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The JJJ Book Club Celebrates National Independent Bookstore Days/Week/Month; It's One of Those + Check Out The New Books!
Did you know it's National Independent Book Store Month…or Weeks? July is the month where you should seek out the oddball, weird, cozy and cool bookshops in your neighborhood.
Don't know where they are? Find one!
Also, this month JJJ Book Club is apparently fascinated with disappearances, dystopia and dream lands in our book picks. We don't know how that happened!
Check out our full list of favorites releasing this month inside…
"Let's Get Lost" by Adi Alsaid
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday�and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings�until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth� sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
"The Queen of the Tearling" by Erika Johansen
Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret by foster parents after her mother – Queen Elyssa, as vain as she was stupid – was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelsea's uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelsea's 19th birthday, the tattered remnants of her mother's guard – each pledged to defend the queen to the death – arrive to bring this most un-regal young woman out of hiding…
And so begins her journey back to her kingdom's heart, to claim the throne, earn the loyalty of her people, overturn her mother's legacy and redeem the Tearling from the forces of corruption and dark magic that are threatening to destroy it. But Kelsea's story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance – it's about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age in all its insecurities and attractions, alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive
"Idols" by Margaret Stohl
The Icons came from the sky. They belong to an inhuman enemy. They ended our civilization, and they can kill us. Most of us.
Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas are the four Icon Children, the only humans immune to the Icon's power to stop a human heart. Now that Los Angeles has been saved, things are more complicated – and not just because Dol has to choose between Lucas and Ro, the two great loves of her life. As she flees to a resistance outpost hidden beneath a mountain, Dol makes contact with a fifth Icon Child, if only through her visions. When Dol and the others escape to Southeast Asia in search of this missing child, Dol's dreams, feelings and fears collide in an epic showdown that will change more than just four lives — and stop one heart forever.
"The Defiant" by Lisa M. Stasse
Alenna Shawcross and the others who escaped the wheel are working toward an all-out assault on the United Northern Alliance. The plan is to dismantle it from the inside — and Alenna is one of the few people who can access the organization's inner sanctum. But when she returns to the home she has nearly forgotten, she encounters old friends and is swept into a secret plan that puts everything she loves in danger.
Knowing what is at stake for her and her friends, Alenna ventures into the heart of the treacherous UNA. She's determined to bring them down, because freedom is the only choice. Or is it?
"The Vanishing Season" by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Girls started vanishing in the fall, and now winter's come to lay a white sheet over the horror. Door County, it seems, is swallowing the young, right into its very dirt. From beneath the house on Water Street, I've watched the danger swell.
The residents know me as the noises in the house at night, the creaking on the stairs. I'm the reflection behind them in the glass, the feeling of fear in the cellar. I'm tied�it seems�to this house, this street, this town.
"Conversion" by Katherine Howe
It's senior year at St. Joan's Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys' texts: Through it all, Colleen Rowley and her friends are expected to keep it together. Until they can't.
First it's the school's queen bee, Clara Rutherford, who suddenly falls into uncontrollable tics in the middle of class. Her mystery illness quickly spreads to her closest clique of friends, then more students and symptoms follow: seizures, hair loss, violent coughing fits. St. Joan's buzzes with rumor; rumor blossoms into full-blown panic.
Soon the media descends on Danvers, Mass., as everyone scrambles to find something, or someone, to blame. Pollution? Stress? Or are the girls faking? Only Colleen�who's been reading The Crucible for extra credit�comes to realize what nobody else has: Danvers was once Salem Village, where another group of girls suffered from a similarly bizarre epidemic three centuries ago . . .
"The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning" by Chris Colfer
Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him–until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code.
Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother…but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead the Fairy Council?
When all signs point to disaster for the Land of Stories, Conner and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle…or for the secret that will change the twins' lives forever.
"Illusive" by Emily Lloyd Jones
When the MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. A small percentage of the population developed superhero-like powers. Ciere Giba has the handy ability to change her appearance at will. She's what's known as an illusionist…She's also a thief.
After a robbery goes awry, Ciere must team up with a group of fellow super-powered criminals on another job that most would consider too reckless. The formula for the vaccine that gave them their abilities was supposedly destroyed years ago. But what if it wasn't?
"Just Like The Movies" by Kelly Fiore
Pretty and popular track star Marijke Monti is confident about almost everything � she's got great friends, a great family, and she's on her way to the State Track Championship. In fact, the only thing Marijke isn't confident about is her relationship with Tommy Lawson.
Lily Spencer has spent her entire high school career preparing for the future � she's participated in every extracurricular activity and volunteer committee she could. But, at home, she watches her mother go on date after date with dud-dudes, still searching for "the one." Lily realizes that she's about to graduate and still hasn't even had a boyfriend.
While they live on each other's periphery at school, Lily and Marijke never seemed to have much in common; but, after a coincidental meeting at the movie theater, Lily gets an idea � why can't life be like a movie? Why can't they set up their perfect romantic situations, just in time for their senior prom, using movie techniques?
"The Young World" by Chris Weitz
After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he's secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos. But when another tribe member discovers a clue that may hold the cure to the Sickness, five teens set out on a life-altering road trip to save humankind.
The tribe exchanges gunfire with enemy gangs, escapes cults and militias, braves the wilds of the subway and Central Park…and discovers truths they could never have imagined.
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|The New Resort Area North of Phuket
It s Quiet, It s Relaxed, It s not Commercial
Khao Lak
This new resort area begins at, and stretches North from the tiny but scenic National Park called Khao Lak. It is little over an hour's drive north of Phuket, and when approaching it the road rises steeply over the mountain headland that is Khao Lak. The road breaks out of the forest on the northern crest of the headland, offering a wide panorama of beach that stretches into the distance. The first resort is right at the bottom of the mountain.
The mountains in the back do offer some adventure: elephant trekking, white water rafting in some seasons, and trekking in the mountains and forest. Khao Sok National Park, a magnificent preserve of rainforest, is little more than an hour's drive away, and anyone wanting seeking adventure can rent a car and drive the backroads through the mountains. It is possible to make a circular trip from here through Phang Nga's beautiful mountains. The route is obvious if you can find a good map. (our map of this region will soon show this)
Such adventurous activities are relatively new to the area, are not well developed and the options offered by the resorts here are still few. But things are changing year to year. Ask the reception of the resort. Or do as most visitors to Khao Lak do - just stay in one place and really relax.


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Last Call With Carson Daly: It's still on! Who knew? Last night, the show featured the majestic British synth-rockers the Horrors. But instead of bringing the band in to play in front of a studio audience, Last Call did what it's been doing lately: It just aired footage of the band playing a couple of songs at one of their regular live shows. In this case, that show was at L.A.'s El Rey Theatre. Watch "I Can See Through You" and "Endless Blue" below.
"I Can See Through You":
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The Horrors' album Skying is out now on XL.


