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Imagine a theatrical production of Hamlet with all of the roles maturely and effectively played by actors barely into their teens, or the entire Nutcracker ballet danced by those who still cannot get a license to drive. These scenarios seem unlikely and even slightly absurd, yet there are orchestras consisting entirely of young musicians who play compositions that at one time were considered "unplayable" by seasoned professionals. The Eastern Music Festival presented their 100%-student Festival Orchestra in a wonderfully programmed concert that had one of Mozart's best-known and most loved concertos sandwiched between two contrasting gems of the French orchestral repertoire. Scott Sandmeier, Resident Conductor of the Festival Orchestra since 1998, had the task of bringing together a talented group of teenage musicians – students who two weeks before were total strangers – and forming an accomplished orchestra to play a program that would be a challenge for even the best players in the world. For the most part, the mission was very much accomplished; the minor mishaps I attribute more to the conductor than the musicians.
The evening began with "Nuages" ("Clouds") and "Fêtes" ("Festivals"), two of the three Nocturnes by Debussy. (The third – "Sirenes" – was most likely omitted because of the need for a women's chorus.) The dreamy, floating fluidity of these musical impressions belie the high levels of control and attention to detail that are imperative for these works. Amateurish playing is exposed faster than you can say sacre bleu! "Clouds" is a tone painting of exceptional transparency and an ethereal quality that makes you want to float on the music. The English horn soloist had a slightly thin, immature tone that missed the mark of that fat "glassy" sound that distinguishes it from the oboe. Where "Nuages" could have easily been written without bar lines, "Fêtes" (as its name suggests) is a rhythmically vibrant display of fireworks. These miniatures in tone color, while far from the bombast of the subsequent works on the program, made an impressive display of the talent and sensitivity of the young musicians.
Concertos for more than one instrument pose unique problems of balance and – since the time of their premieres – present challenges for fragile egos. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola and Bach's Concerto for Two Violins are perhaps the most satisfying compositions in this genre for listeners and players. Written in the relatively unfriendly key (for strings) of E-flat, Mozart has the violist tune his entire instrument up a half-step so he is essentially playing in D. Mozart was not pandering to violists complaining about the key but rather giving the dark viola a much brighter, brilliant sound so it is better able to compete with its higher-pitched violin cousin. The soloists were violinist Jeffrey Multer and violist Roberto Díaz, the newly appointed President and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music. Despite some excellent solo playing, rhythmic instability permeated much of the concerto. Díaz seemed to enjoy accelerating through most of his exposed passages while Sandmeier attempted to either catch up or slow down again once he was done. The phrasing seemed to suffer also as cadences raced by like speeding trains and all sense of rubato was completely lost. This was especially obvious in the slow movement; its long melodic arches demanded a reading beyond the printed page. One of the marks of a true masterpiece is that it's very hard to destroy and even a straight-ahead reading like this one retained the magnificence of Mozart's creation.
More than 170 years after its premiere, the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz is still regarded as the French symphony and remains a favorite of both listeners and orchestral musicians. Its challenges for conductors and players are legendary, and there was a definite disconnect between the world-class level of sounds I was hearing and the image of children on stage re-creating this marvelous work. That is not to say that this was a perfect performance by any means. Some fatigue and loss of concentration became apparent as the symphony proceeded, there were several early entrances from the strings, and some players were left behind in accelerandos. I found Sandmeier's interpretation to be significantly void of attention to phrasing details that would have added more spice to the mix. This was especially apparent in the lovely, diabolical waltz in the second movement; its melodic ascent practically screams for a respite as it climbs to the top note. The individual wind players were confident and expressive in their solos, but the section as a whole seemed to be overpowered, even when they needed to be at the front of the action. As good and musically mature beyond their years as the strings and winds were, it was the brass section that really stood out – especially in the "March to the Scaffold" and "Dream of a Witch's Sabbath." Pinpoint attacks, dead-on intonation, and organ-like purity of sound made comparisons with great sections, like those of the Chicago Symphony, completely justified.
Considering that the festival only began on June 24 and many of these same players had taken part in an equally rigorous program just the night before that included The Rite of Spring, this concert of Debussy, Mozart, and Berlioz was quite a musical feat.


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Rachel Weisz as a very strained Snow White
I'm fine. This has all been just a terrible misunderstanding — the Admiral
Dear friends and readers,
I don't want to complain but when the Admiral is depressed it's not easy for me to pretend not to be. This has been true since we began as a couple. And in the last few days on and off he has been (as Renaissance people would say) in the doleful dumps. Grumpy. I am not Snow White.
Today was the first time we'd seen a doctor in over two weeks. This may be regarded as a record free time since the Admiral was first diagnosed with esophageal cancer. I cannot say it was a cheering visit. For a start, this was not one of his better days: he had been (as he often is) feeling exhausted and slept for more than 2 hours starting around noon; he was feeling this malaise or (as he puts it) "just miserable" from his newly arranged (or should I say somehow kaput) digestive system. Sometimes he just cannot get himself to walk. Last week he pulled a muscle and the pain around his chest cavity was very bad, and he had no muscle tone to bounce back with. We've decided he should not force himself to eat when he's not hungry even small meals. There is this disconnect between his brain and his stomach. His brain sometimes tells him his stomach is full to bursting but it thinks his stomach is below his diaphragm. He doesn't feel the stomach where it is. Often he can't tell when he's full so he has over-eaten and been in considerable discomfort from this.
Well we arrived on time but had to wait over a half hour for her to appear. But I was more positively impressed by Dr Basima Antabili this time than last: she had had her nurse make the appointment and we had been told this would be the start of the next phase of treatment: chemotherapy. She had clearly read all the print-outs, pathologies, kept up with what had been happening to the Admiral since this ordeal (process is such a euphemism) began.
But then she was not impressed by Dr Fortes's firm advice that there need be no radiation. She seemed reluctant to phone him to ask why he said that. He never did tell us, but he did say when he tried to phone her, he had not been able "to get through." She had these three options on her chart that are conventionally done: watchful waiting (1); chemotherapy and radiation (2); just chemotherapy (3), and it seemed she saw no reason not to do Option 2 on the usual supposition that it's what's done and might as well cover all grounds. The Admiral pointed out that Dr Naser (the radiologist we saw at the Virginia Medical Center) said he would point his radiation at the esophageal cancer and esophagus but since there was nothing there now, this seemed a work of supererogation. She heard but it didn't register as a significant enough statement for her.
There was a gender aspect to the way she proposed to take the next step. She would consult with her colleagues. It seems there is an oncology team and each Thursday the panel meets to discuss the on-going cases. She would phone Dr Nassr. And yes she would phone Dr Fortes too. I've not seen any male doctor talk about advising and consulting in quite the self-reassuring way she did. They seem make up their minds lone cowboy style. I did like this but felt perhaps she ought to think for herself too as she kept repeating the phrases which meant customary and what's done.
It does seem that chemotherapy used to be much worse. There will be no IV in his arm for hours (which burns the inside arm). Instead a small "port" is inserted under his skin in his upper chest and then nurse can inject the chemotherapy in — attached to an IV so the intravenous procedure is still what's happening. Some of the chemotherapy comes in pill form. And he need go only twice a week for a week, then two weeks off, and then twice a week for a week and so on. For how long it can't be decided as yet. She named and explained as far as she could the different choices of chemicals. Very long words which have abbreviations.
