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For this reason, it's important to be strategic about how you're going to drive traffic to the site. Converting traffic into customers is really just a big numbers game, so remember that the more high-quality traffic you drive to your site, the more paying subscribers you're going to get.
There are a few great sources of free traffic that you'll want to leverage right away, including your email list, social media and SEO. Once you've got the basics of free traffic covered, then you'll be ready to move on to paid traffic from digital advertising and other sources.
Traffic Source 1: Your Email List
If you've been building your list for a while, email is a great place to start generating traffic for a new membership site — now and in the future as you release new content.
When writing an email to your list, many of the same copywriting strategies that you've learned for writing web page copy still apply, though there are some unique considerations for email that you'll want to pay attention to.
Below is a list of email copy checklist items to cross off before you send an email to your list:
- Audience: Clearly define the audience.
- Focus your message around your audience.
- Identify their pain points — what they want more than anything.
- Address their pain points in your message.
- Subject line: Write a strong subject line that will entice them to open your email.
- Tone: Write your message in a personal tone, the way you would address a friend.
- Length: Keep it to the point. Communicate your message saying no more and no less than you need to.
- Rapport: Build rapport with your audience.
- Call to action: Define the single thing you want your audience to do, and tell them to do it.
Take each of these six steps, and your message will be ready to go.
When planning emails to send to your list, consider teasing prospects with the kind of information they'll be getting from your site. By providing them with value through your content up front, they'll be more inclined to opt in for the full package and subscribe to your membership site.
This content doesn't have to be brand new but should actually take parts of your existing membership site and present them in the form of a blog article or ebook.
Traffic Source 2: Social Media
By building an audience and sharing content on your social media profiles, you can drive a high volume of clicks without paying for advertising. You can also encourage visitors to share your non-gated or teaser content with friends directly on your lead capture page or thank you page.
To encourage shares of content on your membership site, create social sharing links within the text that allow users to share your content on their profiles and link back to your page.
A word to the wise: Avoid confusing social calls to action with the main calls to action on your membership site.
Traffic Source 3: Search Engine Optimization
Why is it so important to rank highly on Google search results page? Simple. The first three items on a Google search receive 60% of the clicks, with 33% going to the top website.
Search engines use programs called "spiders" that constantly search the internet, analyze content and archive websites. Using website links to constantly "crawl" from page to page, spiders categorize and organize information into an index. When someone enters a search, the search engine quickly scans the archives to find the best and most relevant websites to display.
Here's how you can help search engines find your content and display it to the right search users:
- Use accurate and descriptive title tags and meta descriptions. These help both users and search engines figure out if your page is what they're looking for.
- Optimize for keywords that are specific to your business. Focus on long-tail keywords to get visitors who are more interested in your page's niche content.
- Consider at what point in the funnel customers may be when they use different search terms. You can create multiple sales landing pages for your membership site focused on different places in the customer journey, and optimize them to rank for different keywords.
For more tips on improving your SEO strategy to drive more traffic to your membership site, check out our article The 5 Best Ecommerce SEO Strategies to Boost Sales.
Traffic Source 4: Paid Advertising
Once you've mastered the basics of free traffic, you're ready to venture into the world of digital advertising to promote your membership site. When you're considering launching an ad campaign, there are two ways to do it: contextual advertising and search advertising.
On contextual advertising platforms, ads are targeted toward the appropriate audience by placing them within the content the target came for. These ads work because they use interest-based, behavior-based and demographic targeting to get in front of the right audience. Some contextual advertising platforms include:
- Facebook Ads
- Pinterest Ads
- LinkedIn Ads
- Instagram Ads
- Twitter Ads
- Youtube In-Stream Ads
- Google Display Network
- Retargeting Ads
- AdRoll
- Outbrain
- Taboola
With search advertising, rather than displaying ads to users as they are consuming content, content is actually suggested to users based on terms that they have searched. Search-based advertising is focused on keywords – it's essential to zero in on the keywords that people use to search for the content or information you're offering, and then bid on those keywords to show up in the sponsored results.
- Google AdWords
- Bing Ads
- YouTube Search ads
- Yahoo Search ads
Here are some tips to keep in mind if you're launching ads for your membership site:
- Keep ad copy consistent with your page. The last thing you want is for your viewers to show up at your membership site confused, so make sure they immediately know that they're getting what they came for.
- Target your ads to your buyer personas. Write your ads as though you're speaking directly to each of your customer types. Use their language, focus on their pain points.
- Sell the click. Your job in creating ads that drive traffic is to get people to click — you don't need to completely sell them on your product all from one ad. The ad's job is to get people to your membership site – so keep it simple and focus on one benefit that will get them to click.
- Pay attention to your cost per conversion. In advertising, you typically have the option to pay per click or to pay per conversion. Although pay per click tends to get you cheaper traffic, if it's not actually resulting in visitors completing your conversion goal, it's not worth it. Achieving a lower cost per conversion tells you that you're getting quality traffic.
Traffic Source 5: Affiliates/Partners
Creating an affiliate/partner program is an effective way to have other people do the marketing for you. Even better, you get to choose who you partner with, and you don't have to pay them a commission until they're successful.
Once you set up a strategic partner program, you'll have a steady stream of traffic coming to your membership site from word-of-mouth referrals. Here are a few tips on how to incentivize your partners to keep that traffic coming:
- Prepare promo tools and training so your partners can promote you effectively.
- Set up milestone bonuses to give your referrers something to strive for.
- Give creative rewards to provide them a unique experience they'll value.
- Gamify with badges and leaderboards to bring out a bit of friendly competition amongst partners.
- Keep your referral partner community engaged with a Facebook group, newsletter or milestone shoutouts.
- Present them with the opportunity to guest blog to create mutually beneficial opportunities.
Where to Send Traffic: Sales Pages
Now that you're familiar with the top sources of traffic for your membership site, you know where you should be sending those leads. By linking them to your sales page, you're enticing visitors to subscribe to your membership site. Here's what the page should focus on:
- Feature-benefit statements, where you tell the consumer how the features on the site will make their life better
- Countering objections that your leads may have about subscribing to your membership site
- Opportunities to order in the form of buttons and links leading to your membership site order form
You can use your email list, social media, SEO and paid advertising to drive traffic to your sales page.


