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It's A Leasing Battle. Will You Or Your Competition Win?
There's no doubt that the multi-housing industry is still feeling the effects of this depressed economy. The leasing landscape has changed, even over the last year, and to make your property succeed, your marketing tactics must also change.
THE REALITY (PART 1): Leases and occupancy are down everywhere, and fewer prospects are signing new leases. You can no longer afford to "lose one" and move to the next. The one you lost may be the ONLY one this week, or in some cases, this month.
THE REALITY (PART 2): You MUST realize that your competition is having a meeting across town RIGHT NOW. They are lowering prices and planning new strategies to capture any and all prospects. They're doing this behind closed doors, waiting for an opportunity to get ahead wherever possible.
It's an all-out battle. Fought prospect-by-prospect, lease-by-lease.
These are a few of the marketing ideas and strategies that you must implement to come out on top.
Problem: Perhaps you have tried direct mail in the past and did not get the results you expected.
Solution 1: Not all direct mail pieces/companies are made equal. If you let the Direct Mail Experts at Apartment Postcards handle your direct mail campaign, you can expect great results. We produce the highest quality direct mail postcards that reflect our 20 years of design experience. We know the apartment industry, and we know how to get you leases. Request a free sample kit to see the difference that quality and experience can make.
Solution 2: Who did you target with your direct mail postcard? If you didn't mail to the renters at the communities with whom you compete every single day, your postcard might have been delivered to prospects that aren't even qualified to live in your community. When a direct mail postcard reaches your exact target market, your traffic will always be qualified, and will always produce leases.
Solution 3: Perhaps the traffic from your direct mail piece was not tracked properly. A properly executed direct mail campaign will result in phone calls, walk-in traffic and web traffic. If every prospect is not asked, "How did you hear about our property?" then you could have missed the true results.
Problem: You are hesitant to advertise your low prices.
As the heat of the summer leasing season begins to fade, there are still many properties with "way-too-many" vacancies to fill. With higher than expected vacancy rates all across the country, fall is the perfect time to entice prospects to lease at your property. With winter on our heels, it will be much easier to fill those vacancies with a crisp breeze in the air rather than with a few feet of snow on the ground!
For this reason, the apartment marketing experts at Apartment Postcards have compiled 10 fall-themed apartment marketing slogans that will help you lease apartments. We know that a strong marketing effort is needed to get your property to 100% occupancy, and we want to help kick start your fall marketing program.
We've already given you ideas on how to create the perfect slogan for your community. Now all you have to do is add any of these slogans to your marketing materials for a fall campaign that will generate tons of traffic and plenty of leases!
- The Fall Spectacular Is Here & Now!
It just sounds cool, "We're advertising online." The sentence carries an edgy tone to it that tells others that you know what you're doing. That's about all of the glitz and the glamour of online apartment advertising...now, let's talk about the truth.
The truth about online advertising is that it's a tough world out there. It's almost impossible to rely solely on online advertising to bring in enough qualified apartment renters, month after month, to keep your occupancy high. With the amount of online ad space that's sold every day, how are you supposed to make your community stand out from all the others?
YOU WON'T STAND OUT BY ADVERTISING ON POPULAR APARTMENT WEBSITES!
Apartment Postcards believes there is a better way to achieve a strong web presence without advertising with all of your competitors. When you advertise on popular apartment websites, all of your comp properties are just an easy click away.
When a prospective renter goes online to see what apartments are available in their local area, how long will it take before he/she eventually finds your community? How many of your comps will they have had to wade through before seeing the ad you pay for every month? Hundreds? Even thousands? And, what is it about your ad that will entice them to visit your property over the others?
Even if you're paying big bucks for a premium position on one of these popular apartment websites, your competitors' pages are only an easy click away...and you can be sure your prospects are going to check them out.
Your community needs a simple, effective alternative to those non-performing websites where the odds are seriously stacked against you.
Fortunately, at Apartment Postcards we know how to get qualified prospects to go directly to your community's website without having to click through all of your comp properties first. The solution to running a successful Internet advertising campaign is to have your own website and to publish your web address on every marketing and advertising tool available.
Have you ever spent a good portion of your marketing budget on a direct mail postcard and then felt like something just wasn't right? After waiting and waiting for the phone to ring or new prospects to show up, you finally realize you're not getting any new leads, much less leases. You can't help but wonder what went wrong. Why didn't your direct mail work?
There's a reason why Apartment Postcards is known throughout the apartment industry as "The Direct Mail Experts." In our 20+ years of experience, we've seen just about every direct mail mistake an apartment marketer can make. We've studied what works with direct mail and what doesn't. We know how costly even a small mistake can be, and because we're committed to providing the best service in the apartment industry, we want to share the "5 Direct Mail Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make." These mistakes can sabotage even your best efforts to generate leases and can keep you from earning the highest possible ROI.
One of the first decisions you'll make on your direct mail journey is the size of your direct mail postcard. You may think that postcard size doesn't matter, but don't be fooled. While some marketers opt for a 4" x 6" postcard to save a few bucks, those informed marketers who know how to generate leases through direct mail won't even consider this option.
At Apartment Postcards, we offer only large, 5.5" x 8.5" or 6" x 11" direct mail postcards because we know that if a postcard doesn't grab your prospect's attention instantly, then it never will. Since small postcards don't have the same impact or marketing power to prompt an immediate response, let's just leave them for the competition. When your large postcard begins delivering leases the day it hits the mailboxes, you'll know you made a wise decision.
When considering the design of your direct mail postcard, you must think about first impressions. 50% of your postcards will be seen first from the front, and 50% will be seen first from the back. If you try to save a little money with color on only one side, then half of your prospects will be drawn to what appears to be a beautiful, full-color postcard, while the other half will ignore it completely. Why? Because it looks like every other piece of black & white mail in the box. Think about it. You paid to reach 100% of your target market. Why settle for grabbing the attention of only 50%?
With our 20+ years of experience, we know that two-sided, full-color postcards absolutely command more attention and yield better results than black & white versions. Because we are so sure that it's the right choice, Apartment Postcards will only print your postcard in full-color.
Much too frequently, we see direct mail postcards that leave the entire back, right side of the postcard blank! We can't decide if the apartment marketers producing these are opting for an artsy, minimalist design, or if they are just unfamiliar with the postal requirements. Either way, they are forfeiting large areas of the postcard's real estate for absolutely no reason! We simply can't understand why someone would pay for the space and then not use it to its best advantage. What a missed opportunity.
Again, our 20+ years of designing ads for apartment communities has taught us to use every available inch of your postcard. Apartment Postcards thinks your property deserves the right to achieve the best possible results without being shortchanged. We care about how your postcard looks, and we care about getting you results!
Isn't it funny how every once in a while, a piece of mail will grab your attention? Somehow, it seems the sender knew exactly what you needed and when you needed it. Was that by mere chance, or was something else going on?
For example, let's assume that you watch your car mileage to determine when it's time for an oil change. You calculate that you can drive another week before taking the car in for service. A few days later you receive a postcard promoting a great special on oil changes. What lucky timing, right? Wrong! It wasn't luck. It was part of a carefully planned strategy to get your attention and prompt you to action when you're most likely to respond positively!
Wait! How would they know you were due for an oil change? It's not as mysterious as it seems. In fact, it's a simple, straightforward and scientific method to hitting a carefully defined target at just the right time.
You probably don't remember, but the first time you took your car in for service they collected a little information about you and your vehicle. Then a computer started tracking your service pattern and began calculating when your next oil change would likely be needed. When the "magic date" popped up, you were sent a special offer. Simple, yet scientific, and totally effective!
Maybe you're reading this and saying, "Wow, if my community had an ad agency, we could create a targeted direct mail campaign that would reach qualified prospects just when their leases are up for renewal! My property would stay at 100% occupancy all year long, and leasing apartments would be a breeze!"
You'll be relieved to hear that creating a direct mail piece that targets only qualified renters in your area is much simpler than you think! Other businesses have to consider consumer buying cycles, but not the apartment industry. Every 12 months a renter is going to sign a new lease, and it's either going to be with you or one of your comps.
Fortunately, you don't need a big ad agency or a $20,000 marketing budget to pull in those leases. Apartment Postcards can handle everything you need. We have monthly direct mail campaigns starting as low as $800 per month and one-time direct mail starting at $1,125. Let me tell you how we do it!
A recent apartment publication had an astonishing statistic regarding one of the nation's largest and strongest apartment markets. Incredibly, in the fourth quarter of 2008, the vacancy rate in Phoenix, AZ hit a record high of 14.7%!
In this challenging environment, how can a manager, regional, marketing director or owner reduce the vacancy rate, and increase the bottom line? The only answer is smart marketing and hard work. We know some communities will continue taking the loss until the economy turns around, hoping that empty units will fill themselves. Unfortunately, as those of us who have been in the industry for a long time know, that rarely happens.
No matter if you're in Phoenix or Maine, when your vacancy rates are over 5-6%, you cannot afford to waste any advertising dollars! When you pour money into apartment magazines, Internet sites and newspapers, those companies are using your advertising dollars to present your community to UNQUALIFIED prospects. They promise that your message will get out, but can't control who will actually see it. Their marketing philosophy is that if "you throw enough spaghetti against the wall, something has to stick."
Don't you deserve more? You've worked hard to establish yourself and your community, and settling for expensive and ineffective advertising is a recipe for disappointment. When you commission Apartment Postcards to create a custom-designed direct mail campaign for your community, you'll receive a first-class marketing solution with a proven track record spanning more than 20 years.
You see, we don't simply throw a few pictures on a postcard and mail it to "apartment shoppers." That's not the way that Apartment Postcards has gained an industry-leading reputation as "The Direct Mail Experts." We work hand-in-hand with you to create a beautiful postcard that will engage prospects the moment they see it in their mailboxes. When they arrive at your property for a tour, with your postcard in hand, you'll know your advertising dollars worked!
Many people question the effectiveness of direct mail. Many also question the effectiveness of targeting only qualified prospects at surrounding comp apartments with a direct mail marketing piece. Some call it "old fashioned," to others it's "wasteful spending" or "risky marketing"...but those apartment communities taking our word that direct mail marketing is the #1 advertising source for apartment communities call it MONEY IN THE BANK!
We get astounding results for our clients every single day. Recently, we designed a 4-property postcard for a client that generated an amazing response! The direct mail postcard delivered results of 25 LEASES IN ONE WEEK! If anyone can match those results with any other type of marketing, we'll take our hats off to you.
