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Are you interested in gaining an online presence? This article offers several ways to do just that. Read on to learn how to use your blog to attract readers, and increase your online popularity.
When you are starting to blog, it is important that you never give up. You are not going to get a lot of readers your first day, and even your first week, and that is okay. Just keep writing what you are passionate about, and the readers will come to you.
Don't forget to add social media sharing links on your blog. This will ensure that people can share your blog on their profiles for free. Doing this can increase your traffic by quite a bit. It will keep increasing if the content's good because people can tell their friends which puts you on multiple pages at once.
Use stirring titles that will generate responses or debates
Use stirring titles that will generate responses or debates. Make your titles intriguing enough to entice your readers to continue reading, and voice their opinion, or ask questions that beg the reader to include their thoughts. Do not be drawn into conflict whenever possible, but moderate the conversation with your own input.
An important part of any blog is to feature the latest posts at the top of your homepage. With so many blogs abandoned or out-of-date, it's important to let readers know that yours is current. This way, your readers will have fresh, new posts to read and you will get the best exposure for your newest content.
Read other blogs in related fields. This will give you an idea of how others are blogging successfully and may give you ideas on how to improve your own blog. You may also find people willing to guest blog on your site. Remember not to plagiarize the content of other blogs.
Be sure to link to some authorities. If your niche contains authorities, be sure to link to them. That can help the readers understand what your preferences are, along with your orientation. Knowing these facts about you can help them identify you better. Try to be specific and constant with your sources.
Try to utilize synonyms for your keywords. This will ensure that your site does not come off as a piece of spam. Varying your word choice is also a great way to catch the attention of your varied audience. This is an easy step that can make a world of difference for your blog.
Do not quit. This is very important to the success of your blog. It can be very difficult to break into blogging, particularly in its early months. Keep at it even if the results are slow. Eventually, you will be successful with it. This cannot happen if you quit, though.
Since so much of the blogging going on these days is being done by teenagers and young people, parents must be extra cautious when it comes to their children's blogging activities. Some teens naively give out personal information on their blogs, such as phone numbers, locations and even their names. This can lead to real trouble, so parents, stay involved!
Create a separate homepage. A typical blog's front page is just a chronological listing of the last few posts, but making your blog stand out from the rest is key to achieving success. This is of importance due to your blog being found through links from other sites, or through a search engine.
One powerful thing that you should try to do when blogging is to write about a topic that has not been written about yet. This will give you a powerful upper hand that can attract thousands of potential readers. Unique content is something that is always in demand for.
Keep each blog post about one specific topic. If your writing lacks focus, and jumps from subject to subject, your readers will get confused and frustrated. Focusing the content of your blog on one topic makes it clearer and more accessible.
As a blogger, you want your readers to feel a connection with you. Your blog should accept comments from readers, and you should take time to respond to some of them personally. You'll need to decide if you want to publish all comments as they come in, or whether to hold them for approval before they appear on your site.
Promotion and advertising, and producing content people want to read. These two elements combine to make or break any blog. If you aren't producing quality content on a daily basis, your readers will end up going elsewhere. Similarly, without proper promotion, your site won't last long. By making use of both quality content and good promotion, you will be ensuring that your blog is as successful as possible.
Make sure that you have a blog mailing list started early. The sooner you get this started, the more time you will have to make that list larger. Once your blog is more established, this list will be used to bring in money, and you will be thankful that you already took care of this.
Try to include many links to similar blogs on your site. In many cases, when other sites find out you link to them, they will be willing to link back, which in turn can get you a ton of traffic. This is a simple step you can take to improve your blogging endeavor.
Check your site statistics regularly so that you can see which of your efforts to improve your blog helps increase traffic. Try out different ideas and see what the statistics are for them. Throw out the stuff that doesn't work and keep what does.
Always try to incorporate figures, charts and graphs if possible. This type of content adds interest and quality to your blog. This is an easy way to improve the appeal of your blogging endeavors.
With all that you now understand about blogging and how it can help you, you should now have a strategy in mind for how you want to go about blogging in the future. Just take into consideration that it takes time to truly establish a blog with the level of success you hope to achieve.

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Elder Ambrose (1812–1891) is considered the pinnacle of Eldership in Optina. He embodied the virtues of all the elders in the highest degree–divine humility, purity of mind and heart, overflowing love, and total self-sacrifice for the salvation of his fellow man. So great were his gifts that hundreds of people flocked daily to his humble cabin at Optina, including the writers Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Leontiev.
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text: Mike Ward 90 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Hey y'all, Over the weekend, I took a chef knife making class over in Detroit with Niko Nicolaides. On Saturday we forged, profiled and heat treated the knives. He showed us some of his examples and did some demoing then let us go at it. Because I have experience already doing this, I knew most of what to do but he still had some useful tips and tricks on how to move the metal to specific places. Sunday was spent grinding and finishing the handle. This is the Detroit Smith Shop where the class was hosted. Profiled I learned the most in the handle construction. He did the method of drilling a .5" hole into a block and splitting a dowel to hold the tang. I've never done that and while I've read about, I didn't really understand before. I'm really glad I took this class, it let me get a better idea how a kitchen knife should be made with out doing it 3 mores times. Taking a class is definitely one of the best things that someone can do to learn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites


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The other day, I unstitched two cotton kimonos. Like all the Japanese cloth I have seen, these simple everyday garments were handsewn with meticulous care. I always feel somewhat destructive when I take a kimono apart, even though I do it with respect. And I hope to put back something of what I take away by remaking the cloth.
Here's a view of the clothesline after I washed the pieces. There are two kimonos and their linings here.
I like the perspective from the other side, with sunlight defining the weave structure.
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Russia's hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup was found to be the most impactful sporting event of the year, scoring 8,223 points.
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Discover how you can use proven techniques in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, Psycho-Imagery and Dream Interpretation to help you with breaking through problems and gaining freedom in your life.
In Thinking Therapeutically #1 bestselling authors Dr Tom Barber and Dr Sandra Westland take you on a journey into the world of two experienced therapists as they recall their own enlightening journeys to becoming therapists.
Tom and Sandra then offer a number of verbatim accounts of their most memorable sessions, along with a personal processing of each session and, more importantly, a critical analysis of each other s work.
Therapists are often provided with a number of theories, approaches and techniques they are told will be therapeutic, but without any guidance as to whether they will help a particular client. This book provides an opportunity to see these ideas in action and gives some essential critique as to what did and what did not work in the sessions described. The authors offer us insight and guidance into the world of creativity which will open up to us when we engage with clients within their own paradigms.
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This book deserves a place in the library of all therapists whether they are seasoned or newly emerging. - Fidelity - The Journal for the NCP.
