deadline: 30 May, 2014 -> 6 June, 2014 (extended)
• Notification to the authors: 30 June, 2014 -> 30 July, 2014 (extended)
• Deadline for submission of the final camera ready version of accepted papers: 20 July, 2014 -> 15 August, 2014 (extended)
• Publication of the special issue: end of August 2014
In today's society, while children and older people are gaining influence they can still be considered in a broad sense as groups of vulnerable people. In many cases, they have less control of their lives and are more dependent on others to help out with various kinds of things than the average population. In addition to this, they may also have various kinds of cognitive and physical restrictions. For these reasons the term "vulnerable generations" will be used to denote the group of children and elderly as a whole.
In line with their increased influence, there is a growing awareness of the needs of vulnerable generations. Innovative use of design specifically targeted towards these groups' special needs can contribute greatly to the improvement of their wellbeing, preventing them from facing difficult or stressful situations. However, less work has been spent on developing teaching modules for design methods and practices aiming at covering the needs of elderly and children. Accordingly, more work is needed on design for these groups.
To improve the design practice in the area of design for elderly and children it is necessary to not only study and improve methodology, but also how to transfer the gained knowledge to new generations of designers to ensure its use in design. A combination of current best practices and design explorations and teaching experiments should be used to suggest new approaches to design for children and older people and to modernize the design curriculum with a specific focus on both older people and children.
Topics of Interests
• Design methods and techniques for older people and children
• How to investigate children abilities and interaction context
• How to investigate older people abilities and interaction context
• Methods for involving vulnerable users into the design process
• Innovation and creativity in products and services for children
• Innovation and creativity in products and services for children
• User-centred design - toys and games
• Training needs for professional designers
• Training needs for design students
• Teaching experiments of innovative design curricula
• From educational model to design techniques
• Multidisciplinary approaches to technologies for children or for older people
• Technologies and learning skills: how learning skills change over time - older people
• Technologies and learning skills: how learning skills arise - children
Vulnerable generations; children; elderly; older people; design; education, teaching experiments; teaching methods, user centred design.
Submission procedure
The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .rtf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Perspective participants are invited to submit a 8-14 pages paper (including authors' information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.).
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines .
Link to the paper submission page:
when submitting the paper please choose as first Domain Subject: 'IxD&A special issue: Design for children and older people')
More information on the submission procedure and on the characteristics of the paper format can be found on the website of IxD&A Journal the where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors, publication ethics and malpractice are published.
For scientific advices and for any query please contact the guest-editors:
• eva.eriksson[at]chalmers.se
• olof.torgersson[at]ait.gu.se
• caterina.calefato[at]icoor.it
• chiara.ferrarini[at]re-lab.it
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Saturdays are for sleeping in.
Busy like a bee. Work. No free evenings. Forgetting to eat. Never enough coffee.
Tired and not as inspired.
A tad annoyed about silly things. My headphones help tune those out.
But I'm happy. I promise. Just a lack of free time.
No Valentine's Day dinner party this year. Next year, I hope. Reallyyy hope.
Dreaming about decorating, designing, creating, inspiring, laughing, dancing.
Note to self: Crushes are a waste of time, silly girl. Remember?
This cold is holding on close. Still sneezing. It seems most are sick this week.
We'll talk soon. We have to. I miss you too much.


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Business cards design to Run and chat tours BA
"Our main goal is to help you connect with Buenos Aires vibe while learning and practicing your Spanish.
Practice Spanish on the run! Discover Buenos Aires while training yourself and your language skills.
Running tours. Walking tours. Cycling tours. Conversation lessons."
The idea was to show the skyline of Buenos Aires with the obelisk. Historical monument, icon of the city. Also the bike ride to meet and enjoy while chatting Spanish. The colors of the design were chosen by the client.
After making many drawings by hand, I chose one.
I worked with illustrator for mac to vectorize it and design the card. I also used photoshop for some retouching.
The colors were chosen by the pantone guide. I finally created a pdf with acrobat to send to the press.
People in general liked the card, they found it fun and original.
The skyline of the city pleased them.
The paper is soft to the touch, has a lacquer, the rounded tips are nice.
The colors also I liked a lot and the fact that the two faces were different colors.


