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Highbiscus | CBD Tea
Exquisitely Floral Hibiscus CBD Tea
This intoxicatingly deep red blend of CBD Hibiscus tea redefines what it means to enjoy herbal. Hibiscus has been used for centuries to support a healthy body & mind. We've added a handful of complementary herbs for an exotic, semi-sweet mountain-high experience. Highbiscus makes a fantastic hot tea, but is equally delicious on ice.
UPDATE: 20-Pack now packaged in biodegradable packaging with ASTM D6400 Certified Compostable Bags & hemp-paper inserts.
As low as $1.50/cup
Each bag brews 2-3 cups!
Approx. 50-60MG CBD Per Tea Bag. Batches Vary.
Contains Coconut. Does not contain caffeine.
What does Highbiscus taste like?
Our Hibiscus CBD tea offers a bright tart refreshing flavor, with mild sweetness from citrus and lemongrass. Along with a sweet tang from the cranberry and a finishing note of sweetness from stevia, Highbiscus is a fantastic tea year-round (though it's our co-founders favorite during the summer, when iced!).
Tasting Notes: Citrus, Tart Hibiscus & Cranberry, Lemongrass
The Benefits of Highbiscus CBD Tea
Known for its vibrant red color, hibiscus flowers or Hibiscus sabdariffa, thrive in a tropical climate and is a common tea worldwide. Hibiscus tea is made from dried parts of the hibiscus flower. It has a naturally sweet but tart flavor and offers a similar flavor profile to cranberries. It is ideal for blending into herbal infusions, syrups, or even dying fabrics. Interestingly, there are over 200 species of Hibiscus flowers and they are grown in mostly tropical areas, with very few varieties able to grow in cold temperatures. Hibiscus flowers are used for so many different teas in Mexico, Latin America, and North America. Hibiscus tea is often referred to as Aga de Jamaica, and is usually served chilled with sugar to sweeten the natural tart flavor.
So what's it good for? First off, hibiscus is high in vitamin C which supports a healthy immune system. Hibiscus tea is also full of phytochemicals, like polyphenols and anthocyanins, which are commonly known as antioxidants. Antioxidants help protect against the effects of oxidative stress that occurs naturally in the body.
This blend also features dried cranberry, a powerful superfood. Native to eastern North America, cranberries are edible, tart berries you've likely enjoyed on Thanksgiving. Cranberries are a very popular superfood in their own right, though. Like hibiscus, they are high in nutrients and antioxidants, and on its own, research has linked the nutrients of cranberries to help with urinary tract infections.
Next, we add a variety of other herbs and flavors. Stevia, for example, is known for its delightful taste. It has been used for thousands of years by the Guarani tribe for its health benefits and cut the bitterness of teas, and is often touted as a safe and healthy sugar substitute. Lemongrass is an aromatic and uplifting herb. Spearmint is a smooth and bright flavor that offers a refreshing and inspiring flavor.
When should I drink Highbiscus?
Highbiscus is caffeine free, so it's easy to drink any time of day. We suggest even brewing it hot and adding ice for a lovely iced tea moment. Remember, each bag can be used up to 2-3 times (and be sure to press and massage the bag with a spoon for maximum benefit!)
- Est. 50-60MG Per Tea Bag (Full Spectrum). Batches vary.
- Does not contain caffeine
- 1 pack, 3 pack, and 20 pack available
- Contains coconut milk (used as a lipid to increase CBD absorption)
The Brothers Apothecary exclusively uses hemp that contains <0.3% THC and is licensed with the Department of Agriculture.
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"I am 29 and have hypertension and take blood pressure medicine and decided to give this a try and I am so pleased with the results, I am happy to know this helps me keep my blood pressure manageable. The flavor is great and I recommend 100% for anyone with similar health issues."
by Sean Bassham
"Let me start off by saying that out of all the CBD teas I have ever tasted ( and I've tasted quite a few) brothers apothecary has the best teas by far! ❤ Outstanding! With this specific blend prepare your taste buds for excitement. The floral notes of the rose mixed with the hibiscus is sweet and tart; perfect for a day at the park ? Light and smooth to perfection."
by Elexis
"Worked beautifully for my husband's overworked muscles and back. And he slept better. All around wonderful product!!!"
by Meg
"I just tried this tea and must say that I really love it!"
by Santerica
Had this over at a friend's house last week. I love that it wasn't overly, tartly hibiscus as teas often tend to be. It was very calming and relaxing–perfect for our small gathering!
This is the best hibiscus tea I have ever had! It has a very nice, strong flavor! Enough so, that you can make a second cup (it just won't have as much cbd)! I "high"ly recommend this tea! 😀
Worked beautifully for my husband's overworked muscles and back. And he slept better. All around wonderful product!!!
I just tried this tea and must say that I really love it! The only disappointment is that when I opened the package there were 2 tea bags instead of 3. Other than that the tea is awesome!
I am 29 and have hypertension and take blood pressure medicine and decided to give this a try and I am so pleased with the results, I am happy to know this helps me keep my blood pressure manageable. The flavor is great and I recommend 100% for anyone with similar health issues.
I bought my first tea bags from you a couple weeks ago. I LOVE the flavor of the Hibiscus. My first bag said 62.70mg if CBD. That's correct sixty-two!~ Now, I see you bags only have 52.81 mg of CBD. What's up with lowering the amount of CBD, but the price is exactly the same. Not happy with the change.
Let me start off by saying that out of all the CBD teas I have ever tasted ( and I've tasted quite a few) brothers apothecary has the best teas by far! Amazing taste and high quality along with fast acting to support all of your internal needs. I'm highly impressed and have recommended to hundreds of people on my social media platform poetry page sun_moon_poetry ❤ Outstanding!
With this specific blend prepare your taste buds for excitement. The floral notes of the rose mixed with the hibiscus is sweet and tart , perfect for a day at the park ? Light and smooth to perfection.
I drink this tea at bedtime to help relax and drift off — more than once I have fallen asleep before I could finish the cup! It really sets me up for a good night's sleep. I love hibiscus and this tea has such a lovely taste — better than other brands I have tried. About to order a 20-pack because that's how good it is!
No joke…I am waking up right this moment from a sleep that was deep and restful all because I brewed a cup of Highbiscus and drank it before bed. When I sip this tea, next thing I know I'm out light a light! It happens every time. Then I wake up, I'm calm …no drama…ready to get my day going. I can honestly say that this tea works! I am now a regular!
This is so delicious and refreshing. I brew it with 2 bags and let it steep overnight in the fridge. Then I have a concentrate to put over ice with a little water. Helps me relax a bit, and the color is luscious!
I got this at a Pure CBD Store of one tea bag. Packaging is great that you can't smell the weed. Opening I could smell it a little but not overwhelming. I let it steep in hot water for like 30 mins the taste is sweet. I took it on my first day of my period and I had such bad cramps. I also felt really calm after because I was really stressed from my college assignments. Within 30 mins of taking it I no longer had pain and felt very calm. Highly recommend and getting more next time.
A retail associate at Charlotte CBD in NC recommended this tea to me. I was a beginner in introducing CBD to my lifestyle AND when I say I don't want to try anything else! This is it! I absolutely have to have some everyday before work, it completely eases my intense (…) & I love the tart cranberry taste! Thank you Brothers Apothecary. I wish there were more multi-pack options!
Love this tea. At helps me relax and has a tasty floral taste. I love this tea as is. No honey or sweetener.
Love the highbiscus Tea …it's rich and so full of flavor… Terrific Bold flavors will purchase again
Amazing! I've enjoyed all of the teas that I've tried before and the Highbiscus is by far my favorite. It has a light, tart, and fruity flavor and it's delicious hot or as iced tea. I have fibromyalgia and neurological complications from a concussion- this helps with pain and gives an overall feeling of calmness.
