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Visitors Welcome: A Primer for Getting a Business Blog Up and RunningMs. Allison Rice
December 4, 2013 — 1,949 views
It's not enough to have a brick-and-mortar storefront these days. Businesses both large and small are catching on to the fact that Web content pertaining to a company's expertise is what now cultivates a following of loyal clients. In short, you have to blog.
But many business owners, particularly those of small businesses, are uncertain of how to create blogs and find readers who will value their content and, thus, their product - particularly if they aren't tech-savvy and haven't used the Internet much.
If this describes you, don't despair. Publicizing your business on the web by starting a blog is easier than you might think. Follow these steps to starting and publicizing your blog, and you'll have a well-traveled address in no time.
Part One: The Steps to Starting a Blog
Step 1: Decide What Your Blog Will Be About
Congratulations - you have decided that your business needs a blog. You must decide, of course, what that blog will be about. If you start blindly posting whatever strikes your fancy on the Internet, your blog will not develop a devoted following - and your business will not gain a voice. Consider these points when determining your blog topic.
What does your business do? What is its mission?
Let's say that your business develops smartphone applications. If this is the case, you will probably want to have a healthy dose of technology-related topics within the blog.
Now, let's say that your business develops smartphone applications that are mainly related to women and mothers - such as apps about fashion, decorating and child care. This means you've narrowed down your focus to technology as it relates to women.
Does this focus speak to your desired client?
You'll need to make sure that whatever you decide to discuss on your blog is of interest to your customers. In the example we are using, if you recruit a following of tech-savvy women to follow your blog, you're certainly gathering potential clients to download your software.
Step 2: Decide where you will obtain content.
Yes, a blog should keep your clients and fans abreast of information about your company, such as new employees, new products and any news in general. But if you plan to blog every day, or even several times per week, you will need additional, relevant content.
It's a good idea to discover a few publications on the web that relate to your business and can provide interesting and relevant topics for your audience to read. Of course, any websites related to business and economy as a whole are helpful, but you'll also want to include topics related to your industry in particular. Check the following and make a short list of possible places to obtain content:
- Your local newspaper;
- National news sources such as Huffington Post and NPR;
- Business-related magazines such as Forbes and
- Magazines related to your particular industry, as we discussed in step 1.
Step 3: Make your first post live.
Once you have the idea for your first post and what your blog will be about, you can officially begin your blog venture.
- Pick a blog creation software that suits you. Wordpress and Blogger, both free and web-based, are popular, but you can also use blogging software and create posts even when you're offline. If you are uncertain, ask other business bloggers you trust.
- Add photos to your blog. Uploading a photo can make the post much more visually interesting. For the first post you could use something as simple as a photo of your team or your business.
- Either write the post yourself or write "teasers" to links you've suggested from elsewhere on the web. You'll want to introduce these outside sources, so your clients and readers trust reading them.
- Use posts in different formats. Some days, for example, you might want to post a video of a news clip. On others, you may want to post a "top 10" list format. This will keep things interesting for your fans and show the versatility of your company.
Part Two: The Steps to Publicizing a Blog
Now that you have content ready to roll, it's time to connect with your readers - and make sure readers are connecting with each other.
Step 1: Set up your blog properly so you'll note visitors.
Make sure that your blog is set up to collect your readers' comments on posts as well as other information such as keywords that bring readers to your blog. This information will help you figure out how people are discovering your blog and how they are responding to content. There are also free "tickers" or counters on the Internet that you can download to count each time your pages are viewed.
Step 2: Create a connection between your blog and your business website.
If no one who visits your regular website is reading your blog, it's of no use. Make sure to connect your blog to your regular site. Plug-ins, or widgets, often make it simple to display a feed from your blog on your website. And, of course, invite people who have stumbled upon your blog to visit your business site as well. You may even share links to your regular site in your blog posts.
Step 3: Use social media.
Social media is your best friend when it comes to getting the word out about your blog. Don't worry if you've never used it before; most platforms are user-friendly and can be learned in no time.
You've probably heard that a lot of businesses use Twitter these days. This is because it's easy to "follow" businesses and nonprofits that can repost (also called "retweeting") whatever links you display.
Take advantage of Twitter signing up your business for an account and then posting links to your blog. You can even post links to other Web articles that are pertinent to your industry. Just make sure that everything is relevant.
Facebook, which was once just a place for people to share personal photos of their toddlers, has become a powerful marketing tool for businesses. Create a fan page for your business and use it to publicize each new post on your blog. The great thing about Facebook is that you can count "likes" and views of each update. If you're willing to spend the cash, you can also "promote" posts so they show up in more places and are thus more widely read.
Social Media Timing Solutions
You don't have to actively post each time on social media sites. There are free software options, such as Hootsuite, which let businesses schedule their social media posts for certain days and times. Be aware that you may have to pay a fee for the premium accounts.
Offer subscriptions and incentives.
Most blog software nowadays offers your readers the chance to sign up for updates. Encourage your readers to subscribe to updates and keep in touch. You can even offer special discounts to loyal fans.
Step 4: Share the news in person.
Social media is great, but don't forget to let your in-person visitors know that you're on the Web. Encourage clients to read your blog and share your content with friends.
Appendix: Things to Avoid on Blogs and Social Media
Though we've made blogging sound simple and fun - and it is - there are still a few pitfalls you will want your business to avoid.
Copying word-for-word from another person's site and passing it off as original content was wrong in college and it still is. Make sure that if you use content from another site, you properly paraphrase, quote and document where you obtained the information.
Bashing other businesses.
Gossiping on the Internet might be popular amongst celebrities, but, in the business world, it is a definite no-no. Refrain from speaking poorly about another business' product or people on your blog. (However, if another business within your industry does something laudable, mentioning it on your blog may start a friendly dialogue with that company and they may do the same for you.)
Posting irrelevant "filler."
Having an off day regarding posts? It's best in this case to not post at all. If you begin to post "filler" on blogs and social media, your fans will tire of it quickly and your business and blog will lose credibility.
Remember, blogging is important for businesses in the 21st century, but you must develop a strategy. With a carefully planned blog and social media routine, your business will garnish new fans and no doubt prosper as a result.
Ms. Allison Rice
Amsterdam Printing
Allison Rice is the Marketing Director for Amsterdam Printing (www.amsterdamprinting.com), one of the nation's largest providers of promotional products for businesses large and small.


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Norman Mineta doc part of the local spotlight at CAAMFest 2018
Masashi Niwano, festival and exhibitions director at the Center for Asian American Media, can imagine two former presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, walking the red carpet at the Castro Theatre when CAAMFest 2018 gets under way on May 10.
Though perhaps unlikely to happen, it is a vision rooted in the unique place that Norman Mineta, subject of Dianne Fukami's opening-night film, "An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy," holds as a former San Jose mayor, longtime Democratic congressman and Cabinet secretary for both presidents. Mineta will attend the screening, where he will receive an honorary award from the city of San Francisco in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
"What the film does really well is it talks about his journey from being interned in World War II, and taking that and using that inspiration to get into the civic world and community leadership," Niwano says.
Traditionally a winter film festival, CAAMFest, May 10-24, moves to spring to align itself with Asian Pacific Heritage Month. For this first season in its new slot, the festival is highlighting local talent and stories. San Francisco playwright and performer Brenda Wong Aoki; her husband, musician Mark Izu; and koto maestro Shoko Hikage end the festival with a performance at Herbst Theatre of "Aunt Lily's Flower Book: One Hundred Years of Legalized Racism."
The regional spotlight extends to one of two centerpiece films, "Bitter Melon," continuing H.P. Mendoza's long relationship with CAAMFest. Long-festering issues of abandonment and domestic violence come to a boil during a holiday family reunion in the Mission District filmmaker's dark comedy.
"The film takes topics that we talk about in our communities, but it does it in a way that is more thoughtful, that is more complex when we're talking about domestic violence, when we're talking about immigrant families and their questioning of authority," Niwano says. "There's a lot of honesty in 'Bitter Melon' that I appreciate."
CAAMFest's other centerpiece, "Origin Story," a documentary by Los Angeles-based Laotian American Kulap Vilaysack, similarly deals with family issues as the filmmaker embarks on a quest to meet her birth father.
Early-bird tickets for these films are now on sale. The full schedule will be announced on Tuesday, April 10. www.caamedia.org
Celebrating mentors: As a sophomore in high school, Victor Rios had a featured role in a 1994 "Frontline" documentary "School Colors." The Oakland youth was walking himself back from the precipice of gang life, crime and homelessness.
He's now a professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara and an author. And in Emmy-nominated filmmaker Katie Galloway's documentary "The Pushouts," that will be shown at the SFFILM Festival, he mentors Watts youth as he was once mentored himself.
Galloway knew nothing about the Watts angle the day she cold-called Rios.
"My former mentor, Martin Flores, who I literally haven't heard from in 15 years, just called me up and said, 'Hey, fancy professor, I need you to come pay it forward,'" Rios told her. "There's no way I can't do that and it's an offer I can't refuse, so I'm going."
