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Qualifications for Lead Nurturing
Lead Nurturing is tricky when it comes to how and why we choose such leads to be nurtured. This approach in giving of extra mile to work on with un-interested people needs not to be a narrow-filtering-funnel. When it comes to nurturing a leads, one may think that it is necessary to put on so much effort but true and not all the time. But this is just one of the many facets of which we have to include along the process. A series of reminders the cues are listed accordingly based on the data analysis we produced. Feel free to see if you notice such cues from your leads.
- Your leads have a lot of queries –don't be too happy about this because many robotic program acting like a real person will deceive you that they hold such persona in them. Remember that traffic is one of the facets in marketing by which they can be your competitor like a wolf in clothes of a sheep. Be sure to check background and verify the person behind who has been asking too many questions.
- Your lead is too good to be true –having a leads that qualifies all parameters in your agenda is too good to be true. Needless to say but this can be one of the scam a robot software can do. Again, verification of lead is one of the important things before anything else.
- Your lead is innocent –upon generating a lead, next thing is what I said is to verify them thru phone. But the story behind every telemarketer is that as if they called so many possible lead yet they don't sound like they know the business themselves. They say that they don't know anything about marketing or so what. This cause normally for people creating fake accounts from real people in social media.
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text: UNIVERSITY NEWS LAST UPDATED : 16 JULY 2018 Final year students from the school of Visual Communication have been busy showcasing their work to friends, family and of course, the all-important industry. Visual Communication Courses Birmingham City University Starting with their Graduation Show in June, 'Inspired', held at our City Centre campus, our soon-to-be graduates proudly displayed their final projects to members of the public, family, industry representatives and their peers. It was at the Inspired Festival that we caught up with final year Graphic Communication student Kate Wells, who told us about her experience at university, her plans for the future and how the course has helped her on her way; "My uni experience has been amazing...it was everything I hoped uni would be. What's next? I'm doing a placement at McCann's, then I'd like to do a couple more placements at a few other companies until I find out exactly what it is I'd like to do, then I plan to work in advertising. My advice to future students is to collaborate...get involved in every opportunity that comes your way! The course helps us to prepare for the future in lots of ways. I have a portfolio now that I can take round to interviews, it helps you to establish yourself as a brand so you know who you are and what you want to do and how to get there." In early July, Design for Performance students wowed the Southbank with their creations at Destinations, held at the OXO Tower. It was a fantastic space to demonstrate their imagination, skill and creativity. Exhibiting students, Olivia Amos and Meghan Bladen gave us their thoughts on the event and why it's so important for them to attend; "It's one of those things that have kept us going through our projects as we wanted to exhibit here. It's sort of in the back of your mind so you're always like work hard so you can get to London," added Olivia. "You always think of London as a really good networking place to be so that's pretty cool" Meghan told us. In mid July, it was the turn of BA (Hons) Photography students, as they presented their work to the public and other photographers at Free Range, in the popular Old Truman Brewery in Shoreditch. It was the first time some of them had displayed their work outside of University. Luca Crawford, told us how it felt to be exhibiting at Free Range; "It's an endpoint – it's a nice way to cement the end of three years. It's the end of a chapter of education and today is the end of that process and tomorrow, the new real life starts. All walks of life have looked at my work and my postcards have been going really well. You can't predict it!" Final year photography student Johnny Wilson, explained about his hopes for the exhibition, his future plans and how it feels when members of the public take an interest in his work; "I'm hoping that an agent or a magazine come and see my work and want me to come and work with them in the future or get employed by them so, who knows what will happen from it but it will be good if something does…. I love seeing people respond to my work and react to it. Yeah, it's been really cool seeing people getting interested with my work" It was the turn of BA (Hons) Illustration students next, as they headed to the prestigious New Designers, at the Business Design Centre north London, ready to present their talents and portfolios to the many industry representatives in attendance, and of course, to make those all important business connections. Exhibiting student Mia Powell explained why showcasing her work at the event was important to her; "I wanted to exhibit here as it'll give me more opportunities, chances to network and hopefully get some freelance work – we'll see what happens! It puts you into the real world and makes you build those connections and maybe put you into internships which is really important. I'm hoping to talk to children's publishers…I specialise in children's illustrations so I'd like to talk to anyone that's linked with that area. I've got a job lined up at George at Asda, designing the print designs on their childrenswear and I hope to get some freelance work from this exhibition, to complete on the side too." It was also exciting to learn that Mia won a Wooden Pencil at D&AD New Blood this year for her work on the Beano Studios brief, where she created a brand new Beano character, Secret Agent Sally...a massive achievement! You can see more of Mia's work here. Final year Illustration student James Maycock told us his hopes for the exhibition; BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students headed to the infamous D&AD New Blood event, to show the industry and their peers, just what they could do. Final year student Roberto Cutrera told us how he felt about exhibiting at this illustrious event; Rosanna Rossetti, also exhibiting at D&AD New Blood said; "I have always been interested in D&AD through looking in books at the library. It is something that I have always known is a big deal in the design industry. I am so happy to be here and to exhibit my work. I have received the 'one to watch' sticker, this means I will be attending the academy next week for two weeks in London- here I will get involved in workshops and portfolio reviews and more! I have been acknowledged by a couple other industry names, the show has been very rewarding and it is only day two!" Head of School, Nathan Tromans told us; These final year showcases are hard work to prepare for and it can be incredibly nerve-wracking to present your work to the outside world, but they are a great way to make industry connections. We wish our soon to be graduates all the luck in the world as they make their own way into industry and we'll be keeping in touch with them along the way, just to see how they're getting on…watch this space!


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Day 30
Day 30 of Creativity Challenge! (Yesterday). Line doodles in pencil during a Toy Daggers session, while we were recording. It was the last day yesterday, yet today I ended up doing some pen doodles as well as using chopsticks, cardboard, and scraps of material braided to make a wall hanging. I got this "You, Me and the Sea" piece in Byron Bay at a friend's wonderful shop called Ahoy Trader and didn't know how to put it up! I had it taped to the wall and it kept falling off. I had enough lol so today I just tried stuff. First I looked for string, didn't have any. Then I remembered the curtain material I had leftover from the day I put up curtains. I cut long pieces and they looked kinda rough so I had the idea of braiding 3 of the pieces. It looked pretty cool. Then I safety pinned them to the material but it kept sagging in the middle. So I tried taping some cardboard together and it still sagged in the middle - it wasn't strong enough. SO I looked around my apartment for a rod or a stick, and couldn't find anything. Then I remember a pair of wooden chopsticks I had leftover from take-out sushi! I taped those together, they were still too short but when I paired them with the cardboard piece I had earlier they worked perfectly! Safety pinning everything meant I didn't have to sew today lol, maybe I will re-do it sometime but for now I'm pretty stoked with the results! Try it if you have a piece of material you want to make a wall hanging! 😊😀✌
Like I said, this challenge isn't going to end for me. It's totally changed my life, and woken something up that had been dormant for a long time. I am so grateful for it, the woman who introduced it to me, and all of you who have been following along, sharing with me, and also just giving me love and support. It's been such an amazing month. I've gotten the courage to do things that scare me, new things, going outside my comfort zone in more ways than one. Thank you for giving me a safe space to share and open my heart wide. Please continue to send me your art and photos and messages etc. even though the challenge has ended. I love hearing from you. And...I'll keep you posted when I get my Patreon up and running for even more creative things!!!
Soooo much love to you all. U have no idea how much you mean to me.
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Fortune Hi Tech Marketing Scam Review
As y'all know, I love Andrew Lessman, so his opinion holds a little more weight with me-no pun intended. I put in an order and it kicked out my card saying address didn't match because I had changed my PO Box and the bank must have still had the old one. Stock market analysts began to question how long Home Shopping could sustain its rapid growth rate. Sure, the hosts are just glorified salespeople, but we get to know their on-air personalities, we become accustomed to seeing them-to the point of being annoyed by their quirks, and we are naturally curious about what goes on behind-the-scenes. JB: I did not see hosts campaign for specific shows, but I'm guessing there could be friendly rivalries. These are great for any age group," before a siren alarms the gun show" hosts that there's yet another mass shooting in America. She also said that we won't be seeing her on another shopping channel in the US till next April at least." I'm sure this has something to do with a non-compete clause she has to wait out. Program hosts are models, vendors and product specialists are hosts.. whatever works.
She Gchatted a different friend to say her boyfriend had called her at work to complain that a box of her crafting supplies had fallen off the kitchen table and dented the floor. I just want to state for the record that an entire day of Dell on QVC and Joy Mangano on HSN does not make for a happy home shopping watcher. Amazon Kindle is indeed an achievement especially when Kindle 2 was finally introduced.
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Picture me with my CFO, walking into all these banks and telling them we're in turnaround mode and trying to sell them on the concept of home shopping. Compensation Plan: The compensation plan that Global Resorts Network offers is what's called a perpetual one up compensation plan. HSN also assures shipment within 48 hours after an order is placed with a credit card, or within 48 hours after a check for payment has been received. He acquired a large number of phone lines and hired many operators, all in an effort to make a return customer of that first-time buyer. This is a great article about not confusing home shopping hosts with real friends-even if they are nice people.
Amazon has been widely known as an all-around-store to shop at. People prefer to do shopping in Amazon rather than go to malls or any specialty stores for the reason that they can conveniently do it from the comfort and privacy of their homes or office.


