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As I mentioned in my previous post about Old Town Rancho Cucamonga, that it was great that the city had left some parts of the city untouched. Here's another reason why, The Deli. Situated next to a generic liquor store, it's quite hard to miss the sandwich shop. With it's giant window decoration advertising their Weenie Wednesdays, all their hot dogs for $1 on Wednesdays, who wouldn't notice that?!
On my January LA trip, I tried to go to this place but it was closed. That made me more determined this time to go there. The menu mostly consisted of sandwiches with few burger and hot dog options. This is pretty much an old timey sandwich shop and the only thing that has changed over the years are the prices.
So I went on a Wednesday afternoon, waaaay after the lunch crowd left, and ordered a chili dog for a dollar and their famous turkey avocado sandwich for $7.69.
The chili dog was what you expected it to be if it was a dollar. The chili tasted like it came from a can, the dog was pretty good and snappy while the bun did it's best in holding everything together. For a buck, this was really good and wouldn't mind eating 10 of those. They also had regular dogs and corn dogs.
I read online that their turkey avocado sandwich was the one sandwich to get but they didn't say nothing about the surprise inside the sandwich. ONION RINGS! Sandwiched between the cold smoked turkey and avocados was a layer of freshly fried, crunchy, and salty onion rings. Now I know why this sandwich was so good.
On my 2nd trip, I went around 11:30am and right at noon a big group of construction guys came and ordered a bunch of sandwiches. This time around I got the roast beef sandwich with ranch dressing for $6.69 (picture above). Yes ranch dressing. Since I like ranch dressing, I thought this was another great sandwich. The amount of dressing was perfect to just give the sandwich extra flavors while not overpowering the beefy taste of the roast beef.
Seriously though, if you ever pass by Rancho Cucamonga (on your way to Vegas, Palm Springs or Joshua Tree) make sure to stop here to grab few sandwiches. With so many fancy pants expensive sandwiches, it's nice to get good solid old fashion and cheap sandwiches.


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In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in theaters on August 8th, four Ninja turtles, known as Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello, must leave their home in the storm sewers of Manhattan and battle evil with the help of their sensei, Master Splinter.
Following their panel in Hall H at Comic-Con, director Jonathan Liebesman and producer Andrew Form spoke to press in a roundtable interview about how much creative license they took with this film, whether the turtles have the same origin story, the use of motion capture, just how much you'll see the actors' faces in the turtles, what appeals to them about the Ninja Turtles, the tone of the story, and how they'd like to extend the mythology, in the future. Check out what they had to say after the jump.
Question: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been done multiple times in different mediums. How much creative license do you take with this?
ANDREW FORM: It's based on characters created by [Kevin] Eastman and [Peter] Laird, so all of the characters were pulled out of those comics. We just have an original story. Splinter, Shredder, the turtles, April O'Neil and Vernon Fenwick are all characters created by those guys. We just created our own story and dropped them into it.
Do they have the same origin story?
JONATHAN LIEBESMAN: Ooze did make them into Ninja Turtles.
FORM: So, it's not a remake. We didn't remake the '90 movie. It is its own movie and its own story.
There's been much talk about how Andy Serkis deserves an Academy Award for his motion capture performances, but there's also a lot of debate about what is digital make-up and what's not, and who should be awarded for these kinds of things. Can you talk about the motion capture performances in this?
FORM: Shredder was not motion capture.
LIEBESMAN: Not his performance, but the martial artist and stunt guys who fight Shredder were captured. Listen, you cannot get a good performance without a great actor. Animators are there to almost re-target the performance onto the characters you create. So, when they say that Andy Serkis deserves the Oscar, he does deserve the Oscar. He does an amazing performance and makes you believe that Caesar is real. Those were the shoulders that we were standing on. So, we cast the actors that we thought embodied each Turtle, and their performance was translated. The technology was even a little bit more evolved than Planet of the Apes. We were able to select different takes and blend them into one performance. That was something that ILM did a lot of work on. That enabled us to not just have to stick to one take. That gives you a lot of flexibility in post-production. If you want Michelangelo to be a little bit funny here, but take three was a little bit better, 20 seconds in, you could do that.
FORM: People say that they see Andy Serkis in Caesar. If you took the pictures of our Turtle actors and put them next to their Turtle, you'll definitely see their faces in these turtles. So, when you say that Andy Serkis deserves the Oscar, it is their performance. You see Noel Fisher in Michelangelo. You really do, if you look at them, side by side.
LIEBESMAN: ILM is using two HD cameras on the face. They're actually capturing the eye movement, teeth and even the tongue, for the first time. The technology they were using was way more complex and took a lot more time to actually research and was challenging. By the time we got to the set, it was user-friendly, but it was challenging for them to get the technology there. It's incredible because with Planet of the Apes, you have apes. You have a reference in real life, for the animators and the artists. What was difficult about our film is that there are no real Ninja Turtles. There was a challenge to create something that you could believe would exist in our world and emote the way that we do. It was incredible that ILM achieved that.
What was it about this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that appealed to you?
LIEBESMAN: For me, ever since I was a kid, each have an archetypal personality that anyone can identify with. The fact is that, because they don't look like any particular human, you can project yourself onto them. What's cool is that I recently discovered Eastman and Laird's comics, and I love the dark tone of those. So, what was important to us was to retain the charm of the characters, which is what we love, and meld that with the visual edge that Eastman and Laird had developed. I think those characters could work in any story. Whatever the story was that you were going to tell, I think you would want to follow these characters on that journey. For us, the characters themselves and their interaction was almost more important than the plot itself. It was the brotherhood and the family of these turtles.
Will we get to see Master Splinter being a father figure to the four of them?
LIEBESMAN: That's the heartbeat of the movie. The irony is that they're a normal, sometimes dysfunctional family, but they're rats and turtles.
You're focused on this movie right now, but there are hints at things from the mythology. Have you had conversations about what you would like to explore, in the future?
FORM: We're just finishing the movie now, but we all wish you could put everything into a movie. We all have other characters that we love, that we wish we could have had in this movie, like Casey Jones, Bepop and Rocksteady. We had those conversations through the development of this movie. Listen, we're launching this movie in two weeks and, hopefully, the public feels the same way that we do. We love the movie.
As far as the tone of the film, is it more along the lines of the darker and grittier feel of the comics, or is it more the fun-loving '80s version?
LIEBESMAN: Definitely more towards the cartoon, but visually very inspired by the comics. As a fan, I didn't want to just see a retelling of the cartoons and that tone. I want some sort of grittiness. That comes with the tone. And the way we depict the foot soldiers and Shredder is a little more hardcore than the cartoon, and more in line with what Eastman and Laird were doing with the original comics. With superhero movies today, you have the amazing Chris Nolan ones, which are very serious. I think there's something you can take from that, in terms of making things feel compelling, and having huge stakes. We wanted to just take that. But, the Ninja Turtles are so absurd that you want to draw from the cartoons. To me, that was the most successful telling of that.


