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Cheryl Renee (Scott) Hall
November 23, 1963 ~ December 30, 2021 (age 58)
Cheryl Renee (Scott) Hall, 58, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania entered into glory on December 30th, 2021. Born in Augusta, Georgia on November 23rd, 1963, Renee dedicated her life to the service of God's kingdom. In 1985, she married the love of her life, Randal, to whom she loved and served faithfully for 36 years. Renee was a kind and compassionate mother, dedicating herself fully to the calling of motherhood she had received. More recently, she relished the role of grandma to four cherished grandchildren. Renee made it her life's mission to make Christ known. This was evidenced by the many ministry roles she held throughout the years in various schools and churches. She loved children and had a way of making the gospel tangible to each and every one. Renee loved unconditionally and ran the race until her final breath. Today, she is singing at her Savior's feet.
Renee is survived by her husband, Randal Wayne Hall; her son, Zachary Nathan Girard; her daughter, Amelia Elaine Swartz (Logan); her grandchildren, Grant Nathaniel Swartz, Caroline Mae Swartz, Reid Matthew Swartz, and Graham Perry Swartz; two brothers, Mike Scott and Randy Scott; and one sister, Linda Harrington. She is preceded in death by her parents, Timmons Eugene Scott and Peggy Jean (Grimaud) Scott, and her sister, Margaret Adell Howard.
A Homegoing Celebration will be held on Friday, January 7th, 2022 at King Street Church, 56 North Second Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 with Reverend Don Baker and Reverend Ron Cook officiating. The family will receive guests on Thursday, January 6th from 5-7pm at Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home at 725 Norland Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201 and again prior to the service held at King Street Church from 10am-11am. The family is requesting that you wear a mask for the visitation. Feel free to remove it once you are seated for the service.
Proverbs 31-"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate."
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LAST DAY TO ENTER TO WIN a twin size organic cotton mattress worth $494!
Sleep. It's no doubt one of the biggest topics on your radar as a parent. How much or how little sleep you and your kids are getting, co-sleeping, sleeping through the night, big kid beds… you get the idea. But a not so discussed topic is what kind of mattress are you sleeping on, and is it nontoxic? We spend 1/3 of our lifetime in bed, so slipping into slumber on a natural mattress will eliminate prolonged exposure to the dangerous cocktail of chemicals that are embedded in conventional mattresses. We know how important a safe sleep environment is, and one that's free from off gassing materials, so we're giving one lucky Inhabitots reader a twin-sized Pure Echo mattress valued at $494! The Pure Echo mattress is a medium-firm mattress comprised of GOTS certified organic cotton and Joma wool that serves as a fire barrier — so it meets all flame retardant standards without any of the toxic chemicals inherent in traditional beds.
BONUS: Inhabitots readers can visit My Green Mattress today to take advantage of a special promotion: get $75 off any mattress when you use the code INHABITOTS$75.
2. LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW telling us what you like best about the Pure Echo Mattress and why you should be the lucky winner of an organic, green mattress.
Due to popular demand, we are happy to announce that we are extending the deadline to 7/8/2015 11:59PM EST. We want to give our loyal readers, friends, and family the opportunity to win this organic cotton mattress and have a better night's sleep!
We love the story behind My Green Mattress because it boils down to a father of five children who wanted to improve his daughter's health when she suffered from severe eczema. My Green Mattress founder Tim Masters and his wife Cindy took their second born daughter Emily to pediatric dermatologists for help, but they also proactively sought out ways to improve Emily's symptoms via their own research. Thus, they discovered that all-natural products were a key component in alleviating symptoms of eczema — and one of Tim's first moves was to put an all-natural mattress in his daughter's crib, and then to offer all-natural mattresses to consumers through his company. Tim went on to develop the Organic Dream Mattress and Emily currently sleeps on this safe mattress that was handcrafted by her dad. Additionally, mattresses from My Green Mattress are handcrafted in the USA using USA sourced organic cotton.
Now it's time to enter to win your very own safe, nontoxic mattress to create a soothing sleep haven in your home!
This is for information purposes only and is not intended to substitute medical care nor is it intended to diagnose or treat a medical condition.
My favorite thing about the mattress is that it's filled with hypoallergenic natural materials. My daughter will be able to sleep soundly without feel stuffy.
Love that they are USA made, how cool! I would love to win for my 3-year old who is outgrowing the toddler bed.
Most parents always want and do the very best for their children from the very beginning. Having "sensitive" children can be very challenging, yet always worth it! Being able to provide our children with a healthy environment is critical to their well-being and development. Having a healthy place (their bed) where they spend 1/3 of their life is critical. Having an organic cotton mattress (and other non off-gassing materials) is crucial to a sensitive child waking up refreshed, free of a foggy brain or lethargic body. How do we expect them to function at full capacity in school when their bodies are trying to detox their unhealthy environments? Our children truly are the future, and we need them to be healthy to take on and reverse the horribly toxic world we are handing over to them.
I have wanted a new, and safe, mattress for a long time. Thanks for this opportunity!
We are a MyGreenMattress family but with three little boys, the youngest being 2, we could certainly use the help of a gifted new mattress! The best thing about this mattress is that it's SAFE and that we can dream the night away rather than worrying about all of the toxic stuff in traditional mattresses. It's also quite fabulous that they are local (near our home in Chicago) and family owned/operated. Kudos to Inhabitots for promoting.
We are giving my daughter's room a makeover. A green mattress would be perfect!
The fact that they're USA-made is a major plus, and providing an allergen-free sleeping environment is a boon to my granddaughter's ongoing health. I'm in the process of organizing a major girly-geek room makeover for my g-kid, who's starting her first year at a tech magnet elementary school this fall. My husband's building the loft bed, and we've found wonderful girly-geek accessories. A first-class mattress for the bed would really help out so much, and the timing would be perfect.
I have been an avid eco-maniac since I was pregnant with my son who is now 6. I was always a supporter of environmental issues, an animal advocate, and all things "green", but when I was pregnant I began to do extensive research on all aspects of organics- food, clothing, sustainable living, etc. I recently obtained my Master's degree in Ecopsychology and am searching for work. My son and I have been financially struggling for years and now that I have my completed my advanced degree I'm hoping to get us out of this financial hole so we can not only help ourselves, but help countless others as well. My son was born with a neuromuscular condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita. I won't go into details but he was in a crib until after 2 years of age and is still in a toddler bed at age 6. He has outgrown his bed and is ready to be in a twin!!! I'm so proud of his independence (as parents are) and am so excited for him to move to a regular size bed. I would love, love, love to get a organic mattress for him but financially am unable to right now. To win this bed would be an amazing gift for anyone and my hope is that our society, and world, will continue to awaken to the realities of chemical/toxic exposure so that we may continue to move toward a sustainable and healthier life for all. Let's all support businesses that live by the triple bottom line- People, Planet, Profit!
I love that it is organic and free of harmful chemicals! We spend so many hours of our life in bed and we need people to wake up and realize that a quality mattress is essential to healthy lifestyle!
I love that I can trust there will be no issues with off-gassing because it is a quality product made with hypoallergenic materials. I am currently saving up for new beds and mattresses for my 6 yr old and 5 year old. Their beds are several months old and I feel like I can still smell the nasty chemicals in them, and their mattresses are from the thrift store and were "new" but I feel like they are not great either. The kids would greatly appreciate this new mattress!
I would love a really good mattress.
I currently have a foam twin mattress that I've had for over 7 years. I like the idea of a green mattress, the fact it's made with organic cotton and especially that it is made here in the USA. I look forward to the emails and weekly newsletter so I can learn more about this product. I'm so ready for a new mattress!