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Operation Crusader is Central Pennsylvania's premier communication and online marketing company. Our passion is working with companies and organizations to help them tell their story online and connect with people. All of our services are focused on creating an comprehensive communication package and strategy so that each of our clients have a clear message.
We engage with companies on a variety of levels. Some companies have their team in place but need a communication strategy to focus their message. While other need help telling their story through websites, social media and video. No matter which level Operation Crusader engages companies, our ultimate focus is to help create a clear, concise communication strategy.
What makes us special is that we take the time to get to know you and your company. Without this step, it would be impossible for anyone to do an quality job on any of the online tools such as websites, social media, etc. Your communication should transcend all mediums. Your website should tell the same story as your social media which should sound the same when someone comes to your office.


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When it comes to investing, knowing your dates is important. Although long-term buy-and-hold investing means that investors don't really need to worry about the quarterly dates tied to dividend payouts, it's still helpful to be familiar with the terms. Likewise, more aggressive traders can actually use dividend dates as part of an alpha-generating strategy.
The All-Important Dividend Dates
There are four primary dates that investors need to keep in mind for dividend-paying stocks.
1. Declaration Date
The declaration date is the day that the company declares that it will pay a dividend. With this declaration, the company announces how much it will pay, the ex-dividend date, and the payment date. The declaration date is sometimes called the "announcement date" and most reliable dividend-paying companies keep to a regular declaration schedule (adjusting for weekends and holidays, of course). Likewise, companies generally now announce changes to their dividends along with earnings announcements or in separate press releases.
Declaration dates can be more significant for foreign companies, where payouts are often based as a consistent percentage of profits and where it is less common to "pre-announce" changes to the dividend.
3. Ex-dividend Date
As of the ex-dividend date, buyers of this stock will no longer be entitled to receive the declared dividend and the stock is said to thereafter trade "ex-dividend" (without dividend). Before trading opens on the ex-dividend date, the exchange marks down the share price by the amount of the declared dividend.
As an example, ABC Inc declares a $1 dividend with an ex-dividend date of January 10th. Anybody who buys the shares on the 7th, 8th, or 9th - or any date prior to the 10th - will get that dividend. When the stock opens on the 10th, it will be adjusted down by $1 from the 9th's closing price. Anybody who buys on the 10th or thereafter will not get the dividend.
Another important note to consider: as long as you purchase a stock prior to the ex-dividend date , you can then sell the stock any time on or after the ex-dividend date and still receive the dividend. A common misconception is that investors need to hold the stock through the record date or pay date.
Ex-dividend dates are the single most important date to consider whenever buying a dividend-paying stock. Thus, we strongly encourage readers to use our ex-dividend calendar .
3. Record Date
The record date is simply the date where the company looks at its ledger and determines to whom they send the dividend checks ("the holders of record"). The record date is always two business days after the ex-dividend date (business days being non-holidays and non-weekends). This date is completely inconsequential for dividend investors, since eligibility is determined solely by the ex-dividend date.
4. Payment Date
As the name suggests, the payment date (or "pay date") is the date on which a company actually pays out its dividend. Generally speaking, this date falls about two weeks to one month after the ex-dividend date.
Dividend Capture: Boring Idea to Dynamic Trading Strategy
Although investing in dividend-paying stocks and collecting those regular payments is considered consummately conservative equity investing, there are much more aggressive ways to play the dividend cycle. We want to emphasis that "aggressive" part - dividend capture is a type of trading and it carries above-normal risks and potential tax consequences.
In essence, dividend capture strategies aim to profit from the fact that stocks do not always trade in strictly logical or formulaic ways around the dividend dates. For instance, while a stock is marked down before trading begins on the ex-dividend date by the amount of the dividend, the stock does not necessarily maintain that adjustment when actual trading begins (or ends) that day. Likewise, the desire to reap the benefit of the upcoming dividend often spurs interest in the stock ahead of the ex-dividend date, leading to short periods of outperformance.
In its simplest form, dividend capture can involve tracking those stocks that, for whatever reason, do not generally trade down by the expected amount on the ex-dividend date. To harken back to the hypothetical ABC Corp, investors may notice that although ABC pays a $1 dividend, the stock only declines by an average of $0.50 on the ex-dividend date. That being the case, an investor can buy the stock on the day prior to ex-dividend (say, for $100), sell it on the ex-dividend date (say for $99.50), and the collect the $1 dividend a few weeks later, leading to a total return of $0.50 on the trade (losing $0.50 on the stock, but gaining the $1 dividend).
A few words are in order about this strategy. First, because the stock is held for less than 61 days, the dividend is not eligible for the preferential tax treatment that qualified dividends get, though the capital loss on the stock trade offsets that to some extent. Second, this analysis does not include trading costs or the time value of money. If it costs more than $0.50 per share to do the trade and/or that money could earn more than $0.50 per share in interest, it makes no sense to do the trade.
There are more involved/longer-term dividend capture strategies as well. As some stocks do show a tendency to trade higher into the ex-dividend date, it can be possible to buy the shares ahead of time (sometimes even 61-plus days ahead, thereby triggering qualified dividend eligibility) and reap outsized returns by selling the stock on or before the ex-dividend date. Likewise, there are strategies involving options that take advantage of similar aberrations, but those are beyond the scope of this article.
Beware Of The Risks?
So why doesn't everybody capture dividends? For starters, academics will tell you that it can't work - dividend capture is basically a form of arbitrage and market theory holds that savvy market participants will ensure that any "easy money" opportunities like this quickly vanish. To that end, it does seem to be the case that once people start widely discussing particular dividend capture stocks, those strategies seem to stop working.
Likewise, dividend capture not a risk-free or cost-free strategy. The commission charges to get in and get out apply whether you make money or not, and investors pursuing dividend capture often find that they must execute the strategy across multiple names to diversify the risk. That ties up capital, which carries its own not-always-obvious costs.
Last and not least, this strategy takes a lot of work. It takes lots of research to find suitable candidates, it takes an appetite for risk to pursue the strategy, and it takes discipline and attention to detail to successfully execute. Capture is absolutely not a strategy for the "I'll do it tomorrow" crowd, and quite frankly not all investors are going to find that the potential rewards (after subtracting the costs and those dividend capture attempts that fail) are worth the effort.
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This is a very special time of year - a time to cherish, love, and share. It was such a great pleasure recording Winter Wonderland with my friends, Darrius Jamar and Jamie WilliamS. and I would like to share our video with you. These guys are such top notch artist and a delight to work with. I hope our rendition of this holiday favorite warms your heart and fill your home with joy during this season. Wishing you all great cheer!
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Football is back and so is tailgating and football parties. Both can be a lot of fun but also create a lot of waste. This year try throwing an eco-friendly football party instead.
It's football season and that means football parties and tailgating. Both are favorite past times of Oklahomans. We take our football seriously around here.
These parties can mean a lot of waste though. If you are trying to live more eco-friendly this can be really tough. You don't need to ditch your parties though, just change them.
There are a lot of ways you can make your football parties more eco-friendly and still have a ton of fun supporting your favorite team.
Throw an Eco-Friendly Football Party
Better Food
Grilling is a popular option for tailgating and football parties but conventional food for grilling can have harmful ingredients like nitrates and the meat often comes from inhumane feedlots. There are better options though. Here are some great options for your next party.
Look for uncured hot dogs. Applegate Farm's is a readily available brand. They have several great hot dog and dinner sausage options.
Oklahoma has a lot of great local beef and bison that is perfect for grilling. The Oklahoma Food Coop is a great place to find local meat. Many natural food stores around the state also offer local meat. If you can't find local meat, look for organic or pasture raised meat. Even Aldi often has grass-fed, organic beef.
Meat can have a pretty big environmental impact so it's good to try and have some meatless meals as well, so if you are wanting a meatless meal or have any vegetarians coming why not make some homemade black bean burgers? Don't forget the buns, check with local bakeries or make your own.
You will also need snack foods, there are great organic brands of chips and other snack and also some wonderful local options. Many local bakeries like Green Goodies in OKC use better ingredients in their delicious baked goods.
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If you are at home it's best to use real dishes if possible. If you plan to have a lot of parties a good option for dishes is to check local thrift stores for a few cheap sets to have just for party use.
If real dishes aren't an option look for recycled, compostable, plastic-free, or tree-free products. Here are some more eco-friendly options.
Use things you already have around the house that are in your team's colors. Also, check the thrift store for decorations. It's a great way to get affordable decorations.
If you want some new items, take a look at Etsy for handmade options that are made to last. It's a great way to support artisans and get great products.
With these tips, you can celebrate your favorite team with friends without so much waste. Don't forget to recycle and save your leftovers!
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"Still Behind Bars"
On November 30th, Meek Mill dropped his long awaited album, Championships. This is the first album from Meek Mill since being released from prison in November off his initial-said four year sentence. Here, Meek takes off in a new direction in his rollercoaster career and sounds as authentic and polished as ever. After his life taking a dive from dealing with the law, this album was a resurrection for him in a sense. By giving us both raw and cognizant content, Meek delivered to us his most diverse album to date.
The album starts with an electrifying intro over the sample of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" and kicks this project off in the right way. Meek made sure he kept that same energy from his album intros in the past; hence "Dreams & Nightmares" being arguably one of the best album introductions ever. From the start of the album, you can hear Meek's new approach on life through his bars.
From here, Meek begins to unravel the true depths of what he wanted to achieve with this album. With an undeniable club banger in "On Me" feat. Cardi B, and a monster trio of verses on "What's Free" amongst Rick Ross & Jay-Z, the first half of the album is almost flawless. The album continues to grow in appeal as Meek tapped into his conscious bag during the heart of the album.
On songs like "Respect the Game", "Championships", and "Oodles O' Noodles Babies" Meek spoke about what is really on his mind outside of Rollies and Pateks. You can tell quickly that his most recent run-in with the law has affected his life in a major way. The meat of the bars on these songs are about the systematic oppression and another side of the brutality in America. However, these bars are paralleled with talk about overcoming these obstacles, as Meek speaks on in "Championships".
One of the major pluses for this album is that it covers almost all bases for rap music fans. On songs like "24/7", "Almost Slipped" and the undeniable banger in "Dangerous", Meek gave us a few records to cater to his lady fans. These, next to the club slappers + trap music + his own traditional sound make this album his most well-rounded album. Honestly, this is one of the better Rap albums of 2018.
Ultimately this is my favorite Meek Mill album thus far. By him bouncing back from a tragic situation and coming back stronger than ever, this album showed us what Meek is really made of. Thankful that he's out, I hope he continues to keep his foot on the pedal with this special music.
My favorites on the album are: What's Free, Respect the Game, Championships, Going Bad, Pay You Back, and Dangerous.


