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Meet Dr. Richardson & Dr. Glenn!
We are pleased to introduce you to both of our Full-Time veterinarians here at Trinity Animal Hospital! Learn a little bit more about each of them, discover their journey to becoming a veterinarian and why they can't wait to meet you and your pets!
Dr. Billy Richardson was born and raised in Elizabethtown, KY. His father Fred was a horse trainer, which meant Billy grew up on the horse track, attending races and getting a front-row seat into equine medicine and care. Billy was a studious child who enjoyed math and science from a very young age. When he realized that animal care and medicine was very much like a puzzle, putting the pieces together using science, medicine and little bit of intuition to discover the solution (after all, they can't tell us verbally what's wrong), he decided at age 13 that he would become a veterinarian.
Billy's experience with his father and his colleagues served him well as he spent many summers during high school, working with racetrack veterinarians, tending to the horses before, during and after races. He attended the University of Kentucky for undergrad and was then accepted into Auburn University's school of veterinary medicine. At the end of his sophomore year, he decided to switch tracks and pursue his degree in small animal medicine. After graduating from Auburn, Billy practiced in Tallahassee (FL), Charlotte (NC), Los Angeles (CA) and Cary (NC) before opening Trinity Animal Hospital in the spring of 2016. His goal for TAH is to become intertwined with the Holly Springs community while building meaningful relationships with his clients and helping their pets live longer, happier and healthier.
In Billy's spare time he loves to play volleyball, spend time outdoors and volunteer at his church. You can often find him on the weekends, riding bikes around his downtown Raleigh neighborhood with his wife Nikki and their Jack Russell pup Birdie.
Dr. Brooke Glenn spent her younger years in Tampa, FL before her family moved to Spartanburg, SC and she learned all about how to bleed orange. Many members of her family work in the medical field which helped fan the flame for her to pursue a similar path. Both of her parents are registered nurses and her father continues to work as a hospital administrator. While her brother continued to carry on the family tradition and work as a human anesthesiologist, Brooke decided to follow a different road.
Several of her extended family members work as veterinarians and veterinary medicine. From the age of 9, Brooke spent every break she possibly could working at her family's animal hospital. After spending an entire summer adopting out kittens, cleaning cages and visiting rooms with her family members that were doctors, Brooke knew she wanted her dream of being a veterinarian to become a reality.
Brooke attended Clemson University for undergrad and after her parents moved to the Wilmington area, she applied and was accepted into NC State's School of Veterinary Medicine. Brooke enjoys both large and small animal practice (she loves cattle!) but focusing on small animal was a better fit for her life goals. One area of passion that was developed while in school was reproduction – she says what's better than helping birth cute fur babies! She also enjoys following your puppy or kitten's from start to finish.
When Brooke isn't practicing at Trinity she enjoys spending time with her husband Brad and their two rescue dogs: beagle Pilot and hound dog Riley. You can often find her cooking and baking in her kitchen (she's a Blue Apron addict!) knitting on the couch or practicing her ballroom dance moves.


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Festival Vendors confirmed!
We have an exciting list of vendors for this year's festival...so many, in fact, we'll have a whole room for all of them!
John Gil from Got a Gig Music will be back, along with our very own Ann Huff with FluterScooter! Tim's Music, Tague Music, and Kline Music will both be there as well! Kline Music will be bringing Powell flutes for you to try out. West Valley Music will be there, offering 15% off their music! Alice Lenaghan will have Muramatsu flutes for you to play!
Flute Finery...jewelry by Tracy L. Harris will be exhibiting, too!
Finally, FLUTE WORLD, coming from their new location in San Francisco, will be there!
Make sure you save a little time during the festival to check out the marketplace!

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WhatsApp Reborn 1.80, unofficial WhatsApp Plus successor, has been spotted today over the web. The application has been developed and maintained by OsmDroid on Google+ community. As from the sources, the application has complete material user interface with the original WhatsApp Plus features. The complete change logs for WhatsApp Plus Reborn 1.80 are given below.
Whats New in WhatsApp Reborn 1.80
- Calls UI header mods 2.1.9 to 2.2.2 (Thanks Archit Jain for hints)
- Contacts TAB in CALLS UI
- Translucent mode in chat screen MOD 1.4 is back.! Disable it manually if KEYBOARD BUG is more important to you
- Calls UI is now enabled for ALL as a DEFAULT UI
- OLD UI option added in mod 2.0.7
- TEAL<=>Blue Vice versa icons for XHDPI devices
- Date Pending Color in main screen MOD 2.2.7D
- Delay in start up fixed.
As always, we recommend you to use the original WhatsApp messenger from Google Play Store to be safe and to not get temporary ban, therefore we are not providing any download link or any other external links for WhatsApp Plus or WhatsApp Reborn.
OsmDroid has also listed few bugs on WhatsApp Reborn 1.80 application that are listed below:
- White strip when you theme contacts row in CALLS UI.
- For those who doesn't have calls ui activated from server gets "TOUCH TO RETURN CALLS"
- 2.2.19e not working in CALLS UI.
- Add contact icon in CHATS tab .


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C-Clown's Rome releases latest project producing V.HAWK's "Pupil" MV
C-CLOWN's Rome announces his first project as D.PR (D.Pink Reel) and releases the full music video for upcoming artist, V.HAWK.
On December 6th, Rome personally announced his latest project on Instagram, encouraging fans to support it by saying, "Yoooo it's out. Link in my bio. Be sure to watch on pc as well for 4k quality !!! Share it around everyone 🙂 there a lot more coming 🙂 seriously means a lot to me that u are all supporting me 🙂 !! Will keep the drive n passion up. BE SURE TO SUB as well 🙂 #dpinkreel #dpr #romecclown #vhawk #pupil."
Rome directed fans through his official YouTube link and released the full music video for upcoming artist V.HAWK for the track, "Pupil." The video is described to have been directed and produced by D.Pink Reel himself.
For the past few months, Rome has been teasing fans with his upcoming film collaborations through his various posts on Instagram. Just last month, he hinted on his ongoing project of producing a short thriller flick, while his fans left encouraging messages for his filmmaking capabilities.
Rome is known to have worked his way into filmmaking after previously participating in the filming and editing of C-CLOWN's YouTube series, Crown The Clown.


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Mr. Blink has
outlived members' expectations
LaCrosse Tribune, LaCrosse, Wisconsin. October 22, 1998:
It's hard to imagine a time when there was no Mr.
The La Crosse rock band was first formed in 1989, a side project for members
of three other local bands, Union Jack, Disorient Express and Buzz Butler.
It was only intended as a summer project, but it has long outlived all
of those bands to become one of the best known on the La Crosse music
One of the five-piece band's most visible gigs is its annual Saturday
night marathon set at Oktoberfest. It has also opened for REO Speed wagon
at the La Crosse Center and for other bands like the Bodeans, Kansas,
and Dr. Hook.
It has performed in UW-La Crosse theater productions of "Hair," "Jesus
Christ Superstar" and "The Caucasian
Chalk Circle," for which band members wrote an original score. But
the group's bread-and- butter is playing at La Crosse bars like John's,
the Alpine Inn, the Popcorn Tavern
and the Haberdashery in the Radisson
Hotel - that last spot "when we're feeling loungy," says singer - guitarist
Mike Caucutt.
"And we need some cash," adds drummer Tim Konczakowski.
The group is an anomaly of sorts in the here-today-gone-tomorrow local
rock band scene. Despite a number of personnel and style changes and instrumental
switcharounds, it has stayed together for almost a decade now and shows
no signs that it will stop anytime soon. What keeps the band going?
"Tolerance," says Caucutt's wife, Nancy Stoll Caucutt,
keyboardist and only member for its entire run. That, and a willingness
to try new musical ideas. With a repertoire of more than 50 original songs
and dozens of covers in styles ranging from country to reggae to jazz
to rock to blues, Mr. Blink gigs tend to change from night to night.
"You just have to make it interesting for yourself, you know," Nancy says.
"You have to challenge yourself in different ways. Take chances. Experiment.
Try new things."
That attitude is reflected in the group's eclectic recordings, which include
two cassettes ("This Place In Time" and "Altitude Is Everything") and
a CD ("Tune-Up").
The disc, released earlier this month, collects some of their fan's favorites
from tapes along with some new material, Mike Caucutt said. Recorded at
Sleepless Night Studio in Madison, it's also the best-sounding release
As always, there are lots of styles to choose from here - everything from
the jazzy ballad "What To Do?" to the
rootsy rock of "Runaway" to the Leslie
organ-driven funk-rap of "I Went To College."
The band's approach was perhaps best summed up by a reviewer from the
Des Moines, Iowa-based Muse News, who wrote of "This Place in Time":
"This tape has more personalities than Sybil". This willingness to try
many styles and do other people's songs as well as their own has made
the band attractive to local bar owners, who like Mr. Blink's ability
to draw consistent crowds.
On the other hand it hasn't always endeared them to the current hip crowd.
"Bands that play only originals often look down at bands that do covers
and, in our case, have heckled us at shows, wrote hate graffiti on bathroom
walls and generally treated us with disdain and contempt," writes Mike
Caucutt on the band's web page. "Here is my position and Mr. Blink's philosophy:
First of all, relax. It's only music. It's not war, disease or a competition."
He says bands play covers for many reasons, not the least because they
like to play a certain song. "Mr. Blink believes in tolerance and diversity,
and tries to apply a sense of balance to this imperfect world." Caucutt
continues. "Anyone that is familiar with our band knows that we play covers
and originals at our shows and everyone seems to have a good time. And
isn't that what it's all about?"
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5 Things You Need to Know before Installing a Borehole at Home
Water is an essential need in our daily lives. We drink it, use it for taking baths, for laundry, for cooking, for cleaning, for flushing the toilet, washing your beloved car, and almost every other thing. No one can deny its importance, so it is always the number one priority of every household. Here are five things you need to know before installing borehole.


