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One of the biggest mistakes you can make with a small business website is just waiting for traffic to come to you. Why not, if you have a great product? Wrong. If you have a small business website you need to get your market's attention. That's not going to happen by simply offering a good product.
Your small business website has two different types of Google rankings. You have your search engine ranking and your page ranking. While they essentially work together to determine your website's worth, they have a different set of criteria that defines the rank.
Search Engine Ranking
Your search engine ranking is where you end up on a results page after a person conducts a keyword search through Google. Naturally, people are going to click higher up on Google to get what they want. So, it's important for you to put some effort into your website so you show up higher on Google.
Page Ranking
Every web page out there has a score between 0 and 10 (10 being the better score). This score represents how influential your web page is. According to Entrepreneur.com, Google updates page rankings four times every year. There are several things you can do to improve your individual page ranking as well.
If you don't know your ranking, simply search for your product on Google and see where you end up. You also have the option of finding a web page that shows page ranks – for you and your competitors. If you install Google's Toolbar, you will have the ability to see each site's page rank as you visit them.
Here are a few ways to improve your page ranking and your overall search engine rankings:
Build links
The more pages out there that link back to your site, the higher you will appear on a search engine, it's as simple as that. This means you should participate in conversation with others (or even your competitors), and provide a link back to your website. Social Media is another great place to leave links.
Use keywords throughout every webpage, but don't practice keyword stuffing. If you stuff your content with keywords, Google can actually punish your ranking. Try to use keywords as naturally as possible throughout your web content.
Picture this: You've finally set up a website for you small business, you've hired the best designer in town…and nothing's changed. If this sounds like you, you're pretty much stuck until you gain control over your content.
As a business owner with an online presence, having the authority and access to your web content is crucial to your website's success. If you want a professional site that successfully represents your company, brings more customers to your business, and increases your revenue stream, there are a few techniques you need to use.
Use a Content Management System
It's your website. Essentially, it's another branch of your business. Because it's not quite as straight forward as your brick-and-mortar location, you might not realize exactly how much work goes into making your website an effective location of commerce.
If you have a content management system, you can easily update content to keep up with the ever-changing consumer demand. You also have control over the keywords, meta-tags, and meta-descriptions that drive traffic from search engines to your site. This is important because keywords are always changing and your website needs to change with them.
Eliminate Clutter
Definitely avoid using industry-specific jargon. People are interested in buying your product to solve a specific problem. If you clutter up your content with too much information that is beyond the level of even the most basic customer, they can quickly be put off by it. In the simple words of Jen Udan from ChooseWhat.com:
"If they don't understand what you're selling, they won't buy."
Keep Your Website Simple
While flashing lights and fun graphics are always cool, they might actually render your site ineffective. People are looking for answers to their questions when they reach your website. If at anytime they feel confused, it doesn't take much for customers to leave your website and visit a competitor's.
Make sure everything on your website is clear. Your homepage should have basic information about your product and its benefits. In addition, every page should have a clear call to action. This call to action needs to be identified by you, the business owner. What do you want your browsers to do after reading your information, call you? Subscribe to you? Order from you? These questions need to be answered before writing any content because it should provide the framework in which you write any and all of your information.
If you have a small business website, you need to continuously update your content in order to keep customer attention and quite frankly – give them a reason to buy from you. If your content is starting to look at little stale, it could be time to revamp your website.
An article in Small Business Trends explains a few ways to amp up your content for 2011:
1. Highlight your strengths.
You've probably heard it a lot over the past year – marketing is storytelling. Each sentence on your site should be part of a larger effort to tell your brand's story and lure readers in. To capture people's attention, your content has to be telling a story that displays your product/company's strength and tying it back into how it will solve a problem they've expressed.
2. Know your competition's weaknesses.
Part of knowing where your product succeeds means also knowing where your competitor's product fails. Maybe you deliver superior customer service, maybe it's a price point issue, or maybe they're nowhere to be found on social media whereas you're dominating and ever-so-accessible. Whatever their specific weakness is, make sure you account for it when highlighting your strengths. Don't do this in a way that speaks badly about your competition, but in a way that highlights something that you do really well.
3. Tighten your calls to action.
One of the most important things you can do for your website is to use your analytics to find your high-traffic/low-conversion pages. You know that a large number of potential customers are landing on these pages, but for some reason, they're abandoning before they can convert. Why? Often it's due to too many distractions on the page, or maybe your calls to action aren't as compelling as they should be
4. Reassess keywords.
Two years ago you used keyword research to help you determine how users were searching for your products and which terms you needed to rank for. You then developed content based on those terms. But have you checked back in to see if you're still on the right path? By tidying up your keywords you ensure you're attracting the right people and optimizing your search traffic.
Do you have a business website? Are you frustrated that you have a fantastic business website with every bell and whistle you can think of and yet no one seems to notice it? Many small business owners feel the same way. Thankfully, there's something you can do to change that.
If you want your small business website to appear higher up on Google so that people will see it and have access to it when searching for your product, you need to have a selection of very deliberate keywords throughout your website. This will give you higher search engine rankings and ultimately – higher traffic.
Here are some guidelines to follow when choosing keywords to include in your website content.
1. Keep it relevant
Every keyword you choose should have relevance to the product or service you provide. The more relevant keywords you have, the higher search engines will rank your site.
2. Conduct research
When choosing keywords, you need to make sure that you are choosing keywords that people are actually searching for. Use Google AdWords to find out if the keywords you are using are actually in demand. This will ensure that you are selling to a market that needs your product.
3. Beware of your competition
When you are researching the possible keywords you should use, you will be able to see how competitive they are. Try specifying and refining your keywords, use phrases instead of just one word, to set yourself apart from your competition.
4. Keyword stuffing
Try to avoid stuffing your content with repetitive keywords. Also, it is important that you have enough keywords on your page to make it count. There is a particular balance that you need to pay attention to. If you have too many keywords, you will be labeled as a spammer. If you don't have enough, your page will not be considered relevant when people are searching for those keywords.
5. Quality content
Even if you select the best keywords, and insert them perfectly into your content, your efforts will continue to suffer unless you have quality content. Quality content means content that is relevant to your business, targeted towards your target market, and well written.
There are several different marketing strategies you can use. However, for the sake of your small business budget, there are 3 very important strategies that help with organic traffic gain as well as giving your pocket expenses a break.
Step 1: Optimize Your Website
You need a base where people can search for your product, find you, and remain interested enough to order from your website. You truly will not be able to succeed in today's market if you don't have a website as your platform for transactions. Your website should in essence, run itself. With quality content, enough information, and the encouragement of feedback and conversation, you have the ability to invite people to learn more about your product or service – and buy it. Your site should have:
- Strong and well researched keywords
- Quality content that actually answers questions
- The use of meta tags and descriptions
- E-commerce capability
Step 2: Build Your Customer Base
Once you have your (quality) website up and running, it's important to keep those customers coming back to you. One of the most basic marketing strategies you can employ is a subscribers list, or membership option. You can build a base of customers through an email list as one example, if your site has:
- A sign-up option
- A blog
- Newsletters and promotions to send to subscribers
Step 3: Maintenance
Once you have your quality website up and running, and a strong customer base with which you consistently interact, you need to be maintaining your website with fresh content. One great way to do this is to write blogs (daily!) and have them on your website and really anywhere else you can distribute them.
This helps with your exposure, search engine rankings, traffic, and credibility. The reason it helps with credibility is that it shows the initiative you have to answer customer questions and constantly provide fresh information. It shows that you are not all about the transaction, but more about the relationship you have with your customers.