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In my other guise as contemporary musician, I'm one third of Second Moon of Winter, and contributed vocals to Floex and Tom Hodge's recent release A Portrait of John Doe (Mercury KX).
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Hi! I'm Brittany. Welcome to my blog. Here you'll find out a little about me, my family, my passions and interests, and so much more. Keep reading below in order to get a preview of me and my life; keep reading the blog to dive in and really get to know me in depth!
My family
I married my husband Brian in 2010. He's where the name of the blog came from- we both have the initials "BLW" so we are quite literally BLW Squared! No there are no plans to make it BLWCubed, but thanks for asking!
We had our son Caleb in 2014. Because of my Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, my pregnancy and delivery were high risk. Caleb was born 5 weeks early and spent 3 weeks in the NICU. Thanks be to God, he is a healthy 4 year old now- he loves monster trucks, Grandma, Disney, first responders and rescue vehicles, Aunt Kimee, the pets, going to school and learning, dinos, John Deere, church, Big Blue Baba, and being a big helper!
I am passionate about babywearing, as it saved my life as a disabled parent. It made life easier in so many ways! From not having to run and lift Caleb, to the ergonomic design situated on my back not straining my body, it truly was a lifesaver. And not just for me- it gave Caleb a spot to see the world better, and a snuggly location for naps. It cemented our bond as mother and child.
Unfortunately, babywearing in the parenting-while-disabled community is undervalued and underutilized. I'm on a mission to change that! I am currently working on my Volunteer Babywearing Educator certification with Babywearing International Delmarva Chapter; my discipline will focus on people with disabilities and how we can adapt babywearing for them, to give them a tool that is almost always desperately needed!
Have a question about babywearing? Need some help figuring out what would work best with your disability? Contact me and we will work together to find you a solution!
(Note: I'm currently in training and not certified yet, but I still have resources and can help you out!)
My faith
I grew up in a German Lutheran household, and my faith is the cornerstone of all I do. I am a modest dresser; I wear only skirts/dresses/jumpers, only short and long sleeves (no sleeveless), and I cover my hair (1 Corinthians 11:2-16). My husband and I have a more traditional marriage.
The most important thing I want you to take away though, is that this is my personal journey with the Lord, and I do not judge others in any way shape or form for any of their actions or decisions. My God is a God of love and acceptance, and I follow that example to the letter. Why? Because I am, truly, a wretch and sinner and have no place to judge another when my sins are unforgivable. I embrace others of different faith; Muslims, Jews and Christians are all Children of Abraham.
In the area and want to attend church with us? You are welcomed and loved at our church! From infants to elderly, all are embraced at Concordia Lutheran Church! Live in the area and want to know more? Feel welcome to visit one Sunday, attend our community Oktoberfest or our Vacation Bible School (it's at night, after work!), or contact me and we can work something out!
I am a Brand Ambassador for Guidance Guide, a new start up website by Jenn, the sister of Jamie aka TheBabyGuyNYC. Guidance Guide is a full and complete resource where parents and others can find organic, unbiased reviews written by other parents in just about every category of baby and children products that exist in today's world. You are guaranteed to find the true thoughts you're looking for on that new gadget! You'll also find Stories which incorporate ideas, tips, tricks, and advice in with recommendations on products.
I review products from a very unique standpoint- as a parent with a disability. As an underserved market grows thanks to medicine and technology allowing them to have children, there's often things that come into play when parenting that do not affect typical parents. There are so many things that I take into consideration when purchasing a product- from the feel to the weight and so much more.
I currently have my Gold badge in the toys category, and my Bronze badge in the babywearing, car seats, and special needs categories. If interested, I can provide the link and password that verifies this info.
Brands wishing to connect
Wish to work with me, and me help you connect your product with a growing community who is always interested in gadgets that may help make their lives easier? I would love to work with you! Contact me and we can get started on spreading the honest first impressions word on the street about your product! You can check out my Instagram and my Facebook Page as well.