Sensitive children grow into sensitive adults. As one of these sensitive adults living in a small space on a fixed income, I need a twin sized hypoallergenic mattress to improve my rest and reduce sleep problems. Well-loved and taken care of, this might be the last bed I'll ever need.
ps We will also share the love by passing our organic cotton/wool crib mattress on to someone who would not otherwise be able to afford a new one. :-) We are a family with multiple food and environmental allergies, so we are conscious of how seemingly innocuous choices (like a mattress) can make a big difference. In order to invest in a safe and healthy organic cotton/wool crib mattress for our little one, we said �no� to a lot of other things. It was worth it since babies spend so much time sleeping. The little one is now outgrowing the toddler bed and crib mattress and we would love to be able to say �yes� to a new mattress without saying, �no� other good things like nature and music enrichment activities. Thanks for considering us!
ps We will also share the love by passing our organic cotton/wool crib mattress on to someone who would not otherwise be able to afford a new one. :-) We are a family with multiple food and environmental allergies, so we are conscious of how seemingly innocuous choices (like a mattress) can make a big difference.
We co=sleep, but as our son turns 6 he is starting to sleep on his own. How awesome would it be for him to start out on a truly organic mattress! I wonder how much better the population would be if we all had the chance to start off with organic mattresses? I hope we/ he wins this!!
We co-sleep, but as our son turns 6 he is starting to sleep on his own. How awesome would it be for him to start out on a truly organic mattress! I wonder how much better the population would be if we all had the chance to start off with organic mattresses? I hope we/ he wins this!!
I would love to have a Pure Echo Mattress for my 5 year old son. This mattress is just what he needs with his allergies - he wakes up coughing every morning! I love the materials used like wool which is naturally flame-retardant and organic cotton which keeps the body temperature regulated. The price is reasonable considering the thoughtful design and materials. Plus, you can't beat the 10-year warranty! Thank you for making such an eco friendly product that has the health of the consumer in mind!
I love it filled with hypoallergenic natural materials.
At age 72, my old bones and I would love to have a comfortable mattress with no pits and hollows, and that will not contaminate the world in its construction.
I love that they are all natural and non-toxic! Dd needs a better mattress and this one would be perfect for her!
I love that is is made in the US from US grown organic cotton. And of course, that it is free of flame retardants and nasty chemicals. My son has just outgrown his mattress so this would be perfect! Thanks for the chance!
I love that it is hypoallergenic and that there would be no off gassing! My three year old is ready for his own bed and the twin would be perfect.
I would love to have a safe bed for my daughter, and to that end these look great!
We care a lot about creating a natural, healthy home for our family. We got rid of as much plastic as we could all over the house, we use simple and natural cleaning products, we buy organic clothing and bedsheets as much as we can, etc. A few years ago, we bought a wool mattress for our oldest daughter. It is not perfect - it gets slightly thinner at both ends, so we have to prop it up a bit so our daughter's head isn't lower than her body - but it's still better than a regular mattress. However we have not been able to buy one for our 4 yo daughter yet, because we were searching for a better quality one, at a reasonable price that we could afford. This Pure Echo Mattress would be perfect: I love that it seems really well built, durable, with organic and natural materials, including wool. It's all I've been looking for!
I'm looking for healthful mattresses. I wear exclusively cotton clothes and would like to try a cotton-made mattress. If I win this twin mattress, I will probably end up buying your queen mattress. I also like that your mattresses are USA-made! Thank you!
we need to go green all the way around. i suffer from severe allergies and need a mattress that is non-allergenic.
I like that Tim, the founder, started the business to help his kid who suffered from eczema. My own child has had problems with eczema and I think it would be the perfect fit for him when he outgrows his current naturepedic mattress!
Help! My mattress is giving me sinus problems.
I like that it's free from dangerous off gassing materials and that it's made with high quality chemical-free, durable, long lasting materials (hypoallergenic natural materials and certified-organic cotton). As a family, we've decided to go organic with our food, clothing and cleaning products. This bedding option would definitely take us a step further in the right direction.
We have a 10 month old who suffers from eczema and no matter what we use, it never seems to fully go away for any period of time. I had no idea that this mattress even existed. We would love the opportunity to win it. I also love the fact that its hypoallergenic and free of chemicals. Thanks for the opportunity!
Considering we spend so much time face down on a mattress, shouldn't it have the eco-friendly qualities of "My Green Mattress"? Love it.
Just in time as we are about to have our first baby and are looking for alternatives. Definitely will consider buying one of these if they also have one for cribs. Wouldn't mind having a twin mattress as a second bed though as it might come handy too; either for me, husband or a guest. Thanks.
Have extreme allergies, this would help.
I love that this mattress is all-natural. With something like a mattress, it's hard to find space for a conventional one to off-gas for weeks before use!
Just tweeted and posted to my Facebook account this great promotion!
My son has extremely sensitive skin, we were just researching how all natural or organic mattresses could possibly help. Money is tight and if we actually won this mattress for my son, we would be beyond grateful.
I really love that these don't use any chemicals, and that they are made in the US! My 3 year old son is ready for a "big boy bed" and he has multiple allergies and eczema. This would be so great for him!
What I like best about the Pure Echo Mattress is definitely the price! Why buy any other brand? I should be the lucky winner of an organic, green mattress because I have lived on a used mattress for over 15 years now. Thank you.
I signed up for the Green Mattress newsletter & have been a subscriber of your Inhabitat newsletter. What I like most about the Pure Echo mattress, besides the affordable price, is the attention to detail in all the elements from the 768 individually wrapped coil spring system to the use of Joma Wool as a natural fire barrier. I should be the lucky winner of an organic, green mattress because my mattress is a hand-me-down that I've been using for 15 years so who really knows how old it is & like the Masters family, I believe it is doing me more harm than good. A new, organic mattress would be wonderful! Thank you for the opportunity & introduction.
I have trouble sleeping and would love an organic, well-constructed mattress.
There are so many things to love about the Pure Echo mattress, but my favorite is that it allows for a natural night�s sleep, free from dangerous off gassing materials.
This would be great for my little girl's bed. No off gassing an lots of comfort!
I love that it's made in the US and could really use this to replace one.
Both our children have allergies, asthma, and eczema, so I was excited to read about Green Mattresses, and the Pure Echo organic mattress in particular. You ask what I liked best about the Pure Echo, and it's difficult to say only one. Nonetheless, just one of the impressive things, to me, is the use of Joma Wool, which acts like a natural fire-retardant without all the detrimental chemicals that are used in traditional mattresses. It would be great to be chosen for the Pure Echo giveaway among all the worthy people who clearly would benefit from this kind of product.
My 3-year-old currently sleeps with me, having never used a crib. My whole family has a long history of autoimmune diseases, allergies and eczema and his eczema is the worst that I have seen and keeps him awake itching many nights. When he chooses to move into his own bed, I would love for him to have a safe landing and this mattress would provide that!
I would love to win this for my 7 yo. He has asthma, and the mattress he has is less than 2" thick so it is uncomfortable as well. And honestly, we could never afford over $500 for a mattress. Which is why we haven't replaced our 3 year old's or our own.
We are about to transition our toddler from a toddler bed/crib mattress to a twin bed and are looking for a new, non-toxic mattress for her. Love that these are made of GOTS-certified organic cotton and wool for flame retardancy, right here in the USA!
This is a wonderful mattress! My son also suffers from eczema and has a thin memory foam mattress. His is going to be six this year and needs a better mattress. Being a single mom makes getting a good mattress hard so winning this would be amazing!
I would love to have this. I suffer from eczema and allergies. Sleep can be very uncomfortable sometimes. I think something like this would help me sleep in comfort.
What's not to love? The materials are top-notch, and as someone who tends to have highly allergic skin reactions I'd love to win your Twin Green Mattress ... Besides, it's my birthday! Thanks and congrats for creating a quality product for people who value good sleep.
i would love to have an organic mattress for my son! he will be getting a new bed for christmas and instead of a brand new mattress filled with toxins it would be so wonderful for him to get to lie down on a natural, organic mattress!! thanks so much for the giveaway!
My daughter is just about to outgrow her crib and we'll be transitioning her to a twin bed. She has always slept on an organic crib mattress. She is a healthy kid, and I feel like that is in part due to being able to ensure that she has slept without toxins.
As a no longer "Spring Chicken", my arthritic joints would welcome this fabulously made mattress. As a sufferer of multiple allergies, my respiratory system would say THANK YOU!!!
I am sleeping on the floor, with a cushion. It may not be comfortable but I am used to it. A green mattress, however, would be a greatly comfortable asset to detoxifying my abode. I believe people can sleep more comfortably without breathing toxic chemicals used in making mattresses. Thank you for informing conscious consumers, like myself, about this company's organic and toxin-free furniture. I love this.
