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One of New Zealand's top performance testers will present at the prestigious Workshop on Performance and Reliability (WOPR) conference in the US next month.
Richard Leeke will also take part in an internal panel discussion for Hewlett-Packard, which is hosting this year's conference, in Cupertino.
Leeke, who is a partner in Equinox, will present on the theme of "Finding Bottlenecks".
"How often do you find and resolve a performance bottleneck only to find that, after increasing the resource, the system throughput or response time is virtually unchanged, with the contraint simply having shifted to another component," he says.
"Have you ever seen developers optimise the wrong component, based on an assumption about where the performance limiting step must be? Have you experienced software or service providers pointing the finger at each other over system performance problems?
"By sharing experiences about effective – or ineffective – monitoring, results analysis and diagnostic techniques, we will explore ways to root out bottlenecks more reliably.
"When you're looking for a needle in a haystack, first make sure you've got the right haystack."
It's the 17th WOPR conference. The organisation was founded by two high-profile test thought leaders, Ross Collard, a New Zealander who has been based in New York for the past 30 years, and Scott Barker. The conferences are by invitation only.
The key aim is community building among performance and reliability test professionals.
Typically, the conferences are hosted by major vendors such as Google and Microsoft as well as HP next month.
Leeke says he expects to bring back new ideas and to make new contacts. "My co-presenter is running a testing site for Telecom out of Orlando, Florida," he says.


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The scales showed a drop this morning of 2.6 kg's from yesterday. I am now resembling less of a pufferfish. My legs are branches this morning rather than tree trunks. My ankles are returning. I swear yesterday it was like I was 8 months pregnant again my feet were that swollen from odema.
Got me thinking about the effect a piece of metal has on me. I love the thrill of seeing the number go down. The challenge before me. Is this why I continue to sabotage myself? So that I can set and reach goals? I remember pre-comp everytime a number goal was set for me upon coming close I would blow it. I know Liz tells me and everyone else that it's just a piece of metal and a number but I think as a figure competitor they become important to us. Somehow after comp we're supposed to just forget about them but anyone that says that's easy is full of shit. I'm not ready to live without them or food scales or cal king just yet!


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A Weighty Issue
I'm starting to annoy Josh with this, so I'll try to articulate my feeling on here.
Here is yesterday in my brain:
9:00 - I'm STARVING. Eats mountain of cereal.
11:00 - My bump looks really tiny today.
11:15 - Nurse Practitioner weighs me at routine appointment. I haven't gained any weight in the last month. She says I should probably talk to midwife.
12:00 - Home again. Google "small for dates."
1:00 - STARVING again. Eats baked potato with butter and sour cream and sandwich.
3:00 - Exhausted from research. Look at bump in mirror. Bump looks ginormous now! What is up with that? Read about weight gain in every baby book in the house. Eat a piece of peanut brittle. Take a nap.
5:00 - Wake up starving again. Look in mirror again. Salivate over Missoni for Target clothes. Try to find a cute maternity outfit online. Find THIS instead:
She's thinking: "I'm going to have to get naked to pee."
Give up.
6:00 - Feed the cat. Eat bowl of carrot soup with a bread roll. Make butterscotch Delight (a puddingy type, whipped creamish dessert). Promise to eat half so hubs can have some when he gets home. Eat 88% of bowl.
8:00 - Terrible indigestion. I'm definitely horribly fat now. Still looking a clothes on the internet. Find another abomination:
Seriously, who decided rompers and jumpsuits were appropriate for pregnant ladies?
11:00 - Have a glass of milk and go to bed with enormous baby bump. Stop worrying (for a little while at least).
I guess that my biggest pet peeve was that I always thought that pregnancy was the one time in your life when you can stop obsessing over your body for health reasons, all the while wearing a muumuu and eating whole tubs of ice cream on the sofa. Now, not only do I have to exercise (but within reasonable parameters), I am not allowed to eat for two (dammit), and I have to look sexy while doing it.
This lady's water just broke, and she's clearly still up for it and wearing a thong.
I thought pregnancy was for lazing around while wearing big shirts and stretchy pants, but now, I can't even get away from SPANX for nine whole months.
Frankly, this looks like a torture device.
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The Online Guide to Traditional Games
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Four in a Row, more commonly known as Hasbro MB Games 'Connect 4' or Captain's Mistress is a ubiquitous but straightforward strategy game in which counters are dropped down vertical shoots with the objective of getting four counters in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
It is not clear exactly when the first Four in a Row game appeared.
The earliest claimed ancestry is a legend surrounding early explorer Captain Cook. The author has spent some time investigating the veracity of this but has found no hard and fast evidence. The first appearance of the story found so far is on a version of the game called Captain's Mistress sold by North West Corner of Washington copyrighted in 1987. This company produced several historic games that have since been copied - a copy of the Captain's Mistress game was produced by British company Nauticalia for some years. On both versions it is stated that Captain Cook spent so much time stuck in his cabin playing the game against his fellow travellers naturalist Joseph Banks and botanist Daniel Solander on his voyages that it become known as the Captain's Mistress. Whether this was just a sales-led invention or if perhaps there is a grain of truth in it remains to be seen - please email if you come across any evidence either way...
More certain is that Milton Bradley (now Hasbro) started selling their massively successful version of the game called Connect 4 in February 1974 (1976 in Britain).
To the right is Robbie Bell's Four Balls game which he dated to the early 20th century. On the left is a Travel Captain's Mistress game by Nauticalia that sold until 2010.
But the game has certainly been around for much longer than that. In a book by Robbie Bell, there is a picture of a 4 in a row game that he calls "Four Balls". It is a wooden game made to exactly the same design as the Northwest Corner game earlier mentioned - the implication being that Northwest corner copied an earlier version. This is a higher quality example though being made from Mahogany with beech balls for pieces. Bell says that the date of the game is uncertain but he estimates that it is Edwardian c. 1901 - 1910. On the bottom of the game in gold lettering is inscribed "Remy Martin Cognac".
Modern Versions of Four in A Row
Apart from Hasbro's Connect 4, many modern games manufacturers make a version of Four in A Row from small cheap plastic travel versions to larger nicer looking versions in wood.