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Whether it's climbing majestic mountains, rappelling down granite cliffs or navigating through streams and forests, students discover the strength they have within – and emerge ready to face the challenges ahead. Wilderness travel means students carry and live with a lot less than they do in the regular world. And, it is a rigorous journey from point A to point B. From getting up early to pack bags and cook breakfast, to hiking with a loaded backpack for hours, to climbing peaks that rise well over 13,000 feet high, traveling in the wilderness can be challenging. But the hard work pays off in the form of memorable vistas, enhanced self confidence and the acquisition of invaluable life skills.
This course is closed for the season. 2020 courses coming soon.
Grieving Teens expeditions are designed to help students build confidence and resiliency, acquire coping skills and create a network of ongoing of support. The grief work that is woven into the curriculum helps young people share in a relevant healing experience with real-world outcomes. And in a time and space set aside just for them, grieving teens realize they are not alone.
Previous backpacking experience is not required. Instructors teach students everything they need to know to travel comfortably: how to pack appropriately, load a backpack, set up tarps and navigate using a map and compass. The course begins with lessons in basic travel and camping techniques. Along the way, students learn Leave No Trace techniques; map and compass navigation; camp craft; and get a feel for the human and natural history of the area. Students backpack in the valleys and long ridges, camp in basins with views like the top of the world, and stop along the way to explore microclimates and alpine ecosystems. Most importantly, students get to spend time in an incredible area of the mountains, sleep under the stars, feel the spring or fall sunshine on their face, and maybe watch a few sunsets over this magical landscape.
The Rocky Mountains, one of the most famous mountain ranges in the world, stretch 3,000 miles from Alaska to New Mexico. These legendary peaks have had a profound influence on the development of the continental United States. This course takes place in the Sawatch Range. The towering Sawatch Range contains eight of Colorado's tallest peaks, including Mount Massive, the summit of which is the highest point in Colorado at 14,440 ft.
If you are ready to enroll on a course click the enroll button next to the course you wish to select or you can enroll over the phone by speaking with one of our Admissions Advisors (toll-free) at 866-467-7651.
To secure your spot on a course you must submit an enrollment form and $300 deposit that is applied toward the total cost of the course and includes a $150 non-refundable enrollment processing fee.


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Fastnet Race Blog Day two
Fastnet Race 2015 Blog from onboard our team on EH01
As day two in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 ended, so did some of the rail chatter, after the 'skipper shopping trip' game I think the crew had fried their brains through overuse in the sun. The breeze kicked in briefly later in the day, with a few overnight doldrum patches to follow, J2 continues to be the sail of choice or more necessity with constant tweaking overnight to squeeze the best out of EH01.
We aremaking progress but slow and waiting for the so called heavy weather warning we are currently sitting in apparently!! hmmm….
Another beautiful sunset and sunrise, with the sunrise on day 3 came a
huge pod of dolphins playing alongside the boat much to the delight of the on
watch. At change over, the new watch, of course had dolphin envy and
refused to believe us, so no dolphins for them apparently.. then as we took
our watch back like clockwork another huge pod of dolphins turn up. We are
now the self appointed "Dolphin Watch" and have video and photographic
evidence for the non-believers.
The main concern as we drift along today the is sad news that Ali's mums cakes are finished!! There are a lot of Fastnet Race crew who have bought treats that run up the rail to keep us all going as we plod along; Karen with her bag of boiled
sweet treats and after 8am / 8pm daily we have Ballsies 'After Eight Mints'
and then the special after dinner treat of Ali's mum's home made cake,
Jamaican ginger, Banana lemon drizzle, lovingly cut into 13 individual
slices which have gone down well with everyone. The crew sends a big thank
you to mum the master baker for such a lovely treat! And if its not too
much, a special request, could you quickly bake another and dinghy it out to
the south of the Isles of Scilly asap we will be here a while waiting! 🙂
Fastnet and Furious crew signing off at a not so fast or furious 3 knots, 'we drift to


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How to Survive an Adoptee Conference (Part 2)
Rhonda Churchill gave a talk at the Indiana Adoptee conference that made me excited to be alive. She was adopted; I was adopted, most people in the room listening had been adopted, but her talk was more about personal choice and tenacity than fear or abandonment, and I drank in her message: chase your dream.
Caroline Myss said, "Fate is how your life unfolds when you let fear determine your choices. A path of destiny reveals itself to you, however, when you confront your fear and make conscious choices."
The fear of abandonment, the fear of loss, the fear of no self-worth can drive an adoptee's, a person's, life. We can make choices that are based on away from thinking: I am marrying George because I don't think he will ever leave me; I'm staying at this job because I'm afraid I'll never get a better one. We do something to avoid something else. This kind of thinking isn't empowering as it originates from weakness.
When you make decisions based on towards thinking you are the captain of your ship. You go to a conference because you want to learn tools that will make you stronger. You quit your job because your goal is to live a healthy life and you are working too many hours. You are an arrow shooting straight for the bull's eye. And that feels really good.
Adoptees can have a hard time even feeling like an arrow, feeling like they have direction and purpose, because, for many, their feelings have not been properly mirrored by the world and so their sense of self is more air than arrow. The minute you are relinquished, the fire alarm goes off in your head (thank you, Sherrie Eldridge for this idea) and it just keeps going, but everyone around you, your parents, your friends, your teachers, tells you everything is fine. You are lucky.
They can't hear the alarm because it's in your head, not theirs, and if you try to tell them what you are feeling, because the alarm is not in their head and because they have not read anything about what it's like to be adopted, they will tell you everything will be fine, that maybe you should take some Tylenol or go to a yoga class. And your airy self gets even airier, borderline invisible.
I have noticed that many adoptees love to tell their stories of relinquishment, the stories where the first mother refuses contact, the stories of loss and pain and grief. These stories are often long, and adoptees, I, will just dump them out in bursts, like Jackson Pollack painting, spattering all over the place. We carry stories, and stories aren't mean to be kept inside the body like the liver or the heart. Stories are things that connect, but when you are an adoptee your story often alienates you, for at the core these stories are about difference: I am not like you. Your mother kept you. Mine let me go.
We need to connect to people to live a full life. We need to feel we are all one in order to feel the world and all the people in it have our back, but when we have stories that isolate us, we suffer.
So what do we do with these stories? We honor them by realizing their importance. We listen to ourselves, really listen, in order to prepare our brain to expect others to listen to us. We write. We need containers for these stories, safe places for them to be unwound and heard, and maybe this is a book or maybe this is the verbal telling into a listening ear. And even if there are big patches of your story you don't know—who your mother was, who your father was, where you were born, who cared for you the first days or weeks or months of your life, the not-knowing is part of the story. It doesn't mean you don't have a story. It means there are sections where you say I don't know. This, in its way, is a form of knowing.
It is my dream there will be a library that houses the book of each adoptee's (and first mom's) story. Our stories need to be public so that any adoptee can see that she is not alone in her feelings and experiences. Adoptees need places of healing in their lives, monuments that show the world understands us, or at least is trying to understand.
I am working at focusing on what I want in the future because I have tended to focus more on the past in my life. My brain hammered at the questions What happened? Why did it happen? How could my life might have been different if I hadn't been adopted? Etc. Etc. Yawn. Writing my memoir put me both in the past and in the present because, while I was thinking about the past, I was also in the present, answering the question Who am I? I had to be in my body to write for 93 days. I had to be present to write about the past. It was like a track workout. I had to have endurance and strength and courage, and that involves both the mind and the body. The mind wants to run when the story gets difficult, but the body has to stay, and that takes present-time awareness: stay.
So now I am working on future thinking. Where do I want to go? What do I want to do next? As I head for the adoption conference in Albany next week, these are the questions I will carry with me. I've told my story. I still own it but it doesn't plague my brain, and now I have room for more. For tomorrow.
I also have an increased ability to really listen to the stories of the people around me.
For, in the end, I think, life is about listening. I want to hear my heart, and I want to hear yours. And this transcends adoption. It's just about life. Love.


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This layout was mostly dictated by the shapes of the photos I wanted to include. 2 squares and a rectangle - let's make a grid haha! Not very innovative, but works for me!
I used the latest Studio Calico kit, Double Scoop on it. It came together very quickly, so that is the part I am most happy about!


