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A Message for Fraternity/Sorority Professionals Before #AFAAM
by Jessica Gendron Williams
Several weeks ago (and for a while now) I've felt pretty funky. Not in the "I'm coming down with some illness," but in the "I'm having a hard time finding the joy in my work right now" kind of "FUNKY". I was getting the sense that most of my team, most of my colleagues, many of the professionals – and even some of the students we were encountering on a daily basis were feeling pretty funky too.
We all know it's been a hard year for everyone. This thing called fraternity and sorority that we all love and fight for everyday has been called into question so many times I've lost count. People look at us with cross-eyes when we tell them what our professional careers are; They don't understand how we can commit our life's work to something most people believe should be exploded like a nuclear bomb. Yet here we are – slogging away – amidst the chaos and questions. It's easy to forget what we're fighting for when all we see is the stuff we fight against everyday – slathered all over the front page of papers, new stations, and the internet.
It's no wonder I feel funky – and if you've been feeling funky – I don't blame you.
That funky feeling was this huge weight I was carrying around – something I needed to get off my chest. I needed to say – out loud – what was weighing me down. I needed to say out loud what was "pissing me off". I figured, "Hey, my team probably needs to get it off their chest too. They probably has some stuff to get off their chest." Honestly I wanted to hear it. I wanted to know what was eating at them – as much as I wanted to tell them what was eating at me.
The task was simple, "In 500 words, tell me what pisses you off – right now – about fraternity and sorority."
The responses rolled in almost immediately. What I read in those responses was truly inspiring. I found in front of me – a team of people who were fired up about our failures (no pun intended), pissed off about our mistakes, but with a genuine belief that we can and should do much, much better – that it was our responsibility to do better. That we have to do better for the people before us – and that we most certainly MUST do better for the people that will hopefully come after us.
I'd love to share with you everything that our team wrote. It's beautiful. There are passages filled with lofty idealism, and there are sections scorched with rage. Truthfully, some of it is colored with such emotional intensity that it is difficult to digest. For the sake of brevity, let me pull out five small excerpts that spoke to me, that inspired me, that moved me, and that made me nod my head ferociously in agreement. I do this because I am proud of these words that we collectively wrote, and that I want others to catch a glimpse at the level to which our team cares about fraternity and sorority – like you do…
These five excerpts might not make much sense out of context, but I'm guessing they'll strike you like they've stuck me.
"I'm angry that people are dying and the industry is not responding with outrage."
"Fraternities and sororities are full of sh*t. We are box-checkers. 'Let's check off service and philanthropy so we can be self-serving, raging-party monsters.'"
"What would it feel like to be another male student on that campus, looking at those guys, seeing their power and popularity, and wondering if I have to be like them in order to obtain any sort of success in college?"
"We have a duty, a responsibility, to turn our future world leaders into better people – our organizations are better than that."
"It's one of the reasons I got into this work in the first place. I genuinely believe that by working with the most privileged students on a campus I might be able to help make the world better."
In these words are the feelings of frustration, desperation, and near defeat that I'm sure many of you have experienced this year. These excerpts come from pages upon pages of heartfelt, caring, vulnerable words that our staff wrote. Pages that all dripped with pain, but at the edges is a hopefulness and clarity about what we must do next.
I love that our staff is pissed off. I love it because that's what pushes us into action.
Where's the revolution? Why are we watching our life's work, our passion, our cause swirl the drain – and responding with nothing more than throwing our hands in the air at a loss for words? Let's stop making excuses. Let's stop trying to justify the bad stuff that's happened.
We're failing the legacy of our founders. But more importantly, we're failing the members who have yet to come. College students NEED fraternity and sorority. They NEED a place to belong. They NEED a place that allows them to figure out who they really are. They NEED US!
Let's stop pointing and deferring the blame – and let's start collective action. Let's stop saying, "That's not us, that's them." and "We're not like that." and "It was an isolated incident." and start saying "I have a plan to fix this." Let's stop pretending we don't know what to do – and start making the VERY HARD changes we know we HAVE to make. We know what we need to do. We know that what we need to do is VERY hard. We know that there are a lot of hard choices with significant financial consequences that we have to make to fix fraternity and sorority. Let's stop pretending they're impossible. Let's stop asking how – and start asking when.
As we are all gearing up for the AFA Annual Meeting in a little over a week – let's remember that we are about to gather together the people in the industry who should be outraged. We are also the people who have the most power to make change. Let's not waste it. Let's not rehash the year we've had. Let's not waste any more time sharing war stories and comparing each other's "bad year". Let's start having authentic, honest, and open conversations about how and when we start making the changes we need.
Agree with the words of our team or not – I'm proud of them. I'm proud of them for caring so much they are outraged. I'm inspired by their words – because it means they care. They care enough about fraternity and sorority to be dissatisfied with where we are. We know we can do better as Phired Up. We know we can do better as a profession. We know we can do better as fraternity and sorority. We're committed to be a part of the solution – and solving the problems. We're ready to talk about solutions at AFA and hope you are too.


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How To Use Google Drive And Evernote For Real Estate
One of the best features of Google Drive is the document management and collaboration. Documents can be easily created, revised, shared, signed and stored, all directly within Google Drive. If documents need to be collaborated on by real estate agents, clients, investors or other relevant parties, Google Drive offers the ability for up to 50 users to collaborate on a single file simultaneously.
Files that need to be shared can be dropped into the Google Drive PC app, mobile app or Google Drive website. So you can create a legal document in Google Drive and send it to the client, who can then use signing software such as DocuSign to legally sign the document online, and then they can send the document back using Google Drive.
Real estate agents that are working remotely or traveling can use Evernote to quickly jot down ideas, create appointments, make checklists such as to-do lists, create and save audio clips, take photos using the mobile device's camera and save them to Evernote, and much more. And Evernote has a revolutionary tagging system that allows users to save any of these files with keywords so that they can be easily searched and accessed at a later time. Evernote can even search inside of photos for text, so if your photo contains text, Evernote can find it based on a few words contained in the photo.