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The tricky job of being a federal inspector general—the dual-hatted officials are independent, yet report to both their agencies and Congress—has been boiled down to seven key tips.
Glenn Fine, who spent 11 years as a well-known Justice Department inspector general before taking on the role of acting IG for the Pentagon in January 2016, penned an essay titled "Seven Principles of Highly Effective Inspectors General." It appeared in the May journal of the Columbia University Law School's Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity.
"Of all the criticisms I have heard about OIGs—and I believe I've heard most of them—lack of timeliness is the one that resonates with me the most, and the one that is most difficult to address," writes Fine, whose nomination by President Obama for the permanent DoD IG slot was withdrawn by President Trump in February. "Sometimes, inadequate resources, or a relentless and increasing caseload, make it difficult if not impossible to handle all matters rapidly. There is no easy solution to address the issue of timeliness, but IGs must constantly focus on this area and challenge our staffs to complete their work in a timely and thorough way."
Fine appears to be responding to some of his critics in the whistleblower advocacy community by including "don't cut corners" as one of his best practices. "One of the first things I tell new OIG employees is that we live in a glass house, and that we need to follow the rules," he writes. "If we are guilty of the actions that we criticize others for in our reports, then our credibility will be severely damaged. I also tell them that our credibility is built over many years, report by report, investigation by investigation, but it can crumble with a single misstep by one employee."
Together, the seven tips are: Remain independent; be tough but fair; tell the good with the bad; provide potential solutions; strive for timeliness; don't cut corners; and don't expect to be popular.
That last one Fine illustrates with a detailed anecdote about a former underling who, under questioning, tells a senator that he doesn't even like Fine, his boss. "We cannot seek to be popular, or to be liked, or to please everyone, because that will not happen," Fine observes. "Rather, our goal should be that our work is respected, that we are viewed as tough but fair, and that we provide timely recommendations and investigations that have an impact in improving agency operations."


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A mug wamper is a person who cannot make up his or her mind on which side of an argument or situation to support so they try to take both sides. They try to sit on the fence and consequently have their mug on one side of the fence and their wamper on the other.
I want the State to get the money generated from gambling but on the other hand I can't condone gambling which makes me a mug wamper since I cannot make up my mind which one to choose.
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Gap: 1969 Denim Studio Overview
Behind the threads.
Published on Aug 01, 2011
Editor's Pick
After bringing on board new agency Ogilvy & Mather and new CMO, Seth Farbman, former Ogilvy Senior Partner/Worldwide Managing Director, Gap finally unveils its new campaign, which focuses on the brand's 1969 denim line. The brand tapped a journalist and trendspotting blog Cool Hunting to spend time at the brand's L.A. 1969 denim studio to find material for more than 30 videos that will be seeded in various online outlets, including Hulu, Daily Candy, ShopStyle and Refinery 29. The campaign also includes print ads that will run in mags like Vogue, Men's Health and Lucky, as well as a foodie-friendly component, "Pico de Gap," a taco truck that will sell $1.69 tacos--or give them free to Gap-wearers.
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- Aug 01, 2011
- Agency:
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- Chairperson:
- John Seifert
- Client:
- Gap
- Chief Creative Officer:
- Steve Simpson
- Executive Creative Director:
- Walt Connelly
- Creative Director:
- Michael Paterson
- Creative Director:
- Jason Marks
- Copywriter:
- Sam Mazur
- Copywriter:
- Amy Thomas
- Art Director:
- Sun An
- Art Director:
- Sally Kim
- Art Director:
- Eddie Shieh
- Creative Partner:
- Mutt Industries
- Executive Director of Creative Technology:
- Jordan Berkowitz
- Director of Production:
- Patti McConnell
- Manager of Art Buying:
- Cindy Rivet
- Executive Producer:
- Peter Bassett
- Senior Content Producer:
- Elizabeth Lucas
- Content Producer:
- Sharon Mendelow
- Content Producer:
- Jessica Fiore
- Content Producer:
- Leslie D'Acri
- Associate Director of Print Production:
- Bianca Lau
- Digital Producer:
- Jessica Gueco
- Digital Producer:
- Veronica Oleynik
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Genre : Action
Developer: Terminal Reality
Publisher: Midway
Release Date : October 14 ,2003
Pre-order 'ROAD KILL': Xbox | GameCube | PlayStation 2
Roadkill came along at a good time. I was just starting to think that my hobbies had become too socially acceptable, between Knights of the Old Republic and Soul Calibur II. Everyone understands the attraction of being a dashing swordsman type, or of becoming a crusading Jedi Knight.
Deliberately running over entire streetsful of old people and prostitutes, though? Discussing that will get you kicked out of a restaurant, and that's the flavor I've been missing.
Roadkill is a post-apocalyptic driving game; it's Carmageddon with more of a point, or Twisted Metal in a more sprawling environment. If a game involves deliberate vehicular manslaughter for fun and profit, a little of its flavor is in here, making Roadkill a sort of delicious automotive homicide stew.
You're Mason, a guy who rolls into the community of Lava Falls with little more than a customized GTO, some secondhand machine guns, and a dream of one day reaching a place called Paradise City.
That kind of thing costs money, though, and a guy named Cabe is in a position to hook you up with work. Cabe's missions will send you all over the city, gathering weapons, picking up vehicles, and getting into a lot of trouble. Lava Falls's population is one part prostitutes and one part old people to about sixteen thousand parts warring gang members, and Cabe seems to be in the mood to get you into trouble with all of them simultaneously.
When you're not running errands for Cabe, you can just cruise. The bleak post-apocalyptic future boasts a pretty decent classic-rock radio station, which pauses occasionally for news updates. In this build, the radio gets repititive very, very quickly, but that's something that'll be fixed in the final build. (Hopefully, that final build will also feature the option of adding a custom soundtrack. I find it hard to get my hit-and-run on to the dulcet strains of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl." )
The city features warring gang members, who'll occasionally be wiping each other out before you blunder into the middle of it. You can also search Lava Falls for blueprints and parts to new weapons, participate in full-throttle street racing, pick up and drop off packages in timed missions, play demolition derby with other drivers, or simply take aim at whoever's stupid enough to be a pedestrian. If you cause enough mayhem, you'll eventually be able to start a riot, where the gangs run wild in the streets.
It's arguable that there isn't enough just plain stress-killing gratuitous violence these days, on any console. Roadkill will help you remedy that. Keep your eyes open for it.


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Hot on the heels of the second-generaion Q5 range, Audi has unveiled the sequal to its successful SQ5 performance SUV.
The original SQ5 TDI was a surprise success story, holding the title of Audi best-selling Q5 variant for a time in Australia, by combining a high-performance diesel engine, taut sports suspension, and a family-friendly SUV body in a way that captured the hearts - and wallets - of thousands of buyers around the globe.
A successor to the original SQ5 made its official debut in Detroit on Monday, where the brand's US arm unveiled a sharpened version of Audi's second-generation Q5 SUV.