My son is almost due for a big boy bed, and I would love for him to have a natural, non-toxic mattress. He has always been a sensitive sleeper, so I'm hoping that a green mattress will give him (and his parents!), sweeter dreams.
I love that your mattress is free of chemicals and toxic fire retardants! With a small child with a chronic health condition, I've wanted to get one of these mattresses for ages. I'm sure it would help enormously!
I love everything about this type of mattress. My kids are about to need a new one and this fits the bill perfectly!
Fantastic use of natural Eco-Safe materials. There is nothing better than a good nights sleep on a comfortable new mattress.
My almost 10 year old daughter has been suffering from Eczema ever since she was a baby. We have tried everything including an organic crib mattress. That made a huge difference. Unfortunately she outgrew it and we could not afford a twin organic mattress as we decided to invest in an organic mattress for her younger sister. Her eczema is now back: she gets patches on her arms and legs that make her very self-conscious as she is a competitive figure skater and loves sports. She has also suffered from repeated pneumonias in the past couple of years. We want to go back to an organic mattress for her and hope we can soon afford one as our youngest daughter will need one too. Our family would really appreciate having this opportunity to help our daughter and support her and make more self-assured and a better sleeper!
The Pure Echo exemplifies how ALL products ought to be made, yet almost none are. Not only is it healthy for humans and healthy for the planet, it is a wonderful example of Cradle to Cradle design thinking, where nontoxic materials become part of a biological nutrient metabolism at the end of the product's life cycle. Bravo!
enfin un produit �colo, fini les allergies, toxines et bien �tre pour mon dos handicap� !
This would be a great mattress to replace my daughter's Ikea mattress with. Looks absolutely wonderful!
My 4 year old grandson, who has eczema, just had a birthday. I asked his mommy for gift ideas for him and she said, "a big boy bed." They will be moving soon and I will make the 5 hour drive to see the new house and deliver a big boy bed. From everything I've read, your mattress could be the relief my grandson needs. I am on a low fixed budget and for me to purchase your mattress for him is not in that budget. Hopefully, I can win it for him. Thank you.
Many family will celebrate the 4th of July moving Grace into her first adult apartment. She turned 21 on Cinqo De Mayo. She is all about freedom these days. I would love to honor her emergence into this new beginning with your healthy mattress. She was born into a family that practiced attachment parenting and slept in a family bed for many years. I think this gave her a firm foundation to push off of. I hope you will agree with me that your lovely mattress would be a perfect place to land.
My youngest would benefit immensely from an organic mattress. Restless nights are common and hinder the rest her body needs for optimal health.
What I like about the mattress is that it's chemical free. My daughter is vaccine injured and has a host of health and learning challenges. Keeping her toxin free is a top priority for us. We cannot at the time afford to get organic beds for our family as we are currently funneling most of our funds to wholesome, food, alternative health care and a holistic lifestyle in general. We would love to win this mattress for our daughter so we can help take some more of the toxin load off of her. Thank you!
Would love to win an all natural, organic, made in the USA mattress for one of my twin grandsons!
I love the idea of a toxin free mattress. This sounds perfect for my daughter who suffers from asthma.
We have to relax to sleep well. How can we relax when we know we are breathing toxins? The healthy mattress you are giving away would help anyone who sleeps on that bed to rest well and safely. And it would provide me with peace of mind knowing i'm not poisoning someone!
I would love to replace the mattress my newly 13yo daughter uses; a new, organic, wool protected and natural mattress would make her want to get in it. Thanks!
That would be very trendy and more scientific . Give the children that quantum of Green Sleep.
My daughter is 3, very tall for her age, and we would love to get her a big girl bed that is all natural and won't make her stuffy or congested.
I love that this mattress came about because of a genuine concern a father had for his family's health rather than as a money making exercise; necessity is the mother of invention & mother nature can always help us out with that! I would love it even more if I was the lucky winner, because I'm getting married one month from today and my future husband and I are yet to get ourselves a bed! We're not living together yet, and we each have the same single bed we've had since we were kid. We've been looking for an eco-friendly mattress but haven't been sure we could afford it. He has chronic fatigue & I suffer from hay fever allergies & hypopnea, so it's important to us for our health that we get a good bed for a good night's sleep, but we're also both very concerned about sourcing responsibly sourced products that aren't harmful to the planet. It would be the most wonderful wedding gift to win this mattress and kick off our new life together greenly!
What's not to like about this beautiful and safe mattress?! My son coughed uncontrollably until we switched out his mattress with his sister (luckily she has not shown any signs of distress). I've felt horribly guilty ever since. This would be a terrific opportunity to replace the "bad" mattress. Thanks so much!
I love that wool is used in the Pure Echo Mattress since it is a natural flame retardant and therefore no toxic chemicals are added. I would be thrilled to win this twin mattress for my daughter so she could have a healthier environment at night as she currently sleeps on my old, overly-firm mattress from when I was a child. Thanks for the chance to win!
I try to live the Eco lifestyle by growing my own veggies, belonging to several co ops and sleeping on an organic pillow with organic sheets. Now to complete my sleep comfort I would love to sleep on the organic mattress! I have allergies so anything that I can do to help myself without oct's or worse yet, pharmaceuticals would be wonderful!
No Chemicals! No allergies! Eco Friendly!
We've got kids with severe eczema (dyshidrotic), allergies, and chemical sensitivities. It would be WONDERFUL to have a clean, green mattress to help support their systems and eliminate environmental toxins.
I love how I don't have to worry about sleeping on a toxin filled piece of fabric. The cotton mattress is my all time favorite! Hands down!
I love the use of organic materials. Having my son sleep on one of these mattresses would relieve a lot of stress in our lives.
Our family supports companies that promote healthy living, manufacture with organic materials, lower their carbon footprint by producing and employing within the USA. We are small farmers who works hard to provide organic nutritious food for our community and would love to give our toddler a chemical-free mattress to sleep on. Thank you!
I love that it's made mindfully and in the usa. I would love this for my family and to help us sleep.
The Pure Echo Mattress embodies sustainable living - literally and figuratively. Why I should be lucky enough to win this green, organic mattress is that it will put me one step closer to living in a sustainable manner in this world in the most comfortable way possible!
I love that is is organic and would provide a peaceful and calming place for our baby to rest.
Wow a mattress that can support my battle against my daughter's eczema is amazing! I love that it was born or America ingenuity.
Wow, what an amazing story! Way to go Dad, its so awesome that you took it into your own hands to solve your daughters eczema and that you have helped so many others as a result! My husband and I have three children (the fourth is on his/her way), and all three have had eczema along with other health issues, currently my toddler has the worst eczema while my four year old has been constantly ill for about a year, I am just now suspecting the cause to be the used mattress we purchased around the time she started getting sick. Recently, my husband switched jobs which forced us to live with family for two months and her health issues are infinitely better! Although we are a low income family, cutting toxins out in our home has been a top priority for us, we have sacrificed much and we have been successful in most areas however we cannot afford toxin free furniture! I love that these mattresses are toxin free and we would be so ecstatic to win one, I think I would have my toddler and four year old share it :).
I would love the Echo Green Mattress! I am a single mother of three, and keeping "green" can be very expensive at times, yet I care about my children living in a healthy environment. Organic Cotton is not only non-toxic but also hypoallergenic and breathable...thus making a perfect mattress!
I am coming at this from the complete opposite side. I am the child trying to find a mattress that my mom can sleep on without waking stuffy, coughing or itchy. Winning her a new mattress would be a financial burden lifted from her shoulders.
This would be so great for my son who has autism and scoliosis... he has never slept more than 5-6 hours in a stretch. We've tried several options and nothing ha helped much. Thanks. Wish us luck!
I can see that many persons desire and deserve such a fine and clean mattress. I am 60 years old but very active and young. However, I am recently having trouble breathing at night time if there are any irritants close to my face. What is closer than your mattress? My husband and I are building a tiny home and this mattress could be proudly displayed in our tiny home design. What could be more lovely to go in our first, tiny home than this mattress. I love cotton. As a designer I find it to be versatile and desirable.
