Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
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2. There is no limit on the number of posts you can make per day, week, etc. Post to your little hearts content.
3. A valid gmail account is required in order to become a member of this community.
4. All posts must adhere to Adsense guidelines. Failure to do so may result in deletion/banning of your account either by Adsense, or by site Administrators. Use a little common sense in this regard, and you should be fine. This includes the use of things like click sharing sites and pornography. If you aren't sure, don't do it!
5. Be kind to your fellow community members. This is YOUR community. Simply treat others as you want to be treated. Again, a little common sense is all it takes here.
6. Please direct all questions to the PWG HelpDesk. They will be answered as soon as possible.
7. All images used in your articles should be properly attributed with a viable source credit. Only images that are either A) Your own (this should be noted)
B) Free and fair to use (i.e., Public Domain, or properly sourced from a site such as Wikimedia Commons, Morguefiles, etc.)
or C) Have proper permissions from the photographer or source, plainly listed with them.
All Image credits must be listed.
8. Plagiarism will NOT be allowed in any form. If you choose to steal the work of another, you WILL be banned from this site, and yes, I DO make random checks for plagiarized content.
9. Any republished work should include the site name, original date of publication, and the name it was published under, if different from the one you use here. Original work is always preferred, however.
Help Desk
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How To filter your Gmail comment notifications in Blogger
How To Prevent Blogger Notifications From Flooding My Email
How To See All Your PWG Posts In A Single Page
Fix for Error: "Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4"
Mostly this error message appears when text is being copied directly from MS Word to Blogger. MS Word adds many special formatting/fonts tags which are not recognized by Blogger. Hence it leads to above mentioned errors. Remember, these errors are not due to blogger templates.
To solve this problem, for new posts, simply write directly in blogger editor. Or - if you want to copy text from MS Word, then there are two solutions:
(1) First copy text to any ASCII Editor like Notepad and then copy it again to post on blogger.
(2) Paste copied text to the “HTML” Tab rather than the “Compose” Tab of the Blogger editor.
Fix: Allow Googlebot to Crawl Your Blogger Page.
This can be the issue if you can not locate your posts on the Google search engine.
1. Goto your blogger dashboard/settings/search preferences: Crawlers and Indexing
2. Select "Custom robots.txt" and click Edit
3. Now copy/paste this line:
User-agent: Google
Disallow:
User-agent: *
Disallow:
4. Save Changes
The "Disallow" fields have been left open to specify there are no crawl restrictions on your site by Google.
Check to see that the robot.txt is updated by searching your url address/robot.txt in your browser:
http://yoururladdress.com/robots.txt. You should see the updated robot.txt. Note: You may not begin to see your recent posts until the next time your site is crawled.
How to see only my posts in the Posts Log.
Put an ID tag in small print at the bottom of each post. I use a personal 5 digit number but it can be anything you wish as long as it is unique to your articles alone. Then in the post section, key this tag into the search box to display only your posts bearing that tag.
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Post ID 10197
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We rely upon ad revenue gained from organic traffic coming in from offsite. We have multiple ad formats running simultaneously which can make it difficult to focus if you are reviewing your post, commenting or otherwise. So you may want to disable these ads while you are working. If you use Chrome you can find this free extension in Settings/extensions: Adbock. Or get it here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-pro/ocifcklkibdehekfnmflempfgjhbedch?hl=en-US
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Regarding Page Views
You may share your posts extensively as you wish utilizing any Adsense approved services you wish to gain valid visitors to your posts. Traffic Exchange and Paid Traffic is NOT ALLOWED. Understand that ONLY your valid page views will be counted so don't rely on your site page views as an accurate measure of your actual earnings. If it is not counted as valid by our sponsors you WILL NOT receive earnings for it. So choose your share sources carefully.
Include Your Own Ads in Your Posts
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Use your Preferred Writers Facebook Group as Your Front Page.
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Comment/Share Posts of Other Authors
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Be a Great Connection
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Share your Posts
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Tag Your Posts
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The Peanut Cart
My last blog, "Mixology of Life" was a splash into the splendor of a 7 star hotel, the Burj Al Arab, in Dubai. The glimpse into solid gold paneling, arcing water of fountains, a single red rose and a city behind glass was an indelible memory.Optics and resplendence aside, I still harbored a fascination, a craving for fresh roasted peanuts straight from the cart, at street level. I was aware that anaphylaxis was on the rise possibly due to increased sensitivities to air quality, food stuffs and water quality, but so too was the new medicine. Small measured doses of peanuts could be administered to the patient within a highly functional medical setting.A careful and thorough monitoring of all signs and symptoms was the safety net to walking the high wire of building a physiology of resiliency against the harmful effects of the nefarious nut. My father went through this treatment years ago as a solution for the ambulance in the driveway and completely swollen breathing passages following a bee sting. The little pollen pocketed yellow and black striped insects of the fields and flowers became just that, for my father and our family, as opposed to precursors to an alarming and traumatic reaction that was as deadly as a gun shot. Ahh science innovations and the consequential conquests can be so endearing in the battlefields of human health care.Even the most genuine of peace lovers can appreciate that fight.
