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Kim Kardashian is on the latest cover of Forbes, largely because of the success of her mobile game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.
"Since its June 2014 launch Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has been downloaded 45 million times and generated $160 million in revenue," writes Forbes, estimating that "Kardashian has pocketed $45 million from it over that period... 40% of her yearly paycheck came from the game."
In the cover article, Kardashian revealed one key thing that has made her game so successful — her outfits.
The 35-year-old reality star has web developers sync the outfits she wears in her mobile game to the outfits she selfies on Instagram or that paparazzi catch her in on the streets.
"The whole idea was to make it feel as live-time as possible," Kardashian explained to Forbes. "I would give [Glu] bikinis and be like, 'Hurry up and mock up this bikini, because I'm going to wear it, and then you can have it live in the game!'"
So far, the formula has been successful.
Kardashian has editorial approval over everything concerning the app, notes Forbes, "every single outfit, to the eyeliner, to the hairstyles, to the color tones."
In the cover article, Kardashian is quoted as telling her developers: "I should take a photo of myself in the Pablo one-piece, and you can use that."
Later, she instagrammed this very selfie showing off both the swimsuit and her post-baby body:
The app developer, Whalerock Industries, turned the suit into an emoji for the app that fans could later download for $1.99.
And when Kardashian lands the cover of GQ...
... So does her virtual character:
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood mimics every aspect of the star's life, and in real time.
The plan has proven successful, and Kardashian doesn't plan on quitting anytime soon.
"When people looked at me in a way like, 'Why is she stepping into the tech world? That's not her territory! Stick to reality TV!' I was like, 'No,'" Kardashian told Forbes. "This is fun for me. Now I'm coming up with Kimojis and the app and all these other ideas. I don't see myself stopping."


