Community Magazine - Healthy Snacks Help Kids Fight Obesity

Dec. 17, 2012 -- Healthy snacks including veggies and cheese can help take the edge off of kids’ between-meal hunger pangs, and may help put a dent in rates of childhood obesity. In a new study, children who were given cheese and vegetables as a snack ate 72% fewer calories than children who snacked on potato chips, and this effect was even more pronounced among kids who were overweight or obese.

What’s more, these kids needed fewer calories to feel full than those who ate chips. The study included about 200 kids entering third or sixth grades. They were given chips, cheese, veggies, or a combination of veggies and cheese, and allowed to snack freely while watching a 45-minute TV show.

While children offered the veggies-only option took in the fewest calories, those offered the combo snack or only cheese took in about the same number of calories. But either option meant far fewer calories than those who were served potato chips, suggesting that replacing potato chips even with cheese alone may also be an option.

“Eliminating snacking altogether is impractical, and in some cases can backfire,” the researchers write. But replacing unhealthy snacks with more nutritious choices such as cheese and veggies may result in less backlash. The study appears in the journal Pediatrics.More...

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Community Magazine - We Spent 121 Billion Minutes on Social Media in One Month

Nielsen says in its annual Social Media Report (because those are a thing now) that Americans spent a collective 121 billion minutes on social media in July alone, up from 88 billion the year before.

That's a whole lot of time for exchanging pokes and creeping on your ex. In fact, it comes down to about 230,060 years. If every single person in the U.S. used social media, that would be 388 minutes or about six and a half hours a head—13 minutes a day.

Of course not everyone is on Facebook and Twitter (weirdos), so this means there are people who are literally using Facebook for hundreds of minutes every day. Not that, uh, we're doing that right now. Anyways, we're all voyeurists and exhibitionists and this internet addiction thing is getting serious.More... Image credit: Shutterstock/Luis Louro

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Community Magazine - Nokia 114 is a Series 40 handset

No-frills phone claims deep Facebook integration; pricing details and availability date not yet known.

Nokia has quietly put up yet another feature phone on its website. This time it's not part of the Asha series; the dual-SIM Nokia 114 is a Series 40 handset that features deep Facebook integration. It seems to be aimed at people looking for a no-frills backup phone. Here is the list of specifications:

• Dual-SIM dual-band 2G (GSM 900 / 1800 MHz).
• Series 40; Bluetooth.
• 1.8" LCD screen with pixel dimensions of 160x128 (64K colours).
• 16 MB of internal storage; 32 GB microSD card slot.
• 4.3" (l) x 1.8" (w) x 0.6" (14.8 mm) (d); weighs 80 grams.
• 0.3 megapixel main camera.
• Audio formats: ASF, WAV, MP4, AAC, AMR, MP3, AWB, M4V, M4A, NRT, WMA, 3GP, MIDI, WMV.
• Battery: 1020 mAh; Claimed talktime of 10.5 hours, music playback time of 27 hours and standby time of 26.5 days.
• Package contents: Charger, Battery, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102, Visual user guide.
• Available colours: Black, Cyan, Purple.

While pricing details haven’t yet been revealed, we can expect it to retail at around Rs 2000. Community Magazine

Community Magazine - The First Text Message Was Sent 20 Years Ago Today

On December 3rd 1992, a 22-year-old Canadian test engineer sat down and typed out a very simple message, "Merry Christmas."

It flew over the Vodaphone network to the phone of one Richard Jarvis, and since then, we just haven't been able to stop texting.

Texting is a major staple of communication now, and by far the main use of a phone for many, but it didn't start out that way. In the very beginning, texts where just a way to send network notifications, namely to let you know you had a voice-mail.

In 1993, Nokia became the first company to make GSM handsets capable of person-to-person texting, but it still didn't skyrocket to popularity for several years. By 1995, people were only sending .4 text messages a month on average.

Things couldn't be more wildly different today. In 2010, the world sent over 6.1 trillion messages, or roughly 193,000 per second. And that's just good old-fashioned SMS, not the dozens upon dozens of services it's inspired.

So while you're launching your daily flurry of textuals, take a second to consider the fact that your inane contributions are part of an unimaginable avalanche of data. It's txting's bday u guys, LOL.[Wikipedia] Image by chaoss/Shutterstock

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Community Magazine - Apple iMac review (2012)

Better, faster, stronger. The new iMac claims to be better in all the ways you'd expect a refreshed product to be better: it steps up to Ivy Bridge, and packs NVIDIA Kepler chips for stronger graphics performance.

It sports an improved display that cuts down on glare by 75 percent. But thinner? For the first time in the product's history, the iMac is missing a built-in optical drive, which allows it to measure just 5mm thick around the edges.

We can't say we've been waiting for a desktop quite that skinny, but if the new iMac delivers substantive improvements over the last-gen model, we won't begrudge Apple a little eye candy. So, does the iMac do more than just sit pretty?

Are the performance and display as good as we've been led to believe? In a word, yes. Here's why. For the past few years, our iMac reviews have been rather perfunctory. Until this fall, when Apple finally announced fresh models, the design remained the same for several years running.

Even now, we're tempted to gloss over the hardware section: from the front, this looks more or less like the last-generation iMac. Same aluminum build, including that metal chin with the glossy black Apple logo in the center. The stand in the back is basically the same, with a circular pass-through for the power cable.

(As it happens, the stand is slightly more compact than it had been, but that means little in terms of space savings since the screen sizes are the same as they always were.) Both the 21- and 27-inch machines are significantly lighter, too, but you'll only notice that when you're taking yours out of the box.More..

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Smooth Jazz Comes to Courtney’s, Manchester (Steve Quirk) Feb 2013

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We believe that the combination of fine food and great live smooth Jazz Soul music in the right venue has a unique appeal. Join us at Courtney’s February 2^nd and indulge in this rarefied atmosphere.  High end live entertainment and Authentic Caribbean Cuisine for the sophisticated more discerning music and food lovers, wishing to experience something different. Manchester’s newest fine dining & live music experience kicks off the new  year  with:

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An evening of great authentic Caribbean cuisine accompanied by smooth jazz and soul music Live performances by ‘Smooth Edge’ (Manchester’s finest smooth jazz & soul outfits) with the silky Vocals of...