The car features sportier styling compared to more prosaic Q5 variants, beefed up with more aggressive bumpers, LED lights and 20-inch alloy wheels, as a well as a cabin dressed-up with sports seats, Alcantara trim, and a racey flat-bottomed steering wheel.
Optional equipment includes variable-height air suspension and a dynamic pack with a performance-tuned rear differential.
While European and Australian versions of the original SQ5 were powered by a 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6, North American customers uniquely recieved a supercharged petrol V6 shared with the previous Audi S4 sedan.
America's new SQ5 TFSI follows a similar theme, sharing a turbocharged 3.0-litre petrol V6 with the S4 that sends 260kW and 500Nm to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The brand has confirmed that the petrol-powered SQ5 TFSI will be sold outside the US, arriving in Europe mid-year.
The petrol model is expected to be joined by a new SQ5 TDI powered by a more powerful development of the 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6 used in the 200kW Q7 SUV.
It is not clear which models will be offered in Australia, which has a proven appetite for high-performance vehicles.
Audi says the new model can hit 100km/h in 5.4 seconds, which makes it slower than the outgoing SQ5 Plus which is powered by a high-output diesel V6 tuned to 250kW and 700Nm and can hit the same benchmark in 5.1 seconds.
While the original SQ5 debuted as the only performance car in its class, the new model will have to contend with stiff competition from the 270kW Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 and the range-topping BMW X4 and its 230kW of diesel power.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara University junior Balbina Guajardo and the Bronco women's golf team had a great week, winning the SCU Colby Invitational by 20 shots. Take a behind-the-scenes look into the program from a player's point of view. Check it out....
Many people like to say 'Hard work pays off!' and we've definitely had a week full of surprises and good news! We've been working really hard lately, and were looking forward to playing some holes... It all started Friday at the golf course when Kelsy (senior) was motivating the team saying that if someone made a Hole-in-One she would give us cupcakes, and we were all joking about it because let's face it... What are the odds??
But freshman Kaci McCartan
proved everyone wrong, by making her first ever Hole-in-One. The
whole team was amazed. We were all super excited, and of course she
did get the delicious cupcakes and more presents as well. Thanks
Kaci, for reminding us that nothing is impossible, and that after
working hard we can achieve our goals if we never give
But the story continues as we go to play our home tournament and post our two lowest rounds of the season, and win the tournament as well. This is also the first time that our team wins the home event that has been played for over 13 years. Way to go Broncos!
I would like to congratulate Taylor Camany for her first collegiate tournament win after recording the lowest score of the season so far. Great work!
As a team we had four players finish Top 10:
1st - Taylor Camany
2nd - Balbina Guajardo
4th - Tamara Surtees
6th - Morgan McClure
The team is starting to get more solid rounds, and we are also starting to have more constant rounds in the 70's. Keep checking back for more updates since we still have one more tournament in the fall season. We will be playing at Cal Poly in two weeks!
Thanks for your support,
Go Broncos!


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It seems as of late the MSM is stepping up their counter attack on conspiracy theorists. Its sad the misinformation that gets thrown around. Here is a yahoo news story as an example Yahoo News BS
I would argue that a TINY minority of people within the conspiracy 'theorist' label would say that the Aurora shooting and also Sandy hook NEVER OCCURRED. The problem with articles like these in my own opinion is that the 'Theorists' who look deeper into the evidence and see through the bull ish of the official story get generally categorized into the same group with these people. It seems like the MSM points out the most ludicrous of the 'Theories' and throws all conspiracy truthers in the same melting pot. They never argue against the conspiracy facts, only point out the flaws of ridiculous theories. No talk of Monarch programming, false flags, the fact James Holmes was under psychiatric care of an ex air-force doctor, the Sandy hook map in the Dark knight, the illuminati Wayne video with the 12 skeletons in the theatre,.. all the things that are right in our face and have validity.
Looking at the comments at the bottom of this article it is clear that their plan to discredit is working. PPL demonizing 9/11 conspiracies (which is plane (plain) ignorance), the Kennedy assasination, moon landings etc..
Its funny yet annoying to me that the MSM picks the 'far out' theories to drum up articles and make anyone with an opposing view a 'nut job'
Guess i could've put this in the rant section but oh well haha. Happy Theory-ing everyone!
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
According to Gallup, 60 percent of the nation has very little or no trust for mass media to report the news in a fair and accurate manner.
So good luck media.
No talk of Monarch programming, false flags, the fact James Holmes was under psychiatric care of an ex air-force doctor


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It is widely accepted that SEO has evolved from simplistic initiatives such as keyword density and frequency within a page of content. Search algorithms are continually evolving to understand context and attitudes based on advanced semantic analysis.
That said, understanding the target keywords of a given web page will always remain a key focus for SEO development. The main principal remains; each page should have a clear and unique theme.
When briefed on SEO strategy, content creators frequently ask for a methodology by which they can identify the target keyword for a given page. To this end, over time I have constructed a five point checklist that can be deployed to help determine the target keyword for a given webpage. Each method can be used together or in isolation. They are designed as a guide rather than a strict process.
1. Empathise with the user. In my opinion this is the most simple but valuable stage of the keyword identification process. Anticipating the potential search terms that could be used in order to accomplish the task that the web page sets out to achieve is a fairly rudimentary practice. Nevertheless, it is advisable to benchmark these assumptions using the following methods.
2. Searching Online. Before building content around a particular page, it is fundamental to have a basic idea of the search landscape for the given subject matter. Conducting searches around the specific area in question will help to identify competition and opportunities for differentiation within the relevant space.
3. Competitors. If there are other websites already publishing content around the subject matter it is worth evaluating their pages and identifying trends within page content and titles and descriptions. Very often websites automate the population of key fields, making their SEO objectives very transparent.
4. Online Tools. There are a number of online tools that can help to devise keyword lists around a particular theme. The Google keyword tool is a simple example of one of the numerous free tools that are available showing both global and local search volume on a particular keyword and importantly, the level of competition on these terms.
5. Paid Search. Impression and click volume data from PPC accounts will help to construct an analytics portfolio behind each potential keyword choice. This complements the information derived from any online keyword tools. Cost per click data will also inform the competitiveness of each potential keyword choice.
Another aspect that needs to be considered when determining target keywords is the requirement to identify the correct opportunities to achieve a competitive advantage and ensuring that resource is not misplaced targeting keywords where the chances of securing a high ranking are limited. For example, if I were to launch an online mortgage advisory service, it would not be realistic to expect to gain high positions on the term "mortgages".
This is an established area, with many organisations having targeted their SEO strategies around these terms for a number of years. Therefore, it may be better to build content around longer tail keywords where there is a better chance of securing high ranking search positions and consequently more traffic.
