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The Dar Daju Daju people of Chad, Africa are located in the Guéra region of Chad. The Dar Daju Daju people are distinct from the Dar Sila Daju of Chad. Though related linguistically and ethnically, the two languages do not have a high level of mutual intelligibility, and the speakers of the two languages are considered two people groups.
Daju Daju literally means 'Daju from the home of the Daju' while another Daju language variety, the Dar Daju Sila, refers to the 'Sila from the home of the Daju' in eastern Chad. Dar Daju, Daju has several spellings and names including Dadju, Dajou, Daju, Dajo, Saaronge, Gadjira and Daju Mongo (Gordon 2005). Following French spelling conventions, and from the author's own experience, the term Dadjo is the most widely used name the Dar Daju Daju people use to refer to themselves.
The Eastern Daju languages of Liguri and Shatt are located in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The Western Daju languages are located from central Chad into southern Sudan (Ende 2007). The Dar Daju Daju people reside in the Guéra region of the country of Chad and have a population of approximately 60,000, while the total number of Daju in Chad and Sudan likely reaches over 400,000.
According to Thelwall (2002), the Shatt and Liguri have roots dating back as far as 100 BC, and southern Darfur was the center of an established Daju state as early as 1200 AD. Some time after 1200 AD the Daju were displaced by the Tunjur and again later by the Fur. Many Daju moved eastward well into the Nuba Mountains, while others moved westward to Chad. The establishment of the Dar Daju Sila people group likely occurred in the early 1600's according to dates found in a manuscript by the French commander Colonel Largeau during the French invasion of dar Sila (Largeau 1913).
The Daju move into Chad was said to be started by Ahmad el Daj (Largeau 1913) and eventually extended from the eastern border into what is now known as the town of Mongo in the Guéra region. Because the Dar Daju Daju prefer the name Dadjo, I will henceforth refer to the people by that name.
The Dar Daju Daju are located in central Chad, while the Dar Sila Daju are located in the eastern part of Chad and cross into Sudan.
Having been influenced by of Islam in preceding centuries, the Dadjo people are almost 100% Muslim, though many continue to practice long established religious customs which are non-islamic.
The Dadjo are divided into two cantons with the head of "Canton Dadjo I" based in the village of Gadjira and the head of "Canton Dadjo II" based in the town of Eref. The division of the Dadjo into two cantons occurred in 1951 as a result of the French division of the region into two French sous préfectures (Faris 1994:3). Canton I and canton II are approximately 80 kilometers apart and are separated by a mountain range.
The Dadjo language can be divided into three regional varieties: Mongo, Eref and Bardangal. The Mongo and Bardangal varieties are situated in canton I and the Eref variety is situated in canton II. The Eref and Bardangal varieties of Dadjo are situated 73 kilometers northeast and 51 kilometers southwest of Mongo, respectively. The lexical similarity between the three varieties is over 90 percent, with differences being only phonetic.
The Dadjo generally marry others of the Dadjo ethnicity, while those in larger towns intermarry with other ethnic groups.
Chadian Arabic is the major language of trade for the Dadjo with almost 100 percent of the adult male population speaking it on a regular basis with members of other ethnic groups. Though Chadian Arabic is the major trade language, the level of proficiency in the language is quite low in places.
The author's personal observation is that the use of Arabic is most greatly felt in the town of Mongo where the intermingling of different ethnic groups is commonplace. In normal village situations the women of the village are mostly monolingual in Dadjo, and the men almost solely use Dar Daju Daju.
According to UNICEF (2008), the literacy rate in Chad is 41 percent for adult males and 13 percent for adult females. The percentage of children attending primary school is 41 percent for males and 31 percent for females. Secondary school attendance is noted as 23 percent for males and 7 percent for females.
The actual figures are much lower for the Dadjo people. The Dadjo are mostly subsistence farmers with some owning small businesses in the town of Mongo. The Chadian government is encouraging the development of local languages and their incorporation into the education system, but it generally lacks the funding and expertise to accomplish such a task independently. The Fédération des Associations pour la Promotion et le Développement des Langues du Guéra (FAPLG), one of several NGOs engaged in language development work, is currently working with the Dadjo to promote literacy and literature production.
The Dadjo people are very determined to see the development of their language and have taken steps toward furthering this goal. In June of 2005 they held a general assembly to which all Dadjo chiefs were invited, where the sultan of Canton Daju I, Moussa Ibedou, encouraged them to assist in the advancement of the Dadjo lanaguage. Since that time, with the aid of FAPLG, the Dadjo have formed their own language association, the Association pour la Promotion et le Développement de la langue Dadjo (APDLD), and have begun the process of teacher training for future literacy work. The primary focus of the work at the present is in the Mongo and Eref regions with future work targeting Bardangal.
There are Scripture portions now available to the Dadjo and a translation team is in place. In addition, the AET church of Chad has placed three national missionaries among the Dadjo.
* Scripture Prayers for the Daju, Dar Daju in Chad.
