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Market looking for a sequential recovery: Kunj Bansal

People see that the market has moved on its own and are thinking if they do not participate, they will be left out. In fact Tuesday’s rise is another proof of a further left out feeling, says the Partner & CIO, Sarthi Group.

In the latest commentary that has been coming in, some of the numbers are perhaps not looking as grim as was anticipated. Maybe that is also helping to bring some stability back into the markets after a couple of days of lull. UltraTech for instance was up 7.5% Yesterday.
Yes, clearly the market is looking at sequential recovery. Everybody knows that there is no point looking at the year on year numbers because they will obviously show a de-growth. The question is how soon and how flexible we are in being able to recover from the April lows? April was the worst month and from there, we have clearly seen a sequential recovery in May and June. Then came the question whether the sequential pick up was on pent-up demand and whether it will sustain or not.

If we listen to the quarterly analysts’ calls, for most of the companies they are saying that in the 20 odd days of July also they are seeing a reasonably sustained growth. Of course, the industry factor, the seasonal factors, the monsoon factors — all those standard things will play out over the year. So that is one thing. The other thing is clearly the tailwinds of lower costs playing out for example in cement. For the whole cement industry, the lower cost factor was a play in the March quarter and proved to be quite beneficial for the whole industry. It has continued to remain beneficial for the industry in the June quarter also. At the same time, surprisingly, there is no drop in the realisation per tonne. In fact they have gone up. So these are the factors we are seeing.

On the other side. if we move beyond the fundamentals or the recovery side, there is clearly money flow continuing in equity. In the initial part of the Covid led developments in April-May, we did not have as much inflows coming in from global institutions. Now of course, we are having that also. At the same time, since the money is going into the other asset classes like real estate, fixed income etc, I think part of that money will be coming to equities as well.

The under-ownership is another part. There was a concern that because of the economic slowdown there would not be equity market participation but people clearly see that the market has moved on its own and if we do not participate, we will continue to be left out. In fact Tuesday’s rise is another proof of a further left out feeling. All these things are coming together and are leading to the overall buying interest continuing in the market.

What would be your preferred play in the banking sector?
My preferred play in terms of slightly expensive stock will be Kotak Mahindra Bank. The stock was leading the banking Nifty up on Tuesday besides one or two others and in terms of less expensive stocks, it will be ICICI Bank. Both the banks have reported good numbers. ICICI Bank numbers unfortunately were followed by some correction in the market so we could not see that much of a positive impact coming in. We should hopefully see that now.

Kotak’s results got followed up by positive sentiment in the market or maybe Kotak’s results have turned the sentiment positive in the market whichever way we look at it. So the stock is up. So these are the two good bank stocks. As I said, the results have been better for not only these two, in other private sector banks also, the asset quality risk which was being perceived by the market has proved out to be much less. The moratorium assets are under control.

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Coming to Kotak, the CASA growth clearly shows that the money inflow is continuing. They have intentionally de-grown or gone slow on the advances which on Monday in the call, Mr Uday Kotak said that post 30th June they have gone reasonably aggressive in credit guarantee scheme for lending to SMEs and MSMEs. So, that growth will be visible in the September quarter numbers. Overall, the indications are towards a positive side and that is the reason.

How you are looking at the financials? How have you looked at the overall valuations and where do you stand when it comes to this space?
One, in terms of the participation in the rally in the last three, three-and-a-half months post the March low, there was an initial spurt of participation by some of the sub-sectors of BFSI but not as much participation by some other sub-sectors. Another point is over the years, the whole BFSI section has grown with too much market cap, too many opportunity and in terms of sub-sectors, if I compare today’s BFSI to let us say about five or even four years ago, the whole space of microfinance companies was not available for investing at that point of time. Today it is available.

I am not recommending anything but I am just trying to compare. The space of asset management companies for investing was not available earlier. The space of insurance companies — both life and general — was not available till three-four years ago. Even small finance banks were not available. So the only things that were available were private sector banks, public sector banks, old generation private sector banks and some of the NBFCs.

Of course the number of NBFCs that have got listed have also grown in the last few years quite significantly. I am not concerned about the sector’s performance and I do not see any stress in the sector as a whole. Of course, in any market, in any sector there will always be laggards given the way things have shaped up. Some smaller companies, more from the NBFCs and the home finance side, are the ones that could suffer. Public sector banks have always been a no-no for me. So while we have seen some recovery from the lows in the last one, one-and-a-half month, if we look at the year till date number, the public sector banking index was down at that point of time about 40%. The biggest fallout in all the other sectoral indices and not only in the year to date, even in the last two, three, four, five years, the public sector banks’ performance has not been anything to write home about. The investors have continuously lost money. So that continues to be a no-no, otherwise we continue to see opportunity.

We generally do not talk of insurance companies. These have been a clear outperformer in the last two-three months’ market movement. While the private sector banks have not participated, they continue to be good investments. But insurance companies as a pack also is a very good investment opportunity. In NBFCs, the buying interest has shifted and will continue to remain towards the larger, more liquid and better managed companies compared to the plethora of NBFC IPOs and the listing that we have seen recently.

It would be interesting to see what ARPU numbers Bharti delivers. This is the quarter where telecom companies have made hay during the lockdown and of course the commentary on the AGR dues etc is something that we are going to be looking out for. What according to you is most critical from the Bharti management in their earnings commentary?
In my view, one or two things that are critical — the ARPU growth numbers. I do not think that number will show a very significant improvement but any talk about the management on the likely trend, what possibility they see or pricing power coming back to the industry, whether they will be able to raise further rates or not. Another important point will be the data usage. We know that because of people staying at home, data usage has clearly increased. Whether it actually reflects in the numbers of the telecom companies, particularly Bharti or not will be the another key thing to be watched out for. Telecom subscriber numbers of course become available on a monthly basis so there will be no surprise there and the AGR dues commentary is an ongoing issue with the Supreme Court available online. So again, there also nothing much would be to be watched out for.

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Even in the terms of debt, cash, cash flow position, there is nothing critical to be watched out for but these are the two things; The data usage number will be a very important point to be watched out.

Mahindra & Mahindra is up about 4% odd or so and Maruti is still up ahead of numbers. The entire auto pack is up 4%. Is this just some kind of buying at lower levels across the auto names because apart from an Eicher, or even an M&M. on the back of the rural thrust we have not really seen any other major reasons for this kind of pickup in some of those auto names?
Yes, you are right. What tends to happen is that if the market continues to remain directional, whether on the upside or on the downside, to sustain the index movement and to absorb the money inflow that is coming into the market the money that is coming in has to keep looking for opportunities. In a shorter term, the money goes into sectors or stocks which have not participated recently.

That is where we keep seeing sectoral rotation either on a daily basis or on a two-three day basis or sometimes on a weekly basis. So clearly that is one point. Suddenly automobiles seem to be back in surge, IT is back in surge. Last three days, banking was not participating. On Tuesday, there were signs of participation and that might continue.