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Joseph R. Falcon, III
Joe Falcon is an intellectual property, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registered patent attorney. As a member of the Intellectual Property Law Group and the Business Transactions Practice Group, he provides his clients with advice and opinions on a full range of patent and other IP issues with an understanding on the impact that intellectual property has on an organization.
Joe assists his clients with patent and IP matters including patentability, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, drafting patent and trademark applications and prosecuting them in the U.S. Patent Office and internationally, litigating patent, trademark and other IP cases, drafting and negotiating license, joint development, acquisition, merger and other IP focused agreements, patent portfolio management, and conducting IP due diligence in the full range of corporate transactions.
Mr. Falcon holds a B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, where he specialized in ceramics, polymers, metals, or electronic and photonic materials (EPM). He is practiced in the properties and processing of engineering materials, metallurgy, ceramic and polymer synthesis, material characterization, polymer rheology, principles of crystal chemistry applied to structures, crystallography, mold design, and polymer manufacturing.
Examples of Joe's work in the intellectual property arena include:
- Assisted an industry leader in enforcing trademark rights against foreign companies distributing into the United States.
- Conducted patent due diligence in several large scale acquisitions of international companies.
- Prepared legal opinions of product clearance to clear manufacturing parts for sale.
Prepared ex parte and inter parties reexamination of patent asserted in litigation.
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- "Managing Intellectual Property Rights: The Cost of Innovation," Duquesne Business Law Journal, Spring 2004, 6 Duq. Bus.L.Rev., No.2.
- "Outside the Box Innovations v. Travel Caddy: Can Minor Infractions be Inequitable Conduct?" Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education April 2013
- "Managing Intellectual Property Rights: The Cost of Innovation," Duquesne Business Law Journal, Spring 2004, 6 Duq. Bus.L.Rev., No.2.


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Name is Anthony. I live in South Carolina. I am the open minded, chill, try almost anything once type of guy. I live amongst a world where it is looked down upon to be different, and to have a mind of your own. But it is here where I want to embrace different, share my thoughts, share the things I love, and just to express myself. And just try to find my voice while traveling down the restless streams of careful chaos. Minds Scrambled
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What Today's Job Seekers Want
Despite the tough job market, they're still passionate and selective.
[See 5 Ways Employers Could Improve the Hiring Process.]
Is paternity leave becoming a more common work benefit?
Anecdotally, we think it's becoming more common ... as you see women taking greater roles in the workforce, an emphasis on paternity leave is more common as the load is being shared more equally.
Self-employment is an interesting area because when you have a situation where workers have more and more choice, the lines between what it means to be self-employed become more and more blurred. People start out remotely or more project-based ... more than a third of people said they'd consider starting their own company, and 28 percent said they would definitely [start their own company]. The other aspect is working on a contract or more project-based basis [60 percent of respondents said they would rather work from home doing contract jobs for various companies than work full-time in an office for one company.] They say they [want to] do this because they can do a job they like. Others say they want to work from home.
Sixty percent of survey respondents said they'd like to telecommute. How are companies responding to employees' desire to work from home?
We definitely see more and more emphasis on jobs that either have it as a component, or jobs that are essentially an opportunity to work remotely ... certainly we live in a more global economy overall and have more remote teams ... related to that march of technology, it is playing a significant role. The fact is that we live in a world where if you want to stay connected, you can by E-mail, gchat, and video conferencing opportunities that are available. All of these things allow us to stay connected in ways that are more convenient. The notion of having to be in the same place at the same time—while many recognize the benefits of that, on a day-to-day basis, people who work at home are more productive and have more satisfaction overall with their careers ... Workers can take on projects and they're judged on their work rather than sitting in an office and doing work. That speaks to a level of empowerment we're seeing.


