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Khamenei welcomes Obama's "window of opportunity"
(CBS/AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top leader Thursday welcomed comments by President Barack Obama advocating diplomacy and not war as a solution to Tehran's nuclear ambitions, a rare positive signal in long-standing hostile transactions between Tehran and Washington.
The report on Iran's state television quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as praising a recent statement by the U.S. president saying he saw a "window of opportunity" to use diplomacy to resolve the nuclear dispute.
Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters in Iran, told a group of clerics: "This expression is a good word. This is a wise remark indicating taking distance from illusion."
It is one of the rare cases in which Iran's top leader praised an American leader.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said in response to Khamenei's comments that President Obama is not focused on what the Iranian regime says.
"The president's policy toward Iran is focused in a very clear-eyed way on Iranian behavior, certainly not on rhetoric of any kind," Carney said. "The pressure on Iran will continue. The ratcheting up of sanctions will continue, because the only change in that effort will come, if it comes, with a change in Iranian behavior with regards to its (nuclear) programs."
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Washington and Tehran have had no diplomatic relations since the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by Iranian students who took American diplomats hostage.
Both the U.S. and Israel fear Iran's nuclear program is aimed at building a nuclear weapon, while Iran says its nuclear activities are geared toward peaceful purposes such as power generation. But the U.S. and Israel have differed over how to deal with the nuclear problem.
Israel has said military action should be considered to stop the Iranians. President Barack Obama told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week that diplomacy must be given more time.
On Tuesday, President Obama said diplomacy can still resolve the nuclear crisis and accused his Republican critics of "beating the drums of war."
Mr. Obama added that the Iranians need to show how serious they are about resolving the crisis. He said there are steps the Iranians can take "that are verifiable" and will allow the country to be "in compliance with international norms and mandates."
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But Khamenei had criticism for Mr. Obama as well. The Iranian leader said the economic sanctions pushed by the U.S. and other nations as a way to get Iran to alter its nuclear program would fail.
He said the U.S. president has continued a policy of wanting the Iranian nation to "...bow through imposing sanctions."
Khamenei said resorting to the sanctions was a sign of misunderstanding and an unrealistic approach by the U.S. toward the Iranian nation.
The Iranian leader warned that the misunderstanding will damage American leaders: "It will lead their calculations to failure."
Khamenei's response focused on the U.S., but concerns over Iran's nuclear program extend beyond Washington and Tel Aviv.
Six world powers on Thursday urged Iran to answer questions about suspicions it is working on nuclear weapons, but stressed that diplomacy was the way forward, in a carefully worded statement that reflected Western sensitivity to Russian and Chinese concerns about being too harsh on Tehran.
The six urged Iran to open its Parchin military site to International Atomic Energy Agency perusal, amid reports that Tehran might be cleaning it of evidence of nuclear arms related experiments a request echoed by other speakers at the 35-nation IAEA board meeting.
While also stressing the diplomacy was the key to resolving tensions over Iran's nuclear program, a European Union statement was stronger than that from the six powers, noting "regret" of Iran's lack of response to international concern.
Concerns about Parchin are high. Diplomats who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday based their assessment on satellite images of the Iranian military facility they said appeared to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles, indicating an attempted cleanup of radioactive traces.
Two of six diplomats said their information reveals that Iran had experimented with a test version of a neutron trigger at the site used to set of a nuclear blast information not previously made public.
The IAEA has already identified Parchin as the location of suspected nuclear weapons-related testing. In a November report, it said it appeared to be the site of experiments with conventional high explosives meant to initiate a nuclear chain reaction.
IAEA expert teams trying to probe the suspicions of secret weapons work by Iran tried and failed twice in recent weeks to get Iranian permission to visit Parchin.
Tehran said on Monday that such a visit would be granted. But it said that a comprehensive agreement outlining conditions of such an inspection must first be agreed on a move dismissed by a senior international official familiar with the issue as a delaying tactic.
He requested anonymity because his organization does not authorize him to speak publicly on confidential IAEA matters.
The EU statement was sprinkled with diplomatic code words meant to convey strong criticism of Iran's defiance of international demands that it lower tensions levels by compromising on its nuclear activities.
"We deeply regret" Iran's lack of efforts to dispel international suspicions, said the statement, urging it "to enter without delay" into a dialogue with the agency that leads quickly to diminishing fears of a secret nuclear-weapons agenda on the part of Tehran.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was even more direct. He said Germany and the five other world powers trying to engage Tehran on its nuclear program were sending "a clear message to Iran to finally end its non-cooperation and to clear up all the justified concerns about the purpose of its atom program transparently and logically."


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According to the Novato, Calif.-based firm, it has licensed to IMDx access to patents covering its BHQ, CAL Fluor, and Quasar technologies. It also will manufacture cGMP oligonucleotides for Cambridge, Mass.-based IMDx for human in vitro diagnostic use.
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'Dragon Ball Super' Episode 69 Release Date, Spoilers, News & Update: Will Goku Fight Arale? Everything That We Need To Know!
"Dragon Ball Super" Episode 69 introduces a new arc. Black Goku is already done but there may be other villains coming in that may want to destroy Goku.
There are reports indicating that Arale may join "Dragon Ball Super" Episode 60 in order to take down Goku. Arale already made a cameo in May in the animated series. This time he may be exposed in the series.
"Dragon Ball Super" Episode 69 is titled 'Goku vs. Arale! A Ridiculous Battle will End the Earth.' This also confirms the return of Arale in this upcoming episode of the animated series. The thing that will be expected in this episode is to find out who wins the battle between Goku and Arale.
Gohan who has been weak and defeated in the past is rumored to be back on track and is stronger in "Dragon Ball Super" Episode 69. The upcoming episode is also speculated to present the Omniverse Tournament. However, there is no confirmation of this plot as of yet.
There are more battles to be expected in "Dragon Ball Super" Episode 69. It can be recalled that the previous episode of the animated series has been entertaining. This is a hope for the hype of the series to continue in the upcoming episodes.
Meanwhile, there are speculations that the battle of Goku and Arale may destroy the Earth in "Dragon Ball Super" 69. The previous episode had Bulma try to activate the time machine. This time machine is made by her and is planning to use it.
Future Trunks has always believed that going back in time and moving on to the future is a grave sin. Bulma does not want to put her talent to waste. She continues to build the time machine in secrecy. "Dragon Ball Super" Episode 69 gives fans the anticipation of a big battle ahead.
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What is spirulina? What are its health benefits? What can I do with it?
These are some frequently asked questions about this very dark blueish green, very powdery, very nutritious algae which is found in the superfood section of health stores and listed as an ingredient in some of our favorite juices and smoothies!
The dictionary defines it as a filamentous cyanobacteria, which is what? That's easy, that means blue-green algae made of filaments, as in fine threads. It is found in salt and fresh water lakes, mostly in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world, and chlorophyll content gives spirulina it's dramatic deep blue-green hue.
Health benefits of spirulina derive from the fact that even in super small quantities, it is extra nutritious and very high in protein, with all essential amino acids. It has a plethora of B vitamins and beta carotene, as well as other minerals, and easily bioavailable iron content. Our friends at Nuts.com have put together this infographic to highlight its top benefits, as well as an impressive line of spirulina products, to make spirulina and easy and appealing addition to your diet.
