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I have been keeping my lips sealed until the contract was signed. Now that everything is final, I can announce officially that….
I signed a book contract with Moon Travel!
I will be writing the 2nd edition of the Moon Galapagos Islands travel guidebook.
Due to the hard work of the first author, Ben Westwood, I have the first edition as a starting point. I will be adding to the book, updating, and reorganizing the information to make it my own. As the principal travel blogger for Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges, I frequently have people asking me for travel advice about the Galapagos Islands – when to go, what to see, how to travel. Now I have the opportunity to tell the public about the my favorite sights, hotels, restaurants, and travel tips for one of my favorite destinations of all time.
Why Moon Travel? I am very excited to work with Moon Travel (part of Avalon Travel, based in Berkeley, California). Overall I liked their travel philosophy and the detail and organization of their books. They seemed to pride themselves on hiring writers with deep knowledge and passion for the destinations they cover.
How I started travel writing
For anyone looking to do the same, there are no secrets to becoming a travel guidebook writer. You have to start writing. I started with this blog (www.cuencacultureshock.com). I started reading other travel blogs about Ecuador (GringosAbroad, SouthofZero, and Ecuador George).
After a while writing, and with a kind referral from GringosAbroad, I was hired by an Ecuadorian company to write about the Galapagos (Red Mangrove). I greatly enjoyed my trips there. I visited the Galapagos Islands with my family, and on my own. I went in dry season and rainy season. I traveled on an organized tour, and independently. No matter what, I always had a fantastic time.
Becoming a Moon Travel guidebook writer
Simple…I applied online. I was looking through the job postings on craigslist more as a joke, seeing what "Work from home and earn thousands" listings there were in Spanish when the listing caught my eye. I applied through the listing, and of course, my past experience travelling in the region of interest and living in the country of Ecuador made my application stand out.
After passing the telephone interview, I was invited to submit a full proposal. The proposal was 20 pages long, and took me several days of being holed-up in my apartment to write. The hardest part of the proposal was writing what I would want to add or change about the book – making sure the book would cover what I would tell my best friend about travelling to the Galapagos.
What's next
I am planning my research in the Galapagos Islands now and I will be staying there an extended time for research. I anticipate the book will be out sometime in 2015.
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[I ♥ The PC Engine] Tengai Makyō ZiriaPosted on June 15th, 2010 9 comments
Tengai Makyō Ziria
Maker: Hudson
Release Date: 6/30/89
Price: 7200 yen
Media: CD-ROM² (141.58MB + 3 audio tracks)
Genre: RPG
PC Engine FAN Score: 25.68 / 30.00
Kōgien: "A sort of Eastern charm pervades the story, which features fire-tribe child Ziria as he faces off against the 13 members of the Great Gate sect with his friends Tsunade and Orochimaru. An RPG with a flashy team behind it, including director Hiroi Ohji and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto."
This, along with the later Ys I/II, established the PC Engine CD-ROM² System as a truly viable game platform in Japan. It's the first RPG ever released on the CD-ROM format (I'm not going to count No-Ri-Ko as an RPG), and it's also the first installment in the Tengai Makyō series, one which never really came out here but has stayed alive in Japan since its inception, most recently in a 2008 compilation released on the PSP. In my opinion, though, Ziria is important for another reason — it's the first real "mega-RPG" project, a JRPG where the graphics were a main sell right alongside the gameplay, and in that way it had the same effect on Japanese gamers in 1989 that Final Fantasy VII had on the worldwide audience in 1997.
It's interesting that Ziria wound up doing all this for the PCE, because the game wasn't even a game at all in the beginning. Instead it was a movie script, or at least the outline of one, penned in 1986 by Teruhisa Hiroi (better known as Hiroi Ōji these days) for media outfit Red Company. Hiroi had an idea for a non-samurai samurai flick — a dramedy that took all the samurai/ninja/shogun legends of Japanese folklore and bunched them all together Alice in Wonderland-style — and he figured it'd work best as a live-action feature film.
Hiroi's pitch was turned down by movie studio Daiei in the summer of '86, but he got a connection via Daiei to animation firm Tokyo Movie Shinsha soon afterward. Hiroi and Red Company then restructured the script to work as an anime series instead, a project that occupied the remainder of the year for them. Torajiro Tsujino, who worked for TMS as an animator back then, went on board as art designer for the project, creating the colorful, exaggerated samurai-era "Jipang" you can still see in the series today — "a foreign observer's skewed view of old Japan," as Hiroi put it. (This world-view has stayed constant through the whole series except in Daiyon no Mokushiroku, which turns the tables and portrays 1890s-era America as imagined by Japanese people without the benefit of a world-history textbook.)
The TMS anime project wound up failing to receive a production budget, and so Hiroi then turned to Hudson Soft, a company he was introduced to after they sponsored the Mashin Eiyūden Wataru TV series that he helped out with. Here, on his third try, Hiroi finally found himself in the right place at the right time — Hudson wanted an epic-sized game with plenty of voice and animation work in order to show off its upcoming CD-ROM game system, and Red Company had a ready-made plan to make it happen.
Development work on Ziria formally began on September 1987, and by the standards of the time, the project was absolutely enormous. Red, which was occupying an apartment-sized office at the time, moved into a five-story building in Tokyo's Asakusa ward simply so they could take in the tsunami of Hudson developers working for them. It was a grueling project, and not just because the CD-ROM² System existed only on paper at that point. The game went through three different versions as Red and Hudson struggled to exploit the hardware's advantages and work around its deficiencies. At one point, it was actually an action RPG, an iteration that made it pretty close to a stable alpha build before Red scrapped it.
