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What's the Word on Your Business??
WOMM, as stated is just that, Word of Mouth Marketing. Businesses using happy, satisfied customers to promote their business.
What's the word on your business? How do you and your business stand up to the competition according to your greatest critics? What do your customers say about your products or services? Good things, right? Hopefully.
Everyday, consumers make purchases, how and why they choose your brand over a competitor may have more to do with what they heard from family and friends than the advertisement that came on last night. There are many articles that show statistics on the benefits of organic marketing, also called Word of Mouth Marketing (WOMM). Below you can click to review some of these statistics, but first, today's blog will discuss what WOMM is, why it is important to any sized business, and how utilize it in the digital world.
Word of Mouth What?
WOMM, as stated is just that, Word of Mouth Marketing. Businesses using happy, satisfied customers to promote their business. This is not paid advertisements; this is an organic and natural response. A customer who cannot help but talk about the great experience they had. Delivering everything that you would want if you were your own customer and maybe even beyond.
Importance of WOMM
WOMM has an impact; it can influence buyers and their decision-making. Working to build a great brand that provides awesome products and services. Giving customers a reason to share their experiences, a product that delivers more than expected, or service that goes farther than the usual. A great WOMM strategy can build brand exposure, increase referrals, and directly impact future sales.
Digital WOMM
Conversations happen even more frequently today with the increase in communication with smartphones, social media, and sites like Yelp! and Angie's List. As a business, taking advantage of WOMM not only means providing an excellent experience but also by engaging in these conversations.
Other ways to engage and create great WOMM:
- Ask customers to review your business on website, social media, other Internet channels.
- Rewarding customers with discounts, specialized gear, events, or other creative incentives for referrals.
- Encourage conversations by asking customers questions about their experiences with products, their story, getting to know them.
- Host contests, organize events, and create loyalty programs.
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A great WOMM strategy puts customers first by delivering amazing products/services, hiring employees that share the brand's mission, and offering an unique experience that goes beyond the expected. WOMM is important for successful business, it encourages customer engagement, starts conversations between businesses and customers, and can increase the chances that your customers will talk about and recommend your products or services to their family and friends. Provide your customers with an experience that is worth talking about!
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1) Dr. Alan Wilson, a recent dental school graduate who just purchased his general practice
2) Dr. Carol Sullivan, a general dentist in the middle of her career
3) Dr. Leonard Richardson, an oral surgeon nearing retirement
Each of these practitioners faces different challenges, but these doctors are driven by one shared goal-achieving ultimate practice success.
Dental schools do an outstanding job of providing dentists and specialists the clinical training necessary to deliver exceptional patient care. However, few dental schools offer the in-depth business training required to successfully own and operate a dental practice. The business side of dentistry is where doctors face some of the greatest challenges. Fortunately, dentists have many opportunities to supplement their business knowledge and skills. Practitioners can attend continuing education seminars, read practice-management publications, speak with sales representatives, and hire consultants and advisors. The use of outside experts can help dentists and specialists:
- Increase efficiency and productivity through step-by-step systems
- Reduce stress through effective management and leadership techniques
- Generate greater profitability through increased production
- Increase the number of referring doctors through targeted marketing strategies
- Build greater wealth and reach financial independence earlier
- Recruit quality dental professionals to join your team
- Devise effective transition strategies that maximize your practice investment
Your dental journey is unique. You will be faced with many challenges along the way. Advisors can help you avoid the detours and reach your goals faster with less stress.
*These doctors are composites based on actual Levin Group clients.
Chapter 1: The Young Practice
Dr. Alan Wilson*
Age: 28
General Dentist
Suburban Practice
Years in practice: 0
The paint is barely dry on the walls as Dr. Wilson opens the doors on his first day of managing his own practice. The staff arrives, still uncertain of the daily routine. Soon after, the first patient arrives. The nervous staff gets the patient to the back, although it takes a little longer than it should.
As Dr. Wilson prepares to meet with his practice's first patient, many things are going through his mind. How can I make today a great day? And what about tomorrow and the next day? After all, it is an anxious, exciting time for him. Starting a dental practice is a huge undertaking, one fraught with many unknowns. Dr. Wilson has been giving a lot of thought to questions, such as:
- Will I be able to quickly build a patient base?
- Will I have enough revenue to pay my bills?
- Will I be able to train my staff to efficiently run the office?
- Should I enter managed-care programs to fill unused chair time?
- From the continuing education standpoint, which procedures and services should I pursue?
- Which services do I find fun and interesting? Will that change? Which services have a higher profit margin? What service or type of services will yield a much higher production per hour over the course of my career?
- How long will it take to get out of debt?
Your dental journey is unique.
You will be faced with many challenges along the way.
That last concern bothers him greatly. Like all young dentists, Dr. Wilson begins his professional career heavily in debt. He would like to pay off his debt as soon as possible, but his first concern is finding enough patients to build his practice. Although Dr. Wilson is receptive to the idea of consulting advisors, he believes he can wait until later before seeking the advice of a certified financial planner. "The best time for dentists to consult a financial planner is early in their careers," said Robert Graham, CEO of RG Capital**, a national wealth management firm with a division exclusively for dentists. "The earlier you get started, the longer you will be accumulating and building wealth."
Dr. Wilson has good reason to be anxious about his debt. His start-up costs are high-higher, in fact, than dentists of any previous generation. Unlike his predecessors, he discovered that banks were not as willing to lend money as they had been in the past. Interest rates are starting to go up, too-not a good sign for someone like Dr. Wilson with a six-figure school loan to pay off.
And, it's much more than the school loan that has set him back financially. He has invested in new technology and an upscale office décor to compete effectively with several established practices in town. In his personal life, Dr. Wilson has recently married and bought a new house-and his wife is expecting their first child. Financially, he is beginning to feel as if he is skating on thin ice.
In the midst of so many daunting factors, what should Dr. Wilson do to build his young practice? At this stage of his career, Dr. Wilson needs to concentrate a great deal of his efforts on the following three key areas:
- Vision – A Plan for the Future
- Goals – The Stepping Stones to Success
- Team Building – The Key to Reducing Unnecessary Stress
As Dr. Wilson moves forward in his career, he will discover that his work on creating a vision, setting goals, and building a core team helped establish a solid foundation for long-term practice success. With the right training and leadership, his staff will become a cohesive team that knows what to do, how to do it, and what the future holds. Dr. Wilson has ensured that he has many of the key elements in place to overcome any obstacles, turning each challenge into a success that will lead him to his ultimate goal-financial independence.
