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Regents honor top faculty, student athletes
Regents honored top faculty members and student athletes when they met on April 12 at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The board also reappointed faculty, professional and general staffs for the coming year and approved curriculum changes.
Receiving the Regents Award for Scholarly Performance was Dr. Stephen Weber, professor of music and coordinator of the music department. Weber teaches piano, music technology and courses in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. He earned a doctorate from Texas Tech University. He has published more than 80 different compositions and earned more than a dozen national awards.
The Regents Award for Teaching was presented to Dr. Zachary Simpson, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies, and to Dr. Chris Walker, associate professor of psychology and chair of the Division of Business and Social Sciences.
Dr. Zachary Simpson came to USAO in 2009 from Harvard University, where he completed a post-doctoral fellowship on evolution and theology. He has published articles in philosophy and theology and edited works including The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science and Adventures in the Spirit: New Essays in Philosophical Theology. He earned a doctorate at Claremont Graduate University.
Dr. Chris Walker is a specialist in the area of educational psychology. His other research areas include political psychology, especially attitudes toward voting, politics and civil liberties. He chairs the committee that coordinates both the Emerson-Wier and Giles symposia. He was named chair of his pision in 2009. He earned his doctorate at the University of Oklahoma.
Two student athletes were presented with the Bill and Pat Smith Scholar-Athlete Award, including Caleb Martin of Duncan and Taylor Smithwick of Oklahoma City.
Smithwick competed on USAO's women's soccer team for the past four years. Her 3.92 grade point average helped the team gain national recognition for academics. Along with her involvement in many campus activities including serving as a resident assistant at Sparks Hall, Smithwick also has served USAO by working in the Drover athletic training room and coordinating programs for her peers.
Caleb Martin is finishing up his fourth season as a pitcher on the Drover Baseball team. Martin has maintained a 3.5 grade point average and is currently the USAO all-time career leader in wins and strikeouts.
The Bill and Pat Smith Scholar Athlete Award honors students who excel in their scholastic achievements and athletic talent while studying and competing at USAO. Recipients must earn at least a 3.0 GPA, represent USAO well in all aspects of student life and make a positive contribution to his/her team while observing high standards of sportsmanship.
Regents also approved a variety of curriculum changes. A new minor in philosophy and religious studies was added, along with 11 additional courses in that area. Three of these courses are new; eight replace previous listings. Among the new courses are The Wisdom of Living, which will examine the ways in which theoretical considerations from a range of thinkers can alter one's diet, relationships, career and purpose in life.
Other curriculum changes include increasing the number of hours for a minor in French or Spanish. Six new French courses will be added; two will be deleted. Six new Spanish courses will be added; four, deleted. In education, three new courses were added to help USAO students meet new certification standards in Oklahoma.
In personnel actions, Regents approved the appointment of three new faculty members. These include Jerome Sanders as assistant professor of physics, who starts in the fall. Sanders earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the College of New Jersey; his master's in mechanical and aerospace engineering from George Washington University; and his second master's in physics from the University of Connecticut where he is finishing a doctorate.
Quan Tran is a new assistant professor of mathematics joining the faculty in the fall term. Tran earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's in math. His Ph.D. in mathematics is scheduled for completion this summer, all from the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Sarah Layman joins the faculty this fall as assistant professor of education. Layman's degrees are from the University of Oklahoma. Her bachelor's degree is in elementary education; her master's and doctorate are in instructional leadership.
Six current faculty members were promoted. These include Dr. Nancy Osborn, now a full professor of physical education. She joined the USAO faculty in 1992 and earned a doctorate from Oklahoma State University.
Dr. Erik Guzik was promoted to associate professor of economics. He joined the faculty in 2006. Guzik earned his doctorate at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Dr. Peter Thomas was promoted to professor of education and science. He joined the faculty in 1997. He earned a doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado.
Dr. Annick Bellemain was promoted to associate professor of foreign language. She earned her doctorate from the University of Utah and joined the USAO faculty in 2006.
Katie Davis was promoted to associate professor of drama. She earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Mississippi and joined the faculty here in 2006.
Dr. Craig Elder was promoted to associate professor of business management. He joined the USAO faculty in 1997 and later earned his doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
In addition to their promotions, three faculty members were granted tenure: Dr. Erik Guzik, Dr. Annick Bellemain and Katie Davis.
In other personnel matters, the board approved the resignations of Jon King in security and Vivian Jones in maintenance.


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You Are Beautiful
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Connect with friends and neighbors; build your children's reading muscles; or check out the latest movies, music and books at the newly renovated Richland Library Blythewood.
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Children's Area:
Inspire lifelong learning; get your kids ready for kindergarten; or build reading muscles in our new Children's Area. Check out the new family restroom and mother's room.
Step outside and enjoy the fresh air without leaving the library. Don't miss Jarod Charzewski's public art—The Water Tower Pavilion which was inspired by the Blythewood steam train water tower.
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Lego Wall:
Take LEGO to another level. Drop by whenever you want to build on our brand new LEGO wall, or get ideas during our monthly programs.
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After the first ten years of unremitting efforts, in 2001 Xinxing pneumatic and Taiwan professional pneumatic tools factory reached a close cooperation, officially changed its name to Ningbo Xinxing Pneumatic Goods Co., Ltd..
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In 2003, first time to attend autumn Canton fair and them air tools sold to all over the world such as USA, Japan, South-east Asia and other countries.
In 2004, Xinxing attended to International Hardware fair Cologne, and all air tools got European standard GS and CE certification.
In 2005, Xinxing attended to AAPEX Show and began to contact the professional level customers who focus on quality, and harvest the concept from them..
In 2006, the company began to use a large number of processing center, high-end CNC and so on.
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In 2009, equipment and management to enhance the synchronization, the company significantly enhance the overall strength.
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Imorphics is a Stryker company providing leading-edge 3D computer vision in medical technology applications from robotic surgery to clinical trials. We are looking for an ambitious and self-motivated computer vision expert capable of driving forward technically demanding projects and having the flexibility and communication skills to operate effectively within a high calibre team.
