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Our world may be one where we can easily reach customers online at any time, but customer engagement is lacking. In fact, engagement levels are falling. Perhaps, the digital era is becoming a lonely place for customers, who believe the personal touch is no longer considered with brands.
Consumers, today, are looking for alternative methods to engage with brands, away from their screens. Direct mail marketing is recognised as the most trusted marketing medium, with the highest ever response rates recorded in the past year (according to the DMA). Not only does the physical ability to hold marketing mail encourage customers to engage with your brand, but consumers understand, remember and digest what they read on paper better than on the screen.
As such, we're sharing why you should consider direct mail targeting for your retail and e-commerce store. Perhaps that missing chink in your retail marketing armour is, in fact, direct mailing.
"Direct mail can be as much as 10 to 30 times more effective than its digital counterpart" (Source: DMA)
Direct mail retargeting
Retargeting is, certainly, not a foreign concept to marketing managers, but it is one that many do not employ with direct mail marketing. Working much the same as Facebook retargeting, this is a process where you can market your products or new services to past customers. Working with a mailing house, who boasts significant experience in this area, will prove invaluable – particularly as, for best responses, we suggest personalising the direct mailing pieces.
Before opting for direct mail services and looking for a mailing company, however, you will need to pull together a list of already existing customers, alongside their emails, addresses and any other information. The more information you provide on the consumer, the better your marketing mail will be tailored to their needs. Another option is to segment these customers even further, placing them in high-value groups. For instance, perhaps focus on those that are not repeat customers, but can be coaxed into becoming so.
The purpose of direct mail retargeting is to re-expose your audience to your brand, and the reasons why they should engage with your products. With that in mind, it will also be in your best interests to discuss integrated marketing with your mailing companies. For example, deliver your direct mail for initial awareness of the latest products etc., and follow up with an email newsletter or through another digital marketing campaign.
Reward loyal customers
You should never forget your loyal customers. It's 'easy' to attract customers to your brand for the first time, but it's harder to retain those prospects. Rewarding your previous consumers or those that have had memberships, for instance, for many years is a simple and cost-effective method of engagement.
Direct mail services can include dimensional mail for those customers, or you can simply send a thank you letter. Your mailing house will discuss all of your options and, likely, provide postage discounts for any bulk transactional mailing.
The fact that you have taken the time out to seek direct mail companies and thank those consumers for purchasing for your brand goes a long way. In a world where everything is online, your brand can jump out of the screens.
Optimise landing pages
Going back to integrated marketing and the potential of combining marketing mediums, optimise the landing pages you are hoping to send visitors to. Many mailing companies can provide design advice on the landing pages to ensure the page correlates with your direct mail marketing campaign. Similarly, a mailing house also has the experience of what consumers truly enjoy reading, so their information could prove invaluable.
If you are seeking direct mail services to get more people on your site, you will, likely, be placing the particular URLs on the marketing pieces. If that is the case, they must be up to standard, reflect your brand, are easy to read and offer quick links to the products or service pages. Similarly, we also suggest asking consumers to sign up for your newsletter on the landing page to target them each month/week with your latest products/services.
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Personalisation is the key to success with direct mail; ask any mailing house. This is an extremely effective marketing tactic for driving sales, using existing behavioural data and personalised experiences to suit their needs. According to this report, personalisation can lift sales by a minimum of 10%, but the opportunities are far greater than that statistic.
If you already have the data stored, why not use it to its full potential? Your mailing house can automate the process for producing and delivering the mail, and many mailing companies can also share advice and guidance on calls-to-actions and marketing text etc.
This point almost goes without saying, but we will include it anyway… Vouchers are brilliant for encouraging responses to your direct mailing – any mailing company will argue this point. You can't deny that every person loves a freebie, especially one that has been tailored to their previous purchases and buying habits.
You can use discounts without hurting your brand reputation, such as helping to move old stock, showing your customer appreciation and, of course, rewarding new customers. More information on using vouchers in your marketing campaign can be found here.
Ultimately, we all have to look for innovating and exciting methods to communicate with our consumers. While direct mailing can be considered traditional, it is a refreshing medium in this digital era. You must also consider GDPR compliance when looking into direct mail services. Most importantly, there are fewer hoops to jump through with regards to direct mail marketing, so smaller companies will, likely, benefit from the medium.
If you would like to discuss direct mail management with our mailing house, you can get in touch with our team today.

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The elevator smelled like stale piss but the old valet holding his bag didn't seem to notice. Ellis took in baby sips of air and waited as the ancient cab crept to the third floor. He nudged past the man into the hallway and took a deep, quiet breath. It didn't smell any better.
