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Avon Campaign 25 2017
Avon Campaign 25 2017 – Campaign Catalogs – For the current Avon campaign catalog, click here. Avon Campaign 25 2017 brochures are effective online November 10, 2017 – November 23, 2017.
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- Go to http://eseagren.avonrepresentative.com
- Click on Quick item entry in the box at the top right of the screen (on your PC).
- Add all of your items by entering each product number and checkout quickly.
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Chairman's Message
The landscape of Malaysia's political-economy is changing – even more so since the peaceful transition of power at the federal and state government levels after the historic 14th general election on May 9, 2018.
It has also been a period of uncertainty for many people as the Malaysian government tries to meet the high expectations of the various segments of society.
At INSAP, we believe in collective decision-making and that the government of the day must consider diverse views from the masses to effectively craft public policies for the country.
For over 30 years, INSAP has been at the forefront of providing timely and independent analysis to the government of Malaysia, the legislators and policy makers – and we intend to continue to be the voice of reason through advocacy to the government, public engagements, and collaboration with other government or non-governmental organisations.
We will continue to build on our strengths and network to further our cause of creating a better Malaysia for all.
- Senator Dato' Sri Ti Lian Ker
The Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (INSAP), established in 1986, is one of the pioneer think-tanks in Malaysia, focusing on political-economic research. A not-for-profit organisation, INSAP develops long-term strategies and policies which are relevant to the interests and aspirations of Malaysians.
Since its early days leading to its corporatisation in 1995, INSAP has produced strategic reports and recommendations for the Malaysian government. They include participating in stakeholder engagements for the Malaysia Plan, the country's annual budget, the National Education Blueprint and various policy discussions at federal, state and political party levels.
INSAP also provides research for representatives in the National Economic Council (MAPEN 1) and hosted the Malaysian Chinese Economic Consultative Council (MCECC) chaired by Dato' Seri (now Tan Sri) Ong Ka Ting until 2008.
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Functional Skills is a course that develops practical English skills in employability. This qualification will allow you to develop written and verbal communication skills with a particular focus on writing letters, emails and reports. The course will also develop your reading, spelling, punctuation and grammar skills.
What will I learn?
Reading: Read and understand texts in detail, Use information contained in texts, Identify suitable responses to texts
Writing: Write clearly and concisely, including an appropriate level of detail, Present information in a logical sequence, Use language, format and structure suitable for purpose for purpose and audience, Use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
Speaking and Listening: Undertake a formal and informal assessment
Example modules
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How will I be assessed?
A controlled verbal assessment in the classroom, an examination in reading skills and an examination in writing skills.
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A diagnostic assessment will be carried out to determine the most appropriate level for you.
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The course will allow you to progress onto some vocational courses. This qualification is an essential requirement for many employees and the transferable skills are highly valued in many occupations including Retail, Marketing, Education, Childcare and many more.
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Wilde by Jardins D'Ecrivains
Wilde opens with an accord of aldehydes and galaxolide, with a green-floral touch (fig, carnation, mossy notes). The ambiance is "bath tub", withouth any possible romance, powdery elegance, sumptuous nostalgia, just more the bath you middle-class prototypical reader - no offense - took last night with your usual supermarket bath gel. It smells cheap and I don't get the connection with Wilde, or better in a way I do according to my personal tastes, as I don't like Wilde, but I am quite sure that was not the aim of the line.
Santal Rouge by Il Profvmo
I don't like to "make fun" of scents and noses (well at least, not too much), and I always try to take juices seriously, sometimes pretending not to smell certain artificial tricks (I mean to pass over), but this time, this is too hilarious to pass. There's great scents, good scents, dull scents, stinky scents, and the "hilarious" ones, which luckily are rare. This is one of the best around – it terms of laughters it triggers. The fun comes from the pretentiousness of the brand compared to the actual quality of the scent. A glorification of the cheapest aromachemicals on the market, a soapy, white musks/fruity/woody concoction drowned in a bath tub of galaxolide and musk ketones. It's nothing only "skilled noses" can detect: it's a Garnier shampoo, anyone can spot it. Worth a try to cheer you up when you feel sad.
Straight to Heaven by By Kilian
Straight to Heaven opens with a pleasant, discreet woody accord surrounded by an aromatic floral (rose) and vanillin cloud, cinnamon, green-bitter notes. I barely get any rhum note. All is delicate, transparent, aerial and unbearably dull. Sophisticated cheapness like a downtown boutique (not "haute couture", think more of the "classy" dept at Zara's). Anonymous, conventional, quite pale and washed. No evolution, just a general toning down. Short persistence. Overpriced and pathetically pretentious.


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Walking around the farmers' market it's easy to see that fall is well on its way. Pumpkins are starting to pop up at different farm tents, the fall breeze is starting to roll in, and produce is plentiful. So what could be more perfect to ring in the new season than a warming pumpkin soup recipe?
Let's start the soup with a fresh pumpkin and make our own puree. To make this recipe you will need a total of 2 1/2 pounds of pumpkin. To make it easier on yourself you can cut the pumpkin(s) in half, remove the seeds ( I like to save for later to roast as toppings or snacks), and roast the pumpkin at 400 degrees for an hour. If the pumpkins are smaller than you can reduce the time (just make sure the pumpkin is fork tender before removing from the oven. Once the pumpkin is fully cooked, fork tender, and cooled, you can remove the skin and chop into smaller pieces to add to a food processor. Process the pumpkin until it resembles a smooth puree and set aside for later.
- Puree of 2 1/2 pounds of pumpkin
- 1/2 cup of cooked butternut squash
- 1 small yellow onion chopped
- 1 can of coconut cream (14 oz can)
- 1 1/2 cups of vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon of minced ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
- Add avocado oil, onion, ginger, and garlic to a pot and sauté until the onions are translucent.
- Add cayenne pepper, thyme, and cinnamon.
- Add the coconut cream and vegetable stock and mix well.
- Add the pumpkin and butternut squash.
- Bring to a boil, and let simmer on low for 10 minutes (stirring well through out).
- Add the soup to a blender, and blend until smooth.
- Sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top and enjoy!
