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Interview with Dave Kurlan, Author of “Baseline Selling: How to Become a Sales Superstar…”

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We are pleased to have Dave Kurlan with us today talking about his recently published book. Welcome to Reader Views Dave.

Irene: In your book “Baseline Selling – How to Become a sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know About the Game of Baseball” is being launched this week. People that have read your book comment that the information you pose changes the way they approach the sales process. Please give us a brief synopsis of the book.

Dave: “Baseline Selling” really simplifies the selling process, something that salespeople have wanted for years. The best part is that it doesn’t require them to change the way they sell as much as it significantly shortens the sell cycle, improves their closing ratio and increases the number of opportunities they will have as a result of simplifying their messages and questions.

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Alexander the Great’s Art of Strategy by Partha Bose

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This is a highly impressive book where the author highlights the feats of the Great Macedonian King, Alexander the Great to draw lessons on leadership and strategy. Striking an effective balance between past and present, the author interprets history and reveals the classic qualities of effective leadership that Alexander displayed and which has timeless relevance. The book explores the war tactics and strategies employed by Alexander, his method of analyzing problems like Aristotle and how he kept his men motivated and together to become the greatest conqueror and empire builder. Continue reading “Alexander the Great’s Art of Strategy by Partha Bose” »

Paris flash

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“The Movement of Images” at the Centre George Pompidou opened several months before the Month of Photography and began to convey a close relationship between photography and film. Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s assertion that “it is less necessary to know whether photography and film have to do with art than to understand how they alter the perception we have of it,” (1) this exhibition moved away from concerns surrounding the relationship between optics and chemicals in order to examine the photograph’s “unfixed character.” (2) Within the areas of montage, narrative, unwinding, and projection, artist films such as Richard Serra’s Hand Catching Lead (1968) and Chris Burden’s Documentation of Selected Works (1971-74) were juxtaposed with modernist works of art. The repetition of blue, red, green, yellow, and orange leaves in Henri Matisse’s Vitrail bleu pale (1948-49), for example, along with Josef Albers’s “Homage to the Square” series (1967) and Donald Judd’s Stack (1972), suggested that repetitive motifs set within the context of a square frame expose a connection between the plastic arts, photography, and the moving image. Whether these plastic stills can indeed be connected to either the medium of film or photography remains a subject of debate. However, the montage photographs of Moi Ver in “Paris. 80 Photographs” (1931) reflect a combination of the figurative and abstract caused by camera movement. Together they seem to incorporate different types of abstract art within the photograph.

Food for thought

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With more than forty photographers in thirty-five exhibitions in twenty-one venues in and about Odense, home of Hans Christian Andersen, the OFT addressed the global theme of food in compelling ways. The politics of food–production, marketing, and its effects on different populations–was a major theme. The economic nature of food was examined in imagery by Steven Benson of the farmers and fishers displaced during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China; Continue reading “Food for thought” »

Presence of absence

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A thematic premise based upon “deleted scenes” runs throughout each piece. One of the most humorous and appropriately linked is Language to be Looked at, a syncopated three-monitor video. The left screen depicts Hadley “rocking out” while listening to music through headphones, intermittently squirting liquid soap from a bottle and tossing various objects, including a live cat and a flower. The items are projected toward the right of the screen and then travel out of the monitor’s frame. The right screen installed a few feet away is synchronized so that the blindfolded Maxwell is pelted in the back of the head with the items. However, when the items reach the screen, the flower is a fabric version and the soap has become bubbles. The audio component to this piece is available to the viewer through headphones. The song “Under Pressure” (Queen and David Bowie, 1981) remade by the Blood Brothers (2002) corresponds to the first monitor and Maxwell’s voice, calling out the items tossed, links to the second.

How To Give Yourself A Pedicure At Home

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You can take care of the nails on your feet by giving yourself a royal
treatment right in the comfort of your own home!
At home pedicure, procedures are not much more complicated than the
one done in the spas and it can be accomplished with the most basic
equipment.

This will show you how to get you tootsies looking and feeling
fabulous.You will learn how to do a home pedicure step-by-step. So
let’s get started.

The next step at home pedicure involves removing the old nail polish
completely using cotton pads dipped in acetone remover. Use flat
cotton pads and not cotton-wool balls because these tend to leave
behind traces of cotton strands on the nails.

If this does not remove the polish completely then the acetone soaked
cotton pads has to be left on the nails for some time until it comes
off completely.

The next step at home pedicure involves removing the old nail polish
completely using cotton pads dipped in acetone remover. Use flat
cotton pads and not cotton-wool balls because these tend to leave
behind traces of cotton strands on the nails.
If this does not remove the polish completely then the acetone soaked
cotton pads has to be left on the nails for some time until it comes
off completely.

Invest in the best quality nail clippers that you can afford. A good
quality clipper gives far better results.
Nails have to be cut leaving about 1/8th of an inch length so that the
nails don’t extend over the tip of the toes.
For acquiring a soft square shaped nail, its best to file from around
the corners and edges in one direction using Emery boards and not
metal files as they could cause the nails to split.

In Emory boards, the smooth surface is for softening the nail edges
whereas the coarse surface is for shaping them. Soaking the feet in a
bath of salt and aroma oils or Epsom salts will do you good. Calloused
feet require being soaked for longer hours and adding milk to the warm
water will help loosen the dead skin. Cuticle remover is applied to
the nail bases and using orangewood stick the skin is pushed back to
where it meets the nail.

