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Only 1% of the espadrilles on the worldwide market are handmade in France.
The Brand
Atelier Aliénor offers timeless espadrilles for women. They are made in the south of France with the most premium materials and finest craftsmanship.
Atelier Aliénor was launched in 2017 with the ambition of making high quality espadrilles available at a fair price and celebrating French savoir-faire.
We sought out factories in France that have grown through generations with expertise and that share our dedication to protect the environment.
The classic design of the espadrille was revisited with finely curated lines, feminine details and premium materials to offer our customers the finest shoes. We source the most gorgeous leather from a family-owned tannery in the south of France that works with the world's most luxury couture ateliers.
Passionate people, natural materials, handcrafted processes… At Atelier Aliénor, we like finding beauty in authenticity.
With our heart and with our hands.
The Founder & Designer
My name is Laurie Cazaux, I was born on the French Mediterranean coast.
I spent a colorful childhood in Africa and lived the past decade in the beautiful city of Paris.
Throughout all my travels and experiences abroad, I have developed a deep attachment and respect to people and nature.
I became more and more aware that I needed to develop a project that was true to who I am.
After moving to the US, I decided to give up finance and launch my own brand.
Atelier Aliénor values people over all, from our producers to our customers, as much as our planet.
Where I come from, espadrilles are more than shoes.
They are a promise of an endless summer, tanned feet and romantic escapes.
I have always been a dreamer. And I believe that dreams are meant to come true.
Atelier Aliénor is one of mine.
"Nothing is more precious than a unique thing." Gabriel Girard
Our Products
Our espadrilles are made in small batches and handcrafted by talented and passionate craftsmen exclusively in France.
We believe the people behind the product determine the quality of products and the experience that comes with buying and wearing them.
Our artisans have an attention to detail and use the saddle stitching technique that makes the espadrilles durable through the seasons. Every pair takes about an hour to be crafted while it takes only five minutes with a machine. Our sole is entirely formed from jute for comfort and long lasting use.
The exquisite leather we use comes from a French tannery that shares our values of craftsmanship, traditions and sustainability. The tannery only uses skins that are byproducts of the food industry. No animal is sacrificed for its skin, we just use what would be otherwise a waste.
The tannery is deeply concerned about environmental protection. That's why it invested in a full pre-biological and physical-chemical treatment station and is continually researching cleaner production techniques.
The Name "Atelier Aliénor"
An Atelier is the French word for craft workshop.
Atelier Aliénor is proud to promote the talent of the artisans who make our shoes.
They have been crafting espadrilles with passion for generations in Aquitaine, south west part of France. We work closely together to ensure exceptional quality.
Aliénor is a famous name in the South West with reference to Aliénor of Aquitaine, Queen of France in the Middle Ages.
Adventurous and ambitious, passionate about politics and arts, she is one of History's most powerful woman.
We all have a little of Aliénor in us!


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Polychromatic image performance of diffractive bifocal intraocular lenses: longitudinal chromatic aberration and energy efficiency
Tipus de documentArticle
Data publicació2016-04-01
Condicions d'accésAccés obert
PURPOSE. The study evaluated—theoretically and experimentally—the longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) and through-focus energy efficiency (TF-EE) of diffractive–refractive bifocal intraocular lenses (2f-IOLs). METHODS. Four aspheric 2f-IOLs (Tecnis þ4.00 diopter [D] ZMA00, þ2.75 D ZKB00, and AcrySof þ4.0 D SN6AD3, þ2.5 D SV25T0) of same base power 30 D, but different design, additional (add) power, and different material, were tested in vitro in terms of TF-EE when illuminated by 3 red (kR ¼ 625 nm), green (kG ¼ 530 nm), and blue (kB ¼ 455 nm) lights. The LCA affecting the distance and near foci was derived theoretically and measured experimentally from the contributions of the IOLs' refractive and diffractive powers. Longitudinal chromatic aberration was evaluated in a pseudophakic schematic eye. RESULTS. The distance focus of all 2f-IOLs showed lower energy efficiency (EE) for the blue than for the red light. AcrySof IOLs showed the largest amount of positive LCA in the distance focus that, combined with corneal LCA, would increase the resulting distance LCA in a pseudophakic eye. The near focus of all 2f-IOLs showed higher EE for the blue than for the red light. Better compensation for the LCA of a pseudophakic eye at near focus is obtained with Tecnis than with AcrySof 2f-IOLs. CONCLUSIONS. The energy distribution between the foci of diffractive 2f-IOLs depends on the lens design, the illumination wavelength, and to a lesser extent, the add power. In distance vision, 2f-IOLs' refractive base power increases the positive LCA of prior ocular media, and the resulting LCA may even surpass the natural LCA of human eye. In near vision, however, the achromatizing effect of diffractive 2f-IOLs may compensate, in part, the natural eye's LCA
CitacióMillan, M., Vega, F., Ríos, I. Polychromatic image performance of diffractive bifocal intraocular lenses: longitudinal chromatic aberration and energy efficiency. "Investigative ophthalmology and visual science", 1 Abril 2016, vol. 57, p. 2021-2028.
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Your bathroom is an important part of your family's daily routine and one of the most frequently used rooms in your home. You deserve a beautiful, comfortable bathroom to help you start off the day right.
A newly remodeled bathroom should be:
- Comfortable
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- Suited to your needs and lifestyle
At Patrick A. Finn, Ltd., we offer full bathroom remodeling services in Arlington Heights, Barrington, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, and the surrounding communities. We pride ourselves on our commitment to craftsmanship and attention to detail.
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Quite A Week
The heading says it all. I worked my butt off at work and at home this past week. There wasn't a lot of downtime becuase I was busy at work, busy finishing my editing at home, and I was sick. The sickness part was really only the first part of the week, but it's still making me tired early in the evening. Despite that I had a number of nights of staying up until 2:00am to finish my editing. I was able to sleep in Saturday and Sunday though, so that's okay.
Friday night I went to Jen and Hays' for a pumpkin-carving party. I was wiped out from working all week and didn't really feel like carving a pumpkin, so I didn't do that. What I did instead was hang out with everyone and had one of the best, most relaxing times I've had in a while. What a great bunch of people. I think I nearly burst something from laughing.
Saturday I ran around to do my regular Saturday routine, but also picked up some produce from the Public Market (mmm, green beans) and cobbled together pieces for my Halloween costume. I have to tell you, I was a bit disappointed that I wasn't able to put more thought into my costume, but I've been so busy that I had to repeat a costume and didn't actually get any of the other pieces for it until the day of the party. Terrible. Happily, it all worked out all right. I went as a woman -- I'll post some pictures if/when I can -- and it was ridiculous.
