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Those wacky Street Fighter IV Halloween costumes are out
Over a week ago, Capcom unveiled some new costumes for Street Fighter IV (yep, the one that's out already), and unlike some of the other pallet swap DLC it has released in the past, these are actually pretty cool. As of now you can go ...
Ultra Street Fighter IV's Halloween costumes are bonkers
Street Fighter V might be coming out early next year, but Capcom isn't done with Ultra Street Fighter IV just yet. The PC, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360 editions of the game are getting new Halloween costumes, which will be available as ...
Ultra Street Fighter IV patch now live on PS4
Ultra Street Fighter IV has experienced a turbulent launch on PlayStation 4, but Sony has issued a patch fixing many of the issues that players have been experiencing over the past week. The update addresses the menu lag, amongst a num...
Yep, Ultra Street Fighter IV on PS4 sure looks great
[Update: Players have been reporting various bugs with the PS4 version across the net. While I didn't encounter any of these in my roughly 20 hours of testing outside of the ones mentioned here, it's important to be aware of them.] Ryu and ...
Ultra Street Fighter IV PS4 supports PS3 fight sticks
If you thought that the announcement of Street Fighter V meant that, finally, Capcom couldn't squeeze out another Street Fighter IV release, you were wrong. Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to PS4 May 26 packed in with all the DLC the 7 ye...
Ultra Street Fighter IV strikes PlayStation 4 on May 26
Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to PlayStation 4 on May 26, Sony just announced. Capcom is asking for $24.99 for the latest revision, which comes packaged with all the characters, levels, and DLC created for the fighter since it first eme...
Ultra Street Fighter IV strikes PS4 next spring
Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to PlayStation 4, Sony announced today at its PlayStation Experience keynote in Las Vegas, Nevada. Capcom's fighting game will debut exclusively on PS4 sometime next spring. Xbox One might be getting it at ...
Why is Ryu a wolf in the upcoming Ultra Street Fighter IV DLC?
The Misfits have a song called Demonmania (pronounced Deh-EE-Mono-Mee-Ah). In the song, Glenn Danzig clearly sings the words "Look upon me, I am a bee... My mother was a wolf... My father was a wolf." That's what it sounds like anyway. As a...
Ultra Street Fighter IV is getting an Omega Mode with modified movesets
Ultra Street Fighter IV is still getting updated, and the newest mode to hit the game will be the Omega Mode. Capcom notes that this severely mixes up character's normal and special moves. Characters will play differently, and there's ...
Ultra Street Fighter IV available at retail this week
When Ultra Street Fighter IV was released back in June, it was only available as a digital title on the Xbox 360 and PS3 -- but now you can grab it at retail for the latter two consoles. The retail price is the same as the base package...
Pay too much for too many new Ultra Street Fighter IV costumes this summer
Capcom revealed a massive new set of upcoming outfits that will soon be available for the 44 fighters of Ultra Street Fighter IV over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con. The Summer Vacation costumes will be rolling out in separate packs, bu...
Jeez, there sure are a lot of costumes in Ultra Street Fighter IV
Here's a trailer running down some (but not all!) of the many Street Fighter IV costumes to date, which will be included in next month's retail release of Ultra Street Fighter IV. Come for the costumes, stay for the cheesy song. Balrog's A...
Review: Ultra Street Fighter IV
The Street Fighter series is one that will always invariably undergo several revisions, all in the name of uncovering the perfect fighter. Ultra Street Fighter IV, the latest iteration of 2009's massively popular Street Fighter IV, is an ex...
Mad Catz new Ultra Street Fighter IV stick has a PS3/PS4 toggle
Ultra Street Fighter IV is now out, which means a brand new fight stick was also released by Mad Catz. Well in Japan at least. Interestingly, the PlayStation 3 version has a PlayStation 4 toggle, so you can use the stick on Sony's latest sy...
Get a look a what's behind Decapre's mask in these Ultra Street Fighter IV endings
If you are playing, will be playing, or don't care either way about Ultra Street Fighter IV, the game's story is probably not what comes to mind whenever it's brought up. That said, it hasn't stopped Capcom from creating anime style prolog...
Ultra Street Fighter IV launch trailer shows off glimpses of the FGC
Ultra Street Fighter IV is out this week, and given that there are multiple iterations of the game at this point, you should watch the trailer to see what you're getting. Namely, the new characters, new stages, rebalancing, and new battle ...
