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Ok guys. This is a long one. BUT if you're a blogger, an entrepreneur, an online business owner, or want to be any of those things, it's a must read. And it's not about me. It's about my mentor Melyssa Griffin who is an absolute rockstar.—>
Three years ago, my friend Melyssa Griffin was struggling to grow an audience.
Posting 5 days a week on her blog and baaaarely making enough money to get by.
Today, she has a *thriving* business with over 90,000 email subscribers and multiple online courses that regularly bring in over 6 figures per month. (Yep. Per month.)
So the big question is — how did she make such a huge shift in just 3 years?
Ok — storytime. 🙂
Back when Melyssa was running a web design studio, her strategy for getting new clients consisted of 2 things…
1. Posting on her blog regularly to let people know they could hire her.
2. Posting on social media regularly to let people know they could hire her.
And the results?
{Sound familiar?}
No one messaging her to say, "Omg, I need your help!"
Maybe a couple likes from her family and best friends.
But no new clients.
She thought, "What's the deal?! Aren't people interested? How do others have wait lists of clients and I have zilch?"
Turns out, she was trying to grow her audience in the wrong place.
Eventually, Melyssa got herself an email list.
(Even though she'd been hearing about how important email lists are, she'd been putting it off because she "didn't feel ready" to start one).
Then, despite the fact that she *still* didn't feel ready…she sent out her first email to the few people who were on her list at the time (around 100 subscribers).
She didn't talk much about her business or web design studio. But she did include a little image near the bottom, letting people know she was accepting new clients.
From that one email (and the tiny, easy-to-miss image inside), she got TWO clients!
(She also got several responses from people who just loved the email content itself).
So, Melyssa started to realize… she could post a photo on Instagram and get no clients and simple comments like, "nice photo!"…
…or she could simply send out an email to her list every now and then and get clients + authentic engagement. No brainer!
Growing and engaging with her list directly resulted in more clients and customers.
Now Melyssa's email list has played the starring role in turning her blog into a million dollar e-course business. (You read that right. She crossed $1 million this year.)
Now, I know some of you out there are thinking, "That's great for Melyssa. But I don't have the first clue on how to build an email list, let alone make money from it!"
There are so many excuses and reasons for putting off our goals and settling for careers that make us dread days that don't begin with the letter S.
But this life is the only one we have. And the struggles we've been through in the past (or even in the present) do not have to define what we do or feel tomorrow.
So, if you've felt that passion to start your own online business or create a profitable blog, then I URGE you to stick with it, even if you haven't yet achieved the success you've hoped for.
Yes, it's possible. Even with…
…A full-time job.
…A family and kids.
…A small budget.
…Fear that things may not work out.
…A lack of self-confidence.
Melyssa's passion is now helping people just like you to create profitable blogs and businesses that allow them to live the lifestyle they want, no matter what they've been through or where they are right now.
And that's why she created Blog to Biz Hive, which is NOW OPEN for enrollment – but only until Monday!
BBH is Melyssa's flagship program, which is designed to show you how to grow your blog's traffic and email list, and then leverage your audience by launching a profitable online course.
And oh. my. goodness.
She goes ALL OUT in this course.
Over the years, Melyssa has tried just about every strategy to make money as a blogger — ads, sponsored posts, one-on-one services, selling physical products, and more.
But she's found that e-courses have undoubtedly been the most profitable, least time-consuming to create, and most fulfilling. Not to mention, they're the perfect monetization method for bloggers.
BBH is an extensive online course that shows you a proven, step-by-step process for finding your focus, growing your audience, and monetizing your blog with a profitable e-course.
The thing I love about Melyssa is that she has a fun teaching style where she's able to break down complex ideas into simple, easy-to-follow steps. (Her thousands of students would probably agree!) And there's lots of hand-holding to make sure you get results.
This program can be absolutely life-changing for your business, and I don't say things like that lightly.
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There are countless benefits that come along with getting your MBA. Whether you're looking to start your own business, move up the career ladder, or change industries, an MBA can give you an extra edge! An MBA can also give you the salary increase you've been dreaming about. In 2017, the average salary for someone with an MBA in North America was $98,900.
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The Formula One group is in discussions with a number of event promoters to address the possibility of staging a Grand Prix in South Africa in 2013 or 2014.
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is encouraged by the success of the recent World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa; the country has been absent from the F1 calendar since 1993. The weakness of the rand on the international currency markets remains a problem, but the F1 CEO appears to be more concerned about locating a suitable venue.
Commenting on F1's arrival in India and South Korea next year, and its alleged return to the United States in 2012, he told BBC Radio 5: "Russia is more important right now, but Africa is another continent where we should be. It would be nice to cover the world, but Africa is limited to the people who are involved in Formula One for their businesses, whereas Russia is wide open. But we've been talking to people in South Africa for quite a long time, off and on. The chances are OK. It's a case of getting the right venue, as always.
"There are one or two places that could happen and are coming on quite strong. We're talking with people who want to build a circuit in Cape Town--that would probably be about three years away. That's what I would like to see. Looking at what the World Cup has done for Africa, hopefully people will think it will be good for Formula One to be there."
The Cape Town venture is led by South African entrepreneur David Gant, who formed the South African F1 Bid Company five years ago and has been in touch with Ecclestone ever since. Gant's concept has been a public-private partnership in which the national government pays for a new circuit and subsidizes F1's fees for a number of years. Thus far, he has not succeeded in persuading the government to commit to the venture. An existing, alternative venue would be Kyalami, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, which hosted the race on 21 occasions.
"South Africa doesn't have an international motorsport venue that can match up to the standards that Formula One requires," Gant said. "Bernie Ecclestone is rather keen on [a completely new circuit in] Cape Town. We've also identified other sites that are well positioned and that could fulfill the requirements to build a world-class facility, but we're still a fair way from that.
"We haven't given up. . . . Following the success of the World Cup, Bernie is now very aware that we can do it, that we have the right infrastructure and, importantly, the passion."