There were a number of very good costumes at the party. Again, if I get the chance I'll post some shots from the evening.
The big news of the evening was the release of Katie's CD. I picked up a couple of copies and it's fantastic. If any of you are looking for a few new songs to check out, email her and order it. You won't be disappointed. Right now I'm wracking my brain trying to think of any recording contacts I have and I think I may have one tenuous one that I'm going to try to exploit.
It appears that I'm firmly below 300 pounds (well, at least I have been for the past few days), so it looks like this new diet has managed to get me past the plateau that I've been on for, wow, about 3 years. Sounds more like a continent than a plateau. Anyway, I'm very calm about it, but really amazed and pleased at the same time. I exit "stage one" tomorrow and move onto "stage two", hopefully I can maintain this momentum. I'm excited to be past the plateau because usually that means I'm good for another 20-30 pounds before I hit another one. If that happens I'd be within striking distance of my goal.
Tonight I'm relaxing a bit before I delve into some housecleaning that I've let slide. I need to go through some boxes that have been sitting on my floor for about a month. I'm sure I have papers, toys, and games in there that I haven't touched for 3-12 years. Garbage time methinks. I'm also looking forward to starting something all my own. I don't know if it will be a comic script, movie script, book, learning some Web programming, or what, but it should be fun.


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Q&A: Flu Shots
Q: My 9-year-old daughter has asthma. She had her flu shot late in the season in April 2009. Should I take her to get another one now or is there a time period to wait since she has already received one in 2009?
A: Flu viruses change from year to year. You can get influenza more than once during your lifetime. The immunity that is built up from having influenza caused by one virus strain doesn't always provide protection when a new strain is circulating. Also, a vaccine made against influenza viruses that circulated last year may not protect you against the newer viruses. That is why the influenza vaccine is updated to include current viruses every year. I would recommend that you get your child immunized with the current season's influenza vaccine.
The American Lung Association's Faces of Influenza campaign encourages Americans to see themselves and their loved ones among the many "faces" of influenza – people who fall into one or more target groups recommended for annual vaccination by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes adults and children with chronic health problems, like asthma.
Vaccination typically begins in October and can continue through March. In most seasons, influenza virus activity peaks in February or March, so vaccination throughout the entire influenza season is beneficial and recommended.


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Elegant in its simplicity, this handmade and handpainted large bowl of Sajnen serves well as a lovely accent piece for the home. This bowl can be used for all kind of uses. it can be blended with other products of Sajnen range for originality and fun in your dining table.
- Pottery Handmade - Made by Women Artisans - Unique products
These Berber potteries are used as an accessory for home decoration. Every product possesses its proper signification; for example, some handicrafts symbolize fertility and happiness. The greenish areas prevail in the village of Sejnane. Women create original and unique handicrafts for centuries. The process of making these marvelous handicrafts goes back to the end of Mediterranean Bronze age.


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Excited to learn how to start a blog to make money while you sleep? Wondering, what's the spark of blogging that attracts every other person to start a new WordPress blog and make money blogging? Blogging gives an individual a voice, exposure, career, audience, and money to live a happier life at the comfort of their homes.
Would you like to know how to start a blog?
Blogging is something that has been happening for years but still, a lot of people simply don't know about it and how to take the first step of creating a blog. Do you want to pursue a creative outlet, engage with a following and want to make money from home? With one blog, you are encouraged to establish an audience, teach skills, make money online, and sell products, crafts, ebooks, courses, etc.
Yes, you can absolutely do it!
When I started blogging, my reactions were exactly the same as you. A blog? What's that?
- How can I be a blogger and make money blogging?
- What's the purpose of setting up a blog?
- How to start blogging?
- Can I make money from blogging?
- What are the best blog sites?
- Should I go for free blogging platforms or buy hosting?
- Crap! What is web hosting?
You see there were a number of questions I was mumbling at that time. And, now I'm teaching you how to start a blog and create a blogging platform for yourself. This post will eventually cut down your web searches for creating a blog, domain name, hosting, installing WordPress, must-have WordPress plugins, and several other blogging tools to run successful blogging.
In addition to that, I will also share with five profitable methods to quickly make money from blogging!
Ready to start a new WordPress blog and make money online?
Sit back and relax.
I'll help you take baby steps for starting your own blog to start writing your first post. I also have to make sure that each thing I'm writing here is what I've earned through potentially busy years of learning all about blogging. Nothing else!
With that, I also want you to know that blogging has allowed me to pay my bills, pay m
Let's delve in.
You must be thinking why I need to start my blog? If you are a passionate individual, mom, retired dad or even a student who's looking to pursue an online career then blogging is the right option for you.
On average, more than 2 million blogs are published online. The statistics show the sheer interest of people in blogging.
If blogging inspires you then there's nothing to stop you from becoming a successful blogger. You just need to set blogging goals, commitment and few dollars to kickstart the mesmerizing field of blogging.
With blogging, you can generate 6 figures income to live a life that you always wanted. You can enjoy the perks of becoming your own boss with one single blog. It gives you strength and recognition among competitive bloggers. It provides a platform to showcase your skills, capabilities, interests, recommendations, and stories.
A number of readers and buyers across the computer screens are finding blogs in the search of products, books, posts, advice, guides, helpful notes, images, accessories, stories, etc.
Think about it! Maybe it could be your blog one day.
This has to be your most important step before leaning forward. If you want to start a blog you need to come up with a good idea. Your idea doesn't have to be revolutionary but it has to be unique in some way. You must be thinking about how it can be possible to work on an idea which is yet not picked up my million blogs and excessive data on Google?
Yes, you are right. But, remember you have a distinct voice to share with the audience. You own a vibrant personality that will grab the attention of friends, family, and followers. Right?
While deciding a blog niche it is significant to consider these two points;
A)Am I interested in learning more about this topic?
Honestly, you shouldn't do blogging if you don't love what you are doing. It's not a monthly contract or a weekly schedule but it has to be your daily routine work. So, you cannot work on topics which don't interest you.
You have to be curious about your topic to develop ideas, unique content and more things to make it successful. It's time to think about your skills or things you are best at. Reach out to your friends and family or people of your surrounding to get a better idea of what you are efficient at. Remember, you know best.
B)How can I be specific on a particular topic?
Whether you come up with the idea of home decor ideas or fitness – try to be specific. You can do quick research on the main keyword. You'll millions of blogs of the same topic.