"The Pushouts" will have a free community screeningTuesday, April 10, at San Francisco's Victoria Theater. The festival also will screen it for students at Berkeley High School in honor of Rio's other mentor, teacher Flora Russ.
"To me, 'The Pushouts' is, in part, a love letter to teachers," says Galloway. "I feel like teachers don't always even know how they impact their kids." www.sffilm.org
Film clips
•"Anote's Ark," Matthieu Rytz's climate-change documentary, set in the Pacific nation of Kiribati, and Sam Bathrick's "16 Bars," about a prison rehabilitation-through-songwriting program, will be May 3-6 Doclands' opening- and closing-night films, the California Film Institute has announced. www.doclands.com
•Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") is developing "Tiger Woods," Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian's new biography about the golfer (and former Stanford student), into a docuseries.
•The Arab Film Festival, Oct. 12-20, in San Francisco and Los Angeles, is accepting submissions through June 4. https://arabfilminstitute.org
•The early-bird deadline for submitting to the Santa Cruz Film Festival, Oct. 3-7, is April 16. Regular deadline is May 18 with an extended deadline of June 15. www.santacruzfilmfestival.org/submit
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Spend a day working on the most important design project of all – your life.
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You will leave with clarity regarding where you are right now, new designs for balance and energy, new ways to frame problems you've been trying to solve for a while, insights on how to hone your decision making, and three possible future paths – Odyssey Plans – for your life. You will do all this in a fast-paced co-ed collaborative community helping one another design a unique journey toward a well-lived, joyful life. This is a small workshop – just 15 people, so you will receive hands-on coaching from the instructors during the day.
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Say it's not so News Report! News Report, "I'm sorry, Grey, your handsomeness and mustache make me want to lie to you, but Edwin Encarnacion is probably being shut down for the year." Is it because anything I did? "No, you've gone above and beyond anything I could've hoped for. Thanks for the $10 marathon donation too. A real mensch, you are!" I could've done without the second reminder to donate on Facebook. "Can we discuss this privately?" So, players are dropping like flies. Not those African tsetse flies that have been known to live for six months after they burrow into your skull. They're dropping like fruit flies near your backyard bug zapper. In most leagues, I'd lose Encarnacion immediately. Blue Jays Manager said Edwin's probably done for the year, and even if he returns, he's dealing with a sore wrist, which is, ya know, not good for hitting. Comatose Blue Jays Fan, "At least he'll be ready for the playoffs! Right?" Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Scott Kazmir – 4 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 4 Ks. Sometimes you get the soft touch of Cashmere, sometimes you get the turbulence of Kashmir.
Jason Kipnis – 1-for-4 and his 27th steal. He's now batting near .240 with 4 homers and 5 steals in the 2nd half, and two of those homers came in the first two games after the All-Star Game. The prevailing thought when I told you to sell him right after the All-Star break was I had a chemical imbalance. Doesn't look like I need serotonin now, does it? Are you sure you want to go there? Shut up, Random Italicized Voice!
Emilio Bonifacio – 3-for-5, 2 runs. I wonder where this Bonifacio was in Toronto. Was he too distracted by the giant Toblerones that are in the Duty Free shops? That shizz rattles me when I go international, too.
Lorenzo Cain – 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI and 2 steals., and I streamed him the day before for steals. Too bad FOR ME, which is really what this is all about. Interviewer, "Grey, how do you write 2500 words a day about fantasy baseball?" Interviewee, "I need an outlet to vent about the miserable pricks that are baseball players. Oh, and I love baseball. A contradiction perhaps." Interviewer, "I'm sorry, I got a text, what were you saying?"
Alex Gordon – 1-for-4, 2 runs and his 19th homer, and 15th from the leadoff spot, i.e., he should have 25 more RBIs. Fargin' iceholes.
James Shields – 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks as Shields and the Royals did away with the Indians. Pretty easy win, but wait until in four hundred years when an ancestor of Lonnie Chisenhall opens a casino and Shields's ancestor loses their money on video poker.
Joe Mauer – Was sent home feeling irritable, due to his concussion symptoms. Are we totally sure when Morneau was traded he didn't accidentally leave behind his swirly-eyed glasses and Mauer put them on? I pregunta, for serious. If you're waiting for Mauer to return this season, you got a better chance of catching the Hitter-Tron passing up a consumer electronics convention. "You don't sell lube at the door?!" That's Hitter-Tron irate at CES.
A.J. Burnett – 6 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks. If you're not desperate for Ks, I think Apricot Juice's run as being a viable option in most mixed leagues has come to an end. Actually, it came to an end about a month ago, but I'm feeling generous. Stupid, charitable Grey!
Justin Morneau – 4-for-5, 2 runs, which makes him 4 for his last 19. Guess how many hits he had coming into this game in the last week? Trick question! He went 2-for-4 a week ago. I learned that trick from David Blaine. David Blaine, your magic is real and I believe in you!
Matt Garza – 4 IP, 3 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks. His ERA on the Rangers is now up to 4.46. Rangers would've been better just putting Ogando back in the rotation. It could happen still. Ron Washington said, "I wouldn't be shocked if Ogando starts a game and I wouldn't be shocked if he didn't start a game." I'd be shocked if I were him if a guy started a game and I didn't know beforehand, since he is the manager.
Moises Sierra – 3-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI and his first steal, hitting .291 since he was called up with one homer and is five for his last eight. As I tell the ladies, it's not the biggest sample size, but it just depends what he does with it.
David Wright – Was able to run the bases yesterday. The Mets put a Cougar at first base to chase him. "Jennifer Coolidge is gaining on Wright around 2nd…And just missed pinching his butt!" The Mets are saying Wright could return next week. The Mets should do an outreach program with the Rockies and let Wright pinch-hit for Carlos Gonzalez.
Yusmeiro Petit – 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 8 baserunners, 7 Ks. That's like following up Ralph Macchio with Hilary Swank. Bring back the near-perfect, Ralph Macchio!
Nolan Arenado – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs and is five for his last 12, and I'm picking him up for his road games in Arizona, then back to Colorado for a week. Oh, won't you, won't you join me? Is that a song? It sounds like Julie Andrews in my head.
Michael Cuddyer – 3-for-4, 1 run. Chris Johnson better pick up his game, otherwise the world's most uninteresting batting title race may go to Cuddyer.
Paul Maholm – Went back to Atlanta for an MRI on his elbow. I hear the MRIs in Atlanta are the best in the world. One Yelp review of an Atlanta-area MRI machine says, "It buzzed, hummed and tapped loudly, but Jermaine Dupri was there to give me earplugs." Maholm's MRI came back negative. Thankfully, it wasn't one of those Dallas/Ft. Worth MRIs.
Alex Wood – Will have his next start skipped because he's 22 years old and that's what clubs do this time of year. Freddy Garcia will get Wood's start today vs. the Marlins. I guess I was wrong when I thought I saw Freddy Garcia making smoothies at Jamba Juice yesterday. Must've been The Great Khali.
Dan Uggla – Since he's returned from LASIK surgery, he's hitting .133 and now he's not even starting in favor of Elliot Johnson. Uggla was hoping the eye surgery would've helped, but years of using The Opti-Grab has left him useless.
Evan Gattis – 1-for-4 and his 19th homer. Get out your bone marrow-digging-out tiny fork, El Osso Bucco is ripe for the plucking!
Jose Fernandez – 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 5 Ks and he pitchslapped Mike Minor (6 IP, 4 ER, 11 baserunners, 4 Ks). This was Fernandez's last start of the season, leaving him with an ERA of…Wait, how about you guess? Go ahead, I'll wait. *scratches head, flips through TV channels, stops on Jeopardy!, draws a Sharpie mustache on Trebek's face* Okay, I'm done waiting for you. Fernandez's ERA is 2.19. WOW. And I'm not talking about Wipe it Out Wednesdays. Seriously. Two. Point. One. Nine. Jesus.
Giancarlo Stanton – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and his 20th homer. At this point next year, I'll be saying something like, "That gives Stanton 70 homers over the last 12 months, and I appreciate the kind words. It was really my fault for not following the 500 foot restriction between me and Mr. Stanton. Don't worry, these bars can't hold my words."
Brad Peacock – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 4 Ks vs. the Mariners. Cock-a-doodle-that! Is that an expression? It should be.
Jonathan Villar – 2-for-5, 1 run and yet another steal. All he does is steal! Well, and some of other things occasionally, but you should only concern yourself with his stealing, which he does a lot of.
Patrick Corbin – 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, lowering his ERA to 2.92. Solid year from Corbin but has been a tad lucky, and I can't imagine he'll come at a big enough discount next year that I own him, but he might. In other words, I have no idea. If you had him this year though, shake your own hand. You did well.
Paul Goldschmidt – 4-for-5, 2 RBIs. Au Shizz! Now start hitting some damn homers again.
