We have now treated a total of ten panels of embroidery for the Dubai Cultural & Arts Authority Collection in the United Arab Emirates. The panels once formed part of a number of 19th Century Kiswa made for the holy Ka’ba at Mecca. Each year a new Kiswa is embroidered in the traditional manner and often the old one is divided up with the pieces distributed as holy relics.
The first three arrived in 2014 with the final batch returning at the end of 2019. The panels we have worked on have varied in date and size, the larger panels are from the door curtain known as the sitara or burqu and the smaller panel (kardashiya) comes from the decorative belt (hizam) of the Kiswa. The ten embroideries, as a group, have offered a unique set of challenges and the opportunity to develop new techniques over the three phases of the project. The immediate issues for us were their size (the largest coming in a just shy of 3m), their enormous weight and their non-rollable construction. Vast amounts of metal threads and wires are embroidered and wrapped over heavy cotton padding that is worked through coloured silk to heavy linen backing cloths. We had to make large polycarbonate handling boards to lie the embroideries on that took six of us to lift and move around the studio.
Each Kiswa spends a year outside covering the Ka’ba in the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram. This means that they become very soiled from being exposed to the dusty, sandy environment withstanding extremes of temperature and fluctuations in humidity. Layers of cemented dust had to be carefully scraped from the reverse of the cloths and dust from the surface of the silks and metal threads had to be carefully suctioned away. We tailored our surface cleaning methods in a complex process combining mechanical, aqueous and solvent cleaning techniques. We adapted microfibre cleaning treatments honed during previous National Trust projects and undertook new research into the cleaning of tarnished metal threads.
We strive to find creative solutions to problems, catering to our specific client wishes, with conservation ethics at our core. The Dubai Cultural & Arts Authority wanted the textiles to be returned to something truly dazzling. Many small holes in the coloured silk could be seamlessly supported onto custom dyed patches of silk, inserted and stitched into position. Two of the final 2019 batch however, contained a green silk which had extensive bleaching around each area of damage. This prompted us to develop a non-interventive method of overlaying damaged historic silk areas with custom dyed panels. Once cleaned and conserved, we had to find a satisfactory solution not only to their safe transportation but also their long-term storage and display discussed here.
Working with oversees clients necessitated excellent communication and documentation from the very beginning – this was the only way that the project could be estimated and prepared for prior to shipment of the embroideries. The success of this five year project is testament our ability to deliver conservation worldwide direct from Brighton and we look forward to more exciting objects winging their way to us from oversees in the future.


Even though it's the middle of winter we've had some stunning days where every hour is like the Golden Hour and the sun is streaking through all the leaves and the breeze is light and you just want to run up to an old friend on the beach then give them a hug all while listening to Fix You by Coldplay with your hair flowing down your back and all that Foxtel-esque glossiness.
Sure, it's been bucketing. But I seriously hope all of spring is like this - golden and magical and unicorny.
The rain was incessant for about a week and my dad was getting so frustrated (he hates the rain and the cold) but then the sun came out and I'm going to make the most of this weather (apparently tomorrow might rain. boo.)
This haul is going to start off with a really groovy song.
Lovely Day - Bill WithersBill has the most epic voice ever (he sings that Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone) and all the songs he has performed are really lovely. This is a little funky number which is so ridiculously catchy (the lovely day lovely day lovely day mantra through the song does get really irritating after a while) that I can see the Village People bopping to as they visit a wind farm on a sunny day with their picnic baskets and tequila.
That was strange. Carry on reading your books.
Ok. Next song.
Ray Tsa - Electric Feel (MGMT cover)This has got to be one of the most covered songs ever. Everywhere I look somebody covers it. Katy Perry has, it's been covered on Triple J, I think Gabrielle Aplin covered it, people remix it all the time - there are a lot of covers and remixes out there.
And of course there are some really bad ones (shudder) but even some of the palatable guitary acoustic covers get lost in the swamp of versions out there. There are some really nice soft covers but when there's thousands of them it's really hard to find good ones.
I found a good one.
Ray is the voice of The Sweet Apes, a post-hardcore band from Sydney or something or other. They're very good. Ray is amazing.
She's like Hayley Williams but with a more raw, rock-y voice and this arrangement is simply perfect. If anyone is good with these things TAB IT OR CHORD IT PEOPLE.
Sam Berridge - Twice (Little Dragon cover)So we met the most amazingly talented Sam Berridge when we did the London Grammar song two weeks ago but I thought I might feature another of his wonderful covers.
Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon has such a stunning voice especially when she slips down to the low notes in this song. Sam has a stunning voice when he bounces around the higher registers (which isn't that high but oh well).
There are two versions of this cover (a Soundcloud one and a Youtube one) but I prefer the Youtube one - I just like how it's a little more grainy and not-so-polished.
Here it is. Swooning mode activate.
Here Comes The Sun - The BeatlesWell when the sun first came out after the rain I was so excited I simultaneously cried tears of joy and exploded (because I am a creature of the night, you know, so sunlight kind of makes me sparkle.)
That's right. But it was also Ringo's birthday PEACE AND LOVE so I felt inclined to do a Beatles song.
Speaking of which I MISSED THE 3RD OF JULY 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ZIGGY STARDUST'S DEATH I spent the entire time tossing up whether to do it on the Australian July 3 or David's July 3 and I just ended up missing it but uh what do the young people say oh yeah yeloswig. Something like that.
Copthrone King's - Justice For The DamnedOk I know many of you guys will not enjoy this song because you think it's accursed and it's anathema and people that listen to it should be burnt at the stake but honestly it's really good. The laughing at the beginning and the triangle in the interlude make this such a hilarious, clever song, and there is no need to hate on metal. It's energetic, powerful and rather exhilarating.
Here it is. But if you have really scary parents I wouldn't play it too loudly otherwise they'll try to spray your computer with holy water (not recommended).
See? You survived. I think everyone kind of dislikes this music when they first hear it (unless you were raised in a metalhead family) but when you really listen and get into it it's quite beautiful.
So there we have our haul. Tomorrow I'm seeing Gatsby! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH carey mulligan


On the 27-28 May 2016 the Association of Business Historians and the German Business History Society will hold a joint conference at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
Creativity and Entreprenuership in the Global Economy
The theme is ‘Creativity and Entreprenuership in the Global Economy’. The importance of the topic has made it a widely studied subject by scholars in many academic fields. The primary aim of this conference is to encourage specific business history contributions to the subject.
Your application for the conference should come through our online submission platform. Please use the following link: http://ebha.org/public/C6
Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop in Business History
The ABH will hold its fifth annual Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop on 26-27 May 2016. The Workshop is an excellent opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their work with other research students and practicing academics in business history-related disciplines in an informal and supportive environment.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, 15 January 2016
Coleman Prize 2016
Named in honour of the British business historian Donald Coleman (1920-1995), this prize is awarded annually by the Association of Business Historians to recognise excellence in new research in Britain. To be eligible for the Prize, finalists must present their findings in person at the association's annual conference, held on 27-28th May 2016 at Humboldt University in Berlin.


