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Blogging Lesson For Newbie Bloggers
- Updated On 13/04/2022
- Author : Harsh Agrawal
- Topic : Blogging • Featured
- Short URL : https://hellboundbloggers.com/?p=41572
Whenever we talk about earning money online, Blogging seems to be the easiest way. Everyone will advice you to start a blog, put AdSense or any other monetization program and start making money. This sounds so easy. Though, in this post, I'm going to be little Harsh on you and going to talk about few things that I have learned the hard way or things that I have learned after following pro in my field.
Blogging Lesson
When I was in college, making money online was a myth for me, and when people talk about they earn online, I see it as another online scam or find it hard to believe it. In Feb 2009, when I received my first $10 on my PayPal account for a quick Webmaster fix, I realized online money is not a scam, and people like me and you can earn from online work.
Here in this post, I'm not going to talk about how you can make online, but rather this is a post for all bloggers, who either started blogging or already running a blog for some time and waiting for next kick start to go to next level.
Quality over Quantity
When I started blogging, one of my primary goals was to publish 4-5 posts a day. Quality doesn't matter that time and whatever interesting stuff I came across, I curated the same on my blog without any new insight. Yes, I was curating news, and this was one big mistake that I made in initial days of Blogging. Believe it, there is no shortcut to success, and if you are in the race of being a successful blogger, it's time to find out mistakes that you have done regarding quality. If you are one of those who are publishing tons of post every day, it's time to change the style and jump into the category of quality blogging. While writing a post, try to find what's new you are giving to your readers. A simple way to do is find the best post on the Internet about the topic you are writing about, and your goal should be write something better than that. And, this can't be done without research, testing and proof-reading. By the end, if you can turn a single reader into subscriber you have achieved a goal.
Subscriber over Search Engine traffic
For Adsense Blogger, search engine traffic is great, but the real win is when you are converting those one time reader into a subscriber. This could only be done, when you are giving something new and offering a quality experience to your readers. This doesn't only limited to quality post but also consider another aspect like site loading time, no. of advertisements and so on. If you consider this blog or any other blog as a quality blog, try to find what is your blog missing regarding quality. What made you subscribe to that blog and in most of the cases it's quality of the articles. Stop reading about unlimited WordPress tricks, but work on basic of a blog and that is placing ideal subscription box and offer popular subscription options. Don't forget to leverage the power of Facebook, which is Google itself in term of traffic.
Maintain Email list
Again, it depends upon your Blog niche but having an Email list is always a plus point. From the Branding and from sales perspective. Now, most of you are thinking why do we need Email list when we have Feedburner and other free options, but have anyone told you about the limitations of Feedburner. Email marketing services like Aweber, Mailchimp offers feature like Instant delivery, double opt in, spam control and that too at minimal cost. More over, think about the time when Google might become your biggest enemy, how are you planning to drive traffic then? Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Email list will be your biggest asset. One of the biggest mistake which I did here is, despite of reading about Aweber and Mailchimp advantages, I delayed integrating it into my blog.
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Stick with Positive people Only. Period!
When we talk about serious Blogging, it's a creative work. I consider Blogging as a Job of journalism and artistic work. For an artist, it's important to have positive energy around you and it only comes when you have people with lots of positive energy around you. Follow the entrepreneur, creators, and market leaders. By the end of the day, you will have something new to gain. Get rid of people, who talk negative, see the glass half empty all the time. This will give you more positive approach and seeing people who believe in creating something new, will help you to boost your productivity.
Reading should be a part of your life
When I was 14-year-old, one of the best tip which I got from a wise man is "reading should be an integral part of your life and everyone life". It doesn't matter you are 10 or 100, reading is one habit that you should never ignore. Reading habit gives you a new way to see things, you learn a new thing every day, your vocab will improve, you can talk to people about new things and reading something in your niche, will slowly enhance your knowledge and will help you to be an expert with time. Still not convinces, read how reading makes you better.
Avoid useless comments
Every blogger love comments, even a small comment like "nice post" "useful post", is an ego boost for us. But, let's see from SEO and value perspective, a comment like "useful post" doesn't add any value to your readers and your post. Moreover, one backlink will be going to a Website, which doesn't even deserve it. And since, SEO is all about linking, how can you give a link back to a blog which doesn't even earn it.
Moreover, linking to an irrelevant domain is a bad idea. See the image below and most of these links are coming because of commenting. From SEO perspective, it would be better it Google is showing related links to the blog that I often link to. Related links, should show blog which are relevant to your niche, and such comments link might dilute the value of your domain. Accepting feedback from irrelevant domain is not bad, but make sure they earn it. You can check for your domain by typing related:domain.com in Google search.
Don't be afraid to linking out
This is most common newbie mistake, as Blogger afraid that adding links to an external domain will let your reader jump out from your domain. Which is true, but at the same time you are letting your reader go without adding value. Either you should be a wiki, where you can link to your domain for all stuff or start linking out to useful and best post from the internet. Though, if you are worried about bounce rate, use "Open in new tab" for external links. Also, adding a useful link within your post will help you to create a better relation with other bloggers and also people will find your post more valuable. Don't you believe so?
And the last but not the least tip, when you read any tips on Blogging, don't just read it but implement it too.
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Hey Harsh,
Being a Newbie all the above points very really helpful, especially the first one to maintain quality over quantity. I am also one of those blogger who wanted to succeed fast and tried to create so many post in one day, but that doesn't pay well in long run
Thanks for the post.
Lavneet Sharma
Great lesson on Blog writing. I'll surely implement in my own blog too.
Quality writing is obviously an important factor
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Rahul Kangjam
well good tips as i am newbie i alway like some tips about online earning….and i found some here i guess!!
annie barwick
Such type of post always motivates the newbies bloggers like me to keep blogging.thanks for sharing it as after reading this post i realized some of my mistakes.
Sai Praveen
Content is always the King. Thanks Harsha for sharing such a Nice points which helps Newbies in their blogging career.
Though I am not in to blogging, I maintain a website. I just started reading about SEO etc and seems like your website have tons of information.
You did a god job here and would like to appreciate you for that.
Wayne B
4 to 5 posts per day is a little too much in the eyes of some people. I guess it all depends on what your blog is all about. If it's technology based, then we know tech changes everyday and there is always news about that.
Typical "Harshism". I was thinking at the middle of the post, who would be the author of this post. My guess become true. What a source? Outstanding Harsh. You rock as always at SML.
Harsh its yet another highly worthy post to read, also to get essential lesson for blogging. and totally agree with you notably on "Reading should be a part of your life". "Blogging as a Job of journalism and an artistic work." i really want to thank your for this post with potential tips.
While linking to other websites which one is the SEO friendly attribute, either follow or nofollow.?
Harsh Agrawal
When you are linking to useful resource/Website.. My suggestion is to keep it dofollow….When linking to non relevant URL or websites..Use nofollow.
Amandeep Singh
Another 'gyan' rich post from The Man…
Lots to learn from it… In the initial days of blogging, I never used to link out to other blogs which was a big mistake on my part… Now, things are better but still I have to think quite a lot before I link out.. need to improve on that…
Again, great tips Harsh…
To be safe in this Panda time we have to focus on quality articles. When I started blogging I also used to publish 2-3 posts every day, but now I only publish quality posts. Those useless articles don't get much search engine traffic anymore.
Great advice. Especially the portion in which you focused on turning your readers into a subscribers is a real achievement. Now I will try to increase my subscribers number instead of increasing adsense revenue and other stuffs.
Rajeesh Nair
Hey Harsh,
Nice post. I really liked the 2nd and the last lesson!! Most of the bloggers doing some SEO tweaks run for traffic as they believe Traffic = More page views = More Ad clicks… But blogging is and will be always about building readership… So quantity is good but never at the cost of quality…
Also the linking out thing, I believe if I find a great resource somewhere out there I should share with my readers by giving a link to it rather than rewriting them onto my blog… Great info buddy..
Thanks again..
Thanks Harsha for sharing your experiences. Great Read. Content is King – All newbie bloggers should follow this.
sachin kundu
Very cool tips for new bloggers. I really like the linking other blogs one. Blogging is new world still to come.
Chandan Sanwal
I always prefer quality but sometime only for quantity.. but now after reading this will only prefer quality otherwise no post… Thanks for these useful tips & i implement it too.
wish i read this article when i started my blog
Great tips like it 🙂 no words to express more thanks
Really nice points,quality is always important for a blogs success.Original and good content is always appreciated by the users.
yes Abhishek, Genuine is always respected by users and search engines.
Geetansh Gupta
thats really nice advise… thankyou
Mohammad Shadab
A very inspirational post. It will definitely give a start-up thinking to new bloggers.
Best Regards!
This was a nice post harsh . I am thinking to unapprove comments containing nice one , nice share , great work etc . yes they are of no value instead you are giving a link to them . Will try to implement what you said in this post.
Jason Mathes
I've been having issues with short "spammy" comments – and you just helped me to not feel bad about deleting them.
CommentLuv seems to be a double-edged sword. It is fantastic to try and build up your links. Terrible at bringing people along who don't even read the article.
Sorry… drifting off course here. Unfortunately my mail list is currently at two. *Ahem* So I'm still working on some ideas I have to try and add some additional value to the site then I'll start "pimping" it lol.
As to linking out? You'd be crazy not to! How else do you have your proof in your article. Or make it easier for people to find what you were talking about? There is this nifty option in Word Press call "Open in a New Window" which prevents users from leaving your site – but opens up the new link in a new tab!
Thanks for the article and the reminders. My ego doesn't need a quick "thank you". It needs a mail subscriber lol!
Nice outline! Many people understand that but still it is hard to find a blog where you would like to return and always read unique information. The most sagnificant thing is uniqueness. The more uniqueness you will achieve, the mre traffic you will get.
Harsh Agrawal
Alex I agree… Reading same stuff on every blog is boring…That's the reason LifeHacker is so famous..Because they have variety of tips and none the less most of them are unique.. Though they curate content at times..but again they elegantly manage the quality with curated content..!! Something to learn from LifeHacker stategy.
Amit Shaw
Harsh Great Tips for newbie. Thanks for sharing your Experience with us. I think as a newbie its tough job to making list building, traffic-to-subscriber conversions, traffic-to-sales-conversion.
Harsh Agrawal
Amit indeed it's a tough job and the hard part is understand the right way to go about it. That's why I highly recommend every newbie to read more and specially from Bloggers like Darren, Daniel who have been doing it form ages. So that you can understand how they started and how they maintain list and what strategy they are taking to convert readers into sales.
Awesome post by blogging,seo guru Mr Harsh Aggarwal. Regards to him.
Harsh Agrawal
Thanks for your comment Ravi. Glad you enjoyed the post.
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Trevor Daley, one of the fastest guys in Canadian Superbike has announced a return to the series next year aboard a Suzuki Canada-sponsored GSX-R1000RR.
Daley was 2012 Amateur Superbike champ and finished fourth overall in the standings aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10 this year in the Pro Superbike class, where he's returning next season. He will be working with tuner Scott Miller of Waterloo, Ontario's Fast Company Motorcycles. Fast Company was an extremely successful operation in CSBK in the early 2000s, and it will be interesting to see what the result of this team-up will be in 2019, as Daley continues to perfect his racecraft.
Suzuki didn't have much impact in CSBK in 2018; in 2017, Andrew Nelson and former Flat Track Canada champ Doug Lawrence raced a Gixxer Thou for Suzuki Canada, with little success. Will Daley be the man to take the Suzook to the front of the pack? Will the Pro Superbike class see results even out a bit, now that most of the manufacturers have factory machines in the series? Stay tuned …
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Daley to ride Suzuki in 2019 CSBK season
Toronto, December 8, 2018 – With much excitement we announce Trevor Daley will be campaigning the 2019 Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK) aboard a Suzuki Canada GSX-R1000RR prepared by Scott Miller's Fast Company. After a fantastic 2018 season, Daley is ecstatic to be back aboard a Suzuki. On December 7, 2018, Daley finalized a partnership with Suzuki Canada's Bill Porter and Paul Shantz to see the Mississauga, Ontario, rider aboard the benchmark GSX-R1000RR for the upcoming season.
The Suzuki GSX-R has carried Daley to his best career results, and as he threw a leg over the new model while at Suzuki Canada's new state-of-the-art facility in Barrie, Ontario, he couldn't help but notice the esthetic refinements and anticipate the performance upgrades the new bike has to offer.
"The bike is very sleek and compact over previous models," Daley said. "The narrower fuel tank feels very comfortable and natural. With Brembo brake calipers and Brembo T-drive rotors as standard equipment, you can tell this bike is built to perform."
2018's CSBK championship saw the maturation of Daley's naturally aggressive riding. Additionally, Daley formed an off-track relationship with long-time bike-building powerhouse Scott Miller of Fast Company. Miller will soon begin to prep a pair of superbikes that he'll maintain trackside during the 2019 season, ensuring Suzuki will once again become a force in Canadian roadracing.
"Having been heavily involved in the preparation and technical aspect of my own race bikes means that Scott and I speak a common language," Daley said. "I'm very excited for us to work together in 2019. My confidence is at an all-time high and Scott's expertise applied to the already fantastic GSX-R will be amazing."
Daley is looking forward to pre-season testing on the new bike, as well as participating in off-season Suzuki and CSBK series promotional events. With the 2019 race season looming, Daley encourages enthusiasts to follow his and Suzuki Canada's social media feeds to keep up-to-date on the latest events, new product information, and to learn details on where you can meet Daley—and pick up your own GSX-R1000RR—prior to the upcoming season.

