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10 Email Marketing Tips From the Social Media World
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Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! That's email marketing (Jan) talking about social media. Now that I've made myself sound older than I am, let's talk about how these two (just like Marcia and Jan—of course, Marcia gets top billing) are a lot more alike than you may realize.
Social's rapid growth in popularity among businesses is primarily because of its power. You're where the people are, giving them the content they want and when they want it. It doesn't get much better for a marketer. But with everything businesses know about their customers in the big data world, there's no reason email shouldn't be just as popular and even more powerful.
Here are 10 social tips that also work with email marketing as well as how both channels can learn from one another.
1. Set Expectations
Someone stumbles across your Twitter page and reads your bio. They can immediately see what you're about and get a sense of how you engage online. They know what they're getting into by following. The same goes for Instagram bios and Facebook's "About" section.
Email can be trickier. Aside from signing up via an opt-in form, most people who wind up on your list(s) didn't explicitly ask for content. These people likely purchased a product or service, downloaded a whitepaper or started a trial with your organization.
Maybe you treat them differently dependent on where they came from, but it's important to make it clear from the beginning with what they should expect. Tell your audience how often they'll hear from you, what they'll hear about and basically why it benefits them to stay on your list.
2. Do More With Less (Aka: Have a Ridiculously Obvious Goal)
I have this friend who hates Twitter (sorry, Bryan). He's a verbose person who doesn't like being limited when he's trying to say something. But to a writer or marketer, that's one of the best things about Twitter—it teaches you to really challenge yourself to be as succinct as possible. The same should go with your email marketing strategy.
One of my team's favorite phrases for describing how simple email should be is:
[Headline: Here's Some **** You Want to Do.]
[Button: Do the ****]
Neither social or email is the place to flex your vocabulary muscle. That tweet or email you're working on isn't the next Moby Dick. Get to the point without making anyone have to think too much about what you're saying or what you want them to do. This advice probably extends to everyday life as well.
Yes, it's conversation, but pointed conversation. If you ignore this and do less with more, your call-to-action (the goal) gets buried and you confuse your audience.
Sometimes simplicity is the best approach with your call-to-action phrases. It's never good to confuse readers or give them too much to think about when you want people to click your CTA buttons.
3. Use Images (With Caution)
There's a lot of discussion on how imagery can significantly increase social media engagement. I say this carefully and with a huge caveat, but the same can be true for email.
The standard email image rules apply: make sure your alt image text is clear, engaging and clearly legible in image-off tests. And please, don't make your whole email one giant, text-filled image.
Humans are visual creatures, which means a clothing company actually showing you the clothes increases the odds of you clicking and buying. But images can increase engagement in email in other ways too.
On our team, we sometimes use GIFs and static images to support the action we want the user to take in order to improve their experience. Here, we show people exactly where to look for the trial extension button once they're in the app.
We also use images (typically GIFs) to not only showcase the product or feature, but to generally impress people and get them excited and talking. Talking where? On social, of course!
We also know the importance of emojis for marketing. On social media, GIFs can take longer to find or require additional context to your post. However, emojis are a bit more universal and they can really make your subject line pop in the inbox.
4. Be Relevant
Ever heard of newsjacking? How about real-time or moment marketing? These methods—which require a delicate approach—involve brands inserting themselves into trending topics on social media.
Oreo responded perfectly when the power outage occurred at the Super Bowl a few years ago.
How about the infamous dress that swarmed the Internet for a few days?
But how does this translate to email? Joe LeKostaj, Director of Email Marketing at Sprout Social, explained how marketers need the data around them to stay relative in the fast-paced world of information.
"Between analytics, social profiles and info the user has actively given, you have access to a crazy amount of information about who users are, what they do and what they're looking for," LeKostaj said. "If you're taking all that in and still sending all your users the same email, you're doing it wrong."
It's about knowing your customers and what's hot with them right now. Rather than sending batch-and-blast style emails to everyone on your list, try sending emails reactively that are relevant to an action they just took. If you do need to send batch-and-blast, segment appropriately with different language and CTAs—depending on who they are.
So that headline from before now becomes "Here's some **** we know you want to do because we use our data in a surprisingly obvious way and can tell what will resonate with you."
5. This Time, It's Personal
One of the biggest draws of social media for brands is its ability to connect them with their customers on a personal, one-to-one level.
Here's a great example of when Sam Adams gave me a free beer tasting. This is so much more than your auto-generated "Thanks for following – click here for more info!" message. Also, you should probably stop doing that.
While email marketing may not be able to reach that level of personalization (it's still a one-to-many/robot situation, after all), it's crucial to make people feel like a message is just for them.
This means using (and cleaning) your data. The last thing you want to do is send an email that says "Hey there, Big Fat Test Account!" But if your idea of personalization is using their first name, it's time to step your game up. Somewhere, you're tracking when they last bought, what they last bought, how many team members are on their account, what their interests are, etc. Use that information intelligently to change a generic email to a highly targeted one.
6. Know Your Content Calendar
The companies that are serious about social aren't just posting messages on the fly as they think of them (aside from responding to and engaging with followers, of course). They have well-thought-out strategies with planned posts scheduled across their various profiles. In fact, Sprout's own Social Media Manager Darryl Villacorta explained why it's important to have a clear view of what's going out, to whom and when.
"Make sure there is consistency across all in-house channels to fire on all cylinders," said Villacorta. "So long as you're fully aware of what's scheduled to go out, when you inevitably run into something more important or pressing like a product launch, you can be ready to quickly pivot your messaging strategy for maximum impact."
The same holds true for email. As you grow and develop different buckets of users dependent on their stage in the funnel, you need to know the recurring and one-off messages planned for those audiences. Otherwise, when your events team wants to send out an invite, you could wind up burying or interfering with a more direct revenue driver that's scheduled to go out to the same group.
7. Selling vs. Thought Leadership
Not every tweet needs to be selling something. Even more so, you shouldn't sell something in every tweet and the same thing applies to email.
Sometimes you just need to establish yourself as a leader in the space by providing good content and by educating your subscribers about your area of expertise. Not sure which will work better or when to go with the hard vs. soft sell? Keep reading.
8. Track Your Results
Speaking of selling, there'a plenty to talk about how to track social media's ROI in business. This is especially critical if you're not selling something in every Tweet. Branding efforts have always been harder to analyze, but that's why tools like Sprout Social help you do just that.
Email is shockingly measurable and surprisingly unmeasured at many companies. Don't just talk to me about your open and click rates. Talk to me about the end result:
The product demo
The survey fillout
The purchase
It's easy to get caught up in content creation, list management and just staying afloat rather than spending time analyzing what is and isn't working. But the benefits you'll see from setting and tracking goals for individual emails (and for your email paths as a whole) will prove those efforts to be extremely worthwhile.
9. Experiment
When a brand first starts using social, it can take a while to find its "voice." It usually boils down to the way your followers interact with your brand. But in order to get them to start engaging, it might require some testing. So you play around. You try different strategies. Never get so comfortable that you're no longer trying to move the needle.
The most crucial thing when it comes to testing, though, is testing with purpose. Your test should always be set up to drive the next one. What will you learn here that you can use on the next round? This way, if you fail (you're going to fail, and that's OK), it will at least teach you something.
Consider innovation vs. iteration, which is an important distinction. How small are you thinking? Will that subject line test improve this month's revenue? Do you really know that your email or social program is performing well enough that it wouldn't benefit from a complete overhaul?
"Innovation seeks exponential gains by experimenting with completely new concepts and designs, whereas iteration seeks incremental improvement by tweaking small details, like wording, colors or call to action," said Sprout Social's Chief Marketing Officer Scott Brandt.
If you take one thing away from this article, let it be this: Just try something. Selling vs. thought leadership. Anything. And you're not in it alone. Utilize everyone on the team because you don't know it all and a hunch can prove to be very rewarding.
10. Emails (or Tweets) Are Only as Good as Their Landing Page
For the most part, the link you include in your social post or your email will still require further action. The email or post itself is only creating enough interest to start the process—but not complete it.
Dependent on your organization, you may have a whole team dedicated to creating your landing pages, or you may do it all yourself. This can be overwhelming for some marketers who might put too much on their plate. It's about bandwidth. But it can't be ignored.
As clever of a writer as I like to think I am, I don't care if you read my emails. I want you to take that next step. It's just about how people work. Email is a scan-and-decide medium, whereas landing pages are for consuming content. You either click or you ignore, delete, or unsubscribe (which isn't necessarily a bad thing).
If you're creating a beautiful, descriptive email but the place you're sending the end user is cluttered, gross and confusing, you're setting yourself up for failure.
So What Now?
Yes, Marcia and Jan are different. But as you spend more time with each and understand them better, you'll realize how similar social and email marketing are and that they could actually learn a lot from each other.
So if the entire marketing team sits at your desk, you're in good shape to find these cross-media connections yourself. If not, break down those silos and see what your team is doing that might work for you too.
If you enjoyed these tips, the next step is making sure you have the right tools.
Thoughts? Please share in the comments below.
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Zachary Hanz: Zack is an Email Marketing Manager at Sprout Social and former wildlife card collector and singer/songwriter. He's obsessed with compelling messaging, fitness, and hip-hop music (all music, really).


