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Handling Construction Injury Claims and Lawsuits in NJ
Construction sites can potentially be dangerous places to work or visit. There are many obvious hazards associated with construction sites which include the use of heavy machinery, ladders, scaffolds, lifts, electrical wires, power tools, and the risk of falling objects and hazardous dusts and chemicals. Additionally, construction accidents may include the exposure of a worker to obviously hazardous conditions. Construction accidents can lead to a wide variety of injuries for workers and bystanders, including the loss of a limb, broken bones, and paralysis. Unfortunately, many of these injuries could have been prevented through implementation of adequate safety measures and other precautions. When construction workers and others are injured on construction sites and someone else is to blame, victims can seek just compensation for their injuries. Compensation can include lost wages, past and future disability, pain and suffering compensation, and other recompense for other losses incurred as a result of an injury. Depending on the circumstances of your construction related injuries in NJ, you may a worker's compensation claim and/or grounds for a lawsuit. Even though most injuries are usually covered by workman's compensation, you may also be entitled to additional compensation from the premises owner, the manufacturer or distributor of a product, or even your employer. Consult an experienced construction accident lawyer in New Jersey to learn more.
How our NJ Construction Accident Lawyers Can Help
Because of the legal complexities involved in construction accidents, it is important to contact an attorney as soon as possible after a construction accident. If you contact our firm after a construction accident, our attorneys will begin an investigation into your case, contact any engineers or other experts that may be necessary, and fight to obtain the compensation you are entitled to from all of the parties responsible. Our New Jersey construction accident attorneys handle construction site injury cases throughout New Jersey, including accidents that occur on construction sites in Monmouth County, Ocean County, Atlantic County, and Middlesex County. If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of a construction accident, contact us today at (732) 303-7857 for a free consultation and discuss your legal options.
Most Common Construction Accidents
Construction workers are injured in many different accidents, but several types of construction accidents are the most common reasons for injuries and deaths. Specifically, falls account for approximately 35% of all construction-industry deaths. Fatal falls and injuries from falls may be caused by insufficient scaffolding, harnesses, or other safety devices. Electrocution due to inadequate grounding, faulty cords, incorrect use of equipment, and unsecured power lines has also been associated with a significant number of construction accidents. Struck by an object is yet another common type of construction site accident, involving workers who are hit by falling, flying, swinging, or rolling objects. Lastly, crushing injuries are the fourth-most common among construction accidents. These injuries typically occur when a worker becomes caught in between shifting objects or moving machinery.
Leading Causes of Accidents in Construction
Those who work at construction sites are too often injured due to the negligence of others or the faulty design of equipment. Common causes of construction site accidents include:
- Injury from falls
- Exposed power lines
- Faulty or unsafe scaffolding
- Lack of safety measures to prevent injuries from falling objects
- Failure to address tripping hazards, such as remnants, debris, and construction materials
- Defective machinery
- Unsecured machinery
- Unsafe tools
- Supervision errors
- Communication errors
Injuries often result from the failure of those on site to follow applicable laws and regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety Hazard Association (OSHA).
Who is Liable for Construction Site Injuries?
Construction accident liability refers to the negligent party or parties who are legally responsible for death or injury on the job site. Construction sites are often overseen by a high number of potentially responsible parties, including contractors, subcontractors, developers, architects, engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, managers, owners, and other parties who are each responsible for various tasks and components of the construction project. After an accident on a construction site, it is crucial to determine which party had responsibility for a particular portion of a job site at the critical time when the accident occurred.
Often, construction accidents and resulting injuries happen because of negligence by the construction company, the owner or manager of the site, or procedural failures by one or more third parties involved. If one or more of these parties failed to install adequately safe scaffolding, secure power lines, ensure properly functioning construction equipment, or failed to take other reasonable measures for safety of the construction zone, they be held liable. Some accidents may give rise to a products liability action against the manufacturer of a defective product. This may include a machine that was designed in a dangerous manner or a large construction vehicle that malfunctioned.
With the potential for multiple parties with overlapping contractual obligations, company owners and others may attempt to shift the blame after a construction site accident. Establishing who bears legal liability for any failure to provide a safe workplace can be extraordinarily complicated and is best done by educated lawyers on the subject. An attorney experienced in handling construction site accident cases can help you determine who may be responsible for your particular injury. Our lawyers will investigate your construction accident case to determine if there are other negligent individuals or businesses who may be named in the lawsuit, which can create an additional pool of damages or insurance coverage from which to draw.
Potential Compensation for Construction Injury
If you bring a successful construction accident lawsuit against a site owner, general contractor, or other involved party, you may be able to recover compensation. Medical bills associated with construction site accidents can be staggering. Obtaining damages for your injuries can reimburse you for past and future medical bills and for any time you were unable to work because of the accident. This covers loss of income immediately after your injury occurred, as well as time off while in recovery and permanently reduced wages from a long-term disability. You may also be able to recover damages for your pain and suffering, which often amounts to substantial compensation. Our NJ construction injury attorneys can provide you with a free consultation and we will evaluate your claim at no cost to you.
How Often do Construction Accidents and Deaths Occur?
Federal statistics compiled by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics establish that working construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In fact, 971 construction workers died on the job in 2017, accounting for around 20.7% of all workplace deaths in the United States. In other words, 1 of every 5 of the workers who died in the course of their work were involved in construction. Moreover, some sources indicate that two construction deaths take place in the U.S. every day. Thousands upon thousands more construction workers are injured on the job each year, with a numerous construction site injuries occurring in New Jersey.
Injured on a Construction Site in NJ, What are my Options?
The experienced New Jersey workplace accident attorneys at our firm are ready to ensure that you receive the very best representation should you be involved in a construction accident. We will fight to obtain the best outcome in your construction accident case. If you are in need of an aggressive team of construction accident lawyers who will fight for you, call our injury law firm in NJ, at (732) 303-7857 or simply click on the "Contact Us" tab. An attorney will provide you with a no cost, no obligation consultation.


