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This is it for BTOSport's KTM's Andrew Short, retiring from the sport. Known to be a well liked guy and down to earth, Short has decided it is time. After a multitude of crashes, this wasn't his best year. The inevitable of getting older is happening; therefore reaction times are slowing down. He also has his family to consider and being a competitive racer you have to be selfish. This is an integral part of his decision. Short made his pro debut in 2000 at Steel City Raceway in the 125 class. So what's in Short's future? He has said he still will continue to ride, the passion is still there. He and his wife are expecting their second child as well. Best of luck, Andrew!
The 3rd annual Ironman National marks the season finale of the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series. Best of luck to those racing. For more info or tickets on the Ironman National 2016, check out MXSportsProRacing.com
August 22nd, 2016
What an honor! Congrats to XPR Rider Jackson Richardson as he was awarded the Privateer Award by SMDR. Jackson qualified for all of the National Races leading up to the Budds Race, and of course for the National at Budds Creek. By monitoring the race results prior to Budds Creek, SMDR makes a "short list" of the racers they feel are eligible for the award. The Privateer Award was started in 2004; and in 2006, after the untimely death of a popular pro local racer Kevin Crine (# 574), the award has been made in his honor. Great job Jackson and thank you SMDR for acknowledging Jackson in such a way.
It's time to race
Looking for upcoming opportunities to race in the Inland Empire? There's still time to get in a couple of races this month at Milestone or Glen Helen. Check out the details below.
Events @ Milestone
August 21, 2016
Over the Hill Gang races at Milestone MX! Check http://www.overthehillgang.org for details.
Events @ Glen Helen
August 21, 2016 Yamaha Fall Series Round 1 http://www.glenhelen.com/events/yamaha-fall-series/
August 27, 2016 Sat REM MX gates open at 7 am www.remsatmx.com
August 28, 2016 TWMX Series 2 Tracks http://motocross.transworld.net/twmxrs/
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Rio olympics and motorsports...
In under a week, the Rio Olympics will come to an end. It's been inspiring and quite amazing to watch these young athletes perform in their respective sport. The commitment that they put forth to even make it to this level is unheard of. Working at a motorcycle race shop, I see first-hand the work these athletes put into their sport, too. In motorsports, it seems there is always an injury the rider is recovering from. Of course it is a dangerous sport but the commitment that the riders have for it is huge. Once recovered or given the ok from their doctor, its back on the bike.
Just like this weekend with the fire on the BTOSports.com KTM trailer, it didn't stop the team from riding. Luckily, other KTM teams pulled together and pulled an all-nighter and Andrew Short, Justin Brayton and Benny Bloss all got to ride. That is an amazing display of teamwork and graciousness to help fellow riders compete. Just like in the Olympics where each country is a team working together, cheering each other on, the individual still has to perform at their best. Of course there's that level of disappointment at the individual level when you aren't the winner. Just like Gabby Douglas receiving flack on social media for not standing and clapping for her fellow team-mate. Yes, the camera is on her and she is representing USA but is it disrespectful that she didn't stand? Many can look on the outside and pass judgment but until you are in that person's shoes, who's to say that she was right or wrong? If you stand back and just look at the bigger picture; the sacrifices that are made with all these athletes Olympic or not there is always going to be the self-reflection of "I could've done better" or "I should've done better."
The takeaway from watching the Olympics and learning where some of the competitors came from (Usain Bolt used to run barefoot) is really inspiring. Not only in competitive sport but in everything we do day to day. Being a business owner, being an employee, or a parent, or training in a sport, there is a level of commitment that we all have that is the same: we don't give up. So today, if you're looking to be inspired remember that you're not in it alone and there is always someone on your team willing to help.
Let's start back to 2005 when I met Chad. I was working at an apartment community in Temecula, CA and he was visiting from Canada. Well, I wouldn't say "visiting" he was training and riding at the motocross tracks in the area. We met when he was moving out of the apartment that I rented to his friend and we ended up doing the move out inspection together. He told me that he raced professionally in Canada and was here training. I had no idea that guys all over the world did exactly what Chad was doing. I was completely green to the sport; being a girl from Massachusetts it's not really a sport that I heard or saw much about. Chad told me this area (in So Cal) was basically a hub for motocross. Well, after getting past the "small talk" and fast forward 2 years, we were married. Chad ended up moving permanently from Canada to California and started working at a local motorcycle shop as a tech. I started watching and going to races with Chad and soaked it all in. Who am I kidding, it took a lot longer than that for me to start understanding the sport but I did start enjoying it and it is my husband's passion so I took an interest in it as well. A year or so after we married, Chad decided to go into business for himself. He started out working in our garage with a handful of customers. Once he started expanding it was time for a storefront which is where XPR is located now in Murrieta, CA. In 2014 I lost my job as a property manager so Chad mentioned that I go and work with him. Ok, this should be interesting. I knew little to nothing about dirt bike service and all the parts involved but ok, I can give it a shot. So in September 2014, I went from managing a 400+ unit apartment community to working in an office basically by myself. Chad had to show me the ropes which if you work with your spouse, you know "might" be difficult or maybe not (wink and a laugh). We shortly found out that we were expecting! So I went through my entire pregnancy and doing some traveling with XPR for some of the races with Jackson Richardson (on Team XPR). So that is basically my story as to why I am here and why I am posting on this blog. Please forgive me if the posts are boring but I'm trying to learn more about it and post what is interesting. The posts are most likely in between a diaper change and chasing a 1 year old around. If there is something you would like to know more about, let me know and I'll post about it.
Congrats to Team MCR on a successful Loretta Lynn's. Team MCR chooses XPR to build all their race engines for Pro & Amateur teams. Congrats to @mcadoo812 and @tstack_382 on 3 race podiums & 1 overall podium a piece.
Honda, KTM, Kawi, just to name a few. What bike would you rate the greatest of all time? See what the editors at Dirt Bike Magazine had to say
back at the ranch
It's that time of year again for the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at the beloved Loretta Lynn Ranch. Loretta Lynn's Ranch is located in Hurricane Mills, TN on 6,000 acres of land with room for 300 camp sites. From August 1 - August 6, 2016 riders and fans alike can participate in the festivities the ranch has to offer. Congratulations to those that qualified for the Loretta Lynn's 2016. You can watch live or watch live timing below:


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Thank you for visiting Beating Benzos. This site was created to provide information, help and encouragement for those who have been prescribed benzodiazepine drugs and are in the process of tapering from these or have already withdrawn. Please read My Drug History for full details of the drugs I was prescribed over the years.
I started my journey on Nitrazepam, a benzodiazepine prescribed by my doctor for sleep problems, forty years ago. This is my story and how I am slowly conquering an intense and difficult withdrawal.
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Creatives in Schools
Creatives in Schools is a new programme in which professional artists and creative practitioners partner with schools and kura to share their specialist knowledge and creative practice with students/ākonga.
