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What are your 10 best study tips? How to study long hours?
My ten best study tips are as follows: Wake up early—at the latest, 6A.M. Go to bed 7–9 hours before you plan on waking up. No more, no less. Don’t hit snooze. Little 8–10 minute breaks of sleep right when you are waking up will absolutely destroy your focus for the day. The body is not designed toRead more
My ten best study tips are as follows:
- Wake up early—at the latest, 6A.M.
- Go to bed 7–9 hours before you plan on waking up. No more, no less.
- Don’t hit snooze. Little 8–10 minute breaks of sleep right when you are waking up will absolutely destroy your focus for the day. The body is not designed to sleep in such short rapid bursts. If you find yourself hitting snooze 1 or 2 or 3 or more times, reevaluate everything.
- Stay awake for 15–17 hours a day. This is incredibly important. Everybody worries about how long you sleep, but you need to be awake for a certain amount of time, or you’ll be destroyed.
- Always eat a good breakfast. Carbohydrates fuel the brain for a few hours in the morning, and they are best.
- When you sit down to work, eliminate all distractions. Put your phone on do not disturb. Don’t even have a penny on the desk. Odds are, you’ll pick it up and become distracted.
- Set alarms. Don’t study for too long at once, and when your alarm goes off, take a deliberate break, or you’ll feel fatigued and will begin easily losing focus.
- If you skip meals, you are bound to fail.
- Remove all other subconscious distractions from your mind. This is one of the most important and overlooked elements of learning. Get off social media—permanently. Sell your smartphone if you can. Don’t watch mindless television shows. Don’t read too much news—or any news if you can. All these things fill your subconscious brain layer and make focusing for long periods of time more difficult.
- Relax in the evenings. Without rest, you will lose your ability to focus. Your brain needs time to rest, but remember, that doesn’t mean endless hours on social media, reading news, or watching TV. Those three things are the enemies of success, and the destroyers of the mind.
See lessHow can I learn to read people?
Don't be fooled by what tv tells you about people. For instance, they say that a person who scratches his/her nose may be lying. Some people may do that when they are lying but you wouldnt be certain. Sometimes when I lie, I sorta smile and this is unintentional so I start biting my lips to cover. IRead more
- Don’t be fooled by what tv tells you about people. For instance, they say that a person who scratches his/her nose may be lying. Some people may do that when they are lying but you wouldnt be certain. Sometimes when I lie, I sorta smile and this is unintentional so I start biting my lips to cover.
- If you want to know if people are actually lying, look at their eyes. Our eyes are extremely powerful! For example: ask someone why he lost something and look at his eyes and his whole body. If he blurts it all out without taking the time to remember and his eyes dont wander around to remember what he had actually done, then he’s probably making up a story or they bring up something totally irrelevant to try to make you forget that you actually asked the question.
- Be a good listener. To deduce information out of anyone just listen and ask questions. You’ll be surprised by what you hear.
- To deduce secrets out of people. Act like you understand them and dont judge. This trick has benefited me alot and I have gained many close friends when I do that! You should start off by asking questions then you listen. Look deeply in the person’s eye but dont be creepy then share something about yourself that’s weird then wait and listen.
- Everyone wears a mask to protect themselves from being misunderstood or judged. The key to getting what you want from people is to TAKE OFF YOUR MASK!
- Sometimes people will make it obvious that they dont like you or are irritated by you. Dont be oblivious to the signs. If the person is not looking at you while you are talking but doesnt seem like he’s thinking about something, then he’s probably irritated by you.
- When you are approaching a person and suddenly they take out their phone, leave instantly. That doesnt always mean that they dont like you but if you are blabbering about something and they aint showing you the slightest interest then leave.
- I noticed that when someone is irritated by you and shows it but when you act like you know that and you stop giving them any attention, they actually come back and start talking to you. It’s actually very weird but people hated feeling like they’re disliked by someone especially when that someone is the person they disliked before! Weird, right?
- People who take up the most space when sitting down are the ones you shouldnt really mess with. They’re the ones that walk in a room and look directly to the place they want to sit in. They walk as if they’re walking on air. Dont mess with them.
