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Almost a year and a half ago, NASA ignited a media firestorm after it announced the discovery of a new organism with alien implications. The whole fiasco began when a scientist found a new bacteria in Mono Lake that could grow in the presence of high concentrations of toxic compounds. These types of bacteria are not uncommon on earth. Life seems to find a way to thrive at all extremes and a salty lake in California is no exception to this rule. Researchers have discovered a diversity of life in hot springs, at undersea volcanic vents, and on the cold arctic sea floor. The discovery of this new bacteria; however, was remarkable because the researchers believed that it could use arsenic in the place of phosphate. To the general public, this may sound trivial, but many of the biochemical reactions that provide life require phosphates. The reason why arsenic is so toxic to humans is that it injects itself into all of the processes that use phosphate and prevents those processes from working properly. For example, the molecular backbone that keeps our DNA together is composed of phosphate; the energetic molecules that are produced by the power factories in our cells are composed of phosphate; the specific addition of phosphate to some proteins turns them on or off. Phosphate and its derivatives are essential for life, so to find a bacteria that could function without phosphate and use arsenic in its place was an amazing discovery.
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With the launch of this year's "Rock Stars of Science" campaign, there's been a lot of talk about how to best promote science. I'm no marketing guru, but I am a scientist. This latest campaign is better than last years', only because it's more diverse, but I think it really misses the boat. Is the public really going to be inspired by a couple of pictures in GQ of scientists looking uncomfortable and over dressed in the presence of Rock Stars? The most appalling aspect of this campaign is that there is no highlight of the researchers or their science. There truly are some science all stars in this group, many of which are well spoken.
However, the Rock Stars of science pages in GQ only list the scientist's name and title, while the "Rock stars" get a one or two sentence summary of how awesome they are for standing in on these pictures. What's the real focus of this campaign? To promote Bret Michaels' latest reality TV dreck? If a reader wants to actually understand why these scientists were chosen and what they're doing to cure disease, they have to visit the website. I find it hard to believ . . . More


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On realizing the prevailing disastrous global warming and ecological crisis, Francisco Villate, the co-author of They are Here: Compelling Evidence of Extraterrestrial Ships Present on Earth, published a science fiction novel that he conceived long time ago. Through the exciting story of a fictional character Sarom, Francisco wanted to present the reality that the end time is coming. What exactly could Sarom do to save his people and the planet from total destruction? Please come and enjoy the exciting novel of foresight Third Evacuation. 24 November 2021
Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 18 is now available. This block covers conversations of the 723rd–754th contact between Billy Meier and the Plejaren from October 2019 to October 2020, which include valuable information on COVID-19. During the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the Gods or Saints listened and responded to the prayers of their suffering believers, it is only the Plejaren offered the timely and most useful recommendations. The contact reports demonstrate the kind concern of the benevolent Plejaren and their technology is far beyond that of earth scientists. 14 November 2021
We would like to introduce a new German picture book by Billy's foster son Atlant Bieri and his wife Siriporn Bieri—Der Dschungel im Boden. The soil is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the world, as well as one of the most important resources of mankind. Under our feet are teemed with the strangest forms of life. This book shows what they look like, what exactly they do in the soil and what they do for us humans and the ecosystem. Friends who are interested in studying soil health and its importance may wish to explore this beautiful book with scientific research findings and conclusions. 25 July 2021
Perhaps we are all aware that Billy Meier and the Plejaren pointed out many times that religions were invented for the sake of exploiting people, to dominate, imprison and exercise power over them. We may think that Buddhism is a better one among all the religions. However, did Buddha establish the Buddhism religion? Does Lamaism have any connection with Buddha? To clear up the questions, we would like to introduce you to a new book The Buddhist Deception written by a FIGU member Ben Blijleven. If you are interested in Buddhism and would like to know more about it, please do not miss out on this informative and revealing book. 12 July 2021
We are glad to tell that our first batch of Peace Meditation Pyramid [Hong Kong China Mini Version] is nearly sold out, and we are rolling out a new version with an enhancement. Each bamboo box of the second batch of pyramids is laser engraved with a peace symbol, which matches perfectly the theme of Peace Meditation and can last beautifully for a long time. It is a pity that the manufacturing cost of the new batch of pyramids has risen because of inflation and the selling price needs to be adjusted accordingly. However, we are still selling the pyramids at cost and encourage you to participate in peace meditation. 17 June 2021
An exciting good news! About the Fluidal-Energy resp. Fluidal-Powers and Other Things—the English translation of the long-awaited book Rund um die Fluidalenergie resp. Fluidalkräfte und andere Dinge is now available. For the benefit of humankind, Billy Meier presented logical answers to many supernatural phenomena and mysteries in this book, which will dawn on and satisfy readers completely. Please come and have a look at the introduction of this wonderful book. 26 March 2021
We are glad to tell that Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 17 is now available at Billy Books. This new book contains the 710th to 722nd contact report from 11 September 2018 to 8 August 2019. For the past few decades, these contact blocks have recorded the meeting conversations between Billy and the Plejaren, which are full of invaluable information on prophecies and predictions, historical truths, scientific unknowns, the way to live, etc. As usual, we have over 80% of FIGU's publications readily available to serve. Please come and take a look, all are welcome. 3 February 2021
3rd February is Billy's 84th birthday, together with all the friends in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China, we express our heartfelt thanks to him for his hard work and accomplishment for the well being of all human on earth. We wish him healthy, high spirit as usual and every success in his mission. On receiving the blessings from all over the world, here is Billy's response:
'' Dear and esteemed FIGU members, friends and acquaintances, I would like to address these lines to all – unfortunately a little late, due to overflowing work – and wish you for the new year 2021 with a few words in this way for your well-being in terms of health, work, family and in all things of existence.
We wish you the very best and also to assure you that we at the Center will always keep you in our thoughts, hoping that you will all be healthy, well and spared from what is rampant around the world during the Corona epidemic.