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Saturday 2^nd February 2013 (doors open at 6.30pm) Tickets £30.00 Reserve your ticket now to avoid disappointment. Group discounts available, for group and table booking information

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Or email: paulette30btopenworld.com   Courtney’s restaurant & Night club, 1-2 North Parade, Parsonage Gardens, (BACK OF DEANSGATE), MANCHESTER, M3 2NH TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: WWW.THETICKETSELLERS.CO.UK Community Magazine

Community Magazine - Is Having Multiple Twitter Accounts Beneficial?

Let’s get right to the point. Twitter can be a great way to drive traffic to your website if it is used correctly. This means providing quality content and links to your followers provided they are in your niche and their interests are not spread too thin.

The process is simple. Search for people in your niche using the Twitter search function. Follow them and about half will follow you back. Unfollow those who do not follow you back after a reasonable amount of time. Add more followers in your niche. Rinse. Repeat. Not bad. Hey, wait a second. What if I had two accounts?

Then that would automatically yield twice as many followers! Hold on a second. That is not quite true. Let’s think about this logically. There is something that we need to ask before pursuing this avenue. Are any of these Twitter accounts we are following duplicates? When I first jumped on the Twitter train, I opened up six accounts and started following people as fast as I could.

I soon realized that I was seeing the same followers under different accounts even when I searched using different keywords. Here is an important point. Unless you have special software that automatically inter-compares all of your twitter accounts, there is a decent chance that some or many of these accounts are following more than one of your accounts depending on just how you search for people to follow.

Could you be wasting your valuable time with duplicated efforts? This means that every time you tweet, that follower gets the same message from you twice, provided you are using software or a service which auto-posts to all of them at once or something similar, which is annoying. Can you say “Unfollow”?

When it comes to Twitter, it is best to stick to the basics. Provide quality. Interact. Unless you know for a fact that none of you followers are duplicates, it is probably best to have just one account. As a bonus, read this post on automating Twitter so that you do not waste a ton of time on it. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment. Related posts:

1. Marketing Tool Analysis – How Effective is Twitter?

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Community Magazine - WordPress Themes and Popular Web Browsers

I have been sitting here for the past few days admiring the new WordPress theme I found in the WordPress theme directory. What do you think? Is it nice? Well, unfortunately, you will not be able to tell by looking at this current theme or skin. Why?

Because I was forced to change it!!!!!!! Yes, there it was in all it’s glory a beautiful skin with just the perfect colors and graphics that would help deliver a pleasant viewing experience to all of my readers (do I have readers?). Anyway, as I sat and wrote and reflected, I didn’t realize that a good chunck of my 1100 or so readers over the past two days were looking at a page (including my initial visit popup) that was only marginally functional at best. About 6-10% of my readers, according to Google Analytics still use good ol’ Internet Explorer as shown in red below.

So, out of curiosity I decided to check how my theme appeared in various browsers. I wasn’t worried because it was a new fresh theme and certainly with all of the competition between browsers these days, and all of the updates going on, certainly a large powerful software company wouldn’t allow the misinterpretation of HTML or PHP or the like, would they? WRONG! You better believe they would.

I haven’t checked all browsers yet, but Google Chrome could display it correctly. Mozilla Firefox could display it correctly. BUT, much to my dismay, over half of my visitors, which use Internet Explorer, couldn’t even see the page displayed correctly. All of the borders were out of whack. The graphics spilled over into neighboring zones. None of the links in the right column worked. Are you kidding me!?!?! So now, after much searching,

I have found a new theme that apparently meets Internet Explorer extremely strict standards of coding. Come again? I think sloppy standards would be a more accurate description. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and I hope it meets your standards for professionalism, because I’m stuck with it until I find something better. Odds are it will change again.

So let this be a warning to you. Not all browsers are friendly. Some cannot even display a functional page, and the fact that half of my internet traffic used this one browser in particular that should be taken out of the market sends chills down my spine. What if I am selling something such as an affiliate marketer? I shudder to think.

Do yourself a favor and check you website, directory, e-store, blog or whatever it is you have online in all of the popular browsers and make sure it is fully functional. Getting traffic takes a great deal of effort, especially if you are just starting out like me. Don’t let it slip away just because a dumb browser drops the ball. No related posts. Source: WordPress Themes and Popular Web Browsers | TheBitBot Organic SEO Services Blog

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Community Magazine - Marketing Tool Analysis – How Effective is Twitter?

As with all of my posts, I promise this one will be short and to the point. How effective is Twitter as a marketing tool?

By now most of us, if not all, are very familiar with the micro-blogging tool Twitter. The term micro-blog simply means that the number of bits in any one post cannot exceed some preset limit. In Twitter’s case it is capped at 140. So basically, any tweet you tweet will be just a little longer than the subject line in an email.

That’s great! Who has time to read a bunch of wordy garbage? How does it work? Basically you are forced to sit in front of your computer and type small messages into a tiny comment box. You can simply make a comment, post a link or video or whatever. Almost like facebook on speed. Interestingly, you are forced to look at others tweets because they are on the same page where you type and run simultaneously with yours.

That is Twitter’s trick. If you write, you also read. So, technically, all of your followers should be reading your propaganda also, right? Marketing dream tool? Probably not. Why? Well, in my humble opinion and to put it bluntly, Twitter has allowed itself to be compromised. In what way, you ask? By allowing posts to be made by auto posting services, which means that some bot is “reading” (term used loosely) your posts on the other end and not a real person.

I will not name any of these services because I actually use some of them and they can serve an important function. But, how do you know if the person on the other end is real. Simply. Just scan the tweets sent to you and count how many state “via web” at the bottom of the tweet. Odds are a very small fraction of them are actual people…i.e. “customers”. Just to throw some simple numbers around.

After counting the number of “via web” tweets out of the last 100 on my Twitter homepage, a grand total of six tweets were “via web”. That means that only 6% (numbers will vary from account to account) of my followers were human or a piece of software tweeting from a PC. That is absolutely unacceptable! For an internet marketer, that traffic is almost completely valueless and completely diluted to the point of being ineffective.