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Nagzira and Navegaon national park with Orange City of india
Day 1: ARRIVAL NAGPUR
Meeting and assistance upon arrival as our representatives welcome you and escort you to your car. On arrival, check-in at hotel and later you will be taken to visit cultural Heritage sites as Ambazari Lake, Maharaja Baug and Zoo, Sevagram, Sitabuldi Fort. Evening time is free from leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 2: NAGPUR – BHANDARA
After an early breakfast, we will leave for our wildlife destination in the state. In the morning, we will drive to Nagzira National Park. This national park is often referred to as the Green Oasis of Vidharba due to its beautiful and dense forest. Upon arrival, check into a wildlife resort. In the evening, you are free to enjoy a nature walk in and around the resort, followed by dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: NAGZIRA NATIONAL PARK
Today we will go to enjoy the morning and evening Jeep Safari into the Nagzira National Park. Nagzira is the best destination to spot wildlife. After the jungle safari, come back to the resort. Dinner and an overnight stay at the resort.
Day 4: BHANDARA – GONDIA
Early morning, after breakfast drive to Gondia, famous for Navegaon National Park. On arrival check-in at official lodges by the authorities of Forest. Relax a while and then you will be taken for an evening Park ride. Dinner and overnight at Hotel.
Day 5: NAVEGAON NATIONAL PARK
Today you will enjoy the Morning and Evening Jeep Safari into the National park by and will explore the rich Flora and Fauna of the Navegaon National Park. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6: NAVEGAON NATIONAL PARK
Early morning, after breakfast you will be taken to visit Itiadoh Dam, Tibetan Camp at Gothangaon and Pratapgad. Back to hotel in the evening. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7: GONDIA – NAGPUR
Early morning, after breakfast we will drive back to Nagpur. On arrival, check into the hotel. Rest of the day is free for leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 8: DEPARTURE
Early morning, have you breakfast. Check out from the hotel and board your respective flight/train to your destinations.
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Destination covered in this Tour:
Nagpur: Orange City
Bhandara: Brass City and Rice Bowl City Of India
Gondia: Rice City
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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE! We do not employ doctors or licensed medical professionals, so we do not provide medical advice. Nothing presented here is a substitute for the advice of a DOCTOR or other licensed health care provider. Never stop, start or add medications or supplements to your health or mental health care regime without first checking for interactions or other problems, and thoroughly researching the substance. Before you employ any information here, consult your health care professional. No information here is the result of valid clinical trials.
Self-Advocating With Your Doctor
When we see the doctor, we start at a disadvantage.
We are often at fault. We do not research. We do not copy evidence and have it ready. We do not plan ahead.
We do not ask for reinforcements. We accept advice, instructions, commands even, without discussion, without thought, without approval.
That is not to say we are weak. But we are often ignorant - where ignorant means "we do not know" - any more than the doctor does. We lack authority - where authority means knowing something and being able to produce the evidence confidently and with conviction.
We lack time. And we lack status. We lack the inner strength which often comes with good health. We lack the strength which comes from being on our own territory. We are faced with someone who has trained in the specialism that can affect our very sanity and life.
We start with a massive disadvantage.
But we can overcome that disadvantage by doing this: research, plan, rehearse and perform
Start with this: work on your Knowledge, Understanding and Attitude
Remember: this is YOUR body and brain and YOU need to advocate for yourself.
Carry out lots of research on HealingAmericaNow:
- Download the "Contents" list; then highlight and work through as many files as you think are relevant to this particular consultation.
- Print off the files or sections of files you think are really important to your knowledge and understanding. This will all improve the positivity of your attitude as well.
- Copy the most important quotes and paste them into a new document. Detail which original document they come from and the page number so you can refer back if you need to.
- Search Google for articles relating to anti-depressants in your country. The US and UK have both had plenty. You just need to find them. Make a post and ask for anything new anyone has heard or read.
- This file in CHW on FB has up-to-date links from 2021 which will help. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Cymbaltahurtsworse/permalink/2096863263802744
Now do this: plan carefully in detail
Use all that knowledge and understanding to plan your strategy
Decide exactly what points you want to discuss in the consultation. You may want to post on CHW to help you think clearly.
- Write - preferably word-process - in advance exactly what you are concerned about. Be realistic about what you can cover in the time available. Again, ask for support if you wish.
- Make it 100% clear what outcomes you are looking for. Be realistic. Be ready to compromise but not to be compromised. You may need to be flexible on some points.
- Put clear headings on each section and number the pages. Make sure you know what all the pages are for. Some will be just evidence and probably not needed in the consultation. Put them at the back. Annotate by hand if that helps. You need to know what you are taking and how to find it when you need to refer to it.
- Print it out in larger-than-normal size. Then it will be easier to follow when you are under pressure.
- Do a copy for you and your doctor and 2 spares.
- Take one copy in to the surgery 3 or 4 days in advance, clearly addressed to your doctor.
- If at all possible, take someone with you for the consultation to give moral support. Give them the spare copy and talk them through it so they understand what their role is.
Now do this: rehearse and learn
Use all the planning, and the detailed knowledge and understanding to boost your confidence
In the days before the consultation, practise your role. Think through the key points. Remind yourself what evidence you have. Be very clear in your own head what outcomes you want. You cannot trust the doctor to have genuine knowledge of your condition. It is most likely they will be ignorant and - if you let them - dangerous. Just accept this. Carrying anger, resentment and blame will not help your case.
You are going to an interview. You know the outcomes you are looking for and the doctor is the interviewee who has to provide them.
Last steps in your preparation
Time to dress, arrive and settle in, ready for whatever comes next
As you would for an interview, dress smartly. Dress so you feel confident and in control. Do NOT go in looking as though you can't cope. Go in dressed as someone who is a go-getter. Suit, if possible. No scruffy jeans and trainers.
Be punctual - no! Be early (not too early!) at the surgery and be friendly. Often an effort, I know. But: be friendly. Check whether your doctor is running on time. Just so you know. If not, smile and say thank you anyway. Running late gives you more chance to feel in control and gives the doctor less time to waste when you get in there. Ask for the toilet - this is another chance to be friendly and to use your voice. Wander around the space and make yourself feel comfortable.
Remind yourself that it is YOUR body and brain and YOU are about to advocate for yourself. Remind yourself that you know your body and brain better than any doctor. That you have done the research and know why you are there. Be absolutely clear what outcomes you want.
If you have support with you, just be comfortable together.
Finally, take the stage for your performance
Time to wow the doctor with your clarity, knowledge, understanding and obvious inner strength
Thank the doctor for seeing you today. Ask if they have the copy you sent 3 days ago; or do they need your final copy?
If it is legal in your country (Check in advance!), record the conversation on your phone. "I'm going to record this, as my memory isn't too good. I hope you don't mind, Doctor." Put the phone away so neither of you think about it.
A really amusing doctor will ask "So, what can I do for you?" and that's when you smile and say "It's on page 1. The list of outcomes I would like from this consultation." And a serious doctor will ask the same thing as that is how doctors usually start. You can smile anyway!
Keep the focus on what you want and why.
Remember you have evidence and it is your body and brain. YOU are in charge of this. YOU can get up and stroll around if you want; the doctor will never do that. YOU can throw a remark to your companion; the doctor won't.
Be very clear if they don't agree with you. "I'm sorry, but that really will not work." Remind them that you have researched the subject and gone through the experiences. "I'm sorry, but it does seem there is no such things as a chemical imbalance. I really will not accept that idea."
Be clear and be determined.
Make notes on what you are told and on what you agree to do. Make it a joint agreement: "we" if you can. Use the notes to ask any questions you need to.
Jot down notes even if you don't need to - it helps focus the mind and puts you in control. You are the active one, the doctor is passive.
Do not on any account add any more drugs. Even one psychotropic drug in a lifetime is too many. You are not there to be experimented on.
Keep an eye on the time allocation. This might be a good way to get what you want.
The rest is up to you, the doctor, fate, and the unknown.
Whatever happens, next time you will be even stronger. You will have had more practice. Maybe next time you will try and get a younger, less arrogant and set in their ways doctor. Maybe you have got exactly what you want. I hope that whatever has happened, you will have had the strength to refuse anything even more dangerous and to show yourself that you can do this.
HEALTH WARNING: You will be exhausted after this.
Win or lose, you will need time to recover. Be kind to yourself.
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Gov. Rauner Doubles Down
Written by David E. Smith
Evidently, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has learned nothing from the razor-thin primary election. Instead, he's doubling down on his pro-abortion, pro-"transgenderism" and pro-sanctuary state policies, suggesting that signing them into law was the "right" thing to do.
In a speech yesterday, he almost admits mistakes but asserts that his mistakes were, in reality, evidence of his over-zealous commitment to courage in the pursuit of right action. In other words, he's trying to spin his anti-conservative policy decisions as "courageous." This is what he said:
Courage to do what's right regardless of the political consequences and understanding that there are different points of view, different priorities and approaches, even when we share the same goal of wanting to improve Illinois. And by embracing courage and understanding, we can chart a new path for Illinois. That's what I pledge to do over the next four years. Admittedly, I may have overdone it on the courage part at times. I've done things that cost me politically, because I was more focused on doing what was right.
Conservatives, are you getting the message? Rauner does not regret his Leftist social agenda. In fact, he views his commitment to a Leftist social agenda as a virtue. It also explains the Rauners' $50,0000 personal check in support of abortion giant Planned Parenthood.
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It may surprise people just how many concerns you will find currently encompassing the moving process in San Diego.
At first sight, it appears so quite simple. You determine the day you have to leave, when you'll be permitted to transfer to your new residence. You contact a moving company, pack your stuff, after which go wherever you have to proceed.
Not so fast. Here's one-piece of minutiae you might not have thought off the bat of right: in the event you supply your movers?
There's not just a brief response to this issue, since much depends upon both your personal choice as well as the scenario.
Here's something we'd suggest however, no real matter what the problem. Ensure that you provide something to the movers to consume: beverages, soda, or water, it doesn't really matter.
But providing them with anything relaxing can help the transfer proceed faster.
It's actually good to be polite and kind to movers. You're entrusting a lot of your possessions to them. You need them to feel well in your direction even when it's only for a short period of time.
When the Moving Takes Longer than Five or Four Hours providing some Food is a Good thing to do too.
At that time, even when the movers start you're not probable standing into lunch. Allowing the movers set off to lunchtime is okay, plus the split may be very well needed by them. However they will probably obtain the work completed faster when they remain on-site.
Having said that, there's you should not believe hard concerning the dinner. Anything simple and inexpensive will help. Pizza or burger is a superb choice. Snacks will also be great.
Shifting and alcohol DoN't Mix Well
The one thing we'd highly recommend not providing movers is booze. The reason why for this will be apparent, but listed here is the thinking in event they're not: the movers are likely to be shifting your valuable possessions. Booze will make them a little cautious along with only a little less-sharp. Consequently, booze isn't advisable.
Ideally this informative article assisted you choose just how to offer some dinghies and food for movers. If you have already moved, did you offer anything? what did you supply? Would you think the moving process went better if you did ?
Ensuring that you hire the best home movers San Diego Rhino Moving LLC will eliminate any doubts you have and keep you stress free.


