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Macy's just spent millions to build a 'millennial floor' - here's what it's like to shop there
Macy's wants to win over millennials.
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The brand just opened "One Below," a 53,000 square-foot basement in its New York City Herald Square flagship that Women's Wear Daily calls a "millennial floor."
Selfies, printable jewelry, watch engraving, jean embroidery and a blowout bar are just a few things Macy's thinks millennials want.
We visited the site to see for ourselves.
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Macy's flagship store at Herald Square features One Below — part of a $400 million project to renovate the store.
Upon entering the newly renovated basement of the store, I was greeted by a platinum-haired Miley Cyrus and the sound of electronic music blasting through the speakers.
The first station I came to was the Benefit Brow Bar for shaping and coloring eyebrows.
Department stores are notorious for their makeup counters, but One Below will offer a blowdry bar as well. Hair is just as important as makeup.
The floor carried a variety of brands for juniors such as BCBGeneration, XOXO, Jessica Simpson, American Rag, and Calvin Klein. The selection of clothes were in line with current fashion — brown leather, fur and high-waisted pants. Although there wasn't anybody on the floor to help me.
The decoration of One Below is filled with bright colors, sparkles, chic mannequins, and a ton of mirrors.
Macy's has a section of the store dedicated to Homecoming. It includes a variety of long and short dresses — mostly covered in sequins.
There's an immense purse and backpack selection. Designers such as Vera Bradley, Kipling and Calvin Klein offer bags in all shapes and sizes for business, school, and going out.
Next came the section dedicated to leggings. It seemed like an endless variety of styles, colors, and patterns to choose from.
And with leggings comes UGGs. Lots and lots of UGGs. But there is also a decent shoe selection with heels, ankle, and knee-high boots.
I then visited Clinique's makeup and skin care area of One Below. Here a cosmetologist gave me a test that told me my skin type and recommended which product would best cleanse my skin. She also helped me choose which colors would go well with my skin tone and created a sketch before application. MAC is the other cosmetics counter on the floor.
This is the charging station — complete with a selfie wall. Take a shopping break, plug in your phone and upload your most glamorous selfie with the hashtag #macyslove to make the wall. The wall is touchscreen and allows for customers to take a selfie with a popular New York City destination, because FOMO.
Finally, I came to the men's section of One Below. It heavily featured men's undergarments, with brands such as: Ralph Lauren, Emporio Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Jockey, Under Armour, and Michael Kors. It also includes a section for sunglasses, briefcases, wallets, backpacks, and belts.
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I have been building a Tamiya Bruiser Hilux over the last 6 months which I bought just before Xmas last year. I didn't start the build until after xmas during the holiday period and managed to complete the chassis for the most part in those couple of weeks.
I have documented the build in depth as I went (for another forum) since I couldn't access this one at the time but it seems a shame not to mirror it on here where it will no doubt be appreciated more. It is not yet complete so I will post up the steps which take me to where I am now. It has been an awesome build and hopefully it'll give those considering one a taste of what it is like to build one. I sat on the fence for a long time with this because it is a substantial outlay but what an epic build and model it is. My apologies in advance since this was written at the time and so it might seem a little strange in the use of the past tense but I'm carrying much of the diary over as I wrote it then, to capture the spirit/mindset at the time of build.
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APBC Welcomes Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC)
The APBC is extremely pleased to welcome the formation of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC).
David Ryan, APBC Chair, said, "The formation of a regulatory council for dog training and behaviour has been long overdue. For too long the public and their pets have had to put up with poor service from unqualified "behaviourists" and "trainers" – advice that can not only be plain wrong, but can have implications for the welfare of the pet and the safety of their owner.
"Registration with the ABTC gives the public confidence that the trainer or behaviourist they choose has met their criteria and I hope that eventually everyone who provides these services will become accredited."
"Pet owners now have a choice, but it is not a choice between 'good behaviourist' and 'bad behaviourist' rather a choice between a behaviourist who has proved their worth through independent accreditation and one who has not. Individuals who are not yet accredited have nothing to fear from the ABTC as the Council has systems in place for them to be recognised as working towards the standards for accreditation."
"Why would anyone not want to show that they are working at the top of their profession, proving that they are providing the best service to their clients? The ABTC is the means for them to do that."
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The APBC, founded in 1989, is the leading organisation in the field of companion animal behaviour and many of its members are at the cutting edge of the latest research into this rapidly growing discipline. The APBC organises a number of seminars and events throughout the year for both the veterinary and behaviour professions. Further information can be found at www.apbc.org.uk.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (October 30, 2018) – Locked in a battle with Missouri-St. Louis and Wingate heading into the final round, Rollins scorched the back-nine on Tuesday and posted a six-shot win at the 2018 McDonough Cup.
Collectively, Rollins' was bogey free over the last three holes and came down the stretch seven-under.
The Tars earned the trophy in their own tournament for the second time in three years.
Rollins posted a winning score of 871 (+7) at Rio Pinar Golf Club, shooting rounds of 289-295-287. Missouri-St. Louis finished second at 13-over while Wingate was third with a 15-over 879.
Newcomer Trystan Perkins led the Tars, jumping seven spots in the final round into a tie for fifth. He was even-par over the 54-holes, shooting rounds of 70-76-70. Perkins totaled six birdies in his final round, including two over the final three holes.
Morgan Egloff was two-over for the event, taking 10th place. The reigning Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week turned in scores of 74-70-74. Mason Fox made a nine-spot move up the leaderboard on the final day into a tie for 11th place. The senior carded rounds of 71-77-71 in his last McDonough Cup. He was two-over with four holes to play, but finished birdie-par-birdie-birdie to get into red numbers for the day.
Will Hall finished alone in 22nd with a five-over 221 (74-75-72). He was two-over on the front and got both strokes back with a pair of birdies on the back-nine. Justin Karlins tied for 39th with a 10-over 226 (76-74-76).
The Tars four individuals also had a solid showing at the event. Louis-Francois Charpentier led the way, tying with Karlins for 39th at 10-over (73-76-77). Marc Holzhauer tied for 60th with a 15-over 231 (75-79-77) and Nicholas Diebel tied for 77th at 19-over (78-81-76). Michael Pergamo took 94th place with a 27-over 243 (90-78-75).
Jordan Doull of Columbus State earned medalist honors with a five-under 211 (67-70-74), beating Jonathan Noble of Queens by a stroke.
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A Rape Changed Things Forever at New Orleans's Country Club (Vice. November 2014).