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Wexford company upgrading IT for Whitfield Clinic
Whitfield Clinic has committed to an investment of approximately €250,000 in its IT infrastructure over the next three years, in partnership with award winning Wexford I.T. and telecoms specialists, Innovate.
Waterford-based Whitfield, which provides elective surgery in most major specialities, as well as diagnostic imaging and physiotherapy. By partnering with UPMC, it is is also able to deliver cancer care. In order to improve the patient and visitor experience Whitfield said it had completely upgraded its Wi-Fi through-out the hospital. After analysis of several IT providers Whitfield chose Innovate of Wexford to be its technology partner for the medium term. This will allow Whitfield to work in partnership on upgrading and improving the Whitfield IT infrastructure and continue to meet its commitment to high quality, patient centred care. Jim Hughes, CEO of Innovate, said tailoring of the network and solution to the specific IT systems within the hospital environment means disruption is completely minimised.'
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Welcome to the on-line weblog for DentaQuest, a leader in oral overall health, committed to improving oral well being by way of access, innovation and affordability. Sugar is also identified in antacid tablets, antifungal agents, cough drops, and several chewable tablets, such as vitamins. Then-Elmore County Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Kuehn dismissed the lewd conduct charge on July 31, 2017, citing insufficient proof. The crucial practice and assessment you need to have to launch a profitable profession in dental assisting!
But, if the image is taken from the mesial (as we see most of the time), the patient magically becomes a class I relationship. About Weblog – We supply our patients a relaxing dental spa knowledge to coincide with our exceptional dental care that is performed by our award winning dentists.
Au Centre Dentaire Plouffe, chaque patient est traité avec soin. By partnering and supporting this expansion, we learned a lot about the vision impaired community and effective approaches to support all youngsters create crucial oral well being habits. As soon as you pay a visit to your dentist, he will most most likely want to take a dental radiograph or two so that he can diagnose the extent of the issue.
The process is known as "digital co-diagnosis" and I first wrote about it in a three portion series in Dental Economics back in 2007. L'équipe passionnée de la clinique dentaire met à votre disposition une concentration exceptionnelle de connaissances et de savoir-faire.
The dental hygienist will brush your teeth with a specific toothbrush and toothpaste. About Blog – Dental Films is a site with animations and videos of procedures presentations, and mcqs. Le Centre de santé dentaire Candiac est une référence en matière de dentisterie générale et esthétique.


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Emergency Medical Team is a combination of specialized professionals and pre packed sets of equipment. It works as a mobile field hospital comprising of medical and surgical units which are organized into different modules for rapid deployment.
The purpose of this training is to ensure that MERCY Malaysia's volunteers are able to fully understand the Emergency Response System throughout emergency situations efficiently and proactively. The training will also lead towards creating a complete set of MERCY volunteer group which is well equipped with emergency response skills and knowledge in theory.
Learning Objectives of our Emergency Medical Team Training
• to identify each volunteers role in responding to emergency situations
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• to equip volunteers the skills and knowledge of emergency management system responds to any both crisis and non-crisis areas
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Viviane's social skills are second to none; having over 16 years' experience in real estate her extensive knowledge expands over the South Eastern suburbs, Eastern suburbs and Bayside suburbs. Viviane's outgoing personality shines when at work. She is willing to help anyone in any situation. Understanding the importance of keeping everyone informed is her main aim to ensure a smooth running rent roll and keeping our landlords quite satisfied. An excellent communicator with people; as well as integrity that will not disappoint you Viviane loves spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time she is a PT and Pilates instructor. Her enthusiasm in health and fitness emanates in her real estate career.


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A lot of people start thinking about how to get rid of puffy gums. These can be painful at times and they can really kill off your confidence whenever you have to pop out your smile. What do you do at times like this? For this reason, it is important that you know how to get rid of puffy gums.
Luckily, you came across this article as this article will target how and what you can do to get rid of puffy gums and bring your smile back with an extra charm.
Solutions to Puffy Gums Around Teeth
There are many problems in this world where the core cause of a problem has a great deal to do with the solution to a problem. This situation is no different. What is the main cause for puffy gums? In most cases, there are bacteria on your teeth or bacteria found in between them.
The solution here is to simply floss between your teeth so you can remove anything that prevails in between them.
Brush your Teeth
Do this on a daily basis and, with this, you need to brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth will help you remove any bacteria located on your teeth and this is why it is recommended you do so twice a day. Bacteria, this way, will not be able to build up as quickly as it would otherwise.
Use a Good Toothpaste
One major tip we have for you all is to purchase toothpaste that is recommended by a dentist like Colgate or Crest. There are two toothpaste brands that cannot be denied when it comes to the well-being of your teeth. Both of these toothpaste brands are recommend by dentists whenever you talk to them.
Floss, on the other hand, is all the same. However, there are differences in floss when it comes to choosing one for inflammation and one for general use.
If this solution works, then you really don't need anything else to help you get rid of puffy gums. After some time, look over whether you have experienced major changes in your teeth before you decide on reverting back to your old ways because you wouldn't want your teeth to go back to being affected.
In most cases, there are no real solutions to puffy gums and you will have to face the consequences. The only thing we can come up with is that you visit your dentist and ask him for a proper remedy.


