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Minister meets with European Muslim and Jewish leaders over slaughter ban
The minister of food and agriculture, Dan Jørgensen (S), met with a delegation of European Muslim and Jewish leaders late last week concerning Denmark's new law banning the slaughter of animals that have not been stunned.
Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), said that the delegation was in Denmark to inform Jørgensen that the law was greatly damaging the image of Denmark in Europe and the United States and should be rescinded as soon as possible.
While the minister pointed out that he had been misquoted in the media for allegedly saying that "Animal rights come before religion", the leaders informed him that he would be judged "not by your words, but by your actions. So far, those actions show that you indeed put animal rights before religious rights," according to a press release by FFEU.
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Hate Crimes Essay, Research Paper
Hate and prejudice have been present in our society for a long time. For whatever reason
people do not like a person or a group because they are different. The reason could be
their skin color, sex preference, religion, or culture. Hate is built up inside and can lead to
violence and sometimes death. Hate seems so ridiculous, but there are answers to why it
occurs. Why do people hate? Hate could be spread through competition and the feeling
that you, or your people s way of life is the best and others are inferior. Low self-esteem
could bring someone to hate because the feeling of hatred towards another person or
group may be the only thing they feel good about. These are just a few of the
explanations to why people hate. Hate crimes appear to be on the rise, there are several
recent accounts of these crimes. Examples such as Matthew Shepherd, the man dragged
in Texas, and the woman beaten in Central Park a few years ago. The ever present
feelings of hate and prejudice in our society need to change before massive problems could
Hate is bred and encouraged in hate groups like the Klu Klux Klan. The Klan as
the group is commonly called believes in the prosperity of the white race. They believe
America to be a place founded for white America. Races are not supposed to mix or
co-inhabitate together according to them. Ideas like this can only breed hate. The Klan
is attempting to make separations between themselves and other groups of people. The
Klan originated after the civil war.(Robb pg.1) By loosing the confederacy some white
people felt that their western philosophy of a white Christian nation was taken from them.
(Robb pg.1) Nathan Bedford Forrest was the grand wizard for the first era of the clan.
(Robb pg. 1) His teachings are still present in the Klan today. He felt that the true
ideas of America were taken from him and his fellow white Christians. (Robb pg. 1)
Present day Klan members are often targeted as bashing Catholicism, homosexuals, Jews,
and African-Americans. The Klan needs to preserve their way of life by looking down on
others. Even though some of the more intelligent members of the Klan seem to convey a
peaceful approach to their way of life, the majority of them are simply ignorant. Their way
of life could be preserved without them constantly looking down on others. They are
ignorant because of their lack of knowledge to the way our country was intended to be is
a melting pot of races and cultures.
Skin heads are another hate group that is attempting to preserve the white race.
Many of their teachings and ideas are similar to the Klan. What is scary about the skin
heads or neo-nazis as they are commonly called is they model themselves after Adolph
Hitler s teachings and philosophy. Hitler was obviously a very evil man and the idea that
someone could still follow his philosophy is scary. The nazis often blame the Jews for all
that goes wrong in our country. (George pg.1-7) This group is nothing more than pure
hate and spreading evil. The group appears to be founded in the hating of other
nationalities and cultures. (George pg.1-7) More time needs to be spent on these people
worrying about themselves than other people. Members of some of these groups do not
consider themselves hate groups but rather groups that have a set principle of life and have
every right to voice their opinions. (Robb 2nd pg.6-7)
The first amendment is often used to back up many of these groups opinions on
issues and other ways of their life or culture. (Robb 2nd pg.6) If these groups are so keen
on the use of the first amendment in their voice of opinion than why do they belittle every
one else for voicing their own opinions? This appears to be a huge contradiction of the
Klan and the skin heads. How can an action be justified by freedom of speech if others free
speech is unacceptable. For whatever reasons they exist (or say they exist) these groups
only breed hate in people and society. They need to understand the direction America is
headed as a nation. The direction is definitely not to retreat back to segregation, but
rather to develop a nation where all races can live together in peace.
The Black Panther Party was originally a self defense group founded in 1966, in
Oakland. (Acoli pg.1) Their goal has been to preserve the black culture and give African
Americans their equal rights in America.(Acoli pg.1) The Black Panthers established
during the civil rights era when blacks were trying to segregate with whites. They also
would like to establish a black society in which their children were taught examination of
one s self and the pride of their African culture.(Acoli pg.2) They also believe the
government to be racist and think that all black men should be exempt from military
service.(Acoli pg. 3) They believe the government robbed them of their communities and
has caused the deaths of many of their people. (Acoli pg.3) They seek repentance for all
the damage that has been caused to them as a community and a culture.(Acoli pg.2) Once
again there is a group blaming another. Many aspects of what is said are true, black
people were brought into our country as slaves and have suffered several misfortunes in
trying to regain their equality and rights. It appears that the Black Panthers are blaming
white people as a whole group for their misfortunes. This is why they are also considered
a hate group. Just like the Klan and the skin heads they believe their culture needs to be
preserved and viewed as supreme.
Ethnicity and nationalism are often expressed as the prime subject behind these
groups. Words like ethnic groups , ethnicity , and ethnic conflict have become quite
common terms in the English language, and they keep coming up in the press, in TV news,
in political programs, and in casual conversations. (Eriksen pg.1) The same can be said
for nation and nationalism , but these terms frequently seem vague because so many
display loyalty to their ethnicity rather than their country. (Eriksen pg.1) Many social
theorists believed that ethnicity and nationalism would decrease in importance and
gradually vanish as a result of modernization, industrialization and individualism.(Eriksen
pg.1) This never happened, instead they have grown in political importance in the world.