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How the ferry's truncated hours effect Algiers' culture and business (1A story, Times-Picayune. Aug 2014).
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The White Guy Who Claimed He Invented Jazz (Narratively. Aug 2014).
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Let Me Clear My Goat (radio piece, WWNO/NPR. Sept 2014).
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A Slut discusses trying out for Black Flag, Henry Rollins, and suicide (VICE. Aug 2014).
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Jeff Jones (1944-2011) - Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Jones began his professional comics career at some of the smaller publishers, notably King Comics, Charlton and Gold Key. His artwork, although primitive at first, evolved into a lush painterly style. The high level of draftsmanship drew comparisons to Frank Frazetta. The success of his work steered him toward more lucrative projects, such as painting paperback book covers. His comic book output is spare, but highly influential. His stories for Warren's Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella magazines are among his most memorable works. His first comics work appears to be a black and white tale for Creepy #16. Interestingly, Jones transitioned into a woman later in life, renaming herself Jeffrey Catherine Jones. Read more on Wikipedia.
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Published by Indie/Self Published
Released on May 31, 2016
Pages: 600
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Some might remember that I reviewed part of this anthology a little while back. I wanted to be able to share some significant thoughts because those first two I read hit me right between the eyes and brief little sum-ups would not work for me. Here's the link to my earlier review on the other two books if you missed it: http://delightedreader.com/gambled-away-by-rose-lerner-isabel-cooper-jeannie-lin-molly-o-keefe-and-joanna-bourne-review/
Well as promised, here are my thoughts on the rest of the novellas in the book. Let's just say this antho was a Full House for me, a dominant hand of authors, and a winner all around. I had previously thought that two authors were new to me, but oopsie, it turned out that only one was.
Just as a refresher, this is a historical romance anthology and the theme is gambling. The authors were creative and with most the gambling theme was so much more than a literal game. Most of the stories are standalone, but even the two that weren't, can be read as such.
So, here are the last three I read which so happen to be the first three in the book:
All or Nothing by Rose Lerner 4 stars
A bawdy story about a Jewess running a London gaming house with her lover and the young architect who falls for her. Simon has to go to his former lover's house party where he'll work on a folly. After winning Maggie's services in a bet, he decides having her come as his mistress will give him a buffer from his host and the other guests.
Both are trying to find themselves and ashamed of their secret kinks and needs. The time at the house party reveals surprising possibilities about being together. This is a high heat story set against the Regency period. Well developed shades of gray characters with a heroine open about her sexual needs and desires and a hero that is learning to be. A little loose on the plot in that at first I wasn't sure who the hero was romancing his host and best friend or his lady friend, but still an engaging story from start to finish though let me tell you, anything goes with this one.
The Liar's Dice by Jeannie Lin 4.5 Stars
#2.5 Lotus Palace series
Wei-Ling lives a comfortable, sheltered life and her family is everything to her. And yet, she feels stifled by the societal constraints on women. She has a yearning for more knowledge, to hear and discuss ideas, and to see and do new things away from the confines of her family home. Her disguise as a young scholar and a night in a tea house leads to her presence near a murder, an investigation, a new acquaintance with the intriguing Gao, fears her oldest brother might be involved in the murder and back to gambling. Wei-wei follows the trail to the truth fearing its answers, but needing them even while she can't keep Gao out of her thoughts.
I love the Lotus Palace series and was thrilled to get this follow up installment that tells the story of the hero from book one's sister. Characters from both earlier books move through this shorter story. The color and culture of historical China were so well-drawn and I loved Wei as a narrator. Her thirst for knowledge and enough freedom to pursue it and her need to track down the truth about her brother and the murdered man along with her interest in a man from a lower class made for a great story. The end left things open-ended yet hopeful. Won't lie, I did want to see it carried through further with Wei and Gao. I can't wait to continue with more from the Lotus Palace series.
Raising the Stakes by Isobel Cooper 4 stars
A con-lady wins a magic flute in a poker game and it conjures an elf who is now her partner in swindling a swindler so she can pay off her family debt on the farm during Dust Bowl days of the 1930's.
This was a fun one. The author created a cynical, but rascally heroine who has to pull a 'Robin Hood' to save her family. Her new elf partner is game for anything and the pair trick another type of con-artist. This was a fun and complete story, but I wistfully wish it was developed into a novel-length piece where backdrop for both characters could have been teased out more.
So, all together, this was a lovely variety of historicals from different settings, time periods, heat levels, and tones. Each author had a distinct voice to their story and I could appreciate what each one brought to the table. This will be no long shot for the historical romance lover.
My thanks to the authors for the opportunity to read the book in exchange for an honest review.
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Great review girlfriend and I love Jeannie Lin she's also a local St. Louis author!
She has been a favorite for years since I first started reading her Tang Dynasty series. Oh you lucky dog to have her as a local author. 🙂
I really want this one, and as soon as I stop my book buying ban I'm gonna one click.
Yep! Toss it on the wish list when the book budget opens up. I think it will be a fun read for you, Lekeisha!
oh boy, I want to read this anthology so badly!!! And I love that there is a theme of gambling. Sounds fun. 🙂 Great mini reviews here.
This is great. You love historical romance in a variety of settings so I think this will hit the spot for you, Renee.
You got to know when to hold um, know when to fold um..oops sorry Kenny Roger's was in my head. This sounds like a fantastic anthology Sophia!
Ha! That's great. And I get Maverick on the mind when I first encountered this one. 🙂
Raising the Stakes sounds fun! I had this on my list after your review of the O'Keefe one but dang awesome to see the whole thing rocked it 🙂
Oh yes, this was a nice variety pack. Out of these three, the Raising the Stakes was a fun one. I liked the set up and it was creative with the magical part. It's the heroine's personality that really sells it, though.


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Laura Monteverdi joined the THV11 team in March 2015 as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor. In 2016, she began anchoring THV11 This Morning.
Before moving to Arkansas, Laura was the morning anchor/reporter at KDLT in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. During her time there, Laura embraced the Midwest, learning how to do everything from skiing to milking a cow, as part of her own weekly segment, "Life with Laura."
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OMG!Con 2015 was the first ever real world ToonFest event hosted during the summer of 2015 to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Toontown. The event took place at at convention called OMG!Con in Owensboro, Kentucky from June 12, 2015 to June 14, 2015. On June 11, 2015, it was announced that Toontown Rewritten would update fans that could not make it to the live event throughout social media and mostly with Snapchat, through the account "ToontownTV".
