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Toys For 4 Year Olds
If you're looking for toys for 4 year olds, you'll find a array of special gifts at Oompa.com. Four-year-olds love toys that let them express their creativity. Arts and crafts supplies such as easels with paper rolls and beginner arts and crafts sets engage four-year-olds and hone fine motor skills that lay the foundation for writing. Wooden toys such as train sets, play food, kitchen sets, and toy musical instruments are also terrific gifts that will inspire you preschooler. Whether you're looking for a special gift for that little four-year-old birthday or stocking up on everyday playthings, you are sure to find a vast array of top quality choices at Oompa.com.
Bright Wooden Letters Name Train
What better way to put a smile on your child's face than with our unique, personalized Bright Wooden Letters Name Train handcrafted by Maple Landmark? This wonderful gift will be treasured for years. You may even want to buy buy the whole alphabet for tons of learning fun! Handcrafted in Vermont from New England Rock Maple, these beautiful woode...More Details →
Cordoba Blocks
Give your child the gift of creativity with this colorful and unique set of building blocks. Made of beech wood and coated with natural, solvent-free lacquers that are safe for curious hands and teething mouths, this quirky play set is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Your child will enjoy exploring the rattle, bell, mirror, and reflective...More Details →
Classic Alphabet Blocks
Stimulate learning and promote creative play at the same time with our original set of Classic Alphabet Blocks, created by William Bultman over 25 years ago. Featuring an animal picture, a number or math symbol, and 4 letters, each unique block is hand crafted, embossed and polished to silky smooth perfection. Crafted from renewable basswood gr...More Details →
Oval Xylophone
Teach your little one about sounds and music with this multicolored xylophone from Plan Toys, the educational toy company. With its child-sized mallet and bright, candy-inspired colors, the Oval Xylophone will immediately appeal to toddlers and young children. As they pound the bars, they'll learn about musical notes, harmony, and rhythm, while ...More Details →
Magical Sound Flute
Let your child explore the world of music with our Magical Sound Flute! The wooden instrument features a moveable stick that changes the sound of the flute. This instrument was made in Germany by Haba. Recommended For Toddlers 2 Years And Older Loudness suitable even for the smallest ones Measures 5.75 x 1.5 inches Made of beech wood coated wit...More Details →
Pastel Wooden Letters Name Train
What better way to put a smile on your child's face than with our unique, personalized Pastel Wooden Letters Name Train by Maple Landmark? This wonderful gift will be treasured for years. You may even want to buy buy the whole alphabet for tons of learning fun! Handcrafted in Vermont from New England Rock Maple, these beautiful wooden letter tra...More Details →
Solid Drum
With its timpani-like shape and cheerful geometric patterns, the Solid Drum is a perfect introduction to the world of music. With tuned areas on the drum surface that make different sounds, the drum provides an introduction to percussion music and rhythm for young children, giving them a vehicle to improve their spatial sense and fine motor cont...More Details →
Six beautiful wooden macaroons packaged in a beautiful box are a great addition to any play kitchen. We love the fun colors and high-quality of this play food. This set makes for a great gift for any little chef! This sweet set was designed in Paris by Djeco. Recommended For Kids 4 Years And Older Includes 6 Pretend Cookies And Box Macaroon...More Details →
Garden Vegetables
Make any meal more healthy with some veggies! Our Hape Garden Vegetables come in two or four pieces attached together via Velcro. Use the play wooden knife to slice veggies up. This set includes a pepper, carrot, corn, onion, tomato, and green onion as well as a play knife. Wood for this toy comes from an FSC-managed forest accented with water-b...More Details →
Upper and Lower Case Blocks
Introduce the complete alphabet to your child at an early age with these hard to find upper and lower case alphabet blocks. Toddlers and preschoolers will love to stack, count, and build while learning their letters with this terrific starter set. The 14 block set is finely crafted of super durable kiln dried Michigan basswood, making these bloc...More Details →
Our Clicker-Clacker is a great way for little ones to get interested in sound, beats, and patterns. Little musicians can easily grasp the ring or rod and shake away! Green wooden pieces at the end make a gentle clacking sound. This toy is made of sustainable wood in Germany by our friends at Haba. Recommended For Toddlers 2 Years And Older Loud...More Details →
Tea Set
Tea is the perfect occasion for spending time with friends (real or stuffed!) We love our wooden Tea Set by Hape as it comes complete with tea cups, saucers, sugar dish, creamer, tea pot, and of course tea bags. We're certain your littlest will engage in hours of imaginative play with our Tea Set. Recommended For Children 3 Years And Older ...More Details →
Foster your child's appreciation of sound and music with the eclectic Clatter, a toy made to delight all of the senses. With its rainbow of vibrant colors and comfortable, child-sized handles, the Clatter would be a wonderful toy even without its sound - but the click-clack of this percussive instrument is both fun and distinctive. Your little o...More Details →
Wild Animal Train Set
You little one will go bananas over our Wild Animal Train Set by Maple Landmark! This wooden train set was handcrafted in the USA and made of locally sourced, sustainably harvested maple wood and coated with non-toxic dyes and finishes. This nine-piece accessory set is compatible with our Letter Name Trains and Ultimate Town Train Set as well as...More Details →
Rattling Shaker
Listen as wooden pellets bounce off the acrylic glass of our Rattling Shaker. Toddlers can easily grab hold of the ring or the rod and shake it up to make some noise! Don't worry parents, this toy isn't too lound! This insturment was designed by Haba and made in Germany. Recommended For Toddlers 2 Years And Older Loudness suitable even for the...More Details →
Happy Hour Clock