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McCain issued a perfunctory denial this morning that his comments here were a swipe at Trump, but c'mon. For the second time in a week, he's launched an attack without naming names in which it's nonetheless perfectly clear whom he's attacking.
Has he ever hit Trump squarely on the fact that he didn't serve in Vietnam? Trump had five deferments, one medical — for bone spurs in his foot — and four for education but I can't recall McCain ever making an issue of that, not even after Trump's infamous crack about preferring soldiers who don't get captured. McCain went on "Morning Joe" the day after that happened in 2015 and was all modesty. I'm not a hero, he insisted, I served with heroes and if Trump owes anyone an apology it's them and their families. Even when invited to say something about Trump's military record, McCain ducked:
"For me to look back in anger at anyone is nonproductive," he said. "And our country was divided in an almost unprecedented fashion during the Vietnam War, and when I came home I was shocked. So I've worked ever since to try to heal those wounds."
As Trump progressed from political novelty act to legit frontrunner to GOP nominee, the political incentive for McCain to hit him on his Vietnam record shrunk. Maverick had a potentially difficult primary in front of him in the person of Trump-esque Kelli Ward; taking on Trump would have galvanized populist support for her and would have irritated Republican leaders, who were desperate to unite the party against Clinton. Then when Trump pulled the upset in November, McCain still had no incentive to attack him. It would have been foolish for any senator with a policy agenda to needlessly alienate a new president, especially one from his own party.
But circumstances have changed. McCain's safely past his own reelection and almost certainly serving his last term in the Senate. He's had a terrible medical diagnosis and is clearly eyeing his political legacy. To the extent that he was prepared to give Trump any benefit of the doubt when he first took office that he'd be a better president than he was a candidate, that benefit now seems to be gone. He torpedoed "skinny repeal" in the Senate a few months ago, then torpedoed Graham-Cassidy by declaring he wouldn't vote for that either, and lately has taken to delivering speeches about "spurious nationalism." Now here he is barely avoiding calling Trump a draft dodger. If anything, the fact that he avoids it at all is the surprising part of the clip. Why's he still pulling his punches? He has nothing to lose by getting nasty.
Trump has a knack for winning his political skirmishes (to the extent that anyone with a 40 percent approval rating can be said to be "winning") but I don't know how he'd win if McCain went hard at him over their Vietnam records. Sure, Republican populists would howl that McCain's an amnesty shill and a RINO, but to most of the country McCain's war service is the most impressive thing about him. Remember, as the son of an admiral, he was offered early release by the Vietnamese. He declined, feeling it would have been unfair to the other POWs. He was a child of privilege in his own way and refused to use that privilege to escape immense physical and psychological suffering. Having him attack Trump's war record would be a double whammy for POTUS: It would set up a contrast between Trump's brand of alpha-male bravado and that of McCain, a veteran who can walk the walk on being a tough guy, and it would invite an overreaction from Trump himself or more excitable populists, who sometimes like to accuse McCain of treason for having signed a confession for the Vietnamese under duress. Actually, it'd be a triple whammy since McCain is facing a likely death sentence from his brain tumor and has the sympathy of most of the public because of that.
Trump wisely has refrained from attacking him lately for all of those reasons but his temper won't be controllable forever. He's already warned McCain this past week that he'll hit back if provoked enough and now here's McCain provoking him again. I think McCain's baiting him. Eventually Trump will take the bait.


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Sweater that was frogged for yarn
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This is the second sweater that I have frogged for its yarn. It is a cotton and ramie blend yarn. The yarn has been used to make a bath mat and a yoga mat bag.
I was inspired by an article in Interweave Knits by Ashley Martineau about unravelling (or frogging) sweaters from thrift stores to re-use the yarn. A great tutorial can be found at her website, http://neauveau.com/recycledyarn.html. She also creates wool yarns as well as hand dyeing recycled yarn.


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Replacing a horseshoe typically is a low-key situation that involves just a horse owner and farrier. In one Ohio town, though, it's a community event.
A construction crew reset the large 130-year-old horseshoe in a small concrete pad near a Medina, Ohio, gas station at East Smith Road and South Court Street, the Medina Sun reported Monday, May 6, 2019.
The shoe has been in a sidewalk on East Smith Road since the 1880s when local blacksmith Jabez "Jabe" Holben placed it there to mark the location of his shop. Despite the long ago closing of the blacksmith shop and no marker indicates the shoe's history, there was quite an outpouring from locals wondering whether the shoe was saved.
"Somebody, somewhere on social media kind of surmised it was gone," Patrick Patton, Medina's city engineer, told the Medina Sun. "And that led to a lot of confusion when it wasn't. We had saved it."
The missing shoe took on a life of its own in late August 2018 when the City Council was met with several citizens who wanted to know where it was and what the plans were for it.
City officials announced that they had the shoe and planned to return the shoe to its original location. The city was true to its word, replacing the shoe, but to the side of the sidewalk in a small concrete pad.
"It's a piece of living history," says Don Williams, one of the citizens who inquired about the shoe with the city. "It should be out there still being what it has always been — a confusing, giant horseshoe."
Over the previous 9 months, residents have not let the city forget about its promise to return the shoe.
"We do get asked about it frequently," Patton says. "So it will be nice to say it's done."


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Oh my gosh, you guys, we are throwing it back today! This first session you're about to see below was one of my first clients! She totally asked me to do her photos out of the blue so, naturally, I was nervous but SO excited. This senior session was at ECU in the Fall of 2015. At the time, I couldn't believe that I was actually booking some shoots. It's hard to believe I am now expected to receive at least thirty inquiries every graduation season at ECU, and I am SO thankful!!!
It's amazing to reflect on how much I've improved over the past couple years from looking back at these images. I was shooting with my beginner camera gear and I edited quite differently at the time… Though things have changed, I have always loved this sweet session with Hailey- she was such a joy and just too cute!! After meeting her, I was hooked on the idea of booking new clients and getting to know more and more people through celebrating their accomplishments! This session in particular is so close to my heart just knowing how inexperienced I was at the time, but with some re-touches here and there, it is still a killer shoot! I am fully aware that her cap was backwards, too… good thing I have enough practice to know now! 🙂 I have RE-edited some of my favorites from this session to share what my 2015 beginner-self did while knowing just about nothing, but still taking the chance and going for it!
I am also sharing a few shots of my most recent Fall senior, Taylor! Now you can compare and check out the differences just within a year… Taylor's shoot was insanely fun with all the props she brought and that gorgeous face! I loved my time with Taylor and getting to hear about how hard she worked to graduate from Nursing school. It is so empowering and inspiring to meet people like Taylor and so many more of my college graduates who are incredibly smart, kind, loving, caring, and determined.
How do I get so lucky with my ECU graduates? I always meet the most amazing people!!! EEE I can't wait for my Fall 2017 graduates so we can play in the leaves and capture that golden Autumn sunshine!! 🙂
Hailey: Fall 2015
Taylor: Fall 2016


