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In a landmark hearing, Heath bosses prosecuted three crooks caught with two carrier bags full of Red Swamp Crayfish following a midnight raid on the ponds.
The lobster-like creatures, which are not native Heath dwellers, have bred at an alarming rate and are now feared to top 5,000.
But removing or harming the aggressive crayfish, which have been blamed for biting swimmers in the ponds, is a breach of Heath bylaws.
More and more people are believed to be stealing them from the Heath's waters.
But the City of London Corporation, which manages the open space, insisted that this was an isolated incident.
One of the raiders, Julian Glowacki, 27, was fined £220 for snatching the crayfish.
Glowacki, of Kilburn Park, north London, told the Ham&High last night he had not planned to sell his catch on.
The crayfish poacher said: "My cousin wanted to put them in an aquarium. It's the first and last time I do that."
Heath Constabulary officers spotted the three men with their lines out on Hampstead number two pond – a designated fishing site – on June 18, Highbury Corner magistrates, court heard.
The trio admitted they did not have licences to fish and were told to move on. But just after midnight the villains were spotted again at nearby Hampstead number one pond armed with a large fishing net.
Lawyer Philip Saunders, acting for City of London Corporation, said they were found with a large carrier bag of pond life with other crayfish crawling around by their feet.
All three were cautioned.
Officers searched their car and seized a second bag, teaming with more of the crustaceans.
Mr Saunders, who admitted this was a fairly unusual case, said: "When the officers returned them (crayfish) to the water they noticed that some had perished."
The bylaw states: "No person shall in any open space wilfully disturb any animal grazing or shall harry, ill-treat, or injure or destroy any animal, bird or fish, or take or attempt to take any animal, bird, fish or egg or set any trap."
Riko Glowacki, 19, of Upper Edmonton, and Wladislaw Grabowski, 23, of Ealing, north London, were each fined £285 after they admitted breaking the rules.
A City of London spokesman said only two students had been granted licences to catch crayfish for research purposes but it did not issue them for people to fish commercially.
"The City of London Corporation's ecology and conservation specialists tightly control the red-swamp crayfish populations in Hampstead Heath's ponds," he said.
"Whilst we do licence crayfish extraction for research, we don't issue licences for commercial purposes.
"It must be remembered that this species is a non-native, very invasive species that causes great ecological damage outside their native range.
"Indeed red swamp crayfish have been introduced – both deliberately and accidentally - into many other places in the UK where they have caused problems for pond and waterway ecology.
"They are now widespread in Europe and have caused numerous problems for native wildlife and water quality. We must ensure that members of the public do not introduce them elsewhere."
The red swamp crayfish, also known as the Louisiana crawfish, is native to the US and Mexico and was first recorded in Hampstead ponds in 1991. Several other populations have been identified elsewhere in Britain.
Measuring up to 3.5in, they are omnivorous and known for their aggressive behaviour. ŠThey mate in spring and females can lay up to 600 eggs at a time.
They threaten the survival of the native white claw crayfish and are said to be destroying fish stocks in the ponds.
One theory is that they were dumped in the Hampstead ponds, but individuals can also be dropped by herons or other large birds.
They can travel long distances over land to reach water, nearly two miles in a night having been recorded.


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Acupuncture has been shown to speed up recovery time in athletes, as well as treat orthopedic issues and internal conditions such as, fatigue, interrupted sleep, and digestive disorders. Some of the ways in which acupuncture does this is by increasing circulation, decreasing inflammation, and improving quality of sleep. Cupping can also be beneficial.
Common race training conditions we see and have treated:
Digestive Problems (by getting ahead of the curve we can make sure there are no hiccups to regularity on race day)
Sleep Disorders (trouble falling and/or staying asleep)
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• Tight, sore or strained muscles
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The Tea Bag Saga – Part 1 What's with the tea bags?
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Happy New Year!
I much prefer thinking of some things I intend to do in the coming year rather than making Resolutions. It's probably because I have, in the past, come up with great long lists of things and then failed miserably to actual do any of them. I have also tried to make much more reasonable lists of resolutions and still not achieved them.
I'm probably fooling myself that changing the word will charge the outcome but I will give it a go anyway. My intentions are two-fold:
Number One: I intend to learn how to crochet.
I have attempted this a few times but I've never been able to get the hang of it. One of the problems I've had is trying, as a left hander, to learn from a right hander. I need to find some left handed crochet resources.
I hope to crochet a blanket with my mini-skein collection and this beautiful shawl/wrap from the latest Pom Pom Quarterly:
Number Two: I intend to visit a different museum, art gallery or exhibition every month in 2015.
I do visit places already but what I want to do is go places and sketch, I got this concertina sketch book from Cass Art and I would like to fill it. This probably means I will be going alone (or with people who don't mind being left alone for a few hours). I've got a few places on my list; Modern Art Oxford for the William Morris & Andy Warhol exhibition, The Botanical Gardens in Birmingham and old favourites like the V & A and The Natural History museum. If anyone has any suggestions (now or throughout the year), please tweet them at me (@coopknits)
What are your plans for 2015?