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Crime - Sacto 911
Plea agreement announced in 2013 Woodland shootings
A man accused of shooting at several people in Woodland in September 2013 has accepted a plea agreement that calls for him to serve 37 years in state prison.
Mitchell Allen Contreras, 28, of Woodland pleaded to three counts of assault with a firearm, three enhancements for criminal street gang activity and two enhancements for personal use of a firearm, according to a Yolo County District Attorney's Office news release. Contreras also admitted he had a prior "strike" offense for a residential burglary in 2007.
The crimes occurred the evening of Sept. 27, 2013. A Woodland homeowner was on his way home that evening, wearing a blue Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap, and was followed by Contreras and another man, who confronted him outside his home.
The two men challenged the homeowner by asking where he was from, a common gang challenge, authorities said. When the homeowner did not answer and turned to go into the house, one of the two men shot the wall next to the door with a shotgun. The homeowner was not hurt and the two men left.
Later that evening, Contreras and another man driving Contreras' car went to a different street in Woodland and confronted people outside a party. An argument ensued and a witness reported hearing one of the two men shout "Bosque," referring to the Vario Bosque Norteños, a Woodland street gang, authorities said. At this point, according to the witness, Contreras fired a gun and two people were struck.
One bullet hit a victim in the left leg and the other bullet struck a cell phone in the second victim's left front pocket. The cell phone stopped the bullet, but caused a fragment to ricochet into the victim's arm, authorities said.
Contreras is to be sentenced Dec. 8 by Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed, who presided over the case.
Cathy Locke: 916-321-5287, @lockecathy


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Laser Hair Removal for Dark Skin Tones in Oklahoma City
Laser hair removal is a great way to reduce or remove unwanted body hair and have smooth, hairless skin. In the past, it was only beneficial for people with light-colored skin and dark hair. This is because the laser targets the pigment in the hair follicle, damaging it so it cannot regrow hair. The pigment in darker skin tones also absorbs the laser light as heat and is burned. Today, we are proud to offer laser hair removal in Oklahoma City to clients with dark skin tones.
We have the latest technology that narrows the target area, enabling the laser energy to focus more directly on the pigment in the hair follicle. Our trained technician can do a patch test in a small area to determine the right setting of the laser to remove the hair without burning the skin. The test is even more important in individuals in Oklahoma City with dark skin tones.
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery states that laser hair removal is the third most requested non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the U.S. People with dark skin tones were discouraged from trying laser hair removal because the early lasers may have damaged the darker skin. This is still a consideration today and completely unfounded if the proper laser and setting are used. Advances in technology have developed lasers that are suitable for almost any color skin.
There are two types of body hair. Vellus hair is pale and covers most of the body of both men and women. The hair that is constantly removed through shaving and waxing is terminal hair. This is long, dark and often thick. This hair is targeted by laser hair removal.
Hair grows in three stages, including the active stage, the regression stage and the resting stage. Laser hair removal in Oklahoma City only works during the active or growth stage. Because only a small number of hairs are in the growth stage at any given time, it will take a series of treatments to remove all of the hair from a particular area.
Lasers are suitable for removing unwanted hair on almost any part of the body. The underarms, bikini line, upper lip, chin, back and chest are some of the most common areas people choose for laser hair removal.
If you have a dark skin tone, you may still make a good candidate for laser hair removal treatment at Longevity in Oklahoma City. Contact our office today to schedule a consultation to learn more!


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It was recently announced by the South Coast Conference (SCC) that six women's volleyball players earned All-Conference recognition. Sophomore middle blocker Elsa Woods, freshman outside hitter Tylie Johnson, and sophomore setter Levila Iosua all earned first-team accolades, while sophomore outside hitter Jessica Blakeman, freshman defensive specialist Kaitlyn Peterson, and sophomore setter Sierra Davis brought in second-team honors. Furthermore, third-year head coach Misty May-Treanor was named All-SCC Co-Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive year.
May-Treanor led the group of talented athletes in a second consecutive first-place showing in conference after a 7-1 record. Overall, the Vikings were 22-4 for the season. The athletes showed passion and determination which resulted in a nine-game winning-streak during the middle of their season.
Woods is being recognized for her contribution to the team's kills and digs per set. She averaged out about 1.3 kills and 1.2 digs per sets. Woods started twenty three games this season and helped lead the pack with one of the highest total of kills and digs on the team.
Johnson was ranked second in conference for having 3.79 kills per set and a grand total of 250 overall kills.She was also ranked fourth in conference for having a hitting percentage of .256. Johnson was a driving force on offense this season and assisted the team in many scoring opportunities.
Iosua led the conference with the highest number of assists per set resulting in averaging 9.1 assists per set. She also helped the team on defense with the second highest total of digs on the Vikings team.
Blakeman was ranked fifth in conference with 3.08 kills per set, having 197 overall kills and a .244 hitting percentage. Blakeman was an offensive asset this season for the Vikings and helped lead the team to the playoffs for the third-consecutive season.
Peterson is being recognized for averaging 2.1 digs per set. Peterson played a key role to the Vikings on the defensive side with totaling 124 digs overall.
Davis is being recognized with all-conference honors for the second-consecutive season. She was ranked third overall in conference with a hitting percentage of .297. Davis was all-around player and helped the Vikings succeed on offense and defense.


