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I did well in quizzes 1, 4, and 5, but tanked in 2 and 3.
Want to Work in 18 Miles of Books? First, the Quiz
By ANNIE CORREAL
As Jennifer Lobaugh arrived at the Strand Book Store to apply for a job this spring, she remembered feeling jittery. It wasn't only because she badly wanted a job at the fabled bookstore in Greenwich Village, her first in New York City, but also because at the end of the application, there was a quiz — a book quiz.
She rode the elevator to the third floor, sat down at a long table and scanned the quiz: a list of titles and a list of authors. She matched "The Second Sex" with Simone de Beauvoir right away. But then she had doubts. "I thought I would have no trouble," said Ms. Lobaugh, 27, who has an M.F.A. in creative writing and a background in French and Russian literature. "But I got nervous."
The Strand is the undisputed king of the city's independent bookstores, a giant in an ever-shrinking field. It moves 2.5 million books a year and has around 200 employees. While its competitors have closed by the dozens, it has survived on castaways — from publishers, reviewers, the public and even other booksellers.
For nearly a century, the huge downtown bookstore has symbolized not only inexpensive books, but something just as valuable: full-time work for those whose arcane knowledge outweighs their practical skills. "Ask Us," says a big red sign on the walls of the Strand. The starting wage is $10.50 per hour, with health benefits in 60 days and union representation. And there are unwritten perks, including discounts, a casual dress code and brushes with celebrity.
A job at the Strand has also offered generations of newcomers, like Ms. Lobaugh, originally of Ponca City, Okla., something like instant New Yorker status. The Strand employees are known for being "curmudgeonly" but also clever, even cool: Former employees include Patti Smith and Luc Sante.
For about four decades, however, applicants have confronted a final hurdle to enter its ranks: the literary matching quiz.
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Over time, the reputation of the Strand's quiz has grown; it has become as much a part of the store's identity as its canvas tote bags. The legend has become larger, in fact, than the quiz itself, which is only 10 lines long, covering a few inches of the photocopied application.
"How long did it take? I probably agonized about it for five minutes," said Ms. Lobaugh, wearing a flamingo-printed T-shirt and unpacking books on the main floor of the Strand on a recent Tuesday.
"But it probably took 90 seconds."
Still, the stakes feel high. About 60 people apply for a job at the Strand every week; typically only a couple are hired.
The booksellers scuttling across the 10,000-square-foot main floor are not the only ones required to face the quiz. Members of the Books by the Foot team, which assembles collections for television and film sets, have to take it, too, as do new workers at the Strand satellite in a Club Monaco shop in the Flatiron district and the kiosks by Central Park and Times Square. Even to work at the warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, one must take the quiz.
Fred Bass, who with his daughter, Nancy Bass Wyden, owns the Strand, called the quiz "a very good way to find good employees," regardless of their duties. "Without good people," Mr. Bass said, "you don't have anything going."..
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Although I got all 10 on Quiz 1 (with a couple guesses), my overall score was 33 out of 50. A C minus? A D plus? Oh well.
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As an English major in college and an editor of textbooks in English language and literature, I expected to ace all the quizzes, but the Strand laid bare my ignorance of fiction since, say, 1960. On the other hand, the Strand doesn't recognize the existence of books of poems since the Divine Comedy. Unfair!
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I aced them all, and all while watching Pinocchio, which is based on a story by Carlo Collodi. Now if you will excuse me, I'll just go and have my handy cousin down the street deal with my nose with a chainsaw.
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13/50. A lot of them I'd never heard of so didn't answer.
Not a single Dickens amongst them...
Not a single Dickens amongst them...
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Trailing 2-0 after the first period, Liberty University's ACHA Division I men's hockey team staged a dramatic comeback against Delaware, salvaging a split with a 4-2 bounce-back victory Saturday afternoon at Fred Rust Arena.
The third-ranked Flames (24-6-2) scored three unanswered goals in the second period and added an empty netter late in the third to snap their three-game losing skid and take three of four games from the No. 9 Blue Hens (21-7-3), who had won Friday night's opener in a shootout.
Delaware senior forward Mark Zeszut (the fourth-leading scorer in ACHA DI) and sophomore forward Joe Bastone each scored on putbacks of shots saved by Liberty senior goalie Blair Bennett, who made more than a handful of clutch stops.
"Blair played well and kept us in the game," Flames Head Coach Kirk Handy said.
Liberty outshot the Blue Hens 13-7 in the first period but had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.
In the second period, the Flames found their finishing touch as Robert Ward, Liberty's second-leading scorer, took a pass from fellow freshman forward Brandon Mistal and beat Delaware freshman goalie Dylan Troiano to the top shelf, trimming the deficit to 2-1.
"Our message to the guys after the first period was we're doing all the things right, the puck's just not dropping for us," Handy said. "I was proud of the ability of the team to come back and we had one of our best periods of the year in the second period. We just came at them in waves and were very, very dominant."
The Flames outshot Delaware, the 2012 ACHA DI national champions, 19-10 in the second period and 47-20 for the contest.
"We were all over them," Handy said. "If it wasn't for their goalie, it could have been a lot worse. I was proud of way they battled and were able to come away with the victory."
Junior forward Ryley Egan, who hit a post with a shot in the first period, tied it up with a wrist shot off an assist from senior defenseman Jackson Kuhn with 2:35 left in the second. Just two minutes later, junior forward Lindsay LeBlanc, Liberty's scoring leader, capitalized on a power play to score the go-ahead goal set up by Egan and senior forward and captain Andrew McCombe.
"Egan made a beautiful pass out in front, which was more of a shot, and LeBlanc put it in," Handy said. "That line had a big game with three of our four goals."
McCombe hit the right post with a shot from the left circle midway through the third period as the Flames maintained the pressure on Delaware's cage and finally got the clincher on Egan's empty-netter from mid-ice along the left boards, set up by LeBlanc.
A week after being called for 11 penalties and giving up three power-play goals in a 6-2 loss to top-ranked Arizona State, Liberty allowed Delaware only one man-advantage opportunity.
"One of the biggest things that improved today was our team discipline," Handy said. "We only took one minor penalty, which was huge for us."
Defensively, the Flames were strengthened by the return of senior captain Matt Sherry, who was sidelined by a knee injury in late September.