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On the occasion when the telegram from Cumberland Gap reached Mr. Lincoln that "firing was heard in the direction of Knoxville," he remarked that he was "glad of it." Some person present, who had the perils of Burnside's position uppermost in his mind, could, not see why Mr. Lincoln should be glad of it, and so expressed himself. "Why, you see," responded the President, "it reminds me of Mistress Sallie Ward, a neighbour of mine, who had a very large family. Occasionally one of her numerous progeny would be heard crying in some out-of-the-way place, upon which Mrs. Ward would exclaim, 'There's one of my children that isn't dead yet!'"
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The Dallas Cowboys need cornerback help, and by grabbing DeAngelo Smith, they are taking a wise gamble on a guy who could become an impact player if he plays up to his potential. He is a very physical cornerback who enjoys pushing and shoving the receiver to get him off route, but he needs a lot of work on his footwork and technique. He was expected to go much higher in the draft when the 2008 season ended, but he struggled in the spring and fell down draft boards. Definitely a good risk-based pick—if he can go from being a better athlete than player, he could become a quality starting cornerback.Former NFL scout Russ Lande who now writes for the Sporting News.
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Robert A. Wolff, M.D.
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Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal (GI) Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Deputy Division Head, Clinical and Educational Affairs, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director, Educational Programs, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Distinguished University Chair of Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Phone: (713) 745-5476
Fax: (713) 794-1807
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Degree-Granting Education
|Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, MD
|Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, BA, Mathematical Economics
Postgraduate Training
|Fellowship Training Hematology/Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Durham, NC
|Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Durham, NC
|NIH-Summer Student Fellowship Biochemistry/Protein Purification, Department of Biochemistry Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, James Dias, Ph.D.
|Graduate Studies In vitro fertilization / Reproductive Physiology, Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Population Dynamics, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Barry Zirkin, Ph.D.
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|Medical Oncology
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|Wolff RA, Fuchs M, Di Bartolomeo M, Hossain AM, Stoffregen C, Nicol S, Heinemann V. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of maintenance enzastaurin with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin plus bevacizumab after first-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer 118(17):4132-8, 9/1/2012. e-Pub 12/27/2011. PMID: 22213153.
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|Vaklavas C, Tsimberidou AM, Wen S, Hong D, Wheler J, Ng CS, Naing A, Uehara C, Wolff RA, Kurzrock R. Phase 1 clinical trials in 83 patients with pancreatic cancer: the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience. Cancer 117(1):77-85, 1/2011. e-Pub 8/2010. PMID: 20737567.
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After a public hearing on a zoning request from property owner James A. Slattery for a nearly 20 acre parcel of land southeast of Woodward he intends to use for industrial purposes, the rezoning was approved.
The approval was first on a list of 13 items Monday morning, which Woodward County Commissioners tackled at their weekly meeting.
"We held the hearing and there were no objections," said District One Commissioner, Tommy Roedell. "So we approved it."
At present, the property is zoned A-1, which is deemed appropriate for general agricultural use. The new zoning will deem it I-2 for general industrial use.
The area has seen some industrialization recently and the owner wants to make it available for industrial use for possible buyers, said District Three Commissioner Vernie Matt.
Commissioners approved the county estimate of needs for June, which amounted to $96,812.78 per district.
The need and subsequent request for Northwestern Electrical Cooperative to cross State Highway 270 with an overhead electrical line north of Woodward was approved and a permit will be issued.
The commissioners also approved the destruction or disposal of some old broken equipment - a laptop and one desk top computer-which was assigned to the election board.
All equipment or inventory valued at more than $500 must be accounted for before disposal, according to Charolett Waggoner, Woodward County Clerk.
Two more items, old metal desks, were transferred to the Office of Juvenile Affairs in the Janitor's Department for their use.
In new or unforeseen business, a member of the public inquired about the status of the ongoing matter of clarification between the City of Woodward and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the ownership and use of land located in the Air Port Industrial Park, to include the Juvenile Detention Center there.
The issues are still actively being addressed between the City of Woodward and the Federal Aviation Administration, said Woodward City manager Alan Riffel.


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Women & the Economy project took place on the evening
of June 5, 2003 at the University of Winnipeg's Eckhardt-Grammatte
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of "Banging the Door Down" - the Women & Economy
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The Elementary Language Arts department is committed to equipping each teacher in Chesterfield County Public Schools with the most current research-based strategies, techniques, and resource materials that will enable him/her to provide each student with the very best instruction in oral language, reading, and writing.
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For centuries, the ancient Mayans made an annual pilgrimage from the seaport settlement of Pole on Yucatan to the nearby island of Cozumel. It was a somewhat dangerous cross channel journey in canoes, which were nothing more than hollowed out tree trunks.
Their goal was to worship the goddess of fertility, Ixchel, consult the goddess's oracle and bring a new era of balance to the natural world.
One of the most ancient traditions in Mayan culture, the pilgrimages came to a stop with the Spanish conquest and lay dormant for more than 500 years.
Six years ago, the custom was revived at Xcaret (pronounced esh-ka-ret), a 200-acre eco-park located about 37 miles south of Cancun close to where Pole once stood.
Among its many attractions, Xcaret is also the home of the Yuri Knorozov Center, named after the Russian linguist and ethnographer who's known for his pivotal role in deciphering the Mayan script.
Research into Mayan culture continues at the Center to this day, which helps verify the authenticity of events such as "the Sacred Mayan Journey."
In the late afternoon on the day before the pilgrimage, I entered Xcaret's Mayan Market and saw a modern day shaman holding a cup of burning copal incense as a blessing to those arriving.
With my bag of cocoa beans clutched in my hand as the currency I'd use in the outdoor market to purchase everything from leather goods and clay whistles shaped like animals to gourds and atole (a hot beverage made from corn), ominous-looking Mayan skeleton men, a.k.a. "lords of death," wordlessly milled through the crowd.
The cocoa tree had deep meaning for the Mayans, and the foamy chocolate made from its beans was considered "the food of the gods." Common folks like myself are able to purchase the traditional beverage for a mere pittance of a few cocoa beans at the marketplace.


