The gameplay is conventional stuff but it's never dull thanks to this game's wonderfully imaginative landscapes.
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Although it's unlikely to win any awards for the originality of its gameplay, Yoshi's Woolly World has to be the cutest video game release this year.
The central character is one of Nintendo's most playful creations and, aside from Yoshi's New Island for the 3DS, hasn't had a game to himself for several years. Hence, Yoshi's Woolly World marks a welcome return to the forefront of major console gaming for Mario's delightful dino pal.
Nintendo's decision to darn Yoshi and give his world a knitwear aesthetic means that the game's appearance, while not unique (Kirby's Epic Yarn, originally released for the Wii, is set in a fabric universe), is distinctively charming. If Yoshi's Woolly World doesn't get your grandma to pick up a controller, nothing will.
When the game starts you are asked to specify whether you are playing with the Wii U GamePad or a Pro Controller. Classic Wii remotes are also an option but not recommended because of the awkward arrangement of buttons. You also get to pick whether you want to play as a pink, green or blue knitted Yoshi (other colors are available in the game if you have amiibo toys).
The game has two difficulty settings called Classic Mode and Mellow Mode. The latter is essentially an Easy setting and accordingly provides advantages for less capable players, such as giving Yoshi small wings that allow him to fly further. Yet, because platformers are as much about a player's ability to solve puzzles as their agility with a controller, Mellow Mode doesn't make it substantially easier to progress.
Once you get into the game itself, a short 3D intro sets up the adventure. The evil Kamek, minion of Bowser, comes to Yoshi's knitted island, turns most of his friends to balls of wool and makes off with them. Yoshi sets off in pursuit. To recover the yarn and save his friends, Yoshi must travel to several islands, each of which has an entrance to one of the game's 2D levels.
Within these levels, gameplay conforms to the standard side-scrolling platformer format. You guide Yoshi between levels by jumping on, or flying between, stationary, moving and bouncing platforms. Along the way Yoshi can eat enemies - of which numerous will be familiar to fans of Mario-related games - by shooting out his tongue. For every enemy he eats, Yoshi can poop out a ball of wool. His balls (of wool) can then be used as a projectile to put Piranha Plants to sleep, shoot down targets and solidify nebulous platforms. Additional balls can be collected from baskets along the way.
In order to get maximum points on any level, Yoshi has to collect gems, release and collect tiny white chicks, find yarn and open up secret or locked levels. Sometimes gems are hidden behind woolen walls that Yoshi has to push or pull open. Spotting these and the tricks that reveal bonus achievements generally provide the game's biggest challenges. Most of these puzzles and the physical obstacles blocking Yoshi's path will not be difficult for the casual gamer to overcome. There are several head-scratchers, however, and kids will find the game provides an education in co-ordination, timing and geometry.
Although, the gameplay in Yoshi's Woolly World is conventional stuff, it's never boring thanks to the wonderfully imaginative and colorful faux-yarn environments in which the action takes place. The music can get tedious if you are not the one playing and it would be nice to have some way to turn it off. When you are focused on the game itself, though, the tune's repetitiveness makes it easy to ignore.
Yoshi's Woolly World also offers the options of co-operative play with a partner and amiibo compatibility. These both open up additional features that help Yoshi along. The adorable Yarn Yoshi amiibo that Nintendo has released to accompany the game, for example, unlocks Double Yoshi mode, while amiibos of other characters give Yoshi a skin consistent with the chosen character's coloring.
Unfortunately, there is no real advantage to playing with a Wii U GamePad because the accelerometer in not employed. This is not surprising given that Yoshi's Woolly World takes place largely in a 2D landscape. Nonetheless, it would be nice if a developer could find some new spin on the genre that takes advantage of the Wii U's motion detection capabilities. Nor does the GamePad offer other benefits, such as the ability to quickly review achievements while the game world is showing on an external display.
You'll be hard pressed to find a family-friendly video game better suited to the coming winter than Yoshi's Woolly World. Its visuals will brighten up even the dullest days and gameplay mechanics are well within the capabilities of players young and old. If you are looking for something to do when the cold keeps you indoors, Yoshi's Woolly World should give you a warm feeling.
NOTE: A copy of Yoshi's Woolly World was provided for this review by Nintendo upon request.


The last 3 years have been a whirlwind for brother and sister duo, Angus & Julia Stone. Their debut album 'A Book Like This' released in 2007 glided easily into the hearts of Australians where it debuted top 10 on the national ARIA album chart and maintained a spot in the top 100 for over a year. In 2008 it earned the brother and sister duo 6 ARIA award nominations and was certified platinum, selling in excess of 80,000 copies.
The international release and critical acclaim of "A Book like this" through Europe, UK, USA and Japan resulted in the band spending the past two years touring the world in support of it from the cold Scottish Highlands to the warm desert towns of the USA. As well as having songs featured on TV ads from Korea to Scandinavia and appearing on Festivals throughout the world including SXSW in Texas, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Latitude in London. "Down The Way" marks their debut as producers, taking full control of their sound without losing the spirit of what made the first record so special. There has been a subtle shift of gear, represented by a growing confidence in their abilities as artists and the music follows suit as it flows easily through sparse and rich textured arrangements without losing any of its etherealness and charm.
Once again the brother and sister duo share the song writing duties on "Down The Way", their individual styles compliment each other and juxtapose beautifully as they express their alternate views of lost love and yearning. "Down The Way" is thirteen lovingly crafted songs reflecting a myriad of emotions and another graceful step on a remarkable musical journey for Angus & Julia Stone.


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At YOM, we are fanatical about improving the world by making available delicious food that does not contain a nasty list of GMOs, sweeteners, artificial colors and flavors, and the other fillers often found in packaged foods. Our products stem from a passion and tenderness that was cultivated in our own mothers' kitchens. We use the simplest, most natural ingredients to create edible offerings that stir up our fondest food memories. For us, those memories satiated us long after the loaf of bread leaving the oven was gone, and we want to pass that experience along to you.
We concentrate on production methods that maintain the rich colors and tastes of the source food. Because we use only high-grade extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegar from Modena, our dressings maintain a consistently high standard of ingredients not typical of the bargain grocery brands. And the staples of our product line, our YOM Bold Balsamic and Zesty Sesame vinaigrette, are gluten and dairy free!
In a world where food's validity is based on the latest fad, we strive to bring everyone back to their roots. That translates into delicious food that is quick and easy to prepare without sacrificing wholesome fresh ingredients and processing practices. It's time to overturn the economic and social considerations that drive wedges in relationships; instead, let's bring the world together around Mama's table to share a tasty, nutritious meal together: there's room for all at Yo Mama's table, so Gather 'round!