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Monday, September 10, 2012
Fall-My Second Chance
2 comments:
- anika♥Lee said...
I ♥♥♥ Fall!!!!! This makes me so excited for Fall now... even more so than before!!! :) And more focused, thank you for the inspiration!!!! I also enjoy fall clothing more than summer - !!!! LOVE cardigans !!! and SCARVES, don't get me started! :) hehehe. Happy Tuesday !
- September 11, 2012 at 10:14 AM
- Kat of EmKatCreations said...
Being a Earth-Centric-Religious Practitioner my perspective is a little different than most people's, but typically only on the surface. The Fall is the Harvest time and also the time of organizing and getting ducks in a row before the nights lengthen and fuzzy blankets seem like a divine gift. It's the time to gather the fruits of the year, but also to discern which ones are rotten and need to be discarded. I celebrate three different Harvest Festivals through the fall, each with a slightly different theme, but all fulfilling.
- September 11, 2012 at 12:47 PM


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[Note: I'm having a little problem getting the music samples to play first time. If you experience the same, try hitting pause and then play again - that fixes it for me]
I often see an interest in the composer's process, how they get their ideas and how they then turn it into a final version and how it morphs and changes over the process. The focus in this piece will definitely be more on the mysterious, high level processes that occur around coming up with musical ideas and iterating on them, rather than technical details.
The complicated answer is that it very much varies. Ideas for music (like anything) can start anywhere. It could start as a rhythmic idea or a harmonic idea, or a desire to play with a certain type of sound, and from there it can spin off in various directions. Still, I thought it might be useful to show you one particular example from start to (almost) finish, to show you how it might work in that case.
I was approached about doing the soundtrack for Mimic, a local-multiplayer party game about trying to blend in with a crowd while identifying the other people trying to hide in it.
Our initial conversations were around the tone of the game, and how the music should feel. since there's something just a little B-movie about the aesthetic of the game, points of reference quickly became Mars Attacks! and especially that level in Psychonauts with the conspiracy theory neighbourhood.
My early thoughts about the soundtrack for the game were to make heavy use of theremin, so the little music inventor that tumbles around in my head and tosses musical ideas out had its keyboard very much set to 'theremin' in the beginning. That little music inventor is a tricksome fellow, and won't necessarily throw out an idea on demand - more likely it'll wait until I'm half-distracted by something else and sneak an idea in there. This doesn't feel like part of the process that I'm very much in control of, but it's vital.
I have my best ideas while walking or in the shower or doing some other activity where I'm not simply sitting down trying to generate ideas, but I'm moving about and slightly distracted, so journeys to and from work and even when at home simply getting up and pacing can be important.
In this case, I hit upon a motif that would eventually become the seed for Mimic while in a train station. Not wanting to lose it, I hummed it quietly into my phone, just so there would be enough to jog my memory later when I could get to my laptop.
The next step was to turn this into a couple of musical ideas that would be expressions of this motif, purely as exploration, and to give an idea of where I was going thematically with it. This resulted in two 'sketches'.
The first sketch was the most sketchy - I wanted to see if there was some value in using a similar approach Peter McConnell used in the Psychonauts clip, with various overlapping instruments creating a creepy, paranoid atmosphere but fairly loose rhythmically and tonally.
This was fun, but it didn't feel like a direction for a time-based party game, even one with a relatively sullen atmosphere in comparison to most. I wondered how it might go if I went totally in the other direction and treated the tune as a big film theme, Danny Elfman style complete with strident horn accompaniment.
On a briefly-more-technical note, this was a learning process, since although I use orchestral sounds regularly in my work, I've never really gone for something that sounded quite so big. In making this sketch I learned quite a lot about creating a bigger sound from a limited sample set. Compare the first version here, to the second - the instruments used are identical, but the way they are mixed and compressed to make more space for them makes a world of difference:
Making this sketch was a blast, and I have a feeling that it might make its way into the game somewhere or other, but it still didn't feel like what the game needed. The title screen was more subdued, and what I was starting to think about by this point was how the music might work during play.
A conversation about that made me start thinking about music with multiple layers - a basic bed that would have more parts added to it as the level came closer towards a close. With that in mind, I set about taking the musical ideas I'd explored so far and making something that might actually work in play.
This next sample is my first draft of that work. At this point I was still attempting to focus on an orchestral sound, with a prominent theremin lead. The sample was inteneded to show how a (at this point obvious) loop might start to bring in more instruments to become busier as the piece goes on.
These examples get quite lengthy from now on, so you may want to skip around a little using the interface to get the general idea.
I was very please with how this came out, on the whole. I think it successfully added a much needed feeling of playful urgency. When I was writing I had a feeling that the mood I was conveying was inspired by something but it was only later, watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade that I realised I was probably trying to evoke a similar sort of playful, comedic tension as the music underscores in this scene:
It seems appropriate that my music for hiding in disguise amongst a crowd of people was unconsciously inspired by a film scene about hiding in disguise amid amongst a crowd of people!
Still, there was something missing. What I was feeling was a disconnect between the onscreen visuals and what I was hearing. The music was a touch too lush, a bit too natural, where the art has a synthetic, pixelly look which wasn't really coming across in the music.
After taking some time to give this a lot of thought, I returned with new ideas about the instrumentation, replacing the military style snare drums with a morphing, squelchy electronic beat and augmenting the pizzicato strings with electronic bass as the piece intensifies. I also doubled up the theremin part, de-emphasising it and coupling it with a more modern sounding, bell-like synth.
This produced a pleasing mix of natural and unnatural sounds that finally cemented the sound-world of Mimic in my head, and here is a closer-to-complete version of the standard level music as it builds.
Relieved at finding the sound I wanted, I revisited the title screen, looking for something with the same motif that was more subdued as befits the dusky cityscape depicted, with the crowd below. From this early sketch, it looks like the theremin might get a chance to shine after all:
Armed with a better understanding of how I want the world of Mimic to sound, iteration should be simpler from now on.


