text:
Sometimes I feel like a new piece of marketing tech comes out every day. Between channels like SMS, video, chatbots, and more, it can be overwhelming trying to nail down the best strategy to nurture your prospects. While all these new channels have merit and should be taken seriously, I still believe that email is one of the best prospect nurturing tools available. Why? One word: visibility.
CRO platform Optimonster reports that 92% of adults use email, and 99% of those users check their email at least once per day. Pretty incredible, right? That kind of visibility is still relatively unmatched, despite email's reputation as an "antiquated" marketing channel.
All this said, visibility on its own isn't enough to nurture a prospect. What good does it do you if the prospect sees they got an email from you, opens it, scans it, then sends it to the trash? Worse yet, what if they don't open it at all? To get true value out of your prospect email nurturing efforts in 2021, you need to drive real engagement. Here are 5 ways to do just that.
1. Stick to Plaintext
I sincerely believe that design is the most impactful element of marketing, hands down. Give me a well-designed landing page with so-so copy over the alternative any day. That said, there is a time and place for design, and B2B emails aren't it.
B2B emails should appear as personalized and direct as possible. Your prospects are used to seeing designed (i.e. "HTML") emails in the context of B2C marketing, so they will automatically associate any HTML B2B emails the same way. Do you open and read every B2C marketing email you receive? I sure hope not. Neither do your prospects.
This HubSpot study states that while 64% of people say they prefer HTML emails over plaintext, the majority of people respond much better to plaintext. HTML emails also received 51% less engagement than their plaintext counterparts, on average. Another important detail to highlight is the deliverability factor of HTML vs plaintext emails. HubSpot found that simply adding a few GIFs to an email reduced the open rate by nearly 40%. Why? HTML emails are used much more frequently for spam, so email platforms like Outlook and Gmail will categorize them differently than they will plaintext emails. Whether the HTML emails are being flagged as spam or just being labeled differently (think Gmail's "Promotions" tab), they are much less likely to be seen and opened by the recipient. Sending a plaintext email almost guarantees that it will be delivered properly to the recipient's primary inbox.
Instantly Access 800+ MSP Marketing Ideas W/ More Added Every Week.
2. Personalize, Personalize, Personalize
It can be very easy for marketers to fall into the trap of hyper-focusing on quantity. KPI's like "leads generated", "emails opened", and "website traffic" consume much of our strategies. But when it comes to prospect email nurturing campaigns, this approach needs to be abandoned. The focus needs to be on quality, not quantity.
What do I mean by this? Take a look at these two emails. For the sake of the example, let's assume your name is "Jane Doe" and you're the Office Admin at a local law firm: Smith Law.
Email A
Subject Line: "Check Out This Great Ebook!"
"Good afternoon –
We just completed a new ebook that I think you'll gain a lot of value from. It's called "5 Signs Your Law Firm Needs a New MSP" and you can access it here. I hope you enjoy it!"
Email B
Subject Line: "An Ebook for Jane and the Smith Law Team"
"Jane –
It was great speaking with you last week! I recall you mentioning that you and the rest of the Smith Law admin team had some concerns regarding your current MSP, so I wanted to pass along this ebook that we just finished up. I think it will provide a lot of clarity and value to your situation. It's called "5 Signs Your Law Firm Needs a New MSP", and you can access it here. I hope you enjoy it!
Looking forward to connecting again next week."
Many marketers would feel inclined to lean toward sending Email A because it is general/vague enough to be sent to a large audience. In all reality, you could send this email to any law firm in the world. You could then report that the most recent email campaign was opened by more than 1,000 people! That's great, right? Not exactly.
While Email A might generate quantity in terms of opens and clicks, it's unlikely that the level of engagement would go much further than that. Is Jane going to respond to that email and start a dialogue? Most likely not. The content appears one-sided and like it's being said "at" her, plus there is no personalization whatsoever. In the same way that you would not respond to a general B2C email blast from your favorite ecommerce brand, your prospect is unlikely to respond to a vague, general email blast that isn't personalized to them.
On the other hand, Email B is incredibly personalized. It mentions the recipient's name, position, organization, and even highlights a real discussion the sender had with them. While this email would be impossible to send to more than one person due to its specificity, the chances of Jane opening, engaging with, and responding to this email are infinitely higher than Email A. At the end of the day, isn't that what we want? Generating opens and clicks is easy. It's getting valuable engagement that's difficult. If you aren't already, I recommend you start shifting your focus away from KPIs like opens and clicks and start taking a more 1-to-1, personalized approach to prospect email nurturing. After all, signing five new accounts is more valuable than generating 10,000 email opens.
3. Provide Real Value
Personalization is crucial to driving engagement from email nurturing, but it's a moot point if you aren't providing real value to your prospects. What do I mean by "real value"? In essence, I'm saying to give things away for free.
You have to remember that your prospects are getting contacted daily by dozens of other organizations just like yours. Because of this, value-adds like free ebooks, free quotes, and free assessments won't allow you to stand out. Every MSP under the sun offers these! If you want to stand out and earn their attention, you have to provide even more value.
Want to know if your offer is truly valuable? Ask yourself: "Do I feel like I should be charging them for this?" If the answer is "yes", then you're providing real value. If the answer is "no", chances are you're offering them something that 100 other MSPs have already offered them this month. By nature, that means it isn't valuable.
Much like my point on personalization above, the greatest value you can provide to a prospect is personalized value. Maybe they shared with you that they were having issues with their printers and their current MSP hasn't been responsive to the ticket. Offer to send out an engineer today to take a look, free of charge! While it might cause you to miss out on a bit of potential revenue today, displaying your MSP's focus on customer service will greatly increase your chance of earning their business. After all, would you rather have $500 today or $30,000 next year? This one-two punch of personalization and real value will skyrocket your odds of earning their business and will shorten the sales cycle, guaranteed.
Looking To Grow? Join Our Network of Innovative MSP Marketers & Founders.
4. Monitor Engagement with Automation
Even with an A+ email marketing strategy, you can't expect your prospects to respond to every email and tell you exactly what they're thinking/feeling. That would be too easy! That's why you need to leverage technology to craft the story for you.
If your MSP isn't using a marketing automation platform like Pardot or HubSpot to track the engagement of your prospects past opens and clicks, you're missing out on crucial data. Simple automations that tell you how a prospect engaged with your site or whether or not they engaged with the content you sent them can be the difference between winning and losing the opportunity. After all, how can you provide value and personalization when you don't have any information on how they're engaging with your brand behind the scenes?
Let's revisit our Jane Doe example from point #2 above. You send Jane a personalized email with a high-value piece of content that's hyper-relevant to a pain point she identified in a conversation with you last week. That's a great first step! But what happens next?
If you aren't leveraging a marketing automation platform, you're completely in the dark as to how Jane engaged with/reacted to this email. Sure, you might be able to see whether or not she opened it, but that doesn't tell you much. Now you're left guessing whether she got value from the content (or whether she even saw it at all). Maybe you follow-up a week later to confirm she saw it, but that's about it. This kind of approach is where sales opportunities go to die.
With a marketing automation platform in place, you'd easily be able to see important data like whether Jane opened the content, how long she looked at it, how many times she looked at it, and whether or not she visited your site since. Imagine being able to see that Jane viewed the content twice within an hour of you sending it to her, then browsed the Managed Services and Pricing pages on your site? This is incredibly valuable information! Jane is showing even more intent than you originally thought, and now you can engage with her based on this info you've gathered. Following up at this point with some additional information about your pricing will keep the conversation flowing and provide her with value that you otherwise wouldn't have known she was looking for.
5. Monitor Frequency
Another way of saying "monitor frequency" is "don't be annoying". Data from email marketing platform Snov.io shows that nearly 50% of individuals who flagged an email as spam did it because the sender was emailing them too much. They go on to say that, of the organizations using their platform, more than 50% of them send 2-4 emails per month. Opinions on this point vary, but the consensus is that B2B organizations shouldn't send more than one marketing email per week. Keep this in mind when marketing to your prospects via email. There is a fine line between being persistent and being annoying. Once you cross that line and are perceived as annoying, it's very difficult to erase that perception.
To wrap up, prospect email nurturing is still as powerful of a B2B marketing/sales tool as it ever was. That said, there's a right and wrong way to go about it. Placing more emphasis on quality over quantity through personalization and real value can greatly increase your win rate and shorten your sales cycle, and leveraging marketing automation to monitor behavior allows you to more effectively engage with the prospects in your funnel. Do your best to stick to plaintext emails and monitor your email frequency, otherwise, you run the risk of losing the opportunity altogether.
So, do you agree with these recommendations? Did I miss anything that has worked for your MSP? Let's connect!


text:
The accreditors of this session require that you periodically check in to verify that you are still attentive.
Please click the button below to indicate that you are.
Credits: None available.
1.5 Clock Hours | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design
The economy has changed. Products, services and even experiences are becoming commoditized, and only the truly remarkable stand out from the crowd. Crawl inside the mind of Larp Guru Claus Raasted and the memorable experience designer Paul Bulencea as they share their secrets of how to thrive in the Experience Economy. This keynote is an immersive experience in itself, where you get challenged and get yanked out of your comfort zone and where focus isn't only on learning-by-listening, but also on learning-by-doing.
Learning Objectives:
You must be logged in and own this session in order to
post comments.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Stopped by school today, with less than a week before teachers head back. It is a bit of a ghost town, maybe due to the crews that come through over the summer to rewax the floors, or the summer program which "borrows" the building for a month but without any reference points on where things belong. It takes me a few extra days to put the furniture and equipment back, repaint the chalkboard (which I may not get to this time) and see what's what. A good time to get mentally ready.
And then every year, I notice the reality that I may find things out of place like that ghost town, but it still feels pretty desolate once I've put them back. Being a school where students catch up on credits means people blow through here in comparison to a regular high school. It is amazing that we can even build the relationships we do with our students, with the shift change tempo of our quarter based school year. But I know the family feel of the school will come back, it does every year, a real tribute to the value of our students. And that means when they are not there, it is pretty empty.
So I went home and immediately got out more seeds to plant. A good cure for desolation. Now that I've figured out a useful purpose for those egg cartons, my back deck is starting to look like a nursery. Whatever we can do to keep things lively! The sprouts pictured are sunflowers (thank you Will Allen & his Good Food Revolution). Put 1/4 cup in a quart mason jar and you get almost a quart of sprouts in about a week. To eat. Small satisfactions really count on days like these.


