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Suspiria consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including the previously released 'Suspirium', which features the melodic theme that recurs throughout the film and its score.
As scoring a horror film presented Thom with altogether new challenges and opportunities, Suspiria stands apart from any of his other work. Piano/vocal ballads, Krautrock-esque modular synth work inspired by the film's Berlin 1977 setting, multi-layered vocals, and melodies that convey terror, longing and melancholy combine to create a chaotic yet cohesive musical spell.
Suspiria was written and arranged by Thom Yorke, recorded and produced by Thom and Sam Petts-Davies. The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir, Noah Yorke on drums on 'Volk' and 'Has Ended', and Pasha Mansurov on solo flute on 'Suspirium'.
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Fighting to the end: when three manufacturers stand on one podium
WorldSBK shows how competitive it is after Phillip Island produced the 304th podium with three different manufacturers on, making for an ultra-competitive 2020 season
Three different manufacturers stood on the podium in two of the three Yamaha Finance Australian Round races. It's not uncommon for this to happen in MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship races and has occurred on 304 occasions throughout the Championship's history, including in the very first race at Donington Park in 1988. Bimota, Ducati and Honda stood on the podium then, while Ducati stood on the most recent podium to have three different manufacturers, alongside Yamaha and Kawasaki.
It's a feat that has occurred in every WorldSBK season since the Championship started in 1988, except for 2003 and 2004. The two seasons were dominated by Ducati where the Italian manufacturer claimed all but four of the available 20 top ten Championship places across both seasons.
Despite recent domination by Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), having three different manufacturers on the podium has happened 46 times since 2015 – the year when Rea won his first title. It does show that when a rider is dominant, it doesn't necessarily mean the bikes they are riding are too. There have been 146 scheduled races since the start of the 2015 season, including Phillip Island 2020, with almost a third of the podiums being shared by three manufacturers.
Rea's dominant years have had three manufacturers celebrate the same podium 46 times with the best season for this coming in 2019 – with 14 podiums featuring three manufacturers. There is a caveat to this with the introduction of the Tissot Superpole Race adding another 13 races to the calendar, but it is still more than seasons gone by.
Perhaps the most interesting season to look at for when different manufacturers stood on the podium is the 2000 World Superbike season. In terms of the Riders' Championship, Colin Edwards (Honda) won the title with a relatively healthy margin of 65 points over Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha).
Look deeper at the Riders' Championship and it shows how competitive it was between the manufacturers. The top six in the Championship all rode different bikes with Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Ducati completing the top half-dozen. It showed the competitive nature of the Championship and was also one season where the vast majority of races had three different manufacturers on the podium. In fact, only seven of the 26 races did not have three manufacturers on the podium. Four of these occurred at British racetracks: Donington Park (Race 2), Brands Hatch (Race 1) and the second round at Brands Hatch (Races 1 and 2); the Kent circuit hosting two rounds of WorldSBK action.
The competitive nature of manufacturers is shown by having only 60 'lockout' podiums; where all the spots on the rostrum are taken by one manufacturer – and almost half of these (27) occurred during the Ducati domination of 2003 and 2004. Having 33 podiums across all seasons since 1988 (excluding 2003 and 2004) 'locked out' by one manufacturer shows how rare this is, and how competitive the Championship is as manufacturers aim for the ultimate prize of winning the World Championship. The last time it happened was with Kawasaki, at Donington Park in the Tissot Superpole Race.
Manufacturers being competitive isn't a new phenomenon and they will continue to be that way. There were two manufacturers on the top step of the podium in Phillip Island (Yamaha and Kawasaki), a third on the podium (Ducati) while BMW took pole position for Race 1. Honda's return as a factory outfit ended with a double top six position in the opening race; all five manufacturers in the 2020 season with something to smile about and to build on as the season continues.
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trenches were made to conform with the nature of the ground, following the crest of the ridges and provided with such flanking arrangements as could be improvised by the eye. They consisted of a single ditch and parapet in the form of a parallel, though constructed with less work, and only designed to cover our infantry against the projectiles of the enemy. Here we were less than 2 miles from the enemy's works and picket firing was constant. On the morning of the 18th these works were completed.
On the 22nd the Second Regiment Missouri Reserve Corps joined the Second Division, Colonel Kallman commanding.
On the 24th we were joined by the Fifth Minnesota, Colonel Borgersode commanding. On the same day, I being officer of the day, and the enemy's firing upon our pickets having become exceedingly annoying and insolent, it was deemed advisable by General Pope to drive them from their positions. I selected for this purpose five companies of the Eleventh Missouri, Colonel Mower commanding,and five companies of the Thirty-ninth Ohio, Major Noyes commanding, with Dees' Third Michigan Battery.
Getting in front of our pickets, we soon found the position of the enemy, and after throwing some rounds of shell with great accuracy into their reserves, Colonel Mower charged the wood occupied by the enemy with five companies of the Eleventh Missouri, driving the enemy before him. The enemy had three regiments of infantry and a battalion of cavalry, and after being driven from their first position they tried to make a stand in the open field. Coming out of the woods with the members of my staff, I found myself within a few hundred yards of their front, but, I suppose thinking us their officers, they made no attempt to molest us. I rode back and apprised Colonel Mower, who, concealing his force, advanced on the enemy until within musket range, and gave them a volley that started them scampering in all directions for the cover of the woods. I then brought down two of Dees' Parrott guns and threw a dozen shells into Corinth.
The two men of the Eleventh Missouri were badly wounded. We could not learn the loss of the enemy. We took one prisoner; one of their wounded also, who soon died, and we know of general of their dead left in the woods. The battalion of the Thirty-ninth Ohio was kept as a support for Dees' battery.
Considering the disparity of numbers this was a very pretty little exploit for the numbers engaged, and did great credit to Colonel Mower and this troops.
From this date until the 28th nothing worthy of note occurred in the Second Division.
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I was quite disappointed by A Mercy. There, I've said it. It feels
sacrilegious to speak ill of such a worthy book and such an exalted author. But
if a novel can be at once worthwhile and disappointing, this one is.
The story begins in a recognizably Morrisonian voice. "Don't be afraid," the voice says. "My telling can't hurt you in spite of what I have done and I promise to lie quietly in the darkweeping perhaps or occasionally seeing the blood once morebut I will never again unfold my limbs to rise up and bare teeth." Immediately what springs to mind is the incomprehensibly monstrous deed at the heart of Beloved, and we wonder: who is this woman and what has she done? Is Morrison going to take us to a place as terrible as that in Beloved? At the end of the first chapter, the voice intones, "But I have a worry. Not because our work is more, but because mothers nursing greedy babies scare me. I know how their eyes go when they choose." It couldn't be a more ominous opening.
Over the next spare 155 pages, we are given many stories of horror, cruelty, and hardship. We learn that the voice belongs to Florens, the 16-year-old slave of Rebekka Vaark. In a scene which is almost the reverse of the moment in Beloved when Sethe kills her oldest daughter rather than let her be returned to slavery, Florens comes to live with the Vaarks when her mother voluntarily offers her as payment for her master's debt, an abandonment that shadows Florens for her entire life. Rebekka, whose husband has just died, is also mistress to Lina, a native woman sold into slavery after her village was sacked, and Sorrow, an uncontrollable girl who "dragged misery like a tail," a foundling who was rescued from a shipwreck in which her father was captain and given to the Vaarks when she became pregnant at age eleven. As if seeking to represent as many different kinds of people who lived in Virginia in the 1680s as possible, Morrison rounds out their household with two white men who are indentured servants and one free African blacksmith who ultimately upsets the precarious balance of the Vaark farmstead. Each of these characters, with the notable exception of the black smithy, receives his or her own chapter, and Morrison presents each of their life stories in compelling prose utterly stripped of self-pity by the extremity of their circumstances. The remorselessness of the Atlantic slave trade and the barbarity of colonial life require extraordinary acts of everyday survival, and some of them are haunting:
"It was Lina who dressed herself in hides, carried a basket and an axe, braved the thigh-high drifts, the mind-numbing wind, to get to the river. There she pulled from below the ice enough broken salmon to bring back and feed them. She filled her basket with all she could snare; tied the basket handle to her braid to keep her hands from freezing on the trek back."
Yet the novel never gets started. The ominous story that Florens promises simply never happens. The action of the novel is confined to just a few days in the spring of 1690, interrupted by deep plunges into history. And the narration of that action is given over to Florens, the only character to speak in first person and present tense. But nothing happens in those few days to warrant the dread of that first chapter. Rebekka falls ill and sends Florens to find the blacksmith, with whom she is passionately in love. He cures Rebekka but fights with Florens, rejecting her for her slavish lovesickness. Morrison gradually reveals that Florens' narration is a love letter to the blacksmith carved on the floor of the Vaark house with a nail. Florens' voice is almost ridiculous in its mixture of high romanticism and clear-eyed naiveté:
"You probably don't know anything at all about what your back looks like whatever the sky holds: sunlight, moonrise. I rest there. My hand, my eyes, my mouth. The first time I see it you are shaping fire with bellows. The shine of water runs down your spine and I have shock at myself for wanting to lick there."
In Beloved, the central horrific act is narrated many times but never
directly. It is reported to the reader in flashes and shards who begins to
"remember" it much like Sethe herself does. But in A Mercy, that same
elision or deferment works against the novel's own purpose. Destroyed by the
blacksmith's rejection, Florens attacks him first with a hammer and then with
his hot tongs, bringing about the blood of the novel's second sentence. But this
seemingly climatic scene is reported to us after the fact, and we never learn
what happens after the blood begins to flow. Florens flees back to the Vaark
household to scratch out her tale, a tale that we never fully experience and
whose point we never quite get. I don't mean to suggest that Morrison's novel
would have been stronger with more melodramatic conflict and bloodshed; instead,
I would have liked to haunt her characters as they perceive their world and make
decisions about how to tame it, rather than simply have their actions reported
to me.
Morrison beautifully, terribly renders the world of America in the 1680s. It is a world in which it is lawful for a man to beat his wife after nine o'clock, a world in which the sight of a black girl is still rare enough to cause white children to scream and white women to cross themselves. But it is a world in which none of Morrison's charactersblack, white or native; free, indentured or enslavedhave agency, and therefore it is a world without action. Horrific events and acts of small mercies occur. The characters move, but it is the zeitgeist blowing through them that animates them. A Mercy is a like a three-dimensional oil painting that was made to illustrate a point: "There is no protection. To be female in this place is to be an open wound that cannot heal. Even if scars form, the festering is ever below."
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State of Tennessee Press Release; March 17, 2011:
Mrs. Haslam Listens to Parents to Find Solutions to Low Literacy Levels
NASHVILLE – First Lady Crissy Haslam sat down with parents at Parkview Montessori Magnet School in Jackson today. It was the first education roundtable discussion hosted by Mrs. Haslam since she announced her focus on encouraging parental involvement in early childhood reading and community engagement in primary education.
During the visit, parents and community members were able to share their challenges with school involvement, and make suggestions to the First Lady on ways the state can help parents and communities meet local educational goals.
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I'll be down end of jan,looking for a place near the beach or on, fishing from shore and fairly priced
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I'll be down end of jan,looking for a place near the beach or on, fishing from shore and fairly priced
yes,why need a lift?
I,m looking for something on or close to the beaches.I don't like the bigger resorts. I need a kitchenette and something clean.
One place that looks ok is The Beach House. Any suggestions?
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and then, JDOLL replied.
Both of these posts needed winks or something to show sarcasm or humor.
if no humor was intended, then there is a certain amount of mean spirited posting that is unacceptable.
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well guys and girls i did not intend my comment to be smart A$$ OR ignorant. it was a joke. I dont use these smilies and i just needed some info.
And jdoll sorry you didn't think that i was joking.
Yeah i figure too that i would need transportation to any rental also,i usually rent a car
thank you for the clarification without the use of the smilies we "sometimes just do not know"
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You would need a car or ride the bus to get to anything else though.
they have the beach house isn't that far from the Marriott they have kitchenette the web is www.beachhousearuba.com I stay over ther one time very clean nice people .bye ginette


