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Anna Deavere Smith astonishes in 'Let Me Down Easy'
Anna Deavere Smith's latest one-woman play "Let Me Down Easy" is like a novella of stories – the individual vignettes are bold and interesting, but are only loosely linked.
From her spot-on impersonation of Lance Armstrong, whose body is so kinetic it can't stay still, to pretending to be the bed-ridden, cancer-stricken film critic Joel Siegel, to her poignant portrayal of Kiersta Kurtz-Burke, an intern who was shocked by the way her superiors at Charity Hospital in New Orleans treated Katrina victims, Smith is mesmerizing in her ability to channel the words and quirks of her characters.
The 105-minute play is based on interviews with more than 320 people on three continents over a ten-year period. Smith focuses on 20 of those characters and uses their verbatim interviews to create a heart-wrenching portrait of our attitudes toward our bodies, their strengths and weaknesses, and our feelings about death.
On a stage sparsely decorated with a white couch, a dining table with chairs, and huge hanging mirrors, Smith changes lightening-fast from one person to another. She dons a piece of clothing or picks up a prop like a bottle of beer or coffee mug to delineate each character, and then discards those items on the stage as the play progresses. It's almost a metaphor for her overarching theme: that life is ethereal and short. We are here and then we are not. The props are of use and then they are not, but traces of them remain. … Continue reading »

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Dad Deserves Final Say in Breastfeeding
When I got pregnant, there were a few things I was absolutely sure of. I was happier than a pig in you-know-what to be pregnant, but a miserable pregnant woman. Oh, and I was going to breastfeed.
My mother breastfed me. She breastfed my brother. And every single finger-licking thing I learned from good old Doc. Google was "do this for your baby!" But as I registered for milk storage baggies and made a personal pledge never to let a pacifier pass her lips, I bypassed the most important talk of my pregnancy: I never asked my husband.
It was a major mistake, and one I can't undo. Yes, ladies, it's your body and they are your boobs. But you're not going to succeed at breastfeeding with a guy who says, "Eh, just get the kid a bottle."
My husband truly acted like a "dad" from the get-go. He cut the cord (despite his faint-inducing fear of blood) and couldn't wait to get his hands on his precious baby girl. He sat and watched lovingly as I tried to breastfeed her in the delivery room, then settled in to hold her, beaming before grudgingly handing her over to my father for his own cuddle action.
But when they wheeled her off to the nursery and wheeled me to our room for the night, he was still acting as my husband. He wanted me to get some sleep. It's a fact I won't and can't begrudge him; he was acting like the man I married, the man who had been putting me first for the past five and a half years.
And as I spiraled into postpartum depression in the days after our daughter's birth, he continued to look at me not as the mother of his child but as his wife. Breastfeeding, he saw, was making my depression worse. With no insurance coverage for a lactation consultant and no money to hire one ourselves, we were going at it alone with the books and the Internet. I was trying desperately to make it work, and feeling increasingly like a failure as nothing I tried worked.
He was watching me slip away, and he threw out a lifeboat. He didn't know it was the wrong one. "Give up," he told me. "Stop this insanity. You are making yourself nuts, and you don't have to do this to yourself." I hated him for it. If even my husband thought I couldn't breastfeed, I knew I must be the world's worst mother.
It's taken a long time for me to let go of an unjust anger. I look back and realize he was doing the best he could. In light of the circumstances, he was making the best choice not just for me but for him and for our daughter. She could live on formula. She couldn't live with a mother who hid in her room crying all day.
I can't undo my depression or the fact that we had crappy insurance. I can't undo that I had no breastfeeding support or even that I eventually gave it up much earlier than I ever intended. But I can undo future pain for other mothers.
Don't do what I do. Don't expect your partner will understand why you plan to breastfeed and don't expect him to be on the same page. He may very well think it's not a big deal. He may just be plain jealous that you get to do all the feedings (in the end, my husband loved that time he spent holding her with a bottle -- it's one of the silver linings in our very dark cloud). Or he may be trying to help you, but just doesn't know how. He didn't go to school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; you can't expect him to read your mind!
I may still have been forced to give up breastfeeding early -- part of living in the boonies is a lack of good healthcare, and that means good depression resources in addition to the lack of lactation support. But at least he would have known he had to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Have you talked to your partner about your feeding plans yet?
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Kris GambleDecember 17, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Wait a second... you just wrote a post the other day about how spouses should not influence your life changing decisions or make them for you, and now you are basically saying the opposite. Seriously, those two posts do not go together, so I do not understand how you wrote both of them. What you don't seem to realize is it's not about one person saying "no you can't." It's about both people in the relationship coming to a joint conclusion, with some compromise. You did say that, but I don't understand how you can say that your husband had final say in whether or not you breastfed, but Cliff Lee shouldn't listen to his wife. What if their conversation was his wife realizing baseball was negatively affecting his life and said "Stop this insanity, you are making yourself nuts and you don't have to do this to yourself"? I know blogs are all about opinions, but maybe you should get yours together, I don't want to sound mean, but it sounds like you need to think about this.
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lovinangelsDecember 17, 2010 at 8:45 AM
I've had both sides of the coin: an asshat (not saying your husband was) but one who was foursquare against breastfeeding, not because of any effect on me, but because he wanted me to go drinking six nights a week like we did before I got pregnant. That would be my ex.
My husband laughed when I geared myself up and yelled "i'm going to breastfeed!" three months in to the birth of our daughter. He said "of course you are." And told me how amazing I was each and every day I did it, and held me when I cried when our daughter self-weaned at fifteen months, because I was pregnant with the next.
It sounds like your husband was supporting you. Continuing to breastfeed while spiralling into blackness mentally is NOT the right decision. I bet he would have been behind you a hundred percent if the CHEMICALS IN YOUR BRAIN weren't malfunctioning.
This is the only problem with the mommy wars and all the judgments going around here. Someone who needs to feed formula to be a healthy, good mom, will have more guilt that anyone can possibly imagine.
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FreelaDecember 17, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Sorry... did you just say to give your husband THE FINAL SAY???? On something that pertains more to you than to him? So if I wanted to bf'd and my hubby didn't want me to, I should defer to him? Or vice versa, if it was making me miserable but my hubby was all for it, I should just keep on slogging? Though I don't disagree with a lot of the text of your article, I have to admit the title REALLY raises my hackles. No way, no how, will anyone but me- including my husband- get the 'final say' over something that pertains to my body!
For what it's worth, I've very greatful for the support my dh gave me while I was bf'ing our three kids. We went through a variety of issues with them, from dealing with tongue ties (twice) and dealing with PPD (twice.) My dh was always there to help me to position and latch, the do research for me, to drive me appts with the lactation consultant or doctor, and generally to reassure me when I felt like a miserable failure, for intance for taking an antidepressant and bf'ing, even when my doctor and our own research made it very clear that the risk to the baby was negligeable. I'm thakful for ALL of that.... I might not have been successful without him. But should it have been up to him? That's a big hell no in my book!
