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Cyber bullying is when an individual is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another individual using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.
Educate, students, parents, faculty and staff members on the policies, procedures and laws on anti-bullying preventions
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Workplace bullying is "repeated, health-harming mistreatment or verbal abuse of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is threatening, humiliating, intimidating or sabotage that interferes with work or prevents work from getting done" (Healthy Workplace Bill).
In workplace bullying situations, the target has difficulty in defending himself or herself. The targets are abused over a period of six months or longer. According to a 2014 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey published by Workplace Bullying Institute, 65.6 million working Americans experienced or witnessed abusive conduct during their workday.
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Are Your Shoulders Ready for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
I have been keeping busy down here in Miami, Florida. I am about a quarter of the way through my first semester as a PhD student and I have been kept busy with teaching my first class (Introduction to Athletic and Sport Injuries) and by being a research assistant for my adviser as well. I have also had the opportunity to keep myself busy yet physically active by taking back up a long-lost but much loved hobby of mine: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).
BJJ took a backseat for me after training regularly during my bachelor's degree. It stayed on the back burner as I worked on my master's degree but my schedule has normalized enough to allow me to resume training. My sports medicine breadth of knowledge has grown and advanced while my BJJ was placed on hold, and because of that I feel that I have a expanded view on the biomechanics of the sport that I didn't necessarily have previously.
Specifically, I am going to touch briefly on a bit of injury prevention for anyone out there that may be into BJJ or for those of you that may treat people that participate in BJJ (actually this stuff applies to everybody not just BJJ guys). Nevertheless, this post is definitely geared more for the BJJ practitioner and not the clinicians out there...this may not even be new information for those who have visited this blog before.
While I am not somebody that you should go to for submission or any BJJ advice for that matter...I feel that I can give some good insight to help you stay on the mats. Specifically, when I was training I often saw a lot of people struggle with shoulder injuries. In fact, traumatic shoulder dislocations and subluxations were more prevalent than one might assume. Perhaps one wouldn't be surprised considering this is a sport where people enjoy catching each other in joint locks and submission-holds that work by forcibly placing one another's joints at their respective end ranges of motion. So when it comes to a sport where we are already pushing the limits with our body (within reason) then we need to ensure that we are not already at risk of damaging ourselves or our training partners.
Having strong, mobile, and stable shoulders is just as important for your ability to submit as well as your ability to not get submitted. The status of your shoulders can also have repercussions up and down the kinetic chain. This is evident when a shoulder issue can manifest itself as a grip strength (I won't be touching on it in this post but proper grip strength can also play a huge role on proper shoulder stability) problem. Not to mention proper shoulder function, especially based upon the tests that I am about to show you, is entirely interdependent on proper function of the elbow joint, glenohumeral (shoulder) joint, the scapula (shoulder blade), the thoracic spine, and arguably the neck or cervical spine as well.
You can bet this guy needs some help, even if he doesn't have symptoms...yet.
So what is a quick an easy way to check for potential shoulder dysfunction? If you know me by now you know I am a fan of the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) and think its a great way for everybody to look at movement despite the fact that we may all treat movement in many different ways. So that is where these tests originate!
What does this shoulder position look like?
This test requires adequate motor control and mobility of many different segments including: Shoulder internal rotation, shoulder extension, and horizontal adduction of the shoulder. Additionally it requires elbow flexion and thoracic spine extension/rotation. Any issues found here indicate a potential stability and/or mobility problem. One must not assume that it is a mobility/flexibility issue that needs stretching or cranking on.
Looks a lot like our test above...If you can't easily put your own arm here, how do you expect it to feel when does it for you?
What is a passing test? The ability for the finger tips to reach the inferior angle of the contralateral scapula without excessive scapular winging of the moving arm, without excessive effort, no deviations in starting posture, and a symmetrical result when compared to the other side. A failing test would require a local biomechanical assessment and to break down of the components of the movement to search for the weakest link. This is a normal range of motion to be able to move through. Deficiency here can lead to increased strain, tension and shearing forces through your upper extremity and its soft tissues.
For this test you need adequate shoulder external rotation, shoulder abduction, shoulder flexion, and elbow flexion on top of thoracic extension/rotation as well. To pass this test you must be able to reach your fingers to your contralateral scapula. Where at on the scapula? The midpoint of the spine of your scapula is our targeted destination. However, you need to look for symmetry of movement from side to side, check out how much effort is required, and if there is any deviation of posture to achieve this position. Additionally, a person is not allowed to "crawl" their hands up or down their back for either test. It has to be done with one smooth motion and without "warming" up.
This is not the same as Upper Extremity Pattern #2 but it IS the same. Get it?
If you want a quick and easy way of doing this if you are unsure of your anatomical landmarks just grab yourself a tape measure and assess the distance from your longest finger tip to the first wrist "crease" or wrinkle of your wrist just below your palm. Got that measurement? Okay well you want your hands to be within 1.5 times that measurement to be considered acceptable and don't forget to switch arms and check both ways.
So what do you do if fail these tests? That is a debate for another day but you honestly need more information. However, if you want to use a trial-and-error method then all you need to do is try something out like flopping on a foam roller, lacrosse ball, or getting a massage and seeing if there is a difference afterwards. How will you know if there is a difference? Retest! Mobility may work may not fix this so don't assume that is what it is! It could just as easily be a motor control or stability issue. Here is a sample of what breaking down one of these tests looks like.
While these tests are far from all-inclusive or the be-all-end-all they are a great starting place to screen or assess for potential risk of injury. If you can do this it doesn't mean you won't injury your shoulder or that you are 100% good to go but if you can't I do know that you deviate from normal into abnormal. Abnormal or dysfunction in my book is the same as pathological and may lead to future injury down the road. Get to work on bullet-proofing your shoulders before it is too late and you are under the scalpel.
Please Leave Your Poor Hamstrings Alone!
"Tight Hamstrings, The Epidemic That Never Existed."
Trying to touch my toes at my first SFMA seminar.
This little nugget of knowledge developed during a conversation that my good friend Dr. E of The Manual Therapist and I were having together after his recent post. It is crazy how many times you will hear people mention how tight their "hammies" are or how often you can look at people exercising in public and the only thing they stretch is their hamstring group after some light arm circles. It is bewildering to me sometimes.
I think there is a real epidemic in progress and is growing at an exponential rate. However, the epidemic is NOT hamstring tightness...The real epidemic is a plethora of people, old and young alike, that can not touch their toes. Touching your toes without bending your knees is...or should be a fundamental human movement pattern. I know many of us fear lumbar motion and especially extreme lumbar flexion but spinal (that includes lumbar) motion is completely normal and necessary. We aren't talking about lumbar flexion under load here.
On top of the population of people that can not touch their toes...there are plenty of people that can do so. However, I didn't say everyone that could do this was able to do it satisfactorily. Using the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) standards a person should be able to touch their toes without bending the knees, should have a uniform spinal curve throughout all of the spinal segments, have a sacral angle of > 70 degrees, and should utilize a posterior weight shift or hip hinge to achieve this goal. An inability to achieve this pattern satisfactorily represents an inability for athletic movements such as the deadlift, and an inability to reflexively stabilize the spine.
So what does this have to do with hamstrings? Most people that can not touch their toes often jump the gun and assume that it is due to posterior chain tightness or tight hamstrings. In reality, this is rarely the case. In fact, I would recommend you always get a second opinion or never evaluate yourself. I actually made this mistake myself and it was evident in a previous post where I did an SFMA video of my own multi-segmental flexion (toe touch pattern). I was wrong in my assessment and I actually had a core stability/motor control dysfunction.
This wasn't evident to me because during a certain breakout assessment I falsely associated the sensation of neural tension to equal soft tissue tension. I didn't realize my mistake until I was auditing the SFMA certification course for the second time. I volunteered myself to be the case for teaching the multi-segmental flexion breakouts. This SFMA course was being taught by Behnad Honarbakhsh, MPT, BHK, CSCS, CAFCI, CGIMS, DO (c) (whom I thought was brilliant) and low and behold in front of the entire class he humbled me and showed me my true dysfunction. Nobody knew that I was humbled because I didn't discuss my prior self-assessment. However, I probably hadn't touched my toes since I was a toddler before elementary school. Michele Desser and Dr. Todd Arnold quickly took me out into the hallway and had me perfom rolling and core stability exercises for about 5 or so minutes. They then brought me back into the seminar and showcased how I went from being about 14 inches from touching my toes down to about 2 seconds. Later that night, back in the hotel room I practiced some more on my own and was able to touch my toes.
So lets find out where I went wrong really quick to showcase how you can check to see if your hamstrings are tight or not.
Step 1. Check to see if toes can be touched. If not, continue on.
Why can't I? We don't know. Don't blame the hamstrings yet.
Step 2. Remove Parts and Compare Left to Right.
Here I unweight one of my legs and check for change. Nothing. Continue on. Still not the hamstrings.
Step 3. Long Sitting Test - Unload body parts.
Step 4. Unload More, Check Left to Right, and begin Active versus. Passive Comparison.
In this test you are looking for & 70 degrees of hip flexion with both knees remaining straight, feet dorsiflexed, and hips neutral. An inability here STILL is not due to tight hamstrings.
Step 5. Checking Passive Motion compared with Active Motion from the previous step.
An inability here to increase motion here beyond what you achieved actively = Ding. Ding. Ding. Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner. You DO have tight hamstrings! There are a few more steps you may take after this finding to pinpoint where the mobility dysfunction is located. However, If you increase more than 10 degrees compared to active but still do not reach normal hip flexion (now 80 degrees instead of 70) then you have a mobility and stability/motor control dysfunction present! If you find that you go from ~40 degrees to normal like I do below then you sir...DO NOT HAVE TIGHT HAMSTRINGS. You have a stability/motor control dysfunction. Continue on to step 6.
Step 6. Now you must find out how poor your motor control deficit is.
To pinpoint this you regress yourself to the most basic form of stability and motor control...rolling around on the ground. If you can not roll from supine to prone with each of your different limbs then you have a primitive motor control dysfunction. Restoring the ability to roll may fix your inability to touch your toes. However, at this point we are encroaching on the area of the 4x4 matrix of the SFMA. If you aren't in pain currently then I would recommend you finding an FMS certified professional and get screened and start with working on your most dysfunctional issues there first.
Look at me now...Just a tiny bend in the knees. Working on it. No hamstring stretching needed.
In conclusion, don't evaluate yourself and if you do...Get it rechecked by another set of eyes. The plumbers pipes always leak. Don't be that plumber. Secondly, practice your systems of evaluation or assessment if you have one so you can own it. If you don't use a system how can you be sure you aren't throwing spaghetti against the fridge and hoping that something sticks? What are your metrics for improvement? It has been said a million times and I'll repeat it. You do not need to use these metrics but you should be using something to set a baseline, intervene, and then compare to baseline to check for change.