"Matt Sherry came back and played two solid games for us," Handy said, noting his conditioning level was put to the test by Rust Arena's Olympic-size ice. "It was good to get him back in the lineup. He's one of the keys for us being able to improve, another piece to the puzzle. (Junior defenseman) Cam Bakker had a big game for us and played really well on the back end. We definitely took a major step forward today and we're looking forward to building on this for the rest of the season."
Liberty returns to the LaHaye Ice Center next Friday and Saturday for 7 p.m. contests against Oakland University. The Grizzles defeated the Flames in the 2006 ACHA DII national title game before winning the ACHA DI crown when both teams moved up in 2007.


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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the brownie is a type of fey.
Publication historyEdit
The brownie first appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).[1]
The brownie appeared as a player character class for the D&D basic game in Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (1989). The brownie later appeared in DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993).[2]
The brownie appears in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),[3] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[4]
The brownie appeared in third edition in the article "Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse" on the Wizards of the Coast web site in 2004.[5]
The brownie is a distant relative of the halfling that dwells in quiet, pastoral areas.
Other publishersEdit
The brownie was written up as a player character race in White Dwarf #29 (Feb. 1982).[6]
The brownie appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[7]
The brownie appears as a type of sprite in Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene (2003), for the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting.[8]
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- ↑ Nephew, John. Creature Catalog (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast web site (Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse)
- ↑ White Dwarf (Games Workshop) (29): 24. February 1982.
- ↑ {{{author}}} (2002). Tome of Horrors, p. 30. Necromancer Games.
- ↑ Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene. (Kenzer & Company, Wizards of the Coast, 2003)


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Restoring the natural balance of chemicals in the brain is also believed to help lessen the severe mood swings associated with bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression).
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Depakote for epilepsy treatment in 1983.
It was approved to treat bipolar disorder in 1995, and in 1996 it was approved for use as a migraine prevention medication. Abbot Laboratories manufactures Depakote.
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You should not take Depakote if you have a history of liver disease, a urea cycle disorder, or a genetic disorder such as Alpers' disease (a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants and children), or Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome (the formal name for Alper's Disease).
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Unfortunately, these defects can develop in the very first month of pregnancy, before you even know you are pregnant.
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Encephalopathy, a severe (sometimes fatal) brain disorder is a rare but possible side effect of this drug, especially in patients with certain metabolic disorders (urea cycle disorders).
Tell your doctor immediately if you develop unexplained weakness, vomiting, or sudden mental/mood changes like confusion.
Nausea is quite common when taking this medication. Between 10 and 20 percent of people who take Depakote report being nauseous at some point.
Common side effects of Depakote include:
Serious side effects of Depakote include:
Seek immediate medical attention if you develop signs of a serious allergic reaction to this medication:
Drinking alcohol could increase nervous system side effects of Depakote like drowsiness, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, and impaired judgment.
Avoid alcohol altogether or limit how much you drink while taking this medication.
The following drugs could interact moderately with Depakote:
In addition, certain anticonvulsants, barbiturates, and hydantoins could interact with Depakote.
In some cases, the effect of a barbiturate could increase to toxic levels while the potency of Depakote could decrease, making the medicine ineffective.
You should always tell your healthcare professional about all prescription, non-prescription, over-the-counter, illegal and recreational drugs, herbal remedies, nutritional and dietary supplements, and any other drugs and treatments you are taking.
Do not take more or less of this medication than your doctor prescribed. Always follow the dosing label to get the best results.
Your dose will depend on your condition and what works for you. Your doctor may change your dose occasionally to make sure you are getting the best results.
Do not crush or chew Depakote tablets or Depakote ER tablets. Swallow them whole.
Depakote Sprinkle Capsules may be swallowed whole, or broken open and sprinkled on a small amount of soft food like applesauce or pudding.
Once you have mixed the contents of the capsule with food it must be taken immediately; you can't save the dose for later.
Consider wearing a medic alert tag or carrying an ID card letting emergency healthcare providers know that you're on a seizure medication.
Drink plenty of water when you're taking this drug, your doctor may change your dose if you are not getting enough fluids.
Do not stop taking Depakote without talking to your healthcare provider first. Stopping a seizure medication like Depakote suddenly can cause serious withdrawal symptoms or other problems.
In a patient who has epilepsy, quitting abruptly can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
If you suspect you've overdosed on this medication, seek emergency medical attention or call a poison help line at (800) 222-1222.
If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember.
Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose.
Do not "double up" on this medication to make up for a missed dose.
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) is used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, epilepsy, chronic pain associated with neuropathy, and migraine headaches. The most common side effects with Depakote include nausea, vomiting, extreme drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, abdominal pain, stomach upset, rash, diarrhea, increased appetite, pain, tremor, weight gain, back pain, hair loss, headache, fever, loss of appetite, constipation, double/blurred vision, side-to-side eye movements, staggering, emotional upset, abnormal thinking, amnesia, flu syndrome, infection, bronchitis, runny nose, bruising, swelling of the arms or legs, insomnia, nervousness, depression, sore throat, shortness of breath, and ringing of the ears. These are not all the possible side effects of Depakote. For a complete list, ask your doctor or pharmacist. For more specific information and recommendations, consult with your doctor or pharmacist for guidance based on your specific condition and current medications.
A: Studies have shown that Depakote can cause birth defects. Depakote is classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as pregnancy category D and can cause harm to an unborn baby. It is important to contact your health care provider immediately if you become pregnant while taking Depakote. Do not discontinue taking Depakote until you speak with your doctor. The information available for Depakote indicates that an effective form of birth control should be used while being treated with this medication and you should not start using Depakote without speaking to your doctor if you are pregnant. For additional information regarding Depakote, you may want to visit our Web site: //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote.
A: The questions that you are asking should be discussed with your health care provider. Over-the-counter medications that may help keep you awake interact with the medications you are taking and should be avoided. You should also mention to your provider the hot flashes you are having. All strange feelings you see or feeling should be reported to your provider, so he or she can give the best treatment possible for all your medical conditions. Gerald Levy, RPh
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) may lead to a false urine ketone test. The reason is that the body gets rid of valproate's waste product (which is similar in structure to ketones) through the urine. Regarding the other medication you mentioned (Resperidine), unfortunately, we're unable to answer your question because we could not find any drug by that name.