"Room 306, this way," the old man said and turned to the right, down the hall. Ellis followed.
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The phone in his pocket dinged with a text: Five minutes. Will notify what room after check in.
He set the phone on the soiled duvet and pulled the gloves on. From the front pocket of the bag, he took out a small passport case, part of the same parcel as the gun and suppressor. Inside were the details and a grainy black and white picture; each already committed to memory. He thought she looked like a nice older woman, the type who might look out of place here if anyone cared to take a second glance, but once the money was across the counter everybody became faceless.
The phone went off again and he reached over to get it. Fourth floor, room 412.
He dressed in the coveralls and slipped the boots over his shoes. Once he had tucked the gun away, he took the gloves off and stowed them in the coverall pockets. At the door, he waited as two people passed by. They were probably too drunk to remember, but he was cautious and waited another minute before opening the door.
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Setting it up as a secondary keeps the main router with no VPN and the option of connecting to the secondary with a VPN.
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Setting Archer C7 Options to Default (Optional)
This will not be necessary if you have setup the router before and know the login User Name and Password.
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1… The first step is to go to your VPN provider and copy the User Name, Password, and Server.
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2… The URL of the server will be needed. I copied a server URL and pasted it into notepad.
IPVanish has thousands of servers around the world which I chose one close to me with low usage.
3… The next step is to log into the router and go to Network–WAN and select L2TP/Russia L2TP from the drop-down box.
Type in the User Name and Password along with the Server IP Address/Name.
Set MTU Size to: 1460
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One problem I had is the server address would not paste into the box. If you have the same problem write it down and be sure to type it in correctly.
4… After everything is typed in click on Connect and it should display Connected!
5… Google what is My IP address and use a service such as WhatsMyIP to be sure it has changed.
Setting up the TP-Link Archer C7 as a whole home VPN router is easy enough to do.
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I have the newest 1750 which has been rebranded as the Archer A7. DD-WRT doesn't support this latest build. Any experience with using the A7 as a vpn router?↓
Nice post!! gonna set up my archer c7 router the same way.↓
did you reach the 50 Mbps by running L2tp on the router?
I am surprised because such router cpu's are really weak for encryption and most what you can reach with opnvpn will be around 10 or 20 mbps.↓
I have the 1950 its the same as the 1750 so also in the settings.
The 1950 works better for me because my internetspeed is verry high.
I still have the 1750 and also the 1950.↓
I'd like to set up a vpn server that I can connect to directly from a laptop via pptp and not require another service. Is that similar to the above?↓
All well, but if there's a problem with the VPN server that you choose, you have to keep logging in to the router to change it.↓


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R8: (2 sc, inc) x 8 times, 32 sts
R9 to 14: sc around, 32 sts
R15: (2 sc, dec) x 8 times, 24 sts
R16: sc around, 24 sts ( begin stuffing)
R17: (dec, sc) x 8 times, 16 sts
R18: dec x 8 times, 8 sts ( fasten off)
Ears: ( make 2), using white yarn.
R1: ch5
R2: sc into 2nd chain from hook, 4 sc, ch1, turn
R3: 3 sc, ch1, turn
R4: 2 sc, ch1, turn
R5: 1sc ( fasten off)
Attach to sides of the head
Horn: using yellow yarn
R1: magic ring, 8 sc, 8 sts
R2: sc around, 8 sts
R3: (sc, dec) x 2 times, 6 sts
R4: sc around, 6 sts
R5: (sc, dec) x 2 times, 4 sts
R6: dec x 2 times, 2 sts, sl to join ( fasten off)
No need to stuff.
Attach to the head.
Neck: using white yarn
R1: magic ring, 7 sc, 7 sts
R2: inc, ( 7 times), 14 sts
R3: 1sc, inc, ( 7 times), 21 sts
R4 to R8: sc around, 21 sts
R8: 1sc, dec, ( 7 times), 14 sts ( stuff)
R9: dec, ( 7 times), 7 sts ( fasten off)
Attach to the head.
Body: using white yarn
R1: magic ring, 7 sc, 7 sts
R2: inc x 7 times, 14 sts
R3: (sc, inc) x 7 times, 21 sts
R4: (inc, 2 sc) x 7 times, 28 sts
R5: (3 sc, inc) x 7 times, 35 sts
R6 to 20: sc around, 35 sts
R21: (3 sc, dec) x 7 times, 28 sts
R22: (dec, 2 sc) x 7 times, 21 sts ( begin stuffing)
R23: (sc, dec) x 7 times, 14 sts
R24: dec x 7 times, 7 sts ( fasten off)
Legs: (make 4) using white and yellow yarn
Start with yellow yarn
R1: magic ring, 6 sc, 6 sts
R2: inc x 6 times, 12 sts
R3: (sc, inc) x 6 times, 18 sts
R4: work with front-loops only, sc around, 18 sts
R5, 6: sc around, 18 sts
Change to white yarn
R7: sc around, 18 sts
R8: (sc, dec) x 6 times, 12 sts
R9 to R15: sc around, 12 sts
R16: (sc, inc) x 6 times, 18 sts
R17, 18: sc around, 18 sts ( fasten off)
Stuff and attach to the body.