Photo of pumpkins from: Hollister Family Farm's tent at the Portsmouth Farmers' Market.
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Just read that Joshua is having a difficult night. His heart rate, Blood Oxygen level, and Blood pressure all fell. Keep him in your thoughts tonight, please.
Update at 6:51 AM (10: 51 AM GMT): Joshua's mom posted a message to her facebook page that he had "a stable night."


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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Love continues to blossom between the Filipinos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.
First, Facebook launched free Internet in the Philippines in order to enable more Filipinos to have access to important information via their mobile devices.
Now, Zuckerberg is providing Filipino netizens with the opportunity to watch the June 30 inauguration of President-elect Rod Duterte, live!
Alas, not all Filipinos are happy — notably Philippine media.
Earlier, Duterte cancelled all media briefings after the incoming president castigated journalists for their sensationalized coverage of the Davao City mayor. The Duterte camp has been channeling its public information mostly through the state-owned People's Television Network (PTV-4).
Facebook's live streaming of the Duterte inauguration will ensure a much wider people's access to the June 30 national event.
Meanwhile, reliable sources have confirmed that there has been a sharp increase in the number of Filipino journalists who have sent resumes and job applications to various call centers and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) companies operating in Manila and other cities.
Is biased journalism a dying profession in the Philippines? Let's see what happens in the next 6 years of the Duterte administration.


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If you're like me, the job hunt feels a little terrifying. Because who's going to respond? Does anyone even see my application? What if I don't have the experience they're asking for, but I want to do the job because I love the company?
I want to share a secret about winning jobs—a secret I hope many more people discover soon, and it starts with you: you just have to prove you can do the job before you have the job.
That's it.
No degree, credential, or experience necessary to win an entry-level job at a startup.
And that's actually not terrifying—it's a whole lot of fun.
So if you're thinking about a career in sales (it's a great place to start your career), here's how to get a response from the hiring manager, stand out from everyone else applying, and prove you're awesome enough that they should hire you.
You'll prove you can do the job before you have the job by combining several tactics—these are to show you understand the company's product, their market, who their customers are, and that you've thought about how to reach out to them.
Then, to wrap it all up, you'll create a pitch to show you're willing to go above and beyond the normal application process.
Ready? Let's dive in.
To start, go try the company's product. Get a sense of how it works and why it's valuable.
Then spend some time on their website, blog, social media. Get a sense of who their customers are. What problem are they trying to solve?
Lastly, look up competitors in their space. Who else out there is trying to solve the same problem? Try to figure out why someone would choose the company's product you're researching above anyone else's.
Note: it's good to document this! Maybe with a Google Doc or Google Sheets.
Using the information you found in the research section above, you're now going to create a list of leads this company could actually use.
Start with your own personal network on LinkedIn. Make a list of anyone who works in the sector of business this company serves.
You can also use sites like AngelList, Crunchbase, and Yelp to find new customers for this company.
You're looking for anyone whom you think might be able to benefit from the company's product.
Then use a tool like Hunter.io, LeadIQ, or ZoomInfo to find the contact information for these potential customers. To make sure these leads are valid leads, run the emails you find through Kickbox.
Once you've got thirty to fifty contacts, organize them in a spreadsheet (Google Sheets is a good one). Include the person's name and their contact info.
P.S. All these tools are free to use! 😉
You're now getting to the good stuff.
Come up with a three- to five-step sequence of emails and phone calls you'd use to get in touch with the leads you found. Keep it short, valuable, and make it personalized to the company you'll send this to.
Google Docs is a good place to house your sequence.
Bonus points: document how you'd go about using your sales sequence. Show how you would do it if you did have the job.
Once you've finished the three steps above, you're ready to bring everything together and pitch the company on why you're going to crush it on the job.
Start by creating a slide deck in Google Slides or Paste App. Add the company's logo and colors to the cover slide, and add your name and the role you're interested in. Something like:
Hey, [insert company name]! I'm [insert your name]. This is why I'll crush it as an SDR.
Important: To take your pitch to the next level, hop on LinkedIn and try to figure out who the hiring manager at that company might be (even if it's just your best guess). If you can't find anyone with the title of Hiring Manager, look for someone whose title is Sales Manager or VP of Sales. In your pitch, address that person by name. It makes everything a whole lot more personal.
Then, for the next few slides on your deck, outline what you like about the company, why what they do matters to you, and how the skills they ask for translate well with your existing skills (even if you don't have a ton of experience). Try to write this out in the simplest way possible—you want them to be able to see the value instantly, without having to read a lot of text.
Then spend two to three slides showing them you're taking your pitch to the next level—outline the lead list and sales sequence you put together. Don't go too into-the-weeds here—you'll cover this more in a video soon.
On the final slide, add how they can get in touch with you.
Once your deck is finished, use Loom (a great screen-recording tool) and record yourself (make sure they can see your awesome face!) talking through the slides. Explain the content, and go into a little more detail about what you learned through creating the lead list and how you can apply that to be successful in the SDR role at their company.
One last step: to really make your pitch shine, upload your video to a tailored pitch on Crash, add the link to your lead list, and publish it so you have a nice link to send to the hiring manager.
Then (and this is critical), after you send in your application, go back on LinkedIn. Find the hiring manager you addressed the pitch to, then send them a message. Make sure you send them the link to your tailored pitch. Keep it short and sweet!
While you're at it, go ahead and send an email, too. Something like this works well:
Hey, [insert their first name]! Just wanted to make sure you saw this. I applied for [insert role], but to go above and beyond, I created a pitch you can view here [hyperlink to your pitch]. Looking forward to hearing from you!
If you don't hear anything back, follow up every 24 to 72 hours until you hear something.
This is sales—so you're trying to get a response, even if that response is "no." If you can prove you're capable of persevering through rejection until you hear something, that's a good signal.
Use your judgment, and try not to be annoying. But remember: if you don't have any experience (which is completely okay), your effort and willingness to work hard are both secret weapons.
Companies are hiring all the time for SDRs—and you can run the above process to stand out to them when applying. Here are some of my favorite jobs boards to find openings:
P.S. Huge thank-you to Mitchell Earl for inspiring most of this post.
