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SimplyCast Blog: Your Twitter Marketing Strategy Went Horribly Wrong: Part 1
Blog Post: Your Twitter Marketing Strategy Went Horribly Wrong: Part 1
Your Twitter Marketing Strategy Went Horribly Wrong: Part 1
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Uh oh... you just made a huge mistake on Twitter. #EpicFail. #WorstTweetEver. #Doh. You may have deleted the message, but it has already been retweeted and commented on and spread around. You can't just sweep this one under the rug. So what do you do now? Begin the damage control and ensure that the same mistake is not repeated in the future. If you have ever made a mistake with your Twitter marketing strategy, rest assured that you're not alone! We've included a few famous Twitter flubs by big brands and celebrities to show what can go wrong and how it can be fixed.
1. One of your employees just sent out a terrible unauthorized tweet.
And now you have to deal with the consequences of their actions. Of course apologize and of course delete the tweet. Let your followers know it was not an approved tweet and it was not up to your company's standards. But there's another secret marketing weapon you can sometimes use in this situation: humor. While it's not always a good strategy, Twitter humor is a great tool if you know when and how to use it wisely.
This situation doesn't always have to be a huge marketing nightmare. If it's just one foolish out of character tweet, your followers will probably understand that it was a rogue staff member. Depending on the severity of the tweet, using humour is sometimes an appropriate and effective way to handle the situation. When an American Red Cross employee accidentally tweeted from the organization's official Twitter account about drinking and "#gettngslizzerd" the Red Cross handled it admirably. After deleting the tweet, the Red Cross tweeted that it was "sober and [had] confiscated the keys."
On a side note, the tweet eventually helped generate some positive publicity as well. The brand of beer that the offending tweet had mentioned, Dogfish Head, played on the Twitter buzz. It encouraged followers to donate to the Red Cross with a Twitter marketing campaign that used the hashtag #gettngslizzerd. Now that's turning something potentially damaging into something relevant and positive. It was a funny and classy way to comment on the situation.
By the way, it goes without saying that you should put someone trusted and professional in charge of your Twitter account. Don't simply select a random employee who has just started at the company, because you never know what could end up on your Twitter feed.
2. You used a disaster or other really questionable event for marketing purposes.
Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time. Maybe a few people on the team thought it was funny and you ran with it. Maybe, as with the infamous Kenneth Cole Cairo riot tweet, the topic was trending at the time. Whatever the reason, using things like plane crashes, riots or natural disasters for marketing is guaranteed to backfire. Don't risk it. There are so many other ways to grab attention and be relevant on Twitter! Follow the news, play on good news stories, address seasonal trends and common customer issues, use appropriate hashtags to make your content searchable and so on.
If you have sent out a tweet that somehow uses a negative event for self promotion, you really need to apologize. It's not enough to just delete the tweet. It is essential to address how insensitive the message was and assure followers that you will not do anything similar in the future. It also helps you make amends when you show your support for the affected people or area, such as with a donation. This shows people that you do care and that you are trying to make up for any harm you may have done.
For example: "We deeply regret tweeting about the California earthquake during this difficult time. We strive to be aware of current events but we do not ever want to be insensitive to those affected by natural disasters. We will be donating $5,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief."
If you want to express your sympathy or concern for people affected by the event, keep it very simple and don't mention anything promotional: "Our thoughts are with the people of Boston at this scary and uncertain time." Don't use the situation to push your products (like Epicurious and its cranberry scones) or add a promotional hashtag (like Kmart and its Newtown shooting tweet mentioning #Fab15Toys).
3. Your tweet was really poorly timed.
Normally the tweet in question may not have caused any alarm, but timing is everything. Always stay up to date with what's happening in the news and be sure that your Twitter marketing strategy is appropriate. If you just had a highly publicized customer service nightmare, if your product is in the midst of a recall or if you are having other well known problems with your service, it's probably not a great time to run a new promotional marketing campaign.
Qantas Airways, for example, asked Twitter users to share their best experience stories from flying with them. Cool! What an awesome way to gain personal interaction from followers. Except the airline's flights had all been grounded the previous day due to a labor dispute. Customers were still upset and used the Qantas hashtag to publicly complain about the airline.
Another notorious example of bad timing was Bill Cosby asking Twitter users to turn him into a meme. The only problem is that he is currently embroiled in a scandal and is being accused of assaulting multiple women. Twitter users seized the opportunity to share their outrage and opinions, creating mocking memes of Cosby. Good idea, terrible timing.
If you have made this Twitter marketing mistake, apologize and promptly explain what action you are taking to resolve the issue. Keep people up to date with whats happening and tell them what steps you're taking to ensure that this problem doesn't arise again in the future.
4. You didn't double check your content and your tweet went out with a huge mistake.
To say that grammar and spelling mistakes are common on Twitter is quite an understatement. They happen to everyone. However, businesses are held to a high standard and should strive to be professional and proper in all social media marketing and activity. And sometimes mispelled tweets spiral out of control and become fodder for people looking to mock the brand.
Mary J. Blige, for example, tweeted her frustration about people questioning her "intelligents." The reaction was swift and predictable. A simple spell-check would have avoided this unfortunate tweet. Another particularly vulgar example was Sephora's misspelled Countdown to Beauty campaign. Once again, just check the spelling before you tweet.
Most people will realize this is just a mistake. Delete the tweet, apologize if necessary (but typo tweets are usually not a big deal) and move on.
The solution to this one is so simple: proofread before tweeting! That is all.
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El Consell va lamentar la declaració unilateral d'un "estat turc federat", tot i que no volia prejutjar l'arreglament polític final del problema. A continuació, la resolució demana la implementació urgent i efectiva de Resolució 2312 de l'Assemblea General de les Nacions Unides, demanar al Secretari General emprendre una nova missió convocant les parts i convidar-les a cooperar. El Consell finalment va convidar totes les parts interessades a que s'abstinguessin de qualsevol acció que pogués posar en perill les negociacions i va demanar al Secretari General que els mantingués informats sobre l'aplicació de les resolucions.

