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How to Delegate Without Breaking a Sweat
"I do all the work around here, and let me tell you – business is booming!"
Said no business owner ever.
Coming to terms with delegating responsibilities to employees is an inevitable stepping stone for entrepreneurs with growing, successful businesses.
That's because the pains of not delegating will push you to start handing over responsibilities (or risk handing over the business). Signs that you might be at that point:
- You're doing all the work (and you're tired, stressed and/or frustrated)
- Your employees don't have the knowledge or access they need to take on new responsibilities
- You don't ever have time to pursue new, interesting opportunities
- Your employees feel like it's all about you and that you don't share work
And if you can get in the habit of delegating tasks before things get hectic, even better.
The art of delegation
Not to get too Webster on anyone, but delegating is the act of transferring a task, project or activity to someone for completion while full accountability still lies with you, the delegator.
To do it effectively, it's imperative that you know the strengths and development opportunities of your employees, and the growth areas they want to develop.
Most importantly, good communication is key. Be clear about the specific timelines and outputs you expect, and then let your employees determine how to get the job done. Depending on the situation, you may need to provide more detail and support along the way or connect your employee with another person who can serve as a resource.
In the field of nursing, there's a concept called the "Five Rights of Delegation" that gives nurses guidelines for delegating tasks to other nurses and assistants. This framework can also apply to any business situation that calls for delegation.
The "Five Rights" are:
1. The right task – Is there a predictable outcome to the task you want to delegate? Is there a basic procedure that your employee can follow?
2. The right circumstances – Is there enough stability surrounding the task for someone new to take it on?
3. The right person – Does this employee have the knowledge base and skills he or she needs to be successful?
4. The right directions/communication – Did you clearly communicate the specifics and expectations of the task, such as benchmarks, deliverables and deadline?
5. The right supervision/evaluation – Did you make yourself or someone else available to answer questions along the way? Did you give feedback on what your employee did well? Did you ask what he or she liked or struggled with? Did you talk about next time?
Conceptually, the delegation process is simple. But it's not always easy to delegate until you make it a habit and become accustomed to how it should work.
Six tips for delegating with style
1. Look for opportunities to sharpen your delegation skills. Have any of your employees asked to work on special projects? If not, ask what projects interest them – they may have their eyes on jobs you've never even thought of offloading.
2. Think about what you are too swamped to work on, and then consider delegating the task to an employee. Wouldn't it be better to have someone making headway?
3. Practice. It's not easy to let go sometimes because your employees may not do things the way you would. But that's okay. And that's why it's important to be specific about the outcome you expect. You and your employees will feel more comfortable as you repeat the delegation process.
4. Know the skill sets of your staff and whether a new opportunity will be a good stretch item for them or not. If it's something they will likely "fail" at, it could make them feel deflated and unsuccessful.
5. Plan some check-in points along the way to see if your employees need help. Although this may sound like micromanaging, there should be a difference. You simply want to offer your time and attention to your employees so that they can ask questions (without having to come to you, which they may avoid because they don't want you to think they can't handle the project).
6. Don't forget to praise your employees for a job well done.
Once you start delegating regularly to your employees, more work will get done, your employees' confidence and skills will become better developed, and you'll have more freedom to take advantage of new opportunities.
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Specifies the module members that are exported.
Export-ModuleMember [[-Function] [<String[]>]] [-Alias [<String[]>]] [-Cmdlet [<String[]>]] [-Variable[<String[]>]] [<CommonParameters>]
The Export-ModuleMember cmdlet specifies the module members that are exported from a script module (.psm1) file, or from a dynamic module created by using the New-Module cmdlet. Module members include cmdlets, functions, variables, and aliases. This cmdlet can be used only in a script module file or a dynamic module.
If a script module does not include an Export-ModuleMember command, the functions in the script module are exported, but the variables and aliases are not. When a script module includes Export-ModuleMember commands, only the members specified in the Export-ModuleMember commands are exported. You can also use Export-ModuleMember to suppress or export members that the script module imports from other modules.
An Export-ModuleMember command is optional, but it is a best practice. Even if the command confirms the default values, it demonstrates the intention of the module author.
-Alias [<String[]>]
-Cmdlet [<String[]>]
-Function [<String[]>]
-Variable [<String[]>]
You can pipe function name strings to this cmdlet.
This cmdlet does not generate any output.
- Export aliases and functions in a script module:
PS C:> Export-ModuleMember -Function * -Alias *
This command exports the aliases defined in the script module, together with the functions defined in the script module.
To export the aliases, which are not exported by default, you must also explicitly specify the functions. Otherwise, the cmdlet exports only the aliases.
- Export specific aliases and functions:
PS C:> Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-Test, New-Test, Start-Test -Alias gtt, ntt, stt
This command exports three aliases and three functions defined in the script module.
You can use this command format to specify the names of module members.
- Export no members:
PS C:> Export-ModuleMember
This command specifies that no members defined in the script module are exported.
This command prevents the module members from being exported, but it does not hide the members. Users can read and copy module members or use the call operator (&) to invoke module members that are not exported.
- Export a specific variable:
PS C:> Export-ModuleMember -Variable increment
This command exports only the $increment variable from the script module. No other members are exported.
If you want to export a variable, in addition to exporting the functions in a module, the Export-ModuleMember command must include the names of all of the functions and the name of the variable.
- Multiple export commands:
PS C:> # From TestModule.psm1 function new-test {
}export-modulemember -function new-test function validate-test { }function start-test { }set-alias stt start-test export-modulemember -function *-test -alias stt
These commands show how multiple Export-ModuleMember commands are interpreted in a script module (.psm1) file.
These commands create three functions and one alias, and then they export two of the functions and the alias.
Without the Export-ModuleMember commands, all three of the functions would be exported, but the alias would not be exported. With the Export-ModuleMember commands, only the Get-Test and Start-Test functions and the STT alias are exported.
- Export members in a dynamic module:
PS C:> New-Module -Script {function SayHello {"Hello!"}; Set-Alias Hi SayHello; Export-ModuleMember -Alias Hi -Function SayHello}
This command shows how to use Export-ModuleMember in a dynamic module that is created by using the New-Module cmdlet.
In this example, Export-ModuleMember is used to export both the Hi alias and the SayHello function in the dynamic module.
- Declare and export a function in a single command:
PS C:> function export { param ([parameter(mandatory=$true)] [validateset("function","variable")] $type, [parameter(mandatory=$true)] $name, [parameter(mandatory=$true)] $value) if ($type -eq "function") { Set-item "function:script:$name" $value Export-ModuleMember $name } else { Set-Variable -scope Script $name $value Export-ModuleMember -variable $name } } export function New-Test { ... } function helper { ... } export variable interval 0 $interval = 2
This example includes a function named export that declares a function or creates a variable, and then writes an Export-ModuleMember command for the function or variable. This lets you declare and export a function or variable in a single command.
To use the export function, include it in your script module. To export a function, type export before the Function keyword.
