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21 Proven Traffic Generators & Commission Builder

As a fellow blogger ,you will be all to well aware of the need to generate traffic to your website, so that you can build your list

when you build your list, you can then email that list with offers that might be beneficial for them

Now, as a blogger, you will also be aware of the need for getting and making sure that your keywords are good and that your blog is being found

All of that can be a little time consuming sometimes, so its good to have an alternative, which automatically helps with your google rankings, and at the same time helps keep your bounce rate to an acceptable level

As an example of this, using the methods you are about to discover, my own bounce rate is 0%

These 21 Proven Traffic Generators & Commission Builders

When used daily, will prove to be very beneficial for your blog. You have already learned how it can keep your bounce rate down

What you will also discover, is that these resources, will help to build your own list, through your blog and the various ways you have of capturing a persons details such as name and email address

The great thing with the list builders is this, they are absolutely laser targeted to your specific target market, so they are in effect, way more cost effective than say Faceboook Ads, because not only are they targeted to your target market, but you will also earn good commissions as well from those you refer

The difference with Facebook Ads is that you pay and then you have to hope you get a return on your investment

The only guaranteed way of making sure that happens with Facebook Ads, is by spending a lot of money on them, to get anywhere near that guarantee… Pretty much like looking for a needle in a haystack!

Another very essential thing with these proven traffic generators is that when they are used properly, they deliver traffic to your blog, lead capture page within your blog, or however you are building your list. on autopilot, because when you get referrals who buy traffic themselves, then you get paid a percentage of those traffic packs

Additionally, all of them  have been tracked, tested and continue to be on a monthly basis, to make sure they are still producing results

So this means that you don’t have to constantly think about SEO for articles and can even take a vacation for a week or two, knowing that your traffic generation and advertising is taken care of

Now you might be thinking, that this sounds like quite a smart idea, in theory… Be assured, that the practice is even nicer and way more rewarding, especially when you are getting email notifications that you have sold a traffic package

Are you beginning to see that there is more than one way to ‘skin the cat’ & apologies now to all cat lovers, its just an expression used and as the father of 1 cat myself, rest assured that he, nor any other cat was harmed in the writing of this article

All of these Traffic Generators are free to join, though it is adviseable to upgrade in 1 or 2 if budget allows, for the simple reason, that the potential earnings from them in terms of commissions can be anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 and that is without the tiny upgrade to become a member

Speaking from experience of using these, over the last few years, its fair to say, these are underrated and misunderstood by many, yet when the realisation hits as to how good they are, then your blog, bank account and income take a swift upward turn

If you feel that this content has been of use and know someone who can benefit from it, please feel free to share across your social media networks using the buttons below

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  1. David I have to build my traffic generators but   you have give the reasons why I should have one .so I was thinking where is best place to start should I not first get enough traffic for blog ? or should I go one and start building an email list for my camping? please let me know .

    • Charles, thanks for commenting and good to know it nudged you a bit ; )

      I can relate to what you say, because I was there a few years ago myself and in all honesty, while social media is great for building relationships and such like, I started with the proven traffic generators myself, for this reason. I like to use resources which are tested, I know have been tracked and which produce great results

      These do all that in abundance for sure and as the article says, are a great time saver when you know how to use them

  2. Web traffic is like food to a website owner or a blogger. It is what feed the website itself, what brings money to the owner of the website. so why would anyone see an opportunity to boost this traffic and not jump at it? It is difficult, right? So I think I would love to try this product and see how it works, maybe after 30 days, I will write a review about it on my website.Cheers!

  3. Nice and wonderful information. I going to put all these idea into cognizance

    I will start using the tips daily now for me to keep my bounce rate higher. At least i can be able to build my list through my blog, capture names and details

    Because i have spent a whole lots of money on facebook ads but still no ROI. I am going to put my destiny in my hands now. Thank you for all these information, author

    • Your welcome and thanks for commenting. Like you I have used Facebook ads and unless you spend a lot of money then the ROI is not going to be good

      With these proven traffic generators, you know they work and will put money in your pocket and people on your list

  4. Hello Dave,This is what im looking for.  I have a small blog and have difficulty in traffic generation. I have checked out the Profit Hoopla and it is very promising, you avail different services to produce traffic leads.  I also totally agree with you that the email list program is very good to retain customers that have visited your website and they can be your recurring customers.Thank you for an awesome helpful alternative solution.

    • Francis thanks for commenting and glad it was helpful. Even as I wriote this article, I was getting notfied of new referrals from the promotions I have and am doing

  5. I’m intrigued. I went ahead to the website, it seems very helpful and the traffic generators seem legitimate. So I’m hoping this will boost my ranking and or my overall traffic. Though, I’m pretty sure that this will boost my traffic anyway

    i appreciate the article, I’m glad you could make a bit off of the affiliate as well. Helpful articles really need to be rewarded, and I think this is just the way to do it!

    • Patrick, glad it helped you myfriend, all are legitimate and all work well, as mentioned I have used them for 18 years and they are my online bible if you like

  6. You did not outline the 21 proven traffic generators. I thought you would have outlined and discussed them in details. In previous articles I have read in some sites I have come to learn that one of the things which helps to gain traffic is google ranking. When you use the right keyword, your website will be ranked high on Google and visitors will definitely visit your site. Social media like facebook and instagram also play vital roles in generating traffics when you use them appropriately.

    • In answer to your question about an in depth review, yes I considered it on the post, but have decided to do individual reviews on each one, as they are very indepth and each has different benefits, which to have covered that on this post, would have led to a several thousand word post and potentially the reader switching off, which I wanted to avoid

      Thanks for commenting

  7. Hello Dave,

    To be honest, I would have loved if you had taken the time to explain each of this traffic generators to us.

    I tried clicking the link to the post but found nothing related on the website.

    Hope you can look into it so that you can give your followers better information.

    • Louis, thanks for commeneting, I have just clicked on the link myself and it works.

      In answer to your question about an in depth review, yes I considered it on the post, but have decided to do individual reviews on each one, as they are very indepth and each has different benefits, which to have covered that on this post, would have led to a several thousand word post and potentially the reader switching off, which I wanted to avoid

  8. It’s great to know about this proven way. Most especially as it is more cost effective than Facebook advertisements. This should be a very helpful tip for beginner bloggers. Getting your site or blog get a good ranking has mostly been an headache to not only beginners but also bloggers that have been into blogging for quite a while. Thanks for this educative tip.

  9. Hi Dave! As a blogger there is something we will always want to increase. And that is traffic to our site. I’m eager to read more about these traffic generators. I know that driving traffic through Facebook ads or Adsense costs a lot of money. And your alternative may be an excellent option. Thank you very much!PD: Cool lemon buddy! 🙂

    • Thanks for commenting Henry, much appreciated, with these the proof is very much in the eating and … profiting

      I mean why go searching for money, when there are 21 proven methods which will earn you cash, starting today : )

  10. Thanks very much Dave for this info. I’ve read several reviews online about these 21 proven traffic generator methods, and I say they are good. I’m now very much interested and I will try them out. I intend to test them on my different offers I promote and I’m hopeful  I the ROI I’d be getting will be worth it. Thanks again Dave for the article.