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Friday, August 03, 2007
Push and Pull (WIP) : Cleaning up linear
Nope! I said NO.... No updates to show you guys right now. I'm in linear tangents and cleaning up the mess. You know, in stepped it doesn't look like a mess, but once you interpolate it starts becoming a mess. Thats the reason I wanted to keep this animation in stepped. I like the 2d feel of stepped tangents. Yeah I know, I'm inspired by Keith and his two second animation, which is a final animation in stepped. Its really cool and 2d-ish.
Honestly speaking, I hate this 'fixing graph' business. And after reading keith's posts, I've started to hate them even more (now don't get me wrong, he is not telling people to hate them!). It makes me feel sick, and this is the part of CG animation that I hate the most. Fixing those god damn f-curves is not-t-tt-ttt animation. I just don't consider that a part of this art, which we call 'animation'. Yeah of course you fix a lot of of stuff in there in the spaghetti box and refine the overall motion, but its REALLY boring (for me! and maybe for you too). It drives me insane. And the worst is yet to come - When I enter the spline mode; where I'll be found cleaning up those 'computer poop' in the GE. Clean up business takes forever and sometimes I really feel like blowing up my computer. Ah! yeah, yeah, I know that every CG animator has to do this and thats what I'm doing right now. And yes, I'll just clean up the important parts of the character body and a few important attributes, and will leave the rest as it is.
Keep visiting! I'll post an update soon!
p.s. And if I feel really bored and sick, I'll just finalize the animation in stepped and enjoy my cool 2d feel... but I don't think I'll do that! Lets see.. ;) Right now, I'm tired and I haven't finished reading my Harry Potter book. So for now, I'll be reading that! (relief....) HAHAHA.... Wow!Now I'm noticing.. I've written this LONG post just to tell you guys how much I hate working in the Graph Editor. LOL... How silly am I...
2 comments:
- Raoul Olou said...
I think if it look good in stepped when you finalize the animation why not leave it that way? , I mean it's a style and as long as you're happy whith the result it's cool :D
anyway cool jobs on your animation
- Amrit Derhgawen said...
Hi Shaa,
Well, thanks. Yeah, of course it looks quite good in stepped and I can leave it as it is. However, now I'm half way done with my linear cleanup (its A HELL of work especially in this type of full body mechanics/object interaction animation) and I'm refining the animation even more. I've added some moving holds, micro anticipations, overshoots, extra drag/overlap etc. right in the Graph Editor. So, I think its looking quite good. Though, I'm trying hard to keep that 2D feel. heheh. So, I guess I'll simply continue doing it the CG way.
This will definitely go into my reel and most of the animation studios prefer highly polished CG animation. I certainly don't want them to consider this a crap and throw it away. So, I don't think that I'm in a position to experiment too much with my demo reel stuff. So, I better keep my things in the safe side.
And yes, spline looks really great if you know what you're doing. I believe that, I know what I'm doing in GE. I'm quite used to it and its not new for me. And when I fix those curves I actually see things taking a better shape. It starts looking cool. So, I don't hate them..but yes its really time consuming to fix almost every tangent of your curves and delete those redundant keys!
Cheers for visiting! :)


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Breaking down Brad Smith's paycut
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Brad Smith recently signed a renegotiated contract prior to the start of training.
It reduces his base salaries for each of the next two seasons.
Smith is now due a $1.5 million base salary in 2013, down from $2.725 million and has reduced his salary-cap figure from $3.8 million to $2.575 million. He was paid a $500,000 roster bonus on the third day of the league year. The deal still includes $75,000 in incentives for this year.
In 2014, he has a $2.325 million salary-cap figure, down from $4 million, after reducing his base salary to $1.4 million from $3 million. He still has $75,000 in incentives that year along with a $250,000 roster bonus and a $100,000 workout bonus.
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Paul wrote in Romans 1:16, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes." If the gospel is truly the power of God for salvation, as the Word of God says that it is, and we refuse to share the gospel we are then guilty of condemning this world to hell. How will they repent of their sins if we don't tell? How will they walk out of darkness and into the marvelous light if we don't tell? How will they know their sins will eternally condemn them if we don't tell? "How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!" (Romans 10:14-15).
The feet that carry the good news may become callused, bruised, and bloody; they may become dusty, dirty, and grimy; they may become tired, weary, and worn, but they are beautiful to God. Far, they are bringing the good news of Jesus to a lost world of whom He loves.


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J and I stumbled upon many paticcerrias selling pretty packages of panettones while we were in Italy in October. At that point, I thought that as much as the Italians (and the world) love their panettones, October seems a little early to be selling and buying panettones for Christmas. Perhaps, for the Italians, it's the perfect excuse for an early Christmas
Panettone is a Italian festive bread made with eggs, butter, dried fruits and citrus zest and it is usually eaten over the Christmas season. Legend has it that a Milanese baker by the name of Toni created this fluffy, sweet, enriched bread. The "pan de Toni" (Bread of Toni's) was eventually named Panettone as we now know and love.
This bread is wonderfully soft and fluffy because of the prolonged periods of proving. It's so soft and fluffy that it's like a cake-like bread! I made mine with dried apricots and figs but the wonderful thing is you can add any type of dried fruits you favour. Or for a more decadent panettone, how about alcohol soaked dried fruits. Nuts and chocolate chip? Why not? It sounds even more festive with these decadent additions (though not the most traditional).
While it isn't too difficult to make your own panettone, it is pretty time-intensive. I guess that's the reason people opt for store-bought panettones. But like most good things in life, it takes time.
When I bite into a slice of my toasted panettone, I had no doubt that it was time well-spent! I had mine with fig jam over breakfast with a cup of earl grey tea.
I hear that the Italians have panettone slices after their Christmas lunch, serving it with a glass of Moscato or Limoncello. Sounds like a good enough reason to bring out the alcohol!
Recipe: Panettone
Makes a 21-cm Panettone
Adapted from Gourmet Traveller Australia magazine
This panettone is delicious and great for breakfast! The prolonged fermentation and proving provides the bread with intense flavours and a wonderfully fluffy and light texture. It is indeed a time-consuming process but you will be well-rewarded with a fresh and preservative-free product to share with your family and friends!
Group 1 ingredients:
7g active dried yeast
70ml lukewarm water
60g bread flour
Group 2 ingredients:
1 egg
25g caster sugar
65g bread flour
58g butter, cubed and softened
Group 3 ingredients:
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
1/2 tsp salt
110g butter, cubed and softened
300g bread flour
Group 4 ingredients:
280g dried fruits (soaked in lukewarm water for at least 1/2 hour and drained)
zest of 1 lemon
zest of 1/2 orange
1. Combine water and dried yeast and stir to dissolve and allow it to stand until creamy with some bubbles. (about 10 minutes) Stir in the flour until a smooth paste forms. Leave it to stand until it doubles in size and is frothy. (about 20 minutes)
2. Place the above mixture into a mixer and add the group 2 ingredients, holding back the butter. Beat to combine before adding the butter. When the mixture is smooth and incorporated, cover the bowl with cling wrap and let it sit in a dark, warm corner of your kitchen for about 1.5 hours, until doubled in size.
3. Add in group 3 ingredients to the above mixture and beat to combine. When it is combined, use a dough hook to knead till a smooth and soft dough for about 5-8 minutes. Turn it onto a floured surface and round the dough into a ball before placing dough into an oiled bowl. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and let it sit in a dark, warm corner of your kitchen for another 2 – 2.5 hours, until triple in size.
4. Combine group 4 ingredients to get your dried fruit mixture. Roll out your dough into a 1cm thick oval and place half the dried fruit mixture before rolling it into round again. Repeat step to fold in the remaining half of the dried fruit mixture.
5. Shape into a ball and place it in a greased 21cm diameter, 10 cm deep, loose-bottomed cake tin. Cut a shallow cross on the dough and cover it with a clean, dry kitchen towel. Let it stand for about 2.5 hours more (or until doubled in size).
6. Preheat your oven to 190 degrees celcius. bake for 20 minutes before reducing the oven temperature to 170 degrees celcius. Bake until golden brown, until an inserted skewer comes out clean. (About 45- 50 minutes) Check your panettone periodically to ensure that the top does not burn. Cover with some aluminum foil if the top gets too brown.
7. Cool in tin for half an hour before removing to cool on a wire rack. Serve it toasted with some marmalade and butter or with some mascarpone cream.
Panettone tips:
*Use a deep cake tin to achieve the look of a traditional Milanese Panettone.
*Do not attempt to shorten fermentation or proving times. In this case, patience does go a long way.
*Make mini- Panettones as Christmas gifts. Remember to reduce the baking time.