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Prayer of Confession, OT 22A
Call to Confession
The Psalmist reassures us that God regards our distress when God hears our cries, and for our sake remembers God's covenant and shows compassion according to the abundance of God's steadfast love (Ps. 106:44-45). Let us confess our sin before God and seek God's mercy.
Prayer of Confession
Liberating God,
you call to us not from burning bushes
but from simple choices
as well as life-changing choices,
from a friend's invitation
as well as headline news,
but we fail to stop ...
to pay attention.
Instead, we hide our faces,
listing excuses
rather than stepping up
and answering with confidence,
"Here I am."
Have mercy on us, O God.
Open our eyes.
Grant us courage.
Increase our faith.
We want to follow
even when where you lead is beyond our imagination.
Maybe especially.
In Jesus' name we pray,
Declaration of Forgiveness
"'This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.'" In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God!
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another: The peace of Christ be with you.
Please pass the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day.
8/29/2017 0 Comments
Call to Worship, OT 22A
Call to Worship
Child of God!
Remove the shoes from your feet
for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.
The God of your ancestors --
of Abraham and Sarah,
of Isaac and Rebekah,
of Jacob and Rachel,
is here,
calling to you from burning bushes
disguised as invitations to serve
in ways you have never imagined,
ways that kindle your passion
and spark a new direction
for your life.
Child of God,
is calling you.
and worship.
8/25/2017 0 Comments
Prayers of the People, OT 21A
Prayers of the People
God of Mercy and Compassion,
We come before you this day, lifting before you those who need your healing touch, your comforting presence, your reassuring word. Hear our prayers, we pray, and make us agents of healing in your name.
Hear our prayers for those living under oppression, those fearing for their own lives and the lives of their children, desperate to protect the ones they love. Strengthen your church, O God, that we may be courageous enough to stand in the gap for those who have no voice or power.
Hear our prayers for those who grieve, devastated by the slaughter of innocents. Comfort them in their agony. Envelope them in community that they may be supported in their pain.
Hear our prayers for those brave life-giving souls who birth new hope by their courage. Surround them with divine protection, O God, that they may continue to do the work you have called them to do, rescuing those in need from the egocentric fear of tyrants.
Hear our prayers for those engaged in corrupt government who strive to rise above the fray and make bold moves toward a reign of justice. Embolden them to use their privilege to make a difference on behalf of those who are helpless.
Hear our prayers also for those we name below and for those whose names are in our hearts and on our minds, and for those whose names we do not know and may never know. Surround them with your steadfast love, we pray. Touch them with your infinite mercy, and fill them with a peace that passes all understanding. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray, Amen.
8/23/2017 0 Comments
Prayer of Confession, OT 21A
Call to Confession
God said, "In your distress you called, and I rescued you; I answered you in teh secret place of thunder; ... Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me! ... I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." (Psalm 81, selected verses) Let us confess our sin before the God who has delivered us.
Prayer of Confession
Forgive us, O God,
for we have forgotten ...
forgotten how you heard our cries for mercy ...
forgotten how you listened to our pleas for deliverance ...
forgotten how you intervened on our behalf.
Forgive us, we pray,
for our whining,
for our impatience,
for our lack of courage
in the face of oppression
and murderous threats
to our people
Strengthen us anew,
that we might stare down injustice
and find creative ways
to accomplish your purpose.
In Jesus' name, we pray.
Declaration of Forgiveness
"Open your mouth wide," God said, "and I will fill it." (Psalm 81:10) The Lord our God who brought us out of slavery has delivered us again in Jesus Christ, in whose name we are forgiven. Thanks be to God!
Since God has forgiven us in Christ, let us also forgive one another.
The peace of Christ be with you.
Please pass the peace of Christ to all whom you encounter this day~
8/23/2017 0 Comments
Call to Worship, OT 21A
Gather round,
you fearless,
you brave!
Gather and worship
the One who gives you strength
to birth new life,
to ask for what you need,
to liberate the imprisoned.
Gather round,
you trembling,
you tired!
Gather and be restored
in the midst of the community
where hope runs like a river
carrying life
in defiance of death.
Gather round,
you powerless
and powerful,
stranger and neighbor!
Gather and sing praise
to the One who holds the future
and gifts us with today.
Gather round!
Let us worship God!
(c) Julie Gvillo, August 22, 2017
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Two plates, the first inscribed on one side (verso?) only, the second on both sides. The edges are thickened into rims and the inscription is excellently preserved. The plates have a hole at the centre of the upper margin, but the connecting ring and seal are lost. The plates weigh 1100 grams.
Materialsmetal, copper alloy
Event History
- Event TypeCreatedPlaceUccakalpa
- Event TypeRecordedPlaceSohāvalDatebefore 1924
- Event TypeStoredPlaceAjmer MuseumDate1929
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One day this spring, Arnie Eisen, the new Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, buttonholed me in the hallway. Knowing that I am the editor of the new Conservative makhzor, he was eager to offer his views. "Any new siddur," he said, "has to have an accompanying commentary." Arnie was confirming the intuition that our makhzor committee had been implementing from the beginning: we are writing the first liberal commentary to accompany a movement's High Holiday prayer book.
Our effort is spurred not only by the fact that the overwhelming percentage of participants in High Holiday services are not regular synagogue attendees and therefore do not bring with them a fundamental understanding of the basic liturgy, but equally that those who regularly attend Shabbat services want more from the High Holidays than the operatic play of familiar tunes, remembered prayers — old favorites — of the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgies, and good rabbinic preaching: even those who are the most knowledgeable come wanting to better understand what they are doing. Nostalgia, which may have satisfied a previous generation, no longer moves this one.
The reality is that most congregants come on a personal quest; they want to be touched by what goes on in synagogue but the vocabulary of Jewish prayer is often esoteric, its literary allusion too self-referential, its poetry baroque, and its metaphors representative of the powerful forces at work in other eras. The solution of previous generations of Conservative prayer books was to keep the traditional liturgical text on one side of the page but to translate freely, creating on the other side an English text that read smoothly and that for the most part accorded with contemporary theological sensibilities, though sometimes the English text did not have a direct relationship to the Hebrew.