Mane and tail: using yellow yarn
It's random. Crochet ch 15 to ch 20 for mane and ch 25 to ch 30 for tail, sc into the 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc into every loop across ( fasten off). Make as many as you want.
Happy crocheting xD
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In her early days as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin was actively involved in many of the basic tasks of setting up her office, including how to arrange her schedule, organizing the sale of the governor's jet, developing newsletters, discussing boards and commissions appointments in depth and responding personally to constituents who wanted to discuss her decisions.
A trove of email messages from the first three months of the Palin administration, released today by the state of Alaska and posted online by the Washington Post, show Ms. Palin asking an aide to step in and talk to a would-be seller of the jet who was offering her a better price than she was getting on eBay "so he'll not email me personally so often." But she also is shown to take strong interest in many individual appointments, frequently telling staffers that she doesn't like particular suggestions and that she would be filling the slots her own way.
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ever since i joined glymm, the little pots of lip products from rms beauty have intrigued me. i really really really wanted to try the lip2cheek but i had never heard of the brand so i was reluctant to shell out $36. instead, i hoped that we would one day receive a little sample in our glymm box.
lo and behold, in our january glymm box, we received a promo code for a free lip shine in the colour bloom with any purchase from the glymm beauty boutique. i knew right away that i wanted to take advantage of the offer as i had been planning to purchase something anyway. i placed my order on tuesday night and was absolutely astounded when i received my lip shine today!
the first thing i noticed about the product was its weight. the pot is made of a thick glass so it is relatively heavy and it has a metal screw-on lid. the formulation is very creamy and feels lovely on the lips! the scent reminds me of a burt's bees product that i cannot place. and nooo, definitely not the milk & honey lotion! ;)
it was difficult to capture the true colour of the lip shine on camera but it's a very wearable and pretty sheer pink. when i put it on, it seemed to match my skin tone perfectly so i suspect it's close to the shade of my lips au naturel... well, that's if i had more colour in my lips. i also read on the website that you can use this product on your cheeks as a light blush - i'll be trying this tomorrow! :)
when i redeemed my promo code for the lip shine, i went ahead and purchased a lip2cheek! i was intially attracted to smile but i read on the rms website that smile is the only shade that contains a synthetic pigment. not a big deal to me but i wasn't sure if the colour would work on me anyway so i chose modest instead. pluuuus modest is more like a lip stain and i have an unhealthy attraction to lip stains.
so far, glymm has only sent me the free lip shine so my paid products have not yet arrived... i cannot wait to receive them! i am thinking i will need to place another order very soon... so i can add the lip shine in moment to my collection!
p.s. in case you are wondering about my 2012 goals, not to worry. i am still (sorta) on track and will provide an update at the end of the month!
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Last week I was at a party where I overhead some kids talking about the presents they either already got or are getting.
"How many presents do you get?"
"I think I'm going to get more this year than last year!"
"What's the biggest gift card you've ever gotten?"
"Can I come over if you get the $500 Hover Board??"
I walked away thinking of another question I'd like to ask them:
"Which presents do you really appreciate, and which ones do you just have?"
I know it's hard dealing with kids this time of year. After all, it was shortly after Halloween that the twinkling lights went up and the Rockettes came to town. Suddenly, by the second week in November, it was "beginning to look a lot like Christmas!" And what happens is that the adults want to shop early, and the kids just want.
In fact, I'll bet if we played WORD association with the kids – you know, where I say a word and they respond – it would go something like this:
Christmas … presents!
Winter holidays … presents!
Happy … presents!
Presents … More presents!
Here is a reminder for parents:
MORE is not always better.
In this 'gift-giving' season, I've got a few alternative ideas for you.
What If… instead of buying a tangible gift this year, how about giving that which is the most precious – your TIME. Give a FULL DAY dedicated to your child doing whatever he/she wants (excluding buying presents!) Make it a coupon to be redeemed at an agreed time.
What If… you take a portion of the money you normally spend on gifts and decide – as a family – to make a donation or volunteer for a charity. Early Thursday evenings are often the Family Volunteer Time. Alternately, you can go together down to the charity's headquarters and present the donation in person.