A recent trend since around the turn of the century has been the production of Giant versions of the game for parties - the UK company Garden Games market a version licenced by Hasbro called Giant Connect 4 (although it is called 'Up for It' in North America). A longer running competing product from Spanish company Feber is called 'Mega 4 in a Line' - another brightly coloured robust Giant version of Four in a Row that can be seen all over the place in garden centres and play areas etc. The old games company Jaques make a Four in a Row game called 'Score Four' that they also make in a very large version.
To the left is a 3D Four in a Row game called Score Four. To the right a giant version of Four in a Row called Mega 4 in a Line.
Another corollary game derived from Four in a Row is a 3D version of
the game. This was first sold by a company called Funtastic in 1968 under
the name Score 4 and again clones of it abound to this day - including
the inevitable Hasbro version. The classic version of the game, however
is made from wood and consists of a 4 x 4 grid of vertical poles sticking
up from a board. Players drop wooden beads down the poles.
More Four in a Row
Masters Traditional Games have a comprehensive range of Four in a Row games including Giant Connect 4 and Mega 4 in a Line.
More information about Connect 4 can be had from a relatively inexpensive book entitled The Complete Book of Connect 4: History, Strategy, Puzzles by James Dow Allen.
jm at tradgames.org.uk
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The growing buzz about solid-state drives such as those produced by STEC
That sort of insouciance would probably disturb top-rated CAPS All-Star mpapile, who views mechanical drives as a relic of the past.
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I have this stupid canker sore. Not as bad as the one I had at the end of last winter though. At least I can eat and talk and be alive without thinking about this one. It really only annoys me when I brush my teeth. I feel like I'm making it worse. I'm not though. These things are all the same; they show up suddenly, stick around without changing for whatever period of time they seem fit, and they they disappear just as quickly as they came. They don't get worse or better, they are either there, or gone. This one is not gone. Maybe a few more days.
Whatever, that's not what I wanted to talk about. I wanted to talk about the weather I think. There's a January thaw happening right now and it feels nice. The weather has been above freezing for most of the day and then everything gets icy again at night. The news man on the radio said that bees need a warm day or two every month to leave their hives and take a dump. I feel like my brain might need sunny days like that as well to take a spiritual dump. Whatever that means. I clearly need more sun.
I'm reading a book called Generation A (yeah, I put the plant book on hold and didn't update my website. Oh hush, you don't even care). It's all about the not-distant future where bees are extinct. No bees. None of those pollinators we've come to rely so heavily on. An exotic species in this country, but so are most of the crops we grow, so it makes sense. We've changed our eco system and it's working out. Except bees really aren't doing so well, so this book isn't so unbelievable. It's fiction by the way, not some kind of apocalyptic sustainability book.
Anyway this brings me to my next point: honey. I know, I know, honey is not vegan. I got it. But put the whining on hold for a second and let me point out my thoughts on my own personal honey consumption. I eat honey. I eat it rather frequently. I realize the issues with large-scale commercial honey farms (if you don't, then you might want to check this out). I agree with honey being an animal product that is collected in ways which I would consider cruel. I won't buy silk because I think silk production is cruel, so why include honey in my diet?
The reasons, which I have thought very hard about, are simple. I have terrible allergies in the spring. I can not function as a normal human being without medication. Medication is tested on animals in the cruelest ways possible. However! eating local honey in the winter can help your body become immune to pollen in the spring. It's like a delicious and sweet allergy shot to go with my morning oatmeal. If eating some honey in the winter, which I get from a beekeeping friend (who does not kill his bees, or clip their wings, or burn their hives) will mean that I won't need to purchase allergy medication, then I'm going to eat honey. I'm not buying honey from anyone else. I don't buy pre-packaged food which might contain honey and I pretty much cook all of my meals, so the honey thing doesn't come up often in my life. It would be awesome if, in a few seasons, I didn't need allergy medication or immune system building honey, but right now I'm certainly choosing the lesser of two evils.
I realize I'm probably going get a huge lecture on this at some point. The honey debate is a huge one in vegan communities and I would say that I agree with the non-honey eating vegans. I do agree with them. I also think that bees are important pollinators and if they do disappear (which they have been doing, though we don't really know why), we are pretty much fucked. So if my local friend (who worships his bees by the way), can raise a happy, healthy colony, then more power to him. He's an incredibly irresponsible guy and his hives will probably end up swarming and creating wild hives anyway.


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Dybala and Bernardeschi shine as Juve, Fiorentina advance
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Juventus' Paulo Dybala reacts during the Italian Super Cup soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan, at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexandra Panagiotidou)
ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer
ROME (AP) — Two of Serie A's brightest young talents were on full display when Juventus and Fiorentina each advanced to the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Paulo Dybala scored one goal and set up another as Juventus beat in-form Atalanta 3-2, while Federico Bernardeschi converted a penalty in stoppage time and hit the crossbar as Fiorentina defeated Chievo Verona 1-0.
Defending champion Juventus will next face AC Milan or Torino, which play Thursday.
Six-time champion Fiorentina's next opponent is Napoli, which beat Serie B side Spezia 3-1 on Tuesday.
The other Round of 16 matchups are: Inter Milan vs. Bologna; Sassuolo vs. Cesena; Lazio vs. Genoa; and Roma vs. Sampdoria.
At the Juventus Stadium, Dybala's exploits made coach Massimiliano Allegri's decision to rest Gonzalo Higuain pay off.
Mario Mandzukic nearly broke the deadlock in the early stages when he met a cross with his chest and the ball struck the post. Juventus then protested for an apparent penalty when Dybala was taken down a few minutes later.
Midway through the first half, the 23-year-old Dybala scored with a volley from outside the area following a touch from Mandzukic.
Twelve minutes later, Dybala threaded a pass through to Mandzukic, who made it 2-0 with an angled shot.
After Dybala was taken off, the final 20 minutes proved nervous for Juventus.
Abdoulay Konko pulled one back for Atalanta in the 72nd, hammering in a shot off the inside of the post from the edge of the area. Goalkeeper Neto, starting in place of Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon, had no chance to stop the shot.
Three minutes later, Miralem Pjanic restored Juventus' two-goal lead with a penalty after Stephan Liechsteiner was fouled inside the area.