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Choose between a traditional storage tank type water heater or a smaller, eco-friendly tankless water heater. They both work with gas and electric fuel sources.
TIP: Make sure it fits. Compare the dimensions of your new water heater with the space you have available for your unit at home.
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Storage tank water heaters are the most common type of water heater. They heat and store a large volume of hot water that can be dispersed throughout your entire home.
Constantly use energy to keep stored water at a temperature near 120 degrees Fahrenheit at all times.
If you buy a new tank that's too small, you'll run out of hot water before you need to. And if you get a tank that's too big, you're wasting money on heating water you won't use.
Tankless water heaters do not store heated water, but rather heat water only when you turn on the faucet or shower.
Can save you money over traditional tank models because they eliminate the expense of continually keeping water hot in a storage tank between uses.
May need more than one tankless water heater for you home depending on how far your unit is from all the rooms in your home that need hot water.
Point-of-use systems are individual units that install directly under the sink or in a closet to supply a single, specific fixture.
Deliver instant hot water to a specific location without wait time.
Works with a whole house system when additional hot water is needed.
Hybrid water heaters have heat pumps that heat water by pulling the heat out of the surrounding air.
Have a higher upfront cost and are larger than standard electric units.
More energy efficient, which can result in lower bills.
Then choose between a storage tank or a tankless water heater.
Choose the right size storage tank water heater by matching its water gallon capacity to the number of people who will regularly be using hot water in your home.
TIP: If you need a larger unit than the space you have, you can relocate your unit or ask a Home Depot associate about non- standard sizes, such as a "low boy" model, which is shorter and wider.
1. Calculate your flow rate.
Use this chart to calculate the flow rate or gallons per minute (GPM) of hot water each of your fixtures and appliances need. Add these amounts together for the total GPM for your household.For example, if you typically have one shower, a dishwasher and washing machine running at the same time, you have a flow rate of 3.5-7.5 GPM.
2. Find your home's required temperature rise.
Your temperature rise is the difference between your ground water temperature and your desired hot water temperature – typically around 120 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, if you live in Atlanta, you have a ground water temperature of 67 degrees Fahrenheit. To reach an ideal hot water temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit, subtract 67 from 120. You have a required temperature rise of 53 degrees Fahrenheit.Use the EPA's map for average groundwater temperature for guidance.
3. Match your GPM and temperature rise to your new water heater unit.
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Look for the Energy Factor (EF) rating on the package. The EF rating measures how efficiently a water heater converts energy into heat as well as how much heat is lost during storage, if applicable. The higher the energy factor, the more efficient the water heater.
Be sure the location you choose for installation meets the unit's special ventilation requirements.
Install on a wall near a gas supply line, water supply line and electrical power source. This is also the easiest and most cost-effective way to run the venting.
Hybrids offer a narrow, 21-inch diameter for access into smaller locations. Allow a 7" clearance around. Install in a dry indoor area with access to or with at least 10 feet of circulating air.


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With 'Orange is the New Black' a new source of green for Chicago, what's taxed next in cash-strapped Illinois?
You're forgiven for thinking it was hyperbolic to say the sky's the limit for taxes in cash-strapped Illinois. But Chicago just instituted a so-called cloud tax. Given the atmosphere, it's hard to believe the lords of the levy will stop there.
Cuts are coming to just about every publicly financed institution and initiative you can think of too. You don't have to worry about that.
But you're kidding yourself if you think that alone can solve the financial mess and that this creative taxation ends with city rainmakers squeezing cloud services.
They'll try to fill their cup by tapping into digital stream revenue from people bingeing on online video and music and companies that use database networks. But it's a big cup.
This newest bid to find more loose change between the city's couch cushions speaks to invention born of necessity, and necessity isn't going away.
When going broke, you go for broke.
Cord cutting to get away from cable for video means less tax money from subscription TV fees, so the city has decided taxes are going wireless.
It brings to mind an unsuccessful 2006 effort by a Virginia politician to make the Beatles' "Taxman" the official song of the commonwealth.
George Harrison's protest of England's excessive tax rates surely resonates these days here, there and everywhere: "If you drive a car, I'll tax the street. If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat. If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat. If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet."
But think of what it would cost taxpayers to license a Fab Four song. No sense robbing people to pay for Paul, George, John and Ringo.
Meanwhile, it's impossible to rule out taxes on streets, seats, heat and feet while Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic legislature are stalemated on a budget and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggles to avoid owning up to a traditional tax increase, instead upping city fees and fines.
This is why Emanuel sells red light cameras and the fines they generate as promoting safety rather than as the reverse ATMs they are.
It's also why, when no one was paying much attention, Chicago's Finance Department quietly determined that people here could pay more into the city coffers with what's been dubbed the cloud tax.
All it took was to rationalize that the existing city's amusement tax and its personal property lease transaction tax covered digital transfer of content involving cloud storage as it would something like a cable TV subscription.
If your firm pays for access to off-site databases of legal or real estate records, the city will start taxing the transaction, making it marginally more expensive to do business here.
Live here and subscribe to, say, Spotify for music or Netflix for TV and movies, and the city wants its 9 percent.
Don't be surprised if state and city governments get more aggressive elsewhere, much as Amazon was compelled to collect some sales tax on its transactions to offset some of what was lost by commerce shifting online from taxable bricks-and-mortar retailers.
Previous suggestions for extra public money floated in this space have included raising gas taxes while fuel prices are low to fund badly needed infrastructure updates and to legalize and tax sports betting to help close other gaping budget gaps.
These admittedly prosaic ideas have raised strenuous objections from some readers who overestimate both a columnist's ability to influence these matters and his interest in giving our leaders more money to waste.
As for critics who argue that state-sanctioned wagering and endorsing it are immoral, the degree to which betting via "fantasy" sites, casinos and even the lottery are already embraced suggests that the riverboat has pulled away from the dock.
The bottom line is many of the things that make doing business digitally so appealing also have benefits for tax authorities if they flex their muscles.
Take the days when the resale of a ticket to a concert or sports event was a semi-secretive in-person all-cash deal. Hard to get sales or amusement taxes there. But online sites like StubHub have to keep records of who is selling what to whom for how much where.
Although these secondary sales sites have contended that they merely provide the forum for transactions, tax authorities could press harder to put the onus of collecting taxes for sales, amusement and perhaps capital gains taxes on them rather than merely allow the sites to inform sellers that they may be responsible for them.
Is this something we would wish for? Of course not. Is this something that will happen sooner rather than later? If it were legal to place a taxable wager on it, it would be a safe bet.
If "Orange is the New Black" is the new source of green for Chicago, the taxman will be binge-watching everything we do.