Imorphics offers a fascinating opportunity for the right candidate. The modelling techniques which we utilise are at the forefront of what is possible within 3D medical imaging. Our technology allows us to provide detailed anatomical information for surgical procedure design and execution, and to undertake powerful clinical trials
Key Activities & Accountabilities
- Independently design and implement robust algorithms and software components to support statistical modelling and machine learning techniques in segmentation, landmarking, reconstruction of missing anatomy, surgical planning, and disease classification.
- Proactively ensure robust application of these techniques to anatomy and surgery specific systems with input from surgical and engineering team experts.
- Proactively solve problems and conduct root cause analysis on these techniques.
- Evaluation of these techniques on large datasets.
- Effectively drive forward projects within a multi-functional and multinational team.
- Provide subject matter expertise to engineers and technicians within the organisation.
- Highly numerate undergraduate degree.
- PhD in computer vision, or in a another highly numerate discipline with industrial or post doctoral experience in computer vision.
- Extensive experience in the development and delivery of computer vision and machine learning software on large real world datasets, preferably in 3D.
- Deep understanding of programming, preferably in C++.
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About Us
What We Do
Smart Building Research and Thought Leadership
Where We Are
Meemoori Research AB (559096-2808)
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James is Managing Director,Owner & Founder of Memoori, a consultancy company based in Stockholm providing independent market research, business intelligence and advice on Smart Building technologies.
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Table of Contents
- Summary
- Introduction
- Evolution of mobile messaging
- Value chain of the mobile-messaging market
- Use cases
- Market drivers and barriers
- Mobile-messaging forecasts: 2012–2016
- Future of mobile messaging
- About Peter Crocker
- About tyntec
- About GigaOm
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Over-the-top (OTT) messaging applications have upended the mobile operators' highly profitable short messaging services (SMS) business. The traditional mobile-messaging value chain is changing as upstart OTT players attack the carriers' control of the value chain and drive down cost.
Many players participate in the mobile-messaging market, including carriers, handset original equipment manufacturers (OEM), platform vendors, social media players, stand-alone IP-based messaging services, aggregators, and SMS wholesalers. Each player competes in at least one of the primary areas of the messaging value chain: user interface, message delivery, and directory management.
The flexibility and extensibility of IP technology enables compelling and innovative user interfaces for mobile-messaging services. The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has allowed IP-based messaging providers to synchronize their user directories with contacts within a user's embedded address book, simplifying the interface and driving use. Carrier control of the mobile network and the ability to push messages to any phone across any network ensures that carriers will remain the key players in the delivery segment of the value chain.
While OTT players have experienced significant user adoption, their reach is still limited to smartphones and current subscribers. The carriers' influence over the universally used phone number and its function as the foundation of interconnectivity has helped them retain an extremely influential position in the directory-management segment of the value chain. Regardless of carrier influence, however, the emergence of virtual phone numbers presents opportunities for IP-based messaging players to compete and cooperate with carriers in the mobile-messaging ecosystem, adding interoperability to their services. This trend will redefine the concept of OTT messaging, as the convergence of SMS and IP messaging is routing messages through carrier infrastructure as well as over the top. This convergence also allows market players to leverage one another's strengths in the value chain, with carriers providing scalability and delivery while IP-based messaging apps develop compelling and innovative interfaces.
The ability of mobile messaging to support mobile marketers and enable consumers and the enterprise to communicate in real time when voice is not the best option will continue driving demand for mobile messaging. Consequently, we forecast there will be 27.7 trillion messages by 2016. We expect most of the growth in messaging traffic will come from IP-based messaging services, which will account for 60 percent of messaging traffic.
Mobile-messaging trends vary across the globe, so some markets are responding more effectively to the changing environment than others. In the United States, carriers are reducing the cost of SMS while aligning their business models with their expenses. Other carriers are partnering with OTT players or offering free IP-based messaging services of their own. Carriers that are ill-prepared to benefit from this inevitable shift to IP-based messaging will unwisely cling to the ways of the past and become less competitive. Successful carriers will embrace the new technology and use it to extend the value they are best-positioned to provide: reliability and scalability.
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Wednesday was the last day that ¢1,000 and ¢2,000 bills can circulate in businesses and in the general public. New bills went into circulation in June for these denominations.
Marvin Alvarado, treasurer of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), explained that on Thursday anyone who receives an old ¢1,000 or ¢2,000 bill can refuse to accept it.
The old bills may be deposited at banks and other financial institutions until Oct. 31.
After this date, the old bills will only be changeable at the BCCR headquarters in San José.
The phasing out process will begin anew this November when new ¢5,000 and ¢10,000 notes make their debut.


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Studio 7 May 26 2019
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Its first two episode features Asia's Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista, Asia's Pop Sweetheart Julie Anne San Jose and Pop heartthrob Mark Bautista. Global Endorser Gabbi Garcia and newest Kapuso hunk Rayver Cruz also join the fun in bringing their trending musical performances and grooves on the dance floor.
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"Wunderschönste 3D-Fraktale im Weltraum, unterlegt von amtlich dröhnendem Space-Ambient"
The story at the beginning is the same as I used in 'Navigation in Dreamtime', only set in the far future in stead of the past. I used it for the same reason to set the audience up for what they are about to see, and to try to give it meaning somehow.
This is something I struggle with, how can you tell a story through fractals? Just being beautiful is meaningless and I want to evoke emotions- Usually people all give their own meaning to a piece, and that's fine, but their imagination needs to be kick-started first in order to get really going.
The fractal is maybe the simplest formula I've used, and came about when I saw that a structure looked like solar panels. I tried to color them accordingly, with black reflective paneling and white structures. The Tunnel is maybe the coolest as it reminded me of a scene in the sci-fi horror film Event Horizon.