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Александр Сергеевич Фукс () — российский футболист, нападающий клуба «Нафтан».

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Молодежная карьера
Воспитанник ДЮСШ петербургского клуба «Звезда». В феврале 2020 года футболист перешёл в швейцарский «Сьон». Выступал за команду до 18 лет, позже стал игроком молодёжной команды. В феврале 2021 года футболист перешёл в российский «Ростов».

«Строгино»
В сентябре 2021 года футболист стал игроком московского клуба «Строгино». Дебютировал за клуб 10 сентября 2021 года в матче против клуба «Химки-М», выйдя на замену на 69 минуте. Футболист сразу же закрепился в основной команде клуба, однако преимущественно выходил на замены. Дебютный гол за клуб забил 19 октября 2021 года в матче против клуба «Металлург-Видное». За первую половину сезона футболист в 11 матчах отличился 3 забитыми голами.

«Нафтан»
В марте 2022 года футболист перешёл в белорусский клуб «Нафтан». В начале 2023 года футболист стал готовиться к новому сезону с основной командой клуба. Дебютировал за клуб 18 марта 2023 года в матче против солигорского «Шахтёра», выйдя на замену на 86 минуте.

Примечания

Футболисты России
Игроки ФК «Строгино»
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A: Because, for instance, $H\left(x,\frac12\right)=0$ and $0\notin S^n$.

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Cosinder the degree of the identity map and the antipodal map. If you can show that these two do $\textbf{not}$ agree, then you have shown that $\alpha \not\simeq \text{id}$ (why?).

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**VK Music Loader** is a simple CLI Ruby gem to download music from VK (ВКонта́кте) ~~using easy and convenient way of authorization  - [Implicit Flow](https://new.vk.com/dev/implicit_flow_user)~~
using [mirror of VK Audio API](http://api.xn--41a.ws/)
This gem aimed at Ruby 2.0 or later.

## Installation

```sh
$ gem install vk_music_loader
```

## Usage

~~To login you will need [create Standalone Application](https://new.vk.com/editapp?act=create) or use the author's application (default APP ID: `5377636`)~~
From December 16, 2016, the public API for working with audio files will be disabled.
Existing methods for the audio section will be unavailable for calling, except for methods regarding audio file uploads.
([source](source))

So you need to use a [mirror of VK Audio API](http://api.xn--41a.ws/) and buy an authentication key: http://api.xn--41a.ws/addmoney/.
I think 1$ is enough for a long time (100k requests) for personal use or also you can write to me to share my key.

```sh
$ vk_music_loader -id USER_OR_GROUP_ID
$ vk_music_loader -q QUERY_SEARCH
  [ -key (or key, --key, -k) your_auth_key (need only enter the first time after it is saved) ]
  [ -count (or count, -count, --count, c, -c, --c) count_of_songs (default: 300) ]
  [ -folder (or -folder, --folder, path, -path, --path, -p) folder_path_to_download_music (default: 'music') ]
  [ -random (or  --random, shuffle, -shuffle, --shuffle, -r) shuffle_download_flag (default: false) ]
```

If the song is already in the folder, it will not be downloaded.
## Usage examples
```sh
# Download all music from VK Public:
$ vk_music_loader -id -45172096

# Download 20 first songs from user in specified folder:
$ vk_music_loader -id 243556640 -с 20 -p '/Volumes/FLASHKA/music_in_da_bass_car'

# Download 4 random Eminem Song:
$ vk_music_loader -q 'Eminem' -c 4 -r
```
![](https://github.com/m1neral/vk_music_loader/blob/gh-wiki/wiki_src/record.gif)

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/m1neral/vk_music_loader.

## License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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Kazimierz Benedykt Leżeński herbu Nałęcz (ur. ok. 1653 w Wiślicy, zm. 25 października 1703 w Bartoszycach), polski duchowny katolicki, biskup pomocniczy warmiński.

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Po śmierci biskupa Zbąskiego (1698) Leżeński pracował przez jakiś czas w diecezji włocławskiej, był także m.in. proboszczem w Starogardzie Gdańskim. Pozostawał do końca życia biskupem warmińskim i sporadycznie odwiedzał diecezję. Został pochowany w Jezioranach.

Źródła:
 Tadeusz Oracki, Słownik biograficzny Warmii, Prus Książęcych i Ziemi Malborskiej od połowy XV do końca XVIII wieku, tom II: L-Ż, Ośrodek Badań Naukowych im. Wojciecha Kętrzyńskiego, Olsztyn 1988.
 Alojzy Szorc, Dzieje diecezji warmińskiej (1243-1991), Warmińskie Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne, Olsztyn 1991.
 Piotr Nitecki, Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965 – 1999, , Warszawa 2000. (tu: data urodzenia ok. 1676, data śmierci 1710)

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Carrie Underwood will spend the holiday break with family, friends and her new album. A report from her fan club forum reveals that the singer has finished recording vocals for the still untitled fourth album, and she'll be listening to the finished cuts over Christmas.
MjsBigBlog.com reports that the 28-year-old is still unsure on when the album will be available to fans, and rumored released dates are just that — rumor. Underwood still needs to lay down one background vocal, but the project is in the hands of producer Mark Bright. Bright has worked on each of her previous three albums.
Underwood did a photo shoot last week that the fan club forum reports is for her single. It's not known which song will wind up being her first offering to radio, but it's reportedly been narrowed down to two, including one she had a hand in co-writing. Underwood had previously co-written 'All American Girl' from the 'Carnival Ride' album, 'What Can I Say' from 'Play On,' and 'Eighteen Inches' from Lauren Alaina's 'Wildflower' album.