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With the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, New Jersey residents are likely putting the finishing touches on their holiday weekend plans. Whether staying close to home or travelling away over the long weekend, it might be wise for those plans to include options on how to avoid driving after consuming alcohol. A single drunk driving arrest can wreck havoc on a driver's life even if a conviction is not ultimately achieved in the case.
Since Uber launched its ridesharing services, including in 2011 in parts of New York City, many studies have tried to ascertain if using such a service may have actually been helpful to people. According to The New York Times, one set of research from Seattle focused specifically on drunk driving arrests and concluded that the number of people charged with driving under the influence did in fact lower once Uber came to town.
Other studies have looked at the potential impact of ridesharing services on motor vehicle accidents that may have involved alcohol. Several different sets of research have concluded that this alternative means of transportation has in fact reduced the number of alcohol-related crashes in locations where they are available when compared to locations where such services are not available.
The U.S. Department of Transportation routinely makes a strong effort to highlight additional enforcement and public awareness campaigns surrounding drinking and driving leading up to key holidays including the Fourth of July. They even provide ready-made marketing materials for use by police departments, local agencies and more.


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A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:
A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child's hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.
You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website
An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.
If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.
An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.
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Also, I am going to go see George Clinton next week! He's like a thousand years old now, this should be super rad!
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Here we are, only a few short months away from a new year – I know, right? Time is flying at a scary speed. Have you thought about setting business marketing goals for the New Year? The time is now to assess where you are with your business and determine what areas need improvement. It is important to have these goals set and develop the necessary strategies before the New Year arrives so that you are ready to dive in come January. If you need some help brainstorming, we've got some suggestions for you to make 2016 your best year of marketing yet!
1. Start Measuring Your Success
Is your business measuring its marketing efforts? This is a vital piece of the marketing success puzzle. Without the appropriate measurement tactics it is impossible to know which marketing strategies are working for your business and which ones are working against it. This is how you determine when and where to shift gears in your marketing strategy. Google Analytics is a great place to start with measuring your marketing efforts.
2. Start Blogging
Has your business incorporated a blog into its website? This can be an intimidating avenue for some businesses, being that writing isn't everyone's forte. However, there are ample benefits to blogging for your business and if you don't have a niche for writing, never fear – The Storyteller Agency is here! We create blog content for multiple clients, helping them to reap the benefits that blogging brings to their business. There is a right and wrong way to blog though. Being consistent and providing your readers with quality content are two big factors of successful blogging.
3. Start Telling Your Brand's Story
This probably goes without saying, but here at The Storyteller Agency we believe in the power of storytelling. We believe that every business has a story to tell and our goal is to help our clients discover that story and tell it in a way that is unique to their business. Storytelling is a way for your business to provide its audience with a quality experience that exceeds beyond simply promoting a product or service. With storytelling you can connect to your audience on a deeper level and make a lasting impression, optimizing your chances of creating a lead.
4. Develop a Social Media Strategy
If you haven't jumped on the social media bandwagon yet, you have certainly "missed the bus," so to speak. In order to keep up with the rest of the business world, you need to be utilizing social media for your marketing efforts. However, social media isn't a marketing avenue to enter into blindly – developing a strategy is a must. If you start blindly pumping your social media audience full of useless and/or uninteresting information it can backfire. It is important to devote the proper amount of attention to developing a strategy, creating an editorial calendar and making sure that you are giving your audience what they want.
5. Stand Out from the Crowd
Take a moment and look around – how does your marketing strategy compare to other businesses in your field? Can you even tell a difference? Your goal for 2016 needs to be to stand out amongst your competition. Research and strategize different ways that you can offer something unique to your audience. Maybe it's time to incorporate video production into your marketing strategy (we can help you with that) or maybe come up with a creative marketing campaign to start 2016 off with a bang – make sure that your business isn't getting lost in the crowd.
Are you ready to set some new marketing goals for the New Year? Reach out to us at The Storyteller Agency. Call us at 850.267.0931 or send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. We can help you with any and all of your marketing efforts and assist in creating a marketing strategy that will be unique to your business.