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William Oscar Barnard (October 25, 1852 – April 8, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born near Liberty, Indiana, Barnard moved with his parents to Dublin, Indiana, in 1854, to Fayette County in 1856, and to Henry County in 1866. He attended the common schools, and Spiceland Academy, Spiceland, Indiana. He taught school for five years in Henry and Wayne Counties. He was admitted to the Indiana bar, 1876. He served as prosecuting attorney of the eighteenth and fifty-third judicial circuits from 1887 to 1893. He served as judge of the fifty-third judicial circuit court of Indiana from 1896 to 1902.
Barnard was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-second Congress in 1910. He resumed the practice of law in New Castle, Indiana. He died on April 8, 1939, in New Castle, Indiana. He was interred in Southmound Cemetery, New Castle, Indiana.
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The Buzz
Congress struggles to meet the work record of its last two-year session
In a tweet Tuesday, Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said this:
40+ bipartisan bills passed Senate & 19 signed into law under new Republican Majority. Glad Senate is #backtowork for the American people— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) June 30, 2015
The Resume of Congressional Activity shows 19 public bills were enacted into law between Jan. 6 and May 31 this year. That's an average of about 4 bills per month.
But what was the record of the last Congress — the second least-productive Congress ever? As it turns out, the current Congress will have to greatly accelerate its pace just to catch up with the slackers of the past two years.
The Resume of Congressional Activity shows the 113th Congress passed a total of 296 public bills in 2013 and 2014. That's an average of more than 12 bills per month — triple the pace of the first six months of 2015.
Lest you think the two-year total distorts the record, consider this: the pace of bills passed in 2013 and 2014 exceeds the pace of bills passed so far this year.
The 4th of July congressional recess begins this week.
Blunt and other Republican senators will say their work product has improved since the days of Sen. Harry Reid. Perhaps. But if the goal is passing actual legislation, the current Congress, controlled by one major party, is still behind schedule.


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Well after a busy yet profitable week in Port St. Lucie we now move north to Michigan. We made it after a long day of travel on Friday and we started preaching on Saturday to the teenagers here.
This revival will probably hold some uniqueness because the church is very much a hurting church in need of feeling God's arms around them. Therefore do pray for me that I will be sensitive to what God would have me preach and that the hearts of the people would be greatly encouraged as a result of the revival.
Keep the whole family in prayer as we have been busy busy for the past couple of days. Pray that our health stays in tact and that we would be able to be a blessing to places we minister to.


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Cassandre N. Marseille, OMS-IV Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine–New York
Every year, regulations are implemented and laws are passed that have a significant and powerful impact on individuals' lives. The legislative system as designed is most effective if we, as constituents, provide feedback to our lawmakers and federal officials. Consequently, I have always believed that it is imperative for citizens to become civically involved at the city, county, state, and national levels; this is the most efficient way to influence change. That is how my interest in policy began, with a particular interest in federal health policy as a future physician. When I learned about AACOM's Osteopathic Health Policy Intern (OHPI) Program, I knew immediately that this was the perfect opportunity for me to gain a deeper understanding of the legislative process, so I could better advocate for my future patients and colleagues and hopefully someday, change at the national level. However, my experience as an OHPI far exceeded my expectations.
As soon as I arrived at AACOM's Washington, DC office on my first day, the Government Relations (GR) team had already planned and scheduled ahead many exciting meetings for me to attend on a wide range of health policy topics ranging from minority health and veterans' health to cancer research. I also realized that January and February were pivotal months to be in DC, as many crucial events such as the President's State of Union address, the release of the President's budget, followed by the beginning of the congressional appropriations season, as well as AACOM's ED to MED campaign launch all took place during my time as an OHPI. After my AACOM orientation, I was readily equipped with my laptop, my wifi card, and my metro card, to take on the word of federal health policy. My very first meeting was the Senate confirmation hearing for Robert Califf as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Since then, I have attended and provided the GR department with relevant information from meetings such as the Brookings Institute events, various congressional briefings on Capitol Hill, various meetings at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. I was also fortunate to attend a two-day meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which helped me gain a deeper understanding of how Medicare payment reimbursement for providers is determined. Additionally, I was able to attend the annual AcademyHealth national health policy conference where industry leaders from all over the country came together to discuss the many challenges that our health care system is facing, and possible solutions and ideas to address these issues. I was also fortunate to attend budget briefings for agencies including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the NIH, as well as other budget briefings hosted by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.
Under the guidance of AACOM's Vice President of Government Relations Pamela Murphy, interns conduct research on a federal health or education policy topics of their choosing for a policy paper. I chose to research the impact the medical student loan debt crisis has on the national health care system. I researched factors driving this crisis and legislation that is currently underway to tackle this growing problem. After conducting a thorough analysis, I made recommendations from a medical student's perspective on the importance of advocating on this issue to lawmakers and what possible measures Congress could take to alleviate the problem. Once my research was complete, I presented my findings to AACOM staff.
As a medical student with a strong interest in health policy and administration, being an AACOM intern will remain as one of the most memorable experiences of my medical school career. During this internship, I experienced an array of sentiments. First, I felt challenged as I was getting to know the landscape of federal health and education policies. Thankfully, with the help, guidance, knowledge, and patience of the AACOM GR team, I was able to overcome that challenge very quickly. Secondly, I initially felt lost. Just as acronyms are a way of life in medical school, it is similar in DC, so I had to read and digest a lot of information quickly to be able to participate in conversations around me. Finally, as I leave this internship, I feel empowered. I have acquired a lot of knowledge that I can build upon in ways in which policy and advocacy work hand-in-hand together. I understand some of the priorities that drive the federal government's decisions and how they influence the nation's citizens on a daily basis. More importantly, as a future physician, I understand even more now how passivity can adversely affect us; as laws are being passed and our futures shaped, if we remain silent, someone will always speak on our behalves whether or not we agree with what they say.