What makes these results even better is the fact that the 25 leases were generated in the first week alone! These properties still have weeks and weeks of "lease harvest" to bring in from their direct mail postcard.
If you've ever doubted the effectiveness of a direct mail postcard, this is the week to make yourself a believer. We are on the heels of the hottest leasing season in years, and we are practically giving away these direct mail campaigns to help your community reach 100% occupancy!
Everything you need to know about apartment brochures. Brought to you by the marketing experts at Apartment Postcards.
Apartment professionals across the nation share one common goal, and that's to reach and maintain 100% occupancy. How they go about making that happen, however, can range from one end of the marketing spectrum to the other. A little experience makes it clear that one of the best ways to present your community to a prospective resident is with a carefully designed and produced brochure. How is it that so many communities miss this simple, powerful and cost-effective tool?
Apartment brochures, just like the communities themselves, come with a wide range of characteristics. Whether your brochure is a beautiful, 8-page spread printed on high-quality paper, or a flyer that has been run off the same black and white copier for 10 years, they both do the same thing: tell the story of your community. The question is, will that story engage and entice prospective residents, or will it send them down the street to the competition?
Apartment brochures are important for many reasons. Of course, they show your amenities, floor plans, location, and may even include a site map of your community. But the single most important reason your apartment community should have a beautiful, well-designed brochure is because of the selling power that it provides.
You already know that prospects will usually not visit your community and sign a lease on the same day. Instead, prospects are more likely to tour your property and then move on to visit your comps. Later, they will review the marketing materials they've collected, study the floor plans and site maps, and make an informed leasing decision based on what they see in the brochures and what they remember about the properties.
A well-designed brochure stands out from all the others because it reminds the prospect of your unique features, amenities and floor plans, and gives a sense of the inviting lifestyle your community offers. If your brochure is so enticing that a prospective resident turns to it again and again, it essentially serves as a trained leasing consultant who can skillfully convert a prospect into a resident.
There are endless options when it comes to the style and design of apartment brochures, and that means some careful decisions are necessary. For example, choosing from among the many different folds, sizes and paper combinations can be challenging. Showcasing your amenities and floor plans in the best possible light calls for creative design. With our many years of experience and our professional team of designers, we've learned how to make the entire process simple, effective and fast.
Because we want the best for your property, we're providing answers to the most common questions in "The Definitive Guide To Apartment Brochures." When you make smart, informed brochure decisions, you'll see more prospects coming back to your leasing office with pen in hand. Here we go!
Why are more apartment professionals dropping their ad agencies and turning to Apartment Postcards to meet their apartment marketing needs? The answer may sound a little corny, but it's true: it's because we are superstars when it comes to producing professional marketing materials that create exceptional results for less money.
We are a small group of dedicated professionals who always put the property and marketing needs of our clients first. As a result, we have been selected by thousands of apartment communities nationwide to develop marketing materials and direct mail programs that consistently increase qualified traffic and boost occupancy.
There's no need to waste tens of thousands of dollars with an ad agency when Apartment Postcards can deliver all of your marketing solutions at a fraction of the cost. Our team is as talented and experienced as they come, and you can be confident that we always deliver on our promise to build your brand. We've been handling apartment marketing campaigns for over 25 years, and your property can enjoy signifcant savings when you order directly from The Apartment Marketing Experts.
Below are the top 10 reasons why we outshine and outperform every other marketing company, ad agency or Internet printer you can find, and why so many major management companies in America turn to us.
3 Direct Mail Truths From "The Direct Mail Experts."
Part 1 of 3: Direct mail is all about consistency.
If you don't think of direct mail as a primary source of apartment advertising, then you're missing out! Your property can receive more qualified leads month after month with a custom direct mail campaign than with any other form of advertising. When compared to apartment publications, apartment websites or local newspapers, direct mail marketing will drive more qualified leads to your property than any other advertising source.
In this 3-part series, we're going to take a look at 3 truths about direct mail that you won't hear from anyone besides "The Direct Mail Experts." To fully understand how direct mail works, we first need to exactly define your target market.
Your target market consists of renters who already live in your area, can afford to live in your community, can move within 30 days, and meet the criteria of your property.
Part 2 of 3: Direct mail reaches prospects that traditional apartment advertising can't.
I'm a renter, and truth be told, I haven't been to a grocery store in a few weeks. I use a credit card to pay for my gas, so I rarely walk inside a gas station. The last time I pulled over on the side of the road for anything was when some papers accidentally flew out of my car. I don't subscribe to the newspaper, but I do subscribe to NetFlix and haven't stepped foot in a Blockbuster Video in probably 5 years.
Why do these facts matter to you? Because these are the places you advertise! In grocery stores, gas stations, video rental stores, the newspaper and even on the side of the road. Apartment publications try to place their books in any empty corner they can find, hoping and wishing that qualified prospects will pick one up and find you.
How is your marketing message going to get in my hands?
Of course, I'm not implying that every apartment renter is exactly like me, but the truth is that people today don't live the traditional lifestyle they used to. You can pretty much get anything you need, any time you need it, at the click of a button or with a swipe of a card. Apartment advertising venues just haven't kept up. The marketing tactics that worked 10 years ago won't work today. One thing has stayed the same though; the mailman still delivers 6 days a week through rain, sleet, hail or snow. A direct mail postcard is the only sure-fire way to know that your marketing message is reaching prospects. Why risk your advertising dollars with apartment publications and websites that advertise your community where only a handful of renters will see your marketing message? Wouldn't you rather be certain that your marketing message reaches 100% of your target market?
Part 3 of 3: Apartment direct mail postcards should not target businesses, homeowners, single-family renters and NEVER zip codes!
"Wait, Wait, Wait! Stop the press! If we're not supposed to direct mail to zip codes...then who is there to mail to?"
If this is anything like your response to hearing Direct Mail Truth #3, I'm afraid you've been misled into thinking that by mailing to businesses, homeowners, single-family renters and zip codes, a direct mail postcard will attract renters to your community. It takes a targeted list of apartment renters to see real results. If your property has previously direct mailed the markets listed above, I fear you've wasted a lot of advertising dollars.
Apartment Postcards doesn't operate like other marketing companies. When you call to get your direct mail campaign started, we don't pretend to already know who is qualified to live in your community. We let you tell us. You give us the actual names of properties that have renters who are qualified to live in your community, and those are the only people we target with your direct mail postcard. We have direct mail marketing down to a science, and targeting your comp properties is the only way to generate the kind of traffic that turns into leases.
When you target anyone besides local apartment renters, you're taking a big risk. These generic mailing lists come fast and cheap, and that is why they are suggested by the other so-called "industry experts."
In our present shaky economy, people are afraid to invest. The stock market is up one day and down the next. Gas prices are falling one day and reaching record highs the next day. On Monday one company owns your bank, and on Tuesday it's taken over by another. I don't blame people for not investing in this "risky" market, because it truly is risky.
But, what would you do if I told you I had a guaranteed stock tip. A tip that works every single time, and has no risk involved at all. Would you believe me? Would you be a little interested? Probably not. But what if I told you that I have over 20 years of proven experience and that all my clients are millionaires. On top of that, every client that still uses the tip continues to see growth in his or her portfolio. Now I have your attention.
...but separating from your competition will cause your occupancy rates to soar!
You know the feeling...worry, fear, maybe even dread. We hesitate to make the break because change is scary, even when we know it's the right thing to do. Unfortunately, in today's multifamily housing environment, Separation Anxiety is just too dangerous to ignore.
Can we agree that not many QUALIFIED prospects are going to come through your doors from apartment guides? But, isn't qualified traffic exactly what we're looking for? After all, QUALIFIED TRAFFIC = MORE LEASES = 100% OCCUPANCY!
I'm not saying that these books don't work at all, but are they really the best use of your advertising dollars? Can you accurately identify and track the leases that these pages produce for you, or do you just cross your fingers and hope they throw a little traffic your way? You need to "break up" with your competition, and separate your marketing efforts to see the best results from your advertising dollar!
Apartment Marketing Slogans That Lease, Lease, Lease!
Trust me...I know. Coming up with an effective slogan for your apartment community can be one of the most difficult parts of apartment marketing. The problem is not just coming up with a catchy slogan; that task is pretty simple. The real task is creating a catchy slogan that will also entice prospects to LEASE FROM YOU! After all, leasing apartments is the bottom line! All you have to do is keep your slogan simple, relate it to your property and create a desire to live in your community. Of course, you have to do this while convincing yourself that what you come up with doesn't sound stupid.
When you start looking for the perfect set of words that describe your community it seems the world has been laid before you. You have a blank canvas. You can say, well, pretty much anything.
What image do you want your slogan to portray? Do you want it to directly relate to your community's setting? Do you want to create a slogan that makes your property seem better than it really is? (Think about that one for a minute. You've bought goods and services from vendors who used exactly that strategy, so you know it works.
In my mailbox this week was the newest issue of Units magazine. If you've never had an opportunity to browse through this publication, you should know that Units magazine is the ultimate source of information about the apartment industry, and its reputation is irrefutable. I often get great marketing ideas just by flipping through the pages and reading articles that aren't related to marketing at all. For example, I got excited when I saw the title of the July 2008 cover article: The Annual Check-Up: Improving Curb Appeal Brings a Healthier Bottom Line. A lot of people don't realize that the same principles that apply to property management apply to all aspects of apartment marketing!
When you improve your aesthetic curb appeal, people start to see your community in a whole new light. New paint can bring in new renters. New kitchen upgrades bring smiles to the faces of prospective renters. New landscaping catches the eye of people who have never noticed your community before. A new dog park can attract a sector of renters that you've never reached before. Upgrading your curb appeal increases your bottom-line EVERY TIME!
In the apartment industry corporate branding is everywhere. Branding isn't just about having the same logo or design on your business cards. Branding is about creating customer loyalty that GENERATES LEASES! This is why branding is so important!
Corporate branding also isn't just a buzzword that is taught in marketing classes across the country. Branding is a serious tool that can help you achieve all the goals that your company has set for itself. Coca Cola doesn't spend over 1 billion dollars building their worldwide brand just so they can have a nice logo on their company stationery. They spend the big bucks building their brand so that they will create customer loyalty, which will then produce more sales!