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Steer clear of leaning on medication or alcohol to deal with your nervousness, as this may only bring about other challenges. Anxiousness ought to be handled professionally, or handled inside a method conducive for your nicely getting. Furthermore, counting on substances to obtain in excess of nervousness will result in you to turn into addicted and also worsen your anxiousness.
Separate oneself from factors that bring about you nervousness for any handful of hrs on a daily basis. In the event you discover that contemplating about a little something also frequently is creating you anxious, go on the stroll or someplace you like to get a when. Contemplating about one thing a lot of can just make it worse, so maintain your thoughts occupied.
Learn to distract your self. The moment you're feeling the nervousness beginning to overwhelm you, locate one thing that provides a distraction. Make certain that it really is anything that requires up lots of concentration or power, this kind of being a tricky puzzle or even a brisk work out. By concentrating on a little something apart from your anxiousness, you can discover that it disappears very rapidly.
Should you are encountering a really serious anxiousness, or panic assault, it is best to recall to breathe effectively in an effort to calm down. We have to don't forget that our bodies are like machines, and taking suitable breaths is what fuels them thoroughly. Bear in mind, to lengthen your exhalation, to be able to alleviate your nervousness somewhat much more.
Ahead of you hit the sheets during the night, you'll want to consider about all the good things that is certainly happening as part of your existence correct now. Do the identical issue the next morning. You might think that you don't have any superior matters taking place as part of your daily life, but each single individual can uncover a thing superior in their daily life, even though it can be anything really modest. Undertaking so might help to lessen your nervousness.
Handle your ideas to assist oneself cope with nervousness greater. A lot of occasions anxiousness is a result of ideas you may have with your head. Damaging ideas can overwhelm you and result in anxiousness. As soon as you discover ways to management everything you are pondering about, you'll be able to handle nervousness superior and potentially do away with it.
When you start to really feel an nervousness assault coming on whilst you happen to be driving, pull in excess of and quit your motor vehicle, as quickly as possible. Get some deep breaths, shut your eyes, and watch for it to pass. Nervousness attacks are prevalent if you are on the wheel and also have been recognized to trigger accidents.
One among the simplest items which you could do when you are inside a battle with nervousness would be to get rid of sugar and refined carbohydrates out of your diet plan. Anxiousness could be triggered through the fluctuations within the ranges of sugar within your blood, the two very low and higher. These surges are certainly one of the triggers to nervousness and panic attacks.
Imagine delighted ideas. When you have troubles falling asleep during the night as a consequence of anxiousness, assume about anything excellent as part of your existence plus the good matters you will be likely to do the following day. Whilst it might appear tough to do to start with, the additional you get it done, the far more you can get made use of to it.
An excellent method to do away with your anxiousness is usually to deal with your self to a snack that you just like. If you get started to really feel a little anxious, one among the top methods to calm on your own, should be to make your taste buds pleased. Once you make your taste buds delighted, your abdomen is joyful, then you happen to be pleased.
In the event you don't place some sort of optimistic interaction in in between you as well as your nervousness, it will eventually proceed to expand. It doesn't matter what you determine to complete, when an anxiousness assault takes place, check out remaining optimistic about every thing that goes by means of your thoughts. When anything damaging takes place, flip it into anything good.
Endeavor to exercising each day in case you are owning problems with anxiousness. Any time you eliminate all your more power then you certainly make your thoughts a bit more exhausted. This can be terrific should you have difficulties sleeping due to your anxiousness. All through training you can also discover you are not pondering about significantly, in order that assists with anxious ideas likewise.
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Avalanche Advisory
Friday, March 10th 2017 7:00 am by Wendy Wagner
ARCHIVED ADVISORY - All advisories expire after 24 hours from the posting date/time.
A LOW avalanche danger remains in the backcountry at all elevations. Although triggering an avalanche is unlikely, it is not impossible. Today's main question is daytime warming. Watch for East-through-South-through-West-facing slopes to heat up enough to initiate rollerballs and possibly some shallow wet loose avalanches. Other things to watch for are old hard wind slabs in steep rocky terrain, dry sluffs on steep slopes with soft snow and cornice falls loosening with the warmth. Glide cracks continue to open - limiting exposure under these is recommended.
Remember that good travel habits remain important, even during 'green light conditions'. This includes exposing only one person at a time on a slope, watching your partners closely and having an escape route planned in case the snow moves.
Summit Lake, South of Johnson Pass and North (in parts of the Girdwood Valley): A reminder that the snowpack remains thin with a poor structure. The chance for tiggering an avalanche that breaks in the old weak layers is unlikely but not nonexistent.
|Show the Complete North American Avalanche Danger Scale
|Travel Advice: Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.
|Travel Advice: Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.
|Travel Advice: Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.
Sunshine and warmer temperatures are on tap. After 11 days of clear skies and cold single digit temperatures, today is expected to be the warmest day since the Northwest winds ripped though during the end of February. Winds are slated to be calm to light from the South and should let the sun do its thing on East, South and West aspects - meaning warm things up to the 20'sF or higher. Keep a close eye on any warming taking place on the snow surface. Soft snow still sits on many slopes and roller balls and wet loose avalanches could occur in these areas. Slopes with old sun crusts or wind slabs/crusts will take much more than the warming today to effect.
Other things to keep in mind if you are headed to the mountains to enjoy these long sunny days:
Glide Avalanches:
Glide cracks continue to slowly open above popular terrain on Seattle Ridge and in other areas of the advisory area. These could release at any time, watch for these cracks and avoid being under them.
Wind Slabs:
Old and hard winds slabs are easy to find but for the most part they are locked into place. Steep rocky areas, where they are not supported from below, will be the most suspect zones for someone to pop one out.
Loose Snow Avalanches (Sluffs):
Watch your sluff. Dry sluffs on steep slopes are probable and are getting larger by the day. And, as mentioned above, wet loose (or damp) sluffs, both natural and human triggered, may occur.
Cornices may start to loosen with the warming - as always, give these monsters a wide berth from above and limit exposure time traveling underneath.
Persistent Slabs and Deep Slabs:
There are various weak layers in our thin snowpack. Buried surface hoar sits 1-3+' below the surface and faceted snow sits in the mid and base of the pack. These weak layers with varying degrees of strength are in a dormant stage due to plenty of time to adjust with a lack of changing weather. Although this means the layers are not producing avalanches, it doesn't mean an outlier can't occur which could cause a large avalanche breaking deeper in the pack.
The most interesting glide crack of the season sits just to the looker's left of the motoroized up track. We are following this one closely to see if and when it will releases.
A look at Tincan Ridge from the motorized side of the road. Sun crusts are becomming more prevolent, although plenty of soft 'recycled powder' is still to be found.
A quick look at the Turnagain Pass snowpack from the Center Ridge SNOTEL site. Our snowpack is just over half of normal for this time of year.
Sunny skies were over the area yesterday (the 11th day in a row for brilliant sunny skies!). Ridgetop winds were light from the North. Temperatures climbed from around 10F to 15F overnight and sit warmer than they have been for 12 days! That said, an inversion is in place this morning with valley bottoms -10F to 0F.
For today, sunshine and calm winds should warm up the lower elevations to the mid 20'sF, ridgetops should warm as well into the 20's. It should be a day for sunscreen instead of balaclavas. Ridgetop winds are expected to be around 5mph from the South.
The weekend looks to be similar with sunny skies and warm afternoon temperatures - the 'nocturnal inversion' will likely keep overnight temperatures cold. There is hit for snow in the long term forecast the middle of next week....cross your fingers!
PRECIPITATION 24-hour data (6am - 6am)
|Temp Avg (F)
|Snow (in)
|Water (in)
|Snow Depth (in)
|Center Ridge (1880')
|Summit Lake (1400')
|Alyeska Mid (1700')
RIDGETOP 24-hour data (6am - 6am)
|Temp Avg (F)
|Wind Dir
|Wind Avg (mph)
|Wind Gust (mph)
|Sunburst (3812')
|Seattle Ridge(2400')
This is a general backcountry avalanche advisory issued for Turnagain Arm with Turnagain Pass as the core advisory area (this advisory does not apply to highways, railroads, or operating ski areas).
Riding status is not associated with avalanche danger. An area will be open to motorized use in accordance to the Forest Management Plan when snow coverage is adequate to protect underlying vegetation. Backcountry hazards including avalanche hazard are always present regardless of the open status of motorized use areas.
(Updated: May 06, 2019 )
|Glacier District
|Johnson Pass:
|Closed as of 4.3.19
|Placer River:
|Closed as of 3.20.19 due to lack of snow.
|Skookum Drainage:
|Placer access closed as of 3.20.19 due to lack of snow.
|Turnagain Pass:
|Closed as of 5/6. Thanks for a great season all, see you next winter!
|Closed as of 3.20.19 due to lack of snow.
|Seward District
|Carter Lake:
|Lost Lake Trail:
|Closed as of 3.22.19 due to lack of snow
|Primrose Trail:
|Closed as of 4.3.19 due to lack of snow
|Resurrection Pass Trail:
|Closed for the 2018/19 season. Next season will be open to motorized use.
|Snug Harbor:
|Close as of 5.1.2019
|South Fork Snow River Corridor:
|Closed as of 3.20.19 due to lack of snow.
|Summit Lake:
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© 2019 Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center. All rights reserved.


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Why do I like this poem ? I like it because the poem is a nostalgic commentary on life's choices; on the eternal dilemma of having to choose between two paths without having any knowledge of where each will lead. After having to make many choices over the many years of being in existence one can only laugh at the truth of the lines-
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:...
Here is the full poem...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.


