#like that is a fine umbrella term for an organization or event or community

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just saw a service advertising itself for "lesbians and LGBTQ women"

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what do they think the L stands for?

#gay #queer #lesbian #wlw #sapphic #lgbt #this is like calling one specific person 'LGBT' or a same-gender relationship 'an LGBT relationship' #like that is a fine umbrella term for an organization or event or community #but each of the letters stands for something and sometimes the whole acronym is not the correct usage #it's not like 'queer' in that respect #(they should have just said 'for LGBTQ women.' boom. done.

[ask-jumblr]

Thank you so much to everyone who’s been constructive.

Both commenters, and the anons below who were open about what they’re struggling with. Since all of the asks were either hateful, or seemed to be addressed at me, the mod, I’m going to handle them. 

Before you get too upset that I didn’t give all y’all equal chance to answer: I’m encouraging the anons to send in some asks dealing with the issues they’re mentioning, formatted in such a way that it’s easier for jumblr as a whole to constructively help. Based on their current asks, I can only ask questions about what they practically need.

Because I’ll be addressing the asks chronologically and the constructive asks come later, I’m going to put it all below the cut. If you don’t have energy today, don’t click through. Even the constructive stuff is heavy.

Here were the first two anon’s received:

Isn't Orthodox just exclusionary extremism? Aren't those the homophobes and transphobes who think you shouldn't be allowed to marry a non-Jew? Why aren't we staying focused on reform/recon Judaism?

It’s okay not to know things, although the assumption was a little harsh so I didn’t want to post it directly. In response I made a myth-busting post. Yes, it is American-centric, but here’s why: I can be pretty darn sure anon is American, or at least North American.

Given that you’re upset about intermarriage, you’re probably not Israeli. Given that the U.S. has the largest diaspora population, anon is likely American. Given that anon is referencing “Reform” Judaism as an alternative, they’re probably not in Britain (”Liberal Judaism”) or outside U.S./Britain/Canada/Israel (”Progressive Judaism” everywhere else).

Realistically speaking, I can’t call up every community everywhere. As an American coming out of a mediocre, Anglo-centric education system, I can only speak one other language with any competence and blurt a few words of a few more. If you want to know about a community in a specific place then please, please ask. There have been folks on here asking about communities all sorts of places who have gotten answers here. Jewish geography + the internet is amazing! When anon is American, with misconceptions about American Jews I’m going to assume such.

Orthodox Jews should probably stop existing. 

This ask is hateful and non-constructive. Hence the threat to block.

After this, I got some anons who are getting at some problems that we can really work on. They aren’t American, so I’ve assumed they aren’t the first anon.

hey if your responses and views could stop portraying us jewery as being the only way things are done and that we somehow all have access to the stuff you do, that would be grand

(cont) or where there zero chance of finding a group of that community that'll accept me and not treat me in hateful ways. I'm sorry that Jewery outside the US/NA is that unfamiliar to you and that our viewpoints and experiences makes you uncomfortable but I guess that's the way US Jews deal with Jewish "outsiders".

I’m going to start with part 1 to stay in order even though part 2 is what gets me antsy to help ya. You’re right. I don’t have a ton of experience with non-U.S. Jewery. That’s why I tag thoroughly and encourage folks who don’t know the answer to signal boost. If you’re specific, someone else on jumblr can help you. 

When anon asks are vague and, as they often do, reference U.S./North American terms for branches (”reform” rather than “liberal” or “progressive”), I’m going assume the anon us in the U.S. or greater North America. Most other respondents likely will too. Anon askers who want otherwise need to use terms that are more globally (”progressive”) or locally (”liberal”) appropriate, or give a little more locational information (e.g. city, country, region). Re-my new explanation above about American-centrism. I respect that you didn’t have the benefit of seeing the language in that ask, but I’m here to help you as much as I can without superfluously emailing every rabbi in every country for another anon who’s linguistically and statistically likely to be in New Jersey or Ohio or somewhere else in the U.S..

Now for part 2 (after “(cont)”), your concerns. (Getting something out of the way: Since you’re saying “Jewish “outsiders”” I’m going to assume you’re Jewish. However, many people reading this might not be; this audience has a lot of prospective converts. I want to point out that prospective converts aren’t entitled to conversion via any particular community. I might personally be dismayed, but it’s that community’s prerogative. Getting that community to a place where people who are already Jewish who are LGBTQ, have disabilities, etc. are accepted is going to be my priority if I were to harangue a community that’s not my own. In other words, people like anon. On that note...) I received another ask with a concern similar to part 2, by someone in a similar situation as a Jewish person under the LGBTQ umbrella whose only option is a community that won’t accept them. I’d like to answer these together. Here’s that second ask:

Not your first anon but there's no non-homophobic Orthodox community where I live. I live in Europe and maybe it is different in the US but the Orthodox communities here do NOT accept lgbt+ people. Or if they do it is under the "don't ask, don't tell" form of homophobia where you're accepted as long as you don't display it publicly or ask them to treat you as an equal in any way. So sorry for not feeling endeared to a group that have always hated me.

This means we’ve got a heck of a problem. There are Jewish people who don’t have a community and need one. Y’all (You all) don’t know me irl, but making sure Jewish people who want Jewish communities have Jewish communities is something I’m very big on. I’ve gotten some flack for being too welcoming or too focused on making sure synagogues are welcoming. I want you to know that we want you here. Unfortunately you aren’t close enough for me to personally offer you that hug.

You see, I’m a U.S. Jew, but I’m not one from a place like New York City where there’s a wealth of Jewish community options. (hint: #SouthernJews #ShalomY’all) I know those people near me who feel forgotten, ignored, scoffed at, or unvalued don’t always have another option (or that it’s a loooong drive and lots of gas money away). I am someone who has had to put in the work to build the community she wants and needs, and a community that is welcoming for the people she cares about. 

Putting aside the extent to which I’ve had to patch up my own education while trying to make sure others aren’t on their own doing it, I’ve also had an obstacle you’ll find more relatable. I know it’s not obvious, I’m also under that LGBTQ umbrella (sexuality, not really gender from my current self-understanding). I’m largely closeted irl because being Jewish makes me enough of a target and is harder to hide. I don’t discuss it much on the internet because I don’t want #woke #discourse about myself as I figure out my own identity, and don’t want my own processing  (yay for internalized -isms!) to hurt someone else. It’s fine that you didn’t know, but I want you to know now so that you can understand my experience:

Yesterday, I had a conversation with a friend in Israel who’s had to make community choices too. My friend (who is also under that umbrella) convinced me that I should go to a shul with a rabbi who was openly homophobic in the past because it’ll be the best balance between programming that meets my needs (adult learning! services!) and driving distance. The rabbi stopped being openly homophobic, so I know I can be in that community. But it’s not exactly my dream. I don’t plan on relying on that rabbi for psak or life-cycle events--at least not until I know more. Then again, I’m lucky. I’m lucky in that there are rabbis I feel comfortable getting psak from who speak my native language. I’m lucky that I know enough to know that a non-rabbi can officiate a commitment ceremony (and actually a Jewish wedding too...), and that I’m from a well-connected extended-family that is friends with rabbis elsewhere (whoot! Jewish geography!) who would happily come in to officiate for me (though it might be costly and they might only do commitment rather than marriage). And I’m lucky that my extended family would be supportive enough to do so for me (they’d be getting eager enough for me to marry anyone...).  I’m also lucky in that I could drive even farther and hit a Reform community that’s been more accepting for much longer. It doesn’t have the resources or programming I need, but I would have hypothetical access to a place with other Jews that has gender-neutral bathrooms and a rabbi who hasn’t said anything (recorded) that’s unaffirming of my existence.

But what about people who don’t have access to an alternate community? Or for whom that other community is even father from being a good fit?                   With work, it is possible to make change. Do you know why that shul’s rabbi stopped being openly homophobic? Maybe compassion. But there was an outside trend too: the community shifted away from homophobia to embrace its LGBTQ members, and he was forced to follow. It’s quite likely that movement stances and responsum helped, but community organizing, changing minds one-at-a-time, those were definitely pieces of the puzzle.

I want this blog to be here for you in figuring out how to make those changes. I began an initiative on here called Tikkunity. It’s a goofy name for an important mission: help people find strategies to make their communities more vibrant, more welcoming, more supportive, more accessible, more whatever someone needs. The ones I’ve put out so far aren’t as heavy as your topic, but Tikkunity is also here for what you’re looking for. I’ve gotten in touch with some other blogs about topics that are less obvious for communities, and a bit heavier too. If either of y’all feels comfortable messaging me from off anon (just make a side-blog with a random url), I’d love to draft a post with you. Alternately, if you send something constructive and specific enough such as “I only have one choice of community and I don’t feel safe or accepted there as a [insert LGBTQ identity/ies] person. How can I make my community more accepting of [my existence/my partnership/my pronouns/etc.]? FOR: Orthodox and [LGBTQ accepting/affirming/or other word or phrase of your choice that describes people who would be in-line with your goal]” or “ I only have one choice of community (there aren’t many Jewish people near me) and I don’t feel safe or accepted there as a [insert LGBTQ identity/ies] person. Does anyone have recommendations of what to do and tools to help me do Jewish stuff to do without the big community? How can I find people from that community willing to join me so it isn’t as lonely?” then I can post it off the bat

As much as I’m not letting askers generalize Orthodox Jews as individually homophobic/transphobic, the U.S. isn’t a utopia for LGBTQ [Orthodox] Jews looking for communities. “Don’t ask don’t tell” is how many U.S. Orthodox communities function. You’ll notice that the Orthodox LGBTQ-acceptance group I linked (Eshel) is an activist-type group from within the Orthodox community. The most effective change comes from within communities, which is why I’d rather you talk to Orthodox jumblrs than me. There are many LGBTQ Orthodox Jews on tumblr who might be willing and able to help you make that change via advice on a Tikkunity post, connecting you with other activists, or via a longer-term messaging relationship as they make change in their own communities. While I don’t think Eshel formally works outside the U.S. right now, that doesn’t mean you can’t ask them about expansion or see if they can connect you  with other laypeople community builders and shifters to provide mentorship and support.

If you can’t start within the community, you can start building alternate spaces with Jewish people you know who have been willing to engage with you. Even communities that are largely homophobic/transphobic aren’t a monolith. There’s lots of advice out there for people making “start-up” communities or “indepedent minyanim” or “chaburas.” It’s not fair that you have to do the work. But don’t take it out on all Orthodox Jews, individually, especially because some of them are on your side.

And if you’d rather move than make those changes then if/when you are able to move this blog can also be a resource for you. If you send in a message with the cities you’re considering and what you’re looking for in a community, someone in jumblr can likely help give some advice on where you’ll find the best community for you.

#ask-jumblr #mod talk #meta #blog #hate #anon hate #LGBTQ #LGBTQ Orthodox Jews

[goodvibesatpeace]

Spirituality: Synchronicity: The Universe's Software Programs

Considered to be an a-causal connection of two or more psycho-social phenomena, modern interpretations of synchronicity could be seen as the person who checks their phone for a call, only to receive the call immediately upon checking, a Deja-vu including but not limited to information from dreams occurring in waking life, or a seemingly random string of events leading the subject to a specific goal that could not have been achieved had their original plans gone accordingly—and of course any number of other events.

In order to understand these events, it is imperative to understand the postulates of precognitive ability, telepathy, and other forms of extra-sensory perception, as scientists have realistically been trying to make the Mainstream Media aware of ESP’s existence since the early 20th century with minimal success.

Unfortunately the only attention that any scientific studies receive from the press in the fields of parapsychology are the ones that get a good laugh, and the serious scientific analysis is engulfed in the tidal wave of sensory data that creates today’s age of social technology.

However, once people begin to understand the collective unconsciousness as the earth’s magnetic field, and the archetypes as specific primordial frequencies that the mechanics of everyone’s brains are apt to tune into, et cetera, it will be clear to see that ESP is not a matter of “having special powers” but simply more a matter of two human brains communicating with each other in the same way two neurons communicate through synapses.

Moving forward (or backwards), it is important to point out, as always, that humans’ ancient ancestors were well aware of all of these concepts well before Modern Man; which is not very coincidental since Jung was inspired largely in part by eastern mysticism with his psychotherapy.

However, “synchronicity” philosophy can be found in both eastern and western schools of spirituality.

Generally speaking, the eastern synchronicity was considered Taoism, which is a metaphysical school of philosophy that involves asceticism and meditation in order to further understand and perceive the Tao, which is the “universal flowing one-ness” of everything.

In modern terminology, the idea of the Tao can very much be considered a software engine, computing an existence through pre-existing algorithms that can be diligently studied and eventually interpreted.

The interpretation part was much more emphasized in the west, as eastern mysticism tends to shun “conceptualizing”, “assuming”, or “expecting”, but even Taoists attempted to interpret the language of physical phenomena, the definitive collection of their work titled the I Ching in the West, one of the things that Jung was quite fond of in his psychotherapy.

Divination was the ideology of synchronicity in the ancient west, and was not so much secular like a religion or Taoism, but rather was an umbrella category of crude “ancient-science”, like numerology, astrology and other traditional occult practices.