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The Super-Awesome Presentation Zone Program
Nearly all of the business plan presentation teaching and coaching and lessons that I've seen over the years focuses on what you're going to say. They never focus on how you say it. This is unfortunate because so much of the message is communicated through non-verbal cues. I've seen great business ideas get buried under horrible presentations. I've also seen mediocre ideas succeed with great presentations.
What's lacking in business plan presentation teaching is the choreography of presenting your case. A good presentation is like a well-choreographed dance made up of dance steps that are practiced and mastered. The Super-Awesome Presentation Zone Program provides a framework for choreographing a business presentation to make it shine. The framework include three zone including Intimacy, Excitement and Information. Each zone has its own rules for a variety of non-verbal "dance steps" that cover body positioning, arm movements, eye contact, slide content and even tone of voice.
Using these techniques anyone can add sparkle to their presentation that might just make the difference between raising money or going out of business.
Over the years I've done in-depth coaching with student teams using these techniques. All of them have won.
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq:MYL), recently announced that it has launched its generic version of Sanofi's (NYSE:SNY) Avapro (irbesartan) 75 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg tablets after receiving final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Avapro is used for hypertension and type II diabetic nephropathy. According to IMS Health, Avapro (75 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg tablets), generated US revenues of approximately $400.7 million for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012.
Meanwhile, Mylan has also launched its generic version of Sanofi's Avalide (150/12.5mg and 300/12.5 mg), a fixed-dose combination of Avapro and a diuretic (hydrochlorothiazide) for initial use in patients with hypertension, who might need several drugs control their blood pressure. According to IMS Health, Avalide (150/12.5mg and 300/12.5 mg tablets), generated US revenues of approximately $117.4 million for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012.
Apart from Mylan, several other generic manufacturers including Sandoz, the generic division of Novartis (NYS: NVS) and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (NYSE: RDY) have received approval for their generic versions of Avapro and Avalide. We note that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) was the first to receive approval for Avapro and Avalide in April 2012 and enjoyed a 180-day period of marketing exclusivity.
As of September 28, 2012, Mylan had 168 ANDAs pending FDA clearance, targeting $79 billion in branded sales annually. Mylan believes that about 33 of these pending abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) are first-to-file opportunities, representing approximately $20.7 billion in branded sales. The revenue figures are as per IMS Health for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012.
Our RecommendationWe are encouraged by Mylan's geographic reach and product depth along with a robust generic product pipeline. However, we remain concerned about the company's lackluster performance in theEurope,Middle EastandAfrica(EMEA) region.
Additionally, with most large branded drugs due to lose patent exclusivity within the 2017-2018 period, we have little visibility on the growth prospects of generic companies like Mylan beyond that timeframe.
Thus, we prefer to remain on the sidelines and have a Neutral recommendation on Mylan. The stock carries a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy rating) in the short run.
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Meal prepping for exactly one person can be tough. If you've ever tried to portion out food, you know exactly what I mean. When I cook for only myself, I can try to plan for exactly one meal and no more, then <BOOM> I have enough food for the neighborhood.
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We've been getting a good amount of questions from our friends and clients about the new iCloud service Apple announced in June. (Yes, we're excited too!) As it turns out, along with iCloud, Apple will be discontinuing the MobileMe service. What does this mean for current MobileMe users? We figured it would be best for you to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.
In a nutshell, iCloud is better, free, and Apple will be transitioning MobileMe users this fall. If you choose not to transition, you will have until June 30, 2012 to transition yourself. Why would you want to wait? You'll see in Apple's FAQs that three main MobileMe services will not make the cut: iWeb Publishing, Gallery, and iDisk.
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Hello and welcome! I'm Martin, and odds are you are here because you're interested in Garcinia Cambogia. I hope this site gives you the answers you are looking for and helps you make an educated decision on whether or not this supplement is right for you. Based on my personal experience with and research into Garcinia, I will let you know how it works, its benefits, how to use it, and where to buy it in Canada.
Please note that even though the site is targeted at my fellow Canadians, the majority of it will be relevant no matter where you are in the world. So, if that is you, don't click away just yet!
A Little Background
I came across Garcinia extract in mid-2014. I got myself into weight trouble by eating poorly, not being active enough, and refusing to believe I no longer had the metabolism of a 20-year-old. I needed to drop quite a few pounds but was no longer able to do so through exercise (you can read my full story here).
Lucky for me (as it turned out), my significant other has a healthy obsession with Dr. Oz, and this was around the time he introduced the western world to Pure Garcinia Cambogia. It was a product being pushed on TV, which alone made me a little skeptical. On top of it, unlike my wife, I have never been a fan of Oz or his wares. I had to admit though, my options were somewhat limited. So, disgruntledly, I caved and decided to give the supplement a shot, but only if it passed my scrutinizing I insisted.
I'm not good at a lot of things (like self-restraint when it comes to food), but what I am excellent at and enjoy is researching and learning things. So, I went on a hunt for anything and everything Garcinia related, from every Garcinia Cambogia review I could get my hands on, to user testimonials and scientific studies. I'll admit that part of me was secretly hoping to expose the supplement as the fraud I was sure it was. But (to my then disappointment) its story checked out. And so, project diet pill was given the go ahead.
There were a few bumps in the road, as there are with most things. I will get to those shortly. But, fast forward to today, and I am at and maintaining a weight I am very happy with. I firmly believe Garcinia extract has been a huge part of that success. Sure, it's possible I may have been able to get where I am without it, but in my mind, it made things way easier. So much so, that I still use it today as an appetite suppressant (its greatest benefit in my humble opinion). That self-restraint thing when it comes to food, yes, I still lack it. But at least now Garcinia Cambogia keeps me in check.
This site is all the information I have learned and experience I have gained with Garcinia Cambogia pills, put together into a convenient little package. The info has been useful to a few other people in my life, so I thought why not share it. Plus, building the site gave me an excuse to research and learn another new thing: how to put up a website!
I try my best to review everything, the good and the not so good. The not so good pretty much entirely had to do with buying the product, and not actually using it. If you haven't already found a decent place to buy from, you may be interested in hearing about my experience. There are ways you can minimize the odds of purchasing an inferior product from a poor seller. I did eventually find a source I am quite happy with (you can check them out here if you're interested), but it did take me a few tries to get there.
Again, I hope this site gives you the info you're looking for, and if there is something specific you would like to know that I don't go into, please leave a comment below. I'll do my best to help you out.
The Benefits
Let start off by quickly going over the benefits of Cambogia Garcinia. It makes you lose weight, we all know that. But how? There are three steps. First, it stops your body from turning carbs (especially simple carbs) into fat. Second, it suppresses your appetite. Third, it stops you from turning to food in response to feeling down or depressed. So, you will not overeat during your regular meals, reduce your urges to snack, and stop emotional eating. That's a pretty good deal.That's a pretty good deal.
You can lose weight just by taking Garcinia Cambogia extract, without exercising or changing your diet. That is how I initially started. I'm pretty sure I would have eventually reached my goals continuing in that way. It just would have taken longer.
Several weeks in, encouraged by some positive results, I did start adding exercise into my routine and slowly improved my nutrition. My weight loss noticeably sped up. If you can, I would recommend you do the same. It can only help. I'll go into more detail later, but the Paleo diet is an amazing match. That being said, not everyone can make those changes, and that is perfectly fine too. Garcinia will have you covered either way.
The supplement also has a few lesser known benefits. These weren't that important to me, but may be to you, so I will review them here. It improves your performance and endurance during exercise. It lowers insulin levels, potentially making it beneficial for people suffering from diabetes. It can also improve your cholesterol levels by reducing what are called triglycerides and LDL (or the bad cholesterol to you and me). Please note that if you are already taking medication for insulin or cholesterol levels, I strongly recommend you speak with your doctor before taking Garcinia. It's always better to be safe than sorry.
That was a pretty quick summary of the benefits. If you'd like some more info, check out the more detailed benefits page (where I also cover the few side effects).
How It Works
Natural Garcinia Cambogia is made from a small pumpkin like fruit from Southeast Asia (the fruit is also often called tamarind). It is rare to find the fruit in North America, but did I have the "pleasure" of trying it once. I have to say that I am glad the pills do not inherit its flavor. I was not a fan. But back to the important things. The active ingredient in Garcinia extract (responsible for all the benefits) comes from the fruit's rind and is called HCA (which stands for hydroxycitric acid). Now, for the slightly more technical stuff.
HCA blocks an enzyme called citrate lyase, which is typically used by the body to produce fat from carbohydrates. Blocked enzyme equals less fat. Simple.
HCA also increases the amount of a brain chemical called serotonin. When the level of serotonin is high, we feel full and are not interested in eating. But serotonin also has another function. Low levels of it are associated with depression and unhappiness. So, by boosting serotonin levels, HCA will both decrease how much we eat by making us feel full quicker and control emotional eating by keeping us happier. That too is pretty awesome.
One more benefit of HCA is that it makes it easier for our bodies to use glucose efficiently. Glucose is the sugar that cells need for energy. When glucose is used more efficiently, we have more energy and better endurance. All these effects snowball together and combine to create one super supplement.
How to Use It
There are many Garcinia brands. Depending on the exact ingredients, how to take it will often differ, and sometimes significantly so. For this reason, I am only comfortable speaking about the pills that I take myself. I don't want to potentially mislead you about any of the other products. If you still have not picked a brand, or feel the one you're using is maybe not quite up to par, this is the one I use. Tried and tested.
Premium Garcinia Cambogia should be taken 30 to 60 minutes before larger meals. We usually have three of those per day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. My supplements contain 60% HCA, and each pill is 1000mg. The recommended dosage is one pill, three times a day. So, I took one pill before each larger meal. Simple and easy to stick with.
Note that you should never exceed 3000mg per day. It is also a good idea to take a two-week break after every three months of taking Garcinia extract. In the world of supplements this is called cycling. Many won't have to take it for that long, but some, like myself, may keep using it for appetite control even after reaching our ideal weights.
You should begin to notice positive effects of taking the supplement after 3 to 4 days. The benefits should fully kick in after two weeks. As I already mentioned, the pills can be effective just on their own. Other than my experience, I have seen this claimed in more than one Garcinia Cambogia review, and have heard many other users say the same thing.
However, if you can, try to include some exercise and healthy eating. It will speed up the weight loss significantly, and because you will see results quicker, it will be a lot easier to stay motivated and see things all the way through. For a few additional tips, including what to best eat to maximize results, please see the more in-depth how to use page.
Does It Work
I can confidently say that, as long as you are using a quality product and taking it correctly, it does. My experience aside, it is also hard to argue with the many success stories I'm sure we have all run into.
The way I have always thought about this is that if the supplement didn't work, wouldn't we just stop hearing about it? If Garcinia didn't consistently get results, the news would spread very quickly. Once it did, why would anyone continue to use it? If nothing else, the fact that this product is still going strong after many years of being on the market is proof enough for me.
But then I also know my personal history and results. I lost the weight I wanted to, I feel way better about myself, and everyone around me sees those changes too. Even if we were to assume that, as some claim, Garcinia doesn't do anything and is nothing but a placebo (which I don't believe). Honestly, I wouldn't care. I don't harm my body by taking it, and I get the results I want. For me, that is all that matters.
Where to Buy It
In the beginning, I did have a few problems buying pure Garcinia Cambogia in Canada. Sadly, I was burned not once, but twice. I'm still a little bitter about the whole experience. But, long story short (and I probably should have known this from the beginning), the place to buy is from a well-established online source. Period.
First and foremost, make sure that you are buying a quality product, one that contains 50% HCA or more. The pills should contain absolutely no fillers, binders, or any other artificial ingredients. There are a surprising amount of crap products out here, pardon the language. People will try to make a quick buck and advertise a high level of HCA content when in reality it is just not true. Also, don't walk but run away from anything made in China or India. Stick to things made in North America.
The site you buy from should be well-established, have reliable customer support and a good refund policy. This is in case you run into any issues with delivery or, after trying it, decide that Garcinia extract maybe isn't right for you after all. I believe the odds of the latter are slim, no pun intended, but it's always good to have a backup plan.
A 30 day refund period is what I aimed for. That gives plenty of time to try the supplement and decide how well it's working. Decent return periods are slightly more important here in Canada. Most supplements will ship from the US, meaning the trip there and back will take a little longer. Some retailers I have seen offer as little as seven days to claim a refund, which makes trying the product without fully committing to it pretty much impossible.
If you are generally nervous about buying online, a simple trick is to use a prepaid credit card. If you put a small enough amount on it, you will be protecting yourself from potentially dishonest sellers who charge over and above what the transaction was supposed to be (sadly, I hear these type of stories from time to time). Doing this can go a long way towards putting your mind at ease. If you are interested, the where to buy page covers my buying process in much greater detail.
So who did I decide to go with in the end? This is the link to the retailer I currently use. Third time is a charm, right? Are there better sources out there? Quite possibly and almost certainly. But all I can say is I am currently a happy customer getting the results I want. So, this product is the one I can confidently recommend.
I hope the information above has been at least somewhat helpful. Let me know if it was and if you have any questions. I will do my best to help you out. If you're still on the fence about Garcinia Cambogia don't be. Why? Because it works, and because it will be a huge (almost unfair) advantage in helping you reach the weight loss goals that seem oh so daunting.


