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Published: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:49:19 -0500
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:54:44 -0500Having a complete profile on your social media channels is critical to your success in business. Among those channels, LinkedIn is probably your most important channel of business in general.
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:08:37 -0500SEEMS like an oxymoron doesn't it - the term 'social loneliness'. The fact is, in a world where we're more connected than ever, we seem more disconnected than ever. Many studies, for instance, have highlighted that the use of social media has exacerbated loneliness and disconnection, not alleviated it.
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 07:08:26 -0500A discussion on social connectivity and social loneliness in Question and Answer form. Does social media connectivity decrease true social connection?
Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:11:55 -0500There are always new and exciting updates on social media sites. And here you will get to know about secret social media hacks you want to try now.
Wed, 17 May 2017 10:03:41 -0500In November 2006, Facebook Pages had been launched as an advertising platform. Before its release, internet marketers really bought commercials to promote their services and products.
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:01:07 -0500One of the problems with LinkedIn is that it has commoditised networking. All I have to do is click "connect" and suddenly I have connections. Suddenly I have networks. My LinkedIn profile tells me I have 500-plus connections, so the currency becomes the number. It's easy to focus on the numbers rather than the people. In a digitised world, where we sit in front of a computer with no face-to-face interaction, it's easy to hit "connect" without any emotion involved.
Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:40:37 -0500Are you interacting with your online connections on LinkedIn on a regular basis? If the answer to that question is yes, is it working as effectively as you had hoped it would?
Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:49:04 -0500Some people feel that Twitter is good for their business and some feel that it doesn't do anything to help them bring their business to the next level. However, if you leverage it to its full potential, you will find that it does make a positive difference to your business.
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:01:37 -0600Both credibility and value are extremely important and are definitive contributing factors to your professional success. However, there are many differences between them and understanding those differences is very important on your journey to ultimate success.
Mon, 06 Mar 2017 07:59:15 -0600Social Networking is on a growing pace like never before. It is very important to know about it and how to use to target and connect with potential customers across the world. Most of the people in the world completely rely on the internet where they earn their bread with the help of social media.
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:13:02 -0600No matter whether you're a designer, a blogger, or an entrepreneur who wants to sell something - you'll definitely want to get people hear about you. Obviously, this is the number one reason why you should make your brand visible online. Your power of convincing your target audience to connect with you is actually a pretty significant aspect of an important marketing concept, known as branding.
Thu, 09 Feb 2017 06:56:29 -0600Have you really looked at your Social Media Sites? If not take about an hour to look over what's being advertised on you pages. I'm finding that more people are promoting coaching and training about how to do almost everything and get rich doing it.
Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:18:44 -0600You have probably been able to establish a large number of connections through social media. Many of those connections have actually turned into valuable relationships. If you are an intelligent business owner, which there is no doubt that you are, you have developed those relationships and have moved toward turning those people into loyal clients whenever possible.
Fri, 20 Jan 2017 07:47:41 -0600Most people join Facebook because it is a way of keeping in touch with family and friends that does not involve numerous and frequent communications to each individually. One's messages in print and picture are seen by everyone in one's orbit and in return comes news of all on a daily basis. At the outset, it seems that one's interaction will be with only those properly designated as 'friends,' and it would appear that there was little chance of encountering anything untoward. Yet this illusion is soon dispelled, and one finds oneself assailed by political and religious propaganda, commercial advertisements and foul language. A friend once described London as the place where everyone goes to do what they wouldn't do anywhere else and now it seems that Facebook might be added to that category.
Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:30:44 -0600LinkedIn has a lot of extremely helpful features and it has some that may not be advantageous to your business. One of those is the LinkedIn Open Networker (LION) feature. You may have seen that on the LinkedIn website and you may have asked yourself if connecting with open networkers is a good thing or a bad thing and whether you, yourself, should become an open networker.
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:46:11 -0600This article is intended to help Google+ users better manage their profiles, followers and build a targeted audience. This article also introduces a tool which will be useful in managing their follower base.
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 07:42:18 -0600LinkedIn is not only a great social media site for businesses, it's also a valuable marketing tool. This article looks at how to get the most from your LinkedIn profile by making it as magnetic as possible.
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:16:47 -0500LinkedIn is an amazing social media channel for professionals. You are probably well aware of that; however, what you may not be aware of is how much LinkedIn actually has to offer. It offers some features that are not so well-known but if you start to use them, you will not understand how you ever did without them in the past.
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:06:16 -0500Your business is ready for success, but you can't see the success you desire? It's a common problem. You need innovative, trend-setting marketing strategies to get past the no-man's land of non-recognition. We can help. Let's talk!
Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:59:16 -0500If you own a business (or even if you work for someone else), the foundation of your success (and this applies to everyone around the world) is solid relationships with the people who you eventually want to buy what you are selling. If you have a relationship with someone with whom you spend in-person time, it is often easier than if you have an online relationship with that person.
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:17:02 -0500There are those people who believe that Facebook is an amazing social media tool and those who just don't understand its merits at all. Well, Facebook does have a lot of extremely useful features that can really help you to bring your business to the next level.
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 13:36:45 -0500I previously wrote about recognizing influencers in order to increase your business' reputation. The other side of the coin is how to achieve LinkedIn influencer status yourself so that you can positively influence other businesses. One thing that you should keep in mind is that there is influencer status and then there is influencer status on LinkedIn. The two are not the same thing.
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:14:31 -0500Social networking can be defined as the practice of expanding social contacts or business contacts via individual connections. This kind of networking has been there for ages only that it has become more popular now thanks to the internet potential that has promoted how connections are made. Web-based groups are now the basis of social networking and they are all established for the connection need. The good thing about social networking via the internet is that the geographical barriers or distance issues have been eliminated.
Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:12:28 -0500Strong social presence can bring remarkable benefits for small and medium-sized businesses. If properly developed and maintained on regular basis, a social media profile can attract new customers from the web to a local entrepreneur. They just need to regard social media not simply as a fun way to communicate, but chiefly as a marketing tool.
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:43:36 -0500Do you utilize Twitter marketing to grow your brand on social network? Then you must avoid committing some basic mistakes. Read this blog and know the common mistakes we do while using Twitter.
Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:06:56 -0500Undoubtedly, Social Sharing is a key to success. It helps in the branding of your business on different social networks. It also boosts your sale and profit, which helps to touches the new heights in your business.
Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:08:57 -0500Through networking sites or portals, you can share your ideas at the international level without wasting a large amount of money. So, create your profile at one of the most popular social sites and represent your creative talent to large audiences.
Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:37:37 -0500Just as the landscape of the internet seems to change on a daily basis, the world of marketing has been turned upside down with the invention and continued development of internet technology. And as more and more people gain access to the internet and utilize it in every conceivable manner, it is more important than ever for businesses to find new and unique ways to reach out to potential customers through cyberspace.
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:49:15 -0500The internet has benefited people around the world with a variety of resources. Internet users enjoy spending time on the World Wide Web. Search engines, internet portals, social media websites, online stores, and business opportunities have kept the internet alive since its birth.
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:38:01 -0500Identifying the need for valuable information is always the first step forward. This article explores and describes an innovative approach for young and passionate entrepreneurs.
Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:41:47 -0500Social networking seems to be the most unnoticed part when marketing your business and a lot of people don't fully understand why it is important. To clarify why it is vital here are some reasons.
