Customer Reactivation Emails: Where to Start?
If there is one tidbit of wisdom that marketers need to embrace sooner rather than later, it's the notion of customer retention.
Sure, customer acquisition is always going to be a top priority. But if you can't hold on to these newly won customers, what does it actually say about your brand?
Attracting and converting new customers is a long and expensive process. Everything from social media ads to content creation to cold email campaigns requires a huge amount of effort (and budget) to generate tangible results.
With customer retention, on the other hand, the tactics are much cheaper. Such simple but effective re-engagement method as exit-intent popup, limited-time offers or loyalty programmes can help you keep paying customers coming back for more.
In fact, 70% of companies that place more importance on customer retention say it's a cheaper strategy than focusing entirely on customer acquisition.
If you're looking for ways how to quickly and surely boost your sales, let's talk about customer re-engagement and retention strategies that can have an immediate impact on your bottom line.
If you're like any other business, you probably have a bunch of inactive clients.
On average, 20%-25% of a company's customers are inactive. These are the customers who purchased from you in the past, typically only once, and then went dormant.
The key piece of information here is that these people have already been converted to paying customers, so the long and difficult job of convincing them to choose your business has been completed.
Given that the probability of selling to an existing customer is 60-70%, while the probability of selling to a new customer is only 5-20%, customer reactivation has a lot of potential to deliver quick profits.
Since you already have some information about your clients, such as their email address and data on past purchases, email is the best channel to re-engage them. Email is still the favorite direct marketing channel among marketers. While engaging via social media, blog or website is convenient and simple, email allows you to personalize your communications and tailor the content to your client base.
What seems like a straightforward tactic can quickly get confusing if you don't have a plan.
So the first and most important step here is to identify your inactive customers.
How do you define an inactive customer?
Is it someone who bought from you last year and hasn't opened a single email since? Or is it someone who purchased from you six months ago and was active on your website within the last three months?
There is no right or wrong way to segment your inactive clients. However, it's important to keep in mind that people who bought from you a year ago will have a different perception of your brand than those who bought within the last three months.
You have to carefully consider the stage they're in and tailor your content to mirror their expectations.
Now that you've neatly divided your inactive customers into different segments based on their inactivity window and/or additional criteria, you should have a better idea of what re-engagement tactics would be most effective.
For instance, customers who've been dormant for the last 12 months or longer will be very difficult to re-engage. The win-back rate is typically very low and the only tactic that seems to be somewhat successful is special offers and discounts.
Other popular reactivation tactics include sharing relevant updates, offering discounts on similar products they bought in the past, inviting customers to update their email preferences, and sending behavioural emails that are triggered by certain dates, events or actions.
To avoid the dip-in-and-out sort of approach to reactivation emails, try automating some of them to ensure consistency and save time.
Testing ideas and tweaking your work should be a culture, not a one-off project. If you choose to automate some of the reactivation emails, be sure to come to them every couple of weeks to assess the results and make necessary tweaks.
Your win-back rate will highly depend on how well you understand your segments and appropriate triggers.
Sticking to reactivation best practices and proven techniques will boost your chances of achieving good open and click-through rates.
It all starts with a good subject line. Keeping it short and sweet, using personalization tokens and a familiar sender name are some of the top tips for crafting an effective subject line. Marketers also swear by using "We miss you" or "Come back" in the subject line, as studies show this simple trick can boost the open rate by 13%.
If you're sending a special offer email, make sure you're expressing the discount in dollars rather than percentage. Customers are more likely to open an email that says "Claim your $15 discount" than "Grab your 15% discount".
According to Experian, combining the above two tactics is the best solution for a winning subject line. Email subject lines that feature the phrases "Come back" and "$ discount" are associated with a 66% growth in revenue!
Make your email as personalized as possible. Try referring to your customers by name, including details on their past purchases or using any other type of data you have about them.
Don't make the mistake of ignoring inactive customers. If you apply the right tactics and personalize your approach, you will be spending six times less to generate new sales!


Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard (Poitevin: Dangerosa; 1079-1151) was the daughter of Bartholomew of l'Île-Bouchard and his wife Gerberge de Blaison. She was the maternal grandmother of the celebrated Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was also mistress to her granddaughters' paternal grandfather, William IX, Duke of Aquitaine. As the mistress of William the Troubadour, she was known as La Maubergeonne for the tower he built for her at his castle in Poitiers.
Dangereuse was a sobriquet she received for her seductiveness; her baptismal name may have been Amauberge.
Dangereuse's paternal grandparents were Archimbaud Borel de Bueil and Agnes de l'Isle Bouchard. Through her granddaughter, Dangereuse was an ancestor of many monarchs and members of the nobility, including: Richard I of England, Marie, Countess of Champagne, John of England, Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, Joan, Queen of Sicily, Eleanor, Queen of Castile, Matilda, Duchess of Saxony and Henry the Young King.
Her granddaughter Eleanor was Queen consort of France, Queen consort of England and Duchess of Aquitaine (in her own right).
Dangereuse married Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault, at an unknown date. She advised her husband to donate property to the priory of Saint-Denis-de-Vaux in a charter dated 1109, which means they were married before this point. Dangereuse was a woman who did as she pleased and cared little for the opinion of her peers.
Raoul (died 1190) married Elisabeth, dame de Faye-la-Vineuse and had issue; he became grand seneschal of Aquitaine.
Aois, married Pierre-Élie de Chauvigny and was the mother of André de Chauvigny.
Dangereuse and Aimery were married for around seven years before she left her husband to become mistress to Duke William IX; this became an infamous liaison.
Whilst travelling through Poitou, Duke William IX of Aquitaine met the "seductive" Dangereuse. This led to her leaving her husband for Duke William, who was excommunicated by the church for "abducting her"; however, she appeared to have been a willing party in the matter. He installed her in the Maubergeonne tower of his castle in Poitiers, and, as related by William of Malmesbury, even painted a picture of her on his shield.
Upon returning to Poitiers from Toulouse, William's wife Philippa of Toulouse was enraged to discover a rival woman living in her palace. She appealed to her friends at the court of Aquitaine and to the Church; however, no noble could assist her since William was their feudal overlord, and when the Papal legate Giraud complained to William and told him to return Dangereuse to her husband, William's only response to the bald legate was, "Curls will grow on your pate before I part with the Viscountess." Humiliated, in 1116, Philippa chose to retire to the Abbey of Fontevrault.
Henri (died after 1132), a monk and later Prior of Cluny.
Adelaide (c.1102 - ?) married Raoul de Faye, seigneur de Faye-la-Vineuse.
Some believe that Raymond of Poitiers was a child of William by Dangereuse, rather than by Philippa of Toulouse. A primary source which names his mother has not so far been identified. However, he is not named in other sources as a legitimate son of Willam IX. It is therefore reasonable to suppose that he was born from the duke's relationship with Dangereuse. If this is the case, Dangereuse was grandmother to Bohemund III of Antioch, Maria of Antioch and Philippa of Antioch.
Philippa died two years later and William's first wife Ermengarde set out to avenge Philippa. In October 1119, she suddenly appeared at the Council of Reims being held by Pope Calixtus II and demanded that the Pope excommunicate William (again), oust Dangereuse from the ducal palace, and restore herself to her rightful place as duchess. The Pope "declined to accommodate her"; however, she continued to trouble William for several years afterwards.
The relationship between William and his legitimate son William was troubled by his father's liaison with Dangereuse. This was only settled when the pair arranged the marriage between William the Younger and Dangereuse's daughter Aenor in 1121; the following year Eleanor was born.
William died on 10 February 1127; nothing is recorded of Dangereuse after this point. She died in 1151.
^ Documents concernant le Prieuré de Saint-Denis en Vaux, Archives historiques du Poitou Tome VII (Poitiers, 1878) ("Saint-Denis en Vaux") I, p. 346.