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With his exit fom NBC News now confirmed, Brian Williams has opened up about the controversy that ended his Nightly News anchor stint — and NBC colleague Matt Lauer conveeeeniently scored the big get.
As first reported by CNN (and since confirmed by NBC News), Williams earlier this week sat down for an interview with Lauer, to air Friday on Today and Nightly News — in the immediate wake of NBC News announcing that Lester Holt would remain Nightly News anchor, while Williams is shuttled off to cable sister MSNBC.
Williams announced in early February that he was taking a leave of absence from NBC, after it was discovered that during a Jan. 30 Nightly News piece he falsely claimed his helicopter was hit by a grenade in March 2003 as he covered the Iraq War.
On Wednesday of this week, word spread that Williams would not be returning to the Nightly News anchor slot, but remaining with NBC News in a new capacity. On Thursday, NBC News announced Williams' reassignment to MSNBC, while the veteran newsman himself apologized for his exaggerated anecdotes and vowed to "earn back" viewers' trust.


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Djokovic: Exhibition in Saudi Arabia not happening this year
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MADRID (AP) Novak Djokovic says an exhibition match against Rafael Nadal in Saudi Arabia has been called off because the Spaniard underwent ankle surgery.
The top-ranked Djokovic told BBC Sports on Friday that "the match is not happening this year" because of Nadal's injury.
Djokovic and Nadal had expressed doubt as to whether they would play the Dec. 22 match as Saudi Arabia is under growing pressure from the international community following the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi after he entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. He was a Washington Post columnist who had written critically of Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
The players had not withdrawn, though, saying the invitations were made at least one year ago. Roger Federer had turned down the invitation, saying he "didn't want to play there at that time."
Amnesty International had urged Nadal and Djokovic not to play.
No. 2-ranked Nadal pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals because of an abdominal injury, then underwent surgery on his right ankle to start 2019 healthy.
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Before your move, it's important to buy all the boxes, tools and packing material you'll need. Make sure to purchase more than you think you'll use to avoid running out on moving day.
Create a toolbox of things that you'll be using to help you move. This should include sticky tape, plastic bags and anything else you think you might use. This box should be the last one you close and seal once you're ready to leave your old house.
Also, create a clearly labeled box for priority items—small appliances, tableware, and medicine—which may be used on the move-out day and which will need to be accessed quickly when you reach your new home.
Garbage can be difficult to deal with when leaving. It's best to prepare methods ahead of time to deal with trash, such as organizing enough garbage bags and space allocated to keep it.
Reducing the number of unnecessary items you have before your move can help to minimize this problem. Perishable items like food should be eaten or disposed of before moving out and borrowed or rented items returned.
Start by packing the belongings you use least, such as those in storage. Pack room by room while labeling the boxes according to their contents and the room they came from. Keep the boxes in separate groups so they're unpacked together.
You can save space by packing smaller items into containers you already own, such as baskets and suitcases. However, don't fill cupboards and other pieces of furniture as they likely aren't secure and can be damaged.
Delicate items such as art pieces should be wrapped in plastic sheeting, covered with bubble wrap and placed in a closely fitting cardboard box. Wrapping plastic sheets around furniture and other belongings can also protect them from dirt, dust, and moisture during the move.
Fragile boxes should be marked and filled with protective packing so that the items can't move within the box. Very delicate or important personal belongings should be taken with you in a personal bag or stored safely in your vehicle.
With the right preparation and some helpful tips, your move-out day will be a stress-free experience.


