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Heads-up: This is a lengthy post. I thought you might be interested in the nitty-gritty details of starting a new blog. I'm no expert. At all. I launched my first blog, Little Known Life, on April 21, 2017. Here's how it went...
Blog set-up and expenses:
Squarespace hosting and domain = $72 a year: I received a sweet educational discount for the first year because I'm a grad student. Next year this will be 2x as much. Plus, I'll have to pay $20 per year for the domain name.
G-suite - for a domain-name email = $50 a year or $5 a month: I'm doing the free trial now, but assuming I'll keep it. I'm sure there is a lot more I can do with G-suite. When I figure it out, I'll let you know.
Stock photos = $100 for 10 images from Shutterstock: While I do like the photos I purchased, I probably paid "stupid tax" on this one. In other words, it wasn't a necessity, and I should have looked for freebies or lower-cost options. That said, I have used Shutterstock for all of my book covers to date, and I'm quite pleased with those.
(Hindsight 20/20: I'd try my best to find free images before paying. I haven't paid for a stock photo in a while.)
Email newsletter platform - Mail Chimp = Free for the foreseeable future: Mail Chimp is easy to use, and I'm already familiar with it from my day job. I opened a free account and will be able to use it for up to 2,000 subscribers.
(Update: I switched to ConvertKit, and I'm happy with that decision. But if you need free, Mail Chimp is a good choice.)
Pinterest Ad = $25 or $5 a day: I was mainly just curious and wasn't expecting much at this $5 a day price-point. I have to say: not bad. I spent $20 for 9,150 impressions; 221 engagements; 9 pins; and 36 clicks. I don't consider this paying "stupid tax." It was an experiment. Would I do it again? Maybe.
Educational materials = $50 for two e-books and two workbooks:Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a complete learning and self-development addict. Mostly, that revolves around books. I won't spit out the number, but let's say I have a LOT of books on my Kindle. Plus, I love to download free workbooks, and I also enjoy online courses. Part of me wants to say, you don't need these resources to start a blog. The other part says, you better learn as much as you can if you want to be successful! While I did use a lot of free resources, I also purchased a few items. I'm not quite ready to share because I haven't had time to read/use yet. Once I do, I'll let you know what I think.
What I did this week:
Time commitment = about 20 hours. I did a lot this week, by my standards anyway. So here goes:
I started April 20 by playing around with a Squarespace trial site. Squarespace is pretty easy to use; it's clean and professional looking. So far, I really like it. Squarespace offers a 50% educational discount, which helped me decide to go for it. I bought a domain name and a year of hosting.
Yes, Squarespace does a lot of the work for you. But I still had to tweak some things, such as colors, to make the site suit me. Included in this step is finding stock photos. I also had to dig into website settings and figure things out. There's a learning curve, but nothing too drastic. Disclaimer: I've done communications and marketing, including website content management, as a career for 15+ years. So, I'm not a total newbie.
I wrote those in that order on purpose because that's how I did it - backwards. Going forward, I'll get myself together and plan my posts before I start writing.
I'll admit I felt pressure to quickly "get some posts up." Of course, I'd much rather write one great post, than four sorta okay (or bad) posts. To remedy this, I've been putting pen to paper in an awesome free blog planner, which not only helped me plan posts, but figure out why the heck I'm doing this in the first place, who my people are, and what they may need!
I'm a creative person, who likes to work on multiple projects at once. I feel like I lacked focus this week, So, I desperately need tools or systems to help. (I'll be posting about this soon.) To be fair, I'm a writer, and I already had a list of ideas for blog posts, as I'd been mulling this over for quite some time. It took time to research, write, edit, and revise posts.
I spent a lot of time in this space. I'm a compulsive learner and tend to go all out, when I'm really interested in a project. I spent a lot of time this week, researching successful bloggers, reading their advice, downloading their freebies, and watching a couple of free video courses.
I'm an introvert. Like REALLY introverted. I call myself a 90+ percent'er. (You 50/50's ain't got nothing on me!) Of course, writing works well for me because it's not face-to-face interaction.
Social media. Meh. I'm not that crazy about it. I do it for work. Plus, I have a personal Facebook page, an Instagram I hardly use, and as of this moment, I don't tweet. I got into Pinterest last year, and I really like it. But as Melyssa Griffin says, it's not truly social media!
You're probably getting the vibe that self-promotion makes me a little queasy. You're right. It does. I don't think I'm very good at it, as a result. I plan to get myself together in this area as well and streamline my focus. For example, I joined a bunch of blogging groups this week. I'm going to whittle that down and decide what/who//how much is deserving of my attention social-media-wise. So that I don't lose my mind. Hint, Pinterest will be top of my list.
Yes, I did. Best believe I'll treat those two subscribers like gold.
Right, I did actually work 40 hours at my job this week. And I'm mom to a sweet five-year-old daughter. I do a lot of my writing/researching/working while she sleeps, and during my lunch-hour at the job. I'm not going to be holier than y'all and say I never work while she is awake. I do. Oh, I'm also in grad school, but only taking one course this semester.
How I goofed up this week:
Soooo it turns out if I change the title of a post, it doesn't change the url. It all makes sense now. Well, I had already shared and pinned in my excitement. Naturally, the links no longer matched the title. I fixed it and made a mental note.
Apparently, fixing a typo on a post changes the date in the post title and pushes it to the top like a new post. I don't like this. I'll figure out how to make that not happen automatically.
I spent $100 on 10 stock photos. Yeah, I won't do that again, unless I have to. I do love the pics I bought though.
I didn't plan my blog posts before writing. Duh. I do "communications" for a living. I plan the crap out of that stuff.
Here's what happened: Someone asked about my pen name, and that led me to venture onto my free Weebly site. Nothing against Weebly, and the site is not that bad, but yikes. I hadn't updated it in a few years. I had recently come out of a three-year writing coma (post about that coming soon), but I hadn't gotten around to the website. I got to thinking: "I do this type of work for a living and have for 15+ years. Why can't I blog about things I care about?" So, I decided to step up my game and expand into real blog territory. I got really excited and jumped right in.