As I said, when the market takes a direction, money either keeps coming in or going out. It keeps looking for that shorter term opportunity. Having said that, an agri related automobile demand pickup is quite visible and that could be one of the reasons that we have some buying interest continuing in the agri related automobile stocks continuing to be there although with every rise, their valuations stand to become expensive. The whole question of whether the demand sustainability will continue or not, in case of agri — the market has more confidence of sustenance because it is not being seen as a pent up demand, it is being seen more as a rural recovery and a good agricultural production backed demand.

What is the outlook on telecom? Just today a Goldman Sachs report indicates that they continue to prefer Bharti Airtel over Idea. In fact, they have downgraded the Vodafone-Idea stock. What is your outlook within the telecom space? How are you looking at Reliance Industries as well and how are you reading into the downgrades that we have witnessed?
Speaking about Reliance Industries fortunately or maybe unfortunately it has become a very simple trade that just invest and forget in the short term, leave aside medium and long term, medium and long term it is always that kind of not trade but an investment so that has become the case even in the short term. Now how long that will continue looks difficult to predict as we all know we had a low of around March 15th from there it moved to 1500 and everybody felt that okay it has doubled so now the story is over, from there it moved to 1700 the same feeling came then it moved to 1900 same feeling came and today we are at 2100 odd and nobody knows. Of course one point will come wherein it will peak out and maybe either consolidate. Consolidate it has tried to do maybe for a shorter period of time hardly one day or two days or three days even now also but it will correct so difficult to predict.

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In terms of downgrades it is natural for analysts that if something keeps moving you become safer by downgrading it and vice versa that if price has been coming down and if the company is doing well you become safer by upgrading it. So I would not read much into it. In my view right now it is very difficult to take a call on the price movement and valuation of the Reliance Industries. As of now, it continues to look that buying interest is continuing and may continue for the time to come.

You would not be brave right now and buy into an InterGlobe Aviation or for that matter PVR or an Inox because there is chatter that perhaps multiplexes are set to open by next month, although it is going to be left to various states to take an individual call. Do you think investment wise this could be a contra call?
One word answer to your question is as you rightly said it is no.

A good comeback just when we thought the market was steadying. What do you feel is in store?
You are right and this has happened multiple times in the last four months of almost a one-way sharp upward recovery that whenever indices have tried to take a breather, the feeling comes that finally, the market is topping out and there will be a correction. This also comes from wishful thinking because based on my interaction with so many people in the market, not many in terms of percentage of market participants, expected this kind of a sharp rally.

Everybody kept watching and kept waiting that no, no this does not look sustainable. There is indeed a negative effect on the economic growth of Covid, but the surprise was why the market is not considering that. As we discussed in the beginning, the market is looking for a sequential recovery. It looks like that instead of continuing to hold on to the view that the market will correct, it will correct at some point of time.

It is better to start participating in the market, there are sectors and stocks and we have been discussing all through the last half an hour. The banking stocks have given a good correction in the last three days, some of them are below 10-15% from their recent highs and so despite indices looking very high, there are opportunities in this kind of market and people should start participating and start getting into the market.

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INTERVIEW: Joules Talks Over Her Recent Music!

Hey Joules! We're appreciative to have the chance to talk through your recent music with you! How are you feeling as an artist, in the midst of releasing new material?

This last single was super emotional....some heavy thoughts went into these lyrics, and it was exhausting to be that raw, but my next few are totally fun and funky...."Struck Down" and "Mad Love" are coming out early next year and they are the love child of circus desire and crazy warm fulfillment!! We gave a listen to "Heroes", and it was an incredibly intimate experience between artist and listener. Is this the predominant approach you focus on while curating your music, to connect with your listeners in a raw and authentic way?

I want to give my fans the real deal..each of my songs is a tiny capsule of raw energy and expression, whether it be a fun and sexy vibe or some downright serious shit. I can only write what I am feeling, and I have an abundance of those devilish things... Your rock persona shines through to us, it's a natural element to your music. The other elements you blend in to create your sound is extremely diversified. Can you tell us more about the creative technique you have when deciding what eclectic sounds should be integrated within your sound?

Each song is its own entity and personality. Some are hard and strong and require tribal drums and screaming guitars. Others are elegant and sensual, calling for strange percussion, or evocative voices. I have many friends that play various instruments and sing with their unique sounds. But everything is rebellious and distinct....rock is an attitude, not a genre. When you're singing songs like "Heroes" at a live show, do you actually feel the intimacy of the connection between artist and listener? Yes, because that song is like lovemaking. It starts out slow and sensual with a tinge of sadness and then builds to its forceful conclusion. That song really brings out the beast in me... I use my hips, my legs, my face, and eyes to give the audience my heart..since I am playing the bass, I cannot stop, I cannot use my hands or arms for expression, and that really makes me pour everything out of my mouth. It is a restrictive but expansive experience all at the same time. We're thankful to have gotten the time to talk about "Heroes" and other aspects of your artistic career! What's the goal now for Joules in 2020, both artistically and personally? I hope that more people will hear my music. I really need to get a wider audience to fulfill my true goals. Touring and playing to a live audience every fucking night..writing music for and with other artists. There are so many I would like to collaborate with, but many are out of reach due to my relative unknown status. 2020 is time to fix that...

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JR Amore Releases Music Video to Catchy Hip-Hop Track “Foolish Love”

Hailing from Saginaw, Michigan, JR Amore is a budding rapper, singer, and songwriter who has just released a music video for his single “Foolish Love.”

Specializing in rap and singing, JR Amore doesn’t allow himself to be boxed in by one specific genre. He likes to draw aspects from multiple genres including hip-hop, R&B, and rock.

His recent release “Foolish Love” feels like a mixture of hip-hop and R&B due to its relaxed vibes and hip-hop beats. The first minute of both the song and the music video builds anticipation. With more of a faded soundscape and echoing vocals, and lacking any beat, it feels as though JR Amore is steadily working up to a higher energy level. The video reflects this feeling with blurry and shorter-lasting clips. Once fans are on the edge of their seats, the 808 trap beat kicks in and cranks “Foolish Love” up a whole notch.

Once again, the music video mirrors the energy change as JR Amore is seen with a bottle of Patron and a background of vibrantly colored clouds. It seems that both the visual and audio effects are more vivid from that point forward. As more of a chill rap and R&B style song, “Foolish Love” has a melody that you can sing along to, while still maintaining the integrity of a hip-hop song. JR Amore can hit all the high notes with his vocals but switches dynamically between high and lower-pitched verses.

For fans looking to experience the alluring audio and visual effect of “Foolish Love,” we highly recommend giving this video a watch.

Hello JR Amore and thanks for sharing with BuzzMusic what you've been up to. What was the production process like for your "Foolish Love" video? How did you come up with the location and subject?