The cloudHQ service takes all the Evernote notes and stacks and replicates them to other cloud services, including Google Drive. So if you create documents, checklists, to-do lists, etc, and you want to access them through Google Drive, they will be there waiting on you any time you check, because cloudHQ works automatically and replicates files in real-time.
One of the best features about an Evernote to Google Drive replication is that cloudHQ offers the ability to export Evernote to PDF format. This is a feature that not even Evernote offers. You can also save files in HTML, text, Microsoft Word, and practically about any format available.[i]
And if you want documents created in Google Drive to be accessible in Evernote, this is no problem. CloudHQ will export all documents into Evernote so you can have simple and efficient organization of files and tasks.
Google Drive and Evernote are two cloud services that make life simple for real estate agents. Organization, backup, replication and integration are just a few ways that cloudHQ helps agents attain such high levels of efficiency, while saving time and money.
*Pro tip: If you need to share large files, you may wish to add Dropbox to the list. Dropbox has no file size limits and has instant drag-and-drop sharing, so large files can be easily shared and accessed by both the sending party and the recipients.
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« States Aren't Waiting for ESSA Regulations to Revamp Accountability | Main | At ESSA Negotiated Rulemaking, Lots of Conversation But No Major Action »
Fact Check: Does ESSA Really Require 'Non-Academic' Accountability Measures?
If you're inhaling everything you can read and watch about the Every Student Succeeds Act, you may have read in some places that the new federal education law requires states to include "nonacademic" indicators in their revamped accountability systems.
But is that true? Let's try to figure it out.
Under ESSA, state accountability plans have to include four academic indicators. All schools must count proficiency on math and English/language arts test and English-language proficiency. High schools must also count their graduation rates. And elementary and middle schools must use one other academic indicator, which could be student growth on state exams.
And then there's the other, different type of indicator states have to use in accountability. States' options for this indicator include, but are not limited to:
• student engagement;
• educator engagement;
• access to and completion of advanced coursework;
• postsecondary readiness;
• school climate and safety.
It would be up to each state to decide which of those listed indicators makes the most sense for that "other" indicator. (However, ESSA does require the academic indicators as a whole to count for "much" more in accountability systems than the other type of indicator.) The general idea is that through this revamped accountability template, school leaders, policymakers, and others have a chance to broaden what it means to be a successful school.
So, are those indicators listed above in bullet points really "non-academic" indicators? You could have a debate about some of them, but certainly "access to and completion of advance coursework" directly relates to students' academic opportunities and, ultimately, their academic success. And "postsecondary readiness," depending on how you define it, could also easily include academic indicators, such as AP test scores or success in dual-enrollment courses.
We've been calling this indicator a requirement for states to measure "school quality." That's because the possible metrics for that "other" indicator cover both academic and non-academic areas. Groups ranging from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute to the American Federation of Teachers have been referring to this fifth indicator as one measuring "school quality" or "student success."
A few of the possible "school quality" indicators listed above can also be found in the National Education Association's "Opportunity Dashboard" that the union prioritized as it pushed for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Third stop! Berlin, Germany. I was pretty excited about visiting this country – I've always loved learning about anything World War II & Holocaust related so I figured there would be loads of history to learn on the walking tour (which I would need to prepare for because my ankles were sausages due to the amount of walking I had done in just a week).
And while there was, I was also surprised by how new the city was. It felt more like Chicago then the cute old cities I pictured to be spread across Europe. Our tour guide addressed this by saying nearly 90% of the city had been ruined by the war so the Berlin that we were seeing, was nearly brand new and completely rebuilt in the past 30 years. This completely blew my mind however, also didn't surprise me.
Even though the majority of the city had a modern feel, there were still some pockets of old, such as the Bradenburg Gate and infamous Berlin Wall. I also appreciated that the city was dotted with memorials, my personal favorite was the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Sounds grave, which it is, but it was also very powerful. Designed by Peter Eisenman, there is no formal description of why it is what it is. There have been several interpretations but the one that stuck with me the hardest was the design of the slabs force you to walk in a straight line. You are not able to talk to anyone, making you feel as though you are alone. As you get deeper into the memorial, the slabs get taller, making you feel further from the life you once knew and draining hope that you will make it back, much like what the concentration camps did for those millions of people. The location of the memorial is prime, sitting were the Berlin Wall once crossed and nearly over Hitler's underground bunker.
Underneath the memorial is the museum – it's free and a definite must. But leave a couple of hours to go through it – there's a lot of reading and it is very heavy. Overall, I think you can get through the majority of the city in 2 days but if you are there for an extended period of time, have a picnic in Lustgarten outside of the Berlin Cathedral and spend half of a day at Prater Beer Garden.
Then when you're ready to leave, turn right out of the main entrance and walk yourself back to the city center. There are a ton of cute boutique shops (I did a bit of unexpected shopping here) and cafes that you will pass along the way!
Food & Drinks
Sights To See
Shoot! I almost forgot my tiny train story! Leaving Amsterdam, my train got cancelled for only God knows why. So I had to sit around the train station waiting for two hours until the next one arrived. Apparently this happens pretty frequently no matter where you are traveling to or from so even though it sucks to get up early, I suggest taking one of the first trains out of the city. This way if something happens like it gets cancelled or delayed, you aren't arriving in that strange new city late at night because that can be pretty scary (I'm having terrible flashbacks from Marseilles right now).
Another travel tip is for laundry. I quickly realized that laundry machines aren't really a thing in most European apartments so of course, I resorted to washing my clothes in the sink. By the time I got to Berlin though, I was sick of rinsing, wringing and repeating multiple times so I just started hopping in the shower with my clothes on 😂 Yes, it was a bit ridiculous but the process went so much faster
Follow me on my journey:
Brussels, Belgium
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Prague, Czech Republic
Munich, Germany
Athens, Greece
Barcelona, Spain
Rome, Italy
Naples, Italy
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Bringing together a group of talented, energetic, dedicated research scientists and university students willing to accept the challenge of working in a remote area, the formation of TEAM BUFO has generated an enormous increase in our understanding of cane toads and their impacts on biodiversity.