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Slim Dark Wash Japanese Traveler Jean
Color: rinse wash
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- Duration 4 hours
This expedition is for experienced travellers and combines the Khibiny Mountains and the frozen Lake Umbozero (up to 150 km per day). Once you conquer the challenge of the Kukisvumchorr et Uumbozerski Passes, you arrive to the land of reindeer herders. Here you can go for a reindeer-drawn sleigh ride and try your hand at ice fishing for perch and brown bullhead. You will travel back by a different route after an ascension 1,000 m. Snow partrides will take flight in the bright light of your snowmobile as most of the trip is done in the dusky light of the polar night. Khibiny Mountains are located on the 67th parallel north, which is the best place in Western Russia to see the Northern Lights.
Fly to Murmansk. Your driver is waiting for you at the airport with a sign "Artel Troika". Breakfast at the airport and transfer to Kirovsk near the Khibiny Mountains (210 km, 4 hours). The main road of the Kola Peninsula crosses the rocky tundra and deserted plains along the Barents Sea and is punctuated by the occasional thicket of pine trees. The road reaches Apatity and Kirovsk, at the foot of the Khibiny Mountains that 1,200 m above sea level. Settle in at the hotel. Dinner. Night in Kirovsk.
Meet your guide at reception at 9.30 am. Transfer to the departure point (15 min). Safety briefing at 10 am, snowmobile lesson, choice of equipment (snowsuit, insulated boots, gloves, balaclava and helmet). Departure towards the mountain on your snowmobile along the following course: Kirovsk – Umbozersky Pass – Lake Umbozero - Lake Lovozero (130 km). A dinner of hot tea and sandwiches is provided during the excursion. Accommodation in a guest house on Cape Yulinskaya Salma on the shores of Lake Lovozero.
Breakfast. Preparation for departure. Ride through the Seydozero reserve, which is sacred to the Sami People (50–60 km). Surrounded by rock faces up to 200 m high, this area is worshipped by the local reindeer herders. Visit a small reindeer farm to discover the daily lives of herders and take reindeer-drawn sleigh ride. Return to the guest house. Russian banya. Night on the shores of Lake Lovozero.
Breakfast. Briefing on the success of your ice fishing escapades. Snowmobile ride to Khibiny along a different route (150 km). If the weather is good enough, you can ride up to the summit of Mount Mannepakh (950 m above sea level). From here, stunning views over Lake Umbozero and the Khibiny Mountains. Cross the Partomchorrsky Pass (800 m above sea level). Return to Kirovsk. Dinner in a cafe. Transfer to the hotel in Kirovsk (15 min). Night in Kirovsk.
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your chauffeur in the lobby and transfer to Murmansk airport (210 km, 4 hours).
The capital of this polar region is the only port in the world to host a flotilla of nuclear icebreakers. Nowadays, boats leave Murmansk and Dudinka at the delta of the Yenisey River.


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Skate All the Way
Turn up the Christmas tunes, put out the twinkling lights in the craft room, and get ready to tackle your holiday crafting to-do list with loads of inspiration from our designers and artsy friends as they feature the new stamps and dies from our Christmas 2018 collection!
Prepare yourself to smile BIG when you peek at this next card by Peet Roeven.
Peet began by stamping our cling stamp, 40-656 Skate All the Way, and coloring it with colored pencils.
She layered her pair of skaters onto our Creative Die sentiment, 51-448 Holiday Edgers.
Her background was created by white heat embossing our cling stamp, 40-640 Snowflake Medley, and then painting and splattering the wet panel with Distress Oxide reinker ink.
A bit of hand stitching and all of the elements were ready to be layered together along with a touch of glitter.
Too cute!
Shop for today's featured Penny Black supplies
40-656 Skate All the Way
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30-504 Christmas Sentiments
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Debbie P permalinkSeptember 20, 2018 1:31 pm
Great card. Love the stamp set. Snowman are my favourite.


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Life Project Ltd
Life Project Ltd is Hong Kong's first family focused ecommerce portal, running petproject.hk for pet supplies and lifeproject.hk for premium groceries.
- Stage $500K in TTM Revenue
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
- Currency USD
- Founded November 2011
- Employees 5
- Website petproject.hk
Company Summary
Our first initiative PetProject.hk was launched in Nov 2011 – an online store carrying a full range of pet products, treats and toys, including a wide selection of natural and organic foods.
LifeProject.HK, a natural/ organic grocery store was launched in June 2014 and Toddler.hk, a site for baby and children is due to be launched in late 2014.
All sites leverage one common customer service, logistics and technology infrastructure.


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Today's story is about Melanie and Philip's wedding day. These two desired to make their wedding unforgettable, and they have succeded their dream!
A wedding took place at the Hedsor House, a perfect location for every couple who loves elegance and luxury design.The venua perfectly showcases bride's romantic vision for her wedding day.
The bride looked gorgeous in her wedding dress and long bridal veil and the groom looked handsome in his tuxedo. What a perfect couple! Surely these two were made for each other. Greetings to these two loving hearts!


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The SBU-BNL Seed Grant program serves to foster collaborative efforts between scientists at the University and BNL. It is a key opportunity for developing synergistic activities that can grow joint research programs aligned with the strategic plans of both institutions. The SoMAS Faculty awards and their descriptions are listed below.
Faculty Daniel Knopf and Pavlos Kollias were awarded a 2018 SEED Grant to create "A Drone for Air Quality Measurements."
Air pollution is the cause of millions of premature deaths per year globally. To improve monitoring and prediction of the physical and chemical processes that drive air pollution, frequent and economic atmospheric measurements are necessary. We will take advantage of the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and sensor miniaturization, using a drone to conduct meteorological and atmospheric chemistry measurements. We aim to develop a drone prototype that, in a modular fashion, allows in situ measurements of temperature, humidity, pressure, ozone, aerosol size distribution and collection of air samples for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM) analysis addressing U.S. EPA federal regulated air pollutants. The octocopter drone allows to bridge the data gap between ground site and research aircraft measurements. It facilitates measurements inside a pollution plume in a stationary manner or moving with the plume, not easily achievable by other means. The drone is a highly versatile platform and other applications, beyond the scope of this project, can be envisioned such as air mass sampling along tall buildings, chimney stacks, gas pipelines, or oil platforms and rapid employment in disaster situations. The UAV capabilities will be developed by the joint Stony Brook University-Brookhaven National Laboratory Center for Multiscale Applied Sensing (SBU-BNL-CMAS) that aims to integrate high resolution modeling and observations in urban and coastal areas.