Also available in capsule form, spirulina can also be enjoyed in multiple ways. While it can be sprinkled on popcorn, a salad, or baked potato, or blended into guacamole, it is more commonly featured in juices and smoothies. Try this apple based juice recipe to give spirulina a go! Recipe courtesy of www.veganfusion.com
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A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab (#1 in the Shades of Magic series) (Titan Books, 27 February 2015)
Okay, so I was hoping to love this, but I only ended up liking it. I liked it a lot! But it just wasn't quite as awesome as I was expecting. I have to say, I went into this with really high expectations. As I'm sure most of you know, this is pretty much one of the most-hyped books of the year. So perhaps if my expectations had been lower, I would have loved this more.
There are four Londons. Grey London, without magic. Red London, thriving, powerful, full of magic. White London, weakening and starved, hungry for magic and power. Black London, sealed off from the rest, destroyed. Kell is an adopted Prince of Red London and an Antari, one of the very few people remaining who can travel between Londons, who have magic in their blood. When Kell accidentally finds himself in possession of a powerful artefact from Black London, he is hunted by dangerous enemies who would stop at nothing to get the artefact from him. That's when he runs into Delilah Bard, a lonely thief living in Grey London who dreams of adventure and becoming a pirate. Lila ends up tagging along with Kell for the adventure, and the two of them must work together to get rid of the artefact before it falls into the wrong hands.
This book just didn't really hold my attention for some reason. I would pick it up, read a little bit of it, and put it down again. It took me almost two weeks to finish reading it. It just wasn't compelling enough. I don't know whether I was just in the wrong mood though, since I have been rather slow at reading in general lately. I just never felt excited by the book.
I found the idea of the different Londons very interesting, but as this is the first book of a series, and relatively short for a fantasy novel, I think all the Londons suffer to varying degrees from underdevelopment. I really could have done with more detailed worldbuilding. I am excited to find out more in the next book(s) though!
I really wanted the villains in this book to get more development, especially – they were superficially interesting, a pair of sadist siblings ruling White London together, with an Antari working for them, but I didn't know enough about any of them. I think the book could have been a lot more chilling (and thrilling) if I knew more about their motivations, their pasts, their feelings about each other.
Lila was my favourite character and she made the book for me. How ambitious and prickly and smart she is, and that brutal edge to her character; the way she's learned to survive on her own through thievery and violence – through killing, if she must. It helps that I recently became obsessed with Black Sails, a STARZ historical drama about pirates, and Anne Bonny (a real historical female pirate!) as portrayed by Clara Paget on that show is pretty much exactly what I imagine Lila to be like, both sort of appearance-wise and personality-wise, down to the way they speak and the way they carry themselves. And I LOVED Anne Bonny in Black Sails, so it was awesome.
I loved the relationship between her and Kell as well; it's a wonderful friendship that blooms so fast and so bright, and the (rather grudging, at least on Lila's part) affection between the two is just so delightful to read about. I don't quite ship them romantically just yet, but I'd be happy to see where the next book takes them. I also loved the relationship between Kell and Rhy too; Rhy is openly bi/pan in the book, and I can totally see where the Kell/Rhy shippers are coming from. The two of them have a deep bond and awesomely witty conversations together, and Kell's clearly willing to go to the ends of the earth for Rhy. I think the book could have done with a lot more Rhy and interactions between Kell and Rhy in the beginning to create even more emotional impact later on.
All in all, a good book with some fascinating characters, but just lacking the captivating oomph that I'd hoped for. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book!


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How even the most hardened grumpy cat can become a little ray of sunshine
Life is the pits. Especially at work. Your boss doesn't appreciate the hard work you put in, your coworkers have already formed impenetrable cliques, and worst of all, your cube doesn't have a view of the window. It can be easy to dwell on the injustices of the world, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to force a smile. So grab that sourpuss attitude by the tail right meow, and learn to be positive!
What Is This Positivity Poppycock?
Positivity does not mean living in blissful ignorance or being out of touch with reality. You don't have to get steamrolled or lose your voice in important discussions. Rather, positivity is a conscious choice to accept your situation and to move forward in a constructive manner. Ultimately, you have the ability to choose how to react to frustrating and stressful situations, so why not make it a productive response?
Why It Matters
Consider the following situation: You start off commiserating about the terrible coffee in the break room, and all of a sudden everyone is cutting in with management's latest infractions. After the coffee break, a herd of bitter employees returns grudgingly to their desks.
Complaining is pretty fun, but all this negativity can really undermine your enthusiasm for an otherwise decent job and hurt company morale. Studies show that workers with a positive attitude will be more productive and creative, less stressed, and will enjoy work more. Ready to become more positive? Use the following steps to improve your outlook, and then watch how one person's bright attitude can positively influence the mood of an entire group.
Transitioning From Grumpy Cat To Sunbeam: A Twelve-Step Program
- Break the cycle. Search online for adorable baby animal photos until you begin to believe that there may still be some good in the world.
- Create a work atmosphere that you enjoy. Jam out to music and decorate your desk. (WARNING: Do not invest in a real plant for your desk. It will die, and you will be sad.)
- Do nice things. Volunteer to help out on tough projects or bake cookies to share with the office. Being generous is a lot of fun, and people will really appreciate your efforts!
- Professionalism does not mean becoming a robot. It's okay (and encouraged) to interject some personality into your daily interactions and to use the occasional exclamation point in your emails!
- List out some of the positive things in life. I'll get you started: 1) At least nobody dresses you in ridiculous outfits or stuffs you in tiny teacups…
- Give people the benefit of the doubt. Everyone runs late sometimes or says stupid things. My favorite exercise? Make up ridiculous stories. That woman who takes forever to respond to your urgent emails actually doubles as a superhero and was in the middle of a crisis. But don't worry – she just saved the world and will get back to you shortly.
- Don't try to please everyone. Some coworkers may love your ideas, jokes, and the special dip you brought to the company picnic. The rest of them are probably allergic to all that is good in the world, but see the above step on learning to deal with such folks.
- Stressing out about being stressed out…need I explain the irony? Take steps to minimize the sources of stress that you can control, but understand and accept that work won't always be easy.
- Go for a 15 minute walk during lunch or instead of taking a coffee break. Bonus points for inviting coworkers along!
- Offer constructive criticism and feedback instead of complaining. Find the areas at work where you'd like to see improvements, brainstorm potential solutions, and discuss them with your manager.
- Shake up your routine. Ask to join the party planning committee or invite a coworker to grab lunch with you at the new Ethiopian place across the street to keep from falling into a monotonous stupor.
- Always say thank you. Drop people a quick note after they've helped you out. Better yet, tell them face-to-face with some heartfelt sincerity and a piece of chocolate.
It can be hard to stay positive, especially in negative situations, but don't give up on your newfound sunny disposition. These steps will help build social support, raise morale, and keep you engaged throughout the workweek. Plus, the increased productivity and interest in your job won't go unnoticed by management. You might just be a top candidate for that next promotion. So keep smiling!


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Dear Johnnie: A major drainage project is in progress at Harvard Street and the Oligarchy Ditch. I asked the on-site project engineer why, with all the major machinery they had right there, wouldn't they fix the rusted out drain pipe that bridges across the ditch a few feet from where they are working.
I basically got "not my job, man! You need to talk to the city." Actually, just a few months ago, another very major dig-up was completed within inches of this rusted-out pipe. I guess that team, too, thought "not my job."
Why wouldn't workers on projects like these be expected to notice such an opportunity to offer to make such a long-needed repair? With machinery on-site already, they should be able to offer a good price. — JF
Dear JF: Because it's not their job, because it's not their pipe.