However in the 81st, Atalanta's 18-year-old Ivory Coast forward Emmanuel Latte Lath beat Liechtsteiner to redirect in a cross and make it 3-2.
Juventus hadn't conceded two goals at home since drawing 2-2 with Bayern Munich in the Champions League nearly a year ago.
"We knew it would be a tough match," Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli said. "We really risked a lot."
Dybala and Bernardeschi will go head-to-head when Juventus visits Fiorentina on Sunday.
Earlier, former Fiorentina fullback Massimo Gobbi stepped on Bernardeschi's foot from behind and the Viola winger fell to the ground to draw the penalty. The 22-year-old Italy international then drilled his shot into the lower left corner.
Bernardeschi was involved in 12 of Fiorentina's 24 shots, producing nine attempts and creating three more chances.
Both teams ended with 10 men.
Chievo midfielder Ivan Radovanovic was shown his second yellow in first-half added time and Bernardeschi hit the crossbar with the ensuing free kick.
Fiorentina forward Mauro Zarate was shown a straight red midway through the second half for a foul on Samuel Bastien.
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Although most people think that taking a picture is just as simple as pointing and shooting, there really is an art form to it. Typically, your photos never look quite as good as you imagined they would. However, once you learn the proper techniques, it really is simple to take great pictures.
You can get a better picture by getting close to your subject. This allows you to eliminate backgrounds that are distracting, and it also makes it easier to properly frame what you are photographing. It will also help you notice facial expressions, which are important factors for all portrait photographers. Smaller details are usually overlooked when the picture is taken from far away.
Don't dawdle when taking photographs. If you delay your shot, you might miss the perfect moment or lose your subject entirely. The faster your camera is ready to take pictures, the better.
Take photographs of insignificant items while you are travelling to, and visiting, your destination. These photographs might feel unimportant, or even a bit silly, as you're taking the pictures; but they can add to your memories and help recreate an interesting story. Consider snapping pictures of things like a street sign, an interesting landmark or a ticket to a movie or the theater.
Do not make your camera settings too complicated. Master one control at a time, such as the shutter speed or the aperture, before taking on the next. By learning one setting at a time, you will be able to capture your subject.
A good photograph needs a great subject. Without the right subject you will be unable to compose a beautiful portrait even if you have the best equipment available. Look for inspiration in objects, or choose a model that is comfortable with you.
You will learn so much if you watch other photographers. Looking at the work of other photographers will remind you that there are endless ways to capture a moment.
Focus your camera with the subject in the middle and then shift it to the left or right before taking the picture. Having your subject in the middle of the picture is very expected and subsequently uninteresting. Off-centering your subjects can create an interesting element for the viewer.
If you plan to travel, make sure to pack any photography equipment thoughtfully. Take cleaning equipment and back-up batteries, as well as all the lenses you expect to make use of. You should only take what you will use, and think about convenience.
When trying to compose your photos artistically, less really is more. Why would you want to clutter your shots? Simple is elegant and artistic.
When you are traveling, take small snapshots of intricate details. If you don't photograph the fine details, you may not remember them later. Take a picture of the bus you took or the hotel lobby. Take pictures of the outside of a theater or your goofy doorman.
Patterns have a natural ability to draw people's attention. Patterns, in particular ones that repeat, can be very interesting things to see in a picture. These can help create fascinating backdrops for your photos.
The first step of any good photograph is finding a suitable subject. An interesting subject can help, but it is up to you to make your subject interesting thanks to your creativity. Chose inanimate objects that inspire you, or search for a willing participant that can act as your muse.
Filters are simply additions you can purchase for your lenses. They screw right onto the lens and they serve many purposes. The most commonly used filter is a UV filter. This will prevent direct sunlight from damaging your lens. It also protects your lens against physical damage if you accidentally drop your camera.
When you are about to take a picture, stand still and hold your breath. A slight movement is capable of completely ruining a shot. Catch yourself before you press the button: hold the camera still and wait to take a breath until after the shot is taken.
Find the type of equipment that works best for you if you want to make photography your lifetime hobby. The brand name is not as important as the features available on the camera.
Enhance your images with alterations of scale, facial expressions and point of view. You can turn ordinary objects into amazing photographs by changing these aspects. Bring your subject closer to the camera so that it looks larger, or move away so it looks tiny and out of place. Change things up, and create interest or humor in your photos. Develop your compositions in order to create a unique outlook on a common object.
It is possible to make any subject more interesting by shooting from another angle, adjusting the camera settings or utilizing alternative lighting. Experiment with these techniques beforehand so you'll be able to visualize how they'll affect your planned shot.
You can improve your photography by framing your shots. When composing your photos, look around for unique natural or man-made elements that can act as frames for your subject. Look really closely at the subject of your shot. Are there any elements around it that can be used to create a frame to enhance it? You can use this as a way to practice photograph composition.
Red eyes may be a common problem that seems minor, but they can ruin the perfect picture. Avoid red eye by not using your camera's flash. If flash is necessary due to low-light conditions, make sure your subject looks directly at the camera. Many cameras have a special setting that prevents red eye.
Try to avoid setting your digital camera to the lowest settings in order to fit more photos on the camera because you will sacrifice print quality. Only use these lower quality settings on your camera if you are sure that these images will only be viewed on a screen.
Take extra precaution whenever you are photographing in nature. While appreciating the scene is good, take an additional moment to see to it that you are not leaving any traces. If you find a good spot to take great pictures, maintain the pristine condition of the location for the next person that comes along.
With most photos, you will have to make the choice of how to properly expose highlights and shadows in the photograph. However, you can also choose to take multiple pictures, and have some of the pictures expose the subject's highlights and shadows, and not expose them in others. You can then blend them, using software such as Photoshop.
Anytime you use film cameras, think about the brand of film you put in it. This is largely a matter of personal preference. Although most brands of film are similar, every photographer has personal reasons for choosing one over another. The differences between brands are so small that you shouldn't let them get in the way of personal preference. Every photograph has their favorite type of film.
Don't miss good photo opportunities by spending excessive time trying to figure out your settings. Conversely, avoid buying cameras that only offer automatic settings, because you will lose the chance to have some creative influence over your shots. You should explore the options you have and use some settings that can change your photo.
