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When it comes to customer acquisition, there's no denying that you are in the people business no matter what you're selling.
Why? People buy your products. It doesn't matter if you're selling dog food; Fido isn't going to be the one to lay down the bones for those fancy chew toys and leather doggie jackets.
You're always selling to people.
The more you understand about how people "tick," the better off you'll be. You'll be able to create better products (the kind that truly help people), craft far more useful content, and nudge people towards saying "Yes!" ... all without the sleaze.
Today, you're in luck! We've done the heavy-lifting for you, and you'll get to reap the benefits of our many days of research with this cheat sheet of the 25 best academic studies that relate to human behavior and persuasion!
This article is not going to go over SEO techniques or how to do "ad buys"; we will be addressing the fundamentals of human behavior – creating a business and a marketing strategy that deeply connects with a customer's psyche.
But enough of the small talk, let's jump in!
Writing Better Copy
On the web, words rule. Even the best user-interfaces and the most beautifully designed sites wouldn't be usable (or enjoyable) without the words on the screen. For business owners and professionals, words play another pivotal role — the act of "copywriting," or writing in a persuasive manner, is key when you want to turn random readers into loyal customers. Below you'll get to check out some of my favorite research on making your writing more persuasive.
1. Make 'em feel something
Imagine you just watched your favorite football star break a rib due to a tackle. Ooof. Couldn't you feel yourself cringing from the thought? That's the power of mirror neurons and insight into how they affect the mind. Research shows that when you can create a physical feeling with readers using mirroring, you're using some of the most persuasive writing possible.
2. Sweat the small stuff
Research from Carnegie Mellon University shows how changing the phrase "a $5 fee" to "a small $5 fee" increased response rates for a DVD trial program by over 20%. This is must-heed advice for those of you selling to conservative spenders.
3. Play devil's advocate
A study by social psychologist Charlan Nemeth shows that arguments framed in the "devil's advocate" style were useful in enhancing the persuasiveness of the original argument by pointing out potential flaws and then addressing them. If you want to be more persuasive in your writing, bring up common objections and fully address them.
4. Create urgency, then give instructions
Marketers have long known that urgency can get people to move, but science shows that this can also backfire when used incorrectly. Researcher Howard Leventhal conducted a test on the effectiveness of urgency utilizing a scary video about tetanus and a follow-up packet. He found that the subjects who had follow-up info were much more likely to actually take action—a clear case for speaking clearly to your readers about what you want them to do.
5. Use persuasive power words
Not all words are created equal. There are certain persuasive words that inspire people to take action. Although this may seem trite, research has shown that words like free, new and instantly encourage customers to buy.
6. Don't forget the verbs
According to an interview with a Harvard MBA admissions director, verbs beat out adjectives when it comes to writing admission letters. What's this have to do with persuasion? In reality, an admission letter is just another piece of copy that is trying to persuade the reader that the student should be admitted into the school. Copywriters should take a lesson here: Verbs are persuasive because they are specific and therefore harder to push aside.
7. Create a physical sensation
In one of the most interesting copywriting studies I've read, researchers tested the effects of "textual metaphors" on the brain and found that they light up areas that most other adjectives couldn't touch. Whenever possible you should use words that elicit a textual feeling when heard such as crisp, polished and bright.
Creating Popular Content
Back in the day, the best method that brands had to get some attention for themselves was to use "interruption" marketing, which was annoying for consumers. Today, smart entrepreneurs know they can use the web to create a "magnetic" form of marketing, in the way of providing free content (like you're reading now!) to build an audience that helps build their business. Below is some of the best research available on creating content that people love.
8. How emotions effect virality
Would you like to be able to regularly create viral content? Of course you would—who doesn't?! According to the now notorious paper from Wharton, What Makes Online Content Go Viral, the six high-arousal emotions of awe, anger, anxiety, joy, lust and surprise are common in the most viral content on the Web.
9. The art of creating buzz
The book Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes (a notorious advertiser who managed to convince a town to re-name itself Half.com) discusses Hughes' findings on what makes people talk. He concludes that things that are taboo, unusual, outrageous, hilarious, remarkable or secretive garnered the most attention (especially when combined).
10. Transportation leads to persuasion
What's some of the most engaging content you can create? According to psychologists Melanie Green and Timothy Brock, the answer is a compelling story. Most of us would not deny the enveloping nature of a good story, but this research adds some solid evidence to a fact many of us already assumed: Stories envelop people up in a way no other writing can master.
11. How to create better stories
If you're sold on the impact of storytelling, I've got good news. In a recent study on Narrative Persuasion, researchers found that six common characteristics of persuasive stories—delivery, imagery, realism, structure, context and audience—matter most when creating an engaging story that captures readers attention. Read more about this study here.
12. Spend extra time on headlines
According to the latest Eyetrack study, your headlines are consistently the most viewed thing on your homepage—even before your images! Even more interesting is that your headlines need to capture someone's attention in less than one second in order to be effective.
Persuasive Pricing
Pricing often seems like a no-brainer… until you realize that many neuroeconomists and consumer psychologists have this to say about how we evaluate price points: "People tend to be clueless about prices… we make do with guesstimates and a vague recollection of what things are 'supposed to cost.'" Stay ahead of the curse with these pricing studies that show you how to correctly price your product.
13. Cut choices & boost sales
You might think that consumers like a lot of choices, after all: the more the merrier, right? As it turns out, that is dangerous thinking — research from the psychology department at Columbia University (the famous "jam study") has shown that decreasing the available options to customers actually encourages them to buy. The researchers concluded that having too many options can lead to "action paralysis" where customers won't take any action if they have too many choices available.
14. Selling time over money
Have you ever wondered why the cheap beer Miller Lite has the slogan "It's Miller Time!"? New research from Jennifer Aaker reveals why: People are fonder of experiences when they remember the time they spent (or saved) with a product rather than the money they saved.
15. The power of 9
Does the "end your price with the number 9" tactic really work? According to this research it does. Prices such as $39 outsold even lower prices (such as $34), and even sales benefited from having a price point that ended in $9.
16. It's all about the context
What could convince an individual to pay more for the same product they can find cheaper elsewhere? According to this pricing study (which also used beer!), context does the trick. Researchers found that people are willing to pay more for the same beer at a classy hotel than when it is at a run-down grocery store, a clear example of how perception can be used to maximize price.
17. Learn to reduce the friction
According to fascinating research from Wharton, every business (no matter the industry) sells to the same three types of customers: tightwads, spendthrifts and unconflicted buyers. One thing all of these groups have in common is that they prefer reduced friction in the form of bundling, smaller price increments ($84/month instead of $1000/year), and re-framing the product's value.
18. The dumbest pricing study ever
Sometimes when reading research, I come across a study that I just can't stand. A recent paper from the Journal of Consumer Psychology definitely fits the bill here. Researchers found that prices that have more syllables when spoken actually seem higher to consumers. That means that instead of pricing something at $1,499.00 or even $1,499, you should simply leave it as $1499. Apparently it even matters when the price isn't spoken out loud!