What If … you and the kids bake some goodies and arrange them on a plate. Then ask a child to donate one of his/her small gift cards ($5 Target? Walmart? All the kids seem to have a lot of them) to add to the plate and present it to someone who would really appreciate the surprise and the attention.
What If… ________________. I leave this one blank because I'm sure you have many of your own good ideas about how to celebrate the season without going shopping.
Consider your What Ifs… and back off a bit on buying so many presents. Why not try giving someone the gift of your undivided attention, or volunteering your services to help the needy, or simply surprising someone who would really appreciate it. See how it makes you feel, and let me know.
Happy Holidays
~ Loretta
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Going the distance for Britain's builders
By-lined to Sarah Jardine, acting head of construction at the Health and Safety Executive
Construction is an industry that I deeply care about. I have worked for HSE for 21 years starting out as an inspector and climbing up the ranks before joining HSE's construction division in November 2015 as head of operations. I have recently taken over as the acting head of construction as of April 2019.
Over the course of my time with HSE, I have seen first hand the impact of getting health and safety wrong on construction sites. I have witnessed the very human cost of employers failing to protect their workers and how this scars and fragments families across Britain. This is why I am extremely passionate about the work this organisation does in protecting lives and holding those who fail to account. It is, quite literally, life and death.
I felt there was more that I could do to help the families I have met over the years who have been affected by poor practices, so aside from the day-to-day running of HSE's construction sector, I've recently taken on a different type of running.
Alongside my husband Paul, I have spent the last few months training for the Asda Foundation Derby Half Marathon which we recently ran in support of the Lighthouse Club – a charity providing financial and emotional support to the construction community and their families. So far, we have raised over £750 between us which will go towards helping families dealing with the distress and grief you find when you look a bit deeper into the stories that sit behind HSE's prosecutions and indeed our ill health, injury and death statistics.
Why construction?
Construction is recognised widely as still one of the most dangerous industries to work in – 38 construction workers were killed last year and 58,000 were injured. These figures come after vast improvements in construction's safety record over the last 50 years.
But it's not just safety – there are also a growing number of cases of ill health in the industry. Figures show this causes a loss of 1.9 million working days, equating to 8,000 construction workers being absent from work for a full year.
One of the biggest areas of concern for HSE is lung health. Construction has the largest proportion of deaths attributed to workplace exposure to hazardous substances – around 3,500 out of 8,000 cancer deaths a year. These substances include wood dust, asbestos and silica which are typically found in abundance on construction sites. Even where a builder is not killed by a terminal lung disease, their quality of life is significantly impacted by the many chronic conditions that arise from exposure to dust.
HSE's role in tackling this
Builders' lung health is an important issue not just for HSE but also for their employers which is why we are carrying out #Dustbuster inspections focusing on dust control. A large part of this work is inspecting the construction industry, but we'll also be visiting food manufacturing and woodworking businesses as these workplaces generate a lot of dust too.
We are specifically looking for evidence of employers knowing the risks, planning the work and ensuring workers use the right controls.
Our inspectors will be visiting businesses throughout June – are you ready for a health inspection?
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I made the photo in a subway station of Hamburg Central Station, on the way back from Hamburg Övelgönne beach with my family. I was just taking some snapshots while we were waiting for the train. The elder son in the red shirt is reading the soccer magazine and he's totally uninterested in hat is going on while my wife throws our younger son through the air.


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Preheat the oven to 180º C. Grease a 25cm round Bundt cake tin with non-stick baking spray. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, oil and brown sugar. Add the eggs and beat until well combined and creamy. Whisk in the vanilla, mashed bananas and buttermilk. The mixture will look as if it's curdled, but it'll correct once you add the flour.Sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix in gently. Divide the batter into two separate bowls. Mix the cocoa paste into one and fold in the chopped chocolate. Spoon the batter into the Bundt tin in alternate spoonfuls.When all the mixture is used up, swirl through with the back of a knife. Bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.Set aside to cool in the tin, before turning out. To make the ganache, place the coconut milk, chocolate, glucose and cinnamon in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water and heat until the chocolate is completely melted and the ganache is smooth and glossy. Allow to cool and thicken up slightly before pouring over the cooled Bundt. Scatter with toasted coconut flakes.Tip: If you are going to be using the coconut flakes, serve immediately as they loose their crisp texture when left in contact with the ganache. Alternatively, use chocolate shavings.Recipe reprinted with permission of Bibby's Kitchen@36. To see more recipes, please click here. To receive quick and convenient weekday recipes, join our Easy Weekday Meals mailing list, and for up-to-date trending food, restaurant and wine news subscribe to our Editor's Weekly newsletter.