Trimming of loose skin is done using cuticle nippers and care should
be taken to see that the toe flesh is not cut. Exfoliators, foot
scrubs, or if possible wet pumice stone is used to remove the dead
cells in the balls and heels of the feet. Scrubbing too hard may cause
the foot to turn red, in case of which the scrubbing should be
stopped.

End your home pedicure with a generous helping of a nourishing foot
cream that is vigorously massaged on the feet including the area
between the toes.

You can also apply some cuticle oil around the cuticles.
A thin base coat of three strokes, with one down the middle and the
other one on each side is applied followed by a thin topcoat.
Don’t paint the cuticles.

Wrap some cotton around an orangewood stick and dip it into some nail
polish remover to remove any excess nail polish.
The nails are to be dried before wearing shoes. Pedicure socks are
available which can be worn without covering the toenails.

Who Is A Candidate For Microdermabrasion? Get Rid of Scars With Microdermabrasion

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Microdermabrasion, also called microderm, and is a simple cosmetic procedure through which the dead skin of the face is partially or completely removed by light abrasion. It is a cosmetic procedure used to make the skin radiant, wrinkle free, and fresh looking. Continue reading “Who Is A Candidate For Microdermabrasion? Get Rid of Scars With Microdermabrasion” »

How Long Do Restylane Injections Last?

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Restylane treatments is one of the new methods for rejuvenation and it is a cosmetic treatment even though at times, it can be used for medical reasons. It consists of injecting the affected or selected part to be treated with small quantities of hyaluronic gel which permeates the dermal tissue and binds to water molecules. It fills up the spaces and makes the skin smoother, have less or smoother wrinkles and lines that reveal a person’s age. The gel mimics a body fluid and thus has no adverse reaction or rejection from the body for the patient. Continue reading “How Long Do Restylane Injections Last?” »

Can Restylane Be Used Anywhere on the Face?

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Restylane has been in use in many countries of the world for cosmetic purposes and considered effective and safe. The procedure consists of identifying the problem area, injecting it with hyaluronic gel and letting it work. This gel is very effective in restoring youthfulness.

Restylane is a dermal filler which works by filling in the gaps left by collagen due to age. It removes the wrinkles and lines or makes them softer, helps in lip augmentation and enhancement, reduces the appearance of lines around the mouth, modifies nasolabial folds under the nose and eye through deformities, improves the facial contouring of the cheeks and mouth. It is safe to be used anywhere on the face except in direct blood vessels.

Restylane is a clear gel which is injected directly beneath the surface of the skin. The gel adds volume and lifts resulting in smoother wrinkles and less prominent folds. Restylane degrades slowly and is absorbed by the body as it dissolves without any trace. As the gel used is like the hyaluronic acid in our body, there is no fear of rejection or allergy unless a person is extremely sensitive. Though restylane can be used anywhere on the body, its main use is on the face. Crow’s feet at the side of the eyes, wrinkles on the forehead, lines by the side of the mouth are all smoothened by restylane making the person feel and look rejuvenated.

The procedure takes hardly an hour, and the patient can walk away immediately afterwards. There are hardly any side effects. Some sensitive people may feel a burning sensation or redness or swelling but these are minor ones and temporary. No patient so far has reported any serious side effects, drawbacks or fears. But it is always better to select a doctor who is experienced and Board certified to be on the safe side. Once the doctor has been identified, the patient should clear his mind of all doubts and ask plenty of questions to the doctor and get any doubts cleared. Continue reading “Can Restylane Be Used Anywhere on the Face?” »

Can Restylane Be Injected in the Bottom Lip?

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Yes, the restylane injection can be injected into the bottom lip to augment it, make it look fuller and younger and appealing. Restylane is a smart and easy way to add volume and smoothness to the skin. It includes treatment of the facial contouring of the cheeks and the mouth and hence can be used on the lips. It can be used to reduce the appearance of the lines around the mouth besides reducing wrinkles and lines on any part of the face.

Restlyane consists of a hyaluronic acid gel which closely resembles the acid in our bodies so there is no reaction and no rejection or allergy. It works as a derma filler and gives shape and roundness to lips and other parts where it is injected. At first the lips may feel bruised or swollen or red. There may be some irritation or burning sensation. But it will wear off and the result can be seen within a few hours.

However when the lower lip is injected with restylane, it is wise to avoid puckering of the lips for a couple of days. The patient should not expose the treated lips to the sun or put any pressure on the lips. The reactions and the side effects are very few, mild and bearable and the recovery period is also short. But care has to be taken so that there is no bad effect due to neglect.

Restylane treatment is considered safe and reliable. It is accepted in several countries around the world though it is just a few years old. It originated in Sweden and gained momentum in ninety countries of the world. Now it is one of the most popular treatments for rejuvenation and cosmetic reasons. It can make the patient look much younger than her age. It can make thin lips fuller and give an attractive appearance. Restylane can be used by anyone between the age of eighteen and sixty five. Men and women can use it as long as they are in good health, physically and mentally, as long as they do not have skin infections and as long as they do not suffer from diabetes, or cancer or any such illness.

Restylane is a non-invasive method, which can be used to complement a surgical face-lift and other procedures. The results are for six to eight months after which the patient will have to go in for repetition of the procedure.