Re-think and focus on a more narrowed topic. If that's home decor ideas determine what you are best at.
There's a super creative blogger who's known for making recycled paper jewelry. And, she's earning income through a blog and selling her products online. Isn't that awesome?
Just like her – you need to figure out what you are best at.
You have built an idea, a strong blog niche and now, want to choose a blog platform? At this stage, you might be thinking what's the best blogging platform to get started with your blogging journey?
I agree there are a number of free blogging platforms that allow you to create a new blog, update content and share. But, Are those platforms worth joining?
If you just want to start a personal blog with no intention of starting an online business or a career – you can fully utilize free blog sites. Even, few people make money from those too. It is imperative to understand that there's a difference between a blog hosted at WordPress.com and WordPress.org.
The free WordPress.com comes with limitations and maybe downsides. It will restrict you to run any ad campaigns, several widgets, and many plugins. But, with self-hosted WordPress.org you can utilize several tools, plugins, widgets, themes, add-ons, and multiple applications to create a site that you've ever imagined.
If you plan to get into the blogging world for a long time then I'd recommend using WordPress as the efficient blogging platform. More than 23% websites are run on WordPress. Even if you are a non-tech person or an absolute newbie, there are tons of videos, articles and blog posts to teach you every single step. Easy-Peasy.
This tutorial will show you all the steps to start building a blog on your own. Guess what – you even don't need to install WordPress. Bluehost will automatically install it as soon as you follow the next steps.
Bluehost's new feature 'Blue Spark' provides free service to walk you through all steps to set up a wordpress website. It's all free! When you buy from Bluehost, just contact their support team and avail blue spark services for free. A trained team of wordpress experts will guide you through all technicalities.
Cool, right?
There is no second thought for selecting WordPress as the blog platform. You will thank me later for choosing WordPress over other platforms. It won't trouble you at all.
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Okay, what's a domain?
A domain name is a friendly name that refers to identify a website or blog. Every blog needs to have a domain.
If you are clueless about choosing a domain name, there's nothing to fret about. It can be a little challenge. Choosing a domain name for your blog is actually a fun game. The most competitive domain names are with .com and .org. A number of domain names tools can help you select a domain for your blog. It gives you tons of synonyms, ideas, funny names and available combinations that you can use with a certain focus word.
(Just scroll down to get a free domain with Bluehost)
Few Tips To Use When Purchasing A Domain Name
- Is the name easily pronounceable? There's no purpose to confuse your audience with a complicated domain.
- Are you creating a blog about you? Simply use your name.
- Make sure it can be typed easily.
- Is it short and rememberable?
- If you are thinking about a strong niche like blogging, cooking, health – come up with more ideas to make it a narrower topic.
You don't need to overthink about buying a domain name. But, it is recommended to do a little search before so that it helps you in the future. It would be good if your blog is intuitive to Google and the readers.
When you buy hosting from Bluehost, you get a FREE domain for a year. I did the same, and I did not have to pay for the domain for the first year. Afterward, the charges are normal.
Good Job! You have come up with a name. It's time to buy a good website hosting company to handle your blog. Your web hosting company provides you with an online space where all the files are kept. It enables to enjoy all the internet services that will be required to run a blog.
As I trust in Bluehost services, I have got a $3.95 Special Price Offer for my readers which is almost 50% OFF to the regular price $7.99 (on the home page).
If you use my special affiliate link, you will be able to AVAIL this discount and save a handsome amount.
Scroll down to find out how you can get the discount and sign up with Bluehost.
It's an important decision to select a reliable hosting company for your blog. While selecting your host, it's significant to choose a host that provides an excellent service and fantastic customer support. Many bloggers, including me, are not too technical to handle all the complexities of hosting, etc.
It's very important to build trust in a company that provides immense 24/7 customer support.
Blue Spark is a free service offered by WordPress experts. If you buy a new account with Bluehost, you have this free opportunity to get your website setup by a wordpress expert. How good is that? When I started, I had to do it all from scratch. Now, their experts can do it for you. As simple as that.
I also understand learning wordpress, installing plugins and choosing a theme can be hard for newbies. It can be overwhelming! WordPress experts at bluehost will walk you through the easy process of setting up a website.
All for free!
How To Get Blue Spark Service?
As soon as you buy your hosting using my link, just contact bluehost 24/7 support team and they will respond. Trained bluehost representatives will speak to you and walk you through the process step by step.
When you share your website goals, they will suggest you recommended plugins and a good theme option. However, it's up to you if you want to go for a theme. But, as said, they are experts. So, they might tell you the best.
Don't miss this free feature, exclusively offered to Bluehost customers.
I wish, bluehost introduced when I launched my own blog. I literally had to go through all steps myself without any help. Now, they are doing it for free! Most developers charge huge amounts for that.
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Bluehost is one of the top web hosting companies which is exceptionally recommended by WordPress.org. It has successfully hosted more than millions of websites thus became a top-rated web host. The best thing is that it hardly takes 5 minutes to install WordPress with Bluehost. Oh, Yes! Currently, my blog is also on Bluehost which is proving to be a good hosting company. It provides various functions, has a responsive customer support system and very affordable.
- You can sign up just at $3.95/month (Special Price OFFER)
- A FREE domain for one year (It saves your $12 -$15)
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It depends on the plan you choose. Whatever plan you buy, you will end up saving money using my special promo link. Make sure you avail it as you won't get this discount somewhere else!
I'm going to walk you through the step by step guide for creating your WordPress blog with bluehost. Just stick to this post and you'll have a beautiful website within minutes. The process is pretty easy and quick. So, it won't take too much time.
Step 1 – Click this link Sign Up for Bluehost. It will redirect you to the main page where you can click the big green button 'getting started now'. When you'll sign up through this affiliate link, you may get few extra benefits too. (Thanks for signing up).
Step 2 – You can select a preferable hosting plan.
- Basic
- Plus
- Prime
According to your blog and business needs, you can select a plan.
Step 3 – Now either register a new domain name for free with Bluehost or select 'I have a domain name'. If you've already purchased a domain name you can still enjoy one free domain (value $12).
Step 4 – Here you can put all the required data for purchasing the hosting. I'd suggest you recheck all the information. Make sure you put everything correctly and re-check it. Provide the official email address.
Continue to next step…
Step 5 – At the 'package information' section – you can avail the services for 36 months (3-years) at a cheap price of $2.95/month. It's important to notice that you are pre-paying for a future period. The reason to invest in a good hosting company is that it builds trust by offering 30-day money back guarantee. If you think the cost is too much then you can always consider the 12-month plan. Make sure, you un-check all other features if you don't want to avail. You can always upgrade other services anytime. So, this is nothing to worry about.