- When you are a new comer to a group of people, please observe each one and you’ll notice patterns. There is always the friendly person who introduces you to the group. Sometimes that’s the same person who’ll ditch you to be with the leader of the group. You’ll also come across one who’ll tell you all aboht each person in the group and he’ll start whining about something he dislikes. Dont trust that person. The one paying you the less attention is the one who is the most powerful in the group.
- Ask people for favours. They’ll like you even more when you do because you’ll make them feel important
- share things about yourself but be mysterious. People like an air of mystery!
- Look at how a person treats their parents and siblings. This actually shows the parts of themselves that they tend to hide when they are talking to you
- Sometimes when a person js irritated, they scratch themselves alot or tilt their heads. It depends on the person but you have to observe everything.
- Dont judge a book by it’s cover. Some people have a resting bitch face and they come off as cold or arrogant.
- Increase in pauses and less blinking are main indicators of lying. Also, remaining unnaturally still is one of the indicators. This is due to the cognitive load. However, we are all individuals so look for the change of behaviour in the person you’re dealing with.
- Watch out for the “funny jokes” your squad say about you because usually this is what they say behind your back!
- Even shy and quiet people have many bad things to say about others but they keep their mouths shut. Give them the opportunity to say those things when you show interest and you listen to them.
- Look out for signs someone is lovebombing you! Dont fall for the attention anyone gives you because once they stop, you’ll become frustrated.
- Anyone if give the chance, can become a “bad person” Just look at the stanford prison experiment. We are not always ourselves; we play the roles society wants us to become. We can become the people we never wanted to be! We are out worst enemy! Just take a look at politicians and world leaders. Take a look at all the murder done by powerful people!
- Support people’s social identity. Everyone wish to be someone else. The ideal self! Search for that and support it by giving compliments or asking for help.
- In any relationship, the person who acts like he/she doesnt care, has more control.
- When you show weakness, you bring out the lion in everyone Even people who you presume as weak. You’ll often find that people who are considered weak by others are constantly critisized, taken advantage of and bossed around.
- Everyone has a person who they value. For example: tell a secret to a person you value and he might tell it to a person who he values more. Loyalty:D I spit on it!
- My mum told me when I had a huge fight with my so called bestfriends that I should never vent to people who are not family even when I consider them family. When jealousy, hidden hate and competition from friends are combined together, they can teach you a valuable lesson.
- Never take sides when other people are fighting. You’ll be the boss Because when other people are taking sides, you’ll be watching from above. No one can hold anything against you!
- You’ll never win an argument with psedu intellectuals so just act dumber than they are.
- You will not always be anyone’s cup of tea but when you ask for favours from people who hates you, they will respect you more.
- We are told from a young age to be nice, be interesting, be engaging and be a caring kind person to be liked and respected. It’s true that it does make you mote likeable but not always. I noticed then when oneday someone acts like they like you and the other day they ignore you, it has a tremendous effect on you because you expect attention and care all the time. That person makes you wonder. Is it something you did? Is it who you are? You start thinking about that person. The person becomes powerful to you because he doesnt want you or need you. I think if you give someone too much attention and care, you’ll repel them but give them little to no attention and care and they’ll be attracted to you. That’s why we are attracted to psychopaths.
See lessWhat is affiliate marketing?
Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing is the process by which an affiliate earns a commission for marketing another person’s or company’s products. The affiliate simply searches for a product they enjoy, then promotes that product and earns a piece of the profit from each sale they make. The saleRead more
Affiliate Marketing:
Affiliate marketing is the process by which an affiliate earns a commission for marketing another person’s or company’s products. The affiliate simply searches for a product they enjoy, then promotes that product and earns a piece of the profit from each sale they make. The sales are tracked via affiliate links from one website to another.
Because affiliate marketing works by spreading the responsibilities of product marketing and creation across parties, it manages to leverage the abilities of a variety of individuals for a more effective marketing strategy while providing contributors with a share of the profit. To make this work, three different parties must be involved:
Let’s delve into the complex relationship these three parties share to ensure affiliate marketing is a success.