- You will have to at least, have four varieties of tomatoes. Different tomatoes have different ways in adapting to your unique locality and some will be better than the others. Growing several types at once will help you to assess and know which one is the best one for you in term of climate and which one will be better in term of defense system against diseases.
- It is very important for you to have different seeds from different brands, but you need to use only the best brands such as the Gardener's Delight, the San Marzano, and also the Constoluto Fiorentino.
- Tomatoes need direct sun, so you will have to find the spots where they will have plenty of direct sunshine.
- Nature takes good care of plants, but if you want your tomato plants to bear great harvest, then it is less riskier to grow them in the greenhouse of in the polytunnel.
- If you are considering having companion for your tomato plants, then you would not have to worry as tomatoes can live side by side wonderfully with other types of plants. Basil or garlic is the perfect examples.
- You need to be able to shelter your tomatoes from wind, but they need breeze in order to develop strong rooting system.
- The best time to sow seeds is at the early spring. Immediately pot them when you see the first leaves emerging from the seedlings, but wait until they are about 20 cm tall before planting them out.
- To provide the tomato plants with support, you need to use canes with different height depending on the height of the tomatoes themselves.
- Remember that it is the root that needs the water, so water the soil and not the leaves and other part of the plant because when the tomato stems and leaves are wet, they easily rot and die.
- To avoid getting the tomatoes too wet, they need to be watered in little portion but often.


Are you kidding? It's even worse than that now! Society is LOSING wisdom. How many people out of X millions in NYC do you think know how to butcher a pig or grow crops, even a garden? We're being spoon fed and purposefully dumbed down because it sells product faster.
Yes, I think many people have abdicated our personal responsibilities; we see to believe that we elect smart people and trust them to make decisions on our behalf. We seem to forget that they work for us, not the other way around.


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Is a nice place located in the city center with easy access, nice terrace, good italian food and friendly staff.
Good location, very nice staff and great food. 4* maybe because for the prices-a little high, but worth it!
If you are in hurry this is a good place to eat. Otherwise, no. You have plastic tableware. Only for a beer or a coffee is a cosy place.


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Rates: £25/Hour or £15/Hour in groups of two.
Make an enquiry Phone: 07941 129114
I started playing bass at the age of 12. I hold a grade 8 in electric bass and a Professional Diploma in Music Performance from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. I have worked with a number of artists as a session musician, I have been on radio and my playing can be heard on albums by Carrie Tree, Simon Scardanelli, Cordelia Gartside and others.
I have a PGCE in Music that qualifies for teaching in secondary schools up to A level standard and for a couple of years I have taught in schools in the south of England.
I started teaching electric bass privately in 2004. I currently live in Brighton and work exclusively as a private teacher and performing musician.I
I can teach both electric bass (all levels of ability) and double bass (beginners and intermediate players). I aim to cover all aspects of playing, technique, theory and sight-reading. I chose to use the RGT teaching resources with all my students as the material covers so many areas of playing comprehensively. I add songs to this syllabus and I encourage students to choose material as well.
I teach at home where I have access to good resources that allow me to provide backing tracks, recordings of lessons and printed resources. I can travel short distances from Brighton.
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Recording and performing with Dr Scardo, an original rock band fromted by Simon Scardanelli (formerly Simon Tedd of Big Bam Boo who had hit singles in the 1990's).
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I currently perform as a bassist with the Sussex Jazz Orchestra. (The Sussex Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1987 by the late Ian Hamer to play his original compositions and arrangements with Tubby Hayes, Kenny Wheeler, Stan Tracey and latterly Paul Busby.)
Secondary School Music Teacher
Taught Music and ICT as a supply teacher in secondary schools in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire.
Rock Academy Southampton
Coached a band at the Rock Academy held at the Brookfield Community School in Southampton, Hampshire. Our tutor group received a commendation from the Hampshire County Council for the students' performance at the end of year concert July 2006.
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Taught groups of bass students as a peripatetic tutor at Thornden School in Hampshire for Tribe Community Arts.
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I have taught privately for 6 years and have successfully entered students for Rockschool examinations.
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Recorded an album and performed gigs with Chris Pearce (University of Southampton guitar tutor).
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Member of the ex Channel 5 house band "The Magnets" from the late 90s TV show "The Mag". The band featured John Roberts on drums (The Blockheads, Wilco Johnson) and Chris Pearce on guitar (University of Southampton guitar tutor).
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I followed a Pro Diploma course at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. The course covered areas such as modern electric bass styles, techniques and live performance. I received distinction on all subjects as well as for my overall mark.
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The case for biomanufacturing in Canada
Resources | April 6, 2021
As Canadians are eagerly rolling up their sleeves to receive one of many Health Canada-approved vaccines, a gap in Canada's preparedness to respond to future pandemics has become apparent. Past assessments of Canada's biomanufacturing capabilities revealed that its capacity to produce pharmaceuticals and therapeutics is underdeveloped. Investment in this space could not only arm us against the next global health crisis but could provide a new avenue of economic recovery post-pandemic.
Biomanufacturing refers to a type of manufacturing that uses biology at the core of production. Instead of churning out automotive parts or plastics, these facilities produce high-value biological products, such as building blocks for novel vaccines (e.g. mRNA-based) and therapeutics (e.g. antibody-based). Beyond health applications, biomanufacturing technology can be applied to other industries such as agriculture. Here, these techniques can transform waste materials into valuable bioproducts (products created from biological sources) through a process commonly referred to as bioconversion.
By combining biology, engineering, and computer science concepts, biomanufacturing can create sustainable and efficient production processes. A 2020 McKinsey report – The Bio Revolution - proposed that developing these technologies could have a global economic impact of up to $4 trillion per year over the next 20 years. In the post COVID-19 economic recovery, Canada has the ability to develop robust biomanufacturing capacity courtesy of its world-leading research institutions, untapped biomass, and available infrastructure space.
Domestically, the challenges associated with COVID-19 have generated interest across provincial and federal governments to invest in biotechnology. A public consultation was recently launched by Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED), to explore the country's current biomanufacturing capacity. The goals of this consultation were to identify national strengths and weaknesses, avenues of improvement, existing resources, and the most appropriate business models and governance structures. Parallel to this, the provincial governments are also exploring opportunities for advancing biomanufacturing regionally.
Aligning with Canada's need for growth in this area, Genome Alberta extends its support to provincial biomanufacturing. The organization recently partnered with Calgary Economic Development, Edmonton Global, and BioAlberta to respond to ISED's consultation. This response highlighted Alberta's expertise, resources, and current infrastructure that could be utilized when developing a national biomanufacturing strategy.
Genome Alberta's coordinated response letter to the ISED consultation is available for download.


At Bekaert, we take pride in our extensive technical and installation know-how - after all, that's what makes us #thefencepros! Here are some smooth wire installation tips and tricks to help your fencing project go smoothly, but don't forget you always have the option to download and print off our installation guides for future use.
In our knowledge library, we also offer tips from our staff of fencing pros and step-by-step videos of fencing installations by type of fence type. Scroll to the bottom to watch our smooth wire installation video.
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Q: How to send and receive Data between Devices with Flutter/Dart? I would make an app to play with playing cards.
To make this app:

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*I must send and receive data between devices.

*I would make it with mobile hotspot, so that all devices are in the same wireless network, also without connection to the internet.

How can I do this with Flutter/Dart? Any ideas? Or better with bluetooth? Or with internet connection?

A: I think that a way of doing this is with mobile hotspot, by using the UDP protocol of communication between devices through a local network.
There is a class in a flutter that does what you are looking for, just search for send and receive via UDP in flutter and you will find a lot of ideas, projects, classes, and packages.

A: Is P2P communication between devices a hard requirement for you? Otherwise, Firebase real-time database will be an easy solution for you. This will require internet connection.

