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Thank you so much for the birth preparation classes.
We feel ready and well prepared and are looking forward to the birth of our baby.
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Dear Awital Thank you so much for guiding us through the last 5 weeks of your birth preparation classes. From the very beginning, the classes completely changed my perspective of childbirth as a daunting , scary, painful experience to the natural special and easier experience it can and will be (all going according to plan !) … now we are rally looking forward to it and of course to meeting our little miracle! So thank you very, very much, and for all the practical tips too!!
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Dear Awital, I'm writing to tell you that our son Peteris was born on 2nd August. I'm writing only now because it turned out that taking care of a newborn and myself after the birth is quite a complicated thing :) So I had very little spare moments, which I mostly used for sleeping. We had a homebirth, just like we were discussing with you in Helsinki. The birth was definitely hard work! I was happy we were at home, so we could avoid unnecessary medical interventions. Baby is healthy and is feeling well. Our breastfeeding seems to be established as well, so we can enjoy all the pleasure of our new life. And there is a lot of joy to be parents indeed :). With best wishes
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Hi Awital, Just a quick email to let you know that I gave birth to our lovely new daughter on Friday night. Baby weighted 3210g and is healthy. My waters broke partially in the early morning when we were still sleeping, and we spent the day at the hospital waiting. Luckily my contractions started naturally and quite soon. The baby ended up coming out left leg first and I'm happy that they didn't find that out until quite late. Otherwise they may have sent me for a c-section. The birth went well, with both hospital doctors and a lot of other audience present whilst I pushed. We are back at home and feeling good, having a rest and getting to know the baby. Thank you again for your help. HypnoBirthing techniques were very useful again! Best wishes,
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… after getting back into the water surges got stronger and I had the wonderful experience of knowing the strength of gratitude- when I was in a surge and felt it was too much, I just thought strongly 'I'm so grateful for this baby'. This kept me in the present moment and gave me so much strength! So lovely, because gratitude and the 'now' is a lot what I talk about in my yoga teaching, but then I could experience in a totally different way anew. …
H. & J. Sagoo
Dear Awital I have not yet given you my praises of the course. We both really enjoyed it and felt so good afterwards. I am in such good spirits going forward and I have been using the rainbow relaxation every evening when going to bed. Since then, I have slept like a baby!!! It really has worked for me. Also all the positivity that was given to everyone in the course was mind blowing. I wish all the people in this society would be doing the same job, it is a shame that it is not like that. There are to much negativity around pregnancy and it really needs changing. You are doing a great job with this :) Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
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Dear Awital Thank you so much for the weekend intensive. I am in great spirits and feel so content and excited about everything. Great to meet everyone.
A. Postola
Hi Awital, Thank you for your support. The baby is here and I'm fine and so happy and relaxed. Guess what – NO second thoughts about my love for the baby and about having a second child :))) My labor was hard work, but quite fast. I was very well prepared and thanks to the classes you gave me I was so optimistic and confident. It was definitely the most incredible experience in my life. Almost metaphysical and not real… : )
J. Hamel-Lavigne
Dear Awital, Thank you so much for this journey through your birth preparation classes. I feel prepared and look forward for the big day with confidence, that it will be one of the best of my life! Thank you for making this possible and for your teaching.


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December 9, 2013
One of the lake cruises put on every year downtown is the Journey to the North Pole. We have been on this on several occasions and always have a great time.
The above website will give you the cruise days, times, pricing, and allow you to purchase tickets.
You begin by lining up near the boardwalk to wait for your ship. When it is your turn you get to board, being greeted by elves who chat and check in with the children and adults. You can find a comfy spot to sit inside or venture outside along the rails or up top. It is often freezing once the boat gets moving as you get blasted by the wind but can also give some amazing views.
While riding toward the North Pole you can view the lights on the boardwalk and enjoy some treats with cocoa that can be purchased at their little stand. We have always bought something warm to drink and a special goody to eat while listening to the Christmas music.
Once you arrive at the North Pole you get to see a spectacular array of lights. All of the families rush outside to see Santa. Santa talks with the kids and then lists off every child's name that is on the boat. The kids absolutely love to hear Santa saying their name. One year we went on my son's birthday. Not only did Santa say Merry Christmas to him but he told him Happy Birthday. He was thrilled, thinking it was the coolest thing ever.
Too quickly it is time to leave the North Pole and journey back to CDA. This is a good time to get warmed inside finishing your cocoa or you can stay outside enjoying the lights all over again. On the return visit one year we spied The Grinch on the boardwalk yelling at the passing boat.
This is a wonderful way to add some excitement into the kids' lives and a great way to enjoy some time together as a family. This cruise is designed with kids in mind and as a parent it is pure joy to see the excitement on their faces when Santa says their names.
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I woke up this morning exhausted after having dreampt all night about fixing the warp. I decided that the worrying was worse than the fix. Since I was only adding an extra inch, I didn't check for threading errors and I should have. See the bundle of three warps an inch from the left? That fix was pretty annoying and required a string heddle. I really liked working the hemstitch against the flexible blind slat. It went quickly.
I sewed all the strips this morning and cogitated about how I could fix my problem, if there were any short cuts. I hated to pull the warp all the way forward and then rewind it, but if I weighed the inch separately, I'd have to fool with letting it forward for all 16 placemats. I decided that would probably take more time than the proper fix. I'm using two fabrics from the destash box that Benita sent me, as they both had the same value of green - about two yards of each.
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Can you believe that 2015 is almost upon us? It seems like yesterday that I promised myself that I would be more productive as part of my silly New Year's resolution. I'd like to say that I did have a productive Twenty-Fourteen; I turned sixteen, passed my GCSEs, (I've made a recap which you can find here) and I read a ton of amazing books.
Because 2014 was such a key year for me and I feel rather bittersweet that it's come to an end, I want to share with you my top favourite books that I read this year. These books had me hooked from start to finish whilst making me fall in love with brand new fictional places and characters.
Update: I made this post before I read the breathtakingly beautiful The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin which went on to become my favourite book of 2014. You can find my review for it here
In this installment of the series, darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat him – must they journey to another world to find the chance?
(left; I'd just woken up and nearly attacked the postman with hugs because I was couldn't wait to get started. below right; my complete collection of all the TMI books)
What I loved about it:
You know a book is good when it's over 700 pages and you still don't want it to end. I felt that it was absolutely beautiful, action-packed and cleverly put together. The only thing I was quite disappointed at was that Cassandra Clare had promised the fandom six deaths of characters we know and love. You can imagine while reading it that I was anticipating the worst and eager to find out who would die, but I was left feeling a mix between somewhat crestfallen and a sense of relief as the deaths that occurred in the novel (but one) were all minor characters.
It was a bit confusing at times with the introduction of Emma, Julian and that whole clan in this series. Regardless, I enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed the little twist with Simon at the end. It made me sob more than I am willing to admit. The ending with Sebastian was perfect, but emotional as a part of me did like Sebastian even if at times it seemed like there couldn't possibly be a bone in his body that wasn't evil. And having Tessa and Jem featured was beautiful and caused me to cry and infinite amount of tears when they mentioned Will. Actually, one of the standout points of this book to me was meeting Magnus' father, the great Asmodeus. I can see where the High Warlock of Brooklyn got his sass.
Despite this, CoHF was a fantastic ending to a brilliant series. I'm sad to see The Mortal Instruments end.
I would like to thank 2014's Season four of MTV's Teen Wolf for introducing me to this book. How? Season four featured a new and sadly short lived assassin character played by Mason Dye. Much like the luck of his character, I had a short lived crush on Mason Dye and quickly searched up his filmography. I saw he'd been in the Lifetime adaptation of popular and controversial novel Flowers in the Attic which I'd never heard of until that day. I watched the Lifetime version, swooned over Mason Dye and was quickly intrigued to read the book after being so completely enthralled with the plot.