SoMAS Joint Faculty Stephen Baines from the Department of Ecology of Evolution received a 2018 SEED Grant for "Using Hyperspectral Spectroradiometry to Estimate Nitrogen Removal in Wetlands."
Wetlands provide a critical service to society by removing nitrogen pollution from surface and ground waters, thereby reducing the chances of harmful algal blooms, fin and shell-fish die-offs and destruction of habitats that acts as nurseries for key living resources. The key processes are hard to measure and therefore difficult to estimate on a landscape scale, making it hard to assess the value of these ecosystems. We will use easily observable above-ground plant traits to "scale up" to regional estimates of nitrogen removal from local measurements. Microbial denitrification, which converts bioavailable nitrate to inert nitrogen gas, is enhanced when plants promote cycles of oxygenation and de-oxygenation of associated soils. Therefore, traits related nitrate concentrations in soils, production of O2 via photosynthesis, delivery of that O2 to sediments, and use of O2 by microbial respiration are all related to microbial denitrification. We will first refine these relationships by collecting data on above and belowground plants traits, soil characteristics and denitrification along transects in three wetlands. We will then use high resolution reflectance spectrometry to infer various important plant traits, such as leaf nitrogen, water stress, and plant biomass. These measurements will be conducted at the plant level, at the canopy level using drone mounted sensors, and finally using airborne sensors provided by NASA. The spectral measurements will be related to denitrification via plants traits using established statistical methods. This data will provide the proof of concept needed to apply for NSF, NASA and DOE funding to establish clear mechanistic links that will enable regional projection of nitrogen removal by wetlands for different land-use, climate or sea level scenarios.
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featuring photos of Second Year Student Gianna Collier-Pitts / Photos by Second Year Student Zach Lane
We are tasked with keeping several balls in the air at once — all while making it appear effortless.
We must learn our lines backwards and forwards.
We must find a way to meaningfully connect with the story we are telling.
We must deliver the behavior the playwright has asked of us.
We must work from moment to unanticipated moment.
The list goes on…
So much technical work goes into creating a "natural" performance. And on top of that, we must be able to consistently repeat that performance — night after night, sometimes for months on end.
Again: tough.
A solo rehearsal is what we do on our own before heading into contact with another artist or artists.
This isn't necessarily a skill that comes naturally. I used to believe that I'd show up and "be in the moment" with my scene partner and the performance would take care of itself.
It was this thinking that had been holding me back, and keeping my work "small" for years. I thought I was taking risks, but I was operating out of fear.
Learning tangible ways to rehearse and craft my performance on my own changed everything.
Some say learning lines is what we must do BEFORE we rehearse for the first time. Others like to be on book for awhile. Either way, learning your lines is less "part of the rehearsal" process, and more "being ready for a rehearsal" process. It's not your partner's responsibility to help you learn your lines.
Working off the play or script as a whole, you identify: what is your character's objective? What are they trying to accomplish in the scene / in the play as a whole? What story are you telling? What kind of person is your character? How does your character fit into the overall story?
Terry encourages us to use the trick of paraphrasing. Going line by line and putting your character's words into your own words. Then, once you know what you are talking about… start to work the playwright's text back in slowly. You can't act what you don't know — and if you don't know what you're actually saying, the audience will pick up on it. It won't ring true.
This trick is insanely helpful — especially when you are working with heightened language.
This is what we call "particularization". When we particularize, we use our imaginations. We daydream. We take the information and facts from the script and personalize them so that they create behavior within us.
Once you know what the scene is about, you reverse engineer how your character goes about accomplishing her objective. Are you scolding your daughter in this moment? Are you berating her? Are you guilting her? Actions are verbs that can be performed — While all of the actions I just listed may seem similar, getting as specific as possible on your actions is what will take your performance to the next level.
Working on your characters impediments and physicality. Is your character drunk in this scene? Do they have a limp or an accent? Test these things out during your solo-rehearsal. Try on different physicality's, etc until you land on something you love. Trust your instincts. You should go into rehearsal with your partner already having this work internalized in your body so it is second nature.
This is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what you can use a solo rehearsal for! The point is to set yourself up to succeed by making the time to craft on your own.
Finally, it is important to note — even if you set something in a solo-rehearsal, that doesn't mean that you must stick to it. Perhaps you get into a rehearsal with your partner or a director and a new, better idea comes to you. That's great! Take that into another solo-rehearsal and work on it. This should be fun!
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You may have seen Baobab featured recently on BBC or Channel 4 health and superfood programs, or our feature in the industry leading Grocer magazine, it's started to get a lot of attention! After years of experience in The Gambia we are bringing a Delicious, Nutritious and Convenient fruity drinks range made from the baobab fruits, giving you a multivitamin hit and supporting gut health on the go!
As well as being full of Vitamin C, Antioxidants with Potassium and Calcium our drinks are uniquely high in soluble and insoluble fibres acting as a PREbiotic, which help to cultivate and multiply the number of healthy bacteria already in your digestive system.
Unlike popular PRObiotics on our major supermarket shelves we are natural, not fermented, none lab produced bacteria, low sugar, fruit based, and completely free of all the 14 major allergens. We are Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy free, Soy Free, low in sugar, and green on the whole traffic light system (low calorie, zero salt, zero fat), catering for many dietary and lifestyle needs. We have designed our multi-packs to help recommended daily/regular consumption as part of your balance and varied diet.
