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Chiropractors have been caring for children for more than a 100 years. Many common childhood ailments will respond to this safe, natural form of health care. More and more parents— especially those who are already chiropractic patients themselves—are seeking chiropractic care for their children.
A child encounters many physical stresses during their growing years. The resulting problems in children's spines can occur at almost any point in their development and growth.
The earliest challenge a growing spine faces is the position it is forced to adopt in utero. Many women will have heard of fetal positions that can cause problems with labour (brow, breech, transverse, posterior, ascynclitic, etc). What is less well known is that these fetal positions can also cause problems in the baby's spine as well. Spinal segments can be pushed out of place or jammed by the position of the baby in the womb. If this position is less than optimal, it can result in a longer and more difficult trip through the birth canal, which can compound the spinal problems. In this way, even natural birthing methods can stress an infant's spine and nervous system—not to mention interventions such as induction, forceps, vonteuse suction, or ceasarean section.
The cause of many newborn health complaints such as colic, reflux, breastfeeding difficulties, sleep disturbances, allergic reactions, and chronic infections can often be traced to nervous system irritation caused by spinal and cranial misalignments.
Since significant spinal trauma can occur at, or prior to birth, many parents elect to have their newborn's spine checked right after birth. Many developmental milestones such as learning to hold up the head, sitting upright, crawling, and walking are all activities that are affected by spinal alignment and are important times to have a child checked by a chiropractor. Additionally, falls, sports injuries, playground bumps, heavy school bags and sitting all day in the classroom are all physical stresses to the growing child's spine and nervous system.
Unless a child has an obvious problem it can be difficult for a parent to recognize when a child's spine is not working correctly. There are some signs which can indicate spinal problems. These include:
- disturbed sleeping patterns
- breastfeeding difficulties in the very young
- restricted head or neck movement to one side
- one shoulder higher than the other
Common childhood disorders can also be linked with spinal dysfunction, these include:
- recurrent ear infections
- persistent sore throats and colds
- colic/reflux
- asthma
- scoliosis
- headaches
- bedwetting and/or constipation
- growing pains
Chiropractic for children is incredibly safe! A recent study done by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) in the United States, Canada, and Europe showed that only a few children (out of more than 10,000 visits) experienced minor discomfort and fussiness. The remaining children in the study had no adverse reactions to the adjustment. These preliminary data tells us that chiropractic care for children may be one of the safest forms of health care available.


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The world of AI and robotics is pretty confusing. Lots of huge concepts stepping straight out of science fiction and into your life. We have been working with these concepts and technologies for a little while now, and thought you'd like to see our thoughts. Some serious. Some not so serious.
How to turn online sales into conversational commerce
SRC's Ben Scott-Robinson was invited by Google's Squared Online digital innovation course to talk about Conversational Commerce, and how to use bots and AI to drive a more seamless commerce experience.
They have kindly released the class on YouTube, so do give it a look if you are thinking about conversational commerce, and have a spare 40 minutes.
Using Bots and AI to Improve Your Business - Part 1
You are a business. You want to sell more stuff. You want your customers to be happier. Here's how bots and AI can help.
At Small Robot Company we like to avoid hype and nonsense, and if there is one place right now where hype is king, it's in the world of bots.
We have spent most of the last year getting to a position where we feel comfortable with the marketplace and thought we should pass on our learnings to you.
AI in 2017 — 13 snapshots of our future
If nothing else, the start of 2017 has given us a plethora of predictions. As well as a smorgasbord of doomsday options, the techier end of the internet has been overwhelmed with worthy predictions around AI, and what it will do for- and to- you.
But AI isn't just about the tech. As any fan of dystopias will tell you, when you start creating intelligences, however specialised, the implications run far beyond the original visions of their creators.

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We were distressed to wake up this morning to the realization that Black Hat Europe is exactly one month away -- clearly, it's time to stop procrastinating and throw together an official-looking schedule! And here it is, the official Black Hat Europe 2012 Briefing Schedule
For those similarly groggy, Black Hat Europe 2012 will occur between March 14th - March 16th at the Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you're interested in attending Black Hat Europe 2012, be sure to rouse yourself long enough to register by February 29th to enjoy a lower registration cost than will be offered to late and onsite registrations.
While you're up, here are a few choice picks from our dozens-strong schedule of briefings, trainings, and special events:
// David Litchfield, everyone's favorite Oracle hacker, will be returning to present An Assortment of Database Goodies at Black Hat Europe. It will no doubt shock you to learn that he's found a number of new exploits and security weaknesses in Oracle Database Server, and he'll be giving demonstrations on exploiting them to gain DBA privileges. Never change, David.
// Every day software developers churn out millions of lines of code -- some good, some buggier than a 10-Euro hostel. But which industries write the most secure code? And the least? Should you worry more about internally built apps, open source, commercial software, or outsourcers? To answer these questions, Chris Wysopal, of Veracode and L0pht infamy, used static binary analysis on thousands of apps of all stripes, creating an anonymized vulnerability data set. Attend his session, Data Mining a Mountain of Zero Day Vulnerabilities, to find out who sucks most.
// Apple and Google very famously have their differences, but they also both want your trust. And that doesn't come easily. Join FX for his Black Hat Europe session, Apple vs. Google Client Platforms, where he'll delve into the similarities and differences in the approaches Apple and Google take on their iPad and Chromebook client platforms, from security architecture to what powers they grant to attackers through fails in logic, binary, and HTML. It could get messy, so bring protective clothing.
// Threat modeling is typically a defensive, anticipatory action, but in Offensive Threat Modeling for Attackers - Turning Threat Modeling on its Head, Rafal Los and Shane MacDougall will show how offensive threat modeling can give attackers a powerful new weapon. Unorthodox tactics are the name of their game, with a focus on the key concepts of Posture, Position, and Predisposition. Social engineering, misdirection, employee home network attacks, reverse honeypots, psychological profiling... by the end of the session you will understand that you should never, ever mess with Rafal or Shane.
// HTML5 is on everyone's minds, and as Blueinfy founder Shreeraj Shah is keenly aware, that includes the minds of potential attackers. At Black Hat Europe Shreeraj will present his new talk and paper, HTML5: Top 10 Threats, Stealth Attacks, and Silent Exploits, in which he'll walk you through the new technology's architectures, attack surfaces, and possible threats. From clickjacking and phishing via mixed layers and iframes to abusing thick client features, Shreeraj'll show you how to plan your defense, as well as some new tricks for scanning for HTML5 vulnerabilities.
The sessions outlined above are just a fraction of the myriad and varied briefings, trainings, and special events planned for Black Hat Europe 2012. Check out the the official Black Hat Europe 2012 Briefing Schedule for a complete picture of what to expect from Black Hat Europe 2012.


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Luke Bryan Plans to Headline a Tour in 2013
We're sure that Luke Bryan is having a blast opening for Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party Tour this summer, but fans who are craving more live Luke Bryan will get their wish in 2013. The 'Drunk on You' singer is planning to headline his own tour next year.
"We're already throwing around set ideas and checking prices on these little knick-knacks and toys to have fun with," Luke told Pennsylvania radio station WIOV.
Bryan has been opening for plenty of major country acts, so he's not too concerned about getting road weary. In the past, the singer has opened for Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts, in addition to his current tour with Aldean.
Bryan has experience taking over the stage, too. He headlined CMT on Tour: Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines last year, and he also took the reins for his own Farm Tour. Plus, every year for the past four years, he has commanded the stage at his annual Spring Break show in Florida.
Even though he's frequently served as other stars' right-hand man on tours, Bryan is looking forward to creating some competition when he goes out on his own.
"That makes everybody plan more to try to create the best tour," he explains. "That makes country put better tours out overall throughout the whole year."
The rising country star recently celebrated his latest album, 'Tailgates and Tanlines' reaching Plantinum status--but he's not getting a big head about his success.
"The main thing is stay true to who you are," Luke told The Boot. "When it happens unnaturally and when it's forced, it gets a little weird. You just make sure you love it and that it's the music that you want to be represented by. The rest is out of your hands."
Surely, Bryan's fans are looking forward to hearing him play their favorite tunes from the album when he takes the stage next year. Click here to see a complete list of tour dates. Check back often to see if a city near you has been added to the list.


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Sandy is co-founder of Treeshake, and handles all our general admin and finance.
A true Treeshaker, she's known to pull a few branches if payments come in late. And she holds us to the same standard, maintaining our impeccable relationship with our suppliers and partners with clear communication and prompt payments.
Sandy's career has seen her hand-coding South Africa's first commercial travel website; as well as co-owning and running several successful businesses in the property, hospitality, tourism industries.
She's a cat person and enjoys DIY, gardening, and baking.