1. Seller and product creators.
The seller, whether a solo entrepreneur or large enterprise, is a vendor, merchant, product creator, or retailer with a product to market. The product can be a physical object, like household goods, or a service, like makeup tutorials.
Also known as the brand, the seller does not need to be actively involved in the marketing, but they may also be the advertiser and profit from the revenue sharing associated with affiliate marketing.
For example, the seller could be an ecommerce merchant that started a dropshipping business and wants to reach a new audience by paying affiliate websites to promote their products. Or the seller could be a SaaS company that leverages affiliates to help sell their marketing software.
2. The affiliate or publisher.
Also known as a publisher, the affiliate can be either an individual or a company that markets the seller’s product in an appealing way to potential consumers. In other words, the affiliate promotes the product to persuade consumers that it is valuable or beneficial to them and convince them to purchase the product. If the consumer does end up buying the product, the affiliate receives a portion of the revenue made.
Affiliates often have a very specific audience to whom they market, generally adhering to that audience’s interests. This creates a defined niche or personal brand that helps the affiliate attract consumers who will be most likely to act on the promotion.
3. The consumer.
Whether the consumer knows it or not, they (and their purchases) are the drivers of affiliate marketing. Affiliates share these products with them on social media, blogs, and websites.
When consumers buy the product, the seller and the affiliate share the profits. Sometimes the affiliate will choose to be upfront with the consumer by disclosing that they are receiving commission for the sales they make. Other times the consumer may be completely oblivious to the affiliate marketing infrastructure behind their purchase.
Either way, they will rarely pay more for the product purchased through affiliate marketing; the affiliate’s share of the profit is included in the retail price. The consumer will complete the purchase process and receive the product as normal, unaffected by the affiliate marketing system in which they are a significant part.
A quick and inexpensive method of making money without the hassle of actually selling a product, affiliate marketing has an undeniable draw for those looking to increase their income online. But how does an affiliate get paid after linking the seller to the consumer?
The answer can get complicated.
The consumer doesn’t always need to buy the product for the affiliate to get a kickback. Depending on the program, the affiliate’s contribution to the seller’s sales will be measured differently.
The affiliate may get paid in various ways:
1. Pay per sale.
This is the standard affiliate marketing structure. In this program, the merchant pays the affiliate a percentage of the sale price of the product after the consumer purchases the product as a result of the affiliate’s marketing strategies. In other words, the affiliate must actually get the investor to invest in the product before they are compensated.
2. Pay per lead.
A more complex system, pay per lead affiliate programs compensates the affiliate based on the conversion of leads. The affiliate must persuade the consumer to visit the merchant’s website and complete the desired action — whether it’s filling out a contact form, signing up for a trial of a product, subscribing to a newsletter, or downloading software or files.
3. Pay per click.
This program focuses on incentivizing the affiliate to redirect consumers from their marketing platform to the merchant’s website. This means the affiliate must engage the consumer to the extent that they will move from the affiliate’s site to the merchant’s site. The affiliate is paid based on the increase in web traffic.
What are the reasons to become an affiliate marketer?
1. Passive income.
While any “regular” job requires you to be at work to make money, affiliate marketing offers you the ability to make money while you sleep. By investing an initial amount of time into a campaign, you will see continuous returns on that time as consumers purchase the product over the following days and weeks. You receive money for your work long after you’ve finished it. Even when you’re not in front of your computer, your marketing skills will be earning you a steady flow of income.
2. No customer support.
Individual sellers and companies offering products or services have to deal with their consumers and ensure they are satisfied with what they have purchased.
Thanks to the affiliate marketing structure, you’ll never have to be concerned with customer support or customer satisfaction. The entire job of the affiliate marketer is to link the seller with the consumer. The seller deals with any consumer complaints after you receive your commission from the sale.
3. Work from home.
If you’re someone who hates going to the office, affiliate marketing is the perfect solution. You’ll be able to launch campaigns and receive revenue from the products that sellers create while working from the comfort of your own home. This is a job you can do without ever getting out of your pajamas.