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Mommy2MalDecember 17, 2010 at 9:45 AM
I never asked my husband with our first, who never really got the hang of breastfeeding and was always on some formula, but with out second, I asked as an afterthought. Like, Why would he care? It's my body, my boobs and one less thing that he'll ever have to do, and that's not at all how he saw it. He didn't mind that I wanted to breastfeed, mostly because he knew how hard it was on me when I was unable to nurse our first born, and because he knew I was trying to do what I felt was best for our baby. But he was annoyed that I'd become so militant about it. Breastfeeding didn't work out the first time in large part because although I read all the "how to" books about it, I never learned that I had to stand up for my rights as a mother, or my child's rights as a human being, or how important it is to trust nature. I let the NICU staff do what they wanted because I assumed they knew best, they had the degrees after all, I was just a new mom. So when it came to our second, and I had learned the hard way that some times you have to stand up and tell a bottle pushing nurse to back off or else, I was full of piss and vinegar and wasn't taking prisoners.
Now, with baby number 3 on the way, my husband and I still don't see eye to eye when it comes to breastfeeding, but we can agree that as long as we're both doing what we think is best, neither can fault the other.
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MSamwayDecember 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM
I understand the need to talk to your husband about a major decision, like breastfeeding. What I don't understand is; Why do people think that there are only 2 options? There are 3 options: Breastfeeding, Formula, and Breast milk from a bottle. I know most sources about breastfeeding say that you shouldn't give your child a pacifier or a bottle, but we as parents know what is best for OUR children. Children are not robots that are programmed to follow special rules, heck, no one is. I do believe that breast milk is the best for any child. As many mothers now days, I was a working mom. So I knew from day 1 that I would have to pump & store my milk for our DD. I also knew that I have a wonderful husband (though he may not always support my decisions) and family to help me. I started to pump about a week after I had our DD, and that gave me the assurance that my DH had that bonding time known and feeding time and that our DD would do better at daycare. I now help my friends with the struggle of breastfeeding, as they know that I was successful in the process. Yes, good pumps are expensive, but if you total up how much you could pay for formula you will realize that it is still cheaper to buy the pump and bottles. Plus, your nature milk is also gentler on your babies system. I hope this helps new moms and dads realize that there is a great way to compromise on the feeding of your little one.
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PaulaSzDecember 17, 2010 at 10:37 AM
I had a very similar situation and a husband who reacted in a similar way, and I was similarly torn about how to handle his reaction. You've got a great perspective on it now. Bottom line, if you've got a partner who's trying to be part of the solution--a solution which includes you feeling better--trust it, listen to it, and above all, like Jeanne says, don't try to be a mind reader!
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DebaLaDecember 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM
You only had the Internet to give you advice? No friends, family... BEFORE you gave birth? Sorry, but you sounded isolated or ill-informed about BF. It take conscious involvement and support, with a relaxed ,positive attitude to let down properly. Like the others said, there are outside sources of breastmilk, and if pumping isn't getting you the adequate supply for baby... guess what: if your husband were more on board early on about your plan to BF, he could have helped. It's controversial, and few couples will admit publicly, husbands assist in helping with the supply, at least at first, because of the taboo in our culture. I was not aware of this option back in the day hearing of it only recently, and was flabbergasted at first, then researched it. Now, I certainly would have appreciated his assistance if I had needed it. Bottom line: depression, esp postpartum depression, is terrible for an infant as well as mother. That's too high a price, and too much focus and negativity at too critical a time, around something that should be comforting, natural and positive for all concerned. I was older when I had my daughter, so I was sometimes TOO relaxed and casual. Good luck to you in the future. You, your husband and babies will benefit from your previous experience, and enjoy yourselves.
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Cheri PontoDecember 17, 2010 at 10:55 AMMaybe someday it won't even have to be an issue. Someday, that will the the ONLY way babies get fed. My SO was the most supportive person. When our son was born 8 weeks early (I had pre-e) he was totally on board with me pumping the entire 13 months I did so (baby could never latch due to sensory issues). When our second was born and I had sever issues with nipple bleeding, etc and I had to stop nursing but keep pumping until they healed, when I was crying because I KNEW that she would never latch again, he supported me and told me she would do, because I educated myself and knew how to keep her on the breast. And he was right. She got back on and didn't leave until she weaned herself at 27 months. And he never had a problem with it. <3
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Pauline3283December 17, 2010 at 10:55 AM
NO! I haven't and won't talk to him about weather *he* wants me to breastfeed. The baby is what matters and breast is best for babies. Husband could have taken a flying leap if he didn't like it.
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PhilsBabyMamaDecember 17, 2010 at 10:56 AM
I talked to my husband about my desire to breastfeed. (I certainly didn't ASK, but I don't think that's really what this article is about. ) I explained to him why I wanted to breastfeed. I sent him countless articles about breastfeeding, he read all the baby books and he went to a breastfeeding class taught by an IBCLC with me. He knew that breastfeeding was the ONLY option for me and that if he wanted to help, it didn't have to be with feedings. It could be with dinner or cleaning. Actually, he said "Since you're the only one who can nurse him, there should be something that only I do when I'm here....I'll change all the diapers!" I obviously did not argue with that! Haha


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Family-friendly Pollensa hotel with 2 outdoor swimming pools
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This family-friendly hotel is located near the bay, close to Pollensa Port and Cala Barques. Area attractions also include Alcudia Beach and San Jaume Church.
Hotel Features
In addition to 2 outdoor swimming pools, FERGUS Pollensa Park & SPA features a restaurant, a full-service spa, and a bar/lounge.
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Guests can book rooms at FERGUS Pollensa Park & SPA for a rate that is either for the room only or for all-inclusive. All-inclusive rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
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FERGUS Pollensa Park & SPA offers both all-inclusive room rates and room-only rates. All-inclusive rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
FERGUS Pollensa Park & SPA features a full-service spa, 2 outdoor swimming pools, outdoor tennis courts, and an indoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge).
This all-inclusive hotel also offers a children's pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a health club. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and an area shuttle.
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Onsite dining venue - This buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Tamarells - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Kinshasa - This bar is located by the pool.
Outdoor tennis courts and a health club are featured at the hotel. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a children's pool.
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ED-venture: The Gathering in Cedar Key
March 15 - 17, 2013
$375 per person (Includes Friday evening reception and dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday farewell breakfast, entry fees, and all scholars, guides and presenters.)
UNF OLLI and the Florida Humanities Council invite you to a weekend of cultural tourism! Surrounded by a National Wildlife Refuge, Cedar Key was once a booming port town at the end of a cross-peninsula railroad line that began in Fernandina Beach. Today that picturesque town is a haven for artists and writers who find the unspoiled environment and quaint seaside village an inspiration for their work. The area's economic reliance on marine resources and the unpredictable tourism industry create the perfect setting in which to examine a looming conflict in Florida's future, namely, the struggle between natural resource use, tourism, and environmental stewardship.
Friday Evening :
We will enjoy a reception and dinner at the historic Island Hotel followed by dinner and intriguing look at the changing idea of "nature" on the Nature Coast with University of Florida Professor Jack Davis, co-editor of "Paradise Lost? An Environmental History of Florida."
•Morning - We will walk the paths of historic Cedar Key and also explore the Community as it is today. Local historians will guide our walking tour and tell us of Cedar Key's rich history. County Commissioner Sue Colson will take us on a tour that examines recent changes in Cedar Key. Spearheaded by local residents, these changes resulted from an effort to balance the needs of the maritime and tourist economies, development, and the lifestyles of long-term community members.
•Lunch - Our lunch stop will be the beautiful Island Room with a breathtaking view of the harbor.