Time for fun with our Happy Hour Clock by Hape! Fill in the missing numbers (1 through 12) to complete the clock's face. Learn to tell time with movable arrows to practice hours and minutes. Proud winner of the 2011 Parents' Choice Recommended Award. Recommended For Children Ages 3 Years And Older Winner of the 2011 Parents' Choice Recommend...More Details →
Local Train
Part of Plan Toy's intricate Plan City line of toys, this bright red city train will be perfect for transporting commuters around the busy cityscape as fast as can be. Each car of the train is connected to another magnetically, to make for easy attachment and detachment, as your train needs vary. Plan Toys is an incredible company with a dedicat...More Details →
Birthday Party Set
The French certainly know how to celebrate a birthday! This beautiful wooden Birthday Party Set comes complete with a layered chocolate cake that is divided into six yummy pieces. Magnetic candles can easily be placed on the cake and tailored to the age of the birthday boy or girl! The cake is "served" with the cake cutter, two plates, two tea s...More Details →
Orchard Game
It's fall, and fruit hangs ripe on the trees: lush cherries, apples, pears, and plums are ready to be harvested! But the sneaky raven is trying to creep into the orchards and steal it all. In this cooperative board game, players team up to harvest all of the fruit from the orchard trees before the raven can snatch it away. Orchard has been chose...More Details →
Natural Wooden Letters Name Train
What better way to put a smile on your child's face than with our unique, personalized Pastel Wooden Letters Name Train? This wonderful gift will be treasured for years. You may even want to buy buy the whole alphabet for tons of learning fun! Handcrafted in Vermont from New England Rock Maple, these beautiful wooden letter train cars are coated...More Details →
Classic Alphabet Blocks with Canvas Bag
Make playtime fun and cleanup a snap with our original set of classic alphabet blocks, now in a convenient and practical canvas bag. Each colorful, hand crafted block features an animal illustration, a number, and four letters to make 4 complete alphabet sets. Embossing on two sides adds dimensionality and texture to each unique block. Our commi...More Details →
Half Dozen Eggs
Inspire your child's culinary creativity by surprising her with a set of Half Dozen Eggs. The six wooden eggs add versatility to her play kitchen activities -- she can imagine cracking them open as she bakes a cake, makes breakfast for her doll friends, or she can hide them for an egg hunt. Math skills will be improved as she counts each egg or ...More Details →
All Season Furnished Dollhouse
Our All Season Furnished Dollhouse by Hape comes with everything your child needs to fill their new house! Four matching room sets including bedroom, media room, kitchen, and bathroom complete this lovely dollhouse. The solar-paneled roof can be removed and flipped over for either a summer or winter theme. With six rooms, moveable stairs, and 30...More Details →
Twist-and-Turn Blocks
This unique set of eight Twist-and-Turn Blocks by Hape screw-together so towers won't come crashing down. Colorful shapes accented with subtle patterns encourage imagination as toddler improves fine motor skills by screwing the pieces together. This set can be easily incorporated into other block sets for added fun. Wood for this toy comes from ...More Details →
Elements Of Nature Nesting Blocks: Air (Rainbow)
Representing the element of Air, our Waldorf-inspired Rainbow Tunnel has been beautifully hand carved from a single piece of wood. Lovingly made in Europe by our friends at Grimm's Spiel und Holz, this stunning set can be used not only as puzzle and stacking set, but also to create countless scenes in open-ended play. With a little imagina...More Details →
Labyrinth Junior Balance Board
Challenging yet fun, our Labyrinth Junior Balance Board is perfect for little ones not quite ready for our original Labyrinth Balance Board. With a smaller footprint, fewer rings, and larger marbles, this pint-sized version allows children from 3 to 5 years old to maneuver several marbles through the grooved maze. Start by moving one marble from...More Details →
Veggies With Shopping Net
Encourage healthy eating and culinary creativity by adding the Shopping Net with Vegetables to your child's play food set. Collection includes two carrots, one radish, two tomatoes, two mushrooms, and two peppers. The cloth net has two handles for easy carrying to and from the play grocery store. An opening at the top of the net makes it easy to...More Details →
Sevilla Blocks
This colorful play set is sure to charm and entertain with its combination of windows, towers, baubles, and other building components. The Sevilla blocks set includes a rattle, bell, mirror, magnifying glass, peephole, and prism embedded in various blocks, as well as a variety of arches, towers, columns, and more! Your child will learn spatial t...More Details →
Happy Family - Caucasian Doll Family
Our Happy Family by Hape features six dollhouse dolls including a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother and sister! These figures are made of wood with thick wire arms and legs that make them posable. Each is dressed in adorable cotton clothing that is removable. Designed for our All Season Dollhouse, this doll set also works well wi...More Details →
Japanese Character Blocks
Get your little builder on track to becoming a sensei of the Japanese language with our incredible Japanese Alphabet Blocks. Made in the USA of Michigan basswood, each block features Japanese characters, numbers, or animals. One side of each block also contains a portion of a map of Japan - can your little one complete this puzzle? These high qu...More Details →
Lowercase Alphabet Puzzle
Our Lowercase Alphabet Puzzle by Hape offers tons of fun ways to explore lowercase letters. Little ones will first enjoy completing this simple wooden puzzle as they get to know the lowercase letters. Eventually, as they learn to spell small words, they will love to use the letters to show off their skills! We love that the chucky letters are co...More Details →
Springtime Butterflies Maxi Tack Zap
Our Springtime Butterflies Maxi Tack Zap is a large set, perfect for creating just about any butterfly, caterpillar or bizarre springtime critter your child can imagine. With 77 pieces of hard wood spring-themed geometric shapes, a durable cork board, wooden hammer and tacks, its is fun and easy to create anything your mind can dream up. This to...More Details →
Rainbow Whirls Pegging Game