The whole video for “Foolish Love” was shot in LA which is like my second home. Some shots were in front of a green screen while the others were shot throughout different locations in LA that included the Hollywood walk of fame, in front of Capitol Records, and a few others. Now when it came to dealing with having ideas on where to shoot the video, my bro Swigga Geovanni who was also the director of the video helped me come up with some ideas while we were walking to get food while I was visiting. I knew I wanted the video to show how I’m doing better in life after a past relationship that I had gotten out of and just capture what life is like now and include some future goals I have, which includes to sign a record deal one day & be the best artist/ entertainer I can be. That’s how shooting scenes by Capitol Records came about. After we got all the ideas together his good friend and now my bro, Demarcus Lamont. We all got together the next morning and just made it happen!

Can you tell us a bit about the lyrics of “Foolish Love?”

The lyrics in this song really just reflect a bit on my past relationship & how I was blind to a lot of things that I should have known in the first place. A lot of people say dang you must really hate that girl, but my song really isn’t intended to target her or anything. I just wanted my lyrics to convey how I felt in reality and now how I’ve moved on and she has as well & now I’m living my life to the fullest. Most of my lyrics when I write, I want to paint an image in the listener's head about my life. If they can relate then that’s great too, but in all reality, my lyrics are a reflection of either what I’ve been through, how I feel, or where I want to be in life.

Are there any artists that inspire you? How do they influence your music style?

There is a lot of artists that inspire me & it’s not just from one genre of music. This list includes the late Juice Wrld, Khalid, Christ Brown, James Brown, even Blake Shelton. The list could go on and on, but most of these artists share one thing on common. They weren’t or aren’t afraid to be the real them. And the way they portray it in there music just motivates me from a lyrical standpoint to how you covey the lyrics. The different styles of music each artist does, allow me to get a better look at how to be a better artist, but still myself.

What is your songwriting process? Is there anything that inspires you to write your music?

You might laugh, but my songwriting process starts with me locking myself in my bathroom. Besides it being the quietest place in my house, it’s the place where I’ve written most of my songs & the view in my backyard is nice and it kind of inspires me to write sometimes. Anyways after I lock myself in my bathroom, I either look through beats that producers have sent me or through type beats. If I can’t hear the lyrics in my head when I hear the beat, I won’t waste time on it. That’s just forcing something that isn’t there. Once I do find the right beat it’s over and the lyrics just naturally flow after that. And as far as motivation for my song, like I said it’s either a snapshot of my life at the moment, how I’m feeling, or what I want to happen.

What has been keeping you inspired in 2020?

I’m not gone lie with COVID & all the stuff going on in the media, things have been kind of rough in 2020 including the passing of my granddad who was like a father to me basically. With all that though I can still say 2020 is ok because aye, I’m still here and I’m still alive. A lot of people lost multiple loved ones this year rather it be to gun violence where I’m from to COVID around the world period. I’m moving farther and farther with my music in the right direction so that’s a positive. The real motivation for me though is just knowing where I could be if I grind to what I want the right way and that’s to be at the top of the music industry and entertainment business. I’m not at the top yet so there’s a long term goal in front of me that I want to and I’m going to accomplish, but until then I have work to get it accomplished. That’s what keeps me motivated and inspired in 2020.


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Taylor Swift Fans Are Reclaiming The Lyrics To “Change” After The Release Of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”

“Those walls that they put up to hold us back fell down.”

Posted on April 9, 2021, at 7:14 a.m. ET

The wait is over! Taylor Swift has finally released the first of her rerecorded albums, aptly titled Fearless (Taylor’s Version).

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The new release of the 2008 classic contains rerecorded versions of every song from Fearless and its deluxe edition, as well as “Today Was a Fairytale,” six previously unreleased songs ~from the vault~, and a remix of “Love Story.” We have been fed!

The rerecorded versions are almost indistinguishable from the originals, meaning we get to stream Fearless guilt-free as if 2008 never ended.

Meanwhile, the vault songs are making everyone question why the album wasn’t 27 tracks long to begin with. (The fact that I’ve had to live the last 13 years of my life without “Don’t You” may actually be a criminal offense.)

But one song in particular has caught the attention of Swifties, who believe its lyrics have taken on a whole new meaning in light of Taylor’s fight for the rights to own her music.

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The song — “Change” — originally appeared as the last track on Fearless, and Taylor wrote it about her experience working with Scott Borchetta under Big Machine Records.

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“I wrote this song about being on a small record label, being a 16-year-old girl, and having a lot of odds stacked up against all of us,” Taylor told Country Aircheck in August 2008. “A lot of people, if given those odds, would say that’s not going to work.”

She explained she finished writing the song after winning the Horizon Award at the 2007 CMAs — a huge moment in her early career.

“I looked over at Scott Borchetta after I won, and he was crying,” Taylor said. “It was absolutely the most amazing night of my life, getting to see the emotion of all the people who worked so hard for me. So I wrote that song about that.”

The message hidden in the album booklet lyrics for “Change” read, “You made things change for me.”

It’s no secret that the relationship between Taylor and Scott Borchetta soured in recent years after he refused to let her purchase the master recordings that she signed away to Big Machine when she was just 15.

In a lengthy post on her Tumblr account in June 2019, Taylor revealed she had asked to buy her master recordings outright, but claimed Scott counteroffered for her to “earn” them back by re-signing with Big Machine and producing six more albums with the label.

She ultimately refused, knowing he had plans to sell the label. She made the choice to prioritize her future over her past. But, she said, she never dreamed Scott would sell the label to Scooter Braun.

“This is my worst case scenario,” Taylor wrote at the time. “This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept. And when that man says ‘music has value,’ he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.”

“Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words ‘Scooter Braun’ escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to,” she went on. “He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn’t want to be associated with them.”

Of course, this dispute is the whole reason Taylor is rerecording and rereleasing her old music in the first place — so neither Scott Borchetta nor Scooter Braun can profit from her life’s work.

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And that brings us back to “Change.” The song may have originally been written about Taylor’s hard work with Scott Borchetta and Big Machine — but with the added subtitle of “Taylor’s Version,” fans think the lyrics take on a brand-new meaning.

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In the song, Taylor sings about facing hardships that no one believed she could ever make it through — at first, releasing under “the smallest label in Nashville,” and now the dispute over her masters with that very same label.

The song ends with Taylor winning her battles and emerging victorious over her adversaries — just as she has with the release of Fearless (Taylor’s Version).

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It didn’t escape fans that the singer used a lyric from “Change” in her social media posts announcing the album had finally dropped.