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Thanks for all your support. I have a gentleman in San Jose who wants to show it on a new program, and we'll get more. I told him I didn't want to do the "usual" any longer. We have got to change direction...these old farts are fighting mad to keep control...but in the end they will lose. They would anyway because they are killing any interest among our younger people, as they almost did with me and are still trying to do. But if we let them do it...then we ALL lose...might as well fight them now cause we have only this Heritage to lose if we don't...and therefore, everything to WIN if we do.
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There were 58 reported animal deaths in Texas related to hot weather in the last year.
With sweltering summer temperatures upon us, animal-advocacy groups are cautioning Texas residents about the dangers that heat poses for pets.
Zandra Anderson is a Texas attorney specializing in animal law who calls herself the Texas Dog Lawyer. She encourages anyone who sees a pet left in a hot vehicle to notify authorities because, even if there's water and windows are cracked, temperatures can rise so quickly that animals can die from heat stroke.
"The wisest thing to do is take down the license plate, and turn that into the police, and hopefully you'll get a quick response to get the animal out," says Anderson.
Even on a 78 degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can reach 100 degrees in just minutes. Heat stroke can be fatal, and symptoms include restlessness, heavy panting, vomiting, lethargy and poor appetite or coordination.
Texas lawmakers did not advance bills in the last session that would have made it legal to break into vehicles to rescue pets.
Laura Donahue-Halloran, executive director with the Texas Humane Legislation Network, says because they don't sweat like humans, dogs and other pets have a more difficult time staying cool. She cautions against running with dogs on hot days, since she says they're essentially jogging with a fur coat on.
Donahue-Halloran adds it's also important to be mindful about walking a dog.
"It is common for asphalt to exceed temperatures of 145 degrees," says Donahue-Halloran. "You should place the back of your hand on the surface for ten seconds, and if it's too hot for you to keep your hand on the surface, then it's definitely too hot for your pet."
Donahue-Halloran suggests walking in the grass, choosing shady routes, or heading out in the early morning or in the evening when the temperatures are cooler.