Sixteen pegs and sixteen rings complete our colorful Rainbow Whirls Pegging Game. Pegs fit into the wooden board and rings can be stacked right onto them. Your little one will enjoy experimenting with colors and patterns. The rings and pegs can even be stacked high! This simple toy was a recipient of the 2011 National Parenting Center's Seal of ...More Details →
Deluxe Wooden Easel (Multiple Styles Available)
Customize your own beautiful, natural maple wood Deluxe Wooden Easel. Choose wooden art trays or red plastic trays for paints, markers, crayons, and more!. Then, for each side of the easel, select green chalkboard, white marker board, or white magnetic board art surfaces for twice the fun! The paper roll is mounted on top which allows for easy ...More Details →
Kapla Block Set - 100 Piece
Introduce your child to the wonderful world of Kapla with this extensive Kapla 100 Piece Block Set, designed for maximum creative potential! These natural building blocks are wonders of architectural perfection; precisely cut to an exact mathematical equation of 1:3:15, they allow your child to create exquisitely detailed structures using just ...More Details →
Kapla Block Set - 280 Piece With Book
Give your child the tools to develop valuable skills and fire his imagination at the same time with the Kapla 280 Block Set With Book. Natural wood planks based on a mathematical ratio of 1:3:15 allow child not just to build, but to create striking architectural details that would be impossible with a regular block set. No snaps, glue, or interl...More Details →
Pop-Up Toaster
Rise and Shine! Make a quick breakfast with our Pop-Up Toaster by Hape! Complete with toaster, honey, butter, bread, plate, and "knife", this set is sure to inspire imagination and creativity. Toast can be inserted into toaster and popped up by hand using a lever on the side. Complements other Hape appliances and play food. Wood for this toy com...More Details →
Family Pets
Our Family Pets by Hape set 12 pieces that will liven up your dollhouse with pets for the entire family! Featuring everything needed for a dog, cat, and rabbit, young children love this set and it will become an instant favorite to create all kinds of fun dollhouse adventures. Designed as an accessory for our All Season Dollhouse, this Family Pe...More Details →
Russian World Architecture Blocks
Inspire your little one to create marvels of construction with this elegant building block set in the Russian style. Based on the temples and palaces of the Czars, this dramatic architecture set can be an entry to teaching your child about world cultures, or simply to exploring and playing together with the domes and arches. Your child will be c...More Details →
Rolling Boats
Come sail away on our delightful Rolling Boats handcrafted by our friends at Grimm's Spiel und Holz in Germany. Available in your choice of four colors, each little wooden sailboat is comprised of three separate blocks -- two triangles and a semi-circle -- that neatly fit together to form a boat that really rocks! Each little sailboat is compo...More Details →
Rainbow Wooden Peg Dolls In Bowls
Our Rainbow Wooden Peg Dolls were handcrafted by Grimm's Spiel und Holz of Germany. Each charming doll comes nested in a matching cup of the same color, all of which fit neatly on the wooden tray which is included. Ideal for open-ended, imaginative play, these little friends can be used in sorting and matching games, dressed up, used in puppet...More Details →
Dollhouse Playground
Inspire your child with this Playground set, a perfect replica of the full-sized playground she loves. Made of durable rubberwood and finished in non-toxic natural dyes, this tiny playground has everything your little one's dolls could want: a slide, swing, ladder and gymnastics rings, seesaw, and sandbox. With its bright colors and durable cons...More Details →
Animal Memo
Develop memory skills with our heirloom quality Animal Memo game by Plan Toys. This set contains 24 wooden picture tiles featuring twelve different animals. This set is also great for learning about a variety of animals and their distinguishing facial features. Recommended for children 3 years and older Intended for 2-4 players Includes 2...More Details →
Classic School Bus
Our beautiful Classic School Bus by Maple Landmark is handcrafted in the United States from sustainably harvested, locally sourced solid maple with hardwood components. This heirloom quality school bus includes a nifty removable roof so the nine wooden figures can easily be removed! In addition to wonderful make-believe play, these little people...More Details →
Kapla Block Set - 40 Piece Red
We absolutely love toys that foster independent play and let creativity flow. This delightful wooden block set from Kapla allows gravity to take its course as your child builds creations that would seemingly require glue to remain intact. Whether these blocks are formed into a castle or a dog we're positive that your child will love spending tim...More Details →
Musical Band
Time to get rocking with our Musical Band. Your little rock star can use the two drumsticks to tap on the large and small latex drums, hit the cymbal, or slide up and down the guiro. This set is sized for small musicians to sit on the floor and play. Plan Toys is an incredible company with a dedication to environmental and social responsibility....More Details →
Coffee Maker
Regular or decaf? Our adorable Hape Coffee Maker is complete with coffee cup, milk, sugar, and spoon. Your morning chef will love "making" coffee just like you do! This set complements other small appliances by Hape such as the Pop-Up Toaster and Mighty Mixer as well as the Hape Kitchen. Wood for this toy comes from an FSC-managed forest accente...More Details →
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks - 24 Piece Set - Natural
The simplicity of Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks is sure to inspire your creative builder! Our Natural Blocks Set of 24 contains 24 magnetic wooden blocks in six shapes: 4 medium columns 4 mega planks 6 long planks 4 short planks 4 cubes 2 parallelograms A small magnet embedded in the center of the wood allows for endless building pos...More Details →
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Kitchen Sink Quest
I have looked and looked at kitchen sinks at stores and on-line. What a PITA. I have decided I want a stainless steel, 1-hole, top mount or drop in (can't tell what the difference is), a double bowls. I don't want to spend more than $500 and would rather spend a bit less. I just cannot tell what the quality of so many of the sinks I have looked at. Lots of reviews I have read on different sinks say that scratch easily.