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A broken boiler at Danville High School left things very cold in the gymnasium.
Because of those conditions, the Danville boys basketball game against the Urbana Tigers scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed.
"We still held a practice after school, but it wouldn't have been good for a game,'' Danville coach Ted Houpt said.
The game has been rescheduled for next Monday with the sophomore game starting at 6 p.m. and the varsity contest beginning around 7:30 p.m.
Next up for the Vikings (3-15 overall and 2-7 in the Big 12 Conference) will be Friday's road game in Normal against the Normal Community Ironmen.
Normal Community defeated Danville 55-43 on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Danville.
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JAMAICA — After losing the title game of the Vermilion County Tournament, the Salt Fork boys basketball team rebounded on Tuesday with a 70-44 win over Milford in Vermilion Valley Conference action.
Ross Learnard had 24 points for the Storm, who led 34-22 at halftime and 52-29 after the third quarter, while Alec Dutton had 21 points and Max Stutsman and Cole Taylor each had nine.
Josh Killion had 17 points for the Bearcats, while Alex Portwood had 13 and Jeff Cann added eight.
The Storm will travel to Hoopeston Area on Friday while Milford will take on Oakwood on Friday.
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FITHIAN — Kyle Elliott had 22 points as the Comets defeated the Trojans.
Parker Lee had 16 for Oakwood, who had a 27-20 lead at halftime, while Andrew Curley added eight.
Wade Rogers led Armstrong-Potomac with 20 points while Blake Davis had 11 and Dentler Loschen added 10.
The Trojans will play Chrisman on Friday.
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BISMARCK — The Blue Devils defeated the Cardinals in VVC action.
There was no other information given for the game.
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Bis-Henn 15
BISMARCK — Sarah Ellis had 12 points as the Cardinals got past the Blue Devils.
Avoree Switzer had six points for Chrisman while Abby Bush had four points and 16 rebounds.
Lexi Ballard and Ella Nelson each had four to lead Bismarck-Henning, who will play Milford on Thursday while the Cardinals will play Salt Fork
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ST. JOSEPH — Devin Cartwright (106) won by decision but the Cornjerkers lost to the Spartans.
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Posted: 8:22 am Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Pahokee's Anquan Boldin among NFL receivers to wear pink gloves
By Jason Lieser
Starting today, you're going to notice an influx of pink on your TV screen during NFL games.
As part of the league's initiative to support Breast Cancer Awareness month, several players, including Pahokee's Anquan Boldin, will use pink accessories. Boldin, Randy Moss, Kevin Walter and Kelley Washington are among the NFL receivers expected to wear pink gloves.
"For me, it's important because everyone out there has been affected in some way – a sibling, a relative, a friend," Boldin said in a statement released by his foundation. "Personally, I have had two relatives suffer from cancer. It's important to me."
You won't be able to spy those pink gloves today because Boldin's Arizona Cardinals are off, but he plans to debut them against Houston next week.
Per an NFL press release, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Larry Fitzgerald and Chad Ochocino are among players who will wear pink cleats, wristbands, sideline caps, helmet decals, captains' patches, sideline towels and quarterback towels.
The NFL will also use pink goal post padding, kicker balls with the pink ribbon decals, pink coins for the pre-game coin toss and they will distribute pink rally towels for the Sunday and Monday Night games this week.
Game-worn pink merchandise and K-balls will be autographed post-game and auctioned off at NFL Auction (www.NFLAuction.NFL.com), with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society and team charities. Special pink merchandise will be available at http://www.NFLShop.com and in stadium retail stores, with a portion of proceeds going to breast cancer charities.
Fans can visit http://www.NFL.com/pink to view the PSA and to learn more about breast cancer detection and prevention tips.
It will be interesting to see if the pink gloves trickle down to college and high school football as well.


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Mushrooms fit right into our farm's model: foods that are quick to grow, that we can provide year-round, and that are really healthy, beautiful, and yummy. The turnaround time to grow some mushrooms is a couple of weeks, if grown in a controlled environment. Often thought of as a vegetable and prepared like one, mushrooms are actually fungi, a special type of living organism that has no roots, leaves, flowers or seeds.
We are still new at growing mushrooms and produce just enough currently to offer at our farmers markets and to Market Mobile (a farm-to-restaurant local distribution program for RI, MA, and CT). As we gain knowledge, we will expand our line and our volume....stay tuned...
In 2010 we started growing shiitakes (Lentinus edodes), which have been a symbol of longevity and medicinal value in Asia for more than 6 thousand years. Shiitake mushrooms are incredibly nutritious as well as delicious. They enhance the flavor of most foods and are also tasty cooked by themselves. Click here for shiitake recipes, nutritional info, and homegrown mushroom log instructions.
In nature, shiitake mushrooms grow in the fall, at the base of oak trees, under the protective cover of leaves where humidity is high and temperatures are cool. At Farming Turtles, we grow shiitakes on man-made "logs" composed of red oak sawdust, millet grain, rye grain, wheat bran and gypsum.


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Would Kate Winslet win awards for her speeches?
British actress Kate Winslet keeps picking up awards for her 2008 film roles and admits she is struggling with her acceptance speeches.
On Sunday, she won best supporting actress from the Screen Actors Guild for her role as a German woman with a Nazi past in "The Reader," adding to her double win at the Golden Globes a few weeks ago.
"I'm a bit lost for words, I'm sorry," she said in her speech on Sunday. But she actually came off better than at the Globes, where she gushed her way through her speeches, especially after winning best actress for her role as a frustrated suburban wife in "Revolutionary Road."
Backstage on Sunday, she joked with reporters: "I don't have to make another speech do I? I am so bad at this..Clearly I am still learning." She said that winning comes as a shock and "just takes her breath away."
For the Oscars on Feb. 22, Winslet will by vying for best actress for her "The Reader" role, in which she has an affair with a teenage boy and bares herself in several intimate scenes. But her breath will really be taken away if she wins the Academy Award over multi-award winning actress Meryl Streep, who took best actress from the Screen Actors Guild for her role as a vindictive nun in "Doubt."
Winslet has never won an Oscar despite many nominations. So can she win the Oscar and make a decent speech?
yes she can!!! she has made decent films so of course! Go Kate!