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St. Paul, MN, February 26, 2015 - The Jacobson Law Group (Jacobson, Magnuson, Anderson & Halloran, P.C.), a Saint Paul, Minnesota law firm, is pleased to announce Jeffrey K. Holth will join the Firm as an Associate on March 23, 2015. Jeff joins the Firm after serving as a law clerk for Judge Myron H. Bright of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and, prior to that, as a law clerk for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan C. Page.
Jeff is a 2012 graduate (summa cum laude) of William Mitchell College of Law where he served as an Executive Editor of the Law Review and received several awards for academic excellence. Jeff was an active member of the Indian Law Center at William Mitchell, serving as Indian Law chair for the William Mitchell chapter of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) and advancing to the final rounds of the 2012 National NALSA Moot Court competition. During law school, Jeff also worked as a law clerk to the Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and as a judicial extern for United States District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank.
Prior to law school, Jeff attended George Washington University, where he graduated (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and criminal justice. Jeff then taught special education for three years at Todd County High School in Mission, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation before entering William Mitchell.
"Jeff's excellence as a professional and student is matched by his excellence as a person," said Managing Shareholder Mark Anderson. "We have known Jeff since his early law school days, and we are excited to have him join the Firm and for our clients to get to know him and his work."


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CODIPRO is promoting the sale of its swivel lifting rings via a network of quality distributors, referred to as "EXPERTS". Veritable ambassadors for the CODIPRO brand, EXPERTS are found all around the world.
Many distributors make the long journey to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to tour CODIPRO's facilities and workshops, based in Wiltz. The company took this opportunity to ask its EXPERTS what they think about the collaboration and CODIPRO.
Recently, Rocky Galati, Director General of Townley Drop Forge in Australia, visited CODIPRO. Learn how he feels about the company in this video!
A few months ago, our EXPERT from Japan, Rickey Nishide, Chairperson of Far East Industrial Inc., spoke about CODIPRO.
Subscribe to the CODIPRO YouTube channel so you do not miss the next "EXPERTS speak for us" videos.