  11. Thank you for sharing this great information.

    As I going through your 21 proven traffic generators it seems to be a great way to increase traffic on websites site and hopefully get more conversations, but it looks a little bit complicated I was wondering if you can share more information about each of one this methods.

    Thank you again and hopefully you can share more info.

    • Hi and thanks for commenting on this post. Apologies if it seems complicated, it is in fact very easy.

      You can join as a free member, no problem there at all.

      What is highly recommended, is that you then join all those shown in the first join as a free member.

      Now I send information and instructions out on how to use each, through my own list which you can find at

      Hope this helps you a bit further

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Autoresponders Reviewed

This Post Reviews Autoresponders

When it comes to choosing the autoresponder you need for your online marketing

Then there is no doubt, you will be dazzled by choice.

There are dozens of them, each claiming to have better features than the others

In case you don’t know what an autoresponder is, this post explains it

So which do you choose. How do you choose it

This post reviews the top 4autoresponders so you can choose the best fit for your business

It Should be noted however, that there is one over riding factor to be taken into consideration when choosing the one you want

It should have a compensation plan, which will provide you with an income

The reason for this is because, even when your business is experiencing hard times

You still need an income.

So lets look at Autoresponders in a bit more detail

  1. AWeber

Is probably the best known of all the companies. Started in 1998, it is still around today

This is without doubt the best autoresponder on the market place

Offering a 30 day free trial so you can test it out, you then pay $19.95 per month, up to your first 1,000 Subscribers

Aweber, also has an affiliate venture atatched to it, which pays you for referring others.

You can find out more about the affiliate venture here

So for each referral you get, you get 30% commission, for as long as they remain a user of the service.

It is compatible with WordPress

AWeber is keen on and encourages affiliate marketers to join their service

2. TrafficWave

TrafficWave is the cheaper version of AWeber, and was set up in 2000 by Brian Rooney

Initially an AWeber user, he became frustrated by the Terms of Service.

So he set up his own brand, based on Aweber, but called TrafficWave

It is aimed mainly for independent business owners, both on and offline

It is compatible with WordPress, but lacks a lot of the functions AWeber has

TrafficWave offers a 30 Day Free Trial, thereafter its $17.95 Per Month flat rate fee

It has an affiliate payplan, as well which is based on a matrix structure.

If you don’t know what a Matrix Structure is, All will be revealed in a later post

So while its built to provide a recurring income monthly, the commission payments are small by comparison

You would need an awful lot of work to earn any decent income from it

3. Get Response

Like AWeber they have been around a while

They offer a 30 day Free Trial, after that you pay $15 for the first 1,000 Subscribers

However, like AWeber, their pricing jumps steeply when you get to 1,0001 subscribers

Then you pay $49 per month

It is compatible with WordPress and has an affiliate plan, which has two parts

The first part is the Bounty Programme, which pays $100 one off payment

The Second Part is the Recurring programme which pays 33% of the monthly autoresponder Fee

4. MailChimp

Mailchimp was considered the go to brand for business owners

Lots of them use it and it has a lot of benefits, unlike a lot of other Autoresponder Providers

However, the very major downside to it is that it is incredibly difficult to work out

With every update they bring out, it becomes more difficult to use

There is no affiliate pay plan with it.

5. Leadsleap

Leadsleap does lots of things for you

You can read about them on this post here

The Money Is In The List

But what you have to remember is this

The Money Is In The List

While it’s true the money is in the list of customers you gather

Your business needs a degree of business insurance and income protection

Now all the above autoresponders are good. All serve a purpose

However for list building an earning Good Commissions

Then Leadsleap wins my vote hands down.

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Boldly Go Where the Keyboard Shortcuts Really Are

I corocketme from the Flintstone age; I learned to type on an IBM Selectric typewriter. When I moved to computers, mice were obnoxious to me because I was used to doing everything without ever having to take my hands off the keyboard. Nowadays, shortcuts are built into every program you use. However, they often still take several keys or steps to reach a goal.

I learned how to reassign some tasks to keys I wasn’t using; like the ‘F’ Keys. Reassigning keys is easy, however, it only applies to the application you reassign keys in – in this case Word. It is not the same as remapping keys. For common things like bolding text though, it works for me in a pinch. And when I’m writing a lot of user documentation, I’m bolding a lot. Even though Windows 7 offers the shadow editing box when you highlight text, I found an even faster way to bold multiple items and you don’t need to highlight the text, you just have to be on it.

  1. Open Word.  Click the Office button and select Word Options.

Windows Button_Word Options

  1. Click Customize on the left column, go to the bottom of the window next to Keyboard Shortcuts and click Customize

.Customize_Kbrd Shortucts Customize

  1. In the next window you will be locating the shortcut you want to assign to a key on your keyboard.  Under Categories find the corresponding tab in Word and then find the command (such as Bold) that you would like to assign to a key.

Home Tab_Bold

  1. Under Press New Shortcut Key – press the key you would like to use.  I chose F12. NOTE: If Windows can’t assign that key, it won’t show up in the box. Don’t use keys that are normally assigned to something you use for other things – it will lead to problems later. Use those lonely F Keys.
  1. Click Assign>Close>OK. The handy thing about using the F12 Key for Bold is that you no longer have to double click to highlight the word you want to bold. You just click once inside the word and then hit the shortcut key. Bam. Bingo. Bold.

NOTE: You can use this process for other things besides Bold.

2 thoughts on “Boldly Go Where the Keyboard Shortcuts Really Are”

  1. You do not have to double click or highlight a word to make it bold. Simply put the cursor anywhere within the word and press Control+B. If I need to highlight a group of words I highlight them with Shift+Control+direction key then press Control+B.

  2. @MichaelKMc: I stand corrected. I think I was thinking about word selection in other apps besides Word, but in this post I am referring to just Word. In any case, while I do use the Ctrl + shortcut keys all the time, I still think clicking on one F key saves time when bolding multiple words at a time. It all depends on what you’re used to, what you like, and how you prefer using a keyboard.

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Search Engine Optimization Recommendations

At the time of this writing, Pardot ranks on the first page of natural search results for our industry term marketing automation. I’ve been asked for recommendations and best practices on how to rank well with search engines (search engine optimization or SEO). Here’s my advice:

  • Write for humans and not computers (computers, known as bots, crawl websites indexing the content for the search engines and people sometimes try to cheat)
  • Make the most important search term the first words in the title of the homepage
  • Keep the title and largest heading (h1) present and consistent on the all pages other than the homepage
  • Publish two new blog posts per week on the site, in addition to constantly adding other content
  • Include a sitemap that links to all the relevant pages
  • Ensure the pages are well-formed and standards compliant so as to demonstrate to search engines that you care about the quality of your HTML
  • Publish a separate, industry-specific blog that is company agnostic on a domain that incorporates the most important search term (see ours at and link back to your site
  • Participate professionally in Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc with links to your site and others in the industry, on a daily basis
  • Use a content management system that is search engine friendly (good HTML and human-friendly URLs with keywords)
  • Ask partners and resellers to link back to your site with the appropriate keywords

At the end of the day, the most important thing is to publish new, high quality content on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Good luck!

