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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493</id><updated>2024-03-12T17:25:09.115-07:00</updated><title type='text'>civicrfsefsdf</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-5397376529239686663</id><published>2022-07-02T03:43:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-07-02T03:43:51.504-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5 Essential Techniques for Effective Content Marketing</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; Content Marketing is the creation of useful content that has a marketing purpose.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example, your company may create an awesome special report, a series of email lessons, or a free eBook and exchange it for your prospect&#39;s email address and their permission to further educate them about your company and what you have to offer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Think blogs, white papers, viral videos, case studies--anything with exceptional, relevant content, created to help and educate your readers. That&#39;s content marketing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But in order to be effective&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://yoo.rs/&quot;&gt;https://yoo.rs/&lt;/a&gt;, your content has to attract readers. And the only way to do that is to integrate classic copywriting lessons into your content.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So when you begin creating content for your business, consider these copywriting techniques first:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Have a good headline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without a good headline that grabs your reader&#39;s attention and entices her into the rest of your body copy, your content will go to waste.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Headlines should provoke curiosity, and always speak directly to the reader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Think about how your content benefits readers--before you write it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why should your readers take time out of their busy day to read your content?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just as a product needs to benefit the buyer, your content needs to provide a benefit to the reader, or she won&#39;t return.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Build trust with your readers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You may be getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere, but if that attention isn&#39;t building trust, you&#39;re not doing yourself any favors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always be authentic, and never aim to be a jerk. Build trust with your readers, and they&#39;ll keep coming back for more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. Use social proof.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you&#39;re first beginning, you need to leverage social proof to show that your content is worth reading. Try using any (or all) of these tactics to gain social proof:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Encourage comments. Comments show your content is worth staying for and that others are deciding to contribute to the conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get testimonials. Start with your friends, and go from there. Give free stuff away in exchange for a testimonial.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get in the media. Getting mentioned in the media is still big social proof. Send out a press release, sign up for Help a Reporter Out (HARO)-- whatever you need to do to get your name mentioned. Then leverage it on your website.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. Create a clear, specific call to action.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Always make sure to have a clear call to action that lets readers know exactly what you want them to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This might be to sign up for your newsletter, download your free e-book, or share your content on social sharing sites like Twitter, Facebook and Google+.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Take action&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before you set about creating content for your business, whether it be in a blog, a newsletter, or a special report, give these copywriting techniques a try.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do them correctly, and you&#39;ll build a growing, loyal audience excited to share your content with others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Creating blog content can take time and effort therefore it is always wise to find multiple uses for it within other sales and marketing strategies! Learning to utilize any unique content you have created in more ways than one will help boost your work efficiency making you more productive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are 3 ways in which you can use any unique content created for your blog in other areas to help you develop your business.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create Great Blog Updates&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It starts with creating unique content people in your niche have an interest in viewing and posting this on your site. Remember the backbone of your platform will be the consistency and quality of the updates your enter so stay focused on delivering what readers want! Here is where you will take the time and invest the due diligence to conduct the necessary research necessary to provide your readers with useful information! In doing so you will ensure that they will return for more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Build Upon Your Post&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Typically a blogging update is relatively brief in terms of length and depth. By building upon the premise of one of your posts, you can easily create a unique article that reflects more depth and detail. Submitting articles is one of the most time tested and proven sales and marketing strategies used online therefore by using the core subject matter of a post you can tap into this channel as well! Remember any articles created in this way will still remain focused on your niche however you will now be circulating it through different online channels. This helps to widen your exposure by reaching those who may not have found this content by browsing through any blogging networks!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create an Auto-Responder Series&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Taking the more comprehensive material you submitted as articles, you can break each one down into smaller segments of information. Now you can take these segments and plug them into your auto-responder in an order that makes sense. By doing so you have now created an intriguing series of emails for your auto-responder! Here too, everything you compose should be relevant to your niche therefore your new email course will remain on target with list members! The increase in work efficiency you experience by reusing the same content for different applications like this will make you more productive while saving you time and energy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Developing blog content can be a time consuming and laborious task so it makes sense when you can find other applications for it. By doing so you are able to increase your work efficiency thereby boosting your productivity as well! The 3 suggestions offered above show how you can take any unique content composed for your blog and &#39;reshape&#39; it for use in other sales and marketing strategies. In doing so you are able to realize a greater return on the investment of time and effort it took to create this fresh and unique content in the first place! It is not always necessary to reinvent the wheel when simply reshaping it will work just as well and with less effort!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/5397376529239686663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/07/5-essential-techniques-for-effective.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/5397376529239686663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/5397376529239686663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/07/5-essential-techniques-for-effective.html' title='5 Essential Techniques for Effective Content Marketing'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-7985871909336090762</id><published>2022-05-11T04:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-11T04:49:16.135-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ways to Invest for Capital Gains</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; 6 Ways to Make Capital Gains&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are basically two types of investment income. Capital Gains and Investment Income.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Investment income is income you receive from an asset, examples of investment income is interest on savings, rent from property, and dividends from shares.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Capital gains is the increased value of an asset; examples of capital gains is the increased value of property, shares, and other assets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some investments provide capital gains but no income; examples of these are precious metals such as gold, bitcoin, antiques and other collectable items.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are investments which provide Capital Gains:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sharemarket&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sharemarket offers excellent opportunities for capital gain. For most people, investing directly into the markets is not an option because the transaction fees once taken out for buying and selling shares make it not worth their while, however, there are plenty of managed funds investors with limited means can participate in. Sharesies in New Zealand is one. Investors can drip feed money into the markets with Sharesies and there is the option of investing in various funds or individual companies. Other similar types of platforms in New Zealand are Investnow, Kernelwealth, and Hatch. These are not the only ones though.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your retirement scheme invests in managed (Mutual Funds) and they are also a form of Capital Gains. In New Zealand joining Kiwisaver is a no brainer. Kiwisaver is New Zealand&#39;s retirement scheme.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Property&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The property market has been a popular Captain Gains tool for a lot of investors using not only their money but other people&#39;s money in the form of a loan. Income is gained from rents which pays for the mortgage. All related costs are the most popular form of capital gains and the easiest one for the novice investor to get their toe wet in the markets and learn as you go because there are several mutual funds which are available and the start-up costs are minimal. In New Zealand Sharesies only costs $1 to get into which gives you the chance to invest in managed funds or individual companies. It is a great way for tax-deductible. This type of investment can turn to custard such as wayward tenants. If you are prepared to take the risk then this investment may suit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your own home is a good source of Capital Gains if you intend to sell at some point.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another way to get in on the property ladder is to purchase shares in property investment companies in the sharemarket. This can be done by investing in individual companies or managed funds which invest in property.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Compound Interest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You must have heard of compound interest; that is when you invest in fixed term accounts for x% interest. Instead of receiving your interest payments into your bank account you let them be added on to your principal and you earn interest on your principal and previous interest payments. This is called compounded interest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The increase to your capital is called &quot;Capital Gains.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interest rates are very low at present (2020); in some instances lower than the inflation rate which makes this kind of investing less attractive. It is important therefore to do your due-diligence and not be enticed by some finance company offering higher interest rates than normal, because with higher interest rates comes higher risk. These finance companies offering higher interest rates lend to higher risk types of borrowers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am not saying that you should not invest your money in these companies but rather do your due diligence and at least diversify your portfolio rather than investing all of your life savings into the one company.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gold&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This one is purely speculative but can be a good hedge against a downturn in the markets. The one drawback with gold is finding a place to store it. Another way to invest in gold is buying gold stocks in the sharemarket. Purchasing gold coins from auction sites such as eBay and Trademe is another option. As with other investments it pays to do your homework and read all you can about gold and other precious metals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crypto Currency&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crypto currency such as Bitcoin and the like should be treated as speculative investments, therefore, only invest money in this if you can afford to lose it. What I am saying is use your discretionary income to purchase crypto currency. This type of investing can be a rollercoaster but one piece of advice which may be useful is to not just purchase all your crypto currency in one transaction but to do on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis so that there is a chance that you have made a purchase when the currency is low. It is called averaging.