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In 2013, a yoga instructor suggested I pick a word or phrase to be my mantra for the new year, something that would help promote personal growth and keep focus on what is important to my life in that moment. She said "set your purpose".
That year I chose the word JOY.
I had the word engraved and wore it on a leather bracelet every day. That word not only mattered then, but it matters today. It is something I have to remind myself to seek when the alarm goes off at the crack of dawn, when the dog shits in the living room for the hundredth time, when my son leaves gum in his pocket and I find it after it goes through the dryer or when I accidentally back into my husband's car in our own driveway.
Some days I wear that bracelet because it matches my outfit. Most days, though, I wear it because I need the reminder.
In 2014 I chose the phrase BE PRESENT and saw a marked increase in my ability to leave the dinner dishes (without guilt at least) and spend more time connecting with my kids in the evenings. I worried less about how clean the house was but more about creating memories with my family. I did a poor job though balancing being present for everyone else with being present for myself. In 2015 and 2016 I didn't officially pick anything but just tried my best to take one day at a time, but that was ineffective at challenging myself to set a real purpose. So in 2017 I chose BREATHE.
It probably goes without saying that I desire a peace centered life. A life that is lived in the moment. A life that looks for all that is good in the world and also a desire to leave it a better place. I worry too much. I let anxiety, perfectionism and fear cloud my judgment more times than not. So I re-set my purpose everyday with the hope of not forgetting to look for the joy in all things, to be fully present in my life and the life of my family. I don't want to miss out on the little and the big stuff. And in the moments when I feel desperately out of control, I remind myself to just slow down and breathe until I find the joy again.
This year I got lazy and decided to use the word Breathe again. I had set it as my purpose last year but never really put it right in front of my face. I didn't even come across the I.D. bracelet with the word already engraved on it until last October in an airport mall of all places. The original purpose was to remind me to take a step back in times of panic, to breathe through my quick temper until I could regain my composure, and to stop talking all the time and really listen, to others and to myself. The problem with that idea though, was that I had lost the intent of the word.
I've been sitting and breathing for months.
Listening but not doing.
Then I came across this quote from author and life coach Tony Robbins,
"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy."
And there it is, my word for 2018, MOMENTUM.
The thing about momentum though, is that motion is required in order to create that domino effect. Nothing will happen if nothing happens. I fail more times than not because I stop moving, usually because I set the goal too high. I want to lost weight? I set the goal at 30 lbs and say I'll work out 5 days a week. I want to get back to running? I set a goal of running another half-marathon by the end of the year. I want to blog again? So I set a goal of posting 4-5 times a week. Foolish and unrealistic. The burnout happens before the end of the first day and I feel defeated before I've had a chance to create any momentum.
Baby steps.
Small successes will eventually turn into big successes.
This week's goal was to post on Friday.