That aesthetic does not work anymore for a Jewish community that has developed in two opposite directions. On the one hand, Jewish literacy is actually higher for some in this generation than that of their parents whose familiarity with Judaism was intuited but not formally learned, and these congregants want translations to correlate with the Hebrew so that they can move back and forth on the page (if the word "good" appears in the English, where is "tov" in the Hebrew?). And then there are the many others who attend High Holiday services ignorant of even the broad outline of a Jewish service but wanting to be assured that the English (their only entrée to the prayer book and sometimes their only experience of any traditional Jewish text) represents the Hebrew; they want to decide for themselves whether this is something they believe in or not, whether they can buy in or not, so they don't want to meet a Judaism that is prettified but inauthentic.
Realizing that there had been a sea change in expectations, our makhzor committee embarked on a totally new translation of the received text: one that would be not only more literal, but also gender neutral, and pray-able in English, i.e., cognizant of the demands of English cadences. Somewhat to our surprise, perhaps, we discovered that a more literal translation was frequently more poetic, more interesting, more prayer-full than ones that had been "cleaned up" of theological difficulties and smoothed over to please a contemporary audience. We were also committed to providing an accompanying commentary on a liturgy filled with poems and prayers that are startling and revolutionary re-readings of conventional theological concepts and can often not be understood, let alone appreciated without explanation.
Creating an engagement between study and prayer is found in the Torah service, of course, but also in the piyyutim — where mixtures of direct address to God, literary play, midrashic explication, and biblical allusion testify to the way instruction and devotion were always intertwined in Jewish prayer settings.
Because the prayer book is an historical anthology, where each generation has added its own thinking, its own devotion, we have widened the meaning of prayer with a commentary that offers an expression of our understanding of the ancient and contemporary significance of each devotional moment. This new commentary is not only a necessity for this generation, but can transform the experience of synagogue prayer.
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This is Passion Sunday, so you'll already have a pretty good idea of what to expect: Red vestments, a "pre-Gospel" during the processional, the blessing of palm branches, and a dramatic reading of the entire Passion story. This year, it'll be Mark's version, which includes an account of the insults our crucified Lord endured and this telling detail: "Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him."
Mark is referring here to the two rebel convicts that were executed on Good Friday, but this is in contrast with St. Luke's description of a "good thief" who did the exact opposite. "We have been condemned justly," he tells his unrepentant counterpart, "but this man has done nothing criminal." Apparently, the good thief had a change of heart as he hung there so close to our dying Savoir, and he gasps an implicit plea for mercy: "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" (Lk 23.42).
"Amen, I say to you," Jesus replies, "today you will be with me in Paradise." The Church has interpreted the Savior's words as an affirmation of the good thief's ultimate heavenly destination, and he has long been regarded as a saint. Although St. Luke doesn't name him, tradition settled on the moniker "Dismas," which derives from the Greek word for "sunset" and "death." Eastern Christians commemorate him on Good Friday every year, but Catholics remember Dismas on March 25 – the day we normally celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation.
It's a curious liturgical overlap, you might think – a penitent criminal and the Mother of God – but tradition helps sort it out for us. In the Middle Ages, many conjectured that the actual crucifixion took place on the very same date as the Annunciation – that is, the day we annually mark the Incarnation, the beginning of our salvation that God hinged to Mary's fiat, and its ultimate accomplishment on the Cross providentially align on our calendar. Consequently, although our celebrations of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum shift every year, the commemoration of the dying Dismas's sanctifying confession became associated with March 25 and Mary's pivotal acquiescence.
This year, that date – today – coincides with Passion Sunday, which results in an especially rich confluence of images. It's the day we embark on a solemn liturgical journey with Jesus, from hosannas and acclamation to ignominy, torture, and execution – and, ultimately, Resurrection. Today is also the day that, at least in terms of human gestation, marks the hidden embodiment of the Savior in Mary's womb. Death and new life; horrific end and new beginnings; calamity and tremendous hope – it all comes together today.
And it's the day that we traditionally call to mind Dismas, a figure whose Gospel appearance is itself a summary – this rotten sinner who deserves to die and yet who surrenders himself to the One who is Life himself. Doesn't that describe you and me? Dismas is us, in a sense, and we could ask for no better friend to accompany us this week as we trudge through tragedy to triumph.
If you have time today, you might want to visit Sacred Heart Basilica at Notre Dame. In the reliquary chapel off the main sanctuary, you can venerate the relics of St. Dismas, including with a small splinter from his cross. While there, you can also venerate a piece of the True Cross of Christ in a church so closely identified with Our Lady and her monumental "yes."
St. Dismas, pray for us. Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for us. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
This meditation originally appeared in the Sunday bulletin of St. Joseph Parish, Mishawaka, Indiana.


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Texans rule Angola's lucrative oil fields
As the helicopter zooms towards an orange flame on the ocean's horizon where Angola's lucrative oil fields lie images
from science fiction movies spin in your head. But robots don't rule these offshore colonies, they've got
Take Jim Hayes, a San Antonio native, a man as big as LBJ who speaks like it's Sunday and it's time to go fishin'. "Time goes by pretty quickly here; there's always something happening," says Hayes, manager of Texaco's Lombo East Platform.
Hayes oversees a crew of 70 men producing some 67 000 bpd of crude from three platforms and 65 wells in about 42 m of water in block two offshore Angola. About 80 % of the crew are Angolans. Wearing overalls and hardhats, grappling with immense stacks of complex machinery, the crew appears to be operating the lair of an early James Bond movie. And it can be just as dangerous.
"We've got hydrogen sulphide 3 % by volume here in this field," says Hayes. "If a pipe breaks, one breath at 1 000 ppm can cause paralysis and death." The need for tight seals on emergency oxygen masks prohibits crew growing beards. A combustible cargo of gas and crude with two roaring gas-flaring flames nearby adds to safety concerns.