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MashTalk: Is Google Chromecast an Apple TV Killer?

Mashable Hangout talking Android and Chromecast.

Things that excite me about Chromecast:

  • Cheap. $35.
  • Simple.

Things that don’t excite me about Chromecast:

  • So small, I think these dongles will sprout legs and walk away in classrooms, unless we secure them.
  • This is not an AirPlay replacement. Content is played from URLs from the device. So, bummer, because this (mirroring applications from tablets and phones) is where we have a particular need on our campus.
  • It looks like this device, like all consumer devices, is designed for consumer WiFi environments, and not necessarily enterprise or campus environments. Will withhold further judgement on this “con” until I play around with an actual device early next week.
  • Power. Unless you have a newer TV, you will need to run external power to the device. Again, bummer.

Net-net: Still excited about the device, but not as excited once I started seeing some of the challenges.

This is a 1.0 device, and cheap enough to give it a fair look, kick the tires, and see where it can – or can’t – fit into our classroom teaching environments.

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I am a photographic artist based in San Francisco, CA. Originally from Kansas, I can often be found in middle America.

In my assignment work, I employ a light touch and encourage spontaneity; using a documentary approach to articulate complexity and dignity in unpredictable and thought-provoking ways. I enjoy collaborations and welcome the opportunity to contribute to projects of all sizes.

photo by Jenna Garrett

It’s Nice That

2019  The Space Between Notes, Lightsource SF
2018  Life, Learning and Healing, Candor Arts, Illinois State University, IL
2018  Too many dinner Parties, Terrault Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2017  Default Network, White Columns Online
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Harvard University
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Airbnb / Anti Records / the Atlantic / Bloomberg Businessweek / Bullett / Coinbase / Carbon Health / Departures / Dwell / EnRoute / Fisher-Price / Google / Headlands Center for the Arts / HP / Iberia Airlines / Le Coq Sportif / Lyft / Modern Farmer / Monocle / Mythology / Nike / Pentagram / PIN-UP / TBWAChiatDay / Travel and Leisure  / Trulia / Stanford University  / the University of Chicago / Wieden + Kennedy / WIRED / Zillow

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Education ∪ Math ∪ Technology

What is Conceptual Understanding?

According to Adding It Up  (H/T Dan Meyer):

Conceptual understanding refers to an integrated and functional grasp of mathematical ideas. Students with conceptual understanding know more than isolated facts and methods. They understand why a mathematical idea is important and the kinds of contexts in which is it useful. They have organized their knowledge into a coherent whole, which enables them to learn new ideas by connecting those ideas to what they already know. Conceptual understanding also supports retention. Because facts and methods learned with understanding are connected, they are easier to remember and use, and they can be reconstructed when forgotten. (pp. 118-119.)

Essentially, conceptual understanding is knowing more than isolated facts, it is also knowing connections between those facts and having those facts well organized.

This image represents someone who understands some isolated facts.

Isolated facts as separated points

And this image represents what conceptual understanding looks like:

Points connected with line segments

I propose that those line segments between the points, representing the connections between isolated knowledge, are themselves a type of knowledge, consequently our second image is really more like the first image.

Connected dots transforming into disconnected dots

What is clearly missing in this analogy is that conceptual understanding is knowledge that is well-organized, but I claim that organization of knowledge is itself another type of knowledge. Also missing is knowing why the knowledge is important and the contexts in which an idea are useful, but again these also seem just like other types of knowledge.

Let’s take a look at a problem I had to solve recently and see if we can use it to unpack what conceptual understanding is.

Algebra II August 2016 Regents Exam, Question #1

According to the solution key, the writers of this question are assessing students’ ability to solve quadratic equations.  However, that likely requires applying the quadratic equation to all four equations given, which would be time-consuming and potentially error-prone.

When I solved this problem, I saw four quadratic functions, each transformed from y = x2, and based on those transformations, I was able to eliminate (1) and (3) as options since they have real solutions. I also know that if 1 – i is a solution, then so is 1 + i, and that the sum of the roots of a quadratic function are related to the coefficient of x in the equation. I could not remember if the sum of the roots is equal to the coefficient of x or to -1 times the coefficient of x, so I multiplied out (xa)(xb) to double-check and determined that if a and b are the roots of a quadratic equation, then -(a + b) is the coefficient of x in that equation (assuming a lead coefficient in the equation of 1). 1 – i  + 1 + = 2 so (4) must be the answer.

My actual solution strategy doesn’t matter all that much, what matters is that in order to produce it, I needed to know some smaller things and that those smaller things could be seen as connected together to create a larger idea. Instead of seeing this as the difference between an expert and a novice, I prefer to think of knowing things as being a gradient between knowing a little bit and knowing more than a little bit.

Conceptual understanding is both knowing ideas in an interconnected and organized way and knowing more ideas along the novice-expert spectrum.

The reason why conceptual understanding is an important goal is because otherwise we might be tempted to rely on teaching kids tricks instead of mathematics.

What mathematics does a child learn from learning this procedure for adding fractions?

Butterfly Method for Adding/Subtracting Fractions

Source: Pinterest

Very little! It is extremely difficult for a child to connect this procedure to other mathematics that they know, consequently using a trick like the butterfly method is likely to lead to students knowing an isolated idea and not much else. Note that I am not opposed to memory aids, I just think they should be based on solid mathematical reasoning and they definitely should not be taught instead of the mathematics.


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DeveloperCrateMicrosoftSADAS s.r.l.
Initial release201319892006
Current releaseSQL Server 2019, November 20198.0
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Secondary indexesyesyesyes
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Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsTransact SQL, .NET languages, R, Python and (with SQL Server 2019) Javano
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesShardingtables can be distributed across several files (horizontal partitioning); sharding through federationhorizontal partitioning
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Midway through the fourth set, Maryland volleyball’s Rebekah Rath looked to put up her fourth service ace of the contest with a powerful swing from the back row. But as she hit it to the Michigan State side, it was easily corralled.

Then, setter Celia Cullen and outside hitter Sarah Franklin went to work. Cullen lobbed the ball deftly into the air for Franklin, who spiked it to the earth with vigor, past a maze of Terps to extend the Spartans’ advantage.

Franklin, who led Michigan State with 20 kills on the evening, made her presence felt early and often. And Maryland had no response, as Franklin pushed the Spartans past the Terps in four closely contested contests, 3-1 (27-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22).

“We didn’t execute in crunch situations, and that’s gonna be the difference in [close sets],” coach Adam Hughes said.

After stumbling out of the gates early in their first contest against Michigan State Friday night, senior Erika Pritchard and Maryland looked determined to set the tone early in Saturday’s matchup.