Specifically, divination’s primary postulation was that every personal interaction with the exterior physical world (each physical “effect”, basically) could be considered something similar to a “word” or “phrase” that had latent information within it, whether the subject interpreted it or not.

This same general process is also used in numerology, when the numerical value of alphabetical digits is determined and reduced down to its core value through specific calculation.

In this sense, it could be considered that divination is the acknowledgement of the synonymous nature of waking life and dreaming; meaning that both are perceived as linear experience of the self, and in both, the “outside” world can be considered an effect of a person’s unconscious projection.

In dreams this is obviously a bit more evident, but even in reality a person creates not the physical phenomena itself, but the entire categorical basis of it within their brain, which is clearly unique as a fingerprint compared to anyone else’s interpretation of the phenomena, and thus completely different and unique to the person’s own unconscious.

The Dalai Lama was quoted on the subject saying, “I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path,” and Terence McKenna referred to the quantum frequency spectrum in which synchronicities occur as the “Cosmic Giggle”.

Researcher David Wilcock wrote a book on the subject titled, The Synchronicity Key, and David Icke, Michael Talbot, and Graham Hancock have discussed the subject, among others.

Dr. Michael Persinger and his colleague Todd Murphy have, although not using the term “synchronicity” or any spiritual terminology, released an incredible amount of scientific data revealing the mechanisms that could quite literally describe the realities of Synchronicity and other Jungian concepts.

Even the Police released their album Synchronicity in 1983, which was openly inspired by the Jungian concept, and John Constantine of Vertigo Comics is often seen riding the metaphysical “Synchronicity Highway” (McKenna’s Cosmic Giggle) in order to get a leg up on many of his adventures.

In general the pervasive and unavoidable presence of synchronicity becomes reportedly much more evident under the influence of natural psychedelic drugs, which goes hand in hand with the ancient shamanic traditions surrounding the philosophy.

Setting aside all the esoteric philosophy and ancient tradition, synchronicity is indeed dealing with a frequency spectrum just like everything else, and the main broadcasters into this spectrum within the human body are the brain and the heart.

Ultimately the real tool to this spectrum can be considered a “self-aware consciousness” in general. This however can be quite difficult due to the multiplicity of layers within the brain acknowledged by just about every psychiatrist and psychologist in history, although the definitions vary substantially at times.

The reason for this is the reality that the different sections of the brain can be considered different organs in terms of goals and use, and because of this, humans are bombarded with a woven web of information that is basically a bunch of simple organs communicating biological responses to each other.

This is not to say that human consciousness is just the projection of a bunch of organs—but more to illustrate that the brain is not the pinnacle of intelligence that most people think it to be, and is instead just another organ looking to perform functions.

However, underneath all these functions is an intangible but undeniable core self; whether it be considered a “soul” an “intuition, a “higher self” or simply “enlightenment.”

There are four universal layers of the brain’s projection: We have the Self, the Anima/Animus, the Persona, and the Shadow.

When a person is born, they are physically one sex, so conceptually their consciousness becomes inverted at its root so as to allow the person a piece of the full spectrum; meaning that a woman has the male aspect of the Animus embodying her reason and spirit, and a man has the female aspect of the Anima embodying his sensuality and intimacy.

Some even spiritually characterizing this as a man’s link to his beloved throughout time. The persona is the literal cognitive mask a person paints of themselves for the rest of the world, the Self is the full fractal collection of all within the brain (often represented by a mandala).

The self is also often considered to be the positive spectrum of the whole—the yin, so to speak—which brings us to the fourth layer: the counter-mimicry of the self, the inversion, the Shadow—the yang.

The synthesis of these layers of perception, thoroughly described by Jung in his work and expanded upon by many others, is what a Taoist would call honing his mind to the flow of the Tao, or even what Thoreau emphasized when he spoke of sucking the raw marrow from the bones of life—it is learning to navigate the waves of one’s own mind, because only then will one truly be able to accurately navigate the waves of the world around them.

Of course, the simple definition to all this would be following one’s “intuition”, but unfortunately this is easier said than done.

Most people believe in themselves to such a little extent that making personal decisions is difficult enough, let alone making decisions on the present environment in order to accurately gauge the conditions of the future—in the present.

The only conclusions that can and should be drawn from this are that synchronicity events are a recurring and intimate piece of the human experience. The modern era is so unbelievably chaotic that it’s difficult to tune into anything these days, let alone the programming of the universe.

The translation of the programs of the universe is one’s own intuition; everyone experiences these synchronicities whether they are aware of it or not, similarly to the way that everyone dreams whether they recall or not; and finally, that the existence of synchronicity events further demonstrates the very fine line between waking life and dreaming.

No-Nonsense Naysayers will be inclined like always to chalk these things up to impractical reasoning and gullibility, but those who have experienced these intimate moments with the world around them cannot be swayed, especially since once a synchronicity has been experienced, they usually continue and often even the frequency increases.

Those who have not yet experienced this should take note to study the work of Carl Jung, and the ancient metaphysic philosophy of Taoism—and to a lesser extent the ideology of divination as well.

Although it should again be noted that this was not a brotherhood of diligent thinkers, but rather a definition of something that was emerging in the culture in general, and as a result is a bit more convoluted.

If a person wishes to unveil the programming of the universe, it is not particularly difficult, nor is it unnatural, but it requires a mindset without mental friction.

Although still largely misunderstood/unknown by modern science, Synchronicity Events cannot be denied their existence or their pertinence, and those who continue to remain blind to the universal coding will simply be left behind by the others, as they continue to ride the wave and explore their own nature through the interactive and multi-layered existence around them.

#spirituality #synchronicity #dejavu #carl jung #universe #universal #esp #numerology

[mtairyartgarage-blog]

“Weaving Equality — Exploring Gender & The Arts”… An International Women’s Day Celebration

Sunday, March 8, International Women’s Day, 3-5 pm

It’s our third year of celebrating International Women’s Day! What better way to dialogue with fellow artists and art lovers than under the umbrella of the Gender Weave Exhibition. We are delighted to mix it up with an unfolding list of participants including Lascivious Jane (Liberty City Kings), Van Nguyen (performance artist), Arleen Olshan (painter), Kathryn Pannepacker (fiber artist), E. Simon Ruchti (Asst. Prof. Women’s and Gender Studies, Westchester U.), Jennifer Turnbull (Spiral Q), Chea Villanueva (writer), and others.

Artists will examine the intersection of sexuality, gender identity, women’s equality and “social norms” within their work and lives. It’s an interactive and empowering afternoon celebrating International Women’s Day and the Gender Weave Project. Build community, be part of the conversation. Join us. $10 donation.

Panelists Include:

Lascivious Jane

Lascivious Jane is a full time producer and performer. She has been performing and producing burlesque for more than 8 years and is the founding member and Artistic Director & proud Glitter Mama of Philadelphia’s multi award-winning Liberty City Kings Drag & Burlesque AKA LiCK, Philly’s largest and most diverse performance troupe. She is a Canadian transplant to Philly who moved here 13 years ago for grad school and never wants to leave. When she is not working on her Ph.D in Human Sexuality or working out new numbers for the stage, she can be found covered in dirt on her organic mini urban farm or standing over a hot canning pot in the kitchen preserving the harvest. She is the producer of LiCK’s monthly Vixens & Vagabonds Queer & Kinky Cabaret, the longest running drag (and burlesque) show at her home bar Tabu, every 1st Saturday and recently won the title of Ms. Philadelphia Leather 2015.

Van Nguyen

Van is a genderqueer Vietnamese-American educator, activist, and performing artist raised and rooted in Philadelphia. She is a board member of the Leeway Foundation, a performer and web coordinator of the Liberty City Kings Drag and Burlesque troupe, steering committee member of Hotpot!, Philadelphia’s queer Asian/Pacific Islander women and trans folk gathering, and a former Philadelphia Trans Health Conference Kids Camp program director.

Arleen Olshan

The Mt. Airy Art Garage was Arleen’s brain child. Initially her goal was create a space where artists could collaborate—have studios, a gallery, classroom and performance space to build community. With the tremendous partnership of her wife Linda Slodki and the support of the Northwest Community, this dream, launched in 2009, has come to fruition.

Arleen is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with a BFA in Painting from the University of Arts (then the Philadelphia College of Art). She is also a master in handcrafted leather accessories, which she has worked in for over 50 years.

Kathryn Pannepacker

Kathryn Pannepacker is a textile/visual artist living in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Penn State University with a major in English and a minor in art. Afterwards, she apprenticed with 3rd generation French tapestry weaver, Jean Pierre Larochette and his partner, Yael Lurie, a painter and designer for tapestry. Kathryn then went to Aubusson, France to continue weaving as an artist-in-resident. She also had the opportunity to be an artist-in-resident in Hachioji, Japan, through the Japan Foundation.

Though still weaving pictorial tapestry, she also weaves with unusual materials. Through the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia, Kathryn painted a 7′ x 500 ft. wide mural called Wall of Rugs: the global language of textiles at Girard and Belmont Avenues featuring the textiles of 42 countries. Part 2 was completed at Broad and Lehigh Streets. Her most recent painted-to-look-like-knitting & crochet-mural, Nana Blankets, can be seen in North Philly.

Kathryn exhibits locally, nationally and internationally, and has work in private and public collections. In the summers of 2010 & 2013, she was in Canada doing an outdoor textile installation for the international textile arts event at Moon Rain Center. She is committed to the transformative power of art in people’s lives and the sustainability of such transformation by involving the community.

See her featured on the cover/Spring 2009 issue of AMERICAN CRAFT.

E. Simon Ruchti, Ph.D.

Simon is an assistant professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Philosophy at West Chester University. After completing a Bachelors in Theatre and Dramatic Literature at Mount Holyoke College, Simon went on to earn her Masters in Performance Studies at New York University and her doctorate in Interdisciplinary Arts at Ohio University. Both her master’s thesis and dissertation examined the relationship between gender and performance. Simon has also worked as a director and dramaturge for theatrical productions, spent five years in the film industry, and even had the opportunity to direct a baroque opera. Her areas of expertise include queer theory, feminist theory, performance theory, and masculinity studies. Currently, however, Simon’s scholarship focuses on her work with fraternity men to fight rape culture.

Jennifer Turnbull

Jennifer Turnbull uses art, the most powerful tool of communication, to transcend man-made boundaries. Inspired by the everyday, Jennifer Turnbull illuminates stories with the strongest themes and sometimes most difficult experiences relevant to all audiences. Over 30 years ago Jennifer began formal training in Ballet and expanded to Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop & West African dance.  Almost 20 years ago, choreography became an integral part of her expression, earning her awards for Excellence in Choreography from Deerfield Academy and Tufts University.

Turnbull seeks to redefine the terms of art-education, believing in the power it harnesses, to revolutionize our formal education systems. Jennifer teaches Dance and Visual Arts in Philadelphia with Spiral Q Puppet Theater and the Barnes Foundation. Collaboratively she works with visionaries making music, dance and site-specific performance with SWARM and BARETEETH.

Chea Villanueva

Chea Villanueva’s fiction and poetry has been published in numerous anthologies throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe and is the author of two books of short fiction—Bulletproof Butches and Jessie’s Song. Villanueva identifies as a male or male identified Stone Butch and was featured in the late Christopher Lee’s film, Trappings of Transhood, a documentary about gender identity.

#2015

[sometimesalwaysmusic]

JUMPIN’ JOEL FLASH Jumpin’ Joel Flash (JF) is a busy man, and 2017 looks to be even busier. We spoke to Joel about his heavy involvement in the upcoming musical, The Phantom of the Opry, as well as his burgeoning solo musician career alongside his band The Magic Machine (Photo Credit: Ryan Lindsey).

VITALS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jumpinjoelflash/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jumpinjoelflash/ 

Facebook (Phantom): https://www.facebook.com/Phantom-of-the-Opry-1198976293492134

Instagram (Phantom): https://www.instagram.com/phantomoftheopry/

Upcoming shows: The Phantom of the Opry, February 22-25, 2017, The Gladstone, Ottawa ON.

SA: How did you get your start in music, and how did this recent singer-songwriter project with your supporting band come together? JF: I had played in high school band, but had no real musical experience other than that. Some singing in my car, some bustin out floyd and sabbath at Karaoke. In college, I decided I wanted to rock, so I did. I joined a cover band called Barrelhouse and rocked across Ottawa and the surrounding area for a decade. I also sang in hard rock comedy band Fuzzy Bunny Slaughterhouse as well as the acoustic duo Tears from a Rainbow. Much fun.  

Last year, local filmmaker Brett Kelly announced that he was holding auditions for a new musical, My Fair Zombie. I had no theatre experience, but I can sing and I dig zombies, so I went for it. Much fun was had, and even more was learned. Most importantly though, I made some amazing friendships with incredibly talented people.

So, my current lineup is a cool mix people from the band and musical theatre scenes. The result is a fun, tight show that has people laughing and cheering throughout.  Well, that’s what I’ve seen from the stage, anyway.  Maybe they’re laughing AT me? I need to think more about this.