text:
News - 06.06.2019
EUMETSAT to become new WIA-E Corporate Member
Dear all,
we are delighted to welcome EUMETSAT as our new WIA Europe Corporate Member.
Joining WIA-E as a Silver Corporate Member, EUMETSAT enhances its committment in providing a work environment that embraces diversity.
We would like to invite you to learn more about EUMETSAT by visiting their profile.


text:
Saint Winifred
Winifred or Winefride
|Virgin, Martyr & Abbess
|Tegeingl (modern-day Flintshire)
|c. 7th century
Gwytherin (in modern-day Conwy)
|Venerated in
|Major shrine
|Shrewsbury Abbey, now destroyed although a small part of the shrine base survives. Holywell, fully active holy well and well-house shrine.
|3 November
|Abbess, holding a sword, sometimes with her head under her arm
|Holywell; against unwanted advances, Diocese of Shrewsbury
Saint Winifred (or Winefride; Welsh: Gwenffrewi; Latin: Wenefreda, Winifreda) was a Welsh virgin martyr of the 7th century. Her story was celebrated as early as the 8th century, but became popular in England in the 12th, when her hagiography was first written down.
A healing spring at the traditional site of her decapitation and restoration is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales and known as "the Lourdes of Wales".
Life and legend[edit]
The oldest accounts of Winifred's life date to the 12th century.[1] According to legend, Winifred was the daughter of a chieftain of Tegeingl,[2] Welsh nobleman Tyfid ap Eiludd. Her mother was Wenlo, a sister of Saint Beuno, and a member of a family closely connected with the kings of south Wales.[3]
According to legend, her suitor, Caradog, was enraged when she decided to become a nun and decapitated her. A healing spring appeared where her head fell.[4] Winifred's head was subsequently rejoined to her body due to the efforts of Beuno, and she was restored to life. Seeing the murderer leaning on his sword with an insolent and defiant air, Beuno invoked the chastisement of heaven, and Caradog fell dead on the spot, the popular belief being that the ground opened and swallowed him. Beuno left Holywell, and returned to Caernarfon; before he left, the tradition is that he seated himself upon a stone, which now stands in the outer well pool, and there promised in the name of God "that whosoever on that spot should thrice ask for a benefit from God in the name of St. Winefride would obtain the grace he asked if it was for the good of his soul."[3]
After eight years spent at Holywell, Winifred received an inspiration to leave the convent and retire inland. Accordingly, Winifred went upon her pilgrimage to seek for a place of rest. Ultimately she arrived at Gwytherin near the source of the River Elwy.[3] She later became a nun and abbess at Gwytherin in Denbighshire.[4] More elaborate versions of this tale relate many details of her life, including Winefride's pilgrimage to Rome.
Given the late date of the earliest surviving written accounts of Winifred's life, her existence has been doubted since the 19th century. She is not recorded in any Welsh pedigree of saints nor in the 13th-century calendar of Welsh saints.[5] There is, however, evidence of her cult from centuries before the appearance of her first hagiography. Two small pieces of an oak reliquary from the 8th century were discovered in 1991 and identified based on earlier drawings as belonging to the Arch Gwenfrewi, the reliquary of Winifred.[6] The reliquary probably contained an article of clothing or another object associated with the saint, but not her bones. According to historian Lynne Heidi Stumpe, the reliquary provides "good evidence for her having been recognized as a saint very soon after her death",[7] and thus of her historicity.[8] The reliquary may even be "the earliest surviving testimony to the formal cultus of any Welsh saint".[9]
Veneration of Winifred as a martyr saint is attested from the 12th century. She is mostly venerated in England, not in Wales, which led Caesar Baronius to list her as an "English saint" in his Roman Martyrology of 1584.
In 1138, relics of Winifred were carried to Shrewsbury to form the basis of an elaborate shrine.[10] The Church of St. Winifred, Stainton is a 12th century church located in the village of Stainton, South Yorkshire, England.[11]
The details of Winifred's life are gathered from a manuscript in the British Museum, said to have been the work of the British monk, Elerius, a contemporary of the saint, and also from a manuscript life in the Bodleian Library, generally believed to have been compiled in 1130 by Robert, prior of Shrewsbury (d. 1168).[3] Prior Robert is generally credited with greatly promoting the cult of St. Winifred by translating her relics from Gwytherin to Shrewsbury Abbey and writing the most influential life of the saint.[12][13] The chronicler John of Tynemouth also wrote of Winifred.
To further enhance the prestige of the Abbey, Abbot Nicholas Stevens built a new shrine for St. Winifred in the 14th century, before then having some monks steal the relics of St. Beuno from Rhewl and installed in the abbey church. Although the abbey was fined, it was allowed to keep the relics.[14]
William Caxton's 1483 edition of the Golden Legend includes the story of St. Winifred. The following year, he printed a separate "Life" of the saint.
The shrine and well at Shrewsbury became major pilgrimage goals in the Late Middle Ages, but the shrine was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540.
The well at Holywell, originally formed from a mountain spring, is housed below the town on the side of a steep hill. The shrine of St. Winifride (known as Gwenffrwd or Gwenfrewi in Welsh) is regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of a medieval holy well in Britain.[citation needed] The well precinct also houses an 'Interpretive Exhibition', setting forth the story of the saint and her shrine in detail; the Victorian former custodians' house has also been converted to house a museum of the pilgrimage.[15]
Another well named after St. Winifred is found in the hamlet of Woolston near Oswestry in Shropshire. According to legend, it is thought that on her way to Shrewsbury Abbey, Winifred's body was laid there overnight and a spring sprang up out of the ground. The water is supposed to have healing powers and be good at healing bruises, wounds and broken bones.[citation needed] The well is covered by a 15th-century half-timbered cottage. The water flows through a series of stone troughs and into a large pond, which then flows into a stream. The cottage is maintained by the Landmark Trust.[16]
Another spring supposedly arising from the laying down of Winifred's body is at Holywell Farm, midway between Tattenhall and Clutton, Cheshire. There is a spring in the garden of this non-working farm which supplies two houses with their drinking water.[citation needed]
A spring on Lansdown Hill, Bath was known as St. Winifred's Spring, and gave its name to nearby Winifreds Lane. There appears to be no known connection to the life of the saint, but its waters were once supposed to help women conceive.[17][18]
A Norman church dedicated to St. Winifred can be found in the village of Branscombe, Devon. There is some archaeological evidence to suggest an earlier Saxon church may have occupied the site.[citation needed]
Roman Martyrology[edit]
In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, Winifred is listed under 2 November with the Latin name Winefrídae. She is listed as follows: "At the spring located at Holywell in Wales, St Winefride the Virgin, who is outstanding in her witness as a nun".[19] Winifred is officially recognised by the Vatican as a person with a historical basis, who lived an exemplary religious life, but with no discussion of miracles which she may have performed or been healed by. As a 1st-millennium saint, she is recognised as a saint by popular acclaim, rather than ever being formally canonized.
In the current Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for Wales,[20] Winifred is commemorated on 3 November, since 2 November is designated as All Souls' Day.
Winifred's representation in stained glass at Llandyrnog and Llanasa focuses on her learning and her status as an honorary martyr, but the third aspect of her life, her religious leadership, is also commemorated visually. On the seal of the cathedral chapter of St. Asaph (now in the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff), she appears wimpled as an abbess, bearing a crozier, symbol of leadership and authority and a reliquary.[2]
Feast days[edit]
- 22 (24) June - death anniversary,[21]
- 30 October - feast day in Ireland[22]
- 2 November - Roman Martyrology[23]
- 3 November - feast day in England and Wales[24]
References in fiction[edit]
St. Winifred's Well, termed "þe Holy Hede", is mentioned in the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (in Passus II). She also appears as a character in the 2021 film adaptation of the poem, portrayed by actress Erin Kellyman.[25]
William Rowley's 17th-century comedy A Shoemaker a Gentleman dramatises St. Winifred's story, based on the version in Thomas Deloney's story The Gentle Craft (1584).
English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins memorialised St. Winifred in his unfinished drama, St Winifred's Well.
The moving of Winifred's bones to Shrewsbury is fictionalised in A Morbid Taste for Bones, the first of Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael novels, with the plot twist that her bones are secretly left in Wales, and someone else is put into the shrine; St. Winifred is portrayed as an important character in all the books in the Brother Cadfael series. The celebration of her Feast Day provides the setting for two of the novels, The Rose Rent and The Pilgrim of Hate. The casket is stolen from its shrine in The Holy Thief, and the campaign to find and restore it propels the action. Throughout the series, the protagonist, Brother Cadfael - a Welsh monk at the English monastery at Shrewsbury - develops a "special understanding" with the saint, whom he affectionately calls "The Girl".
Australian novelist Gerald Murnane makes reference to St. Winifred in his novel Inland.
St. Winifred appears as a spirit to Sir Gawain in the 2021 movie The Green Knight. Winifred asks Sir Gawain to retrieve her severed head from a spring, which he does. He places the head in her bed with the rest of her skeletal remains, and she provides him with information regarding the identity of the Green Knight.
A statue of St. Winifred stands overlooking the Hudson River in Hudson, New York.
See also[edit]
- ^ Paul Burns, Butler's Saint for the Day (2007), p. 511.
- ^ a b "St. Winifred", The Cistercian Way Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Chandlery, Peter. "St. Winefride." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 14 May 2013
- ^ a b Rees, Rice (1836). "Legend of Gwenfrewi or St. Winefred". An Essay on the Welsh Saints. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, Rees. pp. 295–297.
- ^ Sally Hallmark (2015), Gwenfrewy the Guiding Star of Gwytherin: From Maiden and Martyr to Abbess and Saint – The Cult of Gwenfrewy at Gwytherin, MA thesis (University of Wales), p. 20.
- ^ Arch Gwenfrewi, People's Collection Wales.
- ^ Lynne Heidi Stumpe (1994), "Display and Veneration of Holy Relics at St Winefride's Well and Stonyhurst", Journal of Museum Ethnography, No. 22, p. 67.
- ^ Roy Fry and Tristan Gray Hulse (1994), "Holywell - Clwyd", Source – the Holy Wells Journal, Issue 1. Archived from Source Archive Online.
- ^ Janet Bord (1994), "St Winefride's Well, Holywell, Clwyd", Folklore, 105(1–2), p. 100.
- ^ Cormack, Margaret (2007). Saints and their cults in the Atlantic world. Columbia, S.C: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 204–206. ISBN 978-1-57003-630-9.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Winifred (1286289)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Robert [Prior of Shrewsbury], Falconer, John (trans.), Baes, Martin (engr.) (1635). The Admirable life of Saint Wenefride virgin, martyr, abbesse. Written in Latin about 500 yeares ago, by Robert, monke and priour of Shrewsbury, of the Ven. Order of S Benedict. Devided into two books. And now translated into English, out of a very ancient and authenticall manuscript, for the edification and comfort of Catholikes. By I.F. of the Society of Jesus. [Saint-Omer : printed by the English College Press].
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Owen, Hugh and Blakeway, John Brickdale. A History of Shrewsbury, vol. 2, London. Harding Leppard. 1825
- ^ Angold, M J, et al. "Houses of Benedictine monks: Abbey of Shrewsbury." A History of the County of Shropshire, Volume 2. Eds. A T Gaydon, and R B Pugh. London: Victoria County History, 1973. 30-37. British History Online[permanent dead link]
- ^ St. Winifride's Well, Holywell, Flintshire
- ^ "St Winifred's Well". Landmark Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Historical and Archaeological Building Report on Somerset Place, Sion Hill, Bath" (PDF). B&NES Council. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Fry, Roy; Gray Hulse, Tristan. "The Other St Winifred's Wells". Source: the Holy Wells Journal, n.s. 1, Autumn 1994. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), page 603.
- ^ National Calendar for Wales, accessed 6 February 2012
- ^ Zeno. "Lexikoneintrag zu »Wenefrida, S.«. Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon, Band 5. Augsburg ..." www.zeno.org (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Oct 30 - St Winifred of Holywell in North Wales (died c. 650)". Catholicireland.net. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).
- ^ Online, Catholic. "St. Winifred - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Desta, Yohana (30 July 2021). "The Green Knight: Who Is Winifred, the Beheaded Ghost?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Winefride". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Further reading[edit]
- Rees, William Jenkins, ed. (1853). "Life of St. Winefred". Lives of the Cambro-British Saints. Llandovery: William Rees. pp. 515–529.
External links[edit]
- Holywell website
- Holywell Church website Archived 30 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC Wales: Holywell
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .
- Seguin, Colleen M. (Summer 2003): "Cures and Controversy in Early Modern Wales: The Struggle to Control St. Winifred's Well", North American Journal of Welsh Studies, Vol. 3, 2


text:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri senators on Tuesday passed $40 million in annual tax breaks for farmers, ranchers and other agriculture-related businesses as part of a special legislative session.
With the legislation now on the governor's desk, lawmakers are headed back home, ending nearly a month-long special session. At one point, it didn't look like there was a path forward, but weeks later the General Assembly passed measures that reauthorize tax credits for farmers and lower the state's income tax rate.
"Two or three weeks ago, I'm not really sure we knew what the outcome was," Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) said. "We didn't know exactly how this was going to go. These are two issues that obviously could have brought forth a lot of passion, thought and enthusiasm from different groups.
Senators voted 26-3 in favor of the tax incentive package, which primarily renewed tax credits that had expired. The measure includes tax credits to benefit companies involved in meat processing, biodiesel, ethanol fuel and urban farms. It also expands government loan programs for farmers.
"The bill that we passed is a big win for rural Missouri," Republican Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz told reporters Tuesday.
Republican Sen. Mike Moon, a cattle rancher, during Tuesday debate raised concerns about foreign-owned Missouri farm companies benefitting from the tax breaks. Moon voted against the bill.
"We want to protect Missouri farmland for our families who come after us," Moon said, adding that he wants "to make sure it stays in the hands of Missourians."
Republican state Sen. Jason Bean, a farmer in the Bootheel who ushered the agricultural tax credits through the Senate, said he expects lawmakers to debate foreign ownership of Missouri farms during the next legislative session, which begins in January.
"I know it's a priority for several of us, to what degree, that we need to talk about," Bean said. "I think we're going to put some proposals together and see what makes the most sense for Missouri farms."
The Republican-led Missouri Legislature passed a bill with similar agricultural tax credits during the regular legislative session, which ended in May.
GOP Gov. Mike Parson vetoed the measure, citing a two-year sunset attached to many of the tax credits that he said was too short. He called lawmakers back for a special session to extend agricultural tax breaks for another six years, as well as spend some of the state's revenue surplus on an income tax cut for individuals.
"When you bring businesses into Missouri to do valued added products to increase the price for our products, companies really don't look at two years," Bean said. "They want to know six years, they want to know some viability and two years just wasn't enough."
The House last week sent Parson a bill to cut individual income taxes from 5.3% to 4.95% beginning next year and phase in additional cuts until the rate hits 4.5%.
"We're walking out of here with our heads held high and happy that Missourians are in a better place," Rowden said.
The legislation reduces the income tax rate to 4.95% beginning in 2023. Then, future reductions would only happen if certain revenue growth is met. Under Senate Bill 3 and 5, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Hough, R-Springfield, and Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) Missouri's revenue must grow by $175 million in the first year to lower the rate again to 4.8%. By 2025, revenue must grow by at least $200 million to lower the income tax rate after that. When fully implemented, Missouri's income tax rate would be 4.5%.
Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo (D-Independence) told reporters this tax cut wouldn't have been possible without the Biden administration.
"The Republican majority should be sending a very big thank you card to President Biden," Rizzo said. "He has provided the surplus that has allowed them to do the tax cut. We aren't even in a special session if it's not for the federal dollars that Joe Biden provided to the state."
According to Parson's office, for a Missourian making $35,000 a year, he or she is estimated to save $141. For a single adult bringing home $25,000 a year, they can expect a tax cut of $115 whereas someone making $40,000 a year would save $170. Those earning around $75,000 a year would save $324.
According to the Missouri Budget Project, if a Missouri household makes $13,000 a year, they would save $3 under this plan. Those making $30,000 would roughly save $17. Taxpayers with incomes of between $40,000 and $52,000 would see an average tax cut of $66 in 2023. Those earning between $66,000 and $86,000 would save $143. Missourians making somewhere between $110,000 and $152,000 would save $348. Those making around $332,00 would save $826. And taxpayers making between $500,000 and $1.5 million would save around $4,000.
With a price tag of nearly $1 billion, some would like to see the state's surplus used for investments.
"So many people have dropped out of the workforce, especially moms, because they cannot afford the cost of childcare, or they don't have access to childcare," Sen. Lauren Arthur (D-Kansas City) said. "We're sitting on a surplus of money, at least at this moment, and there are a lot of Missourians who want to come back to the workforce but can't afford to pay $10,000 every year for a child to justify it."
The Senate's passage of the agricultural tax incentive bill caps off the rest of the lawmakers' unfinished business for the special legislative session.


text:
Patients with unexplained physical symptoms have poorer quality of life and higher costs than other patient groups: A cross-sectional study on burden
BMC Health Services Research , Volume 13 - Issue 1
Background: To determine whether healthcare resources are allocated fairly, it is helpful to have information on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Unexplained Physical Symptoms (UPS) and on the costs associated with them, and on how these relate to corresponding data in other patient groups. As studies to date have been limited to specific patient populations with UPS, the objective of this study was to assess QoL and costs in a general sample of patients with UPS using generic measures. Methods. In a cross-sectional study, 162 patients with UPS reported on their QoL, use of healthcare resources and lost productivity in paid and unpaid work. To assess QoL, the generic SF-36 questionnaire was used, from which multidimensional quality-of-life scores and a one-dimensional score (utility) using the SF-6D scorings algorithm were derived. To assess costs, the TiC-P questionnaire was used. Results: Patients with UPS reported a poor QoL. Their QoL was mostly decreased by limitations in functioning due to physical health, and the least by limitations in functioning due to emotional problems. The median of utilities was 0.57, and the mean was 0.58 (SD =.09).The cost for the use of healthcare services was estimated to be 3,123 (SD = 2,952) per patient per year. This cost was enlarged by work-related costs: absence from work (absenteeism), lower on-the-job productivity (presenteeism), and paid substitution of domestic tasks. The resulting mean total cost was estimated to be 6,815 per patient per year. Conclusions: These findings suggest that patients with UPS have a high burden of disease and use a considerable amount of healthcare resources. In comparison with other patient groups, the QoL values of patients with UPS were among the poorest and their costs were among the highest of all patient groups. The burden for both patients and society helps to justify the allocation of sufficient resources to effective treatment for patients with UPS. Trial registration. Nederlands Trial Register, NTR1609.
|Additional Metadata
|, , , , , , , , , ,
|doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-520, hdl.handle.net/1765/62375
|BMC Health Services Research
|Department of Psychiatry
Zonneveld, L.N.L, Sprangers, M.A.G, Kooiman, C.G, van 't Spijker, A, & van Busschbach, J.J. (2013). Patients with unexplained physical symptoms have poorer quality of life and higher costs than other patient groups: A cross-sectional study on burden. BMC Health Services Research, 13(1). doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-520
|Additional Files
|pubmedcentral Author Manuscript