It was the night things changed. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is out now:

Twitter: @taylorswift13

And it’s safe to say they couldn’t be more down for the new interpretation.

taylor swift just said “those walls that they put up to hold us back fell down” after finally taking back ownership of her music and that’s exactly why we respect change (taylor’s version) in this house

Twitter: @exilenarry

the way we are changing the meaning of change and its now a song about taylor taking back control of her art and us supporting her thank you

Twitter: @babyouremyqueen

Her vocals on change are so strong and the song has a completely new meaning with the re-recordings 👉🏻👈🏻

Twitter: @hannnahkristine

That (Taylor’s Version) really just hits different.

Twitter: @blessedswift

We truly love to see it 👑💛

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Reforms are Needed for Financing the Universal Service Fund

The current funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund is unsustainable and needs to be reviewed.

Deborah Collier January 25, 2021
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Killing the XL Pipeline is Not the Way to Build Back Better

President Biden’s campaign promise was to “Build Back Better.”  But one of his first actions was to lay off thousands of Keystone XL Pipeline workers, stopping future expansion that would have created 60,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Elizabeth Wright January 22, 2021
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States Should Let Congress Take the Lead on Consumer Privacy Laws

While states should act in the interests of their residents when necessary, privacy is not one of those issues.

Frances Floresca January 19, 2021
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Massachusetts Tobacco Flavor Ban Simply Shifted Markets

Massachusetts became the first state to permanently ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products in an effort to stop youth vaping and improve health.  The law just shifted markets.

Elizabeth Wright January 15, 2021
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Taxpayer Alert - A Massive Stimulus Spending Spree Is Being Unleashed

President-elect Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 "relief" and "stimulus" proposal will unleash a massive spending spree that will waste tens of billions of dollars and fail to stimulate the economy.

Thomas Schatz January 15, 2021
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Occupational Licensing Executive Order Will Benefit Utah Workers

Utah's new governor and lieutnenant governor signed an executive order requiring state agencies to review occupational licenses to ensure they are necessary and not outdated by June 30, 2021.

Frances Floresca January 12, 2021
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PBMs File Complaint Against Unwise HHS Rebate Rule

Introducing more private competition will do far more to lower drugs costs for both beneficiaries and taxpayers.

Elizabeth Wright January 12, 2021
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A Bumpy Ride Ahead on Healthcare Policy

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Elizabeth Wright January 8, 2021
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President Trump’s Occupational Licensing EO Will Create Jobs Across the Country

State and local governments will have to issue a license to those who hold a license for their area of discipline.

Frances Floresca December 15, 2020
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Top 21 Issues for States in 2021

As states prepare for their legislative sessions, CAGW suggests states should focus on these 21 critical issues.

Frances Floresca December 15, 2020
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Bad Policies Are Being Proposed by HHS Secretary Nominee Xavier Becerra

The first clue that Joe Biden, the presumptive 46th President of the United States, was choosing someone he did not know well as his nominee for secretary of HHS was when he mispronounced his name and incorrectly named the agency he would direct.

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FCC Commences C-Band Auction

On February 28, 2020, the FCC adopted a report and order designating a portion of the c-band spectrum to be auctioned for 5G deployment.

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Posted by Amber Bradley on February 10, 2016

Sometimes it’s ok to be real.
It’s ok to cuss.
It’s ok to smile so brightly you actually sing a little bit.
At Calibration, we know this because above all…we’re human.  To that end, we all can get a little sappy at times.  A little over the top.  And guess what?  That’s ok.  Even welcomed.

Here we are just before another national “celebration” of love, St. Valentine’s Day. I can’t help but recall one of my most favorite movies during this sappy time of chocolate hearts and extra-large peanut butter blobs.  The movie is About Time and if you haven’t seen it close this blog immediately and download it.  If your gut isn’t wrenching with sobs by the credits, you missed the point.

About Time is one of those movies that causes you to live deeper.  To breathe in each moment with your children, your spouse, or your partner.  To look up at the sky and be grateful for this amazing journey, as rocky and inspiring as it may get.  This national “love” day often reminds me that love, and life, is such a fragile thing.  If taken for granted, held in resentment, or not appreciated even for a moment, it’s gone or if not gone, wasted.  The worst form of wasted love is the kind that withers under a suffocating mask of resentment or anger.

As I grow up in the swells of this adulthood life, I’ve noticed one coveted lesson that hasn’t let me down.  It’s forgiveness.  Forgiveness.  Forgiveness. Easier said than done and I have a lot of people to thank for helping me learn this lesson.  Let’s take a look at its purest form from some forgiveness folks:

What is forgiveness?  Dispelling the Myths of Forgiveness

Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., M.F.T., clarified what forgiveness doesn’t mean:

  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean you are pardoning or excusing the other person’s actions.
  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean you need to tell the person that he or she is forgiven.
  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have any more feelings about the situation.
  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean there is nothing further to work out in the relationship or that everything is okay now.
  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean you should forget the incident ever happened.
  • Forgiveness doesn’t mean you have to continue to include the person in your life.
  • … and forgiveness isn’t something you do for the other person.

The Gift of Forgiveness

Marie Forleo,  Host and Founder of MarieTV, says forgiveness is a gift to you.  Forgiveness gives you mental, emotional, and spiritual freedom.  She suggests that forgiveness, though it may feel ominous, can be accomplished in just two simple steps.

Step #1: Forgive yourself

Don’t beat yourself up over allowing yourself to be hurt, betrayed, or lied to.  Seek out what you can learn from the situation and grow from it.

Step #2:  Forgive the person

Welcome the willingness to forgive, first.  Forleo explains how this willingness to forgive can melt the walls around your heart.  Then simply state, “I forgive [Insert Name here] for [Insert wrong here].”

I would also add a third step in my experience.  This step comes before forgiving yourself and may not apply to all situations, but I’ve found it applies to most if you are truly honest with yourself.  Ask yourself, “What was my role?”  What could I have done better, communicated better, how could I have been kinder, more understanding?  Did I truly listen?  Did I judge unfairly?   Did I jump to conclusions?  Did I let my own past perceptions color my view?

Asking yourself these eye-opening questions can cause even just the tiniest of sparks to realize, maybe you should forgive.  Maybe you did play a role.  Maybe it wasn’t the other person’s fault…entirely?  My mother and grandmother have often said, “As flat as a pancake is, it still has two sides.” Maybe we’re not as perfect as we once thought?

The Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Researchers have found that hostility is the central emotion to unforgiveness.  When research participants were asked to remember a previous transgression done against them their heart rate, blood pressure, and sweat gland activity increased.  Participants reported feeling angry, sad, anxious, and in less control.  After participants were asked to imagine forgiving their offender their physical arousal dropped to normal levels.  To minimize your stress and improve your health, consider forgiving the person and see how you can move past the negative emotion of unforgiveness to a more overall positive feeling of forgiveness.

If you’ve ever found that you’re carrying the weight of 1,000 cinder blocks or that sadness lump in your throat only grows with every awkward swallow – forgiveness might be your answer. Forgiveness means you are free from the hurt and negative emotions associated with the previous transgressions.  Free.  Free from hurt.

