Barceloneta Beach is one of the most central and popular beaches in the city, but it’s often packed full of people and covered in cigarette butts and other litter. Although the promenade can be entertaining for an evening stroll, there are far better places to sunbathe or swim. Some of the best include Bogatell, Mar Bella and, most of all, Ocata Beach, which is one of the cleanest in the area.
If you’re a Muslim traveler, be aware that in 2010 Barcelona banned full-face coverings in municipal buildings. It is one of over a dozen Spanish cities that, for security reasons, forbids burkas, niqab veils or any head-wear that hinders identification to be worn inside public spaces like municipal offices, public markets and libraries (walking the streets is okay, however). It’s not meant to target religious beliefs, per se, as wearing of ski masks, helmets and balaclavas is also not permitted. Note, there are no legal issues with wearing the more common hijab headscarf around Barcelona.
Those are among the final words of an Oakland man shouting to his sister as Oakland Police Department officers pinned him to the ground—a knee on his back—moments before he died. Hernan Jaramillo screamed those words over and again, according to grainy body cam footage from the 2013 incident that sparked a civil rights lawsuit (PDF) the city is now settling (PDF) for $450,000.
"Sir, we're not killing you," one of the handful of officers on the scene is overheard saying calmly. Minutes later, the 51-year-old man is dead. The footage has been sealed under a protective order, but the Contra Costa Times managed to get a hold of it and published it Tuesday.
Police gobbling up surveillance body cam wearable s and eye-wear cameras.
The body-cam tape and a bystander's mobile-phone footage were pieces of evidence that played a part in bringing the case to a resolution. And sometimes, as in this case, the sound on a video is more powerful than the images. The episode is part and parcel of the ever-emerging YouTube society, where police are filming the public in a bid to protect themselves and to facilitate transparency with the cell-phone camera-wielding public. And as more police departments gobble up body and dash cams in the wake of high-profile shootings nationwide, police-produced footage, or the absence of it, is likely to become a key facet of police abuse lawsuits.
The settlement comes as a Florida cop was indicted Wednesday for allegedly beating a suspect, a scene that was captured on video, and seven months after the New York Police Department settled for $5.9 million a similar yet high-profile wrongful death case, captured on film, of a man being arrested for selling single cigarettes and yelling, "I can't breathe, I can't breathe" as officers held him in a chokehold.
The facts of the Oakland case, while disputed, are laid out in federal court documents. Not disputed is the incident leading to Jaramillo's death and an early morning July 8, 2013 phone call to the Oakland Police Department from Jaramillo's sister, Ana Biocini. The sister called police after she heard "a great deal of noise for reasons unknown" in her brother's bedroom, according to the family's lawsuit. The suit said she stayed in her bedroom "out of fear she would be attacked by the perceived intruder."
When police got there, the suit says, they handcuffed the brother "without any lawful reason or justification" and forced him out of the house.
Punishments ranged from "written reprimand" to suspensions of a few days.
"All the while, Ms. Biocini implored the defendant officers to stop, insisting that her brother was not the perceived intruder," according to the suit. The suit said the man struggled, was thrown on the ground and "dragged approximately 20 feet on his back to the sidewalk." He was then thrown "face down on to the ground," according to the suit, and an officer held his knee to Jaramillo's back "while other officers used their weight to hold him down."
The suit said the man "screamed out for help and strained to breathe under the collective weight of the three Defendant officers," which was partly captured on grainy body cam footage.
The police department maintained a different set of facts and said the man had a "potentially lethal dose of cocaine in his system" (PDF), saying:
On July 8, 2013, Ms. Biocini called 911 to report that intruders broke into her home and were trying to kill her brother, Mr. Jaramillo. Extremely frightened and locked in her bedroom, Ms. Biocini let responding officers into her home by passing one officer a key through her bedroom window. When officers knocked on a bedroom door, Mr. Jaramillo would not open it at first and then stuck his head out. Mr. Jaramillo was intoxicated. The house was in disarray. Ms. Biocini was still very frightened. The officers handcuffed Mr. Jaramillo and escorted him out the home so that they could investigate. Mr. Jaramillo tensed up and resisted. The officers explained to him that he was not under arrest and asked him to sit in a patrol car with his feet outside the car. Mr. Jaramillo refused and resisted. One of his hands became un-cuffed and Mr. Jaramillo continued resisting. Mr. Jaramillo fell to the ground where the officers were able to re-handcuff Mr. Jaramillo.
While on the ground Mr. Jaramillo was screaming. Ms. Biocini and officers encouraged Mr. Jaramillo to relax. He stopped screaming and was breathing. The officers called an ambulance. Mr. Jaramillo was breathing. When the paramedics arrived, Mr. Jaramillo had become unresponsive. Mr. Jaramillo had a potentially lethal dose of cocaine in his system. The Coroner listed the cause of death as "multiple drug intoxication associated with physical exertion."