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Mother Goose Unplucked: Crazy Comics, Zany Activities, Nutty Facts, And Other Twisted Takes On Childhood Favorites
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When sellers are thinking of making a move, I'm often asked when would be the best time to put their home on the market. I also often hear that they would like to wait until spring because that seems to be when more buyers are looking to buy.
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❄January and February because they want to move in the spring. A well appointed and well priced home 🏡will sell in any season. But if you are waiting until spring for the abundance of buyers that are going to be starting their searches, you may miss them if you wait until April or May. Those buyers are looking now.👀
There are a few key points when getting your home ready to sell this time of year. Make sure exterior maintenance is in place-plowing and shoveling will make your home more attractive and much safer to show. You will want to have the entry well lit so buyers and their agents can see clearly and also so agents can see to open the lockbox.
Once inside, your home should be bright and warm. You want the buyers to feel comfortable so they want to stay and look, not leave quickly because the heat is turned down.
When it's cold outside you can make your home feel cozy by just adding some décor items such as comforters or throws, and using warm colors for tablecloths, placemats and candles.🕯
So, when is the best time to put your home on the market? Whenever you want to move, and right now is the best time to attract all of those buyers looking to move soon-and you may even be one of those buyers. Contact me if you would like to know more about preparing your home for the spring market, or how to start your new home search. Happy Spring!!🌳
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Hello: got myself in a little trouble with this ski, I bought with the problems thinking I could fix it but it was not what I thought it was. Problem: ski will run on all 4 as long as it does not go above 5200 RPM, the thing that have been done has been new fuel pump, filter, and fuel lines, no help, new coils no help, I have metered all the inputs to ECM and they appear to be normal. Oil is good, new oil and filter. According to old owner he install a new wiring harness, but I think it was used but was done, old owner told me this just came on no warning, one day working fine next wouldn't go above 5200 RPM, any help would be great. Thanks