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collectables/Antiques&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Investing in collectibles can give you a sense of satisfaction and profit when you intend to sell. You really have to know your stuff when dealing in antiques. Always remember, something is only worth what others are prepared to pay for. If someone is prepared to pay $1,000 for a painting at auction then that is what it is worth, however, if another painting is sold at auction for just $10, then that is it&#39;s worth. The value of something is only a matter of opinion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recently (2020), some Banksy paintings sold for over $100,000 in New Zealand. The seller of the paintings paid a total of $500 for them in London (UK) some years earlier&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.proleo.io/&quot;&gt;https://www.proleo.io/&lt;/a&gt;. It just shows how one&#39;s eye for a bargain can be profitable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For smaller items such as postage stamps, bank notes, beer labels, and so forth collectors can list their duplicates on auction websites to help fund their hobby.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Investing for capital gains is a terrific wealth building strategy; there are several options for achieving this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;How to Market in the New Web&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Online marketing has metamorphosised within the last decade, it is barely recognizable to the early nineties models of promoting a website. Then it was about submitting your website to directories. A site like Yahoo directories would arrange these submissions into categories and topics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But as the number of websites increased, directories proved to be ill-equipped for the job of providing information to the net users. Then enter search technology, particularly Google. With search engines you would simply be able to cut through the chase and get to what you wanted using a search query. This changed the game of marketing from submitting websites to search engine optimization (SEO). Indeed SEO that includes the progression from keyword density of the late nineties all the way to theme density and the current Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI) has been the bulk of internet marketing to date.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And now with the strong wind of Web 2.0 blowing, marketing online is facing an imminent shift. However unlike preceding marketing methods that were sort of phased out with new technologies, Web 2.0 seems to be an addition rather than a take over. To give you an idea of how much market Web 2.0 is controlling, MySpace.com one of the major Web 2.0 presences receives twice as many visitors as Google.com in a day. MySpace has over 100 million members that login frequently. Keep in mind that Google controls as much as 40% of the search market. Then consider that there is Bibo.com, Hi5, Del..Icio.Us, Digg.com and hundreds more. As a business this is a market you cannot afford to ignore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are some proven techniques and strategies that are well able to target this well profiled market. Incorporating them into your website makes you Web 2.0 ready. They include;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RSS : This stands for Really Simple Syndication. This technology allows a user to be notified of changes in a website of interest immediately. All they need to do is subscribe to the websites RSS feed. The user need not keep manually checking your website for updates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tagging : This is particularly a phenomena of book-marking sites like Del.Icio.Us. Tagging involves assigning your web pages with one word that best describes the content in each page. This allows a user of a book-marking site to easily find content that other users have tagged with a particular tag of interest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;News Submissions : This technique is great for creating wide spread instant buzz for your site. News submission sites like Digg.com allow its users to suggest interesting content. The content is then availed to other users who vote on it. If it becomes popular that site can attract hundreds of thousands of visitors in a matter of days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Online videos are bringing web traffic numbers to all time highs. Statistics show that having videos on your website can increase traffic and revenue by up to 300%. When adding web videos to any website, you must take into account 2 things...capturing the attention of the visitor and then enticing them to take action. If you are a marketer or just have your own personal web site and you want more traffic, chances are that having a video explaining something would greatly increase the chances of having a visitor stay longer than 7 seconds, which is the average amount of time it takes for someone to decide if they stay or leave a web site.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many times when videos are added incorrectly they slow the website down tremendously and thus losing its consumer base. Finding the right combination of videos size and quality is key, without it you may loose some of your visitors because of the site slowing down..thus making them less likely to ever return. This is bad for business and bad for the users, what if they really wanted to see what was on the web site but the videos were loading too slow?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most people when they think of web videos think of YouTube or Google video, but that need not be the case anymore. People can start to produce their own web videos with their own style, there are tons of programs out there that can do it, but I have personally used V2F for my sites and it seems to be working out pretty well. Time is money and the faster things load, the better chance you have of keeping a visitor on your site long enough to hear your product pitch or whatnot. Its a fact, flash videos load faster than any other movie format.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are several different kinds of formats, mpeg, avi, divx, xvid etc etc. The most popular for the web is flash, it combines the fast loading capabilities of a small video (even if its a big one) with the great picture quality of an mpeg or avi. Big companies, small companies and individual users all need an effective way to post their favorite videos to the web for their family and friends to see. The program has the ability to do what 3 or even 4 other flash programs can do combined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bringing traffic to your site shouldn&#39;t be a life changing decision nor an expensive one. Converting your videos on your computer from one format to another (like flash) can make the video loose its quality in both sound and picture. But what if there was a way to KEEP the quality and STILL make the videos small enough to put on your web site? Well there is, Converting your videos to flash format is the easiest way to go, and by far the cheapest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have used a lot of other programs for to do my video converting and a lot of them just don&#39;t live up to the hype. They promise me quality, they promise me that my audio will be perfect...well it isn&#39;t always that way. Its very frustrating to spend 2 hours converting a file thinking its going to be perfect when you finish, and then only to find out that doesn&#39;t get the video or audio right&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newpakweb.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.newpakweb.com/&lt;/a&gt;. Do yourself a favor and do your research, many programs come with a trial period which is fantastic since you need to know how it performs before you spend your hard earned cash.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Power of Religion - Do We Need It?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fashionable liberals decry religion as do the communists but even at the peak of Soviet power the church survived. And the Chinese are still worried about it. Ataturk when he created the new Turkey- after the end of the Ottoman Empire - broke the power of the Islamic Church a move which he believed was essential in order to move on. There is little doubt religion has been enormously important in shaping the World which is largely broken up by religious groupings. But if history tells us one thing it is religions do not mix - a minority grouping maybe tolerated but they need to stay out of politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But religion today is seen as awfully out of date with pork bans, contraception bans and the veil but those rules made great sense when you look back in time - bad pork was dangerous, life expectancy and infant mortality where high and the veil discouraged lasciviousness in small communities - and I often think offices might be a better place if it was used today! What religion has failed to do is move on and its power has been abused time and time again - once people believe in something as strong as a God somebody who is apparently close to the deity - like a priest- can manipulate his congregation and then it is only a small step to worldly rather than heavenly affairs so - from Medieval Popes to modern day Ayatollahs - God has been used to wield powers I suspect he did not give, nor intend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But all this begs the question of do we need religion, or maybe is there a God at all?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I read a good article the other day that basically said that believing in God and the afterlife was a win win position because as one&#39;s life is ending it would be a very miserable ending if you believed that is it. But believe in God and heaven means departing the mortal part of this world is not all bad: in fact if life here is particularly hard it may look like a much better option. And in the end if there is no after life - well you will not know but at least you died happier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And whilst I accept religion has been divisive it has also been important, if not vital, in the structuring of moral codes and social standards. Most countries still have a faith at the core of their system: in the UK and Commonwealth the monarch is not only the head of state but the &#39;defender of the faith,&#39; and that is not uncommon among other monarchs. Presidents and other heads of state and administrators are usually sworn in with reference to God. The simple answer is that mortals come and go but God stays on forever and in the end it is not a bad idea to hold your head of state responsible to somebody and God is a person he or she cannot get at!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But beyond that is there a real purpose and indeed need for religion in modern society?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was that thought that I pondered on when writing the Aquitaine Trilogy which was a about the rise of a new society starting with the survivors of a holocaust (Nuclear because it was the most effective and easy) who not only had to manage themselves but growing groups of other survivors coming to them for help, so a community was quickly built. It needed leadership and that was established; then in the longer term it needed a way of governing a community that was emerging into a new state. That allowed me to look back at our society and governance today and decide how I would change it. But writing a story always becomes a living thing in the mind of the writer and early on I realised the initial survivors needed unifying and needed to be given hope - so a semi religious ceremony was held on the first Sunday. It was lead by an actor, not a priest, and it drew on the actors and others knowledge of prayers and instead of hymns they sung popular songs. They were chosen to be emotive they began with &#39;Let it be, then &#39;Imagine&#39; and finally &#39;Wonderful World.&quot; The whole service started with Hamlet&#39;s great soliloquy. Little to do with God but still very emotional and what the survivors needed. From there the actor took on priest like duties mainly burying the dead and helping the dying and there were plenty of both. Most people would agree in those circumstances a good priest provides a worthwhile function. From then on he and others developed a new religion -The peoples of the Earth - and the concept was (if indeed religion can have a concept and branding) to take in all other religions and draw from them creating a new unified religion or faith. So the Peoples of the Earth worshiped God&#39;s gift - the planet earth. They took the position that God&#39;s people had rejected the words of his prophets, ignored God&#39;s son and spurned God&#39;s messenger but now they had a final chance and they had to look after God&#39;s gift- our wonderful planet. Not only is a religion popular for those people who believe in God, and in times of desperation the number rises exponentially, but it was desirable as it provided moral fabric to society and a rock on which to anchor ethics and train young people - it also was by design environmentally friendly and would hopefully stop the new civilisation from raping and pillaging the Earth again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are very devout people in every major religion in the world that are convinced their faith is divine will. While it is just a personal feeling for some, others are willing to die for this belief. The pain and confusion this causes says a lot about people and their religions. It also should give people pause to stop and try to look at their religions in a way that will not lead to division and conflict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no telling how many people have died for religion in history. From human sacrifices to wars of religion, the toll is incalculable. On top of this, there is all the other suffering that stopped short of directly leading to death. For example, there are lost chances at marriages and friendships, discrimination, lost economic activity and so many other problems caused by simple differences in opinion about religion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Causes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It seems that people want others to agree with them and prefer to be around like-minded people. There is also the strong desire to connect with people in a group. Furthermore, leaders and others with less than noble intentions exploit these feelings for political or economic advantage. Whatever the exact reasons, the results of these divisions have been tragic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Who Speaks for God?