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Top 5 Best Jobs for StudentsMarch 4th, 2013
Looking for a job this year? Do you happen to be a student? This is the right article for you then! The following 10 jobs are great choices for students because they will look good on a résumé, work around class schedules, and offer decent pay. Here are some of the best jobs that you can get as a student…
1. Social Media- With the up and rising social media websites, many companies (especially start ups) are looking for people to run their social media websites, add content, and update the website. Many start up companies like the idea of having students work for them as social media consultants. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, are just some of the many social media websites that companies may want you to update on a regular basis. Getting to know these websites will enable you to assist other companies…and get paid in the process.
2. Paid Internships- Not your typical part-time job. Try to find a paid internship in the field that you would like to work at one day. The benefits are that you can gain more skills for your resume while still getting paid for it! Get paid to learn! If you show good working skills at the time of your internship you may even be able to get promoted up to a real job at that company! Some businesses that offer paid internships are: Flipgigs, EA Games, and more! Check your local companies to see if they offer paid internships!
3. Virtual/On Site Tutor- Never leave the room and make money! Or help people in your community/ school! You can help other people to know the subjects that you are best at…and get paid for it! It will also sharpen your own skills in the subject. You cannot go wrong as a virtual or on-site tutor. You can sign up to find people that on-site tutor in your area at Flipgigs or a virtual tutor at Champion Learning or Academic Advantage.
4. Babysitting/Petsitting- If you know lots of parents with a lot of kids or pets, than babysitting and petsitting might be the job for you. This is a great way to earn money up front. It is often known as one of the "go-to" ways to earn money as a student, but it really works! Babysitting can be as limited as just watching the children to as extensive as making meals and cleaning up the house. Make sure that you know what you are signing up for. Are you a parent looking for a babysitter? Check out our other blog post that deals with that subject! Click here to find a Good Babysitter for Your Children. Parents can also sign up at Flipgigs to search for students to hire for the babysitting gig.
5. Campus Positions- High Schools sometimes offer small forms of work for students. If you are in college don't overlook campus positions. You can in a sense be paid to go to school! The pay may not be too fabulous but you will still gain experience and there is little to no commute (you were planning on going to school anyways, right?). Some jobs include: librarian's assistant, teacher's assistant, lunch personnel, and much more!
Written By:Kiana Valdez
Blog Writer, Social Media Consultant, Flipgigs
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Need hundreds of teen testers !!!January 23rd, 2013
Street Owl, a partner with Flipgigs has launched a safe driving app for Teen to earn rewards based on their driving experience. According to government statistics, 12,000 Americans, 5,000 of those are teens, die each year due to car crashes directly related to unsafe driving. This app once launched will not only track speeding, but also braking, acceleration and cornering and encourage teens to drive safely. This app will give parents new knowledge and peace of mind about their teen's driving when they're not there, Not only will RefuelMe allow parents to support their teen's independence, but also reward them with cash incentives for driving safely….and motivating them to practice safe driving habits.
Help to test this app while it is still in BETA. This app can save thousands of precious lives when released.
If you are a teen driver between the ages of 15-18 with an iPhone 4 or newer , install and test this app today, drive around for a few weeks and earn a $30 Amazon card from StreetOwl. Requires a parent to register as well . Both parent and teen profiles are verified through Facebook.
Go to www.flipgigs.com and click on the Refuel Me Banner ad today!
- The Flipgigs Team
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New Instagram Account and Contest!!! @flipgigsJanuary 17th, 2013
Hello All you Instagrammers! Flipgigs just opened a new Instagram account! Right now we are holding a very exciting contest to all of our new followers! YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF WINNING FREE GIFT CARDS!
What are the rules?
1. You must follow us on Instagram @flipgigs (also be one of the first 500…we will be checking!)
2. Like the contest Picture
3. Write Done in the comments
To receive double or even triple entries:
-Reblog our picture and @flipgigs in the comments
-Sign up online at Flipgigs.com for an account
Then in the comments write double (or triple) done!
And that's it! You are one step…or three steps closer to a free gift card!
The winner will be posted on our instagram account once we hit 500 followers. The winner will then have 24 hours to respond before we choose a new winner. Spread the word! The sooner we hit the 500 mark, the sooner you could have a gift card in your hands!
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Keep a Job…Even After the Holidays!January 9th, 2013
During this time of the year, many companies that have been hiring just to fulfill the flow of potential increase of clients. But as the holiday season starts to end, so can many jobs. If you are one of those that have been hired because of this time of year, how can you ensure that you can keep your job, even after the holidays are over?
Here are a few tips:
1. Be punctual- It shows that you value your working time and also the time of others. It also shows that the job is really important to you.
2. Have Integrity- Allows the employer to trust you. In most cases if they like you, they will hire you again if needed.
3. Hard work- It seems like a obvious one, but it is true! Even if it seems like there is nothing to do, try to talk with a manager or supervisor and ask if there is anything else that you would be able to do.
In the end, hard work and enthusiasm for your job can move your boss to keep you in for the long haul. Try to get on his/her good side early, and show them why you would be a good candidate to work full or part time. Express to them how you feel about the matter. And who knows? Maybe you will be able to keep your job even after the holidays!
Posted By: Kiana Valdez
Social Media Intern for flipgigs.com
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Using Technology to Find a JobDecember 18th, 2012
Looking for some extra cash? What about a job, internship, or even a gig? Work and money are available at the touch of your fingertips. Here are a few tips on getting more cash in your pockets.
Technology is at it's all time high right now.Everywhere you look there are smart phones, tablets, and laptops in the hands of almost everyone you walk by. There is more to the internet than cat videos and funny memes, you could also be successful in finding new avenues of work, perhaps even a career, all online.
Looking for a job? There is a website for that! flipgigs.com is a great website to start looking for work, especially for students. Here you can post what skills you have to your profile and also post responses to various tasks/jobs that you would like to obtain. It is a very simple and free task.
Another way to use technology to find a job is by making your own portfolio. Websites like Linkedin can help you build an online resume of your skills and past jobs, all in one convinient location. Even more so, people have taken liberty to make their own blog websites dedicated to them. Unfortunately, personal websites may not have as much traffic as a website like Linkedin could bring to yourself. But it still could be a nice reference to put on business applications.
The internet could also help you to learn new things that may help you find a job. YouTube is a great place to learning new things. And what is a better price than free? There are other websites that you can use to help you. Google is a wonderful search engine to finding all that you are searching for.
In the end, the internet holds out endless possibilities on what types of jobs you can obtain to get cash in your pocket today. So what are you waiting for? Sign up for flipgigs to get a head start your future career today!!
Posted By: Kiana Valdez
Social Media Intern for flipgigs.com
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What Major to Take in CollegeDecember 3rd, 2012
With college tuition costs rising, it is important to make sure you walk into college with a purpose. Figuring out what major you want to take (and stick with) in advance is vital for a successful college life. Sometimes you hear of people that graduated college with a major in one subject but ended up doing something totally different. According to the Forbes Website, sixty percent of college graduates cannot find work in their field. So how can you ensure that you are not simply wasting your precious time and money?
First off, an important thing to think about is what you like to do. A job is somewhere you have to be, but a career is somewhere you want to be. That is the goal of a major in the first place, to learn about your future career. So it is important to consider doing something that you already like to do. If you like the arts, you could consider a major in drama, fashion, culinary, etc. And the same goes for other things you may enjoy doing.
Next, you can think about what you are good at doing. Maybe you love to act but you don't really have the talent for it. Maybe you don't really enjoy math for recreation but are really good at it. Hopefully you will be able to find a balance between what you want to do and what you can do.
Finally, it is vital to consider the other elements. What is the type of place you live in (city, country, suburb, etc)? What is the culture like? What jobs are the most commonly available?
Putting those three factors together can really help in making a decision about the rest of your life. And it may be able to help you choose a major that will help you get a education and a career for the future that you will stick to.