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The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
Published in DVD
The Way We Walk: Live in Concert Cover
"Genesis: The Way We Walk: Live in Concert" is the video recording of live performance by Genesis at a concert in November, 1992. The concert was held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London during 'We Can't Dance' tour of Genesis. It has got famous songs like "Turn It On Again", "Jesus He Knows Me", "Fading Lights", "Invisible Touch", "Land of Confusion", "I Can't Dance" and "Tonight" among others. Other than the songs, the DVD has interviews of band members, a feature commentary by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford- three members of the band and photo galleries.
1. Land of Confusion
2. No Son of Mine
3. Driving the Last Spike
4. Old Medley:
The Musical Box, Firth of Fifth
Illegal Alien
Follow You Follow Me
5. Fading Lights
6. Jesus He Knows Me
7. Dreaming While You Sleep
8. Home By the Sea
9. Hold on to My Heart
10. Domino
The Domino Principle [Phil's intro]
In the Glow of the Night
The Last Domino
11. The Drum Thing
12. I Can't Dance
13. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
14. Invisible Touch
15. Turn it on Again
Genesis are probably as equally mocked as they are revered these days, but there would be few who would deny the band's great battle with adversity to become one of the U.K.'s most successful progressive rock bands of all time. Coming together in the late '60s with founding members Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Chris Stewart, Anthony Phillips, and Mike Rutherford, the band ended up going through more line up changes than Van Halen and Faith No More combined. Major international success didn't come until the mid-to-late '70s when Phil Collins went from his position of drummer to lead vocalist. At this stage none of the founding or previous key band members remained, and yet their popularity as performers only increased.
As Phil Collins got a bigger name for himself in his solo career the profile of Genesis also elevated, increasing their popularity and record sales. Invisible Touch reached number one in the United States with the following four singles thereafter all making the top five. I Can't Dance was released five years later with equal success, confirming their position as one of the greatest rock acts from the U.K. as well as one of the toughest and long-lasting 'dinosaur bands' of all time.
After this major success leading man Phil Collins decided to leave the band, wanting to concentrate on his solo career which also had equal, if not greater, worldwide success. He was replaced by Ray Wilson in 1997, but the band never attained the same acclaim again, and as such folded after making only one more album.
As a live act, Genesis were always regarded as great performers, no matter what the line up happened to be, and this disc is a brilliant testament to such a statement. Performed in 1992, this concert was recorded at the peak of Genesis' success and contains all of their greatest hits spanning the entire career of the progressive band. If you're a Genesis fan from any era you are bound to find at least a couple tracks on this disc that you are sure to enjoy.
The footage for this concert was taken in 1992, and yet even a decade on it still looks fantastic. Presented with an aspect ratio of 4:3, this is a full screen non-anamorphic transfer, but don't be too disappointed, back in the dark times before DVDs it was only theatrical releases that were afforded widescreen recording, so this was to be expected.
Lighting is always the biggest bitch of live performances, with poor shadow detail, over-saturation and colour bleeding being the usual result. Luckily though The Way We Walk has been filmed very well on a fantastic looking and perfectly lit stage. This isn't to say that the above problems don't occur at all, but for a live performance they've been transferred with such finesse that even a hardened critic would be impressed.
Both discs are dual layered with the RSDL layer change being terribly obvious on both. A touch disappointing although to be expected, there aren't many places where one could hide a layer change in the middle of a concert. Overall this is a stunning transfer, the detail is quite sharp and grain is close to non-existent. Colours are well rendered and the transfer itself is almost faultless.
What a grand era we are in, where ten year old concerts can still be blessed with a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio mix. Not to be outdone though, they were also kind enough to throw in a Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo mix as well, just to keep everyone happy. Some people take a while to get adjusted to 5.1 channel audio mixes on concert discs, normally this is because each channel loses a little bit of 'oomph' and instead spreads the music over all the surrounds. The Way We Walk suffers from this a bit as well, but luckily enough the stereo mix is easily available for those that prefer that old-school, two channel sound.
Both soundtracks perform very well, with the 5.1 mix having a good use of surrounds to really make it sound like you're in the middle of it all. There are no major problems with either soundtrack and audio synching is spot on, although I did question Phil's lip synching to No Son of Mine – but I could be wrong. The subwoofer is put to good use throughout the concert, although it never really thumps out anything amazing... but then again this is Genesis, not Green Day.
For a two disc set we've been dished out a fair bit more than just the concert itself. We have Animated Menus, Track Selection, Photo Galleries, Interviews with the band members, Multiple Angles for the entirety of the concert, and an Audio Commentary with Phil Collins and the rest of the Genesis gang.
Most of the extras speak for themselves, but the last three are worthy of an extra mention. The interviews are a series of short snippets from longer interviews and star band members of the time Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks. The multiple angles are pretty self-explanatory, with 12 cameras being used to film this concert covering almost every aspect imaginable. The multiple angles function on this DVD lets you flip between particular camera angles allowing for a more interactive viewing experience. The most interesting addition is an Audio Commentary with the band which is available during the concert itself as a third soundtrack. This is an interesting addition, and not something I've come across on many other concert discs. Some may find this a little boring and trivial, although Genesis fans should be able to find enjoyment in it, even if only once.
Overall this is a packed double disc set, which contains arguably one of their better live performances at the peak of their internationally successful career. The extras themselves are a worthy addition and the transfer itself is very impressive considering its age. For fans of Genesis or the big, bald man Phill Collins himself this is a must have disc and contains more than enough tracks to make repeat viewings always entertaining.
By Nathan Clark
Actors: Genesis
Directors: James Yukich
Producers: Paul Flattery, Elizabeth Flowers
Format: Color, Dolby
Release Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002
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Last week, the Department of Health (DOH) declared measles outbreak in four regions in the country due to the increasing number of cases.
DOH Undersecretary Eric Domingo said the DOH has instructed its medical teams to perform necessary measures to keep the measles virus from spreading.
In 2017, French firm Sanofi Pasteur disclosed that the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine posed risks to people, who had not been infected before immunisation. This prompted the DOH to suspend its immunization programme, which was launched by President Benigno Aquino III.
Officials of the the Department of Health in Western Visayas are urging government-run hospitals to dedicate a "measles room". "The [Health] secretary was saying that some of our people are reluctant to undergo immunization by reason of the Dengvaxia scandal. I think, baka ma-question pa 'yan sa korte [perhaps it will be questioned in court] somehow", Nograles told reporters.
Corpin said the MMRV vaccination program only topped 50 percent of the total population in Cebu City. "We all have a role to play to ensure that families are supported in overcoming barriers, and that children complete their vaccines", it said.


Tutorial: Using Maprika for Metal Detecting - slick!
After a few weeks of mastering the tool and using in the field, I have finally released the first version of my tutorial to using Maprika, a smartphone app that puts old maps and GPS together in one place. This tool is the only reliable way to put high-resolution topo and other historic maps into your iPhone, and it also works with other phones, tablets and such with GPS.