Strive to have an interesting object within the foreground of any landscape photos you shoot. Even a simple item like a rock could add another dimension to the picture. Your audience will have the impression of looking at the actual landscape, rather than a flat representation of it.
Practice Shots
Increase the shutter speed on your camera when you are taking photos in environments that have low lighting. This will prevent the occurrence of blurriness. Consider a shutter speed of at least 1/250.
Take a lot of experimental photographs when you are working with a new subject or background. Because every shot is different, these practice shots will offer you the chance to make adjustments before reaching the final product. Especially when shooting photos outside, the lighting continually changes as the day progresses, and extra practice shots can help you take the most advantage of this.
Photography in light that is too low is a challenge you need to master, because the low light can turn out blurry pictures. A steady hand is crucial to getting a good low light shot. You might consider placing your hands on a fixed object to ensure that they don't move. Ideally, a tripod would be best.
It may seem as if red eye is insignificant, but it is a flaw that can ruin a photo. Avoid red eye by not using your camera's flash. If flash is necessary due to low-light conditions, make sure your subject looks directly at the camera. Many cameras have a special setting that prevents red eye.
Learning photography cannot be rushed, and the same is true when taking a good shot. You can't always choose when a shot will be available. Attempting to go too fast when shooting a subject will make your picture look blurry and disappointing.
Shoot from a lower level upwards to make them more powerful. High angle shots tend to make your subject appear weak and insignificant. There is a proper time for utilizing these strategies. The only way you will discover when certain methods will work and when they won't is to employ trial and error tactics.
Generally, only one shot in twenty is satisfactory artistically, but you shouldn't throw the other nineteen away. You can look back at them to see what has worked and what hasn't, giving you the ability to better your skills.
You may have taken pictures in the past and been disheartened by the results. If you use this advice you will not have these issues. Use our tools and your pictures will be ones that you are proud of, displaying gorgeous memories to last more than a lifetime.
A photographer is an artist who uses photographs to convey meaning to viewers. Photographers need to know about and create proper composition with their shots. A photograph with good composition will draw viewers in and help them understand what the photographer was trying to say.


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Leone was severely beaten after breaking up a street fight
The Smashing Pumpkins are to play a benefit concert to raise money for Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone, who was recently hospitalised after intervening in a domestic dispute up in Chicago.
Leone suffered severe brain trauma after he intervened to stop a woman he passed on the street from being beaten by her husband. A third of the bassist's skull was removed to alleviate swelling after the incident, which saw the man turn on him after he had managed to stop the initial fight.
The alleged assailant has been named as Justin Pivec and has been charged with aggravated battery causing serious bodily harm. He is out on bail pending a forthcoming hearing.
Tickets for the July 27 gig, which also features Kill Hannah, will be raffled in order to raise money for Leone, who is currently without medical insurance.
See Metrochicago.com and Throughthepain.org for more information.
A separate fund raising money for Leone has also been set up at Sweetrelief.org.


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SYDNEY (10/13/2003) - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has completed a proof-of-concept trial of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)'s Continuous Media Web (CMWeb) application for integrating rich media content with searchable metadata.
Rob Garnsey, head of systems at ABC's new media and digital services, said the technology has potential for the wider Internet and within the corporate network.
"This technology is about extending the functionality of the Internet to rich media such that management of digital assets is easier," Garnsey said. "Being able to keep track of what's in a digital file provides a framework for identifying content in catalogs which can be used for retrieval and research." Garnsey said the trial went well and the ABC's expectations were met.
"We are in a relatively early stage with this technology, and although we have no firm plans, we will to talking to CSIRO about adopting it further," he said. "The ABC has terabytes of rich media data that is waiting to be digitized so the potential for this technology here is definitely there." CSIRO CMWeb senior software engineer Conrad Parker said the proof-of-concept went "as hoped".
"The proof-of-concept involved translating one news bulletin's worth of video from the NewsML (markup language) format to Continuous Media Markup Language (CMML) which took about two days," Parker said. "Because its based on existing Web infrastructure it worked better than expected." CMWeb uses the Annodex media format which encapsulates the rich media file and CMML allowing indexing and searching of specific moments within the file.
Parker said CMWeb has been in development for two years under Silvia Pfeiffer and after being announced in June, the ABC is the first to trial the technology.
"We are very excited about it," he said. "Media indexing does for media what HTML does for text therefore enterprises can manage their media assets in a way that's integrated into the organization such as within an Intranet." Instead of watching the CIO's presentation in terms of time, the point of interest can be sent as a URL which is embedded in the media file, according to Parker.
"For enterprises it is efficient to use rationalized media sources to deliver content across the Internet," he said. "These can be company news bulletins or recorded meetings." Regarding the data repository requirements for CMWeb, Parker said this is very flexible.
"Media companies tend to have different databases in much the same way text was handled 15 years ago," he said. "Annodex can be put in front of any database that supports a scripting language like Perl." Parker described the process of setting up CMWeb as "similar to setting up a Web site".
"For the trail we installed Annodex on Red Hat 9.0 with Apache 2 as the Web server," he said. "CMWeb can also be integrated with search engine facilities that can index a repository of Annodex media. This allows for searching of the specific sections of rich media files."


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Darling Mini-Muffin
You are now 21 weeks old, and around about 350grams. You are around about the length of a very large banana!
You are a GIRL (according to the lovely radiologist!) which has allowed Mummy and Daddy to halve their naming choices!
Dad was sure you were a girl all along, and now he gloats... a lot.
We are all quite impressed with your glamour shots, though you got a bit shy when the ultrasound tried to take your picture and covered your face with your hands!
Our favourite names for you right now are:
Isla, Aria and Cleo
but there are many, many others!
You have started to move a lot in Mummy's tummy, and like to let her know you're there when you're not getting enough attention! Just little flutters right now, because you are still quite small!
Mummy thinks maybe you will be a gymnast. Daddy can't feel you yet, and he thinks you're making Mummy more crazy than usual.
Mummy is now too big for her jeans by a long shot, and is opting for stretchy fabrics.