Baobab Benefits - Packed Full of Nutrients
- High in Vitamin C, with more antioxidants than Blueberries excellent for Skin health
- Helps the absorption of Iron (vitamin C and Iron combination)
- Rich in many micro nutrients, fibre and polyphenols, known to increase satiety helping in weight management (basically keeps you fuller for longer)
- Ability to reduce blood sugar levels and the potential likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes Tell me more
- Low glyceamic response (GR / GI index) and for improving various other metabolic parameters" read more.
What is inside? Simple… Raw & Organic Baobab fruit pulp, a little natural stevia to bring out the natural sugar in the fruit, blended with whole fruits (orange, banana, and strawberry flavours). Nature does most of our work, added to our unique blending process.
Increasing Gut Health Market
- Global prebiotics estimated to grow to $8.5 billion by 2024 with Europe and America as market leaders.
- We are the first UK Baobab drinks range and we don't mean Baobab as an extract, no, no, we are full of Baobab we lead on Baobab! We loooove Baobab!
- The free from category is increasing in the UK, estimated to reach £673 million by 2020 (Mintel, 2016)
Baobab: The Tree of Life
From one of the oldest trees on the planet, the Baobab fruit is said to be the only fruit in the world that dries naturally on the tree. Its iconic 'Tree of Life' is known for wisdom, strength and resilience in local culture. Across Africa our ancestors have taken Baobab for thousands of years for health and medicine within the young, elderly and pregnant women. In The Gambia Baobab is a celebration of Joy; no party, wedding or baby naming ceremony is a celebration without it.
With minimal processing and simple natural ingredients, we are able to retain all the nutritional goodness, never ever from concentrate, and absolutely nothing artificial! Drink Baotic has a deliciously fruity taste with a unique sherbet kick!
About The Company
We are a multi-award winning business start-up based in Scotland. Hippo & Hedgehog Ltd represents our multicultural background and was established to tailor African ingredients to the UK taste bud.
Our story began in 2008 when Paul went to live with Isatou and her family in rural Gambia with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). Isatou and her family produced and sold Baobab drinks for the local market, and we have dreamt to bring them to the UK/EU stores. And here we are!
Since 2008 we have supported vulnerable but entrepreneurial female co-operatives to help improve income health and nutrition. Now we are launching Baotic, with the aim to be a more sustainable vehicle to lead on such projects. We currently commit a minimum of 10% profit, we'd like that to be more depending on how we grow. Watch out for more initiatives in this space!
Why are we crowdfunding We have had great feedback from customers on our new packaging and branding, it keeps our products fresher, cleaner and more convenient for busy customers. However, we need your help to package our new flavoured range (orange, strawberry and banana), build retail channels to help reach more people, and get their taste buds tingling and their guts flourishing!
As a nation we need more Fibre
Did you know, as a nation we consume less than 50% the daily recommended NHS Fibre guidelines, contributing to poor digestive health, cardiovascular disease, weight gain, type two diabetes and poor mental health, costing billions of pounds to our economy. Fibre is one of the main missing ingredients in our modern diets.
We know gut conversations can be uncomfortable and unsexy!
One of our research partners Professor Doreen McClurg at Glasgow Caledonian University life sciences calls this 'the elephant in the room' as patients and clinicians are both reluctant to talk about the symptoms. It costs £145 million in GP consultations every year with a whooping 101million cost of laxatives. So we have started a campaign to say lets #getgutsy! Lets not be 'shy', and encourage these conversations because as well as our physical health these issues also impact our mental well-being.
So join our campaign and website wall of fame by voting for us, and pledging your support to our crowdfunder.
"Let's turn an ugly subject into a healthy one! "
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Thank you so much to all the supporters. Stay healthy, happy and helpful! Isatou and Paul


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Police forced a peaceful march that was organized by Black women off the streets of Oakland last evening in an unusual show of force that heralds the first enforcement of a nighttime prohibition on street demonstrations. Last night's protest was part of a national day of action called #SayHerName focusing on police violence against women and transgender people.
The rally began just before sunset in Frank Ogawa Plaza where about 200–300 people had gathered. After several speeches and recitations of poetry, the protesters announced their intention to march to the Oakland Police Administration Building seven blocks away. Demonstrators had not yet stepped off the sidewalk and into the intersection of 14th Street and Broadway when OPD addressed the crowd through an amplified sound system, stating that the march was "unpermitted." As demonstrators walked into the street, police immediately ordered them back onto the sidewalk, citing California Vehicle Code Section 2800, which makes it an arrestable offense to not comply with orders of a police officer.
"The fact is we were threatened with arrest for marching," said Cat Brooks, one of the facilitators of the protest. "This was a Black women's and children's rally saying to the police, please stop killing us, and our woman mayor organized the harshest response we've seen yet."
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Echocardiography Technician Vs. Electrocardiograph Technician
Echocardiography and electrocardiograph technician jobs both involve examining the heart to observe its performance and look for possible cardiac conditions. However, echocardiography techs use ultrasound technology to record images of the heart and its components, while electrocardiograph techs use tools that record the heart's electrical activity. While these careers share similar education and certification requirements, echocardiography techs earn more money for their skills. Both careers allow you to work in a variety of medical facilities and laboratories, and you can expect good job prospects in either diagnostic imaging occupation.
Job Description
Both echocardiography and electrocardiograph technicians use diagnostic imaging tools to check the heart's health and functioning, but they use different tools and techniques. Echocardiography techs utilize ultrasound machines to make images of the heart that they can view on a monitor. Electrocardiograph techs instead use electrocardiograph machines with electrodes that are attached to multiple points on the patient's body and record the heart's electrical activity in a graph format. These roles both require preparing patients for procedures, providing information about tests, setting up and configuring equipment, and sharing findings with physicians. Physical strength is important as you'll spend a lot of time standing and helping to position patients for proper testing.
Education Requirements
Most echocardiogram tech and electrocardiograph tech jobs require a certificate or degree in diagnostic medical sonography, cardiovascular technology or a similar area. These programs teach medical terminology and diagnostic imaging techniques and include clinical practice at a medical facility. Employers may require basic life support certification and specialized certification in sonography or cardiac technology. State Cardiovascular Credentialing International's Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) credential is available for electrocardiograph techs, while the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography offers multiple echocardiography credentials. Some states have additional requirements and require licensure for echocardiogram techs.