•After lunch - We will meet at the library to learn of Cedar Key's revival following the devasting effects of the 1995 net ban. Leslie Stermer, University of Florida Aquaculture Extension faculty member, will discuss the area's remarkably successful transition to clam farming. We will experience first-hand Cedar Key's aquaculture industry by visiting a clam farming facility with local farmers. We will enjoy some time time to browse the galleries and shops that give Cedar Key its charm.
•Evening - We will visit the Cedar Key Museum State Park for a tour of the museum and St. Clair Whitman House. Our reception and seafood dinner will be hosted by teh Cedar Key Aquaculture Association. With a Florida landscape as a backdrop, we end our day with a program of Florida music.
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•Farewell breakfast followed by a presentation focusing on Cedar Key's sense of place by Maritime Anthropologist Mike Jepson. He will moderate a conversation with local residents who will discuss their perceptions of the community. Take the opportunity to raise your own questions and voice your opinions on the future of Cedar Key, the Nature Coast, and Florida as a whole.
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Friday morning, March 15, $55 (Includes lunch.)
•Kayak the Coast and Explore an Ancient Indian Shell Mound - fee includes kayak, guides. We will board kayaks at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Reserve to enjoy the beautiful coastal scenery, hoping to spot some of the birds, dolphins, terrapins and fishing that call the area home. Upon return we will tour the Ancient Indian Shell Mound and have lunch.
•Seahorse Key - the 1800s to Today - fee includes boat tour and guides. We will board a boat to the key, once an American military reservation as well as a prison for Seminole Indians. We will tour the historic lighthouse and the University of Florida Marine Lab and learn about the natural and human history of the island. There is moderate walking involved in this trip.
Lodging (Participants reserve and pay for their own.)
•3 options ranging from $90 to $200 plus tax
Space in The Gathering and the Pre-Gathering programs is limited. To learn more or to register, contact OLLI Director Jeanette Toohey at (904) 620-1159.
For more information about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of North Florida, including a list of courses by category, activities and events, and the benefits of membership, visit www.unfolli.com


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READING, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 18 to 40 years in state prison in the stabbing death of a Philadelphia man last spring.
Forty-three-year-old Raymond Kahlief-Searles Jr. pleaded guilty in Berks County on Wednesday to third-degree murder in the March 7 slaying of 48-year-old Joseph Ashford.
Authorities said the stabbing occurred after the two were ordered to leave a Reading bar following an argument.
The defendant apologized to the victim's girlfriend in court, saying he knew what it was like to lose a loved one.
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Senior Andrew Basaldua was pegged with the loss for Patterson, after he tossed five innings that included five runs (one earned) on six hits, walking one and striking out three.
The Tigers defense also did Basaldua no favors, as they committed five errors overall. After playing mistake-free defense in dropping its season opener 3-1 to Hilmar High on March 3, Patterson has averaged more than five errors per game in its last two contests.
Sophomore Antonio Bustos led the Tigers' offense going 2-for-4 with an RBI and one run scored. Senior Sal Becerra went 1-for-2 at the plate. Senior Zantino Bustos (1-for-3) and Basaldua (1-for-4, 1 run) each contributed a hit for Patterson.
The Tigers will play a Tuesday, March 11 game at Sierra High of Manteca. Game time is 4 p.m.


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The Lotus-Eaters
While some have their drug of choice, The Lotus-Eaters prefer to stay natural. In an island near North Africa, are a race of people who are dominated by the lotus plant called the Lotus-Eaters, also known as lotophagi or lotophaguses. When the lotus is consumed, it causes a state of peaceful sleep and apathy brought on due to the narcotic elements within the lotuses. In the Odyssey, Odysseus speaks of how the north winds blew him and his men off course as they were rounding Cape Malea, the southernmost tip of the Peloponnesus, headed westwards for Ithaca. They drifted on for nine days and on the tenth, they found the island of the Lotus-eaters. They landed to rejuvenate their health and after they did, Odysseus sent three men to check on the native inhabitants on the island. Instead of being hostile, they offered the men the lotus flower to eat which was so delicious that the men forgot about home. They no longer cared to go back or do anything but eat the flower. After Odysseus realized this, he dragged the men back onto the ship though they wept bitterly and Odysseus warned the rest of the men not to eat the lotuses. You may also be familiar with the film "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" where they portrayed the den of the Lotus-Eaters as a casino in Las Vegas.@3 years ago with 54 notes
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Hey there, and welcome to your 8th serving of the Blogopreneur Blog Marketing eCourse!
Wow! You've come a long way! We started with absolutely no knowledge of blogs and blog marketing, we talked about terminology, planning, setting up WordPress, promoting your blog, writing content… and today, is the day it all ties in – how are you going to make money from your blog?
We may argue that it is so much easier to update blogs compared to websites – we do not need to handle all the messy FTP stuff, or learn complex HTML editors.. but at the end of the day, I must admit blogging still does require effort. Even if it means it is half an hour a day, it will all add up to over 3 hours a week, or and 12 hours a month. We need to justify the time spent.
So. How do you make money from blogs?
Blogs are not great money makers
That is the truth. Blogs are NOT great money makers. Seriously. At least, not as great as those 20 page sales letter sites. People visit blogs with a mentality to read, not a mentality to buy. Blogs are great credibility builders.
But think of it this way. Building a blog is probably one of the best credibility and authority building tools out there online. First, blogs do very well for search optimization, because of the sheer amount of text you have on the blog – search engines loves blogs! In fact, I get at least half of my visitors every day direct from search engines. The more posts you have, the more doors of entry there can be. Because of the nature of blogs being frequently updates, search engines also love blogs to the core!
Secondly, the as we contribute to a blog everyday, we build the blog archives very gradually, but surely. If you post every single day, you can imagine that within one year – just one year! You will have 365 pages of content. That is 365 articles written on a particular subject! Granted, not all posts may be wonderful articles that get Digged, but what does that show for the author of the blog? To me, it shows really well that you know your stuff!
Taking blogs from this perspective, you can then relate it to your business. The most fundamental thing you must do before you can make a sale is to establish trust with your prospect, and trust is built so much more easily when you are known in that industry, or when you have a blog to show people "you know your stuff".
So, I personally feel this is the best way to "make money from blogs". Integrate it with your existing business, to make a competitive advantage.
Make money blogging programs
Alright, you see many adverts around the web saying you can make your fortune by blogging! So what is that all about? Is it true? Should you buy these products and spend time and money on these products?
Let me tell you in a nutshell, how these programs work.
Its easy to build a blog that makes money, its really easy to pull it off! Just get some content from some place, slap it on your blog, and push up some advertisements – you can easily make about $0.50 a day with that. Afterall, you don't need to think of new content since your blog's content is duplicate content.
This is exactly what many of these programs ask you to do. They use automated blog creation programs to create hundreds of blogs – and each earning $0.50 a day. Well, if you just do the math – one blog will make you $15 a month, and all you have to do is to create a hundred of these blogs and you will get $1500 a month.
Sounds nice?
Oh yes it does. Too nice.
But I personally think this strategy is so disgusting. Unless you are a cyborg (and I hope you are not!), I don't think you can add valuable content to 100 blogs a day, right? So what these programs do is they use duplicated content, or they rip content off other blogs for their own use. Frankly, duplicated content is harmful not only for the web, but also for your blog rankings.