Neither the police department nor the family's lawyers immediately returned messages seeking comment for this story.
Most people studying history are aware of the fact that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December 1941, resulting in the United States entering World War II. A little known fact is that the Japanese also made another attack on the mainland of the United States, shelling an area near Santa Barbara, California.
Events leading to attack
The events leading to the attack actually started out in the late 1930s when a Japanese ship docked in the small city of Santa Barbara, California, 60 miles up the coast from Los Angeles. It is uncertain if the ship stopped in Santa Barbara to get crude oil that had been drilled from one of the off-shore wells on either side of the city or to load or unload cargo.
While in port, the captain of the ship was given a tour of the sights in Santa Barbara. As the captain was admiring some scenery on a hillside, he backed up and lost his footing. He fell backwards into a bed of cactus!
His guests burst into laughter at his misfortune. The captain did not understand the American sense of humor and felt that he was being ridiculed by these people. He had lost face because of his accident, and he vowed to get revenge on Americans and on Santa Barbara.
Sub shells coast
After war was declared between Japan and the United States, the freighter captain entered the Japanese navy as a submarine commander. On 23 February 1942, he brought his submarine close to the California coast. He knew of the oil fields near Santa Barbara, which had strategic importance in the war. But he also felt that his was his opportunity to get revenge on the rude Americans who had humiliated him so.
The captain surfaced his submarine near an oil field pier just north of the Santa Barbara suburb of Goleta. The submarine shelled the pier, damaging it. He also ordered shelling of the area around, but no damage was done, since it was primarily farmland there.
Since very few people lived in the area of the pier, no one was injured. But the captain gained his revenge.
Results of shelling
The shelling of the pier had minimal—if any—impact on the American war effort. On 1 March 1942, the headlines of the Santa Barbara newspaper and the San Francisco Chronicle announced the attack.
San Francisco wary of attacks
San Francisco was wary of an attack by the Japanese. In fact, they were in process of building gun emplacements on the hills by Fort Baker, just on the other side of the Golden Gate bridge, near Sausalito.
(I believe the turrets are still up there among the bush. I accidentally found them while hiking in that area some years ago.)
Little mention of shelling
Since there has be little or no mention of this bombing in history books, it can be assumed that the news was suppressed. It certainly was a significant event, even if the damage was slight. News suppression was not uncommon during the war.
Later that year on 9 and 10 September 1942 a Japanese float-plane flew two missions over Oregon, dropping incendiary bombs in the U.S. forests. It was the only bombing of the continental U.S. during the war and was also suppressed in the newspapers.
It is also possible that with all the major fighting going on, such events were not deemed that newsworthy, especially since no lives were lost.
Rich moved to New York
The shelling put most people living around Santa Barbara on alert and made them realize the war was closer to home than they would like. A number of rich part-time residents in the wealthy community of Montecito, southwest of Santa Barbara, sold their estates and retreated back East.
Restaurant built
Afterwards, an entrepreneur bought the timbers from the damaged pier and used them to construct a restaurant called The Timbers on U.S. Highway 101 near Goleta, just north of Santa Barbara.
Captain was happy
We don't know what ever happened to the Japanese captain, but I am sure he was happy with his revenge.
Lessons learned
In conclusion, some lessons that we can learn from this historical story are:
If you are willing to learn the basics of article marketing, you can improve the profitability of your business. Incorporate this timely advice in this article to sidestep potential pitfalls.
It is crucial that you take steps to make sure your affiliates, and yourself, do not exploit this. This can be annoying to readers. At worst, it may lose important information or transmit viruses and malware.
You should always be honest when participating in affiliate marketing, and you will find that the people who visit your site will be affected in a positive way. You need to be honest when affiliate marketing. If you can convince your audience that your affiliate links also have value, they are far more likely to check them out.
When you are starting out in affiliate marketing, it can be helpful to sign up with affiliates that provide the products or services that you like to sell. Expanding your affiliate network not only expands your visibility, but also your product lines. Research affiliates so you can be comfortable with them before accepting them.
Be aware of the types of products you are linking to before actually making the commitment. The arrangement of the links will make a difference in the profits, so move them around from time to time.
Affiliate programs are all different. The options to consider vary among each one as well.
At some point in your affiliate marketing career, you are going to want to start buying paid advertising through a service like Google AdSense. It is important to consider the use of keyword related ads and if they will be beneficial to your affiliate marketing plan.
As an affiliate marketer, you must let your potential customers know what you are doing. Always be honest about the affiliates you are using. If your potential customers feel you are withholding information about your affiliate relationships, they may choose to purchase from the sites directly, rather than going through yours.
