text:
Orion Monster Parallelogram mount, GiantView 25×100 binoculars

The Orion Monster Parallelogram mount and GiantView 25x100 binoculars is a well-balanced and versatile observing system that delivers deep-sky results

Our rating
4.0 out of 5 star rating 4.0
Price correct at time of review
Orion Monster Parallelogram mount, GiantView 25x100 binoculars

Well-mounted large aperture binoculars are a joy to use, especially for the larger deep-sky objects, so Orion’s new binocular and parallelogram combo piqued our interest. The GiantView 25×100 binoculars, which come in an aluminium case, have a Porro-prism individual-eyepiece focusing design that is covered with a thin rubber armour.

There is a longitudinal bar that connects the hinge to cuffs on the objective cells. This bar increases the rigidity of the binoculars and carries a sliding mounting post that enables you to achieve perfect balance when you mount them.

But, at the point of perfect balance, it obstructs the minimum achievable interpupillary distance (IPD) – the distance between the pupils of your eyes – to 66mm.

When we looked down the objective tubes, we saw that the prisms are secured in proper cages, not merely clipped to the housing, so they should not become dislodged by minor bumps.

The entrance to the prism housing does not restrict the light path, so that light from the full 100mm aperture is transmitted to the eyepiece.

This examination also revealed that the insides of the objective tubes are smooth and without light baffles, although they are stepped where the objective tubes join with the objective cells and delete prism housings.

This means that stray light is not well controlled, to the extent that it is intrusive when, for example, a first quarter Moon is within about 5° of the target area of sky.

We didn’t notice this stray light from any stars, but it must cause some reduction in contrast.

Orion Monster Parallelogram mount, GiantView 25x100 binoculars

We thoroughly enjoyed our first stargazing outing – as we put the binoculars and mount to the test – and targeted the constellation of Orion, the Hunter.

The Orion Nebula, M42, was bright, with a structure that seemed to increase in detail the longer we examined it.

The Trapezium Cluster was cleanly split as we moved it over the central third of the field of view. We found the colour rendition was very good with recently dimmed Betelgeuse looking ruddy.

We also tried some galaxies in Ursa Major: the Whirpool, M51, revealed both of its core structures, and the Pinwheel, M101, was easy to see despite its low altitude. Open clusters, however, are the real strength of these mounted binoculars.

While the Pleiades, M45, was as stunning as we expected, we spent a long time enjoying the Messier clusters in Auriga and Gemini and had to drag ourselves away from the Milky Way’s Cassiopeia region.

Given the weight of these binoculars, this enjoyment was only made possible by Orion’s Monster Parallelogram mount.

It has some nice touches, one of which is the facility to vertically adjust the mounting bracket in order to achieve perfect balance: you won’t find any positions in which the binoculars refuse to stay put without you over-tightening the mount’s joints.

This makes it easy to achieve that ‘floating binocular’ effect that is the hallmark of a good parallelogram mount. The helpful instructions are detailed and well-illustrated.

Orion Monster Parallelogram mount, GiantView 25x100 binoculars

The tripod is a Synta-made model with 1.75-inch diameter legs, and a north pin (initially for equatorial mounts) which is used to prevent the parallelogram from unscrewing itself.

The mount arms measure 57cm between fulcrums, giving a vertical range of 75cm, making it easy to share views with people of various heights.

There is some vibration when you change target, but this dies down in seconds. There are two counterweights and you can experiment with their positions to achieve a short vibration-damping time.

When the binoculars are pointed vertically with the tripod extended, the eyepiece height is a maximum of 148cm. Orion suggests purchasing an extension pier for the mount, but you can use a garden recliner, as lying back makes high-altitude observing more comfortable.

This is a complete observing system that will suit anyone who wants a reasonably priced step-up to big mounted binoculars, using a mount that can take other astronomical instruments and which has the versatility to make it ideal for sharing the night sky with others.

Without any additional outlay, or using any tools, you can instantly adjust your mount for people of different heights, and the perfect balance of the binoculars ensures that they will still be pointed at the same target.

You can walk around the tripod, flitting from target to target, enjoying the variety of what these big objective lenses can show you or, as the mood takes you, pull up a garden recliner and, in comfort, examine an object or a region of sky in detail and depth.

The Vixen–Skywatcher compatible dovetail block on the mount not only enables you to achieve perfect balance of the 25×100 binoculars but, if you are wondering how the views in another instrument compare, it will also accept any compatible scope.

Orion Monster Parallelogram mount, GiantView 25x100 binoculars

Locking lever

For security, it is essential that the attachment of the mounting post of these heavy binoculars cannot loosen while they are in use. The hand-wheel on the mounting bracket can give you reasonable tightness, but the locking lever, with mere thumb pressure, provides the extra security that you need.

Adjustable friction

Orion provides the instructions and tools to enable you to adjust the friction in the parallelogram motions. This enables you to set it low for the ‘floating binocular’ sensation, or to increase it for, say, windy nights or outreach events where it might be susceptible to being nudged.

Fully multicoated optics

Broadband multicoatings increase light throughput and also reduce the likelihood of internal reflections forming ghost images. They allow the maximum amount of light collected by the large objective lenses to pass to your eyes, giving you maximum brightness with a minimum of distracting ‘ghosts’.

Mini dovetail

Perfect balance requires that the load’s centre of mass is in line with the altitude fulcrum, which is usually impossible to achieve with L-bracket mounted binoculars. Orion has solved this by providing a mini-dovetail that enables the necessary forward-and-back adjustment, enabling perfectly balanced mounting of small binoculars.

Individual eyepiece focusing

For astronomical use, individual eyepiece focusing is considered to be superior to centre-focusing, largely because it is far less easy to accidentally change the focus. Once you are focused, you don’t need to refocus on different astronomical objects, so you don’t need the terrestrial convenience of centre-focus.

Vital stats

  • Price £805.99
  • Optics Fully multicoated
  • Aperture and magnification 100mm, 25x
  • Prisms BAK-4
  • Angular field of view 2.5°
  • Eye relief 18mm
  • Interpupillary distance 61–72mm
  • Focusing Individual eyepiece focus
  • Mount load capacity 7kg
  • Mount elevation range 75cm
  • Weight Binoculars 4.6kg; mount and tripod 20.4kg
  • Supplier Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
  • Tel 0800 0418146
  • https://uk.telescope.com/

This review originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Identified-Payload-Type: text/html

WARC-Type: response

text:
Montenegro Hike & Bike Adventure

If you are looking for a true physical challenge amidst Montenegro's wildest mountains, here you go! This trip consists of five connecting stages. The first three covered on foot, the latter two on MTB. Only once we cross an asphalt road. Let's hope this says enough. It's true European Wilderness you are entering. On this fully serviced formula you can count on the support of our legendary duo, consisting of a guide for smooth hiking & cycling without getting lost, and our cook/driver. The latter transports luggage and tents from bivouac to bivouac in his 4x4 and prepares your daily calories. Delicious fresh food & even cold beer will be available even at the most remote bivouac.

Day 1: Into the Wild

From Podgorica airport it is just a bit more then an hour drive to a completely different world. The fire is on, drinks are chilled and the bivouac is prepared. All you have to do is plunge in the lake & warm at the fire afterwards. After a good dinner we drift asleep in the tents.

title image_ZKBNY9FCWEYJC8V4title image_8DSZVK7VJVWY3FLAtitle image_DFU7KK652JMRZ2CZ

We test our gear & the group on a vice versa hike to Mount Stitan. Located in the heart of a barely visited mountain range, this immediately gives you a sense if what to expect over the next days.

10 km | +950m | - 950m

title image_22U8GQSX5N6CF9APtitle image_VNNBBY8E938L2VUTtitle image_4AH94ZVPJAVJAZ6S

Today we move on to the next bivouac, the highest of this trip at 1900m. It's a truly wonderful hike that includes again a 2000+ summit. We will recognize the shepherd church, where we pitch our tents, from afar and if the hike gets heavy, the smell of our cooks stew will motivate you for the last bits. We pass through several shepherd pastures and will certainly meet a few local men walking the sheep or old baba's knitting woolen socks in the shade of a tree.

20 km | +1100m | -700m

title image_YPVLE9ACP2MJTPQ8title image_RZAR39GPGRULLWSN

Three remarkable summits dominate the scenery of today. We will not tackle them, but we will take the trail that cuts through the heart of the area; a magical valley called Medjukomlje. At the end of the hike we get to rest our feet at the Stavna Lodges. Expect a real bed, a warm shower, a wood stove and the good company of other hikers.

13 km | +750m | -800m

title image_8PP2J59WHPRL2M2Qtitle image_EHYXXZQK7PRHRFQRtitle image_HV8DYZZHTYCSJKTQ

After a lazy breakfast the bikes will be delivered and at an easy pace we pedal into the Bjelasica mountains. Todays stage is the only one that can be classified as "mild" , so plenty of time for a chitchat, long breaks on sunny meadows and drinks with the local shepherds.

The lodges where we spent the last night of the tour are set on a pristine summer pasture.

25 km | +600m | -550m

title image_3WDZ7R7WW647E4DPtitle image_VXUHP9MDNFKYBWN6

The final section of the trip is a 35 km ride to Biogradsko lake. The first couple of hours the route goes up and down and also contains flat sections to simply cycle & enjoy. After the Bendovac viewpoint it is 1 straight descend to the lake. On this thrill of a ride you loose over 1000 meters of altitude.

Chill down with a swim in the lake or a drink at the terrace while you wait for our driver to collect you. Bikes remain in Kolasin, while you will be transferred back to the capital Podgorica, where we aim to arrive at 19:00.