Too tart for me
Hibiscus tea is refreshing cold and when hot, I add a tsp of honey.
I love this tea. It does exactly what it needs to and tastes yummy on top of it! It would definitely recommend!
Your CBD teas are delicious and so soothing, but the best thing I ever did was to follow my occupational therapist's recommendation to try your Pain Away CBD oil. I recently broke my arm had it plated and am working on recovery at age 68. I have severe arthritis in both thumbs and have never found any relief until now. I use CBD oil in morning and at night and I can touch my thumb to my little finger for the first time in 6 months. My rehab is moving along so much more easily since my thumb problem is no longer a barrier. I can't tell you how thankful I am! I have already placed two more orders and I will be back. I gave some Pain Away to my brother-in-law who is struggling with chronic back pain. He has already gotten some relief. Happy in South Carolina, Penny
I LOVE the smell and taste of Hibiscus! And with Lemongrass?! How can this tea get any better??? I'll tell you how: it makes you feel a sense of calm and it drink mostly when I get done with a bath and have a "mommy time" with cup of this bad boy then sleep for hours on hours to be up bright and earlier for work (even with my sleepless nights lol)
This is a favorite of mine. The flavor is perfect and the effect is calming. I get my best sleep with all the teas, but the hibiscus is special. 🙂
By far, my favorite tea that Brothers Apothecary sells. The Hibiscus flavor is absolutely delightful and is not overpowered by the CBD flavor one bit! And the amount of CBD they pack in these babies alleviates my occasional aches pain and stress/worry on the spot.
Such a mild and floral taste. I love this tea in the morning. Its not too much but jsut the perfect amount of flavoring. All their teas last me all day. I feel calmer and just ready for the day. It helps me in the afternoon when I get that nap feeling around 12.
Wonderful product made with passion!
Super flavorful! And even better with their honey!
have bought both for myself and as gifts for friends- 10/10 from everyone!
Love hibiscus and this tea is the perfect taste. Well balanced
I am a big fan of hibiscus tea and very happy with this blend! It's rich and clean and a delicious mouth full of sunshine!
The best one
Bought more than 5 times
Good stuff
I was hesitant to try this as I'm not a huge hibiscus tea fan but this tea is SO flavorful. It's not too tart or too sweet and it's something I can sip on all day to maintain energy and lessen stress. It's now my new favorite product and will be a regular on my shelf.
This is by far the greatest tea. I love it hot or cold! I have hypertension. This tea has been an intrical part of my healing from high blood pressure. The flavor is wonderful.
This is by far the greatest tea. I love it hot or cold! I have hypertension. This tea has been an intrical part of my healing from high blood pressure. The flavor is wonderful.
I brew this in a half gallon jar with 2 tea bags and then pour it over ice for the BEST iced tea I've ever had. It is just the right amount, split into 3 glasses for me (2 teabags for 3 large glasses of iced tea) to feel so comfortable, relaxed, and spiritually open, but not tired. I love everything I've ever consumed from the Brother's Apothecary, but this is by far my favorite item. Thank you for caring about us enough to offer these amazing products at such great prices. I highly recommend this tea!
A delightful flavor that also helps me relax. One of my favorite CBD products.
I'm not usually a fan of hibiscus tea, but this tea is actually well-balanced and turns the most beautiful color! Not too tart
This tea is fabulous! It tastes so yummy
I love the products from The Brothers!
Love it
This was actually the very first cbd product I have purchased and tried. I was interested in your products for pain relief and anxiety. Found your products through a friend on Instagram and took advantage of your Memorial Day sale. The highbiscus tea is so delicious and refreshing, especially when iced. Felt the calming effects of the tea immediately. I have also tried your golden milk, golden dream tea, and chai awakening tea. I have nothing but positive things to say about the taste and quality of your products. I loved the free sample of the lemon ginger honey so much I already placed another order! I'm one happy returning customer! Hoping the pain relieving benefits improve with continued use.
I was leery of trying this tea because I am not overly fond of fruity, flowery teas, but glad I gave it a try! The tea is not overpowering at all!! I've had it hot and even over ice on a hot summer day. Love this tea!
I love this brand so much!! My go to relaxation tea. I don't always love hemp-derived CBD products as much as the cannabis derived stuff but these guys really make it work. Has helped a ton with getting to sleep.
this tea is absolutely amazing, and one of my favorite CBD products by far!! my go-to is to brew a big batch and then cool it down in the refrigerator to have the perfect refreshing and relaxing iced tea. sometimes i add lemonade to it, which is delicious! highly recommend.
this is one of my favorite CBD products by far!! i love making a big batch of this tea (3 bags, steeped 3 times each for max use!) and cooling it in the fridge for the most perfect, refreshing, and relaxing iced tea. sometimes i add lemonade which is delicious too!
this is absolutely wonderful tea…I don't know how y'all do it – you keep making little masterpieces… I always feel so relaxed after every concoction/elixir. ITS MAGIC.
I absoutely enjoyed my tea and the calming effect was wonderful. I will be ordering more and also telling my friends about your products.
This tea is absolutely delicious! So refreshing, and the hemp taste doesn't come through like some of the other Brother's teas.
Great flavor, very floral!
Love this product. Helps me feel refreshed and relaxed will definitely buy it again. My mom bought it for me as a gift knowing how stressed out I am. I love this smell and the taste!
While I am not usually a fruity tea person, this blend is delightful! Highly recommended!
Smooth but lively tea. Although not needed I add a dash of honey. enjoy
The color the water turns is so much fun! The flavor is refreshing and I enjoy it iced during the summer months. My friends paired this with a sangria spritzer they made as well once and it turned out delightful. One of my favorite go tos!
This tea is very tasty and gives it a beautiful red color which can also be helpful for skin issues or heart healing. I have liked all the teas from the Brother's Apothecary and would order them again.
This is my favorite for anytime. It gives me the right amount of relaxation. I make a big pot of it and drink all day
helped me relax
One of my fav daytime drinks! The lemon taste with the hibiscus is perfect and I can drink cup after cup. ❤
I have been drinking this tea for at least two years. This is my favorite flavor – very calming and such a good deal for over 50 mg of CBD per bag. I used to buy CBD from the dispensary but it was way too expensive. Def recommend it!
Tea has great flavor and is very calming. Love it on a nice cool day!
My favorite!
The slightly tangy tea is delicious as an iced tea. Minimal to no sweetener is needed. I am happy about health benefits while keeping hydrated.
Love this tea, good flavor and relaxing. I plan to purchase more!!
Best Tea ever
Great flavor!
Cannabinoids also need to be able to work in your body, referred to as "bioavailability". That's why nearly all of our teas, capsules and superfoods are infused with a proprietary hemp + coconut base, formulated for CBD absorption.
You may notice ingredients like Tapioca Maltodextrin (sourced from organic Yuca Root) and Organic Acacia Fiber. Both help prevent clumping and improve mixability. Just like our herbs and tea, these base ingredients come from small, organic farms.


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This beautiful solo costume is all light pink lycra LW24 with a gathered section on the right bust. It is adorned with sections of dusty rose floral lace LAC20. The back of this costume is very open and cuts into the front at the sides. All banding is light pink lycra. This costume is beautiful in all pink but can be made in any color combination.
Stones can be added at an additional cost.
Child I: $360.00
Child II: $385.00
Adult I: $435.00
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CLF streamline their catering process.
Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a Multi Academy Trust, sponsored by Rolls Royce PLC and the University of the West of England. CLF consist of 14 Academies in Bristol, Bath and Weston-Super-Mare.
CLF had a mix of separate catering arrangements, including in-house teams and external contractors. They identified a need to streamline the process of managing these contracts, improving service and to ensure they received the best value for money.