I consider myself a fairly organized person at work and at home. But when it comes to my creative projects, I'm all over the place. I get hyped and go nuts, trying to do all the things. At once. That's because I have new ideas, and I jump around from project to project. I realize this is a form of procrastination, and I need help in this area. I really do.
Here's what I plan to do differently next week:
Make a schedule: I need to plan for different tasks related to blogging, fiction writing, and yes, my life.
Plan blog posts: I'm using a free blog planner. And it's very helpful. I'm also using Work Flowy to outline and draft.
Prioritize: I'm going to whittle down my digital overwhelm and focus on a few key things.
Have a life: By now, you are probably thinking, "Wow, that's a lot. But get real. Something had to give." Right. I slacked big-time on daily exercise. Aside from that, I'm not superwoman, and I don't pretend to be. I don't Martha-Stewart my life on any level, and I don't have a spotless house. I don't fill my calendar with endless I-said-yes-but-didn't-want-to obligations and social events. I just don't. Why? Well, I'd rather be spending time with my family, writing, or reading. Sleeping too. I must get enough sleep to be semi-friendly.
Traffic analytics
Audience size = 101 after 8 days (only a few of those are people I know in real life)
Page views = 324
Visits = 130
Popular content: The blog, naturally, at 37% of views
Most popular blog post: "5 things that actually help with my depression" at 34% of views
RSS subscribers: 14 (Not sure how significant this is because it's not as simple as counting email subscribers.)
Email subscribers: 2 (I haven't done anything to build this yet.)
Referring websites: Direct: 44%, Pinterest 33%, Facebook 20%
Desktop vs. mobile: Split almost 50/50, slightly more on mobile
I'm taking a nap now (no, really)
That's it! A detailed summary of week one at Little Known Life.
I know that was a lot of info. What else are you curious about? If you're a blogger, what was your first "live" week like? What did you do right/wrong? Please share in the comments section. Thanks for reading!
This post originally appeared on my now-defunct blog, Little Known Life.


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Two of the biggest Mavs fans around and the 'unofficial' Fun and Games Directors of the Mavs Nation! This whole crazy traveling road show started back before the beginning of the 2010 season, the year of Mark and Lynda's 30th Wedding anniversary.
They were just sitting around one day trying to decide what to do to celebrate the occasion and the idea of traveling to all 30 cities and arenas in the NBA went from being just a wild thought….to a dare….and Boom, a plan!
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In mid-July, City Council voted to approve a dozen of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's appointments for city boards and authorities -- without interviewing any of the candidates.
What has that hotly contested move, supported by a slim 5-4 majority, led to? Among other things, critics say, it has created a Zoning Board whose chair has written only one opinion in three years -- and whose other two members have no experience at all.
"We just threw out two people with 50 years of zoning experience to replace them with two people [who have] none," says city councilor Bill Peduto, who voted against the appointments.
The Zoning Board meets weekly to hear appeals and decide whether to grant exemptions to city zoning ordinances, which set limits on the type of construction that can take place in city limits. In June, Ravenstahl chose to reappoint its chair, Wrenna Watson, while replacing the board's two other members, David Toal and Alice Mitinger.
Watson has written just one legal opinion since joining the board in 2006: a dissenting opinion in support of a highly controversial electronic billboard on Grant Street sought by Lamar Advertising. Ravenstahl had supported the billboard, which became a lightning rod of criticism last year after close ties between Lamar executives and a former city official, Pat Ford, came to light.
Mittinger wrote a much lengthier opinion, opposing the billboard, while Toal recused himself, citing unrelated work he had done for Lamar. "It's clear that Watson had a higher allegiance to the mayor's office," says Doug Shields, city council president.
"Toal and Mitinger had written hundreds of opinions -- Watson wrote one," says Peduto. "If I were [Toal or Mitinger], I would feel cheated." Peduto says he's also troubled by the fact that Watson's opinion, unlike most such rulings, cited no legal precedents for her conclusion. "The only thing I can judge [Watson] by is her one opinion," he says. "And in that, I find it troubling that there was no case law cited."
When asked about her output as a board member, Watson told City Paper, "I'm not going to respond to that."
"For the three years I've been chair of this board, the work has been done satisfactorily," says Watson, who also chairs the City Planning Commission. "I don't make decisions based on influence by others."
"[Watson] chairs two of the busiest boards," adds Gabe Mazefsky, the city's policy manager. Criticism of her output is "funny to me," he adds. "It's not relevant" to her overall performance.
And Toal, for one, defends his former colleague. "I'm not sure it's fair to say, 'Oh, [Watson] only wrote one opinion,'" he says. "She did have a role in all the opinions.
"All of them were worked over and commented on by all the board members," he continues. "She participated as fully as the rest of us." (Mitinger did not return phone calls for comment.)
In fact, Watson is now the Zoning Board's most experienced member -- which also troubles Shields and Peduto.
Toal has worked in zoning law for roughly 30 years; Mitinger has practiced zoning law for about 20 years. Neither of their replacements, Kirk Burkley and Manoj Jegasothy, have a background in the field.
By law, they don't need any. The law requires only that at least one of the Zoning Board's three members be a lawyer, and both Burkley and Jegasothy are attorneys, though neither specializes in zoning.
Still, says Peduto, "You won't find another municipality that would hire a bankruptcy lawyer" to handle zoning matters.
"Do I have as much zoning experience as Alice Mitinger? No," says Burkley, who is also a member of the City Planning Commission. But "I am familiar with the zoning code."
Burkley says that while he usually focuses on bankruptcy law, his work occasionally touches on zoning issues, especially "when dealing with commercial or residential developments that have gone south." And "when you're a good lawyer," he adds, "this stuff's not rocket science."