Despite social media posts over the weekend announcing Crystal Mason‘s release from prison for voting while on supervised release, her lawyer said that just wasn’t true. SiriusXM radio host Clay Cane, who has interviewed Mason and her lawyer multiple times, helped clear up the uncertainty.
“I exchanged emails w/ Crystal Mason’s lawyer & she has NOT been released,” Cane tweeted Monday morning. “She’s still in federal custody & serving the remaining 3 months at a halfway house. She’s now facing 5 yrs in state prison & at risk of losing her home.”
Cane included the link to a GoFundMe account started to raise funds for the mother of three who was also at risk of losing her home because of the inability to make mortgage payments while in prison.
Mason’s case is heartbreaking and a gross example of injustice in Texas. In November of 2016, she voted for Hillary Clinton in Fort Worth. She cast a provisional ballot, which wasn’t counted, and was told three months later she had committed voter fraud because she was on supervised released for the non-violent crime of tax fraud. After a long fight, she began to serve federal time and was facing an additional five years from the state of Texas.
There is a deep hypocrisy in how Mason is being treated, considering a white woman from Iowa named Terri Lynn Rote was convicted of voter fraud for purposely trying to cast a ballot for President Donald Trump twice. She was only sentenced to two years probation and a $750 fine.
In addition, the district attorney who prosecuted Mason, Sharen Wilson, reportedly asked her staff for personal contact information and then used it to solicit funds for her re-election bid, according to Appeal.org. Legal experts disagreed whether that was a criminal offense, but there is also ambiguity on if Mason actually broke the law or not—yet she was being punished harshly.
Mason has maintained that no one told her she couldn’t vote, nor did she sign anything saying she could not vote while on supervised release.
“I just feel like the whole system failed me,” she said.
Back in January, Alison Grinter released a statement to Cane that read in part, “It’s my firm belief that Tarrant County is continuing to harass Crystal. She became eligible to be transferred to a residential re-entry center in October of last year. However, Tarrant County issued a warrant for her arrest for a sewer violation related to one of her properties.”
If you would like to help Crystal and her family, please click here to donate to her GoFundMe page.
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It’s no fun to spend your whole vacation cooking, and when you’ve got limited kitchen options – making a full-course breakfast is just not on the menu. The good news is there are tons of great no cook camping breakfast recipes to try! Some of these are “cook ahead” type
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15th December 2003, 03:27 PM
any rumors floating around about them making a sedan version of the 9-2X? i am not a hatch guy, so i'll pass on the 9-2X. but i would seriously consider a sedan. it's funny, in another thread, i stuck my thumb over the back window of the 9-2x and it looked exactly like a wrx sedan, hold the front lights.
15th December 2003, 03:38 PM
It looks quite different to me.
And no, there aren't any plans to my knowledge. If you want a Saab sedan you can pick up a 9-5 or a 9-3ss, or go buy a WRX sedan. I don't think they'd compete within their own brand like that.
15th December 2003, 03:56 PM
thanks for the suggestion. i already have a 9-3SS though.


POWLE, Richard (1628-78), of Shottesbrook, Berks.
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Family and Education
bap. 17 July 1628, 1st s. of Henry Powle of Shottesbrook, and bro. of Henry Powle. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1646; L. Inn 1647, called 1654. m. by 1673, Anne (d. 27 Dec. 1707), da. and h. of Sir Nicholas Crispe of Quex, Kent, 2s. (1 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 1646; KB 23 Apr. 1661.1
Commr. for militia, Berks. Mar. 1660; j.p. Berks. July 1660-d., Reading 1664; dep. Lt. Berks. c. Aug. 1660-d.; commr. for assessment, Berks. Aug. 1660-d., Kent 1673-4, oyer and terminer, Oxf. circuit 1661, 1662, 1665, loyal and indigent officers, Berks. 1662, corporations 1662-3, recusants 1675.2
Master of the horse to the Duchess of York 1665-71, commr. for regulating the Duke of York’s household 1667.3
Powle’s ancestors had settled in Berkshire in Tudor times. His father resisted ship-money in 1638 and was appointed to the county committee in 1643, but he was not an active Parliamentarian during the Civil War. Powle himself qualified as a barrister during the Interregnum, though it is not clear that he ever practised, and he held no office till the return of the secluded Members. Powle was returned for the county to the Convention, the first of the family to enter Parliament. An inactive Member, he was appointed only to the elections committee. His petition for the office of bailiff of the seven hundreds of the Forest Division was unsuccessful.4
Powle was re-elected in 1661, and made a knight of the Bath at the coronation. He was again inactive in the Cavalier Parliament, serving on 35 committees, mainly connected with trade and private bills of secondary importance. He made no recorded speeches. Among his earlier committees were those to inspect the excise revenue and to prevent abuses in the sale of offices. He was not on the court dependants list of 1664, but bought the office of master of the horse to the Duchess of York at a salary of £266 13s. 4d. shortly afterwards. Andrew Marvell commented sardonically that he was unable to ride, owing to a venereal infection, and that his excessive care for his personal appearance made him a late-comer to debates. He was named to the committee for attainting English officers in enemy service during the second Dutch war. His income was estimated at £2,000 p.a. about this time, and he was noted in the court party lists of 1669-71 as a dependant of the Duke of York. On 2 Mar. 1670 he was teller for adjourning the debate on supply in order to expedite the second reading of the conventicles bill. In 1674 he was granted reversionary leases of the crown manors of Bewdley and Egham, and was named to the committee for the habeas corpus amendment bill. He was included in the working lists of 1675-8, again as a dependant of the Duke of York, though he had sold his office to Lord Roscommon for £4,500. Sir Richard Wiseman was doubtful about him in 1676, remarking that ‘as long as he can find he hath notice taken of him he may be relied upon. [Sir William Glascock] may watch him’. Shaftesbury marked him ‘worthy’ in 1677, presumably out of regard for his brother, but he again figured in the court list of 1678. Powle was buried on 14 July 1678 at Shottesbrook. His will reveals financial difficulties, which he ascribed to the incomplete payment of his wife’s portion. He asked the 2nd Earl of Clarendon (Henry Hyde) and his brother Laurence Hyde to act as his son’s guardians, but Shottesbrook had to be sold before the century was out.5
Ref Volumes: 1660-1690
Authors: M. W. Helms / Leonard Naylor / Geoffrey Jaggar
- 1. The Gen. vii. 11, 13; Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvi), 265; F. A. Crisp, Crispe Colls. iv. 48.
- 2. First Hall Bk. (Windsor Hist. Recs. i), 11.
- 3. HMC 8th Rep. pt. 1 (1881), pp. 279, 280.
- 4. Vis. Berks. (Harl. Soc. lvii), 198-9; Ashmole, Berks. ii. 489; VCH Berks. iii. 166; CSP Dom. 1637-8, p. 336; 1660-1, p. 236.
- 5. Marvell ed. Margoliouth, i. 146; Salisbury Cathedral Lib. Bp. Seth Ward, Liber Notitiae, f. 53; CJ, ix. 228; CSP Dom. 1673, pp. 385-6, 598; Cal. Treas. Bks. iv. 547, 598, 604; PCC 102 Reeve.


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Letters was a three-time All-American for the Mountain Hawks and claimed Lehigh's last national championship as well. He was National Runner-Up at 165 in 2003 as a freshman, won the 2004 NCAA National Championship and placed third in 2005. As a senior in 2006, Letters was hampered by a serious injury that kept him from gaining his fourth All-America nod.
Letters was an assistant coach at Princeton University during the 2006-07 season and then started and ran his own wrestling club in eastern Pennsylvania. He left Lehigh as one of the school's most decorated wrestlers. Beyond the success at Nationals, Letters was a three-time EIWA Champion and collected a superb 115-9 overall record. He posted an amazing 65-2 dual meet record.
He and his wife Concepcion reside in State College with their newborn daughter Blythe.