The team has changed in composition over the years, and it's easiest (though a bit artificial) to separate its history into two parts. The first five or six years were supported under Rick's Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. Nobody really understood very much about cane toad impacts or biology in the Northern Territory, so the research was very broad. We learnt a lot, and when Rick was lucky enough to be awarded another fellowship (this time a Laureate Fellowship, again from the ARC), we took a more focused approach. These days we are mostly looking at the rapid evolutionary changes in toads and their predators. But in this part of the website, we'll briefly review the people and highlights of the first generation of Northern Territory cane toad researchers. Some of them are still part of TEAM BUFO, and others have moved on – although in many cases we still work closely with them.
Funding from the Australian Research Council allowed Rick to bring Dr Greg Brown from Canada to Fogg Dam to carry out research on snakes. Greg settled in, and was already an expert on the ecology of the local area before the first toads poked their heads over the horizon. Greg expanded his work to study the toads, mostly by radio-tracking. He surveys roads in the area every evening, so was able to capture the very first toads to arrive, and strap miniature radio-transmitters to them on waist-belts. Ten years and tens of thousands of toads later, Greg is now the acknowledged authority on field biology of invasion-front toads. He has also developed new laboratory-based methods to study the immune systems of toads.
had already done his Ph.D on "adaptations of the Queensland reptile
fauna to cane toads", so he came to Fogg Dam to base his studies there.
Ben started out working on how local snakes deal with these invasive
amphibians, but increasingly his work has shifted to look at the toads
themselves, and especially how they have been changed by the process of
invasion.Ben is now based at Melbourne University, and toads are not his only focus - but we are still working together.
Like Ben and Greg, Dr. Jonno Webb evolved from a research emphasis on snakes to one that included toads
also - in Jonno's case, the interaction between toads and native
mammals. With further ARC support, the group expanded to include Dr Ligia Pizzatto, who
came from Brazil to help us explore the effects of parasites on toads,
and Dr Jason Kolbe, who came from the USA to try to work out why the toads'
southern front (in New South Wales) is moving so much more slowly than
the northern front. Jonno, Ligia and Jason have got other jobs, but still interact with us a great deal.
Another longterm postdoctoral fellow in TEAM BUFO is Dr Michael Crossland. Michael actually has been studying cane toads for longer than any of us, and knows more about them. He did his Ph D at James Cook University, supervised by toad expert Professor Ross Alford. Michael's specialty is the ecology of the aquatic stage of the toads - the eggs and tadpoles. He has conducted many experimental studies, and much of his time in recent years was devoted to the pheromone-communication work. Michael was the person who discovered that a chemical in toad eggs attracts cannibalistic toad tadpoles - and the person who ended up identifying the exact nature of that chemical (in collaboration with other members of TEAM BUFO, especially Professor Rob Capon from the University of Queensland). Michael also discovered the tadpole-suppression pheromone that is the focus of a lot of our current work.
The other main group in addition to the postdocs comprises the
graduate students – people that did their Ph Ds (doctorates) by
conducting research. The first group of Ph D students in Team Bufo had a wide range of
projects, including frog-toad interactions (Matt Greenlees), bird-toad
interactions (Christa Beckmann), lizard-toad interactions (Sam
Price-Rees), crocodile-toad interactions (Ruchira Somaweera), toad
pheromonal communication systems (Mattias Hagman), and the biology of
toad parasites (Crystal Kelehear). In 2009, we were joined by three
more Ph D students, to study the toad invasion process (Reid Tingley),
toad habitat use (Edna Gonzalez-Hernal) and the ecology of toad tadpoles
(Elisa Cabrera-Gusman). All of the students have now finished their Ph Ds and published lots of scientific papers on toad biology. Matt Greenlees has stayed at Sydney University as a postdoctoral fellow to study the invasion of cane toads in New South Wales.
On the Queensland coast, John Llewelyn did his Ph.D studies based at James Cook University (JCU, in
Townsville) to work out how frog-eating predators manage to coexist with
the toxic toads. And we also have worked collaboratively with
colleagues from other universities - like Professors Ross Alford and Lin Schwarzkopf at JCU, Dave Skelly at Yale University (USA),
and Mark Urban at The Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara (USA).
Another critical collaboration started very early in TEAM BUFO's history, with Dr Cathy Shilton from the Northern Territory government's Berrimah laboratories. Cathy is a veterinary pathologist, and has been a vital source of expertise in answering many questions that have arisen during our studies. And she's also made major discoveries of her own, notably the spinal arthritis in toads at the invasion front, and the role of bacteria in that syndrome.
More recently, Dr Raju Radder from India added to the international nature of Team Bufo, and also added considerably to our collective ability to play cricket. Unfortunately, that input was tragically cut short in 2008, when Raju suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting his parents in India. He was 38 years old.
Another important group within Team Bufo has been the Honours students –
fourth-year undergraduate researchers. Each project only lasts a year,
unlike the three years for Ph D students.
The first Honours group came up to Fogg Dam in 2006, to study sexual interactions in toads (Haley Bowcock), the distribution of metamorph toads (Travis Child) and the effects of lung parasites on young toads (Crystal Kelehear). The following year, David Nelson joined us to look at how predators learn to deal with toads, and then Georgia Ward-Fear conducted research on whether meat ants might help to reduce toad numbers. Stephanie O'Donnell taught captive northern quolls to avoid cane toads, and then released these marsupials to see if her training helped the quolls to survive (it did!). And Dave Llewelyn came to Fogg Dam to explore the idea that toads at the invasion front have less effective immune systems than do the toads further back in the Australian range. If that's true (and the evidence says that it is), we might be able to find real weaknesses in the invasion-front toads that would allow us to control their numbers. Iris Bleach examined the effects of cane toads on the behaviour of native frogs - including their selection of shelter sites (do frogs move away if a toad moves in?) and the calling behaviour of males (do male frogs change their calls if a toad chorus starts up nearby?). For more information about these scientists, see Rick's "official" University of Sydney website.
And in NSW, Sam McCann radio-tracked toads in
the Border Ranges to work out just how this giant rainforest frog can function
so well at low temperatures. Damian Lettoof looked at whether or not toads
affect parasitism in native frogs in the same region (they do – but to our
astonishment, they reduce not increase numbers of frogs parasites). And in
2013, Chris Jolly became our third "NSW toad" Honours student, looking at the
impact of toads on goannas. Greg Clarke and Felicity Nelson traveled up to Fogg
Dam. Greg looked at the tadpole suppression pheromone, whereas Felicity cleared up some mysteries about the parasites in frogs and toads. In 2014, Damian Holden also headed off to the Northern Territory, to investigate the immune system functioning of cane toads.