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Frizzy Hair and Foster Grants
My busy schedule has not been conducive to blogging, but I am BACK!!! Between traveling and a crazy work life, things are finally getting back into a routine and I am going to attempt to do daily (if not weekly) entries to get myself back on track - so for my very few followers, thank you for being patient! There are several topics I would like to cover. It's officially summer and that means a couple of things...frizzy, big hair and strained eyes. Well I have two solutions!
1.) 3 DAY STRAIGHTEN by John Frieda. Truly dreamy hair. For three to four days depending on how long you can go without getting it wet. I have unruly hair that often takes a solid hour to blow dry and straighten (or curl). Usually the summer humidity leaves me frizzy and with hair in a pony tail within one day, but alas, this spray saves! Quick directions: Wash hair. Apply to wet or damp hair (spray anywhere from 7-15 spritzes depending on how thick your hair is), brush through, and style as usual. I promise you will be happy with the results.......DREAMY HAIR! Until I am willing to pony up the dough for a Keratin treatment this will do just fine!
2.) Now, for those eyes! Foster Grants have been around since 1919 when Sam Foster introduced them on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Before that sunglasses were primarily used for pilots and by actors on the set of brightly lit movies. Mr. Foster was the first person to venture into the inexpensive, mass produced sunglass world.....however, the brand didn't catipulte to great heights until the 1960's when an ad campaign called "Who's Behind those Foster Grants" was launched. It featured the eternally stylish Raquel Welch wearing them and soon Hollywood followed and supported Foster Grants! Well recently they relaunched their campaign of "Who's Behind those...." and it has caught a lot of attention. Starting at just $20.00 these sunglasses are on trend and fabulous without spending a ton of money!! My husband just rehabbed a boat all winter and we are soon to be cruising down the Charles in it and I know one thing that will be at my side -- my Foster Grants! This way I can save my Ray Bans from being tossed overboard! So.......FYI: it's Kiki behind those Fosters! Check out the pair I am wearing at www.fostergrant.com - Deputy Black is the style.....
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Offering added value after viewing
Written by Jussi V. Laaksonen on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
How to give people valuable information after they have watched your content? The Thrash Lab series "Empty America" has hit the globe successfully by showing American cities in a way that no one has seen them before: empty.
The videos thus far have featured San Francisco, Seattle and New York and they all keep the viewers glued to the screen. Regarding any (amazing) video on the web, viewers often ask themselves: "How was this made?". The guys at Thrash Lab recognized this especially with the Empty America series and have used YouTube annotations to give the viewers a clear path to enlightening. Here's where the annotation leads you after watching the episode:
How to engage your audience in this context and to deepen the experience?
1. Create good content & Share it
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O2-Three Merger Would Be Bad News, Warns U.K. Regulator
The U.K. has Europe's most competitive mobile operator market but, as in many countries right now, carriers are looking to consolidate. The British telecoms regulator, Ofcom, is advising EU competition authorities that the trend risks going too far.
One big telecoms merger just went through without a hitch, namely BT's takeover of EE, the joint venture of Germany's Deutsche Telekom and France's Orange — BT announced a new organizational structure Monday morning to take account of the acquisition.
However, BT was not a significant mobile player before it picked up EE. A far more contentious merger is that proposed between O2, owned by Spain's Telefonica, and Three, owned by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings. This tie-up would reduce the number of British mobile networks from four to three, and Ofcom is not amused.
"The combined group would control more than four in 10 mobile connections," Ofcom CEO Sharon White wrote in the Financial Times. "Some argue that operators must consolidate in order to boost revenues, increase efficiency and widen their scale to invest. But this is not a broken market."
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White pointed out that U.K. mobile companies generated £15 billion ($21 billion) in revenue last year and have been upgrading to 4G while maintaining healthy cash flow margins. "Competition, not consolidation, has driven investment," she insisted.
In particular, White said Ofcom was worried that over-consolidation would raise prices (the U.K.'s are extremely low by European standards) and reduce the incentive to boost network speeds. It could also "shift the balance of power" between the networks and independent retailers, who currently keep down the prices of both handsets and contracts.
Ofcom has been liaising with the European Commission's competition directorate about the proposed merger. Not that long ago, under former competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia, the department started conditionally approving four-into-three consolidation moves.
However, the new competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has very different ideas. When she expresses her much-anticipated decision on the O2-Three deal — possibly as soon as this week — there's every chance that the shift towards fewer mobile carriers in European countries could hit a wall.


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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said today it has finished safety and environmental reviews that clear the way for licensing of the first U.S. nuclear reactors in a generation.
The NRC said it expects to issue combined construction and operating licenses for two new reactors at the Vogtle plant near Augusta, Ga., within 10 days. Site preparation is already underway. A subsidiary of Southern Co. is building the plant.
No new U.S. nuclear plant has been licensed for construction since 1978.
Nine anti-nuclear groups, including North Carolina's Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and the N.C Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, said Wednesday they will ask the NRC to delay the Vogtle license so they can file a challenge in federal court.
Vogtle will use Westinghouse Electric's AP1000 reactor, a new design that would shut down without electricity or human intervention during accidents. The NRC certified the design in December.
Charlotte-based Shaw Power Group shares a contract with Westinghouse to build the Vogtle plant and a two-reactor AP1000 addition to the Summer plant, also expected to be licensed soon, northwest of Columbia.


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2 Zoe pages this week!
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Due to an exhaustive drawing session for a contest that I spent like 15hrs doing this weekend I am behind on my pages. I don't think I can get a ILMB done in time to post on Tuesday without rushing and cutting corners. Instead of doing that I am going to post an extra Zoe page on Tuesday to make up for it. This may bite me on the ass later as it will clear out the tiny buffer I've maintained. But I have a 3 day weekend coming up so will try to get things back on track this coming weekend. So you can see a zoe page on Both Tues and Thursday like the good old days this week.


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March 27, 2017 Daily Insights
I've seen there possible self.
The language coming out of people's eyes or hearts.
Life energy turned into thought which has no basis in reality so it turns in on itself. Words can't meet life so they go back in circles. Where as life is related to life, thoughts have no relationship to life. Life energy created by life goes out to infinity, like the stars.
Sleep outside.
Thought as false integration.
We are the me most of the time and selfless a smidgeon. The mind is trying to get us to be the self less. Me less.
Technology as propagating language and separation. As opposed to learning the language of beauty. Can only learn by being in it.
Flow as flow of beauty. The meaning is in the action itself. The gestures-actions are the meaning, the algorithm, not the words as abstraction of these meaning. The thing doesn't matter but what is your relationship to it. Do you approach it with beauty and relate with beauty. This is where you must self recognize. People can't see this beauty.
MAP consciousness is an exercise in beauty. Exercising our beauty muscles gestures.
Beauty happens.
Reach out as beauty. The perfume.
To say we are nature, intellectually, without a felt sense of it and sensitivity to it, is meaningless. And if we are, to integrate nature we must understand our relationship to it. It we have no direct understanding, it is not integrated in our brain. When the mind uses the brain to start integrating nature, the immensity can short circuit the brain circuitry and this is exactly what is needed. To short circuit the me. When we get a glimpse of our relationship to the immensity, it starts a never ending unfolding of understanding of meaning of our relationship to it and as it. This is eternity. So, it's scary to fall out of eternity and be engulfed back into the limitations of society. This imposed limitation is a pressure on the brain. It's difficult not to go crazy. But as the understanding deepens, the immensity crowds out the me circuits in the brain. We need just enough me to take care of the body. The brain space and fluidity opens up. So this deepening understanding takes over the brain as perception. Now you see as the mind. Interesting I'm talking to myself. So now the brain is a relational organ. Playing the music of relationship. As that, we can speak as the relationship to nature and all of reality. This is how CKH spoke and I'd say how do you know that? Then we don't need science as science is due to the separating ourselves from from nature with the way we use language, meeting nature and relationship with our preconceived notions of language structures which divides us from being in direct contact, the sound is the barrier, and the sound barrier we project prevents contact. Contact and relationship with nature allows us to speak as that relationship, as the moment.
The math of this. The math of unrelationship. When you are related, anything is possible.
I want to be defective in reference to this defective society. The mind installed a new value system in my brain and it's nothing to do with what I've been given through education and society. My brain can't reintegrate into that and that's a good thing.
Beauty is the fuel.
My job is to harvest insights from the mind. My brain harvests Insights perceptions as it has a direct relationship with the mind, which is shared. It's not my mind or my brain, but we use it that way. In the service of personal pleasure.
Translate this beauty. Math formula.
When the heart races, some sounds-thoughts are coming in to process.
MAP as vision correction. Quantum vision.
Agreeing vs aseeing.
Hints from nature. Thunder you can't hear yourself think. Its the collective thinking of the moment being erased. And then we think about nature.
Say I mirror you, and drink water like the others do. Rely on gesture clues in actuality rather than thinking. Wait for the hint. A seeminder.
The beauty perception is those lights I can see and the ants in the grass. That is the algorithm. ii2c_beauty
Thought is a type of dizziness of not looking at the now and giving voice to it. Language is not required most of the time.