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It has been an exciting time in the SEO world over the past few years.
Google, Bing, and other major search engines have made several changes that have revolutionized the way websites are ranked.
This provides an enormous opportunity for marketers and business owners willing to make the effort to adapt quickly to improve their rankings.
As 2016 is now upon us, the purpose of this article is to provide you with tips for how to rock your SEO for this year and beyond.
Making the commitment to put action to these tips can help expedite the process of getting you to the top of search engine rankings.
So, without further ado, here are 8 tips for how you can rock your SEO in 2016 and beyond:
#1 – Optimize Your Website's User Experience
The changes to Google's algorithms have dramatically increased the necessity of website owner's providing a strong user experience on their site.
If you are unaware of what user experience means, you can basically look at it as the reliability of your website across multiple devices.
In a quote directly from a Google representative to Search Engine Roundtable founder Barry Schwartz, the rep mentioned:
"At Google, we are aiming to provide a great user experience on any device and we're making a big push to ensure the search results we deliver reflect this principle."
The rep went on to say that Google was committed to ensuring that users are able to enjoy the web no matter where they are.
With information like that coming directly from Google, it is clear that improving your website's user experience for all devices is essential if you want to make progress in modern search engine rankings.
But how exactly does one go about improving their user experience?
The first thing you can do, as UserFocus contributor David Travis says, is to run a usability test.
He lays out a fairly easy plan for doing this, saying that all you need is a participant and a few tasks for them to complete on your site.
From there, all you have to do is sit back, watch, and gather feedback from both what you see and what they have to say about the experience.
Doing this with multiple participants on different devices can provide a lot of useful information about the user experience you are currently providing.
Just be sure that the tasks that you are providing to the participants are based around the goals that you have for visitors coming to your site.
For those of you looking for a more comprehensive usability test, Travis outlines that process as well.
You will want to also be sure that your mobile website provides a solid user experience.
Fortunately, Google provides users with a free tool for you to test how mobile-friendly your website is.
#2 – Mobile App Optimization
There was once a time, not too long ago, where having a solid mobile website was enough to give you a significant edge over competition.
That is no longer the case.
Mobile apps are now becoming a huge part of the business world, and Google has played a major role in that movement.
Google's new mobile-friendly algorithm, which some refer to as Mobilegeddon, is causing some major waves in the SEO world.
In many ways, the new update is pushing and sometimes even forcing businesses to focus their efforts towards mobile optimization in several different areas.
But Mobilegeddon is not the only change that is being seen in SEO for mobile devices.
The new App Index that Google has implemented is changing the way apps effect SEO.
Users no longer have to search through the App Store or Google Play to find apps and the content within them.
This creates a great deal of convenience for users and provides businesses with another unique opportunity for connecting with consumers.
Rob Lons of RankPay agrees with the importance of mobile app optimization, saying:
"ASO (App Store Optimization) will be the next gen SEO in 2016. If you look at the rise of mobile use and how much paid ad dollars are being spent each year, you can see the huge demand and rush to people on their mobile devices."
While mobile apps are certainly not cheap to build, there is plenty of evidence suggesting that they are quickly becoming a necessity for most businesses.
#3 – Create More Unique Content
Content marketing has played a major role in SEO for the past decade and there is no reason to suggest that this will change anytime soon.
What will begin to change, however, is the way in which content is created.
While there was once a time when creating keyword stuffed 500-word blog posts was enough to rank well, those days are long gone.
With the fact that content of many different kinds is being created at a rapid pace, uniqueness is more important than ever.
Copywriter Julia McCoy reiterated this point when she said:
"I think in 2016 that the need for content will grow, but more so, the need for creativity and variety in content. That means both the style and intensity of research, brilliance, uniqueness in content will be in high demand."
She went on to say that she expects to see growth in different types of content, such as interactive infographics, podcasts, blog transcriptions, and long-form blog posts.
While it can be difficult for marketers to come up with this unique, highly researched content consistently, it has almost become a waste of time to do otherwise.
Fortunately, there are tons of resources out there that can guide you through both coming up with ideas for content and how to create the content itself.
Copyblogger's founder Brian Clark put together a tremendously useful infographic about ways to create compelling content.
You can also get a ton of great information from Neil Patel's Quick Sprout blog.
#4 – Optimize Your Content for Rich Answers
One of the more unique trends at Google is their increased use of rich answers provided to users performing searches.
Rich answers are the search results that are displayed clearly at the top of the search engine, and in bigger font, than the others on the page.
While they have generally been used for music lyrics and one word answers in the past, Search Engine Land recently reported that 19.45% of all queries now display rich answers.
Even if that number were only to increase a few percentage points in 2016, that still provides huge potential for marketers and business owners.
While the potential here is clear, the problem once again goes back to how you can optimize your content for rich answers.
Unfortunately, there is no exact science to this, although the Northcutt Consulting Group came up with some simple instructions for doing so:
- Rank yourself well in search engines
- Start sentences within your content with command words
- Write a clear, unambiguous heading
- Use <li> tags, and keep the sections of your content short
It is important to realize that it is still essential that you are following other white hat SEO methods to rank high in the query.
Without first being a site that ranks high for a specific keyword, it will be difficult for you to rank when rich answers appear.
#5 – Improve Page Speed Across All of Your Devices
While this falls in line with creating a strong user experience, page speed deserves a section of its own because of its direct importance in SEO rankings.
Google has made it clear that page speed, along with the overall quality of the user experience, will continue to be a priority in the way they rank websites.
But not only are your rankings effected when your page speed is slow, your ability to convert users is as well.
You probably would not be surprised to hear that attention spans have been shrinking drastically over the past decade.
In fact, NBC News reported in May of 2014 that the average attention span of consumers had shrunk from 12 seconds in 2000 to just 8 seconds in 2013.
This creates a challenge for website owners that are looking to keep visitors on their website for as long as possible.
While things like copy and ease-of-use are both major factors in how long visitors stay on a site, page speed is clearly the most important of all.
A study completed in 2006 by the team at Akamai revealed that 75% of people would not return to a website that took longer than 4 seconds to load.
A decade later, you can bet that the number of seconds has decreased even more.
While fixing your page speed may seem like a bit of a difficult task, Google actually provides a free tool to test this.
Along with showing you the status of your page speed, they will also provide you with some analysis about the things that you can do to improve.
Crazy Egg contributor Kathryn Aragon also put together a fairly comprehensive post about how you can go about improving your page speed.
#6 – Make Sure Your Website is Secure
Google and other search engines have always been in the business of encouraging website owners to secure their sites.
In 2016 and beyond, however, it seems as if search engines are making a push to make website security mandatory for ranking purposes.
The process of securing your site is not that difficult, and can be done by acquiring a dedicated IP address along with a private SSL certificate.
You can get a private SSL certificate for less than $100 and the cost of a dedicated IP address will depend on the website host that you are using.
This security process is not just important to Google, but also to your visitors.
As Marketers Paradise founder Chris Luck points out:
"Your secure site will display https at the beginning of your web address, and this will confirm to both your web visitors and to Google that your site is safe."
Need more reason to make website security a priority?
How about the fact that there are over 1.5 million victims of cyber crime every day.
You certainly do not want yourself or your visitors to be a part of that statistic.
#7 – Continue to Build Strong Links
Link building is not quite as important as it once was, but there is no doubt that it still holds relevance when it comes to search engine rankings.
The important aspect here is that your links are being created as naturally as possible and coming from authoritative websites.
As Tractus points out:
"Not all links are weighted the same and you may even be penalized for irrelevant links."
The problem here is that monitoring this can be a significant challenge.
For the last few years, website owners have been told that they need to focus on creating amazing content and let the links come to them.
While this is reasonable strategy, simply creating content and sitting back waiting for other websites to link to it is not going to work for already low ranking website owners.
In these instances, there are several things that you can do to increase the likelihood that you will build authoritative links.
Moz outlines many of these strategies in their Beginners Guide to SEO chapter on Growing Popularity and Links.
#8 – Focus on Content Promotion
Content marketing continues to be a main emphasis for succeeding in SEO.
But promoting that content is becoming more of a priority and even a necessity than ever.
As content marketer Zac Johnson points out:
"While content is extremely important for the immediate and long term success of every web site or blog, it's the actual promotion, social shares, and links back to the site that are going to make it rank higher in the search results."
Johnson makes the recommendation that website owners should focus on creating content that is easily shareable and can be referenced on other relevant sites.
This opens up the opportunity for your content to go viral, which is one of the best ways to receive expedited link building from authoritative websites.
The process of actually promoting your content is a bit of a difficult task.
Most marketers will tell you that you can do it three different ways; through paid, earned, or owned media.
When it comes to paid media, there are quite a few unique opportunities opening up for content creators.
StumbleUpon paid discovery and Reddit ads are two solid paid options for promoting content.
When it comes to earned media, you can earn promotion through social sharing, bloggers writing about your content, or placement on sites like Reddit and HackerNews.
You can find more great information about promoting your content through Neil Patel's The Advanced Guide to Content Marketing.
The Final Word
At the end of the day, the way the SEO world works will only continue to evolve.
While much of what was true in 2014 and 2015 is still true today, this industry is in a constant state of motion.
Overall, you can expect content marketing to continue to be as important as ever and for more businesses to focus on developing a content marketing strategy.
You can also expect that future SEO trends will continue to emphasize catering to mobile users as much as possible.
Taking note of the tips outlined in this article should provide you with a great opportunity to get ahead of the competition in 2016 and beyond.
Here's to a great 2016!


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Taking the diminished scale and incorporating it with a basic blues scale box.
Koto on guitar - let's get exotic, shall we?
More about the chords, triads, and arpeggios that are built from the major scale.
Even more ideas to spice up your arpeggio sequences by altering the order of the notes.
Let's see what we can do to overcome our hand's size.
Time to build technique and spice up your arpeggio sequences by altering the order of the notes.
Gaining knowledge of all the chords, triads, and arpeggios that are built from the major scale.
Did you know? Professional guitarists may spend at least 30% of their time refining this skill.
Now, Mike mixes up the rhythms when practicing scales to make things that much more interesting.
Remember: your unique intuition is the most important asset you possess.
Building your chops while making practice time more interesting and even, fun.
Consider taking your playing to the next level - and melt some minds.
Altering the sound of the pentatonic scale by plugging in an additional note.
Identifying and accurately defining each of the main guitar types.
Tommaso compares and contrasts CAGED and pentatonic scale systems.
Mike digs a little deeper into the Altered scale, aka Super Locrian.
Simon takes a close look at the use of chords in this popular tuning.
Check out the 12-string guitar, as well as the songs you could practice and learn from using this instrument.
An endless variety of melodic phrases can be derived from the permutation of chord tones.
Mike teaches soloing over chord changes with a track from his album, "The Fire Within".
Avoiding these crippling mistakes will eliminate frustration and lead to satisfying arrangements.
A way of playing your guitar where you can sound full and complete without needing someone else to play with you.
Mike has a new album, "The Fire Within". and breaks down a few of the notable tracks.
Learn the sophisticated, awe inspired, and flat out mind-blowing style of percussive acoustic guitar.
Is learning music theory is the way to go, or, will it drain your potential?
Additional rhythmic variations to practice using the pentatonic scale as the vehicle.
Mike delivers the keys to unlocking specific sounds, such as the Phrygian dominant mode, from the Harmonic Minor scale.
Deepen your knowledge of the Minor Pentatonic scale, free yourself from the "5 boxes slavery", expand your phrasing vocabulary and stimulate your creativity.
Learning to use musical form will help you "cast" an idea into an entire song.
Deepen your knowledge of the Minor Pentatonic scale, free yourself from the "5 boxes slavery", expand your phrasing vocabulary and stimulate your creativity.
How to use your 'dead time' tp maximum advantage.
Rosocha teaches permutations - altered scale shapes based on fretboard position.
Gaining fluency with triad arpeggios will help your soloing and rhythm playing.
Play great songs such as "Landslide", "Dust In The Wind" and "The Boxer".
Tommaso delves into guitar solo harmonies - they are not as hard as they look.
Take you guitar playing to the next level with Tommaso's best advice for the intermediate player.
Slide guitar offers a very cool and unique sound that cannot be emulated any other way.
Anyone (including yourself) can learn to develop creativity by using the proven methods and strategies for reaching this goal.
Mark covers the essential picking styles new guitarists need to learn (or at least be familiar with).
Mike shows you several ways to spice up your riffs, lines and solos with some chromatic passing tones.
A technique that allows you to play both the melody and accompaniment parts of a blues tune at the same time.
Mike teaches you scale sequences (in the Hanon style, adapted from piano) that are great for your dexterity and precision.