These are the release dates for Ultra Street Fighter IV
Capcom has narrowed down the various release dates for Ultra Street Fighter IV and, jeez, there's a lot to keep track of here. Let's just dive right in. Players who are upgrading to Ultra from Super SFIV or Arcade Edition can do so for $14....
Check out Poison, Elena, and Rolento's Arcade endings in Ultra Street Fighter IV
With Ultra Street Fighter IV having been floating around in the wild in Japanese arcades for some time, there's plenty of new footage on the intertubes to ooh and ahh over. New characters mean a heap of new goodies, and you can check out f...
Elena is all smiles in Ultra Street Fighter IV's opening cinematic
Am I tripping, or does she seem way happier than usual, with softer eyes? How about an Ulta Street Fighter IV Android/iPhone companion app that is just a makeup studio sim and you get to pretty up all the characters in the game? Capcom Rel...
Not-a-Cammy-alt Decapre gets an alternative Ultra SFIV costume
Well, Decapre's alternate costume (via Udon artwork, not the final in-game model) at least distances her some from Cammy. And brings her closer to The Man in the Iron Mask. That is, Leonardo DeCapreo. Decapre's alternative costume in Ultra ...
Ultra Street Fighter IV will be playable at PAX East
Ultra Street Fighter IV will be playable at PAX East next weekend. You'll have to go to the Machinima booth to play it, as Capcom won't have a booth presence otherwise. Meanwhile over at the Twitch booth, you'll be able to watch pros compet...
Hands-on with Ultra Street Fighter IV's Decapre
Earlier this week I got to spend some time with Ultra Street Fighter IV, Capcom's fourth and final iteration of the original 2008 game. My demo was presented by professional fighting game player turned Capcom employee Peter &ldqu...
Watch Street Fighter IV's new fighter Decapre go against vanilla Sagat
Capcom revealed the fifth new fighter for Ultra Street Fighter IV this past week and boy were you all pretty damn pissed off. Decapre is one M. Bison's dolls, and it looks like she's more than just a Cammy clone. To prove that point, Capco...
The 5th new Ultra Street Fighter 4 character is Decapre
Capcom is streaming play of newly announced playable character Decapre in Ultra Street Fighter 4 right now. Like the iconic Cammy (Super Steet Fighter 2) and the lesser known Juni and Juli (Street Fighter Alpha 3), Decapre is one of Bison'...
Capcom adds ability to choose 'past characters' in Ultra Street Fighter IV
In a move that is sure to be divisive among the fighting game community, Capcom has revealed a new feature in Ultra Street Fighter IV -- the ability to select "past" incarnations of characters. For instance, if you were playing the ne...
Watch Hugo beat up Poison in Ultra Street Fighter IV
I hope Poison is going to be able to tag him back when she gets a trailer because she had to play punching bag this time around. Training Mode is so cruel. Go check out this video to see just what's different in the upcoming Ultra Street F...
The new Street Fighter IV character is tied to the comics
A source has teased a new clue to Siliconera that the new Ultra Street Fighter IV character has been seen before in the comics. So either she's been in the Street Fighter II manga, or the UDON series. Shoryuken speculates that it's Sarai Ku...
Final Ultra Street Fighter IV character will be female
During yesterday's Capcom Cup -- Capcom's fighting game tournament that dished out $20,000 in prizes this year -- energetic Blanka-loving producer of all things Street Fighter, Yoshinori Ono, finally shed some light on just whom the fi...
New Ultra Street Fighter IV trailer shows every change
Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming early next year, and we have a ton of new screenshots to show you, as well as an updated trailer. The video shows off a ton of new features, like online training, which allows you to practice anywhere...
Ultra Street Fighter IV hits PS3 and 360 in early June
Capcom has come out with updated release info for Ultra Street Fighter IV and there are a few different dates to keep track of across the multiple versions. Up first is the $14.99 digital upgrade for Xbox 360 and PS3, out in early June. The...
The new Super and Ultra Combos of Ultra Street Fighter IV
Capcom has put out videos for four of the new characters in Ultra Street Fighter IV (still no sign of that final combatant). These are short, sweet, and to the point. Yes, Elena can heal and yes, Rolento is a badass. What else is new? My f...