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A Wild Programmer Has Appeared!/
Alright well he's not so wild, but he is awesome. His name is Ben, and he's the newest member of the Clever Endeavour Games team!
Ben has come on board to help us finish off the last of the bugs in UCH, and to help implement new features such as the Sandbox mode and other secret things we can't tell you about yet. He'll be with us full-time, so he'll help with console ports and with future projects as well.
We're really excited to add him to the mix, and we're sure that we'll be able to get more done once he's all settled in and familiar with the game code. At the time of writing, he's only been here for two days and it's already happening... so :)
As you may or may not know, he's our first full-time employee, apart from the three co-founders of the company (Rich, Kyler and Alex). It's an exciting time for us as we begin our expansion. We plan to stay small and not scale faster than we can handle... scaling improperly can kill startups and we're making sure to be careful of that.
Our goal is to stay as flat as possible and empower our employee(s) to contribute as much as the co-founders do, encouraged by the fact that they'll be treated as equals and not as minions. Eventually, there will be a point where the flatness will be questioned and we'll need to evolve in terms of our roles and responsibilities, but we're not there yet.
For now, we're still working on this game and getting it to be as good as possible, and like we've said before, it's approaching what we had in mind when we started designing the game :)


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Responsive web design (RWD) is now a necessity, A growing number of users access our sites on smaller screens and on limited connections. Performance has become absolutely critical because the speed at which you can deliver your content is statistically tied to conversion and even SEO.
This session will go through some of the modules and techniques I have used to keep sites looking great while loading fast on nearly any device. We will walk through their setup and implementation on sites actually live in the wild.
- D7 Picture Module: This backport of upcoming D8 functionality beautifully handles serving different images based on device and capabilities using the new picture standard that will become a part of HTML5.
- SVGs and SVG Embed Module: Reliably inline lean and retina friendly graphics into your editable content html.
- Icon API + Fontello: Only need to use 4 icons from a bloated icon font? Not a problem! Selectively load only the icons you want. You can even include your own custom vector icons as well.
Additionally as time allows there are some additional topics I can hit on if requested by those attending this session:
- Image optimization techniques
- LESS CSS strategies to prevent CSS bloat
- Taming extra markup in views
- Handling browser/platform differences with Conditionizr
- Anything related to front-end on the sites shown during this session :)
Presentation Recording: https://connect.asu.edu/p9og0760xxy/
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Dear Mom... You didn't know
Dear Mom,
You didn't know that the weight of accomplishing it all would be crushing.
You didn't know, the desire to feel like you have it all perfectly balance would be unattainable.
You didn't know, that friends may change, because you may change.
You didn't know, that mixing parenthood and marriage would be imperfect and messy.
You didn't, know that some days you'll look in the mirror and not recognize yourself with the bags under your eyes and stretch marks in places so visible you're sure people are judging you.
You didn't know that raising a tiny human in such a public world would be so hard to navigate.
You didn't know that some nights you'll sit in bed and wonder if your doing this thing right.
You didn't know that you'll start to forget who "babe" is and sometimes get lost in being "mom"
You didn't know that the bar you've raised so high for yourself was never meant to be reached. Not because you can't kill it in motherhood, but because your asking too much of yourself. Because you're ALREADY killing it.
You didn't know that 1 out of 7 of us will all feel some sort of postpartum depression for a year or longer after having a baby.
You didn't know that anxiety, depression, PTSD, and panic disorders are twice as more likely to be occurring in us as they are in men.
You didn't know that crying in your closet wouldn't be about not having the right outfit to wear for a night out, it will be because you feel like your failing, you have nothing left to give and you just might not be able to muster up enough energy to deal with the latest tantrum.
Dear Mom,
We're crying too.
You didn't know that you are not the only one who feels all these weighty feelings.
You didn't know that most of us struggle to turn our mom modes off at the end of the night and turn into wife.
You didn't know that meanwhile you're crying in the closet, we are seeking shelter and crying it out too.
Dear Mom,
You didn't know that most of the time you'll feel like your failing, like your alone, like your the only one feeling this way....but mom, we feel it too.


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In North Carolina, these numbers are 30/60/25. The first two numbers refer to bodily injury liability insurance limits and the third to the minimum amount of property damage liability coverage. This means that drivers in North Carolina must have coverage of at least $30,000 per person, $60,000 (the second figure) per accident and a minimum of $25,000 in property damage coverage.
North Carolina's 30/60/25 insurance rule reflects only the required minimum coverage. In many cases, it is in a driver's best interest to choose a higher level to ensure adequate protection in case of a serious auto accident. Many insurance experts recommend at least $100,000 per person for bodily injury. It is also recommended that you have at least $100,000 in coverage for uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage.
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Andrade guilty of first-degree murder
Jury members in the Allen Andrade murder trial walked out of a packed courtroom Wednesday as one lone person in the gallery gave them a rousing thumbs up.
"Thank you," Susan Matthews of Denver mouthed as they walked out.
The jury took just two hours to convict Andrade, 32, of Thornton of first-degree murder, a bias-motivated crime, motor vehicle theft and identity theft. The trial began last week.
A chorus of muffled sobs came from Angie Zapata's family as the verdict was read.
Andrade killed Zapata last summer after they met on a social networking Web site.
Zapata's mother, Maria Zapata, mouthed a tearful "Thank You" to Chief Deputy District Attorney Robb Miller, who tried the case for the last week.
For Matthews, who is lesbian and whose sister was transgender and committed suicide years ago, the verdict was a sense of relief. For the conviction, especially that of the bias-motivated crime. This is the first time in Colorado and the second time in the nation a person has been tried for killing a transgender woman under hate crime laws.
I was thrilled," Matthews said. "It's getting to the point that this kind of behavior is not tolerated. I can't say I was drunk and killed somebody and get off. He can't say he flipped out and killed somebody and get off. It's just not acceptable behavior.
Because Andrade was convicted of first-degree murder, he will go to immediate sentencing at 4 p.m. today. His sentence will be an automatic life in prison.


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Edmonton Milestone Photographer {Miguel is One} Sneak Peek
Hooray, it's April and this long winter is hopefully going to end very soon. I am so excited to announce that my home studio is officially open and that I am booking 2018 newborn and milestone sessions now! To celebrate I am offering $100 off any April newborn session (session to take place in April). Newborn sessions can now take place in the comfort of your home or in my cozy in home studio located in Devon, Alberta, about 20 minutes southwest of Edmonton. You can see my updated pricing for studio and in home newborn sessions here. I also offer milestone mini sessions for babies 6 months, 1 and 2 years old, contact me for more info.
I absolutely love when my newborn families come to see me for their little one's first birthday photos, now offered in my home studio for easy set up and clean up. Little Miguel was the sweetest newborn, so I couldn't wait to see how much he had grown, and oh my, he is just the most handsome one year old little man now, all that hair! He wasn't the biggest fan of his cake, but the bubble bath at the end of the session was a hit, especially since mom and dad thought to bring bubbles, so much fun. Fedilisa & Marvin, it was so wonderful seeing you again, wishing you all the best and hope to see you all again soon. Enjoy. {K}


