text: School Readiness Print Kindergarten Curriculum and Skills By Katherine Lee facebook linkedin Katherine Lee is a parenting writer and a former editor at Parenting and Working Mother magazines. Learn about our editorial policy Katherine Lee Updated on September 14, 2019 Juan Silva / Photodisc / Getty Images More in School Readiness Getting Involved Learning At Home and Afterschool Learning Disabilities Special Education For most children today, kindergarten is the new first grade. The kindergarten lesson plans that are currently used by teachers are a far cry from the kindergarten activities that were emphasized just a few decades ago. Kindergartners today are spending less time on play and more time on academic pursuits such as reading, writing, and math. Many kindergarten classes are now full-day rather than the previous norm of half-day. And many kindergartners get homework, sometimes every day. Your child's kindergarten curriculum may vary depending on what the standard is in your state and district. And children this age can enter kindergarten with widely different skill levels. Some kids may know the entire alphabet and many sight words while others may be struggling to go beyond a handful of letters. Bearing that in mind, the following is a general idea of the developmental changes you can expect to see in your child as she becomes immersed in kindergarten lesson plans. Your kindergartener will be able to: Kindergarten Social Skills Develop better self-control skills such as sitting still and listening quietly.Learn how to follow directions.Become more skilled at cooperating with others.Discuss families, holidays, and other things about their worlds. Kindergarten Reading and Writing Review letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds.Learn lowercase and uppercase letters.Learn sight words or frequently-used words such as "the," "and" and "is".Write about themselves and write stories together as a class with the teacher's help.Learn stories, songs, rhyming words.Talk about stories after reading them (a demonstration of reading comprehension): predict what may happen next, try to guess what characters might be thinking or feeling; re-tell what happened in the stories.Write words with spelling guessed by the child (invented spelling).Write letters to mom and dad.Label pictures they've illustrated. Kindergarten Math Count things around the classroom, such as how many days they've been at school, how many blocks are in a bin, and the like.Identify basic shapes such as circle, square, triangle, etc.Recognize numerals up to 20 or beyond.Count by 5s or 10s.Tackle basic addition and subtraction.Understand concepts such as "more than" or "equal to."Create patterns with small objects and sort into groups by color and size.Identify coins (be able to distinguish between pennies, dimes, etc.). Kindergarten Science Explore their world through observation and experimentation. Many kindergarten teachers take advantage of young children's natural curiosity to help them learn about their world.Discover what animals and plants need to live and grow.Learn about the parts of the body and the senses.Learn about changes in seasons and weather.Become familiar with elements that make up our planet (earth, sand, rocks, water, etc.). What Kids Learn in Kindergarten Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Get diet and wellness tips to help your kids stay healthy and happy. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Continue Reading


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By God it's another Liebster Award…
This week I was amazed to learn that I've been nominated for another Liebster Award which means I will try not to go Sally Field about it….
"You like me!" , Xavier Borderie , www,youtube.com
I don't need to tell you all about it – but if you not heard about it you can read my previous post. it's HERE if you interested – it's just a thanks to my nominator and then answer their questions..
So would like to thank Mantas Man over at Photo Geeks for nominating me. Here's the answers to your questions, my answers in bold type.
- Who/ which person inspired you to start blogging? My husband encouraged me for ages and set the site up for me. I first wrote on it after seeing the film Love and Mercy, and it was so inspiring I had to write about it.
- How do you get images for your blog? My sister designed my logo for Facebook and Twitter pages and I searched Flickr for the exact picture I wanted as the profile picture.. was superhappy when I found one.
- Do you like photography? I do but I'm not that good at taking photos.
- Which camera do you own (maybe just using smartphone,- which)? A very old digital camera…
- Which camera brand do you prefer? Don't know much about whats good and what isn't tbh.
- Where do you buy your camera gear and accessories (lenses, tripods and etc) online?Probably would buy on Amazon, I live in Finland and items really expensive to buy here.
- What is your goal (about blogging) for this year and in the future? Would like something published or get a work from home job or internship doing these sort of reviews…
- How often do you blog and how long it takes you to write one blog post (let's say 500 words)? About 3 to 4 times a week, timing depends on the type of review and the subject. Usually about a couple of days.
- Where do you usually like to blog/write content (like laying on sofa, eating snacks in the kichen, traveling with train/metro and etc.)? At home with my hubby so I can check details if I need to.
- How do you promote content online and which stream is best performing? I share it on Facebook and Twitter pages, Facebook is good for promoting posts for women, Twitter for men..
- What was the most successful day of your blog post (traffic spike/ sales/ subscribers and etc.)? I reposted my Outlander review and got 118 people reading it and about 6 or 7 of Outlander groups retweeted it.
- Are you following other bloggers (write at least 3)? Yes, three of my current favourites are Vinnieh, LeBeau LeBlog and OurRachBlogs.
So enough about me… thanks again for the nomination.

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Dear viewers are you going to appear for JE & Assistant Manager exam which is going to be organized by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and now looking for DMRC Admit Card then you are here at right place. From below framed section, you can check and download JE & Assistant Manager hall ticket either by following.
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is going to conduct Computer Based Test (CBT) for filling up the vacant posts of Office Assistant, Junior Engineer, Assistant Manager, Maintainer, Store Assistant and other. Direct official Link to download your Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Admit Card 2018 is given below. DMRC Exam is scheduled to take place from 9th to 20th April 2018.
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation JE & Assistant Manager exam hall ticket brief details:
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How to Download your DMRC Admit Card :
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57 lost lobster pots pulled out from the seabed in Galway
From September 3-6, supported by Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine (GRD) and Scubadive West, we carried out a first of its kind ghost fishing gear removal operation (Operation "Stone & Pots") off the W. Coast of Ireland.
During operation "Stone and Pots", our team of 6 expert technical divers joined by cameramen and biologists, recovered 57 lost lobster pots, hundreds of meters of rope and several fishing nets from the bottom of the Killary Fjord in Co. Galway.
Lobster pots are accidentally lost when their surface marker buoys get severed during storms or collision with boat traffic, but unfortunately continue to fish when left unattended at the seabed. Many marine life was found dead in these traps although some lucky crabs, lobsters, conger eels and dogfish (a small shark species) were saved by the divers who released them just in time.
The retrieved lobster pots were taken on board a mussel boat, and offloaded in the local fishing harbor Rosroe Pier, where they were returned to the fishermen to use them once more. The locations of some of the pots were known to us as we had recorded their coordinates during a survey mission in May 2018, but most pots were found at previously undived locations and were alarmingly easy to find: the seabed is littered with them, and many more remain in situ to this day.
On September 5th, the Galway Aquarium hosted a presentation to introduce Ghost Fishing and GRD to the Irish public while the next day, our divers joined a beach cleanup in Grattan, Salthill organised by the Aquarium and Clean Coasts. Both side events were well attended and provided a good opportunity for the locals to learn about our work.