Your database is packed with relevant leads and yet your open and click rates aren't exactly something to brag about, while your bottom line has hit the rock bottom. Is it possible that those who claim that email marketing is dead are actually right?
Still, even the stat about 59% of B2B marketers who claim that email is their most effective channel from the perspective of revenue generation wouldn't be enough to convince you that email marketing is alive and kicking more than it has ever been.
The situation is similar for B2C industries. For example, welcome emails are super powerful – they generate 320% more revenue per email than any other promotional message.
Finally, it's worth mentioning that email marketing boasts a 3800% ROI which makes it one of the most cost-effective and profitable strategies.
Is your email list segmented?
If the answer is no, then, there you go! We've found out the culprit behind your poor results.
It the answers is yes, good for you, but read on as we're going to discuss some useful strategies that will help you fine-tune your approach and target your audience even more precisely.
A lot of people can be interested in your products and services, but their reasons and motivations can be completely different. This means that your target audience can be divided into a number of groups – segments, according to various characteristics they have in common.
This tactic will help you create and deliver your marketing message in a manner that will appeal to them. The point is in offering each and every member of your target audience tailored content that they will find interesting. This will, in turn, make them open your email, click on the link, and hopefully convert.
This is one of the easiest ways to divide your target audience based on some common denominators. If you have a company that operates in several cities, states, or regions, it's only logical that you won't send the same offer to customers who live in New York and the ones based in Chicago.
Unless you're hosting your event online, there's no need to inform your prospects from Canada that you're hosting a conference in San Francisco via email, because that will only flood their inbox with messages that they're not particularly interested in.
Such a practice is very likely to create a cry-wolf effect, meaning that your target audience won't pay too much attention when they receive your email, since they'll be under the impression that what you say isn't relevant to them.
Using segmentation parameters such as age, gender, income level, title, education level, industry, or company position, is essential in delivering highly-tailored content.
The more information about your prospects you have, the better. But, it can be difficult to discover so many details because people aren't very keen on filling out numerous fields when they're signing up for your service.
Customer surveys can help you with nuancing data about your prospects, but if you want them to work you need to offer them something in return. Incentives will most certainly score you a lot of valuable information.
Autoklose, our sales automation platform, is equipped with a number of filtering options which will allow you to precisely segment your audience and create personalized campaigns.
Never underestimate the value of your new subscribers. This is an extremely important segment so greeting them with a welcome email, or even better a customized email sequence (and Autoklose comes with premade, email sequence templates that you can edit and schedule thus creating a desired number of follow-ups), will keep them warm and engaged.
Combine this approach with other segmentation parameters and you'll get a winning combination.
Segmentation based on past purchases is one of the most effective ways of targeting your audience. It's a great idea to recommend a similar product, an upgrade, the latest model, remind customers that it's time for a refill, or let them know that their warranty is about to expire.
Needless to say, these recommendations and reminders can become powerful revenue generators if they're automatized.
Put that white flag down!
There's no need to give up on customers who made just one purchase or stopped visiting your website so quickly. One of the methods of approaching this segment and attracting their attention is by sending them an email asking what made them stop visiting your site, or reminding them about the product or service that they put in the shopping cart but never purchased.
A link to the product accompanied with reviews of other customers as well as other types of social proof can be particularly effective in this case. However, knowing when it's time to call it quits is crucial, so if a subscriber has been inactive for more than two months, check with them whether they're still interested in your services.
Keeping your list fresh and relevant, so this process of disqualifying leads is equally important as qualifying them.
Every cent counts, but it's still necessary to split your email list according to how deep their pockets are.
This kind of segmentation will prevent you from offering a $1,000 item to someone who hasn't even spent that amount in your store cumulatively. Apart from establishing various price ranges and sending targeted messages to each segment accordingly, you can also find keep track of how various people react to discounts.
Namely, high-end customers are rarely attracted by discounts, while exclusive deals are extremely appealing to them. On the other hand, for some people, discounts are key purchase motivators.
As you can see, segmentation is one of the crucial steps of an effective email marketing strategy, and without it, our outreach can't succeed, no matter how well-crafted your email copy and subject lines are. Skipping segmentation is like throwing darts in the dark and hoping that at least one will hit the bull's eye.