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text: down Go Back to Point of View How a Small Lab Is Building a Big Thing Published may. 21, 2019 Sonali Kothari COO, JFFLabs Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Rapid social and economic changes are remaking the American workplace in ways few imagined a short time ago. It's no surprise that our learning systems can't keep up and that employers can't find the skilled workers they need. To resolve this critical tension, JFF last year launched JFFLabs to bridge the traditional education and workforce systems with innovative approaches and technology-enabled solutions. I joined JFF to help get JFFLabs off the ground, after spending more than seven years and serving in many roles, including chief operating officer, at Kiva, a social impact technology organization that has provided more than $1 billion in working capital to underserved students, farmers, and entrepreneurs worldwide. At JFF, I saw opportunities to address the challenges facing the U.S. workforce—at scale—and I wanted to be at the center of this essential work. Reflecting on the past year, it's clear that JFFLabs has made remarkable progress toward that vision. Here are three highlights of our journey so far that I hope will inspire you to join us in our mission—one that strives to build opportunity for our most vulnerable people and build a future that works for all. Build Bold Partnerships We focus on people. Maximizing impact requires strong leadership and strong partnerships. For our first acceleration cohort, we received applications from over 65 diverse seed- and growth-stage startups and we invested the time to talk to nearly all of them to select four partners. These teams received tailored support to develop and scale work-based learning solutions for advancing frontline employees. We combined the strategies of traditional startup acceleration programs with a deep understanding of learner and worker populations to build what we now call "impact acceleration." The experience underlined our guiding principle. When we connect new models with voices and perspectives from traditional systems, we can influence transformational change. Our first cohort, with support from Walmart, is poised to make a significant impact on the lives of workers and on business bottom lines. It has allowed us to learn while building our community. Soon, we'll welcome two new cohorts of entrepreneurs, who are designing innovative assessment and virtual reality tools to help workers continually increase their skills and meet the needs of our ever-changing economy. JFFLabs will be instrumental in helping us to tailor our tech apprenticeship model to enable retail workers across the country to access software development careers. Nancy Chan, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Catalyte Start with a MoonshotWe know big problems need bigger solutions. That's why last year we launched the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge at Horizons, our biennial national summit that hosted over 800 leaders from diverse industries. It was our moonshot, in partnership with Schmidt Futures, to address wage stagnation—with a goal of finding ideas for increasing the annual wages of 100,000 low- and middle-income workers by $10,000 each by the end of 2021.Conventional wisdom would tell us to start small. But this ambitious goal attracted a host of new partners, all with their own unique spin on how to address wage stagnation and skills gaps. Even more important, by addressing the costs and causes of three decades of stagnant wages, we called attention to a national economic crisis. Ninety ideas were submitted, and seven finalists were selected to pitch their ideas to a panel of distinguished judges at the ASU GSV Summit, a national conference on education and technology. Two innovative companies, Cell-Ed and EMPath, were crowned as winners. Watch the finalists' pitches on YouTube. And here's EMPath's standout winning pitch: Ensure Two-Sided Wins As the future of work becomes today's reality, businesses must rethink the ways they engage with and support the people they employ. This summer, we're excited to launch a corporate action platform, with funding from JPMorgan Chase & Co. This platform will invite companies to join a community to address how to enhance business performance while focusing on the well-being and advancement of their workers. Corporate human resources and social responsibility offices have immediate needs related to recruitment, retention, benefits, finding and keeping talent, consumer preferences, automation, and other urgent issues. Workers, particularly entry-level and middle-skill workers, struggle to gain the skills they need to advance in their careers. One of the most important lessons we've learned is that there is vast potential to find win-win scenarios that address the needs of employers and talent alike. There are practical, business-friendly solutions with incentives and resources to bring the most effective ones to life. Recently, at the ASU-GSV Summit, JFF convened talent-focused leaders from JPMorgan Chase, Comcast, Walmart, and Amazon to talk about issues affecting some of the largest corporations. We are encouraged by the discussions about solutions like work-based learning and education as an employee benefit, and by the conversations about emerging skills needed to fill jobs in the age of automation. Follow a North StarThese stories tell us we should continue following our North Star. For JFF, that's driving change in the American workforce and education systems to promote economic advancement for all. JFFLabs is helping to build a bridge from these systems to new people, models, and technology. In our inaugural year, it's been as much about learning and new insights as it has been about initial results and impact. And we're not going this alone. Staying true to our mission will require working with new people because, like our economy, education and workforce systems are always in motion and always evolving.Thanks for joining us to mark our anniversary. One year in at JFFLabs, I know I am at the right place to scale solutions to ensure the future of work accommodates everyone. Together, let's continue to design and build a future that works.