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243-The Sun Coast, Florida
The Sun Coast, Florida is a narrow peninsula with a stretch of several barrier islands and over 30 miles of white-sand beaches, extending along the Gulf of Mexico. It is also referred to as Florida's Beach Communities. It is held that Mayor Samuel G. Johnson of St. Petersburg, Florida coined the term Florida's Sun Coast in 1952. It is an enchanting beach haven, with clear blue waters and powdery white sand, and has been described as boasting "more sunshine than Honolulu," Hawaii. Needless to say, it is a rarity when the sun doesn't shine in Sun Coast. The region is one that is filled with cultural richness, evident in the theaters, museums, and music venues inland. Sun Coast covers the regions of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Tarpon Springs, Brandon, Tampa, Ruskin, Sarasota, and Bradenton, along with individually incorporated beach communities, including Indian Rocks Beach, St. Pete Beach, Madeira Beach, and Treasure Island. Clearwater Beach is uniquely situated in the City of Clearwater.
The Sun Coast has long been a magnet for a diverse mix of people. Around 1000 A.D., the Tocobago Indians were at the height of their civilization in the Safety Harbor region. In 1528, Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narvaez is believed to have made his landing in the region, and in 1539, Hernando de Soto, carried out his exploration of the Tampa Bay area. As growth occurred in the region throughout the decades, individuals such as pioneer farmers, fishermen, and real estate speculators, tourists, retirees and working individuals continue to surrender to the pull of the Sun Coast.
Without its beaches, the Sun Coast would not be the captivating region that keeps drawing more and more folks to its shores. The St. Petersburg/Clearwater area beaches are described as some of the best in the region. Wildlife refuge, Egmont Key, offer up opportunities for snorkeling excursions and is known for its 1858 lighthouse. There are seven miles of beaches in DeSoto Park, where fishing piers and picnic areas exist, and there are chances to skate, bike, and camp. Shelly Key is a great site for bird watching and shelling. St. Pete Beach is one of the most popular in Long Key, while Sand Key boasts several beaches, including Madeira Beach, Redington Beach, North Redington Beach, and Redington Shores, among others. Clearwater Beach stands out, in part, because of its family-friendly atmosphere and enchanting sunsets. Great weather, white sandy beaches, and breathtaking sunsets, are among the very best of the Sun Coast.
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Amazon Embraces Distributed Ledger Through R3, Shuns Other Blockchain Solutions
AWS and R3 reach an agreement for implementation of distributed ledger technology solutions.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a partnership with R3 to allow the company's Corda platform to become one of the first ever distributed ledger technology solutions on the AWS. Corda allows users to deploy DApps onto the AWS platform and to create new apps directly.
The relative victory for R3 comes on the heels of a difficult year as the company has been embroiled in a heated legal battle with Ripple over an unfulfilled token purchase agreement that would net R3 a $1 bln profit. A recent ruling also seems to have pushed the company's hopes for victory even further away.
Amazon's slow embrace of Blockchain technology and other applications built on it has been something of an enigma. Just last week AWS CEO Andy Jassy said that the company would not embrace Blockchain technology, even as competitor Overstock was one of the first and earliest embracers of cryptocurrency payments. While rumors have come and gone regarding Amazon's willingness to accept Bitcoin, nothing has been announced.
AWS' acceptance of R3's distributed ledger technology may signal a future for Amazon becoming more friendly to the nascent but disruptive technology.


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A driver registered on the Uber platform in California is accused of "kidnapping" for refusing to let down several passengers he had taken on board during the Halloween party.
Khaled Ali, 35, pleaded Monday "not guilty" in court, while his lawyer said he should be considered criminally irresponsible because of his mental state.
The driver was arrested last week after a chase with the police near Los Angeles. Several people had called for help, claiming that their driver Uber had taken them in the wrong direction after taking care of them and refused to let them out.
All the alleged victims finally managed to get off, sometimes forced to jump from the vehicle on the move.
Placed in detention, Khaled Ali faces more than 23 years in prison if he is sentenced.
The Uber platform reported that it had removed the driver from its users and cooperated with the investigators.
Cameron Potvin is a seasoned journalist with nearly 6 years experience. While studying journalism at the New Mexico State University, Cameron found a passion for finding engaging stories. As a contributor to News Lair, Cameron mostly covers state and national developments.