What unfortunately results in evil in all countries and brings suffering and grief to countless families and people, try to prevent it in yourselves, in your family, in your circle of friends and acquaintances, by all of you keeping to the necessary safety precautions of wearing masks, keeping your distance and disinfection and all other necessities. I wish for all of you – as well as for all people in our world – to be spared from all evils, but it is necessary and inevitable for every single person to join all safety precautions and protective measures against the very aggressive and dangerous Corona virus and its mutations. In this sense I greet you all and also thank you for all your letters with your dear and good wishes for my 84th birthday. Considering all your good and kind words and wishes, I feel very honored and taken care of, for which I express my special heartfelt thanks to all of you, while also hoping that all of us, without exception, will get through everything well and we will soon be able to enjoy life together again in the old way. '' — Billy Meier 28 January 2021
Good news! The long wait is over, the German/English version of Introduction to Meditation is published by FIGU-Landesgruppe Australia in early 2021. Within this valuable book, Billy explained the goal and method of True Meditation, and cleared up some related misunderstandings and illogical concepts as well. This book serves as a beacon light to beginners of meditation; further, it enhances personal knowledge about true meditation. It is a precious book not to be missed. 2 January 2021
Happy New Year, everyone! According to FIGU's announcement/update on 15 November 2020, with Quetzal's latest invention, those who would like to contribute to achieving world peace can choose to perform peace meditation at any time and no longer need to follow the scheduled time frame. However, in order to achieve the enhanced synchronization effect, whether peace meditation is performed within or outside the scheduled time frame, the use of Peace Meditation Pyramid is necessary. For more information, please refer to the Latest Announcement/Update on Peace Meditation. 21 November 2020
A new book The Billy Meier Case: True or a Hoax? written recently by Christian Frehner, a highly experienced core-group member, is now available at Billy Books. The book is published by request from Ptaah, which sums up the essence of all major evidence of the Billy Meier case by presenting a series of photo evidence with easy-to-understand explanations. It is a handy package of the BM case for both beginners and researchers. 11 October 2020
Following the successful debut of our meditation pyramid, we bring you another piece of great news! An updated edition of the legendary photo book Through Space and Time (Photo Book) is now on our shelf! FIGU-Landesgruppe Canada resurrected this much needed wonderful book with even better picture quality and definition, as well as an updated name list of Billy's ET friends; howevever, price of the new edition is lower than that of the old one. Please check out this latest edition if you missed this book before. 11 October 2020
The new edition of Might of the Thoughts is now printed in hardcover and its price is adjusted accordingly. 1 September 2020
Good news! Targeted to promote Peace Meditation, the "Billy Meier HK Research Centre" had been coordinating the production of Mini Peace Meditation Pyramid for a year or so. We succeeded in the making recently and are honoured to have the pyramid approved by Billy and FIGU. In addition to the ones from Switzerland and Canada, those who would like to own a mini pyramid have a third choice from "Hong Kong China" now. Our Peace Meditation Pyramid [Hong Kong China Mini Version] is both handsome and reasonably priced; on the one hand, it is because of the fine workmanship of Chinese goldsmith, and we keep selling the pyramids at cost on the other. In order to achieve world peace and a heaven on earth, please join with the 3.5 billion extraterrestrials in the scheduled Peace Meditation. 30 July 2020
A book that proves the authenticity of Billy Meier's contact case They are Here: Compelling Evidence of Extraterrestrial Ships Present on Earth is newly published. The two authors Francisco Villate and Christopher Lock are scholar/professional. With precise modeling and more than 160 full-colour illustrations and photographs, they succeeded in proving the authenticity of Billy Meier's materials scientifically. Francisco and Chris generously offered Billy Books a friendly price for this wonderful book, of which we are glad to help our friends get a copy. 8 April 2020
We all stay home because of the global coronavirus pandemic, what would be a better choice than to study Billy's teachings in peace? Billy Books brings you three new German books from FIGU: Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 16, Erdenmenschheit, strebe endlich nach Frieden und Freiheit statt nach Krieg und Terror (Earth humanity, strive for long lasting peace and freedom instead of war and terror) and Wenn der Mensch glücklich und zufrieden werden will … (If the human being wants to become happy and content…). Due to the pandemic situation, postal services to certain destinations are currently being affected to varying degrees. Those who consider ordering are welcome to ask us for details. Please take good care of yourselves, keep social distance and beat the virus together! Best regards to all our friends. 3 February 2020
Today is Billy's 83rd birthday! Together with all our friends, we wish him good luck, good health and all the best. Today is also the 6th anniversary of Billy Books, heartfelt thanks to all our friends for the strong support through all these years, by now we have equipped with almost all Billy's publications, the biggest showcase besides FIGU Switzerland; looking forward, we surely will try our best in excelling our current service to all friends of Billy books. We earnestly hope that the Plejaren's Messages and Billy Meier's Spiritual Teachings can be heard all around the world, may all humanity learn and exercise the wisdom within, such that working hand in hand we can create a sustainable bright future. 18 September 2019
Bernadette Brand's latest German book Lernschritte Artikel und Gedanken zur Geisteslehre und Feststellungen in bezung auf Billy (Learning Steps: Articles and Thoughts About the Spiritual Teaching and Findings Concerning Billy) is now on our shelf. As a first-hand information recorder and witness, Bernadette shared in this new book her articles and thoughts on Billy's spiritual teachings and findings during the several decades that she had been following Billy and so on. Friends who are interested in learning Billy Meier's case from the perspective of this invaluable insider are welcome to get a copy. 19 June 2019
Diversikum, the legacy of Guido Moosbrugger, an old friend of Billy Meier, is now available. This German book houses topics that people have been questioning since time immemorial. It includes rare information and explanations of the beginning and end of the universe, the meaning and ways of physical and spiritual life, UFO, extraterrestrial civilizations, spiritual teachings, etc. Those who are interested in unravelling mysteries of the universe may consider getting a copy. 23 April 2019
According to FIGU's announcement dated 6 April 2019, Quetzal's latest invention offered great convenience to those who would like to practise Peace Meditation in promoting and achieving world peace. Peace Meditation Pyramid is no longer a must now, and peace meditation can be performed at any time and any date. For more information, please refer to the Latest Announcement on Peace Meditation. 18 March 2019
FIGU-Landesgruppe Canada brings us new work again—the German/English bilingual edition of Arahat Athersata is now published and available at Billy Books. If you would like to know what messages and guidelines AA had sent to earthly humanity, please come and get a copy. 3 February 2019
In celebrating Billy Meier's birthday, like-minded people in Hong Kong created a new website "Billy Meier Hong Kong Research Centre". We are privileged to have the concurrence of Swiss FIGU, Canada and Australia FIGU, Michael Horn, Future of Mankind, 愛人的心 ... to use and relay their photos, videos and messages etc. The website is now under construction. During the initial phase, the website will be mainly in English, and it is targeted to be filled with more and more Chinese translations gradually. Please stay tuned for more updates. 3 February 2019
Today is Billy Meier's 82nd birthday! Like-minded people all around the world would express their good wishes towards Billy, while it is impossible for Billy to respond individually, in a thanksgiving card he wrote, "To all people who have remembered my birthday and, as in the years before, sent me kind greetings and good wishes again. As for me, I too send many kind thoughts to my loyal friends everywhere in the world." 19 Auguest 2018
Two versions of Peace Meditation Pyramid produced by FIGU-Landesgruppe Canada are now available in Hong Kong. The mini and regular versions are made to suit a maximum of two and seven concurrent participants respectively. All pyramids are handmade, and the price of the [Canada Mini Version] is lower than that of the [Switzerland Mini Version]. In order to promote world peace, Billy Books is selling all peace meditation pyramids at cost. For a bright and peaceful future of all earth humans, all are welcome to take part in Peace Meditation. 1 July 2018
Many thanks to FIGU-Landesgruppe Canada for their great contribution in making the German/English bilingual edition of FIGU's publications available, the new Symbols of the Spiritual Teaching is released! This edition contains a collection of 624 symbols, of which 24 are new additions. Those who are interested in having a look at the symbols of the spiritual teaching chosen and retrieved from Nokodemion's Storage Banks by Billy Meier, applying them in meditation or understanding their full meaning, please come and get a copy. Further, we have a few new Postcards on our shelf. Readers will receive 1 free postcard of their choice for every purchase of 2 Books from us. 8 June 2018
Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 15 is published and now available at Billy Books. This block covers records of the 646–680th contact between Billy Meier and the Plejaren from 3 March 2016 to 7 May 2017. In addition, another new German book Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ursprung aller Existenz (Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Origin of All Existence) is now available. Those who are interested in knowing more about the origin of all existence or the big bang may consider getting a copy. 3 February 2018
It is Billy's 81st birthday! Wishing our prophet of the new age healthy, happy and many happy returns! By the way, today is Billy Books' fouth anniversary as well, our heartfelt thanks to your great support for all these years, in return, we are glad to lower the book prices against the postal saving achieved via an alternative operator. In 2018, we will continue our effort in bringing the best service possible to all our friends, please visit us to find out more. Wishing you all a very successful Year of the Dog! 16 September 2017
The e-book version of Goblet of the Truth (German/English bilingual) is updated to 2015 edition, please visit our [Catalog / Info] section and download for free. Kindly also share our Download Link with interested friends, as wider coverage of this valuable book is beneficial to all mankind. 5 September 2017