text:
Kotori Itsuka is one of the cute and great girl spirits in Date A Live Spirit Pledge. Read on for Date A Live Spirit Pledge Kotori Itsuka guide
Date A Live Spirit Pledge Kotori Itsuka: –
- Range; Melee & Long-Distance
- Type of Damage – Physical and Fire Damage
- Unleashes ranged-attacks in cannon form
- Strength Stats; Attack/DPS, Defense
- Energy Overview(Skills requirement) – (Skills cost Rage). Kotori Itsuka gains Rage by unleashing the basic attack. Each base attack/hit gains x2/x3 Rage respectively. When receiving hits in a row, Kotori gains Rage up to every 0.5 seconds.
- Grade – S Class
Date A Live Spirit Pledge Kotori Itsuka Build Recommendations: –
Build I Recommended Sephira for Kotori Itsuka –
- Command: Sin Breaker – increases attack based on current vitality/HP
- Command: Bonding Oath: +HP, restores every second
- No.3 – Command: Formation Shatter: + DMG Bonus
Build II Recommended Sephira Kotori Itsuka –
- Scorch: Wind Embers: Flame Damage Bonus
- Scorch: Scarlet Embrace: when equipped by Kotori, enjoy +Crit Rate, +CRIT DMG in cannon form
- No.3 – Scorch: Exorcist's End: Kotori gains full energy when a battle initiates
Kotori Itsuka Skills & Skill Combo: –
- Flaming Retribution: – while in the Halberd form, causes a blade storm with Camael(inflicts damage) – more damage on enemies affected with the ignite effect. While in Cannon form, uses Camael(cannon to eject energetic fire pillar to invade enemies in the front). Inflicts flame damage.
- Infernal Judgement: – while in Halberd form(leaps towards and causes a heavy strike one time. Inflicts Flame DMG). While in Cannon form(shoots a fireball after being charged. The fireball turns into a black hole to pull nearby enemies on hit. Fireball inflicts fire damage. The black hole lasts for a few seconds and strike fire damage).
- Flame Arbiter: – while in Halberd form(knockback nearby enemies and attack repeatedly. Ignites the target. Inflicts physical damage). While in Cannon form(jumps up and launches giant fireball forward. The fireball explodes to inflict Flame DMG to adjacent enemies . Ignites the target).
Skill Combo: –
Camael -> Flaming Retribution -> Camael -> Infernal Judgement -> Camael -> Flame Arbiter.
Kotori Itsuka Overview: –
Kotori Itsuka is one of the great S class rosters in Date A Live Spirit Pledge game with great attack and defense stats. With her skills, you can inflict a great volume of damage to the enemies and apply ignite effect on them.
You can check this character's tier info in this Date A Live Spirit Pledge tier list.
Also, see –
So that's all in this post on Date A Live Spirit Pledge Kotori Itsuka guide; overview, skills, build info.
Do you love playing mobile games? Subscribe to our YouTube Channel – Gaming Soul for new mobile game videos. For More Updates, Game News, Game Guides, New Game Releases, And ALERTS – Like Us On Facebook – Gaming Soul, Follow Us On Twitter – Gaming Soul. Check Out – Best mobile games. Do you have any suggestions? Submit Here
This post was last updated on March 1st, 2023


text:
Comparable to the world's finest hotels, each suite on board the train offers five star luxurious accommodation with private en-suite bathroom facilities. The luxury element on board the train is accentuated by the personalised butler service.
The Blue Train prides itself on the fine cuisine it offers its guests with meals that are accompanied by a wide selection of South African wines sourced only from boutique vineyards. The on board experience is complimented by scenic landscape as the train meanders across the Southern-most part of the African continent.
The lounge boasts a well-stocked bar, coffee table books, magazines and board games. The Lounge Car is a non-smoking lounge in which to relax and enjoy High Tea and snacks. The Dining Car seats 42 people and serves meals in two optional sittings. The Observation Car at the rear end of the train has windows on three sides for maximum enjoyment of the passing scenery (available on most departures).
In 2019: Train set 1 comprises 17 coaches and can
accommodate 70 guests (used mainly for charters).
Train set 2 (used on a regular basis) is longer (455m) and
comprises 19 coaches and accommodates a maximum of
82 guests. Set 2 also has an Observation Car at the rear
of the train and one suite that is adapted for wheelchair
De Luxe Suites offer twin beds with showers (most suites
on the train offer this option) or double bed with threequarter
sized bath.
Luxury Suites have an extra m² of space, a Blu Ray player
and offer twin beds or double beds with full-sized baths.
By day relax in the lounge car or in the privacy of your own Suite. At night dine in the elegant dining car with a la carte menu complemented with mouth watering South African wines.
This is a two night journey including a tour of the Kimberley Open Mine Museum to take a step back to learn about the exciting times of the diamond rush.
Shop selling souvenirs and gifts
Limited on-board laundry service
Valet service