Let me explain. The job of search engines is to bring up the best article on a particular keyword whenever a user searches the system. When there is duplicated content in the web, obviously, one has to have been copied from another, right? What will happen eventually is that the search engine will do its best to choose the original article, and then really blacklist the rest of the entries.
You don't want the domain you paid for, to be in that blacklisted database.
There is an increasing amount of junk on the Internet every single day – and it is unfortunate that many Internet newbies are getting started thinking that strategies are useful. The fact is that duplicated content kills the Internet.
Let me ask you this question. How much SPAM do you have in your email box today? Do you spend just ONE minute a day sieving though the spam?
One minute a day is six hours a year, mind you. Multiply that with the world's Internet population.
What a waste of time. Spam wastes time. Spam litters the Internet. Spam clogs the Internet pipes with junk information.
And that is what is going to happen if people create blogs full of spammy and duplicated content. One day you will find that out of 10 blogs you read, 9 will be rubbish content. Would you like that, if not for yourself – for your next generation?
Not me. I don't want to be part of that.
So, my advice – your blog must add value. You blog must be original content, critique and thoughts. That is what people are searching for. If you are getting pennies off your duplicated content blogs, please, please stop.
I have been working with computers since I was 6 years old. I know what I am talking about. Please.
So, how else can you make money from your blog?
So, you ask, is there hope for me? Can I make money from my blog, really?
The answer is Yes. But it takes time. The key to building a blog that makes you good money, is building credibility and targeted readership in a very tight niche – be a "big fish in a small pond", and targeting non-tech savvy readers (readers that don't really know that clicking on those little things make you money)
Always build you traffic first. When you have a regular flow of traffic to your blog, that is when you should think of monetizing your blog.
What I have for you today is a list of programs that you can sign up for, to make some money on your blog.
Remember that these are direct monetization techniques – what you actually put on your blog to make you money. Most of these are advertising programs, whether for products you know, or you don't know, whether you promote them in your blog post contents, or in your sidebar.
Here goes:
#1 Google Adsense and other contextual advertising systems
Google Adsense is by far the most popular contextual advertising system out there, and is very popular amongst both bloggers and other webmasters. What do I mean by contextual advertising system? Contextual advertising means that the advertisements that appear in the allocated advertisement space will be related to whatever your blog is talking about. For example, if your blog is about cars, then the ads that appear in your blog will be about cars.
When you sign up for Google Adsense (or any contextual advertising system), they will let you know where you can log in and get a snippet of code to add to your blog. All you have to do is to add that code to your template and upload it… and wallah! The ads appear automagially Really, its as simple as that.
Other popular contextual advertising systems are:
* Kontera
* Adbrite
* Chitika eMiniMalls
#2 Affiliate Programs – Clickbank and Commission Junction
Affiliate programs are basically commission based programs. Someone else has a product to sell, and seeks out affiliates to sell his or her program for them. When you do so, you get a cut of the profit. Simple?
Two very popular marketplaces where you can find lots and lots of affiliate programs to join are Clickbank and Commission Junction.
What happens when you sign up for an affiliate program is that the product owner will give you an affiliate URL. This URL is normally encoded with an ID, like for example: http://www.myaffiliateurl.com/?id=yourname. So, with affiliate programs, you are free to determine the format you want to use for your ads… as long as you send your visitors to the unique affiliate URL given to you, you will get the commissions when your visitors buy the products.
As mentioned, Clickbank and Commission Junction are the two most popular affiliate marketing market places. However, don't be restricted to just this two places – there are a lot of other products that do their own affiliate marketing, HostGator, or Aweber.
The next time you find something interesting online, check out if they have an affiliate program.
#3 Sell Advertisements from your blog
When you have built a good readership for your blog, chances are that the readers of your blog may match very well with another company's target market. This is the value your blog has created.
One way to make money from your blog is to sell links from your blog, and one service that helps you manage this is Text Link Ads.
#4 Pay Per Post Systems
One of the more recently established models of advertising that companies can use now, and very specifically for blogs, are systems like Pay Per Post. These systems are really exactly as simple as their names are. You apply for an account and bid for a project, and then you are paid per post you make on you blog. Some of these jobs come as low as $5, and some go as high as $200.
Of course, the higher priced projects call for more effort.
When these kind of systems were new to the market, there was a lot going on about disclosure and questions regarding the ethicality of the systems. Some argue that blogs work hard to establish trust, and authenticity, and doing recommendations, for example, spoil the authenticity of blogs.
My advice is to disclose, and always be truthful, whatever you put on your blog. Bringing across the marketing message may make you your little income of $5, but lying to your reader will make you lose yourself… so use with care.
Some other systems similar to Pay Per Post are:
* Review Me
* Cream Aid
* Blogsvertise
#5 Feed/RSS Advertising
Many bloggers publish partial RSS feeds, worrying that their readers will not come to their blog site when they have the full content in the feeds – and hence not click an advertisements you put on the template. This, however, really irritates readers like myself. What I do, instead of clicking the link, is to move on and read other blogs. I want to stay in my feed reader.
Fortunately, there is a solution to this – and this is putting advertisements in your feeds.
With feed advertising programs like Feedvertising or Feedburner (by invitation only), you can put advertisements in your feeds, so you can safely publish full feeds and still expect to make some money from advertising.
#6 Other ways to make money
Of course, there are many other ways to make money. These systems make things simple for you on one hand, but on the other, sometimes also places restrictions on how you make money. For example, Google Adsense does not allow similar looking advertisements on the pages where you put the ads, and with affiliate programs, you are stuck with the sales page created by the product owner. This means that if the owners' sales page suck, YOUR earnings get affected.
Think of blogs as regular websites. Once you get a consistent readership to your blog, that is where the value of the blog is. You can go ahead and source out a sponsor for your blog yourself, i.e. get a company to pay you for you to put an advertisement on your blog, or do some email marketing – give something (like this eCourse) for free, so that you can build a list of contacts (You can do this with GetResponse or Aweber), or even sell your own products, like what I do for my workshop.
The bottom line, is that a blog is just another website. It is a specialised website, so whatever you do on a regular website, you can do on your blog.
That's it!
I hope that today's session has helped to open some doors for you to make money online using your blog. While blogs are not great money makers per se, it doesn't harm to make a few bucks to cover your web hosting, right?
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August: Osage County (2013)
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January 13th, 20148:23 pm
were two of my great NYC theater experiences. Yet the film versions fell short in both cases, even in the hands of Tracy Letts. For a certain type of drama, theater is the vastly superior medium.
— bob h, nj
January 9th, 201410:34 pm
It may have been difficult -for the film critics who did not see August: Osage County in the theater-to sort out what sank the film.
The play did not need long shots, filler shots & landscape - all the visuals that are the conventional ways of 'opening up' a play for film. All the film's embellishments just muddled or diluted the dialogue & relationships. The casting was quite odd; for one -Barbara (Julia Robert's character) was a likable, blousey, wry protagonist (not just grim & angry) performed by an actress from Steppenwolf. She was angry and soft & funny & sad....fully realized & human --yet a bit gone to seed so her husband's flight made sense. Streep became the center and tried everything. Why ?