SA: What bands or musicians would you cite as the biggest influences on your sound? JF: I joined Barrelhouse because they were a classic rock outfit… my scene completely. We played a metric ton of Allman Brothers and Steely Dan, which not only made for an interesting show, but also shaped how i approached songwriting and performance.  I love the southern jam sound of the Allmans… it’s a big band with a lot of crunch, filthy guitar, intense builds. Then there’s Steely… more muted but no less funky grooves, odd chords, silky harmonies. Love it.

These guys also turned me on to bands that seemed like they were from outer space... acts like Yes, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, and Zappa. So much Zappa. Songwriting without borders.  More intricate borders, anyway.

That being said, my single biggest influence would be Exile on Main Street.

SA: Thus far in your career, what has been your biggest success? JF: I think that may be yet to come!  I’ve been getting more attention in the media lately, and I’m hoping to wow people this year with both Phantom of the Opry as well as my first recordings!

SA: On the other hand, what is the biggest challenge you have faced, and how have you dealt with it? JF: Much like many other artists, my challenge has been exposure. I’m dealing with it in the only way I can.. Getting out there and meeting people!  Gigs are great for that of course, but there are many events across town which are great for getting more involved in the music scene. Organizations like OMIC are doing a great job of getting people together, discussing issues, and building a closer, more dynamic Ottawa arts community.

Being involved in both the band scene and the musical theatre scene has helped with that as well. More friends = more art!

SA: How do you approach the song-writing process? JF: I typically write songs around beats or riffs. Once i have something that I can’t get out of my head, I’ll noodle on an acoustic until it sounds just about right, then lay down a scratch track to build from. I like lots of layers… my band has two dedicated backup vocals, so to be able to play around with harmony lines has been just wonderful.

When writing, I tend to think of vocals as notes rather than poetry, so lyrics are almost always secondary for me. This has lead to a lot of sad-sounding songs, which is weird, ‘cause I’m a happy guy!  I just think sad(ish) songs are A) more relatable and B) easier to rhyme.

SA: What are your thoughts on the Ottawa music scene? JF: Vibrant! Fun! Collaborative! Ever-growing!

I’m excited by the growth, in particular. More venues are opening up in different areas of the city, giving both artists and fans more chances to see the great talent that this city has to offer.

SA: A question for fun: you and your band have a tour rider. What’s going to be on it? JF: Peanut Butter. Coffee. Fancy sandwiches. Not too fancy… but fancy. Apples. Bananas. More coffee.

SA: Illustrating your diversity, you have also recently written a score for the musical Phantom of the Opry, which is coming to the Gladstone this February. Can you tell us a little about the process of writing a score? JF: Songwriting for me has always been a one-off affair. Take it any which way you want to go, then move on to the next one.

Phantom was more like writing a concept album. Typically, I write songs around a single idea, riff, or lyric. This score demanded 10 songs, differentiating themselves from each other while also sharing similar themes, orchestration, keys, and lyrics which propel the story forward. So, when inspiration hit, i could place an idea wherever I wanted inside this larger umbrella project. I could also repurpose things that weren’t working with one track… moving them on over to another one instead. I had a lot of fun with this part in particular.

Now, writing ten songs sharing all this was complicated enough, but musical theatre has this whole other layer: Performance. Who is singing? Where are they on the stage? Who are they singing to? These questions and others were vital for song structure, punches, harmonies, and other fine touches. Lyrics were similar. The songs had to fit the characters and their situation, while also tossing in jokes for good measure.

All the songs were written on acoustic guitar. Knowing i had to teach the tracks to seven cast members and a band, I opted to make it easy on everyone and record scratch tracks. After I laid down the guitar and lead vocals, I was able to create (and in some cases, actually write) the harmony lines on top. The cast as well as the band is learning the songs around these tracks and it’s coming together really great.  The end result will be Acoustic Guitar, Keys, Bass, Drums, and seven powerful vocals. Big sound. Big fun.

SA: When writing a score, how it is different in terms of challenges and benefits in comparison to your Jumpin' Joel Flash band project? JF: It was a big project, but one of the biggest benefits was not having to start from scratch. Brett wrote the script and sent it my way with annotations where he wanted the songs. So for each track, I knew who was singing it, what it had to be about, how it had to move the story along, and the overall mood. It allowed for more focused songwriting, as there were limitations on where the song could go. This led to some of the songs going in directions I hadn’t anticipated, which was a fun process.   

I agreed to write a theatre score despite having no experience whatsoever. I figured the best way to grow as a musician was to get way out of my comfort zone and jump right into the deep end. It was the biggest challenge I’ve ever undertaken, and I couldn’t be more proud of it.

SA: What else can we expect from Jumpin' Joel Flash as we move forward in 2017? All the best this year! JF: Phantom will be my life until our five shows, taking place February 22-25 at the Gladstone. People can get tickets at the Gladstone Box Office. I highly encourage local musicians, theatre folk, and other members of the arts community to check out The Gladstone’s Student/Artist/Unwaged rate, which is nearly 50% off!

I’ll also be recording and releasing some songs with my band, Jumpin’ Joel Flash & The Magic Machine. The songs are written, but they need some loving finesse to get the sound I want. It’s been a long process, but i think patience will have paid off. I’ll be keeping people updated through my socials and my website www.jumpinjoelflash.ca. Can’t wait to see people at an upcoming show!

#phantomoftheospry #thegladstone #ottawa #newmusic #musical #livemusic #jumpinjoelflash #omic #exileonmainstreet #theatre #kingcrimson #zappa #allmanbrothers #steelydan #joelelliot

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Motorbike Rider Clubs

According to Wikipedia, a motorcycle club is a team of individuals who have a typical interest in motorcycles. Motorbike clubs are enterprises operating lawfully, mostly for enjoyable and also charity. Nevertheless, there are those that are disallowed, typically described "Onepercenters" since they are approximated to be one percent of the motorbike population. American Motorcyclist Organization (AMA), the umbrella body of bike clubs, presently has 1200 charted clubs under its wing and also checking.

  Motorcycle clubs are categorized into five major classifications:

  1) Motorcycle type (road bikes, cruiser bikes etc).

  2) Motorbike producer (Kawasaki, Harley-David, BMW etc).

  3) Riding design( stunts, street cyclists, etc).

  4) Location (New york city, Texas etc).

  5) Special Passion (spiritual association, occupation or sexual preference).

  Bike cubs are run in different ways from each other. They have their own set of rules which every participant must comply with. All the clubs which are registered by AMA are genuine and their tasks are mainly philanthropic occasions and community-based service.

  The One Percenters Vs Ninety-Nine Percenters.

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Onepercenters are disallowed clubs; they are not signed up with AMA and also are regarded to be associated with illegal operations. Nevertheless, they declare that they were branded hence by law enforcers to depict them as offenders. They explain that they utilize the term "onepercenters" to show commitment to "cycling and also league"; they believe that riding is not simply a pastime however a way of life ... a society!

  In addition to their society comes a cyclist language as well as style. Onepercenters are normally outfitted in black leather with patches, otherwise known as shades, which symbolize a part (gang) with which a motorcyclist is associated.

  Clubs Culture.

  High and also Limited.

  Participants of motorcycle clubs ride together in a group to stop other vehicle drivers from getting into the team as they travel. They also have web traffic guards that regulate web traffic in advance of the others to allow the team to ride with no interruptions especially throughout rallies or when holding events. This is what is called "high and also limited" trips.

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Territory and also membership.

  Most clubs are territorial; either by state or by location of operation. Some may have nation-wide subscription that makes them have state chapters. A fine example is Hells Angels. Various other smaller clubs are compelled to put on patches of "support" of the dominant club under which they run. This is usually done for security. Nonetheless, law-enforcement clubs, like authorities clubs and also armed forces only clubs, are not permitted to be part of or sustain any gang, leading or otherwise.

  Competition.

  Rivalry among clubs has actually significantly gone away with the help of regional COC (Coalition of Clubs).

  Sponsorship.

  Some clubs are sponsored by particular companies such as "HOG" (Harley Owners Team) and also CMA (Christian Bike Organization). These clubs do not have any patches and also are just a group of bike bikers who share a manufacturer or various other special rate of interests. They are primarily created for a certain objective; say to teach as in the case of Christian motorcycle clubs. These sorts of clubs are not referred as bike clubs per se, due to the fact that they do not have spots to recognize them.

  That is the distinction in between outlawed bike clubs as well as legitimate motorbike clubs. Each club is controlled by a various collection of regulations, and also the purposes of the different clubs differ mostly. Use the above discussed points to make a clever option if you are considering signing up with a motorcycle club.

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Facebook Marketing: How to Grow Your Business Using Facebook

Where there’s internet, there is Facebook. Because of that ubiquity, Facebook marketing is pretty much required if your brand is going to succeed online. The problem with that is simple: Facebook marketing is a huge topic with a lot of moving parts. You will need to consider a lot of variables to really hone in on a strategy, and that’s what we want to help you with. No matter what your business or brand, we can help you get your Facebook marketing strategy off the ground. And if you’re already knee-deep in Facebook, we have some ideas for you that can take your marketing from great to astonishing. Let’s get started.

Getting Started with Facebook Marketing

First, I want to acknowledge that not everyone is on Facebook for personal interaction. The beauty of approaching Facebook marketing from a business standpoint is that you can keep the two sides of your life pretty much completely separated. While you can’t use Facebook anonymously, you can have an account where the only personal information available is the name you choose and everything else is tied to the business accounts. In some ways, keeping these sides completely separate will limit your ability to market to certain demographics (such as Facebook groups and potentially Events); however, it is up to you on what are the most important aspects of the platform.

As we move through the various topics, we will touch on which elements may use your personal profile rather than your business one. If it’s not listed, you should be safe to assume that your brand identity will be the public-facing persona. For the most part, we are going to assume you will have a profile with reasonable privacy settings for your personal account.

Step 1: Create Your Facebook Account

If you already have an account, feel free to scroll down a bit. This step is showing how simple it is to get started on Facebook itself.

You might be tempted to click on the Create a Page link at the bottom of the screen. And while it will let you create a page for your brand immediately, the process hits a hurdle when it asks you to log in. So we are going to move forward with creating an account first and then creating the brand profiles we will work with. So press the Sign Up button, you will get an email to verify that you’re really you. Go ahead and enter the code to prove you’re a person.

When you press Continue, you will be taken to your blank timeline. The only real must-do thing at this point is fixing your privacy settings. Regardless of whether you use Facebook personally or not, checking your privacy settings is a good idea. So click on the arrow in the upper-right corner and select Settings to get started.

In general, we will run under the assumption that you let your Friends see pertinent information, but more sensitive information is set to Only Me. That’s just the bare minimum for security. So make sure that you go through all of the tabs in the left sidebar and tweak them to your own preferences. We would, however, like to highlight the section titled Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile? This is an option many people are unaware of, so if you want to remove your personal profile from public Google searches, uncheck this box. This will have no effect on your brand identity, such as Pages, Groups, or Events.

After you’ve chosen your settings, it’s time to create the Page you want to be your home base on Facebook.

Step 2: Create a Facebook Page

The Facebook Page is where the majority of your marketing will take place. You will run ads through your page, host events, stream live video, and interact with your audience. Pages are the hub of most public-facing organizations. They can — for the most part — do anything a personal account can do. But without the need to share who is the one behind the branding.

Using a Page to market lets you assign a team of people to manage your business, and we will discuss each of the roles and permissions a bit lower. But first, let’s dig in on actually creating the page. To start, find the Pages link in the sidebar to the left of your timeline.

You will then be taken to a list of all the Pages on your account. This list will be empty if you haven’t done this before. In the upper-right of the toolbar, in the Your Pages tab, you need to press the green Create Page button.

You now choose whether your Page will represent a Business or Brand (services and products, generally) or a Community or Public Figure (described as connecting and sharing with people, an organization, team, or group). For our purposes here, we will go with Business or Brand.

You should have a name chosen by this point (most likely the name of your company or blog or brand itself — such as Elegant Themes). We don’t suggest making a new Page for a single product (such as our Divi theme) because that can be showcased under the umbrella of a larger page that has more reach and utility beyond that single product.

After this step, you will choose a Profile Image and a Cover Photo. You do have the option to skip them for the moment to gather your resources later. At some point, these are a necessity.

With that finalized, you see your new page on the next screen. It will be devoid of content and information at this point, but that’s what you can handle next.

Step 3: Customize Your Page

More than anything else in terms of customization, the @username you choose is the most important. Just click on the Create Page @Username link to the left of the screen to begin.

This will be the way that users and people tag your page in posts — “Look at this amazing deal I got from @username”. It is also the URL slug for your page: fb.me/username or facebook.com/username. Additionally, you get a Facebook Messenger URL where your users can directly IM you, and those messages go directly to your Messages app (assuming you use it).

With that set, it’s time to fill in your brand details. These are the nitty gritty nuggets of information that your users and community need to know about you. A description of who you are, how to find you elsewhere online, where to find you in person if you have a storefront or physical location, menus, email lists, and so on.

Page Description

Two of the most prominent are Adding a Page Description. To add a description, just click on where the Add a Short Description link is under Welcome to Your New Page.