I'm starting to look at mattresses for my 4 year-old's transition to a big kid bed. She has allergies and eczema, and her dad and I are hoping an organic mattress/chemical free mattress will help. It's definitely not easy to keep up with an organic/green lifestyle, it's not cheap. Especially when it comes to mattresses. Winning this would be a big help to us, as it would be to most families out there trying to rid their lives of too many harmful chemicals. Thanks for doing this!
I love that it is hypo allergenic, made of certified organic cotton, and made in USA!!
I forgot to say the reason I would be indebted to win this incredible mattress, is that my guest room has no bed and I have had to turn down family, grandchildren and friends, repeatedly this past year who wanted to visit. It would make such a healthy start in making my guest room an inviting, healthy environment that says welcome and I care!
This mattress sounds amazing!!! The Pure Echo Organic Natural mattress is made of organic, natural materials like Joma Wool and certified GOTS organic cotton. Joma wool is a natural fire barrier and commonly used in traditional mattresses. I like that it is not full of synthetic materials causing my child to breath in chemicals while he sleeps. The Pure Echo now has 768 individually wrapped coils which is an upgrade from the previous model which had just 460. This reduces sleep interruption by motion transfer My son moves and wiggles ALL night long! Even though he is 5 years old he still often wakes up in the night at least once. All the extra coils individually wrapped also helps contour to any body shape or sleep position which would also make sleeping more restful for him. The company stands by their product with free shipping, a 90 day return policy, and a 10 year full warranty. Currently my son is sleeping on a thin foam mattress. If we could win this mattress it would be a game changer for us. Better sleep and more of it means happier, fun filled days!! Thanks Inhabititots and My Green Mattress for this giveaway!!
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There's an old saying, 'people want what they can't have'; it forms one of the most important aspects of marketing. Whether you are trying to shape up your brand image or promote a new product, making something seem enticing is reliant upon it being marked out as distinct from its competition – and hard to obtain. There are various ways you can do this: pricing schemes, product scarcity and clever content strategies have all been used by various companies and with great success.
While it may seem contrary to the idea of growth, making a product 'exclusive' can often be the number one driver of sales. This is because exclusivity isn't just about establishing a sense of 'those who have and have not'. You are distinguishing your brand and what you are about; you are carving a niche for yourself. Honing your business image is an important part of establishing your company. By being selective about who is able to access your product, you are able to take control of this public image.
People often associate exclusivity with luxury brands. Their business model works by producing items that are simply too expensive for most people to purchase. By making your product relatively difficult to acquire, it becomes something to aspire to owning. A brand which perfect exemplifies this is Rolex, whose catalogue of items are celebrated as the apex of this classic industry. Famous across the world, the Rolex name alone sustains interest in the brand and offers a timeless appeal.
High prices need to be justified, however. Businesses can do this by supporting their products with certifications, reviews and guarantees. Rolex, for instance, was recently supported by the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie's white paper officially laying out strict quality assurance laws and guidelines in watch-making. Remember: in an age of acute scrutiny and vocal social media use it is important not to up-sell a product unjustifiably.
Restricting access to items and adding a sense of scarcity to them creates added value. We trust and desire things that are in short supply: not only have they proven to be successful with previous customers, but we fear missing out on them. As an example, Google+ may be waning in its popularity now but upon its release everyone was clamouring to be a part of it. One of the keys to its success was the 'invite-only' aspect to membership, which relied upon an invitation from an existing member of the community. Using this method, Google were able to create a huge anticipation and interest in the service's release. The result was that Google+ acquired almost as many members as Facebook in just a matter of weeks.
The language you use when inviting customers to explore your product or brand is fundamental.
Content marketing strategies need to not generate interest, but motivate people to take action. Referring to 'exclusive offers' and 'limited discounts' instils a time-conscious panic in consumers and can result in a jump in the number of conversions. This reiteration of the scarcity of your product reminds people of its high demand.
The way you address customers is also important and will have actionable consequences. Using the second-person with pronouns like 'you' and 'your', the reader is singled out and personally involved. By making consumers feel that they have been invited into an elite group, and that they are amongst their social peers, their ego is pandered to with a sense of personal invitation.
As we have seen, making something seem exclusive is a great way to yield greater public interest in a product or service. Not only can you make it a status symbol, but you can create word-of-mouth excitement about the product. By flipping the status quo and foregoing conventional advertising in favour of consumer-led activity, you can promote your product without ever making it seem forced.
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Q: Let $ f $ denote a symmetric bilinear form. Suppose $ f(gu,gv) = f(u,v) $, what are the possible values for $ \det g $? Problem:
Let $f: \mathbf{R}^{2} \times \mathbf{R}^{2} \mapsto \mathbf{R}$ denote a symmetric bi-linear form. Let $g \in M a t_{2}(\mathbf{R})$ satisfy $f(g u, g v)=f(u, v)$ for all $u, v \in \mathbf{R}^{2}$. What are the possible values for $\operatorname{det} g$ ?
Official solution:
Write $f(u, v)=u^{t} A v$ and $A$ is symmetric. Then $f(g u, g v)=f(u,
v)$ implies $u^{t} g^{t} A g v=u^{t} A v$ for all $u, v \in
\mathbf{R}^{2}$. This last equation holds for all $u, v \in
\mathbf{R}^{2}$ if and only if $g^{t} A g=A$. Since $A$ is symmetric,
there is an invertible matrix $P$ such that $A=P^{t} D P$ and where
$D=\pm I$ or $D=\left(\begin{array}{cc}\pm 1 & \\ &
0\end{array}\right)$. In both cases, plugging this into the equality
$g^{t} A g=A$, we obtain $g^{t} P^{t} D P g=P^{t} D P$, or $\left(P g
P^{-1}\right)^{t} D\left(P g P^{-1}\right)=D .$ Let $h=P g P^{-1} .$
Then $h^{t} D h=D$ and $\operatorname{det} g=\operatorname{det} h .$
If $D=\pm I$, then $h^{t} D h=D$ is the same as $h^{t} h=I$ and $h$ is
orthogonal. Hence $\operatorname{det} g=\operatorname{det} h=\pm 1 .$
If $D=\left(\begin{array}{cc}\pm 1 & \\ & 0\end{array}\right)$ and
$h=\left(\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right)$, then
$h^{t} D h=D$ is equivalent to $\left(\begin{array}{ll}a^{2} & a b \\
a b & b^{2}\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 &
0\end{array}\right)$. Thus $a=\pm 1$ and $b=0$, and
$h=\left(\begin{array}{cc}\pm 1 & 0 \\ c & d\end{array}\right)$. This
implies that in this case $\operatorname{det} g$ can obtain any value.
Question:
I understood everything until the part where it says " $ D=\pm I $ or $ D=\left(\begin{array}{cc}\pm 1 & \\ & 0\end{array}\right) $ " and thus my question is how did they arrive to this conclusion? I know $  D=\left(\begin{array}{cc} \lambda_1 & \\ & \lambda_2 \end{array}\right)  $ where $ \lambda_1,\lambda_2 $ are the eigenvalues of $ A $ including multiplicity, but how they they arrive to the fact that $ \lambda_1, \lambda_2 = \pm 1 $ or $\lambda_1 = \pm 1 , \lambda_2 = 0 $ ?
Note: There's exactly the same problem here Symmetric bilinear and determinant
but there's no relation to the question I've asked.
Edit: I think in the solution, one can put the values $ -1 , 0 ,1  $ in $ D $ since the values can be normalized by dividing the row and column by the root of the absolute value of the element on the diagonal. In fact one does not need it here since one can use every possible diagonal form of $ A $, as long as $ A $ is non-invertible. So according to what is written, $ A $ can even be the zero matrix and then every $ g $ satisfies the requirement.
Thanks in advance for help!

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New youth centre for LGBT people launches in Cornwall
An open day is being held in May
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A new youth centre for LGBTQ people is being launched in Cornwall.
A youth group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender young people and those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity was first launched in the Duchy more than 10 years ago.
It has become known by the name chosen by the first young people who came to the sessions as YAY! Cornwall. The 'YAY' stands for young and yourself.