text:
How it all begun.......
'If there
are people in my park, I should want that they forgotten the reality in which
they lived for one moment. I should want that they thought they were in a
different world. A fairytale world, in which nobody run up and everybody
can be happy. Where the ages disappears and man child is with the children'.
(Disney Dreams, by J.Bromet, Elegance 1977).
Above-mentioned is a pronunciation of Walt Disney done
at the opening of Disneyland in California. Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey
Mouse and the man behind the present four Disney Theme parks, a
person who also wide 30 years after his death still is a conception all over the
The ideas for the Disney-Parks proceeded in the time
that Walt Disney together with his two little daughters regular visited
fun-parks in the neighborhood. Sitting on a bank, looking to his playing
daughters, he remembered, that he could made a better park, than the parks
who there were at that time.
Walt Disney had a clear picture of how he should made the
parks. They should assessable for everyone, clean, safety and
valid. It must were family-parks, where everybody in each ages, can
enjoy them. An other important demand was that they split up in a couple of
countries. This countries must have different own themes with them.
His big wish to realize a real fairytale world were in 1955
reality. For a little two hundred million guilders were changed a great piece of
country in California into a gold mine, the Magic Kingdom opened
his doors. After the death of Walt Disney in 1966, the Walt Disney Company does usually
his works and still opened three Theme parks
In 1971 opened Disney World in Florida
his doors, a Theme park, that truly is a Kingdom. In 1983 the borders
were displaced. In Tokyo (Japan) was opened the first foreign park: Tokyo
Disneyland. This park was a big success. This foreign success was the inspiration
to a really Disney-Park in Europe. In 1992 opened the formally Euro
Disney his doors.
The Magic Kingdom what we find with four locations,
seems in design to each other. Round about there is a railway, whereof the
station is right before the the entrance. If man entered the present Disneyland
Park in Paris, man arrived in the Main Street U.S.A. Main Street is
an imitation of a little town from the mid-west of America at the beginning of
this century. Main Street guided the visitors to the castle of Sleeping
Beauty, that as a visual decoying is placed in the middle of the park. Walt
ones had said: 'You must care that there of the end of the street stays
something nice'. Also cares the castle for recognizing and as a
orientation point.
Round about the castle are the four countries: Adventure land,
Frontier land, Fantasyland and Discovery land. This countries were
build in their own sphere. This sphere came back in all details, even in the Disney-Characters.
The Disneyland Park in Disneyland Resort Paris is growing in a short time to a big
Theme park of 30 attractions with the opening at April 12, 1992 till more
than 40 attractions, shows and parades in 2002.
Facts and numbers
Disneyland Resort Paris is build on a ground of 1.943
hectare in the middle of Europe with 2 attraction parks. Disneyland
Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, 7 Disney Hotels, two congress centers with 24.000
m2, the Disney Village and a 27-hole golf court.
Disneyland Park
Walt Disney Studios Park
Disney Hotels
Shows and parades
Cast members
This number speaks for themselves
Walt Disney Studios Park
The new theme park (open March 16, 2002) named Walt Disney Studios Park and is
placed nearby the Disneyland Park. This park is in the sigh of Film,
Television, Entertainment and Animation. The visitors learn here everything
about the making of films and participate in action. The Walt Disney Studios
Park exist in four product zones.
Frontlot: At the entrance there is be a big square with
a marvelous fountain and palm trees. Here is the Guest Service and a big Disney
Boutique of which the architecture is inspire by film sets. From this square
you can see Disney Studio 1, where you wander on Sunset Boulevard and
perhaps you became Marilyn Monroe.
Courtyard: guests came inside a world of animation, where they discover the
secrets of this special techno local art. In this part of the Park there are a
kind of unique attractions such as Art of Disney Animation. Here became
the favorite Disney-characters at live and may be you can see a new Disney film.
Flying Carpets over Agrabah is the film set of Genie (the genius from the
film Aladdin). Everybody can make a ride on his flying carpet and before you
know, you be a part of his new film. A absolute recommendation is Animagique,
a black-light show based on the best moments of the Disney Classics.
Courtyard: take a look behind the screens by perhaps the newest at all
cinema-cracker. Or became a looker-on in the live broadcast of Disney
Channel. Take a backstage-tour where you can find the secrets of the film in
the Studio Tram Tour and came after that in Catastrophe Canyon where
you be in the hart of a spectacular photo shoot. Cinémagique is one of
the unique experience, who is at the same time a homage to all the great film
names from the history.
Backlot: here
became the most spectacular stunts, special effects and music at live. Prepare
you for the ultimate ride in Rock 'n Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith.
As soon as the music start, goes the speed from 0 to 100 km/ hour in less than
three seconds, you make loopings, fly through hairpin curves and you turn 360
degrees!! Armageddon: Special Effects is only special effects. Find
out how film producers destroyed hole cities with you as a witness. An other
top-attraction is the Stunt Show Spectacular. Guest are witness of
a persecuting of a car in a peaceful town at the Mediterranean See. Motors
passed very hard, bombs exploded, it's the question, if the heroes can escaped.
Location choice Europe: at the threshold of Paris
The choice for a location at Paris is made because the necessary
ground was there available and from the good lying in the middle of Europe.
Disneyland Resort Paris is 32 km east of Paris and the ground is 1943
hectare, it's about 1/5 part of Paris.
How ever the Disneyland Park is the same as the Disney-Parks
in America and Tokyo, was there looking for a more European Character. So
are there many European legends and fairytales in the attractions and is the Theme park
official bilingual (French and English),
Paris and all her wonders lay not so far away from the world
of magic and adventure. With the express metro RER the visitors could be
make the distance between Disneyland Resort Paris and the middle of Paris
in half an hour.
With the car you drive also half an hour between Disneyland
Resort Paris and the middle of Paris. This makes it possible for a short visit
of Paris. For people who's stays in Paris, is a visit to both or one of the
Disney Theme Parks a great target for a day excursion out of the city.
The arrival of one of the airports 'Charles de Gaulle' or 'Orly'
round Paris, you can used the VEA-shuttlebus. This special buses drive between
the airport and the Disney-Hotels and depart every 30-45 minutes.
The Disney Theme Parks
The total surface of the Disneyland Park is 56 hectare. The
Theme Park is split up in five 'countries', each with attractions, amusement,
restaurants and shops round a definite theme. The five countries are Main Street
U.S.A., Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland, shows and
A little enumeration of the most popular attractions: Space
Mountain, from the earth to the moon, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril,
backwards!! and Phantom Manor.
Theme Restaurants, are there for everybody on taste and
budget, all over the park. From exclusive service at the table till self-service
of diners till a Mickey Mouse pizza. The food is also part of the pleasure.
The Disney Hotels
Nearby the Disney Theme Parks are 7 theme hotels, where
you can relaxed. All seven hotel are decorated with an other design. The most
hotels are very good for relaxation and sport, 2 - 4 stars, able
for each budget, with qualifying service, restaurants and shops round an other
Situated at the
entrance of the Disneyland Park, a luxurious hotel that is thinking of a Victorians
palace: The Disneyland Hotel.
The hotel has 478 rooms and 18 suites- Category 'Luxe'
The 'Castle-Club' is an apart floor with exclusive rooms and
services, with their own entrance, personal check-in, a separate breakfast-room,
refreshments and papers at the room.
Inside swimming Poole, fitness club with sauna and massage,
foyer with view over the Disneyland Park, Café Fantasia, California Grill ( a gastronomic
restaurant), Inventions (a buffet-restaurant), meeting-rooms, American Express
travel agency, room-service and play-automats hall.
With her special architecture and service of quality is Disney's
Hotel New York the destination of the critical guest, who is traveling here
for business of pleasure.
532 rooms and 31 suites- Category 'First Class'
In- and outside swimming Poole, fitness club with sauna, two
outside, tennis courts (in the evening lighted), ice-skating (from October till
April), two bars, Manhattan Restaurant, Park Side Diner, shop, hairdresser,
room-service and play-automats hall
the rich tradition of a luxury bath-place in New England is the Disney's
Newport Bay Club, with their colorful lighthouse in decor over the south
coast of Lake Disney.
1077 rooms and 15 suites- Category 'Comfort'.
In- and outside swimming Poole, fitness club with sauna, bar
with beautiful view over the Lake Disney, two restaurants (Yacht Club and Cape
God), meeting accommodation, shops, play-arcade.
Newport Bay Club Convention Center.
5000 m2 conference space, verge on Disney's Newport Bay Club
Hotel, Grand Ballroom of 1800 m2,Audiovisule means, translate-service, business
center and amusement available for groups.
A Rocky
Mountain holiday-place with pavilions of wood and stone in a woody landscape: Disney's
Sequoia Lodge.
997 rooms and 14 suites- Category 'Comfort'
In- and outside swimming Poole, fitness club, a bar (Redwood
Bar & Lounge), two restaurants (Hunter's Grill and Beaver Creek Tavern),
shops and a play-automats hall.
With her
colorful houses and wooden footways brings Disney's Hotel Cheyenne you in
a sphere of Hollywood Western.
1000 rooms -Category 'Economy"
Children-playground in cowboy- and Indian style, pony-rides
for children, a saloon, a restaurant (Chuckwagon Café) and a play-automats
the drive-in cinema screen by the entrance till the sand color 'pueblos', the
spirit of the American South-West, is everywhere in the Disney's Hotel Santa
1000 rooms - Category 'Economy'
Children playground, a bar, a restaurant (La Cantina), a shop
and play-automats hall.
holiday-place in the wilderness. Middle in 57 hectare forest is Disney's Davy
Crockett Ranch, complete with picturesque pioneers-village, many recreation
possibilities and full decorated wooden cabins, which can accommodated groups
from 4-6 persons.
498 wooden cabins design for maximum 6 persons, with bedroom,
kitchen (with microwave and even a dishwasher), living- and bathroom with bath.
Each cabin has their own barbecue, 97 camping-places for caravans and tents,
with entrance to the toilet- and shower facilities, call-boxes, washing-machines
and -dryers.
Inside tropical swimming Poole with slides, inside
tennis-court, children farm, pony- and horse rides for the children (against
paying), billiards, volleyball, basketball, to rent a bicycle, grocery store, a
bar, a restaurant with dinners and amusement in style.
Disney Village
A world full
amusement, day and night. Disney Village is between the Theme Parks and the
Disney Hotels and dispose of 8 stores, 9 restaurants, 6 bars and all kind of entertainment,
such as the famous dinner show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Guest could be
bring in the day time a visit to the special stores, such as the Disney Store
and Disney Gallery or joy genius of the courses in restaurants, such as
Rainforest Café, Planet Hollywood or the Steakhouse. In the nightclub Hurricanes
they danced to deep in the night.
Golf Disneyland Resort Paris
golf-court of Disneyland Resort Paris is a few minutes drive to the theme parks.
It is a excellent 27-hole golf-court design by Ronald Fream. The golf-court is
open the whole year, seven days a week. The golf-court is attractive for all
play levels, for the amateur to the professional. All necessaries can be rent on
the place.
Val d'Europe
d'Europe Shopping Village is a complete new international shopping center, 10
minutes distance of Disneyland Resort Paris with free parking places.Here are
located the outlet stores in La Vallée Shopping Village, trough the whole year,
are famous, design marks to reduced prices ( as it goes to articles from the
last season).
Disneyland Resort Paris, Postbus 349, 1170 AH


text:
Purav BhattFormer Prosecutor - Focusing on Federal and State Criminal Defense
- Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
- Illinois
Being represented by The Law Offices of Purav Bhatt means you are represented by one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Chicago who is well prepared, attentive and here for you. Rest assured that you and your matter will get the individual time and attention you and your matter deserve. As a former Cook County State's Attorney, Mr. Bhatt has the experience to handle felony and misdemeanor cases, traffic cases and other legal matters as well as an understanding of the prosecution's goals and objectives. During his time as a prosecutor, Mr. Bhatt successfully tried hundreds of bench and jury trials related to weapons charges, drug offenses, animal crimes, violent crimes, thefts and gang related offenses. Mr. Bhatt's firsthand experience with the methods of the prosecution translates into success for his clients today. After years working with police officers, detectives and investigators building criminal cases against defendants, Mr. Bhatt has the ability to recognize defects in those cases and build strong defenses for his clients. Trial lawyers offer the most effective criminal, DUI and traffic defense. While negotiations on behalf of our clients often offer successful results, Mr. Bhatt understands that an aggressive and well prepared criminal defense attorney gets the best results for his client because he has the experience and willingness to fight a case from arrest to trial. As a criminal defense attorney who is recognized and respected for his trial skills, Mr. Bhatt is taken seriously by the opposition. Mr. Bhatt is licensed to practice in: State court of Illinois Norther District of Illinois Federal Court Norther District of Illinois Trial Bar Mr. Bhatt is a member of the leading criminal bar associations including: Illinois Bar Association Cook County Bar Association National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Chicago Bar Association
- Criminal Law
- Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Google Meet
- Skype
- FreeConferenceCall
- GoToMeeting
- WebEx
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Illinois
- Gujarati: Spoken
- Principal Attorney
- The Law Office of Purav Bhatt
- - Current
- Specializing in Criminal Defense matters in Chicago
- Assistant State's Attorney
- Cook County State's Attorney
- -
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. (2008) | Law
- -
- Honors: 2x CALI Award Winner - Highest Grade in Class
- DePaul University
- M.S. (2002) | Computer Science
- -
- Masters in Computer Science
- Loyola University Chicago
- B.S. (1998) | Psychology
- -
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Top 40 Under 40
- National Trial Lawyers Associations
- Rising Stars
- Superlawyers
- SuperLawyers  # 6295896
- Rising Star
- - Current
- National Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- - Current
- Cook County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Illinois Bar Associaiton
- Member
- - Current
- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Certificate of Membership
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Certificate of Membership
- Northern District of Illinois
- Certificate of Membership
- Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Certificate of Membership
- Central District of Illinois
- Website
- The Law Office of Purav Bhatt
Assault and BatteryExpungement Lawyer Chicago
Expungement, Sealings and PardonsChicago Drug Crimes Lawyer | Chicago Drug Offenses`
Criminal Drug AttorneyCriminal Attorney Chicago
Criminal Defense Attorney Purav BhattRetail Theft Attorney Chicago
Retail Theft Attorney ChicagoDUI Attorney Chicago
DUI Attorney Chicago
There are no recently viewed profiles.
There are no saved profiles.
There are no profiles to compare.