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Genenerational Differences; or, How To Deal With Millennials(?)/
I was at a dinner party with a few friends a week or so ago, and we started talking about millennials. In that and other discussions on the subject, I have noticed some trends with I think we ought to discuss.
We live in a world obsessed with subcultures. However, our culture at large does itself a great disservice when it attempts to group people up and say 'this type of people" do "this type of thing." This is not to say that certain types of people do not exist, or that certain types of people do not have a tendency to do things a certain type of way, but without a proper perspective, blanket statements like those are just unhelpful. It implies a sort of sociological caste system that ultimately does a rather large amount of damage, both in how we end up viewing ourselves and how we end up viewing each other, usually with no small measure of pride in either case.
One of the things that came up in my conversation, and one that gets brought up frequently in Internet circles discussing the issue of "millennials" is entitlement. I have read a good number of articles and watched several angry YouTube rants claiming that the current generation is the most entitled generation that has ever existed. All millennials believe that they are owed the world and they are all insufferable pricks.
However this really is a matter of perspective. Don't believe me? Let's try grouping people together by age into two groups. One group is 50 and older, the other is 49 and younger. I can hear the cries already: "Hold on, Ben; that's too broad. Someone in their late forties should never be lumped in with someone in their teens."
Now you begin to see the danger in this sort of thing. Though, for the sake of the illustration, let's stick with it.
I am 23 years old, which places me in the second grouping of people. For the record, I can totally understand where the first group is coming from when they look at my group and say that we are the "most entitled" group. Most were born with more opportunities and options than those that came before them. And I think some do take this for granted. When this happens the second group feels as though younger people are just ungrateful. Those young'uns didn't have to grow up in the Depression. Their parents did the hard work of dragging their family out of poverty. You get it.
But notice that I can also flip the argument around and call the 50+ group the "most entitled". I remember telling a friend not long after starting a job in food service, "I used to love old people." I said that in jest of course, but the truth is, across most jobs I have held the most difficult customers I have worked with are in that older group of people. The reason is that as customers, the 50+ group feel as though they are owed a certain way of doing things.
I've been yelled at because a store I worked for stopped carrying a certain item. As if that was something I could control. The 50+ club loves to talk about the good old days, and how we need to "get back to the old way of doing things." Isn't that entitlement? Assuming that your way is the correct way simply because it is the one that you grew up with? That seems kind of selfish considering the youngest of that group only has, on average, 30 years left—and thats if they're lucky. Wouldn't it make more logical sense to tailor things to the group that still has another 60 to 90 years to make an impact?
We could, of course, further split the line by age again—perhaps make it so that there are four "generations" represented by the groupings—but we'd run into the same sorts of problems. Some thirty-five-year-olds have specifically avoided starting a family; some raced to it as soon as they could. There are seventy-year-olds who are vehemently opposed to the concept of retirement; some began collecting their retirement as soon as they were able to because they'd earned it.
Can you see how unhelpful such a mentality of lumping people together by age or generation is? It is of course not wrong to try to study millennials or any other other generation. I am not blind to or ignorant of the fact that millennials do operate, generally, in different ways than Generation X or the Baby Boomers, or The Greatest Generation. And some of the studies done have been quite positive. But I think that knowing what generation someone belongs does not tell you everything you need to know about them, but is rather a starting point to understanding them.
Every study done on generational differences is based around one goal: Success. How to have successful relationships with said generation, how to successfully employee said generation, how to successfully motivate said generation. In order to have successful interactions with different generations there are two things we must all do:
First and foremost, take some damn responsibility. In any relationship we must be willing to carry more weight, and when it comes to inter-generational relationships, there is plenty to go around. Blaming any single generation for several generations' worth of cultural decay is just silly.
Secondly, we have to stop using generations as derogatory terms. I've heard people say countless times "I hate millennials". Really? All of us? I have even heard millennials say it. I've also heard, and probably at some point said something unsavory about older generations. This kind of divisive discourse is just unhelpful. The minute we start down this track we have already lost. We have become unsuccessful.
In closing I will say this. If you truly want to have successful and meaningful interactions with someone from a different generation. Sit down with them. Share your stories with them, and have them share with you. Go into that conversation knowing that you have much to learn from them, no matter what the date on their birth certificate is.


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Whew, I suck at updating this week! And it's been a damn good week. I've barely touched the 'puter when I come home from work, but *when* I'm home is the key. Monday night was girlie poker, and I won (yay). This means I get to host the next round, must find a calendar one of these days. Tuesday I was home, watching disk 1 and 2 of Season 1 of Veronica Mars *g* (all nine episodes in one night). Hubby arrived home and was rather upset that I was watching it instead of the hockey game. To add insult, I wasn't even recording the game *g*.
Wednesday night we had dinner at hubby's dad's for the FIL's birthday. SIL and her hubby were there, having just driven back from his home town where they attended his father's funeral. We then went to see Chicago at the NAC. It was pretty damn good. I really enjoyed the movie, loved the music, and liked how they presented the story on stage. Hubby was underwhelmed which was a little disappointing. He really enjoyed Cabaret so I thought he would like Chicago, but I was sadly mistaken. What made that even more disappointing was that I had bought these tickets last August as a Christmas gift for him. Ah well, I'm used to him being so freaking hard to buy for.
Thursday I played softball, and we freaking won! Finally. First time this season. To be fair, the first team we played was an A tier team that dropped down to B and the second was a A tier team. So this was a good game between two teams of the same calibre. Our team attendance has been pretty dismal this year, so much so that we've had to drop out of the tournament that is scheduled for next week. I've mentioned that to a couple of guys I work with and one has volunteered to sub when he can. That's pretty cool.
Tonight I went out for dinner with the 'wits, we were celebrating our friend Linda's retirement. She left her nursing job on the 24th of May. She and her mom are headed to Nova Scotia for a 2 week vacation (or wool buying expidition, I'm not really clear on that), they are then back for 2 weeks, then gone on a cruise to Norway. What a way to kick off your retirement.
This weekend is all up in the air. I'm not going to the cottage, had thought we might go out for a ride, but now I hear that it is supposed to rain all weekend, so I might just putter. The other option, that I haven't yet discussed with hubby, is Doors Open Ottawa. Over 100 buildings that you wouldn't normally go tromping through open their doors to the public this weekend. There are some pretty cool buildings that I'd love to check out.
Other plans for next week include hockey Monday night and Tuesday morning. This might be a little insane given that I haven't skated since December but we'll see. Tuesday night I'd like to go see The Omen with hubby. He's much more into this kind of film than I am, but I think it will be fun. As we are out of the tourney next week, there have been rumblings about a batting practice at the field near our house on Wednesday or Thursday. If that happens it will most likely result in a BBQ back here. Thursday Stella and I are going to a Lynx game.
No,I've sucked at LJ this week, I haven't read my friends page in over a week, but I'll catch up at some point!


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How much difference would 3 more surgeries (or big-ticket procedures) per month make for you?
I'm thinking A LOT!
They could be the difference between you just sliding by, or worse,
barely able to cover your fixed overhead costs.
Or, even worse, have you had to dip into your savings to cover your
expenses for a slow month? OUCH!
The good news is the 3 extra surgeries per month are right
under your nose. You just don't see it.
There is so much hype out there, it's difficult to focus. The internet
marketers have got you running from one "patient magnet" scheme
to another. So, now, you're all over the place BUT how's that
working for you? Are you seeing the results you want?
There's another way to look at it. 3 more surgeries per month is not
difficult to get once you see the forest from the trees. Once you step
back and look at your patient-attraction and conversion processes,
you'll wonder why you never saw it before.
When done right, you can plainly see where the 3 surgeries are. It
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Paleo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pie
So yesterday I had a major sweet tooth and needed to fix it some way or another. So I looked in the pantry for what I could use and literally I had these few ingredients on hand. --- Backstory we got back from Vacation a week ago today. So we pretty much only have staples in our house. Nothing out of your normal fruit, veggie, protein, cereal, almond milk grocery list. --- So it was Sunday and we don't believe in going out on Sundays just for the fact that we dont like working on Sundays so we don't feel like we should make others work on Sundays by going out and buying things. However if you do thats okay to each his own.
This was the easiest and probably the healthiest pie I have ever made. Seriously. I am not joking there really isn't anything remotely close to being unhealthy for you in it. And actually after figuring out the servings 1 serving of this pie is the equivalent of 1 serving of fruit! So take that normal pumpkin pie that is amazing and delicious!
Did I mention that you can eat this plain. Like the dough? Yea. Just the dough if you wanted too. There are no -- ZERO -- eggs in this recipe. I know your like thinking alright just tell me whats in it already. If your like me I sometimes totally just scroll to the bottom to get the recipe... * hides face * totally guilty.. Hey! But if you have 3 monkeys climbing all over you everyday all day long then sometimes scrolling through to get the recipe for what they're about to eat is A-Okay with me! :)
Paleo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pie
- 1 can organic pumpkin
- 2 bananas
- 1.5 cups coconut flour
- 2 Tbs maple syrup
- 1/2 cup Dairy Free Chocolate Chips or cacao Chips
- Parchment/ Wax Paper
- 9x12 pan
- Set oven to 350 Degrees.
- Mash bananas
- Mix Pumpkin, Bananas, Coconut flour and maple syrup together.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips
- Using your parchment paper press down pumpkin mixture into a glass pan so its even and reaches all edges of pan.
- Bake in the oven for 8 minutes.
- After its done, cool for 10 Minutes. And Enjoy!
ALSO! If you want to get fancy you can add Paleo Whip Cream!
- 1 can full fat Coconut Milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- Make sure to refrigerate Coconut Milk for at least 8 hours ahead of time.
- Mix Coconut Milk, Vanilla and Coconut sugar together in a mixer at 8 speed for about 5 minutes so its stiff.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Then serve. Make sure to refrigerate remaining.
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This new Mr. & Mrs. came down from Baltimore to say I DO at Postcard Inn on the Beach- St. Pete Beach, Florida!! It was a speculator day for a spectacular couple!! A HUGE congratulations to Laura & Nick!! I can't even tell you what my favorite part was! The beach balls, the epic sunset, the twinkle lights, their matching aquamarine eyes gazing at each other, the glitter, the lace....it was phenomenal! Here are some of my favorites!
Check out the feature on this wedding over at Artfully Wed! Read all about the day from Laura's point of view too!