Toontown Rewritten uploaded YouTube videos of event highlights and a full recording of the panel. After the event, new ToonFest 2015 Blue Shoes and ToonFest 2015 Pink Shoes items were released for all Toons by redeeming the code "toonfest2015". Attendees could also redeem special codes they received at the event for an exclusive ToonFest 2015 Blue Attendee Shoes, ToonFest 2015 Pink Attendee Shoes, and ToonFest 2015 Jellybean Jar.
On July 6, 2015, Toontown Rewritten started sending out Member Mailers until the 31st to offer players a chance to receive their very own trading cards from OMG!Con. The trading cards introduced from this event consists of Slappy, Alec Tinn, and the Director of Ambush Marketing. Along with the trading cards, players also received a Toontown letter.
Blog posts
- April 18 - ToonFest comes to OMGCon 2015! (posted by The TTR Team)
- April 23 - OMGCon Update: ToonFest Grows Greater! (posted by The TTR Team)
- May 13 - OMGCon Update: Jesse Schell Talks ToonFest! (posted by The TTR Team)
- June 11 - OMGCon Update: Toontown Goes Social! (posted by The TTR Team)
- June 12 - OMGCon Update: The Rangers Arrive! (posted by Toon HQ)
- June 15 - The OMGCon Aftermath! (posted by The TTR Team)
- June 27 - Grab Apparel for the End of OMGCon! (posted by Sir Max)
One backstage blog post before the arrival of the in-game ToonFest 2015 was published to analyze how the convention was created.
- September 15 - Backstage: Creating the Convention (posted by The TTR Team (written by Weird Wacko))
- This was the first time Toontown Rewritten created their first set of unique Toontown merchandise (such as trading cards), their first advertisement, and another video regarding Operation: Storm Sellbot Headquarters.
- "Toontown Ad: Doing Things Differently" showed early gameplay footage of Field Offices.
- Toontown Rewritten fully discussed each and every topic at one of their panels including the development of Bossbot Headquarters, the Toon Council Presidential Elections and Doomsday, Translating the Tooniverse, and Toontown Retextured.
See also
- joey19982 (Sir Max) Tue Apr 28 02:30:35 2015 UTC
- http://www.reddit.com/r/Toontown/comments/343t9o/jesse_schell_tweeted_about_toonfest_o/cqr0mw8
- It's a shame that he won't be able to make it himself, (But fun fact, his birthday is on the same day as our panel!) but it is great to see his support in this.
- One of the main reasons we are going through with ToonFest is due to his post on MMO Central back during Toontown's closing, where he encouraged us all as a community to host out-of-game meetups, gather attention, and do anything we can to keep Toontown alive. Maybe one day we'll even be able to collaborate with him on one in the future.


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Do you love your Home Business?
Here is a typical problem I see with several home base business, affiliate marketing owners, or even network marketers. They wind up falling for whatever home business, product and services they are marketing. Now I am not knocking anybody that loves their home based business. You know whatever rocks you want to throw. Yet being also emotional concerning your home based business can in fact injure your business. And I will additionally go in to a few other home based business practices I discover to be useless. First you need to think about YOU or your company and believe in marketing it to the masses. Yet you have to know your home based business is a vehicle utilized to obtain you from factor A to B. Your home based business is being made use of to assist you get to whatever target or dream you have in life. Merely like if you fly from Los Angeles to Nyc City you do not have to adore the airplane in order to take the travel. The aircraft is merely made use of to take you from factor A to direct B much like your home based business. You owe no commitment to one company and you should not really feel restrained to one company opportunity. Keep in mind home based business are just automobiles to take you to your targets in life, that's it absolutely nothing more. You do not need to be dedicated to one home based business, you must produce multiple streams of earnings with numerous different residence businesses. Yes, on some opportunities they might have restrictions, but nobody can restrict branding yourself, and making it from there. Amazon, Ebay, and many more have adopted this type of marketing and it working for them tremendously. More info at http://www.gordonwat.com
The following gimmick I view is home based business meetings where everybody is cheering and chanting. I remember my first Multi Level Marketing conference and I remember walking in and believing everyone was on something. After a few conferences I realized the majority of the crowd was damaged and merely attempting to cover up what they really felt. You do not have to applaud and chant in order to be effective at your house company. Building a home based business must not resemble joining a cult. Your home business must be run like a business, and nothing else. People that make huge sums of money, treat it that way and have made a very good living doing so. The one thing they all have in common is they all TREAT IT LIKE A BUSINESS..
You should take this technique to your recruiting initiatives as well. Do not allow any individual join your down line who does not satisfy your standards. Do an evaluating process before you allow anyone to deal with you. The factors for this are abundant. First off this is YOUR HOUSE BUSINESS, treat it as such. You just want quality individuals around you, take nothing much less. If you do happen to handle a bad apple it might wreck your team and will drain your energy. I make it clear to anyone joining my team that I am offered for support however I am not right here to be a sitter. I make it clear that this is their business and they have to operate in order to make it a success. Keep your partnerships with your group at a professional degree, period. You should make it clear this is a business, and we are right here to help increase our company, that's it. If you do start personal relationships with your group, you will certainly see your earnings diminish and a lot of your time and that is where duplication in the process is key to your business and the success of others. Sure you start off as being very personal, but later on the training wheels will have to come off, and then its back to what the goal was, which was to get to point B.
This could seem a little also fierce however you need to understand you can not enable anyone to squander your time or power. And especially when running a home company you will run throughout all kinds of personalities. You must run a tight ship in order to succeed in your house business and you need to comprehend house businesses make it possible for you to live out your economic dreams, so it is always fantastic to have even more compared to one.
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Organix - GET INVOLVED!!!
How it Works:
1) They provide a beat
2) They set topic for you to write 16 bars to.. (Topics so far have been 'Summer Holidays' Where Ya From?' 'The Wilderness' 'Punchlines' 'Pet Hates' 'Halloween' etc.)
3) You get roughly two weeks to write and record your bars and get them back to them.
4) They will mix them all together, and put a fitting video behind them, showing who is curretly spitting, and all other relevant info. Video Footage of yourself doin your thing is also very welcome and will be used in the vid.
When they first started off they had Just 8 people on the first episode, now with the word getting out the record has been 16 people, resulting in a two part video.
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On 17 and 18 April 2020, the third edition of Dental Hygienist Expo 2020 will take place in Naples.