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|People Name General
|Daju, Dar Daju
|People Name in Country
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|Natural Name
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|World Population
|Total Countries
|Progress Scale
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|Frontier People Group
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|Alternate Names
|Dadju; Daju of Dar Dadju; Dar Daju; Saaronge
|People ID
|ROP3 Code
|Africa, West and Central
|10/40 Window
|Persecution Rank
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|Location in Country
|Batha region: southern border; Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, Mongo and Eref area. Source: Ethnologue 2016
|Africa, West and Central
|10/40 Window
|Persecution Rank
|Not ranked
|Location in Country
|Batha region: southern border; Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, Mongo and Eref area.. Source: Ethnologue 2016
|Primary Language
|Daju, Dar Daju (65,000 speakers)
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|Daju, Dar Daju (65,000 speakers)
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|Total Languages
|People Groups
|Speaking Daju, Dar Daju
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For many, the world of opera is intimidating and perplexing. But the biggest concern for some is the prospect of having to go by yourself. Opera Australia conducted some research, and according to the survey, the number one thing that holds people back from attending is "No one to go with" as cited by 21 percent of those surveyed. Additionally, 76 percent of solo attendees said they are more likely to attend if there is a pre-show and private interval party. Thus OA has launched its Opera for One initiative. I was fortunate enough to be able to experience Opera for One at Turandot [at the Sydney Opera House, for Limelight]. The evening began with complimentary drinks and canapés in the Northern Foyer. We were then treated to a talk by Assistant Director Matthew Barclay, after which we took our seats. I sat between two attendees of the pre-show drinks, and we chatted during the interval at great length about the opera. All who took part in this Opera for One event felt it was a great success, and I certainly would do it again. Heathcliffe Auchinachie, Sydney Conservatorium student
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The "My Music" page in Limelight always features really interesting musicians and music lovers and January/February's guest, Ed Ayres, was a real treat. It's wonderful to welcome back one of our favourite announcers on ABC Classic. I met Ed recently at the Brisbane Writers Festival. What an inspiring and talented young man! Anne Shipton, Margate, QLD
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The wonderful article by Ed Ayres [Limelight, January/February], the marvellous praise of Richard Gill, Mrs Carey's Concert and the ABC TV program Don't Stop the Music with its inspiring, music-promoting headmistress all emphasise the huge importance of music teachers and their lifelong effect on their students. Petrina Slaytor, via email
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I thoroughly enjoyed Greta Bradman's column [in the January/February issue of Limelight] on 'infectious' clapping, but in her diagnosis of audience behaviour she missed one of the most important instigators of any clapping between movements: the performers themselves. So many times have I seen communicators like David Robertson keep the musical ball in the air with their body language, or storm into the next movement without allowing the tension to drop to the point where clapping can sneak in – while I've seen plenty of ham-fisted musicians slump at the end of a movement and then wonder why the audience thinks the show's over! And don't expect your listeners to know how many movements there are if you didn't put it in the program! Greta rightly mentioned Sir András Schiff's magisterial performances last year (I heard the Sydney concert) but not only did he explicitly communicate to the audience that he would prefer them to hold the applause to the end, his performance itself forbade us breaking the trance. Edith McGowan, Waitara, NSW
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Once I was sitting next to a man at a Sydney Symphony concert. He got very annoyed, almost having a real fit, tutting his tongue when people clapped between movements. Then, at the second half, when the Mahler 9 came to the end with its quiet, contemplative closing, when the conductor's hands were still drawing inaudible emotions from the musicians, my neighbour went into a rapturous applause that disrupted the most beautiful silent moment. He was wrong, both times. Isaac Wong, via Facebook
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Today, the European Commission held a policy discussion about co-existence of genetically modified (GM), conventional, and organic crops. The Commissioners addressed the concept of co-existence, preparatory work carried out so far, possible farm management measures, the feasibility of GM-free zones and liability for adventitious presence. The Commission also discusses policy options and action to be taken on the national and EU level. The Commission noted that co-existence concerns the economic consequences of adventitious presence of genetically modified (GM) crops in non-GM crops. The issue has its origin in the principle that farmers should be able to cultivate freely the agricultural crops they choose, be it GM, conventional or organic. No form of agriculture should be excluded in the EU. Today's discussion will serve as a basis for a round table on co-existence on 24 April 2003, where stakeholders will have their say. The Commission will then speedily table guidelines how to address the issue of co-existence.
"Co-existence raises questions which have to be addressed. It is important to be clear about the rules and the legal framework, be it on a national or EU level. Let there be no mistake: Co-existence is about economic and legal questions, not about risks or food safety, because only authorised GMOs can be cultivated in the EU. The application of co-existence measures is not new. Already in conventional farming, seed producers, for example, have a great deal of experience of implementing farm management practices to ensure seed purity standards. The next step will be to extensively discuss the different options with member states and stakeholders. Then the Commission will quickly bring forward guidelines." , Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries said.
What is co-existence?
The cultivation of authorised GMOs in the EU will also have an impact on agricultural production. In particular, it raises the question of how to manage the adventitious mixing of GM and non-GM crops (admixture), resulting from seed impurities, cross-pollination, volunteers (self-sown plants, mainly from harvest fall-out carried over to the next growing season), harvesting-storage practices and transport, as well as its possible economic consequences. The ability of the agricultural sector to deliver a high degree of consumer choice is linked to its ability to maintain different production systems.
The most cited example of income loss due to admixture is that of conventional and organic farmers who have to sell their crop at a lower price because of the adventitious presence of GM crops above the authorised threshold level. The opposite example is where a speciality GM crop could depreciate in value because of admixture with non-GM crops.
Examples of possible farm management measures
- isolation distances between fields;
- buffer zones;
- pollen barriers;
- control of volunteers (self-sown plants);
- crop rotation and planting arrangements for different flowering periods;
- monitoring during cultivation, harvest, storing, transport, and processing.
The Commission reckons that voluntary local arrangements are feasible between farmers or between farmers and industry to ensure the absence of one or more GM-crops in specific areas. Examples of such arrangements already exist for crops requiring high purity standards or separation, such as erucic acid oilseed rape. However, in general a ban of the cultivation of GM-crops in Member States has to be excluded, since the protection of economic interests alone cannot be invoked as a legally valid justification for imposing such strong limitations on fundamental liberties. In addition, the establishment of GMO-free zones against the will of some farmers runs counter to the very principle of co-existence.
The question has been raised as to whether the possibility to seek compensation for economic loss in the event of gene admixture needs to be regulated on an EU level. In respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the Commission considers that the first step must be to find out whether the existing national laws do not already offer sufficient and equal possibilities in this regard. Another question that arises is how to establish the causality link between the action and the damage.
Crop-specific solutions
Any approach to addressing the issue of co-existence needs to take into account the differences between crops and crop varieties with respect to their potential to spread to neighbouring fields. A study of the Joint Research Centre and a recent report on co-existence from a Danish expert group confirmed that the probability of admixture, as well as measures for reducing it, are highly crop-specific. The Danish study also suggests that under conditions of a limited GMO share (10%) and a general threshold of 1% for adventitious presence of GM crops in non-GM crops, co-existence can be ensured for most crops in Denmark (i.e., beet, maize, potatoes, barley, wheat, oats, triticale, rye, lupine, broad beans and peas). For some crops current farming practices may need to be modified, whereas in other cases difficulties with co-existence are virtually non-existent under these conditions. However, for oilseed rape, as well as for seed production of certain crops, ensuring co-existence may be more problematic and further evaluation is required before guidelines can be developed.
Location-specific differences are a key in determining efficient and cost-effective measures for ensuring the co-existence of different production systems. For a few crops, mainly oilseed rape, measures to ensure co-existence could involve significant changes in farming practices.
DN: IP/03/314 Date: 05/03/2003
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The following job, the installation of a staircase, was a bit of a crash course in Bulgarian utilitarian workmanship. We were not very pleased to say the least with the way that this job was done and we felt quite duped at the end of the first day when he claimed that the work was done (the pictures are here, it's really rather hilarious). Although in the end a simple temper tantrum on my part got the work out of him, it actually highlighted the fact that we had not agreed an exact specification – this was our error, not his. Although this job did not go entirely according to plan (well, we really didn't have much of a plan as it transpired!), we are pleased with the finished article.