To export a variable, use the following format to declare the variable and set its value:
export variable
The commands in the example show the correct format. In this example, only the New-Test function and the $Interval variable are exported.
Additional Notes
To exclude a member from the list of exported members, add an Export-ModuleMember command that lists all other members but omits the member that you want to exclude.
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From the moment I met Amanda, I knew we were going to be a great match! She was warm, friendly and knew she wanted typography to be the main design detail for her custom wedding invitations. Amanda and Daniel are high school sweethearts and planned the most perfect Houston wedding with the ceremony taking place at St. Michael's Catholic Church and reception following at the beautiful Lakeside Country Club. Amanda was referred to me from my friend Meredith of Cake and Confetti, and I loved working on her full invitation suite and day-of paper goods.
Isn't the marble envelope liner and soft velvet ribbon dreamy? Also, navy is one of my most favorite colors to work with. It paired so nicely with the pale blue as well.
I'm so thankful that Amanda trusted me to brand her entire wedding - from the menu cards to the adorable matchboxes that had Amanda and Daniel's custom wedding monogram foil stamped on them!


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Xenoestrogens: Why You Need to Avoid Them if You Want to Get Pregnant
...And even if you don't want to get pregnant.
Let's talk about xenoestrogens.
What are xenoestrogens?
These are chemical estrogens that are not manufactured by the body. Xeno means foreign, so these are literally translated to 'foreign estrogens.' They are either synthetic or come from natural chemical compounds.This also includes plant-based estrogens, called phytoestrogens, but their effects are considered to be milder than both the estrogens produced by the body and the chemical estrogens.
So how do they affect fertility?
Xenoestrogens mimic endogenous estrogens that are produced by the body. They are similar enough in chemical structure for the body to mistake them for regular estrogen, but are different enough to be harmful to the body and to disrupt certain processes. Natural estrogen is responsible for stimulating cell division in hormone responsive tissue, like the ovaries, breasts, and uterine lining. When your body is overloaded with xenoestrogens, it mimics those actions and stimulates abnormal tissue growth causing ovarian cysts, PCOS, endometriosis, and fibrocystic breast disease. It can also cause luteal phase defect, which means that the post-ovulatory phase of your cycle is shortened, not allowing enough time for implantation.
The thing about the female reproductive cycle is that all the hormones are on a feedback system. If the estrogen balance is off, it can throw off all the other hormones.
Lastly, recent environmental studies show that animal species living near xenoestrogen polluted waters are unable to reproduce successfully.
Where are xenoestrogens found?
In household cleaning products, makeup, shampoo, soaps, body wash, nail polish, plastics, pesticides, herbicides, and unfiltered tap water.
Here are the additives to avoid. You won't find 'xenoestrogens' listed on your ingredient list.
- Parabens - found in personal care products, creams and lotions.
- 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)- found in sunscreen
- Benzophenone - found in sunscreen
- E127 (Erythrosine) – used as red food coloring
- Butylated hydroxyanisole / BHA - food preservative
- Phthalates - used as plasticizers in plastic bottles, food wrapping foils and any other plastic items such as toys, containers, tupperware etc.
- DEHP - another PVC plasticizer.
- Propyl gallate - antioxidant used in oil production.
- PCB's - used in glues, paint and lubricants.
- Atrazine - used as herbicide.
- Pentachlorophenol - used as wood preservative and pesticide
- Nonylphenol - found in surfactants, detergents, pesticides and emulsifiers.
- Hexachlorocyclohexane and heptachlor - found in pesticides.
- TSP - Tri-sodium phosphates found in washing detergents and fabric softeners.
This list may seem overwhelming, and it sort of is. But there's good news! There are natural alternatives for all the products you are using that contain xenoestrogens. Choose to eat organic foods, use natural and chemical-free makeup, shampoo, laundry detergent, and swap out your old school cleaning products for more natural ones.


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Paula Deen Lets Go Of Longtime Agent Following Scandal
For once, Paula Deen is dumping someone, and not the other way around. Less than a month after a deposition related to a lawsuit revealed that the Food Network personality had used the n-word, Deen has opted to drop her agent of more than a decade.
Since the news of Deen's derogatory language was released, the chef has been the center of controversy. The Food Network, which Deen had joined back in 1999, announced it would not renew her contract, and the personality was dropped by several sponsors, including Home Depot, Walmart, and even Ballantine Books, which was set to release her next book, Paula Deen's New Testament, in October.
And, following an attempt at a tearful apology on Today , Deen announced she's parting ways with Barry Weiner, the agent who helped her first score the Food Network job in the late '90s. According to a statement, "Paula Deen has separated from her agent ... She and her family thank him for the tireless effort and dedication over the many years."
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Recently I re-started work on my closed cab pickup project. The design requires that I lengthen the chassis by 5 inches, which means a bunch of other stuff needs to be lengthened as well.
This week I have been working on lengthening the running board splash aprons. Over the years I acquired 3 sets of aprons, all of them beat up but more or less salvageable. Splicing the aprons together required a set of butt clamps to hold the pieces in alignment for welding. A quick online search showed me what I needed and since I had the raw materials lying around I decided I could make a set to suit my purpose. I used 1 ¼" square tubing, ¼" bolts and rod, and some stamp sized pieces of sheet metal that I cut from the splash aprons I was working on.
The bolt heads were slotted with a hack saw and the bolts and tabs tacked with a MIG welder. Commercial butt clamps use a square pin. I found the round pins made fabrication easier and they work well when clamping curved pieces.
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This list of incredible places worth visiting in Colombia is endless... But these are our favorites based on our central route. And if they don't make the cut, we've offered a list of places we didn't have time to see but have added to our bucket list!
Hiking Valle de Cocora
We read a lot of different blogs about how to hike Valle de Cocora before we arrived... that you MUST go early to avoid rain, that although it's difficult, it's worth it to take the full 5 hour circuit, that you should probably wear rain boots because of the mud (we didn't wear them and had no problems), and that if you'd prefer a shorter route, it's possible to skip right to the grande finale.
Hiking El Peñon at Guatapé
3 Days in Medellin, Colombia
Medellin is a culturally abundant, economically bustling, artistically inclined, wonderful city that seems to be constantly looking for ways to improve itself and the lives of its inhabitants. The city boasts museums, art installations, public libraries, universities, malls, parks, and almost unchanging perfect tropical weather.


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i own a lavender scarf.
it is my favorite scarf, because i made it myself.
it took a few months and lots of patience.
patience to continue knitting line after line
and keep knitting,
even when i made a mistake.
i made a lot of mistakes...
sometimes i could track back and fix the knitting misstep, but a lot of those missteps were not easy fixes and they are now permanently etched into the rows of my favorite scarf.
my best friend, betty, and i learned to knit at the same time. she was really bad at it (haha -- she would agree with that statement), because she always restarted her piece each time she made an error. she restarted her scarf tens, if not hundreds, of times. in the end, she became frustrated and quit. she couldn't accept the flaws as a natural part of the process and it stopped her progress completely.
i finished my scarf. it is far from perfect.
yet it is my favorite scarf,
i made it with my own hands.
i worked for every stitch of that lavender scarf.