Posted By: Kiana Valdez
Social Media Intern for flipgigs.com
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For Parents…Who Can I Trust to Leave My Children With?November 19th, 2012
Whether you are a single parent or not, at some point (although you really do love your children) you may find yourself looking for a babysitter. For some people they have a relative or a close friend or neighbor to hold down the fort while they are out. But what if you don't have that option? How can you find someone to watch your children that you can trust?
There are many options to find people that will be able to help the family out.
One way is to ask around. Ask other parents who they call watch their kids. Now at least you can get a real life review and see how their sitter interacts with their kids.
Another good way is to use the internet for advertisements. Flipgigs is a wonderful tool to help find a sitter. Here you can post what types of things you would need a person to do for you under the "gig" portion. You can add anything from "picking Jenny up from school," to "tutoring Jonny in 2nd grade math." All interested people will then be able to respond to your ad. It is simple and easy…and it's all at the price of FREE! What can be better than that?
Now you think you may have found your "dream babysitter." But now what? Now is the time to establish contact. Get to know the person a bit more. Trade phone numbers and ask them some questions. How long have you been watching kids? What are the typical ages of the kids that you watch? Are you trained in CPR? What are your methods of discipline? You can also ask if he/she has any references that you could get in contact with.
After establishing the initial contact you may feel like moving on to the next step, meet and greet. Invite the person over for another interview/meet and greet. Have the potential sitter meet with the kids and see how they like each other. Stay a while for a bit and then maybe leave to another room to see how the person and the children act when you are not there staring at them.
Now that you feel more comfortable with the person, you may decide to take the plunge and hire them to be a sitter for you. Make sure that you lay out your house ground rules (both for the sitter and your kids). Make sure to give them all important numbers- to contact you, spouse, neighbor, police, fire department, etc.). For the first babysitting day maybe try to be not to far from home. You can call every so often to see how everything is going or even have a neighbor/friend check in every so often. If your circumstances allow, assure the sitter that it is okay to call/text you if they have any questions about certain house rules (if it is okay to let the children watch tv or eat certain things).
(If they are old enough to understand or talk.) Try asking them their opinion on the prospective sitter. They are going to be the ones spending time with that person so make sure that your children like them. Try to talk to them before the first babysitting session, encourage them to behave and to stick to the rules that you have set, but also tell them to see how the babysitter will act while you are gone. Make sure they are able to tell you if they feel uncomfortable in any way, maybe showing them how to use the phone to call you if something goes wrong.
Hopefully you have been able to find a good and trustworthy caregiver to your children. Soon you may be able to not worry about them while you are busy elsewhere. There are people out there that will be able to fit your needs, it is just a matter of finding them! www.flipgigs.com is a great way to start!
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Social Media Marketing Intern at Flipgigs.com


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All of our trainers are Nationally and/or Internationally Certified through ACE, AAAI/ISMA, NASM, CanFitPro.
All of our trainers are also CPR and AED Certified.
Jamiyah is a former Division I College basketball player who has played professionally in both Ireland and Germany. During her tenure as a basketball player she has developed a strong background in strength training and developing and maintaining physical fitness. Through personal experience and education she has acquired a vast knowledge in exercise selection, advancement, and regression. Jamiyah holds a degree in Strength and Conditioning, she is certified with ACE Personal Training, and Hatha Yoga certified.
Carolyn Fine is a long time Summit resident and proud owner of Fine Fit. She and her husband Mike raised their children here and have been active members of the community. Carolyn is both a trainer and a client at the studio – a constant reminder that the staff and clients alike are on this journey to "get stronger and feel better" together.
Kate has been training for the past 6 years. In those 6 years she has been fully committed to helping others incorporate exercise and healthy habits into their daily routines. As a personal trainer Kate wants to help each client set their goals, create a plan to achieve those goals, and provide guidance and support along the way. Kate holds her personal training through ACE and is TRX Certified.

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A few pictures from this weeks soccer ministry (we had 16 boys to attend!) and our first ever Family Movie night in Campo Llano for our Hope Leaders Program kids and their families. Keep praying for both of these ministries as they are growing!
Soccer Ministry
Family Movie Night at Campo Llano!
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I am broadly interested in forest ecology, community ecology, global change ecology, and the causes and consequences of biodiversity. To answer ecological questions, I develop and apply quantitative tools to empirical datasets. I am passionate in open and reproducible science, scientific communication, and teaching quantitative skills.
My thesis study is about long-term dynamics of taxonomic, functional trait and phylogenetic dynamics of central sand plain pine barrens forest communities in Wisconsin (1958-2012). You can find my exit seminar here.
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Vacant Land
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Nice rectangular view lot. South side of San Pedro Ln near the end going west from Broken Arrow. Great views of South Mountain and to the south toward western Edgewood. Gentle south slope allows for easy building site selection. Homes on east & west sides of lot, but still easy to be private and semi-secluded. Power & water to prop line (water meter not present or included in price). Seller will consider financing w/closing costs down & 10/15 year amortization.
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Out in the woods. Close proximity to County line road, off Dinkle. Three parcels. May purchase single parcel. View, up on ridge on the Thunder Mountain ridge that runs from Dinkle to Frost.Property set back from road 1,326 feet. Entranosa water, 1,326 feet from property. Rough rocky road built 1/2...
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One of 16 beautiful 1 acre lots ! Just 2-3 minutes from shopping and I-40, most are wooded with views! Underground utilities, water meter has been paid by owner! Paved roads, beautifully kept properties with all custom homes. Covenants are available from Listing Broker. Owner Financing...
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I'd been hearing so much about acai berries for so long and the amazing health benefits of this amazon superfruit — they are high in antioxidants, phytonutrients and attack free radicals like nobody's business. However, I could only ever find them in a pseudo-fruit-candy-dark-chocolate "acai flavored" form. Delicious? Absolutely? Healthy? Maybe not so much…
A few years ago, Ellie and I went on a family vacation and got hooked on these acai berry smoothies from a smoothie shop at the casino (don't ask! LOL). They were so yummy, but, again, loaded with sugar and they were probably made using just acai flavoring.
Fast forward to last week and lookie what I found at Better Health!
Real, actual honest-to-god acai berry juice, pure and unsweetened and frozen into these little packets, perfect for my blender!
So today, I decided to make my own acai berry smoothie to rival the taste of the ones from the casino (I am nothing if not a super classy health nut ha ha). So here is my try at it and I have to say it was pretty darn good. It tasted much like a rich sorbet you'd get at a fancy restaurant after dinner. I added maca powder for extra energy and a little raw honey to sweeten without added sugar. (Note: honey is not considered vegan so if you are a vegan, you may want to try some agave nectar or maple syrup) I did try it without adding any extra sweetener and it was good but the extra sweetness is what made this smoothie go from really good to wow! my kid might even drink this!
*Note: You could also make this into a "smoothie bowl" by adding it to a bowl and topping with your favorite fruits, granola or yogurt. 🙂
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- 1 packet Sambazon Acai Berry SuperFruit Frozen
- 1 cup almond milk (Or Coconut Milk)
- 1/4 cup organic celery
- 1/4 cup organic english cucumber
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp organic carrots
- 1 water (as needed to thin out)
- 1 organic kale
- Add all ingredients in your blender and blend at high speed until smooth.
- Add water, if needed to thin out.
- Pour in your favorite glass and enjoy!
* You could also add this smoothie to a bowl and top with your favorite fruit, granola, nuts, seeds or yogurt!


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People move from one place to another in search of greener pastures or due to personal reasons. Either way, the objective of moving is expectations; we move from where we are used to and move to another place where we expect better things. Therefore, don't let the process of moving rob you that good feeling as you can always count on Community Moving for all your moving needs. Our Allen movers are well trained and will take your relocation needs as their own and give a streamlined and seamless relocation experience that exceeds your expectations. Whether you are planning to move your business across the city or relocating your family to another state, our great team will handle everything professionally to give you a red-carpet treatment.