A: Alcohol is not recommended while taking Depakote ER since the alcohol may increase the chance of side effects occurring. Having 1 glass of wine may be okay, but it would be best to ask your doctor before doing so. They know your medical history and can better determine the risks that this may pose. Megan Uehara, PharmD
A: It is always important to be aware of the side effects of a medication so you can recognize the symptoms if they occur. According to the literature available, sexual dysfunction and changes in libido performance were not reported side effects associated with treatment with Depakote. If you have been experiencing a change in libido, you may want to contact your health care provider to determine the cause and best treatment option available. For more information regarding Depakote or bipolar disorder, you may want to visit our Web site: //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote or //www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/. Beth Isaac, PharmD
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) (//www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote) is used as therapy for seizures and also for behavioral issues related to bipolar disorder. Common side effects of Depakote may include tremor, somnolence, and diplopia or double vision. A search of prescribing information did report that hepatic failure resulting in fatalities has occurred in people receiving Depakote and other similar drugs. Serious or fatal hepatotoxicity may be preceded by non-specific symptoms such as malaise, weakness, lethargy, facial edema, anorexia, and vomiting. In patients with epilepsy, a loss of seizure control may also occur. Patients should be monitored closely for appearance of these symptoms. Liver function tests should be performed prior to therapy and at frequent intervals thereafter, especially during the first six months. (//www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/) (//www.everydayhealth.com/epilepsy/guide/) This is not a complete list of side effects associated with Depakote, consult with your doctor or pharmacist for guidance based on your health status and current medications, particularly before taking any action. Kimberly Hotz, PharmD
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) affects chemicals in the body that may be involved in causing seizures. It is used to treat various types of seizure disorders, either alone or in combination with other seizure medications. Common side effects of Depakote include drowsiness, weakness, diarrhea, constipation, upset stomach, depression, anxiety, other emotional changes, changes in your menstrual periods, enlarged breasts, shakiness, hair loss, weight changes, vision changes, and unusual or unpleasant taste in the mouth. This is not a complete list of side effects that can occur with Depakote. In rare cases, Depakote can cause liver damage or pancreatitis. Seek emergency medical attention if you experience nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, loss of appetite, low fever, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes). Pancreatitis can develop at any point during treatment, even if you have been taking Depakote for a long period of time. Depakote can also cause birth defects. So, it is important to use effective birth control when taking Depakote. Tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant during treatment or want to try to become pregnant. Do not use Depakote during pregnancy unless instructed to do so by your doctor. Sarah Lewis, PharmD
A: Depakote (divalproex) is an anticonvulsant and antimanic agent. Depakote may be used to prevent seizures, treat bipolar disorder or prevent migraines. The most common side effects with Depakote are headache, change in appetite, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, hair loss, nausea, insomnia, weight changes. Other side effects with Depakote include nervousness, pain, vomiting, tremor, and flu-like symptoms. This is not a complete list of the side effects associated with Depakote. For more specific information, consult with your doctor or pharmacist for guidance based on your health status and current medications, particularly before taking any action. When your doctor prescribes a new medication, be sure to discuss all your prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including dietary supplements, vitamins, botanicals, minerals, and herbals, as well as the foods you eat. Always keep a current list of the drugs and supplements you take and review it with your health care providers and your pharmacist. If possible, use one pharmacy for all your prescription medications and over-the-counter products. This allows your pharmacist to keep a complete record of all your prescription drugs and to advise you about drug interactions and side effects. Tell your health care provider about any negative side effects from prescription drugs. You can also report them to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by visiting www.fda.gov/medwatch or by calling 1-800-FDA-1088. Laura Cable, PharmD
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) (//www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote) affects chemicals in the brain that cause seizures. Depakote is used as therapy for seizures and also for behavioral issues related to bipolar disorder. Common side effects of Depakote may include tremor, somnolence, and diplopia or double vision. Other side effects include drowsiness, weight changes, unusual taste, diarrhea and upset stomach.(//www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/) (//www.everydayhealth.com/epilepsy/guide/) This is not a complete list of the side effects associated with Depakote. Kimberly Hotz, PharmD
A: It is always important to be aware of the side effects of a medication so you can recognize the symptoms if they occur. According to the literature available, sexual dysfunction and changes in libido performance were not reported side effects associated with treatment with Depakote. If you have been experiencing a change in libido, you may want to contact your health care provider to determine the cause and best treatment option available. For more information regarding Depakote or bipolar disorder: //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote //www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/ Beth Isaac, PharmD
A: Severe drowsiness is a side effect of Depakote. The medication comes in an extended release form. If this is not what your husband is taking, perhaps the physician will switch to this. This would level out the blood level concentrations. There have been no documented reports of anger outbursts. For any immediate concerns, consult your physician. For more information, there are several articles on Depakote: //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote Joseph Hall, RPh
A: Some people who have taken Depakote (divalproex sodium) for many years have experienced some bone loss. Taking both calcium and vitamin D may help to prevent this kind of problem. Doctors often recommend a bone density test to identify which people need treatment for bone loss. This is not a common reaction. Side effects tend to be patient-specific so check with your doctor for further evaluation if this continues to be a concern.
A: Your question regards taking Tegretol (carbamazepine) //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/tegretol and Depakote (divalproex) //www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote and wondering if you need additional vitamin supplementation beyond a multivitamin. According to Lexi-Comp, it is recommended that you drink adequate amounts of water while taking Tegretol, and grapefruit juice should be avoided. Tegretol has a possible adverse reaction of causing hyponatremia, which means there is a decrease in the amount of salt in the body fluids. According to research articles, biotin can also be depleted by anti-seizure medications. Antiepileptic medications have also shown to lower folate levels. Research also speculates a decrease in inositol from Depakote. There could be other issues, too. The recommendation is to talk with your health care provider to determine if any additional vitamins should be taken beyond a multivitamin. Your health care provider could perform lab work to check for deficiencies. As always, talk with your health care provider about your medication questions. To learn more about epilepsy, visit the Everyday Health epilepsy center: //www.everydayhealth.com/epilepsy/guide/. Jen Marsico, RPh
A: Depakote (divalproex sodium) is used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, epilepsy (seizure disorder), chronic pain associated with neuropathy (damage to the nerves of the nervous system), and migraine headaches. The most common side effects with Depakote include nausea, vomiting, extreme drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, abdominal pain, stomach upset, rash, diarrhea, increased appetite, pain, tremor, weight gain, back pain, hair loss, headache, fever, loss of appetite, constipation, double/blurred vision, side-to-side eye movements, staggering, emotional upset, abnormal thinking, amnesia, flu syndrome, infection, bronchitis, runny nose, bruising, swelling of the arms or legs, insomnia, nervousness, depression, sore throat, shortness of breath, and ringing of the ears. Other side effects reported with Depakote include hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypotension (low blood pressure). These are not all the possible side effects of Depakote. For a complete list, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Shereen A. Gharbia, PharmD
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Finally! Nearly two years after one of the worst financial crashes in history—and nearly three years after the crisis broke out—the SEC has charged a major bank with accounting fraud.
