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By: Benjamin Artz, Amanda Goodall and Andrew J. Oswald (From www.hbr.org)
It's a concrete fact that women earn less than men do. The true gender pay-gap is not known with certainty, but, when comparing equally qualified people doing the same job, most estimates by labor economists put it at 10% – 20%. The crucial question remains its cause. One common explanation is that women are less likely to negotiate their salaries. We've seen this in both bestselling business memoirs like Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In and in previous studies like the research-based Women Don't Ask.
Gaining access to a more recent, and more detailed, dataset allowed us to investigate this question anew. What we found contradicts previous research. The bottom line of our study is that women do "ask" just as often as men. They just don't "get."
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5 years after Rana Plaza, worker safety has improved, but more remains to be done
(Source: www.devex.com, 24 April 2018 by Alva Saldinger (Associate Editor for devex.com)
WASHINGTON — There are regular inspections. There are fire doors and sprinklers. There are safety committees where there weren't before. Workers in Bangladesh's garment industry are safer than they were five years ago when the Savar building collapsed on April 24, 2013, killing 1,134 garment workers in Dhaka, the country's capital. But for many, progress has fallen short of its potential in the wake of a disaster that shook a country, an industry, and the world.
Five years on, there are some truths that are widely agreed upon: Garment workers in Bangladesh, specifically those in factories monitored by two agreements that came in the wake of the disaster, are safer today than they used to be. But while there may now be clear fire escapes, rules against locking doors, and checks to ensure structural stability, workers still struggle to make a living on the low wages they earn and fear speaking up or reporting issues; and future compliance remains uncertain as the government prepares to take on more of the monitoring efforts.
Companies have also changed. The Rana Plaza disaster led 220 foreign brands to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a unique binding agreement that set up a monitoring and remediation system in the factories where the mostly European brands sourced from. Other brands, primarily from North America, joined the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety. Today more of those buyers recognize that factory safety is important and that they will be held to account, and more are being more transparent about publicly listing where they source their products.
"The experiment with those two initiatives seems to have worked in great measure," said Paul Barrett, the deputy director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University's Stern School of Business.
But the Alliance and the Accord had five-year clocks on the agreements, and the time is nearly up. That makes it a time for assessment, reflection, and questions about what's next.
In the past five years, approaches have been tested and tweaked, capacity has been built, and survivors have had varied levels of support. Those involved today may not have been there amid the rubble and the screams and the sobs, but the lessons they have learned points to a path forward, for Bangladesh, and, perhaps, for garment workers toiling in unsafe working conditions in other parts of the world.
In the years preceding the Rana Plaza disaster, it was clear a problem was building, but there wasn't an appetite for change, or at least that's how Jim Moriarty, the executive director of the Alliance, who served as the United States ambassador to Bangladesh from 2008 to 2012, remembers it.
There was a steady stream of fires and other problems at factories, and while the garment industry was an important source of income, especially for women, it was evident there were major issues, he told Devex. Moriarty tried "ultimately unsuccessfully," he said, to draw attention to the issues before the disaster.
Moriarty described the progress in the past five years as "amazing" and "encouraging," but warned that workers must continue to have safe conditions.
The data, at least for the Accord and Alliance-monitored factories seems to support his praise.
Between 2006 and 2009, there were 213 fires that killed 414 workers in Bangladesh garment factories. By comparison, since Rana Plaza, only about 40 workers have died in garment factories related to safety issues, said Christie Miedema, the campaign and outreach coordinator at the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Factories covered by the Accord and the Alliance are safer in part because they underwent a series of inspections, had plans to fix the problems identified, and those that didn't comply were not allowed to work with member companies.
During those inspections, a litany of problems were identified, including structural flaws, blocked fire exits, and a lack of fire doors and proper fire alarm and sprinkler systems. About 84 percent of those problems at Accord factories have been addressed, and 90 percent of issues at Alliance factories have been remediated. The Accord terminated 96 of its roughly 800 suppliers, and the Alliance 168 of its roughly 2,000. Millions of workers have been trained on safety procedures and safety committees have been formed at many factories.
However, factories under the purview of the government's national initiative continue to have many safety challenges. The government inspected 1,549 factories and closed 513 which were determined to be unsafe, but since then, it has reported working with only 754 factories, according to a new report from the Center for Business and Human Rights.
As of February, of the 754 factories the government has inspected, only 14 percent have fixed more than 50 percent of the problems, with only 21, or 3 percent, fully remediating the safety violations, the report said, citing the International Labour Organization. The report also states that there may be an additional 900 factories recently added to the list, and it is unclear if they have been inspected or if remediation efforts are underway.
The success of the externally led efforts and the fact that they were limited to factories exporting to Europe and the U.S., has created a bifurcation of the industry, Barrett said. Factories exporting their products and monitored by the Alliance or the Accord have made rapid gains, but workers at factories overseen by the government — which export to Russia, Asia, and sell domestically — or at smaller subcontractors continue to face unsafe conditions.
Making progress hasn't been simple: Both in supporting victims, in the remediation, and critically in areas such as wage growth and workers' rights to organize.
Supporting victims was complicated at times, not just because of their varied needs, but also because sometimes politics got in the way. BRAC worked closely with ILO and the government of Bangladesh on the compensation fund, which was held up at one point as the rates of compensation were debated, said Sharad Aggarwal, vice president of BRAC USA.
"How to calculate the appropriate compensation became a sensitive issue," he said, adding that ultimately ILO's guidelines were chosen, but they were largely centered on the view of an immediate family needing support, whereas in Bangladesh the extended family often also relies on a worker's wages.
There were also challenges around identifying those most severely affected among the roughly 2,500 people who were injured, how to ensure medical care costs were covered, and also how to provide long-term income.
"If you talk about providing support to survivors, for us, we believe it should just go on through life," said Mrityunjoy Das, senior program manager on BRAC's disaster management and climate change team. "We believe they deserve it. It is us who caused the tragedy."
This was a unique and challenging response, he said. The livelihood program had to be customized to account for the different physical and psychosocial needs of each survivor. Certain programs had to adapt — group psychosocial counseling didn't always prove to be enough, while for amputees, they needed help accepting the loss of limbs and learning how to live with prosthetics.
One of the persistent and ongoing challenges is garment industry wages. While safety of labor is crucial, poor wages continue to undermine workers, said Das.
In the immediate aftermath, there was some hope on issues such as wages and the ability of workers to organize. The government initially worked quickly, passing a new labor law, increasing the minimum wage by 77 percent to $65 a month, and accepting more trade unions, said Miedema. Unfortunately, some of those gains have been short-lived. The minimum wage, for example, hasn't been raised since early 2014, though it should be reviewed this year. Brands have continued to push factories to produce quickly and are paying even lower prices than they were before Rana Plaza, she said.
"In many ways, it's almost worse off because prices dropped more since, which is incomprehensible," Miedema said.
The challenge in addressing some of the wage issues is that having a low-wage, high volume model is what has made Bangladesh attractive to brands. That makes it difficult to break the mold and increase the minimum wage, Barrett said. One way that companies may be able to help address the challenge is to look at how they do their purchasing, and have long-term cooperation with suppliers and fewer last minute changes, he said.
There have also been practical implementation challenges. Both Oldenziel and Moriarty said that capacity and the actual remediation of factories are among the greatest challenges in improving safety. With roughly 2,000 factories clamoring for fire doors, there wasn't enough capacity, even globally, to meet the need for safe equipment, Moriarty said. And at the time, there wasn't a single fire safety graduate engineer in Bangladesh, he said. Financing was also a challenge for some factories, so repairs were delayed as funding agreements could be negotiated with brands, Oldenziel said.