For Hyperion, Amazon has been a great ecommerce vehicle for their mobile device batteries and chargers, but they do have their fingers in the profit margin. So when they decide they wanted a store of their own, they came to us.
We were able to extract the data and images, put them into a CMS (content managed structure), made the site mobile-friendly, optimized it fore search engine, and integrated an ecommerce tool they could manage themselves.


By ModCloth on 05/26/2009 in Misc.
Everyone, I'd like you to meet the newest addition to my family. He might be kind of ugly, smell a bit, and attract worms, but I love him just the same. So, let me introduce you all to the Earth Machine, my brand new, backyard composting bin! Inspired by all of ModCloth's Earth Day activities, my hubbie and I decided to take one of the Pennsylvania Resource Council's backyard composting classes. Included in our sign-up fee was a very informative power-point, the opportunity to ask Penn State University Master Gardeners a ton of questions, and this composting-making monster. Goodbye banana peels and carrot tops, and hello luscious compost!
So, what exactly is compost?
Compost (or humus) is defined as the end product of decomposing organic matter. Like the bumper sticker says, "Compost Happens." It just does, naturally, with or without our help. Any organic item (including garden waste, veggie kitchen scraps, barnyard manure, leaves, grass, etc.) rots, and the resulting black, crumbly, nutrient-rich material left behind is considered compost. It's like gold to gardeners, because when added to soil, compost enhances the growth of any living plant. It will plump up your tomatoes, fatten up your rose buds, or make your sunflowers touch that sky!
Composting is the 'speeding up' of the natural process of decay. There are two basic ways in which to compost: open compost piles, or closed bins like my Earth Machine. Open piles are recommended only if you have a large amount of land, or neighbors who don't mind the smell of rotting leftovers wafting into their bedroom. For urban gardens or smaller, outdoor spaces, the closed bin is the way to go.
How does a composting bin/pile work?
Composting is pretty easy. Basically, you are creating a pile of organic rubbish that you want to help rot. To do this, you have to keep it warm but not too hot; wet, but not too wet. The other important factor to consider is the 'green to brown' ratio. 'Green' items aren't really green in color – it's just a name to categorize organic matter with a high nitrogen content. Materials in the 'green' category include fruit and veggie kitchen scraps, grass clippings, eggshells, flowers, coffee grounds, tea bags, and barnyard manure.
Likewise, 'brown' items don't have to be brown. It just means they have a high carbon content. Items considered 'brown' include dry leaves, straw, dryer lint, sawdust, shredded newspaper, pet hair, cardboard, and pine needles.
Don't worry, there's no math involved. You just have to be sure and layer your compost bin/pile with alternating green and brown layers. Easy as that!
1. Get yourself a bin or select an area for an open pile somewhere away from your house.
2. The first layer in your pile or bin should be sticks or straw to encourage ventilation and drainage.
3. Start layering equal amounts of greens and browns!
4. Keep your bin or pile watered. Once a week or so, add some water to encourage decay.
5. Turn your pile or stir your bin once a week to keep the air moving through it.
6. In 3-6 months, the finished compost will fall to the bottom of the pile. Collect and add to your veggie garden, lawn, or houseplants!
1. It helps keep organic material from filling up precious landfill space! You can do your part to help the environment.
2. It keeps your garbage can from stinking! It's the rotting process of organic materials that makes your bins smelly, and by composting, that stink is eliminated.
3. It's valuable. Compost is very expensive, so you could actually sell it for money!
4. It improves soil structure by promoting necessary micro-biotic activity. It also kills soil-born diseases, and holds nutrients for slow release to growing plants.
5. It attracts all the beneficial, good-guy bugs that you want in your garden like earthworms, centipedes, and other awesome creepy-crawlies.
If you're an apartment-dweller with no access to a patch of ground, you can still compost. There is a process called vermicomposting (or, worm composting) that allows for compost creation in even the tiniest of urban environments. Vermicomposting is essentially a box of worms eating your leftovers. It's not as gross as it sounds, honestly! They're pretty cute, they eat your garbage, and they produce compost really quickly! They're like the best pet ever.
For more information on composting, contact the PRC or Cornell's Waste Management Institute. Or, leave a comment here, and I'll try and help! If you already compost, leave a comment, and let us know how it's going!
This is so great, Molly! I've always wanted to compost and this answers many of my initial questions!
I'll be checking out that class, seeing as though I'm moving near the Co-Op so soon!


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At Western Wayne Family Health Centers, we want to be your medical home. Having a primary care provider who takes care of you when you are well for yearly checkups is just as important as going to the doctor when you are sick. We have primary care providers (doctors and nurse practitioners) who take care of people of all ages—birth through the end of life.
We also offer prenatal and OB care for pregnant women and care for new babies. WWFHC does general medical care (internal medicine, family practice and pediatrics) as well as OB/GYN care.
Our dental care team offers general family dentistry for all—babies through senior patients welcome.
We also have behavioral health care—with social workers (MSWs) and psychologists (MA, MS or PhD). They can assist with access to psychiatric services, which are can be done on site by "tele psychiatry" which uses technology similar to Skype that is privacy protected.
A big difference in how WWFHC cares for you and your family are our community health workers/care managers. You may partner with a CHW to help figure out how you can better manage your health condition and be healthier. We offer classes about how to take care of yourself if you have a chronic condition like diabetes or high blood pressure.
WWFHC has physicians and nurse practitioners who can take care of people of all ages…from newborns to seniors. Our providers specialize in internal medicine, family practice, adult medicine and pediatrics. We have the right person to take care of you!
WWFHC takes care of women's health needs for all ages. From birth control to prenatal care and delivery, cancer screenings, treatment of infections to menopause care, trust our doctors and nurse practitioners for all your OB/GYN care.
WWFHC, with a grant from the state of Michigan, can go to area schools and assess children from kindergarten through 7th grade for teeth risk of cavities and apply a dental sealant to prevent decay. If you are a school principal or other official at a school building that has at least 51% of students who qualify for free or reduced meals we may be able to schedule the program at your building. Email SEAL@wwfhc.org or call 734.941.4991 and ask to speak with the SEAL coordinator.
Integrated Health Care at Western Wayne Family Health Centers provides medical, OB-GYN, pediatrics, behavioral health, and dental services. This integrative model represents a collaborative and fully integrated approach, where all providers work together to address your medical needs. The Behavioral Health service addresses how physical health affects your mental health and emotional well-being. Here at WWFHC, we have a team of behavioral health therapists and a psychiatrist to assist our patients with their mental health concerns. You can seek behavioral health services to learn coping skills to decrease anxiety, manage stress, address grief and loss, decrease symptoms of depression, and address past and present trauma/traumatic experiences.
Our centers provide telepsychiatric services. This is in partnership with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Wayne State University. After completing an assessment with one of our therapists, patients are able to connect with our psychiatrist through a computer (through an app like Skype) to be evaluated and prescribed for psychiatric medication needs, with their mental health professional in the room for support. The Psychiatrist collaborates with the WWFHC medical providers and therapists to address both your medical and mental health needs. This "holistic" care means that we understand that your physical and mental health are often interconnected, we address all parts of your well-being.
WWFHC has a team of behavioral health therapists, substance abuse therapists, and case coordinators. Patients that are seen by a medical provider at WWFHC, can be referred to a Behavioral Health Therapists to address acute symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, grief/loss, and trauma. For patients that have chronic and severe mental health needs, our Behavioral Health Therapist will assist in transferring mental health services to a higher level of care in the community.
There are Behavioral Health Therapists at all three sites – Inkster, Taylor, and Lincoln Park. Please ask your medical provider how to be referred to behavioral health services.
Many times, what you need to take care of yourself is just a little support or ideas of other places in the community that can help you. Our Care Coordinators can do that. They can give you referrals for agencies that can help with other needs that effect your health, talk to you about eating better, stopping smoking or how to remember to take your medications. They are here to assist you to better manage your health and wellness. We offer many nutrition and disease management classes plus regular exercise sessions. At WWFHC, we know that there are many things that influence how you feel, and the care coordinators are ready to partner with you to take charge of your health.
Having good health takes more than just going to the doctor or dentist. Sometimes, families need help with other issues. WWFHC partners with other community organizations to help all community members get assistance with things like utility assistance, to transition out of nursing facilities to home, debt management, early childhood education, counseling, family violence, job placement, substance abuse treatment, case management for people with HIV, mental health and pretty much anything else you can think of. These organizations are good places to start with a large variety of your needs.