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COMMODORE PERRY. - This large and beautiful steamboat, came into port on the 21st instant, and is now at the foot of Louisiana Avenue, where she will soon receive the remainder of her machinery, and be prepared to place herself on the list, in rivalry with the other floating palaces of the lake. The PERRY is every way worthy of the name she bears, in strength and beauty, and will be no small addition to the steamboat accommodation of Lake Erie. We have examined every part of this boat, and are of the opinion, that the arrangements throughout are superior to any other boat now on Lake Erie. The state rooms and ladies cabin are admirably situated for the convenience and comfort of their inmates, and will constitute an additional inducement to travel in this boat, to those (fold in paper) boat now afloat.
In addition to the ordinary state rooms and cabins, there are large state rooms, where whole families may be accommodated without being disturbed or annoyed by other passengers, and far better calculated to promote the comfort of families in crossing the lake, than any arrangement we have seen elsewhere. Before the boat leaves our port for Buffalo, we shall attempt a description of her internal structure and furniture.
The above is from the Miami Of The Lake, of the 24th ult. Messrs. Joy & Webster are agents for the PERRY, at this city.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
April 6, 1835
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THE COMMODORE PERRY. - A new steamboat bearing the proud title which has shed such luster upon the name of Erie, came into our port yesterday in gallant style. Through the politeness of Capt. Wilkeson, her commander, we were favored with an inspection of her throughout. She was built at Perrysburg, O., by Capt. Aug. Jones, for John Hollister & Co. of Perrysburg, Joy & Webster, of this city and Capt. Wilkeson - joiner work done by Mr. J.P. Johnson. Her burden is 359 tons, length of deck 150 feet, extreme width 48; engine 180 horse power.
The PERRY has been fitted out in a style combining elegance and utility; and in model and finish does credit to the skill of her western artisans, her cabin are lofty and spacious, richly and tastefully furnished. The one appropriated to the Ladies, has 12 berths, with 5 staterooms attached, containing 2 berths each, together with [obscure] The Gentlemen's cabin has 31 [?] berths. There is an improvement in the model [obscure] passengers [fold] the men and women passengers are provided with seperate cabins - the one for the former being below, containing 28 large berths; that for the latter on deck with 18 berths.
A naval piece carved by Werden of this city, for the PERRY, has been fitted to her tafferel, and forms a most appropriate adornment. A representation of Perry's Battle, is painted on the space above the stern windows, producing, in connection with the carved design above the happiest effect.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Saturday, May 30, 1835 p.2, c.3
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$1,000 Reach Higher Montana Scholarships provide financial assistance for students continuing in postsecondary education beyond their freshman year.
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Reach Higher Montana's seven-person team of advisors helps students overcome a variety of obstacles through services like financial literacy classes to college access assistance.
Reach Higher Montana has an advisory council comprised of educators, counselors, students, parents, third-party partners. The advisory council is not a governing body and acts as an independent, unbiased sounding board for the exploration of new ventures, improvement of ongoing programming, and connections to potential partners and supporters for the further advancement of Reach Higher Montana.
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Instruments - Delivery is FREE within the UK for all instruments. This price you see is the price you pay.
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Seeking the mystery: The story of tarot Part II – The Magus
Falling down from the cliff, the Fool suddenly found himself floating down safely to the bottom of the cliff. Shrugging his shoulders, he traveled on ahead to find a Magus from far. The Magus stood tall and confident and the Fool was suitably impressed. The Magus beckoned to the Fool to come closer. As the fool came closer, he saw that the Magus was surrounded by his tools. The fool saw the endless possibilities that the tools could create. The cool, airy sword of intellect, the fiery wand of regeneration, the cup of love and emotions and the pentacles of possession. Floating on the right of the Magus was an winged egg. Plucking the winged egg from the air, the Magus gave it to the Fool with a smile.
The Magus is represented by the Planetary trump of Mercury. Any good astrologist would tell you that Mercury often represents communication and activity. And that is essentially what the card represents. In a reading, it would mean that the Querent have the necessary skill, wisdom or cunning to deal with the matter at hand.