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What is Meditation?
It is a beneficial practice of intentionally clearing your mind to create a deeper awareness of the body and soul. Meditation can be a strange place to be especially for someone just starting out, it brings forward emotions from throughout your life and allows them to pass. Many people use meditation as a tool for self reflection and discovery, as well as stress relief. Other relaxation techniques such as; deep breathing, visualization, and sequenced movement can be integrated into your meditation practice to allow you to experience different parts yourself.
Deep breathing and focused breathing allows the mind to settle on something specific to help it clear of daily worries and reduce stress levels. Your breath will also be stimulating the Vagus Nerves on either side of the body, sending electric impulses from your abdomen through to the brain stem inducing a calming effect. When deep breathing is combined with other techniques it becomes a very powerful and effective tool for stress reduction. This stimulation is being studied to for treating hard-to-treat depression that is unresponsive to medications.
It is also being looked at for treating headaches, anxiety, pain, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's.
These techniques have been commonly used when someone has a particular intention they want to accomplish. This can be anything from using a colour to focus on or a specific scenario you are trying to work out. Many situations in life require a visualization as it can be very beneficial.One of the most well-known and used types of visualization is ideokinesis, or imaginary movement visualization. Where you imagine what you are trying to achieve while practicing the movements or scene in your mind, this works to reduce anxiety and improve performance.
My intention this week was to focus on my posture, while sitting and working on content for my social media and my blog I catch myself falling into a weird curved spine feet up on chair position that ends up really kinking my back and hips. During my practice I use visualization by putting intention into engaging my core, straightening my back, keeping my shoulders pulled back and down. During my yoga practice bringing my self back to that moment making sure every movement is protecting and strengthening my spine and core. While I am sitting and writing I subconsciously end up going back to those moments, checking in on how I am feeling and I once again I engage with that intention.
Meditation as a stress reduction technique has gain significant following over the years in western society but in many other societies has been practiced for a millennia. Mindfulness Meditation has found its place in many hearts as it is such a powerful practice. During mindfulness meditation you would find a comfortable position either sitting or laying down, closing your eyes and bring yourself to that moment, focusing on breathing and sensations within your body it is easier to stay present. During this practice when thoughts come to the surface, do not ignore them but allowing yourself to feel that emotion and then letting it pass. By allowing thoughts to flow in and then to flow out without being distracted from breath, it acts like a workout for the brain. The practice of letting thoughts go becomes easier the more often you do it, when you apply this strategy to everyday life you can consciously assess find yourself able to release.
I challenge you to meditate! 10 days in a row for a 5 minutes a day and see if you feel the difference in yourself.


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Since this is going out on the first day of a new month, I thought it'd be nice to use this post as a catch-up. These are usually one of my favourite posts to type out, they feel super therapeutic and also like I'm just chatting to a friend.
It's been quite an unexpectedly challenging month, but there's been some good things too. I've just got a fresh hair cut (and I ended up spontaneously chopping off 4 inches, standard me!). I feel much more myself with shorter hair. I feel like it's a bit edgier and less girly, which I like. Plus it takes me even less time to wash it, winner.
The weather has been so good this weekend and I've tried to make the most of it! It's been one of those 'unplanned' ones which means I can do whatever I want, and I love times like that. I'm definitely a summer baby.
In other news, of course, I'm obsessed with Love Island. I'm pretty sure I spend most of my day talking about it but I can't help it and at this point I'm not even ashamed. (I love Anton incase you're interested). I'm heading back up to London this week to spend some time with my sister and nephew, which I'm really looking forward to.
I feel like this month I've just been jogging along trying to keep my head down and stay positive.
Other random updates include watching Stormzy at Glastonbury this morning (amazing, I love him) and really enjoying going out for my runs a couple of times a week.
How's everything going with you?


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Domestically, degrees from higher education institutions in Serbia are accredited by the NEAQA (National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance) which has associations with the EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education). The NEAQA periodically evaluates and ensures consistent quality of education which in turn, ensures consistent degree quality from all Serbian Higher Education Institutions. Its primary goal is to ensure you will graduate as a well-trained, well-educated medical professional. To fulfil this goal, the NEAQA, as part of its regular evaluation, will look for ways to improve teaching and research methods, with innovation and consistency being part of the mindset that keeps the quality of education effective and up to date.
All higher education institutions are regulated by the NEAQA with accreditation coming from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia which is recognised in most countries. A significant force behind maintaining the quality of education for both Serbian and foreign Medical Students who decide to study and work in Serbia is the introduction of English-taught integrated studies programmes. There is a big benefit to offering English-taught programmes, it makes it easier to obtain work in other countries as well as allowing the methods of teaching to be compared to other medical programmes around the world, providing a benchmark on the quality of education.
It's expected then that a graduate of a Serbian Medical University will have the opportunity to work in many different countries ever since the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development signed and ratified bilateral agreements with many countries such as the UK and the USA to allow Serbian Medical University graduates to live and work with a recognised degree in the country of their choice. Graduates who wish to practice in a country of their choice must first go through any assessments and/or applications if made necessary by the governing bodies associated with each country's respective Ministry of Health (ex. GMC, ACGME).