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It is is very masculine with the width, the chain inlay, brushed finish and the flat edge.
It combines both yellow gold and titanium.
So lightweight you won't even know it is there.


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Come out to the Chapelwood Chase 5K Run/Walk in Athens, a challenging neighborhood course.
All proceeds will benefit local missions!
Awards 5K: Overall Male and Female, Masters Male and Female, 3 deep in standard age groups beginning with 10 and under to 75 and over.
Shirts and Goodies: Shirts are guaranteed to those who register by 6/3/18. Those who register after that date and on race day are not guaranteed a shirt. There will be plenty of refreshments.


← Visine as a Deadly Poison!
Botulism, as an accidental illness, is rare these days. More sophisticated canning processes and better preservation of food products have prevented this serious neurotoxin from poisoning those in the modern world.
Intentional poisonings, however, are another story. The botulism toxin (called botulinum) is one of the most poisonous substances known to man. It is said to be 10,000 times more deadly than cyanide, and it's been estimated that a lethal human dose is in the range of two nanograms. That translates to two billionths of a gram (think of a paperclip as weighing one gram). Therefore, deadly doses are not even visible to the naked eye.
Food-Borne Botulism – This type of illness usually exhibits symptoms within four to 36 hours after ingesting a contaminated food product. The symptoms include dry mouth, difficulty speaking and swallowing, weakness of the facial muscles, blurred or double vision, drooping eyelids, as well as nausea and vomiting. Eventual respiratory shutdown and general muscle paralysis are the usual the causes of death. It's good practice NOT to taste test food that may have gone bad.
Wound Botulism – This form of the disease is usually seen with those who inject drugs several times a day, as with people who use heroin. The symptoms and eventual lethal outcome are similar to food-borne botulism.
Infant Botulism – Babies who consume the spores of the bacteria will develop this form of the disease. The spores grow in infant intestines and release the neurotoxin. Honey can contain botulism spores and this is often a source of the disease for infants. Honey should not be fed to babies less than one year of age.
The botulism neurotoxin is produced mainly by Clostridium botulinum bacterium. The neurotoxin is so lethal that it is listed as a potential biological weapon by the United States Department of Defense. Deliberate food-borne botulism has the potential to poison many of the population and is considered a public health risk.
Food-borne botulism is the form often used as a murder weapon and which has the potential to be used as a bio-weapon. The cause of death is usually from suffocation due to respiratory muscle paralysis.
In 2001, a civilian bio-defense group issued a consensus statement regarding the dangers of botulism. The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has classified this toxin as a Category A Agent because of its potential as a biological agent and the fact that it can be used as either an aerosolized or food-borne weapon.
Botulinum spores are extremely hardy entities. They survive boiling temperatures for over three hours. They are resistant to ultra violet light, irradiation and alcohols. These spores are said to survive in the dry state for over 30 years and can be reactivated by heating them, so storage for future weapon use is not a problem.
The good news is that the spores may be killed by chlorine disinfectants. And about two years ago the FDA approved a botulism antitoxin drug, which is said to neutralize all seven known forms of the disease.
Survival depends on early initiation of treatment with the antitoxin, supportive medical care (such as breathing machine support and stomach pumping) and appropriate antibiotic use. But the recovery process can be lengthy, with assisted ventilation continuing for weeks and even months after the initial symptoms occur.
However, this same neurotoxin, when prepared in dilute concentrations, is used commercially to treat medical and cosmetic conditions. It amazes me, and even boggles my mind, that a substance with such destructive potential can be harnessed and used in beneficial ways.
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Wow, this is how North Koreans killed Otto Warmier……wicked & evil…..a National Threat!
Has an antidote for the H strain been developed yet?
Nothing in the literature so far as I can tell. Will update as new research appears. Thanks for asking!


I was not brought up that way.
His heart to Doris Day.
I get ill from one cigarette.
Would you pull that stuff with Annette?
I know what you wanna do.
I'm no object of lust!
I'm just plain Sandra Dee.
Elvis! Elvis! Let me be!
Keep your pelvis far from me!
Now you're starting to drool.


Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday pledged to play hardball with Essar Steel Minnesota, saying he'll call the state's $67 million loan to the company on Wednesday if Essar doesn't pay past-due bills from local construction companies.
Essar has essentially been in default on the state money since October because it failed to live up to an agreement to create jobs at an iron and steelmaking facility in Nashwauk by that date.
The company has moved ahead with work building a taconite plant at the Nashwauk site, but has shelved plans to make iron and steel at the site.
That puts the company in violation of the 2007 agreement signed when the economic development money was awarded by the state.
Essar for years has been dogged by allegations and legal action for not paying its bills in a timely fashion, something the governor has said is unacceptable in Minnesota.
Later Monday, Dayton said he offered Essar a reprieve through Friday if Vuppuluri promised that payment would come by the end of the week, but said he had not yet received a commitment from the company.


Happy New Year, everyone! And welcome to 2019!
As I begin typing these words, it is 5:57 a.m. in my part of the world. I'm fifty years old, and I'm feeling great.
If you spent last night celebrating New Year's Eve in the traditional way, you almost certainly aren't awake yet. In fact, you won't be awake for hours.
And when you do wake up, you might not feel so good.
I was an early adopter of alcohol, age-wise. I started experimenting with alcohol when I was in the eighth grade.
I was never a heavy, habitual drinker, but I liked the idea of doing something that was forbidden. In the mid-1980s, the legal drinking age changed from 18 to 21. This was technically a state law, but the impetus was the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which withheld federal funding from all states that allowed alcohol sales to anyone under twenty-one years of age.
The law was implemented unevenly, according to when your birthday fell. The result was that among the cohort of kids who came of age during the mid-1980s, some were able to legally buy and consume alcohol at 18, whereas others (often only a few months younger) had to wait until the age of 21.
My birthday, August 9, 1968, fell after the cutoff date, so that I had to wait until I turned 21 in order to drink. Legally, that is.
I recall one outing, in November of 1985. I was a senior in high school. A friend of mine (he was nineteen, and legally able to purchase alcohol) and I went to a family-owned Italian restaurant/bar in an old Cincinnati neighborhood. He bought us two pitchers of beer, which we consumed on the spot with a large pizza.
During the trip home, he began driving erratically. Very erratically. A police officer in the Cincinnati enclave of Norwood stopped us. He made my friend exit the vehicle and attempt to walk a straight line. Suffice it to say that this didn't go well.
Oh, this is it, I thought. From within the depths of my own inebriated state, I had images of the two of us being hauled to jail. My parents would be summoned to come and pick me up. Not a good scene.
To my surprise, however, my friend managed to talk his way out of it. His mother's house was only a few blocks away, he assured the officer. And the officer let him off.
Such were the free and easy 1980s, that an underage youth could openly drink in a bar, and a police officer would let two obviously drunken teenagers continue on their way, in a rolling lethal weapon.
But even by that point, drinking was losing its fun appeal. I was a modestly impressive athlete (I went to the state championships in cross country that year), and I knew that heavy drinking and a high level of fitness were incompatible in the same body.
Moreover, I couldn't take the hangovers. When I drank to excess, I felt really, really bad the next morning.
On New Year's Eve, 1986, I attended a party at the home of the girl I'd gone to senior homecoming with in high school. I drank, and drank. And drank. Mostly wine, as I recall.
The next morning, my head felt like a horse had just stomped on it. I went for a run on New Year's Day, 1987, and that helped the headache and logy feeling a little. But my stomach was still in awful shape.
I was still living with my parents at the time. We went for a New Year's breakfast, but I was having none of it. My mother, bless her, ordered a full platter of scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, and gravy. The very smell of the food made me want to retch.
I sat there at the breakfast table, eighteen years old, and thought: Why am I putting myself through this?
I couldn't think of a good reason. So I then made a decision: I am never going to do this again.
Thirty-two years later, I still haven't. Since December 31, 1986, I have rarely consumed alcoholic beverages at all.
I haven't missed alcoholic beverages. And it wouldn't surprise me if I've consumed my last one, ever.
There is an irony here, of course: I consumed far more alcohol before I could legally do so, than I ever have since I turned legal, on August 9, 1989.
For me it was never really about the alcohol, I guess. It was about not being told what to do.
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Newsletter for The Archie Sutter Watt Trust fund.
Many thanks for your ongoing interest in the work of the late Archie Sutter Watt which we continue to celebrate through the Trust set up in his memory. These newsletters endeavour to keep you up to date on Trust activities.
The bulk of our recent work has focused on the publication, in November 1018, of "Archie Sutter Watt: A Galloway Artist", and the development and promotion of the major exhibition in Kirkcudbright at which it was launched.
workshops for secondary schools pupils to help them develop their portfolios for higher or further education.
This year we are planning another exhibition in Stranraer and possible attendance at the Wigton Book Festival to promote Archie's book.