Yasiel Puig – 2-for-4 and his 16th homer. Has definitely cooled off since his monster run at the All-Star Game. During that run, he nearly ran through a wall. He's in the same boat as Corbin, where I'm not entirely sure where he'll be draft next year. Not literally in the same boat, that was with Yoenis. I know where I'll draft him, but where he'll go is a different story. A story for another time.
Marcus Semien – 0-for-3. Did nothing yesterday, but Rudy brought up a good point to me. In the box score, his name is written M. Semien, and it looks like a porn Zorro.
Jose Quintana – 7 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 6 Ks vs. the Tigers to lower his ERA to 3.56. Valiant effort against the mighty–Oh, who cares? He gets the Twins next; grab him if you need a streamer.
Anibal Sanchez – 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners, 10 Ks, lowering his ERA to 2.50. Yeah, I Mr. Bungle'd Anibal in the preseason. Not in the preseason of the previous year though when I loved him. We just crossed streams, leaving me slimed.
Lance Lynn – 6 IP, 0 ER, 7 baserunners, 10 Ks. Real nice start after looking like the dog's breakfast for about three months, which is fine, dandy, adjective, but he goes to Coors next. Lates, Lynn!
Matt Adams – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 12th homer. Would anyone complain if his home run trot ended with The Truffle Shuffle? Oh, and stop being a fatist and pick up Adams.
Ryan Zimmerman – 2-for-5 and a slam (22) and legs (6). His 7th homer in the last 8 games. This jockstuffer is starting to resemble John Holmes, who has the worst picture in the history of pictures when you Google his name. Seriously, don't Google it. Please, I beg you. The more I say don't Google it, the more you want to, right? Seriously, don't! Google donkey bukkake before you Google his name.
Dan Haren – 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 baserunners, 8 Ks in Metco. Anyone that says the H2H playoffs is just like real baseball, ask them if pitchers in real baseball regularly face teams in the playoffs where the best hitter is Matt den Dekker.
Zack Wheeler – 7 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners, 6 Ks, lowering his ERA to 3.22. If the Mets had any common sense, they'd shut Wheeler down after this start. "You did good, kid. We'll see you in Florida in February." That's all they have to do. They just need to get him to his third year in the major leagues without any arm injuries and he'll be a 2.75 ERA pitcher with 250 Ks. Either way, I'll still be fawning over Wheeler next year like an Asian girl in a Hello Kitty superstore.
Danny Valencia – 4-for-4, 1 run, hitting near .400 in the last week with three homers in the last eleven games. Who's the hottest schmotato in all the land? Danny Valencia? It appears that way. The O's do tend to platoon him, so you'll have to do the same on your fantasy team.
Bud Norris – Had his start pushed back due to a sore elbow. Hopefully, he pushed back with his good arm.
Ryan Dempster – 5 IP, 1 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks, moving his ERA to 4.70. When someone gets the call right, you can do nothing but shake your head and pat them on the back, congratulating them on a job well done. So when I say JB called Dempster a sleeper in the preseason, what do you do? The exact opposite? Nod your head and tweak their nipples? Tickle them?
Coco Crisp – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI and his 19th homer, but came out after the fifth inning because the A's were beating the Twins by two touchdowns and a safety. Look at Grey flexing his football chops! I'm like Dan Marino in Isotoners, babee!
Jed Lowrie – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 4 RBIs and his 12th homer. This game should've been called in the 6th and the A's players' parents should've had to buy the Twin players ice creams.
Yoenis Cespedes – 2-for-3, 3 RBIs and was replaced by Josh Reddick who was replaced by A's radio man, Ray Fosse, who also homered.
Sonny Gray – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 baserunners, 7 Ks. After being staked to a 20-something run lead, he cruised to the Ivictory Coast for the free room at the W.
Josh Hamilton – 3-for-3, 1 run. Him and Ryan Zimmerman not only don't like you, but they're going out of their way to confuse you next March.
Cliff Lee – 8 IP, 2 ER, 6 baserunners, 9 Ks, lowering his ERA to 2.97. Take that, Stephen King, and your hatred of all adverbs.
Freddy Galvis – 3-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer. Four days ago, he had his first four hit game and a homer. The Phils seem like they want to see what they have with Galvis. I could tell them that he has speed and Freddy is okay; he's okay, Freddy! Freddy is okay; he's okay, Freddy! Now steal some bases, you Smooth Criminal.
Jedd Gyorko – 1-for-3 and his 18th homer and 2nd in four games. If he didn't miss a month of the season, we'd be talking about how he's approaching 25 homers and having a tremendous season. Definitely will be someone to go back in on next year.
Mike Leake – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 8 baserunners (4 BBs), 6 Ks. Not really that pretty of a start, but the Stream-o-Nator rightfully points out that he's a solid stream for his next start in Houston.
Devin Mesoraco – 3-for-4, 2 runs and his 9th homer in only 298 ABs this year because Dusty insists on playing Ryan Hanigan (2 homers, .212 average in 193 ABs). If Dusty didn't have his head up his ass, we'd be talking about how Mesoraco broke out this year. Gotta give Dusty credit though, it's not easy to have your head up your ass with a toothpick in your mouth.
Jeff Samardzija – 5 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 11 baserunners, 5 Ks, raising his ERA to 4.44. In the tiles S-A-M-A-R-D-Z-I-J-A, Scrabble Word Finder dot com finds such illustrative words as DISEASEDZIJA, POLLUTEDZIJA and my favorite, ASSFACEZIJA.
Alex Rodriguez – 1-for-4 and his 6th homer, and 2nd homer in three games. Buh-buh-buh-but his hamstring was supposedly hurt and he might miss Wednesday's game. Dah, I shouldn't have dropped him. That's all right, I'm gonna pick him back up and I suggest you do the same if you need power. If he's going to be shooting up right before every at-bat, I want him doing it on my team.
Curtis Granderson – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 5th homer. He's hitting just over .100 in the last week with no other power. He does tend to hit them in bunches like Mr. Chiquita Banana, so this could be the start of something.
Derek Jeter – Done for the year and will be replaced by Brendan Ryan as the starting shortstop, which means they go from Pasta Diving to Pasta Swinging.


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If you have never knitted before, or if you are an old hand, everyone is welcome in our virtual Knitting Circle. You will get instructions to learn how to knit, help with a knitting project you are working on or you can just join us to meet other knitters and socialize. Bring your own supplies, or a project in progress. Supplies Needed for Class: yarn; knitting needles size 8 or 9; crochet hook (roughly the same size as knitting needles); scissors; yarn or tapestry needle. Facilitator: Julie Thatcher.
6 lessons (meets every other week) @ 2 hrs, $42/$30 MCC district residents.
9014.220 Th 9/10-11/19 7-9 p.m.
New Time!
All levels welcome. This combination of ancient practices offers health and fitness benefits including improved circulation and immunity, reduced chronic pain and blood pressure, stress calming and enhanced balance and coordination. Please wear soft-soled shoes and loose, comfortable clothing. Instructor: BodyMoves Fitness, LLC.
6 lessons @ 55 mins, $108/$90 MCC district residents.
1501.220 M, 9/14-10/26 9:15 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
No lesson on 10/12.
Instructor: Art in Motion Dance Staff.
7–8 years
6 Lessons @ 1 hr, $160/ $150 MCC district residents.
1700.220 M, 9/14-10/26 2:30-3:30 p.m.
No lesson on 10/12.
1701.220 M, 9/14-10/26 3:30-4:30 p.m.
No lesson on 10/12.
1702.220 M, 9/14-10/26 4:30-5:30 p.m.
No lesson on 10/12.
Students advance training in four dance forms: classical ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary. Classical ballet training in this class emphasizes epaulement, adagio and allegro steps.
Instructor: Art in Motion Dance Staff.
9-11 years
13 lessons @ 1 hr, $336 /$276 MCC district residents.
1711.220 M, 9/14-12/14 4:30-5:30 p.m.
No lesson on 10/12 and 11/23.
Intermediate Hip-Hop is designed for students with previous training. Dancers learn aspects of locking, popping, and breaking and incorporate them into exciting combinations. It is a fun and highly energetic dance form! You will learn the most current and up to date styles of this ever changing dance form from one the Washington's hottest choreographers.
10-14 years
12 lessons @ 45 mins, $264/$204 MCC district residents.
1736.220 M, 9/14-12/14 7:15-8 p.m.
No lesson on 10/12 and 11/23.
Piloxing is a group exercise class that blends Pilates, boxing and dance. This is a high-energy interval workout that involves heart-pumping, powerful boxing combinations and sculpting and lengthening Pilates-influenced movements. In class, you wear weighted gloves to add extra resistance.
Instructor: TBD.
13 lessons @ 1hr, $364 /$299 MCC district residents.
1713.220 Tu, 9/15-12/15 10-11 a.m.
No lesson on 11/24.