Similarly, Jegasothy specializes in corporate and civil litigation, and says that while "It is true that I don't have a zoning practice," the work of the Zoning Board "comes down to the interpretation of the law." And that skill transfers from one area of law to the next.
Critics of the two new appointees, Jegasothy continues, are ignoring a crucial fact: Because they are not zoning lawyers, "We don't have conflicts of interest" that might arise if their own clients came before the board.
"If I am someone heavily involved in zoning law in Pittsburgh, how often will I be conflicted?" echoes Mazefsky, who says Burkley and Jegasothy have "very impressive" résumés. "There are a lot of positives [critics] are ignoring."


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April is a mother to two girls, ages 12 and five. She enjoys four-wheeling, snowmobiling, and camping during her time out of the office. April has joined our team as an Orthodontic Assistant! She had five years of experience in Orthodontics prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom and, after 12 years, she's ready to jump back in! April has gotten into the swing of things very quickly and is already an amazing asset to the TNT Team.
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Wake up refreshed after a sound night's sleep in Hilton's signature Serenity bed with plush pillows. Also enjoy an ergonomic desk chair, 37" HDTV, and clock radio with MP3 connectivity.


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Willow Physical Therapy provides a thorough rehabilitation program with an emphasis on function, fitness, education and prevention. Hands-on attention is given to reduce pain and normalize function, while individualized programs are carefully designed for each patient, both in the clinic and at home. Welcome!
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In this workshop, participants will explore a variety of instructional practices that offer students opportunities to engage and interact with content and each other in meaningful and diverse ways. Topics that will be discussed include concept mapping, multimodality, peer instruction and group work, use of classroom response systems (e.g., clickers), and frequent informal assessment of student thinking. Presenters will share principles behind each practice, and demonstrate ways to enact this practice in large and small classes. Participants will have the opportunity to develop ways to implement these practices in their own classes.
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Lost Memories
Friday, March 23, 2018
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Lost Memories
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Inspired by a true story. Sean races against the clock to his mother's death bed while dealing with inter-family politics over the phone.
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With the wedding in India just a month away...
Ajinkya + Sharayu are working hard on wedding and travel planning, but wanted to make sure to have some pre-wedding photos taken in Ajinkya's adopted city of Madison before the big day!
We met on Willy Street by Machinery Row bikes (isn't that an awesome building?!) and walked around the area taking photos by the lake, by some of the neat old buildings, and in front of some gorgeous blossoming trees! Sharayu + Ajinkya were great sports about playing games and having fun while taking photos, and also about making sure I didn't get hit by any cars or bicycles in the busy Willy Street area while we were photographing! Once we were done there, we headed down to the Capital for some photos, just as the sun was getting low. These two were a blast to photograph, and so sweet! I'm so excited for them as they make the final preparations for their journey to India and for their wedding ceremony there!
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When Tweets Become 'Twibels'
People using social media need to understand the rules of publishing law and advertising regulations if they are to avoid allegations of defamation.
This reminder follows the news that controversial columnist Katie Hopkins was recently refused leave to appeal against a recent High Court libel verdict, where she was found to have published defamatory Tweets, or what's been coined a 'Twibel'.
Anyone using social media is a publisher, putting information out into the public domain, but unlike newspapers and book publishers, most people don't have a good understanding of publishing law and how to avoid breaching it.
For Katie Hopkins, the Tweets she posted that were found to be defamatory implied that prominent poverty campaigner and writer Jack Monroe had defaced a war memorial, in a case of mistaken identity. Monroe offered her the chance to apologise publicly or face legal action, but Hopkins refused. When the case reached the High Court, the Tweets were found to have caused 'serious' harm to Monroe's reputation and Hopkins was ordered to pay damages of £24,000. In addition to that, and of far greater concern to Hopkins, will have been being ordered to pay Monroe's legal costs, which are thought to be a six figure sum.
"Controlling social media content is a huge issue, especially for businesses," says Annabel Mayer, "People could learn from the 26-point guide on how to use Twitter, published by the High Court with its official ruling in the Hopkins case. It makes for useful reading, even for those who think themselves experts, as a reminder of who will receive postings when tweeting, re-tweeting or replying."
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From French Teacher Magali Harper: The French-speaking world is so much larger than France and Canada, and I strive to expose my students to the many countries and cultures around the world that use the French language. Skills in cultural competence are in high demand as we all become more interconnected around the globe. These skills, which are essentially behaviors and attitudes that enable us to work effectively cross-culturally, are a central part of my classroom teaching.
During the first semester, 7th graders explored the French speaking countries in Africa. The students chose their country, produced a poster and shared their work to the class--all in French! Class 5/6 students have been exploring Haiti this past month. This ongoing project will hopefully continue into pen pal correspondence with students from a school in Haiti. Finally, class 3/4 students started to travel (in the class!) the francophone world with their passport in hands! Starting with France, students learned about the Euro and used the currency in mini-skits at the market.
When children learn a foreign language, they are developing their empathy and flexibility--two essentials skills for a global citizen.


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Up until now, pretty much everything I've done with off-camera flash has been done in full manual mode on the flashes and on the camera using Pocket Wizard Multimaxs. The reasoning behind this is that I wanted to fully grasp the concept of off-camera lighting and how ratios between the flashes and the ambient can affect the overall lighting of a given scene, and to at least begin to try to understand this behemoth of a topic before venturing into semi-automatic use using Nikon's CLS system. So the other night I decided to try and give Nikon's TTL flash system a whirl.
Actually getting the damn flashes to fire was quite a bit tricker than I'd anticipated. I knew that I had to switch the SU4 mode off, but I still couldn't get both SB900s to fire. So I eventually reset both strobes, changed the channel on the D300 and TaDa!