The requirement was reviewed and due to the potential value of a new contract CLF understood that they had to carry out a full and compliant procurement activity. They identified that they would have to manage their own bespoke procurement exercise or utilise the CPC's Outsourced Catering Services framework covering this requirement. They decided to use the framework following consideration of both options as this provided a number of benefits:
CLF had the opportunity to meet with suppliers formally in a group briefing meeting and site visits. During the briefing meeting CLF and all suppliers openly discussed their priorities and any specific challenges or issues were shared.
Ten suppliers on this regionally let framework expressed an interest in the competition and of these, six submitted tenders. The suppliers provided the panel of assessment a formal written submission and presented their proposals. Tender submissions were reviewed against the published award criteria and the scoring was captured in a spreadsheet to ensure consistency and to enable scores to be easily compared.
The panel made a recommendation to the CLF Board to appoint the selected supplier, Aspens Services Ltd. The Board were happy to support the recommendation made commenting that the procurement activity was appropriate and had been very well run and that it provided a contract that would be of excellent value.
Head of Compliance at CLF, Bryony Green said: "The CPC framework allowed us to carry out a high quality and compliant exercise to select a catering contractor. This means we now have a very good quality catering provision that benefits a significant number of our pupils across the federation"
The financial benefits for CLF following the implementation of this contract are
CLF are very pleased with the support and service provided by CPC and would happily recommend them and the framework to other Academies/Multi Academy Trusts.
Our dedicated Helpdesk is ready to answer any questions or issues you might have. You can contact us at any time during office hours, either by phone or email.
Summit Learning Trust save money and improve the quality of their staff recruitment activity by using CPC's Temporary and Permanent Staffing framework
Sand Academies Trust saved £16,000 over a 3 year contract using CPC's Multifunctional Devices and Digital Transformation Solutions framework
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I once mentioned "Jaci Rohr" on a Forum post, and someone replied "Who's that?"
Before I could explain, someone else replied, "That's Mrs. Pope!"
Cute, I thought. But don't let her hear you call her that. Jaci (pronounced like the normal "Jackie"), my lovely wife of 21 supportive-beyond-the-call-of-duty years, is getting sick of the whole "harp guitar pope" business. She insists I never use it in reference to myself (she thinks it'll go to my head…oops, too late!).
Luckily, she's not getting sick of harp guitars (or their players or builders) – as she is, of course, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Harp Guitar Foundation. Titles aside, she's much more than that – handling the first tax year with our legal adviser, John Thomas, and generally catching all the details and fine print and keeping "the boys" professional and out of jail. Seriously, she worked on the patent for her co-designed Cesar Millan's dog collar invention…she is particular.
Jaci's first Gathering and introduction to our wild and creative bunch was HGG3 in Salem. She loved everyone and of course fit right in – for example, cracking up Andy McKee and Dan LaVoie with this classic exchange:
Mike Doolin (luthier): "Nancy (his wife now) wants me to build her her own harp guitar – but I still have a pretty long waiting list."
Jaci: "Yeah, well Nancy can easily put you on her own Waiting List, buddy!"
She had to skip HGG4, but made a point to attend HGG5, the anniversary year back in Williamsburg, where she stepped up to help the 2 Lindas with the Sales Table work and accounting. With that under her belt, she volunteered to manage the volunteer team the next year for host Mike Doolin, and soon found herself the wife of an overworked pope who next had to set up (with law professor and new harp guitarist, John Thomas) a nonprofit corporation. As I said, she's good with fine print and details and got us all through it.
That very next year was the first Harp Guitar Gathering sponsored by the Foundation and one that found Jaci managing the whole non-stage part of the event. Believe me; none of us now – Stephen, myself, the hosts – could do this without her. She does it gratis because she loves all you guys and gals (but mostly "her Powell boys"). So she, especially, appreciates those of you who can chip in and help out at the Gatherings.
Jaci, with last year's Featured Artist, Hiro (Moheji) Takai
And what does she do when not subject to Harp Guitar Slavery?
Well, she's truly a "Jaci-of-all-trades" – always involved in some creative project or another (she ghostwrites Auggie's Doggie Bloggie), when not working in "the biz" (TV and movie costumer). She loves her current gig – for the last year she's been at Paramount Studios in a position they created for her: Jewelry Archivist. For months, she's been digging in drawers and sorting out all the old costume jewelry in an attempt to locate surviving pieces from Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 The Ten Commandments – with great success. She uses the film and production stills to identify pieces – or pieces of pieces (they re-utilized lots of stuff, and much was tossed). Then she has to keep looking to see if there's enough there to properly restore the piece or re-assemble it.
Jaci's office is also the new Jewelry Archive room, above (where the Paramount V.I.P.s often bring by friends and stars of "Old Hollywood" (like the other day, Stella Stevens, one of my boyhood crushes!).
Recently, she attended a Hollywood gala, tasked to take the entire exhibit to set up in the lobby at the newly restored Egyptian Theater for a screening of the just-restored film, with the first public exhibition of the jewels.
The elaborate "pectoral" (center of the exhibit spread below) was worn by Anne Baxter as the Queen of Egypt. It's made (like nearly all of it) of gold-plated copper. Jaci personally disassembled and rebuilt it, after carefully cleaning and polishing the 2,113 individual pieces by hand. What can I say? – she's a costume geek!
There is talk of the Studio finally creating their own permanent exhibition space to display this and the costumes (from this and many other films). Meanwhile, they've been loaning out some of the pieces to other museums. "Costume jewelry," maybe – but no kid's stuff!
Above, Jaci, on set for her interview for the "Making of" DVD


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Reciprocal Linking Scams
Reciprocal linking scams have increased immensely during the past year. Initially we thought that this problem only related to gambling and casino related websites but an audit of our commercial link partners showed that it is a serious problem within the broader online community.
Over the past eighteen months, our page rank slowly declined whilst we were continually adding new link partners to our link directory. We had slipped from a five down to a two before we finally identified the exact cause of the problem.
We evaluated a series of link checking spiders, but until recently one had to know the URL of the page on which the reciprocal link was located for most of the spiders to find it and none of the available spiders could effectively handle dynamically generated links pages although a few claimed to have those capabilities. We eventually found two that you can run from your desktop machine and find a single link on a dynamically generated link directory. The results were alarming. Out of the first 100 links on our anchor site, only seven were still being reciprocated.
We recrawled the sites where no link was found with the second spider and got exactly the same result. Then we started manually checking the sites where no link back was found and started discovering patterns of deliberate link fraud.
The scams in order of popularity amongst the scammers
Reduce exposure to link scams
To reduce your exposure to such scams it is essential to carefully vet all potential link partners in the first instance. Enter link back partner details in a database. As an absolute minimum, enter their URL, the location of the link back on their site, the page rank of the page on which your link is located, the date of the link exchange and a real e-mail address for the contact person. I also print a copy of the request and file it in chronological order
Use a good link checking program monthly and contact offenders as soon as you find your link is missing from their site. This is now essential to keep link partners honest. This problem is a direct consequence of the current page rank system and fierce competition for top rankings. It is easier to retain existing link partners than to continually find new ones.
Points to look for when Assessing Potential Link Partners
Before trading links, look carefully at the other site
If no link to the link directory on the index page Reject - you will get no traffic from that site
Look at the structure of their link directory and count the number of clicks from their index page to where their link to you is likely to be located and then deduct that number from the PR of the sites index page. If that page is PR3 and there are three clicks to get to the page on which your link will be located, that page will have a PR0. That link will be worthless unless the site gets a minimum of a PR4.
If you have not already done so, download Google's tool bar. If the page rank bar is grayed out, when you are looking at a site, never trade links with that site. The grey bar is said to indicate that it is banned by Google. I do not know if that is true but I have only ever seen two sites produce grey bars.
A growing number of sites with dynamically generated link directories have no page rank on any link pages even though the directories are often constructed in such a way that you would expect the page to rank to be 2 points below the home page. I do not know how most are achieving this. The visible way is to have multiple folders and index pages leading to the links pages and the number of clicks from the home page destroys any potential link page rank. A rare method is to add a no index command for the link directory in their robots.txt file.