1703.220 Tu, 9/15-10/27 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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Much has been said about the wonders of big data and analytics. Go to any conference or meetings and you will hear these terms being tossed around liberally. Not much however has been written on the use of analytics at the consumer level to generate a steady income stream. This can be used to supplement your earned income or could potentially be your main income source. The key is really not to put too much effort (otherwise, what's passive about it?) in running it. Given that there may be some initial upfront effort (and costs involved) but our research indicates the payoff in the long run easily justifies the upfront costs. More details will follow this methodology in the coming weeks. The pre-requisite to using this method are simply the use of a spreadsheet program (e.g.excel) and access to any financial portal such as google or yahoo finance. Stay tuned!
Congratulations to the Ventures team for crossing our 50M sales target! Thanks to all our partners for entrusting your business rollouts to us.
World's fastest flexible circuits to power 5G IoT and wearable tech
The fastest flexible wearable circuits in the world have been invented by American scientists. Their invention could be a game-changer for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and result in a more connected and faster wireless world that uses 5G broadband technology.
The platform was developed by University of Wisconsin (UW) at Madison[my alma mater] engineers. Their study was published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
Read more: http://en.yibada.com/articles/127398/20160530/world-s-fastest-flexible-circuits-power-5g-iot-wearable-tech.htm#ixzz4ARJkKEOb
5G Evolution in Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific region represents one of the fastest growing region globally, with more than 1.8 billion unique subscribers and nearly 3.8 billion connections (including M2M) as of the first half of 2015. It dominates the global mobile industry easily accounting for half of the world's unique subscribers and connections. As growth continues at a faster clip than elsewhere, we expect this dominance to continue for the foreseeable future, adding 700 million new subscribers by 2020. People use smartphones for so much more than just communication, which puts pressure on carriers to provide download and upload speeds to match consumer demand for instant gratification. The global average for 4G-download speed is now 13.5 Mbps. After several years of 4G rollouts, LTE is beginning to reach maturity in several markets, notably in South Korea, Japan and SIngapore. In countries with the most extensive 4G footprints, LTE coverage is nearly on par with 3G coverage, and in South Korea and Japan, 4G availability has actually exceeded 3G.
In his recent talk at IEEE International Conference on Communications (May 2016), co-founder Dr. TK Tan added that the convergence of 802.11, 5G, IoT, Big Data and cloud computing is happening sooner than anticipated. However, he noted that the big elephant is still missing in the 4 day discussions. The lack of vertical participants, i.e. from industries likely to be impacted by these technologies such as Industrials, healthcare, automotive etc.. were noticeably obvious. In order to bring about a coherent strategy, we as an industry must not repeat the same mistakes of the past, which is fundamentally creating technologies and standards that are looking for a problem to solve. This goes back to the "ready, fire, aim" syndrome which haunted early developers of new technologies. Most often, this approach misses the mark and under-delivers or requires additional investment to realize the returns. We espouse the benefits of innovation and comfort ourselves by proclaiming the innovative processes we follow, however, how many product development projects failed as a result of not identifying the unmet needs? Way too many!
Check back later for more on this "irrational technology exuberance" (ITE) that we are facing today.


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Once upon a time, impatiens were the go-to flower for shade gardens. And then, the downy mildew epidemic changed the way we garden. While there are lovely replacements for your shade garden, including fuchsias, begonias, and coleus, you shouldn't give up on the possibility of growing impatiens in your garden. Horticulturists are always developing new impatiens varieties, including those that are highly resistant to the fungal disease. Imapatiens walleriana continue to be the subset of impatiens that are affected by downy mildew. Gardeners can circumvent the disease by planting improved New Guinea impatiens varieties.
Ball Horticultural Company hasn't given up on the classic Impatiens walleriana, and has even initiated an impatiens gene sequencing project with the company KeyGene to identify the genes that carry disease traits. As we wait for new Impatiens walleriana to be developed and introduced, consider the latest New Guinea impatiens, bred to exhibit increased blooming and a more compact habit than before. These nine vigorous varieties will thrive in your borders, window boxes, and hanging baskets this season.
01 of 09
Bounce Violet
Ball Horticultural Company, the same breeders and distributors that gave us the Wave petunia family, introduced this vigorous impatiens variety that thrives in both sun and shade. Impatiens walleriana is the most susceptible to downy mildew, but the hybrid Bounce series of impatiens resists the disease with an ability to "bounce" back after wilting in hot weather.
02 of 09
Bounce Pink Flame 'Balboufink'
Ideal for containers, hanging baskets, and a border edge, 'Balboufink' was named a 2015 All-America Selections winner, meaning this variety exhibits superior disease resistance, a long bloom time, and novel colors. The profuse flowers are over an inch in size and will attract butterflies to your garden. Look for three additional color choices in the Bounce series, including white, cherry, and bright coral.
03 of 09
Divine Mix
This variety of New Guinea impatiens produces two-inch flowers well-branched plants throughout the summer in shade gardens. Plants are low maintenance and require no deadheading to stay in bloom throughout the season. Unlike some new varieties that are vegetatively propagated, Divine Mix is available in seed, making it an economical option for gardeners with large landscapes to fill.
04 of 09
SunPatiens Spreading Shell Pink
What is it about this new SunPatiens introduction that got the attention and recognition of All-America Selections judges? The plant shrugs off the summer heat, rain, and wind, producing soft salmon-pink flowers from early spring until frost. Flowers may reach three inches in size, attracting hummingbirds with nectar-rich flowers. Plants average two feet in height and require minimal fertilizing.Continue to 5 of 9 below.
05 of 09
Florific Sweet Orange
Wherever you decide to place the compact, mounding plants of Florific Sweet Orange impatiens in the garden, their bi-colored orange blooms will stand out. Fertilize and deadhead these flowers monthly to ensure repeat blooming from late spring until frost. The hue and form of the blossoms appeal to all pollinators, from bees and butterflies to hummingbirds.
06 of 09
SunPatiens Compact Pink
In sun or shade, compact SunPatiens faithfully produce pink flowers all season, through periods of heat and drought. This versatile plant seems to know how you want it to grow, topping out at around 18 inches in containers and exceeding three feet in the garden. Try SunPatiens as a houseplant on a sunny windowsill when frost approaches.
07 of 09
SunPatiens Compact Royal Magenta
The scarlet blooms of this SunPatiens variety are unaffected by downy mildew, giving you three seasons of vibrant blooms in full sun or dappled shade. For best results, plant in well-draining soil, and fertilize lightly to avoid lanky plants. Expect the dramatic flowers to arouse the curiosity of hummingbirds.
08 of 09
Infinity Orange
Zesty orange hues bring sunshine to the summer garden, and pair well with hot red flowers or as a contrast to purple and blue blooms. Infinity Orange is a Proven Winners introduction, and although you might consider it a goof-proof plant, it is a thirsty plant. New Guinea impatiens need a daily water check on dry days in the summer, especially if they're growing in pots. It's a small price to pay for disease-free blooms that endure until the first frost.Continue to 9 of 9 below.
09 of 09
Florific White
What flower garden doesn't benefit from a soothing white counterpoint to provide balance in the landscape? Florific White New Guinea impatiens are available as seed, so you can fill up your moon garden with mildew-free impatiens. Sow seeds early indoors, about four months before your last frost, to enjoy the longest bloom time.


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Castelfranco di Sopra built for military purposes by the Florentines in the 13th century. Within its walls and gate fortified by towers some fine medieval and Renaissance houses stand on alleyways which intersect at right angles.
Recent restorations at Soffena Abbey, a short distance beyond the walls, have renewed all its medieval charm.
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Alexander Ovechkin is not only one of the best players in hockey, he's also the greatest showman in the NHL.
Take the Washington Capitals practice at Rogers Arena on Friday, in advance of a Saturday game against the Vancouver Canucks, where Ovechkin spent most of his downtime heckling injured teammate Mike Green, who was in the stands beside general manager George McPhee.
Ovechkin wouldn't let it go as the two men spoke. He wouldn't reveal what the inside joke was about, but it's a good guess he was ribbing Green about sucking up to the boss.
"Mike Green!" he bellowed for all to hear, drawing so much attention to Green and McPhee that the latter put his arm around the former, and everybody had a good laugh.
Of course, the Capitals have been doing nothing but laughing – and offering gap-toothed smiles – these days, after a spectacular start to the 2011-12 season. Washington won seven consecutive games before falling 2-1 Thursday to the upstart Edmonton Oilers, the Capitals' first loss of the season.
But while Ovechkin and the Caps are off to a flying start, Vancouver has not been kind to No. 8.
Two years ago, in just his second regular-season game at the Canucks' home arena, Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet, not registering a shot on goal until late in the third period. A few months later, playing for Russia at the 2010 Olympics, Ovechkin recorded four points in four games, and delivered a hellacious hit on Jaromir Jagr of the Czech Republic, but his country went meekly into the night, embarrassed 7-3 by Canada in an elimination game.
"My job is to play hockey," Ovechkin said when asked if Vancouver hockey fans had seen the best of him. "I'm not a clown who makes jokes and [does]funny things. But if I can [entertain]than I'm going to do it, so we'll see what happens."