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The Reivers take down 3 school records at National Track meet . The 2 day meet started of with the Men's and Women's multi Zarin Goodrich has her best performance of the year with PR's in 3 of the 5 events with a score of 2404, Sophomore Marcus Klein takes 7th place with a PR and breaking the school record in the heptathlon with a score of 4826. Freshman Samiya Abu Youm(9.31) and Denzel Downing (8.34) both run PR's in the 60 hurdles. The Jumps were lead by Freshman Dexton Crutchfield who took 4th (7.34m) and set PR's in each of his first 3 jumps, sophomore David Ejumenta has a steller meet even tho long jump didn't go as planned he battled back the next day to take 2nd in the Triple Jump with a jump of 15.34m. Sophomore Salome` Brugier takes 3rd in the Pole Vault with a season best of 3.50m. Vincent Gordon had the double of the 60m (6.78) and 200m (21.30)which he placed 6th in both. Traci Brown takes 8th in the 60 with a time of 7.53 which is a PR and a new school record. The last event on the track was the Men's 4x400m relay (Jacobi Agee, Jordan Minnis, Vincent Gordon, Renardo Wilson) take the Reivers to a 5th place finish of 3:10.96 breaking the school record by 3 seconds. With a smaller than normal team the Reivers performed amazing on the largest stage of the year after this meet the Reivers will have big goals for the outdoor season.
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The channels I follow that focus on solo practitioners' challenges often mention the threat posed to lawyers by the growing number of DIY legal solutions, primarily for consumer-facing matters.
Solos, usually limited in the size of their support staff, already know they must embrace technology in both the practice of law (automating many legal tasks) and the business of law (automating operations and marketing) if they hope to serve clients profitably and have a life, too. Many of these discussion threads focus on the challenges of trying to automate. IMO, the problem is managing expectations properly, not implementation per se.
A 90% solution
We acknowledge that combination of Dezurve and RainmakerVT, our online business development training tools, is a "90% solution." By that we mean that you can learn 90% of what you need, inexpensively and conveniently. The other 10% is situation-specific, which automation cannot address because of the infinite variables. We urge human coaching for that "last mile" specificity, to guide you to apply what you learned successfully. Coaching is expensive; you shouldn't use it for the 90%, only the 10% where there's appropriate value and need.
It seems that do-it-yourself law solution providers should embrace and validate the importance of DIY software being combined with a lawyer's advice. IMO, they'd be wise to position their solutions differently: "Do everything you can using our software, then go to a lawyer for the peace-of-mind factor, i.e., to make sure the final output is complete, correct, compliant, valid, etc."
As an example, let's use Trust and Estate considerations, which few consumers are likely to have much knowledge or experience. Managed properly, online solutions could educate consumers about the issues their lawyer and they will have to decide. That would reduce the cost of using a lawyer, and increase the effective safety and reliability of the software-based solution. It's economically inefficient for lawyers to educate clients via hourly billing.
To use a tennis analogy, Andy Murray didn't hire former world champion Ivan Lendl to teach him about tennis and show him how to hit a forehand. Murray did all that through other, more cost-effective means. He hired Lendl to teach him how to win using the skills Murray acquired elsewhere, and to alert him to additional skills he'll need if he's to implement Lendl's winning strategies effectively.
Tools + professionals
Likewise, consumers should learn all they can about their problem online before consulting a professional. Otherwise, it's hard to know which professional to consult, or to have any context or perspective about the solution options and decision criteria. With that foundation, the professional can function more as an advisor, which is a higher-value service.
If I spent four hours with a lawyer at $300/hour, and the first three were devoted to educating me, I'd feel like $900 was largely wasted because that information could have been obtained otherwise for far less, if not zero cost.
As FMC GC Jeffrey Carr was so often quoted, legal practice consists of four buckets:
He argues that only the first two have sufficient economic value to justify paying an expert. The others are now readily available online, usually for free.
Increasing sophistication
There's one caveat to all this: We're looking at Online Law 1.0. Over time, these tools will gain in sophistication and reliability. Consider the relative sophistication of TurboTax now vs. 20-odd years ago. Would you use TurboTax for a complicated tax return with trusts, multiple securities transactions, etc.? Probably not, but you can use it reliably for a lot more complexity than you could in its earlier iterations.
If I was a T&E lawyer today, I'd embrace the technology and integrate it into a packaged solution that combines free education, inexpensive learning online, and expert guidance and capability. That would allow the consumer to accomplish inexpensively what software can do, under your guidance and final oversight. Most consumers perceive lawyers as beyond their financial means. That's why the law-software market is growing so fast and attracting sophisticated investors such as Google Ventures.
It's certain that people are going to use online legal solutions. The question is, will they use them badly, dangerously, without guidance and supervision, or appropriately, with your professional guidance? The former reinforces consumer perceptions that the law is a rigged game, too complicated by far. The latter gives people their first taste of what a good lawyer can do for them, which includes not wasting their money performing tasks at premium prices that can be accomplished for far less.
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As much as I love a good dog tale, I do not love books about sick kids. Yes, I know a lot of young readers choose to have their hearts broken while reading. I usually stay away from those stories. But I'm glad I didn't stay away from The Honest Truth. This debut novel, narrated by a middle-school boy and aimed at readers ages 9-12 is touching, smart, and a page-turner. That's a big accomplishment for one book.
Young Mark loves to climb mountains. Though he's been diagnosed with cancer, he's not giving up. He and his dog Beau take off on a train to Seattle, determined to reach Mount Rainier. The only person who knows where he might be headed is his best friend Jessie who is conflicted about what to do, whether to tell his parents and the authorities, and "How to help, when helping and hurting are the same."
Mark has planned his adventure to the most minute detail. He's saved enough money for food and transportation. He can't shake the memory of his mom's crying but he's determined to throw his parents and the police off his trail. He's left a secret note, discoverable by his best friend. Still, there's no way he could have anticipated the trouble he'll encounter along the way.
Of course, that's what makes the pages turn so quickly. Will Mark outwit the gang of thugs who follow him down the alley? Will the friendly waitress at the coffee shop see his picture on the television and turn him in? And most of all, will Jessie alert his parents? The short, interspersed chapters told in his friend's voice are especially moving as we see her struggle with a decision that has no right answers.
And of course, there's the dog. Beau is loyal, never leaving his master's side. He's got a very big heart. Gemeinhart makes us believe this little dog can do almost anything – and will – to protect Mark. When the boy is attacked, Beau comes out of his "duffel bag like hot burning justice. Like all the right kinds of anger." Even a heart-breaking story is made better by a canine friend.