By November 1988, the game was officially in development hell, past its deadline without much to show for it. It was saved by a man named Shoji Masuda, a man with no artistic talent or game-development experience. How did he get into the team? Because he was the Hudson PR staffer assigned to Ziria, and he had become so pissed at the studio's inability to ship anything that he put it upon himself to salvage the project. As it turned out, Masuda was just the man Ziria needed. In a three-month whirlwind, he cut down the size of the story, rewrote most of the script in order to make it work better as a game, and implemented a new command-based battle system from scratch.
His presence was what allowed Ziria to escape vaporware status, and thanks to him, the PCE finally had its big-name RPG — one with several dozen hours of gameplay, a massive voice cast, a soundtrack with contributions by Ryuichi Sakamoto, and thousands of NPCs (Hudson claimed over 3000) running around the villages and dungeons. It was the first "next-gen" JRPG, and Japanese gamers had seen nothing like it before.
Based very loosely on 19th-century tales of the ninja Jiraiya and his pals, Ziria is set in Jipang, a fantasy nation that resembles 17th-century Japan. (Jipang was originally based on the map of Japan in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first produced by a Western cartographer, but the world map got cut down to only the Kanto region in the final game.) Ziria is a member of the "tribe of fire" (火の一族), and he's charged with finding fellow heroes from his tribe and defeating the evil "Great Gate" (大門教), a religious cult trying to resurrect a supremely evil demon. His allies: Tsunade, an impertinent girl with superhuman strength, and Orochimaru, a wispy samurai who likes cross-dressing at hot spring resorts.
Reflecting its roots as a movie/TV show, Ziria is pretty linear in nature. The basic gameplay system is identical to Dragon Quest (the standard bearer of the age), but your journey is very carefully divided into bite-sized pieces, with Ziria gaining access to a new region, defeating the boss inside, and then moving on to the next one. The journey's a massive one, and it seems like there's no end the villages, dungeons, and NPCs you have to hit up. It's very PlayStation RPG-y in that way.
A lot of the window dressing in this game, from the voiced cutscenes to the in-game item descriptions to the way you can hold down the II button to walk faster, were brand-new to the genre at the time. The cutscenes, in particular, still work pretty nicely today — basically still images with animated mouths, but the voice work is top-notch throughout. Gameplay, on the other hand, is a bit unbalanced, no doubt due to its hectic development schedule. The start of the game is Phantasy Star-like in its unfairness — your stats are absurdly low, they get only the most miniscule of boosts when you gain a level, and the bosses all seem to heal themselves far quicker than you can deal damage. It's more frustrating than challenging, but that all disappears toward the end, when your support magic finally kicks in and certain enemies start giving out experience like candy. (The way you're warped back to town with half your gold seized if even one party member dies in combat is also pretty, um, 8-bit RPG in style.)
Still, Ziria was a grand experiment, and unlike all the CD-ROM² experiments preceding it, it was largely a successful one. It was followed a few years later by Tengai Makyō II: Manji MARU, the best-selling CD-ROM² game of all time, and it's remained popular enough today that Hudson remade it on the Xbox 360 back in 2006. It's a harbinger, a very early one, of where JRPGs were going — story over stats, an overall "experience" instead of a virtual D&D campaign.
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Splendid article! I had no idea that this game had such a dramatic development.
All I can say is, "Thank you, Shoji Masuda. The field of Public Relations has rarely been graced with the dedication and initiative you exhibited. Bravo, Shoji Masuda."
If only Shoji Masuda had taken the reins of other "troubled" projects (such as the PC-FX installment of Tengai Makyo).
Namely: Tengai Makyo III: NAMIDA for PC-FX.
Thanks a lot my friend!
your text is just fabulous and add some important information for Tengai Makyo fans like me!
i´ts hard and rare to see such a nice content!
what a dramatic history!
tengai makyo is my favorite serie of all RPGs that i had the opportunity to know and play and i've been searching for information like this ( i didn't see this nice backgound history in the websits that i had visited!)
another thing (that makes me very dissapointed in the video games history, especially in RPGs)is about the PC-FX version of Tengai Makyou Namida III wich was a nice project but they cancealed it.
i think this game (if the project had be complete in PC-FX)is going to be, now a days one of the best RPGs of ever!
I don't like the 3D way in the PS2 version of this Title they really killed the exeptional work of art in the character design, Torajirou Tsujino is my favorite character design but the 3D graphycs in the game don't stay at the same level of his artwork.
Hudson and Red soft(epecially the last)are just fabulous in 2D graphics and animation but in the 3D m they didn't do their jobs very well.
I know that tecnollogy in the video games alwais claims for innovation and improvement in 3D garaphycs, and a really like some of this kind of games (like Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow Hearts series)but i really believe that you have to do what you are best, and in 3D graphycs Red company (My favorite softhouse or development team or Studio on the planet) are very week comparison to some other softhouses!
In my opinnion Tengai Makyou 4th Apocalipse is the best improvement in the series (oh man the super fluid animation in the boss battles!)and for me the best and only option to make a True Tengai Makyou game is to improve the animations and 2-D graphics and a good way to do this is making a Tengai Makyou game , for portable consoles (like PSP, or 3DS) a good exemple is Lunar Harmony of Silver Star for PSP, but i dont want to see more remakes!
Exept for Tengai Makyou Namida for PS2 the other games of the main series ( for PC Engine, Super Famicon and Sega Saturn)are for me absolutely perfect in their concepts!
What i want is a Brand New Tengai Makyou! with a epic storyline,fabulous characters(inluding super villians like Duke Peppe or Blizzard) and lots of exploration in the Torajirou Tsujino's character design!