Yes, it appears that Twitter has indeed been compromised! It’s spammers spamming spammers. Twitter should seriously consider discontinuing it’s allowance of these auto-posting services if it wants to survive the next wave of competition which is assuredly coming. I think it is time to start over from scratch with Twitter. That means unfollowing anyone who uses an auto-posting service. Why? Because I want people reading my tweets, not machines. As a bonus, read this post on automating Twitter so that you do not waste a ton of time on it. Related posts:

1. The Importance of Articles in Marketing

Source: Marketing Tool Analysis – How Effective is Twitter? | TheBitBot Organic SEO Services Blog

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Community Magazine - The Importance of Articles in Marketing

ARTICLES IN MARKETING – Article marketing, if done correctly, can be one of the most effective marketing avenues. The best way to use an article directory is to write a quality article, something that is actually informative and useful and ORIGINAL. Upload it to an e-Zine or Article Directory and in time, Google, YAHOO, Bing and other search engines will index it, people will link to it provided that it is informative, and that link muscle will translate to your website through the keyword link you place at the bottom.

Just because an article directory has high PR does not mean you will benefit from it. The PR of the page that contains your link is what counts. Your link could be on a website with a homepage PR-10, but if the page in that website that contains your link is 0, then the link is just a little better than useless.

The key is QUALITY CONTENT. Your article should be counted as an “authoritative document” by humans. A search engine algorithm is built around that and incoming links are what Google and others use as a voting system to tap human opinion. There is no fast method to building quality article links, but incoming links will follow a quality article. Sometimes it takes years, but, it is a very effective way to build links. Articles are excellent link baiters.

The truth of the matter is, individuals are more likely to link to an authoritative document faster than they are to a website of the same subject. Therefore, an ideal way to market your website is through articles. Write high quality articles and submit them to the article directory of your choice with a link to your website at the bottom. The link would, of course, be a text link containing your keywords of interest. Once the article is in place, market the article in the same fashion.

No related posts. Source: The Importance of Articles in Marketing | TheBitBot Organic SEO Services Blog

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Community Magazine - Volkswagen's Jetsons-like hover car

"The futurists of the 1950s and '60s promised us flying cars that have yet to arrive. Now, VW is at least steering us in the right direction".

While Google is getting a license for its self-driving Toyota Prius, Volkswagen is looking even further into the future, imagining a two-seat hover car, much like the vehicles that so many futuristic movies and TV shows disingenuously promised.

The vehicle concept, unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, is a product of VW's innovative "People's Car Project," a 2011 Chinese crowdsourcing design contest that drew 119,000 submissions. More... Community Magazine

Community Magazine - Garment Printing Solutions

"Here at GPS we specialise in quality short run digital Garment Printing". Direct to garment printing is a modern clothing printing method which works very much like an inkjet printer.

Instead of first printing your photo or design onto transfer paper and then applying it to the garment with a heat press, DTG printing machines print directly onto the garment.

We pride ourselves on a fast and efficient service, from artwork to garment printing we have got a full colour solution for you. GPS can supply garments for your printing or you can provide your own.

Direct2GarmentPrinting

• *Great for replicating photographs, illustrations or full colour designs on to both light and dark colours.
• *No set up costs, meaning it’s a cheaper alternative to screen printing on short runs (Minimum Order: 10 items).
• *Printing onto dark colours will feel slightly ‘thicker’ than printing onto whites because a white underbase layer is required to ensure the print is bright and vibrant.
• *We’ll take a look at your artwork and if necessary will print a sample for you to approve.
• *Digital printing is applied manually so allow for some slight variation in exact positional location (5-10mm).
• *We are Unable to match PANTONE colours, therefore on occassions there can be a slight difference from the colours in the original artwork and on screen to the final print.

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Community Magazine - Inaura from Hulme - Open Mic Uk

"Local talent shines on the Mic".

Inaura from Hulme, Manchester has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK auditions. Along with other impressive acts, Inaura has made it through to the Regional Finals and will now be performing at the live stages of Open Mic UK 2012.

Open Mic UK 2012 is the exciting national talent competition which searches for the UK’s best singers, singer/songwriters, rappers and vocalists of all genres who perform either covers or original material. One contestant who has evidently caught the judge’s eye is local talent Inaura, now in the running to compete for a place in the National Final within The O2 in London.

Thousands of hopefuls entered nationwide and hundreds of auditionees queued patiently on the day for their turn to impress the judges. Those who made it through the audition stage will now take part in a live Regional head to head battle alongside the best talent in their area. They’ll be performing in front of hundreds of audience members and a professional judging panel to win a place at the National Grand Final.

Chris Grayston, Events Coordinator for Open Mic UK comments “We are looking to find an act that has something unique to offer, another Birdy that can go all the way, with both the ability to deliver a strong live performance but also potential to become a professional recording artist. There is so much talent out there I’m sure we can find that star again!

The competition is divided into age categories; 16 and under, 17-22 and 23 and over; all types of singers, vocal performers, groups and acoustic singer/songwriters are invited to enter Open Mic UK. The acts are all aiming to make it to that prestigious Final at The O2 where the spotlight will be on all the acts with a chance to be signed.

The latter stages of the competition will also provide acts with the opportunity to impress many guests from record labels, agencies and the entertainment industry as well as judges from BBC Introducing, national radio and regional press with judges being more prestigious in the later rounds.

Past judges include Radio 1 DJs Ras Kwame and Annie Nightingale MBE with Ivor Novello award winner Mark Hill and KISS FM’s Charlie Hedges already confirmed to join this year’s Grand Final panel for 2012. Former winner Hatty Keane has been signed to BGM Music. Hatty has been featured in a variety of local, regional and national press, performed live sets alongside Ed Sheeran, Tinchy Stryder and Roll Deep and is currently working on new material.

Previous winners also include Birdy who is signed to Warner has in the last 12 months has hits all over Europe and is set to conquer the US with a collaboration with Mumford & sons. For more information go to the website www.openmicuk.co.uk or better still come down and support your local talent performing! You can purchase tickets from the website www.openmicuk.co.uk or on the door subject to availability or from Inaura.

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Community Magazine - Manchester Students To Benefit From Job Ready Programme

Two week courses offered to Manchester school and college leavers free of charge In response to valuable feedback from employers, local training provider, Kaplan, has launched its Job Ready Programme in Manchester to ensure school and college leavers are fully geared up for apprenticeships when they make the transition to professional life.

Although the period of April to June 2012 saw North West unemployment figures drop by 3% (according to the Office for National Statistics), it is an unsettling fact that 319,000 people in the region are unemployed. The number of people aged between 16 and 24 claiming job seeker’s allowance in Greater Manchester stands at 24,400.

The programme, which launched at the company’s Oxford Street training centre in Manchester, will give young people seeking apprenticeships in business and administration and customer service the chance to learn essential skills to prepare them for the workplace. These include time management, communications, team working, business awareness and office protocol – all cited as ‘must have’ skills by employers.