It is one thing having strategies explained in a dry, clinical way but it is totally another to have the strategy theoretically explained and then, through the medium of the verbatim reporting of sessions, actually put to real use in such an open and compelling way. At times their clients almost become yours as you share each intense moment of the journey made. - David Slater BA, DHyp, MHA(RegHyp), MASC, DCS, MGSCT.
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The Theatre Screen Technique – Phobias
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A video has gone viral on social media which shows the Giani/Patthi/Kirtan Kaar of Gurdwara Guru Nanak of Walsall with bottles of liquor, gambling cards, explicit images on phone, and receipts showing purchase of cod fish in his room inside the Gurdwara Sahib. The video also revealed the man's mistress who he frequently visited despite the Giani having a wife in India. These activities are all against the Sikh Code of Conduct.
The man recording the video made several phone calls to the Committee members who refused to arrive to question the Giani as they stated it was too late in the night.
The event appeared to have been occurring around midnight according to the details provided in the video. The man who conducted the sting operation reveals that he'd been following the Giani around to monitor his anti-Sikh activities and realized he was committing beadbi at Gurdwara Sahib and so he asked one of the secretaries to conduct the sting.
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2020 Memorial Day Parade
Due to stay-at-home orders in Delaware County there wasn't a Memorial Day parade in 2020, but there was a fitting memorial that was recorded for all to watch. Lt. Kevin Pierce, Retired PA State Police sings the national anthem. Remarks by Media Mayor Bob McMahon, 1st Infantry Div. Vietnam 1968-69. Lt. Kevin […]Read More >
2019 Media Veterans Day Parade Photo Gallery
Thank you to all of our wonderful parade participants and spectators that turned out for this year's Veterans Day Parade in Media! We had a great time at the parade, and we hope you did, too. Congratulations to our essay contest winners: Luke, Lylah, and Rohan. You can read the essays here. […]Read More >
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We are excited to announce the upcoming 2019 Veterans Day Parade in Media, PA! The talented students from our local middle and high school bands will be providing music for the parade. At this time, dignitaries expected include Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, and Pennsylvania Representatives Leanne Krueger, Mike Zabel, and Jennifer O'Mara. […]Read More >
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59th Annual Delaware County Veterans Day Parade Monday, November 12, 2018 11:11 am-12:30 pm Honoring Veterans Around the Globe Rain or Shine The 59th annual Veterans Day Parade will start at the intersection of Jackson & State Streets and end in front of the Delaware County Courthouse. 2018 March Order Division 1 […]Read More >
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Field Notes from Ua Huka and Teauau Islands
Island Conservation's Restoration Specialist Jason Zito shares an update from Ua Huka and Teauau Islands of the Marquesas archipelago.
By: Jason Zito
Kaoha nui,
Coming at you from the charming village of Vaipae'e on the lovely isle of Ua Huka in the northern Marquesas archipelago in French Polynesia. We have successfully completed part one of operations on the motu of Teuaua, which is located just off the southwest corner of Ua Huka. We're working to protect Sooty Terns from invasive rats. Local residents rely on Sooty Tern eggs as a food source, but now they are competing with the invasive rats to harvest them.
We've been dealing with some rough swell conditions as well as unseasonably wet weather here on Ua Huka, however, we have persevered thanks in no small part to our excellent team of local field technicians and boatmen. These compatriots have not only made this project possible, but have also kept things fun and interesting. The boat rides out to Teuaua in the rough swell took me back to our Marquesas feasibility trip earlier in January, but I am happy to report that the saddle sores have been traded for minor bone bruises this time.
I again have to tip my hat to our local team—getting onto the island is no walk in the park, but by working together we successfully got our feet and gear on solid ground. Having just repositioned my hat, I now need to take it off to the fantastic Tehani Withers, who, immediately after coordinating a month-long expedition to the Austral island of Rapa, has been set with the herculean task of handling the logistics and organization for this trip. This is no small effort in this part of the world, where flights, boats, and supply shipment arrangements have to be made sometimes months in advance and are difficult to alter once put in play—not to mention subject to fickle seas and weather.
I again have to tip my hat to our local team—getting onto the island is no walk in the park, but by working together we successfully got our feet and gear on solid ground.
With the first application complete, Tehani and I will be departing Ua Huka tomorrow for the south Marquesas, while our team here on Ua Huka performs the remainder of the post-operational monitoring. Our first stop is the hub island of Hiva Oa where we will split up for further adventures. Tehani will be visiting the island of Tahuata for a consultation with local community leaders as well as to survey for the presence of invasive species (whose presence she hopefully does not detect!). I will be headed once more to Fatu-hiva–one of my happy places. There I will join up with Tom Ghestemme and Arthur Matohi from SOP Manu and we will continue to refine their successful invasive feral cat control program, which protects the endangered Fatu-hiva monarch population that nests in Omoa valley.
Tehani and I will be due back on Ua Huka shortly to resume and wrap up operations on Teuaua. By then the wounds on my head inflicted by angry dive-bombing Sooty Terns should have healed up to make space for a fresh set.
Featured photo: Flowers and a Seascape, Ua Huka. Credit: Jason Zito/Island Conservation
Versión en Español/Spanish transcript
- Palau: Every Shade of Blue and Green I've Ever Seen - November 16, 2017
- Fatu Hiva: Fledglings, Mud, and Local Honey - August 15, 2017
- Notas de Campo de las Islas Ua Huka y Teauau - August 10, 2017
- Field Notes from Ua Huka and Teauau Islands - August 10, 2017
- Fatu Hiva: Polluelos, Lodo, y Miel Local - August 7, 2017
- Surveying the Marquesas Islands - March 9, 2017
- Update from the Field: Antipodes Island - June 15, 2016


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A speeding ticket may seem like a minor infraction, but it is still a criminal charge that can cost you time and money, and leave a stain on your criminal record. Many prosecutors simply assume that anyone charged with a moving violation is guilty, and will impose fines and other consequences accordingly.
At Cash & Richardson, PLLC, we believe that you have a right to fair and thorough trial no matter what charge you are facing. If you've been issued a traffic ticket unfairly, we will seek to have the charges dropped or reduced — in many cases, there is very little evidence to support an officer's reasons for issuing a ticket. And even when it is not possible to have a charge dropped, we will work hard to ensure that the consequences you face are proportionate to the offense committed.
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In some cases, a traffic violation can result in the suspension or revocation of your driver's license — perhaps you've been charged with driving at an especially high speed, or driving under the influence, or maybe this ticket was simply the straw that broke the camel's back and added up to a license suspension.
