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As some of you may or may not know, i have been subject to the wrath of various Google critters over the last couple of months. My last post summarized the causes of this, basically it was because i got greedy and cared more about profit than user experience.
That being said, i have now recovered a couple of my sites from Google panda.
These are more or less full recoveries. And i am talking about recoveries after being taken out of the top 100 for all of the terms i was targeting.
Basically Google nuked my traffic and then i got it back by taking the steps mentioned later in this article.
My Main Google Panda Theory
I can't take full credit for this, a number of my ideas came from Michael Martinez and a few other people who posted intelligent analysis on forums.
So first of all, lets take a step back and talk about the origins of Panda.
Panda first came about as an algorithm to weed out bad sites. Google got together with quality raters and made samples of good sites, and then samples of bad sites. If you showed characteristics of good sites you didn't get penalized, if you showed characteristics of bad sites then you got penalized.
Now if you were Google what would the quickest, easiest and most cost efficient way of doing this?
You see, a lot of marketers have gone down the wrong path and have wrongly assumed things like time on site and bounce rate are incredibly important to this algorithm. My opinion is that, although they MAY play some kind of role, i think the biggest role is actually the look, feel and usability of the site.
You see, lets take a sample of sites that Google quality raters would rate as very high quality, here are 10:
- http://www.webmd.com/
- http://www.nytimes.com/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- http://www.imdb.com/
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
- http://edition.cnn.com/
- http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
- http://www.tripadvisor.com/
- http://www.forbes.com/home_usa/
Now i could name plenty more, and as you may notice, many of them are news sites, however i am confident when Google raters look at sites like these, they definitely feel favorably about them.
I won't go in to the negative side of sites to deeply at the moment, because right now i want to make a list of commonalities between all of the sites Google looks favorably at and then hint at ways you can make your site look like these.
So the main qualities that these sites share are:
Lots of images and interactive media
One of the key qualities i see between all sites is that they feature a lot of images and rich media. If you look at posts on any of the sites above, each of them have multiple unique images with captions, often slideshows, formatted quotes, bullet points and lists.
Beneath the posts you will often find related posts with thumbnails. Sidebars will often have links to other content, often with images.
Short Paragraphs
Journalistic style features short and easy to read paragraphs.
Updated Frequently
All of the sites are updated frequently. Especially the homepage.
Interlink to internal content
Not much needs to be said here, most sites interlink very well from within the body content to other related pages on the site.
Lean Pages
More often than not these sites have lean pages. Properly formatted footers without tonnes of boilerplate content.
Large Sites
None of these sites are small. All have thousands upon thousands of pages.
Good formatting and Usability
Sites are formatted well and are super easy to use.
One commonality between most of the top 500 content sites (According to Alexa) is that many seem to have a right hand sidebar approx 300px wide. With internal content links, often with images incorporated in the sidebar.
Social media icons are often placed within the header.
My Step By Step Recovery Process
Now those are the commonalities i found between the high quality pages. You can do the same yourself, just take a look at Alexa site rankings and go through some of the most popular content sites on the web and look for similarities. (If you can think of any more it would be cool if you posted your feedback in the comments).
Anyway, this is exactly what i did to recover my site from Panda. Some of these things may or may not have helped, this is the process i took:
- Install a responsive magazine theme and make all the images look gorgeous. I used a beautiful magazine theme from Themeforest.
- Properly formatted the sidebars to show popular posts, latest posts, random posts, each with thumbnails.
- Add social media icons to header.
- Reduce boiler plate content on all pages. Previously i had about 50 links, all with the anchor text "Site name review" which looked pretty spammy to say the least. These are now gone.
- Reduced ads above the fold.
- No more than two affiliate links per post. At least 50% of total posts without affiliate links.
- Make my footer more lean, just with copyright notice and links to main pages sections on the site, plus legal pages.
- Reduce keyword density on all pages to 1-2%.
- Add at least two images to every post on the site. All of them are unique.
- Embed rich media and videos where appropriate.
- More bullet points and lists.
- Reviews featuring "both sides of the story". Amended all reviews to have positives and negatives of each reviewed item.
- Related posts with thumbnail beneath all posts.
- Added Disqus comments.
Key Takeaways
Then as previously said, after completely changing the design and making all of these changes, the site came right back to original rankings after about 20 days (Which i assumed was the refresh of panda data).
To me when you look at things logically, it would make sense that Google uses site structure and appearance as well as a few other easily measured metrics to determine whether a site is high quality or not.
Lets be honest though, it's easy to tell which sites Google loves, either in your niche or in other industries.
Look at these authority sites that Google would never penalize in a million years and look for commonalities.
You can definitely find similarities between all of these popular media sites.
There is a reason why it is getting harder and harder to rank low quality sites. There are literally a thousand ways you can go wrong as a webmaster. You really do need to have all bases covered in terms of content quality, layout and brand appearance, usability and internal linking etc.