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- The start of the white harvest
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Valcohol Nog
I have to be honest with you - I didn't try egg nog for the first time until this winter. What changed? I made it at home with careful attention to bacteria safety as well as fat and sugar content. The result was incredibly worth the hours of research and I'm incredibly excited to share the recipe with you all.
Let's talk eggs (bonus points if you say that word with a Wisconsin accent). When it comes to incorporating them in cocktails, people either love them, are still unsure of their flavor or avoid them like the plague. I have to admit that I was once part of the last group. It took a large amount of curiosity for me to finally give egg whites a try and I will never go back. They add such a wonderful texture and contribute a smooth, creamy flavor without adding excess fat or dairy. Plus, egg whites are a great source of protein, beneficial to jump-starting your metabolism before eating a meal.
Though the risk of salmonella is low, I've preferred to play it safe by using pasteurized egg whites. I typically buy them in cartons, making sure it's not an egg substitute and there are no suspicious additives. As an extra safety measure, I only use them raw for about a week after opening, and then incorporate the remainder into baked goods.
Unfortunately, egg yolks do not come in cartons (that I'm aware of) and pasteurized whole eggs can be very hard to find (I may or may not have checked 5 different grocery stores). Adapting to this constraint, I chose to cook the egg nog, age it for a few days with KOVAL Oat Whiskey and then shake the aged mix with a pasteurized egg white before serving. You could also use bourbon but the oat whiskey is really ideal for this application - it's rich, creamy and incredibly smooth.
I kept my recipe dairy-free with a mixture of Califia Farms almond/coconut creamer and almond milk that I simmered with orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and dark maple syrup. I also added vanilla extract and fresh grated nutmeg during the aging process. The result is blissfully decadent in taste yet not in content and simply perfect for the holiday season. I also highly recommend it as an excellent DIY gift!
Valcohol Nog
Step 1:
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 cup almond/coconut creamer
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp cloves
- 2 strips orange peel
- 0.5 cup dark maple syrup
- 3 fresh egg yolks
Heat all ingredients other than egg yolks on low/medium heat in a small saucepan. Stir occasionally and warm for about 15 minutes or until milk mixture just reaches a boil, then set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with an electric mixer. Add warm spiced milk mixture to egg yolks very slowly, while continuing to beat with the electric mixer. Once the egg yolks and spiced milk are combined, transfer the liquid back to the small saucepan and heat for about 3 more minutes or until the mixture reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Make sure to stir continuously during this process. Remove from heat, strain out the spices and orange peel and allow to cool.
Step 2:
- 1 cup oat whiskey
- 0.5 tsp vanilla
- 0.5 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
Once egg yolk and spiced milk mixture has cooled, transfer to a large glass jar or bottle and add vanilla, whiskey and nutmeg. Give the jar/bottle a good shake and put it in the fridge for 1-2 days for the flavors to mix and intensify (I would recommend consuming within 7 days).
Step 3:
- 1 egg white
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 orange twist
When you're ready to serve, add 4 ounces of the aged egg nog mixture and 1 egg white to a shaker. Dry shake for about 10 seconds to form a nice foam, popping the shaker occasionally if pressure builds up. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a stemmed glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange twist. Enjoy while opening a pile of presents around the nondenominational holiday tree.
Thanks to Belen Aquino for the stunning cocktail photography and to Gather Vintage Tablescapes for the lovely glasses and tray.


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I only had 6 children for the 9/10 session, so I skipped teaching an actual lesson and just let the kids have fun with the comics. I'm told I should have more kids for the 9/24 session, so I'll plan to have an actual lesson with them then.
I'm currently going through some computer problems, so stats from 9/3 and 9/10, as well as the images and videos, will be delayed.
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2008. MIT Media Lab.
Despite the rise in new clients like Slack that combine outside services with new expressions like animated gifs, the fundamental tenants of instant messaging have changed little in the past 20 years. Conversations are linear, immutable, and susceptible to errors in turn-taking and referent resolution. Problems of incoherency occur with high frequency, yet no design has emerged that alleviates these problems in discourse sufficiently to achieve commercial adaption. Signs aimed to bring new ideas into the space.
Signs is an instant messaging design philosophy and implementation. We aim to reduce confusion while increasing expressive power. In Signs, the mutation of persistent discussion spaces facilitates repair of sequencing problems and functions as a proxy for new communication acts.
Zinman, A. and Donath, J. Signs: Increasing Expression and Clarity in Instant Messaging. In Proceedings of HICSS 2009.


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As I write this, I'm under exactly 4 layers of clothing, not including the blanket that has me wrapped up like some cozy chipotle. However, I can't complain, because up until this late- December week, the weather has been OUTSTANDING.
Call it an Indian Summer, call it global warming, but I call it glorious- I KNOW IT'S SELFISH. Our planet is probably falling apart but I couldn't help but enjoy the unusually warm temperatures for December in Michigan.
And in Michigan, when the sun shows up past Nov. 1, the only logical thing to do was to throw on a tulle-ballerina skirt, my favorite flannel and head outside to enjoy it while it lasts.
Tulle skirts can become too costume-y if not paired carefully. Try to offset the prettiness with some rough touches, like a leather jacket, moto booties or a cool t-shirt.
Skirt: Abercrombie & Fitch (I know, right?). Similar here and here.
Shirt: Vintage from my Aunt's closet (what is family for?). Similar here and here.
Mock neck Bodysuit: Asos. IF YOU DO NOT OWN A BODYSUIT YOU ARE NOT LIVING THE LIFE YOU DESERVE.
Boots: Old Sam Edelman. Similar here and here.
Sunglasses: Elizabeth & James. Similar here.
This was my first time taking "real photos" since my Senior pictures, which was my worst nightmare. It's just not natural to lay on the floor with your name in blocks behind you.
I was beyond nervous and I have to give all props to my amazing photographer, Lauren Montgomery. She somehow made me feel comfortable, even as she was telling me to "walk with purpose" towards her. STILL DON'T KNOW HOW. But I'm very excited to learn with her!