But in fact this is just a dream, bur a can't leave without may dreams!
Thanks a lot for this post i really enjoy it!!
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Peter was shell-shocked, to be perfectly honest. All right- a hell of a lot- shell-shocked. Who could blame him? As Megan steered the car into the back entrance of the hospital, he could do nothing but sit still and stare at her out of the corner of his eye. He had seen her rake away her tear, like it was somehow evidence of a ugly weakness. He had felt how tense her muscles were when he rubbed the paresthesia from her fingers just by the way she held herself. His only consoling thought was that at least now he knew what he was looking at; the emotion she had been trying to hide. She was and had been, feeling guilty this whole time, just like he was.
He couldn't believe it. That was why she hadn't been to see him? Not because she was angry, but because she was feeling responsible, blaming herself for what happened? After all that he had said, all that he had done? Was she crazy? He thought about that for a second. Yes, she probably was, a little. Did he like her that way? Absolutely. He couldn't imagine her as being anything else. It was one of the things he truly loved about her.
He started a little. Loved as in, friend/partner love. Yes, that was it. This whole thing was just...She just didn't understand. She didn't understand that neither of them would have ended up in that place, that situation, if it weren't for him. He scrubbed at his face as they pulled up into the curve of the hospital driveway where patient loading and unloading signs were posted. As Megan went to get out of the car, he reached out and grabbed her arm, hoping as he held onto it that she couldn't feel him shaking. "I'm the one that's sorry." He was speaking toward the center console, mostly because he could barely get the words to pass through his lips. This was the part that he had been dreading. The part where he had to explain to her why she should hate him.
Megan blinked back at him, surprised by what he had said or by the physical contact, he wasn't sure. She settled back into her seat, but didn't bring her left foot back into the vehicle. "You? For what?"
His eyes burned, and he had to close them. "I wasn't there. When it happened."
A moment of stillness passed over them before Megan frowned. "What? Peter, you saved my life. Of course you were there." She said it adamantly, ducking her head, trying to get him to look her in the eyes.
He stubbornly avoided her. "No. I got there." He scoffed angrily. "Just barely in time. In time to keep him from killing you, yes, but not before he hurt you. Not before he had the chance to torment you. I- I don't know what he said, but it wasn't-" He ran a hand through his hair. How could he make her understand?
"Peter." Her voice came out harsh, though out of the corner of his eye he could tell her expression was still soft. "That wasn't your fault."
Frustration coiled inside of him. "I left you alone!" He shouted out, his hand letting go of hers and hitting the dashboard harder than necessary.
She stared at him for a seemingly endless second and then without another word, climbed out of the car.
He watched her go, part of him hoping she was mad as hell at him and another wanting to call her back.
Before he could do anything, she slammed her door shut and he followed her with his eyes as she stocked around the front of the car quickly. When she reached his door, she jerked it open, crouched down to his level and met his startled eyes. "What are you talking about?"
His heart flashed an angry spark into his veins, giving him an unexpected boost of energy he used to face her head on. "I knew what you had been through. I knew you were terrified for Lacey. I witnessed first hand how much Polly was messing with you, confusing you. But I still let myself get angry. I let myself get angry enough that I lost my senses, my judgment. God, I knew Polly was still at large! I knew you were still in danger and I still left you alone, just because I was upset. Just because you brought up Dani. It was so stupid- an-and juvenile!" He rubbed at his face, trying to rub his anguish away. "If you had died, Megan, because of my stupidity- because of my ego... I never would have been able to forgive myself. Never." He stared down at his knees, breathing hard, trying to ignore the burn in his eyes and the pain in his abdomen.
It seemed to take Megan a minute to realize her mouth was slightly agape, but she closed it slowly. "Peter... Wilson didn't get to me because you were angry. He didn't come to find me because I acted like an ass toward you or because I alienated my friend so soon after you lost someone so close to you. I had no right to jump to conclusions or accuse you of anything. And I know you would only ever try to help Lacey. He couldn't have planned it that way. He couldn't have known any of that. Wilson... God, Peter, he sent a false cell to Canada to throw off the police! He shook the US Marshals. Then he came back here and laid in wait till I was alone. You know that he would have waited as long as it took for me to be on my own- or, he might have just decided to attack the two of us together! In which case he probably would have just killed you outright! Before we could do anything to stop him. So don't ask me to regret that you weren't there when he attacked me!"
He was surprised by her vehemence and looked up into her eyes to see the familiar flash of defiance there.
Seeming just as shocked as he was by her outburst, she snaked her hand around his tightly, resting them both on his leg. "Peter- Sam and Bud are already feeling guilty enough about what happened as it is. You shouldn't be feeling the same. I am not your responsibility, and you're not required to protect me during off hours. And...you were the one that came for me. You saved me, and almost died doing so. I think that officially absolves any mistakes, imagined or otherwise." Megan's mouth curled into a sad smile as she looked down at their joined hands. "I can't begin to tell you-" She made a face and swallowed.
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Her hand reached up to clasp his other one, squeezed softly, and then she stood. "Peter, I don't blame you for what Polly wanted to do, that would be crazy. And trust me-" She looked down at him with a gentle smile. "-you're not the first person to get mad at me when I act like a jerk."
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Warwick Build
Jungle Role
Early Goal
Mid Game Core
Late Game Items
Ability Sequence
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Warwick is currently a champion that is fun to play but difficult to itemize. Many people would say Warwick is outclassed by many other junglers but with the right items you can slash them away. This build focuses Warwick as a jungle bruiser.