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Ben Carson tours affordable 3D-printed Austin home
Posted on March 7, 2019 March 7, 2019 by WeatherPreppers
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – From Washington D.C. all the way to an East Austin backyard…H.U.D. Secretary Dr. Ben Carson toured construction tech company "Icon's" prototype home Thursday morning.
It's a 350-square-foot 3D-printed home that took just under 50 hours to print.
"This is exciting because it's new technology that has wide applicability," Dr. Carson said.
Jason Ballard is CEO and co-founder of the Austin-based "ICON."
The prototype house made its debut about a year ago. "One of the really fun things that happened after we unveiled this house last year at SXSW was the number of Americans who said 'Hey I would like a house like that' and so that really encouraged us that we were on the right track," Ballard said.
So what is it made of?
A special concrete material that gets deposited layer by layer. "You can build a house as fast as 24-hours or as long as about a week depending on size and complexity," Ballard said.
Back to Dr. Carson's visit Thursday morning, Ballard says it's hard to talk about the problems in housing without also thinking about public policy. "He has a job to understand what new ways forward because he's stuck in some of these issues and that department is stuck in some of these issues as well and for us, we need to have our technology and approach validated by the decision-makers in the world," Ballard said.
As for entrepreneurs like the folks at ICON…
"All we have to do if we really want to experience great success is get out of their way. The government should be helping to facilitate these things," Carson said.
Secretary Carson tells me 3D-printed houses would be a great solution after natural disasters like the tornadoes in Alabama last week. "Because there's a place where you already have infrastructure in place in terms of sewage and things like that so all you would need to build something like this is the foundational platform. Very easy to put that in and then…in two days you've got a house," Carson said.
The tech could also help with affordability challenges. Dr. Carson says a third of the population is burdened when it comes to housing costs.
"They're paying over 30% and in many cases up to 50% of their income. Now when you're doing that just for housing, you don't have a lot of time to concentrate on other things. We want to free people up, to really enjoy the pursuit of happiness of our country," Carson said.
Ballard says ICON's goal is getting to half-price houses.
"I don't want to represent that we're offering half price houses today but if we don't get to something like that I will feel that the technology failed," Ballard said. The folks at ICON say they've partnered with a non-profit called New Story and they'll be printing houses like the prototype in Latin America later this year.
Interview with HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson
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Man dies after three vehicle crash in East Austin
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It has never been easy for me to discard things. I am not quite a packrat with piles everywhere, but if in doubt of the future need or value of something, I hold onto it. This has proved useful in some ways with my four children, as clothing, coats and toys had long lives and were well loved. Besides the apparent usefulness, the clothing and toys came to represent a time of life for me, that only deepened through each child's use. This explains why I still have boxes of small childhood clothing and toys that I can't quite part with, each object carries in it the ghost of the childhoods that shaped me as much as it did them.
I carried the same sentimental attachment to objects in my business. Old packaging, product samples and piles of contacts filled the work space as I could never really be sure that the future might not need some of those things. Over the last year, these objects have been steadily thinned until finally now, I am left to discard most of the papers and cards recording the early conversations that was the start of the business' evolution. Sorting and discarding was surprisingly freeing. For the first time I wasn't looking back anymore. I stopped believing that I needed these old names to build the future.
Sometimes, moving out of our old skin is a stretch in the beginning. When we can't quite picture the future we have agreed to, it is easy and comforting to cling to old stuff as a way to be prepared for what is to come next. Actually, it is one way that we keep ourselves from seeing the truth of where life is taking us. Discarding the objects that surround us from the past is a much truer preparation for a future we are imagining.
It is a kind of leap of faith for me, this practice of discarding. I trust that what I needed to glean out of the contacts and paper trails is already inside of me, percolating into something new and fresh. Even as I can't fully picture this new place emerging in me, I am happy that I can now make room for it. Still some things are worth saving. My future grandchildren might just love some of those old toys waiting in boxes.


