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From This Day Forward - 5 *****/
From This Day Forward is a book about life. Life is ugly and can be dark at times. Very dark. Especially when you feel like you are going through it alone. Amy and Matt were brutally honest in telling their personal story. That makes a reader connect. 'You are real and have struggles? So do I.'
Amy's story is very very disturbingly similar to mine. Alcohol was for partying. Or pity partying. Or just for a Tuesday. The fun party years had passed but alcohol was still a problem for Amy to treat as a simple beverage and not a means to an end. An addiction is real and unless you have been there it is hard to understand why a person does some of the things that they do.
Amy explains how things were in her mind and it is so refreshing for me to read someone else's battle. And how they were able to come through. The main difference between us is that I didn't have children and I thank God for that. Everything in my life suffered because of the addiction including my marriage. When I think back, which I don't like to do, I wonder how and why Chad put up with me. In this book you see a love story much like mine in which things hit rock bottom and when they were at their lowest love, understanding, perseverance, patience and self control came into play. You see how, with all these things, you can win a battle that is bigger than you and how a marriage that is meant to be can be saved.
Photography by Liz and Ryan
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Welcome to Thanksgiving Eve, an underrated and often overlooked "eve". Not the same panache as Christmas Eve for most people. Thanksgiving Eve is the day preceding Thanksgiving, so there is still plenty going on. Deviling the eggs, cooking the yams (by the way, my daughter Emma said my turkey name is "Yam Bam Messy Dressin"…). Going to sleep at night with dreams of candied sweet potatoes, dressing and corn and potatoes all mixed up and smothered with gravy…Wait, what am i forgetting?
Turkey! Yes! The centerpiece of the meal! The foundation of all the Thanksgiving food that follows. The focal point of the dinner table. The prize bird that perpetrated the myth that Benjamin Franklin once proposed the turkey should be our National Bird. (He didn't actually formally state that he wanted the turkey instead of the bald eagle, just that the drawing of the bald eagle looked like a turkey and felt the turkey was a more "respectable" bird).
So what has become a family tradition is the smoking of the turkey on Thanksgiving Eve and this year was no exception. Today our smoker contained not one, not two, but THREE smoked turkey breasts! We smoked a Hot Turkey in the Nashville tradition, following the "Hot Chicken bandwagon" brined in hot sauce and rubbed with hot spices, as well as two traditional versions, brined in apple cider and sage and rubbed with various spices. (Please see my blog "Hot Turkey Brine and Sage and Apple Turkey Brine" for the brining instructions.)
Once we pulled the birds from the brine, we coated each one with a dollop of mayonnaise to help the rub stick to the bird better. For the Hot Turkey rub, we created our own using hot spices (cayenne pepper, pepper flakes, some other secrets found in the cabinet) along with my brother Kent's (aka The Deck Chef, check his site here) So Damn Hot Cajun Rub. Shout Out to my Bro!!
The rub for the other turkeys included dried thyme, dried sage, dried parsley, white pepper and garlic powder. Once the birdie breasts were good and rubbed down and covered, they were placed on the electric smoker breast side down initially and turned over
about half-way through the smoking
process. The drip pan liquid used for the Hot Turkey smoker included water, hot sauce and of course…beer. For the other smoker, we used water, apple cider and…beer. When smoking, you have to keep liquid in the drip pan to add moisture during the smoking process along with enhancing the flavor. We used apple wood for both smokers which is less strong than hickory and adds a subtle flavor while not taking over-powering the natural taste of the turkey and brine.
(The beagle or other family pet is essential during the smoking process to help clean any spills along with keeping you vigilant.)
Turkeys need cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. You can actually
pull the bird off when you reach 160 degrees and they will continue to cook while sitting in a pan. This helps prevent over-cooking and drying out your bird breast. Smoking time could be anywhere from 30-45 minutes per pound, and since smokers vary for a 7 -9 pound breast figure a good 5+ hours. Avoid the temptation to lift the smoker lid! This is the same concept with opening the oven door when cooking. You don't want the heat to escape. Every once in a while you may want to replenish your soaked wood but even opening the little door lets heat escape.
The Hot Turkey turned out just as we had hoped. The brining process added a lot of juiciness and the flavor was fantastic! The meat itself had a little bit of spicy bite but the real heat came from the skin. The rub combined with the smoking had a heat comparable to some of the "hot" levels at local Hot Chicken spots but certainly not the hot, hot level where the heat can get in the way of the taste. It will certainly appeal to those fans of Hot Chicken!
The beer used for the drip pan is not the same beer I'm recommending! You have to try Peanut Butter Milk Stout! Brewed locally by Tailgate Beer, this beer is one of my favorites from the brewery located just down the road from my family's old West Nashville house. Just a hint of peanut butter, smooth and verrry drinkable. Best from the tap but the cans do it justice! These cans from The Casual Pint in Franklin.


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Doing well not to be overshadowed today by the news that the ultimate King (or should that be Prince?) of Pop and his reign of purple rain has ended, Earth Day 2016 has been trending throughout social media and online. Earth day is a day that was set up in the 1970s to raise awareness of environmental issues around the world, with the word 'environmental' covering a whole host of topics, including issues that affect our health and our communities, air quality, water pollution, biodiversity and protected species. The theme this year is quite simple – trees. From today onwards, Earth Day have set a goal to plant 7.8 billion trees by Earth Day 2020 -that's one for every person on the planet. So why is this so important?
- Trees filter our air and keep air pollution limits down. A single tree is estimated to produce around 260 pounds of oxygen per year and absorbs around a ton of Carbon Dioxide in its life time. As our population increases and we cut down more and more trees, in turn it means that trees are less able to regulate our climate. Planting more trees, therefore, means simply that we are in turn slowing down global warming. As Greenpeace say, 'Trees are the lungs of our planet".
- We don't however, just need trees for oxygen and the improvement of our air quality. We also rely on trees for fruits, wood, water, medicines and soil nutrients.
- Planting more trees will reverse the impact of land degradation. Forests support the livelihoods of around 1 in 6 people on this planet – but with deforestation becoming more and more frequent, it leaves people with nutrient poor land and fewer utensils to farm.
- Trees are not only essential for us – they are just as vital for other species too. Whilst trees provide us with oxygen and food, trees are also the natural habitat and contribute towards natural habitats for many protected species, making them crucial for biodiversity for both animals and plants.
- In extreme weather conditions, the sturdiness and stability of trees act as safety buffers for hurricanes, blizzards and floods.
So yes, trees are pretty important – and this particular Earth Day is just as important, as well as historic. Today, 155 countries have agreed to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the UN headquarters in New York, pledging to work to limit global temperature rise to 2°C but aiming for a rise below 1.5°C. Congratulations to everyone who has participated in Earth Day and for the organisation Earth Day itself for doing such a good job of raising awareness.


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Billionaire Carl Icahn Is Considering an Official Economics Role under Donald Trump
Donald Trump may be adding another finance titan to his presidential circle: Carl Icahn.
The billionaire octogenarian is reportedly considering an offer to be an economics adviser under the president-elect, according to people familiar with the matter as reported by Fox Business.
It's unclear whether Icahn would be in an official position in the White House or just an informal adviser—but since Trump won the presidential race Nov. 8, the billionaire investor has grown increasingly interested in an official position that would shape the country's economic policy, sources told Fox.
The long-time Trump supporter has already been acting as an informal economic adviser to Trump's presidential campaign. At one point, the investor was on Trump's short list for Treasury Secretary, and even accepted the position in August 2015, before eventually declining the offer. Icahn also declined to officially join Trump's campaign economic team, saying he would rather run his own business, Icahn Enterprises (IEP).
Cementing an advisery role, formal or informal, with the incoming Trump administration will likely allow Icahn to sway the president-elect on key issues they disagree on. For instance, while Trump has pledged to "dismantle Dodd-Frank," Icahn doesn't think a full on repeal of the law is the answer, according to an interview he gave to CNN. Icahn has also said he disagrees with Trump's plans to end trade deals such as NAFTA.
Trump is already said to be considering a former Goldman Sachs (GS) banker, Steven Mnuchin, for the role of Treasury Secretary.
Fortune has reached out to Icahn and Trump's transition team for comment. We will update this story when, and if they respond.