Proficient Allen Moving Company: At Community Moving, we understand that every move comes with its responsibilities, and we are here to create a unique moving plan that blends excellently with your needs. When you come to us seeking moving services, we give you a move coordinator and a 24/7 concierge service to monitor the entire relocation process and ensure it's exactly as you want it to be.
We pride ourselves with various services such as:
- Allen Residential Movers – We put special attention to your belongings for safe delivery to your new location
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This article sets out the fundamental intellectual starting points of Carl Schmitt. It is concerned chiefly with his conception of law, the main features of his political philosophy, and his attitude to liberalism, parliamentarism, democracy, and the Nazi dictatorship. It also takes into account the way in which he used historical arguments to support his ideas. Particular attention is paid to the concept of the political, which Schmitt considered an independent sphere of human existence, one based on differentiating between friend and foe, an act performed by the wielder of sovereign political power. It is precisely the question of power and, linked to it, sovereign decision, which form the core of politics. Ethical or economic criteria must not enter this sphere. The natural framework in which the political is applied is the State, which appears outwardly in the sphere of foreign policy. In domestic policy the State is based on the identity of the ruler(s) and the ruled. In the twentieth century, however, according to Schmitt, this conception of politics and the State underwent a crisis with serious consequences, which lay either in the invasion of universalist tendencies undermining the special character of the State or in the subordination of politics (as the pure exercise of power) to particular interests, backroom deals, and compromises.
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A much-anticipated feature of the Avesta wallet has recently been added. This new functionality has great potential and has achieved an unprecedented level of utility and convenience for blockchain technology.
The Avesta white paper states that
"Some of the major problems in cryptocurrencies are solved by Avesta. We have created a fast, secure, and easy-to-use cryptocurrency that is also untraceable."
In addition to being a revolutionary solution for crypto in general, Avesta's web-based wallet has promised to give businesses a new way to create, record, and pay their invoices. And that promise has been fulfilled.
Business Accounts and the Avesta Wallet
Business accounts using the Avesta wallet can now enjoy the seamless integration of Avesta's multi-coin wallet and comprehensive invoicing feature. Tracking your financial transactions has never been easier. In addition, all invoices are recorded on the blockchain's incorruptible and permanent ledger, giving you the ability to view everything in real-time.
All invoice data can be exported into a comma-separated values (CSV) file, Excel spreadsheet, or PDF document.
Simply select "create new invoice" under the "my businesses tab" and enter the required details.
Users can create and manage a large number of commercial accounts. Each account allows for several inputs and allows users to:
- Create, modify, or delete contacts
- Create and remove items
- Create and cancel invoices
- Create and remove administrators
A New Level of Utility Value
Never before has this kind of transaction technology been fused with a multi-coin wallet like the Avesta wallet. The implications are monumental.
Cryptocurrency payment intermediaries have now become obsolete. No longer will users have to create an invoice, send it to a client or customer, and await payment into their personal wallet. Likewise, businesses no longer have to wait for invoices or use crypto payment intermediaries.
Signing up for an Avesta wallet is easy and takes less than two minutes. All you need is your name and email address. After confirming your email address and setting up a two-factor authentication method (2FA), you're good to go. You can begin mining, invoicing, or just using the multi-coin Avesta wallet as you would any other wallet.
In short, the Avesta wallet and its new invoicing feature are sure to aid in the widespread adoption of crypto as more than just a store of value. The wallet also makes it easier to obtain and use crypto, something that people in more and more countries desire to do in order to diversify into alternative currencies.
Avesta's multi-coin wallet, with its new invoicing feature for Business accounts, is too useful for crypto-minded companies to ignore.


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About Us
My journey started 7 years ago when I received an intuitive massage from a friend. During the session I was told that I must use my hands to heal people. I was confused and freaked out. What my friend had told me sounded crazy but it was all I could think about for a while. After some time I decided to get certified in Quantum Touch and Reiki. After getting certified I wanted to go a little further. I got certified as a massage therapist. I worked out of my house for 3 years. Opening a center where I can do massage, hold yoga classes, host workshops, and more had become my dream. At first I was afraid to open my space. Through love and support from friend and family Roots for Wellness Center's doors opened on July 18th, 2015. My dream had finally come true. I knew that this was my calling. It was something to call my own.


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Mission, Vision & Values
Our Mission
YFU advances intercultural understanding, life-long learning, global competencies, mutual respect, and social responsibility through transformational educational exchanges for generations of youth, families, and communities, supported by dedicated volunteers and professional staff.
Our Vision
YFU envisions generations of empowered global citizens for a more peaceful and sustainable world.
Our Values
Our values are shared by all our Member Organizations, and affect how we carry out our exchange programs and operations:
Learning: For Life.
Volunteering: Engaged and Dedicated.
Caring: Personal and People-Oriented.
Valuing Diversity: Inclusive and Fair.
Promoting Quality, Transparency, Sustainability.
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This couple is in it for the long haul.
For Rob Summers, 31, and Julie Grauert, 34, the New York City Marathon was an opportunity to fund-raise for a cause near and dear to their hearts: Finding a cure for the six million Americans living with paralysis.
But as the first-time marathoners worked to get closer to a cure, they also got closer to each other.
Summers was a 20-year-old pitcher at Oregon State with dreams of playing in the Major Leagues when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in July 2006.
"I heard screeching tires coming around the corner, and when I looked over my shoulder I saw the headlights coming right at me," he said.
When he jumped out of the way and rolled over the hood of the car, he suffered whiplash so severe that "it tore all the muscles and ligaments and tendons in my upper back," he said.
He sustained a spinal cord injury that left him confined to a wheelchair. The driver was never found.
An experimental procedure three years later transformed Summers' day-to-day life in ways he never imagined possible. He became the first person ever to be implanted with an epidural stimulator, a device that imitates natural brain nerve signals.
"It's essentially a small computer implanted in my lower back," he said. "I can now think of moving something and my body moves it."
Moreover, the stimulator brought back many physical capabilities, including his ability to sweat, control his bladder, and have sex.
He met Grauert, a PIX11 reporter in New York, in April 2014 when he appeared on the morning news show to discuss the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, for which he had started raising money.
"I thought Rob was supercute," said Grauert.
He asked her out, and the pair quickly realized they were both from Portland, Ore., with childhood homes seven miles apart.
The couple now lives in Boston, but New York – the city where they met and fell in love – has a special place in their hearts.
"New York is our place," Grauert said. "It is our city, it is our love."
Sunday's race was the first marathon for both of them. And for Summers, who handcycled, it was the first competitive athletic event he'd done since before he was paralyzed.
"It felt like the right place and right time to take that next risk," he said.
The couple raised more than $27,000 for the Reeve Foundation, named for the late "Superman" actor paralyzed in a horse-riding accident.
"When we've been training, it's just two people training who fell in love and get to do this together," Grauert said a few days before the long-distance run.
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"But it doesn't have anything to do with ability. It's an equalizer. And it's been so much fun."
"Any time a couple can do something together, you share in both the adversities you face as well as the triumphs," Summers said.
Their months-long training regimen, he added, "has brought us closer in many ways."
"As she has seen and gotten to understand everything that I go through on a daily basis and help me through all those things, it's also brought us closer," he said.
"The marathon is a good analogy for paralysis. Each mile, each hill, is a challenge that we face together," he added. "And each journey along the way it has brought us closer to finding the cure to paralysis."


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You may have seen the latest footage from Batman: Arkham Knight and Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham earlier this week here on DKN. If so, most of this footage won't be new to you. The real highlight here is Blair Herter getting some details straight from the developers for each respective title on the floor at E3. Would I be lying if I said any one of us would pass up the opportunity to gain a little more knowledge concerning these hot titles? Don't just sit there, check it out!