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Bethel Music Kids Reborn As Bright Ones With Self-Titled Album Slated For Release On April 27
The children's ministry Bethel Music Kids is expanding and being reborn as kids and youth ministry Bright Ones, announcing their self-titled album Bright Ones slated for release on April 27. Bright Ones is a ministry formed as an extension of Bethel Music and Bethel Church in Redding, Calif., for creative talented youth and kids who love God and want to "see his kingdom expand through music, movement, and multimedia," according to a press release.
"We knew as a group and label that we needed to shift upwards toward youth because all of the kids that were key in Bethel Music Kids have grown from kids to teens. They have matured and so has the sound, so it was a natural progression and it needed a name," said Fred Vassallo, Director of Bright Ones ministry, Choreographer, and Manager. "The lyrics of the song 'Bright Ones' captured the essence of who we are and what we are going after together."
Featuring a diverse, pop-influenced soundscape, with a mixture of re-invented covers and original songs written by members of the adult music group Bethel Music, the new album features work by talented top producers such as LAEL, James G. Morales, Seth Mosley, Mike "X" O'Connor, Rick Seibold and Jacob Sooter.
Performing on the album are nine kids ages 12 to 16, many of whom are related to the Bethel Music team. According to the music ministry, each voice featured on Bright Ones testifies "the confidence, creativity, and freedom that comes from saying 'yes' to God."
Promising an inspiring collection of songs, Bright Ones invites listeners to experience what is possible when a group of young people fully believe they are the light of the world carrying a message meant to impact others, with the anthem-like title track as the perfect example. "You're Gonna Be Ok," is a song written by Bethel Music artist Jenn Johnson for and about her husband and fellow artist Brian Johnson and his battle with anxiety and is sung by their daughter Téa.
"It's amazing to have one of our kids sing this song because it means so much to us," expressed Jenn Johnson, Bethel Music artist. "It was a song that came out of a really hard time for our family. But as a family, we watched the circumstance completely turn around for the better."
Bright Ones Track Listing:
1. Bright Ones
2. Get Your Hopes Up
3. You're Gonna Be Ok
4. No Longer Slaves
5. We Dance
6. Let My Life
7. Never Gonna Stop
8. Spirit Move
9. Magnetic
10. He Loves Me All The Time
11. Who You Are
12. For The One
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chloral(redirected from anhydrous chloral)
Also found in: Dictionary, Encyclopedia.
1. an oily liquid with a pungent, irritating odor; used in the manufacture of chloral hydrate and DDT.
2. chloral hydrate.
chloral hydrate a sedative and hypnotic used primarily as an adjunct to anesthesia and for sedation of children before certain medical or dental procedures. It is now rarely used for management of insomnia. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) guidelines for long-term care facilities discourages the use of chloral hydrate. The National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on the Treatment of Sleep Disorders of Older People noted that hypnotic medications such as this should not be the mainstay of management of most causes of disturbed sleep.
A thin oily liquid with a pungent odor, formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol.
Synonym(s): anhydrous chloral
chloral/chlo·ral/ (klor´al)
1. an oily liquid with a pungent, irritating odor; used in the manufacture of chloral hydrate and DDT.
2. c. hydrate.
1. an oily liquid with a pungent, irritating odor, prepared by the mutual action of alcohol and chlorine; used in the manufacture of chloral hydrate and DDT.
2. vernacular contraction of the term chloral hydrate.
chloral betaine
formed by the reaction of chloral hydrate with betaine; used as a sedative.
chloral hydrate
rarely if ever used in small animals. Widely used as a hypnotic, analgesic and anesthetic agent in large animals, especially in horses. Has many disadvantages and has been superseded by many much more satisfactory preparations. Its continued use is a matter of economics. Chloral hydrate may be administered orally but is erratic and slow-acting in its effects by this route. Intravenously the effects are immediate; injection outside the vein causes a very severe cellulitis usually terminating in an extensive slough of tissue.
Chloral hydrate is a poor analgesic and severely depressant of respiratory and vasomotor centers in the medulla.
chloral hydrate and guaiacol glyceryl ether
used as an anesthetic combination in horses; combines muscular relaxation with hypnotic effect.
chloral hydrate and magnesium sulfate
an anesthetic preparation used in horses. Combines the hypnotic effect of chloral and the neuromuscular blocking effect of magnesium.
chloral hydrate, magnesium sulfate and pentobarbital sodium
see equithesin.


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EU-US "Privacy Shield" for data transfers: further improvements needed, MEPs say
The EU Commission should go on negotiating with the USA to remedy "deficiencies" in proposed "Privacy Shield" protection for EU citizens' data transferred to the US for commercial purposes, Parliament says in a non-legislative resolution passed on Thursday.
In the resolution, passed by 501 votes to 119 with 31 abstentions, MEPs welcome the efforts of the Commission and the US administration to achieve "substantial improvements" in the Privacy Shield compared to the Safe Harbour decision which it is to replace.
However, they also voice concern about "deficiencies" in the proposed new arrangement negotiated by the Commission, notably:
- the US authorities' access to data transferred under the Privacy Shield,
- the possibility of collecting bulk data, in some cases, which does not meet the criteria of "necessity" and "proportionality" laid down in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,
- the proposed US ombudsperson, a new institution that MEPs accept is a step forward, but believe to be neither "sufficiently independent", nor "vested with adequate powers to effectively exercise and enforce its duty", and
- the complexity of the redress mechanism, which the Commission and US administration need to make more "user-friendly and effective", MEPs say.
Parliament stresses that the Privacy Shield framework gives EU member state's data protection agencies a prominent role in examining data protection claims and notes their power to suspend data transfers. It also notes the obligation placed upon the US Department of Commerce to resolve such complaints.
Finally, MEPs call on the Commission to conduct periodic "robust reviews" of its decision that Privacy Shield protection is adequate, particularly in the light of experience with the new EU data protection rules which are to take effect in two years.
Procedure: Non-legislative resolution


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New Strength Emerging: Love Poem for the Weak
Marina Smerling
A brief tale:
A dear mentor of mine recently shared about Mercury Retrograde being an invitation to review and repair relationships long broken. Soon thereafter, an old friend whom I haven't heard from in years reached out to me, wanting to reconnect.
This particular friend was someone who had said some very painful things in the past, thus leading me to distance myself from them for some time. When they reached out during this current retrograde season (December 19th to January 8th), I should-ed all over myself.
"You should hang out with them."
"You should forgive them."
"You should be the big one, the enlightened one, the healed one sprouting her Popeye arms and third eye chakra galore."
Those thoughts didn't last long. About 23 hours, to be precise, before I remembered something about what the heck true strength is.
Tonight, I share a love poem for those of you who feel weak and unable, tender and broken still after all these years. For those of you who've tried to smile on top of the heartbreak, to dance on top of the broken floor, to sail toward the sunset on the ship with the gaping hole, the one lurching ungracefully toward the bottom of the sea.
For those of you who tell yourself that you've failed, that you just don't have what it takes to be loveable like all the cool kids/adults/neighbors/enlightened ones. Who tell yourself that you "should" get it together, you "should" go out this weekend, you "should" get over that person, and that you "shouldn't" take so goddamn long to heal...
You, my loves, have been lied to.
True strength is choice
always and always
listening deeply
through and through
Pausing when your heart needs a reprieve
lowering your head when you're frightened
turning in
when you've been shocked
toward the old hurt that you wish had left you
a thousand years ago
Strength is
saying to the loud voices of Should and Should Not
"No, you cannot have me"
And to pull inward
close the drapes
turn off the lights
that you may listen
that you may finally see
And find in the shadows of the dark
the young frozen one
who would only dare to come out at night
who has waited for you for all these years
And take her by the hand
into your warm and soft lap
broad and forgiving
Teaching her to lay down her head
And rest
And rest
Telling her, "No boogeyman coming this time, my love"
and that, this time
the softness is staying
True strength
is this swinging the doors of your heart wide open here
quietly closing them there
the fallible and breakable one
the tender and uncertain one
wanting safety
wanting protection
incomplete and enough
softening amidst the fray
dipping yourself in sweetness
without waiting
for perfection
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Theater in the wild
Maybe it's the novelty of seeing stars literally standing below stars. Maybe it's because monologues land better in the night air. Or maybe it's because they're often BYOB. Whatever the reason, watching a performance at an outdoor theatre means peak summer has arrived. Here's my Daily Beast round-up of the best outdoor theaters 'round the world.