You've called paramedics, but they'll take several minutes to arrive. What should you do in the meantime?
Your husband complains of chest pain. Your grandmother slips in the shower. Your mother has difficulty speaking -- seemingly out of nowhere.
You dial 911 and you wait. Though it usually takes an average of seven to 10 minutes for the emergency medical services team to arrive, it can seem like forever if you are feeling scared, helpless, and panicky. But health and safety experts tell WebMD that there is lots you can do during those 10 minutes to make sure that your loved one not only survives the emergency, but also to minimize any lasting damage.
"Start by being prepared," says Sue Leahy, regional director of American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI), based in Holiday, Fla.
Having worked on an ambulance, Leahy knows that "when you get to someone's house, there are a lot of questions that you need answers to, and it saves time if you have medical histories in written form to hand to the paramedic along with a list of medications and anything that the person might be allergic too," she says. For example, knowing that someone is allergic to a bee sting may help if you found that person passed out on the couch.
"When an emergency is going on, you don't think clearly, so also having social security number and insurance information ahead of time will eliminate a lot of guesswork for the paramedics," she says.
Do this prior to any emergency, she recommends. Leahy suggests a kit called The Vial of LIFE (Lifesaving Information for Emergencies) to store important medical information.
"Boy Scouts give them out to senior citizens," she says. Local fire and police departments and hospitals may also give them out. "It looks like a prescription bottle and inside is a piece of paper where you fill out your medical history, and then you place a decal on fridge saying "vial of life in the refrigerator,'" Leahy says. "We all look for the sign," she says.
Also, Leahy tells WebMD, let the paramedic know what the person was doing just before they became ill or fell down. Were they raking four acres of leaves on a hot July day? Did they just eat an entire sausage and pepperoni pizza?
Another generic pointer: "You should never move anybody unless it is a dangerous situation where the scene is unsafe," she says. "Leave them where they are until ambulance arrives."
Greg Stockton, a national health and safety expert for the American Red Cross, based in Washington, D.C., says: "Don't panic because whatever emotion you display will be mirrored back to you with any age group, especially an older population or the very young," he says. "Stay with them and reassure them that more help is on the way."
Stockton also suggests that everyone take a first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course.
Heart attack. Every year, more than 1.1 million Americans will suffer heart attacks. No doubt, we have all seen commercials touting baby aspirin as a way to save a life during a heart attack. In fact, the American College of Emergency Physicians states that aspirin reduces the risk of death by up to 23% if administered when heart attack is suspected and 30 days thereafter. The group states that the use of aspirin as heart attack first aid has the potential to save 10,000 lives per year. "Aspirin can a be natural blood thinner, so unless the person has an allergy to aspirin or is taking other blood thinners, giving aspirin for a suspected heart attack is a good call," Leahy says. Aspirin improves blood flow by reducing the stickiness of the platelets that form blood clots and clog the arteries, causing heart attacks. Regular aspirin use helps prevent clots from forming as readily and helps to keep arteries open.
Stockton adds: "If you are not sure about aspirin allergy or other medications, don't do it," and that if "the person is conscious and has a medication for heart disease that they know they can take in case of emergency, assist them to get it and take it."
Stroke. Every 45 seconds, someone in the U.S. will have a stroke, according to the National Stroke Association (NSA). It is the nation's third largest killer and a leading cause of permanent disability. More than 750,000 Americans will experience stroke this year, 160,000 of them will die, and of the 4 million stroke survivors, two-thirds struggle with disabilities ranging from moderate to severe. Though there used to be little to do to stave off lasting neurological damage when a person had a stroke, times have changed. The most promising treatment for ischemic stroke is the FDA-approved clot-busting drug tPA, which must be administered within a three-hour window from the onset of symptoms to work best. "These drugs are only effective if stroke is caused by a clot in brain, so it's important to let the paramedic know when the stroke occurred," ASHI's Leahy says. When the person is brought to the hospital, they will receive a CAT scan to see if the stroke is ischemic and if they are appropriate candidates for tPA.
Ischemic strokes occur as a result of an obstruction within a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain. So how can you tell if it's a stroke? Call 911 immediately if the following symptoms occur: sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg (especially on one side of the body); sudden confusion; trouble speaking or understanding; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble walking, dizziness, and/or loss of balance or coordination.
Falls. By far, falls and the injuries associated with them including strains, sprains, dislocation, and fractures are the most common emergency situations, says the Red Cross's Stockton. "After you make sure the person is conscious, avoid any movement that causes pain, and no matter what the injury is -- strain, sprain, dislocation, or fracture -- apply ice or a cold pack to the body until help arrives," he tells WebMD. "Put ice where it hurts and be sure to wrap the ice in cloth so you put barrier between skin and cold," he says. No ice? "You can use anything cold, including frozen vegetables or a can of soda," Stockton says. "Veggies form to the body part, and that works well." Always, "try to make the person as comfortable as possible."
If the person is unconscious, immediate medical care is required. "Check for pulse and breathing in that person, and if they have signs of circulation, place them in the recovery position, which is a cross between lying on a side and the fetal position, as if they are on their side in bed using a hand as a pillow," Stockton explains. "Do not put them on their back or stomach because you must prevent choking."
Play detective, he adds. Look around for signs and clues of what caused them to lose consciousness. Is there food, an indication they could have choked? Empty medication bottles? Alcohol?
SOURCES: Sue Leahy, regional director, American Safety and Health Institute. Greg Stockton, national health and safety expert, American Red Cross.


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Formula E / Diriyah E-prix I / Breaking news
Hartley's Formula E debut ends with double penalty
Ex-Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley said his Formula E debut "wasn't a very successful first day on the job" after finishing 19th in the Diriyah E-Prix with two separate penalties.
Hartley's day got off to a difficult start when he crashed in FP1 after sliding wide going through the long Turn 4 right hander and hitting the wall with the left-rear of his car, breaking his suspension.
The incident was caused by the track surface breaking up, which led to a track alteration before FP2, where Hartley only came out for two untimed laps after his car was repaired.
He qualified 18th after "discovering [the track alteration] and discovering 250kW on the track" during the grid-setting session.
In the race, Hartley was one of three drivers – along with BMW Andretti's Maximilan Guenther and Ma Qing Hua (NIO 333) – to be hit with a drive through penalty for a throttle map infringement described as "power out of RESS [battery] not respecting the homologated throttle pedal map", per an FIA bulletin.
After the chequered flag, Hartley had 10 seconds added to his race time for not using the full four minutes of his second attack mode activation, but this did not cost him a position in the final results.
"It wasn't a very successful first day on the job," the Dragon Racing driver told Motorsport.com. "We had a crash in the first free practice – the track was breaking up. [That] meant we lost the last bit of time there, and we didn't get out of free practice two. So, we were kind of on the backfoot [from there].
"We thought we had some place in the race, but it didn't turn out to be the case – we really struggled for pace and [the team is] now investigating why. I don't really have a good answer at the moment, but we didn't have the pace to fight our way up."
Diriyah E-Prix: Bird wins, podiums for Porsche and Mercedes
Vandoorne shrugs off robust move to take Diriyah E-Prix lead
Hartely's Dragon teammate Nico Muller missed out on making his FE debut as the team could not get his car repaired in time for the start of the race after his crash in qualifying.
Ma had 24s added to his race time for not serving his drive through penalty during the race, but he remained last – the only lapped runner – after this was applied.
Jean-Eric Vergne also picked up a post-race penalty as he was reprimanded and given one penalty point for speeding in the pitlane as he came in to retire with a broken steering rack early in the second half of the race.
Vergne explained his retirement to Motorsport.com, saying: "I could not steer anymore, something was stuck – you cannot turn the steering wheel anymore.
"[The issue started] maybe five laps in, but it was driveable – heavy, but drivable. And then it became like [juddering] – it was only turning like this, I could not be precise anymore. [I thought] 'OK, I can continue like this not being precise, I'm gonna be slow, but maybe I can hold on and score some points'.
"But in the end, it was becoming too heavy and it was very unsafe for me to drive so I took the decision to stop. It was not possible [to race] anymore."
Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Techeetah, DS E-Tense FE20
Photo by: Joe Portlock / Motorsport Images
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Event Diriyah E-prix I
Drivers Brendon Hartley
Teams Dragon Racing


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Andrew Kauffman (27. listopadu 1920 – 24. prosince 2002) byl americký horolezec, jehož největší úspěch byl prvovýstup na 8068 metrů vysoký vrchol Gašerbrumu I.