I did talk to the city, and I heard back from Kevin Boden, environmental project specialist.
"The pipe your reader questions is an irrigation delivery pipe for the Longmont Supply Ditch Company (LSDC)," Boden replied in an email. "The LSDC is a totally separate irrigation company from the Lake McIntosh Reservoir Company (LMRC)."
The work you are seeing is the LMRC replacing the outlet pipes from Lake McIntosh. The original pipes, which run underneath the area and carry water from the reservoir to the Oligarchy Ditch, are more than 100 years old. The LMRC is in the second and final phase of a project to replace them.
Not only is the pipe that runs over the Oligarchy Ditch not a "drain" pipe, it's working fine, Boden said. "This pipe has a PVC liner inside the corrugated metal pipe which is in relatively good shape."
I, too, had wondered about that pipe, having jogged and ridden my bike past it on numerous occasions last year, and seeing water pour from its rusted-out bottom and into the ditch below.
"The leaks that (you) noticed were from a cracked headwall at the north end of the pipe," Boden said. "This cracked headwall was repaired in the spring of 2017. This repair greatly minimized the leaks from this pipe into the Oligarchy Ditch."
Sure enough, when I went out to take a photo of the pipe last week, I noticed the new concrete structure at the north end of the pipe, and not a drop of water from its rusted-out bottom.
Boden said the Longmont Supply Ditch Company will continue to monitor the condition of the pipe and make repairs as the need arises.
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Tigers Claw Out Win Over Hitmen
It's back to the drawing board.
The Hitmen fell to the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2 Friday night at the 'Dome and saw their record drop to 6-11-1 on the year.
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Hitmen, while the Tigers have now won three straight.
"They just wanted it more than us," Jakob Stukel said. "It's what it came down to, they were hungrier."
"It's really disappointing."
Stukel and Luke Coleman scored the two markers for the Hitmen. Nick Schneider made 26 saves against his former team.
Mark Rassell led the way offensively with two goals while Jaeger White and Kristians Rubins also found twine. Jordan Hollett made 23 saves for his seventh win of the season.
"We have to do a little bit more to get some second and third chances in front," head coach Dallas Ferguson said. "We've been in situations like this before. The thing you look back at are the little things that make a difference."
"There's a fine line to winning and losing."
The Hitmen would open the scoring in the first on the powerplay when Stukel would show off both patience and soft hands to tuck it around Hollett for his seventh and snapped a seven game goalless drought.
White would then tie things up with just a minute left in the period, squeaking a shot in the slot by Schneider for his first.
The middle stanza saw both sides trade goals once again.
Coleman got things started when he tipped an Andrew Viggars point shot past Hollett for his fourth to give the Hitmen a 2-1 lead. They were able to hold onto the lead till the last minutes until the Tigers once again score late, this time courtesy of Rassell scoring on the breakaway high glove side.
With things deadlocked at two, the Tigers broke the tie two minutes into the final frame with a Rubins point shot that beat Schneider through a crowd. Rassell would then seal the deal stealing the puck at the Hitmen blueline just when Schneider was headed off for the extra attacker. The 20-year-old desperately tried to get back in time but couldn't stop the wrister.
"We need to throw more pucks on net," Stukel said on one of the reasons they came short. "That's what they did and they got rewarded for that on that third goal of the game."
The two clubs will faceoff once again tomorrow night back in Medicine Hat for the tail end of a home-and-home set. The contest marks a five-game road swing for the Hitmen which includes a series of four games in five nights starting on Nov. 14.
"It's pretty much a four point game we lost tonight," Stukel said. "We have a really good chance of getting those two points back tomorrow and turning it into a four point swing."


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This year we partnered with the producers of the Shorty Awards to bring the first ever Shorty Stories event to Israel! The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media by recognizing the influencers, brands and organizations on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Vine and more. The Shorty Awards were the first awards to honor social media, and by constantly evolving along with the medium it honors, The Shortys remains the most prominent award show of its kind, engaging an online audience of millions and culminating in a blockbuster ceremony in New York City. Notable Shorty Award winners are Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Bill Nye and many, many more.
Shorty Stories is a monthly event series from the creators of the Shorty Awards, featuring an influencer or content creator who is making a career out of the internet. The influencers share the stories of the successes and failures of their online journeys. In 2015, Vibe Israel bought the exclusive rights to bring the Shorty Stories format to Israel.
On July 9th 2016, we hosted the first ever Shorty Stories Tel Aviv 2016, in the presence of local online opinion leaders and content creators, and marketing and advertising professionals. The keynote speaker of this exciting event was Thomas Sanders, winner of the Shorty Awards for Best Viner of 2015. Florida-born singer and actor, Thomas is taking Vine and YouTube by storm. Between stage performances and TV appearances he still finds time to interact with his 10 millions followers every day!
To celebrate the Shorty Stories coming to Israel, Vibe Israel also flew in 4 more leading international social media stars, together with almost 6 million followers, for a #VibeVideo tour which took place during the week leading up to the Shorty Stories Tel Aviv 2016 event: these were Benjamin Cahn from LA, Sara Hopkins and Aaron Chewning from Atlanta, and Elisabeth Jakovenko from NYC.
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The Art of Healing is a fitting title for this volume that demonstrates that healing is, indeed, an art. It could also be called The Art of Loving because the love between Charles and Gail is palpable and inspring. And it could be called The Art of Living, for it contains wise examples of how to be alive to each moment. As in the poem, "Prognosis," which begins with the wonderful line, So, you are not dying today, and goes on to make real the actuality of the day: the open mouths of trees…the fog, the fields, the sea birds…circling overhead. Or in the poem, "After Chemo," which begins, It is what it is, and describes the green sheen of tree moss in winter rain, growing outside the window because it can. There is such tenderness in these poems. When they both shave their heads, they think about how their parents must have once held their bald infant heads and admired how like/heavy fruit we felt, and wondered who was waiting/inside these…elegant bony domes. Charles and Gail Rudd Entrekin allow us to look inside and see who is there. And in seeing them, we see ourselves.
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Gail is a poet, editor, publisher, teacher, quilt maker and hiker. Books of her poems include John Danced (1988), You Notice the Body (1998), Change (Will Do You Good) (2005), which was nominated for the Northern California Book Award, and Rearrangement of the Invisible, (2012). Her newest collection, The Art of Healing, written with her husband, Charles Entrekin, was published in 2016.


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Shortly after her husband's death, we were having a baby dedication in church. I'm usually actually ok through those because in our church, they're short and sweet. This particular day it felt like we were dedicating 200 children (impossible because we don't even have 200 people in our church!) and I couldn't handle it. I ran out of the church with tears in my eyes and broke down outside. C, who had led our women's Bible Study and had mentored me some before her husband's illness and thus knew some of what we were going through from what I had shared, ran out after me and threw her arms around me and said "I'm sorry. I know what it's like to want something so bad and not get it." We just wept and wept together. What she said was simple, but it has stayed with me as the single most precious thing anyone has done for or said to me specifically regarding infertility. I was humbled that this woman I loved and respected so much would reach out of her own rightful grief and sorrow to comfort me. She legitimized my pain by referencing a loss that the world treats as much more "grievable."
I reflect on that moment a lot. It was so simple, yet so meaningful to me. I can't even adequately describe why it was meaningful and I'm sure someone reading this account could easily go "So? Big deal?" But it remains significant just the same.