The Dollangangers were a perfect family until a heartbreaking tragedy shatters their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother's vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and twins Cory and Carrie, realize their survival is at the mercy of their cruel and superstitious grandmother, and that this cramped and helpless world may be the only one they ever know.
What I loved about it:
This book isn't solely suspense, thriller or horror. But the notions and plot that runs throughout it makes you question everything you know it to be. It's racy, thrilling and has more drama than an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians. It is simply a haunting novel that you should read for yourself and make judgments of your own. The reason I say this is because right off the bat, we can say that incest is wrong, but in this story, you question what happens to rationality when we're isolated from humanity. When the Dollanganger children are forced to live up in the attic for years on end with no contact with the rest of civilisation and with their bodies changing as they grow and develop, can we really blame them for their 'sins'?
This is not one of those books you read to feel happy and warm and fuzzy inside. To warn others, there are things in this book that are a little disturbing, and the sexual content was definitely not for the faint hearted. With that being said: I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. By the third chapter, I was invested and I could actually feel myself getting angry with certain characters and frustrated with others
mainly know-it-all Christopher and not-going-to-win-any-awards-for mother of the year Corrine. Whatever your stance on the controversial plot lines that this book tackles, Flowers in the Attic has a way of absentmindedly making you root for the Dollanganger children as you don't want to see their cold, cruel mother or terrifying grandma win.
While a lot of people will focus on the relationship between Christopher and Cathy that they believe drives the plot, I can say there's a lot more to Flowers in the Attic than the incest and if loving this book is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
I will definitely look forward to picking up Petals on the Wind in the new year and seeing what lies for Cathy and Christopher in the future.
This has been on my to-read list for a long time. I love a good fiction novel that has been set in a key period of history and as I have been studying Nazi Germany for almost three years, this book definitely was a must for me. What also drew me to the book, aside from its settings, was the fact that it was narrated by Death himself. I found that concept interesting and wanted to see how Zusak approached this. I am in complete awe of not just this book, but Markus Zusak and his talent.
The Book Thief is a cleverly written, heartfelt masterpiece that follows Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, who lives with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. It's a small story, about: a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.
What I loved about it:
There are so many parts of this book that stand out to me and that I love dearly. But perhaps the part that made me emotional the most was when Max Vandenburg, the Jew hiding in the Hubermann's basement, paints white over the pages of Mein Kampf and makes a surprise book for Liesel. Then, in black, he paints a 13-page story with words and drawings. He paints himself as a bird since he remembers Liesel saying his hair is like feathers. The book is the story of his friendship with Liesel and he titles it The Standover Man, the pages of which are included in the novel. Max leaves it in Liesel's room when he is finished. Inside the book, Liesel finds the story and illustrations of Max's journey to Himmel Street, his anxiety during this trip, his bad dreams. You can view this beautifully illustrated part here
Before I initially read The Book Thief, I had heard so much praise for it and had gone in expecting a LOT from this book. The best thing? I wasn't even slightly disappointed. I've never got to read a book like this one, it was so different and yet so wonderful.
It is full of incredible characters and I've developed a particular affection for Hans and Max. And of course, I loved Liesel and Rudy. They both were something. Sometimes I felt that they didn't want to show it, but we all could see that their friendship was powerful and that they were so special to each other. Then we have Liesel and Hans. I can't find words to explain how amazed and moved I was to read about their relationship. Hans was such a kind and heartful man, he was so protective and he literally changed Liesel's life. She has grown to love him so much and she felt safe around him and that is something that not everyone is able to do. I was completely dazzled about this father/daughter relationship. And then, we have Max. He was the kind of character you want to protect and help no matter what. Everyone just instantly cares for him.
The Book Thief made me laugh, cry and think different about of a lot things. It is a true masterpiece that I think everyone needs to read. Everyone should read it!!! It broke my heart and put it back together again. I loved everything about it. Liesel, our dear book thief. Papa and his accordion, his kindness. Mama, her cursing and her silent love. Rudy, this boy who just wanted a kiss, this huge heart and such a stubborn boy. Max, the Jew, the world shaker, the fist fighter, the artist, the sky stealer. The narrator, Death, and his love for colors, humans and book thieves. This book has taught me so much and I will never forget the people from Himmel Street and its book thief.
Heroes is a book that I was assigned to read in comprehensive (high school) for my GCSE exams. (I got an A, if you're wondering!) While the majority of people in my year will probably roll their eyes and groan at the mention of the book, I have to admit that I found Heroes rather interesting. The novel makes you question if "one sin wipes away everything good a person has done."
It is about a young man named Francis Cassavant who wants to avoid the memory of what he thinks he could have prevented to the girl he loves, Nicole, so he goes of to war hoping to die. In an unsuccessful attempt to take his life Francis falls on a grenade, he loses most of his face in the process, and saves many men in his battalion is he fighting for. When he returns to his hometown, there are very few people that recognize him and many are scared of him. He only has one simple mission: to find and kill the person who tormented his life and caused him to lose the girl he loved. Larry LaSalle.
What I loved about it:
It really makes you think about what motivates people to behave and do the things they do. It's not so much a novel about war, whilst it does touch on how war effects people mentally and physically, but more about how we look up to people and how they can let us down.
The novel's climax is perfectly understated and while I did find it heartbreaking, I think that what happened in the end exactly was exactly what had to happen to set everything right. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this. This book made me think about my definition of what a hero is. For even heroes make mistakes. Are heroes mainly made out of our idealistic perceptions of them? This book was more than a world war taking place and how people are effected by it.Heroesis about the internal war a young man faces when he doesn't do something he know he should have done.
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I'm aware that I am little late to the The Maze Runner party and while I did have this book on my to-read list for a long time, the film adaptation news did act as an incentive to get me to bump it up to the top of my list and get round to reading it. After finishing the first novel, I made it my job to the read second . If being a Runner involved reading books at lightning speed as opposed to actually running then I would be definitely be up there with the likes of Minho and Thomas.
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The Maze Runner is about this boy who wakes up in an elevator with no memory of his past other than the fact that his name is Thomas. When it the elevator doors open, he is pulled into a huge glade by a bunch of teenage boys who also have no memories besides what they should be called. They all share a strange vocabulary, a fondness for capitalizing words to make them special, and the same mysterious fate. Thomas gradually discovers that the Glade is run by two boys, Alby and Newt, who maintain order by enforcing strict rules and keeping all of the boys busy harvesting food and whatnot. This is important because outside the Glade is the Maze, a terrifying labyrinth of high walls covered in ivy that houses strange, lethal creatures known as Grievers. The boys are stuck trying to stay alive as well as "solving" the Maze by running through it as fast as they can while tracking movements of the walls and trying to find an exit. A day after Thomas's arrival, a girl is delivered through the elevator into the Glade. The boys are stunned, perplexed, worried, and perhaps a little excited to have someone who doesn't smell like day-old socks. However, unlike each of the boys, she shows up mumbling strange prophetic words and then lapses into a coma. To make matters worse, her arrival triggers everything in the Glade to change: the sun disappears, the deliveries of supplies stop coming, and the doors stay open at night which allows the Grievers to pick kids off one-by-one.
I had mixed feelings when I started The Maze Runner because most reviews I'd seen of this book seemed to gravitate towards the more negative side, so I was hesitant going in – but boy, was I wrong! The Maze Runner proved to be a real page-turner in my eyes and it was so addictive. I couldn't put it down.