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4 Things to Learn from Your Audience
If you think that your brand is here to teach your audience a thing or two, think again. The truth is that your audience is here to teach you a few things! Years ago, brands had the mentality that if their product or service could improve the lives of people, their customers should automatically buy it. Today, there is a different way of buying things, and consumers have more power than ever.
Consumers don't have tolerance for brands that fail to deliver on their promises, and if they don't like a product, they'll voice their feelings on social media. With so much on the line, it's important that you take the time to learn about your audience, listen to their feedback and implement the right changes. If you skip over these critical steps, you'll miss out on a lot.
Let's take a look at four things you can learn from your audience.
- What are their likes and dislikes?
Establishing relationships with customers is like dating. In the early stages of your relationship, it's important to learn about the likes and dislikes of your customers. What types of things do they enjoy? What turns them off? You can then use this information to personalize your messages and create offers that appeal to their lifestyle.
- What do they want to see more of?
If you don't know what your audience wants to learn more about, you have no direction for your content. The best way to find out what your target customers want is by asking them. Create an online poll or ask for feedback on the comments section of a blog. Then generate content based on what your audience is interested in reading more about. Content that is valuable will reach more people, and in turn increase fans and followers on social media.
- What are their pain points?
The best way to deliver personalized customer service is by understanding your target customer's pain points. What types of things are they frustrated with? How is your product expected to help this? Does your product live up to its expectations? Customers always feel much better taken care of when the customer service team truly listens and understands their position.
- Can they share their experience in real time?
You can enhance your relationships with customers when there is a channel for communicating in real time. Social media is an excellent channel for this – Twitter in particular. People love when they can share their opinion or provide updates in real time so that both the brand and others know about their experience.
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Those cookie cake things look fantastic! Did you bake those?
And Hal Sparks' dogs are freakin huuuuuuge (unless that's just the camera angle? They look like they could eat him, hahaha).
awe… summer is coming… if you feel blue, dont… please! i feel you too much! i like the yellow flowers from that tree! bloody mary hands can numb for about 4 hours, but at least summer is coming! right? i wish i could deliver a beautiful spring for you… that guy with the 1954 tatto looks a little like me… except he is much more cool! stupid long winter… summer will be nice i guarantee it!
Those dogs look like lions.
Are those the homemade oreos you spoke of? They look freaking delicious.
Personally, I can't wait until summer's over. I hate it.
but summer is so laid back and positive, filled with love… it does get a little hot and sweaty, i despise when im in bed and cant sleep just because im sweating too much, so i guess i understand you…
yummmmm not cakes.
Hey Chloe:)
First time commenter here:)
is that the girl from mean girls? whoever she is, she is gorgeous.
I am about to make those cookies right now!!!
I love tattoos and don't for a minute regret having any of them, I'm currently getting a koi tattoo sleeve done down my left arm can't wait to get it finished! as can only afford smallsessions at anytime. My tattoo artist is very experienced and also very expensive but, he's worth it! Great site btw


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Ottawa – Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) working in the Edmonton (AB), Orangeville (ON), Port Hope (ON) and Kelowna (BC) locals and, those working out of the 14th Avenue facility in Scarborough, walked off the job this morning, nearing the end of the fourth week of rotating strikes.
In Manitoba, members working out of the Winnipeg plant returned to work this morning, while the remainder of the Winnipeg local, along with the Dauphin, Thompson, Flin Flon, Brandon, Le Pas, Thompson and Portage la Prairie locals joined the picket lines. Members from the Victoria local in British Columbia and those working out of 600 Commissioners Rd. in Toronto (ON), remain on strike.
On Wednesday, Canada Post offered what they called "time-limited" offers for both bargaining units.
"We understand that our customers are frustrated; we are also frustrated, says Mike Palecek, CUPW National President. "Postal workers are hardworking, caring people who take great pride in serving the public. But we cannot go back to work at the busiest time of the year without fixing the issues that keep us injured and overworked."
Canada Post is facing a serious injury crisis as its employees are the most injured group of all federal workers, with an injury rate 5.4 times higher than the average of the federal sector. The Corporation proposed a combined fund for both units of $10 million to help them become a "model organization in safety," but Canada Post already has an obligation under the Canada Labour Code to provide health and safety for its employees.
"Canada Post wants to send our health and safety issues to a committee. We all know what that means. It means they will do nothing. We already have joint health and safety committees and management hasn't addressed these issues there, so why would this be any different?" says Palecek. "We already know that the root cause of the high injury is the changes in the work process imposed by Canada Post over the last 10 years, and we have presented real solutions, which Canada Post does not address in their offers."
CUPW remains at the bargaining table.
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FR – Lise-Lyne Gélineau, President, CUPW Montreal local, at 514-914-0350 or at firstname.lastname@example.com


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- Lilith Dorsey's Patheos blog is the best way to see her regular writing, and the article "Black Witches Talk Back" in response to the article in The Atlantic is a must-read companion to this episode.
- Dorsey has also written several books, including The African-American Ritual Cookbook and Love Magic: Over 250 Spells and Potions for Getting It, Keeping It, and Making It Last.
- We also mention Witchdoctor Utu, who we had on our show during the Great Lakes episode.
- We discuss several anthropologists whose work we find valuable, including Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Deren, and Margaret Mead.
- We mention Bri Luna (the Hoodwitch) and Chiquita Brujita in conjunction with the rising movement towards magical diversity and inclusion.
- Lilith mentions dancing for Dr. John, whose New Orleans music is a lot of fun to listen to
- We briefly touch upon the idea of sexual predation in neo-Pagan circles, a topic covered well by Sarah Lawless in some of her recent articles
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Episode 109 – African American Hoodoo with Yvonne Chireau
We discuss the role of hoodoo and folk magic in the African American community with our guest, Professor Yvonne P. Chireau.
Please check out our Patreon page! You can help support the show for as little as a dollar a month, and get some awesome rewards at the same time. Even if you can't give, spread the word and let others know, and maybe we can make New World Witchery even better than it is now.
Producers for this show: Corvus, Diana Garino, Renee Odders, Ye Olde Magic Shoppe, Raven Dark Moon, The Witches View Podcast, Sarah, Molly, Corvus, Catherine, AthenaBeth, Jen Rue of Rue & Hyssop, Little Wren, Jessica, Victoria, Daniel, Plum Deluxe Teas, Johnathan at the ModernSouthernPolytheist, Montine, Achija of Spellbound Bookbinding, and Hazel (if we missed you this episode, we'll make sure you're in the next one!). Big thanks to everyone supporting us!
Download: Episode 109 – African American Hoodoo with Yvonne Chireau
If you're interested in hoodoo, check out our Resources-Magical Systems page under the heading "Hoodoo, Voodoo, Conjure, & Root Work" to find an extensive list of our posts and podcasts on the topic.
You should definitely check out Yvonne P. Chireau's website, Academic Hoodoo, and her book Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition. I also accidentally mix up her work with the work of Katrina Hazzard-Donald, who has another good book on the subject called Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System. Chireau's mentor, Albert Rabetau, has also written some essential reading, called Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South.
The stories and songs interspersed in the episode are exerpts from the public domain recordings in the Library of Congress' collection, Voices from the Days of Slavery. The voices you hear are "Uncle" Billy McCrae, Irene Williams, and Laura Smalley.
We're also planning an excursion in early to mid-summer to see the ancient magical artifacts exhibit at the Penn Museum and we'd love for you to join us! You can find out about it in our Special Update post on it, or check out the Facebook Event page.
If you have feedback you'd like to share, email us or leave a comment. We'd love to hear from you!
Don't forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page! For those who are interested, we also now have a page on Pinterest you might like, called "The Olde Broom." Have something you want to say? Leave us a voice mail on our official NWW hotline: (442) 999-4824 (that's 442-99-WITCH, if it helps).
Promos & Music
Title and closing music is "Homebound," by Bluesboy Jag, and is used under license from Magnatune.