We learnt some important lessons from this experience: that you have to be present and watching the work take place (even though watching a man chainsawing through our floor when he was clearly very hungover is a bit like watching car-crash TV) just in case there has been a misunderstanding or they are not carrying out work as you had planned; and that you have to be very specific about the work that you want done. Even though the first experience with the windows went well, it taught us the value of personal recommendations! If you are moving to a foreign country it is very much worth getting to know the locals because aside from their friendship, which always helps to settle into a new community, you will be able to find good labourers that are actually skilled at what they do. At least that is the idea. If your lingo is a bit patchy, find some English speakers also to cross reference with. However, you will find that in a country where most of the population is walking the poverty line, you will get a lot of people telling you that they are a seasoned professional when they are not because it's the only way they can earn a living.
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text: Samba Touré: Alabina (taken from Music From The Source) by World Music Network published on 2014-01-14T23:01:26Z Riverboat Records: Celebrating 25 years of making music from around the world For more information, visit: http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/TUG1082/ Riverboat Records celebrates it twenty-fifth year in 2014. Since its founding in 1989, the independent label has supported creative new music from far-flung corners of the globe. This limited edition compendium offers a taste of the excellently eclectic Riverboat sounds from across the years. Music From The Source includes music from thirty-three bands spanning across two bumper discs. Spotlighted artists include Greek folk duo Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis who kick off proceedings with a track from their album Greekadelia which reached number one in the World Music Charts Europe. Monoswezi's haunting minimalist sound fuses the music of Mozambique, Norway, Sweden and Zimbabwe together in seamless interplay. Indian slide-guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya expands his otherworldly sound Beyond The Ragasphere on virtuosic yet quirky track 'Indospaniola'. Jaipur Kawa Brass Band's bombastic party music presents an infectious exploration of Indian military music spun together with refigured Bollywood classics. Lesotho-based 'junk funk' renegades Sotho Sounds craft their own instruments as heard on 'Ba Ea Bojoa (Part 1)'. Lala Njava's offering is a Malagasy marvel featuring her silvery wandering voice, lush rolling guitars and rippling percussion. Nigerien nomad bluesmen Etran Finatawa contribute their Wodaabe-Tuareg musical melt. Shiyani Ngcobo acoustic guitar picking illuminates his mastery of the wonderful Zulu maskanda dance style. Boris Kovač & La Campanella's melody 'Pearl' aches with their distinctly Balkan nuance. Klezmer troubadours She'Koyokh spoon out their re-imagined Eastern European folk on 'Esmera Min'. Kardemimmit's song 'Ahven (Perch)' is played by the fresh folksy kantele quartet from Finland. Cuban son band Sierra Maestra deliver their personal account of the nation's infamous enveloping dance style. Koo Nimo's lilting palm-wine music flies the flag for Ghana and village ensemble Wayo summon the ancient polyrhythms of Africa's newest nation, South Sudan. Yunnanese 'Mountain Men' Shanren close the set with 'Drinking Song' from their new album, which has the UK media hailing them as 'Chinese folk-rockers to watch' (The Guardian). Riverboat Records would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank our supporters. Music From The Source is not only a resplendent retrospective but also highlights the breadth of talented artists that have been given an international platform thanks to Riverboat Record's ongoing work since 1989. Genre world music Comment by M.V.O.Project So soft voices! Great recording and otherall mix. 2017-08-07T08:28:26Z Comment by ParaHyena have u heard sundanese - indonesian folk ---> https://soundcloud.com/parahyena/parahyena-ft-dimas-wijaksana-ayakan thanks :) 2015-12-02T06:39:42Z Comment by scjohnson Wonderful 2014-10-23T15:51:08Z Comment by Lvn Lgt Strictly Reposts beautifully smooth 2014-02-13T05:08:30Z


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CoP: Family of those killed by police not judge and jury
COMMISSIONER of Police Gary Griffith says the relatives of people who are killed by the police are not judge and jury over what occurred.
He was speaking Sunday at the inaugural Converge! event held at the Commissioner's Residence, St James.
Yesterday morning a man was shot and killed by police in San Raphael and his family have disputed the police account of the incident. Griffith told the media he would not speak on any matters other than the event but he did comment generally on police shootings.
"And I let the public know – this is a war going on out there. Thousands of weapons out there. Hundreds of individuals who have the type of sophisticated firearms that you will see in a war scenario. And when the police officers go out there you can't fight a war without at times having to defend yourselves."
He continued: "What I find unfortunate every time there is a situation where police officers shoot at someone the media will automatically find the family members to immediately say that the police officers were wrong. So the family members have become judge and jury at all times without the proper investigation taking place? But when hundreds of gang members kill other young men no one in the community sees anything. People only see when a police officer shoot someone.
"And I am not in any way saying I am here to defend any police officer based on wrongdoing. But let us not be judge and jury every single time a police officer is involved in an exchange of gunfire the media automatically finds the family member who somehow is always there when something takes place."


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Designed to meet the needs of small to mid-size workgroups, the Canon imageRUNNER 2530 delivers high-quality print and copy output and color scanning combined with available sending and finishing capabilities that are easy to use for everyone in the office. Rather than having to choose between a single function printer and an MFP with features you don't need, the Canon imageRUNNER 2530 includes just the right mix of performance and productivity in a configuration that fits your needs - today and tomorrow. The imageRUNNER 2530 delivers black and white print speeds of up to 30 ppm and scanning speeds of 35/25 ipm (BW/color) for letter-sized documents with the available duplexing automatic document feeder. Offering standard UFR II LT printing, twin 550-sheet cassettes, a large intuitive LCD interface, and internal finishing options, the imageRUNNER 2530 system packs easy-to-use productivity into a new compact form.
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Summer hot days, many people like to wear short-sleeved T-shirt. But T shirt washed a few times, the collar is very easy to become larger, loose and other deformation problems, so that the effect of wearing greatly reduced. Thursday wash industry today to share some coup, to avoid T shirt deformation problems.
Cleaning essentials
In the rinse should be the whole T-shirt varus, and to avoid rubbing the pattern side, try not to use hand dryer, dry clothes do not pull the collar, to prevent deformation.
1, a color of cotton T-shirt, washing, how much will be back a little color, you should be washed with other clothes apart. Usually washed when the best cold water hand wash, soak 5-6 minutes can be, the time should not be too long.
2, do not use detergent containing detergent, with ordinary detergent can be, please use 40 ℃ below the cool water wash. T-shirt in the washing time to avoid brush with the brush, do not rub hard
3, printed T-shirt pattern will be a little hard feeling, some printing powder will be a little bit of sticky, because most of the T-shirt has hot drilling and bright powder, it is recommended to use hand wash, try not to use washing machine to avoid Destroy the pattern.