Isn’t it about time to forgive?  The result of forgiveness is that you are free to give completely without reservation.  The best gift you can give yourself. It’s the ultimate sign of courage and strength.

In one of the last scenes of About Time, the main character goes back to visit with his father one last time.  They don’t talk about who was right or who wronged them.  They spend their last moments of life, walking along the beach and reliving a childhood memory that was so dear to them both.

Life. Precious, fragile, and fleeting.  Isn’t it time to forgive?


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Grey's CCO John Patroulis on how to stay relevant while showcasing diversity, and why this new culture is nothing to fear.

Ken Robinson recently found himself walking the sensitivity tightrope.

His consultancy, Ark Advisors, was handling a creative AOR review in which the client had a reputation for running work that included sexual innuendo.

Several agencies declined the opportunity to pitch because members of their team found the work sexist or crass.

"It was our job, as consultants, to clarify that the work was run to raise brand awareness -- and did so very effectively -- but that the client was now seeking an agency to create a campaign that would raise its brand likeability," said Robinson. "No easy task.

"In the end, the client selected a terrific agency that has done just that, and they remain a strong and steady partnership."

Today’s climate is festooned with cultural landmines.

There’s no doubt about it -- the increased awareness of what is/isn’t acceptable, different cultures, different people, different points of view, is a positive shift: big brands are being held accountable; consumers are more confident in their decision making; it’s pushing creative boundaries; agencies are changing the world with work that actually matters and; it’s forcing brands to be more authentic, because without trust, they are not viable.

But this shift is challenging to navigate. Push too hard, and brands risk offense. Play it safe, and they’re accused of check-boxing diversity. Where’s the new line?

"Everyone wants to be on the right side of this," said John Patroulis, chief creative officer at Grey Worldwide. "People are worried about a line because they’re talking about it executionally, instead of the idea. When it starts at the core of the idea, there’s never really a line, because it stays authentic the whole time."

Earlier this year, the WPP shop partnered with Kat Gordon’s 3% Movement to create a new system whereby every single piece of creative work must answer the question, "how can this work reflect diversity?"

The mechanism is inserted at brief inception, before any idea is fully realized. It’s designed to get people to truly think about how the campaign reflects diversity, rather than signing off checkboxes with a "yes" or "no" answer. The question, though simple, took several months to architect.

"Brands want partners who are thinking that way," he continued. "We don’t have a brand that doesn’t want to be inclusionary and make sure we’re being sensitive.

"Where brands and agencies get in trouble is when they’re just thinking of it as boxes to check at the executional stage. It’s like, ‘okay, we have the idea, now let’s make sure there’s a couple of genders, a couple of ethnicities’ -- that’s not coming from an authentic place. If you understand the brand and know what it stands for, it isn’t a bunch of boxes to check or a line to worry that you’re crossing."

The landscape and language is forever transforming, and at a fast rate. Patroulis stressed the urgency of staying tapped into culture -- something Grey tries to cover by hiring diverse (but most importantly, curious) talent.

But sometimes, the perfect overview of culture and a drive for diversity aren't enough. Many initiatives completely miss the mark simply because of lag time; the tastiest idea now may not be relevant in six months time. Lowe’s "the moment you realize" campaign was released long after the then-popular Millennial catchphrase was exhausted. Brands have a unique opportunity to create culture -- recycling it falls foul of this.

"It is frustrating," said Patroulis. "Too many times there are great ideas which are great for the moment, but get sat on. Time is not usually great for ideas. It starts losing its relevance."

The CCO said he’s confident partnerships will find a way to condense drawn-out processes over time.

That aside, Patroulis agrees the new line (or lack thereof), has created an entirely new category brands and agencies shouldn’t fear, but embrace.

He added: "One of the great things advertising and marketing at its best can help lead culture. While sometimes, advertising can have a reputation that people aren’t proud of, this can be a place where advertising leads and creates the kinds of stories which help build a much more inclusionary place. There’s a massive opportunity."

Some brands are nailing the category by taking a more inclusive approach to provocative work.

Look no further than this OOH ad from Key tech company KeyMe. It makes light of the sensitive climate while addressing it authentically: "Buy one, get one free. One for your girlfriend. One for your boyfriend. Whatever, it’s 2018."

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Are you wondering if you should invest in video marketing? Is your target audience interested in consuming video content? Will it be worth your resources?

In short, yes.

Video marketing continues to not only grow in popularity amongst marketers, but more and more consumers demand video experiences in communications delivered to their inboxes or newsfeeds.

When used correctly, video marketing promotes your product or service, educates your customers, entertains an extended network, and helps you tap into new audiences.

You can utilize video to delight your customers and inform their purchase decisions and you can also use it to train and onboard new employees.

Read on to discover the top video marketing statistics for 2020 that’ll guide your digital strategy for the upcoming year. You’ll not only learn top video marketing stats, but also what digital channels you need to focus your resources on, like email and social media.

Build your marketing arsenal with video marketing

Before we take a look at the stats, it’s important to understand how video marketing can help grow your brand, build a cult following, and increase your sales conversions.

Video marketing has evolved from being an entertainment medium to actually transforming the way consumers shop.

In fact, 90% of customers say that video helps them make purchase decisions and are more likely to buy a product after watching a video.

What does this mean for your company? You have the ability to use video throughout the buyer’s journey, not just to build brand awareness and increase engagement.

With video marketing, you can retarget website visitors or social media followers, re-engage cold leads, and onboard new clients.

The options are truly endless in what you can develop to provide your customers with a more personalized and dynamic experience.

Whatever the size of your business, video is a viable marketing strategy to embrace. However, before you pick up a camera, here are a few video suggestions to consider:

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With so many creative routes you can take, you want to really consider who your audience is and what they’ll relate to.

If you’re targeting C-suite executives, the format and tone will be different than a video targeting millennials.

To start, brainstorm the purpose of your video and what outcomes you hope it’ll achieve to help guide the conversation and storyboard.

Develop a video marketing strategy for your digital channels

Video is hot, but how can you get your customers to actually watch your content? While posting it on your website has its own set of benefits, you’ll want to consider distributing your videos on multiple digital channels for maximum impact.

For many brands, a cross-promotional strategy works well because it gives you the ability to display your videos across landing pages, social newsfeeds, digital ads, email newsletters, and more.

Let’s take a look at two important digital marketing channels—email marketing and social media—and how video helps boost your engagement, brand awareness, and sales conversions within them.

Email marketing

Including videos in your email marketing strategy can lead to big results. They’re engaging and a great way to stand out in a crowded inbox when customers are receiving 120+ emails a day. Videos have the potential to:

  • Increase open rates by 19%
  • Boost click-through rates by 65%
  • Decrease unsubscribes by 26%
  • Optimize the subject line open rate by 272% when “email” is included

Spark utilizes video in their email marketing strategy.