In the majority of cases, identifying the target keyword for a given webpage is a relatively simple task. Pages are built in order to fulfill an objective and the target keyword can generally be derived from this objective. However, there are still many occasions where the target keyword is not immediately apparent. In these instances it is of value to deploy techniques such as those described above in order to make content creation for SEO more efficient.
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I often find that identifying keywords can either be one of the most interesting parts of a website - or can be the most frustrating! I think it is important to review keywords on a set basis - for clients, I like to look at the SEO every 3-6 months and make required changes. Looking at the analytics and which keywords are driving traffic can sometimes rally be an eye-opener!
thanks for the post: I particularly relate to point 1 about empathy, I would call it having a sound business understanding of a client's industry, and if not, at least the inclination to dig and understand it: Search Engine Optimization specialists should really be consultants, they need to bridge the gap between business and keyword tools etc... I posted a short article about such business savvy here: http://blog.leanwsiweb.com/2010/07/seo-done-right-keyword-research.html. Cheers.
Richard...Thanks...All good comments.
I believe Effective Search Marketing all starts with one simple equation - Effective Keyword Strategies plus Quality Links pointing to a webpage equals High Search Engine Rankings.
The more competition for a keyword, the more search engine authority (links) required for your webpage to gain a high ranking. The longer the keyword or more obsure the term...the easier it will be to obtain high rankings with fewer links. This all has to be balanced against the amount of search volume for any particular term.
As with anything...but especially with Google...it's all about trial and error and a great deal of patience...Thanks again
Identifying keywords is one challenge, the other is building your keyword strategy into the guts of your website. You can create a set of target keywords for a page, but a common challenge, especially in retail but also transcending other verticals, is in creating keyword rich pages when the brand insists on more 'brand' copy which customers are unlikely to search on. At this stage you start looking at 'satellite' pages *integrated* into your site or being a little more creative in your SEO/Branding page strategy and the pros and cons of each approach


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12 October 2012 Adventure, Factual 95 mins
The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster directed by Nick Ryan. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the 2008 K2 disaster. On the way to and from the summit, eleven climbers died during a short time span creating one of the worst catastophes in climbing history. Much of the documentary footage was captured by Swedish mountaineer Fredrik Sträng. Sträng was planning to do a Documentary which was aborted due to the fact that he did not reach the summit. The footage was still valuable to help solving what really did happen since all the climbers had different stories about what happened.
Watch the official The Summit 2012 trailer in HD below or find more The Summit videos on Vidimovie.


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Playroom Inspiration
• 30 January 2009
My sister-in-law Tiffany created a sweet little play space for her children. She took some basic furniture pieces, added her personal touch and really made this space her own. The addition of bright colors, handmade toys, and trinkets from Italy make it enviable indeed.
While everyone likes to store toys differently, I think her method is both practical and visually appealing. Smaller toys are stored in stackable suitcases, while larger ones are kept in colorful baskets. Games and puzzles are simply stacked on top of each other according to size. Though not pictured, she also keeps two larger bins (with lids attached) in the corner to store "dress-ups". It truly is a wonderful playroom.
What are some of your methods when it comes to toy organization?
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- Abby said...
You can also contact Martha Stewart subscriptions, they have a few issues available still to order http://www.marthastewart.com/faq-magazines.
I had subscriptions to both of these magazines and LOVED every issue. I wish they would bring it back!
- January 30, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- KJ said...
I just picked up fabric for making my own covered panels for our playroom. Ours has a closet with lots of shelving/cubbies. I've placed inexpensive, colorful IKEA bins in each cubby with a label: cars/trucks, puzzles, blocks, etc. I also use a bookshelf similar to this one to store books (of course) and toys that aren't necessarily bin-suitable. HIs handmade wooden toys take center stage.
- January 30, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Kyle and Hillary said...
I love that little set of table and chairs... different and FUN! Do you know where they are from? I would love to know if you are willing to share! :)
- January 30, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- Trish said...
Love that playroom! One tip I have for those bins like your SIL has....use a large bulldog clip and affix laminated cards with the name and/or picture of what's inside. It helps kids keep like items together...polly pockets, legos, superhero action figures, etc. If you use words and pictures, the kids will be able to learn to spell and read the names of their favorite toys, too. Also, if you have a big wall, you can paint it with magnetic and chalkboard paint. Frame it out in crown moulding and ta-da! instand artwork when the kids (and lots of adults) draw.
I'm still, however, looking for large enough containers for dress-up and for the no-ends. The idea of suitcases is intriguing.....
- January 30, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Chelly said...
I also use the Ikea storage bins. Their Trofast system. We did a purge of toys right before christmas so now I can fit dress up stuff in the bigger bins. Games and puzzles get stacked neatly and smalle toys go in the smaller bins.
I love that playroom!
- January 30, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Tiffany said...
Hillary...I'm glad you like the table and chairs! The table is the small Carolina table in espresso from PBK. The chairs were also from there but unfortunately they no longer carry them.
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'Fog of War' My Ass: White House and CIA Caught in a Lie about Osama Bin Laden Assassination
In the end they couldn't get away with it.
As I noted back on Monday in my first article on the Sunday Navy SEAL raid into Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden, President Obama himself spilled the beans in his initial midnight statement, when he said, "After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."
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Continuing my quest to investigate how various industries use email marketing, here's a look at how some of our favourite fashion retailers use this most effective yet often neglected marketing channel.
Much like my round-up on the travel industry a couple of weeks ago, I'll be looking at the frequency of emails, the use of subject lines, the email content itself, special offers, editorial voice, personalisation, relevance… All of the many tools that a company can utilise to coerce the recipient to open up an email or even engage with it.
As well as the above criteria, I also filled up a shopping basket and abandoned it without purchase to see if I would receive any reminder emails. I also entered my birthday as a date in between sign-up and writing this article to see if I was offered any discounts or at some birthday wishes. It's not fraud, it's science!
These are the 16 sites I chose to register my details with: Urban Outfitters, ASOS, Threadless, H&M, Topshop, Topman, American Apparel, UNIQLO, Gap, River Island, Next, Pull and Bear, Anthropologie, Forever 21, Miss Selfridge and The Kooples.
Now let's take a look at the ravaged state of my inbox. Thank you Gmail promotions tab…
Here's the frequency of emails per company over the one-week period since sign-up (these figures include any registration confirmation emails):
- Gap: 7
- American Apparel: 5
- Threadless: 4
- Uniqlo: 3
- Forever 21: 3
- River Island: 3
- Anthropologie: 2
- The Kooples: 2
- Urban Outfitters: 1
- Topshop: 0
- Topman: 0
- Next: 0
- Miss Selfridge: 0
- Pull and Bear: 0
Before we get to Gap's pummelling waves of daily emails, let's just point out that two of the UK's biggest fashion brands haven't sent me a single missive yet. Not a welcome, not a newsletter, not even a basket abandonment email.