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Book Review: Type - History of Typefaces/
With winter seeming like it's never-ending lately, I've found that curling away with a good design book to be a nice distraction. With that being said, I was given a lovely and thoughtful gift for my birthday the other month: Type - A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles. Broken down into two volumes, each book explores the dynamics of type from 1628–1938. With beautiful design, the books flow from period to period, giving beautiful examples of the print evolution. I hate to say it but really, this is type-porn at its finest. A great collection of type specimens, with a focus on ornamental type. Another main focus throughout the book is on the artistic printing movement. The books also come with a CD, which allows readers to download hundreds of unrestricted type specimens. Um, awesome? Take a look below for a sneak peek! If anyone wants to take a look at it in person, let me know and I'll bring it along to the next Ligatures meeting :)
Although I found these volumes an enjoyable read, ilovetypography.com, did not. Take a look. It's an interesting read.
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Smell My Sweaty Feet After Basketball Practice - Hi Res.
After spending all day in the sun at basketball practice Ciara can't wait to get home to her handcuff foot slave and make him smell her dirty sneakers, sweaty socks and beautiful feet! She teases him first with her sneakers then puts her super stinky socks all over his nose and mouth. She then removes her socks slowly while torturing him with the bad smell coming from her running and jumping feet. In conclusion she make him smell her filthy sneakers, sweaty socks and stinky and dirty feet!!!
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FEETuring Ciara Heart, Foot Slave
Smothered by My Stinky Pantyhose! - Hi Res.
Is Saturday night, I had this pantyhose all day and I been wearing my old-smelly pointy boots. I went to the mall then, I went to have lunch with the girls then, we went to do our hair then, I went out with my 1st date for the night, food, drinks and dancing.
I had so much fun today that when I get home I want to have more fun!!! What better way than to abuse my slave and make him smell my sweaty and dirty pantyhose. However, he is being a little bitch tonight so instead he pisses me off so I begin to smother him hard... A few times I literally stand on his throat for a long time while my other stinky foot is covering my mouth and nose! LOL.
During the clip you hear my phone ring and that's my 2nd date for the night. My slave is whining so much that I get bored fast. But he will pay for ruining my happy mood. I will give my 2nd date a footjob and my slave is gonna suck, taste, lick and clean all the cum out of my stinky pantyhose!!!!
For the clip of my slave cleaning the cum out of my pantyhose go to: http://clips4sale.com/35081/10743721 or click two clips down! "Smell & Taste My Date's Cock & Balls! CUCKOLD
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
Snuggly Sock Smothering - Hi Res.
I don't want to hear my slave whining while I dominate him so I cover his mouth with tape! My slave enjoys smelling my dirty socks, so I lie to him by telling him he was gonna smell my FILTHY FLUFFY/SNUGGLY SOCKS. Instead, I smother him and taunt him by telling him to smell my sweaty socks even thought I know he can't breath at all! Lol.
I also stand on his throat while my other foot is in his nose to put more pressure on him and torture him. Great domination clip.
LOTS OF SOCK SMOTHERING, BREATH CONTROL, FOOT DOMINATION, TAPE OVER MOUTH, THROAT STANDING and SWEATY SOCKS!!!
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
Halloween Sock Smothering - Hi Res.
Happy Halloween!!!!! I celebrate Halloween by SMOTHERING my slave Gunner with my Hello Kitty spooky SOCKS! I first smother him with the socks which by the way I have used all day, so they might be dirty and stinky. But then again they are on my slave's face so who cares. Then I remove one of the socks and put it in his mouth to prevent him from breathing... while I pinch his nose with my sexy toes which I painted black for Halloween. I then continue by putting both of my feet on his throat full force while pinching his nose with my fingers. What can I say I feel WITCHY today!!! LOL. I even stand up and put my toes all over his nose to control his breathing and kick his face a few times. Enjoy!!!
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
I Want Your Face As Red As My Toes! - Hi Res.
I just got my new pedi in a smoking hot red, I want to torture my slave by putting my extremely soft SOLES all over his face and SMOTHER him until his face turns as red as my newly pedi TOES!!! I put my size 9 FEET all over his mouth and nose to make sure he can't take any whiff of air until I allow him to breath. I also, tease him by playing with my toes while I'm smothering him. But he is not getting as red as I want him so to speed up the process I shove my foot and toes on his throat while I'm still smothering his mouth and nose with my other foot!!! He Turns so red that he almost from the restriction of air! All I can say is that it was lots of fun for me!!! xoxo
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
I Love Kicking Your Face! - Hi Res.
I'm back with a vengeance! Watch as I KICK and SLAP my slave's face non-stop.. His face starts turning red the more I abuse it and bust it with my strong legs and HARD KICKS. I also do some FOOT SMOTHERING in between kicks. The more I kick his face, the harder and faster his face bounces back and forth. Even his teeth grind with each blow!!! Lol.. Enjoy. xoxo
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
Best Jumps & Bounces of Goddess Venus & Mistress Allison - Hi Res.
These are the "BEST JUMPS & BOUNCES FROM GODDESS VENUS & MISTRESS Allison" This TRAMPLING COMPILATION includes over 4 clips. Watch as Goddess Venus introduces Mistress Allison into TRAMPLING and how Mistress Allison goes from amateur Mistress to a full blown dominant Femme Fatale!!!!
They STAND on the slave's FACE and THROAT FULL WEIGHT!!! Also, they do FOOT SMOTHERING while the other one is BOUNCING and JUMPING on him!!!! This Collection is HOT!!!! So don't wait, CUM get Mistress Allison's transformation as Goddess Venus teaches her the ropes and enjoys every minute of it!!!
To make it even better this Compilation is OVER 17 Minutes of SEXY FEET KICKING, JUMPING, STOMPING and BOUNCING...and you get it all for a LOW PRICE of $13.99
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Mistress Allison, Slave Gunner
You Can't Escape! Smell My Filthy Feet!! - Hi Res.
I have a trip coming up, so I spent the whole day doing errands and buying new clothes. However I wanted to be comfy so I had on my black flip-flops, my FEET were FILTHY, DIRTY and SMELLY from walking all over the mall and the streets. When I got home I felt like punishing my slave for no reason at all, I put him under my chaise so he can't move or escape from the FILTH and SWEATINESS of my FEET. I made him SMELL my disgusting flip-flops, my SWEATY SOLES and I even shove my TOES up his nostrils. The best part of it all is that he can't go anywhere! He is trapped right under my sexy DOMINANT SMELLY FEET and FLIP-FLOPS! Enjoy.
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FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
Rock On Sock Smothering & Face Slapping - Hi Res.
As you all know I love collecting SOCKS, and a fan of mine "Socker-slave" send me this cool ROCK ON long SOCKS! I also enjoy abusing my slave while wearing SOCKS so I SMOTHERED him to the point were he couldn't breath.. I stepped on his THROAT with one FOOT while the other one fully covered his nose and mouth. I added some pain by SLAPPING his FACE full force.
Great clip with lots of SOCK SMOTHERING, BREATH CONTROL, FACE SLAPPING, THROAT CRUSHING and DOMINATION!!!
*Requested clip by Socker-slave*
{Runtime: 7:25 min.}
FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
Face & Throat Stomping! - Hi Res.
I wanted to have some fun and abuse my slave, so I decided to kick, stand and stomp all over his face, throat and chest! I put so much pressure that his head and chest turn so red that I thought they were gonna explode. Plus, you can see all my foot prints on his body from all the walking and stomping.. LOTS OF FACE KICKING, FOOT DOMINATION, THROAT TRAMPLING and even some FOOT SMOTHERING!!! Enjoy. xoxo
{Runtime: 6:01 mins.}
FEETuring: Goddess Venus, Slave Gunner
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RONNIE O'SULLIVAN has signed a deal with Eurosport to present a new snooker magazine programme and be its global brand ambassador for the sport.
Under the terms of the deal, British Eurosport's production team will make five half hour TV shows with the five-times world champion. The programmes will include tournament previews and reviews, snooker techniques and masterclasses as well as interviews with snooker players and other sporting stars and take a lighter view of the sport.
The first episode of "The Ronnie O'Sullivan Show" will be broadcast in 54 countries on Tuesday 25th March, the opening day of the Players Championship Grand Final, when Ronnie will reflect on the season to date including his sensational win at the Masters in January, look at some of the skills of playing the game in his first masterclass as well as talking snooker fans through the unique way he likes to play the game.
The second show is then scheduled for Wednesday 16th April when Ronnie will be in Sheffield to look back on his fifth World Championship win at the Crucible last year, but also to look at the future of the sport at the Star Snooker Academy in the city as well as catching up with some of the Asian players based there. There will also be another instalment of the masterclass as Ronnie looks at some more advanced cueing techniques.
O'Sullivan said, "I am really excited by this new development in my career and the opportunity to work with Eurosport who are working hard to generate international interest in snooker.
"This project allows me to keep playing, but also to do something a bit different. Eurosport is helping to grow the game in Europe, so I can demonstrate the skills of the game and share my passion for the sport with a new audience, which is something that really motivates me. I also have the chance to share what it's like to be a professional snooker player and look at some of the characters on the Tour.
"This series of programmes is something I have wanted to do for some time, Eurosport is the best place to develop the ideas and we are all really keen to get started."
Arnaud Simon, Eurosport Group's TV Content Director said: "We want to work with the best experts in every sport. Ronnie is snooker for millions of fans across Europe, he is the player they see as the superstar of the game and we have worked hard to create this opportunity with him to produce an exclusive series of programmes for our passionate and increasingly knowledgeable snooker audience."
David Kerr, Managing Director of British Eurosport added: "I would like to welcome Ronnie to the Eurosport family. British Eurosport is the "Home of Snooker" so the fit with the game's greatest current player is a natural one. We are looking forward to working with him and creating some great original content to add to our existing comprehensive live coverage of the sport."
The first edition of The Ronnie O'Sullivan Show will be broadcast at 12.30pm GMT on March 25, repeated at 12.30pm on the 28th and 4pm and 9pm on the 29th.