The programme includes a series of free two week courses running through the autumn, each accommodating up to 30 young people. Those successfully completing the two week course will receive a certified employability skills qualification. Part of Kaplan’s wider Apprenticeship Programme, this initiative has been launched at a time when the Government has proposed apprenticeships should be made more accessible, particularly to SMEs.

The research carried out under the Government’s Holt Review also suggests there should be greater awareness of the value of apprenticeships given that less than 10% of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK employ apprentices – less than half the rate of larger companies. Commenting on the launch of the Job Ready Programme, Louise Timperley, head of apprenticeships at Kaplan, said: “We work closely with employers to ensure the training we provide not only meets but surpasses their requirements.

The Job Ready Programme addresses the issue of bridging the gap between education and employment by offering structured support to school and college leavers over a two week period. “We have designed the course to be constructive, informative and highly relevant and, with no cost incurred to attendees, it’s extremely accessible.

Places are limited so we advise students to book promptly in order to benefit from the expert guidance.” The courses at Kaplan training centre in Manchester take place from 9.30am to 3.30pm each day on: 1st – 12th October 5th-16th November For more information or to book a place on the Manchester courses visit www.kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk/page/job-ready-programme, email steponup@kaplan.co.uk or call 0845 873 6315.

Note to editors

1. Kaplan is one of the world’s leading providers of lifelong education and training. Programmes include Apprenticeships, vocational training, professional qualifications, online learning and degrees.

2. Kaplan offers government-funded Apprenticeships in Accountancy (AAT), Tax & Audit, Providing Financial Services, Business & Administration, Customer Service, Team Leading and Management in the North West

3. Overview of Kaplan’s Job Ready Programme: • Developed to help improve school leavers employability skills and increase their chances of getting a job

• Free 2 week Programme held at Kaplan’s training centres in Liverpool and Manchester city centre

• The courses start on the 3rd September and run through until December 2012 • Young people receive a certified employability skills qualification which you can add to their CV and talk about the skills developed in an interview environment

• Young people who have left school are invited to attend this free programme by signing up via www.kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk

4. Kaplan works with local businesses to find appropriate employment to carry out an Apprenticeship through providing a free recruitment service designed to help young people find an Apprenticeship vacancy.

5. Employers who are looking to take on an Apprentice to benefit their business can find out more by visiting: www.kaplanvocational.co.uk/talent For media enquiries contact natalie@yourvibe.co.uk / 01625 869 854

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Community Magazine - 13 Lessons From A Great Social Entrepreneur, Pamela Atkinson

Pamela Atkinson, an advisor to the last three governors in Utah, an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church and a tireless advocate for the homeless and refugees in Utah, still volunteers her time actively and personally among Utah’s poorest people and counts them as her friends. She sat down with me recently to share her insights from her more than twenty years of humanitarian service. The following are the lessons I drew from her:

1. Ego has no role in service: Pamela describes herself as “an ordinary person” despite the fact that almost no one who knows her would describe her that way. Years ago, she helped rally the town of Logan, Utah to create a health clinic for the uninsured poor there. Although she was the driving force for the project, she focused on getting the community to own the project, which meant that she had to move quietly to the background as the community rallied to build their own clinic.
2. Collaboration: There are three important “Cs” in relation to service: coordinate, cooperate, and collaborate. Of these, “collaborate” is the greatest, she says. After she launched her homeless outreach program in 1991, visiting homeless in their camps each week, she welcomed the Utah Chapter of the Volunteers of America who wanted to run and expand the program. She continues to participate in the expanded program more than twenty years later.
3. Don’t “be afraid to speak out”: Serving as an advisor to three governors, she has learned not to be afraid to speak out. “If I feel strongly about an injustice, an issue that is not being addressed in a collaborative and focused way, then I need to speak out,” she says. She’s learned that even when everyone in the room openly opposes her, she’ll often get private indications of support from people who are grateful for her leadership.
4. Never let issues interfere with relationships: While lobbying Utah’s legislators for support for her programs over the years, she’s learned never to let disagreements interfere with relationships. She notes, “By not destroying relationships, I can go back again on other issues.” She does this by truly listening to opposing points of you, often with the invitation, “I never thought of it that way—tell me more.”
5. Transparency is the key to success: For social entrepreneurs, transparency is critical. “The more transparent [the organization] the more people will want to get involved,” she explains. People want to see and understand the impact that an organization is having.
6. Treat Volunteers with Respect: “Ask the volunteers, how are things going? Are you enjoying this? Ask volunteers for ideas to improve service,” she says, emphasizing that too many organizations fail to appreciate the value of their volunteers.
7. Don’t give up on someone when fundraising: When she hears “no,” she asks, “What can I do to help change your mind?” She offers to provide tours, introductions, whatever it will take to change a mind. Her approach has made her one of the most successful fundraisers in Utah. More...

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Community Magazine - How to motivate yourself in your weight loss endeavor?

How to motivate yourself in your weight loss endeavor?

Weight loss attempts can be quite frustrating. It is important to stay focused and continuously motivate yourself to follow the weight loss regimen. Only then you ultimately taste success and enjoy the health and figure you always wanted. For any effort to culminate in victory, setting goals, planning, tracking and measuring results are essential. Your weight loss program too can do with all this so that you know where you want to be, where you are now and how you need to proceed. Setting goals - When you make a plan with long term as well as short term goals, it tends to win through quite easily. Moreover, you can measure the tangible improvements you are experiencing at every stage. This can help you to stick to your weight loss plan without losing momentum. You could set long term goals say “weighing and measuring so much in so many weeks”. You could make your short term goals as smaller versions of your long term goals. This means you could work on the final goal say for 54 weeks later and you could also have weekly goals in the meantime. Maintaining a diary – Your special weight loss diary could be hand written or digital and have all your goals neatly filled in. You can have spaces for every day where you can enter what and how much you ate that day and the duration and details of the workouts you completed. You can even have a column to vent your feelings of annoyance or irritation arising from forced exercise and staying away from several favorite foods. A diary certainly helps release any stress relating to your weight loss plus it gives you an idea of how you are faring. It also provides an opportunity to correct any slackness quickly and consistently.

Paste an ideal body picture within sight – You could paste a picture of someone’s well toned body on the wall or your own light weight version, to look at every day and keep your weight loss dreams alive.