Narodil se v roce 1920 ve městě Filadelfie ve státě Pensylvánie. Studoval na Harvardově univerzitě, kde byl vedoucím tamního horolezeckého klubu. Po dokončení studií pracoval pro Ministerstvo zahraničí Spojených států amerických. Podílel se na mnoha amerických expedicích do nejvyššíh hor světa, zejména do And, Himálají a Karakoramu. V roce 1958 se zúčastnil úspěšné expedice na Gašerbrum I, na jehož vrcholu stanul spolu s Peterem Schoeningem. Jednalo se o vůbec první úspěšný výstup lidí na tuto osmitisícovku. Později byl ředitelem Amerického horolezeckého svazu.

Úspěšné výstupy
 1946 – Mount Saint Elias (5489 m n. m.)
 1958 – Gašerbrum I (8068 m n. m.)

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Američtí horolezci
Narození v roce 1920
Narození 27. listopadu
Narození ve Filadelfii
Úmrtí v roce 2002
Úmrtí 24. prosince
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Queen Of Sobriety Demi Lovato Is Looking For Her New Addiction On "Sexy Dirty Love"
By Oceanup Staff on September 22, 2017
Demi Lovato has dropped another song off of her upcoming album, "Tell Me You Love Me." The follow-up to "You Don't Do It For Me Anymore" is a little more uptempo and danceable, but it revolves around similar themes. Demi said that ballad was about her past self before her sobriety, and her new track revolves around similar themes of addiction and mental illness.
"You got me so high," the chorus of the track begins. Demi is working the "love is a drug" metaphors for all they're worth in the track, as she also sings, "Baby, be my new addiction / Intoxicate me gently with your loving." It's an interesting lyrical direction for a woman so committed to her sobriety. Projecting that kind of addictive mindset onto a relationship seems dangerous.
But addiction isn't the only one of Demi's regular talking points she's using for lyrics. The outspoken mental health advocate also sings about her prospective lover trigger her mental illness: "Whispering through your phone, now you're driving me insane / It's like you're getting off on messing with my sanity."
Demi may not want to talk sex in her interviews, but you can hear her new song all about sex below.
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Creative Lives Podcast — Leyya Sattar talks unlikely TV role models and challenging inequality in the industry
Posted 18 October 2018 Interview by Indi Davies
Since year eight at secondary school, Leyya Sattar knew she wanted to work in the creative industry. Her role model? American TV show Ugly Betty's Wilhelmina Slater; "Seeing a woman of colour in such a position of power made me feel like I wanted to be a creative director." But after completing her graphic design BA and working her way into a great job, Leyya became frustrated with a distinct lack of real-life role models, and felt that discussions around diversity didn't always account for the breadth of underrepresented voices. In this week's podcast, we find out how Leyya went about promoting the change she wanted to see, how her career has taken shape and the learnings she's gathered along the way.
Interview by Indi Davies
Leyya Sattar
Creative and Co-founder of The Other Box (2016–present)
BA Graphic Design, London Metropolitan (2010–2013)
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Together with with fellow creative Roshni Goyate, Leyya set up The Other Box in 2016, as a creative consultancy and platform encouraging inclusivity in the industry. In that short time they have already earned an impressive amount of awards and accolades, including making the #Forbes100 Women Founders in Europe list, and being named a Top 50 Trailblazers by Campaign magazine and AMV. We started by asking Leyya to describe the platform on her own terms, how it came about and what the work looks like from day to day.
Leyya graduated from London Metropolitan with a degree in graphics in 2013. But she admits that her first 18 months were a real challenge, as she worked retail jobs to make ends meet, and took on underpaid design work to grow her portfolio. It was at London-based design company MYWW, founded by design strategy specialist Emma Sexton, that Leyya got her first break. Here she got to try her hand at everything from social media management to project management and went on to become a design manager.
"I promised myself that whatever I did, I'd enjoy it. It gave me more purpose than just working to be successful and rich."
But balancing her full-time work with The Other Box was beginning to take its toll. Leyya was feeling the effects of overworking and eventually burnt out. "I got full-on pneumonia... My biggest learning was that it was from a fear of missing out on things. I said yes to everything, and wasn't very strategic. Now I have to be really careful; it's a constant reminder not to go too hard. I had six weeks off, and it really forced me to look at myself and what I wanted from life."
Leyya said the experience also took her back to a particularly painful time during university, when her stepfather passed away. "Something he said that haunted me, was 'work, work, work, that's all I've ever done, and look where it's got me. That's really sobering to hear, especially from someone you love. I promised myself that whatever I did, I'd enjoy it. It gave me more purpose than just working to be successful and rich. It allows me to live the best life I can."
As part of a wave of new companies, platforms and initiatives pushing for greater inclusion and representation across the industry, The Other Box has been received with open arms – with one of their recent live events selling out in just 20 minutes. Leyya finishes by talking to us about why she personally feels the movement towards greater diversity has been able to accelerate, her vision for the future of the industry, and the advice she has for those starting out now.
All above images taken from The Other Box's event created with support from Skinnydip London, captured by Muna Ally.
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AARON CAMPER INTERVIEW
We had the chance to sit and chat with the amazing Aaron Camper. For those who are not familiar with the Salisbury, MD native, he is a singer-songwriter that has worked with the biggest names in music such as Justin Timberlake, Jill Scott and Stevie Wonder. With an amazing career so far and an incredible mixtape in 2011, he is now ready to show the world what he is made of!
Now on to the interview! Read On.
Soul Society 101: Thank you so much for taking the time out to speak to Soul Society 101 today. We really dig your music and what you bring to the music industry! You have had a great career working with some of the best names in music such as Tye Tribbet, Justin Timberlake and Jill Scott. What was the most important thing that you learned from them and how have you applied it to your career?
Aaron: I was a sponge! I was just learning everything that I could. I used every experience to learn and to help me navigate in making my career. Honestly, there isn't just one thing that I learned. Any situation that I was put in, I had to adapt to it and make the best of it. Every person that I worked with gave me great insight in the industry.
Soul Society 101: Do you think it was vital to have worked with these seasoned performers before your started your journey as a solo artist?
Aaron: Most definitely. Just being around, working, and trying to make a living taught me a lot. You know, you really have to be a chameleon of sorts. For instance, we would be so tired and then be called to do a Jessica Simpson record. So we had to immediately adapt to a pop style of singing, which we weren't doing every week. So what was presented to you, it had to be executed.
Soul Society 101: At what point did you feel it was time for you to start creating your own music?
Aaron: It was in 2011. My partner, Adam Blackstone, and I, were writing songs for any R&B artist that we could get placements on. We would write these songs, and people would send them back, and it wouldn't sound as passionate as we would have like. Adam then suggested that we put out a mixtape with all the tracks that we wrote. By that time I was with it and it happened to be a good year to put out a mixtape. Frank Ocean, Dawn Richard and myself put out mixtapes that year, so I was able to be a part of a good wave of music. So, forty thousand downloads later, it worked out and here we are!
Soul Society 101: So what separates you from the other young R&B artist out like Chris Brown, Trey Songs and August Alsina?
Aaron: R&B is weird now because, for me, I feel that I don't sound like them. However, if you heard my music on iTunes, it all has to funnel through the same channel and all has to sound alike and I really feel that all three of those artists sound similar. For me what separates me is my musical knowledge and my dictionary comes out live in my show. My shows are way more musical and spiritual than any of them. Performing live is the only chance you actually get to be an artist because we don't have the budget to pay for our songs to be on the radio. So people like myself who do well on Instagram and Soundcloud, you build your following by people liking your shows. People who come to my shows know the difference but, if you only know my music through iTunes, you won't know what makes me different.
Soul Society 101: Nice, so your latest single that was just released "My Heart" was written by PJ Morton. How did that collaboration come about?
Aaron: I actually had that song done when I did my mixtape in 2011, so that's when I first heard that song. Adam played the song for me and he expressed that PJ Morton wrote it and wasn't going to use it. I was like, "Are you kidding me?" so we went and recorded the song and put Dante Winslow on horns and put Aaron Draper on percussion. It's a Warren Campbell record so that's a win-win for me because I am a fan of both Warren and PJ, I look up to those dudes, and to even be on a musical side with them on a record is major for me. I love the song and I have never stopped liking the song since I first heard it, so that's a good sign for me. I record stuff all the time and get tired of hearing it, but this song in particular I never grew tired of it. We also added Clay Sears and I love what we did with the track and am very proud of it.
Soul Society 101: "My Heart" is a different sound from some of your other music, the heavy instrumental and funk that oozes from this song really feels good! Is that what you were going for and is this a taste of what your upcoming album will sound like?
Aaron: There is definitely going to be more instrumentation, but at the same time I got songs with one of my favorite west coast rappers, IAMSU, who has done all of the Sage Gemini records that we all love and I still have a good amount of R&B stuff. I have a song called "Guilty" with Carl Thomas and Que Parker from 112, and I've got a Power Ballad with Jojo called "Hypnotize." I just want to be able to express what my music sounds like and that's it. For me, I want as much as I can put into a song, and that's what I strive to do. I just have a lot of music to get out and I'm just trying time it right!
Soul Society 101: Awesome. So when you're home in Delaware, what are some restaurants that you love to go to?
Aaron: I just moved downtown and there are a lot of places to choose from. I used to live in Newark, where it's quiet and its not that many places in the area. So I wanted to change my energy up a little bit, so I moved downtown. There is this one place called Scratch Magoo's and I love it! I love Mexican food and they have amazing chicken tacos and nachos over there.
My area has a lot of bars and pubs down there, which have good crafts, ale's, and cider, and there is this place called Extreme Pizza, which is incredible, and has the best pizza I have ever had. So I'm still getting acclimated to the scene myself and will be eating at more places soon.
Soul Society 101: Here at Soul Society 101, we are adamant about our food and trying new things, being that you are fresh off tour with Justin Timberlake, were you able to try new foods while you traveled?
Aaron: I was in Sydney, Australia and I tried this food called Paella. It's laced with chicken, and chorizo drizzled with aioli, and paired with lamb that was the best I ever had. It was incredible, the place was called El Bulli and I will never for get it!
Soul Society 101: What were some dope spots that you traveled to that you loved and may want to go back to?
Aaron: Well, Australia of course, I really enjoyed my last days there. I was able to go to a lot of Australian shops and see their stores and I really love some of the new Australian designers. I was able to pick up some great denim, boots and a coat, so I was good with that.