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3+ acre raw land near Interstate 15 and US 395. Easy access from 15 and 395. Entire lot has Good visibility from Highway 395. Lot is mostly sloped canyon but does have a good section of flat pad. Could potentially be used for storage of toys, RVs, etc. Bottom of the lot has a seasonal stream running through. Zone A70. Nearest water connection is believed to be across the street on Palos Verdes rd. No perc done.


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package com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Items.Basic;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.collections.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Abilities.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Areas.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Behaviors.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.CharClasses.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Commands.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Exits.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Items.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Locales.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.MOBS.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Races.interfaces.*;

import java.util.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Libraries.interfaces.*;

public class GenLimb extends StdLimb
{
	@Override
	public String ID()
	{
		return "GenLimb";
	}

	protected String	readableText="";
	public GenLimb()
	{
		super();
		setName("a generic limb");
		setDisplayText("a generic limb sits here.");
		setDescription("");
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isGeneric()
	{
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public String text()
	{
		return CMLib.coffeeMaker().getEnvironmentalMiscTextXML(this,false);
	}

	@Override
	public String readableText()
	{
		return readableText;
	}

	@Override
	public void setReadableText(final String text)
	{
		readableText=text;
	}

	@Override
	public void setMiscText(final String newText)
	{
		miscText="";
		CMLib.coffeeMaker().unpackEnvironmentalMiscTextXML(this,newText,false);
		recoverPhyStats();
	}

	private final static String[] MYCODES={"WORNLOC","RACE","BPARTCD"};

	@Override
	public String getStat(final String code)
	{
		if(CMLib.coffeeMaker().getGenItemCodeNum(code)>=0)
			return CMLib.coffeeMaker().getGenItemStat(this,code);
		switch(getInternalCodeNum(code))
		{
		case 0:
			return "" + getWearLocations();
		case 1:
			return "" + getRaceID();
		case 2:
			return "" + getBodyPartCode();
		default:
			return CMProps.getStatCodeExtensionValue(getStatCodes(), xtraValues, code);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void setStat(final String code, final String val)
	{
		if(CMLib.coffeeMaker().getGenItemCodeNum(code)>=0)
			CMLib.coffeeMaker().setGenItemStat(this,code,val);
		else
		switch(getInternalCodeNum(code))
		{
		case 0:
			if(CMath.isLong(val))
				this.setWearLocations(CMath.s_long(val));
			break;
		case 1:
			this.setRaceID(val);
			break;
		case 2:
			if(CMath.isInteger(val))
				this.setBodyPartCode(CMath.s_int(val));
			break;
		default:
			CMProps.setStatCodeExtensionValue(getStatCodes(), xtraValues, code, val);
			break;
		}
	}

	private int getInternalCodeNum(final String code)
	{
		for(int i=0;i<MYCODES.length;i++)
		{
			if(code.equalsIgnoreCase(MYCODES[i]))
				return i;
		}
		return -1;
	}

	private static String[]	codes	= null;

	@Override
	public String[] getStatCodes()
	{
		if(codes!=null)
			return codes;
		final String[] MYCODES=CMProps.getStatCodesList(GenLimb.MYCODES,this);
		final String[] superCodes=CMParms.toStringArray(GenericBuilder.GenItemCode.values());
		codes=new String[superCodes.length+MYCODES.length];
		int i=0;
		for(;i<superCodes.length;i++)
			codes[i]=superCodes[i];
		for(int x=0;x<MYCODES.length;i++,x++)
			codes[i]=MYCODES[x];
		return codes;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean sameAs(final Environmental E)
	{
		if(!(E instanceof GenLimb))
			return false;
		final String[] codes=getStatCodes();
		for(int i=0;i<codes.length;i++)
		{
			if(!E.getStat(codes[i]).equals(getStat(codes[i])))
				return false;
		}
		return true;
	}
}

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09 November 2016	17:00	to 19:00
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Civic activism and democratic values in Eastern Partnership countries
9 November 2016	17:00	to 19:00
European Endowment for Democracy Avenue des Gaulois 29
On the occasion of III Eastern Partnership Days organised by East Poland House, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) invited three of its grantees to speak about the situation of civic activism in their countries.
Democratic Values in EaP
Teona Henderson from Georgia (Tbilisi Solidarity Network), Taras Yatsenko from Ukraine (media hub tvoemisto.tv) and Vitalie Sprinceana from Moldova (Moldova Young Artists Association Oberliht) shed some light on the civil society's struggle for democratic values and social development in their respective home lands, talked about challenges they face as pro-democracy and social activists, and showcased their biggest achievements.
Timur Onica, EED's Programme Officer East got the meeting underway by noting that democratic values in the Eastern Partnership countries are often instrumentalised for propaganda purposes by the respective regimes, with democracy portrayed as a political tool of the West used in high politics battles to subjugate other countries. This makes democracy somewhat toxic in EaP societies, while activists are stigmatised as foreign agents. This is where the role of pro-democracy grass-roots activists and EED comes into play: with our efforts we provide the proof that democratic and European values are not the tools of governments, but rather guiding lines for empowering people to tackle the real, local problems in their countries.
Ukraine – "future of the country in our hands"
Taras based his intervention on the findings of the SCORE index survey on Ukraine, indicating that at the moment the level of civic engagement in Ukraine is strikingly low, especially when compared to the Maidan times. During the dignity revolution, everyone in Ukraine was a civil activist, knowing that the future of the country was in their hands. Today many people seem tired, disillusioned and misinformed. Still, despite of the situation in Donbas, the pro-European orientation remains equally vivid all around the country, fostered by good examples of civic involvement and general optimism towards a change. It seems that nowadays in Ukraine these are the local organisations which are taking a step forward and contributing significantly to solve the national problems, with a positive outcome on the level of cooperation with local governments, as showcased by tvoemisto.tv.
Moldovan feminism
Vitalie – community organiser, journalist, involved citizen, feminist, philosopher - as he describes himself, indicated the trouble we encounter when using the term "civic activism", as usually the activities branded with this particular lemma are re-active by definition. As a big fan of participation, perceived as a one of the primary values, Vitalie described participatory processes as a mechanism in which you can actually see the mechanisms of exclusion working. Through his urban civic network, Vitalie is trying to create a movement tightly connected to other groups and movements, which de facto talk about the same things, but on a different facet, and re-connect people sharing the same faith. He emphasised how careful we should be when approaching the value question, as values are dynamic entities in the constant process of change. He concluded that as activists alone have limited horizons, help from beyond is still needed.
From Georgia to Georgia
Teona grew up in the United States, but one day she suddenly decided that her real vocation was to bring change in her home land, Georgia, where she moved directly from the US state sharing the same name. Her source of inspiration was what she calls "Ella Baker model"; Ella Baker was the behind-the-scenes organizer of Luther King's campaign, a person that a very few people actually heard of.
The point Teona made during her EED presentation was that there are too many people who do not get proper appreciation for the crucial work they do behind the scenes. In her view, Georgia is full of flamboyant personalities who do not bring any substance with her work, with lack of real content hidden behind political discourses. That is why she decided to create a civil society network based on "one to one" organising style, truly grassroots, creating space for values and ideas, and fighting the above syndrome. Teona believes that democratic values are deeply imprinted in the EaP, but there are not enough people who are actually empowered to be their multipliers. The key to solve the problem is shifting the focus from the elites to the middle class and labour representatives. Her network encourages independent ideas which do not rely on external funding decisions, popularises volunteering and attempts at translating the transition momentum into real citizenship. Tbilisi Solidarity Network believes that tangible improvement of working conditions and real deliverables of a kind are a crucial step towards creating the positive discourse about values, so much needed these days.
Le Fonds européen pour la démocratie (FEDEM) est une institution indépendante ayant pour fonction première d'accorder des subventions pour soutenir les défenseurs de la démocratie dans le voisinage européen (Partenariat oriental et région du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord), dans les Balkans occidentaux et au-delà.