All the missteps point to John Wells- whose TV sensibility missed the tone poem and claustrophobic aspects of this work. Instead he used the short hand of mannerisms to drive along shocking plot lines - like a made-for-TV movie.
We felt a place from the interior in the theater. Wells just didn't get it. Yet somehow- Martindale & Cooper were superb.
— Sara, Oakland, ca
January 7th, 20148:54 pm
I meant to give this five stars...Totally disagree with this review. This movie reminded me of "Who's Afraid of Viirginia Woolf" or a screen adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play or even Carol Burnett's skits on the southern family. The plains of Oklahoma but close enough in spirit. Of course, acting was over the top. It had to be.! The play is not subtle. But it's a wonderful, gothic family melodrama and quite an accurate portrayal of a certain kind of matriarch and how cruelty can leech down into a family. Meryl Streep makes you want to watch this awful woman's antics for another three hours and Julia Roberts was very good, and emotionally accurate as the only daughter in the family who could really stand up to her. This film reminded me of how good big acting can be...
— Theresa, Fl
December 29th, 20135:05 pm
I did see the play and thought it an astonishing work at the time. Movie adaptations may or may not work but in this instance, I found the transition totally satisfying. And while one expects Streep to be great, whoever plays Barbara has to be believable. I think this is Julia Roberts' best role in years. She holds the movie together.
— Crunch, NY
December 29th, 20132:20 pm
No. You don't get to review a play you haven't seen. It's that simple. You can't know how good or bad a play is from the movie that's made from it. Case in point: OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY was tremendous entertainment onstage. It was not adapted successfully as a film. You're a NY TIMES critic. You're supposed to be aware of the major events in sister arts. It's part of the job. You have a perfect right to say you don't enjoy the movie. You have no right to badmouth a play you haven't seen. And it shows arrogance to assume that your evaluation of a play you haven't seen "proves" that the nearly unanimous raves the play received (not to mention that Pulitzer and the Tony) were "wrong." Do better. You usually do.
— Jeff Sweet, across from the coffee shop
December 28th, 20139:06 pm
I was impressed by this adaptation and wowed by the acting. This review seems like a personal dislike of Meryl Streep.
— ZS, London
December 27th, 20133:37 pm
Yup, sounds like an actual gathering of my family, always 'over the top.' Good enough reason for me not to see it - thanks for the warning.
— Kathie, Indiana
December 27th, 20133:37 pm
As a theatre piece "A:OC" runs about 2 1/2 hours and has a couple of 15-minute intermissions. Not surprising that its vitriol and intensity might seem more concentrated and overbearing and its comic timing thrown off when compressed into a two-hour film, especially with movie-theater sound amplification and lots of close-ups.
— DLS, Bloomington, IN
December 26th, 20132:53 pm
Thank you AO Scott for having the courage to call a spade a spade! I saw the play on Broadway with the original cast and found it to be, like Letts' previous works KILLER JOE and BUG, an extended SNL skit rather than a serious drama based on credible characters. Everyone rapidly becomes a caricature in his writing, and the plot goes over the top in a hurry, making it hard to care much about anyone.
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- Thursday, September 09, 1999
By Bob Kilpatrick, courtesy of {{Christian Musician}} Magazine
Redding, California in 1974 was a city of about 30,000 people. The population was sprinkled out over the rolling foothills that surrounded the city. The city sits at the point where the Sacramento Valley runs headlong into the formidable mountains of the Sierra Nevada range. Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen both stand majestically off in the distance. Lake Shasta chases through the mountains in a hundred different directions, and the inlets are constantly full of happy houseboaters and families on weekend outings. To even the most urbane person, Redding seems like a natural paradise.
We lived in a small house next to the freeway. Our church was down the road less than half a mile. It was our first home, and we were proud of it. Cindy and I had our own room, Joel had his own room, and we even had a guest bedroom. There was a fireplace in the living room, and a backyard for Joel to play in. The floors were made of hard wood, and the kitchen was spacious compared to any of our previous residences. For a young couple, it was a dream come true.
But in the months after we settled there, I slipped into something of a depression - unusual for me. Furthermore, there was very little outward reason for such a mood. After all, I had found a job doing music and even though the daily responsibilities of leading a choir crowded out ideas of performing my own songs for different churches in the area, I figured that I had gotten what I wanted: employment in a job that involved music. I told myself that I ought to be happy. "Isn't God providing for Cindy and me in the way that He sees fit?" I asked myself.
But it didn't go away. In fact, it began to encompass every waking hour of my life. It was rooted in the simple fact that my music had no outlet at all and I wasn't performing for people. My primary position to the Sunday morning church congregation was with my back to them as I directed the church choir. I wanted to turn around, face the audience and sing!
Cindy noticed the difference in my demeanor. There was very little zest for life in my embrace when I came home from work. More often than not she would catch me laying prostrate on the floor, deep in my troubled thoughts. I had been talking with her less and less as I tried to sort out what felt wrong in my life; whether what I was feeling was God's will or my own selfishness. I didn't want my own desires to perform to eclipse his desires for me.
I knew what I wanted: to sing for people on my own. Somehow, the dream had been frustrated. I yearned to write songs and perform my own concerts, but there was no place for my music. In an effort to move in that direction, Cindy and I decided to start a music group to play concerts on the side without my having to give up the choir job. With another couple and Cindy's brother we formed a band and began traveling to locations in Northern California. We played in many, many places: county fairs, festivals, youth groups, church services - anywhere we could set up and sing about Jesus. It was far from a moneymaking operation. And though Cindy and I were having ourselves a great time, we still didn't know if this was the Lord's will for us. We felt that it might, but it took more confirmation from the Lord to let us know, beyond any doubt, that I was meant to be a musician.
It was after a concert in Yreka, a small town on the Oregon border, that we were loading all of our equipment into the van that we used to travel. My guitar, the most fragile instrument in the group, always went in last, on top of the keyboards, microphones and sound equipment. But this time, in the routine of loading, my guitar was left leaning against the back of the building. We drove happily southward to Redding, and it was only as I pulled the van into the driveway and put it into park that I suddenly realized, "Oh no, my guitar!"
We immediately called our friends in Yreka who went to see if it was still there. It wasn't. The police put out an all-points bulletin for the guitar, but it was nowhere to be found. I was crestfallen. The guitar, an Ovation, had been the center of my new career. We were too poor to buy another guitar of that quality, even collectively as a group. I went down to the local music shops and checked out some others, but none of them seemed right and I couldn't justify spending hundreds of dollars on any one of them. I was reduced to borrowing guitars from people I knew whenever we had a concert. Of course this was an uncomfortable and awkward arrangement, especially for someone who was trying to be a professional! What kind of musician had to call up friends and bum their instruments before each gig? The situation made me feel low, nanve, unneeded.
It also brought back the serious doubts I had. Was God speaking to me? Was he taking away distractions in order to prod me in a different direction? I didn't know. I went to the Lord in prayer and said, "Lord, if it is your will that I not play the guitar, I submit to that. I'll limit myself to singing, just guide me in the right direction." I continued to borrow and play with our band but the questions lingered in my mind.
Then one day we got a call from good friends of ours, Jim and Carla Miller. Jim was a full-time Christian musician, with albums and a full itinerary. He even flew his own small airplane around to his gigs. Cindy and I looked up to him for his accomplishments; his position was one I aspired to. I was very happy to hear him on the other end of the telephone line.