And throughout the entire evolution of Team Bufo, Melanie Elphick has played a central role in organising everybody, and making sure that things happen as they should. Adele Haythornthwaite and Chalene Bezzina (in Sydney) and Michelle Franklin and Nilu Somaweera and Christine LeRoux (at Fogg Dam) joined the administrative and technical side.
In a remarkably short period of time, we had created a major group, with
a wide range of techniques and expertise available – so the research
really took off.
The first generation of researchers created a
solid platform of knowledge, that has set the scene for the next generation of TEAM
BUFO to build upon.
One of our main aims with this website is to provide reliable evidence about cane toads in Australia, backed up by scientific research. We haven't put lots of details about that evidence on the main pages, but it's easy for you to get to it. If you want to explore a topic in more depth, just click on Rick's "official" University of Sydney website.


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The solar-suffused setting of Massa Martana, a handsome village nestling in the winding forested foothills of the Etruscan region, plays host to the inaugural Umbria Rock Festival. It's the brainchild of multi-millionaire, summer-only expat Yashant Bajaj, a man who has coupled his childish enthusiasm for music with the blessings of the local mayor and community to create an event in his own backyard.
From the outset Clash is treated like veritable royalty, staying in a five-star palace (literally) in the nearby town of Perugia, where the gallery has a Gentileschi exhibition, stylish teenagers swoon in the squares eating gelato, and we try to maintain a modicum of decorum and minimal hair frizz under the scorching sun.
There's a theme, tenuously linking the modish British sound to its birthplace of sorts. As such, it's inspired several well-dressed gents from the UK to attend, alongside Fred Perry sporting couples, young families and 'can't quite believe it' locals. Teething problems appear over the weekend for sure – there are small numbers due to the overwhelming heat and the fact it's the first week of the Italian holidays. These elements, in conjunction with a super-relaxed attitude to organisation, are negated by the fact this is all being done for love, not money. And you can certainly feel the love.
The festival site itself is small but idyllic, the necessary elements of bar, food stall, merchandise stand and entertainment situated less than a five-minute walk away from each other. A single stage beckons, a magnificent old-school beast of steel, which towers over an impressive natural amphitheatre surrounded by trees. Add to this one of the best sound systems we've ever heard at an outdoor festival and it makes for an intoxicating beginning.
The news that headliners Basement Jaxx have pulled out due to unfortunately timed illness does nothing to dampen the mood on the first day. Apache Darling charm the early afternoon audience with their garrulous Glaswegian pop and strong vocals, followed by the energetic, Elephant 12. They're hardly a cutting edge proposition, playing early '90s crossover Rage Against The Machine-style hip-hop-influenced rock, but they give an impressively energetic, earnest performance that shakes up the crowd sufficiently for the newly appointed, bumped-up-the-bill headliners.
We disappear briefly for dinner and come out to a massively increased crowd to see Peter Hook & The Light dad-rock it through a set of Joy Division classics. New wave's most famous bassist's intentions are no doubt noble, but he eviscerates his former band's back catalogue. Without Ian Curtis's gravitas of tone, it's nigh on impossible to carry these songs off. In an ill-advised singlet and shorts combo, he creates an incongruous, wonky, Wurlitzer, scream-if-you-want-to-go-faster, messy mash-up of his own material and well-loved classics. However, these points don't seem to matter much to a crowd standing in adoration, creating an electric atmosphere and a fine ending to the evening.
Saturday's unexpected pleasures are Chinese act Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues who play a feisty set of angular, Gang Of Four-inspired, Pixies-style call-and-response post-punk discordance. We're not sure how well it goes down with the tiny swell of people but it's the most engaged Clash has felt since arriving. It bodes well for The Charlatans who play a well-judged set, keeping their standards invigorated with humour and exhibiting obvious pleasure at being here. We still can't quite get our heads around Tim Burgess's weird, bleached Much Ado About Nothing pageboy haircut, but he's a laconic yet engaging frontman. Amidst much mojito drinking, laughter and dancing, Clash is genuinely having a ball.
Saturday's headliner is Paul Weller, whose set is mildly underwhelming. There's a feeling that he's just going through the motions, even from the fans who have travelled to see him from the UK. It's at times a testosterone-fuelled sword fight, but there's no denying his able band is as tight as a drum skin and work the stage immaculately.
'You Do Something To Me' is elegant and emotive, but the evening's double highlights are an unexpected 'Ever Changing Moods' – one of The Style Council's very best songs, imbued with much verve and flair – and the encore, a brilliant rendition of 'Town Called Malice', with a surprising guest vocal duet from Tim Burgess (pictured). It's an ebullient ending to day two.
By Sunday we're definitively sunburnt and lightheaded, which makes for a pretty forgettable set from The Cribs – we would have loved a pop up from Johnny Marr, which sadly wasn't to be. But the younger elements of the crowd seem to love it.
James are universally well thought of, yet remain underrated for some peculiar reason. They play a storming set – so sincere, so heartfelt and emotional it almost brings tears to the eyes. Tim Booth acts as a conductor, a holy man dancing his weird dervish dance in Japanese-style culottes.
Congratulating the audience for being at the birth of a festival he feels sure to be a future success is deeply appreciated. Playing half forgotten, but once heard instantly memorable classics, alongside tracks from their new album, 'La Petite Mort', the bass eventually become so heavy it blows an amp. Something that would fluster a lesser band only leads Booth to tell a joke and engage in some banter with the audience. Consummate professionals that they are, he rides the laughter like a wave and segues into a poignant alt-country ballad. Surprisingly, they don't play monster hit 'Sit Down' – but perhaps they don't need it anymore. James have literally transcended.
No one would probably have predicted it, but this was, hands down, the best set of the entire weekend, and a super hard act to follow. This was played out by the last band of the evening, Kaiser Chiefs, who are… Kaiser Chiefs.