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Crazy basketball buzzer-beater becomes all-time standard by which this high schooler's life will be measured
Myra Fleener: You know, a basketball hero around here is treated like a god, er, uh, how can he ever find out what he can really do? I don't want this to be the high point of his life. I've seen them, the real sad ones. They sit around the rest of their lives talking about the glory days when they were seventeen years old.
Coach Norman Dale: You know, most people would kill… to be treated like a god, just for a few moments.
If I were Austin Groff, I would bore people until the end of my days about the few moments when I became a god by hitting this crazy, ass-backward, buzzer-beating shot during a recent high school holiday basketball tournament in Ohio.
(Hat tip: Off the Bench, nbcsports.com.)
Parents told: Go to anti-drug meeting, or your kids don't play school sports
Swampscott, Mass., is an affluent community of 15,000 in Boston's North Shore suburbs. It has had a notable drug problem, with 17 overdose deaths in the last few years among those in their teens and 20s, and numerous others not dead but apparently carrying on the message Swampscott natives Fran Sheehan and Barry Goudreau endorsed on the Boston song "Smokin'."
Bad influences. Bad!
A new principal, Layne Millington, came to Swampscott High, and he decided, after seeing a "huge number of incidents landing on my desk involving drugs and alcohol," that it was time to frog-march parents in for a meaning to shake them by their collective lapels and slap them upside their collective heads to make them aware of the problem. He did this with the superintendent's support. From the Salem News:
Asked about reports that drugs are "all over the high school," Superintendent Lynne Celli replied simply, "They are."
Recently, Millington's approach included a surprise appearance by search dogs at the high school — he was heartened by how little contraband they found.
Ah, hell, let's just go with the superintendent.
So Millington scheduled a meeting for Jan. 10, then browbeat parents into showing up by telling them their children that they (the kids) could not participate in any after-school activities, including sports, if they (the parents) didn't show up.
Now, he hopes to form "a partnership with the parents, who are really the kids' first teachers." To do that, he sees the need for a meeting that carefully spells out the entire effort and the parents' role in it.
In the past, Millington said, the announcement of such a meeting would draw only a handful of people. His decision to call a "mandatory meeting" won unanimous approval from the superintendent and the School Committee.
There are a lot of parents upset over this. Actually, the only one who appears to be speaking — or being asked — is Judith Brooks, the mother of a ninth-grader, who appeared in the Salem News and on local Boston television as a "concerned parent." Because in the news, a parent "speaking out" is always a "concerned parent." From the Salem News:
"The school has no legal right to compel parents to do anything," said Judith Brooks, the mother of a ninth-grader [dang it, I mentioned that already]. Acknowledging the concerns of school officials, she expressed the need to be "treated like adults" and added, "We're not under their thumb."
As the hippie basketball player in Greensburg, Ind., may well learn, schools get to do all sorts of dastardly things, like make you cut your hair or send your parents to an anti-drug meeting, to let you play sports. So the parents of Swampscott, who either don't give a shit or feel like it's not their problem, are stuck.
Except that Millington might not have needed to be so drastic. From a 2009 article in the Swampscott Reporter:
The Swampscott Drug and Alcohol Task Force was pleasantly surprised when the Little Theater at the Middle School filled with parents that night in the first of two sessions planned to educate parents about the real problems in Swampscott.
So maybe they DO give a shit — even if their children's sports are at stake! Maybe not enough to actually solve Swampscott's drug problem, but maybe enough that they don't have to be frog-marched to school on a single night during which they might have a legitimate conflict.
Alas, in his zeal, Layne Millington might have done more harm than good in his relations with the parents at large. Next time, he should propose a webinar. It is an affluent community after all; presumably they have computers.
Princesses and pageants: How I spent my non-youth sports vacation
It happens to many independent blogs — the sudden lull. In my case, my break was enforced by a busier real-job schedule, a busier kid schedule, and preparations for (and the actual taking of) a driving family vacation to Florida. If you have any children, much less the four I cart around, you'll know that preparing for a family vacation is as intricate and difficult as Napoleon planning an attack of Russia, with similar horrible consequences if such preparation is not sufficient.
We did not go to Florida because one or all of our children had some event or tournament. Radical in some circles, we took an actual vacation just because we wanted to go somewhere. The closest any of my kids, so far, have gotten to travel sports is my 11-year-old daughter playing softball in the southwest Chicago suburbs over the summer. She didn't care for it, so next July is free! So, all youth event shackles off, we could go to Orlando, Fla., with tourist stops in Atlanta on the way south and Birmingham, Ala., back north, for 10 days, staying in a rented house (which you can get much cheaper than a hotel these days, thanks to the lousy Florida economy) instead of having wondrous pre-winter weekends in Fort Wayne or Rockford crammed into a Ramada, waiting for the next game to start. I mean, those are lovely towns and all; I used to live in Fort Wayne, and my mother was born in Rockford. But I don't think it's 80 degrees in November there. (Not yet. Give global warming time.)
Now, I make the point about not having an event in Orlando because so many families who go there do — a tournament, mom or dad's convention (we did that once with my oldest when he was a baby), a dying grandmother you need to butter up to ensure a prominent place in the will. And when we went to Disney World's Magic Kingdom the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we saw it was thick with girls competing in something called "Miss American Coed."
How do I know this was going on? These girls, in town for the first day of a six-day extravaganza of going back to 1954, which I presume they were doing because of the retrograde use of "coed," wore their tiaras and sashes the whole day, including when the tiniest contestants fell asleep in their umbrella strollers. I would have taken pictures to show you, except that a 40-year-old man taking candid shots of preteen girls he does not know tends to be looked upon as a bit of creep.
I learned a long time ago not to feel smug about sports as an activity and obsession compared with other pursuits, because the difference between parents and kids who go over the top about sports, and parents and kids who go over the top about pageants, is minimal. Plus, in both you get perverts attracted to the flower of budding childhood for all the wrong reasons.
As a matter of fact, I thought of intense travel sports parents when I saw the budding Miss American Coeds at Disney, because the girls looked like a lot of the girls my 11-year-old played travel softball with and against — as in, they looked like they weren't enjoying themselves very much.
I'm coming to this conclusion from casual glances, because, again, a 40-year-old man staring too long at preteen girls he does not know tends to be looked upon as a bit of a creep. But I'm thinking of one preteen in particular when we were in line for lunch. My 11-year-old daughter, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, was feeling free, grabbing the bars that marked the lines and swinging away like a monkey-in-training. Meanwhile, Miss American Coed in line was stuck wearing her pageant outfit, all without the little-girl pleasure of hanging out at Disney's Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and pretending to be a Disney princess. The contestant, alone with her parents, looked at my daughter with what I detected was a bit of envy, that maybe she could be an 11-year-old, too, and swing on the lunch counter bars.
Like the stereotype of the sports parents who push hard to make up for their own childhood failures, every pageant family I saw had this makeup: attractive daughter, unattractive parents. Perhaps the parents were into this because, blessed with the luck of having a daughter not as hideous as they were, they wanted to take advantage. Or maybe the parents were attractive at one time, maybe even had pageant lives themselves, until THE GODDAMN KIDS DID THIS TO ME.
Maybe I'm reading too much into this. All I know is, everywhere we saw these girls, and everywhere they looked like they were celebrating Opposite Day at the Happiest Place on Earth. Sure, a lot of little girls were dressed as princesses, and didn't look terribly comfortable being Cinderella in 80-degree weather in a crowded amusement park. But those Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutiquers did it because, presumably, they wanted to, and they could change if they wanted to. Not because they had to promote some stupid-ass contest and pose in front of grownup judges that, to me anyway, seem a little creepy for staring too long at 11-year-old girls they don't know.
My wife and I have always told our children that we would be more than happen to support them in any activity or endeavor as long as they really wanted to do it. So if my daughters wanted to do pageants, we probably would say, OK. I'm sure that some of the Miss American Coeds I saw really, really wanted to be pageant queens, at least at some point in their lives.
Fortunately, because the thought of pageants makes me gag, my girls have not chosen this route. (Though they do choose activities I don't always understand, which will be part two of my vacation diaries.) Anyway, I think my 5-year-old daughter has already shown me the meaning of being a true princess.
A true princess is not someone wearing a sash in a pageant. A true princess is one who, when confronted with a 45-minute line to see the Disney princesses she presumably came there to visit, declared the line too long and demanded to go somewhere more fun. That's right — a real princess doesn't spend 45 minutes in line waiting to see ANYBODY!
Israel president's peace process: Youth sports teams with Jewish and Arab kids together
Israel President Shimon Peres and his counterpart with the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in separate visits to Brazil came away impressed that Jews and Arabs in that country seemed to be able to interact without checkpoints and rocks. When the president of Brazil's Olympic Committee visited Israel recently to chat with Peres about the 2016 Rio de Janiero games, Peres' memories of harmony got him to thinking that maybe sports would be a great way to build some Brazil-style peace in his country.
Peres proposed that Brazil host joint Israeli/Palestinian youth teams at various of the year, because sport is a great equalizer. He did not suggest a joint Olympic team, although he was pleased that Jews and Arabs are serving together on Brazil's Olympic Committee. The Peres Peace Center which has demonstrated that sport is a means of breaking down psychological and political barriers, has sponsored such teams of youngsters in games in Israel and abroad. The President's proposal may gain support as there are both Jews and Arabs on the Brazil Olympic Committee.
Actually, I'm not sure that Peres has to take a joint Israeli-Palestinian team all the way to Brazil to ease relations between the two sides. If joint leagues start in Israel and Palestine, there might be tension at first, but soon enough both sides will stop fighting each other as they unite around their shared interest — doing something about that fucking coach.
Driscoll Middle School coaches: You're assholes
Maybe in their spare time, Corpus Christi (Texas) Driscoll Middle School football coaches Art Rodriguez and John Delosantos shelter the homeless, wash invalids and allow people to cut in front of them on the highway with nary a middle finger to be thrown. But for this oft-seen play, I hereby declare that for practicing it and calling it, Art Rodriguez and John Delosantos, for youth sports purposes, are assholes.
I know that raining on the publicity parade that has come to these coaches and their team makes me sound like I have a sphincter tight enough to crap diamonds, but so be it. Trickery in the spirit of the rules is one thing. But Driscoll's "Penalty Play" is an abomination and only serves to teach kids that winning by any means necessary is the most important thing. What's worse is that Rodriguez and Delosantos are becoming atta-boy national celebrities for their not-quite-dirty play.
Driscoll's "Penalty Play" works like this: after a penalty, the quarterback tells his center he's marking off five more yards. The center hands him the ball (not snapping it, but also not moving any other part of his body, or else it's a false start). The quarterback marches along, and one he walks past the defense, he sprints to the end zone. It turns out that was Driscoll's only score in a 6-6 game.
My objection is this.
It's one thing to have a trick play that is something resembling football. Youth football coach and expert Dave Cisar might have retrograde views toward girls and his sport, but there's nothing wrong his retrograde embrace of the modern trickery of the ancient single-wing offense. He's teaching football, and his players are developing football skills — as are the players trying to stop his team.
But what Driscoll pulled isn't football. It's crap. Technically, it all was legal, and I hope, given their lack of reaction, that the refs were clued in on the play beforehand. (I thought the ref standing in front of the coaches might have turned around to tell them not to tell their kid to march off the penalty.) The play was grown men taking advantage of kids who are still developing a football IQ. It was the football equivalent of the coaches sending their players out to sucker kids out of their Halloween candy.
So if that makes me a sourpuss, a sourpuss I am. I'm sure, off the field, they're good people. But on the field, they sure look like assholes.
Is it a good idea for coaches to rip parents publicly?
Carly Curtis resigned this week as head girls' volleyball coach at Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) High. On her way out the door, she made it abundantly clear to the local newspaper who was responsible for her depature: those goddamn fucking parents. (That's my paraphrase.)
Some of you might be saying, hallelujah, I'm glad a selfless public servant is telling those parents what-for. But I'm not sure Curtis made the wisest decision. Certainly, if she ever wants to coach again at the high school level, her comments to the Coeur d'Alene Press are going to be thrown back in her face. But I also wonder if — in an age in which the youth sports world is hyperaware of pushy parents — it's a little easy to blame them for your own troubles.
Curtis had two things happen in recent seasons that tend to cause tension — her team started losing, and her daughter was playing on the team. I don't know that one had to do with the other (and her daughter has made all-league). But whatever was going on, Curtis defaulted to parents being unreasonable.
"I'm tired of dealing with disgruntled/jealous parents and players that are taking their frustrations out on me and my daughter," Curtis said. "And I am trying to look for a more peaceful atmosphere for me and my daughter." …
"I think a lot of people couldn't handle that I was coaching my daughter," Curtis said.
The Vikings finished 9-18 this season, after going 2-22 in 2009.
"It was a frustrating season," Curtis said. "And in the end, I didn't feel the support was there for me to stay. I didn't feel there was a lot of support from the administration."
Curtis said her daughter may transfer, but will wait until the end of the semester to decide what she wants to do.
Oh, I forget to mention that — she ripped the administration publicly, too. The same administration she plans to continue to work for as a physical education and health teacher at Coeur d'Alene High.
It's always interesting to read the comments that are posted under any story about a youth sports situation, because even though you get some anonymous sniping, it's the best place to get some of the story behind the story. If the comments are to be believed, there were issues for years with Curtis' style and temperament, and recent losing brought the complaints more to the fore.
By the way, Curtis is not leaving volleyball. She will continue to coach a club team she co-founded. One wonders whether the issue was the parents, or that Curtis, a serious volleyball coach, would rather have a team with players and parents who are as intense about the sports as she is. And that place is not the school team.
Still, one wonders if a club team parent has a complaint, if Curtis is going to spout off about it elsewhere. Is it a good idea for coaches to rip parents publicly? I always say, the answer is no.
How to be an experienced youth sports parent
Just so you know where the real writing talent lies in my household, you can check out this Chicago Parent article, written by one Jacqui Podzius Cook (wife of the proprietor of this here blog), titled "The challenges of being an older mom."
I bring this up not as a way to note my wife's birthday Nov. 1, which for 27 days will make me the baby adult of the household, but for the cogent points it makes about the realities of how parents freak out less, to everyone's benefit most of the time, as they have more kids, and how you as the experienced parent can end up looking (and feeling) disengaged as a result.
I was thinking of this story at my 7-year-old son's final soccer game of the fall. There were parents who, clearly on their first kid in sports, were cheering and coaching and waving and yelling. And then there were parents who, clearly not on their first kid in sports, were reading the newspaper, talking with each other or working toward being the mayor of Oak View Center on Foursquare. (I'm actively running for that post in the closest thing I have to a political career. I'm trying to figure out how I get Foursquare to run negative ads.)
From my wife:
The ritual of Kindergarten Parent Night: A room full of fresh-faced moms and dads, peppering the teacher with questions about snacks and flash cards as they carefully inspect every square inch of the room where their precious baby will begin his or her formal education.
But if you look a little closer at any given group of kindergarten parents, you are guaranteed to find at least one mom hovering near the back, half-listening to the presentation while she furiously composes a grocery list, texts her teenage daughter and tries to conceal the gray hair and laugh lines that tell the world she's a decade or so removed from the majority of parents in the room.
Whether you call this last one your "caboose baby," "bonus baby" or-as several of my friends refer to their third or fourth (or fifth) child-your "oops baby," you've probably learned in the past few months that this school experience is just a little different. I certainly have as my final baby, Emily, gets settled into her kindergarten class, while my other kids are making their way through second, sixth and eighth grade.
Emily's Friday folder? It usually gets emptied Sunday night instead of 3:30 Friday afternoon. School pictures? Let's see what I can find the night before in that hand-me-down bag at the back of the closet. This began even before kindergarten when I had to program an Outlook calendar reminder for preschool show-and-tell.
This isn't to say I value Emily's school experience any less than the other kids', but the cold, hard truth is being a parent of four kids at 41 is a whole lot different from having one in kindergarten and one in preschool at 33.
Jacqui's article (I normally use last names on second reference, but I while I might call my wife many things, I don't call her "Cook." "Hey, Cook, how about a romantic dinner this weekend?") talks about how more experienced parents can take steps to find ways in their busy lives to get more engaged with their younger child's classroom experiences, with valuable techniques that do not include freeing up time by selling your older children into sharecropping.
As for sports, I would say that a more experienced parent did not feel compelled to be involved in every aspect of the athletics lives of his or her younger children. Your children might thank you for it. For me, the difference between my older son and daughter and my younger son and daughter is my own expectations.
With my younger kids, I'm not going into sports parenting with the expectation that this is the first step to a lucrative pro career and/or nervous because my baby is in someone else's hands, the common reactions of the first-time sports parent. I'm sure enough of myself as a parent that whether my child is a jock or picking daisies, it is no reflection on my parenting skills.
I am concentrating on coaching my younger kids' teams, because the others in any activity have passed my levels of knowledge and dedication, and also because I feel more at ease with the situation. I don't have to think to myself to make sure I don't do anything that seems like I am unfairly favoring my kids over others. I just coach everybody, and if parents think I am unfairly favoring my kids over others, then fuck 'em.
That epithet brings up a reason for the experienced parent NOT to coach his or her youngest children. That would be the too-knowing, been-there-done-that attitude you can bring, having been there, and done that. When I coached my 7-year-old son's baseball team last spring, I might have handled conflicts with parents better if I wasn't such a know-it-all douchebag about youth sports, and this baseball league in particular. For example, I might not have said, with such swagger, to a mom who threatened to file a complaint with the league on me that, well, good luck, considering I've coached in this league for five years, and I know how desperate it is to find managers.
As Cook's article (I guess if I'm going to treat my kids like any other athlete when I coach them, I guess should treat my wife like any other writer when I cite her — right, honey?) notes, it is a boon to the youngest child's education for the experienced parent to get involved in whatever way possible, even if he or she is busy with older siblings.
For sports parents, that's a game-time decision. It might be beneficial for youngest children to have their experienced parent coach their team. But the experienced parent's experience might be better used letting the kids be in the hands of someone else while he or she reads the newspaper, talks to other parents, or does oppo research on the mayor of the field on Foursquare (your reign of terror will end soon, I swear, Staci C.!)