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A Bet Against The Banks
The problems of the financial sector begun with the sub-prime crisis but we believe it will spread to all areas of real estate and this will have a massive impact on a myriad of financial sectors, such as bond insurance companies, all across the world.
It is clear to us that this Bernanke led Fed committee is nothing but a one trick pony when it comes to solving economic turmoil. The base rate is already below the rate of inflation and although the Fed can continue to cut interest rates as much as they like, the question is: Will banks lend money below the rate of inflation?
In reality this would be equivalent to throwing away money; blatant, deliberate loss of wealth.
We don't see how the banks can escape more massive write downs and gigantic losses. If they lower the interest rates on their loans as the Fed cuts rates, the rate will drop below the rate of inflation, and so the banks will be losing money hand over fist (in real terms) everyday. If they choose to hold their loan rates as the Fed lowers the base rate, then they will be faced with more loan defaults and repossessions by people who cannot afford the payments. These repossessed properties will not fetch nearly as much needed to cover the reckless loans made the banks in the first place. So either way, they loose.
The bottom line for these reckless financial companies cannot be avoided. The bottom line is that they have made bad loans and risky investments which have turned against them and they will lose money. Big time. There is no coming back for the financial sector, not for a long time.
But its not just the banks that made bad loans that are suffering. These loans were packaged up into separate entities and then sliced up into bonds. These bonds were insured by companies such as Ambac and MBIA against default, insurance companies with AAA ratings from agencies such as Standard and Poors. As these "bonds" were insured by AAA rated bond insurance companies, rating agencies automatically gave the bonds AAA ratings. So investors and investment banks across the globe saw these AAA rated high yielding bonds and jumped at the chance to get aboard the doomed ship.
Then the music stopped.
Home-owners started to default on their loans, which meant the insurance companies were forced to pay out on the home loan backed bonds they had insured. A multitude of pay-outs meant these insurance companies didn't look as healthy on paper so the rating agencies started to question their AAA ratings. As the bond insurers get downgraded from AAA, so do the bonds they have insured. Therefore these bonds are far less attractive to investors, who stop buying them, sending the value sharply south. In addition to this, many investment funds are forced to dump the bonds as soon as they are downgraded from AAA, as their brief only allows them to hold AAA rated investments. This sends their value even further down and so the balance sheets of every bank, investment bank and investor who bought into this dream money machine, get extremely ugly.
Taking a look at the financial sector as a whole via the chart of Financial iShares above we can see that it is not a pretty picture. Financial iShares is an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) that tracks the progress of the US financial sector. The MACD and moving averages have given bearish crossover signals and the STO, as well as other technical indicators, are heading south in a determined downtrend. The represents what has happened across the board in the financial stocks with exposure to the crisis.
This crisis is far from over. This is why we have begun to build a speculative short position on US financial stocks. We bought a position in an ETF called Ultra Short Financials ProShares, (AMEX:SKF) today at US$110.36. We have had an eye on shorting US financials for some time now, but we were waiting for the right opportunity. However the STO is heading higher and the MACD has given a bullish signal for SKF after the ETF corrected from making a high of around US$130.
We are comfortable with buying an initial position at these levels and we may increase this position if the opportunity presents itself. For those not familiar with these financial instruments, an ETF trades exactly the same as any other stock. Each share represents a holding in the fund, and the share price varies depending on the value of the fund's holdings. In this case the fund's holdings are designed to offer an inverse relationship to the Dow Jones US Financials Index with leverage of 200%. So if the Dow Jones US Financials Index falls 10%, SKF should rise 20%, in theory. In practice the ETF will never follow its underlying index exactly, nor trade at the NAV of its holdings 100% of the time, but it is usually close. It should be noted that at any one time this fund holds a variety of options and futures contracts and also has the right to hold derivatives in order to meet its brief of providing an inverse relationship with the Dow Jones US Financials Index with leverage of 200%.
The top holdings of the Dow Jones US Financials Index include names such as; Bank of America Corp. (7.08%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.63%) and Citigroup Inc (5.58%). We feel that with the continuing credit crisis and severe recession that will set in this year, these companies and this index will suffer greatly, which will push SKF much higher. In fact in our opinion this "credit crisis" is not about credit at all, it is about solvency, and many financials are simply going bankrupt and so we have begun to build a short position to profit from this.
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Footnote: As this is not an investment in gold, silver or uranium, it will not feature in any of our free online model portfolios, although we will provide updates on this investment and the situation in the financial sector as it affects the entire market.


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Common thieves, Russian spies, and invisible parrots all suspected
From The Cincinnati Scepter, August 8, 1936
The world famous Medium Family of Allamuchy, New Jersey, has made quite a splash of late. At a recent New York City engagement, these Mediums (in more than one sense of the word) described past events for dozens of people in the audience, listed objects that people had in their pockets, and forecast a number of in-house happenings mere moments before they occurred—all with absolute certainty and correctness.
"I had a silver pocketwatch with a crack in the glass, a billfold with two dollars and a stick of gum in it, and a lucky thimble that I always carry around with me," says Sheldon Sheingold of Brooklyn who was in attendance and came onstage as a randomly chosen volunteer. "Not only did they name all these things, but they talked about Kugel, which was not just my favorite food as a kid but also the name of my puppy dog back then."
The crowd applauded for the Mediums and for Sheingold alike when, just before walking offstage, Montrose Medium, the head of the family proclaimed, "In just a moment, Mr. Sheingold shall trip and fall on his way down the steps."
He did just that.
"How'd they know?" said Sheingold, talking to the press from his hospital bed, his bandaged leg elevated in a sling. "And if they did know, why didn't they stop it from happening?"
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Questions like Mr. Sheingold's are on the minds of many who have come in contact with the Medium Family.
At one engagement in Chicago, Mr. Medium stated, "Before you leave the theatre, those of you who left your coats with the check girl are in for a nasty shock." Sure enough, all the contents of patrons' pockets were missing and the check girl was nowhere to be found.
At a gala event in Atlanta, Georgia, Marsha McMedium (her maiden name) divulged that a Democratic senator was wearing a corset and brassiere beneath his tuxedo, right after Mr. Medium pronounced, "In just a moment, this gentlemen shall turn the color of a beet, grab his hat, coat, and wife, and then vacate the premises." These events transpired, though the senator's alleged corset and brassiere were never verified.
"I have many theories as to what's transpiring at these events," says Dr. Randall Harris of Missoula, Montana. "One theory is that these so-called mediums* are using the power of suggestion to make these events occur. Suggestion can sometimes be so strong that it can almost be called coercion—or even hypnosis."
Dr. Harris, whose specialty is psychology, when asked about a theory that the Mediums are in cahoots with a ring of pickpockets said, "As a man of science, I can neither verify nor refute these claims. Not without hard evidence. There are those who say that Mr. Medium has spent time in Communist Russia and carries a device that sends direct signals to the KGB. I've also heard a theory that there is an invisible parrot sitting on Marsha McMedium's shoulder, whispering secrets in her ear."
Dr. Harris went on to say that an invisible parrot was implausible, but that a "very small parrot" would be possible.
The Medium Family performs this Tuesday, August 11th, at the Bastion Hill Auditorium in downtown Cincinnati. It is predicted that there will not be an empty seat in the house.
*Editor's note: Mr. Harris's use of the phrase "so-called mediums" refers to the family's occupation being put into question, whereas the family's surname is indeed "Medium" , a fact that this reporter has verified through reputable sources.