I was thinking about that moment the weekend after we received our latest diagnoses and I happened to run in to C at church in such a way that I could actually visit with her privately (she's a popular lady and always has half a dozen folks wanting to chat with her). I shared with her how much I'd been reflecting on that day and how comforting it had been to me. I also told her of our new developments and again she hugged and wept and prayed with me. She asked if we could go to coffee. My heart soared. I've missed C so much but in her own grief I didn't really feel comfortable in asking her for anything.
We met for coffee on the anniversary of my grandma's death, which I shared here was a tough day for me. I think I talked her ear off for almost 4 hours and she listened, encouraged, admonished, advised, and walked with me every moment. We did talk about how she is doing too, (though I admit I hogged the air time). One thing she shared was that she has come to realize that because Scripture tells us that our number of days on this earth is already known and predetermined by God, God did not short change P one single breath. I listened to that and filed it away in my mental drawer of "insightful things when contemplating death" but it didn't really resonate with me, which is ok, because it wasn't designed to--C was sharing her own heart about her own journey and I'm privileged to have been admitted entry.
However, this week I was mulling over our conversation and I considered it in light of Jeremiah 29:11, which says
`For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, `plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.Lots of people have recited that to me, especially in recent months. But for some reason it always felt empty, hollow and minimizing, like "get over it-God has something better."
But this week I thought about C's words and I thought about this passage and a still small voice whispered to me, "I [the Lord God] have not shortchanged myself any plans or dreams for you." This plan for infertility is not His "second best" for me. That was a hard pill to swallow because truthfully, it's easier to think that I've been cheated out of something than to consider that this really could be the Ultimate plan and not just a bump in the road or a delay that will one day still turn out the way I hope. Am I ok with this as a final destination? Honestly? I'm trying to be but I don't think I can say that I am. I won't say "no" because I don't reject God's sovereignty and I am much better than I was.
Considering our journey in this light hasn't been a fix-all, but it's definitely been surgery on my broken heart. It's still broken, but the brokenness feels more purposeful now and I am filled with hope and peace. I'll repost something that stuck out to me about Lewis' book again here:
If I'm honest, I'll say that right now I really can't envision a "best" that doesn't include children. That kind of surgery doesn't make sense to me. I can see us having children one day and testifying about God's miracles and about His faithfulness to us in this time. And if we never have children, I can still see testifying to His faithfulness, but beyond that I really can't see how anything could be better. And I'll admit that I can only pray for the wisdom and courage to one day appreciate and embrace its richness with my whole heart. I'll be honest and even say that I hope that His best for us doesn't include permanent barrenness. But if it does, I am at least encouraged cerebrally that in God's cosmology, it will be best, whether I feel it or not in my heart. Whatever His best is, He has not shortchanged Himself of His dreams and plans for His glory in our lives, and thereby we are not shortchanged either, and have cause to rejoice.
The terrible thing is that a perfectly good God is in this matter hardly less formidable than a Cosmic Sadist. The more we believe that God hurts only to heal, the less we can believe that there is any use in begging for tenderness...Suppose that what you are up against is a surgeon whose intentions are wholly good. The kinder and more conscientious he is, the more inexorably he will go on cutting. If he yielded to your entreaties, if he stopped before the operation was complete, all the pain up to that point would have been useless.
I don't have any false piety here. I'm still broken hearted and I'm terrified in my heart of hearts that maybe He will say "no, forever" and I'll have to be ok with that. But right now I'm choosing to believe what my heart has more trouble accepting, that I am ready for "His Best," whatever it may be. I know I'll still have my days, weeks or months of grief and I think that's still ok. But may it never be that my grief robs me of the Joy of the Lord. I want to begin this New Year with a better understanding of His joy and His peace that passes understanding. I pray that for all of us! Today is a day of Hope and Peace for me. My heart is full in a new way. I'm still human and full of my own selfish desires but today Peace comforts all of that.


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Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich
Pavlov, Ivan Petrovich ēvän´ pētrô´vĭch päv´ləf [key], 1849–1936, Russian physiologist and experimental psychologist. He was professor at the military medical academy and director of the physiology department at the Institute for Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, from 1890. Pavlov was a skillful ambidextrous surgeon using dogs as experimental animals, he established fistulas from various parts of the digestive tract by which he obtained secretions of the salivary glands, pancreas, and liver without disturbing the nerve and blood supply. For his work on the physiology of the digestive glands he received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Using the same technique to create an artificial exterior pouch of the stomach, he experimented on nervous stimulation of gastric secretions and thus discovered the conditioned reflex (see behaviorism ), which has had widespread influence in neurology and psychology. He also demonstrated that specific areas in the cerebral cortex are concerned with specific reflexes and based on these findings conceived of a mechanistic theory of human behavior that found political favor in 1935 the government built a laboratory for him. His chief work was Conditioned Reflexes (1926, tr. 1927).
See biographies by B. P. Babkin (1949) and D. P. Todes (2014) studies by E. Strauss (1963), H. Cuny (tr. 1965), and I. P. Frolov (tr. 1937, repr. 1970).
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What Was Jesus Thinking?
One Pathway
One evening, after breaking bread with his friends, Jesus of Nazareth said: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
According to present sensibilities that statement is obviously false. It is far too exclusive; it might even qualify as hate-speech in some circles.
After all, our multicultural society has many different religions that are practiced with equal devotion.
Who's to say whether a particular religious tradition has the market cornered on salvation?
Shouldn't we live and let live; allow each group to carve out its niche in the religion market?
Only one pathway to God?
What was Jesus thinking?
A Difficult Barrier
Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship - which is not splitting linguistic hairs with generally held beliefs. It is timeless truth that cannot be changed regardless of how much deconstruction and reconstruction of language occurs.
All the world's religions are human attempts to achieve emotional security by coming to terms with our supernatural spiritual dimension.
Christianity stands by itself because by its tenets, peace with God has nothing to do with human endeavors. Rather, it is God reaching down to provide the redemption that escapes our efforts.
People are not unsophisticated. Everyone has a rudimentary awareness of God for he has "set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
We are born with an elementary understanding of God and sin; we all need guidance and grace moving to the place of accepting Christ as Savior. More often than not, religion is a difficult barrier to breach.
In our arrogance, we go to extreme lengths to transform the freedom of the good news into the bondage of religiosity. In doing so, we shroud its universal appeal to satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart.
Can customs & rituals be used as bricks to build barriers that exclude people?
Jesus Loves Me
Our yearning for forgiveness, purpose, significance, love and community are found in the simple gospel message. Jesus bore our sins; he suffered the penalty we deserved. He paid an anguished price to accomplish atonement that is offered to every individual as a free gift.
Christ is the only bridge that can span the chasm to reconnect us to God. Jesus died for us not because he had some high hopes for who we are or what we would be. On the contrary, he died for us in obedience to the Father and because he knew exactly who we are and what we would be without him.
"Jesus loves me, this I know…" It cannot get any clearer than that, but we complicate the issue. Institutionalized Christianity routinely holds up a variety of hoops for us to jump through in order to maintain religiously correct appearances.
However, from ancient times onward there is no ambiguity about what concerns God: "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Religion cares about outward appearance; it becomes consumed with keeping customs and rituals that have no impact on our heart-attitude. What pleases God is hearts attuned to him.
That is what Jesus Christ was talking about. He came to be the way by which we can establish relationship with God. His destruction of death allows human beings to be in direct connection with the Creator of the universe.