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We Hunt the Flame (Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition) (Sands of Arawiya Series #1)
Hardcover(Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition)
The Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition includes a unique case design, case stamp, and endpapers.
A Bustle's Most Anticipated 2019 YA Release
A Barnes & Noble Top 2019 YA Fantasy Release
Paste Magazine's Top 10 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2019
"Lyrical and spellbinding" Marieke Njikamp, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.
Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the sultan. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected; if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways. Both Zafira and Nasir are legends in the kingdom of Arawiyabut neither wants to be.
War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the sultan on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfoldsand the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine. Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands.
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|Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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|Sands of Arawiya Series , #1
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|Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition
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|5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)
|Age Range:
|14 - 17 Years
About the Author
Hafsah Faizal is an American Muslim and brand designer. She's the founder of IceyDesigns, where she creates websites for authors and beauteous goodies for everyone else. When she's not writing, she can be found dreaming up her next design, deciding between Assassin's Creed and Skyrim, or traversing the world. Born in Florida and raised in California, she now resides in Texas with her family and a library of books waiting to be devoured. WE HUNT THE FLAME is her first novel.
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Absolutely stunning! I love this book the moment I read the first page and was heartbroken when it came to an end. I can't wait to read more!!!
I can not wait for the next book to follow.
This book had the makings of everything perfect – a diverse cast, inspired by ancient Arabia, a brilliant writer, magic, female empowerment, a quest and a hate-to-love romance at the centre of it all. To say that I was BEYOND excited about Hafsah Faizal's debut would probably be an apt summation of me NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. I don't know why it took me so long to dive in, except maybe for the fact that I was trying TO SAVOUR (?) the book and the anticipation of reading it. While I really enjoyed We Hunt the Flame, there were parts of the book where the character's logic and development didn't seem fully fleshed out, the writing a little stilted/ held back and that stopped me from falling head-over-heels for it. MY THOUGHTS: 1. I feel like the world should have been built better right from the get-go, especially in terms of political intrigue. We were fed random snippets of information at a time, and not in chronological order and it just made me feel disconnected from the story at large. The big bad villain wasn't really played up, I didn't understand the Prince of Death's motivations and why he did what he did (why didn't he just take her and the boy and RUN? Why didn't he at least TRY?) and, most of all, there was an awkwardly written SENSELESS death (in terms of logic) at the start of the story – all of which I thought should have been done better. 2. Now that I've covered all the things I thought should have been better, let's talk about the things I did enjoy, namely Zafira – who was every bit as badass and pure as I expected her to me. I enjoyed her point of view, especially as she fought against her demons, both internal and external and how she came to terms with her family and her power. 3. BOTH VERSIONS OF THIS COVER ARE JUST SO GORGEOUS THAT I COULD CRY. They are TRULY stunning! 4. MY GOD THAT ENDING HAS HURT MY SOUL AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNTIL THE SECOND BOOK COMES OUT – HAFSAH FAIZAL CAN YOU HELP ME OUT HERE? My Verdict: I wish parts of the book had been better, especially the character development and logic more clearly brought to life, but I really enjoyed We Hunt The Flame nonetheless. 3.5 Stars.
the book started slow but that was to lay down the foundation. once it got going, it was fast paced and a delight to read. i couldnt put it down. rich characters and settings. and alsoa chance for me to practice my arabic. cant wait for the next book
Lengthy fantasy novel set in an Arab-like world - quite good. The main protagonists, Prince Nasir and Zafira, have a quest to find a book to resotre magic to the world and spend a lot of time dancing around each other, failing to recognise fully their feelings - and it gets a bit tiresome. Their quest takes up most of the book, bringing in a few other important characters. Some of the language seems perhaps badly translated from Arabic although the author is born and bred in the US. Lots of comparisons and similes pepper the text. The whole experience is quite good but repetitive regarding their feelings towards each other. It's the beginning of a series but not engaging enough to warrant further reading in my opinion. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I had high expectations for this book and it delivered. I immediately fell in love with Zafira. She is independent, strong willed, and does her best to provide for her family and village. She hunts in the forbidden Arz to feed the poor village. She has to pretend to be a man since the leader of her caliph hates women and blames them for everything bad, including the disappearance of magic. Her hunting skills have caught everybody's attention and she's known as the Hunter throughout the kingdom. She would do anything for her sister and village. It took a while for me to warm up to Nasir and I may still not really like him. He still has a bit of growth to do. He's his father's, aka the king's, puppet. He does whatever the king orders, even if he disagrees with it. If he shows any hesitation or weakness, his father has ways of punishing him. His father uses Nasir to assassinate anybody who threatens his position. Nasir knows what he's doing is wrong and sees the darkness in his father, but continues doing the king's bidding, hoping the person he used to be is still inside. Zafira and Nasir are on a collision course as they both need to acquire an artifact to bring back magic. Zafira does it because she wants to protect her village from being consumed by the Arz. With magic returned, the Arz will disappear. Nasir because his father ordered him to. He doesn't know why and he doesn't ask. Nasir also needs Zafira since she's the only one who can find it. A few new characters join them as they journey closer to the artifact. I enjoyed the distinct character personalities and how they interacted. Zafira has been providing for her family and village alone for so long she has trouble adjusting to working with a group. Nasir knows his mission and is wary of getting close to anybody, but he was sent with the Captain, who is his opposite in so many ways. He also knows Nasir's secrets. You see the characters get to know each other in one on one settings as well as the group dynamics. They are all withholding information so they choose at different times to trust and at times to refuse to move without more answers.
I loved the world building, the lush writing, and the slow-burn romance.
We Hunt the Flame is a gem of a book. It checks many of the boxes in the list of qualities and tropes that make me love a book: a vibrant, well-built world, enemies-to-lovers (!!) + slow burn romance, badass characters that I would protect with my life, gorgeous writing, and an ending that left me desperate for the next book in the series!
4.5 stars We Hunt the Flame reminds me of books like Ember in the Ashes and City of Brass, two series I love. This world created by Faizal is just as good, filled with magic, jinn, efreet, death, family, so much good and full, three dimensional characters. Nasin has been added to my list of favorites as the tortured assassin, forced to kill at his cruel father's whims, who also happens to be the sultan. I didn't expect to like this book so much and am happily surprised.
This book is absolutely stunning. I was obsessed with Zafira and Nasir from beginning to end. I honestly cannot wait to have the second book in my hands! Altair was by far one of my favorite characters. He's got sass, and just makes the perfect foil for the Crown Prince of Arawiya. I can't say enough about this beautiful book!
This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year & now it's become hands down one of my favorite books EVER. Before I talk about what I loved (everything), lets see what We Hunt the Flame is about. This novel is an ancient arabia inspired fantasy that follows two point of views, Zafira Bnt Iskandar, & Nasir Ghamiq. One of them is a huntress & the other is the crown prince of Arawiya. Two people that never thought they'd ever have to cross paths, let alone embark on a journey to a bloodthirsty, mysterious island together. We follow them as they become part of a Zumra (a gang) to find the Lost Jawarat so they can restore magic to their home. What I loved: ➳ The writing You know how easy it was to forget this was a debut novel? VERY. That's how good the writing in We Hunt the Flame was. I lost myself in this whimsical world filled with assassins, magic, & cursed islands so easily & that's all due to Hafsah's ability to write literal magic between these pages. Her way with words was brilliant & never failed to give me actual goosebumps. I also have 100+ passages/quotes highlighted so that's really saying something… ➳ The characters We follow an amazing cast of morally grey characters in this book, who learn to call themselves the Zumra. They all have so much to them & are such well rounded characters. The character development was PHENOMENAL & I can't wait to see my precious's grow even more. The banter between them had me laughing out loud. The way they learned to trust & grow with each other was so fascinating to read about. These characters felt so REAL, that at times it felt like I was intruding on them…. Please zumra, accept me in your gang? Also every time Altair & Nasir insulted each other really spoke to my soul.. Kifah, Zafira, Altair, Benyamin, & Nasir deserve us all to bow down to them, bye. ➳ The world building & plot Arawiya is a complex place but it was explained so smoothly that I never found myself confused, which is so unlikely nowadays with fantasy books. I was immediately invested in the story because of that. The world is vast & beautiful, & so so atmospheric that I already feel like rereading since I miss it so much… But my TBR is staring daggers at me, much like how Nasir stares at Altair.. Okay anyways, the plot. IT WAS WONDERFUL. While this novel is very character driven, it never took away from the plot or story. It was so unique & mysterious, & gave me all the creepy vibes I never knew I needed. Everything was put together cleverly & it never felt messy or all over the place. The twists…. The heartbreak.. It was painful yet here I am… Telling you all to go read it because it was the most beautiful pain. All in all, a more than solid fantasy debut who deserves all the hype it can get. I am so happy I read it because it's always such a great feeling to add a book to your favorites. Now… Here starts the wait for the sequel…
I am very sad and disappointed that I did not enjoy We Hunt the Flame as much as I thought I would because I was very much so anticipating it. I had some issues with it and even now when I think about it, I didn't feel anything. I had no connection to the world or the story and I believe that is because it wasn't very developed. I also felt like the world building was lacking quite a bit. I never felt anything for the characters sadly and I think that's because. I don't feel like the characters themselves where very developed nor where the relationships. Another problem I had was as I was reading I for some reason kept forgetting everything that happened in the previous chapter…Everything was just quite bland and boring. I also thought it was quite odd how the heroines only friend, the only person she really cared about in the beginning of the novel passed away for seemingly no reason and I know everyone deals with grief differently but right after the chapter finished we barely saw the heroine struggling with the death of her friend. 20 chapters went by and we didn't hear a peep about the chapter so it seemed to me like she couldn't care less. Very odd. The novel was filled with tropes, which I didn't mind because they were ones I enjoyed reading about even though they are in most YA Fantasy novels but this one didn't bring anything unique to the table. There wasn't anything that separated from the 100 other novels I'd read before so I felt that was executed poorly. It became more of a task to read than anything by the end of it that I actually started to skim it and I'm really upset that I didn't enjoy anything. I feel bad for leaving such a negative review but I wanted to share my opinions but I hope you all enjoy it more than I did.
Likes This book is honestly one of my most hyped of 2019! I've been a fan of Hafsah's since she started IceyDesigns and I was so excited to hear she was writing a book. I didn't know what to expect going into it but I liked it more than I could've imagined! First, the world-building in this book is insane. I felt like I was in the story along with Zafira and her comrades and that is what I want from a fantasy. I want to be wrapped up in the world and forget about where I even am when I'm reading it. This hit that mark! I appreciated all of the Arabian-inspired elements to this book because I don't really know much about that culture. I am always interested in books that can teach me about a culture--from an own voices standpoint, too--and this satisfied that for me as well. Zafira was by far my favorite character in this novel. She is such a badass female character and I loved her! She reminded me that I regret not learning how to do archery because it sounds SO. COOL. Her character arc throughout the novel is also impressive! My second favorite character was Altair. He was so sarcastic and funny, I couldn't get enough of him. He was definitely the entertaining factor in this story and I thought he was just wonderful. I felt like the progression of the story felt natural and there were twists and turns, especially towards the end, that completely threw me for a loop. I cannot wait to read the sequel to this one. We Hunt the Flame is a unique story that everyone should read! Dislikes My only real dislike about this book was the pacing. I felt like it was pretty slow the first half and quickly picked up in the second half. I was invested enough in the characters to push through the slow parts and it really paid off.
A dark, lush and magical story set in a world that is inspired by ancient Arabia. Main characters that set out on an adventure – with a side dish of one trying to kill the other. Beautiful writing that will tuck you in and won't let you go until you finish the book – and might stay even then. WE HUNT THE FLAME is Hafsah Faizal's debut novel and more than worthy to get picked up. Bonus: lots of hidden Assassin's Creed references! First things first – I was lucky enough to become a part of Hafsah's Street Team prior to the publication of WE HUNT THE FLAME and got to read the book before most readers. So while some might now think that this review isn't completely honest, this isn't the truth. I love this book with all my heart and devoured it in the span of a day way back in February. It instantly became one of my favourites but I am still not fully able to write a proper review. I am too fascinated by what Hafsah created and can't wait to read the next installment of the duology. But since this won't happen over the next few weeks (I mean, WE HUNT THE FLAME released two days ago. I'm not really patient, as you can see!), I'll instead try to write my thoughts down. Most of all, I fell in love with the characters. All of them have their own motivations as well as personal demons to face. They end up on the same adventure even though their goals differ. I loved some more than others (can't say more, because this review shall be free of spoilers!), but overall I connected with all of them sooner or later. They were beautifully written and even though the synopsis focuses heavily on Zafira and Nasir, there are way more characters than just the two of them. A personal favourite was the topic of enemies-to-lovers, of which I can't get enough of! But the romance here is very slow burn and while some people might not like that, it was perfect for the story. What I also loved was the lyrical writing. Hafsah created a wonderful world and gave insights about what happened in Arawiya before the story starts. Her descriptions of this lush world are breathtaking and it was easy to imagine how it might look. The plot evolved in a great way and held so many twists and turns I didn't expect. What I'm not completely sure about is the pacing of the story – at some times it felt a bit off or too slow. Some scenes were too far apart or felt like they dragged on. But as this is Hafsah's debut, I don't want to criticize this aspect too harshly. Her already beautiful writing might change in the future and she will definitely find her way as an author. All in all, WE HUNT THE FLAME is a gorgeous book and a worthy debut for this young author. While there might be some issues, it's still easily one of my favourite reads this year and I'd recommend it to everyone who'd like to have some magic in their life.