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Australian, Best Things You've Never Heard	— September 12, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Rival Fire
by Troy Culpan
"…it's not a self-help sort of record, it's just an awareness thing without being preachy that's just how I write and it just sort of fell out that way, but it's more about the duality of man sort of situation like there's always an internal struggle no matter if you're singing in a huge band or if you're laying bricks for a living emotion still hits everyone and that's kind of what I wanted to get across without being preachy which can be difficult."
From Release: Over the past few years Rival Fire have honed, refined, and embellished their sound through performing live, and pushing themselves in both heavier and softer directions. Rival Fire have been on tour recently supporting the likes of Dead Letter Circus, Birds of Tokyo and Superheist. While on tour with Dead Letter Circus, Rival Fire struck up a close friendship with the Brisbane band which resulted in the band working with Luke Palmer and Clint Vincent who produced the newest album tracks 'War', 'Slave', 'Dreams'and 'Addiction'. Having previously released album tracks including 'Badman' and 'Riot' on their 'RIOT EP' last year, the band decided to add more songs to the final album.
At home in Melbourne we gave Rob Farnham of Rival Fire a call just as they were about to drop their debut album to tell us all about 'War', its creation, the band, touring, advice, and much more…
So for those that may not be aware of Rival Fire, how would you best describe your music and what you're all about?
I would probably say that it's more alt rock I mean we take a lot of influence from 80's music like synthesisers and that sort of stuff because that's the music that a couple of members grew up on, then a lot of us played in heavy metal bands and hard rock stuff so there's elements of that in there too. Mostly we just say ultra-sonic rock, I mean it's not something we set out to do, it's just how it fell out I guess.
You are just about to release your debut album 'War', what are the feelings like around this time before you release it to the world?
You go a through a range of emotions, at first it was super nervous and then excited and the just a general freaking out sort of situation. The album's been ready for a while so just getting everything ready before release and it's a huge weight off the shoulders and the fact that it's coming out Friday is a huge deal for us and we're just super excited to have those songs out there, mate.
So with the 'Riot' EP out previously was the process any different when putting together the album?
The songs off the EP are on the album as well so when we delivered the album it was 80% complete we did another four songs, it was a similar process and having at out and 'Riot' in particularly was at the time one of my favourite songs and just a strong song so we were excited to have that out but having the album out is just massive, the song 'War' itself I really like and there are a couple of others we did later in the recording process and I'm just really proud of it. It's taken a while to get to this position but really proud of what we've done.
So is there a story or premise you've delivered with 'War'?
Sort of, as I said a fair bit it's not a self-help sort of record, it's just an awareness thing without being preachy that's just how I write and it just sort of fell out that way, but it's more about the duality of man sort of situation like there's always an internal struggle no matter if you're singing in a huge band or if you're laying bricks for a living emotion still hits everyone and that's kind of what I wanted to get across without being preachy which can be difficult.
I'm a sucker for a big ballad and boom song three on the album we have 'Dreams' what a track, as I always like to single one song out to ask about here it is, can you tell us a bit about this one and how it came about?
I'm stoked you like that song, that's one of my favourites on the record as well and I love writing ballads, most of the ballads on the album start with something I've come up with which ballads tend to be easy to write, well not easy to write but my go to thing and 'Dreams' sort of started when we were writing in Sydney up at Sony just sort of demoing and doing some stuff and it sort of happened. I wanted to add four more songs to the album because we'd already released the EP and wanted to the EP to be on the album but I didn't want to rip people off, so we added another four songs and we did 'Dreams', 'War', 'Slave' and 'Addiction' with Clinton and Luke from Dead Letter Circus and it was just a process where we had some string players come in, some beautiful girls came in and did some cellos and violins and violas live which sounds the piano was played by a friend of mine, Peter Holt who's at Sony as well. I don't know, it was just one of those things that evolved from a piano part and turned into a cool little rock ballad. Very proud of that song it's a great song.
Love that it was that early on the record too.
Yeah thanks mate, I learned at an early age that not only songs but an album you have to have a journey so there's ups and downs on a song just like on an album and because the album is quite diverse and you've got heavier songs like 'Riot' and 'War' and then you have the sort of opposite to that with a bunch of ballads on there, even again there's some sort of pop synth type stuff so I just wanted a bit of diversity and spread it out a little bit rather than just having these are the heavy songs, these are the ballads at the end sort of thing. Had to make it a little more of a journey.
In terms of touring what's on the horizon for Rival Fire?
Well we've got a co headline tour in October with band from Brisbane I unfortunately can't mention who it is as they haven't released their dates yet so we're waiting for them to give the old nod. We're playing at The Sea Shepherd 30th anniversary in September in Melbourne which will be great as well as its an awesome cause as well and all that sort of jazz and they've looked after us in the past with DLC tour which was last year. We've got shows before the end of the year as well we're just locking them down, just waiting on confirmation for the ones leading up to December. Then early next year in March we just landed a large tour and a national tour with a great Australian band which we're extreme excited about and once again I can't say who it is because they're meant to be releasing that information today or tomorrow but it's a while away and we're very excited about that one.
As a band for four or so years, what's the one thing you've learnt about being in a band that you didn't think was part of the business?
Ooh mate that's a good question, nothing surprises me anymore, I've been around for a while and even if I hadn't been in bands I've been in the industry growing up in it and know all sorts of crazy shit that goes on, but probably look, nothing early surprises me that I didn't think would be a part of it, I think I'll answer a different part of the question but you know you've just got to realise that everyone in your band has their own emotions and own lives I guess, it's like having five girlfriends you've got to take everyone's personal infrastructure into account because it can get a little bit testy, but you've just got to keep moving forward and make sure you've got people on your side that want to be there and that are keen and everyone's working towards the same goal rather than pushing back and you've just got to sometimes cut the dead weight and keep moving forward. It's all about the music and we have a lot of fun with the guys in the band and we're all really close and it makes touring a lot of fun because no one in the band hates anyone, that's always a good thing, but we love playing music together and obviously there's arguments sometimes but once you're on stage and you're playing with each other it's like "yes" it's a huge rush, we love playing live and I think that really shows when we do play live, but it's just about without sounding too lame, a brotherhood type thing and it's just a bunch of friends having fun and we take the band very seriously but we don't take ourselves too seriously which I think is super important.
Being around music your whole life what is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Probably just do what you love, and head down bum up situation that if you believe in a project or believe in yourself don't let anyone talk you down I guess, it's one of those things that you've just gotta keep pushing and keep moving forward. Treat people with respect and I've learnt from an early age from my old man, he's extremely loyal and you've gotta be loyal to people and treat them with respect otherwise you just get shit on and even sometimes because you are loyal get shit on as well, but that's just life unfortunately you know humans aren't perfect and it's just the way it sort of rolls, but I'd say loyalty, respect, don't talk down to people and all that sort of stuff when you're in a position to do that but you've really gotta realise if you shit on someone on the way up they're gonna do the same on the way down so it's just one of those things, it's just respect man, it's respect.
Well, it's not hard to be nice.
100% and that is the thing I agree with, it takes five minutes to be nice to someone and give an opinion or help someone out, I try and do that as much as I can, I've gone into a couple of music schools and talked about song writing and my journey through life and you've got to part with the information and try and help as many people as you can and yeah just keep moving forward. There's always going to be someone that doesn't like your music or you or your clothes or whatever, you've just gotta keep moving forward basically.
Lastly, let's predict the future a little bit. Finish this sentence for me, by the end of 2017 Rival Fire will…
*laughs* I don't know, hopefully do bulk shows and I don't know how to answer that *laughs* without sounding like a dickhead, I mean I just want to do shows, that's all I care about, I love the record and I love the songs and I just want to be on tour with my mates so that's what I would probably try and say I know that doesn't probably fit to what you were trying to get at. I just love doing shows. I don't think it's going to happen in 2017 but I'd love one of our songs to be on the Deadpool soundtrack or any of those Marvel movies, I'm a bit of a Marvel nerd I'd love that but I don't think any things coming out this year as its probably the ones that have already been done. Fingers crossed, mate.
WAR Album Co-headline Tour
SAT 14 OCT – The Evelyn, Melbourne VIC (Headline)
FRI 20 OCT – Enigma Bar, Adelaide SA (Support)
SAT 21 OCT – Frankies Pizza, Sydney NSW (Headline)
FRI 3 NOV – The Brightside, Brisbane QLD (Support)
The Butterfly Effect Tour Support
THU 01 MAR – Prince of Wales, Bunbury WA
FRI 02 MAR – Metropolis, Fremantle WA
SUN 04 MAR – HQ, Adelaide SA – SOLD OUT
THU 08 MAR – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW – SOLD OUT
FRI 09 MAR – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW – SOLD OUT
SAT 10 MAR – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne VIC – SOLD OUT
SUN 11 MAR – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne VIC – SOLD OUT
THU 15 MAR – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW – SOLD OUT
FRI 16 MAR – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD – SOLD OUT
SAT 17 MAR – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD – SOLD OUT
SUN 18 MAR – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD – SOLD OUT
From: Melbourne, Australia
Band members: Rob Farnham – Vocals, Tim Smyth – Guitar, Zac Connelly – Bass, Matt Darcy – Drums
Website: http://www.rivalfire.net
Latest Release: War (Out Now – Sony Music Australia)
Tags Rival Fire Rob Farnham Sony Music Australia The Butterfly Effect War
Author: Troy Culpan