Just remember links to such sites are one way links from your site to their site. You give them a good link and they give you a worthless link. A link on a page with a PR0 is a non indexed link and carries no value regardless of the page rank of the index page of the site to which it is attached. When you do a back link check on your domain in Google, you will notice that very few links to your domain that are on Google indexed pages with a PR of less than four are returned in your list of back links. This is why I and others consider that Google now discounts the value of such links.
For indexed pages, count the number of links on the page. The first factor in determining the value of the link is the page rank of the page on which it is located. The second factor is the number of links on the page. The value of the link to you is roughly the page PR divided by the number of links. Of course no one outside of a chosen few at Google knows the actual formula but that is a rough approximation and the reason most webmasters will not trade links with sites with more than 40 links to a page unless the page has a very high PR.
A link on the bottom of a good content page is always better value than a link on a directory page as more people are likely to click on it.
When on the receiving end of a link exchange request, do not hesitate to ask for your link to be placed on a specific page and do not hesitate to reject link requests from sites that do not adhere to basic acceptable linking practices.
When considering link requests from new sites, look at any other sites that belong to or have been built by the webmaster proposing the link. Most importantly, look to see if existing link pages have been indexed and the structure of the directory. This will be a good indicator of what to expect for the new site.
When you create your own link directory, consider a hand edited directory with the links at the same level as the rest of the pages on your site. That way your link pages will be only one point below your index page and you will attract more link requests because of that. Many high PR sites will not trade links with you unless you can place their link back on a minimum of a PR4 page. That way you can start shooting for the top once your index page makes a 5 as opposed to a 7 with the way many link directories are set up.
When you are shooting for the top, it makes that final climb a little less steep.


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A psychologist created a playlist that is scientifically proven to MAKE your morning
Waking up is hard, which is something all creatures know to be true, right? Yet, supposedly, it doesn't have to be that way—if you have the right playlist in your possession, of course, according to Ph.D. candidate David M. Greenberg and Spotify.
Fellow humans, listen up, we have your new waking-up soundtrack.
According to Greenberg, forcing yourself into an optimistic mood with excessively upbeat music is not the answer. "You're starting out in a tired, grumpy, cranky state," Greenberg told Mic. "For most of us it's a struggle, and you're trying to go from that state to a state where you're feeling alert, energetic and optimistic about the day at best. It's more about bringing you through multiple stages from that tiredness to being more alert and then getting the energy from there." (So it's all about taking things one step at a time.)
The key is to listen to songs that don't force you to wake up with a crazed look in your eyes.
To help with this, Greenberg chose "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay as the playlist opener because it exudes an uplifting feeling, which is helped along by the song's steady rhythm emphasizing beats two and four. Mic also noted that Greenberg was careful to keep the songs within a certain speed range, 100 to 130 beats per minute, to keep this energy buildup going.
Overall, what results is a pretty eclectic playlist, but we're loving it. The songs range from "Confident" by Demi Lovato to "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers to "Hit the Quan" by iLoveMemphis. This is definitely a playlist we'd be happy to wake up to (especially since it's been approved by science).


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Like everyone, Mark Cuban's investment history has hits and misses — and, at least when it comes to ABC's "Shark Tank," the billionaire has made peace with that fact.
On Saturday, Cuban noted on Twitter that "on a cash basis," he's taken a net loss on his myriad "Shark Tank" investments — which, by one online estimate, include nearly $20 million invested into 85 startups since joining the show in 2011.
"I'm good with that with my 'Shark Tank' companies," Cuban wrote. "I don't do the show to get the best investments. And I don't always invest because I think I'll make money. Sometimes my deals are purely to help someone or send a message."
Notably, Cuban added, the net loss only covers companies that he's exited — not any of his active investments in private companies.
"If I add the valuations [of my current investments] based on the last raise, I'm doing great," he wrote. ""But that's not money in my pocket. It's potential. Raising money hopefully creates more upside. However, [in my humble opinion], if you can't spend it, it's not a financial gain."
The self-analysis was a conversation-starter, with Cuban acknowledging that a company's valuation only shows how his investment might be growing on paper: It's not liquid, meaning he can't spend its value on anything without selling his shares first. "Should illiquid valuations count?" he asked his Twitter followers.
It's also a window into the billionaire's investing strategy, at least when it comes to "Shark Tank." In the past, Cuban has frequently discussed having a soft spot for businesses with missions he supports — a vegetarian since at least 2019, he's invested in multiple vegan food brands on the show — and entrepreneurs with strong work ethics who need a boost to get to the next level of success.
"What really gets me going is when people have an operating business where they've already gone for it. And they've invested everything," Cuban told TV Tango in 2011. "They've put their heart, their soul, their time, everything that they have available to them into the business. And they've laid it on the line. And they just need a little bit of help."
Cuban added that when it comes to identifying the type of entrepreneur he wants to work with, he "can see elements in the entrepreneur that are attractive to me in terms of efforts and brains, and ability to sell."


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The History of Hanami
We all love hanami and sakura, but where did it all start? Let's take a look at the history of hanami. Continue reading The History of Hanami
We all love hanami and sakura, but where did it all start? Let's take a look at the history of hanami. Continue reading The History of Hanami
This beautiful book let's the art speak for itself but provides print-by-print commentary. It's a coffee table book that I find irresistible. Of course, I'm biased. Hiroshige is my favorite Japanese artist. Continue reading Book Review – Hiroshige: 100 Famous Views of Edo
Wanna read a book about how Edo became Tokyo? This one might be for you! Continue reading Book Review – Tokyo: From Edo to Showa
Hillsborough's books have been "gateway drugs" into the Bakumatsu for many people, including myself. Here he takes a long form scholarly approach and nails it. Continue reading Book Review – Samurai Revolution
The story of the Kanda River is a story as old as Edo itself. It is part and parcel of the evolution of the city. Continue reading The Kanda River
Thanks to all of you, let's keep this YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN EDO TOO LONG thing going!!! Continue reading You Know You've Been in Edo Too Long…
Wanna support the blog? It would mean a lot if you did!
If not, that's OK, I made you a video today. Continue reading Questions from Readers
I'm not even joking when I say I think this name was chosen just because it sounded cool. Continue reading What does Toranomon mean?
Tokyo's Katsushika Ward and Saitama's Kita-Katsushika and Minami Katsushika Districts derive their names from the pre-modern Katsushika District of Shimōsa Province, but where did the ancient name come from? Continue reading What does Katsushika mean?
Formerly part of the outer enclosure of Edo Castle and now a shopping district next to Ginza, Yurakucho is strange name with an elusive past. Continue reading What does Yurakucho mean?
牛込 Ushigome (Crowd of Cows) 。 。 牛 ushi cow 込 komi[i] swarming, huddling, amassed, crowded, "in bulk" 。 According to Japanese Wikipedia[ii], in 701, in accordance to the Taihō Code, a livestock ranch was established in this area. In fact, two were established which were sometimes referred to as 牛牧 gyūmaki a cow ranch and 馬牧 umamaki a horse ranch. These two locations came to be referred to as 牛込 Ushigome and 駒込 Komagome. The fact that there was a cattle/dairy ranch here in the Asuka Period is a known fact (it's documented). The horse ranch is a different … Continue reading What does Ushigome mean?
A rich guy, a castle and a nature preserve walk into a bar… Continue reading What does Shirokane mean?
Went a little long on this on… sorry about that. But I love Tokyo. I wanted to explore the forgotten side… Continue reading What does Edo mean?
Before the Scientific Method arrived, scholars and common folk grouped animals in according to a traditional Sino-Japanese methodology. Today's place name bears evidence to that grouping methodology.