General and specialty hospitals employ the most echocardiogram and electrocardiograph technicians. Others generally work in physicians' offices, outpatient care centers and diagnostic laboratories. They mostly work on their own with patients in special imaging rooms, although they sometimes coordinate with doctors and visit patients' rooms to do procedures there. Both types of diagnostic imaging professionals may work irregular hours, especially in hospitals that never close. Doctors' offices and other facilities with limited operating hours provide more regular schedules.
Years of Experience and Salary
The annual pay for an echocardiography technician is higher than for an electrocardiograph technician. As of May 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports median wages of $71,410 for echocardiogram techs and $55,270 for electrocardiograph techs; median means that half make more and half make less than these amounts. Wages for echocardiogram techs are under $50,760 for the bottom 10 percent and over $99,840 for the top 10 percent. This compares to pay under $28,680 for the bottom 10 percent of electrocardiograph techs and over $90,760 for the top-paid 10 percent.
As of August 2018, PayScale shows that echo technician wages also see larger increases with experience than electrocardiograph tech wages. The average salary progression for these careers may look like this:
Echocardiography Tech
- 0 to 5 years: $56,000
- 5 to 10 years: $62,000
- 10 to 20 years: $68,000
- 20 or more years: $74,000
Electrocardiograph Tech
- 0 to 5 years: $28,000
- 5 to 10 years: $33,000
- 10 to 20 years: $36,000
- 20 or more years: $37,000
Job Growth Trend
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects fast job growth for both diagnostic imaging jobs between 2016 and 2026, but echocardiography techs have better prospects overall. Echocardiography technologist jobs are expected to grow at the faster rate of 23 percent compared to 10 percent for electrocardiograph technicians. An increase in imaging services to help diagnose heart problems drives demand, in addition to a rise in heart disease in the older population. Earning a diagnostic imaging certification can help you stand out in either occupation.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017: 29-2032 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017: 29-2031 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians, Including Vascular Technologists
- PayScale: Cardiac Sonographer Salary
- PayScale: Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician Salary
- Monster: Echocardiography Technologist-Technician Job Description
- American Institute of Healthcare & Technology: EKG / Cardiac Technician Job Role & Responsibilities
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography: State Licensure
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OK, so what can Charlotte do about the war? Nothing in the normal way of things, but when she takes the broomstick into town next day, what does she discover that Sir Trevor de Vere wouldn't want her to know?
Meet somebody from a technological parallel universe?
The faery have a vested interest in the war going on and are manipulating behind the scenes?
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The first half for Liverpool didn't get off to a magnificent start when a lapse in concentration from Simon Mignolet led to a very questionable headed clearance. Luckily Kolo Toure was around to help clean up the mess and the visitors failed to capitalise on the situation.
Christian Benteke had a brilliant game which began with a strike at the side netting, quickly followed by a goal that was ruled offside. The forward was unlucky, mistiming his run slightly but the link up play between himself and the likes of Ibe, Milner and Firmino meant he'd surely get on the scoresheet.
Just after the half hour mark Bordeaux found themselves a goal in rather bemusing fashion. The referee decided Mignolet had kept hold of the ball for too long, to be honest one downfall Mignolet has is his decision making/ability to distribute quickly and effectively, but seriously this time he was pushing his luck. The rule states you can hold the ball for six seconds, obviously keepers hold it for longer, probably on a regular basis but hold it for 21 seconds and you can't be surprised when the referee decides to actually enforce the rule.
Bordeaux took their free kick from inside the box and Saivet finished strongly to put the French side in the lead.
Liverpool didn't take long however to cancel out the goal when a penalty was awarded just five minutes later. Christian Benteke was fouled in the box and up stepped captain James Milner, successfully converting the spot kick to the right of goal.
With the Reds now on level terms the game definitely began to swing in their favour and right on the stroke of half time Klopp's side found themselves a second.
It was a stunning effort from Benteke who received the ball from Clyne on the wing, the ex Villa man controlled, turned and struck home a beautiful strike to put his side into the lead.
It was nothing more than Liverpool deserved and as the second half showed, aside from some half chances from Bordeaux, the visitors never seriously looked like troubling the Reds from open play.
Efforts from Ibe and another disallowed Benteke goal followed in the latter half of the game but Bordeaux spent most of the time inside their own half. A late challenge from Dejan Lovren allowed Saivet to whip in a direct effort from a free kick very late on but Mignolet saved well.
The victory means the Reds will also top the group if they avoid defeat in the final game in Switzerland.
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March 26, 2002
Questions about positive family communication, conflict resolution and self-esteem are just three of the 40 topics addressed in a nationwide survey conducted by the Minneapolis-based Search Institute.
Since 1996, more than 1.5 million teenagers have taken the survey, which seeks to identify "internal and external developmental assets," those factors that have a positive impact on a kid's life. The survey is conducted with the help of Lutheran Brotherhood, the nonprofit Search Institute's corporate sponsor.
Dick Timm, agency resource manager with the Lutheran Brotherhood's Billings office, is working with Havre's Mental Health Awareness Council to bring the survey to Havre.
"I've worked with a lot of communities all over Montana and Wyoming. In my travels, I've come across a lot of situations, things that work and things that don't work," Timm said. "One of the things that's really important to this is broad-based community support."
In order to conduct the 50-minute survey, Timm said, they must first have the permission of Havre Public Schools. The questionnaires would be distributed in May to kids in seventh through 11th grades.
Havre Public Schools Superintendent Kirk Miller said he supports the survey, provided the community is behind it as well. Miller attended a meeting hosted by Timm and Brad Ulgenes, pastor at First Lutheran Church in Havre, on Monday.
"The one thing that came to the forefront is getting community support on all avenues," Miller said. "Our position is that the school district is willing to do anything that will help the youth of our community."
Ulgenes agreed.
"I think the schools are doing all they can. We need to broaden their support," he said. "This is all about adults building positive relationships with youth in simple ways."
Another meeting to discuss the survey is set for April 17. A time and place has yet to be determined. Regardless, Ulgenes said, everyone, including the kids, is welcome to attend.