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MADURAI: IT has caused clashes at many a wedding in the rural Tamil Nadu and has provided comic relief in countless movies since black-and-white screens.
Not a lot of people from the rural TN can claim that they do not know what Moi is. The age-old custom, still prevalent in most rural areas, has upgraded to the new era through a mobile application developed by a mobile shop owner.
Moi is a monetary gift that one gives a friend or a relative when attending a ceremony at their house.
While gifts may be the giver's choice, Moi is a question of pride and people remember who gives how much. Giving somebody an amount lesser than what they gave during a function at your house is an act of disrespect and often end in harsh words in the middle of functions.
A mobile shop owner has found a way to prevent such altercations. He has given Moi a life in the virtual world, with a software that records Moi given by people, which even prints receipts.
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Friedlingstein's pioneering study on the feedback between the carbon cycle and the climate had a strong impact on the climate and carbon cycle research. Using Earth system models, he was able to convincingly show for the first time, that the response of land and ocean biogeochemistry to global warming leads to an amplification of the climate change. He has also been able to attribute the main uncertainty in carbon feedback to land response to climate change. This ground-breaking paper led to a prompt acceptance of the carbon cycle as a crucial component of Earth system models to be used for future climate projections.
The Humboldt Research Award will provide a unique opportunity to advance the understanding of the land carbon cycle, to put a better constraint on global carbon cycle-climate feedback, in order to explore vulnerable to climate change regions, such as permafrost areas in high latitudes, and to advance on interannual to decadal predictability of land and ocean carbon uptakes. Detailed analysis of the most recent carbon observations will be combined with the carbon cycle modelling done using the MPI Earth System Model (MPI-ESM), the flagship model of the German climate research community used for climate and carbon cycle projections. The research will be fully integrated into the international projects such as the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Grand Challenge on "Carbon cycle feedbacks in the climate system" led by Prof Pierre Friedlingstein and Dr Tatiana Ilyina (MPI-M), as well as the Analysis, Integration and Modelling of the Earth System (AIMES) project of Future Earth Programme, and serve as a background for the upcoming 6th IPCC Assessment Report.
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Homepage Pierre Friedlingstein: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/mathematics/staff/pf229
MPI-M Research Group: https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/the-land-in-the-earth-system/working-groups/climate-biogeosphere-interaction/
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The Athletics ACT High Noon meet on 22nd July 2018 had some very impressive early season results from members of Ginninderra Athletics.
In the 100m Jeremy Maranan finished second behind the ACT Open Men' champion in 12.18s. Jeremy's team mate Harry Francis (13.04s) won the second heat. Ginninderra's newest dual registered member with Gungahlin Little Athletics Centre Chloe Penfold (15.52s) finished 4th in the Women's race. Brodie Goecke-Beard (13.70s) came second to Harry in their heat.
The 200m again featured Harry Francis (25.68 PB), Brodie Goecke-Beard (29.03), Chloe Penfold (32.20) and their Ginninderra Team mate Jacob Todd (28.03). Harry was fifth fastest overall which is a huge personal best for him. His training with Faye Todd over Winter is really paying off.
Jacob Todd (1:00.64) backed up in the 400m and his brother Hayden Todd (1:01.79) gave the Tigers a second and fourth finish respectively overall.
Hayden Todd (2:13.79) and Jacob Todd (2:11.11) finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 800m.
Brodie Goecke-Beard (4.27m) finished 3rd in the Long Jump. Brodie (1.40m) also backed up in the High Jump finishing third overall.
Stephen Fraser (14.39m) threw the furthest in the Men's Shot Put for the win. Stephen (41.84m) and Chloe Penfold (16.91m) both finished in first respectively, Men and Women, in the Discus.


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Chewing Gum While Running: Good or Bad Idea?
Are There Benefits to Chewing Gum While Running?
Novice runners naturally have lots of questions about their new sport, such as are they running the right way, how many calories are they burning, how can they run faster, how can they run more efficiently, and so on.
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Does Chewing Gum While Running Help?
Some people chew gum while running because it helps keep their run in motion. The chewing action of the jaw creates a rhythm that supports and enhances the workout. There are also people who believe that gum chewing helps improve their metabolism.
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Will It Make You Run Faster?
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Chewing gum while running also comes with some risks:
Chewing gum while running is a matter of personal preference. Some runners like it. Others do not. What's important is being aware of the pros and cons and doing what feels comfortable to you.