The creative learning experience
The creative learning experience will enhance the wellbeing of students/ākonga and develop their knowledge and skills in communication, collaboration, and creative thinking and practice. It will also raise their awareness of careers in the arts and creative sectors and benefit their preparedness for the future of work.
Creatives must submit an expression of interest to the Ministry of Education. Schools and kura work with one or more creatives to submit a joint proposal for a creative project lasting from 8 to 20 weeks.
Find out more on Arts Online (external link)
Funding will enable Creatives in Schools projects in 304 schools and kura in the first four years of the programme.
The table below shows the three available funding streams for a creative project.
Allowance per project
Remuneration for the creative or creative group, covering 100 contact hours with students/ākonga and teachers/kaiako and time spent on planning, preparation, induction, and training for the project.
Up to $4,000
Reimbursement for the school(s) or kura, covering planning and liaison with the creative, teacher/kaiako release time, and monitoring and reporting on the project.
Up to $3,000
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- If you already have a relationship with a school or kura, get in touch with them to see if they would like to put together a joint proposal with you. They will also help you with the expression of interest all creatives are required to submit.
- If you don't have a relationship with a school or kura, then you can submit an expression of interest online using the expression of interest form. The information you provide will be made available to schools and kura as a brief, anonymous profile on the Arts Online website. A school or kura may then request your contact details from the Ministry of Education and get in touch with you to put together a joint proposal.
Search creatives – Arts Online (external link)
Expression of interest form for creatives (external link)
If the school or kura's proposal is successful, you will then work with teachers/kaiako to deliver the creative experience for students/ākonga.
Note that although you'll do your proposal jointly with a school or kura, the school or kura will be the 'lead applicant' – they will submit the proposal and have overall responsibility for delivering the project.
Selection criteria
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A track record of experience and success means you have:
- achieved recognition from peers or experts, OR
- achieved a degree of critical success, OR
- delivered a successful project with a school or kura, OR
- undergone specialised training or have significant practical experience.
Police vetting
All professional artists and creative practitioners who participate in Creatives in Schools must undergo a police vetting check. The school or kura you are working with will organise the check and provide the vetting report before the project commences. If you do not 'pass' the vetting, your profile will be removed from Arts Online.
Information about vetting – New Zealand Police (external link)
For further information email: firstname.lastname@example.com
For schools and kura
The Ministry of Education invites schools and kura throughout New Zealand to apply for funding to deliver a new creative project in partnership with a professional artist or creative practitioner.
As a school or kura, you will partner with a creative to plan a project and apply for funding for it. If your proposal is successful, you will then work with the creative to deliver the creative experience for students/ākonga.
You can select one or more creatives from the Arts Online website. Alternatively, you are welcome to propose a project involving a creative from your community who has not yet contacted the Ministry.
You will then also need to support the creative to submit an expression of interest as soon as possible.
Search creatives – Arts Online (external link)
Joint proposal form for school/kura and creative practitioner (external link)
Selection criteria
To be accepted as a Creatives in Schools project, your proposal must demonstrate:
- a clear focus on improving the wellbeing of your students/ākonga
- a strong focus on the key competencies of The New Zealand Curriculum or Ngā Uara me Ngā Waiaro of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
- how the project supports local curriculum/marau ā kura planning and your programme for the arts/ngā toi learning area
- your capability and capacity to ensure strong support for the project
- how the project connects with and is valued by whānau and the community.
Creatives in Schools schedule
The table shows the anticipated number of projects to be funded over the next four years. Note that:
- 24 projects will be funded from January to June 2020
- there are two funding rounds per calendar year (covering January to June and July to December)
- schools or kura may start a project in terms 1, 2 or 3 each year
- it is anticipated that, in total, 304 projects will be funded over four years up to 2023.
January 2020–June 2020
July 2020–
July 2021–
July 2022–
Expected number of projects
2 & 3
4 & 5
6 & 7
Submitting a proposal
You can submit a joint proposal developed with a creative for a Creatives in School project. Your proposal will be reviewed and you will be informed if it has been successful or not.
Joint proposal form for school/kura and creative practitioner (external link)
Police vetting
All professional artists and creative practitioners who participate in Creatives in Schools must undergo a police vetting check.
Information about vetting – New Zealand Police (external link)
As the school or kura leading the project, you must organise the check as part of your application process and provide the vetting report before the project commences. If the creative does not 'pass' the vetting, you must inform the Ministry of Education, who will remove the creative's profile from Arts Online website.
Selection process
Your proposal will be reviewed by a selection panel with representatives from Creative New Zealand, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and the Ministry of Education.
For further information, contact email@example.com
Creatives in Schools applications being considered for round one (external link)
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Valentina Divocha in 1967 graduated from I.I. Mechnikov Odessa State University, Faculty of Biology (Department of Virology). In 1973 continued her postgraduate study ate Odessa Institute of Virology and Epidemiology (specialty virology). In 1974 she was awarded her candidate degree with the thesis "Interaction of Coxsackie B viruses with sensitive cell cultures and their antigenic relationships." In 2009 she was awarded her doctoral degree with the thesis entitled "Biological basis antiproteinase therapy of influenza". Under her leadership performed a doctoral and two master's theses. Scientific experience is 35 years. She has more than 190 scientific publications, 3 monographs, textbook "Virology" (2012), 10 patents, 3 innovations. She has currently working as the head of the Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Pathology for Ukrainian Research Institute of Transport Medicine, is the supervisor of the nine research programs in virology and biochemistry.
Now preventive maintenance of a flu by means of vaccination is conventional and is supported by experts of all world. To check presence of trypsin-like proteinase and its inhibitor in antiflu and other vaccines and in immunobiological blood preparations of domestic and foreign manufacture. In work following commercial preparations have been used:" Interferon leukocytic human"," the Immunoglobulin of human placental, donor 10 %, a gonococcal vaccine a herpetic vaccine (Odessa), vaccines for preventive maintenance of a flu, a season 2002/2003 -"Influvac" which consists of hemagglutinins and a neuraminidase of a virus of a flu, strains: ?/Moscow/10/99 (H3N2), ?/New Caledonia/20/99 (H/N), B/Hong Kong/330/2001, "Fluarix" which consists of hemagglutinins of strains (H1N1) A/New Caledonia (H3N2), ?/Panama and ?/Shandont 17/97 and "Vaxigrip" which consists of three strains of a flu virus, a vaccine for preventive maintenance of a hepatitis A - "Avaxim", a blood preparation received from a heparin (the antifactor of Ha) - "Fraxiparine", a preparation from a blood of calfs for a hemodialysis - "Solcoseryl". Preparations were investigated before the termination of a period of validity. Resuits.Work is devoted to study presence of components of a cell-owner and its inhibitor in vaccines and blood preparations and to define presence trypsin-like proteinase and its inhibitor in vaccines and blood preparations. It is revealed that anti influenza vaccines (influvac, vaxigrip, fluarix), herpetic and tularemic vaccines contained an inhibitor of trypsin-like proteinase in considerable quantity. Commercial preparations from a human donor blood (an immunoglobulin, interferon, fraxiparine and solcoseryl) contained as trypsin-like proteinase, and its inhibitor. The immunoglobulin contained in 4,0 times more inhibitor, than interferon. Conclsions. Hence, the modern vaccines applied to prophilaxis and treatment, are insufficiently cleared. Presence of cellular components (enzymes and inhibitors) could lead to allergization and follow complication which is not very known.


