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Blues Feedback Number 2
Blues Feedback Number 2
Davide Styles
My first exposure to the Blues was in the early 1990's. From a young age I had been interested in music, but felt alienated from mainstream "pop" and struggled to find a musical home. As a keen guitar player I had developed an interest in Rock music, but soon that changed.
I would like to tell you that my Blues initiation was, on a hot sultry Delta night, driving down Highway 61, when I stumbled across the most wonderful music I had ever heard, emanating out of a steamy Juke Joint. Unfortunately the truth is a lot less romantic. It was on a wet, winters evening, in my mum's lounge, near Eastbourne.
A TV program called Rock Steady was showing brief highlights of an Eric Clapton concert from the Albert Hall. It was one of his Blues only nights and I immediately became absorbed by what I was hearing. Until now the Blues to me was the stop time rhythm of the Heineken advert and one or two cheap compilations, but this seemed different and I was fascinated by the fact that something that seemed so simple structurally, could be so moving.
I had to find out more about this music, where it came from historically and socially and I was desperate to discover who originally created it. Who were the early protagonists ?
Scratching away at the surface, I soon discovered names like, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, B.B King. Digging a little deeper the name Robert Johnson sprang up, but not believing the hype regarding this particular mythological figure, I had to dig deeper.
It was here that I discovered my musical utopia and my addication ! Charlie Patton, Tommy Johnson, Skip James, Blind Lemon Jefferson. Names of musicians who created the Blues in the very early days of recording.
Many of them were straight off the farm and had direct exposure to the cruelty and harshness of the American South in the early part of the 20th century.
They played the Blues to ease their pain, entertain an audience that they could relate to and perhaps earn a dollar without having to break their backs in the hot cotton fields. All very different from the recording stars of today.
Little did they know that they were laying the foundations for the development of generations of musicians that followed them. From Son House to Muddy Waters and from Muddy to the Stones and beyond. For me this is where the heart of the Blues can be found.
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Stirner, the individual & anarchism
Max Stirner "The Ego and It's Own" (Rebel Press London 1993, available from Freedom press in London)
Max Stirner is a relatively obscure figure in anarchist and left wing thought. He has influenced many who regard themselves as anarcho-individualists such as the Americans, Lysander Spooner and Benjamin Tucker and modern polemicists such as Bob Black. He also has some following among anarcho-communists, notably in Glasgow where a Stirnerist tradition has persisted to this day. Stirner was an egoist who railed against all doctrines and beliefs which demanded a subordination of the individual will to their leadership. So you might ask why I should be interested in trying to outline some of his ideas in the magazine of an organisation committed to a collective anarcho-communist vision of society? I would say for two reasons.
Firstly Stirner's ideas are the perfect corrective to those expounded by authoritarian socialists. Indeed, they came to realise this very quickly and condemned Stirner almost from day one. Marx and Engels devoted a whole 300-page book to denouncing his ideas — "The German Ideology" published in 1846. The semi hysterical and personal nature of the criticisms tell us just how worried they were. They condemned him as "the emptiest, shallowest brain among the philosophers" whose "whole activity is limited to trying a few, hackneyed, casuistical tricks on the world handed down to him by philosophical tradition." This effort alone such surely alert us that the fact that he might be saying something interesting! Stirner's absolute contempt for those who would be masters allowed him to clearly and accurately predict the disaster that happened when socialist ideas were elevated to the level of a state religion:
"Society, from which we have everything, is a new master, a new spook, a new 'supreme being' which 'takes us into it service and allegiance.'"
There's a second and deeper relevance to his thinking though. All anarchists strive to maximise individual liberty. In the Workers Solidarity Movement our aim is to maximise individual freedom through collective means. But in order to do this it is important that people are committed to the ideas of collectively organising with others. This is an idea that is common to anarchists and many others on the left. However much less time is devoted, even by anarchists, to thinking about what it would actually mean to live in an anarchist society. Freedom cannot be handed out. It is only meaningful to people who really desire it and that means strong individuals knowing what they want. What does it mean to be free or as Stirner puts it "self owned"? Unless we really appreciate what this means and how valuable it is then we might as well give up and let the state and the capitalists do our thinking for us!
What were his ideas?
Surely if socialism is anything it is the opposite of selfishness and egoism. In fact opponents often argue that, while the ideas of socialism and anarchism are attractive, human greed makes it unrealisable in practise. We are told that it's the "natural" greedy condition of humanity that makes socialism an impossible dream. Yet what if it was all turned on its head? What if socialism sprung firstly from a greedy snatching at life's possibilities to turn them to personal advantage? What if it was our own individual greed and egoism that pulled us out of capitalism and into a new world? The great are only great because we are on our knees; what happens if we all get up? This is the paradox suggested by Stirner in "The Ego and Its Own"
Max Stirner (real name Caspar Schmidt) was a member of a small group of left leaning German intellectuals styling themselves "the free" and including Marx and Engels. Stirner wrote many essays, compiled and edited "a history of reaction" and translated works by Adam Smith. However this book is his only completed original work. Before I launch into some of the ideas contained in the book, it is only fair to warn anyone who does get their hands on it that it is not an easy read. In fact it is very badly written and I can only pity the translator. Firstly Stirner can sarcastically quote summaries of other people's ideas as if he agreed with them and then suddenly switch to his own views. Secondly there is a high level of abstraction in the book with often the same word such as "man" being used to mean very different things within the same paragraph. That having been said a patient reading will give many rewards!
The book is a searing attack on all abstract belief systems, starting and working out from religious ideas to encompass all political beliefs as being religious in nature. The first paragraph sets the tone, with Stirner sarcastically putting forward what he sees as the enemy's line:
"What is not supposed to be my concern, first and foremost, the good cause, then God's cause, the cause of mankind, of truth, of freedom, of humanity, of justice, further, the cause of my people, my prince, my fatherland. Finally even the cause of mind and a thousand other causes. Only my cause is never to be my concern "shame on the egoist who thinks only of himself."
He starts with religion. He believes that the concept of spiritual man first emerged among the Greeks and then was reinforced with Christianity. The idea of spiritual man is that man's earthly concerns take second place. The thesis is first sold of a spiritual and ideal person beyond the present ordinary earthly person. In contemplation of this idealised spirit that dwells in everyone (in the sense that they are supposed to be "God's image") all immediate bodily concerns fall away. The Christian aims to do away with "the vanity" of the present world and "renounce" their immediate life in favour of a future paradise.
He goes on to the first philosophers to question religious beliefs — they continued to accept the spiritual world as the important one. Descartes declares, "I think therefore I am" not I eat therefore I am or I have a smoke therefore I am! People are defined by their thinking which is abstract and spiritual in the general sense (you could argue that thinking does draw a considerable amount from real experience but he doesn't go into this). So spiritual things outside the actual real experienced life of the person were still elevated above and alienated from their day to day lives.
Stirner's most original idea, to my mind, is to show how secular liberals and socialists, in aiming to do away with God and spirituality, just erected a new edifice onto which day to day concerns could be sacrificed. This edifice was "man" (apologies but I have to stick to his wording — presumably he meant this to mean both sexes).
According to Stirner, liberals, humanists, communists, anarchists and so forth have just replaced God with man. So some ideal future vision is expounded for humanity as a whole to move towards. Where you are at present is not nearly as important as what you might one day become. They are interested in man in the abstract not the actual lives of individual persons. This leads to an interesting statement of what psychologists today sometimes call "deferred gratification" — you are always trying to reach some ideal version of yourself:
"Therefore over each minute of your existence, a fresh minute of the future beckons to you, and, developing yourself, you get away 'from yourself.'"