"We'd like the entire community to come to this meeting, to invest 1 hours of their time to build healthy youth," he said.
The idea is to increase a teen's number of assets, while reducing the chance he/she will be at-risk, Timm said. High-risk behaviors, according to the Search Institute, include alcohol abuse, drug use, sexual activity and violence.
HELP, a Havre organization that encourages prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, supports the survey.
"Most of our programs are modeled around the developmental asset model. The more assets kids have, the more likely they are not to get involved in risky behavior," said Krista Solomon, HELP's program director. "The more tools we can have to guide in our programming for youth, the better."
The survey, Timm said, includes other questions about a teen's integrity, honesty, responsibility, and sense of purpose in life. The average teen, according to survey results, has 18 assets. The goal is for kids to identify those assets they'd like to fulfill and to go after them.
The teens get their own survey results so they can work on building their assets.
"Some assets may be less important to some people, but they're all of equal value," Timm said. "The more assets they have, the less at risk they are."
Timm and Ulgenes are confident that the community will support the survey, which Ulgenes said will cost $3,000 to conduct. Half of the money has been donated by the Lutheran Brotherhood; the other half will be raised by the church.
"We want the kids to be involved. They need to see that this isn't just some other test that goes in a file," Ulgenes said. "This is for their lives."


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Date a Girl Who Tweets (Inspired by Rosemarie Urquico's Date a Girl Who Reads)
by Antoinette Jadaone
Date a girl who tweets. And please, follow her. Even better, follow her before she follows you. She will be happy when she learns about that, and she will let the world know about it, but you will never be sure that it's because of you. She will either tweet a cryptic happy statement or RT the @DalaiLama (e.g. "The purpose of our lives is to be happy."). She will quote Steve Jobs right after, so she'll confuse you. But really, trust me, that's still about you.
Date a girl who tweets. She knows a lot. She knows about the Miami-Oklahoma Finals, and she'll RT @nba like a real true-blue fan. Support her team; you'll know which one immediately. She'll remember to shout out her Go OKCs or Go Heats on the day of the game. If you're lucky, it's on caps lock. She knows about the Smashing Pumpkins concert in August, about the violence in Syria and the elections in Greece, about Uniqlo, Girls, Tom Cruise's and Mig Ayesa's Rock of Ages, this songwriter's birthday and that author's death. Suddenly, he's her favorite author, and she's really affected by his death. Cry with her, console her, send her a virtual hug. (It's (((H))) by the way.) Don't worry, it won't take too long; she'll be alright after 10 minutes. She just finished downloading Game of Thrones.
She not only knows a lot, she has a lot to say about each of them too. Find her opinions on her Twitter feed. Her thoughts on the Pacquiao-Bradley fight? The CJ trial? The Bayo ad? They're there. Her thoughts on Independence Day? Prometheus? Traffic sa EDSA? Taxi drivers who ask for additional charge? Raining too hard? Her plane to Hongkong being three hours delayed? They're all there. If you're lucky, they'll come with #justsayin or #IMHO. It will save you time. Be careful about putting her on the spot. Give her time to compose her thoughts. Be patient, she's still Google-ing them.
Date a girl who tweets, because she's so "cool" and "witty" and "lives life to the fullest", and sometimes, you can even quote her on that. She tweets that she just booked tickets to this beautiful island and this Asian city and that European destination, she's so #excited! She tweets that she really, really, really wants to read 50 Shades of Grey, she's so #excited to buy the book! (She said that about Hunger Games and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo too, by the way. She never tweeted about actually starting to read them though.) She tweets about watching the Snow Patrol in August, she's so #excited! She's trying surfing next month, and paragliding the month after, and probably glassblowing the month after that, she's yeah, so #excited! (She's so excited, she might even forget to do all of those come next month.) She's witty too, you can RT her tweets. In fact, she'll most likely RT your RT too. She loves that.
Date a girl who tweets, and it will be fairly easy to know if she likes you. She tweets about your dinner and lets Foursquare know about it. She posts a mysterious one- to three-word tweet that has kilig written all over it. She posts a picture of your "heavenly Angus beef steak with yummy mashed potato on the side" with you on the background. If she likes you a lot, she might include herself in the picture too. She quotes sweet lines from a song that's #nowplaying, and when her friend asks her what's up, she says, "Oh nothing, I just remembered this song J", you know it's because of you. She RTs romantic film quotes. Pray it's @Notebook; that would be a dead giveaway.
Of course, it also isn't hard to know if she hates your guts. If you really broke her heart, she will let her followers know. That includes you, obviously. She will RT quotes on karma (not @DalaiLama's good karma). She will post three-in-a-row tweets on how some people can be "very rude and so full of themselves na feeling ang gwapo-gwapo nila na God's gift to women when in reality, they're nothing but douchebags with the maturity level of a three-year-old! You #jerk!" If you're lucky, she will cross-post it on her Facebook and Tumblr. She will not mention you, don't worry—her friends will. You will be tormented by DMs from her angry BFFs and mentions from "anonymous" people. You will be forced to unfollow her and her friends, and the @DalaiLama. You will be out of Twitter until she finally moves on. It will be quite a while, you bastard.
So yeah, better date a girl who reads.#
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Animals. At times I love them, and occasionally I question my decision not to eat them …
For my annual New Year's Eve music festival pilgrimage, I missioned into South Africa's beautiful Drakensberg mountains for Smoking Dragon.
After three days of debauchery, having a drunk person sit on me and dancing under the milky way I decided to book myself into Amphitheatre Backpackers Lodge and join one of their daily tours to Lesotho. I had originally hoped to join their hike to Tugela Falls, but alas, life had something different in mind for me. After deciding that the 2nd of January was still too soon to be hiking up a mountain, I reluctantly signed up for the Lesotho cultural immersion tour the next day.
Take me to your mountains, give me an adrenaline rush, but don't kill my soul with these designer interactions with a country's local culture or interactions with its people. I'd much rather meet people authentically over a beer and discover their way of life through a mutual friendship than something designed for profit. And if I do ever take part in a tour like that again, it must meet certain criteria: locally run; beneficial to the community; informative; not set up to tug at heart strings to open purses.