Soul Society 101: Great, what can your fans be expecting next from you?
Aaron: They should really look out for everything because I plan on putting out a visual for every song. I want my songs to be visually expressed a certain way. My next single is called "Hypontize" and it's with one of the great Philly writers, Typewriter and DJ Camper. It's going to be an amazing record for the winter. I'm not too sure when I am going to put it out, but I am dropping another single soon.
Soul Society 101: Well we will be looking forward to that! Again, thank you so much for speaking with us today. We wish you the best of luck in everything you do and cant wait to hear your new material!
Interview by Branford Jones
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Hill Fort of Kesroli, Alwar, Rajasthan
The Hill Fort of Kesroli is a 14th Century fort in the city of Alwar, Rajasthan, today operating as a heritage hotel.
The Hill Fort of Kesroli is a 14th century fort located in the city of Alwar in Rajasthan, India. Standing atop the rare dark Hornstone Breccia rocks, it is today a heritage hotel owned and operated by Neemrana Hotels group. It is known for its turrets, arched verandahs and ramparts rising up to 50 to 65 metres (150 to 200 feet) that offer splendid agrarian views.
History of Hill Fort of Kesroli
The origin of the seven-turreted Hill Fort of Kesroli is traced back to over six centuries, said to have been built by the Yaduvanshi Rajputs, who are believed to be descendants of Lord Krishna. They were later named Khanzadas after having converted to Islam in the mid 14th century. Through the centuries, the fort has changed hands many times, having been conquered by the Mughals and thereafter the Jats, before finally reverting into the hands of the Rajputs in 1775, at the time when the princely state of Alwar was founded. The fort witnessed its golden period under Ranawat Thakur Bhawani Singh (1882-1934).
In the year 2004, the fort was given on lease to heritage company Neemrana Hotels, by Wing Commander Mangal Singh, to be converted into a modern day heritage hotel. It was subsequently restored by the co-owners of the group and restorers Aman Nath and Francis Wacziarg.
Hill Fort Kesroli as Heritage Hotel
The Hill Fort of Kesroli is a heritage hotel today with modern amenities, located on the outskirts of the Alwar district. A part of the Neemrana group of heritage hotels, the Hill Fort Kesroli houses a total of 31 rooms, encompassing 4 duplex suites, 5 grand rooms, 10 suites and 12 rooms. Few of these accommodations include the suites Mubarak Mahal and Nirmal Mahal, grand rooms Hindola Mahal and Rajhans Mahal and room Maan Burj. The rooms exude a rustic feel with their traditional Rajasthani décor, some of them having a garden view. In-room amenities include individually controlled air conditioning and writing desk, private bathrooms with hot/cold running water and premium toiletries. The hotel provides free WiFi connectivity. It also has a multi-purpose hall which can be used for holding wedding celebrations and conferences, and an outdoor swimming pool. Other facilities at the hotel include a 24-hour front desk, meeting facilities, a games room, a library, a tour desk and barbeque facilities. The food in the hotel offers authentic Rajasthani cuisines at its in-house restaurant, where meals are served in a traditional style. The guests also enjoy buffet spreads of South Indian, Chinese, French, Italian and Thai dishes in a serene ambience.
Kesroli also makes an ideal base for touring the neighbouring palaces, museums and sanctuaries of Alwar and Sariska in Rajasthan.
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The singer's most essential calling card is their list of audition arias, presented as short musical monologues carefully chosen to demonstrate to listeners the roles and musical styles that best define a singer's artistry and mastery of a variety of languages and narrative skills. Join students from the UW Vocal Performance Program as they showcase their audition arias, featuring selected repertoire for a variety of voices in a wide range of operatic styles. Vocal Theatre Works led by Cyndia Sieden and visiting artist Deanne Meek.
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Deanne Meek, stage direction
Lauded as a "splendid mezzo-soprano" by the Wall Street Journal, Deanne Meek has performed leading roles at home and abroad to critical acclaim. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she began her career as Donna Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanna for Dublin Grand Opera, Ireland, followed by seasons with New York City Opera in such roles as Suzuki in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Cherubino in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel.
Subsequent New York appearances included debut solo performances with the Metropolitan Opera in productions of Mozart's Idomeneo, Madama Butterfly, Parsifaland Rusalka. Equally comfortable in the baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary repertoire, the mezzo continues to sing principle roles with many of the great opera companies throughout the world, including Washington Opera, Dallas Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg, Madrid's Teatro Real, and in Buenos Aires' Teatro Colon. Under the direction of acclaimed director Sir David McVicar, Deanne's British debut performance in the role of Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier for Opera North was praised as "breathtaking" by Opera Magazine, and her interpretation of Ruggiero in Handel's Alcina for English National Opera shortly thereafter received equally strong praise. In another signature role, the mezzo's performances as Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream have brought her to further collaborations with Sir McVicar for La Monnaie in Brussels, and under the direction of Robert Carson, to the Opera de Lyon in France, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, and from the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, in a performance that can be seen on Virgin Classics DVD.
A champion of new music, the mezzo is frequently heard with the 21st Century Consort at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C, where she recently premiered and recorded Algebra of Night, a new song cycle for mezzo and chamber ensemble by composer Eugene O'Brien. In New York she has also premiered songs by composer Sheila Silver under the title Beauty Intolerable at Symphony Space, and in the Northwest, has performed composer Jake Heggie's song cycle Camille Claudel: Into the Fire with the Methow Valley Chamber Music festival. Deanne has also curated and performed several recitals in conjunction with exhibits at the Frye Art Museum. She can be heard in both DVD and Audio format under the BBC, Virgin, PS Classics and Telarc labels.
Ms. Meek is a graduate of Whitman College and of the Peabody Institute of Music, Johns Hopkins, and holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. She is an AmSat certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and Associate Teacher of the Fitzmaurice Voicework, and has trained extensively in New York City with the Ping Chong and SITI acting companies. She has been a visiting artist with the University of Washington School of Music since 2016, where she gives vocal master classes, directs, and teaches both movement and acting technique to opera singers. In addition to directing Ravel's L'enfant et le Sortiléges for the University of Washington School of Music Opera Workshop, upcoming 2018 engagements for the mezzo-soprano include return performances with the Frye Art Museum, the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, and her company debut performance with Des Moines Metro Opera in Jonathan Dove's opera Flight.
Cyndia Sieden
American soprano Cyndia Sieden moves easily among the Baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary repertoires to worldwide acclaim. In addition, her performances and recordings of his works affirm her status as one of the sovereign Mozart interpreters of the present day.
Highlights of 2011 included performances in Morton Feldman's monodrama Neither for New York City Opera, Ariadne in Wolfgang Rihm's Dionysos at the Netherlands Opera and Soprano I in Luigi Nono's Prometeo at the Salzburg and Berlin Festivals. In contrast to these knotty modern works, she returned to Blondchen in Mozart's Abduction with Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and on tour throughout Holland.
Sieden has starred at most of the world's great opera houses, including the Munich Bayerische Staatsoper, the New York Met, Paris's Opéra Bastille, the Wiener Staatsoper, Barcelona's Gran Teatre de Liceu, Brussels's La Monnaie, and London's Covent Garden and English National, as well as in Beijing and Australia. Her highly-praised Metropolitan Opera debut was as Berg's Lulu, and her success quickly led to reengagement in 2008 for Die Zauberflöte's Queen of the Night, one of her signature roles.
She is a brilliantly idiomatic interpreter of the works of Richard Strauss. She frequently performs Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos (Munich, Japan, Vienna), as well as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier (Paris Châtelet) and Aminta in Die schweigsame Frau (Palermo and Munich).
Her performances in the high-flying role of Ariel in the premiere of Thomas Adès's The Tempest at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, ignited rave reviews and an astonished public. She has garnered equal enthusiasm and devotion for her Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, all over the world. Other specialties are Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein's Candide, and the operas of Handel.
Sieden is much in demand for Orff's Carmina Burana, the oratorios and masses of Handel, Mozart, and Haydn, and works of Bach, Strauss and Mahler. She has sung with many of the most renowned symphony orchestras in the world, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and at New York's Mostly Mozart Festival. In addition, her Lieder recitals are always highly-anticipated events.
Cyndia Sieden was born in California, USA, and received her first vocal instruction there. The significant milestone in her studies was work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in master classes in Carmel Valley, CA in 1982. Schwarzkopf then invited Sieden to become her private student, and also to work with her in master classes at the 1983 Salzburg Mozarteum. Sieden sang in the culminating concert/competition and won first place, the springboard for her first professional engagements.
In 1984, Cyndia Sieden made her European debut in Il Barbiere at the Bavarian State Opera; her American debut also took place in 1984, in La Fille du Regiment, in Tampa, Florida.
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours (v.11).
Many organisations have benefited from the charitable donations of the Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation, which has funded student grants, universities, medical centres and much more. When the head of the foundation, John Rogers, was asked for his motivation for giving, he said this: "You can't take it with you. I am a custodian of the money God has given me." This generous spirit was directly derived from the generosity of God Himself.
David made a similar connection in a prayer recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. In chapter 29, the people of Israel were taking an offering to build the temple, collecting all the precious stones and materials they could muster. King David himself donated lots of silver and gold to its construction, which inspired others to give generously as well (vv.3,6).
But immediately after this amazing moment of corporate generosity, David redirected all the attention to God (v.10), worshipping Him by saying, "Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!" (v.14). David reminded the people that even though it appeared they had given generously, God is ultimately the ruler and owner of all things. Acknowledging God's ownership over all things once more—"This material we have gathered . . . comes from you!" (v.16)—David used this truth to inspire all the people of Israel to give generously.
As revealed in the parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14-30), we don't own anything. Instead, we're God's stewards, giving out of what He's placed in our hands. So let's give generously, knowing we're simply passing on what God has lavished on us.
Read Psalm 41:1-3 to see how David reminds us to give generously to the needs of others, just as God has given to us.
How can we remind ourselves that all we have belongs to God? How do you think the Spirit is calling you to give generously?