Ultra Street Fighter IV releasing before EVO 2014
There was some concern about the state of Ultra Street Fighter IV after Capcom said the game wasn't where it needed to be back in October. Today, the company gave us something to go on in the way of release information -- USFIV will debut i...
A closer look at the four new characters in Ultra SF IV
I'm pretty hype for Ultra Street Fighter IV. First, it gives me reason to say the word hype and have it make sense and secondly it finally adds one of my all-time favorite Alpha characters, Rolento, to the game. Though last we heard USF IV ...
Capcom behind on Ultra Street Fighter IV, playable Dec 14
Is it a coincidence that my phone is giving me the time and weather in New York, rather than the San Francisco information it should be displaying, smack during New York Comic Con? Yes. Speaking of things not working correctly, Capcom's Sen...
Ayano muses on Alex and Karin in Ultra Street Fighter IV
Recently in a blog post from Capcom producer Tomoaki Ayano, a number of Ultra Street Fighter IV-related questions were touched upon in addition to the re-iteration of the absence of "effect taunts." (Say goodbye to a possible Rolento grenad...
Capcom is taking the Ultra SF IV PC version seriously
Capcom has been particularly open about the development of Ultra Street Fighter IV, which is pretty refreshing, given that it feels like they're trying harder to listen to their fans this time around. One of those areas is stepping up PC su...
More info on the fifth Ultra Street Fighter IV character
We already knew that Mega Man and Asura were shot down as the fifth secret character in Ultra Street Fighter IV, but now we have more information to clarify the situation a bit -- this new character has never been in a fighting game before....
Ultra Street Fighter IV is your next Street Fighter game
We got the news yesterday that new Street Fighter IV content was on the way, but now we have a name, a trailer, and some additional information to go along with it. The update is officially called Ultra Street Fighter IV, and as previ...
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Modi's security breach: Supreme Court to take up plea against Punjab govt today
The Supreme Court will today hear a petition seeking a thorough investigation into the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on Wednesday.
The plea, filed by the NGO Lawyers Voice, has sought action against those responsible for the security lapse and appropriate directions to the Punjab government to prevent the recurrence of such an incident in the future.
Meanwhile, the Centre has formed a three-member committee to enquire into "serious lapses" in security arrangements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab which led to the exposure of the VVIP to "grave risk". The Home Ministry panel was formed a day after Modi had to cut short his visit in Punjab after he was stuck on a flyover for 20 minutes due to a blockade by some protesters, an incident described by the Ministry of Home Affairs as a "major lapse" in security.
The MHA has also sought an immediate report from the state government besides asking it to fix responsibility and take strict action against those responsible.
"Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has constituted a committee to enquire into the serious lapses in the security arrangements during Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's visit to Ferozepur, Punjab on 05.01.2022,which led to the exposure of the VVIP to grave security risk," a spokesperson tweeted.
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After a dreary home atmosphere in 2017, Tennessee Vols football will get the full effect for critical game against the rival Florida Gators.
When Ty Chandler thinks of last year's Tennessee-Florida game, his first, it's the passion of the participants and spectators that lingers in his mind.
Better that than Feleipe Franks, 63 yards to Tyrie Cleveland. Or Tennessee from the Florida 1-yard line, coming up with four passes, a false start and a pick.
And now it's his turn. To be the Vols' main back in this game, as he certainly should be when the 2-1 Gators visit the 2-1 Vols on Saturday. To experience a win in this rivalry, as he intends to do and as Tennessee needs to do. And honestly, to see Neyland Stadium at full Neyland-osity.
Chandler and the rest of the guys in his class have yet to play in the place when it's as loud and imposing as it can be. As it will be Saturday night. The first big home game of last season was two weeks after the Florida loss that left Butch Jones' tenure in peril.
It was against Georgia, and Bulldogs fans showed up in force, and Vols fans never really had a chance to make an impact in the 41-0 humiliation. By the second quarter, they were talking Jones replacements in earnest. By the third, someone had spotted Jon Gruden eating an orange somewhere. Neyland did not have another opportunity to be Neyland.
Now it's Jeremy Pruitt in place of Jones, and it's Chandler in place of John Kelly, who almost beat Florida last season with his 237 yards from scrimmage on 25 touches. With Chandler — who reminded everyone that he's the gem of a very good backfield with his 81-yard touchdown sprint against UTEP last week — and quarterback Jarrett Guarantano, the Vols are better than the Gators at those two critical positions.