High Sustain
Can shred tanks with Hungering Strike
AoE buff with Hunters Call
Can secure kills with Blood Scent
Suppression with Infinite Duress
Extremely item dependent
Infinite Duress can be canceled by CC
No strong escape
Pre 6 Ganks are very weak.
Skill Order
Eternal Thirst - Passive
Think of this skill as sustain for early game and then at mid-late game, damage.
Hungering Strike - Q
This is your main source of damage. This can shred tanks and take a chunk out of carries. I personally keep this skill hot keyed so its easier on my mechanics. This skill resets your auto attack which is also handy to max out the eternal thirst passive in fights.
Hunters Call - W
totally useless on Warwick until late game where your team is trying to push down turrets fast. Until late game, your auto attack damage shouldn't be destructive so there really isn't a point to prioritize this skill.
Blood Scent- E
I like to max this skill out next because it secures your kills in ganks and gives you map awareness of low champions in teamfights trying to find a moment to flank our carries out. When not in use, it's dead weight. However in ganks, after you pop your ult and smash then, they should be bellow 50% health which let's you immediately chase down that enemy with no hope of escape.
Infinite Duress - R
The reason why warwick is feared in teamfights. The reason why I don't build pure AP on Warwick is because of this skill. Procs all on hit abilities and by the time you have all items. Try to survive 220 magic damage at full build plus 1 percent of the targets current HP every 0.33 seconds. At late game you will be feared and with your CDR, this skill will be spamable!
This build of Warwick is slightly different. I choose to run 21-0-9 on Warwick for a strong damage output and versatility.
I've tried regular AP 21 offensive mysteries but it's not as efficient as the one I use.
I've tried 21 on the defensive line and your damage gets nerfed hard if you do so. You already get strong sustain with Spirit Visage by mid-late game and your passive covers you early game so there really isn't any point in going full tank Warwick. Other jungle tanks can function better than a jungle tank Warwick.
21 on Utility is okay, but you have to finish the game fast. You need the EXP mastery so you can rush out your ultimate for stronger ganks which means you need to push those towers asap. It also gives you sustain, but the items can cover up Warwick in this department.
Fury 4/4 Base attack speed helps you clear out your camps early level.
Butcher 2/2 Cost efficient way to clear our camps.
Destruction 1/1 Because this is AP Warwick, your damage output to structures is minimal and getting that extra damage on turrets can make a big impact on him since you will have a ton of AS on Warwick.
Havoc 3/3 Because your AP stats will be low, anything that will increase your damage by percentage is welcomed.
Blast 4/4 I personally don't like this mastery skill but it lets you unlock magic penetration.
Arcane Knowledge 1/1 Warwick needs magic penetration because your AP will be low, you need it.
Spellsword 1/1 boosts your damage output late game by a few points. It synergies with your AS stats and Infinite Duress.
Archmage 4/4 Percentages again. I cannot emphasis this enough! Because his base stats will be low, getting that extra AP will be helpful.
Executioner 1/1 needed to increase damage for weaker targets. You will know when this mastery will proc because Blood Scent will alert you the champions bellow 50% health.
Summoner's Insight 1/1 reduces Flash time. Gives you most escape on Warwick.
Meditation 3/3 Because we won't have any major mana items, getting something that will let you sustain your mana just by a bit will be very beneficial.
Improved Recall 1/1 This mastery helps when you are in tight situations.
Mastermind 3/3 Reduces both Flash and Smite cool downs which provides availability.
Runic Affinity 1/1 When you have the blue buff, this will let you hold on to it even longer so you won't have to worry about mana control.
You would wan't to open with the standard Hunter's Machete and 5 Health Potion.
At early game, your goals is to provide lane pressure relief and farm our way to level 6. Once you hit level 6 you can be way more aggressive with your gank until then just focus on camp farms. Spirit Stone will help you sustain your jungle for extended periods of time. Rushing Ninja Tabi and Wit's End lets you create a mix of defensive and offensive stats which are helpful in ganking lanes.
Once you hit mid game, you should focus on getting Spirit Visage. This item lets you sustain your self in team fights and you will also benefit from health and cool down reduction.
At this point in itemization you have 3 options that each fit in different scenarios.
Sunfire Cape against ad champs that are rocking the game.
Liandry's Torment against tanks that are problematic to your team.
Nashor's Tooth to shut down carries fast with Infinite Duress.
When you are working to get your 6th item, you should sell your Spirit Stone.
Remember to get Elixir of Brilliance, Elixir of Fortitude and Oracle's Elixir for super sayain stats after you completed your build.
For enchantments if you are at the defensive take Enchantment: Homeguard. If you are on the offensive, take Enchantment: Alacrity.
In early game, focus on farming and relieving lane pressure until you hit level 6. If you want to be more aggressive, focus on counter jungling then and try to scrap up some duels if possible. Your sustain should win you in most cases.
Start at bottom buff and get a hard leash from your teammates. Go up to the upper buff and take that buff with smite then start deciding to farm or counter jungle. If the enemy jungler isn't a strong jungler. I prefer to counter jungle and try to scrap up kills.
Once you hit level 6, you can function more like an aggressive jungler. You should gank whenever your ult is up and when its down, farm or counter jungle.
Once your team starts teamfights, always wait for the first wave of CC to get used then ult the squishy carries so the enemy team will lose damage. That's your biggest goal when you play Warwick.
Remember to pop Hunters Call in teamfights! That buff will help out your team greatly!


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This video seems to be real, but it's getting harder to trust what you see on the Internet these days. Under the premise that this video is genuine, I have some observations:
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- If I had to put up with someone like this on a daily basis, I'd probably be planning my escape. But I would not record our fights for the world to see. Why? Because nothing good comes of such things.