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By Lynn Burton
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Carbondale folks love their trails, and may be willing to hike taxes for them and other recreation-related facilities.
That's one take on a just-released recreation survey the town will use in drafting a new 10-year master plan for recreation facilities and programs.
A whopping 761 surveys were completed and returned to the town, which planning firm Design Workshop said is "more than double the amount needed to be statistically significant for Carbondale."
Among the survey's highlights:
• 73 percent of the respondents use the paved trail system every day, followed by 29 percent for dog parks, 24 percent for playgrounds in town parks, and 22 percent for athletic fields.
• 75 percent of the respondents strongly support or somewhat support a ¼ cent sales-tax hike to maintain the current level of service.
Recreation director Jeff Jackel said a joint Parks/Recreation, and Bikes/Pedestrians/Trails committee meeting will be held to discuss the survey results at town hall at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3.
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As terror attack follows terror attack, the body count rises.
How many bodies are enough? 1? 20? 200? 6 million?
When will enough be enough?
But who counts the bodies of those left behind?The body count rises.
Parents murdered, orphans left behind… Who considers the children who have to grow up without parents?
The boys with no father to teach them how to be a man. The girls with no mother to guide them in to their womanhood.
Children with no parents to comfort them after a nightmare.
Children who saw their parents murdered in front of them… their nightmare is real.
Children murdered. Parents who have to bury their son or daughter.
The child they loved, held in their arms, watching every step they took as they grew.
Does the baby eat enough? Is he growing fast enough? Don't let her fall, she's learning to walk, she might get hurt.
Worrying over skinned knees, grades in school. Is he hanging out with the right kind of friends?
Worry cut short by the blade, bullet or bomb of a terrorist.
Their baby will never be cold, tired or hungry again. Never laugh. Never smile. Never grow up.
Who counts the tears of parents?
The sleepless nights?
The days full of effort to be normal, trying not to burden others with their sorrow. Trying to not fill guilty for being happy.
The thoughts flit through the mind a thousand times a thousand: "Oh how lovely! My daughter would have loved that!" or "That would have made my son laugh so hard his drink would spurt out of his nose like it did that time when…"
It only takes a split second for the thought to rise up, for realization to beat it down.
There will be no more shared moments with the beloved one, torn away.
Who notices the stabbing heartache in the eyes of the parent as it suddenly comes and then is shoved back down in the effort to be normal?
Who counts the brothers deprived of their sisters? The sisters deprived of their brothers?
Who counts the children who held their siblings in their arms as they died?
Who counts the children who protected their siblings while terrorists murdered their parents?
Who counts the children who became parents to their younger brothers and sisters? Or those who took in and raised the children of their murdered siblings?
The grandparents who raised their grandchildren because the parents, their children had been murdered?
Who counts the friends who lost their best friends?
Who can fill the hole left behind?
Who counts the pain of losing a friend, a neighbor, a classmate?
A stranger who was there, murdered instead of you?
Who counts the bodies of the grieving? The bodies of the traumatized?
Who counts their percentage in the population? What it means to a tiny nation to lose even one person?
If no one counts the bodies
No bodies count.
Not Jewish bodies. Certainly not Israeli bodies.
Those are excusable murders.
And the triumph of spirit of those who continued living despite the grief and the horror is taken for granted.
And the loss to the world does not matter.
Who counts the books that would have been written?
The music that would have been composed?
The scientific discoveries, the medical innovations, the lives that would have been bettered or even saved had that one person lived to fulfill their potential?
No body counts …
The problem is that if the world doesn't learn from the experiences of the Jewish Nation,
They will have to learn for themselves.
Maybe when it is the bodies of their friends, their loved ones,
When the horror knocks on their door,
Maybe then they will begin to count.
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Downard Reacts to Auditor's Retirement
After leading a number of investigations that uncovered improprieties and questionable practices in Metro Government, city auditor Mike Norman is retiring effective May 1.Mayor Greg Fischer will have 45 days to name a successor that must be approved by the Metro Council. The mayor's office has not indicated if an interim auditor will be named.Councilman Kelly Downard says the position should be filled by someone with the right amount of experience and with independence from both branches of government."If that person is not independent and not capable, then nothing happens. It is the citizen's reach into effectiveness in government and it's the reach of the mayor and council into effectiveness in government. I think that office is terribly important."During Norman's tenure, the Office of Internal Audit pushed for and helped establish an anonymous tip line for citizens and Metro employees to file complaints. Norman has been with the city for 24 years and will take a job with the Louisville Science Center.