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Today I planned on staying at Burney Mountain Guest Ranch. This made for a short day but it turned out to be such a nice place.
I did not set an alarm today but I ended up starting hiking at 0600 like usual. The morning had a bit of a breeze which was really nice as Hat Creek Rim can be really hot.
A few miles after starting I came upon a cooler with some trail magic where I grabbed a soda and some snacks.
Not long after I passed a communication facility where I passed another hiker just packing up. Perhaps my starting times is a bit early. Maybe that will change as I no longer plan to set an alarm.
The Hat Creek Rim was so beautiful as I constantly had views of Mount Shasta and the valley. The trail was really overgrown though and had rocks which I kept almost tripping over which was a bit annoying. The trail also had me walking on quite a few lava rocks. Oregon apparently also has a lot of that so hopefully my shoes will not get too messed up as I plan to use just one more pair.
There were some rather long water carries today but I did not need to refill water with the trail magic.
In the end the trail descended a bit and I passed Lake Baum before reaching the side trail to the ranch.
When I arrived at the ranch I met Pathfinder a really fast hiker who is trying to do the PCT, the CDT and the AT in one calendar year.
I was at the ranch really early but stuck with my plan of staying there the night. Later more hikers arrived and we ended up being 7 hikers staying the night.
Dinner was really good and since a group was staying there we got dessert as well. I did not originally plan to get breakfast tomorrow morning but it will be ready by 0600 so I am definitely getting breakfast.
I am going to hike so I reach Mount Shasta Monday around noon. Tomorrow I will also make a quick stop at Burney Falls State Park to see the falls and obviously get some snacks.
All the southbounders I have talked to have recommended I go to Etna so I might just have to do that.
The ranch offered showers and have a really nice store so it is all around just a nice place.