It is widely known that a balanced diet contributes to a good health, so adjusting our diet is extremely important for us to live healthily. In our daily life, some foods are especially beneficial to our kidney, and putting these foods in our diet plan regularly will help to decrease our risk of developing kidney problem. Well then, what are they?
Red bell peppers is a good choice for us to enrich our diet and also a good choice for these who are following low-potassium diet. For people with kidney problem, they suffer from high potassium level easily, so it is suitable for kidney disease patients.
Cabbage is rich in folic acid, vitamin and also effective in against inflammation, ulcer and preventing cancer and son. What is more, cabbage also can help to lose body weight, as it is low in fat and calory. Therefore, for people who are overweight and diabetics with hyperlipemia, cabbage is suitable.
Cauliflower is another kidney-friendly food, which brings lots of vitamin C to our plate, along with folate and fiber. In addition, it contains compounds that help our liver neutralize toxic substance. For kidney failure patients who have started dialysis, they can mash cauliflower as a dialysis-friendly replacement for mashed potatoes.
Onion is low in potassium and it is not only kidney-friendly, but also contain chromium, a mineral that assists your body with the metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
We know our kidneys help to discharge wastes, including wastes produced during protein metabolism. Fish is rich in high quality protein which can meet the demand of our body and meanwhile produce a little wastes. Therefore, no matter you are kidney disease patient or not, fish is the best choice to replenish protein.
Kidneys play such an important role in our daily life, so it is of great importance for us to protect our kidney. In our daily life, aside the above foods, there are some other foods that are good to our kidney like Garlic, Apples, Cranberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Strawberries and so on. Since these foods are good to our kidney, we can not prevent kidney problem by simply eating them. Apart from healthy diet, we also need to develop good living habits and do physical examination regularly. Only with overall prevention, can we be really far away from kidney problem.


