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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

 So I’m still working my way through these supposed life changing books mentioned in my previous post here . But quite frankly, I feel no more enlightened or thought provoked than before I purchased them. Will Smith could not praise this book enough, yet the vast majority of reviews I’m finding now are scathing and full of contempt. Amanda rated it 1 star: I'm not sure that I can capture my utter disdain for this book in words, but I'll give it a shot. I read this book about three years ago and just had to re-read it for book club. It was a steaming pile of crap then and, guess what?, it's a steaming pile of crap now. The main reason I hate this book: it's trite inspirational literature dressed up as an adventure quest. You go into it thinking that it's going to be about a boy's quest for treasure. If you read the back, there are words like "Pyramids," "Gypsy," "alchemist." Turns out, this is just  The Purpose Driven Life dressed up...

5 Mistakes to avoid when adding images to your site

 If  you are putting together a solid marketing strategy, don't forget about adding images to your website. We cannot deny the importance of photos in the here and now. According to statistics, articles containing photos attract a lot more views than the ones that are posted without images. Without any doubt, images are quite attractive and make your website full of colours. In this article, we are going to talk about some common mistakes that you must avoid when hosting images on your website. Read on to find out more. #1: Reduce the image size Most visitors don't wait more than 3 seconds for the images to load on their laptop or desktop computers. And they don't wait more than 5 seconds when using their mobile phones. So, if your images take longer than 5 seconds to launch on these devices, you may lose a lot of prospective customers. So, what you need to do is reduce the size of the images to 700KB maximum. This will allow images to load much faster rega...

[Reblog] Some Dangers From Pandemic Fatigue

  After, close to two years, it should surprise no one, many are, at the least, tired of this horrendous pandemic, or even, far - more, fatigued, and sick - and- tired of it, and the impact on our lives! However, this should not, and cannot justify, the utter - disregard of some, in terms of respecting the greater good, and abiding by basic, common sense, public health, protective measures! How did this become another, political issue, with so many, apparently putting their personal/ political interests and agenda, first? How many more must get infected, hospitalized, put others, at - risk, and/ or die? Many seniors have lost their battle, as have the immune - compromised, and we still do not know all the potential longer - term ramifications and impacts! Why does this nation, despite its efforts and spending, have, among, the lowest vaccination rates, in the world, among first - tier, developed nations? Everyone is tired of this, and would like, a return to normal, bu...

Reverse stock split - Aviva (AV.LSE)

Aviva have issued a reverse stock split at a 19:25 ratio, so if you held 50 shares for example, this would become 38. Reverse stock splits reduce the number of shares available, potentially increasing the value of its remaining shares. This comes before a special dividend payment on May 31st, where the price drop seen currently will be reimbursed to share holders as a return of capital.

Venture Off The Beaten Path

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