Arrival Delhi by Air/Train.dept. To Volvo Bus stand on your own. Overnight journey to Manali.
On arrival check in hotel.take rest.after fresh up and lunch proceed for local sightseeing ( Hadimba Devi Temple,Vashisht hot water spring, Club House,Tibetian Monastery).Overnight stay at hotel.
After breakfast visit to Rohtang Pass/ Snow Point (Situated about 51 km from Manali town at an altitude of 4,111 meters (13,400 ft.) on the highway to Keylong, is Rohtang Pass. Here one sees the majesty of the mountains at its height and splendour. At the top of the Pass the air seems to glitter against the snow as you look down over herringboned ridges into the Lahaul Valley. Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel.
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JV...we get it...now go retire
tbvvw
In 25 years JV will still be giving the exact same interview.
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/060817/2/maiw.html
"Michael simply isn't a great champion because he's played too many dirty tricks and because he isn't a great human being," added Villeneuve, who has panned Schumacher before for his image and status in Formula One.
"Yes, Senna played dirty tricks too, but he did it with more class, more integrity. When he took (Alain) Prost out at Suzuka in 1990, he said he was going to do it before the race."
So if I say I'm gonna take someone out in advance it's OK...
C'mon JV...it's getting old already. There's a nice, comfy armchair in the race car driver retirement home with your name on it. It's been waiting for you for a few years now.
venom600
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (tbvvw)
Wow, someone's bitter. Schumacher isn't the cleanest guy out there, but this just reeks of sour grapes. I mean, if he is going to rip into him that way, why not Alonso or Raikkonen? You know there is more going on with both of them then we see.
vdubjb
and he could never get contacts that would allow him to finish the season in the top 3...
Medeni
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (vdubjb)
agreed...go retire
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (Medeni)
He's gonna be one of those guys whose never comfortable when he's not in the drivers seat. He may have made $20m a year with BAR, but he just wants to drive.
I have a feeling we might see a whole bunch of desperate 'look at meeee, i want to drive' comments from JV over the years.
blackflygti
I think it's fair game. MS ripped on JV's career for no reason earlier this season in an interview. What's the difference? JV was directly involved with some of MS dirty driving. I'd say he's entitled to comment on it.
dcomiskey
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (blackflygti)
Sounds like a typical F1 driver. Bitter, petty, arrogant. Either way, his career has been over for a while, so it's time for him to start enjoying life someplace else.
Quote, originally posted by blackflygti »
He can comment on anything he likes...but it's the only newsworthy thing he ever comments on anymore. His F1 career is over...move on already. MS's interview earlier this season was the direct result of JV comments and the circle continues. At least this time MS said he had no comment.
JV just doesn't know how to move on. It's old news.
Kidstar
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (dcomiskey)
Quote, originally posted by dcomiskey »
Sounds like a typical F1 driver. Bitter, petty, arrogant.
The nail rigth there. They take themselves a bit too serious, with the personality of a peanut!
And to mention Aryton's name in vain? Come on his dust is probably rolling over in this grave.
2020 Mercedes A250 4Matic
Quote, originally posted by tbvvw »
Its the media that's after JV not the other way around. The media wants an interview and JV says what he thinks. Its not like JV is phoning every magazine and newspaper asking to be heard.
wiredvw
Re: JV...we get it...now go retire (Hajduk)
Quote, originally posted by Hajduk »
This is also true because he is one of the only drivers left (JPM the other) that will actually tell you how it is. None of this PR sugar caoted crap.
wiredvw Aug 21, 2006