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I started blogging in the year 2003. The same year when the Blogs came into existence.
Back then, blogging activity was a part of my MBA course curriculum. Little did I know then that I would become a professional blogger in the future.
That is the reason I am grateful to my faculty Kamath Sir. He is the one who introduced me to blogging. I am glad that I took a serious note of his advice.
Had I not taken an interest in blogging. Then, I am sure I would have always been a frustrated corporate employee.
In the initial days, I blogged as a hobby. But with time I figured out how to make money blogging. It was then that I started addressing myself as a professional blogger.
Today my job profile has evolved into various realms. It includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Inbound Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Affiliate Marketing
- Content Strategy
- Writing E-Books
These different work profiles have blogging as the core connection. Thus, the theories of Blogging are important to make a successful online venture.
Can You Make Money Blogging
The expressions that I receive when I introduce myself as a blogger are not always pleasant. Most of the times I am considered a good-for-nothing useless brat who lives off on her family's wealth.
Well, there is some percentage of truth to those judgments and rumors.
I am not going to explain more on that statement. But the biggest truth remains that I live a more than a comfortable life due to my blogging income.
With the advancements in technology, blogging has become a lucrative career. The earnings are impressive and the best part is that anyone from anywhere can be a blogger.
This may sound too-good-to-be-true. But that is a fact.
Blogging is a wholesome career option. It lets you do what interests you as long as you do it with your focused dedication.
By that I mean you can have a blog on any topic under the Sun. To prove the same, I share some case studies with you below:
1. A Blog on Keeping an Exotic Pet
A general reference to the word pet refers to the common ones like canines, felines, birds or hamsters. While a blog on those animals is great. But a pet blog becomes unique when it involves invertebrates.
Raisingbeardeddragons is one such blog on reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
Abigail Kessler and Gabriel Jude own this wonderful blog. Their blog is a reminder check to people who think that their topic is too inconspicuous.
2. A Blog on Blogging
From an uncommon blog niche of reptiles, let us move to a run-of-the-mill topic of blogging – how to blog.
A simple google search will throw you millions of web pages related to Blogging. From "how to start a blog", to "how to make money blogging", the resources are too many.
The topic is too competitive. Thus, one may feel that it makes sense to get into the "blogging" niche to avoid losing to competition.
That fact never let Jonathan Morrow from investing in his blog – SmartBlogger.
I must mention that Jonathan suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. That is why he runs his blog through Speech Recognition technology instead of a keyboard.
Jonathan and his blog are a few of the reasons I started this blog.
3. A Blog on Superfluous Hair
I am sure you know that there is no dearth of beauty bloggers on the internet. That is why the blog Epilatorgirl shines among its contemporaries.
Denisa runs this informative blog on "removing superfluous body hair". She shares tons of information related to maintaining a hair free skin. Thus, her blog is an authority in the niche and is a go-to-resource on the associated topic.
These examples prove that a successful blog and a focused niche go hand-in-hand.
A little research of these blogs will help you notice that each of them earn an income. The amount of money they earn varies on a lot of factors. Thus, how various bloggers make money blogging differs. But one fact that is common for these 3 random examples is that they all earn through their blogs.
That brings me to the question –
How Much Money Can You Make Blogging?
The short answer to it ranges from "nothing to unlimited". But that is a vague response to a question that must involve some figures.
All blogs are not created equal. Some of them are by individual solo bloggers. While some are by big names in the industry.
The unsegmented nature of the blogging industry creates a parity in the incomes. If one considers formal businesses that run blogs, then their earnings are massive.
In 2017, Forbes published a list of high earning blogs run by established companies. A few of the blogs on the list started off as individual run blogs. But later on, got acquired by big corporations and ended up being more successful.
But even if one considers solopreneur blogging, the earning potential is lucrative. A few of the individual run blogs earn more than the traditional business set-ups.
To further explain that fact, I have built up a list of a few blogs that are candid about their earning figures. These blogs are more or less single individual run businesses. Except for the few technical jobs, the blogs are self-managed by a single person.
Please find the blogs below:
1. A 6-figure income with a Food Blog
Darya is a neuroscientist who runs the popular food and health blog – Summertomato.
She and her blog find a mention in The New York Times and The Oprah Times. That is why it is not difficult to believe that she earns a 6-figure income with her blog.
2. A 5-figure income earning Blogger from India
Harsh Agrawal is a blogger from India who addresses himself as a blog scientist. His blog Shoutmeloud is the go-to place for all stuff blogging related.
Neither his blog is the first one to blog about blogging nor does he belongs to a developed nation. But that does not hinder his earning abilities.
A quick look at his earning reports gives an estimated guess on his yearly earnings. Even after deducting his expenses, it is a handsome 5-figure income in USD.
3. 6-figure income within 2 years of Blogging
Rosemarie runs a budgeting blog – The Busy Budgeter. Her blog category is on saving money with budgeting.
It is ironic to know that her earnings crossed 6 figures within 2 years of her blogging journey.
The last income report published on her blog was in January 2017. Though she did not mention her expenses on the same. But the huge amount of earning is enough to cover up a big amount of expenses.
People like her are an inspiration for others to start their blogging careers.
4. A 6-figure earning Craft Blogger
Jennifer is a craft blogger at Jennifermaker. She went from earning peanuts to a 6-figure annual income with her blog.
She blogs about her passion for crafts and draws a 6-figure income while doing so.
It is interesting to know that it took her a few months and not a decade to make blogging work for her.
Jennifer's journey is an inspiration for those who wish to pursue their passions.
5. 6 Figure Earning Travel Blogger
I got a serious wanderlust bug. It is difficult for me to imagine a life without travel.
That is the reason I respect people who travel fulltime.
One such travel blogger whom I admire is Matthew Kepnes. I have been following his travel blog – Nomadic Matt to get information on budget traveling.
He is one of the pioneers to start a blog on the niche – traveling with a shoestring budget. But the fact is that he earns a handsome paycheck while doing so.
How Do Bloggers Earn Income from Blogging
I am sure the above examples dispel the doubt that blogging is a mere wasteful hobby.
When done right, it brings in a lot of income while following your passions. Plus, it is one of the few professions that give you an excellent work-life balance.
It is evident that the bloggers earn an income with their blogs. But how do they do it remains a mystery for many.
If you inspect each of the blogs mentioned in this article. Then, you can see that bloggers use various approaches to make money blogging. No two bloggers will have the same exact means to earn.
A successful blog has multiple streams of income to earn a wholesome and concrete figure.
So, to give a clear approach on how to make money blogging, the following are the major methods that work:
1. Ad Revenue
This is one of the most popular ways how blogging for newbies works. The publishers get the rent for displaying ads for their digital real estate. While in-turn the advertisers get eyeballs for the ads displayed on blogs. A blog can have various ad units which can then fetch revenue based on some set parameters.
Both the Clicks as well as Views contribute to income.
The quality and quantity of traffic judge the effectiveness of clicks/views. The advertising pool is dominant in the US region. That is why traffic from U.S.A audience brings in more revenue vis-a-vis from the Indian subcontinent. Also, the more the page views the more the earning potential.
2. Affiliate Income
Affiliate income involves earning a commission through a sale/ lead generation.
Sales or the Leads could be for a product, service or an event. The blogger earns through the referred business when the sales/leads culminate.
The earning potential through this does not have a direct correlation with traffic. Though the engagement metrics of a blog play a major role in the success of affiliate marketing.
If done with due diligence, affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to earn money from a blog.
3. Sponsored Posts
Have you seen long posts describing a certain product/ service in detail?
Most of the times those posts are doing affiliate marketing. Though in some cases that could be a Sponsored Post too.
When a business unit contacts a blogger to write a promotional post for them. Then, it is a Sponsored Post. It is different from affiliate marketing. In affiliate marketing posts, the blogger chooses the business at their own will. At times, the business will not even know that a particular blogger endorses them.
But with a Sponsored Post, the companies and bloggers work with each prior to writing the content.
This setup gives visibility to the brands. In return, they give a monetary compensation to the blogger.
4. Writing for Other Blogs and Publications
Many newbie bloggers make money by writing for other bloggers.
I have tried this method during my initial days of blogging. Apart from money, this method gives you a lot of confidence.
By writing for others, a blogger gets to diversify their writing skills. Also, it helps to build a rich resume.
But since newbies do not have much negotiation skills. At times it gets difficult to get a good remuneration.
Thus, one should have the terms of the contract set in clear before taking up writing projects. This way bloggers can save a lot of heartache in the process.
5. Products
This method works great for bloggers with advanced levels of monetization experience. It involves creating products and services that the bloggers themselves design and sell.
The popular inventory that bloggers offer includes one or all the following:
- Online or In-person Consultation/ Coaching
- Physical and Digital Books/ PDFs/ Worksheets
- Online Courses and Tutorials
- Apps, Plugins, Calculators and other Digital Tools
- Membership Sites
- Physical Products
- Live Events and Conferences
Many bloggers report a huge jump in their earnings with self-created products. But venturing on this route to blogging for money for beginners is not easy.
It involves thorough knowledge of Content creation along with an understanding of a blog's audience.
What to Do If You Are Blogging Online for Money
With consistent and focused efforts it is possible to earn money blogging. But unless you follow the proven methods. It might take years before you see the first paycheck.
Though Blogs and their topics are numerous. Even the earning values and methods of monetization are plenty. But the basics of running a blog are common. Irrespective of what you blog about and how do you monetize it. You have to adhere to the general rules of operating a blog.
They are as follows:
1. Begin with a Self-Hosted Blog
The old cliche goes – Content is the King.
It is fortunate that that cliche now has become a universal truth. If it was not for the Content. Then, almost every business in the Blogging space will collapse.
Having said that, it seems that the platform you choose to blog on is immaterial.
That is why one may think it is appropriate to create a free blog and make money. That is where most of the beginner bloggers go wrong.
You can never earn more than a few pennies with a free blogging service. If you determine to make a business based on Blogging, then going self-hosted is the first step to success.
Thanks to a beautiful hosting service by companies like SiteGround. You do not even need to worry about any technical complications to open a blog. They cost less than 50 USD/Year to start and they also provide a superb technical support service. It is because of Siteground's excellent technical support that I host all my blogs with them. Because of SiteGround, I could concentrate all my efforts on Content creation. Whenever I face any issues, they resolve my queries within a few hours.
Once you have the technical setup in place. Then, you can move on to the next step, which is to
2. Choose Your Niche with Caution
A niche determines your blog's identity. So, it is prudent to choose one that you can stick with for long.
Blogging requires creating tons of Content in the selected niche. Thus, unless you are passionate about your Blogging niche. You will not be able to publish content on a consistent schedule. Moreover, you will not be able to write content with in-depth information.
A niche is your business domain. Thus, it requires a well-thought plan before you begin to blog.
3. Invest in Education
Once an aspiring blogger asked me what was the biggest challenge on my Blogging journey? My reply got him baffled.
My reply to him was – "overload of information."
The internet is full of free information on "how to create a blog" and "how to make money blogging". Most of the content on these topics are diverse and at times conflicting.
This creates overwhelm and confusion for a beginner blogger. That is why it is better to enroll in a professional blogging course to learn the tricks of the trade.
I did not pay anyone any money to learn Blogging. But I admit that I paid the price for that is wasting a lot of time. I regret not investing in the right kind of education at the right time. Had I done it, then, for sure, I would have written this article much earlier.
A good blogging mentor is essential for an effective blogging career. Under their guidance, the path of creating a money-making blog becomes much easier.
4. Get the Right Tools
A blog is a silent moving machine. Even though the simplest of blogs look nothing more than a web-page. But for them to operate as a business, they require apps and tools.
Once you are through with a robust hosting partner. You need tools to carry out the daily operations of a blog.
Some of the tools include a landing page, opt-in email captures, and an email marketing software. More fancy ones could include a chatbot, reading analyst, tripwire creators and many many more.
As one progresses in their blogging career. They can then move on to more sophisticated blogging tools. Most of them come with a price tag. But there are so many of them that do not cost a dime.
One can use them to advance their blogging output.
5. Create Content that is Audience Driven
Among the loads of queries that I receive from readers on Blogging. The most common one is that their blogs do not receive any traction.
I know a lot many bloggers who kept writing for years but did not see any success.
In most of the failed blogs, I get to witness a clear case of content-audience disconnect. Most of the bloggers fail to understand what their audience wants. That is why none of their content resonates with their target audience. In a worst-case scenario, the bloggers do not even know who their target audience is.
This blog is for "Helping Bloggers Excel." Likewise, every blog should have a defined niche in 5 words or less.
When one is clear about their niche, the more it prompts them to write for their targeted audience.
If you are doubtful about indulging in a Blogging career then this post is for you. Gone are the days when Blogging was a mere hobby. Today bloggers receive respect for their work and no one gives them sneer remarks.
There a lot of bloggers who make money from home and give some businesses a tough competition.
It is interesting to note that there are several ways to earn from a blog. From placing advertisements to creating products, the options are multifold.
Moreover, due to the world wide web, a blog in any part of the World speaks to a worldwide audience. That means the scope of blogging is unbound and immense.
All one needs is a passion for a chosen niche. Then, the more you create content for your readers, the more successful you become.
The case studies mentioned in the article are proof that Blogging is a fruitful career option. Now is the best time to work towards one of the best career options of today's time.
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By Saturday, September 2, 2017, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.
Discussion Question – Whistleblower: An Ethical Dilemma
A whistleblower, by definition, is someone who brings an unethical, immoral, or illegal business practice to the public's attention. Whistleblowers have a difficult time in doing this, and they often find their lives changed because of their actions. Sometimes they are shunned and also receive death threats. It is common for the family members to feel the effects of a whistleblower's behavior.
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand became one of the best-known whistleblowers after his experience was turned into a movie, The Insider. He proved tobacco companies were deliberately boosting the nicotine content of cigarettes, making them more addictive and cancer causing. However, similar to other whistleblowers, he suffered from tremendous stress and received death threats and other forms of intimidation for doing the right thing. Do some research on Wigand's actions.
For the first part of your post:
- Assess how Dr. Wigand showed moral intelligence and leadership in this situation. Assess what you think he did for his own credibility based on his actions.
- Evaluate what you would do if you found an unethical practice in your workplace. Would your response depend on the severity of the unethical practice?
For the second part of your post, select any one of the following bullet points. Attempt to spread the bullet points out among class members (e.g., not have one bullet point answered by all course participants).
- Provide a couple examples of potential unethical practices in your organization that could be considered very minor and that people have come to "accept" as opposed to reporting. How, exactly, does the organization or its members respond to the unethical practices? Assess any inconsistencies in the organizational response. Recommend any alternative response.
- Create a continuum of severity model regarding ethical practices in organizations and discuss your model. How did you arrive at the model you created? Propose how an organization might use your severity continuum model.
- Justify why you think that people tend to accept some unethical practices while others are not accepted. Propose three or four key steps an organization might take to build more consistent ethical decisions and actions.
Conclude your post with a three or four sentence summary of the most important point, lesson, or takeaways from your research and analysis for your initial post.
Provide a substantive (500–1,000 words) initial discussion post. Justify your answers with examples and reasoning. Comment on the initial postings of at least two peers. Your responses to other initial posts must be a 100 to 200 word minimum each.