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Chances are you will never find yourself in a situation where you are required to use the terms wedding seating chart, escort card or place card properly. In fact, 99.99% of the individuals you'll interact with during your wedding planning (except maybe your wedding planner herself), also won't know the difference. So feel welcome to use the words interchangeably to your heart's desire…
While the two terms Wedding Seating Chart and Escort Cards or Place Cards etc. serve fundamentally the same purpose, if you are planning to have assigned seating, you must decide which form of seating designation you are going with for your wedding. Escort cards, places cards and seating charts are equally popular and each successfully get your guests sat and ready for the party!
The seating chart has gained in popularity thanks to the creative mediums in which they're being displayed. Window panes, reclaimed doors, large chalkboards on easels, calligraphy lists in frames...the options are endless. These can be organized alphabetically by guests name, or numerically by table number, or both (alphabetically within the table number). They are generally the least difficult and least expensive method of displaying seating assignments. And prevent you from writing on a bunch of tiny cards!
The most common option for assigning seats at a wedding is the escort card. Guests typically pick these up on their way into the reception. The cards are usually displayed alphabetically with the guests name and table number on them. They can also contain an entree selection ("fish" or a symbol of a fish) for plated dinners with multiple entree options. In this situation, the guest would have made their selection on their invitation RSVP card, and the information on the escort card would serve to communicate the entree choice to the catering wait staff. Escort cards also allow the guests to sit where they want to at a table in their preferred arrangement, while giving the bride and groom the ability to place specific guests together at the tables they prefer.
The most formal option for wedding seating arrangements is the place card. Place cards contain the guests name and go at the place where they will be sitting, their "place" at the table. Like an escort card, they can contain menu choice information. While they do require more setting up, escort cards allow you to assign tables AND seats for your guests. This saves them the trouble of fumbling their own spots and awkwardly sitting next to people they don't know. While this may require your guests to wander around aimlessly looking for their seat (that's one way to spend a cocktail reception), guests often feel more comfortable with their assigned spot - even if they're next to someone they don't know.