When picking an affiliate partner, go with one that offers plenty of helpful resources to sell the product. Affiliate companies are actually quite intelligent. These companies research what specific marketing tool will surely convert customers. The better affiliate companies will share their data with affiliates, this allows the affiliates to customize their campaigns, in order to get more commissions by selling more products.
Do everything you can to make your readers trust you. If your readers think highly of you and the content you had provided, and they have decided to purchase the product, they will give you credit by clicking on your referral links
Knowing what is going on in the moment can be a huge advantage. These will help you to track how much traffic your site is getting, and exactly how many of your products have been purchased.
Affiliate marketing does not need to be as hard as it seems. If you do your research, get out there and network, and put in the work required, it will help you grow your site. By studying these suggestions, you will gain a better understanding of what affiliate marketing is all about.
Anxiety can be such a nuisance at times. You may be dealing with your daily routine, when out of the blue, you begin to feel anxious. This will only negatively affect your mood and turn your day into a bad one. Continue on to the article below to help you understand how to change a bad day into a good one.
Exercise every day to relax your nerves, and to ensure that it does not overwhelm you. Physical exertion causes the release of endorphins, thus causing you to feel naturally contented and relaxed. Regular exercise is also responsible for an increase in your feelings of well-being.
Try telling a trusted friend one of your biggest fears and embellish it as much as possible when you tell them. As you relate the story again and again, you may begin to understand it is becoming absurd. Attacking your anxiety in this way can offer a brand new perspective on the real importance of the issue.
Talk positive to yourself when you awaken each day. Vocalize how you want your day to be and the specific goals you have for accomplishing that day. Afterwards, work hard for you day to be like that.
Establish rapport with a trustworthy person. You will be able to talk through your feelings of it with this person. It is crucial to let your feelings out by speaking with someone you trust. When you bottle your feelings up, you are only temporarily delaying your feelings. It is much better to deal with them as they arise.
Eating a balanced and nutritious diet is important for everyone, but even more so for those who suffer from these anxiety attacks. A balanced, nutritional diet contains vitamins and minerals your body requires to be healthy, instead of the bad things you could be ingesting.
Keep yourself busy. If you have nothing to do all day, it is easier to concentrate on the things that make you anxious. Little things, like cleaning your house or washing the car can really help you.
Never sit too much during the day. If you have a desk job, try to move around or do some light exercises during breaks. Stand up frequently. Keep active by taking walks, working in your garden or finding an engaging hobby. You do need some downtime, but too much rest can have an ill effect on the body and increase it.
Exercise can alter brain chemistry. Low levels of serotonin can cause it, but exercising can really help. Jogging, working in the garden or hitting the gym will stimulate your brain to make more dopamine and serotonin, two of your body's "feel good" chemicals. This will decrease it as well as depression.
Make it a point to minimize your time around people who cause you stress. An example of this would be if you have someone you hang out with who is negative. Try to avoid that person as much as you can. These people will end up stressing you and can raise these levels.
Live your life without allowing this condition to ruin it. If you aren't happy, life isn't worth living. Keep checking back here and read the article again, so you understand the best way to defeat your anxiety, and start to live your life to the fullest.
Never allow eczema to rule you. Some people who have eczema can even find that the condition can be incapacitating in ways, so don't let this happen to you. Take your time to learn about all of this so you can take it on yourself. The following article offers great suggestions for dealing with eczema, and you can start putting them into practice right now.
Don't take too many hot showers if you have sensitive skin. The water in any showers you take should be warm. The showers should be brief. Try using gentle cleanser instead of soap. Also, try gently washing the skin instead of rubbing it. Pat your skin to dry it.
Don't scratch. Eczema can be extremely itchy, but you have to avoid scratching. However, the more you're going to scratch, you'll end up needing to scratch more. This can lead to infection. Moisturize dry skin and use a cold, wet towel to stop inflammation.
If you have an eczema issue you shouldn't get into situations that stress you out too much. All that stress can cause eczema flareups. Use meditation or yoga as a stress reduction technique and it may help reduce your eczema. This can keep eczema flare ups from happening.
Keep your skin moisturized as frequently as possible. Moisturizers can help you keep eczema at bay. The right time to use moisturizers is immediately after showers and baths. Choose a natural moisturizer that does not contain any fragrances. Those things can irritate skin. Creams or ointments that are thick will work best.
When you have eczema, keep skin properly moisturized. This is the simplest way to combat eczema and avoid many flare-ups. Keep your skin moisturized often after you bathe or shower to keep skin soft and pliable. Try to use plain and unscented moisturizers rather than products that have additives and chemicals in them.
Eczema causes skin to become dry and itchy. Put moisturizer on your skin to reduce this. Moisturizers do not just hydrate your skin. Instead, it locks in the moisture and oils that your body naturally produces. Doing this can help prevent the skin from drying and cracking.