Step 6 – Put your billing information and click the checkbox to agree with all the services etc. If there are any further additional options just un-check those and move ahead. All the services could be added later.
Step 7 – Congratulations! Now, you have just completed the process. Create a strong password for your account. Make sure it has strong characters and a good length.
Step 8 – Now, you have got a new password for your next login! Here's what your window looks like.
Step 9 – Coming at this step, you will need to pick a theme that you like. Don't worry, it's just a temporary theme. You can choose any other theme later on or even go with a premium theme if you want.
Just choose a random free theme to continue building your new website.
If you want to skip the technical setup then just contact bluehost team to avail blue spark services for free.
Step 10 – Wonderful!
Your WordPress is already installed, and now you're done with a free WordPress theme.
It's time to start building your website.
Step 11 – Great! Now, you will probably see this window that says 'Welcome to WordPress'.
This is the WordPress Dashboard. Below, I will also help you get familiar with this dashboard.
With basic instructions, you can choose whether you would like to build a business website or a personal blog. And, if you know the basic WordPress settings that you can do it on your own.
You're just about to create a new wordpress blog on your own! Wuhuu.
Step 12 – Good job!
At this step, you can take a quick tour of WordPress, and how it works. You can either set up your website first, and launch it later or launch it today, and then set it up later.
I would suggest setting up your website first because the first impression shouldn't be awful for visitors. Create a Menu, set up categories, create pages, and add a few posts. You can always test and play because this is what we all do when we're excited to start from scratch.
Get excited to give a completely new look to your blog.
If you want to launch your site, add the website name and description.
Then, click 'next step'
Below, you see WordPress site management. Here, you can take a look at your site, and what theme it uses, etc. Basically, Bluehost's new interface is so easy to use for new bloggers. Even if you're totally new to blogging and setting up websites, Bluehost makes it super easy to launch your own site.
As a blogger, you will need to spend most of your time on WordPress dashboard. In the beginning, it might be very new and intimidating for you. But you will soon get used to navigating the interface. The best thing about WordPress is that it's not complicated at all. In just a few days, you can become an active pro on managing the dashboard. It's more fun.
Below is the home screen of your blog dashboard. It can be customizable according to your choice.
The next step you should right now is to change the common settings. Click on settings in the left bar and click 'permalink'. Make sure you select the 'post name' option. It's very important to make these settings before you start writing your post and generating URLs.
Now, you can navigate through the dashboard and find out several options for creating posts, pages, uploading media etc. You can't become a webmaster in one day. As you start to write and publish blog posts on your blog you will understand more about the dashboard.
As you know, WordPress has produced a number of free plugins, themes and several features for the users. It also has a couple of great free WordPress themes you can utilize on your blog. But, a custom WordPress theme has its own advantages. If you have a good budget then buying a responsive theme is a great option.
A combination of Genesis Framework with a child theme works significantly beautiful for many site owners. There are several other options like Studiopress, Pretty Darn Cute, etc.
Elegant Themes has some pretty themes, at a reasonable price. Divi is the most popular WordPress theme, having drag and drop visual page builder. Visit WordPress Gallery here.
However, I also suggest checking out these 9 best-selling themes for bloggers.
Now, you are done with installing a theme on your own. Good job!
It's time to install the essential plugins on your website. At this stage, I'd just recommend most helpful and free WordPress plugins you can install on your blog site. You can always go for the paid versions anytime.
Installing a plugin is a straightforward process. Go to your dashboard and click 'plugin' in the left bar. Then click 'Add new'. Put the name of the plugin in the search bar, located on the right side of the screen. Search for the plugin and click 'Install Now'. Simple!
Here's a list of plugins you can install.
- Yoast – It's highly recommended plugin because it handles all the stuff related to Search Engine Optimization and the keywords.
- Akismet – This is an important plugin to secure your blog from spam comments.
- WP Super Cache – It is a fast caching plugin to improve the speed of your website.
- Jetpack – It's important to install this plugin. It is used to determine the traffic statistics of your blog.
- WP Smush – This is another useful plugin to reduce image sizes for better performance of the website.
- Contact Form 7 – You can have this plugin on your contact page.
I've just mentioned the most popular plugins that are free and used by millions of WordPress users. Here, you can grab the complete list of WordPress plugins for your website.
You should also set up Google Analytics and Google Search Console on your blog.
In order to create a professional website or blog, you also have to concentrate on setting up site pages. Have a look at the important pages below that you'll be required to set up on the blog.
- Disclosure, Privacy – If you have plans to generate income online through your website then you have to follow Google policies. If you are an affiliate or use any ad program like Adsense then you have to mention it in your privacy policy. The main reason is to make sure that you comply with the law.
- Contact Page – You probably want your readers to connect with you. The best way is to create a good contact page and add a contact form to it. People who are looking to contact you or the website can use this form to interact with you. Here's my contact page with a form on it. Have a question? Write it to me [email protected]
- An interactive About Page – New visitors are always interested in knowing about the blogger or the site owner. You can just google ideas to make an amazing page that tells about yourself and what you do. Even, a simple page works brilliantly. You can hover to my about page to know a little more about me 😉
Once you are done with all the technical things, make sure you have an email list or RSS feed. I know you are just starting out but building an email list is an important component to growing your website. People want to read content from you. The email list is an essential part.
I use Mailerlite to send out emails to my followers. I have been getting immense results after using mailerlite on my blog. You can even automate RSS feeds that will automatically send out the recently published post to your followers. There's nothing to get worried about maintaining the lists etc. The auto-responder handles everything. You just need to get sign up for the tool. By the way, it's free up to 1000 subscribers.
Here's a post on 'how to start an email list for free with mailerlite'
I'm sure you must be damn excited to write the first ever blog post. I felt the same nervousness when I started out blogging. It's a great feeling to write content for your readers. It also makes you feel proud that you have a readership that praises you.
Well, as a newbie blogger you may get worried of what to post on your blog?
Use this guide of 25 quick ways to find fresh blog topics for your blog.
On WordPress, you can simply go to posts and add new. You can have this comprehensive guide on 'How to create a perfect blog post that audience love'. You will get all the essential ingredients that are required to write good content.
Once you are done, just hit 'publish' and pat your shoulder!
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As promised, I've walked through all necessary steps of starting a new WordPress blog on Bluehost to publishing the first blog post.