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The main aim of the school is to give "The total development in your ward"
- Classroom Size: up to 900 sq ft net area.
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math Laboratories.
- Computer labs.
- Library with a resource/research facility for faculty.
- Learning lab for students with special learning needs.
- Activity, fine arts & performing arts areas.
- Tennis courts and basketball court.
- Cricket Pitch, artificial soccer turf, athletics track.
- A large sand pit play area.
- Multi-Sports facilities including Tennis and Basketball Courts.
- Flow Room, for the enjoyment of Multiple Intelligence based interests.
- Health clinic with a qualified nurse and a doctor on call.
- Dining hall with attached kitchen.
A Design Studio is being planned where students can ideate to develop projects and work with manipulates therefore integrating concepts and technology with tangible.
- The school believes in "A teacher must be very particulars while teaching in the classes his / her every word creates effects. The pessimistic approach can destroy the desired golden future castle of the students" So we have some illustrious teachers trained by xseed.
- We believe in "A child learns in self". So we provide a friendly educational environment for your ward.
- The school believes in "We learn to fly but we must learn to move on earth first".
- The school gives due stress to inculcate moral value among its students. Two of the basic moral values on which due stress is given are respect and responsibility. The other few are honesty, fairness, tolerance, prudence, compassion co-operation helpfulness, self-discipline, courage etc.
- "We inspire children to raise questions". So we have Tutorial classes as doubt clearance period every day.
- Literary Activities are one of the ways of Total Development. We have lots of literary activities, e.g. Dramatics, Debating, Elocution, Essay Writing, Story writing, Quiz, Extempore speech Calligraphy, Public speaking etc.
- We organize compulsory educational tour to place of historical, geographical and scientific importance.
- Taking part in group discussion is compulsory for each and every student from Std. 1st onwards
- Scientific Method to Teach:
- Skill based daily and periodical tests for students
- Teacher and Students are clear about the learning of the topic to be taught in class.
- Students experience the concept themselves to understand the real life application
- Students reflect on the experience and connect link to grasp the
- Students use workbooks to practice what they learnt and improve writing skills.


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Economics Student Society
The Economics Student Society (ESS) is a Member Association of the Arts and Science Federation of Associations (ASFA) run by Concordia Economics Undergraduate Students. The executive team is made up of a group of volunteer students who have been elected by their peers to represent the economics students' best interest. This includes any student doing an Honours, Specialization, Major or Minor in the Economics Department.
Our goal is to provide resources to our fellow students, making their time at Concordia University a positive and supportive experience. Every year we host both social and academic related events to build our community.
2018-2019 ESS Executive Team
- President: Mhd Berhan Eddin Al Estwani (Email)
- VP Finance: Cristina Nikols Nogai (Email)
- VP Internal: Preet Sidhu (Email)
- VP External: Adewunmi Ajike (Email)
- VP Academic: Federica Rinaldi (Email)
- VP Communications: Jean-Louis Bombo (Email)
- VP Administration: Adewunmi Ajike (Email)
- ASFA Councillor: Cristina Nikols Nogai (Email)
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W.
Economics Department, Room H1138
Tel: (514)848-2424 ext.5780
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Connect with us
For more information regarding resources and events:
- E-mail us at email@example.com


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Top Ten 2018 Releases I am Dying to Get My Hands On/
I feel like we just did the "Top Ten Books I MUST Read this Winter" tag but looking at the date it is longer ago than I thought. Is time going faster?
Anyway, I I tried not to overlap so most of the books on this list are from March 2018 onwards.
The Girl and the Grove
by Eric Smith
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: no
Published: May 8th 2018
Recommended by: I follow the author on twitter and love him and he mentioned that this is the "book of his heart"
I actually have this one already thanks to netgalley but I haven't read it yet. We are flying out on Saturday though so I should have some plane time to get to it.
From Goodreads:
Teenager Leila's life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she's never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend Sarika. And now that Leila has finally been adopted, she dares to hope her life will improve.
But the voices in Leila's head are growing louder by the day. Ignoring them isn't working anymore. Something calls out to her from the grove at Fairmount Park.
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: I don't think so
Published: April 3rd 2018
Recommended by: twitter
It is a goddamn alternate history about what would have happened if the confederacy won. Normally that would be a no go because the likely hood of the book advancing white supremacy. But this book written by a very sharp black woman so
From Goodreads:
Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations.
But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir
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Series: (An Ember in the Ashes #3)
Published: May 22nd 2018. Why so far away!!!!
Recommended by: Me because of the first two books
*Hyperventilating I HAVE TO KNOW HOW THIS SERIES ENDS!!!
From Goodreads:
Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.
The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable, while the Commandant capitalizes on his madness to bolster her own power. As Helene searches for a way to hold back the approaching darkness, her sister's life and the lives of all those in the Empire hang in the balance.
Far to the east, Laia of Serra knows the fate of the world lies not in the machinations of the Martial court, but in stopping the Nightbringer. But while hunting for a way to bring him down, Laia faces unexpected threats from those she hoped would aid her, and is drawn into a battle she never thought she'd have to fight.
And in the land between the living and the dead, Elias Veturius has given up his freedom to serve as Soul Catcher. But in doing so, he has vowed himself to an ancient power that will stop at nothing to ensure Elias's devotion—even at the cost of his humanity.
Love, Hate & Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: no
Published: January 16th 2018
Recommended by: Eric Smith on Twitter
Yes, I have tried to preorder this book a dozen or so times. Thank goodness someone keeps track of this or I would be getting a hundred copies of the book sent to my kindle on January 16. I am dying to read this.
From Goodreads:
A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamophobia and a reality she can neither explain nor escape--perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, and Adam Silvera.
Maya Aziz is torn between futures: the one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter (i.e.; staying nearby in Chicago and being matched with a "suitable" Muslim boy), and the one where she goes to film school in New York City--and maybe, just maybe, kisses a guy she's only known from afar. There's the also the fun stuff, like laughing with her best friend Violet, making on-the-spot documentaries, sneaking away for private swimming lessons at a secret pond in the woods. But her world is shattered when a suicide bomber strikes in the American heartland; by chance, he shares Maya's last name. What happens to the one Muslim family in town when their community is suddenly consumed with hatred and fear?
Tyler Johnson Was Here
by Jay Coles
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Recommended by: I follow the author on twitter and love him and he mentioned that this is the "book of his heart"
I am not ready for this and I am going to be SOBBING through the whole book and them I suspect thrusting it into the hands of every unsuspecting person I meet. *pencils in book breakdown
From Goodreads:
When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.
The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Goodreads | Amazon | Audible
Series: (Legacy of Orïsha #1)
Published: March 6th 2018
Recommended by: twitter
OH, MY GOD. I need this book like NOW. Look at that cover. LOOK AT IT. Now read the blurb. This look spectacular on a level that I am not even sure I am prepared for. My expectations are set unrealistically
From Goodreads:
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now, Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for the enemy.
A Thousand Perfect Notes
by C.G. Drews
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Series: no
Published: June 7th 2018
Recommended by: Me
It is Cait from Paperfury's book! 'Nuf said.
From Goodreads:
An emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope.
Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence.
When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But dare he reach for it?
The Beauty That Remains
by Ashley Woodfolk
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: no
Recommended by: Probably twitter
One of the multiple books on music on my TBR. This isn't usually a theme that speaks to be but I have high hopes for this one. It is also blurbed by Becky Albertalli.
From Goodereads:
Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together. Death wants to tear them apart.
Autumn always knew exactly who she was—a talented artist and a loyal friend. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. And Logan always turned to writing love songs when his love life was a little less than perfect.
But when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Now Logan can't stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. Shay is a music blogger struggling to keep it together. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered.
Each of them wonders: How different would my life be if this hadn't happened? And now that it has . . . what's next?
Leah on the Offbeat
by Becky Albertalli
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: yes
Recommended by: me, again
Speaking of Becky Albertalli. She is an autobuy for me. Leah was by far my least favorite character in Somon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda but I am hoping that she comes into her own here. Also, third book in a row with a heavy music theme? Weird.
From Goodreads:
Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier's best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst.
When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn't always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she's the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.
So Leah really doesn't know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It's hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.
The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X.R. Pan
Goodreads | Amazon
Series: no
Published: March 20th 2018
Recommended by: Goodreads
There can never be enough book about China/Taiwan for me. This one looks so beautifully heartbreaking.
From Goodreads:
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life.
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.