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What should really give people pause is not the fact that they are flawed and confused, but that their god lets them remain that way. If a being with the power to create the universe wants them to follow a certain religious ideology, that being should be able to inform humanity of his wishes in a way that left no doubt. Be it calling down from the heavens or performing any one of millions of other clear and definite miracles that would come very easy for a god, there are just so many things that could convince even the most skeptical.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While those who follow different religions claim to have proof, nobody has ever been able to demonstrate this in a way that comes anywhere close to convincing the world. Either their god has not really provided this proof, or his creations have failed in their deliverance. Whatever reason, it would seem like it is time for some divine guidance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If this all-knowing and caring god exists, why not simply step in and do something? He should know that human beings are flawed and can always need more help. If he abhors things like human sacrifice in his name and mass slaughter for religious ideology, then he can surely stop it. Why continually leave flawed humans to try to sort things out when they are undoubtedly failing? A voice in everyone&#39;s head that clearly said what the correct religion was would only take seconds, convince virtually everyone on the planet and put a stop to religious conflict immediately.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition, as deluded and sick as those dying and killing in the name of religion may be, there is no denying that many of them are sincere in their beliefs. While this does not make what they do any less horrible, it should further motivate their god to act. Knowing something is being done in your name, especially when you do not want it, motivates moral beings to do something.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Solution&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With no hard evidence of divine favor for any religion after so much death and conflict, it is time for people to assume no religion has it. It is far more rational to assume that the good and bad in religion come from the people whom created them&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ashokstambh.com/&quot;&gt;https://ashokstambh.com/&lt;/a&gt;. If people learn to have the humility to look upon their religions as simply an idea of what any divine force may be and not a certain divine truth, they will take one giant step towards creating a better world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ways to Find an Inaugural Race&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inaugural races refer to the first time that a race is run. Brand new races can sometimes be hard to find, but it can be worth it when you find a good one. There are a few ways to find out about them, and you can use these methods equally well to find out about established races if you aren&#39;t sure what is in your area at any given time of the year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join a local club, team or running group and make sure that you get their newsletters and are on their email lists. You&#39;ll get notifications about new races and requests to volunteer pretty consistently.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keep an eye on your local USATF or RRCA chapter. If you live outside of the United States then you will obviously want to follow your local governing organization instead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit a local running shoe store. They may have a bulletin board available for race directors to pin their flyers, and will at least advertise any races that they are involved with or are sponsoring.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Go to other local races and always peruse the table set out for fliers belonging to other events. Any race director worth his salt is going to get his race onto the tables at as many other races as possible to drum up some interest. Especially in small local races, there usually aren&#39;t any fees so it may be the only marketing that a new event will be able to afford to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to a local magazine and keep an eye on the race calendars listed in the magazine. You can also check their websites. The bonus of subscribing to a regional magazine is that every month or two you can read about the local news and look for pictures of people you know or race against.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Look for races on race calendar websites such as Marathon Guide, Active, and similar sites to see what shows up near you on their calendars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to Google Alerts for keywords about races in your area. For example, you might set up a weekly search for &quot;races in My Town, My State&quot; for local races near you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keep an eye out in your local newspaper for articles about new races. Most sports sections will list upcoming events on at least a weekly basis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last but not least - ask fellow runners what they&#39;ve heard of. Runners are a pretty chatty bunch, and if your running partners are starting their own races they might know somebody who is or have at least heard of a new race in your area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So those are the methods that I use to find out about new races, or any races in my area. Sometimes they can be tough to find out about until after they have happened since new races tend to have small budgets and their is not usually a lot of word-of-mouth buzz around them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the United States, races are often taken off the turf because of rain. You may handicap a whole program and invest hours on making your picks only to have the half the races on the program taken off the turf. Naturally, when you handicapped the turf races you looked at the horses and determined each ones chances of winning on the turf. The question then is whether or not you can still play those races and salvage something for the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The whole thing hinges on whether or not you did a little forward thinking and how you handicap a horse race. When I handicap a horse race I always start by noting which horses have won at the distance and on the surface that today&#39;s race is running on. So if today&#39;s race is a turf race at a mile distance, I look for those horses who have won on turf and at a mile or more. If the race is a dirt sprint at six furlongs, I want a horse who has won some dirt sprints.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The next thing I look for is whether or not the horse has won at that track. Some horses just do better at certain tracks and are the reasons some handicappers say, &quot;Always look for horses for courses.&quot; That is good advice. But don&#39;t overlook the fact that a turf race may become a race over the dirt track if the race is taken off the turf. While you handicap a race on the grass, that should also be a consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I make a note beside each horse that indicates whether it will benefit if the weather forces the stewards to take the race off the grass and put it on the dirt track. There are trainers who realize their horse has little chance on the grass, but that if the race is taken off the turf, the horse will then be competitive. The next time you handicap a turf race and see a horse that doesn&#39;t seem to belong in the race, just remember that the trainer may be hoping for rain and if so, his or her horse should get extra consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the race is put on the main track and you have planned ahead and made notes, there is no reason why you shouldn&#39;t play a horse that seems to be better suited for the dirt track. The trainer obviously put the horse in the race with that thought in mind&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.adaptnetwork.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.adaptnetwork.com/&lt;/a&gt;. It isn&#39;t always a horse that is entered under the listing MTO ( main track only). 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As one of my all time favorite places to explore during the winter months, towering high above the city, out over to its eastern side, one of the largest mountain ranges, and in my opinion, one of the most beautiful and gorgeous, are the Superstition Mountains, located just 50 miles from the Phoenix area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First designated a federal wilderness area in 1964, the Superstition Wilderness makes up about 160,000 acres, ranging in elevation from 2000 feet, in its western region, all the way on up to 6000 feet, in its eastern region. The lower western region of the Superstition Wilderness is extremely rugged, but also highly scenic desert territory with its many magnificent rock formations, amazing hoo doos, narrow rock canyons and steep vertical cliffs. 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After gathering up our group members by 7:15am, we set out together for the Hieroglphic Canyon trail head. It was quite a &quot;zig zag&quot; route but basically to reach the trail head you&#39;ll want to head east on US 60 until you come to Kings Ranch Road, turn left for 1.6 miles, then when you come to Baseline Road, turn right for.3 miles, then make a left onto Mohican Road for.3 miles, then another left onto Valley View Drive for.3 miles which turns into White Tail Road, then finally make a right onto Cloud View Ave for about ½ mile until you reach the large parking area and trail head for the Hieroglyphic Canyon Trail and also the Lost Goldmine Trail, which they commonly share together in the beginning. Once everyone had arrived having successfully navigated it to the trailhead, by 7:30am, we had packed up, geared up and were ready to start our day&#39;s trip and what would soon be our greatest hiking and canyoneering adventure of the year!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As most trail descriptions accurately describe, the Hieroglyphic Trail actually begins at the Lost Goldmine Trailhead but after a short ways, the Lost Goldmine Trail veers off to the right and you&#39;ll want to stay left for the Hieroglyphic Trail. With the sun quickly beginning to rise by this time, looking up from the rocky desert trail, the views of the reddish tainted Superstition Mountains before us with the sun&#39;s early morning rays glimmering upon them were absolutely beautiful!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Eric leading the front half of the group and well out of sight by now, the rest of us continued to follow the rocky but level Hieroglyphic Trail, rated an &quot;easy&quot; trail, crossing the Superstition Wilderness boundary and through the beautiful desert mountain scenery for about 1.5 miles, roughly about an hour or so, until we reached the edge of Hieroglyphic Canyon and arrived upon a large, open rock area with a few small pools and etched into the smooth rock walls were many petroglyphs created by ancient Hohokam Indians, who lived in this region, circa 800 A.D. Wow! It is said that although there&#39;s been some vandalism through the years, these petroglyphs are still some of the best and most extensive collection you&#39;ll come across. Although I&#39;ve seen many petrogyphs before, I really was quite astounded that there were so many and so vividly etched and well preserved. What an amazing sight!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the petroglyphs and on into the upper reaches of Hieroglyphic Canyon, the journey now becomes a difficult and strenuous rated hike, with no clearly defined trail, and mostly all boulder hopping, and bushwacking, with class 3 climbing in some spots and a lot of class 3 and class 4 bushwacking, which is also combined with a scramble and climb of over 1700 feet to reach the top of the Superstition Ridgeline and then if that&#39;s not enough, there&#39;s another.7 mile of scrambling and climbing with another 700 feet or so to the summit of Superstition Peak. Eric strongly advised us that up from the petroglyphs, this was definitely a very difficult and strenuous, roughly about a 1.6-1.8 mile hike, with many hikers having returned saying that it&#39;s even harder than Flat Iron! So before deciding to take this one on you must really assess your abilities and experience level first, then be aware that depending on how fast of a hiker you are and if you enjoy taking a lot of pictures along the way like my friends &amp;amp; I do, you must also manage your time well in order to make it back and out of the canyon before sunset. However, if more of an easier hike is what you&#39;re looking for, then you could opt to just take the Hieroglyphic Trail up to the petroglyphs, for about 3 mile round trip, and still have a really nice and enjoyable day&#39;s hike.