What I loved about it:
Both suspense and tension are built up quite nicely, all the characters have unique, distinct voices to tell them apart. I loved how visual it was and it didn't hold back (especially when it came to the Grievers). You never knew what was around the corner and what obstacle would be thrown at the characters next. You didn't even know who was going to survive in the end because Dashner is definitely not scared to kill characters off. That just made everything that much more intense, added to the shock value and made the book as a whole impossible to put down.
I definitely wish I had read this book so much sooner. The story is definitely unique and I loved how all of the little details about the Maze and the Glade all added up and fit together at the end with the revelation of who WICKED are. Alas, that doesn't mean that there weren't even more questions when the story ended. What's going to happen to all of them next? What's really going on with their world?
The Scorch Trials picks up where The Maze Runner left off. The Gladers have escaped the Maze, but now they face an even more treacherous challenge on the Scorch, the open roads of a devastated planet. And as usual, WICKED are on hand to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.
As I thoroughly loved the first book, I was worried that The Scorch Trials would fall victim to the 'second book curse' but it didn't. If anything it is on the same level as its predecessor, if not better. I loved the way Dashner wrote this sequel. Sometimes sequels tend to be differently written from the first book, but this one was consistent with the first.
What I loved about it:
I actually enjoyed the almost twisted lightheartedness of the characters. It showed how people actually learn to cope in a disaster world like this.
The Scorch Trials was far more action-packed than the first book and a little more dark and sinister too. I would've liked more development with the idea of the Crankland and Thomas and the Gladers fighting to survive. I found the Cranks quite frightening and was disheartened when there was less about them than I had originally thought there would be. I really, really loved the parts with the Cranks. They were just so horrifyingly sinister and added to the action to the book.
That being said, I loved the addition Jorge and Brenda. Although, I did spend a lot of time wondering just how Jorge was pronounced
(It's "Whor-hay" apparently) . Brenda was everything I have ever wanted in a character and I loved how Dashner brought in another love interest for Thomas. But I think by the end of the novel and through subtle hints along the way we begin to learn that we can't trust her as much as previously thought.
There were twists, turns and you start to question if you can really trust any of the characters at all. While The Scorch Trials leaves you asking more questions, than having any answered, I was blown away. I devoured the book in around two and a half days which is probably the quickest I've read a book in years. Dashner has really outdone himself with this one! I have my fingers crossed that The Death Cure, which I will be reading in 2015, continues to be as exciting and hopefully answers all my questions on WICKED.
So, there we have it! Those are my top books that I read and absolutely adored in 2014. I look forward to reading some more amazing books in 2015 which I will be reviewing here as the new year commences.
What were some of your favourite books that you read in 2014? And what are some books that you just can't wait to get reading in the new year? Feel free to leave a comment, tweet me or send me a message. All the links to my social networks are just under my blog header!
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During the late 1960s, when Clonskeagh was dominated by one-off houses and large tracts of private open land owned by the Catholic Church, the first residential estates sprung up at Ardilea.
Ardilea's proximity to the UCD campus in Belfield – newly transferred from the city centre – served as the inspiration for a plethora of university-themed names for its cul-de-sac enclaves, such as Harvard, Yale and Louvain. Tucked away off Heidelberg, one of those leafy cul-de-sacs, is Ardilea Crescent, one of the few post-recovery residential developments in Clonskeagh.
O'Malley Construction built and sold 21 yellow-brick three-storey houses in – naturally – a crescent shape on the five-acre site, having launched the scheme back in 2016. The Galway-based developer, which has constructed some 10,000 homes in Ireland since it was set up in 1971, then shifted its focus towards building 75 apartments. These are located in the centre of the site, around a landscaped green space that includes terraced lawns with seating, pergolas, and a fenced natural playground.
The first block of 26 apartments was released in 2017. Now, the Galway builders are finishing a second block of 22 units at Ardilea Crescent, and a show-apartment will open at the block tomorrow to market the initial 10 two-bed apartments and three-bed penthouses. O'Malley has also just received planning permission for a third block that's expected to go on the market in the summer of 2020.
The prices in the current tranche reflect the apartments' generous sizes and the south Dublin target market; the homes will likely prove particularly attractive to older couples downsizing from the locality. The two-beds, which range in size from 957 sq ft to 979 sq ft, cost from €510,000, while the three-bed penthouses, which have between 1,270 sq ft and 1,367 sq ft of living space, are priced from €800,000.
Designed by McCrossan O'Rourke Manning, each apartment has a walnut-veneered entrance door. Inside, there is an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area that is flooded with natural light by floor-to-ceiling double-glazed PVC windows from Wrights Windows. Glass doors open out from this area to a balcony or terrace.
The centrepiece of the living area is a decorative feature ceiling with LED cove lighting. The kitchen, supplied by QK Living, has a matt finish, marbled quartz worktops, LED lighting, and a full suite of Neff appliances, including a stainless-steel gas hob, a built-in microwave, a multi-function oven, a fridge-freezer, and a dishwasher. There is also a Neff washer-dryer in the utility room, which is fitted with large-format grey porcelain floor tiles and a countertop.
The bathrooms and ensuites come with Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware and floor and wall tiling, while the ensuites are fitted with large showers and chrome heated towel rails.
The apartments have either an A2 or A3 BER. A mechanical ventilation heat recovery system recovers the heat energy in the exhaust air leaving each apartment and uses it to warm up the incoming fresh air, thereby reducing heating bills and keeping each home well ventilated. PV panels on the roof of the building generate electricity during daylight hours. A gas-fired central heating system with an A-rated condensing boiler provides cheap and energy-efficient heating and hot water, which can be controlled remotely via a smartphone app.
There is also plenty of storage space for residents who have accumulated decades of belongings. O'Malley also created more valuable internal floor space by housing the gas boiler in an enclosure on the balcony and by using underfloor heating, which negates the need for radiators.
Each apartment comes with allocated parking and bicycle storage. Visitor access to each unit is through an audio phone system connected to the intercom at the main entrance door.
Buyers at Ardilea Crescent can use the Luas stop at Kilmacud – a short drive away – to reach St Stephen's Green.
Viewings of the new show-apartment will take place from 12pm to 1pm tomorrow and Sunday.
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Robert Stikmanz is the creative identity responsible for a body of magic and surreality growing under the umbrella, Habdvarsha. A presentation of his invented language, Dvarsh, An Introduction, was released in December 2017 by Stikmantica, the commercial entity Stikmanz founded as a production and marketing conduit for his works. In the same month, Stikmanz was named "Best Creator of a New Language" in the Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin 2017" awards.
A native of the gulf coast city of La Porte, Texas, and a graduate of Austin College (Sherman, Texas), Stikmanz began publishing poems and occasional illustrations in the late seventies. Moving to Austin in 1979 he became active in the Texas literary scene, contributing poetry, short essays, illustrations, design and production assistance to numerous little magazines and small presses. Chapbooks of his poems went in and out of print from Sleepy Tree Publishing (The Green Book, 1981), Aileron Press (6, 1983), and Ambrose & Lewis, (Restless Native, 1988).
Audio & Video artist
Robert began creating sound art recordings in November and December 1978. He pursued this activity first as a solo artist, but from 1984-1988 as part of an improv/overdub collective, Jam Cadre. From 1988 to 1997, he returned to experimenting alone.
Spring 1998 saw Robert collaborating with Jam Cadre alumni John Witham and Karen Pittman as neverthesameriver. In 1999 Pittman departed the formation. Witham and Stikmanz set aside an unfinished audio album to develop abstract, improvisational, ambient video performance. Rich, allusive projections by neverthesameriver graced dance events organized by the Texaliens and by Last Laugh LLC, as well as gallery performances and festival installations. After neverthesameriver ceased activity in 2003, Robert continued as a solo video artist.