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If you're considering a honeymoon to Asia, then Thailand could be the ideal destinantion for you. From food and drink to activities and entertainment, this article takes an in-depth look at the country and is a must read for all those considering a Thailand honeymoon.
QUICK LINKS : Travel Directory Honeymoon Q&A Honeymoon Destination Ideas & Advice
Formerly known as Siam, Thailand is located in the heart of South East Asia and is bordered by Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. With fabulous beaches and hospitable locals, Thailand makes for a superb honeymoon destination.
Approx flight time to Thailand from the UK
11.5 hours
Language spoken in Thailand
Currency used in Thailand
Best Time to visit Thailand
Hot all year, Thailand offers the best climate between November and March when it is cooler and rains the least. That said, it does vary from North to South so once you have chosen a destination, check with your Travel Agent for more details before booking your Thailand honeymoon or destination wedding.
Best Beaches in Thailand
Beautiful beaches can be found all around the Thai coastline, with some of the best ones on offer in Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui. In short, Thailand is a beach-lovers haven.
For Activity Lovers
As with many resorts, water sports are plentiful in their availability with diving, snorkelling and kayaking particularly popular. For those honeymooners looking for activities to partake in on dry land, Thailand offers multiple trekking and rock climbing opportunities.
Local Flavours of Thailand
Thai cuisine is famous the world over, and as you would expect curries are a local speciality. Noodles, chilli's and salads are plentiful and the creamy curries of Thailand are unbelieveably tasty yet mild enough to not leave you heading for the bathroom every ten minutes!
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Today I wanted to share with you my two favorite homemade cleaners. Just in time for spring cleaning right!? (I should probably think about doing that 🙂 )I use these two cleaner recipes the most often and love them and find that I can clean almost everything with just these two!
I have not always used homemade cleaners, but a couple of years ago the Relief Society at church asked me if I would give a little mini class about homemade cleaners at a Relief Society activity. I told them that I would and then I figured that I should probably know a little bit about homemade cleaners if I was going to teach a class about them! At that time, I had only ever used a homemade cleaner to clean my oven and that was it! I had a lot to learn!
Since that activity, I have continued to use homemade cleaning products for most of my cleaning. I love that they are easy to make, save me money, and are safer for my family.
Both of these cleaners use Castile soap (which I bought on Amazon), regular white vinegar, and water. Make sure you clearly label your bottles, so you know which bottle contains which cleaner.
And here are the fabulous recipes:
All-purpose Liquid Cleaner
(The original recipe for this, located in the handout below, calls for ingredients to make a very large batch. I calculated how to make it just enough for one spray bottle's worth, and this is it!)
- 32 oz. hot water
- 1/4 Tbsp. baking soda
- 1/2 Tbsp. liquid soap (like Dr. Bronner's)
Glass Cleaner
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup vinegar
- ½ tsp. castile soap (like Dr. Bronner's)
And if you are interested, this is the handout that I made for the Relief Society activity of all the homemade cleaner recipes that I found online. I have not tried all of them, but it is sure a great resource to have! Just click on the link below for your free homemade cleaners printable!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
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AvLaw International Chairman Ron Bartsch, a former head of safety at Qantas, has raised the issue of whether Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 should have been flying over eastern Ukraine, given the conflict with Russia and closure of airspace below 32,000ft.
"I think one of the key lessons to learn from MH17 is that, whilst bodies like the International Air Transport Association (IATA) issue advisories and warnings to airlines around the world, it remains the responsibility of individual airlines to continually monitor and assess the risks on their routes," Mr Bartsch said.
Mr Bartsch said there had been instances, such as when there was a volcano eruption in Chile, when Australian airlines had chosen not to fly even though authorities had declared the airspace safe.
"You can use the analogy of a police officer at a dangerous intersection. Police won't tell you when to cross the road and when not to," he said. "Individual airlines need to make an assessment of dangerous flight routes, but to do so effectively, they need the information."
European air traffic control group Eurocontrol said Ukrainian authorities had closed the airspace from the ground level to 32,000 feet but the airspace at 33,000 feet, where MH17 was flying at the time it was shot down, had remained open.
"Some of the ground-to-air missiles being used in this conflict have ceiling limits above 70,000ft."
"You've got to ask yourself, if it's considered unsafe to fly over a particular region at 32,000ft, is it safe to do so at 33,000ft?"
"A number of different circumstances, such as engine failure or cabin depressurisation, could have forced the crew to descend below the 32,000ft minimum altitude set on the flight path MH17 was tracking."
Mr Bartsch has proposed the development of a system of categorisation similar to that used for cyclones to give airlines an improved ability to assess risks associated with conflict zones.
"If IATA were charged with the responsibility of making that assessment, it could be very much like a travel advisory.''
"Sometimes if a few airlines are doing it or even the majority of airlines are doing it, an airline may be drawn into a false sense of comfort, if you like, to think 'if it is good enough for them, it is good enough for us'."
"An independent risk rating system developed by a global authority has the potential to eliminate subjectivity from such assessments."
John Dawson, Partner at Sydney based Carneys Lawyers, said "With the increasing number of hotspots around the globe, a risk rating system like the type proposed by Mr Bartsch, would be an invaluable tool to assist airlines in making day to day decisions concerning flight planning near conflict zones."