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Extremely moisturizing when applied to skin. Great for sensitive and problem skin since these lotion bars are only made with high-quality ingredients that are minimally processed.
Organic Sea Buckthorn Fruit Oil is a gentle oil high in essential fatty acids and has antioxidant properties due to its vitamin A, C and E content which are extremely beneficial for the skin.
Organic virgin Argan Oil is also added for its healing abilities. Since Argan Oil is non-greasy, it helps to balance skin by providing natural moisture. Argan Oil also contains antioxidants which help to heal damaged skin cells and reduce inflammation.
Instructions for use:
The square shape fits perfectly in the palm of your hand while applying. I personally use this after every hand washing in the winter to help avoid dry, cracked hands. Some of our customers use it on the heels of their feet. This can be applied to dry skin. Hold the lotion bar between your hands while your body temperature warms the bar. Rub the lotion bar over dry skin areas until your body temperature melts a small amount of the nourishing oils and moisturizing butter, which are absorbed into the skin after a few minutes. The raw organic beeswax will leave a light conditioning film on the skin, acting as an emollient and a humectant, drawing moisture to the skin and sealing it in. Once absorbed, this is where the essential oils begin to come to life - a lovely aroma for your smooth, soft skin that lasts several hours, depending on your body chemistry. Some scents last longer than others.
Ingredients: organic virgin argan oil, organic raw beeswax, mango butter, essential oils, organic sea buckthorn fruit oil, vitamin E
Each mini lotion bar is wrapped in confectionery foil and placed in a glassine candy cup (just like a fine chocolate). A tiny royal icing blossom adorns each fragrance (not for eating since they're attached with glue). Beautifully packaged in a tin plated steel container with slip on lid with window...great for storing your lotion bar after each use. You will receive one lotion bar of your chosen scent - approximately .7 ounces (good for approximately 30 applications). Great for yourself or gift giving!
* Please note - The raw organic beeswax used in this blend is lightly filtered using organic farming methods. You may notice tiny brown specs of honeycomb and other natural matter from organic processing. This method preserves the natural character of the beeswax.
Warning: While all skin types and individuals react differently to skin care oils, please do not use if you are sensitive or allergic to certain essential oils or tree nut oils. Even though all of the ingredients I use are organic or minimally processed, it's still a good idea to do a patch test first. Pregnant or nursing women should always consult their physician before using any products containing essential oils.
Please read our shop policies before purchasing. We no longer offer refunds for returns, only exchanges or store credit within 7 days of purchase.
Discontinue use if irritation occurs, or if you have an allergic reaction to an essential oil. Made to look like a pretty petit four, but not for eating.
Please pay through PayPal, gift card, or credit card.
Payment Installments are available - please contact me regarding this. I only reserve items for interested buyers upon request for a limited time, unless other arrangements have been made. Items are shipped after they are completely paid for. Thank you.
All Made to Order items require a 50% deposit payment to get started on your creation. The remaining balance plus shipping is due upon completion.
Items paid promptly will be shipped within 1-3 business days, unless otherwise noted. I'm happy to combine shipping charges for multiple items. If you have any questions regarding shipping charges pertaining to a specific item, please contact me and provide your country and zip code. I'll reply with an exact shipping quote for your area.
To save on shipping charges, I'll also ship within the US using FedEx or UPS for heavier/larger items.
Just contact me within: 3 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 7 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Sorry - I no longer issue refunds for returned items, only exchanges or store credit. I also do not refund payment for initial shipping charges. Thank you for understanding. Please read each listing and my shop policies carefully before completing your purchase. If you're interested in an item, I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have, or send additional photos before you complete your purchase.
If you are unhappy with your purchase, I'd be happy to provide an exchange for you (buyer pays for insured and trackable shipping both ways). Sorry - no returns, exchanges, or store credit for any perfumes, skincare products, or soap. Please read each listing carefully before making your purchase. Samples are available for purchase (depending on availability) before committing to a larger size for all of my botanical perfumes, skincare products, and handmade soap. Please contact me if you'd like a custom listing created for you for any samples, since not all samples are listed for sale in my shop.
If returning an item for exchange, buyer is responsible for return shipping charges with insurance and tracking information. Return items must be sent back, or postmarked, within 7 days of date of receipt. Original shipping charges will not be refunded. Buyer is also responsible for shipping charges to send exchange.
If returning an item for store credit, buyer is responsible for return shipping charges with insurance and tracking information. Once item is received unworn or undamaged, your store credit will be issued. Original and return shipping charges will not be refunded.
*Reworked boots - please contact me within 3 days of receiving your boots regarding fit issues, otherwise an exchange or store credit will not be issued. You may exchange them for another pair, or return them for a store credit (buyer is responsible for return shipping and shipping charges for the exchange). Original shipping charges will not be refunded. Please measure your foot before purchasing any of my reworked boots. Please make sure to contact me regarding any questions you may have as far as fit or sizing. If possible, I'll measure the sole length and ball of foot width of the boots you're interested in for a better idea of fit. I mostly use vintage boots with character that are well broken in and the sizing could be off. I try to list the sizes as accurately as possible, but there is a risk with buying online without being able to try them on first. If slightly too big, boot socks or insoles can be added for a better fit. I do offer exchanges or store credit if they don't fit. Also, buyer is responsible for return insured shipping. Once I receive the item back from you in original, unworn and undamaged condition, your exchange or store credit will be issued. Return items must be sent back, or postmarked, within 7 days of date of receipt.
If an item arrives damaged, please contact me within 3 days of receiving your item. In this case, an insurance claim will be filed. Please open and inspect your item(s) immediately. I track and insure all of my shipments. In this case, refunds could take up to 30 days or more. If your item is damaged within 2 weeks of use, please contact me within 2 weeks of receiving your item. I will try to work with you. I will either try to fix the item for free, or offer store credit (buyer pays for insured shipping expenses both ways). Thank you for understanding.
If your item is lost in the post for more than 30 days or arrives damaged, please contact me and I'll file an insurance claim through Etsy. Once the claim is approved, I'll issue you a refund for the price of the item only. I do not issue refunds for any postage paid. I'm sorry for this but I cannot be held responsible for what happens to items once they are shipped.
Insurance Claim Policy - If your item(s) arrives damaged, please hold onto the damaged merchandise in the event you are requested during claims processing. Failure to retain damaged property could affect final settlement of the claim. To receive an item refund, you will also be requested to sign a buyer's affidavit confirming the damage or lost package. I need to submit this, along with a form and a receipt of the merchandise. In the case of lost mail, we are required to wait 30 days before filing a claim.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Jun 29, 2019
Nice little bar. It is soft, and packaged nicely for gifting.
Jun 30, 2017
This is my second purchase of this lotion bar. It has done wonders for my feet and hands. I also use it under my eyes. Love the mellow scent, so soothing. As always, a smooth transaction with fast shipping. Thank you so much!
Mar 5, 2017
Love this lotion bar... the aroma is so soothing. I have been using this on my hands and feet for three days now and both feel so soft. It absorbs quickly with no greasy residue. This would be great for men's hands as well as my husband has been using it on his dry, cracked fingers.