Fri, 27 May 2016 14:56:15 -0500One valuable lesson I learned from my past experience as an Executive Recruiter, was that of the importance of being on LinkedIn. This is true for all professionals regardless of professional goal, industry, role, level or current job seeker status. (Yes, even passive job seekers need to be here). In fact LinkedIn is so important that I devote much of my time instructing workshops and individual clients in how to really be optimized on this career platform. There is a difference between being "on" LinkedIn and being "optimized" on LinkedIn? and my goal is to help you become optimized by sharing some specific strategies for your LinkedIn AND professional brand optimization.
Thu, 19 May 2016 13:21:34 -0500In this day and age of social networks and high speed internet, it's hard to believe there was an era when this didn't exist. Popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn etc. have been embraced by businesses worldwide to connect with their employees, potential customers as well as partners.
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:34:58 -0500Most people in the Western world and large sections in the rest of the world have a real life persona and an online persona. This is especially true of young people, also known as the Internet generation. Almost everybody these days communicates by email, rather than rely on the good old postal services.
Mon, 11 Apr 2016 06:40:13 -0500Instagram is another of the many social networking sites operating out on the web today. It is a platform where you can share your photos privately or publicly. Now, if you want to reach out to a wider audience, you have to start collecting your Instagram followers. Here are a few legit and tried and tested techniques to get Instagram followers fast.
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:43:06 -0500Social media marketing is a term that refers to the promotion of anything on social media networks. This includes marketing affiliate links, CPA links, blog articles, website links and more on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks.
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:01:51 -0600Social networking has a few pitfalls that most newbies tend to fall victim to in an attempt to generate a sale. Social networking is a great way to generate visitors, but you must stick to the rules and guidelines.
Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:22:00 -0600What makes one ad bring in sales better than another? We've all seen ads that grab our attention and we can't wait to learn more. We've also seen ads that leave us speechless, wondering what the heck the advertiser was trying to accomplish.
Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:17:46 -0600Most likely, you understand the value of LinkedIn (at least, to some extent) and you are trying to use it as much as possible for your business. That may or may not be working very well for you. It really all depends on what you are doing and how those features apply to your particular business.
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:57:57 -0600In the modern world, it has become very easy for people to drift away from the real world and start feeling lonely. This often happens due to the increasing popularity of social networking websites, as people who use these websites too much and too often tend to start feeling lonely and secluded.
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:00:46 -0600Everyone has a lot of social media questions in mind that cover major social media sites and social media platform as a whole. And when it comes LinkedIn, LinkedIn Groups and group discussion topics, the one question that often crawls forward- "Is participating in LinkedIn Groups a good idea as a part of social media strategy?"
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 07:56:49 -0600Your content must always have a headline and one of the most effective social media channels in which you publish content is LinkedIn. In general, headlines are extremely calculated (or, at least, they should be) and there is a set of rules that will be worth your while following.
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:21:07 -0600Twitter, the micro-blogging and social networking site, is a goldmine for businesses who want to build their brand on social media platforms. As a brand building medium, Twitter is powerful as it offers businesses an avenue to share bite-sized, interesting pieces of content with their follower base. It is a great tool for direct interaction with your audience and online communities, networking with industry experts, generating relevant leads and directing traffic to your website.
Mon, 11 Jan 2016 08:56:17 -0600It is an established fact that networking, both in person and online, frequently contribute positively to your business's success. Many people find it difficult to network effectively but LinkedIn can help.
Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:07:46 -0600Practical tips for creating an effective social network marketing campaign. If you are lost and don't know where to begin marketing your company on the social networks then this information is for you. If you have already started but are not getting the results you are after then read this. If you are trying to develop a more organized strategy, then this article is for you.
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:35:43 -0600Twitter contests are a great way to find targeted followers who are interested in your content, products, and service. Twitter contests are easy to set up and run, but you should carefully plan them, to make sure you attract the right people to your contest.
Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:49:24 -0600People rarely provide written recommendations when they apply for jobs these days, so why bother getting recommendations on LinkedIn? First of all, your LinkedIn profile will not be complete until you have at least three recommendations. Getting to the All Star level on your profile is a huge accomplishment and adds a lot of credibility to your LinkedIn profile.
Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:48:21 -0600Back in April of 2012, Wired magazine published a very interesting article about Klout scores. Very interesting (and alarming in my opinion). For anyone who has never heard of Klout, it is a measurement of your online presence and influence.
Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:35:55 -0600Hopefully, you realize that LinkedIn is an extremely effective, powerful social media channel for professionals. It has tremendous capabilities and it can really help you to bring your business to the next level in many ways, including by attracting new clients.
Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:36:00 -0600In the last twenty years the growth of online social media has been phenomenal. New social sites are popping up left and right. This social media explosion can be a powerful tool for the growth of your business.
Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:29:27 -0600Most sales professionals choose the middle-of-the-road approach. They have their professional network of 500 to 1,000 members, which gives them tremendous access to millions of second- and third-degree connections. They also have their core members of their network, with whom they communicate on a regular basis. It's the old 80/20 rule: 20 percent of their network is most active, providing the majority of their leads and sales, while they occasionally benefit from some leads and sales from the other 80 percent.
Sat, 28 Nov 2015 15:52:29 -0600Social networking has in recent years, almost completely revolutionized the way we use the internet. What we recognize now as hundreds of different social networks began as just a couple of simple sites. Every one of those networks is in some way designed to help people make meaningful connections with others who share similar interests.
Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:08:06 -0600Every aspect of social media is based on human, emotional connections. It is very important for you to remember that the concept applies to every part of the social media channels and that includes when you reach out and try to get people to accept your invitations to connect with them and to interact with them.
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:48:22 -0600As Facebook has expanded it has opened new avenues for individuals and businesses to interact. You as an individual should take advantage of all the benefits offered by businesses by liking their business page.
Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:29:18 -0500As you may be aware, LinkedIn can be very effective for people selling to other businesses (B2B) - for many such businesses, it's a key source of traffic and leads. But how should you start using it? Here are 5 ways to start using LinkedIn as a key part of your overall marketing strategy, and help drive traffic and sales.
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:52:26 -0500What is a digital footprint? Discover how and why a digital footprint is important for personal and professional connections.
Mon, 12 Oct 2015 07:07:59 -0500Ever tried selling your products on Facebook? No? Well maybe should give it a try. Below I will try and outline some easy steps to get you going.
Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:07:29 -0500You may or may not view yourself as an online superstar; however, if you have put in the effort and have managed to build a following in your niche or industry, chances are pretty good that other people view you in exactly that way. Online interactions equals powerful brand visibility.
Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:00:36 -0500LinkedIn is a valuable social network for sales professionals. It is a gold-mine of prospecting opportunities for any sales representative willing to take the time to understand it and use it correctly. Provides seven rules anyone in the sales profession should know when using LinkedIn.
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:44:17 -0500So, what do you understand about your LinkedIn profile? You understand that it is pretty important for you to have a LinkedIn profile but are you absolutely certain about why it is so important and about how much you can actually do with LinkedIn to bring your business to the next level.
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:52:11 -0500So you've gone through the effort of creating a Facebook page, designing the graphics and now you want to try and drive some traffic to your page. In this article we will be discussing 3 important methods that you can use to market your FB page. Firstly, we have Facebook's inbuilt advertisement system. If you've already created your Facebook page then I'm sure you will have seen a section that encourages you to advertise with them. Whilst this method will cost you, it is also one of the best ways in which you can drive targeted traffic to your page and build up a fan base. By advertising on FB you can ensure that they are already Facebook users, thus not wasting your time and money on those who won't be interested.
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:11:57 -0500As you are building your brand and then maintaining your brand, you will get all sorts of people to notice you. Of course, you will get the right people to notice you. Those are people with whom you wish to interact. You will also get the wrong people to notice you online.
Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:04:45 -0500It used to be said that laughter was the best medicine. Nowadays, we feel that social media is the best medicine! Most anyone and everyone with access to the internet is on some form of social media, constantly sharing their lives and keeping up with others.
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:32:02 -0500Creating a strong online brand allows you to create a presence that will increase your chances of landing your dream job. There are simple steps that you can take to make sure that you are presenting your best self online.
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:00:26 -0500Advertising through social networking websites is an important strategy of online marketing. This method of advertising is known as Social Media Marketing. Working on advertising campaigns on sites like Twitter and LinkedIn will pave a large path into expanding a business's market, among many other benefits.
Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:55:36 -0500Are you planning on joining a social networking site? There are many benefits that come with joining one. These benefits include: You Know More About People - Different people have different interests. For example, there are those who love sports, others love business and others love relationships. To know more about a person you only need to go through the posts.
Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:53:56 -0500Social networking sites allow you to interact with people from different parts of the world and you might never meet them. While the sites bring about a lot of fun, they come with their risks. Risks Involved With Social Networking - Sharing too much information: it's easy to get carried away especially when you see the information that your friends are sharing. For example, while you might have intended to post your party pictures only, you might be tempted to post your family and other sensitive photos when you see that your friends are doing the same.
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:58:11 -0500Going viral refers to the number of unique people who see some posts from a story that is published by a friend. This story comprises of comments, likes, responses to an event, sharing and answers to any questions. All businesses want more views, more traffic, more subscribers, interactions and followers for their online presence.
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:06:19 -0500Facebook is one of THE most popular social networking platforms and has substantial potential. Over and beyond social networking, Facebook can be leveraged smartly to boost your online business. You can use it to promote your products and services, to sustain customer loyalty, to acquire new customers, or to drive traffic to your site. Facebook offers a lot of possibilities that any marketer can be benefited from, and ushering in traffic is one of its prime paybacks.
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 06:12:01 -0500With each passing day, social media marketing is gaining more and more popularity. Businesses from different parts of the world are using social media to gain exposure and to enhance the success and development of their business operations. Following are a few of the many benefits brought on by social marketing...
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:16:22 -0500Social media is an amazing tool that can play a vital role in enhancing your business prospects. However, you need to understand what social networking is all about. Here is a list of 'dos' and 'don'ts' that can help you in your social media marketing campaign.
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:36:05 -0500If you are one who is struggling to exploit the power of Twitter for your website or blog, than this article is a must read for you. Everyone wants more followers, more engagement and of course increased traffic for his content. You may see your friends or colleague bloggers killing it on Twitter and you want that same success for yourself, but unable to get a start. Well, you might be thinking that you will need a sophisticated and complex Twitter strategy, but relax this isn't the case; you can easily get increased traffic by following these simple 13 tactics.
Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:48:32 -0500Memetic alignment algorithms based on similarities in Pinterest profiles are proposed as a tool to find potential friends on social media or partners on dating sites. Further applications in psychological profiling, recruitment and criminology are discussed.
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:33:21 -0500Today, in this social world there is a great impact of social networking in our lives. Every person has found out their own reasons to be socially active.
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:12:42 -0500Social media has become one of the most talked about marketing tools today, and of course, Facebook is at the top of the list. Billions of people check in and post several times each day. This includes people of all ages and all walks of life. Facebook fan pages give you the opportunity to expand your presence on the Internet at no cost or a relatively low cost.
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:37:07 -0500If you have been in business for any length of time, even a short length, you must understand how important influencers are to your brand and to your online and in-person interactions. Of course, there are several steps that you need to follow before you even get to the point of putting together a list of influencers; however, once you are at that point, your influencer list should be solid and robust. It may be time to take your list and build on it and make it even stronger.
Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:43:33 -0500Yellow Pages are a thing of the past? How often do you pick up the hard book to find a business or service? In order to get a share of business within the marketplace you need to be found online. Don't let the 90% of people searching online not find you.
Thu, 21 May 2015 08:49:33 -0500It is pretty common knowledge that LinkedIn (as well as the other social media channels) has many capabilities and once you get to know how to leverage all (or most) of its tools, it will help you to bring your business to the next level. However, what you may not realize is that LinkedIn's "softer" features can also improve your business dramatically.
Thu, 07 May 2015 15:41:42 -0500LinkedIn has been working hard on features to help people get the most out of its social network. One of the features they've recently added is the relationship tab. Many LinkedIn users wonder why they should use it and how they can use it to help them. We hope this explanation will help you grow your network on the site.
Thu, 07 May 2015 09:10:38 -0500Can social networks be used for good? It could be possible to create social change in our local communities through using our social networks and social media accounts in a slightly different way.
Mon, 04 May 2015 14:04:10 -0500LinkedIn continues to be one of the most favored social media sites for marketers and networkers as it proves to be of profound significance in their marketing strategies. LinkedIn does a fantastic job in generating B2B leads. Did you know?
Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:52:44 -0500You are probably working your marketing strategy pretty effectively, including through LinkedIn and the other social media channels. No doubt, your marketing efforts include all sorts of online activities. Do you find yourself wondering how the marketing professionals use the tool?
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:18:29 -0500With so many social networking sites available, how to choose a site. How about a site which focuses on Positivity, Happiness. How about the content users contribute to has a purpose associated.
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:32:07 -0500Your online social communities and the way that you conduct social networking are critical to your continued (and increasing) success as a business owner. Social networks are still increasing in strength and number on a steady, regular basis. It is important to understand how the facets of a social network function together.
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:51:59 -0500Take advantage of the fact that you can post longer messages on G+. Take note, however, that it's best to add some formatting variety to your post to make it stand out and attract readers at first glance.
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:42:16 -0500Business owners who have established an online presence need to make sure to choose only the ones where their target audience hang out. It is not a good idea to be in every social networking site which you can't fully manage on a daily basis.
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:58:48 -0500As we move into a future full of sophisticated gadgets and technological change, it must have an effect on society. Are we running the risk of changing the idea of what it means to communicate with one another face to face?
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:28:49 -0500I think God had me in mind when Mark Zuckerberg helped start Facebook. If you are in college or university right now you need to focus on building meaningful relationships and working on providing solutions using what God has given to you.
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:45:03 -0500If you own a business or if you work for someone else, the fact is that you must interact with people online as well as interacting with them in person. Your online connections are people from many different placed and possibly even many different countries and may different industries.
Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:25:43 -0500This article will tell you which strategies to employ in order to be successful on Twitter. You need a balance between pursuing your agenda and effectively engaging with your followers.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:30:42 -0500LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site that caters mostly to professionals all around the world. LinkedIn is used by over 45 million professionals globally which makes it a great networking platform.
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:02:11 -0600One great benefit of having online friends is that the more experienced bloggers can teach other bloggers how to optimize their blogs' performance. Optimizing a blog's performance theoretically means that more visitors will be coming to the blog. Blogs give their owners the ability to have people who read the blog leave their comments
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:29:26 -0600We all grew up hearing, "Your completed education will be the best return on investment!" That's so true. It can be true of your brand as well. Your great image or brand can reap rewards for you both financially and in terms of opportunity.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:10:50 -0600You have worked long and hard at this point to make sure that you are getting the most out of your LinkedIn groups. Let's say that you are a member of 50 groups (the maximum allowed number of groups on LinkedIn) and you are interacting once in a while. You know that you need to do more to really leverage your LinkedIn groups.
Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:56:54 -0600When it comes to your interactions on LinkedIn, you may be wondering how you find thought leaders, interact with those thought leaders, and get to a point where you are considered a thought leader yourself. Why is thought leadership so important? There are many profound reasons why thought leadership and interacting (and being) with thought leaders is so critical to your professional success.
Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:45:43 -0600Social Media Marketing is a way of attracting the viewers who are using social network sites and making them share the content through it. This increases the web traffic and gains attention of the social media users. Through sharing, it helps in improving relationships of the client's organization with individuals or even among organizations. In current scenario, Social Media Marketing accounts for around 75% of entire business in the world.
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:40:36 -0600Pinterest is a network that now has millions of users across the world. It therefore makes a very good platform for businesses to drive traffic to their websites. There is no greater value you can get from a website than valuable traffic and when you get your strategies right, the chances are endless using Pinterest. Here are some of the ways you can use to easily drive traffic to your website using the network.
Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:46:28 -0600When we hear the term "branding," we first think about companies and their advertising campaigns. But now with social media, each and every one of us can take part in our own personal branding. We don't have to have or run a business either. Most of us do actively brand because we take part in social media, specifically, Facebook. So how are you branding yourself on Facebook? I'll explain with 3 questions you should ask yourself, before you answer the infamous, "What's on your mind?".
Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:27:05 -0600It is amazing how companies can offer free services online, gather millions of users, sometimes billions while losing money the whole time. Next, they go public without any proof of future profits using their existing system. And what do these companies do once they go public? They stick it to the users, they all do it. It is always the same old trick; too bad for all the "powerless" users who have been suckered into using these online social networking platforms. Let's looks at LinkedIn in critique and as a case study of this reality online.
Fri, 02 Jan 2015 11:35:08 -0600Technological advancements have made life a lot simpler and while some technologies help scientists and researchers to improve our lives remotely, some technologies offer direct help to the common man. And speaking of such technologies, one can't help but reflect on the role of social networking in today's day and age. From keeping in touch with our near and dear ones to connecting with people professionally, social media and blogging have changed the way we communicate.


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In preparation for next week's MLB First Year Player Draft, I have put together some short draft capsules to look at the prospects the Twins have taken with their early round picks in recent memory. In the coming days, I will release these list with some short profiles on what the players have done since joining the organization. Selecting the right players in the draft can separate a winning club from a losing club so it is important to know what the Twins have done in the past.~~~~~~~~~~
Pick 28: Ben Revere, OF
Current Level: MLB Minnesota Twins
Fans of the Twins saw a lot of what Ben Revere could offer the club in 2011 when he played in 117 games as a rookie. His speed and defensive skills thrilled fans across baseball and his tremendous catch in a game at Target Field will be replayed for years to come. In 2012, Revere started the year in Minnesota but the team sent him to Rochester to get more playing time and to find success at a level he basically skipped in the minors. He is back with the club and his offense has looked more promising because of the amount of extra-base hits he has managed to accumulate. Last season, he looked like he would only be a singles hitter; but if he can continue to find extra-base hits, he could be very valuable asset for the club.
2nd Round
Pick 92: Danny Rams, C
Current Level: A+ Fort Myers Miracle
Since signing with the Twins out of the draft, Rams has run into some difficulties with hitting the ball. So far in 2012, he only has two hits to his name in 41 plate appearances for the Miracle and neither of those hits are for extra bases. He is a decent defensive catcher but he is going to need to make some strides at the plate for the Twins to keep him around in the organization. As a 23-year old light hitting catcher that is in High-A for the second year in a row, time could be running thin for him to prove to the Twins that he was worth the second round selection.
3rd Round
Pick 122: Angel Morales, OF
Current Level: A+ Fort Myers Miracle
The 22-year old outfield prospect is spending his second summer in Fort Myers after missing a big chunk of last season with an injury. Morales ranks as one of the best prospects in the organization even though he is off to a slow start to the 2012 season. He combines power and speed to be an offensive threat and his defense is also above average in the outfield. Between 2010-2012, he has played 150 games at the High-A level so it would be nice to see him turn things around for the second half of this year. He is still young enough that there will be plenty of hope following him as he moves his way through the system.
4th Round
Pick 152: Reggie Williams, 3B
Highest Level (w/ Twins): A+ Fort Myers Miracle
Williams spent the last four years in the Twins minor league system and he never really put it together. After being drafted as a third baseman, the Twins wanted Williams to develop into a power threat but he failed to hit over seven home runs in any single season. With how uneventful his career was with the Twins, he might be more known for the homophobic Twitter rant he went on earlier this year.
Other notables: Danny Lehmann, C (8th round, pick 272), Steve Hirschfeld, RHP (9th round, pick 302)
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Submitted over 3 years ago
I'm slightly thirsty I could use a drink.Yes I said it I'm slightly thirsty not dehydrate just a bit dry. And with that being said I'll try not to lie next time you ask me if I can fly I'll just reply that I'm fine even though I know you know I'm not quite fine. I would love to spread my wings and just fly. It's a toss up, my answer lies within the sky. Rain drops on my mind even clouds need some water. My grounds been dug and now it's time, place my seed but make sure to water me! Because yes I said I'm slightly thirsty now you know that you have heard me not once but twice. How many times can I say it. I'll come right out and say it, but next time you ask me I'll remember that I told you. So stop right there and remember sometimes I do reply!
Submitted over 3 years ago
Poems come to me like water, in my mind the words flutter in my heart that's where emotions lie. Why would you think when it's all right inside.all the pain and happiness I need with just one though. Hell I'll even whisper them if you need not one but two.Maybe three it's like a dream to me. I've awaken everything I need. now I just need to learn how to use it. Life is to short to loose it so don't stop now come and use it!
Submitted over 3 years ago
I look for answers I stop in the light but there is no one in sight. Loudly I cry now people start to gather around, for whom do they see the dead girl with shards in her eyes because I failed to see. What was right in front of me. By:Krystle M Wheeler
Submitted over 3 years ago
A mathematics equation can only have one answer but I find myself with more then one. Redoing it over and over. how many times can this be done to get a solution?. I thought that there could only be one right way, for it to be written ,one answer to be solved. So why do I find myself reviewing this! All these numbers look like nonsense. Fix my problem so I can be done with it. How can I be stuck on just one thing. Are you over looking it. Oh wait now I'm dead stop right in my tracks. Should I hit replay again just one more time please. It wasn't quite my time. Maybe next time I'll make it though.. now i see it's just me only the best seem to survive these test!!!
Submitted over 3 years ago
I wish you say something, tell me you hate me, tell me you care just tell me your there.
A silent whisper in my ear, long deep breaths of air anything of yours that I can hear.
Feelings brushed away, doors shut and told never to be opened. How's the silence been?
I can't take it. Just want to scream burst of sounds my lungs clasped
You're so good at this pretending, we were never together.
While I'm suffering feel like I'm dying it's always been, about your lies .our happiness only lies in your hands, If you would have just stopped pretending I'm not even alive!
I can't say I know what you're thinking in your twisted over sized mind, all I know is the contents lies you told. Maybe even to this very last second or even to the end of time.
I can only say I'm sorry. you hated me more then you loved me. If it wasn't for all your lies you told . Today we might be one, a couple yes changes had to me made people needed to wake up, something's had to be stopped, but never sacrifice love for what yet needs to be learned only time is in our hand now.
People die and goodbyes are never said. I did what I thought was right at the time not realizing
My life would be let go closed out. The pain is worse than anything imaginable.
I wish you say something, Tell me you hate me, tell me you care just tell me your there.
Even the nothings on paper that make no sense put a smile on this face. Never thought I'd feel so out of place.
The emptiness in my heart can never be replaced your face will never be erased.