It is a trade fair dedicated to Dental Hygienists. The best 50 companies in the oral hygiene sector and around 1,500 dental hygienists from all Italian regions and many European countries will participate. Many educational events of high clinical depth and two social events were also organized.
We would be very pleased if your association's dental hygienists can participate in DHEXPO 2020. We are preparing a "discounted" tourist package for a stay in Naples, which includes a three-day stay, participation in the fair and a visit to the city.
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With the 2019 recruiting class signed, sealed and delivered, it's time to look at the best prospects in the area position by position in the 2020 class. Our series continues with offensive linemen.
Editor's note: See all posts in this series at the end of this story.
Top of class
Courtland Ford, Cedar HillAt 6-foot-6, 305 pounds, Ford is a mammoth tackle prospect. The four-star recruit gave an early commitment to LSU over several major offers. Ford was dominant in the trenches last season and was a key reason Cedar Hill righted the ship and made a run to the playoffs.
HS top 50 rank: No. 14 overall
Next in line
Jake Majors, ProsperMajors is one of the state's most versatile offensive linemen. While he plays tackle for Prosper, Majors is best suited for guard or center at the next level. Majors is built like an interior offensive lineman and is a tremendous run blocker. He gave an early verbal pledge to Texas.
HS top 50 rank: No. 17 overall
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Gavin Byers, Colleyville HeritageA three-star prospect, Byers already holds half a dozen offers, but he could see his list explode this spring. He has a thin frame and needs to add some weight, but the potential is there for him to grow into an athletic tackle.
HS top 50 rank: Unranked
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Nathan Anderson, Frisco ReedyAnderson is a solid prospect with four early offers. He can stick at tackle or slide inside at the next level.
HS top 50 rank: Unranked
Andrej Karic, Southlake CarrollKaric only weighs 240 pounds, but he plays with a mean streak. Bulking up is a top priority.
HS top 50 rank: No. 35 overall
Anthony Faz, South Oak CliffFaz picked up a Texas Tech offer as a freshman, but his recruitment has slowed down. He could see it pick back up this spring.
HS top 50 rank: Unranked
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We've had a few inquiries regarding any sort of "official" Austin Carr drinking game. To be honest, we think as long as you have a good time enjoying the one-liners of our favorite homer color commentator, then everyone is a winner. However, we felt that it would be poignant to point out any of the "Carrisms" deserve the most attention when you're enjoying a Cavaliers game with your beverage of choice.
ESPN Radio's Kenny Roda took the time a few weeks ago to outline the main moments of consumption. Feel free to take a look at his "rules" if you would like – just scroll down to the Jan. 19th entry. And while we think it is a great start, we also feel that there are plenty of missed opportunities to make the most out of any Cavaliers contest.
Sure, you have the main Carrisms that should undoubtedly cost you one "drink."
– "Throwing the Hammer Down"
– "L-Train"
– "Deep in the [Building of Choice]"
You can step it up a notch by consuming two "drinks" during these token quotes:
– "Get that weak stuff outta here!"
– "Johnny on the spot"
– "Young man" (Bonus drink for "Further more, young man")
– Any combination of two Carrisms from above
Things start to heat up a bit once AC really gets going. We think three "drinks" are appropriate for the following:
– Any unsupported statistic (er go "Feeding the ball to the big man at the top of the elbow provides points 90 percent of the time")
– Any time AC starts a comment with "Consequently, Fred…"
And finally, feel free to finish anything you have currently in your hand any time FSN decides to throw it to AC for any sort of advertisement. If you're really up for a challenge, you can add any Fred McLeod reference like "rubber rim" and any reference to a street located outside of the arena. Bonus if it's Carnegie or Ontario!
So, there you have it, folks. WFNY recommends that you play any game involving AC or Fred in the confines of your own home as to avoid the need for transportation. If with friends, please ensure that the man or woman behind the wheel is taking the night off from Messrs. Carr and McLeod. They'll definitely get their monies worth during the next game.
And as always, Go Cavs!
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If you speak to anybody at Google they will tell you that YouTube will be your marketing growth engine for the future. With over 14.6 Million Australians watching an average of 16h 12mins of YouTube each month, the advertising potential is enormous.
YouTube has been available as an advertising format for some time now, but since the start of 2018 it has really come into its own. As the exponential growth of ad revenue tipped in paid search begins to level out and with the rise of video advertising on Facebook, Google has invested enormously in YouTube to make it a more effective ad platform.
Traditionally, YouTube has been seen as a tool which sits firmly in the wheelhouse of the big-brand marketer, typically to run brand lift and awareness style campaigns. Many businesses could not justify utilising the platform, given the cost of producing great content for ads and the fact that ROI was always easier achieved in search and SEO.
However, Google is trying to combat this through a host of new features, targeting and support roll-outs, making YouTube more accessible and effective than ever before.
"Google is also offering greater support in producing creative for more effective adverts"
The amalgamation of data from the greater Google ecosystem (think Search, Maps, Gmail and Play) has made it possible to leverage strong intent using signals from all these products and use them for targeting in YouTube. As an example, Custom Intent Audience (currently in Beta) allows advertisers to target video ads at somebody based off a keyword search they have performed. This is a game changer. We already know how powerful Google Search Ads are – to be able to now utilise that data, combined with video formats like True View for Action – the ROI from YouTube suddenly looks very attractive.
Google is also offering some advertisers greater support in producing creative for the more effective adverts. Based off certain spend levels in the channel, Google will now help produce or rework current assets into the most effective adverts for YouTube. Taking the onus off brands to do this makes the channel even more accessible.
With an estimated investment of over $42 Billion USD to be spent in video advertising by 2020, you should start to consider how YouTube could work for you.
Facebook is an interesting platform which comes with its fair share of both exciting opportunities and difficult challenges. Going back a few years ago, with the initial wide-scale release and adoption of Facebook Ads, the platform was a literal gold-mine for marketers. Facebook provided a platform with an extremely engaged audience coupled with awesome targeting capabilities and all at a considerably lower associated advertising cost than Google. Fast-forward to the current day and the Facebook Ad landscape is much different. With 200 Million advertisers competing for the eyeballs of users, costs have gone up, engagement is harder to achieve and ad fatigue is prevalent.
Having said that, Facebook is still an excellent channel for current-day marketers, it just requires more thought, time and skill to achieve great results. If marketers can deliver on the following criteria, chances are they are on their way to Facebook success.
- Develop genuinely good content of relevance to their customers.