4. Cost-effective.
Most businesses require startup fees as well as a cash flow to finance the products being sold. However, affiliate marketing can be done at a low cost, meaning you can get started quickly and without much hassle. There are no affiliate program fees to worry about and no need to create a product. Beginning this line of work is relatively straightforward.
5. Convenient and flexible.
Since you’re essentially becoming a freelancer, you get ultimate independence in setting your own goals, redirecting your path when you feel so inclined, choosing the products that interest you, and even determining your own hours. This convenience means you can diversify your portfolio if you like or focus solely on simple and straightforward campaigns. You’ll also be free from company restrictions and regulations as well as ill-performing teams.
6. Performance-Based rewards.
With other jobs, you could work an 80-hour week and still earn the same salary. Affiliate marketing is purely based on your performance. You’ll get from it what you put into it. Honing your reviewing skills and writing engaging campaigns will translate to direct improvements in your revenue. You’ll finally get paid for the outstanding work you do!
7. Do Not Underestimate the Power of SEO.
There’s a ton of organic traffic you can get from search engines if you do SEO properly. The days when Search Engine Optimization was about cheating Google are gone. Today, it is about making your website better for visitors. People naturally look for information online. That’s why you should learn the basics of on-page SEO, keyword research and link building to be the information source they find first. Who wouldn’t want to rank #1 for terms such as “best product” or “product review” in Google?
Common Types of Affiliate Marketing Channels
Most affiliates share common practices to ensure that their audience is engaged and receptive to purchasing promoted products. But not all affiliates advertise the products in the same way. In fact, there are several different marketing channels they may leverage.
1. Influencers.
An influencer is an individual who holds the power to impact the purchasing decisions of a large segment of the population. This person is in a great position to benefit from affiliate marketing. They already boast an impressive following, so it’s easy for them to direct consumers to the seller’s products through social media posts, blogs, and other interactions with their followers. The influencers then receive a share of the profits they helped to create.
Influencer marketing campaigns are particularly popular on Instagram where brands partner with influencers who are seen as experts or authorities in their specific niches. Depending on the deal, a campaign could consist of a series of product reviews with photos, account takeovers, or live videos. While an influencer might have their own branding and aesthetic, it’s important to add elements that tie up with your brand to ensure brand recall and recognition. This can be achieved by using apps like Instasize where you can quickly edit and customize your campaign’s creatives in a tap.
2. Bloggers.
With the ability to rank organically in search engine queries, bloggers excel at increasing a seller’s conversions. The blogger samples the product or service and then writes a comprehensive review that promotes the brand in a compelling way, driving traffic back to the seller’s site.
The blogger is awarded for his or her influence spreading the word about the value of the product, helping to improve the seller’s sales. For example, my article on the best email marketing software includes product reviews and affiliate links throughout.
3. Paid search focused microsites.
Developing and monetizing microsites can also garner a serious amount of sales. These sites are advertised within a partner site or on the sponsored listings of a search engine. They are distinct and separate from the organization’s main site. By offering more focused, relevant content to a specific audience, microsites lead to increased conversions due to their simple and straightforward call to action.
4. Email lists.
Despite its older origins, email marketing is still a viable source of affiliate marketing income. Some affiliates have email lists they can use to promote the seller’s products. Others may leverage email newsletters that include hyperlinks to products, earning a commission after the consumer purchases the product.
Another method is for the affiliate to build an email list over time. They use their various campaigns to collect emails en masse, then send out emails regarding the products they are promoting.
5. Large media websites.
Designed to create a huge amount of traffic at all times, these sites focus on building an audience of millions. These websites promote products to their massive audience through the use of banners and contextual affiliate links. This method offers superior exposure and improves conversion rates, resulting in a top-notch revenue for both the seller and the affiliate.
Tips to Help You Become A Successful Affiliate Marketer
1. Develop a rapport.
When beginning your affiliate marketing career, you’ll want to cultivate an audience that has very specific interests. This allows you to tailor your affiliate campaigns to that niche, increasing the likelihood that you’ll convert. By establishing yourself as an expert in one area instead of promoting a large array of products, you’ll be able to market to the people most likely to buy the product.