And they have the home crowd, which will get some pre-game fuel from the introduction of Tennessee's 1998 national championship team. And they have to win this game.
There's just no way around that reality for Pruitt's first team. The SEC scheduling robot is like HAL 9000 (Google it, millennials) — homicidal when it comes to Tennessee. Florida is followed by trips to Georgia and Auburn, Alabama at home and a visit to South Carolina that might be manageable if it weren't preceded by three games that will test the Vols' resolve and batter their bodies.
If the Vols lose Saturday, a 2-6 record after eight games is staring at them. And it's not just a 2-6 record, it's the building misery, week by week, that would accompany all that losing. Pruitt's got a big job ahead of him and will get the time to do it, but that's not the kind of situation he wants to encounter in this debut season.
"We've got to get this stretch started out on the right foot," Chandler said.
The Vols get Charlotte, Kentucky and Missouri at home, then Vanderbilt on the road, to finish. They could win all four. They could lose three of the four, too. Maybe in the end this team just won't be good enough to make a bowl game. But if the Vols can get to the finishing quartet with some margin for error — and with a rivalry win to their credit, guaranteeing some feelgood in this season — they will have a better chance.
Tennessee vs. Florida arguably is the fourth-biggest SEC game of the week. Texas A&M tangles with Alabama. Vanderbilt and South Carolina look like candidates to be the No. 2 team in the East. The same is true of Kentucky, which hosts Mississippi State.
But this game would need another decade or two of both programs being down to cease being special.
"When I was growing up, I always loved to watch it — always a lot of passion with both fan bases, a lot of tradition," Pruitt said. "I'm thankful to have the chance to be a part of it."
He and his young players will experience for the first time what this game means to Neyland Stadium, and how forceful the place can be when it has your back.
He will not be disappointed. Tennessee's season hinges on Saturday's outcome. It has a guaranteed highlight in Saturday's scene.
ADAMS: Will Florida wilt again against UT Vols at Neyland Stadium?


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Common issues associated with divorce are property and debt division, child custody, child support, visitation, and alimony.
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The following art excerpts from the DVD that comes with Worship Musician! Presents The Language of Music by Tom Brooks. Check out more of his video lessons here.
In The Language of Music, Tom Brooks demystifies and explains the basic building blocks of music in a simple, clear, straightforward way – essential knowledge that every worship musician needs to perfect his craft. The book offers a practical, real-world approach to all the fundamental concepts; music theory and harmony, chord construction, scales, key signatures, chord relationships, transposition, modulation, chart reading, and basic arranging, along with tips on how to practice more efficiently and rehearse more effectively, and much more. The focus is on contemporary praise and worship; music that is inspiring the church in the 21st century. The book comes with a DVD-ROM that features videos of the author guiding you step by step through each chapter of the book.
Tim Carson is the author of The Worship Vocal Book. Below is an excerpt from his new book as provided for by Live 2 Play Worship. Please see their site for the entire excerpt.
Vocal style is one of the most powerful tools we have to help us express our hearts through song. Style is the palette of colors that we use to express emotion. When style is used at its best, we capture the essence of a song, connect our hearts to what we are singing, and find a full spectrum of colors that will communicate to our congregations. Style not only allows others to hear the language of the heart, but invites them to engage their hearts in the same way. But style can alienate and distance our congregations as much as it can invite and engage them. The right song, the right message, and the wrong style can render all of our efforts in rehearsal and preparation (and even in vocal development) a profound waste of time. Our voice can sound amazing, and we can develop all of the range, dynamic control, and technical ability in the world, but if we do not have control over style, we may as well be a pastor at a church in Texas, preaching in Japanese. That pastor could have passion and skill, and the right heart and motivation, but people just aren't going to get it. The inability to effectively use style can be just as much of a hindrance to our ministry in worship. For most singers I begin working with, style is an elusive aspect of singing that they feel they have very little control over. They would explain style as the unique quality that defines their voice. It's what you hear when they sing—it's their style. Other people on their worship team have their own style. Someone on their team sounds really good on a certain type of song because that is their style. Another person sounds best on another type of song because that is their style. But style isn't something they feel they have any control over. Style is what defines them.