Zy-Zy and Docky have decided to move to Biloela to be close to you! Mummy and Daddy want to build a house and have lots of meetings to sort it out.
Everyone is super busy right now with work, but we take a lot of time to think about you.
We already love you so much. In only 19 weeks you will be born and we'll get to meet you!
Counting down the days,


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I had been eating so well last week and saw this amazing-looking French onion dip pizza on Brenda's Canadian Kitchen Blog and have NOT been able to stop thinking about... I decided to make it on Thursday night as a treat for James and I and although it didn't look half as good as Brenda's it sure as heck tasted amazing! Next time I think I would add chicken or something else to give it more substance as it was pretty rich but it was very tasty! Here's the recipe :D
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing
2 large onions, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or pressed
Salt and ground black pepper
1 ball of fresh pizza dough, about 16 oz. (I used Pillsbury... Not gonna lie! So quick & easy)
1 cup creme fraiche or sour cream (I used sour cream)
3/4 cup shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
3/4 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1/2 cup granted Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 Tbs. fresh thyme leaves, chopped
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Place a large skillet over medium heat with about 2 Tbs. of olive oil. Add the onion to the pan and gently cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are a soft and deep golden brown, about 25 minutes.
Stir in the garlic the last 8-10 minutes of cooking time.
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While the onions are cooking- stretch the pizza dough to the size of your pan. Transfer the dough onto the pan and brush with a little olive oil. Bake until set and very light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
When the onions are ready, season them with salt & pepper, and stir in the creme fraiche or sour cream. Spread the mixture evenly over the pre-baked pizza crust.
Sprinkle the cheese and thyme over the pizza and return it to the oven. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 10 minutes.
Serves 4. Enjoy!


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Benedictum - Obey
Label : Frontiers Records | Archive under heavy / power metal
Release type: Full-length CD
Vera : Since the very beginning and their debut album 'Uncreation' in 2005, we had a soft spot for Benedictum with the enthusiastic, flamboyant Veronica Freeman as stalwart female singer and her buddy Pete Wells as magnificent guitarist. Once they started in a Dio cover band and you can still hear that in their style: traditional heavy metal with guts and a touch of epic feel. The San Diego based band is now ready with its fourth studio album 'Obey' and (once again) they present us a new line-up. These guys are (again as well) no beginners, since we know drummer Rikard Stjernquist from Jag Panzer and bassist Aric Avina comes from less known Tynator. In Jeff Pilson (Dio, Dokken, Foreigner) they keep on having a great mentor, since he did assist the production of 'Obey', while he once launched them out of obscurity.
They did not change anything on the pure heavy metal sound, although they kick off in a real brutal way with 'Fractured' and title track 'Obey'. They even play with some thrash-like influences and Veronica really screams the lungs out of her body, so it seems. Male choirs scan the titles or core sentences in a sturdy manner. It is obvious that a song like 'Obey' is written on the wealthy body of the dominant Freeman and also in 'Fighting For My Life' she gives as good as she gets. Yet a song such as 'Scream' includes beautiful melodic guitar skills in which emotions prevail and there is even a passage with lower ranged, melancholic vocals. But do not worry; the inciting character of the music prevails. That is why we get nothing but elated and exultant when hearing the fetching 'Evil That We Do' and 'Crossing Over' with its grand epic chants. In the rather dramatic semi-ballad 'Cry' The V sings a duet with Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath singer) and this is naturally amazing and completely fitting the picture. Guest vocals of Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) in the next 'Thornz' do not really leap to the eye. 'Die To Love You' is graced with orchestral arrangements, while the sound of a motor happens to be the entrance to the fast and furious 'Apex Nation'. No cover song this time, but a lengthy, epic track to round off and that is something we are always excited about. A solemn choir defines the atmosphere and in the midst of echoes from the past (it happens more than once that the riffing sounds familiar, as if you have heard it before), vocals of Freeman are amazing and guitar skills from Wells eminent. This is a brilliant track to occlude! Par hazard we just stuck into the stand out band Avatarium, otherwise Veronica would have stayed our favourite female Dio chanteuse.


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I studied Physics and Mathematics at James Madison University with minors in Music, Astronomy, Business, and Jazz. For three summer seasons, two holiday seasons, and one Halloween season, I was a trumpet and flugelhorn player for Busch Gardens performing in different production shows in the theme park.
In early 2013, I ran the Goofy Marathon and a Half Challenge at Disney World where you run a half marathon followed by a full marathon the next day. I've never felt so good and bad at the same time.Soon after, I was a trumpet and flugelhorn player on a cruise ship for Royal Caribbean where I traveled throughout the Caribbean Islands, saw the Panama Canal, and crossed the Atlantic Ocean from St. Thomas to Portugal. For a short time in 2017, I performed with Princess Cruises in Australia and the Philippines. I attended graduate school at the University of Bradford to pursue a Master of Science in Computer Animation and Visual Effects. I wanted to combine my Physics and Math background with animation. This also gave me the opportunity to live abroad in England.
When it came time to pick a topic for my Master's Thesis, I was inspired to apply a theory developed by my math professors at James Madison University to physical simulations in computer graphics. This is most of what you see on the website. The Parker-Sochacki method, at the time, had never been test in the field of animation and I wanted to find out if there were spots where it would have some type of advantage over other numerical methods. In April of 2014, I moved to Provo, Utah to be a visiting student at Brigham Young University after completing my coursework at the University of Bradford. I lived in Utah for over a year taking classes, finishing my thesis requirements for the University of Bradford, and doing research with the Parker-Sochacki method.
In the fall of 2015, I moved to Toronto for an internship with Side Effects where I mostly did testing. It was an incredible experience and the second time I was able to live abroad for a few months.
While I lived in Toronto, my research was passed to Disney Interactive: Avalanche Studios. Before my internship in Toronto ended, I was offered an internship to apply my research to simulations on the Disney Infinity video game.
I moved to Salt Lake City in January of 2016 and was an intern until June. Soon after the studio shut down but it was an absolutely incredible experience.


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Documentation for the death of Bernt Borresen, our grandfather Emil's uncle and godfather, continues to elude me, but a recent return to Ancestry.com led me to a host of discoveries about his children.