*Dr. Wilson is a composite based on actual Levin Group clients.
Chapter 2: The Established Practice
Dr. Carol Sullivan*
Age: 41
Urban Practice
Years in practice: 13
It's Tuesday morning. Patients are starting to gather in the dental office reception area. The sun is shining and the day is young, but before she has even seen the first patient, Dr. Carol Sullivan is dreading the start of another typically hectic and stressful day.
Daily Sources of Stress
Just weeks before, the practice had lost a key employee- Sylvia, the office manager, who claimed that job stress and her family obligations were too much for her to handle. Other employees have also been complaining about the work environment. To make matters worse, with Sylvia gone, the practice has experienced an upsurge in uncollected payments and unsubmitted insurance reimbursements.
Designing and implementing more effective business systems and developing better leadership skills will enable Dr. Sullivan to create a more relaxed work environment for herself and her staff while increasing practice profitability.
Dr. Sullivan often felt torn between finishing a patient's treatment and running into her office to straighten out issues with insurance companies or double-checking how the front desk was doing. Even while she was earning a comfortable income, Dr. Sullivan could see that the stress was taking its toll. Retirement planning was on her wish list, but it wasn't a priority at this time. She had too much else going on. When she had analyzed her situation, Dr. Sullivan concluded that running the practice exactly the same way she'd run it in the past wasn't working as well as it used to. During the earlier years of her practice, things seemed to go extremely well, but now she was stuck in a rut and sometimes even doubted she had made the right career choice.
Action Steps for Change
Designing and implementing more effective business systems and developing better leadership skills will enable Dr. Sullivan to create a more relaxed work environment for herself and her staff while increasing practice profitability. To achieve her goals, Dr. Sullivan will work with her consultants and advisors to implement the following action steps:
- Create a clear vision statement of the practice's direction for the next five years.
- Analyze existing business systems (i.e., scheduling, communication, collections) to determine which are working and which are not.
- Redesign practice systems with staff feedback and written, step-by-step guidelines.
- Evaluate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to get an accurate picture of critical practice areas, such as production, profit, overhead, new patients per year, and accounts receivable.
- Script all patient interactions to create office continuity, a higher level of professionalism, increased case acceptance, and better customer service.
- Effectively delegate responsibilities to team members that can be trained to take over all nonclinical tasks.
- Coach the team with constructive feedback, role-playing, and scripting to develop individual strengths of staff members. Set new performance benchmarks for staff members to work toward.
- Start financial planning with an advisor to get retirement planning on track.
Day by Day a New Practice Emerges
As Dr. Sullivan updated her systems, she found that practice stress slowly began to decrease. Her team was motivated to make the practice a better place to work. Insights came from even the youngest staff members, and a newly reinvigorated team spirit was felt in Dr. Sullivan's office. Step-by-step guidelines and scripts were written for everything from front desk interactions with patients to the hygienists' protocol before, during, and after treatment. Dr. Sullivan began to spend more and more time chair-side, leaving the staff to handle nonclinical and administrative tasks.
For the first time in a long time Dr. Sullivan's practice was moving in a very positive direction. Financial independence was now a real possibility, and practicing dentistry was once again a source of enjoyment and fulfillment.
*Dr. Sullivan is a composite based on actual Levin Group clients.
Chapter 3: The Practice in Transition
Dr. Leonard Richardson*
Age: 55
Oral Surgeon
Suburban Practice
Years in practice: 26
Five years ago, Dr. Richardson was in a good place. His suburban OMS practice was generating more than $1 million in revenue. He had a good, long-term team in place. His relationships with referring doctors were excellent. He had worked with a practice-management consulting company that helped him redesign his systems for maximum efficiency- and that enabled him to take his already-successful practice to the next level.
On his 50th birthday five years ago, Dr. Richardson looked at his life and liked what he saw. He had been happily married for 20+ years. His two kids were doing well in high school.They were both involved in sports and extracurricular activities. Dr. Richardson was on a path to have his home paid off within five years. He and his wife had managed to save more than $2 million. He was planning to retire from full time practice in 10 years when he turned 60.
He loved coming to work. There were some bad days, but they were few and far between. Most days, the practice ran like a well-oiled machine. He seemed to have it all together.
Fast Forward Five Years
Practice production had dipped below $1 million for the second year in a row. Several new competitors with state-of-the- art facilities had moved into the area. These doctors were marketing their practices aggressively and targeting his patient base and his referring doctors. In addition, one of his top referrers decided to keep implants in-house.
Dr. Richardson had recently gone through a messy divorce. The last two or three years were just a blur. The stress at home had been incredible. He couldn't focus on work. He showed up physically, but mentally he had many personal distractions. His practice began to suffer. He didn't maintain contact with referring doctors as frequently as he once had.
He realized his goal of retiring by 60 was probably out of reach. He and his wife split their common assets. His share of the once-$2 million nest egg was now about $1 million. The investment portfolio he had attempted to manage himself hadn't performed as well as expected either. He probably should've made some adjustments, or better yet started to work with the financial planner his accountant had recommended, but Dr. Richardson's attention had been on other matters.
Financial independence was now a real possibility, and practicing dentistry was once again a source of enjoyment and fulfillment.
To get his practice back on track, there are four overarching areas that require Dr. Richardson's focus:
- Practice Management
- Practice Marketing
- Financial Planning
- Transitions and Recruitment
Practice Prognosis
The use of expert advisors is critical to professional and personal success throughout a dental practitioner's career. Dr. Richardson is facing several challenges as he winds up a successful OMS career. He needs to get his practice performing at the highest levels by updating his systems, training his team, and implementing an effective referral based marketing program. Obviously, a growing practice will attract more interest and a higher sales price than a practice in decline. How well his practice performs will affect his ability to save for retirement. Consulting with a certified financial planner can help Dr. Richardson clarify his goals and implement the right strategies to reach those goals.
As Dr. Richardson moves toward retirement, he should consider seeking the advice of recruitment and transition experts who can help him understand the various options for transitioning his practice and receiving the maximum value for his lifelong investment in dentistry. Although his practice hit a rough patch, with the right help, it is still poised for new growth and a return to greater success.
These three stories highlight the challenges faced by practitioners in different stages of their career. Whether you are at the beginning, middle, or nearing the end of your dental career, you face challenges that can prevent you from reaching your goals. The use of advisors can help you overcome those challenges and realize your full potential.