2014 has unraveled a lot differently than i expected.
[get it.. unraveled.. knitting..]
there are many knits in my life that others may look at and see as flaws.
there are many knits in my life that others do look at and see as flaws.
there are many knits in my life that are flaws.
..and that is okay.
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This is Southeast Asia's First Wind Farm. Now other wind farms are being constructed, most notably in Aklan.
The Marcoses wanted a palace in the north, so they built one.
The town of Burgos is also known for the oldest lighthouse, as well as the most visited lighthouse in the Philippines – the impressive Cape Bojeador Lighthouse (Tagalog – Ang Parola ng Cape Bojeador) was completed on 30 March 1892 and sits majestically on top of the lush Vigia de Nagparitan hill which also makes it the tallest lighthouse in the Philippines with its 20 meters high tower (total height is about 160-170 meters high).
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Brighouse Town threw away a vital three points in their Bank Holiday Monday local derby with Ossett Albion in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier, writes Emily Anderson.
Manager Paul Quinn said: "I thought for the first 30 minutes we were nowhere near but then we dominated for the next hour.
"The weather conditions did not help; when the ball was in the air no one could gain control.
"I thought the young players in the team had a good game and we are trying to give them some game time now; its all about next season and building for the future."
Albion threatened the Town goal in the 13th minute when Connor Brunt had his attempt blocked by Town keeper Harry Stead.
In the 17th minute goalkeeper Brett Souter, who had looked unsure with a couple of early shots, came out of the goal and didn't see Ryan Hall approaching, but Hall put too much on the loose ball and missed.
Daniel Facey then took a shot from 30 yards out but Souter saved.
Albion went ahead in the 21st minute from a free-kick out on the right. Rob Boardman fired in a hard shot which cannoned off Ben Thornton's head and in.
Town tried to respond via the promptings of hard working James Hurtley, Leon Henry and Ashley Scully but they were being held up in their efforts by Ross Hardaker, Luke Sharry and Dom Riordan.
A cross from the right by Ernest Boafo into the area was met by Facey but it just scraped the bar.
Atkinson swept in a free-kick but it lacked oomph and Souter took it with ease before Souter kicked a Facey effort off the line.
Despite pushing for an equaliser, Albion broke away in the 53rd minute and Bordman put the ball in the back of the net to make it 2-0.
In the 61st minute Hall was in on the Albion goal and took a shot on target but it went straight to Souter's hands.
Seven minutes later Town were awarded a penalty for handball after Hall had been taken out after a mazy dribble. Ossett's Hardaker and Adam Muller were both booked for fouls.
From the spot, Boafo scored his first goal since November 14 to pull Town to within a goal.
But Albion restored their two-goal advantage and sealed victory nine minutes from time after Stead punched out the first attempt on goal instead of catching it, and substitute Abdou Botang followed up and put the ball in the net, Stead slipping and failing to save the ball from going in.
Town made a few last ditch attempts in added time with Facey kicking the ball into the side netting, followed by Boafo making a break for it and almost making it one-on-one with the keeper before the referee blew for offside.
Town: Stead, Thornton , Henry, Wallace, Hurtley, Hewitt, Hall, Everingham, Boafo, Facey, Scully. Subs: Allison, Tolley, Nichols, Atkinson, Hagreen.
Ossett: Souter, Dawson , Hardaker, Sharry, Riordan, Nicholson, Walker , Paylor, Bordman, Brunt, Muller. Subs: Kerr, Hunter, Botang, Thompson, Potter.
Referee: Matthew Pope


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Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:14 pm
Damon Eros had made quite the name for himself within the mafia, it had not taken him long from working as a hired hitman to work his way up the ranks to his own shot at leading a branch of the Mafia himself since he knew well how to bid himself and wait. Also he knew how to offer deals. It was those deals that got him to the power he was at as he assumed the mantle of Don at the city. This made the other branches surely nervous and even the street gangs and other mafia gangs aswell, but they knew what territory belonged to whom and stayed out of his way, dealing with him when they needed something. His eyes were blue and almost seemed liquid, which made humans nervous since it didnt quite fit in. But his men had gotten used to the secret behind their boss and kept it with their lives. No one outside the 'Family', knew whom and what he was. Just that his name was Damon Eros and that when he wanted something you did not get in his way. Damon ran a hand in his white almost silvery hair as he grinned and looked over the documents his secretary had just dropped off at his main office. Of course he also was known as the owner of a bar down in better part of town, a place where many went to find parties and the best of what they could want free of the cops. The numbers of his deals were up and the things he had asked for in returned would gain him a net hold over the areas he wanted to expand his influence in the town. But some of the smaller deals he was looking through seemed to be things that were best to send his men to collect. One of them seemed to catch his eyes though.
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Sister makes deal with Damon for the power and financial responsibility that she had always desired in life. And in this at such a young age made the deal that she would give up anything that she had that meant something to her at that set time for said power and money. Signed in her own blood. The deal was a ten year deal as they all were and the deal was now up. So it was time that he paid her a visit and collect that one thing. Now that he knew the only thing in her life at the time she cared about had been her sister, the deal was struck for her to be given over in ten years. Long enough to let her grow into a nice young woman.
Damon would grab his jacket and put it over his button up shirt and walk from behind his large oak desk. Grabbing his glass of Jack and coke, he finished it and put it back on the bar beside his desk and would step out his doors. Passing his beautiful secretary as he smiled to her. " I have some business to attend to in person, cancel my appointments and the rest of the dancer shows. I will be gone for some time, so have Eric take over for the dancers that have shown up for their slots to see if they will fit in here." He then strode down the hall and stopped before his personal elevator and took it down to the lobby of the club. His men would gather and he explained where he was going and that he did not need their help, that if he did he would call them to his location. He checked his sword and gun, and then stepped out the front of the building and into the bright light of the day. His limo awaiting him as he stepped in he gave the driver the address of the Sisters work. As he sat in the back seat he would make a few calls in readiness to make his house more stocked with what he would need to have a guest. Cause he figured he would keep the girl and not just send her to the trafficing ring as others might. He also called the sister at her work.
" Hello, This is Damon Eros, and it has been ten years. You know as well as I do what comes next. You hand over what was agreed or lose all that you have been given over all this time and enjoy where you will be sent for Eternity. And I doubt you wish to go there so early my dear, that is something so few would wish. I expect you to ready our agreement, and have her ready for pickup. I am heading over now."
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Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:36 pm
Navine and younger sister Navia used to be as close as ever. They were not only twins but like twins to. Growing up they were like two peas in a pod and were always together for as far as long as she could remember. Navia was always the quiet one and was in her older sister's shadow. As they grew up, Navine would go out gambling and her additude had changed over the years. She had started to branch out and run into the wrong people. Navine was getting sucked into he wold and the more she did the more she craved money, power and the finer things of life. But like all good thin, it had gone as quickly as it came and left her empty. Navine had come up on some information that would have given her everything and more she wanted in life. Money and power. But such lavish things came to a price.