Decalogue / Dodecalogue (German/English bilingual edition) is published and now available at Billy Books. This very important book was transmitted from the Petale pure-spirit-level and contains detailed explanations pertaining to the Ten Commandments in their original form, including two other recommendations. You may wish to consider getting a copy. 7 July 2017
Exciting news! We recently located a Canada logistics agent that can offer lower shipping cost for sending books from FIGU Canada to Hong Kong. As good service is our aim, and to please all our dear friends of Billy Books, we gladly reduce the price of Talmud Jmmanuel [Limited Edition] and the English booklets. Your smile is our reward. 7 July 2017
Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 14 is published and now available at Billy Books. Besides, our English Booklets collection has added three items, namely 77 Meditations, Diet and Nutrition and Physical Well-being. Please refer to our latest Product List for details. 12 May 2017
In recent months, some Friends of Billy Books, especially those from Mainland China, found that our newsletters and even our email replies had been dropped into the spam folder of their mailboxes. More lately, some reported that our emails could not be found even in their spam folders. Our last newsletter was No.22 issued on 8 April, if any Friends of Billy Books have not received this issue, please email us to bon@billybooks.org. Thank you! 3 April 2017
The The Spiritual Teaching in Everyday Life from They Fly Productions is now available online for free on their YouTube channel. This documentary could possibly be the last filmed interview of Billy. Within this video, you can see the 76 years old Billy in action, answering questions from all over the world. Please come and have a look. 31 March 2017
Talmud Jmmanuel has been the best-selling book in Billy Books over the past few months. Recently, its [Limited Edition] has also arrived and is now available! Content of this 2.3kg limited edition is exactly the same as that of the [Standard Edition], but with larger and solider fonts, and therefore more readable and convenient for study. This [Limited Edition] will possibly become collector's item, you may wish to consider getting a copy. 3 February 2017
Today is a big day! It is Billy's birthday, and he is now 80! Let us wish him healthy, happy and longevity! And, this is also the third anniversary of Billy Books, we are grateful for the consistent support from our friends, we surely can run as usual. We will continue with our effort in bringing the latest FIGU publications to our friends in full speed, so that we all can share the great wisdom of Billy and the Plejaren. It is our aim that you can find your favorites within Billy Books, please come and download our Product List. Wishing everyone all the best and a successful Year of the Rooster! 3 February 2017
These days, unavoidably, we and the new generation are fully immersed in the abyss of electronic media, how do we deal with this phenomenon? We share with you sa's posting "The Plejaren on the Danger of Electronic Media" (Chinese version) for your reference. Wish our friends a happy and prosperous Year of the Rooster! 10 December 2016
The long awaited English edition of Talmud Jmmanuel is now available to all readers. This is the true story of the life and teaching of Jmmanuel, the man falsely known as "Jesus Christ". Although the real story was falsified to beyond recognition within the New Testaments, Billy Meier succeeded in translating the original script into German, truth seekers will be astonished while reading the true story of the real prophet. Please come and take a look. 9 September 2016
To keep friends updated with the latest information available on the Billy Meier and Plejaren's materials, we intend to enhance our service by sharing sa's recent postings at Review33, starting this time with "Billy Meier on the US Presidential Election" via our newsletters and Facebook. Please Register as Friends of Billy Books and receive our newsletters for free. 29 April 2016
The Mini Peace Meditation Pyramid together with its Application Guidelines are now available online, the latest Plejadisch-plejarische Kontaktberichte (Pleiadian-plejarische Contact Reports) Block 13 is also on our shelf now, we offer 5% discount on every order of 6 blocks. Please pay us a visit, download the Application Guidelines for free and consider contributing to World Peace. 3 February 2016
Today is Billy Meier's birthday, we wish him happy and healthy. Today is also the 2nd anniversary of Billy Books, we are grateful for the consistent support of all our dear friends in the past two years. Billy Books has acquired around 90% (over 70 items) of FIGU's publications by now, please download our Catalog and locate your own favorites. In 2016, to quench the thirst of all our friends, we will try our best to bring in the latest FIGU publications soonest, please come and visit Billy Books from time to time, we are always ready to serve, wish you all a prosperous year of the Monkey! 16 December 2015
The Way to Live—the latest English edition of Billy's Die Art zu leben is now newly published and available to all readers. You are invited to take part in learning how to grow in knowledge, love, peace, wisdom and harmony. Besides, in order to cultivate a broader coverage, we have reduced the price of Might of the Thoughts. 1 December 2015
The German/English bilingual e-book version of Goblet of the Truth is now available for Free Download at Billy Books. You may like visiting our download page at [Catalog / Info]. Please also share our Download Link with interested friends, as wider coverage of this valuable book is beneficial to all mankind. 27 Auguest 2015
The German books Photo-Inventarium (Photo Inventory), OM (Omfalon Murado—Navel of Life) and Nokodemion, seine Folgepersönlichkeiten und die siebenfache Prophetenreihe auf der Erde (Nokodemion, its derivatives personalities and the seven fold series prophets on Earth) are now officially on our shelf. 11 June 2015
After years of translation, the English edition of Billy Meier's Goblet of the Truth is finally published and now on our shelf. Those who are fond of "Spiritual Teaching" should consider owning this valuable book where the contents and package are in perfect harmony. 19 May 2015
The download price for The Spiritual Teaching in Everyday Life is now reduced to US$15. Besides, e-book version of Through Space and Time (Photo Book), Michael Horn's First Evidence: 1953–1964 and Sfath's Explanation are now available. 10 April 2015
We have completed updating our inventory and have filled up our stock with some latest publications, including FIGU / Billy Meier's Fragen an Billy vom Mai 2013, Das Leben richtig leben—Quer durchs Dasein, Zur Besinnung, Postcard P1245, as well as They Fly Productions / Michael Horn's First Evidence: 1953–1964 and Sfath's Explanation in e-book version. Please have a look at our latest Product List. 3 February 2015
Today is Billy Meier's birthday, we wish him peace, healthy and many happy returns. Today is also the anniversary of Billy Books, we started off on Billy's birthday last year, and we are grateful for the encouragement and support from Billy and the CG49. We have delivered over 200 books to our customers during the year, it was a 100% successful delivery with no postal lost. Billy Books thanks our friends for their valuable support all through the year of struggling for survival, we will refine our service quality and hope our friends find engaging with Billy Books enjoyable. 27 December 2014
The Spiritual Teaching in Everyday Life—the newest filmed interview of Billy Meier by Ricardo Ralson and Michael Horn is now available as a download! This documentary could possibly be the last filmed interview of Billy. Within this video, you can see the 76 years old Billy in action, answering questions from all over the world. 30 November 2014
Billy Books' first FIGU publications showcase has been successfully completed during the "Hong Kong International UFO Congress 2014". We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to The Hong Kong UFO Club, her chairwoman Moon Fong and her team for their full support, and also to friends who have visited our booth. This is the first FIGU publications showcase in Asia, and most probably also the first large scale showcase outside of Switzerland, we are privileged to be able to make this event come true. For more about this historical event, please visit our Facebook Photo Album. 18 November 2014
Billy Books just received the blessing from CG49 and Billy Meier and was awarded the status of "Far East Representative of FIGU Publications". We are very much honoured and will continue to try our best in providing quality service to all our friends. In addition, while supported by The Hong Kong UFO Club and her chairwoman Moon Fong, Billy Books will be holding a FIGU Publications showcase at the "Hong Kong International UFO Congress 2014" on 30 November 2014. Please come and have fun! 31 October 2014
All items on our Product List are ex stock, further, FIGU Postcards are now on our shelf. Buy 10 get 1 free! Also, to show our gratitude to your support, we will offer 1 free postcard for every purchase of 2 Books! 9 October 2014
Our Product List, which includes both English and German FIGU publications, is now ready for download. Friends of Billy Books will receive our Newsletter together with the product list real soon. Please come and enjoy our quality service. 9 September 2014
After months of effort, we are now equipped with 80% of FIGU's German publications which amounts to 50 different items. A detailed book list is being prepared for distribution among friends of Billy Books via newsletter. 22 Auguest 2014
As of today, over 50 copies of Through Space and Time (Photo Book) are sold. After restocking and completing all pre-orders, we have only a few books left, book your copy now while stocks last. 12 July 2014
UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades: A Preliminary Investigation Report and UFO ... Contact from the Pleiades: A Supplementary Investigation Report—the two valuable collectors' items written by Wendelle Stevens, one of the world's best known UFO investigators and researchers—now available in e-book version. 29 May 2014
All Through Space and Time (Photo Book) have been sold out. Thank you, friends, for all your enthusiasm! We will restock soon, book your copy now. 21 May 2014
Through Space and Time (Photo Book)—The marvelous UFO photo book, an out-of-print collector's item is now made available by Billy Books. 14 May 2014
The EBE award winning documentary The Silent Revolution of Truth 2 DVD set is now on our shelf. 9 April 2014
Michael Horn Workshop: Standing in Spirit DVD—Michael Horn's lecture—and Beamship Symphony CD—live Beamship sound recording by Billy Meier—are available. 2 April 2014
And still they fly! by Guido Moosbrugger the FIGU veteran is now available in e-book version. This great book is no longer in print, it is the first and best choice research material for the Billy Meier case. 31 March 2014
The Meier Contacts—The Key To Our Future Survival DVD produced by Michael Horn is now on our shelf. 27 March 2014
As the time fulfills DVD—A documentary on the Billy Meier UFO contact case by They Fly Productions is now available. 22 March 2014
Might of the Thoughts and The Psyche—by Billy Meier with spiritual teaching on consciousness and thoughts are now on our shelf. 3 February 2014
And Did They Listen? DVD—the brand new documentary by Michael Horn on the story of Billy Meier and the Plejaren is available first time in Hong Kong. 3 February 2014
In celebrating Billy Meier's birthday, Billy Books officially launched her services.