Pritchard, coming off of an 11-error outing last night, spiked home two quick kills as the Terps raced out to a 5-3 lead early in the first frame.

Their advantage was short-lived, though. The Spartans would go on a 7-0 run, capped off by a thumping Biamba Kabengele spike. With Maryland down 10-5 and the set seemingly getting away from it, Hughes decided to call his first timeout.

Michigan State kept pouring it on in the moments after, eventually opening up a 17-12 lead.

But the Terps responded. Hughes’ squad battled back to tie the set at 17 behind a dominant six-kill frame from Pritchard, and snatched the lead late just points later.

[Plagued by slow start, Maryland volleyball falls to Michigan State, 3-1]

And after a Naya Gros attack error forced a Michigan State timeout, the Terps were just one point away from claiming a set victory against a team who had run them off of their home floor just 24 hours earlier.

But, Maryland couldn’t capitalize.

Two late kills by Franklin dissolved the Terps’ lead and put the Spartans on the ascendency. And after a late Pritchard kill attempt sailed wide, Michigan State had secured another first set win over Hughes’ squad, 27-25.

“[I] really thought we could have stolen that first [set],” Hughes said. “[It] comes down to making a few plays… I thought they made just a few more than we did.”

Despite losing the first frame in dramatic fashion, the Terps quickly put their set defeat past them, quickly jumping out to a 5-1 lead in the second frame.

Pritchard continued to flash her dominance, racking up 10 spikes midway through the second set. And Maryland’s lead would continue to balloon, with a Rath service ace pushing Maryland’s lead to seven — and forcing Michigan State coach Cathy George to burn a timeout of her own.

Thanks to Rath’s serving prowess, however, George’s timeout proved futile. With the Spartans up to 10 service errors through two sets, the Terps never looked back, spiking home a combined 14 kills in the set en route to a dominant 25-19 second set victory.

[Maryland volleyball looks to best Michigan State following winless start]

“I think we had a better mindset today,” setter Nicole Alford said. “Yesterday we were really disappointed not just because we lost, but because of our performance as a team and how our mindset was coming into the match, and I think today we came in more aggressive and more confident.”

With the match knotted up at one set apiece, both Maryland and Michigan State came out swinging in the third frame. Yet, it was the Spartans who drew first blood.

Franklin rattled off back-to-back putaways to give Michigan State a two-point edge early in the frame. And after another spike by Cullen pushed the Spartans’ lead to three, Kabengele converted two straight service aces to force a Maryland timeout.

The Terps soon regained form, however, cutting into the Spartan lead after a barrage of digs by Sam Burgio led to multiple Maryland spikes.

With the Terps down just three points late in the third frame, Burgio looked to chip further into the deficit with a cannoning serve attempt. However, a perfectly placed set by Cullen was blasted back across the court by Franklin, bouncing over Maryland’s bench and into the cardboard cutout crowd for a kill.

Franklin’s putaway proved to be the catalyst for the Spartans, who became too much for the Terps to handle late, taking the third frame 25-23.

And much like the third set, Maryland kept it close in the fourth frame. After a Kabengele service error halved a late two-point Spartan lead to just one, a thunderous block by Rainelle Jones tied the pivotal fourth set at 19.

However, Maryland’s late set woes continued. The Spartans rattled off five of the next seven points, and after a Molly Johnson kill attempt was deflected out of bounds by Pritchard, the Spartans had dropped the Terps to 0-8 on the season.


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Monday , October 25 2021

The SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK table introduced in Db2 for z/OS V11 Part 2

In the previous post we discussed how it is possible to extract your Integer values from IBM’s new Db2 table as of Db2 for z/OS V11 called SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK.  The table verifies if statistics were collected and if the correct statistics were collected.

In Part 2, I would like to cover the format of the RUNSTATS statements that needs to be used when combining the TYPE and REASON columns of records in the SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK table. If the RUNSTATS statements are correct, Db2 will delete the row(s) from table SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK.  If the format is incorrect, the row will remain, and you would need to modify the format or add/remove RUNSTATS parameters.

I have discovered that the following RUNSTATS statements have worked every time when run with the correct TYPE and REASON combination.

Many of our smaller tables re-appeared in the SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK table with REASON = CONFLICT.

I suspected that the optimizer found that the rows in the table did not match the RUNSTATS and then performed a TABLESPACE scan.  This happened with many of our volatile tables where rows were inserted and deleted randomly at any time.

I then ran an ALTER TABLE TBCREATOR . TBNAME VOLATILE ; command on those tables which forced the optimizer to use the index every time to get to the data instead of using the “outdated” RUNSTATS.  This solved the problem.

The following SQL can be run to get table row cardinality of each table found in SYSIBM.SYSSTATFEEDBACK:

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Hillwood Museum and Gardens are situated on the 25-acre estate in Washington, D.C.developed by Marjorie Merriweather Post. The museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia, a collection of 18th-century French decorative art, and much more.

Check out the Landscape Architect’s Guide to Washington’s entry about the Hillwood Estate.

Click here for visitor information.

Use left and right arrows to operate the slide show. Photos of the Hillwood Gardens are also here on Flickr free for download, with credit.


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October 25, 2021

Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Rights Studies

Newsom: California COVID vaccine rollout has been too slow

Only about 35% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that have arrived in California have been administered so far, a rate Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Monday was “not good enough” as he pledged new funding and efforts aimed at ramping up the rollout.

California has received just under 1.3 million vaccine doses, but just more than 454,000 people have received the shots, according to figures Newsom presented.

Though he has regularly maintained that distribution of the long-awaited vaccines would build up more rapidly over time, he said the process had, to this point, “gone too slowly, I know, for many of us.”

Newsom provided no clear answer during a news conference to questions about the cause of the lag, only promising “a much more aggressive posture” and additional details in the coming days.

“We want to see 100% of what’s received immediately administered in people’s arms, and so that’s a challenge,” he said during a briefing. “It’s a challenge across this country — it’s a challenge, for that matter, around the rest of the world. But that’s not an excuse.”

The government’s ability to quickly and effectively distribute vaccines is critical to California’s fight against the virus and a key test for Newsom. Though his original stay-at-home order helped suppress the virus early in the pandemic, the state is now experiencing one of the highest rates of transmission in the country.

Distribution of the vaccine has been slower than anticipated across the United States. In California, the complicated effort has been made more difficult by layers of federal, state and local rules governing the process for healthcare providers to prioritize patients and administer vaccines, said Matt Willis, public health officer for Marin County.

In comparison to a “come one come all” approach to distributing a standard flu vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccine presents a “logistically and operationally more complex” undertaking for an already stressed statewide healthcare system, he said. In order to administer the vaccine, providers must be approved by the state. Each person who receives a vaccine must be determined to be in the appropriate tier group and registered in a data management system to ensure they receive an additional dose on time, among countless other hurdles.

“Our bandwidth is really constrained right now,” Willis said. “The infrastructure that would normally be dedicated to prioritizing the vaccine distribution plan is overwhelmed with surges in cases.”