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February 9th, 2012
After years of rubber stamping the mayor's educational reform policies that have that have left New York City schools overcrowded, under-staffed and sorely lacking in resources – the majority mayoral appointed Panel for Educational Policy intends to continue the tradition of voting in favor of the mayor's devastating policies to close schools and co-locate charter schools in already overcrowded public schools. The vote in favor of the mayor's educational agenda takes place while ignoring community outrage and outcry to fix, not give up on struggling schools. Several of the schools slated for closure have even received A's and B's by the city's own "report card" standards.
Frustrated by a lack of voice in decision making, Occupy the Department of Education along with a coalition of concerned students, parents, teachers and community members impacted by failed educational policy in city schools intend to stop the vote of the undemocratically elected Panel and will hold their own General Assembly. In lieu of testifying on the mic of the 1%, participants will use the "people's mic" to demand their voices be heard by the Panel and to insist on the creation of a school governance structure that is democratically elected and accountable to the communities it serves. Occupy the Department of Education has committed to ensure that this will be peaceful and non-violent protest.
What: Teachers, students, parents, elected officials, C.E.C. members, and Occupy the Department of Education will occupy the Panel for Educational meeting to stop the vote on school closure and to hold their own democratic meeting on the impact of the failed policies of school closings and charter school co-location.
When: 5:45PM, Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Where: Brooklyn Technical High School
Who: Public school teachers, students, parents, elected officials, community groups, labor leaders, C.E.C. members, and Occupy the Department of Education


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Original works of art created by 10 St. Louis area artists have been selected for MetroScapes, a Metro Arts in Transit program that showcases local art at Metro transit locations. The pieces were chosen from a group of nearly 100 submissions, and they will be reproduced as large-scale, two-dimensional posters to be featured at more than 200 MetroBus shelters in the St. Louis region.
The winning artists and the titles of their works are:
Metro Arts in Transit, in conjunction with Lamar Advertising, invited local artists to submit their artwork to MetroScapes last fall. Submissions were reviewed by a panel of artists and art professionals who selected the winning pieces based on quality of work, appropriateness for public display and image clarity, as well as content that was intriguing, thought-provoking, inspirational, entertaining and/or enduring.
The posters will be installed at MetroBus shelters starting this spring and will be on display for one year. The pieces will also be showcased at a public exhibit and reception for the artists to take place at a local arts gallery later this year.
About Bi-State Development Agency
The Bi-State Development Agency (BSDA) is the operator of the Metro public transportation system for the St. Louis region, which includes the 87 vehicle, 46-mile MetroLink light rail system; 379 MetroBus vehicle fleet that operates on 75 MetroBus routes; and Metro Call-A-Ride, a paratransit fleet of 120 vans. BSDA also owns and operates St. Louis Downtown Airport and its surrounding industrial business park, and the Gateway Arch Riverboats, as well as operates the Gateway Arch Revenue Collections Center, the Gateway and Arch Transportation System, and the Gateway Arch Parking Facility. The region's new freight district authority also will be operated by BSDA.