2. Make it personal.
There is no shortage of products you’ll be able to promote. You’ll have the ability to pick and choose products that you personally believe in, so make sure that your campaigns center around truly valuable products that consumers will enjoy. You’ll achieve an impressive conversion rate while simultaneously establishing the reliability of your personal brand.
You’ll also want to get really good at email outreach to work with other bloggers and influencers. Use a tool like ContactOut or Voila Norbert to gather people’s contact information and send personalized emails to garner guest blogging and affiliate opportunities.
3. Start reviewing products and services.
Focus on reviewing products and services that fall within your niche. Then, leveraging the rapport you have created with your audience and your stance as an expert, tell your readers why they would benefit from purchasing the product or service you are promoting. Almost anything sold online can be reviewed if there is an affiliate program – you can review physical products, digital software, or even services booked online, like ride-sharing or travel resort booking. It is especially effective to compare this product to others in the same category. Most importantly, make sure you are generating detailed, articulate content to improve conversions.
4. Use several sources.
Instead of focusing on just an email campaign, also spend time making money with a blog, reaching out to your audience on social media, and even looking into cross-channel promotions.
Test a variety of marketing strategies to see which one your audience responds to the most. Make frequent use of this technique.
For more information, you can check out this article on how to start a successful blog this year.
5. Choose campaigns with care.
No matter how good your marketing skills are, you’ll make less money on a bad product than you will on a valuable one. Take the time to study the demand for a product before promoting it. Make sure to research the seller with care before teaming up. Your time is worth a lot, and you want to be sure you’re spending it on a product that is profitable and a seller you can believe in.
6. Stay current with trends.
There is serious competition in the affiliate marketing sphere. You’ll want to make sure you stay on top of any new trends to ensure you remain competitive. Additionally, you’ll likely be able to benefit from at least a few of the new marketing techniques that are constantly being created. Be sure you’re keeping up to date on all these new strategies to guarantee that your conversion rates, and therefore revenue, will be as high as possible.
See lessWhat is KETO DIET?
What is the Keto Diet and how does it function? Simply defined, it's a low-carb, high-fat, low-to-moderate-protein diet with stringent (strict) carbohydrate restrictions. During this diet, your body will enter and remain in Ketosis. (a condition of metabolism in which the body consumes a highly effiRead more
What is the Keto Diet and how does it function?
Simply defined, it’s a low-carb, high-fat, low-to-moderate-protein diet with stringent (strict) carbohydrate restrictions.
During this diet, your body will enter and remain in Ketosis. (a condition of metabolism in which the body consumes a highly efficient alternate fuel) Ketones are a type of organic compound.
A keto diet not only aids weight loss, but also appears to aid in the treatment of health ailments such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study.
To get your keto journey off to a good start,
Here are our top three crucial bits of advice:-
1) Consume the appropriate foods.
☆ On a regular basis, your goal is to eat keto-friendly foods instead of carbohydrates and heavier dishes.
This will assist you in consuming fewer calories than previously, and to assist in jumpstarting and maintain ketosis.
You should concentrate on meat with high-fat content, Nuts, and seeds, as well as dairy and healthful oils, leafy green, and above-ground vegetables.
2) Consume the appropriate amount of those items.
☆ You’ll also have to keep track of your expenses.
Fats, carbs, and protein, often known as macronutrients or macros, must be kept in strict balance to keep your body in ketosis.
In general, it is suggested that you eat less than 35 grams of carbs each day. 70% of your calories come from fat. 25 calories come from protein.
3) Get ready for the keto flu to kick in.
☆ When you first start reducing your carbohydrate intake, There will be certain alterations in your physique as your body needs time to adapt to your new way of life.
The keto flu will show some flu-like symptoms. Weariness and mental fogginess is one probable shift.
These symptoms usually only last a few days. While this may take some time, it is wise to be already prepared for it.
You’ll need to drink some more water than usual and consume extra amounts of sodium, potassium, and magnesium. During this keto flu, you should also increase your fat intake.
See lessWhat is digital marketing?