Working with the Intercom Trust, an organisation which supports the LGBTQ community across the South West, YAY! Cornwall is now opening a youth centre in Truro.
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Tina Dixon, YAY! Cornwall project worker, said: "This is amazing news and is going to mean we can provide support for even more young LGBTQ People in Cornwall."
Andy Hunt, chief executive of the Intercom Trust, said: "We are delighted to be able to bring together the existing advocacy support worker and the YAY Cornwall project worker in Cornwall, and expand on the space for the LGBTQ Youth Group YAY! Cornwall in a dedicated LGBTQ Community Centre for Cornwall, we see it as a great opportunity to build on the existing service and look to develop new provision."
Simon Hill, Intercom trustee, added: "I see this as the culmination of the work over the last 10 years, we are fortunate enough to have been able to run YAY! Cornwall with the help of many volunteers, staff, trustees and supporters. This is the start of a new chapter in our LGBT history in Cornwall. A heartfelt thanks to all our supporters, funders and those who have made donations and continue to that makes all this possible."
An open day will be held at the centre on May 7, 2019.
The Intercom Trust and YAY! Cornwall already run weekly youth group sessions, monthly gender identity family days, school groups in more than half of Cornish secondary schools and Truro and Penwith Colleges.
They also provide LGBTQ awareness sessions in schools and training for teachers, youth workers, health and social care professionals.
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YAY! Cornwall has been funded by a variety of grants and donations since it was founded but over the last five years the major funding provision has been from Children in Need.
The Intercom Trust was founded in 1997 as a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community resource in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and the wider South West.
It provides local support and national influence, help support and advocacy against homophobic and transphobic prejudice, crime and discrimination.
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The Intercom Helpline (0800 6123010) receives thousands of calls each year. It's support workers can visit people across the south west.
Anyone wishing to attend the open day or find out more about the centre is asked to email info@yaycornwall.org.uk.

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According to the American Psychological Association (APA), 61% of American's polled consider work to be one of the highest stressors, with only, with only money (62%) and national concerns (63%) ranking ahead, marginally as it may be.
Though the stress associated with work and money is common across multiple demographics and professions, small business owners likely feel an increased weight from that stress, with many tasked with long, challenging hours that bleed seep from the chaos of their work lives to the serenity of personal lives.
Unfortunately, aside impacting the home life, increased stress has been connected to everything from headaches, muscle tension, and sleep problems to overeating, drug and alcohol abuse, and depression. And, as you likely know, all of those things can rob you of your mental clarity and general quality of life. That said, business owners can't typically close shop in hope of a decrease in stress, so what can they do to reduce and alleviate stress?
There are a variety of solutions, including exercise or taking time to read and relax, but what about when you're on the go or faced with meeting after meeting? How can you fight stress and build health brain function? If you're looking for a few moments of clarity in an otherwise stressful day, one that can fit in the palm of your hand, then consider one of these five mind-friendly apps.
One of the best ways to deal with stress, or so we're often told, is to meditate, but even though meditation requires little to no physical movement, learning how to do it can be complicated. Headspace aims to change that, bringing the ancient art of meditation to over one million users as of June 2018.
What's the draw? Aside from the calming voice of founder Andy Puddicombe – an author, educator, and Tibetan Buddhist monk, among other things – the app is built on a combination of ancient theory, modern science, and practicality. The app's instructional process is simple, helping those who are hesitant about meditation take a breath and step right into a calmer mind.
Today, the company boasts of partnerships with prestigious scientific research organizations, like NYC and University of Southern California, but perhaps more intriguing to business owners is the adoption of Headspace by major names in technology, like Adobe, LinkedIn, and Spotify, all of which use Headspace to help their employees reduce stress and unlock their business potential.
Happify
Happify aims to help uses "overcome stress and negative thoughts," and based on app ratings, which consistently hover over or around 4.5 out of 5, the three million English-language users think it lives up to the promise.
The app, which also offers a business solution, helps users form new, happier habits that help put a stop to anxiety and stress. To do that, Happify incorporates a series of scientifically based games and activities based on a framework referred to as STAGE: Savor, Thank, Aspire, Give, and Empathize. The end result is the ability to stomp out stress, remain positive, and lead an overall happier existence.
Originally only available in English, Happify just expanded its offerings to include seven major languages, proof of its global appeal. In addition, the app has been featured by multiple news outlets, including Forbes, where it was listed as one of sixteen apps that would guarantee users more success."
Mindfulness may be cultivated by apps like Headspace and Happify, but sometimes reigning in stress means taking control of the things that stress you. For business owners and professionals, the biggest source of stress is the seemingly endless to-do list. When it gets too long, life becomes overwhelming and focus can quickly diminish. For that reason, a solid focus-based app is a must, and Be Focused continuously shines as one of the best.
Fundamentally, Be Focused isn't built on ground breaking science; instead, it's based on the tried and true Pomodoro time-management technique, which breaks work into intervals of twenty-five minutes, with a short fifteen-minute break in between each work interval. The breaks ensure that you're giving your mind the opportunity to regroup and refocus, meaning you get more done in those twenty-five minute intervals than you typically would if you worked straight through the morning.
While the app's focus isn't unique, it offers users a crisp and easy to use interface, removing some of the clutter found in similar apps (who needs that, right?). Plus, the simple tracking system makes it easy to see what you've accomplished or where you may need to work on your time management skills, something that can lead to long-term improvements in productivity, mental clarity, and overall stress levels.
Simple Habit
Referred to as the "Spotify for Meditation" by Fortune, Simple Habit has been growing in popularity since it's 2017 appearance on Shark Tank. As you may have assumed by the accolades, the app is focused on meditation, but it does differ from others, like Headspace.
Instead of focusing on a single teacher and pathway to meditation and mental clarity, which is fine for some, Simple Habit is built on a collection of mediation habits. Users gain access to fifty free sessions and a library of over 1,000 meditations for a variety of issues, including anxiety and insomnia as well situationally based concerns, like prepping for a big meeting.
The best part, particularly for those that truly have trouble fitting self-care into their busy lives, is that Simple Habit offers five-minute guided meditation practices (10 and 20-minute sessions are also available). Perhaps that's why this app has been recognized by a variety of organizations, including Google Play, USA Today, and Business Insider, as a great option for those with hectic schedules.
Want to reduce stress and anxiety, feel happier, and gain access to a supportive community, all from the comfort of your own desk? Dale Beerman, the founder and CEO of Pacifica believes that his app can bring you that.
Pacifica, which has been named one of Apple's Best Apps of 2017 and BuzzFeed's "#1 Amazing App for Anyone Living with Anxiety" is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) exercises. Those who use the apps will have access to a variety of tools and activities that incorporate mindful meditation, mood tracking, and relaxation to achieve a healthier, more focused state of mind.
With over 1.7 million users, the app also offers users access to a community feature, allowing them to share stories and get advice and peer-support. Combine that with daily CBT challenges and long-term goal tracking, and this app quickly can become a great tool to keep stress and anxiety under control even with your professional climate is anything but.
You may not always have time to make it to a yoga class, journal for hours, or complete one of the other activities proven to help reduce stress and clear the mind, but that doesn't mean you need to live each day shrouded in stress as you manage your business. These apps can help increase mindfulness and help you make it through the challenges that each day brings. All you have to do is down the app, remain calm and entrepreneur on.
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I love that Cinders & Sapphires is set in a time when things are a-changing, there's the movement for women's right to vote and to an education and can I just say how happy I am that things worked out, cause you know I wouldn't be where I am now if it hadn't been for those groundbreakers. I loved experiencing the limitations with the hope of MORE through Ada.
The POV switches between several characters, of which I loved Ada and Rose best, though I must say that I have a soft spot for Sebastian as well. Ada is an intelligent young woman who wants to be educated and I love her for that! I loved seeing the bond developing between her and Rose.
Of course there is a starcrossed romance and I love every minute of it! There are furtive glances, meetings behind luggage (though I must say my favourite is still the meeting behind the potted plant), LOVE LETTERS! *sigh* You just can't compare a love letter to an e-mail/text... I did think Ada and Ravi fell in love pretty quickly, but they just had that connection, you know? And gah, there better be some working out of things in the next book!