Inclusively Inclusive
Paul of Tarsus wrote: "There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men."
The point is that we do not need another person - no matter how steeped in symbolism or piety - to intercede for us before God. As his children, we can go openly to God, knowing that Christ alone has the righteousness to reconcile us.
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." A far too exclusive statement; what was Jesus thinking?
Jesus also said: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God so loved the world is inclusively inclusive; whoever believes is an inclusive invitation.
Truth & Life
The onetime carpenter and wandering rabbi from an obscure village said what he said. The theologians of relativism will continue to debate, discuss and dissemble his assertions.
In the process the words used will take on whatever definitions are required to make their arguments sound weighty or legitimate. Nowadays, meanings seem to be in constant flux, but with increasing intensity the empirical evidence for Christ transcends intellectual machinations.
The verdict of eternity will be that Jesus of Nazareth was who he claimed to be; God in the flesh. The empty tomb is final confirmation; the historical reality of the resurrection magnifies the awesome mystery of the incarnation.
The promise found swaddled in Bethlehem's cradle was fulfilled when Christ shattered the chains of sin and death. He is not legend or myth: He is alive, real and relevant. And Jesus still changes lives today for he remains "the way and the truth and the life."
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This is very good writing Ken. I will visit often.
I'm a fan.
Thanks for stopping by my hubs too. Appreciate your prayers.
Another wonderful hub.
I'm not surprised; yours are always full of Truth and wisdom, Ken.
Praise to the Name above all names---Jesus!
I enjoyed this hub very much, and this includes the terrific thread you have generated - such thoughtful comments!
Having said that, respectfully speaking of course, since Jesus did the will of the Father, was not it God the Father who made the plan which Jesus the Son followed? Therefore, should not your title have read, "What was the God the Father Thinking?" When we see that this was to be the LAST sacrifice, it makes sense, even though it would be SO painful for a Father to sacrifice His Son. What great love is thereby witnessed, even now.
Peace, Good Tidings.
This is a great hub and very well written. Thanks for the message.
"Christ is the only bridge that can span the chasm to reconnect us to God."
Grace and Peace to you!
Hi Ken,
For me though i do not belong to Christianity and don't understand much about it, but religion is faith and when you have faith you don't ask questions. It is like a very small kid listening to his father about how to fly kite or when his father says jump and i would catch u in air, he jumps having faith his dad would catch him in midair and no harm would come to him.
Great hub. I believe Jesus was thinking straight, the humans who did the translation were not thinking straight or "translating" straight.
Jesus was very clear - love God with all your might, love others as yourself. The only sin that is not forgiven is the closed heart.
Loved the questioning! Very well done!
Well. I am not sure that Jesus is the only way. I am not particularly religious though I tend to be 'religious' because I find it extremely fascinating and insightful to look at the depths of humanity and the things we do and our own personal frustrations, our desire to do what is good when life is so complicated and we are faced with choices that don't always do good for everyone.
I don't know what sin is because they vary from religion to religion. I am likely to say, there is no such thing as sin as it is communicated to mean something akin to breaking 'gods' laws or something.
Yet when I reflect and apply the philosophy of Christ it would seem that sin doesn't exist anymore and what we are left with is life. Not just any life but a life that requires discernment and the inevitable (at least for me) desire to quench my thirst for the truth wherever I can find it.
I admit, (though I mean no offense whatsoever) I don't literally believe that Jesus is god or that God is something tangible, definable or something that is required of us to worship since in my mind and in my heart; how can you worship what isn't exactly definable.
In my long but short summary, I think that the most important command, if you will is the first but not in the sense meaning that you have to worship Jesus Christ or something like that or even God by making sacrifices or something.
It's sits with me that 'god' is whatever you heart seems drawn to know. That mystery that no one can ever really explain, our admiration for something that dwarfs us so completely that the only undeniable circumstance is that (to me)...
God was never meant to be defined in idealistic terms. Like you said, "what was he thinking?" Of course being gnostic, a complicated but simple understanding for me when it comes to god is that;
The only perfection ever crafted was in imperfections and the ability to change. In my heart and mind, Jesus was saying that "we are perfect even if we have no idea what we do."
He is saying, give them the chance and they will seek it out, let them become their own demise because in our hearts remains a star. Like a beacon, we know where we want to go but we aren't really sure where we are at to begin with.
Anyways, I am rambling on and on.
Christianity believes that it is through Jesus alone that we can be saved; that will exclude about ¾ of the world's population and I just can't see that as being God's will.
I choose to believe that when Jesus said "I am the way" he referred to himself as being the unconditional and supreme LOVE.
It is Love and Love alone that will take us closer to God. Every good deed and every gesture of kindness is bringing us closer to The Creator
Absolutlely my pleasure, you have done well
Thank you for this heart felt reflection on our relationship with God and with each of us with one another. Jesus Christ in our lives is truly a living experience, not an ilde worship. It is a relationship like no other, it is there when we are alone or with others. It is a living breathing relationship of growth for all of us. Beautifully articulated, thank you !
Ken, I always enjoy reading your hubs. They always leave me with something to think about. I'm including you in my list to AEvans of nominations for the top hubbers who joined HP in 2009.
Great hub! How true and if only people could understand, as you so masterfully articulated, that Christianity is really not about a religion but rather a marvelous relationship. He is indeed the bridge to God and I am so thankful to have crossed that bridge many years ago. What a wonderful journey. Thanks again for yet another super article.
To believe that Jesus is "the only way" to God and eternity is to leave out more than ¾ of the world population.
I choose to believe that Jesus was referring to LOVE as being the WAY to reach God and spread His word.
The way I imagine connecting to God is through using Love as stairways to Him; every gesture of kindness is getting me closer, every good deed is bringing me closer just as fast as every negative thought will set me back and far away from GOD.
If you are a Christian, as I am, loving Jesus is good, but loving and helping each other is even better.
I think when you look at Romans 2:11-15, that the concept of truth and acceptance comes through. There are those in the world who have never known or never been taught a Christian message, and there is a means of salvation for them - BUT - for those spiritualist who have heard the message of Christ and rejected it or assimilated it, they are falling into a greater damnation. Good hub Ken
I see the question but am not sure if it was directed at me or just part of your statement of understanding.
I know sometimes words can do little to really communicate.
~until we accept this, nothing more can be discussed really.
The Gospel is NOT..."seeker friendly"
There is no such thing as "our own path to God"...unless you believe an illusion and are deceived.
"lose your life to find it...deny yourself...carry your cross...love your enemies...bless those who curse you"
none of that is friendly to us.
Messiah did NOT come to remove anything...He came to be a living sacrifice and show us how Torah is lived out day to day because He is the one who gave it.
He did come to oppose all that had tried to change it.
I think we all believe in our own path to God, but in the political world we believe we have to respect the views of others. I'm comfortable with that. I am bothered by those who want to impose their own religion or deny me mine.
Sweet message.
Keep on hubbing!
As I do respect your beliefs and I enjoy your hubs I do have to disagree on the fact that Jesus is God Almighty. There are TOO many occasions that Jesus speaks of God as a different being and he also told people not to worship him but to worship GOD. If Jesus was in fact GOD then he would have let those worship him. It is obvious that Jesus is Gods son and that he is now King in Heaven. He is just awaiting GOD's time table for GOD to let him know the final hour when it will be time to bring us Salvation. Remember the bible stated that ONLY God knows the hour, and not even Jesus knew. So how could he hide something from himself? Because he isn't God.