Maintain your nails. This will minimize the harm you might do if you find yourself scratching as you sleep. This can worsen a rash, and long or sharp nails can cause damage to your skin. Also make sure your nails are always clean underneath.
Avoid excess sweating and blot it from your skin quickly or shower so that eczema flareups do not occur. Sweating a lot or becoming overheated can make eczema worse. If you enjoy working out, make an effort to cool off your skin immediately following your activities. A shower can help here.
As you know now, you do not have to allow eczema to control how you live. You can control it once you know how. Apply these tips as soon as you can to appease your symptoms. Taking care of your eczema today will help you enjoy tomorrow.
Purchasing real estate may be scary, particularly if you have never done it before. But, it can make a great investment, and when you choose the right property, you can enjoy a better quality of life right away. The below article provides some tips to assist you in beginning purchasing real estate, regardless of whether you are completely new to the world of real estate, or a pro.
When you are in real estate negotiations, be sure to keep your approach moderate. Often, people who are too aggressive about trying to make the best possible deal work against their own best interests. Be firm with your wants, but allow your lawyer and Realtor to be present at your negotiations since they have experience with these battles.
If you are a real estate agent, you should seriously consider sending out cards during the holidays and on anniversaries you share with your clients. When you keep in touch with them, they will remember their experience with you and how you made their experience an enjoyable one. At the end of your greeting, tell them that you're working on a type of referral basis and that you'd appreciate it if they recommended you to some of their friends.
Houses that need some "tender loving care" are priced less. This lets you pocket some extra cash up front, and then you can make the repairs on your schedule. If you happen to get the property for a great price, you can also add a significant amount of equity by making the right improvements. You should look for the house's potentials instead of concentrating on the negative aspects. It may be that your ideal home lies beneath some ugly wallpaper and dated cabinetry.
A good tip to use when shopping for a home is to request an itemized checklist from your Realtor. Checklists cover each step of purchasing your home. They help you through the process of finding the home, making sure you can afford it and securing a mortgage. This checkoff sheet will help you ascertain that nothing is overlooked.
With current markets, now is a great time to purchase real estate. Property values are very low now because of the crash in the housing market. If you've always dreamed of owning a home, now is the time to buy. Eventually, the market will rise again over time, making your investment profitable.
You are already aware of an asking price on a potential home, but you should also have your offer firmly in mind. Your real estate agent can help you negotiate a good deal that satisfies everyone's needs.
You can request that the seller help out with closing costs or sweeten the deal with other financial incentives when you make your offer on the house you have in mind. An option is to ask the person you are buying the home from to lessen your financial responsibility by means of a buy down for a few years. Adding financial incentives to offers will make sellers less willing to negotiate selling prices.
Buying and investing in real estate is a huge purchasing decision that will have a dramatic impact on your life. The advice provided in the above article can assist you in making these decisions more confidently, so that you can prevent making the common mistakes that people make when they purchase real estate.
They want to "carpet bomb," "bomb the shit" out of them and make "sand glow." The GOP field somehow makes Cheney seem moderate.
In 2005 I was doing a regular Tuesday–Friday commute between Austin and Washington. One of the regulars on the flights was Karen Hughes, a longtime adviser to then-President George W. Bush. At the time, she was commuting to her State Department office, where she was the undersecretary for public diplomacy.
On one Tuesday morning flight, my traveling companion, a journalist who wrote about international oil-and-gas interests and the Middle East, took a seat beside the undersecretary and began querying her about her reading on the region.
As it turned out, she had read very little. Her seatmate recommended half a dozen familiar titles, as Hughes politely said she would “put it on my list,” though she wrote down nothing and seemed more than eager to get back to her Austin American-Statesman.
The brief conversation ended with a telling exchange.
My journo friend observed that Islamic societies were once among the most literate in the world. As the United States had a significant presence in two Muslim countries, he asked, was the State Department considering literacy programs, investing in teaching young men and women to read?
“We don’t care if they can read,” Hughes said. “We just want to make sure they don’t bomb us again.”
Her response said a lot about the administration’s policy in the region. No sense of history, no anthropology, no cultural sensitivity.
That sort of ignorance led to women in the U.S. Army humiliating nude Muslim men at the Abu Ghraib Prison; to the defiling of Korans in Guantánamo; to the use of dogs, considered unclean by Muslims, in interrogations. These were crude and widely publicized affronts that will take generations to repair, if they can be repaired. (Then there was the actual torture.)
O.K., the disastrous Bush-Cheney foreign policy has been sufficiently re-litigated.
Today, Iraq is divided between the terrorists in the so-called Islamic State and a Shia government aligned with, if not controlled by, Iran. The United States has offered some support, such as U.S. Special Forces and tactical air support helping the Iraqi army retake Ramadi. (It was previously conquered by American soldiers, Marines, and Navy SEALS in 2006.) Stability still remains hard to come by, with the region poised to explode yet again in response to Saudi Arabia’s state assassination of Shia Cleric Sheikh Nimr al Nimr. Barack Obama’s foreign policy, at least his rapprochement with Iran, looks downright inspired.