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A Latino film producer cries foul on Argo, in which WASPy Ben Affleck plays Mexican-American Tony Mendez. Lawrence Wright (Going Clear) explains how L. Ron Hubbard turned from pulp fiction to Scientology, and an artist imagines a Gattaca-like future where every stray hair you leave can be used against you. Amanda Palmer talks back to Kickstarter, and the UK's shyest pop stars, The xx, learn to weather success. [Broadcast Date: February 9, 2013] 1. Language: English. Narrator: Kurt Andersen. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/stud/130209/rt_stud_130209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
In this hour, Stephen Marche is the author of How Shakespeare Changed Everything. He tells Anne Strainchamps why he thinks Shakespeare is the most important figure in history. Next, Novelist Arthur Phillips is the author of The Tragedy of Arthur. The book tells the story of a fictional character, also named Arthur Phillips, whose family finds a lost Shakespeare play.Then, David Orr says modern poetry shouldn´t intimidate us. He´s the author of Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry.Finally, Oscar Hijuelos is the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature for his book The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. His memoir is called Thoughts Without Cigarettes. [Broadcast Date: June 29, 2012] 1. Language: English. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/120629/rt_tbon_120629_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
This week, three takes on superheroes. Kurt Andersen talks with Robert Rodriguez, who likes his characters ´´indestructible." Now the film director is overseeing a new English language cable network for Latino audiences. A graphic novel brings to life the Boxer Rebellion, when peasants believed the gods would give them magical powers to defeat their enemies. And will the success of The Hunger Games finally bring some female action heroes to the big screen? [Broadcast Date: March 22, 2014] 1. Language: English. Narrator: Kurt Andersen. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/stud/140322/rt_stud_140322_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
Author Jonathan Lethem and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal on this edition of Fresh Air. Jonathan Letham´s new semi-autobiographical novel, The Fortress of Solitude tells the story of Dylan Ebdus, a white kid growing up in an African-American and Latino neighborhood in New York. His last novel, Motherless Brooklyn won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. His other books include Girl in Landscape and Amnesia Moon. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in the new John Sayles´ film Casa de los Babys. She received a Golden Globe nomination for ´´Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical,´´ for her starring role in the film Secretary. Her other films include Adaptation, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. (Broadcast Date: September 30, 2003) 1. Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/030930/rt_whyy_030930_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
Journalist Bill Keller and actresses Lupe Ontiveros and Bonnie Hunt on this edition of Fresh Air. Bill Keller is a columnist for The New York Times and senior writer for the magazine section. He just returned from a trip to Russia. He´ll discuss Russia´s position on Iraq. Actress Lupe Ontiveros stars in the new film Real Women Have Curves as a mother at odds with her two teenage daughters. She recently starred in the independent film Chuck and Buck. Her other films include Todd Solontz´s Storytelling and James Brooks´ As Good as it Gets. In 1983 she had a major role in the movie El Norte. Ontiveros is a founding member of LA´s Latino Theatre Company. Bonnie Hunt´s currently starring in the new sitcom Life with Bonnie playing a TV morning show host, doctor´s wife and harried mother. It airs on ABC, Tuesday nights at 9 PM. It´s Hunt´s Third sitcom. Hunt came out of the Second City Comedy Troupe. (Broadcast Date: October 17, 2002) 1. Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/021017/rt_whyy_021017_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
The annual comics extravaganza Comic-Con International is underway, with 125,000 fans geeking out at the San Diego Convention Center. And that doesn't count all the film and TV stars on hand to court them: from Robert Downey, Jr., talking up Iron Man 3 to HBO producers peddling Game of Thrones. Next, it isn't easy to put a fresh spin on A Streetcar Named Desire, one of the most acclaimed plays in American theatre, with its caricatured Brando scream of ´´Stella!" A new production on Broadway aims to shake things up, putting black and Latino actors in the lead roles.Then, a couple years ago, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for directing The Hurt Locker. It wasn't quite the tipping point for women many in the industry had hoped for: of the 250 major movies that came out last year in the US, women directed only 5% of them. But when it comes to commercial and critical breakthroughs among independent films, a shift seems to be happening.After that, a couple weeks ago, the music critic Tim Page posted a shortlist on Facebook of ´´perfectly good music that I never need to hear again." He included Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, acts 1, 2, and 4 of Puccini's La Boheme, Dave Brubeck's ´´Take Five,´´ and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Heart´s Club Band. And finally, Dirty Projectors manage to be both avant-garde and accessible — the band plays experimental rock you can still dance to. They've collaborated with Bjork and David Byrne, and been covered by Solange Knowles (sister of Beyonce). [Broadcast Date: July 14, 2012] 1. Language: English. Narrator: Kurt Andersen. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/rt/stud/120714/rt_stud_120714_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
Welcome to Forbes for July 23rd, 2012 from Audible. This edition contains seven feature articles. In the cover story, we´ll tell you about ´´Sofia Vergara´s Rich Little Secret: A Multi Million Media Empire" – With little fanfare outside the insular Latino media community, Vergara and partner Luis Balaguer have shrewdly built up their company, Latin World Entertainment, from a Miami talent-management firm into a licensing, marketing, production and new-media powerhouse. Also, ´´The Next Media Jackpot: The Fight for the $1 Trillion Hispanic Market" – America´s Hispanic market has emerged as the biggest jackpot in media, with Disney, Comcast--and now News Corp.--battling for the $1 trillion prize. Next, ´´Five Guys Burgers: America´s Fastest Growing Restaurant Chain" – In less than a decade Five Guys Burgers has grown from 5 locations to over 1,000, largely because father knows best. We´ll also tell you about, ´´Why the World Is Now Coming to America for Oil" – Norway´s national oil company is betting $20 billion that the future of the energy business lies under the U.S. They´re not alone. Then, ´´No Factories, No Phones, No Fuss: How Qualcomm Grabs Wireless Profits" – How CEO Paul Jacobs keeps the cellphone-chip company above the fray. Followed by, ´´Xiaomi´s Lei Jun: China´s Answer to Steve Jobs?" Lei Jun is selling millions of groundbreaking smartphones--and attracting a cultlike following. And in our final story, ´´Be Like Warren Buffett: Sell Put Options" -- Profit from other investors´ anxieties. Sell them overpriced insurance. 1. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Borgers. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/pe/forb/120723/pe_forb_120723_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.