(Eriksen pg.1) Different ethnic groups decided they needed to be loyal and proud of their
own culture.(Eriksen pg.2) Instead of putting their nationalism view point towards their
country they put it towards their descent group. True nationalism would be devotion to
the country you live in and their systematic view. The theory behind America is not
devotion to a single ethnic group but respect towards the idea that all men were created
equal and can live together. Nationalism can not really be used by any one of the groups
mentioned. Nationalism is defined as the devotion to your national interests and the unity
and independence that goes with it.(Eriksen pg.3) Who would they be giving their
nationality towards, definitely not towards America. Nationality towards America would
not be specified to an ethnic group, religion, or one culture, but the acceptance of all of
these different aspects of life.
What are the reasons an individual would hate? When a person is unsure of
himself he may feel the need to constantly have a hate for someone else to make himself
feel better.(Georgr pg. 4) If more people could understand how to like themselves then
they would have less reasons to release their anger on others. We live in a society that
gives the impression that we should excel, and stand out so others will look up to us. This
idea gives people (especially kids) low self-esteem. People also feel the need to conform
into some social group. This is very hard for some people and could give them self doubt
and lack of confidence. Notice kids today are all be categorized. Go to a local highschool
everyone is being categorized and rated. There are so many kids who would do anything
to be accepted into a certain group. It Appears that they will belittle themselves as a
human being for the social status they want to achieve. People in general are so quick to
keep someone down who is already down. Once someone has been kicked so many times
when they are down it is hard for them to get back up and show love towards other
people. The result more often than not is one of grief and a feeling of unacomplishment.
Members of hate groups often have lived a rejected background and have nothing else to
hold onto.(George pg.2)
Hate is naturally present in people whether they strongly hate or not. We all have
the ability in us to hate. Outside forces encourage people to hate. Hate comes out in
people for all the wrong reasons sometimes. We all make choices to hate and the less
someone feels about themselves the more they would hate. Hate is spread in people and
through people. Hate is a force that can spread and grow in rapid numbers. We see this
present in the growing number of violent crimes in our society. Hate seems to be growing
and needs to be stopped before large problems arise. Hate can be stopped if strong
punishments are put on those who commit hate crimes. Hate groups opinions should not
be given so much attention, they should just be ignored. (HRC Pg.1-2) A nationalistic
view towards all ethnic variations should be portrayed from the government.(SPLC Pg. 1)
Will hate continue to rise? Right now it appears that hate is going to rise until something
devastating happens or everyone learns that the ongoing competition of this us verse them
mentality will get us no where.
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Oh man, these before chairs are making me sad. The one on the left has given up on life completely, hardened by despair. The one on the right looks like it's trying to put on a brave little happy face in spite of it all. Which reminds me of that McDonald's commercial with the lemon, and the lemon has a sad face, and he's feeling all bad because nobody likes lemons, and he has a little Jersey accent, and I swear I almost get choked up over that sad little lemon face.
But everything works out ok for the lemon, because he gets blended up into a strawberry lemon drink, which is actually quite tasty. And these chairs got a little shot of strawberry too, and yay, everyone is happy!
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It's clementine time here in Germany and I couldn't bear to continue throwing away all the cool wooden boxes they come in. So now, my flat is slowly filling with tiny, painted, clementine box shelves :)
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So here's a really easy side dish. I actually put this on top of my salad one day at work and it was yum! It's nothing fancy, I just didn't have much food left so all of these ingredients tasted pretty super together.
Start by boiling a serving of orzo or your favorite pasta. Orzo works REALLY well for this.
Cut up a small tomato, a tiny bit of onion, a little fresh basil, feta cheese (or another hard cheese of your preference) and garlic.
So here's a little trick. Listen to me, you'll like it! I love garlic, right? But sometimes I'm not a huge fan of huge chunks of fresh garlic which is quite potent. We're gonna make a garlic paste so it sort of infuses in the food. So chop up the garlic as much as possible, add a nice pinch of salt (kosher or sea if you have it), then take the edge of your knife (a chef's knife if you have it) and smush it like crazy. You can even use a little paring knife if you don't have a big one. Keep smushing till the salt grinds into the garlic and releases the oils.
Cut up a nice portion of fresh spinach and put it in a bowl.
Stick in all the other ingredients now…
Dump in the cooked orzo, a pinch of salt and stir well! You can either serve this lukewarm with a salad or something, or hot as a side dish.
1 serving orzo – $.15
1 small tomato – $.30
Handful of spinach – ~$.10
Chunk of feta – ~$.50
1 Serving: $1.05


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On Jan. 14, 2015, one of the most important criminal cases regarding the status of marijuana as a Schedule I substance will be heard at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
The case is significant because, if it is dismissed, it would challenge federal law that says marijuana has no medicinal value, providing a first step toward potentially declaring the government's war on marijuana unconstitutional.
In the case United States v. Bryan R. Schweder, et al., the defendants are charged with growing marijuana in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, a federally designated national forest in northern California.
The defense has called into question the Drug Enforcement Administration's classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance, which means that it is considered a dangerous drug with a high potential for abuse and it has no medical use. Other drugs in this category include heroin, LSD, ecstasy, methaqualone, and peyote.
John Balazs, an attorney in northern California, who has been monitoring the case, explained the defense strategy to MintPress News as follows:
The defendants' attorneys, Zenia Gilg and Heather Burke, are arguing that even if marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I substance, there is no rational basis for that classification. They also argue that marijuana does have medicinal value, as evidenced by numerous medical professionals and recent laws in states which have legalized marijuana.
"The result is," Balazs said, "if they win, the case will be dismissed."
This case might be the first time that this defense has been allowed to proceed since the drug classifications laws were created in the 1970s.


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My name is Jon Allo and if you're anything like me (a busy forty-something-year-old dad) you know how important it is to have a healthy lifestyle and diet for you and your family.
I'm a 4th Degree Kenpo Karate black belt, active gym user and I enjoy, cycling, surfing and scuba diving. I manage an offline and online marketing business and have generally have busy family life.
If you're busy like me, with your own commitments, hobbies and running the kids here there and everywhere, you probably don't have a huge amount of spare time to think about if you are exercising the right way or eating the right foods to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.