4, the washing is prohibited to tear tear T-shirt, do not hand rub the pattern of the surface, excessive scrubbing will affect the color of the pattern, and there are hot diamond powder part is to pay attention. Do not wash too much time to wash the collar area, so as not to neckline deformation.
5, after washing should not be wring dry, need to be directly in the ventilation and shade naturally dry Gua, do not put the printed T-shirt under the sun exposure, so as not to discolor color. When drying, the hanger from the clothes hem loose place stretched out, do not directly from the neckline part of the forced support, so as not to lose the flexibility after the neckline, the body and collar finishing, to avoid Alice.
6, clothes dry, such as the need for ironing, it is best to iron around the pattern part, to avoid direct access to the pattern of iron, remember. After ironing, do not put the clothes into a small space, you can use the hanger hanging or flat, in order to maintain the appearance of clothing.
T-shirt is the second person's face, your aesthetic, your hobbies, your habits, your attitude, your heavy taste, all can be communicated through your T-shirt, do not look at the T-shirt everyone has, Wear out the attitude is not easy, is Zorro or Superman, show your T-shirt let us look at your attitude!
If you often fitness, muscle tight lines beautiful, then there is nothing more than a plain T-shirt can be used as your male declaration, and will not call the Lord, personal fabric wrapped in muscle lines, more prominent your Good shape. Is not fitness men, wearing a plain T-shirt, show your attitude!
Want to be able to hold the tropical flower "flower beauty" Large area tropical printing color bright and high profile, is the street shoot up to grab the artifact, wearing a tropical printing T-shirt swagger fashionable men, like in the big swagger to declare their own born tropical flowers, the fate of the United States, in many street shooting , Is also a touch of perfection of the pen.
Printing is the heat of the past few years, both men and women, tropical printing for the trend of men and women to provide "flowers". If you have the courage to try, then buy a tropical printing T-shirt, do a back to the beach, it can not live, you can try local printing.
Want to become a tropical beauty, and hold a large area of printing people, you can first try the local printing, local printing looks no exaggeration, but the same exquisite playful.


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Improve your health one bite at a time with this 4-week nutrition program. You will learn to make smart choices in the supermarket, move more, try quick-fix meals and filling snacks, and learn how food fuels your body. This event is being held in the Training Room at the Child Development Research Center.Find out more »


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BSI consults on new European daylighting standard
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has issued for comment a consultation draft of a new European Standard BS EN 17037 'Daylight of buildings'. This will specify minimum recommendations for daylight and sunlight provision in buildings, as follows:
Daylight to spaces lit by windows:
- an illuminance level of at least 300 lux over at least 50 % of the space for at least half of the daylight hours in the year; and
- an illuminance level of at least 100 lux over 100 % of the space for at least half of the daylight hours in the year.
Sunlight to habitable rooms in a dwelling, patient rooms in a hospital and playrooms in a nursery, etc., or any room where sunlight is considered to be of value should be available for a minimum of 1.5 hours on 21 March.
The new standard will also give recommendations for view out and how to limit glare. It will apply to all spaces that may regularly be occupied by people for extended periods.
The calculation methods in the new standard are relatively complex, compared with those in BS8206-2:2008 'Code of practice for daylight' and BRE Report 209, 'Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight – A guide to good practice'. They will require calculations of internal illuminances or point daylight factors (rather than the simpler average daylight factor), percentage of a room achieving certain minimum view out criteria and the annual occurrence of glare using the Daylight Glare Probability metric.
In obstructed urban areas, the minimum recommendations could present a difficulty for designers and developers and the relatively complex calculation methods will increase the work involved in evaluating a design. It remains to be seen whether the Building Research Establishment will update their guidelines to reflect the new European Standard once it is published and whether the new standard will filter through into supplementary planning guidance published by local planning authorities.
The deadline for comments on the consultation draft is 20 September 2016.
For more information, please contact:
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PhotoCard Finder Application
This section of the guide will cover how to use the photocard finder app for self-service ranging from retrieving registration number and printing of lost photocard.
To view the photocard finder app;
The photocard app help solve two main challenges ie;
- Retrieve lost photocard with known registration details such as exam type, exam year and registration number.
- To view lost photocard, input the required information highlighted below. Lastly, click "Retrieve Photocard" to view and print candidate photocard.
- Retrieve candidate photocard with unknown registration number
To reveal further information for retrieving candidate photocard with no registration number, check the "can't remember registration number" box has highlighted below;
Hereafter, input the additional information highlighted below then click on "find photocard". This will display search results closely related to the provided information.


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Barnaby Joyce will face a challenge to his leadership at Monday's Nationals party room meeting after Victorian backbencher Andrew Broad called on him to resign for the good of the party and the country.
Mr Broad, who earlier had attacked Mr Joyce's character, revealed on Thursday afternoon would take a resolution to the meeting saying the embattled Nationals leader should resign.
The MP for the Victorian seat of Mallee said his views reflected the feeling in his community, saying Mr Joyce should go to the backbench to reflect on controversy engulfing the government sparked by his affair with staffer and now pregnant partner Vikki Campion.
"The Nationals are not people who actually go through this very often and I'm sure these things can be worked out in a conversation in the partyroom and that's what will happen," Mr Broad told ABC radio.
"He should see some time out, clear his head and if he's done nothing wrong in the fullness of time, he'll come back. He'll be able to mount his case in the partyroom."
Mr Broad said he had no leadership ambitions himself and refused to say who he would back if a spill was called.
He questioned Mr Joyce's decision to conduct a range of media interviews, including telling Fairfax Media he and Ms Campion were preparing to move out of an Armidale townhouse provided to them by a key supporter.
"I'm not here for any ambition and I can't go anywhere forward or go anywhere backwards," Mr Broad said.
"I'm a humble backbencher but I have to sit here and think from a national interest, and whoever has to be at times the acting prime minister of Australia, which is traditionally the leader of the Nationals, they have to have their mind on the job," he said.
"That is no reflection of the person as an individual, that is a reflection on the role and the responsibilities we have as MPs to think what is in the national interest."
"He is meant to be taking a break and he is clearly playing to the media. This is an issue we should have let quietly die and get on with the core job, but he's not prepared to do that."
This first appeared at the AFR.com. See the original here.
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What is BDD?
Behavior driven development(BDD) is a software development process based on test-driven development (TDD) and it combines the general techniques and principles of TDD with ideas from domain-driven design and object-oriented analysis and design to provide software developers and business analysts with shared tools and a shared process to collaborate on software development, with the aim of delivering "software that matters".