In other words you are something to be reached. An ideal version of yourself is held over you as a target to aim for. You never really start from yourself because you're always trying to reach it. You are alienated from yourself!
OK perhaps now it is becoming apparent just how abstract some of the ideas are! But there are immediate practical implications. If you sketch an ideal of what we must become you can also impose restrictions on us. If everyone obeys the law out of respect then you need very few cops. Ideas are internalised and self-discipline turns out good citizens. Now there is always some abstract morality, some party line that has to be guiltily adhered to.
From an early age concepts of property, sin and guilt are drummed in to us through family, church, school, media and politicians. These set the limits for what you can and can't do. The ideas — or "spooks" as Stirner terms them of morality, respect for private property etc keep people in line. You could live in poverty from birth but, as he puts it, "You must not pick up a pin unless you have got leave to do so."
These ideas are programmed in and even respected and encouraged by those aiming to change society. Once they are accepted and internalised people obey the rules not because they are forced to but because they think it is right and proper to do so: "Every Prussian carries his gendarme in his breast"
Egoism in Practise
Stirner's critique is far reaching but what does he offer as a solution and how can it be realised given that the ideas seem to rule out getting involved in any collective struggle towards an abstract idea of how things should be done!
First of all he dismisses all talk of freedom. Stirner views the concept of freedom as a dangerous "spook". It implies absence of want (freedom from something) rather then confers any particular benefit. It's a negative definition and easy for anyone to use as a platform from which to sell their ideas. Instead he calls for people to become "self owned." This means simply to put yourself at the centre of things and then to make as much of the world as possible your property. So you own the ideas and belief systems rather than vice versa and everything is analysed according to how useful it is to you. Of course, as he makes clear, you first of all have to know who you are as separated out from the ideas or passions which may be in charge at any given moment. In an idea, which was later, to be pinched by Nietzsche ("Beyond Good and Evil") among others he proclaims:
"Away with every concern that is not altogether my concern? What's good, what's bad? Why, I myself am my concern and I am neither good nor bad. Neither has any meaning for me"
What sort of society would this lead to? Though very much an individualist Stirner gives us a few glimpses of what he terms his "Union of Egoists". The union is a voluntary structure formed by its members in their own immediate interests. This is a union of self-confessed selfish people, which they leave as soon as their interests are not being delivered. Stirner has more faith in this system than in any state or political party. In the final analysis he says: "I would rather be referred to men's selfishness than their kindness." Of course he would not favour any form of collective action to realise this society. The only route he comes up with is the rather worrying "war of all against all". He calls for an insurrection of all individuals aiming not to overthrow existing institutions but to move beyond them in some vague way.
What is his relevance today?
Many would agree that Stirner had some interesting ideas and could see him as something of a figure for individualists or even libertarian free marketeers. Does Stirner have relevance to anarcho communists though? As mentioned earlier I think he has.
Firstly, of course, he serves as a continuous warning against lefties, nationalists, religious fanatics and anyone who lets abstract ideas run away with them. As long as groups exist with abstract schemes to "liberate" or "free" "suffering and oppressed" humanity there will be new states, new rules:
"The hierarchy lasts as long as the parsons, that is, theologians, philosophers, statesmen, philistines, liberals, schoolmasters, servants, parents, children, married couples, Proudhon, George Sand, Bluntschi and others have the floor, the hierarchy will endure"
Secondly he locates the urge to rebel — the need to rebel — within people's real and actual conditions of life. One of the points he constantly hammers home is that the rich are rich because the poor do not see clearly their own self-interests. People who voluntarily submit to oppression lose the right to complain. Anyway if they only complain or use abstract concepts of rights and freedoms to be handed to them by their masters they will be ignored. People have to rise up to realise their own self-interests — "To what property am I entitled? To every property to which I empower myself." If you feel you are under valued you must raise your price!
Finally the concept of the individual is central to anarchist beliefs. We (unlike Stirner) wish to maximise individual freedom through collective means. However the role of the individual in revolution is not greatly explored. The final version of an anarchist society should, I think, look very like Stirner's Union of Egoists — with people freely associating in pursuit of their own interests (OK these might be long term rather than immediate). Unless it is built by "self owned" people then it can easily be defeated or driven in a Statist direction. People who have really found themselves and know they are fighting for themselves don't give in too easily. A stateless society can only be built by people who see it as being in their own real interests. As Stirner puts it:
"The impudent lads will no longer let anything be whined and chattered into them by you, and will have no sympathy for all the follies for which you have been raving and drivelling since the memory of man began.... If you command them, 'bend before the Most High' they will answer. If he wants to bend us, let him come himself and do it; we, at least, will not bend of our own accord."


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Tired puffy eyes? dark circles? fine lines and wrinkles? all these beauty issues can ruin even the most polished look. But, before you grab a jar of over-priced anti-wrinkle eye cream, try these all-natural eye treatment beauty solutions, straight from your kitchen.
How to use yogurt and turmeric for dark circles? add a pinch of turmeric to one tsp yogurt and mix together. Apply the resultant mixture around the eyes, gently with your fingertips. Wait for 15-20 minutes and wash off with fresh water. Repeat every alternate day. Why does it work? yogurt is known as one of the most effective natural remedies for treating dark circles under the eyes. The lactic acid and probiotics present in yogurt help to lighten dark circles. Also, the natural bleaching properties of yogurt helps in lightening the discoloration under the eyes.
You may be in search of the best natural eye cream, which might be the main reason why you're here in the first place. Before you get your hopes up that the skincare product is going to eliminate you're the dark circles around your eyes, wrinkles, or other signs of aging, well, it can't. These problems won't go away with just a topical form of treatment. However, the right organic eye cream can aid in reducing the appearances of these skin imperfections. In this post, we're going to show you some of the best options you can buy and use if you're looking around the market for the right eye cream for your specific requirements.
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Contact dermatitis can occur when your skin becomes exposed to chemicals and has an allergic response, usually in the form of redness, swelling, itchiness, and general irritation. When it comes to the eyes and this type of chemical exposure, anti-aging products are often to blame. Around the eye treatment is common, to minimize the appearance of crow's feet, fine lines, wrinkles, or skin discoloration. Anti-aging products contain powerful ingredients that can accomplish this, but if you have very sensitive skin, then you may risk exposing yourself to contact dermatitis.
Thinking of saving some money by using your anti-aging face cream around your eye instead? don't. Most beauty products manufactured specifically for the face contain active ingredients at high concentrations that may irritate the skin around the delicate eye zone. Plus, they're usually not ophthalmologist tested, which is a big deal when it comes to your eyes.
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After meals, wash hands and rub the wet hands together for a while and keep on the eyes. This prevents simple infections of the eyes. Cup your palms over both eyes to prevent light from reaching them. Open the eyes for a minute to absorb the darkness. Do this a number of times. It removes eye fatigue, pain and redness. Redness of eyes can occur due to excessive smoking and drinks. Dark circles are the result of stress and anaemia. Put thin cucumber slices on both the eyes after lying down to get relief.
Face rollers are the new on-going trend in the beauty industry. Every year there is a new product that takes over the market. Well this year, it is the face rollers that are designed to provide multiple functions to the users. There are so many benefits to using face rollers. They're known to remove toxins from your skin, smooth lines, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and decrease dark circles and bags under the eyes and so much more. Face rollers can even ease the tension of headaches, reduce inflammation, brighten skin, and decrease breakouts.