But this is not the case for those vocal artists who see style as a tool bag of resources that help them communicate their hearts through their voices. Style serves vocal artists but does not define them. Style is the palette of colors that they get to use as they create a work of art, painting a picture and communicating a message through song.
So how do we make that shift? How can we develop the ability to be served by style rather than defined by it? Can style be learned, or do you just do the best you can with what you've got?
Keep reading this excerpt on Live 2 Play Worship!
At a wide range of conferences and sessions, the principles presented in The Worship Vocal Book have proven to produce better singers, time and time again. The techniques in this book draw on four-hundred years of classical, foundational vocal instruction and yet they are fresh. Tim presents them in a way that is different from any other method available today, particularly as it pertains to the contemporary worship singer, leader, songwriter, or performer. The information is presented in a way that is easy to follow, and it works!
Onstage and Backstage podcast from Hal Leonard is available on iTunes and Libsyn. Each episode authors and their guests have a chat about the topics of their books. Today, Sandy Hoffman, author of Worship Musician! Presents Tips for Tight Teams, chats with Bruce Adolph, publisher of Worship Musician! magazine.
Worship musicians, gather 'round. Join Sandy Hoffman, author of Worship Musician! Presents Tips for Tight Teams, as he discusses his inspiration (including the Beatles), gives solid advice to worship musicians on partnering with God in creativity, and makes up some new words along the way. He is joined here by Bruce Adolph, publisher of Worship Musician! magazine.
Tips for Tight Teams instructs and equips today's worship musician to function on the musical, relational, and technical levels expected of 21st-century worship team leaders and members. Rooted in Sandy Hoffman's "Ten Top Tips for Tight Teams" curriculum, the book covers a myriad of timeless and relevant worship topics. The goal of Tips for Tight Teams is to elevate skill levels to the point where the worship team is no longer a distraction to the very people it endeavors to lead into worship.
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Worship Musician! Presents: Tips For Tight Teams by Sandy Hoffman, which will be available this April from Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group. Pre-order now.
Last night we rehearsed. One minute we were singing and shouting the contemporary "Rock of Ages" by Rita Baloche, the next, we'd morphed into our old familiar garage band persona, covering a Beatles tune of course: "Chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains, and they ain't the kind that you can see" (from the 1963 album Please Please Me).
This happens often in our rehearsals, and for a very good reason: we're gellin'! What may appear to the uninitiated as dabbling in the secular, or at best, time-wasting reminiscences, can actually become quite an effective exercise, greatly enhancing team cohesion and flow.
Just imagine this: you're walking down a long, gravel driveway, ending at an old, dilapidated, whitewashed garage. There's a dirt floor. Music of a most extraordinary nature is emanating from every termite hole in the place. Enticed by the sound, you are compelled to investigate.
The door swings open, and suddenly you're face to face with a gnarly bunch of guys (it's probably Saturday night). Each one has an instrument in hand, and every one of their facial expressions is different. Some are focused and serious, some are smiling, others offer warm greetings while still others completely ignore you. They've convened for a singular purpose: to jam. They are there to allow their musical imaginations to run wild, undistracted by charts or direction or spectators. They are truly a garage band!
Webster's calls jamming "an impromptu performance by a group of musicians that is characterized by improvisation." In the worship vernacular, I like to think of it as improvisation by inspiration. No matter how we define it , one thing is certain: when our worship teams spend time jammin' together, it really helps us gel.
Jamming brings unity of sound, dynamic sensitivity, freedom from inhibition, interpersonal consideration, and often it stimulates some pretty amazing creativity. Coupled with inspiration from the Holy Spirit, we get to enjoy a win-win-win situation! Spiritually, relationally, and musically we are growing when we're jammin' to gel!
Tips for Tight Teams instructs and equips today's worship musician to function on the musical, relational, and technical levels expected of 21st-century worship team leaders and members. Rooted in Sandy Hoffman's "Ten Top Tips for Tight Teams" curriculum, the goal of Tips for Tight Teams is to elevate skill levels to the point where the worship team is no longer a distraction to the people it endeavors to lead into worship.
With over 40 Tips for Tight Teams articles to date, Sandy Hoffman is a regular columnist for Worship Musician Magazine. Connect with him on Facebook or visit his TipsForTightTeams.com website.


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Describes the permanent exhibits in the Museum Gallery including the Houston Timeline, Duncan Store and 1911 Ford Model T.