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After arriving at the petroglyphs and taking a short break to get some really great pictures, we said good bye to our good friends, Dan, Karen and Katrina, as well as a few others who were just hiking it up to the petroglyphs that day and where the Hieroglyphic Trail officially ended. I turned to head in the direction of the canyon and quickly ran into the wash hopping over the rocks and boulders to catch up with the rest of my friends as well as the rest of the group where we now began our journey and canyoneering adventure into Hieroglyphic Canyon and on up to the Superstition Ridgeline and Peak!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having caught up with my good friends and fellow TLC Hikers, Bob and Scuji as well as another fellow TLC hiker and a great gal, Shauna, and with no clear trail in front of us, we quickly began the long boulder hopping, bushwacking venture heading up into the canyon along the Hieroglyphic Stream, but staying down in the wash on the canyon&#39;s floor pushing through thick brush and trees, and past thorny shrubs and bushes, hopping from one huge boulder to another, and in a few spots scrambling and climbing straight up vertical walls. At the same time, I was trying to take as many photos as I could get because when you took a moment to look up, the canyon&#39;s scenery and surrounding landscape, with all the interestingly sharp edged rock formations along the top, were absolutely amazing and gorgeous!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was roughly about mid-morning and about halfway through the canyon, that we received confirmation from Eric by radio that he had already reached the top of the Ridgeline. We let him know where we were located and he advised us to continue to stay down in the wash until we had arrived at what he said was a &quot;dry waterfall&quot; located at the far end of the canyon. From there his directions were to hang a left at the dry waterfall, then a sharp right and follow the trail and the hand built rock cairns up to the top of the ridgeline. I conveyed the directions back to the group and we pressed on, still trying to get as many pictures as we possibly could but also staying aware of and conscious of our time so as not to fall too far behind. However, we all felt that the scenery was just so incredibly beautiful, you couldn&#39;t help but stop to get another great shot!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At this time, having also joined up with our good friend and fellow TLC Hiker, Jennifer, we finally had reached the end of the canyon where we veered left of the dry waterfall, then hung a right and saw where the trail to the Ridgeline began. And in my opinion, here&#39;s when the adventure really began because up to this point it was mostly boulder hopping and bushwacking along the bottom of the canyon. However, once you arrive at the end of the canyon and the dry waterfall to start heading for the Ridgeline, it&#39;s a straight up climb and scramble on a faint and narrow cliff trail, up a total of about 1700 feet with only occasional cairns to help guide you along the way until you finally reach the top of the ridgeline and a whopping 4043 feet in elevation. Wow! There were many moments when it was downright scary, especially when you looked back behind you, but whatever fear you have is quickly replaced by sheer excitement because the higher you got, the more stunning and spectacular the views became of the canyon and valley below you and wow, it was really incredible!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By 11:30am, and after getting stabbed in the legs by numerous cacti along the steep ascent, we finally made it to the top of the Ridgeline. It was then that I finally stopped to really take a look back at where we had come from, how far we had come and also where we had made it to now with all the amazing views all around. Wow, it was unbelievable! I quickly called to Eric to let him know we had made it safely to the Ridgeline and by this time he along with a small group of TLC members had already ventured on and were now at the summit of Superstition Peak. I could clearly see all their arms waving at us too in the not so far off distance. Meanwhile those of us at the Ridgeline rested, had lunch and thoroughly enjoyed our time together taking lot&#39;s of great photos of all the spectacular and gorgeous scenery not only of Hieroglyphic Canyon to the south of us, where we had come, but also the stunning and amazing views to the north of the Superstition Wilderness with Four Peaks way off in the background. Wow! It was absolutely breathtaking!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After about a ½ hour or so break at the top of Ridgeline, we were now ready to begin the next part of our New Year&#39;s Eve hiking adventure, the trek and climb over to the top of Superstition Peak! I really felt though that the roughly.7 mile journey and 700 foot ascent up to Superstition Peak from the Ridgeline was not really all that difficult compared to what we had just experienced and if you&#39;ve made it this far, it is definitely well worth the extra time and effort to go on and make it to the summit of Superstition Peak. While en route from leaving the Ridgeline saddle area we finally caught up with Eric and the rest of TLC members who were already on their return from the summit. We enjoyed a few short minutes of conversation then quickly had to say good bye and while Eric led the 1st half of the group back down to the trail head, we continued on the roughly ½ mile trek and gorgeous journey climbing and scrambling to reach first one saddle area, then on from there to follow the trail along the northern side and come around and on up to reach another saddle area, which basically rested at the base of the peak, then finally on from there, the last 200 feet or so, the final push to the summit. Wow, we did it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only about an hour&#39;s journey later, by 12:30pm, and we had made it to the top of Superstition Peak, topping out at an elevation of 5057 feet! I had thought the views from the Ridgeline were absolutely gorgeous, but I was truly stunned and amazed at just how much more spectacular and incredible the scenery and views were from the top of Superstition Peak, the highest peak in all the Superstition Wilderness! Wow, absolutely breathtaking! Combined with all the giant hoo doo&#39;s and rock formations there at the top, it was really an amazing experience, beyond belief really, and like being in a different world. I don&#39;t think there will ever be any words to truly express the level of excitement and exhilaration that you feel after having successfully climbed to the top of mountain peak summit. It&#39;s truly an exhilarating and incredible experience, you will never forget!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a short break at the summit, spending some time taking a lot of great pictures and video of all the breathtaking panoramic scenery, we were so excited and really enjoying our new &quot;accomplishment&quot;, but after taking the last group photo shot, we decided it was time to get going again if we were to make it back down and out of the canyon before nightfall. So by 1:30pm, we began the long, trek and journey back down from Superstition Peak to return to the top of the Ridgeline, then the adventurous climb back down 1700 feet from the Ridgeline, trying to follow the faint trail and rock cairns placed along the route, to order to drop into the canyon&#39;s floor again on course for the long boulder hopping, bushwacking, and in some places, climbing and scrambling through the wash until hours later, roughly by 4:30pm, we had finally reached the petroglyphs again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continuing from the petroglyphs now on the Hieroglyphic Trail, it was an easy 1.5 miles trek back to the trailhead and parking lot. And at exactly 5:30pm, we finally made it out of the canyon and with only minor cuts, scrapes and injuries but plenty of sore muscles and shot out knees. Literally the last ones out of the canyon that day, we finished out the hike just in time for sunset and according to our GPS, round trip, it was a total of 8.3 miles, with a 2993 feet elevation gain and a total hiking time of 10.0 hours, a little longer than the average hiking time but that included our lunch, rest breaks and the many photo ops we took along the way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In all, really a great day for a really phenomenal hike as it was a clear, sunny gorgeous day with the temps in the low-mid 70&#39;s, couldn&#39;t have hoped or asked for anything better for a long and challenging hike like this was. A really great hiking adventure that was once again very well researched, carefully planned, and also very well advised by Eric Kinnemenan of the TLC Hiking Club. This was definitely the longest as well as the toughest hike I&#39;ve ever done and we all agreed, this hike was much harder than Flat Iron when you combine the trek to the Ridgeline and Peak with the long, boulder hopping, bushwacking journey through Hieroglyphic Canyon. But wow, what an incredible day and a great adventure! Absolutely the perfect way to finish out the year too! So if you&#39;re ready for a real boulder hopping, bushwacking, canyoneering adventure that&#39;s got it all from ancient Indian petroglyphs to gorgeous scenery, and stunning panoramic mountain top views, then I definitely say go check out hiking Hieroglyphic Canyon to the Superstition Peak, in the western Superstition Wilderness, for a truly amazing experience you won&#39;t soon forget!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laura K. Halik is a writer and published author with over 20 years experience of outdoors travel throughout the state of Arizona and the western region. She is passionate for nature, the outdoors, travel and adventure. Laura enjoys hiking, canyoneering, white water rafting, kayaking, scuba diving, snorkeling, writing, and photography&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://charitysafaris.com/&quot;&gt;https://charitysafaris.com/&lt;/a&gt;. She is also a co-hiking leader and organizer in a hiking and outdoors adventure club for advanced and experienced hikers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Throughout her professional career in international business, Laura has worked and traveled frequently throughout the Latin American and Caribbean region. 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But you need to know how to choose the right type of lawyer for whatever your situation may be. Continue reading to learn what you need to know about lawyers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A good tip if you&#39;re looking to hire a lawyer is to make sure you pick the right one. Location can be a big factor when looking to hire a lawyer. If you&#39;re going to being to court soon, it&#39;s absolutely crucial that the lawyer you pick is in the area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don&#39;t hire a lawyer that finds you. This sort of situation is generally a scam. This is especially true if the situation in which you are embroiled will tend to cost a great deal of money. Really study up and choose a lawyer that&#39;s right for you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lawyer who specializes in a specific issue will be an advantage for you. Specialized lawyers can be more expensive but these lawyers have extensive experience with cases like yours. You should avoid lawyers who spend most of their revenue on promoting their services and rely on their good reputation and results instead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is important to think about the specialty of a lawyer your are hiring. You want to make sure you hire the lawyer you need. You do not want to hire a lawyer that specializes in criminal law to do your estate planning. Choosing a lawyer that specializes in whatever area of law you need, will guarantee you get someone who has a lot of experience in that area and can do a good job.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not pick a lawyer because you saw their ad on television or on a billboard. Many big firms that can afford this type of advertising use lawyers that are fresh out of school for most of their cases, but charge you for the experience held by its highest lawyers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Use Google to your advantage when it comes to hiring a lawyer. Look for reviews about any attorney you are considering. If the general consensus is that the attorney you are interested in is lazy and incompetent, you should do your best to look for another attorney to handle your case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure you communicate well with your lawyer. If your case has certain deadlines, then you need to provide all that your lawyer needs. You will only help out your case if you communicate well with them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you need a lawyer, choose one who specializes in the issue you are dealing with. There are lawyers who focus on everything from business transactions to criminal defense, and everything that falls in the middle. Researching this aspect of a lawyer&#39;s profile in advance can prevent you from wasting lots of time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A good to to remember if you&#39;re dealing with a lawyer that&#39;s hard to reach, is to send a polite letter to them urging them to get to work. Threatening to sue them is not the way to go. They might turn out to be an amazing lawyer but may not be very punctual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to discuss payment with any attorney you are thinking about using. Some are paid by the hour and others may charge you a fixed rate&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://66.29.153.184/&quot;&gt;http://66.29.153.184/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://citylawtutor.co.uk/&quot;&gt;/&lt;/a&gt;. Think ahead of time about what you are most comfortable with (or if it even really matters to you). Talk the lawyer about your preferences and see if they would be willing to work with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try searching online for a lawyer. While there are many industry resources for finding a lawyer, search engines are great for jump-starting your search. You can use them to quickly find local lawyers too. There are also many search engines out there that are specifically made for finding lawyers. Some can narrow down your search to lawyers within certain zip codes and states.