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How can you identify the actions that influence users to be successful during the onboarding process?
Your goal is to get users to witness the promise of your app, and in order to get there, they need to go through a series of mandatory steps (the onboarding steps). However, that is not the only activity that they will complete during the onboarding process.
To go from one step to another, they will need to perform specific actions, such as: start filling forms or navigate through the application. Any action that the users complete will have an impact in helping them finish the onboarding process, or dropping off of the onboarding process.
Identifying the onboarding step with the highest drop off is not enough if you want to increase the onboarding rate. A good strategy is to analyse the actions that users perform after this step in order to identity what are the actions (if there are) that are specific to users who drop off the onboarding process.
For this reason, we have developed a report on the actions users take between each onboarding step.
How does this report help you?
The goal of this report is to identify the actions that influence users to successfully finish the onboarding process, or to drop off of the onboarding process.
First, let's look at the way this report is analyzing data. (link report)
That means that if a user created an account on the last day of the selected period and they had activity during the onboarding process after that day, that activity is going to be reported.
The longer of a period you select, the more statistically significant data you will be.
How to interpret the data and what decisions to make
There are three high points of interest when we analyze this data.
1. The first point of interest is represented by all of the actions that are performed much more by the users that are successful in getting to the next step of the onboarding process, but are not performed by the people who drop off of the onboarding process.
We refer to these actions as being specific to users that reach the next step. These actions could influence people in their decision to continue, or it could be the other way around: users performed them because they already made the decision to continue. This means we have a correlation and not causation.
To determine causation you need to look at these actions in the context of your app and ask yourself this: are they actions that people have to perform in order to get to the next step or are they actions that simply prove to be helpful for people in order to get to the next step? The second category is more likely to imply causation.
Highlighting these actions with in-product guides will help more users understand the benefits they might be losing if they don’t perform them.
2. The second category of actions that we want to analyze are the actions that are specific to people that drop off of the onboarding process. Just like in the previous example, it could simply be correlation or causation (doing these actions was a consequence of the fact that users have already decided to drop off).
Drill down the users that performed one of these actions and dropped off, and analyze their activity in order to see why that happened. You might discover an error, or scenario that was not covered by your onboarding flow.
A great way to decrease the impact of these actions is to add guidance to them in order to help users get back on the right track. Users that perform one of these actions after reaching that onboarding step should be prompted with a message trying to guide them on the right track.
3. The third category of actions that we want to analyze are the actions that have no impact or are not specific to neither successful users nor the users who drop off.
If, within this list, you identify actions that were designed to have a positive impact on the onboarding process, you need to redesign them.
- If you identify actions that you did not expect to have a positive or negative influence on your users, we suggest that you drill down all of the users that interacted with that action, and look at all of their activities in order to see how they got to it.
- Look at all of the actions that have had a positive impact on getting users to the next step of the onboarding process in order to come up with ideas of what content you can send them through email.
- Last but not least, write in-product guides that use the actions that have had a positive influence on users in order to increase your chances of converting them.


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There is a very distinct difference between a busy life and a full life. Let me start by saying that a full life is not necessarily busy, and a busy life is not necessarily full.
A busy life is one where there is a lot going on. There is next to no leisure time (and leisure is important too), and there is just one obligatory task, after another, after another. Other than the fact that there is no leisure time, there is nothing inherently wrong with this kind of life. However, I have personally found that many people who have an abundance of “obligations” have many obligations that add no value to their lives. They are just satisfying these obligations because they think that they are supposed to; “Isn’t this what normal people do?”
Example: Among the many obligations that Mr. busybody has on any given week, he mows his lawn. It’s a task he despises. But, grass grows, so the owner of a property is obligated to mow it. Mr. busybody is a single gentleman with no children and has such a busy career oriented life, that he never has time to use his outdoor property for anything. No barbecues, no volleyball, no chilling out on a hammock, no gardening, nothing. If Mr. Busybody has no time to use his yard, then he has no real reason to maintain it either. i.e. It adds no value, and functions only as a drain on his life. A better use of his time would be to sell the house and live in a smaller place with no yard. Once that is done the amount of time freed up from doing unnecessary chores is immeasurable.
Admit it, we all know somebody in this situation (and some of us are that somebody).
A full life is one where we engage only in activities that give us a sense of purpose. A life filled with love and passion. Consequently, ALL the activities and obligations in such a life add value to it. This life need not be “Up at dawn, down at midnight” kind of life. This is not what I would call a “busy” life, but definitely a focused life.
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Optical glass and the scientific instrument trade in London before 1750
Scientific instrument makers depended on specialised suppliers of optical glass for microscopes, telescopes and other technical instruments. This study investigates the spread of expertise in this field and the business and social relationships between glass-makers, lens-grinders and the instrument makers for whom they worked.
See also related project 'From craft to industry: London's scientific instrument makers' workshops 1780-1820' and also 'The growth of the skilled workforce in London, 1500-1750' and 'Image database of the skilled workforce in early modern London'.
Anita McConnell, 'The aneroid barometer comes to London', Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, No. 39 (September 1993), 20-22; Anita McConnell, 'L.F. Marsigli's visi t to London in 1721, and his report on the Royal Society', Notes and Records of the Royal Society 47 (1993), 179-204; Anita McConnell, 'Instruments for South America', in G. Draoni, A. McConnell and G. L'E. Turner (eds.), Proceedings of the Elev enth International Scientific Instrument Symposium (Bologna, 1994), 113-18; Anita McConnell, '"Thomas Cooke's Order Book": analysis of an optical business, 1856-68', in R. Anderson, J. Bennett and W. Ryan, Making Instruments Count (Variorum, 19 93), 431-42; Anita McConnell, Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800): London's Leading Scientific Instrument Maker (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007)
Researcher: Anita McConnell, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.S.A., F.R.G.S., F.R.Met.S.
Funded by: Renaissance Trust (1 January-31 December 1994)


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How to market your business on Facebook
Grow your brand through word-of-mouth marketing – intensified by the massive reach and scale of social media. We are available to work with you through building strategic promotions that will help you build your audience. We set up a content calendar that timely fit topics for discussion and connect with your target’s interests. We can help you boost your numbers of loyal customers through social media marketing program that truly connects. The majority of prospects are using social media to some degree, whether it’s connecting with friends, watching videos or sharing experiences.
Facebook is one of the social networks that just not provides connecting you to your friends, family and colleagues but also in-house games such as Pet Society, Restaurant City way back 2009 and many more. Yes, Facebook games is still ranking nowadays and billion active users are posting their statuses every single day.
As you can see, Facebook is also now a tool to market a business. This social network had improved throughout the years and you wish these improvements and options is already available way back then. Facebook allows businesses to promote their products and interact with their respective clients. How can you do this? The answer is easy. Facebook offers many tools. In order to be successful using Facebook as a marketing tool, one should have a great understanding of the three particular tab in Facebook – Facebook Page, Facebook Groups and Facebook Ads. Let us discuss this on a very simple way. Like what Facebook Business says, “There’s a Facebook business tool for every business goal”
Facebook Page: “Liking” your page is the first step of engagement
Facebook; a billion active users, a billion marketing opportunity. With more than one billion monthly active users, Facebook is still arguably the best social media platform for marketers. Flaunt your brand in the world’s most influential social network to get your business to the end goal. It all started with a LIKE.
Where to start? Facebook offers every user a Facebook Page. We can set up a Facebook Page particularly suits for your business and this is for free. This is to create your business’ profile on Facebook and will surely strengthen your brand. People uses Facebook Account while businesses, products and services are all fit to Facebook Page.
Facebook is a must for business of all sizes. Every businesses would like to have a Facebook presence today. Our team can assist you creating your spot on Facebook and start growing your audience there. A good profile page can help you market directly to the customers that are most interested in your products or services. Facebook page is a gateway for businesses to market among this holy grail of users. We can be connected to them using your Facebook page by updating current customers and prospects with the changes in your brand or just simply promoting your brand. You can use your Facebook Page to not only share your company information, but also to post photos, videos, applications, and messages. Any activity that you perform on your Facebook Page is then broadcast into the mini-feeds of your followers. Facebook Pages allow businesses to collect “fans” the way celebrities, sports teams, musicians and politicians do. Businesses can claim a vanity address so that their Facebook address reflects the business name, like www.facebook.com/ExampleShop. Facebook pages can link to the company’s Web site or direct sales to e-commerce sites.
From social promotions, our Facebook marketing specializes in employing engaging social marketing tactics to boost your presence on social media and increase brand awareness to your target audience. Your Facebook Page, when done correctly, can be used to bring in new customers as well as to help you maintain current customer relationships.
There are things to keep in mind when you are creating Facebook Page, there are categories that will help you to be more customized and precise. Whether your business is about:
- A Local Business
- A Brand or a Product
- An Artist, Band, or a Public Figure
Under this category you’ll be able to complete your business’ “basic information”, “detailed information”, and your “contact information”. Before you hit save, please be guided that you cannot change your page type any longer. You may want to make sure you select the correct category to be displayed in. Start establishing your business presence on Facebook.
We can also set up your advertisements to specific demographics: gender, age, location, interest, etc. If your product is for teen girls, we can set up the preferred ads shown to female between ages 14-19.
Another edge of Facebook marketing is, Facebook is the new TV! There is one survey reveals that 80% of people who are watching TV are doing something else on their laptops, tablets and smartphone. This is termed as “Second screen”. Facebook is very interactive. It allows audience to interact with your brand. Unlike TV commercial.
If you’re done creating a page, it’s time to share! In order to build up followers you’ll need to create worthwhile, interesting content for your fans. (The ones who liked your Business Page). Users who like your page will see your posts show up in their main Facebook news feed, so get ready. You can share updates, photos, videos, promotions and a lot more. We have a specialized team tailored in creating good content specifically suits your brand. The most successful Facebook posts – the ones that drive the most people to comment, share and like – are short and visual. Look for authentic ways to add an element to your posts, whether it’s a short video clip, a photo from inside your store, feedback photos from your own clients or just stock art.
Facebook’s Page Insights tool helps take the guesswork out of sharing. The tool, accessible from your Facebook Page’s Admin menu, provides valuable information on follower activity. For example, it can tell you what time most people view your content so you can plan your promotions.
When you already master the essence of sharing, better make connections. What the use of a nice content if you doesn’t have any audiences? Facebook Page have a powerful tool called “Build Audience”, located at Page Admin Menu. It gives relevant information on follower activity. For example, it can tell you what time most people view your content so you can plan your promotions.
Facebook Group have some similarity with Facebook Page. But unlike Facebook Page, groups are being manipulated by group of people. This set of people connects to one another for one main interest, for example the group is all about Buy and Sell in Dublin. These people are near or inside Dublin community and they are opt to buy and sell. You will gain more exposure from a Facebook Page, because it can be seen by unregistered users, but a group page can only be seen by registered Facebook users. Groups can also be set up publicly, closed and secretly. When you are part of a certain groups, you can start sharing whatever is in your page or your start promoting your own brand, products and services in that group. A good content would also attract new clients and keep current customers, this is also provided by our team. To assist you with every step towards your business’ success.
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Facebook also offers traditional advertising options that let you position your custom ads in users’ news feeds. The ads appear as promotional posts and direct anyone who clicks straight to your website. Because Facebook collects heaps of user data, it can target your advertisement to users who are most likely to be interested in your product or service. The platform also features an analytics tool to help you understand which ads drive interest and sales.