On Wednesday, the SEC charged Regions Financial subsidiary Morgan Keegan with fraudulently overvaluing its holdings subprime mortgage securities. The company was running several big investment funds that were full of these assets, and when the subprime market took a dive, and mortgages started defaulting, they turned toxic. The SEC says Morgan Keegan arbitrarily bumped up the prices of these assets to avoid booking losses. The fund manager, James Kelsoe Jr., had his assistant make 262 of these "price adjustments" in the first half of 2007 alone.
If the SEC allegations are true, they means the company was manipulating the value of its investments multiple times a day, every day, and both their accounting department and their independent auditing firm let them get away with it.
One of the more amazing events to occur at the height of the financial crisis was a move by federal regulators to relax accounting rules and give banks much more leeway to say their toxic assets were worth more than they really were. It didn't get a whole lot of press—hey, accounting is boring stuff right?—but it had tremendous implications for the banking industry, because banking just is accounting. Banks take in money in some form—an accounting entry—and lend it out—another accounting entry—or buy securities—another accounting entry. If you can manipulate the accounting, you can make a ton of money, no matter what these securities and loans might actually earn in the real world.
If you can say your assets are worth a lot of money, you get to say you made big profits, and you get to pay out big bonuses based on those profits. That's basically the story of the savings and loan crisis—banks faked their accounting to pay huge compensation, and when the lousy accounting ultimately destroyed their bank, the executives walked away rich.
These subprime mortgage securities that Morgan Keegan was allegedly messing around with are complicated. They include thousands of different mortgages that have been sliced and diced and repackaged together, making it very difficult to actually figure out what they're worth by analyzing the actual mortgages. So banks and regulators didn't really rely on the mortgages to account for them. Instead, they relied on the trading value of the securities. Whatever amount the bank can sell the securities for is what the security is worth.
That changed in 2009. Regulators started allowing banks to use secret, internal valuation models to compute the "fair value" of these securities. That gave banks a lot of room to say their assets were worth more than they really were. And that allowed banks to avoid taking big losses.
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In America, Black men always seem to be on a collision course with the criminal justice system. And the same is true even if you are an entertainer or sports star. Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant are only the latest to be ensnared by America's twisted jurisprudence. But historically, we also saw the trials of other prominent African Americans like: Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and O.J. Simpson. Any time now we could be hearing another name: Barry Bonds.
Currently, Bonds is being investigated by Major League baseball and the federal government. And the smoldering racial angle to the Bonds soap opera may soon explode. Many have argued that the travails of Barry Bonds on the steroid issue have nothing to do with race. But if the government tries Barry Bonds on tax evasion charges and perjury, as is now being rumored, the issue of race will take center stage.
Kimberly Bell, a supposed former white mistress has written a book saying she had a nine-year affair with Bonds, and may testify in a possible perjurytax evasion trial. She alleges that the Giants star told her that he was using steroids because he wanted to eclipse the spotlight that Mark McGuire got in his record breaking year. Ms. Bell claims that she had been seeing Bonds since the divorce of his first wife, who was white. Moreover, she says that she was devastated when he married his current wife, who is Black. According to her, he said he couldn't marry another white woman because of the negative image this would have in the Black community. These allegations, which have been percolating just below the surface, will arise if he is prosecuted.
And that means the verboten topic of interracial sex would surely come up. In fact, Bell's testimony could revive aspects of racial sexual politics similar to those that occurred during the Jack Johnson trial. Johnson broke many white records and noses. But Johnson penchant for bedding white women created the most animosity toward him and led to his prosecution under the Mann Act.
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Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings
The Sunday After the Ascension
May 16, 2010
IIn biblical historiography few subjects are more ambivalent than Israel's adoption of monarchy toward the end of the eleventh century. Notwithstanding a growing impulse for this form of polity at the time, resistance against it ran deep in the culture and tribal loyalties of the people. The chief spokesman for the resistance was none other than the last of Israel's "Judges," Samuel, to whom it ironically fell to anoint the people's first kings: Saul and David.
Two reasons supported Samuel's opposition to the monarchy: First, its proposed adoption was difficult to reconcile with the theological principle that the Lord himself was Israel's king (1 Samuel 8:7; 10:19; 12:12). The true kingship was theocracy. Second, royal government would oppress the people with capricious and onerous demands (8:11-18). It was a social evil.
Samuel was divinely directed, nonetheless, to accede to Israel's demand for a king (8:22), and the Lord himself made the choice (9:16; 10:24; 11:6; 12:13).
It is significant that Israel's first two kings arose from Benjamin (Saul) and Judah (David), the central and southern tribes, because opposition to the monarchy was strongest in the north. Even three centuries later Hosea, a northern prophet, bemoaned that decision to have a king. Referring to the city where the Israelites elected Saul (1 Samuel 11:15), Hosea proclaimed the Lord's judgment: "All their wickedness was in Gilgal, for there I hated them" (9:15). The whole business of the throne was rotten at the core: "They set up kings, but not by Me; They made princes, but I gave no consent" (8:4).
Hosea's lament testifies that early doubts about the monarchy were settled by neither its adoption nor its subsequent history. Samuel's initial objections, far from being dispelled by actual experience, proved to be prophetic of future evils; the oppressions he foretold came to be understood as veritable depictions of Solomon's policies, taxation, public works, and governmental organization.
Again, how does one reconcile the Bible's contradictory assessments of what happened at Jabesh Gilead? In 1 Samuel 11, Saul's deliverance of the besieged city — an event leading to his acclamation as king — is ascribed to "the Spirit of God" (11:6), while in the following chapter the entire incident is treated as yet another occasion of Israel's infidelity (12:12).