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Saturday, December 24, 2016
Jeffree Star Deceased Velour Liquid Lipstick
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Deceased is the one shade I picked up from Jeffree Star's holiday collection, and I'm glad I snagged it because it sold out so fast! You can currently only grab it in the Holiday Bundle with the rest of the shades in the collection.
Deceased is a super pretty mauvey purple. When I first received it, it was darker than I thought it would be, but I actually really like it on myself. It's a purple without being too out-there and bright. As much as I love purple, I think bright purples look awful on me so I love this one!
Jeffree's matte lipsticks are pretty drying, but I find that using them over a lip liner tends to help a lot. As far as staying power, they have never been super long lasting on me. They definitely don't last through eating and drinking like a lot of others do. I was happy that this one has no scent at all, as I'm sure I've mentioned before that a lot of my Jeffree Star lipsticks have a cat pee smell to them (gross) that disappears as soon as they're dry, but is unpleasant nonetheless. Even the ones that were supposed to be "root beer" scented smelled slightly like root beer but that cat pee scent took over!
At any rate, this one is a perfect shade and has no scent added to it, which makes it even better lol. You can purchase the holiday lipsticks HERE.
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The Great Indian Festival finally arrived and it coincided with Flipkart's Big Billion Day Sale. The pandemic has pushed consumers to shop online and both, the Great Indian Festival and the Big Billion Day sales had been eagerly anticipated. Flipkart's sale lasted between 16-21 October, while Amazon's (in India) took started on 17th October.
It is claimed that Amazon and Flipkart have hit $3.5 billion in sales in just four days. On the last day of its Sale, Flipkart claimed to have achieved 10 times growth as compared to last year's Big Billion Day sale. Clearly, the sales have surpassed all the forecasts made for this year's sale. We at DataWeave took a closer look to analyze the discounts that were offered across popular categories, to see if customers really had access to better deals and discounts.
We looked at the top 500 products across categories like Fashion – men and women, electronics, Amazon devices, baby products, grocery and personal care. The pricing offered on these products across the sale period was compared with the pre-sale price, to understand the trend in discounts across the popular categories and brands.
We segmented the products we were tracking into the following:
Type 1: Products were either priced the same or were discounted over the sale compared to pre-sale
Type 2: Products were either priced the same or witnessed price increase during the sale compared to pre-sale
Type 3: Products which saw both price increase and decrease during sale compared to pre-sale
Type 4: Products whose price continued to be the same even during the sale
Flipkart clearly provided the better deals to customers for the categories we looked at during their Big Billion Day sale compared to Amazon. Flipkart discounted 54% of its products during the sale period compared to Amazon, and 26% of the products were discounted.
It is also interesting to note that in addition to offering more discounted products, Flipkart also offered additional discounts than Amazon.
Amazon offered 13.2% additional discount and most of this average discounting can be attributed to a 33.8% discount on Amazon devices. It also ended up increasing the pricing for 16% of the products during the sale period, while Flipkart hiked the pricing for 6% products. 56% of products on Amazon continued being sold at the same price even during the sale.
Premiumness was based on the actual price of a product before the sale event. This was divided into low, medium and high premiumness levels, with high indicating higher selling prices.
In Amazon devices, baby products, electronics and grocery-cooking essentials, Amazon showed a direct relationship between its additional discounts and the level of premiumness. While Flipkart did not seem to follow a particular pattern with respect to product premiumness.
Flipkart offered the highest discounts for premium products in the Fashion category (for both men and women) compared to the rest.
We looked at popular brands across categories to arrive at brands that were being sold at the maximum discount. These brands appeared at least twenty times in the top 500 ranks we considered.
Acer, Philips, Samsung, Lenovo, Bajaj, Asus which were common brands across both Flipkart and Amazon in the electronics category, were being sold at much deeper discounts on Flipkart (almost double), compared to that on Amazon.
Avita was extremely popular under the laptop sub-category on Flipkart and was observed to be discounted the highest during the sale.
In Fashion, Titan was the most discounted brand with 53.9% additional discount but only 4% and 2% of the products offered discounting in mens' and womens' fashion respectively. Reebok in mens' fashion and Fastrack, Sonata and Puma in womens' wear on Flipkart, had discounts across almost all the products.
In the baby care category, Hasbro gaming on Flipkart had the highest additional discount followed by Funskool. Both the brands had more than 85% of their products discounted.
Johnson's, which was common on both Amazon and Flipkart, was offered at higher discounts on Amazon compared to Flipkart. However, only 31% products were discounted vs 72% on Flipkart.
We looked at the top 200 ranks across each sub-category to narrow down on the most visible brands across the sale period.
Across all categories and their sub-categories, the sub-category laptop had distinct brands that hold the majority of the products. This is observed both in Amazon and Flipkart where brands like Lenovo, HP, Asus hold more than 33% share of the first 200 products.
"Mobile" category was dominated by brands like Redmi and Boat on Amazon, and Realme and OPPO on Flipkart. These brands occur at least 24% of the time in the top 200 ranks.
There are many ways to look at this. To begin with, the combined sales of Flipkart and Amazon during the festive season in India accounted for more than 90% of the e-commerce industry's gross sales. That amounts to a 55% year-on-year growth. Delving further, we see that Flipkart was far more aggressive with their offerings.
They discounted 56.8% additional products at an overall discount of 15%. On the other hand, Amazon retained their typical cautious approach to discounting, with only 28.4% of the products, at an overall discount of 12.8%.
If we adopt a more macro view of the sales, we have to take into account that this year is somewhat of an anomaly. Given the social distancing norms and other SOPs governing the common man, more people have been ushered into the world of online shopping. The penetration extended far into the Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities as well, thus potentially benefiting Flipkart, owing to their interior reach.
Going by the numbers, Flipkart seems to have taken this round without a doubt. As we observed though, there are many ways to look at this and what seems to stand out from these two giants, is the consumer. At the end of the day, it's the consumer that in spite of these strange times, has shopped more than before, indicating that the situation is getting back to a semblance of normalcy.
So Flipkart's got the sales numbers but the consumer got deeper discounts on more products. As the old adage goes, 'consumer is king'.
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NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah has updated his mock draft. While many mocks have the San Francisco 49ers selecting Clemson QB Deshaun Watson with the second overall selection, mostly because they are predicting that the Cleveland Browns will go with Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett, Jeremiah has the 49ers going in a completely different direction. He has the 49ers selecting Ohio State CB Marshon Lattimore.
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"The 49ers could address the QB position with this pick but Lattimore carries a much higher grade than any of the signal-callers in this draft class," wrote Jeremiah within his mock draft.
Jeremiah went on NFL Network to further explain why he doesn't believe the 49ers should use the second overall selection on a quarterback. "When you're picking second in the draft, it's because you're up there for a reason," Jeremiah said. " (It's) because you have holes all over your roster and you need sure-thing, impact players and for me, Marshon Lattimore, he's the best cover corner in this draft. He's got outstanding ability to mirror wide receivers on the outside. He can take away a number one receiver on the other side of the ball. So, to me, you get a sure thing with that first pick.
Explaining why 49ers shouldn't take a QB in first round
"I just don't know that there's a quarterback worthy of that selection at number two and with a new head coach and new general manager on six-year contracts, I don't know that there's the urgency to get the quarterback thing done right now."
Jeremiah went on to acknowledge that the biggest need on the team is still a quarterback. "But there are a bunch of other needs on this roster and they just need impact players," he said. "So I think the quarterback can be something maybe they address in a later round. But in all likelihood, I think there's a good chance that is a 2018 decision when maybe the top of the draft looks a little bit different there at the quarterback spot."
As for Lattimore, he was finally healthy in 2016 after being plagued by hamstring injuries that eventually required surgery. He would end up with four interceptions and nine passes defended for the Buckeyes during his 2016 redshirt sophomore campaign. He played a full season just once, but many analysts believe that he could quickly become of the of the top cornerbacks in the NFL.
Pro Football Focus graded Tramaine Brock and Jimmie Ward as the team's top cornerbacks for the 2016 season, but Rashard Robinson showed flashes during his rookie campaign. The 49ers drafted two other cornerbacks in 2016. The first was Will Redmond out of Mississippi State. He missed the entire season. The second was Prince Charles Iworah, who spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad before being promoted to the active roster in late December.


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A Phone Call
Auburn Sandstrom is in a dire situation and makes a call for help.
Phone Call, Flamenco, Surprise Party - Auburn Sandstrom
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A call to a hotline, a rabbi caught speeding, a rookie reporter, a swim test, an unwanted surprise party and an obsession with Flamenco. Hosted by Moth Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Auburn Sandstrom is in a dire situation and makes a call for help.
Tere Negrete is a young reporter eager to impress her boss.
Daniel Judson is a rabbi busted for speeding.
Ray Christian is underestimated at Boy Scout.
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Todd Shafer threw his wife the surprise party she never wanted.
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Mary Furlong Coomer falls in love with flamenco as a little girl.


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Obesity rates in US leveling off, still epidemic
Within the last few years, the rate of overweight Americans seems to have remained steady. Despite that, the leadership still says that the obesity epidemic is serious and needs to be dealt with.
Another frightening statistic involves the already obese. For boys under 18, the already obese are getting even more obese. With the fattening foods so prevelant, once the cycle begins its difficult to stop. What will happen when these kids reach 30 years old? Diabetes, heart disease, inflammation!! YIKES!
We're all in this together
One way of looking at it is that our tax money pays for obese people's health issues.
Yet, I believe the reason we're all in this together is because we share the same food system. We are exposed to the same juicy media advertisements and greasy temptations of fast food as we drive by.
Research shows, time and time again, if your friends are fat then you are more likely to be fat. We have to be good influences on each other.
Even though I am slim and in shape, I must be constantly be non-judgmental about the weight of others. We cannot spend time on the defensive, because we have to move forward. We have to lose the weight to regain our health, wealth and sense of self.
Support the whole food industry. Avoid processed foods, say no to fast food. Focus on the real deal: fruits, vegetables, legumes, and healthy influence from friends like me.