text:
Are you new to the world of vaping? And all these vape gadgets around you are becoming more difficult to use?
Which is better? Which is worse?
We are going to discuss the Best Prefilled Replacement Pods for 2021.
Your smoking habit has progressed to the next stage, and you want to suppress it by using vaping?
Then you don't have to be worried! We've got you covered.
In this post, we will explore the best pre – filled replacement pods for 2021, which will enable you to experience the marvel of vaping.
Everybody has the right to do what is best for them, whether they are a beginner or a vape fanatic.
These pods are perfect for the initial nicotine cravings. All you have to do is charge your pod and start producing amazing clouds of smoke.
What you need to know about Prefilled Replacement Pods?
Prefilled e-cigarettes are constructed in a cylindrical shape with clear glass or plastic tanks filled with e-juice or nicotine salt juice.
The majority of these instruments are designed with mouthpieces to have enough space for your palate.
Prefilled pods are recommended to most beginners because they are simple to use. Even vape veterans now use this pod as a backup.
It is available in a range of sizes and shapes including perfect blends of tropical flavors.
Whatever flavor you like, you'll be able to get your hands on the best pods with some amazing bursting flavors that will entice you.
Best Pre-filled Replacement Pods of 2021!
It's time to stop making a mistake with the pre-filled pod that you'd choose.
As these provide no-hassle vaping, they also provide nicotine level monitoring, which is useful for any novice or fanatic.
No more dash to the supermarket to fill or refill juice into your pods; just throw ways the disposable liquid tank into the trash,
And get a new one.
We have selected a list of the best pre-filled substitute pods from some of the best Vape brands on which you can rely with ease.
JUUL, Vaporesso, SMOK vape pen, Myst, and several others are the source.
Look at the list and enjoy your vaping sensations;
Relx Infinity Replacement Pod
Because of its superior functionality and style, this replacement pod is a Red Dot award winner.
The new generation pods are much more durable than the previous classic ones, and they have better leakage defense.
If you are an ex-smoker looking for some hard nicotine tokes, this is the one for you.
5 percent nicotine salts in menthol plus and Rich tobacco are more than enough to whet the appetite.
If you're in need of a little dose; entice your taste buds with sunny sparkle and tangy purple.
You'd better know what to try if you're craving candy and fantasies.
Vapo Haiz X Milkman Replacement Pod
This one is for all of you Kiwis!
Vapo, a well-known vape brand in New Zealand, has partnered up with another well-known company called Milkman,
What a team!
The duo has created an entertaining range that will raise your spirits while still satisfying your taste buds with each puff.
It contains 3% nicotine salt that could make you feel like you've just smoked a pack of cigarettes.
It's time to savor your taste buds with top-tier Milkman flavor in your modern Vapo Haiz.
Myle V4 Pods
This Italian firm, is one of JULL's main rivals, wants you to experience the wonders of Vaping.
Myle is a sophisticated design that does not allow you to get a hard throat blow.
Its pod holds approximately 1ml of e juice, which is plenty for your seasonal vape cravings.
Myle V4 nicotine salts are available in 2% and 5% concentrations, which easily dissolve in your bloodstream and satisfy your one-time nicotine need.
It is available in a range of plush flavors, including Iced Coffee, Pound Cake, Tropical Fruit Blend, and Iced Quad Berries.
VuseePod Replacement Pod
Vuse is a well-known vape brand known for its revolutionary and long-lasting pod systems and cartridges.
This UK-based company creates a wide variety of rich nicotine flavors as well as a high-quality and genuine pod device.
The pod contains roughly 2 ml of e liquid that comes in 5 different flavors
Alternatively, you should opt for nicotine salt, which is available in concentrations of 3% and 5%.
Once the e-liquids have been utilized, throw them out and replace them with fresh containers.
Having fun puffing with your favorite vape blends!
Uwell Yearn Replacement Pod
Regardless of your preferences, Uwell is a must-try pod once in a lifetime.
Your Uwell experience would exceed your desires.
This pod has a 2ml e-juice volume and is integrated with a UN2 meshed H coil of 0.9 ohm, which boosts taste and fumes.
This system will aid in the absorption of high tolerant nicotine in your bloodstream.
You will choose a nicotine salt concentration ranging from 20mg to 50mg.
It's going to be a savage throat blow!
If you want to experience some chilled pleasures or drool over fruity fusions, ice mint and Fuji apple should always be the first to try
Tobacco vanilla, on the other hand, is a luscious blend that can swivel you around.
Newbies should definitely check it out.
If you're a vape enthusiast, you'll be drooling over all of the awesome pre-filled replacement pods that are on the market these days.
Many people are also unaware of the significance of this essential component in vape kits.
That's why we've compiled a list of the coolest pods that will pique your interest.
Pre-filled pods would provide you with hassle-free vaping and fun ways to enjoy your huge clouds.
Whether you are in a hangout, on a road trip, or on a holiday, pre-filled has got several privileges to offer you.
You just have to find the right pre-filled substitute pot to begin with your regular vaping sessions.
Make sure you are well informed about the pod you'd choose and keep trying out new flavors,
To keep you dabbling on an exciting and thoughtful journey


text:
House extension, London N8
By opening up and reorganising the existing kitchen and dining areas, new flexible, spacious and contemporary, open plan living areas are created within this Victorian semi detached family house situated within a conservation area. Incorporating a large new timber, painted render and glazed rear extension enables natural light to penetrate deep into the interior and reinforces the link to the garden. Timber decking and full width folding/sliding glazed doors peel back to allow full access to a sunny patio and continues the floor finish, visually drawing the eye out into the long south facing rear garden creating the illusion of space.
Completed spring 2008.


text:
40 The Lord said to Job:
2 'Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who accuses God answer him!'
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 'I am unworthy – how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer –
twice, but I will say no more.'
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:
7 'Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.
8 'Would you discredit my justice?
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like God's,
and can your voice thunder like his?
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendour,
and clothe yourself in honour and majesty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,
look at all who are proud and bring them low,
12 look at all who are proud and humble them,
crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;
shroud their faces in the grave.
14 Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.
15 'Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It ranks first among the works of God,
yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The hills bring it their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plant it lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 A raging river does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?


text:
Not every guy can pull off a beard. This bold fashion statement is exclusive to confident men with fine grooming skills. Whether you're sporting a classic goatee or a full garibaldi, you'll want to go through the steps to maintain it. To master the look, follow these beard grooming tips to keep your beard properly styled and groomed. New beard style 2016.
Top Beard Styles
There are dozens of beard styles, ranging from distinguished stubble to terminal beards grown over many years. If you work in a formal setting, you'll want a corporate-style beard grown over two weeks to two months, no longer. To achieve a professional look, you will need to trim the neck and cheek line and tidy it with scissors or a razor.
In contrast, a longer beard can give you a more rugged appearance. Styles like the whaler, beardstache, and Verdi are some of the most classic styles. If you prefer a happy medium, try a partial beard like a goatee or Van Dyke. With these styles, the hair is concentrated to the mustache and chin, not the cheeks.
Nice beard styles
Beard Trends
Beards remained a popular "accessory" this year, with more and more men growing out their facial hair. Stubble reigns supreme in terms of most popular beard styles, especially among younger men. The Balbo board has also gained momentum and can be easily maintained.
Next on our list of top beard styles is the circle beard. It's simple, professional, and the perfect style for masculine businessmen. While not for everyone, the iconic Bandholz has become symbolic in the beard community. Made popular by Eric Bandolz, this epic beard style is full, lustrous, and overall impressive.
Beard Maintenance
Just like your hair, your beard requires routine maintenance to keep it soft, healthy, and manageable. Wash your beard regularly and be sure to rinse thoroughly to prevent flaking. Apply a conditioner to soften the hairs. Comb your beard and mustache with a wide-toothed comb. Beard oils and balms can be used for styling purposes.
If you're new to beard care, it's best to trust your facial hair to a barber. If you're going to trim your beard yourself, you'll need scissors or a beard trimmer. Most beard trimmers have adjustable trimming guides that can be removed to define the neck line for a more refined look.
Beard styles and their names


text:
Makeup is intended to enhance features not bring negative focus on you. That's what putting on too much makeup will do; it will enable you to get unwanted attention. 1. Eyeliner: dark, dense eyeliner will make you look overdone and will spoil the others of your makeup. 2. Mascara: too much mascara appears fake and will flake.
It appears especially bad if worn with thick eyeliner or dark blue attention eye shadow. 3. Foundation: Make sure your base is the same color as your skin. Foundation is intended to protect and give the facial skin a clean look. The magic word is blend. 4. Powder: The same is true for natural powder – not too much.
Also, be sure to blend your makeup so there are no obvious lines. Apply lip liner to completely cover the lip area, add color and your lipstick will remain on a lot longer. Make sure your lip liner doesn't show. Also, your lip color should match your skin shade; wear cool colors if you have cool coloring and warm colors if you have warm coloring. If you wish to make your lip area look smaller, keep your liner within your lip area. However, if you decide to make your lips look larger, going beyond your natural outline of you lips is a mistake.
- Is ready to be applied to the face, hands, necks and the body
- Choose DIY Trick above Cheap Kits
- Cleans and tightens the epidermis
- Winter holidays (stocking stuffers–secret Santa)
This can look quite messy and unnatural. Wear makeup that is appropriate for the occasion. If you are heading to the beach you shouldn't wear the same or as much makeup as you would if you were heading dancing. Also, when you are in daylight your makeup should be a lighter than if you are out for the night.
Some women don't wear makeup because they're uncertain how to use it and are afraid of being overdone. If you are unsure, start shall light colors in your shade. Start and add one product at a time slowly. Maybe start with foundation, add mascara, blush, or lipstick. If you are not used to putting on makeup, utilizing a lot a first may be considered a too much for you little, so start slowly.
The important thing is just a little is preferable to none. If you're uncertain seek professional advice still. When your makeup is completed it will look natural. Which means avoiding colors that clash. If you have dark skin and locks you will look better in darker tones; light colors can make you look washed out.
If your hair and skin tone are light, light colors can look after you better. Dark makeup will make you look older and harsh. When you have oily skin, first use oil control moisturizer and foundation. Then make certain to wear loose powder, keeping pressed powder with you for touch ups.