Neither head coach is anxious is to see what happens in this contest between the defending Western Conference champions and an Eastern Conference heavyweight.
Vancouver's Alain Vigneault spent his news briefing talking about how balanced the Capitals have been this season, using four lines and six defencemen far more than they have in years past.
He said one way of beating Washington previously was to catch one of its lines – read Ovechkin's – on an extra-long shift and take advantage of tired skaters. Now, Vigneault said, the Capitals are able to play at a frenetic pace that challenges defencemen because they have fresher skaters jumping over the boards.
Vigneault said the marquee value of Saturday's game "got our attention" and predicted that the Canucks would have to play their best game of the season in order to win. The Canucks have had a blasé start to the season, and seemed disinterested in losses to the Oilers and St. Louis Blues this week.
"I think it's good," captain Henrik Sedin said of facing Washington. "It's going to bring everyone up to the level where we need to be. Otherwise, it's going to be embarrassing."
Washington's Bruce Boudreau was equally skittish about facing a team he likened to a wounded animal.
"I hate it when you're playing a great team that has lost two in a row, and that's what we're doing," Boudreau said. "We're nervous, because they're mad. It's going to be a tremendous test."


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Coutinho has lauded Brazil's teenage starting forward Gabriel Jesus, who played alongside him in his country's 5-0 thrashing of Bolivia the other day.
Our playmaker bagged, but so did Palmeiras forward Jesus, who has already agreed to join Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in January.
Aguero says he always pined after Liverpool move to replicate judas striker
It turns out Liverpool's no.10 rates the wonderkid pretty highly…
"He is a crack player," said Coutinho, cited in the Manchester Evening News.
"He will have no difficulty in adapting – he is an agile, strong and fast player.
"Everything you need to play in England, he has it, and I'm sure he will do well."
Interestingly, Jesus is the centre-forward keeping Roberto Firmino out of the Brazilian starting XI right now, with Coutinho and Neymar the current wide-attackers.
We watched him a lot at the Olympics and his ability is undeniably jaw-dropping. He's rapid, has feet like Neymar and an eye for goal. It's a shame in truth that he's joining City, but with Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and the like currently keeping £38m signing Leroy Sane out of the side, he might struggle to get straight into the team.
Still, with two superb Brazilian internationals currently starting up top for Liverpool, we can hardly complain. There aren't many players in world football we'd swap Coutinho and Firmino for.


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January 2014 newsletter is posted.
Check out our newsletter section for the latest MEADA newsletter or to see old issues.
Battle of the Bands / Softball Pictures Posted
We have posted photos of this Summer's 2012 MEADA YFC Softball teams! We would like to thank all of the teams, players and coaches as well as all of our organizers and sponsors that made this year such a success. – Click here to view the gallery.
We have also posted photos from the 2012 Battle of the Bands held at the McLeod County Fair! This year's bands were great. We would like to thank all of the bands and performers as well as the organizers and sponsors for putting on a great show. – Click here to view the gallery.
We look forward to putting on more events like this in 2013! Check back here for more details.
What's new with MEADA?
What's new with MEADA? We had a very successful Battle of the Bands at the McLeod County Fair in August. Pictures are soon to be uploaded. The BOB was taped and airs on Hutch Cable TV. Check your local listings for more specific times and dates. How great to see all the area youth competing in a healthy environment, with their musical talents!
Needle Disposal Day will be hosted at Glencoe Regional Health Services North parking lot on May 2nd from 12:30-5:30 pm. All SHARPS must be in a hard plastic container, such as a laundry detergent container or a peanut butter jar. This event is free and open to the public.
Our Take It To The Box program is still running strong with three drop off locations located in McLeod County: Glencoe, Hutchinson and Winsted. Check out the TITTB tab on this website for more detailed information.
MEADA is currently also working on securing a powerful speaker to be presented to ALL youth in McLeod County, grades 9-12. A possible evening presentation for the community and parents is also being considered.
Zero Adult Provider is still working hard at eliminating those adult providing alcohol to minors in our county. To read more on that, please go to the ZAP tab for further information.
An anti-bullying campaign is underway and two schools in the county are looking at being trained so we can move forward to a more positive McLeod County and end bullying.
Check out our monthly newsletters. Lots of GREAT information in one document for professionals, teachers, parents and community members! Feel free to download and share with others.
Let us know if there is any other information you would like to see on this website, presentations in the community or other focuses we can pursue!
MEADA Coalition of McLeod County Launches NEW Website at www.McLeodMEADA.org
For Immediate Release:
The MEADA Coalition of McLeod County is proud to announce the launch of our NEW website www.McLeodMEADA.org.
This website was put together in an effort to provide easy to find and up to date news and information about our programs, to educate parents teachers and students about drug and alcohol abuse and to provide resources and educational information to the citizens of the communities of McLeod County and surrounding areas.
Along with this new website, we will also continue to connect with the community through our Facebook Page.


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Guest blog: George Clarke on FAB House
I'm always after an excuse to be back in the North East, especially when it's doing what I love – designing new homes.
I was chuffed therefore to join Urban Splash and Places for People at Smith's Dock to announce my plans for FAB House, my first pre-fab home collaborative which will see ten town houses launch at the waterfront scheme in North Shields as a complement the 24 shedkm-designed Houses which are already on site.
I've long had a passion for creating modular homes and bringing something different to the market; I've spent the past few years doing my due diligence and market research and this is absolutely the right place for me to bring my ideas to life.
Walking around site and seeing the brand new homes there made me realise how well my own concept will fit. Watch this space for details of my future announcements.


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This argument extrapolated leads to "variables considered harmful" and is total bollocks. Indeed it can be problematic when you can assign arbitrary values to variables, with no validation whatsoever. That's also the basis of many programming languages, and programming would be very impractical without this.
An object property is just a variable attached to the object. It's insane to treat it much differently.
While value validation is a useful addition, it's not necessary. Many a time value validation means you're limited by the API designer's creativity, and gets in the way.
Until we have Perl 6, I prefer to write code that isn't picky. Having tolerant code is not so bad as it looks, especially if you consider that making something non-picky afterwards is hard in Perl 5.
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Cuban Black Bean Soup
Daisy Martinez
Daisy Cooks: Latin Flavors That Will Rock Your World
Published by Hyperion
I like a little heat in my black bean soup, so I add a tiny piece of Scotch bonnet chili pepper. If you don't, leave it out. This is such a favorite of mine that a bowl of this and a little crusty bread is a meal. I also think of this as my "ice cream sundae" soup: Fill bowls with the soup and let people top them as they like.
NotesAlcaparrado, a mixture of olives, pimientos, and capers sold in bottles, is widely available. There are versions made with pitted and unpittled olives. Go for the pitted version. If you can't find it, substitute an equal amount of coarsely chopped olives suffed with pimientos. Throw in a teaspoon of capers if you like.
Makes6 to 8 servings
Total Timeunder 4 hours
One Pot MealYes
OccasionCasual Dinner Party, game day
Recipe Coursehot appetizer, main course
Dietary Considerationegg-free, gluten-free, high fiber, lactose-free, low-fat, peanut free, soy free, tree nut free
Mealdinner, lunch
Taste and Texturehot & spicy, rich, salty, savory
Type of Dishhot soup
- Black Beans
- Two 14½-ounce cans chicken broth
- ½ cup Sofrito
- ½ cup canned Spanish-style tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons alcaparrado or chopped pimiento-stuffed olives (see Notes)
- 1 tablespoon fine sea or kosher salt
- Healthy dose of freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ Scotch bonnet or jalapeño pepper (optional)
- Cooked white rice
- Chopped red or white onion
- Chopped cilantro
- Sour cream
- Olive oil
- Spicy Pineapple Vinegar (optional)
Make the black beans.
Stir the chicken broth, sofrito, tomato sauce, alcaparrado, salt, pepper, and chili pepper into the black beans. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Skim off any foam that rises to the surface. Continue boiling until the soup is nice and thick and has just enough liquid to cover the beans. Remove the pot from the heat and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes so the beans soak up a little more of the liquid. Serve hot, ladled into warm bowls, and pass the toppings you have prepared.
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12 X 18 Inch Foam Big Head Cutouts
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Bring festive vibes and cheer for the crowd sharing 12x18 Inch Foam Big Head Cutouts that they can use to applaud and root for their favorite musicians, politicians, and athletes. For promoting outdoor concerts, sports tournaments, big games, and celebrity fundraisers to the target crowd, the huge face cutouts will work like a charm! Personal occasions like birthdays, graduations, weddings, and retirement parties will be fun with people wearing face cutouts to take memorable photographs. Boosting team spirit, fans and followers will love wearing foam head cutouts to support celebrities, athletes, and artists. Eye catching tools to draw attention of the target crowd, big head cutouts are ideal gifts to hand out on entrance gates and stadium stands. As tools for photo booths, they will create lasting memories for anyone! Celebrating milestones for your graduates and employees by wearing their face will put their festivity into spotlight. Throw practical jokes by making the target person laugh with everyone wearing their face cutouts. With your brand logo and head of public figure seen bouncing among the cheering crowd, it will create a pleasant sight for others. As awesome gifts, recipients will take them home as souvenirs. Moreover, the appeal of enormous head cutouts floating in the crowd cannot be denied. It will be a source of entertainment for people seeing huge faces of their favorite celebrities. Supporters can use them as props for supporting and protesting at the political campaigns.