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The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Punjab is one of the State Agricultural Universities in India. It was established in 1962 and is the oldest agricultural university in India after GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. It has a international reputation for excellence in agriculture due the level of awards it has won and achievements made throughout its history, particularly during India's Green revolution. It pioneered the Green Revolution in India in 1960s and is considered as one of the best agricultural universities in Asia. It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation of Guru Angad Dev veterinary and Animal Sciences University. The reputed Vice-Chancellor Dr.KS Aulakh has recently resigned under dramatic situations, and has been replaced by Dr.MS kang.
It is committed to continue improvement in the productivity and profitability of agriculture and allied sectors through the achievement of the following goals:
* To provide quality education in the areas of agriculture, veterinary science, agricultural engineering and allied fields.
* To undertake basic applied and adaptive research to seek appropriate solutions to emerging problems in agriculture and develop relevant technologies to improve socio-economic conditions of the faring community.
* To develop and effective mechanism for the transfer of technology to the farmers and agricultural organisations through different extension programmes with a view to improve agricultural productivity and economic conditions of rural population.
* To develop appropriate technology for supporting the growth of agro-based industries.
The university facilities includes laboratories, lecture rooms, instructional and research farms, modern instrument farm machinery, transport and library facilities.
The university has a very strong reputation in sports and it & its alumni have won many awards for excellence in sport. The university has facilities for basketball, badminton, cycling, cricket, field hockey, football, gymnastics, handball, volleyball, lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis, weight lifting and Kabbadi. There is also a cycling velodrome, an astroturf field for hockey, and a stadium for various sports.
There is an outdoor theatre for holding cultural activities and a student community center for the conduct of miscellaneous extra curricular activities. Numerous international and Punjabi culture festives have been staged at the university.
There is a faculty of 1250 members at the main campus and at regional research stations.
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana has 35 Departments listed that offer various academic courses.
Scholarships are grant-in-aid to a student who wants to pursue education at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana


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The clock is ticking on two more wolf packs in Northeast Washington.
WDFW this morning authorized the lethal removal of the last two members of one pack and one or two from another after continued depredations.
Both operations can begin tomorrow morning at 8 after an eight-hour waiting period due to a previous court order passes.
With a third pack also in the crosshairs for total removal, in a twist, the kill order for the Togo duo was given to a northern Ferry County livestock producer, his family and employees to carry out if they see the wolves in their private pasture.
WDFW says the OK was given because the previous removal of the breeding male in September didn't change the pack's depredating behaviors.
The breeding female and/or a juvenile injured a calf in late October. The pack also is blamed for seven other injured or killed calves and a cow since last November.
The state wildlife management agency has shouldered the burden of removals in the past, but with three lethal operations underway at once, Susewind "decided to issue a permit rather than having department staff conduct the removal because of limitations of resources."
As WDFW attempts to kill the last two Old Profanity Territory wolves further south in Ferry County, it will also be gunning for the Smackouts to the east in northern Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties.
Susewind OKed incremental removals after a fifth attack since Aug. 1 by the pack, all on private pastures.
The latest occurred Nov. 1 and followed three in the last three weeks of October.
An agency statement sent out during Election Night outlined the preventative measures two producers have been using to try and head off trouble with the Smackouts.
It said that WDFW has been pooling resources with ranchers and a local group to protect stock and deter wolves.
"The affected producer has met the expectation in the wolf plan and 2017 protocol for implementing at least two proactive non-lethal deterrents and responsive deterrent measures," a statement said.
Two wolves in the pack were removed in 2017 following four depredations in a 10-month period, one of two triggers for considering a kill order under WDFW's protocols. The other is three attacks in a month.
The state says taking out as many as two members of the Smackout Pack, which has four or five adults and no juveniles, is not expected to impact wolf recover in Washington at all. It says that average wolf mortality between 2011 and 2018 has been 11 percent, well below the 28 percent modeled in the management plan adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Still, signing off on a kill order is no easy decision.
"Authorizing the removal of wolves is one of the most difficult decisions I've had to make in my professional career," said Susewind in a press release out later in the day. "Our department is committed to working with a diversity of people and interests to find new ways to reduce the loss of both wolves and livestock in our state."
For more details, see WDFW's Gray Wolf Updates page.


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Face/Off is set in the Star Trek universe.Sean Archer is Jonathan Archer's great-grandfather who fought in the Eugenics Wars. Castor Troy and his brother are among the few remaining Augments who survived the wars.
- Following this line of logic, for the surname to carry on, it is likely Adam (Castors illegitimate son which the Archer family adopts) is Johns grandfather. Biologically speaking, this means Castor Troy is Johns great-grandfather. Could explain some of his inconsistent (read: crazy) behavior over the course of Enterprise.
Sean Archer and Castor Troy used to be college friendsIf one ignores the fact that John Travolta is actually ten years older than Nicolas Cage and puts Archer and Castor as being aged no more than two to three years apart, it's hypothetically possible that they could have gone to college together, and may even have been roommates. This might explain why Castor considers Archer a Worthy Opponent throughout the movie and possibly explain why Castor addresses Archer by first name multiple times especially in the first action sequence.
Who comprises Castor Troy's extended family?Think about it. Castor's younger brother is named Pollux. They're both named for Greek mythology. So, theoretically, they might have a sister named Helen Troy, maybe even another sister named Clytemnestra. Their father was named Tyndareus Troy, and their mother's name is Leda.


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Women have been cutting, bedazzling, and adding to their clothing for years and here is your chance men!!
Have you seen these or these at Urban Outfitters? They are cut off shorts and you can take existing shorts and cut them or pants. We took some pants that were on sale and cut them and voila...3 great pairs of shorts for spring/summer!
Our process: We measured the length of another pair of shorts; made marks on the new pants (a fabric pencil is great for this); then drew a line and cut them all to the same length; lastly I frayed them (you can be as conservative or adventurous with the fraying here).


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Opened up the local rag and found they had chosen to print this picture of mine to go with a story about the higher than planned for cost of having the race come to Medway.
I had submitted it soon after taking it with a few others I got. They published all that I gave them. This one and a couple of others twice already. Once in a regular edition and then again in a souvenir edition. I was pleased with that but am extra chuffed they've picked this one out again for publication some weeks after the event.


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Everyone knows Mona Lisa's smile, but who knows what she meant by it?
Psychologists tell us that, in our ancient past, a smile was a gesture of appeasement. They also believe that, to modern man, a smile signals many different messages - recognition, sympathy, apology, lessening of tension, confusion, embarrassment, doubt, joy, delight. A smile, social observers agree, is a mask behind which we can hide our true feelings.
This mask is a complex gesture. First the corners of the lips curl upward. Then, as the smile grows, front teeth are exposed. In our culture we consider people with glistening white teeth and a beautiful smile to be "good" people. Bad teeth, on the other hand, tend to distort the smile "message" because, curiously, we subconsciously judge others by their teeth.
Some people believe that teeth are a more important element of beauty than the eyes.
Have you noticed that, in the movies and on TV, the "good guys" never have broken teeth or a missing tooth? The "bad guys" almost always do.
Nearly all dentistry affects our appearance, and our appearance affects our sense of personal worth. Among the many things that a cosmetic dentist can do to give you a beautiful smile are:
So … cosmetic dentists are scientists, clinicians, artists and image-makers!
Have you ever smiled in the mirror and wondered what if?
What if your teeth were less prominent, or just a bit more even, or maybe that missing tooth was back in place?
Below you'll find the "What's In A Smile" quiz. It helps you play "What if" and then focus on what the mirror tells you.
Cosmetic dentistry isn't "just for movie stars" or "just for women." Typically it's very conservative treatment that returns huge dividends in personal self-confidence.
Today there are new tooth restoration materials and cosmetic dental care techniques that can put a beautiful smile within everyone's reach. For example, porcelain onlays and inlays can return structural integrity to damaged teeth, while leaving them looking as natural as the ones you were born with.
For teeth that are intact but seem to lack youthful sparkle, there are a variety of procedures that are simple, safe, and effective. You may want to inquire about teeth bleaching treatments, dental implants, or dental veneers that enhance your tooth enamel. Even a hygiene appointment can return light and color to your smile.
Many patients, whose appearance and self-esteem have been boosted enormously, have received only the simplest of cosmetic dentistry enhancements. Their only regret was that they'd waited so long to have them done.
Your cosmetic dentist will be happy to answer your questions. Please call to schedule a consultation.