Another hiccup that has emerged in the vaccine rollout has been making sure doses don’t go to waste. The two vaccines that are available in the U.S. — one from Pfizer-BioNTech and the other from Moderna — are packaged in vials that contain multiple doses, and each vial has a limited shelf life of roughly six hours after it’s opened.

State officials have pledged to punish those who try to abuse their power or position to jump into the vaccination queue before their appointed time — a warning that has made some providers hesitant to administer leftover doses to those outside the first tier group of front-line healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.

In some instances, non-front-line workers have been offered the vaccine when a surplus occurred after all eligible staff were reportedly granted access. The Redlands Community Hospital in San Bernardino County said recently that several non-front-line workers were provided the extra doses. Under state guidelines released last month, health departments and facilities may offer vaccine to people in lower-priority groups when demand eases and doses are about to expire.

This week, the administration issued what Willis described as a “course correct” to give local health departments more latitude to broadly vaccinate healthcare workers, instead of following earlier state guidance to prioritize a primary care clinics over specialty clinics, for example.

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s Health and Human Services secretary, said the federal government gives California a weekly vaccine allocation and the state determines which counties will receive those doses. The local jurisdictions work with healthcare providers in their areas and vaccines are shipped directly from manufacturers to vaccination sites.

Ghaly also said the state is working to clarify that vaccinators should not let remaining doses go to waste.

“The bottom line is there’s a lot of complexities with the vaccine initiative, and we want to make sure the state of California doesn’t contribute to that complexity,” Ghaly said.

Ghaly said the state will continue to prioritize populations that are most vulnerable due to their exposures to the virus and potential health risks.

“We don’t want that prioritization to be diminished in any way, while also continuing to encourage fast and efficacious vaccination of our communities,” he said.

When it comes to enforcement, Newsom said, “we’re just looking for gross negligence: people that are skipping the line that know they shouldn’t be skipping the line, people taking care of people of means and influence, not the rest of us.”

“We have plenty of people that want to take that shot,” he said, “and the key is to make sure that, while we are enforcing the rules of the road, we’re aren’t enforcing against just common sense and the energy of someone who says: ‘Look, I don’t want to waste this dose. Why don’t I get it to someone?’ ”

State officials are also using survey data to determine how many front-line workers are turning down the COVID-19 vaccine, Newsom said Monday.

L.A. County public health director Barbara Ferrer said Monday that there isn’t “a registration system that tracks workers who decide to wait” or turn down the vaccine.

Some counties throughout the state told The Times last week that, based on anecdotal evidence, 40% to 50% of eligible front-line workers have turned down the vaccine. The hesitancy has affected healthcare workers in hospitals as well as staff inside nursing homes.

In order to accelerate the pace of vaccinations, Newsom said his administration is working to increase the number of distribution sites and to allow dentists, pharmacy technicians and other professionals to administer the shots, while also increasing the use of the California National Guard. He pledged to unveil more details “on some new strategies to deal with some of the roadblocks” soon.

Newsom said the budget proposal he would submit to the state Legislature later this week included roughly $300 million to support vaccination efforts by bankrolling logistics, a public education campaign and other needs.

The governor said an additional 611,500 vaccine doses are slated to be shipped to California over the next week.

Money and Shalby reported from Los Angeles. Luna reported from Sacramento.


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  3. 8 ways to enjoy #Benissa at home

8 ways to enjoy #Benissa at home

Benissa Turisme proposes different ways of getting to know Benissa in a virtual way, without leaving home, and so spend these difficult moments as best as possible.

The best proposals to stay at home:

1. A trip to medieval times to discover medieval Benissa

Visit our medieval historic centre from your living room. #Stay at home, put on your slippers and enjoy our cobbled streets. You will tour the most important monuments and streets in a 360º tour.

2. Be the master chef of your kitchen

Enjoy Benissa’s lifelong recipes and cook them, even show us your culinary creations and tag us on our social networks FacebookInstagram or Twitter

3. Take a deep breath and dive into our natural coves

Put on your hat, swimsuit, flip-flops and snorkel glasses; add sound from the waves of the sea and enjoy our coves on a 360º tour. You can choose the inlet you want without leaving home.

Do you know them all?

4. Shall we become Winelovers?

Buy a good #Vinodealicante especially if it is from #Benissa, close your eyes, feel the Mediterranean aroma of our grape, taste it and combine it with whatever you have in the fridge.

Do you know the wines of the Wineries of Benissa?

Two local wineries have the maximum expression and personality of the autochthonous varieties and characteristics of the climate of the Marina Alta region.

Celler Joan de la Casa

Uvas Cabrera

5. Stimulate the #fitlover you have inside by touring the #Perimetral

Sport invites you to evade and get in shape, and specially these days when #Benissastaysathome. We invite you to put on your sport shoes and practice static running while watching how runners of the Perimetral run through our beautiful places. It will be like teleporting you directly to the Sierra de Bèrnia!

6. #Benissafulness

Relax, put a mat or a cushion on the floor, even if possible, go out to the balcony, feel the fresh air and sun, close your eyes and enjoy the sound of the Benissero Mediterranean. Connect with nature from home. For your yoga session, meditation, pilates or simply to find calm.

7. #BenissaDesdeMiVentana

Visit us differently, because Benissa is in every Benissero house. Therefore, the hashtag #Benissastaysathome invites all Benisseros to share through Instagram Stories the views they watch from their windows.

8. Quiz #Benissastaysathome

If you follow @Benissaturisme on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, you will be able to play our quiz 3 days a week, do you dare? It’s getting more and more exciting!


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If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?

This meditation is based on a passage for April 8, 2011 in the Daily Lectionary Year 1 from the Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993).

Text: Romans 8:28-39

Reflection and Question: If I had to point to one Bible passage to explain my support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in both the church and the world, this very well might be the one I would choose. The faith of these Christians in the assurances of this passage is so profoundly clear to me. Nothing can or does separate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender believers from the love of God in Christ — nothing. God is manifestly for these people and so, ultimately, nothing can go against them. We forget that only Christ is able to condemn and that Christ intercedes with God. Therefore, if God is for us, who can be against us?

Prayer: Holy Spirit of the living God, we rest in Your assurance that nothing can separate us from the love of God we know in Jesus Christ, our Brother and Savior. Remove any doubt so that we may join in all things working together for good. Amen.


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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

All Orders from the Last Week Go Out Today

We had a slight hiccup on the way to the post office yesterday...
Grinding disc exploded. Everyone is fine, except for Jonathan's beard. Its all gone now.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Goldenchain Quickie

Sun was shining, rain was gone, and the road was calling. A quick ride up highway 49 and back before the sun set and the temperature dropped.

Downtown Angels Camp

Overlooking the bridge at New Melones. Still waiting for that water level to rise

Wolf met up with us on the way back, just as it got cold. Perfect timing

Friday, November 25, 2016

The other day between the rain we were able to get on the motorcycles for a quick cold ride up the hill.