Are any of you willing to give me some direction as to a good quality sink, please.
I have this sink, and I love it. I'm planning to buy a second one for my new house.
It's a higher gauge steel than most in the price range (thicker steel has a lower number), meaning it makes less noise when you drop things in it. It's also coated on the outside for more noise dampening.
Notice it has NO holes. You would mount your faucet onto the counter next to the sink rather than through the sink itself.
It's stainless steel. They scratch. After 2 years of use, it's got a tonne of little scratches, which give it more of a brushed look than bright and shiny. I don't have any large obvious scratches.
Here is a link that might be useful: Krauss 32
Thank you for your response, amberm. Unfortunately, I cannot use this sink because it is undermount and the faucet has to be placed on the countertop. My countertop will not accommodate that.
I am hoping that others will reply.
Kraus makes topmount sinks too - I have a Kraus undermount single bowl sink and the quality is very good (and the way it came packaged you'd think they were sending the crown jewels).
Here is a link that might be useful: Kraus sinks
I know nothing about the quality of the Ruvati sinks but there has been some feedback that they are good quality. They have a top mount sink with one hole.
Good luck!
Here is a link that might be useful: Ruvati Sink
Hi,Walnutcreek, our company has many stainless steel kitchen sinks, including US&Canada Series sinks, hand-made sinks, hope you will have the time to visit our website or contact me directly.
I'm from China, for 1 sink, we can send it to you by express.
Just thought I would let you know that we finally made a decision. The sink purchased is the Houzer Bellus Series Drop In Steel 22.000 33.000 Kitchen Sink BLS-3322 Brushed Satin. I think we are going to love this sink. I got the drop in because I have read too many complaints about the marble/granite/whatever around the edge of the undermount sink getting numerous dings and chips.
Dings and chips around undermount sinks are predominantly the fault of improper detailing at edges, not the fault of sinks.
Stainless steel scratches easily, but the scratches are easily removed:
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Excellent choice; however, two Freezers with two STC-1000's would be more simple and probably more versatile.
Space is a bit of a concern. I'm going to build my ferm chamber with remnants from Son of fermentation chiller. I seldom have two batches in primary at the same time so I can have a bucket sized chamber that should be pretty cheap to build.
I also think my wife would not like me buying two chest freezers at once. Just need some help on wiring an STC controller to a fan for the air circulation
Well I've wired a few of them, but it would help to know what you're looking for. Do you want one STC-1000 to run both units? And do you want the fan to be always on? Or on only when the STC wants to cool the ferm chamber?
I already have a plug-in Johnson temp controller for fridge. I just want the fan to run to pull cold air into chamber as needed and shut off when the beer is at temp. If I can use a thermowell to have it run based on temp of beer it would be even better. So I just need to know how to wire STC to run fan to cool chamber
There are wiring diagrams online but just hook up the cooling side to an outlet receptacle and plug the fan into it.
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Edit2: clearly it's a link to an stc wiring thread, put when I click on it, it takes me to a thread about Blue Moon. Must be the new app...
I'm guessing I can't just wire the fan directly because the fan is a lower voltage than the STC power output, correct?
That sounds correct.
As I prefer to avoid plastic as much as possible, I would be thinking glass fermenters, unless you want go with SS conicals. I think those new open top 6.5 gallon glass bottles Northern Brewer is now selling look really interesting.


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Cult Fiction is a Norwegian Alternative Indie Rock band, formed in Oslo about three years ago.
Most of the Scandinavian bands I have reviewed have been metal, so I was not surprised by the existence of darker threads in the music. Coming through as alt instead, the songs can sound gloomy at times, especially the first few times listening. There is still real emotion coursing through the songs, and sometimes passion.
One of the most interesting tracks is a cover of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine". With less effects than the original, it also has more heart.
"Ink" is one of my favorite tracks, and has some interesting guitar work. "Unspoken" and "Scoundrel" should also be checked out.
While the band did not list many Seattle influences other than Hendrix, I think fans of Soundgarden and other Chris Cornell projects will enjoy Cult Fiction.


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Joyce Meyer Plastic Surgery Before and After Photo
Joyce Meyer's appearance has made people surprised. What exactly happen to her? Well, Joyce Meyer probably had a little procedure that made a big change in her looks – lip plumping. If you take a look at her current face you can see the difference.
You can see it on her mouth. The lip plumping or the lip enhancement has created a weird thing on her lips. Her smiling lines turn a bit wider. It reminds us of Batman's enemy, Joker.
Normally, there's no problem with it. But when she was shot by camera from the front and she smiled, you can see her new, cunning look. What do you think of it? Is it weird? Unique? Or a normal?
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I still love to hear her teaching, but I hate to see her mouth move. This is a prime example of getting what you want and not what you need. The devil has done his job, she should had consulted God first. She was beautiful like she was.
She looks great and her sermons and books are great. She stated she wanted to look her best for her audience and for the work she does for God. Why must we be so hard on people?
Is thinking a person might get a salary and choose to spend her hard earned money on what ever she wants to much to ask? How she chooses to spend it is her business.
All monies for her ministry I'm sure isn't sent right to her personal account.
I'm just saying.
I do buy her books, dvd's, ect and find the information very useful.
All ministries aren't bad.
She's done a lot to help people so please don't judge or assume. Can it be something postive said first instead of grouping people and assuming the worst of someone. Maybe some of what she's sharing could be used by more then just me here. God bless.
I was stunned. Can't watch her talk anymore, it is far too idiotic-looking. Is she nuts? And is this where donors' money goes? She and all those other "preachers," like Joel Olsteen, they're certainly living the good life, thanks to all the morons who believe their crap and give them big bucks so they can have fancy cars, homes and clothing. Where do they get the nerve to talk about any god… looks pretty greedy to me.