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Joshua J. Mark
published on 13 November 2012
India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name `Bharata' is used as a designation for the country in their constitution referencing the ancient mythological emperor, Bharata, whose story is told, in part, in the Indian epic Mahabharata. According to the writings known as the Puranas (religious/historical texts written... [continue reading]
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A Short History of the Buddhist Schools
Cristian Violatti
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Introduction Like any other religious tradition, Buddhism has undergone a number of different transformations that have led to the emergence of many different Buddhist schools. Analyzing the major Buddhist traditions, we find a great number of topics ranging from moral concerns (which seems to have been originally the number one concern of the Buddha... [continue reading]
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The first text in Greek devoted entirely to India was written by Ctesias in the fourth century BC. Only fragments of it survive. Yet he was probably the most widely quoted author on India, although Aristotle treated him with contempt. However, soon after Aristotle drew upon Ctesias' writings, as did Plato, Xenophon and Plutarch. From all these account... [continue reading]
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The Daily Star
---- — An art exhibit opening Saturday in Sidney Center will highlight diverse works created close to home.
Maywood Arts will host a reception at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Schoolhouse Gallery to celebrate the opening of two solo shows and one group show highlighting the work of six local artists.
In Gallery Two will be the paintings and sculpture of David Byrd. Born in 1926, Byrd has been painting since childhood and worked odd jobs as a young man so that he could continue his art.
As a merchant marine, Byrd painted ship scenes in his spare time. After his service, Byrd studied at the Art Career School in New York City and was later accepted to study with French cubist artist Amedee Ozenfant at The Ozenfant School of Fine Arts in Chelsea.
He was later employed at the VA hospital at Montrose, which inspired many of his paintings, he said. Byrd began working in wood when he moved to Sidney Center 25 years ago. He also creates assemblages of found material from vacant houses.
According to the media release, Saturday's opening will be Byrd's first exhibition, despite having created hundreds of paintings and other works of art.
"It's a matter of religion to paint," Byrd said in the release; "to keep on painting is the main thing."
"Across the Stretch of Seasons," the artwork and poetry of Alicia Leonard Pagano, will be featured in Gallery One. According to a media release, Pagano was born in Sidney, grew up in Unadilla and returned to the area after a career in higher education and as national director of programs for Girl Scouts of the USA. She has published and presented her poetry and paintings across the country and abroad.
Pagano's poetry focuses on "daily life and feelings of family, home, and nature, as well as adventures of travel to places far from home," according to the release. Her most recent book of poetry titled, "A Leaf Falls," is a remembrance of her mother, Norma Collins, on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
The exhibit will feature Pagano's landscape watercolors, as well as the work of Pagano's mother, who was brought up in the town of Butternuts and lived her adult life in Unadilla and Sidney. Pagano will give a reading of her poetry at 7 p.m. Saturday, and copies of her work, "A Leaf Falls," will be sold to benefit the Schoolhouse.
Also on display will be the group show, "Hometown Art, a Group Exhibition." This exhibit showcases the work of four area artists: Lillie Anderson, Judy Cordes, Peg Halpin and Martha Weaver Phillips.
"I am impressed with the diversity of talent demonstrated by these artists," Maywood Arts member JEssica Farrell said in the release. "They bring decades of experience to life through their artwork. We are thrilled to have an opportunity to share their work with the community."
The Schoolhouse is at 10770 County Highway 23 in Sidney Center. For more information visit www.maywoodarts.org or call 369-4916.


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First established in the far eastern enclave of Changi Village, the proprietors of Chef Icon heeded the calls of their regulars to centralize their operations and moved closer to the CBD.
I'm extremely glad they did.
Now nestled in a quaint conservation shophouse along Kampong Bahru, Chef Icon's 3 iconic repertoires include the Chocolate Travona Cakes, Hokkaido Swiss Rolls and New York Cheesecakes which are baked with only all natural ingredients.
My impartiality to all chocolaty things irks my otherwise docile, chocoholic-obsessed partner but all it took was a slice of the Chocolate Travona to cajole me into submission. A 6 hours labor of love, each cake; a buoyant mount of dark, velvety smooth indulgent is the end product of a fusion of high- quality cocoa beans.
I admit that my juvenile palate deterred me from distinguishing the various blends but I trust its innate ability to differentiate a gonna-be from has-beens - detecting a hint of bitter aftertaste; a quintessential hallmark of all fine chocolate cakes.Each bite of brutally decadent, rich morsel belies a moist, yet delicate core without being overtly cloying. 4.25/5
Do not let the pale demeanor of the Blueberry Hokkaido Swiss Roll lull you into insouciance.Encased within the spongy, moist roll packs a luscious spread of cream infused with fresh blueberries. With a subtle texture akin to ice cream, the filling was impeccably well- balanced with just an intricate measure of blueberry jus to cut the tangy tartness. 4/5
Cream Cheese and Raisin wholewheat soft bun $1.50
My assumption towards all wholemeal labelled foodstuff, especially breads, run somewhere along the lines of insipid, unpalatable blandness. The moment my taste buds detect the faintest hint of wholemeal grains, my jejune alarm sets off. Soft, fluffy with an ethereally light airy centre, dollops of mascarpone-like cream cheese and juicy American raisins fill the pockets of the Cheese and Raisins Hokkaido Snow Bun - debunking my misconception of this beneficial grain. It really is good to know that wholemeal breads can taste this good! 4/5
Black Pepper Mushroom Sandwich $5.50
Responding to feedback by an ardent following to cater to the hungry office crowd, sandwiches were recently introduced. The Black Pepper Mushroom Sandwich was a clear shoo-in after having my consciousness raised by the concept of healthy eating.
A favorite childhood memory one mine was going to a certain hotel, whose namesake today is more widely synonymous with its highly controversial heiress, for arguably the best cheesecakes in town. These asserted feelings of nostalgic pride was humbly overshadowed when I was offered a slice of Chef Icon's New York Strawberry Cheesecake. Fresh strawberries are blended into a tender smooth creamy confection accented with the perfect savory sweet complement. 4.5/5
The bakery's signature shines through with its natural, high quality ingredients, resulting in a perfect balance of flavors - a phenomenally light, custardy moist cheesecake with plenty of body, yet just the right amount of richness. Dietitians who are fond of reciting the age-old adage "All foods can fit into a healthy diet," you have found a new ally, for this nature bakery seems to encompass the best health mantra today.
NB: Items are produced in a limited quantity each day and reservation for these items are highly recommended.
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These are the softest whole wheat breads that I have come across. The cakes might seem a little more expensive, but they use all natural and quality ingredients here which I think is great for those who are more health conscious. This unassuming quaint little shop along Kampung Bahru can easily be missed. They have a cosy little basement inside with a few chairs where you can enjoy a quiet afternoon cup of coffee or tea with your cakes!
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Red-hot Parent
Alex Parent scored seven goals, giving him 15 for the year, as Central Catholic overwhelmed Medford 15-5 in boys lacrosse
Fast start
The Phillips Academy boys lacrosse team scored the game's first eight goals in a 10-5 defeat of New Hampton. Andover's Austin Gaiss had a pair of goals for the Big Blue.
Stingy Hornets
North Reading's boys lacrosse team allowed only two goals in the last three quarters in a 13-5 victory over Swampscott. Nick Day had three goals and three assists and Nate Seed added three goals and two assists to lead the Hornets (3-0) on offense.
Raider romp
The Central Catholic baseball team did it all in an easy 12-0 romp over Sandwich. Liam Doherty went five two-hit innings for the win while Cam Devanney had two hits and three RBIS and Brady Abraham had two hits and two RBIs. Anthony Licari chipped in with three hits and scored a run.