If you slip up on just a few of these things, you put yourself in a difficult position, than can pretty much be avoided by making your site look legit.


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2008 proved you were not racist – 2012 prove you are not an idiot
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31 Responses to 2008 proved you were not racist – 2012 prove you are not an idiot
spuggemhate (UID# 18468) Hot debate. What do you think? 8 3
February 17, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Hmmmm, can I vote for 'None of the above'?
nobody-knows (UID# 5034) Hot debate. What do you think? 3 10
February 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm
yes, it's called being mexican, off to gitmo with you
(UID# ) Hot debate. What do you think? 4 6
February 17, 2012 at 5:17 pm
thanks to obummer its coming down to that.. only it will be americans, mexicans, whites, blacks, yellows, and whoever else they choose to label "terrorist"
(UID# ) Hot debate. What do you think? 9 8
February 17, 2012 at 2:02 pm
humm center right or psycho right?
Would be nice if a democrat ran this year.
hochunk (UID# 5604) Hot debate. What do you think? 16 7
February 17, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Ron Paulies fall into one of two categories: those who love him in spite of his racist/intolerant past, and those who love him because of it.
(UID# ) Well-loved. Like or Dislike: 14 4
February 17, 2012 at 3:52 pm
I hate American government
swpuppet (UID# 8549) Hot debate. What do you think? 14 6
February 17, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Given the current choices, it's Obama again!
magnus-buttfoorson (UID# 238) Poorly-rated. Like or Dislike: 3 18
February 17, 2012 at 10:39 pm
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keep dreaming
that nigger will be lucky to leave the White house alive
wistfuld (UID# 5057) Well-loved. Like or Dislike: 16 5
February 17, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Ah yes, Ron Paul fans win this year's award for "patting oneself on the back for a perceived moral superiority that everyone else is laughing at you for." Sadly, the only people more pathetic who have won this prize in the past 10 years have been early adopting Facebook users (2004), hipsters (2001), iPhone users (2007), and… oh, what was it again?… oh that's right, people who claim to be political libertarians without putting any real thought into the actual ramifications of what that position entails (every year running).
Fucking retards.
(UID# ) Hot debate. What do you think? 11 15
February 17, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I'll be voting for Ron Paul.
He wants to run the presidency according to the constitution, and go through congress to declare war instead of just… going. That alone puts him miles ahead of the other candidates.
OOooooo how scary and dangerous.
I urge you all to do more research on Ron Paul. Whats wrong with freedom? whats wrong with keeping the fruits of your labors? And as for the racist thing… he's probably the least racist candidate running including BO. Look through his long history of speeches, books, interviews, voting record, etc and try to prove otherwise. He has more support from minorities than the other republican candidates.. and he also has more military support then all the candidates including BO combined.
He is referring to some decades old passages from newsletters that came out from a different writer in one of RP's many newsletters released in the 80's and 90's. When RP was made aware of them, over a decade ago.. he apologized and disavowed them. He made some mistakes as the editor of a newsletter… thats it. So why not talk about REAL issues?
Get out of this imaginary Left-Right political sham. Oh no hes a republican that means he's baaaad! The parties are one in the same. Big government tyrants. Both the left and the right lead us into undeclared perpetual war. Both sides mismanage our money and redistribute it to big banks and failing corporations. Both sides want to take away our freedoms with legislation like the patriot act, NDAA, pipa/sopa, and more.
Go take a look at his record and his platform, and what he wants to accomplish as president, and voice your concern.. based on facts.
juiceyfruit (UID# 1624) Hot debate. What do you think? 10 5
February 17, 2012 at 5:55 pm
paul wants to effectively disband the union and go back a step in history to the articles of confederation. we tried that once. it didn't work. that's how we got our current constitution. this is the united states of america, not the nation-states of america, for a good historical reason.
all of the things everyone claims ron paul is against in the federal government: he's only against them because it's the federal government. if the states continue the war on drugs, if the states mandate racial segregation, if the states outlaw abortion, he's ok with that. So long as it isn't the federal government.
It's the big lie that the internet ron paulies swallow: ron paul will fix everything by fucking up the union, rather than dividing a nation even worse than it already is today.
not to say there isn't shit way wrong with the fed, which is almost always the counter-argument. disbanding it is not in my opinion the way to fix that.
(UID# ) Hot debate. What do you think? 4 8
February 17, 2012 at 7:04 pm
The constitution was designed to protect the people from over reaching government, not to empower the federal government. It states plainly that the only role of the federal government is for defense of the nation and our liberties, and to ensure we have a sound currency and truly free market. Which really all ties back to liberty and freedom. social freedom, economic freedom, etc.
Not to redistribute wealth and give bailouts, not to be the policemen of the world, and definitely not to encroach on states rights.