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Dark circles under the eyes can instantly make you look tired, stressed, and even sick. Use otc products to get rid of them fast. Then, stick with natural remedies that address the underlying cause to make sure they are not a consistent problem. This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
Treatment for dark eye circles depends on the underlying cause. However, there are some home remedies that can help manage this condition. Some of the more common methods include: applying a cold compress.
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No bride in the whole wide world would want to look like a panda on her big day! all the stress from pre-wedding ceremonies and preparations can show up on her face in the form of dull skin, dark circles, acne and more. All these can ruin your big day like nothing else. Though you have those makeup palettes to cover up all that for you, it's better to go for something that can permanently remove these signs of stress. Here's a list of the best remedies to get rid of those huge dark circles to look flawless on your special day:.
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Having those big (or little), dark circles under your eyes is pretty common. Your eyelids and the skin directly under your eyes are particularly tender and sensitive areas of your epidermis, so those dark circles under your eyes can be caused by a myriad of things, including lifestyle, diet, and hereditary disposition. Under-eye circles can also be hereditary. Dark circles age the face, create a tired, worn appearance and cast a deceivingly disinterested expression. These capillaries really " leak " blood which starts to oxidize creating a dark bluish-red pigmentation that looks decidedly like an ugly bruise.
Sometimes shadowy circles are caused by an excess pigment around the eyes, dark brown/black in color. This type of discoloration tends to be genetic, occurring more often in those with darker skin. It can also be triggered by frequent sun exposure. Allergies, alcohol consumption, which is dehydrating, and, yes, fatigue can also compound the problem. And then there's aging: "as we age, our bodies don't produce as much collagen, which makes the skin under our eyes thinner," says Edidiong Kaminska, M. D., a Chicago-based dermatologist. "as a result, it's easier to see dark blood vessels lurking beneath the surface.
When it comes to dealing with fine lines, dark circles, and under-eye bags, there are tried-and-true ways to camouflage and sometimes banish their existence, from patting on your favorite concealer to layering on a thick and luxurious eye cream. And then you have under-eye masks and under-eye patches, wonderful skincare inventions that are jam-packed with feel-good ingredients to tend to just about all of your under-eye needs. Now, before you get your hopes up, I want you to note the following: it's impossible to permanently rid your eyes of dark circles.
No matter your age or skin type, one fact stands true: eye cream should have a firm spot in your beauty routine—if smooth, bright, and plump skin around your eyes is what you're after, that is. An eye cream full of anti-aging powerhouses like retinol or vitamin c can make the world of difference when it comes to stave off fine lines, dark circles, and botox appointments. Ahead, the 15 eye cream formulas our editors love.
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And although we continue to see a dramatic rise in the usage and effectiveness of Stories content, traditional posts in the Facebook News Feed offer a powerful outlet for brands looking to generate engagement and traffic.
Which is why we asked our friends at BuzzSumo to help us put together a massive data set looking at the top Facebook posts over the past year. In total, we dwindled down more than 777 million posts to 500 of the most popular, according to total engagements. The top 500 Facebook posts represent more than one billion engagements across Facebook.
Today we're excited to share everything we learned about the most successful posts to help guide your Facebook marketing strategy in 2019.
Table of Contents
- Key takeaways from 777 million Facebook posts
- Video performs better than all other types of Facebook posts
- The most common reactions to top Facebook video posts are LOVE and HAHA
- Inspirational, funny, and practical content generates the most engagement
- Four examples of the year's most successful Facebook posts
- The Norfolk Police Department (Humanizing your brand)
- Brainy Crafts (Hacking your way into people's hearts)
- Strive Masiyiwa (Rise of the active CEO on social media)
- Funniest Family Moments (Curating the best content from around the web)
- Incorporating these learnings into your Facebook strategy
- Consider your own behavior and posting habits on social media
- Create content for Facebook that is both human and story-forward
- Play the long game by focusing on building an engaged community
Let's dive in!
Key takeaways from 777 million Facebook posts
BuzzSumo has access to some of the world's most robust Facebook data, which powers lots of incredible research studies like this one where we analyzed content from 20,000 influential Facebook Business Pages.
They're also the company behind one of my personal favorites, The 2019 Ultimate Guide to Facebook Engagement, an annual report that analyzes everything you need to know about the tactical side of Facebook marketing.
Needless to say, their product offers some eye-opening insights into the world of Facebook marketing.
Key takeaway #1: Video performs better than all other types of Facebook posts
When it comes to taking your Facebook strategy to the next level, there is no better way to do so than through the use of video content.
On average, video posts on Facebook get at least 59 percent more engagement than other post types.
In fact, when looking at what types of content made up the top 500 Facebook posts of 2018, more than 81 percent were videos!
Images only accounted for 18 percent of the top posts, while Links made up a mere 0.2 percent.
On the other hand (quite shockingly), link posts received 76 percent less engagement than videos on average. This includes links with images. In other words, not even images are helping link posts to perform better.
We'll get into Facebook video themes and content later in this article, but for now, it's clear that brands should be investing heavily in video content in 2019.
Key takeaway #2: The most common reactions to top Facebook video posts are LOVE and HAHA
You might be wondering why we chose to analyze the most common reactions to top Facebook posts.
Great question!
Reactions give us a unique look into human psychology and a better understanding of "why" people like certain types of content on Facebook. Plus, it helps point us in the direction of what to create for our own brand in the future.
The reactions LOVE and HAHA made up 81 percent of the total Facebook video reactions in 2018 (Likes not included in the data set):
Clearly, people are interacting with content that they find inspirational, funny, or a mix of both (more on that next). Brands that focus on creating content around these emotions are more likely to produce successful content for their Page moving forward.
Though it's important to note here that, more often than not, content isn't necessarily loveable or funny to everyone. In other words, something that is "loved" by one person might be "funny" or even "sad" to another.
Which is great news for brands and B2B businesses because it means that content doesn't need to be overwhelmingly funny or inspirational.
Brands and marketers just need to know what their audience will find personally entertaining, which starts with an understanding of who they are.
Key takeaway #3: Inspirational, funny, or practical content generates the most engagement
In order to hone in on the exact types of content brands and marketers should be creating more of in 2019, we attempted to categorize the types of content from the data set. In conjunction with the most common reactions on Facebook and a subjective analysis of the top 500 Facebook posts, three common themes started to emerge.
The most successful content could be categorized as inspirational, funny, or practical.
For example, the number one most successful post on Facebook in 2018 was one from speaker and storyteller, Jay Shetty:
Shetty accounts for several of the top 500 posts because he creates content that inspires people. Inspirational content leads to a greater amount of reactions, comments, and shares, which in turn, leads to greater organic reach.
The best part is that any brand is capable of creating this type of content. All it takes is a renewed understanding of what people are looking for on social media (specifically, your audience as we mentioned above) and how you can deliver that to them on a consistent basis.
Which leads us to a breakdown of some of the year's most successful Facebook posts and the psychological reasons behind why they worked.
Four examples of the year's most successful Facebook posts
In an attempt to make this study as relevant as we could to a variety of brands and industries, we decided not to simply cover the top 10 Facebook posts from 2018. Instead, we hand-picked several posts from the top 500 that teach us something valuable about the art of Facebook marketing.