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We're slowly but steadily getting near our ending. This show certainly excels at meshing both a mellow feeling and melodrama, thus I hereby coin the term mellowdrama. Every episode, I want to say "Wow, nothing happens!" But, in fact, something significant happens almost every episode, but it just doesn't move the plot along very much. We get much of the same in this week's installment, ranging from on-the-spot confessions to soothing guitar pieces.
Last week, I said that Kinoshita's feelings must be genuine because her reaction to Kai's rejection. Boy, did I read her situation wrong. I guess I took Kai's intuition that something was bothering her too lightly. Though it turns out that I was right about them being written out of the picture this episode. Certainly, it isn't hard to see that Kinoshita and Arisawa are both plot devices to move the stagnant relationships forward, for Kai and Ichika, and Tetsurou and Mio respectively.
This was perhaps my favorite scene in the episode. Mio repeatedly thanks Tetsurou for not exposing her secret (no pun intended), but in Arisawa's aggressive pursuit of her man, she accuses Mio of being a exhibitionist pervert. In response, Mio breaks down divulges her insecurities about her family's "free" at-home practices and how she's happy to have made so many friends. Tetsurou, being the good friend that he is, tells her that she could tell them anything that's on her mind because they're friends. She does just that and declares her love for him right on the spot. Though the confession is still hanging in limbo as of right now, Tetsurou had a rather serious face on when Mio said she didn't need an answer right away. I think Tetsurou will end with Mio over Kanna.
As Arisawa indirectly helps the Tetsurou/Mio relationship move ahead, Kinoshita directly tries to bring Kai and Ichika together. After just blatantly ignoring Kai's confession and helping him study instead a couple of episodes ago, Kinoshita helps her realize that the feelings are indeed mutual. Prior to this episode, I would have said that Ichika is the sole character holding the show back, but she is showing that she can make some moves too. Again, Kai may be a bland protagonist, but you definitely cannot fault him for knowing what he wants and going after it.
Unfortunately for Kanna, Kai and Ichika are getting ever-closer and her hopes are slowly getting dashed. Once again, she is being left out of the loop and stuck being troll fodder for Remon. However, the preview hints that she's going to make her move at the festival next episode. I'm interested in how Kai is going to respond because he already knows she loves him. I also like how they've been dropping hints about the finale for the past two weeks via Rinon and the spaceship. It's only a matter of time before they revisit Kai's spaceship crash injuries. The only prediction I can make for next week is that Tetsurou and Mio get a little closer. Though Kai rejected Kinoshita quite firmly, I think it'll be a different story with Kanna, so I'm not sure what will happen. Until next week~


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Remember how I said I was going to work my way through drafts and archives? This is one of those, written in the beginning of December 2013 then filed away (but certainly not forgotten) in favour of far too many Christmas dessert recipes, it happens. In any case, instead of changing it to suit late summer I'm leaving it as is, because I can. Stay tuned for all the sides too. ------ Yesterday (well yesterday when I wrote this on 2 December) was the first day of summer in Sydney. For some … [Read more...]
Vegan Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream & Halloween Ice Cream Bars
Pumpkin makes me think of autumn, simple as that. Overflowing bins of carving pumpkins just crying out to become jack-o-lanterns. Costumes and candy and festive parties and crazy decorations. The promise of Pumpkin Pie at rapidly approaching holiday dinners. I've said it before and I'll say it again, no matter how long I live in Australia I still associate end of year holidays with cold weather -- and Halloween falls firmly in this category. People in many parts of the world don't … [Read more...]
In My Kitchen: September/October 2013
As good as it was to be off on another adventure it is so very good to be back in my own kitchen and eating veggies on a regular basis. I contemplated doing a collage of the food we ate while we were away but there is just too much of it... I'm not even kidding. Most of the fun things from our holiday ended up on Instagram so if you are looking to waste time, plan an eating holiday, or just make yourself hungry go for it. In the meantime here are a few things from before we left, things … [Read more...]
Grape & Rosemary Focaccia – Schiacciata Con l'Uva
The air is heady and sweet, greeting us as we turn into the driveway, painting our thoughts purple. It is the scent of bubblegum and ice blocks and lollies, the scent associated with most grape-flavoured childhood treats, yet not usually with real grapes. We stand in the middle of the wide green yard, taking in the vineyard's proud perfume for a moment before we wave absentmindedly back at the farmhouse and head for the leafy rows. Dodging dogs, skipping over patches of poison ivy … [Read more...]
Cape Cod Kale Salad
Salad is a simple act. A few fresh vegetables washed in cool water. A sharp knife slicing effortlessly through crisp leaves. A tangy dressing thrown together with what's on hand. The first bite is refreshing after days of excess. The second is calming and reassuring. A return to clean simplicity, shared with family over the sound of old stories, squealing children and end of summer breezes. I probably should have made another batch for the second half of our trip … [Read more...]
Concord Grape Curd & Vegan Meringue Pie Parfaits
Well now isn't that a mouthful in more ways than one. I mentioned that we are off on another adventure, however as the first two weeks of our trip involved hanging out in Cape Cod with my extended family, followed by a week at Mom's farm in upstate NY, it was nearly impossible to keep me out of the kitchen. I found myself whipping up salads and cakes and more salads along the way so figured I may as well pull out a slightly unusual twist for this month's Sweet Adventures Blog … [Read more...]
Crunchy French Toast
His magical words fought through the fog of my groggy travel brain, "I found a place for brunch, they are famous for something called Crunchy French Toast, you should probably get up..." It was the last morning of our huge adventure holiday and at the end of that day was a 14-hour flight home, followed by a return to real life, a hard look at what I wanted to do with myself, and a taco/ice cream/pie belly to shed if my jeans were to ever fit again. Brunch sounded like the perfect … [Read more...]
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It's about 9 o'clock. Top Management's still working. The two boys are taken care of, one asleep, the other in his sleeper watching Thomas the Tank Engine. I go in to read to the three youngest girls. The Bean, lying on her bed, sees me and takes off her headphones. As I pick up Return of the King and start flipping through to find where we left off last night, during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, I say, "so what were you listening to?"
She says, "Brian Eno. The Plateaux of Mirror."
Even if we hadn't had her DNA tested, I do believe I'd be pretty confident she's mine.