Measure waist periodically –

At the end of every short term goal period, say weekly, you can weigh and measure yourself and fill that data into your diary or a diet chart pasted in your room. You could even have a cheerfully colored graph to show the decrease in weight and waistline! Using the same weighing scales and measuring yourself at the same spot every time is necessary to keep the measurements realistic and precise. Change workouts – Ideally, you should change workouts to have a mix of exercises that can target your entire body and not just specific portions. Else, there is the risk of getting unsightly muscle plateaus which is a concentration of muscles in disjointed parts of the body. Resting is A must – You can give yourself little treats when you meet or exceed your goals, like having a favourite dish at lunch or taking complete rest from vigorous workouts in a day. You should ideally never over exert or starve yourself if you want an effective weight loss.

Following some or all of the tips above can give your motivation a constant boost and propel you to reach your weight loss destination very soon. Image credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Author Bio: Marguerite being a fitness enthusiast loves to blog on fitness and topics related to fitness. You can check out her latest post on How To Lose Belly Fat on her website. Community Magazine

Community Magazine – Chicken, Charred Tomato & Broccoli Salad

This simple but substantial main-course salad gets its goodness from smoky skillet-blackened tomatoes and a dressing prepared right in the pan—maximizing all the flavor from the tomatoes.More...

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Community Magazine – Wasabi Salmon Burgers

Bring out the flavors of salmon with a Japanese-inspired infusion of ginger, sesame oil and wasabi. If you serve these patties on whole-wheat buns, consider reduced-fat mayonnaise and sliced cucumbers as condiments. Or skip the buns and set the patties atop a vinegary salad of greens, carrots, radishes and sprouts.More...

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Community Magazine – Sauteed Haddock with Orange-Shallot Sauce

In this easy haddock recipe, the fish’s delicate flavor is wonderfully balanced by the sweet and savory combination of orange, shallot and mustard. You can also make this haddock recipe with flounder or sole from the Pacific (considered a good choice by the Monterey Bay Aquarium).More...

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Community Magazine – Why a low-fat diet might not be helping your heart… unless you eat ‘good fats’ as well

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Why a low-fat diet might not be helping your heart... unless you eat 'good fats' as well

 

If you've carefully been avoiding fatty foods to take care of your heart, here’s a word of warning.

A low-fat diet may not protect against heart disease unless you eat ‘good fats’ too, a study has found.

In one of the largest studies of heart disease ever, scientists at the University of Cambridge examined the diets of 25,000 Britons aged between 40 and 79.

They found those who ate foods rich in omega 6 – a fatty acid present in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds – significantly reduced their risk of heart problems.

But those who had simply cut their intake of unhealthy saturated fat did not reduce their risk to the same extent.

The researchers suggest the ‘balance of fats’ in our diets could be the key to preventing coronary heart disease, which is the UK’s biggest killer.
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Community Magazine – Money gone with wind but returned to stunned grandfather

Grandfather who watched £1,000 cash blow away after he tripped outside bank stunned as kind strangers return almost every penny.

• Onlookers - mainly teenagers and young people - began grabbing the notes and managed to collect all but £20
• Grandfather says the kindness shows 'there is still some decency' in the world

A grandfather who fell outside a bank and saw his £1,000 in cash blow away in the wind was amazed when strangers returned almost every penny.

Barry Eastwood, 54, had left the Abbey Santander branch in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, after withdrawing the money for his car insurance.

But as he crossed the road, Mr Eastwood tripped and fell on his face, breaking his glasses.

The money was blown from his hand and Barry went back to his car with just £60 left.

His son Richard, 29, who had been waiting for him, jumped out to try and recover some of it.

But to their amazement, dozens of passers-by began grabbing the notes as fast as they could, and returning them.

The onlookers, all aged between about 12 and 25, managed to collect almost every note except one £20.

The grandfather of 13, said: 'The money went flying in the air. I saw all these young lads started grabbing the notes and I thought I’ve got no chance here.

'But they brought it all back back - I couldn’t believe it! They were jumping up and catching the notes - it’s a shame no one had a camera.

'There must have been about 20 lads - they were all young lads. I ended up with all the money back bar £20.'

Former labourer Mr Eastwood, of Salford, who has had to retire due to heart problems, was even handed back his passport and bank card which he had also dropped.

'It was absolutely brilliant. Especially in this day and age the way people are,' he said.

'I would like to say a big thanks to all the people that helped retrieve my money and for their kindness and genuine show of concern.

'I just felt this was a story to be shared. It has given me a sense that all is not lost and that there is still some decency in this deteriorating world.

'Thanks to everyone,' he said.

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COMMUNITY MAGAZINE – COMMON EXERCISE PITFALLS

Common
exercise pit falls to avoid

You've heard them time and
time again; the diet and training myths that are said to be gospel.

There is always that one
person who is slightly in shape and assumes they know what they’re talking
about when it comes to diet and training. They pass on their ill-founded words
of wisdom to a few other exercise newbies who then pass on the mistakes they
have learnt until every one is following these myths, greatly reducing their
own potential not only to improve their fitness levels but do it in the best
possible time.

In this article I will cover
some of the most detrimental training and diet myths to help you avoid the
pitfalls so many have fallen into.

Myth No. 1:
When it comes to working out, you've got to feel some pain if you're going to
gain any benefits.

Of all the fitness rumours
ever to have surfaced, experts agree that "no pain-no gain" holds the
most potential for harm. While you should expect to have some degree of
soreness a day or two after working out, that's very different from
feeling pain while you are working out.

A fitness activity should not
hurt while you are doing it, if it is hurting the most likely possibilities are
that you are doing the activity wrong or you are irritating an existing injury.

As for ‘working through the
pain’, this is just illogical. It’s very simple: if it hurts, stop, rest, and
see if the pain goes away. If it doesn't go away, or if it begins again or
increases after you start to work out, see a doctor.

Myth No. 2:
Machines are a safer way to exercise because you're doing it right every time.

Although it may seem as if an
exercise machine automatically puts your body in the right position and helps
you do all the movements correctly, that's only true if the machine is properly
adjusted for your weight and height.

Unless you have a coach or a
trainer figure out what is the right setting for you, you can make just as many
mistakes in form and function, and have just as high a risk of injury on a
machine as if you work out with free weights or do any other type of non-machine
workout. Simply ask someone to show you how; there is no shame in it.

Myth No. 3:
As long as you feel OK when you're working out, you're probably not overdoing
it.