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Marvel Strike Force Hack – Power Cores and Gold Cheats 2020
Marvel Strike Force is an upcoming squad based role-playing game, which is developed and published by FoxNext. In this game, you will come across innumerable characters that you get to watch in Marvel movies. Your main motive in the game is to collect several characters and battle with the enemies. So, are you ready to acquire your favorite characters like Captain America, Spiderman, Nebula, Iron Man, and Thor. The game as well as Marvel Strike Force Hack is working for both iOS and Android pocket platforms.
You can unlock your favorite characters by progressing in the game. Each character has a set of strengths and weaknesses. The only way to achieve success in the game is by increasing the team power, which can be done by enhancing the skills of your heroes or by using Marvel Strike Force Hack.
Heroes’ fighting as a team is a key element found in Marvel, so in the game as well these elements are well preserved. Heroes such as Rocket and Groot are better when assembled as a team rather than paired with other players. Some of the Heroes and Villains, which will be featured in the game are; Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Spider Man, Elektra, Loki, Star Lord, etc.
The game plot is very interesting, where players team up with the S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury in order to fight against a legendary villain Ultimas. Ultimas is one of the most strongest villains of marvel universe and the best part is that he has never been featured in any of the games or movies ever!
The game plot goes like this; Ultimas a warlord from Kree planet has conquered every version of earth in space and he has come to our earth. Our Heroes assemble together as a S.T.R.I.K.E Force (Strategic Tactical Reserve For Inter-Dimensional Key Events), which is the line of defense against all alien invasions.
A lot about Ultimas is unknown, but as per the comics he is extremely powerful and his powers are equivalent to that of Thanos. The gameplay is turn-based combat system, where players have to wait for their turn in order to strike. Each combat will pair players against team of anti-heroes and their minions, until they face Ultimas in the final fight.
You will come across several challenges each day. If you complete these challenges successfully then you can earn innumerable resources as rewards. When you start playing the game, you should complete these challenges regularly as they are the best way to earn plenty of resources and make you reach new levels quickly. However the faster way is to use Marvel Strike Force Cheats.
You will get challenges that consist of different tiers. As the tier increases, so does the rewards! Each player can win a particular challenge three times every day. As a reward, you can earn plenty of Gold by completing challenges. So, always keep an eye on them.
Gold And Power Cores:
Gold is the primary in-game currency that is used for buying supplies as well as enhancing your gaming characters. Gold will even be required for training heroes and crafting gears. You can acquire Gold as a reward by completing various challenges that are available on certain days like Monday, Thursday, and Sunday.
On the other hand, Power Cores are the main currency, which can be used for buying Orbs, Arena Charges, Energy Refills, Supplies, Health Packs, etc. You can purchase Power Cores from the game store by spending real money. Or use Marvel Strike Force hack to acquire them in huge amounts.
Upgrading The Characters:
You can upgrade your gaming characters in four ways: Abilities, Level, Rank, and Gear. All four upgrades will enhance your playable character’s power rating. To level up a character, you will require Training Modules. In the game, there are four types of Training Modules and each of them offers varied number of Gold and XP. For instance, to level up a character at level 11, you will require 150 XP and at Level 14, you will require 250 XP.
To upgrade the rank of your characters, you will require Shards as well as Gold. Each gaming character can be ranked up to a maximum of seven Stars. For instance; to rank 1, you will need 15 Shards and 100 Gold. To rank 5, you will require 130 Shards and 1,50,000 Gold. On the other hand, to level up abilities, you will require Ability Materials as well as Gold.
Unlocking New Gaming Characters:
To unlock a new playable character, you will require certain amount of Shards of that particular hero. Earning them is not an easy task. To acquire Shards, you need to complete campaign missions, achievements, daily challenges, special events, etc. Orbs are another way to acquire Shards. You can either purchase Orbs with real money or earn them in the game.
Top 5 Heroes:
Hawkeye: He is an expert archer and can be unlocked at 2 Stars. You will require 45 Shards to unlock him.
Hulk: He gets stronger when damaged. He can be unlocked at 4 Stars and costs 180 Shards.
Iron Man: He displays high armor but low health. You can unlock him at 5 Stars and will cost you 310 Shards.
Luke Cage: He is an extremely tough character that can be unlocked at 2 Stars. He will cost you 45 Shards.
Captain America: He belongs to the protector class and can be unlocked at 3 Stars. You will require 100 Shards to unlock him.
Top 5 Villains:
Crossbones: He is a diehard attacker that can be unlocked at 2 Stars and would cost you 45 Shards.
Bullseye: He is a ruthless villain that can be unlocked at 1 Star. You will require 15 Shards to unlock him.
Nebula: You can unlock this cruel attacker at 1 Star by spending 15 Shards.
Nobu: His specialty is to entrap his enemies quickly. You can unlock him at 3 Stars by spending 100 Shards.
Winter Soldier: He can be unlocked at 2 Stars and will cost 45 Shards. He has the capability to assault his selected enemies with deadly attacks.
Top 5 Minions:
Hand Archer: You can unlock this deadly archer at 1 Star by spending 15 Shards.
Hand Assassin: Similar to Hand Archer, this quick attacker can be unlocked at 1 Star and for 15 Shards.
Hand Sorceress: This mystical healer can drain the health meter of your character easily. You can unlock it at 1 Star by spending 15 Shards.
Hydra Armored Guard: You can unlock the loyal and resilient Hydra guards at 1 Star by spending 15 Shards.
Hydra Scientist: They have the ability to use experimental treatments for healing their comrades. You can unlock them at 1 Star by spending 15 Shards.
Other than the aforesaid heroes and villains, there are many more characters that you can acquire. By procuring all these characters, you need to build a powerful team. If your team is not strong enough, then you won’t be able to win the battles. Also, as you keep progressing, you will be able to unlock various characters. And for that you can always try using Marvel Strike Force Hack. This will make your task of building a strong team tougher as your choices are widening.
To conclude, Marvel Strike Force is an excellent online game that has been published and developed by FoxNext. The game can be enjoyed on IOS and Android pocket platforms. You can either enjoy playing the Player vs. Player mode or the multiplayer mode. Whichever game mode you play, one thing is for sure that you are going to have an awesome time. So, a quick shout to all Marvel fans out there; just lay your hands on this one right away!