But hydrogen sulphide alarms would trigger at just 10 ppm and Texaco's Angola offshore operations have won the company's global safety award for the past two years. A monitoring system keeps track of the crew and like in any good adventure movie, there are always escape pods, or lifeboats. Two of the three 80-man sealed boats can accommodate the rig's 125-member team.
The site, 25 minutes by helicopter from Texaco's base at Soyo at the mouth of the Congo River, accounts for all of
the company's current in-country production as operator. The nearby Bagre and Essuno platforms feed into Lombo East,
then to a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel. It pumps up to a mm barrels into tankers about every 10 days
according to a schedule arranged among block two's partners Texaco, Brazil's Braspetro, Angola's Sonangol and French
giant TotalFinaElf.
Texaco's latest project at Lombo East has been drilling two horizontal wells, or sidetracks, to maximise production as the oil reserve gradually declines from a high of 115 000 bpd in 1998. Angola is expected to hike its total current 750 000 bpd production to about 1 mm bpd by the end of the year.
In another project, Texaco hopes by September to begin sharing a 2.3 mm barrel capacity FSO vessel with TotalFinaElf,
which is operating the declining Palanca field in neighbouring block three. The 16.6 km or so of pipe alone cost $ 22
mm but the move will save rental costs on the current FSO.
To maintain pressure in the reservoir, Lombo East re-injects 45 mm cfpd of gas from the 140 mm cf of gas it produces. Crew members work in shifts of varying lengths. Expatriates work 28 days straight then take 28 days off, many travelling back to their home countries.
"We've got 27 different countries represented in our crew so we are quite diverse," says Hayes, a six-year veteran of Angola. "After 12-plus hours working, you eat, read a little bit or watch TV and then it's bed before starting again at 5 am," he says. There's also a small gym with weights although Hayes prefers brisk walks around the heli-deck. "You see more beautiful sunsets than you would in a lifetime elsewhere," he says.
Repairing a temperamental gas compressor occupies some of the crew as Hayes surveys the 57 mm tall structure. "We've
got guys here that can pretty much repair anything except maybe your watch," says Hayes pointing to a lathe for
making parts. "We're self-sufficient here, producing our own electricity from gas, and water from desalination," says
There's more self-sufficiency in a sewage treatment plant and fish for dinner is never a problem: A crewman hauls in the catch from lines strung near one of the rig's three legs. As a sort of man-made reef, the rig attracts all sorts of marine life. Once visitors came to watch whales.
"A few years ago we caught a 147.9 kg grouper," boasts Hayes, who has the photo tacked behind his desk to prove it. "We brought him in with the crane." Then he tosses over some tackle, says it was snapped in two by a barracuda, and the pastime takes on a new intensity. But he's talking fishing and the big man is happy to be at sea, waiting for a Sunday to take out a skiff when the hot work of pumping oil can be set aside for a different adventure. "You work hard, and when you rest, you rest hard," says the Texan.


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A Singapore cultural organisation has brought the country's distinctive Chinese New Year practice of tossing raw fish or lo hei to a shopping mall in downtown Shanghai.
The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) marked the seventh day of the new year by serving yusheng on a long table inside the mall, for the shopping centre's employees and shoppers to enjoy.
The SCCC also showcased its specially commissioned lo hei-themed red packet illustration that came with an original song at yesterday's Chinese New Year event at Crystal Galleria.
Traditionally, Singaporeans celebrated renri, or everyone's birthday, by tossing raw fish for good luck. It is now an activity practised throughout the festive period from the eve of the new year to the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month.
"The custom of eating raw fish is believed to have originated in Guangdong in the 19th century," said SCCC chief executive Low Sze Wee in a statement.
"Local Cantonese chefs in Singapore in the 1960s then made it into a popular new year dish by including different ingredients and practices.
"This special Singapore custom is now making its way back to China, through this showcase of our local artistes, namely Ah Guo who created the red packet illustration, and pianist Peng Chi Sheng, who composed The Lo Hei Song for the illustration," Mr Low added.
Mr Peng performed The Lo Hei Song and other Singaporean and Chinese New Year numbers with two other Singaporean singers.
Growing up, he said, he thought lo hei was a Chinese tradition practised by ethnic Chinese everywhere.
"I didn't know that it doesn't exist in China or other places like Taiwan and Hong Kong," said Mr Peng.
The song is meant to help promote this tradition by teaching those unfamiliar with it the auspicious well-wishes to shout while tossing the raw fish salad.
Ms Khim Goh, regional director of asset management at Phoenix Property Investors, a private equity fund in Hong Kong which owns Crystal Galleria, said the focus of the festive celebrations at the mall is on some of the slowly diminishing or forgotten Chinese New Year customs.
"Lo hei is one such custom," said Ms Goh. "We are also glad to have representatives from Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre to join us this year on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year."
This is the third year that the mall has organised a lo hei event to introduce the practice to its patrons in Shanghai.


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At times, even the most organized primogen can be overworked and stretched too think with demands for his or her time. Add to this a slow-moving discussion at a clan meeting, recalcitrant clan members and general voter lassitude, and the task of primogen can become unmanageable for any lone Kindred. It is for this reason there is a Whip.
The whip is not an official position within the Camarilla's hierarchy, but rather a recent phenomenon that seems based solely in countries with a democratic legislature. Whips are used in the mortal governments to keep members of a political party informed as to each other's doings, to keep discussions productive, and to round up the appropriate members when it is time for voting. In Camarilla cities, a number of clans employ whips for similar purposes. Princedoms within the United Kingdom and the United States make the most use of this post.
The utility of a whip depends on the size of the city and the clan's presence. If the clan only has four members within the city, then a whip might not be needed. However if the city is large with eight or more clan members, a whip can be very useful. Some clans have occasionally pressed their primogen to appoint whips when it becomes obvious that the primogen is overwhelmed with business. Whip appointments are usually conditional; often the whip is a Kindred who is of some influence within the clan so she will be listened to, but not so much that she potentially overshadows the primogen. A whip who begins to outshine his employer is likely to be replaced. On the other hand, a whip position may not be a reward but a warning. Since the whip is required to stay close to the primogen and mind his ways, appointing a troublemaker can be an effective way to put him on the hot seat and channeling his energies into something more constructive, or to ultimately put him under the spotlight until he inevitably makes a mistake.