Best Wishes My Friend....
Another Great Hub!! He's The Way Truth and Life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him!! I like what RevLady stated about the Humanistic, existentialist's the many paths to God philosophy. This way of thinking is sweeping the nation and the world. It's the New Age god, who of course many believe are "ourselves. "All paths will get you there as long as You Become the Center of Your Universe and learn the Real You; The Real Spiritual You; and then while in this narcissistic world we've created do as much for others as possible, and by showing "Divine Love and peace".....we will be at a "Higher State" of consciousness and working towards "The mind of Christ" as if He was only an Ascended Master along with Babaji, Afra, Lady Nada, and others. This is the "God Self", the "I Am Presence." What a Lie, and true deception by the angel of light. Sorry New Agers; not buying it!!!
We are all sinners and in need of a Savior! Jesus paid the price so that we all may have Life and Life everlasting, it's a free gift of salvation as we are all but filthy rags and all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. I believe many will be surprised when the time comes for The separation of the wheat and Tares. Merry Christmas!!
I remember as a child singing in the Sunday school class room "Jesus loves me this I know, because the Bible tells me so", it didn't get any simpler than that. I was a happy kid and I believed it then just as I do now. We lived in a small mining town at one end of the block was the "Baptist" church and at the other end of the block was the "Southern Baptist" church. I remember attending both churches as I grew up. A year or two at one and then we'd change and attend the other for a while. I didn't understand why back and forth at an early age, it confused me, I like any kid would get attached to a teacher and then all of a sudden I had to go to another church. At around 10 years old sitting in morning service I heard the preacher call out that the Catholics were all going to burn in hell. I sat up and listened as many kids I schooled with were Catholics, as Sundays passed it was the Mormons and then the Methodists. By 11 or 12 I did not want to go to church any more, even at the early age I smelled Hypocrites burning and the innocence of the simple thing that Jesus Loved Me was lost I was confused and it no longer made sense. I knew then the changes of churches were politically based, if you disagree go somewhere else. When the preacher left the old church and a new one came, then the preacher at your present church or the deacons, ticked off my mother or Dad or the boss who my father worked for changed, so did we. It seemed to tangle up to look like a lie to me and I closed my mind and absolutely hated to go. There were many fights between my Dad and me over me not going. I took some whippings for refusing but they were worth not going.
So what is the surprise that kids don't want to go? As kids we understand more than we are given credit for.
I have gone back to the roots of my relationship with Jesus as it was when I was a happy kid singing that song, I sing it now from time to time while I'm doing things around the place. Why? because it really is that simple and if I believe that John 3:16 is truth and I have made my peace with Jesus freely admitting that I am a sinner and it is but he who can set me free as well as introduce me to the Father what can one do to me? Take my life? yeah but only once, and it will then be granted back. I hope I'm singing that song when it is time for me to go, that God finds what it is I'm doing when he comes to be pleasing unto him, not to some hollow church building. I pray for people regularly but if they won't pray for themselves my prayers may be in vain.
Thanks for another good hub on my favorite topic.
Very thought provoking hub.
Your said: "Who's to say whether a particular religious tradition has the market cornered on salvation? Shouldn't we live and let live; allow each group to carve out its niche in the religion market? Only one pathway to God? What was Jesus thinking?"
Salvation is a FREE gift. All we have to do is accept that gift. Nothing we do can change the price of that gift. Free is free! Anything that is free is available to everyone. You become Christian by accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savour. What do we need a savour from? Sin! What is sin? Anything that is contrary to Gods commandments. Why do we need to be saved from sin? Because the penalty for sin is death. Since Jesus did not sin, He died in our place to pay the penalty for "our" sin. If we accept Christ as our savour, then his death has paid the penalty for our sins, or takes the place of our death, thus we have eternal life in heaven.
The eternal question that never seems to be answered is: "What are God's commands?" Since people in general can't agree on the answer to that question, then they will never agree on what needs to be done about them.
The humanistic, existentialistic "many paths to God philosophy" is believed and promoted by many including prominent figures such as Oprah. They insist that all roads will lead ultimately to Rome and thousands of people are buying into it. It is sad really, because the philosophy itself is significantly flawed and has no theological foundation on which to stand.
I agree, support and believe everything reflected in this hub. There is no access to God but only through Christ Jesus, the Son of God.
We pray for our brothers and sisters who have detoured or are traveling a path that may lead them to Rome, but upon arrival they will make the devastating discovery, God is not there.
I choose to believe that along the journey, some misguided souls will stumble across truth, walk the straight and narrow path and in hindsight, wonder to themselves, "What was I thinking?"
Thank you Ken and many blessings!
Interesting thoughts about Jesus and the Almighty himself. I'm also wondering sometimes what was Jesus thinking? What would he do if... (here I put something that crosses my mind e.g. if he would be born in medieval Europe or in times of great plagues?)


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BACK TO BASICS: Site Relevancy and Keyword Usage
by Lynn Gerber, January 15, 2008
Are the keywords you want to rank for actually being used on pages of your site? If not, you are not alone. Failure to use the keywords on pages of your site is a common search engine optimization mistake. Likewise, using keywords you want to rank for in Meta tags but then not using them anywhere in the body content of Web pages is another common misstep on the road to getting ranked.
Including the words that users would type into a search engine within the pages of your Web site is a must for search engine optimization. Google's Webmaster Guidelines offer this often-overlooked piece of Web content advice:
"Think about the words users would type to find your pages, and make sure that your site actually includes those words within it."
Remember, Google's mission is to provide users with the most relevant sites for every keyword phrase that is queried in their search engine. So it would not be likely that Google would consider your site to be the most relevant for a particular phrase if that phrase is not used on any of your pages. It is also important to understand that the more competitive the keyword is, the more pages you will have to optimize for that keyword.
Incorporating the keywords you want to rank for should be a natural part of the writing process, rather than "forced" or unnatural. Using descriptive words that tell who you are and what you do helps users and search engines understand what your site is about. For example, identify your organization and industry and describe the nature of your business and what distinguishes you from other industry players. You can assume your reader is intelligent, but don't take for granted that your reader is informed about a particular topic or familiar with your organization or Web site.
Good writing, much like a prepared speech, provides an opportunity to use keywords and should include an introduction or simple description of the content to follow. Users appreciate being told what a page is about so they know what to expect before reading through the document. Use a simple summary of your most important points to tell the reader upfront what your document contains, including your solution or results. Consider the beginning of your document your best shot at engaging users, since most readers aren't going to read the whole page anyway. Good writing makes a clear point, then supports that point with specific information before finally presenting a conclusion or solution. Structuring content from broad to narrow in this way is fundamental to high-quality writing. The example below shows a topic that moves from Ford, a broad manufacturing company, to Mustang cars, and then to the specific 2008 model year:
The importance of good writing makes sense when you think about how a search engine figures out what a Web page is about. Search engines judged page relevancy by examining the words and phrases that are used on the page. In fact, the words and phrases used give the search engine a great deal of information about the page, or a group of pages, or a site as a whole.
Some text content cannot be read by spiders (e.g., content written in JavaScript or hidden in DIV tags). Images containing text also cannot be read by a search engine spider. However, there are a number of elements in a Web page that contain text content that a search engine can examine and use to determine relevancy, such as:
- Title Tag
- Meta Description
- Meta Keywords Tag
- Heading Tag(s) such as h1, h2.