This book was so much fun and an awesome story to live in. The characters were awesome, the writing was fun, and the story was amazing. Definitely recommend.
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal is generating a lot of buzz, and for good reason. It's an own-voices fantasy inspired by Arabian myths, with a lush setting, captivating characters, and a deliciously twisty plotline. The first in a duology, We Hunt the Flame is a perfectly seductive read. My first reaction upon finishing this book was just an explosion of emotional gibberish. We Hunt the Flame is just everything I love in a book. A lush, dreamy fantasy world that feels both wholly unique, while it's ancient Arabia inspiration is still ever-present. The characters are SO so wonderful and fully wrought — Zafira and her desire to be loved; poor, tortured Nasir; sassy & salacious Altair (oh, my beloved Altair!), and the list goes on. (But seriously. Dibs on Altair.) I was actually pleasantly surprised by what a fantastic ensemble cast of characters this book contained, as the synopsis mostly focuses on Zafira & Nasir. And while it IS mostly their story, they are part of a group that really took hold of my heart. The book nerd community best prepare itself for a whole new meaning to the idea of #SquadGoals — because these characters are my new favorite fictional team. And of course, Hafsah's gorgeous, lyrical writing. I jotted down so many quotes while reading, and that's something I rarely do! Her words completely sweep you away to the world of Arawiya — you can smell the air, taste the food, feel the heat on your skin. Hafsah's writing transports you right into the heart of the story. And don't even get me started on some of those intense, swoony scenes! I melt just thinking about them, and the way Hafsah has created such insane tension between her characters. The plot of We Hunt the Flame moved quickly, but in so many unexpected ways. I truly wasn't sure where things were headed until we got there, and it made for an exciting experience. But also I am now DYING to know what happens next and can't wait to read the conclusion. Oh boy, it's gonna be a long wait — but well worth it, I am sure.
Very minor spoilers. This was a very enjoyable read. Nasir, Prince of Death, is very mysterious, which is always a plus :) The author does a good job of getting the reader to fall for him as the heroine eventually does, with minimum physical descriptors. Zafira is very courageous and I want to be her when I grow up :) She fills the role of a man by hunting and feeding her village when the local political leaders look down on women. Everyone believes her to be a man, only known as The Hunter, when in fact, she's the Huntress. It was nice seeing her grow more comfortable in her role and embrace it. I really liked the camaraderie developed in the group helping Zafira with her mission, and their cool magical affinities glimpsed here and there. I'll be adding the next book on my TBR. I knocked one star off because I felt it was a bit too wordy, especially the first quarter to third of the book (I bet at least 30 pages minimum could been taken out).
BADASS HEROIN!! ASSASSINS!! HATE-TO-LOVE!! MAGIC!! What do you do when you finally read a book that gives you 1: life, 2: a dire need to marry an assassin (which is not very safe but you gave up that lifestyle long ago), 3: an epic adventure that satiates the insatiable need for hate-to-love tropes, 4: laugh out loud one-liners that help you laugh through the pain, and 5: just overall so perfect that you can't put it down for 5 SECONDS???? Yeah, I have no idea. Probably just stare at a blank word doc trying to put words to how real the afterglow of reading this book is. Read my FULL REVIEW here: https://blissfulreveries.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/book-review-we-hunt-the-flame/
OMG THIS BOOK!!!!! I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!! THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND NEED IN FANTASY!!! Slow-burn romance, sassy men (Altair the love of my life!), fierce female characters, a rich fantasy world, and overall fierce badas*ery! I knew Hafsah from buying the amazing things from her Etsy shop and had the pleasure of reading We Hunt the Flame early on. And let me tell you, I couldn't stop reading!! An amazingly rich world set in Ancient Arabia with elements of Assassin's Creed, An Ember in the Ashes, Lord of the Rings, and The Wrath and the Dawn. Amazing right?! I should mention though that there's no Muslim rep in this book and it is not based on Islam whatsoever - Hafsah was very clear about this. The world that she's imagined is based on the tradition and culture of Ancient Arabia. I loved that the Arabic language was used in the book as well because so many of the words were so familiar and it's so heartwarming to see that. Also the CHARACTERS!!! ZAFIRA!!! NASIR!!! ALTAIR!!! KIFAH!!! BENYAMIN!!! YASMINE!!! DEEN!!! THE SILVER WITCH!!! AHHHH!! I loved Zafira's loyalty and fierceness when facing any challenge. She felt so relatable to me because she'd do anything for her family and community to feed them and be there for them. Her loyalty and fearlessness is something I admire so deeply. Nasir is such a softhearted cinnamon roll no matter how hard he tries to come off as tough. He's been betrayed by so many people in his life that it makes sense that he is the way he is but you also want to reach through the pages and give him a big hug
I was thankful enough to be on Hafsah's street team for this book and lucky enough to get a chance to read this baby before it's release! It took me so long to finish it because I was relishing in it so much trying to savor it! Let me start by saying that as Middle Eastern girl, I was SO excited to have a book that's based on Ancient Arabia with characters and names from one of my native languages, Arabic. We don't have enough rep in YA and certainly not in fantasy so I am over the moon about this book! Thank you Hafsah for writing this. The plot was great. I liked the build up in the beginning and by the time we got to Act III, I was screaming most of the time. The Zumra have my heart and I loved each of them to death, especially my girl Zafira and smol, sad boy Nasir. I loved how you met each character and how their stories wove into each other. Each of the Zumra bought their own flavor to the story which made the 'gang' feeling even better; I LOVE stories that have unlikely characters stick together and force them into a friendship they pretend they don't like haha. The back story of how the curse was there was well done and I loved the plot twists that came with certain characters. I also enjoyed that we had dual POVs. There were some areas in the text where I felt that the pacing was a little off and I would have to take a step back to reread. I also personally didn't like what was done with Deen's character; I felt like his character was a waste. One thing I will note about the Arabic in the text was: because I speak Arabic, it was easier for me to understand any Arabic words used and even though Hafsah would usually immediately give a translation to the foreign word in the next sentence, I can see how that might still be off-putting to those who don't know the language. I would probably recommend a glossary at the end of any future books; I think it would be helpful. As an Arabic speaking person however, I was just -- uGH I loved seeing my language in the text. It just means so much. I super duper enjoyed this book! I can't wait for its release and the hype that I hope shall surround it!! If you haven't already, pre-order to get your hands on this baby! It has such a rich vibe and the writing made was smooth and so pretty. This is a great debut book! Well done, Hafsah!
A woman disguised as a man, an assassin prince, a loveable good ball that never misses an opportunity to crack a joke. Enemies to lovers, slow burn, dark magic, ancient Arabia. If these things interest you, this is the perfect book for you. I was so excited for this book, I was worried my expectations were too high, that my anticipation eclipsed the reality of this book. I have never been more glad to be wrong. Despite my ridiculously high hopes for this book to be the single greatest piece of writing I have ever consumed, We Hunt the Flame manged to exceed my expectations. The life of these characters, the depth of their emotions, it is near unmatched to anything I've read before. This book is an instant favorite, and I can't even wrap my brain around all the reasons I loved it. Hafsah Faizal has already mastered the craft of making you feel the exact emotion she wants to draw from you with her debut, and you won't be disappointed.
When I first heard about this book I did not know what I was in for. This was by far one of the most interesting J Fantasy books I have read but also one of the most confusing books I have read. I am in love with the storyline and the character of Zafira. I always think the story takes a brilliant turn when the main heroine has a strong name. While reading this book I got a sense of similarity with the setting of Shakespearian times where all men were set to act and work and in this setting Zafira had to disguise herself as a man in order to feed her kingdom and get credit for all her achievements??? Plus, the character of Nasir as I was reading sounded very intimidating and gruff but as I read on and hearing about the war and the conflict it brought to Arz then the story picked up and got good. However, due to some vocabulary and scenes midway through the book I would not classify this book as JFiction but YFiction. That is why we give this book 3 stars.
I cannot tell you how excited I am that I get the opportunity and the privilege to write this review for you guys, because this is a huge deal for me. I have been waiting for this book for two years. I have begged everyone under the sun to get me an ARC of this book. Then I was selected to be a part of the street team. Because of that, I was given an eARC by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review, and I shook with anticipation as I opened it and finally got absorbed into the world of Arawiya. It is one of the most wonderful books I have read in two years, and I can't wait to tell you about it. Let's get started. The first thing that drew me to this book was the fact that it is an Arab-inspired fantasy. You guys know me, fantasy is my jam, but when I hear 'Arab inspired' it takes less than two seconds for me to already be on board. Hafsah does not disappoint. She paints a world together with words that is so easy to get lost in. From the use of Arabic words to the places that they travel, this story bleeds Ancient Arabia. She paints such amazing details, it's almost jarring to come back to the real world when you've been in the pages for so long. Not only that, but she gives you characters that make the journey that much sweeter. I had a lot of crazy thoughts about this book (most of which she was informed of over Instagram DM) (sorry Hafsah), but what I think makes this book that much sweeter is the relationship between Nasir and Zafira. I think the best thing she could have done for these characters is make them mirrors of each other, which she pulled off in such a stunning way. I don't want to get too into it, but they're truly two halves of the same coin. I think every single character in the main zumra is incredibly rich and well developed. I loved Altair and Nasir's reluctant bromance, and Altair is arguably my favourite of the bunch (outside of Nasir because who doesn't love a grumpy cinnamon roll with grey eyes). His humour and wit is something that I strongly identify with, and I lost track of the amount of times he had me laughing throughout. I know that there's a lot more to him than banter, but the banter that he had was pure gold. I also really liked the depth that she brought to Benyamin and Kifah. They didn't have to have a lot to them. They could have just been a warrior and a safin, but she added that extra layer. That extra bit of story to their characters that just made it that much better. I also think that this book has a couple of themes that we really need to discuss, one of the most important ones being the unity that all of the characters display. They are from five different caliphates. They have five different motives, five different end goals in mind, but at the end they're working together as an entire unit for a common purpose rather than allowing themselves to be divided by petty squabbles and things that aren't important. I don't know if she intended it to be an overarching commentary on today's political climate, but it definitely worked out that way because I think that we're all different, but it's time for us to be united and come together as one just as these five people did. Though they're in a desert, and we're in our own land. I also really liked that this journey they're on was part of the driving force behind their character development and their self-discovery.
So, I've been anticipating this book since last year. Of course We Hunt the Flame took a spot on my Most Anticipated of 2019 list, because I was just so excited to read it. Now, let me tell you guys, for all the expectations I had of this book, it did NOT disappoint one bit. The premise of this book is very compelling and immediately made me fall in love with the concept of this novel. What is this book about? We Hunt the Flame is set in a world that is inspired by ancient Arabia, and follows the huntress Zafira. Zafira is infamous for being the only hunter to brave the Arz forest, but, the people of Arawiya don't know her identity, and they certainly don't know their hunter in fact a woman. Her caliphate is suffering, so Zafira sets out on her most important hunt yet; to discover an ancient artifact to restore magic to her kingdom as was once before. However, the assassin Nasir (also dubbed the Prince of Death) is tasked to assassinate everyone who gets in the way of his father, the leader of Arawiya. When Nasir is told by his father to kill the hunter and retrieve the same artifact, intrigue, danger, (and maybe even romance) ensues! What did I think of We Hunt the Flame? Okay, so I can't say my expectations for this book weren't on the higher side. The premise sounded AMAZING. I used to dislike the enemies to lovers trope, unless done well (which this 100% was!), but I've recently been warming up to it. The setting of this also sounded super intriguing, I tend to love Arabia inspired fantasies and since this is an own voices novel, I trusted it would be done right. The world-building is so intricately done that it's hard to put the book down from the very first chapter. Anyway, guess what? This book was amazing. First of all, the writing in this is GORGEOUS. The book is filled to the brim with beautiful and empowering quotations and poetic metaphors. I also loved the Arabic words sprinkled throughout the text. I really liked the touch these phrases provided, because they really added to the whole experience and setting of the book. (I also used to be a language major so languages just really intrigue me! ) As for the plot, We Hunt the Flame did everything it promised to do! The story was filled with excitement, plot-twists, and well-developed character moments. All of the plot-twists were surprising, and out-of-the blue, which is something I appreciate when it comes to a good book. I really enjoyed the story-telling from a dual POV because it helped the reader to get to know both these characters better. Also wanna quickly say I loved how fast-paced this was, you guys know how I feel about slow books, but this was not at all dragging in any way. I devoured the whole book in (almost) one sitting! And, ugh, THAT ENDING! Cliffhangers are torture but I love them. To come back to the characters, let me just say that both the protagonists (and their relationship) stole my whole heart. Nasir, oh boy, Nasir; this guy has amazing development and is such a multi-layered and complex character. He is one of the morally-grey variety, which a lot of authors gravitate towards nowadays and has become a popular trope in YA lit, but Nasir can in no way