We aim to return to Ireland next year and intend to establish a permanent chapter there. If you are an experienced technical diver and would like to be part of the Ghost Fishing Ireland chapter, we hope to hear from you!
Operation "Stone & Pots" was made possible due to the support of: Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delphine (GRD), Lush Cosmetics, Tauchen Award, Dapper Tattoo and Paralenz.


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Adding an Exception to Kaspersky Firewall
By following the directions below you can add an exception to the Kaspersky Firewall:
- Right click on the Kaspersky icon on your desktop.
- Then left click "Settings" from the menu.
- Left click "Threats and Exclusions" from the navigation bar on the left of the Settings screen.
- Now left click the "Settings" button on the right side of the screen under exclusions. This will bring up the "Trusted Zone" window.
- From the opened window, left click "Add" link.
- A new window will open up with the name of "Exclusion Rule". Left click the box next to "Object" and put a checkmark in the box. Make sure that there is no check mark next to "Threats type". Once this is done left click on "select object…".
- The "Browse" window will open up. Select "Browse…".
- Browse the list starting from "My Computer" to the "Licensing" folder. The path for this is C:\ProgramData\CivilGeo\Licensing
- Make sure to select the entire folder and not just "License ServiceApp.exe".
- Select "OK" on each of the prompted window until Kaspersky is completely closed.
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Antioxidants, phytonutrients, omega-3s and other benefits that relate to disease resistance, anti-inflammatory effects and other advantages are wonderful features in any food, and all have been observed in kale, the cruciferous vegetable known for its ability to thrive in cold temperatures.
The leafy green vegetable that seemed to win so many positive reviews from health advocates due to kale's incredible list of nutrients — impressive amounts of vitamins A, C and K, antioxidants, sulforaphane, lutein, zeaxanthin and DNA-repairing indole-3-carbinol — has come under some not-so-positive scrutiny.
A Time headline recently stated the problem: "Kale is one of the most contaminated vegetables you can buy."1 The upshot is, 92 percent of the conventionally grown kale samples that were tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contained at minimum two pesticide residues, and some concealed as many as 18.
In fact, the Environmental Working Group (EWG)2 peruses government data and ranks pesticide contamination in fruits and vegetables to submit its annual "Dirty Dozen" list.3 Kale earned the third slot from the top — right behind strawberries, which has ranked as the No. 1 most pesticide-ridden plant-based food for three years in a row4 — and spinach, another popular green garden vegetable. Time observed:
"The USDA and FDA alternate testing among nearly four dozen fruits and vegetables every year and do not test the same ones annually. Nor do the agencies look for the same pesticides in each round of tests. The last time kale was tested was in 2009, when it ranked eighth on the EWG's Dirty Dozen list."5
"The USDA and FDA alternate testing among nearly four dozen fruits and vegetables every year and do not test the same ones annually. Nor do the agencies look for the same pesticides in each round of tests. The last time kale was tested was in 2009, when it ranked eighth on the EWG's Dirty Dozen list."5
The government tests the pesticide levels on nearly 41,000 fruits and vegetables, and the EWG reports the least- and most-contaminated to consumers, but the studies that present the information don't search for specific pesticides, such as RoundUp,6 a popular but controversial chemical used to kill weeds, but that has also been detected in popular breakfast cereals and snack bars.7
Nneka Leiba, director of healthy living science at EWG, admits the fact that the FDA and USDA fail to test each plant-based food for possible pesticide (and other) contamination every year is "problematic." She adds that the fact that government testing also doesn't include a full spectrum of pesticides used in fruits and vegetables is "a huge problem."8
Not only had kale not been tested since 2009, but one of the substances found at that time was imidacloprid, a nicotine substitute known to be toxic to many insects. It's "considered nontoxic to people but can cause breathing and intestinal problems if inhaled in excessive quantities."9 However, in the most recent testing, imidacloprid wasn't one of the pesticides the governmental agencies tested for.
While the USDA still contends, "Residues found in agricultural products sampled are at levels that do not pose risk to consumers' health and are safe,"10 the Organic Consumers Association had this to say about this particular pesticide:
"Imidacloprid, marketed as Merit by the original manufacturer Bayer, is well documented for its toxicity to bees, as well as birds, worms and aquatic life. Many beekeepers, environmentalists and scientists — though not all — feel that imidacloprid is the root cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) of bees."11
"Imidacloprid, marketed as Merit by the original manufacturer Bayer, is well documented for its toxicity to bees, as well as birds, worms and aquatic life. Many beekeepers, environmentalists and scientists — though not all — feel that imidacloprid is the root cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) of bees."11
The kale and spinach samples that were tested had, on average, 1.1 to 1.8 times more pesticide residue by weight than any other crop.12 One reason they (as well as strawberries) may be ranked so high on the Dirty Dozen list is because they grow so close to the ground, suggests Alexis Temkin, a toxicologist at EWG.
In fact, spinach and kale contained 10 to 80 percent more pesticide residues by weight than any of the produce samples tested. They may be sprayed more because bugs can get to them quicker than taller plants, plus there's gravity to consider.
Incidentally, the pesticide load we all carry is due at least in part to the way farming is done on a colossal but conventional scale here in the U.S., and the percentages have grown exponentially in just the last five years. In 2015, for instance, 15 percent of all the food samples the USDA tested were free of pesticide residue,13 but just one year earlier, in 2014, 41 percent of the food samples had no detectable pesticide residues.14
It's no wonder pesticide contamination on our food is such a problem. The USDA's 2015 report explains that "465 parent pesticides, metabolites, degradates and/ or isomers, plus 23 environmental contaminants" were tested on produce. However, the mixing of "parent pesticides" means there could be any number of lethal combinations on the nonorganic kale and other plant-based foods you bring home.15
Beyond Pesticides explains that the term "pesticide" can refer to herbicides, fungicides and other substances used to control pests, weeds and more, and can include plant regulators, defoliants and desiccants. But more than the store-bought solutions labeled insecticides, fungicides or weed killers, there's more:
"The product that you buy or are exposed to is actually a pesticide formulation that contains a number of different materials, including active and inert ingredients, as well as contaminants and impurities. In addition, pesticides, when subject to various environmental conditions, break down to other materials known as metabolites, which are sometimes more toxic than the parent material."16
"The product that you buy or are exposed to is actually a pesticide formulation that contains a number of different materials, including active and inert ingredients, as well as contaminants and impurities. In addition, pesticides, when subject to various environmental conditions, break down to other materials known as metabolites, which are sometimes more toxic than the parent material."16
With that question comes another: Why are health-conscious consumers advised to steer clear of pesticides? According to EWG, the most frequently detected herbicide on kale is Dacthal, or DCPA, which was found on 60 percent of the kale samples tested. It has been listed since 199517 as a Group C "possible carcinogen" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has been banned in Europe.