If you don’t consider Obama’s more restrained foreign policy a better alternative than what came
before it, I invite you to revisit the essay Col. Lawrence Wilkerson wrote for the Spectator in August 2014. Wilkerson, an Army officer who concluded his career with General Colin Powell at the Defense Department and then the State Department, laments George W. Bush’s decision to squander the decades of costly and bloody realpolitik by which the United States achieved a delicate balance of power in the Middle East.
Wilkerson describes what is required to achieve a fragile balance in the Middle East: the United States supporting Iraq in the bloody war that began with Saddam Hussein’s attempt to conquer Iran; the U.S. reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers and assumption of the role of Coast Guard in the Persian Gulf; an American warship that “absorbed two Iraqi Exocet missiles” and another almost sunk by Iranian mines; the United States taking out Iran’s command and control systems then tragically shooting down a civilian Iranian airliner and killing all 250 on board.
“From 1953 to 2000 we crafted and maintained a balance of power in the Persian Gulf, however ignominiously to the purer hearts of the world,” Wilkerson wrote. “In 2003, we destroyed that balance.” (Wilkerson is back in our January issue, describing what a Marco Rubio foreign policy might look like.)
There is a sense that this gets worse before it gets better, maybe even abysmally worse if Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, or Donald Trump end up calling the shots.
Consider:
“We will carpet bomb [ISIS] into oblivion,” Cruz said in Iowa. “I don’t know if sand can glow in the dark, but we’re going to find out.”
“ISIS is making a tremendous amount of money because of the oil that they took away, they have some in Syria, they have some in Iraq,” Trump said. “I would bomb the shit out of them.”
Rubio, meanwhile, promises to be a president “who will destroy terrorists overseas by authorizing whatever tools our commanders need.”
He is more specific regarding what he will do with suspected terrorists captured overseas. Rubio would expand Guantánamo, warning terrorism suspects that they will get “a one way ticket” to the island gulag Obama is trying to close. Americans suspected of engaging in terrorism or collaborating with terrorists will also be locked up in Guantánamo.
The more they talk, the more you realize that the top tier Republican candidates are more bellicose than Dick Cheney. It’s almost enough to make you feel warm and fuzzy about a Hillary Clinton presidency.
The same entity that claims to be behind a recent hack of CIA Director John Brennan's personal email now claims to be behind a breach of the accounts of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to Motherboard that Clapper had been targeted, and that the case has been forwarded to law enforcement.
Why Time Management Is Something You Should Work On
Are you running around ragged because you just don't have enough time? Do you find that making a schedule for your activities is difficult? Would you like to manage your time better? If this sounds like you, these suggestions should be incredibly beneficial to your life and schedule.
Utilize a timer. If focusing for a set amount of time is difficult, setting a timer can help. If you would like to work for 60 minutes, set a timer for 15 minute chunks and take a break in between until you're done.
Working a day ahead of time is a smart way to manage time. Get your schedule together. Finishing off one day of work by preparing a list of tasks to tackle on the next day is an excellent habit to cultivate. When you see your tasks in front of you, you can easily start work.
Do not waste your time during the day. Think about how much time each task you have will take and give yourself a completion time. You will be able to manage your time well and enjoy your life. If it turns out that you have extra time, use that extra time to complete other tasks on your schedule.
At the start of each day, inspect your schedule and try to make sure that it's completely filled up. You're more likely to accomplish each goal when you know what is coming next. Be sure to examine each day carefully to be sure you don't have too much on your plate.
If you have problems with time management, increase how much you focus. Many people cannot finish multiple projects at the same time because they are not good at multi-tasking. Multi-tasking often leaves you exhausted; thus, the quality of your work suffers. Concentrate on only one project at a time, and don't move onto the next one until the first one is completed.
Sometimes you need to step back and take a look at your day to understand why you aren't getting enough done. If you can't concentrate on tasks or stick with them until completion, then figure out why. The key to better time management is realizing what subtle benefits are driving your poorer workflow processes.
There simply aren't enough hours in the day. There are a limited amount of days, so you must make the most of them. Now you should be able to use your time better thanks to this article.
Smoking can have a serious detrimental effect on your quality of life. It makes your skin wrinkle, your teeth and fingers yellow and your breath and hair stink. Most importantly, it could greatly affect your health. But, quitting smoking can change all of these effects. This article offers some valuable advice on how you can successfully quit.
Developing an honest list of the pros of smoking and the cons of smoking can help you achieve your goal to stop smoking. Writing things down can change your whole mindset. It can strengthen your motivation to quit, and reduce the difficulty of quitting, by keeping your attention on your desire to quit.