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As simple as it's name: Nearly Naked. As you notice I will be on college next year (Amin!) and I guess I need to learn how to do simple everyday makeup, without looking like I'm wearing one. This product received so many good reviews so I'm willing to try one! The packaging is also very simple (unlike some of korean brand products – don't get me wrong, I do find them cute! but sometimes it's a liiiittle bit too much for me!) so I could bring this makeup everyday. It comes in many shades, it will be easy for me to find the perfect shade!
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'Sorry I didn't mention every person I know': Selena Gomez Insults Francia Raisa, Friend Who Gave Gomez Her Kidney, For Taking Offense After Gomez Said Taylor Swift is Her 'Only Friend'
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Selena Gomez's tale of battling lupus is an inspiration for her fans. Diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 2014, she had to face the worrying symptoms head first. She fought the disease valiantly and in the end emerged on the other side, victorious.
The Wizards of Waverly Place alum has gone on to recount what she went through in those days in a recently released documentary. She has also thanked all the people who helped her tide over the bad time. But she missed out on one big name – Francia Raisa.
Selena Gomez speaks of how she managed to brave through her disease in My Mind & Me
Selena Gomez opens up on her struggles in the documentary My Mind & Me
Selena Gomez detailed all she went through in that dark period of her life in her recently released documentary, My Mind & Me. The documentary, which was released on Apple TV, deals with the 30-year-old's experiences during the time. The trauma she faced, and symptoms that just got worse with time, all of it were part and parcel of the documentary.
It is a given if you're struggling this much, you will need at least one person to hang on to. One who will stick with you through thick and thin. For her, it was her longtime friend, Taylor Swift. The duo, who played the role of each other's nemesis in the 2014 song Bad Blood, are real-life best friends.
Also Read: 'I thought I'd be married by now': In a Sorry State of Affairs, Selena Gomez Throws Herself Wedding Themed 30th Birthday Party While Ex Justin Bieber is Living the Dream With Wife Hailey
Selena Gomez called Taylor Swift her best friend
BFFs Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez
In the documentary, the Wolves singer spoke at length about how she inter-mingles with people around her. While speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, she said, "I never fit in with a cool group of girls that were celebrities. My only friend in the industry really is Taylor (Swift)."
But these statements seem to have not gone down well with another celebrity in the industry. Who was one of her closest, if not best friends at a point time in her life? The person we're referring to is Francia Raisa, the celebrity who donated her kidney to Gomez in a difficult transplant process in 2017.
Selena Gomez responds to Francia Raisa deleting an Instagram comment then unfollowing her after saying that Taylor Swift is her "only friend in the industry":
"Sorry I didn't mention every person I know." pic.twitter.com/UaGl6bPtSJ
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 6, 2022
Francia Raisa, donated her kidney to the Only Murders in The Building star, helping her when it mattered the most. It is shocking to see how the two have fallen out now. Calling the Karma singer her only friend in the Industry is a statement that made everyone wonder what went wrong between the two. Raisa herself would have been no different.
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Is Francia Raisa just "someone she knows"?
Selena Gomez has trolled Francia Raisa
Francia Raisa must have felt shocked by The Same Old Love singer's statement, cause she went on to unfollow Gomez on Instagram. She also posted a comment on an Instagram post, which shared Gomez's message about Swift being her only best friend. She commented, "Interesting."
Seems pretty clear how much she was left in shock. Even though the comment was deleted later, the people who had to see it had done their bit.
Selena Gomez was not one to let it go quietly. She posted a comment on TikTok, saying, "Sorry I didn't mention every person I know," clearly trolling Raisa.
The two were good friends till recently. They even shared a TikTok having fun with each other in July. Sometimes it's hard to believe just how fast the night changes.
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# Francia Raisa# Selena Gomez# Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift# Selena Gomez kidney transplant
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
By: Jules Verne
Narrated by: Tim Curry
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry, the source of our inspiration, returns – this time, he captures the quirky enthusiasm of this goofily visionary adventure.
Narrated by: David Linski
During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time, receives a last-minute invitation to join the expedition which he accepts. Canadian whaler and master harpoonist Ned Land and Aronnax's faithful servant Conseil are also brought aboard.
Classic book, very well read!
Series: Captain Nemo, Book 1
10+ Masterpieces of Classic Adventures Collection
The Call of the Wild, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Heart of Darkness, The Lost World and Others
By: Jack London, Jules Verne, Joseph Conrad, and others
Narrated by: S. Plummer, K. Elliot, J. Lingua, and others
This collection contains adventure novels from various authors, recognized masters who have become classics in this genre. None of the works included in the collection will leave an inquisitive and demanding listener indifferent.
By: Jack London, Jules Verne, Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Arthur Conan Doyle, O. Henry
Narrated by: S. Plummer, K. Elliot, J. Lingua, C. Dabbs, A. Costa, J. Szatmari, R. Williams, J. Lewis, J. Phoenix, S. Jackson, J. Girard
Narrated by: Berny Clark
Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump" (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive....
AMAZING!!!!!!!
By: Jules Verne, Anna Lea - adaptation
Narrated by: Toby Jones, George Blagden, Don Gilet, and others
One of the most celebrated tales of all time, Around the World in 80 Days is part high-octane thriller, part fascinating fantasy travelogue. Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just 80 days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea - by steamer, rail, and elephant - to win the bet of a lifetime.
Narrated by: Toby Jones, George Blagden, Don Gilet, Vineeta Rishi
Round the World in Eighty Days
Narrated by: John Mydrim Ballantyne
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,242,900 in 2019) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works. The story starts in London on Wednesday, 2 October 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living in solitude.
Voyage au centre de la Terre
Narrated by: Samuel Charle
Atteindre les profondeurs de notre globe, le cœur palpitant de la planète... Quel rêve pour un professeur de minéralogie - quelle utopie ! Un vieux parchemin runique, pourtant, affirme le contraire : il existerait un chemin depuis le cratère du Sneffels, ce volcan éteint d'Islande. Ni une ni deux, l'impulsif et colérique Professeur Otto Lidenbrock parvient à convaincre son jeune neveu Axel d'entreprendre l'expédition. Grottes insondables, mers souterraines, feux éternels et monstres surgis du fond des âges : la descente ne serait-elle qu'un aller simple vers les Enfers ?
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Ventimila leghe sotto i mari
Narrated by: William Angiuli, Librinpillole
Nel periodo immediatamente successivo alla guerra di secessione, un essere ignoto, con le sembianze di un cetaceo e la forza di una nave da guerra, minaccia i mari; gli stati più potenti decidono di schierarsi per dargli la caccia. Il famoso naturalista Pierre Aronnax e il suo fedele Consiglio, chiamati a rappresentare la Francia nell'impresa, si trovano faccia a faccia con il famigerato mostro.
The Ultimate Jules Verne Collection of 6 of His Greatest Works
A Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, The Mysterious Island, The Master of the World, & In the Year 2889
Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
This collection includes A Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, The Mysterious Island, The Master of the World, and In the Year 2889.
Series: Captain Nemo, Book 1-2
Jules Verne Collection
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island
Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
From the pen of one of the literary world's finest explorers of the imagination, these classic tales of fantastical habitats and intrepid adventurers delve deep into every mysterious corner of planet Earth. Whether you've adventured with Verne before or are only just setting off on your maiden voyage, this collection encompasses the most extraordinary adventures the father of science fiction has to offer.
Narrated by: Flo Gibson
A wager made at the London Reform Club sends the imperturbable Phileas Fogg, his loyal valet Passepartout, the tenacious Mr. Fix, and the beautiful Aouda on a journey around the world that is fraught with obstacles, peril, and humor.
12 Classic Books You Need to Read Before You Grow Up
Little Prince, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Peter Pan, ... of the Wild, Wizard of Oz, Velveteen Rabbit
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
Narrated by: K. Winkler, S. Rife, D. McCord, and others
This carefully compiled collection for young listeners includes: Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Little Prince....
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson, J.M. Barrie, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Eleanor H. Porter, Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Jack London
Narrated by: K. Winkler, S. Rife, D. McCord, C. Preston, P. Gibson, A. Reno, A.S. Clark, C. Dabbs, T. O'Hare, S. Plummer
Narrated by: Peter Husmann
A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, master harpoonist Ned Land, and Aronnax's faithful assistant Conseil join the expedition.
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By Joshua on 22-02-2016
Science Fiction Adventures Classics in Literature Collection
Jules Verne: Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea; Arthur Conan Doyle The Lost World; H.G. Wells The Invisible Man; Ray Bradbury: Asleep in Armageddon
By: Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, and others
Narrated by: Chris Dabbs, Simon Jackson, Paul Gibson, and others
Man has always wanted to travel into the unknown and encounter what he has not, and perhaps cannot, experience in the real world. The early 20th century witnessed an explosion of science fiction literature. Authors studied the wonders of scientific and technological progress and imagined worlds that had developed even greater advances. Jules Vernes' and H.G. Wells' fantastic tales well whetted the public's appetite for adventure tales. Since then, science fiction has metamorphosized hundreds of times, each transformation introducing more sophisticated plots and otherworldly settings.
By: Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, George Orwell, Ray Bradbury
Narrated by: Chris Dabbs, Simon Jackson, Paul Gibson, Peter Coates, Mark Bowen
Series: Professor Challenger, Book 1
Narrated by: David McCallion
Like many Jules Verne classics, The Mysterious Island takes you on an unforgettable journey of adventure and reflection. During the American Civil War, a group of Union soldiers escape their confederate captors when they steal a balloon. What they didn't anticipate is the violent storm that awaits them and leads them into uncharted territory.
Mr Producer please produce... the reading is full of mis-pronunciations.
By mrsvee on 25-04-2018
Series: Extraordinary Voyages, Book 12, Captain Nemo, Book 2
Narrated by: Bill Homewood
Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales of all time, this is both high-octane thriller and fascinating travelogue. Phileas Fogg, intrepid Victorian gentleman about town, accepts a wager that he cannot travel around the world in 80 days. Naturally, he immediately sets off, accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout. They are pursued by a police officer, Detective Fix, who is foolishly convinced that Fogg is a bank robber. Much hilarity ensues.
Excellent reading, great story
By Michael H on 01-12-2019
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Geologist Otto Lidenbrock is perusing an ancient Icelandic manuscript when he discovers a mysterious encrypted note. The message reveals the account of a sixteenth-century explorer who claims to have found a passageway to the center of the earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 2 (Chinese Edition)
By: Xingxing Liu, John Pasden, Jules Verne
Narrated by: Xiao Qing
Length: 1 hr
Join Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing in their daring quest down the mouth of a volcano to reach the center of the earth. Guided by a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment and accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu, the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. A Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Jules Verne's best-known works and one of the most classic tales of adventure ever written.
Language: mandarin_chinese
By: Jules Verne, Tony Lee
Narrated by: Adrian Lester, Clive Mantle, Carla Mendonca, and others
This Audible Original drama voyages across the seas on board the USS Abraham Lincoln in pursuit of a mysterious monster that has been terrifying unsuspecting ships, in an expedition to hunt this creature down before more people are injured or killed. Amongst the crew are Professor Pierre Aronnax, who wants to be the first person to identify the creature, believing it to be nothing more than an oversized Narwhal. He's joined by Ned Land, a Canadian harpoonist, believed to be the best in the world.
First timer - it's a classic!
Narrated by: Adrian Lester, Clive Mantle, Carla Mendonca, Terry Molloy, Montserrat Roig
Series: Captain Nemo
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and a Complete Biography of Jules Verne
By: Jules Verne, CSA Publishing
Narrated by: Lee Goettl, Roberto Scarlato
This Jules Verne Collection will carry you away to underwater adventures, will take you deep inside the earth, and pull you on a journey around the world. Are you ready to travel to faraway lands, to be tracked by the authorities, and to encounter prehistoric monsters? If you are ready for adventure, then join us along with the protagonists of each of the three stories in this collection of science fiction and surreal tales.