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Our Irving optometry professionals are passionate about providing high-quality care to our family of patients. We focus on providing comprehensive eye exams, a large selection of fashionable eyewear, and the best possible vision care. Come in today to meet our Irving staff and make an appointment.
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Suggestion that the Chinese economy is holding up better than expected despite rising lending rates and a cooling property market is made as China reported stronger-than-anticipated exports and imports for May despite falling commodity prices.
Saying that it expects the financial strength of the economy will erode in coming years as growth slows and debt continues to rise, Moody's Investors Service downgraded China's credit rating last month which led to growing concerns over China which ultimately however landed squarely back on global investors' radar.
In China, while exports have rebounded thanks to stronger global demand after several years of contraction, imports have been strong in recent months, driven largely by iron ore and other commodities used to feed a year-long construction boom.
Still, as measures to cool heated home prices dampen property investment and a crackdown on riskier types of lending pushes up financing costs analysts forecast the economy will gradually lose momentum over the rest of the year and they had expected trade growth to cool in May.
But accelerating from April are growth in both exports and imports which have defied those expectations from analysts. Official data showed on Thursday that while imports expanded 14.8 percent, China's May exports rose 8.7 percent from a year earlier.
The General Administration of Customs said that this resulted in the country being left with a trade surplus of $40.81 billion for the month.
May shipments from the world's largest exporter was expected to have risen 7.0 percent according to analysts polled by Reuters. Exports rose 8.0 percent on-year in April.
After rising 11.9 percent in April, imports were expected to have climbed 8.5 percent.
From April's $38.05 billion, analysts were expecting China's trade surplus to have widened to $46.32 billion in May.
According to data from China's customs bureau, up from $21.34 billion in April, China's trade surplus with the U.S. was $22.0 billion in May.
In an effort to reduce the massive U.S trade deficit with Beijing, the 100 days of trade talks, which was agreed by United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met in Florida in April, have been initiated by the world's two biggest economies.
Action to increase access for U.S. financial firms and expanding trade in beef and chicken among other steps were agreed upon by the two countries in May, were action was to be taken by mid-July, which is a sign of progress.
China's vice commerce minister Yu Jianhua told a news conference on May 12 that the second largest economy of the world does not deliberately pursue a trade surplus with the United States.
According to a statement on the website of China's Ministry of Commerce, the two sides should strengthen cooperation and manage disputes in trade, were reportedly said by China's commerce minister Zhong Shan recently told new United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
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Toto Wolff says he is overwhelmed after Mercedes locked out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix a huge seven-tenths of a second ahead of Ferrari.
Ferrari had been rumoured to be the quicker of the two championship favourites however since touching down in Melbourne it has been the Silver Arrows in complete control, topping every session so far this weekend.
For Lewis Hamilton, his pole position was his sixth consecutive one around Albert Park, dating back to the 2014 season. Teammate Valtteri Bottas had been on provisional pole until the final runs but will line-up alongside Hamilton in second.
"I'm overwhelmed to see both our cars on the front row," Wolff said.
"The team has done a great job in the past weeks: after a difficult time in testing, especially in the first week in Spain, we have turned over every stone to find answers, to try and understand the car better. And it came together when it mattered for us today.
"But one result is not a reason to get carried away: not only is this circuit a bit of an outlier when it comes to performance, but we have strong rivals in Ferrari and Red Bull, and we know from hard experience in the past two years that the racing is done on Sunday and that's the day that counts.
"For today, though, we can be happy with what we delivered - the team for a slick job in the garage, Lewis for his 84th pole and Valtteri for showing all his speed and taking a very close P2 on the grid. Now we turn our attention to the race."


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During the recently held Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, a group of COSCO's senior leadership met with members of the ABS executive team to discuss the latest trends and innovation in the offshore energy sector. Highlights of the discussion included COSCO's new floating gas production storage and offloading (FGPSO) concept, the market outlook for the shipping and offshore sectors and the impact of future requirements on the industry.
"As oil prices rebound, we have seen cautious optimism return in the offshore sector," said Liang Yanfeng, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry President "We have worked closely with ABS for more than 20 years, so it is important to continue that strong relationship as we look to develop new technologies and concepts."
COSCO has worked with ABS on a broad range of marine and offshore assets, including containerships, tankers and high-specification units for offshore, such as mid-water drilling rigs, offshore support vessels, and floating, production, storage and offloading vessels.
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I finished the dungeon but my lockpick skill was too low so I went out to talk to Martelius. He gave me the find Catacomber & castek/sword quests, but when I went back to Argimon, he took his helm & won't let me back in the dungeon.