The one that could give her this power was named Damon Eros. She had heard about him from her friends but never really thought about it until she ran into a couple of bad people, now time was running out for her and she had to make some moves. Biting her bottom lip she hit up Damon about the deal and waited for some sort of response. Wild thoughts ran through her head as she bit at her nails. Had she done the right thing...What would happen? Only time would tell as she waited. He had finally come into contact with her and so hey made the deal, in turn for getting a hefty abundance of money and power, Navine had to give up the one thing that meant the most. Her sister. It was true that -Navine and her little sister had drifted apart, but she was still blood. Nodding she gnawed on her lip she had hoped he would forger.
-Ten years later-
Navine was in a meeting when she got a call from a number that she vaguely recognized, so when she picked it up, her hear dropped directly into her stomach. Her mind was racing with thoughts of doubt and regret. It was far to late to turn back time. She had looked to her sister, whom was conversation with one of the board members. She was so filled with regret, she couldn't speak, the only thing that came through her lips was a simple OK. After getting of the phone she walked to her sister and held herself together. "Navie, the deal is up, I'm sorry"
Navie looked to her sister and it took a couple of moments to register, although she wanted to cry, Navia did absolutely anything and everything for her sister. SHe arose from her seat and nodded, a sad but obedient look on her lovely face as she moved by her without a single word. She didn't know what to expect so she went to her room and sat in silence. although the thoughts in her head were as loud as can be...What was going to happen, would she die...only time would tell....
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Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:55 pm
His eyes would move over the screen in the Limo as he would travel to the office building that Navine worked at, he was going to go directly to where she was when he called. His tall muscular form would lean back in his seat and he would smile as this was the day he would collect what would become his. Though he did wonder about her sister, it had been a long time since he had heard from Navine, and all that he knew was that she had went from being in debt with people to owning her own business and the power to do anything she wanted. Well almost, there was no backing out of the deal, and no power or money could sway Damon from his task. Fixing the tie that was around his neck he would loosen it, he hated it sometimes, but it was part of the attire. When the Limo would stop outside of the building he would smile and the door was opened by his driver, the man was a large man who towered over Damon and was wider then him aswell. " Here we are Sir, I'll be right here waiting for you and the girl." He thanked the man and would stand there placing on his blue leather fingerless gloves as he opened the door to the building and entered. His eyes scanning the interior for some desk in which he could ask directions to their boss.
His blue eyes shown as he took off his sunglasses and put them in his jacket pocket. As he leaned in beside a receptionist desk and talked to a pretty lady that seemed to be the one working there. " Pardon me, I am Mister Damon Eros, and I am looking for Navine and Navia. Could you point me in the right direction?" He smiled to the girl with a friendly and charming smile, one that could charm the panties off an angel. " I thank you for your help." He winked and pulled away from the desk and followed her directions up to the top floor where he assumed she was waiting for him.
Damon would fix his jacket and looked around at those gathered in the elevator with him and smile to those who looked back. It was meant to be a friendly smile, but perhaps he came off as intimidating, and the bulge where his gun was did not help matters as they seemed to give him a wide berth. When the doors opened on the final floor he would stand there and appear before Navine, as if magic. " You have not aged a bit, still look as beautiful as the day you came to me. I am sure you are happy with your end of the deal?" He would ask as he looked past her and looked to Navia. Twins, in almost every detail, though it seemed personality. She did not seem so take charge as her sister, but he would not mind that. " I have seen you have what you wanted and you have turned it into a great empire. I could use a person like you in my organization, turn some ventures around. " He said trying to give her compliments on this place that she had turned around from her in debt. As he stood there he would smile to Navia.
" And you my Dear, must be the sweet Navia, your sister told me about you. Though I would never thought she was telling me the truth about your beauty." He said as he gave her a wink. His charming personality was unnatural and worked on many, but he knew that he would have to work with Navia. She was not going to take to this end of the deal so easily. Or perhaps he thought so. He would smile to both sisters and hold out his hand to Navine. " To seal the deal all I need is your word to hand her over willingly as was asked. I promise you she will not be killed, hurt, and perhaps she will find her place with me a heaven instead of Hell. There are no agreements on things before hand, so I wont ask to try her out here before you." He said to see if her sister would say anything. It was only a tease, just to get a rise from the girls. " And you can't take her place if you were thinking about it, has to be the sister offered. I know you might enjoy her place. I mean, I bet I could show you a whole new world, and open you to pleasures that would make this all pale in comparison."
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Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:30 pm
Nadine heard from her desk clerk that Damon was on his way up here. The moment he arrived she narrowed her eyes and rolled them into the back of her damn head. If he was not so powerful and helped her out she would be a lot less grateful but none the less she had a end of the deal to hold up and it sucked. She truly did not want to give her better half up and this was going to be something she regretted for the rest of her life. When he had began t speak she gave him a fake smile and nodded to his compliments. The only hing she wanted to hear was that the deal was off and she could keep all the money she had successfully earned and invested in, in the last ten tears.
Navia whom was sitting down watching the two converse stood up and walked over to them ans smiled gently, even though her sister had pretty much sold her to some random male who she knew not much about she wanted to be a help to her sister. Navia looked at the man and gave him a small smile. Then he started to speak again and Navia watched him speak on the fact that she would not be hurt and stuff like that. Navine on the other hand did not stick her hand out to shake his, but she nodded and agreed to it. Navia watched her sister silently as she spoke "I give my work to give up m younger twin, Navia, as part of the agreement we had." Navine grumbled as she caught on to the last part that he spoke. He was not even amusing, not in the lease. Navine let out a breath and looked to her younger sister and stroked her cheek before pushing her at the small of her back towards Damon. Navia looked up at him and gave a soft smile.
Then when he was about to turn around he made a comment about her not being able to take her place even if she wanted to as that was not part of the deal. Navine actually laughed at what he would say. "for one, I would only take her place if it was a last resort and two I am into girls. Navine looked at her sister and ran up to her and gave her one last kiss on the cheek and a bear hug. "If anything happens , do not hesitate to tell me. Love you always Navie" Navine looked at him with a stern look before turning once more on her heel and exiting the room, leaving them both alone. She had really given her twin away, all for money and this company...
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Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:02 pm
Damon would stand there before the girls whom he had come to see. And his blue eyes would sweep from one to the other, though his eyes seemed more captivated in the younger sister that had been sitting in her office as she came to talk to him. Her attitude was less then grateful for all he had given her, but what did he expect from someone who had made her business from the bottom up. With more help then she would like to admit from him, but she was a self made woman and it showed how she carried herself. And how she seemed unimpressed with him, though he would smile as he easily could change that would a snap of his fingers. Her fake smile was noted and made him roll his eyes. It was going to be one of those deals and he should have known with her. You can help someone out and still they think themselves high and mighty.