"Bobby, do you mind if we come up and spend a few days with y'all?" he asked.
"That would be great!" I said.
They drove up to our small house, and when they arrived I was in the back of the house. As I came into the living room, Jim was opening up a sturdy black instrument case to reveal a beautiful six-string Martin hollow-body guitar. Jim already owned a twelve-string Martin and he had apparently gone ahead and bought the six-string as well.
"Look what the Lord did," he said.
"Jim, it's beautiful," I said admiringly.
"Go ahead and play it," he offered.
I pulled it from the case and started strumming and noodling around. The neck was wonderful, the action was great and it projected with fullness and power.
"This is one of the nicest guitars I've ever played," I said.
And it was.
"It's yours," Jim said smiling.
I could hardly believe my ears, so I stopped playing.
"It's yours," he said again, relishing this moment. "The Lord told me to buy it for you, so I did, and Carla and I flew down here so I could give it to you."
It was the first time anyone had ever given me anything so nice as an act of kindness, and I was touched deeply in addition to being extremely thankful, both to Jim and to God. In that gift, God provided not only confirmation for my early ministry, but the actual means with which to carry out his work. From that point on Cindy and I knew that there was no turning back. Our confirmation had come. I left my position at the church and started what has become a twenty-three year music career.
I still use the Martin guitar Jim Miller gave to me, both in concert and on recordings. It reminds me of how the Lord spoke to me at a crucial time in my life. It reminds me of his faithfulness to me. It is perhaps the most precious physical possession I have ever owned. And it is the guitar I was playing when I composed "In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified."
You can reach Bob at 916.961.1022 or PO Box 2383 Fair Oaks, CA 95628; email@example.com.
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Recent and archived news articles by Tamar Lewin of The New York Times.
Surrogates and Couples Face a Maze of Laws, State by State
There is nothing resembling a national consensus on how to handle surrogacy and no federal law, leaving the states free to do as they wish.
September 18, 2014, Thursday
A Surrogacy Agency That Delivered Heartache
As unregulated surrogacy agencies proliferate, the story of Planet Hospital stands as a cautionary tale about their ability to prey on vulnerable clients who do not notice the red flags.
July 28, 2014, Monday
Appeals Panel Upholds Race in Admissions for University
A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday said the University of Texas at Austin used race narrowly enough to meet the standard laid out by the Supreme Court.
July 16, 2014, Wednesday
Coming to U.S. for Baby, and Womb to Carry It
Foreign citizens now make up most of the clients at large surrogacy agencies in the United States, highlighting a divide between the country and much of the world over fundamental questions on family.
July 6, 2014, Sunday
College Group Run for Profit Reaches Deal for U.S. Cash
Corinthian Colleges, long under government scrutiny, will receive $16 million and produce a transitional operating plan, outlining which schools it will sell and which it will phase out.
June 24, 2014, Tuesday
College to No Longer Consider Test Scores in Its Decisions
Hampshire College, in Amherst, Mass., said Wednesday it would no longer consider SAT or ACT scores in admissions or financial aid decisions.
June 19, 2014, Thursday
Student Debt Grows Faster at Universities With Highest-Paid Leaders, Study Finds
A report by the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies also found that part-time faculty grew more quickly at public universities with the highest-paid presidents.
May 19, 2014, Monday
Colleges Seek New Paths to Diversity After Court Ruling
Many people in the affirmative action debate envision admissions criteria moving away from race and toward factors such as income.
April 23, 2014, Wednesday
Go Forth and Conquer, but Postpone the Selfie
Bryant University in Rhode Island has told its graduating seniors not to take pictures of themselves with their cellphones when they come onstage for their diplomas next month.
April 19, 2014, Saturday
Revised SAT Won't Include Obscure Vocabulary Words
The College Board plans to release many details of its revised test on Wednesday, including sample questions and explanations of the research and goals behind them.
April 16, 2014, Wednesday
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Treasury Department CIO Robyn East is retiring next month after three years on the job, the latest move in what has become a CIO shuffle in the past several months.
Deputy CIO Mike Parker will take over as acting CIO, Federal News Radio reported.
East came to Treasury in April 2011 from the University of North Carolina, where she was deputy CIO for six years.
She joins a growing list of federal CIOs to leave their jobs recently, including Teri Takai at the Defense Department, Bernie Mazer at the Interior Department and Simon Szykman at the Commerce Department. Navy Department CIO Terry Halvorsen is replacing Takai on an acting basis at the Pentagon. CIOs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration left for other government posts in recent months.
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Do I have a Smart Meter already installed?
A Smart Meter is easily recognized by its numerical display;
there are no round dials typical of an analog meter.
The growing movement to stop the installation of Smart Meters is futile. Too much money has already been invested in the Smart Meter infrastructure to let public health concerns matter. So even if you don't have a Smart Meter installed now, you will, in the near future.
Some power providers offer opt-out plans. For a monthly fee you could retain your old analog meter.
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Place the panel or shielding material where the Smart Meter or other radiation emitting device is located on the other side of the wall.
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Smart Meters are being forced on ratepayers to enable electricity providers to implement so called
"Time-of-Use" pricing. Utilities will charge customers higher rates during peak energy demand what possibly will persuade ratepayers to limit their energy usage during that time. This behavioral modification would eliminate the need to build more power generating plants.
Where is the radiation coming from?
A Smart Meter's digital transmitter generates EMF Radio Frequency radiation when it communicates with other meters or when reporting energy usage to your power company.
According to industry testimony, these meters can produce over 6,000 short radiation pulses every minute. These pulses of radiation disrupt the functioning of our nervous system. Those pulses are strong enough to impair our immune system what could have devastating effects on our mental and physical health.
How the SmartMeter Shield limits radiation I am exposed to?
Our Shield reduces the amount of EMF Radio Frequency radiation that living organisms are exposed to by more than 99.95%. Your exposure is at least 1,000 times lower than it would be without the shield.
The shield limits the excessive radiation while allowing the meter to continue functioning effectively.
How is it possible that utilities are still able to read the meter?
The Smart Meter's power supply is grossly over sized. This over sizing (having more power than necessary) is by design to accommodate the transmission of signals between each Smart Meter and the utility's receivers in rural areas where distances are much larger than in metro and suburban areas.
Meters in more densely populated areas, where most of us live, do not need such strong transmission/radiation features to sustain communication.
Our Shield limits the unnecessary strength of the "one size fits all" transmitter and still allows the smart meter to communicate with the utilities network.
In layman terms, you can compare your Smart Meter to the cell phone tower. By shielding it, we limit meter's transmission power. The power company receives a signal of 1 bar strength instead of 4 bars strength.
Please see Radiation Limits and Meter Basics if you have further interest in this subject.
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According to hundreds of studies, EMF radiation is a major culprit in a wide variety of health issues ranging from depression, dementia and chronic fatigue syndrome to cancer, miscarriages and low sperm count.
The Edison Research Institute, (founded by the electrical industry), admits that radiation generated by Smart Meters can exceed the radiation emitted by cell phones by more than 160 times. We have to remember that we use our cell phones sparingly but we could be exposed to Smart Meter's emission on continuous bases, 24/7.
Knowing harmful effects of radiation generated by cell phone use, we can only imagine the effect of Smart Meter radiation which could be 160 times stronger than a cell phone's radiation.