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I'm sure it would be a lot easier for you to set up a WordPress blog. Are you still waiting?
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So far this blog has covered three Ducati models, the ST2, 848 and the 250 mk3. There is another blog out there in the ether about the restoration of my 1991 BMW K100RS 16v.
Times are changing though, the 848 will be going. We still have the other bikes and have no intention of selling them at the moment, but it is time for a change. We have ordered a new 2017 Ducati Supersport 939.
The 848 has been one of the nicest bikes to ride that I have ever owned, and I started in 1975 with a Honda 250K4, a Honda CJ360T, a Suzuki T500 and a brand new BMW R75/7 shortly afterwards, and I had all of those bikes together too. Everything that I have owned has been a tourer or an all rounder bike and the closest thing to a sports bike was the BMW R1100S, we had two, one for me and one for my wife. I bought the 848 just for a bit of fun and what a bike. Not too comfortable – my wife only tried it once, but a delight to drive as long as it was not in town. Smiles per mile were ample, screaming around country roads with the loud exhaust was a real hoot, but things have to change sooner or later.
I have some plans for the Supersport, but I will not go into them yet and will drip feed them as posts with plenty of pictures and videos as I usually do.
I have not ordered the S version of the bike as I cannot see that I need any of the toys that it has fitted. The quick shifter on the S might be fun, but is not needed for my sort of riding, the expensive suspension might be something to brag about, but I don't need to brag and I have no intention of going on a track, so the non S is what I chose. If my wife also likes riding it then she will have one too, but she will have the S because she wants the white paintwork that is only available on that version.


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Why does there seem to be so much, dare I say, "hysteria" over Russia in your country?
(I could understand it, without agreeing with all of it, during the Cold War era. But now…?)
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The Super Friends: Da Rezarekt Show How Funk, Hip Hop and Rock & Roll Live in Harmony.
Text by Lauren Gordon. Image by G.W. Miller III.
Cramped around the small Grape Room stage in Manayunk, a sea of partially-popped collars, fedoras and tight T-shirts use the last few moments of downtime between sets to order their beers.
Then Da Rezarekt takes the stage.
Marisa "Guitar Grrrl" Salazar, petite and clad in an Avenged Sevenfold shirt, begins shredding a lick that could put members of the aforementioned band to shame. Puffy D Miller slides in with a smooth funk bass groove, his light-colored dreadlocks whipping around frantically. Derek "Supa Star Dar" Gallagher keeps the beat on drums, as his formally serene demeanor morphs into a burst of pulsating rhythm. Front man Supreem spits lyrics with such force in his deep, gravely voice that he already needs to shed his thick Sixers jersey.
The reactions in the crowd suddenly go from wary, creeping smiles to full-blown grins. Their light toe tapping turns into a full-blown dance celebration. The formerly aloof people wearing sunglasses indoors shamelessly break out their best dance moves.
The veteran hip hop/ funk/ rockers know how to get a party going.
"Everyone brings something to the table," says Marisa, referring to her bandmates. "We're like the Super Friends. Seriously, if you ate the same kind of foods every day, it starts to get on you. We bring a variety."
Their sound is diverse enough that they can't be pigeonholed.
"We bill ourselves as rock/ funk/ hip hop," Supreem says after the Grape Room show. "I was thinking how that relates to our personalities: Marisa is the rock. Puff is the funk. I'm the hip-hop. And Dar is the pulse, the heartbeat of what keeps all the genres together. We formed our own musical genre by coming together."
Supreem had been a member of the four-piece band Simple & Supreem, which dropped an album and started getting a loyal following before they broke up in 2006. Supreem never considered going solo.
"I had been in the game a long time," Supreem. "When that broke up, I was like, 'I can't go back.' Fans were showing up regularly at shows, singing the lyrics. Unless you're Jay-Z or Jada, ain't nobody singing your lyrics when you're by yourself."
After meeting Puffy through a mutual friend, Supreem and Puffy launched the new band. They experimented with a few line-ups before landing Marisa and Dar.
Then, the chemistry blossomed.
"Sometimes we practice in Puff's basement and we just click," Dar proudly boasts. "What happens is like magic."
Da Rezarekt will release their album Bang Da Bricks this fall, most likely followed by a tour. They have a love for the road and they say they are ready to take their eclectic sound nationwide.
"We just do us," Puffy explains simply. "We play what we love, the way we want to do it."
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Supreem is a talented veteran when it comes to music, the band would be nothing but talented or should I say blessed to have such gregat musicans. The band reaches all generations, young and old. I am a fan of the bands music because their music uplifts my spirit as well has keep me energized throughout my day. I thank each and every band member for sharing knowledge of music. Excitingly because of their positive music I have a clearer understanding of life. Their music teaches inspirational lessons, such as when life gets hard know that their is a better tomorrow to look forward to just keep "banging the bricks" working hard towards a goal in life. TO THE BQND I LOVE AND IM PRAYING FOR U, U AINT SEEN NOTHING YET! THE BEST IS YET TO COME
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Matriarchate of Periaslavl
The Matriarchate of Periaslavl is the largest country in Shijuren, based on land size. It stretches generally east to west for around three thousand miles. It is ruled by the Velikomat, or Great Mother, usually with a designated heir, the Velikodoch, the Great Daughter.
In 263, two nomadic groups came across a flame that seemed to be eternal at about the same time. During the ensuing battle, known as the Battle of the Pyre?, one group was devastated and driven away. The other side, though victorious, lost its leader, Rurik Kyrre?. Rurik's heir, Volodomyr Rurikson?, decided to feed Rurik's body to the flame, which then became known as Rurik's Pyre. Volodomyr also decided to found a settlement at the site. Because Rurik's tribe had run across a number of bears during their travels, the settlement was called Medvedgorod. Volodomyr at this time took the title kniaz.
Volodomyr built his hall around Rurik's Pyre. Soon, his hall was called the Firehall. When, nearly a century later, the country called upon Helga Mikhailovna to become its first Velikomat, she built the original Dvorets Materi, or Castle of the Mother, around the Firehall. The Dvorets Materi has been expanded and added to often by each succeeding Velikomat.
In 291, Hakon Rurikson, Volodomyr's brother and Rurik's second son, left Medvedgorod and went south to the River Irtysh?. There he founded the city of Ryazan and became its first kniaz.
Since Hakon never wished to challenge the primacy of either his brother or Medvedgorod, he accepted that Medvedgorod was the capital of the newly founded Grand Duchy of Periaslavl? and Volodomyr as the velikokniaz?.