- Body Content
- Anchor Text
- ALT Tags
Using keywords appropriately within each of the HTML elements listed above on a Web page is as fundamental to search engine optimization as a salutation, body, closing and signature is to writing a letter - the finished work is incomplete without these elements in place. The appropriate use of keywords within each of these elements is also important to avoid mistakes that can harm rankings. For example, overusing or repeating keywords so much that the copy becomes unnatural should be avoided. Likewise, avoid using keywords that do not relate to the content of the site. Guidelines from reputable sources for the appropriate use of keywords can be found on the Internet, including free information resources on the Bruce Clay Web site.
Of course, it is also important to choose the best words to describe your product or service in order to drive traffic to your site. Keyword research will tell you the words people use to search the Web and is essential to making the best keyword choices. For example, a digital printing company would benefit more from using "short run color printing" versus "short run printing" as a keyword since "short run color printing" is the more searched phrase:
|Keyword Phrase
|short run color printing
|short run printing
A good keyword research tool, such as Trellian's Keyword Discovery or WordTracker, will help you identify the best words to use on your pages.
Spiders also examine the words used in link anchor text. Using a keyword phrase in the anchor text of a link solidifies the relationship between documents. Of course, the keyword used in the anchor text pointing to a document should be consistent with the topic of the destination page. This text informs the user, as well as the spider, what topic to expect in the destination page before clicking the link that will bring them there. When used in this way, anchor text can help support ranking of keywords and facilitate building a theme across a site. Evaluating internal link anchor text throughout your Web site is a worthy endeavor for any webmaster or development team. A frequent mistake occurs when anchor text is non-descriptive, or does not incorporate a keyword when it could have. Replace non-descriptive wording, such as "click here", "download" or "more information" with a keyword phrase that accurately describes the destination page.
Finally, there are the finer points of keyword frequency and distribution that a search engine can use in determining relevancy. The frequency a keyword appears on a page has meaning to a search engine, as does the location or placement of keywords on a page. The general frequency of a keyword phrase can help rankings, as long as the phrase is not overused. Keyword density is the ratio of keywords on a page to the rest of the content on the page. It is usually expressed as a percentage and should generally be between 2% and 3% for a given page. However, the algorithmic density differs for individual keyword phrases, so be aware of fluctuating densities that might go above or below the estimated 2%-3%. A keyword density analyzer (KDA) such as Bruce Clay's Single-page Keyword Density Analyzer is a sophisticated software tool that is very useful in evaluating keyword usage. Not only can a good KDA check keyword density, prominence and placement, it can show information about the head section, keyword usage within page elements, anchor text link information, spam violations and much more. The KDA looks at the location of keyword phrases from the first to last byte of a page and then produces detailed information about keyword usage in a report format. Keyword phrases that appear at the top of a page are given more weight by the search engines than phrases that appear at the bottom of a page, although even distribution of a phrase throughout a page is the most advantageous presentation. If your keyword is not evenly distributed, a search engine might not consider that keyword important to your page. Again, the KDA is very useful in determining if a keyword phrase is evenly distributed, too concentrated or too diluted. Following is a linear keyword phrase distribution chart for the two-word phrase "letterhead printing" for a Web page belonging to a digital printing company Web site:
The chart is a component of the report produced using Bruce Clay's Single-page Keyword Density Analyzer and shows a fairly even distribution of the keyword throughout the page, although there is room for improvement. The far right side of the chart is empty (i.e., there are no red bars) indicating no use of the keyword at the end of the page. Working the keyword into the body content once again near the end of the page would improve the distribution.
Be aware that keyword usage patterns differ from industry to industry-understanding what is "normal" use in your industry for a particular keyword (versus overuse or underuse) will allow you to evaluate your page content more accurately. For example, you can use a KDA to see how keyword usage on your page measures up to the top-10 competitor pages for a given keyword phrase; then fine tune your page accordingly.
Since search engines guard their algorithms, we can only make educated guesses about the weight or importance of these factors. However, high-quality writing is valued by the search engines as well as users. And writing that includes the keywords you want to rank for is essential to compete on the Internet.
Think about it. What keywords do you want to rank for? Are those words actually used on your pages? Are your keywords distributed across the entire page? If not, you can make your site more relevant for those phrases in the eyes of the search engines by using the keywords you want to rank for on pages of your site. The overall goal of any search engine optimization project should be to increase relevancy for all of its keywords.
For permission to reprint or reuse any materials, please contact us. To learn more about our authors, please visit the Bruce Clay Authors page. Copyright 2008 Bruce Clay, Inc.


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Application Pool in IIS
It is good idea to create a new pool in IIS for each web application. Instead of putting all web application in one pool, creating of new pool will isolate each application. It will provide separate worker process. Let me know, if it is good for you.
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With the rapid technology advancements and ever changing market demands of the past decade, agility has become an increasingly valuable trait. Transitioning to cloud is often a top initiative aimed at improving efficiency and agility.
For starters, cloud based business solutions are more easily scaled than their on premise counterparts allowing businesses to run lean payroll in the off season and easily add users during the busy season with monthly pricing models.
Need small business payroll software? Read this article: Payroll Software for Small Business that Supports Growth »
Cloud based business solutions providers like myGPcloud offer automatic software updates so that users can stay up to date with the latest technology advancements without incurring the maintenance and upgrade fees. Not to mention cloud business users are able avoid complex IT processes often associated with upgrades and software installations.
About 70 percent of cloud users say they have seen their competitive advantage improve since moving to the cloud according to research from the Harvard Business Review and Verizon Enterprise Soltuions.
Business Agility in the Cloud from Verizon Enterprise Solutions
About 67 percent of survey respondents also reported that the cloud saved them money.
Savings is one of the primary drivers for adopting cloud based business solutions. Organizations who choose the cloud save on initial implementation costs, hardware and server costs, IT payroll and maintenance and licensing fees.
"While cloud computing can help companies operate more efficiently the real benefit comes from being able to capitalize on new opportunities more quickly than your competitors," the study said.


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Rise of the Triad (2013) Review
Now to what really counts and what made Rise of the Triad stick in my memory for so many years; the gameplay. Well, I already admitted it was the weapons, but I will get to those in a bit.
This release of Rise of the Triad is not what I would consider a reboot. It is more a remaking or remastering, as level design comes straight from the original game. However the two games do offer different experiences, which I will get to later.
The game is mostly a linear experience, with you progressing from room to room, killing every enemy you can find, but occasionally you do need to backtrack. For example, one level requires you complete four challenges before advancing, and others just require you deviate from a linear path to collect keys.
Levels typically have multiple secrets that hide coins, weapons, food, armor, and other power ups. Coins are just for points, food restores health, and armor is either for stopping bullets or fire. You can have both armor types equipped at the same time, and they are both shown with your healthbar. In a departure from the original game, armor is not on a timer but instead acts as a shield, absorbing so much damage before disappearing. There is currently a glitch with the armor and restarting at a checkpoint that the developers are aware of, though it may not be fixed for weeks. (If you had armor on when you got a checkpoint and then restart at that checkpoint, the armor appears with your healthbar, but does not actually stop any damage.) Other power ups, such God Mode and Dog Mode, are on timers.