Whips in clan meetings serve to goad discussions along by whatever means necessary. This can include filling in details the primogen may have forgotten, shouting down more vocal clan members to allow the quiet ones a chance to speak up, insulting someone into blurting out his true opinion or throwing out the occasional inflammatory gambit just to get the ball rollings. Whips may also attend to the reclusive clan members who cannot or will not attend clan meetings for reasons of their own. Furthermore, in many ways, the whip is also the primogen's assistant and right hand man. Serving as the "stenographer" for the clan during Primogen meetings, the whip more often is taking notes on everything else occurring during the meeting that the primogen may not notice while speaking or dealing with the prince, such as clothing, mannerisms, tone of voice, and reactions by those not primarily addressed. An observant whip can be worth his weight in gold when it comes time to interpret the meaning behind another primogen's uncharacteristic objection.


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Google Goggles Demoed on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
William Gibson once said that the future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed yet. Those words ring very true to us when we see an experimental Google feature — Google Goggles — demoed on a yet-to-be-released phone, Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10.
Google Goggles, in case you forgot, is a visual search app for Android-based mobiles. Take a photo with your phone, and Google will process the data on the image — such as brand names and bar codes — and return search results. It's all very Minority Report-ish, and looks really nifty on Xperia X10's huge screen. Check out the video after the break.


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This is a new science fiction thriller show from Canada. It's available to Finns through the Finnish Broadcast company's net pages (Yle Areena) until the end of January, so for a couple of more days. The first season has 10 episodes.
The main character is Sarah Manning who is an absent mother and involved with a drug-dealer. She's used to running cons and has left her daughter Kira to her own foster mother. The show starts when Sarah sees a woman who looks exactly like her. Moments later, the double throws herself under a train and is killed. Sarah grabs her bag and looks through it. She notices that the double has a lot of money in the bank and so she decides to impersonate the woman until she can steal that money. Quickly, Sarah realizes that she has taken on more than she can chew: in turns out that the double, Elizabeth Child, is a cop and that both Sarah and Elizabeth are clones. And someone is hunting them.
I really enjoyed this show. It has action, plot twists, and humor. Often the humor is quite black and Sarah's former boyfriend grew (to me at least) from a quite a frightening character to a tragi-comical one. However, the strongest draw to me are, again, the characters. Sarah's actress does also all of the other clones and she's (and the writers) are excellent at keeping them apart from each other. One clone is a cop, one a con-woman, one is a scientist, one a homicidal killer…
I also really liked the cast of characters. Sarah has a foster brother, Felix, who brings some comedic elements: he's a struggling artist but apparently also works as a prostitute. He's gay and not shy about it. He's also very loyal to his family and protective of Sarah.
Mrs. S is Felix and Sarah's foster mother who is now raising little Kira because Sarah hasn't been able to. Mrs. S loves Sarah but she also loves Kira and is trying to protect Kira from the worst parts of Sarah's life.
The various clones have also different personalities and they quite different from each other so it seems to me that the show suggest that nurture is more important than nature (identical genes in this case). Sarah also becomes very competent very quickly. Of course, otherwise she would be dead.
The show raises questions about identity and what makes a human.


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The Unequal State of America: A Reuters Series
Redistributing Up
The federal government has emerged as one of the most potent factors driving income inequality in the United States - especially in the nation's capital.
The Decline of the "Great Equalizer"
Massachusetts, home to America's best schools and best-educated workforce, has seen income inequality soar. Why? The poor are losing an academic arms race with the rich.
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The American welfare state has grown, but so have the ranks of the poor. As the U.S. tries to focus help on those deemed most worthy, millions of adults are getting squeezed.


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"The social world is accumulated history" (Bourdieu, 1986)
"The social space we occupy has been historically generated." (Skeggs, 1997)
One of the best parts of research is when you stumble across one or two pieces of information that enable your current thinking to 'fall into place', even if this is only temporary. That was the feeling I got when yesterday when I came across these two quotes in quick succession. They're from two of the theorists that I see as being central to my thesis. When this happens, it can be interesting to consider the process of crystallisation behind such moment of clarity. Continue reading "Place Based Leadership"


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WASHINGTON – Father's Day is this Sunday, so if you haven't bought a card or gift for Dear Old Dad yet, it's getting close to the last minute.
The problem with Father's Day is there isn't an easy, go-to gift that'll express in one small gesture how much your Old Man means to you.
Mother's Day is simple. Send mom a nice bouquet, and she'll at least pretend to be grateful for the gesture.
For Father's Day, on the other hand, if you send dad another coffee mug or necktie he doesn't need, he'll probably make no bones about letting you know just how much he doesn't need it.
A recent TechBargains.com survey cited by SmartMoney magazine finds nearly two in three dads would rather get nothing at all for Father's Day than another tie.
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Take a look at animal and plant cell. We are doing comparison of these 2 cells and learning the different parts and functions of a cell.
This is a plant cell.
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We will also be covering cell division, unicellular living compounds and also how cells form tissue and then organ. A few organs form a system.
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I've was always one to embrace the dewy glow and skip face powder, mainly because my skin is dry and the majority of powders leave a cakey tight cast, but you know, these last couple of years or so I've really started to appreciate a good powder to set my makeup. This is mainly due to layering on more powder products such as blusher, contour and highlight. So I've found that a good powder is pretty essential to keep everything in place and to stop patchiness appearing. Luckily I've found a few good face powders that work so well on my dry skin and don't accentuate any fine lines.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light
I couldn't talk about finishing powders without mentioning this one from Hourglass. I have a few of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders now but Diffused Light is my most reached for. The slight yellow cast to this wonderfully finely milled powder counteracts redness so it's perfect for my dry and sensitive skin which does have its difficult moments from time to time. Diffused Light blurs out imperfections and doesn't accentuate anything I don't want it to. It's great to set foundation with but I'm actually quite smitten with using it on its own for a soft healthy glow to my complexion. This has lasted so well that it looks practically untouched, which I can assure you it isn't.