Incidental music is "Hollow Poplar," by Lucas Gonze, from the Free Music Archive.
Songs include "Conjur Man" and "Hoodoo Lady," by Memphis Minnie, from Archive.org, and "Roll Jordan Roll," by The Joy Drops, via SoundCloud.
Podcast 67 – Curanderismo with Carolina Gonzalez
Tonight we have an interview with the magical Carolina Gonzalez, a curandera based in the Canary Islands. We'll also have a brief overview of what curanderismo and brujeria are, and we announce a new contest!
Download: Episode 67 – Curanderismo with Carolina Gonzalez
We definitely think you should check out the Camino de Yara site, home to our guest, Carolina Gonzalez. While you're there check out her sites on Maria Lionza and her shop, too!
The article I read is Blog Post 134 –Brujeria and Curanderismo: A (Very Brief) Overview. You can find links to all my references there as well.
I'm going to be at the Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day on August 30, 2014, if you care to stop by!
I will also be at the next Pagan Podkin Supermoot, hosted by Fire Lyte in Chicago (in conjunction with the Pagan Pride Day up there).
Please send in contest entries to firstname.lastname@example.com! We are giving away a copy of 54 Devils (my book, in either digital or print form, whichever you prefer) and a digital copy of Carolina Gonzalez's book on reading the Spanish cards as well. All you have to do is send us your weirdest or most unique piece of personal holiday lore, along with a name we can read on-air and a general location ('Illinois' or 'the Midwest,' for example).
If you have feedback you'd like to share, email us or leave a comment. We'd love to hear from you!
Don't forget to follow us at Twitter! And check out our Facebook page!
Promos & Music
Title music: "Homebound," by Jag, from Cypress Grove Blues. From Magnatune.
Incidental music is "Corrido de Ixtlahuaca," by Ixtlahuaca and "Arrancame la Vida," by Chavela Vargas, both from Archive.org.
Podcast 26 – Storytelling and an Interview with Dr. E
This episode has Cory flying solo while Laine is away (she'll be back!). He discusses storytelling, and shares three tales with some common themes from Ashanti, Bahamian, and Southern African-American sources. Then we have a great interview with Dr. E, a conjure man and Lukumi priest.
Download: New World Witchery – Episode 26
Some great storytelling resources:
The Story-Teller's Start-up Book, by Margaret Read McDonald
The Storyteller's Guide, by Bill Mooney
Hedge-Folk Tales, by Sarah Lawless (podcast)
The three tales I told today are:
"Anansi & Anene" from the Ashanti
"Fishing on Sunday" from the Bahamas
"Brer Rabbit and the Well" from the Uncle Remus tales
(all adapted from versions found in A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, Harold Courlander, ed.)
I recommend the Year in White Podcast for more information on Lukumi practice.
And of course, Dr. E's Sites:
The Conjure Doctor Blog
The Conjure Doctor Shop
Dr. E on AIRR (Assoc. of Independent Readers & Rootworkers)
Dr. E on Twitter
Dr. E on Facebook
The Lucky Mojo 2011 Open House Hoodoo & Rootwork Weekend, where he will be teaching a class on doll-baby construction
Promos & Music
Title music: "Homebound," by Jag, from Cypress Grove Blues. From Magnatune.
Promo 1 – The Pagan Homesteader
Promo 2 – Witches' Brewhaha
Promo 3 – Borealis Meditation
NWW on IAR
Hi everyone,
If you've not seen already, I was recently featured as a guest on Fire Lyte's show, Inciting a Riot. The focus was on the African Diaspora traditions like Lukumi, Palo, Candomble, and Vodoun (he jokingly referred to me as an "expert" on these, which I am NOT; but I did do a good bit of research for the show so I think it's still a good overview). We also wet our feet in topics such as the ongoing debate on "pre-natal murder" in Georgia and weighed in on the recent kerfuffle with Z. Budapest at Pantheacon. We had a bit of a gripe with Pagan media grabbers in general, and learned about an old word, "cockalorum," which was particularly apt.
I hope you'll check it out, and feel free to leave me a comment here or send me an email if you want to talk about anything we mentioned on the show. It's definitely not my usual format or subject matter, but I had fun doing it, and I think you might like it, too!
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The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) announced that they will be releasing a new certification program for cellular-connected objects that make up the Internet of Things. The nonprofit organization CTIA represents wireless carriers, manufacturers of wireless products, and service providers and advocates for new technology standards in the telecommunications industry.
The proposed CTIA cybersecurity certification incorporates IoT security recommendations from the National Institute of Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). In doing so, they devise a comprehensive program for the numerous devices connected to the internet through 5G, LTE, and other wireless networks.
By some estimates, there are already more connected objects than people on the planet, and the task of securing all of these devices will require coordination across industries and platforms. The CTIA may be one of the most important organizations for ensuring that coordination within the United States.
The CTIA has long had a role in creating certification programs as the wireless industry has developed and the technology has progressed. Tom Sawanabori, CTO of CTIA stated, "America's wireless industry has long been a leader in cybersecurity best practices and establishing an industry-led cybersecurity certification program for IoT devices is a major step in building a trusted, secure wireless ecosystem for the Internet of Things."
The new cybersecurity program will be developed in collaboration with leading United States-based wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon. The goal is that IoT devices built with these certifications from the "ground up" will better protect consumers and provide a solid foundation for a smart future of connected devices, places, and services.
The importance of security within the IoT is not lost upon the wireless companies. The Senior VP of Internet of Things at Sprint, Ivo Rook, stated, "IoT is increasingly important to all companies. We need to act proactively in securing the data of our customers, and this is not just a technology challenge, it is a collaboration challenge. All operators and technology providers need to work together to ensure that robust security can foster continued growth and innovation."
The IoT Cybersecurity Certification Program will start testing new objects for certification in Q4 2018. Currently, some industry watchdogs say the IoT is vulnerable to exploitation, and CTIA hopes its program will improve cybersecurity and stymie the multitude of attacks launched against connected objects each year.


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Tonsilectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils. Tonsils are a pair of lymphoid tissue and they have an important function as a part of the immune system. They keep the infections that affect the mouth from spreading to the lungs and other parts of the body. However, sometimes tonsils create more problems than good, and they need to be removed.
Tonsillitis and tonsillectomy
Tonsillitis is an infection or an inflammation of the tonsils and it is particularly common in the childhood, when the tonsils are larger. The symptoms of tonsillitis include sore throat, swollen and painful tonsils, possibly with white patches on them. The swelling causes difficulty swallowing, which leads to loss of appetite. A person who has tonsillitis will most likely feel tired and worn down and he or she will probably have fever as well.
Tonsillitis is usually treated with antibiotics, which almost always cure the infection completely. However, in some people tonsillitis tends to reoccur, sometimes three or four times per season. It becomes more difficult to treat it with antibiotics and in that case most doctors recommend surgical removal of tonsils, in a procedure called tonsillectomy.
Tonsillectomy is a routine procedure that can be done under general anesthetic or with the use of local anesthetic and some sedatives. Children seem to recover from this surgery much faster than adults, who may take several weeks to return to their normal activities and eating habits.
Bad breath after tonsillectomy
Bad breath is actually associated with infected tonsils and processes that go on inside the mouth. The problem of bad breath is cured as soon as the tonsils are removed. However, in some cases bad breath occurs after tonsillectomy, along with other side effects of the surgery, such as fever and earache. Bad breath is probably the result of tonsillar plaque and tonsillar fluids that linger in the area after the tonsils are excised. Another reason for bad breath after tonsillectomy can be the fact that the back of the mouth is in the process of healing. Of course, there is also the obvious reason - a person cannot eat normally or brush the teeth normally for several days after the tonsillectomy, which inevitably leads to bad breath.
Bad breath after tonsillectomy is a temporary problem that will go away as soon as the healing process is complete. It can help to gargle with saline solution twice a day. If it still persists after two weeks, it is best to see a doctor.