For some time I've know that Bernt and his wife Clara lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in the fading years of the 19th century, but only days ago did I learn that they also had a son as well as four daughters. Bernhard Hjalmar, born in 1885, was the first of their five offspring, a fact I might have discovered if I'd dug deeper into the old records of Trinity Lutheran Church in North La Crosse. (These five would be second cousins to Emil and Gina's children.)
All seven members of this family had left La Crosse by 1900, a move that I found when I located them in census records for nearby Monroe County. They were farming, renting actually, near Leon, in the area where Bernt's Clara grew up. Perhaps they were even back on her home farm, but that would only be a guess. By 1905 Clara is a widow and remarries. What happened with Bernt, when or where, I am still trying to learn.
I have discovered, however, information about all five of his children. Four of them ended up in North Dakota and a fifth one in Canada.
Josefine, second in the family order, married Hjalmar Olson while she was still in La Crosse, but some time in the next decade, this family traveled, via Minnesota, to New Rockford, North Dakota (where they were residing at the time of the 1920 and 1930 censuses). New Rockford's a small place maybe 60 miles north of Jamestown.
Bernice, two years Josefine's junior, married Cleve G. Beehm between 1910 and 1915, and they were off to Kenmare, North Dakota, perhaps 30 miles south the Canadian border and NW of Minot. Cleve was a hotel cook in little Kenmare in 1920, but ten years later, he was at a restaurant in Minneapolis (living on well-known Hennepin Avenue).
Florence, born in 1892, must have found her way to North Dakota, too, (perhaps with a sister's family) because in 1920, she married John Albert Landis in Minot. They appeared to have lived many years in Kenmare, the same town where Bernice and her husband started out.
Cora, the youngest born in 1895, is more of a puzzle. By 1915, she was in North Dakota, too, living with sister Bernice and husband Clete in Kenmare. But where after that, I'm not sure. Perhaps she's the Cora Borreson who shows up in a public records index in Williston after 1950, but I've yet to determine that.
That leaves just one, the son Bernhard, the most surprising discovery.
My Ancestry.com search yielded a U.S. Border Crossings from Canada for the summer of 1937. There was Bernhard Hjalmar Borresen (born 10 Jan 1885 in La Crosse) entering the U.S. at Turner, Montana, by auto, with his wife Edna for a ten-day visit. He was identified as a farmer from Ponteix, Saskatchewan, who had been in Canada since 1909, and was now a citizen there. (Elsewhere I learned that he had lived at Swift Current, too, for a time.) I found that his wife's maiden name was Stevenson and she had been born in Ontario. Both Bernhard and Edna died at advanced ages in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1974 and 1977, respectively.
About the families/descendants of these five siblings, I know little. Josefine and Hjalmar Olson had a son and a daughter, and Florence and John Landis had a daughter. If there are other children, I am not aware of any at this time.


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India, a vast country with amazing landscape diversity, rich history and culture, and mulch-ethnic society has long list of tourist destinations to present. Golden Triangle Tour is the most popular tourist circuit in India. This incredible Golden Triangle Tour Itinerary comprising the three famous cities of India-Delhi, Agra and Jaipur having grandeur, glory & history.
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Delhi, The political capital of India, Delhi , makes up one of the cornerstones of the golden triangle in the country's north. Finding its genesis in the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, as Indraprastha, Capital of the Pandava princes, today the city has transformed itself into a new incarnation. Reflecting the many colors and flavors of India's eclectic composition, contemporary Delhi is one where you will be inspired, amazed, fascinated and impressed at every corner. The India Gate, Red Fort, Jam Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Kutub Minar, Jantar-Mantar, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Akshardham Temple, Lotus Temple, Humayun Tomb and many more are worth seeing in Delhi. The city is the perfect mix of the old and the new. From the colonial pillars of Connaught Place to the lanes of Chandni Chowk and the malls of South Extension, you will find discover a whole range of experiences here. Delhi is also a paradise for shopping, eating and sight-seeing. [Enquirer Now]
Agra is a medieval city on the banks of Yamuna River was founded by Sultan Sikandar Lodi in 1856. It achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658 and remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [Enquirer Now]
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Jaipur, the picturesque capital of Rajasthan also known as the Pink city was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. It was first planned city in India, beautifully laid out gardens and parks, attractive monuments and marvelous heritage hotels, which were once the residence of Maharajas, are worthy of admiration. Visit to Amber fort, City Palace, Jantar-Mantar, Hawa Mahal, the ambling camels and cheerful people in mulch-hued costumes will make your trip to the pink city a memorable one. [Enquirer Now]


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On Saturday, June 4th, at the Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) Annual General Meeting in Lake Charlotte, NS, the organization launched a fresh and modern design to their website – http://www.visualarts.ns.ca. Now, two weeks later, and on the first day of Summer, VANS proudly announces it publically.
VANS' new website – created by Dean Gallant at Pinwheel Design – offers much more to the organization, its members and the public, by providing an accessible tool on VANS' opportunities, activities and resources relevant to the practices, and advancement, of visual artists and the arts in Nova Scotia.
Recognizing the administrative, aesthetic and navigational challenges of our old website design, Dean Gallant cleverly took the organizations ideas and concerns and translated them into a visually interesting website that is practical, navigable, interactive, and user-friendly. The website ensures greater access to VANS announcements, events, programs, calls, deadlines and links to provincial galleries – all of which are featured on the main page. The e-studio directory has also been greatly improved in its professional aesthetic, design and navigation. The Programs and Resource pages provide information for the professional advancement of visual artists and offers links and publications relevant to visual artists' professional practices, in a much more manageable and searchable database. With a new and improved web design, the organization can offer greater access to information about visual arts, artists and their practices in Nova Scotia.
The VANS website also features links to social media sites where VANS' Fans' also connect. Like social media, the website also encourages participation from members of the visual arts community and public. By allowing its audience to comment on posts, pages and individual e-studio directories, the website is constantly changing and evolving. The Fan Club does not stop there; the new website is a flexible launching pad for other developments and activities. Eventually, VANS members who are registered for the e-studio directory will be able to log-in to the website to update their individual e-studio following the stipulated submission guidelines determined by VANS. Please stay tuned for the launch of the online E-Studio Tutorial. For now the procedures are the same but the Submission Guidelines and E-Studio Registration Form have changed slightly. Please visit the website, for more general information about the website and E-Studio artist directory.