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Nope, I was lying. I don't wish that.I like this part. They line up and say "Good game! Good game! Good game!" and they say it even when the game has been horrible and unfair and wicked. Also they are hoping that no one has spit on her hand. That stuff I like. PPP and our Young Son aren't lacrosse All Americans, but they just have so much fun playing the game. It's really fun to watch.
And I do love to have compelling and uplifting conversations with the other parents during the games. The MANY games we go to each and every week.
Filmster: What's your Young Son's name? Isn't it something like Edward ? Cullen? I can't quite remember. Does he actually PLAY in lacrosse games?
Me: Bleh, bleh, mumble, mumble...stunned into silence. I don't multi-task as well as I might, and am easily stunned into silence by...well, you know, unexpected questions. Phrased unexpectedly.
Filmster: (into the camera) That was a bad call. Reffing is terrible. (to me) Oh, but does he ever actually PLAY?
Filmster: (into the camera) That was a bad call. Reffing is terrible. (to me) Oh, but does he ever actually PLAY?
Me: Do you think I sit in the freezing rain, the horrible cold drinking nasty hot chocolate just to watch Big Russ play? Though Big Russ is pretty awesome.
Filmster: Well, does your Brutus actually play? Maybe he's on the JV team? (Into the camera) Not my PreshBabe's fault! Way to go Babe!!!!! (Really loud, Babe can hear)
Me: Do you think I sit in the beautiful afternoon sunlight with my friends, chatting away awaiting Babe's breathless arrival to see Big Russ play, because...
Filmster: (into the camera) Not Babe's fault. Dirty Shot! Shake it off Babe! (to me) So, your young Son, what's his name? Emil? He does stuff like keep score? Is he on the practice team? Run the clock, Blow the horn? What is it? Francis? Me: NO, actually he plays. PPP does the clock and the horn.
Filmster: JV though, not on the real team? (to the camera) Somebody else didn't give good coverage! Good move, Babe!
Me: Yes, on the JV. He's like a water boy. Sometimes they let him wash the dirty socks. The socks of Big Russ. (Is that the right answer - the one that will make this end?)Filmster: Way to go Babe...Yeah, that's what I thought. What's his name again? Otto?
Even though I don't have a visual record of every game PPP has played, I do have a visual record of....well, you know. Interesting stuff.


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I wrap up our Mexican Riviera cruise with our last two ports of call, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. (Read about the cruise from the beginning HERE)
Approach to Puerto Vallarta
Our new-found friends, B&J, took us under their wings and shared their knowledge of Puerto Vallarta. We had an entertaining and interesting day exploring flea markets, walking the beach and most importantly, relaxing with a refreshing margarita.
Cathedral of Our Lady Guadalupe
Many of the sidewalks and roads were made of cobble stones. Pretty to look at, but navigational caution was needed to avoid a turned ankle.
After a full day of fun, soaking up the sun and getting to know both Puerto Vallarta and our new friends, B&J, we headed back out to sea at dinnertime.
Leaving Puerto Vallarta
Mazatlan from the cruise ship
In Mazatlan, we spent another day sightseeing with B&J. On their suggestion, we hired an open-air taxi (more like an oversized golf cart) to take us on a tour.
We went to a large open market in old-town Mazatlan and among the many marvels we witnessed, I'll never forget the shock of seeing pigs' heads displayed for sale. Lucky for you, I didn't take pictures.
We stopped to watch some cliff divers. They were skilled and entertaining, but not on the grand scale of the ones we saw in Acapulco.
We browsed through some high-end jewellery stores on the Gold Coast and strolled the beautiful stretch of beach.
A priority, of course, was to find the biggest margaritas for the lowest price. I think we were successful. Our buddy, B, was quite the barterer. Huge fishbowl sized glasses of icy heaven for something like $2.50 each. A couple of us, (not mentioning any names, dear hubby) enjoyed more than one of the massive concoctions. It was pure delight, to relax right there on the beach, with excellent companions and a cool drink (or two).
A last look at Mazatlan, and Mexico, as the cruise ship headed back towards LA.
We woke up to long, rolling breakers on the last sea day. Everyone walked around like drunks, staggering from side to side. Many passengers, including our friend, J, had to take to their beds with seasickness. I was surprised and pleased with how well Hubby and I handled it. It was quite comical to watch the swimming pools as the water rolled from one end to the other. People amused themselves, riding the waves or sitting on one end and letting the water wash over them.
Over the course of the cruise, the talented and creative staff often treated us to intricate fruit and veggie carvings.
The Princess Atrium was breathtakingly beautiful. Pictures couldn't capture the exquisiteness.
These old folks, whom I dubbed the green couple, kept permanent watch on deck.
We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on Formal Night.
Seems like just yesterday we'd set out on that cruise of a lifetime, but in a few short months we'll be celebrating anniversary number thirty-five. 🙂


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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Accidental Photography
9 comments:
- Shelly said...
The picture of the moon is beautiful and the second one is one of those accidentally on purpose ones that looks great!
- November 28, 2012 at 5:25 AM
- Jim said...
Tripods are so helpful when shooting at night. Rule of thumb: if your shutter speed is below 1/60 sec, you'll get blurry results. Though the one where you moved the camera is pretty neat.
- November 28, 2012 at 5:58 AM
- Vee said...
Sometimes those accidental pictures are the best.
- November 28, 2012 at 7:34 AM
- Lin said...
Hey, you and I were both looking at the same moon last night. :) Doesn't that make the world seem small....or big? I dunno which--it's all perspective. Either way, it was lovely.
We don't have many lights turned on in the 'hood just yet. We have ours up, but to me it is just too early to turn them on and watch the meter spin all crazy-like.
- November 28, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Secondary Roads said...
Like our friend Shark, you've got the moon being held in place by a tree. I like the first one better too.
- November 28, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Happy accidents - the best.
- November 28, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- vanilla said...
Shelly, I do occasionally get some fun results with the camera.
Jim, misplaced one tripod and lost a foot off the other. I'm hopeless.
Vee, it was a lucky accident.
Lin, it was a lovely moon, and perhaps it'll shine on us again tonight!
Chuck, I did frame that for a "tree prop" of the moon, but it almost amazing that you could see that.