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Castleton Free Library
COVID-19 – March 15, 2020
Dear library people,
Mary and I are adjusting our strategies for library services now that more closures have been announced in response to the coronavirus. For now, here's where we stand:
*All programs in the library are cancelled until further notice. This includes Friday Story Hour, Wednesday Playgroup, International Student Presentations, and any Rec programs that were to have been held in the library.
*We will be open Monday (tomorrow) regular hours, but may have limited hours or access after that. Feel free to stock up on extra books/videos, and be sure you know how to access our on-line resources. I'll be posting more about these in coming posts.
*We will make every effort to deliver materials to you if you send us requests. Interlibrary loan services may be slow and/or limited depending on staffing in other libraries.
*All returned materials will be quarantined for four days before being returned to the shelves.
*Wifi is accessible 24/7 from outside the building. Public access computers, printer & photocopier will be available until the situation warrants full closure.
*We trust that you WILL NOT come in if you are symptomatic or have had known exposure; and that you'll practice "social distancing" while in the building. We have soap and sanitizer for anyone needing our computer stations.
Please feel free to call, message or email with any questions or needs. STAY HEALTHY!
We can get through this together! (….with six feet of separation)
~ Best, Jan & Mary
On Writing, On War – Program by Dennis Jensen
On Writing, On War: a talk by Dennis Jensen
Thursday January 16th – 7:00 pm
Please join us for engaging evening with Dennis Jensen. He will be talking about his experiences as a veteran and a writer.
Dennis Jensen was born in Orange, N.J., in 1947. The fourth of six children, he grew up in the slums of Newark and Belleville. He graduated from Matawan High School in 1965 in the bottom fifth of his class. He was drafted into the army in 1966 at the age of 19, volunteered for airborne training, became a paratrooper and served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam in 1967-68. In 1973, he graduated from Trenton State College with an English-Liberal Arts degree. He was the city editor, sports editor and an award-winning writer for 37 years, with 33 years at the Rutland Herald. He retired in 2010 and continues to write a weekly outdoors column for the Herald and the Barre Times Argus and is a freelance writer for magazines in Maine, New Hampshire and New York. He has completed one novel and is working on a second. He is an avid fisherman and is a passionate turkey and deer hunter.
This event is free, open to all and is accessible.
Light refreshments will be served following the program.
2019 Tree of Remembrance Lighting & Holiday Events
Please gather with us around the Tree of Remembrance on Saturday Dec. 7th to honor loved ones and bring holiday light to our community! This year's Tree Lighting will signal the start of Castleton's evening Holiday Kick-Off, with many events in the Village and at Castleton Corners.
Inside the library from 4:00-8:00 pm, the Castleton Woman's Club (Tree Lighting sponsors) will be helping with hospitality and serving holiday breads, cheese, cookies & warm beverages for you to snack on while visiting with friends. Listen to music; browse tables of new discounted gifts & books (courtesy of Karen McLaughlin) and very gently used books for sale on both floors (proceeds benefiting the library).
Gather outside at 5:00 for the lighting ceremony, watch the Lighted Vehicle Parade pass by with Santa (and follow him to the Fire House for cookies,& cocoa beginning at 6:00 pm), and/or visit the outdoor Christmas Market right across the street from the library. Then come warm up again at our fireplace, and sing carols with the Rutland Area Hummin' Strummin' Singalong Ukulele Band at 7:00!
Science Pub Returns!
The 8th Science Pub season, sponsored by Friends of Castleton Free Library, has just been announced! The first talk will be on Sunday, November 3rd, 4:00 pm at the Fair Haven Inn. These timely science talks are free and open to all. Many attendees choose to patronize the hosting restaurant, staying for dinner, drinks, and conversation with friends after the talks, but this is optional.
Click on the link below for the full schedule and more details about each event.
CLiF Summer Readers: Book Give-Away and Storytelling
Libraries are all about sharing resources through robust lending collection development, but we also recognize the joy that comes with choosing your own brand-new books to keep, so we are delighted to invite you to another Storytelling and Book Giveaway sponsored by CLiF. This free event, open to children of all ages, will be held on Wednesday, August 7th at 3:30 on the library lawn, 638 Main Street, Castleton. If weather is stormy, the program will be held in the children's room (ground floor/north entrance).
The Children's Literacy Foundation has served kids in over 400 towns across Vermont and New Hampshire, raising funds to promote reading through an array of approaches. We are very grateful for their presence in our community, and especially for this upcoming Summer Reader event, designed to keep a focus on reading over summer vacation. Each participating child will choose two new books. "CLiF finds that when children choose their own books, they're more excited about reading and more likely to read for pleasure. A study by the International Literacy Association found 80% of students say the books they enjoy the most are the ones they choose themselves." A CLiF presenter will come to the library to tell stories, read aloud, and share their love of words, reading, and writing.
Moon Landing 50-Year Anniversary!
50 years ago people set foot on the moon! Come celebrate this amazing feat at the library.
On Friday night, 7-19-19, we'll be showing an award-winning documentary film about the Apollo moon landing mission. Join friends of all ages to either re-live this exciting moment (yes – the Russians were involved back then, too), or to witness the drama for the first time. New NASA footage. We're keeping the library cool. There will be popcorn.
There's one more chance for kids to start or continue working on a cardboard-constructed moon lander or rover. Come between 10:00 am and noon on Moon Day Saturday (7-20) to design and build your model. Kids of all ages welcome, but younger designers will need adult help with the saws, hot glue, and maybe problem-solving.
We'll still be celebrating the lunar landing on Monday evening, 7-22-19 from 6:00-8:00. There are a few spots left for kids to come create Spacey Art (including Moon t-shirts) and to hear Moon Stories. Please call 468-5574 to let us know that you'll be coming.
And don't forget to pick up a Universe of Stories reading chart to tally your summer reading! Hope to see you!
A Universe of Stories
Keep up the reading and learning with "A Universe of Stories" at Castleton Free Library this summer. The universe is GINORMOUS, so we're offering a big journey of FREE activities for all ages – earn incentive stars and prizes while trying new things. All programs include book recommendations.
The following programs REQUIRE REGISTRATION ASAP – Limited enrollment!
Register by calling (468-5574), emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or sending a FB message with program(s) of interest, child's name & grade, and your contact info. Jan will confirm your registration.
Mon. June 24th 6:00-7:30
Learn to code BeeBots + Ozobots to behave like mini Mars rovers. For kids entering grades 1-3
Mon. July 1st 6:00-7:30
Come dressed as a space traveler or choose props at the library to put yourself in a CGI scene. Stories and other space stuff with Jan. For kids entering grades 1-3
Mon. Aug. 5th 6:00-7:30
Use Tinkercad to create and print an LED-lit space module or character. Bring personal laptop if possible. For kids entering grades 4-6.
Mon. Aug. 12th 6:00-7:30
Use Oculus Go VR headsets. For kids entering grades 4-6.
Tue. June 25th 5:30-6:45
We should have a good number of the 2019-2020 books on hand to preview while we eat tacos and plan future activities. We'll also brainstorm ideas for the award's new name coming next year. No enrollment limit, but I need to know #'s for getting food. For kids entering grades 4-8.
Thu. June 27th 6:00-7:30
Official kickoff to this year's "Universe of Stories"Summer Reading Program. Universe storytelling & booktalks, especially for kids in K-4th grade.
Wed. July 10th 6:00-7:30
Movement improvisation with space themes for all levels. For kids entering grades 1-5.
Mon. July 15th 6:00-8:00/Wed. July 17th 2:00-6:00/Sat. July 20th 10:00-noon
(Because you love duct tape + little saws) Design a model Moon Lander, Star Wars craft, etc. in cardboard. Come for one or all work sessions. Display finished work! Any age with adult help.
Mon. July 22nd 6:00-8:00
Wear old clothes. Any age with adult help.
See the next post for events that don't require pre-registration, and fun additions to our collection.
To download printable calendar pages of all events, click links below.
June 2019 Universe of Stories 2
July 2019 A Universe of Stories 2
August 2019 A Universe of Stories at Castleton Free Library
William Edelglass – A History of the Concept of Race
We are very pleased to be welcoming Professor William Edelglass back to Castleton Free Library for another Vermont Humanities Council event on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 pm. Edelglass will present a slide lecture entitled "A History of the Concept of Race" (you may have attended his well-received "Genealogy of Happiness" lecture last year at this time). The program is free and open to all, funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This lecture will trace the intellectual history of the concept of race in the West, from its prehistory to the present time. "The first European to divide the peoples of the world into distinct races, in the seventeenth century, claimed that the Sami people of northern Scandinavia were one of four races on earth; Native Americans, Europeans, South Asians, and North Africans together were considered a second race, while sub-Saharan Africans were the third, and East Asians were the fourth. How did such a bizarre distinction among groups of people develop into one of the most historically significant ideas of the modern world?"
Professor Edelglass approaches this question from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective. While his teaching post at Marlboro College is focused mainly on philosophy, particularly Buddhist and environmental studies, he has strong interest in questions of ethics, aesthetics, and meaning. His course offerings as well as published works often pull in many other disciplines; e.g. phenomenology and climate ethics, deep time, place-based pedagogy, and the science of meditation. He is the principle scholar for the Brattleboro Words Project, using spatial storytelling to bring together the people and institutions of the area, creating a multilayered map to reflect the intersection of people, history and place. He has taught previously at Colby College, in a NY federal prison, and in Nepal; and he presented a version of this lecture at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay last year.
The library is located at 638 Main St., Castleton, with limited accessible parking and entrance from the west side (additional street parking). For more information contact Mary Kearns at 468-5574 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
National Library Week: Strong Communities!
Be sure to stop in this coming week at Castleton Free Library (or any other library that you love) to help us celebrate National Library Week 2019, April 7th-13th. Browsing the list of themes for this 61-year-old event is a fascinating glimpse at changing times and social concerns. A few favorites: 1958 Wake up and read; 1963 Read — the fifth freedom, enjoy it; 1967 Explore inner space – Reading is what's happening; 1969 Be all you can be – read; 1970 Reading is for everybody; 1980 America's greatest bargain…the library; 1990 Reach for a Star – Ask a Librarian; 1996 Libraries Change Lives; 1997 Kids Connect @ the Library; 2013 Communities Matter @ your library; 2017 Libraries Transform. Great books are still at the core, but the mission has expanded, shifting the emphasis from individuals to community, and focusing on connections as a tool for transformation. In 2019, Libraries=Strong Communities.
Throughout April, please share your library stories – add to our memory board in the library, or use social media to participate in #MyLibraryMyStory. The American Library Association challenges you to "post photos, videos, or text on social media highlighting what you love about your library, whether it's a way your library brings your community together or a few of your favorite library resources and activities. Share during National Library Week (April 7 – 13) using the hashtag #MyLibraryMyStory on Twitter or Instagram or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page for a chance to win big: one randomly selected participant will receive a $100 VISA gift card." The promotion begins Sunday, April 7 at 1:00 pm and ends Saturday, April 13 at 1:00. Be sure to tag us too, @castletonfreelibrary on Facebook and Instagram.
Thanks to our Friends of CFL group, there will be edible treats every day that week at the circulation desk. They'll be kicking off their "Adopt-an-Author" program. Come in for more information.
Remember that April is also Poetry Month. Mary has poems ready for Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 18th. Come by before or on this day to select a poem, and then carry it with you on the 18th to share with others at school, in the library, at your workplace, on a street corner, and on social media using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
Upcoming: a Poetry Reading and an Earth Day Story Walk – stay tuned!
Access Still Challenging Due to Weather
Although the parking area and back walk have been shoveled, sanded, & salted, access still may be slippery and/or flooded. The back entrance may be partially blocked to prevent flooding into the building. Please bear with us during this challenging weather, and check here updates. Call us (468-5574), and we'll try to help any way we can. We can bring a walker or library materials to your car.


text: Thomas Horst began his professional career at forwarders Pracht GmbH before moving on to TNT Express GmbH in 1989 where he was latterly divisional manager at the Troisdorf head office. In August 2005 he joined United Parcel Service in Munich as their sales director. He joined Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland in 2010 to head sales and was largely responsible for building up the growing parcel business with clients outside the Otto Group. Since July 2014 he has been a member of the Executive Board with responsibility for sales at Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland and Hermes Transport Logistics. After the merger of Hermes Transport Logistics GmbH and Hermes Logistik Gruppe Deutschland GmbH in June 2016, the company trades under the name Hermes Germany GmbH.