The Matriarchate of Periaslavl has been ruled since 348 by a Great Mother, or Velikomat. Following a series of conflicts between three kniaz over the succession to velikokniaz after Volodomyr II? died in 347 with no surviving son, the people of Medvedgorod increasingly turned to the wisdom of Helga Mikhailovna, the matriarch of a prosperous merchant family and a widely known ocharovat.
Eventually, as the battles became too costly, with no end in site, the other kniazi who had no claim forced the claimants to accept Helga as the leader of Periaslavl. When Helga sat for the first time in the throne of the Firehall, Rurik's Pyre flared and burbled as if in recognition.
In the centuries that have followed, it has become clear to all that Rurik's Pyre and the Velikomat are connected in some way. All future Velikomats receive the same flare of recognition when they come into the Firehall, usually as Velikodoch but directly as Velikomat in the case of Marya Vasilovna?.
Helga also realized that Rurik's Pyre could amplify her power over emotions. In the small collection of towns and cities that formed Periaslavl under her direction, she discovered that with the Pyre's help she could influence emotions across the whole country. With this in mind, she chose as her heir, Feodora Borisovna?, who was already a powerful ocharovat even though she had only just turned 15. The Pyre seemed happy with her choice, and flared in recognition.
Most of the area around Periaslavl during the early centuries was occupied only by small nomadic tribes, of the type that Rurik had led. Periaslavl grew quickly in those early centuries and Feodora realized that she needed help so she decided to get married. This man, Igor Antonov?, became the first Great Husband?. As Periaslavl has grown, the number of Great Husbands grew to two per Velikomat and then to three.
All of the Velikomats have had unusually long lives. Alisa Iosevnovna? is the only Great Mother to have actually died in office, and she was slain by a great plague that came to be known as the Mother's Death?. Essentially, the magic of Rurik's Pyre seems to keep the bodies of the Velikomats and Velikodochs in stasis in a process no scholar has yet been able to completely understand or document. In any case, after Feodora created the Great Husbands, it seems to have kept them in stasis as well, though only while the Velikomat remains in that position. While the Pyre seems to allow the Velikomats to age normally after they step down, the Great Husbands die swiftly as old age catches up to them almost immediately.
In 387, Helga, who was as healthy then as she was in the 348, stepped down in favor of her chosen heir. Helga then left Periaslavl, never to be seen by any Perislavlans again and her fate was never recorded. This has set the pattern for all other Velikomats. They all step down and live a life, generally outside Periaslavl, but certainly outside Medvedgorod.
The banners of Periaslavl are white with a red, orange, and gold flame in the center. The personal standard of the Velikomat adds a gold border around the banner; the standard of the Velikodoch has a red border. The standard of the Great Husbands of the Velikomat charges the flame with a black bar. The Husbands of the Velikodoch have no personal heraldry and display the standard of their wife when necessary.
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K4S brand original knife design by Wampire
When closed this knife is an Impact Kerambit Tool ideal for self-defense.
This knife is based from the 1918 trench knife, which is a dagger with a skull crusher and brass knuckles. The trench knife is totally offensive made for combat. I basically thought to myself, if I made everything as legal as possible what would the knife look like?
Smaller folding knife instead of a large fixed knife, Tanto blade instead of dagger, Impact Kerambit instead of brass knuckles, pointy areas instead of a skull crusher.
So instead of blood & guts combat, this is designed for protection in a modern urban setting.
I know what your thinking, a Kerambit should have a curved hawk's bill blade.
The handle is totally straight because a straight handle provides the most number of grip options, that's important to me because I believe that in a crisis situation sometimes you just have to grab the knife and use it in whatever grip you end up with and pray that your knife works well that way.
The tanto shaped blade was chosen over the hawk's bill blade because it has a stronger tip and hey it can be used to pierce armor. But seriously the tanto is just a good blade shape for many types of fighting tactics.
The point is closer to the spine of the blade so you can even do a backhand attack with the spine.
The Karambit ring hole can be used as a hex wrench, imo the hex hole provides more control than a circle hole when spinning the knife.
A "three in one" multi-tool.
1) Folding Knife
2) Impact Kerambit
3) Hex Wrench
-Tanto shaped blade
-Karambit ring
-Lock back
-No pins, all screws, taking apart friendly
-Thorn for ambidextrous thumb opening
-Ricasso claw (aggressive finger guard)
-Lanyard hole and secondary lanyard hole
-Aggressive jimping on spine of blade
-Hex wrench
-Glass breaker on head of handle
-Glass breaker on the Karambit ring
-Chisel grind
-Pocket clip (not shown)
-Self-defense pocket stick with 3 points of striking
-Impact Karambit tool when closed
1) In the closed position this knife is an impact Karambit tool that is basically a pocket stick on steroids.
2) In the open position this knife is very versatile in grip and cutting choirs suitable for EDC and self-defense.
Tanto + Kerambit = Good for EDC & self-defense
CERBERUS Folding Knife
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Why The Swedish Housing Market Scares The Crap Out Of Me
First, work out how much of a deposit for the mortgage you can get together. Keep in mind its papers, which you must have after buying it to possess proof that it's yours that you are the brand new owner of the it as well as your name could be titled upon the papers to indicate the new property owner. Whether it's your first, second or tenth home, there are many important details to address, during the process.
Your house on the other hand would hurt Donald Trump's value because your house would bring his value down. If the lord of the 4th house is in the 8th house and is afflicted or debilitated, it can deprive a person from property through inheritance. This benefits anyone buying a house if they will use the discounts available to them in the market.
The person who wants to buy Tim's house – let's call her Bonnie – is using the money from selling her home to buy Tim's place. These processes always take quite a while unless you're lucky but even then, its rare to move into a place when your buying any sooner than six weeks from an offer being accepted.
If you learn just some of the easy strategies of negotiating, you will save a ton of money. Now lets talk about some of the things to look for with the location when buying a house. Since buying property is not easy and very expensive nowadays, it needs to be checked if any dhan yoga" combination of wealth in birth chart.
The answer is Donald Trump's house would help the value of your house because he is always going to have the very best house. If you are thinking about buying a property with someone else, you should get legal advice on the best type of ownership for you. My husband and I were new to the game late last year, and although we found the house of our dreams fairly quickly, there was a LOT we had to learn.


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anuary 20 noon news, this morning, Pingduo was exposed to major BUG, users can receive 100 yuan no threshold voucher. Netizens said that "a large number of users began to"pull wool", more than 20 billion a night are charged. At 9 o'clock this morning, Pingduo has removed all the relevant coupons from the shelves. For the incident, Jiduo told Sina Technologies that an official response would be forthcoming.