text: Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables of Josef's older brother, the legendary Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. Two young poachers, more boys than men, kill a gamekeeper when they are caught illegally hunting. Panicked, they retreat into a forest that grows steadily more forbidding and deadly as their fear for the future—and guilt over their action—mounts. Loosely based on hundreds of oral folk tales and legends that haunt the woods of Czechoslovakia, Vlácil's contemporary updating artistically underscores the relationship between man and nature, crime and punishment, isolation and society, and guilt and memory.


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Chris Christie files paperwork to formally launch 2024 Republican presidential bid
NEW YORK - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday evening.
Christie has cast himself as the only candidate in the field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. The campaign will be the second for the former governor and federal prosecutor, who lost to Trump in 2016 and went on to become a close on-and-off adviser before breaking with the former president over his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.
Christie enters a growing primary field that already includes Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Former Vice President Mike Pence will be formally launching his own campaign in Iowa on Wednesday.
Christie, who during his time as New Jersey's governor established a reputation as a fighter with a knack for creating viral moments of confrontation, faces an uphill battle to the nomination in a party that remains closely aligned with the former president, despite Trump's reelection loss in 2020 and Republicans' poorer-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections.
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Christie has cast himself as the only person with the guts to take on Trump directly and has warned of a repeat of 2016 if candidates fail to confront him.
"I'm not dumb. The way to win is to beat the guy who's ahead. And so what would a campaign look like? A campaign would look like a direct frontal challenge to Donald Trump trying to return to the presidency," Christie recently said in a podcast interview.
Anti-Trump Republicans are particularly eager to see Christie spar with Trump on a debate stage — if, of course, Trump agrees to participate in primary debates and Christie meets the stringent fundraising criteria set by the Republican National Committee for participation.
But Christie has also said he would not run as a kamikaze candidate to take down Trump if he didn't believe there was a viable path to his own victory. "I'm not a paid assassin," he recently told Politico.
His campaign will test the appetite among Republican voters for someone who has expressed support for many of Trump's policies but has criticized the former president's conduct.
Christie has rejected Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen and has urged the party to move on or risk future losses.
Other Republicans with similar views, including former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, have opted against their own campaigns, expressing concerns that having more candidates in the race will only benefit Trump.


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Willow is where my tears just poured as well, and GRammy, your happy faces said so much together. I have watched it four times now and i can't make it through once dry eyed. YOur songs were perfect.
I've seen it quite a few times myself and even though I *know* what's coming and I *know* the songs almost by heart, it still gets me.
The songs, by the way, were "Homesick" by MercyMe and "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" by Gary Allen


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Preheat oven to 400°F. Prick sweet potatoes and Russets with a fork and spray with cooking spray. Season skins with salt and pepper and roast to almost tender but not fully cooked, 45 minutes. Cool.
Raise oven temp to 450°F. Halve potatoes and scoop out the potatoe leaving a half-inch layer on the skins. (Reserve the insides of potatoes to make hash brown cakes the next day.) Spray cut side of skins with cooking spray, season with salt and pepper, and roast to crisp.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a chili pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add butter and when it foams, add garlic and onions, stir 3-4 minutes then add spices and stir a minute more. Add turkey and crumble as it cooks up. Stir in hot sauce and tomato sauce, and simmer over low heat to combine flavors.
Fill skins with Buffalo chili and top with cheeses. Melt under the broiler, top with green onions and serve.


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On February 2, NWU joined the NY Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) protest in front of Uber headquarters in Long Island City. The rally was to protest Uber's attempt to break the one-hour strike against Trump's Muslim ban at JFK, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's plans to join Trump's Business Advisory Group. Just before the rally began, Kalanick withdrew from the Council, in an effort to curb the "Delete Uber" campaign that erupted in response to their strike-breaking actions.
On January 28, tens of thousands of people protested at JFK and other airports against the racist travel ban on Muslims from seven countries. In a bold act of international, anti-racist solidarity, the immigrant, and mostly Muslim NYTWA called a one-hour strike against the ban at JFK.
Uber tried to cash in on the international refugee and immigration crisis by cancelling their surge pricing during the strike, exposing them as strike breakers and union busters. The "Delete Uber" campaign struck back as thousands deleted Uber apps from their smart phones. Uber CEO Kalanick and Trump both attack immigrant and Muslim families, making big profits by forcing workers to work for less than the minimum wage and destroying other basic worker protections. The mass actions against the ban and the support for the strike showed Uber that drivers have mass support.
Some of that support came from other unions and community and immigrant rights groups, including NWU. President Larry Goldbetter spoke at the rally and said, "The answer to fascism is not to go back to the way things were before Election Day, but to move forward to a world with no bans and no walls." We will stand shoulder to shoulder with NYTWA and others who are fighting back.