I could see she began to worry we were for watchful waiting. We assured her we were for chemotherapy. Radiation is after all not a trivial experience: it's what you have to show up 4 days a week for for however many weeks and it's harsh.
At another point she seemed to apologize to us for bothering us to come in, as if to suggest she could have come up with a course of action just by studying all the print-outs and talking to her colleagues. But I'm not sure she meant that as she was intently looking at the Admiral, asking him how he felt, going over his body, asking what were his preferences, how did he feel?
The admiral said how miserable he sometimes feels, that he's not hungry. So she brightly talked of the nutritionist. We would have an appointment with a nutritionist. Several times she said this. That would do what's needed. When she saw that he does still weight 154 pounds (so he's only lost 6 pounds since the operation), she did not seem to worry he had lost too much weight. He was 170 pounds before the problem with swallowing began. To my eyes he looks sunken, his chest narrower, his legs very thin.
We talked of the problem that the doctor cannot insert the port (it's done under anesthesia, a sort of disk placed under the skin) while he was on coumadin. He'll have to stop that for a few days (we'll use the injections) and then resume after the disk is placed in.
She asked us if we were planning to go away anywhere in the next couple of months. We did talk about how we had planned to go to Glimmerglass — we have tickets for August 9th through 11 for a concert, for Wagner's Flying Dutchman and Lerner and Lowe's Camelot. We had reserved a pretty pair of rooms in a comfortable hotel with a garden. We had to explain this was an opera house in mid- to north New York State. She looked dubious at this and sad. He then said he can't drive that far and she agreed.
After 45 minutes of this desultory talk, she said again said how she would consult and then write a long e-mail in which we'd get full and detailed instructions about how to proceed. I gathered we are going again to be partly responsible for his balancing the right amounts of whatever he takes at home. Then I drove us home.
When we arrived he was worse than Grumpy. He was prickly. There is no dwarf called Prickly. (Forget Rebarbative. Or just Sad. Not even Gloomy. Disney protects its copyrights.) I do try hard to appear cheerful for his sake but he's got to try to help me too, not make it harder when I'm trying so hard for his sake. We've done nothing of our usual summer: no fringe festivals, no plays, no operas or concerts or summer events. And I again said that I'm absorbing myself in my usual work to offset sadness and doing all I can to help him. Shopping is not exactly my thing and I can't cope with the house without Yvette's help. She is helping — this Monday we plan to make our feeble two hour effort at cleaning some. We again agreed there's no going back. There's no un-doing what has been done. We believed their stories about that lump and we're going to do the chemo. I asked him if he considered stopping the chemo if it's too much. He said, no he'd go through with it.
After this talk, he did try to become more easy and friendly and companionable for a while. But he could eat almost nothing for supper — though Yvette had made him the nicest bowl of spaghetti he just couldn't. (She is getting to be quite a good cook.) Then he went to bed early, the Clary cat following him closely behind.

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Hi there, some of you have been askig me how to do some of the stitches and some of the tecniques, so I thought I will post free tutorials here!. My first tutorial is learning how to work in a continuos row, here is it:
To start ch2 and insert the hook on the second chain from the hook.
you then make 4sc (single crochets) in that space.
That will be the end of row 1, you then insert the hook on the first sc you made.
And start making the next row, so make 2sc in each st, by the end of the row you should have 8sts
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Children's relationships with professionals
The law says that professionals (like nurses, doctors, social workers and teachers) must include children in decisions about their lives. For example the Children's Act (a special law for the protection of children) allows children of 12 years and older to agree to their own medical treatment – as long as the doctor is satisfied that the child is able to understand the decision that he or she is taking. Doctors and nurses must explain things in a way that even very young children can understand. They must encourage children to ask questions, listen to what children have to say, and take children's views seriously before making decisions. This helps children feel more in control of their lives, and cope better with pain and illness.


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The Children's Advisory Board (CAB) hosted Ryan's Rainbow on in December and helped deliver 36 radio Flyer wagons full of more than 700 toys, including an XBoxOne, PS3, PS4, two WiiUs and eight Samsung Galaxies. The toys are given to Texas Children's patients spending the holidays in the hospital.
The CAB is comprised of Texas Children's Hospital patients who have extensive experience with the hospital. Members work to promote collaboration between caregivers, patients and families for quality, safety and optimal outcomes.
Started by Ryan and Haley McWhirter, with the help of their mom, Jill, Ryan's Rainbow is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation. The McWhirters work with community to raise funds and shop for presents so that kids who are in the hospital can enjoy the holiday.
Many Ryan's Rainbow volunteers have been working with this organization for years and have a personal connection to the hospital. One volunteer shared that her own son was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital the night before the group started shopping this year for the presents for Texas Children's patients. She posted a photo of her son going to the lab in one of Ryan's Rainbow previously-donated radio flyer wagons!
Another of the organization's supporters, Gary Eiland, a partner in King & Spalding's Healthcare group, donates a wagon every year in honor of Dr. Ralph D. Feigin.
To learn more about Ryan's Rainbow or to make a donation, go to ryansrainbow.org.


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Praised by critics as, "extraordinary" (New York Times), "roaringly inventive" (Jazziz), and, "one of the most exciting musicians to come onto the jazz scene in the last 20 years" (Downbeat), Omer Avital is a visionary composer and virtuoso musician whose genre-defying ensembles are pushing the boundaries of jazz expression and providing audiences with swing and spiritual sustenance in equal measure. Avital's compositions range from sophisticated jazz conversations (Yes! Trio) to funky, Middle-Eastern grooves (Yemen Blues) to long-form, orchestral arrangements of traditional Sephardi music (Ahavat Olamim). With his latest offering, "Suite of the East," Omer has turned his traditional jazz sensibility to the performance of Middle Eastern and North African music. The hard-charging, reflective and joyful CD was chosen by TSF Jazz as Album of the year in France and picked for NPR Music's Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2012.
Since Omer Avital debuted as a bandleader in 1995, the Israeli-American bassist-composer has established himself internationally as a virtuoso practitioner of his instrument and a transformational composer and musical thinker. As a performer, Avital is a master of the various rhythmic and harmonic vocabularies that underpin 20th and 21st century hardcore jazz expression, which he approaches with a polyphonic attitude and articulates with prodigious technique. As a conceptualist, he is an avatar of musical multilingualism, as fluent carving out an erudite walking bassline as creating gorgeous melodies from percolating North African grooves, elemental vamps and Middle Eastern scales that descend from his Yemenite and Moroccan roots.
With every new album, Avital tries to deliver new music with a strong statement, a powerful sound, joyful rhythms and oriental melodies that draw on gospel and soul. Avital is continually evolving contemporary jazz, rightly been called one of the most unique musicians of his generation. Informed by his experience in the polyglot melting pots of his native and adopted homes, Avital will continue to merge the streams of expression that permeate his unique musical production over the last two decades. Pragmatic and utopian, grounded and visionary, he's a 21st century lodestar.