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PAVA WORLD's new National/District Cabinet members for the year 2018-2019 have been selected as below. We would like to welcome them as our new Cabinet members, and sincerely ask for their strong support and effort in shaping PAVA to be a more joyful and successful organization.
Here is the list,
Chris Kim
Christopher Lee
Ju Hee Kim
Seobin Yun
Tae Wook Kim
District President:
District 1 Jaehyun Lee
District 2 Brian Han
District 3 Yehpy Park
District 5 Mingyu Choi
District 6 Ji Won Kim
District 7 Julie Chyun
District 8 Matthew Kim
District 9 Erin Kwak
District 10 Yuna Oh
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AINA Wireless launches a PTT remote control that complements your PTT application on Android and iOS
PTT buttons are known accessories for PTT applications in an PTT over LTE ecosystem. They provide an easy way to trigger a PTT command even for consumer grade phones that do not provide a dedicated PTT button on the side of the phone. But even for PTT phones, a separate PTT button allows the user to keep the phone tucked away, on a belt or a holster and make PTT functionality more available.
Current Solutions are Missing Basic Crucial Attributes
The current PTT buttons in the market, lack very basic functions to be considered a robust solution for most use cases. Here some examples of our customers that asked us to create a proper solution that they can rely on and that complements their PTT solution:
- "Most buttons are too simple as they do not extend the functions of the PTT app"
- "These buttons are too consumer grade and you can't rely on them in the field"
- "They are too troublesome to pair especially in a group setting"
AINA Wireless Offers a Different Approach
AINA Wireless is now bringing to market the AINA PTT Smart Button. Made for professionals within public and private safety and security, transportation, hospitality, and healthcare, this small yet durable Bluetooth key allows its users to remotely control their push-to-talk apps or other application on smartphones or tablets.
"With the design of the Smart Button we stayed consistent with our development approach to provide simple and reliable ways to communicate and extend application functions to an accessory" says Pasi Auranen, CTO at AINA Wireless.
The AINA Wireless PTT Smart Button not only comes with a large 27mm (~1.1 inch) PTT button on the top but also with a 15mm (0.6 inch) programmable button which can be used as a secondary PTT button or a repeat, queue, or next channel button depending on the app settings. At the front, a panic button allows the user to easily notify relevant users of an emergency situation. The ergonomic flat design makes it very robust and rugged even when stepping on the Smart Button. Being IP65 approved, the Smart Button is dust tight and sustains heavy rain even when riding a motorbike. NFC pairing capabilities make it easy and secure to pair the Smart Button by simple holding the smartphone and PTT accessory together.
Use Case: Healthcare Industry
The Smart Button is often used with other wired or wireless audio accessories like the AINA Surveillance Kit with Armature Speaker and Microphone or any Bluetooth headset. But the Smart Button does not have to be used in combination with a PTT function. One great example of an early customer was the security department of a major hospital. While the security staff was deploying a mix of Voice responders and Smart Buttons with audio headsets, It was later decided to also equip all nurses with a Smart Button that is connected to their iPads. While nurses are not engaging in any PTT group communication, they simply use the button as a silent alarm should they find themselves in a situation where they are being threatened or attacked. Hospital security staff is then alerted through an app with the exact floor and room location that the incident occured in and can provide support within less than a minute. According to statistics kept by the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), serious workplace violence was more common in health care than any other private sector industry. The health care and social assistance sector recorded almost eight cases of serious workplace violence per 10,000 full-time employees in 2013, compared with two cases per 10,000 workers in fields such as construction, retail, and manufacturing.
Use Case: Transportation & Logistics Industry
Another great example is seen in the transportation and logistics industry where a customer had high-end long-haul trucks equipped with an onboard Bluetooth audio system that was paired to a dash-mounted Samsung tablet. The Smart Button was attached to the dashboard at an easy arm's reach for the driver. The PTT application supported a secondary PTT button so the driver always had the right group available at a single button press complying with distracted driving regulations.
Product Availability
The AINA Wireless PTT is now available in the AINA Online Shop and coming soon to Amazon in US, Canada, and Europe. Request a quote now or contact us to get contact information on nearby resellers and distributors.
Product Support
For more info on features and connectivity please check the AINA Smart Button FAQs as well as the ever growing PTT app Specific Guides to leverage the full app compatibility for advanced PTT features.


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Spend a Dollar, Save a Dollar with Consignment Sales
I just finished the book, Meet The Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living, and I've become even more thoughtful (and possibly obsessed) with saving money. The concept is simple in nature, but difficult in practice. That said, between the book and the Frugalwoods blog, I'm renewing my committment to paring down our material items and focusing on saving for the big stuff, like college and retirement (another reason I live to give experiences as gifts and not things).
I'll never reach Frugalwoods status, but I have been able to make changes in our spending habits, including the purchase of kids clothing and shoes. After my kids outgrew all of their pants in one week's time a year ago – yes, they both outgrew everything in the same week – I always make sure to have cousin hand-me-downs around in different sizes.
My other go-to for kids shopping: kids consignment sales. It's the combined thrill of bargain shopping and making a buck when you shop and sell through area consignment sales. Clean out the house of old toys, outgrown clothing and even furniture. Check. Earn some cash out of the deal. Check. Have clothes on hand for a fraction of the price. Check.
Here's what I've learned over the years from buying and selling:
Selling Consignment
- Talk to your friends: I was amazed at how many of my friends sold their kids outgrown items at consignment sales. If you can't figure out how to price something, ask your friends or email one of the reps at the consignment group. There are many people willing to help you figure out a good price.
- Get organized: Separate your items. First get rid of any worn out junk. If you wouldn't buy it, no one else will either, so don't waste your time on it. After the initial sorting, separate by category, e.g., toys, shoes, clothes, baby items, etc, to make your online listing easier.
- Group similar items together to make it more interesting for buyers, and to make the online data entry faster. Similar toys, like puzzles, work well, as do items like hooded baby towels, bath sets, or your daughter's favorite outgrown outfits.
- Time management: Allow yourself plenty of time to drop off your items. You might think you'll breeze in and out, but it takes time to unload a vehicle full of things.
- Ask for unsold items back when the sale is over. You may or may not decide to keep any unsold items (they donate remaining items to charity), but I've held onto special items that didn't sell at one sale, only to fly off the shelf at the next event.
Buying Consignment
- Use your consignment seller status to get in early and get the good deals. Most consignment sales offer special incentives like early shopping to consigners.
- Be realistic…will you use it? It might be the most adorable designer girl's dress for an incredible price, but if your daughter lives in leggings and t-shirts (like mine), it's a waste of money.
- Think ahead: If you find some great basics, like jeans, hoodies, etc. that are a little too big, they'll get worn eventually. On the flip side, unless it's a pair of flip flops, only buy shoes that fit now. Trying to guess what shoe size your child will be in 12 months is like a game of roulette – the odds are stacked against you.
- Buy ahead for great gifts: Some bigger ticket items, like bikes, wagons, tricycles, etc. are on hand at every kids consignment sale I've ever been too. Plus, we've often picked up unique toys and books that we wouldn't have found anywhere else.
- Look for half-price: Save even more at the end of the sale. Most consignment sales finish off with a half-price day. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. If you have the patience (something I've developed over the years) it's fun to see what kind of deals you can find.
Enjoy your new-found income and the fact that you won't have to rush to the stores when your kids outgrow their clothes. Happy shopping…and selling!