*Dr. Richardson is a composite based on actual Levin Group clients.
**RG Capital is a member of Levin Group's Life Plan Alliance.
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Thirty three years ago today (June 15th, 1980), in Cedar Park, Texas, I was rescued! Rescued in the truest sense of the word! I was born again by the grace of God! And I can never get over just how marvellous that experience was! Oh, it wasn't really the experience as much as the fact that the Creator of this universe, had saved ME! I knew Jesus came to save the "world", but 33 years ago this evening was when He actually was allowed to save ME!
It was just at the close of the Sunday evening church meeting at Hilltop Baptist Temple in Cedar Park, when I heard the pastor plea with everyone to make sure their soul is truly born again. He had preached on Unsaved Church Members and how church, baptism, good works, positive thinking, etc, could never change anyone's eternal destiny. Only the perfect and finished efforts of the Son of God, in our place could actually be enough to make up for all the wrongs of anyone! He preached from Matthew 13:24-43 about Tares and Wheat. Over and over the pastor explained how that tares look like wheat, and feel like wheat when touched, and can easily fool almost anyone into thinking they really are wheat… until, they grow up and they have no fruit! They never were wheat! And they are only good for burning!
And then he pleaded for everyone to make sure THEY were wheat – that they were really born again into the kingdom of God! He commanded people that they had to be saved from the wrath to come. That there was no other way out. That if a person did not get their sins forgiven in total, they would one day perish, and spend eternity in a lake of fire, with the devil and his angels, because that is what we rightfully deserve because of our sinfulness!
I remember sitting in the middle of the crowd of about 250 people and wishing I could go up and take Pastor Jack's hand and let him kneel with me in prayer and help me trust the Saviour to cleanse my every sin, and be forgiven. But as the hymn "Only Trust Him" was sang, I was torn. Torn between knowing I was not good enough to ever be in God's presence, and yet knowing there was a doorway, an opportunity to get forgiven. Why not take it? If the God of heaven has made a way to be saved from my sin and its punishment, why not take it? But I was 17 years old, and that meant that I was more worried about what people would think of me, than what God would think. Looking back, I can't believe I stood there, during the singing of that Hymn and actually held onto the back of the pew in front of me. I remember bowing my head and thinking to myself, why is this so hard? Why is it so hard to move out of this crowd and go up front? I remember thinking about how wonderful it must be to know that all your sins are washed away and are forgiven and are actually completely forgotten by God! And yet I stayed there, in the midst of that crowd.
And then the singing ended. Silence. I was surrounded in the midst of a crowd of people, and there was silence. And it felt awful. Then the pastor seemed sad. He said he knew more people needed to quit playing the game of Christianity, and get really saved! He then asked everyone to bow their heads and pray with him as he asked God's blessings on us all as we headed home. When he finished praying, the crowd erupted with joy and conversations that only Christians have at the end of a good church meeting – rejoicing in the fact that the truth had been preached, and that hearts were melted. You see, while I was debating and struggling with my "image", there were several people who actually HAD gone forward to the front of the church and knelt and pleaded with God to forgive them and give them the gift of eternal life like Jesus promised He would! But I had not. I stood there and watched the crowd around me slowly melt away and move towards the doors, and my heart began to beat like a piston! I knew I was definitely headed for hell. I had just missed my chance to get saved. And I knew that if I got into my car, that I might not make it safely home that night! And it was then that I saw John Cranford! I had gotten to know John in the teen Sunday School group. He was one of the class teachers. And I nearly ran over to him and just blurted out, "I need to talk to you"! He asked, "What's wrong?" I just simply responded, "I am not saved. I am still lost!" He looked at me and then said, "Then yes, we DO need to talk! Come on over to the house and we will get it settled." My heart was still beating a mile a minute, but I had some hope.
I followed him over to his house and walked into his home and he sat us both down at his kitchen table. His wife was so nice and fixed us some Iced Tea and brought out some muffins and I just anxiously waited. I couldn't wait for John to open his Bible. John waited till his children were finished getting their snacks and headed on out of the kitchen before he started talking with me. He asked me why I thought I was not saved. I told him, because I am only a faker. I have blended with everyone at church now, and I can act like everyone around me when I am at church,… but I have never been born again.
He asked me how long I had been coming to church. I said, about 7 weeks now. Before that I had not been to any kind of a church in years, and I told him that up to coming to this church, going to church to me was stupid. But THIS church was different! This church was Bible only, and "that Book" spoke always right to my heart! He said that was the Holy Spirit talking from the pages of the Bible, and that I need to obey whatever the Bible said to do. I agreed.
He then started showing me Scripture after Scripture about why I am separated from God and that my separation would result in me being eternally separated from God in the lake of fire! He went over basically all that I had just heard from Pastor Jack. I patiently listened, but inside I was screaming, "GET TO THE GOOD PART!" I wanted to be saved!
He finally got to John 3:16, and Romans 10:13, and Titus 3:5, and asked me what I wanted to do. I said, "All I want to do is get the gift that God had purchased for ME, and walk out of this house a new person! But I don't know HOW" He asked me if I was willing to just firmly believe what God says in His Bible. I said yes. He then said, "Then just ask God to forgive you and make you His child!"
I bolted out of my chair and knelt on the floor next to that kitchen table and started crying like I hadn't since my dad left my mom when I was 12 years old! I asked Jesus to forgive ME for all MY sins. I asked Him to come into my heart and save me, and make me a child of Almighty God!
When I finished, and looked up at John, he was smiling the biggest kind of grin that only a Texan can have!
I stood and he hugged me and then called for his wife to come in and asked me to tell her what just happened! I smiled and told her I was now forgiven, and it felt great! Like a real, massive burden had disappeared off my back. I was so, so excited that it had worked!
I couldn't wait to get home and tell my Mom! I thanked John and his wife and then drove home. It was almost midnight by this time, but my mother was still awake, but in bed, with a book in her hand. I knocked and then came in and then jumped on her bed and announced, "MOM! I got saved tonight! And you need to get saved too!" She looked at me and started crying and we hugged, and then she said "I am already born again Craig" I said, "No way!" She said, "Yes, but I just have not been living like it."
Oh I was so happy that night.
And you know what? I still am!
Thank you Lord for saving MY soul! Thank you Lord, for making ME whole!
Thirty three years ago today!