Stikmanz, author
Robert began work on the material that underpins Habdvarsha in 1983. In 1984 he completed a first draft of Sleeper Awakes, now third book in the narrative cycle. Upon completing that draft, he set it aside to focus on Prelude to a Change of Mind, originally conceived as a short story. By 1986 he was working on the novels in alternation, as well as setting down and consulting the dvarsh oracle book, Nod's Way. At some point in the elaboration of backstory, he began developing the Dvarsh writing system and language. The language actually emerged from exploring ideas about Dvarsh design principles and motifs. An early version of Prelude to a Change of Mind saw light in 2000.
A slightly revised edition of Prelude to a Change of Mind was published by a small Austin publishing house in February 2007, followed in October 2007 by a premature version of the dvarsh oracle, Nod's Way. Entranscing, a sort of loose sequel to Prelude to a Change of Mind written under pressure from the publisher, was released in August 2008. An inadequte version of Sleeper Awakes reached the shelves in June 2009. Shortly after, Robert terminated the contractual relationship with that publisher and deprecated his titles as released by that imprint.
A second small press published a somewhat further revised, third edition of Prelude to a Change of Mind in June 2010, and a revised second edition of Entranscing before the end of that year, keeping them in print through December 2014, when the press folded.
Since publication of Rose Moon & Death on the Toilet in September 2015, all book length works by Robert Stikmanz have been produced exclusively through his own imprint, Stikmantica. He occupies himself full time with text, art and sounds of the Habdvarsha cycle.
In 2017, Stikmantica released Dvarsh, An Introduction, covering the Dvarsh people, their language, its grammar, and bilingual dictionaries. This was followed in early 2018 by Dvarsh Workbook, Beginning Exercises for the Extraordinary Student. Later in 2018 saw release of Prelude to a Change of Mind, the Author's Edition, a completely reworked version of the novel. This is the first release in his relaunched cycle, now collectively titled Habdvarsha.
Stikmantica published Nod's Way, the Author's Edition, a reconceived, redesigned version of the ancient Dvarsh oracle and wisdom book, in October 2019. An extensively rewritten version of Entranscing, the second Habdvarsha novel, is slated for release in late 2020.
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Never would I have thought that an unintentional purchase would lead to my departure from ignorance on barefoot shoes. I'm an unconventional Film maker who's motivated and fuelled by the way we move. Filming and movement are so intertwined in my career that having a pair of shoes that allow this has become a key for me to perform to my best.
I've been wearing barefoot shoes for just under five years now and I can confidently say they've improved the posture, flexibility and the sensitivity of my feet, at the least. I have a background in Freerunning, a sport that has aggravated weaknesses in my physique which meant that over time, with conventional shoes and ignorance to proper technique, I became injured and worn… the bane to any passion! I've been on a Roller Coaster of injuries and surgery rehab since and it wasn't until the purchase of my Vivo shoes that I was able to consciously repair and adapt my physique. I learnt to move in the way we were designed to, whether it be through filming, freerunning or just city hopping.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May was holding crisis talks with colleagues on Sunday working to revive her 2X Brexit deal after reports that her Cabinet was plotting to topple her.
The United Kingdom's exit from the European Union was already slipping from Mrs. May's weakened grasp as she struggled to increase support for her deal and parliament prepared to grab control of Brexit in the coming days.
At 1 of the most important junctures for the country since WWII, British politics is hot. Yet, nearly 3 years since the Y 2016 referendum, it remains unclear how, when or if BREXIT will ever happen.
With Mrs. May humiliated and weakened, her Ministers publicly downplayed any immediate threat to her leadership, insisting that she is still in control and the best option is for parliament to ratify her BREXIT divorce deal.
After hundreds of thousands of people marched across central London Saturday to demand another BREXIT referendum, Mrs. May was the subject of what The Sunday Times said was a "coup" by senior Cabinet Ministers seeking to oust her.
The paper cited 11 unidentified senior Ministers and said they had agreed that the PM should stand down, warning that she has become a toxic and erratic figure whose judgment has "gone haywire."
But 2 of the leading candidates as caretaker leaders; Mrs. May's de facto deputy David Lidington and Environment Secretary Michael Gove backed Mrs. May Sunday.
"I don't think that I have any wish to take over from the PM; I think (she) is doing a fantastic job," Mr. Lidington told reporters.
"One thing that working closely with the prime minister does is cure you completely of any lingering shred of ambition to want to do that task," he said.
Mr. Gove also downplayed the possibility of a coup: "I think it is not the time to change the captain of the ship. I think what we need to do is to chart the right course, and the Prime Minister has charted that right course by making sure that we have a deal that honors the referendum mandate," he said.
UK lawmakers Monday will debate a government motion saying Parliament has considered a statement made by Mrs. May on 15 March setting out the government's next steps on BREXIT, including the plan to seek a delay.
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FilmBar in downtown Phoenix tomorrow night (Monday, 17th July) at 8.00pm. Admission is $5.
Voyage Trekkers is a new webseries from Nathan Blackwell, creator of Zombie Team Building, which was a selection at both The International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival and Phoenix Fear Film Festival, where it won for Best Short. He's also responsible for the awesome pulp serial episode Masters of Daring and the web series Normally This Weird, among others. Many of these can be seen online in the viewing room at the Squishy Studios website.
Voyage Trekkers delights in its geekiness. Obviously a spoof of the original Star Trek and the other shows that came along in its wake, it merely shows the incidents that wouldn't have made it into one of those episodes. As the tagline has it: 'These are the voyages that don't make the Captain's Log.' It even has a promo poster in Japanese, which is another stroke of genius on Nathan's part. He has a lot of those.
I've watched the first episode of Voyage Trekkers a couple of times now and it sits well with Nathan's other work. All the cast will be familiar to anyone who's seen his other work and the production values and humour are comparable too.
So if you're a fan, head on down to FilmBar tomorrow night to see the first three episodes premiered in the company of many members of the cast and crew. It is a bar, so it's 21 and over. If you're not a fan, check out the Squishy Studios viewing room and you will be. Your best bet would be to do that before tomorrow night. Episode 1 will go live online tonight at midnight, but you'll have to wait for the others if you miss the event.
By the way, while you're at FilmBar, check out the other shows upcoming at the venue, including Yuen Woo Ping's True Legend, which beguns a run on Thursday, 21st July. That's the same night The Royale in Mesa shows Franco Nero in Enter the Ninja and a day before Army of Darkness and the beginning of a run of The Troll Hunter. Suddenly the valley is a great place to go out and see movies on the big screen. With Voyage Trekkers you can support local filmmaking too. How can you go wrong?


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Looking for a way to build your dream house without breaking the bank?
A lot of people assume that house construction is automatically an expensive thing. After all, the 2015 national average cost to build a house was a whopping $289,415!
Building a new house does count as an important investment. In many cases building a house is cheaper than renting or even buying an existing one.
But it is definitely possible to construct your dream home for far fewer green ones, with some careful planning and purchasing.
Read on to learn more about the cheapest way to build a house.
1. Be Your Own Contractor When You Can
A lot of people shy away from the idea of being their own contractors when building a house. But when it comes to the cheapest way to build a house, the secret is in the ownership of the project.
Hiring a private contractor or home builder can account for nearly half of the total costs of building a house. A designer or architect's services can rank up in the tens of thousands.
Sure, home builders pretty much take care of everything, and this cost includes the price of labor, machinery use, and other fees. Having a private architect enables you to get professional advice on an efficient home design.
However, you can dramatically cut the cost of building your house by doing as much of it as you can on your own. Some people opt to hire a designer but take care of the construction on their own, or vice versa.