This compact is truly stunning in its golden packaging, but inside the finishing powder is just as exquisite. It's a coloured powder, yet as the particles are so tiny it gives the softest veil of coverage, and I don't find it changes the appearance of my makeup. It combines rose wax and almond oil to hydrate the skin and leave it comfortable all day, perfect for drier skins. Because of this unique formula, the Charlotte Tilbury powder mattifies the skin to some extent, but also leaves a radiant and natural soft focus finish.
Rimmel Stay Matte usually gets all the love, so it was really no surprise that when they released a translucent powder that it was also a hit, and from what I've seen its the hero of Rimmel's #Insta range. This micro-finely milled pressed powder gives a light, barely there finish and its super comfortable on a drier complexion. Once applied to the skin it's undetectable, it's not chalky at all and doesn't settle anywhere it shouldn't. Given the price point this isn't one to be missed.
So there's my favourite face powders for dry skin. Have you tried any of these or do you have your own favourite?
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MSc Management (Operations and Project Management)Find a programme
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Programme overview
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Our MSc in Management (Operations and Project Management) is an intensive one-year programme that offers you a unique opportunity to develop your interest in operations and project management, while gaining a thorough grounding in the core management theories, concepts and skills that are essential for a career in management today. It will especially suit careers in manufacturing and production, and project-oriented areas such as consultancy, construction, product development or ICT.
You will start by studying management theory and techniques across a range of core subjects, including finance and accounting, organisational behaviour and strategic management. In term two you will start to apply your knowledge specifically to operations and project management by taking two dedicated units in these areas. Finally, in the summer term, the dissertation provides an opportunity for independent research and investigation into a particular challenge within operations and project management.
Our programme is designed for graduates of any discipline who aspire to a career in management and who have a particular interest in operations and project management. You will not require any prior academic or practical experience in business or management but would benefit from having an inquisitive mindset and a genuine interest in interrogating research in the field, to develop your knowledge and understanding for use in later practice.
You will be part of a dynamic and diverse body of staff and students, and be taught by experienced academics. Many staff within our School of Economics, Finance and Management are actively engaged in conducting pioneering research at international level, and our school was ranked sixth in the UK for its research impact (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2014), reflecting the quality of our research and its role in shaping policy and practice in the UK, Europe and globally.
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Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a five per cent increase in fees each year. Find out more about tuition fees.
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In the first term, you will study the four core units that are common to all our MSc Management programmes. In the second term, you will deepen your understanding of operations and project management by studying two core units that are central to this specialism. This will be supported by choosing two further management units that will broaden your skills and allow you to shape your studies to your own interests and career aspirations.
The final part of the MSc is a project-based dissertation of around 15,000 words in which you will research a current theme or challenge within the fields of operations or project management. You will be able to tailor your investigation to a setting that reflects your personal interests or future career aspirations. The dissertation provides the perfect opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned in both the management and the specialism aspects of the programme. It is also a powerful way of showcasing your talent to future employers, providing you with the confidence and platform to embark on a career either within general management or operations/project management.
Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our MSc in Management (Operations and Project Management).
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5 October 2011
Novelist James Agee was famous during the 1940s for his movie reviews in The Nation and Time — indeed, W. H. Auden called those reviews "the most remarkable regular event in American journalism today." I'm reading some of them now, and they're so terrific that they prompt me to emit involuntary outbursts of glee. His writing somehow packs all manner of ideas into single sentences without taking on that confusing and bloated quality that one sees in one's own writing. For example, about the film Out of the Past (above) Agee writes:
In love scenes [Robert Mitchum's] curious langour, which suggests Bing Crosby supersaturated on barbiturates, becomes a brand of sexual complacency that is not endearing. Jane Greer, on the hand, can best be described, in an ancient idiom, as a hot number.
I can't even tell you how happy this kind of writing makes me. And how much it makes me need to see Out of the Past again. And how much it makes me warn amateurs against attempting such feats of descriptive gymnastics. (Many thanks to the Unexplained Cinema site, which turned me on to Agee's collected film writing.)


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BESIDES being impossibly gorgeous mothers, what else do Christy Turlington, Karolina Kurkova and Gisele Bündchen have in common?
Each could probably afford to buy her own private wing at a hospital, but instead of going to a top-notch obstetrician, all chose a midwife to deliver their babies.
"When I met my midwife, her whole approach felt closer to home," said Ms. Turlington, who delivered both her children — Grace, 9, and Finn, 6 — with a midwife at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York, one with the help of an obstetrician because of complications. A former model, she founded Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit organization devoted to maternal health. "I knew I wanted a natural childbirth."
Are midwives becoming trendy, like juice cleanses and Tom's shoes? It seems that way, at least among certain well-dressed pockets of New York society, where midwifery is no longer seen as a weird, fringe practice favored by crunchy types, but as an enlightened, more natural choice for the famous and fashionable. "The perception of midwives has completely shifted," said Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of the gynecology division at St. Luke's-Roosevelt and a consulting obstetrician for three midwife practices. "It used to be just the hippies who wanted to go to midwives. Now it's the women in the red-bottom shoes."
And like any status symbol, a pecking order has emerged. Just as getting your toddler into the right preschool requires social maneuvering, getting into a boutique midwifery clinic has become competitive.
"We constantly have to turn women away," said Sylvie Blaustein, the founder of Midwifery of Manhattan, a practice on West 58th Street that has its share of well-heeled clients. Opened in 2003, the practice now has six midwives on staff. "Because of the quality of care, we can only deliver about 20 babies a month."
"It sounds bizarre," Ms. Blaustein added, "but midwifery has become quote-unquote trendy."