Digital Marketing: In Digital Marketing we sell products and services online with the help of some digital channels like SEO, email, social media, Internet, Mobile devices, Search engines, and other channels. In the field of marketing, some experts consider that Digital Marketing is an entirely newRead more
Digital Marketing:
In Digital Marketing we sell products and services online with the help of some digital channels like SEO, email, social media, Internet, Mobile devices, Search engines, and other channels. In the field of marketing, some experts consider that Digital Marketing is an entirely new endeavor that requires a new way of approaching customers and a new way of understanding the demand and interest of customers as compared to traditional marketing.
Nowadays, everything is becoming online day by day & the result is that people spend lots of time on the Internet and social media. With the help of Digital Marketing, we directly interact with our customers.
The main components that we use in Digital Marketing are:
Who can learn Digital Marketing?
Digital Marketing is becoming popular in this digital world and it very beneficial course for those who want to make their courier or grow their Business. “Who can do or learn Digital marketing”, this question is arising in everyone’s mind who want to do this course. It’s not a big deal to do this course if you are a student and you want to make your courier in the field of marketing it is the best course. Students who know about digital marketing can start-ups their businesses with new business ideas, they can become affiliate marketers.
Marketing Professionals can also do this course to boost our knowledge in the field of online marking. Digital Marketing is not only important for those who are in the sales and marketing profession it is important for everyone so anyone can do this course and become a Digital Marketing expert with their hard work and dedication.
Career Opportunities in Digital Marketing
It is a new and trendy course that’s why job opportunities in this field are more than in other Courses. Every day, many companies are walking to the fact that Digital Marketing is very essential for every business so that many companies shift their business towards digital Marketing and this shift in marketing practice is giving huge opportunities in Digital Marketing jobs.
Here are some Digital Marketing jobs you can do after your course is complete;
Salary
Salary in Digital Marketing is different and it depends on your post or the work you should do in digital marketing. Here I will show you some average income of the different-different post in Digital Marketing.
Digital Marketing Specialist: Approx. 23k to 26k per month
Digital Marketing Executive: Approx. 15k to 20k per month
Social Media Marketing Expert: Approx. 30k per month
Content Writer Manager: Approx. 5k per month
Google Ads Marketer: Approx. 31k per month
Email marketing Executive: 23k per months
Advantages of Digital Marketing
1. Digital Marketing is Cost-Effective:
Every Business has to bear the Biggest financial burden when it starts Marketing and advertisement. It is not a burden for big businesses for spending such a big amount on marketing and advertising but for small businesses, this is such a big deal or maybe impossible.
The biggest benefit of digital marketing is that it is cost-effective and saves your money, so it is an affordable way by which you can market your business to the interested customer. There are several Digital Marketing and budget-friendly advertising methods.
2. Digital Marketing is measurable:
One of the most important benefits of a Digital Marketing strategy is you can measure your results. In another traditional method, there is no clear way to track the origin of leads and the traditional method can be very effective nut you can’t measure that effectiveness. Another hand with the Digital marketing method you can easily track the result of your campaign.
3. High-Paying Jobs:
Nowadays, Digital Marketing is becoming popular so that the demand for digital Marketers is high and the supply is low, and what would happen when the supply of something getting low, its value increases. When you apply for a job as a Digital Marketer you can Expect a high salary.
Conclusion:
Digital Marketing is the best course in this online world. You can make your future bright with the help of this course and you can also start a new business after completing this course. Digital Marketing Helps you in many ways to make your courier better and most important thing is that everyone can do this course.
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What is the best Christmas present ever?
Just two days ago, I got the best Christmas gift I've had in my 64 Christmases and most likely the best I'll ever get. It's going to be hard to top, and it was a twofer. One half has been over 44 months in the making, the other almost two years by one measure, a bit less than ten by another. I'll teRead more
Just two days ago, I got the best Christmas gift I’ve had in my 64 Christmases and most likely the best I’ll ever get. It’s going to be hard to top, and it was a twofer. One half has been over 44 months in the making, the other almost two years by one measure, a bit less than ten by another. I’ll tell you each half separately, but the combination has been an emotional rollercoaster both devestating and elating simultaneously.