Grace, "serendipity" is the word, I think.
- November 28, 2012 at 12:33 PM
- Sharkbytes said...
Two fingers holding up the moon! I like the second one best too.
- November 28, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- vanilla said...
Shark, I should have used a filter, but I am addicted to point-and-shoot.
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"Listen, if they ask me to come back, I would absolutely come back," she told TVLine before noting her Most Wanted co-star Lance Hunter (Nick Blood)'s return this past season. "I was like, "Nick [Blood] came back [for a Season 5 episode] — what the hell, guys?"
For fans of S.H.I.E.L.D., many figured once ABC passed over Most Wanted, the series would eventually figure out a way to at least bring Morse back into the fold one way or another. While that has yet to happen, it doesn't mean it's entirely impossible. Hopefully the showrunners figure something out soon, because production on Season 7 is rumored to begin relatively soon.
For now, fans can catch Palicki in Season 2 of The Orville. The series, which also stars Seth MacFarlane, airs Sundays at 9:00 p.m. on Fox.
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is set to return for its sixth season in July 2019 on ABC with 13 new episodes; the series stars Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Henry Simmons, Iain De Caestecker, Natalia Cordova-Buckley and Elizabeth Henstridge.


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Date: 12/28/2014 at 09:15:25
Esther Muller Services Held
Esther A. Muller, 82, of Wellsburg died at Covenant Hospital in Waterloo on Friday, February 12 of cancer.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February 15 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Wellsburg at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Richard Dowling officiating.
Pallbearers were T.J. Kruse, Melvin Freese, Brent Harrenstein, Wayne Freese, Daryl Anderson, and Edward Bonefas.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established.
Esther was born on March 9, 1910, in Wellsburg the daughter of Herman and Alice (Terfehn) Harrenstein. Esther was educated in the rural Wellsburg schools.
On November 3, 1941, she was united in marriage to Chris Muller in Trenton, MO.
She leaves to mourn her family Alvin of Eagle Grove, Harris of Wellsburg, and Dennis Harrenstein of Ackley, Mabel Claassen of Wellsburg, Marjorie Teasdale of Grundy Center and LaVonne Kruse of Iowa Falls.
She was preceded in death by her husband Chris on May 3, 1973.
The Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg was in charge of the arrangements.
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The reboot of "Will and Grace" has been so successful that the producers have given fans a Christmas present — a bonus episode that airs Tuesday night at 9 p.m.
Titled "A Gay Olde Christmas," the half-hour follows the show's quick-witted quartet as they romanticize a bygone New York when they can't get into a trendy restaurant for their traditional Christmas Eve dinner. Cue the whining. Will (Eric McCormack) leads everyone outside before Grace (Debra Messing) has had a chance to use the ladies' room.
The quartet ends up in the Immigrant Historical Society (which keeps strange hours), wondering if Grace can use the facility. The owner won't let them unless they take a tour. They have no choice.
Karen (Megan Mullally) thinks "it's going to get ugly" as old New York was a time "before face lifts," but Will, leafing through a book of photographs, is more optimistic. "Imagine how great New York was back then," he says, dreaming of horse-drawn carriages and carols sung by candlelight.
He's in for a rude awakening. They enter the fully preserved tenement of Irish widow Karolyn O'Sullivan as she faces a poverty-stricken Christmas, circa 1912. O'Sullivan is played by Mullally, who, dressed in an apron, spectacles, and a frumpy skirt, wakes up to a roomful of hungry children. "I had the nicest dream," she says in an Irish brogue. "None of you were here."
"Will & Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan work their political commentary on this country's policies on immigration, the poor and gay life in a series of deft and funny scenes in which Karolyn meets a new boarder, sailor John Patrick McGee (Hayes), who sympathizes with her plight when her smug landlord (Eric McCormack) shows up to collect the rent and his eyes take a walk all over McGee's muscular form.
Sensing the landlord's secret nature, the sailor convinces the desperate widow to let him seduce the landlord in exchange for the month's rent.
The jokes, many of them clever and sexual in nature, come fast and furious , delivered by a smart cast that keep getting better and better. When Karolyn feigns great shock that her boarder has "lain with men," the sailor responds, "I've had sex with men — yes — but only on a boat."
On his second visit to the apartment to collect the rent, the landlord brings his sex-starved wife, Fanny (Debra Messing), who is festooned in a massive gray velvet cape. The widow borrows a page from Karen's book and says, "1888 called and they'd like their drapes back."
Fanny is shocked that the O'Sullivan children hide in the closet to avoid the landlord's prying eyes. "What's wrong with living in the closet?" McCormack says.
When the quartet ends the tour, rose-colored glasses fallen away, they realize how good they have it in 2018 and Grace launches into a horrifying rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," for which she is rewarded with a snowball, thrown off-set, smack on her forehead.
To celebrate the show's success, the producers show outtakes of the actors blowing their lines and goofing round on set.
Nostalgia may not work when touring a tenement museum but it has served NBC well. Bringing back "Will & Grace" is one of the best ideas any network president ever had.


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Berlin based songwriter Dan Bodan was born in the wide open Canadian prairies and raised in Montreal. Reared on the city's underground noise and experimental music scene, Bodan moved to Berlin 8 years ago. Blossoming in the city's unique mixture of crumbling old-world European values, start-up philanthropy, sleepless techno and epic grey skies, he began writing songs to soundtrack his train rides through the city and make sense of it all.
'Soft', the new album from Dan Bodan, is a rose-scented journey through millennial love issues, which was co-produced with Physical Therapy and Ville Haimala (Renaissance Man) and features M.E.S.H., 18+, Great Skin, Latisha Faulkner, Dena Yago, and Stadium. The album artwork for 'Soft'was designed by famed-artist Julien Ceccaldi who currently graces the cover of Artforum's Summer issue. The album will be available on Nov 17th via DFA records and a limited edition vinyl pre-order will soon be available.
Working together with a team of world-class producers, poets and artists, he writes songs to fit comfortably in that space between the finger and the mousepad, the bedroom and the club, the earth and the ether.


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C) The dean of UDC law school has offered to defer final exams for students who give Baltimore protestors legal advice. Washington Post
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Gainesville, Florida (PRWEB) August 21, 2015
BG Capital Group has acquired one of Gainesville Florida's hottest live country music venues, which reopened yesterday as the company's third location for its growing Cowboys Saloon franchise, announced BG Capital Group Chairman Bobby Genovese and Cowboys Founder, Anthony Perera.
"Cowboys is the number one entertainment spot in Ft. Lauderdale and Ocala and we expect the same success in Gainesville," said Genovese. "The entertainment venue is the ultimate place for friends and families to gather and have fun in a classic western themed atmosphere that is modern and sophisticated. Opened in early 2000 as :08 Seconds, the club had been a country music Mecca for Gainesville residents and an entertainment favorite for University of Florida students, which represents one of the largest campuses in the U.S.