The best way to figure out what you feel comfortable doing is writing a list of all of the construction needs and circling the ones you feel confident taking care of.
Once that's taken care of, it's time for some research.
2. Research, Research, Research
There is a wealth of knowledge out there when it comes to home construction. If you're really intent on securing the cheapest way to build a house, head on over to the library.
You'll be able to access home design plans, construction research, and DIY home building tips and tricks at your library — and all for free. Supplement your reading with internet browsing, but make sure your information comes from reputable websites.
Hone your research by beginning with key questions. Stay organized using Google Docs or notebooks. You may be surprised that with the right amount of research, you'll be able to take care of a lot of your project on your own.
3. Figure Out Who You Know
The cheapest way to build a house involves reaching out to the right people. You don't have to do this alone — in fact, you shouldn't.
Make some phone calls and shoot some emails to anyone in your friend or family circle who has any experience with construction, appliances, design, and/or foundations. LinkedIn can be a huge resource here.
You'll be able to get qualified advice from these individuals and maybe even free or cheap assistance in installation and contract work.
4. Choose Economical Shapes
As you go about designing your home, keep in mind that certain shapes will be more economical than others. Square rooms or designs are, for example, more thrifty than circular or rectangular ones.
In general, the simpler the shape, the cheaper. If you've hired an architect, make sure you communicate this need. A hired designer should be able to help you choose the cheapest way to design every inch of every room.
5. Be Efficient With Space
Start reading up on ways to build a space that is naturally efficient. Lofts, for example, can make great use of ceiling space and still contribute to living square footage.
Avoid building anything that has a lot of unused space, like high ceilinged rooms. Always ask yourself if there are opportunities to use the same space twice. Remember that costs to build a house are in cost per square foot.
It's important to ask yourself what total square footage you'd be most comfortable with. Some people realize that they don't need as much as they think they need.
You may even want to consider building a tiny house.
6. Be Wise with Materials
Material costs constitute a large portion of overall cost to build a house. The cheapest way to build a house involves being very careful when choosing materials.
This can be a tricky decision because higher-quality materials, though more costly, will last you longer and be less susceptible to damage in the future. Buying cheap materials can mean a cheap house in the beginning, but an expensive one later due to repairs and maintenance costs.
A good place to start is checking out recycled and salvaged supplies. Salvaged wood flooring, for example, can be relatively cheap and very beautiful. You can repurpose bricks from old chimneys, wainscoting and siding, and timbers of all kinds. Browse online marketplaces and even yard sales for salvaged materials.
Always ask about the most durable materials when making choices, and gage these prices against others. You may find that you can reach a middle ground with affordability and still get high quality materials.
7. Get Insurance
It's important to insure your home against further damage. The cheapest way to build a home means planning for the future.
Learn more about the different types of homeowner insurance, and plans that help protect against wind and mold damage. Choose a comprehensive plan that can cover all the bases.
8. Decide What to Invest In
At the end of the day, you'll have to spend money somehow. It's important to put your dollars where they will count the most.
Deciding what to invest in means thinking of your home's future. Investing in an architect from the beginning, for example, can mean a guaranteed efficient design that will save you money over time.
Investing in high quality materials may mean less money spent on repairs in the future. Decide what is critical to you in terms of long-term investment and feel confident placing your money where it needs to go.
The Cheapest Way to Build a House
House construction doesn't have to be for those who can afford it or want to take out a loan. It is possible to build your house within your price range.
The cheapest way to build a house means researching wisely and creating the right network. It also means designing efficient and economical space with the future in mind. Choose materials carefully and be sure to invest in what's important to you.
At the end of the day, building a house is an investment of the heart and mind — not just your wallet. Take your time, do your research, and get insurance!
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Open ISE Files should update when edited externally
Votes from Connect: 47
Original Date Submitted: 12/7/2011 1:36:57 AM
Contact Information
Handle: Doug Finke
Site Name: PowerShell
Feedback ID: 711915
Frequency: Always Happens
Regression: Yes, this happens in all previous versions
Problem Description:
When externally editing a file that is also open in ISE, it would be a nice to have feature that ISE detects a change and prompts the user if they want it realoaded.
Product Studio item created by Connect Synchronizer due to creation of feedback ID 711915 (http://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=711915).
Repro Steps:
Open a PowerShell script file in ISE.
Edit the same file in notepad.
Add a blank space and save the file.
ISE does not detect the change
Expected Results:
It would be nice if ISE set up a file watcher of sort to detect that the file was edited externally and prompt the user asking if they wanted to reload it.
Internal BugId: 3173
This is a duplicate of a more-supported item: http://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/301869-powershell/suggestions/11088846-powershell-ise-does-not-detect-changes-to-a-file-o
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Kris Jenner Wants Selena Gomez To Help Kylie Jenner Break Up With Tyga
Kylie Jenner has relied on her mother, Kris Jenner, for emotional help during Tyga's alleged affair with Mia Isabella. However, Kris has had enough of Tyga's antics. Here's why Kris wants Selena's help to push Tyga out of the picture.
There's only so much that Kris Jenner, 59, can take. She has been supportive of Kylie Jenner, 17, and her relationship with Tyga, 25 but this scandal with Mia Isabella, 29, is the last straw! Now, HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that Kris wants her daughter to dump Tyga, and she even wants Selena Gomez, 22, to talk Kylie into breaking up with him!
Though she is a "Momager," Kris Jenner is a mom first! She was there for Kylie hours after Tyga's penis pictures leaked online on July 7. The two spent some quality time at a movie premiere, with Kylie literally leaning on her mother. However, while Kris is there for Kylie, sources EXCLUSIVELY tell HollywoodLife.com that she wants her to kick Tyga to the curb.
"Kris is worried that Kylie is going to get majorly hurt by Tyga and wants to see her out of this relationship before it blows up in her face," the insider EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.com. However, Kris didn't become the head of a multi-million dollar family without knowing how to manage her daughters.
Kris knows that "if she tells Kylie to break up with Tyga, it will backfire," the source told HollywoodLife.com. Instead of trying the direct approach, Kris has decided to get someone else to do the work for her. Enter: Selena Gomez.
"Kris plans to reach out to Selena to see if she would talk some sense into Kylie," the source added, telling HollywoodLife.com that the head of the Kardashian family hopes that Selena could somehow convince Kylie to "[slow] things down with Tyga."
Selena and Kylie went through a period of not talking (thanks to Justin Bieber, of course.) But, the two seemed to mend their friendship when they appeared in a May instagram picture. Since Selena has experience with troubled relationships, she would be the expert in giving advice to Kylie. While Kylie might not listen to her mother, the source tells HollywoodLife.com that Kris "thinks Kylie will listen to Selena."
Kylie Jenner & Tyga: She Trusts Him So Much, She Wants To Open A Joint Bank Account
While Kris may not be fond of Tyga, Kylie trusts her boyfriend completely! In fact, she's ready to take their relationship to the next level: financially! "She trusts him a a lot," a source EXCLUSIVELY tells HollywoodLife.com. "They're even putting their trust to the test by getting a joint bank account shortly after she turns 18!"
Do you think Selena will talk Kylie into breaking up with Tyga, HollywoodLifers? Or should Kris back off?
— Jason Brow, Sandra Clark reporting


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Learn what a Heads of Agreement is, its usage, its inclusions and its authority.
When two parties enter into negotiation for an agreement, such as the sale of a business, the parties should seek to formalise the terms of the discussion prior to signing a legally binding document. If you are interested in signing an agreement with another party, it is important to record the terms that have been agreed upon in order to protect your business assets and resolve future disputes.
What is a Head of Agreement?