Overall it's been a muscular, musky, machismo-tinged weekend of mullets, big guitar sounds and moments of magnificence. Umbria Rock is a dishevelled linen suit of a festival – fresh, a bit creased and informal, but ultimately charming. We look forward to them upping their game next year.
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In December 2016 we published some exciting new research that combines network analysis with community dynamics to find monitoring or management surrogates in changing landscapes, such as those responding to fire or restoration of vegetation.
In Tulloch, A. I. T., Chadès, I., Dujardin, Y., Westgate, M. J., Lane, P. W. and Lindenmayer, D. (2016), Dynamic species co-occurrence networks require dynamic biodiversity surrogates. Ecography, 39: 1185–1196. doi:10.1111/ecog.02143, we provide an efficient optimisation formulation to select complementary sets of species that represent hundreds of co-occurring species.
Our study also demonstrates that species co-occurrence patterns in disturbed systems are dynamic, and because of this, the optimal set of surrogates changes over time. By applying our optimisation to 2 case study communities, one in Booderee National Park (NSW) recovering from a large wildfire, and one in patches of endangered Box-Gum Grassy Woodland (NSW) that are changing due to vegetation restoration efforts, we show how surrogate sets can be selected and tailored to suit a range of decision-making and monitoring budget contexts. We believe our paper provides an important new foundation for improved use of surrogates to support management of networks of co-occurring species.
My wonderful co-author Iadine Chades writes more about how we solved this complex problem in her blog post.


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The Explosive Truth About the Section 8 Application Process
Renters! If you are thinking about applying for Section 8, PLEASE read this first!
Have you wondered why it is so hard to find good information about applying and getting into Section 8?
As a landlord, I have tried to help my tenants enroll into Section 8 to help pay their rent. It was good for them, because they could have nearly free rent and good for me, because I could have a steady rental income. At first, I could not get anywhere with Section 8; it simply seemed like it was nearly impossible to join a Section 8 program in my city.
At last, after a lot of rejection, trial and error, I FINALLY figured out how to "beat" the system. Throughout the process I compiled the information that I couldn't find when I started. That information would have saved me and my renters TONS of time, money and aggravation.
Can You Really Get Into a Section 8 Program?
Yes! and I want to give you this information free.
Unfortunately, most people don't!
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Autonomy, the world's most hyped search software company post-AltaVista and pre-Google, is snapping up Virage Inc. for $24.8m.
The net purchase price of this US webcast and video production software developer falls to $13.3m after Virage's expected net cash balance is put into the pot. Autonomy expects the purchase to be accretive to earnings within six months of closing and says it will have a cash balance of around $110m on completion.
It will be interesting to see how Autonomy will turn around Virage, a company which lost a whopping $18.1 million on sales of $12.9m for the year ended March 31, 2003. The previous year, the company recorded a net lost of $27.8m on sales of $$16.7 million.
With a record like this you can see that Virage's cash balance wasn't necessarily going to last too long as an independent.
For its money, Autonomy gets c.400 Virage customers and the chance to shoehorn its unstructured search technology, IDOL, and its own video production software, Dremedia, into Virage products. It expects combined Autonomy and Virage products to hit the street in the first quarter post-acquisition.
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Your Name: Cora de With
Dog's Name: Toby
Breed: black Labrador
Age/Years of friendship: 7 years
Where did you get your dog from: don't remember their names but i'm sure they preferred to stay anonymous
Location: Heerenveen, Holland
Social Media Link: www.instagram.com/coor.white
We just felt we had room to spare to adopt another sweet dog. Maybe a friend for Pike to play with?
Through a website we found Toby. When we met the owners I recognized they had a sweet heart and good intentions but they where in over their head with all their dogs and Toby got the worst end of the deal. They had one bowl of food to split among all 6 dogs each day and giving Toby's sweet nature he barely ate. But boy, did he make up for it later hahaha. I have never ever seen a dog eat like that! He practically inhaled his food haha.
And because of his previous bowel infection he couldn't feel it coming when he had to do a number 2 you know. So you could be walking with him, all chill and la de da and suddenly he just...went. Embarrassing? Yes. Angry? Never. It wasn't his fault.
And because of his earlier malnutrition he became quite food obsessed. He even tried to eat the chewing gum of the streets. One New Years Eve he just split, ran away and went on a feeding binge. We were at my moms house and she had the cutest fluffy bed for her dog. So Toby returned by himself about an hour later (we were still wandering and roaming the cold snowy streets for him) and he just laid down. Stomach blown of course. And you can almost guess it...the fluffy cute little bed had it coming. That night he emptied everything inside him on that bed. It was the most foul stench New Years morning ever. The bed was doomed and ended up in bed heaven, aka, the garbage bin.
But still...angry? No. You knew he couldn't help it and his sweet eyes and gentle heart got to you every time.
He is probably the most scruffy and smelly dog we ever had but he was worth the smell and icky because he was so sweet and so happy with us. And he loved to jump, splash and swim in the water and those great days with him at the water cleaned him right up haha.
We had him for 7 years, 2 years ago we said goodbye to our gentle friend and we still talk about him. To each other and with family. Those memories last and while I'm typing this I can't help but smile when I think about his big head on my lap, his eyes gazing so friendly in mine, and his sudden frown when he lets out another smelly fart. God, we loved that dog so much.
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For me, the wines for these occasions are definitely white and Rosé, chilled perfectly and ready for any family backyard gathering or drinks with friends.
This year my go-to style will be pale, dry, textural Rosé. This is the year of Rosé and there are so many cracking pale dry styles out in the market; Australian, French and a few other interesting ones in between. Name your favourite red variety and I bet there is a Rosé to match… and don't forget the sparkling ones too. We have just released our Rococo Premium Rosé and wowee, what a stunner. Pale pink and very pretty.