So my two lucky subjects for this shoot, were two Brahma beer bottles that I'd had chilling in the freezer for the last couple of hours. I was particularly parched and this pair looked rather tasty - so I had to work quickly before my subjects vanished. Firstly I set the camera up on a tripod and composed my frame. I then dialed in an exposure that would completely eliminate all the ambient light (1/60 at F8 ISO200 if memory serves). I then set up a shoot through umbrella up to camera left pointing down onto the bottles, aimed slightly in front of them. As the edge of the umbrella was probably about 2 to 3 feet away from the bottles (I couldn't get it any closer because of the edge of the table), I had to dial this one up to +3 stops.
This gave me a nice soft light cast over both bottles. I then felt that I needed a little kicker light off to the other side. So I attached my longest grid to another SB900, dialed this down to -1 stop and directed it at the necks of the bottles producing the little highlight that you see down the necks of the bottles.
All in all, quite an interesting experiment and the Nikon CLS system is definitely very easy to use, though I am glad that I invested all that time over the last few months in full manual as it made deciding on my exposures and flash levels much easier. And more importantly it meant that I could pop the top of one of those bottles much quicker than if I'd been using the Wizards and doing!!


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Maybe TX gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis will finally talk about something other than abortion
The Supreme Court refused to block the new Texas abortion restrictions. We remind you that abortion was always legal in Texas.In fact, there is a clinic on LBJ Highway open for business and doing just fine.The issue was not "Roe v Wade" but rather some sensible restrictions to protect women at the clinics. The best part of the decision is that we will finally get to hear from Senator Davis, the presumed Democrat nominee for governor of Texas, about something other than abortion. I went to Senator Davis' website and examined her views on 4 key issues. First, how exactly will she make education better in Texas? She wants to 'invest" in education, the classic talking point from the left. Question: Is she willing to give parents more choice in public education? Second, she is very vague on economic development. Again, she repeats the talking points about putting "Texans first." Aren't we already first in job growth in the US? After all, you...(Read Full Post)


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Don Amott are proud to announce that they are, once again, official sponsors of Team Raleigh GAC.
This has been a successful relationship in past years, and 2015 is looking to be as exciting as ever, with new bikes, new team members and many events and competitions planned.
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Grain-Free Blueberry Pancakes
Sometimes you create a great recipe, and sometimes you just find it. I usually post original recipes; but in this case I am posting a recipe that I have adapted to our liking. We have tried many different pancake recipes and this is by far our favorite!
Serves 4-6
4 scoops PurePaleo Vanilla
2 tablespoons of golden flaxseeds, freshly ground*
¾ cup coconut flour, sifted (I buy it here in bulk)
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon stevia powder
2 cups raw whole milk or coconut milk
8 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla
Fresh organic blueberries
Cinnamon (I love Vietnamese Cinnamon)
Lard or bacon grease
Grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder until they become a powder. Put all ingredients in blender. Warm skillet to a medium-low temp. Prepare the skillet with a small amount of lard or tallow. Ladle the batter onto your skillet and place 3-4 blueberries on top with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon. Let cook until you see bubbles come through the batter and the pancake is slightly browned on the bottom. Flip over. Butter generously and top with more fresh blueberries or maple syrup.
*It is a good practice to buy whole flax seeds and grind them only as needed. Grinding releases the healthy fats found in flax seeds for easier assimilation, but it will also cause them to oxidize faster. This oxidization can give flax a rancid smell and taste. If you do have any ground flax leftover, it is best to seal it in a airtight container and keep it in the freezer.
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I can look back now and realize that the insatiable 'god' I was serving was 'myself'. I was living to satisfy my own will and for my pleasure, fame, and recognition; serving that 'god' led to a very deceptive, unfulfilling, empty life. It wasn't until I was 37 years old and had left my job and we had moved to the Atlanta area (which is why you may hear a 'ya'll' from time to time from me!) that I finally was willing to humble myself and really look in the mirror and have a 'come to Jesus moment'. God used a loving, godly woman to speak the truth of God's Word to me, which pierced my heart and broke through the wall I had erected to keep God out of my life.
I confessed my sin to God, and turned my life fully over to Him. I experienced a release, peace, and freedom that I had never known before, and which I continue to enjoy every day as I live with God at the center of my life! It is now my goal and passion for others to experience that same freedom, peace, and joy, which I know can only come from believing God, receiving His love, and living in obedience to His will.
I have taught and written Bible studies, I lead a weekly corporate prayer group, and I mentor women of all ages-- with a special heart for those who are struggling in their marriages or who desire to be godly wives and mothers. I love to be a part of the life-transformation that occurs when people are willing to apply the truth of God's Word to the situations in their lives. Like the woman whom God used to set me free from my sin, I am committed to speaking the truth of God's Word in the Spirit of His love. I also have a passionate desire for and am dedicated to seeing unity in the Body of Christ based upon the truth of His Word.
Although I have experienced success in the secular world since I gave my life to Christ, I consider my greatest accomplishment to be a vibrant and love-filled marriage to my husband Craig-- whom I married in 1979-- and helping my four children grow from childhood to becoming God-loving adults without succumbing to the common pitfalls along the way. They—along with my three daughters-in-laws and four grandchildren—are my greatest earthly blessings. I have also been blessed beyond measure with wonderful, godly friends—especially Jamie-- who have been instrumental in helping me to know and love God better and to experience His love through them. I hope to meet you if I have not already, so we too can be 'iron sharpening iron' for God's glory!


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Welcome to The Sea Table, come on in, take a seat! The idea for TST came about when I realised a name that just talked about food (or surfing, or marine science, or fitness) wasn't going to cover it all. I loath the idea of a "lifestyle" website as the last thing I want to be doing is telling people how they "should" live their lives. But I love the idea of the simple table.
My entire life this is where I've learned to cook and bake with my family, studied for school and college, created with arts and crafts or laughed and cried over tea during all of life's ups and downs. As a marine scientist, a surfer and a chef who lives a stones throw from the beach the sea permeates through every piece of my life and so it will also with this site.