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Now for the fishing conditions. The river is at 1030 CFS and clear. In general, this time of the year you do well to wait until the sun gets on the water for a bit to help warm it up some. We suggest starting later in the morning with some big streamers and search the water. Strip these slowly as the fish are sluggish and not willing to move too far. All colors of streamers are effective at times, so swap out and modify your retrieve if you don't get any takes. Egg patterns dropped behind a big stonefly (8-12) are also very effective this time of the year. Trail the egg about 18" behind the stonefly so it gently rolls through the water. Winter black stones are starting to appear so you'll want to have a few of these (size 12-16).
In addition to the stoneflies mentioned above, we like the following patterns: Hares Ear (12-16), BH Princes (10-16), BH Pheasant Tails (12-18), Rubber Legs (all colors), 20 Incher's (8-16) & Euro Bead Head Princes. Don't forget to try a San Juan or Squirmy Worm too. We recommend a drop rig for maximum effectiveness and use an indicator to make sure you don't miss any takes. Try the AirLock indicators if you haven't already. They are the best!
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So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For, "In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay." And, "But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back." But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. Hebrews 10:35-39
I'm a sucker for inspirational sports movies, especially ones centered on the underdog. Rudy, Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, Miracle, Remember The Titans, Field of Dreams…the list goes on and on. If I'm flipping through the channels and any of these films happen to be playing, you might as well cancel all my plans for the day because I'm watching them. Between you and me, I have been known to cry like a baby when the coach rallies the ragtag group of players together with words of wisdom, motivation, and encouragement.
Maybe it's the sports fanatic in me, but when I read today's passage, I can't help but hear it (and receive it) in the way of a locker room halftime speech. This band of believers was down, but not out. They had taken their lumps. Time and time again, they had faced the onslaught of suffering, distress, and persecution. Morale was low. Some in their midst were ready to enact the mercy rule and take the loss.
The outcome, and how things played out, hung in the balance. Would they fold under pressure or pull off a rally no one saw coming? The coach, in this instance the author of Hebrews, needed to come up with a battle cry.
He tells them "DON'T SHRINK BACK!" He does so not to berate them, question their loyalty, or size them up. These gracious words are a reminder to hold their ground and persevere. The author understood the value of this moment and how the trials they encountered had the potential to build and shape their character.
He wanted them to have faith, but not in themselves. The confidence he urged them to hold on to centered on Jesus Christ. To display faith that stands confidently in the face of disappointment and trials, they needed to remember God's past faithfulness, the enduring strength He provides in the present moment, and look toward His promises in the future. I picture the congregation jumping to their feet, high fiving each other and racing out on to the gridiron to sack the enemy's schemes.
As believers in Christ, we find ourselves in the same locker room listening to the same speech. In this life, we will encounter troubles, but we can rest and have peace because He overcame the world. He went before us, so when we face trying circumstances, we need not shrink back. Knowing and trusting in this reality enables us to tackle any problem that comes our way. It allows us to have clear eyes and full hearts, and when you have those two things you can't lose.
As you look at your life right now would you say that you are walking forward in faith or shrinking back from His purposes for you? What makes you answer in the way that you do?
God, I will not shrink back or throw away my confidence in Your faithfulness. I won't be overwhelmed by the scope of my problems and instead trust in the size of my God. You conquered death so I could experience a full life and that's what I will do today. In Your name, Jesus. Amen.