Where is the woman who would not be beautiful? If such there be—but no, she does not exist. From that memorable day when the Queen of Sheba made a formal call on the late lamented King Solomon until the recent advent of the Jersey Lily, the power of beauty has controlled the fate of dynasties and the lives of men. How to be beautiful, and consequently powerful, is a question of far greater importance to the feminine mind than predestination or any other abstract subject. If women are to govern, control, manage, influence and retain the adoration of husbands, fathers, brothers, lovers or even cousins, they must look their prettiest at all times.
All women cannot have good features, but they can look well, and it is possible to a great extent to correct deformity and develop much of the figure. The first step to good looks is good health, and the first element of health is cleanliness. Keep clean—wash freely, bathe regularly. All the skin wants is leave to act, and it takes care of itself. In the matter of baths we do not strongly advocate a plunge in ice-cold water; it takes a woman with clear grit and a strong constitution to endure it. If a hot bath be used, let it come before retiring, as there is less danger of taking cold afterwards; and, besides, the body is weakened by the ablution and needs immediate rest. It is well to use a flesh-brush, and afterwards rinse off the soap-suds by briskly rubbing the body with a pair of coarse toilet gloves. The most important part of a bath is the drying. Every part of the body should be rubbed to a glowing redness, using a coarse crash towel at the finish. If sufficient friction can not be given, a small amount of bay rum applied with the palm of the hand will be found efficacious. Ladies who have ample leisure and who lead methodical lives, take a plunge or sponge bath three times a week, and a vapor or sun bath every day. To facilitate this very beneficial practice, a south or east apartment is desirable. The lady denudes herself, takes a seat near the window, and takes in the warm rays of the sun. The effect is both beneficial and delightful. If, however, she be of a restless disposition, she may dance, instead of basking, in the sunlight. Or, if she be not fond of dancing, she may improve the shining hours by taking down her hair and brushing it, using sulphur water, pulverized borax dissolved in alcohol, or some similar dressing. It would be surprising to many ladies to see her carefully wiping the separate locks on a clean, white towel until the dust of the previous day is entirely removed. With such care it is not necessary to wash the head, and the hair under this treatment is invariably good.
One of the most useful articles of the toilet is a bottle of ammonia, and any lady who has once learned its value will never be without it. A few drops in the water takes the place of the usual amount of soap, and cleans out the pores of the skin as well as a bleach will do. Wash the face with a flesh-brush, and rub the lips well to tone their color. It is well to bathe the eyes before putting in the spirits, and if it is desirable to increase their brightness, this may be done by dashing soapsuds into them. Always rub the eyes, in washing, toward the nose. If the eyebrows are inclined to spread irregularly, pinch the hairs together where thickest. If they show a tendency to meet, this contact may be avoided by pulling out the hairs every morning before the toilet.
The dash of Orientalism in costume and lace now turns a lady's attention to her eyelashes, which are worthless if not long and drooping. Indeed, so prevalent is the desire for this beautiful feature that hair-dressers and ladies' artists have scores of customers under treatment for invigorating their stunted eyelashes and eyebrows. To obtain these fringed curtains, anoint the roots with a balsam made of two drachms of nitric oxid of mercury mixed with one of leaf lard. After an application wash the roots with a camel's hair brush dipped in warm milk. Tiny scissors are used, with which the lashes are carefully but slightly trimmed every other day. When obtained, refrain from rubbing or even touching the lids with the finger-nails. There is more beauty in a pair of well-kept eyebrows and full, sweeping eyelashes than people are aware of, and a very inattractive and lusterless eye assumes new beauty when it looks out from beneath elongated fringes. Many ladies have a habit of rubbing the corners of their eyes to remove the dust that will frequently accumulate there. Unless this operation is done with little friction it will be found that the growth of hair is very spare, and in that case it will become necessary to pencil the barren corners. Instead of putting cologne water on the handkerchief, which has come to be considered a vulgarism among ladies of correct tastes, the perfume is spent on the eyebrows and lobes of the ears.
If commenced in youth, thick lips may be reduced by compression, and thin linear ones are easily modified by suction. This draws the blood to the surfaces, and produces at first a temporary and, later, a permanent inflation. It is a mistaken belief that biting the lips reddens them. The skin of the lips is very thin, rendering them extremely susceptible to organic derangement, and if the atmosphere does not cause chaps or parchment, the result of such harsh treatment will develop into swelling or the formation of scars. Above all things, keep a sweet breath.
Everybody can not have beautiful hands, but there is no plausible reason for their being ill kept. Red hands may be overcome by soaking the feet in hot water as often as possible. If the skin is hard and dry, use tar or oat-meal soap, saturate them with glycerine, and wear gloves in bed. Never bathe them in hot water, and wash no oftener than is necessary. There are dozens of women with soft, white hands who do not put them in water once a month. Rubber gloves are worn in making the toilet, and they are cared for by an ointment of glycerine and rubbed dry with chamois-skin or cotton flannel. The same treatment is not unfrequently applied to the face with the most successful results. If such methods are used, it would be just as well to keep the knowledge of it from the gentlemen. We know of one beautiful lady who has not washed her face for three years, yet it is always clean, rosy, sweet and kissable. With some of her other secrets she gave it to her lover for safe keeping. Unfortunately, it proved to be her last gift to that gentleman, who declared in a subsequent note that "I can not reconcile my heart and my manhood to a woman who can get along without washing her face."
SOME OF THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY.
There is as much a "fashion" in complexion as there is in bonnets or boots. Sometimes nature is the mode, sometimes art. Just now the latter is in the ascendant, though, as a rule, only in that inferior phase which has not reached the "concealment of art"—the point where extremes meet and the perfection of artifice presents all the appearance of artlessness. No one of an observant turn of mind, who is accustomed to the sight of English maids and matrons, can deny that making-up, as at present practiced, partakes of the amateurish element. Impossible reds and whites grow still more impossibly red and white from week to week under the unskilled hands of the wearer of "false colors," who does not like to ask for advice on so delicate a subject, for, even were she willing to confess to the practice, the imputation of experience conveyed in the asking for counsel might be badly received, and would scarcely be in good taste.
The prevalent and increasing short-sightedness of our times is, perhaps, partly the cause of the excessive use of rouge and powder. The wielder of the powder puff sees herself afar off, as it were. She knows that she cannot judge of the effect of her complexion with her face almost touching its reflection in the glass, and, standing about a yard off, she naturally accentuates her roses and lilies in a way that looks very pleasing to her, but is rather startling to any one with longer sight. Nor can she tone down her rouge with the powdered hair that softened the artificial coloring of her grandmother when she had her day. Powder is only occasionally worn with evening dress, and it is by daylight that those dreadful bluish reds and whites look their worst.
On the other hand, there are some women so clever at making up their faces that one feels almost inclined to condone the practice in admiration of the result. These are the small minority, and are likely to remain so, for their secret is of a kind unlikely to be shared. The closest inspection of these cleverly managed complexions reveals no trace of art.
Notwithstanding the reticence of these skilled artists, an occasional burst of confidence has revealed a few of their means of accomplishing the great end of looking pretty. "Do you often do that?" said one of those clever ones, a matron of 37, who looked like a girl of 19, to a friend who was vigorously rubbing her cheeks with a course towel after a plentiful application of cold water.
"Yes, every time I come in from a walk, ride or drive. Why?"
"Well, no wonder you look older than you are. You are simply wearing your face out!"
"Certainly, but not like that. Take a leaf out of my book; never wash you face just before going out into the fresh air, or just after coming in. Nothing is more injurious to the skin. Come to the glass. Do you notice a drawn look about your eyes and a general streakiness in the cheeks? That is the result of your violent assault upon your complexion just now. You look at this moment ten years older than you did twenty minutes ago in the park."
"Well, I really do. I look old enough to be your mother; but then, you are wonderful. You always look so young and fresh!"
"Because I never treat my poor face so badly as you do yours. I use rain-water, and if I cannot get that, I have the water filtered. When I dress for dinner I always wash my face with milk, adding just enough hot water to make it pleasant to use. A very soft sponge and very fine towel take the place of your terrible huckaback arrangement."
Two or three years ago a lady of Oriental parentage on her father's side spent a season in London society. Her complexion was brown, relieved by yellow, her features large and irregular, but redeemed by a pair of lovely and expressive eyes. So perfect was her taste in dress that she always attracted admiration wherever she went. Dressed in rich dark brown or dullest crimsons or russets, so that no one ever noticed much what she wore, she so managed that suggestions and hints—no more—of brilliant amber or pomegranate scarlet should appear just where they imparted brilliancy to her deep coloring, and abstract the yellow from her skin. A knot of old gold satin under the rim of her bonnet, another at her throat, and others in among the lace at her wrists, brightened up the otherwise subdued tinting of her costume, so that it always looked as though it had been designed expressly for her by some great colorist. Here rouge was unnecessary. The surroundings were arranged to suit the complexion, instead of the complexion to suit the surroundings. There can be no doubt as to which is the method which best becomes the gentlewoman.
In addition to the disagreeable sensation of making-up, it must be remembered that the use of some of the white powders eventually destroys the texture of the skin, rendering it rough and coarse. Rimmel, the celebrated perfumer, in his "Book of Perfumes," says that rouge, being composed of cochineal and saffron, is harmless, but that white cosmetics consist occasionally of deleterious substances which may injure the health. He advises actors and actresses to choose cosmetics, especially the white, with the greatest care, and women of the world, who wish to preserve the freshness of their complexion, to observe the following recipe: Open air, rest, exercise and cold water.
In another part of this pleasant book the author says that schonada, a cosmetic used among the Arabs, is quite innocuous and at the same time effectual. "This cream, which consists of sublimated benzoin, acts upon the skin as a slight stimulant, and imparts perfectly natural colors during some hours without occasioning the inconveniences with which European cosmetics may justly be reproached." It is a well-known fact that bismuth, a white powder containing sugar of lead, injures the nerve-centers when constantly employed, and occasionally causes paralysis itself.
In getting up the eyes, nothing is injurious that is not dropped into them. The use of kohl or kohol is quite harmless, and, it must be confessed, very effective when applied—as the famous recipe for salad dressing enjoins with regard to the vinegar—by the hand of a miser. Modern Egyptian ladies make their kohol of the smoke produced by burning almonds. A small bag holding the bottle of kuhol, and a pin, with a rounded point with which to apply it, form part of the toilet paraphernalia of all the beauties of Cairo, who make the immense mistake of getting up their eyes in an exactly similar manner, thus trying to reduce the endless variety of nature to one common pattern, a mistake that may be accounted for by the fact that the Arabs believe kohol to be a sovereign specific against ophthalmia. Their English sisters often make the same mistake without the same excuse. A hairpin steeped in lampblack is the usual method of darkening the eyes in England, retribution following sooner or later in the shape of a total loss of the eyelashes. Eau de Cologne is occasionally dropped into the eyes, with the effect of making them brighter. The operation is painful, and it is said that half a dozen drops of whisky and the same quantity of Eau de Cologne, eaten on a lump of sugar, is quite as effective.
A lady looks infinitely taller and slimmer in a long dress than she does in a short costume, and there is always a way of showing the feet, if desired, by making the front quite short, which gives, indeed, a more youthful appearance to a train dress. The greatest attention must, of course, be paid to the feet with these short dresses, and I may here at once state that high heels are absolutely forbidden by fashion. Doctors, are you content? Only on cheap shoes and boots are they now made, and are only worn by common people. A good bootmaker will not make high heels now, even if paid double price to do so. Ladies—that is, real ladies—now wear flat-soled shoes and boots, a la Cinderella. For morning walking, boots or high Moliere shoes are worn.
If you wear boots you may wear any stockings you like, for no one sees them. But if you wear shoes you must adapt your stockings to your dress. Floss silk, Scotch thread, and even cotton stockings are worn for walking, silk stockings have returned into exclusively evening wear. Day stockings should be of the same color as the dress, but they may be shaded, or stripped, or dotted, just as you please. White stockings are absolutely forbidden for day wear—no one wears them—no one dares wear them under fashion's interdiction.
HOW TO APPEAR GRACEFUL IN WALKING.
The whole secret of standing and walking erect consists in keeping the chin well away from the breast. This throws the head upward and backward, and the shoulders will naturally settle backward and in their true position. Those who stoop in walking generally look downward. The proper way is to look straight ahead, upon the same level with your eyes, or if you are inclined to stoop, until that tendency is overcome, look rather above than below the level. Mountaineers are said to be as "straight as an arrow," and the reason is because they are obliged to look upward so much. It is simply impossible to stoop in walking if you will heed and practice this rule. You will notice that all round-shouldered persons carry the chin near the breast and pointed downward. Take warning in time, and heed grandmother's advice, for a bad habit is more easily prevented than cured. The habit of stooping when one walks or stands is a bad habit and especially hard to cure.