All in all, however, this voice of dissent is heard in the Bible's historical books only as a subterranean rumble, running deep beneath the prevailing acclamation of the kingship as one of the Lord's choicest blessings. Indeed, starting with the prophetic selection of Judah near the end of Genesis (49:8-12), the Bible's preponderant historical voice — bolstered by the poetry of Isaiah and the Psalms — finds its dominant chords on the theme of the divine covenant with the Davidic throne.
It is a fact of incalculable irony that the Bible's historical voice comes to us through those exilic and post-exilic editors who put the Old Testament history into its final and canonical form. It is no easy task of the biblical historian to understand how those writers reconciled in their minds a sustained sympathy — no, enthusiasm! — for the royal house of David with an undeniable historical fact, which they openly acknowledged: the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile came about by reason of the bad rule of the Davidic kings. Even the Chronicler, slightly later — notwithstanding his ardor for the person of David — could count the good kings of Judah on the fingers of one hand.
During the centuries immediately prior to the Incarnation, of course, theological reflection on Israel's royal heritage gave rise to the Messianism prevalent at the time of Jesus. Everyone acknowledges the debt of the Gospel to that Messianism.
It is no slight to the Gospel or the Messiah, nonetheless, to remark that the biblical kingship, considered solely as a datum of Israel's political history, remains a great enigma. Holy Scripture summons little effort to reconcile its own contradictory opinions on the subject. In spite of the theological significance of the covenant with David, Hosea's negative judgment of the royal houses was allowed to stand.
So, in the end, did the decision for a monarchy represent moral infidelity, or God's concession to an unavoidable evil, or divine blessing? Well . . . hmm, yes.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/03/12 -- VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: VSTA), a biotechnology company applying stem cell technology for drug rescue, predictive toxicology and drug metabolism screening, has formalized its membership in the Toronto-based Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine's (CCRM) Industry Consortium.
"VistaGen's membership reflects our strong association with CCRM and its core programs and objectives, both directly and through our strategic relationships with Dr. Gordon Keller and the University Health Network (UHN). Our long-term sponsored research agreement with Dr. Keller, UHN and UHN's McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine offers both a solid foundation and unique opportunities for expanding the commercial applications of our Human Clinical Trials in a Test Tube™ platform by building multi-party collaborations with CCRM and members of its Industry Consortium," says Shawn Singh, VistaGen CEO. "These collaborations have the potential to transform medicine and accelerate significant advances in human health and wellness that stem cell technologies and regenerative medicine promise."
"Even before VistaGen joined CCRM's Industry Consortium it was active in the Toronto regenerative medicine community and advising us as we prepared to launch in 2011," explains Dr. Michael May, CEO of the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine. "I'm confident that our relationship will grow stronger with VistaGen as a formal partner and I look forward to us working closely together on projects that will accelerate drug discovery and benefit patients."
CCRM is a not-for-profit, public-private consortium funded by the Government of Canada, six Ontario-based institutional partners and more than 20 companies representing the key sectors of the regenerative medicine industry. CCRM supports the development of foundational technologies that accelerate the commercialization of stem cell- and biomaterials-based products and therapies. Other members of CCRM's Industry Consortium include such leading global companies as Pfizer, GE Healthcare and Lonza.
The industry leaders that comprise the CCRM consortium benefit from proprietary access to certain licensing opportunities, academic rates on fee-for-service contracts at CCRM and opportunities to participate in large collaborative projects, among other advantages. VistaGen is especially well positioned through its existing relationships with key members.
Gordon Keller, Ph.D. is Director of the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at UHN. A CCRM partner, the McEwen Centre is a world-renowned centre for stem cell biology and regenerative medicine and a world-class stem cell research facility. He is also a Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Medical Biophysics and Senior Scientist of the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto. Dr. Keller's lab is one of the world leaders in successfully applying principles from the study of developmental biology of many animal systems to the differentiation of pluripotent stem cell systems, resulting in reproducible, high-yield production of human heart, liver, blood and vascular cells. The results and procedures developed in Dr. Keller's lab are often quoted and used by academic scientists worldwide.
UHN, a major landmark in Canada's healthcare system, is one of the world's largest research hospitals, with major research in transplantation, cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases and genomic medicine. Providing care to the community for more than two centuries, UHN brings together the talent and resources needed to achieve global impact and provide exemplary patient care, research and education.
About VistaGen Therapeutics
VistaGen is a biotechnology company applying human pluripotent stem cell technology for drug rescue, predictive toxicology and drug metabolism screening. VistaGen's drug rescue activities combine its human pluripotent stem cell technology platform, Human Clinical Trials in a Test Tube™, with modern medicinal chemistry to generate new chemical variants (Drug Rescue Variants) of once-promising small-molecule drug candidates. These are drug candidates discontinued by pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) or university laboratories after substantial investment and development due to heart or liver toxicity or metabolism issues. VistaGen uses its pluripotent stem cell technology to generate early indications, or predictions, of how humans will ultimately respond to new drug candidates before they are ever tested in humans, bringing human biology to the front end of the drug development process.
Additionally, VistaGen's small molecule drug candidate, AV-101, is completing Phase 1 development for treatment of neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain, a serious and chronic condition causing pain after an injury or disease of the peripheral or central nervous system, affects millions of people worldwide. To date, VistaGen has been awarded over $8.5 million from the NIH for development of AV-101.
Visit VistaGen at http://www.VistaGen.com, follow VistaGen at http://www.twitter.com/VistaGen or view VistaGen's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/VistaGen
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The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to the success of VistaGen's stem cell technology-based predictive toxicology and metabolism screening and drug rescue activities, its AV-101 Phase 1 clinical program, its ability to enter into predictive toxicology, metabolism screening and/or drug rescue collaborations and/or licensing arrangements with respect to one or more drug rescue variants, risks and uncertainties relating to the availability of substantial additional capital to support its research, drug rescue, development and commercialization activities, and the success of its research and development plans and strategies, including those plans and strategies related to AV-101 and any drug rescue variant identified and developed by VistaGen. These and other risks and uncertainties are identified and described in more detail in VistaGen's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. VistaGen undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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The week in review
First snow: The threat of precipitation closes local schools before the first snowflake hits the ground December 5, much to the delight of children and chagrin of their parents.
Biggest death watch: Governor Mark Warner commutes the sentence of Robin Lovitt November 29 to life– 24 hours before the convicted killer is to receive a lethal injection and become the 1000th person to be executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed in 1976.