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Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's short story in "Bombay Talkies" will have a special song, a kind of tribute to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been regaling Indian audiences for four decades. The song can, in fact, be called the "Bachchan anthem".
"Amitabh Bachchan is an icon in the film industry and has given blockbuster memorable films as his body of work. The song will have a lot of kids, dressed in different avatars donned by Big B over the years in his movies," said a source associated with the project.
The lyrics of the song go like this – "Sitaaron ki shaan hai jo, vo Bachchan, cinema ka imaan hai jo, vo bachchan, reelon se dilon tak, aya re aya re… chhaaya re, bachcha bachcha gaaye, from bachpan bachpan."
The video of the song, composed by Amit Trivedi, will feature children dancing with several of Amitabh's stills from his iconic films in the backdrop. The video is choreographed by Remo D'Souza.
"Bombay Talkies" is co-directed by four directors, including Kashyap, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee. The four directors have put together four short stories to make one project. The film is slated to release May 3.


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"Being Mary Jane" became available on Netflix streaming this week – your chance to catch up season 1 of the series before season 2 premieres – assuming you didn't watch season 1 earlier this year, when it aired on BET. Here are some thoughts on the series to prep you…
I'll admit that despite the hoopla surrounding the show, I did not watch the movie special/pilot for "Being Mary Jane" until a couple of months ago. Though I've been a fan of Akil Productions since "Girlfriends," BET's original programming has often left me a bit befuddled. Still I've always enjoyed Gabrielle Union, and Omari Hardwick is hopefully on his way to being recognized as a great actor. (Please check out his performances in Ava DuVernay's "Middle of Nowhere" and "I Will Follow," if you have not done so already.)
I'll admit that I was SHOCKED by just how good "Being Mary Jane" is. As a twenty-something Black woman, I feel that I am personally confronted with the supposed "plight" of the dating lives (or lack their of) of Black women. However, the Akil's "Being Mary Jane" doesn't look down on the main character with pity. Instead, I found that it was a fresh perspective on a highly successful career woman (who just happens to be Black), who is secure with her sexuality and has a desire to be in a loving and fulfilling relationship.
Mary Jane is not saint. She's very aware of the choices that she makes and some of them are unfortunately very poor. What's important about the show however is that Mary Jane is so much more than her relationships with men. We also get to see her struggle to stay afloat in her workplace.
Mary Jane is a news anchor and we discover that she once held a position at CNN that did not pan out. Despite the name that she's built for herself it has not been without compromise. She seems to understand that her platform is tenuous.
Mary Jane's family is also rather dysfunctional. Her deadbeat brother is living with her parents, her mother is rather overbearing, almost to the point that it seems unreal, and her teenage niece is pregnant with her second child.
The premiere episode of "Being Mary Jane" certainly began with a bang. Broken glass, pill overdose and blood. It picks up right where the movie special ended. I will say that the opening scene, dramatic and fast paced, was extremely confusing. We discover that Mary Jane is helping a friend in need, but other than vague notions that this friend is depressed, we do not find out any more about her in this episode. I'll admit that was a bit off-putting.
As the episode moves forward we meet Mary Jane's love interests. There's a near confrontation between the men in her life (her ex-boyfriend who she's just discovered is married and her ex-boyfriend who she's rekindled a sexual relationship with). Personally, I'm glad this did not pan out into a full-on disagreement, though I'm sure some other viewers were disappointed.
There are some things about the episode that I found questionable. For example, Mary Jane's producer Kara is painted as heartless, which I'm not certain was the intent of the show's creator. Initially, we see her sacrificing her time with her children to chase a story. (Only women are ever questioned and criticized for choosing their careers over family.) In the episode the newsroom is following a hurricane. After trying to force the crew to stay on location Kara has them leave behind a camera with an elderly couple who are trying to stick out the storm. As Kara cheers and gloats about receiving an Emmy, the camera feed is lost and we are unsure if the couple have survived or not. Mary Jane is clearly uncomfortable with the direction of the story and she struggles to continue reporting on air. This scene in itself makes Kara thoroughly unlikable, which, again, may not have been the intent of the show's creators.
Some scenes felt a bit too unnecessarily overblown. For example, after having to break a date with her rekindled flame due to work, the man informs her that he's headed out with another woman. Mary Jane flips out on him, slamming down her phone only to call him back seconds later. This scene was over the top and irrational in my opinion, especially because she calls him right back. I should point out that the man is listed in her phone as "DO NOT ANSWER". It's understandable then that Mary Jane is irritated that she's allowed him back in her life. However, what was confusing to me was her visceral reaction to his behavior. From what I understand, he was not doing anything different from what he's done in the past. Mary Jane's "fit" disturbed me because it made her seem silly, which she is not.
Still, despite its flaws, the show is engaging and entertaining and if you are unsure of if you want to watch it, you should, if only for one scene in particular. Mary Jane's ex-boyfriend's wife shows up to her workplace. The conversation that ensues between the women is like NOTHING I have ever seen before. The wife, fires off question after question, asking Mary Jane the extent of her relationship with her husband, as well as some very detailed and personal questions about her body and her sexual activities with him. As I watched my jaw literally dropped to the floor. I won't give any more details for those who have not had the opportunity to see it yet. All I will say is WOW, the show's creators certainly went there.
What was clear to me throughout the episode was that Mary Jane is a fully fleshed out character. Her imperfections (both plausible and at times heart wrenching) give her the humanity that has often been sorely lacking for Black characters on primetime television shows. Gabrielle Union is stunning and fantastic in the role. I say kudos to Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, to Gabrielle Union and to BET Networks.
Aramide A Tinubu just finished her Master's thesis on Black Girlhood and Parental Loss in Contemporary Black American Cinema at Columbia University in Film Studies. She's a Black Cinema geek and blogger. http://chocolategirlinthecity.blogspot.com/