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Support for former hospital development (From Harwich and Manningtree Standard)
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Support for former hospital development
9:00am Sunday 12th January 2014 in News
SUPPORT has been given to a new care home and learning disability unit on the site of a former hospital.
Harwich Town Council's planning meeting has welcomed the plans for a 48-bedroom assisted care home and seperate 12-unit centre for adults with learning disabilities.
Councillor Jo Henderson, said: "It is going to create some jobs and tidy up the site."
The former hospital ground, in Main Road, Dovercourt, has been derelict since the disused hospital was demolished in 2006.
It was replaced by the town's Fryatt Hospital.
Tendring Council has final say on the plans.
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Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (Deloitte FAS) said it elected David Williams as chief executive officer and Kerry Francis as chairman for the U.S. portion of the unit. Williams, 46, replaces Frank Piantidosi who has been CEO since 2003. Piantidosi is moving into the role of chief executive of Deloitte North America Financial Advisory. Francis, 47, will continue to hold her standing title as leader of the group's national Corporate Investigations practice.
Consulting firm BearingPoint said it hired Michael Kirby, former deputy undersecretary of the Army, to bolster its public services business transformation expertise. Kirby was responsible for implementing the Army's business transformation initiatives while serving at Army headquarters, the company said.
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MFC Global Investment Management said it has named Jeffrey Santerre as head of product management in the United States. Santerre is responsible for developing and implementing investment strategies in the United States, the company said.
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The unit of Deloitte LLP said it is expanding its real estate consulting practice with the addition of Constantine Korologos, who will be based in New York. He is also a managing director for Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC.


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Juvenile escapees captured
Published March 27, 2009
Jamar Siler, who is accused of fatally shooting a fellow Central High School student, and Brian Dearmond, who is charged with aggravated robbery in Knoxville, were caught an hour after they were reported to have escaped from the Richard L. Bean Service Center.
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Hello! It's Melbourne Cup long weekend time – whomp whomp! Alastair is still away, and while the husband is away, the wife… eats out a lot. Too much.
La Petanque
How did people decide on places to eat and activities to do before the internet? When I started planning our Mornington Peninsula weekend a couple of days before heading down there, I looked at blogs, websites, checked out menus, and I even made restaurant bookings online. One place I booked was La Petanque, located in [...]
This week in brief
Happy Sunday! It's a lovely day today, but I'd rather be on a plane to Barcelona, like Alastair is right now. Yes, he has gone to Barcelona WITHOUT ME. The outrage! Anyway, let's be positive, it's sunny today and… fuck it, I'd rather be going to Barcelona! Boohoohoo.
Disclosure: My visit was courtesy of Brunetti and Food Pampering Brunetti is a total Melbourne institution. The first shop opened in Carlton in 1985 (though the current family took over in 1991) and it is now a mini empire, having expanded to several more locations in Melbourne, as well as Singapore and Dubai. The Carlton [...]
This week in brief
Our cats are so spoilt – I wish I had their life. Food, sun, naps, and belly rubs. What could be better? No belly rubs or naps for me, but I still had a pretty good week.
A weekend away: Mornington Peninsula
I'm an awesome trip planner. And I'm really good at choosing places to eat. Hah – modest much? During our weekend away in the Mornington Peninsula, Alastair heard these two statements a lot. Perhaps I blew my own trumpet once too often when my normally patient husband replied, "Yes, and you have no trouble talking [...]
This week in brief
Hello lovely people. Alastair and I spent a lovely weekend down in the Mornington Peninsula. We did heaps, but it was very chilled out and relaxing.
Lemon and coconut friands
I'm trying to get rid of my bad freezer habits. In the past, the poor freezer has been a dumping ground for bits and bobs – leftovers, citrus rinds, unidentifiable meat, and other random items. But with some discipline, I'm slowly getting it under control. All new things that enter the freezer are now labelled [...]
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Happy October and day light savings! Woop woop. Hopefully this means summer is right around the corner.