So, keep buying their books, listening to them and handing over your hard-earned money so they can have surgeries and live far more luxuriously than most of us can.
Why are people so DUMB and gullible????
Ugh! FREAKISH! And THAT is what becomes of the BIG BUCKS that the Duped Donate??? HOW HORRIBLE!!!
How was the surgery paid for? Is this why she wants donors to buy her books?
Plastic surgery for the glory of God ?
Looks just like Jack Nicholson's portrayal of The Joker in the 1980s "Batman". Fcuking weird as hell.
I have no problem with her doing it, I just wonder if she looks in the mirror and says "yep, the marionette look is just what I was going for."
If that's what she was after, she sure got it.
I think you are all nuts..her message is still the same and she looks great,,.
She does not look great; she looks creepy.
I've read her books but only recently (last few weeks) started watching her on you-tube. From the get-go I wondered what was wrong with her mouth – it just looked so odd to have the edges turned up like that. I couldn't figure out how she'd preached all these years with such an odd and unattractive mouth – without using makeup to minimize it.Then today I watched what was probably an older video on You tube, and she seemed so normal looking! I was so puzzled that I just started wondering if she had had cosmetic surgery (note that I hadn't known how she looked prior to this – except from her book covers – so had no expectations that she should look this way or that). I googled 'Joyce Meyer cosmetic surgery' just to see if anything came up (I love to research) – and lo and behold – indeed my guess was right! There are many discussions on her new upturned lips! I'd guessed right. Just because she didn't look natural. I think she's got gift (of teaching) and it isn't diminished by her surgery. Her message is given with her primarily in front of the camera – so of course she needs to look pleasing to the millions of eyes watching her. She is pretty wrinkle free so maybe she's done it successfully before. However, it looks like she picked a new set of lips (cupid's bow like)! Hopefully next round of surgery she can get a more natural look. God bless you Joyce and thank you for your message. God has spoken to me through your words and for that I am truly grateful. How you look does not, in my opinion, diminish your message.
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I have a google + pages (business page) and I was wondering if it works the way google works (let me explain)
Let's say I go into google + community and add a brand, and then they add me ( does it benefit me ? or doesn't it benefit any of us because it is like a link exchange where I link to them and they link to me and then it zero's out ? )
Would it be more beneficial for me if they added me 1 st without me adding them ? ( for example I noticed some google + page have 500 people in their circle but they have over 60,000 followers, why doesn't the company add all of those followers in their circle , is it because they are not interested in what they are doing, don't know them personally or is it because they add them it is like a link exchange and they loose all the benefit from the follow ?
In terms of points and ranking what is the most import a follow, a + 1 or a share to help me rank better ? and does the share or + 1 need to be on my google + page or can it be on some of my followers page ?
Is a brand that has lot of followers going to give me more points than an brand that doesn't have many followers or doesn't it change anything ?
Is it better if the brand that follows you is related to your google + page and website or doesn't it change anything ?
Finally, if the follow, + 1 and share are coming from a brand is it better than if it is coming from a person ?
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Google+ optimization isn't like SEO. It's more of a pure numbers game. Get more people to add you to their Circles, the more your message your Page sends out will be seen within the network.
It really doesn't seem matter how many accounts you Circle back. The system limits you to 5000 anyway, so if you have 60000 people Circling you you couldn't follow them all back anyway.
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Hi Bill,
Thank you for clarification but should they circle me first or can I circle them first by maybe adding communities or doesn't the order matter ?
From what I understand what matters are the + 1 share and reshare that gives popularity to a google + account ( with maybe who follows you, if they are in the same industry as what your website talks about I guess that is better and also if they have many followers that is also probably better )
But following and being followed doesn't hurt like link exchange would, is that correct ?
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There's no
on G+, so you're not competing for a SERP, so all of this SEO approach to the social media network comes across as over-thinking.
To get people to +1, share and reshare your content on G+ means that you have to be active on the network, and you need to interact with those people. The whole idea is to follow and have others follow you.
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Google + pages have a PR and what I am really trying to figure out is if i ask you to follow me and you don't follow me do I give you link juice ?
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You're asking about PR being exchanged between 2 G+ accounts depending on the timing they Circle/Follow one another? To the best of my knowledge Circling/Following within G+ is not analogous to giving a link, so I'm not sure I see why that would apply, or how you would attempt to manipulate it in the same way you might a link. I look at it like subscribing to an RSS feed; There's no PR exchanged, but feeds with more subscribers are notably more popular.
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Ok but what about joining a google community, does it work the same way ?
Meaning, you post a new and the more people +1 share and reshare your new the more popular you become and the better it is for you ?
But what about if I share a article from the new york times doesn't the popularity go to the new york times article instead of me ?
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Ok but what about joining a google community, does it work the same way ?
Generally. Most Communities require you to join in order to post though. As a member you get to post, and also set the amount of content you want to see from that Community in your feed.
But what about if I share a article from the new york times doesn't the popularity go to the new york times article instead of me ?
Again, it sounds like you're talking about this as some sort of PR shaping exercise. It isn't. You're not giving away PR by linking to a article for discussion. The page you link to may accrue some benefit, but you're not taking anything away from your own profile by doing so.
Msg#: 4624423 posted
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Thank you bill but one thing i noticed is that some communities link to a business some don't. I have the feeling that communities with a business behind it are like pages ? is that correct ?
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Most Communities are topic based, and some of those topics are tied to specific sites. Still a Page is more of a one-way communication instigated by the Page maintainer. A Community is a group that you can seed with information, but you can't really control as much as a Page. They serve somewhat different purposes in that sense.