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What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No not just for some but for everyone.
Lately I have been in a very different place in life. Due to work I have been unable to go to church for the past 6months or so. In most circles I would be considered a 'backslider'. I have been told my priorities aren't in order, among other things. But despite it all, I have had a growing hunger for God and for the things of God. Having spent 15 years of my life dedicated to God and the church, being at and participating in every opportunity that would arise, I have seen something very strange being on the 'Outside' for once.
Something to ponder - http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/27/almost.christian/index.html
I read this article a week ago, and it really hit home to some things I have been seeing in the church for years. I have seen it in different denominations and sects, watching it dilute that which I have dedicated a major chunk of my life to. I am done! I am ready to pin the truth to every door of every "Church" that proclaims Christianity.
I know I am speaking very generally, so let me expound a bit...
For years, growing up and leading in the church, I have heard leader after leader speak on the importance of soul winning and the importance of bringing people to Christ. The Mantra of "Each one Reach one" has been ringing in my ears for as long as I can remember. I have heard countless sermons on evangelism, and on the need to reach the lost as well as countless debates on the way to reach the lost. I have seen person after person put on this air of "God put me on this earth to save you" that it has caused countless number of people to be turned off by the idea of God.
Please bear with me, as I am not saying that soul winning is a bad thing, in fact it is A biblical theology. Not only in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) spoken to the disciples in Galilee, but also referenced throughout the bible in places like Jude 1:23 where we are instructed for some to "Snatch them from the fire and save them".
What I am seeing however, is the truth, and our mission has been skewed away from truth, and showing People Christ, to one of either putting ourselves in a place where we are elevated above those "WE" are trying to save, or to that of being a bestest friend and having a church party sleepover.
This is all really a big deal to me. Why? Because I have dedicated my life to study God's word as well as to help lead people in the way I believe the Bible instructs. I see churches every day that say "It's not our responsibility to feed you every day".
Now, I can say I sort-of agree with this statement, in the cases ONLY when the church is and has been teaching them to feed themselves. I have heard this for years in Children's and Youth ministries, and now that the leaders are over churches the mentality has continued.
This is as foolish as saying to your three year old... "I will feed you breakfast today, but you are on your own the rest of the week". HOW INSANE!!! Even taking the biblical analogy of sheep and a shepherd, the shepherd's RESPONSIBILITY is to lead the sheep to a place where they can feed, and protect them along the way. Granted, it is not the shepherds responsibility to feed the sheep, or make them eat. In the same way if you put food in front of your three year old... if they are hungry, I guarantee they will eat.
Unfortunately, it seems as a LARGE number of churches think it is perfectly natural and ok to expect their flock to feed themselves, while only providing the sustenance you would provide to a newborn, with NO teaching/training in how to eat, or what to eat. NO WONDER there are so many in the church swayed by sensationalism!!! That's also why there is such a large number of church goers who base their view on church solely on how "Good" the music is, whether or not the singer is "Professional sounding" or how catchy the back drop and intro videos are.... Here's the deal... If I want entertainment, I am going to go see a movie!
The Responsibility of the Ministers (pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets, apostles) is, and I quote, Eph 4:11-16 NASB "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love."
WOAH!!!!! Hold On... read that again...
...to the building up of the body of christ UNTIL ... to a MATURE Man/Woman... AS A RESULT...
Result? you mean there is to be a result from the 5 fold ministry gifts? The RESULT should be to NO Longer to be children...
Ok, I have to stop here for a second... No Longer Children.... well that sounds to me like there has GOT to be some way of taking a child, and helping them to BECOME NOT a child... hmmmmmmm ..... Feeding them icecream for breakfast, gummy bears for lunch and a bit-o-oreo's for dinner?? BY NO MEANS!!!! It is by feeding them healthy food AT THE SAME TIME teaching them HOW to make right decisions. Just like a child, however, this is not a simple process, but attained over time... that means you/we need to be constantly teaching, training, and instructing them on the right way to walk/learn/etc./etc.
I understand, that there are a lot of misconceptions in the church on the responsibility of the church, but when you have people leading that only want to feel good, what you get is the same issue a lot of modern parents get... The Parent(church) wants to be a friend, so they are very leniant and easy going while the child becomes dissobediant and lawless because they have no guidance.
HEY PARENTS>>> 3 Year olds do NOT need to be "Reasoned" with... they need INSTRUCTION, and DISCIPLINE!!!!!!!!!! (Same thing goes for you 'church leaders')
Now I will also say that YES the church, in the past, has taken this too far and as a result created a lot of BAD Church experiences (think hellfire-and-brimstone, or i'm better than you because I wear crosses hanging off from every possible point of my person). This happened for the same reason as what is happening now... those in charge, were NOT operating out of love, and a sense of leading/teaching people into the fullness of God, but into their own ideals of how the outward should look/sound/etc. This is Also NOT the purpose of the 5 fold Ministry Gifts!
Now on this note, I am going to have to take a break.... I have a LOT to say, and unfortunately too much work to do to be able to say it all in one setting.... BUT check back! This is weighing heavily on me, so I will post more soon!
And, if you want to comment... Please feel free, but I ask this
1. If you are on facebook reading this... go to soylentgreenroom.blogspot.com to post a comment as I don't get onto facebook enough to see any comments
2. Remember... This is not finished. I ask you not assume I am saying/not saying something you don't agree with if my thoughts aren't full. I don't mind comments, I just think there is no purpose for "Flamebaiting" on this blog [;o) Just saying!
3. Please do not think I am talking about you! If I have a specific issue with you, I will let you know. If you do things referenced in this blog, it is purely coincidence. Think about it, and if you feel you need to change do so. Otherwise... don't! I am not trying to change anyone here, just trying to give a broader perspective I think has been missing in the church at large for a while now.
4. If you are offended... well.... as my wife says... "Put your big girl panties on" and deal with it. No offence is meant, so if you are offended, well... it's your own issue [;o) Love ya!!
I Hope you are tremendously blessed and I will post again soon!


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By Casey Pechan
Downtown Springfield Oregon has much to offer. From shopping and dining to museums and theatre, there is plenty to keep anyone occupied. However the variety of art in Downtown Springfield is especially scintillating.
Art Walk:
Every second Friday of the month Downtown Springfield Opens its doors, offering snacks and showcasing a variety of art throughout downtown. This offers a time for shopkeepers to gain revenue, while local artists display their work.
Springfield Museum:
The downtown Springfield Museum is free, and open to the public from Tuesday through Saturday. Currently the museum is housing a carousel exhibit for the month of January. The museum accepts donations and offers a way to sign up for museum news online. To check out their website go to springfieldmuseum.com.
Emerald Art Center:
The Emerald Ar Center offers workshops from various artists teaching everything from watercolor, to drawing, and more. The goal of the center is to provide an environment where artists can grow and hone their craft, and provide a place artists of all ages and ranges to showcase their work. Their gallery and gift shop is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Richard E. Wildish Community Theatre:
This intimate theatre, located right on Main Street featured both music and dance, and is known for its acoustics. Currently there are several shows lined up for the rest of January, with chamber music lined up for February.