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Professor Alan M. Dershowitz is Brooklyn native who has been called "the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer" and one of its "most distinguished defenders of individual rights," "the best-known criminal lawyer in the world," "the top lawyer of last resort," "America's most public Jewish defender" and "Israel's single most visible defender -- the Jewish state's lead attorney in the court of public opinion." He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Dershowitz, a graduate of Brooklyn College and Yale Law School, joined the Harvard Law School faculty at age 25 after clerking for Judge David Bazelon and Justice Arthur Goldberg.
He has also published more than 100 articles in magazines and journals such as The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post. The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, The Nation, Commentary, Saturday Review, The Harvard Law Review and the Yale Law Journal, and more than 300 of his articles have appeared in syndication in 50 national daily newspapers. Professor Dershowitz is the author of 27 fiction and non-fiction works with a worldwide audience. His most recent titles include "Rights From Wrong," "The Case For Israel," "The Case For Peace," "Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence," "Preemption: A Knife that Cuts Both Ways," "Finding Jefferson -- A Lost Letter," "A Remarkable Discovery," and "The First Amendment In An Age of Terrorism," and "The Case For Moral Clarity: Israel, Hamas and Gaza."
In addition to his numerous law review articles and books about criminal and constitutional law, he has written, taught and lectured about history, philosophy, psychology, literature, mathematics, theology, music, sports -- and even delicatessens.
In 1983, the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith presented him with the William O. Douglas First Amendment Award for his "compassionate eloquent leadership and persistent advocacy in the struggle for civil and human rights." In presenting the award, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel said: "If there had been a few people like Alan Dershowitz during the 1930s and 1940s, the history of European Jewry might have been different." Professor Dershowitz has been awarded the honorary doctor of laws degree by Yeshiva University, the Hebrew Union College, Brooklyn College, Syracuse University and Haifa University. The New York Criminal Bar Association honored him for his "outstanding contribution as a scholar and dedicated defender of human rights."
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DPRK vows to achieve national reunification
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The army and people of the DPRK will never pardon the South Korean authorities, who drove the north-south relations into an uncontrollable situation, said Kim Ki Nam, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee.
The DPRK will "launch a nationwide all-out offensive to put an end to South Korea's anti-DPRK confrontation moves and achieve the historic cause of national reunification without fail," he added.
Kim made the remarks at a national meeting held at the People's Palace of Culture on Saturday to mark the 47th anniversary of top leader Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee.
He called for further increasing the politico-ideological, military and technological might of the army, completing the work to "put all people under arms and turn the whole country into a fortress," safeguarding the country as firm as "an iron wall" through the concerted efforts of the army and people, and dynamically pushing forward socialist construction.
Kim Jong Il started his work at the WPK Central Committee on June 19, 1964.
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1. Throw on a cute fall outfit:tights+boots+fall skirt+scarf=my go-to trendy fall outfit. It makes me feel fall-esque and that I love.
2. Go buy your most favorite coffee or tea from your fave coffee shop (or have your dad buy it): My dad bought me a black pumpkin spice coffee and I added in my own chocolate soy milk to make it the perfect fall drink. Buy your perfect drink!
3. Light a yummy fall/winter-y candle: Light up that Jack Frost candle you've been saving for winter, or a yummy pumpkin or apple pie scent. Your house will smell of happiness in a few minutes.
4. Go for a long walk/run sans music: I went for a 40-minute walk this morning, and although it was a little chilly for my liking, I loved being by myself with no iPod, simply soaking up the fall scenery. Gotta love foliage!
5. Search for festivals in your area: This post is extra-short 'cause we're about to go to the APPLE FESTIVAL! It's an annual festival in the neighborhood I grew up in, with anything and everything fall! They'll have apples, pumpkin butter, kettle corn, crafts and music. Sorry to cut you short but off I go : )


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This time last year, Danielle Bradbery was a 16-year-old student at Cy Ranch High School who loved dancing and riding horses and hadn't done much singing outside her own bedroom. Then her family entered her into the Dallas auditions for NBC's high-rated singing show The Voice -- without asking her first.
"They were like, 'Let's just see what happens' and I was like, 'Okay,' says Bradbery by phone, on a break from doing radio promos somewhere in Ohio. "I was really scared. I was like, 'Wait a second... I don't know if I can do this. Y'all are just throwing me out there like that.'"
This evening Bradbery will perform at City Hall -- part of Mayor Annise Parker's official Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting -- as the reigning Voice champion, the youngest in the show's history. She's still not old enough to vote, but soon will be confronted with options like which tour to join once she gets off the road with Brad Paisley.
Her self-titled debut album was recorded in short order following Bradbery's Voice victory, supervised by producer Dann Huff. To get an idea of what a hot property she is at the moment, look no further than his other recent production credits: Keith Urban's Fuse, The Band Perry's Pioneer, Kenny Rogers' You Can't Make Old Friends and Voice Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope's Frame By Frame. That's four of 2013's other top country albums in one fell swoop.
As for her own record, Danielle Bradbery came out last week and landed at No. 5 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, No. 8 on iTunes' Country Albums chart, and No. 19 on the Billboard 200. A bright and bubbly pop-Americana batch of wild boys, workin'-man daddys and Bradbery's boundless teenage spirit, it's got small-town sweetheart etched into every line. But it rings true, whether Bradbery is tackling the Faith Hill-ish vocal fireworks of power ballad "I Will Never Forget You" or shifting into a more carefree gear like the breezy "Dance Hall."
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Even if the album comes off as a little green in spots -- and hey, she is 17 -- Bradbery can hold her own alongside other Nashville ingenues like Pope, Lauren Alaina, Ashley Monroe and Kacey Musgraves, all of whom were among the "Next Women of Country" recently anointed by CMT. Earlier this week she was named the new face of Skechers footwear, which will keep her face in magazines and commercials well into 2015.
Not surprisingly, Bradbery admits she hasn't had a whole lot of time to process everything that's happening to her. But she says her large, blended family has been nothing but supportive, as has her second family from The Voice. In her brief time as a celebrity, she's managed to meet a number of Nashville A-listers -- George Strait, Taylor Swift, of course her Voice coach Blake Shelton and wife Miranda Lambert -- except her hero Carrie Underwood.
"I always listened to her a long time ago, and I still do even though all of this is going on," says Bradbery.
The Texan's quick rise sounds like Underwood's own trajectory after winning her season of American Idol, but the music business is hardly a fairy tale. To hear her tell it, Bradbery sounds like she's also rapidly learning the value of keeping her own counsel.