Restricted driving privileges impose a real burden on just about everyone — suddenly it becomes difficult to get to work, shop for groceries and perform other routine errands. The problem is especially severe when your commercial driver's license (CDL) is suspended — this makes it impossible for truck drivers and other professionals to make a living at all. We will work hard to get you back behind the wheel so you can maintain the regular rhythm of your life.
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In the interview with Metro UK, Bethesda's SVP of global marketing Pete Hines expressed the studio's interest in the lifespan of their games. And said Fallout 76 will have infinite timeline.
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How many actresses have portrayed a neuroscientist on a wildly successful TV comedy while actually holding an advanced degree in neuroscience? As far as we know, exactly one: Mayim Bialik, who plays the lovably geeky Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS' The Big Bang Theory… and earned her PhD from UCLA.
Acknowledging her nerdy side, Bialik recently told Dear Doctor magazine, "I'm different, and I can't not be different." Yet when it comes to her family's oral health, she wants the same things we all want: good checkups and great-looking smiles. "We're big on teeth and oral care," she said. "Flossing is really a pleasure in our house."
How does she get her two young sons to do it?
Bialik uses convenient pre-loaded floss holders that come complete with floss and a handle. "I just keep them in a little glass right next to the toothbrushes so they're open, no one has to reach, they're just right there," she said. "It's really become such a routine, I don't even have to ask them anymore."
As many parents have discovered, establishing healthy routines is one of the best things you can do to maintain your family's oral health. Here are some other oral hygiene tips you can try at home:
Brush to the music — Plenty of pop songs are about two minutes long… and that's the length of time you should brush your teeth. If brushing in silence gets boring, add a soundtrack. When the music's over — you're done!
Flossing can be fun — If standard dental floss doesn't appeal, there are many different styles of floss holders, from functional ones to cartoon characters… even some with a martial-arts theme! Find the one that your kids like best, and encourage them to use it.
The eyes don't lie — To show your kids how well (or not) they are cleaning their teeth, try using an over-the-counter disclosing solution. This harmless product will temporarily stain any plaque or debris that got left behind after brushing, so they can immediately see where they missed, and how to improve their hygiene technique — which will lead to better health.
Have regular dental exams & cleanings — When kids see you're enthusiastic about going to the dental office, it helps them feel the same way… and afterward, you can point out how great it feels to have a clean, sparkling smile.
For more information about oral hygiene, please contact our office or schedule a consultation. You can read the interview with Mayim Bialik in the latest issue of Dear Doctor magazine.
Often as children grow older, their participation in sports or similar activities increases. While generally encouraged, this greater activity does increase injury risk, especially to the mouth.
In fact, the late childhood to early adulthood demographic is the most prone portion of the population to incur dental injuries. To complicate matters, their dental development is often incomplete, posing a number of treatment obstacles for an injured tooth.
For example, the primary means for preserving an injured adult tooth is a root canal treatment: damaged or diseased tissue within the pulp, the tooth's innermost layer, is removed and the empty chamber and root canals filled and sealed to prevent infection. But while a fully matured tooth can function without the nerves and blood vessels of the pulp, a developing tooth needs these tissues for continued tooth formation. Otherwise, tooth development can stall and cause problems later on.
The most common solution for younger teeth is to remove any damaged tooth structure without disturbing the pulp if at all possible followed by a filling. That's contingent, though, on whether we find the pulp unexposed or undamaged—if it is, we'll try to remove only damaged or diseased pulp tissue and leave as much healthy tissue intact as possible. To aid with healing and tissue re-growth, we may also place medicinal stimulators between the pulp and the filling.
Jaw development may also pose a challenge if the injured tooth is too far gone and must be removed. Our best choice is to replace it with a dental implant; but if we install the implant while the jaw is still growing, it may eventually appear out of place with the rest of the teeth. It's best to postpone an implant until full jaw maturity in early adulthood.
In the meantime we could provide a temporary solution like a removable partial denture or a modified bonded bridge that won't permanently alter nearby teeth. These methods can adequately restore the function and appearance of missing teeth until the jaw is mature enough for an implant.
While injuries with young permanent teeth do pose extra challenges, we have effective ways to address them. With the right approach, the outcome can be just as successful as with a mature tooth.
If you would like more information on dental care in the formative years, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Saving New Permanent Teeth after Injury."
Periodontal (gum) disease is mainly caused by bacterial plaque built up on tooth surfaces due to ineffective oral hygiene. For most cases, treatment that includes plaque and calculus (tartar or calcified plaque) removal and renewed daily hygiene is highly effective in stopping the disease and restoring health to affected gum tissues.
However, you might have additional health factors that may make it more difficult to bring the disease under control. If your case is extreme, even the most in-depth treatment may only buy time before some or all of your teeth are eventually lost.
Genetics. Because of your genetic makeup, you could have a low resistance to gum disease and are more susceptible to it than other people. Additionally, if you have thin gum tissues, also an inherited trait, you could be more prone to receding gums as a result of gum disease.
Certain bacteria. Our mouths are home to millions of bacteria derived from hundreds of strains, of which only a few are responsible for gum disease. It's possible your body's immune system may find it difficult to control a particular disease-causing strain, regardless of your diligence in oral care.
Stress. Chronic stress, brought on by difficult life situations or experiences, can have a harmful effect on your body's immune system and cause you to be more susceptible to gum disease. Studies have shown that as stress levels increase the breakdown of gum tissues (along with their detachment from teeth) may also increase.
Disease advancement. Gum disease can be an aggressive infection that can gain a foothold well before diagnosis. It's possible, then, that by the time we begin intervention the disease has already caused a great deal of damage. While we may be able to repair much of it, it's possible some teeth may not be salvageable.
While you can't change genetic makeup or bacterial sensitivity, you can slow the disease progression and extend the life of your teeth with consistent daily hygiene, regular cleanings and checkups, and watching for bleeding, swollen gums and other signs of disease. Although these additional risk factors may make it difficult to save your teeth in the long-run, you may be able to gain enough time to prepare emotionally and financially for dental implants or a similar restoration.
If you would like more information on the treatment of gum disease, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Periodontal (Gum) Treatment & Expectations."


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Smart Authentication in the Digital World
The Role of Digital Identity in Government
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Discussion: Should Digital/Product Agencies Share Design Systems Between Client Projects?
Why not?
I have wrestled with how to answer this question for a year or so now. At first, I was a hard no. As a designer at a digital agency I thought it felt cheap, lazy, and a misuse of a client's trust to re-use components, modules and page styles between projects. I felt, pretty strongly, that each project should have its own unique experience and this experience started with a custom design system.
While this statement holds some truth, I've come to realize that it's not about the style of interface elements on the page, but rather how those interface elements get a user from point A to point B that crafts the unique experience each project demands.
This new thought has led to me believe that building one design system internally and applying it to many projects is a great idea.