Establishing Trust & Authority
It takes a lot of hard work to get customers to know, like, and trust your business enough to buy from you. Many professionals don't worry enough about this aspect, thinking that their product/service will "speak for itself." What you have to understand is that customers often know nothing about you. Fortunately, the studies below will show you a few ways to build lasting trust with customers and convince new customers that your company is around for the long haul.
19. Tell them you're trustworthy
This advice seems far too obvious to be on a list such as this, but this study reveals that placing a seemingly obvious phrase like, "You can trust us to do the job well for you," can increase the perceived trustworthiness of a message by as much as 33 percent! Other trigger words from the study included the likes of caring, fair treatment, competency and quality work.
20. How to create the halo effect
In social psychology, the halo effect is a cognitive bias that tends to make us judge a person based on our overall impression of him or her and NOT on the situation at hand. To create this effect, psychologists have shown that it's best to master one specific aspect of a larger topic or field of study, in the same way we focus exclusively on data-driven customer loyalty tactics on the Help Scout blog.
21. It's okay to admit shortcomings
Hey, we all make mistakes. According to research from psychologist Fiona Lee, it's actually good for business to own up to your errors. Her research shows that customers trust companies more when they admit to shortcomings than when they blame downturn on external events (their willingness to admit to a mistake makes them seem more honest and in control).
22. Use "no proof" rather than low proof
In the famous words of P.T. Barnum, "Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd." The opposite also appears to be true – according to this test conducted by VSO, websites that have "low social proof" will often perform worse than if the social proof was removed all together.
23. Stay away from negative social proof
According to a research study examining the use of social proof in a petrified forest, when "negative" social proof was used ('Over 10,000 pounds of petrified wood is stolen every year'), thefts of the endangered wood actually increased! Researchers concluded that the negative social proof was encouraging people to act in a similar manner.
24. Increase trust with images
According to new research on "truthiness," people become more trustworthy of statements/facts and people when they see an accompanying image. This can be used to give a better visualization of your product, or to give a digital download a physical face-lift, kind of like we do on our free guides.
25. Put a face to your business
It's hard to love a faceless company. Many of us recognize this, yet I still constantly see small business owners and marketers missing out on this easy opportunity to better connect with potential customers. Research has revealed that photos of people are known to increase empathy with the viewer, so put your team out in front of customers, like Wistia does on it's "class photos" page.
One last thing I should mention…
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text: A young boy holds a banner as Afghan refugees occupy the main square of the town of Mytilene [Anthi Pazianou/AFP/Getty Images] With winter weather nearing, 20 humanitarian groups have warned authorities in Greece that "lives will be lost" unless asylum seekers stranded in cramped and unsafe island camps are allowed to relocate to the mainland. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the Greek and international organisations said thousands of people faced the bleak prospect of being forced to endure freezing temperatures in summer tents. "This remains a matter of life and death," Jana Frey, Greece country director for the International Rescue Committee, said in the statement. "There is absolutely no excuse for the conditions on the islands right now - thousands of people crammed into overcrowded and desperately under-resourced facilities," she added, calling for asylum seekers to be "allowed to move, in an organised and voluntary fashion, to the mainland". 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"Following the EU-Turkey statement, asylum seekers may wait for lengthy periods to complete procedures, in some cases over a year," Boris Cheshirkov, spokesman for the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR), told Al Jazeera. "These delays have contributed to the present overcrowded conditions in the hotspots and the effects of the geographical restriction which keeps asylum seekers on the islands for extended periods must be considered." {articleGUID} In their statement, the prominent groups called on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to end "the containment policy" and take the necessary precautions to ensure that no asylum seekers are sleeping in tents before severe winter weather arrives. The Greek Ministry of Migration did not reply to Al Jazeera's request for a comment. Among the groups that signed the statement were IRC, HRW, Amnesty International, ActionAid, Help Refugees and others. 'Open-air detention camp' Their warning comes amid soaring tensions on Greek islands, where the presence of refugees has become the subject of protests by locals and measures by law enforcement. In Mytilene, the capital of Lesbos, police on Tuesday reportedly evicted several people when a group of hunger-striking refugees camped out in the town's square refused to be transferred to another area outside the centre. Also on Tuesday, local media reported that at least seven refugees were arrested in the Moria camp, a closed facility, for arson, attempting to cause bodily injury, disruption of the peace and other violations. The arrests came a day after residents of Lesbos went on strike against the presence of more than 8,500 asylum seekers on the island. Spyros Galinos, the mayor of Lesbos, insisted that the island's inhabitants have "struggled day and night for months on to shelter people who suffered from the consequences of war" throughout the last three years. 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Today is the last day of summer. Perhaps figuratively, too. This week, a piece I wrote appeared on the Huffington Post, 44 and Pregnant?, and it stirred a flurry of comments, emotions, private emails, and lot's of questions and speculations on my Facebook pages. The punchline, it turns out, is menopause. Fitting that September is Menopause Awareness Month!
So as summer creeps into fall outside, it seems it's also happening within me. Many women reached out to me saying that they have experienced the same moments of wondering and worrying, dreaming and freaking out, that I talk about in 44 and Pregnant. Did you know that women between 40-44 years old account for the second highest unintended pregnancy rate? It's shocking to think I'm even in the age category to be talking about the "M" word let alone be experiencing the precursors to "The Change."
Menopause is medically defined as cessation of menstruation for one full year, but every woman's different and our bodies may start seeing a range of symptoms in the decade or so leading up to menopause, called perimenopause. The Menopause Awareness Month site says: "There are 34 different symptoms of menopause. Some physical. Some physiological. Some psychological. All frustrating and debilitating."
On the list of exciting possible symptoms include: mood changes and mood swings (that's always a joy), joint pains, irregular and erratic periods, insomnia, memory loss, itchy skin, headaches, weight gain, and the ever-so-famous hot flashes …. And have you ever experience night sweats? There's nothing like waking up slippery and soaking. (If it happened to you after your babies were born, you've gotten a peek into the future fun.) Oh, and as an added bonus, with menopause, women's chances of osteoporosis and heart attack increase.
As a northeasterner my whole life, I've always said that I love the four seasons, the changing air, temperatures, colors, and ways of life as the year circles round. So on this, the last day of summer, my optimistic nature also makes me look at perimenopause with a positive lens. What comes next? While the symptoms might be difficult, annoying, and worse, what will life bring as I age? I enjoyed life with three of my four grandparents all of whom lived into their mid-late 90's. I want to live long and see my grandchildren have children, I want to be a great grandmother, too. I feel so blessed that my own kids knew my grandparents so well.
I watch my mother and women her age, and older, who are so vibrant, active, and who are living life fully and giving much to others and the world around them. The autumn of life brings an easing of the daily tasks that life with children at home and active schedules brings, it affords more leisure, more time to slow down and do things you care about most. That's a lifestyle I aspire to, and I try to implement those lessons now, instead of waiting for later.