I want to eat foods I like and do healthy activities that I enjoy – I don't want to spend hours and hours on the running machine and eating stuff that tastes like cardboard!
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Tarot Readings for You for March 14, 2013 Thursday(c)
Guidance You have these abilities. Some of them are nascent (package never was unwrapped). Our story is about getting inspired to put your ideas and your abilities into action: Just do it, and make yourself happy doing it. You make yourself happy when you let your subconscious shine onto your inborn talents. That is the kind of happiness that comes from within and prompts you to do your thing your way.
Are YOU here for the first time? People love this place!
Here's what's going on. See the pictures? Those are the four Rider Waite Tarot cards that make today's messages (group messages) for you (and the people around you).
The site is divided into four sections. The first is a summary, an overview. That's Guidance (above).
The second is the actual one-sentence group readings, Group Analytical Tarot Readings. If you have come just for your day's trends, you can go now. You pick out the ones you intuitively relate to, and decide whether to seek or avoid that. People relate to these! See their comments, at the very bottom. We would *love* to hear from you. Don't be shy!
These answers don't have a question (or a questioner) to frame them, so, yes, they can be contradictory – especially when one of the cards means 'not' or other negative word. The negative can apply to any of the other cards. And many of the pronouns are flexible. Feel free to substitute.
The third section, Learn Tarot by Observation, is the reasoning that makes those four cards say the things you just read in the sentences. It's what an expert would be thinking.
The last section, Learn Tarot by Pictures, is the individual meanings of each card, based mostly on its picture, which you are looking at. Read this frequently, and you remember what some of the cards mean.
Hanged Man
Star – Queen of Pentacles – Magician
Tell the visitors here something useful and meaningful to them.
Headings [So you can choose which belongs to you]
Tarot Readings: Happy (Star)
Tarot Readings: Taking Action, Doing (Magician)
Tarot Readings: What I Can Do with My Abilities (Magician + Queen of Pentacles)
Tarot Readings: Happy (Star)
She has an inspired idea to do what makes her happy.
You sense that you have the ability, the talent: Make yourself happy by doing it – putting it to use.
She 'gets it' that she makes herself happy by being her man's loyal backer.
She gives us an inspired idea on what to do, where to start, and that makes us feel good about ourselves.
He realizes this is the woman who cares for him, and is happy to do for her.
He is happy to do what she advises; he knows her skill at this.
I am so happy I have the ability to grasp inspired thought and make something of it.
This is the first brunette he is crazy about; she has got his attention.
He realizes this is the first really competent woman he is crazy about.
You make yourself happy when you let your subconscious shine onto your inborn talents.
The kind of happiness that comes from within and prompts you do to your thing your way.
Tarot Readings: Taking Action, Doing (Magician)
*The way she says it* gets the idea across, so that we actually take action.
You feel inspired to do things for someone that you know is doing for you.
He is thrilled when he realizes this is a woman who is backing him.
She is a skilled performer; she knows what she is doing.
She knows the words, and she can do the action too.
Have an inspiring idea about what you can do with your abilities.
With her encouragement, he knows he will do it.
He listens to what his bookkeeper tells him he can do.
He is doing what he promised, knowing she is paying him.
I got an idea about what to do; now I'm going to tell someone who can do it.
When you have the inspired idea, and the ability to perform the idea, that's when you can do it.
I really feel good all over when I get a creative idea and am putting my gifts to good use.
Tarot Readings: What I Can Do with My Abilities (Magician + Queen of Pentacles)
Language is my skill, what I do with it is get an idea into your head.
You make yourself happy when you let your subconscious shine onto your inborn talents.
She knows what to do for his health, for your health.
What she can do turns him on and drives him crazy.
Listen to the voices in your head that tell you 'Yes, you can do.'
Hanged Man
Star – Queen of Pentacles – Magician
Two of our Tarot people are here who mean 'inspiration,' and one of them specifically mans an inspired idea, Hanged Man. Star means feeling so good in the performance of something inspiring. Hanged Man is about the idea; Star is about acting it out.
Our remaining Tarot pair also talks about having the talent or ability (Queen of Pentacles) and putting it into action (Magician).
You have these abilities. Some of them are nascent (package never was unwrapped). Our story is about getting inspired to put your ideas and your abilities into action: Just do it, and make yourself happy doing it. You make yourself happy when you let your subconscious shine onto your inborn talents. That is the kind of happiness that comes from within and prompts you to do your thing your way.
Magician Just do it. Magician is the act of doing. It does not include the thinking (if there was any). Magician, esoterically, is 'the male principle' of action. It often simply means 'he' and it means any form of the verbs 'do' and 'make,' and their paraphrases such as 'bring about.' Another meaning is to initiate or start something, or take the initiative, and such phrases as 'prompt to.' We see a male magician, arm raised to make his will happen.
Queen of Pentacles She sits outdoors in spring, symbols of fertility around her (a bunny, even), with a giant gold object (coin) in her hands. A woman of many talents and great competence devotes herself to others, most often her man or her family. She is the matriarch, she is the backer, she is the caretaker, she really cares for and is devoted to someone, often her man or family. She is usually the passionate emotional loyal type, the patriot of whatever clan she is part of.
Star Good vibrations, singing in the shower, that high you feel when you are recovering from an illness and are healthy now: That is what Star is celebrating. Star unites language and performance as well as the good feeling, so Star can be a singer or musician or actor performing beautifully. It is enthusiasm, encouragement, praise, pouring one's guts out in confession – including in confessing love. Star is crazy about. Star may be in love, in that stage of unbridled faith and enthusiasm. You can find the muse here in Star too.
Hanged Man Tarot Verbatim(TM) has its own perspective on Hanged Man. Enlightenment strikes the conscious mind – it's an unexpected and disorienting new perspective on ev-ery-thing. *The parts of us we are unconscious of* save up stuff, put it in the best package the (limited, boxed-in) conscious self will 'get,' and toss it down onto the floor of our day … a mind-boggling experience. Hanged Man represents the subconscious becoming conscious, and how upside-down that feels to the physical side of the human. His hair is on fire, and he is upside down.