We live in a time of scientific and technical revolution where the development of mobile technologies is fueling the next stage of progress. Today, millions of people couldn’t imagine their lives without social networks where users can share information with family and friends, find old friends and make new ones.
But what are the boundaries of new technologies and their influence over people’s lives?
It is safe to say that of all the areas are experiencing revolutionary changes and healthcare is the most important.
Technology development has brought about a variety of innovations to medicine and healthcare. Scenes from science fiction films are now a reality and the worldwide benefits are indisputable. In recent times, a considerable focus has been put on computing technologies which have been implemented in surgery, therapy and diagnostics. Nowadays, the most attention is focused on disease prevention and early detection. State-of-the-art technologies in diagnostics is becoming indispensable and in some cases the only available way to save a life.
Dr. Bastawrous told Mashable about a device every healthcare worker can use anywhere in the world. It is a widely available, low-cost adaptor for a professional eye exam and can be clipped over the camera of a smartphone allowing the inside of the eye to be seen.
“Around 39 million people are blind. 80% of this blindness is avoidable, but in many regions people don’t have access to eye care,” said Dr. Andrew Bastawrous of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
In Kenya, for example, more people have access to mobile phones than to clean water or electricity. Local healthcare workers visit patients with nothing more than mobile phones. This kind of device could save thousands of lives.
Medical technologies development is focused on transforming the way we approach healthcare. The internet opens possibilities such as virtualization and connectivity that will allow people to manage their health without help. In addition, tonometers, scales and other portable devices can be equipped with wireless transmitters allowing personal computers to record health condition information.
Therefore, the main goal of medicine in the future is personal data that gives the doctor automatic data access even though he is far away from his patient. The next important step in the development of mobile self-diagnostic devices is to enable people from the remote corners of the planet to make elementary tests without doctors.
Noosphere Ventures has a keen interest in know-how technologies and their influence on the world. We realize that sci-tech innovations will bring solutions to the most important parts of our lives and there is no better example of its value than the impact on our health.


I’ve been crushing on this guy for about two years now, but I never told any of my friends because I was afraid that they might tell someone. Recently, my BFF told me that she likes this guy who just so happens to be my crush!!! She told me that they’ve been texting the past few days, which made me really upset but I told her that I’m happy for her and didn’t tell her that I like him too. I don’t know what to do. I really like this guy, but my BFF also likes him and I want her to be happy. What should I do?
Crazy Crush Calamity
Hi Crazy Crush Calamity,
Oh no! This sounds like a terrible situation! 🙁
It’s definitely not uncommon for two friends to crush on the same guy – there are only so many crush-worthy guys, right?!
However, this is extra-sticky since your friend didn’t KNOW about your crush. If she knew he was your crush, she probably would have selected someone else to crush on. Like, you can’t help your feelings, but the texting and telling you about her feelings for YOUR crush, etc…that goes against BFF code.
But she didn’t know! So it’s really not her fault! Though completely understandable that you’re upset.
The thing is, if you start flirting with your crush now, YOU’D be the one going against BFF code. You shouldn’t get in the way of whatever she’s got going on with this guy. For one thing, that would seriously mess up your friendship, and no boy is worth that.
But I DO think you should be honest with your friend. I mean, if you can just decide to get over him and let it go, that would be great. But if not – and I’m guessing since you wrote in about it, it’s not quite that easy – I think you should tell her that you’ve had a crush on him for a while too, but you didn’t say anything. Tell her you’re not upset with HER at all, because it’s not her fault she didn’t know about your crush. And tell her you’re not asking her to stop liking him, texting him or anything.
But it’s TOTALLY fair to tell her it’s hard for you to hear all about their texts. If you’re being understanding and generous with your friend, she should be willing to understand where you’re coming from and just not bring this guy up around you.
You sound like a really amazing friend, wanting your friend to be happy. But you deserve to be happy too! So communicate with your friend and make sure your friendship stays strong, first of all.
And then hang in there. With some time, you’ll get over this guy and find a new crush-worthy guy!!!


Getting Out of Stuck
Is that you? Are you feeling like no matter which way you turn doors are closing? Are you in quicksand up to your knees? If the answer is yes, then listen up!
Energetically, stuck is the infamous lukewarm that we grew up hearing about. Stuck in a deep inner choice not to choose… or a choice to not make a different choice.
I think most of us can identify with at least hitting pockets in our lives where everywhere we turned doors were closing. Or we are going about things our same old way and ruminating on how stuck we feel. Our lives feel stagnant. There is no flow.
Well, the funny thing is, the idea of living in a calm pond sounds nice on one hand. Our lives today are nothing but constant movement. If we are not doing, we feel we have no worth. So, the idea of climbing on a raft in the still waters of the pond has appeal… Until you are there for a second. Then the anxiety sets in. Cause here is the deal. The pond is of your making. A placid pond of your muck. So, this inner not choosing just really has us sitting outside of the game for a spell. Nothing grows. Nothing Moves. It brings you to the land of unknowns between spirituality and depression. Your yuck… Well, it’s still there.
And what we have to admit to ourselves is that the known horrors of our sameness are less scary than the sunshine on the other side. It’s fear of the unknown.
The sunshine on the other side requires choice. You have to choose it. You have to take action to get there.
You get to choose.
When we know that at 2 o’clock every day a monster jumps out of the bathroom… We can be prepared. But this sunshine. This Joy. This inner peace. I’m not even sure I would know what to do with it.
There is a fear… a weird fear… of leaving our pain. We have worn it so long.
We claim it. We name it. And then we hang on to it for dear life. Sometimes it… This label is the only thing that validates where we have been. Otherwise, we feel invisible.
We tie into these external breakdowns to keep our inner struggles at bay. We have anchored ourselves in the waters of the story. No to be clear… This pond we are anchoring our raft in… resides over the same watering hole as the one we created as children.
But here is something that I would like for you to consider. If you won’t look and you won’t see? If you won’t know? Then who do you think is going to validate you, or the little girl that saved you? The little girl that did that. Well, she needs to be seen and most importantly by you!
You owe her that. She endured a lot to get you here… And what have you chosen to do with it? The pond? She wants you to stand up. Take a deep bow to her and ask her. She knows the truth. You have her so tangled up in the story you can’t see her magic.
What I see so often is that in locking away our pain and in living in the suffering of a story, we so often miss our heroinism. We suffer in silence. The choice to hide our eyes inwardly in fear causes us to miss the details that can change everything; that can help us find hope and purpose again.
I don’t know? That is your choice because she does! Sorry, but true. She lived it and she knows. She didn’t have her eyes closed at the time.
Our childhood stories are laden with emotion.
The deep seeded fears from childhood… We don’t even know they are there. They are just a part of the fabric of who we are. Yet they weigh us down like lead. They keep us anchored in procrastination. They keep us tied to sameness. Even if what we know hurts, and eats at every ounce of our spiritual being.
So here is how it works. I want you to take a recent conversation. You walk away from the conversation feeling nothing. Until later… When you start thinking. Then a sentence sticks out. We turn our attention there and the flow stops. Then fear begins to seep in around the edges. As soon as you stop the flow the story starts to build. Our mind begins to ask questions. What did she mean by that? Right? And then we answer. It doesn’t take long before that one sentence has turned into a full-fledged story.
Now take note that emotion wasn’t present until we started creating the story. When we are standing in truth. Nothing. The anxiousness comes in the extraneous self-created information.
What if instead of a place to reside, emotion was intended to be a notification?
Modern Science says that our brain is taking in 200 billion bits of information per second. The average brain is capable of opening only 40 bits.
So right there is a reason to be nervous. I like to think of the swarm of incoming emails and how bogged down we can get when we feel we can’t get to all of them. It can be almost enough to
cause an anxiety attack on its own! So, what do we do? We create a strategy on how we can get to the most important. We skim over the top and open the ones that yell at us. So, it stands to reason that we were created with a similar system in place.
We just forgot!
So, what if in its purest state emotion was a ding-ding-ding! Look over here something is happening.
I like to think about children. Emotion comes and goes. Shifts on a dime. They never live there. They don’t wake up tomorrow still angry about yesterday. They don’t wake up with a worry around yesterday’s belly ache. Each moment is clean and pure… With no residual emotion… Until it isn’t. Then they become us. Right?
Fear creates ink spots that cover up our spiritual light… Our connection to the Universe. Fear on top of fear leaves little room for the light to seep in. Fear keeps us trapped and alone.
Jesus says that “One drop of the dark into the light makes it grey and murky instantly… Protect your light!”
It takes diligence in our mind… Our thoughts. It takes an examination of what you believe and why you believe it. It takes analyzing our stories for their strand of truth. As we brush away the falsehoods we find that the truth doesn’t waver.
Move into this time of change boldly. A new year. A new beginning. New leadership collectively. It is important to look inward. Remove those ink spots. Understand why you think what you think. Why you believe what you believe. Big and small.
As we are told… it is your belief that heals you… Jesus.
Our thoughts create our experience.
The ink spots of fear have our systems blocked. Our energy low. They have us operating at a soaker hose level. The light seeps out here and there but with little effect. With each ink spot removal, your power, your energy grows. The goal: a fire hose!
Here is where joy, hope, and gratitude resides. They have no beginning… No end. They are a state that has the ability to ride under every experience…. Happy or Sad.