In a French study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine in late 2018, among nearly 69,000 study subjects, those who ate more organic food reportedly had 25 percent fewer cancers than people who did not eat organic food.18
Conversely, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported in 2012 that children are uniquely susceptible to toxins associated with pesticide residues, with exposure linked to pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function and behavioral problems.19 The report further urged physicians to suggest that their patients seek out reliable resources for information about how to avoid consuming pesticides along with their fruits and vegetables.
Another study, conducted by colleagues from Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, "found a surprising association among study participants between the consumption of foods high in pesticide residues and fertility problems."20 Specifically, women undergoing infertility treatment who consumed more fruits and vegetables with high pesticide residues were less likely to become pregnant and have a live birth.21
Often applied as a soil treatment, DCPA is used "to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds on ornamental turf and plants, strawberries, seeded and transplanted vegetables, cotton and field beans," according to the EPA.22 When it's in the soil, it can be absorbed into plants like kale, which is how produce ends up on the Dirty Dozen list.
The same EPA document estimates DCPA's carcinogenic risk through food as "generally considered to be negligible by the Agency," "practically nontoxic" to birds, small mammals and bees, "probably no more than slightly toxic to fish, slightly toxic to practically nontoxic to aquatic invertebrates" and "moderately to highly toxic to nontarget estuarine and marine organisms."23
While some agricultural entities may be convinced that pesticide use is necessary to assure healthy, abundant crops, there are signs that some governmental agencies aren't convinced, or are perhaps beginning to see the light.
Case in point: Los Angeles County recently banned the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, on county property over health concerns.24 Officials may be reading about the downsides, including a potential cancer risk to humans. Regarding pesticide usage on your food, EWG notes:
"Overall, the USDA found 225 different pesticides and pesticide breakdown products on popular fruits and vegetables Americans eat every day. Before testing, all produce was washed and peeled, just as people would prepare food for themselves, which shows that simple washing does not remove all pesticides."25
"Overall, the USDA found 225 different pesticides and pesticide breakdown products on popular fruits and vegetables Americans eat every day. Before testing, all produce was washed and peeled, just as people would prepare food for themselves, which shows that simple washing does not remove all pesticides."25
There are some smart ways to wash your produce, such as using baking soda to help degrade pesticides. Avocados, sweet corn and pineapples were found to have the lowest level of pesticide residues, and were placed on the EWG's "Clean 15" list, but it's still disturbing that a single sample of conventionally farmed kale could contain up to 18 different pesticides.26
A recent study published in Environmental Research27 was significant for anyone wondering about the viability of adopting an organic diet. Scientists collected urine samples from 16 people, including children, all from four racially and geographically diverse families in the U.S., before and after starting an organic diet. The urine samples were tested for individual levels of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides.
After just six days, the participants had, on average, a 60 percent reduction in the levels of synthetic pesticides, including organophosphate pesticides, neonicotinoid and pyrethroid insecticides, and the herbicide 2, 4-D in their urine, compared to when they were eating a conventional diet.
The researchers concluded, "This study adds to a growing body of literature indicating that an organic diet may reduce exposure to a range of pesticides in children and adults."28
It's clear that the problem with pesticides on our food is getting worse, not better. Rather than being able to assume you're on the receiving end of nothing but health-advantageous nutrients and phytonutrients when you bring kale and other produce home from the grocery store or farmers market, there are caveats to consider, including where and how it was grown.
The EWG said in 2006, "Consumers should opt for organic food whenever possible to reduce their exposure to pesticides,"29 but if you feel you can't afford to purchase more than a few items of organic produce, you might want to make those the fruits and vegetables with high rankings on the Dirty Dozen list.
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If you want to choose the payment method direct debit, you do not have to be registered with PayPal. With confirmation of the payment order you give PayPal a direct debit mandate. PayPal will inform you about the date of the account debit (so-called prenotification). You will receive further information during the ordering process. There are no additional charges for you. Please note this service is only available in Germany.
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Have you ever Wondered if you're using the right ecommerce platform for selling online? Can you occasionally stumble upon a new service that's more practical and cheaper than what you're using today? Starting a small business is all about keeping your prices low, and locating an ecommerce platform to help you with half the battle. Unfortunately, when you run a small business site it frequently becomes tricky when you want to bring on a new ecommerce platform or perhaps just modify your website at all. Read our Ecwid review to discover more about this solution. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
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Many solutions Purposefully create a closed system, which can be tedious to move away from once you get started. However, with a stage called Ecwid, you do not have to be concerned about it. Actually, the whole goal of the business, which started in 2009, would be to quickly and inexpensively create an internet store system in your present websites.
You don't have To make a whole new site. Just implement Ecwid on any stage, CMS or social network (in five minutes) and you're good to go.
That increased my Attention, because I know the struggles that come along with trying to migrate sites, especially when it comes to ecommerce. So, I wanted to gather a comprehensive review of this Ecwid system to see if it's worth the time.
How Many People Use Ecwid?
It's quite Impressive what Ecwid has achieved since 2009, with over 1 million retailers getting signed up. What's even more cool is that the Ecwid retailers span over 175 different countries, demonstrating that this is not only a platform for people in the united states or Europe. Even businesses in developing nations have a chance to get an online store heading, and you don't even have to squander your prior website if you have one.
The usership Continues to grow, especially considering Ecwid is currently PCI DSS Level 1 certified. If you are not certain what this is, it's pretty much the gold standard for safety in the ecommerce world. You can rest easy knowing you and your customers' information is safe and secure.
In addition to The overall merchant count, over 20,000 active users are using the Ecwid Shopping Cart for WordPress. The difference between that 20,000 and also the 1 million is the simple fact you don't need a WordPress site in order to implement Ecwid. So, the 20,000 only refers to WordPress users with the plugin.
What's Ecwid, and how does it work?
Ecwid is a hosted Alternative for building an online store. Unlike competing products like Shopify, Bigcommerce and Volusion, which allow you to build a new site with e-commerce performance, Ecwid is geared more towards people who already have a website and just wish to add an internet store to it.
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The Product operates by giving you a widget that gets put on other websites — hence the name Ecwid: it is short for'E-commerce Widget'. You receive a few lines of HTML code (the widget) to add into an existing website or social media profile, and your shop is displayed wherever you have added this code.
Ecwid makes Strides in the market by catering to companies which don't want to begin a brand-new website. The primary attribute is that you can take your old website and quickly incorporate the Ecwid system within a couple of minutes.
You can also Mirror the system onto various other sites if you anticipate selling elsewhere online. Handle all of these websites from one location instead of switching between multiple dashboards.
Another nice Feature is that the syncing between multiple devices. Sell on-the-go together with your smartphone. This means that you can visit a tradeshow to make a number of sales and each one these sales are reflected on the back part of your website.