A modal will appear where you can add a 155 character description. This is your elevator pitch. The most succinct way you can describe your brand or business. For example, Elegant Themes’ page has the description, Elegant Themes builds amazingly beautiful Premium WordPress Themes coupled with advanced functionality and awesome support. Simple and gets right to the point.

When that’s finished, another modal appears, asking you if you’d like to edit the rest of your page information or wait until later. No time like the present, so let’s edit that info.

General Page Info

Yet another modal appears, this time with three tabs. Contact, Location, and Hours. All of these may not pertain to your business or brand. If you’re an online shop, you may not have hours. So you can select Always Open. And if you don’t have a street address or phone, you can uncheck them, and they won’t appear at all on your page. Anything you do enter, however, will show up on the main page for all visitors to see under your About section.

When you get through all the tabs, you’ll see a link that says See All Information. Since there’s a lot more than just websites and phones to your business, we should probably click through.

Page Name and Team Member Updates

When you do see all the information available, you may feel overwhelmed. That’s okay. You don’t have to fill it all in now, or really…ever. Some of it may not pertain to you or your Facebook marketing strategy. Much of it, however, will. Again, this is the info that shows up in your About section.

The two most important sections here, at least starting out, are General and Team Member sections. Under General, you can change your page’s name and @username. I bring this up now because you might have chosen the wrong username for your page, or you might have used a page name that might not fully encompass your Facebook marketing goals.

For instance, you might have named your Page Elmo’s Superblog – Fun, Frolick, and Learning with Elmo, but realize that the better page name would be simply Elmo’s Superblog. This is how you’d go about changing that. Also, you can change the @username here, too, and it is entirely independent of the Page name. So you can still have the username @superblog even if you change the name. The reverse is also true. You can change your username but keep the page name. So you could go to @elmosuperblog without worrying about changing your entire page name. In general, however, it is a good tactic to keep them pretty similar. That way, people won’t get confused. And it makes tagging and finding your page easier.

Regarding the Team Members tab, notice that it says if you add yourself to the page as a Team Member, the Page will appear on your profile as well as your own name nad profile picture being featured on the Page. You can still run the page as an Admin or other user role if you are not listed as a Team Member. So if privacy is an issue, or you just want to separate work and personal halves of Facebook, consider whether you should add yourself here or not. Either way is fine.

Other Social Accounts

As an online business, you likely have more than a Facebook account. You have an Instagram, surely, and a Twitter. Maybe you use Snapchat and WhatsApp for customer service and promotion? If so, you want to link to them on your Facebook Page. Just click on the Add Other Accounts link and a modal will pop up so you can include the other platforms you want to showcase.

Any and all accounts you add will be shown under the Contact Info for your Page. When adding the other accounts, make sure only enter the username, not the full URL.

After that, you can simply edit the rest of the details you want to be public on your page. But before moving on to another aspect of your Facebook marketing, let’s take a look at the Story of your Page.

Your Story

To the right of the About section is a large box called Story.

When you click the Tell People About Your Business link, a new editor appears. It looks surprisingly like a blog editor. Because that’s pretty much exactly what it is. You can add a large cover photo and a title. Then you construct a long-form post of what you believe your users, customers, or audience should know about your business or brand. If you have ever posted to Medium, the whole process feels similar to that. When I say long-form, I mean a few paragraphs, maybe. Not a treatise.

I cannot emphasize enough how important having a well-crafted Story can be. Please, take the time to write a narrative that gives your brand a personal connection to your audience. Narrative marketing is one of the hottest trends right now because it makes customers feel a deeper connection to the brand and engage more with it. These days, people don’t want to associate and interact with lifeless companies who are nothing but numbers, liquidation sales, and clearance percentages. They want to buy from the people behind the logo. That’s why they’re on Facebook to begin with. To be social. To interact. And it should be why you’re doing Facebook marketing, too.

After all, when someone new looks at your page, this Story is one of the first things they see. Like everything else on the internet, you have a very short window of time to get and keep their attention, so make it count. Having a good image, a good title, and a well-written narrative around your brand can go a long way to creating a lasting relationship with your visitors. A good story can take that beyond commerce or viral sharing.

With all of those filled out, you can begin to fill out the rest of your information and tweak your page as you go. Those are by far the most important and required pieces you need to fill out.

Add a Button

The final customization you need to make is the Add a Button button. If you don’t do anything else before publicizing your Page, make it this. Facebook lets you place one CTA button that appears at the top of your Page whenever people visit.

You have the option to choose from multiple pre-set kinds of CTA actions for your button:

Book with you

Contact you

Learn more about your business

Shop with you or make a donation

Download your app or play your game

Now, every Facebook marketing strategy is going to be a little different. Some people use Facebook to book appointments (masseuses and other service-related brands, for example. Others are software companies that want to direct you to the App Store as quickly as possible. While other brands use Facebook as a support channel for their users. Regardless of what you use it for, this button is going to probably be the hotspot on your Page (or at the very least, one of them), so choose wisely what works best for your brand.

Useful Facebook Marketing Strategies

Now that your Page is set up, you can use it to market your brand. The Page itself is kind of like a headquarters and lets you perform various tasks. Not all of these ideas will work for every single kind of brand, but the majority will. Let’s take a look.

Messenger

These days, nearly everyone has Facebook Messenger installed on their phones. In many cases, they use it in lieu of traditional SMS/MMS messaging. Facebook recognized the power in that, and they now allow Pages and people to message back and forth within the same interface. Unless they opt-in somehow, you can’t be the one to message first, but under the Add a Button section, you can make it so that you’re just a click away for users to be able to basically text you.

And they will. Instead of sending an email that may or may not be delivered to or read by the right person, sending a Facebook message gives the user access to your brand in real-time as well as in their space. Many Pages run support this way, and it increases engagement heavily. It’s also very easy to set up so that you can start having conversations with your users.

Select the Send Message radio button and click Next. You will now have the option to choose where the user can send a message. If you chose Send Message, your only option will be Facebook Messenger. However, if you have Call Now or Send Email, for example, you will get a field to enter your chosen address or method.

Now, you have the option to review these couple of choices. Just click the Finish button when you’re ready.

Now, you have a nice, shiny Send Message button in your Page’s toolbar. Your audience will absolutely choose to interact with you. If you make it a priority to respond quickly and respectfully, your engagement rate will advance steadily.

Setting Up Facebook Messenger Autoresponders

The final aspect of the Send Message button for your Facebook marketing is making sure that you respond. Because here’s the thing: you’re not always going to be able to get to each and every message as it comes in. Sure, the Message will show up on your phone as a text message, but you may not be able to respond. Or someone on your team may already be handling a different support issue. In those situations, one of the best things you can have is an autoresponder just to let your users know that you check your messages, that you aren’t ignoring their attempt to contact you.

When you first set up your page, you will get a banner alert telling you to set up the responder. This is the best way to do it. You can always get it ready from your settings, too.

When you click either of these options, you will be taken to your Messages settings. In here, you get a ton of options that you can run through to customize exactly how you want to interact with your audience.

We think there are four important aspects to enable here.

Prompt new people to send messages

Send instant replies to anyone who messages your Page

Stay responsive when you can’t get to your computer or phone

Show a Messenger Greeting

It is important to note the differences in these three options because they seem very similar. First, when prompting people to send new messages, your new visitors will see a post like this on your Page’s timeline. The message button is prominent in the post as well as in the toolbar and menu. And in the primary tabs (3 in the below image) if you choose to highlight it as well.

And within the autoresponders, you can up three unique messages, too. When the toggle is switched to On, a highlighted blue message will appear. This is what you will say to your visitors, so you want to personalize them. Hit the Change button to do so.

The differences from each of these are important. The Send instant replies to anyone who messages your Page option is the traditional autoresponder. Anyone who sends your Page a message will get this reply. It can be used to let folks know that you will reply quickly, maybe to link to a knowledge base or support forum, even to let them know you have a sale running. The message can be changed at any time, so it may be in your best interest to periodically use the Messenger autoresponder in your marketing strategies, same as you would an email series.

Then, the Stay responsive when you can’t get to your computer or phone option is a different autoresponder that only kicks in when you’re off the clock. You can set away hours — such as when your business is closed. That way, those who contact you can be directed to your website, maybe your after-hours support team, or even just telling them that you’ll get back to them when you open up bright and early the next day. If you use this and the above option together, this one takes precedence because of its specialized nature.

And the third, Show a Messenger greeting, is a one-time-only contact. On Twitter auto-DMs are frowned upon because they are impersonal. On Facebook Messenger, having a greeting can actually personalize the encounter. People can even opt-in for bots to periodically message them. The greeting, however, will only be down to visitors on the very first time they send your Page a message. Never again. Many pages will use a question for their opening, trying to elicit a response from the user to initiate a dialogue. One very good marketing strategy is to provide a unique discount code for the first time someone contacts you via Messenger. That way, you build goodwill with them even if they are contacting you for a more negative reason.

Posting to Your Facebook Page

Like we mentioned above, the Facebook Page itself is kind of your headquarters for everything that you do on the platform. All of your Facebook marketing in some way leads back to the Page. So you probably want to work to make the Page as central to your strategy as possible. Primarily, that means posting to the Page itself to appear in your followers’ feeds to generate shares, likes, comments, and other forms of engagement.

With that in mind, you should know there are a truly absurd number of options for you to post with. We are going to be primarily concerned with text posts, image/video posts, live video streams, and stories.

With each kind of these posts, you also get to choose your posting audience (public, restricted, or specifically targeted) and posting time (scheduled for a future date, backdated to show earlier in your page’s timeline, or simply saved as a draft for later review).

Many of these are self-explanatory (scheduling, backdating, for instance), we want to dig into the ones that can really take your Facebook marketing into a new league.

There’s no set rule on how many posts you should or shouldn’t publish, but keep in mind that if you post too many in sequence, they get truncated in people’s news feeds. Instead of showing your full post, it may say something like Elegant Themes has posted 3 updates today with a thumbnail of the Page. That severely limits click-through and engagement. You want to make your posting regular, but not overwhelming. It’s definitely a delicate balance. But you will get it as you practice and learn your audience.

Text Posts

Text posts are the bread-and-butter of the Facebook world. They’re what started it all. Because of that history, you need to incorporate text posts into your Facebook marketing rotation. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, but when you click inside the box that says Write a post…, the default is plain ol’ text.

You might ask your followers a question for feedback. Perhaps you need to announce that your store isn’t opening on time that day or that a menu item is no longer available. You might even just tell people good morning and spark up a casual conversation in the comments.

Text posts do well at many lengths, but if you want to do something truly long-form, you’re better off writing it on your own blog or website and linking to it. That way you get the SEO benefits in your own domain. Individual text posts don’t do well in external search engines, just with the internal FB search.

Image/Video Posts

The real money (both literal and figurative), however, is in video. And to a lesser extent, image content. It’s why Instagram (a Facebook-owned company, by the way) is so successful. People love interactive media, and they can far more easily consume your content if it’s visual. So you need to be posting images and videos as your primary content.

Not only do images and video posts get higher engagement just because people are people and act like people, but also because Facebook prioritizes them in the algorithms that dictate what content shows up in users’ news feeds. These are the posts that get shared. Even Events and links focus on featured images and videos.

So knowing all this, what can you do in terms of publishing that can help your images and video succeed? Honestly, it’s pretty simple:

High-resolution images and HD video – no one likes to see grainy and blurry content, and no one likes to share it

Bright colors and crazy designs – you want to catch people’s attention, and this will do it

Only necessary text – people scroll quickly, so your message needs to be concise enough for them to read it in seconds

Short(ish) video duration – 30-second clips are amazing because people can watch them and share them without getting bored or distracted

Long(ish) video duration – if you go into the 5-10 minute (or longer) realm, do so knowing that not every video you post should be this long. Only your very best content will get engagement at this lenth, and even then views will taper in the later portion

These aren’t hard-and-fast rules. There will always be exceptions to them. However, these do tend to be the hallmarks of the most successful individual video posts on Facebook. If your main focus is video (such as with Wistia or a media company), you have to determine what works best. Your audience may enjoy longer videos with more substance. But as a general rule for most people who aren’t video specialists, these tend to apply.

Additionally, if you have a consistent library of videos over 3 minutes long, you can have the option for mid-roll advertisements to monetize your page. These will play at set points during the video, and your visitors can wait to finish the rest of your video afterward. Note that doing this can lower engagement after the ad breaks because many people simply stop watching. So like we said above, only the best content you have should be long-form.

Live Video Streams

Probably the best way to market your business using Facebook (or YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, or any other platform that supports it) is live video. Livestreaming is incredibly popular, and if your goal is to engage your audience, livestreaming is the best way to do it. Why? Because you can actually talk with them in real time. You get to know them. They get to know you.

Livestreaming with Facebook is incredibly easy. All you need to do is click on the Live button when you start a post to be taken into the pre-show settings.

Once there, you will see two tabs. The Connect tab is for if you use an external service or software to stream. You may use Restream or OBS or even Wirecast. If you are using just Facebook, you will just fill out the info for the stream and go live with the camera attached to your computer.