- Align Facebook campaign goals with business objectives.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer demographics and build audiences which use learnings, combined with 1st party data and information.
- Understand relevancy, frequency and scheduling appropriate to meet objectives.
- Use data to optimise, split-test and improve campaigns.
- Have a strategy to manage and develop organic social communities.
If you can excel across these criteria, chances are you will have success in Facebook. Even if you are in the B2B space, you are still selling to humans at the end of the day and quality content and marketing can influence buying behaviours. Be sure to consider how Facebook can play an integral part of your marketing mix.
Related: 4 Secrets About Social Media Voice Your Competitors Wish They Knew
When Microsoft purchased LinkedIn – it paid a whopping $26.2 Billion for the acquisition. Microsoft obviously saw enormous potential in the network and a large part of this would have been its opportunity to generate ad revenue. It is the biggest professional network in the world and the data of its users is extremely accurate. This is the reason so many marketers, especially in the B2B realm are spending more and more time and money advertising on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn has over 500 Million professionals on the network. More than half of them are accessing the platform every month, and of those, 40% are accessing it daily. When users access the platform, they are there to read information on how they can do better business, not see the latest memes. This provides advertisers a great opportunity to engage with key decision makers at a time when they are open to receiving new information. No other social media platform can offer this. This is why LinkedIn is the number one platform for content syndication for B2B Marketers.
Following the Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn, a big investment was made into the advertising platform (Campaign Manager). A continually improving suite of products and features has been rolled out to helped marketers reach more customers more effectively. The three core products currently on offer are:
- Sponsored Content
- Sponsored InMail
- Text Ads
We have seen great campaign success using these features for clients of Rocket. In many cases, CPCs are targeted, traffic is significantly cheaper than what is paid in Search, making it an excellent channel for traffic acquisition.
InMail can be particularly effective. Many users are conditioned to receiving job offers via InMail so will normally pay attention to the email notification when it arrives via their Inbox. No other channel allows you to craft direct messages which have open rates far beyond that of cold outbound email and target decision makers, whose emails you otherwise would not have!
Instagram is the world's best Social Media channel for beautifully curated content. With over half a billion users, of which 80% follow a business on the platform, the opportunity to tell a brand story here is great. However, with a sophisticated algorithm geared to show users their most relevant content, getting visibility can be hard. With over 95 million photos uploaded every day onto Instagram, 70% of posts are never even seen!
So how are brands getting the most out of the platform? Some are choosing to be early adopters of new ad features such as Instagram stories or Live Videos. However, the most successful campaigns usually have a strong component of User Generated Content (UGC) – this is typically aided with the help of a sticky brand hashtag. An interesting fact – 7 out of 10 hashtags on Instagram are branded!
As Instagram is owned by Facebook, marketers have all the features and benefits of the Facebook Ads platform behind them. So pretty much all the functionality that is available in Facebook Ads such as remarketing and customer audiences is available on Instagram too. However, a bespoke approach is required on Instagram as the way in which people want to engage with and view content differs to Facebook. Getting the marketing mix right will help your campaigns have the best chance of success.
At Rocket Agency we love helping our clients craft successful and ROI driven campaigns on Social Media platforms. Whether it is on any of the platforms listed above or other channels such as Twitter, Pinterest or SnapChat. Through careful analysis of objectives, clever content creation, audience segmentation and properly understanding where campaigns sit within your greater marketing funnel, it is possible to achieve outstanding results across all channels.


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I'm sure it came as a shock to many of us when our darling city of Lagos – Africa's fastest growing city was ranked among the top 3 worst cities in the world to live. Now let's find out the other 9 cities that made the list of top 10 worst cities in the world to live.
A number of cities around the world are becoming tougher places to live due to growing threats of terrorism and political and social unrest.
In particular, heightened terrorist threats from groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram continue to impact the stability and liveability of cities across the world.
Taking this into consideration, the Economist Intelligence Unit has just released a ranking of 140 of the most – and least – liveable cities in the world.
The index ranks cities worldwide by how "livable" they are, awarding them points out of 100 according to stability, healthcare, culture/environment, education, and infrastructure.
Cities in Australia, New Zealand and Europe continue to dominate the top 10 most liveable cities – with Melbourne scoring top – while cities in the Middle East, Africa and Asia – with the exception of the Ukraine's Kiev – account for the worst.
The survey only addresses a selection of cities or business centres that people might want to live in or visit. It does not include places like Kabul in Afghanistan or Baghdad in Iraq, but does rank Damascus and Tripoli, which are unlikely to attract visitors but were deemed relatively stable just a few years ago.
In total, 12 cities continued to occupy the very bottom tier of liveability, where ratings fall below 50% and most aspects of living are severely restricted.
Here are the world's top 10 worst cities to live in;
10. Kiev, Ukraine
The capital of Kiev saw the biggest decline in terms of liveability — 21.4 points — of all 140 cities surveyed. It is the also the only European city in the 12 that scored below 50 points. The city is still in a recovery that remains under threat from unrest, economic instability, and the ongoing civil war taking place in the Donbass region.
9. Douala, Cameroon
It is perhaps unsurprising the African city made the worst city list, as it scores very poorly across healthcare, education, infrastructure, and culture and environment. However, a higher stability score helped keep it from the top spot.
8. Harare, Zimbabwe
The African city may still be one of the worst cities to live in the world due to having the worst score out of 140 countries for healthcare, one of the worst for infrastructure, as well as continual social unrest. However, it has one of the most improved liveability scores over the last five years.
6. Karachi, Pakistan
This city had one of the lowest scores for stability and for culture and environment. However, a modest score for education at 66.7 helped keep it from topping the worst cities to live ranking. it is tied at the 6th spot alongside Algeria's capital, Algiers.
6. Algiers, Algeria
The city tied with Karachi with an overall score of 40.9 due to scoring under 50 for all categories including stability, infrastructure, healthcare, and education.
5. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The city's stability is super-low at 30 as political and social unrest is continual. Its healthcare score is also one of the worst in the world.
4. Dhaka, Bangladesh
The EIU said that "violent acts of terrorism" in Bangladesh have taken their toll on the city's liveability ranking, as it has the lowest score for infrastructure out of the 140 cities surveyed.
3. Lagos, Nigeria
The city has the worst score for stability at 10. "Continued threat from groups like Boko Haram acts as a constraint to improving stability in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city," says the EIU.
2. Tripoli, Libya
"Escalations in hostilities in Libya have prompted a sharp decline in liveability in Tripoli as the threat to stability from Islamic State (IS, an extreme global jihadi group) continues to spread across the Middle East and North Africa," said the EIU.