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Episode 360 - Otto Penzler
The great publisher, editor, anthologizer, retailer and collector of crime fiction, Otto Penzler, joins the show to talk about his wonderful new book, Mysterious Obsession: Memoirs of a Compulsive Collector (Mysterious Bookshop), and his decision to auction off the world's greatest collection of crime fiction (think ~60,000 first editions). We get into his instant regret about that decision, how it inspired this memoir, and how he's getting by without all those books (especially because he designed his house to accommodate an even larger collection). We discuss the changes in his Mysterious Bookshop and his other Mysterious pursuits as the internet has warped book and retail culture, the camaraderie and friendships that he built over a lifetime of collecting, the mania that can strike during auctions, and the difference between collecting and reading. And we talk about how he learned to edit major writers for his anthologies (including a near-disaster with Joyce Carol Oates), the farthest he's traveled to acquire a single book, the moment he realized he had a writing style and how that unlocked him as a writer, how he had to choose between Sherlock Holmes and the rest of crime fiction, the vagaries of fame and literary reputation as reflected in book collecting, and why he characterizes himself as a parasite in the mystery world (having done everything but writing a mystery novel of his own). • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal
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@masklayer god those look so good! How did you get that contrast? What was your setup??
@masklayer ok valid, but what about your gear?
Sadly missed it so have to wait till 2029.
@masklayer Wow, that black and white is gorgeous.