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Full name Alexander Graham Doggart
Born June 2, 1897, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham
Died June 7, 1963, Bayswater, London (aged 66 years 5 days)
Major teams Cambridge University, Middlesex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Education Bishop's Stortford College; Cambridge University
Relation Brother - JH Doggart, Son - GHG Doggart, Son - AP Doggart, Grandson - SJG Doggart
|First-class span
|1919 - 1930
Alexander Graham Doggart, chairman of the Football Association, a `double' Blue for Cambridge at soccer and cricket and a former MCC Committee member, who had played county cricket as an amateur with Durham and Middlesex, collapsed and died shortly after the start of the annual meeting of the Football Association in London on June 7. He was 66. He was a great games player and a great sportsman. Doggart was the star of the Corinthians' attack in the last and greatest spell of the famous amateur soccer club. He also won a full cap against Belgium in 1924. He was the highest scorer in the club's history, netting 160 goals in 170 games. Graham Doggart had also been a
very good cricketer - and had served on the committee of MCC. In two Varsity match appearances he scored 45 and 71, and in his first-class career between 1919 and 1930 scored 1,790 runs and took 88 wickets. He was better known as batsman than bowler. In both Varsity matches in which he played (1921-22) Cambridge won by an innings. For several years after the war he was a member of the full MCC Committee and succeeded to the FA Chairmanship in 1961 on the death of Arthur Drewry. Distinguished as player and then legislator, he was both the figurehead and friend of football and footballers, and will not only be missed in every sphere of the game, but - a mark of his stature - will be hard to replace. He was conspicuous for his patience in a game full of conflicting forces and opinions, and it was ironical that one of retiring disposition should in his last years rarely be far from publicity. His devotion to the game was mirrored in the circumstances of his death. Since a heart attack 12 years ago he had had to modify the extent of his activities'
and in recent months had been far from well.Among the many tributes paid was
one from Mr SC Griffith, secretary of MCC, who played club cricket with
Mr. Doggart. He said: `This is a heavy blow to me, for he was a personal friend for many years. With his death we have lost not only a great cricketer, but a splendid committee man and administrator whose services meant more to us
at Lord's than I can say.'His wife, who survives him, was his constant companion and great strength in football affairs in recent years. Their son, Hubert, gained Blues at five sports at Cambridge and played cricket for Sussex and England.
The Cricketer, July 1963
Alexander Graham Doggart, who died while occupying the chair at the annual meeting of the Football Association on June 7, aged 66, played both cricket and Association football for Cambridge University. Educated at Bishop's Stortford College, he saw service in the Army during the First World War before going to the University, where he got his Blue at cricket in 1921 and the following season. With innings of 45 and 71 he helped in substantial victories over Oxford. He also assisted Middlesex and Durham on occasion and in first-class matches between 1919 and 1930 he scored 1,790 runs, average 30.33, took 88 wickets for 31.14 runs each and held 48 catches. He was a member of the Sussex Committee and of the full M.C.C. Committee. As an inside-left, he appeared in the Cambridge football eleven in 1920 and 1921, gained a full International cap for England against Belgium in 1924 and took part in four Amateur Internationals. He was a leading forward for the famous Corinthians, scoring the goal by which they defeated Blackburn Rovers in the F. A. Cup in 1924, and played for Bishop Auckland and the Casuals.
Tributes Included:
Mr. S. C. Griffith, Secretary of M.C.C.: This is a heavy blow to me, for he was a personal friend of mine for many years. With his death we have lost not only a great cricketer, but a splendid committee-man and administrator whose services meant more to us at Lord's than I can say.
Mr. Denis Follows, Secretary of the Football Association: Graham was a man of high principles and tremendous sense of duty. He never spared himself in the interests of the Association and was punctilious in his attention to his duties. In spite of his health, he never gave up and died serving the game he loved and which he had adorned for so long both as a player and as an administrator.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack


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Born 14 September 1942, in Paris.
Painter (including gouache), watercolourist, collage artist, engraver, potter, illustrator, art restorer (painting). Figures, portraits, nudes, landscapes, still-lifes.
Bernard Thomas-Roudeix spent his childhood in Aurillac and Corrèze before going on to study at the École National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He has lived in Paris since ...


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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nicole Kidman and singer husband Keith Urban asked the paparazzi on Thursday to leave them and baby daughter Sunday Rose alone, saying she was a "tiny doll" who would be scared by the attention.
"Keith and I are both appealing to the press and stuff just to give us a little space so we can walk around Sydney and show the baby our town," Kidman told Sydney radio station 2Day FM.
"She's tiny. She's like a doll, she's like a little, little thing. Just (don't photograph) right in her face or in our faces because it's scary for her," said Kidman.
Kidman, country music star Urban and baby Sunday arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, after the Oscar-winning actress gave birth in Los Angeles in July.
Unlike other celebrities, no photographs of Sunday have been released and Urban said they had no intention of selling any.
"I get the interest there is. But at the same time it's our little girl," he told the breakfast radio show.
"Sometimes when people come right up in your face and you think: 'Good God, would you do that to anybody else's child?' That's all," he said.
Local media said paparazzi followed Kidman, Urban and Sunday to their home on Sydney Harbour, with the couple using several decoy cars to try to avoid photographers. A newspaper published grainy photos of the couple arriving on a private jet, with Sunday bundled up in a blanket.
As they pleaded for privacy, Kidman and Urban, like all parents, were happy to talk about their baby.
"She looks like Keith. I think she does. She's got a little bit of hair, it's a bit of a reddish tint," said Kidman, a redhead with freckles as a young girl.
Urban, who said he was speaking from the kitchen with Kidman and Sunday nearby, said being a new dad was an "awesome" feeling that only other fathers could understand.
"Anybody out there who's got kids (knows) it's just a certain kind of feeling that you can only experience when you do it," he said. "She's just awesome... cute little thing. I'm not looking forward to having to go on tour and having to leave."
Kidman said she was now looking forward to introducing her little "doll" to the rest of her Australian family.
"We have brought her home to meet the grandparents. My dad hasn't met her. Keith's mum and dad are coming down (from Australia's tropical Queensland state)," she said.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
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Took quite a lot out of me to not hit this place up for a cup when I was in the area over the weekend! Had 5 cups of coffee down so didn't want to ruin the first encounter with the beverages here! I will definitely go back soon!ReplyDelete
min: five cups!!! i'm actually humbled by how little coffee i can consume. after having a ristretto and a long black, i couldn't bring myself to take another sip of anything else! :DReplyDelete
Oooooh. Banyaknya raisins in that cake - looks like they dont stinge on ingredients. :)ReplyDelete
j: oh yeah, i'm hoping they'll eventually expand their menu to add some 'main course' items too (pastas would be nice!) :DReplyDelete
damn. missed seeing you cry. i hope there will be a repeat performance soon!ReplyDelete
lemongrass: actually, i think you'd probably enjoy 'true grit' very much too (it officially starts showing this thursday, so you'll have plenty of time to catch it!). but in a darkened theater, it'd be very difficult to spot teardrops rolling down another person's cheeks :DReplyDelete
Oooh a new coffee place! Reminds me a little of plan b. :)ReplyDelete
michelle: ya, the bangsar village + telawi area is booming again with cafes. and there's still space for a few more good ones! :DReplyDelete
You didn't say how the Thai chicken satay went?ReplyDelete
Loved the way u started the post. V cute and captivating.. just like the Antipodean.
ciki: ohhh, the satay was thick and tender, but not as flavorsome and smoky as the tradtional warung versions in kl :D thanks! i still can't believe how 2011 is suddenly shaping up to be the year of the coffee =)ReplyDelete
Wow.. coffee drinkers rejoice!!ReplyDelete
Damn.. hw i wish i can drink coffee ;(
Here in the city of melbourne and whole of my trip & havent drunk any. Cant risk it...
Tng: heheh, no worries, you'll be home next week and able to drink all the coffee that you want in KL! But yeah, better make sure you get enough rest and sleep during the holiday! :DReplyDelete
i like the coffee arts. It's always nice when the barista knows how to decorate the coffees!ReplyDelete
eiing: yep, when the beverage is pleasant to look at, it makes it more pleasant to drink as well, rite. heheh :DReplyDelete
last week when i asked for a special request, the owner was more than happy to help me. thing of it, real breakfast served well and with wonderful customer service.ReplyDelete
asked for the same today and was told eggs can only be cooked scrambled, the kitchen goes to chaos if anything else is allowed. not a great sign for a place quickly building an following.
lets hope they can get back to customer service soon.
Stainedhead: sorry to hear that! Maybe they're facing some hiccups with their kitchen operations now, since they managed to accommodate your request previously. Or maybe it could still be accommodated during off-peak hours, if there isn't a busy crowd... Hmmmm....ReplyDelete
Just came back from Antipodean for tea with a few familiar faces - Devil and I give two thumbs up to this cafe! :DReplyDelete
Lfb: yay, thanks for telling me! It's always nice to hear it when a place manages to stay consistent and keeps its customers smiling! =)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2011
I am so in love with this place too!!!!!! ♥ReplyDelete
Julie: wonder whether they'll be opening more outlets elsewhere in KL soon :DReplyDelete
Haha to me Bangsar is just purrrfect!!! They let us bring our pups and chill together =P + provide water and snacks for the dogs.ReplyDelete
jubulicious: a dog-friendly outlet! nice! :DReplyDelete
Wow~~ I want to try that dessert cake :PReplyDelete
aizad: it's really good, packed with fruits :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2011
i visited this place about 2 weeks ago.. great food & coffee i must say..ReplyDelete
nadia: glad to hear you enjoyed it! thanks for mentioning it =)ReplyDelete
the big breakfast is worthy every penny!was introduced to this place by a friend last week and i'm heading back there this week :)ReplyDelete
vijay: heheh, another satisfied customer :DReplyDelete
I was there this morning :)ReplyDelete
I enjoyed my breakfast and latte there! Must say, the latte was pretty strong.
A must-return!
Ivy: heh, am not much of a coffee fan, but that sounds good =)ReplyDelete
hi sean,ReplyDelete
thanks for the review. i'm a coffee addict & the coffee's really good. i hope they will maintain the quality. i had 2 cups of flat white in a go, that's how good it was. It's difficult to find good coffee in town. Even though plan b's & ben's general coffees r good, i think antipodean's better.
janisio: glad to hear you enjoy it! i'm not really good at appreciating coffee, but it's nice hear from coffee lovers :DReplyDelete
After hearing everyone raving about the coffee here, finally made my way down there to try. It was average. Very average. My friend's flat white was cold and my long black was watery and lacked flavour.ReplyDelete
orangebuddha: yikes, sorry to hear it! i haven't been back since february, but yeah, i know it's pretty popular now :DReplyDelete
We came here for our new year family brunch and had a horrid experience. Amongst the many issues that happened, our orders were mixed up and after a good hour's wait the correct order finally arrived. However one of the managers / owners came by our table and requested us to leave in 15 minutes as he had a reservation coming in. Despite us explaining to him that our order just arrived he still insisted on us leaving on his requested time and to add salt to injury we had to ask for the bill a good 4 times before it arrived.ReplyDelete
Service issues aside, the breakfast was mediocre at best and the muffin was only half baked (the flour was not even properly baked).
I found every savoury dish I tried at Antipodean Bangsar, a treat. The cakes are not the best, but really, that was secondary considering I was there for lunch all three times I visited.ReplyDelete
The breakfast, the salads, the soup noodles etc, the meat dishes were all made so well that every bite was a treat. It was the first time my picky eater friend had no complaints about the food.
I also found it easy to explain changes/ adjustments to the orders as the staff was able to communicate well in English.
Overall, three visits later, I am happy to return to Antipodean Bangsar.