text:
What Makes Beard Grow Faster?
Mid last year, I was researching to know more about the beard gang and what exactly makes the beard grow faster (if there is any).
After one too many scrolls on google and forums, I was able to find out something that will shade us a few miles away from fake beard product sellers and manufacturers.
So what makes beard to grow faster? In the absence or presence of genetics, hormones, and Testosterone, the two essential things that make beard grow faster are healthy beard routine and the amount of dihydrotestosterone you produce as a man.
Let's look into it what that means and what you can do about it.
What is Dihydrotestosterone?
Dihydrotestosterone is a component of Testosterone that is activated by enzymes when needed in the hair follicle's oil gland.
A trusted source showed that Testosterone works in favor of hair follicle priming, while dihydrotestosterone favors promotion linear facial hair growth.
Don't get too confused because the process is understood by experts, of which I am not one. Linear facial hair growth also means how fast the beard grows.
We don't have to go too deep under this section because there is nothing you and I can do.
We just need to leave nature to handle itself.
But we still have another option, which is: planning for a healthy beard routine.
Here is the deal.
I am going to help you organize a healthy beard routine, and you will have to pay me for that.
Lol, I was just kidding. It's always free.
However, what works for John might not work for John Bull because of body differences and many more unknown factors. I believe you can relate.
So, "Test until you find out what works for you" is our goal-go plan.
Sad? I don't think so, because you won't be left to go just like that.
I have gathered enough goodies that you MUST need down here. So keep reading!!!
These goodies have worked for hundreds of men. We know your case wouldn't be different or challenging.
However, your health affects everything about you: both negatively or positively: and the beard isn't exempted.
We all know that you can't alter genetics and hormones, but notwithstanding, just know that there are healthy lifestyle routines that can make beard grow fast.
Hey, wait!! Do you already have mid to large-sized curly beard? Why not stop straightening it and apply this method for a curly beard.
Let's ride on!
Take Away: Research has proven that a male beard hair grows ½ inch per month. But this doesn't apply to all males; you can grow longer or less than that length.
Quick Healthy Beard Routine
Well planned beard routine does not only make beard healthy, but it also saves time and gives you the confidence that you aren't doing anything crazy.
Here's the ideal routine that will help keep beard healthy, which is equivalent to beard growth.
Morning Routine
#1 Wash Beard
Beard washing doesn't just wipe off build-ups; it also makes beard smell-free. Of course, no one likes a smelly beard, not even dogs.
But how often should you wash your beard? Well, it depends on you and the environment.
Generally, wash the beard at least once a week.
But in cases where you are regularly exposed to dirt either from work, house, or street. I will advise you to wash your beard daily.
Hey! do you know you can't just use your regular bathing or washing soap to wash your beard?
Want to know why?
The truth is, the majority of wash or bathing soap can wash out your beard essential oils, leaving it dry and irritating.
So I highly recommend getting the appropriate beard wash products, which is always good for a start and long run.
However, if you are the early beard growth stage and on a low budget, you can go with soap.
But remember to use soap that does not contain alcohol, sulfate, and, most importantly, doesn't dry out skin/hair.
#2 Dry-Out Beard
After washing or bathing, use a clean towel to dry out your beard. A dirty or old tower can promote the growth of germs and bacteria.
What about using a blow dryer?
Is it working for you? If yes, you can continue, but if it makes your beard feel dry and frizzy, stop using it immediately and go for the towel-drying.
And always remember to leave beard hair damp as it helps make beard soft and manageable for product application.
#3 Apply Beard Products
Beard oil and balm works well for standout beard health.
Beard oil acts as a moisturizer to the skin and facial hair in the absence of natural oil. These oils (original oil) are designed to prevent dryness and itchiness or flakes.
Combing or brushing in conjunction with beard balm gives beard better shape and keep it in the right direction. That's to say; beard balm is good mid to big volume beard.
#3 Brush & Comb
Last but not the least step in the morning routine is brushing or combing the beard. If you have a very bushy beard, you must have a brush and comb.
The brush helps train and shape beard in the right direction, while the comb is needed to remove all tangles and loss hair.
As for beginners, you can use any of them, provided it gives that decent look you desire.
Now it's time to step out in grand style, still keeping the next routine at mind.
I believe the whole morning routine shouldn't take more than 12 minutes.
During the Day
This routine isn't crucial, but for the sake of men whose beard hair gets dry and frizzy quickly, we choose to include it.
Unlike the morning beard routine, you don't need to spend more than 3 minutes during the day.
All you just need to do (in our humble opinion) is moisturize the beard again, then comb. That's all
Evening Before Going To Bed
Time to rest and time for bed! Just immediately after night shower, apply beard oil or balm(if necessary, use the two), these products help keep your beard hydrated and in-form while you sleep.
If you are a stubborn-sleeper rolling from one edge of the bed to another, I will advise you to apply little drops of beard oil to avoid bed early stains.
Besides, you can still do some little combing.
Trim Beard (Not Daily)
Frequent beard trimming is the best way to your beard in a perfect growth shape.
Once a week isn't compulsory, but it's essential.
But the problem now is that, if you aren't careful enough when trimming, you will end up chopping some hair off, which is a big-time bad experience.
So to reduce the risk, a pair of scissors and a standby mirror is what you need as you have more control over the movement.
What about the neckline?
The next professional barber within your neighborhood is the right person to take care of it, only if you aren't that good at carving.
Here's a video on you can trim your beard yourself at home the right way.
Helpful Tips For Faster Beard Growth
You remember "there is the climax for everything"? Well, in case you don't know, there is a length that your beard can't exceed (terminal beard).
At that stage, there is nothing you can do to make your beard grow. All you have to do is care for what you already have.
So here are my tips for you;
- Make the appropriate beard grooming tools available.
- You should style beard following the growth-shape, and size.
- Eat and stay healthy.
- Exercise patience.
- Avoid synthetic or chemical-made products; they can't be of great help in this whole process. Go for all-natural or 90% natural ingredients made products.
Now I would love to hear from you:
Did you find our article on what makes the beard grow faster, helpful?
Or maybe you have experience, advice, tips, question, or something helpful to share with us.
Either way, do let me know by leaving your comment below right now and don't forget to share with friends.


text:
Real Music Reviews: 2Chainz- The Play Don't Care Who Makes It
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
The big homie dropped a dope E.P. for us to enjoy and I hope @willie likes it!! Press Play!!
AD Aries Lounge Radio
Our Hip Hop Talk Radio show hosted by 3 funny guys from Baltimore, MD!! Every Wednesday 9pm-12am they talk about entertainment news, top 10 Billboard albums of the week, spin the best in new music, and much more!! Take sure you set your alarms, calendars, add an event and tell your friends!! Aries Lounge Radio!!


text:
If you're thinking of taking an English language test, life can be confusing! There are so many tests out there and you know what? Most of them are really good tests designed by assessment experts whose missions are to provide excellent English language testing experiences. However, they are all slightly different and it's in those differences that you might find the test that's most suitable for you. In this blog, I'm going to share with you 7 things you need to know before taking the Oxford Test of English.
- It's online only
English language tests are either on paper or online. Your choice here comes down to personal preference. Online tests are great because you don't have to worry about not being able to hear the audio recording, or your handwriting not being very legible, or the stress of speaking to a stranger. Online tests also have some additional benefits to help keep your mind at ease during these challenging times, like not having to worry about coming into close contact with the Speaking examiner, and it being easier for the Test Centre to arrange smaller sessions. The registration time is also shorter (exam papers don't need to be sent out) and you get results faster than many paper-based tests!
- It's adaptive
When choosing which proficiency test to take, you can choose to do a linear test or an adaptive test. A linear test is one where every person gets the same questions at the same time, regardless of their performance. OUP prefers to provide adaptive assessments because we think they provide a better test-taking experience, with the questions getting harder or easier depending on your answers, so the test is constantly adapting to your ability. To find out more about the adaptive nature of the test, read our blog posts about how it feels to take the Reading and Listening modules:
Online vs. Traditional Proficiency Tests: Reading
Online vs. Traditional Proficiency Tests: Listening
- The Speaking and Writing parts are marked by people
For Writing and Speaking modules, some online exams are marked by people, while some online exams are marked by machines. With the Oxford Test of English, our focus is on communicative competence, so we believe the best way to assess this right now with the technology options available is via trained human assessors. If you're interested in learning more about the types of questions you will face when you sit these modules, check out these blog posts:
Online vs. Traditional Proficiency Tests: Speaking
Online vs. Traditional Proficiency Tests: Writing
- It's modular
This bit is really important for you and your wallet! Most English language tests cover four skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) and so does the Oxford Test of English. However, we can all have a bad day and what happens if you get good marks in everything except Speaking? Usually, you have to take (and pay for!) the whole test again! With the Oxford Test of English, however; you can retake the Speaking module and ONLY pay for the speaking module. In fact, you can take and retake any module or combinations of modules. We'll then put your best score for each module attempt on your certificate.
- You get extra information about results
Results in English language exams often show just the level (e.g. A2). When you sit the Oxford Test of English, you get a report card for each module taken and then everyone who takes all four modules receives a certificate. Here, we try to give a bit more detail, in a handy graph which reveals more information about your performance. The certificate also shows the score and CEFR level for each module, as well as the overall score and CEFR level for the whole test.
- Your results are certified by the University of Oxford
Not all English language exams provide certification so if you need a certificate, choose carefully. We're really proud that the Oxford Test of English is certified by the University of Oxford so as well as being a great test to take, it makes a great addition to your resume. What's more, the certificate is recognised by universities and employers around the world.
- It's affordable
Our mission is to make assessment available to as many people as possible, so it's important for us that our assessment options are more affordable than many others on the market. We don't think it's fair that an English language exam should cost more than the monthly salary in some countries! Find out more about how much it costs to take the Oxford Test of English from your local Approved Test Centre.
So there you have it – 7 things about the Oxford Test of English that make it different from other English tests.
If you'd like to learn even more about the test, visit our website or sign up to our newsletter!
Sarah Rogerson is Director of Assessment at Oxford University Press. She has worked in English language teaching and assessment for 20 years and is passionate about education for all and digital innovation in ELT. Sarah is really excited about the Oxford Test of English and how well it caters to the 21st-century student.