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In Australia, the name "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots, often worn locally as slippers. In the US, it is a brand - and big business for one company. This has set off an intriguing legal battle, writes Julian Lorkin.
Ugg boots have been described as being as Australian as feta is Greek, but few visitors would be aware that the company behind UGG, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, is in fact from the US.
The business is determined to stop Australian manufacturers from selling the boots worldwide. It is suing Sydney manufacturer Eddie Oygur for millions of dollars for alleged breach of trademark.
"It's outrageous," says Eddie Oygur, founder of Australian Leather, who is in the US for the legal battle.
"Ugg is just the name for the boots, and we've sold them for nearly a century. Now a US giant has trademarked the name, and wants to stop us."
Traditional Australian uggs were first made in the Blue Mountains in the 1930s to protect against the cold of winter in New South Wales. With the boots now fashionable overseas, legal tussles have begun.
It's a battle worth serious money. Revenue at California-based Deckers rose more than 20% to $209m (£161m; A$265m) in the first half of 2017.
Deckers registered the trademark UGG in 1999, and has since fought several legal battles with rival manufacturers preventing them from selling the boots in the US.
However, courts in Australia have come to the opposite view - ruling that "ugg" is a generic term for boots made from sheepskins with fleece attached. Now, the name ugg cannot be protected in Australia, and anyone is free to sell ugg boots there.
In Lidcombe, a suburb of Sydney, Australian Leather has a workforce of 40, and makes about 50,000 pairs of ugg boots annually using Australian sheepskins.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Oygur said: "I haven't been able to export one pair of boots since 2009. It's terrible. All my customers around the world want Australian-made ugg boots, but Deckers has stopped us from selling worldwide."
Deckers has instituted legal proceedings against the Sydney business, calling for punitive damages worth millions of dollars and all funds in Australian Leather's bank accounts be transferred to Deckers. It also wants all of Australian Leather's ugg boot stock to be delivered across the Pacific to Deckers for destruction.
Deckers claims uggs were created by Australian surfer Brian Smith, who started making the boots in Santa Monica, California, in 1978.
The company declined to talk to the BBC. In a statement, it said that the lawsuit was not directed at sales in Australia, but pertained to Australian Leather's infringement of its registered trademarks in the US.
"Deckers is confident in its position and looks forward to presenting its case in court," the statement said.
Mr Oygur has flown to America, where he is fighting not only the lawsuit, but also to overturn the original US trademark so he can sell his boots worldwide. "I'm not just doing this for myself. I'm doing this for the Australian boot industry," he said.
He claims it costs him A$48 to make a pair of ugg boots, whereas Deckers sells them for A$39. "Some [Deckers] boots are made in China, where I reckon with shipping to Australia it costs just A$30," he said.
Australian independent Senator Nick Xenophon has even raised the issue in his nation's parliament.
"This is a battle that is worth fighting," he said last year. "The French can protect the use of the word 'champagne', and the Greeks the use of the word 'feta'. So surely Australia can protect the use of the word 'ugg' for Australian small manufacturers."
Australia's consumer watchdog ultimately decided not to take action. However, Mr Xenophon has continued to publicise Mr Oygur's case, travelling with him to the US to protest outside Deckers' headquarters last week.
University of Adelaide branding expert Dean Wilkie has spent a lifetime studying why consumers choose to buy what he calls "country of origin" products. He told the BBC it's no surprise that Deckers has acted as they have.
"What they are doing is trading on what's called 'secondary association', in this case the Aussie lifestyle," he said. "They plaster the boots with Australian images, and give consumers a strong country of origin perspective. It portrays a laid-back, yet positive mood, which in turn puts the buyer in a positive frame of mind to buy."
He said very few buyers even look where boots are made. "Even if they do, we are so numb to buying goods made in China, consumers would just block their mind to it,", he said.
Mr Wilkie believes that US consumers also think of Australia as a place for holidays, so buying uggs is like buying a souvenir. "However, secondary association can be copied by competitors and then loses its value, so trademarking is a very smart move as it ensures you are the only company in the market," he said.
He argues the issue hasn't received much attention in Australia, because uggs are rarely worn in public down under. "They are a bit daggy, and often used as slippers. Most sales of uggs are to tourists," he said. "In the US it is seen as classy, just a little bit different, and a little edgy."
Mr Oygur said he has been forced to retrench employees because of the Deckers dispute.
"We are just a small firm, trying to make ends meet, by making boots as we always have done," he said.
A date for a decision in the legal battle, which is in its final stage, is still to be set.


You may remember that I wasn't particularly well during my last pregnancy.
The biggest difference for me in this pregnancy is the difference in the level of care that I am receiving from the health professionals.
I walk into my GP surgery and explain to the receptionist that I have done a pregnancy test and it was positive. She gives me a form to fill in and tells me that's it, I obviously look confused so she says that the Doctor isn't interested now and won't see you until after the baby is born, the Midwives will deal with you until then.
I go to the surgery and say that I think I'm pregnant and th receptionist looks for the next available doctor's appointment.
The Midwife that looked after me last time was great, don't get me wrong on that score, it's the rest of the care that is the biggest shock.
Pregnant women have to provide a little urine sample at every appointment that is tested for blood, protein, sugar (maybe other things that shouldn't be there, I've never asked).
Before 24 weeks gestation and beyond, pluses of protein were identified in the dip tests, the samples were sent to the lab to test for infection, none was found. No further action.
Before 24 weeks, pluses of protein were found, samples sent to check for infection, more frequent tests and scans have been booked and I was sent for a kidney scan. That has shown some anomalies so I am being referred to the renal experts at a different hospital.
I see one obstetrician very late in the pregnancy, he doesn't listen to me, tells me to diet, sends me for a gestational diabetes test that I don't need and insists that I will have to be induced. I argue with him and leave feeling like I might as well have not bothered because he was following a script based on my age.
At the 13 week scan, my first obstetrician appointment was being booked (for a couple of weeks later) and the midwife made sure that I was referred to the one who specialises in renal issues because I'd had HELLP last time.
Towards the end of the last pregnancy, despite not having high blood pressure, my high PCR (proteinuria) gets me a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia without any further investigation.
During my second obstetrician appointment following the 20 week scan, I was told that there is no way it can be pre-eclampsia before 24 weeks so the kidney scan is booked as the blood tests didn't show any possible causes for my already high PCR result. As previously mentioned, there were anomalies so I've been referred to the renal department at another hospital because "they are the best".
When I went on for a sweep on the Wednesday in an attempt to prevent the need to be induced, the midwife (mine was on holiday) phoned the main hospital and discovered that my PCR was over 460 (I believe that normal is under 70) and insists that I get up to that hospital URGENTLY. I go and having waited for 3 hours, spend an hour with an ECG strapped to my belly to check that baby is okay. I'm told: "The good news is, baby is okay. The bad news is that your kidneys are failing but we are too busy to take you today so you'll have to come back on Friday to be induced." I was, it didn't work, I was told that it had failed so they would have to give me 24 hours rest and try again on the Sunday.
Three times over those last few weeks when I was constantly strapped up to the ECG to monitor her, I asked them to take her out so that she would be safe. They refused and told me that would be an elective C-Section that they didn't have time for.
Of course, the kidney failure wasn't the end of it, I had liver failure too when she was born and you know the rest, basically, I was too ill to feed her and she lost a tremendous amount of weight, I was fobbed off when I asked for follow-up to check my liver and kidney function and my body was really wasted.
I won't lie, this pregnancy made my anxiety levels go through the roof but I am gobsmacked by the level of care that I am receiving this time. I come home from every appointment shocked by how GOOD it is.
Could that be any more wrong?
This entry was posted in Baby, Health, Life Stuff, Uncategorized on May 25, 2018 by pinqart.


Three militants were killed on Thursday in Keran sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Kupwara district where the army foiled an infiltration bid, Defence Ministry said.
Alert troops of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles noticed suspicious movement on the LoC in Dat Gali area.
"The intruders were challenged after which a gun battle started. Three terrorists were killed. Their bodies lying close to the border fence have not been recovered yet," Ministry sources said. Searches are still on.


Unless you're planning on doing a little particle physics on your vacation, you probably don't need a travel clock accurate to one billionth of a second. But the real benefit of the Global Atomic Travel Clock is that it always knows where you are, and resets the time via "atomic electronically coded" radio signals sent out from government stations in Colorado, England, Germany and Japan. A bit larger than a standard iPod, it even knows the date and whether you're on daylight-saving time. Plus, you won't have to worry about it losing a second of accuracy for 3 million years or so.