Anything else should be left up to the states. This is what the constitution calls for. So your comparison to the articles of confederation just doesn't make any sense here, when Paul's main focus is the CONSTITUTION.
Wow! You need to actually read the document for once.
No, it was designed to prevent monarchy, by forming a strong, but not too strong, federal system that protects the rights of the masses.
It doesn't state all of those things clearly at all, particularly with regards to implementation, but broadly speaking the "necessary and proper" clause gives the federal government the power to do whatever it needs to do to ensure those rights.
You're going right into what I specifically mentioned as the typical counterargument – BUT THERE ARE THESE THINGS WRONG WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY AS WELL THROW IT ALL AWAY – and assuming that not voting for ron paul means support for nefarious activities undertaken at a federal level. It is not.
You think that corruption won't happen at a state level? Got news for you.
magnus-buttfoorson (UID# 238) Hot debate. What do you think? 1 7
February 17, 2012 at 8:01 pm
If it's already divided then he's giving the people what they want.
You just don't want that because suddenly your politics and agendas won't be forced on the majority any more and coastal America will see it's damaging influence vanish.
"OOooooo how scary and dangerous."
"OOooooo how rebellious!" I bet you've freaked out your parents!
You still dont get it, do you?
If elections were to change anything, they would probably be illegal.
The same companies that sponsored Obama when they realised that he was getting voters and popularity, are going to sponsor Ron Paul and whoever the next president is.
[Obama's top contributors: www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638%5D
But of course all that are conspiracy theories of them commies. Long live Jesus and the multinational corporations!
PS: dont vote people, vote companies. I stand with McDonald's and Coke…
PS2: … because they make my belly happy
And the flaws of a "democratic" two party system.
Should read: in 2008 you voted for me because you're an idiot. In 2012 I'm hoping you've learned something from your mistake and will vote for experience this time instead of who you're being told to vote for.
If people followed that logic, Ron Paul would get absolutely 0 votes.
timmay72 (UID# 669) Hot debate. What do you think? 10 1
February 17, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Not to break the thread, but who else loves waffles? I fucking love waffles!
fucking waffles with fried chicken at IHOP. it was the best meal I have ever had.
Mind you, I was drunk and in love, so there's that.
Our Applebees makes Oreo waffles!
yeah, why not
saborlas (UID# 554) Hot debate. What do you think? 7 1
February 17, 2012 at 8:56 pm
The creator of the image misspelled "are."
HA! I was going to post the same thing, almost word for word!
True; I did vote for the black man, Obama, in order to prove I was not a racist – hadn't animosity towards blacks anymore. However, I still do have a bad attitude towards idiots – don't like crazies. And that is bigotry and that needs to also be dropped, like racism. So, it follows to prove this new lack of animosity on my part I will vote for the crazy man, Paul.
Because the government that governs least…is the background story to Mad Max movies.
I hate American politics. Mostly because every election year the internet fills up with bullshit like this.
Technically, to prove you're not a racist, you have to vote for him for two terms.

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Imagine buying your child a 3DS for Christmas and finding pornography on it… That's what happened to one parent, according to WAVY News 10. On Christmas morning Tom Mayhew's 8-year-old son decided to snap some pictures with his new 3DS. When he went to go look at the photos he'd taken he found a dozen pornographic images saved on the system.
"He went to play his games, not knowing anything was on it," Mayhew told the news station. "After a while, [the kids] took pictures of themselves and when the picture was taken it went to a file."
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Mayhew purchased the 3DS at a Wal-Mart in Hampton, Virginia and said the images were time-stamped for early December. He bought the 3DS on December 23. It's likely that the 3DS was a return that was restocked, but never checked by Wal-Mart employees.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, warned on 8th December of growing gaps in the global framework for protecting the world's millions of forcibly displaced and stateless people, and appealed to the international community to urgently adapt and respond.
In a speech to governmental and other delegates in Geneva for UNHCR's High Commissioner's Dialogue meeting, Guterres said the certainties of the post World War II and Cold War period were no longer sufficient to ensure those in need receive international protection.
"Today's challenges are interconnected and complex," Guterres said. "Population growth, urbanization, climate change, water scarcity and food and energy insecurity are exacerbating conflict and combining in other ways that oblige people to flee their countries."
Guterres, who was speaking just days before UNHCR's 14th December 60th anniversary, identified three areas as demanding particular attention in the coming year and beyond: 'protection gaps' in the international system for protecting displaced people; the disproportionate burden of responsibility for helping refugees that falls on poor countries; and, failures by many states to tackle statelessness - a scourge depriving millions of people around the world of nationalities and other human rights.
With protection gaps, Guterres said these stemmed from inadequate implementation of existing treaties, insufficient accessions to relevant instruments, and holes in the international protection framework.