I've been so lonely inside I've tried everything but that feeling is always there inside it just drives me
Back to that same place. I'd go to such great lengths to show you I'm sorry, I travel across the world and back just to reach you If today was my last day I'd be sure to spent it next to you. You are one of the most important people to me that's why my mind always brings me back to you!!
My heart lies for your taken; please don't be hard with it, it's already been broken. I've been trying to put the pieces back together like a puzzle but only one thing is needed and that's that one piece in the middle that opens my heart. So here I am I swear I'll give you everything it's worth because nothing worth losing you again and again. This silent's kills like you won't believe or maybe your punishing me .
Point taken this punishment is to serve. My panda Bear I'll always hold you in my heart .
To my valentine, Will you be mine
Submitted almost 5 years ago
Missing you at night!
Just woke up, I'm alone, it sucks when you need someone to hold. Wish you were here, not over there. So close in my dreams but, so far away to touch. I miss you so much! I lay on my own, my pillow is here to hold, it's not same, your warm hand holding me so close, I can feel the touch, your body on mine the warmth of your breath. I feel so complete when ever your near, too souls my heart and yours make us one when we're together we make a whole. For my Panda Bear.
Submitted almost 5 years ago
I know people say your gone 6 feet under and faded away with the world,but they're wrong because what they don't know is your with all the time right by my side. you brake my fears when am scared you brighten by day when I'm sad,you hold my head up when I'm crying and make me laugh when I'm mad. I could never ask for a better DAD!!
Just knowing your there makes me know how much you really care. You showed me how to smile when I'm down,now my frown is always upside down.Even though I saw you slowly die you never left my side.you are the best dad.


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Offenhauser Triple Carburetor Chevy 194, 230, 250 and 292 intakes allow you to run a Big 6 without the hassles and cost of the GMC. Manifold provides a nostalgic appearance while equalizing fuel distribution to all cylinders, improving both performance and economy. With this lightweight cast aluminum manifold, your inline six will be more responsive across the RPM range.
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Q. Can I run 32-bit Windows applications under 64-bit Windows 7?
A. Yes. Virtually any 32-bit Windows application that is supported on Windows XP can run unmodified under 64-bit Windows. This is made possible by a technology known informally as "Win32 on Win64" (WOW for short), which translates 32-bit API calls from a legacy Win32 executable into 64-bit API calls that can be serviced by the native subsystems of 64-bit Windows 7. The net result is that 32-bit applications run seamlessly on 64-bit Windows and, thanks to optimizations in current generation Intel and AMD CPUs, at or near full speed. The few exceptions to the WOW compatibility rule usually involve applications that rely on one or more proprietary legacy 32-bit device drivers that have no equivalent 64-bit versions.
Note that the WOW concept is really nothing new. A similar technique was employed by the earliest versions of Windows NT to support legacy 16-bit Windows 3.xx applications.
Q. When I install a 32-bit application under 64-bit Windows 7, I can't see its registry entries. Why is this?
A. The 64-bit versions of Vista and Windows 7 include the WOW translation layer for running 32-bit applications (see description above). In addition to translating API calls, 64-bit Windows isolates registry changes made by 32-bit applications and redirects them to a special sub-key within the appropriate registry hive.
For example, a 32-bit application that updates a key within the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software structure will automatically have its changes redirected to the Wow6432Node key underneath the primary Software key. Expanding this key will reveal all of the 32-bit application registry keys and values that have been automatically redirected by WOW.
Q. Is there a performance advantage to using 64-bit Windows 7?
A. That depends. If you're working with large files or running applications that consume a great deal of memory, then 64-bit Windows will typically give you a slight performance advantage over 32-bit Windows running on identical hardware. This is true even when using 32-bit applications. That's because the OS and device drivers themselves benefit from the 64-bit wide registers of an Intel or AMD CPU running in 64-bit extended mode. In addition, because 64-bit Windows 7 supports more physical RAM than 32-bit Windows 7 (192GB on non-Home versions vs. 4GB for any 32-bit flavor), you can easily expand your PC's capabilities well beyond what is possible in a 32-bit world.
Q. Why does 64-bit Windows use more RAM than 32-bit Windows?
A. Any 64-bit OS will consume more memory than its 32-bit equivalent. This is due to the nature of 64-bit code: It uses larger internal structures that necessarily take up more space, both in RAM and on the hard disk. It's no surprise that the ISO image for the 64-bit versions of Vista and Windows 7 are roughly 50 to 70 percent larger than the equivalent 32-bit ISOs, or that 64-bit Windows shows 20 to 30 percent higher physical memory utilization after initial boot-up.
Q. Are there security advantages to using 64-bit Windows 7 vs. 32-bit Windows 7?
A. Yes. Many of the widely publicized kernel "hardening" initiatives Microsoft debuted with Vista are specific to the 64-bit flavor -- things like hardware-backed Data Execution Prevention and PatchGuard. Also, 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows 7 require device drivers to be digitally signed by their authors, making it tougher for hackers and root-kit developers to install their exploits covertly as kernel-mode drivers.
Q. Can I upgrade from a 32-bit flavor of Windows to 64-bit Windows 7?
A. No. Microsoft's upgrade process does not currently support moving between processor architectures. In order to upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows you'll need to perform a "clean" installation of 64-bit Windows 7, then migrate your applications and data to the new OS.
This story, "Which Windows 7 Is Right for You -- 32-Bit or 64-Bit?" was originally published by InfoWorld.


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Major drug bust in Lorain nets Fentanyl
Lorain and Elyria Police along with the Lorain County Drug Task Force worked together on a major drug bust Tuesday which occurred on Filmore Avenue in Lorain. Police arrested 25 year old Jason Vasquez and his girlfriend; 23 year old Sierra Calloway in connection with the bust that netted a large amount of Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine.
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Single, with a career, no children, never married, own my home, and I am well traveled.
I am genuine, thoughtful and caring. Peaceful, happy, and truthful. I love life. I love simplicity and being around genuine people in beautiful settings.
If I don't respond to you it is because I know what I want in a life partner. You might be a phenomenal guy but not for me. I only respond to people who I think the possibility is there or I already know. There is a reason. Because the couple of times I have kindly responded I was not the girl for them, they had a tantrum and demand to know the exact reason I was not interested. So I'm apologize for not responding. I just rather not be verbally abused.
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Although we strive for consistency, there are no standard sizes for dog clothing and accessories in the marketplace. We recommend you measure your pet precisely to ensure an accurate fit. If your pets measurements fall between two sizes, Diva Dog suggests ordering the next larger size.
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DALLAS (Oct. 20)
The thesis that envy of Israel's ability to achieve social goals within a framework of freedom and democracy is behind Soviet and Arab hostility was presented here yesterday by an authority on Mideast labor affairs. Dr. John J. Flagler, director of labor education at the University of Minnesota, spoke at a regional conference on Jewish issues sponsored by the International Council of B'nai B'rith.
According to Dr. Flagler, the Israeli experience has irritated "hard line" Soviet ideologists by demonstrating that new states "need not resort to institutions of dictatorial government, suppression of civil liberties or the regimentation of populations" to raise living standards and "reduce the gap between haves and have-nots." Russia and the "military juntas of the left and right that dominate most Arab regimes" are discomforted by Israel's demonstration that democracy and social progress are not incompatible for newly emerging nations, he said.
The conference, attended by 200 delegates, was the first of a series throughout the country intended to stimulate public action programs in behalf of Soviet Jewry, Jews in Arab countries and Israel's demand for direct negotiations with the Arab countries. Another speaker, Dr. Judd L. Teller, charged that Moscow was making scapegoats of Russian Jews as a "common enemy of all Russian peoples" in order to mollify other Soviet ethnic minorities that have become restive under Soviet efforts to "Russify" them.