"The Honest Truth" was written as a celebration of and tribute to a friend of Gemeinhart's who loved to climb mountains. It's an adventure, a fitting homage to friendship, and yes, a dog book with the power and beauty to stick around for a very long time.


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I didn't intentionally make a pink dessert for Valentines Day, I swear. Last week, I saw some blood oranges and thought they were just beautiful, so I decided to make a dessert out of it. It just so happens that it's kind of pink and it's Valentines Day tomorrow.
I don't even celebrate Valentines Day, really. I usually work that night because it's always a busy night. Last year, I surprised my boyfriend with our favorite Indian takeout the day before Valentines, but that was about it. No fancy dinner, bouquet of roses, or heart chocolates. I'm not really in to making a big thing out of it.
If I wasn't working on Valentines Day, I would probably get Indian takeout again, not going to lie. Maybe that will be our new tradition?
If you're single this Valentines Day... well, then it means more panna cotta for you. Enjoy!
Blood Orange Panna Cotta
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit
Panna Cotta
1 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (about 5 to 6 blood oranges)
1 3/4 teaspoons unflavoured gelatin
1/2 cup granulated sugar
5 teaspoons blood orange zest
2/3 cup Greek-style yogurt
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
4 tablespoons (60 mL) boiling hot water
1 1/2 teaspoons unflavoured gelatin
1 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (about 5 to 6 blood oranges)
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
For the panna cotta, pour the juice into a saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over. Let it sit for 15 minutes.
On low heat, dissolve the gelatin into the juice. Add the sugar and zest and stir until dissolved, about 2 to 3 minutes. Strain the mixture into a large bowl and let it cool for 10 minutes. Add the yogurt, cream, and lemon juice and whisk until smooth. Pour the mixture into the glasses or ramekins, leaving room for the syrup layer. Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
After the 4 hours have passed, make the syrup. Combine the hot water and gelatin in a medium bowl and stir to dissolve the gelatin. Add the juice and the sugar and stir until the sugar has also dissolved. Let it cool a bit, then pour over the chilled panna cotta and chill for at least an hour and a half.
Remove from fridge about ten minutes before serving so it's not super cold and serve.
Remove from fridge about ten minutes before serving so it's not super cold and serve.


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It's a constant effort to remind oneself that not all liberals are jerks.My question to Mr. Hinderaker and anyone else that feels that way is with Bush's approval ratings in the low 30's, can the feelings expressed last night in D.C. really be considered a partisan issue anymore? It seems almost no one likes him no matter which party they belong to...
Herd Mentality In Politics And Religion Are At The Root Of Most Of America's Problems Today
Monday, March 31, 2008
Is It Really Partisan Anymore?
Power Line thinks the loud chorus of boos that greeted President Bush last night at the Washington National's opener is just more proof that liberals have no class.
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Time Flies at Holyrood PR
Monday, March 30th, 2015
My month as an intern at Edinburgh PR agency
By Veronice Gomiero
It's already been a month since my first day at the award-winning PR agency Holyrood PR and I can't stress enough the fact that time flies.
In four weeks I achieved more than I expected and I learned something new everyday. During my first week I was a little bit shy with everyone and more insecure, especially over the phone, then things gradually changed and I started feeling like an actual member of the amazing team that works here at the agency. I think feeling part of the team is one of the key points of a Holyrood PR Internship.
Usually as an intern you're not given important tasks or considered much, you just get a new line on your CV, but here it's different. There's always something to do and someone to help. Every morning there is a team meeting to know what everyone is working on and help each other with advice from different points of view, being involved in this really makes you feel part of the agency.
I also took part in a few meetings where the team was discussing future projects and ideas to improve results, which helped me get a far better understanding of how a PR agency works.
During my internship I got the chance to help Sarah and Chris to push a competition on the social media platforms for one of the agency's client, Eagle Couriers, there was a lot of pressure, but I felt useful and part of the project.
There's always loads of work to do but that doesn't mean that the atmosphere is tense or negative, actually there's always time for a laugh or for a little chat to get to know everyone a little bit more without stop being professional and working hard.
Every week I've been given more important tasks and I kept learning right up until the last minute of my last day. Uploading press releases and writing about media coverage was a daily assignment.
Searching for news and making calls to news-desks were also daily tasks and although I was worried about the phone calls originally, it just became part of the routine and gave a boost to my self-confidence, which was great.
In such a little time I learned a lot and I'm sad this experience has already come to an end, but I'm sure that this internship will help me build my PR career in Edinburgh.
I highly recommend this experience as a first step in the PR industry to anyone, but make sure you do all you can to get all you can from it as four weeks is not long and the time flies when you're busy and enjoying it.
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How will Kentuckians cope with climate change?
Wow. Talk about climate change.
The change in our environmental climate may be the same gradual warming that most of the world's scientists have observed since about 1970. But the political and economic climate for dealing with it changed dramatically just this week.
Leaders from 193 nations gathered Monday in Copenhagen to plan climate-change policy amid signs that major polluters such as China, India and the United States may be getting serious about addressing the problem.
Also Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to regulate greenhouse gasses as pollution. That could lead to mandates for less-polluting power plants, factories and cars — and higher prices for energy produced by burning coal and oil and more emphasis on conservation and development of alternative energy.
What will all of this changing climate mean for Kentucky?
About 200 people —students, educators, energy executives, legislators and average citizens — gathered Tuesday at the Marriott Griffin Gate to discuss those issues.
Down the hall, business leaders and legislators were discussing it, too, at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce's annual policy conference. During a break, Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, joked about the different perceptions and outlooks of those at the two gatherings.
But the underlying truth was clear to everyone: change is here, and Kentucky must deal with it. How well we do that will determine whether Kentuckians prosper or suffer in the future.
The Regional Climate Change Forum's lead sponsor was the Kentucky Science and Technology Corp. The corporation's president, Kris Kimel, observed that Americans always tend to underestimate the speed and impact of technological change and overestimate the cost of adapting to it.
