{"id":28863,"date":"2017-08-04T13:31:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28863"},"modified":"2017-08-04T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:31:30","slug":"monthly-report-for-july-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/04\/monthly-report-for-july-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Report for July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Compared to June, results are mixed.&#160; Visits and Bandwidth are up.&#160; Uniques, Page Views, and Hits are down.&#160; It could still be a lot worse, given all my medical mayhem last month.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here is our latest summary:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Stats07-2017\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Stats07-2017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Stats07-2017.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"direction: ltr; line-height: normal\">\n<table title=\"\" style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; width: auto; border-collapse: collapse; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; direction: ltr; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" summary=\"\" border=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<tbody style=\"border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt\">\n<tr style=\"border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"136\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><span><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Reported period<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"136\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Month Jul 2017<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"133\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"132\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"121\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"69\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-top-width: 1pt\">\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"136\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><span><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>First visit<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; 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border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"136\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><span><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Last visit<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"139\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">31 Jul 2017 &#8211; 23:59<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"133\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"132\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ececec\" width=\"121\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#160;<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; 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border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #ff9933\" width=\"136\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Unique visitors<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #f3f300\" width=\"133\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Number of visits<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt; background-color: #4477dd\" width=\"132\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; 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margin: 0in\"><span><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>456,728<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-top: 4pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid; padding-right: 4pt\" width=\"102\">\n<p style=\"font-family: ; margin: 0in\"><span><font face=\"Arial\"><font style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>10.69 GB<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here is our <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clustrmaps.com\/map\/Politicsplus.org\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">ClustrMap<\/a><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\"> for 2017 Year to Date.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ClustRMap07-2017\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; 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