After years of tiny morsels of information, Canadian toy/media company Spin Master has finally, formally announced Bakugan: Battle Planet, the relaunch of their once hugely successful anime brand. The new show will launch this December in North America, with Latin America, Europe and other markets receiving it in 2019. The toyline will debut in North America in Q1 2019, with international debuts following in the second quarter. The series will air on Cartoon Network in the U.S., Europe, Middle East & Africa, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. In Canada, Teletoon will air Bakugan: Battle Planet.
During the company's Q1 2018 financial result conference call, Corus Entertainment CEO Doug Murphy announced that the company's Nelvana subsidiary will collaborate with fellow Canadian company Spin Master and Japanese animation studio TMS Entertainment on a new Bakugan series. The show will be aimed at today's generation of children. While that's pretty much all that was shared, he did state the company will announce additional information later this year.
Spin Master Global President and Chief Operating Officer Ben Gadbois stated in November that the new property would launch sometime within 2018 or 2019. The company initially announced plans for a new Bakugan in 2015.
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Now that the winter chill has finally thawed out for good and spring-like weather is here to stay, local farmstands and farmers markets will be opening soon.
In anticipation of the delightful occasion, here's when you can start supporting local farmers, purveyors, and vendors at Hamptons and East End farmers markets.
The Ambers Waves Farm Farmers' Market (367 Main Street, Amagansett, www.amberwavesfarm.org), which took over the Amagansett Farmers' Market, will launch on Tuesday, May 15 and remain open daily, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., until Thanksgiving. The only exception is Wednesdays when the Market is closed. However, after July 4th the Market will be open seven days a week. Shoppers will find Amber Waves Farm's produce, flowers and herbs, as well as cheese from Mecox Bay Dairy, mushrooms from Open Minded Organics and Carissa's breads and many others locally sourced drinks, snacks, and market made sandwiches. Additionally, locally sourced handmade gifts, and housewares will be available, as will an expansive book collection - with features on farming, cooking, kids educational, and more.
The East Hampton Farmers' Market (136 North Main Street, East Hampton, www.facebook.com) opens on Friday, May 18. The "curated farmers market" will bring together a plethora of the "best and happiest" East End-based farmer/producers every Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through September 7.
The Westhampton Beach Farmers' Market (85 Mill Road, Westhampton Beach, www.westhamptonchamber.org) will run from Saturday, May 19 through Saturday, October 27. The Market will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The majority of farmers' markets will relaunch over Memorial Day weekend. The Havens Farmers Market at Shelter Island Historical Society (16 South Ferry Road, Shelter Island, shelterislandhistorical.org) begins on Saturday, May 26 and will remain open through Saturday, September 2. The Farmers' Market, which will include offerings from Alice's Fish Market, Blue Duck Bakery, Chocology Unlimited, Consider Bardwell Farm, Gianni's Chicken Burgers, Gimme Shelter, Goodale Farms, Greenport Jerky Co., K Gallery Boutique, KK's The Farm, Island End Farms, Island Time Farm, Organic Olive Juice Co., Sarah Shepherd, Simply Nicki, Stars Cafe, The Perfect Pickle, Wesnofske's Farm, and more, will take place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church (165 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays, 631-728-1104, www.stmaryshb.org) will open over Memorial Day weekend (May 26) and remain open through Labor Day weekend. The Farmers' Market will take place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Springs Farmers' Market at Ashawagh Hall (780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, www.facebook.com) will also open for the season on Saturday, May 26. The Market will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Sag Harbor Farmers' Market (Intersection of Bay Street and Burke Street, Sag Harbor, sagharborfarmersmarket.org) is among the Hamptons markets that will debut over Memorial Day weekend. It'll be open on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October 27.
The Southampton Village Farmers' Market (25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, www.southamptonchamber.com) will debut on Sunday, May 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and return every Sunday through October 7.
The last of the Hamptons markets to launch is the Montauk Farmers' Market (On the Village Green, Montauk, www.montaukchamber.com) - whose motto is "If they can 'Bake it, Catch it, Grow it' you can purchase it." It'll debut on Thursday, June 7 and run every Thursday through September 13. After that, it will return on Fridays through September 28 and pop back up for the Fall Festival Weekend (October 6 and October 7). The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Montauk Food Pantry.
On the North Fork, the Greenport Farmers Market (1405 Moores Lane, Greenport, greenportfarmersmarket.com) - whose motto is "From the North Fork to Your Fork" - will debut on Saturday, June 23 and remain open through Saturday, October 27. You can stop by on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Unfortunately, after a great nearly ten year run, the Hayground School Farmers Market will not reopen.
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Well, we use it a lot, and an additional bathroom increases house value a lot more than an extra bedroom!
I actually love my bathroom and I love keeping it clean. Skylight, heated floors, and warm colours actually make it cozy.
The bathroom is one of the highest traffic areas in the home.
I think the bathroom is one of the most important and dirtiest rooms in the house. There is always someone coming and going from our bathrooms.
The bathroom is important because it's where the shower is where I unwind after a long day.
The bathroom is important because it's room that everyone needs everyday!
The bathroom is important because you can lock the door and soak in a hot bubble bath!
The bathroom is important because it's where I get ready in the mornings.
I think that the bathroom is a very important room because everybody uses it.
It's very important, since we all have to "go" eventually!
It's very important because some great memories are created there.
The bathroom is one of the most used rooms in the house by everyone ...should be cleaned as often as possible.
i get ready for my day in the bathroom and we all get ourselves clean in there too!
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The bathroom is important because everyone spends quite a bit of time in there. As a mom, it's also one of the few places I can get some privacy!
Everyone needs to use the bathroom and visits the room at least once a day, so I think the bathroom is pretty darn important.
Its where we clean ourselves so its very important!
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Bedrock of Empire – Out on 18th October!
written by thomasmdbrooke
Okay, I know that this has taken a lot longer than I said it would, but the sequel to Roman Mask is almost here. The release date is set for 18th October, and it is even available for pre-order today – Hooray!
The name of my new novel is Bedrock of Empire, and it follows the story of Cassius after he returns to Rome from the Teutoburg forest. Here is the full blurb:
Bedrock of Empire is the much-anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed novel, Roman Mask – Winner of the 2016 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal award for Fiction/Action.
Cassius returns to Rome, intent on restarting his life after escaping death in one of the greatest military disasters of the ancient world, the loss of three legions in the Teutoburg Forest. Hopes of a hero's homecoming are soon dashed as he discovers that a shaken Rome now scorns the returning survivors of the battle, believing them stained and tainted with ill luck. Worse is to follow, as he once again becomes entwined in the machinations and court-intrigues of the imperial family. Cassius seethes with anger as he discovers that the man behind the betrayal in Germany – his former best friend Julius Arminius, may be endangering another Roman province. Once again, Cassius must travel far from Rome, this time to Spain, and find the one man who may hold the answer – the younger brother of Julius Arminius.
It has been a long journey writing this sequel. I always had the seed of a story, and a clear idea of what lay in store for Cassius and Marcus after they left Germany. I was very clear that I wanted to show the impact of the battle of Teutoburg upon the wider Roman world, and I was always intrigued by the story of Arminius' younger brother. However, turning any historical period into a novel, is never a straightforward process and this one proved to be no exception. Once again, I tried to stick as closely to the historical locations and events as possible, blending real historical figures into my account where possible.
The cover was once again developed for me by Design for writers who have done a great job in working with me, producing the cover I wanted.
If you wish to pre-order the Kindle version, you can here:
USA: Amazon $2.99
UK: Amazon £1.99
I am still finalising the last details for the paperback of the novel, but rest assured this will be ready for the 18th October.
Sorry about the wait….
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Tagged with: Bedrock of Empire, Roman Mask, Roman Mask sequel, The Cassius Chronicles
Alan Lancaster says
What was it the emperor said? "Quintilius Varus give me back my legions" (or words to that effect). When I was knee high to an electric typewriter I was told about the venture these Roman legions set out on in what became North Germany. It appeared in a documentary on the Yesterday channel a while back as well. Barbarians – 3 Romans 0. I think the programme was called something like "The Perfect Storm", and that it affected the whole of Northern Europe. The Teutons made use of it. Yours should be a good story. The Romans didn't know what hit them on that forest track!