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As summer nears its end, it's time to make a list of things your children need for the new school year. Do not forget to make their eye exam a priority. Having good vision is critical in their ability to learn, adjust, and interact in their school environment. Look for warning signs that may indicate that your child is having vision problems. Some of these are holding a book too close or too far away, always sitting too close to the TV, squinting to see better, preferring to use one eye over the other by covering the weaker eye or turning the head to one side, or complaining of headaches and tired eyes. If your child already wears glasses, his or her eyeglass prescription can change often, so have his or her eyes checked every 6 to 12 months to ensure that any vision changes can be addressed quickly.
Equally important is making sure that your children are equipped with proper protective eyewear for all of their sports and recreational activities. Every year, thousands of sports-related injuries are reported, and more than half of them are suffered by children.
-The Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries reports that there are more than 600,000 eye injuries related to sports or recreation each year.
-The National Eye Institute reports that baseball is the leading cause of eye injuries in children 14 and under.
Eye injuries are often the result of a high-speed ball, aggressive body contact or a moving piece of sports equipment. Experts agree that most sports-related eye injuries can be prevented if athletes wear protective eyewear. Appropriate eye protection such as batting helmets with face masks and eye goggles can reduce the risk of eye injuries by at least 90%. Make sure to discuss your child's extra-curricular activities with your eye doctor to ensure that all eye needs are met.
And don't forget, the Acuity Kids Playroom is a comfortable and safe area for kids to play while you shop or get your eyes examined, fully equipped with toys and books for all ages.


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You may add your prayer request to our prayer wall using the form below. Once your prayer request is received, we will share it according to your instructions. Feel free to submit as many prayer requests as you like!
Lord please grant me the grace to accept the changes that are happening right now. Empty my heart of anxiety and fill it instead with your peace.
Help me - I need a miracle!
Please pray for me. I am 68 years old. I am in need of deliverance from homosexuality. I need God's forgiveness and mercy. I want to be free-fully free!
I want a New Life in Christ. I want to get right with God. I want to be a true son of God. Pray God heal me spirit, soul, and body. I want to be free of the shame and disgrace.
I will be most happy for your help in prayer. Please pray for my miracle.
Please pray for me and my future husband. Pray that God brings us together soon. I am so lonely and really want to be a part of his life and share our lives together. Thanks.
Please pray from my Aunt who is having an operation for kidney cancer.
O Lord, give us great boldness to speak your word. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the mighty name of your holy servant Jesus.
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Core Values in Action
"After being with Freeborn for almost 20 years, first as an Associate, then Partner and, when family obligations changed, as Senior Counsel – I can say that the Firm's core values (Integrity, Caring, Effectiveness, Teamwork and Commitment) are as strong now as ever."
Ann Zwick is a Senior Counsel in the Real Estate and Environment and Energy Practice Groups.
Ann counsels clients on all aspects of environmental law, including compliance matters, permitting, site remediation, due diligence reviews, public hearings, enforcement actions and appeals. Her previous experience as an attorney with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has provided her with invaluable knowledge in representing clients before environmental agencies and governmental bodies.
Ann represents national and local waste hauling and disposal companies in local siting proceedings, permitting matters, enforcement actions, negotiating and drafting contracts, and purchasing and developing properties. She has also represented power companies on the siting of generating facilities. She also counsels clients on real estate, zoning and land use issues. She has appeared before plan commissions, zoning boards, village boards and city councils. Ann has successfully defended appeals before the Illinois Pollution Control Board and Illinois Appellate Court.
She joined Freeborn in 1994 after having been associated with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and McDermott, Will & Emery. While at the Illinois EPA, Ann co-authored legislation establishing the Clean Air Act Permit Program in Illinois.
Representative Matters
- Counseled scrap metal recyclers and refiners on useful products and Superfund Recycling Equity Act defenses to arranger liability under CERCLA.
- Siting approvals and environmental permitting for numerous solid waste landfills and transfer stations.
- Zoning approvals for wireless communications facilities.
- Natural gas power plant siting project in the Chicago suburbs.
- Permitting and zoning approvals for compost facilities.
- Representation of numerous facilities in the defense of federal and state environmental enforcement actions.
- Remediation of property under state voluntary cleanup programs.
- Regulatory compliance counseling and environmental permitting of industrial facilities.
- TIF and special service area financing for several residential developments.
- Zoning approvals and TIF financing for an industrial development company for the redevelopment of property for business parks.
- Development approvals for a 1.7 million square foot high-tech office and research campus.
- Trial counsel for a railroad to recover site remediation costs from a former tenant.
- Drafting of municipal zoning ordinances.
- Leasing of shopping center space.
- Represented an industrial developer in obtaining numerous zoning and development approvals.
- Represented a media company in obtaining zoning approval for a state-of-the-art Doppler weather radar tower.
- Represented client in obtaining a Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- Counseled a landfill owner on revised New Source Performance Standards to control landfill gas emissions.
- Represented a manufacturer in developing OSHA compliance policies with on-site contractors.
- Represented a landfill owner in litigation and enforcement actions involving landfill gas emissions and alleged disposal of unpermitted waste.
- Illinois Leading Lawyers - 2019 (cited in multiple years)
- Board of Directors, Air and Waste Management Association, Lake Michigan States Section