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"I just try to have time by myself, as little time as I have, as much as I can, to be by myself instead of people talking in so many different directions -- telling me where to go, telling me what to do," she says. "I try to get time at home as much as I can when it's possible."
The singer says she's definitely looking forward to having a little down time in Houston the next few weeks after tonight's tree-lighting. (She reckon's she'll sing a couple of songs from her album, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You.") Soon enough she'll have to rush back out to all the privileges and obligations that come with being a budding country star, but Bradbery has also been singing since she was three -- she's already starting to sound like a pro.
"I love how I sing a song from The Voice and hearing the crowd know every word and sing along," she says. "I think that's awesome, how they react to songs like that. I think that's what gets anybody's adrenaline up when you're performing. Once I start singing, I'm having so much fun."
Danielle Bradbery performs at the Mayor's Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting, 6 p.m. tonight at Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby. See here for more details.
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Wearing: ASOS wide stripe shell top, ASOS wide stripe high waisted shorts, Mode Collective holographic leather point pump, Jolie & Deen white statement necklace, Michael Kors watch (MK5659) via Ice Online, Eve Adorned rainbow quartz bracelet, Jolie & deen origami crane bracelet, Katie Dean leaf wrap ring & arrow ring, Jolie & Deen infinity ring & kitty ring and The Dark Horse horseshoe ring. Nails: Essie 'Shake Your $$ Maker'. Photos: Rowena.
Today's post is is probably the fastest screen-to-blog outfit I've ever posted – you know when you see something and you instantly know that you need it in your wardrobe? Well this happened when I first saw this structured two piece set in ASOS's new arrivals. I've been looking for a shell top like this for months now – my wishlist pieces are always so difficult to find and so when I do come across them I make them mine straight away. I just love the boxy look, it gives futuristic vibes which I adore and the bold wide stripe pattern make them a piece that will co-ordinate with many other separates. These glowing holographic pumps (a happy twist on the statement white heel for Summer), my new wrist love – a tortoise shell Michael Kors (a most kind festive gift from Ice Online) and some warm afternoon light were the perfect companions to debut this two piece which I just know you'll see again soon.
Over the past couple of days after Christmas I have been enjoying my own company planning exciting new ideas for my blog in 2014. Clearing your thoughts is so much more easier when it's a public holiday and everything is closed. Last week, I finally found my dream white hanger in the most unexpected of places – my local Woolworths. Whilst reordering my wardrobe I've had to say goodbye to lots of favourites which sadly have to go to clear out space and so I've started a tictail shop to clear out some pieces after the move, which you can now shop here. Most pieces are being sold at heavily reduced prices and are in excellent condition. I know many of you have emailed about having my blog shop online again. I finally found the time this month to get this going and I hope you are able to find some pretty pieces to adopt into your home :-)


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Telcos have welcomed election pledges by the Coalition and the opposition that will see an additional $60 million allocated to the mobile blackspot program.
The program is intended to boost mobile reception in outer metropolitan and and regional areas.
The government last year allocated funding from the $100 million first round to Telstra and Vodafone. The first round funded 499 new or upgraded mobile base stations. A second round of the program is currently underway, with up to $60 million available for telcos to help co-fund projects.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the federal minister for regional communications, Fiona Nash, today announced the promise of additional funding, which would cover locations that didn't receive funding in the first two rounds of the program as well as areas that have been overlooked by telcos because they are not commercially viable.
Labor's communications spokesperson Jason Clare later said the opposition would match the funding pledge, adding that that the government has "overpromised and under delivered" on the program.
"Of the 499 mobile towers funded in Round 1 of the Mobile Black Spot Programme, as of 4 May 2016 only 21 had been switched on. Of the 499, 416 are in Liberal and Nationals' electorates," Clare said.
"There have also been some glaring omissions. There are locations that should have been funded but were not. For example – the electorate of McEwen, one of the most fire-prone in the country. Over the last six summers, there have been six major disasters, including the Black Saturday fires in 2009."
"Under Labor in six years of government, not one cent was spent on mobile phone black spots. Zero," Turnbull said today during a doorstop interview. "That just shows the disregard that the Labor Party has for the regions."
Vodafone endorsed the commitment of additional funding and called for bipartisan backing for a "permanent and expanded" blackspot program.
"We are very supportive of the Mobile Black Spot Programme model, as it not only increases coverage where it is needed, but also competition, giving customers the opportunity to choose their provider and get a better deal," said the telco's chief strategy officer, Dan Lloyd.
"While the total funding of $220 million won't fix all of the mobile black spots in regional and rural Australia, it will start to address the mobile class divide which exists between these areas and the major cities."
The blackspot program offers "great opportunities to bring mobile coverage to people and communities who currently have none," a Telstra spokesperson said.
"We are rolling out mobile base stations to 429 black spots under Round 1 of the Programme, and we have already delivered new and improved mobile coverage to a number of communities in just a few months," the spokesperson for the telco said.
"We welcome any further opportunities to connect more Australians."
Optus, which is yet to receive any funding from the program, said it welcomed the announcement.
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With the soaring popularity in mustaches over the last few years, it was perhaps inevitable that Danny Husk should return. The straight-laced middle manager, played on "Kids in the Hall" by Scott Thompson, is set to make the jump to comics with IDW and Frozen Beach Studios publishing "Danny Husk: The Hollow Planet," an original graphic novel by Thompson, writer Stephan Nilson and newcomer artist Kyle Morton. A preview book was available at Comic-Con International in San Diego and the full graphic novel will see release in October.
Thompson, a founding member of the Kids in the Hall troupe, was best known on the television series for roles like Danny Husk, the flamboyant Buddy Cole and Queen Elizabeth II. He continues to tour with the group and appeared in the recent television miniseries "Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town" despite the fact that he was battling cancer throughout its production. Thompson has since reported a full recovery.
"Danny Husk: The Hollow Planet" looks to put the titular hero in new and dangerous circumstances, propelling him into a world where his ordinariness makes him anything but. CBR News caught up with Thompson for a few more details on the project.
CBR News: What made you decide to release "Danny Husk: Hollow Planet" as a graphic novel and how did you come to be working with Frozen Beach Studios and IDW?