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While I am earning more overall, I am earning less per click, and I can only attribute this to "smart pricing", of which we know little.
My supposition is that adwords advertisers report to Google that ads from my site, don't convert well, so the price for those ads goes down. To me, this is not rational. I am driving more custoemrs to sites, yet receiving less per customer for my effort. The fact that people do not buy is NOT my problem, but that of the web site owner (advertiser).
Publishers have no way of knowing which ads are being clicked on, nor do we know whether the people clicking on those ads actually buy anything from the site to which they are sent. But we do see our earnings per click decreasing.
Basically, this creates a tremendous disincentive to create more content. It's like a race to the bottom, in which the race is won by the site that generates the most clicks for the least amount of money.
My situation is simple. while my earnings have doubled in recent weeks because of added pages and good placement of adsense ads, my earnings per click are down by 30-40%.
My suggestion to Google is this: Stop penalizing publishers for creating good content. Keep our EPC steady by scrapping smart pricing (actually, publishers who deliver more clicks should earn MORE per click). Eliminate the scraper sites that proliferate over the internet. And, finally, RAISE YOUR PRICES. Five cents per click is too low in today's environment. 10 cents as a minimum bid is more reasonable. You'll get rid of lowball adwords users and make many publishers happy.
Call me crazy, but I think that I should be able to earn a decent living (at least earn a living, period) if I am devoting 80% of my time to improving and promoting my site. Earning less per unit for increased effort is backwards.
I do hope somebody at Google reads this and takes my advice seriously.
My situation is simple. while my earnings have doubled in recent weeks because of added pages and good placement of adsense ads, my earnings per click are down by 30-40%.
The proxy you are using to measure success should not be your EPC, but your eCPM and total income. If eCPM and total income is increasing, then you are doing the right things.
Eliminate the scraper sites that proliferate over the internet.
Fully agree with you on this one!
I have to disagree. In sectors with small margins 10 cents will be too much for advertisers to make profit. So raising the minimum bid price might actually lower your total earnings as some advertisers may drop out.
I really think that the cost to the advertisers on our sites has yet to settle. Smart pricing is aimed at us content providers and not AdWords placement. The content advertiser value is evolving and without a competitor, it�s not evolving very quickly.
I think a discussion regarding the future payout to content providers is in order. What are the market factors that now and in the future will affect our payout, this is what I would like to see discussed.
RAISE YOUR PRICES. Five cents per click is too low in today's environment. 10 cents as a minimum bid is more reasonable. You'll get rid of lowball adwords users and make many publishers happy.
So Google is supposed to make publishers happy by making advertisers unhappy. The general rule is to satisfy the people writing the checks.
While speculation is unproven, it does not mean it's false. Man, there is no definitive source; we have our experience, and the observations and occasional science from our posters to base our strategy. IMHO
Say you give an affiliate program a moderate amount of exposure, and you find it does remarkably well. That's because the most motivated people are seeing the link and clicking through. If you then try to drive 2, 5, 10 times as much traffic to the site, using better placement, flashing links, exclamation points, or whatever, the EPC will surely go down because you're sending less and less qualified traffic to the merchant.
The bottom line is, overoptimizing for AdSense clicks is going to cause the overall quality of clickthroughs to decrease. You may come out ahead on the bottom line, but your EPC has nowhere to go but down.
While I understand your concerns you should refocus your attention on the fact that you as a publisher or website owner have to create value to your users. This the only way for you to be entitled to earn more money. If adding more content to your site is a frustrating activity you might want to take a fresh look at your entire business model. So the real question is are you creating new content because you want to earn money from Google or because you are sure your content is valuable enough to your users? I mean, how did you generate your revenue before Adsense was introduced?
The fact that people do not buy is NOT my problem, but that of the web site owner (advertiser).
That's one opinion, one advertisers won't share.
Example - If you run an ad in 3 magazines all charging prime ad rates and only one of the magazines resulted in 80% of the sales from advertising you would certainly ask the other 2 for a discount or drop them altogether.
The same is true with web sites, just because you attract the traffic for the keyword doesn't mean it's the right traffic for that advertiser or for any sales in general. I get over 10,000 visitors/day on one site in a niche market and thru testing a variety of affiliate programs I was shocked to figure out what they would buy and what they wouldn't, didn't make any sense but I catered to the customers in the long run and profits went up.
Sounds like you need to find out why the visitors are on your site which might make it clear how to resolve the problems and maybe think about revamping your SEO for the site can flip your pricing. I started a thread about a month back about what I did, more or less complete overhaul of many things, AdSense now pays 3x daily for the same traffic it did a month ago.
all charging prime ad rates
3 cent clicks are hardly prime rate, especially if you are sending real eyeballs.
Let the marketplace decide. Smart pricing is Google's guesstimate of what a click is worth, but they don't know that, the advertisers do. And the advertisers will tell you what it's worth by bidding on that traffic.
The problem is that Google gives advertisers all or none access to the content network. Advertisers should be given the choice to easily exclude any major non-converting sources of traffic. Any keyword will generate thousands of clicks from thousands of sites, but I bet the top twenty or thirty cover the majority.
And quite frankly, while smart pricing might be justified in theory with this all or none acceptance into the content world, in practice I believe they can't get it right and haven't got it right. Too much of the traffic is unmeasured or not even geared towards conversion. Who knows why advertisers want it? Let the advertisers tell you what it's worth by bidding on it. They know better than anyone.
My point is this, and it comes from years of being in the newspaper and advertising business. Traffic is traffic. If I create traffic to your door, it's up to you to seal the deal. While many may say it's the wrong traffic I'm delivering, how do we really know? Suppose I read an ad in a newspaper, let's say the New York Post, supposedly a paper for a less sophisticated crowd than the NY Times. But, I show up at your used car lot. Are you going to treat me differently if I tell you I read your ad in the Post rather than the Times? Maybe, maybe not. But there's a better chance that I'll buy a used car from you if you treat me right, even though I don't buy the first time.
It works the same on the web. who is to say that a visitor I send to a site doesn't bookmark that site and return later to purchase? I would get no credit for that sale and actually would be penalized because the user didn't buy the first time, unless Google is tracking that IP on a long-term basis, which I doubt.
If mainstream media were subject to "conversions" what would happen to auto advetising (I'll use Ford as an example) on network TV when sales slump because either, a. Ford is making bad cars, b. Ford is chargng too much, c. Ford was the subject of a news investigation or recall, d. Ford has other problems with dealers that aren't treating custers properly.
In all of these cases, the networks did their job, delivering "potential" customers to Ford dealers. After that, Ford was at fault. So should Ford go to the network and say they want a lower price because they're not selling cars? I think not. The network did their job, just like I and every other conscientious publisher is doing their job.
Certainly, I have made concessions in my page design to accomodate Adsense. After all, they make money when I make money. Which is why I don't understand smart pricing at all.
Which brings me to another point. How does google know if ads are converting? By advertiser input? I'll be frank, here. If I was advertising and most of my traffic was coming from one source and there was a way to pay less for that traffic, I'd do it. And smart pricing is providing a means to do that. So, yes, I'm saying that a lot of advertisers are gaming the system, claiming low conversions, when the opposite is true.
INTELLIBILL, I read your post and that thread and have reworked my site, due in large part to your insights. I still have a problem with the smart pricing model and will until somehody shows me how it is better for PUBLISHERS!
This misses the entire point of what he was saying. He was saying that the system provides a disincentive to work harder.
"Let the marketplace decide. Smart pricing is Google's guesstimate of what a click is worth, but they don't know that, the advertisers do. And the advertisers will tell you what it's worth by bidding on that traffic."
Absolutely. Smartpricing is an oxymoron.
The problem is that Google gives advertisers all or none access to the content network. Advertisers should be given the choice to easily exclude any major non-converting sources of traffic."
This has been mentioned several times before. It doesn't look as though google is in a rush to do anything like this. Hopefully, yahoo will and google can follow suit, or not.
I read your post and that thread and have reworked my site, due in large part to your insights.
But did you sign up for AdWords and look to see which keywords in your field are paying best?
That was part of my retooling efforts, I shifted some things around to attract the higher paying ads.
Also, never forget PLURALS and LOCALIZATION in your SEO efforts. I'm in the top 10 for my keyword plus every state and most countries - people would KILL to get these spots if they were even aware of what I did. Someone looks for Alaska Widget, I'm there, California Widget, I'm there too :)
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I still have a problem with the smart pricing model and will until somehody shows me how it is better for PUBLISHERS!
It isn't supposed to be better for publishers. It's supposed to be better for advertisers--and, just as important, to reassure advertisers that they aren't overpaying for clicks on the content network.
(In reality, advertisers are overpaying in some cases, just because worthless traffic is worthless even when it's purchased at a discount.)
In reality Advertisors ARE NOT overpaying on my websites as they are not over paying on most that are complaining.. does this mean the better publishers are startting to pay for all the nonsense publishers traffic?
I think the reality is that G has one missiion ..to have adsense ads plastered on every website onm the web ..the only way to achive this is to lower publisher payments..(not enough ad dollars to go around) .
From their perspectibve it's better to have adsense to have adsense on hundreds of millions of pages insted of ten million.. volume of over quality . Volume almost always beats quality ..in fact they are not paying us MORE to create pages ..they are paying us less so that we are in a position where we HAVE to create pages!
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europeforvisitors are you ready to admit that EPC is falling across the board or will you continue to insist that you dont see the compalints? ;)
It isn't falling across the board, as anyone can see from reading posts by members who aren't experiencing a decline.
I think the reality is that G has one missiion ..to have adsense ads plastered on every website onm the web ..the only way to achive this is to lower publisher payments...
Sorry, but I don't understand that logic. What does the publisher payout have to do with distribution?
Also, it's always a mistake to talk in generalities, because what's true for one publisher, advertiser, sector, etc. may not be true for another. There may well be an oversupply of inventory for mass-market widgets, but for other products and services, there may not be enough inventory to meet advertiser demand.
in fact they are not paying us MORE to create pages ..they are paying us less so that we are in a position where we HAVE to create pages!
They aren't paying us to create pages. They're paying for clicks (and, with smart pricing, for perceived results).
As for pages: I'm certain the LAST thing Google want is for AdSense sites to keep pounding out new pages to flood the SE's with.
As I said, google has created, through smart pricing, a way for advertisers to get more traffic for less. That is a given. The advertiser only has to tell Google, "these ads, or these keywords, from this website, are not convertering well." Viola, their prices go down.
BTW: efv, I hope we can let bygones be bygones, though I am still hard-headed and don't agree with you most of the time. Actually, I find it had to believe, with the dollar down against the Euro, that your epc would have remained the same over the past 18 months, knowing your niche (not hard to figure out).
Just thinking out loud, I wonder what these lowball, smart pricers would do if I cut them out of the loop, put them in that file... whatever it's called, banned sites. I currently have nothing in there, as I believe all clicks are good clicks. I really do. I just believe that higher paying clicks are better clicks.
Bill, no, I haven't signed up for adwords, and I should, and will, AS SOON AS I MAKE ENOUGH FROM ADWORDS TO AFFORD IT. j/k.
Thanks for your help.
Overall, I can't complain, though I look forward to the day that there is more than one network. I will likely stay with Google at that point, because there will be competition for GOOD SITES and advertisers will pay more to be on them.
If this were a ball game, I'd say that we're still in batting practice. The other team hasn't even shown up, so there's a long way to go.
I think this depends on the niche, the quality of your site, the number of advertisers, and how many other publisers exist to carry ads for this niche.
As a related hypothetical, if you dominated a certain content niche for which there were very few quality publishers and the only other publishers were scrapers, reducing the amount of page-space available to adsense would seem to have the effect of driving bid prices up. But this probably only works if you really dominate with a capital D.
I for one am getting tired of all this *smart pricing*, *non-reliable*, F*** the publisher thing.
Therefore, since January, I am replacing Google Ads on my website with direct advertisers.
Much more work, BUT, reliable revenue coming in independent of any smart ass ideas that those engineers at Google come up with.
And, from advertisers who I know, who know me and my website and are willing to *communicate* with my audience instead of going down the lazy, push down, 5 cent lane.
A Google engineer is somebody who went from College/University straight to the Googleplex without ever experiencing what *survival* in the real world means.
I dont call them *Googlers*, I call them *Bubble Kids* - they are living in a phantasy bubble of their own.
In short: AdSense will die within the next two years because it TAKES A HUMAN MIND TO MAKE GOOD ADVERTISEMENT - the computerized approach is bound to fail.
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"perceived results" indeed. According to who's perception? Google's? Probably not. The advertisers? Most likely.
Well, Google concocts the formula. Not all advertisers use conversion tracking, so Google is probably using broad assumptions based on the data that it does have. (E.g., that X type of content tends to convert better or worse than Y type of content does.)
As I said, google has created, through smart pricing, a way for advertisers to get more traffic for less. That is a given. The advertiser only has to tell Google, "these ads, or these keywords, from this website, are not convertering well." Viola, their prices go down.
Maybe, though we don't know how often (if at all) smart pricing is based on results from specific sites. And don't forget that, if the advertiser is getting a discount, the gross amount that Google collects is smaller than it would be otherwise. So Google doesn't want to be cheated any more than we do.
I find it had to believe, with the dollar down against the Euro, that your epc would have remained the same over the past 18 months, knowing your niche (not hard to figure out).
Believe it or not, quite a few Americans are still visiting Europe (I saw plenty in Paris last week), though I imagine the numbers of American backpackers and other budget travelers are down. Also, Europeans continue to travel close to home--and to click on geotargeted AdSense ads when planning their vacations. (Plus, they have a lot more vacation time than Americans do. If the U.S. government would mandate four- or five-week vacations, the domestic travel sector would be rolling in dough!)
Therefore, since January, I am replacing Google Ads on my website with direct advertisers.
Replace AdSense? Silly, I've had direct advertisers for years and my AdSense money is currently outperforming direct advertisers 3-1. However, with that said, I've got an extra $20k in direct monthly advertising space that I'm not aggressively pursuing and next month I plan to fill half or at least a third of it.
Good luck with your efforts as it's the right way to go, I just recommend doing BOTH and double your income.
Advertizers come and go, raise and lower bids, change ad copy, change landing pages, etc. All of which can affect a publishers results, and there's little if anything we can do about that. They're trying to find what works best for them, just as we try to find what works best for us.
It might affect Smart Pricing, but the results of outside factors shouldn't be confused with those of SP.
Whatever has happened, my CTR has continued a slow but sure upward trend and eCPM is following the same path overall.
Why? Who knows, it's not because I've moved my ad placements or changed formats. It's quite awhile since I messed with those.
New content? I have added a hundred pages or so in the last couple of months. About half of those have Adsense on them. The rest are ad free technically, but like all my pages the ad free ones have links to pages that perform pretty well.
Traffic has actually been down about 10% lately, compared to January. But earnings are fairly stable.
If publisher pages are too general they seem, in my experience, to attract ads that get low CTR, and probably (I'm guessing here) low conversions. I've got a ton of those, most of my pages actually. Tough luck for me, but I'm not changing my pages just to attract different/better ads.
On the other hand pages that are writtenn so they motivate a reader to ask questions, or to want a specific item/service seem to attract great ads most of time. My experience has been that those pages get great a CTR and eCPM.
While we generally talk here about the negative effects of SP it should be noted that it probably can cause earnings to go up as well.
It gives me little consolation to think that the misguided policies of the US government could actually be benefitting somebody, because those beneficiaries happen to be Europeans!
The world gets stranger and more interesting every day.
Also, in response to the fellow who mentioned generalized pages and low epc, my site is similar. I don't write to satisfy the ads, I write to inform. So, that may be the root of my current condition because I've been working on general topics and not very specific ones, of which I have tons to do.
I guess I should get back to work. Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Unfortunately for you all, I'll be back.
In that time my EPC has nearly doubled from it's lows but still almost half of where it should be but considerabley better.
I have probably thousands of advertiors so I cant get them all (the crappy ones)but EPC does seem tobe climbing in direct relationship to screening my advertisors.
AND I am know sending my traffic to better quality sites for the most part.
I wish Advertisors had the same option.. to be able to not advertise on websites they dont want to.
But how?
I have no idea. Google if you are listening here is what I need to make smart pricing work for me, the publisher, too: You need to give me statistics on conversions. I need to know which of my channels convert well for advertisers and which don't. Then I can figure out what works and concentrate my effort on building channels that convert well and everybody wins.