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With burden sharing, the High Commissioner repeated his appeal of October this year for a 'new deal' geared towards ensuring that front-line countries of asylum are not left alone in dealing with displacement from neighbouring states. Currently, developing nations host around 80 percent of the world's refugees.
Guterres said models for improved burden sharing already existed, and he pointed to regional efforts in Asia and Latin America, including South America's 'Solidarity Cities' initiative that promotes self-sufficiency among refugees, its 'Borders of Solidarity' initiative which is designed to ensure that mass influx situations are not damaging to the interests of the host population, and in Asia the Bali process which promotes a broad-based approach to complex population and refugee movements.
On statelessness, Guterres said the topmost priority was to ensure that more countries accede to, and implement, the two key statelessness conventions. Currently, and despite the half century or more that has passed since they were created, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons has only 65 signatories, while the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness has just 37.
"The lack of nationality represents the denial of a fundamental human right in itself," Guterres said. "But people unable to exercise this right inevitably find as a consequence a range of other rights impaired. They may not be able to work legally or travel. They may not be able to access health care or obtain education for themselves or their children."
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If the couple were married then the mother and father would have equal rights. If they remain unmarried, usually the mother has more rights but there is a possibility that both would have equal rights as well.
If the father's temperament is in question, then it may be best to remain unmarried ans the mother should get sole physical custody of the child while the father has visitations rights. In other words the child would live with the mother most o the time and the father would get some time with the child and the father would also pay the mother child support every month.
The answers I provided were based on your initial statement that they were English.
I am sure that certain aspects of Italian law and English law are different but since I do not know much about Italian law, I cannot say how they are different.
I would be willing to bet that the answers to the general questions you have posed are much the same.
They are under Italian law if they live there. If they moved to England, they would be under English law even if married in Italy.
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Ethiopian Harars Go Chocolate
Weather patterns and climate changes might play a large role in the cup profiles of coffees from the Harar region for the past 2 years.
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Nikita Season 2 Spoilers: Alex Meets "Michael 2.0″
Now that Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) have paired up in more ways than one, will Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) find her own sexy spy to keep her warm at night?
According to E! Online, sparks will fly between her and Oversight agent Sean (guest star Dillon Casey), who's "basically Michael 2.0, complete with a perfectly tailored suit and mysterious background." He's also ridiculously yummy, so do it to it, Alex!
But expect sparks of a more violent variety between Alex and her former allies, Michael and Nikita. Show creator Craig Silverstein spilled, "I think that it's a little more complicated than they're just going to be fighting each other all season. It's going to expand and contract. There's going to be hot and cold periods between them. There's going to be a thaw; things are going to get better, [then] they're going to get worse."
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One of Microsoft Sri Lankas best known and anticipated annual student
competitions, Imagine Cup 2010, will be held on April 29 in Colombo. The
competition will see students from universities and education institutes
across the island compete in innovation and creativity categories for a
spot within the contingent that will travel to Poland later this year to
take part in the global event. The 2010 Imagine Cup challenges its
participants to 'imagine a world where technology helps solve the
toughest problems' encouraging young minds to reflect on the Millennium
Development Goals proposed by the United Nations to generate their
'Together we can make a difference' has been the core aphorism behind
this world renowned student technology competition which brings together
hundreds of students from around the world each year to display their
creative talents. The Imagine Cup has grown over the years and to over
300,000 students registering for last years global competition.
This year Imagine Cup offers new echelons of challenges with the
introduction of three separate awards in addition to the four categories
of competitions. The new award additions this year have been the
Interoperability Award, Touch and Tablet Accessibility Award and the
Next Generation Web Award. Categories like Software Design, Embedded
Development, Game Development, Robotics and Algorithm, IT Challenge,
Mash Up, Photography, Short Film and Design give students an unlimited
scope to work with. This year, the local competition received an
unprecedented number of entries with over 25 students applying to
Microsoft Sri Lanka Director - Developer Platform Evangelism
Wellington Perera said "Through the Imagine Cup, Microsoft aims to
encourage our youth to take a stand on issues and work on ways to solve
problems to make the future better for themselves and the country. Our
competing teams have always done us proud with many wins at the global
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nice blog you have, i like the layout.
will look some more later and check out any maps you have there.
welcome to the forum
I just recently got back into mapping. I used CC2 many years ago and apparently a lot has changed since then.
I now have CC3, DD3, Dundjinni, CSUAC, lots of tutorials and many links to wonderful sites like this to get some pointers. Map-making should be much easier than it used to be.
Also, I have just started up a D&D blog. Not a lot there yet but I'm filling it out as I can. Drop by if you get a chance:
nice blog you have, i like the layout.
will look some more later and check out any maps you have there.
welcome to the forum
welcome to the boards!
great site, very clean and easy to read
I really like the presentation of your blog - it's really friendly and easy to read. Welcome to the guild...gotta get some maps up on that blog of yours!