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Hello friends! I have a quick and easy Valentine project that is actually more about love and family than Valentine's Day. I purposely did this project so that I could leave it up way past February 14th!
To start, I found this idea over on Pinterest:
If you click on the link it will actually give you a template of the tree to download. I was going to fee hand the tree but then thought 'why make it harder than it has to be??'. But if you're good at that sort of thing then by all means go for it! I printed the tree directly on my patterned paper (that I had trimmed to 8x10).
Then I simply trimmed out the tree & attached it to some cardstock. I used the adorable wood hearts & heart stickers (on pop dots) along with some twine from my stash to represent each of my kids. The tiny alphas are from the Hey Girl Daily Diary kit, everything else is from the Love Life Classic Kit (there's still a few of each available).
I also thought it'd be cute if you had grandkids to put little hearts along the branches :)
Then I added some of that silver glitter glue to another wooden heart & some alphas to represent my husband and I.
A quick and easy art project that I'll have out in my home for months to come :)
Note: I also took the glass out of my frame since my art is dimensional and looks much better without the glass.


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Diana Krall – Quiet Nights Concert in Vancouver
So, I went to see Diana Krall last Thursday night. What can I say, amazing singer, pianist, and band… but the overall experience was lousy. I had a hunch that it was going to be a bad experience and I was right. A week prior, I saw Diana Krall featured on her husband's show (Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…) as a guest. She was interviewed by Sir Elton John (Executive Producer). From watching that program, I saw how mellow and cultured the concert was likely going to be. I foresaw the pace and tone of the concert, what I didn't foresee were the old ladies yelling at me for trying to steal a couple of shots with my (flashless) camera phone during the encore. The average age of the concert goers were in their 60s. The room was stuffy. The crowd was old and smug. I would highly discourage anybody under age 40 from going to a Diana show and expecting a great time.
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Plus-size model Alyssa Alexander spent most of her life trying to lose weight. She constantly stressed about her appearance, calorie counting, stepping on and off the scale. She was trying to mirror what she thought society required for her to be called beautiful. But that was her then — she is different now.
In a recent post, the 29-year-old shared with her nearly 20,000 Instagram followers before-and-after transformation photos. However, it was not a weight-loss but a weight-gain transformation, and she couldn't be happier.
The Kentucky native told Yahoo Lifestyle what inspired her to share the transformation photo. "I see many women daily struggling with their body image and themselves and their happiness in general," she says. "I realize that while there may be more of me now, there is also more happiness that no amount of weight loss could make up for. I wanted to show that you can still be a healthy, happy person even if you are plus-size or may have a little extra fat or curves on you. It's not something to be ashamed of or hide."
In the "before" photo, Alexander says, while she was striving for physical health and fitness, her mental health was struggling: "The effect that eating disorders and body dysmorphia have on a person's mental health can be just as bad as your physical health," she says.
The model thought the only way she could achieve happiness was if she hit that goal weight or transformed her body into something that she thought her then-boyfriend wanted, or that society deemed beautiful and acceptable. "We've been conditioned to think that smaller is always better … in reality, it's whatever makes you happier is better," she says.
Alexander was able to let go of the negative drive toward "perfection" and began the journey to self-love. Her journey led her to become a plus-size model. She also works full-time at the Kentucky Horse Park, bartends at a painting studio, and frequently travels to Los Angeles and New York City for modeling.
She wants to clarify that despite her weight gain, she is healthy, works out regularly, has a balanced diet, and is in no way promoting obesity. "You can have fat and be happy and healthy. Fat does not automatically mean lazy, unhealthy, or, worst of all, a personal failure," she says.
On what she wants others who are struggling with self-love to know, she says, "You shouldn't have to live every day hating yourself or wanting to change yourself. I wasted so much precious time being unhappy with myself, trying to change my body.
"I see now the progress I have made in not only my body image but my overall happiness by not letting those numbers define my worth, [and] I want to help others find that peace within themselves as well."
And by sharing her journey publicly, she is doing just that.
Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle:
- Size 8 beauty pageant contestant considered 'plus-size' is all about the 'in-between'
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This was the last film by Satyajit Ray.
Anila receives a letter from a man who claims to be her uncle. This uncle had disappeared 35 years ago. He is a stranger to the family and had been given up for dead. He has written to her about his desire to spend a few days with her. He arrives and stays over...The uncle claims to be an anthropologist. He has traveled through out the world. He claims to have visited the European continent, then the U.S. where he lived with the native Americans and wrote a book, "An Indian Among Indians". Later he went to South America where he spent time with the indigenous people. He now claims to be on his way to Australia to stay with the Aborigines.
Anila's husband is suspicious of the stranger. Driven by his suspicions, the family suspects that he might be an impostor who has come to claim the inheritance. So various kinds of tests are devised to find out the truth. The husband invites a lawyer friend to probe him. The uncle shows legal acumen when questioned by the lawyer...
The Anila's little son accepts the uncle from the beginning. Anila also gradually comes to accept him, but her husband can not understand this mysterious visitor. The uncle leaves as unexpectedly as he arrived, leaving some insightful observations.
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6 Ways To Save The Planet On Your Summer Road Trip
With the grace of scorching weather covering Scotland this summer, many of us will be seasonally inclined to jump in the car, toss the picnic (and maybe the kids) in the back and take off for the weekend.
The good weather can make us forget most of our problems, however there is one that can't be forgotten: the colossal effect some driving styles can have on the earth and its population.
This blog post will take you through the top 6 ways to help reduce emissions, your carbon footprint and the lives lost to air pollution. Take note, you can help save lives this summer!
1 – Switch Off and Breathe
Not only could you save money by not vehicle idling, you could save lives. Studies show that in 2005 air pollution contributed to 650 deaths per million people in the UK.
This is possibly the number one tip for those looking to reduce their emissions this summer. When cruising the countryside and stopping to grab a quick 99p cone, switch off your car instead of leaving it running – the effect you have could be tremendous.
2 – Take the Road Less Travelled
Both petrol and diesel emissions contain chemicals which are known to cause cancer and other serious illnesses – so cut it out!
This summer, instead of running the engine, take the road less travelled and bring the bikes out of retirement. Cycling to work or getting the train or bus cuts down on major emissions caused by traffic congestion – one sure way to help your environment.
3 – Let the Wind Blow Through Your Hair
Your car's air conditioning could be blasting more than just cold air. A/C contributes to your car's overall emission footprint, sending harmful fumes into the air around you and increasing fuel consumption significantly.
Help both your pocket and the planet by winding down the windows, and letting the clean wind blow through your hair.
4 – Tighten the Belt
Weighing down your car can significantly increase your fuel consumption and result in a major increase in air pollution.
Just an FYI, The World Health Organisation estimates that 7 million people died worldwide due to exposure to air pollution during 2012 – so do your bit and streamline your packing!
5 – The Buddy System
The buddy system: a universal path to efficiency! The same goes for car-sharing. If you are able to give co-workers a lift to work, or jump in someone else's car, it's a massive saver for the environment. Double the cars = double the journeys = double the pollution!
Embrace the buddy system to help your environment and save lives!
6 – Put the brakes on
Now, we're not asking you to go full 'Driving Miss Daisy', you just need to drive the speed limit in order to reduce your car's emissions.
Air Pollution is responsible for the loss of 6 months of life expectancy – is speeding now worth the loss of 6 months in the future? We don't think so! So, observe the speed limit and help lengthen the lives of those around you.
Air Pollution affects us all, there's no question about it. So when you're planning your summer road trip, keep these tips in mind – they could help save the life of someone you know, and millions that you don't.