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And why is it that the right to be secure in one's own property does not extend to the rich? The rich have the right to own money. What is the honest justification for taking a higher percentage of their money just because they have more of it than most people? If a rural citizen has more cows than an urban citizen, does that greater number constitute a claim of the city man for some of the country man's cattle? No! How is "money" different from "cattle"?
Is it a crime to be rich? No! So, why are taxes increased SPECIFICALLY on the rich: as if it is some sort of "sin" tax against them? Why are the rich required to give a greater percentage of their money in taxes than the rest of us? Why do politicians get away with acting as if "what is mine is mine but what is a rich man's is mine too"? Why are the rich treated as second-class citizens like this? Where is the "equal protection under the law" for them?
Why do rich people put up with this class envy and exploitation? Why don't they organize like members of other minorities have done and start a "National Association for the Advancement of Rich People (NAARP)" or a "Rich People's Anti-Defamation League (RPADL)"?
And if the rich won't stand up for themselves, why do we lesser-endowed "money-challenged" people allow them to be singled out and victimized like this? If we benefitted in NO way from the rich, it is still not right to stand idly by and watch them being cheated out of more and more of their property.
But as it is, the financial resources of the rich DO benefit us all: their money is both the engine and the fuel that builds and drives our whole economy. If politicians can rob the rich, what is to stop them from robbing us next? If we protect the rich, we protect ourselves. That is why we fiscally conservative TEA Party members say to all "richophobic" politicians: "LEAVE THE RICH ALONE!" If you continue to "soak the rich" you may kill the goose that lays America's golden egg.


It's often hard to know what to buy for someone who is grieving during the Holidays. In fact, many grievers don't feel like celebrating the Holidays at all. I know I didn't after my loved ones died.
It can mean everything to a griever to have a family, friend or community member reach out to them during the Holidays. The simplest of gestures can make all the difference in the world. Here are some gift ideas especially for those who have experienced a loss.
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Little Kittens – They absolutely love creating one-of-a-kind treasures, whether that be keepsake memory items, or warm wooly mittens. Jan thoroughly enjoys sitting down in front of her sewing machine and beginning a new project after dreaming up an awesome design in her mind. She has been seeing since she was 8 years old. She is somewhat of a "perfectionist" and strive to make each item to the best of her ability and slightly different from everything else out there.
The Compassionate Courier – It is through their compassion for the grieving, that The Compassionate Courier was born. It is their desire to bring comfort and hope to doorsteps around the world, reminding others that they are not alone and are remembered during their darkest times. Each box will also contain a personal message from the founders of The Compassionate Courier. Each note of encouragement will include uplifting thoughts, quotes, tips and suggestions on navigating through the unfamiliar journey of grief.
Solace Club – A SolaceClub box is a care package filled with items to help someone grieving the loss of a loved one. After the funeral when everyone has gone home, the SolaceClub box is more than a condolence card or flowers. It is a reminder that others love them and want them to have the tools to help with grief. Our boxes are designed for those grieving the death of a loved one (e.g., mother, father, sister, husband, wife, partner) and who need some support, self-care and tips on coping along the way.
Laurel Box – Offers thoughtfully hand curated gift boxes designed to nourish a woman's heart after loss. If a friend of yours has recently lost a loved one, you can rest assured that our boxes are designed to nourish a woman's heart after a loss. If you are currently walking through loss, it is our deep hope that the box you receive makes you feel loved and remembered. We know that no gift can ever replace the people we have lost, but we hope the prayers we pour over those touched by our company can be felt when you open a laurelbox.
Boxes of Hope – Created by a mother/daughter team working together to fill peoples lives with hope, by delivering stylish and lovingly curated boxes to people facing difficulties. Their hope is that people all over the world will receive these special gifts and be reminded that they are loved, braver than they think they are, and that there are people out there rooting for them.
Heavensbook Angels – When the founder & owner of Heavensbook Angel's son passed away in 2007, she chose to honor his memory through grief support, authoring and jewelry design. Their line of jewelry is among the first to bring death, grief, and loss to the retail space.
Rachelle-isms – Started out in 2010 with making gifts for family. In 2014, a lot of new changes were brought to the business by bringing meaning and even healing/comfort to others. Sharing her story reached many who were looking for a voice to the pain of child-loss. She encourages other to tell their story through her jewelry.
The Death Deck – Play the new party game that lets you explore a topic we're all obsessed with but often afraid to discuss. There are 112 cards with a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions guaranteed to spark lively discussion around the topic of death. Play with partners to try and predict each other's answers, or all together in a group. No matter how you play, you'll learn some new things about your friends, your family, and likely yourself.
Like it's predecessor Just a Little More Time, this book harnesses the power of words and images to combat grief. Sometimes the stories are funny. Sometimes hopeful. Sometimes inspiring. Always heartfelt, honest, and reflective as the 61 writers and artists move through their grief and remind us that in order to grieve we must first love.
Do you believe in soul mates? What if the death of your soul mate meant the birth of your life-long dream? A Widow's Awakening is a fictional account based on the true story of a young woman's struggle to come to terms with the death of her police officer husband who died while investigating a breaking and entering complaint. Engaging, powerful, heart-wrenching, and at times humorous, this honest look at the first year of a widow's grief captures the immense difficulty of learning how to accept the unacceptable while transforming loss into positive change–and is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Heartbreak from the loss of a loved one or from loss of innocence traumatizes the soul, but what if the loss of your baby who was born still could lead you to forgive someone who brutally harmed you and nearly left you for dead? With raw emotion, humor, and courage, Lindsay tells her story of thirteen years of darkness and the power of forgiveness that finally set her free.
The death of a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal loss, or the death of an older child, is the worst experience a parent can endure. Parents often don't know how – or if – they will survive such an earth-shattering event. This book includes twenty-six heart-wrenchingly honest essays by parents who convey their personal challenges and the ways they coped during the first twelve months after losing a child.
Robin understands grief due to many losses. She talks about her journey to recovery after the suicide of her former husband. Through her own suffering she has been transformed and found purpose and happiness in her life. Her book will help you understand your grief better. She is a testimony that is possible to live and love life after loss. She wants that for you too!
Storytelling is a powerful tool. Each book in the Grief Diaries series features stories by ordinary people who have walked your journey and offer comfort, understanding, and hope. Titles include: Loss of a Pet, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Sibling, Loss of Health, Loss of a Spouse, Loss of a Parent, Loss By Suicide, Through the Eyes of Men, Hello From Heaven, Project Cold Case and many more.
How do you move forward after a loss when your mind, body and soul feel broken? Award-winning author Sharon Ehlers found herself on this very quest after losing two dear friends to suicide within a two-year period. A journey through self discovery using her own expertise as a Reiki Master and Certified Grief Recovery Specialist resulted in Sharon's trademarked integrative approach Grief Reiki®.
Don't isolate yourself – Sometimes the easiest thing to do when we are grieving is hide away somewhere until it goes away. Unfortunately it isn't that easy. Trying to grieve alone during the Holidays can make it even tougher. Although we don't have to feel obligated to attend any festivities if we don't want to, we might consider spending time with a dear friend or family member just so we are not alone.
Talk about your feelings – It's so easy to just plaster on a fake smile and drag ourselves through Holiday functions. Don't do it. It you don't feel like attending the Holiday office party or Aunt Susie's cookie exchange then don't do it. Rather than not showing up to these events just let everyone know you are having a tough time, appreciate their offer but will have to decline the invite. Those who love you will understand. You have to do what's right for you.
Find time to relax – Grieving tends to throw us into a tailspin. The Holidays just add to the craziness. Rather than getting caught up in a hurricane of activities, it's important to find some time to relax. Take an afternoon nap. Watch a favorite movie. Take a walk. Treat yourself to a spa day. Take a yoga class. Schedule a Reiki session. If we don't make time to relax we could find ourselves winding ourselves up into a frenzy. This is not good for us spiritually, physically or emotionally.