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It's the end of my first year since I started jimwilbourne.com and this is my transparency report to show how my platform has grown during the past year.
I don't want to be a marketing platform, but I think it's important to share the things that I've learned. This is part of my core mission statement as a creative.
I also believe transparency reports will allow my platform and business to remain honest as it grows and that's the kind of culture I want my business to cultivate.
First, let's look at the raw data.
Website Traffic
Social Network Growth
Now, here's the rundown of what I did to market my platform month-to-month. There are likely 100 other little things I've done that I have either overlooked or was unable to account for, but everything here are things that I tried with platform growth in mind.
July 2014
In July, I took the first steps to building my platform by building jimwilbourne.com. Other than figuring out the basic design and what I needed to place on the site, I did nothing to promote the platform. I didn't even show my friends at this point. Consequently, I have zero data points for this month.
August 2014
Started Blogging
In August, I started blogging. When I say that I started blogging, I mean I posted one blog. The blog post was really just a test to explore the functionality of my site's blog and to have a message for anyone who happened by the site.
The blog was technically posted on July 26th, but I didn't share the site with anyone until August. I placed the site on my profiles (facebook, twitter, google+) and I posted on each of those profiles that I had a website up.
No one really cares that you have a website. So I didn't get much traffic from those small efforts.
September 2014
During the month of Sept., I did virtually nothing to gain traffic. I was still very focused on writing my stories and had no follow through plan for the site. I had a few ideas stewing, but I wasn't ready to start putting them into play.
I posted two blogs that month. The first was a post about my favorite books and the second was about a book a fellow writer released.
I did, however, start using Twitter a bit more. I believe that most of the traffic I received during September was due to people clicking on my twitter profile, seeing that I had a website and clicking through to it from there.
October 2014
October was very much like September. I posted 2 blogs that didn't really adhere to any strategy or goal and continued to interact and play with twitter. I was still very focused on drafting my stories, but did put a lot of thought into would become my current platform building strategy.
My numbers reflect the fact that I did little in terms of pushing growth.
November 2014
November saw the first step in some true platform growth.
Daily NaNoWriMo Updates
I did NaNoWriMo this month. While I didn't leverage my platform the way that I should, I did post daily NaNo updates on twitter using the #NaNoWriMo and #NaNoWriMo2014 hashtags and interacted with other participants who also shared their enthusiasm via Twitter. This gave me a bit of attention on my website (I posted 3 blogs that month) and increased my twitter network by nearly 100 follows.
Started Jimnasium Mailing List
Almost unanimously, indie authors and internet marketers report that having a mailing list is one of the most important pillars of a successful online platform. Almost unanimously, they also report that the sooner you start one, the better ― no matter what stage of your business you're in. I took that advice and started my list. I coordinated it with my NaNoWriMo twitter updates so that those who wanted to hear more from me after the hype died down could.
I made my reward for joining my list a free copy of my first book as soon as it's released.
I gained 1 subscriber. The other subscriber that month was me (Yes, I'm on my own list. I want to make sure the emails are sent). All data regarding my mailing list subscribers are off by one because I, myself, am on the list.
December 2014
In December, I kicked off my blog strategy for the foreseeable future. Due to the large jump start in twitter activity and starting to blog every week, I saw my first big spike in traffic.
Blogging with Purpose
Because have I zero products (aside from some music), I knew that my blogging efforts could not be used to sell my books. I did have music that could be sold, but because that act is now defunct, pushing it wasn't a strong option. Instead, I focused on my 2015 theme of Foundations.
My blogging strategy has three primary aims:
1. Find an audience who is interested in following me early on and build my mailing list.
2. Create valuable, useful and evergreen content that can be re-purposed later down the line.
3. Establish a habit and brand expectation of consistently publishing great content and entertainment while building my skills as a writer and musician.
My blogs are typically lessons that I have learned and am learning as I work to become a better creative. While I realize that there are plenty of productivity and creativity blogs in the wilds of the internet, it was closest in alignment to who I am and my long term goals to write in this niche.
I knew that I wanted to establish myself as a creative authority. These blogs can be repurposed into many different types of content: books, podcasts, YouTube videos & courses. Writing them now in small doses forces me to understand what I've learned and also creates a rough draft for re-purposing them into profitable content down the line.
The blogs also allow me to write in a different form. This gives me a little bit of a break from writing fiction and music, but it still allows me to practice becoming a better writer.
I know that my core competency is fiction and entertainment. Because of that, I also started doing Developmental Diaries about my fiction and other creative endeavors. While my stories and new music projects are still in development, I decided one of the best ways to attract early fans would be to begin talking about my creative process. So far, those diaries have gained a little bit of attention, but I also have plans to repurpose them down the line as well. Nothing is wasted!
January 2015
I continued to enact and refine my blogging strategy during the month of January. While my page visits and page views saw a decline, my audience size increased as my Twitter following continued to grow. I also added a few more mailing list subscribers.
Using Hootsuite and Buffer
As my platform saw its first growth spike I realized that it would take too much time to maintain a continuous social networking presence while still working to create my products. I'm currently a team of one and I needed to find a solution.
I hear good and bad things about social network automation, but I need to do something the shift the workload. I gave both Hootsuite and Buffer a try in January and was satisfied with how they functioned. Because I have no products, it's important to keep my costs low. I use both platforms because they differ in functionality and are both limited in different ways. Using both allowed me to get the most bang for my buck… which is no bucks.
I don't think that I fell into a solid rhythm for using them together until March, but it did allow me to spend a little less time actively growing my social networks so that I could spend more time writing. I do make sure to be in control of how my automation works and I only use it to share links to my content and great content created by others. All of my personal interactions are from me.
February 2015
During February, all my numbers saw a decline, while my mailing list subscribers doubled. Building my list is my primary conversion objective, so I count this month as a win even though I saw the lowest numbers I'd had since I started my blogging campaign. This is also the first month I opened my Facebook fan page and began tracking its numbers.
SMBS Promo
On February 8th, I published a blog that received a fair amount of attention after being featured on the Sell More Books Show podcast. This post wasn't in line with my overall strategy, but worked as a short term tactic. The podcast aired at the end of February and the resulting traffic came in during the month of March.
While the post was more a short term tactic for a small amount of attention, it has helped in the long term because I still get traffic from the SMBS website months later. I doubt that any of that traffic has converted to subscribers, but link-backs to your website from a more popular website does look good in the eyes of our search engine overlord, Google.
March 2015
Along with the SMBS promo, March saw an uptick of website traffic along with a continued increase in Twitter followers. My mailing list doubled again as well (for those of us keeping count, that's 8 subscribers minus myself).
Using Images on Twitter
I've read that content with pictures have higher click rates on social media streams. This makes sense as I'm far more likely to click on something that catches my eye. So, following this advice, I began to sprinkle in this strategy when sharing my content on Twitter.
I found that the tweets with images attached got more favorites and retweets than the ones without. Continuing to use this method has led to an overall increase of traffic and social network growth.
Using Hashtags on Twitter
I started using hashtags in March. This seems obvious to many people, but I hadn't tried a focused attempt until March. Doing this also gave me more retweets, favorites and traffic. I believe it has also been a primary driver for attracting new Twitter followers.
April 2015
While continuing all of the above, April saw my second big spike in traffic. Many of my numbers more than tripled and my mailing list doubled in size. I also began tracking my Google+ circle counts.
Sent My First Newsletter
Though I don't have a lot going on, I did have a few months of website content published. From what I understand, it's important to not allow your mailing list to grow cold. I updated my list about what I'm up to and gave them links to my newest content.
WritingFloor.com Promo
This was one of the largest contributors to my traffic bump. I wrote a blog about the creative writing platform writingfloor.com. We cross-promoted each other during April and continued to do so into May. While this promo hasn't had the same small but long tail effect of the SMBS promo, it did expose me to a much larger and more relevant audience.
Started Using Google+
Not only did I begin tracking my numbers on Google+, but I actually began using the platform to gain traffic. I've actually been on Google+ since it was created, but I've never had a focused approach to using it. I joined communities relevant to the content I'm creating and found that Google+ quickly became the biggest contributor to my traffic, beating out Twitter and Facebook.
I believe this is because:
1. My content thus far has been geared towards those who are looking for information and advice. Google+, and the nature of its community, is better for this type of content than Facebook and doesn't get lost in the mix as easily as it does on Twitter.
2. Google+ (and I learned this from being a long time member of the network) has a much higher quality of engagement and conversations than facebook and twitter. While both networks have a larger audience (and therefore shouldn't be ignored), the quality of the conversations there aren't as high.
The big key was finding communities with an engaged membership. It was also important to contribute to conversations rather than using those groups purely as a dumping ground for my content. It was also helpful to not just post a link to my content, but also pose a question or a statement that prompted commentary. And, as with all groups/communities/forums, it was important to follow the rules of the group.
Started using StumbleUpon
I remember first using StumbleUpon back in 2007 to find interesting things while I sat around doing nothing and chatting on AIM (I wish I had all that free time back now). I've read that StumbleUpon is still a player for finding traffic for your website, so I decided to try it out. While it provides low numbers (around 2%-4% of my traffic from week to week), it was traffic I would never have gotten had I not tried. And that traffic is gained with very little effort.
I have not tried any of the more advanced StumbleUpon traffic generation methods like paid exposure and I'm not convinced that StumbleUpon is responsible for any of my mailing list conversions.
I do post a blog every week, however, and I add that blog into the StumbleUpon discovery engine. I get steady traffic from this and as my archive of blogs and articles grows, my StumbleUpon traffic may as well.
#MondayMotivation and #MondayBlogs Twitter Hashtags
I started using these two hashtags in April and found them to be very effective in driving traffic. They're both pretty popular on twitter right now and my weekly content caters to both.
May 2015
In May, my huge spike held strong and I beat most of my numbers from the previous month. My mailing list subscribers did not grow much, however. Many of the things I tried in May didn't seem to have a large return, but because of all the recurring efforts I've been doing since December, I was able to maintain a high traffic count. I did manage to streamline some of my marketing efforts so that I spent a little less time doing them and gave myself a little more product creation time.
I also began cleaning my twitter follows of some dead weight (inactive accounts & accounts I'm no longer interested in). Because of this, I experienced my first negative drop in followers, likely because those people also unfollowed me. This is okay in my book. They were obviously not interested in me either and therefore useless.
#WriterWednesday Twitter Hashtag
I started using this hashtag with some great initial success. Unfortunately, its effect has appeared to die down as it has sunk in its ability to trend every week.
Optimizing Social Scheduling Times Every Week
Since I began using Hootsuite and Buffer, I'd pretty much set and forgot my social scheduling times. I decided that I would start experimenting a bit more with when the content I shared hit the social streams. I haven't seen amazing results for this, but I'm continuing to try various combinations.
Started Using Pinterest
I've read a lot about how Pinterest is one of the best platform for authors, so I decided it couldn't hurt to try it out now that I had a decent handle on my other social networks. My efforts with Pinterest were like my efforts with StumbleUpon, but I found that passively pinning wasn't enough. I have yet to nail this social network and will continue to experiment with it.
Surprise Mailing List Email
Though I've decided that a quarterly email is the best way to stay in touch with my mailing list and keep it from growing cold at this point, I decided to test out sending one that had a nice surprise in it. I want to treat my list with the best and earliest news. Though I placed this content in my next Dev Diary, I'm glad I showed it to my mailing list first. I had a great response and had the opportunity to interact with my subscribers.
Todoist Promo
In April, I wrote a blog about how I organize my todo list. In that blog, I mentioned that I used Todoist to help me manage my tasks. I tweeted Todoist and told them that I mentioned them in the article. They favorited the tweet and I thought that was the end of that.
Then, in May, they retweeted it! I had a large traffic spike that day and that continued for three days after. While I don't believe that it added to my primary list-growing objective, I did find some exposure to my blog that kept my numbers rather high for the rest of the month.
June 2015
While my traffic began to fall back to levels that were less affected by April & May's cross-promotions, I still experienced a great month of traffic with a few extra mailing list subscribers. This ended my fiscal year in a great place and I could more clearly see what my numbers might look like in a normal month with less short-term hype.
Sterling & Stone Promo
I wrote a blog about critique groups that got noticed and posted on a popular publishing company's website. Though I didn't get a high volume of traffic from the post, it did bring it a decent amount of eyes and has had a longer tail effect than the Todoist promo. Plus, the site has more traffic than my own and the link back is favorable in the Google algorithms.
Joined Google+ Communities focused on Fantasy Fiction Readers
Many of the Google+ communities I joined had a focus on writers connecting with other writers. I needed to find communities where I could connect with readers of the type of fiction I write. I joined some of these communities, but have not spent a lot of time interacting in them yet. I believe I will see a larger return in the coming months and possibly a much larger return when my first book hits the market.
Modified CTAs on Development Diary Blogs
I have been doing Development Diaries every month, but I realized that I had not optimized the posts to convert readers into mailing list subscribers. I added a CTA (call to action) at the end of these blogs to join my mailing list if they were interested in getting the book for free when it is released. I did get 5 extra list subscribers in June, but I'm not sure that it's because of this CTA. Hopefully this will help find the right subscribers.
Optimized my CTAs on Creativity and Productivity Blogs
In addition to optimizing my Dev Diary CTAs, I also updated the CTAs on my Creativity and Productivity blogs. Before, I encouraged readers to leave a comment, but I didn't prompt a question on many of them. I added this to all of them. I also added a CTA that encouraged the sharing of the blogs.
Reconfigured Sidebar
I decided that I had too much clutter on my blog sidebar. I moved some of the content to other parts of my site and left the most important pieces. I may end up removing the blog categories section as well. I believe this will help keep my visitors from being distracted from my content and will give my mailing list signup form a bit more of a spotlight.
Tweaked Mailing List Landing Page Design and Copy
I spruced up this page a little bit. I didn't change a lot, but it looks a bit cleaner and the colors a less offensive to the eye.
A Few Other Takeaways
1. There have been notable, though small long-tail returns, for commenting on influencer blogs and being mentioned by influencers. In addition to the promotion I received directly from other people with influence in the field, I found that I got traffic just from commenting on blogs and articles with thoughtful viewpoints that added to the conversation.
2. Mobile traffic vs. Desktop traffic - 60.9% Desktop, 39.1% Mobile. Even though most of my traffic seems to be desktop right now, Almost 2 out of 5 visits are through mobile devices. Fortunately, having a mobile responsive website was always a priority and I have had that from the very beginning. But it also goes to show that you can't ignore visitors who visit on smaller screens and it's important to optimize your platform to accommodate those visitors (easy navigation, appropriate sized text, quick load times, etc) to decrease bounce rates and increase retention rates.
3. Everything is a slow build. I found that trying too many things at once not only sucked too much time away from building my products, but also made it difficult to tell where my traffic and conversions were truly coming from.
4. Even though you don't have a product, you can still build a mailing list. I'm currently at 22 subscribers with no new products and minimal pushing of the list outside of placing forms on my website.
5. Posting quality content with regularity gets recognized. But it takes time to build a readership.
Goals For The Next 6 Months
1. Release a MVP for my fiction.
2. Optimize and streamline my marketing efforts in order to reduce the amount of time spent working on them. More automation for non-human tasks and stronger systems for the human ones.
3. Developing a large number of small but high converting fiction products for free to build more mailing list subscribers before a bigger release.
What About You?
I hope that this made my year's efforts clear.
If this helped you and you think it can help others, please feel free to share it.
I'm open to any questions or comments about what I've done over the past year.
Toss a comment below and I'll answer promptly!