Both the Alliance and Accord have been working to improve local capacity, helping to train the local engineers needed to do the inspections and installations, and working with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and the government to build capacity in key fire safety and workplace safety-focused engineering specialties.
What next?
While there have been safety gains, there is now concern about whether they will continue as the initial terms of the Accord and the Alliance expire. There are a number of proposals aimed at figuring out how best to address that challenge and others facing the garment industry both in Bangladesh, and elsewhere.
In this next phase, some are calling for a new framework around worker safety. Liana Foxvog, director of organizing and communications at the International Labor Rights Forum said that safety should include the ability of workers to form unions and to collectively bargain for better conditions or wages without retaliation.
"I urge them to take a more holistic view of safety to ensure workers are truly safe, not only from a potential fire or building collapse, but that they can raise their voices at work and are not slapped, or sexually harassed when sitting at the sewing machines," she said.
Foxvog cautioned against going back to a model of "voluntary corporate responsibility that has failed garment workers around the world."
What seems clear is that there are ongoing concerns about the government's ability to take over the monitoring of the factories that have been under the purview of the Accord and the Alliance, which has resulted in a couple different proposals for how to transition responsibility.
The Accord will be extending its work in Bangladesh. In October 2017, the Accord signatory companies, the unions, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, ILO, and the government agreed to a set of handover criteria the government must meet to take over the functions of the Accord. Among the requirements are ensuring government capacity to inspect all factories in Bangladesh, with a proven track record of enforcement of sanctions or withdrawal of export licenses if factories don't fix problems.
The new 2018, or transition, accord, which has already been signed by about 140 brands, will have a greater focus on capacity building, to help prepare the government for a transition. The new agreement is slated to last for three years, with the possibility of extending to a fourth year, or wrapping up its work earlier than the three-year mark if the government is ready to take over, Oldenziel said. Every six months, a joint monitoring panel will review the government's readiness.
There are a few key differences in the 2018 accord: All factories will be treated equally rather than having a tiered system, it has an increased emphasis on freedom of association, and Accord brands can also add subcontractors to the list of factories to be inspected. There is also the potential to expand its scope to related industries such as home textiles and fabric accessories, as well as to other parts of the supply chain such as spinning, weaving, washing dying and packaging.
But there may also be challenges to the Accord's continued operations. In the NYU Stern report, Siddique Rahman, the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, is quoted as saying: "We allowed the Accord and Alliance to operate for five years. Then it was agreed they would go back. They are unnecessarily disturbing us."
The Alliance, by contrast, has decided to stop its operations as planned but is working to create a safety monitoring organization, an independent and credible monitoring body, that would take over the inspections, remediation oversight, and accountability checks, as a bridge to the government overseeing all that work, Moriarty said. The organization would partner with ILO, the government, the BGMEA, and member brands, and factories that were part of the Alliance would continue to be monitored, with a third party inspection roughly every 18 months and regular audits of self-reported factory data. He likened the safety monitoring organization to the U.S. government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and said it would have power because brands would only source from companies that are part of the organization and would stop sourcing from factories that fell short.
It would also be a vehicle for continuing training programs including basic worker safety training, training security guards, and a new effort to train mid-level managers.
"We think that's the way we begin to build a sustainable model," Moriarty said.
"I think there is absolutely a crucial role for international organizations like the ILO to play but … eventually the country itself has to align politics and policy so that it's industry is held to a suitable standard of safety."
— Paul Barrett, deputy director of the Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern
Barrett, and his coauthors in the report, suggest a somewhat similar arrangement — an international task force led by Bangladeshis to address factories and conditions that yet been well addressed. But, Barrett added, ultimately it will be the responsibility of the government to effectively regulate the industry.
"I think there is absolutely a crucial role for international organizations like the ILO to play but I would come back to the point that eventually the country itself has to align politics and policy so that it's industry is held to a suitable standard of safety," he said.
When it comes to wages, meanwhile, this year may well be the moment of change, as the 2013 law required an increase at least every five years. What that increase might be is unknown, but trade unions are asking to triple wages to make up for inflation and get to a fair wage, Miedema said.
The country also needs a better injury insurance system, one administered by the government, she said. Workers have to show that the employer is at fault, which is a high bar, and often injury insurance payouts are limited, rather than ensuring money for the rest of the injured worker's life, Miedema said. In 2015, the government of Bangladesh, supported by ILO, committed to creating a system, but there has been very little progress, she said.
BRAC, for its part, has launched a project aimed at transparency and accountability that will map and document basic information about all the factories in Bangladesh's garment sector.
"Having that information will really allow us to continue to build the relationships among the different actors to talk about challenges," Aggarwal said.
With success in improving workplace safety in Bangladesh, it seems natural that questions would arise about the replicability of the model, and the idea of trying it in different countries or with different industries.
Some brands have asked the Accord about going to other countries, Oldenziel said, but with the 2018 Accord, its focus will continue to be on Bangladesh. "I don't see why in the future we couldn't go to other countries where there are similar safety concerns, it's up to the signatories to decide. I don't know how broadly shared the appetite is."
The key components, if such an agreement is replicated, are ensuring there is an independent inspection regime, that there is clear disclosure framework and that workers representatives need to be involved in the governance. Those are the elements that made the Accord unique and would merit consideration in any replicated efforts. Also key was that the Accord allowed brands to use their collective leverage to demand change, Odenziel said.
There have been some recent efforts to try to replicate elements of the Alliance or Accord in other countries. The Life and Building Safety initiative which is managed by IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, aims to provide safer working conditions for factory workers in the ready-made garment and footwear industry through developing country-specific solutions, according to its website. IDH declined an interview, saying the project was in the pilot phase so they could not comment. LABS is working in India and Vietnam, with plans to expand to Pakistan and Cambodia, helping to bring together brands, governments, civil society, and technical experts to create frameworks for monitoring factories, assessing problems, reducing risks, and remediating challenges
As companies do think about replicating the model and using their leverage to demand greater safety, "they should be careful to think about whether they can include all garment factories in a given country so they don't get bifurcation," Barrett said.
Closing the gender pay gap becoming crucial for future of labour market
By Paul MacFlynn, senior economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute, source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
Earlier this month the deadline passed for large companies to report their gender pay gap to the UK government. The drip feed of announcements from these companies over the last number of months has led to increased discussion about the average pay of men and women.
Despite the best efforts of many commentators and advocates, the debate about the gender pay gap has been inevitably confused with equal pay. To put it simply, the gender pay gap measures the difference in earnings between men and women. It measures the difference between what the average man is paid compared to the average woman. It does not look at men and women in the same jobs and compare their pay. It may well be the case that some women are paid less than men for the same work, but under the Equal Pay Act 1970, it is illegal to do so.
That doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, as some recent high-profile examples have shown, but this is not what the gender pay gap is about. There is no fixed definition of the gap because it can be measured overall, at sectoral level and can be adjusted for part-time work. This means that the gender pay gap can be reported with many different numbers, and this is often where the confusion can begin. To illustrate this point let's take a brief look at the most recent data for Northern Ireland.
The latest ONS report for the UK regions showed that Northern Ireland does indeed have a gender pay gap, but it actually favours women. Women earn on average 3.4% more than men. Problem solved? Not really. The measure the ONS reports compares full-time hourly earnings between men and women.
The problem is only 63% of women are in full-time employment compared to almost 90% of men. Looking at overall hourly pay, women took home only 91% of the average man's wage packet.