But I am getting off-topic; you came here to read about the devil cows not to hear me rant
So I wake up early. I have all my technology charged. I am amped to get into Lesotho, add a new stamp to my passport and witness the incredible natural beauty I have heard about.
Things were all going well for the first hour. The landscapes were lush and green; the animals were all minding their own business, and I was doing my best to shoot on manual for the first time.
All of this came to a sudden, awkward halt when a black cow saw me and started behaving weirdly. It started off innocently enough. The cow followed me for a while, mooing loudly.
Cows are not usually that vocal, but I shrugged it off. What do I know about cows? Maybe they have talkative personalities like cats, or the high Lesotho altitude makes them weird. My inner voice told me to ignore the cow and to carry on snapping photos of the beautiful mountains and landscape speckled with rondavel huts.
Then, just as I was about to take another picture I heard bells and hooves behind me
I turned to look and behind me were two caramel cows charging towards me. This just made the black cow even more excited and he quickened his gait as well. So now I have not one, not two but three cows running towards me. It is times like these where I am eternally thankful that cows are not designed to move quickly, and genetics blessed me with long legs to run away from things.
And it's not the first time that animals or cows have chased me either
When I was living in Thailand, a group of cows spread out into a triangle formation and stalked me until I left the park in between bursts of jogging towards me. In Zambia last year when I was visiting Victoria Falls, a whole troupe of baboons descended from the trees because they wanted my bag. What happened next was me running blindly into the bushes and then pretending to be a part of another larger group of humans to get back onto the path they were blocking.
Then a few months later while getting lunch at Cape Point, a waiter came running towards me to scare off a baboon that had crept up behind me and was preparing to launch itself forward to steal my pizza.
I don't know what I did to cows or baboons in a past life, but it is evident these guys are not thankful that I'm vegan or no longer eat steaks and drink their babies' milk.
Luckily, I outran the demon cows
Kids ran out from the nearby huts to calm them down. I managed to get through the rest of the village and finish the five km hike without any further drama. However, I have learnt my lesson.
Cows are not to be trusted, even if they are a couple of metres away from you. They are creatures of deception no matter what country they are in and give zero f*cks. In that sense they are my spirit animal, I can do basic slight of hand magic and drop F-bombs like no one's business. All that's left is for me to start randomly charging people down in the streets and I will be one with the cows.
Maybe if I complete the circle, they will leave me alone the next time we stumble across each other.
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[edit] Sims 2 Pet Upload Guidelines
When uploading a pet for The Sims 2 to Mod The Sims, we have some basic requirements to ensure that your upload is good, shown well, and has the correct info and files needed for people to use it in their games. This allows both moderators to check your uploads for quality, and for downloaders to see if your item is something they want to add to their games.
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|Packaging your pet
| Your pet must be "packaged" (placed correctly in a .sims2pack file) to upload to MTS. This needs to be a .sims2pack of just the pet itself
Step 1: Pets born in-game: To package a pet that was born in a litter in-game, load the lot with the pet you want on it, then have a sim pick up the phone and call the pet registry to register your breed. It will be saved so that you can access that pet as a breed in Create-a-Pet. You can now proceed to step 3.
Step 2: Pets created in Create-a-Pet: If your pet was created directly in Create-a-Pet, click the "Save Breed" button on the Choose a Breed panel.
Step 3: Package the pet: After you have saved your pet's breed, click the "Package Pet to a File" button on the right of the Choose a Breed panel. Your pet will be saved to your My Documents\EA Games\Sims 2\Packaged Sims folder in a Sims2Pack format.
|Zip, Rar, or 7z
|To upload your file(s) to MTS, you will need to compress them into an archive file, which makes them smaller and allows you to include many files in one download. The archive file formats we currently accept are .zip, .rar, and .7z.
For instructions on compressing your files into an archive, please see: Creator Guidelines: Creating Archive Files.
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|Title & Description
|Give your upload a descriptive title and write a text description for your upload, describing what you're uploading. Your title and description must be in English or provide an English translation. If you are not a native English speaker, using Google Translate is okay. You can also ask for help writing your description in the Creator Feedback Forum.
|Expansions Required
|When uploading your pet, you'll be asked to tick which expansion packs (EPs) and stuff packs (SPs) are required for your pet. For all pets, this should be Pets only.
|Credits and links for custom content
| You are responsible for providing accurate descriptions, links, and credits for all pieces of custom content included with or pictured on your pet. This is to give credit to the creators for their hard work, and to make sure downloaders can get anything that isn't included by downloading it separately.
Crediting and Linking: You will need to provide credit and link to any items of custom content shown on or included with your pets. In most cases pets use no custom content. If your pet is shown with custom content such as default replacement eyes, please provide a link and credit such as "Eyes by awasegg - http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=220538".
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|Screenshot tips
|Camera Controls:
Take some time to just play around with the camera. It can take a while to get used to the camera controls, and even once you are experienced in their use, it may be challenging to get the shot you want with the constraints on the controls.
If you haven't taken many sim pictures before, here is a list of camera controls:
Using Print Screen: If you have enough RAM to run Photoshop or another graphics editing program at the same time as TS2/TS3, you may want to take screenshots yourself, without the use of a program to store them for you.
To do that, simply press the Print Screen or PrntScn key on your keyboard - it's usually off toward the right, over the arrow keys, above Insert and Delete. This will copy your current screen to your Windows clipboard, as if you had selected and copied it as an image.
Then open any graphics editing program, create a new document the size of your monitor's resolution, and paste into that document. Your screenshot should appear in the document.
There are many programs available, free and pay, that will take screenshots for you by using a hotkey, and save them to a folder - just like The Sims 2 with the C key, but with options for much better quality settings.
A quick Google search for 'free screenshot program' will also bring up many other options, which may have other features that are of interest to you.
Many simmers struggle with getting their images to be clear, crisp and under the maximum file size while keeping the image size larger than 800px by 600px. After getting your images from the in game camera or using a print screen program you will need to resize them and compress them into a jpeg image. Many graphics programs have a built in optimizing feature. Here are a few common ones:
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