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Social Media for Internal Meetings
Seven Tips for Using Social Media During Your Internal Meetings
For event planners and marketers looking to use social media for their internal events, here are seven key areas of consideration:
1. Pick the Right Platform
Many social media platforms offer privacy settings, but not all of them may have the features you want. Selecting the right social platform all comes back to what you want to accomplish at your event. For leadership meetings, collaboration, discussion and sharing valuable content are typically key priorities, along with top-notch security features, of course.
Private social media platforms come in three general flavors: off-the-shelf, public-private, and app-based. For example, platforms like IBM Connections, Jive, Yammer, and MightyBell are all off-the-shelf tools that can be set up as an internal, company-wide platforms employees can use internally and at events.
Facebook Groups and, to an extent, the new Workplace by Facebook, provide a public-private option that offers a private business variation within the larger network, but sits within a public universe. Desktop and mobile apps, especially event-oriented apps, often have the social component built in and in most cases can be customized to map back to your specific objectives for the event.
2. Give Them a Reason to Use it
Whatever platform you choose, you want to get people excited about using it before they get to the event. If it's an app, provide an incentive for downloading it before the show. Use it during registration and have staffers show attendees how it works. Offer a list of pre-event "to-dos" and exclusive bits of content to get attendees using the platform early. You can create ways to spark some conversations and community discussion before they even get to event.
3. Pre-Populate the Discussions
Within your social platform, set up groups, sub groups, topics or session-based discussions that give attendees an easy entry point for engagement. This helps spark more valuable conversations for all as they have the confidence of the prompt and inclusivity of the meeting to know nobody will be quoting them out in the larger world. Create that safe space.
4. Engage with Influencers
Set up a group of people who are going to be discussion seeders, perhaps part of your marketing group who can figure out how to get the conversations going. Or engage some of your more social-savvy attendees to be guest contributors. You want it to feel natural and help people see the opportunities for discussion, meeting each other and being part of the thought leadership.
5. Name Names
Hey, it's a private meeting so no reason to keep the contacts off limits. Offering an attendee contact list enables attendees to set up meetings and make plans — which is the whole point of a next gen leadership meeting anyway. The social media use becomes more than just chatter. It has a purpose. There's more valuable conversation and more connection as a result.
6. Drive Engagement During the Meeting
Bring your social platform to life at the meeting with interactive tie-ins like live polling during presentations. It shows attendees there is immediate value to using the platform, and gives event organizers and presenters real-time feedback on the value and impact of the content.
7. Before they Leave, Repeat
The social platform, and the content and connections that are shared upon it, should not get shelved once the event ends. To prevent this from happening, make sure that – before your teams leave the meeting – you have repeated the recommendations above.
The attendees need to be given a reason to keep using the platform and should already see pre-populated content for post-meeting engagement. The influencers should be empowered with post-event activities and you should keep recognizing (naming names) of the people who are driving the most meaning, value, and outcomes as a result of your now thriving social-driven global internal-only community.
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Dreamy would be the main adjective I'd use to describe Ffion's photographs. They make you want to just jump right into the photo and live a simple country life. Past photographer focus pieces have been on fashion/portrait photographers, but Ffion concentrates on landscape photography, and with such beautiful surroundings in her small town in the UK, I can understand why she chooses to capture these beautiful scenes on film. Click read more to see a selection of her work.
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Co-op member-consumers may be hearing radio and television advertising concerning electric utility deregulation. The advertising is directed at consumers of investor-owned utilities, not electric co-ops.
Our co-op board of directors has decided to wait and see how well deregulation works before committing to the experiment. The estimated cost to opt in is between $348,000 and $648,000 per year. If we opted in our customers would have to absorb these cost.
State law required investor-owned utilities to enter the competitive market on January 1, 2002.
Cooperatives have the option to deregulate or not.
When Texas legislators approved electric deregulation (also called restructuring), they recognized that member-owned electric co-ops are locally based and that they serve at-risk rural areas. Therefore they gave great latitude to co-ops.
In the 1930s, when the electric industry was unregulated, commercial companies had no financial incentive to provide power to those rural areas now served by cooperatives. In 2001, many rural areas are still not profitable to serve. It's unlikely that power providers in a retail marketplace will be racing to serve these residential and small-business customers. It's also doubtful that such companies will guarantee long-term service.
The co-ops goal, as it has always been, is to serve their member-consumers conscientiously and efficiently, at the best possible cost.
Deregulation Q&A
Are Co-ops against choice?
No. We are against rushing into anything that might not be advantageous to our member-consumers. Telephone, airline and railroad deregulation, for example, have had their down sides. Deregulation of these industries has not always resulted in benefits for customers, especially in rural areas and small communities. Once a decision to change is made, it cannot be revoked.
Are co-ops the only ones that have the flexibility to wait?
No. About 70 municipalities are weighing their options, which are the same as the co-ops'.
Why aren't co-ops and municipally owned utilities required to compete like the investor-owned utilities are?
Because when Texas legislators approved electric restructuring in 1999, they recognized that member-owned electric co-ops and city-owned systems are locally based, and that they operate under a democratic business model. Co-op boards of directors and members must decide what path to take. The co-ops goal, as it has always been, is to serve you conscientiously and efficiently at the best possible cost.
When will my co-op make its choice?
Each co-op will decide in its own time. Some may wait to see what the real costs are going to be. Your co-op will opt for competition only if it benefits you.


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Joining us at KXSC Fest will be the Jukebox Art Collective, a high-energy collection of artists, musicians, filmmakers, sculptors, poets, architects, storytellers, and creators. This organization aims to create a more integrated campus within the existing South LA neighbors by immersing USC students in this community's art. These imaginative artists aspire to bridge the cross-pollinate the surrounding arts community with the arts community of USC through galleries, open houses, and musical performances. Jukebox believes that bringing people into a shared space with genuine face to face interactions is key to breaking down stereotypes and misconceptions about residents of South LA and USC students. This year, Jukebox will have their very own booth where they will be selling their artwork. BAILEY
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Tuition and Fees and Room and Board over Time (Unweighted)
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Unweighted average prices count each institution equally, while the weighted prices reported throughout Trends in College Pricing give more weight to institutions with larger numbers of full-time students.
Table 3: Average Tuition and Fees and Room and Board (Unweighted) in Current Dollars and in 2018 Dollars, 1988-89 to 2018-19
Notes & Sources
NOTES: Average tuition and fee prices reflect in-district charges for public two-year institutions and in-state charges for public four-year institutions. Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.