How it is developed:
Behavior driven development was developed by Dan North as he encountered some issues(specified below) in test-driven development:
Where to start in the process
What to test and what not to test
How much to test in one go
What to call the tests
How to understand why a test fails
Benefits of BDD:
Teams are already using TDD or ATDD may want to consider BDD for some strong reasons:
BDD offers more precise guidance on organizing the conversation between developers, testers, BA and product managers.
It uses very easy laguage that we speak everyday like what, how, where etc.
BDD tools automatically generates technical and end user documentation from BDD "specifications"
Writing BDD Stories:
It is much structured enough that we could break the story into its constituent fragments and automate them. We started describing the acceptance criteria in terms of scenarios, which took the following form:
Given some initial context (the givens),
When an event occurs,
then ensure some outcomes.
Let's use the classic example of an ATM machine. One of the story cards might look like this:
Title: Customer withdraws cash
As a customer,
I want to withdraw cash from an ATM,
so that I don't have to wait in line at the bank.
So how do we know when we have delivered this story? There are several scenarios to consider: the account may be in credit, the account may be overdrawn but within the overdraft limit, the account may be overdrawn beyond the overdraft limit. Of course, there will be other scenarios, such as if the account is in credit but this withdrawal makes it overdrawn, or if the dispenser has insufficient cash.
Using the given-when-then template, the first two scenarios might look like this:
Scenario 1: Account is in credit
Given the account is in credit
And the card is valid
And the dispenser contains cash
When the customer requests cash
Then ensure the account is debited
And ensure cash is dispensed
And ensure the card is returned
Notice the use of "and" to connect multiple givens or multiple outcomes in a natural way.
Scenario 2: Account is overdrawn past the overdraft limit
Given the account is overdrawn
And the card is valid
When the customer requests cash
Then ensure a rejection message is displayed
And ensure cash is not dispensed
And ensure the card is returned
Both scenarios are based on the same event and even have some givens and outcomes in common. We want to capitalize on this by reusing givens, events, and outcomes.
Acceptance criteria should be executable:
The fragments of the scenario – the givens, event, and outcomes – are fine-grained enough to be represented directly in code. JBehave defines an object model that enables us to directly map the scenario fragments to Java classes.
You write a class representing each given:
public class AccountIsInCredit implements Given {
public void setup(World world) {
public class CardIsValid implements Given {
public void setup(World world) {
and one for the event:
public class CustomerRequestsCash implements Event {
public void occurIn(World world) {
and so on for the outcomes. JBehave then wires these all together and executes them. It creates a "world," which is just somewhere to store your objects, and passes it to each of the givens in turn so they can populate the world with known state. JBehave then tells the event to "occur in" the world, which carries out the actual behaviour of the scenario. Finally it passes control to any outcomes we have defined for the story.
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Mother's Day Travel: 5 Trips For Moms and Daughters
Features & Advice Janeen Christoff May 05, 2016
PHOTO: Take mom on a vacation this Mother's Day (courtesy Thinkstock)
Make your mom feel truly special with an adventure just for her this Mother's Day. Nothing brings mothers and daughters together quite like an adventurous trip to an exotic locale. From traveling around the Emerald Isle to hiking in Arizona, these mother-daughter getaways will get mom out of the house and exploring the world.
Elegance in Ireland
Insight Vacations is recommending its Irish Elegance journey for mothers and daughters this summer. The nine-day itinerary with a stay at Ashford Castle is certain to make mother-daughter duos feel like royalty. Highlights of the trip include the Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle, sightseeing in Dublin, touring the Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher, the Galway Cathedral, cruising Lough Corrib and more.
The stay at Ashford Castle includes a five-star experience complete with an evening devoted to culinary experiences and luxury accommodations. The castle recently underwent a $75 million renovation.
READ MORE: Finding the Perfect Mother-Daughter London Getaway
Pampered in Puerto Rico
Mom will love being treated to The Spa at Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mothers are pampered in a unique, tropical paradise with exceptional treatments.
Daughers can spoil their moms with the Queen for a Day package, or the All About Mom package at the oceanfront property. The Queen for a Day Package includes a customized facial, a Mindful Pedicure and a glass of champagne for $250. The All About Mom Package includes the 50-minute Vanderbild Signature Massage, the Mindful Manicure and a glass of champagne for $135.
The Spa at Condado Vanderbilt offers seven treatment rooms, a lounge area and a private Hammam. Both offers are valid through May 31, 2016.
Martinis in the Mountains
Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, in Scottsdale, Ariz., is an ideal backdrop for a sun-soaked mother-daughter luxury adventure. The property's BFF Retreat package includes three nights' accommodations; a martini kit in-room upon arrival; daily breakfast; a guided hike up Camelback Mountain; and a Bento box lunch that moms and daughters can enjoy by the sparkling infinity pool. For added luxury, guests can upgrade to one of Sanctuary's private estate homes for a truly over-the-top experience.
Mother-Daughter Mexico
The Grand Hyatt Playa Del Carmen is offering moms the chance to pedal through Playa Del Carmen. The Playa del Carmen Bike Tour package includes an early morning ride through the empty streets and alongside the tranquil waters of the resort town on bikes before enjoying a leisurely breakfast. The journey heads down La Quinta Avenida to La Constituyentes, stops for photos and then heads back to the resort along First Avenue. The tour lasts one hour and starts at 8 a.m.
READ MORE: Finding the Magic in Ireland
Diving Into Adventure
For mothers and daughters who like to scuba dive together (or who want to learn), Pompano Beach is one of Florida's best diving locations and is an ideal place to bond with an adventure-seeking mom. The Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa is offering a Discover Scuba Package that includes beachfront accommodations and scuba diving basics for mom and daughter duos who are ready to head out to sea and experience two ocean dives (rental equipment is provided). The package begins at $339.
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The $100,000 RAIC International Prize for transformative architecture is inviting submissions for its third edition, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce.
This unique international award, formerly known as the Moriyama RAIC International Prize, recognizes the power of great architecture to transform society. In keeping with a focus on the social relevance of architecture, jurors will visit all finalist projects to see the buildings in use and appreciate their impact on society and human well-being.
The RAIC is accepting entries from architects anywhere in the world, of any nationality, until April 26, 2019. The buildings should be "inspired as well as inspiring" and reflect humanistic values of equality, respect, and inclusiveness. Projects should have been completed and in use for at least two years.
The library by Li Xiaodong of China, who received the 2014 prize, provides a hub for the local community and has stimulated economic development. The construction budget for the modest 175-square-metre library was CAD$185,000. Jurors praised the elegance of Liyuan Library's sitting, its contemplative spaces, and its environmental design.