thomasmdbrooke says
Hi Alan, Nice to hear from you. Bedrock of Empire concerns the aftermath of the battle, and how it impacted the rest of the Roman world. It is such a fantastic period of history, so rich with exciting events.
I hope all is going well for you?
Hello again Thomas, it might've been the pointer the Romans didn't want to know about, that the 'Barbarians' were more than they could handle – like the Picts in northern Britain. Saw 'The Eagle' again on TV. Great story, well handled about a Roman who wants to retrieve the eagle taken by the Picts from his father's legion or cohort when they ventured north of Hadrian's Wall. Seen it? Could the Romans have handled the Danes if they'd hung around another four centuries? In my last book, 'FENMAN' there's lycanthropy and shape-shifting for the Normans to handle when they lay siege to Ely over winter, 1070-71. I think the Romans had a big thing about wolves, didn't they?
Joy birney says
I'll be ordering the paper-back as soon as I can.
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Rwanda has been cracking down on cybercrime for a while now. At least eight million cyber attackers have tried to target Rwandan banks in 2017. Rwandan Central Bank Governor, John Rwangombwa discussed one particular financial cyber-attack that they were able to thwart which involved Rwf 900million.
Rwanda's first national cybersecurity policy took effect in 2015. By 2017, Rwanda became the second African country to establish a $3 million cybersecurity system designed to protect public and private institutions from online crime.
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Because the new law focuses on criminal penalties for conducting cybercrime, whatever benefit it has to Rwanda's cybersecurity is dependent on how effective the country's new $3 million cybersecurity system is. Laws are only as good as their enforcement, and law enforcement can't catch a cybercrime that they're unable to detect.
But Rwanda's cybersecurity infrastructure and professionals have demonstrated a great deal of effectiveness. In 2016, the National Bank of Rwanda says that they were able to stop a rough average of 1,000 cyber-attacks per day which targeted companies, institutions, and private individuals.
I'm rather optimistic about the cybersecurity advances which are being made in this African nation of about 11.2 million people.
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Lily Spa
Lily Spa is a very special health club type suitable for a smaller target audience. This target audience usually prefers a less routine spa experience, which also depends on the atmosphere in the spa center and not just on the various treatments offered.
Lily Spa - What
justifies his reputation. Lives Up to his name. Night spa takes place at night and sometimes even all night when the nature of the place that offers health club packages adapts itself and sometimes change its habits in order to meet the special needs of this type of health club. Mainly, this spa is suitable for couples who are interested in romantic indulgence in a darker and more intimate atmosphere.
Couples who mark important events such as birthdays and marriage proposals will find great interest in a night out at the spa. The Lily Spa can also meet the need to combine a health club with bachelor or single parties or for people who work mostly at night and not available during the day. A health club sometimes offers patients extreme privacy, while the day spa center allows the patient to close the area only at night.
Lily Spa - The uniqueness
Lily Spa is undoubtedly different from all other spa types and is distinguished from them by strengthening atmosphere and romance. Apart from the special non-standard operating hours, spa centers in Israel offer special treats and supplements that in most cases do not exist, especially in combination with a regular spa, in day-only spa centers.
Lily Spa offers a different world of spa treats. Usually this health club is provided to the patient at a slower pace and relaxation is a very important component. This spa offers pampering by candlelight and combines hot drinks and nightly meals. This spa offers couples the opportunity to go through a variety of treatments in common, and usually in a very intimate atmosphere, in private rooms.
A night spa allows for events that are not suitable for the day, such as a bachelor party. Most of the spa centers in Israel that operate at night will also adapt to these hours. Usually the patient will enjoy a spa that weakens the intensity of the lights in place, which limits the number of patients at these times and offers hot and severe drinking.
Many health clubs in Israel combine spa treatments with accommodation, a guest house or an example hotel. The uniqueness of a health club that allows accommodation is to attract people who do not live nearby or who are interested in a continuous experience and not only for a few hours.
Lily Spa - packages and price range
A double package of treatments from evening to night will cost an average of NIS 890, with many packages offering the possibility of receiving a private room for various treatments and rest between them.
Couples seeking to combine a romantic night spa with accommodation in the area will cost a package between NIS 750 to NIS 1900 on average.
A couple who wants to be pampered in a perfect package for three days will pay NIS 3,000.
Health Club packages are integrated into a central event, such as a bachelor party, which includes renting the entire place for the whole night, averaging about NIS 1,800.
Most of the packages include a pampering lounge, massages and oil baths and a double breakfast. Most of the packages are located in health club centers in the central region, asking them to add an average of NIS 200 for a date starting at the end of the week.
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Why spend your only life hopin'?
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To do what you know you can do?
I saw Josh Ritter for the first time seven years ago. He was opening for Rufus Wainwright at the time, and needless to say, the whole show was amazing. While I absolutely love Rufus, what struck me in particular about Josh was his passion. It looked like he was having a blast. It was probably the first time I saw and recognized someone following their dream in real time. I witnessed this again: once in Barcelona on the face of a dancer and again in Capri, Italy from an gentlemanly Italian shoemaker. The common thread was pure joy. These people were completely and totally losing themselves in the joy of their work. It was no surprise that I saw the same passion the other night when I watched Josh's Madison show at the Overture.
Certainly, it's a rare thing to experience, but it's something I'm lucky enough to find when running. When you're on mile 9 of a long run and you can't help but smile, something is going right.
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I am taking Flagyl in case I have an infection.
You are so cute Lily. We hope your poop shooter starts working properly soon.
Our sentiments exactly, Lily! You are just the cutest.
That's good news, glad to hear you are feeling a little better. Fingers crossed you continue to improve.
We hope you're feeling back to your old self soon, Lily!
OMD OMD LILY are you giving your POOPS the RASPBERRY???
We are REALLY glad that you are feeling better.
Lily I love your picture and your sweet pink tongue. MOL MOL MOL Frankie and Ernie crack me up!!
We sure hope your poopers get better!
Lily who are you giving the raspberries too?
Great face, Lily....you tell 'em, girl!
Lily you make me SMILE!
Commiserating with your poopie problem, but I see you sticking your tongue out at it! Good attitude. You'll be better in no time. Happy B&W Sunday!
We are keeping our paws crossed for continued healing!!
Lily, we love that B&W photo of you! Sorry we have not been around commenting a lot - we have really bad internet once when we're away and we're away a lot at the moment. But we do try and keep up on what's happening! Best wishes for 2014 and we hope your problems resolve themselves quickly!!
Are you eating high fiber?
Love your photo.. you give those pooter problems the old razz!!!
Hope you're feelin' all better soon!
Wow, Lily, your pix is cute! Giving the flashy beast a big ole raspberry. PTthtthththH. Glad to hear your tests went well and I hope your poopshooter gets straightened out soon. Healing vibes headed your way!
Hehe, love the tongue, you silly girl!
Classic expression!!! Made me smile, indeed.
Love the photo, Lily! I sure hope that you're feeling better soon.
BOL!! Loves that pic gurl! We're on the same meds!! It took almost two weeks, butts today I had two good poops!! Yea! So, it might take a couple of rounds to clear whatever is goin' around. Feel betters soon gurl!
I am so glad your blood test came back okay.... now just to get to feeling better!
We love your black and white photo!
I'm wondering if poor Lily has a canine version of the dreaded flu running rampant in California. I live in Santa Barbara, and my poop shooter (excuse the expression) has been seriously causing me distress for 5 days. No relief - even with my tried and true methods. Just today, I'm getting a hacking cough. The human strain is intense - just throwing it out there.
Lily you are so cute. I hope you get back to normal soon.
I am glad you are better and I love the picture. I am still crossing paws for you.
Is that the face you make when you take your medicine?
Good to hear that you're playing, because that means you must be feeling better. I'll continue to keep you in my prayers.
Glad you are feeling better Lily. Have a marvellous Monday.
well pooping alot is better than not pooping at all!
Hope you are feeling better soon ..
Ha ha, that is a classic Lily photo!
Hmmm... It's a puzzle, your pooper. Hope it calms down soon!
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After hiking our beautiful Berkshire Hills this weekend, the truth is undeniable. Fall is here! Perfect for running out in the sunshine during the day and then dashing inside under a blanket with a mug of tea when the evening chill sets in.