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While trying to access an HID device using javahidapi at the same time as another application has revealed a permissions/sharing/access issue with the javahidapi library, specifically the native Windows code.
Traktor on Windows 7 uses a service called NIHardwareService as a go-between the software and hardware controllers. This service is installed with the Controller Editor, and without it, the Femulator (or any other hardware) won't be detected by Traktor. The Controller Editor can be downloaded from the NI website.
While developing a test app using the Java HIDAPI library to write output reports to the Femulator hardware I encountered some odd behavior. During initial testing, things worked well, but as soon as the NIHardwareService is started, the test application could no longer read or write reports! I can run NIHardwareService and still read reports in USBlyzer, so something funny was going on. A resolution was required for the proposed Femulator solution to be useful on Windows 7 (works fine on Mac).
javahidapi uses platform-specific native code, which it then wraps in a standard way using JNI, and obviously there are differences between the Windows and Mac code.
The Windows code uses a call to CreateFileA(), which requires some permissions be set for access and sharing. When listing HID devices, the device is opened in read/write share mode, but with no read or write access. This allows the code to retrieve basic meta information about the file, and doesn't prevent other applications from using it.
But, when opening an HID device, the code requests read/write access and read share mode. According to the documentation, the share and access modes cannot conflict with any other open handles, so this could mean that NIHardwareService doesn't allow sharing, or javahidapi must share with both read and write. Since we can't do anything about NIHardwareService, the fix must lie with javahidapi.
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Think Twice Before Bashing a Former Employer Online
The Superior Court of Quebec's decision in Digital Shape Technologies Inc c. Walker, has held that a non-disparagement clause in a release is not a violation of the freedom of speech guarantees provided by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
In this case, the former employee signed a release in exchange for a severance payment. The release contained a clause in which the former employee agreed not to "make any negative comments about the company, its management, services, and products, nor do anything that may harm their reputation". Two months after she signed the release, the employee posted a negative review of the company on the website RateMyEmployer.ca. She made a further comment on the website (posting as another user) supporting the comments made in her review.
The company and its president sued the former employee for breach of her obligations of loyalty and the non-disparagement clause in the release. The former employee argued that the non-disparagement clause infringed on her freedom of expression guaranteed by the Charter.
The court did not agree that the clause was void for violation of the Charter and instead found that under certain conditions it is possible to waive a right protected by the Charter. Accordingly, the former employee was permitted to waive her right in the release. The court also found that the clause itself was an extension of the duty of loyalty an employee owes to her employer.
The court found that the comments published by the former employee were negative, derogatory, and even false, and therefore, she was liable for breach of contract. The court awarded damages in the amount of $11,000.00 to the Company.
We note that this is a decision from Quebec. Accordingly, it remains to be seen how courts in common law jurisdictions would rule on this matter. However, this decision should certainly encourage employers to seek releases from all employees on termination and to ensure any release includes a non-disparagement clause to protect the company's reputation.
As always, we recommend you reach out to e2r® to speak to an Advisor prior to conducting any terminations.