Continue reading What does Mamiana-cho mean?
10 Quick Questions From Readers!
(Still took 2 days to write… lol) Continue reading 10 Random Quickies – Japan This Lite
Summer in Japan means matsuri (festivals), hanabi (fireworks), and fuzoku (prostitution). Today we'll look at the first two! Continue reading Edo River Fireworks
In the Edo Period, Senju was a hub to some of the most prestigious destinations of the Era. It was a launch pad for many travelers in the realm, but it was a particularly special hub for the Shogun Family. Continue reading What does Senju mean?
Musashi was an old Japanese province, however the name is still with us today. Continue reading What does Musashi mean?
Yesterday we learned about Iidabashi (and its precursor, Iidamachi). Today we'll look at Kudanshita, a location whose recent controversial history has somewhat obscured its samurai origins. Continue reading What does Kudanshita mean?
Today we'll learn about a shitamachi place name that has disappeared. We'll also learn how it's important to pay attention to what reading of kanji is being used. Continue reading What does Iidabashi mean?
Inokashira Park is Kichijoji's famous park. But did you know that big lake was the source of drinking water for a million people in Edo? Continue reading What does Inokashira mean?
I love the shitamachi style of Tokyo. It really helps me connect with history.
If you want to travel to Japan, Ryogoku should be high on your list of places to go. Sumo, samurai, 37 ronin, Japanese food, and Japanese girls in glasses (OK, I made up the last one…) Continue reading What does Ryogoku mean?
The history of today's place name is going to take us on a long journey across the country to Kyoto and back in time to the Ashikaga Shogunate (and in reality back to the Kamakura and Heian Periods). Plot twists abound. Strap yourselves in and get ready to feel the G's, baby. Continue reading What does Muromachi mean?
赤羽Akabane (Red Wings; but more at Red Clay) Today's place name etymology is a pretty interesting one because we will get a sneak peak at the extinct pre-Edo Period dialect of the area. Akabane sits in the northern part of Kita Ward. It's basically next to Kawakuchi, Saitama. So it's on the literal outskirts of Tōkyō. Mind you, you won't see any difference leaving Tōkyō and entering Saitama due to the thorough urban sprawl. Historically speaking, 赤羽村 Akabane Mura Akabane Village wasn't a particularly important place, but in the Kamakura Period a highway called 岩槻街道 Iwatsuki Kaidō was built. The … Continue reading What does Akabane mean?
Between Ueno and Akihabara there is Okachimachi. Awwwwwww yeah. Continue reading What does Okachimachi mean?
The shogunate is finished… that's not sad to me. The sad thing is closing out this chapter on a subject that is so personal to me. I also love Yoshinobu because after a hundred years of 微妙 shoguns, we got a guy who represented his era and his pedigree exceptionally. Until the bitter end, Yoshinobu was an aristocrat, but in a time of crisis he took the challenge and helped to save the shogun family line persist until the present day. Continue reading The Grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu
We're at the twilight of Tokugawa power in Japan – the 14th shogun, Tokugawa Iemochi. Continue reading Shomyo-in・the Grave of Tokugawa Iemochi
Tokugawa Ieyoshi was a pretty much a brown paper bag shogun. There is nothing notable about his rule… until the last year. In the last year, Commodore Perry arrived in Japan with his "Black Ships" and demanded that Japan end its isolationist policy. That's when the shit hit the proverbial fan. Continue reading Shintoku-in・the Grave of Tokugawa Ieyoshi
Not much to say on the topic of Toshogu (and to some degree, Taiyuin) because so much has already been said. The real meat of this series will be in the shrines that we can't see today. Continue reading Tosho-gu・the Grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ota Dokan again?
Yes. Since I talked about Shakujii and Nerima last week, this week I've decided to hit the next most closely related topics; Toshima, Kita, and Itabashi. By Wednesday… and with the help of a simple map, you'll probably see what's going on here clearly. Continue reading What does Toshima mean?


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Hong Kong Pride
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest isn't only about freedom. It's also about identity.
The protests currently engulfing Hong Kong are led by a student movement that sprang up in 2012 in reaction to a new patriotism curriculum proposed by the Chinese government. Beijing dropped that plan, but the decision last month to limit elections for Hong Kong's chief executive to a list of candidates screened by Beijing brought the students back onto the streets.
The protests currently engulfing Hong Kong are led by a student movement that sprang up in 2012 in reaction to a new patriotism curriculum proposed by the Chinese government. Beijing dropped that plan, but the decision last month to limit elections for Hong Kong's chief executive to a list of candidates screened by Beijing brought the students back onto the streets.
The demonstrators in Hong Kong aren't just demanding democracy. They're also asserting their own identity in the face of increased efforts by Beijing to impose greater homogeneity on its far-flung territories — a trend exemplified by the sentencing last week of Uighur academic Ilham Tohti to life imprisonment.
At the same time Beijing finds itself maneuvering to adapt to the rise of an assertive new brand of nationalism on the mainland. Sometimes this upsurge of national pride coincides with the wishes of the Communist Party, which aims to benefit from the growth of "patriotic" sentiment. But staying ahead of the trend is likely to prove a delicate balancing act in the years to come. In recent years Beijing's assertion of Chinese sovereignty over disputed islands in the East and South China seas has been supported by widespread popular demonstrations — demonstrations that could easily take unexpected turns.
Why is China experiencing this upsurge in nationalism? The answer lies in the past — Europe's past.
In China, as in 19th century Europe, rapid industrialization and a boom in international trade have led not to peace and understanding, but to increased military spending and the rise of populist nationalism. This is being encouraged by ruling elites to bolster their legitimacy in the face of social unrest.
Britain, the pioneer of the industrial revolution, was the first country to become predominantly urban, with more than half the population living in towns by 1850. Subsequent decades saw a surge in popular patriotism, with words like "chauvinism" and "jingoism" entering English political discourse (in 1851 and 1878, respectively).
A similar process is now under way in China, which only recently crossed the 50 percent urbanization threshold, in 2012. In the past three decades over 300 million Chinese have left the countryside for city life, experiencing the same "shock of the new" documented in Charles Dickens' novels of Victorian England. In scale, the Chinese rural-urban migration dwarfs that of Europe, where some 40 million peasants made the trek from village to town over the course of the 19th century.
Why does urbanization cause nationalism? The answer was provided by the late Ernest Gellner in his 1983 book Nations and Nationalism. In 19th century Europe, millions of peasants left behind their familiar rural communities, rooted in family, church and local traditions, to live in the anonymous, teeming townships that grew up around the mines and factories of the industrial revolution. Some of these domestic migrants turned to socialism to defend their rights and to make sense of their new world, while others joined religious revival movements. Likewise, contemporary China is witnessing a resurgence both of Maoism and religion.
Rulers in Britain, France, Germany, and elsewhere used the school system to educate the urban masses in the virtues of patriotism, and this theme was picked up by the rapidly expanding mass media — from newspapers to novels to musical hall songs.
A similar dynamic is playing out in China today, confirming Gellner's hypothesis. In a forthcoming article Jeremy Wallace (Ohio State) and Jessica Chen Weiss (Yale) analyze the pattern of anti-Japanese protests that swept China in the summer of 2012. They ask why demonstrations took place in 208 of China's 287 prefectural cities, but not in the others. They find a strong correlation between the number of students and rural migrants in a given city and the likelihood of a nationalist protest.
Their findings are consistent with the work of Professor Wenfang Tang of the University of Iowa, who argues that China has entered a phase of "populist authoritarianism." Based on survey research, he finds that Chinese urbanites remain loyal to the Beijing government — even while they are protesting environmental conditions in their town, or the actions of corrupt local officials.