There is much to be said about the #BetterMe sessions we've been having with Coach Pia Nazareno-Acevedo of the One Core.
The first being the apt branding of the sessions and the content of each one; it really helps us become better people, and better parents. It's hard to describe because there is so much to "learn", but suffice to say I feel this has had a most positive impact on my life. Being aware of where you need to improve is one thing, but constantly seeking ways to improve and "better" the quality of life for oneself and one's family is always beneficial. Hopefully by sharing what I've learned on Twitter, Instagram and through the blog post, you find something that can help you too. And please feel free to comment and ask questions. I'm always happy to share what I've learned.
The next is a shout out to the sponsors who make these #BetterMe sessions possible. Unilab is a constant presence who believes in the #BetterMe advocacy, and I cannot thank them enough for this. It just goes to show the company's values that go beyond selling products. As a previous client myself, I understand that before accepting any sponsorship we were trained to ask and justify its ROI to the brand. Now that I'm a parent and a participant though, I'm glad that there are sponsors who look beyond just ROI, because it is so much more. It definitely builds long-term brand affinity, and if memory serves me right, those aren't things that can be immediately measured on the bottom line. So again thank you Unilab for looking beyond, seeing that and embracing it for all to benefit.
Thank you Unilab for believing in this advocacy. It wouldn't be possible without sponsors like you!
The last #BetterMe session we had at Dad's World Buffet in Megamall was about Strengthening and Developing Better Family Habits for the Summer.
Relevant topic for the morning.
It's such a timely and relevant topic since kids are now getting out of school and parents are looking for things to busy them with. I know for sure Sam needs several activities to keep her preoccupied (because I also need my sleep!), and she can't spend all day in front of the TV. Jamie as well is beginning to stay awake longer, and is also looking for things to do.
In our day and age, there are really a lot of options to choose from. It's so unlike before when I remember my summers were filled with play dates at my cousin's, non-stop TV and foregone bedtime, these days kids are put through so many different kinds of activities. Sometimes it also becomes a question of what is too much or too little; are we being to rigid and not letting them have enough free time. And so much more.
Coach Pia advises to start with the main objective for each child for the summer. As much as summer is a good time to build skills outside of school, it's also the only time kids get to explore. So allow them to immerse in various activities. There's no need to choose and stick to one immediately; that will all come in time.
Also, it's best to involve the child in the decision-making process. Sharing what your objectives are for them too and getting their buy-in is good practice. The biggest mistake we parents can make is just signing them up for the stuff we want them to do and then informing them after. It's so simple if you think about it — who will go willingly if they're just told to attend and not consulted about it before? Sometimes it's just a matter of asking, "What do you think about trying ___ activity? How do you feel about it?" Even if they're as young as two-years old, starting out this way will help you all develop good habits moving forward. It's also important to process the experience with them after they've tried and allow room for self-discovery.
I was sharing with the #SoMoms that Sam has expressed an interest in Tap Dance. TAP?! It never occurred to me, and least of all it never occurred to my husband. "Tap? Tap?!" Was all he could say with a frown. I had a feeling that if she said soccer it would have been received with more optimism. Sometimes as parents we need to catch ourselves and remember that it's not about what we want for the kids, but what they would like to try. Self-discovery. We parents should be enthusiastic about it and support her wholeheartedly. And what's more, Sam had already taken the initiative to inquire at the studio for the schedule of the lessons, even before she told me about it. So Tap it will be then, and there's no need to convince Sam to go, because it's something she already wants to do.
As for Jamie, she's expressed interest in taking ballet. Sometimes she comes with us when Sam has classes and has watched her Ate dance from outside the glass window. And she is now of age to do it too. I paid for a trial class, but remembered also the lesson I learned from Coach Pia about not putting siblings in the same team, the same class or through the same activities. One will always do better than the other and in the spirit of self-discovery, what you don't want is to hamper the interest or bias of the other child because of how much better or worse she does versus her siblings.
The main lightbulb moment of the session for me.
It's always easier for mom to bring them to the same class because it's like hitting two birds with one stone! I tell you with the traffic situation in the Metro these days, similar activities and times make it more efficient. But then again it may not do wonders for their self-esteem.
In a good way, the ballet classes in this studio are split according to age, so Sam and Jamie will never be classmates. And the schedules of each level is different, I find I'm at the studio at least 3x a week (what more when we start Tap. I may as well bring a bed over). It's harder on the scheduling, but definitely the way to go so they can both enjoy ballet at their own capacity.
Sometimes the irony of summer is that despite the kids having more free time, parents are busier. I know for a fact that my husband's schedule looks quite impossible in the next two months. Which only means, we purposely need to set aside time for the four of us to spend together — not just in going through the motions of our routine but processing it as well with open minds, and letting the kids tell us how they feel about each experience. We can use the time to plan for the rest of the year too and talk about what each person in the family needs to move forward.
This is something my little family needs to make time to do.
Coach Pia has a tool that breaks down the major activities a family expects to go through annually. In that way it provides everyone with a picture of how or where to allocate their time and energy and set expectations and budgets. It also allows the family to see where they need to simplify.
Left: Write down the big family activities per quarter. Right: Break it down per month and split it according to the amount of time and energy you can put into it.
What's nice about the take-aways of this #BetterMe session is that it doesn't just apply to the summer. It's also applicable to the activities the family goes through the rest of the year.
This one hits home quite a lot.
We have to trust in our abilities as moms to do what's best for our kids and our families. And when self-doubt is equal to zero, everything will follow without a hitch.


Oil sands are a complex mixture of sand, water, clay and bitumen, which requires extensive separation and upgrading processes before it could be used as synthetic crude feed-to-oil refineries. The proportion of bitumen in oil sands varies however, the typical breakdown is: sand 83%, bitumen 10-12 %, water 4% and clay 3%.
It takes a great deal of effort to convert oil sands into oil, which can be used as feedstock in refineries. Bitumen, which is trapped inside the complex mixture of sand water and clay, takes large amounts of energy, water and other resources to be converted into crude oil. After extracting from ore, bitumen is very thick, black and viscous substance that goes through intensive upgrading before it transforms into synthetic crude oil.
Oil sands production technologies vary depending on where the depth of the accessible ore of oil sands is found. Depths can vary from 50 to 200 m from the ground and recovery of oil sands ore from the ground calls for different techniques. Open Pit Mining is used for shallow resources and Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage is used for deeper resources.


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Huacaya, es una localidad y municipio de Bolivia, ubicado en la provincia de Luis Calvo al este del departamento de Chuquisaca. El municipio tiene una superficie de 1.337,4 km² y cuenta con una población de 2.541 habitantes (según el Censo INE 2012). Presenta un paisaje homogéneo correspondiente a la llanura chaqueña y la localidad está situada a 585 km de la ciudad de Sucre, capital del país.

La población es de origen guaraní.

Toponimia
El pueblo fue fundado como misión con el nombre de San Antonio de Huacaya, debido al valle donde fue fundado que lleva el mismo nombre. También se ha visto a veces el nombre escrito como San Antonio de Guacaya.