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Are your photos a mess? What about your favorite family videos, Great Grandma's recipes or the deed to your house? Do you even know where they are?
You will now! Laura and Janet Greenwald's latest book Organized is filled with quick, easy, 5 minute steps you can take right now, to keep everything that's important to you organized, safe, sound and at your fingertips. Each section covers a different area, from backing up and fixing family photos, home movies and music, to vital documents, medical and financial information and even getting your digital life in order. And this special Bonus Edition includes 7 downloadable Bonus Books.
Here are just some of the areas Organized covers: • Digital Photos • Print Photos • Home Movies And Videos • Family History & Recipes • CDs, Cassettes and Albums • Data • Insurance Information • Keepsakes • Contacts and Address Books • Voice Mail & Recordings • Your Facebook and Linked In Profiles and Friends lists • Vital Documents • Finances and Insurance • Emergency Wallet Cards & ICE Contacts • How To Keep Your Family Connected & Findable


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Theology on Tap
A variety of distinctly American religions popped up in the 1800s that are related to Christianity, but have some unique perspectives regarding Jesus and the relationship between God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Msgr. Holmes will take a look at Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Christian Scientist movement to discuss where Catholicism and those religions share some commonality but also what is so distinct about Christianity, and Catholicism in particular!
What is Theology on Tap?
Theology on Tap is a monthly event, generally the fourth Thursday of the month, where 20s&30s are invited to join us for free beer and engaging talks by some of the leading thinkers, speakers, educators, innovators, and activists in the nation as they share their insights on various contemporary issues facing young adults today.


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The merger with HASCO will allow us to take care of over half of the people in the USA
Richfield, OH (PRWEB) October 30, 2015
Following customary SEC conditions, a merger agreement announced back in August between WMK, Inc., dba, "MobilityWorks" and HASCO Medical was officially completed on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. MobilityWorks is the largest accessible van dealer in the United States. HASCO Medical was the parent company of mobility van dealerships Ride Away and Mobility Freedom.
Located in Dallas, TX, HASCO was a publicly traded company subject to SEC federal securities laws and filings (OTCQB: HASC). Shares were converted to $0.0233 in cash, representing a purchase price of $23.5 million. Together under one privately held company, the merger creates the largest group of consumer accessible vans dealers in the world and a commercial manufacturing subsidiary called TransitWorks.
"The merger with HASCO will allow us to take care of over half of the people in the USA. They have a great group of people that care deeply about their clients and we are glad to have them on our team," said Bill Koeblitz, President/CEO of MobilityWorks.
MobilityWorks, with 35 consumer showrooms and HASCO Medical, with 22 showrooms, will have a combined 57 locations in 21 states. TransitWorks provides custom commercial vehicles to transportation customers such as assisted living centers, group homes, medical facilities, hotels, taxi and other transit providers.
"This is an exciting time for all of us. The Ride Away and Mobility Freedom showrooms will be a great addition to our sales and service operations," said Eric Mansfield, Vice President of MobilityWorks. "The clients will have more locations to get service, or rentals, and a lot more options toward the selection of a vehicle."
MobilityWorks was recently recognized for the tenth time on Inc. 500|5000 List with a three-Year Sales Growth of 111%. They have been ranked by Inc. dating back to 2005, the same year that MobilityWorks co-owners Bill Koeblitz and Taylor Clark were named as Ernst & Young's Top 10 Entrepreneurs of the Year.
About MobilityWorks
MobilityWorks is an Ohio-based Inc 500|5000 company with more than 750 full-time employees throughout the country. They are the USAs largest mobility dealer of wheelchair accessible vans. Founded in 1997, MobilityWorks now has 57 showrooms in 21 states. TransitWorks, a wholly owned subsidiary of WMK, Inc., is the largest converter of full-size commercial wheelchair vans in the country. For additional information about MobilityWorks, go to http://www.mobilityworks.com.
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4199 Kinross Lakes Parkway, Suite 300
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As if you needed another reason to hate the gym, it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles, but also your eyes. Fear not, however, for coffee can perk them right up again. During vigorous
exercise, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products. Muscle performance can also be affected by a phenomenon
called "central fatigue," in which an imbalance in the body's chemical messengers prevents the central nervous system from directing muscle movements effectively
. It was not known, however, whether central fatigue might also affect motor systems not directly involved
in the exercise itself―such as those that move the eyes. To find out, researchers gave 11 volunteers a carbohydrate solution
either with a moderate dose of caffeine―which is known to stimulate the central nervous system―or as a placebo without, during 3 hours of cycling
. After exercising, the scientists tested the cyclists with eye-tracking cameras to see how well their brains could still control
their visual system. The team found that exercise reduced the speed of rapid eye movements by about 8%, preventing
their ability to capture new visual information. The caffeine―the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee―was sufficient
to counteract this effect, with some cyclists even displaying increased
eye movement speeds, the team reports today in Scientific Reports. So it might be a good idea to get someone else to drive you home after that marathon.
36 [H] 题干:Successful team leaders know exactly where the team should go and are able to take promptaction.
37 [D] 题干:Decentralisation of authority was also found to be more effective in military operations.
38 [B] 题干:In many companies,the conventional form of organisation is giving way to a network of teams.
39 [J] 题干:Members of poorly managed teams are easily distracted from their work.
40 [G] 题干:Teamwork is most effective when team members share the same culture.
41 [A] 题干:According to a report by Deloitte,teamwork is becoming increasingly popular among companies.
42 [F] 题干:Some team members find it hard to agree on questions like membership and the team's purpose.
43 [E] 题干:Some scholars think teamwork may not always be reliable,despite its potential to work wonders.
44 [I] 题干:To ensure employee's commitment,it is advisable to give them more flexibility as to where and how they work.
45 [C] 题干: Product transitions take much less time now than in the past.
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Main Features of Pulse Data Logger
- 4-Channel Analog Inputs (4-20mA)
- Operates with any 12VDC to 24VDC Power Supply. Commonly used in Industries.
- High Accuracy ADC for data conversation.
- Minium Log Time Interval is 1 Sec.
- Very Accurate data log interval timing with RTC.
- Data Logging with Date and Time Stamp on Micro SD Card in CSV file format. This can be easily open with any EXCEL program.
- Green Color Back Lit LCD Display for Channel Value Display.
- Green Color Back lit LCD Display with four rows. First row for A and B Channel Data Display. Second row for C and D Channel Data Display. Third row for Date and Time Display. Fourth row for No. of data logged in current file.
- RTC Based Real Time Clock to provide accurate timing even after power failure.
- Logs data on to Micro SD Card similar to used in our cell phone. So not required costly compact flash card.
- Creates files automatically after 30000 data logs in single file with real date time format.
- Scaling of Analog Inputs, Log time Interval Setting and Date/ Time Change options available through SD Card using simple txt formatted files. So not required to move to PC for all these actions every time.
- 2 GB Micro SD Card supports up to 1 and ½ years data logging at data log time set to 1 sec. At higher interval you can log years of data on single Micro SD Card.