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Tips To Consider For The Relief Of The Back Pain.
For the purpose of relieving pain in the modern life, there are a lot of techniques employed by a lot of people. Some of which work faster than others while there are those designed for use for long-term. It is unappealing state to experience the back pain as it is evident that your mode of movement will be minimal and at the same time your body will be less active a situation that makes you unproductive. It is thus important to use the long-term methods to relief the back pains.
There is the concept that a lot of people are using the quick-six method to relief their back pain although the aspect of getting rid of the pain from your back is the best option. For the complete elimination of the pain, one is thus supposed to finish on the given prescription and adhere to all the terms given. It is essential to have your body actively involved in exercises which reduces the chances of the body having the chances of so much pain due to the back pains. A lot of people are fond of overlooking the general methods that can be used by the general public for the prevention of the back ache other than having an injured situation.
Back pains can also be as an effect of the poor posture and thus it is crucial to understand this. It is always good to maintain a good posture at any time you are either standing or sitting down. The overlooking of some mistakes done at the position of sitting down this could at some time some up to great dander in life. Thus, the chances of having a back pain are reduced by having a good posture all through.
By the lifting of things in the wrong manner a lot of people tend to have the back pains thus it is good to ensure that you are lifting the loads in the right way. Ensure that your back is well straightened and also have your legs positions in the right manner. Having the load you are carrying not in close into contact with you increases the chances of you stressing too much weight on your back thus harming you.
Thus to reduce the chances of the back pain, make sure your load is carriage is in the right manner. Without imitating other people it is also imperative to have your body fit and healthy at all times. Make all the efforts to have your body in order by ensuring that you engage in exercise and also in the feeding of the right food.


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The capabilities of the infrastructure on which the project will be hosted on. These capabilities have a direct impact on the possible solutions to architectural challenges.
Page Caching Page Caching
Page caching solutions vary from application layer implementations like Batcache to infrastructure layer solutions like Varnish.
It is important to know what requests get cached, for how long, what the cache clearing logic is, and if and how the cache clearing can be customised.
Job Scheduling System Job Scheduling System
An asynchronous job handler is a requirement for every application. The least reliable solution is WP Cron, so often Linux crons can be used. Certain hosts offer a separate job infrastructure that is independent of web requests, which is the ideal scenario.
The critical point here is the reliability of the job scheduling system. The better the system, the more the architecture can rely on it.
Logging Logging
Logs are required to have an insight into the workings of the application. In an ideal scenario, the hosting platform offers insight into the PHP logs, and offers an API to log custom events.
If custom logs aren't supported, your architecture will need to account for this by implementing this on the application layer.
Platform Code Platform Code
Certain hosts require the use of specific WordPress plugins, and have an assortment of recommended plugins.
This should be considered when designing features, as hosts are required to provide support for their code.
Sites and Networks Sites and Networks
WordPress can be can be deployed as a single site install, or as a multisite network. In addition, a network of multisite networks can be created using a third-party plugin.
Compared to a collection of single sites, a multisite network has a number of advantages.
The first is code sharing. MU plugins get loaded for all sites on a network, whereas plugins can be activated on a per site basis, as can themes.
Multisites add a new access level for super admins, that can manage all sites in the network from a centralised place. In larger organisations like for a example a publishing company with multiple brands, this allows maintainers of individual sites lots of freedom, while keeping centralised control over what plugins and themes these sites can run.
The user and user meta tables are also shared between all sites of the network. This allows admins to easily manage access to different sites for users, without needing to create accounts for them for each single site. Users can then login once, and from there access the admin areas of all the sites to which they belong.
A multisite network can also be configured to allow users to create their own sites on the network. An example use case might be an intranet for a school, in which teachers and students can create their own sites on the network.
From a code perspective, WordPress allows to switch the context from one site to another. This gives access to the global database object, which makes it easy to transfer data between sites on the network.
External Services External Services
The next step is to look at the external services with which the website will interact.
We can distinguish between two types of integrations, client side integrations and server side integrations.
Client Side Integrations Client Side Integrations
The first type are integrations are client side only. This means that they impact the front end, without any impact on the infrastructure. A common example would be Google Analytics, or integrating a third party commenting system.
As the application does not have direct access to these external services, there are limitations on how the PHP layer and often also the front end can interact with them. As an example if related articles are being pulled in from an external service using a JavaScript snippet injecting content directly into the DOM, then there's no way to implement a fallback on the PHP layer if the external service does not respond.
Integrations that are client side only do not impact the PHP-generated page delivery performance of the application. However if the rendering of the front end is impacted, then this needs to be taken into account. A placeholder or a loading indicator could be displayed while the interaction with the external services is being done.
Server Side Integrations Server Side Integrations
On the server side, we can distinguish between event driven integrations, and time driven integrations.
Time driven integrations consist of the application interacting with an external service in fixed intervals. To be reliable, this type integration needs to be powered by a reliable time-based job scheduler. In addition if the interaction is resource intensive, then it needs to be decoupled from the page generation process.
An example of such an integration would be importing content from an RSS feed. The feed might be retrieved every 15 minutes via a cron job, and new content would be inserted into the database.
Event driven integrations depend on a certain event, like a WordPress hook being fired, or a user action. Like any back end functionality, these integrations have an impact on performance. Therefore these integrations are often limited to the admin area.
If the integration only consists of notifying an external service, then the interaction could be done synchronously. An example would be notifying an external service that an article has been published.
However if data needs to be retrieved from an external service and processed, then this integration should preferably be done asynchronously, unless it depends on a user action.
An example would be importing a single video from an external service. If this is done after the user has clicked a button to do the import, then the interaction with the external service could be done synchronously, with the UI giving an indication of the progress.
If that same video import were done after the user has clicked on the Publish button, then this would slow down the post saving process too much. A failure of the external service might even break the post saving functionality.
In that scenario it would be best to schedule a cron job during the action, that handles the interaction with the external service asynchronously. Any dependencies could then be handled by scheduling other cron jobs, creating a chain of events.
As an example you could have a cron job that retrieves a shortlink from an external service when a post is published. The publicise to Twitter functionality that depends on the presence of the shortlink could then be scheduled once the shortlink has been retrieved and saved successfully.
Third Party Data Handling Third Party Data Handling
When dealing with third party APIs, the question becomes how much of the API data needs to be stored in the database of the consumer site.
If the database contents do not need to be kept in synchronisation with the API, then this is not as much of a concern.
An example would be a shortlink API: these links stay the same as long as the link of the content stays the same. Another example would be media
Content Content
Types of Content Types of Content
Out of the box, WordPress only contains three types of content.
The first content type are posts. Posts are always items of a collection, which typically is displayed on the front end as an archive. The most common form is the date based blog home archive. Posts support tags and categories, which allows to divide the larger collection into smaller ones.
The second content type are pages. Pages by default exist as individual entities. They do not have archives, and they do not support any kind of taxonomies. The only way to tie pages together is by hierarchy.
The third content type are attachments. Attachments represent a media file in the database, and they are not meant to have a stand alone presence.
Even though WordPress supports these three different content types, under the hood all of them are stored in the same table. The differences between them are based on the features that they support, and the possible ways to retrieve them.
When architecting a site, have the arguments for
register_post_type() in front of you, as well as the list of post type features. Consciously decide which capabilities that the different types of content need to support, and which not.
Keep in mind that once you decide to give a capability to a content type, it will apply to all entities of this type. Imagine that you have a post type and you registered archive support. It will be difficult to exclude individual posts from this archive (there are possible approaches, but they all have important drawbacks).
This is because every post type argument and feature comes with a fixed set of expectations. As an example if a post type supports authors, it will show up in author archives. While it is possible to remove individual post types from individual archives, this can be ineffective, or even impossible.
The decision on whether to use a built-in WordPress feature and customise it, or whether to write something from scratch is not always clear from the start. In such a case, it can be useful to build a quick MVP to validate or refute a possible architecture.