Source: Really Good Emails

Spark utilizes video in their email marketing strategy flawlessly. The company provides titles so you understand what to expect when you press play, along with additional features and benefits underneath if the reader is unable to watch the video.

The video itself is brief, highlights ease of use, and allows the subscriber to envision themselves utilizing the technology in their day-to-day life.

Social media

While you can use video marketing on most digital channels, it’s become a critical part of every social media platform.

Facebook continues to be the top video marketing platform and where many marketers plan to invest.

However, YouTube and Instagram continue to make headway. With the rise of “live” and stories, different video formats on social media will continue to become more common in 2020.

  • Videos that are shared on social media 1200% more than images or text – Adweek
  • Facebook users watch an average of 8 billion videos daily – Social Media Today
  • Sixty-four percent of businesses have reposted that a Facebook video resulted in a new customer – Animoto
  • Seventy-seven percent of marketers have posted a video on IGTV – Animoto

If you need inspiration for your next video social media campaign, look no further than this example from Glossier. We love this video because this mother-daughter duo display two different age demographics, so they’re able to tap into multiple audiences.

It’s also user-generated content, which has proven to be highly effective in increasing engagement. Word-of-mouth recommendations help move customers faster through the buyer’s journey because it’s considered more trustworthy and credible.

Video marketing statistics for 2020

Now, let’s dive into the latest video marketing statistics for 2020. We’ve drilled down the most up-to-date data so you can keep your video marketing strategy on point moving into 2020 and stay ahead of trends.

Video marketing ROI

Let’s be honest, your marketing strategy all boils down to the return on investment (ROI) it produces for your brand. Video marketing has the potential to earn new customers and increase your bottom line by engaging a larger audience.

  • Ninety-three percent of businesses earned new customer from a video on social media – Animoto
  • Ninety-one percent of marketers are happy with their video marketing on social media ROI – Animoto
  • In the U.S., video marketing has transformed into a $135 billion industry – Social Media Today

Video marketing audiences

Is video marketing right for your target audience? Research shows that video marketing is widespread across all demographics and verticals that suggest a majority of people are consuming it. The truth is that more and more consumers are watching video content than ever before.

  • Seventy percent of businesses report that they’re creating more videos now compared to last year – Animoto
  • In the U.S., there’ll be 232 million video watchers by 2020 – Statista
  • Eighty-two percent of all internet traffic will come from videos by 2020 – Cisco
  • Six out of 10 people prefer watching online videos instead of TV – Social Media Today
  • Eighteen to 34-year-olds would drop what they’re doing to watch a new video – Google

Mobile video marketing

Smartphones are an integrated part of our daily lives, so it should come as no surprise that brands are now paying attention to mobile video marketing. The future is certainly mobile-dominated and, with video marketing, you have the ability to keep up with your customers.

  • Millennials are 1.35 times more likely to watch videos on mobile devices – Facebook
  • More than 70% of videos on YouTube are being watched on mobile devices – YouTube
  • Thirty percent of mobile shoppers discover new products while watching videos – Facebook
  • Ninety-three percent of Twitter video views occur on mobile – Twitter
  • Ninety-two percent of mobile video viewers will share the video with others – Social Media Week

Video marketing 2020 trends

Video will continue to become more important in 2020 for digital marketers to embrace. It’s estimated that people will spend more time daily watching videos in upcoming years, and 83% of marketers will begin to implement video into their digital marketing strategy.

Video importance rises in 2020 to 83% for marketers

Source: Smart Insights

What should you look out for in 2020? Consider these top video trends for the upcoming year:

  • Videos optimized for every social platform like square videos for Facebook and vertical formats for Instagram
  • Personalized videos for targeted segments to develop a more custom-first experience
  • Live and social stories that humanize brands and build a 1:1 relationship with customers
  • Google Ads campaigns across the Display Network and YouTube
  • Video content that’s shoppable

Wrap up

Moving towards 2020, video marketing is a strategy you can no longer ignore. Whether you’re “going live” or developing expert interviews, videos help your customers see a different side of your brand through an engaging, visual lens. Check out these final video marketing statistics for 2020:

  • Eighty-five percent of marketers believe video is a beneficial way to earn attention online – Animoto
  • Ninety-four percent of users understand a product or service more after watching a video – Wyzowl
  • Eighty-eight percent of brands are dedicated to spending more on video campaigns in the future – Social Media Week

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Road tripping Alberta

Taking a self-drive holiday is ideal for the independent type of traveller who prefers making their own decisions as to the itinerary they’d most like to experience, and at the pace they wish to travel. In fact, it’s arguably the best way to explore Canada’s vast 250,000-square-mile province of Alberta, with its soaring mountains, more than 600 lakes, cowboy culture and opportunities for practically endless outdoor adventures.

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There are countless scenic road trips that demonstrate the striking beauty of Alberta, taking drivers through the boomtown architecture of small towns built at the turn of the century and the Old West to the untamed north and the heart of the Canadian Rockies with awe-inspiring scenery that’s dotted with cascading waterfalls, glistening lakes and over 100 ancient glaciers.

Icefields Parkway

Taking a road trip along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper will reveal stunning grandeur around nearly every turn. Ranked by National Geographic as one of the top 10 drives in the world, this is an excursion of a lifetime. The 142-mile stretch follows the Continental Divide and links two national parks, Banff and Jasper, as well as Lake Louise and Jasper. You’ll soak up views of some of the Rockies’ highest mountains, sweeping valleys, waterfalls, and those legendary pristine turquoise lakes with hues so brilliant you might be convinced that someone has poured in an artificial dye – but, no, that truly is the work of Mother Nature.

The Icefields Parkway is also one of the best trips you can take for spotting wildlife. Wildlife viewing is a highlight here, with more than 53 species of mammals and over 260 species of birds calling this area home. Just some of the animals you might glimpse include grizzly bear, black bear, big horn sheep, woodland caribou, elk, marmot, lynx and bobcat. Just remember not to get too close, for the animals’ safety as well as yours. Their behaviour can be unpredictable, especially when females are with their young or when males are defending territory during the mating season. Bring along a pair of binoculars and/or a zoom lens for a close up look.

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Some of the must-stops along the way include Herbert Lake – the north side offers impressive views of Mount Temple, and when it’s calm, the reflection is spectacular. If you want to stretch your legs, stop at Bow Lake to hike the easy 5.5-mile roundtrip trail to Bow Glacier Falls, a magnificent waterfall with Mount Jimmy Simpson in the background. A quick stop at Peyto Lake offers a bird’s eye view of one of Banff National Park’s most breathtaking alpine bodies of water, while Mistaya Canyon can be reached with just a 5-minute walk off the roadway. This steep-walled canyon was carved by thousands of years of erosion, and boasts thundering waters in the gorge below. In Jasper National Park, the Columbia Icefield greets visitors and offers the chance to hike to the toe of Athabasca Glacier, the largest of the six “toes” that make up the icefield that once covered the Canadian Rockies. You’ll see firsthand the effects of climate change as it’s been disappearing quickly, losing more than half of its volume over the last 125 years. The melting ice has exposed raw bedrock, and you can view progression of pioneering plant life that’s begun to take hold on the barren surface.