Topshop, Next, Miss Selfridge and Pull and Bear are missing a serious trick here being as I'm actually inviting them to send me email marketing. I'm welcoming it with open arms, I'm a captive and wanting audience.
If a customer has signed up for a email you can be sure that customer was on your site in the mood to shop. It's imperative to capture their attention as soon as possible after they've left, otherwise you'll miss out.
It's a really fine line between the right amount of email and too much email, however no email whatsoever is unforgivable from a business point of view. Even the least experienced of ecommerce user would expect at least one marketing email a week, before hitting the spam button.
As opposed to the travel industry, or in fact any big-ticket industry where purchases are potentially annual or even more rare, a customer's spend in fashion retail isn't a particularly major investment. Unless you're Imelda Marcos or David Moth, so therefore the frequency of emails can be higher.
A major key to successful email marketing is variation. Gap may be sending seven emails a week, but if the content is highly varied then it won't necessarily feel like a deluge of spam. So is this true?
Three of those emails I won't open, being as they're specifically tailored for women or feature baby gifts and maternity wear. When I registered my details I'm pretty sure I ticked the 'male' box and I also filled up a basket with men's slacks. These seem like misfires.
On the plus side, the welcome email presents me with a 15% off voucher. However the 20% off and 60% off sale messages even in the space of just one week gets tiresome.
Sure the offers might be generous, but when one email on 27 June says "Ends TODAY: Extra 20% off sale styles (already up to 60% off)" then another a few days later says "Today only: extra 20% off sale styles already up to 60% off" I start to think that this is a load of old rubbish and I tune out. That's when I reach for my spam button.
The Kooples' two emails are also a little misleading. These are both email registration and confirmation that you'd like to receive the newsletter. I have yet to receive the newsletter. Then again at least I got a welcome.
Threadless however has the frequency nailed. After the welcome email, three emails in five days may seem a little excessive, but in terms of content I really enjoy that each is themed to an event or style.
Subject lines
Staying with the Threadless example above, I also like the subtle way it reveals its offer without resorting to ALL CAPS and spam filter triggering symbols.
The "All the eggs. All the bacon. All the free shipping" is a Parks and Recreation reference that ties into the respective t-shirt design and the limited offer. "Eat my shirts" is a Simpson's themed winner too.
Elsewhere, using some very simple guidelines laid out in the post email subject lines best practice - personalisation, relevance, good length, originality variation and avoiding these 45 words - let's take a look at some of the best examples from my inbox.
Uniqlo has me opening its welcome email immediately. The sneaky bunch.
I'm sure the open-rate is very high for that one, and it's not a disappointment either. Contained within is a £5 off voucher (although you do need to spend over £60, which is perhaps a higher than average amount).
Other retailers thinking of clever ways of getting around the spam filter (or itchy delete finger) yet still managing to articulate a sales message include Urban Outfitters.
Words like 'free', 'save' and 'free' achieve very little, however nobody said anything about 'treats' yet.
This is the second time I've put the boot into Gap, for largely the same email, however the mixture of lower-case and upper case, unnecessary use of parentheses and a mixture of two unrelated messages makes this one particularly spam-worthy.
The meaningless of American Apparel's subject line provokes little more than a "so?"
Simplicity does work if it's coupled with relevance and a concise call to action.
Just describing what's in your email as succinctly as possible will always be a winner. Okay so it won't achieve a 100% open-rate, but it's better to be honest, that way a recipient will always trust your content and not feel manipulated or tricked. That's the quickest way to the unsubscribe button or spam folder.
Threadless has beautiful looking email content, full of its signature flat tiled design, however it isn't mobile optimised which is a must for all email marketers as 41% of emails are opened on mobile devices.
Almost as disappointing is the fact that although you would expect each featured t-shirt to click through to its respective landing page, it doesn't. Wherever you click on the email it goes through to the same general product-listing page.
Far better at providing relevant landing pages is Uniqlo. Each t-shirt clicks through to its own product page.
Although again the text is poorly visible.
Forever 21 does a great job communicating its message (a £5 off welcome voucher without a ridiculously high spend) and each image clicks through to the relevant landing page.
The text on this H&M welcome email is very small and poorly optimised. You'd think I was reading a non-responsive email on a mobile. I'm not, it's on a giant desktop.
However it improves within its sale emails, by providing a neat feature that allows you to shop buy size by clicking on the relevant button underneath each product.
Gap provides a hit-and-hope approach to email content with epic scroll.
This is the first of five screens worth of content taking in the visible preppy teen clothes, an advert for its sale, children's clothes, plus size menswear, maternity clothes and petite sizes.
It's a generic approach, that's unpersonalised and completely without relevance. I wouldn't bother opening another Gap email if I wasn't doing this for an experiment.
Basket abandonment emails
Very disappointingly after all my curtailed shopping excursions, the only basket abandonment emails I received were from Anthropologie.
This came on the same day I left the cart abandoned.
The subject said "What's that in your shopping bag?" Then two days later a second one arrived saying "don't forget the shopping bag you left behind".
Not only does it contain a direct link to the checkout, but that second one also contains links to further items I might like.
So one out of 16 retailers here sent me a reminder email. I've heard nothing from the other 15 sites. Right now, I'm the easiest mark there is when it comes to a targeted email. I obviously wanted these products at more than one stage, I was even so far down the sales funnel that I registered my details, including my email address with them.
Chances are a well-timed email, reminding me this basket is ready and waiting, would have compelled me to make the final purchase, but so far I haven't heard a thing.
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And finally as a bonus little experiment for my own pleasure. The Birthday test. So who cares the most about me?
American Apparel! It clearly doesn't know I can't fit into its clothes.
Thanks for my discount American Apparel. I won't spend it all at once.
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Massive casestudy on US store Huckberry and their email marketing strategy over at: http://retail-analytics.quora.com/Best-of-the-Best-How-Huckberry-is-kicking-Warby-Parkers-Ass-in-Transforming-the-Future-of-E-Commerce-PART-1
A really great read.
When we have a large database maintained through subsciption then it would be the best strategy than any other online marketing strategies as it is focused towards people who want to purchase. According to this article http://www.mercuryminds.com/digitalmarketing/emailmarketing.html . Get in new visitors through organic/refferal traffic if converted to atleast to a subscription then that could make a huge difference.
Your blog post looks remarkably similar to the one I wrote recently about Barbour's appaling email marketing campaigns (see http://newrisedigital.com/case-study-5-simple-ways-to-improve-your-email-marketing-campaigns/)
It's amazing how fashion brands are leaving so much money on the table by their unwillingness to serve customers who are actively trying to spend money with them...
Really an interesting and good analysis.
I will suggest NewsletterMonitor (www.newslettermonitor.com), a free tool that allow you to check thousand newsletters in different languages.
It's a huge searchable database of newsletters, that monitors over 17000 brands and has already over 6 millions emails. It allow you to search by keyword, brand name, industry, language, date range.