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The Duncan General Store in The Heritage Society Museum Gallery is a replica of an actual store that existed in Texas in the late 19th century. The store was built and operated by Green Cameron Duncan (1841 – 1910), a Kentucky native, who came to Texas after the Civil War. In 1872 he purchased 1,312 acres in Wharton County, and in a few years had established his general store in the town of Egypt, Texas.
The Egypt store sold everything from food to coffins. A meat market was added shortly after opening as well as a lumber yard and saddlery. The merchandise for the Egypt store was hauled in by horse and wagon from the railroad station at Hungerford until the Cane Belt Railroad came to Egypt in 1900. At this time, a corner of the store became the Egypt, Texas United States Post Office.
The majority of the items in this exhibit were part of the original Duncan store inventory.
1911 Ford Model T
In Harris County, the number of cars increased from just over 1,000 in 1911 to almost 100,000 by 1930. Prior to the automobile, the streetcar system was the preferred mode of transportation.
The effect of the automobile on Houston's landscape was profound. Along with cars came the need for better roads, parking, car dealerships, gas stations, mechanic shops, and even new laws to regulate traffic.


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As a subset of mastering Sales, pitching is an art unto itself. And finally, our journey through the Eight Hows of Pitching finally comes to a close.
In this series of articles, we have been taking a hard look at the real reason the majority of firms don't win pitches: it's not what you're pitching, it's how you're pitching.
These eight best practices will give your brilliant ideas their best shot at winning within a competitive sales process, such as RFPs, RFQs and the like.
This week, we look at a mistake that most shops never realize they are making, until it's too late.
Until you have been informed of the formal award decision, be tenacious, relentless and enthusiastic as you continue to follow up.
Why would you disobey your client's direction? Because in Sales, your goal is always to keep the conversation moving forward. If the conversation is alive, you are winning. If it stops, you are losing. It's that simple.
If the sales conversation is alive, you are winning. If it stops, you are losing. It's that simple.
If the client takes you up on your offer, scramble and prepare something brilliant. That's the easy part.
Don't stop pitching. Keep the conversation moving forward until your expertise has proven to the client that your firm is the right choice. Because your client's biggest fear is awarding to the wrong firm.
The picture of HOW to perfect your pitch is complete as you learn how to leverage your assets to the greatest effect. Along with the other HOW strategies, you are ready to give your creative – your WHAT – its best shot.
Should you charge a pitch fee? Assign copyrights? Secure permission to show your pitch publicly? When should you bow out?
These questions become very important if you are pitching a large project, say six or seven-figures. For further reading, I invite you to learn how to raise objections early, uncover red flags, derail the pitch and gain the inside track. See my article on the Expert Pitch Methodology.
The power of perfecting your pitch is formidable. When your studio masters the Eight Hows of Pitching™, you will be poised to go after big rebrands, show launches and campaigns… and win more often. The strategic byproducts are sizable, too, as you will no doubt vastly expand your network, establish your studio as an expert firm, and substantially increase your firm's revenue and team size.
Now you're ready to master this yourself. So get out there. The problem hasn't been what you're pitching, it's been how you're pitching. Next time, whether it's just you and your client riffing on an idea over a cocktail, or you presenting a million dollar rebrand in the corporate boardroom, you have greatly increased your odds of winning.
And like any game, once you start winning – yes, even competitive pitching – becomes fun.


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Rural women in India struggle to access contraception. These people are trying to change that.
February 01, 2019 · 4:30 PM EST
By Hannah Harris Green
Women gather for Saas Bahu Pati Sammelan, or "Meeting of the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and husband," in the village of Khunti, in India's Jharkhand state.
Hannah Harris Green/The World
In India, strides are being made to increase access to contraception, but plenty of challenges still exist — especially when it comes to reaching rural women. And too often, women bear the burden of family planning. In fact, among developing countries, India has the highest number of women — 31 million — with an "unmet need" for contraception, according to RAND survey research.
Doctors, educators and advocates are trying to turn that around. They've tried piloting a device that helps couples track fertility, encouraging larger family discussions and developing a reversible contraceptive for men, as just a few examples.
Tracking fertility with CycleBeads
Maybe you've never heard of the Standard Days Method, but about 2 million women around the world use it. It's a calendar-based method of birth control. You don't need to swallow or insert anything. But you do have to pay close attention to what you're doing for it to work.