If we look at weekly pay, the gap is even larger because, either full-time or part-time, women still tend to work fewer hours than men.
We know that some of this is explained by family and care issues but it doesn't explain as much as you might think.
A universal childcare system could mitigate some of this effect but there is also an issue surrounding the types of jobs and the areas of work which women tend to favour.
If we further narrow our analysis to adjust for the industry and sector in which they work, the pay gaps between men and women can be slowly eroded away.
Many have argued that this shows that even with all the social supports possible, so long as women choose to work in lower paying sectors, a gender pay gap is inevitable.
There are a number of problems with this analysis. The first issue is with the implicit assumption that women 'choose' to work in low paying sectors.
Although it is regularly trotted out as a perfectly logical reason for the gender pay gap, it is an utterly bizarre notion.
It is alleging that the majority of women suffer from a pathological tendency toward low pay.
It is of course more obviously the case that the sectors and professions women choose to work in have been valued less than those traditionally filled by men.
It could be argued that this is just the value that the market places on the type of work carried out by men and women. However, this leads naturally to the question of whether society or the market is best placed to determine what the value of work really is.
Beyond gender equality concerns we are going to have to tackle this issue anyway for two reasons – automation and demography.
The care sector has been consistently one of the lowest paid industries in Northern Ireland as it is in the rest of the UK and many other western economies.
As a society we are living longer and the need for long term adult social care is only going to increase.
This is going to require a more skilled, a more motivated and ultimately a more valued workforce.
The claims about the number of jobs that will be taken over by technology have been somewhat over-exaggerated, but there is little doubt that automation will push more and more people from traditional production sectors into new digital and services sectors.
In short it will eventually put a lot of men into sectors that have up until now been dominated by women.
Therefore, closing the gender pay gap should not be seen as just a gender issue, it is also about creating a labour market fit for the future.
It is about recasting how we value work and moving towards a more ethical model of employment.
For the future we don't just need to focus on equal pay, we also need to focus on what we define as equal work.


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Don't settle for standard oyster or down lights. Be bold and make a feature instead, opt for a statement light for your space. Try hanging a pendant light over the dining table, or maybe a light bar over the kitchen bench (obviously, installed by a licensed Electrician!) Metallic accents add a touch of glamour, or wood grain works well for a modern Scandi feel.
For a quick and easy way to style up a bathroom, just take a look at yourself in the mirror, literally. Do away with the stock-standard mirror fixed above the basin and go for something new. Check out the range of bathroom mirrors and cabinets at your local IKEA or bathroom wholesaler. For an on-trend design, try a circular mirror, or for style and substance, a cabinet with inbuilt lights.
A layer of new window coverings has the ability to add instant style to a room. Your local Spotlight store will have a decent range of ready-made curtains and blinds, or if you're pretty handy with a sewing machine, buy a roll of fabric and DIY!


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Mississippi is home to several dairy herds and has a long history made rich by the contributions of pioneering dairy farmers. In addition to educational conferences, the MSU Extension Service produces publications designed to help the state's dairy producers maintain efficient and profitable businesses while facing the challenges of the modern marketplace. Extension also supports 4-H activities related to dairy, such as dairy products judging and livestock showmanship.
School groups and families will soon have a chance to tour a dairy farm and learn where their food comes from
National Dairy Month is a great time to consider the numerous health benefits dairy products provide and how supporting the industry indirectly helps a variety of people.
On a rainy day in early autumn, hundreds of people packed into the Mississippi State University Joe Bearden Dairy Center to learn where their milk, butter, yogurt, and ice cream come from. (File Photo by Kat Lawrence)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Depressed market prices, increased production costs and labor challenges continue to force generational dairy farmers to seek greener pastures.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Families and students have an opportunity to tour Mississippi State University's dairy facilities this fall.
The MSU Extension Service will host Breakfast on the Farm Oct. 27-28 at the Joe Bearden Dairy Research Center at 2128 Turkey Creek Road near Starkville. The event is open to preregistered school groups from 9 a.m. until noon on Oct. 27. Families and community members are invited to attend the next morning at the same hours.
Success Stories
Pat Ard has tended his grandfather's legacy since 1971, when he took the helm of the family farm from his father.
What started as a 211-acre Lincoln County cotton farm in 1894 is now a 1,200-acre dairy farm with more than 240 Holstein cows.
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We're very excited to share the creative we designed for the National Library of Scotland's new exhibition, "A Better World?" exploring life in Scotland after the First World War. We took inspiration from the illustrated 1920s posters in the Library's collections to produce this colourful design.
A Better World? from Hillside Agency on Vimeo.
This year Hillside had the opportunity to give Eden Court Theatre and Cinema a fresh new look for their brochure, and we're delighted to finally be able to share it! It's a bold departure from the previous brochure – now a biannual release rather than three times a year, it is twice the length as before.
This new design is a simplification; the contents page – once a listing of every show – has been stripped down to the basics, ticket information has been reduced, shows are listed chronologically rather than by genre. Each month has its own section, beginning with a bold opening spread and tidbit of information about Eden Court. These are followed by some highlighted shows, which get more space. Covering six months of performances, we aimed to develop a design with an extended shelf life. See the full brochure here.
This month we've given a visual identity to a new project from our regular client Social Investment Scotland; the SIS Ventures. The purpose of this fund is to support social entrepreneurs to create and sustain employment opportunities, improve health and fitness, support the homeless and those marginalised within our local communities; all of these activities which are helping shape more vibrant and cohesive communities in Scotland.
The Festival Guide for this year's TweedLove is now out for all bike lovers to enjoy! 100 pages jam packed with info about riding bikes and having a good time. There are several additions to this year's programme and plenty to choose from for bike enthusiasts of all levels, whether you prefer grit, dirt or tarmac. All the bikes - all the riding!
Our latest design project is a full revamp of the seasonal event brochure for Fife Cultural Trust, which we successfully tendered for in March. An insightful and rewarding design process, working with some great people in Kirkcaldy. We have developed a brand new layout and colour scheme, and reinvented the ON logo with a bright and inviting floral font cover for the summer issue.
The 2018 identity and website for Fort William MTB World Cup is now live! The design is inspired by constructivist posters and references the industrial heritage of Scotland, and sends a clear message that Fort William is the place where bike legends are made!
A contemporary celebration of the life and work of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns took place in Edinburgh 25-27 January http://www.redredrosestreet.co.uk
A wonderful festival that we're thrilled to work with! In addition to the overall look and feel we developed a set of illustrations to some of Robert Burns' poems, for a family trail in Rose Street.
We started the year with a refreshing logo design project for Bon Bon, a start-up geleteria in Leith. The client wanted to communicate a mix of 'Italian Scottish tastyness' and we came up with a Highland Cow ice cream. Yum!
Happy New Year! To mark the beginning of 2018, we've created a new potfolio featuring some of our favourite work from last year. Take a peek here. We're also happy to announce that we will be giving our website a much overdue spring clean this year, so stay tuned or sign-up to our newsletter to receive updates.
To all our wonderful clients, friends and supporters - have an amazing Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will be closed for the festive season from Thursday 21 December to Wednesday 3 January 2018.


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How to Use LinkedIn Like a Pro
LinkedIn is important to you in 3 ways:
- It can help you get a new job (if you're an employee)
- It can help you get more business (if you're a business owner)
- And it can help you increase the number and diversity of people you know – for whatever purpose you want. If for example, you like helping people, having a larger number of connections is great. If you like learning from others, you'll be able to do that, too.
How to start out on LinkedIn:
- Fill out your profile as fully as you can, incuding the summary, your current and previous jobs, your education and your interests.