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Moustache Ride Across Canada
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We are three friends who will be battling the Canadian elements to raise awareness and funds for men's health. Beginning in mid-October, we will bike from Vancouver to Toronto, visiting schools, hospitals, and events while enduring the Canadian winter for 45 days. Teamed up with Movember, our goal is to raise $100,000 and help grow countless moustaches.
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Last year, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence issued guidelines for treating anorexia and bulimia.
But an Eating Disorders Association survey of 1,700 patients and relatives found 55% of sufferers are not treated by a specialist.
It also found that in 42% of cases, GPs failed to make an early diagnosis.
But it said it received reports every week of GPs failing to detect there was a problem, or of them not acting quickly enough.
The EDA published its analysis of services to mark the beginning of Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Lack of specialists
It said the lack of access to specialist care was largely due to a shortage of consultant psychiatrists.
In addition, the report found only 14% of the patients, carers or professionals questioned said eating disorder treatment had been available close to home.
The EDA warned that for some people, the nearest appropriate specialist service could be up to 150 miles away.
And only 17% of young people had been treated in settings that were age-appropriate, the survey found.
Access to suitable services is often determined by where a patient lives.
A third of local health authorities have no specialist treatment centres. And there is no specialist adult or inpatient or outpatient services at all in Wales.
Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the EDA, told the BBC News website: "It was shocking that the results were so stark."
She said families rang the association asking how they could help their son or daughter.
"It's hard enough to give them an answer without having to say 'it depends on where you live and it depends on how good your doctor is'."
Training 'is key'
Ms Ringwood added: "What we want to be able to do is be able to look at the situation again in a year's time and be able to report that things have got better."
She said it would take many years to get enough psychiatrists in post to provide the specialist care that patients with eating disorders need.
But she added: "Primary care is the area where we could make a real difference straight away.
"Eating disorders are very difficult to diagnose. They are very secretive conditions, and people don't come into the surgery and say 'I have anorexia'.
"I know GPs only have around 10 minutes with each patient, but diagnosing eating disorders early is important."
Dr Eric Shur, consultant psychiatrist at the Priory Hospital in Roehampton, said: "It is imperative that eating disorders are identified and treated early.
"Sufficient resource needs to be provided both for patients, and for training doctors and nurses if these urgent needs are to be met."
Dr Maureen Baker, honorary secretary of the Royal College of GPs, said: "We understand that 32% of GPs are making an early diagnosis in this area and as the NICE guidance on eating disorders only came out a year ago we feel that this is an improvement.
"However, we would like to see more resources and information made available to help train GPs and other primary healthcare professionals in this area."


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Elham Shaheen survives the Bird Flu
Prominent Egyptian actress Elham Shaheen has resumed filming the scenes of her upcoming film "Khaltat Fawziah" (Fawziah's Mix). The actress had been living in extreme panic in the recent period thinking that she was infected with the Bird Flu virus while filming the scenes for the film.
Elham was filming one of her scenes in a village dressed as a poor woman who works in a chicken farm and is forced to deal with different kinds of birds. In the scene, Elham had to hold a chicken in her hands and to her shock and everyone present the chicken just died in her hands, a matter that caused her and everyone to panic.
A veterinarian was called to the scene immediately and after examining the dead chicken and all the others in the farm her discovered that at least three were infected with the Bird Flu.
Upon discovering the shocking fact, filming of the scenes came to a halt and Elham was admitted to hospital to ensure that she was infected with the deadly virus. Doctors assured the actress after numerous examinations that she was not infected in any way and could return to her normal life without any worries.


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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is scheduled to travel to Malaysia on July 21 at the head of an important political and economic delegation, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said Tuesday, cited by state radio.
Kharazi, currently in Malaysia for an economic reunion, issued the statement in an interview with Iranian television in Kuala Lumpur carried by Iran's state radio.
The visit will be the first by Khatami to Malaysia since he took office in May 1997.
During his presidency, former head of state Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani traveled to Kuala Lumpur while Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1993, according to AFP. (Albawaba.com)
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The first day of the SF Flower & Garden Show always seems a little overwhelming. There's so much to see and I get a very bad case of "I want-itis" when I see all the cool new plants and outdoor stuff. I decided to postpone any actual purchasing until later in the week and just focus the first day on viewing the demo gardens. Unlike previous years, there was no one garden that completely wow-ed me, but there were elements that I really liked about almost every garden. Here's a small sample of what I saw:
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Mortgages! 'Invested' (albeit foolishly..hindsight) in 2006. At the time I had 4 months left on a fixed term contract, this was noted in my mortgage application on my ppr. for the investment...for some reason i didn't write this in. both applications with same bank and same time... I queried the granting of the loans (march 2013) and asked the bank what their thoughts were on my employment status at the time. They replied in writing that they would not advance finance where employment was in doubt. and enclosed a copy of a letter from my employers in 2005. (this was a statement of my being employed - it did not refer to renewal of contracts etc) [in pers comms with a bank official in 2012..she stated that it would have been viewed as very likely i'd be kept on...government job etc etc..] The stress testing/affordability paperwork...that the bank have pertaining to my loans being granted is at best described as 'basic'. it included very little detail, and is includes and amount of income as 'spousal' . i was never married. (this is possibly projected rental income) and they have just lazily used 'spouse' as the header.. other items along my dealings with the bank have been, being told in 2006, as i signed my contracts and remarked on what would happen cost wise if interest rates went up - i was told - "interest rates won't go up". i was also told in 2011...that i couldn't be helped previously (when i came into the branch for help) because "we didn't know what to do then" {bank manager} I'm trying if I can...to put together a case that I was mis sold my mortgages. i moved from Ulster Bank to another bank to get two mortgages. Legal fees were paid to the value of 1200 by the bank (a sweetner to move) and Ulseter bank would not grant a second mortgage for an investment. I do believe .. I 'may' have a chance, no matter how slim, it's my only chance for a way out and a return to a semblance of real life again, not a life on hold and the ruination of my 30's. Any advice on where to start? A solicitor? The ombudsman? The Bank!!! :) From Lorraine F, a once Happy go Lucky! now a stress-head...getting on with it though! Certavi Vichi is the Family Motto I'm told!
Hi Wendy, i can wait another day or two.
if i cancel, can i get a refund? really strapped for cash right now.
Kind Regards, Lorraine
Hi Wendy,
i'll wait another few days then. Hopefully you'll get an Irish Legal. Is the Barrister 'Ronan' not available..seems like it might be his area of expertise..
Thanks Wendy,
Hi there,
thanks for the reply.
In actual fact i did completely and openly disclose verbally and on the PPR application that my contract was set to expire in 4 months. For some reason, i didn't hand-write it in on the investment application. Both applications went in together to the same official and were assessed in unison.
I would be grateful, if it is in your capacity to give me some example of what would be considered definitive and concrete in the remit of ''mis-selling'' vis a vis 'any case of "mis-selling" a mortgage has to be based on something definitive and concrete.'
The bank told me (verbally) at the point of signing my contracts, that 'interest rates would not go up'!! Was it bad behaviour of me to believe that...or bad behaviour of them?
The bank are the ones who put in SPOUSAL income - not me?? They are saying it was probably Rental income, and they just used an old form and put it against spousal....
It's a shame the judiciary take the hostile stance....bad property decisions versus BAD LENDING PRACTICE are not equal. Some joe soap off the street is the sole body held to account...while the so called financial experts remain unaccountable....