Part One: As those of you who are amomg my regular readers are aware, my wife is fighting ovarian cancer. It has been a magnificent battle, the cancer which was within a few months of taking her when diagnosed on one side, Andrea, her Gynocological Oncologist Dr. Steven Andrews and his team on the other. Chemotherapy, surgery, more chemo, maintenance drugs and yet more chemo keeping her going, all against a prognosis of 18 months of “life extension”, as a “cure” was never on the table.
Those aforementioned 18 months are long in the rearview mirror. We’re at 44 and counting, although we are well aware we are closer to the end of that fight than the beginning.
Just two days past we celebrated what we both believe is the last of our 23 Christmases together, and that is all right. Christmas morning coffee was a joyous occasion, followed by the happy wrapping of gifts we would take to my son’s for Christmas dinner, and the making of our contributions thereto.
That coffee we shared? The gift we gave each other. Bought with 44 months of a fight we can not win.
Quoting Aaron Sorkin, “You fight the fights you can win? You fight the fights that need fighting!” Andrea has fought for her ability to plan for the life I’ll lead when she’s gone, and for all the ladies who will fight this fight later. For all the things that Dr. Andrews can learn from Andy’s fight to help the next woman fight longer.
A true Battle Royale, against what has been called the Emperor of All Maladies. Yes, I am proud of the beautiful lady who married me the day after Thanksgiving, 23 years past.
Part Two: Close on two years after Andy’s fight began, my son, Chris, and his wife, Sarah, came down to our place in Medina, almost 30 miles south of their Cleveland home. Not unusual, as their support of Andy and I had never waivered as we went through the medical mess inextricably bound to our retirement. But the “kids” had an announcement to make, and they felt it had to be in person.
They had begun the process of becoming foster parents, preparatory to adopting a child through Child Protective Services. They were looking for a child of 6-11 years, everything else “pot luck”. Girl or boy? What ya got? Black, White, mixed or Green? Who cares?
They wanted Andy to know that she would be a Gramma, even if she didn’t make it to the day. They knew how far down the road we already were, and just how unlikely she would see the end (beginning?) of their road.
Andy’s translation? The utter determination to become the best dead gramma ever! A retired Special Ed teacher, Andrea began building her grandchild’s reading list, taking into account common problems among children who are in “the system” long-term.
We scoured bookstores for those she believed best to put them into a library, to be housed in a bookcase built by her father, refurbished by me. Training me to diagnose and treat reading problems as needed, based upon her own MEd, and current research in the subject.
As I learned from her fight with cancer, “fair” and “fight” do not combine in my lady’s vocabulary. My reading list became an undergraduate seminar in how to tutor reading, with regular examinations of my understanding.
Eighteen months into their training and preparation, Chris and Sarah were finally certified foster parents, the critical step to the adoption they sought.
As they had made clear from the start that they would adopt their foster child, the case workers turned them loose to look at those kids eligible for adoption, nationwide, and Andy was still hanging in. But there was nothing certain, and Andy’s cancer was back and still kicking. It was still a close run thing.
Near the end of October, Chris texted that it had been a while, and they wanted to get together for dinner. They fly, we buy. We chose a place near us named Twiisted, a burger, sushi and beer place we had come to love.
We grabbed a table for four and a few minutes later, they arrived. Chris handed me a card with the words, “Open it, Dad.” Inside, a card which said, “Grab Some Joy” spelled out in fireflies inside a mason jar. Inside, in Sarah’s hand, the inscription:
A dinner of hopes and plans followed. They would meet Logan the following weekend, and if everything went to plan, Logan would be in his forever home by New Years.
Andy had made it. Even if she stopped treatment after her current cycle (always a possibility), she would meet her grandson as a living Granny (her preferred appellation).
We were the first grandparents to meet Logan, the weekend after Thanksgiving and the day after our 23rd anniversary.
He was thinking of this as a potential new foster home, as his current fosters are my age, and needed to retire from the system due to their health. We could NOT say otherwise, for Logan’s own good, should something go wrong.