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oh i hear you! my mother-in-law is coming today for 4 days so I can get caught up on my holiday line. I didn't even have to ask...awesome!
- October 7, 2008 at 7:36 AM
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How awesome - enjoy.
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Oh, so cool!!!!! She coming from LA?
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Lucky girl! Enjoy!
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so true! Us mommies, still need our moms! Good for you. Soak it up and get some YOU time :)
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YAY Mom!! So glad your mom is gonna visit!!!
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Right on! Don't know what I'd do w/out my mom. I'm super lucky she lives just across town...enjoy your visit!!
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Marketing Mix of H&M analyses the brand/company which covers 4Ps (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) and explains the H&M marketing strategy. The article elaborates the pricing, advertising & distribution strategies used by the company.
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H&M is a clothing retail company. It offers fast fashion clothing for men, women and children. H&M offers following clothing brands in various countries across the globe:
• H&M: The range includes everything from designer collaborations to everyday basics and yoga wear.
• & Other Stories: Women wear: shoes, bags, accessories, beauty, ready to wear
• Cheap Monday: Denim, fashion collections and accessories for men and women. The brand is connected with music and pop culture.
• COS: Classics and wardrobe essentials for men, women and children. The brand had designs inspired by art and technology from across the world.
• Monki: On-trend lifestyle collections for young women.
• Weekday: It makes clothing for young and style aware young adults.
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H&M offers high quality clothes at a premium price. The major competitors of H&M are GAP and Zara. As compared to both of these brands, H&M products are prices relatively lower as a part of it marketing mix pricing strategy. These is due to lower cost of manufacturing and transportation costs by H&M (Main focus is given on cost minimization). As compared to Zara H&M offers more variety of products. On an average H&M products are prices at $25 whereas that of Zara are $45. High quality and considerably lower prices attract the youth and hence leads to increase in sales for the company.
H&M sells its products through its exclusive stores located in major cities across the globe (4135 stores). In some countries due to regulatory norms, H&M offers its products through franchising partners. It also offers its products through online stores from where the customer can choose from the list of available products and purchase them through online payment. The products are delivered at your stated address. Cheap Monday is sold through selected retailers worldwide and through standalone stores including its flagship store in London.
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The employees at H&M are trained well at every level. The work culture is very modern and employees are on a rotation basis at every department and are motivated to innovate and come up with the best clothing wear. H&M also tie up with many clothing designers throughout the world to make latest trends in fashion. Employees come from diverse backgrounds having special skills. Personal and Professional development of employees is highly promoted.
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H&M stores are appropriately lit with great ambience and humble staff. The apparel is arranged to have a decent look which appeals to the customers. The merchandise is of excellent quality and latest trends. H&M is diversifying its portfolio and entering into more international markets. To create a Buzz in the market, it engages in PR activities. For example, celebrities were invited during its launch which created a Buzz in the market. User stories and recommendations are always welcomed by the brand which also helps in customer engagement with the brand. Hence, this completes the H&M marketing mix.
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When to visit KongstrupIf you're starting to plan your trip, you might be wondering when the best time to visit is. Here are the seasonal trends to help you decide when to go:
Seasonal temperatures
- January-March: 7°C day, -1°C night
- April-June: 19°C day, 1°C night
- July-September: 20°C day, 8°C night
- October-December: 13°C day, 1°C night
- January-March: 8 cm
- April-June: 6 cm
- July-September: 9 cm
- October-December: 10 cm


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Germans are once again thanking their glorious leader, Angela Merkel, today after one of her favoured refugees enlightened a previously unenlightened train with the gifts of Vibrant Diversity.
A man wielding an 'axe of open borders tolerance' has left at least four people thoroughly educated on a train while showing them the gifts a Middle Eastern population can bring.
The educator, with history on his side, has left more than four people pondering the horrors of their white German privilege after teaching passengers of a train in Wurzburg Monday evening.
Reports say the educator came to Germany as an unaccompanied migrant and yelled "Allahu Akbar," the traditional call of progressive liberal educators.


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Fall River native Kevin Costa, a political analyst for Radio France Internationale, says that there is more room for people like him in the field of political science.
Fall River native Kevin Costa, a political analyst for Radio France Internationale, says that there is more room for people like him in the field of political science.
"I've been doing this for like 20 years," he said. "If there's some kind of person from a Portuguese-speaking community there, it might prove useful to share our experiences."
The place he was talking about was the annual conference of the American Political Science Association that took place this year on Saturday, Aug. 31, in Chicago.
Costa, a man of Portuguese ancestry himself as well as a Brown University alumnus, was asked to chair the section of the conference on Latin American and Iberian issues.
When asked why these two groups were put together, he said that "Spain and Portugal have common interests," as do the Portuguese and Latin American populations here in the States.
Costa says, however, that Lusophone cultures, be they Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Brazilian or from other nations, are still very much underrepresented within academic political science.
"It's always comforting when you meet someone from your own culture," he said. "There's always identity politics, no matter where you go."
"So far as access to the political process is concerned, we haven't been as fully represented as we should be."
For that reason, it is clear from Costa's perspective, as to why there should be greater participation from the Portuguese-speaking communities in the field of academic political science. Amongst the thousands who participated this year were not just academics but politicians as well, such as former Mass. Cong. Barney Frank. This gives activists an opportunity to do what they do best.
"We advocate for these regions," said Costa. "It's a mostly intellectual affair, but at its core the conference is about politics."