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Elvie Pump (Double)
The Elvie is uber portable, making it easy to pump almost anywhere. Its only drawbacks are the price and that it is difficult to see how much milk is being collected. Read More
Lansinoh Smartpump 2.0
Its small size makes pumping outside the home easier and is a great value for the price. The only drawback is that the Lansinoh is confusing to assemble. Read More
Includes a built-in timer
Confusing to assemble
Medela Pump In Style with MaxFlow
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This pump is highly portable and comes with a carrying case handle. Unfortunately, it is also surprisingly loud and outdated. Read More
Requires repetitive washing
Haakaa Silicone Breast Pump
The Haakaa is great for catching letdown and is easy to clean. Unfortunately, it is not suitable as a primary or sole pump. Read More
Fantastic for catching let-down
Pops off easily
Can't be used as a sole pump
Spectra S1 Plus
The Spectra S1 comes with multiple flange sizes and provides efficient suction, but it is bulky and not super portable outside of your home. Read More
Dual control vacuum and speed settings
Efficient suction
Hard to store
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Best Value Lansinoh Smartpump 2.0
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Written by Nadine Jolie Courtney
There are few mothering choices more emotionally charged than how to feed your baby. If it's your wish that your baby's diet includes breast milk produced with the help of a breast pump, investing in an efficient, comfortable-to-use pump is a must. Choosing which one to buy, however, can be daunting. Fortunately, we're here to help.
After researching and testing a variety of popular breast pumps, we can tell you that the Elvie Pump (available at Amazon) is the best breast pump you can buy, right now. It efficiently empties the breast of milk, connects to an app via Bluetooth that offers a number of helpful features, and is virtually silent while operating. Most importantly, it's a wearable pump that fits inside of your bra, so that you can take your pumping session anywhere.
We were also impressed by the Lansinoh Smartpump 2.0 (available at Amazon for $127.99), which provides a great pump at a value thanks to its portability, built-in timer, and Bluetooth compatible App.
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The Elvie is comfortable, high-tech, and very portable.
Type of pump: Electric Single or double: Both, depending on how many pumps you purchase Tubing: No
The Elvie is our top pick due to its high marks across the board: it empties breasts well, is comfortable, and is high-tech yet user-friendly, making pumping (almost) fun.
Most importantly: it boasts extreme portability, with no wires or tubing required. The pumps are small and palm-sized, connect directly to bottles that you can cap and refrigerate, and tuck into your bra for discreet pumping anywhere.
It does lose a point, however, for not being able to feed babies directly from those bottles, as they don't have accompanying nipples. A significant plus: it's exceedingly quiet, increasing its usefulness while multitasking.
We also liked that there are only a few parts, making putting it together quick and easy: no PhD required to figure out assembly. Speaking of those parts: they feel high-quality, from the aforementioned freezer-, fridge-, and microwave-safe bottles, to the multiple flanges —available in 21 mm, 24 mm, and 28 mm sizes for a perfect fit—to the pumps themselves. Each pump has a sleek gray storage bag, and it comes with nursing bra extenders, helping create extra room in your bra for the pump.
Like most breast pumps nowadays, Elvie has an app, which allows you to turn its pumps on and off, as well as increase or decrease suction and move into expression mode. Power and suction can be adjusted directly from the pump, as well—no app required—while it moves automatically from stimulation to expression after two minutes.
The app also shows how much milk has been expressed, although I found it was often inaccurate and needed to be manually edited. Pumps can lose connectivity with the app, which needs to be re-paired often. And because of the way the pump is situated, it's hard to see how much milk you're collecting, which may be a con for some women, though personally, I appreciated it.
Elvie's main drawback? The eye-popping price: $499, the same as its direct competitor Willow. However, unlike Willow, which is sold as a set, Elvie can be purchased as a single pump to save money, for the (comparatively) low price of $279. In our opinion, it's worth every penny, if you can swing it.
$24.99 from Walmart
The Lansinoh 2.0 Smart Pump comes with a carrying case and a reusable ice pack.
Type of pump: Electric Single or double: Double Tubing: Yes
An extremely solid pump for the money, the Lansinoh 2.0 Smart Pump is our winner for best value. It's fairly small and portable. Highlights include a carrying case plus a reusable ice pack, an LCD display with a built-in timer so you can see how long you've been pumping, and a battery pack so you can pump away from a power source on the go.
As far as the pump itself, it automatically switches to stimulation mode after two minutes and features a button to manually toggle between let-down and expression phases. To mimic your baby's unique suckling, there are three different pumping "styles" plus eight different suction levels.
The double electric pump is closed-system, fairly comfortable, and does a good job emptying breasts fully. It's also relatively quiet, and the automatic memory function will save your pumping preferences for the next session. The standard flange sizes offered with the pump are 25 mm and 30.5 mm, making it a better pump for those with slightly larger nipples.
The "smart" in smartpump comes from the app, which is Bluetooth compatible and features a QR code for setup. Once in the app, you must manually enter how much you've pumped through a sliding scale (it won't automatically register), though it does log the date and time, duration, and amount pumped on each breast.
The app also allows you to log how much water you've had to drink, how long you've breastfed, the number of dirty diapers, and your baby's growth metrics, with an option to push reminders to your phone.
There are a lot of little pieces and it can be a little more confusing to assemble than it needs to, but on the whole, the Lansinoh 2.0 is a great pump for the money, especially considering all the features.
$124.90 from Amazon
$159.99 from Target
$112.50 from Walmart
Medela's Pump in Style Advanced was a popular, rite-of-passage pump that many women received from their insurance, but unlikely to inspire fervent devotion. By contrast, Medela's new Pump in Style with MaxFlow is a welcome update with many truly appealing features.
Like the old Pump in Style, it features a two-phase system, allowing you to easily toggle between let-down and expression with a single button. There's also still the dial, which allows users to notch up settings to an individual comfort level.
Where the new version differs is in the flexible breast shields, which are supremely comfortable and oval-shaped, slightly angled for a better fit that helps milk expression. (Ill-fitting shields dramatically affect production.) Shields come in 21mm & 24mm sizes—24 mm and 28 mm used to be standard—with larger and smaller sizes also available for purchase. Notably, the pump also features micro-vibrations for dramatically improved expression.
It's also extremely compact, easy to take on the go, and it's a closed system pump, meaning the milk runs zero risk of coming in contact with the tubing.
Also of note: unlike some of the pumps on the market, which require manuals to operate, the Pump in Style with MaxFlow is extremely intuitive to put together, with fewer parts making cleaning less of a chore.
For those who buy the retail version, it comes with some nice goodies, including a sleek bag that the pump can nestle inside, ice packs, an external battery pack, and four bottles. However, many women get this pump through their insurance, and that version doesn't cover the portable battery, which must be purchased separately. (Some FSA/HSA plans allow for the purchase of additional supplies.)
Unfortunately, the Pump in Style with MaxFlow still doesn't have a built-in timer, unlike competitive pumps such as Spectra's. However, it's so strong, easy, and (dare we say it) enjoyable to use that it's a mild issue. On the whole, a very impressive pump.
Type of pump: Manual Single or double: Single Tubing: No
If I could give a Haakaa manual breast pump to every nursing mother at the hospital, I would. It's that good—and that indispensable. The silicone bottle attaches to the opposing breast while feeding, collecting the natural let down that occurs and which would otherwise disappear into the nursing pad or bra. It's an easy way to build up a freezer stash without even thinking about it. Meanwhile, because it's only a single piece of plastic, it couldn't be easier to clean and there's no assembly required. As a more traditional pump, some women report additional success squeezing the Haakaa repetitively, like the Medela Harmony Manual, but I personally didn't find that method effective (or necessary).
There are some cons: notably, the fact that, if you don't suction it properly, the Haakaa can pop off mid-session resulting in spilled milk (and, yes, crying over it). Additionally, as babies "wake up" and get older, bigger, and squirmier, the Haakaa requires careful positioning so their little legs don't kick it off.
Options are available with and without a silicone base. The version without a base, which is the one I used, is extremely precarious and prone to falling over, so buying the version with a suction base is ideal.
Lightweight and portable, with gentle but efficient suction, plus dual control of both vacuum and speed settings independently to mimic how babies actually nurse, the Spectra S1 is a hospital grade breast pump. It's no wonder that this pump is beloved by exclusively pumping moms, as it hits the marks across the board. It's quiet, easy to clean and put together, empties breasts fully and quickly, and offers a variety of flange sizes (20 mm, 24 mm, 28 mm, and 32 mm).
Little add-ons take this hospital-grade pump to the next level: a nightlight, for middle-of-the-night pumps without waking your baby. A built-in timer, to easily see how long the session has lasted. It's extremely lightweight—only three pounds—and the rechargeable battery and carrying handle make for convenient portability.
The Spectra S1 also has a "massage" mode to help stimulate let-down, with 12 levels of suction in all. It also has a memory feature, remembering your previous settings, and automatically moves to the expression phase after two minutes. There's even a bottle stand on the back of the pump—something that took me ages to discover but was very exciting once I finally did.
Because the pump comes with few parts, it's both easy to clean and speedy to put together, which comes in handy when you need to pump but aren't in the mood to fiddle with myriad small plastic pieces. It also feels durable and high quality, although the odd shape makes it slightly difficult to store, since, alas, there's no carrying case provided.
At $200, it's a middle-of-the-road price: neither eye-popping like the Willow or Elvie, nor a steal like the BellaBaby or Lansinoh. Its bounty of features, efficiency, and comfort make it an undeniable MVP.
$172.80 from Bed Bath & Beyond
Medela Harmony
While the Medela Harmony isn't designed to be used as a primary pump, as an occasional manual pump it does the job quite nicely.
It's a lightweight, portable pump used by hand on one breast at a time, perfect for short or infrequent durations away from the primary pump at home, or for quick pumping when needing to take the edge off.
Its handle swivels for two phases of expression, allowing for initial let-down stimulation in one phase and then the expression of milk in the other.
Virtually silent
Weak extraction
Tires hands easily
Willow Wearable Breast Pump Generation 3
Type of pump: Electric Single or double: Double Tubing: No
When I saw that the Willow didn't rank higher on the list, I was surprised because I have an enormous amount of affection for this pump. I found myself reaching for it over and over, even at the expense of higher-ranking pumps such as the Spectra S1.
The Willow 3.0's portability and ability to pump absolutely anywhere, in any position, was a huge plus for me, outweighing the fact that it was occasionally difficult to get every last drop of milk out of the container—a negative for an under producer like me.
Although there was a very steep learning curve, once I had a few tries under my belt, it was a snap to put together and take apart. And I thought the pumping app was the best out of any on the market, bar none, easily showing you exactly how much you've pumped.
Each Willow comes with non-reusable, freezer-safe 4-ounce plastic bags that you pump directly into. However, if you want to create less waste, or regularly pump more than 4 ounces in one sitting, you can spring for the 4-ounce reusable containers as an extra purchase. (They cost $49.99 and come in three insert sizes: 21 mm, 24 mm, and 27 mm.)
Automatic turnoff
Complicated to use
Philips Avent SCF334/22 Double Electric Breast Pump
The big draw of this pump is the design, which allows you to lean back as you pump, rather than having to hunch forward to collect milk. Because being relaxed theoretically helps milk flow more easily, the Philips Avent Double Electric is designed for maximum comfort and flow. Another design plus: it features soft petal cushions, which are supposed to help mimic the suckling of your baby and stimulate let-down.
Other highlights include smaller-than-usual 19.5 mm flange sizes available for purchase (in place of the 25 mm and 27 mm included), which is a plus for those with smaller nipples.
While the extremely firm suck may be a plus for some, I personally disliked how intense it was, and also felt that the pump, in general, was uncomfortable, despite being sized properly for me.
While it does have three modes, as well as a stimulation mode, I found it annoying that it can't be used unless it's plugged in.
For women who pump more than 4 ounces at a time, 9 ounce Philips Avent bottles are available for purchase.
Includes a carrying case
Minimal parts
No memory feature
Can be uncomfortable
Bellababy Double Electric Breast Feeding Pumps
Of all the pumps we tried, we liked the double electric BellaBaby the least. Not coincidentally, it ranked lowest in our testing. The manual is full of grammatical errors and very small photos, and is just generally difficult to understand. It took me a while squinting at it and re-reading to figure out how to use it.
Once I figured out what went where, it's actually a fairly straightforward pump because it doesn't have many modes. Case in point: the on/off button is the same button that you use to go from stimulation to expression mode.
Personally, I found this pump very uncomfortable—despite the fact that the soft flanges were billed as "comfort" flanges—and it's also extremely loud. It did, however, get lots of milk out and fairly quickly. This no doubt explains why many women love this pump, but it wasn't for me.
On the plus side, there is a timer attached so you can see how much time it's been since you began pumping and it's also very small—roughly the size of a deck of playing cards—which means it's highly portable.
Low price point
Difficult to read manual
I'm Nadine Jolie Courtney, a journalist, novelist, and former magazine editor with more than fifteen years of experience reviewing products and writing about lifestyle. I started my career at the original shopping magazine, Lucky, have worked at Ladies' Home Journal, FHM, and Jane, and have written for a variety of publications, including Town & Country, Oprah Magazine, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, and Reader's Digest.
I'm a mom to two girls and gave birth to my second daughter in the middle of pandemic shelter-in-place orders. Since her birth, I've been especially focused on parenting articles for publications like Parenting Insider, Good Housekeeping, and PBS Kids for Parents.
I started by combing through online articles and Facebook pumping forums, looking for the options that moms are currently buzzing about and using the most enthusiastically.
After choosing our finalists, I used each of the pumps at least twice while my baby Charlotte was between the ages of six weeks and four months, in many cases using pumps dozens of times. (In the beginning, I was pumping up to 8 times per day!)
Once testing was complete, I filled out a detailed spreadsheet. Results were aggregated to give us our final ranking, with both subjective and objective criteria taken into account. We evaluated everything from adjustability to comfort to whether a timer was included, to more subjective factors like enjoyment and ease of storage.
It needs to be comfortable
There's a lot of subjective criteria that go into selecting a breast pump, including ease of use, build quality, and enjoyment: one woman's easy could be another woman's terrible. However, in general, the ideal breast pump should be comfortable and not bruise the nipple or pull in too much areola.
Proper flange or shield fit is critical, and not all pumps offer a variety of sizes that work for every woman. It's wise to choose a pump that comes with a selection of flange sizes in order to find the best, most comfortable fit. Pumping should, at minimum, be tolerable enough that you can keep up with it.
It needs to effectively express milk
There's little point in spending precious time attached to a breast pump if it doesn't adequately help express milk. Look for pumps that have two different settings: one for let down and one for expression that you can toggle between based on your individual needs.
The more effective your pump is, the easier it will be to keep up your milk supply—especially if you're an exclusively pumping mom.
It should be easy to use
Pumping may be a necessity, but that doesn't mean that you should have to spend an inordinate amount of time each day setting up your pump and, afterwards, cleaning all of the pump parts. A new parent's time is precious, and a pump that isn't efficient to use isn't going to last long. Select a breast pump that is intuitive to set up and easy to clean.
Do you need to use it on the go?
If you're a working parent or just have an older child who never stops moving, a pump that you can wear while you're in the car or in a meeting is a must have. True cordless, hands-free pumps—like the Elvie and the Willow—are the best choices for parents who simply can't take the time out of their day to remain hooked up to a traditional breast pump.
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April 10 - Sony flagged a record $6.4 billion annual net loss, inflated by writing off deferred tax credits mainly in the U.S.
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    public static final String PROPERTY_MDC_PROFILING = "mdcProfiling";
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A Blackstone neighborhood dream kitchen is rebuilt in the wake of water damage
The dark green island serves as a dramatic focal point and draws in the outdoor views
Photos by by Image Ten Photography, courtesy of Rhode Island Kitchen & Bath
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Sharon shares her go-tos for bringing Ocean State love into your lifestyle.
Curtain Call: Add personality to windows with custom shades and curtains. Sharon uses The Drapery House on nearby Mineral Spring Avenue: "I sat down with the owner and we worked together."
Story Time: "I have fond memories of walking to Books on the Square on Monday mornings when [our son] Bo was a baby for storytime. I always bought a book every time. I wanted to support the local business. Bo still loves to visit the bookstore and play in the children's section," says Sharon.
Perfect Square: "The East Side is so much fun," says Sharon. "We love to walk to the park, stop at my husband's office on Wayland Avenue, freshen up Bo, and have dinner at Wayland Square."
Endless Summer: Even if you're not along the coast, surround yourself with images of the seaside. Sharon has a picture in the shape of Rhode Island filled with pictures she had professionally taken at the beach in Narragansett.
By Elyse Major
If you're a homeowner in New England, chances are you're no stranger to some property damage. However, for Bob and Sharon, their East Side home received such extensive water damage that it required reconstruction to the first floor, which led to some rethinking: why not use this as an opportunity to redesign, refurbish, and create their dream kitchen?
"We looked at a lot of home decorating magazines," Sharon begins. "Bob and I both agreed we wanted a bright kitchen – white and light – with the kitchen island a dark color." The couple called Rhode Island Kitchen & Bath Design + Build, a resource for design build projects, and were introduced to designer Billie Senzek.
First came the rebuild: walls were removed to enlarge the existing space, which enabled the inclusion of wish list items like an island, dry bar, and under window seating. They also wanted appliances to disappear so the dishwasher, refrigerator, and a beverage fridge were all outfitted with custom appliance panels. Bob and Sharon love the color green and selected a custom shade for the island from the cabinet company which was then incorporated as an accent in the dining room via both furniture and window treatments to create a sense of flow.
In designing the new space, Billie started with a neutral wall color so that the countertop and island would be a combined focal point. Says Billie, "The countertop also had a bit of bling with soft green veining, which really solidified the color we selected for the island." She adds, "I love the fun style in their home – a lot of clients shy away from doing a true color, but it was one of the defining elements of the kitchen."
Fifteen years since taking ownership, Sharon still recalls falling for the house at first sight. "I loved the banister and curved archways. There was a lot of warmth and charm." With everything brand-new, it was important to Sharon to keep the classic aesthetic of the 1920s Colonial. Fixtures like chandeliers and the traditional dining room set balance perky items like the scalloped wall clock, resulting in a cheerful and elegant mix. "Sharon has a very transitional style of decorating," Billie explains. "There's a lot of traditional elements that tie in with the true charm of the home, but she loves to have pops of fun colors, shapes, and a touch of bling."
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Discussion in 'Mac OS X Lion (10.7)' started by Porcinet, Jul 24, 2011.
I tried to install Lion on my Mac Mini 2009. After downloading the i stallation file, I launched it (I also created a backup DVD beforehand). The first part of the installation took 3 minutes then it restarted the computer.
However, since then, my computer refuses to restart. The screen stays dark (although the computer is on). After leaving the computer for 30 minutes, I did a forced shutdown (with the power button) and I disconnected the external hard disk and network cable. Then I restarted again. But the screen is still dark and I cannot hear any noticeable hard disk activity.
Are you using HDMI? I had to re-set my HDMI cable after bootup for the screen to come up.
No I am using DVI. But resetting it won't change anything.
I rebooted using the Lion DVD and repaired the hard disk (there were some problems apparently). Now everything seems to be OK.