Jake Paul and the Team 10 cru are heading on their first ever tour, around the grand ol' US of A. Here's all the details you need about this tour - and before you ask, no, we have absolutely no idea what a Team 10 live show could possibly consist of.
Coming along on the tour will be most of the remaining members of Team 10: Jake Paul, Erika Costell, Nick Crompton (lol), Chance Sutton, Anthony Trujillo, Kade Speiser, Chad Tepper and Justin Roberts. There will also be a 'special performance' by Sunny Malouf.
Please note that Tad Peppins and Bradey Ryan will not be taking part in the tour.
There will be both standard tickets and a 'VIP package' on sale. Details of what is in the package have not yet been announced.
You can find the applicable tickets for each date by clicking on the name of the cities in the section of the article above this.
- Thu 22nd March 2018, 10:00 am (MST): Ticketmaster pre-sale begins (this is one day only).
- Fri 23rd March 2018, 10:00 am (MST): VIP Packages go on sale to the general public.
- Thu 17th May 2018, 10:00 pm (MST): VIP Packages stop being on sale to the general public.


Alabama is home to a variety of antique shops with treasures just waiting to be discovered. There's no denying that antiquing has become one of today's most enjoyable hobbies—especially here in the South. One tiny town in Alabama that's a great place to visit if you love antiquing is Winfield. To learn about this town's antiquing opportunities, read on.
Winfield, Alabama, which has less than 5,000 residents, is located in both Marion and Fayette counties. It's a great town to visit if you enjoy antiquing, and listed below are a couple of its most popular antique shops.
Back to Winfield. If you time your visit just right, you can attend the town's annual Mule Day Festival, which is held every fourth weekend of September.
For information regarding Winfield's Mule Day Festival, click here.
Where is your favorite place in Alabama to go antiquing? Let us know in the comments!
For more towns in Alabama where you'll find a variety of priceless antiques, click here.


Vex Puzzles is now live on iTunes for the iPhone/iPad. Here's our PR release below. Check out the Vex Puzzles page for download links.
The sequel to the award winning mobile game, Vex Blocks, Vex Puzzles continues the Vex Blocks series offering 480 new puzzles and unique, puzzle creation tools on iOS.
Edmonton, AB/Canada – March 30th, 2014 – Canadian indie developer, Itzy Interactive, today released Vex Puzzles, the sequel to their award winning mobile puzzler Vex Blocks for iOS devices via iTunes. Vex Puzzles adds a new twist to the Vex Blocks formula offering surprising depth while still being accessible to both casual and veteran gamers alike. Connect matching colors, symbols or both to create a chain of lighting to clear away blocks. Rotate your device to help clear all playing blocks to solve each puzzle but watch out as wrong moves will void playing blocks and create obstacles that need to be cleared!
Vex Puzzles also offers a unique "Create a puzzle" mode where users can access puzzle creation tools and submit puzzles to the developer for future, free, user generated puzzle packs.
Both Full and Free versions of Vex Puzzles are now available via iTunes as well as Android devices via Google Play.


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Ísold Uggadóttir
Large (HD)
Original title Njálsgata
DIRECTOR Ísold Uggadóttir
PRODUCER Ísold Uggadóttir, Stephanie Perdomo
DOP Óskar Þór Axelsson
SCRIPT Ísold Uggadóttir, Stephanie Perdomo
SOUND Björn Viktorsson
EDITOR Ísold Uggadóttir
CO-PRODUCER Vera Sölvadóttir
GENRE Drama
CAST Dóra Jóhannsdóttir, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Darri Ingólfsson
Conquering insecurity is easier said than done. Icelanders Eva and Vidar find out the hard way, as they take their relationship to the next level.
Isold Uggadottir is an Icelandic filmmaker based in New York City. Her directorial debut, FAMILY REUNION, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. It subsequently traveled to over 90 film festivals, collecting 10 festival awards, as well as an Icelandic Academy Award (Edda) nomination for Best Short Film. Her 2nd film COMMITTED was awarded Best Short Film at the Icelandic Academy Awards in 2010. It is currently on the festival circuit, along with her latest film, CLEAN, which premiered at the Aspen Shorts Fest in April 2010 and has been invited to a number of festivals, including Nordisk Panorama 2010. Indiewire called CLEAN "an unflinching drama." Screen International named Isold one of the "rising stars of Icelandic film" in 2008. She recently completing her MFA in directing and screenwriting at Columbia University's Graduate Film Program.
Edda Awards, 2010 - Best Short Film of the Year /Culture Award Nomination DV 2010/ Best Cinematography at the European Independent Film Festival


JOIN US! BECOME A MEMBER NOW!
As an independent non-profit association we work without public funding. For the maintenance and construction of our bee sanctuary, we are therefore dependent on your financial support and cooperation.
With your regular financial support, by becoming a member, you will allow us to work daily with and for the bees, to be able to preserve our bee sanctuary, and in setting up events and activities to promote awareness of the bee's problems.
You will be able to visit our bee sanctuaries, free of charge. You will receive special discounts when participation in many of the events and educational opportunities organized by our bee sanctuary.
Membership can be cancelled at any time without any prior notice or requirements.
Yes I would like to support the Bee Sanctuary, by becoming a member.
I will receive my membership number with the first receipt of payment of the membership fee. I may cancel my membership at any time by written notification. The membership is valid for one calendar year and shall be renewed automatically if I have not given notice of my resignation. With my membership fee, I support the club and accept according to the statutes of the association that a reimbursement of contributions paid is not provided for. My personal information may only be used within the organization.


Peaks and Valleys is a photography zine designed and printed in 2017 by Max Seckel.This 28 page book features photographs by yours truly- Ryan Strand Greenberg.
The book is printed on risograph in an edition of one hundred in New Orleans Louisiana.
Each book is 8x10 inches and is signed and editioned by the artist.