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you cannot afford a lawyer, consider representing yourself. Find a lawyer who is willing to help you prepare a good defense and give use some useful advice. Some lawyers will help you build a solid defense and bill you for a the few hours they spent working with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you want to be able to email your lawyer? Then you must choose someone who knows what email is! Many lawyers are still in the Dark Ages when it comes to technology, so it is important to contact them through the method you&#39;ll use once they&#39;re hired to ensure it will work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if you&#39;ve already hired a lawyer, if you don&#39;t like them, it&#39;s time to fire them. If you feel this way, you&#39;re obviously not getting the treatment and service you desire, so there is no point in paying them any further. You want someone you can trust and be comfortable with, so move on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you don&#39;t feel comfortable with a potential lawyer, don&#39;t select him or her. Even if this person has seemingly the best qualifications, if your personalities aren&#39;t jiving it could lead to some tough times ahead. Find a lawyer that works for you. He or she is out there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not get upset with your lawyer if your case seems to be taking much longer than you expected it too. Sometimes there is nothing anyone can do, so it is not fair to blame your attorney. The legal system is slow, and you should keep in mind that some cases take years to solve.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not believe everything that a lawyer tells you. Remember that the lawyer wants to sell you themselves, so some may be willing to say whatever it takes to get another client on their books. Take everything you are told with a grain of salt and do your own research to guarantee that you are not being lied to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there are many types of lawyers and different types of legal needs that are tended to by each type. It&#39;s not all that hard to choose a lawyer once you know a little about them. Keep the information in this article in mind when you find yourself needing legal help in the future&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get The Best Attorney On Your Side&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From marriage contracts and divorces to troubles with an employer or starting a new business, many people find that there are many times in life when they will need a lawyer. But you need to know how to choose the right type of lawyer for whatever your situation may be. Continue reading to learn what you need to know about lawyers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try to avoid a lawyer that does not have a specific area of law they specialize in. There are lawyers all over that specialize in different fields of study. Hiring one of them will increase your chances of success since the person you hire will know exactly what they are doing once they step into the courtroom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A good tip to remember if you&#39;re thinking about hiring a lawyer is to take your time and make your search thorough. You shouldn&#39;t impulsively hire a lawyer just because you need one right away. There are so many lawyers out there, that you need to be selective to get the best one for you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you go to see a lawyer for any legal reason and they tell you that your case will be simple, you should not hire them. Most legal cases have a lot of things involved with them, so it is not very likely that many cases can be that easy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ask everyone you know if they&#39;ve used a lawyer for a legal situation such as yours, and who they might recommend. Don&#39;t forget to collect references for the lawyers on your short list and check them out. Also conduct a background check and Google them to see what others say about their services.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not be shy when it comes to questioning your lawyer. A good lawyer will explain in detail what he or she is doing and keep you updated. Hire another lawyer if yours is not accommodating enough of your questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only use lawyers you can trust. Particularly if the matter has to do with your business, you need the person to be honest with you. Retainer fees and signing blank checks are common requests of lawyers there. The fate of your finances are literally in your lawyer&#39;s hands in these cases. You should protect yourself first and foremost.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many online services to help you find a local lawyer; however, don&#39;t choose a lawyer based on their recommendation alone. Make sure to do thorough research into lawyers you are considering hiring and then make an appointment to meet with them in person.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You should make sure you have a solid case before attacking someone in court. Keep in mind that some lawyers only have their own interest in mind and will advise you to go to court regardless of how solid your case is. Present your case to different professionals and do some research on your own before you go to court.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When meeting with a prospective attorney, ask him or her who you will primarily be talking to about your case. In some situations, lawyers give part of their caseload to a junior associate. If you feel you really connect with a certain attorney, suddenly finding out you will be working with another person may be quite upsetting. These feelings could be exacerbated if you don&#39;t get along with the other person, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don&#39;t hire the first lawyer that you meet. You should meet with a number of lawyers to get an idea of how they operate. This is the only way that you will find one you are comfortable with. Don&#39;t ever settle for a lawyer that doesn&#39;t make you feel comfortable or you&#39;ll regret it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you cannot afford a lawyer, consider representing yourself. Find a lawyer who is willing to help you prepare a good defense and give use some useful advice. Some lawyers will help you build a solid defense and bill you for a the few hours they spent working with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the lawyer&#39;s office very closely. Is it neat and well kept? Is the staff friendly and responsive? If the answer to either of these questions is no, you may not get the type of service that you are expecting. Also, note how the attorney speaks to his staff. Is he respectful? If not, he may not be respectful with you, either.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you go to an attorney&#39;s office, look at the room. Are the books on their bookshelves arranged in alphabetical order? Do you see a desk overflowing with papers and files? Is their whole office a pigsty? Remember, you pay for their time, including the time it might take to straighten out any chaos they&#39;ve created.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never hire a lawyer who contacts you after you have been in an accident. Respectable and trustworthy lawyers wait for clients to contact them once they device they want to file a lawsuit or find themselves in legal trouble. A lawyer who contacts you first obviously cannot rely on their good practices to find clients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A good lawyer will work with you to develop a strategic plan. This plan will include the strategies they are going to use to help you win your case. They will also be able to tell you why this is the best course of action. The strategic plan will force your lawyer to give your case the attention it deserves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When choosing a lawyer, there is one characteristic many people overlook - the tech savvy of their candidates. If your lawyer knows nothing about the Internet or email, they may struggle with handling your case if any technology is involved. Choose a lawyer who knows enough about technology to easily handle your case.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you&#39;re engaged in a divorce which boils down to a Facebook affair, you need to hire a lawyer that understands Facebook and adultery. The more specialized the lawyer you choose, the more likely they are to be able to easily and efficiently handle your case, giving you a win and a lower bill, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you can see, there are many types of lawyers and different types of legal needs that are tended to by each type. It&#39;s not all that hard to choose a lawyer once you know a little about them. Keep the information in this article in mind when you find yourself needing legal help in the future.&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/857370427267884274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/all-basics-of-being-lawyer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/857370427267884274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/857370427267884274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/all-basics-of-being-lawyer.html' title=' All The Basics Of Being A Lawyer'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-2068017403081494960</id><published>2022-02-12T04:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2022-02-12T04:21:00.819-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Make Swim Training Effective and Fun</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; It is no brainer that to be a better swimmer you have to do swim training regularly. But did you know that a lot of people get very little out of their training and most people train just to maintain their swimming performance? I&#39;m sure you would agree that something must be done to improve the efficiency of each swim training if we want to improve as quickly as possible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most important thing when doing swim training is that you have to enjoy it. If you don&#39;t enjoy what you do then you will never achieve anything out of it&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.giliidc.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.giliidc.com/&lt;/a&gt;. In fact most people quit because of the simple fact that they don&#39;t enjoy it. Some people might argue that all it takes is willpower and discipline but how far can that take you? Forcing yourself to do something that you do not enjoy will only make your life miserable and we already had enough misery in this world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To make swimming fun it is very important to have like minded people and train together. That way it won&#39;t be boring and you can come up with fun activities such as a mini competition or something and the loser will be thrown into the pool 10 times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By doing swim training together you can also help guide each other when swimming. Most of the time when we swim it&#39;s hard to notice the mistakes that we made but the person that watches us swim can see it clearly. Take turns watching each other swim and be attention to it. After your observation tell the person where he or she had done wrong. Please be mindful not to be too aggressive on your observation as some people don&#39;t like it. The last thing you want is to turn this into a fist fight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moreover most drills are best practice by the help of another person. For example when training balancing where your back is facing the water, it would be good to have someone to hold your head while you try to float your body by kicking your legs. Doing it alone is possible as well but a person that is not so good in balancing will face much more difficulty in doing so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So make your swim training count by getting like minded people to train with you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The above is a general list but as an athlete how can you use it, well being able to swim is a bonus even if it is as we say in swimming &quot;untidy&quot; in your strokes, however if you are a weak swimmer you can still use this magnificent form of training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Equipment for a normal pool session&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goggles, kick float, pull buoy, hand paddles, sponge with belt (1 metre thin rope attached to either end) fist gloves, fins. The list is not a necessity however will help you, but most drills use your bodyweight in the absence of kit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing you should also take is a bottle of water, if you&#39;re swimming at the right intensity you will sweat and dehydrate in the pool, something a lot of swimmers forget or ignore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let&#39;s look at the various strokes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Front Crawl - the fastest of all strokes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Butterfly- the daddy and ultimate power stroke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Back Crawl- fast stroke and allows the muscles to work in reverse&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• Breast stroke- technical and fast and uses most major muscle groups&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You may not be able to do all these strokes but if you can it would be a great arsenal of conditioning tools to put in your box. For the main part we will predominantly use front crawl in the sets which you will later see in this blog, however you can use any stroke you wish as we wont be doing swim rest times and such like, as swimmers use when conducting training. The aim of the sets is to keep it simple, and effective other aspects of swim training can be added at a later stage if required.