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Singapore, 11 December 2018 – In Mind Cloud Pte Ltd, an independent provider of innovative manufacturing sales platforms, today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between In Mind Cloud and the China Zhuhai Aviation Industry Park for a new Greater China headquarter and technical hub to be built in Jinwan District, Zhuhai.
The MoU between both entities includes an agreement for project planning, industry planning, development and construction, investment promotion, and service operations for the new technical hub. As In Mind Cloud expands into Greater China, with additional GTM teams in Shen Zhen and Taiwan, this additional hub will become the new headquarter and in addition, fulfill the objective of technical functions.
This comes on the heels of In Mind Cloud opening their first sales office in Shenzhen, China. The company has also moved to extend their partnership network to selected leading ERP vendors in the region. Through this, In Mind Cloud will continue to work with customers towards effective execution with resolute stands.
As Dr. Christian Cuske, CEO of In Mind Cloud explains,
"We recognize that people make all the difference. Our customers need savvy industry consultants, architects and engineers that can bring years of extensive experience, domain knowledge and skills to digitalize their manufacturing sales. With this new hub and slew of new partnerships, we will continue to offer a thorough planning, proven development and delivery methodologies that is tested against our target verticals and target regions."
Greater China has been a focus of the company, with many manufacturers who look to continue to keep profit margins high in the age of Industry 4.0 and mass customization. As In Mind Cloud operates at the crossroads of the fasti growing CRM software sector within the Manufacturing vertical, it has been successful in convincing manufacturers to adopt their state-of-the-art manufacturing sales solutions.
Back in October, the company announced their brand new "Manufacturing X" sales platform in greater China, which comprises of five modules, including a "Sales Portal" that will allow customers to tap into the lucrative aftersales market, with the customization needed for their business. Based on the SAP Cloud Platform, their solution is deeply integrated into manufacturing processes and front-end sales operations to realize competitive advantages for In Mind Cloud's customers.
About In Mind Cloud:
In Mind Cloud (www.inmindcloud.com) is an independent provider of innovative manufacturing sales platforms with the vision to make the sales successful and profitable for manufacturing and engineering industries. Their solution "Manufacturing X" turns CRM and CPQ into a true manufacturing sales platform. Based on the SAP Cloud Platform their solution is deeply integrated into manufacturing processes and front-end sales operations. Headquartered in Singapore, Asia, In Mind Cloud is operating globally through its sales office in Europe and China, and a high-value partner network.


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I'm done...
It's been a year since I've started my Avonex and I feel like I'm clawing up the walls of a dark hole. This drug just has made everything so dark and angry in my world that I don't think I can keep it going for much longer. Yesterday me and the man had quite a talk about how miserable the both of us are ever since I've started this drug. We're both just losing interest in each other despite still loving one another. I've talked to my neuro about stopping or switching and he seems to be happy with the results but I really am starting to think this isn't worth it.
Has anyone else stopped due to the mental health side effects and did you think it was worth it? I'm afraid I'm going to lose it all and I really don't want to start taking anti-depressants to help with the side effects. If you're still on it how did you and your partner cope with the lows?
For me, I didn't get depressed, I was just more fatigued. Treating fatigue helped more than anything. One was easily confused with the other in my case.
If you don't think this is the right medication for you, insist that your doctor help you try another option. It took me well over a year to adjust to Avonex, but not all meds are the right match for all people. You have to find what is right for you. Good luck!
Only you can decide what is best for you and you have every right to inform your neuro know it is not working for you. There are now so many other DMT's available now. Sometimes you have to try more than one to find the right fit.
Good luck to you!1st sx '89 Dx '99 w/RRMS - SP since 2010
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I just read thru this thread and am glad I did as I am seriously thinking of Avonex. I have not had depression for a few yrs (at least not the mod-severe level) After reading about depression being a side effect and now reading this thread I think I will continue to look at other options. I have been on Ty and a few other drugs, and am currently on Copaxone but am having "needle-fatigue" with it so was looking in to other DMD options. Sorry this post is a bit confusing, but I am confused. :-(Peace to all,
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One of the problems with being on any of these therapies is there are many unknown side effects. I can't imagine all of the possible side effects.
I chose to be infused with Lemtrada, at the end of January. I feel fine and my attitude has turned much more positive! I hope that you find a treatment that works for you, soon! Good luck
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Dealing with ms and all the meds etc is hard enough without increased depression on top.
Pain aches and discomfort are some of the things a person is capable of pushing through but if depression is being caused by a med and it's swamping your ability to lead your life its doing the exact opposite of what you are taking it for and its time to stop.
I would recommend not diving head first into taking another med though- let things settle and see how you go before subjecting yourself to the stress of choosing.
All the best,keep us posted.


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Andrew Shaw Blackhawks stitches auction for $6,500
You have to be tough to play in the NHL. Which is why, when the Chicago Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw received a puck to the face in game six of this year's Stanley Cup finals, it was only a matter of minutes and a number of stitches before the Ontario-native returned to the title-clinching game.
And those stitches auctioned for $6,500 for the V Foundation cancer research charity on August 25.
Grant DePorter, the CEO of Harry Caray's Restaurant Group, is their new owner.
He had previously failed to track down the game-winning puck from game six of the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup victory, despite offering $50,000.
"[The stitches] seemed like a very meaningful symbol of the Hawks' determination," he told ESPN.
"Andrew Shaw really stepped up during the whole playoff run, even when he was going against [Bruins defenseman Zdeno] Chara, who is two feet taller than him."
The original 1961 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship banner, which once hung in Chicago Stadium, sold for $37,500 in July.
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| Tank Dempsey: American hero. Hand him a loaded weapon, a good woman, and something to shoot at and he is happy. Enrage him and he will rip your guts out and use them as a bandolier.
Dempsey was selected for this mission after he showed his true grit at the battle for Peleliu. Remarkable though it may seem, his unit was captured during the early raids before the main invasion, and he spent 2 weeks in a rat infested bamboo cage submerged in malarial water. Well that did not stop The Tank. After he gnawed his way through the cage, he then gnawed his way through his captors armed only with a Bobby pin and his Medal of Honor which he keeps secreted in various body cavities.
Now you know there is no before the war for Dempsey, and there is no after. There is only the legend of Tank Dempsey, and how he will win the war for the rest of us.
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HALEYVILLE - In a very short Haleyville City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 7, council members learned from Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri about two new items that will benefit not only residents, but the city's first responders.
The Haleyville Fire Department has ordered a new Jaws of Life set, Sunseri stated.
"The fire department got in touch with me about needing a new Jaws of Life set because of the new metal being used on vehicles. We went through a cooperative program that saved around $2,500. They are ordering the Jaws for $29,512,53," Sunseri said.
Digital radios will soon be coming to the Haleyville Police Department, Sunseri announced. The amount of the grant will be approximately $39,000. The grant will come through the Department of Homeland Security.
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Country Breakfast
Daily Painting #41 – Country Breakfast
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Oil on gessoed matboard
Approximately 5.5 x 5.5 inches — 14 x 14 cm
I missed posting a painting yesterday because our computer and internet connection were not working. The computer has been fixed, but the internet connection is still very slow. To make up for yesterday, I'll try to post two today.
I've always wanted to try a loose painting style, and all the while I was working on this, I kept thinking, "loose, loose, loose." It still turned out pretty controlled, but I'm pleased with it.
I think I am attracted to compositions with cloth in them. Somehow, I feel that they easily transform an ordinary still life into one which tells a story. I liked the effect so much that ideas for new arrangements immediately came into my mind, such as painting #42 (will post that in a little while).
I'm not sure why, but this painting speaks to me of a quiet country kitchen in the early morning (hence the title). Perhaps it is because of the lighting, or maybe the color scheme, or maybe the Bobby Goldsboro songs that I listened to while working on it…
Note: I try to make the images on this blog as accurate as possible, but I could not make the orange here a little less redder without making the apple too yellow. There is also some glare showing, especially on the wood board, making the brushstrokes more obvious than they really are.