After dinner and some beers, we all headed back to Shakey Jay's tattoo parlor, for the traditional European tattoo session

New tattoo artist

Pre tattoo ritual

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving

The government is not your friend.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Is there Anything Better?

Ride Choppers or Fuck Off

Monday, November 21, 2016

Last Friday Night

Richy from Sweden has been in town enjoying a California winter with the rest of us. Last friday we had everyone over for a BBQ and beers. We warmed them up so he felt at home!

Photo shoot for a Basket Case ad. You'll know which one is ours, it'll be the one that looks like ti was done last minute...

Todd manning the BBQ

Friday, November 18, 2016

Mitch Cotie Basket Case Shirt

I'm not sure if any description is needed. Another badass design by Mitch, for the equally badass Basket Case Magazine. Get yours while they last! Basket Case Store

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Josh on a photo shoot for his magazine Basket Case. Looking good brother!

New stickers and maybe a T-shirt coming soon. Check their online store for more info.

Monday, November 14, 2016

Nor Cal Cycle Swap II

Mandatory group shot before Josh headed up to Tahoe, Gus to GV, and the rest of us would continue south via the 99 and then cut back to the ol Goldenchain.

I'm pretty sure Blue Dynamite is smiling too

Almost home as the sun was setting.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Happy Veterans Day

Australian troops taking a break in the trenches

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Happy Birthday Marines!

241 years old today. Semper Fi

Iraq, 2004. Al Anbar Provence

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Election 2016... Who Cares! Now Back to Choppers

Getting ready for the Nor Cal Cycle Swap.

Last minute repair on Brian's backup bike!

Josh met us there from Santa Cruz

Gus rode down from GV. Great turnout with even better weather: warm and overcast

Mr Photogenic, Lee

Monday, November 7, 2016

Brothers, Caught in the middle

Friday, November 4, 2016

Fixing that ol Roadside Repair

When I left DV the other day, I saw that in the very near future I would be in need of some intake bands. I actually had some with me, but instead of change them out before I left, I decided to haul ass home and see how far I could get. Highway speeds were no problem, but the further I got north, the worse it ran whenever I would have to slow down for a small town. And finally by Bridgeport I bought some hose repair tape to help me out over the pass. At that point of the trip I was making such good time, that the last thing I wanted to do was slow down to repair something on the bike!
Either way, yesterday I finally sat down and fixed the shovel head who had been staring at me for the past week wondering when the fuck I was going to show him some love!

It did work actually...

Back together, and a test run to the market for dinner supplies. Bottle of wine to secure 2nd base with the ol lady! I can dream...
Ready for Nor Cal swap meet sunday.


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Brief History of Analytics in India

Business Analytics as it used to be called before it became branded as data science has two decade long history in India. It’s roots were in outsourcing, as associate divisions of large Information Technology firms

The setting up of business analytics in the 1990s was done by two centres- McKinsey Knowledge Centre (1998) ( by the global McKinsey consulting company) and GE Analytics ( by GE corporation).

GE Analytics (1998) was a separate company headed by an XIMB Professor Shrikant Dash which was then merged with GECIS to be a division called ACOE analytics centre of excellence.  In 2005 GECIS was spun off by GE to become GENPACT. ( The author worked briefly for Dash, GE , GECIS  )

Among the people helping set up McKinsey Knowledge center were Neeraj Bhargava and his team. Neeraj later became CEO at WNS Global (2002) and helped take WNS to it’s IPO. Assorted McKinsey alumni helped to boot up WNS especially in it’s analytics division called Knowledge Services. ( The author worked briefly for WNS Knowledge Services)

Business research was primarily pioneered by Evalueserve founded in 2000  by IBM as well as McKinsey alumni. They also may have been responsible for popularizing the term KPO ( Knowledge Process Outsourcing) as a differential brand from BPO ( Business Process Outsourcing). Evaluserve expanded from Business research to financial research, market research but was not so succesful in efforts to establish itself as a leading analytics player.

From Captive Centres to Third Party Offshoring was the next big shift in outsourcing that affected analytics. In the meantime American Express had the largest captive centre (for analytics primarily at parent company).

GENPACT and WNS were and remained leaders in BPO but were joined by EXL ( )  in adding Analytics as an added service to its offshoring portfolio.

In June 2006: EXL acquired Inductis, a Analytics firm that had been a pioneer till then in being a pure play analytics company. There were other smaller companies that got similarly acquired ( Adventity by Sutherland Global , Marketics by WNS, marketRX by Cognizant, Symphony by GENPACT)

The leading IT and software services companies in INDIA like Infosys, TCS and in particular WIPRO did start their own analytics divisions but they were primarily aimed at cross selling analytics to existing clients.

GENPACT was listed in 2007 ( and its revenue from analytics is not known though it is generally considered to be one of the premium priced analytics company. As of 2012 it’s analytics revenue were said to be $250 million.

The confused strategy, premium pricing, cross-selling outsourcing with analytics  of all these players led to a gap that was exploited by Mu SIgma. Founded by Dhiraj Rajaram in 2004, Mu Sigma ( ) expanded rapidly to be the first pure play analytics company above 5000 employees. Dhiraj was brilliantly assisted by his wife Ambika, who played a role similar to what Sudha Murthy did at Infosys.Ambiga continues to works for Mu Sigma and has played multiple roles. This probably makes her the most influential  woman in data science as a service in India ( and given’s Mu Sigma size, probably the world )

( The author briefly met them when Mu-Sigma was 200 member and then 600 member strong)

In February 2013, Mu Sigma received an investment of $45 million from MasterCard, which placed the company over the $1 billion unicorn milestone. It also marked a vindication in the model of treating analytics separately and distinct from offshoring services

Fractal Analytics was founded in 2000 and managed to survive both the acquisition binge by the big players as well as the cyclical turns in the offshoring business. It is another pure play analytics company with both a long history, a comparatively early focus on pure play analytics as distinct from outsourcing and comparatively recent focus on venture fund-raising efforts. Fractal continues to grow rapidly, and has attracted multiple rounds of investment.

(The author has briefly met and interacted with the CEO of Fractal, where he also once trained in R)

In 2014, the people calling in analytics industry in India started calling themselves data scientists and they all lived happily ever after 😉 .*

( This is a brief article- it is a continuous work in progress that is trying to chronicle how an industry grew and flourished)

*the Big Data as well as Data Science movements have led to tremendous growth opportunities as well as risks for Indian analytics companies who now have to compete with Silicon Valley startups for analytics  as a product than as a commoditized service.

Author: Ajay Ohri

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  1. Ajay – A small correction. Ambiga’s role is more than Mrs. Sudha Murthy, who never actually worked in Infosys. Ambiga works for Mu Sigma and has played multiple roles.

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Criacr - Besides, dwt, ct, it can alert users for low battery power, oz, gn, overload, and uneven surface placement. The switch time can be set to 60 ", such as pins, 120" and 180". Meet your demand of measuring different things.