In Montmartre, Paris steps from the Basilica De Sacre Coeur the wrinkled , amiable and carefree countenance of the peanut vendor was as welcoming as spring rain after a cold hard winter.Sunbeams glinted off the metal bars at his back.The chiseled,smudged gray stones radiated warmth in collaboration with the earthy enticing aroma emanating from the pan on the cook stand. The place swirled with illustrious visitors, enticing characters, no doubt, who had the good sense to flip the page, and gather in the reality of the steps, the narrows and open spaces of this historic, well preserved, spiritually minted edifice. From behind radiated spokes of the wheel, and the fitted block of his cart the peanut man flipped, adjusted and attended to the roasting process with an attention and ease that made time stand still -not like the time you were caught in the maelstrom, as is often the case, but similar to watching children play, an elder smile, or noticing dappled light on a forest path. When he spoke, the words were clipped and decorated with a melodic french accent and meaning was dipped in the chocolate of clear and simple as he explained the process in depth. The fellow, tied with a fresh apron newly splotched and crinkled in the centre, lingered over the idea of keeping the temperatures constant, and the consistent careful rotation of the denizen of the deep, the well rooted peanut. The result was a perfect taste sensation, cart caviar of the streets from this contented gentle man in a fastidiously tilted felt black cap and a coat of cultural data.
The essence of his simplicity embellished the colour in the scarves and clung to feathery fringes of hairstyles of passerbyers for an upbeat, rosy feeling like the red nose fastened to a clown or the moment you decide to turn off the mobile, if only for 20min. The quick fix of phones momentarily set aside to give your fave five, the senses, a moment to dial in and your 6th sense a chance to get a little exercise. Hunter- gathers of information portals, content,stimulus and digital connections do not ever really nullify their tech , completely. These days tech enhances our experiences when it remains a complement as opposed to an adversary or companion for life. I say this while still respecting the craft and pleasure of peanuts roasted near the steps of the Basilica on a blue sky day, as this is a reminder to change directions or at least slow the run to a walk for a moment.
People, sauntered haunted and raced through the ramparts, steps and structures arm in arm, in captured stills, motion, emotion, and or poised for reflection.The heights were alluring as in Dubai but the city was Paris and the views were formidable in the light.We were out of the fishbowl, rather the magnificent aquarium of one city behind glass, as beautiful as a starry night.We felt , now, like birds on the wing or perched on the buttresses with pillars of stone and exceptional architecture framing panoramas. You could reach out your hand and feel the breath of the currents that shaped the clouds overhead and brushed the objects below. The windows on cities ,behind glass or open air, are a boundless source of amazement, and yes, I would say cities are the personification of agility for human habitation, when well planned.
The peanut vendor standing tall behind his rustic cart shared his visions, there, at ground level of a peaceful peopled zone. He would continue to wheel his roasted recipe of arachnids to this location and that around the city gathering the pulse of the places. Now he would, engage with others over roasted peanuts and glance over his the layered padding of his shoulders, eye to eye with the Sacre Coeur, in all her glory. She had his back. The ornate wrought iron fencing were monkey bars for child's play not barriers . His joy, love for life and comfortable space in the crowd conformed easily to his surroundings. He reminded me of an intricate, animate and carefully designed puzzle piece fitted into the masterpiece of the most complex and breathtaking jigsaw that was his city.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Odd Story of Dame Alice Kyteler, the First Witch in Ireland
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| Photo © Kathryn Darden |
Born in 1280, Kyteler's family was a noble Irish family and an important part of the Kilkenny community. Alice Kyteler first married William Outlaw. She was married again in 1302 after Outlaw died. For a short time, Kyteler and Adam le Blund (husband #2) were accused of killing Outlaw.
When her second and third husbands also died, Kyteler was wed to John le Poer. When le Poer became seriously ill in 1324, he told people he was being poisoned and that he had found her chest full of potions and satanic instruments. At this point his children and the children of Dame Alice's other husbands accused her of sorcery and witchcraft.
What followed was a convoluted tale and trial built upon intrigue, family ties, politics, and religion all centered around a woman who had four husbands die under strange circumstances. The investigation led to the first woman being burned alive for sorcery and witchcraft in Ireland.
Read the full story at: The Strange History of Irish Witch Dame Alice Kyteler--the Sorceress of Kilkenny
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Post ID KD214
Josef Stalin's Victory parade at the End of world war II in 1945
The Second World War is receding from the minds of the younger generation. It is becoming more and more distant, but some events of that period can even now rouse the spirits of old soldiers. One of the famous events was Stalin’s victory parade at the end of the war. The parade took place on 24 June 1945 more than a month after the surrender of Nazi Germany to Russian commaqnders. it was a stupendous victory achieved at great human cost. The Russians lost 20 million dead and their contribution to the cause of allied victory was substantial. It was fitting thta a parade be held to commomorate this great victory The order for the parade was issued by Josef Stalin himself. Earlier as per noted historian Anthony Beevor Stalin himself wished to lead the parade, but then gave up the idea as the horse on which he was to ride unseated him. After that he commented that let Zhukov lead the parade as he is from the cavalry. .jpg)
Stalin thus in his operational order appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov as the parade inspector and MarshalKonstantin Rokossovsky as the parade commander. The organization of the parade was the prerogative of Colonel General Pavel Artemyev. The parade took place on a rainy day and later the fly past was cancelled. Stalin himself took the salute standing atop Lenin’s mausoleum. Units of all Russian federation groups as well as a small Polish contingent took part in the parade. The parade commenced with both Zhukov and Rokossovsky riding down Red Square on a white and Black chargers. A statue of Zhukov on a horse adorns the state historical museum in Moscow.Columns of Soviet soldiers and tanks sped past Stalin atop the mauseleum of lenin. The vigor and energy displayed by teh troops was exemplary. The high point of the parade was when at the end some 200 captured banners of the German army army were placed at the entrance of Lenin’s mausoleum. These included a personal banner of Hitler’s body guards. The parade highlighted the hold of Stalin and the contribution of the Russians to the Allied victory. Also read http://expertscolumn.com/content/stalin-and-7-november-1941-victory-parade -the-end-of-world-war-ii#ixzz2vdpS4lbB Follow us: @bukisa on Twitter | bukisa on Facebook
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