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Joe Jonas 'found happiness' with Sophie Turner
Joe Jonas has "found happiness" with his wife, Sophie Turner.
The 'Sucker' hitmaker is currently jetting around the world on his honeymoon with the 'Game of Thrones' actress and in a sweet Instagram post from the Maldives, he admits he has found happiness with her.
Taking to the social media platform, he wrote alongside a heart and a palm tree emoji: "I found happiness #discoversoneva (sic)"
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I found happiness. 🏝😎♥#discoversoneva
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Paradise ☀🌊✨ such a magical place #discoversoneva
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Joe and Sophie tied the knot in front of family and friends at an intimate ceremony at Le Chateau de Tourreau in Sarrians, France.
Sophie's maid of honour was her co-star and best friend Maisie Williams whilst Joe's brothers Nick and Kevin attended with their wives, Priyanka Chopra and Danielle Jonas respectively. Wilmer Valderrama and his girlfriend Amanda Pacheco were also joined at the wedding reception by fellow guests Ashley Graham and husband Justin Ervin.
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Joe and Sophie legally married in May in Las Vegas and the actress previously revealed her dad was "beyond pleased" when she married Joe.
She said: "My dad was beyond pleased when I married a musician because it was always kind of, 'You have to marry a rugby player or a musician.' So I got one of them right ... He's getting into the Jonas Brothers. They weren't his demographic, but he's getting into them now and he loves them and the new music is fantastic."
And Joe recently revealed his own parents found out about his wedding online but he didn't think they'd mind because it was only the "legal portion" of the marriage and they are planning a second ceremony.
He said: "They did find out online. Well, in my mind, you know, that was the legal portion of the marriage. So I was thinking, like, 'Look, this is not the most important day' There's an important day, I mean, I'll keep private, but ahead of us. So we were, like, this is just whoever's in town."


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MONTREAL, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATW Tech Inc. (ATW.V) announces today the closing of the sale of its Psychometric Research and Services of Atman assets ("Atman"), previously announced on September 17, 2018. Those assets consist primarily of the personality test platforms and learning modes offered to businesses for human resources management. The total purchase price is $1,300,000, composed of $1,100,000 paid immediately in cash and $200,000 as monthly installments over the next 3 years and based on a percentage of sales. ATW Tech will pay to the buyer a total of $95,000 in twelve equal monthly instalments for its working capital. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, revenues generated by the Atman assets being sold represented 9.6% of ATW Tech's revenues.
"We are proud to conclude this transaction, and especially to do so within the expected timeline. This transaction reflects our will and strategy to concentrate all our activities and resources on our financial technologies ("fintech")" said ATW Tech's President and CEO, Michel Guay.
Additional information regarding the Company is available on SEDAR www.sedar.com. The TSX Venture Exchange and its Regulatory Services provider (as per meaning assigned to this term in TSX Venture Exchange's policies) bear no liability as to the relevance or accuracy of this press release.
ATW Tech (ATW.V) is a leader in information technology, owner of several web platforms including VoxTel, VuduMobile, Option.vote and Bloomed. VoxTel offers various interactive communication and landline and mobile carrier billing phone solutions. VuduMobile is specialized the text messaging business for enterprises through its unique, user-friendly and bilingual test messaging application et turnkey solution allowing management of text message management programs in all kind of businesses. Option.vote offers a large scale customizable and secured multi-method voting system for unions, political parties, professional associations, and others looking for a way to reduce their voting costs and to improve their participation rates. Bloomed is a cloud-based platform to manage data (smart data) on consumers and their behaviors which is developed for marketing agencies and their campaigns for the consumer and corporate markets.
|ATW Tech
Michel Guay
Founder, president and CEO
Tel.: 514.935.5959 ext. 301
|Simon Bédard, CA, CPA, CFA, MBA
Tel. : 514.935.5959 ext. 304


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New Australian mother and baby care brand shakes up market
- Written by Tess Sanders Lazarus
Eonian Care is an Australian mother and baby care brand determined to make the 'new mum' experience a whole lot easier. Founded by Summer Hua, Eonian Care provides new mums with an expansive range of high quality yet affordably priced, baby and toddler feeding and care equipment. Products include bottles, breast pumps, sterilisers, electric nail clippers and other accessories.
"Being a new mum is a wonderful experience but it is also hard work," Summer said today.
"There is a lot to do and a lot to think about. When my sister had her baby, I realised how expensive quality mother and baby products were in Australia compared to other countries. For some reason, it is very difficult to find quality products that are well designed, durable, BPA free and reasonably priced here in Australia.
"So, I decided to fill the gap in the market. Motherhood should be a great experience, and if you can rely on products that make things just that little bit easier then you are going to be a happier mum."
Summer Hua and her sister Cheryl, searched overseas to find the best products and then sourced a manufacturer to produce their own range of customised products. They created the brand 'Eonian' which means to last forever, to reflect their focus on creating high quality, reliable, durable and long lasting products.
"Since launching Eonian Care last year, our sales have exceeded our expectations," Summer added.
"Our initial approach was to launch online creating a strong digital shelf for our goods with supporting reviews and feedback from customers. We recognise trust is an important element in the mother and baby care sector and we want mums to be able to read up on the experiences of other mums and feel comfortable buying our products.
"Now that our digital shelf is established, we want to move into the physical shelf environment. Getting mother and baby care products into stockists is challenging in Australia as it is a very competitive market.
"To do this, we have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Reach China for three years using their 'Slingshot' program to get our products on to physical retail shelves. Slingshot will place our products on shelves across hundreds of independent pharmacies that are part of Australia's Pharmacy Alliance."
Founder of Reach China, Dr Mathew McDougall, today said "Slingshot is a brilliant program which enables Australian brands to range their products on retail pharmacy shelves across the country.
"Once you are on retail shelves, your brand then starts to become a household name. If it is seen in local chemists, the perception is that it must be a good quality product.
"Emerging Australian brands face a really hard road to get into supermarkets and other stockists. Space is tight and the demands of big box retailers can be prohibitive. Slingshot is designed to help emerging brands in the health and wellbeing space to enter the physical market place without the exorbitant demands of big retailers."
Reach China was established by Dr McDougall in 2017. It focuses on helping Australian brands to grow their brand in Australia and reach the China market as well as helping Chinese brands to reach the Australian market. It has a formal partnership with Pharmacy Alliance and its network of over 600 independently owned pharmacies across Australia. Reach China offers a number of different programs including:
- DaigouSales.com - assists brands to sell into China via Australia's burgeoning Daigou network on the WeChat platform
- Slingshot - places emerging Australian brands on the shelves of Pharmacy Alliance pharmacies across Australia
- Amplify X - enables Australian retailers to sell products to Daigou and for the products to be shipped directly from a warehouse to China, rather than products being taken from shelves.