- Make sure you add a recent photo that is businesslike, not casual
- Invite people to connect
- Join one or two groups that share your interests and start contributing
- Put up posts of items that are interesting and relevant to your business. It's ok to share other people's but it's best to create your own.
Increasing your network:
When starting out, invite all your business colleagues. These will be members of staff where you work, friends in business, members of your business networking groups, people you know in other business organisations, businesspeople you've met on holiday and at conferences – anyone and everyone in business that you know. Use your businesscard file as a starting point. LinkedIn makes suggestions of people you might know, so trawl through these too. Just be aware that inviting people this way means they receive a standard invite not a personalised one.
You will quickly start to receive connection requests. When you do, check you the person's profile before accepting. There's much less spam activity on LinkedIn than on other social media sites, but you still need to look before you accept.
Increasing your standing:
Write recommendations for people in your network. These are different from endorsements (which carry very little weight) in that they take a few moments to do and are more detailed. They therefore are seen as more important than endorsements. Do NOT request recommendations from people you know. Work on the principle that giver's gain and wait for them to come to you. It is acceptable however to ask for a recommendation on the completion of a bit of work, if the client has expressed satisfaction or delight with what you've done for them.
Standing out from the crowd:
- When someone asks to connect, accept and send them a thank you. Take the opportunity to tell them what you do (but not in an aggressive sales way) and ask how you can help them.
- Be active. Add posts. Endorse and recommend others. Accept connection requests. Congratulate people on new jobs or work anniversaries.
- Offer insights, evidence of your expertise in your field, and tips that help others.
Above all – ensure your profile is as complete as you can make it.
If you would like help with your LinkedIn profile – from a review of its content and effectiveness through to posts and updates – the Word Wizard team is here to help. For an informal chat with no strings attached, please contact us.


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SharePoint 2010 Install & Powershell Issue on Windows Server 2008
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PowerShell is an optional component available with the Windows Server 2008 default install. If you enable this feature in Server Manager you will run into an issue when installing the pre-release version of SharePoint 2010. 2010 depends on the PowerShell CTP3 which cannot be installed without uninstalling the inbuilt PowerShell feature.
To Uninstall PowerShell. goto Server Manager and uncheck the PowerShell feature.
Now your 2010 install should proceed without any issues
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I've been serialising my latest novel The Firefarer here on my blog – it's available in a more advanced form on Wattpad.
Moran felt the pinch of someone's hands beneath her armpits. They were holding her upright, and she was moving, gliding, weightless. She also felt cold – freezing, as if her blood itself had congealed into ice. She shivered, shaking herself awake, aware of sounds condensed around her, the ripple and drip of water.
"For the spirits' own sake, Moran. Half-drowned twice in two days. Even by your standards of carelessness that's quite a feat!"
Was that her sister's voice which now echoed off the walls around them? Moran turned her head and received an earful of water. She coughed, spluttered and then spoke. "What happened?"
"What do you think happened? You fell and hit the pool below. Just be thankful they say it's deep."
She felt her sister's legs kicking away beneath her, frog-like as she ferried Moran across the surface. A light drifted past, its tiny flame flickering on the subterranean breeze. The candles had been floating she realised. Not on air, but on water! Surrounded by tiny pinpricks of light, she gazed up at the vaulted roof of the cave high above, stalactites looming into view and then fading into the darkness as if the rocks themselves oozed blood or tears.
Moran felt Carin slow in pace and shift as she planted her legs on the pool's floor where it shelved up to meet dry rock. Pulling Moran through the last stretch of water, she hauled her onto the side. They both lay like fish washed up on a tide, panting and shivering, mouths open as they sucked on the musty air of the cave.
"The ladder gave out," Moran gasped at last.
"You don't say. Come on." With a groan, Carin rose. "I'm so cold I can hardly feel my toes. If I lose any of them, I'll be taking some of yours." "Charming." Moran allowed Carin to pull her to her feet and then they trudged on, clinging to each other for warmth, stumbling over the uneven surface of the cavern before turning down yet another long, torch-lit corridor which fed away from the pool. A warmer draft of air drifted towards them, carrying with it fragments of conversation, the homely scents of wine and roasting meat. Moran's heart kicked with sudden relief.
The tunnel fanned out into an arc at its far end and, as they approached, two figures emerged from the shadows, clad in plaid kirtles and tunics, bearing tridents, spears and wheel-shaped wooden shields.
"Well if it isn't the wayward daughters of Arioch."
Moran felt Carin stiffen beside her. "We're here to see the Golach, Keles. Let us past."
But the guard to whom she had spoken took a step forward, standing before Moran, his lips a tight sneer. Now half faint with cold, weariness and hunger, Moran took in the tall, muscular frame, the shaved head and scorn-filled eyes of her father's former friend. He stared back at her, his two companion guards flanking him on either side, waiting, watching. Drawing back his head, he hawked, spitting out a long gob of phlegm which whistled through the air and hit the ground at her feet. She backed away in disgust and he laughed.
"Pagi lover. The Golach ought to have drowned you like a rat."
"The Golach has his reasons for bringing my sister back to us, Keles." Carin positioned herself before Moran, her hand twisting behind her back, fingers pressing around her trident. "He has his purpose, and who are we to question that?"
"Your sister is a traitor. You're a true warrior of the Ruach, Carin. Loyal. Strong. Don't risk that fine reputation of yours for her worthless sake."
In spite of her weakness, fury and frustration uncoiled like a vicious pair of vipers within Moran's heart. "It is you who shame our parents' memory, Keles. You were their friend, you swore to protect us. And you too had acquaintances, lovers even amongst the Pagi before Ol Terenzo spread his poison amongst them."
"That was then, before the fall, you ignorant bitch. Those days are gone." He took another step closer, but Carin remained between them, drawing her trident.
"Keles…" his companion placed a hand upon his shoulder. Drawing level with him, she tugged away her bronze helmet. Long, loose brown hair tumbled down about her shoulders, eyes the colour of amber catching Moran's gaze and holding it. "As Carin says, the Golach has summoned Arioch's daughters. And who are we to question his orders?"
"Ida?" Recognising her childhood friend, Moran stretched out a hand in greeting, but received only a brief shake of the head, a folding of arms in response.
"That doesn't mean I can accept what you've done, Moran. You as good as spat on the grave of your parents."
"They would have understood. And forgiven me if need be."
"Believe that if you will. Come, let's face his Greatness – and, if need be, his wrath."
Moran was grateful then for the arm that Carin slid around her waist, for the sisterhood that still remained between them when all else had failed. Who were these people – Keles, Ida – to judge her? Of course they would claim that loyalty for one's people overran and outweighed all other types of love. That the fall – as they called it – the unleashing of Pagi hatred against the Ruach had created a rift between their two peoples that could never be healed. Hope lay only in the reclaiming of land that had been stolen from them – that they had shared with the Pagi for millennia. And yet who amongst them, she wondered, had ever experienced anything like the passion she had shared with Andre? An emotion so intense as to have proved painful. An awareness that, now the war had finally caught up with her, now she had been ripped from her lover's side, she no longer cared for her own safety, for her own life or, she admitted with a glowing sense of shame, for her own people. The only crime she acknowledged was to have run when she did, to have left her lover and fled to the coast. But not to have done so could have endangered Andre herself.
Keles released a snort of contempt and then set off down a stone-hewn flight of stairs which plunged into the lower systems of caverns and caves.