Thus for the last year or so, we at Made by Munsters have started to create a master template of components, modules, system/application elements, typography styles, and more that can be used by just about any client project we take on.
Why do this?
Great question.
Having designed and developed products for nearly a decade, we noticed that we re-use a lot common elements from project to project. I don't just mean rounded avatars and vertical navigation menus, either. We use hundreds of common elements. Moreover, we were re-inventing these each time we started on a new client project.
Waste. Of. Time.
With a master library in place, we have a starting point for each project. It allows us to spin up a new design environment in Sketch — our preferred design tool — quickly without the overhead of having to create the same symbol groupings for the … I don't even know … time.
Is this cheap? Are we cheating our clients?
Not at all. As stated earlier in this post, each application we design and develop at Made by Munsters has its own unique experience, combination of elements, research, flow and user testing. Lastly, as designers, developers, and users we know that a good user experience is more than the interface elements in a view.
Additionally, by sharing a design system between projects we have developed our own unique design voice. As a small agency based in the Midwest we have to compete against a lot of talent. Thus, we needed to develop a competitive edge. One aspect of the Munsters edge is clean, sophisticated, and well thought out design. Each component, module or page style that is added to our shared design system has clear rules and use cases.
For us, we have found great value in sharing one internally crafted design system that each client project can use.
What are your thoughts? We'd love to know.
At Made by Munsters we are all about engaging, healthy arguments — also called discussions. This series of posts are meant to start conversations. All comments are welcomed. The only rule: be respectful. We don't want to babysit any kids but our own.


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The Piazza Center for Plastic Surgery and Advanced Skin Care
7900 Farm to Market Road 1826, Bldg 2, Suite 206
Austin, TX 78737
Phone: (512) 288-8200
Monday–Thursday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
For many people, despite exercising regularly and eating a healthy diet, pockets of fat in certain areas of the body will not disappear. While you may be doing everything you can to slim down in certain areas, you may not be able to achieve the results you want. In this instance, liposuction in Austin, TX, from board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rocco Piazza can help improve your body contours and create a slimmer, more proportional appearance.
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Keep in mind that each patient is unique and your results may vary.
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Keep in mind that each patient is unique and your results may vary.
Your Liposuction Consultation
If you live in or around Austin and liposuction treatment is something you are considering, Dr. Piazza will consult with you to discuss your cosmetic goals and desires. It is important to note, that while liposuction may help provide optimal body contouring results, it should not be regarded as a substitute for weight loss or healthy lifestyle habits. We recommend that our liposuction patients be at or close to their ideal body weight, with localized areas of fat that they would like to slim down. For patients with smaller areas of fat, or those who'd rather not undergo surgery, Dr. Piazza may recommend CoolSculpting®, a non-invasive fat reduction procedure that's been cleared by the FDA.
Your Liposuction Procedure
After determining the target areas that you would like to treat, Dr. Piazza will begin your procedure using the power-assisted liposuction approach. This method of liposuction is time tested and has provided beautiful results for countless women and men. A tumescent fluid will be injected into the specified area in order to separate the fat cells from surrounding tissue, constrict blood vessels, and provide anesthesia. This greatly reduces the chances of bruising and increases safety. Small incisions are made for the cannula (suction tube), which is passed through the treatment area to break up and suction away fat. Dr. Piazza uses a special port that protects the skin by keeping the incision as small as possible. He firmly believes that the incisions must be placed strategically to minimize visibility.
To achieve the best results for you, Dr. Piazza uses MicroAire's PAL® Power-Assisted Liposuction System, which enables him to carefully contour each area he treats. This device is superior to traditional liposuction because it makes it easier to achieve smooth contours. Dr. Piazza also feels that this technology is superior to laser liposuction because the fat is easily removed without leaving behind liquefied fat that the body must break down.
Once the fat has been suctioned, your incisions will be closed with dissolvable sutures and sealed with a dressing. Treated areas will then be wrapped with compression garments. Frequently, Dr. Piazza uses a compressive foam padding beneath the garment to minimize swelling and ensure a specific contour is realized at the treatment area. In addition to enhancing Dr. Piazza's meticulous technique, compression minimizes contour irregularities and encourages skin tightening.
After your procedure, you may be sore for a few days or as long as several weeks. Over time, discomfort will subside, and you will be able to enjoy your new shape.
Meet Dr. Piazza
Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rocco C. Piazza looks forward to meeting with you to help you discover how you can achieve your cosmetic goals and desires.About Dr. Piazza
Liposuction at a Glance
Areas commonly treated with liposuction include:
- Waist: Contour the waistline (reducing flanks, love handles, muffin top) and lower back
- Upper arms: Restore slim contours and reveal muscle definition
- Thighs: Reduce the presence of saddle bags and reveal an inner thigh gap
- Bra line: Improve the contour of the back and sides of the breasts
Liposuction is performed by suctioning fat through a thin tube called a cannula that is inserted through incisions concealed near the targeted areas, which include:
- Waist: Between the buttocks and in the lower waist or pubic region
- Upper arms: In the axillary and elbow areas
- Thighs: In the groin, bikini line, and inner knee area
- Bra line: Underneath the breast and along the midline in the bra line
General anesthesia
Procedure length:
- Waist: 1 hour
- Upper arms: 1 to 1.5 hours
- Thighs: 1.5 to 2.5 hours
- Bra line: 1.5 hours
Once the surgery is complete, the incision sites will be closed with dissolvable sutures, a small steri-strip, and sealed with a clear dressing. Treated areas will be covered with a thick foam pad and then wrapped in a compression garment to minimize swelling, bruising, and recovery time. Compression also helps to maintain the shape Dr. Piazza created during the procedure.
Typically ranges from 1 to 2 weeks. The foam compression pads will be removed on day 4 and the bandages placed over the incisions will be removed 5 to 6 days following surgery. The compression binder will be used for the first 2 weeks and then replaced with a less compressive garment that will support the treated area for the next 3 to 4 weeks.
- Surgery
- Day 4 to 5: Foam Removal
- Day 5 to 6: Dressing removal
- Day 5 to 7: Return to work and social activities
- 2 to 3 weeks: Return to exercise
- 3 months: 80% healed
- 6 months: 100% healed
Your Liposuction Results
After your liposuction procedure, the suctioned areas will be wrapped in compression garments. You will likely experience some swelling and soreness after surgery, as this is common. This will subside in the next few days to weeks after your treatment. Many patients can return to their everyday activities after about a week and can resume exercise in about 3 to 4 weeks.