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This week's episode of Downton Abbey focused on its inhabitants in the wake of last week's devastating tragedy. Everyone is trying to come to terms with the death of Lady Sybil and the reminder that nothing can be taken for granted. I thought the series turned out another quality episode to follow up last week's in both its writing and acting. The family (as well as the audience) needed time to grieve Sybil's death, and much of the episode was devoted to just that.
Warning: Spoilers for episode 5 ahead!
The funeral is over, the guests have gone, and now it is time for the Crawley family to resume life without their dear Sybil. Tom (who turned in another wonderful performance this week) is grief-stricken, telling a concerned Matthew that his wife is gone and he is past help. Cora's role continued to have more substance as a grieving mother who cannot forgive her husband for not listening to Dr. Clarkson's advice. She barely speaks or looks at him, and when she does it is to tell him that his fixation on tradition, with his insistence on hiring a fashionable knighted doctor, killed their daughter. The two parents are therefore left to mourn on their own. In order to help her son, Lady Violet steps in and contacts Dr. Clarkson, asking him to review the evidence and find out what Sybil's chances were of surviving eclampsia so that the rift between Cora and Robert might be mended and they can deal with their grief together.
In the meantime it becomes painfully apparent that Robert is lost. Even more so than during the war when his house was turned into a convalescence home. All of the traditions, all of things he's found comfort in as certainties, are crumbling around him. His response to the loss of control is anger and frustration, and he releases it wherever he can. He almost explodes at the breakfast table when grief-stricken Tom announces his daughter (who he's decided to name Sybil to remember her mother by) will be Catholic. When Robert goes to his favorite daughter to rail against Tom's "ghoulish" idea of naming the baby Sybil and for his insistence on breaking with the Crawley Anglican tradition, he finds no sympathy. Mary disagrees with him, reminding her dear Papa that the baby is a Branson, not a Crawley.
Robert's traditionalist boat is further rocked when Matthew brings up the mismanagement of the estate once more, which Robert wants to hear nothing about. Matthew urges him that the time to act is now, that the money to keep Downton afloat is already "leaking through the cracks." Again, Robert looks like he might explode. But Carson enters before he has a chance to and gives Robert a place to funnel his full wrath when he informs him that his mother, wife, and daughters are all at luncheon with Mrs. Crawley, eating food prepared by a former prostitute.
Robert puffs up his chest and bursts into the luncheon, insisting that every one of them leave at once, blustering on about Ethel's wayward ways and how Mrs. Crawley has exposed his entire family to scandal as a result. He is put in his place quickly by his wife, who, after learning that Mrs. Patmore helped Ethel, looks straight at him and says she is glad her cook has a good heart and does not judge. When he makes one last attempt to get them to leave, his mother states that it would be a pity to miss such a good pudding. Once again finding himself in events outside his control, Robert exits with a firm slam of the door.
Just when I was ready to smack Robert to make him wake up and get with the program, he has a heart to heart with Mary that brought tears to my eyes. After Mary tells him he won't win on the christening, and spells out what we've observed all episode ("The world isn't going your way. Not anymore."), he finally opens up about Sybil. About how he forgets she is gone, and when he sees a newspaper article that will make her laugh or a rose she loves that is in bloom, he goes to tell her, and then he remembers. Mary begs him to tell Cora this, but he knows she won't listen.
Finally, Lady Violet orchestrates an intervention for her son and daughter-in-law, asking them to pay a call at her house. There they find Dr. Clarkson, who explains that after a great deal of study, Lady Sybil had an infinitesimal chance of survival. Even if they had performed a caesarian, it likely would have put her through a great deal of pain and suffering and she still would have died. At the realization that death was inevitable for their daughter, Cora and Robert both break down, seeking each other for solace. And Lady Violet saves the day once more.
Robert and Cora took up the largest chunk of the upstairs story this week, but there were a few other plot points worth mentioning. Sybil's death seems to have reminded Mary and Matthew of the uncertainty of life, and that they shouldn't take their marriage for granted, nor their home. Nice to finally see a scene in which the two aren't fighting about money, but I couldn't help but wonder if their memories were completely erased of the previous years of angst they both suffered when they weren't together–wouldn't that be reminder enough not to take each other for granted?
Matthew takes Tom on a tour of the estate and shares some of his ideas, and is surprised to learn that Tom has some experience of his own when it comes to farm management. Is it just me, or would Tom and Matthew make an excellent management team for Downton? But I won't get my hopes up, because Tom seems determined to leave the place as soon as possible.
Edith's ongoing indecisiveness about the newspaper job continued this week with a quick mention at the luncheon. She is still unsure of what to do with herself, and proposes learning to cook (to her sister's horrified "Why?"). Please Edith, get thyself to London post haste, and get thee a fantastic job and a life of thine own.
Downstairs also had some difficulty adjusting to change. Carson and Lord Robert are apparently cut from the same cloth, and Carson cannot let go of the fact that Mrs. Crawley has hired Ethel of ill repute to run Crawley House. And Molesley is right there with him. But others, like Mrs. Patmore and Mrs. Hughes, are more understanding (except for when it comes to rouge–Mrs. Patmore is having none of that!). And I will admit it–I'm totally invested in Ethel's story now. Her character bored me last season, and her arc was slow to start this season, but ever since she gave up her darling boy Charlie and has started to turn her life around, I can't help rooting for her, and look forward to seeing where her story goes.
The love polygon between Daisy, Alfred, Ivy, and Jimmy (and Thomas off to the side) continues. Even when Mrs. Patmore plainly points out that they're all in love with the wrong people, it's as if it goes straight over their heads. Maybe if she took one of those copper pots Ivy is always cleaning and banged them over the heads they'd see reason, but I doubt it.
I've been feeling sympathetic for Thomas the past few episodes. He hasn't done one evil or nasty thing. Which means I'm really dreading what must be in store for him courtesy of O'Brien. Because if Julian Fellowes is trying to get us to care about one of the nastiest pieces of work at Downton, it means he's setting that character up for a major fall.
Daisy of the constant scowl finally had something to smile about this episode. Mr. Mason informs her he wants to give her his farm and all of his worldly possessions. Could Daisy have found a nicer father-in-law? She explains that she plans to stay in service, but Mr. Mason, wise man that he is, asks Daisy if she really thinks that the world will keep turning as it has been for houses like Downton Abbey. She's got a lifetime of work ahead of her, and she may need to think of some other way to make a living.
The "Free Bates" campaign continues. As I predicted, that no good jail warden got to Mrs Bartlett before Mr. Murray could. Again, why do they hate Bates so much? I understand their current anger (since Bates framed his cellmate)–but why was there an issue to begin with? I really wish that could be explained further. Bates tells Mr. Murray he knows why Mrs. Bartlett did not give the same story that she did to Anna, and that he is going to do something about it. Anna tells him to promise not to do anything stupid, but Bates only says he'll take care of it.
Bates then proceeds to threaten his former cell mate with a sharp object (where did he even get that?) and tells him he better put things right and get Mrs. Bartlett to tell the truth or else he'll tell the governor that he and the jail warden were trying to involve him in a drug scheme, which would put the jail warden out of a job and give the cell mate five more years in the clink.
Apparently the threat works, as Anna receives a letter from Mr. Murray saying that he got the statement from Mrs. Bartlett and Bates will be freed. But the process will take a few weeks, which means Bates isn't out of danger yet. After the threat he made, he should probably watch out for some sort of retaliation. While it would have been nice to have him freed by the end of the episode, it looks like this storyline will be dragged out at least a little longer. Sidenote: wasn't that a sweet moment between Mary and Anna, when Anna says how touched she is to hear Mary say "we" when discussing Bates's case and how much Mary cares about seeing him set free?
So much to think about for next week's episode. Will Robert finally set his pride aside and listen to Matthew's ideas so Downton Abbey isn't run into the ground? Has Cora finally forgiven her husband? If (though it looks like "when" from the preview) Bates makes it out of jail alive, and resumes his post as Lord Robert's valet, what will happen to Thomas? O'Brien's set her trap, and I'm just waiting to see how it will snap. Will Daisy accept her father-in-law's offer to leave service and move to the farm? What about Mary and Matthew? I saw the way they looked at little baby Sybil, it's obvious they both want a family. And what will happen to Tom? Will he make a fresh start in Liverpool, or will he perhaps be convinced by Matthew to stay at Downton? And it looks like from the preview that Edith will finally work up the nerve to become a career woman! But who exactly is this Rose they are introducing next time? Looks like a "Bright Young Thing" to me. Perhaps she'll teach Edith the Charleston.
What were your thoughts about this week's episode?
Missed an episode? Read my recaps of episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, and episode 4.