I loved the drama and the intrigue and the dresses and the romance... And I loved that Leila Rasheed touches upon more than one controversy and there's a homosexual relationship which is something that was NOT DONE in those times.
I did however think that three female characters seemed to be evil without a very good reason for it, there's the classic stepmonster, but I'm willing to overlook this in light of my absolute LOVE of the story!
I read this 400 page novel in no time at all, it was such smooth reading! I've heard Cinders & Sapphires be compared to Downton Abbey and all I can is: if it is anything like this book, I need to watch it! This is absolutely my kind of book and I think any historical fiction/romance loving reader will enjoy it!


There is nothing more inconsistent than for the rich to praise Jesus. There is dishonesty in every word that the wealthy speak in approbation of the poverty-preacher of Galilee. Jesus was poor, almost a beggar. He had no house, no home. But more than this, he did not see the good of such things. He did not tell his disciples to work and try to improve their earthly condition. There is no sound, sensible advice for a man to follow, who has to live and support his family, to be found in the so-called teachings of Jesus.
It is simply hypocrisy for a man who is rich or well-to-do, and who is living to add to his wealth or to increase his comforts, to pretend to honor Jesus. The truth is, Jesus did not do anything that deserves the honor of those who are trying to fill the earth with flowers of happiness, who are laboring to make brighter the homes they live in, and who are sowing the seeds of plenty and joy. Jesus did not do what this age regards as best for man, and he did not teach the philosophy which the wisest men to-day apply to human life.
Now, was Jesus right or wrong? That is the question. It is pure nonsense for the people of this country to claim to respect Jesus. We cannot respect a person who does what we think is foolish, or we cannot do so and have any self-respect. We are right or think we are, and Jesus was wrong; or else Jesus was right. Which is it?
The whole world, Christian and unbeliever alike, is living contrary to the precept and example of the New Testament preacher. Is every person on earth doing what he believes to be wrong; doing what he believes to be injurious to himself; doing what he considers will end in disaster and misery; doing what he feels will bring suffering and sorrow upon humanity? Not a bit of it. Every man is doing what he believes to be right when he is working to get out of poverty and degradation; when he is trying to better his condition in society; when he is improving his home and giving his family more blessings, more enjoyments.
We unhesitatingly declare that Jesus was wrong. It is impossible to make poverty popular. There is not an argument in its favor. Poverty has not a single blessing. It is a curse, pure and simple, everywhere and for everybody. It is not to be praised; it is to be condemned and got rid of. It is the father of vice and the mother of suffering. It sheds more tears than grief. It cuts more throats than crime. It breaks more hearts than cruelty. It is the one great giant evil of earth. It is the foe that every Knight of Labor is sworn to battle. Every heart that loves another is pledged to drive poverty off the earth. This monster devours more children than disease, and tortures the aged more than pain. Want is a flood, a drought, a famine, a pestilence. It is a prison, a work-house, a convict's cell. It is the hell of the twentieth century.
Can we praise Jesus and be honest? No! Jesus and his gospel of poverty are not in harmony with the work, the love, the desire of this age, and for any one who is living above want, on the walls of whose home is the sunshine of peace and comfort, to pretend to honor Jesus or to follow his teaching is to be guilty of hypocrisy!
When religion comes in at the door common sense goes out at the window.
The churches erected in the name of God will ere long be tombstones to his memory.
Churches do not stand for moral influence. Not a Christian minister preaches salvation by good behavior. What a poor business Roman Catholicism would do among men if it advertised to save only those who were temperate, upright, intelligent and moral.


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Yun Mountain National Forest Park () is located  from Wugang, a city in the southwest of Hunan Province, China. Its peak elevation is 1,372.5 meters (4,460 feet), and the annually average temperature there is 15 °C (59 °F). In September 1992, it was approved as a national forest park.

History
The area has a long history, beginning in the Sui and Tang dynasties (around AC 500–800) when Buddhists settled there. From the Song to Ming dynasties, it had developed to be a center of Buddhism in Hunan, with a series of amazing temples housing more than 500 monks.

Natural resources
The park possesses rich animal and plant resources. Within the 3,118 hectares (7,700 acres) vegetation area, there is an original secondary broadleaf forest of more than 200 hectares. In 1921 an Austrian botanist discovered more than 80 new plant species in Yun Mountain, including 20 species named by Yunshan. So far, it is known that there are 1,518 species of plants and 211 species of animals found in Yun Mountain, including 10 rare species of animals and plants under special protection.

External links
Official website (in Chinese)
Scenic website (in Chinese)

National parks of China
Mountains of Hunan
Tourist attractions in Hunan

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Looking to sell your home soon – or even a few years from now? Whether or not you're planning on moving, there are several ways to increase the value of your home. In fact, the earlier you take on these projects, the better, so that you're not rushed in the busy months before a sale.
Instead of replacing dated or tired-looking kitchen cabinets, paint them. Don't go for something trendy that might go out of style before you sell; instead, do a classic white or another neutral color, like light gray.
Updating hardware can also freshen up your kitchen. Try replacing cabinet door handles and drawer pulls to bring the room into a new era. You can also replace sink hardware and the faucet, or just give yours a good cleaning to make it shine.
Add a water filtration system. It's an upgrade that always impresses, plus you no longer have to buy filters or bottled water.
Give your bathroom some TLC and you'll see major improvements with only a few changes. It's a small room, so it doesn't take much to affect the overall look. Work on removing rust stains and cleaning the grout to brighten up your bathroom's appearance. If it's in your budget, update the hardware and even install a new toilet seat.
Painting your walls is one of the most straightforward ways to update your home. When painting, keep the wall colors neutral, which will appeal to the majority of potential buyers.
You know how lighting can completely make or break a great photo? It's the same in your home. Update the lighting for an instant upgrade. Softer lighting will bring a warm, inviting feel to a room. Brighter lighting will make your home seem more open and airy, a major selling point. You can also add interesting light fixtures, such as pendant lights over a kitchen table or island. At the very least, thoroughly cleaning all your windows can brighten things up at no cost.
Storage is an important consideration for future homebuyers. If you can increase the closet space in your home, or add a closet organizer, it will go far to impress. If you have any dens or playrooms in your home, consider adding a closet to increase the number of bedrooms listed in your home.
If your carpet is looking dull or tired, get a good professional cleaning service rather than replacing it. The next owners would likely rather choose their own flooring, so as long as yours is in good condition, replacing it is an unnecessary expense.
The first thing potential buyers will see is the front of your home. To attract their interest, take extra care in the front lawn and make your home look welcoming. Keep your shrubs trimmed, your walkway clean and maybe add a few hanging baskets or a wreath on the door.
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SAN FRANCISCO--The thing about teenagers is they tend to have selective memories. Chances are, then, Beau Hossler will begin today's third round of the U.S. Open recalling how at one time yesterday afternoon he held the outright lead at Olympic Club as opposed to harping on the bumpy finish that left him four off the lead by day's end.
Through 11 holes Friday, the 17-year-old from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., sat at two under for the championship, gaining a new legion of fans as the high school junior claimed a one-stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods and looked more at ease than anyone wearing braces has any right to be when playing a major championship. Still, he had most of the front nine to play, where bogeys marinate among the tall cypress trees and sloping fairways.
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Wayward drives on the second, fourth and fifth holes led to two bogeys and a double bogey. By the time his round concluded, Hossler had posted a three-over 73, playing the last seven holes in five over.
Hossler insists the pressure of being in the lead wasn't what led to his trouble, but rather just the difficulty of the course. "That's going to happen," he said. "You're going to have stretches, especially on those holes where you're struggling. Obviously, I think I got out of my rhythm a little bit on those tee shots, and those really killed me. But I don't think at all it was based on the stage, I think it was just based on making some bad swings and unfortunately at the wrong time."
Related: Friday's winners and losers at Olympic Club
Even as he struggled to get in the house Friday, eventually finishing T-9 through 36 holes, four back of Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and David Toms, Hossler never showed any outward signs of losing his composure. It's a trait that has marked his game throughout his junior career. "He's always been very calm, very mature," said his mother, Amy Balsz. "That's just Beau."