If you are sincere in your effort to quit, find a support group and stick with them. There is great benefit in networking with people who understand the physical and emotional challenges you are facing. People with experience quitting, or going through the same thing as you, can offer their own tips and advice. You can find groups for support at local churches, recreational centers or community colleges.
Consider visiting a hypnotist for help in kicking the habit. Many people have quit by going to a licensed hypnotist, and it could work for you, too. The hypnotist places you in a state where you are particularly susceptible to suggestion, and inserts positive ideas into your subconscious. After the trance is broken, you may find that cigarettes hold little appeal, which puts you even closer to your goal of quitting.
Make a gym membership part of your quitting plan. Your health will improve and, more importantly, you will give yourself something instead of smoking to occupy your time. In addition, exercise will assist you in lowering stress. If you are not a very active person, you can start slowly with going for walks regularly. Don't exercise without consulting your physician about what are safe and appropriate exercises for you.
Make sure that you get an ample amount of rest when you are working to quit smoking. When you keep later nights, you become vulnerable to giving in to your cigarette cravings. You are more likely to be alone late at night and could sneak a cigarette while no one else is with you. Eight hours of sleep each night will allow you to remain mentally focused, which keeps you in better control of nasty cravings.
Quitting smoking isn't easy, but it's worth it in terms of the effects on your health, appearance and social life. After reading these tips, you should be more confident about kicking your smoking habit. Choose one of these tips to try today.
Landscaping Basics For People Without Green Thumbs
Do you think your home looks bland? If you are unhappy with the how your home looks, a little bit of landscaping may help. If you have an older home, landscaping can update its look, transforming it into a visual treat. Read the following article for vital landscaping advice.
Landscaping TIP!Your landscaping should contain local plants whenever possible. Be sure to use shrubs, trees, and flowers native to your region when landscaping.
Always look to incorporate native plants in your landscape design. For the best way to landscape your yard, fill it with trees, bushes and shrubs from around your local area. These plants will still survive if the soil is of poor quality. Also, they do not need too much water and will still survive in bad weather.
Use native plants when landscaping your yard. These are easier to tend to since they are already used to your climate. This will make them easier to care for and make your landscaping maintenance easier. You could find more info on plants that are local to your area at any gardening store in your region.
Landscaping TIP! A watering system that is drip style should be the choice for your plants. Installing these devices is a snap, and they supply your plants with a never ending supply of water.
If you are planning to put your home on the market, landscaping is worth considering. In contrast to other types of home renovations, landscape design projects have the potential to bring returns anywhere between 100 and 200 percent. Keep an eye on the yard out front to add to the home's curb appeal. You can also make an inviting outdoor living area in your back yard.
It is not necessary - or even wise - to try to landscape your entire property all at the same time. Dividing your project into several parts will be easier on your wallet. It will also help you implement changes to your design, along the way if you find there need to be any changes.
Your home can be vibrant by using these tips. It can look so good your neighbors will think you hired someone to do the work! Just make use of everything that you have learned here and you will be able to breathe new life into your property.
Secrets You Need To Know About Making Money Online
It can be very easy to make money online with good information and a good plan. You will only need a computer and the Internet. With the right tips, like those below, you're set for success.
MONEY TIP! Figure out what you're good at. Do you excel with the written word? Become an SEO writer.
Figure out your niche before making money online. Do you think you are a good writer? Become a content writer. Are you good at making graphics? There may be people that need help with their websites. Careful consideration about what you are good at will be instrumental in making money online.
Schedule time each day for working online. How much you earn online is determined by how persistent and dedicated you are. There are no fast routes to loads of money. Diligence is key. Stick to your schedule daily. An hour each day could be a big difference!
MONEY TIP! You may have to show proof of your identity prior to making cash online. A lot of places ask for your identification prior to working for them.
Look into surveys. There are lots of paid surveys to be taken. They can really help you earn extra money. They will not get you rich but can help a lot. Surveys can fill your leisure time, and any money from them does add up.
You must be ready to prove your identity if you want to make any money online. A lot of places are going to want you to show ID and other forms of validation just like if you were going to work at a regular job. It's a good idea to have one digital copy of each of your identification cards.
MONEY TIP!Tutoring is a great way to make money. Because of this, e-teaching can be a valid route for you to go.
Consider domain name flipping. In fact, it could be quite lucrative. It the same concept as buying real estate but what you are buying is a web address with a great name. Use sites like Google Adsense to find keywords that are trending. Consider purchasing a domain that uses an acronym. This will help you to get the most amount of money.
With all the great ideas this article has given you, you will find no trouble in making some money on the Internet. The more you know, the easier it will be for you. Keep learning all you can, and prepare yourself for success.
Depression And You: Advice, Tips, And Treatment Methods
Depression can affect you on a mental and physical level. The tips below are offered in the hopes that they can help you in your fight against depression.