Scott Thompson: I had been schlepping this screenplay called "Husk" around Hollywood for years until one day I thought no one's going to make this movie with me in the lead. I'm an obscure openly gay Canadian comedian who wants to star in a hundred million dollar picture. But the problem was I was so obsessed with this story that I had to get it out some way. At first I thought of turning it into a novel but then I thought no, why not a graphic novel. Less work. So I pitched to various graphic novel companies and several bit and I went with Stephan Nilson at Frozen Beach Studios because he seemed to grasp the story the best, but mostly because he took me to Comic-Con.
Were you surprised at the transformations your story went through, first from screenplay to comic script and onward into finished art?
Oh yes. I had never been involved in this kind of story telling at all. I originally thought that it would be pretty much an elaborate storyboard of my screenplay, but that was not the case. It became much more. Many times the expression on the characters faces or the positioning of them would convey everything in such a way that certain lines were not needed or conversely the way something was drawn would demand new lines. It was quite exhilarating and frightening at the same time. Because I had lived with the screenplay for so long, I had become a little precious with it, and so when it came time to let other people in to shape it, I was somewhat defensive. That changed as I realized how talented everyone was. Now I couldn't be more proud of the project, especially my collaborators. They have been amazing. I hope to continue working in this medium for many more years.
Up to now, Danny Husk has mainly been featured in short sketches. Is there a different sort of pacing involved in sustaining his brand of humor over a longer project?
Not really. Danny's humor is pretty dry and I find that can go for the long run. Because this is a hybrid of comedy and fantasy, there are definitely stretches where the adventure dominates, but the book is essentially a comedy at heart. There, I haven't answered your question at all.
What can you tell us about the story we'll be seeing in "Hollow Planet?" Will any of his established supporting cast from AT & Love appear, or are we starting fresh?
No, there will be absolutely nobody from Danny's previous worlds. He will have a brand new wife and two sparkling new children which he never had on the show. In "The Hollow Planet," Danny becomes a much more real character than he ever was on the show. I dare say, we see the man behind the moustache. I hope that's a good thing.
The various Danny Husk sketches set up a certain back story, though most of these didn't follow through to other sketches. Will Danny's apparent super powers of musk and porn stardom play a role in the new book? Will we learn about any other new abilities?
No, Danny starts out every adventure as a blank slate. His history on the "Kids in the Hall" has been totally wiped from his memory banks. As far as he is concerned, he was born the moment you opened the book. Stop fixating on Danny's impressive tool and redolent pits and look ahead to the future.
Yes, we will learn about some of Danny's new abilities, one of them paranormal.
Are you looking to do any other comics projects in the future? I don't want to say Buddy Cole, but maybe Buddy Cole?
There are plans for a second Danny Husk book. The story was always conceived as a trilogy. In fact, the graphic novel ends before the screenplay does, so there is already plenty of story already written. I am already in the preliminary stages of writing the second part of the series.
It's funny you mention Buddy Cole. That's all I'll say.
The "Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town" DVD is due for release very soon. Looking back at that miniseries, which I know was written and filmed at a very difficult time for you, how do you feel about how it ultimately came together?
I love how "Death Comes to Town" turned out. It was so much fun making it, unlike our last film "Brain Candy," which happens to also be our only film. It was hell to make, but this was pure joy. Even though I was battling cancer during the making of "Death Comes to Town," at least I wasn't battling Paramount. At least with cancer you can win. We started writing the story about six months before I was diagnosed with cancer, but I continued to work on it all the way through my treatment, even if much of what I did in those latter months was done from a mattress on the floor of the writing room by a man in a medical marijuana/chemotherapy fog. It was tough, but what would have been tougher would have been going through the regimen without the series and the book as a distraction. Knowing that at the end of the nightmare lay two wonderful pieces of work was just the tonic I needed.


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Elliot's stage // Fireflies Dance[vimeo https://vimeo.com/42879249 w=590 h=330]
For the last couple months, Elliot has been taking an extracurricular Jazz dance class every wednesday morning at school. It is led by the school's dance teacher—who does a wonderful job. The class culminated in this dance performance set to Owl Service's "Fireflies" . . .
Elliot's art award[vimeo http://vimeo.com/37508978 w=590 h=330]
Elliot's teacher selected her to receive an art award at a recent assembly. We were able to attend and surprise her (along with Mimi, Pop and Dampa)—she didn't know she was getting it until her name was called!
elliot's stage // Piano Recital : 2012.01.22[vimeo http://vimeo.com/35524750 w=590 h=330]
Elliot had her first piano recital in Tacoma yesterday—at University of Puget Sound's Schneebeck Hall (where she also takes her weekly lessons.) Despite a bit of stage fright about having to introduce herself and her piece to the audience, she played wonderfully.
Happy Christmas
I'm behind on getting photos/videos/posts up, but am working on them . . . in the meantime, I put this together quickly for a short Christmas posting! Happy Christmas everyone!
Orcas Island 2010
Ten days spent in island time—even if it was a "workcation," it was one of the best weeks of our year.
Watch the video below and then click through to see more photos.
Here are a couple bonus videos—A Night at the Opera and a Day at the Races:
Lastly, here's a video we created under the Belle Creative umbrella for the festival:
May trip 2010
We took to the road again to visit our family in Washington. First up was a stay at Meema + Dampa's in Bellevue where we got to see Meema sing in the Kirkland Choral Ensemble at the beautiful Bastyr as well as celebrate Dampa's 60th birthday at the beach on Alki.
We finished up the trip with a stay in Federal Way at Mimi + Pop's house during which time we went to see Lauren star in Seussical the Musical (a life-changing experience for her wide-eyed, adoring little cousin.)
Below are a couple videos and be sure to click through for more photos!
Christmas 2009: Winters, Mimi + Pop's and cousins
We decided to make the trip up north for Christmas. And we decided to drive. The weather was spectacular. Despite a minor hitch (overheated car) that left us stranded on the side of the road and then exploring the village of Winters while our engine was looked over, our drive was fairly uneventful.
Our stay with Mimi and Pop was wonderfully eventful, though. What you see here is an attempt to capture
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—San Francisco Classical Music Examiner
AT THE MUSEUM Review by Stephen Smoliar
Celebrated for their innovative approach to chamber music, San Francisco piano trio, MusicAEterna, combines classical repertoire with world premieres and their signature ChamberImprov, creating an artistic dialogue between music and art. MusicAEterna's ChamberImprov performances combine scored new music with beautifully crafted improvisations. These works are fresh and imaginative, provoking excitement and engaged listening. Delighting classical audiences as well as new concertgoers with their imaginative programming, MusicAEterna's performance of traditional and new music creates a lively musical dialogue between past eras and contemporary life.