Description: This course is for trade qualified and licensed heavy vehicle mechanics who wish to become an Authorised Examiner under the Heavy Vehicle Authorised Inspection Scheme (HVAIS) administered by Roads and Maritime Services of NSW. The course is open to heavy vehicle mechanics who are qualified and licensed and have a current APPROVAL FOR TRAINING letter issued by Roads and Maritime.
The HVAIS Examiner is authorised to conduct inspections and issue inspection reports on motor vehicles with a GVM exceeding 4.5 tonne, trailers with an Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM) exceeding 4.5 tonne and with power-operated brakes, light trailers and caravans that have an ATM exceeding 2 tonne and buses. They issue inspection reports that are used for Heavy Vehicle Safety Checks, Identity Checks, Design Checks, Adjustment Of Records and Clearance of Defect Notices.
Successful completion of the course enables your authority as an Authorised Examiner under the Heavy Vehicle Authorised Inspection Scheme. The course is delivered in a classroom and workshop environment at a TAFE college near you and includes 24 hours of face to face instruction (3 x 8 hour days) addressing the requirements of the Authorised Examiner role. The course covers your legal and compliance requirements and your role as a public official; the tools, methods and test equipment required to thoroughly inspect heavy vehicles; inspection processes and workflows; Safety, Identity and Design Check Standards and application of the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual (NHVIM); accessing and completing forms and using online reporting system.
2 - NSW Fair Trading accreditation as a Motor Mechanic.
Scheduled attendance: Next available training in this 3 day course at TAFE NSW Kurri Kurri is Wednesday 5 - Friday 7 June 2019, 8.00am - 4.30pm. Further dates are available throughout the year.
This course is designed for qualified heavy vehicle mechanics who wish to become Heavy Vehicle Authorised Inspection Scheme Examiners and is delivered at a TAFE NSW automotive training facility. The 24 hour course (3 x 8 hour days) will guide you through the legal and regulatory requirements, inspection standards, form work and online reporting requirements Authorised Examiners are required to comply with.
Scheduled attendance: Next available training for this 3 day course at TAFE NSW Wetherill Park is Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 May 2019, 8.00am - 4.30pm. Further dates are available throughout the year.
Further dates will be available throughout the year.