One of the best features for Facebook marketing regarding live video is that you can crosspost to other, related Pages that you run. If you click on the Settings tab in the Connect window, you will see a list of Pages that can host your stream simultaneously. This is a great idea for those of you who may have different departments, each running a different Facebook page, for instance.

You can also go Live on the mobile app, too, and it’s as simple as pressing Go Live when in the app. As long as your audience has notifications set up to be alerted when you go live, or (even better) you schedule your streams so they know when to tune in, you will be able to truly find champions for your brand who come back regularly to see your new content and say hello to you.

Stories

Snapchat took the internet by storm, and pretty soon nearly every single platform had stolen (appropriated, maybe?) the concept of temporary, time-limited pictures and images. On Facebook and Instagram, these are called Stories. And on Facebook, not only can you add to the Story that belongs to your personal profile, but you can also add to the Story of a Page that you manage.

Best of all, these Page-created Stories show up in your followers’ Story feed, right alongside their friends’. In fact, the Stories (as of this writing), don’t seem to be subject to as harsh an algorithm as news feed posts (images, video, text, etc.) like we discussed above. For the most part, they appear in chronological order, based on posting time.

The only real caveat to using Stories as a marketing tool is that they are mobile only. That’s right. You can only post to your Page’s Story through the official Facebook smartphone app. Lucky for all of us, it’s incredibly easy to do. But you do have to post to your Page’s Story differently than you do your personal one. First, click on the hamburger menu in the lower-right of the corner (if you’re on iOS. Android and other platforms may be in a different spot, but the functionality is the same).

Next, choose the Page to which you want to post the Story.

Once you’ve made it to your page, scroll until you see the area in which you can post an update. It should say Write something… or a similar message. Beneath it, you will see a box called Your Page’s Story with a button that says Create Story. Press it.

You will be taken to a camera window now (provided you allow access, otherwise you can’t post a Story). You can either take a photo or video here, or you can import one from your phone’s storage. Once you’ve chosen and annotated the Story you want to post, you have two options to post it: either immediately via the Page Story shortcut (1) or by confirming details of the Story by hitting Next (2) at the bottom of the screen.

If you choose the shortcut, you get a confirmation before it goes directly to the Story.

And if you choose to press the Next button, you get a few more options to verify before moving forward with the Story. You can make sure that you’re on the right Page, first of all. The last thing you’d want to do is put up a personal story to your Page or something similar. You also get the option of sharing the Story to your Page’s news feed so that it shows up as a traditional Image post. You will have to experiment with which ones you should cross-post. Each audience is different. Stories are for more candid, slice-of-life topics. Maybe behind-the-scenes videos or fun staff profiles. News Feed posts, on the other hand, are the evergreen or more traditional posts.

Once you’ve made sure the Story is ready for your adoring audience, share it, and everyone who follows your Page should see it at the very top of their Facebook app. It will appear chronologically (as of this writing), so determining when your audience is most active can be crucial.

Also, Stories only last for 24 hours from the time of posting, so if you want to stay in people’s Story feeds, you need to post regularly to your story throughout the day.

Link Sharing

Very quickly, sharing links to your blog or website is another great way to generate engagement. But not just any articles. Only share either your newest posts (which you should do each time you publish, and then regularly afterward to make sure it get seen) or your best posts. In fact, the best way that you can leverage sharing your own content to Facebook is by integrating your site with Facebook Instant Articles. These work like the Google AMP pages where your site is pre-cached and loads instantly for users on the platform.

You will see these in your timeline often. They’re the posts with the lightning bolt next to them. By stripping out unnecessary code, Facebook Instant Articles mean that your users won’t have to wait on your page to load and get to the content they want to consume more quickly. In general, if a page takes more than 2 seconds to load, the average user will navigate away. Facebook Instant Articles fixes that.

Even if you don’t want to keep yourself that invested in the Facebook ecosystem, sharing your best and newest content will keep you in people’s minds, give them something to share, and get your brand’s message and story across, while funneling users from FB to your own website.

Of everything that you do on Facebook, link sharing is the most hit-and-miss. You pretty much need to do it but don’t rely on this being the number one source of traffic to your site or your primary lead generator. It takes a bit of work to make many of your links get through the news feed algorithm without paying for them to do so, and the time and effort that you spend on that work may be better spent elsewhere. So share away, but make this a lesser part of your overall Facebook marketing strategy when compared to live video, for instance.

Pinned Posts

Any of the above types of posts (excluding Stories that are not posted to the news feed) are capable of being pinned to the top of your Page. What that means is that anyone who visits your page will see this post first, regardless of what else has been published since. Most Pages use this for announcements or product launches. Many restaurants keep menus pinned or dinner specials. Elegant Themes often uses our Pinned Post to showcase new features for Divi that have been released.

To pin a post, just click the ellipsis (the three dots) and select Pin to Top of Page.

To unpin it, do the same thing, but select to unpin it. You also have the option of replacing the pinned post when you try to pin a new one because you can have only 1 Pinned Post at a time.

There is no right or wrong way to use the Pinned Post, but the most important thing to remember is that you should always keep it updated. Visitors will see it as incredibly unprofessional to have outdated information pinned. For example, don’t still have your Christmas sale pinned in February. Or your summer menu in December. That shows them a lack of attention, which can have an impact on your engagement and business itself.

Facebook Marketing with Groups

Groups are kind of like Facebook’s take on message boards or forums. They aren’t quite chat rooms, but they give users a place to post messages, pictures, videos, and then comment back and forth to have a discussion. Both personal accounts and Pages can set up and administrate a Group, which works out really well, depending on whether you want a front-facing individual or overall brand persona.

First, creating a Group is easy. Go to facebook.com/groups and click on the green Create Group button in the upper-right corner of the page. Additionally, you have three sections on this page:

Favorites

Groups You Manage

Your Groups

So basically, this is the hub of all your Group activity, whether you’re a member or an admin. Anything you set as a Favorite will show up as a shortcut on your primary timeline, which simplifies your life as you manage everything on Facebook itself.

You need to make two decisions when you create a group: the name (which can be changed later, but it may not be a great idea, so choose wisely), and the privacy. We suggest creating the group as Secret first so that you can get it ready for your community before it appears in search results.

The difference in Secret and Closed is that in a Secret group, only people you invite and add to the group can find it or even see it. It’s as though it doesn’t exist to non-members. Secret Facebook groups do not show up in search results.

Closed groups, on the other hand, appear in searches, and people can be invited and added just as in a Secret one, but anyone can also request to join. That request must be approved (or denied) by a group manager. If you expect a lot of requests, you can set other moderators to weed through them.

And Public groups are, well, public. Anyone can join, they show up in searches, and often require the most moderation. Depending on your topic and community goals, it may work out well for you to be Public. But we feel that Closed gives you the best community and ability to market toward specifically those who are most engaged with your brand.

Keep in mind that you must add at least one friend to a group to create it. Facebook does not want you to create solo groups (and that would be lonely, anyway). Many folks either add a spouse or significant other, or even a co-worker or colleague from the organization who may also be a manager.

Now, your Group is live. Outside of inviting people, you have two major tasks to complete that aren’t very hard. The first is to add a cover photo for the group. Many people choose to use their Group’s cover photo as a banner for the rules and etiquette expected of members. Or if you have a schedule for particular topics on certain days, you can use the Cover Photo to highlight those as in the image below.

One other feature Groups have is that you can go Live only to specific groups. If you want to only appear to a subset of your audience (maybe for a Patreon reward), this is how. Many people set up Groups just for this feature.

Choosing Your Persona in a Facebook Group

In a Facebook Group (or on a Facebook Page), you have an option to interact with the group as yourself (your personal profile) or as the brand hosting the Group or Page. If you click on the box to the upper-right that says Interacting as…, you will get a modal where you can choose who you appear as in comments and posts.

For Facebook marketing purposes, the choice is really up to you and your particular strategies. If you choose to interact personally, you can build a strong rapport between your users and yourself (and your staff, if they interact the same way). You will appear as people who are actively engaged in the community. That is the right fit for many brands and businesses, as that personal touch can be a huge boon to the way their products are received.

However, if you choose to interact as your brand, you don’t necessarily lose that personability. When a brand name interacts with people, it can make customers feel more special and can highlight that you’re a part of the community you’ve built. Not everyone knows your real name, but if they are a member of the Group or if they follow your Page, they know the branding. It can feel special for many users to get called out and talked to by major products they love.

Just choose which direction works best for your brand and try to be consistent. You can even mix it up. The daily conversation can come from your staff, but important messages or Group administrivia may need to be posted by the brand identity. The most important thing to remember when choosing your persona for Facebook Group interaction is to be purposeful and mindful of who is delivering your message and how they are delivering it.

The Groups’ Chat Tab

Because the Group’s primary function is a mini-Facebook timeline, the developers have also implemented a real-time Chat tab that lets users create conversations amongst themselves. These work similarly to Facebook Messenger, except that the conversations are essentially open-to-the-public chatrooms.

The default choice is to create chats with friends you know in the group; however, any of the chats can be seen and joined by anyone in the group. If you want a private group message, you will need to use the traditional Messenger app.

When you press the blue Create a Group Chat button, a modal appears for you to choose the initial members of the conversation. You will name it as well. If you want a real-time discussion on the year’s best WordPress themes or an on-going help and support room, just name it appropriately, add your staff (or members), and finish it up. Using Group Chats will keep your members’ timelines and news feeds clear of clutter, and their notifications won’t constantly alert them to new comments. They will see the new conversations in Messenger instead.

Facebook Marketing with Events

While not possible for everyone, using Events is a great way to get the word out about, well, major events that your brand is holding. These don’t necessarily have to be in-person events. Many Pages run virtual parties where a Live video Q&A goes on, or you might create a Facebook Event for a huge sale that’s coming up that you want people to know about. Especially if it’s a limited time deal.

Both personal profiles and Pages can host Events, and you can tie the Events to Groups as well. That way, you can get your entire Facebook marketing circle involved with one another and really reap the benefit of having built a community. The true draw of using Events on Facebook to market, though, is how Pages’ Events show up in followers’ notifications.

Not only do they show up when added, but if someone marks they are Interested or Going, they also get an alert to tell them the Event is upcoming so they don’t forget. In almost every way, Events are set-it-and-forget-it marketing. Even better, though, Events let hosts and guests post to the Event page as though it were a Group. Albeit a temporary one.

To create an Event as your Page, just hit the Events tab to the left-side of your Page. Then click on the blue Create Event button.

The modal you get now is full of details that your audience needs to know about the Event itself.

Also, you have the chance to add an Event photo. If you do not, Facebook defaults to your Page cover photo. It is a really good idea to use a new promo picture for each Event. Not only will that make your Event stand out and show that you’re serious about it, but it also won’t blend in for people who already follow your Page. They will not just assume it’s something they have already seen.

The rest of the information will depend on your event.

Event Name

Location

Frequency

Start and End Date and Time

Description

Category

Schedule (of activities, etc.)

Keywords (for search)

Kid Friendly verification

Allow Messaging to Page through Messenger

Ticket Info and Ticketing URL

Co-hosts (can be other Pages or personal profiles)

Posting permissions within the Event

Public/Private Guest List

It should be pretty obvious that filling out each of these bits of info is incredibly important. Pay particular attention to the title (be as specific as possible) and the description. You want people to know exactly what kind of Event you’re hosting and what they can expect. The more details the better.

But here’s the thing: you may have incredibly high engagement within the Event itself. Lots of people will mark Going. Even more will say they’re Interested. And very few of those people will actually show up to the Event itself. If it’s in-person, at least. Virtual events tend to be more accurate.

But even if they don’t show up, simply interacting with your Event makes it pop up in their friends’ news feed. Which gets you exposure to a potentially new audience. If they see and like the Event, there’s a good chance they will navigate to your Page and Like it. And while they’re there, maybe they go into your Group. And eventually, they could become a customer.

Obviously, these leads diminish as the steps go through like everything else. Regardless, Facebook Events are a great way to link up the disparate parts of your Facebook marketing strategy.

Use an Editorial/Social Posting Calendar

Posting willy-nilly is not a good marketing strategy. The old saying is that content is king, but really…it’s consistency who sits on the throne. You need to post regularly and make updates so that your audience knows to expect them. You also need to make sure that you miss as few days as possible in posting. The internet moves fast. And people will forget you. It’s not a nice thought, but it’s certainly the truth.

The best way to keep yourself regular is to use an editorial calendar. Or in this case, a social posting calendar. You don’t have to choose anything expensive or fancy, but just something that can keep your updates sorted so that you and your team know when and what to post.

You can choose one of roughly a zillion social scheduling and calendar services out there. Depending on your budget and needs, any of these options will do just fine. I personally know people who have successfully run major companies’ and projects’ social and content calendars using each of these platforms.

CoSchedule

Buffer

Hootsuite

Trello

Basecamp

Google Sheets

Wunderlist

Additionally, you might also get use out of a CRM suite. Apps like HubSpot and Zoho integrate socially so you can run your entire Facebook marketing campaign from within that platform and track analytics and process leads.