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Horoscopes are group readings, too. Astrology is based on someone else's birth data, though, so a 'solar' group horoscope never really solidly applies to you! (Astrologers want you to know this!)
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Joe Jackson (email@example.com)
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:56:22 -0400
>Usually, if a children have parents bugging them to study something which
>aren't interested in, the children (understandably) tell their parents that
>"will do so". Then, some children half-heartedly try to set up classes.
>children may well be rebuffed by staff members who don't want to waste time
>instructing people who are clearly not interested, or the children may not
>in enough effort to actually make appointments, or the children may not put
>the effort which the staff members insist on as a condition for the
>instruction. When parents realizes that their children aren't studying the
>subject in question, and ask why, the children (again, reasonably) often
>something to the effect of "the staff member doesn't want to do it". So,
>fact, the usual form that the complaint to the school takes is "how come
>so-and-so isn't helping these children".
Funny, you have just described a situation that happened at Fairhaven School
this last winter. Except that the "complaint" was a little more emotionally
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DIY: 4th of July Dessert Kabobs
- posted in: Blog, DIY & Recipes, Holidays
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So the middle of the year is almost here. Can ya believe it?? Wasn't I just stressing out about Christmas?
Last year, the lovely Suz Broughton asked me to put together a tutorial for her blog on OC Mom Blogs in the OC Register. Check it out here. Since it's a new year, I wanted to do another tutorial along the same lines as last year's with some changes. I wanted to make them a little easier, a little less sweet. I would say healthier but we know that isn't true. So I'll go with less sweet.
To make these fun kabobs, you'll need:
White cake recipe or box mix (I used the 4th of July funetti box from Pillsbury)
Large marshmallows
Candy melts in blue and red
2″ Star cookie cutter
Wax paper
Bamboo skewers
Assorted 4th of July sprinkles
1. Prepare your white cake recipe per the instructions. Add some sprinkles into the batter. I added the packet that came inside the funetti box and also added some red, white and blue star quins. Instead of pouring the batter into a 9×13 or round cake pans, pour it into a half sheet cookie sheet. It needs to be 18×13″. If your sheet is smaller, you can just use less batter. Make sure the sides are 1″ deep though. I bought my sheet at Smart and Final for like $10 I think. Spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray. Liberally.
2. Bake in a 350F oven for 25 mins. Your oven may vary so just keep your nose on it. I had mine in a little too long so my cake was browner that I would have liked. But it still tastes good.
3. While the cake is baking, get out two bowls and two coffee mugs. Pour a handful of candy melts in each bowl – one for blue and one for red. Microwave each bowl for 1 min on 50% power, stir then 30 secs on full power, stir until smooth. Pour red melts inside one coffee mug and blue melts inside another. Grab your bag of marshmallows, a bamboo skewer (i used a fondue fork), the mugs, a sheet of wax paper and a platter.
4. Get comfy. And this is where you can bring your kids in to help. Stick a marshmallow on the end of the skewer. Place it in the cup and slowly twist the marshmallow in the candy melts. Make sure you get some good coverage. It doesn't have to be perfect. Then slowly push the marshmallow off the skewer and onto the wax paper. You can leave these plain or sprinkle sprinkles on the wet melts.
Keep doing this until you have all the marshmallows you need. When you are all done, place the finished marshmallows into the fridge to let the candy melts harden. The cake should be done now.
5. Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool until its no longer warm to the touch. Since it's baked in a sheet pan, it doesn't take very long for it to cool.
6. Now that your cake is cooled, grab the sheet pan and everything else – skewers, marshmallows, strawberries, star cookie cutter and a plate to hold the finished kabobs.
Note: At this point, you can save this step for the day of and make this a fun activity to do on the 4th of July. Just wrap plastic wrap around the sheet pan and set aside. Leave the marshmallows in the fridge.
Set everything down on your table. Give yourself plenty of room. Take the star cutter and press it down into the sheet cake. If you give it a slight wiggle as you press down, it will help prevent cracking.
Keep pressing out stars in the sheet cake until you have the desired amount. If the cake comes out in the cutter, just lightly press it out and put on the plate. If the stars stay in the cake, just peel the outside pieces away from the cut out star. If you choose to eat the scraps, I won't tell.
7. Grab a skewer. Push a marshmallow down to about 2″ from the bottom.
Next, push down a strawberry.
Then a star, then marshmallow, strawberry, star.
Or whatever combo you prefer. I did notice that when I placed a strawberry near the cake though, the cake started to get soggy so keep that in mind.
And viola!
Continue doing this until you've made as many kabobs as you wish! If you make these the day before, just lightly cover with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge until ready to set on your table. Serve with a side of whipped cream. The spray can whipped cream is fun because then you can just squirt directly onto the kabob and eat!
If you have those large number cookie cutters, you could even cut out some 4s and add those along with the stars.
These were really easy and fun to make. If you find smaller bamboo skewers, you can even make smaller ones, seen in the picture at the top.
So what do you think? These were easier than last years kabobs. They also required less steps and product to make. But really, there are a lot of possibilities with these. If you don't want to use cake, make rice crispy treats instead, press into star shapes and skewer those on beside strawberries, blueberries, whatever you want.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions, just leave a comment below and I'll answer back as soon as possible.
(all these pics were taken with my iphone4!)
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Yum! And since there's fruit involved, it's definitely a "healthy" treat, right??1↑
So precious and yummy! I'm your newest follower. Come over and see me at http://www.cookieandclaire.blogspot.com2↑
Great idea! Thank you for sharing.3↑
These are amazing! I have wanted to make cupcake kebabs for so long! I am loving the patriotic theme to these…if I was American I'd totally be making these for the 4th this weekend! if you want to enter my giveaway head on over to my blog 🙂4↑
Thanks!! If you try it and take pics, let me know and I can link up and post the pics here.5↑
Cute idea.. looks yummy ;]7↑


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Lately I've been helping clients set up metrics-driven processes for marketing.