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Murphy's Law and a Few Corollaries
Most of us have heard of Murphy's Law. It is the popular adage that says, "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" or "Things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them the chance." Who wrote Murphy's Law? No one knows for sure, but we do know its origin goes back pretty far.
Over the years, many other individuals have expanded on Murphy's Law. Today I would like to share with you 20 corollaries of Murphy's Law. I hope you have some fun with these:
- Nothing is as easy as it looks.
- Everything takes longer than you think.
- Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
- Every solution breeds new problems.
- It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious.
- The other line moves faster.
- You always find something the last place you look.
- Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner of the workshop. (This law also applies to the top of a tube of toothpaste in the bathroom and a grape in the kitchen.)
- When all else fails, read the instructions.
- Military law: Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
- Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough.
- All machines are amplifiers.
- A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
- If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- The sum of intelligence on the planet is constant. The population is growing.
- Friends come and go; enemies accumulate.
- If a problem causes many meetings, the meetings eventually become more important than the problem.
- To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
- An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until he or she knows absolutely everything about nothing.
- First law of socio-genetics: Celibacy is not hereditary.
Did you enjoy any of these corollaries? If so, which one(s)?
Would you like to add any other corollaries to Murphy's law below?
PS: Thank you for your prayers for this past weekend retreat in Syracuse. Altogether we were 18 women contemplating and discussing HOPE and her two sisters, FAITH and LOVE–and one of Hope's daughters, COURAGE. It was a weekend of blessings with some wonderful, faith-filled women. Special thanks to Judy and Melanie for their invaluable assistance!
I thought we could use an upbeat song after reading all these corollaries of Murphy's Law. So here's a very positive and lively song by Tasha Layton, an American Idol winner. It's called "Love Lifting Me" and it reminds us that God's love and grace are ever-present to help us when things don't go our way in life.
I invite you to respond to this reflection below. We all love to hear from our readers!
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Good Morning Sr. Melannie!
I like #9 the best about reading instructions. So true in our family! Fortunately, my husband saves all of us because he does read the instructions.
God bless.
I like number 13. Sometimes too much thinking thwarts action.
Have a great day, Sr. Melannie!
Sister Melannie,
Delightful! To #7 (You always find something the last place you look), I would add…….Or, you find it 6 months later when not looking for it anymore! Have an awesome week!
Ed J
#6 Made me smile ! So often that happens to me. Thank you for getting my week off to a happy start. God Bless You !
I really enjoyed the song you posted. God's love is lifting me. Wonderful news.
#14, is really good! The song is great! Look so forward to Monday's to hear from you Sister Melannie! Have a great week!
I'm chuckling at #4. A friend installed a much needed replacement dishwasher yesterday. This morning I discovered the shut-off valve in the basement doesn't quite shut off anymore! Who is the patron saint of plumbers?
Mary Therese,
It is Saint Vincent Ferrer, O.P. He has a special place in our bathroom…no leaks…after self-installing a toilet.
Hi Sister Melannie,
I'd like to propose an additional corollary (could be a modification to #9):
If at first you don't succeed, do it the way your mother told you to.
Have a great week.
#8 happens to me at least once a day so that's when I get a little exercise at least once a day.
"You can't always be young , but you can always be immature."
#6 The other line moves faster! Always in the bank and often in a situation where there is a traffic holdup.
These all made me smile, Sr. Melanie, although I am not a believer in Murphy's law in my own life.
I loved the song too…..thank you!
#6 is soooo true–every time I'm in the store or in traffic the other line is always moving faster! A good lesson in patience. Have a wonderful day! and yes, the song is GREAT!
#20 so true. A wonderful nun told me this truism. " not asking for fear of "NO" is a "NO"
#20, A nun once gave me a great truism. # To not ask for fear of a #NO is a "NO"
Love this column: here's another corollary:
"Murphy was an optimist."
Someone once told me about #7, Of course It is found in the last place you look, because you found it. I also agree with Ed.
I fully believe in Murphy's Law – not because it causes something to happen but because it is the reality of the obvious.
I laughed at #6 because I "know" that Murphy's Law dictates that it will be the longest line. My husband could be the poster child for #9. He lives by that rule! He also liked #12 & #14 and wanted me to add this corollary. "If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your BS". I think that may be the problem with politics today!
Happy Monday, Sister! Please keep the smiles coming!
I can "feel the love" every time I come to this site on Monday morning. And, "It is what it is" !
Sr. Melannie,
Thanks for the smiles and fun here! You are so clever! I especially liked # 8 and # 20. 😉
Sr. Melannie and everyone, hello!
Number 20 made me laugh, and number 13 seems true enough. I've found number 2, happily, not to be true. What paralyzes me at the start of any task is the sheer enormity, then I nibble away at it for ten minutes or so, and before you know it, I'm done! It's the getting started that's the tricky part for an inveterate procrastinator like me.
Tasha Layton's song is winsome and affirmative. I like the idea of being "lifted up." A friend of mine says that when I came home after a weeklong retreat at a Trappist monastery in 1992, I was walking eighteen inches above the ground for at least a month afterwards.
Thanks for being there, Sister! And everyone else: good comments!
Peace and light.
Love every single one, can't wait to share this with others.
Love #6…..your column is always wonderful.
I did read a funny the other day.
…… Stop thinking too much, it's alright not to know all the answers. Sometime there is no answer, not going to be any answer, never has been an answer. That's the answer! Just accept it, move on, NEXT!
Thanks Sister
I like: "Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly." In other words, you may not get it perfect, but at least it will be done.
A great start to a Saturday morning. I'll add one: if at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Just got back from vacation so catching up on my blog reading. I LOVE 15, 17 and 18 but I suppose that is because of where i am in life professionally. Thank you once again, Sr. Melannie!
Thank you for this, Sr. Melannie! I originally learned Murphy's Law with the corollary
"…and at the worst possible moment," as if it were part of the law!
I love these. VERY true!
Willson's corollary: Whenever you have an unlimited budget, the only commodity that's limited is thinking


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Doubt – Southwark Cathedral Art Installation
Published on 20th February 2018
Doubt is the latest in Southwark Cathedral's series of Lent installations. Each year an artist is invited to provide an existing work or site specific piece to act as a focus for contemplation and reflection during Lent. Conceived by internationally renowned artist Susie MacMurray, this year's piece conveys Doubt through the connections of the weight of darkness and uncertainty suspended from above. It stems from a conversation Susie had with a soldier who had served in Afghanistan at the time she was installing Cloud in The Great Hall in Winchester, 2014. The soldier spoke about how all the time he was in the war zone he felt a dark weight hovering behind his neck. It made Susie think of 40 days and 40 nights. Read more about the installation February 14th – March 30th at Southwark Cathedral.


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If you own your own business, or if you are in a position of influence at one, right now is the perfect time to reevaluate your company's client retention strategies. Often, people are so focused on generating new business and projects that they neglect to nurture and retain those they already have. While growth is important for any business, most of the time it costs far less in time, effort and assets to retain and grow current business than to find new business. Below are some quick tips for keeping a full client list.
1) Set expectations and outline deliverables. It's important to set expectations for your clients early in the process, and to outline exactly what they can expect to receive for their money and when. If your client's budget is minimal but they're asking for the world in return, let them know right from the start – don't make promises you can't keep or you'll risk losing them when you under deliver. Provide your clients with work plans and timelines and follow them closely. Remember, happy clients equal long-term clients.
2) Communicate often. Clients are more likely to stay with you if they're receiving regular updates and progress reports on the work you're providing. Whether these updates come in the form of regular meetings, phone calls, emails, or weekly activity summaries, they all serve to keep clients in the loop about how their project is coming along, and also gives you both the opportunity to ask questions and introduce new ideas or findings.
3) Get feedback. Rather than waiting until a project has been completed to ask your client for feedback, ask them directly while your project is ongoing. How do you feel things are going? What can we do better? Were you happy with…? Not only is this a great opportunity for you to get feedback on your performance directly from the client, but it serves to show your commitment to delivering a good product or service. If they're unhappy, this will give you an opportunity to make it right. If they're already thrilled with you, well what's better than that?!
4) Say thank you. Your current clients are the ones that help keep you in business, so don't forget to tell them how much they mean to you and your business – take them out to coffee or lunch, send a small appreciation gift, or remember to send a quick thank you e-mail to make sure they know you appreciate their business and you enjoy working with them. A little gesture can go a long way to building and maintaining client relationships.
While it will always be important for your business that you continually generate new business, it's equally, if not more important to maintain solid ground with those who have already given you their business, and trust.
If you're interested in working with us on your marketing needs, we'd love to add you to our long list of happy clients – and take you out for a coffee to chat about it. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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– Damian Vavanos
Areti has been a true blessing to our Non-Profit. Her deep understanding of how organizations work and passion about social change has been an inspiration to me.
Whenever I need her she's available and she always provides a solution which I never thought myself. Having worked in such diverse environments have created a professional that can cope with adversity in a smooth way.
If Areti was available I would hire her in an instant. Any organisation would be very lucky to have her around not just for her marketing expertise but mainly for her character and charisma!


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Whenever a potential first time caller enters my phone sex site particularly a telephone virgin, s/he naturally has some hesitation. The biggest obstacles to overcome once a new caller makes the decision to participate in a phone sex session is understanding who is available, the cost of a call and what number to dial. Well, the number is easy, 1-888-669-6389.
The who? Visit the Cheryl page.
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Any questions? Visit the feedback page.
If you prefer to look around and see what you can discover on your own, feel free to dig into over 10 years of phone sex archives.
Crib Notes – Quick reference to most frequently asked questions (FAQs).
The History of Phone Sex – The audio-text industry is barely 30 years old.
Types of Phone Sex Services – Understanding the service models may help you find the right operator for your particular fantasy.