But if you're curious, here are the official top 10 Facebook posts of 2018:
Note: We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below on why you believe these posts worked so well. Let's help each other improve!
10. "An amazing moment in African enterprise history" – Strive Masiyiwa
9. "Hero Boy Saves Chicken" – Life Changing Videos
8. "When your dogs smells another dog on you" – Funny in Public
7. "Tianmen Mountain, China" – Inspire Uplift
6. "Common Dental Procedures" – Science Nature Page
5. "Wow" – Penoy Rap Radio
4. "Before You Take Someone For Granted Watch This" – Jay Shetty
3. "Scalloped Potato Roll" – BuzzFeed Tasty
2. "7 Super easy ways to keep your food fresher, longer!" – So Yummy
1. "Before You Feel Pressure Watch This" – Jay Shetty
Now, onto a more detailed breakdown of some of our favorites.
The Norfolk Police Department (Humanizing your brand)
You wouldn't normally classify your local police department as having one of the best Facebook Pages and content of 2018, but the Norfolk Police aren't your typical department.
Generating more than 3.2 million engagements and growing their audience to well-over 180,000 fans in the past year, the NPD is the perfect case study for how to approach Facebook marketing with limited budget and resources.
(Here's the link to the lip sync challenge video, which has over 78 million views as of writing. The video can't be embedded — likely due to copyrights of the music.)
Why it works:
The Norfolk PD offers a variety of inspiring and funny content that caters to their local community. And while they aren't "selling fun" per se, they're building a considerably large and loyal following with fun content.
Most importantly, the NPD makes their content relatable and human. In each one of their posts, you get a behind-the-scenes look at the officers and staff that make up their department. Then they take it to the next level with vulnerability.
It's not easy to get in front of the camera. And it's not easy to go out on a limb with experimental content, especially as a local police department. However, the NPD threw every traditional rule aside and decided to go for it.
In the end, they were rewarded for their efforts.
Brainy Crafts (Hacking your way into people's hearts)
It wouldn't be a top Facebooks posts of 2018 roundup without mentioning the wonderfully engaging world of "practical life and cooking hacks."
Pages like BuzzFeed Tasty, 5-Minute Crafts, DIY Crafts TV, and lots more have taken full advantage of people's unending desire to improve their lives in one form or another.
Here's a great example from Brainy Crafts of how to hack your way to being more resourceful in the kitchen:
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Episode 11: Kitchen Life Hacks
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Posted by Brainy Crafts on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Why it works:
As we discussed earlier, "practical" or "how to" content makes up a significant majority of the top Facebook posts of 2018.
Educating your audience on Facebook isn't just about teaching them a new skill, it's about what they will do with that knowledge. More often than not, they'll share it with their friends and family.
When Fast Company asked Tasty global GM Ashley McCollum why this type of content is so popular, she responded:
"We didn't set out to build a food network. We didn't sit in a conference room and say, 'Oh, let's do some market research.' What we did is build content around the concept that people would share it with people in their lives. It's not just how to make the recipe, how to chop the onion. It gives you a reason to reach out to your friend. It allows you to connect with another person."
One simple suggestion to make this actionable is to repurpose your most-shared blog posts into a standalone Facebook video post.
For example, one of the most popular Buffer Blog posts of 2018 was "The New Facebook Algorithm 2018: Everything Marketers Need to Know" – We turned the text into a one-minute explainer video that was viewed and shared more than 16,000 times.
The best part is it only took us about one hour to create since we already had the blog content to work from!
Strive Masiyiwa (Rise of the active CEO on social media)
One Page that accounts for a whopping 33 of the top 500 Facebook posts of 2018 isn't a brand at all. It's the Executive Chairman & Founder of the global enterprise Econet Group, Strive Masiyiwa.
Masiyiwa has racked up more than 3.5 million fans to his Page, ranks 437 among all Public Figures in the world, and generated 108+ million engagements to his posts in 2018.
And the most interesting part is that he's done all of this through images and captions (not videos). A lot of his high ranking posts are more like micro-blogs, averaging well-over 300 words per caption.
Why it works:
According to data from OkToPost, only 40 percent of CEOs are active on social media. Of those users, 70 percent use LinkedIn only. However, this number is expected to grow significantly in 2019 as people turn to authentic sources of information.
In an era of distrust in the news, CEOs and other top executives have a unique opportunity to be more social. This can help boost your brand's reputation and build trust among your users.
Finally, Strive Masiyiwa proves that video isn't the only type of content that works on social media. But it's important to note that in examining his content, every single post is extremely detailed and informative.
Funniest Family Moments (Curating the best content from around the web)
The Funniest Family Moments Page managed to snag 22 posts in the top 500, generating a total of 51,546,121 total engagements in 2018.
Baby and animal videos certainly don't hurt their case, but there's something else at play here that all brands can use to improve their Facebook marketing strategy in 2019: curated content.
It's incredibly simple to get started with curated content and the perfect way to supplement your in-house content strategy. Take, for example, Funniest Family Moments' top post from 2018:
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Funny Birds
These birds are so hilarious ??
Posted by Funniest Family Moments on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Why it works:
At its core, the post is nothing more than a compilation of videos from around the web. However, it has garnered more than 129 million views and five million engagements – and counting.
Content curation is all about finding and organizing existing content artifacts to create new insights and shared value for your audience.
If you can do that consistently, your audience will look to you as a continuous source of inspirational, funny, and practical content (there's that theme again). Plus, curated content helps to establish your brand as a thought leader in your space. Instead of "talking about yourself" all of the time, you're demonstrating that you're willing to add value in different ways.
Incorporating these learnings into your Facebook strategy
Now that we've examined some of the top Facebook posts of 2018, you're probably wondering:
How can I apply these tips to my own Facebook strategy?
Even if you're not a top Page or generating millions of engagements per month, you can still find a ton of success on Facebook. In fact, it just might be the biggest opportunity for brands in the coming year!
We recommend following these three guidelines:
Consider your own behavior and posting habits on social media
Before reading this section, I encourage you to visit your own Facebook profile (plus a few family and friend's profiles) and take mental notes on the type of content shared.
- Did you notice any trends?
- What types of content did you/they share?
At a high level, our personal Facebook profiles are our individual "story." They are an ever-evolving record of our lives and interests. Most of all, they're a direct reflection of who we are – at least who we want people to think we are.
As brands and marketers, we need to consider how to create content for Facebook that uniquely mirrors our audience's stories and personalities. This requires constant experimentation and improvement to our marketing strategies. What works one day might not work the next as people are continually changing based on both internal and external factors.
"When the marketers move in, the members move out. The secret, therefore, to social media success is to act, and think, and feel, and behave like a member FIRST. A member first, and a marketer second." – Mari Smith
There are tons of ways to find out exactly who your audience is and then tailor content around those specific demographics.
Perhaps the quickest and cheapest way to get to know your audience is through Facebook's free tool: Audience Insights.
In less than five minutes I was able to find out that followers of the Buffer Facebook Page also follow pages such as Marketo, Moz, Hootsuite, as well as several others. I also found out that 37 percent of our followers are women between the ages of 25-34, 72 percent graduated from college, and four percent live in either San Francisco or New York.
From this data, I'm able to begin creating a list of content that our target demographic will find interesting. I also have the option of exploring similar Facebook Pages to see what content is resonating most with these folks and generating ideas from those themes.