So dip your toe in, here you'll find simple, healthy and affordable recipes - gluten free as I'm a coeliac myself and passionate about making good food that won't break the bank. From the environmental perspective I'm keen to find ways to cook, travel and just generally live a more sustainable life - so look out for lots of tips, tricks and handy resources. Finally I'm a huge believer that your mental and physical health are completely connected so I'll also be chatting lots about my fitness and outdoor adventures too!
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From LSBCS to All_Drama to JKreator to Funnions, Jung-In Choi has dedicated himself to every kind of project imaginable and is now looking forward to more challenges in innovation. Choi was one of five students who decided to start a business as a way of escaping the monotony of life after their college entrance exams. That business, which they named LSBCS, formed the foundation of the company that Funnions is today.
LSBCS's first project, All_Drama (so called because "All Drama" sounds similar to "Old Drama"), gathered hundreds of followers on Instagram with its heart-warming interviews and photos of elderly citizens in South Korea, providing a tender glimpse into lives often overlooked by more-established media outlets.
Their second project, JKreator, boosted their growth as a team and honed their expertise, with Choi getting the opportunity to interview venture companies and create promotional campaigns. Funnions continues the work that started with JKreator, creating video content and news slides for companies such as BKlohwell.
Thanks to such work, Choi grew increasingly familiar with the ins and outs of YouTube and changing trends in Internet-based media. YouTube is currently one of the world's most influential platforms, showcasing videos worth billions of views from a wide-ranging audience. These videos allow people across the globe to learn new skills or follow along with the choreography of the latest hits in music. Services such as Twitch and Afreeca TV have also contributed to the formation of an Internet broadcasting culture by adopting donation systems and broadening consumer pools.
According to Choi, these developments signal a phenomenon known as the "disappearing boundary" between social media and traditional media, with interactions between the two shifting from uni-directional to multi-directional. Whereas earlier generations looked to traditional media for their information, the generations of today create their own content and communicate person-to-person, taking up professions such as full-time YouTuber, BJ, and Instagram model. New media creators like Risabae and GAMST have even gone so far as to enter the world of traditional media by working in network television. Conversely, celebrities who formerly relied on traditional media now actively produce their own content through social media using tools such as V-App and YouTube to communicate with their fans and showcase their talent on their own terms. According to Choi, the distinction between traditional and social media itself has therefore become meaningless.


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I had an email from a friend asking me why I don't take photos of my dogs so much anymore. I guess I used to be more prolific when it came to photos of my boys.
There is a valid reason for my laziness, er, I mean lack of photos. In a nutshell the reason is simple. It's for the safety of my dogs.
Lets take tonight for example. Icon and Rampage were laying just outside in an very cute way. So of course I grab my camera to take a photo.
As soon as I touch the camera the dogs move from their very cute positions to look at me. It's was sad they lost the real cuteness, but I told them to stay and was hoping I could still get a kind of cute photo. However, even from the first photo I took you can see that trouble is brewing.
Both of the boys know I have the camera. Icon is already whining in the photo but is too well behaved to move and Rampage knows that Icon's about to go nuts with the camera there.
And then chaos ensues.
Icon runs towards the camera and smashes his head against the lens. Poor guy, he thinks the camera attacked him (maybe taking photos will be easier now!) Then Rampage does his little "*Woof-woof* I'm running around with a toy *woof-woof* in my mouth not looking *woof-woof* where I'm going *woof-woof*" routine and takes out a jump with his shoulder, yelps and comes up limping. He seems fine now, but it was scary!
And of course after that I can't get a photo to save my life.
So there you go. That is why I don't have many photos of my dogs anymore.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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- AnonymousAugust 19, 2010 at 7:22 PM
God, you crack me up Channan! Thanks for the laugh.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Sadly, this seems all too familiar... life with border collies. :-)ReplyDelete
that 3rd photo looks just like one I took last week of Riff and Keeper!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2010 at 6:34 AM
yeah, more pictures of the boys! Oh wait, you call that mess up above pictures...phtttt:>)ReplyDelete
I love their green feet. They are a Kodak moment.ReplyDelete
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The Domain Name System is arranged in a hierarchy. At some point, there needs to be a central authority to direct the queries and register names. The primary nameservers are now under the direction of the US Government but are maintained under contract by Network Solutions. These "ROOT" servers perform the check to see if a domain is .com, .net, .org. or .edu, and pass the request to the appropriate name server that handles the zone in question. Netscape's nameservers would be listed for any
TOP LEVEL DOMAINS (TLD's)
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Network Information Center Top Level Domain ARIN/InterNIC .com, .net, .org, .edu US Government NIC www.nic.gov: .gov domains APNIC Asian-Pacific country code domains: .jp, .cn, .kr, .ph RIPE Eurpoean country code domains: .uk, .fr, .it, .gr
Note that there are other NIC's providing resolution for a variety of domains. Each NIC provides root resolution servers, as well as registration and whois databases.
Domain names such as netscape.com or yahoo.com are considered generic Top Level Domains. These domain names must be registered with an agent who has been certified by the appropriate controlling authority. In the United States, a list of accredited registrars for the .com, .net, .org, and .edu domains can be found at ICANN's website . Please register your domain first before requesting that Sprint perform DNS for you.
Client software applications perform queries to do their resolution. Nameservers also do queries, but if they are in charge of a zone, they actually do the lookup and translation. If a particular nameserver has an IP address stored in it's table for a particular name, it will respond to a client resolver with the IP address. If the nameserver does not know the answer, it will (if properly configured) ask another nameserver, sometimes even the ROOT nameservers.
There exists for each domain, a ROOT server. This server contains the registered nameserver for each second level or 'generic' domain such as sprint.com / sprint.net, etc. Who owns a domain, and what the servers are can be found by querying this root server for information. Keep in mind that most DNS nameservers store the results of past queries for a certain period of time. If the local DNS server doesn't know the IP address for the domain being queried, it will ask the ROOT server for that domain. The ROOT server will point the local server to another server which hosts resolution for the desired domain. The ROOT server can only do this however, if the owner of the target domain has registered a nameserver, and configured that nameserver to perform resolution.