This is different for every company, of course, but the more I go through this the more I firmly believe one thing – You have to be careful what metrics you track.
I say this because what you measure determines how you spend your time and how you perceive your progress. These are two very important things for an employee and the company that employee works for.
Little Rocks and Big Rocks
Increasing the open rate on your startup's newsletter by 20% sounds great. If there are ten people on that list, who cares?
Most startups should focus on what I like to call "big rocks." Instead of improving the open rate on a tiny email list, you should think about how to make that tiny email list a big email list. Then optimize.
I'm not the first one to mention a concern along these lines. Mixpanel CEO Suhail Doshi wrote about "bullshit metrics" a while back, and others have discussed the importance of being metrics-focused, rather than blindly metrics-driven, in product design.
However, I don't think people have explored the issue of measuring the wrong stuff from the marketing perspective before, and we need to open up that discussion.
Where the Confusion Comes From
In my view, there are three things responsible for the little rocks rat-race.
1) Content Marketing
Modern startup marketers, especially young startup marketers, learn a lot by doing. They also learn a lot by reading blog posts.
If you don't know something, what do you do? You Google it.
Most blog posts and case studies focus on optimization or 10 little things you can do to get ahead. These things are insanely helpful if you've built up a baseline of traffic, subscribers, or signups. If you haven't done those basic things yet, not so much.
The startup community needs 100 more blog posts like this one, which is a long and detailed account of how Harry's grew their email list to 100,000 subscribers from the ground up through a referral campaign.
It takes a lot of time and coordination to write a post like that, though.
With the never-ending pressure to produce a new blog post every day, few content marketers have the time, resources, or motivation to pull this off. As for the ones who do, they usually do because that content will ultimately be put behind a landing page form or paywall. Therefore, the chances of it crossing the newsfeed of the person who could learn the most from it are pretty small.
2) Marketing Tools
To save money, startups usually go for the free or low-cost marketing tools for each channel.
You have this for email, that for forms, another thing for social media publishing, and then this CRM for sales.
Each separate tool offers its own set of metrics. Those metrics are typically "little rocks."
These systems don't speak to one another out of the box. Therefore, the marketer has to role up her sleeves to pull it all together, get data from these systems or other databases, and start analyzing and acting on the "big rocks."
Marketers have to do stuff like:
- Let the strategy and business model drive the metrics, not the tool
- Know what integrations are necessary to get those numbers
- Gain buy-in for budget for upgrades (usually integrations require this)
- Gain buy-in for engineering time to perform integrations (sometimes necessary), build internal dashboards, or track events
- Talk to engineers and product managers in a productive way
- Have a sense of the marketing software space and know when/if it's time to invest in an all-in-one system like HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot etc.
A lot of startup marketers don't know how to do these things because…
3) Lack of Experience
Oftentimes, the first startup marketer is someone like I was as the Community Manager at oneforty.
I was 23, I loved social media, and I was still riding the post-grad high of finally being paid after years of unpaid internships and waiting tables. I feel like adding that I lived in a three-bedroom apartment with four other people and two cats, and that I painted my bedroom Twitter blue, aids in this description.
I was clueless about a lot of things. (And still am!)
I took the metrics that Google Analytics and Mailchimp gave me at face value. I followed along because I didn't know any better. I thought a lot about pageviews and open rates in those days. I didn't have a bigger strategy to drive my metrics or daily tasks with.
I had, seriously, no idea that "gaining buy-in" or "selling ideas internally" were things you had to do at work.
I came from a PR agency and had never worked with engineers or product managers before. I didn't understand the concept of product roadmaps or sprint planning. My perspective on work was more "We're staying late/making the time because the client needs this" vs. "Is there engineering time for this integration in this sprint?" This lack of professional maturity and finesse prevented me from effectively advocating for engineering time.
I share all of this not to be unnecessarily self-deprecating (I did the best I could for who I was at the time) or to make my oneforty co-workers seem like pains in the asses (they were awesome).
I share this just to give people insight into why startup marketers – young ones in particular – measure what they measure, and why they spend time doing the things they do.
I think if we understand where employees are coming from, we can correct the course with a more diplomatic approach, and then we actually have a shot at fixing these patterns.
Progressing to Measuring Big Rocks
This is how I think about measurement:
Core Business Metrics (Big rocks!)
You have your core business metrics. Those are things like deals, revenue, and active users.
A Second Layer (Big rocks, too!)
Then you have a second layer of metrics that directly drive those metrics – leads, opportunities, logins, downloads.
You should spend most of your day testing things that you think will increase the numbers in the second layer. The core business metrics are the result of that.
The Cheap Seats (Little rocks that can be a helluva great time if approached the right way!)
Once you're thinking broader than that and doing stuff like measuring Twitter followers, you should do that in the context of testing as well.
Are you focusing on that because you think it will increase something in that second layer? If no, then why?
It's kinda like playing pool. You're guessing that by pushing this metric forward, you're going to knock the one if front of it forward, and then that'll knock the one that's in front of it forward, too… into the pocket!
A Caveat
Marketing isn't this perfectly linear thing.
For example, a PR campaign today won't necessarily directly drive more sales this month. The payoff from "awareness" is a groundswell of many touch points overtime.
But, it can drive more of those second layer metrics – like site visits or email subscribers – which have a more direct impact on sales. So even if marketing isn't perfectly linear, it's no excuse not to communicate the broad vision for how all these different marketing activities fit together.
This Approach to Measurement Should Help You:
- Tie everything you do back to revenue or other important metrics.
- Take on a mindset of testing.
- Organize your day around doing productive things for the right reasons because they are done with a metric or end goal in mind.
- Know why you are spending time on the things you're spending time on.
- Identify the metrics you need based on a business strategy, rather than defaulting to what the tools give you.