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Jordanides, Niove E. (2008) Expression and function of drug transporters in primitive CML cells. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.Full text available as:
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a stem cell (SC) disorder initiated by the
reciprocal translocation between chromosome 9 and 22, giving rise to the
Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome and the resulting expression of the oncogenic
fusion protein BCR-ABL. The current first line of treatment is imatinib mesylate
(IM), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that competes with ATP to block ABL kinase
activity, which in turn prevents tyrosine phosphorylation of downstream molecules
and selectively induces apoptosis of BCR-ABL cells. However, despite excellent
cytogenetic responses, only a minority of patients achieve complete molecular
response (CMR). We have previously identified a population of quiescent (q) Ph+
SC found in chronic phase (CP) CML that are relatively insensitive to IM and other
TKIs and which may be responsible for the molecular persistence of this disease.
This population may be insensitive because TKIs do not reach therapeutic
concentrations within the cell. Such resistance to classical chemotherapeutic
drugs, the phenomenon of multidrug resistance (MDR), is mediated by ABC
transporters. In this study we have investigated whether CML SC express the
clinically relevant ABC transporters and determine their interaction with TKIs. In
addition, we determined whether the inhibition of these transporters increased the
efficacy of TKI against CML SC.
Using CML CD34+ cells isolated from newly diagnosed patients, normal CD34+
cells and cell lines transduced with specific transporters as controls, the relative
expression of drug transporters were determined in CML CD34+ cells and
intracellular staining confirmed protein expression. The interaction of drug
transporters with TKIs was assessed using a combination of substrate
displacement assays and radiolabelled assays. The effect of transporter inhibitors
with TKIs on the growth and differentiation of q34+ and more mature CD34+ cells
from CML patients in CP were assessed with regard to cell division, apoptosis and
BCR-ABL kinase activity.
When compared to normal CD34+ cells, CML CD34+ cells over-expressed ABCG2
mRNA. In contrast MDR1 expression was reduced in CML CD34+ cells and MRP1
was detected at similar expression levels in both populations. All three drug
transporters were expressed at the protein levels in CML CD34+ cells. It was
determined that at therapeutic concentrations (5μM) IM and nilotinib both inhibited
ABCG2 and MDR1 and nilotinib also inhibited MRP1. Neither drug was a substrate
for any of the transporters. In contrast, dasatinib was shown to be a substrate for
ABCG2 and MRP1, but had no effect on MDR1. Therefore activity and
concentration of dasatinib but not IM or nilotinib may be altered by the activity of
these proteins. In keeping with their inhibitory activity, neither IM nor nilotinib
demonstrated significantly increased efficacy when combined with specific ABC
transporter inhibitors (FTC or PSC 833). Surprisingly, although dasatinib was a
substrate for ABCG2 and MRP1, dasatinib did not further increase apoptosis, or
reduce the qSC population.
Therefore, although MDR1, MRP1 and ABCG2 were found to be expressed and
functional in CML CD34+ cells and to interact with TKI, the co-treatment of TKIs
with drug transporter inhibitors did not further increase apoptosis, reduce BCRABL
kinase activity or reduce the qSC population. Therefore, modulation of
individual transporter activity is unlikely to reverse the resistance of this population
of cells to TKI and will not improve the clinical response to these drugs.
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|Holyoake, Prof. T. and Mountford, Dr. J.
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I maneuvered through golden grass, surrounded by mauve-colored trees. The branches swayed, and their movement seemed to match the ambient song in the background. A bushy-tailed red squirrel paid no mind to the tranquil music, leaping and scurrying from branch to branch. I found Quartermaster Jingith stationed in Gavion Gully, exactly where the shadowlock trainer had said he'd be. A baritone voice rang out through my computer speakers. "We're glad you've come!" Jingith greeted me and immediately began a diatribe. "Beyond the Delfkut Swamps, my people are weakened by plague and famine and are in desperate need of your help."
Those that read my novel might recognize the above scene as one of the first quest experiences the main character has in an MMO. Imagine though for a second, what the story would have been like if instead of hearing the rest of the quest line the NPC suddenly yelled: "TO CONTINUE, BUY NOW!"
Even though this example is over-dramatized, it is a fair question to wonder what our entertainment would be like if it always required micro-transactions to continue, finish, or win. If my novel used the freemium business model displayed in some MMOs, I'd have a hard time keeping the reader in the story while trying to authentically portray the MMO experience. I would have to incorporate micro-transactions somehow, and how different would the reader's experience be then?
While discussing the future global gaming market with business analysts and developers, I listened to their thoughts about the growing popularity of the free to play, freemium, and micro-transaction models. One thing they continued to bring up was the quality of game play. Advertisements and DLC-peddling NPCs can easily ruin immersion and spread a sour taste throughout a game regardless of the rest of the content. When we're in the game, we want to be in the game. If developers have to constantly think about what roadblocks to design in order to encourage the player to purchase something, the game's experience could be neglected in the process, with quality and immersion being lost.
One business analyst had these thoughts: "The pay-to-win gaming model is frowned upon by western players, but an accepted practice in Asia. When we talk about monetization strategies for a FTP game, we talk either about vanity items (which are never game effecting) and time equalizers (which walk the line of game effecting). The time equalizer gives two options: 'I could spend 5 hours farming this item, or I could give you $10 to buy it.' In essence this is why gold farming became such a huge industry. Trade time for money. In Asian games they have been doing this for awhile and it doesn't bother them. I think in time we may see a similar change in the Western games, as FTP becomes ubiquitous."
Of course there are successful examples that use these business models without the game quality suffering. Games like Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 have had cosmetic based micro transactions for years and most non-subscription MMOs have done it for a very long time as well. A great comparison on the PC end would be World of Warcraft. The variety of pets and mounts (and soon to be transmog items) that are available to buy outside the game are mostly cosmetic but have always been extremely popular. They are not limited to a single character and once purchased, all of your characters are able to display the item. They can still be considered relatively cosmetic despite the addition of pet battles. World of Warcraft's recently announced in-game store may be just as convenient and optimal for player's as the aforementioned games.
Another good example that offers a nice balance is Guild Wars 2. Most of their purchase items are cosmetic, but there are a few "power" items available as well(mostly in the form of limited time power/exp. enhancing potions and the like). However, they're not something that seems to break or hinder the game at all, and most notable the currency for these items can be acquired in-game. You can even, if so inclined, upgrade the game to their 'Digital Deluxe' edition purely through making money in the game alone. It may require extra work, but having the option makes a huge difference.
Gamers want to experience great game play. Plain and simple. For many developers, focusing on creating those great experiences has been their highest priority. Ultimately, we want our developers to be able to continue that focus and not have to switch completely to game pay.
Is the shift toward freemium models good or bad? Possibly both. We will have good and bad effects from this business model. It may be disruptive to the industry, but disruptive events cause change and change usually keeps things interesting.
Do you think an influx of change in this direction will be accepted easily, or will the industry feel some growing pains?
P.S. Let's connect! Find me at GeneseDavis.com and on Facebook and Twitter. Until then: Game hard, and lark your life. <3
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Government bill gives boost to CRC department
Recycling Lives Carbon Reduction Commitment department has received a boost from the introduction of two new Parliamentary bills.
Announcements were made during the Queen's speech of the creation of an Energy Security and Green Economy Bill and an Energy Bill, put together by the new Conservative – Liberal Democrat Government.
The purpose of the Energy Security and Green Economy Bill is to provide a change in the provision of energy efficiency measures, to homes and businesses and to put in place a framework to deliver a future with secure, low carbon energy supplies and fair competition in the energy markets.
Meanwhile the Energy Bill follows on from the low carbon transition plan, published in July 2009. This plan aims to deliver emissions cuts of 34 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020 and of 80 per cent by 2050, while maintaining security of supply, maximising economic opportunities and protecting vulnerable consumers.
The Recycling Lives CRC Department has recently achieved Stroma Accreditation and been registered on the Landmark database as a Domestic Energy Assessor.
The Landmark database is the official government database of accredited Domestic Energy Assessors and is available to the public and sector traders.
The Recycling Lives CRC assessors can now provide information on carbon reduction products and carry out independent assessments.
Martin Gore, Recycling Lives CRC Project Developer said: "The bill will help highlight the importance for homes and businesses to adopt these energy efficient changes in their normal day to day running. Awareness is vital, and making people understand how they can reduce their carbon footprint and their bills can only benefit our new division."


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GLENDALE—In the aftermath of the crisis that embroiled not only Armenia but the entire Armenian Nation for the past two weeks, the Armenian Youth Federation Western US Central Executive issued an announcement on Tuesday proclaiming the organization's solidarity with the youth in Armenia, who have forsaken all else to create a bright and just future for the Armenian homeland.
Below is the text of the announcement.
The past two weeks have been challenging for Armenians across the globe, as we watched events unfold in Erebuni. Armed men stormed a police station, occupying it during a standoff with authorities. The crisis became a catalyst for demonstrations against the government. In the end, two police officers lost their lives, and dozens of civilians were injured. Many unanswered questions remain, including where we go from here.
As a diasporan community, we continually remind ourselves to be educated and engaged in all events taking place in Armenia. However, our engagement with the Armenian nation and homeland is not an ephemeral process that flares or dissipates with any given protest. Nation building is a perpetual and often frustrating process, one that is absolutely dependent on a democratic and solution-oriented approach.
The state is tasked with the essential duty of protecting the wellbeing of its citizenry; a sacred function that cannot be abused. Unanswered grievances and repressive responses have heightened feelings of desperation amongst citizens. This dangerous and untenable situation must be addressed.
From the government of Armenia we demand accountability and transparency in investigating all abuses of power during the past two weeks, and steps be taken to ensure due process is afforded to all detained individuals. In addition to respecting the Armenian people's right to free speech and assembly, we demand the absolute protection of the press to objectively report developments without any fear of reprisal.
To our sisters and brothers in Armenia, we appeal to you to never give up the tools of nonviolent organizing as the only means of bringing about the social change we struggle for. We must realize the indomitable strength and political capital of an organized populace that is not contingent upon the use of violence.
The movement for a better Armenia can never be frustrated, nor can it recognize any borders. It is a movement that will only be successful with the participation of all segments of our society, through discussion, debate, and protest–held accountable by the vote.
The fate of our Republic does not belong to the corrupt, nor does it belong to the cynical. It belongs to the idealistic, principled, tireless, forward-thinking women and men from Yerevan, to Stepanakert, to Los Angeles and the rest of the diaspora that will work together to build the future our nation deserves.
In Common Cause,
Armenian Youth Federation–Western US
Central Executive
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Supreme has stepped up their T game once more, this time decking out their T's in some fresh graphics for their second series of Spring '15 offerings. In a plethora of colors and motifs, there is surely something here for everyone.
The quartet sees blue, grey, salmon and red put to use, each with a unique graphic that is a nice breakaway from the box logo. The NYC mainstay has once again found a way to re-invent the wheel, and though it's far from revolutionary, the collection certainly gets the job done. You can cop the offerings starting tomorrow, April 30th.