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In order to progress your conditioning in the pool, you need to use drills, which are a way of overloading and using muscles groups functionally to develop all aspects. Yes if you swim 60 lengths every day doing one stroke you will get fitter but not necessarily stronger or improve your technique, in fact most recreational swimmers use the wrong technique during a stroke causing them to expend too much energy sapping their strength. Drills for each stroke vary but unless we are going to get majorly technical we can split the drills into three main categories Stroke Pull and Kick.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stroke - basically the whole body is used as normal when swimming; however certain aspects of the stroke are focused on such as water polo drill, Tap drill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pull - quite simple we only use our arms to propel ourselves through the body, slight variations may be pull and drag where we attach something to the legs and as we pull through the water and drag it behind us (sponge for example)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kick - we only use our legs to propel through the water using kick floats as aids or resistance, if you don&#39;t have a float use your water bottle, fins also help with kick sets as they propel us faster but the main aim is to improve ankle flexibility and promote drive from the hips not the knees (a common fault in new swimmers).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stroke and Pull Variations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Basic - Keep your legs closed and only use your arms to propel yourself, this takes discipline as you get tired you will want to use your legs, it is also a hard pull drill as the legs sink in the water, making you pull harder as they offer a drag effect by pulling the hips down. You can use a piece of tyre inner tube around the ankles to stop you kicking or buy ankle swim strap which is up to date and looks cooler!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pull Buoy - By placing a pull buoy between our legs close to our crotch, we allow the body to remain horizontal in the water; this allows us to be streamlined making the stroke faster but not necessarily easier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fists- using one of the above pulls when swimming keep your hands clenched in a fist, this ensures more drag in the water as you pull back the arm in the underwater phase.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hand Paddles - same basic pull or full stroke can be used, however the hand paddles allow a greater area to be covered when pulling in the under water phase, allowing greater purchase in the water to propel you forward and also ensures that better technique is used, e.g using all the back muscles in the stroke rather than just the shoulders, you will feel it if its done incorrectly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fist Gloves - much the same as hand paddles however the gloves prevent overuse injuries on the shoulders to a degree, be careful however as to much use will mean your fingers stay open when conducting the stroke meaning incorrect technique = more energy expenditure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Water Polo - this is the stroke used by as the name suggests water polo players and adapted as a drill by triathletes the world over, the front crawl is conducted with the chin on the surface of the water, looking straight ahead and swimming shorter faster strokes with the arms, this is necessary as the hips dip and the legs cause a drag effect owing to the head position. This drill will promote good use of the major back muscles and doubles up as a hard kick set as you have to kick harder to propel yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One arm drill - simply put we only use one arm when conducting the stroke, the other can be placed alongside the body or held out to the front, for a fighter this will place emphasis on the deltoids, lats and traps, as we wont be focusing on the technique aspect of this drill, your kick will increase in order to propel you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hypoxic-without oxygen! A set distance is swum with the swimmer only being allowed a certain number of breaths in a length, for example a bi lateral breather may be given:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4 x 100 F/C 10, 8, 6, 4, 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Swim 4, 100&#39;s (metres) breathing every 10 strokes on the first 100 8 on the second and so on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now we have covered the basics lets look at swim sets which can improve your cardio, strength, speed, flexibility. The sets have been simplified with regards to the terminology used for example as a fighter do we need to know swim at OBLAT! Levels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/2068017403081494960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/make-swim-training-effective-and-fun.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/2068017403081494960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/2068017403081494960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/make-swim-training-effective-and-fun.html' title='Make Swim Training Effective and Fun'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-6977747414265050320</id><published>2022-02-12T04:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2022-02-12T04:20:12.495-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What Your Buyer&#39;s Real Estate Agent Won&#39;t Tell</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; Buying a house - The realistic approach&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This article is not about the secrets of buying a rental property for no money down and half the price of the market value of the house. I am not Tom Vu or Don Lapre and I am not in jail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Canada, the no money down home did use to exist, but not anymore. Some banks and/or lenders were willing to lend you the 5% down payment so that you don&#39;t have to pay a dime out of your own pockets to purchase a home. However, given the current financial situation with tighter lending restrictions, there will be no bank or lenders who can do that in Canada.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The buying home for half price did use to exist as well. At one point, foreclosures in Canada would allow foreclosed homes to be sold at rock bottom prices&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.randyselzer.com/&quot;&gt;https://www.randyselzer.com/&lt;/a&gt;. The new law, which has been in placed for many years now require the homes be sold at the highest possible price for foreclosed homes or else the lenders could be sued. Hence, sometimes foreclosed homes sell higher because Canadians have the misconception that foreclosed homes are a really good deal causing it to have a reverse affect. There have been many people buying foreclosed homes believing they got a good deal and not doing a thorough check as to the actual value of the home.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, clearing out the quick money maker myths of buying homes, there are still many things you need to be aware of before starting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there exist ever an industry with more sneaky sales tactics and money motivated people, it has got to the Real Estate industry. As a buyer, you could be dishing out $350 000 and everyone wants a piece. The Real Estate Agents want a piece. The lenders want a piece. The lawyers want a piece and the sellers want piece. No wonder there are so many scams in this industry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first thing to be aware of is the Real Estate Agent. A Real Estate Agent is suppose to act on your behalf to buy or sell the home. Both the buyer of the home and seller of the home will have their own Real Estate Agent called a Buyer&#39;s Real Estate Agent and a Seller&#39;s Real Estate Agent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Canada, each Real Estate Agent gets an average of 2.5% and sometimes 2% for the commission of selling the home. Some Real Estate Agents provide cash back rewards. Canadian Real Estate Agents gets higher commission than anywhere else. In United States, their Real Estate Agents only get 1% of the commission and their homes are actually much cheaper. Even though Real Estate Agents are the least educated of the parties involved in the buying home transaction, they seem to be getting the biggest piece of the pie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do not listen to their gimmicks on Real Estate Agents are ethical. (http://www.howrealtorshelp.ca) Where do they get the idea any Real Estate Agent off the street is ethical. Their claim is based on these tests that they pass to become a Real Estate Agent. Agents passing a test does not meant hey are ethical. It only means they can remember enough to pass the test.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One would believe it should be the Real Estate Agent&#39;s job to help the buyer ensure the home is of value. Rightly so, many buyers depend on the Real Estate Agent to protect them and provide them advice and in my opinion, the ethical Real Estate Agent should do that. However, the true reality is that Real Estate Agents do not make money unless if the home is purchased. The reality is that the Real Estate Agent&#39;s salary is not truly dependent on giving you advice. The Real Estate Agent&#39;s job is to get the buyer to buy a home through them so they can get paid!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a result of this, what ends up happening, are two types of Real Estate Agents with variations in between. The first type is the honest agent with the belief &quot;If I work hard and treat my buyer right, the buyer will come back to buy more homes from me. The second type is the &quot;I need to get the buyer to buy a house quickly so that I can move on to the next buyer (sucker) so that I can maximize my time for profit.&quot; The bottom line is that you are looking for the first type and you want to avoid the second type.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&#39;ll call the first type, the Bad Real Estate Agent. We&#39;ll call the second type, the Good Real Estate Agent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So what kind of characteristics does the Good Real Estate Agent have that the Good Real Estate Agent does not have?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. The first characteristic is Patience. Bad Real Estate Agents will attempt to sell you a home quickly to get the money quickly. Do not buy a house without spending a lot of time looking at several different homes. Be careful of tactics such as Real Estate Agents claiming it is the perfect and acting like a salesman rather than providing you information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. The second characteristic is information. A good Real Estate Agent needs to provide you all the information to let you make the informed decision and we are not talking about their opinion. Real Estate&#39;s opinion does not matter. Real Estate Agents have data such as the history of the house being sold at, homes being sold near the area and type. A Real Estate Agent should be able to provide you with a compilation of official documents that tells you these kinds of data to let YOU make an informed decision.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. The third characteristic is care. You will know this during the actual signing of the contract to purchase the home at a certain price. Once you become interested in a property and want to buy the property at a certain price set by YOU, you have to write up a contract. The contract consist at least three conditions that will null the sale of the home and a security deposit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The common three conditions are, buyer can get financing, the home passes inspection and the appraisal value of the home is above the price to be purchased. Generally, you will want the lenders to appraise the home so that you know the fair value of the home and the lenders would only lend of you are buying the home at fair market value.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The security deposit is an amount you will provide to lock the home from being sold to other buyers while you perform to checks to see whether these conditions have been met. If these conditions are not met, then you SHOULD get your security deposit back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bad Real Estate Agents will want to you provide very few conditions and a big security deposit. Doing so ensure the home is more likely to be sold.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/6977747414265050320/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-your-buyers-real-estate-agent-wont.