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In a series of columns I have proposed to old and new artists the idea of a digital tip jar . Most gave it a thumbs up. The concept is simple, an additional, direct-to-artist means by which fans listening to streaming music could add a few dollars to the tiny amounts of compensation artists are receiving from that stream. Artists as diverse as Southside Johnny, Graham Parker, James McMurtry and Al Di Meola think the idea has merit, as do a handful of newer artists to whom I posed the concept.
But like all innovations, not everyone concurs. Pauline Black is the iconic frontwoman of The Selecter, a dynamic band that sprung from the vaunted 2-Tone era in Britain. Last year the band celebrated the 35th anniversary of its seminal debut album Too Much Pressure by hitting the road in the US and UK to play the record front-to-back while spreading its message of activism for unity. In a couple months the band will release their next full length album, called Daylight.
Black's trepidation about the digital tip jar is reflective of the theme underscoring the band's recent single "Frontline." The song dropped earlier this month, and sorts through the issues the internet spawns: consumerism, social media and how we interact online in the modern world. "Frontline" asks the question: "Can we really reduce peoples' lives to hashtags?" The video is one of the more clever song interpretations I have seen in a while.
The Selecter just started a massive world tour, that sees them playing gigs right up to Christmas Eve. But before their first gig of the tour, Black found time to provide me her thoughts on the digital tip jar. The questions opened up a floodgate about the music business.
Indeed, her answers reminded me of the title of the band's first big hit "Too Much Pressure."
Auerbach: what do you think of the idea of a tip jar for music streaming services?
Black: Music streaming is fast leading to a collapse of the music industry as I once knew it. My first tentative steps into the music business via The Selecter revealed that as a musician there would always be trade-offs with those who treated our creative lives as just endless fodder to fill their production lines. Musicians or 'creatives' as we are now creatively called, are the same as any other worker, our labour is exploited, we've always given away a percentage of our labour to those who give us a wage, our employers - that is what makes their profit margin in our capitalist world viable.
Prior to the internet, these employers were the ticks on the back of our monetised creative process, but although they sucked most of the money out of our symbiotic transaction in return for a paltry percentage, often as low as a 10% artist royalty, they provided the ability to distribute our music via video TV stations and hard copy devices like vinyl records and CDs. Musicians knew that they were being ripped off, but you still felt as though there was a point and a mutual respect in the weighted equation of making a living from writing your own music.
Now in the digital age, all people want all 'content', for free. Why? They don't access their food for free, they don't even access their air quality for free these days, so why should people access my work for free? To add insult to injury, I'm now reduced, via the 'tip jar' idea, to [being] no more than a busker on the street with an upturned hat on the floor, who hopes that through their efforts, they will be discovered by some music mogul and turned into the next Ed Sheeran. Dream on!
Auerbach: what do you like and not about the idea?
Black: As far as I'm concerned this idea is a non-starter. It devalues music and musicians alike. Even waiters and waitresses, who often have to rely on 'tip jars' to supplement their finances, make a wage for the work they do. Musicians are now being asked to forgo even that right. I've long considered that digital platforms like 'Kickstarter' and 'Crowdfunding' have helped decimate any structure to the music business. Far from providing that interface between fan and artist, it has lead to a situation where musicians almost feel as though they are 'whoring' their creative output. Desperate to make some money they are now prepared to jump through hoops to make themselves palatable, saleable and bland enough to position themselves in this hideous karaoke, post-X Factor marketplace that passes for the music business these days. Basically, the tail is now wagging the dog.
Auerbach: would it serve all artists, or only new artists?
Black: A 'tip jar' would serve nobody, however noble its intentions. It's just another business model for somebody to make money, in other words, exploit the work of others for profit. Musicians and their work should never be put on a par with charity.


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Rights activist, Ben Freeth, have laid a complaint of crimes against humanity against several high ranking Zimbabwean officials.
The action stems from alleged human rights abuses by the Zimbabwean government against farm workers, commercial farmers and the opposition. They want the police to investigate the claims and eventually have the perpetrators prosecuted for crimes against mankind.
Enough evidence exists for police to start investigations. Some 33 affidavits of Zimbabwean farmers and ordinary citizens have been collected to support their claims.
Zimbabwean Human Rights Activist Ben Freeth says: "The attack has gotten worse, almost all those farmers and farm workers have been left without anything at all."
AfriForum Legal Representative Willie Spies says: "It is important to bring the actual perpetrators to justice. Our legal system do allow for that. SA is party to the statute of Rome. In terms of our international legal obligation, SA is obliged to investigate complains that have been laid by victims."
The Zimbabwean embassy declined to comment on the matter. Unisa International Law Professor, Gus Waschefort says, "The decision by the Zimbabwean embassy not to comment is driven by a political dimension. The crimes were committed by individuals, not the state."
The action was prompted by the Supreme Court of Appeal that ordered the NPA to investigate crimes against humanity and human rights abuses according to the Rome Statute.


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So things are going to be different when I return to Chiwas. So I won't be in my protective bubble at home. So I won't be able to hug and kiss my mom, dad, and Lauren good night each night anymore. So I won't be able to run 4 miles unaccompanied. So I won't have a car. So I won't be able to eat Chick-fil-A whenever I want.
But here's what I will have. Peace like a river. My dog Socks by my side. Children to love on at the brickyard. High school girls with whom to reunite. A new little house to decorate and call my own. A church community whom I love. POP Pilates videos awaiting me. People with whom I can speak Spanish. Books to read.
It is well with my soul.
He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.
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Art Lane is a newly established art gallery that features both international and local works within an old heritage pre-war shophouse at Beach Street, George Town. The art space is founded by one of the co-owners of China House, which is also located nearby. The walls within the large shophouse serve as the canvas for artists to exhibit their creativity and express their thoughts in a public space.
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Purpose of research. Peasants' questionnaires were collected in the rural settlements of Dnipropetrovsk region in order to estimate health status interviewing by thei rsubjective vision.
Materials and methods.The field study has been conducted among 75 peasants located in rural settlements of Dnipropetrovsk region(experimental group),and data of sociological survey among 75 town-dwellers living in Dnipropetrovsk city (control group). Questionnaireincluded 24 standard questionsfocused on the point of view respondents as well as their attitude toward different types of additional potable water treatment. Test –questionnaire subjective estimation of the peasants health contained 29 questions, whose answered "yes", or "no". General estimation have showneach respondent answerscalculated as follows: "excellent" health – 0 – 2points; "good" – 3 – 5points; "satisfactory" – 6 – 9 points; "poor" – up to 10 points.Thus, negative wereanswers "yes" to 1 – 25 questions, "no" – toquestions27–29, "poor" to question26. Criterion of estimation in the baseline study carried out age for adult population(both men and women) – from 35 to 55 years, average impact of potable water varied – 5 – 10 years and over 10 years, dwelling in this region: 5 – 10 years and over 10 years.
Keywords: questionnaire, subjective estimation,healthstatus, respondent, rural settlements, peasants, experimental and control group, sociological survey.
Results and discussion. According to the sociological survey, an average term of dwelling from 5 to 10 years at the peasants' population (experimental group)was statistically amounted to 23.93±0.35 %,compare to city-dwellers (control group) 22.37±0.19%(p < 0.05).The data obtained in the study showed that quantity of inhabitants with 10 years term of dwellingwas varied from (78.03±0.52) % to (74.87±2.28) % in both groupsof supervision (Figure 1.).
Figure 1. Average term of dwellingfor experimental and controlgrouprespondents located in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Generally, above 10 – year period of consumptionpotable water from local sources have been available for 78.73±1.12 %peasants population and 74.93±2.22 %town-dwellers. The whole distribution for thoserespondents, who determined with answer, was shifted in the measure 49.20±29.53 % compared with control group 48.25±26.68 %.
Professional compositionincluded: 56.50±3.01 %worker staff(p < 0.05) and 42.60±1.45 %paper – shuffler (p < 0,001)among the peasants population. Percentige of paper – shuffler among town-dwellers was higher57.87±0.47 %in comparison with worker staff 42.60±1.45 %(p < 0.05).Our investigations were informative for respondents, who determined with answer: 49.55±6.95 %of peasants and 50.23±7.63 % respondentsin thecontrol group.
Our study describes data on average age related both to peasants' population (33.33±0.52) yearsand town-dwellers (35.07±0.54) years.It is well documented that distribution on the gender shift showed that only 51.93±0.81 %of women more than 56.10±0.66 %of men took partin a questionnairein the statistical evaluation of the given data(p < 0.001) (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Gender composition for respondents in experimental and control group.