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By Melissa Korn and Rachel Louise Ensign
Families of college-bound students remain optimistic — perhaps too optimistic — about their ability to cover tuition costs, according to a new survey of more than 1,600 parents with children under 18.
The survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of student-aid company Sallie Mae in August, was released Tuesday.
The parents who have set savings goals — just 50% of respondents, down from 60% in 2010 — plan to sock away about $39,000 per child, or about one-third of future college costs. That's in line with what parents actually do pay, according to a prior Sallie Mae report. However, at their current pace of savings, most families will hit just half that savings amount. (The good news is that most families ramp up savings as their children near high school.)


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Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), an innovative in-store marketing group based in Suffield, CT, was honored at the 12th Annual Business Champions Award breakfast in the Workforce practices category.
The high-profile event was held on June 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center and featured welcoming remarks from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The ceremony annually recognizes the achievements of the region's privately-held companies. WMG was selected from nearly 60 companies that had been nominated in various categories.
Windsor Marketing Group was founded in 1976 as an innovative in-store marketing group that creates, produces, and delivers shopper marketing programs that inspire and influence in-store buying patterns. The company utilizes cutting-edge technologies and creative innovations to assist its nearly 200 associates in serving over 3,000 retailers in the United States, including many of the nation's largest retailers.
The company was honored as the recipient of the Best Workforce Practices award as selected by the Metro Hartford Alliance and Hartford Business Journal, celebrating WMG for its unique approach to engaging and incentivizing its employees.
WMG Founder and CEO Kevin Armata accepted the award which was presented by Mickey Herbert of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
"We are honored to be recognized for our workforce practices," said Armata. "We know that in building a world class organization, like WMG, our people are our greatest asset."
This is not the first time that WMG has earned notoriety for workforce practices. Most notably, Windsor Marketing Group is featured in the 2013 business management book, Conscious Capitalism, for its heroic efforts in building its state-of-the-art facility in Suffield, Connecticut during the recession of 2008.
During that time, faced with potentially laying off 20 percent of the Windsor Marketing Group workforce, negatively impacting both the company and community. Armata re-purposed his team to help complete construction on the company's new facility in Suffield, CT.
The construction project offered job security and galvanized the WMG workforce, a team that is now working out of a state-of-the-art 160,000 square-foot facility they helped to build.
In 2013, Windsor Marketing Group was recognized at the "Celebrate Connecticut's Family Businesses" for maintaining its sustainable and socially-responsible operation.


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Tips For Teens About Methamphetamine...
Methamphetamine affects your brain. In the short term, meth causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria, and depression. Long-term effects can include chronic fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking, and permanent psychological damage.
Methamphetamine affects your body. Over "amping" on any type of speed is pretty risky. Creating a false sense of energy, these drugs push the body faster and further than it's meant to go. It increases the heart rate, blood pressure, and risk of stroke.
Methamphetamine affects your self-control. Meth is a powerfully addictive drug that can cause aggression and violent or psychotic behavior.
Methamphetamine is not what it seems. Even speed drugs are not always safe. Giga-jolts of the well-known stimulants caffeine or ephedrine can cause stroke or cardiac arrest when overused or used by people with a sensitivity to them.
Methamphetamine can kill you. An overdose of meth can result in heart failure. Long-term physical effects such as liver, kidney, and lung damage may also kill you.
Know the law. Methamphetamine is illegal in all states and highly dangerous.
Get the facts. The ignitable, corrosive, and toxic nature of the chemicals used to produce meth can cause fires, produce toxic vapors, and damage the environment.
Stay informed. In 2001, methamphetamine use sent more people to the emergency room than use of any other club drug. Over half of these cases involved meth in combination with another drug, such as alcohol, heroin, or cocaine.
Know the risks. There are a lot of risks associated with using methamphetamine, including:
Look around you. Not everyone is using methamphetamine. In 2003, only 3.2 percent of 12th graders reported having used methamphetamine.
How can you tell if a friend is using meth? It may not be easy to tell. But there are signs you can look for. Symptoms of methamphetamine use may include:
What can you do to help a friend who is using meth? Be a real friend. You might even save a life. Encourage your friend to stop or seek professional help. For information and referrals, call the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 800-729-6686.
Q.Isn't methamphetamine less
harmful than crack, cocaine, or heroin?
A. Some users get hooked the first time they snort, smoke, or inject meth. Because it can be made from lethal ingredients like battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern fuel, and antifreeze, there is a greater chance of suffering a heart attack, stroke, or serious brain damage with this drug than with other drugs.
Q. Isn't using methamphetamine
like using diet pills?
A. No. Though it is easily attainable, methamphetamine is dangerous and addictive. From 1998 to 1999, deaths due to meth rose 38 percent. In 2002, meth was involved in 17,696 emergency room visits.
The bottom line: If you know someone who uses meth, urge him or her to stop or get help. If you use meth--stop! The longer you ignore the real facts, the more chances you take with your life.
It's never too late. Talk to your parents, a doctor, a counselor, a teacher, or another adult you trust.
Do it today!
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People do the craziest things. But when they do, there's a reason. In developing Handle, we did extensive user research to understand the ways people manage their to-dos, emails, and reminders. We had a good list to start (Handle was started to solve our own pain) but the more people we met, the longer it grew. After speaking with more than 1600 people over three years, here are our top 10 favorite ridiculous to-do hacks. Identities have been omitted to protect the guilty. The good news? Handle was designed to manage the important stuff whether it originated from your brain or your inbox so you can focus without worry.
1. Mark as unread
Yes, you already read the email, but you are marking as unread because you know it will force your attention to return to it. Touching the item so many times wastes precious time and mental energy. This is why "mark as unread" does not exist as a feature in Handle.
2. Sticky note on monitor or phone
You've got plenty of screen space and hard drive storage, but the constant distractions make you try this physical, non-scalable method. But the reminder isn't time or place sensitive, so you waste focus on it when you can't act. Eventually if you leave it there long enough, you'll ignore it completely.
3. Self-addressed email
If your inbox is the most consistent place you put your attention, then it's quite practical to send your future self an email! This takes more time than necessary, and then the important idea swims with the rest of the junk.
4. Flag & Star abuse
Emails that get flagged or starred are often promptly ignored, or never seen again. Some tools have more star colors than you know what to do with, so they become meaningless.
5. Open windows on the computer as a to-do list
That kind of digital clutter can create it's own set of distractions. It's not prioritized and it can be hard to find what's most important. And what if you close a window by mistake or your computer crashes?
6. Keeping it all on your brain
As David Allen says, "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them". If you don't capture it, the Zeigarnick Effect will ensure you get nagged, creating further distraction. Or worst, you will forget entirely. Remember the proverb "the shortest pencil beats the longest memory."
7. To-dos in paper notebook along with all meeting notes
Just writing things down isn't enough to make sure they get done. Many people have 3-4 active Moleskine notebooks at a time. How do you find your to-dos?
8. Transcribe paper lists
Paper lists of to-dos that you cross out and copy to new page each day wastes time that could be spent elsewhere and to-dos blocked in time or place still must be reviewed.
9. Apple Reminders/Google Tasks
Most basic to-do "apps" lack the right features to be part of your regular workflow. This is where to-dos go to die.
10. To-do app of the week
Every time one gets too full, throw it out and start over! When you don't have the right features to organize your attention on only what's most important today, it's easy to get overwhelmed and declare "to-do bankruptcy."
Handle is the solution.
Handle is here to rescue you from these terrible habits that are sapping your mental energy and productivity. You can capture a to-do from an email with a swipe, and set a reminder so you see it again at the right time or place to take action. Organize multiple to-dos into projects to help you make progress on your long term goals. Your timeline will show you only what you can do right now so that you don't get overwhelmed.
Because everything is in one trusted system, you won't have to resort to these ridiculous hacks anymore. Handle your first 50 emails and see how much better you feel working off your to-do list rather than out of your inbox.