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/6977747414265050320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/6977747414265050320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-your-buyers-real-estate-agent-wont.html' title='What Your Buyer&#39;s Real Estate Agent Won&#39;t Tell'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-7041732121806661646</id><published>2022-02-12T04:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2022-02-12T04:17:03.295-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Emotional Effects of Using Drugs</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; Using drugs does not only refer to cocaine, heroin, marihuana and other illegal drugs, it also applies to prescribed, sleeping pills, pain killers and many others sold over the counter every day. It is easy to tell yourself you are not a drug addict because you do not take illegal drugs and your pills have been prescribed by a doctor. The true fact is that you can be a drug addict too. Whatever the reason, if you take any kind of drug, prescribed or not prescribed daily or constantly and if you need this medication to function normally, you are a drug addict.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reason why you take drugs or why you started taking drugs in the first place is not important right now. We will deal with the emotional aspect of day to day drug ingestion and what this does to your ability to cope with day to day life. We all know that a person who is addicted to a substance needs to take it every day and in many cases, more than once or twice per day&lt;a href=&quot;https://marihuana-abgabe.com&quot;&gt;https://marihuana-abgabe.com&lt;/a&gt;. This in itself puts a lot on pressure on the individual because he or she has to procure his daily drug needs. This requires money and time he or she could have spent doing something useful or buying something he or she needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately a drug addict will rather buy his drugs than eat when there is not enough money for both. There comes a time, as the addiction advances and the need for another fix grows, that an addict will disregard all responsibilities and needs in order to get enough drugs to quench his or her addiction. The emotional effect this has in his or her life can truly be devastating, especially when money and a family are involved in the equation. The fact is that the world is beautiful while under the effect of drugs but when this is gone the feelings of guilt and shame are emotionally overwhelming.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As time goes and your addiction grows, you will stay away from your friends, your family, everything will revolve around your addict friends and your next dose. And these new friends will only be there when you have something to share not because they love you and care for you but because you have drugs to give to them. You will eventually get fired from your job cutting the flow of money which will drive them away too. Loneliness and the need to hide your addiction from others may be the two most important emotional factors you will have to face. This may not be happening now but believe me, it will happen eventually.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example people who need sleeping pills to sleep; their body is trained to rest with the medication. Without it you will go through the night without closing your eyes for a second. Sleep deprivation is mortal to your body and your mind too. Lack of cocaine will take away all your energies and leave you in bed like a rag doll. Missing your heroin shot or snooze will produce physical pain and mental anguish. Drug addiction is very dangerous both physically and emotionally, it drains the body of strength and the will to fight and go through the day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if you do have enough money to buy your drugs all the time, life will not be easy at all. The emotional burden of hiding all the time and making great efforts to avoid someone noticing something different in you or changes in your personality is tremendous. It is so big that eventually you prefer not to see these people anymore. You stop communicating and sharing with them and you stay by yourself when possible. This in itself is emotionally draining, human beings are group animals, they live in communities and it is very hard, if not impossible being alone unless you hide permanently in your house. And what about your family? What about your next door neighbors with whom you have shared for many years?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Life as a drug addict is complicated and lonely; eventually everyone around you will assume or know what you are doing. There is no shame in accepting the truth and seeking for help in a rehabilitation program. There are people who specialize in helping individuals like yourself and millions of others. There is shame though in continuing on the road of destruction you are in now. It is always possible to turn back, it does not matter what you have done, where you stand and how long you have been there, and if you have the will with proper assistance and care you can get your life back. Start again, live, drug addiction is a state of death which kills the spirit and destroys the body and mind. Now is the time to do it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My name is Cesar Batres and I have been writing website content for more than five years. I enjoy my work and writing about any topic I am required to write about. I also enjoy doing research on any topic I do not know about. Drug abuse is damaging to the body and the mind too, the emotional load produced by the need for drugs can take a person over the edge very fast. Abuusing drugs kills the spirit, takes away the will to fight and improve yourself. I f you believe or know that you are abusing any kind of drug today, please find help, as soon as possible. Every day that goes by makes quitting harder, do yourself a favor and stop now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who wants to be branded a pot head in our drug-test economy? Not anyone I know. It&#39;s a costly label garnered from a stereotype of those who abuse cannabis but typically don&#39;t think they are.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#39;evil drug&#39; mental construct placed on cannabis officially dates back only 81 years in the United States. One man, Harry Anslinger, made it happen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Birth of Drug Wars&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Back in 1930 Harry Anslinger became the first commissioner in the U.S. of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics which we now know as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The story goes that he initially did not oppose marijuana, at all, saying, &quot;There is no more absurd fallacy&quot; regarding harm to people and its provocation to violence. (1) That is... until he became the commissioner.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prohibition for alcohol was soon to end and so it appears that perhaps Anslinger chose to lump marijuana in with heroin and cocaine for the sake of his job security, holding the position for a record 32 years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In a radio address he asserted, regarding what was then known as &quot;Indian Hemp,&quot; that young people would become &quot;slaves to this narcotic, continuing addiction until they deteriorate mentally, become insane, turn to violent crime and murder.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Despite little scientific evidence for his claims at that time, he craftily sensationalized marijuana and disparaged African Americans and Latinos, in particular, as those leading the way. Anslinger succeeded in scaring the begeebers out of Americans.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Commissioner Anslinger&#39;s all-out efforts generated the context for the movie, Reefer Madness in 1936, to further terrify the American population. As the person who drafted the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, (2) his dramatic testimony before Congress no doubt influenced its passing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Additionally, Anslinger found a significant ally in William Randolph Hearst, of the Hearst media empire, who readily provided the platform and gave voice to Anslinger&#39;s anti-Indian hemp campaign. (3) Some say Hearst partnered with Anslinger to protect his own lumber-enterprise interests against potential competition from industrial hemp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Medical Marijuana Challenge Continues&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To this day cannabis is a Schedule I drug along side of heroin and others which are stated to have &quot;no currently accepted medical treatment use in the U.S.&quot; Yet this official statement flies in the face of the very same government&#39;s understanding of the plant&#39;s evidence-based benefits. Pure hypocrisy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How so? In 2003, U.S. Patent No. 6,630,507 was granted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (4) It is a patent for the potential use of plant cannabinoids found in cannabis sativa that are non-psychoactive, and for the stated purpose of protecting the brain in the case of damage and degenerative diseases.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Though 29 states and Washington DC have legalized medical marijuana, there are many restrictions with some states being cannabidiol (CBD) only, and others have no provisions for cannabis use whatsoever. When you have a chance, watch this video, The Life She Deserves: Medical Marijuana, created by the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What more evidence could there be than the amazing recovery for the girl in the video. Cannabis is a plant, for goodness sake. Here&#39;s what Willie Nelson says about it:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong?&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/7041732121806661646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-emotional-effects-of-using-drugs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/7041732121806661646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/7041732121806661646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-emotional-effects-of-using-drugs.html' title='The Emotional Effects of Using Drugs'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613430554010499493.post-3322117325703449447</id><published>2022-02-12T04:16:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2022-02-12T04:16:28.733-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Custom CMS Web Design Budget</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; Consider our expert custom CMS web design budget tips when asking for a quote on a new custom CMS website or the redesign of an existing site. A custom CMS content management system is a good choice to keep down future costs because you or a staff member may manage new site content without technical skills or paying each time for changes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Web Design Price, Quality, and Value Compared&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our CMS Design Tip #1: Budget funds for as much quality as you can afford for the initial development and launch of your custom CMS web design.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like any consumer product, paying more for quality that lasts provides value for money spent. This is true for a custom CMS web design, also. To establish a design budget our advice for analyzing web design prices may help you avoid the mistakes others make.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Value depends on quality, so an expensive price for a nice looking website could be misleading. A cheap price even though nice looking could be a mistake, also. If you look for the cheapest price and lack the technical skills to analyze quality, you may end up with a clunker that just doesn&#39;t perform. Websites and knockoff consumer products can appear like the real deal until they fall apart.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A quick test of quality for any website is to validate the code, so Google the phrase &quot;validate html&quot; to locate the free W3C online tool. Check out a potential designer&#39;s work by testing their design. If the site is in xhtml and complies to W3C without errors, that&#39;s a good indicator the designer cares about quality. The next tip provides more advice for evaluating a CMS web designer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Choices When Selecting a CMS Web Designer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our CMS Design Tip #2: Evaluate your options for a source to create the custom CMS web design based on their quality and experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An amateur CMS web designer who states &quot;I can do web design&quot; is probably correct. Children 10 years old or younger at grade school level can design websites. Creating an attractive custom CMS web design may seem easy, yet creating a website that performs well attracting business and search engines is different.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are CMS web design service options to consider. The first 3 could be free except for the time needed to setup, manage, and update your website. The other web designer options involve cost.