There are lots of other ways to gather valuable data on your customers as well. Some of the most effective techniques we've used are:
- Surveys
- Customer interviews
- Social media posts
- Emails
- Trade shows and conferences
- NPS scores
- Chat widgets like Drift or Intercom
Research, ideate, create, learn, and repeat.
Create content for Facebook that is both human and story-forward
Did you know that 84 percent of marketers believe that building trust will be the primary focus for their marketing efforts in the future?
That's because consumers are looking for brands with a purpose – brands that are mission-driven and stand for something important.
Shallow marketing campaigns aren't going to cut it in 2019. What will cut it are authentic, human-forward stories that allow your brand to connect with customers on a personal level. Smaller brands, in particular, have an opportunity to double or even triple engagement with this personal approach.
Take local shop Coffee Hub Xenia, for example. This simple video gave their community a behind-the-scenes look at the faces behind their brand as well as a why the business exists.
405 reactions, 221 shares, 63 comments, and 14,000 views aren't too shabby for a Page with only 2,400 Likes. In looking at the comments, it's clear that this video had an emotional impact on their audience as well.
This Facebook post didn't succeed because of the production quality or gaming the Facebook algorithm, it succeeded because it told the inspirational story of a small business and the important part they play in their community.
Remember that effective storytelling involves a deep understanding of human emotions, motivations, and psychology in order to truly move your audience.
Play the long game by focusing on building an engaged community
Social media is changing right before our eyes.
Mobile usage, short attention spans, and the increasing influence of Millennials and Generation Z'ers on social media continue to pave the way for short-lived, in-the-moment content in 2019. It also highlights an effective social media marketing strategy: community building.
There has been a general trend towards niche and active groups on social media, with Facebook, the world's largest social media network, leading the way to "give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together."
The challenge (and opportunity) is understanding the role social media plays in brand awareness vs. sales.
If you're a Digitally-Native, Vertical Brand (DNVB), social media ads might be a critical piece of your overall acquisition strategy – as they should be! But if you're also looking to grow your audience and engagement organically, then it's worth investing the time and resources into building a community.
As Tarah Boyleston, marketing and design lead at Callie's Hot Little Biscuit, explained to us in a recent interview:
"No one wants to follow a brand that is only trying to sell them something. We share personal stories, family recipes, and behind the scenes imagery of our lives at the bakery. These glimpses into the 'life of a biscuiteer' are free!"
That approach has allowed Callie's Hot Little Biscuit to grow both on and offline.
The first step in building a community on social media is freeing yourself from always having a sales or traffic goal tied to each post. This will immediately help your content to be human and entertaining as people won't feel like they're being sold to.
The second step in community building is creating meaningful conversations and interactions with your customers. Ensure that every time they reach out to your brand on social media (or elsewhere) that you provide a memorable experience. This will increase the likelihood that these people share the positive experience with their friends.
And finally, the third step in community building is understanding that it's a long journey to success. Growing your brand awareness doesn't happen overnight and it doesn't happen through a few posts or interactions. Real growth comes with consistency and providing your customers with a wonderful experience each time they come in contact with your brand.
Over to you!
Where do you think Facebook marketing is headed in 2019?
Are brands and businesses poised for success?
We'd love to hear what types of Facebook posts are working for your brand! We'll gather each one of your tips and share them with the community in a big roundup.
Wishing you the best in the coming year!
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Just before I went out to GenCon in August, I wrote:
I have one request, which I hope isn't unreasonable: I'd like to test the theory that you can't have too many dice. If I see you at GenCon, would you give me one gaming die? I'll bring home as many as I get, dump them all on my office floor, and take a picture. I think it could be pretty cool … or very, very sad. Either way, it will be something, you can be sure of that
Before I even left, the response was epic, including this hilarious and brilliant comic my friend Joel drew for his webcomic, Hijinks Ensue.
I hoped I'd get a fair amount of dice, but I was totally unprepared for how many, and the incredible stories that came with just about each one. For three straight days, hundreds of people gave me probably close to a thousand dice, total, and each one had a story: "This is from my original red box" and "These dice killed all my players and I need to get rid of them or they won't play with me again" and "This is my first set of GenCon dice, I wanted you to have it" and the most common: "These dice are evil. They are out to get me. Here you go. Good riddance."
Since I came home from GenCon, I've been too busy to take a proper photo of the giant haul of dice I got, but I made some time this morning to take a few shots. They're all at Flickr, and none of them truly capture the enormity and beauty the way I can experience it with my own eyes, (especially pouring out close to 15 pounds from the big GenCon bag I keep them all in) but this is my favorite one:
Now, to the important question: Can you have too many dice? I require further research and testing, but the early results of my experiment clearly say "No. No you can not have too many dice, especially when each die or set of dice you get comes with a story from the person who gave it to you, allowing you to make a personal connection that merely talking to each other does."
Enormous thanks to everyone who gave me dice at GenCon and at PAX. I think I'm going to keep doing this, until one day I have enough dice to cover my entire floor.


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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
ESPN.com: Smith: Atlanta Hawks Agree To One-Year Deal With Tracy McGrady
Let's go down the Hawks' free agent checklist...
Cheap? Yes.
Old? 32 years worth, not counting the history of back and knee problems.
A recognizable name? Yes, though signing McGrady represents something of a breakthrough for the Hawks as he's recognizable for being a once great basketball player rather than going to high school or college in Atlanta or being the nephew of the city's greatest professional basketball player.
Little reason for optimism evident in his recent performance record? Yes. McGrady had something of a bounce-back season, more due to how horrific his 2009-10 season was than anything special he achieved in 2010-11.
Tracy McGrady scored at a lower rate than Marvin Williams last season. McGrady set a career low in usage rate and a career high in turnover rate. He's no sort of replacement for Jamal Crawford and I say that as one who thinks Jamal Crawford shouldn't be replaced in a straight like-for-like (but cheaper) exchange. Maybe McGrady is a better* option at the 2 than Damien Wilkins when Larry Drew wants to go big and McGrady will certainly out-rebound Crawford (and probably Joe Johnson, too), but any positive contributions from McGrady will constitute more of a feel good story than reasonable expectations, like playing a little better than Damien Wilkins, being met.
*Optimism alert: The Pistons were measurably less bad defensively with McGrady on the court last season and he made box score defensive plays at something approaching his career rate.
3 comments:
- SG said...
cant wait to mcgrady shut u guys down. you all compare him to 9th 10th roster players. once best in the game still knows the game way better than anybody on hawks team. did great job in det runin pg. he wasnt completely healthy but he is now so expect him to score more. i predict he will be a starter and gives 30mins 16pts 5reb 6asist.
- 8:32 PM, December 07, 2011
- Bronnt said...
And, as I observed elsewhere, McGrady was pretty good defensive player at his best, very unlike Jamal Crawford. He's not the shooter that Crawford is/was, but his career assist rate is higher than Joe Johnson's, and much higher than Crawford's from his time in Atlanta. Heck, it was almost dead even with JJ's last year while being a much LOWER usage player.
As an acquisition for the veteran minimum, it's possible the upside will greatly outweigh the downside.
I don't know what this feeling is when I think of a potential second unit of Hinrich/Brewer/McGrady/(Body)/Pachulia, but it might just be giddiness. - 10:24 PM, December 07, 2011
- Bret LaGree said...