The situation in Hong Kong differs, of course, in significant ways from that on the mainland. Yet the growing prominence of identity politics is one thing that both sides share. Hong Kong's impressive economic achievements have inspired great pride among the city's residents — pride in a local identity increasingly defined in contrast to that of the mainland Chinese.
Since Hong Kong joined the People's Republic 17 years ago, young people have been taught Mandarin in school (in contrast to the Cantonese spoken by most residents of Hong Kong) and have had much more direct exposure to Mainlanders, who travel to Hong Kong as tourists in huge numbers. This experience seems to be reinforcing the sense that Hong Kong citizens have a distinct identity and not just a different political system. In recent years polling data have shown a steady rise among those who see themselves first and foremost as "Hong Kong citizens" rather than as Chinese. As one demonstrator, Ashley Au, recently told a journalist: "We don't feel like we're a part of China, and I don't feel Chinese." This fact is now colliding with frustration over Beijing's efforts to tamp down the space for political participation.
For the growing middle class on the mainland, engagement with the nationalist cause is now the primary means of compensating for the lack of broader outlets for political expression. Growing dissatisfaction with corruption or the rise of a super-rich elite could undermine the legitimacy of the central government, but so far nationalist fervor has offered a handy way of neutralizing this discontent.
Unfortunately, nationalism is infectious: its rise in China is stimulating similar movements in neighboring countries. A recent Genron/China Daily poll found that 53 per cent of Chinese — and 29 per cent of the Japanese surveyed — expect their two nations to go to war.
It was pervasive and competing nationalism that led the outbreak of the First World War: a conflict that now seems to be both unnecessary and yet somehow inevitable. One hundred years later, it is troubling to see some of the same dynamics unfolding in East Asia. No one wants to see that history repeat itself. China should note that the Great War led to the destruction of the three states most responsible for starting it: Germany, Russia, and Austria.
If nationalism is a response to the pressures of rapid urbanization, then its causes are essentially domestic, and a change of behavior by Japan or other foreign countries is unlikely to solve the problem. It doesn't really matter whether Japanese ministers visit the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo that commemorates the dead of World War Two, or if Vietnamese fishermen try to sail through the Paracel Islands, claimed by China as sovereign territory.
Nationalism is a form of political autism, reacting in an excessive and unpredictable fashion to outside stimuli. Only patient diplomacy, mutual understanding, and the study of history can steer East Asia to a peaceful future.
But the current rise of nationalist sentiment in Beijing has troubling implications for the fate of the democracy movement in Hong Kong. There is a danger that the Chinese leadership may see the protests not just as a dispute over local governance arrangements, but as a challenge to the coherence and identity of the Chinese state. In that case, the students could be grouped with the Tibetans and Uighurs as "splittists" and subject to harsh repression.
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World Bank: Turkey growth to slow to 3.5 pct in 2016
REUTERS photoGrowth in Turkey increased to 4 percent in 2015, reflecting stronger private and public consumption, but is expected to slow down to 3.5 percent in 2016 because of a more negative contribution from net exports compared to 2015, according to the April edition of the World Bank's Turkey Regular Economic Brief.
"We project growth to slow to 3.5 percent in 2016 because of a more negative contribution from net exports compared to 2015. Imports recovered sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015, earlier than expected, and are likely to maintain this momentum throughout 2016. The external challenges will constrain export growth at a very low rate in 2016," said the brief, issued in Ankara on April 29.
The World Bank projects external demand to continue to be weak in 2016 amid geopolitical risks and ongoing problems with Russia.
The report warned that Turkey's real exports to the EU lost momentum early this year and are likely to grow modestly in the remainder of the year, while geopolitical problems in the Middle East and North Africa will continue to damage Turkey's exports to the region.
"With a likely contraction in Russia's output and no resolution of tensions, exports to Russia will continue to fall in 2016. In addition, the downward trend in tourism revenues is expected to continue in 2016, because of an expected sharp drop in visitors from Russia and lower arrivals from Europe," said the bank.
It did not change its growth estimate for 2017 of 3.5 percent.
The estimates are lower than the government's estimates for both 2016 and 2017, which are 4.5 percent and 5 percent respectively.
Private consumption again 'main driver of growth'
According to the World Bank, the minimum wage increase will boost private consumption and keep it as the main driver of growth in 2016. Public spending is also expected to contribute to growth, albeit at a decelerating pace.
"The recent increase in terrorist activity, as well as the unrest in the southeastern region, are the downside risks to our growth forecast," it noted.
According to the brief, continued lower oil prices will help bring Turkey's current account deficit to around 4.1 percent of GDP in 2016. The foreign exchange pass-through is phasing out, thanks to the stabilization of the lira, but demand pressures are likely to arise towards the second half of the year because of strong consumption, making disinflation a slow process.
Inflation is projected to be at 8.5 percent by end-2016, said the bank.
The general government budget deficit is expected to widen to 1.8 percent in 2016, from a balanced budget in 2015.
"The government's revised Medium Term Program assumes a notable rise in expenditures due to election promises, but with a limited increase in the deficit (to 0.7 percent of GDP). The target reflects a stronger revenue performance than our estimate, because of the government's 4.5 percent GDP growth assumption. By contrast, we forecast a larger deficit in 2016, as we anticipate a weaker revenue performance given our slower GDP growth projection," it noted.
The brief also noted that private investment has remained depressed for the last four years.
"Weak private investment is now a structural rather than a cyclical problem. Leverage in the corporate sector has risen rapidly in the aftermath of the global crisis; thus, the room for debt financed growth has narrowed. Moreover, lira depreciation has strained balance sheets and raised the debt service burdens of the corporate sector, which has sizable foreign exchange exposure. These have weighed heavily on private investment by deteriorating investor confidence, along with a widespread perception of deteriorating institutional quality and business climate," it warned.


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In an effort to expand the definition of domestic violence to include coercive control the Judiciary Committee forwarded legislation to the state Senate Thursday.
"This is groundbreaking legislation for Connecticut in many ways because it ensures the rights of every victim – adults and children – to be safe," said Sen. Alex Kasser, D-Greenwich, who worked on the bill for nearly two years.
"This legislation is a big step forward for all survivors of coercive control, myself included," Kasser said after the vote.
An overwhelming majority of committee members voted in favor of the legislation with a handful of Republicans voting against.
The bill for the first time creates a definition of domestic violence that includes coercive control, which encompasses behaviours such as withholding resources to allow a person to live independently or leave the relationship, threats and intimidation, that would be applied to family court and custody cases.
It also provides for more legal representation for victims at the five judicial districts that see the most requests for restraining orders: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury and Hartford. It sets a standard for "vexatious litigation" – a common tactic used by abusers in court proceedings, and it defines what judges need to consider in custody cases including allegations of domestic violence.
"People assume that a child's right to be safe is the highest priority in custody cases," Kasser said. "In fact, that is not how our law is written or practiced. This bill explicitly requires the courts to consider the child's physical and emotional safety."
Numerous survivors of domestic violence spoke during a public hearing last month, with many, including Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, contending that without the changes to law, Connecticut courts don't have enough power to adequately deal with domestic violence.
"It is critical to get this done at this point," Porter said Thursday before encouraging her colleagues to vote for the bill.
Kasser began work on the bill after the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos in May of 2019. Jennifer Dulos sought a restraining order in 2017 when she left her husband. But the evidence she submitted didn't fall under the category of physical abuse so a judge denied her request, even though she said she was afraid of her husband and told the courtt he had chased her out of the house and threatened her when she refused to sign a custody agreement.
Her remains have not been found. Dulos left behind five children who are now in the care of her 85-year-old mother. Police charged Fotis Dulos with her disappearance and murder about 18 months later. He attempted suicide and died within three weeks of his arrest.
The bill also honors Jennifer Magnano by making sure that victims are made aware of their right to testify at court hearings remotely, Kasser said. "After her death a law was passed that gave DV victims the right to participate in court proceedings from outside the courthouse – so they didn't have to be in the presence of their abuser," Kasser said. "But the law was never applied in practice. Now with this bill, domestic violence victims will be informed of their rights to participate remotely. This is another way to keep victims safe."