As Navia would come over to them and off the couch he would smile as she came over and his attention turned from her sister to her. Giving her a charming smile, as he bowed to her. Something he did not do for just anyone, as he looked into her eyes. She seemed more, relaxed and accepting of this then her sister. When Navine did not reach out to shake his hand he would frown a bit, but shrug as he was not expecting some show of thanks from her when she already showed her feelings about him were less than kind. It was to late however for him to care, the deal was to be closed and then he would leave with the gem he had come here to retrieve and if he ever saw Navine again, it would be to soon. " Then I seal the deal, and it is done."
As she gave her sister a push in the back toward him, he would stand there and smile to Navia. He had watched the quick exchange between the sisters and it did not sway him in his resolve to take her with him. Nothing warmed in him about the touches and more. But, with her before him he warmed a bit and would give her a smile back. His hand would not move out as much as he wanted to caress her cheek and tell her that she would be fine with him. It took resolve to stand there and keep himself as cold and detached as he should feel about a deal. When he heard Navines words he would look to her, and this time his eyes bore into her direction. " I would not want you, you have already lost that which I seek. And two, I assume those women must be very unsatisfied by your skills and attitude. Cause I find them lacking." He said as she turned away from them in her haughty manner.
" Navia, that leaves us to head on our way." He said softly as he looked to her. Holding out his arm if she wished to take it, otherwise he would lead on back to the elevator. " I understand this will be a new, but I am sure we can come together and make this work. I would be honored to hear more about you, if you would like to tell me." He would say to her softly. He was used to just getting what he wanted and ordering people, but he doubted that would work in this case or if he should do so. He did not wish the attitude of her sister to catch on to Navia. " You can always keep in touch with her if you like, though I would hope you do not tell me about what she will complain about me to you." His eyes closed as he stood in the elevator as it was headed down, wanting to get back to his car and them on their way.
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SAO PAULO—The stabbing of a leading Brazilian presidential candidate jolted an already wildly unpredictable campaign to lead Latin America's largest nation, with doctors saying Sept. 7 that Jair Bolsonaro will be hospitalized for at least a week.
Supporters of the right-wing congressman who wants to crack down on crime said the attack would only boost his chances in next month's election, but it was unclear when he would be able to return to campaigning in person.
A knife-wielding man whose motive was unknown stabbed Bolsonaro during a rally Sept. 6 in Juiz de Fora, a city about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of Rio de Janeiro, as he was being carried on the shoulders of a supporter.
Bolsonaro, 63, suffered intestinal damage and serious internal bleeding, said Dr. Luiz Henrique Borsato, one of the surgeons who operated on the candidate. He was in serious but stable condition and would remain in intensive care for seven to 10 days, Borsato said.
The candidate was transferred on Sept. 7 to a premier hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city. Supporters outside the hospital carried a giant inflatable doll of Bolsonaro dressed in a formal suit with a sash that said "President."
"No matter what you think about him, he did not deserve this," said Mauro Rodrigues, owner of a construction business who went to the hospital to support Bolsonaro. "It will definitely increase his chances of winning the election because people will be more sympathetic toward him."
The attack is likely to have a major impact on the remaining four weeks of the campaign, from how candidates interact with supporters to their message.
For Bolsonaro, there will be questions about his physical ability to campaign — a key factor in a country slightly larger than the continental United States — as well as whether the attack will give him a boost among voters.
"He probably won't go back to the streets during this campaign, so he can't do it, but we can," his son, Flavio, said in a video posted on Facebook. "More than ever I count with each one of you."
Bolsonaro's vice presidential running mate, retired Gen. Hamilton Mourao, told reporters that the candidate will "come out of this process stronger than he went in."
The sentiment was echoed by Flavio Bolsonaro, who tweeted: "Jair Bolsonaro is stronger than ever and ready to be elected President of Brazil in the 1st ROUND!"
About a dozen candidates are competing in the Oct. 7 voting. If no one wins an outright majority, a second round will be held Oct. 28.
In a video posted on the Facebook page of a senator who visited him in the hospital, Bolsonaro thanked his doctors in a weak and scratchy voice and said: "I never did harm to anyone."
He described a painful wound, saying he had worried about an attack on the campaign trail.
"I was preparing for this sort of thing. You run risks," he said.
The leader in the polls remains former leftist President and union leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party, but he is serving a 12-year sentence for money laundering and corruption involved the state-run oil company Petrobras and has been barred from running. Lula da Silva founded the leftist group, the São Paulo Forum with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as a gathering of socialist leaders seeking to create a bloc of allies in South America. Bolsonaro is second, and while he has enthusiastic followers, polls show he has 19 percent voter support.
Sept. 7 was Independence Day in Brazil, and Bolsonaro had planned to attend a military parade in Rio de Janeiro.
Since the mass anti-government protests that erupted across Brazil in 2015, calls for a return to military rule have gained strength as people seek to end the corruption in Brazil's political elite, echoing the military takeover in the 1964 that many Brazilians wanted as protection against the communists.
During the 2015 protests, citizens said they remembered all too well the economic downturn and spiking in crime rate that followed after Brazil lifted military rule in 1985.
"We want the military to dissolve Congress and call new elections, because the level of corruption is too widespread to do anything else," Marlon Aymes said, helping carry a 20-foot banner in English reading: "Army, Navy, and Air Force. Please Save Us Once Again of Communism."
Aymes added, while marching along the golden Copacabana beach in Rio, "I don't want my country to turn into a Venezuela, we don't want an authoritarian government!"
Speaking on the attack on Bolsonaro, Mauricio Santoro, a political science professor at Rio de Janeiro's state university, said things "will turn into a dispute between the left and right. It's time that all presidential candidates make a declaration together to stop the aggressiveness."
Videos on social media show Bolsonaro on the shoulders of a supporter, looking out at the crowd and giving a thumbs-up with his left hand. He suddenly flinches and then goes out of view. Other videos show supporters carrying him to a car and hitting a man who was apparently the attacker.
The suspect, identified by authorities as 40-year-old Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, was arrested within seconds.
The internet news portal G1 posted cellphone video, apparently obtained from police, of de Oliveira being questioned. Sitting on the floor with his hands cuffed behind him, a voice can be heard asking him who had sent him to attack Bolsonaro.
"I didn't say anybody sent me," said de Oliveira. "He who sent me was God on high."
Lt. Col. Marco Rodrigues of the Minas Gerais state police told reporters that de Oliveira, who was a member of Brazil's left-wing Socialism and Liberty Party from 2007 to 2014, said he acted because he disagreed with Bolsonaro. G1 quoted a lawyer for de Oliveira, Pedro Augusto Lima Possa, as saying his client did not mean to kill the politician, only wound him.
Luis Boudens, president of the National Federation of Federal Police, told The Associated Press that agents believed "they were not dealing with a mentally stable person."
Eraldo Fabio Rodrigues de Oliveira, who is married to a niece of the suspect, told the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that he appeared to be "disturbed" and would often lock himself in a shed when he visited his family.