In most other FPSs, God Mode just refers to being invincible and possibly having unlimited ammo, and is almost always a cheat. In Rise of the Triad though, it is not a cheat and makes you an actual god as you throw pulses of power from your hand to vanquish your enemies. As impressive as that may sound, my personal favorite weapon is the Flamewall. Firing it launches a burning projectile through the air, but when it hits the ground it explodes into a wall of fire that sweeps forward, burning every enemy it touches. When an enemy burns to death, its flesh burns away, leaving a skeleton to fall to the ground to the sound of a xylophone. This is straight out of the original game, but unlike the original, you may not be able to see the skeleton hang in the air before falling, as the graphics are too intense now.
Other weapons include the fire bomb, which explodes into multiple bombs in an X pattern, exploding a large area of enemies; drunk missile, which is like a Gatling-gun of rockets; split-missile, which fires one missile that will split into two; enemy seeking missiles; and of course a basic rocket launcher. Those are just some of the missile-class of weapons, but there are also bullet and mystical weapons as well.
Bullet weapons include a pistol, which can be single or dual-wielded, and the MP40 submachine gun. Technically this constitutes three guns, as you can switch between single and dual-wielding the pistols, and all three have unlimited ammo. Yes, you have unlimited bullets to mow down your enemies, and from my experience you do not even have to reload (though the animation for reloading the dual pistols is pretty cool).
An interesting mechanic I cannot say I recall from any other game is the ability for enemies to dash to you and steal a weapon. As I said, this is interesting, but in one way, unwelcome. The enemies are able to perform this dash from across the room, and immediately dash back to where they were. That just does not seem very realistic or balance when it is over a large distance. Another annoyance with this mechanic is that you will switch to a different weapon after this happens, even if the weapon you have out is not the weapon that was stolen. When you kill the enemy that took your weapon, they do drop it, so you get it back.
Likely as a remnant from the original game, there are no critical hits in Rise of the Triad. Body shots and head shots do the same amount of damage, so fire away.
Now the time has come for the review to go negative, because there are multiple negative aspects of this game. Some are best described as bugs, while others are design choices, and some exist somewhere between.
First negative that I have to mention is the mouse smoothing. I noticed immediately a difficulty aiming at distant enemies as the crosshairs would jump farther than I wanted to. Fortunately this can be easily fixed by finding the ROTTInput.ini file and switching 'bEnableMouseSmoothing' to false. As a consequence of this fix, the config file will be reset if you verify cache files or install a patch. This option really should be available within the game, but is not. Hopefully it will be added in the future.
Another design choice is actually, on its own, not a true negative, but the execution is so poor I must consider it as such. The original game allowed you to save anytime you wanted to, but this version uses a checkpoint system. As I said, on their own checkpoint systems are not a bad thing but when the checkpoints are too few, they are most certainly a negative. I have encountered multiple levels now with minutes of effort separating checkpoints, with multiple points during that time that would be ideal for checkpoints. For example, in one level you are required to platform over a pit of lava, so one miss and you die. I encountered this area after going through two distinct trap rooms, and a large prison-like room, each of which have their own ways of arbitrarily killing you, and you have to go back through all of it if you miss one jump at the lava pit.
Some of you may be thinking that it is just some platforming over lava, so what is the big deal. The big deal is that the platforming involves jump pads, which are, for me at least, exceedingly frustrating. In an earlier level I had to bounce from one jump pad to another, but because of how inertia works while in the air, this was far more difficult than it had to be. Also because of the limited vertical field of view, you basically have to choose between looking at where you are going to land to make sure you land, or looking at where you are going to next, which is necessary to successfully advance. There are numerous ways this could have been done better, such as restricting a player's speed so they cannot over shoot the platforms, or having the jump pads already push you in the correct direction so you do not end up bouncing in the other direction. None of these were employed, and coupled with the checkpoint system, it becomes very frustrating.
In fact, having realized that this one room invalidates any game time value I could give you, and that it is the only thing preventing me from advancing, I rage-cheated and enabled flight to get past it. (Actually, I had beaten the room's challenge at this point, but while leaving you have to take a floating platform from one area to another. When it arrived at the other area, I walked out to it, just as I had walked onto the platform to begin with, and ended up falling between the ledge and the platform, and could not jump up to the platform. Ultimately I ended up dying and having to do the entire challenge again.) However cheating does not work that way in Rise of the Triad. Naturally it prevents you from getting any score, but it also prevented me from advancing to the next level, so anyone in my situation or a similar one, with one challenge kicking you repeatedly, you have no choice but to keep trying or rage-quit and try again after you calm down. My response was the latter.
Another reason I cannot give you a game time is that I have not beaten the game yet, because I would rather not spend more time than most levels take getting past another jump pad area, and having to run through multiple rooms of enemies and traps for another attempt each time I fail.
Few more issues to mention, but these are not particularly important, just worth mentioning.
Physics in the game is very inconsistent. I mentioned earlier that barrels and boxes could be splintered with gun fire. They cannot, however, be pushed out of the way. Running into a destructible barrel will stop you immediately, but shooting it successfully moves it out of the way or destroys it. If it is against a wall though, and you shoot it towards the wall, it will actually clip into and through the wall. This is true of other physics objects as well, such as some boxes. While every barrel I have encountered can be destroyed, not every box and wood pallet can be destroyed. I honestly have no idea why this would be the case; why identical models would have different physics settings.
The enemy AI can be somewhat stupid, as enemies will stand there, being shot sometimes, and in one instance actually kept trying to run through a door, but got pushed back as the door closed. Made it a little easy to kill them, but was just awkward to watch. Also, one enemy type will leap around to avoid being shot. One time it actually leapt through a wall of bars, which the player cannot pass through, but luckily can shoot through.
After an enemy dies, its body will lay on the level for a while. Eventually the body will disappear in what must be a gore-y explosion. I am not actually sure because I have not seen it, but I have heard it. Gushy explosions coming from behind me are disconcerting to hear when I know enemies will simply appear in rooms I have cleared that have no entries. (Those enemies do not appear arbitrarily, but are spawned by a trigger, such as hitting a switch.) It is worse than hearing something go bump in the night because you know something is out to get you.
The multiplayer is a far better experience, however! The server selection screen shows you what servers are available, the total slots for a server and how many are filled, as well as the distance to the server so you can estimate ping. The distances are also color coded to better highlight the differences. When you select a server you can choose to join it, which takes you to a character selection screen, or you can spectate the match. Truly I have only noticed two things about multiplayer that are at all annoying. The first is that the high run speed of the players makes it very hard to see if there is lag, at least on smaller maps. Everyone is already bouncing around the map, making it hard to follow people's movements. The other annoyance is that the roster of playable characters come from H.U.N.T. and the Triad, which are colored blue and red respectively. Makes it a little confusing during a team match if someone wearing red is actually on the red team. Fortunately they do have a highlight added to their model to identify their team, and the color of their name is different, so you can figure it out without shooting them. As I said, these are annoyances, and not necessarily issues.
The multiplayer gameplay, especially the Capture-the-Flag match I played, was definitely fun. (Fun fact, which the game shares at loading screens, the original Rise of the Triad was the first game to feature Capture-the-Flag.) The individual death matches I played were also fun, but were on the smaller map, making it hard to follow where people were as we ran around, making the experience somewhat chaotic. Was still really fun to grab the flamewall though, and roast multiple people at a time.
Overall, the single-player experience is okay, but needs quite a bit of refinement. Making mouse smoothing an in-game option and adding a quick-save feature would be two meaningful steps toward that refinement. The multiplayer experience is much better, and hopefully will thrive until the map editor update comes and people can start adding their own arenas.