But even if you just write out a schedule of what kind of post you need to make and when on a piece of paper and stick it on your desk with tape, as long as you follow what it says, you’ll do great.

Use a Facebook Login on Your Own Website

If you’re really dedicated to Facebook marketing, the devs at FB have made it incredibly easy to integrate everything of yours and theirs together. Between the Facebook Pixel LINK LINK LINK to the OpenGraph login, you can really take advantage of all the tools at your disposal.

Letting your users log in via Facebook is actually very simple. The first thing you will choose is what kind of permissions you need access to. You can request dozens upon dozens of data points. But don’t. Really. Users tend to opt-out if you can’t guarantee how you’re using their data (not to mention the GDPR requiring disclosure of it, too).

No matter what you choose to access, whether it’s just the email address, or the user’s friends and Page Likes (or something else entirely), you just need to start with clicking the My Apps > Create New App button in the upper-right of the Facebook Developers’ home screen.

From there, you will name your login app (but make sure you don’t include any trademarked terms so that you don’t get in trouble with the folks upstairs) and put in your email address. You’re ready to now press Create App ID.

Next, select that you want to create a Facebook login and press Confirm.

On the next page, you will enter your details, your contact info (for the GDPR), and the website URL where the login and app will live. To do so, scroll to the bottom of the page, click where it says + Add Platform, and pick website.

Or you can press Quick Start after you enter the URL, and you can get started…quickly.

You get the JavaScript code to add to your site immediately.

After which, you can test the integration with a simple Like button. And then move on to actually install the Login button the same way.

From that point on, it’s just going through what Facebook calls the Plugin Configurator and putting the code where you want it on your website.

Once that’s done, your users will be able to easily interact with your site and app as seamlessly as possible, letting you better keep tabs on how your Facebook marketing strategies are paying off.

Facebook Ads

So the real elephant in the room is the Facebook Ad network. They’re everywhere. In your news feed, in the news itself, and conversation on every single platform out there. People are talking about Facebook ads. And for good reason, too. They have an insane ROI, but they also take a lot of work to get right and have that return.

There are multiple kinds of Facebook ads, so let’s look at what they are and if they’re right for you.

You can find the Facebook Ad Center in the toolbar of your Page. It will be a tab near the end. When you click on it, you’ll be taken to an analytics page and a lot of options to run ads. Other tabs have links back here, too. Insights is the primary one you will use that way.

When you click on + Create Add, you see the different types of ads you can add.

If you’re willing to pay for Facebook ads, you can put all sorts of things into a very specific audience’s news feed.

Boost any post you create with your Page to get more engagement

Promote that your visitors can send you one-on-one private messages through Messenger

Just promote the Page itself and let people Like it from their news feeds

Get website visitors by showcasing your external site, and each click leads them to your home page

Include an email collection form so that you can contact interested user directly

Each of these ad types works and has a high chance of working because of how you can drill down into your audience. No matter which type you choose, the most important aspects of your ad campaign are

Audience and demographic targeting

Duration of the campaign

Budget

Choosing your audience is the most important aspect of Facebook marketing with ads. You can basically drill down and target a very specific portion of the Facebook user base. The main ways you do this are by choosing

whether the ads are shown to just men, just women, or to everyone

the age range from which you want to display ads to, where between 13 years old to 65+

the location of whom you want to target, from a country to a state/province, to a county, or even city

their public interests and Page likes

When you finish choosing these (and you should absolutely spend a lot of time making sure that you create and save the best audience you can so that you can refine it over time), Facebook will present you with an overall estimate of the maximum number of people within your reach. For the example below, we have targeted a potential 1.4 million people.

The budget is probably the most limiting factor because you only have so much cash that can go toward advertising. There is a ceiling on how much return you can get for your investment. It will take lots of experimenting to figure out what that is. Your budget ties directly to the duration of your campaign, too. You have the option to run an ad for 1, 7, or 14 days. Facebook will distribute your total budget over the course of that time. They will also tell you how many people you can expect to reach. That number (obviously an estimate) is based on the audience you chose. They also amortize your daily spend based on these factors.

And when you finish everything and set the ad to go live, your Ad Center tab will report the results back to you.

Additionally, you should be able to track the performance of your campaigns in a general sense by checking out the Insights tab. Here you willsee trends and data for your Page and overall engagements. You can also compare yourself to competitor Pages to see where you both stand.

As you track the numbers and look at your Page analytics and refine your audience, you will see an increase in ROI across the board with Facebook ads.

Final Thoughts on Facebook Marketing

I hesitated to say that these are the final thoughts on the topic because it is such a large subject. But the information in this article should give you a pretty solid overview of the potential that Facebook holds. Potential for lead generation, community building, advertising, and so much more. The Facebook developer team has spent a lot of time and effort to make their methods of data acquisition a marketer’s paradise. If you aren’t taking advantage of that work, you’re missing out on a lot of benefit for your brand.

When you take Pages, ads, Stories, and livestreams into consideratio, along with the Groups, Events (which you can also boost and promote with the ads interface, by the way), and the rest of the platform, you should be able to truly excel in the Facebook marketing world. It may take some time to get used to it and integrate it all into your strategies, but when you do, you won’t be sorry. And neither will your audience.

What has your experience been with Facebook marketing? Share your stories, tips, and tricks in the comments!

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Daily Horoscope 21 Th October

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Daily Horoscope 21 Th October

General Horoscope

In spite of the fact that we might feel somewhat crude today, we can likewise make considerable progress in our individual recuperating process. The mystic Pisces Moon frames steady viewpoints with discerning Mercury, energetic Pluto, and prosperous Jupiter, making chances to twist reality to our loving. Our outside world appears to be especially liquid, shaping itself to fit in with our wants. By and by, our impact isn’t boundless and it’s savvy to know our cutoff points.

  Aries Horoscope MAR 21 – APR 19

Adhere to similar directions you’re wanting to dole out to others today. Exhibiting your constancy not just gains the regard of your partners, it does astonishing things for your very own confidence, as well. Give your best to a commendable undertaking and others are propelled to do likewise. What one individual does not have another can compensate for the present, making exactness through a parity of shortcomings and qualities. As unreasonable as it sounds, freedom can be the beginning stage of cooperation.

  Taurus Horoscope APR 20 – MAY 20

A catchphrase to remember today is consideration. There’s space for some distinctions to fit under one umbrella, and what makes every exceptional can be as essential as what joins them. Regardless of whether it’s a gathering of associates, relatives, or your very own bundle identity qualities that could profit by being sorted out and bound together, the equivalent operational guideline is material. All cooperating for a typical reason is mightier than each stopping without end solo. Welcome all commitments without judgment.

  Gemini Horoscope MAY 21 – JUN 20

Think outside the box in a creative way today. Limitations that are smothering inventiveness can be extended without absolutely opposing tenets or totally toppling convention’s vessel. Experimentation empowers you to bust through a boundary and prompt another method for doing things that is long past due in the 10,000 foot view. Obviously, some underlying obstruction may be met, however your normal agreeableness and sharp mind are in fine frame. Set your forces of influence free and you can prevail upon others to your state of mind.

  Cancer  Horoscope JUN 21 – JUL 22

An impossible experience may trigger a hankering for greater fervor in your reality. This interesting communication motivates you to rethink your needs now. Incidentally, you may look for a target pariah for exhortation and wind up eye to eye with somebody you know exceptionally well. Or on the other hand it could happen with veritable astonishment while looking through internet based life or talking on the web, you find a companion shares one of your interests. In any case, it’s awesome to acknowledge you may have discovered an ideal partner for an astounding experience. Expectation gives you a valid justification to grin inside.

  Leo Horoscope JUL 23 – AUG 22

You require more than wishes to change a thought into something substantial. In any case, a very much considered wish is a fabulous beginning stage for an arrangement of activity to be gotten under way. The entirety of ongoing occasions may turn out to be more than what every event all alone face esteem would propose. Picture with clear detail what you need to witness. Indeed, even one little advance taken toward that path helps point imaginative vitality toward appearance of your vision. Lucidity of aim joined with productive activity can convey a fantasy nearer to turning into a reality.

  Virgo Horoscope AUG 23 – SEP 22

Pick your fights carefully. Or on the other hand far better, incidentally quit battling by any means. It’s not constantly important to forcefully seek after progress or to passionately guard each one of your positions. At times it’s out and out basic to unplug and loosen up on the off chance that you would like to conflict taking care of business on one more day. Assume that you know when it’s alright to give someone else a chance to keep an eye on everything for some time. Relish a couple of chomps of life’s sweetest organic product. Genuine feelings of serenity begins inside your heart.

  Libra Horoscope SEP 23 – OCT 22

When you guarantee a scholarly area as your own, it’s difficult to give away even a little bit of it. Be that as it may, if attempting to shield all your unique motivations has turned into a lumbering undertaking recently, take a full breath and let a portion of your incomplete mental magnum opuses go. All the clairvoyant land that is really fundamental is sufficient strong ground on which to plant your own two feet. Past that, enable liberality to be the rule that aides. The well of inventiveness runs profound.

  Scorpio Horoscope OCT 23 – NOV 21

You might not have any desire to let it out but rather on the off chance that you cut your consideration in an excessive number of bearings’, will undoubtedly turn out to be too thin to ever be successful. Gap errands into reasonable advances today, and manage each individually terms. Do likewise with pleasurable interests to benefit as much as possible from your delight. Rather than endeavoring to expend a whole pie immediately, center around enjoying one sweet piece at any given moment. In the event that it appears to be debilitating to back off for reasons unknown, contemplate for what reason you’re in such a rush. You may find that surging is essentially a propensity which you can break voluntarily.

Sagittarius Horoscope NOV 22 – DEC 21

As one part finishes or one triumph is announced, you’re now looking toward the far off skyline. Be that as it may, it’s a smart thought to invest a little energy handling conclusion or delighting in a win. To benefit as much as possible from any future minute, it pays to first completely grasp the extravagance of the without a moment’s hesitation. Indeed, this self-reflection can be fundamental to guaranteeing that the following way picked is certainly not an indirect or deadlock road. Advancement for movement isn’t sufficient. Press out each drop of juice from your present achievement first.

  Capricorn Horoscope DEC 22 – JAN 19

Your longing for genuineness is earnestly sincere. You’re not intrigued by any of the diversion playing that others may endeavor to lay upon your doorstep. Your inside climate is cool and easygoing today. Take part in any movement that makes you feel sincerely protected and physically grounded. Furthermore, just request that somebody go along with you on the off chance that you genuinely need their organization. Baseball player Earl Wilson stated, “Lack of concern is the capacity to stay rational while everything else is uncertain.”

Aquarius Horoscope JAN 20 – FEB 18

An association with nature implies something other than what’s expected to every individual you experience, similarly as your very own feeling of connection to the normal world is exceptionally your own. Regardless of whether you appreciate feeling the earth underneath your feet while on a morning climb or long to unwind in a lounger by the side of a lake, investing energy communing with nature is helpful to the spirit. Regardless of your favored strategy, make sound revival a need.

  Pisces Horoscope FEB 19 – MAR 20

Whatever is tying up the lion’s share of your consideration of late may at the same time be keeping you down more than you understand. Briefly unwind yourself from the activity and view things from a more sensible point today. It might be clear that what you’re seeing from a very close perspective isn’t the full picture. A target focal point is only the instrument vital for reestablishing request and recovering lucidity. Observation is reality.

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Online Gambling

Net Casinos Inc. (ICI), the world's first online casino, from August 18 began operating, 1995, with 18 different games. Since then more than 1,400 websites, domiciled in small Caribbean islands mainly, have given climb to a business that grosses over $3 billion a year. In fact no continuing business on the Internet earns more income than online gambling. Out of the estimated 14.5 million online gamblers, almost 30 % are from Asia. A bet can be positioned in minutes. A person with a credit card can setup an offshore currency profile with a gambling blog, leaving them free to place wagers on sporting events like Wimbledon, cricket, horse racing and Method One, or join a virtual casino to play slots, roulette, blackjack, poker etc.