Spend time in nature – Grief is an energy-depleting emotion. Nature can help to us to replenish our energy. Just taking a walk outside refreshes and rejuvenates us. It doesn't even have to be a long walk. Go around the block. Look at the beauty in nature around you. Smell a flower. Watch a sunset. Go outside and look at the stars.
Practice self-care – Too many times we put our own self care on hold because we are facing grief. Did you know that grievers have a higher incident of illness and accidents? This is why it is important to try and take care of yourself as much as possible. If you are physically healthy, it makes it easier to deal with your emotions. If you are physically, spiritually and emotionally drained you put yourself at risk of getting sick or being in an accident. Be gentle with yourself during this time.
Create a new tradition – Holidays mark special milestones in a family's life. Often when someone we love is no longer with us it's hard to face those Holiday traditions that you shared. If that is tough for you, find a new tradition that you can start to honor your loved one. Go away for the Holidays. Visit a homeless shelter. Visit the cemetery where your loved one is buried. Open presents on a different day. Think about how you will remember the life of your loved one in your family's history and traditions.
Be honest about how you are doing – Sometimes we do things just because we don't want to be judged or criticized. If you really don't want to participate in Holiday work or family events then DON'T. If it makes you sad to be at Aunt Mary's this year, then DON'T go. If going to the office Holiday party is the last thing you feel like doing then DON'T. We don't want the family or co-workers talking about why we weren't there. But if we are honest and let them know that you appreciate the invitation but it's just too tough to face the Holidays this year, they should understand. And if they don't, too bad. It's about you right now and what you are going through. It's not about anyone else or their expectations of what you should be doing.
Ask for help – It is okay to ask for help especially when you are grieving. When things are "normal" we run around like superman and superwoman. We multi-task all day and collapse exhausted in bed at night. But when we are grieving our whole world is turned upside down. We can't think. We can't react. We can't speak. We can't sleep. Grievers have a higher incident of illness and accidents due to these facts. Trying to do everything yourself is just asking for trouble. Reach out. Even if it is just asking someone to sit with you while you talk or cry. Maybe it's having a friend drop off dinner on their way home from work because you forgot to go to the grocery store. Maybe it's asking another parent to take the kids for a few hours so you can actually get some much needed sleep. Asking for help when you are grieving is far better, definitely safer and certainly healthier for you than trying to handle everything yourself!
Share your memories – It is very comforting for a griever to talk about their loved ones and share their stories. Make some time to share these memories with friends or family. Have everyone share a special memory that they may have as well. Bring out those old home movies or photographs. Watch your loved one's favorite Holiday movie. Cook your loved one's favorite Holiday meal. There are so many things you can do to keep those memories special.
Take one day at a time – Don't stress yourself out by thinking too far into the future. Just take it one day at a time. You may not get everything done and that's okay. Let friends and family know that it's just too tough this year. And if you chose not to do anything at all then that's okay too.
Honor your sadness – Society has placed too many unrealistic expectations on grievers. You have to be finished grieving by a certain time. You have to stop being sad by a certain date. You have to be strong so others don't know how much you are hurting. These are urban legends. They are so very wrong. If you are having a tough time, understand it is normal when you are grieving. Allow yourself to be sad. Don't hold back those emotions.
Join a support or bereavement group – Because it's understood how hard the Holidays can be for grievers, many organizations offer support or bereavement groups specifically during this time. Groups are often offered by churches or synagogues, as well as by funeral homes, hospitals or hospices. These groups may help you to feel less isolated during the Holidays. They provide a safe, supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere where you can talk to each other about what you're experiencing. After all, one of the most important aspects for a griever is the need to be heard and not feel alone. Bereavement and support groups especially during the Holidays can do just that.
The most important thing is that you do what works best for you. Not Aunt Sally. Not Cousin Fred. But what works for you.
Looking for Grief Tips for dealing with the Holidays?
The Holidays can be the toughest time of the year for so many. It's another reminder that the people we loved are no longer around. This could be as a result of a death, break-up, divorce, move or other loss-related event.
Instead of crawling up into a ball and hiding under a yule log until the Holidays are over, this eBook offers some practical Holiday Grief Tips.
– How to not isolate yourself.
– How to talk about your feelings.
– How to start a new tradition.
– How to practice self-care.
– How to ask for help.
– How to plan ahead.
……how to skip the Holidays altogether.
Whatever you do this year, it's important that it is right for you and where you are on your grief journey.


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Update: Closing on $75 million in new cash, Truepill plans at-home testing service as it nears $200 million in annual revenue
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Truepill, the white-label healthcare services company that provides telehealth and pharmacy fulfillment services, is adding at-home medical testing as the third branch of its services powering the offerings of companies like Hims and Hers, Nurx, GoodRx, and Ro (a former customer).
Financing this expansion of services is a new $75 million round of financing from investors led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from Optum Ventures, TI Platform Management, Sound Ventures and Y Combinator.
"With the change in reimbursement for telemedicine, it changed the trajectory of the direct to consumer companies," said Annie Lamont, the co-founder and managing director of new lead investors Oak HC/FT. "When we talked to every one of them they all seemed to be using Truepill."
With its expansion into lab testing, Truepill can provide a full suite of services that used to be confined to the doctor's office remotely. As more patients adjust to remote delivery of care, these kinds of options will become more attractive.
The move to telemedicine isn't just something for new entrants either. Incumbents are also finding that they need to provide the same care as their direct to consumer competition, especially as the priority shifts to value-based care rather than fees for services on the reimbursement side — and consumers start demanding lower cost options on the direct pay side.
"I think it enables health plans to provide better care in targeted programs," said Lamont, a longtime investor in healthcare.
Truepill's executives certainly hope so.
The two co-founders, Umar Afridi and Sid Viswanathan met over LinkedIn where Viswanathan cold-emailed Afridi. At the time, Afridi was working as a pharmacist filling prescriptions at a Fred Meyer near Seattle).
Initially, Truepill's growth came from acting as the pharmacist to companies like Hims, Nurx, and other direct-to-consumer healthcare companies focused on serving the elective health needs of people who wanted hair loss treatments, erectile dysfunction medication, and birth control.
Image Credits: Truepill
As the company has grown, so have its ambitions. By the end of the year, Truepill expects to book up to $200 million in revenue, according to Viswanathan, and that revenue will come from a more evenly distributed mix of customers among direct to consumer companies, insurance companies, and healthcare providers.
"Everything we do is white labeled from our pharmacy to the lab testing component. You can go to teladoc and use that service. What we like to think early. 80 percent of healthcare is going to happen on a digital channel.. We're in a perfect position to build the platform company in that space," Viswanathan said.
At-home testing is a critical component of that platform. Expected to launch before the end of the year, Truepill is working with lab testing providers to offer hundreds of at-home tests. The company said it will focus on tests to manage chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, chronic kidney disease. Incidentally these are areas which have attracted a lot of interest from investors who are backing companies that provide direct to consumer or digital therapeutic solutions to treat or help address these conditions.
"To create a comprehensive, effective digital healthcare experience, there are three essential pillars: pharmacy with extensive insurance coverage, at-home lab testing and telehealth," said Viswanathan, in a statement. "By adding diagnostics to our suite of solutions, we'll be able to deliver direct-to-patient healthcare at scale through one platform – Truepill. We envision a future where 80% of healthcare is digital. With diagnostics, telehealth and pharmacy built on our foundation of API-connected infrastructure, Truepill will power that reality."
*This story has been updated to indicate that Ro was a customer of Truepill, but no longer works with the service and that the company expects to reach $200 million in revenue not $175 million as the company's President indicated in an interview.


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Jules Clément Naudet (Paris, França, 26 de Abril de 1973) e Thomas Gédéon Naudet (Paris, 27 de março de 1970) são dois diretores de cinema franceses. Os irmãos, residentes nos Estados Unidos da América desde 1989, estavam na cidade de Nova Iorque na época dos ataques de 11 de Setembro.  Jules capturou filmagens do voo 11 da American Airlines a se chocar com a torre norte do World Trade Center. Jules é casado e tem dois filhos.

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03/2016- Congratulations Jason Troutner for winning St. Louis University "Real" Elevator Pitch Competition through his new startup Cast21.