As part of the advocacy process, Costa says that the Latino model, where there is space for independent cultural identities while maintaining a group identity, providing for strength in numbers scenario at the level of political activity, would be good for those from Portuguese-speaking cultures. In essence, he is a supporter of the project to create a Lusophone identity within the United States as a cultural bloc.
"Us having a broader identity is one of our most important political projects," he said. "Productive people are cognizant of the construction of a new identity and it's sometimes called into question…There are attempts to realize common aspirations and goals, and language is a fundamental part of that."
Costa then concluded that for any political scientist from any minority background, "you can't limit yourself to that (ethnic identity), but you don't need to divorce it in these meetings either."


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Moroccan DSP Perfectly Highlights Feathers
So let me tell you about this feather.
A couple of years ago now we went to a good friend's wedding. As part of their photoshoot they had these really pretty Mardi Gras masks, not terribly expensive, but classy and fun. As a gift, we each got to keep a mask. This mask travelled all the way back home with us where it served as a decoration in our house until our 2 year old son became interested in dress up. After playing with the mask, it got left on the floor where (I am now speculating, because I didn't actually witness this) the cat found it.
The mask was not destroyed or anything, but it did lose one of its beautiful feathers. I realized that it could make a really gorgeous card, so I set it aside to save for something really special. I finally have the perfect occasion and this card is on its way in the mail right now.
In designing this card, I wanted the feather to be the focal point. It was a bit of a challenge to find the perfect papers and colors to match, especially after getting used to Stampin' Up! and their coordinating everything. With a bit of squinting in various lights I determined that the dark gold brown on the feather was like a darker version of Delightful Dijon. That helped me chose a background paper that would help highlight the feather.
I chose this Moroccan Designer Series Paper pattern because it wasn't too busy. The pattern is subtle enough that it adds a little texture and interest without drawing all the attention away from the focal point.
Challenge Inspired
Today's card layout was inspired by Pals Paper Arts Challenge #318!
This layout was the perfect choice to highlight the peacock feather. The feather itself has a lot of details; colors from all over the rainbow, fuzzy bits flying this way and that, and an overall interesting organic shape. All of that needed something simple to balance it out. This design leaves has a nice focal area (the dark square), with quite a bit of blank space so it doesn't get too cluttered. Additionally, the ribbon shape points toward the focal area, which is a visual cue that shouts, "look here"!
Tip for Attaching Feathers
Most of the techniques I used on this card are pretty basic, a rectangle here, a little stamp there. I figure most people could figure out the paper parts of this card. What I had no idea about before starting this project was how to get that feather to actually stick to the card!
- What I ended up doing was tracing the center part of the feather (basically where the dark gold shape is) with a light pencil.
- Then, I used snail adhesive and covered that shape with sticky stuff.
- To be extra sure everything would hold, I added a row of glue dots down where the center of the feather would be. You can never be too safe.
- I said a prayer, then stuck on the feather!
It worked! It was stuck on solidly without looking too flat or taking away from the motion of the wispy feather edges. Whew!
Feathery Accent Colors
I chose my colors for this card to contrast the main colors of the feather so it would stand out. I wanted it all to be unified, though, so I chose colors that were present in the feather in small amounts. The Delightful Dijon is a lighter version of the gold brown oval. The Rich Razzleberry matches a subtle ring of purple just outside the lime green ring. There are also hints of purple in the wispy feathers. These end up being really nice Fall colors, even though this isn't necessarily a Fall card.
Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!
Cardstock: Delightful Dijon, Whisper White (c) Stampin' Up!
Paper: Moroccan Designer Series Paper (c) Stampin Up!
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (c) Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Sweetly Framed Stamp Set (retired) (c) Stampin' Up!
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If you care to meet an excited pair, look no further! Zach + Julie are getting married NEXT WEEK & are just smitten for each other. We're thrilled for them as they begin this journey together!
Fiancé fit with a Brave's hat & all 🙂
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Fall Decor Idea House Part 4
We've covered a lot of ideas in the three posts prior to this last one. The Fall Decor Idea House Part 4 probably has the most unusual re-purposed ideas I've seen in a long time. While interior designers have totally decorated for fall, many of these ideas work for any season. The two rooms left are the master bedroom and living room. Just wait…..as I'm saving the most unusual until last! Stick with me.
First a look at the master bedroom…..
They used a spring from a crib for the headboard, but they dressed it up with a decorative runner and colorful rugs. (closer look below) You'll find those same colors picked up in the pillows on the bed. Notice more of the same color accents throughout the room.
Along side the bed, stacked crates create the bedside tables.
With a closer view, you can see how they secured the rugs and runner. Regular office clips hold everything in place.
Opposite the bed, a vintage Scandinavian buffet serves as the dresser.
In the corner of the master bedroom, a suitcase outfitted with legs and glass top, serves as a side table. A metal basket, turned upside down, becomes a pendant light while decorative key rings, hanging around it, give it sparkle!
On the way down to the living room, there's one unique item I forgot to include. Don't ever toss a stool with a leg missing or a part destroyed. Instead, turn it into a wall shelf using the good parts that are left. Above the shelf, is a salvaged wood piece with "thankful" stenciled on it.
Walking into the living room, you quickly focus on the fireplace. An ornamental elk horn decorates the mantel with pumpkins displayed around it. The top part of the fireplace looks like stacked stone, but it really is wallpaper!
In a sitting area of the living room, there's a wicker chest, draped in two runners, that serves as a coffee table. Beside the loveseat, is a floor lamp made from a vintage stair newel and a large candleholder.