Companies like Flutter and Betmart accept wagers on anything from who is going to win the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna gets a divorce or not. Bets can range between a nickel to thousands of dollars and according to whether you win or lose the total amount is automatically adjusted to your account. The final balance can either be mailed to you or left for future bets then. The law relating to online gambling in India must be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. First, gambling, although not really prohibited in India absolutely, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy manufacturers. The Indian organized wagering market is estimated to become well worth around US$8 billion. While stringent regulations have checked the proliferation of casinos and high street games centres as in many different countries, barring the state of Goa, the lottery organization remains the most post popular kind of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a highly handled and regulated activity. Modern India is certainly a quasi-federal Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate are distributed at the federal government and also the state levels. Betting features in List II of the Constitution of India, this implies that the condition governments possess the authority to enact laws and regulations to be able to regulate gambling in the respective states. Thus, there is no single laws governing gambling in the entire country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the laws which may have an application across the country. While some says have banned lotteries, other states allow state government lotteries marketed and distributed in additional lottery playing and promoting claims through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the payment of a price for an opportunity to win a prize'. The dominant factor of skill or chance shall determine the nature of the game. A game may be deemed to be gambling if the element of chance or good fortune predominates in deciding its end result. As a total end result, Indian courts have held that betting on equine racing and a few card games are not gambling. The right to undertake the business enterprise of gambling and lotteries is not considered as a fundamental right protected by the Constitution of India. It could however be remarked that the state government run lotteries produce significant contributions to the talk about exchequer of several status governments and the Union authorities, and hence there is a resistance to entire prohibition. The next legislation is pertinent to gambling: The Public Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act also authorises the continuing state governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling in their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have been amended in accordance with their policy on gambling. However, this legislation doesn't have any direct effect on on-line gambling unless a broad interpretation is directed at the definition of common gaming home in order to include virtual discussion boards as well. The Indian Contract Action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Under the ICA, a wagering agreement is the one which can't be enforced. The Act lays straight down; 'Agreements by way of wager will be void, no suit shall be brought for recovering anything purported to be gained on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide by the consequence of any game or various other uncertain event on which any wager is made'. Gambling, prize and lottery games have held to be wagering contracts and therefore void and unenforceable. While a wagering agreement isn't illegal, it can't be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts shall not entertain any reason behind action that arises out of a wagering deal. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the national country. Under this Take action, the point out governments have been authorized to encourage and also prohibit lotteries of their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also offers the manner where the lotteries should be conducted and prescribes punishment in the event of breach of its provision. Lotteries not really authorized by the point out have been produced an offence beneath the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing claims, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, have prohibited the sale of other state-government lotteries under this Action.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 294A handles keeping lottery business office. It says that whoever helps to keep any office or place for the intended purpose of drawing any lottery certainly not being a State lottery or a lottery authorised by the STATE, shall be punished with imprisonment of either explanation for a term which may extend to six months, or with good, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to pay out any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any function or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, figure or quantity in virtually any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to 1 thousand rupees. Internet gambling The law related to gambling is applicable to online gambling also. All gambling contracts are believed to be wagering contracts and it is extremely hard to enforce such agreements under the ICA, detailed above. As pointed out earlier, the web lottery may be the most popular kind of internet gambling in India. Most companies promoting and distributing or conducting talk about government-sponsored lotteries through the internet are not permitted to sell their products and services in the states that banned lotteries. In most cases, these marketers and distributors limit their online services to consumers who are residents of the states in which a lottery is permissible. Notwithstanding the actual fact there has been no reported case of breach by any company promoting online lotteries, most of these companies (as a safeguard) look for an undertaking from their buyers relating to their residence. There have been instances where one state has banned the lottery of other states, including online lotteries. In a recent case, the Karnatka Superior Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka government to make itself a 'lottery free area' by imposing a ban on lotteries of most other states, including online lotteries beneath the Lotteries (Regulation) Take action 1998. The continuing state federal government, in this case, directed the closure of the terminals and kiosks selling the online lotteries. Find out more info 토토사이트

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Companies want Flutter and Betmart accept wagers on anything from who's going to gain the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna is getting a divorce or not. Wagers can range between a nickel to thousands and regarding to whether you win or lose the total amount is instantly adjusted back. The final balance can either be mailed to you or left for future bets then. The law relating to online gambling in India needs to be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. First, gambling, although certainly not prohibited in India completely, does not receive express encouragement by policy makers. The Indian organized wagering industry is estimated to be well worth around US$8 billion. While stringent regulations have checked the proliferation of casinos and high street game playing centres as in lots of other countries, barring the continuing state of Goa, the lottery business remains the most post popular form of gambling. Though gambling isn't illegal, it is a managed and regulated activity highly. Modern India can be a quasi-federal government Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate happen to be distributed at the federal in addition to the state levels. Gambling features in List II of the Constitution of India, therefore that the point out governments possess the authority to enact laws so as to regulate gambling in the particular states. Therefore, there is absolutely no single law governing gambling in the whole country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the statutory laws that have an application across the country. While some continuing claims have banned lotteries, other states allow state lotteries distributed and marketed on other lottery performing and promoting says through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize'. The dominant element of chance or skill shall determine the nature of the game. A game may be deemed to come to be gambling if the component of chance or good fortune predominates in deciding its outcome. As a result, Indian courts have held that betting on horse racing and a few card games are not gambling. The right to attempt the business enterprise of gambling and lotteries is not considered as a simple right protected simply by the Constitution of India. It may however be remarked that the state government run lotteries generate significant contributions to the status exchequer of several talk about governments and the Union authorities, and there's a resistance to complete prohibition hence. The following legislation is pertinent to gambling: The Public Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act also authorises the express governments to enact laws and regulations to modify public gambling within their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have already been amended in accordance with their policy on gambling. However, this legislation does not have any direct effect on on line gambling unless a broad interpretation is directed at this is of common gaming property so as to include virtual community forums as well. The Indian Contract Action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Under the ICA, a wagering deal is the one which cannot be enforced. The Act lays straight down; 'Agreements by method of wager are void, no suit shall be brought for recovering anything alleged to be earned on any wager or entrusted to anybody to abide by the consequence of any game or additional uncertain event on which any wager is manufactured'. Gambling, prize and lottery games have held to be wagering contracts and therefore void and unenforceable. While a wagering agreement is not illegal, it cannot be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts will not entertain any cause of actions that arises out of a wagering contract. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the united states. Under this Action, the point out governments have been authorized to encourage in addition to prohibit lotteries of their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also offers the manner in which the lotteries should be conducted and prescribes punishment in case of breach of its provision. Lotteries certainly not authorized by the talk about have been manufactured an offence beneath the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing says, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, possess prohibited the sales of other state-authorities lotteries under this Action.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 294A deals with keeping lottery business office. It says that whoever helps to keep any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery certainly not being a Status lottery or a lottery authorised by the State Government, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which might extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to give any sum, or to deliver any goods, or even to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit for any person, on any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number or body in any such lottery, will be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. Internet gambling The law linked to gambling does apply to online gambling also. All gambling contracts are believed to be wagering contracts and it is not possible to enforce such agreements under the ICA, detailed above. As described earlier, the web lottery is the most popular sort of internet gambling found in India. Most companies promoting and distributing or conducting talk about government-sponsored lotteries through the internet are not permitted to sell their services in the us that banned lotteries. Generally, these marketing experts and distributors limit their online services to consumers who are residents of the states in which a lottery is permissible. Notwithstanding the known fact there has been no reported case of breach by any company promoting online lotteries, most of these companies (as a safeguard) seek an undertaking from their customers relating to their residence. There have been instances where one state has banned the lottery of other states, including online lotteries. In a recently available case, the Karnatka Great Court upheld your choice of the Karnataka government to make itself a 'lottery free of charge zone' by imposing a ban on lotteries of all other states, including online lotteries under the Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998. The continuing state authorities, in this case, directed the closure of the kiosks and terminals offering the online lotteries. Find out more info 먹튀사이트

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Companies like Flutter and Betmart accept bets on anything from who's going to get the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna gets a divorce or perhaps not. Wagers can range between a nickel to thousands and regarding to whether you earn or lose the total amount is automatically adjusted to your account. The ultimate balance can then either be mailed for you or left for future bets. The law associated with online gambling in India has to be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. At the outset, gambling, although certainly not prohibited in India certainly, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy manufacturers. The Indian organized gambling sector is estimated to get worthwhile around US$8 billion. While stringent laws have checked the proliferation of casinos and high street video games centres as in many additional countries, barring the continuing state of Goa, the lottery organization remains the most post popular sort of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a highly controlled and regulated activity. Modern India is usually a quasi-federal Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate are distributed at the federal government in addition to the state levels. Wagering features in List II of the Constitution of India, therefore that the express governments have the authority to enact laws and regulations as a way to regulate gambling in the respective states. Thus, there is absolutely no single rules governing gambling in the complete country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the laws that contain an application across the country. While some continuing claims have banned lotteries, other states allow state lotteries distributed and marketed on other lottery taking part in and promoting says through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the repayment of a cost for an opportunity to win a prize'. The dominant aspect of chance or skill shall determine the nature of the game. A game may be deemed to end up being gambling if the element of chance or good fortune predominates in deciding its end result. As a total consequence, Indian courts have held that betting on equine racing and some card games aren't gambling. The right to attempt the business of gambling and lotteries isn't considered as a fundamental right protected by the Constitution of India. It could however be remarked that the state government run lotteries make significant contributions to the express exchequer of several talk about governments and the Union federal government, and hence you will find a resistance to comprehensive prohibition. The following legislation is pertinent to gambling: THE GENERAL PUBLIC Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act likewise authorises the point out governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling within their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have been amended in accordance with their policy on gambling. However, this legislation does not have any direct impact on on the net gambling unless a wide interpretation is given to this is of common gaming property so as to include virtual forums as well. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Beneath the ICA, a wagering contract may be the one which can't be enforced. The Act lays straight down; 'Agreements by way of wager happen to be void, and no suit will be brought for recovering anything purported to be earned on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide by the consequence of any game or various other uncertain event which any wager is produced'. Gambling, prize and lottery games have held to be wagering contracts and therefore void and unenforceable. While a wagering contract isn't illegal, it cannot be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts shall not entertain any cause of action that arises out of a wagering agreement. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act provides a framework for organizing lotteries in the national country. Under this Take action, the condition governments have already been authorized to enhance as well as prohibit lotteries within their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also provides for the manner where the lotteries should be conducted and prescribes punishment in the event of breach of its provision. Lotteries not authorized by the constant state have been made a great offence beneath the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing claims, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, have prohibited the sale of other state-government lotteries under this Work.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 294A handles keeping lottery business office. It says that whoever helps to keep any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not being a Condition lottery or a lottery authorised by the STATE, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to pay for any sum, or to deliver any goods, or even to do or forbear doing anything for the advantage of any person, on any contingency or function relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, figure or quantity in any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to 1 thousand rupees. Internet gambling The law related to gambling does apply to online gambling also. All gambling contracts are considered to be wagering contracts and it is not possible to enforce such contracts beneath the ICA, detailed above. As pointed out earlier, the web lottery is the most popular sort of internet gambling found in India. Most companies promoting and distributing or conducting state government-sponsored lotteries through the internet are not allowed to sell their solutions in the states that banned lotteries. Generally, these internet marketers and distributors limit their online services to consumers who are residents of the states where a lottery is permissible. Notwithstanding the fact there's been no reported circumstance of breach by any company promoting online lotteries, most of these businesses (as a safeguard) seek an undertaking from their buyers relating to their residence. There were instances where one state has banned the lottery of other states, including online lotteries. In a recently available case, the Karnatka High Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka authorities to create itself a 'lottery no cost area' by imposing a ban on lotteries of all other says, including online lotteries under the Lotteries (Regulation) Take action 1998. The continuing state federal government, in this case, directed the closure of the terminals and kiosks reselling the online lotteries. Learn more info 토토사이트

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Companies like Flutter and Betmart accept bets on anything from who is going to get the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna gets a divorce or perhaps not. Wagers can range from a nickel to thousands and relating to whether you gain or lose the amount is instantly adjusted back. The ultimate balance can then either be mailed to you or left for potential bets. The law associated with online gambling in India must be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. At the outset, gambling, although not really prohibited in India absolutely, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy manufacturers. The Indian organized gambling market is estimated to come to be well worth around US$8 billion. While stringent regulations have checked the proliferation of casinos and traditional gaming centres as in lots of various other countries, barring the constant state of Goa, the lottery business remains the most post popular type of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a highly manipulated and regulated activity. Modern India is certainly a quasi-federal government Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate will be distributed at the federal government along with the state levels. Wagering features in List II of the Constitution of India, this implies that the state governments have the authority to enact laws as a way to regulate gambling in the particular states. Consequently, there is absolutely no single legislation governing gambling in the complete country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the laws that have an application across the country. While some states have banned lotteries, other states allow state lotteries marketed and distributed in various other lottery playing and advertising claims through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the repayment of a cost for an opportunity to win a prize'. The dominant element of chance or skill shall determine the nature of the game. A game could be deemed to be gambling if the element of chance or luck predominates in making a decision its final result. As a total result, Indian courts have held that betting on equine racing and some card games are not gambling. The right to undertake the business of gambling and lotteries is not considered as a fundamental right protected simply by the Constitution of India. It could however be remarked that the state run lotteries produce significant contributions to the condition exchequer of several talk about governments and the Union federal government, and hence there exists a resistance to comprehensive prohibition. The next legislation is pertinent to gambling: THE GENERAL PUBLIC Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act also authorises the constant state governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling in their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have been amended in accordance with their policy on gambling. However, this legislation does not have any direct impact on on-line gambling unless a wide interpretation is directed at the definition of common gaming property so as to include virtual forums as well. The Indian Contract Take action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Beneath the ICA, a wagering deal is the one which can't be enforced. The Act lays down; 'Agreements by method of wager happen to be void, no suit will be brought for recovering anything alleged to be earned on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide by the consequence of any game or different uncertain event on which any wager is produced'. Gambling, lottery and prize games have held to be wagering contracts and so void and unenforceable. While a wagering contract is not illegal, it cannot be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts won't entertain any cause of actions that arises out of a wagering contract. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the national country. Under this Work, the point out governments have been authorized to encourage along with prohibit lotteries of their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also provides for the manner where the lotteries are to be conducted and prescribes punishment in case of breach of its provision. Lotteries certainly not authorized by the state have been produced an offence under the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing states, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, possess prohibited the sale of other state-federal government lotteries under this Action.