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All you need to know about homeowners insurance.
If you've just moved into your new home or are hoping to make the move into a home that you can call your own, it's essential for homeowners to understand the nuts and bolts of their homeowners insurance. It is, after all, designed to protect you, your family, and home from suffering loss or damage.
Almost all mortgage lenders require insurance coverage to protect their investment and it's smart to have this kind of protection! Before you buy the bare bones of homeowners insurance that can leave your home exposed to financial strain, read on to understand the basics of homeowners insurance.
A standard homeowners insurance policy should include these four types of coverage:
- Damage to the interior or exterior of your house: This part of a policy pays to repair or rebuild a home if it's damaged or destroyed by fire, hurricane, hail, lightning, or other listed peril in the policy. It won't pay for damage caused by a flood, earthquake – but these two policies can be purchased separately.
- Loss or damage to your personal belongings: Everything from furniture to clothes to sports equipment and other personal items are covered if they're stolen or destroyed by a disaster. Trees, plants, and shrubs are also covered under standard homeowners insurance should they face fire, lightning, explosion, and vandalism. Personal items of high value are often excluded from this coverage (such as jewelry, furs, silverware), and will need a rider to protect their entire worth.
- Personal liability for damage or injuries caused by you or your family: Liability covers against lawsuits for bodily injury or property damage that policyholders or family members cause to other people. It can pay for the cost of defending the policyholder in court, up to the policy limit. An umbrella insurance policy provides broader coverage, including claims for libel and slander, as well as higher liability limits.
- Additional living expenses: This pays the additional costs of living away from home while it is being repaired. The cause could have been due to a fire, storm, or listed disaster in your policy. In this case, your insurance can foot the bill of hotel rooms, restaurant meals, and other living expenses associated while the home is uninhabitable.
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New York: A new smartphone app can help those struggling with thoughts of suicide.
The Broome HOPE app allows people to recognise warning signs of suicide and start a conversation.
The app, recently launched in Broome County, US, also connects users who show warning signs of suicide to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Suicide warning signs can include a person saying he or she has no reason to live or feels trapped, and behavioural changes such as isolation from family and friends, depression, recklessness and giving away prized posessions.
Broome Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health Katie Cusano said that the new app will help show people the right ways to approach thoughts of suicide, 'Press & Sun-Bulletin' reported.
The app's information is categorised by group, including adults, teens, young adults and veterans.
ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death for Americans in 2013.


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Tonight: I'm at the University Bookstore at 7pm! If you hurry you can still make it!
Tomorrow: Portland, Oregon and I'm at the Clackamas Barnes & Noble! Come see me please! Bring everyone you know!


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When men's designer Kim Jones showed the new Louis Vuitton collection in Paris, he continued to prove why he's the most formidable menswear designers in the game. Jones has a penchant for tapping into the centuries-old heritage of the fashion house and making it seem as relevant as ever. Case in point? Taking the Damier signature checkerboard pattern and remaking it in black and dark blue.
The newly christened Damier Cobalt canvas collection is proof that you can teach an old print new tricks, and what's more—you can already buy the gear. From luxurious bags to small accessories like wallets and card holders, the new collection offers something for every guy looking to upgrade his everyday carry.


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UPDATES Former Disney CFO Richard Nanula Now Leading Ron Tutor's Miramax Negotiations; Deal Could Close In A Week
I couldn't agree more with a Disney insider who just told me, "We could all have a nice vacation in Tahiti if there was a dollar for every time this deal was reported as done." So here's what I know about how close this deal actually is between Disney and the Ron Tutor/Colony Capital/James Robinson partnership. It's "95% just about done," an insider tells me. "A couple of deal terms and timing issues remain. Like when does the deal actually close? When do all of the contingencies Disney needs to deliver get cleared? Right now there's not really a Miramax because it's been comingled with other Disney assets. So what has to happen is those assets have to go in and out so that the partnership can end up buying Miramax with clean assets and no liabilities. By tomorrow we could have a deal in principle. But it'll be up to Disney to decide when to sign it and announce it." Still, this is incredibly speedy considering that Colony Capital only a week ago entered the deal as a big equity provider matching construction magnate Ron Tutor's equity of several hundred million dollars. Colony Capital will receive Miramax board seats as a result.
And here's what I know about the price being paid. "The headline will be $675M but it's really north of $675M," an insider tells me. Disney always was looking for $700M, and the final figure is far above the $625M-$650M which the Weinstein brothers/Ron Burkle/Fortress-Colbeck partnership seemed ready to pay until talks broke down. (The reason is that the team led by Colony Capital's Richard Nanula — the former Disney CFO — have now confirmed from due diligence that Miramax is sitting on a lot of cash, as much as $300M in receivables. That's more than even the Weinstein partnership told me was out there.)
As for the notorious film financier David Bergstein, I've learned his role is over as soon as the deal is finished. "He gets paid for packaging the deal and consulting on the transaction. Then that's it," an insider tells me. As for Bergstein's controversial pal, Morgan Creek's James Robinson, he was brought into the partnership just a month ago and is contributing equity of $50 million and wants a seat on the board. But I hear "there have not been any discussions" about linking Morgan Creek's product or employees to Miramax. So both men are being pushed aside because of their "notorious" reputations, as I'd been told.
What else happens once the deal is completed? Colony Capital's Nanula will be the key person picking a CEO and CFO from the usual roster of experienced movie executives. As my insider explains, "He'll make sure Miramax doesn't end up hiring someone who'll use distribution as an excuse to go into production. Because that would be disastrous."
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I created this frame as a birthday present for my husband. I started out with a picture frame that I picked up at a craft store. The frame can hold an 8x10 photo. I placed a mat in it that would surround a 5x7 photo.
This photo of us was snapped while we were on vacation in Hawaii, and I just love it. I printed it out at 5"x7". The papers that I chose are Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue. I wanted a tropical feel, and the vintage look to these papers really gave the project a lasting, classic look.
I traced the mat onto two of the papers, then cut them. I adhere them to the mat. I set the photo and mat in the frame under the glass.
I then created all the details for the frame design. The roses and rosette were made using this tutorial. I also made the small flowers (I'll need to do a tutorial for those soon!). The leaves, parrot and small yellow flowers were fussy cut from some of the Graphic 45 papers.
The palm trees were created using coordinating cardstock. I cut the trees using my Silhouette Cameo and then paper pieced them together.
You can get a feel for some of the layering looking down into the base of the palm trees in the image above.
Next time you're looking for a way to preserve a special photo, think 3D. Create a one-of-a-kind, personal photo frame.


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Hello best life seekers!
Are you feeling unmotivated, dispirited, uninspired or ambivalent about your goals? Does everything else seem to get in the way or distract you from what you want?
Here are two truths about where motivation actually comes from. They might surprise you like they did me!
Secret #1: Our Goal is a Burning Passion
We have a lot of desires and goals, tons of things that we want or feel like we need. But is what you want a burning passion? Do you obsess over it night and day? Are you like a compass about it in that not even a day goes by without you giving it some attention and corresponding emotion?
If not, it's a nice to have for you but not a must do.
A lot of us would like to lose 20 pounds or learn a second language. Maybe we diet for a week or spend a few days using a language app. Then we go back to our previous actions with a few self-recriminations but not much else because we were not emotionally invested enough in the goal.
With a burning desire, the want to have is emotionally driven, not intellectual. This is key. You may know you should get healthy but the enthusiasm just isn't there. With a burning desire, not achieving it seems inconceivable. You feel like too much is at stake not to work on your goal or dream.
Only a burning desire with its perpetuating enthusiasm will give you the willpower and motivation to work on your goal until it's achieved.
No burning desire = no enthusiasm = no motivation.
So the trick here is finding ways to get enthusiastic over your goal. What is it you truly want? The why for your head won't work. You have to find the why for your heart because that's what will move you.
Secret #2: The Status Quo Hurts Too Much
Ever heard the story about the dog that was laying on the porch and moaning? A woman passing by asked the owner what was wrong. He answered that the dog was laying on a nail that was poking him but that it didn't hurt enough for him to want to move.
We humans are a lot like this. Why else would we stay in jobs we don't like but which pay the bills? Why else do we neglect our health but moan about our aches and pains? We'll put up with annoyances and inconveniences and a great deal of crap so long as it's manageable or less painful than whatever we imagine will take to fix it.
If the alternative to the status quo seems the same or more painful than the status quo, we won't act. Call it conservation of energy. For some, the amount of time it takes to learn a language is too much hard work. Others see it as a fun use of their time. Guess which ones learn the language? Similarly, we know how bad sugar is for our health and waistlines but most of us feel like we'd rather die than give up our favorite cookies or cakes even just a little.
If the status quo doesn't hurt enough or if the price of change seems too painful, you won't be inspired to act.
The trick here is finding ways of looking at the issue differently – seeing the fun rather than the cons or focusing on the gain not the cost. Again, getting it programmed at the emotional level makes goals far more achievable.
Motivated Life
How we generate enthusiasm about our dreams and goals is one of the great challenges of life. Some of it is listening to our inner voice to learn what really matters to us and what we love or fear most. These are our drivers. When we learn what levers to pull mentally and emotionally to feed these drivers, we unlock our hidden potential and tap limitless motivation.
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Several City offices to close in San Angelo in observance of Good Friday
SAN ANGELO — Most City of San Angelo offices will be closed Friday, April 19, in observance of Good Friday, according to a news release from the City of San Angelo.
However, neither garbage collection nor landfill operations will be interrupted.
Fort Concho's Visitor Center in Barracks 1 will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Good Friday and on Saturday. The fort at 630 S. Oakes St. will be open 1-5 p.m. on Easter Sunday. Self-guided tours are available all weekend.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) offices, which are normally closed on Fridays, will also be closed Thursday, April 18.
Below is a list of operations that will close on Good Friday:
- Station 618 and Santa Fe Crossing senior centers
- Southside and Carl Ray Johnson recreation centers
- McNease Convention Center
- San Angelo-Tom Green County Health Department
- Fairmount Cemetery business offices
- Municipal Court
- Nature Center
- Animal Shelter
- Parks and Recreation offices
City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, April 22.
- Concho Pearl Lions support Project Dignidad
- Bunny photo ops, egg hunts and fun Easter events in San Angelo
Samuel Sutton is a multimedia journalist for GoSanAngelo.com. If you have a news tip, either send it to firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 325-812-7179.