35 km | +850m | -1550m

title image_DSPQRA266BQLJNTQtitle image_LWXPQN3ZXZC2BN3Ptitle image_49CJLSS6ZULSRRFD

Book Now

August 2021
13 Aug
18 Aug

Based on€695 EUR

15 spaces

26 Aug
31 Aug

Based on€695 EUR

15 spaces

All meals (3x daily) from dinner day 1 until lunch day 6

Transfer from Podgorica airport to the start of the trekking

Transfer form the end of the trekking back to Podgorica

Professional hike & cycle guide during all the stages

Bike rental 2 days including helmet

3 nights: Tents, sleeping bags & inflatable matress

2 nights in lodges

Luggage transport between the bivouacs

National park entrance fees

Drinks at the dinners

Personal expenses

Backpack that fits a lunchpack, water (2-3 liter) and a jacket

Hiking boots (B/C) & hiking socks (2-3 pair)

Hiking trousers (long) and layers of outerwear

Cap / Hat

Headlight (Petzl or similair)

Cycling shorts, shirt, gloves & shoes (without click system)

Personal medical & hygniecal kit

Water bottles (3 litres)

You will meet your guide at the entance of the terminal builiding of Podgorica airport at 16:00. You will recognise him by a Skyhook sign.

This short trip is a serious physical challenge and certainly not for the faint-hearted. You need to be capable of running 7 km without stopping at a decent pace, otherwise you will not enjoy this trip. All hikes are safe and free from "fear-of-height" sections.

No previous MTB experience is required for the final 2 stages.

There are several options to shorten the stages by either joining the cook/driver on the transport or by taking the shortcuts indicated by the guide. So if you like this concept but have slight doubts about your fitness level, you can subscribe anyway. Bear in mind that there is always an option to make the experience a bit less demanding.

We schedule this tour only in summer, when nights are warm enogh to camp at 2000m altitude. In the eveving we light a fire to keep us warm if needed. Day temperaturs vary from 20 to 27 degrees in the mountains; perfect for physical excercise.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms do occur, but get weaker towards the end of summer.

During this trip you spend 3 nights in tents. People subscribing as friends (2) or couples will share a tent. Solo travellers will share a tent with other solo travellers, with a maximum of 2 persons per tent. Our tents are weather & water resistant.

At the bivouacs we create a basic toilet & shower facility. A toilet consists of a hole in the ground in a hidden corner, that we cover every few hours. For your daily bath we have a refreshing lake at the first bivouac, and solar heated waterbags at the roof of the car with a shower head.

The lodge at the Stavna summer pasture consists of a series of bungalows that sleep 5 persons. Each bungalow has a shower and toilet and a woodstove.

The lodge at Vranjak consists of a collection of traditoonal wooden huts that sleep 4-5 persons. There is a central toilet builiding with hot showers.

When camping, our cook/driver prepares your dinner, breakfast & lunchpack on the open fire. Expect tasty traditional dishes with enough calories to get you to the end of this trip. Our cooks specialties are roast saucages, stew and bean soup, among others. Cofee and tea are free of charge at the bivouacs. Chilled drinks will be on sale at fair rates.

In the lodges the food is provided by the hosts. Again, traditional Montenegrin mountain dihes are on the menu, like skorup, kajmak, priganice. You will love it. Drinks at the dinner are sold seperatley. Coffee and tea for breakfast are included.

We do not apply a minimum or maximum age for this trip, however, a reasonable fitness level is required.

We aply a maximum of 15 persons.

The national currency in Montenegro, not an EU-member state, is the euro (€). During the enitre trip there is no possibility to withdraw money, so bring enough cash to pay your drinks. The rest is included.

You need to carry a minimum of 2 liters, on hot days 3 liters, in your backpack. The guide will make sure you can refill at the bivouacs and during the hikes we pass occasionally, but not often, through shepherd villages where we can fill our bottles.

At the lodges, drinking water is available form the taps & spring.

After leaving Podgorica airport, there is not a chance to find a plug until we reach the lodge towards the end of day 4. Bring a powerbank if you need to recharge your phone, and spare batteries for lights, gps-devices etc.

Provided by YUGO Travel

Skyhook Adventure is an Authorised Agent of YUGO Travel. Please familiarise yourself with the YUGO Travel Terms & Conditions and Skyhook Adventure's Terms & Conditions.

warcinfo:
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-31
publisher: Common Crawl
description: Wide crawl of the web for July/August 2021
operator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)
hostname: ip-10-67-67-15.ec2.internal
software: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)
robots: checked via crawler-commons 1.2-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)
format: WARC File Format 1.1
conformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/


text:
Creative Thinking

What Millennial Travel Trends Can Teach Us About Millennial Motivation

By Nicola Brown on October 3, 2017

We all know it: Marketing to millennials is hard. Perhaps it’s because our generational market segmentation is faulty, or perhaps it’s because millennials are forcing us to rewrite outdated marketing principles. For whatever reason, we seem to have a hard time pinpointing exactly what it is that millennials want (and don’t want) from brands today. But in an age of unprecedented global connectivity, this generation’s travel habits may offer some insightful perspectives about what motivates them and how they want to live their lives.

Millennial Travel Habits

In a recent report from Airbnb, researchers discovered just how important travel is to millennials, and it sheds some light on how this age group is thinking about and prioritizing the biggest financial components of their lives. One important factor to note is that the report surveyed millennials from all over the world, not just North America, which gives a more representative view of this age group than many studies that have location-specific samples.

Researchers found that most millennials prioritize travel over buying a home or paying off debt when they look at the next five years of their lives. This was true of millennials across the board in the US, the UK, and China. They’re seeking adventurous, local, and personal experiences when they travel-they’re looking for something that’s new and unique. Over 80 percent of millennials believe the best way to discover and learn about a place is through local experiences.

Millenial travel

Image attribution: Steven Lewis

Millennials aren’t just ranking travel as more important than buying a home or paying off debt; they’re actively saving for it, and spent more on travel in 2016 than the previous year. Approximately seven in ten millennials said they would travel more if they had more time, and nine in ten millennials said they would travel more if they had more money.

But-and this is why marketers ought to be paying close attention to millennial travel habits-the report also found that travel isn’t just an activity for millennials: It forms an important part of how they see themselves. More than 70 percent of millennials in each country surveyed said that “travel is an important part of who I am as a person.” Millennial travel habits, then, could offer an important window into millennial personalities, value systems, and behavior.

Let’s take a closer look at how millennials are choosing to travel.

The report found that they opt for accommodations in cool, local neighborhoods that let them discover hidden local places (rather than being close to top tourist attractions), they prefer active vacations full of exploration and adventure (as opposed to relaxation), and they will choose local restaurants rather than those they’re familiar with from home. Most don’t mind traveling solo as it makes it easier to meet locals, and they prioritize meeting people over bringing back souvenirs. When it comes to itineraries, millennials would rather create their own than go with a package deal.

This indicates that the following characteristics of travel are also an important part of how millennials define who they are: uniqueness, novelty, adventurousness, sociability, authenticity, independence, and self-direction. The fact that these characteristics are just as important or more important even than financial stability (paying off debt) reveals how central they are to millennials’ lives.

4 Principles for Marketing to Millennials

Millennials may be the broadest and most diverse group of consumers marketers have ever had to handle, but the strength of their attitudes towards travel reveals some important characteristics about how they want to live their lives. Here are four marketing principles taken from their travel habits for how to reach millennials on a meaningful level.

Be fundamentally different

Millennials aren’t just looking for the cheaper version or the more feature-rich version. They want true novelty. They want to be taken out of the realm of familiarity and to be surprised. They want something that’s not just new but unique. Stretching beyond their comfort zone is where they find meaning.

Be open-minded and open-ended

Millennials aren’t fond of scripted endings. They want to write their own adventures. Relinquish some control over your product or service and let millennials bend it to fit their lives. Make it clear how your offering complements their independence and explorative nature. Don’t box them in with “solutions” but rather broaden the possibilities for discovery.

Be socially engaged and responsible

Millennials want conversations with real people. They don’t want big, faceless corporations. By the same token, corporate social responsibility shouldn’t just be a branch of your operations, it should be central to everything your business does. Ask yourself why you’re doing this and how you’re actually making a difference, because this is what millennials will ask you.

Drop the marketing speak

Millennials can sniff out inauthentic appeals instantly. As a brand, stop talking about yourself, stop talking about millennials, and start talking with them. Imperfections and mistakes are OK as long as you are honest and forthcoming about them. Think less about what you ought to say and more about how you should be saying it. Demonstrate your values as opposed to stating them and you will tap into more authentic marketing channels (e.g. millennials talking about you to their friends).

An analysis of this elusive generation’s travel habits reveals not just the characteristics that are fundamental to how millennials want to live their lives but just how powerful they are. These are characteristics of people and experiences that outweigh physical possessions and even financial stability. Millennials would rather be in debt than not have an opportunity to be adventurous, independent, and to find novelty and authenticity in their experiences. The challenge for brands is to market at the level of inspiration while being transparent about the business objective to profit from the sale of goods and services. It’s not easy, but successful brands can solidify a strong, lifelong relationship if they succeed.

For more insights into millennials and marketing, subscribe to the Content Standard newsletter.