- Find the marketing tools that fit the strategy and make a stronger case for engineering time if you need it.
I hope this post helps demystify the wild west of metrics for at least one young startup marketer out there. I'm happy to answer questions or respond to feedback in the comments – they're all yours!
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Hi Janet,
Great post. You're so right about people getting stuck on the pebbles and ignoring the rocks. We've also noticed this and are trying to create a course for marketers that's focused on metrics used by a CEO and CFO, in an effort to help them get more traction in the C-Suite.
It would be great to get your thoughts on what we've done so far?
Daniel Beachhead Thanks! Sure I'll take a look. Email me at email@example.com


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I Used to Date Older Men.
I feel compelled to edit this story, because several people have written in ob
For a while in my early twenties, I found myself strangely drawn to men who were substantially older than I was. When I was 21, I began dating someone who was 38; one year later, I found myself with a 43-year-old. Both of these relationships came shortly after I lost my father. When I was 24, again I found myself with an older man, this time 36.
Looking back, I know I was aware of why I was with these men at the time that we dated. They all were there to replace my father in one form or another, to give me some kind of stability where I had lost it, to give me guidance, to love me ... I soon came to realize that these dynamics were troublesome and that these relationships -- despite the wisdom that I'd acquired from the first one, and taken into the second one -- wouldn't work for me. I recognized long after the fact what it entailed to date and build what is supposed to be a lifelong commitment with someone who's got two decades of experience on you, but the signs were there in their demonstrations of intractability and what was basically inconsideration of me because of my young age (how ironic).
I respect your self examination... it's our loss however!
A young woman in a relationship with an older man is seldom going to have the self awareness or honesty to admit she might be playing out a unhealthy dynamic.

The relationships I had with older men in my twenties definitely had the daddy issue thing going on. I would never have admitted that at the time. The relationships were unhealthy outside just the age context, though.

I am now with an older man again (in my forties, he's in his fifties). The age difference thing becomes less dramatic the older the younger partner in the relationship. I actually would prefer he was my age, not because we are struggling with large incompatibilities from the age discrepancy. More, because I want to be with him as long as possible!

I actually am with him despite the age at this point rather then because of it. He looks and acts like a 40 year old, and has the physical endurance due from his long term athleticism closer to a man in his twenties. He outraces 20 somethings. Plus, he's a vegetarian and has genetics of longevity in his family. If it wasn't for all these factors of his youthfulness, I don't think a man this much older would much appeal to me anymore.

I do miss having a contemporary that is a little more wild, but that is small loss compared to all the other wonderful things we share.

In any case, he is who I love from the core of my heart. I wouldn't seek it out on purpose anymore.
I am 66 and my wife is 36 we have been married for 16 wonderful years, age is just a number, love is in the heart.
All I have to say is not every younger woman that's attracted to older men has daddy issues. I'm 23 and the man I like is 41. I've always liked older men (since I was a small child... my first crush was Robin Williams when I was 3) I went to therapy for a few years and just came to the conclusion that that's just the type of guy I'm attracted to. My dad has always been a large part of my life and very supportive of me. He's given me guidance and been a good parent. I understand this person's experience. I don't think it's a good idea to go seeking out your father in other men, if that is the case, but there is certainly nothing wrong in liking older men if that's who you're truly attracted to.
I too commend pizzagirl (even though I think this particular posting was written by her husband or b/f). I commend because you cared enough about the girl to put her best interests ahead of your own pleasure, which is hard to do when you are aroused. I would probably have done the same. I think I have always "not noticed" when younger women have been interested in me. I sometimes wonder what my limits mght be.
Bhudda wannabe and pizzagirl, my hat is off to both of you. PateintRapunzel, you have done a wise thing and posting it was very decent of you. Like most middle age men, I too was approached by a 15 year old who's father had a sickness that for years made him somewhat unable to be a father much less a husband or functioning man. She lacked a father image. She was a friend as was her family.I could have taken advantage of this but would never be able to look myself in the face again. I sat down and had a chat with her and many more after that. She went to college after graduating HS and is now a Doctor. Her father passed 5 years ago and 2 years ago I gave her away at her wedding with another Doc. She's happy, in love, and ...pregnant! I am married to a fine lady..my age and the mirror has never looked better!!!
No, you weren't stupid. You were wonderful.

That has to be the most wise, kind, generous, noble, selfless thing I have ever heard for a situation like this.

You are worthy of Knighthood. no, better, you're a Prince!

(or Princess, can't tell by your user name)
I once went to lunch with a young lady who was 20 and i was 40. i asked her ,once she told me how distressingly young she was( she was also distressingly pretty) that even though she was fine with my age that I had to venture a guess as to why this was ok. I asked her if she knew her father. This shocked attractive nymph replied how did I know that her father abandoned her whaen she was young and that she had recently contacted him and was thinking of moving in with him in San Diego. The voice in my head screaming for me to shut up, nevertheless was beaten back by my conscience in that this sexually open and beautiful young thing was looking for daddy. I said" I think it is better you go to San Diego and get to know your father instead of dating him.

Was I stupid or what?
No, very wise. You acted from the best place in yourself.
And, you might have saved yourself from a complicated situation. Sure, you might have had great sex, but she also could have latched on like a vice grip. The emotional neediness of a young woman without a father figure can act out in some very unhealthy ways in romantic relationships.
Good for you!
I have a question. How do you know if you are in love and is it possible to be in love at a young age like 14? 13? cuz as i like type this i am crying over a guy. Why? well that is something that I don't know. I met him on a cmping. trip like 4 days ago and we just came back. We talk for hours and hours we can just sit in the grass by the lake at night and talk but the problem is that he is older. like hes around my age but just a little bit older. People think It's just a crush but I've had lots of those and I've never been upset over a guy so much that everytime i think about him i cry. it sounds stupid but this means like so much to me
At 13, 14 and even a bit higher than that, it is highly likely that you would experience "puppy love" - which is that initial feeling you have with the first person you think you love. It's a young love, but often not a real or lasting one.