Hanging from the medallion in the center of the living room are wire cages filled with artificial stems and pumpkins. The table underneath is a re-purposed, circular greenhouse heater. A glass top turns it into a "one of a kind" table.
In the sun-room extension of the living room, an old school desk becomes a plant stand. Also, on a narrow wall, a lamp is mounted on a long vintage shutter.
Back into the living room, look closely to find the most unusual item that is re-purposed. If you were raised in the city, you may not know about these items.
Did you find the unusual items? On either side of the buffet, there are vintage, wooden cow stanchions. A stanchion is used to lock cows in place while being milked. Who would ever think to use them as decor in a beautiful living room? They certainly are a conversation piece! Do you agree?
Within the stanchion, a re-purposed wooden shoe form braces the added shelf.
Have you ever seen a stanchion used in this way? Being a city girl, I had to be told what they were and certainly could not have imagined them used in a formal living room arrangement! How fun! Seeing the entire area tied together with the colors of taupe, white, and silver used in the art work, frames, arrangements, and lamps, makes everything work. It's a great look!
This is the last look at the Fall Decor Idea House! I hope you have found some fun, new ways to decorate. This house certainly has an abundance of ideas for both fall decor along with vintage re-purposed items. Now, be on the look-out for those stanchions and let me know how you use them!
If you missed the posts on the Fall Decor Idea House Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3, you'll want to check them out!
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How to turn off BlinkFeed ads
If you haven't already heard, HTC is testing sponsored content within BlinkFeed in a handful of markets so see if the new ads will be a viable source of income for the company. While we're all used to seeing ads in Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by now, BlinkFeed has been a safe place to enjoy our social media and news streams without being bombarded with promotional content. The initial reaction from HTC handset owners has been negative. From the consumer's standpoint, we've already paid HTC for the privilege of using its hardware, so why should HTC junk up BlinkFeed with embedded ads in an effort to monetize a "feature" they are so proud of?
Fortunately, HTC included a setting option which disables ads from appearing in BlinkFeed. By following the steps below, you'll be able to remove every last ad from appearing in your BlinkFeed timeline.
Disable BlinkFeed ads
- From the home screen, swipe left-to-right to display BlinkFeed.
- Press the hamburger menu in the top left corner to open the side panel
- Press the three dots to display the menu
- Press Settings > Manage ads
- Press "Turn off internet-based ads"
Turning off ads in BlinkFeed is fairly simple, but we hope HTC gets the point that BlinkFeed shouldn't have ads at all.
About Nick Gray
Tech enthusiast, Android user and founder of the first HTC blog – Nick Gray has been blogging about HTC phones before most people knew what a smartphone even was. Over the years Nick has owned and tested dozens HTC devices and is constantly flashing new ROMs to his Android phones.
Recycled old news, give us some new news. What about the M10 news or virus news, or why doesn't HTC have it's own music streaming media for it's customers like some other phone manufacturer's do, and HTC can provide a higher bit rate for their customers too.
Beware of the virus out there, Stagefright and the one that will cut off the audio to your HTC phone.


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TR: The Labyrinth
By: The F.I.S.
December 13, 2009 9:08 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing
Before the epic snows came that led Mad River Glen to temporarily be located in the state of Utah (TR on that coming VERY soon), Mount Mansfield served up it's usual fare of early season adventures thanks to a series of several winter storms. We got lost, scared, and deep in a twisted tale of mountain wandering.
Click the picture to read more! Stay tuned for the Mad River Glen TR very soon.
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According Christy Henderson of Buzz's Marina (Ridge, Maryland) a second bull shark was netted a few miles up-river from where last week's first reported bull shark was found in the Potomac River. According to the interview with Henderson in the video above, the second shark was found in a fisherman's net later in the day on August 31 (the same day the first bull shark was found).
Henderson told NatGeo News that the second shark, which was measured at 8'3″, was found in a net owned by Thomas Crowder in Tall Timbers, Maryland.
Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) are one of the most well-known of shark species that are able to tolerate freshwater environments. Due to the bull shark's freshwater tolerance, it is not entirely uncommon for bull sharks to be found in rivers and estuaries.


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The new USA men's national team jersey is out and its one of the most striking international kits of the year. The classic sash pattern is retained on this shirt, just like on the blue away jersey, but the deep red background with the blue stripe across really makes the colors pop. They look even better on the pitch, as the green grass makes the color more vibrant, and truly lets the pride of this design shine through.
The jersey itself is made from 100% polyester and has the same Nike Dri-fit technology you'll find on any of the other USA jerseys. Basically, this serves to vent the jersey, so you be able to stay cool and not sweat through it, even on hot days when playing with friends. The shirt is also surprisingly light weight and really fit well whether you're skinny or a heavier set guy.
I'm pretty much positive these jersey are an instant classic, and will be snapped up quickly so you won't want to wait to get yours. Its probably gonna be like the Mexico away jersey, they come in to a store, and their gone by the end of the week. Overall, its a great shirt, made from quality material, and really lets you show your American pride in a unique way. At $69.99 on soccerpro.com, its also available at a great price, and I think its worth picking it up.
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Russia, IMF Begin Talks Over Bailout Package
MOSCOW -- Russia began long-awaited negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over the weekend for a $10 billion to $15 billion stabilization package, hoping to speed up an agreement that would calm jittery markets.
Anatoly Chubais, Russia's top negotiator with the IMF, said he was optimistic about the talks and expects an agreement within a month, more quickly than the two months originally projected.
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The Cash Nexus
(Critical Survey of Contemporary Fiction)
Niall Ferguson's previous books include The Pity of War (1999) and House of Rothschild: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 (1999). The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700- 2000 is Ferguson's next scholarly contribution to an understanding of how war, political systems, and financial systems are related to each other.