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Birthday Pool Party Ideas
There is no better way to celebrate the warm weather and another year of life than with a pool party in the Tampa Bay sun. Birthday pool parties are a great way to bring family and friends together for a sun-filled day of fun. No matter if the celebration and fun is for a two-year-old, 22-year-old, or 72-year-old, a pool party is a great way to have fun while keeping cool this summer for all ages. Here are a few ideas for throwing the perfect birthday pool party this summer.
Poolside Fun
Although pool parties are great for anyone, age is still a factor in how you decide to throw your party. For children's and teen birthday pool parties, you can go all out with balloons, beach toys, and mountains of cake, ice cream and other delicious treats.
For an older crowd, you do not need as many sweets and decorations to still have a great time. For a more sophisticated and adult-themed birthday pool party, consider more subtle décor. Instead of balloons and streamers, try adding a tropical flower centerpiece to your refreshment table with a festive tablecloth. Accent your lounge area with faux palm trees and scattered sea shells. You can also add some more festive touches around your pool like tiki torches, especially if you are throwing a pool party at night.
Party Ready
If the party you are throwing is adult-themed, that doesn't mean you can't still have games and other activities to enjoy. Along with your pool being the main source of entertainment, you can also incorporate a swimming competition or belly-flop contest to entertain your guests. For those who like to get in the pool and really have fun, start up a game of chicken and water volleyball to get the party going.
You can turn your party from good to great with the right food and music. For a party by the pool, you can't go wrong with a barbeque. Grilled burgers and hot dogs are great and easy party food that all guests will enjoy. For a more sophisticated feel, consider adding grilled shrimp and kabobs to your menu. You can keep the party fun and lively with a great playlist going in the background, but not too loud—guests still need talk to and hear one another. Also, there's no need to hire a DJ, just plug in your iPod and put it on your favorite Pandora station, and that should keep the party going for hours.
Make the most out of your next birthday this summer with an exciting party by the pool. You can keep cool and spice things up for you and your guests with a few of these party ideas. If you are in the Tampa Bay area, find out how Tampa Bay Pools can help you get the perfect pool for you and your home today.


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V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary
Definition: an obvious, banal, pointless, or empty comment or remark made as though it was significant or helpful
Synonyms: triviality, cliché, buzzword, motto, saying, proverb, adage, banality
Antonyms: originality
Tips: Think of the word flat (which rhymes with plat), as it can mean "bland, lacking variety." A platitude can be a proverb or adage, but it can also be any comment that's pointless and unnecessary. Use platitude to describe any cliché, old adage, or statement that was mentioned to be helpful, but added no value or was completely inappropriate.
Usage Examples:
When my grandma used the old adage "a stitch in time saves nine," we thought it was a silly platitude and had no idea what it had to do with finishing our homework. (adage, saying)
His speech was full of platitudes and never offered any true insights. (banalities, clichés)
Please stop talking in platitudes and provide us with some helpful advice. (clichés)
Her incessant platitudes made everyone in the room wonder whether she ever came up with an original thought. (clichés, adages)
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Education helps shape the leaders of tomorrow. That's why Firelands Electric includes it as one of our seven core principles. The A Team is a cooperative program designed to encourage students in their pursuit of academic excellence. Students in grades 6-8 are invited to participate and be recognized for their hard work and dedication to education.
Send us your grade card for a chance to win!
Students in grades 6-8 who have a minimum of three A's on their most recent report card and whose parents or guardians are members of Firelands Electric Cooperative are eligible to apply. Drawings will take place on Feb. 10, April 10, July 10, and Dec. 10. Three students will be randomly selected at each drawing to receive an Amazon gift card.
To enter, send a copy of the student's report card to:
Attention: The A Team
Firelands Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 32
New London, OH 44851
Report cards may also be emailed to us here.
Be sure to include the student's name, age, school, grade, address, phone number, parents' name(s), and email address on your entry. Winners will be announced on social media, on the co-op's Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/firelandsec/albums/72157680955289495, and in Ohio's Cooperative Living magazine.


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1980 Triumph TR7 30th Anniversary Edition.
August 11, 2012/ Posted by Ben Piff / 2 comments
lots more: 1980s, convertibles, hidden headlights, tr7, triumph
2 comments:
- great white tiburon said...
these are pretty cool. BL had some pretty good designs and this is one of the best. I would love to have one of the tr-8's. this body with a 3.5 liter rover V-8 just seems so bad ass.
- August 11, 2012 at 4:29 PM
- Larry said...
Seductive shape, but the reality of driving and owning them wasn't so great. A TR7 owner at a car show once told me, "when it runs, you can see all it's flaws."
- August 13, 2012 at 12:31 PM
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Zotadase Dp Tablets Description
Zotadase Dp Tablet is a pain-relieving medicine. It is used to relieve pain, swelling and inflammation of joints and bones. Zotadase Dp Tablet is a combination of three medicines, namely diclofenac,
paracetamol and serratiopeptidase. It should be taken as instructed by the doctor and in the correct doses and for the exact duration as prescribed.
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|Muscles and joint pain, swelling
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Uses of Zotadase Dp Tablets
Zotadase Dp is used for relieving pain and inflammation of muscles, joints and bones in conditions such as arthritis, spondylitis and injuries associated with joints and bones. It is also used after operations and surgeries to reduce pain, redness and swelling....
Contraindications of Zotadase Dp Tablets
- If you have an allergy to paracetamol, diclofenac, serratiopeptidase or any of the ingredients of this medicine.
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- If you have ever experienced severe allergic reactions.
- If you have a history of frequent stomach ulcers or bleeding.
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Side effects of Zotadase Dp Tablets
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- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Indigestion
- Stomach pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Bloating
Precautions and Warnings of Zotadase Dp Tablets
Can I take the Zotadase Dp Tablet during pregnancy?
It is unsafe to take this medicine during pregnancy. Hence it should not be taken by pregnant women. Taking this medicine in pregnancy can cause defects in the baby's heart or even delay of delivery or increase the risk of bleeding.
Breast Feeding
Can I take the Zotadase Dp Tablet while breastfeeding?
It is advised not to use this medicine if you are breastfeeding.
Can I drive if I have consumed the Zotadase Dp Tablet?
It is advised not to drive or use machines when you have taken this medicine as it may cause dizziness.
Can I consume alcohol with the Zotadase Dp Tablet?
It is advisable to avoid the consumption of alcohol during the treatment as it may worsen your liver problems and other side effects.
Other General Warnings
Talk to your doctor if
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- You are an elderly patient or taking diuretics or have a kidney disorder, then this medicine can increase the risk of kidney failure. Your doctor may ask you to do renal function tests for the same.
- You are suffering from gastrointestinal problems like bleeding, ulcers in the intestine (perforation) or Crohn's disease or you notice black tarry stools.
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- You have SLE (autoimmune disorder).
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- You have disorders related to blood like clotting problems and anaemia.
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Mode of Action of Zotadase Dp Tablets
How Does It Work?
Diclofenac and paracetamol present in this medicine act by interfering with the production of a chemical substance called prostaglandin which is responsible for swelling and pain. Serratiopeptidase is an enzyme that promotes the synthesis of cartilage, tissue repair and wound healing....
Directions for Use of Zotadase Dp Tablets
This medicine should be consumed as a whole with a sufficient amount of water and can be taken after food.
Interactions of Zotadase Dp Tablets
Interactions with other medicines
- Certain medicines can interfere with the action of the Diclogem SP Tablet if taken at the same time. Always inform your doctor about all the medicine you are taking, that includes all prescribed or non-prescribed herbal medicines, dietary supplements as well as other treatment if you are taking for any disorders....
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- Anti-diabetic medicines can lead to symptoms of low glucose levels like sweating, anxiety, fast heartbeats and hunger pangs. Hence, they should be used cautiously.
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Storage and disposal of Zotadase Dp Tablets
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Dosage of Zotadase Dp Tablets
Components of the Zotadase Dp Tablet in high doses may result in symptoms of an overdose like headache, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain. If you think you have taken too much of this medicine, contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital....
Missed a Dose
If you have missed taking any dose of medicine, take it as soon as you remember. If it's time for your next dose, then skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose of medicine to compensate for the missed one....
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: Can I take the Zotadase Dp Tablet for toothache?
A: Yes, you can take the Zotadase Dp Tablet for a toothache under the supervision of a dentist. The underlying cause of toothache can be different. Therefore, do not self-medicate.
Q: Can I take my regular painkillers along with the Zotadase Dp Tablet?
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Q: Is Zotadase Dp an antibiotic medicine?
A: No, it is a painkiller and anti-inflammatory medicine used for the treatment of acute painful conditions of joints, muscles and after surgery.
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