You experience"love" the most you can at your age and with your limited experience and understanding of what it really is and means.
But, considering that you said you met him only 4 days ago, I do not think you have even puppy love. You are more...infatuated/obsessed.
4 days is not a realistic amount of time for anyone to fall in love, especially teenagers.
Maybe these older guys kind of took advantage of the situation aswel but at least you had the experience
OUCH! I'm 44, my wife is now 33, we've been together for eleven years (do the math). I complain she is always tired or never around, set in her ways, throws her dirty clothes on the floor, etc. This really depends on the person, not the age. But lets face it, if anyone is single in thier middle-age then probably there is a reason.........


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Sorry about
the following novel, but I would think you were awesome if you kept reading:
So I'm new to this forum, but sadly am not new to Fibromyalgia. Although I remember feeling tired and achy all the time as early as 15 years old, it wasn't until I was 19 that I finally had a doctor seem interested in helping and referred me to a rheumatologist. Unfortunately, he seemed less interested. After the many blood tests and X-Rays I was subjected to, he told me that, "Even though my symptoms seem likely to be a result of fibromyalgia" he was "reluctant to offically diagnose me with it due to my age". I felt dejected, at a loss, and frankly…just done with the doctors. Ever since then, I've attempted to deal with the mysterious syndrome by myself. Despite the excruciating pain I feel on some days and the overwhelming exhaustion I suffer despite getting enough sleep, I just keep telling myself I can get through it.
And I have been dealing with it emotionally fairly well until very recently. Lately, I've been feeling so alone and so fed up with feeling like this. I'm a senior in college, about
to graduate in 6 weeks, and don't have the motivation that I once had. People may say it's simply a case of senioritis, but I have always cared too much about
my grades for that to be the case.
I can't help but sit around and wonder, "How the hell am I going to get through this?" If anyone can offer advice, support, or just understanding, I would greatly appreciate it. I can't talk about
it to anyone else, and I just feel like I need a good knock to the head to get my normal self back.
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Posted 3/22/2010 8:18 PM (GMT -7)
I don't know if you've tried this, but you should ask your primary doctor or clinic at school to give you a test for Mono AND Lyme. I asked for a test for Mono after years of confusion on why I felt so bad and had such fatigue. The doctor automatically tested for 5 or 6 things including Lyme, based on my symptoms and fatigue. I think he had tried to test for this 2 years earlier but it seems that the blood lab altered the doctor's orders. I couldn't believe what the girl said - I just had another western blot test and asked where they send the test for the results. She said, oh we get so many of those that we just test for the Elisa or Lyme Reflex. I was shocked! I might have known what I had much earlier had they sent the test in as it had been written.
Anyway, it's essential to get tested because Lyme and Fibro are treated entirely different. One tends to use antibiotics and the other tends to use steroids. The problem is, if you have Lyme and you go the route of Fibro, the steroids will totally kill your immune system and allow the Lyme to take over. With Lyme, you can never take any steroids for any reason. It's worth checking out. No matter how strong you are, these illnesses will take anyone down. Big strong baseball players are not able to keep going until they get treatment. It's not a matter of being strong and getting through it. It needs treatment.
I hear how important school is to you and you are in the last 6 weeks. I think you might need a doctor to check this out so you can complete school and get the grades you deserve since you have worked so hard to do this.
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Posted 3/22/2010 8:19 PM (GMT -7)
Welcome to the family, alrsmith. Sounds like you have been biting the bullet for a long
time. Chronic pain and fatigue can wear you down. I suggest that you see a new rheumy
who can re-evaluate your situation. Once your pain is controlled, it will be easier for you.
On top of page one you will see fibro 101, it is a great resource for us fibromites.
Do what you can do to keep your stress down. I'm sure you realize it causes more pain.
I'm a big believer in relaxation therapy. I do deep breathing and meditation. I also
like to soak in a hot bath, listening to music.
I hope that you will take time to see a new doctor. That is the first step to get the right
treatment. You sound like a very strong individual to me and I believe you will do just
fine. I'm glad you have joined us, this is a great forum, lots of people who really care!
Hugs, Robin
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Posted 3/22/2010 10:22 PM (GMT -7)
Hi and I'd also like to Welcome you to the Fibro Family. This truly is a family who takes care of each other. We also are careful and vigilant about
keeping people from being led down bogus trails and getting taken by hoaxes. Fibromyalgia is a disorder that is very clearly defined, even by the National Institute of Health and many university research departments. I'm just sharing this because there are always folks out there who are willing to take your hard earned money, your insurance companies money and most of all your time...which in my opinion is not only more valuable than money but basically is all we have...time.
OK, I've pontificated enough so let's get on with trying to put you on track to a better life if we can. I do agree with Robin that reading the Fibro 101 post is great. Learn all you can about
fibro and what it is and what it is NOT. I will disagree with the one comment above that most people who have fibro don't use or get steroid treatments. There are a few basics with fibro...keep those muscles warm, keep them stretched, and don't sit still for long periods of time. That's one of the worst things we can do. Mornings are miserable for us since we mostly were laying still during the night.
Some folks do use pain medication and others are able to get by without or use only OTC meds. But this brings me to your rheumytologist and him not wanting to diagnose you with fibro because you were too young??? True, most people with fibro are not in their teens. But we have members who have had fibro since they were born. This doc is afraid to treat your fibro is what's going on. He's afraid to start you will want pain medication and what the prospects are over time. That's still no reason to not give you an honest diagnosis.
Getting your 'normal' self back probably isn't going to happen. Wait! Before you panic...you can have a very wonderful and exciting life but it won't be exactly like you had it before. As you learn more and more about
fibro you will figure out how to work with your own body and what it takes to keep going. This place is full of people who are living their lives just that way. Sure you hear us complain, but it would be abnormal if all we did was talk about
how wonderful our lives were. Here is where we can voice our frustrations and know that someone really does understand.