Like obstetricians, midwives are medically trained and licensed to deliver babies. The main practical difference is that only obstetricians can perform surgeries, including Caesarean sections, and oversee high-risk pregnancies. On the other hand, midwives tend to approach childbirth holistically, and more of them provide emotional as well as physical care. This can involve staying by a laboring mother's side for 12 or more hours and making house calls.
Nevertheless, misconceptions remain. "There will always be people who have no idea what we do — they think we're witches who perform séances and burn candles," said Barbara Sellars, who runs CBS Midwifery, a small practice in Manhattan's financial district. "Sure, some women want a hippie-dippy spiritual birth and I can't guarantee that. I can guarantee the quality of care."
Ms. Sellars is considered one of the more respected midwives in New York, and her patients have included opera singers, actresses, bankers and models like Ms. Turlington. (Disclosure: of the more than 1,850 babies that Ms. Sellars has delivered, my daughter was No. 1,727 and my son was No. 1,798.)
It was that high degree of care that led Kate Young, a stylist in New York, to seek out CBS Midwifery when she became pregnant with her son, Stellan, in 2008.
"My friends who had the best birth experiences all went to midwives," said Ms. Young, whose clients have included Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. "When you go to a doctor, you're left alone a lot. You don't have someone sitting there, looking you in the eye, getting you through it. When I thought about what I wanted for my child and how I wanted to have my child, every sign pointed to going to a midwife."
The rising popularity of midwifery among cosmopolitan women also coincides with larger cultural shifts toward all things natural, whether it's organic foods, raw diets or homeopathic remedies.
"Pregnancy is not a disease, it's a condition," said Dr. Moritz, whose own children were delivered by midwives. "We need fewer OB's and more midwives."
For other women, midwives offer a sense of control. "This is a time when women are asking more questions, getting healthy, wanting to be more empowered," said Ms. Kurkova, the 28-year-old model, who gave birth to her son, Tobin, in 2009. "I didn't want a hospital to take away my power. I didn't want to risk someone cutting me open and taking the baby out that way."
While midwife deliveries typically take place in the hospital, Ms. Kurkova is among those who have given birth at home.
"A home birth is more relaxed," said Miriam Schwarzschild, a home midwife for 25 years who lives in Brooklyn. "I wash my hands, listen to the baby's heartbeat, take the mother's vital signs and that's it. There are no routines. You step outside the bureaucracy at home."
A big selling point for midwives — both at home and in the hospital — is that, barring medical complications, the baby is not separated from the mother after the birth.
Another at-home advocate is Ms. Bündchen, who gave birth in 2010 to her son, Benjamin, in her Boston penthouse.
"We say Gisele delivered her own baby but I was in attendance," said Deborah Allen, a midwife in Cambridge, Mass., who, along with Mayra Calvette, a Brazilian midwife, was present at the birth. "Obviously, privacy is of the utmost importance. You are completely exposed. You need to be in a place where you feel comfortable to do that. Gisele was extremely prepared."
But not everyone is ready to go that route.
When Esther Haynes, deputy editor at Lucky Magazine, decided to go to a midwife, she quickly rejected an at-home birth. "This is New York, and if there was an emergency, I didn't want my story being, 'I called 911 and the ambulance took 45 minutes because of traffic!' " Ms. Haynes said.
"Also my apartment is kind of cluttered," she added. "I hated the thought of going into labor thinking, I wish I'd thrown out more magazines."


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Ford Focus interior
The Ford Focus has never been known for a luxurious interior, but this latest model has moved it closer than ever to more premium family cars
The Ford Focus has traditionally played second fiddle to the likes of the VW Golf and Audi A3 in this department and the same rings true with this latest model, although the gap between them is narrower than ever before.
The dashboard certainly looks more appealing, with a central band of shiny trim topped with a soft-touch section that spreads as far as the top of the door cards. The buttons for the Ford Focus's climate control and other functions are all large and well labelled so are easy to hit while driving.
Overall, quality is good, with a solid construction complemented by buttons and air vents that feel solid to use. The only slight frustration is that the plastics tend to get cheaper the further down the dashboard and doors you go.
Entry-level Style cars do without the leather steering wheel you'll find in Zetec versions and above. But, if you want partial leather seats, you'll have to pay extra for an ST Line X model. Titanium X cars come with similar seat trim but add tinted windows.
At the top of the Ford Focus range sits the Vignale model, which takes luxury more seriously. You can expect more leather surfaces on the dash and doors, metallic trims and wood-effect trim inserts, but you can also expect to pay more money for it.
This is the first Ford in Europe to get a heads-up display and it works well. It's standard on the Vignale model, or a cheap option on some lesser models.
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Entry-level Ford Focus Style models get a modest 4.2-inch colour display, Bluetooth, DAB radio and a couple of USB ports. It's a simple system to use, but unless you really aren't bothered about infotainment, or you're trying to keep your Focus as cheap as possible, we'd spend a bit more money for a better system.
For instance, pick a Zetec model or above and you get a larger 8-inch screen that sits atop the car's dash, and also adds voice recognition technology, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto phone mirroring. The touchscreen is responsive and bright, but the onscreen graphics aren't quite as sharp as in, say, an Audi or Mercedes and the general menu structure isn't quite as intuitive, either.
You don't get any physical shortcut buttons to help you switch from one feature to another, but at least there's a physical volume dial for the stereo and an on-screen home button to rescue you if you get lost in some of the Focus' more obscure menus.
If you want satellite navigation, you'll have to pay extra for an ST Line X model. It's relatively easy to input an address into the system but you have to go back to the main menu to add a waypoint to your route. The maps respond nice and quickly when you pinch or swipe and you can ask it to calculate another route at any time if you spot heavy traffic up ahead.
Also added from ST-Line X is a 4.3-inch colour instrument cluster screen for clearer driving information on the move. A wireless smartphone charging pad can be added to all but entry-level models for relatively little money, too.