"I can't say he was crazy, but, from the way he acted, he wasn't normal, no," the relative was quoted as saying.
Federal police said another suspect was detained in connection with the attack and questioned. That suspect was released overnight but remains under investigation.
Minister of Public Security Raul Jungmann said the number of federal police providing security to candidates would be increased because of the attack, adding that Bolsonaro had been warned against launching himself into crowds as he did Thursday, according to the government-run news agency Agencia Brasil. Currently, 80 federal police protect five presidential candidates who requested security, and 21 were assigned to Bolsonaro, according to Jungmann.
Brazilians surged onto social media to argue over whether the attack supports Bolsonaro's assertions that the country is off the rails or if his heated rhetoric contributed to inciting the attack.
Flavio Bolsonaro, a state legislator who is running for a seat in the federal Senate, rejected the idea that his father incited the attack, saying the candidate was engaged in a campaign of ideas. He said the mainstream media bear some responsibility, accusing them of portraying his father as a "monster."
"They made Bolsonaro a martyr," said Jonatan Valente, a student who joined a small vigil in Sao Paulo for the wounded candidate. "I think the left shot itself in the foot because with this attack they will end up electing Bolsonaro."
After more than four years of revelations of widespread political corruption, anger is running high.
Despite being a congressman since 1991, Bolsonaro has harnessed much of the anger and presented himself as a maverick who will clean up a corrupt system. He also promises to confront a surge in crime, in part by giving police a freer hand to shoot and kill while on duty. He has promised to fill his government with current and former military leaders.
It was not the first incident of political violence this year. In March, while da Silva was campaigning in southern Brazil before his imprisonment, gunshots hit buses in his caravan, although no one was hurt. That same month, Marielle Franco, a councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro, was shot to death along with her driver. The shooters in noth incidents remain unidentified.
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Title is straight outta Oxford dictionary. Yes, I own physical copy of it. I picked one word from it by chance, and my finger landed on the word "Prague." What is quite funny, because I have lived in Czech Republic and Prague is quite familiar place for me. So "na zdraví" for all the Czechs out there!
This definitely had Latin vibes - it'll get people up doing the salsa!! I love how you picked the name for the song 😂 also the Spanish red wine sounds good!!
Santana oh yes.
The congas remind me of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil".
I like the distorted lead guitar, and the trombone solo in the middle. I especially like the emotion in your voice.
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I own an actual printed OED too. 😀
Groovy! I like the vocal effects and percussion especially. The chord progression and rhythm do remind me Santana's "Smooth," but this is much better than that song.
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Heh, Prague and Santana are not the most obvious connection I would make 😁 But really does have that latin vibe. I think the acoustic guitars could be played just a little bit more percussively for max authenticity 😀
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Thanks to all of you who come downtown to shop and dine or go to one of our many service and professional businesses. A good mix of businesses helps DeLand keep that authentic downtown feel.
Residents and visitors alike are finding Downtown DeLand on a regular basis. If you haven't visited us lately, come see what all the excitement is about. Here's what happened in March. The DeLand Bike Rally brought in a huge crowd. We also had a great turnout for the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival. We had a surprise visit from the Volusia County Community Orchestra.
We also had our regular monthly events. Our Build Your Business Group meets twice monthly. Our DeLand Cruise-In meets on the third Thursday each month. Tech DeLand meets on the fourth Thursday. Wine, Women, and Chocolate celebrates Downtown Divas on the second Wednesday. This month's theme is "Prom"!
April brings our monthly events plus DeLandapalooza, The Water Festival, Eat on the Street and the Majestic Car Show. You can find out all about these events and more at www.MainStreetDeLand.org.
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The overall system of the machine is:
- It is powered by one or two lithium batteries.
- In front of this, there is a circuit board that is behind the LED heat status indicator.
- This internal system is conducted by an on/off switch.
- In the front side, there is a heating element accompanied by a chrome blade.
- The heating element gets heated and cooled through the switching of on/off button.
Characteristics of battery operated curling iron:
- This iron is operated by battery, not by any cord.
- Although it is small and has no electric connectedness, the highest temperature, many irons can produce up to 450 Fahrenheit.
- It works through a one-touch
- The approximate power consumption capacity is around 15W in most of the machines.
- In most of the cases, the battery is made up of lithium ion.
- The rated voltage of this iron machine is of 100V to 240V.
- It`s quite small in size: 205mm large, 35 mm wide and 40 mm high.
- The length of the heating plate is 70mm long and 26 mm wide.
- It weighs from 140 to 150 g.
- About 2.5 hours charging is mandatory for the proper function.
- It can work relentlessly for half an hour long.
What are the pros and cons of battery operated curling iron?
- Since it doesn`t have any cord or outlet, it is easily portable and small in size.
- It works just like the traditional curling iron.
- It is useful for travelers.
- There is no need for electricity to turn it on.
- As it is run by battery, there is a chance of sudden disruption due to the charge deficiency.
- It can be too small in comparison to the need.
- Most of the brands are less interested to produce battery operated curling iron.
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Free stuff on the internet
Originally written for eVent! magazine [ep] on November 3rd, 2005.
One of the amazing and nice things about the internet is that most of the best stuff is free, and we're not talking about the sort of illegal free stuff that Napster promised with free music or the pirate exchange of entertainment that happens on bit torrent sites, but real legal free stuff. If you're connected to the internet take a look at some of these sites for some of the internet's best free tools, applications and games.
Google Mail: http://www.gmail.com/
One of the first free things to sign up for on the internet was email. I had an original Hotmail account before Microsoft bought the company and tied it into their MSN service suite. Google's Gmail is far newer than Hotmail and way cool. With gigabytes of storage, POP and IMAP access for using with your BlackBerry device or desktop email application Gmail provides stuff that the other guys charge big bucks for. The only catch is since it's still in its Beta version you need to be sent an invite from a current Gmail user, but those shouldn't be too hard to come across.
Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/
Tired of paying hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's Office suite? Well why not take a dip in the open source pool and see what a collaborative effort can come up with. Open Office, the open source community's answer to MS Office is free for download and exports files that will work with MS Office and all of the other major office suites. It's a bit slower at times than it's commercial competition but often is more stable.
Mapquest.com: http://www.mapquest.com/
Never buy another map again, just use Mapquest. The online mapping site easily allows users to plot a journey, gives them directions to their destination and even gives a very good estimation on how long the trip will take. This one isn't exactly a hidden gem, since Mapquest has become so ubiquitous in popular culture that it even featured as a plot point in the recent Bill Murray movie Broken Flowers.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
The formerly Vancouver based online photo sharing site was recently bought by Yahoo for a ton of money and the reason is that it's such a good site. Essentially a free photo album for all your digital pictures Flickr let's you share your memories with friends and family online. But free storage for your pictures is just one part of the genius of Flickr. What is really cool about the site is the community features. If your friends are Flickr users you have access to more of their pictures than the general public, plus you are allowed to add notes to their photos. Add to this the power to put tags, searchable keywords, on your photos and you've got the place for photographs online.