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Like a wet T-shirt contest rapidly devolving into a strip-off game of one-upmanship, the race for who can bring more sex to television is definitely on. So in a 24 hours that's already seen MTV bringing Savage Love to life and NBC promising to get down and dirty, Lionsgate Television has decided to grab ankle and present with the announcement of a new multimedia partnership with Booty Parlor, the Los Angeles-based adult boutique specializing in lingerie, "feather spankers," and a vibrator called The Champ, a title it earned after defeating Miguel Acosta in a three-round bout.
The first project on the docket: A reality series featuring Booty Parlor co-founder Dana Myers acting as an "on-camera sexy lifestyle expert" offering advice on how to achieve the sort of classy, sexy sophistication that has become synonymous with the name Booty Parlor. As part of the deal, Lionsgate has also acquired the TV, DVD, and digital distribution rights to Myers' new book, The Official Booty Parlor Mojo Makeover: Four Weeks To A Sexier You, presumably with the intention of adapting it should their first venture prove successful. The Parents Television Council is due to release a statement any minute now, as soon as it finishes spluttering half-formed words at the bathroom mirror.
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AVANA Debt Funds provide flexibility to accredited investors, institutional investors, and family offices. We empower our investors to earn a predictable fixed income, paid out on a monthly basis, by investing in a portfolio of commercial mortgages that are secured by real estate that is owned and operated by small businesses across America. Our goal is to make sure our debt fund is easy to understand. As Peter Lynch said, "Never invest in any idea you cannot illustrate with a crayon."
AVANA holds mortgages on commercial real estate properties owned and occupied by American small and mid-sized businesses in specific niche industries.
AVANA funds provide a fixed monthly income based on the interest collected from borrowers in a well-diversified portfolio of loans.
AVANA's founders, Sundip and Sanat Patel, invest in every loan alongside their investors, so that our interests are aligned with our investors in everything we do.
AVANA provides complete secure online access to all investors that want to look at loan level information in the portfolio at any time. Our state-of-the-art system delivers information 24/7, so investors always know how their capital is performing.
AVANA has built its platform and portfolio over 15 years, so we have learned the market and grown our company in steps and stages using internal profits. This simple discipline has helped us maintain principal losses to less than 0.1% over the $1 billion in loan volume.
AVANA has closed 293,298,823 in loans this year as of September 30th, 2019.
AVANA has committed 126,900,834 in loans which have yet to be funded.
AVANA currently has 53,945,440 in loans in underwriting and 611,519,000 in loans under review. Most of the loan volume will be closed in the next 120 days.
AVANA has paid out 13,644,233 in interest income to investors and is currently providing7.37per annum on total capital deployed.
AVANA Debt Fund platform provides investors with short-term and long-term mortgage investment opportunities. All loans that are extended by our fund to potential borrowers follow the same strict lending principles that are followed by most established and respected banks. We conduct site inspections, real estate valuations and reviews, environmental reviews, borrower background and credit checks, management evaluations, and property due diligence, and we use legal counsel to document all loans in our portfolio. These loans are then offered as a portfolio to our investors, so that every dollar invested is well-diversified and spread across multiple states, various business sizes, and a combination of short-term and long-term loans. There are several other factors that affect your decision to invest in commercial real estate mortgages, and we encourage you to become highly informed about all the key aspects that we look at before funding each loan.
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Borrower/Broker reaches out to AVANA. AVANA prepares a pre-screen report to address deal merits.
Loan is underwritten diligently using RMA standards and a credit approval memo is produced to be reviewed by Chief Credit Officer Matt Hunt and CEO Sundip Patel.
Loan is approved by committee at AVANA Capital, and we proceed to closing and funding the loan.
Loan is put into a portfolio of loans, and servicing reviews all covenants, sets up payments with ACH, and mandates property tax and property maintenance impounds.
New loans in the portfolio are seasoned between 60 to 270 days, and sold, at par, to US and non-US investors.
Loans are serviced by AVANA Capital conducting semi-annual site visits, credit updates, and collateral monitoring. Monthly interest payments are collected and remitted to investors.
Depending upon loan maturity, loans are paid back and investors' principal balance is returned.
The information set forth herein is for informational purposes about AVANA Capital and its lending process only and is not an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities. AVANA only makes investment opportunities available to accredited investors through private offerings. Further, any performance data shown regarding returns represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns may fluctuate and future performance may be higher or lower than the performance data cited.


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How can Linda get the putrid stink out of her daughter's car?
Dear Car Talk | Oct 01, 2007
Dear Tom and Ray:
When my daughter arrived home from college, she came home with a terrible odor in her car. She said that the week before school was out, she went to class and when she came out and got into her car, she smelled a terrible odor. It was a 90-degree day. We have cleaned out the car, taken it to our mechanic, who has pretty much taken out everything he could to check out the car. We've tried everything from baking soda, Oust and Febreze to Oxium, but the car still stinks. There is really no other description to describe the smell except to say that it smells like vomit. She said the car was locked when she went to class, no one was in her car, and she didn't spill any food or drinks in the car. Any suggestions? We are desperate! -- Linda
TOM: I think three of her sorority sisters barfed in it after a long night of post-final-exam partying, Linda.
RAY: Actually, it sounds like mold. That's exactly how it presents. First water gets into the car. It could be from a window left open, a leak in a windshield, door or sunroof, or from a plugged-up air-conditioner drain. And once water gets into the carpet, mold spores start to grow.
TOM: Having the car closed up in the heat creates a perfect breeding environment for the mold. And pretty soon, the spores are multiplying like Osmonds. And then one day, they reach a critical mass, and you open the door and you're bowled over. The smell is suddenly unbelievably awful.
RAY: And almost nothing can cover it up. I once tried three bottles of English Leather cologne. And that worked for about a week, until the mold smell came piercing through again.
TOM: If you want to try to attack it yourself, pull the carpet out, including the pad underneath, and put it all out in the sun. Vacuum both sides as best you can, and then toss out the vacuum bag.
RAY: Then turn the carpet over, and spray the back side of it with bleach, or some other fungicide specifically made to kill mold spores. Then let it sit in the sun as long as you can. Days would be good. And you might want to use the fungicide spray several times while it bakes.
TOM: And while you're doing that, be sure to find the source of the water that got into the carpet. If your daughter can't remember leaving a window open one day (ask her to think hard), there's a leak somewhere else. And your mechanic needs to find it and fix it so you don't start another mold crop all over again.


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We're so excited! Thank you for all of your support! Tell everyone you know, and get your copy here today!
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Master Betty: "This can of cat food says there's beef in it. I don't think Mizzy could take down a cow. Maybe we should feed her things we know she'd reasonably be able to eat in nature. Then again, she's evolved from larger cats that would eat cows, so maybe it's still easy for her to digest. What do you think? You've read all about cat diet."
Starling: "Mizzy eats elephants."
Master Betty: "Maybe her ancestors did, but do you think her digestive system has evolved to-"
Starling: "No, she eats elephants now."
Master Betty: "There aren't even any elephants around here!"
Starling: "Exactly. Because she ate them all."
Master Betty: *Rolls eyes*
*What Master Betty is overhearing from Starling in the other room*
Starling: "Aw! Such a helpful kitty cat! So heeeeeelpful! She's so pretty!"
Starling: "I'm gonna get her."
Starling: "I'M GONNA GET HER AND KISS HER FACE!"
*Chasing noises*
Starling: "Oh, she's a running kitty! That lil' face! Such an athletic kitty! Imma get her lil' face! Such a runnin' kitty!"
Starling: "Ack! She's a biting kitty! Agh! No! Biting kitty! She's a biter!"
*Runs into living room to tell on Mizzy*
Starling: "Mizzy's a jerk. She bit me."
Master Betty: *Calmly* "Why did she bite you?"
Starling: "I was chasing her."
Master Betty: "And?"
Starling: "And trying to eat her lil' face."
Master Betty: "Well…maybe don't do that."
Starling: "She likes it. She likes it, kitty. She's a likes- it-kitty-little-face."
*Mizzy walks into room*
Starling: "Aw, look she wants to help put the groceries away! She's sniffing them again! Such a helpful kitty! I just wanna KISS HER LIL' FACE!!"
*Mizzy runs*
Master Betty: *sigh*


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NAMM 2016: CME Bluetooth Adapter for Xkey Air Keyboard
CME has issued a great new accessory for people who use their Xkey Air keyboard. The WIDI BUD is a clever little MIDI USB adapter that allows you to set up a strong, stable Bluetooth connection between the keyboard and your PC, tablet or smartphone.
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Using the WIDI BUD is easy: simply plug it into one of your USB ports and it works. This device is fully plug-and-play, so there's no need to install any drivers, and it works with virtually any operating system. The established Bluetooth connection transmits MIDI signals without any latency. What's more, the CME WIDI BUD hardly requires any power, so you won't have to worry that it'll drain your device's battery. If you're not sure the standard Bluetooth function of your device is up to scratch, this MIDI USB adapter is well worth checking out.
Keep an eye on the product page for up-to-date information on availability and pricing.
For more NAMM news, check out our NAMM 2016 news feed!