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Since the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988, Iran has largely pursued a strategy of deterrence. Its ground forces, which number roughly 450,000, are trained and equipped to fight a prolonged, asymmetric defensive battle on its own territory. Likewise, Iran's air force can protect high value domestic targets such as the Natanz uranium enrichment facility and numerous military and political headquarters inside Tehran; it is incapable of long-range strike missions abroad. Which is why there has been no preemptive strike by the United States against Iran having Nuclear long range capability. Iran simply does not possess the capability to project hard power into neighboring states.
The serious Iranian immediate threat is to start attacking Persian Gulf oil shipments. The OPEC prices are fearing a global economic disaster that World leaders are not prepared to handle at the moment. In any case, we have recently increased our Navy fleet out there in the Persian Gulf just to prevent Iran from stopping the oil flow, and I’m sure they’ll be very good at it. Also on the other side of that gulf, and the owner of most of those ships, is Saudi Arabia, their worst enemy.Iran may also launch its army into Iraq, so that might put a hold on the plan to pull out the 400,000 United States troops there.
The Allie to Iran, China, Foreign Ministry weighed in on the widespread anxiety over Iran's nuclear program on today, urging Iran to be flexible with the U.N. nuclear agency but staunchly deploring force amid talk of strikes against the country. Hong Lei, the ministry spokesman, made the comments, state-run news agency Xinhua said on Friday. They come ahead of a report on Iran's nuclear program expected to be released next week by the International Atomic Energy Agency. "As a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran should fulfill the relevant international obligations," Hong told reporters.
Due to a diplomacy relationship between The United States and China the United States military wouldn’t be green-lighting this War operation by Israel. Most Republican Candidates have been publicly commenting on the battle that is yet to come. Rick Perry said "As a Christian I have a clear directive to support Israel." Herman Cain said "If You Mess With Israel, You're Messing With the USA." Mitt Romney said "The right course for us is not to try and negotiate forIsrael. ... that we will stay with them and that we will support them and defend them."
I’d like to know just what ships we have in that gulf right now. I heard on CNN today a reporter today say we had over 30 Navy ships sent there recently, but I haven't been able to Google that factually written, I guess that is probably supposed to be classified? I do know that the Saudis months ago gave Israel free passage through their skies to attack Iran. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta was quoted October 24th that "we’re going to strengthen our presence in the Pacific.” Were sending a clear signal that the United States opposes China’s claims to island territories far beyond its shores. So the U.S. is pivoting eastward to address are uneasy Allies before this crises takes place. Looks like all the ducks are lining up nicely.
The Iranian navy plans to provoke the United States by moving Iran naval vessels out of the Persian Gulf and into the Atlantic Ocean, "near maritime borders of the United States," the Tehran Times reported Tuesday.Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari a top Iranian Naval officer told the Tehran Times that “As the global arrogance (forces of imperialism) have a (military) presence near our sea borders, we also plan to have a strong presence near the U.S. sea borders with the help of the soldiers who are loyal to the vali-e faqih (supreme jurisprudent)."Iranians might face a challenge in refueling its fleet. Some in the Pentagon have speculated it could gas up in Venezuela, whose President, Hugo Chavez, is known to have a close relationship with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
President Barack Obama will be claiming the victory of this War because of our “secret” support and assistance, and there’s nothing like a war during an election year to assure a second term for an incumbent president. I think this is the only reason Obama is suddenly being supportive of Israel.
So how will all of this affect you? The price of oil will no doubt go up a bit but Iran only contributes maybe 5% of the total OPEC Global supply, so it won’t be much in the long term but will immediately go up very high due to the media fear mongering paranoia hysteria. So stay calm.
I think Israel will “accidentally” go beyond the agreed parameters of their assaults on Iran, the so-called Palestinians, and Hezbollah if they also attack, and really crush the hell out of them. Israel will suck every possible advantage against their enemies that they can get out of this, count on it. Could this be the Holy Bible biblical Holy War that is finally amongst us?
Sources: Google, Fox News, CNN, Tehran Times, W. Jonathan Rue., New York Times


GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Job training programs at Grand Rapids Community College were highlighted in a report examining how well two-year colleges implemented practices aimed at educating low-income and displaced workers.
The report, by Michigan-based educational and workforce development organizations, praised GRCC for “scaling-up” its workforce development programs while Michigan’s economy sank into recession, leaving residents looking for jobs and retraining.
GRCC, in a news release, defined “scaling-up” as “taking small successful programs and expanding them to serve a larger population.”
Workforce training programs at five other community colleges – Jackson, Lake Michigan, Macomb, Mott, St. Clair – were also highlighted in the report, which was commissioned by Jobs for the Future, Breaking Through and the Michigan Center for Student Success.
The report examined the effectiveness of the “Breaking Through,” strategy, launched in 2005 by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Jobs for the Future and the National Council for Workforce Education. The strategy’s aim was to help low-income adults with reading and math skills below the eighth grade gain college credentials.
GRCC had a Career Advancement Program, or CAP, in place before the “Breaking Through” initiative was created. The college expanded its CAP program after obtaining a $4 million federal grant for its Pathways to Prosperity program in 2010.
“The CAP program started it, and the Pathways program went farther,” Julie Parks, GRCC’s director of Workforce Training at GRCC, said in a statement. “Now, Job Training is working to incorporate the best practices of both to create the next model.”
GRCC is seeking a $75,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation, which would be spread over two years, to help continue and expand workforce development programs.