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When you get plastic surgery at The Piazza Center, we make a long-term commitment to your recovery, your beauty, and your well-being. Learn about the dedication you receive when you become a patient for life.Learn More
At The Piazza Center, we believe that beautiful surgical results are enhanced by a healthy lifestyle. Our aim is to help you achieve your cosmetic goals and desires. Our reputation for personalized care attracts plastic surgery patients from San Antonio and throughout Texas. If you would like to find out more information regarding liposuction, you can request an in-person or virtual consultation online, or call our office at
(512) 288-8200.
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Find out what it's like to be a patient of The Piazza Center. Review the stories and "after" photos of some of the plastic surgery patients who've shared their experiences with us.View Stories
Dr. Piazza Answers Common Questions
Can liposuction be combined with other procedures?
Liposuction can be used to complement other surgical procedures, such as a tummy tuck or a face lift. I like to use liposuction for patients who would like additional contouring. Used sparingly in these instances, I've found that it can provide the finishing touch to another procedure, and can produce optimal cosmetic results.
Will the fat return after my procedure?
Many of my patients ask me if the fat will return to the area treated with liposuction. I make it a point to tell my patients that while the fat will not return to that specific area, an unhealthy lifestyle may result in weight gain in other areas of the body. Liposuction is not meant to be perceived as weight loss surgery; it is a way to help improve areas that are resistant to other more traditional fat loss methods.
What are some of the diet-resistant fat pockets that are treated most frequently?
This is a great question because some of the areas where fat is hardest to lose can be the ones most easily treated with liposuction with minimal recovery. The area that I like to call the anterior axillary fold (AAF) is a rewarding area to treat. This is the stubborn area of fat located in the upper outer area of the breast that bothers patients when they wear certain dresses or tank tops. It takes approximately 30 minutes to treat the AAF using a tiny concealed incision. Another nearby area is the upper arm in which fullness is removed between the elbow and the armpit. This is a great area to treat in patients with good skin quality. The inner knees at the top of the legs, which may be treated in under 20 minutes, are really rewarding to treat as patients appreciate the contour change after surgery.


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The College of Business
The College of Business is made up of eight departments supervised by chairpersons. The departments are: Accounting, Decision Sciences, Finance, Hospitality Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, and Marketing.
The primary objectives of the College of Business at San Francisco State University are to:
- Provide students majoring in business administration with a foundation in the basic concepts and practices of the business community, and with a particular expertise in one or more of the specialties of practice, in order to prepare them to think creatively and to exercise critical judgment in the making of business decisions;
- Provide other students with a general understanding of the foundations and philosophies of the business community;
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration includes basic core courses and an area of concentration. Except for BUS 682 and 690, the core courses listed below should be completed by the end of the junior year. The specific courses for the areas of concentration are listed by department on the following pages. Students who have already earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited university may want to consider entering the M.B.A. or M.S.B.A. rather than earning a second bachelor's degree.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration requires a minimum of 120 units for graduation. The major consists of 6 units of prerequisite courses and 63 units of lower and upper division courses in business, economics, the major field, and electives.
Concentration in General Business
The concentration in General Business is designed to provide a solid foundation in the functional areas of business and offers students flexibility in selecting from a broad range of business courses. The concentration is intended to prepare students for careers in small, medium, or family businesses.
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[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Territories Makarim Wibisono [official profile] urged Israel on Thursday to address its use of excessive force against Palestinians and to charge or release all administrative detainees. In a report [materials] to the UN Human Rights Council, Wibinso claimed [Reuters report] that there have been 157 Palestinians killed and 5,680 Palestinians improperly detained as of last October. He blamed this recent surge of violence on the continuing occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem and referred to Israel's treatment of Palestinians as "collective punishment" and a violation of human rights and international law. Israeli spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon labelled the UN report as biased and pointed to Wibinso's recent resignation [JURIST report] as proof that his requests are impossible to fulfill.
Recent conflicts between Israel and Palestine [HRW backgrounder] over settlements in the occupied West Bank have raised concerns over possible human rights violations. Last month Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] urged [JURIST report] businesses to cease operations in Israel settlements. In August UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged both sides of the conflict [JURIST report] to reconcile and move towards peace after an attack occurred in the West Bank village of Duma, where Jewish extremists allegedly set fire to a Palestinian home while the family slept. In April HRW alleged [report] that Israeli settlement farmers in the occupied West Bank are using Palestinian child laborers in dangerous conditions in violation of international laws. Last January Germany's top human rights official urged Israel to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] probe into possible war crimes in Palestinian territories. After a prosecutor for the ICC announced the investigation [JURIST report], Israel's government said that it would not work with the ICC and called for its funding to be cut.


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Description: This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a superstar to join and grow with an entrepreneurial commercial real estate investment, asset management and advisory company. The position will directly assist the Founder to perform managerial, marketing and administrative tasks across business functions and operations.
Primary duties include but are not limited to:
- Assist leasing and property management, investor relations, office management and corporate marketing functions
- Accounts payable & billing
- Manage and maintain software systems for each job function
- Executive & Personal Assistance – ie. calendar/inbox management, meeting preparation, research, events
The ideal candidate will be a mature, experienced and self-starting team player who is hard working, organized, detail oriented, comfortable with "managing up" and executing multiple tasks at the same time.
The Firm: Headquartered in Venice with offices in San Diego, BrandView Capital Partners () is a commercial real estate investment, asset management and advisory firm.
Hours: Part-time approximately 20-30 hours/week to start with potential for more hours and responsibilities depending on experience and performance; position must be flexible to work from home, office and onsite.
Compensation: Hourly depending on experience
Potential Growth Track: Upon demonstrated results, the position's responsibilities will grow with the needs of the business toward a long-term EA/managerial position for all business and property functions.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Professionalism & Values – Results-focused with personal integrity, passion for the industry, discretion, resourcefulness and willingness to take on responsibility
- Prior CRE Experience - At least 2 years of experience at commercial real estate investment/property management company and/or a fast paced, business setting; familiar with both residential and commercial leasing
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- Technical Skills - Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Quickbooks and Adobe
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SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals what happens at the end of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, so don't read on if you don't want to find out.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri star Sam Rockwell has given an insight into the potential fate of his character and that of Frances McDormand's Mildred in Martin McDonagh's award-winning film.
Rockwell picked up the Best Supporting Actor prize at the 2018 EE BAFTA Film Awards for his role as racist and bigoted cop Dixon, and backstage at the event he reflected on the challenges of playing such a "transformative" character.
"[I mean] he does get set on fire," Rockwell said in response to how his character could be seen as sympathetic towards the end despite being so despicable.
"It was challenging... I think he has a lot to do at the end of the movie. And Mildred, they probably need a lot of therapy. That last scene, I don't think they're quite done."
The star admitted he had thought about what could have happened to the pair after they set off on the road to avenge Mildred's daughter's death.