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The Connection Between Compassion and Birth
One of the major hurtles we have to overcome if we are to arrive at the higher levels of Morality from which spring the higher levels of Awareness is the belief that the world, as it presents itself to us, is a given and we cannot change the way things just happen to be.
We have to believe we can change the World if we grow Morally.
Higher consciousness is not the result of intellectual exercises or reading many books or watching endless videos that proffer ideas about the nature of our world. Higher consciousness is the necessary product, and the gift, of growing Morally.
Most of us believe that the reproductive processes are givens, that they just happen to be that way. Nothing could be further from the truth. Women are intended to have full control over their reproductive processes as a matter of will – not intervention. In a world in which there are Women who possess this ability, so the females of all the species come to birth on a much higher level as well.
We live in a world in which Compassion and Birth seems to be tangentially related, if at all.
In fact they are one and the same.
The Hebrew word Rachamim in Compassion. The Hebrew word Rechem means Womb. It is an anagram for the Hebrew words Machar – which means tomorrow and chomer, which means material. The Hebrew word Rechamim is the plural of Rechem. It's spelling is identical to that of Rachamim (Compassion). It's punctuation is very similar. Rechamim, meaning wombs, is an anagram for macharim – meaning tomorrows and chomerim, meaning materials.
What happens when we separate Rachamim (Compassion) from Rechamim (Wombs)?
Well, birth does not stop, but it occurs on a much lower level of Compassion. The material conditions into which the newborns are born are low levels of material well-being. Their tomorrows are unsure and unpredictable.
The worst effect of separating Rachamim (Compassion) and Rechamim (Wombs) is that Women, as well as the females of every species on the planet lose control over the conceptions. They become pregnant as a physiological response, whether they wish to or not, and then they give birth into corrupted material conditions and uncertain futures.
The Hebrew word for The Land, HaAretz is equal in value to the word beytzah – which means ovum or egg.
The matter of the Nephilim is greatly misunderstood. In the book of Genesis, the name Nephilim is spelled with only one letter vav. What is actually written there is Nephalim. Nephalim are those who have been miscarried. They fell not from the sky, but from the Supernal Womb.
"The Nephalim were in the Land in those days" does not mean that they were Nephalim when they were on the Land. It means that they are Nephalim now. They were not Nephalim when they were in the Land because The Land is the Supernal Womb. Now that they have been aborted, they are Nephalim. They were aborted because they did not live in Compassion and so were driven out of The Land – the Supernal Womb, Rechamim.
Where did the Nephalim fall to? Right here – the state of being in which Babies and newborn animals are born in distress into distress – into a world in which Compassion is at a precious minimum.
We are not supposed to fall out of a Womb downward or be expelled from a Womb when we are born. We are actually supposed to be elevated to a higher level of the Supernal Womb-Mind.
The development of Rachamim (Compassion) not only serves as the basis of the development of a world that is fit for living beings to be born into, the same self-discipline that is needed to intentionally develop one's Compassion also is the Wisdom of the process of Conception, Incubation and Birth itself. As we become the Masters of our Hearts, we become the Masters of our Wombs. We conceive in accordance with our Will, when we Will and our progeny are born into the most favorable of conditions when they are born.
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If there was ever a perfect time for Hernando Guanlao to prove that the spirit of generosity—as in the no-strings- attached type of sharing— actually works, it was nearly 20 years ago when the then middle-aged former accountant found himself totally broke. "I had nothing to give during those years," says Mang Nanie.
Or so he thought. To honor the memory of his parents, whose work as government employees allowed them to give their children the gift of education, he gathered his only possessions at the time, about 50 used books, and placed them on the sidewalk outside the home he grew up in. This marked the start of Reading Club 2000, his all-day, every-day, no-rules library that encourages anyone to take and give books as they please.
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Street Library
Word spread quickly about the humble aklatan sa bangketa and its affable vocabularyo (a play on the words "vocabulary" and albularyo, or folk healer). As countless books were either picked up by voracious bookworms or sent to schools and communities outside Manila and in far-flung areas, countless more arrived in the form of unsolicited donations from people looking for a place to pass on their pre- loved encyclopedias, children's books, textbooks, and novels. The pledges pour in so fast, sometimes they don't even reach the aklatan. A set of encyclopedias from a doctor in Caloocan, says Mang Nanie, is going straight to a high school in Valenzuela City.
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A Different Kind of Balance
For a venture that doesn't earn a single centavo, Reading Club 2000 has blessed Mang Nanie with a different and far more valuable kind of wealth. He has described himself as rich in friends, finding kindred souls in book lovers of life and students from the nearby public school who never fail to drop by for their daily book fix.
Even the books themselves prove good company. "My presence is what you only discern," he says when asked who helps him run the aklatan. "But you must remember: the authors, publishers, and those involved in printing these books are all here, working together."
Ultimately, by keeping the wheels of give and take in constant motion, Mang Nanie has discovered his true mission—to spread goodness and kindness to the world. "If you can make 200 people happy with 200 books every day, which is my target, you are making the atmosphere a happier and positive place."