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If you enjoyed this post (and, gosh, I hope you did) please BECOME A FOLLOWER!
What a great idea to reuse the cd's. I need to pick up some scrapbook paper. I can not find my old cards! Love the fake snow.ReplyDelete
I'm a follower and love your blog!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for this idea. I found some beautiful vintage Christmas cards from the 60's at a flea market and I wasn't sure what to do with them. Looks like I'll have a project next week!ReplyDelete
Lindy, you are so amazing and clever. I can't wait. I've got two weeks off and I'm gonna get crafting. Thanks for this sweet idea. Where do you get fake snow at?? I don't think I've ever seen it here. Craft store? Well have a great Christmas.
Hugs~ Amanda
Excellent idea...there are so many lovely cards it is a shame to throw them away. this is very cleaver.(-:ReplyDelete
Very cute idea. The fake snow really gives a cute edge!ReplyDelete
Hi Lindy...
So happy to see you for the Sunday Favorites party this week, my friend! What a great post to revisit! I love your Christmas ornament craft...what a GRAND idea...I love it! So easy and fairly quick to make as well...and I love that! I think the two little Victorian Christmas girls was my favorite ornament...that's sooo pretty! Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas pretties with us today for Sunday Favorites!
Wishing you and your sweet family a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy!!!
Chari @Happy To Design
I love that idea!
What a beautiful "Green" project!
Thank you for sharing.
I forgot to say great tutorial also!ReplyDelete
How very creative and how very cute! Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. I hope you will come again.
Everything is so lovely. I love anything vintage, especially at Christmas time!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas Lindy! Now this is a really beautiful way to make a craft with CDs. Yours turned out beautiful. Thanks so much for making the tutorial. It turned out great too. I've made a copy of it for my files. Now if I would ever get busy and make all these favorites that I save.
Hugs...Tracy :)
Please be sure to bring this THRIFTY idea to NTT...it's so cute...I will try to make some after the holidays are over. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Omg now I know how to recycle my old CD's and cards!! I just love when people recycle!! Your ornaments are delightful!ReplyDelete
Those are really neat ornaments! I'm always wondering what to do with some of those pretty Christmas cards you get!ReplyDelete
Neat idea, I know I have a few old cd's around collecting dust, I like the idea of using scrapbook paper too. Definately will have to save my cards this year.ReplyDelete
this could make gorgeous gift tags as well...i used to work in the music industry so i have 1000s of cds that could be put to good use!
if you have a moment, please link this up to Creative Juice!
nicolette @
Hi Lindy,
I've been a follower for a few months now and always love checking out your blog. You post such great ideas and make it all look so easy!!
The Tattered Tassel
Clever and fun! Thanks for the great idea. I have some pretty Christmas cards from the past that I would love to use for this.
What a clever idea! So pretty. Thank you for sharing.
Dropping by from Met Monday.
These are great what a wonderful way to use old Christmas cards and cd's.ReplyDelete
how clever! what a great way to recycle.ReplyDelete
What a great idea using the CD. I will be trying this with some of my old cards. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Adorable and what a great to recycle!!!
Such a fun re-use project, Lindy...love the snow, too!ReplyDelete
Hi Lindy! Oh, I love these. You are so creative and I really like the vintage looking ones you've made.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Talk about a great upcycling project! Love it!ReplyDelete
Great idea! Thank you for sharing the tutorial. Merry Christmas! Cherry KayReplyDelete
So it's people like you hoarding all the old Christmas cards! :p I wanted to find some for MY Christmas ornaments this year, but never stumbled across any!
Anyway, love you idea! Way cheaper than buying the wooden blanks, which is what I usually do! :D
What a cute and clever project. I am bookmarking this to try next year. Thank you for sharing.
I've saved my cards for years, too. I can't wait to get some olden cds and make some of these. Just beautiful. I am so not crafty and usually hurt myself with that ole glue gun but it's worth a little pain to have these pretty ornaments. :)))
A winner yet of the two stockings?
Cool idea! Love the glitter!!!ReplyDelete
Lindy...you are a very clever girl! I love this idea and those ornaments are gorgeous!
CHRISTmas Blessings!
I am so in love with this project! This looks like so much fun for crafting in January for next year's tree (and maybe some pretties for Valentine's Day?)ReplyDelete
That's a great idea! I always wondered what to do with the cards and we always have scratched up CDs around. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
I found your blog today and so excited about being your new follower. LOVE the CD ornament!ReplyDelete
i LOVE recycled crafts! what a great idea! come on over and link up to MMM :)ReplyDelete
What a fantastic idea!!! And I love that they are recycled! :)ReplyDelete
CUTE CUTE CUTE ORNAMENTS. Love the recycle factor!ReplyDelete
What a great idea. Too late to do them now but I put this idea into my craft file for next year. Thanks for the easy directions too.ReplyDelete
I love these ornaments--what a great idea, thanks!ReplyDelete
Another cute idea, Lindy! I have YET to get that snow, I've been wanting some.ReplyDelete
What a great idea. I am so excited to try this. I have been saving Christmas cards for years. This will be a great way to still enjoy them.ReplyDelete
Fabulous idea! come link up to my Sew Crafty Party!
What a wonderful idea! I love all the recycle possibilities! These would make great gifts too!ReplyDelete
I love this idea, it's so festive! I going to have to try this one. Have a Merry Christmas! MaryReplyDelete
Oh that's so great Lindy. just so simple and a very cute ornament you have... very fun and creative idea... very lovely
Wish you a very Happy Christmas …
I would love if you come to visit me at
thanks for linking up this project as well...
your newest follower,
Lindy, such another great idea. You are so creative and crafty. I'm not very crafty at all. Thanks again for joining.ReplyDelete
What a great idea! I love projects where you can upcycle things! :)ReplyDelete
How pretty, I will have to try this. Merry Christmas to you and yours.ReplyDelete
This is such a fabulous idea! And I was just going to throw away my old CD's! I can't wait to share this with my daughter and her girls. They need ornaments and this is such a fun craft project to do. Thanks for sharing
and have a Merry Christmas!
What a fabulous idea!!!! So many other possibilities too!!! Thank you so much for sharing your idea!!!ReplyDelete
What a fun and clever idea! I need to make a list of everything I'd like to get done for next Christmas. And maybe if I start in January, I'll actually accomplish some of it! LOL Merry Christmas, Lindy. ~SueReplyDelete
so pretty! love the vintage ones especially.
Oh My Gosh! I love this. You can bet I'm saving all my Christmas cards for this craft and I must have a ton of old cd's!ReplyDelete
Wow, what a cute way to recycle old cards! I love them.
~Allison @ House of Hepworths
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Love this idea. The faux snow is perfect! Right up there with the punched reindeer recycled Christmas cards mixed in garland by BHG a while back! Thanks so much for the inspiration!ReplyDelete


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Could you think of a better time to be at Holy Trinity, Williamstown? I have always felt that anything new is exciting. That is the thrill we feel as we unwrap presents round the Christmas tree. Something new is about to come into my life! How exciting!
Our Christmas present as a parish this year is our shiny new Parish Centre. So many things have been put on hold for years while we have waited for our efforts to come to fruition, when a place for it all to happen became ours. The dream of a completed Parish Centre has now become the dream of all we will be able to do with it.
Our morning tea after church will no longer on a rickety folding table at the back of the church. Our Community Meal and Emergency Relief services will come home to Holy Trinity. Toilets are no longer a temporary tin box shared by all! The bliss! Community Groups calling our centre home and showing the local people around us that the Christian Church has something to offer and a part to play in our community.
It is so good we are opening it on the Sunday that begins Advent, the season where we prepare ourselves to celebrate God's greatest gift. This gift of his Son gave humanity a new understanding of itself. We are no longer mere mortals at the mercy of a distant God, but we are now loved beings accompanied by God's own Son back into the embrace of a caring, forgiving and merciful Creator.
So put up your Christmas tree and cover it with lights. I know both those things emanate from Germanic and Roman festivities that celebrated the forest and the Sun and that both symbolised life coming into the world. I would guess that is why Christians adopted them from earlier religions, to mark the celebration of the true life God offers us coming into the world. To proclaim that the God who "emptied himself of all but love" and joined us here in the world to fulfill God's purpose of winning us back.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
The Venerable Bill Beagley
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August 2018