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21st April 2017, Lenzing
Lenzing AG, a leading producer of wood-based cellulose fibres, has presented its new sustainability strategy within the context of the World Earth Day organised by the worldwide Earth Day Network.
Each year millions of people actively participate in Earth Day on 22 April and stand up for the preservation of a livable environment. In this connection, Lenzing donated a total of US$ 27,000 to the Canopy project for its ongoing tree planting programme. With this amount, Lenzing completes Earth Day Network's target of raising US$ 150,000 for Earth Day 2017. The United Nations estimate that for every dollar spent on reforestation, US$ 2.50 is generated in local downstream income and benefits.
"We're very grateful for Lenzing Group's generous donation," said Earth Day Network president Kathleen Rogers. "With the help of partners such as Lenzing, we're not just planting trees, we're also helping build sustainable communities in areas of the world most in need of reforestation."
The new sustainability strategy Naturally Positive of the Lenzing Group is the result of the new Group strategy sCore TEN adopted in the autumn of 2015. "The concept of sustainability is an integral feature of our Group strategy. This is because Lenzing is in the unique position to be able to operate a truly circular business model. We produce functional, aesthetic and emotional products by utilizing the raw material wood from CO2 and sunlight," said Stefan Doboczky, CEO of the Lenzing Group. "At the end of their useful lives, our fibres are biodegradable and thus once again serve as the basis for new plant growth."
This model of the circular economy pervades the entire Lenzing sustainability strategy. It is based on the three "P" cornerstones, People – Planet – Profit, the company explains. Crucial operational components being implemented include the sustainable procurement of wood and a responsible handling of water.
The raw material wood is completely converted into valuable industrial raw materials and bioenergy at the biorefineries of the Lenzing Group. Largely closed chemical cycles ensure the environmentally compatible production of Lenzing fibres. Accordingly, more than 99% of the solvent used to manufacture Tencel fibres is recovered. Other key aspects of the sustainability strategy applied by Lenzing are the decarbonisation of production for the sake of improved climate protection, as well as the promotion of sustainable innovations designed to replace resource-intensive, environmentally harmful products.
This approach is complemented by a close cooperation with the value chain in order to jointly develop and implement systemic solutions, the manufacturer reports.
"That is why we closely work together with multi-stakeholder initiatives and actively support a range of NGOs devoted to propagating sustainability principles," commented Robert van de Kerkhof, CCO of the Lenzing Group. "With this in mind, we are pursuing a policy oriented towards the long term which features transparency and mutual trust with all our stakeholders."
Through the Canopy Project, Earth Day Network works on the ground with organisations worldwide that strengthen communities through tree planting. This project has led to millions of trees being planted on six different continents.
Since 2016, The Canopy Project has taken on even broader significance. Now the important work of planting trees and improving lives around the world also supports Earth Day Network's Trees for the Earth campaign. Trees for the Earth was the first of five new, ambitious, and goal-oriented campaigns to be launched in the run up to Earth Day's 50th anniversary in 2020. Its goal: to plant 7.8 billion trees worldwide by 2020 – one for every person projected to be on earth.
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BARCA baby!
It's Tuesday afternoon and we just got our wi-fi back in our apartment! SO exciting! We've been without Internet since last Tuesday night and have had to go to bars/cafes with hotspots in order to just check emails! There has been so much I've wanted to blog about but couldn't because of no Internet. Last weekend I traveled to Barcelona, Spain and drank lots of sangria and ate lots of calamari. Delish! Our hostel hosted a mojito night on Friday so we went there for some cheap drinks then went to a club. Luckily, our friend who is studying there had told us a Spanish phrase to say at the door otherwise we wouldn't have been let in…either because we were American or extremely underdressed I'm not sure. We were like the only people in the club so we obviously got the party started by being the first to dance!! It wasn't until 2:30-3 that the place filled up – European time is too crazy for me!
Saturday morning we took a very long walk around the city and visited Park Guell, which has the most scenic views of the city and you can just see the Mediterranean over the buildings. As I said, the walk there was really long so we got some waters and sat at a picnic table for a couple hours, just taking in the sun and view. It was the first time we felt warm sunshine since we've been here!
We left the Park to see La Segrada Familia a huge church in Barcelona that's typically under construction. It was ENORMOUS and the architecture was so unique and just really different than any of the churches in Italy. That night we went out for more tapas and I had fried calamari that was the best I've ever had! So fresh and SO GOOD! We went to a couple bars that night and found this place called Chupitos which means "shots" in Spanish. The place had over 500 kinds of shots and probably over 500 people in the tiny place. We squeezed our way to the bar and got the most delicious shots that were chased with marshmallows that we roasted ON THE BAR! Ok enough about my night life…I know you don't want to hear it mom..