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Do It Yourself Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Trust a Friend or Relative&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Use a Free Standard Template&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. Purchase a Premium CMS Template&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. Hire a Freelance CMS Web Designer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you lack experience, the first 4 options for free or nearly free web design involve climbing a steep learning curve to have a quality CMS website that performs well. With zero experience, it may take 200 or more hours just to research, evaluate, and select a good CMS software package, and then modify it to your unique look in preparation for installation and launch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hiring a freelance web designer may be the best choice&lt;a href=&quot;https://easyflowwebdesign.com/&quot;&gt;https://easyflowwebdesign.com/&lt;/a&gt;, yet use due diligence to verify their quality and experience. Have them provide performance evidence for their website. Ask for links to customer CMS design projects that demonstrate quality and performance for their clients, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inexperienced designers may exaggerate or overpromise. Many prefer to discuss what they will do for you without real evidence. This has been proven by catching the lies of firms begging for web design work as subcontractors, yet they cannot prove results for their site or their customers. If a person or company can truly provide a quality custom design solution that performs well, they will have evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another test is asking if the designer can create a custom CMS in xhtml in a tableless design with valid code to W3C with the ability to add new pages in plain text without learning advanced technical skills. A custom design meeting that sentence should display well now and on new computing inventions for years to come. You may want to ask for evidence that their designs are cross-browser compatible and will display well in all major browsers, too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plan Details of Your Site Launch and Growth&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our CMS Design Tip #3: Plan to add original quality content often to your new custom CMS web design to attract repeat visitors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A website launch and forget it strategy cannot succeed unless your product or service is one-of-a-kind or extremely unique. If you have competition and a one-shot web design budget, your competitor may outperform your website by constantly adding fresh content that gives visitors a reason to return. That site traffic will include repeat shoppers and search engines eager to access that new content.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The purpose of a CMS content management system is the ability to add original quality content often. Before a single line of code is written, our advice is mapping out the site navigation of the initial launch, and pencil in future site growth. The navigation outline will allow you to envision where to add content in the future while keeping a logical site structure so visitors don&#39;t get lost.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the custom design planning phase, avoid the temptation of having just something or anything online like an under construction one-pager as a place holder. A more developed site with very general information is nearly as bad. Think of a brick and mortar store having a grand opening while half their shelves are empty. You need to make a positive first impression, so do not launch your until you have provided sufficient details of your product or service to convince visitors to consider you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In summary when choosing a custom CMS web design, budget as much quality as you can afford, use due diligence in selecting your design team, and invest ongoing time or money for future development of your design. Online success of your website depends on planning ahead and implementing our &quot;add original quality content often&quot; strategy along with these custom CMS web design budget tips.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jim Degerstrom, owner of Custom CMS Design LLC, offers custom CMS web design services [http://www.custom-cms-design.com/custom-cms-web-design.html] and proven advice for search engine optimization [http://www.custom-cms-design.com/search-engine-optimization.html] with custom CMS web designs that allow website owners to add, edit, or delete content in plain text without technical skills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many different types of web design, from those built using website templates and &#39;build your own&#39; site building applications to complex content managed and e-commerce web designs such as those used by big brand names like Amazon, eBay and Tesco. Some companies, even some big name companies, have unprofessional looking and badly designed websites. Some have amazing looking websites but because of their high graphical content and minimal text content can take an age to load, are not user friendly and do not provide what the visitor wants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good Website Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though many aspects of website design differ from site to site, many things remain the same throughout the majority of websites on the internet. Most notably is the navigation or menu. The way in which a website&#39;s menu works and looks is very important, as ultimately, visitors to a website are looking for certain criteria that will make them either stay and interact or leave. This ability for a website to keep visitors interested is sometimes referred to as stickiness. Visitors want an attractive visually exciting experience, but perhaps more importantly, they want &#39;ease of use&#39;. Website usability is a key factor for websites that want their visitors to stick around, make an enquiry and ultimately complete a transaction and order a product or service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Easy to Use Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Internet users tend to prefer easy to use websites, because they do not want to have to learn how to use a website every time they find a new one. They should be able to use a website after only a few seconds of looking around a homepage, any more and they will leave and browse elsewhere. The need for fast user interaction is vital and therefore having a fast loading website is also important for a website to succeed. Even with faster internet connections such as broadband, internet users don&#39;t want to wait around.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just imagine, if you go to a shop on the high street and are totally ignored by shop assistants at the counter for 5 minutes, even after you have made it clear you want help. There is a correlation here to how an internet user may feel, when they arrive at a website that has been poorly designed, is difficult to use, unfriendly and slow to load. Making sure that a website has been well thought out and designed with the user in mind, displays a company&#39;s unique selling points within easily recognizable eye catching calls for action and has a clear, easy to use menu is key to its success.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flash Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With recent web design advancements, such as the introduction of Flash animation and high definition video content, impressive websites have been produced to take advantage of much higher levels of visual effects and interaction. However with this &#39;high end&#39; web design, comes a price, more often than not, web designs which rely heavily upon Flash content are often ridiculously slow to load. They often have a progress bar, which slowly goes across the web browser to signify when the website will finish loading.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is much like the progress bars that you may be familiar with if you use video editing or 3D rendering software, or if you use games consoles where they are displayed whilst you wait for games to load. Internet users on the whole do not want to wait 3 - 5 minutes for a web page to load even if it does feature high resolution images, animation or video. They want fast informative content rich websites. If they wanted to watch an animation or video they would watch TV.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good Flash Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is not to say that Flash animation is all bad news and shouldn&#39;t be used in web design. If used subtly and in small amounts it can make a website more visually appealing without slowing the load time down too much. Suitable uses for Flash animation in web design are things such as; Flash banner advertisements, Flash video and interactive Flash forms for online questionnaires or business presentations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Using Flash for a whole website design however, is not such a good idea. It slows the user&#39;s experience down because they have to wait for elements of it to load. Also, sites totally developed in Flash tend to use unfamiliar menu structures and features. This can confuse visitors who just want to quickly interact with the website and not be amazed by the way the menu animates. Just because you can do these things in Flash, it doesn&#39;t mean they have any real working value in the real world. They may look pretty, but if they are not functional and only irritate the visitor then they have no real value.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flash Web Design &amp;amp; SEO&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another argument against using Flash to create a whole website is that it dramatically reduces the effectiveness of your websites&#39; Search Engine Optimisation. Flash web designs are made up of one main file within a web page which search engines find difficult to index. This is because the text within them is usually graphical text and therefore is not usually accessible by search engines. Some recent developments allow some text to be displayed for search engines in Flash websites, but this is nowhere near as effective as text content within traditional HTML based websites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don&#39;t Write Off Flash in Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Although Flash does have its limitations it also has its good points if used correctly. For instance; Flash animation is usually smaller in file size than traditional gif animation and because of the way it is made the animation flows smoother than gif animation too. Having said this, I would recommend only using Flash in small areas within a site to compliment other imagery that makes up the overall design. Finding a balance between minimal graphical elements, imagery, Flash and good quality informative text is the key to a successful user friendly website. This isn&#39;t to say that web design needs be boring. By working with quality web design companies there&#39;s no reason why you couldn&#39;t have a visually exciting, well designed, easy to use and successful website.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visually Stimulating Web Design&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When visitors first arrive at a website, they want to be impressed and engaged with what the website has to offer. This will be determined by the ways in which the web designer has laid out the website&#39;s content text, images and features. Arranging elements such as imagery, text, graphics, flash and video in such a way as to keep the visitor interested in the website is the key to good web design. If a website has poor design and doesn&#39;t grab the attention of the visitor in the first few seconds, then it may well be dismissed as just another average website. This ultimately means the visitor will go elsewhere to spend their time and, more importantly, money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good Web Design Layout&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lot of time and money is spent making sure that the right elements of websites are positioned in the right places. Companies spend large amounts of money conducting research into how internet users use their websites. This type of research shows where their visitors&#39; eyes concentrate the most, which elements of the website they click on first and generally how they interact and use their websites. Most internet users will look primarily from the top left either across the page, or down the left hand side of the web page through an internet browser via a computer, mobile phone or TV set.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would hazard a guess, that they are looking for the company&#39;s name or logo, their main selling points or slogans and then what the website has to offer in terms of what is featured in the menu. After which their eyes are probably drawn across the page content and over to the right hand side. Successful web design usually takes this into consideration and will ultimately affect the way a website looks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are of course rather famous exceptions to this rule for instance one rather well known search engine has a web design which is quite different. The main focus and core functionality in their web design is located right in the centre of the page. This however, isn&#39;t any ordinary website with tens or even hundreds of pages of products and services to display, its main focus is its recognisable logo and of course its search box. It does however feature a small minimal menu across the top of the web design, which flows from left to right. So even they have taken onboard some of the research undertaken into internet users&#39; habits. If you go looking at websites after reading this article, I can guarantee that most of the web designs you&#39;ll see, will have a left hand menu and a defined header bar with a company logo and slogan across it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find high quality professional web design [http://www.ec-plus.net/web-design/] and search engine optimization services at the EC-Plus website; [http://www.ec-plus.net] Established in 1999, EC-Plus has a strong team of web designers &amp;amp; developers who create successful online brochure &amp;amp; e-commerce websites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/feeds/3322117325703449447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/custom-cms-web-design-budget.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/3322117325703449447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/4613430554010499493/posts/default/3322117325703449447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://civicewfsfsd.blogspot.com/2022/02/custom-cms-web-design-budget.html' title='Custom CMS Web Design Budget'/><author><name>fgdfgdfgs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14816729808766890777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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