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Trump Vows To Travel To Alaska To Campaign Against 'Disloyal, Very Bad Senator'
Will campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski next year as she seeks reelection
Mar 7, 2021 DailyWire.com
Former President Donald Trump pledged to travel nearly 5,000 from his home in Florida to Alaska to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, when she seeks reelection.
Murkowski, who has been in the Senate for nearly two decades, was one of seven Senate Republicans to vote last month to convict Trump in his impeachment trial.
"I will not be endorsing, under any circumstances, the failed candidate from the great State of Alaska, Lisa Murkowski. She represents her state badly and her country even worse. I do not know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be — in Alaska campaigning against a disloyal and very bad Senator," Trump said in a statement to The Hill.
Trump also blasted Murkowski for announcing that she will support President Joe Biden's nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to serve as Secretary of the Interior. "Her vote to advance radical left democrat Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior is yet another example of Murkowski not standing up for Alaska."
Trump has battled Murkowski since 2018, when she declined to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
"In his first endorsements since leaving office, Trump has mostly backed incumbent lawmakers who also enjoy establishment support," the Hill reported. "However, he's put sitting lawmakers on notice that he could also fight for their defeats if he believes they have been insufficiently supportive of him or his agenda — with his threat against Murkowski serving as a reminder that incumbency is no protection alone against a Trump challenge."
"Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great Again and our policy of America First. We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful, and compassionate leadership," Trump said in a statement last month.
While Trump had been mostly quiet since leaving office Jan. 20, he reemerged last week, sending out several statements.
In one statement, Trump sought to explain why the GOP lost two runoff elections in Georgia, thus losing control of the U.S. Senate.
"To set the record straight, there were two reasons the Senate races were lost in Georgia," Trump said in a statement through his Save America group. "First, Republicans did not turn out to vote because they were so angry and disappointed with Georgia Republican leadership and Governor [Brian] Kemp for failing to stand up to Stacey Abrams and the disastrous Consent Decree that virtually eliminated signature verification requirements across the state (and much worse), and was not approved by the State Legislature as required by the Constitution – having a major impact on the result, a rigged election.
"Second, Senator Mitch McConnell's refusal to go above $600 per person on the stimulus check payments when the two Democrat opponents were touting $2,000 per person in ad after ad. This latter point was used against our Senators and the $2,000 will be approved anyway by the Democrats who bought the Georgia election — and McConnell let them do it!"
This article has been corrected to note that Kavanaugh was nominated to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, not to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The Next Best Picture Podcast - "Crash"
For this month's Patreon Last Best Picture review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks and two Patreon guests, Daniel Brilliant & Andrew Puhr. In the aftermath of "Green Book" winning Best Picture and being called the worst Best Picture winner since "Crash," it almost feels too coincidental that Paul Haggis' film on race relations in contemporary Los Angeles won the poll for this month's review. We have a lot to say on this one resulting in a final recording time of 1:45:00 on our thoughts on the film, what it gets right versus what it gets wrong, the performances, writing, editing and of course, its historic Best Picture win over the critical favorite that year, "Brokeback Mountain." There's a lot to unpack here so be sure to subscribe to listen to it all or click down below to hear our preview.
This is a preview of the podcast, the full version of which is only available to those who subscribe to us on Patreon. For the small price of $1 a month, you can receive this review along with other exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.
Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here.
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham, Danilo Castro and our Patreon guest, Hannah Lorence. Together, we review George Miller's Academy Award winning film "Mad Max: Fury Road." We discuss the technical elements that went into making the film, the stripped down storytelling, its historic awards run and its impact on the action genre. We discuss all of this and more in the latest review for the Last Best Picture series.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Film Podcast Review For March 2019
We're back to our randomized format for Last Best Picture. During the Oscar season, we were choosing Best Picture Nominees/Winners to review on the Podcast that correlated to films in the Oscar race. Now, we have selected 10 random Best Picture Nominees/Winners for you to choose from. Whichever film wins the poll, will be the one we review on our podcast for March 2019, exclusive to our Patreon supporters.
A huge thank you to our Patreon subscribers for keeping this series alive. Head on over to the polls page to vote and click below to see the new list of films for this month's poll.
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "Mary Poppins"
For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer & Cody Derricks. Together, the four of us travel back in time in preparation for the release of "Mary Poppins Returns" with the 1964 Disney classic "Mary Poppins" starring Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke. How does the original hold up? Tune in as we discuss the film's technical merits, its performances, how it did at the Oscars and more!
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "A Star Is Born" (1937,1954 & 1976)
For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer and Patreon subscriber Andrew Puhr. Together, the four of us do something we have never done on the podcast before and that is give you a joint review of multiple films for both our Last Best Picture and Throwback Review, voted on by you, the dear listeners of our show. With the success of Bradley Cooper's 2018 version "A Star Is Born," we are taking a look back at the 1937, 1954 and 1976 versions that came before it.
This is a preview of the podcast, the full version of which is only available to those who subscribe to us on Patreon. For the small price of $1 a month, you can receive this episode along with other exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.
Thank you so much for listening. You can subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, GooglePlay, Tunein, PlayerFM, Acast & Castbox or you can listen down below. Please take a moment to review us on Apple Podcasts here.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Film Podcast Review For December 2018
One more month left in 2018. Another round of Best Picture nominees and winners to choose from for our Last Best Picture Patreon Podcast Review. We're thinking we may change things up in 2019 but for now we appreciate you all making this one of the more fun additions to the Next Best Picture Community.
We have selected five movies tied to five new theatrical releases in December 2018. Those movies are "Destroyer," "Mary Poppins Returns," "Mary Queen Of Scots," "The Mule" & "Vice."
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Film Podcast Review For November 2018
Our Patreon podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month and we are surely in the heat of the Oscar race now.
Like last month, we have selected films which were either nominated or won Best Picture, which are somehow related (In some cases, the loosest way possible) to six films being released in the month of November. Those six films are "Boy Erased," "The Favourite," "The Front Runner," "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Green Book" and "Widows." The winner will be announced on October 28th Episode 114 of the podcast and then reviewed some time in the month of November. Stay tuned for October's winner (The original 1937 version of "A Star Is Born") which will go up later this month and you can now listen to September's winner "The Social Network" here.
A huge thank you to our Patreon subscribers who keep this series alive. Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below.
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "The Social Network"
We have now come to the point in our Last Best Picture series, (where we review a Best Picture winner or nominee selected by you), where we have our first podcast review for a film that did not win the Oscar for Best Picture. Winner of three Academy Awards, "The Social Network" remains director David Fincher's most critically acclaimed film to date with an unparalleled screenplay by Aaron Sorkin which introduced the world to many new and up and coming actors. Now, myself, Kt Schaefer and Josh Parham have the chance to finally look back on "The Social Network" and to reassess its themes, characters and Oscar run where it ultimately lost to "The King's Speech." The next fan voted podcast review for October will be announced at the end of the month and can be voted on here until then.
This is a preview of the podcast which is an exclusive to our Patreon members. For the small price of $1 a month, you can get the full episode and more exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox, Acast, or you can have a listen down below.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Film Podcast Review For October 2018
Our Patreon podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month but this time we are changing things up a bit.
From now on, we will be providing 5 choices of previous nominees/winners for Best Picture to be voted on by you for review on the podcast instead of the previous 10 choices. The choices were all selected based on their relation to an Oscar contender being released this awards season. Those films are "A Star Is Born," "Beautiful Boy," "Suspiria," "First Man" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" The winner will be announced on September 30th Episode 110 of the podcast and then reviewed some time in the month of October. Stay tuned for September's winner ("The Social Network") which will go up later this month and you can now listen to August's winner "The Silence Of The Lambs."
Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below.
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "The Silence Of The Lambs"
For our first podcast of the "Last Best Picture" series of reviews, we reviewed "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," then we reviewed "Lawrence Of Arabia" and last month we reviewed "Casablanca." Now, to wrap up the summer of 2018, we are reviewing Jonathan Demme's 1991 masterpiece, "The Silence Of The Lambs" starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Joining me for this fan voted podcast is Celia Schlekewey, Danilo Castro, Josh Williams and one of our very own Patreon supporters: Hannah Lorence. The next fan voted podcast review for September will be announced this Sunday on Episode 106 of the podcast and can be voted on here until the end of the month of August.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Film Podcast Review For September 2018
Our Patreon Podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month and a new poll of 10 randomly selected Best Picture Winners/Nominees for you to choose from. The winner of which will be reviewed on the podcast in September 2018. Stay tuned for August's winner ("The Silence Of The Lambs") which will go up later this month and you can now listen to July's winner "Casablanca."
Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below. Voting ends August 31st 2018.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Podcast Review For August 2018
Our Patreon Podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month and a new poll of 10 randomly selected Best Picture Winners/Nominees for you to choose from. The winner of which will be reviewed on the podcast in August 2018. Stay tuned for July's winner ("Casablanca") which will go up later this month.
Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below. Voting ends July 28th 2018.
The Next Best Picture Podcast - "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
We've been doing "Throwback Reviews" for a few weeks now (See "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Avengers" and most recently "Deadpool") for our Patreon subscribers. However, we wanted to start another podcast strictly for Best Picture winners/nominees. We call it "Last Best Picture." These are fan voted podcast reviews which are held monthly and the first winner was the late, great, Milos Forman's Oscar winning film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher ("Lawrence Of Arabia" will be June's review and the poll for July is currently in progress).
Joining me for this in-depth review into the film's themes, characters and Oscar success is Daniel Howat and Josh Parham. This is a preview of the podcast which is an exclusive to our Patreon members. For the small price of $1 a month, you can get the full episode and more exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.
Thank you and please feel free to subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM & CastBox.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Podcast Review For July 2018
Our Patreon Podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month and a new poll of 10 randomly selected Best Picture Winners/Nominees for you to choose from. The winner of which, will be reviewed on the podcast in July. Stay tuned for May's winner ("One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest") which will go up tomorrow and we'll be recording the last poll's winner "Lawrence Of Arabia" sometime this month.
Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below. Voting ends June 30th 2018.
Last Best Picture - Vote On Our Next Podcast Review For June 2018
We recently announced on Episode 88 of the podcast, the winner of our first poll for "Last Best Picture" (A podcast film review of Best Picture winning and nominated films) - Milos Forman's Oscar winning film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." That podcast film review for our Patreon subscribers will be coming sometime later this month.
We now have a new batch of ten randomly selected films for you to choose from for our next podcast review in June. Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below. Voting ends May 31st 2018.