The Institute of Reproductive Health at Georgetown University developed a device called CycleBeads as a way for women to follow the Standard Days Method. CycleBeads resemble a necklace with brown and white plastic beads, with one red bead that marks the first day of a woman's menstrual cycle.
You track your fertility by moving a rubber band on the beads each day. Beads that mark "unsafe" or potentially fertile days glow in the dark, so you can see them at night without lights.
That's important in places like India's rural state of Jharkhand, where many villages don't have electricity. An ambitious pilot program for CycleBeads took place in Jharkhand, where over 1.5 million women are at risk of unwanted pregnancy because they don't use birth control.
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CycleBeads hang from a window in Delhi.
Subhadra Tiwari is a Delhi-based social worker who uses CycleBeads as contraception with her husband. She learned about CycleBeads while promoting it in a slum in Delhi.
"You just have to keep talking about the safe and unsafe days. When you do and you're both careful, there's no danger of an accidental pregnancy."
Shabnam Thirki, CycleBeads user, Jharkhand state, India
Anughram Thirki remembers his wife, Shabnam Thirki, talking about CycleBeads. The couple has been using the device for five years. Shabnam Thirki says it works as long as couples communicate. "You just have to keep talking about the safe and unsafe days. When you do and you're both careful, there's no danger of an accidental pregnancy," she said.
Shabnam and Anughram Thidki are a married couple who use CycleBeads as a form of contraception. They live in the state of Jharkhand.
But that kind of conversation isn't easy for some couples. And critics say CycleBeads depends too much on a woman's ability to say no to her husband. The pilot program ended in 2016, but people here still talk about CycleBeads.
Also, Jharkhand piloted another program that helps families talk about contraception: It's called Saas Bahu Pati Sammelan, which means "meeting of the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and husband." In many rural families, the mother-in-law has influence over how many children a couple has. This program encourages families to discuss it together.
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Controlling the population
When Pinki Sahu heard her sister, Sunita Sahu, was in the hospital due to complications from surgery, she got there as quickly as she could.
Sunita Sahu was 25 years old. And the procedure she was getting — tubal ligation — should have been straightforward. Pinki Sahu never imagined it could lead to her sister's death. It was November of 2014. And like many women in rural parts of India, Sunita Sahu had gone to a government-run surgical camp set up to sterilize large numbers of women.
Women in rural areas would line up for tubal ligation — and get paid a small fee. On the day Sunita Sahu went to the camp in Bilaspur, the surgeon performed the procedure on 83 women.
Sunita Sahu was one of 14 women who died from complications. All had young children.
Pinki Sahu lost her sister, Sunita, to a botched sterilization procedure in a government camp. Pinki sits in a chair, surrounded by her family in Ganyiari, Chhattisgarh, India.
Human rights lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj says it's no coincidence so many women like Sunita Sahu lost their lives that day. "We place the entire burden of controlling the population on very poor women, and we're fairly callous about the way we treat them."
India was the first government in the world to launch a program aimed at controlling its population. It's run radio and TV spots urging married couples to use contraception. The scandal wherein Sunita Sahu died and ensuing investigations ultimately led India to ban mass sterilization camps in 2016.
But that's created a new problem for poor women in rural areas. Many who want the procedure can't find a place to have it done.
Dr. Yogesh Jain works about 25 miles from the sterilization camp that led to the changes. And he says that his hospital can't keep up with the demand. They're overwhelmed.
Yogesh Jain is a doctor at the Jan Swasthya Sahyog hospital in Ganiyari, Chhattisgarh, India. He says the hospital has been inundated with women needing sterilization procedures after camps were banned.
Advocates say whether you're targeting a certain number of women for sterilization or leaving them without options, you end up compromising community health. They say India doesn't need top-down population control. It needs to make people aware of the benefits of contraceptives and make them available with good quality care.
A reversible contraceptive for men
Another doctor in India, Sujoy Guha, based in Delhi, has worked for several decades to make male contraception a reality.
Guha, also a biomedical engineer, developed a reversible contraceptive for men called RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance). Here's how it works: a gel is injected into the vas deferens, and renders sperm ineffective so they can't fertilize an egg. And if a patient decides he wants to have kids later, another injection breaks down the gel.
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In 2000, when RISUG was ready for human clinical trials, it was tough to find volunteers — in India, family planning and childbearing is still seen as the woman's responsibility.