High precision: built with high precision sensor system, make it an ideal to measure cooking ingredients, Criacr pocket scale provides accurate results instantly from 005g to 500g accuracy: 001g. Easy to clean and use, jewelry and coins. 6 units switchable: quickly convert between 6 units: g, ozt, built with a clear blue backlit LCD screen. Comes with two trays 13cm, 10cm, which can be used as protectors or scale trays.

Multi-functions: the "pcs" function enables you counting the pieces, screws; the "T" for TARA function; The "M" for selection unit and auto-off function. 2 trays & batteries included: 2 aaa batteries inluded. Mini & space saver: the electronic weighing scale comes with mini and compact size takes up minimal space on your desk, easy to carry.
Height3.5 cm (1.38 Inches)
Length16 cm (6.3 Inches)
Weight0.25 kg (0.55 Pounds)
Width13 cm (5.12 Inches)
Part NumberUK-KA8

HOMCOM Free Standing LED Mirrored Jewelry Cabinet Armoire Floor Organiser W/Lock 3 Angle Adjustable For Rings Earrings Bracelets Cosmetics White

HOMCOM - Led lit mirror: 16 battery powered lights create a beautiful ambience. Spacious: fits 32 pairs of earrings, 70 rings and has 12 hooks and three shelves for all other items. Full length mirror: 3-level adjustable angle provides you best view for dressing and better performance of your head-to-toe outfit. Dimension: 36lx30wx136h cm, cabinet dimension: 100Lx31. 5wx6. 7t cm, easy assembly is required. Simple, modern design: made from easy-to-clean MDF board in a versatile white design to blend into your home décor seamlessly.
ManufacturerSold by MHSTAR
Height136 cm (53.54 Inches)
Length36 cm (14.17 Inches)
Weight6 kg (13.23 Pounds)
Width30 cm (11.81 Inches)
Part NumberUK831-2200331

4. Chindecor

Full Motion TV Wall Mount TV Bracket with Articulating Arms for 14"-37" LCD LED OLED TV PC Max Capacity 33lbs Monitor Mount with Tilt and Swivel VESA 75x75mm 100x100mm 200x200mm

Chindecor - Please confirm the distance between the screw holes on the back of the TV set before purchasing. Multi purpose: 14"-37"tv, computer monitor, 100*100, can be used.

Articulating arms-tilt: +20°/-20°reduce glare. Swivel:+90°/-90° left or right according to your seats position. 360 degrees rotate for better-viewing flexibility. Improve your quality of life and your working environment VESA 75*75, 200*200 Sturdy-high quality material: our tv wall mount swivel and tilt made with cold rolled steel, up to 1. 5mm thick, max capacity 33 lbs. Clean setup: cable management clips are provided to conveniently route your cables. Distance to wall:2. 36 - 15. 74 inch.

5. Aitsite

Aitsite 2019 Newest Shower Curtain With Hooks Green Banana Leaves Waterproof Mould Proof Resistant Bathroom Curtain Washable Bath Curtain Polyester Fabric with 12 Hooks 180x180cm

Aitsite - Easy to clean: supporting machine wash, hand wash or wiped by damp cloth. Shower curtains size: 180x180cm/ 72×72 inches, this bath curtains includes 12 C- type hooks, easy to install and use.

Easy to install: this shower curtain with 12 hooks just need to hang at the top edge, free hooks made this shower curtain easy to install and remove. Package: 1pcs shower curtain + 12 plastic hooks；Colorful patterns light up your bathroom and beautify your life. Waterproof: the shower curtain for bathroom reach the international five waterproof standards, using the advanced coating technique would not make drip stay on it for a long time. The luxury shower curtain is fit for most standard bath and shower areas.

6. Amazon Basics

Amazon Basics Performance Range 13-23" Flat to Wall TV Mount

Amazon Basics - All the brackets conform to the vesa standards which require an industry wide hole pattern on the back of the TV or monitor for mounting purposes – the VESA hole pattern for this mount is 100 x 100 mm.

With an easy slide-on installation and a safety locking screw, you can trust the Performance wall mount to support your TV to a maximum weight of 20 kg 44 lbs. From the stunning performance range, comes this 13 – 23 inch flat to wall TV mount for all types and sizes of Plasma, LCD or LED televisions. With cushioned pads for TV protection and for improved audio performance. The performance tv mount bracket come with 4 x m4 x 25mm, 4 x m6 x 25mm, 4 x M5 x 25mm, 4 x M8 x 25mm mounting screws and comes with a five-year warranty. Being a flat to wall mount, it has a low-profile design which gives a picture style mount when mounting your TV.
BrandAmazon Basics
ManufacturerAmazon Basics Licensing
Height14 cm (5.51 Inches)
Length11.99 cm (4.72 Inches)
Weight0.42 kg (0.92 Pounds)
Width1.8 cm (0.71 Inches)
Part NumberLN2F100-ZD

Detachable Portable Traveling Makeup Mirror with Lights Gift for Daughter Girl Friend, BIGTO Lighted Makeup Vanity Mirror Rechargeable,3 Levels of Light 90 Degree Swivel & Touch Screen Dimming

BIGTO - Perfect brighter natural lights ： 21 energy-efficient leds provide bright natural daylight, allows a clear lighting. Resolution is very good and three ranges of LED settings are very good to use during night as well as day. For different makeup occasions, you can easily see every part that needs makeup.

Fits perfectly into the bathroom countertop or the dresser. Rechargeable led lighted makeup mirror ： built-in 1200mah lithium battery provides up to 2 h of working time for LED cosmetic mirrors at maximum brightness with bright natural lights. Blue - fully charged. You no longer have to buy and replace AAA batteries. Micro usb port for charging, you can use any standard DC 5V ports to charge. Delivery includes the USB cable. You can use it for traveling as it’s light and doesn’t take much space. Very pretty pink mirror, it is the best choice for best friends as a gift.

We are proud to offer a full 1YEAR 100% Refund Guarantee. Smart touch screen : this vanity mirror features a high-sensitivity touch screen sensor design that has a longer life than traditional mechanical buttons. By touching the button, you can turn the mirror on or off, adjust the brightness of the LED light, and Indicates the state of charge by the color of the button while charging Red - charging. Worry-free customer support : we strongly believe in the quality of blUECC product! If you are dissatisfied with the quality of the product, simply contact us to return or refund.

8. mDesign

Grey, Suction Cup Mounted Fog Resistant Shower Shaving Mirror Suitable for All Bathrooms, mDesign Fog-Free Shaving Mirror, Also Works as a Makeup Mirror

mDesign - Time saving: love hot showers but hate taking the time to shave? With the fog-free shower mirror you can extend your shower time, while maintaining that perfect shave.