Who doesn't love to TRY NEW THINGS?! This Barre Boxing class will B a high-energy, fat-blasting, waist-whittling, fun time! A full body workout designed to make you sweat, strengthen, and shake. This express version is 45 minutes.


A pub-style quiz for University staff will be held in the Sutherland Staff Lounge at 6pm on Friday 13th February. An unlucky day? Luck doesn't enter the equation - it's pure knowledge that matters.
There will be five rounds in which to prove your all-round general knowledge to your colleagues. Teams must have no more than six members and mobile phone cheating is not allowed!
There will be drinks promotions at the bar, and prizes to be won. Prizes will be announced soon.
To enter your team, email internalcomms@warwick.ac.uk with your team's name and a list of team members by Monday 9th February.


When you organize your kids extra school activities it's important not to overload them. You must remember that they have a long school timetable, if we overload them with activities we could risk collapsing them.
The trick is finding a balance, experts say that you shouldn't organize extra school activities more than 2 days a week, maximum 3. It's best to avoid these at weekends, kids need time to think and even to get bored, boredom activates creativity in children.
When choosing the activities try and let your kids have the last work, parents should suggest the activities taking into account the kids needs and preferences but you should never impose them. Don't make the mistake of trying to get your kids to do the activities you would have liked to do as a child.
Sometimes the activites are used to keep the children occupied while the parents work, this is a good idea as long as the timetable is not abussive.


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ASCL general secretary John Dunford went on Radio 5 Live on 2 March to give ASCL's support to the government review of admissions lotteries, in order to determine how they can be used most effectively.
The Observer and Daily Telegraph quoted John as saying: "It is absolutely right to institute an inquiry because this is a new development which needs proper evaluation. There is a world of difference between using a lottery to decide the last few places and allocating the majority of places randomly."
The Guardian on 17 February gave substantial backing to ASCL's concerns about ICT managed services in Building Schools for the Future projects. Policy director Malcolm Trobe said in the article: "At a national level Partnerships for Schools is saying that it's not a one-size-fits-all solution but, on the ground, in a number of places schools are feeling pressurised into accepting managed ICT systems they are not comfortable with."
He added: "We have cases where people are virtually being threatened to sign up or lose their new schools."
ASCL past president Brian Lightman appeared on the BBC Politics Show on 1 March to condemn the 7.4 per cent cut in Welsh sixth form and FE college budgets from next April. The short notice gives schools and colleges no time to plan, he said and could result in staff being made redundant.
"I think it will have an absolutely disastrous effect on the operation of post-16 education in Wales. It is a massive cut and it has been applied across the board."


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Penis Worms May Have Been the First Real Hermits
Hermit crabs may have evolved hermiting behavior 180 million years ago, but penis worms beat them by more than 300 million years
Rasha Aridi
Daily Correspondent
For a tiny, soft-bodied worm, seeking shelter by way of hermiting behavior likely protected it from predators. Zhang Xiguang, Yunnan University
To protect their vulnerable, soft bodies, hermit crabs have to scavenge for shelter—usually they nestle into a discarded shell, or something more creative like a doll head or a Lego. Scientists thought that this behavior evolved around 180 million years ago, when the first hermit crabs emerged during the Jurassic Period, reports Asher Elbein for the New York Times. However, a paper published this week in the journal Current Biology challenges that idea.
Now, a team of scientists report hermiting behavior evolved more than 500 million years ago and hermit crabs weren't the first to do it. Instead, the first true hermits were priapulids—suggestively shaped critters known as penis worms, Brandon Spektor reports for Live Science.
"They're a neat group of animals with an unfortunate name," study co-author Martin Smith, a paleontologist at the University of Durham in England, tells the Times. "They've got this really strange morphology: a trunk that looks a bit like a finger, and a throat lined with little teeth that turns inside out, which is gross."
The fossils found in southern China revealed imprints of the worms' soft tissues and cone-shaped shells, report Katie Hunt for CNN.
"The worms are always sitting snugly within these same types of shells, in the same position and orientation," Smith says in a press release. "The only explanation that made sense was that these shells were their homes—something that came as a real surprise."
To confirm that the penis worms were actually living in the shells instead of seeking temporary refuge, Smith and his team had to confirm two details. The first is that the worms were physically inside the shells, nestled between the top and bottom. Plus, the penis worms were never found without a shell. If they were, it would've suggested "the relationship was temporary or opportunistic," Smith tells CNN.
"Secondly, that the size match was consistent: worms are always found in a shell that's just big enough to accommodate them (but no bigger)," he tells CNN via email. "Like goldilocks, they seem to have chosen the shell that was 'just right' for them."
Modern-day hermit crabs search for goldilocks shells, too. Once a shell becomes too snug, they move out and upgrade to a larger one. However, none of the 20 species of penis worms existing today are known to be hermits, so they must have lost that ability somewhere along the evolutionary timeline, reports Sid Perkins for Science News.
"…One of the reasons that our results are so surprising -- we often (wrongly) think of evolution as always moving in the direction of generating complexity, whilst forgetting that complex solutions once invented are sometimes lost," Smith tells CNN.
The Cambrian Explosion is likely the driver of this behavior. It occurred more than 500 million years ago when the planet burst with life. With the emergence of new species came intense competition and predation, which forced critters to adapt survival strategies, reports CNN.
Smith tells the Times that it was an evolutionary arms race, with species developing survival strategies over the course of generations to ensure their existence well into the future.
"We see fish with big crushing teeth appear, we see crabs and lobsters with big crunching claws," Smith tells the Times. "It's a little bit like the transition from going around with a bow and arrow to someone inventing the machine gun."
For a tiny, soft-bodied worm, evolving to survive this period could have required seeking shelter by way of hermiting behavior, reports Science News.
"Perhaps it's not a surprise that some priapulids became hermits when you think about what this predatory arms race was all about: eating, ducking and hiding," Jakob Vinther, a paleontologist at the University of Bristol in England who was not involved with the study, tells Science News.
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Rasha Aridi is a science journalist based in Richmond, Virginia. She has written for Science magazine and Science News for Students. You can find her portfolio at rashaaridi.com.
Evolution Fossils Mollusks, Worms, Sponges, Starfish Oceans