For example, the brands cited in your analysis are monitored without the need of manually subscribe to each single newsletter.
Give it a try if you're into email marketing.
Moreover, last year I wrote an analysis (more focused on quantitative aspects) on the "apparel and personal object" industry, focused on newsletters and email marketing.
You can find here: http://blog.newslettermonitor.com/email-marketing-analysis-apparel
Really interesting to see the comparison across so many retailers. Thanks for posting Christopher, I took some great insight away, particularly the point about the keyword "treat" and "VIP" in the email subject. People respond to phrases that we use in everyday language, for example you don't say to your partner you've bought them an "exclusive gift" you say you've bought them "a little treat". It's more human, and people respond to this. Great post, I'm sharing now.
Email marketing is a most effective means of marketing. Both small and large business organizations can utilize email marketing for the advertising or promotion of their products. It could be the best way online promotion for any type of business or website.
You missed off Gap's sister, Banana Republic. A similar swathe of not-particularly-well-targeted daily emails.
It was really impressive.I would also recommend a worthy feature wherein you can send bulk emails with 'schedule time' option.
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Thank you so much Christopher for a wonderful post which is still relevant and upto the mark!
I couldn't agree more that a subject line plays an important part for any email marketing campaign and email marketing is one of the best way to increase the conversion rate.
At the end as you mentioned, how can being personalize can build up a relationship with your audience. Though I couldn't agree more that email marketing is the best way to get personalized with your audience.
I would love your opinion on one of my article I've written which is similar to yours here is the link: https://www.cloudways.com/blog/ecommerce-email-marketing-tips/
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Thank you so much Christopher for a wonderful post which is still relevant and upto the mark!
I couldn't agree more that a subject line plays an important part for any email marketing campaign and email marketing is one of the best way to increase the conversion rate.
At the end as you mentioned, how can being personalize can build up a relationship with your audience. Though I couldn't agree more that email marketing is the best way to get personalized with your audience.
I would love your opinion on one of my article I've written which is similar to yours here is the link: https://www.cloudways.com/blog/ecommerce-email-marketing-tips/
Thank you so much once for such an informative piece which is valid till date!


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Flubber can be made without borax by using a psyllium-based dietary fiber supplement. A staple science project in schools, "flubber" is often made by using borax, a boron-based compound that is toxic when ingested. Psyllium is a much safer alternative to borax because it is edible and turns into a gel-like substance when mixed with water.Continue Reading
The following shows how to make flubber using psyllium:
Step 1: Mix the ingredients
Mix 1 teaspoon of psyllium with about 8 to 10 ounces of water in a jar. Mix these ingredients together thoroughly by placing a lid on the jar and shaking it for about a minute.
Step 2: Microwave the mix
Transfer the psyllium-water mix into a microwave-safe bowl and place it inside a microwave oven. Set the temperature on high, microwave the mix for 5 minutes and then allow it to cool slightly. Repeat the process about three to five times. The more the mixture is heated, the more rubbery it will gradually become. Watch the mixture closely, ensuring that it does not become too solid.
Step 3: Stir and store
Once the desired consistency of the flubber is reached, take it out of the oven and pour the contents of the bowl onto a cookie sheet or a glass platter. Extreme care should be taken while pouring the mixture as it will be very hot. Stir the mixture as it cools. The flubber will last for months if stored properly.Learn more about Crafts for Kids


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Discussion in 'Proxies' started by RalphyBoy, Aug 3, 2010.
Anyone know of some software to automatically setup proxies on computer?
I think you can go for hidemyip or hidemyass. Good amongst useful tools
Please can anyone help with login to HMA VPN....................?????????Help please
In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource, available from a different server. The proxy server evaluates the request according to its filtering rules. For example, it may filter traffic by IP address or protocol. If the request is validated by the filter, the proxy provides the resource by connecting to the relevant server and requesting the service on behalf of the client. A proxy server may optionally alter the client's request or the server's response, and sometimes it may serve the request without contacting the specified server. In this case, it 'caches' responses from the remote server, and returns subsequent requests for the same content directly.
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I'm using an Xperia SP (c5303) with the latest eXistenZ ROM
It's about the multimedia apps of Sony. I think they are beautiful, great features and design but with a lack of options.
Would it be possible to add an option that permit to filter the folders used by the applications.
By default, the Sony apps are scanning the whole device and displays everything. And there is no way to configure that...in fact the options in theses applications are quite nonexistent.
I have got a folder (with subfolders) with my songs (Music) and another with my pictures (Contacts, miscellaneous pics, photos) and I want them to be the only folders used by the apps.
As I have got several others folders with pictures (Screenshots, drafts, ...) and audio files (voice recorded, tones, ...), I don't want them to be treated by the apps.
Typically an option to include media folders and another to exclude the rest.
Moreover, if it is possible to make the pictures appears by folders, it would be easier than having all the pictures appearing chronologically which, obviously, sucks.
For inspiration and exemple : Applications on the store that works this way : QuickPic for the Album and PlayerPro for the Walkman
Thanks by advance for reading and, maybe, your hard work on this.


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Passed out and drunk... really drunk.
Half of all women make their minds up within 30 seconds of meeting a man about whether he is potential boyfriend material, according to a study on speed-dating.
Tom Cruise took to the air in a 63-year-old airplane as his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes, contemplated the birth of their child. Cruise took a P51 Mustang out for a spin, taking off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif. Cruise owns the refurbished 1943 plane and is currently renting a hanger at the airport. To declare his love, Tom decided to inscribe the words "Kiss Me Kate" on the nose of the plane.
Uhhhhgghhh, I just puked in my mouth.
[via Just Jared]
A construction worker was decapitated by an elevator car Thursday as he peered into a freight-elevator shaft.
So you want to be a Porn Star? Just about every guy has thought about becoming a Porn Star at one time or another… and the majority of girls have, too. Here are some notable Q/A taken from this article here:
Firefighters dousing a fire in a new home were confused when the man they thought was the owner suddenly left — until they found $700,000 worth of marijuana plants in the basement.
Residents in rural Malaysia have found a two-tailed lizard and a toad with a 16-inch tail.
Someone on eBay from Bay Minette, Alabama is selling a meteorite for $1,500.
Aluminum thieves made off with $4,000 worth of bleachers- enough seating for 100 people- from youth diamonds at P.C. Campana Park.
The bleachers began disappearing over several days last week. The thefts began with small end plates and cross sections and escalated to larger pieces, Lorain Youth Baseball president Chuck Camera said.
Theft of copper, aluminum and other metals is on the rise as prices soar, police said.
Dave Carter, operations manager for All American Recycling in Lorain, has offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the bleacher thieves.
Aluminum is selling for about 50 cents per pound, Carter said. Ohio law requires scrap yards to maintain a book of transactions that includes a description and the address of those who bring in metals. Police said they will cite local scrap yards that do not comply with state requirements for keeping records. Article here.