A Heads of Agreement is a non-legally binding document that records the proposed terms during the negotiation phase. It is an effective precursor to a legally binding document, expressing exactly what is to be included in a proposed agreement and what is not to be included.
Why Is it used?
While not enforcing both parties to reach an agreement, the document is a gesture of good faith by evidencing both parties commitment to proceed with a binding agreement. The Heads of Agreement ensures that both parties can continue negotiating the final terms of the agreement, make the relevant enquiries before reaching a conclusive decision and exclude third parties from entering into negotiations.
Other key reasons why parties should use a Head of Agreement include:
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- Protects business assets, information and employees from the negotiating party
- Outlines the parties key roles and responsibilities
- Formalises and streamlines the negotiation process
What is included in a Heads of Agreement?
- Details of the proposed agreement
- The key obligations of both parties
- Target completion date
- Consideration for the proposed agreement
- Options to include legally binding obligations of confidentiality, non-solicitation and/or exclusivity
When are they binding?
Although a Heads of Agreement is non-binding, there have been circumstances where a court has determined that a Heads of Agreement will be enforceable. For the document to be legally binding, the Heads of Agreement must:
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- Signed by both parties and described as a 'Heads of Agreement'
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- Inclusive of all essential terms and conditions
- Include a clause stating how unsettled matters will be resolved.
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The soft flesh on our bellies
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A doorway to what lies beneath,
The Wild Self.
Our curves and lines evolve
as wisdom collects.
Our shapes transform
To tell the story of our soul,
The scars we hold.
Embracing the constant shift
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Checklist for Tradeshow preparations, D-Day and post-event activities
12-9 months before the trade show – months of research
- Choose which show/shows to attend
- Booth logistics
- Get to know your competitors and attendees
8-5 months before the trade show – months of planning
- Develop a marketing strategy
- Business plan
- Signage
4-1 months before the trade show – months of paperwork
- Schedule a vendor presentation
- Reserve meetings
Weeks before the trade show – month of social media
- Be active on social platform
- Invite people to the trade show
- Organize a meeting with your team
The Day Before – calm-before-the-storm day to get some rest
- Socializing
- One last final post
- Charge the technology and yourself
D- Day
- Do's and Don'ts
- Don't-forgets
- Create public relations
- Gather your alumni
- Make stronger connections
- Prepare for your next trade show
CHOOSE WHICH SHOW or SHOWS TO ATTEND
- Use your network to find trade shows
- Do research to find the best show suitable for your business development
- Get other attendees and participants' feedback
Also, make sure to read the exhibitor's promotional brochure when it arrives. Sometimes it's a bit confusing to fill out the form. Moreover, try to meet the deadlines, as it's very important.
Take a note that you will probably work with one and more companies responsible for different organizational parts.
Note: Having the feedback of previous attendees, you'll go for better show choice if you are a newbie.
- Talk to the floor manager.
- Take the advantage of the early bird discounts for booth
- Use the location of your booth as a strategic advantage
Yes, talk to the floor manager as shows do discounts for the first-timers. Take advantage of the early birds on booth space.
Learn where your booth will be near to and how to get to certain important points. Bathrooms, information stands, presentation locations are the most questioned things. Be a friendly guide and people will respect your delicate attitude.
Best booth locations
A good tradeshow venue must be designed to be as visible as possible. However, certain locations on the trade show floor are not the best ones whereas others are great.
Let's see the 3 main locations that will guarantee high visibility and foot traffic.
- Near the entrance
When attendees first enter the show, your booth can overwhelm their fresh eyes and create a perfect first impression.
If, by chance, your booth is located in a corner just near the entrance, you just killed two birds with one shoot. How come? Because you are seen from two directional traffic areas.
- Near the snack and beverage point
Many attendees will eventually pass near your booth and you surely will get more curious glances towards your booth.
In case you are not located near the food chains, take your time and have lunch for 1-2 hours. Why? Because people tend to be more open to friendly conversations when they are eating or just finished.
- Central areas
Surely central aisles are the highest traffic intersections. Thus, they make the best location out of the above mentioned. However, take notice of the high price as well.
No matter where your location is, don't forget to WOW the attendees.
- Entrepreneurs who'll be attending the show
- Set your target lead group
- Your booth neighbors
Know the potential attendees and never underestimate them.
Firstly, you can ask statistics and relevant information on people who attended their show back to previous shows. Knowing the specific interests will help you to serve your best.
Secondly, Attendees might be higher quality leads than what you think. More than the half of the attendees travel miles to attend the event with a buying authority. Which means that people spent a decent amount of energy to be in front of your booth and make buying decision.
Based on your initial research, you need to know what you will be up against during the Trade Show. Make sure that you are prepared to whatever they offer. Create a business case models, take note of the services they offer and what they are bringing to the show.
Create your own business plan, which is far more creative and unique.
Scroll down to Develop a marketing strategy; Business plan.
Booth neighbors
Promote your neighbor's product and let them showcase yours for you. Highly beneficial for you, when you are in good terms with your neighbor.
Of course, some will say don't forget about the competition. But take this as a chance as a possible cooperation.
- Create a realistic budget
- Choose your staff members
- Set specific goals and a business plan
Consider: travel expenses, signage transportation, accommodations, meals, snacks, giveaways.
Make sure you have a realistic budget. Take in consideration all the facts and problems that might appear.
Choose teams of experienced workers. You will need personnel to do the preparations and people who will actually represent your business.
Sometimes its two in one if you have tight budget. I love multifunctional people, hope you too. Anyway, let's go back to the main topic.
Attendees need to feel your sincerity. Having a smiling, friendly staff, who will attend the show is irreplaceable. Be prepared that attendees will overload you with questions, thus, a professional and well-educated team will be your best choice.
Note: just before the start of the trade show have a general meeting with your team members to make sure everything is shiny ready for the participation.
Note #2: Talk to the organizers and specify about the photographer services.
Business plan
- Goal – call to action
Determine your call to action plan and make it clear in your booth graphics design. The clear goal will have a crucial role to find your target group and attract them.
Scroll down for schedule a vendor presentation.
- Giveaways and freebies
Here you to be CREATIVE.
Think of the exceptional features of your product or service and turn them into small giveaways.
Brochures will be everywhere. But only the one with unique graphics and design will interact on its own and bring more curious attendees towards your booth.
Snacks, candies, stickers, pens or pencils, mugs, T-shirts, interesting program or game and more just depends on your creative team.
Scroll down for other important things at D-Day: don't forgets.
- Travel logistics
Make transportation, rental car and airline reservations. Contract with carrier for shipping materials from company
- Show logistics
Keep the Insurance requirements with forms and deadlines. Contract the organizers for a photographer. Order signage, name badges, uniforms, giveaways, etc.
- Design your booth with hospitality in mind
- Make a plan for the trade show booth manufacturing
- End of the tradeshow: Correctly organize the signage
Booth Design
Your booth design is the key to your trade show success. Everybody is attracted to great design where everything is just blended visually together.
Let your booth graphics speak loudly and visually.
- Get permission for unusually large or tall signage, if needed
- Order overhead hanging signs
- Check the Trade show signage options here.
One of the problems that most of the participants face is the delayed signage. Your job is to ensure that signage is going to be ready in time and in expected shape and look. Keep track of the messages with the manufacturer and any relevant information in one place. First of all, everything is organized and ready to use. Secondly, in case of troubles, you know whom to call.
Packaging the signage is also important. You will never count how many small details, screws, etc you lose.
Additionally, Signage is not for one time usage, so taking good care of it means that it will serve you just a bit longer.
Having eye-catchy graphics is not enough to keep your target group for a long time. Prepare product samples for media testing and review before and during show.