"I think they probably went to the pub for some liquid courage and ended up making out. And just botched the whole killing thing," he said.
Meanwhile, referring to his Time's Up pin, he added: "Well, I think it's important to represent this moment and try to listen if people are trying to be heard.
"I want to support that. I have a lot of amazing women in my life."
Three Billboards won a clutch of towards at this year's BAFTAs.
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September 2011
Joyce wonders how hard she'd have to smack the Pekingese on the back of the head in order for its eyes to pop out and roll onto the sidewalk like errant gumballs. Years ago she heard something about how a Pekingese's eyes sit loosely in their sockets, otherwise unattached. The mere thought of any harm coming to this dog she's just met outside Starbucks is enough to make her cry, and of course she'd never do it. But still, as the little dog smiles up at her, she puts her arms behind her back, locks her fingers together, and wonders.
Three notes in, and already the crowd, on its feet to begin with thanks to the venue that supplies no seating, seems to stand even more, roaring and whistling and hooting. It seems they're a secret society that knows the music, coming from the hands of their guitar-strumming idol, like the back of their own. They do this for every song. Perhaps they can tell the difference between each one, but I, with my ear that's unfamiliar with her stuff, can't distinguish one melody from the next. I feel like I've crashed a party. I'm just waiting for the cake.
Never mind the claustrophobia. The real problem with the new walls of the ladies room stalls at the gym, which only leave a two-inch gap at the bottom, is that now when someone does something magnificently horrifying in a neighboring stall, I can't peer underneath to see her shoes so I can put a face to the feet when I see her on the gym floor, and thus am robbed of the privilege of knowing which snooty bitch it is who thinks her, um, shit doesn't stink. Because now I know better. (Sorry. There's no "nice" way to say it.)
The sub hands out books we never used with Miss Price and orders us to turn to page 52. I doubt some of the kids can count that high, even though this is third grade. I flip to the page with a fake-bored sigh, trying not to gloat when I'm the first one there.
"Is there s'posed to be blood on page 52?" Caroline says.
"The word FUCK's on my page 52!" Bruce says.
"Mine's got a picture of someone's bare butt!" Charlie says.
(I feel gypped!)
The next day we have a new sub and our old books back.
I was terrified of the typewriter the first time I sat in front of it in ninth grade typing class. I'd seen my mother using ours at home and was in awe not only of the speed with which she did it, without pause, but with her magical ability to do it without looking at her hands. "Touch typing" sounded like something done by the blind. I marveled they, hey, you know what, a blind person actually *could* type, and would probably it to handwriting. Within weeks I was typing like an old pro. And the rest, friends, is history.
As much as I dig a fresh 5-subject spiral-bound, college-ruled notebook with divider pockets, a pencil box full of yellow #2 Dixon-Ticonderogas so sharp they could put someone's eye out, and a thick-barreled 4-color Bic ballpoint pen with which to take painstakingly multi-colored notes, I'm overjoyed that "Back to School!" is a memory so distant that it's like the pinpoint of light that appeared on-screen with a static click moments after switching off my grandparents' Zenith console TV. Still, I wouldn't mind pressing a freshly-mimeographed, slightly damp and limp handout to my face right now and inhaling the purple deeply.
Auxiliary use for Metrocard, #462: Transporting earthworms from busy rain-soaked sidewalks to safety inside curbside plots of dark soil containing plantings, leaves, and sentinel trees.
Several hours later, I put a Tupperware-type container to very good use by using its lid to coax a terrified water bug from the bathtub into the container itself, then dashing to the patio door (already open in anticipation of the event), placing the container on the ground, flipping the lid off, and shrieking like Edith Bunker on crack.
P.S. "Water bug" is short for "enormous scurrying cockroach that could masquerade as a medjool date".
If you had any romance at all, when you saw the woman trying to choose between two bunches of flowers outside the bodega, you wouldn't have burst out, "Buy 'em both!" as you lumbered by without breaking your stride. You would have paused, greeted her with a friendly smile, said, "Pardon me," taken the flowers from her hands, indicated for her to follow you into the store, and bought both bunches for her, without caring if she'd been buying them for herself or someone else. It wouldn't have been a "pick-up". It would've been a pick-me-up, for both of you.
He sits on the wooden bench outside the retirement center (read: $3,000-a-month apartments in an old hotel around the corner) watching passersby, all dressed up but with no place to pass by, an expression on his face that I alternately decipher as quiet bemusement, slight amusement, or a touch of disdain. I'm convinced he hates me for being "young" and on my way somewhere. I smile at him and say, "I like your socks". (And I do. They're red.) I point to his ankles, international sign language for "socks". He nods his head. He doesn't smile. Nothing to decipher there!
Dear S,
In one month, you will have been married for two years to the shmoe who doesn't deserve you. I'm amazed you've managed to stay together this long, given what you've told me about his drinking, sock sloppiness, and insistence on having a baby when it's clear your body doesn't want to accommodate one.
The wedding present you never picked up from me, despite repeated invitations to do so, still resides beneath my desk. It is now officially mine, even though I have about as much use for an immersion blender as you do for that nincompoop.
I think I could turn and live with animals, they're so placid and self contain'd,
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the earth.
(Mr. Whitman doesn't need 100.)
I am the daisy whose petals you plucked off in a misguided attempt to determine whether or not the schmuck who hasn't called you a week after your first date, during which he didn't comment on let alone compliment you on the outfit you spent hours deliberating with your girlfriends and didn't even suggest dessert after dinner and used his tongue on your cheek when you averted your face in your lobby and declined his offer to come upstairs, loves you or not. For this you plucked me from the earth, robbing me of my life? I love you not!
Brussels sprouts roasting in the oven, cat snoozing on the bed, cargo pants and tank top and "hoodie" and unbrushed hair and fluffy socks and more home-percolated coffee than I could ever afford if I drank an equal amount from Starbucks (which I don't even like anyway), cursing at my monitor for a variety of reasons (not like I need one), mid-day bike rides to meet friends for (more) coffee, the possibility of flopping onto the bed or sofa for an impromptu siesta of indeterminate length, leaving my desk whenever I want for whatever reason. All hail working from home!
I've barely bought anything for myself in a year, very few clothes, no shoes, nothing for the apartment ("Nothing for the cat!" Shana says, looking at me with disdain over a shoulder upon which is perched a twig toting a bandana filled with catnip, bonito, and a small can of Spot's Stew), taken no trips, downgraded my gym membership, taken my bike instead of the subway, diverting those funds to paying down my credit cards. The thrill of eliminating that debt, of freeing up several hundred dollars a month once I've accomplished that, far outweighs the thrill of new purchases.