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Thanks all!
Looks llike a wonderful community. I'm glad to become a part of it. Now I have some more incentive to work on maps as well.
welcome to the Guild!
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Good blog, you got. I'm still digesting it for those stealable... er ye-ye usable bits. Good to see the Oregon invasion in progress. I'm a Duck, but I went to OSU for about a year.
Astrographer - My blog.
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Corvallis Oregon!?! Yes! That's my old stomping ground. I left my heart there to come out to L.A. (don't ask). Anyway welcome to the Guild Oldguy, great to have another Oregonian in the Guild. By the way Su_liam, I'm a Beaver myself but hold no ill-will towards Ducks. Also, you said you were in school right now, are you still at UO, and if so, what are you studying?


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Because of our manufacturing base, the Rockford area gets hit harder than most areas in economic downturns. Einar Forsman, one of Rockford's own local experts, explains how Rockford can emerge as a stronger more competitive community.
Einar Forsman says the key will be finding opportunities for growth, for our workplace and for industries. He says diversifying our business base will better protect us from future downturns. And all this means we have work to do. Forsman says much of our success will depend on taking advantage of international business opportunities and investing in alternative energy. But first, he says we need to find jobs for those out of work.
"Many employers have now found ways to do things differently with less staff so when the economy rebounds they can start reinvesting. Have they found a new way to do so without the same number they have had in the past? I think that's a challenge for us. I think the other issue you have is, are the workers we have, trained to adapt to a modern work environment? Do they have the adaptability and skills? That's a weak spot for us right now. And what'll happen when the economy does turn around and we are looked upon for additional development in our area? We'll see a wealth of available workers but the question is do we have the talent set in those workers to draw businesses to the community?"
Forsman says some of the stimulus money Rockford received will be used to train workers.


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That Rascal, Melvin
As I turned the corner into the green, grassy courtyard of the hospital, I saw a small barefoot boy in typical, white ill-fitting hospital shorts and slipover. A handsome boy, about four feet tall with fine features and smooth, closely cut hair, he strutted along with shoulders back. He sang in a strong, screechy voice: "Jesus pon de telefone. Tel him what ya need, tel him wat ya need rite now. I don wan silva. I don wan gol. I just wan Jesus inna me sol."
From that moment, getting to know Melvin was an up-and-down experience. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, I was assigned to be a teacher/play leader in this pediatric ward of the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. My function was to help lonely, frightened, and bored children adapt to the hospital scene and, I hoped, to stimulate an interest in learning.
On my first day, Melvin jerked away from me as I tried to get him back to the room he shared with six other children. He grabbed my hand and bit the back of it before giving in. The next morning I was concerned about another attack as he ran up to me. But in an excited voice he called out "Teacha, Teacha!" He reached for that same hand and kissed it. I was puzzled and intrigued.
I came under the spell of this five-year-old during my two years there. He was a long-term patient whose parents visited infrequently. They could not afford the bus fare or the time from their endless search for income. Melvin's place of residence was listed as "Railway Premises," some fifteen miles away from Spanish Town. This simply meant he lived in a thrown-up shack in the railway yard. Adequate post-hospitalization care was not possible there. Having mistaken cleaning fluid for a fruit drink at the age of three, Melvin had a severely burned esophagus. The medical treatment was successful, but he had to remain in the hospital, since his eating had to be carefully monitored. Because he was not bedridden, this super-charged young dynamo was on the loose much of the day.
One day a small frightened child was wheeled to the operating teata accompanied by a student nurse, no family member present. I heard Melvin call out to him, "Take care, ya hear?" He was in charge. He tried to control the nurses -- and yes, even me!
This very young boy was an incredible composite: sharp, fearless, shameless, loveable, dishonest, sensitive, irresponsible, charming, disarming, crafty, and amusing. I could see it all in his sparkling eyes.
Working with children of mixed ages, I tried to strengthen an understanding of the alphabet, reading and writing. Melvin was a quick learner -- if I could get him to sit still long enough. My school supplies were limited, but he always tried to walk from the classroom with a fistful of used computer paper, even though my limit was two sheets per child. Deftly folding the paper into the shape of a handgun, he made several for his compatriots. Acutely aware of the prevalence of street crime in Jamaican society, I said, "Melvin, I hate guns! I will not have guns in my classroom!" "Yes, Teacha" was the reply from this face that was suddenly all innocence. But under his mattress was an arsenal of paper weapons to supply all the gunmen out there.
One day a Jamaican clergyman, eyes closed, clutching his Bible to his chest and placing his hand on Melvin's head, prayed for health. Melvin wore his solemn mask -- until he caught sight of me, then his mischievous twinkle returned.