Bronn --
Fair points. The more I think about this, the better I feel. McGrady is of the age where Larry Drew figures to let him play and McGrady is still capable, when healthy, of playing to his strengths. Though I still think the Hawks need to acquire one or more shooters if they want to take advantage of McGrady's passing skills. Maybe he'll be a boon for Pachulia and Keith Benson. - 9:11 AM, December 08, 2011


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How To Create A Photo Calendar In Microsoft PowerPoint
What Can You Use Personalized PowerPoint Photo Calendars for?
A personalized photo calendar is a great way to provide loved ones with updated family pictures during holidays and birthdays. You can print them out on regular paper or cardstock, or send your projects to family and friends digitally. It's simple to complete in Microsoft PowerPoint, even if you don't consider yourself the artsy type. It's also a fun project to show off pictures of employees or coworkers?
What Are the Steps to Create a Microsoft PowerPoint Photo Calendar?
- Find a template. To do this, you can open PowerPoint, search for "photo calendar," and click on the magnifying glass icon to start the search.
- Choose any template and select Create.
- To replace the default pictures with your photos, right-click on one of the images. Then, select Change Picture > From a file, browse for a picture you want to include, and click on Insert.
- You can replace the other stock photos by repeating this step.
- You can change photos you've added in the same way.
- To save your file, select File > Save As > OneDrive – Personal, name it and save.
- This example saves it to the cloud.
How Can You Share Your Calendar?
To share your calendar, print it or send the PowerPoint file (.ppt) via email or message to your family and friends. When you do this in PowerPoint Online, you can do it with the file still open and the file is automatically saved for you prior to sending.
What's the Process to Print the Personalized PowerPoint?
To print your personalized calendar, simply press Ctrl+P. When the Print dialog opens, click the link to open the PDF version of your personalized photo calendar. Then, you use the PDF program's Print command for optimal results.


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Authors of a new study published in Nature Communications reported that membrane filtration using plasma-modified ultralong carbon nanotubes could be used in rechargeable, point-of-use potable water purification devices with superior desalination, disinfection, and filtration properties, Their paper was published online Aug. 13.
The researchers include Associate Professor Hui Ying Yang from Singapore University of Technology & Design; Rohit Karnik of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Dr. Zhaojun Han and Professor Kostya Ostrikov from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Plasma Nanoscience Laboratories. CSIRO is Australia's national science agency.
The paper reports plasma-modified ultralong carbon nanotubes' capacity for absorbing salt exceeds 400 percent by weight, which is two orders of magnitude higher than state-of-the-art activated carbon-based water treatment systems. This occurs because the nanotubes have a very large surface area that is ideal for filtration, plus nanotubes are easily modified to tailor their surface properties through plasma treatment, Ostrikov said.
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Khichdi – The Movie Review {3.5/5} & Review Rating
I must admit, I am no couch potato. I find it difficult to stay glued to television for hours, surfing channels randomly. Perhaps, that's one of the reasons why I never watched an episode of this hugely popular TV show called KHICHDI. But, of course, I had heard of its popularity, about its comic quotient, about the zany characters...
KHICHDI - THE MOVIE borrows the characters from the show, but the movie has a new story to offer. In the West, popular shows are adapted on the big screen, but the trend is in nascent stages here. For someone like me, who was absolutely clueless about what to expect from the big screen adaptation, I'd say KHICHDI - THE MOVIE vacillates between absurd and ridiculous, but the fact remains that it makes you laugh at most times. KHICHDI - THE MOVIE may not push the envelope as far as the written material is concerned, but you exit the auditorium with a radiant smile, which most laughathons promise, but don't deliver.
Final word? I haven't laughed as much in weeks as much I did in those 2 hours. Do pay a visit to this mad family if laughter is what you seek in a movie. This khichdi is appetizing, for sure.
Hansa's [Supriya Pathak] brother Himanshu [J.D.] has a ridiculous ambition: to have a memorable, legendary love story. Parminder [Kirti Kulhari], Himanshu's neighbour, falls in love with Himanshu for no logical reason and the two get engaged to get married. That's when this ridiculous story takes a ridiculous turn. Himanshu realizes on the eve of the wedding that the impending ceremony would mean impending doom to his desire to have a legendary love story. For, nothing interesting ever happened in his love story to make it memorable.
No resistance, no conflict, no separation, no sad song, no climax, nothing. So the dumb family sets out to stall the wedding. Thus begins their journey to create all those missing stages in Himanshu's love story in order to make it legendary.
Even if you're clueless about the characters in the story - like I was - it doesn't take time to know that the family has its brains in its knees. At the very outset, the Almighty [Satish Shah, in a cameo] arrives at the doorstep to distribute akal ke laddoos, but the family will have none of it. From this point onwards, the characters get into weird and outlandish situations and the humour gets bizarre and wacky.
There's hardly any serious moment in the film. Humour has been injected even in serious situations, like the death of a parent [Supriya and J.D.'s father] and the condolence meet thereafter, where a parody of 'Beedi Jalaile' and 'Bheege Honth Tere' are rendered for the grieving family members.
However, writer-director Aatish Kapadia's screenplay has its share of potholes. The love story isn't convincing at all. Also, the crime angle [the suicide portions] doesn't cut ice. However, the courtroom sequence in the climax salvages the show and is, in fact, the highpoint of the enterprise. The entire sequence is so funny that you've to see it to believe it. It's nothing short of a mirthquake!
Aatish Kapadia, the writer may not be in complete form, but Aatish Kapadia, the director knows his job well. His choice of actors, who've the right comic timing, comes handy at most times. Also, like I said, his handling of the courtroom sequence especially is noteworthy. Music is a sore point, but I am not complaining. I was not expecting musical gems either. Sanjay Jadhav's cinematography is full of vibrant colors.
Every actor works in tandem with each other, instead of trying to have a game of one-upmanship and that's what makes every single character stand out. Supriya Pathak is splendid. Anang Desai is top notch. Rajeev Mehta [as Supriya's husband] is fantastic. Nimisha Vakharia is first-rate. J.D. is excellent. Kirti Kulhari looks good. Girish and Keith are alright. Kesar Majethia and Markand Soni are cute. Farah Khan, Satish Shah, Deven Bhojani and Paresh Ganatra are lovely in cameo appearances.
On the whole, KHICHDI - THE MOVIE is a fun-ride that tickles your funny bone from start to end. Do visit this mad Indian family and get thoroughly entertained. Logic be damned, laughter is what matters. This one's a great stress buster!


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How do I work with you?
I do things a little differently than the mainstream … because I go way back to the beginning. I start with YOU first – I help you connect your inner "yes" (passion and genius) to your outer "yes" – the solution you offer your clients.
Once we're clear on your inner yes we go on a journey to clarify your unique offering to the world and express that offering in a way that resonates so deeply with your audience that it leads to a great relationship and a YES to purchase. I call this the "YES! Formula" and my clients tell me this process supercharges them and their business.
When you work with me you'll feel aligned, integrated and clear on your path. Your passion and your genius will be combined with a smart offer and a straightforward marketing strategy so you can enjoy the lifestyle and freedom you seek.
Your business will be simpler and easier to manage because everything is aligned around your offering. Your marketing strategy will be clear and no time or resources will be wasted. You will have balance – time to work in your business – doing what you love and time work on your business allowing it to expand to the level that suits you.
What led me here?
I'm a business, branding and lead generation strategist and coach and have advised clients ranging from start ups through to household brands. During my career I've created and launched brands (one brand I developed later sold for $27million), trained hundreds of people to be better communicators, managed some very sticky media issues, repositioned large corporations and small businesses and even helped one of my dear clients' source donor eggs so she could start her family (that's one of my proudest achievements).