Historia
En la región del valle de Guacaya habitaban desde la época prehispánica los indígenas denominados chiriguanos. Entre 1874 y 1875 se dieron algunos ataques de los indígenas hacia los pueblos y fundaciones de los habitantes "blancos".

En 1875, en el valle de Guacaya fue fundado el pueblo de San Antonio de Guacaya, a una legua al sur de la misión de San Pascual de Boicobu. En los primeros años de su fundación el pueblo atrajo numerosas familias de los cantones vecinos e incluso de los valles de departamento de Tarija. Sin embargo, con el pasar de los años sus habitantes se fueron yendo de Guacaya hacia los campos de Ivu, Cuevo, Ñacaroinza, entre otros. Al año 1890, se calculaba que el pueblo tenía solamente una población de hasta 754 habitantes.

En 1881 se construyó la iglesia de Guacaya bajo la dirección de los padres franciscanos Vicente Piccinini y Romualdo Dambrogi, dedicada a San Antonio de Padua.

Geografía
La red hídrica del municipio corresponde de forma general a las macrocuencas del Amazonas y la del Plata, y específicamente a las subcuencas de los ríos Grande y Pilcomayo. Por el territorio de Huacaya recorren varios ríos, entre los principales el Yaguiray y el Bororigua, que proveen de agua para riego.

Al norte limita con el departamento de Santa Cruz, el este con el municipio de Macharetí, al sur con el departamento de Tarija y al oeste con el municipio de Villa Vaca Guzmán.

Demografía

Economía
El municipio de Huacaya es eminentemente agrícola-ganadero. Los principales cultivos en orden de importancia son el maíz, maní, cumanda, poroto y frijol, y entre los cultivos multianuales o perennes destacan la naranja, la mandarina, el pomelo, el limón y la lima.

La ganadería es también una de las principales actividades económicas, habiendo la cría de vacunos, porcinos, caprinos y ovinos.

La producción gasífera ha sido por igual importante en la generación de recursos para el municipio y el departamento. En 2015 fue inaugurado en el campo Margarita-Huacaya el pozo gasífero Margarita 7, que es el pozo más profundo del país con 6.000 metros de profundidad.

Véase también
 Chaco boliviano
 Guerra chiriguana

Referencias

Municipios del departamento de Chuquisaca
Localidades del departamento de Chuquisaca