Finally, he was able to go home. About to depart after a nine-month stay, he stood encircled by the doctor and nursing staff as they counseled him to go to school and be very careful about what entered his mouth. His upturned serious face expressed a commitment to living according to their rules. With a hug and a wave, I said "Take care, ya hear." He left an empty spot on the ward -- and in my heart.
A few months later, as I brought a toy to a child in the overcrowded ward, I heard that familiar voice call out raspingly and tearfully, "Teacha." I could not believe it! Melvin was back and he was hurting. He had been eating a genip, a small green sweet fruit with a very large smooth and slippery pit, which he swallowed, tearing his fragile esophagus. He was taken to the teata, where careful surgery repaired the damage.
When he was returned to the ward, subdued as I had never expected to see him, I stood over his bed, which was protected by scarred guard rails. "How many sheets of paper do you want, Melvin?" Although he was not completely free of the control of the anesthetic, he slowly held up five fingers. Melvin was back.
Going on with my life in the States I think of that rascal, Melvin, a teenager by now. If I had the chance to see him again I would grab it, but how would I find him? Does he still reside at the Railway Premises? What kind of mischief might he be into now?
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HA HA HA Some funny reading But to break the bad news I have had a few friends who have owned a new PS3 and even the slim and returning them because of OS system problems and excessive noise. So dont think the XBox is the only lemon console. I have had my Xbox 360 since they came out and I have suffered 1 RROD and it hasnt missed a beat since. I have just got the new Slim 360 version and it's brilliant, sleek, cool and quiet (oh so quite) The only reason I got the new one is the CD draw sticks every now and then on the old one.
|14th October 2010, 04:22 PM
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I know this thread is perhaps just a tiny bit old But given how I am coming back to consoles full time most likely after the christmas holidays I thought it be bet to start interacting and makeing friendships with the tog console division .
Anyways I just bought a ps3 as sony has always been my go to console company .as I've owned previously the Ps2 and PSX
Going to be playing the new Dc Universe online mmo/ God of war 3 / Plenty of sport games and fps3 and can hardly wait to buy Star Ocean the last hope
|14th October 2010, 04:30 PM
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So the age old debate over which is the better console has still not been decide? I am shocked
While not weighing in on the debate, I would like to add that the new XBOX slim has impressed me. Quieter, bigger hard drive, built in network adapter and faster than the old model.
It is defiantly an improvement over the original.
|14th October 2010, 09:05 PM
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You're saving your bacon by saying Sony, not SOE.
I've recently added a PS3 to the stable. I have to admit, it works so wonderfully well as a media extender when paired with a Bravia tv. I'm also pretty chuffed with the peripheral support on PS3. Though I'm convinced the library, sound and graphics are better on Xbox (for now) the PS3 is really shining as a glorious console.
Isn't it great that we have two superb choices?
I can't think of a time when they were so neck & neck.
NES/SNES were so far superior to Master System & Megadrive it just wasn't funny.
Saturn/3DO were underdone compared to PSOne. N64 wasn't without it's charms though.
Dreamcast (one of my all time favourites) was done & dusted way too early & didn't get the chance to really compete with the PS2/Xbox, and well Gamecube was just crap.
|14th October 2010, 11:39 PM
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I hear ya , Have had many consoles in the past that I still have memories to this day , Nes I think has still to this day been Nintendo's all time greatest console simply because what it offered in of games and gameplay quality in it's hey day .
But If I had to choose my ultimate all time favourite console I would say the PSX is still the greatest diamond in the rough for sony . So Many great rpg's and action and others across the board . Heck I sometimes dust off my psx and play FF 7 , 8 and so many other games
|20th October 2010, 07:09 PM
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XBOX 360 Halo Reach
PS3 Slim
DSi XL
I am loving the new 360 I agree so quite and N wireless ty ty ty and the Reach one I got makes extra noises when you open the CD draw ... WOOT!
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|20th October 2010, 09:58 PM
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360 elite plus one for the kids.
Wii for the kids (Zelda for me)
DSi XL plus DSi and Lite for the kids and PSP although i'm not really sure why, no one uses it.
We considered a PS3 but dont need a blu-ray.
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A Fresh Start.
by Risa Green
I wish that I could say that I've been productive and prolific and motivated over the last couple of months, but I can't. Writing is a funny kind of a job, especially when you're not under any kind of deadline, except for the ones that you make up in your own head (I will finish by Thanksgiving. Okay, Christmas. Okay, spring break. Okay, by summer, and this time, I mean it!) But really, it's the kind of thing where you're either in the zone, or you're not. And I have been out of the zone for a very, very long time. So long, in fact, that I feel like a liar every time I say yes when someone asks me if I work. So long, in fact, that I have stopped saying yes all together, and have started asking if by do I work, they mean theoretically or in actuality. Because theoretically, yes, I am working on a book. But in actuality, I have not worked on said book since sometime back in October.