Within 15 minutes of opening, one Target store sold out its Missoni "collection" that was slated to last through mid-October. Gotta love the masses who think that a few cheap zigzags will distinguish them from the rest of the sheep heap. As for me, well, I'm on a Missoni to save people from indulging their urges to do stupid shit, like plunk down hard-earned do-re-mi for a cut-rate version of something that, even in its much more expensive form, looks like what someone's grandmother, while watching "The Golddiggers", would've knitted to throw over the back of a decrepit rocking chair.
When did we become a nation of such insufferable pansies? Did our whining, our carping, our self-absorption take root only 40 years ago or so with the advent of the hideously named "Me Generation", or did it lie dormant inside our husks for decades or centuries, marinating in the juices of our viscera, bathing in bile, until such time as it could no longer contain itself and started seeping from our souls, oozing from our pores, and tainting almost everything we think and touch? When did we decide we're all such unique perfect snowflakes? How long can the epidemic continue?
Mike and Miranda have run out of words. They open their mouths to speak and nothing comes out. They stare across the breakfast nook table at each other, wanting to say how much they've loved having fresh-squeezed orange juice because of all the pulp, that it tastes so much more like oranges than the stuff they get in the carton or that frozen concentrate stuff they remember from when they were kids, and how, oh my god, grapefruit juice would probably be amazing too, especially the red kind, but they just don't know how to say it. The honeymoon's over.
My response to those who think I'm over the top or don't "get" me or don't like me (rare!) because they are, in some way, intimidated, is an enormous "Fuck 'em" tinged with laughter, and pity for their small- and/or closed-mindedness. Whatever. If people want to be shackled by their own self-imposed limitations on becoming the FUN FUN FUN people they can become, or for refusing to free their, um, SPIRITS, then that's their problem. I choose to surround myself ONLY with people who have a finely-tuned sense of the ridiculous, the obscene, the absurd, and the fabulous. Their loss.
Dinner with a lesbian friend visiting from the Midwest, at a great little Indian restaurant on Christopher Street. She's in a white cotton floral frock that displays an eyeful and handful of cleavage, dainty sandals, and carrying a little purse. I, on the other hand, am in jeans, blue suede shoes, and a camouflage quasi-messenger sort of bag, looking like I could take your eye out just by looking your way. She tells me of "lesbian bed death" horrors and her girlfriend's power tools, of their trip to a sex toy shop, their first ever. I need more lesbian friends.
No matter how much it would warm my heart, there is no way that Shana is ever going to accept an empty toilet-paper roll as a toy.
I don't know how many times I've tried to encourage her to play with one. No matter how excited I was to nudge the bare cardboard roll toward her with my foot in the hopes that she would realize how much fun it is to chase it around the apartment, she still doesn't express even the slightest interest. I'm crushed. But at least, in identifying this harsh reality, I've taken the first step.
A few random tidbits of little importance and perhaps no interest to anyone:
- The walk home from the gym never takes more than an hour and varies from just over 3 miles to 3.6, depending on the route.
- I only have to do one load of laundry a week, and even if I use the "triple loader" washer and one dryer, it only costs about $6.00.
- A six-pack of soda is much cheaper at Fairway than at Westside Market.
- The Westside Market cashiers are giving those at Fairway some pretty mighty competition in the surly department.
Left-handed toothbrushses, right-handed toothbrushes; pillows for the side-sleeper, back-sleeper, stomach-sleeper; insoles for our shoes to accommodate arches, heels, balls of the foot; shampoo for oily, dry, color-treated, emotionally immature hair; phones that recognize our voices; entry systems that know our fingerprints. No more one-size-fits-all for us, no way, no how, buddy boy. We're all such finely tuned machines, such unique souls that need and warrant and deserve specialized, individualized, pasteurized attention. We've earned it, baby, we've come so far, there's no one quite like us, damn it. Yeah, keep telling yourself this, candypants, as you wait in line at Starbucks.
The number of fingers and toes I'd sprout if I swam in and drank from the nuclear fallout-infested waters of a faulty power plant wouldn't be enough to count how many teetering, short-skirted, slump-postured girls I passed on a walk from East Houston to West Houston on a recent Saturday night who looked, sounded, dressed, and acted as if they were stamped out at an IKEA-like facility that manufactures floozies instead of furniture. None of them were laughing and their arms, which they'd hoped would be accessorized by a man at that late hour, were instead raised to hail cabs.
While on the bus recently, I saw eight young women dressed in blue getting out of two yellow cabs on the far side of the Broadway across from Lincoln Center. Their outfits were those of stewardesses from the new show "Pan Am", complete with the darling little hats already perfectly perched upon their careful coifs. They were laughing among themselves, red-painted mouths no doubt admonished to avoid coffee cups, seemingly unaware of the striking anachronism of their colorful appearance among the modern drab of the morning's passersby. I hated each and every one of them for not being Christina Ricci.
A woman, probably late thirties, dark-haired, pale-skinned, dressed in something approximating pajamas, stumbles onto the subway and starts her shpiel. She's homeless, she's hungry, she doesn't want to put us out, she knows we hate her.
"Can somebody help me out with some food and a cold drink?"
No one's biting. She gets on one knee. Still, no bites.
She changes her voice to that of a whining three-year-old and continues her plea. Bingo! A dollar.
Perhaps I "should" pity her, but all I want to do is send her to her room. (If only she had one.)
Continued 9/26
From 9/25
Maybe if I hadn't seen similar acts before on a way too frequent basis, maybe if I didn't have to work my ass off to keep myself from being homeless and wearing filthy pajamas in public (let alone at home), maybe if her voice wasn't so cloying and manipulative, I would have a shred of patience and pity for this person. Otherwise? No dice.
She rewhines her plea for food or a cold drink.
"A shame she's only wants something cold," I say to my friend, "because all I've got is a Thermos full of hot liquid cash."
Happy hour means nothing to him anymore. He can barely afford the diner coffee he lingers over while struggling to think of where to sleep tonight. He's been evicted from his apartment, can't stay in the office anymore, and the subway is out of the question. Eventually he finds a very cheap place, and even though it's not the most comfortable of accommodations, he's grateful for the space and curls into it, hungry for dreams. Three hours into his snores, he's roused by a night attendant making customary rounds. Manhattan Mini Storage isn't a motel, he's told, and evicted again.
Every time I go to the laundromat, I'm convinced that the attendant is so impressed with the ease with which I slide my quarters into the washing machine slot and the thoroughness I display when running my hand inside the dryer to ensure no sock is left behind that she's going to offer me a job. But then she realizes she has never seen me fold anything on the premises, figures there must be a reason, and discounts the idea of the offer. (If she saw the way I "fold" a fitted sheet, she'd be quite pleased with her decision.)