Livejournal: http://www.livejournal.com/
It's hard to choose between the various free blogging sites available online but Livejournal is one of the first and remains one of the best. While unfairly stereotyped as a home for the depressing poetry of eight grade Goths, Livejournal offers a good place to start when first starting down the road to blogging. Some users will eventually grow tired of the limitations of a free Livejournal account, others will find that it's relative ease of use is a great facilitator to the creative writing process, from brain to page.
Google News: http://news.google.com/
Google makes its second entry on the list with its Google News service. While buying and reading newspapers is very important, very important since if you were to stop reading this I'd be out of work, it is nice to find the top headlines from hundreds of papers worldwide all in one place. Google continuously updates its main page with headlines and links to all the top stories. Dozens of countries have their own pages, including Canada. Just don't stop buying the Daily Courier or reading eVent!
Quicktime Trailers: http://www.apple.com/trailers/
As much as I love Apple they don't really do much for free, except movie trailers. Apple's Quicktime Trailer site is the best place on the internet to watch trailers for upcoming movies. Packed with exclusive trailers, as well as trailers in High Definition formats, all the site requires is you pick up a free copy of Apple's Quicktime 7 and you're watching. Now all you need is the popcorn and someone talking on a cell phone behind you and it's just like you're at the theatre.
Welcome to Kelowna Movies: http://www.welcometokelowna.com/movies
Speaking of movies if you're looking for show times there's no better site than Welcome to Kelowna's movie listing site. Reasonably accurate and always updated on time for the new week of shows, the site is the place to go if you don't want to spend your Friday night sitting in front of your computer in your underwear trying out the cool free things you read about in this article.


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5 reasons investors should remain bullish on stocks
Presidential politics have grabbed the news headlines all summer and dominated TV, radio and Internet commentary. But most stock market investors have paid little attention to the current craziness. And rightly so.
The months of July, August and September are usually rocked by what market pros call volatility -- sharp swings in the major stock barometers, especially the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500-stock index. Yet the increase in volatility this summer has been about average so far: There was a spike in June around the U.K.'s Brexit vote, "but since then volatility has quickly subsided, leaving July less volatile than normal even in the face of the Republican and Democratic national conventions," notes Michael Wilson, chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.
Many investors had anticipated a lot of volatility because of the high-anxiety campaigning by Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. That hasn't happened. "In spite of the carnival tone of presidential politics, the market has paid little heed," says George Brooks, editor of "Investor's First Read" newsletter. And so, he adds, market corrections have become "mere potholes in a relentless bull market more recently driven by panicky search for some kind of return on capital."
Volatility is expected to pick up this month, suggesting to some analysts that the equity markets will again become vulnerable to a significant correction. Morgan Stanley's Wilson believes investors shouldn't worry much about such prognostications.
"First of all, equity markets are always volatile," he argues in his August report to clients. "[On average] the S&P 500 experiences close to 15 percent volatility on an annual basis, i.e., it has a 15 percent range throughout the course of a typical year." And besides, he adds, volatility often creates more opportunities than headaches for long-term investors.
The market's highly positive reaction to the pleasantly surprising news last Friday that 255,000 jobs were created in July -- the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite closed at new highs last Friday, while the Dow ended nearly at a record high -- demonstrates why investors should be optimistic about the market. Wilson cites the following five reasons why investors should be bullish.
1. The economy is strengthening. Global growth is on the upswing, with worldwide nominal GDP growth up year over year. The severe recession experienced in 2008-2009 bottomed in last year's third quarter, Wilson writes, "and growth has been recovering ever since." Morgan Stanley's Global Trade Leading Indicator suggests that the recovery will continue, which is supportive for global equities "and why stocks have done exceptionally well since February," he argues.
2. Corporate profits are improving. "If there is one thing that have driven stocks more than any other, it's earnings," Wilson says. Recent upward revisions in earnings estimates are a positive for the market, with the breadth of revisions a "leading indicator of earnings growth." Wilson cites earnings troughs that suggest turnarounds for major sectors like energy, materials and industrials -- and that should bode well for their equity prices.
3. Valuations are attractive. When the market's price-earnings multiples are adjusted for today's record-low interest rates and borrowing costs, "stocks not only look reasonable but they look downright cheap," Wilson says. The market's "fair-value metric," as he calls it, shows that the S&P 500 "appears to be 20 percent to 25 percent undervalued."
4. Market sentiment is favorable. Wilson notes that even after a raging seven-year bull market in U.S. Stocks, investors remain skittish. That's a bullish signal, especially considering the "exceptionally negative money flows out of equity fund in the past few years." Wilson notes that the flow of money out of U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the post 18 months "exceeded the cumulative outflows between 2008 and 2012, the wake of the financial crisis." To say that this is the most unloved bull market ever, he says, "would not be a stretch ... and this is not how bull markets usually end."
5. The market itself has strong underlying health. One variable that Morgan Stanley tracks closely is called breadth -- a measure of the market's underlying health based on the number of advancing stocks versus the decliners. The S&P 500 cumulative advance-decline breadth over the past few years has been flat, but this year, it has broken to all-time highs. "This is an important development that supports our conviction in the new highs generated by the S&P 500," Wilson says, adding that today's strong breadth suggests that "prices can continue to move higher much like we experienced in 2013."


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Get Your Google On - How to Improve Your SEO
What is SEO?
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, refers to the steps taken to improve a website's visibility in search engine results. In other words, the way your website is performing in a Google search.
At a glance, SEO may seem like a complex science that will take hours away from what you'd like to be doing—running your business. Fortunately, there are several basic steps you can take to assure your online presence is attracting attention and growing your audience.
Produce Strong Content
Google rewards the consistent production of strong, relevant and timely content. Indeed, relevant content is among the most important ranking factors that Google uses to prioritize its listings. Web content can include anything that engages your audience on your website, including written, photo and video content.
When producing content, it's important to remember that when your audience visits your page, they will expect to find content that is relevant to your business, as well as detailed and authoritative. Strong content will keep visitors on your page longer and will attract repeat visitors, all of which Google's algorithms will notice.
Make Sure Your Site Is Mobile Friendly
Considering that more than 50% of Google searches are done on a phone or tablet, it makes sense that Google is prioritizing mobile-friendly as a search factor.
Fortunately, today's drag-and-drop website builders provide mobile optimization. If your existing website is not mobile-optimized, your site will not perform as well in a Google search as it should.
Build Up Your Backlinks
Backlinks are the links that connect one website to another. Backlinks remain an important ranking factor, however, Google has become much more sophisticated its approach to links, meaning you don't just want to have links, you want to have good links.
Building your backlink network brings us back to strong, original content. The better and more relevant content you are producing, the more other users will be inclined to share it, the more traffic you will earn for your site, the more Google's algorithms will take notice and your ranking will improve.
But content alone won't get the job done. Backlink building requires some real effort and outreach to your niche market through email, Twitter. SearchEngine Journal covers link-building strategies in depth.