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Stone Hollow Farmstead
A complete list of the contents of the CSA share this week
From Friends
- Polenta - Habersham Farms / Mentone, Alabama - keep in the fridge or freezer
- Asparagus - Habersham Farms / Mentone, Alabama
- Fingerling Potatoes - Habersham Farms / Mentone, Alabama
- Beefsteak Tomatoes (Green) - Greenleaf Nursery / Joppa, Alabama
- Salanova Lettuce - Gardens on Air / Gadsden, Alabama
- Pinto Beans - Alabama-Florida Line
From Stone Hollow
- Kale or Spinach - one or the other
- Garlic Chives
- Canned Tomatoes
- Buttermilk
- Yogurt
- Caramel
- Goat Cheese Cheesecake Bouchons - top with our caramel
Milk Share
Stone Hollow Farmstead / Harpersville, Alabama
Cheese and/or Yogurt
- Thomasville Tomme - Sweet Grass Dairy / Thomasville, Georgia
- WIld Dogwood
- Wild Azalea
- Ranunculus
- Jonquils
- Daffodils
- Snowball Hydrangeas
- Viburnum
- Mint
- Elaeagnus
Recipes From Friends and Family
Mamaw's Stewed Pintos
(yields 4 servings)
- 2-2½ cup fresh pinto beans, picked through and rinsed
- 2-3 strips good bacon - we love Marble Creek's from Sylacauga
- water to cover + 1-quart water
- 2 tsp. ground black pepper
- sea salt to taste
Place washed beans in a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to light boil over medium-high heat then lower to medium and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse and return to pot. In a separate saucepan, add water, bacon and pepper and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Lower to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add broth to blanched beans (remove or retain bacon as preferred) and simmer on medium-low until tender. Salt to taste and serve with broth and cornbread.
Pan Fried Polenta w/ Goat Cheese + Asparagus
(yields 6-8 servings)
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup polenta
- 2 tbsp. grapeseed, sunflower, or safflower oil + 2 tbsp. for topping
- water to cover + 1-quart water
- 2 cups asparagus, bottom stems removed and sliced into 1½ lengths
- 2 tsp. ground black pepper
- sea salt to taste
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 yellow onion, sliced into ¼ in. slices
- 2 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
In a medium saucepan, add water, milk, and salt to boil. Add polenta slowly while whisking. Lower heat to low, and continue whisking for 5-7 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Coat 9 in. square baking dish with 1 tbsp. oil and carefully pour in the polenta. Set aside to cool (can be refrigerated up to 2 days).
Heat cast iron skillet on medium-low heat and add 1 tbsp. oil and 1 tbsp. butter. With oil heated, add onion slices and a pinch of salt. Cook for 20 minutes or until lightly caramelized, stirring often to avoid burning. Remove and set aside. Add remaining oil and butter and turn heat to medium-high. Add asparagus and a pinch of salt and cook for 5 minutes or until tender, stirring often. Return onions to pan and toss with asparagus.
Heat a different cast iron skillet on medium and add 1 tbsp. oil. With a 3 in. biscuit cutter or knife, cut round or square pieces out of set polenta. Add to pan and fry until browned and crispy, about 2 minutes per side. Plate polenta cake, then onions and asparagus, and crumble with goat cheese.
Fried Green Tomatoes
(yields 4 servings)
- 2 medium green tomatoes
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup buttermilk for marinade + 1/2 cup for batter
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup cornmeal (or polenta)
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- ¼ cup safflower oil (or any high smoke point oil)
Cut tomatoes into ⅜ in. slices and place in bowl and cover with vinegar. Let sit for 7 minutes. Remove tomatoes, pat dry, and dust lightly with flour. Let sit for another 10 minutes, then carefully shake to remove excess flour. In separate shallow dishes, add buttermilk and egg in one and cornmeal mixed with 1 tsp. salt and pepper in another.
Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Beat egg into buttermilk. Dip tomato slices in buttermilk and egg, and then cornmeal or polenta mixture. Fry the tomato slices in batches so as not to crowd the pan -- 3-5 minutes per side, or until brown. Place cooked tomato slices on a paper towel lined plate or cookie sheet. Serve with hot sauce or homemade remoulade.


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Objective: Given an array of integers, write an algorithm to find the first three largest elements in the array.
Int [] a = { 6, 8, 1, 9, 2, 1, 10}; Output: 10, 9, 8 Int [] a = { 6, 8, 1, 9, 2, 1, 10, 10}; Output: 10, 10, 9 Int [] a = {6}; Output: Invalid Input, array size is less than 3
- Take three variables; let's call them first, second and third and mark them as -∞.
- Iterate through the array and for each element (let's call it current),
- Compare it with the first and if first is less, assign the first value to second and second value to third and assign current to first.
- If above step is not true then current element might be a candidate of second highest element, so check if current>second, if yes then assign second value to third and assign current to second.
- If above step is not true then current element might be a candidate of third highest element, so check if current>third, if yes then assign current to third.
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top three elements are: 10 9 8
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Mark and Andrea
Mark Amaru Pinkham and Andrea Mikana-Pinkham are the Directors of the North American Commandery of the International Order of Gnostic Templars, a branch of the Scottish Knight Templars, which is headed by Knights Templar Priest Ian Sinclair of Clan Sinclair, the builders of Rosslyn Chapel. They are currently assisting Ian Sinclair in spreading the Gnostic rites and mysteries of the Knights Templar around the world in order to complete the work of the ancient Knights, the union of East and West spirituality, Ian Sinclair and Clan Sinclair have been intimately associated with the secret mysteries of the Knights Templar since the founding of the Order in 1118 A.D. They built Rosslyn Chapel to hold both the secret wisdom and priceless treasures of Knights.
Mark's most recent book is
Guardians of the Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John the Baptist, and the
Water of Life, which is one of the first modern books on the Gnostic
mysteries of the Knights Templar. Mark's other books include:
The Return of the Serpents of Wisdom, Conversations
with the Goddess, and The Truth Behind the
Christ Myth. Andrea is the Director of
Body Mind Spirit Journeys, a sacred travel company founded by
herself and Mark over 10 years ago. They lead sacred tours around the
world and are occasionally featured on radio and television. Most recently
Mark has been a speaker at the Prophets Conference.
Guardians of the Holy Grail
Guardians of the Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John the Baptist, and the Water of Life presents a unique history of the Knights Templar and the legendary Holy Grail that has never before been published. For nearly one thousand years the Knights Templar have rightly been regarded the eternal guardians of the Holy Grail, but what the Holy Grail actually is has never been accurately revealed - until now. Guardians of the Holy Grail proves that the Holy Grail existed many thousands of years before Christ, and that it is as old as the Garden of Eden itself.
During their one hundred years in the Middle East, the Templars received the Holy Grail from a lineage of Holy Grail Guardians that had existed for many thousands of years previously. This ancient Grail lineage, which included John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, and John the Apostle, had originated on Sri Lanka, the island paradise recognized within the Arab world as the true location of the fabled Garden of Eden.
Mark Amaru Pinkham, KOTpl is a Templar Knight of The International Order of Gnostic Templars, a division of the Scottish Knight Templars. With his wife Andrea Mikana-Pinkham, he currently directs the North American branch of the IOGT in Sedona, AZ, where they teach the various facets of Gnostic Templarism.
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In one of our latest post we wrote about the air pollution problem in some big cities. Unfortunately, it doesn't only concern the exteriors like streets but also our homes and flats. Inside our apartments we are exposed to electromagnetic radiation, quite dangerous for our health.