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Strmić Palinkaš, Sabina and Wegner, Reinhard and Čobić, Andrea and Palinkaš, Ladislav A. and De Brito Barreto, Sandra and Vaczi, Tamas and Bermanec, Vladimir (2014) The role of magmatic and hydrothermal processes in the evolution of Be-bearing pegmatites: Evidence from beryl and its breakdown products. American Mineralogist, 99 (2-3). pp. 424-432. ISSN 1945-3027
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Beryl and euclase crystals from the Mina do Santino and the Jacú pegmatites in the Borborema Pegmatite Province in northeastern Brazil contain several generations of melt and fluid inclusions, which allow interpretation of P-T-X conditions responsible for beryl crystallization and for alteration of a primary pegmatitic mineral assemblage to a mixture of hydrothermal minerals (euclase, bertrandite, kaolinite, and quartz). Primary melt and fluid inclusions hosted by beryl were trapped simultaneously. However, their homogenization temperatures are significantly higher (870–900 °C) than the values previously reported for pegmatitic systems (<712 °C) and should be treated with caution. An isobaric drop of temperature resulted in the exsolution of a fluid. A low-salinity CO2-enriched phase and a saline water-rich phase were trapped in pseudosecondary inclusions in beryl at a pressure of 2.1–2.7 kbar and temperature of 390–480 °C. Cooling of the country rocks below 400 °C caused a ductile-to-brittle transition and allowed infiltration of cold groundwater, which further decreased the temperature in the system to 190–240 °C. At the same time, the pressure dropped from a lithostatic (2.1–2.7 kbar) to a hydrostatic value (0.57–0.73 kbar). Consequently, minerals deposited under magmatic conditions (feldspars and beryl) became unstable and a newly formed hydrothermal mineral paragenesis (euclase, bertrandite, kaolinite, and quartz) overprinted the earlier one. The hydrothermal fluids responsible for the alteration differ from the earlier-exsolved fluids in having a lower salinity, lower homogenization temperature, the absence of CO2, and the presence of CH4.
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County Uses Grant to Mitigate Floods, Passivity to the Threat
County Uses Grant to Mitigate Floods, Passivity to the Threat
PHOENIX--Homeowners in the residential neighborhood known as Timberline, east of the City of Flagstaff, live with the constant threat of flooding. And they know it.
It's not unusual to see sandbags stacked along a property line, or a Jersey barrier painted to match the house color or covered with dirt to create an embankment.
As prepared as people in the Schultz Flood area are for flooding, Coconino County is working with the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies to mitigate the risk.
Since the Schultz Flood on July, 20, 2010, the Coconino County Department of Public Works has engineered and installed a system of conveyances that will divert future floodwaters away from people and property. Some of that work was funded through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
LaMar Brown is the Mitigation Grants Program Manager for the Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM). He administers HMGP for the state, acting as a liaison between the counties and FEMA.
Brown recently day tripped to Flagstaff to review two Coconino County projects funded with HMGP dollars. HMGP funds are only available if the President grants a state's request for a Major Disaster Declaration.
The State of Arizona received a declaration for Public Assistance in Coconino County and hazard mitigation statewide for the Schulz Flood in October 2010. The Schultz Flood was an outcome of the Schultz Fire, which burned over 15,000 acres, including Schultz Peak in Coconino National Forest, in June 2010.
The Schultz Fire forever changed the hydrology in the burn area, putting the Timberline neighborhood at an elevated flood risk. And not just for one monsoon season. Dustin Woodman, Engineering Division Manager at the Coconino County Department of Public Works, said the area has weathered more than 60 separate flooding events since the fire.
"These mitigation projects are intended to address a long-term problem and to reduce impacts to life, property and public infrastructure, as well as cut annual response costs incurred by the County and other agencies," Woodman said.
Since 2010, Coconino County and its partner agencies have invested millions of grant dollars into public works projects in the Schultz Flood area. HMPG funds administered through ADEM were used to engineer a section of Upper Campbell Ditch and the Alice Drive Crossing.
The Alice Drive Crossing Project will redirect floodwaters into the Upper Campbell Ditch. The water then flows into the Lower Campbell Ditch before emptying into a storm drain at U.S. 89.
Besides construction projects, Coconino County has also used HMGP funds to print an annual Flood Preparedness and Mitigation Guide, and hold public meetings with property owners in the Schultz Flood area.
Community meetings were held to explain the threat, and how homeowners and the County could work together to mitigate it. Woodman said involving the residents' in the design and construction decisions was important to getting consensus approval of the projects.
"We really tried to bring the whole community along with us as we learned more about the flood risk and what the County would be able to do to mitigate it," said Woodman. "Explaining the science behind post-fire flooding and mitigation measures first makes it possible to have private conversations later about the effect of the work on their properties."
Although HMGP funds can be used to finance—on a cost-share basis—mitigation projects anywhere in the state, Brown said that priority is given to projects in the impacted communities.
Brown is managing grants for a total of 15 mitigation projects in the state, none of which are related to the Schulz Flood declaration, at the moment. Brown takes two to three road trips a month to different project sites to take pictures and ask questions of project managers. He's been up to the Schulz Flood area four or five times since the County broke ground.
"My goal is to visit the project site before the work begins, again during the project and then after the work is finished," explained Brown. "My job as Mitigation Grants Program Manager is to make sure everything the grantee said they were going to do is done on time and within the budget."
For more information on Coconino County's mitigation work in the Schulz Flood area, visit http://www.coconino.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=641.


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RADIUS SFU launches third cohort of Fellows in Radical Doing
RADIUS SFU, a social innovation lab and venture incubator, welcomed its third fellowship cohort of young innovators from across Vancouver earlier this week.
Once a week from January until June, the cohort of 'Radical Doers' will gather together at SFU's Charles Chang Innovation Centre to connect with mentors and coaches, and strengthen their skills for creating impactful innovation.
The Fellowship program, supported by SFU Sustainability Office, RECODE, SFU Innovates, and the Vancouver Foundation, aims to build and strengthen connections between young people within Vancouver's social innovation community.
The program focuses on professional and personal development, supporting young innovators at pivotal points in their lives and equipping them with the tools to create deep social impact and pursue work with purpose.
"I have left the Fellowship program with both tools and resources to help me with my next steps, but more importantly, I'm leaving with a wonderful community of individuals who I admire and respect and are my biggest supporters," says a 2016 Fellow.
The 2017 cohort brings together changemakers from diverse fields including mental health, education, filmmaking, urban sustainability, youth engagement, and refugee resettlement. They have studied at SFU, across the country, and around the globe.
"We were absolutely blown away by the number and caliber of applications we received for the fellowship," says Tamara Connell, manager, Fellowship Program.