The system is Also designed to integrate nicely with social networks, and that means that you may sell your things on Facebook if needed. One part of Ecwid that we especially enjoy is the delivery facet. With real-time shipping integrations you constantly know what is going on with your orders and at which they are being sent to.
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Together with Ecwid's POS Performance, irrespective of whether a customer buys a product in shop, online, in their telephone or through Facebook, everything stays in sync – i.e., the merchant's catalog, inventory and customer / transaction information.
There's a couple of ways you can take advantage of this attribute: the simplest is probably to use'Paypal Here.' This involves downloading the Ecwid iOS program from the Apple's App shop, linking it to the Paypal Here support, and then taking payments using a mobile card reader (pictured above).
You've got two options when it comes to POS Hardware and Paypal This: you can either buy a chip and swipe reader (for $24.99) or a chip and tap reader (for $79.99). Both can be arranged direct from Ecwid.
There's a couple of Things worth noting about the Paypal Here integration: first, it's only available to retailers in america and UK. Second, it's not yet available on Android apparatus. (On their website, Ecwid state it will be available shortly — but they've been saying that for quite a while now). Shopping Cart Widget For Website
If you are based outside The US / UK, or need to utilize another mobile device type, the good thing is that Ecwid also functions together with the Vend, Clover, NCR Silver and Square POS systems. These all facilitate utilizing a wider selection of hardware at a physical retail location (full-sized card readers, receipt printers, cash drawers pill stands etc.) and are usable in more countries.
Although you can avail Of this Paypal Here POS option on all paid-for programs, you will need to be to the most expensive'Unlimited' plan if you would like to avail of a Vend, Clover, NCR Silver or Square admin.
Reactive storefronts
Ecwid Storefronts are responsive, meaning that they will display correctly across apparatus — desktopcomputer, tablet computers and mobile. In an era where smartphone internet surfing is eclipsing desktop surfing, this is important.
Free plan
Unlike many similar Products, Ecwid provides a totally free program.
Granted, it's a pretty Standard plan, where attributes like discount coupons and support aren't accessible, and it only lets you sell up to ten products in two categories — but this may really be adequate for some customers, and using it is a fantastic way to try the system out.
However, A key point to notice about the free program is the fact that it isn't good from an search engine optimization point of view — you have to be on a paid program to make certain your product pages speak to search engines accurately (more on SEO below).
Speech detection
Ecwid is forward of the Pack because its storefronts can be mechanically translated into nearly 50 distinct languages — customers can see your shop in their own language, without you needing to worry about creating alternate versions of it. Ecwid provides this performance by detecting visitors' language automatically according to their browser preferences / IP address.
Competing products like Shopify And Bigcommerce are yet to supply this type of performance — they force you to rely on third party apps, the creation of multiple stores or Google Translate to supply different language versions of your shop, which is less than perfect. Therefore a definite win for Ecwid here.
Ecwid and search engine optimization
Search engine Optimization (SEO) in Ecwid is a fairly straightforward affair. You can edit the title of your page and its meta description; the applicable fields are pre-populated for you automatically, but you can tweak them to match your search engine optimization objectives.
As far as I can tell But you can not manually change the URL of a product — you need to make do with the one that Ecwid creates for you. This isn't perfect because key words in URLs are used by some search engines to categorise content through indexing.
But, The URLs that are automatically generated by Ecwid include the name you've given to your own product – so if you include some keywords in your product title (not a bad idea anyway) your URL will comprise them too. This serves as something of a workaround, but I would prefer full control over URLs. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
1 area where Ecwid doesn't perform quite so Well on the SEO front involves AMP — accelerated cellular pages. As its name suggests, AMP pages load quicker on cellular devices. This encourages people to remain longer on your page, thus increasing'live time' –something that's believed by many search engine optimization experts consider to be rewarded with Google with preferential treatment in search results. Furthermore, Google occasionally highlights AMP webpages in carousels in search results, providing AMP content an extra little boost.
Unfortunately However — and unlike competing products such as Bigcommerce or even Shopify, you can not produce AMP variations of your products using Ecwid.
Importing and exporting information
Like many competing Goods Ecwid permits you to import and export your data in CSV format.
The Export option permits you to export merchandise data, orders and customers (in CSV format) and means that if you ever feel the need to migrate your shop to a different e-commerce platform, then you shouldn't have any significant problems doing so.
Utilizing Ecwid with other programs
Ecwid and Twitter
WordPress does not Supplied any e-commerce functionality out of the box, so anybody wanting to sell on the stage will need a third-party solution like Ecwid. There's an Ecwid plugin available, therefore adding an Ecwid shop to your WordPress site is very straightforward — you can get up and running with a few clicks.
You simply sign up for an Ecwid accounts and install the free plugin.
Ecwid and Squarespace
Squarespace comes with Increasingly excellent e-commerce attributes, but the number of payment gateway options is quite limited — you need to utilize Stripe or Paypal. (And with Stripe only works if you're selling products from certain countries). Another principal problem with the built-in Squarespace marketing software is they don't facilitate dropshipping, and complete export of merchandise isn't currently possible.
Integrating Ecwid with Squarespace permits you to bypass these constraints, and adding it to some Squarespace site is very easy: it's a simple matter of including a code block into a webpage and pasting some HTML into it.
Ecwid and Wix
As With Squarespace, there is currently no dropshipping choice for Wix users, therefore again Ecwid can provide a good workaround. A dedicated app is provided by Ecwid to enable you integrate the item on a Wix store easily.
Apps and plugins
Ecwid provides a pretty Limited number integrations with other apps that are well-known. Integrations do exist together with key services Mailchimp, Xero and Freshbooks; but to be honest the range of integrations could be extensive — competing goods such as Shopify offer a much broader range of apps. Notable omissions in the Ecwid store include Quickbooks and Zendesk, for example (that said, a Quickbooks integration is coming shortly ).
The Image is better when it comes to CMS plugins: these are offered for WordPress, Wix and Joomla, allowing to you install Ecwid on one of these platforms very easily. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
Interface and ease of use
Ecwid's Interface is pretty easy to use. Like most similar online store builders, you receive a vertical menu on the left that allows you to access key functionality, and the area on the right is used to display or edit related products, site reports and content.
As with any e-commerce tool, you'll need to Spend a reasonable amount of time getting your head about producing catalogues and product variants, setting up shipping prices etc…but there isn't anything here that should represent also much of a learning curve.
Things are aided by an 'onboarding checklist' that's supplied to you when you log in for the first time.
If You're stuck however, you could always get in touch with Ecwid's support staff — more on this later — or, even if you're on a'Business' or'Unlimited', you can take advantage of this included customization support (you get two hours and 12 hours personalization time from Ecwidon these programs ).
Ecwid and GDPR
I'm not a Attorney, so please note that the below observations shouldn't be interpreted as legal advice, but I am planning to do my very best to spell out some of the key GDPR issues facing Ecwid users under.