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|System: PS3
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Slant Six
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: SCEA
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 14, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 32 (Online)
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Mature
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
Online play is split into channels, which are labeled by zone. Once inside a zone, you can create or join a game. There's no matchmaking, so you've got to carefully go over match descriptions or you'll find yourself in a formidable situation. Also, Slant Six made a weird decision about match exits. Instead of popping you back in the game lobby or respective channel, quitting a match throws you back to the main game menu and by the time you find the right channel again, it may be full.
Gripes aside, online play is very rewarding. SOCOM has never been a game that honors shoot-from-the-hip players. In fact, running and shooting is a bad tactical combo. You can sprint, but you have to stop and ready your weapon before you can fire. This encourages players to think before each move instead of haphazardly running around a map. Also, there's the group dynamic if you don't coordinate with your team, you won't last long. Teams that work together stay alive together. By planning out choke points and moving in small packs, an efficient team can move across a map with grace, something not seen in many shooters.
Not only does the way Confrontation play fuel coordination, but so do its modes and maps. Demolition has you either planting a bomb inside an enemy base or defusing it before a timer runs out. Control mode puts a series of capture points on a map, but, unlike many Battlefield-esque games that require you to control the point, all you have to do is perform the initial capture and move to the next point. By not having a constant back-and-forth, it makes each cap all the more punishing and rewards a well-thought out defense.
Extraction a simple hold or rescue the hostage mode also stands out. By allowing the mercenary side to issue follow-orders to hostages, it changes the flow of play. You may start out a match on the mercenary side with all your hostages in one big room that has three points of entry not a great defensive position. However, you can shepherd the hostages to an area like an elevated, closed room with only one entrance effectively giving you a prime choke point for when the commandos attempt their rescue. All of a sudden, you've turned what was a defensive game into more of an offensive gambit. Not a bad way to turn the tables.
Confrontation may only have seven maps, but they're all incredibly well thought out. For example, Crossroads (a remake from a previous SOCOM game) has a series of connected rooftops and narrow alleyways juxtaposed by open market squares. Quarantine features an abandoned lab littered with crumbling catwalks and tight corridors. Urban Wasteland a bombed downtown area has underground sewer passages, shattered parking decks (providing excellent sniper spots), and mountains of debris, making for plenty of cover when moving from point-to-point.
The biggest benefit SOCOM receives from jumping to the PlayStation 3 is the draw distance. Past games had graphical fog that obstructed your view. Now you can literally see across the entire map. This clarity comes at a price: you'll see low-res textures pasted to walls and occasionally encounter graphical glitches; on one occasion all the walls on a side of the map disappeared, revealing a vast expanse of nothingness in the distance. The audio is impressive for its attention to environmental detail. If a gun fires in a tunnel, it lets out a proper echo, whereas if it's fired in a padded room, the sound is muffled. Also, gunfire is positional, so you can tell if someone is firing from close by or tucked back in the distance.
SOCOM has always catered to the hardcore and Confrontation is no different in this regard. Slant Six has done an admirable job updating the formula of past games, but the decision to wipe the single-player slate clean and the copious amounts of bugs are standout problems.
Jason Lauritzen
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Photography is not a cheap hobby. However, it can be relatively inexpensive to photographers with clear vision of their work, sufficient knowledge and, some skills. Unfortunately many beginners having none of the above end up paying dearly (and literally) for those shortcomings.
One of the dillemas beginning photographers face is the choice of lenses. These days selection on the market is shamefully vast. Aside from having full lineups for each of several different systems, we also have offers from third party manufacturers and even unorthodox constructions like Lensbaby. Looking at the website of one of the largest photo equipment retailers in USA we have 205 different lenses available for Nikon F mount only. Do you need them all if you are a Nikon shooter? God forbid, no.
For the purpose of this article I want to focus on strictly one and most important feature of every lens and that is it's focal length. Furthermore I will be considering prime lenses only as those are purest in terms of technical aspect and represent fundamental approach to photography. Prime lenses, unlike zoom constructions, allow photographer to focus on the subject and understand its relation to the space and other elements of surrounding. Primes are truly the only way to comprehend proper composition and framing techniques.
(Note: below discussion is assuming 35mm/135 format system)
So which focal lengths may be considered essential? Let's start with one that's probably most obvious and popular but often underestimated and misunderstood– 50mm. The myth says that angle of vision provided by this lens is closest to the one of human eye, which would allegedly explain why this lens has been around since forever. Unfortunately it's a far stretch from the truth and I encourage everyone to do a little investigative work to find out why.
The truth is that typical fast 50mm lenses are relatively simple constructions – easy to design and manufacture. Back in the analog days cameras were often sold with 50mm lenses bundled as a kit. Today cameras are usually bundled with zoom lenses but 50mm primes are still a staple of any 35mm format based system and they are usually the most affordable primes.
But what actually makes 50mm so special? Why should we consider this to be an essential focal length? While it does not exactly provide the angle of human vision, 50mm offers a coverage that is somehow unique. Being considered as neither wide nor tele it can actually act either way as long as photographer is skilled enough. For this very reason this focal length requires a god deal of discipline – one must know how to use it in a particular shooting situation. Henri Cartier-Bresson was using 50mm lens almost exclusively and according to some sources as much as 90% of his work was done using this particular focal length. On the other hand Ansel Adams mentioned: "In general, I do not find the normal lens especially desirable, functionally or aesthetically. The angle of view and depth of field characteristics do not seem favorable to me in interpreting space and scale."
Personally I do not use 50mm extensively but at certain times I will mount such lens on one of my film cameras and it always surprises me how many great shots you can compose with this one while out on the street.
Normal focal length undoubtedly requires a good dose of skill, discipline and imagination to be used effectively but because it's so widely available and in a way quite versatile it should be considered an essential one.
Wide focal lengths are generally easier to use (up to some point) and possibly more useful in your average daily photographic situation. Focal lengths I would like to consider here as essential would be 28mm/35mm. Some photographers have particular taste for wider angles provided 24mm or 21mm but those focal lengths are considerably harder to use as distortion becomes more apparent with them. I happen to be extremely comfortable with 35mm as it usually provides me with wide enough coverage for street, indoor and landscape photography. If a portrait needs to be taken it can be also achieved with this focal length although understandably full body shots are desirable over headshots.
Some photographers feel more comfortable with 28mm and this would be most typically for street, PR and landscape photography. View angle difference between 28mm and 35mm is too small to usually justify owning lenses of both focal lengths and using them alternatively thus photographers typically develop taste for one or the other at some point. I have to admit that 28mm has its charm especially for street photo but I still find it personally less versatile than the view angle of 35mm.
When considering telephoto lenses one that definitely comes to mind is 85mm. As a short telephoto this focal length is quite versatile since it allows design of some very fast lenses (typically f/1.4 or f/1.8) without making the entire construction too bulky and overly expensive at the same time. Such lenses are a primary choice for portrait photography providing good separation from the background and enough compression while keeping distortion at very low level.
Personally I find 85mm to be quite versatile focal length serving good not only for portraiture but also for landscape and some candid shots. Wildlife and sport photographers will undoubtedly argue for more reach but we can honestly admit those are rather specialized fields in photography that heavily rely on particulars of the equipment setup.
While combination of 28mm/35mm, 50mm, 85mm provides extremely good focal length base and should satisfy needs of most amateur/hobbyist photographers, some situations may call for more extreme angles.
While fisheye is a very concept based optical construction I will avoid discussing it but it seems that these days ultra wide angles are very popular. Advancement in design and production of lenses allowed the market to see zoom lenses with 12mm at wide end. More importantly those constructions do not require one to mortgage his house in order to acquire such piece of optics. Shooting so wide is without a doubt a unique and fun experience but it's also hard to deny there is a lot of abuse involved. Ultra wide angles require special care during composition and framing and few photographers have those skills. Furthermore using those constructions in inappropriate situations makes them simply gimmicky. For those reasons I would suggest avoiding such extremely wide angles unless one has a very clear vision of his work. Otherwise anything in between 20mm - 24mm should provide enough coverage for those special situations involving mostly landscape shots.
In case of tele lenses there are many choices above 85mm and depending on particular application they can be well justified. I personally prefer 135mm as a longer alternative to 85mm. Those constructions can be still quite fast while remaining compact while the coverage itself is very versatile. Shallow DOF allow good separation of the background making them very good for portraits while compression is very nice for some tight landscape shots. In fact, for landscape photography I would definitely pick 135mm over 85mm. It is also the focal length that still allows handheld shooting with relative ease.
Some photographers prefer going longer with 180mm or 200mm and those focal lengths are still quite versatile and usually portable. I consider anything above 200mm to be a specialized construction dedicated for a narrow scope of applications like sports or wildlife photography.
If I had to make choice and could use only one prime lens I would pick 50mm (along with Nikon FM3A, haha). If I could have two primes I would settle for 35mm and 85mm. So I guess on a list of essential focal lengths I have to place 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm. I strongly believe that for noncommercial, hobbyist applications those three focal lengths allow vast possibilities. It's a versatile setup for street, portraiture, landscape, journalism and many other types of photography. In case of landscape photography, where more extreme focal lengths are desired I could go with 24mm, 50mm, and 135mm.
Otherwise this is really all that most photographers need even thou some of them may think otherwise. But this minimalistic approach is not just its own purpose. There are several advantages that comes with it:
- Less lenses means less weight to carry – no more bulky backpacks full of gear
- Less lenses means less money spent – a no brainer
- No tough decisions during shooting – photographer knows when to use each lens
- Three focal length can be mastered much easier allowing photographer compose images in his head
I strongly encourage anyone to try this approach. I am speaking out of experience as at some point I realized I have so many lenses cluttering my drawers that I could barely keep up with the inventory and thus understandably there were many lenses that I barely used. So I started selling them off along with some obsolete cameras and other, usually redundant, photo gear. Ever since then I undeniably started focusing more on photography instead of choosing gear. My every day camera of choice is a Fuji X100s with a fixed 35mm equivalent focal length and…honestly there isn't much I cannot do with this piece of equipment.