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Save Big On Your Next Pay Per Click Advertising Campaign
Pay Per Click advertising is often referred to as PPC which stands for a popular advertising technique on the Internet. You can find this form of advertising on websites, advertising networks, and especially on search engines.
If you've ever searched the internet for a product or service, then chances are you've come across some form of PPC advertising. The majority of Pay Per Click ads involves sponsored links that are typically in the form of text ads but there's also banner ads, popup ads, pop-under ads, and the newest thing to the internet world, video ads.
All of these forms of advertisements have one ultimate goal in mind… to call viewers to action. Whether it's to get them to buy something or to receive a free gift or to sign up for their newsletter. The ultimate goal of Pay Per Click advertisement is to encourage the viewer to respond.
To sum up PPC in one sentence – an advertiser pays a particular amount to a search engine for visitors who click on their links or banners and land on their web page.
In essence, PPC advertising is all about bidding for the top or leading position on search engine results and listings. Advertisers do this by buying or bidding on keyword phrases that are relevant to their products or services – the higher the bid, the higher the spot on the search results, the more the people will find the ad (and click on it) to go to their website (this is why some people call it "keyword auctioning"). Advertisers would then pay the bidding price every time a visitor clicks through to their website.
There are many variations to Pay Per Click advertising such as
- Pay per placement
- Pay per performance
- Pay per ranking
- Pay per position
- Cost per click (CPC)
The procedure for placing a Pay Per Click advertisement is pretty straightforward and simple. There are basic steps you will most likely have to take such as:
- Setting up an account and/or deposit funds.
- Creating a keyword list.
- Choosing (and setting up) an account with a PPC search engine.
- Bidding on the ad placement, including the search result words or phrases.
- Writing out an ad copy.
- Setting up the 'landing pages' for your ads.
- Placing the advertisement in the search engine.
Benefits to PPC Advertising:
- Get launched immediately. PPC advertisements are implemented very quickly – they can go 'online' within an hour after you winning the bid and paying for it.
- Obtain specific, pre-qualified, and quality traffic. PPC provides you with a quality or well-targeted traffic. Visitors are narrowed down into 'qualified' people who are actually looking for specific products and/or services that you offer – those who are more likely to become a 'lead' (a convert) and complete a transaction; either by buying your product or subscribing to the service that you are offering.
- Widen your reach. PPC advertising provides additional traffic to your site, in addition to the traffic you're already receiving from natural or "organic" search engines.
- Track your investment. PPC advertising makes use of a tracking system that will determine exactly who comes to your website and what they do once they arrive – the length of their stay on the site and the number of pages that they view. These are valuable tools in determining statistics such as return on investment (ROI), acquisition cost-per-visitor, and conversion rates (the percentage of visitors who are converted into customers or leads).
Drawbacks to PPC Advertising:
The biggest drawback to Pay Per Click advertising is money. Although you can usually establish a pre-determined budget for how much money you are willing to spend on your advertising campaign, you will sooner or latter (in most cases, sooner) deplete your initial budget and have to add more money to your account.
All search engines will ask you for your credit card information. This is so when your balance runs low, they can add more money to your account.
Although you may open your account with a specific amount of advertising dollars, as soon as your click through rate depletes your down payment, your credit card is charged again.
Some search engines, like Google and MSN, will continue to run your ads after your initial down payment is spent, but buyer beware, they will get their money (usually when you least expect it). They will allow you to accumulate advertising expenses before charging the credit card on file.
Needless to say, this is where Pay Per Click can break your business. If you have an advertising budget and this is the method you choose to spend your advertising dollars on, then you MUST keep a close eye on how much your pay per click advertising campaign is costing you.
Don't just check how much you've spent once or twice a day, CHECK IT OFTEN, otherwise you might find yourself over budget and struggling to keep your online business afloat.
If you find that you can't afford to continue your advertising campaign, you should immediately take your ads offline based on the individual search engines' method for doing so.
Important things to consider when planning on a pay per click campaign:
- Know your product. Take an inventory of the product and/or services that you have to offer (before anything else).
- Stay within the budget. Determine your daily or monthly budget; and stay with it. This means keeping your budget in mind, avoiding bidding wars if possible.
- Bid just right. Know how to bid right – a bid that is too high can exhaust all of your money, while a bid that is too low can cause your ads to receive poor placement (not appear on the top 3 pages).
- Watch the bottom line. Measure your profit margin against your spending or expenses. Know when to stop and terminate your PPC program if you spend more on advertising but have little or no sales at all.
- Find the right keywords. Decide which keyword phrases to opt and bid for. Do some keyword research, either by actually looking at existing search terms or with the use of online keyword suggestion tools, to know which terms are mostly used when searching for items that are related to your business. Focus on specific keywords, not on general ones.
- Write effective ads. A good PPC ad is that which can persuade and move a searcher.
- Try some of these approaches:
- Discount offers
- Testimonials
- Celebrity/famous endorsers
- Money-back guarantees
- Free trials or sample offers
- Freebies
- Reverse psychology
- Major benefits ("Lose weight")
- Direct instructions ("Click here")
- Maintain a professional-looking site. Your web content should be regularly updated and checked for spelling and grammatical errors. There should be no broken links or images. The website should be simple – designed in such a way that it will be easy for visitors to navigate and load. Include contact details to create a good impression among potential customers.
Done properly, Pay Per Click advertising can be an effective marketing tool that will maximize your return on investment. Most likely you will have to play around with different variations of your advertisement to see which ad copy encourage viewers to click on your ad and enter your website. Keep in mind, it can be costly, but if done right, Pay Per Click advertising could very easily become the life-line of your business.
Don't give up! If at first you don't succeed, TRY, TRY, AGAIN! There is a lot to learn when starting a online business. Give yourself a break and don't set unrealistic goals. Contrary to popular beliefs, having a successful, profit making, online business doesn't happen overnight.


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Don't worry at all about critics!!! We wellcome them. Also, your "demands" here tell us which are your current needs, and how to manage our priorities.Thank You for all your feedback and enthusiasm!
Hi BudYou are aware you can apply the stf to all open images through the image menu at the top Harry
Actually you can just put all the images in the same workspace, maximize them at the same zoom level and use the keyboard shortcut to cycle through them.
Hi BudI must admit I still use AA4 to check the files before I bring them to pixinsight I have CCD stack , but do not use it anymore as I can get better stacking results with pixinsight and being able to stack hundreds of images is also easier in PI ( I am Not saying CCD stack is bad because its not )Harry


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Well, I said I wasn't going to go crazy for another birthday party, but I somehow slowly talked myself into it. Watching our son, Trace, enjoy his friends in his own backyard is unmatched. Everyone always asks me if I'm crazy. Some ask me if I want to do this as a side job. To both of these questions, I answer- probably! 🙂 This year's birthday party was a little different as we would be hosting up to 15 little kids! The elementary teacher in me really comes out when I throw these parties. My room always had a theme and I loved letting my kids have fun. Nothing has really changed! I love to throw these fun, themed parties in for Trace and sometimes in for my friends! Why not?! It typically takes me about a month to pull everything together. The last 2 days are insane! Being wedding photographers made it a tad more difficult because we had a wedding the day before! Whew! No rest for the crazy!
OK! So the camp theme was something that our backyard was screaming for. We had cut large stumps for seating and side tables for people to use as drink and food placements. Our home came with an amazing backyard overlooking the lake and it just hit me… CAMP! Jeffrey is an Eagle Scout. So, between my creativeness and his loyalty to having a killer camp out party- we were excited! Buffalo plaid was in season and the weather turned slightly cooler with the warm sun peeking through the trees. Like most of you, I find a lot of my inspiration from Pinterest and Etsy. October is our busiest wedding photography month, so I did purchase several items to help the theme take shape from stores online. But I would say that 70% of what you see came from my home or from my yard. That was the beauty of the camp theme. I didn't have to go out and purchase a ton of stuff!
Like all good camps, there was an agenda for the afternoon. The most popular sport of the day was definitely the giant bobbers! The kids' imaginations were running wild. The adults even had fun playing tic-tac-toe on stumps with tape and X/O labeled rocks. We just taped the # and took some rocks from around our hot tub and drew X's and O's with a red permanent marker. THEY LOVED IT! So simple! We left one of our canoes out along with a giant tent. The kids played for a solid 30 minutes with just those few things! We then brought them all together and had a fun round of sack races and egg races. The kids then paired off in teams with an adult and went on their own adventure around our home and neighborhood to find and collect things in nature. They were all so excited to show us what they found! We then took the kids to the edge of the lake when the sun was starting to set over the water. They were all giddy with excitement because they wanted to be the lucky one to catch a real fish! Their little faces lit up like Christmas and bursts of cheer would ring out here and there when someone would pull a tiny rainbow fish from the lake. The kids would name their fish before we threw them back in the lake to join their family. 🙂
We rented two tables and chairs for the kids to have a place to sit. We learned from past parties, that you don't really need seating for the adults…they are too busy chasing kids. A fun tip we learned while planning was to use a twin sheet as a table cover! To tighten the loose ends or sagging sides, simply tie it back with a hair tie. When the party is over, throw it in the wash and reuse! All good parties have FOOD! Having lots of snacks and munchies keeps everyone happy and really helps round out the theme you're going for. I get all my plastic and glass serving dishes from this cheap store called Amazing Savings. It has great party supplies that I gradually collect from party to party and reuse each year. I literally went around my house and collected things that looked rustic. The funny thing is…after most weddings I take something as a "keepsake" of the wedding. My brides are very aware of my odd habit! When putting this party together, I used quite a few things I have collected from actual weddings! Crazy! We precooked all of the hot dogs and used "grub plates" to feed the masses.
There is a perfect way to end a great camp party- S'mores! The s'mores cups were so kid friendly. Each cup had giant marshmallows, a wrapped chocolate bar, and several crackers. Jeffrey had a nice little fire going and the kids used our antler roasting sticks to heat up their gooey marshmallow delight. One of the biggest highlights on the food table was the custom cookies by Maria. Holy detail, batman! These things were amazing!!!!! I hated to even eat them. They were carefully placed in a tackle box on the table for everyone to enjoy. Not a single cookie was damaged in shipping, the cookies tasted delicious and everyone took their favorites home. YUM!
To send off our happy campers, we gave them each a hobo bag filled with camp goodies. It was a perfect day for a camping party. Trace had the best time. The parents had a great time and I feel super excited we created new memories with his friends. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us! Be on the lookout- your thank you card will have your merit badges from all the activities you completed at CAMP TRACE! Congrats!
Thank you to Christina B for taking some of the party photos for us! You're the BEST!
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Invitations: Wamp Designs
Custom Cookies: Dolcelicious Bake Shop
Matching Camp Shirts: That One Crafty Couple
S'mores & Drinking Cups: Divine Glitters
Custom Canteen Tags: Sara Luke Creative
Buffalo Plaid Tags: Sunshine Tulip Designs
Cupcake Toppers: Scrap Starz
Lumberjack Fabric Banner: Gundys Wood Shop
Canteens, Bandanas, Giant Bobbers: Oriental Trading
Stumps, Sticks, Rustic Decor: Collected from inside and outside of our house