Sunday morning we finally made it to THE BEACH! Once we were there we all kind of regretted not spending the entire day there Saturday. The sun was out and we got lunch and I just layed my head back and tried to get my first glimpse of a tan, which I actually did! I have some color on my cheeks and nose now (and because we layed out all day Monday since it was 64 in Florence and we do have a roofdeck). We got paella and my friends from New York had some zeppoles – kinda like fried dough balls/donut holes (?). We stayed at the beach until we had to take our bus back to the airport at 3. Side note – the metro system in Barca was so nice and so easy! Also, this was my first RyanAir trip and I have to say it was not what I was expecting. Everyone says the flights are so scary and you think you're gonna die the whole time but our flights were completely painless and quicker than expected! Of course I was sad to leave Spain, it was beautiful and definitely not what I was expecting – at all! I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting but it was really just amazing. If I studied abroad there I wouldn't go to class ever, I'd just be at the beach! The nightlife is insane and I couldn't handle it for more than a weekend but everything else is wonderful! I ❤ Espana!!
Barcelona bound!
I'm currently in Barcelona, Spain waiting for the rest of my friends to wake up from a midday siesta. We got here around noon after traveling on bus to Pisa then took out first RyanAir flight (surprisingly not scary at all) then another bus from the airport to the city center and from there the metro! So much transportation, but ya gotta do what you gotta do! We made it to our hostel around noon and somehow we lucked out with what I would say is the best hostel ever. It's smackdab in the center of Barcelona, they provide a walking tour, breakfast and pub crawls all included for 13.5 euro a night…doesn't seem real! There are six of us so we have two rooms of 3 with huge bathrooms too!
Once we were settled in we walked outside to find somewhere to eat lunch. We ended up at a cozy cafe where we got tappas, sangria and of course, churros! They gave us hot chocolate to dip the churros in too – amazing! We all sat and enjoyed each other and laughed probably the hardest I have on this trip for hours together at lunch…it was a great way to start the trip!
The wifi has been down at our apartment since Wednesday. At first it was awful not being able to communicate with the outside world but by the second day it was kind of nice to disconnect. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted on my trip to Barca by the end of the weekend!
Beyond Italy
I AM TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP!!!! I just finished planning and booking trips for the majority of the semester! I know people who study abroad in Europe tend to travel a ton on the weekends because everything is so close and cheap, and I knew I wanted to, but the past two weeks me and my friends have kept saying, "oh we'll do it tomorrow…" and then, "let's plan trips this weekend…" and I was nervous I was never going to leave Italy (which wouldn't be a bad thing, don't get me wrong).
I have been constantly changing my mind for where I want to go on spring break and me and my friend Hannah finally decided we wanted to go EAST! We booked a trip with a program (they say that's best to do for spring break so the planning is taken care of and you can just relax) to Budapest, Krakow, Prague and Ljubljana (I can't even pronounce the last place is that bad?). All I know is that Budapest is the "Paris of the East" and Prague is somewhere everyone says you must see. The other two look amazing and I feel like my experience is going to be so unique! Activities during the trip include going to Auschwitz, the thermal baths in Budapest, pub crawls, cave diving and apparently the exchange rate is like 0.1 to the US dollar, or something insanely cheap like that. Ok I actually just googled it and got this:
I'm sold. IS THAT EVEN REAL? All my other friends are going island hopping in Greece to Athens, Santorini (sisterhood of the traveling pants AH!) and Corfu which all look absolutely amazing. That is where I would have gone if I didn't go east, but I figured I'd mine as well get in as much as I can! OH and did I mention we booked our trips for 50% off because there was some valentine's day special WOOHOO!! So it was sooo cheap! I am like giddy writing this!
Then, because we were in such a good mood after getting amazing deals and finally making decisions on spring break, we decided to find the cheapest flights anywhere in Europe for the few free weekends we have. At first we were all set to do Paris but then we realized we'd have to miss class and since we're such good students (cough) we decided on Barcelona since the flight is leaving on Friday (no classes!). So in two weekends from now we'll be getting our tan on in BARCA! We all have friends that are studying abroad there too so it should be an unreal time.
Oh and did I mention I'm going to ROME this weekend?! I'll be sure to post TONS of pictures and try to chill with the Pope before he retires.
My semester timeline of traveling:
Feb 15-17: Rome, Italy*
Feb 21-24: Interlaken, Switzerland (tentatively, but so necessary)
March 1-3: Barcelona, Spain
March 9-10: Venice, Italy*
March 16: Bologna, Italy
March 21-31: SPRING BREAK > Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Ljubljana
April 4-14: Jill & Justin are here!