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Keeping in mind that a Smart Meter can generate 160 times more radiation than a cell phone and that we could be exposed to it for extended periods of time; we should take all the available precautions to avoid even brief exposure to a Smart Meter's radiation.
Our Shields offer a practical means to protect against this potentially deadly pollutant. Our product completely encloses the glass dome of your electric Smart Meter and provides protection for the area located in front and on the sides of the meter.
The shielding material we use is manufactured and tested to the US military's MIL-STD 285 specification. It has an extremely low resistivity of less than 0.03 Ohm/m² what ensures the best possible shielding properties.
This nickel coated copper material is also corrosion-proof allowing our shields to be exposed to rain and snow without any degradation of their effectiveness.
Radiation emanating from the back of the meter, toward the interior of your home, is already attenuated by the metal back of the circuit breaker's box, wall thickness and directional action of the transmitter. By directional action we mean that Smart Meter sends data/radiation to the outside of the house, through the glass dome. This residual radiation toward the inside of your home can be easily contained using our shielding material.
Please find our range of products offered below.
The Shield is not a magic crystal, miracle band or other psycho-therapeutic gimmick. The process we apply crafting our shields is similar to the technology employed by the military to protect personnel from intense radiation generated by radar and other high frequency equipment.
Our Shield is made out of nickel coated copper mesh which attenuates the unnecessarily high radiation generated by your meter's transmitter.
Shield installation does not impede operation of the meter. With the Shield applied, your meter will still have enough power to effectively communicate with the utility company's network.
Our 90 days money back warranty gives enough time to test the communication. In unlikely case the provider can't read the meter, or for any other reason; you can return the shield. We will pay for shipping.
This is the only shield on the market that fully encloses your meter's glass dome. Other "shields" have an open face or cut out on the face part of the shield which only channel/intensify the radiation generated by the meter's transmitter. You can compare the effect of the cut out to the effect of puncture in the water hose. We would not advise to congregate in front of those openings. Looking into the meter through a cut out could damage your eyesight.
Others claim that their shields block 100% of radiation. If that is the case, you have to ask yourself, how would your utilities company be able to read data transmitted by the meter? You would be asked to remove this type of shield.
Our shields are applicable to all sizes of electric Smart Meters. They are easy to install. In the package we include size adjusting inserts and a Velcro tension strap. Each shield comes with a certificate of the level of attenuation in units of decibels (more than 40dB) and percentage of radiation blocked (more than 99.95%).
The Shield as a thoughtful gift.
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35" x 23" panel attached to the wall
36" x 24" sheet of shielding material to be used instead of a panel
Radiation protection inside the house
As stated before, the radiation emanating from the back of the meter, toward inside of the home, is somewhat attenuated (lowered) by the metal backing of the circuit breaker's panel and wall material. Also, the meter's transmitter is directional so most of the radiation is directed outside, through the meter's glass dome.
According to the Edison Research Institute, radiation inside homes from the back of the meter, on average, is equal to 18% of radiation emanating from front of the meter. Depending on the transmitter's power, composition of wall materials and the thickness of meter's backing, dwellers could still be exposed to radiation significantly higher than the average.
As a precaution, we recommend placing of shielding panel or shielding fabric on the surface of the inside wall directly opposite from the meter located on the other side of this wall.
Sleeping areas require special attention. The distortion of Delta brain waves during third and fourth stages of sleep has been associated with lack of good, deep sleep and numerous diseases.
The German Standard of Building Biology recommends the radiation not to exceed 0.0001mW/m² (0.1microwatts/m²) in bedrooms.
This is a very high safety threshold to achieve. If aiming to follow this recommendation, the shielding panel or shielding material should be placed on the bedroom wall if the Smart Meter is located on the outside of that wall. There is also the possibility that a neighbor's meter located close-by could affect the bedroom environment. Many people, as a precaution, place shielding panels behind their bed's headboards. Panels are also popular to shield nursery rooms.
Radiation protection panels and shielding fabric
Our Radiation Protection Panels block more than 99.95% of radiation. The shielding agent (a nickel coated copper mesh) is encapsulated inside 2 layers of weather proof, semi-rigid foam. Encapsulation ensures the integrity of fragile shielding material. The nickel coated copper mesh is corrosion-proof. Suitable for wet locations.
The dimensions of our panels (35in by 23in, 1/4in thick) make them easy to be hidden. You can hang framed art over the panel or attached the panel to the back of a framed paintings. The panel can be covered with a poster or be mounted inside standard frame and covered with a poster. Currently we can offer panels in black only.
We also offer 36in by 24in sheet of shielding fabric.
This is the same shielding material we sandwich inside the protective foam sheets to produce our panels.
As long as this shielding fabric is not abused by making holes in it, it will protect against radiation the same way the panel would protect. Please see description of the shielding material in the right pane.
Shielding fabric is a good alternative to more expensive panels.
Our devices have been granted "Patent Pending" status
by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The Health Effects of Exposure
Since the late eighties, EMF radiation has been identified as having detrimental effects on human health.
According to hundreds of studies, EMF radiation is a major culprit in a wide variety of health issues ranging from depression and chronic fatigue syndrome to cancer and miscarriages. Multiple studies show that EMF radiation is a major cause of deaths resulting from breast and brain cancers.
The connection between EMF exposure and breast cancer is especially alarming since in the US, statistically,
1 out of 8 women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. Particularly, the negating effects of EMF radiation on the therapeutic function of Tamoxifen are very disturbing. Tamoxifen is widely used to treat and prevent breast cancer. It blunts estrogen, which fuels the growth of most tumors.
Pregnant women should avoid EMF exposure as much as possible as a correlation between radiation exposure in pregnant women and birth defects as well as other childhood diseases has been established in the scientific community. Childhood leukemia is just one of these examples.
Immuno-compromised people, such as those with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have had organ transplants and now are taking rejection preventing drugs, HIV positive persons and people with autoimmune diseases can be particularly susceptible to the effects of EMF radiation.
EMF exposure is suspected of accelerating the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia related illnesses.
There are well established links within the scientific community between the EMF radiation generated by Smart Meters and evidence of human cell damage, DNA chain breaks, breaches in the blood–brain barrier, sperm damage, cancer, miscarriages, birth defects, autoimmune diseases, etc.
As recently as May, 2011 the World Health Organization has classified EMF/RF radiation as a possible class 2b carcinogen along with lead, engine fumes and chloroform.
Specifically, regarding radiation generated by Smart Meters, the leading government authorities on the subject of industrial pollution, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, strongly opposes the installation of Smart Meters in areas where people are exposed to their radiation. Various municipalities have unsuccessfully tried to ban or at least put moratoriums on the installation of Smart Meters.
The subject of EMF radiation and its health effects is too broad to be described in a few sentences.
Please do your own research and weigh the risks of EMF exposure for yourself.
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Lark Energy is part of the Larkfleet Group of companies, a privately owned construction and development group based in the East Midlands. The company specialises in the design and installation of high quality commercial and utility-scale solar PV systems.
We have particular expertise in financing, developing and installing solar projects for our clients, partners and investors, predominantly on rooftops and low grade agricultural land.