With the introduction of That the EU's new GDPR laws, there are many legal steps that website owners now need to take to ensure they are adequately protecting EU clients' and visitors' privacy. There are severe financial penalties for not doing so (to the point where it is typically a good idea to consult an attorney about what to do); and even when your company isn't based in the EU, you still need to obey the regulations where any website visits from the EU are concerned.
Based on my Understanding of the crucial GDPR principles, the principal priorities for prospective Ecwid shop owners would be to:
· Provide sufficient privacy and cookie cutter notices
· Process and store data safely
· Get explicit consent from those registering to mailing lists that it is fine to send them e-newsletters
· Provide a way to opt in or revoke consent to use of non-essential biscuits onto a website (and to log that approval ).
There doesn't Appear to be Anything that stops you fulfilling the first three requirements readily enough with Ecwid, although you will need to spend time and possibly money generating adequate notices and crafting information capture forms so they are GDPR compliant.
Where things get Complicated with Ecwid is your fourth requirement — cookie cutter consent. To ensure GDPR compliance, you need to display a cookie banner to your visitors which
· Allows them to select which cookies they want to conduct BEFORE those cookies are conducted (i.e., to give'prior consent')
· Logs their consent to conduct biscuits Shopping Cart Widget For Website
· Enables them to revoke approval at a later point
So for Instance, If you Utilize a Facebook Ads cookie in conjunction with your Ecwid shop, you'll be breaking GDPR laws unless you have a banner set up which does all the above.
Nowout of the box at Least there is not a means to take care of the cookie consent issue with Ecwid. Nor is there an adequate app available from the Ecwid app store (the only alternative on this front I can locate, the'EU cookie banner', doesn't seem to provide the essential performance — even though costing $1.99 a month to utilize ).
It Seems to me that the only option available to Ecwid consumers would be to use a specialist product like CookiePro, which does provide all the essential performance to make cookie consent fully GDPR compliant. Despite being a powerful product nonetheless, Cookiepro does require quite a lot of configuration and you'll need to put quite a lot of time aside to set it up.
Installation and Design
I Truly enjoy The fact which you can run a web site without paying for anything. This makes the setup process that much easier, since you simply have to punch in your email and make a password to go straight to the backend interface.
The system has Wizards for each platform that you want to place your store on. If you've got a WordPress site, just walk through three steps to get up and running. You can even click on choices like Facebook and Joomla, based on the place you want to sell.
The backend Design is perfect, because it walks you through each website creation and integration measure with some fine text and photos. Once you get your shop implemented on a site or social page it appears fairly sleek.
The design Depends somewhat on the theme you've got on your website, but as you can see below, it shows photos well and appears clean and simple to navigate. I particularly enjoy the Shopping Bag place, which can be prominent and easy to find for clients when they want to checkout.
Though many Sites are going to be mobile friendly, it;s fine knowing that Ecwid includes a native shopping program for both iOS and Android. Merchants now get a native shopping program for iOS and Android.
This means you Can mange your store and market on the move, while also giving your customers a chance to buy products from the cell interface.
The final Design item that makes sense to mention is your language tool. Since conducting an internet store generally requires you to attain out to people from all over the world, you're bound to stumble upon some clients who'd love to read product webpages and other content in their native language. Ecwid supports 45 languages, so if a user wants to translate from English to Spanish, that's not a problem at all.
The Ecwid Program Economy
Possessing the Chance to put in software is a sure fire way to scaling your ecommerce site in a fair way. Ecwid includes a place called the Ecwid App Market. It offers 65 applications, helping retailers extend their shop functionality readily. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
Some of the programs Will give you a hand with reviews and rating, rewards programs, automatic ad tools, analytics, custom layout topics and much more.
SEO and Marketing
Ecwid is a Third party solution to your present website, so you'd normally need to employ additional SEO and marketing tools to really get out the word. That said, Ecwid supplies quality SEO features to help retailers increase their visibility in Google searches.
Moreover, Google now indexes AJAX websites, therefore all Ecwid stores are indexed by Google with no extra effort. It gets even better with WordPress websites, as you gain access to additional SEO plugins as well as also the default search engine performance on the dashboard.
Managing Your Inventory
The Ecwid Inventory process is as simple as they come, since it doesn't appear to incorporate any of those unnecessary bells and whistles you might find on other e commerce platforms.
Each measure is Concise and clear, so you may just go in there and type in a product name, price and picture then save the merchandise for later. Of course you can always open up the Powerful Options, however they different these for when you're ready to start ramping up your store.
As an example of the inventory Rich direction toolset, you obtain access to things like out of stock merchandise tracking, mobile device stock management, barcode scanning and more.
Customer Support
Ecwid offers A Chat With Earnings feature which is one of my favourite ways to converse with companies. Only send them a question and you are able to work on something else until they respond.
The company also Provides a potent support section with FAQs, a knowledge base, email capabilities and a forum.
Overall, the Service outlets include phone service, online chat service and email support, maintaining the response time brief and encourage quality high.
In my mind, the Platform has all you might want in terms of support.
Payments and Security
It's not necessarily Simple to find an ecommerce platform which doesn't charge fees, but that is exactly what you get with Ecwid. They never control any sort of trade fee with any of those programs they offer, which makes it desirable for any shop that's trying to keep down costs and to improve margins.
Remember that Ecwid is not a payment processor, which means you have to setup something like PayPal or Stripe to process all the trades that come through your site. It is rather simple to employ these systems, since Ecwid integrates with over 40 international payment choices. However, each of these processors have their particular transaction fees so that you need to prepare for these.
It is rather Evident that Ecwid takes safety seriously, because the company is a PCI DSS Grade 1 certified service provider. The business also claims that each transaction that includes sensitive information is transferred via a secure HTTPS channel. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
Imagine if you Would like to accumulate both online and offline payments? Maybe you'd like a point of sale integration?
Ecwid Integrates together with Square, Clover, Vend POS, iZettle and PayPal card readers, enabling Ecwid to turn your operation into both an online and offline system.
Benefits and disadvantages of using Ecwid
· Ecwid signifies a really easy way to add e-commerce to some present website.
· Point-of-sale functionality can be obtained, and there are quite a few ways to apply it.
· The product is cheap compared to other alternatives.
· It supports multi-language variations of your shop.
· The store layouts are responsive.
· Plugins / apps are available for major platforms (like WordPress, Drupal and Wix).
· It allows users of site building products that don't facilitate dropshipping to begin doing so (i.e., Squarespace, Jimdo, Wix etc.)
· The'starter site' option is a good stopgap measure for retailers who need a store fast, but have yet to develop a complete website to bring the Ecwid widget to.
· The free Ecwid program isn't time-limited, includes service, and is fairly generous concerning attributes.
· The Paypal Here POS system is limited to the US and UK.
· The Paypal This POS process is limited to iOS users.
· Phone support is only available on the more expensive programs.
· There's a limited number of programs / integrations available in the Ecwid App store.