That's because the economy is increasingly driven by technology and innovation. Adapting to less-polluting forms of energy will present economic opportunities for Kentucky as well as costs and disruptions, Kimel said.
Kentucky's coal deposits have given us some of the nation's cheapest electricity and a lure for energy-intensive industries. But rates are rising because of a variety of economic factors, and regulation to reduce greenhouse gasses and address coal's other environmental problems will make that power even more costly.
That's the bad news.
The good news is that we waste a lot of electricity now because it's cheap, and higher prices will provide more incentives for conservation and developing alternative energy. That will reduce the need for costly new power plants and help Kentucky transition away from coal as reserves are depleted.
Most electric utilities are moving in that direction, said John Malloy of EON-US, which owns Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas & Electric.
As utilities study better technology for generating and delivering power — everything from solar, wind and landfill methane to better power grids — they also are looking at the potential of conservation.
"It's no longer simply a supply-side game," he said.
Kentucky's political leaders have often been allies in the coal industry's efforts to resist regulation. But they also have done some progressive things recently. Those include new, stricter environmental standards for state buildings and Finance Secretary Jonathan Miller's Clean Energy Corps, an effort to weatherize homes for low- and middle-income families.
Forum participants stressed that adapting to climate change will involve a lot more than energy and and its related economic issues.
Stuart Foster of the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University said one of his biggest concerns is that new climate patterns may make Kentucky's droughts longer and more severe.
"Extended drought over multiple years could be devastating for Kentucky," Foster said.
We also must anticipate and cope with climate change's impact on agriculture and sensitive natural ecosystems, where a little change can have big and unpredictable consequences.
Kentucky's ability to adapt will require education, research and the ability to act quickly to mitigate damage and take advantage of economic opportunities.
"We can't predict all of these changes," Kimel said. "We have to get out ahead of them with our imagination."


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During Hitler's destruction of Warsaw, many have speculated that the liberation army may have buried the teapot outside of Krakow. Dr. Ang and assistants traveled to the site. more
Stolen from Iran? The former seat of Persia
Ancient documents reveal the history behind the Medes empire's greatest secret
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From Kings to peasants 2,000 years. The map or family tree.
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Learn about the excavating and authenticating that the Theosophist society does on a daily basis. Submit a teapot for review.
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Vesey is a regular guest on the show. Vesey loves tech, meditation and travel. He plays a key role in bringing foreigners together in Bulgaria.
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A guest that brings so much clarity, wisdom and knowledge on the political, economic and cultural state of Bulgaria.
He serves this intelligence up with a delicious dry sense of humour. Essential listening.
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Her passion for Austrian wine is legendary.
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Ivaylo is a huge supporter of the new ways of doing things in Bulgaria. The tech hub in Sofia is much the better with his enthusiasm and guidance.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Postcard Swap
During march I participated in a postcard swap on Sheila's World and my partner ws Anna from Victoria. Anna has received my postcard so now I can post a picture.
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Monday, March 17, 2014
The start of our long awaited caravan trip.
Today we left Sydney and met up with our friends at Bowral to start our trip across the Nullabour. Our first night we are at the Wagga Wagga caravan park.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
New placemats for the caravan
After spending the past 2 days cleaning and preparing the caravan for our trip across the Nullabour I decided to spend today making some new placemats.
I think I have gone red crazy not really one of my favourite colours but so many things in the van are reddish it seemed the right colour to use.
We leave next Monday, meeting up with our caravaning buddies Lance and Carol at Bowral, then head of to Port Augusta in South Australia. I have waited a long time for this trip so am super excited.
The layette was finished and has been posted to my son Joshua and his wife Robyn in Ballarat.
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Friday, March 07, 2014
Tonight I am finishing of my knitting. I have been re-knitting
I have also been working on making a table centre piece for our kitchen table. I know this is my year of finishing projects already started but this
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AROMATIC: Malaysian cuisine hasn't made nearly as much of an impact on the local dining scene as Thai or Vietnamese, and that's what Malaysian Restaurant Week seeks to change. Kicking off today, the event wants you to feast on the cuisine via $20.10 prix fixe menus or tasting menus available at 30+ restaurants all over NYC (and even a little NJ)-- including Bia Garden, Fatty Crab and places like the Stanton Social, were they're creating dishes especially for the weeklong event. Satay, galangal and nasi, here we come. Find out more here.
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Liquid Learning is delighted to present The 4th Women in Project Management Leadership Summit- The premier professional development event created for women in Project Management and related roles across all industries.
As project managers, we know that the "P" in PM stands for People just as much as it stands for Projects. True leadership means moving beyond the technical principles of project management to inspiring the people around us towards a common goal.
The 4th Women in Project Management Leadership Summit to be held on the 23rd-26th May in Sydney is about the key leadership attributes that will allow females to take their career to the next level.
It's a chance to hear from seasoned professionals about how they have managed the transition from technical to tactical, from project officer to project leader.
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The property was once part of the Freeman Hubbard Farm. All members of the Hubbard family were found in local area cemeteries. The area was developed after World War II for regular housing. The current home was built in 1951.
Client Claims
The client stated she was sitting on the couch at night around 11:00 pm and she saw a black shadow on the wall then it left it came back left again like it was playing peek a boo with her. It lasted for about a minute.Other Unexplained occurrences the client stated was having something knock on her door at night it made her dog bark. She opened the door and no one was there everyone else in the home was sleeping. Her daughter sees black shadows and she also says they talk to her she came to me with the name Ashley. On Aug 14, 2014 the client was in her daughter's room grabbing her daughter's mattress when it looked like something pushed her daughter. Her daughter said it felt like someone pushed her and it kinda took her breath away. The client's son's door to his room will open and close by itself. The neighbor claims to be having the same stuff occurring in her house also. The client's daughter and nephew has woken up with scratches on them that wasn't there when they went to sleep.