It all started with the auction that I co-chaired for my daughter's school. Although technically it was a volunteer position, it still took up all of my time, I didn't really enjoy doing it, and it totally stressed me out. Which sounds a lot like a job to me. And felt a lot like a job, especially since it left me with no time to do my real job. Which is how I rationalized the fact that I didn't write a single page while I was working on the auction for six months. Book? Oh, wish I could, but I have this damn auction. But then the auction ended. At the end of February. And have I written a page since? No.
Of course, I needed a few weeks to recoup from all of the late nights and aggravation of the auction. And then I needed to clean out my closet, because I just couldn't work with all of that clutter. In my closet. And then I had to clean out the kids' closets, and the bathroom cabinets, and my entire office, and then, of course, I felt compelled, as if by an unseen force, to clean out the junk drawers in the kitchen. And as everybody knows, when you're cleaning out the junk drawers in the kitchen, there must be something you really don't want to do, because nobody decides to just clean out the junk drawers in the kitchen. And before I knew it, when my husband would ask me how my day was, I began answering him by saying that it was horrible, because all I did all day was clean out closets and go to the market and pick up the kids and cook dinner. Which is not the kind of day that belongs to someone who defines herself as a working mother. But still, I couldn't bring myself to write. There was just no zone.
And then last week I hit rock bottom.
Ah, sounds familiar. I should be writing in preperation for a television shoot I'm going on in just a few days. But I can't even think of a word to write. Or perhaps it's all the Midol I just took. Damn cramps. Or perhaps, just perhaps I'm procrastinating. Hmmm...
Way to go Risa! I feel your pain, therefore, I feel your excitement in working through your block. I have procrastinated writing my first offical blog post for my newly launched business for a few months. A blog post of all things...crazy I know. Anyway, right before I read your article I wrote the post! Do you really have some sort of writing mom's group??
I'm a firm believer that clearing out that physical clutter (in your office, closets, kitchen, etc.) clears your mind so that you can be productive. So thank your decluttering stars, too, Risa! And mamajaj, can I join your writing moms group? I need one of those, too!
I envy you your clean closets and your agent. I have neither so no excuses and no support other than a group of other equally unpublished, unagented, writing moms. and though I continue journaling everyday, and though I rarely cook dinner of clean house for my family, I also have successfully stopped trying to get my book published. But does that story fit for this overachieving group of mothers? I do still play tennis, though, lest I sound too much like a loser.


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Arsenal star suffers injury scare on international duty
15:44 20 May 2012
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Tomas Rosicky has a leg muscle problem
Arsenal star Tomas Rosicky has suffered an injury scare ahead of the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 campaign.
The 31-year-old midfielder picked up a leg muscle problem and needs to consult a doctor before returning to the squad.
"The muscle is not torn but it is necessary for me to consult a doctor," said Rosicky. "After that all being well I will rejoin the squad."


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After earning the M.B.B.S. at the University College of Medical Sciences, India, in 2002, Jain had residency training in anesthesiology at the Maulana Azad Medical College, India, from 2003-05 and at the New York Methodist Hospital, N.Y., from 2009-13 and fellowship training in obstetric anesthesiology at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, from 2008-09.
An active member of the American Society of Anesthesiology, Jain has practiced as a consultant anesthesiologist in India and served as chief resident in the Department of Anesthesiology at New York Methodist Hospital from 2012-13.


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Setchell backing misfiring King's Lynn Town to find the net ahead of Lincoln United trip
10:40 15 September 2012
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Gary Setchell is backing his misfiring King's Lynn Town players to find their shooting boots at struggling Lincoln United this afternoon.
The Linnets boss was furious with his wasteful side after they crashed out of the FA Cup on Tuesday thanks to a 3-2 extra-time first qualifying round replay defeat at home to Daventry Town.
However, it was not his side's exit from the competition that bothered Setchell the most – it was the hatful of chances they missed on an evening where their two goals came courtesy of visiting centre-back Guy Sanders.
Lynn have now gone four matches without scoring in open play and will be hoping to find the net today against the Evo-Stik Division One South's bottom team – who have conceded 19 goals in five league matches.
Setchell said: "We just need to keep believing. If the players keep getting in those positions we will score goals.
"We're creating chances, so that's not worrying me, but eventually someone needs to step up and put their body on the line. We just need one to go in off a face or a back – as long as it crosses that white line it doesn't matter.
"Strikers get the stick if they miss chances and the praise and the headlines when they score. But we have players, like Jason Turner, who will keep putting themselves in the firing line because they are big characters.
"He has scored goals for years and will carry on doing so. In Danny Beaumont, Jamie Forshaw, Steve Spriggs and Dan Quigley, and others, we have players who can all score goals and I'm sure they'll come for us."