2017年的获奖者是东京的Tezuka建筑事务所,由Takaharu和Yui Tezuka设计的
The 2017 winner was the Tokyo firm Tezuka Architects, founded by Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, for its Fuji Kindergarten. The oval-shaped school, with a large rooftop play area built around trees, restores a connection with nature and creates an environment where children can follow their instincts for play and movement.
2013年,RAIC、RAIC基金会和杰出的加拿大建筑师Raymond Moriyama共同创立了该奖项。他们的目标是与国际观众分享加拿大的建筑价值观,并庆祝具有社会变革意义的建筑。
该奖项包括一笔10万加元的奖金和一件由加拿大设计师Wei Yew设计的手工雕塑。每个版本的奖项都有Wei Yew的新作品,基于对加拿大风景的独特诠释。
The prize includes a monetary award of CAD $100,000 and a handcrafted sculpture designed by Canadian designer Wei Yew. Each edition of the prize features a new piece by Wei Yew based on a unique interpretation of the Canadian landscape.
In addition to the main Prize, three students from a Canadian university architecture program will each receive scholarships of CAD $5,000. They will be chosen on the basis of a written essay.
internationalprize.raic.org/scholarships RAIC国际大奖官方网站
RAIC International Prize Official Website
The winner is selected in an open, juried competition. The members of the 2019 RAIC International Prize jury are:
Anne Carrier, FRAIC: Founder of Anne Carrier Architecture, a firm that received the Governor General's Medal in Architecture in 2016 and The Architecture MasterPrize in 2018.
Stephen Hodder, MBE: Hodder Associates received the most important award in British architecture for a single building, the inaugural RIBA Stirling Prize, and has won over 40 major awards. Hodder is past president of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Barry Johns, FRAIC: Principal of Barry Johns Architects, he was the first international recipient of the prestigious Leslie N. Boney Award from the American Institute of Architects for outstanding contributions to the profession in 2018.
Eva Matsuzaki, PP/FRAIC: Founder of Women in Architecture and the first female president of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1998-99.
Diarmuid Nash, PP/FRAIC, Chair of the Jury: Nash is a partner at Moriyama & Teshima Architects, and his designs have won two Governor-General's Medals for Architecture. He is past president of the RAIC and Chancellor of the RAIC College of Fellows.
Gilles Saucier, FIRAC: Founding partner of Saucier+Perrotte Architectes, the first recipients of the Prix du Québec for design and architecture, and recipients of the RAIC Gold Medal 2018.
David Covo, FRAIC, Associate Professor, Peter Guo-Hua Fu School of Architecture at McGill University, will act as the Professional Advisor to the jury.
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Many are the things I enjoy about having indoor plants in my life. Playing around with leaves that are coloured or patterned is one of those things.
Now it's true that while variegation can polarise people, and can arouse strong feelings in an otherwise mild breast, it does merit consideration. I must admit that over the years I have oscillated between being excited by it and being dismissive of it. I have now made peace with it and enjoy using it both outside and inside. The trick, I think, seems to be to use it thoughtfully, whether you choose to use it in a look-at-me way or in a more subtle, supporting role. If you are still undecided, then approach it as an enhancer to your planting scheme rather than the main event. Start with some gentle, subtle variegation in among your green plants and go from there. If you like a bit of colour, however, then embrace it and use it with panache.
There is a wide spectrum of colours available including white, cream, silver, yellow (from butter-soft to look-at-the-sun yellow), brown, orange, red, purple, pink and glaucous blue. And, of course, there are all the green colours from the dark forest greens to the acid lime greens. Add to this all the myriad of leaf patterns; spots, dots, stripes, flecks, splashes, and you can see there is almost an infinite variety of interesting leaf decoration you can use in your décor. Variegation keeps a group of green plants interesting as it adds visual contrast that captures your attention.
Coloured foliage becomes even more user-friendly in winter when it's all a bit gloomier outside and we are spending more time inside. Those white, cream, yellow, lime and silver variegated leaves can light up living spaces and give us something visually nice to see when we are at home, and can add lightness to a shady spot. However, just bear in mind that some of the variegated cultivars, such as the cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata'), need to be grown in more light than their green versions, or they will start to revert back to green. Note also that variegated plants grow more slowly than their green counterparts and are usually smaller.
In the colder months, these plants can also take the place of cut flowers inside – particularly useful if your flower garden outside is low on pickability. They can also have a longer life than many indoor flowering plants. If you want a bit of flower power among your foliage plants, then you can do a sneaky and put a vase or jar among them and insert a few cut flowers. You can also add in some annual/seasonal plants, such as the winter-flowering Primula obconica or P. malacoides; or perhaps a flowering chrysanthemum in shades of white, yellow, pink, red or acid green.
So, we can go subdued or dramatic with our use of variegated plants. Some plants, such as the croton (Codiaeum variegatum) can have brilliant coloured leaves – green, red, yellow, orange and purple – sometimes all on the same plant! If you want a bit of theatre, then try using the rex begonias with their many patterned leaves in colours of plum, silver, red and grey. Some of the yellow variegated plants can add a sunshiny glow, whereas leaves with white or cream in them can add a freshness to a corner.
If you want to go for a subtler theme, then use leaves with just a little variegation – a few freckles of colour perhaps, or a pale stripe, and use plain green as a buffer between the variegation. I have a weeping fig with a light variegation on its limey leaves and it looks good paired with light green plants. I have also just bought a variegated rubber plant with leaf colours of grey, cream and pink (sounds a bit odd but looks better than it sounds) and I plan to pick out one or two of the leaf colours and make a tasteful vignette.
As always, if you are stuck for a plant, especially for a tricky area such as a hall, don't discount ivy. There are many interestingly coloured and patterned forms from which to choose and they will handle a variety of conditions. A modern pot with three variegated ivies in it can look handsome, especially if displayed well.
As many plants come in both plain and coloured, you could try using a combination of the variegated and the green version of the same plant together in a display for a bit of visual fun.


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We create our sunglasses in Italy and our swim shorts in Thailand.
We try to get sustainability to flow through everything we do at Brallor. We manufacture our eyewear within the EU to reduce emissions when shipping and we manufacture our swim shorts of recycled plastic. Five plastic bottles correspond to a pair of shorts. Why then manufacture the swimwear in Southeast Asia instead of the EU? Well there are two reasons, one is simply price. We want to be able to offer our swim shorts at a good price. The second and more important is that Southeast Asia is responsible for the majority of plastic emissions in the sea. Therefore, it felt reasonable to take plastic in that area and make it something more environmentally friendly! We also try to avoid plastic as much as possible generally in our packaging, and when we have to use it we try to use recycled plastic, for example the bag that the swim shorts are packaged in are made out of recycled plastic.