The sametendency as well as absence of respondents' complaintswas carried out among city inhabitants. Thus, respondents from control groupanswered "no", if they bring up any health problems with cardiovascular system: each 56 from 75 respondents, e.i. 73.47±1.34 %; if they have any vision problem: each 58 town-dwellers – 74.87±2.28%; or possible defness: every 65 respondents 85.13±0,97 % inhabitant of city.
Detailed analysis subjective vision state of health among respondents from rural settlements by the percentige of positive answers "yes"have shown, that all questionswere classificated in order to 20 positions. The first place takes 70.13±0.33% of statistically significant peasantsanswers, if they have ever had sudenly getting up moodor happinesswithout reason (p < 0.001). Healthy life standards were on the second place as well as quantity of interviewing covered healthylife style – 66.77±1.79 %(p < 0.05).On the third placewere located 55.33±2.74 %of peasants, having meteorological predisposition; 53.97±0.38 %respondents from rural settlements, felling high level of working and mental capacity, as well as before (p < 0.001).Above 47.53±1.07 % of rural inhabitants felt parahypnosiss through agitation, 34.97±0.84 % of respondents have discomfort throught choose of certain meals(p < 0.001). Seven place covered 32.53±1.21 %of peasants, occupied by complaints about pain in the back(p < 0.05); the last 31.37±0.41 %of respondents complaints about violation of memory; over 27.87±0.08 % focused on the pain in joints (p < 0.001). Tenth place wasoccupied by displays from cardiovascular system, namely 24.30±1.87 % of peasants, as well as 24.30±1.87%felt symptoms of hipertensive illness(p < 0.05, t = 6.573), 24.30±0.57 %–shortbreathing at the rapid walking.
As analysis questionnaire data testifies, the first places among inhabitants inthecontrol group occupy positive answers "yes" on the followings questions: "Haveyou ever hadsudenly getting up of moodorhappiness?" –79.77±1.07 %of respondents(p < 0.001); 79.07±0.70 % of town-dwellers showed high capacity, as well as before, and 72.83±1.18 % regulary visitedcity beachs (p < 0.05).On the one hand, city inhabitants followed high life style standards according to the results of questionnaire. On the other hand, respondents in the control group have poor state of healthin order to their point of view by the results of self–test questionnaire subjective estimation. Totally, for control group a reliable tendency to increase complaints about somnipathies through agitation, as count 61.03±0.14 % of respondents (p < 0.001), no less sensible city inhabitants tometeorological changes – 55.27±2.46 %, e.i. 30.47±0.08 % carried out severe pain in joints (p < 0.001).
Taking into acount respondents middle age:35.07±0.54years,professional composition– paper – shuffler, the most respondents complaintswere focused on the muscularsceletal systemdisorders – 25.17±2.04 % (p < 0.05, t = 3.102); cardiological medicationsuseage – 24.70±0.70 % (p < 0.05); specific cardiac insufficiencyshifts, as well as lower extremities edemata: 23.70±1.70 % (p < 0.05).Complaints about violation of memorycovered around 23.50±1.73 % of cityinhabitants. Shortbreathing at the rapid walking was observed among 23.27±0.43 %, andpain in a hepatic area noticed 21.40±0.32 % of respondents from control group (p < 0.001). Symptoms of dizziness were characterizedfor 21.03±0.37 % of city inhabitants (p < 0.05, t = 6.031).The majority of town-dwellers – 21.03±0.37 %felt discomfort during meals(p < 0.001, t = 15.152), e.i.20.40±1.65 % of urban population have an off-flavour in an oral cavity.
Among city inhabitants were carriedout tendency to increase complaints about violation of digestion, as showed 17.33±0.20 % of polled, confirmed by both statistical criteria (p < 0.05, t = 3.759). Besides, for young respondents, presented by men56.10±0.66 %,increased number of central nervous system complaints, namely 17.23±0.17 % of population inthis group, i.e. hardness to concentrate attention (p < 0.05, t = 5.202). The minority of respondents:12.03±0.89 %among city inhabitants were easily to cry (t = 2.374). On the last place city-dwellers have showed symptoms of hypertensive illness, by the results of sociological survey – 11.87±0.29 %of interviewing(p < 0.05, t = 6.573), every 7respondent, e.i. 8.56±0.62 % felt noise, a tingle (p < 0.001, t = 10.325).
Aninterviewing carried out self–test questionnaire as well as subjective estimationstate of healthby the following criteria: "good", "satisfactory", "poor", "unsatisfactory".Consequently, on the first place located subjective estimation state of healthas well as "satisfactory"for 39.02±5.54 %questionnaired peasants. Second position belongs to "poor health"– 30.73±5.47%, the third place carried out for 23.97±5.37 % of self–testanswer as "unsatisfactory health". At least, 26.77±1.79 % peasants from local settlements estimated themself as well as"good health". Majority of interviewing among city inhabitants, e.i. 42.88±7.26 %have showed "satisfactory health",31.14±7.51 %consider to have "poor health", only 28.77±1.80 % estimated their health condition as "good". The minority of city respondents – 23.96±6.69 %estimated their health as well as "unsatisfactory".
Total estimation health status among interviewing in both groups by the general quantity of answers "no"have tendency to increase. Therefore, most of the peasants respondents from local settlements carried out "poor health"– 23.73±2.28 %. "Satisfactory" estimation own state of health was shiftedto 20.02±1.62 % of polled, 17.92±1.73 % consider to have "good health". On the last place were 14.13±0.33 %of interviewing peasants in the settlements (experimental group), carried out "excellent health", those answeres varied from 0 to 2 marks(Figure 3).
Figure 3. Generalsubjective self –estimation state of health interviewing peasants in the settlements (experimental group),by10 –ball scale.
Unfavorable tendency wasobserved among answers of interviewing city-dwellers (control group). The follow-up surveys have followed that 20 respondents, e.i. 23.47±1.73 % have "poor health";every23 interviewing – 22.91±2.29 %estimated theirstate of health as well as "satisfactory"; 20 city inhabitants, e.i. 19.22±2.10 % have shown "good health";12 respondents, namely 14.93±0.83 % consider to have "excellentstate of health".
Conclusions.For retrospective survey until 2011-2013 years, standardized questionnaire was designed for interviewing, which were constantly locatedon the rural settlements over 10 years, age group varied (from 33.33±0.52 to 35.07±0.54)years. Gender and professional composition in the experimental group carried out by women – working staff, for control group was represented by men – paper – shuffler. The data obtained in the sociological study showed, that most of the peasants population estimatedtheirstate of health as well as "unsatisfactory": 23.73±2.28 %,self–estimation such as "satisfactory health"was found in20.02±1.62 % of respondents. The largest effect has been found in 23.47±1.73 %of interviewing city-dwellers (control group), carried out "poor health"against 22.91±2.29 % of respondents in order to have "satisfactory"health condition.
In the course of this part of the study given data was link with healthy lifestyle, carried out among respondents in both groups, on the basis of positive answers "yes" testify to 29, 30, 31question of questionnaire. According to the data of follow-up study, percent of negative answers"no", collected from the given respondents, have tendency to increasein order to demonstrate worsening state of population health. After collecting questionnaires from 150 respondents in both groups (n = 75) new data will be received in order to improve that majority of respondents self – estimated their health as well as "satisfactory" – most of answers varied (from 39.02±5.54 to 42.88±7.26)%.


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How to do your own divorce - this is a guide only and is NOT legal advice.
A woman shares her own experience so you won't be intimidated by the process
Hi there. I'm a woman who has gone through 2 DIY Divorces. Why do it yourself? They're legal and cheaper than going through a solicitor. I was very short of money and could not really afford to pay someone to do it for me. I've laid out the process so that you can consider if you want to do it yourself or spend money on a legal representative. Legal Aid is sure to be able to help if you cannot do it yourself. At least approach them for guidance if you are very short of money.
The very first thing that must happen is that you have reached the decision to divorce. The court will expect that you and your spouse will have gone to counselling to sort out differences first and try to save the marriage. You have gone to a counselling session and it hasn't worked out. Only one of you may have attended the session but if it was specifically to address the marriage issues then that is counted as an attempt to gain insight. You will have to sign an affadavit to say that you sought counselling for the marriage.
If you decide to sleep in separate bedrooms as a result of irreconcilable differences, then make a note of the date or as close as possible. Tell your closest friend or someone you trust as this may later serve to bring your divorce date closer.
In any event, you will need to be physically separated from your spouse for 12 months. This can be under the same roof, but you will need a friend/etc to sign an affadavit to say that they were aware that you and your spouse were sleeping separately.
Once the 12 months is up, or a little beforehand, you are now able to get the paperwork going. So where do you get divorce papers? If you google "DIY Divorce" for Australian circumstances, then you may find a selection of places to contact.