One of the biggest mistakes
people tend to make when starting or returning to an exercise program is doing
too much too soon; this is called overtraining and is so easily done because we
feel fine at the time. The over training feeling does not kick in until a day
or two after, then your body will certainly let you know what you did wrong. In
a word - ouch!

No matter how good you feel
when you return to an activity after an absence, you should never try to match
how much or how hard you worked in the past. It could take you back out of the
game again.

Myth No. 3:
If you're not working up a sweat, you're not working hard enough.

Sweating is not always an
indicator of exertion; it’s just your body’s way of cooling itself.

It's possible to burn a
significant number of calories without breaking a sweat; Try taking a walk or
doing some light weight training.

Myth No. 4:
Doing crunches or working on an ‘ab-machine’ will get rid of belly fat.

This is the one I get the
most and is now like nails on a chalk board for me. Don't believe everything
you hear on those late-night infomercials! While an ab-crunching device might help
strengthen the muscles around your midsection and improve your posture, being
able to ‘see’ your abdominal muscles has to do with your overall percentage of
body fat.  If you don't lose the belly fat, you won't see the ab muscles.

Then I get this question, “But
can doing ab crunches help you to lose that belly fat?” No!

You can’t pick and choose
areas where you’d like to burn fat.  So crunches aren't going to target
weight loss in that area.

In order to burn fat, you
should create a workout that includes both cardiovascular and strength-training
elements. This will decrease your overall body fat content, including the area
around your midsection.

Myth No.5:
Eating less to lose fat

A
lot of people claim to have a sound diet, but this usually ends up being in the
form of a starvation diet. It probably includes skipping breakfast, eating a salad at lunch and one
slice of cheese for dinner if you’re lucky.

Breakfast
is known as the most important meal of the day for a reason; your body is
begging for fuel as it has not received any in most likely a good eight to ten
hours. Skipping meals frequently actually slows your metabolism down and it is much more beneficial
to eat five to six smaller meals spaced evenly throughout the day.

A
lot of people are always confused by this as they think eating so frequently will
cause them to gain weight. This simply is not true unless you eat many calories
above your maintenance level. Let's say 1,500 calories is adequate for your goal of weight loss. Instead of eating two 700-calorie meals,
five meals consisting of about 300 calories would be much better.

Hopefully
these points will clear things up for you as to what is fact and what is
fiction when it comes to training and diet. There is a lot of misinformation
out there that continues to circulate every gym in Manchester and beyond (as
evidenced by those in the gym who fail to improve from one year to the next).

While
it is true that not all of us have the genetics to be professional bodybuilders
or professional athletes; the one thing we can all do regardless of body type
is improve.

Colin Reilly is the owner of
Independent Gym in Manchester.

 

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Community Magazine – Crushed Ferrari makes for world’s most tragic coffee table

This post isn't for the weak of stomach or faint of heart. The sad truth of being an automotive enthusiast is that we're all hoarders on some level. We yearn to collect various bits of paraphernalia plucked from our favorite race teams and derelict junkyard hulks.

Now Charly Molinelli Design has elevated our pack rat tendencies to high art. Or at least clever interior design. Using the cubed remains of an indistinguishable Ferrari, the designer set about crafting a coffee table that doesn't look like it belongs tucked away in a tacky man cave.

Behold, the Crashed Ferrari Table. The designer calls wedging the squared remains into the glass case "a dead hero placed into a coffin." Sounds fitting to us. There's no word on how much one of these would cost you if you wanted to take it home.

Then again, there's something more than a touch depressing about seeing all that red crammed into a pine box. Head over to the Molinelli Design site for a closer look at the table's creation. More...

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Community Magazine – How not to drive a Lamborghini

Watch someone oversteer a £150,000 Gallardo into trouble…

Well this looks rather embarrassing. Human buys vastly expensive Lamborghini Gallardo. Human tries to turn left. Human invents his very own, very silly game of traffic Tetris.

Nobody was injured in the accident, which happened in Chicago and landed online a few days ago... More...

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Community Magazine – Quit Smoking This Minute With These Good Ideas!

Some believe that stopping smoking is as simple as trashing their tobacco products and using sheer willpower to beat back cravings. There are easier ways then brute force willpower alone. There are a variety of techniques and aids you can use to help you successfully quit smoking.

Create a special spot and set aside the funds you would have used to purchase cigarettes. After you reach a big goal, use the money to reward yourself. Smoking is expensive, so you might see that money you save by not doing it can buy you a short getaway!

Make a list and itemize all the methods you will use to make this lofty goal. Creating a personalized, quitting smoking list will help to increase the likelihood that you will be able to successfully quit.

There are typically many different ways for accomplishing any given goal, and the people vary in which of these ways will be most effective for them. Discovering what will work best for your particular circumstances is crucial. Create your own personalized plan for quitting.

If you are a good writer, create a song that outlines your goals for quitting smoking. Read it to yourself often, as a reminder of why you are quitting. It's a proven way to aid in the process to quit smoking.

Let family and friends know that you plan to quit smoking. They will push you to continue with your quitting journey. A support system can be tremendously valuable. Getting help from other people makes you more likely to succeed.

If you need some extra motivation to quit smoking, keep your family and anyone else that would be affected if you were to get sick because this habit in your mind. In America, about 20% of all deaths are from smoking-related illnesses. Do your best not to become a statistic.

Allow yourself three attempts at quitting. Try quitting cold turkey the first time around. Your chances of success are only five percent, but you might be that one in twenty. When you quit a second time, dial it down gradually. If that fails, pull out all the stops. Join a support group in person or online and discuss prescription options with your medical provider.

It takes commitment to get through the process of quitting, meaning you need to make the decision to do so. A lot of people aren't successful because they aren't in the correct mindset or they easily give up. Remember why you want to quit, and remind yourself often.

Those that are creative, expound the virtues of using a journal in theirquitting smoking journey. Many smokers smoke as a way to relax. If you keep a journal, you'll be able to see which situations stress out out, trigger your habit and lead to cravings. You'll also be able to write down your problems which will help you to work them out. A diary also has the added benefit of being free!

Cravings will hit you, even a few years after quitting. It is crucial that you don't indulge in even a single puff. Reaffirm the effort you went through to reach the point you are at now. Is it worth the risk and trouble again?

Develop a good understanding of where and when you smoke the most. When do you want to smoke the most? If you're prepared for tobacco cravings, you'll be prepared to deal with them and will be less likely to give in to temptation.