Ideal size: at 21. 6 cm x 14. 0 cm x 2. 5 cm, the frame is just big enough without becoming bulky, making it the ideal heated bathroom mirror. No installation: thanks to a strong suction cup at the back of the shower shaving mirror, you can fix it to any smooth surface - quickly, easily and without tools. Versatile & child friendly: with its compact size and easy placement, this versatile item is also suitable as a makeup mirror or child's bathroom wall mirror. High-quality: made of durable plastic with brushed metal accents, this fogless shower mirror is a timeless bathroom accessory that will look good for many years to come.
Height24.13 cm (9.5 Inches)
Length1.6 cm (0.63 Inches)
Weight0.25 kg (0.55 Pounds)
Width14.3 cm (5.63 Inches)
Part Number8534MDBAEU

9. PandaHall

5x5x4mm, PandaHall Elite 900 pcs Five-Holes Acrylic Rhinestone Montee Beads with Brass Findings for Jewelry Making, 18 Mixed Color

PandaHall - Picture may appear larger on your screen. Note: the picture shown is a representation of the item, you'll receive from the actual size items.

Size: about 5mm wide, 5mm long, 4mm thick, hole: 1~1.5mm. Application:these acrylic rhinestone are great accessories for jewellery making, necklace, earrings, earring, belts and shoes or clothes decoration, bracelet, or it can used as links of your jewellery etc. Quantity:package included about 900 pcs in the box;there are 18 colors, priced 50 pcs/per color. Please double check the sizes before purchasing. Material:acrylic rhinestone, Color:18 mixed color;Shape:square. Color may vary slightly due to the color setting of each individual monitor.
Height5.99 cm (2.36 Inches)
Length10.01 cm (3.94 Inches)
Width8 cm (3.15 Inches)
Part NumberGACR-PH0008-01

10. azamp

Echo spot Stand, Bracket Mount with Magnetic Base for Amazon Echo Spot Black, Adjust Echo's Face Up and Down Multi Viewing Angle Adjustment 360° Rotation

azamp - You can enjoy it for years of trouble-free daily service. This surface won't scratch, split, crack, or easily get damaged. Easy installation: You'll be able to install this mount quickly and easily.

Multiple precision ball bearings for smooth, non-stick rotation action. Comes fully assembled. High quality material：our popular polished bright acs PC makes the perfect compliment for white Echos. Steady & protects echo spot: this highest quality superior design Stand for Echo Spot is the accessory that completes your setup. Anti-slippery dock: the bottom rubber pad is adsorbed on the tabletop, which increases the stability of the entire support and avoids scratching the touch surface. 360° rotatable： you can always see the screen with maximum resolution and quality. Gives you better viewing while holding your show steady and stable.
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The Other Side of Reason, by Aleksandar Krzavac (Based on true story)

ISBN : 978-1-77076-558-0
Format : 172 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Interior Ink : Black & white
Binding : Perfect-bound Paperback

Behind the scene of air strikes against Yugoslavia, Top story of the Globe in the spring 1999, there is an inside drama in Radio Television of Serbia.

CEO of RTS makes decisions as if he is NATO ally not the head of State Broadcasting Company in charge of company policy and employees in particular. Life of other employees is only a step on the large scale of his promotion.

Aleksandar, journalist in News Editorial tries to explain CEO that his primary duty is to protect people in company not to sacrifice their lives due to some vague “Superior Goals”. Small journalist versus CEO; Aleksandar, alone, can not protect employees; forthcoming tragedy is on the way. Sixteen people, mostly young, were killed on April 23, 1999.

This is the story about people who are ready to do literally anything to keep their positions and privileges NO MATTER what price OTHER PEOPLE will pay.

Aleksandar Krzavac was born in 1959 in the former Yugoslavian capital Belgrade. Holder of a University degree in economics Krzavac is the author of e-book of, mainly satirical, aphorisms and cartoons titled « Close Your Eyes the Future Has Just Begun » too. In his second e-book « Crossroads and/or Illusions, Coping with Plug & Play Ideology », Krzavac tries to challenge people thinking out of convenient life », in order, as subtitle of books says, to cope with Plug & Play Ideology.  Novella « Media Guy, God blesses media, but not media  professionals » is third book written by Aleksandar Krzavac. Through funny character of Media Guy writer, who is journalist too, shows all dangers and traps of that divine, fascinating and damned profession.

At present Krzavac lives in Serbian capital Belgrade, employed with Serbian Broadcasting company on the position of journalist. He is married, father of three daughters.

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Baked Macaroni Casserole with Three Cheeses

Ahhhh,  Baked macaroni and cheese!!!   One of the nice things about the return of cool weather is that we can indulge in some of our favorite casseroles.   The one casserole dish that stands out above all others at my house is Baked Macaroni and Cheese.  Mr. D.  goes nuts-o for it!

Baked cavatappi with three cheeses

Baked cavatappi with three cheeses

This is another of those dishes that everyone probably has a favorite recipe for, or they just make it without a recipe.  That’s usually what I do.  But back in 2006,  (Yup, way back then),  I came across this recipe that incorporates three different cheeses into the mix, and the resulting cheesiness is outstanding.  The other thing I like about it is using a different shape pasta.  Most everyone I know uses elbows, and there’s nothing wrong with elbows,  I love them, too.   But, ya know?  Sometimes I just need a change!

So cavatappi is what is called for in this recipe, or any other interesting pasta that excites you.  But be different,  don’t use elbows.  When choosing a pasta shape, think about what will hold all that cheese sauce best– something with curves or openings for the cheese to cling to.    Along with the mac and cheese,  I like to serve ham, and a green vegetable.  The evening I made this I had sautéd beet greens, but spinach or broccoli would also be good with it.   Omit the meat and serve with just a vegetable or a big salad and it becomes a great meatless meal.

Mr. D. said this meal was so special that it felt like a Birthday dinner.  I told him I was practicing for his birthday!  😀

This recipe is one I prepare when I want to splurge a little and serve something rich and decadent, because of the quantity and quality of cheese used.  You can certainly substitute different cheeses if you wish, but choose those that have good melting abilities.

Yield:   6 – 8 servings

  • 1 pound cavatappi or other short, spiral shaped pasta

    Squiggily pasta and  three cheeses become a super mac and cheese dinner.

    Squiggily pasta and three cheeses become a super mac and cheese dinner.

  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
  • 8 ounces Gruyére cheese, grated ( 2 cups)
  • 6 ounces Gouda cheese, shredded ( 1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated, ( 1/2 cup)

1.  Cook pasta according to package directions.  Drain and set aside.  Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish, or similar size casserole, or 6 – 8 individual ramekins, and set aside.  Preheat oven to 350*F.

2.  Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.  Add flour, and cook whisking constantly, 1 minute.  Slowly whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly. 5 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.  Whisk in salt, black pepper and if desired red pepper.  Remove from heat, and add 1 cup Gruyére, whisking until smooth.  Add Gouda and Parmesan, and whisk until smooth.

Add cheese sauce to cooked pasta.

Add cheese sauce to cooked pasta.

3.  Add sauce to pasta and stir to combine.   Transfer mixture to prepared dish or ramekins, top with remaining 1 cup Gruyére, and bake at 350*F for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Doesn't that look good?

Doesn’t that look good?

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