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Dried sweet potato was one of my childhood favorites. It can be served as a snack or a side dish. It is sweet, soft, and a little bit chewy because of the drying process, which makes it so much joyful to eat dried sweet potatoes.
In sweet potato harvest season, most people in my hometown used to make dried sweet potatoes at home. The homemade version is so much better than the ones you can buy from grocery store. They were dried under the warm autumn sunshine, with the dry warm wind blowing over. For the ten-year-old me, fall is the best season of the year.
That is also why I still make a large batch of dried sweet potatoes every year.
10 pounds sweet potatoes
water for steaming/boiling
It is super easy and fast to make dried sweet potatoes at home. Steam/ boil them over medium high heat for 25 to 45 minutes, depending their sizes, or until a fork can easily pierce through the center. Remove from heat and let them cool down to room temperature.
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut each into 6 to 8 halves. Transfer to dehydrator racks and dehydrate at 135F/ 57 C for 7 to 8 hours. The time needed is also depending on the sweet potato sizes and how chewy you want them to be. I like mine on the soft side. Dehydrate for a couple more hours if you prefer chewy texture.
There is a natural way to DIY dried sweet potatoes if you don't have a dehydrator handy. Place them on a cooling rack or any kind of racks you have, and dry them under the sun for 2 to 3 days. It might take an extra couple days to dry if it is cloudy or cold. Again, it is all depending on the sweet potatoes and your personal preferences.
The natural sweetness from sweet potatoes is good enough for me. So I didn't add any sugar. If you have a sweet tooth, add sugar as needed when steaming or boiling them.
Here it is, one of my childhood favorites!


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Beckman Scholar Nicole M. Carter Publishes: Transcription factor NF-κB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching
Learn more about what Beckman Scholar Nicole Carter has been working on at Boston University:
Transcription factor NF-κB plays a central role in immunity from fruit flies to humans, and NF-κB activity is altered in many human diseases. To investigate a role for NF-κB in immunity and disease on a broader evolutionary scale we have characterized NF-κB in a sea anemone (Exaiptasia pallida; called Aiptasia herein) model for cnidarian symbiosis and dysbiosis (i.e., "bleaching"). We show that the DNA-binding site specificity of Aiptasia NF-κB is similar to NF-κB proteins from a broad expanse of organisms. Analyses of NF-κB and IκB kinase proteins from Aiptasia suggest that non-canonical NF-κB processing is an evolutionary ancient pathway, which can be reconstituted in human cells. In Aiptasia, NF-κB protein levels, DNA-binding activity, and tissue expression increase when loss of the algal symbiont Symbiodinium is induced by heat or chemical treatment. Kinetic analysis of NF-κB levels following loss of symbiosis show that NF-κB levels increase only after Symbiodinium is cleared. Moreover, introduction of Symbiodinium into naïve Aiptasia larvae results in a decrease in NF-κB expression. Our results suggest that Symbiodinium suppresses NF-κB in order to enable establishment of symbiosis in Aiptasia. These results are the first to demonstrate a link between changes in the conserved immune regulatory protein NF-κB and cnidarian symbiotic status.
Mansfield KM, NM Carter, L Nguyen, PA Cleves, A Alshanbayeva, LM Williams, A Penvose, JR Finnerty, VM Weis, T Siggers & TD Gilmore. 2017. Transcription factor NF-kappaB is modulated by symbiotic status in a sea anemone model of cnidarian bleaching. Scientific Reports 7: 16025


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MPS In The News
New Jersey https://njbiz.com/big-brother-might-watching-parking-spot/
Dubuque http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/City-of-Dubuque-to-pilot-smart-parking-meters-one-council-member-opposed-493648641.html
Dedham http://www.dedham-ma.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2365/16?backlist=%2f
Rapid City http://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Rapid-City-parking-meter-update-492639801.html
Austin https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/smart-meters-to-help-gather-data-on-parking-in-downtown-austin
Austin https://mailchi.mp/austintexas/mobilitynews_07302018#mctoc2
Rapid City http://www.newscenter1.tv/clip/14516033/rapid-city-tests-credit-card-parking-meters-downtown
Join us in Orlando! The 2018 IPI Conference & Expo, June 3-6, Orlando, Fla., is the world's largest educational and networking event for parking and transportation professionals. From seasoned managers to industry rookies, there's something for everyone at this once-a-year opportunity to connect with thousands of peers from around the world. Expand your network, further your skills, meet with tech innovators, explore cutting-edge parking products and services, and much more.
Panasonic and MPS introduce innovative solutions to 55 mayors and other distringuished attendees at the 2018 Smart Cities New York Forum:
Painful and wasteful looking for available parking.
MPS joins smart cities partner Panasonic at their launch of Smart City Innovation Showcase to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Panasonic has selected MPS as their smart parking partner. Because of our relationship we're able to showcase the Sentry solution inside their 15000 square foot smart city showcase.
See MPS at PIE 2018 in Chicago: Stop by and say hi to us at PIE. Learn about the future of parking today! https://pieshow.parkingtoday.com
CES 2018 - AerNos and MPS announce plans to deploy smart parking meter with air pollution monitoring capability:
NBC: Smart meters in Bloomfield NJ: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Smart-Parking-Meters-Appearing-on-Bloomfield_-NJ-streets_New-York-387700001.html
Smart parking apps in Lowell MA: http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_31275315/apps-take-some-argh-out-lowell-parking
IBM: Smart parking is big data:
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|awesome update. (11:36am est mon oct 25 2004)
this is an excellent update for the current treo 600 model. 320*320 screen, bluetooth, better keyboard, replaceable battery and non-volitile memory are all good steps. plus, there is a huge bonus that they kept this thing the size of a cell phone instead of the size of some of those smartphone bricks out there.
the only thing missing is wifi, but it is understandable that they would skip out on it as the cellular carriers are preasuring the smart phone builders to not include it for fear that people would just switch over to voip instead of using the cellular networks.
now, anybody care to guess at the price? – by nice model
|650 (11:59am est mon oct 25 2004)
but more like 550 street
by the way george w. as in the bush variation is an idiot, flame away :) – by sucka
|650 (2:25pm est mon oct 25 2004)
how would you like a mushroom cloud in your city? – by kiddietard
|650 (3:46pm est mon oct 25 2004)
i would go for it if it had a 640×480 screen and good video processor like those new dell's. (i never thought i would say something good about any product from dell) – by germaniumgenie
|awesome (4:24pm est mon oct 25 2004)
i already love my treo 600, the 650 just puts the cherry on top.
jammin hip hop on pocket tunes all day. – by don
|640*480 screen? (4:27pm est mon oct 25 2004)
yah, because you would look just so cool holding one of those huge dells to the side of your head using it as a phone.
320*320 is a good compromise resolution as it still allows for a phone that is small enough to hold to your head without looking like you're stuck in 1992. – by smellydelly
|old news (7:19pm est mon oct 25 2004)
this is such old news, sorry but you should have posted this on thursday at the latest – by sx
|i think… (8:06pm est mon oct 25 2004)
it's time to replace my current treo600
treo rules
– by marco albertini
|what happend : camera (9:47pm est mon oct 25 2004)
they said that it will have better camera, what happend to 1.3 mp, they are stock in the pass , why should i pay for this treo more then the older one, what happend to more memory?
lots of questions?????
what happend.
i hope they know there is competition… – by kris
|omg…. (1:05am est thu oct 28 2004)
what the benefit of video recording with a poor camera !!!!!!!!!
d*mn d*mn !!!
they just add bluetooth and upgrade the os and forget to upgrade the sd/mmc slot to be compatible with wi-fi card
i bet microsoft gonna acquire palmone or palmone gonna die like apple newton
btw, i'm sad but what should i do ??
i have to say palm rules till further notice
– by marco albertini


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Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla, House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman, introduced a bill - H.R. 4072 - on Feb. 17 that will dispossess all veterans employment and rehabilitation programs from the Labor Department and place them in the Veterans Affairs Department, where they could get more attention.
In an Airforcetimes.com article, Miller stated the proposal would strengthen veterans programs in one agency; he believes it will improve the services.
�This bill aims to get more of our veterans back to work by placing under one roof all the services that the federal government offers to unemployed veterans,� Miller said. �By doing that, we will increase coordination between the various education, rehabilitation and employment programs whose goals are to enable veterans to compete in the workforce.
�It is also my hope that we will increase our outreach efforts to veterans who are currently unemployed,� said Miller, one of the chief sponsors of the Vow to Hire Heroes Act that was signed into law in November.�By streamlining these programs, we ensure veterans use their benefits [in ways] that help them achieve their career goals. These programs are far too important, at both the federal level and state level, and we must put them where we believe they will work best,� Miller said in the statement.
Right now there is no comparable legislation in the Senate, so the chance of success for this bill is uncertain. The proposal will be discussed March 8 and voted upon at the end of March.
The full article can be found here.�


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Our oldest son has a rare genetic disorder called X Linked Hydrocephalus. This is our journey though life with that very special boy that will, hopefully, inspire and educate others. I want to share the ups and downs, trials and triumphs, all while letting others know that they are not alone.
Friday, March 7, 2014
It's all about perspective
Then my wonderfully practical and common sense husband came home from work. I told him all about my worries and emotions (something I don't think he will ever understand) He said "why are you worrying about this?" I proceeded to explain myself (again) He just looked at me and asked "Did he smile today?" "well yea", "Did he turn his head like he usually does?" "well yea", "Is he as healthy as he has ever been?" "well yea", "After his last few surgeries, has he come out of surgery as well as they expected?" "well yea" Then he says "What are you worried about then? Seems to me like if we do the surgery we are only helping him to not have any pain in the future. We don't know what is all involved in the procedure or the recovery, but they said he should still learn how to walk. And this may even help him with that."
Man I hate it when he is right. Our son does smile a lot. He has come out of the last few surgeries just fine, if not better then expected. Nothing on our son has really changed. Just his diagnoses. And he has been dealing with these things all along. His neck has always been fused, and his hip coming out of the socket has been happening slowly. The only thing that has changed is....our knowledge and understanding of who our son is. This makes me feel better. I am not saying that I still don't have a thousand questions but I realize that our son is exactly how his has always been. And I will do anything to make his life the best that it can be.
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I love how Noel approached this!!!! Baby Noel is the same person he was yesterday, and the day before that. He has beat so many odds. He has done so much I am sure that he will continue to surprise us!ReplyDelete
You're so right with your quote about 90% being how we react to it. I will say though, that even when we know what's "wrong" with our children, it still hurts to hear it from a doctor. It makes it more real, and scary somehow. I'm so glad that your husband was able to reassure you with reminders of your son's progress and smiles. That's big stuff.ReplyDelete
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17 October 2012
a clean sweep
5 comments:
- Val , Kate, The Cute Kitten ,Razzy, Kepsey,Darwin ,Charon and Echo. said...
Wow even reading about you day was rather exhausting ...lol
The Bakewell sounds yummy :0)
btw I had a fireplace (inner not mantel) the spit of the one in the photo ..it had a slate mantel though
- 18 October 2012 at 05:51
- Rattling On said...
My sweep comes every year in September, partly to satisfy the insurance company!
He's a great bloke who always has good stories and of course I ply him with tea. (Wonder how the cost compares between here and there?)
- 18 October 2012 at 07:51
- Jess said...
Sounds like a real character!
- 18 October 2012 at 13:53
- Annie @ knitsofacto said...
That asparagus fern looks wonderful with the berries ... this is a combination I must try!
Our local sweep reckons he earns more at weddings these days than sweeping chimneys!!
- 21 October 2012 at 22:49
- colleen said...
Annie - I did ask the sweep about weddings and he said he still does them, though didn't mention the price. If it's as much as it is to have a chimney swept, it would be a nice little earner.
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With the bat mating season almost upon us, and the species soon to be seeking prime hibernation spots, the optimum time for Bat surveys is coming to a close. Thus, REC's team of night owls (or Ecologists some might say), are working night and day to ensure that the species and their roosts are kept well protected, and as far away from harm as possible.
One Ecologist in particular, Andrea Cordon, has been working additionally hard to ensure that these endangered species are taken care of. A known bat fanatic (she's been caught on the odd occasion wearing bat jumpers to work), Andrea is a registered injured bat carer and volunteers with her local bat group, South Lancashire (www.slbg.og.uk).
Some time ago, Andrea was contacted via South Lancashire's helpline to attend to an injured bat. Brought in by a hungry but sheepish looking cat, a homeowner found the wounded creature in their house, and noticed that her wing was broken. Keeping the bat comfortable under standard procedure – in a box with some water and a tea towel – the finders kept her settled until Andrea could come to the rescue.
Patrice Cordon
Wing Membrane on the mend
Now, if you're cowering behind a cushion in suspense and fear by the way, not to worry – the bat doesn't die – as five weeks later, Patrice (lovingly christened by Andrea) is making great progress. Recovering from a wing membrane injury, Patrice is moving from strength to strength and is now set to move to a new owner's home where she can practice her flying technique and strengthen her wings. With all in hand, Patrice should then soon be able to fly the nest, and be released back into the wild. Well done to Andrea for her determination and hard work.
In the UK, the bat is a protected species, and it's a legal requirement, as well as being a standard consideration of any planning application, to complete surveys and assessments for protected species before applications can be accepted. If you haven't done your Bat Survey yet, and you need one, then now is the time it has to be done! For more information, email email@example.com or call us on 0845 676 9303.
Likewise, if you find an injured / grounded bat in the South Lancashire/Manchester area, please contact the South Lancashire helpline on 0161 764 8850. Outside of this area, please phone the Bat Conservation Trust on 0345 1300 228, who will direct you to the closest bat carer.


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Mercy Behavioral Health provides education, prevention and treatment services for psychiatric illness and chemical dependency covering patients of all ages – senior adults, adults, adolescents and children. In keeping with Mercy's mission and values, we are committed to serving patients with compassion, dignity and respect.
We offer both outpatient and hospital care services that include professional counseling and medication therapy as needed.
For individuals who suffer with both a psychiatric illness and chemical dependency, we offer specialized dual-diagnosis treatment. Treatment includes individual and group counseling, relapse-prevention techniques and the ongoing support of the 12-step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and other addiction-recovery support groups.
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Some photos of my finished sewing room! I think I showed a sneak peek of it a few weeks ago. And it's not that different from before the flood. But I did make some minor changes that seem to make a big difference. The main one being that I painted the floor black and one wall blue. I also moved the dress rack into our guest room closet so it freed up the whole wall and it just makes it seem a bit bigger overall.
The one wall above is my favorite. Without the dress rack, I was able to hang up a few pictures of all my little city kids...I love how this wall turned out. I also really like my new macrame plant holder! The turkish rug is also new to the space (it came from my mom's house) and I think it really warms up the room.
Above is a shot of that whole side of the room. I also whipped up the curtain out of some fabric that I had stashed and couldn't figure out what to do with. It matches the room perfectly!
My cutting table...It looks pretty much the same!
And the messier side of the room...my screen printing corner. That dresser is actually Parker's old diaper table! It holds all of my screens, paint and other supplies. And the top folds open so I have a nice big surface for screen printing on!
And lastly, here's the view from the basement hallway....
It's funny because for a long time, I dreamed of building our garage into an official sewing studio. And while that would still be lovely, I don't feel the need to do that anymore. Taking a few items out of my sewing area and giving it some new color has really made a huge difference. It totally warms up the space and I really enjoy being in there. Which I guess is good because I spend about 5 hours a day in there!
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The Chair Is A Political Item
I originally purchased Chairmaking & Design by JeffMiller as an impulse purchase off of Amazon. The used copy I bought cost about $5.00. Since it was rated 4.8 out of 5 stars, I figured it was a good deal. Since reading it over the summer, I've had a chair in my head, desperately trying to get into my shop. So it was with great excitement that I read the Woodworking in America 2013 class schedule during my flight to Cincinnati. On Saturday morning there was a chair class (I know there was one on Friday morning too, but I'm sorry. I'm a modern chair style guy, not a Windsor chair fan).
|The class began with the discussion of the evolution of chairs.
I arrived at Chairs: Style & Substance to find Ejler Hjorth-Westh introducing himself to the class. Ejler (Eye-ler) immigrated to California from Denmark in the early 1980's. Since then he has made his trade as a boat builder, a home builder and a furniture maker. He learned furniture making under the tutelage of JamesKrenov at the College of the Redwoods. Now a master (though probably not one to admit it), Ejler teaches at the College of the Redwoods.
The class was a brief history of chairs from a style and political perspective. Ejler took us through from the simplest chairs (basically just a log) to the most ornate Victorian monstrosities. Then World War I hit. Not only did the war permanently disrupt centuries of European social class, it also disrupted the evolution of the chair. After the war the excesses of the Victorian age were cast away for the more practical and balanced styles of the 20th Century (this disruption technically began before the War, but it was the War that pushed it forward).
|One of Ejler's full size mock up demonstrated modern chair design.
Though only in the context of chair design, Ejler was able to define Modern, a task that has stumped and derailed previous WIA presenters. To Ejler, the tenants of modern design are that a chair should be both visually and practically functional. Modern exists on a spectrum, between vision without function and function without vision.
Had the class stopped there, it would have been enough for me. I found the history and philosophy of chairs fascinating. There was more.
After talking about chairs through modern design, Ejler then discussed his design philosophy and methods. He described how his design process is gradual. He takes meticulous notes on the client's request and then ruminates on that request. Once he has worked out the overall design on paper, Ejler moves to a full scale mockup. He assembles his mock ups with a combination of dry joinery and screws. The dry joinery allows him to test different joints, while the screws allow mockups to be disassembled and re-assembled many times over. He emphasized that these steps take time, and the chair maker should not force it. Rather, they should let the design stew.
|This is a sample design sketch of Ejler's.
From design, the class discussion moved to comfort. Ejler explained that comfort can only be measured within its design parameter. No chair is comfortable for all functions at all times. A chair should be comfortable for its intended use – reading, dining, etc. If you adhere to narrow design parameters it is easy to define what comfort is.
|This classic from Rennie Mackontosh does not ballance vision and function.
There is only vision and no function.
Talk of design then moved to building. Ejler reviewed which joints are stressed in which types of chairs and how he makes them. He finished the class by demonstrating how he makes his arm to seat joint.
From discussions I had during the conference I know that Ejler's classes were the most divisive of the weekend. People either loved his class or hated his class. I loved his class. I made sure that I was in the front row for his next one.
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text: Just Two Words Project: Matryoshka & Music By Heidi Kenney | June 10, 2015 - 7:00 am |May 31, 2015 blog 9 Comments For this project we decided we should make a journal. I had fun with it since it meant even the pages could be decorated. I picked the word Matryoshka (nesting dolls) and Jessee chose music.