"Follow him," Ida said, her tone chill and flat. For a fleeting moment, Moran recalled a kiss she had shared with Ida: an earlier passion which had flared for just a few months, so intense as to have burnt itself to dust. They had been young, on the cusp of adulthood: two, maybe three years before the fall. It had been an awakening of emotions as yet untried, untested – a faulting, fumbling exploration of each other's bodies which had left them both breathless, surprised, as if they had crossed a border into a hidden world. That was before Ida's colt-like limbs and supple grace had attracted the attention of the village boys – Paga and Ruach – leaving Moran confused and stunned. That was when she had first seen Andre.
Carin was already disappearing down the torch-lined staircase still gripping her trident in one hand, her broad shoulders and arms swinging as she moved. She disappeared amongst the shadows and then Moran followed, aware of Ida trailing close behind her. As if she could turn back now, swim across the pool, clamber the walls of the cavern, haul herself through the cavity above it and then make her way back, alone and half famished down the mountainside!
The drop to her right plummeted to unseen depths. To her left, smaller caves and tunnels punctured the rocks. Many of these were occupied by Ruach families, their few belongings scattered in untidy heaps, the wreckage of past lives and hopes. She saw pots and pans, children's toys, books, candlesticks – objects gathered up in frantic, fear-fuelled panic, shoved hastily into bags or clutched to chests, the Ruach having run with whatever came to hand as they escaped the knives, the spears and swords of their Pagi neighbours.
There were also items of more esoteric or ornamental value, once the pride of place in a study or library, now dumped carelessly on the stone floor of the caves – astrolabes and clocks, telescopes, globes which span on tilted axes, lutes, spectacles, richly woven rugs and even, she noted with a pang of sadness, sundials – so useless down here in the Mearahn depths. It all seemed a mockery of home, a desperate attempt to recreate a life which was now so utterly lost: annulled by time, by the inhuman world of the caves, and by Pagi violence.
Occasionally, she was aware of people watching as she passed, of eyes peering at her through the darkness. Sometimes she caught a glimpse of children: matted, straggling hair snaking around a dirt stained face, their eyes an open question. The few old men and women who had struggled up the mountainside now sat on the steps, some smoking pipes, others simply leaning, heads against the rock, their brows twisted into furrows as if desperate to recall why they were here, underground – what had brought them to this place. From somewhere amongst the shadows, a woman's voice screamed: "Traitor!"
Moran shuddered and hurried on, catching up with Carin as she reached the base of the stairs.
"Stop!" Carin said, her voice hushed in sudden awe. "Look!"
They had reached what appeared to be a natural amphitheatre, the size of a Pagi palazzo or market square. At first, it seemed as if they were standing amongst the stars themselves, for every surface – the walls, the floors, winked and glittered with light. Moran observed, however, torches which had been cleverly hidden amongst folds and clefts in the rock, spilling light over the natural gems which lay clustered like so many galaxies, embedded in the stone.
"Seams of gold and diamonds," Carin whispered. "Beautiful." She turned to Moran. "But useless to us now. If only we'd known of it before the fall."
"Who would want to prize them out of here anyway? It would be a crime to strip this place of its treasure."
Carin gazed at her, one eyebrow raised and then shook her head. "You're such a dreamer, Moran."
Ida stepped down to join them. "You see, Moran, if you'd not been away playing with the Pagi you'd have seen all this long ago."
Moran opened her mouth to speak, but then closed it again. There was little point in provoking Ida – especially now, when she was about to face the judgement of The Golach himself. And so she allowed the gibe to pass and waited, and waited. There was no sign of Keles – he had disappeared off somewhere in the darkness – and so she stood there, her mind at swim, her thoughts restless and frantic as she weighed up the all possible conclusions of her meeting with the spirit master.
She was aware, after some time, of the padding of feet, the murmur of voices, and realised that Ruach families had joined them, settling down around the fringes of the cavern. In the semi-light of torches and gemstones she picked out some familiar faces – old neighbours and friends. She bit her lip and focussed her attention on the floor, avoiding the interrogative stares, the anger, worst of all the confused, questioning expressions of those she had once known, and loved.
She caught sight of the Golach's shadow before she saw the man himself. Clutching a burning brand, Keles had re-entered the makeshift courtroom behind the spirit master, and the old man's tall, stooping frame was cast into relief, lengthened across the stone floor of the cave. He still bore the ceremonial robes which she recalled from childhood visits to the temple – before it had been smashed and plundered by the Pagi. Loose, flowing swathes of red silk enveloped his frail body, while a crimson cap covered thin, greying wisps of hair. His eyes, haunted and myopic, peered from a face wrinkled beyond repair.
"They're here, your Greatness." Waving the brand before him, Keles indicated Moran and Carin. The Golach peered forwards and then edged towards them.
"Daughters of Arioch?"
Moran shuddered. His voice was always so resonant – a chord rather than a plucked melody, as if he were speaking with more than one tongue.
"We're here, Master of Spirits."
"Ah." Again that harmonic cluster of sounds, receding to a whisper. "Come closer."
She was before him now, peering down into those fading blue eyes, aware of Carin hovering to her right. Instinctively, she knelt.
"Do you know how we once dealt with those who fraternised with our enemies?"
Trembling, she shook her head. "No, Sire."
"They would be staked out on a mountainside. Fodder for the eagles." He placed a twisted hand upon her shoulder. "But rise. We are here to offer redemption, not to punish."
Shaking with sudden relief, she got to her feet, but then recalled Carin's earlier words: for there to be redemption, there must first be sacrifice.
"You seem to have lost your way, child."
"I fell in love, Spirit Master."
She caught the snorts of derision, the quiet hisses of contempt and chose to stand proud. What had been done could not be undone. Nor would she ever wish to change it.
"And was not the love of your own people enough?"
"It was love of a different sort, your Greatness. Love the like of which I have never known." She caught Ida's eye but the soldier turned away, her lips curled into a sneer.
"It was the semblance of love you experienced, Moran. A mere glimpse of sunlight upon a cloudy day, no more. The Pagi have long held us in contempt. You are a fool to believe otherwise. What they seem to give us with one hand, they always take with the other. Ol Terenzo's purges are but one episode in a sorry history of crimes against our people. " He shook his head. "But you knew, I think, where your true love lay. You returned to us."
She threw Carin a glance of surprise. "I believed it was you who conjured the storm which brought me back here, Sire."
He shook his head. "Perhaps. But you could have given yourself up to the waves. Instead, you swam for shore. You saved yourself, as the spirits told me you must."
"The spirits?" She quelled the rising strain of doubt in her voice.
"Yes. They have brought me hope, Moran. And you are a part of that hope."
His eyes seemed to lose their haze, now burning with an impossible brightness. "Yes, Moran. They offer me a chance, a belief that we might be restored to our land, that we might claim it for our own, that we may even live without the Pagi and their persecution."
She could not have said why it then was that a sudden chill laid claim to her heart, as if a fist of ice had wrapped itself around the organ and was squeezing it tight. She found herself out of breath, shaking. "What do they intend for me, your Greatness?" she whispered.
"They tell me that the Ahi have arrived in these lands in search of someone – someone so precious to them that they will do anything to get him back."
He took a step towards her and his breath flickered across her face when he spoke, musty and dry with age. "The one they call the Firefarer is here. A living vessel of destruction. And you, with your eloquent tongue and your gift for languages, you will find this child and persuade him to join us. You will go back amongst the Pagi – as you love them so well – you will search for him and you will bring him to us."
"Your Greatness, this is no redemption. You are commanding her to her death!" Carin had pushed before her now, standing between her and the Golach. "Alone amongst the enemy? Moran will not survive such a mission."