Our sunglasses are packed in a travel case that protects your glasses when you are on the move! Our swimwear is packed in a resealable plastic package, made of recycled plastic. Tip: you can use it as a travel package for your liquids when traveling! More information about the respective packaging can be found on the respective product page or simply order them.
Over-consumption is not good! So take care of your shorts as well as possible so that they also last as long as possible. You can find more specific information on our washing and care guide here. You will also find a washcloth on the inside of your shorts.
We always provide one year international warranty on all our products. You can read about our guarantee here.
Our shorts are made to fit regardless of body shape but they are some of a more slim fit to. So, if you are between two sizes, we suggest you go up one size rather than down. We have also developed a size guide that you can find here. If you are unsure of what size to order, you can also contact us and we will help you, if you write your length, weight and what size you usually wear in jeans, we can more easily advise!
Yes, our glasses are CE-certified and have 100% UV400 protection. Don't worry, we'll help you protect your eyes in style!
We send your order as quickly as possible with the best courier based on your location and order. Shipping within Sweden usually takes 1-3 days, within Europe 3-5 days and outside Europe 6-9 days. Read about our shipping and delivery terms here.
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Behind the scenes at the Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium's 'Up Close' feature showcases exactly what goes on behind the scenes to take care of some of Worlds' finest Marine Population.
VanCity Pulse has set their camera's sights on some of the rarely seen areas of the Aquarium, and has brought it to screen for all of you to experience. Be sure to visit before April 30, as this is just a taste of all the fun the 'Up Close' feature has to offer.
The dolphin training that you see in progress here in the video enables the Vancouver Aquarium's marine mammal trainers to get close to the dolphins for ongoing veterinary care and animal enrichment. The animal care team builds a bond of trust with the animals that's essential to their welfare. This bond allows trainers to safely handle the animals so they may gauge their ongoing health and use diagnostic tools to help with their assessments. Animal care staff also use training to highlight the natural traits and behaviors that the animals execute in order to promote visitors' learning and understanding.
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Your website can be a fantastic tool for generating leads and building an email list. In this post, my goal is to give you an overview of how you can create a list building website and boost conversions to your opt-in offer, getting leads for your list.
It's no secret that a website can be vital in your efforts to make sales and gain subscribers. But how can you ensure that your website is helping your conversion rate and not hurting it?
Sadly, many websites actually turn people away and encourage people to NOT sign up for an email list or buy a product. That's not what we want.
In order to make sure you have a lean, mean, list building website, keep these things in mind.
Make Sure Your List Building Website Rocks
If your website is going to convert, it has to be awesome. No doubt. If you want people to take action, interact with your content or make a purchase, it's on you to ensure they have the best possible experience on your website.
Your website is the foundation of your marketing efforts. If you neglect it – or rush it – everything you build on top will suffer as a result.
Well Designed Websites Convert Better
While design isn't everything when it comes to making a list building website, it's a major piece. Your website needs to be an attractive face for your business. If it's not, you can expect people to be jumping on that back button and rushing off to one of your competitors.
The design of your site should encourage visitors to keep reading and engaging with your content. If it doesn't do that, something is wrong.
Think about your website like a physical store. Would you want people visiting your store if there are holes in the walls and mold on the ceiling? Of course not. You would want that mess cleaned up and fixed so it's presentable.
Your list building website is no different. Make sure it looks good.
But further, make sure the layout of your site encourages visitors to keep reading – and even sign up for your email list.
First impressions are critical. It's hard to come back from a bad first impression. According to ConversionXL, 94% of first impressions are design related. In other words, if your design stinks, you're likely to make a very poor impression on the very people you want to impress and have sign up for your list.
Among other factors, design criteria that study participants didn't like included:
- A design that is too complex (Hard to follow. Where is the content they care about?)
- A busy layout (More is not always better!)
- A lack of navigation aids. (Where should people click? How can they find what they want?)
- Boring design.
- Pop-up advertisements. (I'm with them on this one! Pop-ups suck!)
- Font that's too small
- Too much text (This is why it's important to break up your wall of text with images and video!)
- Poor search ability (Makes it difficult to find specific content)
If your website design stinks, you can kiss your list building conversion rate goodbye.
Boost Your Website Speed
Website speed is more important than ever – especially now that many people are searching for and viewing content on mobile devices. It's a proven fact that if a website loads slowly, your potential customer will leave.
Make sure your website is well-optimized and can load quickly on demand.
Google provides a tool called PageSpeed Insights that lets website owners test their websites on several points and suggests tangible ways to improve. I have found this an invaluable tool for my own sites and sites I've created for clients.
It's easy to miss one or more critical factors that affect your site's speed. This tool will point them out for you.
Keep your List Building Site Secure
Any site that's designed to capture leads needs to be 100% secure from hackers and data theft. Remember, names and email addresses are personal information that fall under several heavy-hitting privacy laws. If you're not compliant, you could be fined big time.
Make sure your site is using HTTPS. If you're using WordPress, I also highly recommend studying standard WordPress security practices and perhaps even investing in one of the many WordPress security addons to give yourself that extra layer of safety.
Don't Make Things Difficult to Find
Make sure your site has a great navigation experience. It shouldn't take more than a moment for your visitor to find exactly what he's looking for on your site. Your navigation menu should be clearly visible and easy to use. Also consider adding a search field.
The most important parts of your site should be front and center, easy to find and access. Don't make people guess how to find your About page or Contact information – if applicable of course.
People typically won't be willing to spend more than a moment looking for what they want. If you ask them to play hide and seek, pretty soon they'll be seeking that back button and going somewhere else.
Encourage Visitors to Take Action
A well-made business website has one goal: to promote the goals of the business. Unless your site is merely the product of hobby, it has the task of pushing each and every visitor toward an action of some type.
That action can be, among other things:
- Signing up for an email list
- Downloading a free trial
- Filling out a contact form
- Making a purchase
But clearly we can't expect users to read our minds and simply do what we want them to do, can we?
That's where something called a call to action comes in to play. A call to action can take any of a number of forms, but typically it consists of a catchy headline with a button or other supporting text that explains just what you want your visitor to do and why he should do it.
For example, if I want people to sign up for my ListBootcamp email marketing course, I'm going to:
- Ask for the signup (i.e. "Download my free course."
- Explain why someone should opt-in (i.e. "Get my free email marketing course that teaches how to build an email list crazy fast and without spending a ton of money.")
- Show how to opt-in (i.e. "Enter your name and email address below, and click the button to get instant access.")
Of course, there are variations on that theme, but hopefully you get the gist. On a list building website, calls to action will be everywhere a visitor looks. They can be in the header, footer, before posts, after posts, or even between paragraphs. If your site has a sidebar, that's a great spot too. In the case of ListBootcamp, my entire front page is one giant call to action.