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How to care for cast iron in a few simple steps/
Have I told you lately how much I love my cast iron Dutch oven? I swear everything I cook in it just tastes better.
A few weeks ago I was at my mother's house. She made me a grill cheese sandwich in her cast iron skillet.Read More


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Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has described the announcement by the ECB of a programme of quantitative easing as a potentially significant development but one which must be accompanied by measures to ensure that European economic stimulus is felt by ordinary families.
"It is generally accepted that the US did a far better job at responding to the global financial crisis than Europe. Eurozone unemployment at 11.5% is nearly twice the US level and is falling much more slowly. The massive quantitative easing programme undertaken by the Federal Reserve has been a key component in the faster recovery enjoyed in the US. However the majority of gains have flowed to investors with stock markets rising to record levels. By contrast living standards have not kept pace with the growth in asset prices.
"Fianna Fáil's concern is that the measures announced today could lead to a repeat of the US experience where the bulk of the gains from economic stimulus flow to those who are already well off. There is an urgent need for a far more co-ordinated response at European level to the economic crisis. To date the policy response has been piecemeal and more focused on optics than real delivery. There is a strong case to be made for a Europe-wide stimulus plan which would stave off deflation and tackle unemployment which is still close to record levels.
"Ireland is currently vulnerable to the potential impact of a further slowdown in the European economy. It was therefore particularly disappointing to hear Communications Minister Alex White recently state that Ireland does not have any "shovel ready" projects for participation in the planned €315bn European stimulus programme.
"If the European authorities want to take actions that can directly underpin the recovery in Ireland there are two measures they can approve immediately. First the pressure on the Irish Central Bank to sell the bonds it holds following the promissory note deal should be lifted. This would save us hundreds of millions on an annual basis freeing up resources for capital investment and improved services here. Secondly the ECB could allow Irish banks include their tracker loans books in the quantitative easing programme. This would immediately improve their balance sheets and allow them to lend to mortgage and other customers at lower rates. This would offer practical means of ensuring that the benefits from the ECB programme flow through to the real economy and the pockets of hard pressed families".


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Question to Raimondo goes unanswered: Did CCRI commit an immoral act?
Elected leaders love to talk about how they stand up for the "little people" at all costs, particularly the vulnerable and poor, but do they really mean it?
On June 28, Gov. Gina Raimondo sent out a mass email denouncing Trumpcare, calling it "immoral" and saying it would bring "disastrous ramifications" for "Rhode Island residents at risk of losing health care coverage." The use of the word immoral got me to wondering about Raimondo's thoughts on the Community College of Rhode Island's decision to end the Mission of Mercy, an annual volunteer event giving some of Rhode Island's poorest residents access to free dental care.
It's no secret that CCRI is the centerpiece of what's left of Raimondo's free state college tuition plan, but given the governor's frequent statements about helping the poor, I thought she would at least give me some sort of response, perhaps expressing sympathy but saying the decision is up to the school. I emailed spokeswoman Catherine Rolfe that same day. In light of the wording used in her email about Trumpcare, did Raimondo find what CCRI did to the Mission of Mercy to be immoral?
I didn't hear back, so on July 3 I forwarded my original request to Raimondo spokesman Mike Raia. Three days later, on July 6, I received an email back from Rolfe apologizing for the late response and saying my email must have gotten lost in her inbox.
"CCRI is the best contact for questions about that program," she wrote.
I repeated that my question was for the governor, not CCRI.
"Just like with Trumpcare impacting Rhode Islanders, the loss of the Mission of Mercy also impacts them, so I think it's fair to ask the governor whether she's OK with it," I responded that same day.
It's now July 12 and I still haven't heard back from Rolfe. Perhaps my email was lost again?


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New Automatic Waste Removal Feature Doubles Speed, Cuts Post Processing for Mcor Full-Color 3D Printing
Like most other 3D printing technologies, Selective Deposition Lamination requires some post-processing. When the print is finished, you have what looks like a solid stack of paper – the 3D printed object is there, but the excess paper has to be pulled away to reveal it. The difficulty level of this task depends on how complex the object is, but post-processing overall is an annoyance that few, if any, like to deal with. Mcor, however, has introduced a new feature that takes away that annoyance altogether.Automatic Waste Removal, or AWR, is a new feature that Mcor has introduced for the ARKe. As an object is printing, the excess paper is now immediately removed by the machine itself, so you don't get that solid block of paper anymore when the build is finished – just your 3D printed part. It's not perfect – it only works on certain models, according to Mcor, and it's likely that more complex models will still need to have the excess paper removed by hand. But for some models, this feature can save you a lot of time and effort.
According to Mcor, printing itself is twice as fast with the new AWR feature. No new hardware is required, just a software update.
"We have just introduced the AWR feature which will deliver certain full colour models in half the time," Dr. Conor MacCormack, Founder and CEO of Mcor Technologies, told 3DPrint.com.
"As we know most 3D printing techniques require post processing and all full colour 3d printing requires either the removal of powder, resin or paper to expose the 3D printed object. But imagine looking at your model appearing before your very eyes as it prints in full colour without having to remove the waste! Ultimately the biggest benefit here is that this saves time during the build and in post processing, indeed utilizing the roll as a transfer mechanism to remove the waste was something we've wanted to do from the very start with the ARKe. This is just the start of the development of this feature as we expand its capabilities to enable every part to be printed in this way."
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Used correctly, email can be an amazing sales tool. Even in the social media age, email selling is the standard by which all digital marketing is judged.
If you're new to digital marketing, it can be hard to tell where to start with your email selling. And with so much information out there on the subject, it can be hard to tell where to start!
Never fear. I'll tell you what I'm going to do with this blog post: I'm going to come up with a short guide to how you can leverage your online presence into effective email selling that helps you to improve your service and learn about your ideal customers all at once.
Of course, I don't want to hype this up too much. Email selling has been around a while, and it's definitely not a quick fix method. But if you're willing to put in the time and the effort to get a good email campaign going, you can turn this into a highly effective tool for driving sales.
So as you keep on reading I'll let you know exactly how to leverage your website into an effective selling tool.
Build Traffic with Social Media
Naturally, this whole thing isn't going to get off the ground until you get some traffic to your website. And while there are many ways to do that, we're going to focus on social media here.
Social media is an indispensable tool for digital marketing. It's often the first point of contact between you and the people you're meant to serve.
With your social media efforts you've got two things you're most interested in: driving traffic to your site and making connections with prospects and other networkers.
Now, this article isn't about social media marketing, but the point here is that an effective social media strategy will drive plenty of traffic to your site. So you want to be visible on social media. You want to be posting, commenting, and engaging with people. Actively.
Of course, I can't tell you exactly how you should do that. The thing about social media is that you've got to develop your own style. If you're doing it the same way everybody else does it, you might as well not even be doing it.
All I can tell you for sure is that you should commit to at least posting once per day on every site you or your organization is on. That will force you to develop your own unique approach.
Attract Prospects to Your Site with Quality Content
But what's the point of having the social media in the first place if you're not driving traffic back to your site? And how are you going to drive traffic back to your site unless you've got some great content to show your followers?
Welcome to the wonderful world of content marketing.
So what's content marketing? Well, the short answer is that it's informational content on your site that attracts readers (or viewers, or listeners) and gives them useful information.
Blog posts. Videos. Podcasts. How-to articles. Ebooks. All of that is content marketing.
Let's assume you're using blog posts. You want to drive your ideal prospects to your site. How do you do that?
Well, you write content that matches what your prospects need to see when they're ready to buy from you. You educate them about what they need to know in order to understand your offer and what it can do for them.
The best part of this strategy is that web content lasts a long time. With a solid posting schedule and a good content strategy, you can turn a small site into an authority site and a recognized thought leader in your industry.
Build Your List with Gated Content
So you've got your traffic flowing into your site with your content. Now what?
Now you want to convince those visitors that it's worth their while to send you their email addresses. You want to open up that flow of communication and foster that relationship.
How do you do that? Gated content, of course!
Gated content is content that your prospect can only access after they've performed some action. It could be signing up for an account, subscribing for email updates, or any one of a million possible things. In this case we're assuming you're offering them something in return for their email address and permission to contact them.
So what do you offer them? It's got to be something your ideal prospect would want, and which will help educate them about the value of your offer. My personal favorite kind of gated content is an eBook lead magnet. It could be a how-to guide or a valuable bit of data.
If you use a how-to guide, stick to a subject your prospect will be interested in. Let them know how to do something they'd like to be able to do on their own (even if you and I both know they should go ahead and hire you if they want the best results).
And After That?
Once you've got your lead magnet ready and got it building your list, you need to start sending out emails. This is another thing where you're going to have to work out your own plans. At the very least, you should reach out to your email lists once every month. (If you contact them less than that, some of your subscribers might start to forget who you are, and unsubscribe just as soon as they see your emails.)
Try not to be too salesy with your emails. Unless you want to be. It's important to find an approach that works for you and go with it. I've seen some people go as shamelessly salesy as it's possible to be, and I've seen some people run their email marketing in a much more subtle way. It depends on your style.
The prospects you're meant to find are the kind of people who will appreciate your style. So feel free to experiment until you find the voice that works. When it does, you'll know.