"The 2017 cohort is an incredible collection of local changemakers and we look forward to amplifying their work and positive impact across the region."
Past fellows have gone on to launch and strengthen projects such as Repair Matters, a community-focused repair program aimed at sustainability; LEDlab, a collaborative program that identifies solutions to help inner city residents improve their economic independence in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and Mavrixx, a social enterprise that empowers youth and young adults to pursue positive mental health.
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That's right, the title speaks the truth. My sister came all the way out to Brooklyn to pay Meena and I a little mid-summer visit. And when folks come to town (and if you read this blog from time to time you'll know) we always take people to Bocca Lupo. It one of our favorites and even though it's not RIGHT around the corner these days, we'll always make the trek back to Warren for whatever they're making.
And because we're lucky people, we had the honor and privilege of dining with Dan and Steveo as well.
There was way too much food to recap everything, but here were a few of the things I remember. We all started with a cheese plate and it was lovely. Dan and Steve had panini's and one bruschetta I think. I think. Not totally sure. Allison had a wonderful little party sandwich of prosciutto, tomato and goat cheese. They called it something else, but Allison and I both know it as a party sandwich. No crust = party sandwich. Simple math. She also had a couple bruschetta. She really liked the mushroom joint.
Meena had her shrimp scampi and a bit of a nice little pasta. I had a handful of bruschetta and I think the mushroom was pretty lovely. But the asparagus and spring pea bites were also great. And the sausage, too. Who am I kidding, I love everything they make.
Awesome kick off to a wonderful weekend.
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Durham Handspinning Guild
Event: Winterlearn Feb 18, 2012
The first Handspinning event of the year, and a snow storm. We where delighted to find a nice warm spot in front of the fireplace at the Newcastle Public Library. We have demonstrated Handspinning at this annual event for several years. It was our pleasure to attend again this year. The snow storm in the morning made us think the attendence might light, however more families showed up than we have had for a few years. Gwen was showing the little ones how to spin on the spindle, and I used the spinning wheel.
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Patrick has lost track of how many times he has overdosed – he guesses 30
Overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans younger than 50
Patrick Griffin with his sister Betsy and their father, Dennis, after a family intervention – during which Patrick got high, in Pembroke, New Hampshire. Photograph: Todd Heisler/The New York Times
The first time Patrick Griffin overdosed one afternoon in May, he was still breathing when his father and sister found him on the floor around 1.30pm.
When he came to, he was in a foul mood and began arguing with his father, who was fed up with his son's heroin and fentanyl habit.
Patrick, (34), feeling morose and nauseous, lashed out. He sliced a love seat with a knife, smashed a glass bowl, kicked and broke a side table and threatened to kill himself. Shortly after 3, he darted into the bathroom, where he shot up and overdosed again. He fell limp, turned blue and lost consciousness. His family called 911. Emergency medical workers revived him with Narcan, the antidote that reverses opioid overdoses.
Throughout the afternoon his parents, who are divorced, tried to persuade Patrick to go into treatment. His father told him he could not live with him anymore. Around 4, Patrick slipped away and shot up a third time. He overdosed again, and emergency workers came back and revived him again. They took him to a hospital, but Patrick checked himself out.
Back at his mother's house in Pembroke, New Hampshire and anxious to stave off withdrawal, he shot up again around 7.30pm, overdosing a fourth time in just six hours. His mother feared he was dead. Rescue workers returned and administered three doses of Narcan to bring him back. At that point, an ambulance took him to the hospital under a police escort and his parents – terrified, angry and wrung out – had him involuntarily admitted.
The torrent of people who have died in the opioid crisis has horrified the nation, with overdose now the leading cause of death for Americans younger than 50.
But most drug users do not die.
Far more, like Patrick, are snared for years in a consuming, grinding, unending cycle of addiction.
In the 20 years that Patrick has been using drugs, he has lost track of how many times he has overdosed. He guesses 30, a number experts say would not be surprising for someone taking drugs off and on for that long.
Patrick and his family allowed the New York Times to follow them for much of the past year because they said they wanted people to understand the realities of living with drug addiction. Over the months, their lives played out in an almost constant state of emergency or dread, their days dictated by whether Patrick would shoot up or not.
"We are your neighbors," his mother, Sandy Griffin, said of the many families living with addiction, "and this is the BS going on in the house."
In Patrick's home state of New Hampshire, which leads the country in deaths per capita from fentanyl, almost 500 people died of overdoses in 2016. The government estimates that 10 percent of New Hampshire residents – about 130,000 people – are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Some people do recover, usually after multiple relapses.
For much of his adult life, Patrick, who once dreamed of writing graphic novels, has had no job and no prospects. He has a lengthy record of arrests. He got money to buy drugs by selling them at a profit.
Dennis, (66), a retired iron worker, spends his days on the phone, trying to assist his addicted son with lawyers, counselors, insurance companies, even politicians.
Patrick's younger sister, Betsy, (29), who used to shoot heroin with him, is in recovery and has a job, but Patrick's influence is a constant threat.
Sandy, (59), a waitress, knows that her children could at any time pick up a needle. If they did, would it be for the last time?
"He needs to learn to live with the pain of being alive," Sandy said.
One day in July, Patrick's family staged a spur-of-the-moment intervention in his mother's living room in Pembroke, a town in central New Hampshire.
Dennis told Patrick he could no longer live with him and urged him to seek help.
Patrick shot down every suggestion.
Dennis told Patrick, who had overdosed once again the night before, that he should turn himself in to the "safe station" program at the fire department, which helps people with addiction find treatment.
Patrick scoffed.
As a young teenager, Patrick had been bullied, and later he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, his parents said. He said he started self-medicating at age 14 with beer and marijuana, then moved on to cocaine and crystal meth. The meth made him vomit, so he turned to prescription painkillers that his friends stole from their parents. When the government tightened the supply of painkillers, Patrick sought out heroin and fentanyl.
"I thought, 'Nothing is going to kill me,'" he said.
Years later, he was diagnosed with major depression and borderline anti-social personality disorder, his family said, and more recently, post-traumatic stress disorder, illnesses that often go hand-in-hand with substance misuse. He has been on and off antidepressants.
Several hours into the family intervention, Patrick stepped out of the room.
Ten minutes later, he returned. His eyes drooped. He twitched.
As his parents despaired over his future, he had been getting high.
Patrick was high again a day later when he was arrested at a Burger King with a bag of Xanax bulging from one of his socks. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute, then blacked out.
He awoke in a small, concrete cell, charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors.
In jail, he was kept from all drugs, including Suboxone, an opioid substitute that eases withdrawal symptoms and that Patrick had been prescribed by a doctor years earlier as part of an effort to transition him into treatment. New Hampshire is among several states that have banned Suboxone from prisons because inmates often sell it to each other, sometimes leading to overdoses.