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Not into the big clubs? Hang at these new Miami bars and lounges.
Miami just got a bounty of new places for you to lounge from Brickell to Kendall to Miami Beach.
When you take a seat at the bar and get your first glimpse of the cocktail menu at Bar Nancy, it's easy to forget you're in Little Havana. They aren't just slanging mixed drinks at this hole in the wall bar with a nautical theme. With its wood-lined walls, Betsy Ross American flag hanging, and bar graced overhead by a cutout of a ship's hull wearing the bar's namesake, Bar Nancy is Miami's newest artisanal craft cocktail dive – and quite possibly, it's best yet. Read more.
Nancy, 2007 SW 8th Street, Miami; www.nancy305.com.
Doheny Room
Opening this month in the Delano is the Doheny Room, the Los Angeles-based celeb hot spot described as "European meets California farmhouse feel." And if that confuses you, imagine at one booth a Jonas brother and at another Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. True story and the juxtaposition of old Hollywood and new. As for Miami Beach's version, who knows, but we're sure it will be a swank Star Wars bar of sorts when it opens. Read more.
Doheny Room at Delano, 1685 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; Open 10 p.m.-late Fridays and Saturdays; sbe.com.
Baru Latin Bar
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Historical Examples of coheir
But it was out of this man's family that Sophie selected, though ultimately, her coheir.She Stands Accused
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Years pass, and the wild, reckless Ishmael is seen ridiculing Isaac, his puny brother and coheir.Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible?
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His descendant became, in right of his wife, coheir of the house of Sumeri, vested in Weoley-castle.An History of Birmingham (1783)
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Hannah would usually be described as "coheir and subsequently sole heir of" Arthur.A Complete Guide to Heraldry
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- a person who inherits jointly with others
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Setting things Straight....and all the rest of the stories
so now that I decided to close my store and focus on interior design with a smaller retail space as well - I would like to take this opportunity to set things straight ( no pun intended)
Sofa's.......ahhh the life and death of a supplier....we were lulled into a wonderful adventure....carrying a new line of upholstered goods and seeing how a local toronto supplier could help us grow our business ....who knew that when we started with them and they wooed us into believing delivery times could be less then 3 weeks that we would have the downfall and the rumours it all created....the first couple months of our "dating" the manufacturer , and I use that term because it is pretty much what it is....was smooth - we would place an order....and magically in 2 weeks we would get a couch or a couple of chairs....our dating turned into a romance - where we expanded to more and more product - again - they came through and we were entranced in the speed of delivery....then one day a gentleman came into my store....he looked at the couch and chairs in my store and loved them....but just didnt know what he wanted....he came back - week after week - month after month - until he decided to place an order....who was I to know that my romance would soon end....The gentleman called and emailed a couple days after the order was placed...moving into a new house was great but with no furniture to show anyone , it created the suspense....the supplier in the meantime was supposedly working away and creating the masterpiece that would be the gentlemans focal point...the piece de resistance for his housewarming.......but alas...the supplier and the romance died.....3 weeks went by and no calls.....no fabric arriving for the custom chairs....the sofa was taking more time then it should and the poor gentleman was lost - he had no furniture and no party to show it all off....I offered my assistance and thought...hmmm...I am at a home show - my store is closed...why not just use the pieces in my store....but no...it wasnt good enough....he decided to blog about it....blog and write and email and see how nasty things could get.....so nasty that the little gentleman became the evil menance for not only my store but also the thorn in my side....how could a sofa create so much anger? How can one little piece of furniture be the straw that broke the camels back.....isnt it really just a sofa......its not like a life or death matter - or am I really missing something?
So the romance of the supplier had faded....but then again came through as he was trying to woo us back.....a little couch here and a little chair there...here a couch there a couch everywhere a couch couch......
But alas...his true colours shon through.....deliveries almost halted......and why......cuz my store isnt big enough....my little old retail level is nothing compared to the big box stores....I am not the one giving him 40 orders in once ....I only order 1 or 2 a week and I thought it was good...
But you know ...the truth about retail is ......it sucks!!!!!!!.....I am the front man for all the bad...I am the one who takes the deposit...gives it to the wholesaler to manufacture a piece.....and then I get screwed....and what does the manufacturer say?......he says I should give him more money.......money for what? Money so he can screw me over and then I need to be accountable for all the wrong doings of one person....
We had a really good business prior to sofa world....yes we had the issue a couple times of a carpenter taking orders and not completing them....and then actually taken items to work on and leaving the province....and yes we have had some artists......wow....the stories of the artists....some are great and then there are those who think they are great..........the ones that think they are the be all to end alls of the art world and have a pluther ( sorry had to use that word as I saw it used in another blog and everyone loved it so much) of problems....
And then comes the real truth.....yes I have a personal life and yes I can pretty much do what I want as it is my own business.....yes it is the truth that some woman was so desperate to come into my store when my son was sick in the hospital and her husband was also ill and she had the oddacity to yell at me saying that I was not open for her to shop......
Doesnt it all come down to the fact that it is all about furniture or things....there is nothing that desperate that cannot be worked out or resolved....
I know there is a couple of outstanding people who are awaiting there refunds....they know who they are and they will get it...but you know the whole internet world has created a system where people are able to say how they feel and be angry and vulgar and slanderous...so how does the retailer handle it.....
The way I just did.......
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You can't please everybody all the time..shit happens,it's just like when you get a terrible meal at a fancy restaurant and the waitress takes the hit..no tip for her..meanwhile the cook screwed it up,it's dumb but true..it's a cut throat world out there for sure. Take care of your family and your health because in the end that's all that will ever matter...hopefully you are feeling better :)
I LOVE your shop,and style, and choose to judge people for myself not base my opinions on what a disgruntled customer says behind a monitor.
Cheers, and all the best in your future endeavors you did put Leslieville on the map and brought many shops business,that matters!!
All the best, hon, leave the evil peeps behind and do what you want and what you're good at. xoReplyDelete
I've always enjoyed your booths at the Christie Antique show and was excited to see that you had a blog. But when I took the time to visit, I came across this.ReplyDelete
What a shame about all the blog comment drama.