1. Damascus, Syria
The city was relatively stable years ago but it remains "the subject of high-profile armed conflicts," said the EIU. "Conflict is responsible for many of the lowest scores. This is not only because stability indicators have the highest single scores but also because factors defining stability spread to have an adverse effect on other categories," it added.


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When I was growing up the official anti-drug campaigns always seemed earnest, overstated, and unintentionally hilarious. Every time a new video was shown in our health class or a new commercial hit TV, my friends immediately came up with parodies that were much cleverer than the original. I don't know if anyone researched the effect, or if these anti-drug campaigns did more to pique curiosity than they did to deter potential users.
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My perspective shifted once my own kids became teenagers. Sure I hope the message gets through. But anti-drug campaigns haven't improved much. Although they're a little more edgy and a lot less earnest, my kids find them just as hilarious as I once did.
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No matter what type of website you own, there are certain aspects of it you can't ignore. Well, you can ignore them, but you shouldn't if you want to own a successful site! In this post, I'm going to run through a checklist of all the essential things your website needs to have.
Responsive Design
I was going to just put good web design down on this list, but that's not actually an essential thing. While having a well-designed site is definitely very important, the essential thing is that the design is responsive. This means it looks good on various different viewing platforms. When people use their mobile devices, they should be greeted with a website that's designed for that platform and looks/functions properly. So, as well as ensuring it's visually up to scratch, your site needs to work on other devices too.
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Search engines a like a busy high street with loads of people walking up and down it every day. Your website is like one of the shops on this street, keen to get people to have a look inside. The only way you'll get noticed by all the people that navigate search engines is if you have good SEO. This means that your site ranks well in search engines, and will be easily noticed before many of your rivals. I won't go into detail about how you improve your search engine optimization, all I'll say is that the best starting point is an audit to see how good your SEO actually is.
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The domain name of your site is basically the keyway people identify with it. They see the name, and they know what to expect. Which is why it's so important that you use a relevant domain name. For example, the domain name for this site is danswords.com because Dan Swords is my name. It's relevant to the site, but imagine if my domain name was something random like harrypotterblog.com. Aside from the fact that it's pretty weird, that was the first thing to pop into my head, it's also not relevant to this site at all. This isn't a Harry Potter blog, so people would click on my site expecting something and not getting it. Websites need to have relevant domain names to help people identify with the site, and also to strengthen your brand.
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Me, not so comfortable at first. I didn't want to "get it wrong." And I especially didn't want to insult them in some way because I do believe I'll see them again in the hereafter. And let's face it, they didn't always do things right, or live a shining life of admirable virtues. And of course, I wouldn't have a story if they did! It's the bad guys, or flawed people that make stories interesting.
There are a few ways to talk "trash" on your ancestors without feeling a boatload of guilt.
Let's talk nontraditional structure
I wrote a book last year that would be called mixed genre. My chapters flip-flopped on whether they were my nonfiction experiences regarding the search for the ancestor and how I felt about what I was finding, and then the other chapters were the narrative of the ancestor's life—her life in story form, where I wrote historical fiction. It's the only way I could do it with this particular story because I was out to prove a mystery and find the truth, yet I couldn't find enough "good" story plot lines that were proven. (I wish I could say more about that book, but until the story is published, mum's the word.)
This week I picked up a historical fiction book by Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea (2008), that surprisingly followed the same structure as I had written my book, although the present-day chapters—the woman who was writing about her ancestor—were also fiction, written as if they were nonfiction. Let me explain: The storyline of past events was historical fiction about the exiled James Stewart trying to come back to Scotland in 1708 to reclaim his crown, and a young woman (the present-day writer's ancestor) who witnessed the events. The modern story that ran throughout the book was about the author's experiences of writing a story about her ancestor who she seemed to be channeling for information. The fictional author finds out her novel is more fact than fiction.
I wish I could say I channeled my ancestor. I certainly tried! And I do know my book is more fact than fiction.
Structurally, both The Winter Sea, and my book are written in chapter form using chapter numbers for the present-day story, and the Roman numeral system for the historical fiction story. There are lead-ins or transitions at the end of each chapter that take you to the beginning of the story of the following chapter, whether its present-day or past.
Don't be surprised if your readers like the historical fiction part the best. People generally remember story better when it's written in narrative. The structure described above is only if the story absolutely calls for it.
If you're writing completely historical fiction and present-day doesn't play a part in your story, then be sure to follow the same guidelines for classic structure of a traditional novel.
Then again, you could always write yourself into the story as a fictional character searching for her past and unlocking family secrets as Kate Morton did in The Forgotten Garden (2008).
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Here are 11 things they know how to do, that you should too.
1. Kiss up to difficult people and tell them that they are great
Everyone likes to have nice things said about them, especially difficult people. They like their egos stroked, so just do it! Sure, it's fake. You're probably thinking that you shouldn't have to stoop to that level just to get along with problem people. However, if this problem person is your boss, you have no choice. I have been in situations where some people don't have a filter for their dislike of their boss (or co-workers). It does not turn out pretty. So, learn to fake it. It may not sound like a great thing to do, but it's the only thing you can do to win in office politics, especially if the person is your superior.
2. Make your body language match your fakery
Actions speak louder than words. There is actual research to back this up. If a verbal message ("I think your awesome!") is accompanied by negative body language (eye-rolling or scrowls on your face), the person will always believe your nonverbals. It's hard to control your body language because it's tied to your emotions. You must make an effort to be aware of what you are saying with your body. Smile! Nod! Tilt your head! Laugh! "Fake it 'til you make it!"
3. Take notes from others
Okay, so maybe you're not good at faking it. Many of us aren't, so maybe you don't even know where to start. What should you say? How should you act? If you really have no idea, just look around. Study how your colleagues handle the difficult person. Pay attention to the colleagues who generally seem to be accepted. Study them, then mimic what they do.
4. Remember your "enemy" is just a human being
These difficult people in your office are the bullies from the playground who grew up and are still making life problematic for others. As the saying goes: Hurt people hurt people. Have empathy for them. They are probably miserable, or don't like themselves. You don't know the kind of childhood they experienced. It must have been bad if they don't know how to treat people kindly, or with respect. Although they may try to have a holier-than-thou attitude, they might have low self-esteem. Treat them as you would like to be treated.