The smile he threw them was no longer that of a benign conjuror of spirits, but the tight-lipped grimace of a sly old man. "Which is why you will accompany her, Carin. Her sin has stained you both, after all. Yes. The two of you will venture out amongst the Pagi. You will root out this child, and you will bring him back to us. And our enemies will answer for their crimes. With fire."


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Are you worried about what to get for your 13-year-old boy? Did he recently hit puberty and now you're looking for ways to distract him from the drama of teenagehood?
We're sure you must be facing hundreds of challenges understanding your child's needs at the moment. With all the mood swings and hormonal outbursts you're facing, you can't simply hand him any random toy as it may be too childish or too mature for him.
The right toy should help your son with his overall development aside from its entertainment value.
Fortunately, Feedfond realizes the importance of the right toy for your child's development. We've put together a fantastic list of the best toys for 13-year-old boys and help[ you chose the best ones.
Contents & Quick Navigation
- Best Toys for 13 Year Old Boys in 2019
- #1. Silvertone SD3000 Acoustic Guitar
- #2. Catan
- #3. PlayStation Vita
- #4. JanSport Superbreak Backpack
- #5. PlayStation 4 Pro– Best Gift for 13 Year Old Boys
- #6. Mega Moto Gas Mini Bike
- #7. Percy Jackson & Olympians Paperback Set
- #8. Apple Watch Series 3
- #9. Toysmith Bird House
- #10. Leme Wireless Headphone
- Developmental Milestones for 13-Year-Old Boys
- What Makes Best Toy/Gift for 13 Year Old Boys
- Final Thoughts
Best Toys for 13 Year Old Boys in 2019
The diverse array of toys available online is simply endless. But how do you know which toy is the right one? Relax, we've done our research All you have to do is sit back and scroll through the article and pick the one that's most suitable for your child.
#1. Silvertone SD3000 Acoustic Guitar
Now is the perfect age for your child to take up a serious hobby. How about music? If your kid loves listening to music or playing musical instruments then this all-in-one guitar kit could be just what you're looking for.
This acoustic guitar is made with high-quality mahogany wood, die-cast tuning machines, and premium quality fingerboards! The SD3000 has everything you need and more.
Durable gig bags, straps, additional picks, strings chord charts and – wait for it – Emedia instructional software. This kit has it! Plus, the guitar neck strap is adjustable with the string heights that helps to exclude buzzing.
What We Love About It
The best part about this gift is that your new teen will enjoy free access to the website that has over 11,000 award-winning guitar lessons and 600 song lessons for a whole month!
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#2. Catan
The latest edition of the classic board game "Catan" comes with high graphics and mind-blowing twists that combine strategy, skill, and entertainment. Which is why it was one of the front-runners for the best toys for 13 year old boys.
This three to four player family game has won the prestigious "Game of the Century Award". The package includes high-quality boards, cards, tokens, dice, multicolor player pieces, and a step by step instruction guide.
The ultimate goal of the game is to win 10 victory points that can be earned by building roads and settlements and earning accomplishments. So, just set the board, roll the dice and play!
What We Love About It
It's a wonderful game to keep your youngster occupied for hours. The game helps a lot in developing his strategic and planning abilities.
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#3. PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Vita is the next generation of portable PlayStations. It's the ultimate boredom buster, available in a wide angle five-inch OLED touch screen.
Your child can download and play over 900 different PS4 games with this sleek-looking PlayStation. What's more, he can operate the device with both analog sticks and high-resolution touch-screen.
With a 3G connection, he'll enjoy a superfast, buffer-free, portable gaming experience. Included in the kit is a 4GB sim card, USB cable, adapter, power cord, memory card, and AR card. Plus, there's even a fine printed manual with detailed instructions for beginners.
What We Love About It
Messages and downloaded games are automatically organized in one list and the installed items in a separate one. So, it's very easy to navigate and play.
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#4. JanSport Superbreak Backpack
Kids at this age usually love to travel and explore. They are always on the go and so good quality and water resistant backpack are essential for him to carry his books, water bottles, and gaming devices.
That's why we chose JanSport Superbreak Backpack as one of the best toys for 13 year old boys because the backpack with its 600 denier fabric is super durable.
What's more, the company has the reputation of selling backpacks since 1967 and gives you the peace of mind of a lifetime guarantee. It's great for every day as the fabric, zippers, and straps are made from high-quality materials. The shoulder straps are fully padded for additional back support and comfort.
What We Love About It
The backpack comes in various colors. So, your kids can pick the one that suits his style from over 30 different color options.
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#5. PlayStation 4 Pro– Best Gift for 13 Year Old Boys
Your new teen would probably worship the ground you're walked on if you bought him the new PS4-Pro this year.
Why are Sony Playstations the best gifts for 13 year old boys? Well, because they promise excellent HD graphics, a fantastic display, and all the advanced game-playing technology. You can blindly put your trust in this brand when it comes to playing games in 4K and smoother frame-rates.
The Pro version gives a faster performance and better image quality than the previous one. Boost mode allows PS4 games to be played in this version as well. Now you can install hundreds of high-resolution games in its 1TB internal storage for a pro gaming experience.
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You can also connect Netflix and chill with your kid, streaming multiple movies and series when you're not playing games.
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#6. Mega Moto Gas Mini Bike
If your tweenager is bored of riding bicycles, then it's probably time for you to upgrade his regular ride to a proper bike. This easy to assemble Mega Moto Gas Mini Bike is designed especially for kids in mind. He will love traveling to school, to a friend's house or even to the park on this new ride.
Made with a durable steel frame, this powerful gas mini bike is equipped with an 80CC heavy-duty engine and an automatic clutch. In addition, it has large seats, spring-loaded foot pegs, and super grip tires to ensure a smoother riding experience.
And you don't have to worry about safety because it's designed with a chain guard, engine stop switch, an exhaust heat shield and hand operated brake system to prevent any mishaps.
What We Love About It
Bike riding is a great way to encourage your child to spend more time outdoors and off the couch. This practice improves his coordination, agility and balancing skills.
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#7. Percy Jackson & Olympians Paperback Set
If your son is a bookworm, he'll love the Percy Jackson and Olympians box set.
The full set contains five best sellers of Percy Jackson, revealing the world of fantasy, magic, adventure, mythology and more. The spectacular cover art and an additional poster are an added bonus.
All of Rick Riordan's addictive sagas-The Last Olympian, The Sea of Monsters, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Titan's Curse and The Lightning Thief are included in the package. This collection is a must keep.
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Books are always precious collections. Reading books will improve your kid's vocabulary and imagination. An adventurous saga like this is sure to aid in his cognitive developments.
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#8. Apple Watch Series 3
The next generation watch is here! The iWatch3 comes in the latest IOs technology and Apple's quality assurance makes it one of the best smartwatches money can buy.
Your son can easily operate the OS5 tech-based iWatch3 with an iPhone or even over Wi-Fi. The dual-core processor makes it faster than you can imagine. Plus, it comes with a host of great features, including an optical heart sensor for measuring his heart race.
What's more, he can also play Apple music both on and offline. Motion sensing features like an accelerometer or gyroscope are also great extra features.
We love this option as one of the best gifts for 13 year old boys as it comes in child sizes – 38mm and 42mm. The sleek digital crown and crystal back designs make the watch an eye catcher.
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The watch has a cool waterproof feature that allows your son to wear the watch while swimming. It's a great way to measure physical activity as well as keep time – both great for your son's development.
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#9. Toysmith Bird House
This gift is perfect for teens with a passion for nature. The Toysmith Bird House can be an encouraging gift for your child if he's interested in birds.