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I went to a couple shops today looking for metal tins to use to package my minis when people buy a complete set. Oddly it was cheaper to buy ones with food inside than empty ones. Hopefully in a couple weeks the price will drop more & I'll get a few more as I was hoping I could find some of the right size for a buck & right now they are $2.50.
I went to see The Adventures of Tin Tin today & I'd give it a hearty endorsement for anyone who likes the Indiana Jones movies.
So I'm down visiting my brother & his family in Charlotte. It's a little funny because we were pretty close about 20 years ago & we both still see each other as who we were back then. It's weird too because I haven't really noticed myself looking much older, but then I see it in my relatives & realize I must be getting old too. Which is weird to realize. I'm comfortable with death way more than I am getting old.
Last Night's Dreams:
My niece is taller than me & she's wearing a pink shirt that I think literally was my ex-girlfriend's.
I'm walking in Brooklyn when I see something in the sky & after a sudden flash I'm in a yard overgrown enough to seem like a meadow. The flash feels like it was two days ago & I'm trying to remember if they talked about it on the news. Suddenly I'm back on the streets of Brooklyn & there's a massive war machine carrying rockets the size of 18 wheelers & aiming them up at a white spot in the sky. I guess this is how the world will end & where I'll be for it.


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Welcome Back! As you can probably tell from the pictures on the About page, I do not have a fancy camera. (In fact, I do not have a camera at all…thankfully The Sweetheart allows me use of his.) I also do not plan on purchasing one in the near future. My household is definitely on a budget and my next fun purchase for myself is slated to be clip-less petals and shoes for my road bike. I will take low quality pictures of them when I buy them! : ) Anyway, I apologize in advance for the lower quality photos that I post, like the one of me cooking below, which I think was taken with my phone (not a IPhone, smartphone, it's barely even a cell phone).
Moving on, from the title of the post I hope you can gather that I am posting my very first food post! Yay! Here is an idea of what you can look forward to in my food posts:
- I am an everything-in-moderation-atarian (Also, I make up words from time to time).
- There are two things I will not eat. Olives and Muscles.
- There is one thing I cannot eat. Raw Onions. Next time I do, I'll post a photo of what happens. Yikes!
- I will not post everything I eat on the blog. I may post one meal per day, usually dinner the morning after, because that's when I have time to do it. I hope it will give you ideas for your own dinner, tonight!
- For the time being, I will only post pictures and descriptions of our meals. If you would like ingredients/recipes/directions, please email me and I will be happy to provide you with it! As time goes on, and the demand is there…I will get more detailed.
- I love to eat healthy, delicious meals. I try to make sure my grocery cart is about 90% whole, unprocessed foods. That said, I also love to snack. Chips/Salsa and Pita Chips/Hummus are my favorite.
- It is only in the last 5 years that I've learned to cook, and it has been the most amazing experience! If I can do it…
- I truly believe that anyone, on any budget, can make healthy, wonderful meals for themselves, their families and their friends!
- The Sweetheart is an amazing cook too and I'd say we make an awesome team in the kitchen. It's one of our favorite things to do together and is so rewarding!
We drink wine when we cook! Nice beard, yes?
- You don't have to have the exact same tastes as the people you're cooking for, or with, to make an amazing meal that everyone will enjoy. The Sweetheart and I enjoy many of the same type of meals, but he can be satisfied with meat and potatoes or, simply meat. (Yes, really…I'll post a picture of his next bowl of meat. A disclaimer will follow.) For me, if I have any meat, it is most often the smallest portion on my plate. We each have our areas and our meals seem to come together quite well!
- If you continue to cook and discover new food choices, you will slowly build an arsenal of meals that makes it hard to even think about going out to eat. It's hard for any restaurant to beat the meals we prepare, especially for the price!
That's about it, feel free to ask any questions you may have! Now on with the show! Dinner last night was delicious beer-can chicken, which came off the grill in about 1 hour looking like this.
Cucumber (from our neighbor) and Tomato (from our garden) salad with blue cheese dressing.
And Roasted Fingerling Potatoes…yumm!
We paired dinner with a chilled Chardonnay. Perfection, and easy! It was a great end to a big day. Today, another BIG day. It is The Bean's first day of Kindergarten. I have no idea how that happened…I'm pretty sure it was just yesterday when she learned to walk. Pictures to follow of the fun first day! Have an amazing morning!


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MODESTO - Authorities detained several people in a central Modesto home Friday night after an investigation led to a pursuit.
The incident began around 4:15pm as detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office were conducting an investigation into a suspect known to be armed.
A short time later, authorities located a vehicle associated with the investigation being driven by the suspect and attempted to stop him. The suspect fled into the downtown Modesto area and ran into a home on Walden Street.
Authorities quickly surrounded the home and called in the SWAT team. The Sheriff's Air Support unit circled overhead assisting units on the ground. Modesto Police Officers also assisted in the search. As the night went on, a warrant was issued for the location.
The occupants of the home later called 911 indicating they wished to surrender. In total, 5 people were taken into custody shortly before 10:00pm including the suspect sought by officials.