5. Thank them and listen to them
No one likes to receive criticism. Your friends in the workplace may not point out how you can improve, but you can certainly count on the difficult boss to do that! Criticism is not always a bad thing. It can force us to become a better person.
6. Stay away from power struggles
Most of the time, power struggles are at the root of office politics. Some people have big egos and, if two of them collide, it can be explosive. Usually, the fight isn't about the topic at hand. They are just fighting to "win." Many people approach conflict with a "win-lose" attitude. This attitude fuels the political fire and destroys the organizational culture. Don't get involved so you don't get in the line of that fire.
7. Be careful who you trust
Trusting others isn't always a good thing. Trust me, I know. Sit back and assess people and their personalities. Listen to their words, and more importantly, observe their behavior. You must live on the side of caution when it comes to sharing information, especially if it's negative. View everyone you talk to as a potential spy who might bring information back to the enemy. It may sound cynical, but it's self-preservation. Hopefully, you have true friends you can trust in the workplace, but don't go around sharing your thoughts and feelings too freely.
8. Be nice to everyone
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. When people are nasty to you, it puts you in a defensive mode. You may want to strike back and destroy the other person like they destroyed you. Obviously, this does not contribute to a supportive office environment! Be nice, instead. Be nice especially the ones who aren't nice to you. Eventually, you will notice that they will become more tolerable because you are not giving them any reasons to attack you.
9. Don't dismiss or criticize–Ask questions instead
I've seen it happen so many times, especially in meetings. When someone disagrees with another person, they have a tendency to criticize the person, not the idea. Separate the person from their ideas. They're not bad because you don't like what they are saying. Instead, ask them questions about their ideas. Well thought-out ideas will be easily supported. If the person cannot come up with good evidence as to why their solution is better, maybe they will see the light through your questioning process.
10. Build consensus
As I mentioned in #6, many people view conflict as a battle of wills. This attitude only breaks down the whole office atmosphere, and it breeds contempt. Instead of a "me vs. you" attitude, have a "we" attitude. Together, you all need to solve a problem or finish a project. Act like a team. View yourselves as a unit instead of individuals who are fighting to win. Find areas of agreement and build upon that.


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I'm learning to read, write and speak Korean. It was recommended that I learn a new language as part of retraining my brain. I chose Korean mainly because I have quite a few Korean friends.
The Korean language is classified as a member of the Ural-Altaic family (other members of this family include the Mongolian, Finnish, and Hungarian languages.) Until the early 1400s, most documents were written in classical Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja). As the idiographs are difficult to learn, only the educated people could read and write. King Sejong, the 4th ruler of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), set up a special committee of scholars in 1443 to create a new writing system specifically suited to the Korean language.
The result was Hangul (meaning 'the one script'). It originally contained 28 symbols, although 4 have dropped out of use. The alphabet has 10 vowels and 14 consonants. The consonants represent the simplified outlines of the parts of the mouth and tongue used to pronounce them. The vowels are associated with elements of the philosophy of the Book of Changes.
In 1994, Discovery magazine described Hangul as the most logical language writing system in the world. The simplicity of Hangul led Korea to become one of the most literate countries in the world. U.S. novelist Pearl Buck said that Hangul is the simplest writing system in the world and likened King Sejong to Leonardo da Vinci. Even though Hangul is a system of phonetic symbols, it is categorized as new level of feature system, the first and the only in the world. On Oct. 1, 1997, UNESCO designated Hunminjeongeum as world archive property. Koreans commemorate the creation of Hangul each year on October 9.
The Hangul Characters
The symbols are combined into blocks, each one representing a single syllable. Each syllable must start with a consonant, although the iung is silent in the initial position. Text is arranged either in the traditional vertical fashion, with columns reading from right to left (as in some newspapers and old books) or in rows reading left to right (as in most modern novels and magazines). The alphabet may appear complicated, but it is actually easy to learn. Once you are familiar with the characters, looking up words in a dictionary becomes easy.
When speaking Korean, you use formal or informal words and phrases, depending on the status of the person to whom you are talking. For example, you generally use informal speech to children and formal speech to older people. It is better to err by being too formal rather than showing disrespect. However, Koreans do not expect foreigners to be fluent and will usually excuse minor mistakes.
The above writeup about Hangul is from the website Life in Korea and can be found here.
I'm in week four of learning the alphabet and much to my surprise I can now recognize a few words as I become more and more familiar with the alphabet. One of the really wonderful things about learning Korean is that the words are pronounced just as they are written…unlike English. I'll be making updates about my Korean language progress.Follow Richard Edward Ward on:


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Ignatius never saw himself as one who was exhaled above the brethren, rather as simply one of them.
"But shall I, when permitted to write on this point, reach such a height of self-esteem, that though being a condemned man, I should issue commands to you as if I were an apostle?" (Ignatius to the Trallians, Chapter 3)Ignatius was an honorable man, one who commanded respect, and one who, due to his position appointed to him by God, had the right and authority to command others, yet instead he used these gifts to serve others and to relate to them as equals. Ignatius was a man who understood the position allotted to him by God and was content with that position. He was not an apostle and that was fine by him. He didn't try to be one, rather he simply tried to fulfill his calling in God to the best of his ability.
Ignatius knew the power of knowledge and its tendency to puff us up, yet he also knew that his journey towards martyrdom required humility not pride.
"I have great knowledge in God, but I restrain myself, lest, I should perish through boasting. For now it is needful for me to be the more fearful; and not give heed to those that puff me up. For they that speak to me [in the way of commendation] scourge me. For I do indeed desire to suffer, but I know not if I be worthy to do so. For this longing, though it is not manifest to many, all the more vehemently assails me. I therefore have need of meekness, by which the prince of this world is brought to nought." (Ignatius to the Trallians, Chapter 4)This was not a time for Ignatius to impress others with his knowledge and his authority, rather it was a time for him to strive to remain humble and weak knowing that in his weakness God would prove Himself strong. There were those, however, who, though well meaning, sought to encourage Ignatius through their commendations of Him, but Ignatius did not need to be reminded of his own greatness (which in fact as too little for the task ahead of him) but rather to be reminded of the greatness of God. In difficult times we need to be reminded of God and His greatness not of ourselves and our own supposed strengths.
Finally, Ignatius reminds the Trallians that knowledge is good when used wisely and when acquired in a way that is commensurate with our growth in the Lord.