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Companies want Flutter and Betmart accept bets on anything from who is going to win the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna is getting a divorce or perhaps not. Wagers can range between a nickel to thousands of dollars and according to whether you succeed or lose the total amount is instantly adjusted to your account. The final balance can then either be mailed to you or left for long term bets. The law associated with online gambling in India needs to be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. First, gambling, although not totally prohibited in India, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy makers. The Indian organized wagering sector is estimated to end up being well worth around US$8 billion. While stringent laws have checked the proliferation of casinos and traditional video games centres as in many various other countries, barring the state of Goa, the lottery business remains the most content popular kind of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a highly manipulated and regulated activity. Modern India is usually a quasi-federal government Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate happen to be distributed at the federal in addition to the state levels. Wagering features in List II of the Constitution of India, this implies that the condition governments possess the authority to enact laws and regulations as a way to regulate gambling in the respective states. Consequently, there is absolutely no single law governing gambling in the whole country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the statutory laws that have an application across the country. While some claims have banned lotteries, other states allow state government lotteries distributed and marketed in other lottery using and promoting states through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the payment of a price for an opportunity to win a prize'. The dominant factor of chance or skill shall determine the nature of the game. A game could be deemed to end up being gambling if the element of chance or good fortune predominates in deciding its outcome. As a total end result, Indian courts have held that betting on horse racing and a few card games are not gambling. The right to attempt the business enterprise of gambling and lotteries isn't considered as a simple right protected simply by the Constitution of India. It may however be remarked that the state run lotteries make significant contributions to the condition exchequer of several status governments and the Union government, and therefore you will find a resistance to total prohibition. The following legislation is pertinent to gambling: The Public Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act also authorises the continuing state governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling within their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have been amended relative to their policy on gambling. However, this legislation doesn't have any direct effect on on the net gambling unless a wide interpretation is directed at the definition of common gaming home in order to include virtual forums as well. The Indian Contract Take action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Beneath the ICA, a wagering deal may be the one which can't be enforced. The Act lays straight down; 'Agreements by method of wager are void, no suit shall be brought for recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager or entrusted to anybody to abide by the result of any game or different uncertain event on which any wager is built'. Gambling, lottery and prize games have held to be wagering contracts and thus void and unenforceable. While a wagering agreement isn't illegal, it cannot be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts shall not entertain any reason behind action that arises out of a wagering deal. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the national country. Under this Act, the condition governments have already been authorized to promote in addition to prohibit lotteries of their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also provides for the manner where the lotteries should be conducted and prescribes punishment in the event of breach of its provision. Lotteries not really authorized by the point out have been produced an offence under the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing says, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, possess prohibited the sales of other state-federal government lotteries under this Take action.

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Net Casinos Inc. (ICI), the world's first online modern casino, from August 18 began operating, 1995, with 18 diverse games. Since a lot more than 1 then,400 websites, mostly domiciled in small Caribbean islands, have given rise to an industry that grosses over $3 billion a year. In fact no continuing business on the Internet earns more income than online gambling. Out of the estimated 14.5 million online gamblers, almost 30 % are from Asia. A good bet can be put in minutes. Anyone with a credit card can set up an offshore currency profile with a gambling web page, leaving them absolve to place wagers on sporting events like Wimbledon, cricket, equine racing and Formulation One, or become a member of a digital casino to play slot machines, roulette, blackjack, poker etc.

Companies want Flutter and Betmart accept wagers on anything from who's going to get the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna is getting a divorce or perhaps not. Bets can range between a nickel to thousands and regarding to whether you win or lose the amount is instantly adjusted to your account. The final balance can either be mailed to you or left for future bets then. The law associated with online gambling in India should be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. First, gambling, although certainly not prohibited in India totally, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy manufacturers. The Indian organized gambling industry is estimated to become worthwhile around US$8 billion. While stringent regulations have checked the proliferation of casinos and traditional gambling centres as in many various other countries, barring the state of Goa, the lottery organization remains the most content popular type of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a managed and regulated activity highly. Modern India can be a quasi-federal Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate are distributed at the federal as well as the state levels. Gambling features in List II of the Constitution of India, this implies that the point out governments have the authority to enact regulations so as to regulate gambling in the particular states. Hence, there is absolutely no single law governing gambling in the complete country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the statutory laws that contain an application across the country. While some claims have banned lotteries, other states allow state lotteries distributed and marketed in other lottery playing and promoting states through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the repayment of a cost for a chance to win a prize'. The dominant element of skill or chance shall determine the nature of the game. A game may be deemed to get gambling if the component of chance or luck predominates in deciding its outcome. As a total end result, Indian courts have held that betting on horse racing and a few card games are not gambling. The right to attempt the business of gambling and lotteries is not considered as a fundamental right protected by the Constitution of India. It could however be pointed out that the state government run lotteries produce significant contributions to the state exchequer of several condition governments and the Union federal government, and hence you will find a resistance to full prohibition. The following legislation is pertinent to gambling: THE GENERAL PUBLIC Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act likewise authorises the status governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling within their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have been amended relative to their policy on gambling. However, this legislation doesn't have any direct impact on online gambling unless a wide interpretation is given to the definition of common gaming property so as to include virtual discussion boards as well. The Indian Contract Take action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Under the ICA, a wagering agreement is the one which cannot be enforced. The Act lays down; 'Agreements by method of wager will be void, and no suit will be brought for recovering anything alleged to be gained on any wager or entrusted to anybody to abide by the result of any game or other uncertain event which any wager is manufactured'. Gambling, lottery and prize games have held to be wagering contracts and thus void and unenforceable. While a wagering contract is not illegal, it can't be enforced in a court of law. Thus, the courts shall not entertain any reason behind action that arises out of a wagering deal. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the country. Under this Take action, the express governments have already been authorized to promote as well as prohibit lotteries within their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also offers the manner in which the lotteries are to be conducted and prescribes punishment in case of breach of its provision. Lotteries certainly not authorized by the condition have been made an offence beneath the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing says, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, have prohibited the sales of other state-authorities lotteries under this Take action.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 294A deals with keeping lottery office. It says that whoever helps to keep any office or place for the purpose of drawing any lottery certainly not being a Express lottery or a lottery authorised by the STATE, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which might extend to six months, or with great, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to give any sum, or even to deliver any goods, or even to do or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person, on any function or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, figure or quantity in virtually any such lottery, will be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. Internet gambling The law linked to gambling does apply to online gambling also. All gambling contracts are believed to be wagering contracts and it is not possible to enforce such contracts beneath the ICA, detailed above. As described earlier, the online lottery may be the most popular form of internet gambling found in India. Most companies marketing and distributing or conducting state government-sponsored lotteries through the web are not allowed to sell their offerings in the states that banned lotteries. In most cases, these marketers and distributors limit their online services to consumers who are residents of the states where a lottery is permissible. Notwithstanding the actual fact there's been no reported case of breach by any business promoting online lotteries, most of these businesses (as a safeguard) look for an undertaking from their buyers relating to their residence. There have been instances where one state has banned the lottery of other states, including online lotteries. In a recently available case, the Karnatka Great Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka authorities to make itself a 'lottery free of charge zone' by imposing a ban on lotteries of most other says, including online lotteries under the Lotteries (Regulation) Action 1998. The continuing state federal government, in this case, directed the closure of the kiosks and terminals offering the online lotteries. Get more information info 먹튀검증

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Online Gambling

Internet Casinos Inc. (ICI), the world's first online gambling establishment, started functioning from August 18, 1995, with 18 numerous games. Since more than 1 then,400 websites, mostly domiciled in tiny Caribbean islands, have given surge to an industry that grosses over $3 billion a year. In fact no continuing business on the Internet earns more revenue than online gambling. Out of the estimated 14.5 million online gamblers, almost 30 per cent are from Asia. A bet can be positioned in minutes. A person with a debit card can create an offshore currency profile with a gambling web page, leaving them absolve to place bets on sports like Wimbledon, cricket, equine racing and Method One, or join a digital casino to play slot machines, roulette, blackjack, poker etc.

Companies like Flutter and Betmart accept bets on anything from who is going to get the Nobel Prize to whether Madonna is getting a divorce or not. Bets can range from a nickel to thousands of dollars and relating to whether you gain or lose the total amount is automatically adjusted back. The ultimate balance can then either be mailed to you or left for upcoming bets. The law relating to online gambling in India should be understood within the country's socio-cultural context. First, gambling, although not really prohibited in India completely, does not receive communicate encouragement by policy manufacturers. The Indian organized wagering sector is estimated to get well worth around US$8 billion. While stringent laws and regulations have checked the proliferation of casinos and traditional game playing centres as in lots of other countries, barring the state of Goa, the lottery business remains the most post popular kind of gambling. Though gambling is not illegal, it is a highly controlled and regulated activity. Modern India can be a quasi-federal Constitutional democracy and the powers to legislate will be distributed at the federal government and also the state levels. Betting features in List II of the Constitution of India, therefore that the condition governments have the authority to enact laws in order to regulate gambling in the particular states. As a result, there is no single regulation governing gambling in the whole country. Different states have different laws governing gambling in addition to the laws which have an application across the country. While some claims have banned lotteries, other states allow state lotteries marketed and distributed in additional lottery playing and advertising says through private entities. Regulation of gambling The courts have defined gambling as 'the repayment of a cost for an opportunity to win a prize'. The dominant factor of skill or chance shall determine the nature of the game. A game could be deemed to get gambling if the element of chance or good luck predominates in making a decision its final result. As a total end result, Indian courts have held that betting on equine racing and a few card games are not gambling. The right to attempt the business of gambling and lotteries is not considered as a fundamental right protected by the Constitution of India. It may however be remarked that the state run lotteries make significant contributions to the express exchequer of several state governments and the Union federal government, and there's a resistance to complete prohibition hence. The next legislation is pertinent to gambling: THE GENERAL PUBLIC Gaming Act, 1867 This Act provides punishment for public gambling and for keeping of a 'common gaming house'. This Act likewise authorises the point out governments to enact laws to regulate public gambling in their respective jurisdictions. The penal legislations in respective states have already been amended relative to their policy on gambling. However, this legislation does not have any direct effect on over the internet gambling unless a broad interpretation is directed at the definition of common gaming house to be able to include virtual discussion boards as well. The Indian Contract Take action, 1872 (ICA) The ICA is a codified umbrella legislation that governs all commercial contracts in India. Under the ICA, a wagering agreement may be the one which can't be enforced. The Act lays straight down; 'Agreements by method of wager will be void, and no suit will be brought for recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide by the consequence of any game or additional uncertain event which any wager is produced'. Gambling, prize and lottery games have held to be wagering contracts and so void and unenforceable. While a wagering deal is not illegal, it cannot be enforced in a courtroom of law. Thus, the courts will not entertain any reason behind actions that arises out of a wagering contract. Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 This Act offers a framework for organizing lotteries in the national country. Under this Action, the condition governments have been authorized to encourage and prohibit lotteries of their territorial jurisdiction. This Act also provides for the manner in which the lotteries should be conducted and prescribes punishment in case of breach of its provision. Lotteries not authorized by the constant state have been made a great offence beneath the Indian Penal Code. Several non-lottery playing states, like Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, possess prohibited the sale of other state-authorities lotteries under this Take action.

Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 294A handles keeping lottery business office. It says that whoever keeps any business office or place for the intended purpose of drawing any lottery certainly not being a Condition lottery or a lottery authorised by the STATE, shall be punished with imprisonment of either explanation for a term which may extend to half a year, or with fine, or with both. And whoever publishes any proposal to shell out any sum, or to deliver any goods, or even to do or forbear doing anything for the good thing about any person, on any function or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any ticket, lot, number or figure in virtually any such lottery, shall be punished with fine which may extend to 1 thousand rupees. Internet gambling The law related to gambling is applicable to online gambling also. All gambling agreements are considered to be wagering contracts and it is not possible to enforce such contracts under the ICA, detailed above. As described earlier, the online lottery may be the most popular type of internet gambling in India. Most companies promoting and distributing or conducting point out government-sponsored lotteries through the internet are not permitted to sell their providers in the states that banned lotteries. In most cases, these online marketers and distributors limit their online services to consumers who are residents of the states where a lottery is permissible. Notwithstanding the fact there has been no reported case of breach by any business promoting online lotteries, most of these companies (as a safeguard) look for an undertaking from their customers associated with their residence. There were instances where one state has banned the lottery of other states, including online lotteries. In a recent case, the Karnatka Large Court upheld the decision of the Karnataka government to create itself a 'lottery free area' by imposing a ban on lotteries of all other says, including online lotteries beneath the Lotteries (Regulation) Work 1998. The state government, in this case, directed the closure of the kiosks and terminals retailing the online lotteries. Learn more info 먹튀사이트