Subscribe to the Content Standard

Featured image attribution: Jordan Bauer

Nicola Brown

Nicola is an international award-winning writer, editor and communication specialist based in Toronto. She has stamped her career passport all over the communication industry in publishing, digital media, travel and advertising. She specializes in print and digital editorial and content marketing, and writes about travel, food, health, lifestyle, psychology and personal finance for publications ranging from the Toronto Star and WestJet Magazine to Tangerine Bank and Fidelity Investments. Nicola is owner and principal of communication consultancy Think Forward Communication, and Editor-in-Chief at Nicola revels in the visceral, experiential side of travel, and will passionately argue for its psychological paybacks, especially after a few glasses of wine. You can contact her at


WARC-Identified-Payload-Type: application/xhtml+xml

text:
star wars rise of the resistance video

The Rise of the Resistance ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened in Disney World and Disneyland in December and January, respectively, to wildly positive reception. The ride soon became the most popular attraction at the Disney Parks, with fans lining up for hours to get a chance to join the Resistance. Then, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit, and Disney Parks closed for the fourth time in history. Only a few people to go experience Rise of the Resistance in that three-month window. But Disney has released a Star Wars Rise of the Resistance video that offers viewers the chance to experience the ride virtually, from the comfort of their homes.

Star Wars Rise of the Resistance Video

Disney has released a Rise of the Resistance POV video that is like experiencing the ride in reality — albeit, with more floating text. The video takes you through the 15-minute ride in three minutes, while sharing behind-the-scenes trivia about the attraction. It’s a thorough look at the Rise of the Resistance ride, even if it’s a shortened three-minute version of the 15-minute experience.

As /Film’s Peter Sciretta described in his review of Rise of the Resistance, the video takes guests on a mission with Resistance during an escape of a First Order Star Destroyer:

The journey begins on Batuu as you discover that First Order troops have landed on planet and are looking around Black Spire Outpost for a rebel spy. You might even have a personal interaction with Kylo, his Stormtrooper guards, or maybe the Resistance side of the equation: Rey, Chewbacca, or Vi. If you wander into the forested area along the outskirts of Black Spire Outpost, you will discover the Resistance’s temporary encampment. This is where the real adventure begins.

Guests make their way through a pathway leading them deeper into “the forest toward towering cliffs and the crumbling remains of an ancient civilization.” In a makeshift briefing room, BB-8 presents us with a holo-transmission from Rey, who has a plan to reunite with General Leia Organa. We hurry to board a nearby Intersystem Transport Ship (I-TS) on route to the new base, but we are spotted by a First Order Star Destroyer and captured. Arrested and interrogated by the Supreme Leader himself, we must find a way to escape thanks to our resistance cohorts.

This is when the ride itself begins. We board eight-passenger First Order Fleet Transports (highly technological trackless vehicles) piloted by reprogrammed R5-series astromech droids. Traversing the labyrinth of the Star Destroyer, we will have run-ins with Kylo and his army of Stormtroopers. We might even come face-to-face with an AT-AT Walker. By the end of this ride, you will believe that blaster bolts are real. The climactic ending sequence takes place as we board escape pods that drop us back down to the planet of Batuu.

There’s no word yet on when Disneyland or Walt Disney World will open and allow Star Wars fans to experience the Rise of the Resistance ride for real. However, reports suggest that it could be as soon as June.

Cool Posts From Around the Web:


text:
the laundromat trailer

Whenever a trailer arrives for a smaller movie, or a documentary headed straight to streaming, we tend to avoid giving it its own specific post. But that doesn’t mean we want to ignore those films. That’s where a trailer round-up comes in handy. Below you’ll find trailers for Fire in ParadiseHoliday in the WildThe Man Without GravityCold BrookThe ApolloAtypical, and The LaundromatRead More »


text:
Skip To Main Content

Back to School Fair

Back to School Fair

Please join us on Friday, August 20, for our district-wide Back to School Fair! This is a chance for you to learn about districtwide programs, services, and resources, and to meet our new Superintendent. Tents will be set up where representatives from many departments will be available to answer your questions.

The Back to School Fair will be a fun activity for your children too, with music, food trucks, free drawings for prizes, and more.

The fair will be held on the field behind Glendale Middle School, Friday, August 20, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In conjunction with the Back to School Fair, we are partnering with the Salt Lake County Health Department o host a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Glendale Middle School. The vaccines are free and welcome to anyone in the community, age 12 and older.


text:
Sleep medicines are mainly prescribed to treat insomnia and other sleep problem among adults. Consequently, people suffering from sleep problems struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep. Some of the common sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep paralysis, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, sleep apnea, sleep paralysis and chronic fatigue syndrome.People can buy sleeping pills online in UK.

Sleep medications have their share of benefits and harmful effects

People who pop a pill at the slightest attack of anxiety, depression or sleep disorder can become a victim of severe health consequences. In scientific terms, the common sleeping pills are termed as Hypnotics or sedatives. And, these medicines induce sleep by calming the brain and the central nervous system. Ironically, majority of sleep medications are habit forming. And, the users become addicted and dependent on them after prolonged use.

Trust FDA Approved Sleeping Pill For Insomnia Treatment

Ambien, Zopiclone and Temazepam are the popular prescription sleeping pills which one should acquire after getting a prescription from a medical expert. Additionally, these pills can prove hazardous for health if the user abuses them. Hence, sleepless patients should always buy FDA certified sleeping pills for safe and healthy treatment.

More and more people are jumping the sleeping pill bandwagon today to sleep peacefully. These pills calm the brain and the nerves and induce sleep. But, i should use them under complete medical supervision

Improper use of sleeping pill can prove disastrous for your health

The side effects of sleep medications are definitely not good for your health. Occasionally, such medicines cause loss of memory, fainting, allergic reactions, vomiting, difficulty in breathing, anxiety, chest pain etc. In case of serious misuse, some sleep medications can also lead to harmful side effects, for example, hallucination, aggression and parasomnias (sleepwalking, sleep eating, sleep driving and sleep sex). Therefore, safe usage of sleeping pills is the key to sound sleep and good health.

On a conclusive note, sleep-deprived should get themselves evaluated by a board-certified sleep expert. Combing sleep with behavioural therapy, yoga and meditation will enable insomniacs to sleep well and feel better.


text:
Who has the power to create jobs? It isn’t the president or congress. It is the American consumer, you and me.

President Barack Obama is on the stump making speeches around the country, and last week he was on national TV. The subject is jobs.

  The national unemployment statistics tell us that 7.4 percent of our work force is still unemployed. That is down from 12 percent two years ago, but it means that 11 million people are still out of work. Unfortunately, many of the jobs they had have disappeared into other countries where low-cost labor is readily available and products are produced at significantly less expense than in the United States.   Half of the automobiles sold in the U.S. today are made in other countries. Toyota of Japan has been the number one auto seller in the world for the past several years. They hit a glitch with the nuclear accident that shutdown production for several months but statistics tell us they are rapidly catching up. Where are American owned General Motors and Ford? GM and Ford have been in second and third place in the U.S. auto market and are almost non-factors in the world marketplace.   How could this happen to us? How, indeed. Take a walk around your neighborhood and count the number of American-made cars in the driveways. A recent shopping trip to a clothing store yielded tags from Peru, Indonesia, China, Korea and several more. Shop your favorite stores from Wallmart to Belk, from Lowe’s to Home Depot and see what you can find that says “Made in America”. I don’t think you will have any better luck than I did finding home grown products.   Most of the country suffered major job losses between the 1960s and the 1990s. The South lost its textile manufacturing base. The northeast and north mid-west where steel was king became the rust belt. The secret to jobs is manufacturing. Each manufacturing job generates five support jobs. Thus, one manufacturing job lost means six jobs gone.   If we buy American products, however, the money stays in America and we create jobs for Americans. Yes, I know it’s more complicated than that. Some foreign made cars have American made components and some foreign owned firms manufacture in the U.S. Still, where does the money for management go and who banks the profit?   Who has the power to create jobs? It isn’t the president or Congress. It is the American consumer, you and me. The issue is consumer choice. The more we buy “Made in America” products the more jobs will be available for our friends and neighbors. Will it cost a bit more? Probably. But, if we are lucky enough to have a job, we shouldn’t notice it so much. Check the labels on what you buy. The job you save may be your own.

Dr. Mark L. Hopkins writes for GateHouse News Service and Scripps Newspapers. He is past president of colleges in universities in four states and currently serves as executive director of a higher-education consulting service. Contact him at presnet@presnet.net.


text:
RTP Meridian 2530 Meridian Parkway Suite 300, Durham, 27713

Direct Mail Marketing for Law Firms and Attorneys

Direct Mail Marketing for Law Firms and Attorneys

Yes, you read it right! We still have people who prefer traditional mail over other marketing channels. Law firms and attorneys try to get such people who always send and receive direct mail to bring awareness about their service. People hire attorneys for different legal issues like issues in business, family, and property. So you will find that their audience and potential customers are widely distributed and varied. With this being the case, law firms can find it hard to reach out to people and bring awareness about their service. Direct Mail Marketing can help in this aspect. Read further to find out how!

Purpose of Marketing for Law firms and Attorneys:

Why do law firms and attorneys need to market? Law firms and attorneys have a lot of competition today. They have found it hard to reach out to customers. In general, a law firm or attorney needs to bring awareness to the people about their presence and their service. People these days look for the best in everything. When new to the field, you can find it a challenge to get clients. But it’s not too hard of a challenge. Once you begin to exhibit your service, people start trusting you, and automatically more clients start coming in.

For this to happen, you need to market continuously. To bring awareness to people about your service, you need to keep marketing. Showing your work can help gain their trust. Once a client hires you and likes your service, they start recommending you to others, and it helps spread positive word of mouth. It will surprise how this can help you more than some marketing strategies. So you can understand that marketing is essential for law firms and attorneys, and they have a well-versed marketing strategy or plan to reach out to people.