The thread that has run through all of this work is my focus on my client and what they most need to do to reach and connect with their audience. Once we've unearthed this, the path is clear.
Life of course isn't all cupcakes and unicorns and I've taken myself on my own journey of alignment. I truly believe in the mystery and am committed to helping people take action on their dreams. I'm a master results coach and qualified in NLP and hypnosis.
Today I am more aligned with conscious business, yoga and meditation than the corporate boardroom, but from my 20 years experience in marketing, communication and facilitation I know exactly what's needed for a business to grow, thrive and scale. I also know what it takes to run a business and I coach my clients on creating the right mindset so they can manage the inevitable ups and downs that business brings.
You see I'm on a mission to create a movement of loving, smart, action-takers – conscious, creative entrepreneurs who say yes to themselves and their business. Helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs with a big heart to build and scale their businesses and reach more people means one thing to me – it means creating a more positive, happier and healthier planet. That's what moves me more than anything – the fact that we can together create a shift and change that the world so desperately needs.
We're at a turning point. If we don't act now then who will?
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When I'm not helping my clients say yes and take action I can be found hanging out with my family – this generally involves lots of cooking, eating and robust dinner table discussions. We love our food and we love a chat.
I also love, love, love yoga, walking our beautiful pup Lucy and painting. I'm a very learner-driver artist – but the colour and the freedom of it really lights me up!
If you were to ask me what matters most to me in life to me it's all about:
- Love, connection and community – connecting with those I love the most in a personal and a business sense is a must have in my life!
- Freedom – being free to truly express who I am and live the life I desire
- Passion – waking up every morning feeling excited about my day ahead and what it might hold in store
- Vitality – feeling healthy and vital literally lights me up – a little meditation and exercise everyday certainly keeps the doctor away
- Gratitude – this is my source of energy and happiness and it has turned my life around
- Growth – I'm a life long learner and I feel so privileged to be able to keep on learning and growing.


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Volkov_Soviet_Supersoldier (talk) | |
Date Created: | 2/28/2010 |
Status: | Needs a picture |
Editing: | Please feel free to edit constructively! |
Overdeity | |
Symbol: | Some mark or other |
Home Plane: | The Warp |
Alignment: | Lawful Evil |
Portfolio: | War, Martial Honor, Nobility, Strategy, Tactics, Bravery, Destruction, Strength, Fire, Rage, Anger |
Clergy Alignments: | Any |
Domains: | War, Strength, Law, Fire, Wrath, Anger, Hatred, Destruction, Martial |
Favored Weapon: | Axe, Hammer, Sword |
Summary::Khorne is the blood god and the mightiest and oldest of the Chaos Gods thanks to the extreme levels of violence present throughout the multiverse. In fact, some say that he indeed is the mightiest of all the gods. He sits on a mountain made of all the skulls of those who have died violently, and is surrounded by a moat filled with all the blood ever spilled. His throne is made out of the skulls of all the upstart war gods he has killed himself. He appears as a hulking red skinned figure clad in mighty fullplate armor armed with a greatsword.
Despite being called a Chaos god, Khorne is very orderly, having military precision in all the things he does.
Khorne is said to have inherited a martial nobility and honor, and considers the weak and helpless to be unworthy of his wrath. Those who slay the weak and helpless risk Khorne's wrath. Indeed he has smited entire armies of his followers for daring to harm the weak, and has destroyed even more armies of his foes for the same transgression. He also hates trickery, deception, and cheating, regarding these to be some of the greatest transgressions against him. He requires that all followers obey and respect their superiors and work their way up their ranks fairly and also holds that they must limit their amount of pleasure or pain, for these things strengthen Slannesh.
He requires that his followers bring constant war to his foes as well, and to always act on grudges, he cares not as to where the blood flows, only that it flows.
His associated number is eight, reflected in the organization of his armies, and in smaller matters such as the number of syllables in a daemonic follower's name.
Clergy and Temples[]
Khorne's followers are without exception warriors. His followers build no temples but rather worship him on the battlefield. To devote time to building temples rather than fighting would more likely incur Khorne's wrath than please him. Worship of Khorne is purely through bloodshed; it is said that any follower who allows a day to pass without contributing to this act of worship will incur Khorne's displeasure.
Khorne belongs to the Pantheon of the Chaos gods. However as any scholar of the warp knows, this pantheon is not a united one. Khorne hates Tzeentch for his constant trickery and deceptions, and hates Slannesh even more for his hedonistic lifestyle. He is on lukewarm terms with Nurgle, liking him for his death aspect, but still thinking that his usage of disease is dishonorable.
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Behind the camera: Hollywood Paparazzi
Photo Summary: Sophia Loren looks worryingly at Jayne Mansfield's cleavage
Picture Taken: April 1957
Italian-French film star Sophia Loren had dazzled the world at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. A few years later Paramount had arranged an official welcome party for her when she arrived in Hollywood. All of cinema was there including blonde bomb shell Jayne Mansfield who was famous for her movies "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?". Always one to make an entrance Mansfield pranced around the table in her low cut dress allowing the Hollywood Paparazzi to get this picture of Sophia Loren looks worryingly at Jayne Mansfield's cleavage.
Taking the Picture
Sophia Loren has had a long and celebrated career as an international film star. Celebrated by her peers she won several awards including the academy award for Best Actress in 1962. After she started raising her family in the 70s she slowed her career down but did a few movies later in life. In 2003 Sophia Loren along with Mikhail Gorbachev, Prokofiev, Beintus, Bill Clinton, Kent Nagano and the Russian National Orchestra she even won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album For Children, Peter & The Wolf: Wolf Tracks
While doing PR for her new autobiography, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life, Sophia Loren has talked about this dinner.
She came right for my table. She knew everyone was watching. She sat down. And now, she was barely… Listen. Look at the picture. Where are my eyes? I'm staring at her nipples because I am afraid they are about to come onto my plate. In my face, you can see the fear. I'm so frightened that everything in her dress is going to blow—BOOM!—and spill all over the table.
They took a number of photos but none as famous as this one.
Published around the world, most media outlets censored the picture. In her native Italy, the magazines Il Giorno and Gazzetta del Popolo printed the shot only after retouching them so that it appeared her cleavage was covered. Only Il Giornale d'Italia printed them uncensored.
Even at 80-years-old in 2015 Sophia Loren still gets requests to sign this photo but refuses out of respect to Mansfield who died in a horrible car crash in 1967.
The crash
Before becoming a movie star Jayne Mansfield had a successful Broadway career. Her film career had its ups and downs as well as plenty of controversy, like when she was the first lead actress to go topless in the 1963 hit, Promises! Promises!. While her box office pull dropped she remained a popular celebrity who made news wherever she went.
Ten years after her dinner with Sophia Loren, Jayne Mansfield was doing an engagement at the Gus Stevens Supper Club in Biloxi, Mississippi. On June 29, 1967, at approximately 2:25 am Mansfield and her family were returning after the event. A traffic jam caused a semi to slow down and her 1966 Buick Electra 225 slammed into the raised semi truck, shearing off the top of the car and instantly killing all the adults in the car while sparing the smaller children. This accident caused the laws to be changed in the trucking industry. Strong steel bars on the rear of semi-trucks were made mandatory so that they can stop the same thing happening in other rear end accident victims. Although the industry was slow to adopt these bars they eventually became standard and are now known as "Mansfield bars."