For what it's worth, here is my Summer drinks list:
- Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine whether it is from Champagne or Australia. Creamy and fine boned. Perfect. Try: Veuve Fourny Blanc de Blancs Brut Vertus Premier Cru
- Rosé and more rosé. Pale and dry. With or without bubbles. Need I say any more. Try: Villages Heathcote Grenache Rosé or our sparkling Rosé...Rococo Premium Rosé
- Textural Riesling with just a hint of residual sugar. A real party pleaser! Try: La Bohéme Act One Riesling
- Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris. Same variety but quite different wine styles. Pinot Grigio (with Italian origins) is crisp and dry whilst Gris (French origins) tends to be more aromatic and textural. Both have a spot at my table. Try: La Bohéme Act Three Pinot Gris and Friends
- Yarra Valley Chardonnay; Classy, complex and a terrific combination with pan-fried John Dory....with fries. Try: Yarra Valley Estate Grown Chardonnay
It's also fun to have some other slightly-left-of-centre, unpronounceable wines in the fridge:
- Greco di Tufo from the Campania region of Italy and its sister act, Fiano are worth a try. Expect to see more of these wines being made in Australia in the next few years as their suitability to warm climate means a natural habitat in many wine regions of Australia.
- Assyrtiko from the sun-drenched island of Santorini. A bit hard to pronounce the name (ahs-SEER-tee-koh) but worth seeking it out. Briny with citrus overtones, bone dry. Just add sunshine.
- Vermentino (also known as Favorita). From Italy again but there are quite a few Aussie producers of this interesting wine style. Try our Vinoque Favorita this Summer... so refreshing.
We are often asked the best temp to serve wines. Very important for those warm Summer days:
- Sparkling wine (white or Rosé) should be served cold at around 6 to 10 degrees. It should be nicely chilled to retain its fine bubbles. In Summer, serve it straight from the fridge and then keep it in an ice bucket filled with ice and water.
- White wine and Rosé should be served cool (somewhere between 7 to 13 degrees). If it is too cold, you can lose the delicate aromas. Better to pull it out of the fridge a few minutes before serving. Again, keep it in an ice bucket but don't let it get too cold.
- And on very warm days, don't feel too bad about slipping an ice cube into your glass to keep your wine cool. The Wine Police won't come to lock you up. After all it is about what you enjoy, so go ahead and enjoy it any way you like.


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Bad debt ratio at 2.3 percent by end of 2017
Non-performing loans (NPLs) of credit institutions were controlled effectively in 2017, helping the NPL ratio of the entire banking system reduce to 2.3 percent from 2.46 percent in late 2016.
Bad debts worth 93.7 trillion VND (4.12 billion USD) were recovered last year. (Photo: cafef.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Non-performing loans (NPLs) of credit institutions were controlled effectively in 2017, helping the NPL ratio of the entire banking system reduce to 2.3 percent from 2.46 percent in late 2016.
Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Nguyen Kim Anh, said the ratio of NPLs and other risky debts that could become NPLs also slid to 7.91 percent by the end of November from 10.08 percent at the end of 2016.
From January to November last year, NPLs worth 93.7 trillion VND (4.12 billion USD) were recovered, raising the total NPLs that were recovered in the past six years to 705.3 trillion VND.
The positive result was possible due to an improvement in legal frameworks for restructuring credit institutions and dealing with bad debts, such as the Resolution No 42/2017/QH14 issued by the National Assembly and the amended Law on Credit Institutions.
Notably, the National Assembly's Resolution 42 on supporting bad debt settlement has begun to push the bed debt settlement process, though it has only come into effect for the last four months of 2017. According to the central bank, the entire banking system recovered a total of more than 50 trillion VND until December 31 based on the resolution.
Reports from the National Financial Supervisory Commission also estimated that the pre-tax of profits of the banking sector in 2017 would rise more than 40 percent over the previous year and after-tax profits by 44.5 percent, mainly thanks to the handling of bad debt, hastened by the National Assembly's Resolution 42.
SBV said this year it would step up the restructuring of the banking sector as well as settlement of bad debt.
SBV stated that lending this year would continuously focus on the Government's prioritised sectors, such as agriculture, exports, spare-parts industries, small- and medium-sized enterprises and hi-tech firms, while limiting the capital to risky industries such as real estate and securities.-VNA


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Cream cheese 20%, sour cream, digestive biscuits (wheat flour, palm oil, sugar, wholemeal flour, glucose, baking powder, salt), butter, blueberries (12%), sea buckthorn berries (12%), gelatine, drinking water, spices, lemon juice.
Storage conditions: +2 – +6 degrees and 72h
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Fats – 17,2g
of which saturated fatty acids – 12,5g
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of which sugars – 19g
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I need to start by thanking Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney) for reigniting some thoughts in my mind about the importance of policy, and particularly educational policy, to the status of the profession. Laura's #blogsync post (http://lauramcinerney.com/2013/05/27/blogsync-how-would-i-improve-the-status-of-the-teaching-profession/) addresses the question "What would do most to improve the status of the teaching profession?" by focusing on the need for teachers to develop through ongoing learning. One sentence in particular caught my eye and made me think:
"Teachers didn't 'just' teach, they were also involved in a 'profession' that develops, and teaches each other, and influences policy."
The notion that the profession should influence policy is spot on.
Many of us use our Twitter profiles to give a brief insight into our interests with the aim of encouraging, and I suspect discouraging, followers with similar interests. I have been claiming for some time, via my Twitter profile, that I am interested in educational policy. This is true, I am. But I can't help thinking that it is easy to display a nominal interest in something without ever having to be proactive and get things done.
I am not writing here to launch my election manifesto, thereby pre-empting the major political parties, with the aim of being able to claim a landslide poll victory in a yet to be announced general election. That would be foolish. Nor am I intending positioning myself in order that I can influence education policy at a national level. (Perhaps in time…) No, I have been prompted to think about how we should all be engaged in the influence of educational policy, in all its forms and levels, to ensure that we are a learning and shaping profession. It is the word influence that is important here – those who wish to determine policies at a national level are democratically elected.
A policy is not a document, written at a time of enthusiasm, then shared and printed to gather dust or support a wonky table, but a coherent collection of ideas and principles intended to shape and develop the work of individuals and groups. When thought of in this way it is evident that good teachers understand the concept of policies. Good teachers gather ideas and principles. Good teachers shape and develop those ideas and principles. Good teachers share their vision with others. It's what happens in successful classrooms every day. Those skills are transferable and applicable to ideas outside the classroom in order that they have influence inside the classroom.