Do the Little Things
There are other steps you can take to quickly improve your SEO that doesn't require a major time investment:
Use a font that is bold and easy to read. A site that is difficult to read will chase visitors away and increase your bounce rate (the percentage of visitors to a website who navigate away after viewing just one page), undermining your SEO ranking.
Make your site easy to navigate. A busy, confusing site will frustrate your visitors and they will likely leave before finding what they are looking for, increasing your bounce rate as well. Make sure your layout is clean and user-friendly and encourages visitors to stay a while and visit several pages.
Make sure your site is HTTPS encrypted. HTTPS is the more secure evolution of the HTTP protocol, and Google now gives priority to sites that are HTTPS encrypted.
Use social sharing links. Although it remains unclear exactly how much Google takes social shares into consideration, adding social media buttons is perhaps the easiest way for your content to reach a wide audience, and it certainly can't hurt your SEO ranking.
Eliminate broken links. The Google Webmaster Tool is one way to test your website and assure that all links are in working order.
Use outbound links to other (high quality) sites in your market. Citing a study from marketing firm Reboot, SEJ suggests that "Google can determine the authority of a page or website based on what other authority sources it associates itself with (by linking to them)."
Use H1 and H2 tags. H1 tags are the largest text on a page and serve as a title. H1 tags are probably the most important determinant of whether a visitor will continue reading, so they should be relevant to the content of the page. H2 tags serve as a subheading, using keywords to support your page's main topic while guiding your reader through the article. There is some debate whether these headers and keywords directly impact SEO, but they do help keep your visitors reading.


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So, virtual reality has been exploding lately, but what I'm interested in the most is the productivity boost. A new VR app is coming out tomorrow called Virtual Desktop, basically, you can have virtual monitor(s) in virtual reality, the screens can be big or small, curved for flat, etc., obviously, you need a really beefy computer for it (not to mention an expensive VR headset). I have never experienced VR, but I will be getting Google Cardboard soon to demo it with my smartphone to see how I like it.
I'd give it a few more years, when GPUs are much more powerful and 4K VR is accessible, but it looks like this may be the future of productivity. Multi monitors can be simulated this way and it could give content creators a huge productivity boost without spending a fortune on multi monitors. I am also interested in augmented reality and HoloLens, but more interested in VR.
There are a ton of disadvantages though, like how you can't use VR for too long, and of course the difficulty to read text thanks to pixelation (until they release like an 8K one in like 2026). Maybe AR (augmented reality) would be a lot more suitable for something like this.
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Hopefully future VR goggles will be more light weight and form fitting, like a pair of glasses. If they could do that and increase the resolution, something like this would be practical.
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That would be augmented reality dkwroot (the glasses thing, AR is completely different than VR). I agree that the resolution needs to be raised, 4K would be great for virtualizing 1080p screens.
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We are looking at three interesting plays from Week #1 of the MLS season. Each of the videos has an audio track.
Video #1 is a free kick from the Dallas vs Philadelphia match. Be aware of this type of tactic on a free kick as this is an offside offense. It is also important that you use proactive refereeing when you see this type of play developing. Communication between the referee and the AR is crucial in this type of situation.
Video #2 is also a free kick with LA forward Robbie Keane in an unusual position. There is a difference from the free kick offside situation in video #1. It is important that you completely understand the meaning of interfering with an opponent and the concepts of "clearly attempting to play the ball" and "impact on an opponent".
Video #3 is a simple cross that hardly seems worth the effort to watch. However, there was miscommunication between the referee and assistant referee that had the situation been slightly different (players actually in offside position) could have caused potential problems and controversy. Both referees and ARs need to understand the difference between "deliberate play" vs. "deflection" and in the same vein "action" vs "reaction". A player's deliberate movement is not always a deliberate play.


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The fabric of the universe has been breached. Across the trans-dimensional barriers of time and space, six mad scientists hold the key to the future of time and space and everything.
"Why are they mad?", you ask. Well wouldn't you be a bit angry if you were kidnapped by an evil overlord and imprisoned in a dank cell, your only hope of release dependent on the successful completion of a series of scientific challenges by an intrepid acolyte who is not doing too well at GCSE science?
The effects of the damage are already being felt on Earth. The production of Scouse at the Everyman Theatre, on Liverpool's Hope Street, explores the tragi-comic consequences of the city's declaration of independence from the United Kingdom: could this become a terrifying reality in the overlord's scheme?
Across Hope Street at the Learning Methods Unit of Liverpool John Moores University, a declaration has been made which, while more politically realistic, promises to affect the community in just as visionary a way. The UNITED project aims to achieve no less than the establishment of Merseyside as a beacon of excellence in the field of multimedia technology development.
One of UNITED's ways of achieving this goal is by enhancing school-leavers' chances of getting a job, through the development, production and use of interactive multimedia learning materials.
The vision has resulted in the secondment of a team of maths and science teachers to work in close collaboration with the design team based in the unit. No computer nerds these, but a stalwart crew with a real understanding of students' needs and the dedication needed to push the technology to the limit.
The product of this union will be a series of interactive CD-roms that will be distributed free to Liverpool schools.
The target group for the four curriculum CD-Roms now in production are low-attaining pupils at key stage 4. These children may have poor motivation for learning in a traditional context; they may have showed poor attendance, and failed to acquire basic skills and knowledge at key stage 3. The multimedia learning packages will be developed to encourage flexible use, and the practice and mastery of basic skills and concepts. The idea is to make them so entertaining that pupils will want to work with the discs over and over again.
In its initial stage, the project has focused on numeracy, using the skills of teachers in Liverpool working with multimedia designers from the Learning Methods Unit. They have developed materials that target key areas in numerical competence, essential to employment.
A key issue was selecting a framework for presenting the educational content of the discs. To promote maximum interactivity, while keeping the tasks enjoyable, the team developed a learning game which required pupils to repeat basic, but important, tasks.
The first numeracy title was Maths Worlds - Number Planet. In trials with pupils, many voted this game "better than maths". Many soon learnt the "tricks" they thought they needed to make it easier to play - which, in fact, were the "maths" skills it was hoped they would learn.
The interactive game format had other advantages, too. Pupils were able to work at the tasks on their own and free the teachers so that they could prepare and follow up the ideas and activities used in the programs. A free-access method of moving through the game allows the pupils to make discoveries at their own pace. These factors mean the program can be used either as a general resource or as a tool controlled more closely by teachers, for example, to introduce new topics.
The project is now in its second phase. Now science subjects are the focus for product development, the aim being to provide interactive multimedia learning materials for key stage 4 level. From the experience gained from the development of Maths Worlds, the team will incorporate even more state-of-the-art gaming features, alongside serious educational challenges.
Enter the six mad scientists!
You can find out more about the UNITED project from the Web site at http:lmu.livjm.ac.ukunited Peter Horsfall is a science teacher at Breckfield Comprehensive School in Liverpool, seconded to UNITED