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Jessica Lange, UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador, calls for the world to 'stop the horror' in the Democratic Republic of Congo
From 7 to 10 August 2003, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jessica Lange visited the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help draw attention to the impact on children and women of the now five-year-long conflict, and to denounce the endemic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Brutal and sometimes systematic rape has been used against many thousands of girls and women in the region - including the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and the Ituri region of Oriental Province. "Of the women and children who survive the stunning brutality, the physical, emotional and pyschological damage will last a lifetime," said Ms Lange. "The world must stop the horror and help the survivors. And those responsible must be brought to justice."
Some 6 million people continue to be affected by the conflict in eastern DRC, with hundreds of thousands victimized in atrocities that are committed with impunity. The accompanying rise in poverty, displacement and sexual violence has also brought increased rates of HIV/AIDS infection. Recent data from rape victims being treated at Punzi Hospital in the town of Bukavu, found that 27 per cent are HIV positive.
During her visit to Bukavu and the towns of Goma and Bunia, Ms. Lange met victims of sexual violence, representatives from women's organizations, HIV/AIDS peer educators, demobilized child soldiers, health workers, displaced children and families, local government authorities and humanitarian aid partners.
To support assistance programmes in the region, UNICEF issued an emergency donor appeal for US $46.6 million in May, of which only 22 per cent had been funded by late July.


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Abhyasa (Steady effort, Repetition)
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What makes organisations tick?
Stephen Bounds — Tue, 18/10/2011 - 00:26
1. Organisations are formed when many people voluntarily submit themselves to common arrangements on an ongoing or fixed-period basis.
2. There is a duality of individuals working together ("workers") and the gestalt entity created as a result ("the organisation").
3. There are seven key motivators for workers:
(a) GREATER GOOD – having a positive impact on society
(b) SERVICE – benefiting their organisation's customers
(c) INSTITUTION – ensuring the standing and longevity of the organisation itself
(d) RESOURCES – increasing the funds available to the organisation
(e) TRIBE – maximising benefits to a group of workers they belong to
(f) RESPECT – increased personal standing with others; and
(g) WEALTH – immediate material benefits.
4. Each worker will prioritise the importance of these motivators differently. Workers may also determine what "positive impact" means in different ways.
5. An organisation's "orientation" is determined by the aggregate of individual worker motivations. However, organisational power structures enable the motivations of some workers to be suppressed or diverted into other motivators from an organisational perspective.
6. Workers with a motivational need that is insufficiently met by their perception of their organisation's orientation will be unhappy.
7. Workers who have their motivators diverted into other causes must consent to this arrangement through an implicit or explicit bargain, or else will be unhappy.
8. Where workers have a different understanding of what achieving one of their motivators means, either:
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(b) all directions will be pursued, diffusing the overall effort
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Slap Shot 3
I dont know much about it, I just heard it was coming out straight on DVD. It doesnt look good. The first one is a classic, and the second one wasn't that good. The 3rd one looks bad. It happens in the Junior League or something.
Re: Slap Shot 3
didn't they ruin the legacy of Slapshot enough with the 1st sequel?
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