Screaming for a way out.....more like screaming for a right to live a normal life.
Could you clarify 'loose' did you mean money to lose?? I've lost all that!! as well as 7 years of my 30's.
Over the last 7 years, i have dealt with several bank officials....and at one point i was told they were unable to 'help' me in the past as 'we didn't know what to do then'. Do they not have a duty of care to their customers to give advice one way or another??? I was told by one bank manager after being visibly upset, to go home and have a cheap bottle of plonk!! I left the bank that day and did not care if a truck coming down the other side of the street took me out.
I'm running an uphill battle. would you blame anyone looking for a way out. I am not looking for a way out based on a lame attempt to prove mis-selling. It may have read that way, but i have thought long and hard about it. there is in my view a slim chance. I did advise the bank of my contract status, i did advise the bank of the end date.
They were so keen for custom, they paid my solicitors fees to move to them (The Switcher Sweetner) when my former bank turned me down for the loans. (the 1200 euro lodgement was for the solicitor's fees with regard to an equity release on my PPR and the purchase via a new mortgage for the investment).
I am inches away from throwing in the towel, but having had a grandfather who survived Gallipoli i don't have the heart to give up just yet and so right now I'll be damned if i bow out that quickly. There has to be some way.......
Many thanks.
keep looking thanks.
The response to my question was in error to a part, as the professional had not read the first part correctly. (perhaps the way i had stated things were not fully clear)
Thanks & Regards.


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Frontline: Is Walmart Good for America?
This PBS series dares to pose a question: Is one of America's biggest corporations actually ruining the economy? Marching across the nation, the big-box chain brings jobs and much-needed retail options to many towns. But, as a major purveyor of goods, the company's also hacked away at manufacturing jobs stateside, since the bulk of its products are made in China. Here, "Frontline" examines two cities profoundly affected by the Walmart movement.


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|Margaret Spilker of Cullowhee gets some practice using a high-tech arm sling manufactured by Western's department of engineering technology as she takes art lessons from Jean Pittillo.
CULLOWHEE Margaret Spilker of Cullowhee has seen first-hand how fine art and high tech can sometimes be combined to create a work that inspires.
A quadriplegic since 1977, Spilker uses traditional artistic tools such as pens and watercolors as she expresses herself artistically, creating images inspired by nature. Lately, however, Spilker's talents have been enhanced by the use of a high-tech arm sling manufactured by Western Carolina University's department of engineering technology.
The sling, which connects to Spilker's wheelchair, represents a collaborative effort involving engineering technology students and faculty.
It was a pleasure to work on a rewarding project to provide improved quality of life for a talented lady, said Aaron Ball, a Western associate professor who teaches machining and fabrication methods in the university's new Center for Applied Technology.
The arm sling attaches to Margaret's wheelchair to provide arm support from overhead. Primarily, our concern was assisting Margaret in stabilizing her arm while she is painting, and yet not prevent restriction to forward and rotational motion.
The project also involved the work of two former Western students, Monty Graham and Steven Nail, and a current student, Chris Rudisil. Graham, a Franklin resident, now works as an engineering technologist in the university department, while Nail, originally from Mocksville, is employed in engineering by Freightliner Corp. in Mount Holly, and Rudisil, a Canton resident, is focusing on computer aided manufacturing as a graduate student in technology.
The arm sling is primarily composed of aluminum and a plastic material called acetal, Graham said. We chose those materials because they will not rust, are fairly lightweight, and are easy to clean, he said.
Some of the parts were machined by hand on a manual lathe, and others were cut on a computer-controlled milling machine, Graham said.
A few of the parts were created with a software package that allows us to draw the parts and then create code from those drawings that can be used to program the milling machine, he said.
The result, says Spilker, is an apparatus that provides a way for her to draw and paint without holding the pen or brush in her mouth. It's also an excellent source of exercise for strength and range of motion, she said.
Because I have very limited arm motion, every muscle that works is so important, and the sling provides a wider variety of options for me during my art lessons. These gentlemen have had a very positive influence on my life.
Spilker has taken art lessons through the N.C. Independent Living Program for 10 years, and her current teacher is Jean Pittillo, an artist and craftsperson from Cullowhee. Spilker graduated from Cullowhee High School and St. Andrews Presbyterian College before earning a master's degree in information and library sciences at the University of South Carolina .
Now 43, Spilker says she enjoyed expressing herself through art in high school, but after a car accident left her confined to a wheelchair, she went a decade without it. Since then, she has enjoyed working in various media, such as acrylics, watercolors, ceramics, pen and ink, and charcoal. Some of her works she gives away, while others are displayed in the home she shares with her parents, Otto and Peggy Spilker.


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By Barbara L. Horan & Carissa L. Prosnitz
In a recent opinion a federal
district court judge, ruling on principles of Massachusetts law,
granted summary judgment to the defendant commercial property
manager, Equity Office Management, in a $5 million negligence
action brought by an employee of an independent contractor who fell
while washing exterior windows of an office building.
The Court's opinion reiterates
Massachusetts' bright-line rule for determining when a landowner
will be liable for personal injuries sustained by independent
contractors or their employees performing contracted services on
the owner's property. In brief, liability will not attach unless
the owner retained control over the contractor's work and failed to
exercise that control with reasonable care. The purpose of this
article is to examine the concept of "retained control" to clarify
the boundaries of this important rule.
Duty to Protect
Employees of Independent Contractor Arises Only Through "Retained
Control" over Contractor's Work.
Massachusetts courts
agree that the duty and standard of care a property owner owes to
the employee of an independent contractor is the same as that owed
to all lawful visitors.
Under Massachusetts law, a
landowner who hires an independent contractor to perform work on
his or her property cannot be held
A property owner may
The Superior Court applied the
corresponding principle in
"Retained Control" as
Assumption of Enterprise Liability
The concept of "retained
control" in these decisions may be explained in terms of the modern
enterprise theory of liability and the "resource-allocation"
principles thought to justify it. According to enterprise theory
the economic loss (cost) resulting from personal injuries should be
borne by the individuals or entities (the "enterprise") best able
to pass the loss forward to consumers or backward to the factors of
production employed in making a product or providing a
service.1 This distributes the risk according to
enterprise theory. G. Calabresi,
The Restatement (Second) of
Torts § 409 links retained control and enterprise
[t]he general rule stated in
this Section, as to the non-liability of an employer for physical
harm caused to another by the act or omission of an independent
contractor, was the original common law rule. The explanation for
it most commonly given is that
Cmt. b (emphasis
However, if a landowner who
has engaged an independent contractor retains the right to control
any of the contractor's work, the landowner becomes a participant
in the enterprise, and as one who assumes a share of the
responsibility for managing the risk of the enterprise, he or she
becomes a potential bearer of loss caused by his or her failure to
manage it.
The series of exceptions to
this rule spelled out by the Restatement (Second) of Torts in §§
410-429 further illustrates how one who retains control over the
work of an independent contractor is brought into the enterprise
and thereby becomes potentially liable for the negligent exercise
of that control. In particular, § 414 provides that "[o]ne who
entrusts work to an independent contractor, but who retains the
control of any part of the work, is subject to liability for
physical harm to others for whose safety the employer owes a duty
to exercise reasonable care, which is caused by his failure to
exercise his control with reasonable care." As explained in Comment
c, liability will not attach where one retains merely a general
right to order to stop or resume the work, to inspect the progress
of the work or to receive reports on it, to make non-binding
suggestions or recommendations, or to request alterations and
deviations. "Such a general right is usually reserved to employers,
but it does not mean that the contractor is controlled as to his
methods of work, or as to operative detail. There must be such a
retention of a right of supervision that the contractor is not
entirely free to do the work in his own way."