According to the pictures sunned by netizens, the 100-yuan non-threshold voucher will be used in the whole market (except for special commodities) and will be valid for one year. Some netizens said that they were "woken up" by their peers at more than 3 a.m., so that they could spell out more "wool" and "only pay 4 cents, they can recharge 100 yuan telephone fee".
Therefore, a large number of netizens go online to recharge in this way. From the screenshot, some netizens recharge China Mobile more than 100 times a night, each time for 100 yuan, spent 0.4 yuan.
At 9 o'clock this morning, Pingduo officials urgently removed all the coupons from the shelves.
It is worth mentioning that all the unused coupons received before were also taken off the shelves. This caused some regular users'discontent, and a large number of netizens were puzzling, "Why can't 100 yuan coupon be used?"
A large number of netizens are putting together many official questions: "Why can't 100 yuan coupon be used?" A large number of netizens are putting together many official questions: "Why can't 100 yuan coupon be used?"
Previously, other e-commerce platforms have appeared similar to Bug, the solution is to pay for BUG for the platform itself.


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Some alleged unseen photos from the 9/11 event have surfaced. They are supposedly from a NASA employee.
A new leak obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera shows Bin Laden's 'hidden life,' an investigation into AQ chief's life on the run. It "outlines how "routine" incompetence at every level of civil governance structure allowed the once world's most wanted man to move to six different locations within the country."
There's that incompetence meme again. The 'leaked' report is 337 pages and I haven't read much of it but I'm calling BS. It seems to prop up all the official stories and we're always trying to point the finger at Pakistan for their involvement in one thing or the other. Always remember that we want to break up this country into factions as well and
Also. on the bin Laden psyop..
The nation's top special operations commander ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public.
A federal judge on Monday declined to temporarily block U.S. government agencies from conducting special surveillance on lawyers representing Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, which those lawyers view as illegal spying.
Even if the agencies monitor the communications of lawyers for Suleiman Abu Ghaith, "there isn't a shred of evidence" that prosecutors are privy to that information and using it to Abu Ghaith's disadvantage, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said at a hearing.
"There's just no reason to think that this occurred or that it will occur," Kaplan said.
"Suppose it is going on, and the prosecution team doesn't know anything about it, what's the harm to your client?" Kaplan asked in a sometimes heated debate.
Federal prosecutor John Cronan denied that the case against Abu Ghaith has been tainted by any surveillance program.
"Let me be perfectly clear, the prosecution team had absolutely no exposure" to communications among Abu Ghaith's lawyers, he said.
Coup, coup, ca-choo
This act of rebranding, (the coup that wasn't) will guarantee the divide is widened amongst the people. Without it appearing to be tied to any western backed manipulations. On the surface. The discord will come straight from the people. Who because of the way they have been manipulated will very naturally feel cheated and resentful.
Therefore, the discord of the people will simply have to be dealt with by the western powers, who created the disenchantment in the first place. more from Penny
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Dr. Tyra Good, assistant professor of education, knows a thing or two about culturally responsive education. In fact, she teaches it—courses with names like Teaching in Urban Schools, Issues of Poverty and Race in Education, and Diverse Family Community Partnerships.
Still, she's the first to tell you that she views herself as a student as much as an educator. She had a wake-up call this summer, days before she was to leave for Haiti to take part in an educator training trip through Functional Literacy Ministry Haiti (FLM).
"(FLM board member and part-time university supervisor for Chatham University) Dr. Rhonda Taliaferro asked me if I had gotten my training materials translated. Translated! I hadn't even thought of that, but of course, they had to be in French or in Haitian Creole," she says.
With help from her network of friends and associates, Good was able to get the materials translated.
FLM was founded by Dr. Leon Pamphile, a Haitian who moved to the U.S. when he was 17. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and taught French in the Pittsburgh Public School District for 32 years. He was aware of the dismal literacy rate in his native country, and wanted to do something about it.
Good applied and was accepted to the program, and joined a team of twelve educators from across the country who arrived in Haiti to provide professional development to teachers from 19 schools across the small island nation. Good's areas of expertise—partnerships between schools, families and communities—were very much in demand.
"To be a high school teacher in Haiti, you don't need a college degree or even a certification," says Good. "So they're eager to learn not only strategies for classroom management, or how to support students who are excelling or falling behind, but also how they, as educators, can partner with others to create the best outcomes for their students."
"Classrooms usually have about 60 students with one teacher," says Good, noting that that's about double the size of a U.S. classroom "They sit on long benches, with no space to keep schoolbooks or supplies."
Good held workshops on how teachers and schools can partner with families and use community resources to support culturally relevant learning. And everyone showed up to hear—not just teachers, but also parents and community members. "Parents brought their kids too!" Good laughs.
"Even though I knew Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world," says Good. "I don't think I understood the extreme level of poverty that I would see. Homemade houses. Smokestacks from families burning garbage, because there's nowhere to put it. In the U.S., when we take a shower, we let the water run. In some places in Haiti, you couldn't do that. You pull the string down so a bucket of water can come down on you, you lather up, then you pull the string down again so you can rinse off."
There were other surprises, too. "In the U.S., we say we put a high value on education, but in Haiti, they take it to another level," says Good. "I asked the students to tell me something they really liked about school, and one thing they don't. All they said was 'I love to study, I love to study, I love to study!' There's a real sense that if they study, they can do anything they want to do."
In addition to her teaching and research, Good serves as Chatham's liaison to the Pittsburgh Urban Teaching Corps—a partnership with Propel Schools in which qualified students with an interest in social justice and educational equity can earn an Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Chatham for free and receive guaranteed employment teaching in Propel's urban schools. "The Pittsburgh Urban Teaching Corps offers a teaching residency experience that you don't get in traditional teacher preparation programs," she says.
Good is currently looking into making FLM and Haiti an option for Chatham students. She envisions a Maymester course, with a week of lectures and speakers about the country's history, tradition, and culture followed by time spent in the country.
"I feel that it's so important to get that global experience and perspective before students become full-time educators in the classroom," she says. "To understand the impact and power you have as an educator, and the reality of educational inequalities. What you can do with technology, and how you can still be creative when you don't have it." Students have already expressed interest.
Chatham prepares undergraduate and graduate students for certification in early elementary (N-4), secondary (7-12), and art (K-12) education. In addition, certification in special education (K-12) is available at the graduate level through the Master of Arts in Teaching.