Cowboy Trail

For an authentic western experience, the Cowboy Trail is a top pick, winding through the hills and ranchlands of southern Alberta. It heads north out of Calgary, stretching roughly 430 miles of rolling foothills, old barns and meadows, with mountains in the distance, all the way to Waterton National Park. This is the Wild West, with cowboy culture galore.

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Begin in Calgary, a sophisticated city that grew out of the Canadian West, balancing the modern and traditional with pioneer charm. If you visit in early July, don’t miss the 10-day annual Calgary Stampede, complete with rodeos, line dancing and cowboy hats, which are always in fashion here. Cochrane is a popular first stop, tucked within the Bow River Valley, with its Main Street lined with old-fashioned store fronts, cafes and shops, including famous MacKay’s Ice Cream. Take a stroll on one of the paths adjacent to the Bow River while enjoying a cone, or head up hill where you can see a life-size cast iron statue of rider and horse.

The southern portion of the trail leads through lush meadowlands, and towns like Black Diamond, Okotoks, and Turner Valley, an area of the province known for inspiring many artists, with loads of art galleries and one-of-a-kind shops. Black Diamond is home to a lively arts community where the world’s largest black diamond can be seen, and just east of Okotoks, you can pick Saskatoon berries at Saskatoon Farm between mid-July and mid-August. Turner Valley housed plenty of prostitutes, bootleggers and ranchers in the early 20th century, where during prohibition, alcohol stills were hidden in the nearby hills. At Eau Claire Distillery, visitors can not only learn more about the history of the area, but can sample small-batch premium spirits from the province’s first independent craft distillery.

Canadian Badlands

Located in southeastern Alberta, the Canadian Badlands is a mysterious area with unique hill and rock formations that makes it easy to imagine dinosaurs roaming the otherworldly landscape, as well as being home to one of the richest deposits of dinosaur fossils on the planet. This is your opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the dinosaurs, check out fossils, petroglyphs, and the incredible natural rock formations of the hoodoos.

This road trip begins in Calgary and traverses the Drumheller Valley through the heart of the badlands, which means before you go, you may want to get into the dinosaur spirit by checking out the Prehistoric Park exhibit at the Calgary Zoo. Here you can watch for triceratops grazing among the lush greenery and look up, way up, to see the massive T-Rex and its bone-crunching, knife-like teeth that were used to rip meat off its prey and swallow it whole.

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Once on your way, be sure to stop at Horseshoe Canyon to stand at its edge and take in the mystery and beauty of the badlands, with its walls revealing layers of time down to the Cretaceous period, a time when dinosaurs roamed what was once a sub-tropical habitat some 70 million years ago. In the town of Drumheller, greet the world’s largest dinosaur at its visitor information centre before exploring the next must-stop, the Royal Tyrrell Museum which features 35 dinosaur skeletons along with interpretive galleries where you can learn about Canada’s prehistoric life.

Along the Hoodoo Trail, you can drive to the protected hoodoo site to view the fragile hoodoos before continuing on through coal-mining country for the chance to explore the Atlas Coal Mine Historic Site, one of the last mines on the continent with a wooden surface-standing tipple. Take a tour to go to the top of the eight-story tipple, as well as through the historic buildings and exhibits of mining equipment – keep your eyes and ears peeled, they say these structures are haunted. The tiny town of Dorothy nearby is a virtual ghost town with under a dozen residents today, but it offers a look at what the region’s pioneering communities were like, with its abandoned buildings including two historic churches, a grain elevator and a number of homes. The community hall still serves the few remaining inhabitants, and there is also a small museum worth browsing.

Kananaskis Trail

One of Canada’s “wildest” drives, this road trip offers another opportunity to spot an abundance of wildlife, like grizzly and black bears, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, and wolves, as well as to explore extraordinary wilderness areas and take part in all sorts of outdoor adventures. It begins less than an hour west of Calgary, with the first stop, Cochrane, providing the chance to get a better outstanding of how the region’s wolves live in the wild and even observe wolf behaviour firsthand at the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary.

After entering Kananaskis County on the Kananaskis Trail, you’ll get an introduction to what’s ahead: massive mountains and dense forests that are ruled by wildlife, not humans. Don’t be surprised if you can encounter a herd of mountain goats blocking your way – this is a place to forget about your schedule as Mother Nature is now in charge. In the foothills of the Rockies at Spray Valley Provincial Park, you can watch for the moose, deer and elk that graze in Moose Meadows before heading into Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and into the heart of Kananaskis Country, popular for backcountry hiking, mountain biking and fishing from the shores of Kananaskis lakes.

Travelling north to Canmore, you’ll climb high into the Rockies, where both the drop-offs and views are dramatic. Canmore, famous for its outdoor recreational opportunities as well as its dining, arts and cultural scene, lies along the banks of the Bow River in the heart of the Rockies. It’s worth sticking around to explore its charming Main Street lined with its abundance of shops and eateries, or to take a brewery tour of the Grizzly Paw Brewery where visitors can sample microbrews and handcrafted sodas.

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Deh Cho Trail

The Deh Cho Trail offers the chance for a northern Alberta adventure. The 795-mile loop links Grimshaw in the Peace River region with the Alaska Highway in British Columbia via the Mackenzie River region of the Northwest Territories, heading through historic corridors once travelled by explorers and traders who came to buy furs from the Aboriginals centuries ago.

Start in Alberta’s capital of Edmonton, where you can get a taste of the nature that awaits at the John Janzen Nature Centre, or visit the largest shopping mall in North America, legendary for its massive indoor waterpark with wave pools, waterslides and bungee jumping, as well as more than 800 shops.

In Grand Prairie, one of the largest cities along the route, considered the hub of the Peace Region, you can find out more about the history of the region at the Museum & Heritage Village which focuses on early pioneers who homesteaded the area. Further along in Dunvegan, learn about the history of the region’s First Nations, missionaries and fur trade through costumed interpretive guides, while Manning, AKA, the “Land of the Mighty Moose,” offers exceptional moose and elk viewing. Continuing north to High Level, which describes the height of the land that separates the Peace River and the Hay River, visiting the Mackenzie Crossroads Museum is a must, with its primary exhibit featuring an extensive collection of more than 1,600 food and medicine containers. This is also a great place to spend some time, with the opportunity for lots of outdoor activities, including camping, hiking, fishing, bird watching and wildlife viewing, with bison, deer, wolves, bear, wolverines and numerous bird species found here.

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The spectacular failure of ChooseCBR, which was so bad the government had to shut it down, shows the incompetence of the Labor-Greens Government.