We have developed 235MWp and installed over 140 MWp of PV across the UK since June 2011, including the largest solar farm in the country at Wymeswold. We have a further 100 MWp of solar farms consented, making us one of the UK's market leaders in the solar sector.
Solar is the fastest growing and most popular energy technology in the UK and worldwide. We believe it can play an important role in delivering clean, locally generated power to the UK's domestic and commercial energy users. We are part of a growing sector of SMEs employing thousands of skilled personnel across the UK. We are committed to being a responsible developer and builder of solar projects and follow the Solar Trade Associations' good practice guidance ("STA 10 Commitments").
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First Children's Embassy in the World – South-Africa, Republic of Macedonia
After ten tears of Establishment struggle due to the Robbing of the 1st FCEWM offices by criminal elements in 2003, the lack of financial and logistic support of Mr. Lusengu who newly arrived in the country, the Health deterioration of the Honorary Ambassador who broke accidentally his hip in 2005, the withdrawal of Mr. Chris Naidoo, first proposed Honorary Consul who failed to secure the letter of his Foundation as requested by the FCEWM conditions of nomination, its a great honor for the First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi –Republic of South Africa to submit its First Newsletter No 001 – June 2013.
After a long patience, the First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi-Republic of South Africa has finally been officially recognized in the Republic of South Africa on 06th February 2013 in terms of SA Companies Act 71 of 2008 and Companies Amendment Bill 40 of 2010 even though its activities began some years back.
Law, religion, and philosophy have failed to secure the future of our beautiful planet even though each of them claim having monopoly of power. A true and spontaneous hand shake of occupants of this world, remain questionable. Why and how would I touch or share with one of not my kind? Lack of these simple principles of nature, the earth visibly continues with its rotation, in the wrong direction. Mankind, overwhelmed by the rapid change of events, finds his refuge in confusion.
As the clock of bad to worse cannot be reversed; everyone seem to have stopped controlling the boat as it freely slides towards the unknown. The ever increasing songs without harmonious leading; confuse totally the dance. Everyone should pay attention to the silent voice of his self in the mirror. A better self is in the eyes. Not any eyes; but the transparent eyes which travels through the eyes of his childhood where the true self resides.
Innocent of all forms of law, faith and philosophy, a child is and remain the true driver of Mother Nature.
He (child) communicates widely with the reality. Freeing his natural navigation would be extremely benefic for desperate adult who pretend knowing out of true knowledge.
Children are the real masters of tomorrow if not imprisoned by adults proud of their selfishness. Was the silent sound of intolerance heard through the eye of innocence between Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia? Yes! Glory is not glory without glory!
Megjashi, a lost village of our planet jealously protects the lost glory of the future. Politicians, religious and philosophers who sleep awake should turn their researches to this lost village if they pretend belonging to this galaxy. One sky will belong to each of them as it belongs to Megjashi. The first children territory of the world alone unveils the secret of better future. "We are the future" says Busavko the multidimensional leading figure of the still unknown world. The silent sound of his trumpet calling to the reconstruction of the demolished world was first heard in Macedonia where a heart without border kept beating from day one in 1992. While the Olympic flame seems to unite the humanity from Greece; the flame of the future is burning the world of borders from a united heart in Skopje. Megjashi is a global village represented by the unstoppable Busavko who moves freely on top of the world making it turn around in the right direction.
What the world demolishers should do is to catch up; raise their sight and see the transparent giant doll whose cradle is in Macedonia. His parents; the ZMIJANACs; together with members of their global family monitor carefully the move of the golden child, to make sure he is not hurt. The boy is an Ambassador of the unknown world in this broken and selfish world. Right on top of his cradle, waves the flag of his world. The sweet melody of its global anthem touch hearts of these who come passport and custom free to its land and learn more about its "Wounded childhood", the Children Observatory, The park of Continents, The Road of Goodness, the Children's Street, The Silent Street, The Laughter Street, The Flower Lane, The Children's Cultural Centers, the Information Centers etc….
Among the eleven protected vestiges of the world, the biggest, is Megjashi; First Children's Country of the World Megjashi where belongs the loving Busavko, invites the five continents to come and discover the mystery of the borderless sky and its depth. Yes! Your child has an infinity which someone should protect.
When you visit his territory, the Child Ambassador and his Colleagues will extend this providential world under your roof. That is what they did in many countries. Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, now South Africa; where Children will be proud of being covered under the same sky as their mates around the world.childrensembassysa.com/


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Bombed the GRE's, what to do?
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Dec6-12, 01:22 PM
For emotional/burnout reasons, I did very poorly on both GRE's (unacceptably low on the general) and one of my supervisors upon hearing this has discouraged me from applying this year. Both of us think I don't stand a chance despite the rest of my credentials, even though all of (8-9) schools I was aiming for were below/around top 20 in astronomy/astrophysics. I am very crushed about this but I have been encouraged to not give up and try my luck next year. I am turning 26 shortly after graduating.
What can I do as a US permanent resident (graduating from a EU university) to improve my chances for admission, besides studying for the GRE's next year? I've been searching for internships/summer programs and so far I've only found a few for graduating seniors in astro fields: NRAO and LPI.
I've also been looking around at several observatories' websites but so far have only found one with a position for graduating seniors (IDL/IRAF experience desired though). I'm also open to positions in the EU, but I only know of one in A&A (at my home university), which is fiercely competitive at the EU level (classmates of mine with far better academic records still failed to get in)
I am barred from interns at national labs/NASA as I'm not yet a full US citizen but I've been checking their contractors and found one that does astronomical research (USRA, though no intern positions are listed), could anyone list any additional institutions where I could get some relevant research experience? What other things beyond summer programs could help? I would be living relatively close to a big university in NJ around the fall, would knocking some doors at the physics/astronomy department and offering to do unpaid research work be something worth trying? (they're not places I would be applying to anyway, I just want to do research in A&A or work with some kind of optics/electronics related to astronomical instrumentation)
Dec6-12, 02:42 PM
Did you consider taking a GRE prep course? They can help you with time efficiency and how the test is structured and can improve your points.
Perhaps you can take some more advanced courses to bolster your chances next year, take the GRE prep and get ready for next year.
Also go talk with some other profs or your academic advisor/mentor and get their opinion. They may have some unorthodox way of helping you to get accepted. Perhaps conditional on your getting better GRE marks on the next test. Do this quickly and signup for a prep course no matter what they say.
As an aside, a recent story on Dave Brubeck, the Jazz great mentioned how he almost got booted from Veterinary school to the music conservatory and then while there almost got booted again because he couldn't sight read music. Some of his profs petitioned the dean saying you're making a big mistake he's brilliant at counterpoint and harmony and so they agreed to keep him provided Dave agreed NEVER to teach piano to anyone.
(see wikipedia article on Dave Brubeck)
Dec6-12, 03:39 PM
My top reccommender (the one I'm doing research with and actually knows about grad school in the US) is the one discouraging me from applying, so I don't think it would be appropriate to ask him to pull some strings, plus I cannot take another GRE within 60 days, which is well past the application deadlines and runs onto the dates when many university send out their first waves of acceptances.
I know the material; I took the exams pretty much in an emotional wreck (the general, with very little sleep, not reading the questions properly), so additional preparation would only have helped me being speedier with the PGRE, as I already knew exactly what to expect from the GRE (having worked through most of the most recent official prep book).
Dec6-12, 04:15 PM
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