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I've been feeling rather inspired to do more blog posts, so here's another featuring new items from Reign and Twenty13. Making blog posts usually take me for flippin' ever because I build the backdrops and customized furniture etc to meet the theme/mood of my photograph...Yeah I'm kinda super particular about my backdrops cause really they make or break photos.
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I hope that you're all doing well! I have some wicked news! I am now blogging for Fang Couture. Which is a store that's focusing on Slink shoes and accessories. It's owned by Lette Fang (mswhiterabbit), Niall Fang (hellclad) and Pinky Fang (pinkrosey.fang), this dynamic trio are super talented. They are striving to create unique shoes and accessories. I'm so excited to be blogging for them! Make sure that you guys keep an eye on them!
The shoes in the picture are Fang Couture's first Slink release! They are called Peeptoe Creepers for Mid Slink feet. They're so unique and a super cute take on the traditional creepers. I love them! The Creepers are available in 12 different colors In World only So go get them here!
Hair: Stargaze - Kit Kat !lamb.
Stockings: (My Nylon Ombre Stockings) Stars Socks [Slink compatible] Blah.
These pictures were taken a month or so ago when I was also sort of feeling upset and a little bit broken-hearted as well. I had been listening to Hello, My Old heart and felt kind of inspired to do a different kind of picture. There are times when I create looks that aren't average fashionable avis. These looks are a process for me. They take a lot of time, energy, effort and linens! lol. Whenever I have an image in my head I am pretty determined to find things that fit my character and mood. For example the hair in this picture is actually 2 hairs stacked together and edited. The open heart is a combination of 3 different attachments.
Hey! It's been a minute, sorry about that! I took a little SL hiatus cause RL was kinda killing me. Haha, my RL has settled down a little bit and I'm able to commit more time to blogging and other things. So yeah, I'm back!
Last week was the tenth anniversary of Mean Girls. Oh my god! That makes me feel super old...I absolute love that movie. It's so Fetch! (Don't judge me, lol!) I decided to make my post for Wednesday cause "On Wednesdays we wear pink!" I absolutely love Karen. She's so ditzy and blonde and hilarious...also if you've never watched Mean Girls...just...wow.
Anyways, You should be wearing pink! Ladies, if you don't have any pink, well you're in luck! There are two really amazing hunts going on grid wide that run until May 31st! The first hunt is the Pink Fusion 2.0 which starts at the Razor Mainstore. All of the items in the Pink Fusion hunt are 5L! There are some really amazing things from that hunt which you can see on the Pink Fusion 2.0 main page, but here are the SLurls and Hints . Zaidee is wearing the Milk Hair and HV piercings from that hunt.
The second hunt is The Cotton Candy Hunt! There are 111 stores participating in the the Cotton Candy Hunt! (Oh my god!) Lol The items are 2L each! There are so many super cute items from this hunt! You can view some of the prizes here! and the SLurls/hints! I definitely recommend that you guys participate in the hunts! They're fun but you also receive some really wicked prizes! So happy hunting!


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TEST SPIN | Gallant — 'Sweet Insomnia'
By Griffin Bader | November 3, 2019
At a moment in which it can be easy to see the bread and butter of the R&B genre as a casualty of today's genre-less blur of streaming-driven pop music, Gallant feels like a traditionalist up to the task of maintaining that center. As its most distinct edges continue to be swallowed, the most obvious angles to approach R&B now come in the form of co-opting hip hop or leaning into the branding of bedroom pop. Gallant makes no such concessions.
Sweet Insomnia is the 27 year old Maryland native's second major push toward the center of the R&B world, and represents his strongest success in that realm thus far. While the crooner's 2016 debut, Ology, felt like a formidable starting point driven by a handful of impeccably crafted singles, Sweet Insomnia is a more tightly and singularly constructed statement.
On his sophomore effort, Gallant serves as our own personal curator, displaying snapshots of his favorite moments of R&B over the last number of decades. Somehow, throughout this effort, he manages to skip from place to place with enough grace to pay homage all over the map, but never sound derivative, nor fickle. Instead, by painting us a broad picture, Gallant finds himself squarely in that R&B realm. On "Sharpest Edges," an early highlight, Gallant floats through vocal acrobatics over a syrupy but dynamic R&B bounce. On "Sleep On It," he channels his best 2000s Usher impression. Elsewhere, on "Paper Tulips," he conjures a sultrier after-hours vibe. In each instance, his sound never feels overly derivative, and always leaves room to inject his own angle.
For all of its musical strengths, Sweet Insomnia's most glaring weakness is, at times, its songwriting. Even over the course of a succinct 35 minutes, Gallant's lack of creativity with the pen can make his effusion of R&B tropes like love and nostalgia blend together. Gallant provides nothing new on "Hips," as evident in his distinctly pedestrian lyrics of "your hips on mine." On "Hurt," he attempts to invigorate a gratingly repetitive chorus ("Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt hurt") with a misfire of an EDM-inspired instrumental breakdown. It is in these moments where Gallant's sound can feel either pandering or indistinct.
But over the course of a mostly tight 13 tracks, Gallant's astounding vocal range and musical dexterity make for a largely lively affair. This is especially true of the two songs which feature guest vocalists, "Sweet Insomnia" with 6lack and "Compromise" with Sabrina Claudio. On the former, Gallant finds a worthy hip hop-indebted foil to his traditionalist view. On the latter, meanwhile, Afrobeat stylings add an important late-album dynamism. In both cases, these carefully curated guests inject an expertly calibrated change of pace.
Two albums in, Gallant emerges as an impressive artist with the pedigree to maintain a promising career in the center of today's R&B scene. Undoubtedly, though, there remains room or growth atop this formidable foundation. For Gallant to truly take the next leap, he must be willing to graduate from putting his own touch on a smorgasbord of nostalgic subgenres, and begin to carve out his own.
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Griffin Bader is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at [email protected]
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TEST SPIN | Turnover — 'Altogether'
By Daniel Moran November 6, 2019
I still don't think they've made a bad song yet, I'm just not sure if this was the best direction for Turnover to take.
TEST SPIN | Earl Sweatshirt — 'Feet of Clay'
By Richard Beezley November 6, 2019
To hear this EP as a deliberative stand taken against his contemporaries would be entirely incorrect: In the end, as Earl himself would tell you, it's just some more rap songs.


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Bob Williams watched the town slowly change. As the construction crews began tearing up Hwy. 83 in downtown Genesee, Wis., local businesses started closing.
Store after store along the rural Wisconsin mainstreet went out of business, and the three-year construction project was slowly creeping toward his shop, S&S Research, in nearby Mukwonago.
Hwy. 83 was the lifeblood of Williams' business. The easy access and high visibility had helped his shop thrive for more than 30 years in the same location. But the state highway was the only way in or out, and the construction was slated to last from March through Thanksgiving of 2010. The road would be completely torn up, making it extremely difficult—yet, still possible—for customers to get to Williams' shop.
"I'd seen that so many of those businesses went out of business because they weren't prepared for the construction," Williams, 59, says. "I wanted to try to take every avenue that I could to come out ahead to make it through that construction."
Williams would try to save his business with a plan focused on one simple piece of paper: a map.
Since he bought the space in 1977, Williams' facility has sat on the corner of Hwy. 83 and Old Village Road, seven miles south of Interstate 94 and seven miles north of Interstate 43. S&S Research is less than a mile from downtown Genesee, and about 20 miles west of Milwaukee.
A bodyman by trade, Williams operated as a two-person collision shop for six years, before deciding to add on a mechanical segment in 1983.
After an expansion later in the 1980s and a rebuild in the late 1990s, Williams has 18,800 square feet of space over two buildings, 8,000 of which is dedicated for collision repair.
In 2009, the 12-employee, $2.2 million business did just above $1.1 million in collision work.
In all, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation planned to widen a 17-mile stretch of Hwy. 83 in three separate phases. The first would take the construction across Williams' parking lot entrance.
There would be a detour in place, and there would be times when the stretch of highway in front of the shop would be completely closed.
Certainly, Williams says, the construction would all but eliminate the shop's opportunity for drive-by customers (despite being a rural area, the fact that Hwy. 83 connects two major interstates meant plenty of walk-in work for the shop).
This had the potential to decimate his mechanical business, and to put a huge dent in the collision side as well. He has little focus on direct repair work, and had a steady stream of work that came from outside his small town. He also had a number of fleet accounts with local and regional companies that kept the body shop humming even in slower, good-weather seasons like the summer.