· You can not alter product URLs, which can be slightly annoying from an SEO perspective.
· You can not create AMP versions of product pages utilizing Ecwid.
· Creating Ecwid GDPR-compliant (with respect to getting cookie approval ) sounds difficult.
· The free version doesn't allow you to access any of the search engine optimization tools.
Ecwid comes With four plans, among which is completely free. They promote the free plan like mad, and mention that a number of different platforms drag you into a free trial, where you may eventually need to pay.
This is where Ecwid stands out, and you'll be able to see that the other payment programs are fairly affordable.
The Free program Allows you to sell 10 products, whereas the Venture plan ups that depend to 100 products and you get things like an iPhone direction app. The Business plan goes up to 2500 merchandise for a wonderful price and you also get live chat service. Priority support comes along with the Unlimited program and you can also market an unlimited number of merchandise.
Ecwid is one of The cheapest solutions on the market. You may see that it's actually more affordable than many of the other platforms we have reviewed in the past, so if you're searching for value, this might be the perfect plugin for you.
In short, I am Beginning to believe that Ecwid is one of the greatest ways to sell online, as long as you employ the best ways to enhance your earnings online as well. Ecwid is a slick system, with super easy implementation steps, which makes it perfect for the small business crowd. Shopping Cart Widget For Website
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A Distinctive Self-confidence
Religion and National Identity in Iran
From: Herder Korrespondenz, 10/2007, P. 511-515
In the concert of the Islamic cultures Iran always plaid a special role. The early Arabs knew it best of all states they faced. Iran was the first state breaking down under the attack of the Muslim armies. But as already often before and later in the history of mankind this defeat did not mean the end of Iran's culture, identity and existence as political entity.
The pre-Islamic Iranian culture was of different, in the technical, organizational and intellectual area superior kind compared with the early Islamic Arab culture, which was in tune with nature and moulded by tribal structures and had without doubt got a new dynamic quality by the origin of Islam. Admittedly within a few decades by a tremendously fast spread the Muslim armies could bring under their control wide regions of the southern and western Mediterranean area, Iran, central Asia, even parts of the Indian subcontinent.
But Muslims remained in densely populated Syria or Egypt also for centuries a minority, like in the wide plains between Euphrates and Oxus and beyond that. A compulsory conversion to Islam was unrealistic and also not at all in the interest of the Muslim rulers. Jews and Christians but also the Iranian Zoroastrians, who are called Mâjûs, magicians in the Koran, were declared "People of the Book", i.e. members of revelation religions by the Koran and placed under the protection of the Islamic state. For this protection the "denizens" had to pay a special tax, on which the Islamic state had to rely.
Islam at first saw itself as religion of the Arabs
That is why just in the first 150 years there were time and again tendencies to make the conversion to Islam for Jews, Christians or Zoroastrians more difficult. The organization and administration of such a large empire, as it was the state of the "rightly guided" caliphs since Omar (634-644), could not successfully be practiced by the forms of political decision making used in the tribal system of the Arab peninsula. The pragmatists among the early Muslim leaders had soon understood that. Hence they at first retained to a large extent the existing administrative structures.
In Egypt or Syria the regulations and structures, which for centuries had been used more or less successfully by the Byzantine state, remained in force. In Mesopotamia and Iran the structures of the Sassanidian Empire continued to exist. The administrative staff too remained the same. Because of the missing administrative competence and the small number of available personnel the Arabs would not have been able to take over the necessary functions and tasks in the administration. Beyond that many of them also had a certain dislike for the work of a "writer". They rather liked the free life of the knight who passed through the deserts of Syria or Iran.
The prevention or at least the aggravation of the conversion to Islam had not only administrative-fiscal motives. There was also a reason that arose from the social structure of early Islam. It saw itself, despite of undoubtedly existing tendencies to universalism at first still as a religion of the Arabs. Hence by taking on Islam one became in some way also Arab. But the Arabs of the Arab peninsula were organized in large tribal structures, in tribes the organisational structures of which went back to pre-Islamic times and had also not changed by the arrival of Islam.
Hence in case a Syrian Christian, a Mesopotamian Jew or an Iranian Zoroastrian decided to convert to Islam he lost the support of his original religious community, on which he however depended in the perils of everyday life. The protection of the religious community in legal or business arguments, in illness, in looking for a wife, or in the provision for one's old age was lost when one left this community.
With the conversion to Islam it were the Muslims, i.e. in the early period almost exclusively Arabs, who had to guarantee this basic safeguard of the vital needs. But the tribal structure of the Arab tribes knew only the belonging to the tribe by birth. That is why one could only be member of a tribe if one had a father from this tribe. There was however the possibility for individuals to join a tribe as a client (Maulâ, plural: Mawâlî).
That had happened time and again in the course of the pre-Islamic history. But these clients were not admitted to the tribe as equal members. They got the protection of the community in case of attacks by strangers, also a social basic safeguard was given; but a marriage into the tribe was not possible, even if the Maulâ had proven to be courageous, battle-tried, eloquent or economically potent. He remained a second-class member. Not least because of the missing marriage possibility with a woman of the tribe also descendants of the client remained in a less respected position.
Many Important Scholars had an Iranian Background
The same had now to apply to people who joined Islam and so were by way of the social practice taken up into a tribe, by joining as new believers not only the religion but as client also concretely the member of a certain tribe. For the first generation of converts this situation was obviously hardly a special problem, since as neo-Muslims they acknowledged the Muslims who belonged by birth to Islam or who had even been admitted to Islam by the Prophet Muhammad himself as religious authorities. Often their knowledge of Islam and Arabic, the language of the Koran, was also not yet so far developed that they could independently cope with the new religion.
Hence they had to rely on their older Muslim "Lords". But this situation changed in the second and the later generations of Muslim clients. In the following generations of clients there were often particularly talented or ambitious men who distinguished themselves above all in the literary and religious sphere. Some of the most important scholars and writers of the Islamic Middle Ages came from Mawâlî families. To them belonged the first Arab universal historian and important commentator of the Koran, al-Tabarî († 923) who came from the Iranian Tabaristan, or the important expert in Arab grammar Sibuwaih († 793), whose name means in Persian "small apple", and numerous further scholars, astronomers, medical men or philosophers. They all had an Iranian background.
The cause for this strength of the Iranian moment is connected with the shift of the political centre of the Islamic empire from Damascus to Baghdad, when in the year 750 the dynasty of the Abbasids took over the rule from the Omayyads. It had been Iranian supporters who had helped the Abbasids to be successful against the Omayyads. That is why it now came to a slow but constant equalization of the Mawâlî with the Arabs, whose importance and influence within the political and scientific area was finally outstripped by the Iranian neo-Muslims.