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HIT Entertainment Ltd. (styled "HiT") is a British—American entertainment company owned by Mattel and originally established in 1983 from Henson International Television (formerly styled "hit!"). It was founded as the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions. HIT owns and distributes children's television such as shows like Thomas & Friends, Barney, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Angelina Ballerina, and Mike the Knight. They also did distribution for The Wiggles videos until video distribution moved to Warner Home Video in late 2007. Their more recent shows contain projects such as a new series of Bob the Builder, and has won an Emmy International Kids Award for its show Mike the Knight.
In 1983, the Jim Henson Television company founded Henson International Television as a distribution company for their children's television.
Jim Henson Productions started negotiations with The Walt Disney Company regarding a possible purchase of the company in the late 1980s. Because of these negotiations, Henson International Television head Peter Orton led a management buyout of the Henson International Television division from Henson in 1989, forming a new company named HiT Entertainment.
'Big Hit' is the fifth album from British EBM group Nitzer Ebb released by Mute Records on March 27, 1995 (1995-03-27), almost four years since its last release. The album included two singles, "Kick It" and "I Thought." Big Hit was the band's final release for Mute until its 2006 retrospective, Body of Work.
Big Hit Entertainment (Hangul: 빅히트 엔터테인먼트), is a South Korean record label founded in 2005 by music producer and former JYP composer Bang Si-Hyuk, also known as "Hitman Bang."
Big Hit Entertainment was founded on February 1, 2005. Lim Jeong Hee debuted with Big Hit in 2005. In 2007, Joohee became part of the mixed-gender trio 8Eight with Baek Chan and Lee Hyun. In 2009, boy group 2AM moved to Big Hit from JYP Entertainment for four years. In 2013, 2AM's contracts with Big Hit ended and three of the members returned to JYP. Lee Changmin stayed with Big Hit due to his desire to focus on his solo career and duo 'Homme'.
In 2010, Bang Si-Hyuk held nationwide auditions and the first member of Bangtan Boys (BTS), Rap Monster, was signed. A year later, Suga was confirmed as a rapper for BTS. J-Hope, Jin, Jimin, V, and Jungkook were also recruited for the group. They debuted in 2013.
In 2012, GLAM (GirLs be AMbitious) was formed. This group was a collaboration between Source Music and Big Hit entertainment, consisting of Dahee, Trinity, Zinni, Miso, and Jiyeon. Trinity left before debuting due to personal reasons. This group was active until 2014. They disbanded as Dahee had went to jail due to blackmailing Lee Byung-hun with model, Lee Jiyeon. She was sentenced to jail for a year. At that time, GLAM's contract with Big Hit entertainment had expired. The members decided not to renew their contract, partly due to Dahee's scandal.