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What Did Vikram Pandit Do for the Shareholders of Citigroup That Is Worth Their Paying Him $260 Million?
Seriously. Is there an answer?
I mean, it is the top 5% being exploited by the top 0.001%--and hence not just a #firstworldproblem but a #superfirstworldproblem.
But is there an answer?
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ROCK in Japan 2013
[ROUGH TRANS] Message for SUMMER SONIC 2013
JH: We went to see summer sonic at 2009, now I heard we will perform in there, I'm filled with deep emotion.
MH: Yes, 4years ago.
JH: We learnt many things at that time.
Thanks to the experience, now we can stay here.
JH: Trying our best at live performance and enjoying with audience, it is happiest.
MH: We have nothing especially to do at the back stage though..
JS: Rest time.
MH: Rest well for our live performance.
JH: This time I will greet with many artists.
JS: I'm looking forward to METALLICA, LINKIN PARK and all other artists.
JH: I'm so looking forward.
JH: Finally, we CNBLUE can perform at SUMMER SONIC.
This time, we will go there not for see, but for perform, so please looking forward!
CNBLUE Official 「Lady」 Zepp Tour Dates
CNBLUE's Zepp Tour will called 「Lady」, and will open the general ticket sale on 2013.06.29 from 10 AM. cr. @GrlyGirlie
CNBLUE are going to be super busy not only with their 'BLUE MOON' World Tour dates but the band recently announced they would be participating in two mega popular Music Festivals in Japan, 'Rock In Japan' and 'Summer Sonic'. All of this on top of a Zepp Tour for BOICE Japan members! Whew, I'm tired just thinking of all the back and forth trips and traveling and practicing and everything else they have to do to prepare for these events, not to mention the ACTUAL EVENTS! I guess we should send them vitamin supplements and a year's supply of coffee for Yonghwa to give him energy to survive!!
I bet the guys are super looking forward to performing on the same stages with so many other very cool artists such as Linkin Park, Metallica, MUSE, One OK Rock, the list goes on and on! I'm really hoping they get a chance to meet some of the bands they probably look up to and admire as a young rock band while in Japan for both dates. Man, I really would love to see their stages and see how well they show their stuff, I'm sure they will make new fans without a doubt!.
If its not clear, CNBLUE will perform the 'Rainbow Stage' on August 10th and 'Flower Stage' the next day on Aug 11th. If you notice, FTISLAND will also be joining CNBLUE in performing at 'Rock In Japan' on both dates. I really hope that the Japan festivals will be televised or broadcast at some time so hopefully we can get to see the performance without having to actually fly to Japan. Otherwise I can totally bet that FNC will take advantage of fans by providing this footage as a MUST HAVE extra DVD on one of CNBLUE's future albums hehe…we'll see what happens!
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Posted by Mari @ ColorMeCNBLUE
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Healthcare SaaS Vendor's Pipeline Growth Jumps 2-Fold in 3-Pronged Campaign
The Client provides NLP-based computer-assisted coding (CAC), clinical documentation improvement (CDI), compliance auditing, and analytics solutions to hospitals and healthcare facilities all over the United States. The company also offers medical coding, transcription, and revenue cycle management services.
HIM Director, CIO, CFO, Transcription, Coding supervisor, CDI supervisor
The Client, a provider of NLP-enabled medical coding and health information management SaaS applications, routinely outsources initial prospecting activities to third-party agencies. With a sales cycle that can take more than six months to complete, the company believes its in-house sales team is best put to use nurturing and following up qualified opportunities instead of doing cold outreach.
The Client, however, has had mixed results with different outsourced marketing companies so far. The previous outsourced campaigns often ran into issues such as:
To support its recent refocus and product rollout, the Client planned a series of marketing initiatives designed to:
- Prospect lists that need further profiling and updating
- Not enough time given to product knowledge training
- High percentage of no-show appointments
- Appointments not properly vetted and qualified
This led the Client to briefly reassign much of the prospecting work to its in-house reps. But this move also produced underwhelming results. Scheduled appointments fell to 6-8 a month, and the Client saw a corresponding drop in the number of proposals sent.
It was clear that outsourced prospecting made more business sense for the Client, but the company needed to make sure that the agency it partnered with should focus on both volume and quality of sales opportunities being delivered.
- Completed a 3-month, US-wide appointment setting program for a healthcare SaaS company that exceeded all key campaign objectives
- Enabled Client to gain a 2-fold expansion in the number of qualified appointments added to the pipeline
- Paved the way for Client's reps to have more meaningful conversations with prospects and to send more high-value proposals
The Client chose Callbox after a thorough review process, pointing out Callbox's multi-channel, multi-touch approach at prospecting as a crucial factor. Callbox's own track record and a growing body of industry research show that this strategy tends to produce higher quality prospects at scale.
In addition, Callbox also had extensive technical background in complex-sale products such as healthcare SaaS solutions, which meant a more favorable learning curve for the agents and faster campaign deployment.
The Callbox team then collaborated with the Client to work out a campaign plan. The plan proposed a three-month appointment setting program that combined phone calls, emails, and social media, with the goal of setting up phone demos with qualified prospects who want to learn more about the Client's SaaS offerings.
The three-month pilot campaign ran for a total of 66 days. As with most pilot campaigns at Callbox, the first few weeks were spent laying down the groundwork for appointment setting by warming up prospects and initiating contact through emails and social media activities. Most of the appointments were generated after the first full month of the campaign.
The campaign's email marketing activities produced open rates of 24.2%, click-through rates of 11.2%, and hard bounces of 0.04%, which remained roughly in line with the company's benchmarks. The social media activities, meanwhile, generated 759 new connections and reached a 12.5% InMail response rate.
The Callbox team handed off a total of 47 qualified appointments to the Client's reps during the three-month pilot campaign. This represented more than a two-fold increase over what its internal sales team could typically produce in a comparable period.
Out of the 47 new appointments, 16 and 20 were generated in the second and third months, respectively, showing a clear uptrend. This strongly indicates that the rapport-building and lead nurturing efforts during the campaign's early stages are turning into measurable results.
To build on this momentum, the Client is renewing its contract with Callbox for another three months.