The new dynasty developed within the administrative area as well as in the court protocol new forms according to the model of the pre-Islamic Iranian ruling dynasties. A large part of the civil servants of the new empire had an Iranian origin. Modern Arab critics of this development talk of an Iranization of the Arab empire. That is of course too sharply formulated. But what happened by the acknowledgment of the Mawâlî as adequate Muslims was the transformation of Islam from an Arab religion to one with a global claim.
The large military movements in the east of Iran with the emerging of Turk peoples and Mongols moving to the west let the Iranian moment in Islam for some time recede into the background. That changed suddenly in the year 1501, when the first ruler of the Safawid dynasty in Iran, Shah Ismail, made the Twelver Shiite form of Islam the state religion in his empire. With it this minority in Islam had a "homestead".
Iran became the Shiite state absolute, although also in Mesopotamia, in South-Lebanon, North-India and elsewhere Shiite communities lived. Persian became now the most important literary language of the Shiites, although Arab further remained the holy language of the Koran. The Schia gave the Iranians the possibility to document their national identity in religious form. Politically, but above all theologically and intellectually Iran now dissociated itself more and more from the developments in the Sunni majority Islam.
A neo-Persian literature of its own developed, which referred with works like those of the Shah Nameh des Firdusi († about 1020) also to Iran's pre-Islamic past. Above all in the temporary capital Isfahan a lively intellectual life developed, which in philosophy and theology laid a new foundation for the further development of the Shiite Islam also beyond Islam. It was also and above all the Shiite clergy that represented the crucial factor in the clash of the Iranian state with the European colonial powers, above all tsarist Russia and Great Britain.
In this confrontation national and religious motives got together and joined forces against the foreign attacks. Apart from the Russian-British antagonism there were the Iranian religious scholars who at the end of the 19th century took care that Iran could keep its sovereignty in accordance with international law, although it had to let the tsardom have parts of its state territory. But there arose common interests of religion and nation also in inner-Islamic arguments.
The Shiite Clergy as Crucial Factor
Iran's main opponent was the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan of which saw himself particularly in the second half of the 19th century as the protector of the Sunni Muslims in the world. One of the regions where time and again conflicts between Iran and the Ottoman Empire came about was Mesopotamia where some of the most important shrines of the Shiite Islam are. In the "Holy Thresholds", i.e. the cities Kerbela, Jajaf, Kazimiyy and Samarra, also the most important centres of Shiite erudition had become established, which did not remain without influence on the political developments in Iran.
Between them and Iran also a regular and lively exchange of persons took place. The Iranian consul in Baghdad was an important political figure. Very much to the annoyance of Arab nationalists in many schools in Mesopotamia instruction took place according to Iranian curricula and teaching methods. Until today the country has remained not only for strategic and economic but just for religious reasons a region of special interest.
Both the national and the religious moment were throughout the whole 20th century the determining factors of the Iranian domestic and foreign politics. There were of course controversies about the question of the nation. Under the regime of the two Pahlavi rulers Reza Khan and Muhammad Reza the national moment was of crucial importance. Since the religion was regarded as danger for the political stability of the Pahlavi dynasty, particularly under Muhammad Reza the regime developed the concept of a return to Iran's pre-Islamic culture and history, which in 1971 found its culmination with the 2500th anniversary in Persepolis. Iran's pre-Islamic inheritance was since the sixties everywhere in Iran placed into the foreground of Iranian history and did not remain without influence on the cultural conception of themselves of the Iranian population.
It is true though also an opposite position had soon developed that categorically rejected this reference to the time before Islam. It was formulated by the religious opposition against the Pahlavi regime. One of the most influential Islamic philosophers before the Islamic Revolution of 1979/1980 was the sociologist Ali Schariati († 1977). In one of his speeches he expressed his opinion on the question of Iran's pre-Islamic history and its meaning for the religious and national identity of the Iranians.
In doing so he said: "When we talk about the return to our own roots we actually mean the return to the cultural roots of our own. Perhaps many a man comes to the conclusion we Iranians had to return to our racial roots. I reject this conclusion categorically. I am against racism, fascism and reaction. Like shears the Islamic culture has cut us completely off our pre-Islamic past. Experts as for example on archaeology or early history certainly know a lot about Sassanids, Achämenids and even earlier cultures, but the people does not know anything of those things. The people does not find its roots in those cultures. The people has no memory of its early past and does not want to learn something about the pre-Islamic cultures. Return to our roots means therefore not rediscovery of the pre-Islamic Iran, but the return to our Iranian - i.e. our Shiite - roots."
Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran († 1990) said on occasion of the 2500th anniversary in Persepolis: "The existence of kings in the history of the peoples is depressing and infamous. Their existence must give cause for mourning ceremonies and not for celebrations. The non-participation in this celebration is a religious-legal obligation. Islam is in principle in sharp conflict with the principles of monarchy. Everyone who has studied the biography of the Prophet Muhammad regarding the founding of a state sees clearly that Islam set out to destroy the palaces of the tyrannical monarchy, and that monarchy belongs in Islam's opinion to the most disgusting phenomena of reaction and backwardness."
Hence for the representatives of the Islamic Revolution in Iran the Shiite Islam was quite sufficient as characteristic of the national identity. But also in Iranian circles facing rather critically the Islamic regime in Teheran Iran's pre-Islamic culture is not seen as fundamentally causing identity. Here one likes to refer to the numerous figures of the Islamic history of ideas coming from the area of today's Iran. It's no accident that one here above all points to the scholars who have just not become known as theologians. Main figures of that tradition are physicians and philosophers such as Avicenna (Ibn Sina) or universal scholars such as al-Biruni, whose mental achievements exerted a considerable influence far beyond Iran.
The relation of regime-far Iranian elites as well as prominent religious circles to the neighbouring states, particularly to Turkey and the Arab states is characterized by a clear feeling of superiority. It becomes on the one hand apparent in derogatory names and phrases, when Arabs are called "grasshopper eaters" or about Turks is said that their reason begins only to work in the second half of the day. In discussions the members of the secular elite like to point out that Iran had already opened to modern western conceptions long before the Arabs.
Already at the time of the French Revolution Iranians had given serious thought to the ideals of reason, liberty, equality and fraternity. Already at the end of the 19th century a successful constitutional movement had existed, Iranian reformers had at that time formulated extensive concepts for a modernization of state and society and debated in magazines of their own. The representatives of the religious elites point out that it had been Iranian scholars who through centuries set the tone in the Shiite centres of erudition lying on Arab soil and initiated the most important debates.
Indeed, all those statements are founded on corresponding facts of the history of ideas and culture. In the present crisis of the Marja´iyya, i.e. the vacancy of the position of a highest religious authority in the Shiite Islam, various possible candidates are at present discussed by many Shiites. When one talks with Iranian believers or secular Iranians about that topic, both groups of interlocutors point out, that only scholars of Iranian origin are possible for this outstanding and politically influential position. With regard to it is of no importance that these men perhaps have already lived for more than half a century outside Iran. The question of national belonging is more important than the theological or ideological attitudes of the candidates.