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Is Iowa State prepared to pay Matt Campbell?
Iowa State football is less than two full years into Matt Campbell's tenure, but the Cyclones are already turning heads. The Cyclones should be sitting at 5-1 on the season and could even be in the Top 25 had they held off Iowa last month.
Regardless, Iowa State is an impressive 4-2 which includes a stunning win over the Oklahoma Sooners. Their two losses to the Hawkeyes and the Texas Longhorns look like solid losses. Iowa loss by a touchdown or less to #2 Penn State and Michigan State (who beat Michigan last week). Meantime, Texas held a lead in the second half against top-ten Oklahoma. And don't forget,all this recent success has been behind walk-on quarterback Kyle Kempt.
I don't want to scare Iowa State fans. Heck, they should be feeling great about where they currently stand under Campbell's leadership, along with the potential for where they could be headed. But when you look at some of the big-time coaching jobs that could be open in a couple of months, it should be cause for concern.
We may end up with openings at Tennessee, Nebraska, UCLA, and Arkansas. Plus who knows what other SEC school succumbs to booster pressures by the end of the season. I'm looking at you Florida, Texas A&M, LSU and Auburn. Meantime, regardless of their success this season, is the relationship completely fractured between Brian Kelly and Notre Dame?
The point is: while we always have a robust coaching carousel, this year could be unique in the number of high-profile jobs that could become available.
And for any university President or athletic director out there, why wouldn't Matt Campbell be on your short list?
He's 37 years old, had Toledo in the Top 25, and is turning around Iowa State faster than anyone expected. Plus, he knows how to find talent. Best example: David Montgomery, who he recruited to Toledo, but was able to bring with him to Ames. Iowa State is currently 4-2 and has only had one winning season in the past decade. Additionally, the Cyclones haven't won more than seven games since 2000. With a couple of breaks and good fortune, Campbell could achieve both this season.
Campbell has been destined for success since his mid-20s, when during a scouting visit to Bowling Green by then New England Patriots director of player personnel Scott Pioli, Campbell was assigned to make sure the VIP had everything he needed. Pioli was so impressed by Campbell he offered the young man an interview with the team. Campbell was so confident in himself and his future, he declined.
Now to the other factor that always plays a role in coaching hirings and firings: the contract.
Campbell's deal runs through 2021.
The guys over at Wide Right Natty Light did a solid deep dive into Campbell's contract.
Essentially, in 2015, Campbell earned $2 million for just a few weeks of work on the job. It was basically a signing bonus.
Then in 2016, his total compensation was $1.2 million, with potential incentives bringing that up to $2.1 million. Those incentives were not reached as they included items such as six wins, Big 12 championship, Big 12 coach of the year, and bowl win.
Campbell is making $1.3 million this year, with bonus potential up to $2.1 million. By 2021, Campbell's base is $1.7 million, with potential to make $2.6 million.
His contract includes a 100% buy out, meaning if he is hired by another school, Iowa State is owed all the guaranteed money that remains on Campbell's contract. The lifetime total guaranteed compensation is $10.7 million. After this season that is down to $6.2 million (his guaranteed salary total from 2018-2021).
It's a sizable buyout, but isn't obscene.
If a major SEC or Big Ten school thought Campbell was "their guy", they would pay it. Hell, some of these schools are going to pay millions of dollars just to fire the coaches they currently employ.
In fact, Campbell would be a great fit and have a lot of potential at a place like Nebraska. It's essentially Iowa State on steroids. He could recruit to his Midwest ties, while trying to poach the occasional top-flight athlete from Texas with far more resources than he currently has.
Granted, I don't want to see this happen, as I'd love to see how much success he can have at Iowa State, but I am being realistic.
So if Campbell makes a bowl game this season and continues to make progress, Iowa State would be wise to rip up his contract and start anew. It's an important time for Iowa State football with the recent renovations to Jack Trice and momentum happening on the football field. Losing Campbell would put the Cyclones back to square one in many ways.
Sure, Campbell has raved about the Iowa State job and how much it means to him. And there's no doubt I believe he's sincere about it. But he is still very young by head coaching standards and is an incredibly driven individual.
Iowa State can't rest on their laurels. A base of $2.5 million, which would put him in the middle of the pack in the Power 5 coaching salaries, plus incentives and a 100% buyout is where I would start looking if I were Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard.
Pay up. Money talks.
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The Fire Still Burns in Guillermo Rigondeaux
Feb 03, 2020 By Caryn A. Tate
The legendary Cuban southpaw has all the motivation he needs as he prepares to battle Liborio Solis for the world bantamweight title Saturday night on SHOWTIME.
Guillermo Rigondeaux has heard the whispers—and is doubly motivated to silence them.
"Many people talk and think I'm too old or too defensive," said the 39-year-old Rigondeaux. "I've got something else to tell them now: Find another excuse because I'm still the baddest super bantamweight on the planet, and now I'm going to be the best world champion at bantamweight."
Rigondeaux (19-1, 13 KOs), the former unified world super bantamweight champion, will be moving down to bantamweight when he returns to the ring Saturday, February 8, at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He faces Liborio Solis (30-5-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBA world bantamweight title on the Gary Russell Jr. vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar card, live on PBC on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
But quieting the skeptics isn't Rigondeaux's only source of fuel. The two-time Cuban gold medalist is a devout family man whose life changed when one of his sons was diagnosed with autism. He now promotes awareness of the disease with a message on his trunks on fight night.
"I wore my youngest son's name, Nijash, on my trunks during the [James] Dickens fight in 2016," said Rigondeaux. "That's around the time he was born. He was later diagnosed with autism and my last two fights I have worn 'Autism Fighter' on my trunks.
"I'm fighting for more than myself in the ring now. I'm fighting to promote autism and give hope that we can understand and overcome it. I'm an Autism Dad, and I want to bring full awareness and support for other families that live with kids with autism. I know fighters that have children with the same problems, and supporting this cause is one of my focuses for this part of my career."
Rigondeaux has family in the United States as well as Cuba, but he remains close with all of them.
"Here in the United States, I have my youngest, Nijash, who was born here. I also still have Guillermo Jr., who is becoming a teenager, in Cuba. I frequently visit him. He loves boxing and is a big fan."
It's enough for Rigondeaux to work as he's ever worked in the gym.
"El Chacal" has fought at the 122-pound limit for much of his professional career. Now the southpaw moves down to bantamweight—a move some would consider risky at his age.
"I went down to bantamweight to be the champ in two divisions, to match my two Olympic gold medals," Rigondeaux explained. "I won both gold medals at bantamweight and I'm one of the greatest bantamweight amateur boxers. I want to show I'm still one of the best boxers in the world, and there are some big names in the bantamweight division that I want to face.
"I'm ready for any name at 118 pounds and I want to unify this division the same way I did at 122 pounds. Throughout my career I felt I've been an avoided fighter, and I had to fight at 122 pounds to get the opportunity to fight big names. I want to demonstrate at my natural weight what I can do in the ring, and I can't wait to put on a show February 8."
Respected trainer Ronnie Shields will be in Rigondeaux's corner again. The two have been together for the Cuban's last two fights and had worked together earlier in Rigondeaux's career.
" [Solis] is a tough, hard-hitting opponent and it won't be an easy night. " Former Unified World Super Bantamweight Champion - Guillermo Rigondeaux
"I'm looking for specific things as a fighter that he as a trainer will bring out of me," Rigondeaux said. "Me and Ronnie have an excellent chemistry and relationship. I'm the best fighter in my division, and I want to be recognized in this part of my career as being a true prizefighter. Ronnie understands the essentials I need to work on during training camp to get to that point, and I want to show the world the best version of me in the ring. I put my trust in him to make me a world champion this next fight."
Solis, Rigondeaux's opponent, is a former unified super flyweight world champion who has been fighting professionally for nearly 20 years.
"I thank Solis for the opportunity. He's one of the top guys in the division. I never underestimate my opponents, and they usually bring out their best against me knowing what they have to face on the other side. He is a tough, hard-hitting opponent and it won't be an easy night. This will be a great fight where both guys are bringing the best—it's going to be one you don't want to miss."
If Rigondeaux's last bout is any indication, then this one could be a Fight of the Year candidate. Last June, he and Julio Ceja warred in a thrilling battle. Rigondeaux stopped Ceja in eight, fighting at close range and engaging in more toe-to-toe exchanges than we're accustomed to from the technical virtuoso.
"I give credit to Ceja for bringing one hell of a fight," Rigondeaux said. "He's dangerous at 122 pounds as people saw.
"Although I seemed less defensive, I was in control the whole fight. After the first round, I saw that Ceja wasn't going to back down. I know how to fight any style, and I showed it that night. Ceja thought he was going to find me defensive, but my usual defensive style was going to be dangerous those first few rounds when he was unloading everything he could. I had to sit and fight in short range as opposed to fighting on the outside."
Nevertheless, the fight was still up for grabs when Rigondeaux landed a wicked overhand left in the eighth.
"I was down on the scorecards and I was able to win in a way I knew I had to. I was seeing that after the high intensity Ceja brought, he started wearing down round by round. When I saw in that moment he was slowing down, I was able to capitalize on an opening. When I landed that big shot, I knew it was going to be tough for him to continue."
Rigondeaux is hoping for a similar outcome on Saturday night, to silence the skeptics and celebrate with his son afterward.
"When I'm not in Houston in training camp, I'm with my son Nijash," Rigondeaux said. "I take him to school in the mornings and to therapy in the afternoons. My wife does an incredible job when I'm in camp taking care of our son and making sure he has everything he needs. He really misses his father while I'm away in training camp.
"It's always rewarding having my biggest fan waiting for me at home after my fight. It makes it all worth it."
For a closer look at Guillermo Rigondeaux, check out his fighter page.
Russell vs Nyambayar
Rigondeaux vs Solis
Feb 09, 2020 / Russell vs Nyambayar, Gary Russell Jr, Tugstsogt Nyambayar, Guillermo Rigondeaux
Russell Defeats a Game Nyambayar, Retains World Title
The WBC World Featherweight Champion wins an intense 12-round decision over a tough Nyambayar in the main event Saturday night on SHOWTIME.
Feb 07, 2020 / Russell vs Nyambayar, Gary Russell Jr, Tugstsogt Nyambayar
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar: Elite on Elite
A high-level, high-stakes battle goes down Saturday night as Gary Russell Jr. defends his world featherweight title versus the dangerous Tugstsogt Nyambayar live on SHOWTIME.
Feb 07, 2020 / Russell vs Nyambayar, Gary Russell Jr
Gary Russell Jr. has Big Plans for 2020
The long-time world featherweight champion aims to move up in weight and challenge other titlists—but first he must get past the dangerous and undefeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar Saturday night on SHOWTIME.


It was in Ubud that the modern Balinese art movement started, when artists first began to abandon purely religious themes and court subjects for scenes of everyday life. This museum displays fine examples of all schools of Balinese art, and all are well labelled in English. It was set up by Rudolf Bonnet, with Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati (a prince of Ubud's royal family) and Walter Spies.