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Thirty schools reported their absenteeism to the health department, and preparedness coordinator Bob Hickman said that none had more than 10 percent absenteeism, the threshold that catches the attention of county and state health workers.
The county health department has three clinics for H1N1 flu shots upcoming: at Fairfield and Pretty Prairie high schools from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 and at the Hutchinson Sports Arena from 2 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 8.
Those eligible for vaccinations are children age 6 months to 2 years, adults 25 to 64 with health conditions that make them more susceptible to complications from influenza, pregnant women, those who live or provide care to infants under 6 months and health care providers.
Week Ending Rate
Oct. 9 2.84 percent
Oct. 16 4.92 percent
Oct. 23 6.03 percent
Oct. 30 2.5 percent
Nov. 6 2.01 percent
Nov. 13 1.58 percent
Nov. 20 1.52 percent
* Absenteeism averaged just over 1 percent for the six weeks before the school week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 2.


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The idea of a singular genius is downright wrong. People are most powerful when they collaborate, cooperate, and put their minds together, and it's nearly impossible to find someone who has accomplished great success all by themselves.
Delegation is key to helping people work together, and proper delegation can help your team achieve extraordinary results. Since masterful delegation is both a skill and an art, here are 7 rules to help you hone your delegating skills.
1. Don't just delegate the things you don't want to do.
Delegation shouldn't feel like dirty work. That's why you should delegate fun, interesting, and noteworthy projects in addition to minor ones. Use delegation as a growth opportunity for the delegee to stretch their skills.
2. Create a buffer for mistakes and learning.
Delegation and mistake-making go hand-in-hand. It's simply a part of learning. But to be an effective delegator, it's important to create a buffer for mistakes. This means that you give ample time before something is actually due, and you don't delegate something that the entire organization's welfare depends on. Give your delegees small projects and slowly build up their level of responsibility as they prove to you their ability to learn from mistakes.
3. Follow-up, but avoid micromanaging.
Proper delegation is an ongoing process. Rather than delegating a project and forgetting about it, you'll want to follow up on delegated projects and check in as needed. Ask: How is it going? What can I help with? Give individuals an opportunity to express both their concerns and their successes, but do your best not to micromanage them.
4. Express desired result.
Successful delegations include explaining the project itself and the desired result. The most important component is being clear about the desired result; this leaves the possibility of the delegee choosing their own way of completing the project.
5. Have a strategy for recovery.
Failure is an inevitable aspect of all new endeavors and projects. In every project you delegate, something can go awry, and unplanned challenges may arise. Developing a strategy for such situations will help your team bounce back and stay on-task. As you create your strategy for recovery, remember that every instance of failure provides an opportunity for learning and growing.
6. Be willing to reset priorities.
As a delegator, it's your responsibility to be flexible. If another project requires completion before one already scheduled, so be it. If your delegated project ends up taking longer than expected, you need to accept that too. Stay level-headed and maintain an open line of communication.
7. Be open to strengths and weaknesses.
Delegating projects is a good way to understand someone's strengths and weaknesses. Consider each delegation as an experiment that will teach you more about a person's strengths and weaknesses. It will also teach you about your own strengths and weaknesses.
What is your best advice to a leader who needs help delegating? Please add to the conversation—comment below or on Twitter at @gregbellspeaks.


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What does "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots mean?
"Stressed Out" Song Lyrics Meaning
Twenty One Pilot's third Blurryfacesingle is out, and I think it's the best so far. After recently releasing "Fairly Local" and "Tear in My Heart," Twenty One Pilots has been heightening expectation and suspense for the release of Blurryfaceon May 19th.
"Stressed Out" is about the transition from childhood to adulthood. The music is intense and varied with a wide array of styles being mashed into the only 3:45 long, also-unique music video, in which Tyler and Josh revisit their childhood homes and families to ride kid's three wheelers and perform in their old bedrooms. But most interesting of all, the lyrics of "Stressed Out" are perhaps even deeper than those of the previous two songs from Blurryface, though they are a bit less symbolic and more sincerely clear.
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"The Meaning"
In the first verse, Tyler raps with a clear, unaltered voice that he wishes his songs were better. He wants "better sounds," a "better voice," to be able to put chords in a new order, and to not have to rhyme. (In the part about rhyming, he avoids the line's expected end rhyme.) From these wishes, his sentiments become more serious: "I was told when I get older, all my fears would shrink / But now I'm insecure, and I care what people think." This verse is stock Twenty One Pilots's material-vulnerability and sincerity. Tyler admits that he's not sure of himself and that though he doesn't want to care "what people think," he does.
Twenty One Pilots Promo Shot, Full BodyThe pre-chorus changes tone; Tyler's voice gains an airy, echo effect that makes him sound removed. He repeats, "My name's Blurryface, and I care what you think," to show his audience that he knows he values others' opinion of him. Later verses suggest that he knows this is a bad thing. The change in his voice suggests an alter ego (perhaps "Blurryface," as suggested by a user on Genius.com) or at least a self that Tyler knows is afraid of being open and sincere.
The chorus is a simple wish for the "good old days." Back then, whatever had Tyler "stressed out" could be solved by his mother singing him to sleep. No problem was lasting or serious enough that a simple nap and a song couldn't fix it.
In verse 2, Tyler raps about a smell that reminds him of his childhood. That smell grants him a reprieve from stress, and he imagines selling it as a candle but concludes that only his brother would buy it since the smell would only mean something to someone who had shared Tyler's childhood.
Tyler mentions that the smell "would remind us of when nothing really mattered," suggesting that he wants to revisit that time. He sings, "Out of student loans and tree house homes, we all would take the latter." For him, adult life loses a childhood innocence that comes with feeling safe from worries. Instead of playing, he must work to make a living and pay his bills.
The bridge continues the romanticization of his childhood by describing times that he as a child would "play pretend." He mentions that he and his friends would imagine they were going to outer space, suggesting a child-like belief in limitless possibilities. Now that he has to think about paying student loans, his opportunities for dreaming about doing big things and exploring are fewer.
Twenty One Pilots Promo PhotoAt the end of the bridge and in the music video, a crowd of Tyler and Josh's family members shouts, "You need to make money," suggesting a social pressure to work and earn an income, which may have lead Tyler to leave his childhood fantasies and fun. Even though he "used to dream of outer space," "now they're laughing at [his] face."
The outro builds onto the ideas in the bridge and builds in intensity. Tyler's voice becomes unnaturally deep (like it did in the second verse of "Fairly Local"), and he repeats the lines, "We used to play pretend, used to play pretend, funny / We used to play pretend, wake up you need the money." In the music video, two versions of Tyler sing this deep-voiced outro. One version is visiting his childhood home, wearing a backpack, and skipping through his old neighborhood. The other Tyler is perhaps the alter-ego "Blurryface" who has red eyes and sings from a dark room. By showing Tyler singing the outro in both personas, the music video suggests that they are two sides of him. One longs for childhood; the other reminds him that he must work and pressures him to keep from returning to his "tree house homes."
As for the music video, most of the song is spent showing Tyler and Josh returning to their childhood homes and families to play this song. This enhances the message by showing the audience the peaceful and comfortable place that Tyler wishes to return to. Most of the video is spent in the two's childhood bedrooms with them playing the song with other males who appear to be brothers of Josh and Tyler.
In the music video, too, notice how Tyler and Josh are the only people who wear any color other than black. The two wear both red and white but the other people shouting at them wear only black, suggesting that Josh and Tyler's imaginative world may be more lively and interesting than the real world they are being awakened and summoned to.
The Progression
Think about how complicated "Stressed Out" is. It covers a lot of topics and ideas:
"I wish I could write songs better."
"I care what people think."
"I wish for the 'good old days.'"
"I feel nostalgic for childhood."
"We can't go back to childhood because we need to make money and be successful."
The song comes full circle. Tyler begins by wanting to do his job better because he is insecure, and he ends by feeling pressure to not return to childhood and to continue working. His insecure side feeds his desire to continue performing the actions and commitments required by society.
This song compares adulthood's insecurity to childhood's innocence (and perhaps obliviousness). Tyler mentions that children may have fears, but having grown up, he knows which fears he prefers-not the ones of whether others will accept him but the ones that can be solved by his mother's simple singing. Unfortunately, the pressure to make a living keeps him (and us) from returning home.