Ways of Marketing:

Law firms use different ways of marketing in traditional methods like direct mail. They also use various digital marketing strategies to bring awareness about their service. A marketing strategy and plan is crucial for success in marketing, whether it’s a digital marketing or other marketing methods. Direct mail campaigns can reach a wide range of audiences. Digital marketing helps get people from all over the world. You need to construct a complete marketing strategy and function according to the results on each step.

Some of the common digital marketing strategies include Website Marketing, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SEO, Public relations, advertising campaigns, etc. Website marketing plays a significant role in a digital marketing strategy. The company or law firm’s website provides information about the firm and attorneys and installs the first impression in the minds of the clients. Email marketing helps them take action and reminds them about their interest in your service. Social Media Marketing again helps reach more people. SEO, Public Relations, and advertising campaigns enable you to bring more attention to the service. People keep you in mind and approach you when they need to hire your service.

But surprisingly, law firms seem to benefit more from direct mail marketing rather than digital marketing. You will find the reason for this is that law firms’ and attorneys’ range of services covers smaller regions than companies and entrepreneurial start-ups. You have a law firm or attorney in every town and, in the case of cities, several. So let us look at how to use direct mail marketing as a successful marketing strategy for law firms and attorneys in different topics.

Direct Mail Marketing for Law firms and Attorneys:

Everyone, by default, has a mailbox at home. They still receive letters regularly, and many have found it more convenient than emails. Statistics denote that 79% of consumers find more convenience in reading mail than in emails. If this is the case, then law firms and attorneys have a significant advantage on their side. Experts advise you to make use of both channels of marketing. It turns out that 64% of those direct mail favouring consumers like to get more information about the direct mails they receive. It suggests you have a marketing strategy that includes both direct mail marketing and digital marketing plans.

While conducting a direct mail marketing campaign, you need to choose a suitable time as well. As most of the people send indirect mails as a part of their marketing strategy but you need to select a convenient time that captures the consumers’ complete attention. During the holidays and festive seasons, people receive many emails, and yours can get lost in the puddle. Sending emails during weekdays and avoiding holiday seasons can provide you with a suitable time. Your mail gets the receivers’ undivided attention.

Today, people cherish direct mails and perceive them as more personal when receiving a letter than an email. We all know the importance of personalizing messages today. People feel that you take extra effort to forward an email campaign when you send in promotions through direct mail.

Another essential reason to use direct mail is – it is a quieter and less crowded channel. You will find online platforms more crowded than direct mail. Direct mail or letters help you send elaborate messages to share the complete story with your client. Another advantage of direct mail is that you will find it very cost-effective compared to other marketing strategies.

When you use direct mail marketing, you need to pay attention to certain aspects of your campaign’s success. You need to format your letter appropriately, meeting your campaign’s needs and appealing to the readers. As mentioned before, prioritize the personalization of the letters. Mentioning the reader’s name makes the kindles their interest, and your letter gets a full read. With any marketing strategy, you need to have a follow-up plan. It goes for direct mail and makes sure to follow-up your campaign with other interesting methods like brochures or follow-up letters as it makes the audience participate and get converted into clients.

Direct mail marketing has its advantages like other form of marketing. When it comes to law firms and attorneys, direct mail marketing helps convert leads and increases the popularity and knowledge about the service. Hence law firms and attorneys can use direct mail to benefit from their marketing campaigns.


text:
System information and communication solutions

ICT solutions contributing to your progress

Our team of experts introduces and develops system information and communication solutions in different industries.

The system information and communication solutions are tailored to your needs with the use of innovative approaches and verified state-of-the-art technologies. This allows you to easily manage complex networks, reduce operating costs as well as monitor and improve the efficiency of information and communication systems.

How are our solutions evaluated by customers?

We talked to the Smart Com team about the protection of those systems that are vital for seamless business operations and security, and their response was quick and efficient. They introduced the Trend Micro solution, which was first tested by our company. It soon proved to be a very good solution, which was exactly what we needed. That is why we agreed to implement the project, which was then carried out fast and completed professionally. What is also important to us is a reliable and responsive support, which is a prerequisite in working on systems that are vital for the operation of the company.
Jernej Gostečnik, Head of Organisation and Informatics, Thermana d. d.

Business sectors

We understand the challenges faced by organisations in different industries. We especially understand the specific needs with which the organisations respond to contemporary business challenges. Our strength lies in lessons learned from our many years of servicing a wide variety of users. We introduce these lessons when designing custom solutions that will meet your specific needs and fulfil your vision.

Mastering state-of-the-art development and system information and communication solutions, numerous partnerships, and qualified professionals enable a holistic approach when it comes to delivering ICT infrastructure to the following economic areas.

Partners in the field of technology

We work with global leaders in specific technology segments to establish the system ICT solutions.

I agree that you may permanently store personal data in the notification list of:

Vaše podatke bomo hranili in obdelovali za občasno posredovanje strokovnih vsebin in vabil na specializirane dogodke preko elektronske pošte. Vaše osebne podatke bomo uporabljali zaupno in jih ne bomo posredovali tretjim osebam. Vašo zasebnost obravnavamo v skladu z določili GDPR in Zakonom o varstvu osebnih podatkov.

Privolitev lahko kadarkoli prekličete, ob prejemu e-sporočila ali na e-naslov marketing@smart-com.si posredujete sporočilo z naslovom Odjava. Po obdelavi zahteve za odjavo vam bo Smart Com prenehal pošiljati vsebine od katerih ste se odjavili.

Podrobnosti o odjavi, obdelavi in varovanju osebnih podatkov si preberite v Pravnih obvestilih.


text:
Program Benefits

Do you want improved commute support and incentives at your organization? There are many benefits to joining the Smart Commute program:

Increasing freedom and mobility

Smart Commute can help with carpool matches and trip planning. Smart Commute empowers you to try a sustainable commute by providing educational resources and incentives to help employee try taking transit, cycling or walking to work. You can choose an option that best suits your commute.

Healthier living

Commuting by sustainable transportation such as carpooling, taking transit and cycling are linked to a healthier lifestyle with a lower mortality rate, a happier outlook, and increased productivity. People who walk and cycle get more physical activity per day compared to people who drive to work. Transit users also get more physical activity per day than drivers as a result of walking to and from transit stations.

Decreasing road congestion and pollution

Encouraging people to shift from driving alone to taking transit, cycling, walking or carpooling helps reduce the number of cars on the road, which decreases congestion and improves air quality.

Reducing household expenses

People who take public transit, walk or cycle can save over $10,000 per year compared to people who drive alone by avoiding gas, maintenance, parking, and other expenses.

Increasing Productivity

Transit commutes can spend their time reading, working, studying, sleeping, or engaged in other activities that do not require their attention on watching the road. People who carpool can reduce their commute times and therefore boost their productivity by taking advantage of HOV lanes and designated carpool parking where available.

Increased job satisfaction

Studies show that employees who are satisfied with their commute are 10% more likely to remain with an employer. Adjusting work start and end times by even 15-30 minutes can help employees avoid travelling during the busiest times of the day, significantly reducing commute times and making the commute less stressful.


text:
CALL US NOW: 714-771-2108

Patio Cover Company 91356

Struxure Outdoor provides the best Patio Covers in 91356. If you are looking for a reputable and dependable Patio Cover Company in 91356 then call us today.

Struxure Provides pergolas, patio covers, awnings, louvered roofs and other outdoor patio enclosures to all of 91356

Struxure's louvered roof system is ideal for any outdoor living area such as patios, decks, lanais, verandas, entry ways, courtyards, outdoor kitchens, swimming pools and spas. A variety of colors, materials and finishes are available to compliment any architectural style. Units can be free-standing or attached to existing structures to enhance any area requiring convenient sun weather control.


text:
Single Phase digital power meter
Product code: SDM120-CT-MBUS-MID
Unit price £32.00

(£38.40 inc VAT)

The SDM120CT energy-meter “with a white back-lighted LCD screen for prefect reading” are used to measure single-phase like residential, utility and Industrial application. The unit measures and displays various important electrical parameters, and provide an MBus communication port for remote reading and monitoring. Bi-directional energy measurement makes the unit a good choice for solar PV energy metering. The compact design and din rail installation provides an easy and economical solution for your metering demand.

The SDM120-CT-MBUS-MID Approved Single Phase digital power meter works in conjunction with 5Amp Current Transformer. This meter has been MID B&D Certified by SGS UK, proving both its accuracy and quality. This certification allows this model to be used for any sub-billing applications and unlike other alternatives, this meter is housed in a 1 Module DIN rail case, meaning it takes up very little space.

Product Name: Single Phase digital power meter
Manufacturer: Eastron

Product/Installation Enquiry

Need some help or information on this product? Simply fill out this form and we will get back to you!

There are no reviews for this product yet

Have something to say? Leave your own review for this product!


text:
Learn More

Lighthouse Hotel

  • Address:
    105 Rockaway Beach
    Pacifica, CA 94044

Rates by Date

Where the ocean meets the coast against a backdrop of lush, rolling hills in Pacifica CA, the Best Western Plus Lighthouse Hotel is a destination that feels worlds away, yet is only minutes from the heart of iconic San Francisco. Close enough to the big city to work the day away before escaping to the coast each evening, our San Francisco Bay Area hotel is located directly on the Pacific Ocean and features spacious accommodations with unparalleled views and amenities, oceanfront meeting space and access to endless activities and attractions.

Nearby, guests can experience some of the best tide pooling in California at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, while Pacifica State Beach is one of the most popular surfing spots in the Bay Area. Catch your own dinner at Pacifica Pier, known for salmon and striped bass, or take a tour of the nearby Pigeon Point Lighthouse, the largest lighthouse on the West Coast. Shopping, dining and other activities are just a short drive away in addition to the famous attractions waiting in nearby San Francisco.