I contacted Aussie Legal.com.au and they sent me a "Divorce Kit" for which I paid around $57 in 2011. The prices may vary - I cannot tell you how much these kits will cost but that should be the ballpark figure as at 2011. This is the price of the Kit, not the actual divorce fee, which, in 2012 is $550. Again, there are forms to sign if you don't have that kind of money. Don't fret.
The kit is really a book that clearly outlines what you have to do, all your forms, and different case scenarios - there will be one that describes your situation. For example, my husband and I didn't have children and we had already sold our house and split the proceeds. We remained civil with eachother and were separated geographically. This may or may not be your scenario.
The kit will offer a range of different case studies that describe children present, separation time, opposition by the other spouse to divorce, evidence of separation, overseas marriages, missing spouses and many more. Your situation will be amongst them and key steps to follow will be laid out.
You must get yourself a copy of your Marriage Certificate. It must either be in English or translated into English for the courts. There is a checklist provided in the Kit that you must closely follow as it contains many things for you to consider - I only mention what I have personally experienced but the Kit describes many variations.
The court will need a copy of your marriage certificate, your counselling affadavit, and any other forms that relate to any children of the marriage etc. Remember, my own situation was childless - read the checklist carefully. It is all spelled out and easy to follow.
Then you send the forms to the courts - the Application for Divorce, (signed in front of and by a JP - usually at the local court house or the police station), the completed Notice of Application for Divorce which the courts will sign and return to you for you to send on to your spouse (they must be notified that you are seeking a divorce), and either the divorce court fee ($550 in 2012) OR the Exemption form or Waiver of Court Fees form.
You will send all of these off to the courts (addresses are provided in the Kit, or you can check with your local courthouse). They will come back after a few days "sealed" which means that they have been stamped with the official court seal and a date has been set for the divorce. Meanwhile, you must now send your spouse the Notice of Application for Divorce which they then sign and return to you. It is only fair that they know that you are applying for a divorce - this is the court's way of providing evidence that the divorce is scheduled.
There are other forms included but you will have clear instructions from the Kit checklist and the court itself. They provide any extra forms which you have to send on. All you need to provide when sending forms to your spouse is a stamped addressed envelope. Your spouse returns the form to you - or if that is not appropriate, you would ask Legal Aid or a counsellor for advice on the return address (if there is the possibility of violence involved).
Generally in my experience, once the forms have been sent to the courts, it is scheduled for the next month to be heard. This gives you time to get back the Notice of Application for Divorce from your spouse and send it down, with a copy, to the courts again. They will seal it and return a sealed copy of it to you.
My point in writing this is to save you time and money - a DIY divorce is cheaper and it's legal. You may not have money enough to afford a legal rep. Or you may simply want to do it yourself. For whatever reason, there's no reason why this legal process should be scary. It is clearly laid out in the guidelines and checklists in the Kit that you can apply for and purchase online. And if you cannot truly afford the large court fee then there are forms to fill out that waive the fee.
Good luck and be confident,
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There are a number of greyhound bet types you can place to make the spectacle of watching the dog's race even more exciting.
Like other forms of betting, you could try to predict who the eventual winner will be, but there's so much more to track racing than that.
Amongst the greyhound bet types which you might place, the most popular ones include;
- Win bets
- Place bets
- Show bets
- Win/Place bets
- Win, Place and Show bets
- Exacta bets
- Trifecta bets
- Reverse forecast bets
- Trio or treble forecast bets
- Pick six bets
- Multiple bets and accumulators
Greyhound Win Bet
A greyhound win bet means exactly that; you place a bet on the dog you think will win the race. This is probably the most simple and straightforward type of greyhound racing bet that you can place, as it means you have to do very little in terms of previous research.
There is always a favourite for a race, and this will be reflected within the odds that you're offered. Those dogs that are perceived to be at the back of the field will receive much more attractive betting odds, but if their chances of actually winning are slim then you may be wasting your money. Of course, there's always the chance that they come from nowhere and win – in a which case you too will win handsomely.
Choose your winning greyhound, place your bet, and keep your fingers crossed!
If you would like to see some of the best betting sites, check out what we have on offer!
Greyhound Place Bet
Another option when placing your greyhound bet is the greyhound place bet. Which is when you chose a dog come in first, second or third place. The dog doesn't have to win the race for your bets to come in, it just has to finish within the top three. Obviously, the odds for choosing this option will be significantly less attractive than betting on an outright winner. However, it does give you the opportunity to gamble with a little bit of security. After all, a small return is better than no return at all, right?!
What does Each Way mean in Greyhound Betting?
You may have heard the term "each way" linked with horse racing, but what does each way mean in greyhound getting? Basically it means exactly the same thing; the only difference is the animal that is racing.
So, what is an each-way bet? It is when you can place a bet that will allow you a little bit of wiggle room if you are not 100% confident that your chosen greyhound can win the race outright. Effectively it's two bets on the same dog – half of your stake goes towards the dog winning the race, while the other half goes on a place position. If the dog wins and comes in a place then you win twice. If it doesn't win but places then you'll still win the placing side of the bet. Each way bets make a great insurance policy so you don't come away with just your bus fare, but the odds don't tend to be amazing.
Greyhound Forecast Bet
A greyhound forecast bet is when you try to predict the future. Don't worry, it's not as daunting as it sounds! There are a few different forms of forecast betting and they all come with their own odds and rules.
- Straight forecast – All you do when placing a straight forecast bet is decide which dogs will win and come second in the correct order.
- Tricast betting – You must predict which dogs will win, place second and place third in the correct order. Which is extremely hard to predict but the odds reflect this and you can walk away with a full wallet if you get this right.
- Exacta – Essentially it's just like the Straight forecast, only there is a minimum £2 stake and the amount you win will differ in every race because it is based on the Tote pool dividend.
- Trifecta – Trifecta greyhound betting is the same as Tricast bets in that you have to predict which dogs will place first, second and third in the correct order. The main difference is that there is a minimum stake of £2. Much like the Tricast bets, it's hard to predict, but the returns you will see for a winning stake will reflect this.
Reverse Forecast
The reverse forecast bets are, as the name suggests, a variation of a straight forecast and trifecta forecast formats. You still have to choose which dogs come first, second and third, but with a reverse forecast bet it doesn't matter which order they finish in. As long as you correctly predict the names of the dogs that finish within the top 3, then your bet will be a winning one.
Greyhounds Trio Betting
The greyhound's trio bet is another name for tricast betting, and it's when you must correctly predict the placing of the top three runners. This is where the 'Trio' part of its name comes in.
However, just to confuse things there is also a betting method known as 'All ways' Trio betting. This is where you are betting on three greyhounds but the bet is split six different ways. You are betting on those three dogs finishing in any order in the top three, so it's very much like an extended version of a reverse forecast bet.
It is a more popular greyhound bet types because it covers a lot of bases, so you have a much greater chance of a return on your stake.
Greyhound Accumulator Bet
If you really feel like throwing caution to the wind then the greyhound bet type for you is the greyhound accumulator bet. This is where you try to predict the outcome of multiple greyhound races at the same meeting.
Which is the sort of bet where you are able to stake a pittance and walk away with a life-changing amount of money? For example, if you bet 30p on the outcome of ten races and the odds are 1,666,666-1, then you'll win a cool half a million pounds!


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"In accordance with his warm new priorities, democracy was the fourth of Obama's five themes [in] his speech in Cairo in 2009, the one called "A New Beginning." When he finally got around to it, he introduced it this way: 'I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. So let me be clear: no system of government can or should be imposed by one nation by any other.' Or: the United States will no longer bother you about how you are living. . . .
"It was a terrible mistake for Obama to make democratization seem like an 'imposition,' with its imperialist implications, and to conflate it with military invasion. The promotion of democracy is a policy of support for indigenous Egyptian, or Arab, or Muslim democrats who are just as authentic as indigenous Egyptian, or Arab, or Muslim autocrats and theocrats, and certainly more deserving of American respect. . . . The bizarre irony of Obama's global multiculturalism is that it has had the effect of aligning America with regimes and against peoples. This was the case with our response to the Iranian rebellion in 2009, and it was the case with our response to the Egyptian opposition until a few hours ago. The striking thing about Barack Obama's 'extended hand' is how utterly irrelevant it is to the epochal events in Egypt, and Tunisia, and Iran, and elsewhere."
Monday, January 31, 2011
Hitting the Nail on its Head
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Karen Shannon lives outside the village of Dromore in the heart of County Down, Northern Ireland. She graduated from the University of Ulster in Belfast in 1985 with a degree in Textiles.
Karen has developed her interest in decorative work and has created this collection of contemporary mixed-media wallpieces inspired by the magical world of storytelling.


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Sample Type / Medical Specialty: Obstetrics / Gynecology
Description: Primary low transverse cesarean section via Pfannenstiel incision. Pregnancy at 40 weeks, failure to progress, premature prolonged rupture of membranes, group B strep colonization, and delivery of viable male neonate.
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