As a continuation to the good start you need to prepare appealing presentations, speech, or whatever you think of.
- Create demos
- Prepare PowerPoint presentations
- Come up with some unique program
Choose the program according to your services and season it up with a nice quality humor. Everybody loves Good sense of humor J
RESERVE MEETINGs
- Send meeting requests via email
- Reserve networking tables if necessary
- Set up interviews with local radio, reporters, entrepreneurs, etc.
Based on your research and target lead group, you know with whom you'd like to meet and chat. You will have few successful days at the events, as your schedule is already partially booked with appointments.
- Write a press kit or release
- Prepare pre-marketing trade show activities for social platforms
- Make it more interactive
Usually, tradeshows cover its participants. Use this opportunity to stand out with your exclusive program and services.
Make sure your press kit is distributed at the press conferences. You can also give interviews to the reporters covering the show.
To engage your customers, you can announce a game with your own hashtag. Let your customer choose the handout they want to get: let it be logos, pencils, T-shirts, etc.
- Invite your customers
- Research and reach out to attendees
- Create show binder for all company attendees
Email your existing customers and invite them to come to the tradeshow. You can promise a freebie to them if they show up.
Reach out to other attendees via email or social platform. Book meeting with both your existing and potential customers, so that not to let them wait.
- Schedule pre-show staff training meeting
- Arrange for staff dinner
- Place staff housing order
Before the start of the show, assemble a meeting. Make sure that your team members know your strategy. Briefly introduce to the booth staff proper etiquette, dress code, etc.
Make contacts as soon as you are in the trade show area. If you are sharing the same hotel, are next to their booth or met in front of the snack bar, MAKE COTTECTIONS.
Before the D-day, post a nice, engaging message where all the participants can see. This is so effective, that they will definitely pay you a visit. Don't forget to mention your booth number and the surprise.
After hard time preparing for the trade show, you won't have a better time to sleep, as the night before. Make sure you have enough energy to survive the day with honors ????
Dos and Don'ts
- Keep the booth clean and eye-appealing
- Make the booth comfortable to sit and communicate
- Use lighting techniques to highlight your message and attract more passers-by
- Handout bigger handbags then the others ( eventually everything will be inside the biggest bag, let it be yours)
- Be hospitable
- Make an appearance, gain exposure and meet prospective clients
- Stress your trustworthiness
- Have a logical plan to visit other booths
- Keep the interaction upbeat with a fun memory
- Create an experience
- Gather contact information
- Take notes of the companies that might make a good partner for a later time
- Don't sit and chat with your staff members
- Don't use chairs if you have a small booth, it makes things cluttered
- Nurture the connections you built
- Put together all the information you've collected
- Follow up and connect on LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
- Send thank you emails and an interesting article
- Post photos from the events to your social platforms and share with other attendees
- Prepare a survey
- Compare the initial budget to your actual spending and measure the results
- Analyze and get ready for your next trade show!


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Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B
"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
Rita Ora recently made what appears to be a whopping revelation about her life in her new collaborative single, "Girls" featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX.
The singer has since revealed that the track is inspired by her own experience as a bisexual woman.
The chorus for the recently-released track reads, "Sometimes I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls / Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls...," before Ora goes on to sing, "I am excited, I'm open-minded / I'm 50/50, and I'm never gonna hide it / You should know."
In an interview with People magazine, she explained how the song first came to be.
"I wrote the song, like, two years ago in London with my team, and I actually didn't think that much of it," she said. "Then, it got into Cardi's hands, and she loved it, and she was actually the first person to put a verse on it."
Fans have already billed the song as the 2018 version of "I Kissed A Girl," the smash hit that introduced the world to pop star Katy Perry.
"[That song] was so fun," Ora said of the comparison. "I wanted to do something that was in that lane."
Take a listen, below:
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"Stop using that f**king pain to make it OK to say some bullsh** on your record and get nominated for a Grammy..."
Here are all the artists who posted tributes to the late R&B singer.


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Folks this is the letter that – coupled with the course of events I described in yesterday's blog post – caused me to write the post explaining why Oakland Athletics Minority Owner Mr. Guy Saperstein is wrong. It's more powerfully worded that what Guy wrote to John Russo and very insulting of the Haas Family, who owned the team long before Lew Wolff's group ever got it.
I posted this video response and my blog post is here: BLOG
I present it here in the hope that Mr. Saperstein will see his words in a public forum and issue apologies where appropriate, starting with the Haas Family. This is the blog post I wrote, here, and here's a video I posted as a response:
April 2, 2009
Senator Barbara Boxer
1700 Montgomery St. Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
Dear Barbara:
As you know, Jeanine and I have long supported you and we plan to continue doing so. However, we were very disappointed about the letter you sent to Commissioner Selig. I realize you have a lot on your plate in the United States Senate, but if you are going to weigh in with such resolute conclusions about the A's, I wish you had made a greater effort to determine the facts. You made no inquiries to the Oakland Athletics about efforts they have made to find a stadium site in Oakland and your letter cites almost no relevant facts. Doug has known for a long time that I am part of the Wolff ownership group, so if you didn't want to call the A's directly, you easily could have called me with your concerns. Perhaps after hearing more of the facts, you would have offered a more balanced assessment to the Commissioner.
Your letter cites some of the past history of the A's in Oakland, but it glosses over and ignores many important facts. It is true the A's had great baseball teams in the 1970s—experts say some of the best teams in baseball history—but you neglect to mention how Oakland fans responded to these great teams. Not very well. These teams drew less than a million fans per year and that number dwindled to 306,000 in 1979. The A's couldn't even sell out the World Series! I remember this because I could walk up on the day of each game and buy a ticket. I'm willing to bet this never has happened before or since in MLB history in any other city. The second thing that should be noted about 1970s is that it preceded free agency. Thus, the A's owner, Charles Finley, didn't have to compete with other teams for players by paying them competitive salaries; they were bound to the team by the so-called "reserve clause." Because of this form of indentured servitude, even small-market teams like Oakland could remain competitive for years. Today, with free agency, the economics of baseball are fundamentally different and small-market teams have fundamentally different challenges.
Your letter also cites the Haas Family era, another period of excellent teams, and even good attendance. But you neglect to note that the Haas' were losing $10-$15 million per year with those teams in an effort to pay competitive salaries. They were a winning, attractive team which paid big salaries to big stars, but that was because the Haas family was willing to lose millions every year. While we can all thank the Haas family for their beneficence, their model of ownership was and is unsustainable and you cannot expect the Wolff ownership, or any ownership, to operate as a community sports charity.
Not only do the A's draw far fewer fans than the Giants, but the A's average ticket price paid is one of the lowest in MLB—approximately half of what Giants fans pay for tickets. The A's have 8,000 full and partial season ticket holders, compared to the Giants' 24,000 full season ticket-holders. This is even worse than it appears, because when you rely mainly on game-day walk-up sales, you never know how fans are going to show up that day and, consequently, you don't know how many vendors to hire, ticket takers, food workers, etc. So you overstaff and overpay, due to uncertainty. By contrast, if you are the Giants and know that 35,000 fans are going to attend every game, you staff properly. Added to these major economic disadvantages, the A's income from the sale of luxury boxes is one of the lowest in MLB and just a small fraction of what Giants fans pay. This is largely the product of the unpleasant but inescapable fact that Oakland lacks a vibrant business community. When you add all this up, it would be hard to find any MLB owner who would characterize this as strong fan support.
Let me present a few more relevant facts—facts that any ownership must contend with. When Charles Finley brought the A's to Oakland from Kansas City, Oakland had a population of 367,000 [1960 census] and San Jose a population of 204,000. Forty-one years later, San Jose's population is 989,000—now the 10th largest city in America—and Oakland's is 401,000. Which is the more vibrant, growing city? And, while you are promoting Oakland as the only possible site of a new stadium, please note that only 19% of A's fans come from Oakland.