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Long Limo service in Chicago Suburbs
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Introduction: Pumpkin-tastic
With three young children under 5 eager for their own pumpkin that was not as scary as the big toothy one I'd already made I was trying to find some manga inspired designs but finally settled on these.
These pumpkins were fun to make and took approximately 2 hours of scooping and carving to complete.
- Three smaller pumpkins (otherwise start adding to that 2 hour timeline)
- Steak knife
- 6 inch kitchen knife (not serrated)
- 1 large metal kitchen spoon
- 1 chopstick
- 1 stockpot
- 3 images saved to camera roll on iPad
Each pumpkin starts in the normal way, use the kitchen knife to cut out a circular hole in the top of the pumpkin around the stem and remove this lid. Use the metal spoon to gouge out all the fibery flesh and seeds and discard.
Then use the metal spoon to shave the inside of the pumpkin and the lid so the thickness of the skin and flesh is about half an inch thick. This will make it easier to carve clean holes and make the glowing sections more effective.
Some people now use a marker pen or Sharpie to draw on the pattern but I like going gonzo and cutting straight in. I started with the simplest design, the friendly ghoul in the middle of the group shot.
Step 1: The Friendly Ghoul
With the kitchen knife, carve out the mouth with the tooth shape. The eyes are a bit more complex as pupils need to be defined against the shape of the eye. With the knife carve the eye outline into the skin without carving all the way through the flesh. Then carve out the crescent shapes for the eye around the pupil. With the point of the steak knife in a circular motion drill in the nostrils and then push through with the chopsticks. Finally with the end of the steak knife scrape through the skin to make the eyebrows. Mine go across the join of the body and lid so make sure they line up nicely. Clean the outside of the pumpkin with a cloth and use your finger and/or the edge of the chopstick to smooth out the interior of the cutouts. Done, ready for lighting up with a tea light.
Next up, Hello Kitty.....
Step 2: Hello Kitty
First start with the outline of the face, I began with the ears. Carve with the kitchen knife throughout the skin but not through the flesh yet. Once the outline is done carve in the whiskers in the same way. Once all is done use the chopstick to push through the flesh. You might need to use the knife to tidy up the flesh on the inside. Next cut out the eyes and nose. The bow is the trickiest bit and uses the same scraping technique used for the eyebrows on the ghoul. Carve out the outline of the bow with the steak knife and then scrape out the interior. Clean the outside of the pumpkin with a cloth and use your finger and/or the edge of the chopstick to smooth out the interior of the cutouts. Done, ready for lighting up with a tea light.
Next up, Death Star....
Step 3: Death Star
I felt a bit of trepidation about the complexity of this one as it requires more scraping than cutting. However after the previous two I felt more confidence and it's easier than you think. Also it wasn't quite going dark yet. First use the kitchen knife to put a bevel around the lid and body to form a glowing ring around the Death Star instead of the lid being a tight fit. Next use the kitchen knife to cut a v shaped ring around the middle of the pumpkin for the central track. Use the chopstick to deepen it so it will glow the most. I widened it slightly here and there to straighten it up. Obviously drawing it out with a marker pen might have made it more accurate but I pressed on. Next use the kitchen knife to carve a circle above the central ring to outline to laser circle. Once done, use the kitchen knife in a paring motion to cut out the skin. Use a technique that deepens the circle in a shallow conical shape so the flesh is thinnest in the middle. Once you are happy use a chopstick to punch a hole in the centre. The detail on the Death Star took some time but was quicker than I thought and was strangely creative. Carve and scrape the rectangular outlines in a variety of patterns through the skin. Deepen the lines a little with the chopstick. Use the point of the steak knife to twisted in the glow holes and punch each one through with the chopstick. Use the same technique on the lid and if you have the time, enough daylight and patience below the bottom ring as well. Clean the outside of the pumpkin with a cloth and use the chopstick to smooth out the interior of the lines. Done, ready for operation with a tea light.
Good luck, thanks for reading, enjoy any pumpkin by-products from the flesh you scooped out and don't forget to vote......
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3 ways too much content could be damaging your brand
Now that many brands are figuring out how to produce content efficiently, their natural tendency is to publish more of it, faster. More must be better, right? When it comes to content marketing, no. In most cases, it's a race to irrelevance.
The greatest value lies in the QUALITY of your thinking, not the QUANTITY.
The glut of content is about to get worse
According to the B2B Content Marketing – 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report recently published by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI), 73% of the most effective B2B marketers say they will increase the amount of content they produce in 2016. An astounding 81% of the least effective marketers will do this year. At the same time, 40% of the least effective marketers say they do not have a content marketing strategy – written or verbal.
Without a strategy, most companies find themselves in the mode of throwing a bunch of spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks, figuratively speaking. They produce some content and measure the results. But what they end up with is a pile of disjointed pieces that do nothing to build trusted relationships with their target audience. In addition, they tend to discover that the tradeoff between quantity and quality is almost unavoidable.
In other words, more content almost always results in lower quality.
In the early days of content marketing, the tactic of producing more content was generally accepted as a best practice. But even CMI has backed away from that in the last year or two as the world has become buried under a glut of low-value listicles, basic "how-to" articles and other forms of "evergreen content." Robert Rose, CMI's chief strategist, now advocates producing the minimum amount of content you need to generate the impact you require, but no more.
This approach makes abundant sense because it is driven by a clear strategy and objectives. You must have measurable goals in mind in order to know how much impact your efforts are generating.
Absent goals, the metrics you're tracking have little or no meaning.
Here are three ways poor content quality can actually damage your brand:
- Irrelevance breeds ignorance: If your content isn't relevant to the needs of your prospective customers, they will quickly learn to ignore it.
- Sayonara, boring content: They may become more active in blocking your communications by unsubscribing from your email list and unfollowing you on social networks. Think about the ways in which you pare down your online networks, and who you eliminate first. Your target audience will likely use similar criteria to weed you out of their networks. Nobody has time for self-serving, irrelevant communications.
- I found someone else: Existing customers may get so tired of your irrelevant communications that they may switch suppliers – that's the worst-case scenario, obviously, but it IS possible.
Unfortunately, however, old ways die hard. Many companies will continue to turn the crank faster and will pursue strategies and tactics to "scale" their content marketing efforts. In some large industries and markets, that may still make some sense, as brands jockey to become the thought leaders in their niche.
But for the majority of brands and industries, there is NO discernable reward for the volume of content created. In most cases, more mediocre content just becomes part of the background noise and gets ignored by customers and prospects.
What should you do now?
Invest more time creating a smaller quantity of high quality, creative content. It needs to be clearly focused on the needs of its target audience and must be clearly differentiated from its competitors to rise above the noise and make a lasting impact.
Take your time: When you only have one opportunity to influence a potential customer, you must put your best foot forward. Take your time and do it right!


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New song from BLOOD RED SHOES:
A bit about 'Eye To Eye' from Steven Ansell of BLOOD RED SHOES – " 'Eye to Eye' was the first song where we really hit our stride in the writing of the album ('Get Tragic'), the first time it really fell into place experimenting in a garage in LA with synths and loops instead of guitar riffs. it started life as a jam which we chopped, spliced, slowed down, looped and chopped some more then gradually layered back up using electronics and voices. "
They will be releasing their hugely anticipated new album 'Get Tragic', which features 'Eye To Eye' as well as previous singles 'Howl, 'Finding My Own Remorse' and 'Mexican Dress', on January 25th 2019, and have a set of launch shows in the UK and Europe in early 2019, including a sold out London Borderline on Sat 26th January. These will also be a perfect chance to catch the new expanded live set up, featuring producer Clarence Clarity and Hannah Thurlow from the band2:54. Support on all dates comes from John J Presley.
A full list of BLOOD RED SHOES UK and European 'Get Tragic' shows, see below:
Jan 2019
24 – New Slang, Kingston
25 – Album Release pop-up @ Mary Wyatt, London
26 – Borderline, London *SOLD OUT*
27 – Acoustic instore @ Resident Records, Brighton
28 – Acoustic instore @ Bear Tree Records, Sheffield
29 – Rough Trade East, London
30 – Soup Kitchen, Manchester *SOLD OUT*
31 – Stereo, Glasgow
Feb 2019
2 – Botanique, Brussels *SOLD OUT*
3 – Vera, Groningen *SOLD OUT*
4 – Molotow, Hamburg *SOLD OUT*
5 – Privatclub, Berlin *SOLD OUT*
6 – Sugar Factory, Amsterdam *SOLD OUT*
8 – Point Ephemere, Paris *SOLD OUT*
Mar 2019
8 – Opera Club, St Petersburg, Russia
9 – Aglomerat, Moscow, Russia
10 – Monte Live, Kiev, Ukraine