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In an effort to amplify the connectivity and reciprocity that has become a hallmark of the twice-a-year RISCPA networking receptions, the Society recently unveiled the Professional Affiliate Member (PAM) program. Since approved by the board and membership in April of 2015, we now have close to 100 PAM professionals.
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There are headline-grabbing cases that remind us of the frailties of the human condition and the sheer power of greed. Enron, of course, in the early 2000s, and even more recently, Bernie Madoff, the former Wall Street stockbroker arrested
There are not many certainties in a game of golf. One can strike a beautiful drive that soars straight, then rolls toward the pin.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Staying Creative
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Pinterest and blogs are def a big inspiration to me! I need to start doing more diy projects, there are so many great ones out there! I hope you have a fabulous Friday!ReplyDelete
I love this list. I think I want to print it and hang it in my craft room too!ReplyDelete
Great list! And I love the ideas you posted over at Delightfully Noted!ReplyDelete
I'm an obscene list maker. I have 2 different list apps on my iPhone and I make lists in the "notes" app...yea, I make a lot of lists.ReplyDelete
Guess what?! I am going to be finally doing a DIY project. Ready for this?
Yesterday, I picked up wine rack at Goodwill for $4!!! It's pink though, so I think I'm going to spray paint it with chalkboard paint. I'm finally getting crafy. Woot woot!
I wish I could make follow the lists I make at work...Going to visit!ReplyDelete
I usually get inspiration from looking through magazines or just while I'm out shopping. I always carry a notebook in my purse so I can jot down any ideas that suddenly pop into my head :)ReplyDelete
Happy Friday!
i love this print! coffee for sure for me :)ReplyDelete
have a great weekend!
This is such a great idea! I definitely need some motivation!!ReplyDelete
Love this list! I do a great job drinking coffee and making lists as well!ReplyDelete
I LOVE making lists... I make them ALL the time! I love this one!ReplyDelete
Hope you have a great weekend!
I think carrying a notebook everywhere is a really important point. I know this, but I rarely do it.ReplyDelete
Hi Jenninfer, I'm just popping over from Delightfully Noted to say hi and that I LOVED your post! Pinterest has the best DIY projects-so inspiring! Your blog is SO super cute, I'm excited to follow you!ReplyDelete
oh i love this! and i definitely use blogs to be creative, fashion mags for style tips and food and wine for creative and new...food and wine (shocking, i know). and yes, i sing in the shower. guilty as charged.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh I love this so much! Its always good to stretch your mind and keep things creative. Excellent ways to do so:)ReplyDelete
That is a great list! For me, I think pulling away from the computer for a weekend and just opening my eyes is one of the ways that I get really inspired. There is so much beauty in our lives:)ReplyDelete
This is a great list and you should definitely frame it!ReplyDelete
I love this list. I have something similar to this hanging in my cubicle at work. Since I consider it a creativity-stifling environment, I like to have some words of encouragement to inspire me.ReplyDelete
I need to print this out and make it my mantra. Says the girl who isn't stepping away from the computer just yet...but still!ReplyDelete


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Turns out Instagram is where all the music people are, so we've joined too. We're new so we've only got 9 followers – come on over so we feel less like newbs…
We're posting images from the studio, from gigs, some behind-the-scenes stuff (CONTAIN YOURSELVES) – and also a whole bunch of video clips from our recordings. So to join us there, go to our profile – @lightbulbmomentband – or click the follow button on the post below.
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Stein says, "We really like SourceForge, and we don't want to hurt SourceForge" or take away projects. Instead, Stein says that the goal is to see what Google can do with the Google infrastructure, to provide an alternative for open source projects.
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Has sourceforge made any real improvements since the days of VA Linux Systems? I haven't noticed any.
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The Hollywood Tax Story They Won't Tell at the Oscars
It's easy to demand higher levies on the 'rich' when your own industry gets $1.5 billion in government handouts.
At the Democratic National Convention last year, actress Eva Longoria called for higher taxes on America's rich. Her take: "The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers—she needed a tax break. But the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not."
Actually, nowadays an Eva Longoria who flipped burgers would probably qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit and get a check from the government rather than pay taxes. It's the movie set where she works these days that may well be getting the tax break....


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Burton's injury woes show little sign of easing as Albion boss Nigel Clough prepares his squad for the visit of Preston.
Wingers Lloyd Dyer and Sean Scannell have yet to train this week. Dyer has missed three matches with a hamstring problem and Scannell sat out the defeat at Derby due to a groin issue.
Matty Lund and Joe Mason have both been suffering with illness this week and are doubts for the game on Saturday while Jamie Allen has been given time off due to a family bereavement.
Club record signing Liam Boyce continues to recover from the serious knee injury he suffered during pre-season.
Preston welcome Daniel Johnson back and could also see Stephy Mavididi return.
Johnson has served a one-game ban for five bookings and comes back into contention, while Mavididi is expected to be fit after two games out with hamstring trouble.
Calum Woods has been battling a similar problem and remains sidelined.
Josh Earl, Tommy Spurr (both knee) and Greg Cunningham and Sean Maguire (both hamstring) are long-term absentees.
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The Zerzura Club
Well, life has been busy, but I've managed to get back on track and return to do some blogging. I wrote the following piece as a part of another article. I found myself going down another path with the original article, but this bit kept nagging at my imagination. It is the story of the Zerzura Club, a band of explorers in the 1930s that were hunting the legendary lost city of Zerzura. So, without further ado, here's the story.
The Zerzura Club
|The Sahara Desert, ca. 1920
Over the next several decades the report permeated European scientific circles and by the 1870s a Zerzura craze gripped their imagination. The first serious expeditions to find Zerzura took place in the early 1900s and 1910s from the central Egyptian town of Dakhla. The explorers travelled west, east, and south combing the desert for the oasis, but found nothing. Still, a great deal of the Sahara had been mapped.
|Ahmed Mohamed Hassanein
More information on Hassanein's expedition can be found here ...
During this time technological advances in desert travelling were being made, especially in transportation. Ralph Bagnold and his team of British explorers had pioneered the use of automobiles in the desert and developed dune-crossing techniques to help improve mobility. He also developed the sun dial compass, which was vital as normal compasses in the desert were easily led astray by the many hidden iron deposits of the Sahara. Bagnold was also the first to include aircraft in his expedition for aerial surveys. His advances and techniques opened up the possibility to penetrate deeper into the mysterious desert than ever before.
|Ralph Bagnold, 1929
|László Almásy
In 1932 Pat Clayton and Count László Almásy joined an expedition, which made an aerial discovery of two large green valleys near Jebel Uweinat. Almásy was convinced that these valleys, known as Glif Kebir, were the location of Zerzura and he remained loyal to his theory and returned to the area in 1933 to carry out more research. Although he found nothing except for some ancient petroglyphs, Almásy believed that Glif Kebir was the most probable location for the mythical city.
Finally, the last region left blank of the map was the Great Sand Sea between the Kufra and the Siwa Oases (Ahmed Mohamed Hassanein had side-stepped the sand sea on his expedition). This last mapping expedition was undertaken by Patrick Clayton in early 1933.
Smaller expeditions into the Sahara continued under the direction of Zerzura Club until the Second World War, when its members took what they had learned of the Sahara and offered it to king and country.
Zerzura was never found, but Bagnold put it best when he said,
|Almásy's Zerzura, 1932
Or for the less scientifically minded it may be still more vague; an excuse for the childish craving so many grown-ups harbour secretly to break away from civilisation, to face the elements at close quarters as did our savages, ancestor, returning temporarily to their life of primitive simplicity and physical vigour; being short of water, to be obliged to go unwashed; having no kit to live in rags, and sleep in the open without a bed.
Zerzura is sought in many places, in the desert, at the Poles, in the still unsurveyed mountain regions of Asia. There is no fear that the quest will end, even though the blank spaces on the map get smaller and smaller. For Zerzura can never be identified. Many discoveries will be made in the course of the search, discoveries which will make the seekers very happy, but none will surely be Zerzura. A new water-hole may still be found, a Stone Age burial-ground or a reef of gold, but it will not be Zerzura. The answer to the riddle of the dunes may be discovered, but it will not tell us where Zerzura lies.
As long as any part of the world remains uninhabited, Zerzura will be there, still to be discovered. As time goes on it will become smaller, more delicate and specialised, but it will be there. Only when all difficulties of travel have been surmounted, when men can wander at will for indefinite periods over tracts of land on which life cannot normally exist, will Zerzura begin to decay.
|Waw an Namus
The pick is withdrawn. The time has come at last when the experts can close their notebooks, for there is nothing else unfound. We see Zerzura crumbling rapidly into dust. Little birds rise from within and fly away. A cloud moving across the sun makes the world a dull and colourless place.
Ralph A. Bagnold - 1935, Libyan Sands - Travel in a Dead World