As currently situated, the San Francisco Giants control 2/3 of the Bay Area market and are located just 12 miles away from the A's. If the new baseball stadium were to be built in Oakland, it would replicate this imbalance; if it were built in San Jose, 50 miles away from the Giants stadium, the market imbalance would be adjusted and the A's could be more competitive.
While it is easy to scapegoat the A's for the ills of Oakland, a fairer assessment of what ails Oakland would start with its inept political leadership—some of whom you prominently endorsed, supported and rarely criticize. Without naming names, let me recall just a few more salient facts.
The long-range planning and leadership of the Oakland Coliseum Authority has been almost non-existent. This group made mistakes of judgment which would be almost beyond imagination except for the fact that they actually happened. They spent $140 million to build Mount Davis at the Oakland Coliseum, then entered into a contract which not only costs the taxpayers of Oakland nearly $20 million per year, but which term is only ten years. So, ten years later, Al Davis and the Raiders are whining about a new stadium—which, predictably, they want the taxpayers to pay for. And what do the taxpayers of Oakland get for this almost unbelievable beneficence? Eight home games a year! Then the Coliseum Authority dropped $100+ million into the laps of the Golden State Warriors, who also play far fewer games than the A's and have far less economic impacts on the city. Along came the Oakland A's in 2005, under its new ownership, and in recognition that the A's were playing in what is basically a football stadium, and now a decrepit one at that, and requested that the Coliseum Authority split the cost for a $500,000 feasibility study for a new stadium. The Coliseum Authority couldn't even scrape together $250,000 to try to keep its biggest asset! The Authority has allowed the Raiders and Warriors to bankrupt it and there is nothing left for the A's, despite the fact that the A's, unlike the Raiders, Warriors and 49'ers, always have been willing to pay for building their own stadium. To put it another way, the A's may be the only sports franchise left in the Bay Area, and perhaps America, willing to pay for their own stadium, but the Coliseum Authority hasn't lifted a finger to help the A's and now politicians like you and Doug [and there probably will be others] are quick to pillory the A's for even thinking of moving.
Nor has the Oakland political structure helped. Despite the many business reasons to move to San Jose, the A's explored all options to stay in Oakland. Lew and the A's can give you the full picture if and when you want to hear it, but I can tell you I have been involved since Day One and when Lew first asked me to become part of the ownership, I said I would love to do it, but I didn't want to be part of an ownership which just bought and moved the team. Lew assured me that he would make a full effort to stay in Oakland and I don't think he and his son, Keith, have left a single stone unturned in their efforts to make Oakland work for the A's. I recall specifically Lew proposing to build a 3,000+ unit housing project and several hundred thousand feet of retail space near the Coliseum and taking the profits from this development to finance a stadium at little or no cost to the taxpayers of Oakland. This would have been the biggest economic development in Oakland since Liberty ships were built during World War II, but the only Oakland City Council Member who showed any enthusiasm was Larry Reid. Give Larry a call and ask him why no one else got behind this plan. And in case anyone might suggest forward thinking and planning was not possible, while Oakland was doing nothing, San Jose bought land in downtown and put together a 50-acre parcel, zoned it for a sports stadium and completed an Environmental Impact Report for the stadium. If they want a baseball team, they are ready for it.
You were elected to represent all the cities and citizens of California, not act as surrogate Mayor of Oakland. You have a responsibility to try to determine what is best for the state, for the Bay Area, and, yes, for Oakland AND San Jose. Your letter to the Commissioner plays into the hands of the San Francisco Giants, who have long contended the Bay Area is a one-team region and whose game plan is nothing less than driving the A's out of the Bay Area. I think you need to rethink your strategy and begin by making sure the A's are able to stay in the Bay Area.
Like you and Doug, I find it convenient to have a team located 20 minutes from my house and, like you, I will be inconvenienced if the A's move to San Jose. But should an investment of half a billion dollars for a new stadium to meet the needs of present and future Bay Area baseball fans be based on your, my and/or Doug's convenience or on a sound economic foundation? I think the answer is obvious and I hope you will begin to review the facts and evidence before making more pronouncements which operate to undermine the A's opportunities to build a sustainable future.
Lastly, despite serious reservations about the ability of Oakland to provide help in the quest for a new stadium, Lew and I will be meeting with Mayor Dellums in two weeks in an effort to make certain that we have not overlooked any viable site. And, of course, Lew, Keith and I remain available at any time to provide you with additional information about all options.
Best Regards,
Guy T. Saperstein
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When touring campus, potential Cal students are inevitably told about the virtues of the ASUC, ostensibly the sole remaining autonomous student government in all the land. This used to be true. Up until 1997, the ASUC and all of its functions were controlled by elected student leaders. However, there was a small problem: turns out college kids, especially super liberal ideological ones, couldn't manage finances properly. So the university and ASUC got together to form the ASUC Auxillary to manage most business responsibilities of the ASUC. Basically, their job is to be the grownups in the room.
For the past five years, Dr. Nad Permaul has done a fantastic job as director of the Auxillary. Nad is a true Golden Bear – he attended Cal as an undergraduate and PhD student, was president of the alumni association, and is now a political science faculty member. During his tenure as director, he has never failed to put the best interests of the student body first and stand up to the "loud minority" of campus leftists who often try to disrupt meaningful progress. He was instrumental in the revitalization of the Bear's Lair Food Court, the retrofit of the Student Union, and most recently the adoption of a new beverage contract with Pepsi that will result in thousands of dollars for the campus (despite calls that a ridiculous ban on bottled water be included in the contract). Even when we disagreed with him, such as during the 2010 BEARS initiative fee hike campaign, it was always apparent that Nad had the best interests of the university at heart.
Dr. Permaul retired from the Auxillary on September 1st. He will continue to teach political science, but his presence in the ASUC will be missed. We can only hope the next director follows in his footsteps. ■


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Peter, or the scribe who wrote recorded Peter begins this morning's gospel, and it speaks to the truth, and the effect of the Christian life. I've been contemplating what and how to tell people what the Christian life feels like. Certainly, we can feel when others are immersed in prayer, Bible reading and meditation, but it is difficult to say what the actual day-to-day effect is.
In 1 Peter 3:8 we read "…..unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind." This is an amazing description, although it may have been meant as a prescription.
This is a good start.
(brother) Bill
1The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength. He has established the world; it shall never be moved;
2your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
4More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord!
5Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.
Deuteronomy 5:22-33
22These words the Lord spoke with a loud voice to your whole assembly at the mountain, out of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, and he added no more. He wrote them on two stone tablets, and gave them to me.
23When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you approached me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders; 24and you said, "Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that God may speak to someone and the person may still live. 25So now why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any longer, we shall die. 26For who is there of all flesh that has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire, as we have, and remained alive? 27Go near, you yourself, and hear all that the Lord our God will say. Then tell us everything that the Lord our God tells you, and we will listen and do it." 28The Lord heard your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: "I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you; they are right in all that they have spoken. 29If only they had such a mind as this, to fear me and to keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and with their children forever! 30Go say to them, 'Return to your tents.' 31But you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandments, the statutes and the ordinances, that you shall teach them, so that they may do them in the land that I am giving them to possess." 32You must therefore be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn to the right or to the left. 33You must follow exactly the path that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you are to possess.
1 Peter 3:8-12
8Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. 10For "Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit; 11let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it. 12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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All being well our (largely) telephone-based support, being delivered with our High Intensity partners Hampshire Partnership Foundation Trust, will start on 1st November.
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