Williams had his concerns: Would those customers be willing to navigate the detours? Would they even realize he was still open? Would it be that much easier for them to simply go to a competitor?
The construction was only supposed to last a few months, just the summer, but timetables on projects like that are often extended. The business was sound enough to sustain a small lapse over a short period, but Williams didn't want to leave anything to chance.
"I took this very seriously," he says of the threat to his business. "I was going to take charge of the situation. … [Not being prepared] would've scared the heck out of me, just not doing anything and not trying to take charge of the situation."
It was still October of 2009 when Williams began brainstorming, a good five months before the first bulldozer came around.
And Williams came to a simple conclusion. Customers would still be able to come to his shop, if willing, and his shop could still perform all necessary work without any exceptions. The construction would have virtually no effect on the shop's actual operations.
So, there would be two things that would keep them from coming in: knowledge of the situation (whether the shop was closed, whether it was fully operational, how to avoid the construction, etc.) and the inconvenience of the detours.
He needed a solution that would cover both of those issues.
Williams had worked with small business marketing firm Automated Marketing Group (AMG) for several years. They built his shop's website and helped him manage special marketing projects. Williams had a concept he wanted to try out, and turned to AMG's Will Johnson for some help.
"The biggest thing was information," Johnson says. "The newspapers would have things like when the construction starts or how long it would go or the different phases. But they weren't updating people.
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Bob Williams was able to take full advantage of a difficult situation, says Danny Sanchez of Autoshop Solutions. But, as Sanchez explains, you don't need a potential catastrophe to engage people through your online marketing.
The first thing is to change your definition of "social media." It's not just Facebook, Twitter, and the rest; your website is now a social media platform. It can't just be a landing page or a directory for people to find you anymore. That's still at the core of it all, but for search engine optimization (SEO) and to stay relevant to customers, you need to use your website as a tool to engage people in a social way. And it's simple to do:
Step 1: Choose a topic or a cause. There are things happening in every community, whether it's a group or a cause that you're involved in or an event—like Williams' road construction. Own that cause, become a source for it. It's simple to add platforms to a website or a blog page that you can do this on. But make sure it's something relevant and that others will care about.
Step 2: Use other tools to get people engaged. Take advantage of your other outlets, like Facebook or Twitter or other marketing efforts, to bring attention to this information. Direct people to it and demonstrate how the information is current and important.
Step 3: Carry it through. For this to work, you have to keep at it. You can't put up a post, and then stop. You can't do it for a month, and then quit on it. You have to build it up, and people need to see that you're committed to doing this.
"We wanted to make it very simple to get this information, and we wanted people to get it from S&S Research."
Williams and Johnson started with just one simple concept. Using Google Maps, Williams created detour directions to his facility—a clear, concise, one-page description for anyone looking to get to his shop. He kept a digital copy and printed out roughly 5,000. The entire marketing plan would be created around this map.
The idea, Williams says, was to flood his community with the maps, because not only did they serve as a piece of advertising, but they also informed the people in the area of how to avoid the construction; with only one main thoroughfare in the area, people would use the detour for a number of reasons beyond just going to his shop.)
Williams and Johnson worked to integrate the maps, directions and construction information into every facet of the business's marketing they could.
Website. Johnson and the AMG team created a new tab on the shop's website and embedded the interactive, digital version of the map. It also turned that page into a blog of sorts, updating daily with news of the construction. The information was either gathered through the Wisconsin DOT or through Williams' observations. The goal, Johnson says, was to have his website become the best source of info on the construction in the area.
Social Media. The map was also put on the shop's Facebook page, and Williams made daily updates with photos and news of the construction. He took hundreds of photos, updating the community through daily visuals of the construction. Also, to keep people engaged with his Facebook page, Williams began doing "Facebook Fan of the Month" giveaways, handing out $50 gift cards to a variety of retailers and restaurants.
Phone Answering. The first thing Williams did with the maps was to tape one to each of his shop's phones. Every time a customer called, his staff was directed to inform them of the upcoming or current construction conditions and provide them with detailed directions of the detour to the shop.
On-Hold Message. Williams had a local radio announcer record an on-hold message for the shop, detailing the construction plans, the road closure and describing the detour route.
Convenient Drop Off and Pickup. For customers uneager to navigate the detour (even some fleet accounts), S&S Research began pushing their existing shuttle service and suggesting night dropoffs to avoid any possible traffic delays caused by the construction. Williams and his staff also began to do more pickup and drop off for customers.
'Dear Neighbor Letters.' Through AMG, Williams turned his regular direct mail pieces into information updates. Each one, whether it was an appointment reminder or a thank-you letter for past services, had a printed map attached to it.
Invoices. Every document that left the shop with a customer had a map stapled to it, Williams says, including each invoice.
E-Newsletter. AMG already produced a monthly newsletter for Williams' shop, and prior to and during the construction, it added in the latest construction updates, some photos and the map.
Specials. Williams negotiated with his vendors to adjust pricing on certain items, and he then passed those savings on to his customers in the form of discounts. Whether it was paint, detailing products or smaller parts, Williams would run specials relating to those jobs. He also offered discounts to anyone working on the construction crew, something that provided him with additional work. They'd fix mirrors, dents or even full body panels while the construction employees worked.
The construction ended around Thanksgiving, Williams says, some nine months after it first started. Yet, in 2010, revenue grew by 6 percent at S&S Research.
"Not only did Bob's shop survive, but he maintained everything he had before," Johnson says.
The shop's web traffic shot up dramatically as well, by roughly 40 percent. And 70–80 percent of visitors clicked on the shop's construction-update tab. The shop was also in the first page of Google searches for "Highway 83 construction," Johnson says, and the shop quickly surpassed 200 likes on Facebook.
The construction is long gone from Williams' shop, but he still updates customers through his various marketing pieces of the how they could be affected in the construction's second phase.
Ignoring the regular fee that Williams pays AMG, many of the things he did were cost free. Any shop can add pages to their site, update a blog or social media, and work to inform customers without spending a dime, he says. The only additional costs added to his regular marketing budget was the extra printouts of the maps.
Williams feels the biggest reason his shop was able to come through this situation successfully was because of the proactive approach. He didn't wait until the construction began to take its toll before he did anything about it.
"We were really able to get out ahead of it," he says. "The number one thing is to make sure your name is always out there. Never stop marketing. And we're doing it in a way that can help the people in our community. A very good way of promoting [your business] is to build that strong community tie."
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Alphabet's subsidiary Wing launches drone delivery service in Australia
By Paris Faint
Medicine, food, drinks and coffee delivered straight to your location via airborne drone.
A suburban pipedream? Not anymore, it seems.
Drone manufacturer Wing has launched its new air delivery service, bringing the future to the doorstep of a handful of Canberrans.
Wing's drones work by flying to a designated business or home and picking up a package which is tethered to a sturdy cable.
The package is then raised up to where the drone hovers at a safe distance, preventing theft or damage.
The drone then maps the best route to its destination, which is designated via a mobile app, and follows the flight path which also includes plans to avoid buildings, trees and other obstacles.
It then drops off the goods at the destination, again lowering the package from a safe height via cable.
The Wing drone in action
The service is currently only available to 100 eligible homes in the suburbs of Crace, Palmerston and Franklin, but over the coming months Wing plans to expand its radius.
Wing is a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and its fleet of drones have so far delivered food, small household items and over the counter chemist products more than 3,000 times during testing phases around the country.
Initial partners of Canberra's new drone delivery service include Kickstart Expresso, Chemist Warehouse. Pure Gelato and Guzman Y Gomez.
Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, head of Australian operations at wing, says initial feedback on the system has been mostly positive and valuable in ironing out any operational kinks.
"The feedback we have received during the trials has been valuable, helping us to refine our operations to better meet the needs and expectations of the communities in which we operate," says Bouldin-Johnson.
"We will continue to engage with the local community and stakeholders as we expand our service and are hosting community information stalls and delivery demonstrations in the serviceable areas over the next few weeks."
A report by AlphaBeta released in November last year estimated that drone delivery could add $30-40 million in revenue for ACT businesses, as well as a $12 million reduction in delivery costs per year by 2030.