If you ran an official Page that was verified you would likely get more impact from that in terms of SEO than a Community.
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Kevin Carvell, a consultant at Warner Bros., has sent this message with information about the upcoming release of Whose Line is it Anyway on DVD!
It does give me great pleasure to confirm though that Whose Line is it Anyway? is indeed finally coming to DVD. YOUR persistence is paying off. If it wouldn't have been for all of you doing what you were doing out there, I wouldn't have had the ammo I needed to do what I was doing on the inside. You should all be very proud.
So, where do we stand? Well, it's very early. It's in the works but there are no specific plans. It's certainly not a time to be complacent. I still would recommend that everyone continue with the postcards, petitions, e-mails, etc. Act is if nothing has changed. If Warner Home Video begins to detect a lack of interest, they won't hesitate to move in a different direction.
Some of you have also asked whether or not I'll be consulting on the DVD as well. You bet. As a matter of fact, we discussed a few things Monday. Additionally, we've set up a suggestion e-box. We want to know what you think regarding all aspects of this DVD release. We'll continue to collect your suggestions and will consider what you want the most as we consult with WHV in the coming months. Please send your suggestions to: [email protected]
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I have a suggestion which I hope RWE nPower gives serious consideration to before they blow up the main chimney.
That a draw/raffle is held, say £1 a ticket. The winning ticket holders push the detonator button and all proceeds go to local charities.
This practice was widely used in the days of the old central electricity generating board, at the end of a power station's life and not only created valuable community involvement but also raised valued donations for local charities.
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Of course, this means you all also understand the negative feedback loop that is an intrinsic part of system administration and IT management. I mean, people don't call you and the CEO doesn't send a memo saying, "system worked all day, printer even printed. Thanks!"
Nope, it's when things go wrong that you hear about them, and that propensity to ignore the good and have to deal with the bad when it crops up is not only a characteristic of being in corporate IT, it's just as true if you're running your own system—which is how it jumped out of the pond and bit me this month.
It all started ten years ago with my Ask Dave Taylor site. You've probably bumped into it, as it's been around for more than a decade and served helpful tutorial information for tens of millions of visitors in that period.
Ten years ago, the choice of Movable Type as my blogging platform made total sense and was a smart alternative to the raw, unfinished WordPress platform with its never-ending parade of hacks and problems. As every corporate IT person knows, however, sometimes you get locked in to the wrong platform and are then stuck, with the work required to migrate becoming greater and greater each month nothing happens.
For the site's tenth anniversary, therefore, it was time. I had to bite the bullet and migrate all 3,800 articles and 56,000 comments from Movable Type to WordPress, because yes, WordPress won and is clearly the industry standard for content management systems today.
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I wrote to a friend who is on here and FB and explained how a simple prize gave me flashbacks to 8 years of bullying in school and some severe feelings of inadequacy and low self esteem.
It sounds silly and the only reason I am writing this is if I can't express my feelings in some open forum, I'll go even deeper into the depression that has gripped me so often.
The prize...or more accurately, the reward for the prize, is a piece of art of the winning model by an artist. This simple thing, in my mind, brought me back to all the nasty competition and exclusion I went through in school.
Art is practically all I have. I'm not good looking, hell, I'm nearly 58 years old. I'm clumsy and shy...self esteem is not something I have in any supply. The art I make of, and for people here is all I can do to be noticed, to be a part of people's lives. A huge piece of my heart goes with every drawing, every painting. When I make a piece of art for someone it fills and feeds a need in me...probably for the wrong reasons, I don't know.
All I know is I can't do this any more. I want to make art for people here, but if I can't get the emotional commitment under control I'll be an emotional wreck for the effort and in the process.
I'm sorry for whining and being such a baby. I just needed to say this, which probably makes no sense anyway. I don't need anyone to comment or worry about me. I don't feel it's necessary or worth your time. I just need to figure it all out.
Thank you if you read all this, I appreciate it.
Happy Spring it has Sprung! Better late than never! Not unlike my newest set in Celebration of St Patricks Day..I figured you of all people would want to skip on over and take a peek under my KILT
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I'm sorry to hear you are feeling sad :( Is there anything I can do to cheer you up?
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Hiya :) I finally have a new set uploaded/published here and it's all about my favorite color. I hope you'll come take a look! ;)
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I miss you. I hope you are ok. I still have the painting you did of me pride of place in my hallway, everyone who comes into my home sees it straight away <3 I miss you xxxxx
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<3 i just packed up all the artwork you've sent me so i can hang it in my new place :)
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Thank you honey! Goodies are on their way <3
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Stopping to say Hi!! and hoping you are well <3
You dont sound like your whining. We all have feelings and they are never wrong, They are solely ours. Hope your doing better <3
Hi hon! Hope you are doing well, I have a cute new set with a graduate girlscout that you might enjoy :) Its sweet and fun and all things nice! Here's to cheering you up!
Happy Hump Day! Hope you're having a great week! :) <3
Although judging by your status, I guess you're not. I'm so sorry you're feeling sad :( Let me know if there's anything I can do for you!
Hope you have a nice day!! :D
Thank you for the add and the <3- I hope you are having a great day!
hi hun! having a nice weekend? i have incentives starting at 1 vote. come forget the dreary weather and warm up with my sets (: hugs & kisses!! XOX
Heyy! thanks for the friendship ♥ !! have a nice weekend :D!!
Thank you for sharing! I feel that is so important. We have to get these things out sometimes. I feel like we are all artist and share a common bond of being deeply emotional and need a place to express it, here or in our art. You have inspired me, I feel like creating something that expresses a deep dark past. Thank you. Thank you for keeping it real.