Review: Lords of Waterdeep Scoundrels of Skullport
Our town was always full of heroes. But only in recent weeks, streets really began to teem men with swords in their hands or women with a bow slung across their back. They are drawn to a single message. Discovery of a new tomb attracts adventurers from all around. Many fall in the survey, but we do not mind. Our city is flourishing once again. Every hero, who falls into darkness, leaves behind sacks full of gold. Under regulation of our protector, all this money goes into the city´s treasury. That is the main principle of Waterdeep.
Happily, heroes will be once again making their way into the dungeons and so will we, the players. Board game Lords of Waterdeep (review) allows us to do so. Specifically, its expansion subtitled Scoundrels of Skullport, that is still placed in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. It was created by authors of the original game, Rodney Thompson, Chris Dupuis and Peter Lee. Illustration involved a lot of authors, who have made possible game release in 2013 in stable of Wizards of the Coast company.
Scoundrels of Skullport box dimensions correspond to the original box and will find a way to place next to it. This time, packaging is indeed a bit lower, but it does not matter. There is enough space for all components inside and our list can not start with anything other, than rulebook. But before we do, all players will have to fight their way inside through dangerous Beholder guarding the lid.
Inside is enough space for plastic insert to conveniently store all components. Most need to be punched out from cardboard sheets. We specifically mean 24 new unique buildings, but also new hero caravans and material for the sixth player in gray. But there are also new figures for all players. Why? Because the rules also contain a longer variant of the game, where more workers will be used. In addition, there are wooden blue corruption tokens (25 pieces).
Major expansion for original Waterdeep hides in three game boards. One representing corruption scale for the city, while two remaining are showing new areas, that can be visited with your servants. It´s a new dungeon Undermountain and title home port called Skullport. Each site contains three new buildings. But the options do not end here, because for needs of variability, you will be also supplied with new challenges and intrigues. And also a new faction: Gray Hands (originally for the sixth player).
Surely you remember very well, that Lords of Waterdeep game revolves around servants. With their help, players can recruit heroes (of various professions), send them to fulfill quests and gain victory points. In addition, players can also build buildings, acquire control over them and then receive reward every time anyone uses it.
Scoundrels of Skullport further develops this whole concept subtly with help of two independent modules. Simpler one represents a new dungeon, that adds new challenges for the heroes, but also several buildings.
Each module has its own icon and components, because they are tied to specific new rules. In the case of extension called Undermountain is this apparent, because main theme of this module is reusing actions. Players will be adding hero cubes to buildings, which allow them to raise the value of using it. This option can be viewed also from a different perspective – as a chance to lure opponents from spot, you do not want them to choose.
This module otherwise results primarily in increasing variability of the basic game without any significant complications. But this module is a little more subtle and enriches the game otherwise. Specifically, we are talking about intrigue cards, whose playing now will be much more frequent. And we have also talk about new, truly epic adventures, that brings forty points and are true challenge for all heroes.
Higher demands othe player comes up, when you include Skullport expansion to struggle. That brings skull into the game. These represent amount of corruption, which serves as negative currency in the game. All participants are punished by getting it, when using ability of building, that is based on black magic.
Skulls can be taken from a common board, which contains a route, each spot containing three corruption stones. The more of them is in the game (together in all participants belongings), the more corrupted city becomes and the greater will also be affected their ownership at the end of the game. For each corruption counter, a player must deduct as many points as highest free space number on the corruption board.
Corrupting buildings have really tempting options and players will often calculate their contribution. In addition, there is also chance to get rid of skulls. But these positions are truly demanded in later stages of the game.
Scoundrels of Skullport work great as an expansion. However, two different modules have resulted in a slightly longer game. This is because there are more buildings to choose from. At the same time, game is also significantly mroe variable and corruption is increasing the difficulty. Game is now much more difficult to plan, because each skull can be really harming at the end of the game.
Both modules can be used not only individually, but also together and create truly epic experience. This is the way, how to get a true maximum out of the game. This shows real power of two smaller extensions, that are seemingly going in different directions, but works together perfectly.
And then of course, there is opportunity to play in six. Although the game will slow down a bit, you will be paying with your time for an even better impression. With tons of new cards of intrigue, everything is done in very close contact and match is thrilling until the last moment.You never know, what would others use to harm you and what may happen in an unexpected development with corruption, you have taken too much in the beginning.
Game time is obviously higher and far exceeds original sixty minutes. In the epic variant, you can also easily get over two hours, which may already seem like too much. But this depends on the players themselves, because while someone sees this as intolerable for „ordinary“ euro, others welcome it as enough room for tactics.
Unfortunately, new space on the board has also still deficiency, that must definitely be mentioned. Three buildings mean, that suddenly there is less competition for each position. And even intrigue cards are not enough to make up for it. It is a shame, because this is the main attraction of most worker-placement.
Scoundrels of Skullport has a great effect on the already beautifully functional game. Lords of Waterdeep due to this expansion becomes even better. It offers a host of new entertainment, but especially with two modules involved in the game, game is an absolute bang and experience, that we always happily play again. Lords of Waterdeep in combination with Scoundrels of Skullport, despite its minor flaws, is one of the best worker-placement out there.
Review: Lords of Waterdeep Scoundrels of Skullport
Lords of Waterdeep ranked pretty high in our rankings even without this expansion. And now it becomes even better! There are two different modules, that push the game a little higher in intensity. Not only numerous paths to victory, but truly heroic experience full of adventure and dirty tricks at your every step. Thanks to new well functioning corruption mechanic, players can also lose points. In addition, new buildings and cards ensure, that this game remains fresh. Scoundrels of Skullport make you sit down to Lords of Waterdeep with gusto every time and take a proper epic battle for dinner.