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Leadership Team
Without its vibrant team of talented individuals, First State Manufacturing would amount to little more than four walls and a roof. The people form the pulse of First State, breathing new life into this ever-expanding product manufacturing company each and every day.
Through the extraordinary vision and dedication of our leadership team and more than 80 full-time employees, First State Manufacturing is reaching new heights and securing positive growth for our company, our clients and the community at large. We serve commercial, government, and military customers with premium seating and upholstery services – backed with a commitment to the highest quality.
As a young boy in his neighborhood he was known as the "go-to guy" for building fighter kites. Now, he's known as the guy with a nationally recognized ability to create, design, and manufacture, and who brings over 30 years in both private industry and federal government experience to the company he founded; First State Manufacturing. An acknowledged craftsman, he is responsible for numerous Aircraft Engineering changes currently accepted by the U.S. Armed Forces. Starting with nothing more than a dream and the best intentions 15 years ago, his small business – based in Milford, Delaware – now employs more than 80 associates and has secured over $10 million in government contracts – from military aircraft seating to mass transit system refurbishment. His firm's commercial customers include Amtrak, Rail Plan, Keolis, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, pharmaceutical companies and restaurant chains. Known for being intent on "finding a better way," Eli finds fulfillment in enabling the entrepreneurial dreams of others, and places a special emphasis on enabling youth to succeed.
Sher owns First State Manufacturing with her husband Eli. The company may have been birthed in 1998, but she's been married to it for a bit longer than that! A nationally recognized business strategist, Sher is known for her ability to form close, effective relationships with community, business and media liaisons.
In addition to being named "2012 U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year" for Delaware, she also ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor for the State of Delaware and was a featured speaker at the Republican National Convention.
As a child, Sher learned the sense of limitlessness results that creativity, intention, and hard work – when combined – can bring. Sher has not wavered. Today she remains committed to delivering solutions to other small businesses.
As Chief Operating Officer, Ashley Wolfe oversees the daily operations of First State Manufacturing. Second in command, he leads associates and departments to achieve maximum performance and dedication. As an experienced leader, Ashley plays a lead role in expansion initiatives; designing business strategies that consistently promote the company's culture, vision and mission.
Greg joined First State Manufacturing in February of 2018 and is a Finance and Manufacturing Executive with over twenty years' experience providing advisement, leadership and solutions to leaders in industry and sectors such as Industrial, Textiles, Hi-Tech, CPG, Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas. He is considered an expert in every aspect of the manufacturing process, its operations and has completed company turnarounds, focusing on the financial strategy and operations of a company.
A graduate of the Ivy League with a Master's in Business Administration, he also has extensive international experience. Client history includes IBM, GE (General Electric), Bausch & Lomb, Saint Gobain, Loreal, Fortune Brands, British Petroleum (BP), Sun Microsystems, Cadbury Adams, Bemis, ABB.
He was previously a Plant and General Manager, is also an expert in Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement and the DMAIC process, TPM, Demand/Supply Planning, S&OP, IT/ERP Systems, Inventory Management, Lean Design, Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Transportation, Warehouse, 3&4 PL, Contract Manufacturing, Business Analytics and Performance Improvement.
Paul has 11-plus years of experience with FSM and has worked in every area of production, project
management, planning and quality. His complete understanding of processes, materials and quality
control has proven to be invaluable to our ability to fulfill our contractual obligations. His
understanding and eye for quality driven solutions is the foundation of every initiative and the
success of our manufacturing operations.
Jennifer returned to FSM March of 2018, and as comptroller, Jennifer is responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of financial statements, working closely with the Chief Financial Officer to support preparing and compiling of budget and forecast information. If there is a system FSM uses, Jennifer owns it! If there is a system FSM is considering, Jennifer vets it! From controls, quality and training to inventory, payroll and audits, she digs into the details until she is the master.
Jennifer is known for her analytical perspective, but also has an outstanding ability to think outside the box. Her determination to build long term relationships and to get the best of everything for FSM contributes to FSM's long term growth and success.
Tse Nkwenti joins FSM with over 12+ years' experience as a chemical engineer, quality control analyst, and lecturer providing engineering innovation, quality management and solutions to various international companies and research agencies in Europe and the US.
He holds a master's degree in Nanotechnology and Polymer engineering. He has an extensive knowledge in quality management tools and engineering designs due his working experiences in engineering, testing, validation, client liaison and project evaluations.
Edith Santoro brings over 20 years of expertise in production management to the FSM Family! Before coming to FSM, Edie (as she is affectionately referred) worked ILC in Frederica.
Her ability to simultaneously manage the multi-faceted processes of a manufacturing facility with five lines of production, troubleshoot and address daily operations, and supervise a staff of over 50 employees, is a feat met by few. Her calm and steady nature exudes to those in her charge and is key to the success of this fast-paced environment.
Edie lives in Milford with her husband, Bobby. Although she says she is too young, her favorite pastime is serving as Mom-mom to her "she lost count" grandchildren.
Andrea joined FSM 4 years ago on the production floor, working in Quality Control. It soon became evident that her attention to detail and eye for quality would work well in the marketing department where we were developing processes and procedures which we have come to rely upon as we grow.
Andrea is a list maker with a strong work ethic and her ability to juggle multiple tasks is well known at FSM. Due to her knowledge of FSM practices, production abilities and scheduling, she is perfectly suited to her role, sourcing materials to keep us running along seamlessly.
Corey likes to say that he "came with the building" when FSM moved to its current location 5 years ago! Corey's attention to stocking levels and inventory practices were well-honed skills that have only developed over time. He knows exactly what is in his stockroom and can put his hands on it at a moment's notice.
Corey also oversees shipping and receiving and is a master at finding a place for everything. His skills include developing, sourcing and implementing cost saving measures for our end users. Corey's processes are what FSM relies upon to produce and ship product on a daily basis.


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Rock Lichen silk open back knickers
Rock Lichen silk open back knickers
Beautiful hand dyed lichen yellow coloured silk stretch satin hipster knickers with draped front section, soft wide silk covered elastic back waist band with an elegantly cheeky dropped back
This garment is tailor made to order and then beautifully wrapped and packed up in one of our gift boxes. Your order will go in our work schedule straight away and will be usually be sent out to you in between 1 and 3 weeks. Please contact us if you would like to fast track it for a gift or a special occasion and we will do all humanly possible to get it made and sent out to you in time.


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What is resilience?
Andrew Fuller from Resilient Youth defines resilience as "the ability to draw upon the strengths within yourself and from around you to flexibly respond to life while remaining true to yourself and creating positive relationships with others".
Resilience snapshot
Majority of students in year 8 feel safe at home and report strong levels of connection to their school with support from parents to succeed. Most students are compassionate and think it is important to help others. The main challenges for year 8 students are losing sleep through worry and feeling constantly under strain. A large number of students reported that they don't feel good about themselves.
- 7% high resilience
- 39% good resilience with room for improvement
- 41% some resilience experienced but weak and/or infrequent across domains
- 13% low levels with big opportunities for strengthening resilience in most areas
Survey participants
- 665 total responses
- 372 females
- 293 males
- 94% feel parents help them succeed
- 92% feel safe at home
- 91% are engaged in learning
- 91% feel connected to the school
- 91% think it is important to help others
- 89% are eager to achieve
- 37% feel constantly under strain
- 36% don't feel good about themselves
- 35% have experienced bullying at school in the last 12 months
- 34% feel they don't have adults who care
- 34% are losing sleep through worry
- 31% feel unhappy and depressed
What is the Youth Resilience Survey?
The Youth Resilience Survey is an evidence based online survey which indicates the self-reported strengths of young people. The survey is framed in three resilience pathways: Safe, Healthy and Fulfilling with 10 domains underpinning these categories providing a current picture of how to build resilience in young people. The analysed data provides an opportunity for planning programs and events to improve the resilience of young people and enhance connections to schools and the local community.
In 2017, we partnered with Resilient Youth and 24 local schools, surveying over 6,400 students in years 3 to 12. This snapshot provides an overview of the resilience of 665 year 8 students.


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Backlit Light box Material
Backlit Light box Material
Material Overview
- Fade resident inks
- High-quality full-colour print
- Gloss finish
- Standard trimmed finish included (see below)
- Weight: 275mic
- Max width: 1.37m
Our Backlit Gloss material is ideal for light boxes that advertise menus, promotions, images.
We supply prints rolled inside tubes to ensure their safe delivery.
Each item is printed and finished to your requirements.
Uses for Backlit materila
- Suitable for indoor or outdoor use only
- Menu light boxes
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Oh My Giddy Aunt!
I received an e-mail saying "Congratulations!!! Our editors have selected your newsfeed to be featured in one of our Top 10 Sources sites. You can view the site that features your feeds by clicking here.
Have I been spammed or what? Can any one of my 20 avid readers throw any light on this?
I do not know what to make of it. Amazingly, for once, I am speechless.