These skills are evident in so many ways:
- Individual teachers asking for ideas, thoughts and constructive criticism – in the car park or staffroom, in departmental meetings, at TeachMeets – all valuable sources of enthusiasm and advice that are accessible to all.
- Groups of teachers sharing ideas within a subject specialism to develop policies for their schools and classrooms. Discussions using the #asechat, #engukchat and #engchat hashtags are just the tip of the iceberg.
- Teachers sharing and challenging ideas on more general forums such as #SLTchat and #edukchat.
- Formally constituted groups of educationalists engaged in work to influence the future of the profession, such as Redesigning Schooling and Vision 2040 led by SSAT (http://www.redesigningschooling.org.uk/).
- The curriculum and accountability work of the Headteachers' Roundtable (http://headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/).
Each of these examples provides opportunities to influence policy, where policy is considered to be a collection of ideas and principles that shape and develop practice. The level of influence of each of these examples is open to debate, but no one would deny the importance of a teacher's influence on individual children. The skills developed when formulating policy at a classroom level – gathering ideas, shaping and developing, sharing the vision – can be successfully employed at departmental, whole school, regional and national level.
The status of the profession will benefit from teachers using their skills to influence policy makers. The views needn't be – in fact, shouldn't be – uniform, the methods of sharing ideas should continue to be broad and the reach of influence will always be varied, but the belief of the profession as a whole that we each have a part to play in that influence is crucial.
Perhaps I will write that manifesto after all…
Other contributions to the #blogsync topic "What would do most to improve the status of the teaching profession?" can be found at http://blogsync.edutronic.net/ .


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Apps for Learning – Languages
Let's be honest now, your interest in learning to speak a foreign language isn't all that likely to start developing while you're at school. For some it will and good for them, I'm sure they'll have fun with their essays, language labs and foreign exchange trips, but for the rest of us it can seem like any attempt to add a second language to our vocabulary after that is too little too late.
Educational tools like books and audio guides have been around for years but how effective they are entirely depends on what kind of learner you are and if the shoe doesn't fit, it can be really frustrating. Thankfully, with the world of apps increasing in versatility and capability at such an alarming rate, it's never been easier to find a learning program that's tailored to your needs. Below you'll find 5 markedly different language learning apps, providing a wide range of different approaches to the daunting challenge of becoming bilingual.
A very visually grounded app, Memrise teaches you largely through a flashcard system, awarding points and tracking your progress like a game, making it that much easier to see how much you've progressed and stay motivated. The big sticking point is that all the content is user-generated, giving you thousands of different courses to choose from. It can be a little overwhelming, but a rating/relevance system makes it easy to sift through everything and find the ideal course for you.
Like Memrise, Buusuu is reliant on users to make it as useful and comprehensive as possible and with 40 million registered native speakers using it, the odds are pretty good. In the early stages it also uses a flashcard system but when you move into more advanced territory you'll be doing writing tasks which are peer-reviewed by native speakers. Audio exercises are also included in the mix.
A slightly more traditional option, Brainscape is primarily based around time-sensitive quizzes which scale up in difficulty based on your experience level. The Mandarin Chinese edition of this app is particularly useful because the interface enables you to use more or less the entire screen to draw symbols, essential when faced with learning an entirely new kind of writing as well as a new spoken language.
This one is by far the most gamified language app on this list and is particularly good for people who like to study in short bursts, like whilst waiting for an appointment or during a commute. The lessons are packaged as rapid-fire, 90-second blasts and you can't progress to the next group until you've mastered the previous one. Like Memrise it's very visually focused, but also heavily reliant on repetition, since once things get more difficult you'll be doing the same levels over and over until you've absolutely nailed them.
This is the front-runner. It's the most comprehensive app on this list, featuring aural, oral, written and visual challenges based around a drill system. Tracking your progress is simple and the app encourages you to post your milestones on your social media accounts so that your friends can see how you're doing and vice versa. The app will also send you study reminders if you ask it to and includes an 'immersion' system which has you reading and translating real articles.
Honorable Mentions:
Word Lens: An amazing app which allows you to translate foreign signs in real time through your phone/tablet's camera. The signs will appear exactly the same, except the words will be translated.
Cat Spanish: A Spanish learning app from the makers of Memrise, it uses the same basic system, but is entirely cat themed. Make of that what you will.
iTranslate 2: Simple, elegant, effective; all you need to do is speak into your mobile device and it will translate the speech into whatever language you select.
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The most powerful manager in hip-hop, Paul Rosenberg, hosted a call with RIck Rubin about his involvement in MMLP2 and his approach.
Eminem channels Max Headroom for his "Rap God" visual. It seems like he wants to be the ambassador of the time warp at all costs. Be sure to check out the review of "Rap God" the single.
Asher Roth barely dodges the bullet of engaging Eminem again. It's clear Rap God doesn't take too well to named impersonators. Here is the recently resurgent rapper on why the game is hyper-sensitive.
Zane Lowe's interview with Kanye West took on a life of its own, spawning controversy and a feud turned national-television resolution. Eminem's no stranger to…anyone. Hopefully, this series gives more insight into his process.
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This is too short of an explanation for what seems like a complex approach to MMLP2.
With MMLP2's release to an adoring public, even as it earned uneven marks, Eminem's perceived maturity has emerged as a red herring in terms of ways to evaluate this clumsily-conceived sequel. Like many of Hollywood's clunkers, it is necessarily weighed against and down by the success of the first.
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A bonus track from MMLP2 that is a departure from the album's overall sound. Just Em's verse on this.
This is Eminem carving his face on rap's Mt. Olympus. This is Eminem striking down mortals with the hand of a lyrical super-being. This is Eminem on a quirky beat, twerking flows and generally proving that rhythm has no race and no confines. He still comes down to bless us occasionally. Off MMLP2.