No doubt part of Hossler's comfort this year stems from the fact that this isn't his first major championship appearance. In 2011 he qualified to play at Congressional CC, allowing him to get all the first-time jitters out of the way so that when he became the first high schooler to earn a spot in back-to-back Opens since Mason Rudolph in 1950-51 he would be able to concentrate on his game rather than the spectacle of the championship.
"Last year I felt a little bit uncomfortable, just couldn't really get in a rhythm because it was so different than anything I had experienced," he said. " But now I feel a little bit more familiar with it."
Related: Golf's all-time biggest phenoms
There's also the fact that physically Hossler is a more mature player than he was a year ago. He now stands nearly 6-feet, a few inches taller than at Congressional, and his body has filled out.
As great as his physical assets might be, it's his mental stamina that might serve he the best. With a 4.0 GPA, Hossler is a model student who is hoping to accelerate his senior year of high school so that he can graduate in December and enroll early at Texas in 2013.
Hossler's smarts allow him to make a clear assessment of what he needs to do to continue to have success this weekend at Olympic Club.
"There's some things I really got to tighten up for the next couple days because I know the course is going to get harder," he said. "I feel like I'm in a good spot for me to reach my goal of low amateur."
-- Ryan Herrington
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Home Affiliate Affiliate marketing trends – the future looks bright!
Affiliate marketing trends – the future looks bright!
Staying on top of affiliate marketing trends is a full time job. If you want to maximise your ROI and stand out against your competitors, you need to be ready to change the way you think and operate in this channel.
We know good content creation builds SEO authority and traffic growth in affiliate marketing so make sure to factor this into your resource plan. You'll need volumes of it, but you'll also need it to be authoritative and useful. Learning how best to repurpose what you write across multiple platforms to keep the leads coming in is going to be even more important. We already touched on voice search and how its impacting search volumes, this will need to be considered more too.
You'll need to be thinking beyond the industry standard of player reviews.
Content marketing has and will continue to evolve from standard written copy on a page to video and voice and image content in order to attract customers and convert them. Look out for videos, slideshows, live content , ebooks and much more as affiliates get creative. Written content will always have its place, but be innovative in how you get the user to engage that's going to be the key.
Prospective players already likely to be familiar with the top brands so how will you differentiate your mix? You'll need to think about how to push customers over the line to convert, not just educate them on where to go. Think about not just advertising the brand, but looking at how you're going to be influencing the player choice to use it. You'll have to create content that adds value to the user's information search funnel, before you suggest the benefits of where to play.
Players will want more. Your content should fill that gap. Behind the scenes insight as to how the casino or sports books work. Thinking about user generated content and community feel and customer exclusivity is one thing that might put your affiliate site above anyone else's to get the sale.
To be successful in the affiliate industry, you need to have a learned team behind you and an abundance of knowledgeable resources to keep your brand ahead of digital disruption. Last year the buzz word was influencer marketing and now we are looking at how this converges into the affiliate space. Marketing techniques will evolve, become more insightful and converge. Affiliates will be part of this wider acquisition ecosystem. Incorporating them holistically into your acquisition and retention as part of your online outreach and inbound mix will be key. Affiliates will find innovative ways to nano influence players before they ever reach the operator site – in more places, more often. Operators will need to use them if they want to maintain optimum ROI on every dollar of paid media spend.
Affiliates will look internally to optimise their own flywheel process.
They will not rely on operators for player retention and ongoing monetisation as their tracking and systems become more sophisticated to reveal insightful data they can use to expand their revenue and customer marketing. Affiliates will start to look at remonetisation, retargeting and repurposing all they do to drive incremental revenue growth.
Data and technology will play a bigger role in helping stake holders to optimise the affiliate relationship, refine commercials as part of the bigger mix and finally look at incentivisation models to create a fair and stable economy in this channel. Terms will likely change, maybe we'll see decentralisation and smart contract technology get integrated into technology suppliers platforms.
Data will drive optimisation techniques forward, and affiliates will be able to provide operators with better insights to the user journey and conversion process as part of the wider marketing mix.
Everyone will optimise, everything. Joined up integrated marketing strategies – will be key to growth and relationship building in this channel, and the need to keep an open dialogue will continue information sharing, making the affiliate channel a more grown up place to work in and be part of. The future of affiliate marketing is still bright, it just might not stay the same as we know it.


Before we start, let us remind you all that we are hiring developers and a project manager.
The omnipresent John Gruber looks at Facebook Home after reading TechCrunch's rather potent observation that Facebook Home designers probably should have got on some Android phones and put down their iPhones.
Google Maps has evolved at last, following in the footsteps of the rather impressive device-specific apps. You can ask for an invite right now.
Google (again!) launch a Spotify clone that is clearly an aim at the iCloud behemoth that looms over Google like a freightliner. The Guardian have a succinct analysis of the clumsily-named Google Play Music All Access.
Did you see it? Have you been incessantly following our blog? You might not have seen it, so here's a reminder that some of us loved the interview with the Apple photographer Peter Belanger.
Facebook, are you turning? Very interesting blog post on how rapidly users are adapting to, and working around the status quo of social networks. Particularly bad news for Facebook.


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Russian Superjet100, MC-21 Airplanes Debut in Nigeria
By Franklin Uzor April 13, 2018 Investment News
Russian Export Centre (REC) on Wednesday showcased new Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ)100 and MC-21 aircraft to the Nigerian market, wooing airline operators to emerging opportunities.
The new equipment was designed with the latest technology for efficient domestic and regional services, carrying between 100 and 200 passengers per flight.
Co-sponsor of the roadshow, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has pledged to support Nigerian carriers on a leasing programme with up to 85 percent of the initial payment.
The SSJ100 is the flagship product of Sukhoi Civil Aviation Company, founded in 2000 to develop new models of commercial aircraft. The company has its headquarters in Moscow, Russia.
SSJ100 is a fusion of Russia's famed aviation design and production skills with the latest systems from leading aerospace suppliers around the world. The SSJ100 offers standards of economy, performance, environment efficiency and comfort never before seen in a 100-seat airliner.
Designed to compete internationally with its An-148, Embraer E-Jet, and Bombardier CSeries counterparts, the Superjet100 claims substantially lower operating costs, at a lower purchase price of $35 million (N12.6 billion).
The single-aisle MC-21 twinjet airliner was developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and produced by its parent Irkut, a branch of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), set up in created in 2002 to provide complete solutions in military and civilian aircraft design, testing, manufacturing, marketing, sales and after-sale support.
The initial design started in 2006 and detailed design was ongoing in 2011. After delaying the scheduled introduction from 2012 to 2020, Irkut rolled out the first MC-21-300 on 8 June 2016 and first flew the aircraft on 28 May 2017.
It has a capacity of 132–163 passengers in two-class configuration and cost between $72 and $91 million (N25.9 to N32.8 billion).
Global Head, Client Relations at Afreximbank, Rene Awambeng, at the roadshow and exhibition in Lagos, said the plan of REC, in partnership with Afreximbank and Exim Bank of Russia, is not just to sell aircraft, but to support the development of the African aviation, especially in the area of infrastructure.
Awambeng said: "For Afreximbank, the effective movement of goods and people is fundamental to Africa's trade, growth, and development objectives. Consequently, improving air transport on the international, regional and domestic across the continent has become a key priority area."
He added that they were not unaware of the financial challenges of adding a new aircraft to an existing fleet, hence the provision of financial support platform for African operators.
Awambeng noted that already in place are the financial options to either lease with down payment or outright purchase.
Down payment for leased aircraft is 15 percent, to which "we are ready to support with the remaining 85 percent."
"An airline that wants to lease should be able to come with 15 percent equity. Ten percent can come from the banks while five percent from the airline. With good business plan and designated routes to operate, we can finance the 85 percent," he said.
Chairman of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt, Nogie Meggison, commended the group for choosing Nigerian market for the exhibition programme.
Meggison said with a population of about 200 million people and strategic location on the continent, "Nigeria is the right place for the new equipment".
He, however, added that REC and its partners still have to convince regulators and operators alike that Russian aircraft are now safer unlike in the past. Also is the need to bring Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility closer to the African continent.