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Gifts of the Heart
When I was a kid, my large extended family decided for one year that all Christmas gifts would be homemade. My family created a scrapbook of a family camping trip for an aunt and uncle. My Aunt Carol made a crazy 4-foot tall stuffed rag doll for me. Now, why is it that I can remember this, but I couldn't tell you any other gift my aunt gave me in my lifetime?
I think it is because there was a different feeling about the meaning of gift giving that year. Everyone was actively involved in creating things. They required time and consideration. They were filled with creativity and thoughtfulness. They were labors of love. A sense of connection and care filled our experience that year.
So, this could be just a sentimental story but I see it as a memory I can learn from. The lessons are two fold. First, when making a gift for someone, it requires that you spend time thinking about him/her – remembering times you've enjoyed together or contemplating what they seem to value in their life. As you make the gift, you spend perhaps hours with them on your mind. The gift, then, becomes a symbol of how you have been holding them in your heart and mind. This is what many of us long for- to know that we exist in the hearts and minds of others. I believe this is a big part of what makes homemade gifts so special. Secondly, the lesson I take from this memory is that gifts don't need to be expensive to be valuable. Today, many people find themselves in deep debt, underemployed, tense and fearful about the future. Financial fears can lead to high stress levels, sleepless nights and irritability, which, in turn, compromises physical health and leads to increased levels of conflict in relationships. Spending money you don't have can create toxic resentment in a relationship. At this point, all sense of generosity or joy is lost in the giving and the gift itself, is tainted with bitterness.
If you didn't see it coming, here it is. I have a suggestion. This year, try doing what my family did. Make gifts. Suggest to your friends and family that they do the same. At this point, you are likely to say "But I don't have the time", "But I'm not creative", "But my kid wants an iPhone". To that, I say, "Challenge yourself. It will be worth it." Creating and giving a handmade, meaningful gift can lift your mood and ease your pocketbook. Here are a few ideas to help you get the creative juices flowing.
Create a photo collage.
Frame a favorite photo of you and the other together.
Knit, sew, build, bake…
Write and frame a letter to someone expressing the following:
The way you have touched my life
Something I have learned from you
A time I will always remember
Something I have always wanted you to know
Make a Gift Certificate for:
A home cooked meal at your house.
A walk and picnic
A car wash
A date a month
Have other ideas? Please share them.


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My point is that a discrete-time system really cannot be interpreted within a field-theoretic framework. A "phase portrait" captures both position and momentum of a continuous-time system described by an ordinary differential equation. These momentum variables setup the "field" that gives structure to the phase portrait. In a discrete-time system, we don't have the same kind of momentum.
For a continuous-time system, I can plot a point at an individual position, and I can also then draw a vector pointing away from that point representing the velocity at that instant of time. It is these velocity vectors that are put together to make a phase portrait of the system.
For a discrete-time system, there is no point-based velocity. In order for me to calculate the approximate "velocity" at a point, I need to know the position at the next point. Then I can draw a line between those two points and approximate the "velocity" of the system as going from the first point to the second point. However, if I have to know the next point in future anyway, it's more useful to just draw the second point.
Now, some discrete-time systems have a more predictable structure. For example, if you have a linear time-invariant discrete-time system like:
x[k+1] = M*x[k]
then the algebraic structure of the "M" matrix gives us insight into how trajectories will evolve. So for these special cases, it is possible to draw a kind of "phase portrait" for the discrete-time system. However, this is primarily because such a discrete-time system can be viewed as a sampled version of a continuous-time linear time-invariant system which does have a phase portrait.
So, for an arbitrary discrete-time system, the best thing you can do is explore trajectories from different initial conditions. Gradually, as you explore the space more and more, you may find boundaries of attractors (possibly strange attractors). A complication with discrete-time systems is that the "next" point may be very far from the "previous" point. Take, for example:
x[k+1] = -1.1*x[k]
If you start at x[0]=1, the trajectory will bounce from point clustered above 1 to points clustered below -1. In a continuous-time system, you might expect to see initial conditions above 1 stay near 1 and initial conditions below -1 stay near -1. That is, in a continuous-time system, you wouldn't imagine trajectories could cross x=0 (which is an equilibrium/fixed-point of this system). However, the discrete-time system can jump wildly from point to point.
Take, for example, the Henon map you mention. Wolfram's Mathworld has some nice plots:
The first pair of side-by-side plots are colored "according to the number of iterations required to escape". That is, the plots were generated by starting at several initial conditions and recording the resulting trajectories. Each "iteration" gives the next point from the previous point. For a while, a trajectory will stay around its initial condition. Eventually, it will escape and move away from the region. The regions are colored based on how many iterations (i.e., how many calculations after the initial condition) it took for the trajectory to leave the region.
The second pair of side-by-side plots show a SINGLE trajectory started at x[0]=0 and y[0]=0. Each point was recorded and gradually a pattern emerged. Notice how in the left plot the two regions appear to be disconnected. If you saw a phase portrait that looked like this in a continuous-time system, you would conclude that initial conditions within one region would not be able to join the other region for this set of parameters. However, this plot was generated from a SINGLE initial condition. So the plot jumps from points in the top left to points in the bottom right and back.
So that's how you can explore something like the "phase space" for discrete-time systems. You can probe it with different initial conditions. For chaotic systems, you have to be very careful you don't accidentally jump over an interesting region of initial conditions that may have qualitatively different trajectories that follow from them.
As an aside, I guess it's also worth mentioning that many popular discrete-time chaotic maps are actually Poincaré maps of continuous-time dynamical systems. Poincaré maps have other names, including "return maps." Consider, for example, the planets as they orbit the sun. The actual orbits of the planets in three dimensions looks like a tangled mess when you consider their histories over several cycles around the sun because each orbit is slightly different than the previous orbit (i.e., they aren't entirely planar). However, if you insert a plane perpendicular to their orbits at a single location, each planet pierces the plane at one point every cycle. The resulting shapes that are poked out of that cross section reveal structure in the orbits.
I hope that helps! --
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Discrete-time Phase Portraits?
I was contacted recently by e-mail asking how to produce a phase portrait of a discrete-time system. In my initial response, I explained that a true "phase portrait" wasn't defined for discrete-time systems because the technical notion of a phase portrait depends on a special structure that comes along with ordinary differential equations. The original poster needed some additional clarification, and so I sent a second e-mail that I have posted below. It touches a little bit on the original poster's question, it comments on differences between discrete-time and continuous-time systems, it talks a bit about chaos, and it gives a brief description of Poincaré/return maps that are often used in the study of approximately periodic systems.
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