Rep. Craig Fishbein, R-Wallingford, was among those who voted against the bill. "I will recognize that there are some good things in this bill," Fishbein said. "There are some troubling things as well."
Fishbein questioned the constitutionality of allowing victims to testify or attend court proceedings remotely. "Our constitution says we have a right to face our accusers," Fishbein said. He also had an issue with victims being allowed to submit their statements electronically without getting them notarized under oath to gain a restraining order.
Sen. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, who worked on the bill with Kasser, stated that the legislation simply codifies what the judicial branch has been doing since the pandemic started in March of 2020.
"There were dozens of victims at the beginning of the pandemic who were unable to apply for a restraining order," Flexer said.
Flexer also pointed out that many of the survivors who had testified during the public hearing on Kasser's original bill had lost loved ones who were required to be in the courtroom with their abusers.
"There have been a lot of people in the past 15 years who wouldn't have lost their lives if they didn't have to stand two feet away from their abuser" during court appearances, Flexer said.
Editor's note: The original bill that included this language was SB 1060. However, the new language is in SB 1091 going forward.


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Sibylle & Sue
Plum Torte with salted crumble on top
This is hands down one of our favorite fall recipes ever.
It's delicious and makes your house smell like a plum-cinnamon wonderland, and the salted crumble on top is like an express train to food heaven.
Simple as that! Put on your cozy outfit and get baking while plum season is in full bloom!
What you'll need:
- 250g butter
- 300g sugar
- 260g flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 14 plums, cut in half
- squeeze of lemon
- sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar
For the crumble:
- 80g butter
- 80g sugar
- 80g flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
1 – Preheat oven to 180°C.
2 – Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Slowly incorporate the eggs.
3 – Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and beat well.
4 – Spoon the batter into a spring from.
5 – Place the plum halves, skin side up on top of the batter.
6 – Squeeze some lemon juice on top and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar and cinnamon.
7 – Bake for about 30 minutes. In the meantime, gently mix the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder & salt together, until it becomes crumbly.
8 – Sprinkle the crumble over the cake and bake an other 15 minutes.


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1,650 lift-served acres; 2,070 vertical feet, plus another 1,780 vertical feet of hike-to terrain; 65 runs; 400 annual inches; five lifts, including a high-speed six-pack. Tickets: $39, $34 if you show a previous Moonlight Basin day pass.
There's no slopeside hotel, but condos, cabins and homes can be rented, usually with a three-night minimum stay (800-845-4428).
The sole on-mountain dinner option is the upscale Timbers Restaurant in the expansive Moonlight Lodge, which serves savory, if pricey, entrees, such as a $35 Montana beef tenderloin with hazelnut-whipped potatoes (406-995-7777). Down the road, Rainbow Ranch boasts a 6,500-bottle wine cellar (800-937-4132).
Getting there
Moonlight is adjacent to Big Sky, about 47 miles south of Bozeman's Gallatin Field. Take Highway 10 to Highway 291, which becomes Highway 191. Continue south for 39 miles. Turn right at the Big Sky Resort sign and continue until you reach Moonlight Basin.
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Let's talk TikTok Ads. If you don't know by now, I am super bullish on TikTok ads. I'm actually super bullish on TikTok in general as a platform, and I think it's going to be the next big thing. But, I didn't always think so. I thought it was a stupid platform for dancing kids in general, and specifically I didn't think our customers were on it. So what changed? Time for a little story.
I've told this story before, and I'll tell it again. We launched TikTok ads in November of 2021, with decent success. I honestly thought we'd get to $1k/day in spend sometime in Q1 of this year and tap out. I just didn't think our customers were on it. I thought they were all too old to be on TikTok, and I also thought all the beauty stuff on TikTok was drag makeup and not our no-makeup makeup approach. So what changed?
I was lucky enough to have 20 minutes with Gary Vee, which I'm forever grateful for. He's a "family friend" and Bobbi and I got to "pick his brain" on our content strategies for Jones Road. It was pretty amazing to watch his mind work, and if you're wondering if he's the same privately as he is on TikTok, the answer is yes. Once we gave him the backstory of what we were trying to do and struggling with, his eyes lit up and he said "TikTok." After a brief pause, he then said "You have to go all in on TikTok. You need to hire a team of 4 people and just crank out TikTok. You need to be posting 4 times a day on TikTok. You can build a $100m on TikTok alone."
So, I mean, of course we had to get serious about TikTok after that. If you search "Bobbi Brown TikTok Viral" you can probably find 30+ articles about it.
To keep things brief here so I can get to ads, here's what Gary's Advice did to our business: 📈. Thank you Gary.
The first reason is because I'm bullish on TikTok as a platform. Their growth trajectory and mainstream acceptance has been nothing short of amazing. The content there is just so good. Honestly FB sucks if you don't care about local drama in FB groups and Instagram makes me feel inferior. Both platforms keep people using them via negative mechanisms.
On the other hand, I feel better every time I log onto TikTok. Just while writing this, I opened the app and I got funny videos of dogs, some very cool video editing tips, an All in Podcast clip, an Athletic Greens ad (Ok, everyone gets those), and some start up/ tech videos. If you know me, you know that's spot on and the only thing missing would be a golf video and crypto.
Not only is the algorithm incredible, but the content is uplifting. In 2 minutes on the platform, I learned something and I laughed. Not only is it just good for them, but wouldn't you want your potential customers in a positive, happy place before you ask them to make a purchase? I would.
In addition to the content, the for you page contains nearly all the value of TikTok. The biggest challenge for most brands today is reaching new people now that Facebook ads are more difficult and more expensive. The organic distribution you can get on TikTok almost makes it a free ad channel, seriously.
I think TikTok is doing nearly everything correctly, which is in stark contract to how Facebook Meta operates. They get that part of their growth is going to be by making their platform super creator and brand friendly. Just look at how easy they've made it to run Spark ads with an authorization code. Anyone who has tried to teach an influencer how to give whitelisting access on FB knows the struggle. They even have this new Creative Exchange program, which sounds amazing. My only complaint is that the minimum budget to get started is $25k, which is very steep to spend on creative in 30 days, even for us.
One final thing. Not only is the content on TikTok incredible, but the ads are too. It's the platform with. the least difference between organic and ads. Why does this matter? When a user sees an ad that looks like an ad, they'll skip right on past. A good ad on TikTok is just a good TikTok with some sales elements thrown in. If you can make your ads engaging and "trick" users into watching them, they'll perform way better.
In short, yes. But it really depends on many different factors:
Are they Gen Z? If so, there isn't a better platform out there right now to reach them. Are they Baby Boomers? It might not be the best fit but still worth testing against social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Finding where your target audience coexists as a community is key to success.
TikTok ads thrives off of creativity. Can you think outside the box and make content that resonates with people? If so, you'll see success on TikTok. If not, there are other platforms out there that can help you reach your goals.
TikTok is the perfect platform for influencer marketing. The organic reach of content coupled with the paid reach of TikTok ads is incredible and you can team up with creators to make some awesome content. Just be sure to pick the right creators that align with your brand values and aesthetic.
What are you looking to accomplish? Are you trying to drive conversions, build brand awareness, or something else? Knowing what you want to achieve will help you decide if TikTok is right for you.
No matter what your goals are, TikTok ads can be a great addition to any brand's marketing strategy. It's the only social platform that can truly reach Gen Z and millennials and its algorithm rewards creative content.