Get adequate exercise. It will improve your mood and the effectiveness of your other treatment methods. If fact, exercise is sometimes just as powerful as many pharmaceutical anti-depressants. Simply taking the stairs or parking your car a little further from the store can benefit your physical and mental health.
EXTRA TIP! Maintain your normal social life. You probably won't feel like going out or socializing.
Take a bath if you have depression symptoms that are not passing quickly. Sitting in the bathtub reading your favorite novel or listening to a beloved album is a great way to relax and make yourself feel great. Try to set the water to warm or hot in your bath, as warmer temperatures help to relax your muscles.
A proper diet and exercise regimen as well as adequate sleep is also key to battling depression. If you are feeling depressed, a quick fix may be a swim, bike ride, run or brisk walk. Staying away from processed foods, sleeping properly and exercising can all help with depression.
EXTRA TIP! You need to share your emotions with others if you find yourself depressed. No matter who your confidants are, you are sure to find great benefit in sharing your thoughts with others.
Decorate your home or apartment in a cheerful and pleasant manner. People have a tendency to fit their moods to their current environment. A gloomy, dark home will only reinforce your sadness.
A hobby can help you deal with depression more effectively. Staying interested in different activities can help you forget depression and focus on fun. Scrapbooking, painting and photography can give you an escape for your feelings and highlight your creativity.
EXTRA TIP! If depression is something that affects you at a subclinical level, than OTC remedies might help you. Drinking juice and water, plus St.
Learn about your depression. There are a wide range of diagnoses related to it. Mild depression impacts millions the world over - most aren't even aware of it. A mild depression may be described like feeling down or "the blues", whereas more severe depression starts affecting your life. Clinical depression can be so severe that it causes a person to lose interest in everything and experience behavioral changes. Share all of your feelings with the person in charge of your therapy.
Depression can be difficult, though if you practice some patience, and put in some hard work, you will be able to beat it. You simply must do your research and work with your doctor to decide how to treat your depression safely in order to be happier and healthier. Take the advice that was offered above in an effort to fight back against depression.
Are you finding it difficult to make it from paycheck to paycheck? Are you frequently strapped for cash? The fact is that it may be within your reach. You may need to go no farther than your own computer. There are many opportunities for earning money online. Learn how to locate them by reading below.
Keep your eyes open for current information about Internet scams. The range of online work is vast, but some of the work may be unsatisfactory. Read some reviews of ventures you wish to start before signing anything.
Writers can make some money on sites such as InfoBarrel or Squidoo. These sites allow you to write about the things you like and get a share of the revenue. Also, the opportunities from tie ins through Amazon's affiliate program provide even more income.
Schedule time each day for working online. Getting money online is something that you have to be committed to. There is no fast way to make a lot of money. You have to stay diligent on it every day. You need to have a time established daily for focused work. Scheduling an hour can make a difference.
Tutoring is escalating in popularity. Therefore, e-teaching is a viable option for those looking to work from home. If you have expertise in a particular field, give this a try at a site like TutorVista. If you do well, others doors in this field could open up for you.
Flipping domain names could be a good business for you. Many folks earn money from clever domain names. Sure it takes a small investment, but, like real estate, it can really make you a hefty profit. Use certain sites such as Google Adsense to research keywords that are currently trending. Buy domains which can be acronyms. Predicting popular domain names of the future can be quite profitable. Give it a try!
Before working online, think about how much you value your time. How much do you want to make for each hour that you work? If you do not mind working for a lower wage, you will never raise your earnings. Potential "employers" will see that you don't have much self-worth and take advantage of you accordingly.
It can be time consuming to figure out how to make online money. Find other people that do what you want to do and talk to them. Keep your learning flowing and look to new opportunities at all times. Be sure to keep your mind open and you will be making money online in no time.
Use the skills you have in writing to come up with an E-book that can be sold online. If you know a good amount about a particular subject, then you can educate the world and earn a few bucks doing it. Recipes are something you could start talking about with your E-book.
You now know enough to get started on thinking about what your online options are. Use these tips to boost your income. Keep looking for alternative ways to profit from the Internet. Before you know it, you could have a steady stream of income.
Need Solid Email Marketing Advice? Try These Tips!
Many have turned to email marketing as part of their online business-building, but do not know exactly how to get started. When it comes to email marketing, there are many things you have available to you that can help build your business as well as your communication with customers. This article will help you design an email marketing strategy that can help you be successful with your goals.
Do not send out unsolicited emails. Messages sent to recipients who did not request them are at risk of being marked as spam. This will convey a bad image for your business and your IP address will be blocked if a lot of people complain about your emails, which means no one will receive your emails.
Make all emails as personal as you possible. When you are seen as a person, as opposed to a generic email, your customers will respond with their business. One way to project a friendly tone is to include the reasons they signed up for your emails, if you know what those are.