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Our speakers are burning as Shura premieres new single 'What's It Gonna Be?' ahead of debut album, Nothing's Real (Polydor/July 8th).
First aired as Annie Mac's Hottest Record, and co-produced with Greg Kurstin in L.A, the track is a euphoric mix of Bruce Springsteen-inspired rock and affecting R&B vocals.
Do I tell you I love you or not?/'Cause I can't really guess what you want/If you let me down, let me down slow
'What's It Gonna Be?' is a story of unrequited love… or is it? The question's not yet been asked but the object of affection is unavailable.
I'm on my own/You're at the beach/Hundreds of miles away/I don't wanna be that girl
We don't wanna be that girl either…
Shura headlines KOKO on June 1st with support from Pumarosa, but you can also catch her over the festival season this summer, including Primavera, Parklife, Love Saves the Day, Secret Garden Party, Wilderness and End of the Road.
Nothing's Real is available to pre-order. 'What's It Gonna Be?' is out now.
Upcoming live dates…
28-29 – Love Saves the Day, Eastville Park, Bristol
01 – KOKO, London
01-05 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona
11-12 – Parklife, Heaton Park, Manchester
21-24 – Secret Garden Party
04-07 – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
01-04 – End of the Road, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset


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So We Stand's Principles
So We Stand organises to challenge environmental injustices from the frontline. This means recognising that it disproportionately afffects poor communities and communities of colour. We think environmental justice, social justice and anti-racism are the same struggle and by this we mean we recognise that environmental injustice intersects with all forms of structural social oppression – race, class, gender, sex, ability, age, sexuality.
What do we do?
– We work directly with frontline communties of resistance against sites of environmental injustice. So We Stand exists to support communities living in high emissions areas (for example near to power stations or airports), and other areas of environmental injustice. Anything that prevents people from living in a clean and healthy environment is an environmental injustice.
Those who are exposed to environmental injustices may have little power within existing systems of governance, consultation and economic and political inequality to make changes to improve or protect their environment. We see climate change as perhaps the starkest and biggest example of environmental injustice. Those who have created the problem through pursuit of power and profit have better resources available to them to escape from the consequences. Meanwhile, the poorest people, who have made less contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, are unable to change their environment or move away when there's a drought, a hurricane, a tsunami, a famine. On a smaller and more local scale within the UK, those living under flight paths, next to motorways, or on the sites of planned open cast mines, are not those who stand to profit from these things.
– We don't prioritise our own voices or those of the more priviliged. We prioritise the voices of those already fighting their own battles.
– We support community self-determination, while we may not always agree (as individuals) on methods, tactics and channels of communtiy self-defence – we fully support the right of communities to defend themselves in the ways they see fit. We support empowerment and defence from the people fighting injustices on the frontline on their own terms. This means not leading, judging or imposing – from us or anyone else.
How do we do it?
– We are not against the so called 'environmental movement', but hold it in a critical friendship. We believe it holds with it an embedded sense of self-congratulation which fails to address it's own privilege. This, in turn, up holds and recreates many of the unchallenged systems of oppression and hierarchy embedded in all struggle, including environmental struggle . To define yourself as a 'movement' or as an 'environmental activist' in itself invisibilises and ignores the real fight on the front lines of environmental injustices, it denies the experiences of those environmental warriors who are not part of your 'movement' but who fight daily for their health, lives and communities. Therefore, we will not organise with groups that we feel don't organise within an anti-oppression framework in this sense.
(see anti-oppression organising page for more detailed explanation)
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January 30th, 2011
Super Smokey Gothic Eye
Hello, and welcome to another installment in my Toki Doki series, where I share looks done using the Robbery makeup palette! This time around I'm using the colors from the "Rapina" palette, one of three included in the set. This dramatic look features a very dark smokey eye and berry-tinted lips.
January 30th, 2011
New Makeup Looks with Toki Doki Palette
Yesterday I stopped into the Sephora in Soho and picked up something that made me excited about makeup again – Toki Doki's Robbery Palette! Let me back up for a sec. It's been a minute since I did any makeup posts. The reason is twofold – one, I work at a pretty conservative office so my daily makeup has to be tame, and two, I got a little bored with the products I had. However I'm a sucker for the clever adorableness that is Toki Doki, and this palette just happened to be on sale for the very sweet price of $39 (marked down from $49). If you're looking to snap one up, do it quickly because a MUA artist there gave me the inside scoop that they're almost gone. Just wanted to show you all this cool set and a look I did using the products!
The Robbery palette comes in a keepsake tin, with a big magnet to cuten up your fridge or file cabinet. Aw!


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Surf Air Adds Santa Barbara Flights
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
It took months for Surf Air's all-you-can-fly airline to get off the ground, but now that its planes are flying, the Santa Monica company is already expanding its service.
Surf Air announced Wednesday that it has added flights to and from Santa Barbara.
The company now has a morning and evening flight leaving Bob Hope Airport in Burbank – its L.A. hub – for Santa Barbara each day. After a stop at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, the flights continue to the San Carlos Airport in Silicon Valley. They then complete the same route in reverse.
Wade Eyerly, Surf Air's co-founder and chief executive, said the tech community in Santa Barbara will also benefit from daily flights to the Bay Area.
"It's a good business town," he said on the phone from the Santa Barbara Airport. "As we're connecting the tech communities, it would be a mistake to overlook them."
Surf Air launched last month as a subscription flight service focused on connecting the tech communities in California. It charges a monthly fee of $1,650 for unlimited flights on its commuter jets.
The startup graduated from the MuckerLab accelerator program in Spring 2012, but was slowed down by the federal approval process.
The company currently employs 24 full-time pilots. Eyerly said Surf Air did not expand its fleet when it added service to Santa Barbara.
Surf Air plans to expand into other cities in California in the coming months. The company's website lists plans to bring service to Monterey, Palm Springs, San Diego, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe and the Sonoma/Napa area.


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Jasper i& I have been itchin' for something… from "scratch?!"
Tucker looks at his brother:
What is it, boy?!
Before we see if Jasper can help me satisfy our itches, I got some more freebies from work!
< Greens + Chocolate Energy Bar… & I bought a new flavor (for me) because some co-workers rave about the Grape. Eh, so-so. Kombucha is "cheap" at $2.50 right now… who am I, shelling out $2.50 for a drink?! Cheaper than booze, I suppose & it still makes me feel BUZZIN'!!!
So, this is what the bar looks like, outside & in:
it's green from all the goodness in it! Seriously, some pretty awesome ingredients. It's a little low in protein, but it's not a "protein bar" (they have those), it's an "energy bar."
Oh guess what? I finished 2 boxes of tea in the cupboard, so… I tried another brand's Chai tea. Seriously, I love tea, but I've had better. I like Twinings' Earl Gray (Grey?), but this isn't bad, especially all sweet & s'milky!
OKAY, so ya know what I was itchin' for?! FRIED RICE!!! haha, I am sorry, but it's really not unhealthy! Ingredients:
- brown rice
- mixed veggies
- an egg
- some spicy chili-Asian sauce
- a touch of olive oil & Bragg's
I also added cashews after I needed a little more *crunch* & substance. Hit the spot, wherever that may be.
Ahhh! Satisfaction!