Patrick went into an intense withdrawal, with extreme vomiting and diarrhea, in a cramped 6ft-by-8ft cell.
He spent seven weeks in jail, then 28 days in an inpatient treatment program as his legal case made its way through the courts.
By early October, the program was done, he was temporarily released on his own recognizance, and he had been drug-free for almost three months. And yet his family churned with anxiety.
"He's going to come back and do the exact same thing, and I don't know how to stop it," Dennis said before Patrick was released and moved back in with him. "I find needles all over the house."
Still, this time, Patrick seemed different.
Patrick and his father joined a gym and began working out together. Patrick muscled up and put on 30 pounds.
But without drugs, Patrick said, he felt lost. He was not in treatment, had no mental health counselor and no job. If he wanted treatment to help him keep his resolve, he could not afford it. He had no insurance — incarceration automatically cost him his Medicaid benefits.
Patrick's sister Betsy has also been in and out of rehab and jail. But she is in recovery now and her life looks far different. She has a job working at an animal rescue shelter, her sights set on becoming a veterinary technician.
All of it raises a question: Why is one person from the same family who has the same attraction to drugs able to stop, but another cannot seem to?
Sandy said that Betsy, who completed a highly structured treatment program and underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, seemed more motivated than Patrick to quit.
Patrick said Betsy had succeeded where he had not because she had found passion in her work.
"She loves those dogs," Patrick said.
He said that during periods when he has been clean, he tends to take on too much, as he did last year when he signed up for multiple coding courses at community college. He said the heavy caseload left him frustrated, with failing grades. That preceded the relapse in May.
As a late fall day turned to dusk, Patrick said he had not used drugs since he went to jail in July. But he also said he had no idea how to break free from his cravings.
"I feel like I've got nothing to offer," he said. "I'm depressed all the time, and I'm isolating myself. I don't really know what sober people do."
Over the next two months, things would look up for Patrick. He got the job at a packaging plant. His Medicaid benefits were restored. He was on antidepressants and was back in counseling.
And at a court hearing this month, his legal case was more or less resolved: In a deal worked out with the prosecution, he planned to plead guilty to two misdemeanors, with the other charges dropped. Any jail sentence would be suspended as long as his good behavior continued and he stayed in counseling.
But the threat of relapse is constant.
When Patrick recently texted Sandy, saying, "I love you," her first thought was that he was about to kill himself.
She frantically called him back. Patrick told her he was fine, he had just been thinking about her.
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Introduction Online Storefront Software
Over the last year or so, I've been seeing SamCart everywhere. Online Storefront Software
As an internet entrepreneur, I pay extra careful attention to the shopping carts that people are using and I started noticing more individuals using SamCart.
Then I started seeing advertisements from SamCart, so I signed up for their email list. I received a few mails from them hyping up their support, so I decided to give it a shot.
So, did it live this up to the hype? Here's my SamCart review.
What's SamCart?
SamCart is a web-based checkout platform Features conversion-optimized checkout templates along with upsell, arrange bulge, subscription and payment strategy capacities which are designed to optimize profits from every sale.
How SamCart Works
Here are the steps that SamCart walks You through to help you market your products online:
Insert a new product (digital or physical)
choose the payment arrangement you need (possibly a one-time payment, payment program, or subscription)
Select the checkout page template you want (SamCart's templates are all incredible and they've been demonstrated to convert)
Customize the checkout pages to match your own website and brand
Insert upsells, produce coupons, split-tests, etc..
If you're someone that wishes to set up a shopping cart SamCart is for you. You can get up and running in under half an hour. I set up all of my things but that's probably because I watched a few YouTube videos about it.
Click here to begin your SamCart trial.
SamCart Features
The largest reason that SamCart has been able to Because they provide numerous features that help retailers make more money, grow so fast is. Whether you're running an e-commerce store or selling info products, these features will help you make more money and have SamCart pay for itself quickly.
Affiliate Center
Among the greatest things about selling products online is that you can enlist an entire army of affiliates to market your stuff. You don't have to spend time promoting your products, nor do you have to spend a dime. You only pay them if they create a sale for you if you're able to get affiliates to spread the term. Online Storefront Software
SamCart lets you make your own personal army of affiliates that will sell your goods for you together with the Affiliate Center. SamCart automatically creates an Affiliate Signup page for you – .
You're going to find a URL for this page, so you may send it out to prospective affiliates, post it on your site, or send it out to your own email list. I invite them to become affiliates whenever my readers go without purchasing anything from me. Hey, if they aren't purchasing anything, it's still a way for me to gain from them.
When a potential affiliate fills your application, they'll be shown a message that their accounts is"pending approval". When that happens, you will get a notification which they implemented via email. It include buttons to accept or reject the individual's application. If you want you may even set it up to accept affiliates.
SamCart's default affiliate commission is 50 percent. But you can customize this payout to. You can pay your affiliates a flat rate commission (a set dollar amount per sale) or a percentage. I have had a great deal of success by raising the affiliate payout for affiliates to provide them an incentive to sell more.
Checkout Pages
One of the coolest things about SamCart is they have 18 professionally designed templates that are proven to convert. I really don't think all the templates will be great, but I do love most of them. My favourite is the template.
The apparent big advantage here is that the templates are used by other proven marketers, so you can stay away from the countless hours of designing and analyzing your pages.
All of the templates have hope components like reviews, guarantees, and security reassurances that provide your customers the reassurance they will need to enhance your conversions.
As soon as you pick your checkout page, it is easy to customize it by changing the colours of the header, footer, buttons, etc.. You might even pick the fields that you want to add and you can add custom bullet points to describe the product your client is buying (I have discovered bullet points to be especially helpful, and that's why you see them on all my sales pages).
All the pages are mobile responsive, and it is very significant within our ever-increasingly mobile world. One reason I switched over to SamCart was because my prior checkout page supplier wasn't as responsive as I desired it to be. Online Storefront Software
I do a good deal of advertising on Google AdWords, in which a lot of my traffic comes from mobile. I found that with my cart, people abandoned in a speed, which meant I flushed my advertisement spend down the toilet. SamCart assisted my increase my conversions from mobile.
Plus, they have a trendy"sandbox" mode, which allows you make certain everything is working before going live with your goods. With my shopping cart, test it and I actually had to publish everything. I hated doing that. Together with SamCart, I will test payments without going live and without charging your credit card (and messing up your stats).
One Click Upsells
When I told my friends that I was composing a SamCart review, they explained that I should stress how amazing their one click upsells are, and I agree.
If you're selling online and you aren't offering upsells, you are leaving a lot of cash on the table. In reality, back in 2006, Amazon reported that 35% of its revenues were from its own efforts. Do not you think that it deserves your consideration, if Amazon is making that much money from it?
An upsell is a technique that helps you increase your average order value. You probably experience upsells all the time and do not even understand it. It's there as an upsell for those that don't want to be concerned about maintenance, although you don't need to get the elongated warranty for your car. Restaurants like to offer it, although you do not HAVE to have dessert after dinner.