Greatresponder.com on Oct 19, 2012: It was announced on Wednesday October 17, 2012 by web hosting FireHost that it has successfully achieved the CSF or common security framework certification from health information trust alliance or HITRUST. This was announced by the company management through a press release statement.
It was further told in the press release that this certification indicates the seriousness of FireHost web hosting company to customers’ electronic personal health information from the cyber attacks. It is also important to note that web hosting FireHost is already certified under HIPAA cloud hosting, which provide healthcare options to the customers. Meanwhile, it was also maintained in the statement that company is growing very rapidly and this growth is clear indication of the confidence that customers show in the services of FireHost web hosting company.
In his press release statement, Mr. Kurt Hagerman, the director for global compliance at FireHost web hosting said, “While many organizations say they meet compliance standards, it’s very hard to prove. By obtaining this certification, FireHost has been audited by an independent, third party HITRUST CSF Assessor and has confirmed that it meets the requirements of the CSF. The HITRUST CSF certification is another way FireHost shows its commitment to the healthcare industry.”
At the meantime, Mr. Daniel Nutkis, CEO of HITRUST alliance said, “HITRUST has been working with the industry to ensure the appropriate information protection requirements are met when sensitive health information is accessed or stored in a cloud environment. We are pleased that FireHost has taken the steps necessary to achieve HITRUST CSF Certified status, and we expect their customers to have confidence in this designation.”
With this certification, the customers of FireHost web hosting company would be to benefit from the best security mechanism recommended on the domain of web hosting industry.
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Detroit is a 2,000 mile drive from Las Vegas, but it's an interesting market of only three casinos (plus Casino Windsor across the river in Canada) with revenues of $1.3 Billion in 2006. MGM Grand $490 Million, MotorCity Casino $469 Million and Greektown $345 Million. The three commercial casinos are moving into their next phase. The casinos were authorized in the mid-1990's as a source of tax revenue in struggling Detroit. Many operators presented proposals, including Steve Wynn. The three selected were MGM Grand, Mandalalay Resort Group and the Sault Ste Marie Chippewa tribe of Michigan. The three selected companies were required to have local partners, but in effect, the local partners had little power. They did, however, make a lot of money from the very successful casinos. The law permitted the casinos to operate in temporary or interim facilities while they planned and built permanent casinos with hotels. Like many political projects, hotel requirements changed and ultimately were watered down to 400 rooms each. Detroit's former mayor had visions of the casinos being together on the Detroit River, but there was so much opposition that each company went its own way in separate locations. Two of the three casino hotels will open by the end of this year.
More on Detroit's progress and the status of the projects after the jump.
MGM Grand opened its interim casino in 1999 in a former IRS processing center building on the edge of downtown.
From the beginning, MGM Grand Detroit has been the revenue leader and most successful casino, adding more to MGM Mirage's bottom line than some of its Las Vegas properties. Mandalay's MotorCity Casino opened in an historic building, Wagner Baking Company, about three miles from downtown in a depressed area which intimidated some suburban customers. Greektown opened in an old 19th century trapper's building in downtown.
MGM Grand Detroit will be the first to open its new facility, probably in November, which is going up two blocks from the current casino. Both the interim casino and the new one will be faux art deco which MGM seems to like so much. MGM's website shows that the rooms, spa and restaurants will be a significant addition to downtown. However, some of the comments on skyscraper.com aren't too complimentary, likening it to a typical office building.
MotorCity Casino was sold to Marian Ilitch, one of its local partners, after MGM Mirage acquired Mandalay. Casino operators are limited by law to only one casino in Detroit, so MGM was forced to sell MotorCity. The Ilitch family has been very beneficial to Detroit, and they have invested many millions into the city. Mike Ilitch, Marian's husband, owns the Detroit Tigers and Redwings. They also own Little Caesars Pizza. Since professional team owners aren't allowed to own casinos, MotorCity makes it very clear that Mike Ilitch has no involvement. In my opinion, Marian is the brains of the family, and thus far she has done an excellent job with MotorCity Casino The Detroit Free Press has a preview of the expanded facility, including some photos. While MGM did a good job in building a first class interim casino, MotorCity devoted more time and money to reflect Detroit's automotive heritage in its interim space. Since MotorCity is merely expanding at the same location, they kept their design detail and built upon it.
Greektown has constantly limped along behind the other two. It is also lagging in its construction of the permanent facility which will not open until the end of 2008.
As soon as both MGM Detroit and MotorCity open their new facilities, I will make a trip home to check them out...even if it will be winter up there.
Some links to information on Detroit:
A Safe Bet New MotorCity Will Impress


The NBA has never been more popular with a cadre of superstars such as Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry leading the way. The league has managed to grow its ratings and achieve global success while also maintaining a finger on the pulse of social issues. Pam El, its first female Chief Marketing Officer, is at the forefront of driving the process toward a zealous commitment to a diverse and inclusive NBA.
El on January 9 will be inducted into the Hall of Diversity during the Advancing Diversity Honors at CES. In a recent interview she talked about her role within the NBA, the importance of corporate leadership and her vision for the future of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Philip McKenzie: How would you define diversity in your specific role at the NBA?
Pam El: My role in the NBA is Chief Marketing Officer, which gives me marketing responsibility globally for the NBA, WNBA, 2K League and the G League. So I am deeply focused on the messaging in the marketplace around our league, the players and the game in general. The NBA's primary definition of diversity covers ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation and physical abilities as well as including personal experience, culture and the myriad ways in which we think and problem solve. Diversity is not one thing; it's many things.
McKenzie: Conventional wisdom attempts to silo diversity and inclusion away from other parts of the business, yet you have a robust marketing agenda and set of responsibilities. How do you balance those perspectives?
El: Diversity and inclusion is essential to business success, so I don't think of it as a separate part of our business. It is all connected particularly because we believe it’s vital to the success of our game and the league. Studies have shown that diverse organizations produce better results and that's how we think about it. As an organization focused on diversity it allows us to have better business results.
McKenzie: Comparing the environment of the NBA to other organizations over the course of your career, what do you think has contributed to its healthy perspective regarding diversity measures?
El: In my 35-year career I have been in some organizations with very little physical diversity. For example, the advertising world is dominated by males and in particular white males. On the client side you would see those numbers get a bit better but there was still work to be done. As it relates to the NBA, our game is diverse, the players are diverse, so this all comes quite naturally to us as an organization. We are making important headway to increase diversity in our team and ownership ranks. The good news is that outside agencies have rated the NBA very highly on racial and gender diversity so we are seeing recognition for our work. In the league office 36% of professional positions are [held by] people of color and 40% of those are women. Our numbers are growing and we see a real opportunity to perform even better in the future.
McKenzie: How important is corporate leadership and mentorship to fostering an environment where diversity and inclusion can prosper?
El: Very. Our Global Inclusion Council was created by Oris Stuart, our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. We have 10 senior leaders across the league and team offices that are providing strategic guidance and using data metrics to create benchmarks and review policy. This wouldn't be possible without leadership being on board.
McKenzie: You're very engaged with She Runs It. Can you share more about that experience?
El: The most recent She Runs It drew a nice assortment of women primarily in marketing and advertising, which is always good to see. My particular conversation was focused on how do you find your passion in that business and how do you manage to stay motivated and keep your career going when faced with industry roadblocks. This can be a challenge when you don't see yourself represented, which bleeds into significant retention issues. Mentorship becomes an essential component to any commitment to diversity. It is an obligation to act as a mentor more than it is a choice. (Watch a video of El's presentation at a recent She Runs It event here.)
McKenzie: We have spent quite some time understanding the internal dynamics of diversity. How do you address these issues when you're evaluating talent?
El: If you are going to identify diverse talent you have to go where diverse talent exists. You can't go back to the same pools you have traditionally used and expect a different result. I invest time in establishing connections to new potential sources of talent. I also want to make sure they are successful while here, which circles back to mentorship mentioned earlier while also adding training and education. We have a program called NBA Career Crossover, where former players are given an opportunity to spend time in the league office, in developmental programs, and in the front office of teams seeing firsthand how these jobs are performed. They are given the tools to compete professionally in the industry.
McKenzie: Looking into the future, do you have an optimistic view of the continued success of diversity and inclusion initiatives?
El: I am definitely optimistic because I have seen so much of this working. The proof is in the numbers we are seeing across our leadership as it pertains to people of color and women. We are building an incredible pipeline of talent and we are not satisfied. That commitment and energy combined with tangible support throughout the organization is directly responsible for standout success among the major North American sports. Our diversity is very much by design, driven by sound business practices, and we aren't showing any signs of slowing down. The future is always uncertain, but I am not only optimistic -- [I am] also inspired to take on this challenge. This is what our teams want, this is what our fans want and this is what the world wants.
The Advancing Diversity Honors event at CES is an opportunity for the advertising and media community to join hands in solidarity and support for diversity and inclusion. In addition to Pam El, inductees into the Diversity Hall of Honors will include Marc Pritchard, CBO, P&G; Diego Scotti, CMO, Verizon; Bob Liodice, CEO, ANA; Ricardo Marques, Vice President Marketing, Budweiser; Madonna Badger, CCO/Founder, Badger & Winters; Kat Gordon, Founder + CEO, The 3% Movement, and Alma Har’el, Director/Founder, Free The Bid.
For more information, underwriting opportunities and to purchase tickets or tables, visit AdvancingDiversity.org.
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Here's a VERY hard to find 1998 Starbucks Coffee Mug featuring the art of Garry Trudeau and his famous cartoon--- DOONESBURY.
This mug is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. A graphic of Mike Doonsebury drinking coffee on one side of the coffee cup with second wife Kim on the other side. The mug stands just under 4 1/2 inches tall and just under 4 inches across.
In 1998, Starbucks Coffee Go and cartoonist Garry Trudeau formed a partnership to benefit literacy programs through sales of "Doonesbury"-related products. According to Starbucks, this is the first time "Doonesbury" products have been licensed for sale in retail stores.
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