Eggplant parmigiana has made me swoon mightily for as long as I can remember, an exalted position in the food chain ranking right up there with thick-cut french fries and crunchewy chocolate chip cookies. (Indeed, these are my three "desert island" choices. And as luck would have it, my desert island of choice is Manhattan!)
My fella took it upon himself to concoct a version to beat the band, and this past weekend bestowed a four-layered panful upon me here in my apartment. And oh, it not only beat the band, but the orchestra and its conductor. To a pulp!
This evening I displayed uncharacteristic restraint when someone tried to sass me on the subway moments before I got off. I don't know whether that impresses me or depresses me. Although her "sass" was as flabby as her ass, and it would have taken minimal effort to show this squirrel-haired, mom-jeaned, sneaker-footed nincompoop that my tongue is even mightier than my biceps, I didn't give her the lashing I desperately wanted to unleash. I chose to be the bigger man even though the bitch was three times my size, but man oh man, I know I could have "taken" her.
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Reinforcement Marches vs Capacity Change (12/16/19)
We will be altering a change we made this month to Reinforcement marches. The original change allowed you to send full marches of Reinforcements, regardless of the current Reinforcement Capacity of your target, and the excess would bounce back upon arrival.
With the alteration, excess troops will still bounce back, but you will not be able to select or send a march with more troops than the target's current Reinforcement Capacity can handle. This is to address concerns that players could exploit the previous system, making the requirement to defeat all Reinforcements before taking over a Seat of Power unrealistic.
This change will take effect before the next PvP weekend, so plan accordingly.
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Wow who are you guys listening too that you really think the defense has the advantage? You don't have a clue about your own game. As it is now it is almost impossible to defend SOPs when you have attacker titles allowing 1.2 MILLION man rallies of T10/T11 now with multiple dragons and additional marcher stats that have no defensive equivalent against reinforcement capacities maxed at 736K for 3* to only 825K for 4.5*. How the hell could you think its unbalanced to the defense when clearly it is SO OVERWHELMINGLY UNBALANCED TO THE OFFENSE! And now you tilt it again more to the offense. Seven hells get a clue about your own game and it needs to be re-balanced to be able to fairly defend with bigger reinforcement capacities and defensive stats to offset marcher stats.
Exactly what was said above. This is ridiculously slanted to the offensive side. You continuously try to make it easier and easier to take a Paramount by making events like all Paramounts open. Extra rally slots. Extra titles to attack Paramounts and SOPs. If you dont want them defendable, then don't ever allow them to close, ever. This change is ridiculous and will do more harm to game play than good.
Have you lost your minds? It is clear you do not use your own product. If anybody has difficulty taking sops with the current mechanics then they have no idea how to play this game. You have created a horribly imbalanced SOP system that is a costly mess if you actually want to keep the sops. You need to nerf the incoming attack size. Every weekend blow through 100m food because our incompetent enemies have a ridiculous advantage sending in 400-500k more troops than we can stuff into the sop. Wtf is the point of having sops when attacks are consistently a 10:1 loss for the sop holders. You don't know your game. You don't play this game. You have no idea how not fun this is and you've made it worse, much much worse. Balance the damned mechanics and stop favoring the attackers. It is reprehensible you've modified the mechanics so heavily to punish sop holders. Sops are supposed to be difficult to take. Now it's just a blood bath for anybody sitting in there and you have managed to make something that was terrible even worse. I mean how do you even come up with the idea to make the system that bad? It's deliberately malicious. Are you trying to get a lot of people to quit permanently? In this game now the winners are the ones without sops. If that's what you want in this game you've created quite a pile of crap. Sops are supposed to be highly coveted with outstanding titles and utilities for the owner and the owning team. Instead they are a costly, exhaustive liability. There's literally no incentive to having sops with what you have done to this game. Even in PvP the defending points are garbage because you're getting crushed by a force so grossly outnumbering the troops that can go in a sop. You guys should be completely ashamed and embarrassed over how incredibly bad this change is to something that completely sucked to begin with. Maybe fix the mechanics instead of changing the mob graphics. If you won't change the rein amount or the attack amount, then modify the SOP titles so the battles are evenly matched. Or give the sop owner a defense boost specific to their sop. Right now this is designed to waste RSS and frustrate the holders. Attack and defense should be a 50/50 ratio. The gameplay is totally imbalanced.
So with all stated above what have you decided to do? Rebellion PvP weekend event...with more attack, march size bonuses on SOPs. And released insta PvP boost packs with extra rally slots. You are deranged and sabotaging your own product. SOPs are not seats of power with what you have done to this game. They are Seats of Weakness. And you're holding this event right around the holidays? WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU
How about making SOP reinforcement capacities linked to a building just like keep reinforcements are.
That will not only help to address some of the concerns raised here but also overcome the issue of dominant alliances burying paramount and 3.5 star SOPs on alt accounts they move to T4 positions.
This is so unbelievably ridiculous! SOPs, especially paramount's used to be difficult to take once owned which is the way it SHOULD BE! It used to require actual strategy and planning in order for attack, now it's so easy. Too easy. Defense should have a slight advantage over the offense attacking.. But ever since you released attacker titles you have made it impossible to hold on to a larger SOP due to ridiculous attacker titles that are completely imbalanced to the defenses. You guys need to do a redo of your offense vs defense stats for SOPs because this right here was basically the ONLY way a team could efficiently hold on to a SOP being attacked and you've gone and now taken it away giving the defense another huge advantage. Please check yourselves, this is ridiculous and is just going to force more people to quit... the amount of actual people in each kingdom is already extremely low due to constant new kingdoms being created every other day. The show is over, people aren't flocking to this game anymore already so how about you make things worth staying for your loyal players rather than running them all off?
We are in a mature kingdom...heading into our second merge...a number of 34 keeps + 69 dragons. No one reinforces any 2.5, 3 or 3.5 star sops anymore. We barely rein 4 stars. Its actually quite boring.
What's the point of holding any of them? The Dreadfort used to be a great northern sop. Now, what can you put in there, 800,000 troops? 820,000? So you can get rallied by great halls that can hold 1.3 million troops? No thank you. And if you take Dreadfort, you get a 49% infantry attack. My infantry attack while marching vs player is almost 500%, thanks to the armories that give attacker stat after attacker stat, so that Dreadfort bonus is trivial. And what else do you get from Dreadfort, a food gathering bonus and trap attack bonus? What are those???
So if we need attackers for a 4 star, we just go take something. But no one actually reins anything anymore but KL and occasionally the 4.5 stars.
And the weekends are dead and PvP is boring.
This new change will just make it that much harder to rein, and will make sops another notch more pointless.
I doubt WB reads these, they definitely don't take these opinions into account ... lucky for WB we don't have other games like Fortnite to play ... oh wait, we do...
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