Classifying Content with Taxonomies Classifying Content with Taxonomies
As we have seen, posts always appear in collections. There's often the need to create sub-collections out of this main collection. This is where taxonomies come in.
Flat vs. Hierarchical Taxonomies Flat vs. Hierarchical Taxonomies
Taxonomies can be divided into main types: hierarchical taxonomies and flat taxonomies. Which one to use depends a lot on the individual scenario.
Imagine that you have articles that you want to assign to national leagues and football teams. A team can only ever play in one national league. Therefore a straightforward approach might be to have a single taxonomy with parent terms representing the leagues, and child terms for the individual teams. With this approach, it would be easy to list all the teams in a particular league.
At first sight, this is a good solution. However teams do change leagues when they perform well or poorly. So each season you would have to move teams from one league to another, and in the process invalidating a bunch of URLs. So having to flat taxonomies, one for the leagues and one for the teams, would be better. Especially if you add other leagues, like international ones.
The downside is that in this scenario you cannot retrieve the teams in a league easily, because there are no object to object relationships in WordPress.
Open, Restricted, Locked, and Hidden Taxonomies Open, Restricted, Locked, and Hidden Taxonomies
By default, WordPress allows any user with Editors role or a higher role to create and rename terms in the default taxonomies. This is what we refer to as an open taxonomy.
While open taxonomies work fine for something like tags and categories, it is often a requirement to restrict the capability to create and modify terms to a specific role. The previous example of the football leagues and teams would be a good case for this.
While WordPress has built-in
manage_terms and
edit_terms capabilities, it does not make a distinction between the two. In this case, custom code is needed to implement this feature. We designate these taxonomies as restricted.
Locked taxonomies do not allow users to create or modify terms via the UI. The only available option is to assign terms to content. An example for this might be the main categories on a news website, featuring in the navigation.
You would not want to be such an essential part of the infrastructure to be editable by users. Terms in locked taxonomies should therefore be created in code, preferably during an upgrade routine that only runs once. By doing it this way, the website does not need to implement fallback code for missing terms.
Hidden taxonomies go one step further, by not being publicly available. The terms in these taxonomies are only used for retrieving posts. An example for this might be a taxonomy to manage the posts shown in different featured areas on a website.
UI Considerations UI Considerations
By default, WordPress contains only two different meta boxes for taxonomies. The categories meta box is used for all hierarchical taxonomies, and the tags meta box for all flat taxonomies.
In most cases, these meta boxes are not optimal from a user perspective. Consider using CMB2, which offers a variety of meta boxes for managing taxonomy terms.
Object to Object Relationships Object to Object Relationships
WordPress does not support relationships between objects of the same type. An example would be linking a post to another post, or a term to another term. There are different ways to architect this, all with their own drawbacks.
Post to Post Relationships for Non-Hierarchical Post Types Post to Post Relationships for Non-Hierarchical Post Types
When dealing with non-hierarchical posts, the post parent field in the database can be reused for linking entities together. In this scenario, it doesn't matter whether it's a one to one or a one to many relationship.
The limitation here is that there's only one post parent field, so a post can't support multiple relationships this way. In addition the queries on the front end will need to account for this hierarchical relationship.
The New Post and Edit Post screens in the admin will handle assigning posts to a parent post automatically in the database, as long as a
parent_id field is sent along in the
$_POST data when the post is saved. This can be achieved by naming a specific field in your custom UI accordingly.
To retrieve posts, there's the cached
get_children() function, as well as the
wp_get_post_parent_id() function. Since hierarchical posts are a built-in WordPress feature, there's support for them in
WP_Query, and retrieving posts is fast.
One to One Relationships for Terms and Posts One to One Relationships for Terms and Posts
Another approach is to use object meta to create relationships. This is done by storing the id of the linked entity into a meta field on the entity.
An example might be linking an related post to a video post type. In this scenario, you want the related post to pulled on single video views. You would therefore store the post id in the post meta of the video post type.
It is possible to retrieve the video post type to which a post is linked by doing a meta query. However meta queries are slow, so you would need to implement extra caching if this were used on the front end.
One to Many Relationships for Posts One to Many Relationships for Posts
When a post needs to be able to be linked to multiple other posts, a possible approach is to use a taxonomy that shadows the post type.
This means that whenever a new post is created, a term in the shadow taxonomy is created. The term name and slug should correspond to the post title and slug, so that display elements and queries can be handled easily.
In practice this means implementing custom create, read, update, and delete functions for the terms in the shadow taxonomy that mimic these operations on posts.
This approach has the advantage that term queries are very fast, and you do not need to worry about any main queries to be impacted.
However the downside here is that posts do support features that taxonomies do not support. Posts can be hidden from the public, but be visible to logged-in users, terms cannot. In addition deleted posts are placed in the trash, whereas terms are deleted immediately.
Whatever your implementation is, it needs to account for this differences in content handling.
Customising Built-In Archives Customising Built-In Archives
WordPress offers different types of built-in archives, like date and author archives, as well as two built-in taxonomies, tags and categories.
These archives are fast, because the queries behind them are all fast. Whenever these queries are customised, they become more complex, and therefore slower.
Meta Data Handling Meta Data Handling
Posts and terms have a fixed database schema, that comes with expectations for the data stored in individual cells. As such there's quite a number of data that cannot be stored in the post and term tables.
This is where the post and term meta data APIs come in handy. These APIs give access to the meta tables, which is essentially a key/value storage. The value field is of the SQL type
LONGTEXT, so it can store up to 4Gb of data.
The meta tables are meant to store bits of data that does not fit into any of the fields of the entity table. The functions for storing and retrieving data are easy to use, and complex queries can be run against this table.
Unfortunately the meta data APIs have a number of gotchas, which can lead to buggy, slow, and fragile implementations.
Key Query Limitations Key Query Limitations
An object can have multiple meta entries with the same key associated to it. This can lead to difficult to detect bugs, if the meta API functions are used wrong:
add_*_meta()accepts a
$uniqueargument. If set to
false(the default), a new entry with the same key will be added. If set to
true, nothing will be saved.
update_*_meta()will update all entries with the same key.
- Using
$singleset to
truewill retrieve the first entry under the specified key, even if more entries exist.
- If the
$keypassed to
get_*_meta()evaluates to
false, which can happen when an error happens during dynamic key generation, all meta data attached to the passed object id will be returned.
Features that apply heavily on post meta therefore need to be tested extensively, to avoid running into these edge cases.
Value Query Limitations Value Query Limitations
meta_value field of the meta tables is not indexed, so queries against post meta values can quickly become really slow, even on small tables.
Therefore queries against meta values should be avoided on the front end. If they cannot be avoided, then the query should be cached rather aggressively.
The reliance on post meta queries is often a result of bad architectural choices. Imagine that you have an Event post type that has a start and an end date for each event. As long as this data is only used for display purposes, storing the dates in post meta is fine.
However when you need to be able to selectively display events for specific date ranges, then post meta is no longer adequate. If there are only two zones on a site that require to run this expensive query, then aggressive caching would be a solution.
However using a different storage mechanism, like the
post_date and
post_modified fields of the post type would be a better solution.
Handling of Different Data Types Handling of Different Data Types
Meta values are expected to be scalar values, or serialisable values. This leads to edge cases in how data is handled compared to how developers expect data to be handled.
- The only non scalar values that should be stored in post meta are arrays.
- Never stored objects in post meta. Careful when dealing with classes that implement the
ArrayAccessinterface. You are still dealing with an object, not an array.
- Depending on the value of the
$singleargument passed to
get_*_meta(), either an empty string or an array of returned when no value exists for a specific meta key. This means that empty strings or arrays cannot reliably be stored in meta.


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Gov. Larry Hogan has refused to spend a further $68 million on Maryland schools, as lawmakers have earmarked it, in favor of using it to fund the state's pension system.