How should we protect ourselves? There is one simple and effective solution, more green plants at home. They can not only have a positive influence on our health and well-being but they also purify the air from the dangerous pollutants.
Green plants are the great, natural and very efficient filter against all the toxins invisible for the human eye. Which plant to choose then?
Known also as mother-in-law's tongue or snake tongue. It produces the oxygen during the night and absorbs the carbon dioxide during the day. This little plant is also capable of purifying the air from the toxins present in tobacco smoke, carpets and plastics. Sansevieria doesn't need a lot to survive. It prefers sun exposure and the rooms with little ventilation.
Commonly known as Spath or peace lilies. It can not only absorb the toxins but also thanks to its big leaves humidifies the air. It can soak up more dioxide than other plants. You should keep one in your bedroom. Moreover it blooms beautifully.
Ferns can absorb harmful toxins and amazingly humidify the air. It's very important during the winter time. Well humidified air helps us to prevent sickness and cold. Ferns are also natural air ions, they produce negative air ions (anions).
Thanks to those plants you can forget about full of chemicals air-fresheners and enjoy the toxin free and full of good energy interior.
Your own greenhouse
If you want to keep your home green through the whole year and more, you like to play a gardener this is something for you. You own home greenhouse. It's called GROWW and it is project of polish UAU studio.
Groww is composed from part made fully of PLA, a biodegradable and bioactive material printed in 3D and a glass shade. Then you just need soil, seeds, some water and sun…and you can wait your green plant to grow.


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HASC Geoff Drew Memorial AA & B Graded Meet 2017
Saturday 21st October 2017
Where possible all eligible HASC Swimmers are expected to take part. All HASC entries, along with payment, need to be handed to Vicki Davies or Anne Blundell ASAP but no later than 18th September – any queries please speak to the Head Coach, Anne Blundell or Vicki Davies.
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Yogic breathwork is an ancient form of purification for the body and mind and has powerful benefits. It's proven to calm the sympathetic nervous system which causes us to act or react, fight or fly. By interacting with breath control we reduce overall stress and the way we engage with the world! When breath technique is harnessed in stillness, it can be utilized within yoga postures to open and lengthen muscles as well as the minds capacity to produce neuroplasticity. Rewiring your brain to quickly and instinctively change from negative reactions and thought patterns to a more stable emotional balance.
When we are present with our breath in moments of tension, stress or pain, our perception of its experience potentially changes to a lesson learned and/or valued. After all, If your disconnected to your breath in your physical practice you are not experiencing the quality or depth within your yoga practice. In this workshop, we explore basic seated breathwork followed by yin/restorative shapes to build confidence and align your breaths capacity with the subtle body. Netti pot use prior to workshop is encouraged.
Breath practice includes:
•Ujjayi pranayama - victorious breath •Viloma 1&2 - cooling and heating breath •Kapalabhati - shining skull •Nauli kriya - yogic cleansing process •Dirga swasam pranayama - 3 part breath


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In the five years between 1941 and 1945, the United States underwent a sweeping transformation. Thrust dramatically and unexpectedly into a global war by the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, American society was forced to cope with the wrenching changes imposed by mobilizing 15 million men into the armed services. Women entered the work force in unprecedented numbers to fill millions of defense manufacturing jobs. At the same time new factory jobs in the booming cities of the West and industrial North lured millions of rural families off their farms. While GI Joe came to represent the new global flexing of American military power, Rosy the Riveter became a symbol for the new role of women in society and the dramatic social changes sweeping America. Yet amidst the horror of global war and the social upheaval of American society at home, Americans, men and women alike, found time to dance to the swing music of the era and to cheer the New York Yankees to yet another world series win. This set contains a yearly chronicle of world and national events from 1941 through 1945 as captured in the original newsreel footage of the period. Total time: 4 hours 15 minutes. VHS Video 4-pack.
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The Wüstebach study site is located in the German low mountain range within the borders of the Eifel National Park near the German-Belgian border. The site covers the area (38.5 ha) of the small catchment of the Wüstebach, with altitudes ranging from 595 to 628 m a.s.l.. It represents the typical, but not natural, spruce forest vegetation type of the region with Norway Spruce (Piceaabis L.) as prevailing tree species.
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During late summer/early autumn of 2013, trees were almost completely removed in an area of 9 ha by the national park forest management in order to promote the natural regeneration of near-natural deciduous forest from spruce monoculture forest. Strong effects are expected on soil, water quality, exchange processes and composition of flora and fauna due to the imposed disturbance that will provide a unique insight into the recovery and regeneration of forest systems.
In order to monitor the matter and energy balance changes associated with the partial clear-felling, various continuously logging instruments were installed in the catchment, starting from 2008. The measurement infrastructure now comprises among others several weather stations, a flume, weighable lysimeters, cosmic-ray soil moisture sensors, and a wireless soil sensor network (Graf et al., 2014; Bogena et al., 2015).
The main runoff gauging station of the Wüstebach research test site
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The 38m high micrometeorological tower at the Wüstebach forest site
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Immediately after clear-felling a second small eddy covariance tower (50.503°N, 6.335°E, 667 m a.s.l.) was installed at the newly created forest clearing to observe its exchange processes especially in comparison with the tower measurements.
Micrometeorological station on the clear-felling area of the Wüstebach site
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Publications that refer to the Wüstebach study site:
Baatz R., H. Bogena, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen, J.A. Huisman, C. Montzka and H. Vereecken (2015). Development of an empirical vegetation correction for soil water content quantification using cosmic-ray probes. Water Resour. Res., 51, DOI: 10.1002/2014WR016443
Bogena, H.R., R. Bol, N. Borchard, N. Brüggemann, B. Diekkrüger, C. Drüe, J. Groh, N. Gottselig, S.J. Huisman, A. Lücke, A. Missong, B. Neuwirth, T. Pütz, M. Schmidt, M. Stockinger, W. Tappe, L. Weihermüller, I. Wiekenkamp and H. Vereecken (2015): A terrestrial observatory approach for the integrated investigation of the effects of deforestation on water, energy, and matter fluxes. Science China: Earth Sciences 58(1): 61-75, doi: 10.1007/s11430-014-4911-7.
Bogena, H.R., J.A. Huisman, R. Baatz, R., H.-J. Hendricks Franssen and H. Vereecken (2013): Accuracy of the cosmic-ray soil water content probe in humid forest ecosystems: The worst case scenario. Water Resour. Res., 49 (9): 5778-5791, DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20463.
Cornelissen, T., B. Diekkrueger and H. Bogena (2013): Using HydroGeoSphere in a forested catchment: How does spatial resolution influence the simulation of spatio-temporal soil moisture variability? Procedia Environmental Sciences, 19: 198-207, doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2013.06.022.
Fang, Z., H.R. Bogena, S. Kollet, J. Koch and H. Vereecken (2015): Spatio-temporal validation of long-term 3D hydrological simulations of a forested catchment using empirical orthogonal functions and wavelet coherence analysis. J. Hydrol., doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.08.011.