MusicAEterna artists are Miles Graber, piano; Michael Graham, cello; and Aenea M. Keyes, violinist-composer. Since its creation in 1999, MusicAEterna has championed a world premiere at every concert. Their recent CD, At the Museum, showcases MusicAEterna's World Premieres that include their signature ChamberImprov. Inspired by museum walks in Japan, USA, Spain and France, At the Museum is a series of musical dialogues with art that Keyes created for MusicAEterna. The Picasso Suite, included on the album, was first heard as a San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artcast.
Deeply committed to educating the next generation of young chamber musicians, members of MusicAEterna have coached young ensembles in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Preparatory Extension, coaching SFCM ensembles that were finalists at the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and prize winners of the prestigious 2012 Mondavi Young Artists Chamber Music Award, 2012 Bouchaine Young Artists Award (IMG Artists) and 2012 MTAC-VOCE State Competition.
New MusicAEterna Recording
MusicAEterna's Seasons, A Musical Dialogue, was recorded at Skywalker Sound in a dream collaboration with producers Mark Willsher and Leslie Ann Jones. In this recording, MusicAEterna creates a musical dialogue between music and visual art by performing Astor Piazzolla's fiery tango suite, Four Seasons in Buenos Aires, in alternating movements with the meditative Monet Seasons, inspired by Claude Monet's impressionist paintings. The Monet Seasons is a WORLD PREMIERE and features MusicAEterna's signature ChamberImprov.
MusicAEterna's ChamberImprov
balances structure with freedom,
combining Keyes' scores with thoughtful improvisation.
These fresh and imaginative works
provoke excitement and engaged listening.
Seasons a Musical Dialogue will be released in October 2013.
On Sunday October 13, MusicAEterna inaugurates the first Contemplative Concert Series as the first Ensemble-in-Residence at the Santa Sabina Center, with a concert entitled, A Creative Dialogue: Music and Art. The concert includes the Beethoven's Archduke Trio, Dvorak's Romantic Pieces, and WORLD PREMIERS that are MusicAEterna ChamberImprovs inspired by visual art of Goya, Gaudi and Dali.
imaginative programming and lively performance
treats listeners
to a timely musical dialogue
between past eras and contemporary life.
AENEA MIZUSHIMA KEYES, violinist-composer and MusicAEterna founder; touring Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States; performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center; collaboration with dance, theater, film and visual art. At Sarah Lawrence College (USA) she studied with Dorothy DeLay, violin, and Meyer Kupferman, composition and in Europe at the National Academy of Music (BGR) and International Musicians Seminar (UK). Recordings as a violinist-composer include, At the Museum, and Prayers of the Earth, Places of the Heart, exploring sacred sites. Ms. Keyes is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
MICHAEL GRAHAM, cello, studied at the Eastman School of Music and Yale University, and with members of the Juilliard, Amadeus, Emerson, Tokyo, and Cleveland String Quartets. He appears regularly with such ensembles as the Grammy-nominated New Century Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Graham is committed to exploring music within and beyond the classical genre, and has performed and recorded with artists including Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Van Morrison, and John Densmore of the Doors.
MILES GRABER, piano, received his musical training at the Juilliard School. He has performed with numerous artists, including Sarah Chang, Cho-Liang Lin and Axel Strauss; has accompanied master classes given artists such as Midori, James Galway, and Yo-Yo Ma; and is a member of various chamber ensembles, including Trio Concertino, MusicAEterna and Eos Ensemble. Mr. Graber serves on the faculties of the San Domenico Conservatory and the Preparatory Division of San Francisco Conservatory of Music.


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Maintenance Planner & SchedulerPosted by: City of Toronto
Posted date: 2017-Sep-15
Location: Toronto
Maintenance Planner & Scheduler
Job Classification Title MAINTENANCE PLANNER & SCHEDULER
Requisition # 2284281 X
Division Toronto Water
Section Water Infrastructure Management
Work Location KIPLING AVENUE YARD - WATER DISTRICT OPERATIONS BLDG, 435 KIPLING AVE, R.C. HARRIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT, 2701 QUEEN ST E
Job Stream Operations & Maintenance
Job Type Permanent, Full-Time
Salary/Rate $37.79 - $41.39 / Hour
Hours of Work (bi-weekly) 80.00
Shift Information Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
Wage Grade 12
Affiliation L79 Full-time
Job Code (PSG) TF4472
Number of Positions Open 3
Posting Date 15-Sep-2017
Expiry date 29-Sep-2017
Job Description
Major Responsibilities:
· Plan, schedule and coordinate all maintenance activities, both planned and corrective work.
· Configure, maintain, and monitor CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or WMS (Work Management Systems) data and applications, including Hansen and Avantis.
· Request and receive the appropriate level of technical input to fully plan work.
· Develop detailed work instructions, as required, to support all health & safety requirements by participating in job hazard analysis.
· Assemble work packages to the level of detail required to execute the work.
· Develop and maintain Bill of Materials.
· Maintain and update the equipment inventory, including asset characterizing information such as model, serial number, equipment type, etc.
· Lead and participate in coordination meetings between operations and maintenance groups. Take meeting minutes.
· Develop work plans for maintenance (Preventive, Predictive and Corrective work) with necessary information to allow efficient scheduling, assigning and execution of maintenance work.
· Perform purchasing duties, as required, with a full understanding of purchasing policies.
· Stage materials, as required.
· Evaluate maintenance work feedback to improve future work orders.
· Prioritize work requests and work orders.
· Calculate work backlog, based on open work with priorities, and forecasted available labour hours and materials for future work that is planned prior to actual work completion.
· Prepare training course materials and conduct training and demonstrations for users of CMMS / WMS concepts.
· Provide training and work coordination to staff.
· Conduct field inspections and assessments, and evaluate the condition of facilities and assets, including root cause analysis.
· Assist with budget preparation and tracking of expenditures.
· Assist engineers and other management staff in carrying out technical work, including performing research, tests, calculations, technical analysis and preparing reports and specifications.
· Administer, prepare, review and coordinate requirements, contracts, agreements, reports and documents.
· Configure, operate and maintain a variety of mechanical, digital, wireless, computerized and other equipment and systems, and provide training to staff in maintenance activities, etc.
· Conduct quality assurance data integrity checks and produce reports based on findings.
· Prepare, read and interpret technical drawings.
· Support and lead initiatives related to maintenance process improvements and equipment reliability.