The Best Western Plus Lighthouse Hotel in Pacifica CA is a scenic gathering place for all groups, whether you are planning a corporate meeting or coastal wedding. Our San Francisco Bay Area hotel offers meeting rooms that amount to more than 5,000 square feet of space. With an oceanfront address just minutes from SFO and BART, there is simply no better place to create memories together.

Stay a While
Business Continuity
  • Gym:
  • Handicap Access:
  • Pool:
  • Jacuzzi:
  • Restaurant:
  • Number of Guest Rooms: 97
  • Number of Meeting Rooms: 3
  • Complimentary Parking:
  • Complimentary Internet/Wifi Connection:
  • Open For Business:
Meeting Facilities
Facility Info
Meeting Rooms
  • Description The beachfront property provides an elegant setting for weddings, corporate events, and all manner of social functions. You’ll find 4,500 square feet of flexible event space, as well as all the services required to ensure a memorable experience for your guests. And with SFO Airport and BART access just minutes away, the location marries convenience with the beauty of the California coast.
  • Floorplan File Floorplan File
  • Largest Room 2,275
  • Total Sq. Ft. 4,500
  • Reception Capacity 160
  • Space Notes Meetings & Events Highlights -4,500 square feet of space -Oceanfront setting with Pacific views -Accessible via BART and Highway 1 -Full-service catering -Private dining available
  • Theatre Capacity 250
  • WiFi true
  • Banquet Capacity 160
  • Number of Rooms 3
  • Classroom Capacity 180
  • Sleeping Rooms 97
  • Total Sq. Ft.: 2275
  • Height: 9.4
  • Theater Capacity: 250
  • Classroom Capacity: 180
  • Banquet Capacity: 160
  • Reception Capacity: 160
  • Total Sq. Ft.: 1935
  • Height: 9.4
  • Theater Capacity: 50
  • Classroom Capacity: 30
  • Banquet Capacity: 100
  • Reception Capacity: 100
  • Total Sq. Ft.: 1085
  • Height: 8
  • Theater Capacity: 80
  • Classroom Capacity: 40
  • Banquet Capacity: 50
  • Reception Capacity: 50


text:
Facing Bankruptcy in Illinois

Smith & Weer, bankruptcy lawyers Peoria IL trust, is dedicated to making the bankruptcy process as painless as possible. Our legal team will meet with you to talk to you about your situation and help you through each step of the procedure. We’ll explain to you how to fill out the proper paperwork and help you gather the right documents detailing assets and income for your bankruptcy hearing.

Usually you will only need to attend one hearing, a meeting with a court-appointed trustee who will audit your case. Our legal expertise will ensure the best outcome for your bankruptcy filing, and our compassionate team will ensure you understand all aspects of the process.

At Smith & Weer, bankruptcy lawyers Peoria IL rely on, we offer free consultations on Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy. At no charge to you, we’ll provide you with:

  • Analysis of Your Financial Situation
  • Understanding of Your Legal Options
  • Preliminary Plan for Your Highest Benefit
  • Alternatives for Avoiding Bankruptcy
  • Preparation to Start Immediately If You Decide

Call bankruptcy lawyers Smith & Weer today to arrange a free, face-to-face consultation for your legal case.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

There are three possible bankruptcies that may apply to the needs of an individual debtor. Those are Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13. A Chapter 7 is commonly referred to as a straight bankruptcy, or liquidation bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not require a monthly repayment plan as do a Chapter 11 or a Chapter 13.

Normally, a Chapter 7 can be begun and ended in a time span of approximately three months from the date of filing assuming there are no problems. In a Chapter 7, a debtor may retain his or her house if it is being purchased with a mortgage loan.

The same is true of a car loan; if the debtor reaffirms either a house mortgage loan or a car loan, he or she will be permitted to retain the house or car so long as they are current on their payment and the debtor executes a reaffirmation agreement. Much like its name suggests, an agreement that reaffirms a debt says, in effect, “even though I filed bankruptcy, I agree to continue paying you, the creditor, in exchange for allowing me, the debtor, to retain the home or the car.”

As a Peoria, IL bankruptcy attorney might explain,  a Chapter 7 may be less onerous than a Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 because it does not require a repayment plan, the disadvantage of a Chapter 7 is that is remains on a debtor’s credit report for ten years; a Chapter 13 bankruptcy remains on a credit report for only seven years. Some potential lenders of a debtor who filed bankruptcy may also view a Chapter 13 more favorably because the debtor made an attempt to repay a portion of her debt.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Chapter 13 bankruptcy requires a repayment plan that must be approved by the court by confirmation. The repayment plan is required to last a minimum of three years, and is allowed to continue, at most, for a period of five years.

The purpose of a Chapter 13 is to permit the debtor to reorganize his financial affairs. In addition, there are many valid reasons for filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. A Chapter 13 is the only way a debtor may keep her home if she has fallen behind on mortgage payments in the recent past. The Chapter 13 allows the debtor to catch-up the mortgage by paying off the mortgage arrears at no interest during the life of the plan.

Another reason for filing a Chapter 13 is if a debtor is behind on his car payments or if the car has actually been repossessed. With a Chapter 13, a debtor can catch-up his car payments much like catching-up a mortgage loan, and with a Chapter 13, a debtor can recover a car that has been repossessed if he acts quickly.

Other reasons exist for filing a Chapter 13. If a debtor makes more than the median income for his or her area where they live, a debtor will be required to remain in a Chapter 13 for a period of five years. If a debtor has filed a Chapter 7 within eight years, the only type of bankruptcy that can be filed is a Chapter 13 if the debtor feels it absolutely necessary to again seek the relief of a bankruptcy.

As noted above, a Chapter 13 remains on an individual’s credit report for only seven years, while a Chapter 7 remains on a person’s credit report for ten years; that could mean substantial savings over a period of time if someone is able to obtain a loan for a lower interest rate because she filed a Chapter 13 instead of a Chapter 7.

To determine which type of bankruptcy is best for you, contact the bankruptcy lawyers Peoria IL can trust at (309) 347-4300 for a free consultation.

Bankruptcy Lawyer Peoria IL How can we help you? To determine which type of bankruptcy is best for you, contact us for a free consultation. We’ll answer all your questions, and explain your options. There is no obligation.

Get Bankruptcy Help

Avoiding foreclosure took time and effort but it was worth it…we saved our home!

Sue T., Pekin, Illinois

Smith and Weer saved our home and saved our family. We couldn’t be more grateful.

Jerry C., Pekin, Illinois

There was no way we could negotiate with our creditor, or understand the complexities of our situation. Smith and Weer took care of all of this for us, and saved our home.

Lonnie M., Peoria, Illinois

Attorney Ed Weer

Fill out my online form.
Call Now Button


text:
Terms of Service

These Terms of Use govern your use of www.smsarena.es, owned and operated by M-STAT S.A., CIF (EL)999983276, 6 Irodotou Str, Athens 10675, Greece. By using this website, you accept these Terms of Use in full. If you disagree with these Terms of Use or any part of these Terms of Use, you must not use this website. You are expected to read carefully the Terms of Use and proceed to visit/use the pages/services only after accepting them completely. In case of disagreement, one should not use the service, otherwise it is presumed that he accepts the terms and agrees to abide by them. The following terms of use apply to all of the content that is generally included in the pages of the website. SMSArena reserves the right to modify the Terms of Use at any time and you are required to check every time for any changes. If you continue to use the website and service it is automatically deemed that you accept the modified Terms of Use. Otherwise, you should refrain from using/visiting the SMSArena website.

1. Operation of SMSArena

The SMSArena service is used only for sending short messages (SMS) to recipients who belong to supported mobile networks of countries listed in the “pricing” page of SMSArena Changes to supported networks are likely to induce changes and affect the general operation of SMSArena. The delivery report is also affected by the operation of mobile networks. In each case SMSArena will make every effort to provide reports on service delivery of SMS sent via SMSArena. In countries where mobile number portability (phone number transferred from a mobile network to another) applies, it may not always be feasible to deliver SMS and/or provide delivery reports.

2. Scope of Services, Changes to Scope of Services, Availability

SMSArena services include – sending and receiving of SMS and emails. SMSArena services are described on the SMSArena website or wherever they are offered or are self-explanatory. In the pages described you will find the scope, duration of the offered usage and special conditions, as well as the price and payment terms, if any. Requesting a service from SMSArena constitutes placing a binding order with SMSArena. If SMSArena accepts this order, you will receive a confirmation of acceptance from SMSArena or a respective behavior. When SMSArena accepts your order and payment is secured, you may immediately use the requested services. SMSArena services are subject to constant change as SMSArena aims at the up-to-date functionalities and the offering of latest trends and features. Therefore, the services currently offered and retrievable, as well as the contents you store will not be available to an unlimited extent or for an unlimited period of time. Should SMSArena make a change within the scope of the effective contractual relationship, you will be informed accordingly by SMSArena, complying with any stipulated notice period.

3. Preface

If you register in SMSArena you are entitled to make use of an advanced communication platform that allows you to send SMS messages in supported countries, having first deposited the requisite amount using the available methods. www.smsarena.es may include all forms of advertising. The existing and any new services on SMSArena are subject to these Terms of Use, unless explicitly stated otherwise. The visitor of the SMSArena service understands and accepts that all of the pages/services are provided “as is” and SMSArena disclaims any liability related to the limited duration, remission, poor performance or failure of any electronic storage of your data and/or any services. You are responsible for accessing the SMSArena service. Access may require payment of fees / charges to third parties (ex. internet service providers, PayPal, bank institutions). You are solely responsible for the payment of relevant fees / costs. Furthermore, you are solely responsible for your own equipment with the necessary technological means allowing access to SMSArena

4. Pricing and Credits using SMSArena

You are not allowed to make any payments by using unauthorized means. SMSArena is not obligated to provide or render the services prior to the receipt of the fee applicable to the service.