By contrast,
The Massachusetts
Appeals Court's ruling in
By contrast in
Under an enterprise
liability/resource allocation theory, unless allocated differently
by contract or where it is unfeasible to do so, the cost of
injuries should be borne by the enterprise whose activity creates
them. That cost then should be distributed among all those in a
position to manage the enterprise's risk because "the injury is a
real cost of those activities." Calabresi,
As Calabresi noted,
independent contractor cases may be situations in which the pure
loss-distribution theory applies. In such cases, it does not matter
who bears the loss initially in the sense that risks are assignable
by either contractual party to the activities that create them.
As the
1. This is so unless
otherwise provided by contract, or where indemnification or
exculpatory agreements are unfeasible.
2. "One cannot conceive
of a driver seeking indemnification agreements from every
pedestrian he may hit, or, for that matter, a pedestrian seeking an
agreement to bear accident loses from every driver who may hit him.
In such situations, the law cannot avoid determining how the losses
will be divided among the parties to an
3. Cmt. a of § 409 makes
clear that the use of "independent contractor" in this context
4. As noted in by the
Appeals Court, so long as the control retained by a general
contractor puts it in a position to manage the risk of loss, it is
irrelevant how many layers of subcontractors are involved in the
enterprise. 73 Mass. App. Ct. at 379 n. 5.
5. Lopez appealed the
District Court's ruling to the First Circuit. On June 3, 2009, on
joint motion of the parties, Lopez' appeal was voluntarily
6. In a pure loss-distribution situation, every
consumer has perfect knowledge and is perfectly rational, either
contractual party can assign risk, and the cost of insurance does
not vary from one consumer to the next. Thus, if the risk is borne
by the contractor, the contractor's price for his or her services
includes accident costs; if the risk is borne by the landowner, the
price he or she pays for the contractors services is reduced by the
anticipated accident cost.


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For The Sylvia In All Of Us: Almie Rose's Drunken "Mad Men" Makeup Tutorial
Our dear friend Almie Rose is back and with a new drunken makeup tutorial for how to look like "Mad Men"'s resident married upstairs apartment hussy Sylvia Rosen. You want to look like Sylvia, right? With the lips, and the eyeshadow, and the potentially explosive extramarital affair with Don Draper? Well, regardless, Almie has a thing or two to teach you about a thing or two.
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When the 2010 Greenbuild Conference and Expo opens next week in Chicago, more than 1,000 manufacturers will take to the exhibit floor to showcase a range of sustainable selections. The trade show mainly focuses on commercial construction, but included among the wares are a number of products designed for or appropriate for residential use. Click on the slide show to view 14 products that will be on display at the show, including a dual-flush toilet with in-wall tank, recycled-content tiles, and formaldehyde-absorbing gypsum.
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Yup, my kids are home all week.
Patrick is still swamped at work and the weather has been mostly crap. We are having a pretty good week, though. (Thank God.) Monday was overcast but warm and we had a great hike to Picnic Point. I needed that and it was a great way to start our week. Tuesday was sunny but bitterly cold and we went swimming (at an indoor pool) and out to lunch. (out to lunch = mcdonald's) :) Yesterday we went to the Children's Museum with our friends and then had them over for a couple hours to meet the hamsters. (Ruby got her hamsters last weekend!) Today we are having a lazy morning (I am on my 4th book of the week...can you say escape mechanism?? :) I love reading so it's a good way to take care of myself.) and going out for a while this afternoon. Tomorrow we are going to Milwaukee! Whew! I have also confirmed a Door County rental for August and started nailing down dates for a camping trip with our friends.
I have to be honest. Seeing all the Spring Break trips start popping up on my facebook feed was hard. I have been struggling with the weather for this past month (with lots of the country, I know) and I just felt JEALOUS. :( I stayed away until I was in a better mental place and did what I could to make sure we had a fun week together. Sleeping in, staying up late, not having homework...it has really been a nice break. We will have quite a few get-aways this summer so I am focusing on that and it's helping. I also met Wendy at the track last Sunday for my inaugural run of the season. A little exercise in the sunshine with a friend helped my mood a lot. I know spring and warm weather will come. I know we have everything we need + so much more. I am so thankful for the ways God takes care of me/us. I also know that comparison is the thief of joy because I read it on pinterest. ;) (it's so true, though!)
Anyways, here are some pictures from Picnic Point. I love that place.
So tell me, have you had spring break yet? Did you go somewhere awesome or have to create a little awesome yourself? :)


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'The Good Wife,' Season 4, Episode 4, 'Don't Haze Me, Bro': TV Recap
Hallelujah! Nick's gone (for this episode anyway) and Kalinda is back on savvy investigator track in "Don't Haze Me, Bro," which alternates between a tricky court case and Eli's attempt to kill that story about Peter's alleged affair with a campaign worker.
The hour begins with very clever close ups of a patient getting released from the hospital. Yep, it's Jackie–healing from her stroke and more interfering than ever. Good son Peter picks her up from the hospital (she'll live with him during recovery—yikes!) to deliver her to a campaign event.
Meanwhile, Alicia coolly responds to reporter Mandy Post's questions regarding her purported "open marriage" and the above mentioned affair. "I could kiss you," Eli tells her later. "That would give them something to write about," she says.


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Mapping the Farm:: The Chronicle of a Family
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An evocative history of four generations of a Minnesota farm family and a chronicle of their way of life.
To some, the fields and farms of the Upper Midwest all look the same, but to the people who have struggled to raise families and make a living from the soil, each farm is a "small kingdom" with a rich and often troubled history. In Mapping the Farm, John Hildebrand, whom the New Yorker magazine praised for his "skill of mind and craft," focuses on the O'Neills, the family of his wife Sharon, and their 240 acres near Rochester, Minnesota.
When William O'Neill began raising dairy cows in Minnesota in 1880, America was a nation of farmers. A little over a hundred years later, William's grandson Ed is too old and ill to continue farming. The farm is being chopped into subdivisions, an interstate has cut off access to the river, and changing technology and the tightening market have made small farms a thing of the past. Ed's children and grandchildren gather to try to find a way to keep the farm in the family.
In this absorbing and hauntingly beautiful book, Hildebrand tells the story of four generations of farming O'Neills and, in doing so, tells a quintessentially American story of land and labor, memory and loss--and one family's struggle to keep their dream alive. From boom times to bust, the bloody farm strikes of the Great Depression to the bittersweet optimism of a county fair, Hildebrand weaves a narrative that is at once an elegy for a vanishing way of life and a celebration of the tenacious and deeply held American values that have made today's way of life possible.
- By: John Hildebrand
- Format: Paper, 270 pp., 21 b&w photos, endnotes
- Publisher: MNHS Press
- Product ##: 0873514149
JOHN HILDEBRAND is a professor in the English department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and is the author of Reading the River: A Voyage Down the Yukon.
Praise for Mapping the Farm:
"Wonderful . . . an enthralling book, and relevant to us all. . . . It completes something done by Willa Cather in O Pioneers! Both books are golden with the same Midwestern light." -- Noel Perrin, Washington Post Book World
"Provides thorough documentation of . . . intangible, emotional wealth. . . . It manages to be both a personal testament and an absorbing chronicle of agrarian history." -- Maxine Kumin, The New York Times
"An engrossing story . . . that documents a century of American agriculture and rural life. . . . Hildebrand gives a memorable picture of rural society, of a family and community bolstered by their faith and commitment to the land." -- Publishers Weekly