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Kaali Designs' new opal jewelry are hitting the market just in time for summer.
Earrings Everywhere
InStore Magazine knows what's hot, and that's why they recently featured our geometric earrings in their Earrings Extravaganza article. Highlighting only the most trendy earrings, this edition highlights our 14K yellow gold and blackened textured silver earrings (0.16 TCW) as a light option for the still so popular statement earring.
Earrings are where it's at
It's true that we saw a ton of neckwear during 2019's red carpet events—most memorably, Lady Gaga's Tiffany-sponsored stretch of glittering jewels, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards.
Caramia, Kali, and Maya Collections
The WJA Newsletter featured a gorgeous pair of 14k rose gold dangle earrings by Kaali Designs! They served as the prime example of what a great "bright polish" looks like on a piece of jewelry. We are so excited to be leading contenders in the San Diego jewelry industry and hope we can continue to produce high-quality pieces that represent the profundity of the culture of East Africa and our company's ability to always perform at it's best! Read the newsletter to learn more about the lexicon for decorative techniques and finishes and see Kaali Designs shine!
Kaali Designs Featured in JCK "Design of the Times" Article
Kaali Designs is featured again in JCK Insider! The article discusses how Dodhia, the founder of Kaali Designs got his start in the jewelry industry.
JCK Insider features Kaali Designs in their "Designer Spotlight"
JCK Insider features Kaali Designs in their Q+A style interview with founder Anit Dodhia. Discussing everything from his upbringing to the meaning and origin of the handmade jewelry, this is an article that shows how Kaali Designs stands out as a representation of culture and nature, naming his heritage and the Indian Ocean the two main themes that can be found in his craft. Here's an excerpt: "Dodhia and his company, Kaali Designs – named after the Hindu Goddess Kali, a fierce and powerful warrior – are based in San Diego, CA, where the jewelry is handmade to personify the...
Amanda's Style File: A Classic Chevron Pattern
To read more on the article please follow this link on National Jeweler.
Top 26 Engagement Ring/Wedding Band Sets For Every Type of Bride
Very excited to be part of the top 26 engagement rings and wedding band sets for every type of bride. Please press on the link about.com to read the full article.
JCK 2017 – Britt's Pick
Kaali Designs was featured by Brittany Siminitz on JCK (on the market) Please press on the link below to read the full article: http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/your-market/2017/01/23/britts-pick-kaali-designs-maya-diamond-necklace
The Best Custom Engagement Rings of 2016
We are so thrilled to have been chosen by Amy Elliot the engagement rings and wedding bands expert on about.com and would love to share this article with you.


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Handwara, November 30: As the cause of the tragic incident of slab collapse in Langate that casted two human lives is still unknown, Police has collected Cement samples to conduct its FSL test in-order to find out whether the cement used in the construction was standard and used as per the required specification.
Sources in the Police department told KNS that Cement Company which has supplied the cement could be in dock if the FSL findings came adverse.
The Police, which has already filed an FIR vide Number 446/18 u/s 336 RPC, is non committal publicly but according to sources has began investigation into this direction as well.
Sources said that police has decided to look at every aspect of the case.
Pertinently two labourers died and eight others sustained injuries after the slab of an under construction complex collapsed in Langate area of Handwara on Thursday. (KNS)


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All workshops will last 90 minutes and will be taught by photography teacher Amanda Archibald. We will meet in the lower level meeting room.
Register via Eventbrite or e-mail us to help us plan ahead. Click the links below for more information.
Holiday planning? We got you covered, from cookbooks to entertaining, Christmas cookies and decorating, holiday DVDs and seasonal fiction, cardmaking and other craft guides.
As Alice Walker's short story Everyday Use demonstrates, African American quilts are repositories of history and culture that anyone can appreciate as art, but
One of the hobbies I do that raises eyebrows quite often is knitting. There are so many people I encounter on a regular basis who are just downright surprised that not only can I knit, I'm pretty good at it and I actually enjoy it. Maybe it is because I'm male. Maybe it is because I might not look like someone who is particularly crafty. I don't know the reason, but I do know knitting. Here are a few books that I have used in not only learning how to knit, (being self-taught), but which also serve as good resources once people get started.
Gardening is cathartic in ways that people who don't mind temporary messes or dirty fingernails can appreciate. There is satisfaction in even simple jobs like weeding and the end most certainly justifies the means. Fanatical gardeners dig in the dirt most anytime, weather be damned. There are times, however, when gardening outside is neither possible nor practical. That's when gardening in miniature fits the bill and satisfies the obsession.
What would the world be like without the Empire State Building? Or the Statue of Liberty? Would World War II have gone differently if Chartres Cathedral had never been built?
Let's recreate the fun of a slumber party . . . without the overnight stay.
Pair your silliest winter sweater with you comfiest pajamas and wear them to our Silly Sweater & Pajama Party!
We will enjoy a group ice breaker game, winter crafts and a family film, "Zootopia"!
(Please Note: Pajama Storytime will be cancelled for the evening)
Join us every Friday this August to have fun creating cool arts while staying away from the heat. This program is for children of all ages. Children under 3 will need adult assistance. No need to bring anything except your creativity. Supplies will be provided and the children will be able to take home what they created. Come and join the fun.
Teens! Are you a respectful, responsible young adult aged 13-19 and interested in sharing your ideas about how the Parklands-Turner Library can meet your needs and the needs of other young people in our community?
Visit the library today or phone 202-645-4532 and ask to speak with Ms. Auset for more information on how you can be a part of this exciting new group.
Join the William O. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library as we celebrate the rich history of quilt making in the African- American and African Diaspora tradition by embarking on a 2-week quilt making experience.
Here are a few great reads that are sure to inspire:
Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South, Gladys-Marie Fry


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Celia Hay's fascination of flavoursome food, international cuisines, fine wine and the art of hospitality led her to establish *Hay's Restaurant* in 1994 and the *New Zealand School of Food and Wine* in 1995 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Recently we were able to celebrate the launch with a wine tasting (naturally) and a guest appearance by the illustrious wine maker and winery photographer, Kevin Judd.
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Sourdough is a bread raised by aerobic yeast (yeasts in the atmosphere) that are captured in a mixture of flour and water and fed regularly to keep them alive.


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Midtown Medical Building. Steps from Grand Central off Madison Avenue. Owner will build individual units based upon generous work letter. Long term leases. Gracious new lobby with three new elevators. Ultimate convenience for patients. LEASE SIGNED
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North of 42nd Street, south of 59th, and east of Fifth Avenue, Midtown East has four — at least — very distinct areas. Fifth Avenue, which forms the border between the east and west halves of Midtown, is the commercial heart of not just the neighborhood but arguably Manhattan as a whole. Park Avenue, after it emerges north of Grand Central Terminal, is largely a row of office buildings, some of them Modernist masterpieces, along with a few older survivors like St. Bartholomew's Church and the Racquet and Tennis Club. The southeast corner of Midtown East is dominated by the campus of United Nations buildings and diplomatic offices. Finally, the rest of the eastern half of the neighborhood is largely residential and can feel in some ways like an extension of its neighbors (Murray Hill to the south, the Upper East Side to the north).Midtown East Neighborhood Guide


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Pitchfork Music Festival 2015: Sunday
Kirsten Onsgard and Erin Yarnall
July 20, 2015
It was muddy, hot and exhausting, but even still, Pitchfork officially had the coolest 10th birthday party of all time. With incredible performances all weekend long and an evacuation, this year marked a weekend that will stand out for a long time. In a festival that is known for their diverse range...
PC Music's artists pair playful gimmicks and odd aesthetics
Jaycee Rockhold
April 5, 2015
It's not uncommon to try and put a new spin on pop music, but label PC Music's new twist hasn't quite been attempted before. Love or hate it, the quirky, sugar sweet sounds and glossy electric synths are either annoying or the sound of the future. Even still, the label is definitely making a stir in the music world. Read More »...