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How Does Your Garden Grow?Published: September 6, 2016
A water- and space-efficient gardening system designed by four CSULB design majors is the first-ever winner of the student Living Product Prize, a new initiative of the Biomimicry Design Challenge. Called the AquaCity Garden, it is a modular hydroponic system designed to grow food and plants indoors—on walls.
To design the AquaCity Garden, CSULB design majors Jimmy Huynh, Matt Ulery, Patrick Soriano and Brian Mar borrowed from honey combs, the lobed comb jellyfish, the Suriname sea toad and planet Earth's water cycle. Designed for use in indoor urban environments such as apartments and offices, the garden is made of modules which can be installed on any flat wall surface.
The competition offered two awards—a $1,500 prize for the student team and a $10,000 prize for a professional team in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator, to be announced this month. "The prize is intended to highlight design products that mimic nature's design principles and function as elegantly as anything found in the natural world," explained David Teubner, a member of the design faculty since 2005.
Team leader Huynh, on his way to a bachelor's degree in industrial design in May, applauded his team's success.
"I would like to thank and acknowledge my incredible team—Patrick, Brian and Matt—for the amazing work they have been able to produce for this contest. Our win came as a shock to the team. Although we had confidence in our design, there were many great submissions, any one of us could have won," he said.
Huynh explained that the AquaCity Garden is a fully modular system that allows users to grow vegetables, flowers, etc., indoors by hanging "growing pods" on their walls, noting that it is designed mainly for those who desire to grow a garden but lack the space to do so.
Teubner explained that the AquaCity Garden is much more than a home gardening unit.
"What this project does is give apartment dwellers a garden on their walls," he said. "The water is self-contained and the lighting is self-contained. The modules in which the plants grow can be put in and taken out for cleaning. It all looks chic and urban."
Inspired by the bioluminescence of the lobed comb jellyfish, LED strips line the modules' front face to provide the plants with light and change color to relay information on the water's nutrient levels. The plants are grown in individual capsules inspired by the "nurturing characteristics" of the Suriname sea toad, which store its offspring in little pods in its back.
Nutrient-rich water falls through the back of the module to grow plants hydroponically, which requires no soil. Water flows through the entire system, ultimately being collected and pumped back to the first unit, where the cycle begins again and where additional nutrients can be introduced to the cycle. This ensures each plant receives ample amount of water while also reducing overall water usages.
Huynh expressed his team's thanks for the Design Department's support. "We began this project/contest under the instruction of David Teubner," he said. "The project/contest continued to on to the next semester where we were instructed by Steven Boyer. David Hedden, also a professor in the department, was of particular help to us designing AquaCity Garden. He allowed us to visit his aquaponics farm, gave us a tour and allowed us to take footage that we used in our video submission."
"The Living Product Prize represents a double challenge," Teubner continued. "It is a new initiative of the Biomimicry Institute and the International Living Future Institute. The Biomimicry Institute is all about biomimicry or designs that mimic the way nature solves problems. The International Living Future Institute is all of that plus sustainability. This prize adds a layer of sustainability on top of biomimicry."
Teubner believes the issue of sustainability is relevant on a grassroots level.
"All of us leave carbon footprints whatever we do, whether driving a car or throwing away a product. What the Living Future Institute wants to do is to balance a carbon foot print with a sustainable hand print," Teubner said.
Huynh agreed that sustainability was fundamental to AquaCity Garden and a huge focus of the team.
"That is the main reason why we decided to utilize aquaponics technology considering it uses less space, significantly less water and no soil, compared to traditional gardening methods," he said.
Teubner remembers that this competition once had the participation of CSULB design major Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, who was killed in the Nov. 13, 2015, Paris terror attacks. Her team placed second in last year's competition with their Polli Snak design.
Huynh is glad he chose CSULB to get his education for industrial design.
"It is an amazing program full of people that are passionate and care about what they do," he said. "The department has an incredible reputation that has produced great designers. It is a pleasure to be able to represent what our Industrial Design Department is all about by winning this Biomimicry Global Challenge for Living product."
Tags: AquaCity Garden, Biomimicry Design Challenge, CSULB, design


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Texas commercial real estate news, company updates, and more from the team at Range Realty Advisors.
Tarry Bank Ranch for Sale in the Greater San Antonio Area
The historic Tarry Bank Ranch, an iconic 200-acre Hill Country ranch, has been listed in the market for the first time since it was originally acquired by the prominent Crighton family in 1932. The Bexar County property lies 8 miles south of Downtown Boerne on...read more
LGI Homes Acquires Princeton Site for New Community
Texas-based LGI Homes has acquired 88 acres for the construction of 328 new homes in Princeton, TX – a project valued at approximately $95 million. The future residential community will be located just east of Princeton High School, at the crossing of US-380...read more
Will This Cycle Be Unbroken? Or Is History Destined to Repeat Itself?
"Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it." This quote from Sir Winston Churchill is one with which we agree wholeheartedly. Many of us in the real estate industry have experienced repeated real estate cycles – from the thrill of...read more


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Homes Around the World- Adapted Book
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A new release from thriller writer JA Carlton, called "Wednesday's Child", takes place within our own future and is based on the tech and timbre of today's social, political and economic climates, but the battles waged on its pages are timeless.
Austin, TX, October 05, 2011 - "Wednesday's Child", the first in Carlton's "Freedom Fighter" series, is set in 2055. The United States as we know it today lays dead and bloody on the face of the earth. A series of seemingly coincidental disasters have forced world leaders to mark the U.S. as a global "No fly" zone and ensured the closure of the country's borders.
With his country sealed off from prying eyes, a narcissistic madman pursues his personal and political quest to be recognized as 'The man who out-designed God'.
The story's hero is Jade McKay, a genetically engineered 'super-soldier' who knows nothing of the enemy's plans for her destiny as the new "Eve".
Stolen before birth by the scientists commanded to create her, Jade was raised among the struggling survivors of an engineered apocalypse, learning the nature of her enemy without ever knowing the truth of her own origins. One moment in a hidden mountain base has given her access to the true agenda that simply began with the U.S. but has no plans to stop until every nation on the globe has been 're-designed'.
With time running out Government agents will do anything they can from torture to blackmail, to get Jade back into their clutches before she can inform the world about the government's true plans. They even go so far as to send an agent back in time to ensure there is nowhere for the scientists to escape to before Jade is born.
Carlton's blatant comparison of the ramifications of today's partisan political antics, and the harm it's causing to the American citizenry, paints a dark portrait of government sanctioned genocide. The very real possibility that today's citizens are fighting for not just basic human rights, but the very right to exist is at the heart of the story.
The books' trailer can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAGkdsIJ904
"On the surface, the series is just science fiction, but the deeper you go, the more you see where we may really be headed as a nation." Says Elaine Zuliani – Co-Founder, CFO and Spokes-person for Uneak Press, Inc.
Uneak Press prides itself on being a "Publisher for Writers who are Passionate about Their Craft" and has established itself as a champion of good, solid storytelling providing a haven for storytellers, artisans and wordsmiths.
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Carlton is currently working on no less than three more projects that Uneak Press hopes to begin unveiling in the spring of 2012.
The company has also welcomed a new addition to its family in the form of another Supernatural Thriller writer Will Holloway whose first book "The Immortal Body" will be released also in the spring of 2012.
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