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Closing the Opportunity and Achievement Gap for African American Students
Written by LAWT News Service
LAWT News Service
The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education approved a resolution to help boost the academic achievement of African-American students. In Los Angeles Unified, black students as a subgroup and despite individual standouts, perform at the lowest levels when compared to their white, Asian-American and Latino classmates.
"Without urgent actions, black students, in general, will continue to languish at the bottom of the academic rankings in Los Angeles Unified," said Veteran African-American educator and school board member Dr. George J. McKenna III, who sponsored the resolution. "Los Angeles Unified has committed for years to close this achievement and opportunity gap. At issue is how to close it quickly and permanently."
"We need to make sure every child in Los Angeles Unified has the opportunity to succeed in school and life," said Superintendent Austin Beutner. "For too long, this opportunity gap has existed, and it's time we redouble our efforts to address all of the issues."
Board Member Kelly Gonez, a co-sponsor, said, "The equitable education of our African- American students is a civil rights issue. Unfortunately, we know our African-American students are one of our lowest-performing student groups on a number of measures, and that it is not a reflection of their potential. It is a reflection of systemic inequities, economic and racial injustice and a lack of resource equity. We can and must do better for our African- American students and families. Today is a critical first step."
"We are well when all of us are well," said Board President Mónica García. "Today I am proud to support Dr. McKenna's resolution to close the opportunity gap for our African-American students because it is our responsibility to serve all kids well. We are constantly learning, and this will be yet another opportunity to learn and change to meet the demands of our community."
Black students make up just over 8 percent of Los Angeles Unified's enrollment. In addition to posting the lowest test scores, the resolution points out they are least likely to be identified as gifted and talented. They are also disproportionately referred to special education classes and out-of-classroom suspensions.
To address these inequities, the resolution calls for a five-year plan that includes an extensive range of academic and social emotional supports, new strategies and expected outcomes. The plan would be developed within six months. It would include consistent funding and provide quarterly updates to the superintendent and community.
Other goals include increasing enrollment in honors, advanced placement courses and early childhood education programs; expanding opportunities in testing for gifted and talented programs; designating dedicated investments for Standard English learners; providing greater access to dual language and linked-learning programs; and expanding mentorship opportunities and other services that promote a positive campus environment.
School Board Vice President Nick Melvoin said, "It's long past time to end decades of systemic opportunity and achievement gaps for our African-American students — I look forward to this District undertaking the work set forth to disrupt the status quo and improve academic outcomes for African-American students."
Board Member Scott M. Schmerelson said, "Currently, the Los Angeles Unified Access, Equity and Acceleration Unit 'strives to ensure equitable access and learning opportunities to close achievement disparities for historically underserved students.' I believe that Dr. McKenna's resolution will focus additional attention and provide additional resources toward eliminating the achievement gap, once and for all, and demonstrate our District's commitment to the success of our African-American students and families."
Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic said, "Children learn when they have the opportunity to learn. They thrive when we give them the tools to thrive. Race, socioeconomic or ethnic background should not be a determinant of a child's accessibility to a quality education. It is not enough for us to be complacent with what we offer our young African-American students; in fact, we should not be complacent in regards to any of our students. We should be loud and boisterous advocates demanding change in our schools and our communities. In the past, the Board has approved resolutions and projects but the job has been left unfinished and our African-American students have been left underserved. We cannot allow that to keep happening. We have to fight for all our students and their futures."
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Q: How to disable expand sign in Swing JTree? I'm working in Swing and I would like to disable the expand (plus [+]) sign on a certain type of nodes.
Not sure how to do it because my nodes aren't leaves and I also cannot use setShowsRootHandles (which is only for the root).
I'm referring to to JTree: suppose i got this structure:
Root
--[+] node1
--[+] node2
when I load this structure i would like not to see the [+] sign on node2 (because it a special type node). But I also would like to expand it by using a special command.
I've overridden isLeaf() (method from DefaultMutableTreeNode) so it would set to to TRUE when i'm in the special type node, but then when I'm trying to expand it, it wouldn't expand because isLeaf() == TRUE...
Hope this will make things more clear.

A: While it is not possible to remove the handles, it is possible to restrict the expansion of nodes. The way to go is a TreeWillExpandListener combined with a custom treeNode that has state to restrict expansion:

*

*the custom node below has an expandable property that's false by default

*when detecting custom nodes, the listener allows/vetoes expansion based on that expandable property

*for programmatic expansion, the expandable property is set to true temporarily to pass the listener

Example code:
// mixed tree of normal/restricted noded
DefaultMutableTreeNode root = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("root");
DefaultMutableTreeNode normalSubTree = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("normal");
normalSubTree.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("normalChild"));
MyNode restrictedSubTree = new MyNode("restrictedSubtree");
restrictedSubTree.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("restrictedChild"));
root.add(normalSubTree);
root.add(restrictedSubTree);
final JTree tree = new JTree(root);
// the listener which vetos expansion of MyNodes that are not expandable
TreeWillExpandListener l = new TreeWillExpandListener() {

    @Override
    public void treeWillExpand(TreeExpansionEvent event)
            throws ExpandVetoException {
        TreePath path = event.getPath();
        if (path.getLastPathComponent() instanceof MyNode) {
            if (!((MyNode) path.getLastPathComponent()).isExpandable()) {
                throw new ExpandVetoException(event, "node not expandable");
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void treeWillCollapse(TreeExpansionEvent event)
            throws ExpandVetoException {
    }
};
tree.addTreeWillExpandListener(l);

Action expand = new AbstractAction("Expand") {

    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        TreePath selected = tree.getSelectionPath();
        if (selected == null) return;
        if (selected.getLastPathComponent() instanceof MyNode) {
            MyNode last = (MyNode) selected.getLastPathComponent();
            boolean old = last.isExpandable();
            last.setExpandable(true);
            tree.expandPath(selected);
            last.setExpandable(old);
        }
    }
};

    JXFrame frame = wrapWithScrollingInFrame(tree, "veto expand");
    addAction(frame, expand);
    show(frame);
}

// custom node which has an expandable property
public static class MyNode extends DefaultMutableTreeNode {

    private boolean expandable;

    public MyNode() {
        this(null);
    }

    public MyNode(Object userObject) {
        super(userObject);
    }

    public void setExpandable(boolean expandable) {
        this.expandable = expandable;
    }

    public boolean isExpandable() {
        return expandable;
    }
}

A: It's possible to remove the handles - despite what others have mentioned.
I've attached a snippet on how to do this below. The key thing is to override shouldPaintExpandControl in BasicTreeUI.
jtree.setUI(new BasicTreeUI() {
    @Override
    protected boolean shouldPaintExpandControl(final TreePath path, final int row
            , final boolean isExpanded, final boolean hasBeenExpanded, final boolean isLeaf)
    {
        boolean shouldDisplayExpandControl = false;
        return shouldDisplayExpandControl;
    }

This should really be documented in the JTree API but that's another issue.

Another approach to consider:
If you call DefaultTreeModel(TreeNode root, boolean asksAllowsChildren) the model will "ask" the nodes you insert if they are allowed to have children. If they cannot, it should not display the expand icon.
Be sure to override javax.swing.tree.TreeNode.getAllowsChildren() in your class.

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