The point is to get your offer right where your visitor's eyes will be.
I love Pat Flynn's massive call to action on his site.
Not only is this design clean and approachable. It's very clear what he wants his visitor to do: click that inviting green button
Optimize for Search Engines
Search engines are the tools most people use to search for and find content online. When we want to know something, we head over to Google (or Bing, or DuckDuckGo, etc) and type in a word or phrase, expecting matching results in seconds (or less).
Obviously, you and I want our content listed in these search engines so potential visitors searching for our respective topics will find and visit our websites.
In the past, SEO used to be centered on making the search giants happy. Google wants to see keywords? We'll give them keywords! Bing wants a sitemap? Bing gets a sitemap!
But all that's changing, perhaps for the better. Today, in order to rank well, sites need to provide a superior, value packed user experience. Sites that don't do that, for one reason or another, risk losing favor with search giants.
Make Your List Building Site Mobile-Friendly
Because more and more people are browsing the web with mobile devices, search engines want to see sites that work flawlessly on mobile browsers. In fact, as of just a few years ago, mobile web searchers outnumbered their desktop counterparts. People on the go want information, and they want it fast.
To keep up, you and I need to ensure that our websites both look and work great on smartphones and tablets. This is one of the metrics search engines check.
Make Sure Your Site Loads Quickly
Use PageSpeed Insights to test and tweak your site, ensuring quick, efficient site performance. Search engines know that people don't want to visit slow websites, and if a site is slow enough, it may not be listed in search results at all.
Classic SEO is Still a Thing
Keywords and classic search engine optimization tools are still relevant, however, and shouldn't be neglected. No matter your niche, make sure each post on your list building site has the correct type and number of keywords so search engines can clearly understand what each post is about.
Write High-Value Content
Low quality content wastes everyone's time. It wastes the time of your visitors because they have better things to do than read junk. They want solutions to their problems, and they want answers to their questions. Further, it wastes your time because low-value content doesn't convert.
Blog posts and articles that don't provide value compel exactly no one to sign up for free courses or download trials and get in touch. In fact, it would be better to write nothing at all.
No kidding.
Every bit of content you put out needs to be amazing. You don't know which of your articles someone will see first. Remember what we said about first impressions? It's important to make sure every potential interaction someone might have with your content is a good one.
Otherwise, you're risking pushing people away instead of pulling them in.
Position Yourself as the Expert
No matter your niche, show yourself as the expert. Build trust with your audience. If you want to build your list – if you want people to want to hear from you – prove you're worth hearing from. You do this by providing answers to questions and solutions to problems.
That's what everyone on the web wants. Answers to questions and solutions to problems. By showing that you have those answers and solutions, you encourage information seekers to come to you. That means they'll be willing to subscribe to your list or buy your products. Or both.
A List Building Website is a Powerful Tool
In today's Internet-fueled world, I dare say few marketing tools are as powerful for the entrepreneur as the list building website. Make sure yours is inviting, well-optimized, and value packed. Position yourself as the expert and show your visitors you mean business.
If you'd like to learn more about building your email list and how to do just that, check out my free email marketing training course. You'll be glad you did!


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Christopher Scalia, the son of late Justice Antonin Scalia, said Sunday that his father would not be surprised by the intensity surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation process.
"On a general level, he wouldn't be terribly surprised about the intensity surrounding this Supreme Court nomination," Scalia said of his father, speaking on Fox News.
Scalia pointed to Roe v. Wade as the source of the heightened emotions surrounding Kavanaugh's hearing.
Christopher Scalia: "On a general level, he wouldn't be terribly surprised about the intensity surrounding this Supreme Court nomination." https://t.co/KmuBDH8D84 pic.twitter.com/P3rWRe2g1j— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 30, 2018
In Roe v. Wade, Scalia said his father often commented, the court decided a cultural issue that should have been left to the elected leaders.
"As a result, Supreme Court nominations and confirmation battles have become more heated. Because justices have taken on the role that properly belongs to legislators," Scalia said Sunday.
He said that progressives see Kavanaugh's nomination as a threat to Roe v. Wade, which he said was "a signature issue for them, obviously."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said shortly after Kavanaugh was nominated that he was "going to fight this nomination with everything I've got."
"The ramifications of this battle will last a generation or more," he said.
The process has become still more intense since Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party in the summer of 1982.
Kavanaugh has unequivocally denied Ford's allegation. Both testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.
Both Ford and Kavanaugh, as well as their families, have reported receiving death threats, as have the offices of Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).
After Ford came forward, two other women have accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh has also denied their allegations.
The FBI is currently conducting a weeklong investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh.


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This incident was triggered due to a gate-pass issue for early exit without valid explanation and resulted in verbal and physical abuse of an officer by workman (also a union office-bearer) on the shop floor, Bosch said in a statement. The company does not compromise with the safety and security of its employees and would not entertain any form of verbal or physical violence within its premises. After due deliberation, a disciplinary action in form of chargesheet in line with certified standing orders has been issued against the identified workmen, it said.
The company said the union, Mico Employees Association, responded to this by suspending work at 3 pm, without the mandatory seven-day notice required as per labour laws. There were no discussions for resolution prior to their move, it said. The management has made an appeal to the workmen and the union to see reason and resolve normalcy at the earliest. said the statement.


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BMW sources talk of a V8 twin turbo when it comes to the next X5 range-topper. The power figures bandied about ran into 405kW and over 700Nm from the petrol engine.
Our people inside the corridors of power at BMW have sent us one of two interesting messages regarding the strength of the next top-of-the-range X5.
Firstly, the sources say the vehicle will not be named iS as have been previously, although this is not yet confirmed even within BMW itself. However, what has been let out the bag as the proverbial cat, is how talented the X5 king will be on tar.
Brandishing the same 4.4 V8 petrol with two turbos strapped to it as what we've seen in the X6 xDrive 50, the X5 promises to take us to 405kW/ 543 bhp and over 700Nm of supplied torque. The engine has obviously been remapped and tweaked to supply these astounding SUV numbers. Zero to 100km/h may be a matter settled in around 5 seconds with the normal top speed limited to 250km/h. Power will go to all four wheels via xDrive, which is claimed to be the fastest-reacting 4x4 system in the world.


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October 23, 2019 In Visual Arts
Soup, Sip and Shop 2019
The Creative Center presents our annual Soup Sip and Shop!! This is our biggest art event of the year! Join us for this FREE community event featuring free soup donated by local restaurants and chefs alongside a variety of fine art and handcrafted gifts made by