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package picard.cmdline;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Utility class for CommandLine Program testing.
 */
public abstract class CommandLineProgramTest {

    public static final File REFERENCE_TEST_DIR = new File("testdata/picard/reference");
    public static final File CHR_M_REFERENCE = new File(REFERENCE_TEST_DIR,"chrM.reference.fasta");
    public static final File CHR_M_DICT = new File(REFERENCE_TEST_DIR,"chrM.reference.dict");

    public abstract String getCommandLineProgramName();

    /**
     * For testing support.  Given a name of a Picard CommandLineProgram and it's arguments, builds the arguments appropriate for calling the
     * program through PicardCommandLine
     *
     * @param args
     * @return String[] of command line arguments
     */
    public String[] makePicardCommandLineArgs(final List<String> args) {
        final String[] picardCommandLineArgs = new String[args.size() + 1];
        picardCommandLineArgs[0] = getCommandLineProgramName();
        int i = 1;
        for (final String arg : args) {
            picardCommandLineArgs[i++] = arg;
        }
        return picardCommandLineArgs;
    }

    public String[] makePicardCommandLineArgs(final Map<String, String> kwargs) {
        final List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
        for (final String key : kwargs.keySet()) {
            args.add(key + "=" + kwargs.get(key));
        }
        return makePicardCommandLineArgs(args);
    }

    public String[] makePicardCommandLineArgs(final String[] args) {
        return makePicardCommandLineArgs(Arrays.asList(args));
    }

    public int runPicardCommandLine(final List<String> args) {
        return new PicardCommandLine().instanceMain(makePicardCommandLineArgs(args));
    }

    public int runPicardCommandLine(final String[] args) {
        return new PicardCommandLine().instanceMain(makePicardCommandLineArgs(args));
    }

    public int runPicardCommandLine(final Map<String, String> kwargs) {
        return new PicardCommandLine().instanceMain(makePicardCommandLineArgs(kwargs));
    }
}