5. Registration

By subscribing to SMSArena you must agree to: a) provide true, accurate, up-to-date and complete information concerning the data requested by SMSArena in the registration form for accessing the content/services of www.smsarena.es and b) maintain and update the registration data in order to be accurate, reliable, up-to-date and complete. SMSArena cannot guarantee the correctness and completeness of the data provided by you or other users.

6. Account deletion

When you decide to delete your account, SMSArena will not return to you any available/unused credit.

Accidental deletion of your account, even if you register again with same details immediately after, will still cause the loss of available credit.

An SMSArena account can be deleted any time. A new account with the same MSISDN can be created again at any time after the account has been deleted. However, each MSISDN will only receive the SMS bonus once with the first registration.

7. Member account

Upon acceptance of the Terms of Use of SMSArena and completion of registration process, SMSArena registers you as a member and provides you with the services described herein. During the registration procedure an activation pin will be sent to the mobile number that you have registered as a number that belongs to you.

When your mobile number is verified, it becomes the username of your registration.

You remain solely responsible for all activities that occur under your personal password, name, and general use of your account. You are solely responsible for the careful use of your account. Furthermore, you agree to immediately notify SMSArena for any unauthorized use of your account as well as any potential security breach. SMSArena is not responsible for any damage or injury resulting from the inability of you to respect and follow this provision.

8. Third Party Usage

You should keep your login details safe and protect them from third-party access. Third parties should not use your account. You are responsible each time your account is accessed, allows third parties to use it or your login details are unprotected. In any such event, each service subject to payment used via your account – i.e. when your username and password have been used for login – will be charged to you. The same applies if you are automatically logged in by your browser, mobile phone etc., and a third party subsequently gains access. Even if your account has been used by a third party, with or without your knowledge and/or your intention, you shall be held responsible for the transmission or making available of prohibited contents or the illegal use of SMSArena services in violation of these conditions or of applicable legal provisions.

If you become aware that third parties have access to your login details, you should immediately make a request to , SMSArena to block your account.

9. Member ethics

For the completion of your registration it is necessary to receive the activation Pin via SMS on your mobile phone. Due to the fact that the mobile is a personal item, you are responsible for the security of your mobile and the way it is going to be used by the SMSArena service. Thus, to send SMS through the service, you must own the designated mobile number which will be provided as the originating address of SMS messages sent via your SMSArena account. In no case will SMSArena be considered responsible for the content of the sent messages. In the event where the service receives notification that any content sent is causing moral harm or other damage to a third person, or in the case of an official complaint from a recipient of unsolicited SMS or breach of the Terms of Use, SMSArena reserves the right to investigate the account and terminate the account of the user/member who violates the terms of this provision without returning the amount equivalent to the available balance of this account. You must firstly comply with the rules and regulations of the American, European and International Law and the laws governing telecommunications, and refrain from any illegal and improper use of content and the SMSArena. According to the terms of use of the SMSArena it is forbidden to send SMS with content that:

10. Changes and amendments to the terms of use of SMSArena

SMSArena reserves the right to change charges of SMS termination without notice. Any changes in the operation of the mobile network operators or telecommunications services partner organizations can lead to changes in the pricing of SMSArena. Similarly there may be changes in the compatibility of the SMSArena service with any of the mobile telephony networks of the supported countries.

11. Changes and amendments to the SMSArena pricing

SMSArena reserves the right to change these Terms of Use. Any changes will be reported to the Terms & Conditions section and will be marked so as the differentiation of these Terms to be distinct. When you have an effective agreement with SMSArena and you do not object to the scope of application of the new Terms of Use within this period by email, you will be deemed to have accepted the new Terms of Use. For agreements concluded after any amendment to the Terms of Use, only the new Terms of Use shall apply.

12. Intellectual and Industrial Property

The entire content of SMSArena including, the service creation, texts, news, graphics, photographs, illustrations, pictures, services, and generally any kind of file is copyright protected and governed by national and international copyright law, except those explicitly recognized rights of others. Therefore, any reproduction, republication, copying, storage, sale, transmission, distribution, issuance, execution, download, translation or modification in any way is forbidden without the express prior written consent of SMSAren.

13. Indemnity

It is expressly agreed hereby that in case SMSArena is brought against any actions, claims, administrative or judicial action arising from any form of violation of any visitor/user/member, he /she undertakes both to intervene in such action arising process and to indemnify SMSArena if forced to pay compensation or other expense.

14. Applicable law and other provisions

The Agreement is governed by the provisions of American Law, the Rules and Directives of European law and relevant international provisions, construed in accordance with the rules of good faith, business ethics and the economic and social purpose of the Law. If any provision is found contrary to the law and therefore void or voidable, shall automatically be ineffective, but in no way will affect the validity of other conditions. No modification of the terms of this contract will be taken into account and be a part of it, unless expressed in writing and incorporated in it.

You shall be held solely responsible for ensuring that the contents made available or transmitted by you using SMSArena services does not infringe any legal provisions or third party rights. You agree not to make available or transmit contents of pornographic, National Socialist, abusive, insulting, racist, xenophobic, defamatory, sexually degrading, blasphemous, discriminating, discrediting, politically extremist or morally reprehensible nature or such which are in violation of regulations for the protection of children and young people, personal honor, criminal law regulations, regulations under the Data Protection Act, the Trademark Protection Act or the Copyright Protection Act or other legal provisions. It is also prohibited to make available or transmit links or other information leading to such contents. As a rule, we do not check the contents made available or transmitted by you or others using SMSArena services, and we are not responsible for such contents. If we become aware of the transmission or the availability of contents in violation of legal provisions or in violation of these Terms of Use, we will delete them or block the account used for such purpose. Should you become aware of such transmission or such contents; you shall inform SMSArena immediately.

15. Decoding

Any change to software may result in significant, unforeseen faults in its functions or the functions of other software or hardware (e.g. the mobile phone or mobile phone network). In this respect you shall bear the sole risks and responsibility. You shall not make any attempt to develop or execute programs (scripts, robots, viruses, etc.) which might change the process and functions of SMSArena services e.g. change or bypass your interface.

16. Blocking, Deletion of the Account

If you are in breach of the provisions of these Terms of Use or if SMSArena has reasonable grounds for suspecting a breach, in particular in respect of entering incorrect data during registration, the creation of more than one account, use of SMSArena services to harass, threaten or insult other users, use of SMSArena services for promotional purposes, third party access, with or without consent, transmission or making available of prohibited contents, infringement of third party rights or attempt to manipulate SMSArena services, misleading statements regarding your identity, age and business activity or failure to meet payment obligations despite warnings that account will be blocked. SMSArena shall be entitled to immediately withdraw its services, block your account and delete the contents transmitted or made available by you (e.g. nickpage, blogs, etc.). SMSArena is also entitled to delete your account and the services associated therewith if your account is considered as abandoned .

Abandoned are accounts that have no activity for 12 calendar months and more.

17. Refund Policy

When you purchase directly from SMSArena you will be entitled to a cancellation period of fifteen (15) days (“Refund Period”) unless you have made use of the Paid-For-Products in any way, in which case this “Refund Period” will be extinguished and your purchase cannot be cancelled or refunded.
Outside of the “Refund Period” no purchase can be cancelled or refunded.
If you believe that SMSArena has charged you in error, you must contact SMSArena within 30 days of such charge.
No refunds will be given for any charges more than 30 days old.
If it is reasonably believed that you are trying to unfairly exploit this refund policy as in the case of making repetitive refund requests in respect of the same Product
If you are breaching the Terms of Use
Ιf SMSArena reasonably suspects that you are using SMSArena service or Software fraudulently or that your User Account is being fraudulently used by a third party.
This refund policy does not affect your statutory rights.
Abandoned are accounts that have no activity for 12 calendar months and more.

18. Applicable Law and Place of Jurisdiction, Miscellaneous

If you are not a consumer, agreements deviating from these Terms of Use will be effective only if they have been agreed in writing. Declarations which SMSArena makes to you or which you make to SMSArena will be effective even if they are made by SMS or email. SMSArena will send declarations intended for you to the electronic contact address given upon your registration. If one of the provisions in these Terms of Use is, or becomes, ineffective or an omission has been made, the other provisions shall remain unaffected. If you are not a consumer the ineffective provision or omission will be replaced by an effective provision which most closely represents the economic purpose of the ineffective provision and the intention of the contractual parties. All contractual relations between you and SMSArena will be subject exclusively to Greek law, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are not a consumer, the competent court has jurisdiction.

You can contact SMSArena via email at support@smsarena.es and via telephone at +34 911239736. The adress of SMSArena is the following: Avda. Menéndez Pelayo 67, local 6, 28009, Madrid, Spain.


text:
Company: ONE Brands

Introduced: October 2018

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail Price: $2.49-$2.79

Product Snapshot: ONE Brands has announced its newest too-good-to-be-true bar flavor: White Chocolate Truffle. The bar launched on the brand's website on October 15th and will be hitting shelves soon at specialty retailers nationwide. This newest addition fits perfectly in the brand's family of mouthwatering bars including Birthday Cake, Almond Bliss and Maple Glazed Doughnut.