The University of Pennsylvania Press is a place where you can lose your soul. They publish journals like the Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, the Journal of the Early Republic, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Early American Studies, The Eighteenth Century, Hispanic Review, and . . . J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists.


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Email Personalization With Powerful Dynamic Content
Author: Wendy Griffin
Read more to find out why marketers should be personalizing email with dynamic content.
Category: Email Marketing Strategy
Increase Customer Engagement with Dynamic Content
You've spent a lot of time and creative energy developing a new email promotion and you're now ready to send it to your subscribers. Well, almost. The problem is, the campaign has a lot of elements that won't all appeal equally to everyone on your list. You know that you could improve the campaign significantly by personalizing it. Adding (or removing) certain elements would make your offer attractive and highly relevant to various subgroups of your subscribers. But you don't want to spend any more time creating two or three (or 15) versions of the same promotional message. Can you automate such a process — even if it would mean sending 15 variations of the same email? Yes! With email dynamic content you can!
That's how one marketer infamously opened an email blast to its entire subscriber list. The failed message reached infamy not because it was such a rare mistake. Email marketing missteps like this are far more common than you'd think — but because the sender was the research firm EmailStatCenter. Also, because its recipients were nearly 1,000 professional email marketers.
Of course, as a sophisticated marketer and email sender, you're not likely to ever make such an obvious mistake. You carefully prepare and test each new email campaign before sending it out to any segment of your list. But there are many other ways to undermine your email efforts — usually far more subtle than starting a message with Hi. But, sometimes nearly as destructive to the subscriber lists you've worked so hard to build and cultivate.
70% of email marketers do not personalize the emails they send to their subscribers.
18% of marketers collected customers' birth dates in the year of the study than in the previous year.
16% of marketers collected customers' ZIP codes year over year.
These data points suggest, incredibly, that these marketers were savvy enough to ask for useful customer data. But then, were either unwilling or unable to put that data into use. Using this type of personal customer information to effectively communicate could help these marketers improve each customer's future experiences with them, which would, in turn, improve the business's bottom line.
Research has shown that emails with personalized subject lines had 26 percent higher unique open rates than messages with no personalization in the subject.
So what's going on here? Are these email marketers unaware of what a goldmine their customer data represents? Or are they simply unable (or unsure how) to effectively use that data to craft more personalized, targeted messages?
We have a theory. But first, let's take a look at an example.
Your Customers Are Giving You Their Personal Information; They Expect You To Use It
A couple of decades ago, supermarket chains began offering daily, automatic discounts to their customers in exchange for signing up for "club cards." The concept was simple. As a shopper, you completed a short form (sharing your personal data) to receive a discount card from the supermarket. Then every time you shopped at that store, you could simply swipe your card (sharing more data) and automatically receive all store discounts available that day for the items you were purchasing. No more coupon cutting needed.
The club cards were an immediate and enormous hit with shoppers — and they remain so today. When the media asked shoppers what they thought about giving up their privacy — these supermarkets were, after all, collecting highly personal information on people's shopping behavior — most said they were willing to trade privacy for savings.
But many customers also had this intelligent insight: The more they learn about me and what I want, the better they'll be able to serve me in the future. This brings us back to the Experian study. As the report states: Your customers are offering you access to this personal information and expect you to use it to send more targeted, relevant and personalized messages to them.
Your customers' data might be right in front of you — but how do you implement it to communicate with them more effectively
Imagine this: one of the supermarkets at which you're a club-card member sends you a promotional email. No problem so far. After all, you've given them your email address and probably expect some occasional messages from them about new products or
discounts relevant to you.
That's the key: relevant to you. Now imagine that the email from this supermarket is…
Promoting an item that is specific to males, such as beard softeners… when you're female
Alerting you to the opening of a new location… 1,800 miles from your home.
Offering an exclusive discount on diapers… when your kids are in their teens. Clearly, this supermarket has a lot of personal data about you — at a minimum, enough to know you shop at a store eight states west of their new location, and the grand opening probably isn't relevant to you. They should also know that you haven't bought baby food in more than a decade — so the diaper promo will likely miss the mark, too.
Yet, many marketers — even those collecting valuable details on every customer — still send out one-size-fits-all email blasts to their entire subscriber lists. This is particularly troubling when you consider that these mistakes are not free. Each time a marketer sends out a new email campaign, particularly one that a sizable portion of subscribers might find irrelevant, a percentage of those recipients might opt out of future mailings.
Automatically personalize your email campaigns and newsletters: the tools are out there to make it easy
Now, like our Hi example in the introduction, most major supermarket chains aren't likely to make such obvious missteps in marketing to their existing customers.
But what about more subtle mistakes? What about a retailer that wants to send out a holiday promo for its new line of mittens, but neglects to remove its Southern California subscribers, who aren't likely to need mittens? What about an email marketer who sends out a campaign offering a limited-time discount on its new product — but forgets to remove those subscribers who've already bought the product… at full price?
Yes, if you had to segment your subscriber lists every time you wanted to send a new promotional campaign or email newsletter, and you had to populate the unique content manually for each list segment, personalization might not seem as attractive a
strategy.
This, we believe, is at least partly why so many marketers fail to take advantage of the goldmine of customer data they've worked so hard to collect. It probably seems too daunting a task to manually create multiple variations of their email content — even if
that would make the content much more appealing to their customers and lucrative for their business.
So the key here is Dynamic Content — the ability to automatically generate as many variations of the same email message or newsletter as you need to make each one highly personalized and relevant to a specific subgroup of your subscribers. And the great news is that you can do it more easily than you think.
The solution: Add automated dynamic content capability to your email marketing platform.
If you need several personalized versions of the same email content, but don't want to spend hours (or tens of hours) creating, testing and sending every version, the solution is an automatic dynamic content tool integrated into your email marketing platform.
And if you're already using an email marketing platform, then the answer is already waiting for you, right now.
With dynamic content functionality (sometimes called conditional content or smart content) in conjunction with your email marketing solution's segmentation engine, you can automatically generate segment-specific versions of any email campaign.
Planning to send out a new promotion, but want to make it as relevant as possible to each subscriber? Here are just some of the subscriber attributes or actions that you can use:
Previous engagement levels with your content and website
The Dynamic Content Solution
With dynamic content, you can create your email campaign once. Then, let your email marketing solution automatically populate the content — in as many variations as are necessary. While it uses the details relevant to the specific attributes you identify.
Here's an example: Say you're marketing for your department store and want to send out promotional offers ahead of the holidays. You could create a single Exclusive Offers email, with modular content blocks that can then automatically populate for you based on the subgroup the message will be going to.
The email's main section, for example, could offer a deep discount on tools for one set of your customers; women's shoes for another; a specific appliance, for anyone who has browsed your site in the last month (or whatever timeframe you choose) looking for a similar item; etc. You could even offer region-specific items and have those sent only to a subgroup of your list in the relevant states or ZIP codes.
Using an email editor, you can create fully customizable email templates in just minutes. Even if you've never written a line of HTML code you can do it. The dynamic content blocks can be used to include images, text or any HTML content.
By using dynamic content in your email marketing efforts, you can:
Deepen connections with your customers and prospects.
Improve your open rates, click-throughs, and purchases by sending hyper
personalized content in your message.
Build trust with your subscribers.
Improve the ROI of every email marketing message you send.
And you can achieve all of these benefits without having to waste hours manually duplicating and customizing the emails you create. The dynamic content solution will do it all for you.
Yes, your customers want you to send them personalized messages. Give them what they want — with dynamic content.
A recent study by research firm Harris Interactive, covered at eMarketer, revealed data that should encourage any email marketer. Especially those who, like you, plan to send highly targeted and personalized messages to customers.
The Harris study found that 81 percent of consumers were more likely to make purchases from a business that sent them personalized emails. In fact, the study found that respondents were even willing to receive more marketing emails, assuming they were always personalized and relevant. The most amazing find comes last. Nearly 70 percent said they would share personal facts about themselves with a business if that means receiving more personalized messages.
What an opportunity this presents for you! It's the supermarket club-card philosophy in action again! Your customers are willing (even happy) to tell you a lot about themselves if doing so will help you communicate with them more effectively.
We recommend you give your customers exactly what they want. Highly relevant, extremely personalized email messages and promotions that read like they were written just for each customer.
Wendy Griffin
Wendy is a seasoned email and content marketing expert with close to a decade of experience. At Campaigner, she oversees inbound and email marketing. Wendy believes the old saying "Content is king"; with a strategic plan and high quality content, content marketing can take any brand to new heights.