(Also, I have mixed feeling about art in conjunction with competition. As a professional belly dancer I feel the same way) We are all artists, it's not a competition, we all have our own unique style. Yet, the competition is motivating at the same time.
Heey !! Cheer up !! Do not feel bad, many kisses for you <3
do not feel bad, life is beautiful, I send kisses to see if you are happy a little <3 hugs <3
Thank you so much for befriending me! I really appreciate it. If you ever need anyone to talk to please let me know!
I hate competing for attention, so fuck it, I won't any longer. I feel like I'm back in high school again...the stupid, sad little bullied kid in the corner. All I have is my art, that's who I am. I guess that's not enough? Sorry to be such a drag.
: ') I feel that this comes at the soul ... I feel the opposite. I have the outside, but I want to learn to be a professional like you on the subject of painting and the art itself because I love !! But I can not, because I have good economic situation. Here in chile is difficult to be a teacher and be recognized :(
my new sets are all kitties...kittes will make you feel better =^_^= *merow?*
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Thank you honey! You are amazing <3
No, YOU are amazing sweetheart!
Thanks for accepting my friend request :) Hope you feel better soon!
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do cheer up babe (:
I'm actually sad for not just Scotland. I keep feeling like I don't exist. There are days, today, that I feel as if the only way anyone will realize I am on this earth is if I end my life in some spectacular way. Positive self worth is such an ilusive ideal for me.
I'm just feeling very second rate tonight and it's because of this site. I'm getting off of here for now. I need to clear my head. Sorry.
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It's always a pleasure!! I have some really wonderful girls on my team. I'm so happy to hear you are inspired again! Yay!!!! <3
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Springtime Storylines: Did the Athletics add enough offense?
Mar 25, 2011, 9:12 AM EDT
Between now and Opening Day, HBT will take a look at each of the 30 teams, asking the key questions, the not-so-key questions, and generally breaking down their chances for the 2011 season. Next up: The San Jose A's (pending committee review).
The Big Question: Did the Athletics add enough offense?
The A's were 11th in the American League in runs scored last year. In comes Hideki Matsui, David DeJesus and Josh Willingham. Out go Jack Cust, Gabe Gross, and Rajai Davis. This is improvement. How much of an overall improvement, however, depends on whether the solid-yet-not-spectacular returning starters hold their own and/or improve.
Daric Barton had a nice season last year and one presumes that entering his age-25 season he could build on that, even if some projections are pessimistic. Mark Ellis was another relative bright spot last year but I'm more pessimistic about him, as his 2010 season was out of step from his previous handful of seasons. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Kurt Suzuki each had pretty dreadful years at the plate. Neither will ever win a Silver Slugger Award, but each has a bit more than they exhibited in 2010, and even a bit of upward-trending noise will help.
All of which gets to the heart of things for Oakland: with the pitching staff (more about them below) no one requires offensive heroics from this bunch. What they need to avoid are total sinkhole seasons from multiple players like they had last season. Getting rid of Gross and returning Coco Crisp to the lineup eliminates a couple of sinkholes. Adding Willingham and DeJesus brings in some upside (and also some injury risk). Everyone else needs to at least be competent. It's not a tall order for a team that will frequently be playing in low scoring games.
So what else is going on?
- Obviously the rotation is a team strength. Trevor Cahill was fantastic last year. Brett Anderson was too, and if he's healthy this year — a big honkin' if given his recent elbow troubles — he could really be something special. Gio Gonzalez has looked phenomenal this spring and some people around the A's camp think that he's going to explode in 2011. I'm not sure if they do irony in the 209, but the guy that threw the perfect game last year may be the weakest of the A's top four pitchers. Young pitching can break your heart, but if the members of the rotation can avoid being mentioned in the same paragraph as Dr. James Andrews this year, there is every reason to think they'll be the best bunch in the American League.
- Besides the offense, a weak spot last season was the team's bullpen, but Billy Beane addressed it this winter, adding Brian Fuentes and Grant Balfour to the mix. With Andrew Bailey, those three combine for an outstanding late inning troika. The concern, of course, is health. Bailey has already missed time this spring. Balfour and Fuentes aren't young. But really, the bullpen has been significantly improved. Throw in Michael Wuertz, Craig Breslow and Joey Devine and the A's are competing with the Yankees for the deepest bullpen in the league.
- Helping both the starters and the pen is some pretty spiffy defense. Barton is one of the best defensive first basemen around and Ellis and Cliff Pennington are solid up the middle. Kouzmanoff isn't what he once was with the glove, but he's no slouch. The only bad thing about all of this is if the A's win the West, we're going to hear from every person who ever misunderstood "Moneyball" about how crazy it is that the Moneyball A's won with pitching and defense. That is always a tedious conversation.
- We're coming upon the two-year anniversary of Bud Selig's announcement of the formation of the committee to study whether the A's should move to San Jose. So far the committee has yet to make a peep, but its existence — and the specter of the team moving south — has done much to dampen fan enthusiasm. Between that nonsense and the desecration of the Oakland Coliseum with those seats for Raiders game — which simultaneously blocked what used to be a nice view of the hills and prevented any Anaheim-style renovation of the place to make it a pleasant ballpark — I'm struggling to think of a fanbase that has been more abused than that of the A's. It's a shame given that the A's should be pretty damn good this season.
So how are they going to do?
Quite well. Indeed, while I'm still picking the Rangers — a pick about which I am less enthusiastic given yesterday's announcement that Neftali Feliz is returning to the bullpen — I think Oakland will challenge Texas all year and it wouldn't shock me at all if they took the division instead. For them to do it, though, will take health, the continued progression of their young rotation and some relative upside years from a few otherwise limited hitters. And one tends not to get rich betting on luck, health and young pitching.