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18 Smart Solutions for Around the House
From sweet treats to clever storage ideas, these simple projects from our favorite bloggers are sure to make your life better.
By Kathleen Corlett
Cocoa (and Coffee) Toppers
"These frozen whipped cream dollops were a big hit last winter. I even put them in my coffee!"
Alison Bickel of This Homemade Life
The recipe: With mixer on medium speed, beat 2 c. heavy cream into soft peaks. Add 2 Tbsp. confectioners' sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and beat until stiff peaks form. Transfer to piping bag with star tip. Squeeze dollops onto parchment-lined cookie sheet, then freeze for three hours. You can keep in freezer for up to a month in an airtight container.


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More than 80 years ago, Norwood residents realized the town needed a feature that would set their home apart from other New England locales.
The answer: a 50-bell memorial carillon, dedicated Nov. 11, 1928 at Town Hall — 10 years after the conclusion of World War I. A gift from Walter F. Tilton, a Boston banker, more than 10,000 people packed the town's common for its inaugural ringing.
Those who take a stroll though downtown Norwood today still hear the bells sounding, years later.
Residents had the opportunity to walk the stairs up to the bell tower Thursday evening and get a peek at how the large instrument plays.
Norwood's carillon is operated by a human and not a computer, unlike some, said Lee Leach, a Norwood resident and town carillonneur.
"It does do a lot of good for people to hear the bells in a town like Norwood," he said. "Occasionally, when there are weddings or funerals across the street, they'll ask me to play and I'm more than happy to do that."
In the 1980s, the bells got into a state of some disrepair, but renovations were done to have the bells in their close-to-original form.
This summer begins the town's 26th annual Carillon Concerts on the Common. From 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. each Monday, people can find a seat on the common and listen to the bells — rain or shine. Tours of the bell tower are scheduled after most concerts.
For more information about the concert series and its schedule, visit the town's website.


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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Many football programs in the Southeastern Conference win so often it's easy to take bowl eligibility for granted.
Vanderbilt and Mississippi are not among them.
The Commodores (5-4, 2-3 SEC) travel to face the Rebels (5-4, 2-3) on Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. One team will leave bowl eligible and know the postseason is almost certainly in its future.
Vanderbilt is trying to become bowl eligible in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. Ole Miss hasn't been to the postseason since 2009.
The game appears most crucial for Ole Miss. If the Rebels don't beat Vanderbilt, they'll have to try for their sixth victory against either LSU or Mississippi State, two teams that are currently in the national rankings.


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Really cool shadows of the one on the left especially- you can paint anything and these are really good. Like the quote…agree with it too! Gotta do what you gotta do!
Wonderful quote and painting! Kelley is right, you can probably paint anything very well!
I LIKE that quote! And you and I were both thinking of strength with our posts of this day. Men's shoes are cool. I think you can paint just about anything well!
That quote sure got me thinking! So glad that you're thinking about those men!


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By Dennis Read
Former IC quarterback Tim Connolly '83 is now passionate about NASCAR
During his time at Ithaca College, Tim Connolly 83 made his name as a record-setting passer before his football career was cut short by knee injuries. More than 15 years later, Connolly is still passingbut now its at more than 150 miles per hour.
The former Bombers quarterback is now an all-star in another sport: auto racing. Connolly, 37, is one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour, NASCARs oldest touring series. The tour consists of 23 races throughout the Northeast and has been a training ground for drivers like Geoff Bodine and Jimmy Spencer, stars of NASCARs prestigious Winston Cup.
Last season Connolly won four races and finished second in the overall points standings. In his 10 years on the tour, Connolly has won seven races and almost $300,000 in purse money. Not bad for a guy who didnt start racing cars until his mid-20s.
He came to the sport almost by chance, taking in the Daytona 500 while on vacation in Florida. "I was hooked," Connolly says. "The sights and the sounds and the whole experience really impressed me."
He bought a street car, slightly modified for racing, and headed for Shangri-La Speedway in Owego, now known as Tioga Speedway. "I was so naive that I thought I would just get a car and go beat everyone," he says. "I found out this sport is more complex than any football program I had been involved in. I left the track that first night with my tail between my legs."
But Connolly had an intense desire to succeed and a secret weapon: the father of one of his friends. Lew Parks has turned wrenches for some of the best teams in racing, including Indy 500 winners. He took his sons friend under his wing as Connolly set out to be a racer.