As of today, we're spending about $7k daily, and growing every week. That's about half of what we're spending on FB right now. So which one is performing better? It depends how you look at it…
CPA is lower on TikTok. ROAS is better on FB, but we're comparing apples to oranges with different attribution windows. AOV is a bit lower on TikTok. I don't have any data on LTV yet, but should soon. Now here's where it gets interesting…
We use Triple Whale as our first-party attribution tool. I highly recommend it to anyone running TikTok ads, or ads in general. (Use code Cody15 for 15% off.)
In the Triple Whale pixel dashboard, there are columns for Triple reported ROAS and CPA, as well as net new customer ROAS (NCROAS) and CPA (NCPA).
So if you look at just in platform metrics, FB is winning by far. If you look at Triple Whale ROAS, FB and TikTok are performing similarly. But if you look at what NCPA and NCROAS, TikTok is winning out. Even with much tighter exclusions on FB than TikTok, it looks like FB is giving more spend to existing customers. There's a 38% delta between CPA and NCPA on FB, and only a 10% delta for TikTok. My guess is that Facebook is showing ads to existing customers via targeting expansion to "pad the stats" and make it look like it's performing better than it is but that's just a guess.
What am I going to do with this data? Idk. But it has me seriously considering keeping FB spend where it's at and scaling TikTok until we get close to similar daily spends.
I'm not going to lie and say TikTok ads are a walk in the park. There are a few challenges that need to be figured out.
First, you have to test and find whats working for your brand on TikTok, because it not the same as FB. The account structure is similar, but you have to find what type of creative, landing pages, and offers work on TikTok specifically.
Right now our efficiency has dropped a bit because our creative is getting stale, and we haven't had the bandwidth to produce more. I would ideally love to do something like the TikTok Creative Exchange to partner with amazing creators, but I just wish the investment was more reasonable for brands.
Brands will need to figure out systems and processes for creating or acquiring creative for their ads, and it's going to be much different than FB creative. It's a work in progress for us. I'll share what's working as we go.
I think right now the biggest challenge on TikTok is attribution, or a lack thereof.
Right now there is only a 1-day attribution window. I am told 7dc/1dv is in beta, which I am excited about. But for now attribution is one of the bigger challenges on the platform. I think a first-party pixel is a must for buying media anywhere now, but especially on TikTok. We use Triple Whale Pixel, which I highly recommend.
I think they have a waitlist, but you can skip the line and save 15% if you use code Cody15. Every day I compare Triple stats to in platform, and I've built a correlation between what TikTok is telling me and what Triple Whale is. I also use Kno Post Purchase Surveys, which are a must as well. There is no one single source of truth; instead, use multiple tools to help you triangulate. It can be hard to scale spend when in platform ROAS looks so low, but it works.
It's no secret that I love TikTok and TikTok ads. I'm very seriously considering scaling it in excess of Facebook. The one thing holding us back is creative, so if anyone reading can get us a nice discount on The TikTok Creative Exchange Program, you know where to find me. I am going to be working really hard on building out our processes and systems for finding and creating quality TikTok creative coming up, so stay tuned.
Because I can't stop talking about how much I love TikTok ads, people keep asking me for consulting and to be honest I don't have the time at the moment. But I really want to help, because I love helping people and I love TikTok ads. So I'm considering building a course, and it seems there's a lot of demand for it.
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There's been an explosion in the number of artist residencies worldwide, many of which offer some combination of the same thing: travel, studio space, networking opportunities, and the promise of an exhibition or talk. One established program swims against the current.
Since 1999, apexart has been doing things differently. The apexart Fellowship is a rigorous personal development program for invited artists and curators with three requirements: Fellows must agree not to make new work, not to research new work, and not network while in the program. Travel is still an important component; New Yorkers fly to an international city they have never been to and internationals who have never been to New York City go there for the first time.
In lieu of a studio, Fellows follow a month-long schedule of 3-4 activities per day that vary widely in scope and subject. During the program, fellows can expect to complete up to 80 activities, from workshops, lectures, cultural performances, films, meetings, and urban explorations, to spiritual ceremonies, volunteering, psychotherapy, various tours, and fitness-related activities.
The program is based on a behavior modification model and during their stay, Fellows are introduced to many worlds outside the traditional artist residency bubble. In doing new and interesting things, as well as having time away from their usual responsibilities and activities, apexart Fellows can reflect on what they do with greater perspective. Fellows return home with a wealth of new experiences, to the benefit of their personal development and the work that they make.
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Reading: Luke 17.26-37
Jesus said to the disciples, 'Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed all of them – it will be like that on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
'On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left.' Then they asked him, 'Where, Lord?' He said to them, 'Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.'
Today's reading provides us with more words from scripture that speak to the situation we find ourselves in at the moment. Jesus' words are speaking of the end of the world, the apocalypse. These words paint a bleak picture of despair and confusion. They tell of a time when we will be going about our 'normal' everyday lives and suddenly there will be confusion, even chaos. The 'normality' we have created for ourselves will be overturned even to the point of us being confronted with what we can only describe as 'the end of the world'. Bleak words indeed!
But … there is also hope in these words. Jesus is certainly giving us a warning of a moment that is inevitable, even if it is not imminent. He is warning us of the suddenness and the unpredictability of the end of times. He is warning us that how and when such a time will come is totally outside our control and our comprehension. Our notions of human order and structure will be swept aside as God's glorious kingdom finally makes itself manifest to all.
So, in this bleak 'end of the world' scenario, where are the words of hope? First, we have to understand that this world is the creation of God, and that it is a gift to humanity. We have been created in the image of God, and yet we assume too much. God made us in his image, he did not make us to take his place. The wonders of creation were created for our nourishment, both spiritual and physical. Those wonders were not created for us to exploit and abuse. The way humanity has misunderstood its place in creation has made the end of the world more obvious in its inevitability. So, we need to remember our place and see the hope and joy that God put in this world at the moment of creation.
Secondly, as we come to terms with our relationship with God, we need to understand that nothing in this world is more important. At the coming of God's kingdom, as when the moment comes for us to die in this world, we are powerless to change and control the end. There is no point trying to dash back into the flood or the fire to retrieve our earthly treasures, because they are no longer of any importance, just as they are of no real importance in the daily lives we carve out for ourselves.
At the moment people speak as though the world has come to an end. Whilst there doesn't seem to be much talk of 'apocalypse' there is talk of devastation and destruction. Today's reading helps us put that in perspective. Our lives may be fraught with unexpected challenges and difficulties, we may feel isolated and helpless, but … God is there. We have to let go of our very human need to be 'in control' and let God take our hands and lead us. Then we will know true peace and joy.


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As a school-within-a-school model, Camelback Montessori is on the same bell schedule as the greater Camelback High School. However, through our block model, students will experience 3rd and 4th hour as only one, 105-minute morning block (freshmen and sophomores) and 7th and 8th hour as only one, 105-minute block (all grade levels). Because we are on a block schedule, students will see their content teachers three times a week.
First hour starts at 8:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. On Wednesdays, first hour begins at 9:00 am. Once a month, there is a district late start with first hour beginning at 10:40 am.
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By using Remind, personal emails and phone numbers will not be revealed to our school staff while still allowing communication through these venues. Please be sure to sign up using a number or email that is checked regularly. Students and parents will be held accountable for messages and notifications missed through Remind. If you need assistance in getting signed up for Remind or need to update your information, please email your child's advisor and we will make sure you receive an invitation.
As our adolescents move into young adulthood, students are expected to check their grades regularly and follow-up with teachers to receive help and support as needed. Students can retrieve their log-in information from their advisor. Parents can request a login for their child by emailing Kim Sweet, email@example.com, with their child's name and student number to receive a user login and password.
On a 4.0 scale, an A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0. Honors and AP courses are weighted heavier, with A=5, B=4, ,C=3, D=1, F=0. Every 3 weeks, progress grades will be mailed home. Our Quarters are broken into 9-week cycles. Only Semester Grades (Fall Semester August-December & Spring Semester January-May) will post on the student's final transcript.
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