Biggest blab: A mistrial is declared November 30 just before jury deliberations begin in the three-week racketeering trial of four Charlottesville men because a juror read a newspaper article on the case and discussed it with two other jurors. Liesel Nowak has the story in the Daily Progress, as well as the "Defense: RICO witnesses bribed" article the juror couldn't resist peeking at and discussing.
Latest in the why-doesn't-Ivy-want-me saga: Faulconer Construction's lawsuit against Albemarle County for denying its site plan on narrow Morgantown Road in Ivy because of traffic safety concerns is heard November 30. Judge Paul Peatross earlier ruled against the Ivy Community Association, which has been grappling with Faulconer ever since 2001 when it first floated the idea of a heavy-equipment storage yard near Murray Elementary School.
Smoothest school superintendent search: Albemarle will announce its new superintendent December 9 before current school chief Kevin Castner retires December 31. Meanwhile, Charlottesville still searches for a successor to Scottie Griffin.
Worst Hampton University press: Seven students associated with Amnesty International face disciplinary action for handing out leaflets, and the ACLU rides in to advise them at their December 2 hearing.
Most like Florida: A gaping sinkhole takes out a southbound lane of U.S. 29 south of Airport Road November 29.
Best coach: Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer is named ACC coach of the year for the second year in a row.
Latest UVA football player bust: Tony Franklin is charged with misdemeanor pot possession December 4 when a police officer catches the scent of reefer emanating from his Eagles Landing apartment, according to Sarah Barry in the DP. Franklin was suspended from the team for one game for an unspecified violation in November.
Best purple reign: Virginia offensive coordinator Ron Prince departs to become head coach of the Wildcats, Kansas State's purple-jerseyed football team.
Biggest exodus: Prince is one of three UVA football brass who may be getting a bigger job. Associate head coach Danny Rocco is leaving to become head coach at Liberty, while defensive coordinator Al Golden is a candidate for the top spot at Temple.
Best saving face: French doctors perform a partial face transplant November 27 on a 38-year-old woman who was mauled by her Labrador retriever. Her doctors deny she'd tried to commit suicide. The donor was a 38-year-old brain-dead woman who had attempted to hang herself, according to the Sunday Times.
Best Internet web store: Consumer Reports puts Albemarle-based Crutchfield at the top of the list ahead of Amazon, Circuit City, and Best Buy.
Worst side effect of Crutchfield's success: If the company continues to grow, it may not do so in Albemarle, citing prohibitive housing costs as one factor, according to a David Hendrick article in the Progress.
Best sale: Christie's is set to auction off the furnishings of billionaire John Kluge's Albemarle estate, Morven, December 16 in New York.
Dimmest lights: After 20 years and nearly $200,000 in debt, Lexington's renowned outdoor venue, Theater at Lime Kiln, closes its doors.


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"If you look at it bluntly, forget how many goals they scored or titles they won, I have no doubt that Messi is already greater than Maradona. Many will still say that if he doesn't become a world champion [with Argentina], score a wonder goal in an important game in the World Cup, he won't be recognised. But the standard of his play has already put him on a level beneath only Pele, who was more complete."
"Up until yesterday they were the champions I peeked at through the bushes. Now they're my champions."
Andrea Stramaccioni after being promoted from Inter *Milan's youth team coach into their senior one's hot-seat*
"One thing that people forget about Gareth is that he's only 22. He's a machine. He's 6ft 2ins, unbelievably quick, one of the best, if not the best, left-sided attackers on the planet. He's incredibly aggressive offensively. When he picks the ball up he can [carry it] 50 to 60 metres within seconds and go past three or four players. He can turn a defensive situation into an offensive situation with in a blink of an eye, because he's so quick and strong. Messi and Ronaldo, they aren't from this planet. But behind those two are another group of players who are fantastic. Gareth Bale will fit into that group. Harry Redknapp won't like me saying this, but he could play for either Barcelona or Real Madrid – absolutely."
*Chris Coleman on Gareth Bale
"If River get promoted to the top flight, I'll shave my head. But I won't leave the moustache. I did it once and I looked like D'Artagnan!"
*Matias Almeyda makes a promise, but refusing to go as far as risking looking like the iconic musketeer
"Barcelona are not a normal team, but a team full of mythological gods."
Edgar Davids
"He has a good right cross and his hook isn't bad either. He could have become a good middleweight. He's the same type of boxer as [Carlos] Monzon. What is certain is that Inler is more talented with his fists that Monzon was with a ball!"
Patrizio Oliva on Gokhan Inler – the *Napoli midfielder trains with the legendary former boxer*
"Ronaldinho was an exceptional player at Barça. He arrived at the club at a critical time, won everything, and changed Barca's history. Where Barça are at now is 80 per cent down to him."
"I faced Zanetti for the first time in the Champions League quarter-finals in 1999. He impressed with his qualities: his speed, power, intelligence and expertise. I played against him on another two occasions and he was my most difficult opponent, a complete player. Del Piero is the best Italian player I've played against."
*Ryan Giggs on the toughest opponents he's come up against during his career*
"Bayern are on the same level as Real Madrid. Only Barcelona are slightly better. Bayern have the best attack in Europe with Gomez, Robben, Muller and Ribery."
Jean-Pierre Papin
"The statistics say just that. We went furthest at the World Cup, we won the Copa America, and we're first in qualifying [for Brazil 2014]. Moreover, not every team goes 14 internationals unbeaten. We're currently the team to beat in the region."
*Diego Lugano to FIFA.com on whether Uruguay are the top team in South America*
"Messi is quite a weapon for Barça. Having him in your team is huge. He's the most decisive player in the world right now. However, I think there's someone who was even better and that's Pele. He was as dangerous with his right foot as he was with his left. He was strong in the air and created a lot of chances."
Gianni Rivera
"He is a great player great range of skills. Sometimes with the ball at his feet, he is like Lionel Messi. The ball really sticks to his feet. He is really good to play with."
*Papiss Cisse on Hatem Ben Arfa*
"Messi is difficult enough to stop in a video game, yet alone in real life!"
*Philippe Mexes *
"The 2009/10 campaign, that of the treble, was fantastic and can't be repeated. It has certainly been a weight on the shoulders of my successors as Inter coach. Inter is my home. A return home is always possible."