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using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Input;
using UI.Dialogs;
using UI.Infrastructure;
using WPFColor = System.Windows.Media.Color;

namespace UI.ViewModel
{
  public class ClientTabViewModel : SettingsTabViewModel
  {
    private const string NameKey = "settingsTabCategory-client";

    #region fields
    private string _locale;
    private string _nick;
    private string _certificatePath;

    private byte _redValue;
    private byte _greenValue;
    private byte _blueValue;

    private string _adminPassword;
    #endregion

    #region properties
    public string Locale
    {
      get { return _locale; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(Locale), v => _locale = v); }
    }

    public string[] Locales
    {
      get { return LocalizerStorage.Languages; }
    }

    public string Nick
    {
      get { return _nick; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(Nick), v => _nick = v); }
    }

    public string CertificatePath
    {
      get { return _certificatePath; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(CertificatePath), v => _certificatePath = v); }
    }

    public WPFColor NickColor
    {
      get { return WPFColor.FromRgb(RedValue, GreenValue, BlueValue); }
    }

    public byte RedValue
    {
      get { return _redValue; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(NickColor), v => _redValue = v); }
    }

    public byte GreenValue
    {
      get { return _greenValue; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(NickColor), v => _greenValue = v); }
    }

    public byte BlueValue
    {
      get { return _blueValue; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(NickColor), v => _blueValue = v); }
    }

    public string AdminPassword
    {
      get { return _adminPassword; }
      set { SetValue(value, nameof(AdminPassword), v => _adminPassword = v); }
    }
    #endregion

    #region commands
    public ICommand SelectCertificateCommand { get; private set; }
    public ICommand GenerateCertificateCommand { get; private set; }
    #endregion

    public ClientTabViewModel()
      : base(NameKey, SettingsTabCategory.Client)
    {
      SelectCertificateCommand = new Command(SelectCertificate);
      GenerateCertificateCommand = new Command(GenerateCertificate);

      Locale = Settings.Current.Locale;
      Nick = Settings.Current.Nick;
      CertificatePath = Settings.Current.CertificatePath;

      RedValue = Settings.Current.NickColor.R;
      GreenValue = Settings.Current.NickColor.G;
      BlueValue = Settings.Current.NickColor.B;

      AdminPassword = Settings.Current.AdminPassword;
    }

    public override void SaveSettings()
    {
      Localizer.Instance.Set(_locale);

      Settings.Current.Locale = Locale;
      Settings.Current.Nick = Nick;
      Settings.Current.CertificatePath = CertificatePath;
      Settings.Current.NickColor = Color.FromArgb(RedValue, GreenValue, BlueValue);
      Settings.Current.AdminPassword = _adminPassword;
    }

    private void SelectCertificate(object obj)
    {
      var fileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
      fileDialog.CheckFileExists = true;
      fileDialog.CheckPathExists = true;
      fileDialog.Multiselect = false;
      fileDialog.Filter = "PFX|*.pfx|All files|*.*";

      if (fileDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
        CertificatePath = fileDialog.FileName;
    }

    private void GenerateCertificate(object obj)
    {
      var generateCertificate = GenerateCertificateDialog.ForNick();
      if (generateCertificate.ShowDialog() == true)
        CertificatePath = generateCertificate.CertificatePath;
    }
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}