Small drone delivery produces 99 percent less emissions than deliveries made by car and if even a small proportion of deliveries and pickups by car and truck are shifted to drones, congestion in the ACT could also be reduced by as many 35 million vehicle kilometres per year.
Drone delivery is expected to mostly benefit the elderly and people with mobility issues.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 209 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and designer toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor pool, and an indoor pool. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free valet parking is available onsite.
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The only thing to say negative is you as a guest staying there sometimes feel its like a tourist attraction with guest visiting and doing photos everywhere.
I recently stayed at la mamounia and will definitely be returning soon. The hotel has classic authentic Moroccan architecture and is a perfect contrast to the chaotic streets of Marrakesh. Located in the prince of Morocco's palace with top quality staff picked from the best. They are very good at communicating with each other and as soon as you order something with just a signal they can send your order to the kitchen. The Moroccan restaurant has private dining rooms with three storeys and plenty of space. Note that as residents we were allowed to wear shorts, but you're not permitted inside the hotel as a guest unless covered up. Not only is there a Moroccan restaurant but also an Italian restaurant, a fine dining French restaurant and a poolside bar. I found it amazing how all the staff were familiar with my name and family which made the trip a lot easier as I didn't have to explain anything. The hotel has a range of luxurious shops including Dior and Saint Laurent... There are two pools a lovely hammam, but overall the highlight of the trip for me was the fresh almond milk at breakfast and the service. 100% go to la mamounia because it is fabulous.
I'm staying in Marrakech (first time in Morocco) at Le Palais de Rhoul (Tent suite n.18). Encouraged by my friends that there were in Marrakech before and stayed at Lamamounia (a place I heard a lot of and saw so many editorials) I decided to book from concierge desk of my hotel a full day at Lamamounia (lunch, pool & SPA)...they confirmed me that booking was executed in date 13/4/19 for the following date 14/4/19... was so excited and looking forward to it, anticipating luxury events in my mind. Upon my arrival the poor service started (no friendly people, clearly busy), they sent me from reception desk to concierge desk and back returned to reception desk to send me to regulate bill and registration at cash desk.


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Iran to hold talks with U.S. over nuclear deal on July 17
Iran is planning to hold talks with the U.S. over the nuclear deal it signed with the international community in 2015, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday.
Mr. Araghchi said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif is scheduled to take part in a UN meeting in New York on July 17 and talks on the nuclear deal are planned there.
"Also with the Americans, also bilateral," Araghchi added.
U.S. President Donald Trump has described the agreement between Iran and the five UN veto powers plus Germany (the 5+1 powers), which lifted sanctions in return for restrictions on Tehran's nuclear programme, as a bad deal.
For Tehran, the accord is an international one that has been verified by both the U.S. and the UN, so Mr. Trump is not able to challenge it unilaterally.
Mr. Zarif's trip to New York will be the first by an Iranian official onto U.S. soil since Mr. Trump was inaugurated as president.
Mr. Araghchi said that he and his nuclear team would travel to Vienna after the New York meeting for the next round of 5+1 talks at the deputy foreign minister level on July 21, which marks the second anniversary of the agreement.
"Also, there the antagonistic stance of the U.S. towards the nuclear deal will be right at the top of the agenda," Araghchi said.
The nuclear deal was intended to do away with the threat of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
In spite of the lifting of sanctions on Tehran in return for international monitoring of its nuclear programme, the U.S. maintains some sanctions on Iran.
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It is 1939, and Hitler's assault on Europe has begun. Though much of the world has turned its back on the Jews of Europe, Evelyn and Leonard Kirsch suspect that the menace is real. This ordinary American couple makes a bold decision that could save the lives of many Jewish children and change the course of history. But first, they must convince their estranged friends to help. What begins as a night of cocktails and conversation becomes a tense negotiation of politics, morality, and survival - and the stakes are life and death. A suspenseful story that will bring you to the edge of your seat. Featuring McLean Fletcher, Kimberly Gilbert, David Schlumpf, Alexander Strain and Erin Weaver.
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"...Watching the play with the benefit of hindsight, Evelyn's decision seems like an easy one. But in the world of the play, it's not so clear. Roberta's husband argues that Adolf Hitler is just another right-wing leader who will be constrained by the rest of Europe. Besides, Martin is short on money and coping with a troublesome teenager. He's got plausible reasons for not becoming involved. Don't we all?"
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10,000 square miles of the earth's greatest wildlife spectacle.
It is nothing short of a miracle that the Serengeti survives today - a planetary stretch of wilderness and wild animals: big cats, wildebeest, crocodiles, bound together in a cycle of life and death. And circulating through it like a bloodstream, the Migration, a natural wonder beyond the imagination.
As we have a particular attraction to this kind of wild, we have had the incredible privilege of travelling and pioneering here for more than twenty years now, and it's the favoured stomping ground of many a Nomad guide. Our people know this place like no other, and are experts on its ecology. Across the park, our four lodges and camps each offer a different way to be with them and experience Nomad's Serengeti.
A klipspringer in the Northern Serengeti.
Top quality guiding and custom built 4x4's make for epic explorations of the Serengeti National Park.
The Mara River in the Northern Serengeti.
Our migration camp, Serengeti Safari Camp. Always hot on the heels of all the action surrounding the wildebeest as it moves through the Serengeti.
The advent of the short rains means that green grass is in abundance.
The huge migration herds gather in the short grass plains of the Southern Serengeti.
Rain is sporadic and herds congregate in areas with lush grass.
The migration is often at it's most impressive with vast herds spread across the plains.
The	wildebeest calving season is in full swing now, providing good chances of witnessing a birth.
It is often quite dry at this time and the herds might split into smaller units scattered around the southern plains in search of the best grazing conditions. In late March, the Long Rains start.
This is one of the best times to explore the eastern part of the	ecosystem, particularly around Gol Mountains. The scenery is spectacular and the vast numbers of animals add to the drama.
The migrating herds start their journey north, moving up to Moru, Seronera and tipping into the Western Corridor possibly by May.
The long rains are here, which means there are regular short sharp downpours.
Traditionally viewed as the off season May is one of our favourite months in the Serengeti. The plains are covered in wild flowers, the rains have begun to ease and the open grasslands are home to abundant plains game and the ever close behind predators.
The herds continue the journey north, possibly making their way up into the Western Corridor by mid to late May.
The rains continue into early May, but begin to ease towards the end of the month.
Traditionally the month for the Western Corridor as the herds continue north. Localised weather patterns can have a dramatic effect on how long the migration spends in this area.
With the	ecosystem continuing to dry out, the herds continue westwards, towards the Grumeti River in the Western Corridor. Huge crocodiles in the Grumeti lay in wait, hungry, leading to explosive action when the wildebeest come down to drink.
The rains have eased and the Serengeti begins to dry out. The south becomes pretty dusty throughout June, and the north also sees the grasslands beginning to thin and dry out.
A very transitional month with the migration ultimately reaching northern Serengeti – when they arrive depends on how much rain has sustained the grass in areas further south of the Serengeti.
In dry years the first of the herds can reach the north early July; if there's been plenty of rain in central/western Serengeti it may not be until the end of the month that they arrive in the north.
The north is still fairly green, especially on the western side, and the odd rain shower is possible. Elsewhere it is dry and dusty.
The migration reaches the northern Serengeti and stays in this area until October.
During this period wherever pockets of rain fall in the north, new shoots of grass will appear and attract the herds and so they spend their time criss-crossing back and forth across the Mara River – this is when the spectacular river crossings occur.
Short localized showers are common throughout this season but have little impact on the overall dry, sunny weather.
Another very transitional month as the herds start their journey back south usually arriving in central Serengeti and reaching slightly north of that and to the south.
During November the migration often fragments into smaller herds which each take different routes south.
Rain has usually started to fall in the southern plains pulling the migration south, but they can swing back around should rain fall again in the North.
The cycle of the great migration in the Serengeti ecosystem comes full circle.
By Christmas time the migration has usually completed its circuit and is back on the short grass plains of the Ndutu area. Early December can see them still scattered around central Serengeti and making their way south.
The short rains have started once again and the new grass shoots on the short grass plains provide much needed nutrients for the expectant wildebeest mothers as they prepare to drop their calves in February.
Mkombe's House Lamai is the first private, self, contained, family house in the heart of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
The north of Tanzania is famous. This is the land of the Serengeti...and home to one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.