Resolution is the process of turning a domain name or host name into an IP address or vice versa. Every client application contains a resolver. This means that your web browser, or your FTP software, or whatever Internet application you are using tries to resolve any name you type into it, into an IP address. This is called forward resolution. In some cases, an IP address is resolved back into a name. Looking up a name from an IP address is called reverse resolution.
Primary nameserver servers can be thought of as a Master server for DNS for a zone they are in charge of. The secondary nameserver can be thought of as the slave, or backup. In fact, this is how they are often described. The secondary DNS server performs a Zone Transfer from the primary, so it is indeed a slave pulling data from a master server. The Primary server is the server that was configured by a human being, and contains a complete record of the data for a particular zone.
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An Authoritative server is a nameserver that possesses:
- A full copy of the zone file.
- The full set of host names and IP's for the domain/zone.
- A Start Of Authority (SOA) record naming itself as an authoritative server for the domain/zone.
Any nameserver which does not contain a full copy of the zone file for a domain is not authoritative for that zone. It is usually not possible for a server which is primary or secondary for a domain to NOT be authoritative for a zone. If a server is not answering "authoritatively" for the zone, then there is a mistake in that server's configuration. The most common errors are forgetting to properly format the SOA record at the beginning of the zone file.
If a Nameserver does not possess the answer to a resolution query, it will either query another nameserver or reply with "host not found" error message. Recursive servers continue to ask additional servers for an answer. Non-recursive nameservers check their own database and then stop.
A recursive server is a good server to point desktop clients to for Internet resolution. A non-recursive server is ideal for placing outside on the Internet for resolution of your own domain and nothing else.
Your domain's information is stored in one or more zone files on your authoritative server. This zone file defines all the public names and IP addresses you wish to be resolved. On a Berkeley BIND nameserver, the zone files are stored in database files. When these files are updated, and the server is reloaded, the new information takes effect.
Configuration of DNS requires writing resource records. In the case of BIND, you will also need to update the named.conf file (named.boot on older versions). All DNS systems use a serial number in the SOA record of every zone file to indicate the version of the file. Whenever making changes to the Zone file, you MUST update the serial number or your secondary servers will not update with the new information. Resource records define important information regarding your domain, such as where to send mail, and where your nameservers and webserers are.
We will cover resource records in two parts, the first supporting forward resolution, the second supporting reverse resolution.
There are several types of resource records you will need to configure if you are performing Primary DNS. The examples listed below are for BIND 8.2.2. Please check the documentation of your DNS software if you have questions or require assistance.
"A" records are used to tell the nameserver which addresses correspond to which servers. Note that you can assign multiple host names to the same IP address using "A" records.hostname.domain.com. IN A 18.104.22.168
An "MX" record is used to designate not only which server handles mail, but in which order these servers should be tried when attempting delivery. The DNS administrator writes in numbers before the name of the mail server to indicate the preference of that mail server. The server with the lowest number is most preferred and a server with a preference of zero will be preferred above all others. The preference is like creating a list of servers to be tried, in a particular order.
IMPORTANT: A mail domain (the @domain.com portion of an email address) must first be pointed to a specific host name, and that host must have an "A" record to be able to receive mail. You cannot use an IP address within an MX record. Please see the following example of a properly written set of records for a mail server:domain.com. IN MX 10 mail.domain.com. domain.com. IN MX 20 mail2.domain.com. mail.domain.com. IN A 22.214.171.124 mail2.domain.com. IN A 22.214.171.124
REVERSE Resource Records
"NS" or Nameserver records tell the client which server is a valid nameserver and for which domain. Nameserver records are only required if you are configuring the primary nameserver for the domain, or are setting up a sub-domain. As with Mail Exchanger records, a domain must be pointed to a specific host name, and then to an IP address to properly configure a domain to point to a nameserver.domain.com. IN NS ns1.domain.com. ns1.domain.com IN A 184.108.40.206
To set up a sub-domain, you would need the following in your parent domain file:Zone file "domain.com" (the PARENT domain) sub.domain.com IN NS ns1.subdomain.domain.com. Zone file "sub.domain.com" sub.domain.com IN NS ns1.sub.domain.com. ns1.sub.domain.com IN A 184.108.40.206
Don't forget the SOA record in the sub-domain zone file.
Reverse resource records match IP addresses to host names. The reverse addresses are always entered on the left hand side, and always in reverse order. The example below is working with the IP address block 18.104.22.168/24. Note that some DNS systems automatically handle this reversal of the order of the octets for you. BIND does not.
A pointer record ties an IP address to a host name. Note the dot at the end of the lines listing the names. This is to prevent BIND from appending the text string "in-addr.arpa" to the resolved host name.18.104.22.168 IN PTR ns1.sub.domain.com. 18.104.22.168 IN PTR ns1.domain.com.


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Today was Mystery Elves Obstacle Course, in which I try to get my kids to clean up the house under the guise of running an obstacle course. It worked a little better than it did last time, and I managed to get the kids to bring a bunch of stuff that didn't belong in the living room back into their room, but I didn't get any good pictures of it.
Figuring out good shots for the blog is a relatively new concern for me, and I'm still learning. Next time I'll try and get a good before/after shot at least.
But more importantly, tomorrow is the Treasure Hunt, and so today was my prep day. I just finished the notes, and it promises to be a pretty good one. I talked with Zephyr a bit about it yesterday, and we're going to try and have Lyric be the leader of the hunt this time. I want to see if Zephyr will enjoy being in a more supervisory role... it's an experiment. Stay tuned!