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We can see many an adventure being played out in this gorgeous Woodland Room. Once the lights go down and the fire has reduced to few smouldering embers, we predict the bear, the badger, the stag and the beautiful Swedish forest all coming to life while the brave little explorer tells stories under the dark night sky...
He'd have lots to discuss… like where he had been, who he had met and what battles he had won. They'd swap stories all night and eat walnuts by the fire. Yes that is precisely what happens in this Woodland Explorer themed room.
Created by Bobby Rabbit for a very special little explorer called Jayan, the entire vision was inspired by the remarkable 'Into the Wild' wallpaper from Hibou Home that you can see perched proudly above the fireplace.
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Enometrics XVII
Palermo Sicily - Italy June 09 - 12, 2010
Our association brings together specialists from different disciplines who study questions regarding the vine and wine. We are all interested in topics related to the vine and wine.
We also share the conviction that our research and experience can make a contribution worthy of interest for professionals in vine and wine, both in the production and development of the product and in consumption or marketing. This contribution also applies to the analysis and understanding of markets, perception and quality assessment.
Any proposal of communication in whatever discipline, is admissible and will be examined by the members of the scientific committee. However communications must propose an approach validated by an objective analysis (and often quantitative) of data.The latter can be quantitative but also qualitative or value-based.
As a special topics in Gastronometrica, we will discute the relation betwenn Quality and Gastronomy. This Year, we invite also researcher to submit on Olive Oil.A restricted scientific committe will be managed by Pr. Gian Gaspare FARDELLA, Università di Palermo.
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Hosted by our partners in the network The Republic of the Imagination, Macaz Arts and Incubator107, this training in the Danube Delta brought artists from all over Europe to learn the latest developments in Sensory Labyrinth Theatre.
"Going through this experience helped me understand the importance of creating the team relations in order to create for others an experience that they can't forget soon. Talking about how this impacted me, I can say that it helped me becoming more careful about the others' needs, about how they can interiorize an experience and that there are so many ways of expressing feelings."
"It made me use my voice more often, expressing how i really feel even though i fear it may hurt people. It made me realise how far i've come and how many obstacles i've passed, made me come more into my body and learn to use it and made me want to teach to others how to feel their bodies, emotions and not fear them, but explore them."
"I have made friends from around the world, shared in feelings, senses and experiences. It has opened my eyes to the world and allowed me to see it in a new light. i am hooked on sensory labyrinth theatre and must continue to create!"
"The workshop provided me with interesting an methods to overcome certain blocks while actually working with myself on that, in fact it helped me overcome some of my blocks."
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Currently, children come second in the world of cancer research – the children affected by neuroblastoma are on average just two years old. They are too little to represent themselves and one in two children diagnosed with aggressive neuroblastoma will not survive.
We need to change this and we need you to help us raise funds through getting sponsored for the Neuroblastoma Run2Cure. When you register for the run you will be able to set up your own fundraising page on the Run2Cure site managed by Race Roster (provided you are over 18 years of age) which you can then share with your friends and contacts, via facebook, twitter or by email. Our goal in 2019 is to raise $250 000 which will take us to the grand total of $1 million raised by Run2Cure participants.
In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 the Neuroblastoma Run2Cure raised a collective $750,000 for our charity partners which included Children's Cancer Institute Australia, Cancer Council NSW, Kids Cancer Project (2016) and Neuroblastoma Australia.
In 2019 we hope to reach the $1,000,000 milestone for research.
Profits from the event are invested in neuroblastoma research projects. Funds which go to Children's Cancer Institute (CCI) will continue to support the development of a drug called CBL137. Funding for this type of pre-clinical research is essential as often other funding sources focus on capital equipment and infrastructure rather than the senior scientists required to complete this ground-breaking work.
Run2Cure supported the first research project completed for CBL137 which involved identifying whether this drug can be effective in treating high-risk neuroblastoma in laboratory models as a single agent.
It has been in a stage 1 adult clinical trial which has shown promising results and low toxicity so the next stage is a paediatric trial. Neuroblastoma Australia has supported another CBL137 research project which is looking at combining CBL137 with another drug to increase its efficacy.
Neuroblastoma Australia has also recently agreed to support researchers at Sydney Children's Hospital looking at creating a database to collate data on the late affects of childhood cancer treatments.
This is vital to understand the current situation and also for improvements in late affects to be tracked. It is expected that through using less toxic treatments such as CBL 137, there will be reduced late affects. For further information on where Run2Cure funds go, visit the Neuroblastoma Australia website.
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This is The Exciting Bit. It is with great pleasure, and only a little bit more ado, that I introduce the first of our authors. These are two talented and frankly charming people. More importantly they've written some fine books.
Our new logo and branding
Ok, so this might count as teasing, but before I get to the authors you should know that our favourite designer is currently working hard on our new branding. He's a seasoned pro, something of a gentleman and has already returned to sunlight squinting and holding great jewels of design goodness.
We're working with him at the moment to make sure that these uncut gems are expertly polished. More news in coming weeks.
Back to the authors
One important bit of quibbling definitions before the big reveal though. I want to make it clear that these aren't acquisitions for Unsung, nothing so possessive! We've chosen them as much as they've chosen us, and we've chosen them because we think they're really rather good. Unsung, you could say. So, because I hate choosing favourites, in alphabetical order:
Ian Hocking
Ian Hocking is author of the Saskia Brandt series and an entirely clever man. Not content with being a doctor of psychology, he is also already a successful self-published author. Ian has been working with us on a new revised edition of Déjà Vu, an intricate near-future technothriller and we are very much looking forward to bringing this new work to you.
Déjà Vu is fast-paced, taut, tense and set to keep you on your toes. David Proctor, a research scientist, is running for his life from unknown forces. Saskia Brandt is the detective on his trail. More than just a thriller, this is a book about the lines between man and technology and the beginning and end of personality in the age of super-computers.
Reviewers have already said things like: 'Excellent...crisp and professional. This book bodes well for the future.'; '[Hocking] Breaks new ground.'; 'Shows mature confidence.'; and 'Inventive and witty.' So just have a think what the new and improved version is going to be like.
You can find Ian on Twitter @Ian_Hocking
Aliya Whiteley
Aliya Whiteley is one of those writers who has bubbled below the mainstream for too long. She has had two novels, Light Reading and Three Things About Me, previously published by MacMillan and short stories featuring in a wide range of places including Strange Horizons, Smokelong, Bourbon Penn, The Future Fire, pulp.net, 3AM, McSweeny's Internet Tendency and 3 feature stories in (Unsung favourites) The Drabblecast. A collection of her short fiction, Witchcraft in the Harem, is currently available from Doghorn Publishing and is well worth the investment.
We are very pleased to announce that we will be publishing her new novella this summer. The Beauty is the story of Nate, the storyteller of a group of survivors in a world without women. This is a timeless and strange place where history is recreated around the campfire every night, where something waits for the men in the woods. At once a lyrical tale of the storyteller and a dark vision of the future, The Beauty is full of Aliya's trademark ability to fill stories with elegance, humour, the brutal and the delicate.
You can find Aliya on Twitter @AliyaWhiteley
So there you have it. Consider these books our flag pitched in the landscape. They aren't meant to be just like all the others, they aren't meant to be play nicely with all the other genres. They're the ones to watch, the quiet ones in the corner who you just know are up to something much more interesting than you are.
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