ONE can never have enough chocolate! Like all of the brands' bars, White Chocolate Truffle bar is packed with 20 grams of protein and only ONE gram of sugar, and provides fans with rich taste and a guilt-free experience, made with high quality, gluten free ingredients and satisfaction in every bite. The new bar features decadent white chocolate with dark chocolate drizzle on top and dark chocolate chips in every bite. White Chocolate Truffle is ideal for breakfast, an everyday snack, or anytime on-the-go to boost protein intake with premium taste.

“We observed significant growth in the white chocolate segment over the past few years and knew that this flavor profile would be a natural addition to our current roster of guilt-free indulgent bars,” said, Peter Burns, CEO of ONE Brands. “We are thrilled to introduce White Chocolate Truffle as the first flavor of its kind in the bar category and look forward to offering consumers another way to fuel their active lifestyles with our signature, unmatched taste and texture.

ONE White Chocolate Truffle will be available this month online, with more shopping options coming soon. The new bar retails for an SRP of $2.49-$2.79. ONE fans everywhere are encouraged to share the love on social media with the hashtag #YouveFoundTheONE and tag @one1brands.


text:
Reliable Transportation From A Dealer You Can Trust

Ford F-350 Super Duty For Sale in Morganton, NC

Results 1 - 1 of 1
Are you sure?
This action will clear all your filters.
  • Page 1 of 1

Contact Us

By clicking “Send Email”, I consent to be contacted by Carsforsale.com and the dealer selling this vehicle at any telephone number I provide, including, without limitation, communications sent via text message to my cell phone or communications sent using an autodialer or prerecorded message. This acknowledgment constitutes my written consent to receive such communications.


text:
Disney Mickey Mouse Boys Beanie Knit Winter Hat And Mitten Set

Your Mickey Mouse fan will keep stylish and cozy with this beanie and mittens set! Disney Mickey Mouse beanie and mittens set Knit beanie with printed character graphic, striping, and pom pom accent (100% acrylic) Knit mittens with rubberized design and ribbed cuffs (100% acrylic) Hand wash cold Imported


text:
A collaboration inspired by Medistar Corp. and including researchers from the University of Houston and Texas A&M has developed a heating ventilating and air conditioning system filter, made from nickel foam, that can trap and instantly kill 99.8% of the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, say the lead researchers on the team. The investigators also say the filter catches and destroys 99.9% of anthrax spores and other pathogens, including the legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.

The biodefense indoor air protection system, currently under beta-testing at the InterContinental Hotel Houston Medical Center and soon to go into commercial production, can be custom-fitted to existing heating and cooling equipment in all types of HVAC systems in buildings, planes and ships, say the researchers.

The new filter, which in retrofits is inserted between the existing filter and the heating and cooling elements, distinguishes itself from a HEPA filter in that HEPA filters only trap the virus, says Zhifeng Ren, co-lead investigator and director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston. The biodefense filter is better than a high-efficiency fiber filter because it kills the virus, making any filter changes and disposal much safer for maintenance workers.

The virus can’t survive temperatures above 70 degrees Centigrade. That led to the idea of a filter with an integral heating element. Ren suggested using nickel foam because it met several key requirements: It is porous, allowing the flow of air. And it is electrically conductive, which allowed it to be heated. It is also flexible.

“Nothing can survive biologically” because the filter is heated to 200 degrees C to kill the pathogens, says Ren.

Ren and his research team collaborated with Monzer Hourani, the mastermind behind the filter and CEO of Medistar, a Houston-based medical real estate developer.

Filter Kills Anthrax Spores and Other Pathogens

The researchers report that virus tests at the Galveston National Laboratory found 99.8% of the novel SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was killed in a single pass through a filter made from commercially available nickel foam heated to 200 degrees C. The filter also killed 99.9% of the anthrax spores trapped by the filter in tests at the lab, which is run by the University of Texas (UT) Medical Branch.

Peel adds that the team did not test specifically for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, often found in HVAC mist given off by cooling towers. But because the filter is 99.9% effective for anthrax spores, "typically the gold standard for air disinfection," it also would destroy legionella.

Ren adds, "It basically can catch and kill spores as small as 100 nanometers or as large as 1,000 nanometers."

Custom retrofits to HVAC systems would cost about $4 per sq ft or $1,000 per ton of HVAC, says Garrett Peel, Ren's co-lead investigator, executive vice president of Medistar and founding partner and CEO of Medistar subsidiary Integrated Viral Protection Solutions (IVPS), which is commercializing the filter and would provide a custom retrofit service. Mobile air purifiers are also under development.

The company will deploy the filter first to places at highest risk of indoor transmission, including schools, health care facilities and transit facilities, Peel says.

The first units will go to schools in Texas, Florida and Arizona and to the InterContinental Hotel Houston Medical Center, which will be the first hotel in the world retrofitted with the technology, says Peel.

Phased Rollout

The phased roll out will be based on demand. IVPS expects to produce 20,000 units of initial capacity by late this year or early next year. “We have manufacturing partners that can meet this goal very easily,” says Peel. He adds that Medistar has invested “millions of dollars” in the product, mostly to commercialize it.

A custom filter measures about 4 ft x 4 ft depending on the size of the HVAC system. It is smaller for individual AC units.

Nickel foam has advantages but it also has low resistivity, making it difficult to raise the temperature high enough to quickly kill the virus, say the researchers. They solved that problem by folding the foam, connecting multiple compartments with integral electrical wires to increase the resistance enough to raise the temperature as high as 250 degrees C.

“There is HEPA filter technology” in both custom retrofit and mobile applications, says Ren. If the power fails, the filter will work the same way as a HEPA filter.

By wiring the filter itself so it is electrically heated internally, rather than heating it from an external source, researchers say they minimized the amount of heat that escapes from the filter, allowing air conditioning to function with minimal strain. “Four centimeters away from the heater, the temperature is the temperature of the environment,” says Peel.

The heat may increase cooling system operating costs 1% or 2%, adds Ren.

A prototype was built by a local workshop and first tested at the UH lab for the relationship between voltage/current and temperature. The Galveston lab then brought in a virologist and prepared samples of the virus. The samples were then aerosolized and run through a prototype filter in a sealed unit, says Sloban Paessler, a professor of pathology at the UT Medical Branch who led the Galveston tests.

Virus Inactivated or Trapped

The filtered air that came out of the unit was then tested using cell cultures. “We never discovered any infectious virus,” says Paessler. “The virus is either inactivated or trapped.”

Paessler says he can’t be sure the virus is killed by the filter because the lab did not collect test samples from the filter itself. “But with such high temperatures, I would be surprised if the virus was not deactivated,” he says.

Ren maintains that because the temperature on the filter is about 200 degree C, there is no reason to believe any virus on the filter can survive. The likelihood of survival is about the same as the likelihood that “the sky will fall tomorrow,” he adds.

Beyond that, the 99.8 % of virus kill was validated in recent repeat experiments on a newer test. The results also showed that 99.97% of anthrax spores were killed. “These data are sufficient to suggest the unprecedented eradication of such biopathogens through a mere subsecond exposure to treatment through this novel nickel mesh,” says Ren.

This article was updated on July 22, 2020 to reflect new information.


text:
Struggling to create relevant real estate social media content? Need inspiration on when and how to 'Go Live' on Facebook? Unsure of how to connect with every single motivated seller effectively?

YOU'RE IN LUCK! As social media marketing experts in the world of real estate investing, we have tons of content available to download right onto your computer. Check out what we have to offer, and keep your eye out for new content downloadables to come!


text:
Social News XYZ

Warm-up gives India game-time and injury headache

Warm-up gives India game-time and injury headache

Chester-le-Street (Durham), July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's three-day tie against County Select XI, their sole warm-up game in the lead-up to the five-match series against England, ended in a draw but added to their problems after pace bowler Avesh Khan, who is a standby, got injured on the first day and looks likely to be ruled out of the tour.

The Indian pace bowler, who was representing County Select XI after the English board could not assemble a playing XI and had to ask for players from Indian camp, was hurt on his thumb by a shot from Hanuma Vihari on the first day.

The Board is yet to confirm his availability but it seems that the thumb injury may not heal in time for the Test matches.

Reports also emerged in a section of the media of Washington Sundar injuring his finger. However, the all-rounder, also representing England's County Select XI, came to field on the final day in Indians' second innings and even took the catch of Mayank Agarwal, who made 47.

It could not be confirmed if Sundar is injured.
India are already missing opener Shubman Gill, who has returned home following his leg injury.

As of now, with Gill and Avesh out, India are with only 22 fit players in England.
On the final day, the Indians had declared the second innings at 192/3 with a total lead of 283 runs.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scored 51 off 77 deliveries before being retired out.

Mayank Agarwal (47) and Cheteshwar Pujara (38) had put on 87 runs for the first wicket.
Both the openers were dismissed in the first session by off-spinner Jack Carson.

The Indians had dismissed County Select XI for 220 and taken a 91-run lead after the home team's last man Avesh Khan could not come out to bat due to injury.

Brief scores: Indians 311 all out and 192/3 in 55 overs (R Jadeja 51, M Agarwal 47, C Pujara 38, J Carson 2/64) vs County Select XI 220 all out in 82.3 overs (H Hameed 112, U Yadav 3/22) and 31/0.

Source: IANS

Facebook Comments
Warm-up gives India game-time and injury headache

About Gopi

Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.

He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.

When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.