Source: Guardian
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Q: when orientation changes layout reloading in android I want my application by changing the orientation it load the
layouts from layout and layout-land folder. and also does not refresh the content.
I searched in google. I got the below solutions but it does not work for me.
In my app i created layout(default),layout-land. for portrait and landscape of mobile.
when i changed the orientation they loaded perfectly but the layout content is refreshed.
i put the android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize" in manifest file
in landscape mode it does not refresh the values, but it does not load the layout from layout-land folder. the layout load from the layout folder.
in Manifest i put this
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it is also refresh the whole content.
i am struck here, please help me if anybody come across this.
Thanks in advance.


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When I'm tending bar I try to be speedy with a little style.
This may sound odd, but one night I was having a conversation with three people sitting at the bar I work at. I'm going to refer to it as my bar because I consider it as just that. I like to think of it as my own little world while I'm working because it helps me get in the zone. When I'm tending bar I try to be speedy with a little style, half the time I'm just making myself laugh trying to flip cups, and puree's etc. The woman of the three people was asking me what I do, which obviously she must have thought that I wasn't just a bartender. Which is absolutely true we aren't just our jobs, no matter how much they consume our lives. As we continued to talk she was asking me how I would describe bartending or why I like it.
When she called me an artist, I was amazed because I originally never thought of myself that way.
Then I thought she is absolutely right, making drinks is an art. Using all different ingredients, focusing on a certain color, taste, and possibly even a price limit. Being a bartender is honestly a lot of fun, you meet nice people sometimes, or the weirdest ones, which could happen anywhere. It can also look easier than it is, sometimes you have to work late, and deal with total a**holes. No job is perfect though, seriously though we all contribute something cool to this world through our jobs and how well we do them. Chefs or any type of cook are more of an artist than all of us probably. How they make food, and focus on the presentation of how the dish looks, and how everything has it's own place.
Event planners use their imagination and create exactly what people want, whether it's for a wedding, sweet sixteen, any special occasion. Same with interior decorators, making everyone's home unique, and cozy, and exactly how they want it. All of these amazing careers or just for now jobs we hear about every day, or see the amazing work done by them.
Next time you go out to eat or to just get a drink, pay attention don't make it creepy, but just watch how much of an art all the things around you are. When bartending mixology has to do with understanding the properties and flavors of different liquors and other ingredients, and how they interact. While using precise measurements and ratios. So it may be a science just as much as an art. Because when you mix all those perfect ingredients to make that one great cocktail, it has it's own color and that taste that you created.
It requires a lot of skill, I am not saying I have that much I have only been doing it for a year and a half now. I will always consider it as a side job or something to fall back on though, maybe my main job at my own bar down the road who knows. All about customer satisfaction, and being personable with them, along with having that personality to work behind a bar. Just laughing and having a good time with people enjoying making their drinks and others, in a safe manner of course. It can be a very serious job as well knowing peoples limits, and being strong enough to say no that's enough.
Never allow your self to feel uncomfortable at any job. I am just saying take pride in your work, and make what you do great. In the end, it's you doing it and you can make every-time memorable if you wish. We may not be making millions off of what we drew on a canvas but hey, in the end, all that matters is what we think of ourselves!! Plus I hope you get as lucky as I did and get to work with some pretty amazing people.
Not your basic iced coffee.
Going on a semester-long coffee binge is not the most sustainable source of energy for your body. At this point in the school year, there are only two months left until summer – you just have to keep up your motivation through finals! If you feel like your eating habits have become exceptionally bad and want to get healthy for summer, try swapping out your morning coffee with these energy-boosting alternatives. With little to no caffeine, these replacements for coffee will fill your body with healthy calories that will help you power through your day the natural way!
There is nothing more refreshing than an iced tea and lemonade combo! Natural green tea contains a small dose of caffeine and the amino acid L-theanine, which work together to give you a sustainable energy boost. Green tea is known to improve brain function so you will have the added bonus of increasing your focus.
Combine mixed berries and peanut butter powder in a DIY smoothie for a delicious drink that is packed with protein! This powerful energy booster will also help you meet your nutritional needs because it contains fruit, antioxidants, and just enough carbs to get you ready to take on the day.
A glass of orange juice with a splash of seltzer is an easy DIY citrus spritzer that will taste amazing. Drinking orange juice has many health benefits including vitamin C, ascorbic acid (the basic component of collagen), and it even has anti-inflammatory properties. But the best part of all is that the citrus will elevate your energy to keep you from crashing throughout your day.
Mint tea has been linked to enhanced memory and increased alertness. To make your own energy-boosting drink, simply brew a few cups of hot mint tea on the stove and then chill it in the fridge overnight. The next morning, you will have a delicious iced drink that will sharpen your mental awareness while reducing stressors that get you down. Coffee could never live up to such a promise!
Coconut water is an excellent alternative for those who don't like drinking regular water. This replacement contains a great number of nutrients including fiber, magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Coconut water also makes for an ideal post-workout drink because it contains enough electrolytes to compete with your favorite sports drink.


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The campaign featured exclusive job opportunities, editorial, interviews and webinars from diverse International Organisations alongside an online careers event for senior women with 7+ years experience to engage with 1-2-1 with staff.
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Russian soldiers distribute aid to residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, in this image from a video released on Thursday. (Photo: China Daily)
Flexibility evident with proposal for Ukraine, Russia leaders to meet
This week, delegations from Russia and Ukraine came face to face for the first time in two weeks. They did so over a white tablecloth at a long table inside a 19th century Ottoman palace on the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul, welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a greeting in English-"Good morning".
After more than a month of talks, first in person in Belarus, then in recent weeks via video, the diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia has been running in parallel to their conflict, which entered a new phase on Tuesday.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin on Tuesday announced that Russia would decrease the military activities in the areas around Kyiv and Chernihiv in an effort to "increase mutual trust for future negotiations" to lead to a peace deal with Ukraine.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that conditions were not yet in place for a cease-fire in Ukraine, Draghi told a news conference on Thursday when asked about a telephone call with Putin the previous day.
David Arakhamia, the head of the nine-person Ukrainian delegation, said that holding the talks in Turkey was a "victory" in itself, because Turkey "is our friend and partner". The earlier in-person rounds of talks had been held in Belarus, Russia's closest ally.
But Turkey, while a NATO member, has also been determined to maintain ties with Russia, refusing to join sanctions against Moscow and maintaining direct air connections to multiple Russian cities.
Right after the Istanbul meeting, Moscow proposed a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents for the first time during the conflict.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said after the talks that Russia suggested a meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky "be organized concurrently with the initialing of a bilateral treaty" by the foreign ministers of both countries.
Proposal a first
It was the first time that a senior Russian official proposed a meeting between the two presidents. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted the importance of continuing the face-to-face dialogue.
Although Peskov said there had been no "significant achievements "from the talks so far, some experts are encouraged by an apparent more flexible position signaled by Ukraine.
Dmitry Suslov, the deputy director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics, cited statements last week from Zelensky about his readiness to discuss the status of Crimea and the Donbass region at a meeting with Putin. This possible shift in his position could be due to his wish to secure a top-level summit, he said.
The Istanbul talks were scheduled to last two days, but after Tuesday's meeting, sources in the Russian delegation and the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the round was over.
Russia's special military operation will continue at least in the Donbass, because the talks haven't made headway on Russia's two key goals: the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, Suslov said.
He predicts Ukraine's armed forces there will either be pushed back or encircled. He envisions two possible scenarios: Russia will either try to resolve all the issues comprehensively in one agreement, which means that the special operation will continue, including in southern Ukraine, or it will agree to Ukraine's proposals relating to a neutral and non-nuclear status. Under this scenario, the resolution of the territorial issues will be postponed.
Russian International Affairs Council Director-General Andrey Kortunov expressed his optimism after the latest round of talks, saying the results showed that the rhetoric of both sides has been toned down.
"That said, it is obvious that so far there is no clear rapprochement on the territorial issue," he added.
Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia is seeking to take legal steps to join the Russian Federation in the near future, the leader of the region said on Wednesday.