Graf, A., H. R. Bogena, C. Drüe, H. Hardelauf, T. Pütz, G. Heinemann, Vereecken, H., 2014: Spatiotemporal relations between water budget components and soil water content in a forested tributary catchment, Water Resour. Res., 50, 4837–4857, http://doi.org/doi:10.1002/ 2013WR014516.
Qu, W., H.R. Bogena., J.A. Huisman, J. Vanderborght, M. Schuh, E. Priesack and H. Vereecken (2015): Predicting sub-grid variability of soil water content from basic soil information. Geophys.Res.Lett. 42: 789–796, doi:10.1002/2014GL062496.
Stockinger, M., H. Bogena, A. Lücke, B. Diekkrüger, M. Weiler and H. Vereecken (2014): Seasonal Soil Moisture Patterns Control Transit Time Distributions in a Forested Headwater Catchment. Water Resour. Res., 50, doi:10.1002/2013WR014815.
Stockinger, M.P., A. Lücke, J.J. McDonnell, B. Diekkrüger, H. Vereecken and H.R. Bogena (2015): Interception effects on stable isotope driven streamwater transit time estimates. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42: 5299–5308, doi:10.1002/ 2015GL064622.
Rosenbaum, U., H.R. Bogena, M. Herbst, J.A. Huisman, T.J. Peterson, A. Weuthen, A. Western and Vereecken, H. (2012): Seasonal and event dynamics of spatial soil moisture patterns at the small catchment scale. Water Resour. Res., 48(10), W10544, doi:10.1029/2011WR011518.
Bogena, H.R., M. Herbst, J.A. Huisman, U. Rosenbaum, A. Weuthen and H. Vereecken (2010): Potential of wireless sensor networks for measuring soil water content variability. Vadose Zone J., 9 (4): 1002-1013, doi:10.2136/vzj2009.0173.


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Ceremony. The word brings up a flicker of images. A husband and wife, placing rings on each other's fingers. A priest, holding robes high at the pulpit of the church. A gathering of witches, chanting spells over a bubbling cauldron. A baby's head, dipped in water as he is given his lifelong name. Over the years, my practice and understanding of ceremony has been a journey in itself, from the more traditional or religious forms of recognition or reverence I grew up with, then morphing and expanding through the earthy, rich experiences of shamanic practice and into new-age celebrations of manifestation and formlessness. From the Maya to the Shipibo, the Toltecs to the Blackfoot, ceremony comes as a sacred and intentional offering - a moment in spacetime in which we can honor, change and celebrate.
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So how do we bring sacredness to a moment? Whether a space is outlined in the physical world in a cathedral, ceremony circle or yoga studio, or created energetically - making a place or moment sacred means making it safe and pure enough for work to be done both internally and expansively. Whatever our intention, whether we use song, dance, meditation, or fire, gratitude is the bond that links it all together with the wider whole. Expressing and feeling gratitude is a process that systematically unifies us with everything we are grateful for.
When we start to understand ceremony in this way, worlds unfold. A ceremony can be simply a way of treating an energetic space - a situation, an event, a group, an emotion, a moment in time - in a sacred way. It is a place where we are invited to merge with something deeper than ourselves.
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1. Ceremony of Nourishment
In our modern rush of living, eating has become synonymous with 'taking in nutrients;' something that, while true, also often causes us to somewhat miss the point of our consumption and neglect the ceremony of it in favor of convenience. Eating is as much a social and spiritual event as it is physical - a ritual that traditionally glues us together as community. Whether we are gathering with friends or family for lunch or sharing a fabulous thanksgiving dinner, the coming together of loved ones to eat is as important for the ceremony of it as it is for the nutrients, if not more. Drinking tea is another ritual of carefully prepared balance and mindful consumption - from Chinese Puer ceremonies to the Mate of Argentina not to mention the ritual tea time in every one of my British fellows' homes. Nourishing ourselves like this honors the shared connection with the earth and the flesh and blood that we all share as human beings coming together.
So how can we create sacred space for our food and drinking habits? We may find that we do it already - at least for the big events that deserve candles and celebration. But even the most standard of meals can become a ceremony, with a combination of sacred space, intention and gratitude. We can use our plate of food or cup of tea as a moment to ourselves or to connect with others - an opportunity to close our eyes, breathe deep and wash ourselves clean from the inside out.
Prepare your space and give yourself some time. Take pride in what you prepare and sit down to it with reverence. Enjoy a deep breath in and allow the first bite to be slow and full, or take a small slurp and baptise your tongue with the fragrant liquid. Take in the smell, the sight, the beauty of what you have, and feel that sacred space billowing out from your heart as you mindfully consume.
The journey that the food made to our plate, the journey that we each made to the table, and the coming together of a million different actions - from bees pollinating to truckers driving - can all be honored in the ceremony of eating. Celebrate the connection that blends you with fruits of the earth, the eternal mother, and feel the opportunity to reset and revive.
2. Ceremony of Earth Rhythms
As we welcome in the next phase of the moon, we may on some subtle level feel a change - in our own energy, in that of others, in the potential of the new moon sky. As we shift across a solstice, we feel the deeper movements of a planetary system coming into a different alignment. When we observe an eclipse or a meteor shower, we become aware of the magnitude and power of the natural system we all live within. Ancestral traditions such as the Maya based their entire civilization around these events, and the calendar they created is more accurate than ours. Honoring these natural rhythms can help us to connect at a much deeper level to the huge system of spiralling astronomical bodies that we are inherently a part of, bringing us perspective, union and the wisdom of the earth itself.
If you feel called to note a particular event, follow that urge in your most intuitive way. Whether your ceremony is as simple as taking a few moments to breathe with the solstice sun, or as expressive as laying out your full mesa (altar cloth) or making a fire, any way you feel called to celebrate and honor these rhythms will result in a deeper sense of connection. Try to feel what each phase means to you - if it is the moon, notice whether the new moon inspires feelings of nurture or inwardness, allowing you to gather your energy for manifestation as she grows, or that the full moon may open you up, allowing both bright shining of your heart and gentle emotional release as she wanes. Use these natural rhythms of our world to find rhythm in your own heart… and celebrate the universal dance we are all a part of.
3. Ceremony of love-making
Of all the ways of making ceremony, this one can be a veritable labyrinth of enjoyment, laughter and fulfilment. Making love is a natural part of being alive, something we do as much (or more) for celebration and pleasure as we do for the sacred purpose of bringing in new life. Making love is a creative expression itself - our sexual organs are symbols of creation in its most divine form. The pleasure and presence it is possible to experience during sex has the potential to connect us to something far bigger and more expansive than our own small selves. Being that sex is such a sacred act, it is not surprising that in our fast, modern world, many of us have skewed experiences of it that affect our ability to relax, receive pleasure, and connect.
Bringing love-making back to its divine nature can help to heal wounds on all levels of our being. This can mean many things for many people, and even if you are not sharing love with a serious partner, there is the potential to make it a ceremony if it is approached with reverence, joy and playfulness. One place to start is by giving it more time - rather than leaving it until late in the day, try setting time aside to prioritize love-making and give it the space it needs. Create space with thoughtful washing, candles or music and take time to connect with your partner through intentional conversation, massage or simply eye-to-eye connection. Experience the moment as a sacred union of souls and a nurturing of cores, during which you can both enter into a shared and connected space that is beyond both of you as individuals.