Anyways, I hope that you will keep up your blog and we can see more of your adventures in design.
PS, I have pictures from some of your past Christie Booths posted on my own blog if you would like to see them.
And during all this "Flak" you still managed to pull out all the stops for me with about a second's notice and stage my home so beautifully! I am glad to hear about your new store - for one thing it's closer to me! Can't wait to see it.ReplyDelete


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There is fair chance that you might have heard about Pareto principle. But the point is do you understand it? Or if we be specific, do you know its importance in social media marketing?
It goes under various appellations: "The 80/20 rule", "law of the vital few" or "The principle of Factor Sparsity"
While this principle have wide ranging implications, it's principle is very straightforward yet subtle
"80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causes."
It's origin, interestingly, was a revelation about Italian land-ownership patterns: Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) discovered in the course of his research that most of his nation's land, around 80 percent, was owned by just a few powerful people: 20 percent of the population.
Pareto was surprised by this finding; and, to his astonishment, when he did more research, he learned that the major proportion of land in other countries and regions was owned by roughly 20 percent of the population in those places, as well.
The Pareto Principle, then, was first applied to wealth distribution. Later, it was proved to be operating in other arenas, too, from gardens and shoe ownership to crime rates and business:
20 percent of the pea plants in a garden produce 80 percent of the peas. (Legend has it that this was where Pareto first conceived of the principle.)
20 percent of the people in any given company earn 80 percent of the profits.
20 percent of your time can produce 80 percent of your results.
Software engineers spend 80 percent of their time on 20 percent of the software's features.
Microsoft noticed that 80 percent of bug reports and error were coming from 20 percent of bugs.
Pareto, actually, seems to be everywhere we look.
As extensible this Pareto principle may seem, however, it's not a magic trick. To be more precise, it's a trend, something that happens most of the time. Because it is so simple and easy to understand, we find its application almost everywhere. From farming to corporate industry, marketing and sales, computer programming to fixing bugs, it is visible everywhere. No wonder it finds a strong position in growing blogging industry.
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It is a fatal mistake and why is it so?
Because people join social media to be social, they don't want to be your sales pitch target.
Pareto principle in social media
80/20 in social media updates
Ever wondered where those likes, retweets, pluses are coming from. 20% of your social media updates account for 80% of engagements. Use a social media tracker to track high performing updates and try to apply the same features in other updates to grow your social media presence.
80/20 for social media contents
80 percent of your updates should be educative and entertaining. Always remember that people use social media platform to socialize, they are not interested in your sales pitch. Moreover if you use groups, try to add value to that. Try to post something that is helpful for majority of the members. It can be an article, or helpful update. It can also be a quote. Always try to help other and add value to their work
Only 20 percent of your post should be promotional. It should clearly speak about your brand. Try to add what you have to offer, how you and your product can help them. There should be information regarding to your product or service, discounts offered and it should include strong statistics. Your posts should make an impact on users.
Add persuasive Call-to-actions in your promotional updates
Make sure you integrate a persuasive call-to-action that inspires your audience to learn more about your company so it possibly leads to conversion in the future.
Make your content shareable
Dedicating 80% to interesting content that really caters to the interests and needs of your audience means compiling content from influencers with whose ideas and insights you agree. It supports your thinking, the way you do business, or what you believe is going on in your industry. Think about retweets, inspirational quotes, links to news, questions, etc.
You simply look for content that appeals to your audience and share it on your social channels. Compare it to sifting through your own personal RSS reader to pick up on interesting new items.
These three simple steps will make the 'sharing process' a lot easier:
- Follow influencers, and learn from what they find interesting.
- Share interesting content with your own followers, and try to connect to them.
- Engage with your influencersso it motivates them to want to share your own content.
- Find people from similar niche and interact with them: Try to interact with similar people and build your own community and friend list of like minded people. It helps a lot
Pareto Principle in blogging.
80/20 in traffic from different channels
If you analyze your traffic channels, you will find that 80% of your referral traffic is coming from the 20% of your referrers. Keep a close look at those referrers and try to build a strong relation with them because they are responsible for 80% of your referral traffic.
80/20 in conversion from pages
When it comes to conversion optimization, notice that roughly 20% of your pages are responsible for 80% of your conversions. Keep a sharp look at the stats and optimize those high converting pages. Try to put highly targeted affiliate link or advertisements to see a sharp growth in sales or ppc conversions.
80/20 in Organic traffic
If you analyze your traffic details, you will find that there will be some posts that don't perform well, hardly any view. There will be some who sometimes bring traffic and sometimes not and there will be some posts which are evergreen. They continue to drive lots of traffic. Focus on those pages, analyze them, their elements and contents, and try to improve them further. Try to improve their quality as much as possible and try to create new posts like those, because they have brought you 80% of your traffic.
80/20 in sales from advertising channels
When you take into consideration your advertising channels, you probably use adwords, retargeting and perhaps some site-specific banners, or other outlets. Where are most of your sales and leads coming from? Focus on the channels that produce the most
80/20 in Sales
What products do you sell? If the Pareto Principle holds true for your business, then you've got some hot sellers, responsible for around 80 percent of your sales. These are the products that you should work to enhance, promote, advertise and push. They're hot sellers for a reason, so make the most of them.
80/20 in customers
If you check the records of your service or product buyers, you will notice that 20% of customers buy 80% of your products. So you know what you have to do, you have to focus more on those 20% make a strong relation with them, try to help them even going out of the way. These customers are your leads and they are your advertisers, nothing brings best long-time customers than word-of-mouth advertisements.
80/20 in customer complaints
This principle is true in this segment also. There are always some customers who complain a lot, make a fuss and are hard to deal with. Sometimes, we even wish that it's better to have to no customers than customers like this. They are responsible for 80% of your time and attention. They are the one who drain out the maximum energy from your customer support. Always keep such customers in mind while designing your customer support.
The Pareto Principle is not a law. It can be applied sometimes in some circumstances, but not all the time.
The Pareto principle can be extremely powerful. And that means the same kind of power that comes from finally realizing that your data is telling you a story and that it is actionable.
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