Continuing with the dessert example, those little $8 cakes are not a massive sum of money, but if you are the restaurant selling dozens of these every night, the money adds up.
SamCart makes this process seamless by providing upsells where all the client has to do is click a single button and purchase your offer. In accordance with them, SamCart users who utilize one click upsells normally increase their average customer value by a whopping 68.1 percent. Online Storefront Software
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One Page Checkout
This feature is unique as it offers you the capability to include several different payment choices onto one checkout page. For my 997 online course, Teachable is used by me, and even they do not offer this feature. I have to have different checkout pages if a client wants the payment program. I WISH I could use SamCart for that.
The 1 page voucher takes multiple payments into a whole new level because it keeps traffic on the page while they determine how to cover. You realize how important it's to keep your visitors if you have ever sold anything on the internet.
Cross Selling Bumps
Cross-selling is a way to market products that are related to the one the client already owns. A cross-sell will be gasoline or car insurance, if a client purchases a vehicle from you.
You may be familiar with this as bundling. You are able to raise your profits when you bundle the main product and auxiliary products together. McDonald's does this exceptionally well by selling beverages and fries with their hamburgers.
Subscription Saver
When I first started selling subscription products online, I had been naive enough to believe everybody would pay in time, every moment. I guessed that if I had been good enough to cover my bills and honor my duties, so would everyone else.
Boy, was I naive. Figuring out that there are some real losers. Individuals who decline charges or cancel credit cards just to get out of making payments. Usually once this occurs, your subscription income is gone. Barring any legal action (like sending a demand letter… if you've got the client's address) you can not receive your cash. Sad.
But now with SamCart, your subscriptions have been guarded from declined obligations and expired credit cards. A payment fails, SamCart sends your client an email on your behalf – that the email has a link where clients can upgrade the payment they have on file from their inbox. That means you don't have to waste your valuable time hounding your customers .
When a customer fails to upgrade the payment advice after several tries, SamCart automatically simplifies the registration. SamCart marks them as"delinquent" on your accounts so that you know who they are and so you've got the chance to reach out to these customers. Online Storefront Software
A/B Testing
Is not it bizarre that people talk about split examining their revenue webpages, their sites that are supersized, their email subject lines, and even more… but they don't ever talk about testing their checkout page?
It seems mad, right?
When you figure that a large part of your potential clients are abandoning your checkout page, do not you think that a half-decent split evaluation could help you get yet another client??
I do too.
Luckily, SamCart offers the capacity to run live split tests. This is wonderful. You will double your sales if you've got a 90% abandonment rate and your split-testing snags you just ONE customer. Yes, DOUBLE SALES. Just like that.
SamCart enables you to change any setting you want, so it is possible to test any variation which tickles your fancy. You can change the template, try out a different warranty (I've discovered that the more, the greater ), remove some fields (I've discovered the less, the better), and more.
Once you've got your variations created, SamCart mechanically tests between your own variations. You don't need to do anything except watch the results roll in. You can head over to the"AB Test" part in the product's preferences to see how the variants do. As soon as you locate a winner, SamCart allows you to easily disable the loser.
The one thing you can't split-test using SamCart is the product's price. Conduct a test between these two products and you'll have to create two goods if you would like to do that.
Once it comes to A/B analyzing, experience tells me that you ought to test the big stuff first (like completely different templates) and then work your way down to the minute particulars. Oh, and wait till you have a statistically significant sample size until you call it a day.
Why Checkout Pages Suck
Depending on what study you read, 80% of people Which"add to cart" in your site will abandon cart. You may add a significant amount of money to your bottom line if you can get a small amount of those people to convert.
SamCart will help you boost conversions. Online Storefront Software
SamCart's whole value proposition is that their checkout page templates are tested to the gills and they have been demonstrated to convert better than their competitors. Should you sell items online, you ought to ensure that you're maximizing your conversions, and SamCart will help you do so.
Plus, many checkout pages aren't designed to maximize the total amount of profit which you get from every sell. Things like order bumps and upsells help you include more profit.
By way of example, I sell a $97 PDF on my website. When I used a checkout form, I wouldn't be able to add an upsell. Because I offer an upsell, my upsell supply is taken by roughly one out of every 3 people for $60.
Due to this one simple feature, I am adding an average of $20 to every single purchase of that product. That's like giving myself more than a 20% raise simply. Which means that I can devote an additional $20 on advertising grow my business even faster and to acquire a client.
My Favorite SamCart Feature
My Beloved SamCart feature is hands-down the Awesome training and customer service that they provide. They have tons of videos in what's known as their"Knowledge Base" that teaches you how you can use their software (even though it's already pretty simple ) and they provide a lot of instruction on how to make more money if you are selling online.
They have an entire library of product information, webinars, tutorials, and more. The instruction alone is well worth the price. I had to add this fact in my SamCart review.
SamCart Integrations
I didn't get a chance to incorporate SamCart with a Lot of tools because I do not use that many. I use mainly utilize Stripe, Drip, PayPal and OptinMonster.
Interested in learning more about OptinMonster? Check out my review . If you're interested in learning more I wrote an overview of this too.
SamCart lets you easily sync with a lot of tools, including email, marketing automation, registration, and payment processing. It was super easy for me to incorporate my whole system with SamCart and I envision that it would be the same for the majority of individuals out there.
I have been reading on different forums just how easy it was for individuals to integrate Kajabi, Infusionsoft, Hubspot, MailChimp, Aweber, and much more. However, my toolbox is fairly straightforward, so I can't discuss this in depth in my SamCart review. Online Storefront Software
Can SamCart Price?
SamCart has three strategies:
Basic ($19 a month)
Pro ($99 per month)
Premium ($199 per month)
Even SamCart is a complete steal with the features they provide you. I've discovered that the Basic is great for internet entrepreneurs, but you want to get the Pro plan, if you are doing a great deal of business on the internet.
Also keep in mind that if you're looking to save a little money, they give you a discount if you pay annually. I recommend that you make the most of the free trial (to ensure that it's definitely suitable for you) and then paying annually to conserve money. If you pay annually, the Pro plan is $888 per year (that saves you $300) and the Premium plan is $1,788 annually (which saves you $600).
SamCart Offers a 14-Day Free Trial (and Money-Back Gurantee)
If you're on the fence about trying SamCart, they Offer a completely free 14-day trial.
This usually means you could test them out absolutely free, and if they don't make you more money than your previous cart (or you just hate it for some reason) then you can fire them. You are able to cancel and walk away.
Plus, they have a 30-day 100% money-back guarantee anyway, further lowering the danger.
Based on SamCart, the typical SamCart seller makes up to 5X more than the average seller on different platforms. What do you have to lose? Begin now. Online Storefront Software
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