Key Qualifications:
Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:
1. Considerable experience in the industrial maintenance field, including experience related to reliability in a complex process facility.
2. Combination of education and practical experience related to Planning and Scheduling, including:
3. Considerable experience with maintenance principles, practices, concepts and options, including all areas within maintenance planning, scheduling, coordination and optimization.
4. Proficiency in utilizing CMMS / WMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems / Work Management Systems) in a complex process environment.
5. Proficiency in utilizing MS Office (advanced level of Excel required) in an MS Windows environment
You must also have:
· Advanced knowledge of the collection, evaluation and analysis of field data related to maintenance management, facility processes and infrastructure.
· Knowledge of government legislation in the area of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations.
· Knowledge of manual and computerized mathematical calculations used in engineering analysis.
· Ability to collaborate with and effectively contribute to a multi-disciplinary team.
· Ability to understand maintenance administration processes related to inventory control, procurement and other purchasing procedures, including tendering and administration of requests, etc.
· Knowledge of, and ability to utilize, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), including the set-up of user definable software for end-user use in the areas of maintenance, procurement and inventory control.
· Excellent analytical skills with the ability to recommend solutions.
· Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and plans.
· Ability to provide work coordination to other staff.
· Ability to plan, prioritize, organize and carry out work with minimal supervision.
Number of Positions Open and Work Location Information:
· Three (3) vacancies at various locations.
Work Location Additional Information:
Work for the City you love
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities, we are a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture. Join the award-winning Toronto Public Service as a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler within our Toronto Water Division.
How to Apply:
For more information on these and other opportunities with the City of Toronto, visit us online at www.toronto.ca/jobs. To apply online, submit your resume, quoting File #2284281 X, by September 29, 2017.
Communication:Please note that all applicants are encouraged to provide a valid email address for communication purposes. Applicants may receive written correspondence regarding this job posting directly to the email address provided on their resume or to the one used to set up their Candidate Profile if applying on TalentFlow. As an applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Accommodation: The City of Toronto is committed to fostering a positive and progressive workforce reflecting the citizens we serve. We provide equitable treatment and accommodation to ensure barrier-free employment in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the City of Toronto's Accommodation Policy. You can request for accommodation related to the protected grounds at any stage of the City's hiring process, i.e., application, screening, assessment and placement.
If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, we ask that you provide your accommodation needs in advance at that time. Please be advised that you may be requested to provide medical/other documentation to Human Resources to ensure that appropriate accommodation is provided to you throughout the hiring process.
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Ravish belongs to Bihar. He was born 5 December 1974. His native is district Motihari. He did his schooling from Loyola High School,Patna. Later he moved to Delhi for higher studies. He graduated from University of Delhi and received a post-graduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
He got his first job in NDTV and since then he is associated with this news channel. As his first job in NDTV, Ravish used to read letters sent to NDTV and identify the important one from those. Later Ravish was mentored by journalists like Rajdeep Sardesai and Prannoy Roy (Founder of NDTV). He has also worked with Arnab Goswami.
Personal Life
In his college days , when he was doing his M Phil, he met Nayana Dasgupta. They fell in love and married later. Nayana teaches history in Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. In an interview Ravish said "My wife Nayana Dasgupta is the main inspiration," . The couple had two daughters.
Awards and Publications
He has won several awards including Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, for "his examination of the merits and demerits of the reservation policy with a visit to a Dalit Housing society in Delhi." He is a multi-talented journalist, an avid blogger with his own blog site 'naisadak.blogspot.com'. He is a poet, a story teller, author of a book 'Dekhte Rahiye', writes a column, is a film critic and still finds time do sensitive reporting on ordinary issues, reflecting his love of meeting the man on the street. Ravish is also known for his serious and sensitives sense of humor.
Ravish can be contacted on his tweet @ravishndtv.
Ishq Mein Shahar Hona (Hindi: इश्क में शहर होना)
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C.H.N.C. stands for Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant.
As a graduate of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, I empower my clients through personalized education and information. I evaluate your nutritional needs by identifying symptoms that indicate health imbalances. Then I provide individualized health plans, which include nutrient-dense whole foods, lifestyle recommendations and natural supplements to help bring the client's health back to a state of equilibrium.


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Welcome to Sprezzatura Paris website ("online store") located on http://www.thesprezzatura.com (the "Website", "online store") which includes all subdomains present and future. By visiting and continuing using of the Website you agree to be bound by following terms and conditions ("T&C").
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The last modified of T&C was made 5th June, 2017. Sprezzatura Paris keep the right to add any changes to this T&C without prior notice. Your following using of the Website means that you agree to accept those changes. In case of any circumstances you should read this T&C before continuing using the Website and placing an order. In this T&C a Website visitor or user can be mentioned also as "you". When a Website user has placed an order, she/he can be mentioned in this T&C as a "Client".
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Sprezzatura Paris is an international online and offline retailer known for its directional selection of emerging and established designers such as Marques Almeida, A.W.A.K.E, Steven Tai, Rejina Pyo, Etre Cecile and more. As an authorized retailer, Sprezzatura Paris guarantees the authenticity of every product it stock.
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Orders can be delivered to the delivery address you mentioned while proceeding your order on the Website. Please be aware that if you will find your parcel damaged or open, you have to refuse to accept delivery by deliveryman, pointing out the damage and filing a claim with him for the anomaly. As long as you sign your delivery means that you accepted it. Be aware to sign it by yourself to avoid any troubles with delivery. If you will noticed that you received message about receiving parcel from delivery office and it was not delivered to you - check who exactly did signed delivery and when.
Please not that usually it takes 1-3 working days to proceed your order with all verification procedures.
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Sprezzatura Paris provides to you high quality products only. In any case you have your right to return or exchange products within 15 days from the date you receive it. Returns can be refunded to the original method of payment as soon as we will receive the product(s) back. If you not satisfied with products which was purchased at the Website through preorder scheme and you used multiple credit or debit cards - refund will be provided on those cards with exact amount.
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Faulty products which was damaged by manufacturing or by reason not depending from client has to be exchange or refund. In case that you already worn products be aware that we not able to refund or exchange it. In case of any disputes everything can be challenged in the commercial court of Paris.
Sale items with 50% discount or more non refundable and can be only credited at Sprezzatura Paris online store.
If you decided to exchange or return products later than 15 day after receiving it please note that we not able to proceed it.
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Please note that refunds can take up to 40 working days to show on your account due to varying processing times between payment providers.
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