April 6: Lucca, Italy*
April 13-14: Cinque Terre
April 20-21: "Under the Tuscan Sun" Trip*
April 26-28: Amalfi Coast
*= with my abroad program
Getting There
WOW! I used to think that after flying to Tallahassee alone I could do anything, but now that I've traveled to ITALY alone (partially) I know I can do anything.
The first of my three flights that would take me to Florence, Italy was scheduled for 5:55 pm Sunday. Of course, my parents and I got there 2 hours early to check-in and be stress-free. Well neither of those things happened. When trying to check in to my flight, we were told there were problems with my connecting flights on my way home (in MAY) and for some reason they couldn't print a ticket. Long story short we waited at the front desk for almost 2 hours on hold with so many different people from so many different airlines to get my ticket. By 5:20 my friends had already boarded the plane and I wasn't even through security! They finally just printed out a receipt for my final connecting flight and told me I had to get the ticket at the Barcelona airport. I said O.K, kissed mom & dad, and ran through security and to the terminal, where it was just like from any movie and the door was closing and I was the last one let on. I found my seat in the middle of 2 older men and sat down in a complete fluster, not at all ready for the long journey ahead of me. Looking back, I am kind of glad it was so rushed only because I had no time at all to be sad about leaving. Once we were headed to London I was absolutely PUMPED.
Boston > London
This flight was scheduled to be 6 hrs and 20 mins. but ended up only taking a little over 5 hours. I watched the majority of a season of 30 Rock and woke up the man to my left a couple times from laughing out loud, mainly because Liz Lemon was wearing a Chip Clip in her hair, and I just thought it was hilarious and couldn't get over it. I got the pasta option dinner but didn't eat the ravioli, instead just had some salad and pocketed my carrot cake for later.
London > Barcelona
Once we got to London I was all happy because the longest flight was over with and I was with my friend Ally for the rest of the way. However, once we went through a round of security (and they didn't stamp my passport, which I was mad about!) we realized we weren't on the same flight. My flight was already boarding (!) and Ally's didn't leave for another hour and a half! We said we'd meet up in Barcelona and I sprinted down three flights of stairs onto a terminal train and then up more stairs. Once again, I made it to the gate to be the last one let on. Luckily, however, the plane was practically empty and I got a whole row to myself. As soon as we took off I put up all the arm rests and laid across the seats. A nice flight attendant brought me over a blanket and pillow and I was out for the 2 hour trip. I woke up to the pilot saying "we will be landing in 10 minutes" so I sat right up and buckled up and immediately felt a wave of nausea and a splitting headache. I had to breathe into the paper bag thats always given out and the same flight attendant sat with me and rubbed my back. EMBARRASSING! I'm supposed to be a mature twenty-something-year-old traveling the world. Oh well, it made me feel better.
Barcelona > Florence
The Barcelona airport was completely empty when I arrived. No one else was going to a connecting flight, which I didn't know, so I followed everyone to the EXIT (I saw no signs in English, dad!) but at least got my passport stamped. Once I was outside I knew I did something wrong and went back in just wandering alone in the halls for 20 minutes scared, nervous, worried, and upset. No one was speaking English! Somehow I found some security and just went through it and on the other side was the real airport with all the normal hustle and bustle one would expect. I asked three people where the "Vueling Airlines" desk was before I found it, and once I made it there – "no hablo ingles". Cool. I tried to just point and give her my "receipt" ticket so she could give me the real thing. She looked at it then called someone and it was a flashback to 12 hours earlier when I stood waiting on hold for so long and almost missed my flight (and that was with my parents calling the shots and in ENGLISH). I knew deep down that I was going to be stranded in Barcelona the rest of my life. Thankfully, she got off the phone after about 15 minutes, probably because she saw I was crying, and gave me a ticket and waved me along. Finally, something went my way. It was three hours until my next flight and I had to get some food & water in my system, because I was still feeling queasy and gross from that last flight. My first euros purchase was an Evian water bottle and a bag of Lays Original – how exciting! Then I waited about an hour and finally Ally met me at the gate and I was no longer alone. The flight to Florence was quick and painless and I lucked out again with an empty row. Taking off from Barcelona was so pretty and when I saw the Swiss Alps it was the first time I truly realized what "a picture doesn't do it justice" meant. It was absolutely breath-taking and indescribable.
I was on cloud 9 when we landed in Florence, but then found out it was raining (ew) and that they lost my luggage! I really shouldn't have been shocked after the way my trip started out. Hopefully my bag will be here by tomorrow or the next day, and I do have enough stuff to hold me until then, but not much longer so let's keep out fingers crossed it comes soon!


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