For weeks the Business Minister has been talking up the revamped scheme and urging businesses and Canberrans to get on board. Yet when they did, the system crashed, with the Minister saying it was all too much.

“The ChooseCBR trial was a dud and the revamped ChooseCBR scheme a complete farce,” Shadow Business Minister Leanne Castley said.

“The Business Minister boasted how great it would be but all it has proved is how hopeless and incompetent this government is.

“Serious questions remain for the Minister including how the government is monitoring the scheme to ensure people do the right thing.

“I raised this concern with the Minister’s office before the scheme began; how can the government guarantee vouchers will not be misused, and the money is going where it is meant to go?”

Other questions include:

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  • Why did the government get it so wrong and drastically underestimate uptake?
  • How can Canberrans have confidence the almost $400,000 worth of vouchers claimed were genuine purchases?

“The key question to the Minister is can you guarantee ChooseCBR will actually work?” said Ms Castley.

“In other words is the Labor-Greens Government up to the job, because to this point it has been a total failure and a letdown for Canberra businesses,” Ms Castley concluded.


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Operation Weight Gain: Week 8

My weight today is 81.2 pounds. It dropped last week, but I guess I picked it up again. It’s now pretty obvious that I’m stuck at around 80 lbs. Pessimism is creeping around the corner. I have to keep it at bay. I have to replace the frustration with creativity. New ideas. New ways to attack.

I am still trying to achieve at least 1700 calories per day. Trying, but not achieving. It feels like there is a very clear limit to the amount of food I can take in, and it’s below average for sure.

Whenever I go for the goal of 1700, I usually can do it. I eat small meals and snacks. The problem is that as the day progresses, my stomach gets full, then nauseous, distended, and hours later I eventually vomit. The nausea, as I’ve said previously, is controlled at least, by medication. But unfortunately, no herbal supplement can do anything to actually move my guts any faster. So far, each time I’ve made the 1700 calorie goal, it has ended in a late night barf fest.

To be comfortable, without the bloated, puking affer effect, I need to eat less. Less volume. But I need more calories. I have an idea.

Right now, I’m still waiting for the next batch of Benecalorie (high cal formula) to arrive. I ordered two cases this time. I plan to drink the same shake daily, with one difference: I’ll add an extra formula packet. One shake would then give me 1010 calories (instead of 680, currently). No extra volume (okay, technically 1.5 ounces more volume, but come on).

I’m thinking maybe that will give me the push I need to start an actual weight gain trend.

That damned delivery truck needs to hurry up!

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Cannabichromene (CBC) is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid in the marijuana plant, typically found in concentrations of less than 1%. CBC acts on receptors in the body such as the TRPV1 and TRPA1 which have been linked to things such as pain perception. By interfering with these receptors’ ability to break down endocannabinoids, more of these endocannabinoids are then released. Research has suggested that CBC may also play a role in the anti-inflammatory and anti-viral effects of cannabis.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940 and is the second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis. CBD interacts indirectly with our body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), a system that regulates various cardiovascular, nervous, and immune system functions inside cells. CBD is non-intoxicating and is currently being researched by scientists for its many possible health benefits and therapeutic potential.

Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) is the acidic form of CBD. It transforms into CBD after going through the process of decarboxylation, heating the cannabinoid acids until they lose their carboxylic acids. Most of the research about cannabinoids focuses on their non-acidic forms, although more recently the focus has shifted also towards discovering the potential benefits of the acidic forms. Possible benefits of CBDA just might help with depression, epilepsy, and nausea, and also has anti-inflammatory properties.

Cannabidivarin (CBDV) is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid similar to CBD in effect and molecular structure. CBDV’s therapeutic potential comes from the way it can activate or desensitize our TRP (transient receptor potential) channels. CBDV has shown great promise in the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological disorders and is currently being researched for other possible health benefits.

Cannabigerol (CBG) is a non-acidic cannabinoid produced when heat is applied to the CBGA molecule. In its acidic form, it is the precursor to the three major branches of cannabinoids: CBD, CBC, and THC. CBG is non-psychotropic, and research is starting to show that it may kill or slow bacterial growth, reduce inflammation, and promote bone growth.

Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) is the acidic form of CBG and considered the precursor to the three major branches of cannabinoids: CBD, CBC, and THC. CBGA does not produce psychoactive effects, and research is starting to show that it just might help reduce inflammation, slow certain types of bacteria growth and improve bone growth.

Cannabinol (CBN) was the first cannabinoid to be isolated and was previously thought to be responsible for the psychoactive effects of cannabis before THC. CBN, typically found in small amounts, occurs naturally in the cannabis plant as it ages and is a byproduct of THC. Similar to CBD, CBN just might help relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and improve sleep.

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Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), unlike THC, is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid that researchers have found in both raw and live cannabis plants. As the plant dries, THCA slowly converts to THC. THCA is beginning to demonstrate therapeutic potential despite the infancy of its research.

Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) is one of the most commonly occurring chemicals in the cannabis plant. Though it is closely related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and both affect the same receptors in the human body, THCV contains about 25% of the potency of THC. Current research has been studying THCV as a possible treatment for various disorders such as convulsive disorders and diabetes, and also as an appetite suppressant to assist in weight loss.

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CHS Chart 4512: Quirpon Harbour and Approaches / et les approches

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Edition Date: 24-Jan-2003
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Wide range of cases to preserve and transport your guns. Please, check the size of your air gun before adding the case to the shopping cart. It is extremely important to transport your air rifle preserved by its case.

Buy here the best cover or holster for your air rifle

Find and buy the Gamo 125cms holsters for your compressed air rifles, as well as rifle and rifle scope covers, all together without having to disassemble the rifle scope. Remember to always check the size of your air rifle, since there are covers of different sizes.

Find also cases for short weapons, for your CO2 pistols, so you can store and transport them comfortably.

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Eternit 008 Copy

In my Avalon Photography days, one of the more memorable projects I was given by Montage's (now Refinery's) David Pye was an homage to David Hockney and his famous "joiners" His way of shooting in small sections and assembling prints to make a whole picture was applied to building products from Eternit UK Ltd, now known as Marley Eternit.

I did quite a bit of travelling for the job with Glasgow tower blocks, docks at Southampton, a factory in Trafford Park, an office block in Altrincham, Hulme regeneration housing in Manchester, and Harry Ramsden's in Salford, as well as the then new Tate Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall.

The Tate's Director was played by an actor who, if you look carefully in a wedding scene, you could spot in the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral". We had a cherry picker on hire, which enabled a 60 foot high viewpoint of the roof amongst the pigeons. Down on ground level, as well as the frontage of the gallery, I encouraged our model to gesticulate, as if giving a speech.

When assembled back at base, the final collages of machine prints, with all the variations that an automated process gives, were typically around 6 feet wide. These needed to be copied to complete my part of the job. David Pye gave Avalon lots of creative work, this one being particularly appropriate for the products.

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