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Conch and Drum

Waxing UnLyrical

I’d be visiting puja “ pandals &# – essentially massive tents artfully constructed from bamboo and cloth, one more elaborate than the other, housing elaborate idols, each more marvelous than the next. Bamboo and cloth coming together to make miraculous constructs of microcosmic worlds too idyllic to last.

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17 Plugins to Improve Your WordPress Blog

Ari Herzog

The blog platform, as an open source community, is collectively shared by anyone and everyone who contribute code and provide feedback about what works and what needs improvement. PostRank also runs invisibly and shows me metrics about the popularity of blog posts to help me know what you like to read and what you hate.

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Weekly Roundup: The Holly And The Ivy

Waxing UnLyrical

Every time I hear it, I see her running around in a midnight blue floor-length dress, which my mother artfully constructed out of a georgette (or was it nylon?) You definitely don’t know : my sister played the Night Wind in a fourth-grade enactment of the song. Sleigh Ride , shared by Mary Fletcher Jones and Rachel Kay.

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Weekly Roundup: Time and Space

Waxing UnLyrical

Why: Rather than imposing a definition of “God,&# the author explains her construct. Why: A great take on the quality of modern communication because of the speed at which we can now communicate. Why: The best use of the word “ quark &# I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a good read. Read All About It!

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Weekly Roundup: Unsung Heroes

Waxing UnLyrical

As I wrote yesterday’s post, and then read through the comments, I re-learned a lesson I thought I’d already learned: that the community you are trying to build is great; but the community you have is even more important. So, without further ado, here’s this week’s roundup. Why: this woman is amazing.

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How To Become A Public Relations Star

Waxing UnLyrical

Show that you’re resilient, open to constructive criticism and have an ability to bounce back from disappointment. And there are very few employers who want a standard PR person , when they have the opportunity to snag one who is creative and driven and can find an angle, even if it is in themselves. E go strength (not straight ego).

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