4. Ceremony of Healing and Nurture
As human beings in a big, scary world, healing is as much a part of us as growing. Healing can take many forms and can always be a ceremony. Healing means rebalancing ourselves - bringing our bodies, minds and souls into alignment with the greater whole. A healing ceremony honors ourselves and the life-giving principles of the world we live in,recognizing our need for connection to our own souls and to others. Simply marking the 'space' that we move in - a kind of mental or energetic moment that we carry, honored with simple recognition - we bring emphasis to the experience and allow it to move us in deeper ways.
Create a ceremony of centering, to draw your awareness into your core, realigning yourself with your breath and your power. Create a ceremony to offer healing energy to another, perhaps lighting a candle and concentrating on the life-giving connection we all have. Take time to nurture yourself with some self-care, restorative yoga, or perhaps even offering yourself a spa ceremony to celebrate all the reasons why you deserve the best. In any healing ceremony, visualize your healed and nurtured self, walking in strength and in gentle power, and see the shining web of connections that nourishes you and joins you with every other thing in your life. Celebrate the power we each have to be full, whole and vibrant beings in our most connected state.
5. Ceremony of Purification
Purification - Saucha - is a central practice of yoga and a key to health. We purify when we shower, brush our teeth or wash our hands, and we purify when we breathe. We purify when we practice yoga and when we run, and we purify in the shower after we do it. Even when in the bath or a shower, make a ceremony of it and use your powerful intention to allow purification to reach to new and deeper levels. For the more advanced practitioner, purification may take the form of an Ayurvedic panchakarma such as Neti pot or tongue scraping, or more subtle levels of energetic cleansing done through meditation or plant baths. Each of these becomes a ceremony when supported by the power of our intention.
My favorite form of purification has to be through connection to natural water. Water is the source of life on this planet - even though we are called Earth, what sets us apart from the rest of the universe is our Water. We are water people, and connecting to the source of our life in a natural setting carries a power with it that can be instantly healing. Find a natural source of water, such as a river, lake, ocean or even the rain, and make ceremony with it. As you touch it, anoint yourself, or even dive in, feel the pure crystal liquid washing over all levels of your being, cleansing stagnancy and life-dirt from the skin to the soul.
Life as Ceremony
However we are living our lives, we have the opportunity to honor it and to celebrate each moment as a moment worth living. Making our lives a ceremony means opening ourselves up to feel the connection the world brings us, to every other place that life flows around us, and to the natural power that we each have to heal ourselves and others on this earth. Every time we connect in this way, we are connecting to a flow that takes in the entire world and everything in it.
Remember the gratitude… life is a celebration. Make ceremony and celebrate this beautiful dance of existence we are all blessed to be in.
Jiya Julia Randall is one of the founders of international yoga school and retreats organization Kula Collective and a guide for empowered and conscious living.
Jiya is a deeply connected leader who roots her teaching in the healing energy of nature. Her teaching invites students to explore their own, unique unfolding, through profound awareness and trust in the wisdom of the Self. Through her studies with teachers and shamans across the world, Julia has developed a powerful sense of energetic connection and a strong set of philosophical and intuitive teachings, which she shares through creative hatha and yin yoga, sacred fire and medicine ceremonies, kirtan and healing therapies. Jiya is also a talented musician and sound healer, who seeks out native chants and medicine songs from around the world to complement her work.


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Please raise your hand if you've ever lost a customer due to a lousy customer retention strategy.
When you get on the phone with your customer, you're hit with complaints and backlash. The conversation ends with, "Please discontinue my membership, this magazine is no longer providing value to me."
Except it might sound a lot nastier than that.
Sometimes, your employees are too busy doing other work that this isn't top priority.
Well, there's good news: retaining customers doesn't have to be daunting. With the right strategy and tools at your disposal, you could easily be putting a new customer retention strategy in place by the end of the month.
It's time to get serious about customer retention. Let's discuss the 5 steps you can take in order to retain more customers.
5 Steps to Improve Customer Retention
1) Make sure that your audience is listening
Before you even think about developing a new customer retention strategy or improving your old one, you should be sure that you are currently engaging with your audience.
This could be on social media, through email marketing or on the phone.
Just like you would make sure you have a list of phone numbers before calling them, you want to be sure that you have an audience that is listening and engaged.
Then, you can feel free to continue reaching out to current customers. Make sure that you are talking to a relevant audience. If you don't have the phone numbers and email addresses of current customers, this is something that you NEED to get as soon as possible.
2) Distribute content that they care about
After you've established that you have an audience that is listening, figure out if the content you're using is relevant to them.
In the first step, you should've asked yourself, "Do I have an audience that is listening?"
Now, for this step you need to ask yourself if your audience cares.
Is the content that you are sending out creating a demand for your customers?
This way, you won't have to figure this out with each additional piece of content that you are planning on sending out. Always make your content relevant.
3) Make it nothing short of an experience
Now that you are engaging with customers and using relevant content, you need to be sure that you are delivering an experience.
Two great examples of companies that deliver experiences are Telsa and Disney.
Both companies are much more than cars and amusement parks. They're about delivering an unforgettable experience that the customer keeps coming back for.
4) ABC – Always Be Communicating
When it comes to customer retention, communication is extremely important.
If you don't talk to your customers for years, what will they think? Either that you're no longer in business or that you just don't care.
Pick up the phone and call your customers. Ask them about how you can improve their experience, tell them about a new promotion or product, or develop a strategy that will keep you at the top of their mind.
Think of this step as a way to nurture your relationships with your consumers so that the next time they think about purchasing, they know who to call.
5) Deliver exceptional customer service
If you are listening to your audience, distributing content they care about, putting together an experience, and communicating with your customers then you're almost there.
The very last step of this process is to deliver exceptional customer service. To be quite honest, without this last step, nothing else matters.
Your customers and clients are your most important asset to your company. So, put a smile on your face and treat them like it.
Now, you're ready to improve your customer retention strategy and start nurturing those relationships with your consumers. And you know what the best part is? Next time, putting together a new customer retention strategy won't feel quite as daunting.
Written by: Amy Schiller
Who enjoys sitting on the phone for five hours just to be disconnected before reaching a live person?
If "Top 10 Complaints of 2017" was a real thing, we know that this would be in the top 5. (Although, it does fall as number 5 on this top 10 consumer complaints list)
We personally know somebody who hasn't had their cable service working properly for almost a month. Sitting on the phone for even an hour isn't an option, let alone five.
1. Most people work full time and by the time they get home from work the LAST thing they want to do is sit on the phone for hours hoping to talk to a live customer service representative.
2. Spending quality time with family and friends becomes a priority over sitting on the phone waiting for someone to answer.
3. Nobody wants to sit on the phone for that long, especially if they don't even think their problem will be resolved by the end of the phone call.
The list can go on... but, what's the solution?
1. Sit on the phone and hope for the best
2. Cancel the service and find a new provider
Moral of the story?
Consumers want to be able to reach your company anywhere, anytime, at their convenience and FAST.
Your solution?
Technology, innovation and an amazing customer service team that will allow your consumers to reach you at all times.
Here are 5 ways that your consumers should be able to contact you in 2018:
1. Email
This should be a given.
Sometimes customers have simple questions that can be answered via email. The issue could be anything from forgetting a username and password in order to access account information to answering frequently asked questions.