text:
About the JL Audio Stealthbox®
Incredible bass, minimal space
Incredible bass, minimal space
The JL Audio Stealthbox® custom-fit subwoofer delivers incredible bass in a package that takes up minimal space and blends in with your vehicle's interior. JL Audio designs Stealthboxes to fit in specific vehicles, then loads them with appropriate subwoofers for optimal performance. Pair the system with an appropriate amp and wiring for stellar concealed bass.
Perfect sound to go with the perfect fit
JL Audio puts months of research and design into each Stealthbox® custom-fit subwoofer to ensure not only that it fits, but that it sounds better than any other custom enclosed system. First, JL Audio determines the ideal shape and mounting location for each enclosure, so that it looks like an original part of the vehicle it's designed for. Next, they mount each high-performance subwoofer so it delivers amazing firepower from within its unique enclosure, without sacrificing clarity or musical depth.
The fiberglass enclosure offers superior rigidity while allowing more interior volume, so the sub can turn out louder, deeper bass. JL Audio craftsmen then laminate, grind, join, and finish each Stealthbox® by hand. The end result: full-bodied, distortion-free bass from an impressively stealthy enclosure.
Enjoy enhanced, custom-fit sound
This dark grey Stealthbox® enclosure replaces the rear centre console in 2016-up Toyota Tacoma Access Cab trucks, and is an excellent match for the graphite or black interior. This Stealthbox® includes one 10TW3-D4 10" subwoofer from JL Audio, wired for 2-ohm impedance and handling up to 400 watts RMS. Please check with us before purchasing by using the vehicle selector on our site, or calling a Sales Advisor at 1-888-955-6000 to verify fit information.
JL Audio has rated the difficulty of this Stealthbox® installation as low. You should be able to install this enclosure if you have any experience with car audio. The installation does not affect rear seat folding.
Product highlights:
- Stealthbox® custom-fit subwoofer
- dark gray sealed fiberglass enclosure
- one 10TW3-D4 10" subwoofer
- replaces rear center console
- handles up to 400 watts RMS
- wired for 2-ohm impedance
- warranty: 2 years
What's in the box:
JL Audio Stealthbox® owner's manual
- Custom subwoofer enclosure
- One 10" 10TW3-D4 thinline subwoofer (installed)
- Mounting hardware
- Installation instructions
Reviews (5)
Customer reviews for JL Audio Stealthbox®
Loading reviews...
Average review:5.0 out of 5 stars
Customer photos
This review was collected as part of a promotion
More details on the JL Audio Stealthbox®
Product Research
Overview: JL Audio's SB-T-TACACG3/10TW3 Stealthbox has been specifically designed to fit select 2016 and later Toyota Tacoma Access cab pickups. Please enter your vehicle information to confirm fit. The enclosure features one 10" 10TW3-D4 subwoofer in a custom down-firing sealed enclosure that mounts between the two rear jump seats.
Subwoofer: The 10" 10TW3-D4 thin-line subwoofer offers a combination of a shallow mounting depth and high excursion capability, producing deep powerful bass from a small enclosure. It features a concentric tube structure built into the injection-molded mica-filled cone body. This supports the voice-coil and spider, while allowing the larger motor structure to be placed further forward in the speaker than with conventional designs. The dual 4Ω voice-coils are wired in parallel to present a 2Ω load on the single pair of terminals.
Enclosure: The Stealthbox enclosure is made of fiberglass covered in dark gray carpet designed to blend in with the vehicle's interior. The enclosure mounts between the rear seats, so no passenger space is taken up. The enclosure does not effect folding the seats or access to the under seat storage. The rear center console is removed.
Loading accessories...
Customer Q&A
Loading articles...


text:
Big events coming up in our town, and this week the talk on the Morning Show covers four of them. Airtime each day is 8 a.m.
Tuesday, October 31: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their guests will be Cindy Marx and Stephanie Allen from Community Cancer Services who will talk about their upcoming fundraiser, A Night To Remember. That's at 8 a.m, here on 88.5 KRFY.
Wednesday, November 1: What's the state of our local economy – and our local job market? Those are two topics that Paul Kusche, executive director of the Bonner County Economic Development Corporation, will address when he talks with hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez. Those are also themes for the upcoming What's Happening Up North prospering business conference to be held the following day, Nov. 2. Airtime is 8 a.m., at 88.5 KRFY.
Thursday, November 2: Join Morning Show hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey. Their guests will be Audrey Buck and Mary Kaiser from Bonner General Health who will talk about the upcoming Diabetes Day event. Jack and Jim will also have a second interview with organizers of the Sandpoint Film Festival coming up this Friday, November 4. Tune in at 8 a.m., at 88.5 KRFY.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU – 88.5 KRFY LISTENERS. If you have a question for any of our morning interview guests, drop us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 265-2992. We will ask your questions ON AIR during the Morning Show interviews.


text:
In summer, Spaniards now eat more watermelons (10.3 kg) than melons (8.4 kg). The never-ending heat wave enhances the trend.
According to different sources surveyed by Fruit Today euromagazine, "this reality started to appear several campaigns ago and currently this means an advantage of approximately 2 kilos per capita in favour of watermelons (10.33 kilos per year), compared to the 8.2 kilos of Piel de Sapo that every Spaniard eats on average."
The watermelon market share continues to grow, gaining ground over melon due to quality; a quality that consumers qualify as uniformity in flavour, a parameter that is not met by melons.
This fruit has experienced a highly significant growth. According to data provided by Crisanto Ampuero, a Distribution Chain Specialist from Bayer, "between 2005 and 2017 watermelon consumption has increased by 4 kilos and in this campaign it could exceed 10 kg/person/year."
The important organoleptic quality of the 'red fruit' has been one of the main keys to the increase in demand, which in just 12 years has gone from a production of 850 million kilos (2005) to 1,200 million in 2017.
What has prompted this situation?
Specialists point out two basic facts: the first, the price pressure that the large supermarket chains impose for both products, which they compare in value. "The production cost of a watermelon is half that of a melon, but the supermarket wants the same price for both of them. (As a general example it should be mentioned that producing a kilo of watermelon in Murcia costs 15 cents compared to the 32 cents for a kilo of melon. In Castilla La Mancha this price can be 9 cents for watermelon and 18 cents for melon)."
The second and no less important fact is that for many years the seed companies have concentrated on productivity, sacrificing flavour, or simply putting it in second place.
Today the sector has become aware of the situation and is trying to find solutions from the very start of the chain, that is to say, the seed companies. Last year it could already be seen in the different Melon and Watermelon demos that the goals for R&D in melon included recovering the 'traditional flavour' and even at the Interprofesional de Melón in Castilla-La Mancha they have spent time preparing a project on this aspect.
As a matter of fact, little by little, melons have been losing ground against watermelons even in traditionally 'melon' regions such as Castilla-La Mancha, where last year 700 hectares were 'transferred' from one crop to another and this trend is predicted to continue during this year.
Today, virtually 90% of the watermelons eaten are triploid (seedless) and according to typologies they are divided up as follows: 40% white seedless; 36% black seedless; 14% mini with micro-seeds; 8% mini seedless; 1% Crimson with seeds and 1% black with seeds.
In the case of melons, the Piel de Sapo continues to lead national consumption, but the increase in tourism has encouraged it to become more popular amongst foreign consumers and thanks to the genetics developed by companies such as RijkZwaan, with smaller-sized varieties that are ideal for export, this segment "is growing at a rate of 15-20% per year", Diego Maestre, Melon and Watermelon Crop Coordinator states.
Bipolarity and specialisation
Regarding the marketing, there are two different aspects: on the one hand, there is an increase in large-sized fruit for sale 'in halves' (in Spain), and on the other hand, size has been reduced to obtain smaller fruit for the export market.
In this context, the seed companies are aiming their efforts at seeking differentiation with different coloured fruit (skin and flesh), solutions for industry and varieties with greater consistency for export…And the fact is that specialisation is the order of the day.


text:
Hundreds Graduate Amid Cheers, Masks as Florida Tech Holds Summer Commencement
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Hundreds of Florida Tech students crossed the stage at the Charles and Ruth Clemente Center Saturday as Florida Tech held its summer commencement.
This was the university's first in-person commencement since December 2019, though from remarks delivered by President Dwayne McCay to the required masks worn by all to the decision to eliminate handshakes for graduates as they crossed the stage, the ongoing pandemic and related safety efforts were on prominent display.
The university conferred 702 degrees Saturday, with hundreds of students participating in the 9:30 a.m. ceremony. Graduates included 216 students from Florida Tech Online and 85 from the university's education centers.
The graduating class featured students from 35 countries and 37 U.S. states.
For more commencement information, galleries from past commencements and a link to the recorded stream of the ceremony, visit www.fit.edu/graduation/summer-commencement/.


text:
Michel Colombier has passed away
Music From The Movies | November 16 2004
by Mikael Carlsson
French composer Michel Colombier died yesterday after a six month battle with cancer. He was 65.
Colombier was one of the most prolific and versatile French musicians of his generation. Besides
his career as a film composer, scoring over 100 feature, cable and television films since the
early 1960's, Colombier was a prolific song writer and arranger who worked with artists such as
Madonna, Prince, The Beach Boys, Paul Anka, Barbra Streisand and Earth Wind and Fire.
As a film composer, Michel Colombier scored a lot of French and American films, including The
Golden Child, Ruthless People, New Jack City, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and The Money Pit.
His background in jazz was evident in the majority of his film scores, and his ability to compose
original score music that merged seamlessly with pop songs made him the perfect composer for
1980's films with song-heavy soundtracks, including White Nights, Against All Odds and Purple
Rain (which won a Grammy Award as well as an Academy Award for Best Song Score).
[Online at:
[back to Press]