The kit includes the essentials to build the birdhouse, such as wooden parts, colorful paint, hanging cords etc. All your son needs to do is to stick these parts together by following the easy step by step instructions.
For the perfect bird watching experience, you can combine this gift with Toysmith's binoculars as well – great for scout activities!
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It can be a great arts and crafts project for kids. The beautiful creation made by your child with colorful and sustainable paints can be wonderful decor pieces for your garden or backyard. Plus, the birds will love it too!
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#10. Leme Wireless Headphone
To support your son's gaming or music playing devices, he'll need a quality headphone right? It's the age of wireless, and the 4.0 Bluetooth paired headphones by Leme bring you the best.
The 13 degree rotating design of the earpieces and the 145-degree tensile arc of the bendable headband ensures a comfortable fit. Suitable for both iOS and Android phones. High quality and durable buttons allow him to play, stop, adjust volume or shuffle through music without even looking at the device screen.
And the sound clarity? Phenomenal. It is fitted with the most advanced CVC6.0 DSP noise reduction technology for noise cancellation and echo reduction.
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With low power consumption features, the lithium batteries last up to 26 days. We also love the built-in microphone.
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Developmental Milestones for 13-Year-Old Boys
At 13, your little boy has stepped into one of the most important and confusing stages of a human's life. He's officially a teenager now. Not all children hit puberty at the same age and for boys, it's usually a slower process than for girls.
You're probably wondering how you'd know that your kid's hit puberty, right? Well, there are some telltale signs. Let us enlighten you.
Physical Development
Usually, 13 year old boys will go through multiple hormonal changes. The hormones will cause a growth spurt. Your kid will also observe his sexual organs and pubic hairs growing, and voice deepening, which are considered vital signs of him hitting puberty.
He might find this sudden physical growth awkward or weird but if you help him to understand the development process, he may find it less frightening. Changes in physical appearances such as pimples or weight gain are also puberty related issues that you need to counsel him on.
Our advice will be to encourage your son to play different sports, travel and take part in other outdoor activities. For example, riding bikes or playing his favorite outdoor games in the afternoon with friends can be very helpful in releasing any pent-up energy or frustrations.
Emotional Development
Hormonal changes not only affect your child physically but also emotionally. You'll notice frequent mood swings and many behavioral changes at this age. He's your confident, careless teen one moment, then a scared, insecure momma's boy the next.
Depression, anxiety or peer pressure can lead to mental distress. Therefore, regular family discussions and parental support are very important.
Help him to establish his own identity. Encourage him to take up a hobby or an odd job to uplift his confidence.
Social Development
This is the age when your child forms a special group of friends. So, peer pressure is unavoidable. He may tend to seek validation from adults around him and try to be more like them. The urge of standing out from the crowd or gaining popularity amongst friends are also signs of his social development.
Don't freak out if you see your son following bizarre trends. It's just his way of experimenting with the new.
Make sure you control the time he spends playing games or surfing the internet. Otherwise, he might get addicted to these gadgets and become more introverted or antisocial.
Cognitive Development
13 year olds develop a great set of problem-solving skills. They love using complex sentences, sarcasm or metaphors as adults do. Their logical or rational thinking will allow them to consider multiple solutions to a single problem.
But not all the parts of your little one's brain will evolve at the same time. So, he won't always behave like a responsible individual. Sometimes, you'll find him thinking very logically, being calm and sober, whereas at others you'll find him being very careless and not thinking a situation through.
Playing board games or solving puzzles etc with your teen might enhance his critical thinking ability and cognitive skills which is very important at this age.
Recommended Read:
- Teenage Developmental Milestones: Guide to a Child's Adolescence Years
- Child Development Stages – Growth Milestones from Newborn to Teen
What Makes Best Toy/Gift for 13 Year Old Boys
While you're deciding on the right gift for your kid, it's essential that you keep his development milestones in mind. At the end of the day, buying him a toy that doesn't aid in his development process will be a waste of time and money.
Therefore, it's important for you to know the questions you should be asking when buying the best toys for 13 year old boys.
1. Is the Toy Helping him to Think Logically?
A toy that's the best value for money is one that will stimulate your kid's brain and logical thinking abilities. A good board game or puzzle can be a great option for game nights and aid in his brain development.
Book sets are also good if your child likes to read. So, consider buying toys that challenge his rational thinking skills which will be beneficial in the future.
2. Is it Encouraging his Hobbies?
Kids at this age usually become very serious about their hobbies. If it's a good hobby then you as a parent should encourage it. Buy toys for him that are aligned with his interests. For example, if he loves listening to music then you could consider buying him a musical instrument.
Guitars, keyboards or a good pair of headphones can be useful for beginners.
3. Is it Promoting Outdoor Activities?
Teens deal with a lot of stress and depression due to hormonal changes and they find it difficult to open up. This makes them more introverted and they may prefer to focus their attention on gadgets or tech devices.
So, to stop them from becoming addicted to gadgets and technology, you can relieve them from tension with toys that promote outdoor activities. Bikes or scooters are great options to encourage them to spend more time outdoors.
4. Tech Toys aren't Always Bad
It's the digital era and it's inevitable for kids to be tech addicted. But, technological toys can be beneficial for your kids if you control their screening time. Many video games, tablets, and devices expand your teen's critical thinking abilities.
So, gadgets or tech toys with child-friendly features are acceptable if you can limit their play time.
Final Thoughts
The moral of the story is that your kid is slowly climbing towards adulthood. So, it's a great time for you to focus on nurturing his skills and abilities to prepare him for facing future challenges.
A good toy will work as a catalyst in this case and build his confidence, teach him new skills or work on his physical fitness. We hope our list of best toys for 13-year-old boys with the buyer's guide will help you in the process.
Happy shopping!
Read More:
- Best Toys for 12 Year Old Boys: Gift Ideas & Buyer's Guide
- Best Toys for 10-Year-Old Boys – Gift Ideas & Buying Guide
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November is one of my favorite times of the year. I write all of the time, but I love to hunker down in my cozy desk area and write all of my imaginings into a new novel. However, it's not an easy feat. It is a constant educational process, and here are the three things I learned when I participated in NaNoWriMo 2016.
1) My stories are so much more than I thought they would be.
The story that I chose for this year's NaNoWriMo was something I had worked on since I was a teenager, a high fantasy I wanted to expand. My writing and voice have changed so much since I first created the story, and I was excited to see how that translated. There are many techniques and approaches to finishing NaNoWriMo, and I normally only do a little planning before I start. Even with an outline, I learned so much about my characters and the plot, that what was supposed to be one book turned it into a four book series. I had so much fun delving into the details, that I expanded the first book immensely and created a series that never would've existed before.
2) I still make mistakes.
Even with a college degree and minor in creative writing, I still have a lot to learn. November has always been the best opportunity to explore my flaws. Two of the biggest mistakes that I've struggled with is being too wordy and misusing the passive voice. However, when I write I try not to think about the major problems initially because the most important thing about that month is to finish and get it down on paper. The process comes into play when I edit the book and do re-writes. Another benefit of NaNoWriMo is that I also take this experience into my professional life, where I'm even more aware of my mistakes and am able to proofread and correct myself.
3) I learned that I can finish.
I don't even want to mention the first year and my unsuccessful attempt. But in 2015, work and life eventually caught up with me, and I was not able to get past 33,000 words. I did finish the book on December 31st, just in time to complete one of my 2015 resolutions. It felt awesome, even though I did not finish in November. It felt even better when I focused in 2016 for the entire month of November and finished on the last day of the challenge, a vast improvement from the previous year. Even though I completed it, I struggled with pacing for the month, and my goal next year is to finish again and to write along to the coveted 1,667 words or more per day.