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Online Stores: Squarespace vs. Etsy
Today is the beginning of a two week series on the blog about Online Shops! Whether you have a shop or are thinking of starting one, some of the tips I've learned along the way might be helpful either way. We'll chat about tips for starting an online shop, updating it, writing policies, dealing with customers and processing orders. But today, I'm going to talk about some of the differences between a Squarespace store and an Etsy store.
Before I get too far though, let me first say that 'Squarespace' (SS) is the content management system that I personally use for my website and my shop. As you're reading this though, when I talk about SS you could replace that with whatever shop or website management system you choose.
I have both online shops: I have a shop through SS within my website AND I have an Etsy store. I've had both for a while now and have noticed that what sells on my Etsy store doesn't really sell on my SS store and what sells in my SS store, doesn't really sell in my Etsy store. Weird, but true! And that's where their differences come in.
If you aren't or haven't been an online shop owner, you probably think that an online store is an online store is an online store. They're all the same. And there really are many similarities: they showcase your work to be sold online; they charge certain fees for money transfer; they make selling online a whole lot easier. But depending upon what you're selling, who you're trying to sell to or what you're trying to build as a business, there are definitely differences between the different avenues.
The Difference: Squarespace vs. Etsy
If you're debating on whether or not to open a shop, and trying to decide what avenue to go with, this might be helpful as it's something I've learned over time. The biggest difference in these two selling platforms is who the customer perceives they are purchasing from. If they buy from SS, they buy from YOU; from your BRAND. They purchase you and the client experience that you provide. If they buy from Etsy, they perceive the seller as ETSY. You are no longer a brand, but just a vendor on Etsy.
For example, I sell tons of Burg Boxes through my SS shop. People purchase them because they are purchasing a local, client experience that I offer through my Burg Box and Twila brand. They also find me via Google SEO because they search 'Burg Box' or something like it. I had the Burg Boxes on Etsy for a year and only sold ONE, and that was probably by chance. To Etsy buyers, the Burg Box means nothing to them; to my SS buyers, they know what it means to purchase a Burg Box.
On the other hand, I sell TONS of wine labels on Etsy: custom, wedding first sets, photo labels, etc. But I barely sell them on my SS site. When people think of something different or crafty like a custom photo wine label or a pack of Wedding Firsts wine labels, they typically think of 'Etsy' rather than a particular brand and therefore go to Etsy to search for that type of thing. When you think of 'Twila & Co.,' most of you would not automatically think 'wine labels.'
Benefits of Squarespace
One of the biggest benefits of SS, especially in terms of branding, is that people are visiting your website for YOU. Every time you sell something, you're building your brand and your client experience. When someone asks where the client got something, they will respond with YOUR business not 'Etsy.'
You get a much better URL when it comes to selling yourself. It's much nicer to send people to 'twilaco.com/shop' rather than 'etsy.com/twilaandco/shop.' To me, it makes it seems a bit more legit and helps me sell my business and not just my product.
It's also nice to have a shop branded to YOU. SS lets you build the shop to match your business and your website in a seamless transition. Yes, you can make edits and add things to Etsy to make it your own, but I love going to my online shop and setting it up the way I want to within my website. It's branded the way I want it and I can make more of the rules myself.
Benefits of Etsy
The biggest reason I still sell on Etsy is because of their search engines. If people are searching for specific handmade and craft type items, they will most likely search on Etsy rather than Googling it. The Etsy search engines are a great and useful tool. BUT you have to make sure your products are the right type of product to have on Etsy. I have a lot of products that sell GREAT on Etsy because it's the type of thing people search for on Etsy: custom wine labels, wedding wine labels, groomsmen labels, etc.
Another thing is the policies. I learned so much through Etsy about writing my return, exchange, processing, shipping, etc. policies. Some of that takes time and the more customers you have, the more you learn and the more you add into your policies (inevitably, the one thing not in your policies is the one thing that gets challenged by a client).
I've heard some talk about why even keep Etsy at all if it doesn't build YOUR brand. And I totally get that. But honestly, I look at Etsy as more of a side job. It doesn't really build my brand or business, but it's a steady source of income that takes minimal time and effort. I've set up my listings well enough with some tricks and tips I've learned along the way (we'll get to that!) that I make extra money each month for doing almost nothing.
If you ever have any questions on running your online shops, I'd be happy to help! Some of that information we'll be covering in the upcoming blogs, but feel free to e-mail me email@example.com.
I'm really excited about this weeks blogs about online shops. I've been working with mine a lot, watched a ton of webinars, tried and failed some but ultimately figured out what works for ME, and I encourage you to do the same! I'm in no way the expert on all of this stuff, but I've figured out enough to keep my orders steady and make it worth my time.


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A Balancing Act
For the next three weeks, I'll be sharing posts related to Ayurvedic medicine and making specific suggestions based on the three different energies, or "doshas" identified by this tradition. If you missed last week's blog post, which provided an introduction to Ayurvedic medicine and a link to the doshas quiz, find it here.
The goal of Ayurvedic medicine is to help people understand and balance their energies. Imbalances often come from problems in one of three areas: lifestyle, diet, and movement. I'll explore diet and movement in the upcoming weeks, but for now let's focus on lifestyle. Lifestyle factors that contribute to imbalanced energies are different depending on the type of energy that tends to be dominant in you.
Last week, I described vata imbalance as leading to a sense of restlessness and anxiety. More specific symptoms may include low self esteem, trouble sleeping, poor digestion, impulsivity, and compulsive behavior. Triggering events that may bring on these symptoms of vata disturbance are often related to change. Inconsistent schedules, shifting seasons, and even positive changes like a move or a marriage can trigger heightened anxiety. From a psychological point of view, this could be diagnosed as an adjustment disorder.