He can be reached at

PHP Code Snippets Powered By :
%d bloggers like this:


text:
 Software Alliance
Get The Best of Both Worlds
Perfect Together
Eliminate Redundancy and Serve Customers Faster
Scan Barcodes and Dispense Prescriptions in OPENJet
View approved prescriptions and receive payment in EzPOS .
Pharmacy Solutions
Software Alliance can give you a complete solution for your Pharmacy
Manage Pharmacy and Store with our interconnected Applications. Manage Accounts and Payor's Reimbursements
Control All Aspects of your pharmacy business from your Headquaters
Prior Autorization, Claim Submission to ALL insurance companies
Quick Implementation, Easy to use. The only solution of its kind in UAE
Hospital Management System
whether you are a small clinic or a large hospital this solution is for you.
Our modular approach enables us to take care of big and small alike.
Let us take care of technology so you can take care of the most important thing "your patient"
Campus Business Intelligence
Software Alliance Campus BI has over 500 pre-defined Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) on campus operations and
strategic management. Campus BI can access campus
information easily...
Campus Management System
Manage all aspects of your Campus with our five different portal.
Student portal , Parent Portal , Admission Application Portal and Faculty Portal.
Give us a call to set up a Demo.
Single Sign On (SSO)
Software Alliance can develop a Single Sign On (SSO) web application methodology
and develop software which eliminates the need to remember and insert
a number of usernames and passwords...
Resource Outsourcing
Software Alliance is capable of accommodating the needs of a small firm or a large
multinational company by providing a single resource to assist the IT department,
or by providing a whole host of resources to run the entire IT department...
Project Outsourcing
Software Alliance Project Management Outsourcing offers you a
one stop project management service by organizing the
administration, monitoring and timely delivery
of the agreed milestones of the project.
Providing Customer Centric Solutions
Software Alliance is a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Processing Systems, Inc
a New York, USA based IT company. Software Alliance delivers
high quality solutions for Healthcare, Education and
Highly IT Skilled Outsourcing Industry...
Quality Policy
Our Quality is not related to the service but to the management of the service.
Our overriding goal is to meet and exceed our customers’ needs through a timely and cost
effective delivery of high quality solutions and related professional services.
Need to Purchase? Our team can help you get more from our service.

We have CMMI and ISO based processes making us work seamlessly with each other and with our customers

Optimized dev. process with less resources that enable it to be cost effective..

We have 20 years of extensive experience in the industry to deliver quality products

We have highly competent resources who deliver the best with industry standards

Agile and effective

By using agile methodology we can deliver more effectively

Latest Technologies

We strive hard to keep pace with the latest technologies ensuring the best possible solution for our customers

  • Streamlined and well defined processes
  • Effective and advanced communication methods
  • Defined methodologies
  • Incorporation of new technologies
  • Large pool of skilled technology resources
  • ISO and CMMI based processes
  • Human Resource training program second to none
  • Quality in our products, services, solutions and processes
  • Effective utilization of resources
  • A scientific onsite /offshore model

Please feel free to drop us a line and we’ll contact back ASAP.
For general inquiries you can call: +971 (2) 631 1393
or email us: [email protected]

Your message was successfully sent!


text:
Best solar power system deals Dubbo & Central West NSW

Central West NSW is one of the most sunshine-blessed regions of Australia and the world, and is an excellent place to for homes and businesses to install solar panels to save money on electricity bills. Let Solar Choice help you find the best solar power PV system deals available in Dubbo & Central West NSW.

Solar Choice in Central West NSW–Solar Power for Dubbo and surrounds

Solar Choice has been servicing the Dubbo and Central West NSW regions since 2010. During this time, Solar Choice has facilitated hundreds of residential solar installations as well as numerous commercial solar projects in the region by allowing our clients to easily compare solar PV system installers who operate there. The area was serviced by Solar Choice’s Central West office until its closure in 2013. The area is now serviced directly by our head office in Manly, NSW.

Learn more about the benefits of going solar in NSW

Why is solar a good investment in regional NSW?

In NSW’s Central West, electricity tends to be more expensive than it is in the city, at $0.24/kWh versus prices 3-5 cents lower in urban areas. Rates are expected to continue increasing into the future. For this reason, solar panels are a great investment for Dubbo and Central West NSW homes & businesses. Net metering setups, in which any solar power produced will be fed first into the appliances of the building to which it is attached and any excess power will be exported to the grid, allow their owners to save money on their electricity bills by reducing the amount that they need to purchase in the first place–often referred to as ‘offsetting’. The system owner will receive credit on their power bills for any of the surplus power, but given that this rate tends to be significantly lower than the retail price of electricity, system owners who do not have access to the state’s now closed feed-in tariff scheme will obtain the greatest benefit from a system by ‘self-consuming’ as much of the solar power as possible.

The cost of installing a solar PV system has fallen dramatically in recent years, making it more affordable than every for ordinary homes and businesses to install a solar system. Additionally, under the federally-mandated Renewable Energy Target scheme (RET or eRET), Dubbo and surrounds are located in REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) Zone 2, which, because of the higher amount of sunshine, entitles solar systems installed there to a larger discount per kilowatt of installed capacity than in many other parts of the state.

Uptake of rooftop solar power is also great for the local economy: due to its remoteness, many of the installers who operate in the area are local ones. Even in the case of some of the larger, nation-wide installers, the remote location of many of Central West customers makes it economically wise for these companies to contract out to local workers.

35kW polycrystalline solar module commercial solar power installation in Central West NSW. Installation brokered by Solar Choice Central West office.

35kW polycrystalline solar module commercial solar power installation in Central West NSW. Installation brokered by Solar Choice.

Contact Solar Choice for more information about going solar in Dubbo and Central West NSW

Solar Choice’s Manly office services all of Central West and rural NSW including Dubbo, Broken Hill, Coonabarabran, and Condobolin.

Contact Solar Choice:

Matt Lasauce 0410 124 850

© 2013 Solar Choice Pty Ltd

Solar Choice

What does Solar Choice do?

Solar Choice Testimonials and Feedback

Solar Choice Blog

Recent news

Management team

James Martin II

Contributor at Solar Choice
James was Solar Choice's primary writer & researcher between 2010 and 2018.

He is now the communications manager for energy technology startup SwitchDin, but remains an occasional contributor to the Solar Choice blog.

James lives in Newcastle in a house with a weird solar system.
James Martin II


text:
COVID_Safe_Badge_Digital (1).png
  • Grey Facebook Icon
  • Grey Instagram Icon

Solar Springs Retreat Is Now Closed

Thank you all for your support over the years. We have now closed our doors to Solar Springs to make way for some very exciting changes.

We’re not quite ready to reveal what we’ve been up to, but we’re awfully close! Sign up below to get a personal invite to our new site and invite your friends to join us.

The more the merrier.

Thank you. We'll be in touch very soon!


text:
What Can You Do With a Piece of Paper? Sliceforms
Small Snowman Tealight
Small Snowman Tealight
Battery-operated tealights are such a wonderful invention! Now we can illuminate just about any flammable object,  including sliceforms. This Snowman is best made with the stamps which will give you the details in the design. Since you will be using translucent vellum, you will need to color the hat, scarf, etc. with permanent markers on both sides of the paper. The dies are especially handy for making the branches for the arms, but using the dies will leave a distressed halo along the edge of the translucent vellum  pieces.
Look Inside!
Bookmark and Share
-select colour-


text:
1. Home / 2019 Martha Stoumen Natural Wines from California

2019 Martha Stoumen Natural Wines from California

Note: this post was taken from the Some Good Wine newsletter. We send it out regularly with info on new wines and recommendations from the Some Good Wine staff. Plus, regular discounts on featured wines! Visit this link to subscribe

2019 Martha Stoumen Natural California Wines

This post was written by Some Good Wine owner Jeremy Block. Call him at the store with any questions about these or any other wines: (212) 777-3151

Natural Wines from California: the new 2019 Martha Stoumen Wines are in stock at Some Good Wine!
"In the cellar I use a minimalist winemaking approach. Patience in the cellar means letting the natural yeast and bacteria present on the grape skins perform fermentation, and allowing longer macerations and aging to provide stability rather than using added tannin, acid, or stabilizing agents in my wines. Above all, I strive to make wines that are delicious, joyful, and truly representative of California."— Martha Stoumen
Find them here on our Martha Stoumen collection page.


text:
May Movie Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for film actors!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 50 popular movie stars, using big data collected from April 30 to May 30.

Youn Yuh Jung, who swept this year’s international awards circuit with her critically acclaimed performance in “Minari,” topped the list with a brand reputation index of 12,497,492 for May.

High-ranking phrases in the actress’s keyword analysis included “Minari,” “Oscar,” and “Best Supporting Actress award,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “award,” “thank,” and “congratulate.”

Song Joong Ki took second place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 8,257,973, while Lee Dong Hwi claimed third with a total index of 6,159,894.

Lee Je Hoon came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 6,019,774, and Gong Yoo rounded out the top five for May with a score of 5,374,042.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. Youn Yuh Jung
  2. Song Joong Ki
  3. Lee Dong Hwi
  4. Lee Je Hoon
  5. Gong Yoo
  6. Park Seo Joon
  7. Kim Ok Bin
  8. Hyun Bin
  9. Lee Byung Hun
  10. Son Ye Jin
  11. Yoo Ah In
  12. Song Ji Hyo
  13. Kim Hye Soo
  14. Jo Jung Suk
  15. Cho Seung Woo
  16. Kim Tae Ri
  17. Ha Jung Woo
  18. Jung Woo Sung
  19. Gong Hyo Jin
  20. Kim Nam Gil
  21. Lee Sun Gyun
  22. Yeo Jin Goo
  23. Lee Jung Jae
  24. Cha Seung Won
  25. Hwang Jung Min
  26. So Ji Sub
  27. Sung Dong Il
  28. Song Seung Heon
  29. Jang Dong Gun
  30. Kim Dong Wook

Watch Youn Yuh Jung in her drama “Never Twice” with subtitles below!

Watch Now

Source (1)

How does this article make you feel?