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The Pain of Being…Irish
…Nothing relieves Irish despair. The Irishman's complaint lies not with his circumstances, which might be rendered brilliant by labour or luck, but with the injustice of existence itself. Death! How could a benevolent Deity gift us with life, only to set such a cruel term upon it? Irish despair knows no remedy. Money doesn't help. Love fades; fame is fleeting. The only cures are booze and sentiment. That's why the Irish are such noble drunks and glorious poets. No one sings like the Irish or mourns like them. Why? Because they're angels imprisoned in vessels of flesh." – Zachary Stein, More >
30 Day Challenge #2: Write In a Journal Every Day
Yes it's Time For Another Challenge!
"After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter."- Jean Cocteau
I have been thinking about what to do for this second challenge ever since I launched the first one, (which is still going on by the way, check it out), and I've considered a lot of different options. I was going around and around trying to come up with something that I could challenge myself, and you guys, to do, rather than something else to abstain from. I already have the next couple of challenges in mind, but before we get too far down this path, I More >
It's Been One Week!
The inertia hardest to overcome is that of perfectly good seconds." ~Martin H. Fischer
I must apologize dear readers; I've been neglecting you. It's good for me to screw up like that from time to time though, because it reminds me how much time I'm still wasting. Despite the fact that I'm usually quite aware of wasted time, it still gets away from me sometimes. So here we are, one week later, back on track.So What Has Kept Me So Busy?
Well as you may have noticed, I've been talking about the subject of financial independence a bit more often. One of the primary goals I have for More >
Defeating the Six Specters of Life: Part 8- Wrapping Up the Series
Did you Defeat all Six Specters of Life?
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear… And when it is gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear is gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."- Frank Herbert
I know that I haven't defeated any of the Specters permanently, but I do think that I've scared a few of them off for a while. At the very least, I've become more familiar with them, and we tend to be less afraid of what we understand. I think that the most important thing I've More >
Get Back to Basics- Clean Your Room!
Pay Attention, Don't Let Life Live you
In times of life crisis, whether wild fires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics… am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise everyday."- Edward Albert
We all let life get away from us at times, and we end up neglecting certain responsibilities or interests. I can usually tell when I've started to let my attention slip and I start to lose control of the things that I should be exercising control over. One of the surest signs for me that I've stopped practicing the basics of my More >
10 Dumb Things People Spend Money On
Potholes on the Road to Financial Independence
Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him, not to sap his strength in folly and vice, and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him." -Anna Julia Cooper
I used to trade away my time for money without giving it a whole lot of thought, but luckily I have been on a steady path to fixing that problem for quite a while now. The following expenditures are just a few of the things that I think a person who values their money as representations More >
Defeating the Six Specters of Life: Part 7- The Fear of Criticism
The Fear of Criticism
According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value."- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Every time I sit down to write a new blog post I have this particular Specter lingering over my shoulder. I keep thinking that eventually I will get used to writing and I will not feel any anxiety before I hit "publish," but that is just not the case. The Fear of Criticism is with us all day; whenever we decide to do More >
New Category! 30 Day Challenge #1: Stop Drinking Soft-Drinks
No Thank you Mayor Bloomberg, I can Make my Own Decisions
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."- Mark Twain
I'm sure that most of you have heard about the ban on sugary beverages that are over 16 oz. in New York City. Despite whether or not it will help people lose weight, I don't generally agree with what I consider unnecessary regulation. If a company wants to sell a product, and a person wants to buy it, I don't see why any outside party should have a say on the subject. Unfortunately though, it seems More >
Early Retirement: "If You Fail to Plan, then You Plan to Fail"
Let's Talk Cash
""By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."- Benjamin Franklin
Although I haven't focused a whole lot on money to this point, I do see personal finance as one of this blog's cornerstones. I think that money plays such an important role in our lives, that it is not enough to simply say, "you should save," but rather, we need to adjust our entire life philosophy before we can really tackle some of the challenges people face when it comes to money. Hence why I've spent so much time harping on Stoicism and other seemingly unrelated topics. Now that much of the More >
Defeating the Six Specters of Life: Part 6- The Fear of Old Age
Who's Afraid of the Inevitable?
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success." -Louisa May Alcott
Well, almost inevitable, there is no guarantee you'll make it to old age, but the odds are generally in your favor. And by the way, wouldn't you rather see old age, than not? Think about that. I look at old age as merely the end of the ride, right before it quits and the operator says, More >


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This weekend I was at a bar mitzvah and I recognized one of the DJ's dancers. She had been at a nail salon with me a few days earlier. At the salon, she was dressed in a business suit and very professional. Turns out she is a lawyer and works for a judge as her assistant. This struck me as such an interesting split in this woman's life; serious and professional lawyer during the week, sexy dancer on the weekends. My friend, Rob, insisted I should blog about this. It made me laugh at first but then I realized that people having completing opposing lifestyles happens more than you think.
You see extreme versions of these opposing lifestyles on TV shows and the news all the time. There is the pot dealing housewife on "Weeds", the recent story of a mother who ran a brothel out of an apartment in the city or the married porn stars who have normal family lives. How often do we meet people in our own lives that have a separate life than the one we know? How much do we know about our friends and neighbors?
When I was single before I went back to graduate school, I worked as a legal assistant in a big NYC law firm. An attorney who worked on my floor asked me on a date and I agreed to go out with him. He was a nice guy, decent looking, dressed well and had a good job. He was a bit older than me, I was 22 years old at the time and he was 30. All seemed good until he came to my apartment for the date.
The well dressed, straight laced lawyer was dressed in a full length patchwork, fringed leather Bon Jovi era coat, ripped jeans and t-shirt with spiked hair. He may or may not have had guyliner on. I was floored and a bit embarrassed to walk around town with him. It turns out this lawyer by day was a rocker by night. He aspired to be in a band and seemed to be trying to live the lifestyle on his free time. But it didn't seem authentic, almost like he was in a costume. As young as I was I knew that at 30 years old, this guy was a bit off. Now don't get me wrong I think being in a band is great at any age, I have a few friends who are in bands now and I think it is awesome but this guy was on a different plane altogether. His aspiring band life and his day time lawyer life seemed to be at odds with each other.
I think we often see people in their positions in life; mother, teacher, doctor, lawyer, dancer, etc. People at the bar mitzvah likely saw this woman as just a party dancer but I knew she was also a lawyer. Did it make me view her at the party a little differently? I have to say it did. I wonder if the lawyer by day, rocker by night had not revealed the other side of his personality on the first date if I would have dated him longer and come to understand that side of him better. Would I have still seen him as being "off" or would I have looked at it from a different perspective?
The nail salon lawyer/ DJ dancer is probably doing the job to pay off law school loans and get a chance to let loose from her staid daytime professional life. Good for her. Who's to say we have to be one thing or the other. But what happens when these opposing lifestyles aren't so cohesive? The lawyer by day, rocker by night ended up losing his job and from what I heard cracked up. So how does someone with such opposing lifestyles strike a healthy balance? I suppose the answer would lie within the person and how secure they are with themselves.
If you are single or know someone who is, check out my website www.friend2friendnetwork.com. It is a great way to meet someone and who knows maybe there is a lawyer/dancer looking to meet someone nice to date. Contact me at email@example.com or follow me on Twitter @F2FN.