"Am I not able to write to you of heavenly things? But I fear to do so, lest I should inflict injury on you who are but babes [in Christ]. Pardon me in this respect, lest, as not being able to receive [such doctrines], ye should be strangled by them. For even I, though I am bound [for Christ], yet am not on that account able to understand heavenly things, and the places of the angels, and their gatherings under their respective princes, things visible and invisible. Without reference to such abstruse subjects, I am still but a learner [in other respects]; for many things are wanting to us, that we come not short of God." (Ignatius to the Trallians, Chapter 5)There are many great things to know and discover, yet David said, "O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; nor do I involve myself in great matters, or in things too difficult for me." (Psalms 131:1) When we pursue knowledge that is beyond our present life in God we are in danger of choking on that very knowledge we had searched for. The problem is not knowledge, the problem is when we search for knowledge more than we search for the Lord; when we want knowledge without the Lord. The temptation of Adam and Eve was that, "You surely will not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Genesis 3:4-5) The problem was not knowledge, but what the Devil promised was knowledge apart from God; knowing good from evil apart from receiving this knowledge from God. Ignatius knew that not all knowledge was suitable to us and our current walk with the Lord. Even Paul said, "Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature." (1 Corinthians 2:6) Some knowledge is better suited for when we are more fully matured in the things of God. However, the knowledge of God is always "in season." It is far better to pursue God and the knowledge He brings then to pursue knowledge for its sake alone.
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While I neither consider myself large nor skinny, of late I have been feeling kind of out of sorts when it comes to my body. I eat reasonably healthy, get plenty of exercise and take pretty good care of myself, but my clothes have been fitting a little weird. Needing tangible evidence I jumped on my scale to find I had gone above my personal acceptable weight range by a full five pounds. I knew it!!
Since my current health regime seemed to be failing to keep my weight within the 10 pound range (135-145) which I am comfortable with, I knew I need to take some steps now before the matter gets too out of hand. But what? That same morning while perusing my Facebook feed and saw a post by the doctor that owns the yoga studio I teach at indicating she is leading a Prolon group fast which will start in a few days. Hmmm, you don't say.
Knowing absolutely nothing about the Prolon Fast Mimicking Diet (FMD), I turned to the world's foremost authority on all things, Google. My search tells me the Prolon FMD is a 5 day eating program, designed to rejuvenate your cells, maintain metabolic health and promote weight loss while protecting lean body mass. Everything you eat and drink for the 5 days is provided, you simply need to follow the fairly basic instructions. OK, sounds promising.
I also found that the program is quite pricey. On the official Prolon site the box was about $250. Yikes! Dr. Jen must get some sort of health care practitioner discount because it was only $200 for her group fast, and I say only while simultaneously making air bunnies with both hands.
I texted Jen and asked her if this might be a good thing for me to try, and frankly in retrospect I realize it was a stupid thing to ask. What was she going to say, why no Tara, you are the most perfect human specimen I have ever seen and you should not sully your perfection with the program I am actively promoting. I can really be quite foolish sometimes.
After a little soul searching I decided to give it a try. I picked up my box at her office this afternoon, and plan to start the program tomorrow. Her group is supposed to start on June 1st, but I want to get it over with, so I am jumping the gun a little. Look at me already breaking rules.
The box is quite nice. It's sleek, with a lovely green print that reminds me of a Spirograph design. Remember Spirographs? Those were the best.
The contents of the box are a little disconcerting. Each of the day's worth of food fits in container slightly smaller than a Pop-Tart box. There is also a big water bottle, which gives me pause.
I sincerely hope I am not expected to drink more than one of these bottles a day. I know I am not supposed to admit this because there are people in developing countries (and Flint Michigan) who would give anything for clean, safe drinking water, and I sincerely feel for their plight, but I truly hate drinking plain water. It is absolutely a chore.
I plan to write a post everyday of the fast about the experience here in my digital journal. If you are curious about the Prolon FMD, or just like to read about other people's misery, you are more than welcome to follow along and comment along the way.


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Popular Pro-Abortion Group Plans to Release Childrens Book, Says Abortion is Part of Gods Plan
Amelia Bonow, co-founder of the popular pro-choice Shout Your Abortion organization, recently released a video of her discussing her abortion with children, and said she plans to release a childrens book on abortion in 2020.
I let a bunch of kids grill me about my abortion and it was great. Shout Your Abortion will be releasing a childrens book about abortion in 2020, Bonow tweeted December 28, linking to a video of her defending abortion in conversations with children.
Bonow goes into detail about how she got pregnant, noting that her partner wasnt wearing a condom, and describes in her own terms how an abortion works.
You go to the doctor and they put this little straw inside of your cervix and then inside of your uterus, and then they just suck the pregnancy out. It was like a crappy dentist appointment or something. It was just like this is like a body thing thats kind of uncomfortable, but then it was over, and I felt really just grateful that I wasnt pregnant anymore, she tells two young girls in the video.
What do you think that God thinks about abortion? she asks another kid in the video, who said that he believes God is fine with it because theres still babies being born.
I think its all part of Gods plan, Bonow says in the video. She goes on to joke about the idea that some people believe that life begins at conception.
At one point, one of the kids asks Bonow if she at any point was considering not doing it, but Bonow responds that for her it was like an instant feeling, like I was like Im pregnant. OK, Im having an abortion.
She also suggested that the pro-life movement is propaganda because often the people that say that dont want to take care of people who have babies that they cant afford and then are totally poor.
They want to deprive people of access to health care. Im just like, thats notyou guys arent pro life, Bonow states.
She later responded to critics of the video by thanking the anti-choice mob for sharing widely and exposing tens of thousands of conservative women whove had abortions to the fresh, seductive idea that they dont have to hate themselves.
Bonows organization plans to release a childrens book on abortion in 2020, and has already released one book for adults titled Shout Your Abortion.


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My next book, Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller (written by the amazing Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by me, published by Disney-Hyperion) doesn't come out until October, but my editor gave me the go-ahead to post the cover image on my web site. So... here it is!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sneak peek at my next book...
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Takes my breath away, Matt! Can't wait to see it!ReplyDelete
Thanks Lynn! And thanks for spreading the word about my books. I've had so many people tell me that they found out about me from one of your talks!ReplyDelete
Matt - I just read the F&G for this one and it is beautifully illustrated. I loved your illustrator note at the end where you talk about what you tried to capture with your illustrations. You can feel it in every picture. Great job.ReplyDelete
Thanks Alyson! So glad you like it. Exciting to know that the f & g's are out there!ReplyDelete
looks lovely. looking forward to it!ReplyDelete
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