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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Buying a DOMAIN name from domain registrar

There are many who have no idea about where to get started while venturing in the World Wide Web. With this lack of awareness they hardly know how to proceed further. Getting a domain is the very first action while trying to create a website for the business. There are some important considerations to be made while buying a domain name:

Find out different rates: To buy a domain for your website you will have to first find out different rates which could range from very high to low cost rates. Ideas to get affordable rates are many. When you are considering quality you may have to pay more, so higher the quality, higher will be the amount you will have to pay for the domain. There are domain names which come at cheaper rates too.

Buy instantly at auctions: You can also register domain names at some of the offers at an auction. A ‘buy it now price’ will be offered by the auction offer once you open up. These frequent offers can be accepted or rejected depending upon your choice. If at all it is acceptable then the seller settles the deal with the defined rate. In this way you are able to instantly buy a domain for your website.

Registration process: It is only after the registration process that the cost will be determined by the demand and offer of the domain. You need to register the name chosen to be able to benefit from the exclusivity it offers the business.

Domain name registrars: There are also domain name registrars from whom you can buy a domain for your website. Some of the well known ones are yahoo, name-cheap and go-daddy. You are not only given the ownership but are also provided the benefit of getting a domain name registered. You are allowed to register domains which are not in operation during that current period. A particular amount will have to be paid per annum and then own a domain name which is rightfully yours.

Good domain name choices: Before you buy a domain for your website there are a few things you will have to keep in mind. Some of the preferable choices are Org., com. info. Net end names of the domain. In other words the extension of the domain name should be in line with the website. A domain name should be explicit enough so that all your projects in the future are sure to have a good foundation. It is hence necessary to take extra care while obtaining a domain name.

Some things should be totally avoided when you buy a domain name for your website. Domain names void of dashes seem more commanding than those with more dashes. One should also try and avoid long domain names. It is very easy to forget and recall long domain names and secondly you are not able to choose long domain names as they go beyond thirty five characters the domain names are cut off by Yahoo and Google. It is also advisable to avoid trademark names while buying a domain name for the website.

The Real Deal Neal owns HUNTSVILLE PR, a Huntsville web design and web development company helping people do business online