Call them second place in the West, but second with a bullet. If things break right, playoffs.
- dan1111 - Mar 25, 2011 at 11:22 AM
I'm a little more skeptical about the A's than you are. Last year, they had the best pitching in the American League. Four young starters had breakout seasons. It seems like a perfect storm of pitching to me, unlikely to be repeated–even though each may have the potential to repeat or improve upon his numbers, what are the odds that ALL of them do?
In spite of everything going right pitching-wise, they went 81-81. The changes to the offense seem incremental, not transformational. None of the new arrivals is a truly impact bat, and Cust, whom they are losing, was quite productive last year.
I hope you are right; I would like to see Oakland succeed. However, I think they will be battling the Angels for 2nd place, if that.
- apbaguy - Mar 25, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Skepticism is entirely called for in any prediction of not just the A's, but the AL West. As I said yesterday, the conventional pre-season wisdom all begins with "If xyz stays healthy… then…"
But that's the problem. They won't stay healthy. And a lot of A's pre-season is based on taking the new offensive players and transposing last years numbers without downgrading for park effect and for age (in the case of Matsui).
Bret Anderson's forearm, Bailey's forearm, Devine's elbow, Braden's foot, Crisp's brittleness, Sweeney's knees, Ellis' shoulder, Matsui's issues…it just goes on and on.
So this year will be the battle of the team doctors, and whichever team is healthier will win, unless both the A's and the Rangers have a lot of injuries, in which case the Angels will take it.
- firerosenthalthebastard - Apr 19, 2011 at 6:29 PM
pitching will be fine… offense offense offense
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I have been working at Hewlett-Packard full-time (more than a year)
Advancement opportunities exist. Performance is recognized if not always properly compensated. Exposure to a broad range of advanced and bleeding edge technology. Work with the smartest and best technologists every day. Training is regularly made available on many platforms.
As usual with Mega organizations financial desicions will regularly trump technical choices that should be made. Initial salary offers tend to be high but increases can be tough to come by after coming on board.
Try harder to operate like an efficient small business. Work to enable line managers to more quickly release under performers and back fill those positions quickly. Streamlining the hiring process would result in fewer candidates taking other offers prior to the hiring manager being approved to extend an offer. Finally, I would advise a new compensation model based more on job code so that overacheivers who advance through the ranks quickly are compensated properly for the roles they assume. This will lead to increased motivation within the ranks to outperform.
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Salary direct deposit still taking place twice a month.
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No salary growth for past 5-8 years. Zero.
Benefits are industry standard - used to be market leading in the 'old days'.
Constant cut-backs and layoffs. Been told to do more with less many times over. Lots of talk about cutting out non-productive work and focusing on fewer things. Never happens though.
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Season InfoAn update of Washington Irving's classic tale about Ichabod Crane, who wakes up in the 21st century but finds his 18th-century nemesis, the Headless Horseman, has also come along for the ride.
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Best hort school for nursery production management
I live in the Midwest but can go to school almost anywhere.I need to learn about wholesale container growing and management. What 4 year schools are the best for nursery production? Are there published rankings?
I'd suggest that you look to the universities which are located in the top nursery production states. All of them would be superior and most of them have terrific reputations 'in the field'.
Take a look at Ohio, Florida, California, New York, and Virginia just for example. All of them produce graduates that feed into huge nursery industries within their state and the country. But there are other universities with outstanding reputations, too.
As a Va. Tech graduate, I cannot speak highly enough of that horticulture program, of course!! ;-)
willie, I have never seen comparisons or rankings of hort schools and programs.
However, most states have a decent program, and in a field where experience can count more than education, being in "the best" program doesn't mean what it would in law, engineering, or medicine.
That being said, Cornell and UC Davis have highly regarded programs.
But also, schools that have programs that are considered quite good: Iowa State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue, Ohio State, Kansas State...and the list goes on and on. I'd even go so far as to say that the South Dakota State program is pretty good.
My number one requirement for a program would be for it to require an internship. Goes back to that experience thing.
If you want a better comprehension of the quality of the program, ask to talk to grad students or upper level students in other programs of the college (usually college of ag, although sometimes it has different names). Get a sense of the reputation of the kids that are in the hort program. I know a couple of schools (none mentioned so far in this thread) where the reputaion of the hort program is of pot smoking underacheivers...which I would assume is not what you are looking for if you are asking for the best program.
Whatever school you go to, check to see if they participate in the regional meetings of the National Collegiate Hort. Society. Go to them, and present at these meetings. It looks really good on a resume.
I attended a midwest school with a hort program, and when we went to the regional meetings (MACHS, Midwest Affiliate of the Collegiate Hort Society), only a very few people presented, either a poster or an oral presention. As in about two people in either category, or in a very competitive year, three. So the worst you could do would be to place third in a public presentation at a regional conference. Very impressive. What does it mean? Who cares, it's impressive.
In the end, believe it or not, the quality of the program matters little. It's what you take with you that really matters. Passion, desire, and individual determination will make a much bigger impact upon what kind of education you take out than the quality of the program.
Now if you want grad school, I'd go so far as to say UC Davis and Cornell and a stint at the Arnold Arboretum are going to be tops.
Once, years ago, I did a little illustration using various trage journals. I went to the back section, the classifieds, and highlighted the words education in blue and experience in yellow. I found a ratio of over 8 to 3 experience to education, and every time education was sought, so was experience. My point is, don't forego experience in you rquest for education. Seek both simultaneously. And don't forget what is going to make you employably attractive in this field.
You might look for universities rather than school. You can easily find best universities online or may go through in your area i would like to prefer Ohio and California university they will provide you authentic knowledge about growing and management.
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