Hence Iran has in the Iranians' conception of themselves rightfully a special role in the round dance of the Islamic states. Iranians, whether they are living in their country or in exile, see themselves as cultural and intellectual elite compared with other Islamic nations. Also for not practicing Iranian Shiites the Shiite Islam is a cultural characteristic that constitutes their identity.


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"America's Pastor" Max Lucado shares how to overcome despair and find lasting peace—in any circumstance. Here, he explains the importance of building our lives around the wonderful promises of God:
Whether your anxiety centers around the future, family life or health or financial issues, Max suggests turning to Scripture for reassurance and to keep fear at bay. "The word of the Lord is the sword with which we fight our spiritual and emotional battles," he says. "When you confront your problems with His word, you not only fortify yourself but you remind the enemy of his weakness before God's promises." When despair arises, Max suggests finding a promise that speaks to your struggle and building a special prayer around it. "For example, if you are feeling afraid, you might look to God's promise in Judges 6:12, The Lord is with you, and lay claim to His nearness," he explains. Or if you see a struggle or storm coming, you can construct a prayer around the promise of John 16:33, In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. "When we make the conscious choice to build our lives on the bedrock of God's promises, we actively participate in His divine nature," Max explains. "This shift leads us into a new reality, pulling us from the toxic swampland of earthly worry and into the clean air of Heaven."
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How To Start A Niche Website
1.) Choose a topic you feel like you can spend every day in. The best topics are ones you are passionate about or can personally relate to.
2.) Do some research and explore Google and SEO tools to review what is and isn't working with current websites in this space.
3.) Create your Content Strategy. Are you going to blog, do video, pinterest, social networks etc? Who can you get to help? How often will you create content?
4.) Choose your platform and start your website. I suggest a great website with strong SEO capabilities as well as a website that will grow with you. If you are looking to sell products, you may think about Shopify.
I have an Amazon store on Shopify in the infantry stage.
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New Year's Day 5k
January 1, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kick off the New Year in style by joining us for the New Year's Day 5k! With a race start time of 10:00 a.m., there's still time to sleep in a bit after ringing in the New Year! The run will start and finish at Reston Town Center and will cover a picturesque route. There will be music, food, and fun celebration following the race!
For race details or to register online, click HERE.


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Los Angeles Property Management says, that commercial property managers handle non residential properties.
This includes offices, retail spaces, storage facilities, shopping centers and industrial buildings.
Los Angeles Property Management Is Similar To Commercial Management
Los Angeles Property Management knows that residential property management has the same focus as commercial management.
The tasks and obligational duties of operating an income producing property are very similar.
Commercial property management can involve being able to prioritize and finish a wide array of tasks.
Advertising, marketing, and leasing processes come with the territory of the commercial manager's job; commercial leases are generally longer than other properties, with built-in renewals.
Marketing And Leasing Negotiations
Los Angeles Property Management knows that both the marketing and lease negotiation processes can be long, it's more tedious than in other types of property management.
Although, commercial property managers normally don't have enough hands on deck to complete tasks once the space is leased.
They often take care of their own general maintenance, and in certain cases, design and customize the interior of the space to suit their businesses.
Keeping Records In Order
Los Angeles Property Management knows that property managers of commercial spaces keep all administrative and financial records.
They also keep everything current with applicable maintenance orders, taxes, mortgages and insurance.
They make sure rent is collected, and respond to tenant needs and issues.
Reporting Regularly
Los Angeles Property Management knows that managers provide regular reports.
This means occupancy, rent roll and any budget changes are reported to the property owner, providing regular updates on how the investment is doing.
A commercial property manager is an asset to any property owner who has not the time or experience to market or manage their commercial real estate property.
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Four-year-olds need preparation for "big kid" school, but still learn best through play, both with friends and on their own. Our preschool program offers a balance of free play and structured individual and group activities. Our lesson plans are created around weekly and monthly themes, but still allow for a great deal of flexibility in order to address each child's interests and skills.
At this age children are developing more intimate peer relationships, asking questions about the world around them and developing self-discipline and control. With this in mind, we offer play centers and activities in the areas of reading and pre-reading, science, math, large and small motor skills, dramatic play, and creative and movement activities. We acknowledge and celebrate each child's growth and development. We consider different levels of ability and learning styles when developing appropriate activities for this class.
To prepare children for the 21st century is one of our main goals. It is imperative in this day and age to create respect and appreciation for other cultures. Our four-year-olds will receive weekly Spanish classes with an experienced teacher. These classes teach foreign language through stories, music, and games in an immersion environment. The curriculum is age-specific and created to encourage participation of all students. These lessons will be supplemented throughout the week with learning about different countries and cultures through simple crafts, stories, and songs as part of their preschool curriculum.
Four-year-olds are also able to enroll in our Spanish Immersion Preschool offered at some locations.
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Weekly Spanish
Our four year old classes get a weekly lesson in Spanish. Our experienced language teachers use fun lessons that incorporate music and play to give early exposure to other cultures.
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Be trained by a team who have been instrumental in developing the Education and Training Standards.
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9.30 onwards : Registration and Networking/Refreshments
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No De-featuring or Simplification of CAD Geometries
Engineers spend a lot of time preparing CAD models for CFD. Weeks can be spent transferring a CAD file, simplifying the geometry, meshing the design and creating the fluid domain.
The Sub-Grid Geometry Resolution (SGGR) technology allows FlowVision to import the CAD file to the computational domain without any feature loss, thus both saving man hour and letting the engineer focus on the physics of the problem to be solved. SGGR technology allows preserving the curvilinear boundaries of the imported CAD geometry, even if the smallest cell size used in the calculation is not capable of resolving the curvature.
Combined with the locally adapted grid generation, importing a geometry and generating a high quality computational grid (mesh) in FlowVision takes a few minutes.
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Effect of SGGR on Other Capabilities
The unique SGGR technology enhances the fluid-body interface resolution capacity. Thanks to this; a smooth, lossless data transfer between Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools and FlowVision can be established, paving the way to the ultimate accuracy for Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). Through these sub-micron level resolution and strictly conservative data exchange capabilities, the state of art FSI calculations such as simulation of a beating human heart can be fulfilled.
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SGGR does not only allow seamless working of locally adapted Cartesian grid; together with unique FlowVision Gap Model and features such as user defined auto-offsetting, it also provides highly accurate solutions for calculations where hundreds of different parts are closely situated (e.g. micron level gaps in a cell phone cooling simulation).
Moreover, the CAD geometries can be replaced during the course of calculation without any manual grid regeneration efforts. Upon a geometry replacement, FlowVision strictly maintains the originally obtained mesh quality. This novel capability of offers a time-effective approach for optimization studies. Additionally, for multi-domain nonlinear automatized optimization, FlowVision can be coupled with 3rd party optimization tools such as IOSO.