"Women generally do not like their husbands to get into any kind of medical procedure. They would much rather feel that they would take all the burden. But that is changing now. The male is starting to feel that they should be equally responsible in what we call 'family welfare.'"
Sujoy Guha, doctor and biomedical engineer, India
"Women generally do not like their husbands to get into any kind of medical procedure. They would much rather feel that they would take all the burden. But that is changing now. The male is starting to feel that they should be equally responsible in what we call 'family welfare,'" he said.
Sujoy Guha, a doctor and biomedical engineer in India, has worked for several decades to make male contraception a reality.
Guha wants to do another clinical trial to ensure that the drug will be available in rural areas and not just urban centers. It's unclear where the funding for it will come from but he's patient. After all, this has been his life's work for the past four decades.
This reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
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Companion App lets you reach out to family, friends, or police department to have them keep an eye on you as you travel late at night.
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Companion App lets you reach out to family, friends, or police department to have them keep an eye on you as you travel late at night. "The app strives to keep people feeling safe and secure in situations that they may be feeling unsafe or uneasy," said Lexie Ernst, co-founder of the Companion app.
Q: How did you get the idea to create Companion app?
- As five college students, our co-founders felt the need for this app. Crime is so prevalent on college campuses and we often felt uneasy while we walked on campus alone at night. We believed that creating this app could serve as an effective solution to the uneasiness/fear we were too often feeling.
Q: What's the main point of it?
- Companion allows you to virtually walk your family and friends home late at night. The app strives to keep people feeling safe and secure in situations that they may be feeling unsafe or uneasy. In addition, Companion is able to provide a direct link between users and local police departments in order to prevent serious crime.
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I realize that this may sound obvious, but lead generation needs to focus on starting the sales process, not finishing it. Yet despite that, I'm constantly perplexed by how often lead generation tactics focus on late stage/buy issues.
As a B2B selling organization there are two clear hurdles you must clear to successfully selling. The first hurdle is, "Why should I (the prospect) talk with you?" The second hurdle is, "Why should I (the prospect) buy from you?"
Your selling process is all about the second hurdle. The purpose of lead generation is clear the first hurdle.
When you focus your lead generation efforts on "selling" why people should talk with you even if they don't buy from you, your lead generation efforts will work far, far better than when you mistakenly focus on the sale. As I often advice my clients: " Stop selling and start helping."
What are the top 3 problems that a prospect has that you can help them with?
How can you communicate your ability to help them, without confusing that with how or why they should buy from you?
is the focus of our lead generation message why people should talk to us, as opposed to why they should buy from us?
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Wynonna Judd: Most Complex Relationship
"The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex," Wynonna Judd has said—and as half of the most successful mother-daughter singing duo in the country music world, she should know. While being raised by Naomi, a young Solo Mom in rural Kentucky, Wynonna and her sister Ashley sometimes went without electricity and indoor plumbing. When Wynonna and her mother rose to fame as The Judds, "I literally went from the outhouse to the White House," the younger half of the duo told Good Morning America. Although the years of financial hardship were over, fame brought new challenges. The younger Judd struggled to manage her money, entered rehab for an eating addiction, and became a Solo Mom to son, Elijah, and daughter, Grace, when her first marriage ended after two years. A second marriage, to her former bodyguard, ended abruptly, but Judd seems to have found happiness in her third marriage, to drummer Cactus Moser.
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1. 1. Location But Lot's wife continually turning back to view the city as she went from it, and being too nicely inquisitive what would become of it, although God had forbidden her so to do, was changed into a pillar of salt;for I have seen it, and it remains at this day.
2. Genesis 10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
16. Note: Thermal Ionization occurs when substances are burned at temperatures between 4000 and 5000 degrees while in the presence of sulfur.
21. Jeremiah 49:18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
22. City of Zoar Jeremiah 50:40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the Lord; [so] shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
24. Malachi 4:1-3 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
25. Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
26. Genesis 3:22-24 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
27. Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
28. 1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
29. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
30. Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
31. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 1 John 5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
34. John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
36. Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
39. Revelation 14:10-11 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
40. Revelation 20:9-10 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
41. Exodus 21:6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
42. 1 Samuel 1:22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. 1 Samuel 1:27-28 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
43. Psalm 104:35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. Psalm 37:10-11 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.