Investigators: Brenda, Cas, Gayle, Ally
Equipment: MEL Meter, Frank's Box #174, EMF Pumps, Mag Light flashlight, REM pod
Weather: Clear, Dry, 79 F degrees
Daughter's Room, Lower Level
We had very little activity with the flashlights and other equipment located throughout the room. During the Frank's box session we had several responses that appeared to be in direct response to questions asked by the investigators.
Frank's Box: "Who are you?", Thomas, James, Guide, I am here with you, Bert, Easy, Look at them, tease them, Eight, Just stay, sing to me, oh damn, Jody, My name is Juan, I know it, What, Betty, Keys, Oh Damn, we just lost that, Blue, let go of me b, Hear me, alright, I'll ask for it, I did, I did not know that, seeing the light, no more, Please help, familiar, Heaven, yeah, Hey Bill, Four, Josiah, Courtney, Courtney, perfect, help you, good night, please, It's Mark, Sorry, Frank, yes, seriously, How are these guys?, It's hot in here, serving the nation, somebody, sorry, weren't you, now, too much, I will try, it's too hard, talk with you, yes, I am a jerk, say which, oh for real, so you, I am, thanks, like our wives?, home run, I'm not capable, you don't understand, Jesus, leave, small light, yes, the light, oh man, going please, it's so hard, there, hey you, my friends, going, leave here, there, ready, we are there, the lord, your name, Tim, Amy, Cas, can I speak to him?, sign, it is, the thing that you do, well put, hardly, I do, the light, yeah, He's gotta be, see me.
During this session, Brenda captured a young girl laughing at the very start of recording and the noise of a door closing on it's own. No one was in the area (client was sitting on the couch and all team members were in the bedroom. No pets or children were in the house at that time).
Upper Level, Children's Room
During this session we received random responses from the flashlights in the room. Nothing gave the impression of intelligent response that could be considered as potential evidence. Cas felt an unusual sense of pressure in his head during a portion of the session and Alley also reported a similar sensation at the same time. The client claims that the children are afraid of the opening that is in the closest that leads to the attic. Our team placed equipment in that area (rem-pod, flashlight, and ping pong balls) to try to communicate with any possible entities.
We did find that the fan in the bedroom produced high EMF readings while on. The fan was near the head of the child's bed which could cause uneasy feelings.
The Frank's box session was very active providing potential meaningful replies. Many of which appeared to be personal messages for some of the investigators.
Frank's Box: Yeah, Sadie, Indeed, Emily, Bobby, Cas, Jenny, Ma'am, Brenda, What is it?, Set me free, Shawn, listen, I'm not listening, I'm helping, No, You know it, Protection, Angel, Nope, I do not, Right now yes, Causes a breakdown, Three, Just me, grand pa, Are you here?, I am Pudgie (Brenda's Grandfather), Come on baby, Damn it you better get out, Aubrey, Come on, Get in your vehicle, I don't like you, Have a bad night's sleep, Done
No EVP's were captured during this session.
Living room Session
The client claimed to have seen shadow figures in this area. We began an EVP session with the client. This proved to be a short session as we received very little flashlight responses and the feel of the room gave a sense of peace. Client did tell the entities they had to leave and they wre no longer welcome.
No EVP's were captured during this session
Investigation Videos:
Wayne Home First Floor (Immediately a little girl laughs then you hear a door creak)
During the EVP sessions we seemed to get very little indications of communicating with any spirits or entities. The Frank's Box sessions on both floors provided several experiences that seemed to be relevant to the investigation and also provided personal experiences for our investigators. During the Frank's session we received communication from Bill, which we later found to be a family member who passed. Brenda and Cas also received contact from the other side of the veil during these Frank's sessions.The entities may have been compliant with the wishes of the family and left as asked. This was stated in the beginning of our investigation that they would have to leave or cross over before we left.
A followup with the client occurred a week later and the client reported, "Everything was good" at the home.


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As you may have gathered from the mention in the sidebar, I'm currently attempting to read a guide to Corsican, entitled La langue corse en 23 lettres: Précis alphabétique de grammaire, d'usage et de vocabulaire du corse. Yes, it's written in French, which is an interesting challenge. I keep my French dictionary at my elbow and look up odd terms from time to time, but generally I can get most of the gist. It's proving fascinating on the whole; there are longeurs – a multi-page list of adverbs ending in -mente springs to mind – but there's plenty to fascinate the serial linguavore.
A particular feature is consonant mutation, which is far too complex and confusing to discuss here. Sadly, the Wikipedia article on Corsican is pretty silent on the matter, so maybe once I've got my head round it I can contribute a couple of paragraphs to the greater good of the hive mind.
Meanwhile, I'm going back to reading about words that begin with ghj-.


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Congratulations to the 19th winner of Year 11 Star of the Week. This amazing pupil was nominated by Mr Jackson and Miss Rule.
Miss Rule nominated this week's winner because, "He attends after school sessions at every opportunity. He has been a real star in the first Sociology class we've run and has made real progress, both in his knowledge and his use of subject specific skills. His answering of GCSE questions has gone from strength to strength. This is down to his sheer hard work and perseverance. It's been a real pleasure seeing him develop into a quality sociologist!"
Well done! Keep working hard Year 11 only 5 school days to go!


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This Grandpa Receives Light Up Shoes And It's Just The Best
This is a video of a grandpa receiving a pair of light up shoes. His reaction is just a real delight. It will make you smile. It will also make you want to own a pair of light up shoes. Adding it to the wish list rn, in fact!
Via: Geekologie


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Spiritual Blogging: How To Start Your Own Blog
by amanda linette meder
Have you ever thought about starting a blog? Do you have a lot of philosophies on how the world works? Want to keep yourself inspired all while inspiring others in the process? Well, then this article is for you -
One of the best things you can do to kick start your spiritual growth and your spiritual business is to begin to share your thoughts, your stories and your insights with others through a blog.
Blogs are a great way to show the world who you are and what you believe, to share with potential clients your personality (so they'll know if they click with you) and to finally clear out those throat chakra muscles and express yourself.
You can start a spiritual blog - in fact, I encourage you to do so.
I've been blogging on spiritual topics for the past several years, and every day I hear from my own readers that there are not other spiritual blogs out there. Not enough, anyway.