Know the audience you are targeting. After you have a couple of people reading your emails, consider finding ways to get them to ask their friends to sign up. Include a link to subscribe at the top of your emails so that anyone who receives a copy that has been forwarded from a friend can sign up as well. This is another way to grow an email list organically.
Make sure that everything you mail out has been proofread. The content of your emails, from subject to footer, must be typo-free and properly written. Prior to message distribution, test email layouts so you know for sure that all the text and elements show up in your preferred way. Don't forget, if you have embedded links, to check the links to be sure they function properly.
Promote special offers or limited time sales exclusively through email as a way of fostering excitement in your customers to be receiving your emails. This type of email marketing provides readers with value for participation, and it provides them with encouragement to refer their friends. You should consider creating a referral program for your customers so that they can get an added benefit for forwarding their emails to friends.
Utilize various resources and learn as much as you possibly can about the concept of email marketing. You will find a lot of helpful books or websites. You may also be able to find local seminars or workshops to attend; pay attention to the classifieds and bulletin boards.
Use A/B testing to test out different combinations in your subject line. Choose one email, randomly split the mailing list in two and send each half the same email with different subject lines. Doing so will help you determine which type of subject line helps get your emails opened, and which kind will get them deleted.
Email marketing can be powerful, but as you've read, many find it hard to know where to begin. Internet marketing could be a vital part in a successful business. The suggestions you have just read can help you create successful marketing emails.
Learn Some Fast And Easy Mobile Marketing Solutions
Depending on who is defining it, there are a number of different definitions of mobile marketing. Businesses integrate it into their marketing strategies in a variety of ways. The most basic definition is the use of mobile devices or cell phones as a medium to promote businesses. Read on for some ways to use mobile marketing to your advantage.
With with your customers. Knowing what customers want and providing it is how mobile marketers are successful. If you're having problems figuring out what your customer wants, this can cause both of you to be confused. You should compile as much information on your target audience as possible to ensure success.
QR codes are being used more and more on advertisements to appeal to the smartphone-using audience. This makes it easy for smart phone users to access your site and use your coupons. Have the codes printed on posters, brochures, business cards and catalogs. If a customer is interested, the QR code is an easy way for them to learn about your business.
When developing content for mobile marketing, be sure that you keep your message brief and easy to understand. Your message must come across loud and clear to your customers. This allows them to understand, relate to and absorb it much faster.
Investing money is probably the best way to optimize your site for mobile usage in this type of marketing. It can be hard to put together an effective and successful mobile site. It is advisable to use developers who are very familiar with the necessary coding and programming for your site's successful mobile transition.
To recruit testers, ask friends and family. Have them test your site out for simplicity, the effectiveness of your ads and other parts of your campaign. You could even pay someone to test it for you if you want an unbiased opinion.
Create a mission statement in tune to your purpose on how you can stay on track when doing social mobile marketing. Having a set of rules you abide to will help you avoid making any dishonest decisions.
To improve your own social marketing, keep an eye on your competition's efforts. Do what it takes to differentiate yourself from the competition.
Be sensitive to customers sleeping hours when sending out text notifications. Regardless of how tempting the offer or how enticing the message may be, customers are unlikely to appreciate an off-hours text.
Do not assume that everyone will understand what abbreviations mean. Any lack of understanding in your advertisement will yield unfavorable results both short and long term.
Stick to dedicated short code. This can be expensive, but it protects your brand. It also provides a bit of legal coverage.
As introduced above, mobile marketing means many things to many different people. It is up to you to design a campaign that corresponds to your audience and to your products that translates well onto mobile devices. Essentially, this is what mobile marketing is all about. If you use the guidelines from this article to formulate your own mobile marketing strategy, you will be better prepared for business success.
Barceloneta Beach is one of the most central and popular beaches in the city, but it’s often packed full of people and covered in cigarette butts and other litter. Although the promenade can be entertaining for an evening stroll, there are far better places to sunbathe or swim. Some of the best include Bogatell, Mar Bella and, most of all, Ocata Beach, which is one of the cleanest in the area.
You should always be honest when participating in affiliate marketing, and you will find that the people who visit your site will be affected in a positive way. You need to be honest when affiliate marketing. If you can convince your audience that your affiliate links also have value, they are far more likely to check them out.
Exercise every day to relax your nerves, and to ensure that it does not overwhelm you. Physical exertion causes the release of endorphins, thus causing you to feel naturally contented and relaxed. Regular exercise is also responsible for an increase in your feelings of well-being.
Don't take too many hot showers if you have sensitive skin. The water in any showers you take should be warm. The showers should be brief. Try using gentle cleanser instead of soap. Also, try gently washing the skin instead of rubbing it. Pat your skin to dry it.