It's a solution that can leave the tough customer service issues to frontline agents in a call center.
2. Social Media
If you're looking to increase the speed of response to customers, this will be your holy grail. It's a bit quicker than email which makes it even more convenient for consumers.
- Facebook makes it extremely easy for consumers to book appointments and ask questions about your company.
- Twitter is largely used for FAQ and customer service issues.
- LinkedIn and Instagram are also sites that can help with this but aren't as customer service centric as the other two networks.
P.S. Be ready for any and all questions. People reach out to us on our Facebook page to set up introduction phone calls or just to acknowledge our witty and engaging content. Be ready to have a response to everything.
3. Phone Number
The beloved phone, a great customer service tool that will never go out of style.
No consumer is ever going to use email or social media to take care of an emergency. So, for all of those saying that the telephone is dying, you couldn't be more wrong.
Upselling, cross-selling, customer engagement, platform support, and lead capturing are all going to work the best over the phone.
4. Live Chat
Some companies use a live chat as an extension on their website. This can be useful because it can pop up the second that someone enters your webpage. It can also sit at the bottom of your webpage as an option for consumers.
Facebook has this as an option too. It's useful, cost-effective and improves customer satisfaction.
5. Contact form
You can never go wrong with a good contact form. This should be somewhere on your website, easily accessible and straightforward.
A name, phone number, email address, with a place to leave their message should be sufficient if you are a business-to-consumer company.
If you are working with other business, we recommend adding a place for the company name and the person's title along with the information mentioned above.
You can offer the best cable packages in the entire world, but that won't matter unless you integrate the highest quality customer service. Whether it's online, customer forums, in person or on the phone, your consumers want to talk to you. Serve your customers, provide reliable and consistent service, and exceed their expectations.
You'll never have a product or price advantage again. They can be easily duplicated, but a strong customer service culture can't be copied.
- Jerry Fritz -
Written by: Amy Schiller
Actively Listen
Active listening is essential for effective communication, especially when all conversations are happening over the phone. Active listening helps you understand the customers' needs and shows that you are willing to help them sole any problems.
Always allow the person on the other end of the phone to talk without interruption so that you don't come off as rude. Also, you should ask clarifying questions when necessary.
Before beginning the problem-solving process, summarize the main point of the conversation. This will tell the customer that you were actively listening to what they were saying. Another reason that you should summarize the main point of the conversation to the customer or client is because if you missed something, they will be able to correct you.
Train Representatives Appropriately
Customer service representatives should be rigorously trained and tested on scripts, prompts, company products and services in order to ensure that they professionally represent your company in front of clients and customers. You should want everyone involved to have the most professional experience and to better serve your customers during the process.
Most training is going to be done with the call script. Some people don't think that a call script is necessary. It is necessary and it better be a strong one too.
Your team needs to practice your customer service process until it becomes second nature. Your scripts should be customized to engage the people on the other end of the call, with detailed answers to Frequently Asked Questions and prompts for overcoming likely objections.
Remain Professional
Customer service representatives are the face of your company. This means that there always has to be a level of professionalism throughout the entire conversation.
It's important to remain professional not only for the company, but for your customers too.
If there is an issue with the customer, you should put them on hold and call a manager over. Managers have a lot of experience in the field and should be able to fix almost any situation.
This means that you should have amazing managers on the floor that you trust. All employees should trust the managers. This means that people working below, above or with managers should trust them.
Clearly Enunciate
During the phone conversation, you should be sure to speak clearly. Use simple words and phrases. This way, the phone call will never become overly complicated.
The very last thing you want to do is confuse the person that you are on the phone with. Stay clear of jargon and complex vocabulary so that it's easy for them to follow along with what you are saying.
Try not to use filler words like "um, yeah, like" because this can turn off the person that is on the phone. It is also very unprofessional. If these are words that you use often when speaking, practice taking a pause during those moments.
Two things that will definitely make it difficult for someone to understand you is chewing gum and eating food when you are on the phone. Nobody wants to hear chomping while having a conversation with you. It can also lead to mumbled speech.
Smile and Dial
The QCSS way! Be sure to smile when you are talking to customers and clients on the phone. Although it may be a cliché, a smile can be heard through the telephone.
On the first day of 12 days of QCSS, we talked about how necessary it is to be positive and friendly on the phone. A smile will help you exchange a positive and productive conversation, so keep on smiling!
Keep your employees smiling by offering incentives which will keep them motivated. Sometimes, it's hard talking on the phone to customers, clients and prospects every day. This can bring employees down.
Give them a reason to stay smiling. If you are a manager, radiate a positive energy to them so that they can feed off of the attitude and deliver it on the phone.
New platforms, websites, and software are popping up on a continuous basis, and businesses are taking major advantage. With the boom of social media, there is no shortage of ways to market your business.
Today's businesses can thrive off telemarketing leads, especially when using methods with a well-managed marketing plan.
Let's talk about 5 reasons that you should commit to telemarketing.
Why Commit to Telemarketing?
To Give Your Brand the Voice It Deserves
How often do you hear marketing agencies talk about the importance of developing a voice for your brand?
Sometimes it can be a challenge to get your brand to have one familiar voice, especially if you have an entire marketing team working on content and promotional materials.
Telemarketing will give your business, products, and services a human voice. One of many reasons that businesses decide to begin a telemarketing campaign is because the phone can be more personable than social media platforms.
To See Immediate Results
Whether it be an inbound or an outbound campaign, telemarketing can bring quick results if you do it right.
On the phone, you know that you have the attention of your clients and customers. This means that the chances of scoring a meeting or another phone call to introduce your product or service are higher.
With a strong telemarketing campaign and a dedicated team, you can see results almost immediately depending on the purpose of the campaign. Want more leads or to set more appointments for your business? Results can be seen within weeks of launching the campaign.
To Receive More Qualified Leads
Not every single person you call during your campaign is going to love your business but that's life and you can't always please everyone.
This means that sometimes people are going to ask you to remove them from the call list. Having this happen can sometimes feel like a failure but in fact, it's the opposite.
If you want qualified leads to end up in your sales pipeline then this feedback from consumers is almost necessary. This process allows you to remove unqualified leads from your marketing efforts so that you can nurture relationships with more qualified leads.
To Raise Brand Awareness
The phone calls that your telemarketing team makes and receives can help your business develop lasting impressions with customers and prospects. When done correctly, telemarketing can result in additional leads as well as increase brand loyalty and awareness.
Besides the obvious benefits like customer recognition, customer loyalty, and enhanced credibility, committing to telemarketing to improve brand awareness will land you more leads for your company in your specific target market.
What more could you possibly ask for?
To Stay Connected the Old-Fashioned Way
Older technology has remained a critical part of B2B and B2C communication. When someone has an urgent issue with a product or service, what do they do? Call the company to get everything resolved.
Why? A phone call is a quick and easy solution. As long as it doesn't turn into the customer or client being put on hold for hours.
Having a live person making outbound calls and receiving inbound calls shows your customers and clients that they matter to you. Instead of waiting hours for a solution, they have the opportunity to call in and resolve the issue within minutes.
Don't neglect telesales as a possible way to increase your business. It has worked for many years and continues to be an extremely successful business tool.