Mansfield didn't attain the Marilyn Monroe level of fame after her death but is still remembered by the millions of people who grew up with her. Newer generations are more familiar with Mansfield's daughter, Mariska Hargitay, who plays the iconic role of New York City sex crimes Sergeant Olivia Benson on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.


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There is, of course, an easy way to answer that question. It involves replying to an email. There is also a hard way. I'm choosing the latter, due to my desire to fill some space and amuse myself.
I received an email today from someone calling themselves Imogen Gray. First off, nice name. With a name like that, you have to become a writer, a porn star, the editor of an underground blog about your favorite aboveground parking lot band (it's like a garage band, only you've probably never heard of it because you're old), or take on an alter-ego as a supervillain intent on destroying the world. Note: I'm going to refer to this person as a woman in the rest of this piece because it gets all awkward otherwise.
Here's the text of the email from email@example.com, with the subject "Professional Copywriting for The Blognostifier".
Howdy there,
Hope you had a great weekend! I'm just getting in touch to ask if you're in need of any freelance writing at The Blognostifier - if so, it'd be an honor to help out and I would love to get involved if you have any need for me.
I'm 29 have been working full-time as a professional writer and researcher for five years now; in that time there isn't a lot I haven't already covered (there are a few samples below for you to check out). Anything I send over would be written with the site's readership in mind - as long as you're happy with the resulting material, you'd be welcome to publish it as you see fit and the content will be owned by you entirely (in that I won't send it to anyone else, either before or after publication).
The good news is that I'd be able to offer my services at no charge; the only thing I would ask in return is that I'm able to include a link to a site within the article - nothing shady or unethical, just one of the professional businesses I freelance on behalf of. Otherwise I'd be happy to chat about alternative arrangements.Do let me know if you're interested, and if so I can get something written for you over the course of the next few days. Needless to say, the offer is open to any other sites you might own as well as blognostifier.blogspot.com. I appreciate that this kind of offer is not for everyone however, so if I don't hear from you I won't trouble you again.
Very best,
Some samples for your delectation:
She has a fairly good grasp of grammar and spelling. Sure, it's not exactly how I would word it, but the fact that she used the correct possessive form is practically stunning. I was beginning to feel like she knew me, that she'd actually taken the time to read my blog. And that's when my eyes got all squinty (due to suspicion instead of Asian), my eyebrow went up like it does when I'm about to question something or when My Lovely Wife steps out of the shower, and I thought "waaaaaait, something doesn't seem quite right."
I looked up her name first. If all 29 year old professional writers look like this, someone needs to update the career information that my high school guidance counselor had. In the interest of science, I perused some of these pictures hoping that I might see some action shots (of her writing something). After a solid 30 minutes of photographic research, I decided that perhaps Imogen-the-Writer was not the same person as Imogen-Who-Forgot-To-Wear-Most-Of-Her-Clothes. Sad, but true.
So I checked out the email address. That took me to another blog called Slidebar. Horror of horrors, I was not the only person to receive this email!
I was hurt and betrayed. After all, it's not often that a lingerie model with literary aspirations contacts me out of the blue. And then to find out that she has been in touch with other bloggers? Using the same pick up line? I felt dirty. I considered taking a shower, but decided to go pick up My Lovely Wife from her evening with the Brownies instead (I do it for the cookies).
Upon my return, I went right back into detective mode. I used a computer in a different room than the one My Lovely Wife was in, just in case she should look over and get the wrong idea as to why I was scrutinizing these pictures of a primarily undressed woman. There was a chance that I may have been too hasty in judging the woman in the pictures as not looking to make her living as a writer, and I felt it was my moral obligation to keep on checking to keep my prejudices in line.
Eventually, I checked out the other links that I found, including some of the ones sent in the email.
And that's when I LOL'd. I LOL'd so much, I was in danger of LOLling myself out of my chair and ROFLing.
In an article for blackpresence, which seems to be a website dedicated to profiling the experience of European Blacks (I decided I can say Blacks because it's not called colouredpresence). I skimmed through an article about Josephine Baker attributed to Imogen and the style of writing could best be described as somewhere around Junior High. For example, this is the opening line:
It's hard to overestimate the importance of the dancer Josephine Baker in the annals of European Black History in this century.I think I started most of the essays I wrote in grade 8 the same way.
It would be impossible to say that the character of Shylock in William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" has no redeeming qualities.Okay, I didn't actually write that in grade 8. I didn't study Merchant until Grade 10, but if I had written a paper on it back then, that's totally how I would have written it to get to my required word count. Interesting note: Imogen's article is 1062 words long. I'm willing to bet that when she did the word count, she was probably filled with a sense of a job well done for coming in over target.
But of course, back then I didn't have wikipedia. Lucky for Imogen, she does. Unluckily for Imogen, the majority of people that write entries for wikipedia aren't all journalism majors. Or English majors. Or English. It didn't take very long to determine that Imogen might be lifting a little bit from other sources and changing the words enough so it's not outright plagiarism, but not enough that it isn't.
The best part? That part about including a link in the text? She really means it. Imogen, using keywords and adwords is one thing... but this takes the cake.
So who was Josephine Baker, and how did it all begin? She was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carrie McDonald. Carrie had been adopted by Richard and Elvira McDonald, both of whom had worked as slaves and were of African and Native American descent. There were no 0% overdraft options in those days, and so they lived in poverty.Why, it's written so seamlessly you can hardly notice where the advertisement is!
Imogen, if you are reading this, you are absolutely welcome to submit work to me, and I will ENTHUSIASTICALLY post it on my site. I do, however, reserve the right to use the copy in whatever form I choose including, but not limited to, making fun of it in whatever capacity I deem fit.
Did you notice my use of caps lock and bold in that last paragraph? I was using that for subtle emphasis.
Happy Leap Year Day everyone!


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BPPE Compliance
Self-Monitoring Procedures
Mission Statement
At Converse International School of Languages (CISL), our mission is to help our clients learn to communicate effectively and with confidence in English.
School Catalog
Annual Reports:
Annual Reports: Programs (CISL San Diego)
BPPE Performance Fact Sheets:
BPPE Compliance Statement
CISL is licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. We are required by the State of California to give you the following information:
1. Any questions a student may have regarding this catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Phone: 916-431-6959; Fax: 916-263-1897
Web site: www.bppe.ca.gov
2. As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet , which must be provided to you prior to signing an enrollment agreement.
3. A student or member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau's Internet Web site www.bppe.ca.gov
4. This school does not participate in Federal or state financial aid programs and does not offer student loans or any forms of financial aid.
5. CISL does not have a pending petition in bankruptcy, is not operated by a debtor in possession, has not filed a petition for bankruptcy within the preceding five years, and has not had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it within the preceding five years which resulted in reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
6. CISL retains your student records for a period of 5 years.
7. You must pay the state-imposed assessment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applies to you:
- You are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all of part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
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You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment if either of the following applies:
- You are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program, or
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8. The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students in educational programs who are California residents, or are enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
- The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
- The school's failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
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- An inability after diligent efforts to prosecute, prove, and collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act. However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.
9. CISL is accredited by The Commission on English Language Accreditation which is an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.


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This poster depicts a clean pig.
It supports the book "Pigs R Amazing!" that share a list of things pigs do that we think are amazing. Do you agree or disagree with our list?
R Amazing! finds the amazing in the ordinary every day with lists, polls and quizzes. Helping us to appreciate, in fun and quirky ways, the world in which we live.
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