Try quitting with a friend. Finding someone who shares the same goals as you can increase your level of motivation. On top of creating a support system, the two of you can find alternative activities to replace your smoking habits together. In addition, you can share with each other the knowledge you've both learned so that you can both quit.

Taking away the reminders and triggers that make you want to smoke can also help you to stop smoking. Get rid of lighters and ashtrays. Clean your carpets, drapes and furniture as well as your linens, towels and clothing to remove the stench of smoke. Doing these things will make it less likely that you will be reminded about smoking and wind up with a cigarette craving.

If you feel your cravings are becoming too much, call a loved one for support. Whether it is a friend or a family member, reach out and share your feelings of temptation. Not only is talking a good way to distract yourself from your cravings, you'll also likely get the encouragement you need to recommit to quitting.

Schedule your time so that you frequent locations which prohibit smoking, especially when you first quit. For example, you might plan to spend the day at a local museum or discount cinema with friends. If you're taking your coffee break, avoid places where you used to smoke. If you will stay away from places that allow you to smoke, it can help you stave off cravings.

Use the Internet to find support. Participate in online support groups. There are many websites that are devoted to supporting those that are looking to quit smoking.

You may find it helpful to compare quitting techniques with others. Also, other quitters next to you can help you see everyone's struggles through this journey.

Hopefully, with the information in this article, you will be better informed of the steps you can take to quit smoking. If you've decided to quit, you have to expect that you'll experience some pangs and longings. However, you'll be able to resist these feelings more easily if you carefully follow the advice provided here.More...

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Community Magazine – Meet the new BMW 3 Series Touring

The new BMW 3 Series Touring offers ten litres more boot space than the Mercedes-Benz C-Class estate. Ten litres!

It also beats the Audi A4 Avant's piffling rear deck by five litres. That's five whole litres of extra Things you can stack into the rear of the new Three! Seats down, you're presented with 1,500 litres of storage facility.

Just three months after the BMW 3-Seriessaloon went on sale, comes its more sensible and practical sibling; Watson to the saloon's Holmes, if you'll permit such a tenuous analogy. BMW tells us the new 3-Series Touring is 97mm longer overall, and 50mm longer in the wheelbase than its predecessor, which translates into 17mm extra knee room and 9mm more headroom in the back. That's good. Knees and heads are quite handy to have.

Gallery: the new BMW 3 Series Touring

The boot is also electrically powered - as standard - and the upper glass area is capable of opening on its own too. If you specify the ‘Comfort Access' option and wave a strategically placed foot under the rear bumper, the boot will magically spring open. Progress!

When it hits the UK, it'll be launched with just three engine options - with more to follow - including the 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel 320d, producing 184bhp and 280lb ft of torque while returning 61.4mpg, and the 2.0-litre TwinPower petrol engine in the 328i. That classic moniker in this new generation means 245bhp and a 0-62mph time of six seconds. Oh, and you get 41.5mpg too. More...

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Community Magazine - Teriyaki Chicken

Great basic Chicken Teriyaki recipe. Why use the bottled stuff when the make-it-yourself marinade is easy and so much tastier?

 (4.3, 73) 86% would make again

4,256 people marked "Favorite", 510,445 people marked "Try Soon"

Yield: 2 Servings , Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Japanese   Main Ingredient: Chicken

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 2 Servings

	2 Boneless chicken breasts
	2 cupwhite rice; cooked
	1 tablespoonSesame seeds
	--MARINADE--
	1 1/2 tablespoonBrown sugar
	1 tablespoonginger; minced
	1/3 cupSherry
	1/3 cupVegetable oil
	1/3 cupSoy sauce

Calories Per Serving: 753
Want detailed nutrition information?

Teriyaki Chicken Preparation

Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, sherry, and vegetable oil in the marinade.

Put chicken and marinade in ziploc bag and marinate for 2-6 hours.

Grill over medium heat until cooked through; about 20 minutes. Slice on a diagonal bias and serve over cooked white rice. Top with sesame seeds.

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Community Magazine - Best way Barbecue this Summer

grill

A perfectly seared steak should be crisply browned on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside.

Grilling over a hot fire is a time-honored tradition in many regions. Like any other cooking method – sautéing, frying, etc., - the food acquires a taste and texture unique to the process. There is an art to setting up a grill and then creating perfectly cooked foods that are flavorful and taste of the “outdoors.”

Most foods can be grilled, whether over direct or indirect heat, including meats and poultry, vegetables, and fruitssuch as pineapples and bananas.

Note: In the UK, the term “grill” refers to the U.S. version ofbroiling.

Setting Up

To grill over charcoal, first stack the briquettes on a sheet of foil in the center (for direct heat) and light. The coals will turn to white ash in about thirty minutes. If they’re red, the fire is too hot for lengthy cooking (charring only). Carefully lift the grate and spread the coals. Return grate to position.

Propane gas grills require very little setup. Expect about 15 minutes for proper heat. Some units include ceramic briquettes to simulate hot coals – these do not add flavor, however.

Note that grilling is not the same as smoking, which is a process of cooking larger, tougher cuts of meat over several hours.

Buying Tips

When selecting meats for grilling, choose smaller, tender cuts. Roasts and briskets, for instance, should not be grilled over high heat.

Grilling Tips

• Use a marinade for vegetables, sliced or skewered, with a dressing or oil before placing on the grill.
• When cooking fish, make sure the grate is clean and well-oiled before starting the fire.
• To avoid flareups (and uneven cooking), remove fat and skin from meats and poultry.
• Do not add salt to marinades for grilled foods as this will leach out some of the juices.
• The outside of a grilled steak or chicken breast can be deceiving. Always use a meat thermometer to test for internal doneness.
• Avoid over-charring with excessive flames. This has been shown in some studies to raise carcinogenic levels in food.

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Community Magazine - Digital Wax pres Jon Rundell , Matt Cooper and Mark Santangelo

After experiencing some unbelievable parties and incredible atmospheres across Europe and the rest of the globe we started to think about Digital Wax.

Our inspiration comes from these club nights, festivals and DJ’s we have seen over the last few years.

Digital Wax was set up with the intention of bringing these experiences back to Manchester starting on the 24th August 2012.

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The Launch Line Up

Jon Rundell (Intec Digital / Etch Recordings)
Matt Cooper (Respekt)
Mark Santangelo (MovementUK)
DWax (Digital Wax)

The event will be held @ South Night Club. South is building a reputation for it high standards in sound and lighting and is the perfect setting for this event.