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In my prayer time this morning, I asked the Lord for a "word for the day." This is what came to my heart: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6). Now, I ask myself, "How can I 'lean not' on my own understanding"? So much of my life is made up of "common sense" decisions. I have invested years in classes (both learning and teaching) trying to learn to think maturely and godly. Am I to toss aside all I think and reject or hold suspect all my thoughts as being opposed to God's thoughts? I believe what Proverbs is teaching me is this: I must trust God above myself. What God says in His Word and what God speaks to my heart in the circumstances of life is more important than what I can figure out on my own. In fact, sometimes my thoughts, which I may consider sound and right, may actually veer me away from God's will. Consider Joseph, the husband of Mary. When he learned that Mary was expecting, and knowing he was not the father, "he had in mind to divorce her quietly" (Matthew 1:19b). From Joseph's understanding, divorcing Mary quietly not only made sense, but showed the quality of godly mercy. But, God's thoughts were higher than Joseph's thoughts! In a dream, the Lord revealed to Joseph his need to trust God ahead of his own logic and reasoning. And, because Joseph obeyed God, he experienced the wonder-filled life of living with Jesus, the Son of God! So, when it comes to our common sense and natural thinking, God doesn't judge this as always bad and evil. After all, He is the one who gives us the ability to think and reason. However, our thoughts and understanding must also come under His Lordship. We must give Him the right to "overrule". All of us will face times when our reasoning is tested by God's will. At these times, may we receive His grace, enabling us to trust Him, even when we can't "figure Him out"!
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Dasani is 12 years old and has the weight of the world on her shoulders. She is playful, smart and loves to dance. She's somewhat of surrogate mother to her younger siblings and has an extra special bond with her one-year-old sister, Lele.
The New York Times is taking readers into the lives of Dasani, her seven siblings and their parents in a multi-part series about homeless children that is as riveting as it is depressing. After reading investigative reporter Andrea Elliott's series titled "Invisible Child," I find myself haunted by a single question: Who will help Dasani and her siblings?
They are living in what seems to be an impossible situation. Both parents are present — though their father seems less present — yet they are wrestling with drug addictions and joblessness. They are living in a junk-filled mice-infested room in a substandard homeless shelter in Brooklyn. The toilet for this family of nine is a mop bucket. The showers must be guarded while in use because rapists and child molesters live there too. One of their children is legally blind and they rely on Dasani, their oldest child, to be a leader and caregiver for her siblings. That is far too much weight for any 12-year-old to bear.
The series explores the extremes of wealth and poverty that can be found within the same few Brooklyn blocks. Yet the inhabitants of Marcy Housing Projects, where Jay Z grew up, the homeless shelter and multi-million dollar apartments exist in alternate universes. Many readers will come away from the series with a simple conclusion: these children have no hope of growing up whole and healthy because their parents' lives are a mess.
It's clear from the reporting that Dasani's mother loves her children. But she doesn't seem to know how to care for their physical and emotional needs. She has them wait outside a store while she goes in to steal food; even though she knows they know she steals. She tells them it's okay to do so when necessary. The family's patriarch is even more troubled. He is in and out drug rehab and often squanders the public assistance his family receives on things like a dozen roses for his wife.
The series shines a spotlight on the plight of the city's homeless; especially its children and contrasts it with wealthy public officials such as outgoing New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has bragged publicly about the quality of the city's homeless shelters.
For me, the most hopeful aspects of Dasani's story are the relationship Dasani has cultivated with her no-nonsense school principal, Miss Holmes; and her favorite teacher, Miss Hester. For her students, Miss Hester is a symbol of what can happen if you work hard in school and work even harder to rise above your circumstances. Miss Hester is a child of the city's housing projects who did everything right. When her peers make fun of her for talking and acting white, she ignored them and continued to excel in her classwork. For her efforts, she received a full scholarship to college.
She sees great potential in Dasani, who has book smarts and is wise beyond her years because of the weight she carries for her entire family. If there is hope and help for Dasani and her siblings, it is the examples they see in people like Miss Hester, who has returned to the community to inspire those who would follow her.
The New York Times is a powerful institution with worldwide reach. I'm sure people will read about Dasani and her siblings and want to help. I hope their parents get the treatment they need to be whole for their children. In part five of the series, Dasani and her family move from the shelter that has been their home for three years into a two-bedroom apartment shelter that is clean and offers more privacy. I pray her troubled parents can make it work, for Dasani and her siblings sake.
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How To Quit Smoking - Planning
Back in 2011, I tried to make my first short film. It was a comedy called The Christmas Party, based on a real wild night I had with my wife and her co-workers. I had never tried anything so ambitious before. What I didn't know then, and which sounds silly to me now, was the amount of time it would take to shoot an 11-page screenplay.
After wrangling a cast and crew of about 15 people and securing a hotel room to shoot at with a budget of nearly zero, I knew I really only had one day to bang the majority of the film out. It showed. Our lack of budget, my inexperience and most importantly, my lack of planning tanked the project.
My biggest takeaway from that quagmire was that I needed to be a better planner.
I was heartbroken that the amount of time & talent involved didn't equate to a finished product, but as a learning exercise, it was an incredible experience. My biggest takeaway from that quagmire was that I needed to be a better planner.
I spent the last five years working on commercials and music videos for clients large and small both as a director and a project manager. My skills have gotten significantly better over that time and I made sure that this production would be planned out to the best of my abilities.
Just like my first short, "How To Quit Smoking..." is a labor of love (read: high concept, low budget). As such, I used what I had and what I could borrow. My graphic designer friend Marc Stokes helped me create a feel for the production by designing the Keen Cigarette box seen throughout the film. His son Joshua Stokes came through in a major way as my director of photography. He has a great eye for composition, and in addition to camera work, he made sure the lighting was just right for our California shoot days.
We shot the majority of this film's dramatizations in my little apartment in Pacifica, CA. We used every part of the place, and when we were unable to secure an office building for some exterior shots, I created some props and placed them on our crappy garage.
My cohort Sean lives in Chicago, and we shot his scenes on one of my visits to the city. We used his living room to give an informal, fireside-chat feel to contrast with the horrendous corporate-speak coming out of his mouth.
I only had one person in mind to play Donny Don't, the protagonist in this film. My friend Blake Patawaran is such a lovable guy and I knew he'd be a natural in front of the camera. Thankfully he was open to getting hooked on cigarettes and eventually, heroin for the purposes of comedy.
To cast the wife and daughter, we tried film casting sites and reached out to our network of social media friends to see if we could find some quality talent. After numerous auditions we landed on two fantastic young actors, Caoimhe McMeel and Chel Rial.
Genius dreamboat Charles Forman reached out to me during my pre-production phase to tell me about his latest venture, Storyboarder. It was exactly what I was looking for. The software laid my screenplay out on a timeline and allowed me draw in shots with ease.
I created a shot list broken down into days on a big white board that I used to keep track of what I had shot and what I still needed to shoot.
After I established my crew, cast, locations and storyboard, I set my schedule. After nearly a month of work, we were finally ready to actually shoot.
I made lists, I checked them twice, then I got to work.