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Hear a 1679 Stradivari Sabionari, 1679 guitar

1/20/2016

In recent years the earliest surviving Stradivari guitar has been restored and even brought back into playing condition. The restoration was carried out by the Sinier de Ridder workshop, stabilizing the body and replacing the worm-eaten 19th century neck.

It’s the only one of the five existing guitars that is playable.

The tuning is: A D G B E, the first four (ADGB) are double strings, The E is a single string.
All are gut strings.

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Playing a Musical Instrument Can Actually Improve Your Health?

12/22/2015

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Did you know that playing a musical instrument can actually improve your health?

Yamaha's Music and Wellness Institute has been conducting research on the health benefits of active music making.

Less than 7% of American adults actually play a musical instrument today.

The institute supports the notion that as a society, we are in need of healing, a process that has been described as "putting back into one's life what is missing." Perhaps that healing element is creative musical expression.

Their first finding, "Making Music Switches off Stress", WebMD, looked at 45 stress-related genes. Nineteen of these genes were reversed in the study group that participated in a recreational music-making program, The study group who spent time just relaxing only had six stress genes reversed.

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Careers

10/2/2015

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We are always looking for talented, hard-working people who embrace world travel.

If you are energized by the thought of enriching lives and have been a group leader or in service-based sales, please contact us. Accolades provides excellent benefits including the potential of working from your home, uncapped earning potential, and the opportunity to work with a company of the highest integrity.

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E.Z., Phone Home

7/24/2015

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Phoning home has gotten easier but can still be tricky. Here are four top tips:

1. Confirm that your phone will work:
If your carrier confirms that:

The phone hardware will work at each destination,
Your plan allows for international calling,
Your International calling is activated,
Your plans rates are competitive,

that may be the easiest option.

2. Plan B: Using local SIM card
If your phone hardware is compatible and unlocked, but their per-minute rates are too consider installing locally-bought SIM cards. These SIM cards can be purchased at phone, music, or even grocery stores, and allow your phone to use local, cheaper carriers.

Even if your phone is not unlocked, your carrier can usually help you with unlocking it, but start this process at least a week prior to leaving.

3. If your phone isn't compatible or can't be unlocked,
you might consider buying an inexpensive, unlocked phone just for traveling.

4. Take advantage of Wi-Fi:
If your smartphone can access local WIFI, then by using Skype, FaceTime, Viber, or Google Hangouts, you may be able to handle all your communication needs, rendering all the SIM, hardware, and carrier compatibility issue irrelevant.

For more tips, visit onecallinternational

If you could benefit from a locally-purchased SIM cards, here's a primer on how to replace SIM cards (be sure to keep track of the original SIM card)

SIMM Card: iPhone

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A Case for Luggage

7/24/2015

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According to NBC's Ben Popkin, everything you know about packing is wrong as wrong.

Our typical approach actually promotes wrinkles. In the video, Ben's alternative approach reduces wrinkles and takes up less space.

No matter which method you use to pack, there is still making sure you know what to pack. Brian Teeter, in his book, Healthy Trekking Guides (Irvine CA), presents us with advise on what to bring and what NOT to bring:

Be ruthless. Aim to fit everything inside a carry-on bag. You’ll cut down on excess luggage fees, eliminate the possibility of lost luggage and simplify your life.

A few days before your trip, lay out everything you’ll think you need. Plan ahead on what you’ll wear. Put away anything that’s not absolutely necessary. Take what remains and cut that quantity in half. Also, don’t wait until the last moment to pack. You’ll rush, and end up bringing what you don’t need.
Use [the Accolades] packing list to help you organize.
Make traveling wrinkle-free with the right fabrics. Pack knits, wools and cotton clothes – these wrinkle less and offer more versatility. Travel-specific clothing from Travelsmith and REI might cost more, but stay cool, dry quickly and can be washed in your hotel sink.
Shoes take up a lot of space in your bag. So fill them with underwear and socks. Try to eliminate bringing extra pairs by coordinating your clothes around one packed pair. If you can, wear the bulkiest shoes when you fly and pack the other pair(s).
Pack your toiletries in a Dopp kit or Ziploc bag. (If you’re traveling with a carry-on containing liquids, put them in a Ziploc bag to comply with the TSA 3-1-1 rule). Save space with sample bottles of shampoo or make-up.
To keep necklaces and bracelets from tangling, string them through drinking straws and then fasten them.
No gym at your hotel? No problem! A jump rope, resistance bands and other items can turn your hotel room into a gym while hardly taking up any space in your suitcase.
To sleep better on the road, pack an eye mask and foam earplugs. They can help assure a good night’s sleep, and that’s important for overcoming jet lag.
If you’re traveling with a loved one, a good trick is to pack half of your clothes and items in your bag, and half in your partner’s, and vice-versa. That way, if you lose one of your bags, you’ll still have something to wear.
Take pictures of your luggage before your trip, especially bags you might intend to check. If the airline loses them, having photos of the missing bags will make them easier to find.

Finally, from onebag.com comes this enlightened promise:

If you persevere [with minimizing what you pack], you will at some point reach a transcendent moment, in which your (one) bag will be small and light enough to carry without consequence -- no longer of any meaningful concern. And from that instant, your travel experiences will be forever changed with an unfettered freedom that is beyond the comprehension of those who remain bound to their baggage.

courtesty of www.onebag.com

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