The plan, at that point, was for Logan to be told about a week before Christmas, and to celebrate the holiday with his new, forever family, coming home on Monday, December 23rd. The plan went off without a hitch.
THE GIFT: Christmas day, the wrapping we did included several gifts for Logan, the grandson Andy never expected to meet.
But when we had met in November, Logan had called us Mr. Jeff and Ms. Andrea after asking, “Should I call you Grampa?” When we arrived on Christmas, I called him over and asked if he remembered asking that question. He didn’t, but I reminded him of it.
He got a big grin on his face, grabbed me in a hug and said one of the most beautiful things I’ll ever hear. Just that single word. Then he turned and gave me the gift I never imagined I’d get. He ran to Andy, looked up and asked, “Gramma?” Andrea looked down and said simply, “Make it Granny, OK?”
The look on that young man’s face as he said that word for the first time in his life, while hugging the first lady to whom he could say it was the most precuous, priceless gift I have ever recieved. Fought for by people he’ll never know in ways he can not imagine.
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Easy because, they do not want to. Just because others celebrities have done it doesn’t mean they have to. That is what separates them from others. They do things that they want to do not because others are doing it too.
Well, what I know is that BTS, for some reason, are always under a tight strain for what they post and do. I mean I know there are worldwide stars and idols but so is Blackpink and they all have their accounts on things and post whatever they want. I probably shouldn’t compare two different groups and companies together though.
So I think the only reason is so the members won’t post anything stupid while they’re out somewhere or drunk and get backlash for it because then the company will get some backlash to and it looks bad for them. Anththe e d majority of their fans are young teenagers or young adults. 13–25. And they’ve had some bad experiences with that kind of stuff from V’s vaping getting on camera to members drunk tweeting and posting. And I mean that’s all part of life but since their role models it ends up being worse than it has to be. Hope this answers your question.
Also, everything they do has to go through the company unless there lies a posting on the reverse or whatever other than that everything goes through the company. So that might be part of the reason. And IDK if it’s just me but BTS isn’t like other groups. If you know what I mean. They have so much freedom but yet so little. Hmm, I don’t know maybe it’s just me.
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Faisalabad Incident CCTV video footage – what Is Faisalabad incident
Here is a picture of Faisalabad incident Before jumping to the incident and the conclusion, lets start how it began. Here is what was reported on social media right after the Faisalabad incident. https://twitter.com/IftikharFirdous/status/1468169221670641669?t=fKtgR5rYj3iUOCNUdVIz5Q&s=19 https:/Read more
Here is a picture of Faisalabad incident
Before jumping to the incident and the conclusion, lets start how it began.
Here is what was reported on social media right after the Faisalabad incident.
But then CCTV footage of the incident became public and here is the opinion of Some people after that.
Faisalabad women ‘willingly undressed themselves’ in new CCTV footage
The Faisalabad incident involving four women, who were tortured and paraded, has taken a turn as the victims spotted ripping off their clothes in a bid to threaten the shopkeeper to avoid being caught in the robbery.
The CCTV footage of the incident surfaced on social media in which three women can be seen shoplifting items from an electric store. The actual clip of the incident that garnered international attention gives the impression that these women undressed to threaten the shopkeeper.
The quick-witted shopkeeper ran outside the premises and restricted the women by holding the door tightly to prevent them from running. Women someway managed to open the entrance door and attempted to escape.
However, another man caught two of them upon commotion of the shop owner. As they got hold of the escaping women, the others started undressing themselves to gather the crowd.
As the shocking video take the internet by storm, RPO Faisalabad said it is yet to ascertain what happened there as there is no sound of the CCTV footage. Police officials said they are investigating whether the act was committed by the women themselves or the shopkeeper forced them to do so.
Earlier, it was reported that a group of men stripped four women, including a teenager, dragged and beat them up after accusing them of shoplifting.
The victims were seen pleading to the people surrounding them in in a viral video to let them have a piece of cloth to cover themselves after being stripped but they were beaten with sticks.
Police swung into action and have arrested five main culprits in this incident. An FIR has also been registered against five suspects and several others under relevant provisions of the law.
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