What are your experiences with NaNoWriMo? Are any of them similar to mine, and what are your techniques to handle that month? Comment below with your answers!


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Hello Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by. Today, I am going to share the outfit that I wore on July 4th occasion. This year, I was very exited to style my outfit around bright red or navy blue or white colors theme. I thought this would be perfect time to wear this little dress. Personally, I gravitate toward pieces that make me feel and look good. I love the fringe detailing at the end of this flirty dress. I had never thought that this Fit and Flare type dress would look good on me, but I guess I was wrong. It`s not too long but perfect to dress up and dress down.
Here, I have tried two different looks with this outfit. I hope pictures will give you guys better idea on how it would look on heels and flats. I generally prefer comfort plus style. In first look, I tried this Carmel color heels from Lauren Ralph (See the details). This look is perfect for for evening or nighttime. Whereas, the second look is more casual and my go to look. I have added comfort angel to this outfit by pairing it with super comfy flats. I personally love them both depending upon the event I am attending. I have used same bag for both the looks because of its complimenting color.
Tip of the day: Footwear is such a great look-shifter fashion accessory. You can never go wrong with staple footwear pieces (Heels and flats).
Heels: Lauren Ralph
Flats: Cathy Jeans
Dress: Marshalls
Bag: Michael Kors


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Five Reasons Why Online Stores Should Run Daily Deals
For brick-and-mortar outlet stores, running a sale is a huge way to draw in more customers. That same concept can be applied to online stores—but what's even better than putting half of your stock on sale for a short period of time? Running a daily deal on a single item, of course!
When 3dcart, online stores will have the ability to feature a daily deal as part of their promotion efforts. As a store owner, you have the ability to slash the price as much or as little as you like.
So how can daily deals help your store gain more quality exposure? Below are five reasons why you should take advantage of the new "Daily Deals" feature.
1. Drive more conversions by adding urgency.
With a daily deal feature, you can set parameters based on time limits and stock that add a greater sense of urgency to the deal. Perhaps a customer considered buying the featured product in the past but set it aside for one reason or another. That customer now has more incentive to buy immediately, closing the sale for your store.
The same rule applies to customers surfing your site; the deal might sweeten the purchase for the customer, causing them to make an immediate purchase rather than dragging their feet and in some cases forgetting about the purchase altogether.
2. Pique customer interest with exclusivity.
Shopping online can be overwhelming, even when you're only browsing one store. Singling out a specific product and featuring it on your homepage is a great way to pique customer interest in the item. You won't be able to target everyone, but you'll be able to single out the customers that are most interested in purchasing that specific product and dangle a carrot in front of their noses.
3. Let partner sites promote your deals for you.
Everyone loves a good deal—especially shopping sites and blogs that love to spread the word on sales and other deals. When you launch a deal with a lower price than shoppers can find anywhere on the web, shopping sites are apt to pick up the news and give your store some extra exposure. Of course, it doesn't hurt to send out a few emails to sites you'd most like to be featured on; they may be grateful for the tip.
4. Generate more content for social media channels.
You need information to share on social media channels, and unique content is the best kind of content to share with your followers. Using social media to share daily deals makes it simple for your customers to take the deal viral and drive more traffic to your site. Effective use of social media is exactly how Groupon exploded into one of the fastest growing startups of all time.
5. Clear stock of outdated products.
The new model is in and you haven't sold out of the old one? No problem! Feature the old stock as a daily deal, slash the price and drive more sales as a result.


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09 February 2010
Usus Antiquior
I had decided that it was time to stop posting about matters liturgical or theological that I had thought about when I realised that whatever illumination I had just had was something Michael Davies had written about in 1986, and had expressed far better than I ever would. The other dawning realisation was that I was coming across what was wrong with the way the OF was being performed: all the negative reasons for believing that there are real problems with the way the OF is being celebrated.
And there was no alternative: I can read Fr Fortescue's "The Mass" and learn a lot, but he was writing in 1912 and a) our knowledge has moved on a lot since then, and b) it's not 1912 any more: it's 2010.
This b) is my beef not just with the SSPX but also with quite a few of the in-communion-trads one comes across: you can't turn the clock back and pretend it's 1962, or 1955, or 1911, or whenever. What has gone has gone for ever, and if you try to reconstitute it, you have to accept that what you have is something new, however much it looks like what was there before. (Pierre Menard, Autor del Quijote by Jorge Luis Borges says all of this much better in one of the best short stories of the twentieth century, by the way.)
So a subscription to Usus Antiquior was a bit of a gamble: would it have anything new to say, or would it be a rehash of the battles of the sixties and seventies? The answer, loud, triumphant, and clarion-like is"the former".
The articles are not for the faint-hearted: they take no prisoners. This is not "Noddy goes to Trent". They made me work hard to ensure that I understood what point they were trying to make. But what riches! Among the things I particularly valued were the slops that overflowed from the great depths of learning on display: things you all no doubt know, but that I didn't; why and how the binatarianism of the Roman Canon reflects its extreme antiquity, for example. But the depths are profound: learning what Octaves are for is a major piece of knowledge I now have which I never had before: a starting point for future journeys deeper into my Faith.
This journal will become an essential catechetical resource for anybody who wants to explore and learn about the traditional Roman Rite from a non-polemical 21st Century viewpoint. And, if you are like me, it will help you pray the Mass more, and better.
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Dear ttony,
Interesting points about 'turning back the clock'. I attend the EF of the Mass and have done so since 2003, I also attend the OF of the Mass as often as possible. What often alarms me about the 'traditionalists' is that many seem stuck in a particular time period and overlook, a gentle word, the tens of millions of converts and those baptised since 1970, who know only the OF of the Mass.
When we hear about Catholics murdered for the Faith in India, the Philippines and in Africa they are attenders of the OF of the Mass. Their strong beliefs were based on the Church and Her Tradition not on the form of the Mass celebrated. The recent disaster in Haiti has, for those willing to listen, given witness to a strong and vibrant belief.
I have learnt a great deal about the Faith through attending the EF of the Mass as well as going on several pilgrimages led by traditionalists but I am always conscious of what Saint Ignatius wrote: "Take care to participate in one Eucharist: for there is one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup for union in His blood, and one altar, just as there is one bishop."
In Christo,
- 10 February 2010 at 01:32
... you can't turn the clock back and pretend it's 1962, or 1955, or 1911, or whenever. What has gone has gone for ever, and if you try to reconstitute it, you have to accept that what you have is something new, however much it looks like what was there before.
Really? The traditional mass has been celebrated even it's "obragation" by Paul VI in 1969. So how could its restoration be classified as something new?
There are people who are coming to learn more about what we have lost and are determined to help in the restoration of the church to her former glory. You can sit back and say what you want about traditionalists, but time will judge who were the faithful children that served their mother-church in this time of crisis.
- 12 February 2010 at 02:15
- Ttony said...
Antonio: I can't have explained myself properly. My point is that the social context in which the 1962 Mass was celebrated in, say 1962 has disappeared, and that the 1962 Mass is now being celebrated in 2010, and we have nearly 50 years of secularisation on top of what was there before. It is wrong to pretend that we live in 1962; it is more important than ever to celebrate the Mass of 1962.
We can learn what we have lost, but we can't magic back that world to replace the world we live in.
This is very unfortunate.
- 12 February 2010 at 19:53


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