As you can imagine, cutting down on stress and increasing self care is very important for people experiencing an imbalance in vata energy. And what should these vata-specific lifestyle choices look like? Many experts recommend avoiding stimulants such as caffeine and refined sugar as the first step, but other stimulants should be considered as well. Loud places, overwhelming people, high pressure situations, and even tense movies should be avoided during the imbalance to allow a return to peacefulness, calm, and regularity. Boost this sense of calm by engaging in slow movement, such as light stretching or gentle yoga. Take warm relaxing showers or baths and schedule breaks for yourself throughout the day. Try to stick to a regular daily routine, going to bed and waking up at the same time each day and eating meals around the same time.
In addition, addressing anxious thoughts directly through the help of a professional trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (or a CBT app such as SAM- more on that here) is often incredibly beneficial for those wishing to reduce their tension and worry
While airy vata types tend to struggle with anxiety and worry, fiery pitta types are more prone to anger and irritation. When pitta is imbalanced, they may feel overly critical or judgmental, rigid, and controlling. Some contributing factors and triggers that lead to these feelings may be pushing too hard at work, setting impossible expectations for oneself (perfectionism), excessive heat and humidity, insufficient exercise, and failing to communicate negative feelings or deep sadness. In my clinical practice, I have found that anger often exists as a coping mechanism to help us deal with unspoken emotions or buried hurt. Feeling mad often tends to be less painful than feeling sad, so we choose anger.
Activities that contribute to cooling the temper and calming the emotions tend to benefit pitta types who are seeking balance. Cut down on work load if possible, push back deadlines, and give yourself time to engage in sports, martial arts, or other stimulating physical activity. Swimming is an especially helpful activity for pitta types, as it prevents the body from overheating; numerous studies have linked hot weather to increases in anger, sometimes erupting large-scale in the form of summertime riots. Minimize your exposure to heat and hot weather. This might involve seeking out air conditioned spaces or making sure you've always got a bottle full of ice water on hand.
I would also recommend journaling as an activity for fire types. It can be a very helpful way to get in touch with emotions and then release ourselves from them by communicating them through writing. Engage in other creative forms of expression such as painting, photography, or enjoy art created by others through museum visits or watching the sun set.
While vata and pitta imbalance tend to lead to increases in energy, whether anxious or angry energies, kapha imbalance looks more like a depletion. Low mood, inflexibility, low energy, increased sleep, withdrawal from life and connections, and passivity often accompany kapha imbalance. A person with an extended kapha imbalance may meet the diagnostic criteria for depression. So recognizing the first signs of imbalance and intervening early can be an important way to prevent ongoing mental health issues. Triggers for kapha imbalance sometimes include under-stimulation (in job, relationships, etc.), prolonged severe stress, lack of movement, and cold and damp weather.
In order to rebalance kapha energies, earth types need to find ways to shake up their routines and find excitement in daily life. Consider beginning a new hobby, take a class on a topic you've always wanted to learn more about. Watch movies and read books that are dramatic and thrilling; seek out forms of entertainment that will engage you and get your heart beating fast. Listen to passionate music, whether rock and roll or classical music, seek out stimulating albums (Some ideas here). What's important here is arousal of your senses. It's important to shock your system out of the state of lethargy brought on by kapha imbalance.
I want to add that if you are experiencing feelings of sadness that lead to thoughts about self harm or a severe disruption in your daily functioning, it is wise to seek out professional help in the form of a psychotherapist or psychiatrist. The Psychology Today website has a very helpful tool that allows you to search by zipcode for therapists in your area.
Have you noticed yourself gravitating toward any of these types of activities in an effort to bring balance into your life? Anything new you may want to try after reading this blog post? Let me know in the comments!


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A new double taxation treaty was signed by China and the Netherlands in May 2013 and has been in force since August 2014. Because the new treaty only applies to income received after 1 January 2015, it is only now having a real impact. The aim of the new treaty is to further improve economic ties between China and the Netherlands. The principal means to achieve that aim is to tax dividend distributions by a subsidiary in one country to a parent company in the other country at a reduced rate of 5% if the parent company holds at least 25% in the subsidiary.
The new tax treaty provides a favourable basis for Dutch companies to start or expand activities and direct investments in China. At the same time, the treaty – combined with the Dutch participation exemption regime and extensive tax treaty network – makes the Netherlands a tax-efficient gateway into Europe and the rest of the world for Chinese companies and individuals.
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- In accordance with the 2010 OECD model convention, the new treaty provides that a building site or construction or an installation project is regarded as a permanent establishment only if it operates for more than twelve months. Under the previous treaty, such site or project constituted a permanent establishment if it operated beyond six months.
- Withholding tax is reduced to 5% on dividend paid by an entity in one state to the beneficial owner of the dividend that resides in the other state, if the recipient directly holds an equity interest of at least 25% in the paying entity. In all other cases, only 10% withholding tax may be levied. China's domestic dividend withholding tax rate is 10% and the Netherlands' domestic dividend withholding tax rate is 15%.
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The mobile apps for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides are increasing in power with each update, and today's releases now support more desktop-class features. Google Docs gains real-time spellchecking as you type and edit, while Sheets now lets you hide specific rows and columns and Slides gains the ability to group shapes in your presentations.
And now once you've created that wonderful document or show-crushing presentation, you can secure and unlock it quickly using the Touch ID sensor. No more PINs, just set your finger on the home button and have access to your secured documents.
The updates are simple, but with apps as robust as these we're at the point where Google is adding very specific features to round out the functionality. The updates will be rolling out starting today, and you can grab each one from the App Store at the links below.
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So just how are our House and Vice Captains chosen to represent each house?
Each interested candidate must present a speech to the members of each house. Every member then votes for their chosen representative using a ballot - democracy in action!
Votes are then counted and the candidate with the most votes becomes a captain and the second most voted for candidate in each house is the vice captain. (In the event of a tie vote two members may oversee one post).
Check out the videos below and see who you would have voted for!
Our chosen representatives are as follows:
Dragons: Grace & Millie
Phoenix: William & Ella
Griffin: Samantha, Ajay & Jennifer
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