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Adele and Bruce Springsteen are ready to take on the ticket hubs. Back in December, Springsteen's concert tickets were already for sale on secondary market sites like StubHub, before they even went on sale to the public. These tickets were marked up five to ten times face value. Devoted fans are being shut out from seeing their favorite musicians and bands. Adele's North American tour sold out in the matter of minutes. The concert industry must find a way to level the playing field.
In the United States, StubHub is the biggest concert ticket reseller. StubHub gets over twenty million visitors per month. Several secondary market sites like StubHub, TicketNetwork, and Vivid Seats are now under the microscope. The New York attorney general has started an investigation of these sites, because they are "too common, it's like shorting the market with stocks- selling an option that you don't have."
The North American president of Ticketmaster, Jared Smith, stated, "We don't allow spec selling on any of our sites. It's leading contributors to fan confusion in the market." There is not much that primary concert ticket sellers can do to stop these "automated bots." These "bots" use computer codes to repeat purchases and jump to the head of the line. Smith said his data-science team blocked over one million attempts during Adele's online ticket sale. The president of StubHub, Scott Cutler, said they shut down these "bots" daily.
Artists have decided to take matters into their own hands. Eric Church has decided to identify repeating resellers by cancelling every purchase that they made. The outcome was that they stopped buying Eric Church concert tickets. One solution they had was to include paperless ticketing. Paperless ticketing would force the concert purchasers to present their ID and credit card in order to be allowed in the venue. Another solution they had was fan club presales, for example, Adele did this along with Songkick. As ironic as it sounds, it's actually the artists that are against these "bots."
In 2015 Concerts West started "flex pricing." For The Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour promoters priced concert tickets high so that the risk was greater than the reward, which was less for the secondary market seller. The co-president of Concerts West, John Meglen said, "We manage it in a way so that the money goes to the artists, not to the brokers, which is better for our industry, the artist and the audience." The Rolling Stones had the highest concert gross of $7.3 million in 2015.
Touring is the music industry's cash cow right now. The ticket bots seem like a small hiccup in the big scheme of things. However, they are the biggest problem if you ask me. The true fans that support artists and bands a like are being cheated by secondary ticket sellers and are being forced into paying heavily for concert tickets.
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Welcome to Dale Sailing
Founded in 1961 by Campbell Reynolds, the father of John and Mike and grandfather to Gareth (our current Company Directors), Dale Sailing is still the quintessential family firm.
From very small beginnings in a shed in his home village of Dale, Campbell established a local and dependable chandlery, boat building and repair service that became well respected within the area and beyond.
Over the years the business expanded and moved into larger premises at Neyland Marina in 1983, and now supports all aspects of the marine world, including:
- Shop offering the full range of marine-based products
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SHOP: Browse our online shop to find everything you need for you and your boat … or if you prefer, visit our store at Neyland
DRY STORAGE: our Dry Stack or Ashore Storage Compounds give you the peace of mind and confidence that your boat is in the best hands
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COMMERCIAL TRANSFERS: 24 hour telephone contact service available for the transfer of goods and personnel
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A Great Britain national team will return to The Tour of Britain this September, becoming the seventeenth and final team to be announced for the ninth edition of Britain's national Tour. British Under-23 riders George Atkins, Owain Doull, Josh Edmondson, Tom Moses, Alastair Slater and Simon Yates will represent Great Britain in the eight-day race.
"It is only right that in what has so far been a fantastic year for cycling in Britain that we can showcase the next generation of British talent at this year's Tour of Britain," said Race Director Mick Bennett.
"Fans can look forward to seeing six very talented athletes, all of whom are names to watch for the future."
Great Britain had been a regular fixture in the early years of the modern Tour of Britain, with their last appearance in the race coming in 2008. During that time the likes of Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas and Ed Clancy have all ridden The Tour in the red, white and blue colours, while Roger Hammond (2005 & 2006) and Paul Manning (2007) have won stages of The Tour of Britain while on national team duty.
Great Britain provisional line-up
George Atkins, Owain Doull, Josh Edmondson, Thomas Moses, Alastair Slater
Reserves: Dan McLay, Adam Yates
Amateur cyclists can take on the same challenges as the professionals via five different Tour Ride sportives this September, in East Anglia, Scotland, Wales, Stoke-on-Trent and at the Birmingham NEC Cycle Show. To sign-up and to take on the challenge of a route inspired by The Tour of Britain, to enter, please visit www.tourride.co.uk.