As standard, you get Ford's basic six-speaker sound system and it's not until you get to the range-topping Vignale model that you're treated to an upgraded B&O system as standard. Happily, you can upgrade to the B&O from ST-Line X trim and up, too, which doesn't cost much, so is a worthy addition for audiophiles.
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In rare case, woman with HIV infects female sex partner, CDC says
The first confirmed case of lesbian transmission of HIV has been reported by federal health officials, who said the event was exceedingly rare but nonetheless advised lesbian couples in which one partner is infected to take precautions.
Genetic tests showed that the virus in the two women was more than 98 percent identical, all but proving that one had infected the other, according to Thursday's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In numerous previous studies of women who thought they might have been infected by other women, either no genetic testing was done or the newly infected women reported other activity that could have been the cause, such as recent sex with men, drug injection or transfusions.
The women in the new case, both in their 40s, lived in Houston when the transmission took place in 2012.
The infected partner had been on treatment for HIV from early 2009 to late 2010 but had stopped taking the drugs. The women reported having sex during their periods and using sex toys, sometimes so roughly that bleeding occurred.
The newly infected woman reported no other sex partners for six months before infection; she tested negative on an HIV antibody test when she sold blood plasma in March 2012. Antibody tests can have a "window period," usually one to three months, during which a newly infected person can test negative because antibodies to the virus have not yet formed.
Ten days later, the woman went to a hospital emergency room with flu-like symptoms that sometimes indicate an early HIV infection. She again was negative on an antibody test and was given antibiotics on the assumption that she had a cold or flu. Eighteen days later, again at a blood plasma center, she tested positive.


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The purpose of the ad is to sell Bounce, an anti-static sheets you put in the clothes dryer. The audience of the ad are women who wear dresses or other types of clothe which deal with the static electricity issue. Firstly, the pink color of its background attracts feminine audience. Secondly, the image of the dress is likely to draw attention of women rather than men. The dress itself is made of physics structures which may not appeal to women a lot. However, static electricity is a physics feature. Therefore, someone with knowledge of physics can solve this problem and women will be free of it. The ad can be found in women's magazines.
The flow principle of design is definitely used here. It takes the viewer of the ad through all of its elements emphasizing what's important. It gives the order its natural flow from top to bottom. SEQUENCE: The ad is made in a vertical pattern with a few horizontal lines which enhances the vertical flow even more. On top of the image where the dress begins we can see an arrow pointing to the bottom of the image. At the midline our gaze stops for a moment while trying to understand why would this zig zag lines be on the dress which increases our curiosity. We keep moving towards the bottom where all these physics structures confuse us even more. Once reached the bottom our attention is cought up with trying to figure out what's it all about. From here the viewr's gaze with the help of the ride side of the dress is bounced towards the brand's name where our problem is solved.


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Are you wondering where to go in the first month of 2019? In this post, we have got you covered with some best places where you could spend the best time with your family.
Almost everyone will agree that they wish to start the New year on a high note. The best way to experience the best things is to beat the winter chill by visiting a beautiful destination having a tropical climate. There could be some wide range of destinations to choose from, start a new year by gratifying in wanderlust and fill yourself with nature, mountains, and on the land of different countries.
So, get ready for a memorable time of the year by experiencing January sun and feeling the solemn winter experience. Here is some best-handpicked list for you, take a look below and book your safe journey by booking it from online at Klook, Trip, Hotels.com, and Cheapticket.sg.
Cambodia is one true heritage destination that calls for several people from all around the world. The list of places to visit in Cambodia is long including the fabulous temples, peaceful beaches, and breathtaking sceneries that are meritorious to explore, particularly during the winter month of January. The weather in Cambodia is pretty tempting i.e. neither too warm nor too cool.
Best attractions: Cruising, Kampot, Kratie, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, cruising, and jungle safari in Virachey National
Phuket is the best holiday destination for the month of January. There are some beautiful attractive places, golden beaches, the bustling beach cabins, the exciting water sports, and the unusual nightlife in Phuket are one of the best destinations that shouldn't be missed out. Many people prefer to go at some high-end places in Phuket for a honeymoon holiday. There are also some cosy resorts and hotel rooms perfect for honeymooners, you can find them at budget price using Hotels.com promo code.
Chief attractions: Soi Bangla Road, Koh Panyee, Old Phuket Town, Kata Noi Beach, Patong Beach, Phi Phi, James Bond Island, snorkelling, jungle safari, scuba diving, and water surfing.
Sri Lanka
If you wish to experience some warm place in the month of January then visit Sri Lanka where you will be fully rejuvenated with some best places in Sri Lanka. This island will be one best time of your lifetime – you could enjoy some lovely beaches, fascinating hill stations, exciting wildlife, and cultural buildings. All these places are a pure delightful destination and a perfect to go for a winter vacation in Sri Lanka. Plan the best time now by booking your flight using Cheaptickets.sg promo code and enjoy the best time in Sri Lanka.
Key places to visit: Yala National Park, Bentota, Mirissa, Dambulla Cave Temple, Galle, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, and Kandy.
The Maldives is probably most people's choice. If you wish to enjoy a picturesque island country then the Maldives is probably the most popular January holiday destination to spend your time. The relationship of fascinating islands, brilliant blue sea, shimmering beaches, and towering reefs make this destination, the perfect and fascinating choice during the winter month. In January during New Year, one could spend their ideal time and some enthralling water sports.
Principal attractions: Snorkeling, fishing cruises, island hopping, Ithaa underwater aquarium restaurant, and submarine ride.
Australia is one attractive place that shares unlimited attractive spots that are worth visiting for. January month can be the best time to visit Australia, you could book your flight tickets to Australia using Trip.com promo code. This could be one nice experience for you to enjoy the experiences in the summer season and explore the best in January month. Here you could enjoy different activities and indulge in a best adventurous sports like hiking, scuba diving, parasailing, and a lot more. Make your vacation, the best time by experiencing wildlife exposure.
Top charms: Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Whitsundays.
To experience the best trip in January, pre-book all the attractive places you want to visit using Klook promo code and make your trip to remember for a whole lifetime.