Defender Ross Watson is not available for the trip to Ashby Avenue as he sits out the last game of his three-match ban. Left-back Jordan Yong (foot) and striker Russell Dunkley (calf) will both undergo late fitness tests after missing Tuesday's defeat.
While Lynn have enjoyed a decent start to life at Step Four after gaining promotion, their opponents have endured a torrid opening to the campaign.
Five successive league defeats and an FA Cup exit at the hands of Thurnby Nirvana have left the Whites licking their wounds, but Setchell is not underestimating the task at hand.
"The fact is this. Lincoln United will win a game this season" said the Linnets boss.
"They've had a slow start and they've conceded a few goals, but all I care about is that we get on the bus with three points. It could be 10-0, 2-0, or even 5-4, I just want us to win.
"I'm just looking, again, for my players to go across the white line and give me 100pc, just like they did on Tuesday. We've been playing some really good football so we just need everyone, including the supporters, to all pull together."
Former Lincoln City striker Andy Hutchinson, who missed the whole of last season through injury, may make his debut for Terry Fleming's outfit.
The Linnets have played the Whites only once competitively, in the FA Cup. A Matt Nolan brace and a goal from Mark Warren secured a 2007 FA Cup victory for The Walks outfit.


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To help make the connection between family farms and consumers, Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., the 2,000-member trade association for the Delmarva Peninsula's meat chicken industry, has introduced a new bumper sticker with the theme Our Farms, Your Food. A secondary message is Support Delmarva's Family Farmers. This farm promotional project is made possible with the financial support from America's soybean farmers through the United Soybean Board, the Delaware Soybean Board and the Maryland Soybean Board.
Over the course of the next few months, DPI will be distributing the 10,000 multicolor bumper stickers to DPI members and the general public at a variety of places, including the June 21 and 22 Delmarva Chicken Festival in Snow Hill, Md.; the July Delaware State Fair; and other meetings and functions.
The first one was affixed to the vehicle of DPI President Jenny Rhodes, a chicken grower in Queen Anne's County, Md. "We hope these new promotional stickers will help consumers better understand that food comes from farms and not just from grocery stores. Unfortunately, too many people really do not understand the role that family farmers, such as our chicken growers, play in getting food to consumers," Rhodes said.
The new bumper stickers continue a DPI program of promoting the chicken industry and agriculture in general. Previous efforts have included pro-agriculture banners visible to bicyclists on Delmarva, other bumper stickers, T-shirts, billboards, airplane banners over the beaches and the very popular Eat Chicken Tonight signs from 2006.


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Connacht Cricket Union formed
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Cricket Ireland Cricket Operations Director, Mark Garaway, today praised the efforts of the cricket players and administrators in the west for their tireless working in getting the Connacht Cricket Union off the ground.
The setting up of the Connacht Cricket Union is remarkable given cricket is not a sport one would usually associate with the west of Ireland. However, for the last number of years the game has thrived in the Connacht area to such an extent that calls for a governing body for the region were answered and on the 29th of October, the first Connacht Cricket Union was formed..
Garaway admitted since initial inquiries were made by Sligo Cricket Club about possible coaching and development guidance from Cricket Ireland, he was amazed at the passion of cricketers from Connacht and the speed in which they have got to this stage.
Speaking to the Munster Cricket Blog, Garaway said: It all started off by word of mouth. We got a tip off from Sligo that there was a lot of cricket happening in the area and they were looking for some help with coach development.
Myself, Tim Simmonite and Stephen Moreton went on a tour in February to see what was going on, and we found that there were six or seven clubs active. Then in the summer myself, David Williams (CI Chairman) and Joe Doherty (CI Cricket Chairman) attended a meeting in Galway where up to ten clubs were represented.
There are a number of really dedicated guys there and whats next is it needs to become sustainable.
While optimistic about the future for Connacht cricket, Garaway insisted that there is a long road ahead to get up to the level of the other Irish unions.
The priority now is getting people on board and supported in their development. The first thing is it needs to become sustainable and there is a need for structure.
We (Cricket Ireland) now have a mixture of knowledgeable volunteers and Professional Staff who can guide and help Connacht Cricket Union develop rapidly. Coach Education and Youth Development being two of the cornerstones of development in the area. Stephen Moreton (Coach Education) has already started working with Nitin Bindal and Joe Doherty has been advising the new Union with their governance and constitution.
There are currently three grounds in use in the Connacht region and Garaway indicated that a fourth will be required, however, that is not on the immediate agenda and while he admits putting timescales on the development of the union would be rash, he envisages that one day Connacht will go from strength to strength.
Jody Morgan of the Ballaghedereen Club becomes the first President of the Connacht Cricket Union, while fellow club man, Waqqas Ali Raja, takes on the role of Chairman.


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