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Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild / Chapter 5
in what wat s have the conflicts evolved changed or heightened? Please list the current conflicts and briefly describe them each
in what wat s have the conflicts evolved changed or heightened? Please list the current conflicts and briefly describe them each
When the dogs are sold to Hal and his relatives, their decline is rapid and painful. These people are described as "manifestly out of place." The author writes about them disparagingly (Charles has "weak and watery eyes," Hal is "callow," and Mercedes "flutters") because they have no business intruding upon the domain of the pioneer. Charles, Hal and Mercedes have become so "civilized" that they are unable to adapt to new conditions. They are not fit to survive in this world, and it is tragic that their unsuitability must take the dogs down with them. Now it seems London questions whether this life of toil and hardship is not happier for dogs and men. These people seem weak and pointless. They are unable to work hard or well. They do not understand that they rely on the dogs or that the dogs rely on them. They betray them on both counts by leaning on them too hard and by not ensuring that they have enough to eat. They also have little respect for other humans, for they are unwilling to take advice. They have no instincts, and so they are doomed.
The importance of good leaders to the happiness of the pack is proven by the pack's quick disintegration under Hal. Whereas they formerly worked together, they are now at odds, sharing too little food and quarreling among themselves. London underscores the pitiful state of the dogs by contrasting their pain with his raptures about the beauty of spring. Nature is cruel.
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Q: My mother died without making a will. My mother's sister is also named on my late mother's bank account, but none of the money in the account was provided by her. The account was only named as a joint account to manage my mother's finances as she was having difficulty managing on her own. Are there any ways in which I can have my late mother's sister removed from the account?
A: The process to unilaterally remove your late mother's sister's name from the account would be complex, as ideally this would need to be done with consent. You should initially try to apply for probate to obtain a grant in order to deal with your mother's affairs, and then you could look into freezing the account immediately to stop the sister from withdrawing any money and begin the process of removing the sister from the account if she does not volunteer her removal. It may be worthwhile speaking to a solicitor to assist in this as there are also special intestacy rules for dividing estates where there is no will present.
I would like some advice on the status of my late father's estate as my father has been married and divorced twice. I cannot find a will and am not aware of any money that he has left. All that has been left is a home which I believe may be owned by his second wife solely. I have not checked the land registry yet so I cannot be sure. I do, however, believe that my father did own the house with his second wife prior to the divorce. What should I do about this situation?read more
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DetailsOur one step patches allows for you to take the same product you have trusted for years into the field in the form of a custom, fibre-woven, pre-saturated patch.
Each kit contains approximately 75 patches and is small enough to carry into the field with you.
Try cleaning your gun with your existing choice and THEN clean it again with Clenzoil. Youll be amazed at the left-behind dirt, gunk and sludge it will dislodge. Clenzoil can be just as effective as an expensive trigger job.
Theres also zero H2O in Clenzoil. As hard as it might be to imagine, there are companies today who are actually marketing Aqueous, or water based products to clean and lubricate fine firearms. Water based or water soluble products share several similar traits, here are a few.
First while they might all claim to be environmentally friendly, the simple truth is that may not be the case. In fact, the water component may actually accelerate the absorption of the complete product into the environment. Second, for obvious reasons, water based products are not recommended for use in extremely cold environments. Third, due to the dilution factor attributed to water based products, they are generally just not as powerful a cleaning agent as non-water soluble products. Finally, who really wants to knowingly subject their firearms to water or moisture Ask yourself why a company would use terms like Aqueous based instead of Water based if they didnt acknowledge the negative connotations of subjecting firearms to water.
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Baby Owl Care
Would you like to take care of a special pet? Look at this adorable baby owl. Isnt she adorable? You will love the baby owl in this game, we are sure about that! Just enter the game to meet her and have a great time taking care of the pretty owl! Start with a bath to wash all the dirt and then change her diaper. Finish the game with a fun dress up session for the owl. Enjoy playing our game and if you like it share it with your friends.
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An angry donor is a nonprofit's worst nightmare. Even organizations with the best of intentions can make a mistake that will lead to a long, and often loud, phone call. The phrase "the customer is always right" applies in these situations, even if you think the individual is the one in the wrong. The fact of the matter is this person invested money into your organization, and it's in your best interest to him/her happy.
So how do you calm down a donor who is losing it? In their book "Being Buddha at Work," Franz Metcalf and B.J. Gallagher outlined 10 steps to take to both calm the individual down and to solve the problem. The steps are:
- First, be compassionate. The donor is frustrated, angry, disappointed, and upset. Do not meet anger with anger. Meet anger with compassion.
- Thank the donor for bringing the problem to you. Your mission is service and you cannot be of service if there are no problems to fix.
- Listen carefully to what the donor is telling you. As you listen, sift through the words and sort out facts from feelings.
- Take notes, if it is appropriate, explaining that you want to make sure you have the information correct.
- Emphasize what you can do, not what you cannot do.
- Get help from others if you need it.
- Explain and educate the donor as you continue to interact with the person.
- Commit to what you can do. Be clear about what the individual can expect and when.
- Thank the donor again for the opportunity to help turn around a negative situation.
- Follow up. Keep your commitments, and keep the donor informed if anything changes.


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Fire Up the Inspiration
Working with wine and foods might sound like fun — and it is. But to stay on top of our matchmaking game, we're always on the hunt for that next great brand or idea.
To get inspired, we like to get our feet on the street. We visit grocery stores and trade shows . . . and fire stations.
You read that right: fire stations. Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest places.
Mumm's the Word
For most, a trip to Napa is a vacation. For us, it's work — and we really love our jobs.
The Brand Dating Game
Partnership marketing is not unlike the dating experience, which is why we position Dovetail as "Match.com® for your brand." There's the initial excitement of the search for a new partner, the logistics of the get-to-know-you emails and phone calls, the disappointment when there is no brand chemistry . . . or the rush when partner magic starts to happen. These projects usually end with a pretty decent date and an enthusiastic, "Let's do this again soon!"