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As society becomes increasingly dependent on technology, the number of data breaches and cyber attacks continues to increase as well. This is why industries of all types are focusing their attention on network security.
One of the growing communities experiencing a need for cybersecurity is K-12 education. Schools are turning more and more to technology for operational purposes, testing, and enhancing the classroom experience. TheDepartment of Education recommends that high-speed broadband access and wireless connectivity be top of mind for school districts. EducationSuperHighway.org is also putting a strong emphasis on high-speed broadband, saying it is the key to improving U.S. schools' ranking in technological readiness, which is currently 16th compared to other developed nations. These advances in technology come with increased security risks.
Along with these risks, the increased number of personal devices on campuses from both students and faculty call for the need of BYOD (or bring your own device) policies on campus, ensuring that all of these devices are secure and won't harm the school's network.
Unfortunately, even with the growing use of technology, schools still aren't adequately prepared to prevent or rebound from potential network security issues. This is largely due to a lack of personnel, budget, and resources to ensure networks are always protected.
In lieu of hiring an IT person on staff, school systems are turning to outsourcednetwork security specialists to take on the responsibilities of keeping their network out of harm's way. Outsourcing these tasks provides a viable alternative for schools looking to reduce costs and network management overhead. At the same time, outsourcing gives peace of mind to school administrators and faculty who need experienced professionals to manage their network.
Protecting proprietary data – Specialists will monitor the flow of information through your network, check bandwidth usage, and prevent unauthorized users from accessing sensitive information.
Setting appropriate IT infrastructure usage rules – Specialists develop and implement security protocols within a computer network.
Building custom security for your school's specific network – The specialist will gather a school's network goals and will create an efficient and effective custom plan that fits a school's specific IT security needs.
Educating your staff and students on ways they can help to keep the network secure – Specialists will assist in putting recommendations together to best educate staff and students about the dangers and risks associated with network security.
Below are a few examples of the many ways providers can help school systems specifically.
Today's modern classrooms rely on network reliability, yet administrators face significant hurdles when it comes to providing this amenity. Schools need to create a network strategy that will scale as technological needs continue to grow and as classrooms become increasingly connected and digitized. Developing a plan to accommodate these changes can be difficult, but specialists have plenty of experience in this area and can help you put a plan in place that works best for your school or school system.
Grossmont Union High School District in California is comprised of nine high schools and 18,000 students.The school system has been going through a major transition to move the classrooms to a more digitally focused learning environment. To accommodate the change, the district is interconnected via WAN, allowing all students and faculty access to high-speed Internet and interactive digital learning apps.
While the move to this type of modern classroom is exciting, the transition can come with potential security risks if not implemented properly. To support these efforts for your school, partner with a specialist to make sure you're implementing these types of efforts effectively and securely. Specialists will ensure your networks are reliable and will set up methodical and practical upgrades that will occur over time so that you're not overloading the system or risking network shutdown.
There are a number of factors that could contribute to a network shutdown, but cyber attacks are a continuous threat that school systems need to be aware of. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, specifically, are of growing concern for school administrators. A DDoS attack is an attempt to make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiple sources. Not only does this threaten uptime and reliability, but it can take hours, weeks, or even months to get the network up and running in its original state again. These delays can result in learning disruptions and can impact a school's reputation or potential to get funding.
To avoid these attacks, develop a close relationship with a network service provider who can help you redirect traffic to your sites if an attack occurs.
Network security specialists can help you develop IT security policies that define security protocols for school-wide implementation. These protocols assist with cyber attack mitigation as well as incident response plans.
As you can see, Internet and managed services providers aren't just there to partner with you for voice, internet, and TV solutions. As K-12 education continues into the digital world, the importance of reliable, secure networks increase. Partnering with specialists allows schools to reach their educational goals without having to worry about the risks associated with the digital age.


Gold medal depicting coat of arm of Nitra district, from the edition Historical districts in Slovakia.
Title : Wooden box "Historical districts in Slovakia"
Title : Medal gold - Historical districts in Slovakia - "Hont district"
Description : Gold medal "Historical districts in Slovakia"
Title : Medal gold - Historical districts in Slovakia - "Gemer-malohont district"
Title : Medal gold - Historical districts in Slovakia - "Bratislava district"
Description : Gold medal "Historical districts in Slovakia" with motif of Bratislava district.
Title : Medal gold - Historical districts in Slovakia - "Abov-Turniansko district"