The Outsourcing Advantage
So, the next decision that you will have to make is whether to keep this telemarketing commitment in-house or to outsource your needs.
Outsourcing your telemarketing can be a distinct advantage for your business.
Outsourcing allows your business to:
- Focus on core business activities
- Rely on experienced telemarketing professionals to expand your customer base and sales funnel
- Free capital for research and development, advertising and other aspects of your business as needed.
- Reduce overhead expenses
- Increase sales and profits
If you are looking to see what a quality telemarketing agency can do for business lead generation, we would love to have a conversation with you.
Post written by: Amy Schiller
#AnsweringTheCall sounds easy until you're the one being asked to do it.
Athletes around the world are being asked to answer the call every day. Of course, we've seen athletes show up to a press conference only because they didn't want to be fined. We've also seen athletes make bad decisions that lead to jail or even death because of them. Athletes are humans but when they're in the spotlight we tend to hold them to a different standard.
This April, QCSS decided to recognize some athletes who proved that #AnsweringTheCall is no easy task, but it is impactful. They have found a way to use the platforms they have in order to answer the call and make a difference in their communities.
Check out what #AnsweringTheCall means to QCSS and how these athletes fit perfectly into the mold.
Having the motivation to become better at what you do every single day.
Bricks and Ivy Ball raises $2.2M (Source)
This month the Chicago Cubs raised $2.2 million for their foundation at the Bricks and Ivy Ball. The money will benefit a children's fitness program, an initiative to build and renovate baseball fields and playgrounds through the city, and the team's scholars program.
The reason that QCSS chose the Chicago Cubs as an organization that is #AnsweringTheCall is because many players show up to the event to support the charity which shows that the team wants to see the community around them improve.
It's great to point out that Matt Szczur's painting of teammates Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant sold for $35,000. This is one important player trying to make a difference in the organization.
The Chicago Cubs organization showed that they have the ability to answer the call by motivating each other in order to become better at what they do every single day. Not to mention, they won a world series after 108 years by #AnsweringTheCall.
Remaining competitive in whatever you choose to do.
Three thousand female athletes from Chicago area high schools made a difference off the field by collecting and donating 7,500 books to Mahalia Jackson Elementary School. (Source)
It is easy to say that these female athletes are remaining competitive on the soccer field and off the field by collecting and donating 7,500 books.
The group of female athletes surprised the students at the elementary school on Wednesday, April 12.
Not only are these high school females #AnsweringTheCall by remaining competitive on the field but they are remaining competitive off the field too. It is pretty impressive that these girls collected 7,000 books to donate to an elementary school where most students come from low-income families.
Fighting for what you believe in.
Student-athlete talks about gender inequality and how she hopes to overcome it. (Source)
Quinn Parker, a student at Princeton University, talks about what being a female athlete at the school means to her and the obstacles she has faced because of her gender. Although Parker realizes there are obstacles, she won't let it defeat her as she continues to overcome the challenges.
She mentions, "But I refuse to be limited in what I can do, where I can go and who I can be because of my gender."
Parker does a great job at representing what QCSS believes it means toanswer the call. She's standing up for something that she believes in, which is gender equality. She wants people to know that she isn't going to let her gender hold her back from accomplishing her goals.
What's one of the coolest parts about Parker's story?
Track & Field is the reason for the mentality that she has today.
Setting goals and never giving up.
The first woman to officially run Boston Marathon makes a triumphant return. (Source)
Kathrine Switzer made history back in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. Race officials tried to stop her from completing the marathon after they found out she was actually a woman and not a man.
Fifty years later, on April 17, she finished the race again.
Kathrine Switzer was #AnsweringTheCall by setting a goal and not giving up on it. She didn't let the man stop her when she was 20-years-old and she didn't let anyone stop her from running it again. In the beginning, she set a goal and she stuck to it without giving up. She had people telling her that it wasn't her race and that she shouldn't be running it. She had people trying to physically stop her but she kept on going.
It's amazing and inspiring to see that Kathrine is still #AnsweringTheCall.
Believing in yourself.
How Skylar Diggins really sees herself on and off the court. (Source)
With the WNBA season right around the corner, one player particularly stuck out in April. Skylar Diggins, a point guard for the Dallas Wings, talks about how she never saw herself as a natural athlete but knew that she could put in the work to become as great as she is now.
Diggins talks about how she has a passion for basketball and how she never stopped putting in the work to compete, be better and challenge herself.
Skylar Diggins does an amazing job at demonstrating what #AnsweringTheCall means. She may not have considered herself an athlete, but she proved to that she could be one. She worked hard to become a professional basketball player and she hasn't let anything stop her from pursuing her dreams.
Being a leader and believing in others.
Katie Naughton lives to inspire and makes sure that she is #AnsweringTheCall for the next generation. (Source)
In the video, Katie Naughton talks about how she is motivated to #AnswerTheCall because she knows that there are people out there that look up to her as an athlete.
Naughton was chosen by the Chicago Red Stars as a player that is #AnsweringTheCall. She shows on and off the field that she has what it takes to be a leader. She looks up to people like her mom, who pushes her to be the best that she can be. She also mentions how exciting it is that younger girls look up to her because that's who her mom was to her, somebody to look up to.
Katie Naughton proves that she is #AnsweringTheCall by being such a great role model to other aspiring athletes. She proves that she believes in others by contributing on the field with her teammates and trusting that they are making the best decisions for the team.
After every Chicago Red Stars game, QCSS presents a player of the match. This past week, Julie Johnston Ertz was chosen as the player of the match. The Chicago Red Stars also share a video of how certain players believe they answer the call before every game. Talk about a way to empower women. Follow us on social media to get updates on players who prove #AnsweringTheCall is just another thing they do.
I encourage you to take a step back and think about the last time you answered the call. We all have social media platforms, like Katie Naughton, that allow us to be leaders and motivators. We all have the drive and ambition to try our hardest at our jobs or in school like Skylar Diggins does on the court. If you have a voice, then use it to stand up for things that you believe in like Quinn Parker.
What are you doing today in order to answer the call?
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Maple Marshmallows/
56 grams (¼ cup) water
15 grams (2 tablespoons) powdered gelatin (about 2 envelopes)
¼ teaspoon salt
Cornstarch or arrowroot
Pan spray or butter for pan
340 grams (2 cups) Grade B maple syrup
Combine the gelatin with the water and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit the mixer with the whisk attachment.
Grease an 8-inch square pan and then dust generously and evenly with sifted cornstarch or arrowroot.
In a large, heavy saucepan (at least 3½ quarts) heat the maple syrup to 240° over medium heat. Be careful: As the syrup heats it can boil up and over the top of your pan if it's not large enough. Remove from heat.
Turn on mixer to medium-low and slowly and carefully pour the hot maple syrup into the gelatin. Increase mixer speed to medium-high. Whip until light and marshmallow-y. Scrape into prepared pan (an oiled scraper or hands make this easier. Let sit overnight until firm. Unmold from pan and cut into squares.


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Roxbury to Host Parsippany Pride Tournament Games
This weekend, October 12-13 Roxbury is thrilled to be hosting some of the 25th anniversary Parsippany Pride Soccer tournament at Horseshoe Lake in Roxbury, NJ. It should be a really fun weekend of soccer. Even if your team is not playing stop by and see some high quality soccer.
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