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Volvo Cars Plans to Launch its Next-Gen All-Electric SUV in 2022
Volvo Cars and Luminar, the autonomous vehicle sensor and software company, announced today its launch plans of the next generation all-electric SUV in 2022.
According to a media release, the first introduction of Volvo Cars' Ride Pilot, an unsupervised autonomous driving capability for highways, will be first introduced to customers in California after it'll be verified as safe for use. It will come equipped with Luminar's Iris to enable proactive safety features into the vehicle.
As part of the verification process, Volvo Cars has applied for a testing permit with the California Department of Transportation and intends to start testing the new vehicle on road. Founded by Volvo Cars, Zenseact's purpose is to preserve life by accelerating the transition to zero collisions by developing the complete software stack for AD and ADAS, from sensing to actuation in order to serve various levels of autonomy and offer unequaled scalability at the same time, the company said.
"Luminar's vision is to democratize next-generation safety and autonomy, and we're already seeing this become a reality with the first vehicle launching on Volvo's new platform," said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO. "With Luminar as standard on every vehicle, their next SUV has the opportunity to be the safest vehicle ever produced, while also being the first to enable true autonomy and at highway speed."
In 2020, Volvo Cars gave a first look at the next generation SUV featuring a completely reimagined roofline that featured the safety technology discreetly integrated into the roofline, while also giving a visual cue of its superior technical prowess. This was the first time an automaker had designed autonomous technology into the roofline of a vehicle that will be made available to consumers.
Mats Moberg, Head of R&D, Volvo Cars said, "We are proud to announce the planned US launch of our first truly unsupervised autonomous driving feature, as we look to set a new industry standard for autonomy without compromising safety. Having Zenseact's brand new AD software and Luminar's LiDAR standard in our new fully electric SUV is a game-changer for Volvo Cars, as well as for automotive safety and autonomous driving."
"Delivering a new safety standard for the industry requires a level of rigorous testing and verification that will expand globally. Zenseact AD software plays a key role in this new standard and in our journey towards zero collisions," added Odgard Anderson, CEO, Zenseact.
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christmas was banned in scotland -- 12/6/19
Today's selection -- from Christmas A Biography by Judith Flanders. The Christmas traditions held by early European emigrants varied. Some English and Scottish emigrants may not have kept Christmas at all for political reasons:
"Earlier emigrants from the British Isles and France to the colonies in North America had taken the customs of their home countries with them. In the south, particularly in what was to become Virginia, the settlers were mostly adherents of the mainstream Church of England, and they observed Christmas as they had at home. Captain John Smith, of the Virginia Company that settled at Jamestown, spent December of 1608 among the Algonquian, 'where we were never more merry, nor fed on more plenty of good Oysters, Fish, Flesh, Wilde foule, and good bread, nor never had better fires in England'. Even in a wilderness setting, Christmas continued to be food, warmth and good company.
"In the north-east, as the Mayflower travellers arrived in what would become Massachusetts, the holiday was to become contested ground. On the settlers' first Christmas in 1620, a mere six weeks after landing, work was obligatory, not for religious reasons but for survival. The emigrants were still living on board ship, and on the 25th 'we went on shore, some to fell tymber, some to saw . . . and some to carry; so no man rested all day'. On that day, they 'begane to erecte ye first house for commone use'.
"Once shelter was no longer a pressing matter, however, fewer allowances were made. Yet the religious dissidents who had fled England and then the Netherlands in search of freedom of worship numbered just forty-one when they departed the Old World (seventeen men, ten women and fourteen children). They were heavily outnumbered by sixty-one other passengers, some servants of the Pilgrims, but many others simply hoping to find a new life in a new world. They had no interest in religious quarrels.
"Thus, when some residents of the, colony excused themselves from work on Christmas Day in that second year, professing 'it wente against their consciences to work on that day', it is likely that they were those 'strangers' who had also travelled on the Mayflower. Certainly the colony's governor, William Bradford, had no problem with permitting them to conform to their own practices -- at least, until they were seen 'in the streete at play, openly; some pitching the barr and some at stoole-ball, and such-like sports. So he went to them, and tooke away their implements, and tould them that it was against his conscience that they should play and others worke. If they made the keeping of [Christmas] a mater of devotion, let them kepe their houses, but ther should be no gameing or revelling in the streets.'
The Examination and Tryal of Father Christmas (1686)
"A unified population, all sharing identical beliefs, was never a reality in the colonies. ... In the 1630s, a further 20,000 immigrants settled in New England, bringing their own customs. Possibly it was this numerical imbalance that caused the Puritans to tighten their grip: they may have felt that they had not travelled all that way, in such peril, to be surrounded by those whose practices were so at odds with their own. Or it may have been that events in England and Scotland had given them hope that their own views could be made to prevail.
James VI of Scotland's love of holiday celebrations had been a problem for the Kirk, ensuring Christmas bans were impossible during his reign. When he gained the throne of England too, in 1603, with its populace more tolerant of the secular holiday, it must have seemed to the Puritans that the battle was lost. In 1617 the king attempted to enforce legally the celebration of the twelve days. Yet this was only ever partially successful; after his death in 1625 the monarchy lost even the appearance of control in Scotland, and in 1638 the General Assembly banned Christmas outright. Gradually, even gestures towards the holiday were liable to punishment.
"Initially, this was in marked contrast to England. Half a decade after the ill-suited Charles I succeeded James, Christmas continued to be a time of festivity and enjoyment. One 'lesson' instructed young men to 'Be holy in Lent. Be (painstaking] in Harvest. Be merry at Christmas.' Even churchmen agreed: Christmas was, said the Bishop of Winchester, a 'season of gathering together, of neighbourly meetings and invitations ... of good housekeeping and hospitality'. But once the Civil War began, there was no longer any space for neighbourly gatherings. Now what mattered were the views of reformers, who saw Christmas, unmentioned in the Bible, as a mark of the antichrist. At first their attacks on the day concentrated on its secular elements, and in 1642 Parliament banned seasonal plays. But in 1643, when the Long Parliament joined forces with the Scottish government, all holiday observances, secular and religious, were forbidden. Parliament sat on 25 December, to make sure the people understood that this was a working day like any other, and by 1645 'Festival days, vulgarly called Holy days, having no Warrant in the Word of God, are not to be continued.'
Not everyone agreed. While the regime demanded that shops stay open, some apprentices forced their masters to close: in 1646 in Bury St Edmunds, they took to the streets, and further scuffles and fights broke out the next year too, with a 'great mutiny' in Norwich, while in Canterbury a mob demanding holiday church services attacked the mayor's house. Christmas traditions became symbols of the royalist cause. 'Christmas was kil'd at Nasbie fight', claimed one broadside: 'Charity was slain ... Likewise then did die, / Rost beef and shred pie." In London in 1647, there was a tense stand-off when now-illicit greenery was defiantly hung on City walls. The Lord Mayor and City Marshal rode out to supervise its removal, but their calls for ladders went unheeded by an angry crowd, who spooked the mayor's horse, making it bolt -- or, as a royalist pamphlet gleefully interpreted the episode, 'The pulling down of holly and ivy was an act his very horse was ashamed of.'"
Judith Flanders
Christmas: A Biography
Copyright 2017 by Judith Flanders


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"Watermelon Slim on Tour in Europe now. The festival shows in Spain and Italy were great!
Big crowds, great music, wonderful times for all.
Sept 26, Watermelon Slim performed to a sold out room at The Blues Kitchen in Camden ( London, UK).