Ferguson's massive volume is intended as a critique of economic determinism, the view that economic activities determine political and social behavior. He argues that the connections between the political and economic spheres are complicated and that each can affect the other in ways that depend on specific historical circumstances. One of his particular targets is historian Paul Kennedy, who argued in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (1987) that when nations flourish economically they tend to over-extend themselves militarily in order to protect their markets and that military over-extension in turn leads to economic decline.
Using an impressive array of historical statistics, Ferguson argues that war is generally the stimulus for the development of political institutions. War is expensive and it creates the need for taxation and governmental borrowing. Taxation in many instances leads to representative government and borrowing helps create central banks. Ferguson sees dangers in the extension of welfare states, since welfare spending uses wealth that could be invested in the productivity and power of nations. Contrary to Kennedy, he maintains that the greatest threat to powers like the United States is not military over-extension, but under-extension, since failing to keep up the military weakens the ability of democracies to keep up in the global power struggle.
Ferguson's argument is an intriguing one, and a valuable response to economic determinism. His citation of long lists of statistics, while impressive, often results in the ideas becoming lost in a welter of facts. The statistics may also try the patience of some readers.
Sources for Further Study
America 184 (May 28, 2001): 26-27.
The American Scholar 70 (Spring, 2001): 142.
Booklist 97 (March 1, 2001): 1213.
The Economist 358 (February 10, 2001): 84.
History Today 51 (May, 2001): 54.
Library Journal 126 (March 15, 2001): 92.
National Review 53 (April 30, 2001): 52.
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Awhile back, strong storms came through Shelbina, Missouri, and even ended up breaking a window in Rus-T's store where Noelle and I sell some of our ABColumbia products. One of our large framed prints got knicks in the frame and then the glass broke later during a transport. I was just getting ready to throw it in the trash when I thought up this project.
- empty picture frame
- burlap
- ribbon, lace, string
- clothespins
- buttons
- hot glue gun
- pictures
- paint
Game Plan:
1. Paint frame if desired.
The frame I used was dinged up so it definitely needed painted. I first filled in the holes and then painted it white so it could go on my white collage wall I'll be sharing photos with you soon.
2. Use hot glue to attach ribbon, lace, and/or string across your frame.
I chose a random pattern and just hot glued each end onto the back of the frame.
3. Cut burlap or a fabric of your choice to cover the back of the frame.
4. Attach burlap/fabric to the back of the frame with a hot glue gun.
5. Spruce up your clothespins by adding touches of paint, gluing on buttons, or tying some raffia on them.
6. Attach pictures to the ribbon and strings with the clothespins.
What I love about this project is that changing and updating the pictures is easy peasy!


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Twitter Hit With Suit Over Mass Notification Patent
In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday, Sugarland, Texas-based TechRadium claims that Twitter has infringed patents related to the company's Immediate Response Information System.
TechRadium contends that Twitter makes, uses or sells technology covered by U.S. Patent Numbers 7,130,389, issued on Oct. 31, 2006; 7,496,183,...
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This is a small evergreen tree (about 20 feet tall x 20 feet wide)
that is good for hardscape areas. This tree is a slow grower
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Discussion in 'Mario Strikers Charged' started by LeWaffles, Aug 2, 2007.
Their is three days left, anyone wondering if an online match/regionals will activate after that?
All the scores get reset I do believe
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Please use the proper thread for swapping codesor PM the dude.
Yes Win/Loss record and points get reset. It's good 'cause it means you can stay competitive even if you're new or you take some time off.
Yeah I don't know how the strikers of the day get like what? 1300 points a day? They must eat while their playing, and never take a rest.
I have heard of people on it all day non stop. Pretty sad if you ask me!
they're gonna be really upset when their scores get reset lol
Yes but it does keep a record of how many wins and losses you have so not a complete loss. I would like it if it get info like the most goals scored in a game and longest sudden death etc.
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Summer Beauty by Tammie Rosen is stunning to look at. The artist has been the receipant of several national awards and has her art hanging in multiple museums, in addition to having it collected by the King of Saudi Arabia.
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On 31 January the kick-off of the innovation project Car-sensor Enhanced Mobility and Safety System (CEMSS) took place. The project is drived by a cooperation between the Be-Mobile and Beijer Automotive. Be-Mobile intends to use the vehicle sensor data from Beijer to bring the accuracy of its own applications to a higher level.
Thus, for example, Flitsmeister users can be informed of a breakdown event which is detected with the aid of vehicle sensor data. But also driver alertness can be distracted and possibly result in a warning to the driver.
The CEMSS project is part of 'CrossRoads2' which aims to stimulate sustainable cross-border cooperation on promising innovation projects of KMO/MKB businesses in Flanders and the southern Netherlands, financially supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
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We are a Belgian company, with headquarters in Ghent. Be-Mobile is also a European market leader in smart mobility solutions:
- We are developing and selling technological solutions to fight traffic jams, by using the power of connected vehicles and travelers to measure and manage the traffic flows.
- On top we offer advanced solutions for parking guidance, electronic toll collection, multi-modal route planning and electronic fare collection.
- By controlling mobility we are giving travelers, cities, road authorities, parking operators and logistic companies control over their mobility processes.
Founded in 2006, Be-Mobile has grown from a Belgian traffic provider under the brand name "Touring Mobilis" to an international player operating in Europe, South America and the Middle East. Since March 2016 Proximus became the majority shareholder of Be-Mobile, after the fusion of the companies Be-Mobile, Flow and Mobile-For.