Building niche sites that make money in autopilot has been always one of my plans.
Since beginning of this year, I learned to use LongTailPRO (read my 3300 words guide here) and I created a niche site, monetized with Amazon affiliate program and Adsense. It ranked within the top 10 in search results for its keyword, generating a decent traffic and revenue, since then.
In this post I want to share the strategies I used to build links for my niche site, ranking high for my keywords.
Even after all the algorithm updates (Panda, Penguin, etc), Google still likes links.
The question is: should you "build" links or "attract" them in a "natural" way?
For authority sites, you should not build links; instead, focus on writing content with added value and marketing your posts and your online reputation.
For niche sites, created from scratch, link building is still very effective.
For example, I have "built" a very few links for NoPassiveIncome.com; but if I check, I notice that I have much more links pointing to my blog (yes, Chris, the previous owner of this site, did an amazing job in terms of SEO, but since I own it, my online reputation has come to a certain level, I receive a good amount of backlinks every month – see my interviews, for example).
So for niche sites, after you find profitable keywords, the link building is the second most important part of the work to create a property that make money over time.
With my niche site project, I focused on creating links considering the velocity and the diversity.
Link velocity is the rate at which you are building links. In other terms, you should create links proportionally to the content you produce and to the age of your domain.
Don't create 2-3 posts, then go to a cheap marketplace site to buy "A Thousand links for just 5$", because the only thing you are going to achieve is just another penalized and unsuccessful site.
The concept of link profile diversity is quite complicated. This term refers to the overall view of your backlinks and considers a big number of factors like the linking page types, content types, domain names, IP address, anchor usage, PR, degree of relevancy, follow/nofollow, and more.
A "normal link profile" should have different kind of links and it is this diversity that helps to make your link profile looks "natural" and let Google loving your site (check more at QuickSprout: What Is a "Good Link Profile" and How Do You Get One?).
So your plan should be diversify the sources and the types of the links you gain, so to create a natural link profile.
This is just a list of ideas for creating links for your sites, but there are many more, of course.
Let's dig more into a few of them.
Blog commenting is an effective way to get links and to receive fresh traffic to your site.
Also, you can create new connections with the blog owners, where you post your comments.
Don't worry about getting dofollow links, just look for relevant content in your niche and leave meaningful comments, with your real name and the link back to your site.
This is important to gain relevancy pointing to your niche site.
A practical tip: go to Google and search for: "your keyword" + "leave a comment" to find blogs allowing comments, with reference to your main keywords.
This is a great way to gain dofollow links.
Just create a free account at these places and add unique and relevant content.
Ok, so you are going to build a few links every 1-3 days, while paying attention to getting them from different sources.
Now, another point to take care of is diversifying the anchor text.
Of course this is just a guideline you should consider, but it worked really well for my niche site project.
This is the last point of the link building strategy that worked for me.
Second Tier Links are basically links to your links.
The main goal is to let Google know of your recently built links.
I basically used just social media shares and bookmarks, but you may want to use other strategies, like blog commenting too, for example.
I want to point up that I shared the strategy that worked for me.
You may want to experiment first, or to add these methods to yours.
It took me around three months to rank my site within the top 10 of Google for my keywords. I created it the end of February, and today it ranks at position #4 for U.S. market for Google (3rd Yahoo and 22th at Bing).
I created links for just two months (some more powerful, some less), 1-3 links every two or three days. Now it has officially around 40 unique referring domains and 1000 total backlinks, with 1000 total referring pages.
I think you should aim to gain up to 100 base links, for niche sites.
But it really depends on your keywords and its competitiveness.
Do you want to know how I discovered the keywords to build my successful niche site? Check this post.
Have you ever built a niche site?
Do you have some secrets to share?
Please add your comment below, thanks!
Interesting take on link building. I have always been of the opinion that despite Google's latest update, one of the factors that determine the rank of a website is the quality of links that link back to it. I am glad you confirmed that in your article.
Link building does take a lot of work. For instance, from your article, it seems that to rank a website, one has to be a webmaster of two other web2.0 sites, that means owning a minimum of three sites in total. All these recommended practices or black-hat practices?
The link building strategies listed in this post are all white-hat practice, Chioma.
I've been using these methods to rank my niche site at #4 position for its keywords on Google U.S.
I am glad and happy to read your success. 10 times more happy that you shared your tricks.
I am also making one niche site but will disclose when made. your post will help me a lot to make my niche site popular and profitable.
Glad to hear you enjoyed my link building strategies.
I am very sorry for a late reply.
Thanks again for your best wishes.
I really like this blog.
One week passed and I can say, niche blogging is better than anything else.
hope you learn something new browsing within the blog.
Hello Erik. Yes, there are many more ways to create links for your sites.
These four are for me the most effective, most particularly in blog commenting. The key to leverage your success in link building is to consistently perform, contribute, and share and so on.
Link building is not just the future outcome if you will do the 4 strategies. You can increase your Domain authority, increase sales, build new relationships, increase subscribers and increase your reputation.
Additionally, in blog commenting, you can also educate yourself about the niche you're in.
Yes, aside from building links, it will increase your online reputation, together with creating awesome connections within your niche.
Thanks for sharing these tricks. But we should very careful when creating links because of google updates.
the link building strategies I shared are white-hat!
Oh blog commenting….my fave Erik!
I am sharing my free eBook on that now because too many bloggers ignore this powerful link building technique. Good note on velocity too; find a steady rate to make things happen.
Thanks for the share dude!
"How to Build an Online Empire through Blog Commenting".
I'm sure it will be fixed soon.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Ryan.
It's always a big pleasure to see you, my friend.
I'm glad that i landed here at the right time. This is in fact one of the most informative post i have read. I liked the idea of internal links. I'm going to try it. Currently i'm working on writing an attractive meta description for my posts.
I'm writing right now a post on "on-page SEO".
Really appreciate your time in posting this information, I was using blog comments on my college website It worked for some months and I was able to get backlinks which reflected on ahrefs.com. However for the last 2 week my comments on blogs do not go through. I suspect Google must have penalized my url. Thank you for this post. please advice on the way forward. want to go back and successfully post my comments on blogs in my niche.
have you claimed your site via Google Webmaster Tool?
You can check if your site is penalized there.
Good list of links. There were rumours that article directories, forum posting are now consideered spam links but I think if they are done in the correct way, without the intention of just throwing a link but to provide value, then they would really be better as a source for link building.
I found this post on Kingged.com.
If you respect relevancy, velocity and diversity, those links building methods are still effective and Google updates proof.
What is the one you like more?
This is a great guide to link building. I never followed any practice of link building that may have my site penalized because I have heard so many stories of people being penalized. I like the strategies you have listed here and I recently started link building in Q & A sites like quora. I can say that I really like the strategy and I even receive visits to my website from quora, when I write a good answer that receives a lot of views. I have also been commenting on blogs for some time now and . that have been working well as well. I still have to look into blog directories and other ways you mentioned in this post to build my linking capabilities. Great post!
happy to hear you liked this post about link building methods.
Quora is really good for increasing your authority and creating new links, while showcasing your expertise in your field.
If you are able to provide added value to readers, then your answers (and your site) are going to receive many hits and visits.