Hogan has been in office for a second now, but it's still shocking to see the governor and the General Assembly at such odds — particularly over education spending. As the Baltimore Sun reports it, it seems the two sides might as well be speaking different languages.
Hogan says that there is essentially no money to give, the $68 million being "rob[bed] from the pension fund." House Speaker Michael E. Busch, on the other hand, has implied that there is no reason to believe that the pension system was underfunded. And Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has publicly declared that "there's nothing holding [Hogan] back" from releasing the money.
Hogan in turn blasted Baltimore City for mismanaging its own finances and for devoting only 15 percent of its budget to schools. To wit: "Baltimore City, unlike the rest of the state, is underfunding education."
According to the Sun, Baltimore was set to receive $11.6 million
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Data crisis, we have not seen anything yet
Data crisis, we have not seen anything yet. Companies are a fabric of society and we need them to be trusted, transparent, and proactive for the wider good.
Data crisis, we have not seen anything yet
Few days after the E.U $5 billion fine to Google, I thought relevant to write about the crisis-related theme for business owners since technology companies will be under severe scrutiny in the years to come. You see their models are a new, or unknown, or 'peculiar' thing for authorities and the world…
In today's hyper-connected world it feels like a data breach happens almost every day. Upmarket grocer Fortnum & Mason, Costa Coffee owner Whitbread and hotel chain Travelodge were among the companies to warn customers and job applicants that personal details have been compromised in recent days
In 2013, an IT security blogger broke a huge story: Target's IT systems had been hacked, exposing the personal data of up to 110.000.000 customers. Target issued a statement and posted a video on its website. The company apologized. Unfortunately, it responded before officials were fully aware of the cause of the problem. This forced Target to later walk back some of its statements, such as the number of customers whose information was hacked. In the eyes of the consumer, Target seemed unprepared, unprofessional, and a bit suspicious.
If you google the IT/Data hacks in 2018 only, you'll find all sorts of instances:
- California Says Private Data for 600,000 People Exposed
- Dubai's Careem admits to a data breach of 14 million users
- Vector shuts down app after a privacy breach
- Access Group notifies borrowers of data security incident
- Data breach could impact some patients of medical lab chain with Alabama locations
- Former gynaecologist set to stand trial for patient privacy violations
- Hong Kong broadband provider to revamp the way it stores customer information after a data breach
- Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records
- Halifax Excel program registration shut down because of 'privacy breach'
- TSB chaos after online banking data leak
Imagine the risks of digital transformation at all service access points for partners, consumers, and citizens…
The probability of a crisis
Hack breaching of personal data equals an unprepared organization for Banks, Retailers, and app owners. As the networked economy is evolving, we will see new crisis areas: health & safety, cultural & diversity, employees' welfare and culture, cyber-security, hacks on critical corporate data. The list can be long for both the old-established and startup companies.
Global hackings start to impact corporate bottom lines in the wake of Mondelez's big ransomware attack (July 2017). Note that Mondelez estimated that the attack would shave-off 3% of second-quarter revenues.
Be always prepared for the unthinkable
What do you respond to investors, shareholders, media, and customers? What kind of company are you (perception-wise)? Building a sustainable and leading-thriving organization involves many angles and moving parts, from great products and services to high-powered teams, bulletproof systems, a thriving online presence, and the ability to scale.
But one of the issues that are often neglected is preparing for the real-world, real-life. You should always be prepared for the unthinkable. Have a crisis-ready culture that is both vigilant and resilient.
Even tracking will become riskier now that we do Marketing in the digital channels (here's below a humorous, but essential tweet to think it over…).
The problem is, they all already do, and probably don't even know how they're doing it, thanks to all the digital agencies, adtech snake oil middlemen and ignorant 'heads of digital marketing'
— NinjaCyborg (@NinjaCyborg) March 28, 2018
How is our data getting exposed?
Almost two-thirds (62%) of individuals whose personal information had been breached (HSB case) were offered credit monitoring or restoration services and 41% took advantage of those benefits. Asked when they discovered their identity had been stolen, 38% said when they applied for credit, were notified of a fraudulent tax filing, were named in a collection agency action over a debt, or some other financial or legal transaction.
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"Trust is the glue of life, the most essential ingredient in effective communications"
Stephen Covey
Data is everywhere, so the risk is everywhere
Every CIO knows today that his/her organization is one click away from a hack that could bring the financial and brand reputation integrity of the company down. And every IT team has spent time and money anticipating, preparing, and forestalling such attacks.
But at a deeper level, every organization has to be ready to both support and respond to IT warfare with an organization-wide awareness and planning that few organizations understand, much less have accomplished. Through my years in PR, I've led special issues' strategic response campaigns for Health & Safety, Employer issues and restructuring, Briberies, Interceptions but the IT area was difficult and hard to tackle in crisis-response (in terms of speed, readiness, and customer information).
More examples? The nutrition tracker MyFitnessPal announced that 150,000,000 accounts had been hacked. We have even read for solutions to help audiences protect from future hacks:
- Have I Been Pwned? will inform you if your account was compromised (they've catalogued over 4.9 billion hacked accounts.)
- 1Password is better than storing your passwords on a post-it note, and they have powerful integrations with every browser.
- Privacy.com is the Snapchat of credit cards, generating a new credit card for every transaction.
Crises will intensify
Within the last decade, we've witnessed approximately 200 corporate crises (big names): VW diesel emissions; Turing pharma (retail price of a ($1 cost) life-saving drug from $13.50 to $750 a pill); 14 FIFA officials indicted for wire fraud, racketeering, money laundering; numerous companies selling to sanction-areas or non-democratic regimes; others accused of bribery and oligopolies. Even Apple was accused of child labour, and Amazon on its policy forcing warehouse employees to work unpaid overtime. Of course, they were strong brands with goodwill 'safety nets'…
Now, picture this if you lead an organization: if social voices rise in Twitter and other platforms; if hate groups and hecklers preach even louder; if human rights and sustainability issues continue to be central in the public dialogue; if conspiracy theorists and journalistic activism become an established pattern; if fake news increase more, then the corporate world will be under serious impact, attacks and perception pressures, to say the least. Crisis impact can't be foreseen…
According to a Digital Citizens survey, a majority of Americans (51%) now say that Facebook, Google, and Twitter are not responsible companies "because they put making profits most of the time ahead of trying to do the right thing." And the number of Americans calling to regulate the platforms has increased to 50% in a month.
"For years Google, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms have been urged to take a greater responsibility for their actions, including the content that appears on their sites," said Tom Galvin, executive director of the Digital Citizens Alliance, in a news release. "They largely ignored those warnings because there was too much money at stake. Hopefully, as platforms now face a crisis in Trust they will, at last, take responsibility."
The importance of solid and practical crisis management governance model
A crisis management governance model dictates who within an organization makes up the crisis management team. Governance models define everything from the structure, roles, and responsibilities straight through to the internal escalation processes. There are three critical attributes of a strong crisis management governance structure:
- Align the crisis-response team with the structure of your organization
- Ensure each stakeholder group has a representative at the crisis-response team
- Make sure to distinct Responsible vs. Accountable
Companies and organizations aren't as much Trusted as it should. Every company, to build on Trust, needs an honest and on-going conversation with authorities, own customers, and all stakeholders before any crisis incident arises.
Companies are a fabric of society and we need them to be trusted, transparent, and proactive for the wider good. Don't you agree?
Tasos Pagakis is a Crisis communications expert within Telecoms, Energy, Pharma, Financial, and FMCG. Has participated in 8 company Merger & acquisitions. Worked for 42 'heavy-lift' crisis including death by accident, Telco radiation, Company restructuring, Petroleum pipeline, Bribery allegations, Security systems, Food contamination, Network outage, Factory-river pollution, Consumer rights etc. As of 2016, he facilitates Crisis Preparedness Workshops for Companies and Authorities.


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