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Jon Rundell

Our first party features major rising star Jon Rundell who has had some outstanding musical success recently both in terms of his production ability and with his Djing exposure.

Since running Intec Digital with Carl Cox, they have been sharing massive success with every release and club night they hold together.

His recent performances at The Egg in London, Brixton Academy and the Arches in Glasgow have been receiving glowing reviews and we feel it is time for him to come to Manchester.

Intec founder Carl Cox has always been a staunch purveyor and strong supporter of both Jon’s production work and DJ ability. Jon’s music has always been heavily supported but more recently, it is being hammered by stalwarts of the scene from Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice and Nic Fancuilli to Fergie and Cristian Varela.

Fitting time between his hectic summer schedule which includes Sonar, Tomorrow Land, Ultra Music Festival and Space he is coming to South to play one of his peak time sets.

http://www.mixcloud.com/IntecRadio/intec-radio-show-26-with-jon-rundell-tomy-declerque
www.jonrundell.com
http://www.facebook.com/jonrundelldj
http://soundcloud.com/jon-rundell
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Matt Cooper

Matt Cooper has always been kinda on his own within the vast soundscape of Underground electronic music; whether it be winning the praises of Mixmag, Pioneer and Space, Ibiza through various competitions; holding his own amongst some of the scene's heavyweights at the now legendary Dirty Disco parties in Leeds; or releasing his own brand of ass-shaking Techno gaining plaudits from all over the globe, he's always done it his way, unwilling to compromise on what he loves to do…make the party move.

He has some outstanding releases in the infamous Respekt label that includes artists like Cristian Varela, Marco Bailey and Spektre on their roster.

Recent sets include playing alongside Speedy J at the Mint Club in Leeds while also spinning alongside James Zabelia and Adam Beyer at Leeds O2. He is also featuring alongside the Techno legend that is CJ Bolland at The Aftermath this Summer.

http://blip.tv/djsounds/djsounds-show-2011-matt-cooper-5421461
http://www.facebook.com/djmattcoopermusic
http://soundcloud.com/djmattcooper
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Mark Santangelo

Movement-UK resident DJ and owner Mark Santangelo will also be gracing the decks by focusing on the tougher parts of his style.

There is no doubt though that it will still follow his usual high standards and he is building a reputation for quality not just for his own night playing alongside Yousef, Hernan Cattaneo and Kiaserdisco but also his after his recent performance at the opening weekend of the new Warehouse Project alongside Digweed, Joris Voorn and Nic Fanculli.

Here’s a link to an awesome mix he did for Carl Cox’s Revolution Recruits

http://www.mixcloud.com/djmsantangelo/the-revolution-recruits-mark-santangelo/
http://www.marksantangelo.co.uk/

Looking forward seeing you on the 24.08.2012

PS Keep your eyes peeled for the second party!! We have a Techno Superstar who has never been to Manchester already confirmed ;)After experiencing some unbelievable parties and incredible atmospheres across Europe and the rest of the globe we started to think about Digital Wax.

Our inspiration comes from these club nights, festivals and DJ’s we have seen over the last few years.

Digital Wax was set up with the intention of bringing these experiences back to Manchester starting on the 24th August 2012.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Launch Line Up

Jon Rundell (Intec Digital / Etch Recordings)
Matt Cooper (Respekt)
Mark Santangelo (MovementUK)
DWax (Digital Wax)

The event will be held @ South Night Club. South is building a reputation for it high standards in sound and lighting and is the perfect setting for this event.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jon Rundell

Our first party features major rising star Jon Rundell who has had some outstanding musical success recently both in terms of his production ability and with his Djing exposure.

Since running Intec Digital with Carl Cox, they have been sharing massive success with every release and club night they hold together.

His recent performances at The Egg in London, Brixton Academy and the Arches in Glasgow have been receiving glowing reviews and we feel it is time for him to come to Manchester.

Intec founder Carl Cox has always been a staunch purveyor and strong supporter of both Jon’s production work and DJ ability. Jon’s music has always been heavily supported but more recently, it is being hammered by stalwarts of the scene from Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice and Nic Fancuilli to Fergie and Cristian Varela.

Fitting time between his hectic summer schedule which includes Sonar, Tomorrow Land, Ultra Music Festival and Space he is coming to South to play one of his peak time sets.

http://www.mixcloud.com/IntecRadio/intec-radio-show-26-with-jon-rundell-tomy-declerque
www.jonrundell.com
http://www.facebook.com/jonrundelldj
http://soundcloud.com/jon-rundell
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Matt Cooper

Matt Cooper has always been kinda on his own within the vast soundscape of Underground electronic music; whether it be winning the praises of Mixmag, Pioneer and Space, Ibiza through various competitions; holding his own amongst some of the scene's heavyweights at the now legendary Dirty Disco parties in Leeds; or releasing his own brand of ass-shaking Techno gaining plaudits from all over the globe, he's always done it his way, unwilling to compromise on what he loves to do…make the party move.

He has some outstanding releases in the infamous Respekt label that includes artists like Cristian Varela, Marco Bailey and Spektre on their roster.

Recent sets include playing alongside Speedy J at the Mint Club in Leeds while also spinning alongside James Zabelia and Adam Beyer at Leeds O2. He is also featuring alongside the Techno legend that is CJ Bolland at The Aftermath this Summer.

http://blip.tv/djsounds/djsounds-show-2011-matt-cooper-5421461
http://www.facebook.com/djmattcoopermusic
http://soundcloud.com/djmattcooper
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Mark Santangelo

Movement-UK resident DJ and owner Mark Santangelo will also be gracing the decks by focusing on the tougher parts of his style.

There is no doubt though that it will still follow his usual high standards and he is building a reputation for quality not just for his own night playing alongside Yousef, Hernan Cattaneo and Kiaserdisco but also his after his recent performance at the opening weekend of the new Warehouse Project alongside Digweed, Joris Voorn and Nic Fanculli.

Here’s a link to an awesome mix he did for Carl Cox’s Revolution Recruits

http://www.mixcloud.com/djmsantangelo/the-revolution-recruits-mark-santangelo/
http://www.marksantangelo.co.uk/

Looking forward seeing you on the 24.08.2012

PS Keep your eyes peeled for the second party!! We have a Techno Superstar who has never been to Manchester already confirmed ;)

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