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Find Hostels all over the World
The Uitmarkt 29-30 August, 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Uitmarkt is the event of the year in Amsterdam, often even referred to as "the mother of all cultural activities in Amsterdam". It features over 400 previews across more than 34 outdoor and indoor stages at the Dam, Nieuwmarkt and Waterlooplein, making it a great event full of excitement and tons of variation.
With everything from dance, theatre, pop, classical and opera music to films and theatre for children, you are sure to find a little bit of everything for everyone. Between all of the shows and events within the Uitmarkt, more than half a million locals and visitors turn up each year to enjoy all of the free events and great company.
When: 28-30 August, 2009 Where: Amsterdam Cost: Free
For more information, please visit the official website at: www.uitmarkt.nl
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We have the largest local towing fleet in Massachusetts with 7 towboats available to service our members. Our boats are tailored specifically to meet our towing and salvage needs. All of our vessels carry dive gear, dewatering pumps, emergency patching materials, spare fuel, jump starters and salvage gear. Our fleet is ready to respond to any situation that arises on the water.
We are a member of the Accredited for Commercial Assistance and Professional Towing (ACAPT) program to recognize the professional who is willing to adhere to high standards of service, training, and equipment.


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Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan embraces peace process in Turkey
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan yesterday ordered his fighters to lay down their arms and withdraw from Turkish soil, raising unprecedented hopes of an end to one of the Middle East's longest running and most intractable conflicts.
"Let the guns be silenced and politics dominate," the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebel group wrote in a statement from his prison cell, which was read out to hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir.
His ceasefire call comes after secretive peace talks between Mr Öcalan and the Turkish government that started late last year.
It now paves the way for formal negotiations aimed at ending the 30-year-long insurgency which has cost 40,000 lives in return for broader rights


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Unlimited once again shone a light on extraordinary work by disabled artists. Featuring the British Paraorchestra, writer and comedian Jackie Hagan, sitar master Baluji Shrivastav OBE and many more—diving into dance, performance, comedy, music and art that challenged perceptions and broke down walls.
In 2018, the festival had an abundance of free events, plus relaxed performances and BSL-integrated events, so there was even more reason to get involved.
Born out of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Southbank Centre's Unlimited is a biennial festival with further Arts Council funding secured until 2020.
At the heart of the festival is the Unlimited commissions programme delivered by Shape Arts and Artsadmin. Supporting established, emerging and international disabled artists across all artforms, this programme aims to embed work by disabled artists within the cultural sector, reach new audiences and shift perceptions. The programme is funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, British Council and Spirit of 2012.


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The psychological and physical effects of rape are complex and long-lasting. Dealing with the aftermath following the attack can be just as painful as the attack itself.
What Are Some Common Physical Effects of Rape?
Any sort of forced sexual activity, particularly the act of rape, can lead to serious physical trauma. Some of these physical injuries and illnesses show up immediately after the assault and go away shortly thereafter including:


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This upcoming weekend, fellow fans of vintage Universal Studios monster films and classic comedy will be in for a real treat (of horror and hilarity)!
Svengoolie Presents: "Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)
Iconic Chicago/Berwyn-based horror film host Svengoolie will showcase the comedic duo's 1948 horror farce this Sat., Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV Network.
Featuring the legendary comedic team of Bud Abbott (as Chick Young) and Lou Costello (as Wilbur Grey), the duo's encounter with the Universal monsters include Glenn Strange as Frankenstein's monster, Bela Lugosi (in his second and last portrayal) as Count Dracula and Lon Chaney Jr. as Lawrence Talbot/The "Wolf Man."
Lenore Aubert played mad scientist Dr. Sandra Moray, Jane Randolph played Joan Raymond, Frank Ferguson played Mr. McDougal and Charles Bradstreet portrayed Dr. Stevens.
This was the first of several features that Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made as a cross-over with the iconic Universal monsters. Other tie-in films included "Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man" in 1951 and "Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy" in 1955, which was the duo's final feature film for Universal.
Abbott & Costello's encounter with Boris Karloff
Though Boris Karloff did not reprise his iconic role of Frankenstein's monster in "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein," the actor agreed to help publicize the film, according to a recent Turner Classic Movies article on the film. Karloff helped promote Abbott & Costello's film away from the screen through publicity photographs, including one where the actor stood in a long line to buy a movie ticket so that he could experience "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" on the big screen.
After the release of "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein" in 1948, the duo would appear in two other Universal comedic thrillers with Karloff- "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer: Boris Karloff" (1949) and "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1953).
Why you should watch Svengoolie and his presentation of "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)
Fellow fans of vintage comedy and vintage horror will enjoy the upcoming presentation of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) on Svengoolie's showcase of vintage horror films (broadcast nationwide on Me-TV).
Even if you've never watched "Svengoolie" before, "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" is a good starter film for those that have never seen his Saturday evening showcase of vintage Universal horror and sci-fi features on Me-TV (or for those who have never watched a vintage Universal horror feature). It is one of many spectacular horror films to kick off Halloween!
Audiences young and old will enjoy the antics of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (with Frankenstein's monster, the Wolf Man and Dracula), along with Sven's hilarious commentary, film facts, songs (with Doug Graves) and mail call segment (with Kerwyn)- all the way from Berwyn!
I have introduced several fellow friends to Svengoolie on Me-TV, and they have enjoyed every minute of his Universal horror/sci-fi showcase. When I officially entered the world of Twitter after starting this blog site (which was originally created for my Online Journalism class that I was taking at Hood College last year), I have made many more fellow friends who are also fans of Svengoolie, including fellow fans of classic/cult cinema and vintage horror!
From Walkersville to Berwyn, the management of "Silver Screen Reflections" salutes Svengoolie and his Saturday evening Universal horror showcase on Me-TV!
Svengoolie Presents: "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)
Sat. Evening, Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV Network
In the Frederick, Maryland/Washington, D.C area: Me-TV is on WJLA-TV 7.2/Comcast 204
In Baltimore, Maryland: WBAL-TV 11.2/Comcast 208 ("Svengoolie" might be time-delayed to 11 p.m. for WBAL's special 10 PM newscast on their Me-TV subchannel)
Complete list of Me-TV affiliates (from coast-to-coast)
Worried that you'll miss Svengoolie's presentation of "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein?" Turner Classic Movies will be showing the duo's 1948 Universal horror farce this Sunday (Oct. 30) at 10 p.m./9 p.m. Central right after TCM's presentation of Mel Brooks' 1974 landmark horror spoof, "Young Frankenstein" (as part of the network's Sunday salute to vintage Frankenstein films- the final conclusion will be the comedic side of Frankenstein's monster)!
"Silver Screen Reflections" Archives (from 2015): The Weinberg Center's big-screen presentation of "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein"
Questions/Comments about "Svengoolie" or "Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein?" Drop a line at the comments section!
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