Jose Mourinho
"Barcelona are, without doubt, one of the best five teams in football history. The only way they can improve is buy signing Neymar and Thiago Silva. Guardiola dreams about these two players. Thiago would replace Puyol, and Neymar would play alongside Messi. Barcelona have exceptional playmakers, but they lack an incredible player up front. If Barcelona had Neymar, it would be cowardly."


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MCS just don't want ANYONE to be allowed to fish commercially, Davie
MCS urges caution over Mackerel Stocks
THE Marine Conservation Society says the news that mackerel stocks may be increasing is welcome, but it is urging all parties to keep fishing pressure at or below their current levels until a full stock assessment is made available. It added that the news should not be seen as a "green light" to increase fishing pressure on mackerel.
Interim advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) last week suggested that stocks of mackerel may have increased in recent years, but unexpectedly, the body will be making no formal assessment available until next year. ICES, the independent assessment body of fisheries scientists, has thrown out its traditional data assessment methodology for the fishery because growing uncertainty in catch data before 2005 has altered its perception of the stock.
Jim Masters, MCS Aqauculture and Fisheries manager, said: "Fisheries scientists have an enormous task in providing estimates of stock size, particularly for widely distributed stocks like mackerel, yet their estimates will only ever be as good as the data that is made available to them. We will be seeking further clarification of the latest advice from ICES and will also be talking to stakeholders as we review ratings for the fishery for our updated Fishonline and Good Fish Guide."
Recent catches and preliminary findings from egg surveys show an increasing trend in stock size (by up to 1.7 times); and ICES suggest that the stock has both expanded and moved further north and west into regions so far unreported. There may be a wide range of environmental conditions that have led to this movement of stocks, but the MCS said that whatever the reasons, they are likely to be dynamic, resulting in continuous fluctuations in stock size.
The MCS said the dynamic nature of the fishery highlights the importance to reach international agreement on respective quota allocations among the participating nations that target this stock.


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I would add www.cheapdanny.com to the list as well.
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The Smart Spending blog at MSN is a great resource too.
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Day 3 and the last day of SMX New York saw a quieter crowd as the expo had packed up last night. We waved them all a teary goodbye. But there was still plenty of interesting sessions for those staying on at SMX. Here are a few highlights from the day.
Conversation: Is There Really "Advanced Link Building?
Matt McGee @mattmcgee was the moderator for the session which featured 5 great speakers. Adam Audette @audette, Rae Hoffman @sugarrae, Wil Reynolds @wilreynolds, Debra Mastaler @debramastaler and Roger Montti @martinibuster.
What is advanced link building?
It is a type of link building that lasts for the long term and adhere to Google's policies.
- Some people associate advanced link building with something technical but it is not
- Link building is either easy or hard
- There is no advanced link building
Penguin – What are you doing differently now than before Penguin?
- Some of the speakers said they have moved away from anchor text linking a year before Penguin
- Some never been heavy on the anchor text
- Focus on natural links
- The process of distributing content different has changed, guest blogging has grown
- Before article directories were popular but it is not used anyome re don't use that anymore
- It is important to look for partner sites, choose the good ones to work with
- It is more about where you are getting the links from
Increase brand links associated with a term instead of diversifying a key term. For example for those wanting to rank for "cheap widgets", would vary the anchor text such as "the best cheap widgets" or "cheap widgets for your phone" but this is not carrying as much weight as in the past. Instead make sure the term "cheap widgets" is in your content and in close proximity to the link.
Any experience using press releases? Are they helping these days?
- Press releases as far as anchor text not carrying a lot of weight
- Do a press release if have something worthy want to get it out there
- Cannot depend on press releases but one of the ways of link building
- PRWeb and Businesswire – most press releases come out and hit in journalist site, they are ignored if not special
- Find people who have published news and go direct to them
- Publish something that is newsworthy
- Do not just think big either, many small businesses have local sites that they add news to
- It is ok to start small, build up
- Follower wonk – see who follows you and search for "writes for" and then contact them if they want to write a piece
- Also use Journalism Tweet and Muck Rack
How has social media affected link building?
- Use it more as opportunity for people who you contact
- They can find out more about you
- Great way to discover sources
- A lot of link building is about putting your content out there – using FB and Twitter to broadcast your content
What are your thoughts on Pinterest?
- Before it was popular to get on the home page of Digg.com
- The same thing is happening with Pinterest, don't try and pin every product
- Pin regularly, space it out
Will they get rid of infographics?
- No not necessarily
- If someone is a genuine blogger and have anchor text then no they will not get penalized
- There is a legitimate way to link build links and infographics is one of them
- Google already have filters and always has to cut down and depreciate links
- Don't do the same link building over and over
- Some people carry out too much guest blogging
- Infographic links would be devalued if that is all that you do
- Diversity is key
- There is universal search, you have to focus on all of the different channels
What is the future of link building?
- It is not linking, it is marketing
- If you want to succeed online, market your sites
- Have a presence with the different link building channels
- If there are videos outranking your static results, then make a video
- But it takes time and money so you need to make a decision on which channel to focus on
- Make a plan
- Invest your time and money on what is going to be your biggest return
Conversation: Where's SEO Going in 2013?
Danny opened the session with the well known question "Is SEO Dead?" to the 5 speakers, Alex Bennert @alexbennert, Greg Boser, @gregboser, Duane Forrester, @DuaneForrester, Scott Gardener, @newmediascott and Rae Hoffman @sugarrae
Is SEO Dead?
- No it is not
- The search engines still struggle to parse content that is not text
- Danny has written many articles on this topic
- Search engines are challenged by thethings are built in the sites today.
- Ask all the people hit by penguin and panda if everything is dead
- SEO is about usability and user experience and if that is what you are focused on, you will be fine
- Focus on creating good content
- SEO is not dead, it is growing up, finding its home as a stand alone marketing concept
- More people are noting they are in marketing
- Concept of SEO is changing, it can be used for good.
People equate SEO is dead with SEO is spamming and that you cannot do.
How do you see the role of social in SEO?
- Social fills in the blanks behind SEO, it lets you know about the people personally
- It is important to use both social and SEO
- Are links still the most important signal? No, social is important but it is taking more of a tactical approach
- It is educational, solves that consumer need, amplify it through social
- A site has to earn the links instead of manufacturing the links
- Identify for smaller brands who are the smaller and influential brands and get in contact with them
- Social is a way to get other people to amplify about you
- Businesses doing well have integrated systems where social and seo are part of the same team – combine those strengths moving forward.