This is a statue of Lindsay Lohan, completely made out of wax (from Madame Tussauds).
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm agents at the University of Georgia detained a "suspicious individual" near the Georgia Center, University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said.
Steve Werner suspected his health was in trouble even before his golden retriever, Wrigley, started sniffing around. His symptoms were vague back in June - occasional ringing in his ears, a general feeling of unease. His doctor couldn't pinpoint a problem. Tests came back negative.
Katie Holmes was raised Catholic, but her baby with Tom Cruise won't be baptized.


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Do What Moves You: Teacher's Guide
VERB. It's What You Do. Do What Moves You.
Dear Educator
As a physical education teacher, what you do every day helps develop healthier children—and this shows how much you care about kids! Since your students spend more time at school than any place else, it is the natural environment for them to develop physical activity skills, increase their knowledge of various activities and gain the self-confidence that is helpful in leading a healthy life.
The average amount of time per week that American children ages 2 to 17 spend watching television is an astounding 19 hours and 40 minutes.1 The impact of this and other habits is frighteningly evident. The percentage of overweight children ages six to 15 has tripled since 1980 (or in the past 23 years).2 Physical activity can help displace this unhealthy trend.
The benefits of physical activity are numerous and vital, as you already know—in the long-term it can reduce the risk of dying from heart disease; and reduces the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and colon cancer. More immediately, regular physical activity helps control weight and build healthy bones, muscles and joints; and may reduce feelings of depression and anxiety while promoting psychological well-being. Recent research has also shown a possible correlation between higher levels of fitness and higher academic achievement in reading and math.3
To assist in your efforts to encourage daily participation in physical activity among your students, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the VERB™ campaign. In support of this initiative and your commitment to promoting active lifestyles for your students, the CDC and Weekly Reader created this free educational program, VERB. It's what you do. Do what moves you. The VERB campaign is not a grammar lesson—you'll find nothing about nouns or adjectives in here! Rather, it is a tool for helping you convey the excitement, variety and fun of physical activity.
Preteen years are often the time when youth decide what hobbies and activities they will carry through to high school, and perhaps for a lifetime. The VERB campaign is intended for tweens, youth ages nine to 13, to help them find activities that encourage healthy behaviors.
We hope these materials help to motivate your students toward healthy, active lifestyles. We urge you to communicate the importance of the VERB initiative with parents and administrators at your school. The more support and safe opportunities made available for tweens to regularly participate in physical activity, the sooner they will start to develop habits of regular physical activity.
Please feel free to share these materials with your colleagues. Although they are copyrighted, they may be reproduced for educational purposes.
Sincerely, Katy Dobbs
Editorial Director
Lifetime Learning Systems®, Inc.
A Division of Weekly Reader
1 Nielsen, 2000.
2 "Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000." National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/overwght99.htm
3 "State Study Proves Physically Fit Kids Perform Better Academically." California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov
Target Audience
Students in grades 4 through 8
Program Objectives
- Motivate tweens (ages 9–13) in grades 4 through 8 to believe regular physical activity is valuable, possible and fun
- Encourage tweens to participate in physical activity at least 60 minutes per day, every day
- Heighten awareness among tweens of options and opportunities for their participation in physical activity
Teacher Objectives
- Support and encourage tween participation in physical activity at least 60 minutes per day, every day
- Communicate to tweens the options and opportunities available for them to participate in physical activity
Standards Link
This program meets the following National Physical Education Standards according to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education:
- Understands proper warm-up and cool-down techniques and reasons for using them
- Understands the benefits and costs associated with participation in physical activity
- Understands how to monitor and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
- Understands the origins of different sports and how they have evolved
- Understands physical activity as a vehicle for self-expression
Program Components
This four-page teacher's guide, with activity ideas to incorporate into your physical education classes
- Four reproducible student pages
- A wall poster to hang in the gymnasium or hallway
- A 5-minute video, Make Your Own Action
- One sheet of 30 stickers
- 30 VERB Trackers (small booklets) to share with your students
- A teacher feedback form and reply card
Getting Started
To generate excitement with your classes, watch the video Make Your Own Action with your students. Then, photocopy the four student pages, which outline an A–Z VERB activity guide to get students interested in popular activities and sports. To build enthusiasm, you may wish to pass out the pages in installments. For instance, distribute only one page per week, or every two weeks, so that students look forward to the next set of VERBs. After giving out one of the pages, spend the next several classes exploring the activities on the page, developing skills and coming up with variations on the activities.
As students become more and more interested in the options to be active, distribute the VERB Trackers (enclosed small booklets). These have a blank calendar for students to track when they're active and what VERB they are using.
Keep students apprised of events in your school and community that offer safe opportunities for participation in physical activity. On a bulletin board inside the gymnasium, or outside in the hallway, hang up the VERB wall poster and use it as a centerpiece for announcing upcoming events. Encourage kids, parents, the PTA and colleagues to keep their eyes open for these opportunities (or organize their own!) and invite them to post announcements on the wall. Organize after school clubs where students can jog with an adult or ride bikes or inline skates around the parking lot while supervised. Post sign up sheets for these VERB clubs on the bulletin board.
Use the VERB stickers, which feature a VERB for every letter of the alphabet, to encourage students to be active and explore activities that they may not have tried before. The stickers can be used as you see fit for the age level of your students. One idea is to place each of the stickers on a large index card. Brainstorm with your class at least one activity for each letter (or use the activities on the reproducible pages as a starting point), and write them on the cards. At the start of each class, ask someone to pick a card from a stack or a bowl and use that as your opening activity for class. Or, the person who picked the card could make up or think of a different activity starting with that letter and add it to the card. Spend the class period doing those VERBs and the related activity. Eventually, the cards will become full of activities that your students will enjoy!
VERB of the Week
Get your students excited about all the new things in store for them in class by highlighting a VERB of the Week! Each week, try out all the ways students can bounce, jump, run, dive, etc. Use these ideas to get you started.
Run Hold a "Jump-Start Jog." To introduce fun ways to jog laps, have tweens jog the "straight-aways" of the lanes and then choose alternate activities to perform at each of the "turns" such as walking, skipping, hopping, tiptoeing, clapping over head and jumping rope. For another class, focus on Track and Field events and set up low hurdles and short sprints. At the start of the week, chart three running courses—short-, middle- and long-distance. Challenge students to run all three courses this week, gradually increasing the distance to the longest course. For more ideas, visit www.americanrunning.org.*
Juggle Practice the soccer skill of juggling by doing drills with your students in which they keep the ball in the air for as long as possible without hitting the floor or using their hands. Ask kids to work in pairs and first pass the ball to each other using only their heads (first show them proper technique). Then, tell them to use just their feet and then just their thighs. Combine two pairs of students and allow them to use any part of their body (excluding hands) to pass the ball to one another.