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What it's like to be 15,000 kms from home during Coronavirus
Fifteen months ago, Lisa and I embarked on the adventure of our lifetimes. We quit our jobs, gave notice to our landlord, sold our car, put our possessions into storage, and headed off with the intention of spending two years in Mexico and Central America.
Our first year was absolutely brilliant.
We visited seven countries. Climbed volcanoes. Snorkeled and SCUBA dived in the Caribbean. Met lots of amazing people. Ate wonderful, fresh food. Explored Mayan ruins. Generally had an awesome and relaxing time taking in everything these diverse countries have to offer.
"Didn't you get homesick?"
We returned home to Melbourne and New Zealand briefly over the Christmas period. One of the first things our friends asked was, "Didn't you get homesick?"
The easy answer was, "not really", because we always knew we could be back in Melbourne in 36 hours if there was an emergency, or if life on the road was becoming a grind.
Using modern technologies also means we can stay in touch with our family and friends while we're travelling. So no, we didn't get homesick.
A fast-changing world
Fast forward to March 2020 and it's a whole different ball game across the world. The rapid spread of Coronavrius has brought international travel to a standstill, many countries including our own have closed their borders, and many have also implemeted lockdown arrangements on their entire populations.
We've been following the spread of the disease closely since mid-February. We had friends from Australia and Luxembourg due to visit us in Mexico and Cuba at the start of April, and were furiously messaging about whether or not it would be safe or wise for them to travel. In both cases the decision was taken out of their hands by restrictions imposed in their home countries.
"Are you coming home?"
People back home started making noises about us returning home in early March. Our position was that we felt we were safer to stay where we were. Returning home would have entailed long international flights home and time spent queuing in airports, potentially with carriers of the diseases. Also, Mexico only had 6 reported cases at the time, against a population of 130 million.
Life in Australia was also becoming chaotic, with panic buying of toilet paper and staple items, and mixed messages from the government about whether mass gatherings like the Melbourne Grand Prix and national football codes should be allowed to proceed.
On the other hand, we were happily living in Playa del Carmen, visiting the gym daily and otherwise voluntarily self-isolating even though there were no government edicts to do so. There were plenty of groceries in the supermarkets, businesses were open as usual and we had a great apartment with a pool almost to ourselves.
Plenty of stock in the local supermarkets
As the whole world knows, things escalated very quickly towards the back end of March. Infection numbers and deaths escalated exponentially and countries introduced more and more preventative restrictions.
We still had time to get a flight home to Melbourne to beat the border closures and cessation of flights, however in our minds the risk of infection en route was even higher now and we didn't want to be responsible for bring more of the problem back home and particularly to our elderly parents. Plus, you know, we don't actually have a house any more.
Subsequently both Australia and New Zealand have announced strict 14 day quarantine periods for returning citizens. Anecdotally the living conditions provided for returning Australians have been sub-par so maybe we have dodged a bullet there.
And then there's this update today, talking about the current chaos at Cancun Airport with stranded Canadian travellers trying desperately to get out. 300 people crowding around a single check-in desk for over 4 hours. No thanks.
So now what?
A lot of our options have closed up over the last week or so. We had a one-month trip to Cuba planned for early April followed by two months in Panama from early May. Both countries have now closed up shop to foreign tourists. Infections have continued to grow in both of these countries and it's unlikely the restrictions will be lifted in the short-term.
It's a shame, because the places we'd booked in Panama were very remote and would have made excellent self-isolation retreats.
We've extended the booking on our Airbnb apartment in Playa for an extra month through to the end of April. It's a nice apartment in a block of 5, and we have the whole place to ourselves now. There's a a great pool and the weather is perfect. And there is still plenty of food and toilet paper on the supermarket shelves. Our gym closed last week so now we do a daily bodyweight workout by the pool.
Not the worst place to be self-isolating
It is very frustrating being so close to bucket list destinations (beaches, cenotes, adventure parks etc) and not being able to visit safely. Ditto eating at home when there are so many great, cheap options around (and we know the owners could really use the pesos).
Mexico coronavirus numbers continue to rise and are on a similar escalation curve to most other countries in the early stage of outbreak. There are now almost 1,000 reported cases across the country. Community transmissions have commenced. There are less than 40 cases in the state we're living in (Quintana Roo) and less than 10 in our town of Playa del Carmen.
Predictions for Mexico's preparedness to cope with the likely scale of infections are dire.
The government is finally pushing the 'stay home' message after some very Trumpian messaging from the President earlier in the month. As in the USA and Australia, state governments here have been more proactive in introducing lockdown provisions than their federal counterparts. The next few days will probably determine if Quintana Roo remains relatively unaffected in the short term.
Friends and family back home have been great, checking up on us and offering us places to stay if we did decide to return home. We feel blessed to have great people we can rely on.
Some other worries
There are plenty of people around the world dealing with a lot worse situations than us, and we are grateful to be safe and comfortable and healthy. Still there are a few things chipping away at the back of our minds.
We've found out that our travel insurance policy is useless for anything related to coronavirus as there is a blanket exclusion for pandemics. So if we do get the virus and require treatment, any medical costs will be ours to bear. Plus no joy on any cancellation costs incurred as a result of the virus.
We're also worried that if we do get sick, even with a non-COVID issue, we may not be able to access appropriate health care if hospitals here are overwhelmed. And there's no guarantee we'd be able to get to another country (USA, Canada) to seek treatment even if we wanted to.
We're worried that if there's an emergency back home (parents, children etc) we won't be able to get back at all, and if we do we'd have to spend 14 days in quarantine first, which kind of defeats the purpose of an emergency trip back.
Gym closed until further notice
We're worried about how long the various lockdowns will be in force and what that will mean in terms of our ability to continue on with our adventure (or return home). Flight options are already limited and we know they'll dry up soon.
We don't know what will happen at the end of our six month visa period here in Mexico if we're physically not able to leave the country by mid July. Hopefully they will automatically extend the visa period as has happened in other countries.
Potentially the lockdown in Mexico will be prolonged and get more prescriptive than it currently is. Other neighbouring countries may not let people in from Mexico if things really kick off here.
Coronavirus Grief
Harvard Business Review has a great article on Coronavirus grief by Scott Berinato. I think I'm at the sadness stage right now, looking for a few rays of hope to move on confidently to acceptance.
There's denial, which we say a lot of early on: This virus won't affect us. There's anger: You're making me stay home and taking away my activities. There's bargaining: Okay, if I social distance for two weeks everything will be better, right? There's sadness: I don't know when this will end. And finally there's acceptance. This is happening; I have to figure out how to proceed.
See my Corona Diary posts for a daily summary of Coronavirus news and issues relating to Mexico and Quintana Roo.
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Cranbury Forum | Bulletin | Info Sharing :: View topic - Suggestions for New Siding?
Posted: Mon, Jun 20 2016, 8:27 am EDT Post subject: Suggestions for New Siding?
Looking to get new siding and possibly new window/door trim. Can anyone recommend a reliable company? Tried to get Accurate out for an estimate, but the guy cancelled on my twice. Doesn't give me a good feeling about whether they'd actually show up to do the work!
Posted: Mon, Jun 20 2016, 11:41 am EDT Post subject: Re: Suggestions for New Siding?
Kepo siding and Windows. Joe Kepo. Great person and gray craftsmanship.
Posted: Mon, Jun 20 2016, 11:42 am EDT Post subject: Re: Suggestions for New Siding?
Posted: Mon, Jun 20 2016, 11:58 am EDT Post subject: Re: Suggestions for New Siding?
Ralph Moore Custom Carpentry - 409-0130 - he is a local business in town. Great work!


Two main types of slide or transparency film are available, although many manufacturers have now ceased or limited production. One is balanced for daylight, and the other for use in tungsten or artificial light. Slide film, more correctly known as colour reversal film, has a number of advantages. It has excellent colour saturation and sharpness, and produces positive first-generation images. When viewed on a light-box or a projection screen it is therefore possible to see transmitted light directly from the original image. This gives slides a vibrant translucence and particular appeal that cannot be matched by their negative counterparts. Because transparencies are easy to view, they are universally preferred by picture libraries and publishers.
Using slide film is a somewhat different discipline to shooting with colour negative or black-and-white film. Composition must be done within the camera because opportunities for cropping at a later stage are very limited. Colour reversal stock also has a smaller dynamic range than colour negative, typically five stops as opposed to with seven, so exposures must be accurately controlled to within about one-third of a stop. It is also less tolerant of changes in colour temperature.
A collection of properly organized mounted slides forms a surprisingly convenient image library. Slide mounts provide just sufficient space to apply a label or bar-code to aid cataloguing. Individual images are relatively small but easy to handle, and can be stored in a number of convenient ways. The best storage medium is arguably the A4-sized 24-slide transparent plastic journal which can be stored on shelves like slim booklets. These can be placed directly on a light-box without the need to remove the slides from the journal. Slides stored in an appropriate dry and dark location have an extremely long life expectancy.


Nowadays, the most important part of the college applications process is to love thy safety. Build your list from the bottom up. Find a school that you can really get into. In the book, I talk about how Weslayan is the new Brown, Vassar is the new Yale. Part of it is tongue in cheek, but part of it is really true. You can have a very similar experience at a school that is easier to get into. Because things are so competitive anyway, the top schools are crap shoots anyway. You shouldn't feel bad if you don't get into them anyway. Love thy safety.