- Cannot forget about rich snippets and it helps to point out the content ffor the search engine.
- Understand marketing the physcology of making someone want your product, understand PR, also be a people manager – be a top notch negotitator
If you are in SEO, you should be a thought leader for your company, understand social and also know about technical SEO. Technical SEO is the more difficult areas where you really need to know what you are doing.
ROI of SEO
- Put a dollar sign to everything you are doing
- This is very important and it will shape where you invest and what to invest
- Think about how search supports your brand or traffic
- Search engines are not your friends
- They are a business – if they do not show your results in SERPs, and show someone else's that is a business decision
How to Use Search Marketing as a Force for Positive Social Change
Rob Kerry @robkerry was the moderator for this session focusing on Ayima's work helping to promote the not for profit organization RED.
Chrysi Philalithes, the Chief Digital Officer of Red @Chrysi spoke about RED and how they are partnering with many sought after brands with the aim to stop AIDs and stop the transmission of AIDs from mothers to their babies.
- RED create iconic red brands
- RED combine this with powerful red moments
- There are two main events every year – World AID's day December 1st and 10 days in June.
- RED have turned 90 landmkars round the world red
Engage RED's digital audience
- RED is the first not profit organization to reach 1 million Fans
- Founded in 2006 and raised over $195millin for the global fund
How does RED approach content?
- Participation not promotion
- Dialogue not monologue
- Inspiring not forcing
- Innovating not following
- Empowering not excluding
How to communicate with people
- RED is a very visual brand
- A picture tells a thousand words
- RED tells a story through photos and videos to promote different campaigns
- Videos help raise awareness such as the 40cents a day campaign to help promote life saving medicine
- Do the unexpected
Twitter turned their tweets red as part of a campaign which was raised RED's brand awareness.
Check in – "Save Lives" campaign
- Partnership with Starbucks and Foursquare
- Every time someone checked in to a Starbucks in Canada and US, Starbucks gave 1$ to the global fund
- Users would get the "Red Rush to Zero" badge
- Goal – 250,000 in 10 days, reached it in 8 days
- Iver 350,000 check ins in 10 days
- Starbucks saw a 20% lift in check is on launch day
- Foursquare's largest non profile campaign to date
- Tens of thousands of tweets and Facebook posts from people checking in and unlocking the limited edition foursquare badge
SEO for Red
David Burgess @davidburgess00 is an SEO consultant for Ayima who worked with RED on their SEO in the four areas:
- On site
- Off site
- General SEO
- Increase exposure of awareness via web with World Aids day Dec 1st and Red Rush June
The first area they looked at was the content for the partners and to make sure the content was well optimised. There was also an opportunity to increase the volume of SEO on page as it was all in Ajax.
The next was to ensure that the product content and descriptions are optimised. Ayima looked at the RED store and noticed opportunities to optimise it. They had to make sure there was unique content on each page.
Ayima helped Red with technical issues on their site, there was a lot of content on the page but it was not being read as it was in Ajax. Ayima also made sure URLs publishing on social channels are positively affecting their SEO.Through social media RED has a lot of traction.
Conclusion: SMX East was a fantastic event, there were great speakers. Look forward to SMX 2013!!


text: Tools and instructions for authors Gudidelines, useful websites and templates to clarify author's rights for researchers and PhD students. Legal opinion of the University of Zurich On the initiative of its Main Library, the University of Zurich commissioned Professor Dr Reto M. Hilty and Dr Matthias Seemann to draw up an expert opinion on Open Access. The author of an academic paper, such as an article in a journal, that deals with a topic in depth can publish it in a repository or other server three months after it has been published in full (meaning open access). Reports with a topical relevance, such as newspaper articles, can be published by the author in a repository or other server at any time. The author's version (accepted manuscript or post-print) can certainly be used for this purpose. According to the expert opinion by Reto Hilty and Matthias Seemann, the version published by the publisher can also be used (publisher's pdf), but without the publisher's logo, which is protected by trademark law or similar. If an agreement on copyright was concluded when the article was published, such as a written publishing contract, the provisions it contains will apply. In the case of an article with a number of authors the consent of all the authors must be obtained for the publication on a document server. The legal opinion can be found at the website of the ZORA-repository in german, english or french. There's also a section with frequently asked questions (FAQ) based on the legal opinion. Procedure to guarantee author's rights PhD students can find important information on Open Access in the presentation "Wie publiziere ich meine Dissertation?" (How to publish your dissertation?, by Christian Schlumpf / Dr. Thorsten Uehlein of the libray of the university of St. Gallen, November 2016), albeit only in German. 1. Check a publisher's stance on self-archiving The SHERPA/ROMEO-Datenbank database can inform you of important publisher's positions on copyright and self-archiving. SHERPA/ROMEO is integrated into Alexandria. Researches who want to publish on Alexandria can check their publishers Open Access policy directly when entering the publisher in Alexandria. If the publisher allows for self-archiving you can publish your research in Alexandria / EDIS. 2. Author Addendum / Publisher's addendum to guarantee self-archiving rights A publisher's addendum to guarantee the necessary self-arching rights for international publishers can be filled in online at Science Commons. Alternatively a publisher's addendum can be downloaded at SPARC in PDF format (SPARC-Addendum). For Swiss publishers we offer a word template to fill in yourself [Word_Template_AuthorsRights_CH]. Tip: Keep the publisher's reply! 3. Publish work in Alexandria / EDIS If all self-archiving rights are clarified, you can submit and publish your work on the university's repository (Alexandria / EDIS): Guideline on depositing records in Alexandria Guidelines for publishing in EDIS (HSG Login): » Monographs » Cumulative dissertations


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JackSplat wrote:http://www.mninter.net/~gallatin/workspace/
JackSplat wrote:by your using opera I assume your a linux fan. I have notice that they choke on some java scripts but these I grabbed right off of Glych's site so if you saw them before they should work now.
I am curious though .. why opera and not mozilla? (or one of the others) I haven't noticed anything compelling about opera that made me want to use it over mozilla on my linux box.
-- one side note -- did you know that in IE your posts are pushed WAY over to the right. not sure if its the long location doing it or what.
Feel free to insert your favroite 100,000 word anti-Micro$oft rant here
JackSplat wrote:--edit-- I will check Opera out. I am curious now.
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