Dance When people think of physical activity and physical education class, dancing may not come to mind. Dance is a great cardiovascular exercise and helps tone muscles and increase flexibility. The only way kids will make physical activity part of their daily lifestyle is if they find something they really enjoy doing. Expose the girls and boys in your class to various kinds of dance. Set up stations or focus on one type of dance for each class. Invite volunteers who are professional dancers or teach dance classes to talk about the culture and basic steps of various dances.
Pitch Teach your students pitching, catching and fielding tips for baseball and softball. Once they develop their skills, play a "Backwards Baseball" game for a fun twist! Ask "hitters" to stand on the pitcher's mound and "runners" to run the bases in the opposite direction (3–2–1). They can also skip, hop or shuffle from base to base.
Swing Set up stations around the gym all week for students to experience different ways to swing. Have stations for baseball, swing dancing, tennis and golf! Make sure kids make the rounds and move to all of the stations throughout the week.
Toss Have a "Frisbee® Toss" be the center of your week! Play "Ultimate Frisbee," which is like a football game where points are scored when Frisbees are caught beyond a goal line. Players can guard each other, but players cannot run with the disk. Or, play "Disk Golf" by tossing a disk in the least number of throws. Use targets like plastic garbage cans instead of "holes." Ask a local sporting goods store if they'd like to donate Frisbees to get kids excited about this fun activity. Visit www.VERBnow.com for more instructions on how to play Disk Golf.
Jump Organize stations to teach the art of basketball jump shots and jump rope games. Also set up a station with a coordination game called "Escape the Shape!" by designing a variety of shapes on the floor or ground using masking tape. Ask tweens to stand in the center of the shapes. Blow a whistle and have them jump as follows: forward out of the shape, back to the center, backwards out of the shape, to the center, right out of the shape, to the finally back to the center. Remember to expose all students to all stations during the week.
Kick Spend this week practicing soccer skills like passing and dribbling. Ask tweens to bring in their Hackey Sacks®, or footbags, and set up a five-foot tall net or string where students play "soccer volleyball." They can use any part of their body, except hands, to get the footbag over the net. Also, invite a martial arts instructor from a local school or community organization into your classes to talk about various styles of martial arts and teach kids some basic moves. Visit www.VERBnow.com for other footbag games.
Other Ideas to Keep Your Students on the Go
Keep it Moving Set up stations around the gym for different VERBs (i.e., a station for RUN would have three activities—one for R, U and N). At the start of class, divide kids into groups and assign them to different stations. Ask them to change stations every three-to-five minutes during class to keep them moving and having fun.
Put the Fun in Jogging When offering students a variety of stations or activities to choose from, include jogging! Many Americans see the benefits of this endurance-building activity. On a nice day, take a jog with your students around the grounds. Better yet, start a jogging club after school and take a jog around the building or to the local park and back. You'll get in your physical activity for the day, and provide your students with a safe environment. Create a schedule with other interested teachers to keep the club going.
Warm Up, Cool Down Talk to your students about these important aspects of being physically active. Make sure you put them into practice by allowing five-to-ten minutes before and after each class to warm up and cool down.
Hoops For Heart Hoops For Heart is a fund-raising program co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. As a physical education teacher, you can register with the American Heart Association, and you will receive materials to conduct a Hoops For Heart event — a coordinator's guide, complimentary basketball, skills and team game activity outline, and other promotional materials. Go to www.americanheart.org/hoops* for more information.
Track It! Ask students to log how many hours a day they are active and how many hours a day they are inactive. How does this tally up at the end of the week and the end of the month? Do they see any patterns or room for improvement? If so, what goals will they set for themselves? Encourage students to use the online VERB Recorder at www.VERBnow.com.
Get in Gear Invite a volunteer from a local community organization, police officer or fire fighter to talk about safety equipment and practices for riding bikes, skateboarding and inline skating.
Circle Workout Organize students into groups, forming a circle. Place a ball in each circle and have tweens kick it to any person opposite to them. Alter the game by adding a second and then third ball.
Stretching Your Limits Explore with your class the benefits of performing proper stretches for flexibility and possible prevention of injury. Demonstrate how to work every muscle by holding each stretch for about 15 seconds, two times. Remind students never to bounce while stretching.
Form a circle to perform head-to-toe stretches including arm circles, neck stretches, side bends and hip twists. Have groups of students form circles and ask one tween to make the first stretch, another to make the first stretch and then one of their own, a third student to make the first and second stretches and then one of their own, and so on. Also spend some time this week exploring various poses and breathing techniques of yoga. See www.VERBnow.com for other yoga ideas for this age range.
Now That's an Obstacle Create an obstacle course for students to complete by running and dribbling a ball. Use cones, chairs and other easy-to-acquire items. For the next class, increase the difficulty level by including more obstacles. Conduct this exercise for basketball, soccer, etc.
Helpful Resources*
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance—www.aahperd.org*
America's Athletes With Disabilities, Inc.—www.americasathletes.org*
BAM! Body and Mind Teacher's Corner—http://www.bam.gov/teachers/index.htm
CDC's VERB. It what you do. campaign page—www.cdc.gov/VERB
Disabled Sports USA—www.dsusa.org*
The First Tee, an initiative of the World Golf Foundation—www.thefirsttee.org*
Games Kids Play—www.gameskidsplay.net*
International Inline Skating Association—www.iisa.org*
International Mountain Bicycling Association—www.imba.com*
Little League Baseball®—www.littleleague.org*
Medical Network Inc.'s Health A to Z site—www.healthatoz.com*
National Association of Professional Martial Artists—www.napma.com*
The Official NFL Site for Kids—www.playfootball.com*
PE Central—www.pecentral.com*
P.E. 4 Life—www.pe4life.com*
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports—www.fitness.gov
United States Tennis Association—www.usta.com*
USA Gymnastics Online—www.usa-gymnastics.org*
USA Hockey InLine—www.usahockey.com/inline*
USA Jump Rope—www.usajrf.org*
USA Track & Field—www.usatf.org/youth*
US Youth Soccer—www.usysa.org*
Disclaimer: These Web resources are provided solely as a service to you as an educator. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the federal government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
©2003 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Created by Lifetime Learning Systems®, Inc., a division of Weekly Reader.
* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
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After 35 years in the computer industry I'm finally going to learn how to build a website.
I've always been a hardware guy and can pretty much build a computer from scratch. I know enough about applications to make them work when I need to. I mean, I can use word and excel and have build a pile of spreadsheets in my time. I actually learned how to program cobalt 76 back in the old days but never really got into web development.
Now that I'm preparing to retire and go out on the road. I'm going to need to figure out something to do as I'm not quite ready to retire yet. So if I can learn how to build a website for myself, then I can probably help other people and maybe make a few bucks doing it. I would also like to put up a bunch of windows tricks and tips. I also want to blog and vlog our travelling exploits and RVing.
All of this can be done in building a website and learning how to use WordPress. So here we go first post on the website done.