Thanks for sharing your views and experience!
Link building for niche sites should/must be done with consistent practicality. In doing this, value should be at the mind of the blogger/webmaster.
Indeed, there are many ways to build links for niche sites but the most important tactics to be applied are often misconstrued. Link building should not be complicated but it requires consistent efforts in following the basic principles of engagements and value creation.
This post was found in kingged.com as well.
link building is part of the blogging game.
And learning how to do it properly, without getting a Google penalization is the challenge.
Hope to help some new webmaster working on SEO the right way.
Thanks for sharing this topic. Link building is still a relevant strategy despite all the changes that google makes to their algorithm. I still find that, although it can be tedious, that commenting is the best strategy for me.
I also want to get more into guest posting, Q&A sites like Quora, and using bookmarking sites. For me it's time to work a little smarter now since I have a good routine than harder. I never built a niche site, but I see that it's not too much different than building the site I have now so at least I'll have an idea if I ever build a niche site.
Thanks for sharing Erik! Have a great week!
That's right, Google STILL loves links!
Bookmarking is part of the game.
There are a few sharing sites you should start using every time you want to promote a quality post.
Hope these tips are going to help you if someday you will build a niche site.
Erik, I have to say that you did a very good job explaining how to properly build backlinks. Indeed, links are very important and they really help to establish authority in your niche, but the most important at this point is content.
I have seen websites with no backlinks, over-ranking sites that have been around for years. So I assume not only content but especially fresh and updated content is what really makes a difference.
And thanks for sharing your kind comment.
Hope this post are going to help you build awesome links for your niche sites, Vicky.
Yeah, those are still acceptable links in certain cases.
But I'm a bit hesitant to recommend some of those techniques as newbies tend to abuse them (especially all the easy ones) and eventually get hit with a penalty.
With a new update overdue, lots of sites will definitely disappear again in the rankings.
I hope this link building techniques are taken with the right approach!
You surely know how to do SEO.
Great suggestions! As mentioned by Dennis, these tactics are only effective depending on how the link builder plans on using these. Personally, while forming a strategy using these techniques are good in forming a diversified link profile, I feel it's still best to focus on earning links as a priority (building evergreen content, applying Skyscraper Techniques to your content creation strat, etc.).
glad you liked the tips here.
I didn't know that link building has such so many ways! Definitely it will help me.
Thanks again for your nice post.
Glad you liked the tips included in this post, Azad.
I hope they are going to help you!
Glad to see your content on link building. Here you give most complete list of link building tactics for niche sites.
Creating content is only half of content marketing. The other half is promoting your content.. As we know social media is an important ranking factor in google. I believe the best way to promote content is on social media.
Link building is important, but it can be dangerous. Here you provide fully safe method to build link for niche sites. Many thanks for your great tips on link building.
I believe that marketing the content is the big part of influence a site success.
Glad you enjoyed the article, thanks for commenting.
Thanks for showing new ways of backlinking, I normally miss Q& A sites. let me try to use thus on next campaign If you looking for a a. by the way Squidoo is out dated and its not available any more.
At the time of this writing, Squidoo was still active.
In august 2015, Seth Godin, the founder and owner of Squidoo, announced the social content platform, has been acquired by HubPages.
Glad you liked the info here, thanks for your feedback.
Thanks Erik Emanuelli for showing the right path in order to create backlink. This is really an impressive way to create backlink for a website. I have recently started a business website. Now, I am in the way to create backlink. I will keep your tricks in mind in order to do the backlink.
glad to have you helped and thanks for commenting.
Awesome post on link building. LB used to be pretty straightforward, but now there is a lot of fear of what and how to build due to all of the Google updates. Staying smart and not going overboard on any one technique is, I think, the key. This is a good reference – thanks!
Link building can still give awesome results, you just need to do it the smart way.
Thanks for your feedback, Christina.
Thanks for providing the smart way to find the link opportunities for my niche. The ways that you have mentioned are really amazing. I am applying them for some days, and get very good result too!
I just read some blog that are also suggesting to submit local business for niche website. How much they are profitable to create backlink in the business directory? I do not have any idea about this. Can you suggest any idea?
Regarding the submission of local business, it depends on your niche and relevance, but yes, it gives benefits for your site at Google's eyes.
Thank you Erik for your reply. I was looking for my niche and relevance local business listing sites. Can you suggest me the way that I can use for finding easily? Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback, Jennifer.
Hey Erik,,You article is offering great information about link building but something i want to know is do bookmarking really helps in ranking as we mostly gets no follow links from bookmarking. And if we get do follow then also do they provide quality juice..??
Yes, dofollow links pass link juice, Joseph.
However, you should look after getting both nofollow and dofollow. Make your link profile natural!
I used some Social bookmarking website to give some juice to my website. But, seems that it did not worked for me. I think that they were of low quality. Now, I am going to try the web 2.0 and forum links. But, this time i am going to check DA and PA before making the links.
Please suggest me some more ideas which i can implement on my website.
For Me if content is king, then backlinks are queen. without both the Kingdom of blog is uncertain. If both are good we can get the best ranking. The Strategy you shared over here are master piece.
These are important for perfect ranking.
Thanks for the nice feedback, Gennie.
Thanks a million for such an in-depth article.
It is true that links can be achieved by writing great content (with topical keywords). Most important is relevancy of the link. However; I am totally agreed to Erik Emanuelli that anchor text should also be varied.
Good to hear you enjoyed the post.
Thanks for your comment, Abdul.
This is a great post and I found this very useful for my niche site. Keep writing such quality material.
Thanks for the thumbs up, Arun.
Awesome tips I'm going to put into use to push mt site up the rankings before the year ends. It's really a good time to have come across this.
Time to create more content and get links to it in a variety of ways.
Good luck with your site rankings, Lloyd.
great post for link building everyday google make our life hard but articles like this provide the balance.
Hi. Great post. I'm building my niche sites also and I'm looking for a link building strategies right now.
This really amazing tips to do backlink. I am doing social bookmarking for my website but this is not working fine for ranking. I will follow this tips. Thanks.


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As you can see in the CV of Sabina, she has learned and is applying many techniques. Sometimes it will be appropriate to use the family constellation work, or the forgiveness work or the deep breath to reconnect to some inner sources, or meditation to disentangle from the 1.000 things of daily life.
She says about herself: Sometimes people are like an open book to me, I feel them, I understand them so much. But as I am standing outside at the same time it is often really easy for me to help them see what is in the way or what is needed to do the next step...? My intention is to help people see, and to understand that they have the ability to accept what cannot be changed or to change what needs to be changed in order to live a happy, meaningful life.
Whatever technique I use, it is only a mean for better self-observation or observation of the laws of consciousness. Even if a problem is carried for decades, it can be solved by realization of its cause in that very moment ? actually it will never be solved by time alone, even if it seems to fade away in the awareness, it may just go underground, being covered by the many new problems.
What we call the laws of consciousness can also be called the laws of life or, in India it is called the Dhamma or in China the Tao or the Christian Mystics called it the Will of God. Everyone who is interested to solve a weird life situation, a situation with his or her body, an old emotional pain or bitterness, an entangled, complex family situation or partnership problem or who likes to learn about purifying the heart and connecting to inner stillness is very welcome to come to Curasci and explore the backgrounds and free him - or herself.