So grab hold and walk this road with us. We'll be happy to take you along...
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."
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Posted 3/23/2010 4:16 AM (GMT -7)
Hi, alrsmth, and welcome! I'm glad you found us and joined in. You know, before a diagnosis of fibromyalgia is given, we are usually checked for other illnesses that have many of the same symptoms. There is a link in Fibro 101 called What Else Could It Be. You will see what they want to rule out...Lyme included. We do have a few members that have Lyme and Fibro but most of us just have fibro. Most of us don't take steroids for fibro, either so don't be concerned about
that. But stick with us and we will try to help you feel a little better.
It is important to keep moving with fibro. If you sit or lay too much, you will be stiff as a board. There are some gentle stretching exercises that really do help in Fibro 101. I also walk and swim as my form of gentle exercise. You are young so you probably can do a little more but pace yourself. Build yourself into what you want to do. Do you know what I mea? The exercise helps with pain and fatigue by oxygenating the muscles.
I take malic acid/magnesium supplements and vitamin D3 to help with pain and fatigue, also. There are links about
these in Fibro 101. Many with fibo are deficient in these vitamins and nutrients. So, this might be something to discuss with your doctor. My doctor said the malic acid would not help me but it wouldn't hurt me, either, so I tried it and he was wrong! He did test my vitamin D levels through blood work.
Attitude plays a big part in this illness. It's so difficult being young and thinking your life is already over! You get so down and sad. But, you know what? Your life isn't over! It's just beginning and you can have a full and enjoyable life in spite of fibro! I know I have so far. I've done a lot of traveling in my life, and done things like walking all day through the streets of Italy, standing on a glacier, snorkling, and even parasailing while having this illness! Many members work full time and one of our mods owns a wedding cake business. Just think of standing over a cake for hours piping frosting. But she does it! So, you do have a good life ahead. You just need to find what helps you control the pain from fibro.
Start looking at all the things you can do and don't dwell on the stuff you have difficulty doing. Set practical goals for yourself each day. If you focus on things other than how you are feeling, the pain usually fades in the background for a while.
The weather is finally getting nicer for most of us so get outdoors and enjoy it. Look at the beauty around you and count your many blessings. I know when I do this, I feel so much better and have a big smile on my face!
Meanwhile, we are here for you. Don't hesitate to ask questions because we want to help you feel better. I'm happy that you are here and I hope to hear more from you soon.
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Posted 3/23/2010 6:44 AM (GMT -7)
Hi alrsmith and welcome. Hang in there you are so close to the end of school. I have a grandson that is a senior but he has to do his student teaching next semester.
I didn't have symptoms of fibro til my late forties and dxd in early 50s so no, I don't know what it must be like to be so young and to have to deal with fibro, if that is what you get a dx on. Has any doc did the tender point test on you??? You can read about
that in the fibro 101 thread too.
As you already know, knowledge is power so learn all you can about
fibro and this is a good place to learn and find a doc that believes fibro is a real disorder. You can't work on what works for you and what doesn't if you don't have a doc that understands that all fibromites are not created equal and what may work for one isn't going to work for everyone. It is all trial and error til we find the right meds that work for us and we find balance in our lives. What I mean by balance is what we can do on normal pain days for us without pushing ourselves to the point of exhaustion and causing more pain. A lot of us tend to push too hard on good days and end up making ourselves feel worse for it or on bad days sit and lay too much which only causes more pain. Like right now my body is telling me I have sit long enough this morning and I need to get up and do somethings and stretch even though I have a cold and sore throat and got up way too early this morning. I have learned to listen to my body and not do what that evil side of my brain wants to do.
Good luck and I hope you have anwers soon.
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Posted 3/23/2010 6:48 AM (GMT -7)
Some doctors can be jerks, but not all of them. You should do some research and find a doctor that specializes in the treatment of fibro. Don't feel depressed or like a failure if you can't do this on your own. There are medications and natural remedies that can help ease your suffering. I, like you, was diagnosed at an early age. My doctor was hesitant to diagnose me because of my age. But when countless tests came back normal, I was sent to a wonderful rheumetologist who then diagnosed me.
I am sorry you are going through a rough time. Hang in there. Keep us posted on how things are going.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind
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Posted 3/23/2010 9:03 AM (GMT -7)
I had symptoms young too (though not as young as you) but a 15-year-old girl in my church was recently diagnosed with Fibro and I feel so bad for her. I try to explain to people sometimes that it's like you're living "life lite": you just can't jump in with both feet and let yourself do what comes naturally, you always have to weigh the pros and cons of doing something. That alone can wear you down!
I've just joined this forum myself, and the people here, along with my VERY good doctor, have convinced me that I need to push myself more physically. In my case, unfortunately, it means more pain meds - more than I've dared take before - but hopefully that will be temporary. I haven't been particularly sedentary, but I am very cautious about
lifting or carrying anything....I mean anything!
So, I wish you all the best. You really aren't alone!
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Posted 3/24/2010 9:57 PM (GMT -7)
Thanks for all the responses and the support. For what it's worth, I've been tested for Lyme, lupus, and mono many times before. All tests were negative. My concern was less about
finding out a diagnosis, as I have been told that it is likely fibro. My Dr. just didn't want to officially diagnose me with it due to my age.
My reason for posting was based more on the mental and emotional side of fibro. Being so close to the end of my college career, I really cannot afford to lose my energy, so I was asking about
emotional support and how people keep their spirits up.
Again, thank you for your kind responses and help.
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Posted 3/25/2010 9:18 AM (GMT -7)
That's a tough one! For me, it's just one day at a time. Trying to see some humor, trying to count my blessings in spite of it, (which isn't easy when you're in agony!) trying to find a balance between listening to my body and telling it to shut up. Relaxing, watching movies to forget about
I'm sure others said this (don't remember) but varying my position, often, helps. Sit for a few minutes, stand, drive, lie down, stretch, walk.... you probably know all this already, but it's really important. Good luck with finishing college!!
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