There aren't enough places to find helpful information about intuition, chakras, developing abilities, connecting with spirit, energy healing, reiki, shamanism.
I hear time and time again, that there is simply not enough information on the psychic, intuition and spiritual stuff out there out there on the internet for people to explore.
We can change that. With your unique voice, your stories and sharing with the world what has helped you on your journey, you can become a go-to source for information with a spiritual blog. In the scientific community, a blog is considered a must-have for emerging science labs and personalities, so why not you?
7 Step to Begin Building A Spiritual Blog
1. Get a website
My personal website host is Squarespace - I love their hosting platform and customer service.
The most popular platform for website blog hosting is Wordpress. Since Squarespace has 24-hour technical support and easily designable templates, I chose against Wordpress simply for ease of setup, though many people love Wordpress for is customizable, flexible platform.
2. Choose a domain name
This is usually the biggest difference between free and paid blogs, though there are generally lots of other perks.
When you register for a website hosting platform in Step 1, they'll often give you a temporary domain name with a host tag attached but, eventually, you'll want a permanent one without the subdomain this is the paid version.
Domain names will cost a bit of money and are available for purchase on a variety of websites, including eNom and GoDaddy. There are all sorts of upgrades and high value domains will have more cost, but when they ask, get the added protection attached to your domain name purchase, too, otherwise your name and address will be searchable to all who look. Then, once you buy your domain, you follow the steps provide by your website hosting platform (chosen in step 1) to connect your domain name to the website.
3. Design your website
Many website hosting platforms have design templates you can install and customize.
To begin your site, simply choose a template and install it. Then start to build your website pages. At the very least, you'll need to have:
A Blog page where you can post new articles
An About Me page where people can learn about you
A Home page which can be either of the above
Over time, as your blog grows, you'll want to include a page describing how people can work with you, and a page for anything that you may want to sell to visitors of your blog.
4. Come up with topic ideas, and plenty of 'em
Think about what you want to write about. Most of writing is actually thinking. I'd say about 90% of writing is thinking time, so as a writer, you'll need to give yourself plenty of time to think.
Write down a variety of potential topic ideas until you have at least ten ideas to choose from and the bloggable ones (I mean the ones with enough meat to write a whole post on) are the ones that keep coming back.
Your ideas can include anything that inspires you, inspires others and offers value to the reader. In many cases, there is great value in sharing your personal story and what've you learned from experience.
5. Start writing
Begin writing on those topics as though you were telling a story - you want to have an introduction, a main point and a conclusion. Many blog articles include a take-away message for the reader - a 'point' of each article.
Then once you have a bunch of posts together, start to schedule them for release (for faster indexing once you hit publish don't forget to submit each to Pingomatic.com upon release, and it'll alert all the search engines of new content to be scanned).
Try to have a mix of post lengths - some 300 word, some 600-800, and some 2,000+ articles, this will help Google class your site as a diverse site with lots of depth.
6. Get a good editorial pal - a real good one
Read your words aloud before you post, set it down and edit in the morning with a clear set of eyes, or hand off to a boyfriend. All posts need to be edited before they go live, trust me on that this one. After writing for several years online, your eyes are going to miss stuff that a normal second set wouldn't.
And hey, it can be a robot, because after years of trial and error with what works and what doesn't, now I use service Grammarly and love it. Grammarly has both a free and paid version.
Once business gets going, I suggest going for the premium service, which, regardless of what other bloggers will say, is worth every penny. It doesn't catch everything, but it does catch pretty much everything. Much more than the natural eye does, anyway and especially if you are a writer and trained to content scan, this catches all the little commas and double spaces the tired eye is bound to miss. It even does your emails for you with a plug-in.
A Godsend, really. It's upgrading it's features every day, too, so if you tried it before, now might be a good time to give it another go.
7. Begin posting
After you're written and edited several articles, start posting those articles live on your website and remember to include a photo with every post and if social media bugs out and won't load your blog properly, don't forget you can use Facebook's Debugging Tool to fix that by simply inputting and refreshing the link.
A single photo can help provide context for the article, can draw a reader to click on the link and can provide a hint of the overall energy or theme of the writing.
You can find royalty-free in many locations. Find your photos on a royalty free website such as pixabay.com.
8. Spread the word
After you've begun your blog, it can take up to 8 months for the search engines to begin crawling, indexing your website so it comes up in internet searches. This can feel like a long time, but it doesn't have to.
You can hasten this process by using Google Webmaster Tools to submit a URL for indexing to get traffic to your website quicker.
As your site is being indexed, the best thing you can do to gain traffic is to share your articles via social media via your personal Facebook page, Pinterest or Twitter. Install free share buttons on your website. Tell your friends and other intuitive people.
From there, word will spread. And if you you need additional help, I've written an eCourse called Marketing for Mediums which goes over a bunch more stuff you can do to build and advertise your business, as an intuitive. This course is great for healers too!
Soon, your articles, your knowledge, and your insights will be out there for people to find far and wide. Your voice will be heard, and it wouldn't take very much time at all.
Amanda Linette Meder
Other Articles You May Enjoy:
- Dating a Psychic Medium: What To Expect
- What To Expect: Your First Few Years Freelancing As A Psychic Medium
- How to Write Disclosure Statements for your Blog Posts (SimplyStacie.com)
- Blog Reader Criticism: How To Handle It and What To Do
- How to See Auras Quickly - Easy Exercises
Last updated: 03.24.2017
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Philadelphia rocker Ron Gallo of Toy Soldiers, is preparing to debut his solo project Heavy Meta, but first he's sharing the video to his first single "Young Lady, You're Scaring Me," on Brooklyn Vegan.
Ron's also got some live shows coming up, including one with ReverbNation CONNECT indie rockers Silverbird on February 18 at Brooklyn's Baby's All Right, and Ron will be headlining our monthly arts and music series, After Dark at The Art Institute of Chicago on February 26! Head to Brooklyn Vegan to learn more on Ron Gallo, and find more tunes on ReverbNation.