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Before returning to IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians, Melissa held a position at Caring for Women's Health in Indianapolis as a nurse practitioner where she managed health needs for her female patients as well as performed in-office procedures such as IUD insertions and removals, and endometrial biopsies.
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Airports Company South Africa wins at Integrated Reporting Awards ceremony
The awards were presented and hosted by Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa and the JSE Limited in November.
"This award demonstrates how our strategy and sustainability framework have helped us fulfil our mandate and ensure that our decisions and actions support our journey towards 2025," said Airports Company South Africa, Group executive: corporate Affairs, Refentse Shinners.
The awards measure the full Integrated Report and judging is based on strict criteria that are set according to latest global and local best practise standards.
The Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa is the formal professional institute for enabling corporate governance and company secretaries, as well as the expert commentator and thought leader in Southern Africa on governance.
The winning reports were well presented with a good mixture of commentary and graphics. The cross referencing and linkage to different elements of the reports created connectivity.
The category for SOEs focused on reporting on benchmarking of stakeholder engagement activities, which is innovative and informative, as well as capital trade off section that gives readers a good understanding of challenges faced by the organisation.
"It is through the efforts of our people and stakeholder partnerships that we can achieve the vision of being a world-leading airport business," added Shinners.
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apexart :: Public Program :: George Quasha and Charles Stein
Public Program
Axial Music
a performance by George Quasha
and Charles Stein
In conjunction with the exhibition
On the Sensations of Tone
organized by Alastair Noble
Thursday, February 12
7 pm
An evening of axial music with
George Quasha and Charles Stein.
Axial music seeks to discover a type of "conscious sound" by letting go of expertise, skill, and premeditated control from the process of making music. At its core, Axial music strives to achieve an altered and enhanced state of receptivity in which soundings and lingualities (language realities) can emerge. According to axial music originators
George Quasha
Charles Stein
, to generate this type of sound requires a rigorous practice of listening to the internal logic of the performance as it is being created, moment to moment.
Read more about Quasha, Stein, and axial music here.
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited and first come, first serve. Doors open at 6:30.
George Quasha
, poet/artist/musician, explores a 3-term principle (axiality/liminality/configuration) in language, drawing, sculpture, video, sound, and performance. Most recent of some 20 books: in sculpture,
Axial Stones: An Art of Precarious Balance
(2006, foreword Carter Ratcliff). In poetry,
Speaking Animate (preverbs)
Scorned Beauty Comes Up From Behind (preverbs)
Verbal Paradise (preverbs)
(2011), and three more of "preverbs" forthcoming this year:
The Daimon of the Moment
(Talisman House),
Glossodelia Attract
(Station Hill), and
Things Done for Themselves
(Marsh Hawk). In art writing:
An Art of Limina: Gary Hill's Works and Writings
(2009, with Charles Stein; foreword Lynne Cooke). A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow in video art, his art is:
Speaking Portraits
, recording over 1000 artists/poets/composers in 11 countries has been exhibited internationally. One-person shows include the Baumgartner Gallery (NYC), The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (New Paltz), Slought Foundation (Philadelphia), and the Snite Museum of Art (University of Notre Dame). Recipient of an NEA Fellowship in poetry. Co-founder and -publisher of Station Hill Press in Barrytown, New York.
Charles Stein
's work comprises a complexly integrated field of poems, prose reflections, translations, drawings, photographs, lectures, conversations, and performances. Born 1944 in New York City, he is the author of thirteen books of poetry including
There Where You Do Not Think To Be Thinking: Views From Tornado Island Book 12
(forthcoming from Spuyten Duyvil), a new verse translation of
The Odyssey
(North Atlantic Books),
From Mimir's Head
(Station Hill Press), and
The Hat Rack Tree
(Station Hill Press). Prose writings include a vision of the Eleusinian Mysteries,
Persephone Unveiled
(North Atlantic Books), a study of poet Charles Olson's use of Jung,
The Secret of the Black Chrysanthemum
(Station Hill Press), and with George Quasha
An Art of Limina: Gary Hill's Works & Writings
(Ediciones Polígrafa). He holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Connecticut at Storrs.
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's exhibitions and and public programs are supported in part by the Affirmation Arts Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.
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Call For Submissions For The 4th Femrite Regional Women Writers' Residency, November 201225/01/2012
January 25, 2012 Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE) calls for submissions for her 4th Regional Women Writers Residence to be held in November 2012. This is an inspiring initiative that brings together upcoming African women writers. The main objectives of the residency are:
At the end of the residence, we expect the writers to have:
How To Apply
Interested women are required to submit;
This call is open to African women living on the continent. Writers already attached to writers groups in their countries are encouraged to apply.
Deadline for submissions is 30th April 2012
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Main Library Space
Area A:
bookable class area with 8 computers.
Area B:
bookable class area with 6 computers.
Non Fiction Area:
bookable class space without computer access.
Portable Interactive Whiteboard
2 library enquiry terminals
Photocopier, printer, and scanner
The Study Hub
Seniors and TAFE students may use this room for quiet study. The Study Hub has large tables for groups, small tables for individual workers, lounges, stand up desks and a coffee machine. No games are to be played on these computers.
Teachers are available for individual guidance and tutorials in this room.
Users of this room are expected to maintain a high standard of individual responsibility.


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A teen accused of child sex crimes now faces charges that he was accompanied by an 8-year-old child and a 3-year-old child while stealing items from a children's clothing store.
Gastonia Police charged Shyquwan Tydarius McKinney, 17, on Dec. 27 with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and assault on a child under the age of 12.
On Jan. 9, court officials released McKinney from Gaston County Jail on an unsecured bond, meaning he made a written promise to show up for court.
But on Saturday, Gastonia Police say McKinney was with two children while stealing nine items of children's clothing from Burke's Outlet at 3030 E. Franklin Blvd.
Police charged him with misdemeanor larceny and two counts of misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. He was assigned a $100,000 bond on the three misdemeanor charges.
Two women were allegedly with McKinney and the two children at the time of the incident.
Angelica Felicia Leach, 30, of 3051 Crawford Ave., Gastonia, and Sharikah Laney Rogers, 17, of 2108 Elizabeth Ave., Shelby, face identical charges as McKinney.
Leach and Rogers were both released from custody on unsecured bonds. Angelica Leach is reportedly the mother of at least one of the children involved in the incident, according to a relative.
The Gazette will have an update on this story Tuesday and in Wednesday's print edition.
You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-869-1823 or Twitter.com/TheGazetteKevin.