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Introduction 6
Chapter 1: Who are Zadie Smith and Salman Rushdie? 9
Chapter 2: Postcolonial Theory 10
Chapter 3: Postcolonialism in Use 23
Chapter 4: Why are Zadie Smith and Salman Rushdie Postcolonial? 29
Chapter 5: The Novels 38 5.1. The Postcolonial Analysis 39
Conclusion 65
Bibliography 67
In my thesis I would like to present the main theories and perspectives on postcolonialism in literature. There were already a lot of theories written on this subject. Therefore, I do not want to only present these theories but also find their main ideas in practice. It means applying them on literary works that are said to be part of the postcolonial literature.
For this practical part I have chosen two authors – Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith. I have deliberately chosen these two because they differ in many aspects. To begin with, their country of origin is different. Rushdie comes from India (Pakistan) where he was born and then moved to Britain. Zadie Smith was already born in Britain and "only" one of her parents is Jamaican. Even though Rushdie was born in India, it was only in 1947 – the same year India gained its independence; we cannot say that he had a first-hand experience of colonialism. Concerning this aspect we can assign both of them to the second generation of postcolonial authors – those who have not lived in the former colonies for part (or most) of their lives.
However, there is an age difference of twenty six years between them. It means that they have lived through different political, cultural and social events in Britain; thus the question is if the issues and topics they dwell on differ as well. Also their rendering or approach to the problems varies.
When talking about Zadie Smith's White Teeth, it was said that she has written not only a postcolonial novel with an influence of Rushdie but also a typical English novel dealing with social classes and politics of the 1980s in Britain. On the other hand, Rushdie's novels are very hard to define; he employes various styles and forms usually within one novel. His literature was ranked among postcolonialism and a postmodern form of magic realism. He is also very politically committed and writes non-fiction, such as various essays, studies and newspaper articles.
We can say, that these two authors differ in various aspects even though their intent is the same – to put light on the postcolonial situation in the centre of former Empire and its former colonies and show the vices of contemporary multicultural society.
I would also like to find out if the theories of postcolonialism in literature are valid in the cases of both these authors and if they do, then, possibly, if there are any divergences or if they can be both put into the same field called "postcolonialism".
However, there are many different opinions as far as postcolonialism is concerned. I would like to mention some of them and also those that can be said to be even opposite to see that this is not an easy concept in the literary studies.
First, I would like to briefly introduce both authors, however, I do not want to go into details. My intention is to point out the most important and interesting aspects of their lives and production that are relevant to my thesis. Then I will introduce the theory of postcolonialism and postcolonial studies. We can say that there are as many various points of view as there are the literary critics who gave their opinion on that subject. I want to present the most influential and probably also somehow controversial ones as well as introducing the circumstances and time period when postcolonialism came into existence. Since every literary theory is always a reaction to something that already exists and at the same time usually "cooperates" with other literary theories, I would like to present some of these theories that are essential in understanding postcolonialism.
In the next part I will ask and answer the question whether Zadie Smith and Salman Rushdie are postcolonial authors and if they are, why then; what are the issues that unite them under the heading "postcolonialism" and what exactly makes them be ranked among the postcolonial authors. Then, I will outline the main issues and elements of postcolonial theory that can be (and are) to be found in the postcolonial writing, and mainly those that can be found in the novels by Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
The last part of my thesis contains the actual analysis of the literary works by these two authors with the use of the elements of postcolonialism. The aim of this part is to find similarities and differences in dealing with similar issues on similar background in their novels. For this practical part I have chosen one work by each author, i.e. White Teeth by Zadie Smith and The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. I have decided for these two particular novels for the reason that White Teeth are compared to The Satanic Verses on various grounds. Several reviewers claimed that Zadie Smith was highly influenced by Rushdie when writing this novel therefore I would like to find the instances of his influence (if there are any).
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The Beatles — "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"
Picture yourself in a boat on a river / With tangerine trees and marmalade skies / Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
John Lennon claims that the imagery in this song is about a picture Julian drew. Uh-huh, so it must be a coincidence that the title can be abbreviated as LSD. What kind of kid draws rocking-horse people eating marshmallow pies, anyway?
Jefferson Airplane — "White Rabbit"
One pill makes you larger / And one pill makes you small / And the ones that mother gives you / Don't do anything at all / Go ask Alice, when she's 10 feet tall
Alice in Wonderland may be the all-time best example of a drug trip disguised as a children's story. Though, for the record, LSD didn't exist in Lewis Carroll's lifetime.
Timothy Leary — "How to Operate Your Brain"
This walks a fine line between spoken word and something you'd see at a rave. This video clip is trippy enough to watch sober and get a good sense of Leary's "turn on, tune in, drop out" philosophy.
The Moody Blues — "Legend of a Mind"
He'll fly his astral plane, Takes you trips around the bay, Brings you back the same day, Timothy Leary. Timothy Leary.
Timothy Leary isn't dead, he still uses his astral plane to take you on a trip — or so the Moody Blues say.
Jimi Hendrix — "Purple Haze"
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
Purple Haze isn't just a type of marijuana; it can also refer to LSD.
Of Montreal — "Lysergic Bliss"
And I'm dizzy from her kiss so vertiginous lost in lysergic bliss
Of Montreal shows are pretty crazy. The theatrics can seem like an acid trip, so it should come as no surprise that this song is named after lysergic acid diethylamide.
ATB — "Ecstasy"
Have you ever noticed that I'm not acting as I used to do before? Have you ever wondered why I always keep on coming back for more
Can you picture girls with fuzzy leg warmers and pacifiers twirling lights to this song? Because you should, or just watch the girl writhing around in this video.
Nicki Minaj — "Beez In The Trap ft. 2 Chainz"
There are a few Ecstasy references in Minaj's songs. "Beez in the Trap" has 2 Chainz saying "got your girl on Molly" and Lil Wayne raps "pop a Molly, smoke a blunt, that mean I'm a high roller" in "Roman Reloaded."
Xzibit — "Shrooms"
Yeah, that's some other shit One of the reasons why George Clinton sees the mothership
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My new shifter paranormal romance will be releasing in August, and I am so excited about the series that I couldn't wait any longer to show you the cover! This series follows a werewolf pack who calls New Orleans (my favorite city in the world) home.
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And this is what the book is about:
When the alpha's love for his fated mate is forbidden, he'll risk everything to hold her.
Detective Macey Carpenter has been on the trail of a vicious attacker for weeks, with nothing more than a vague description of a red-eyed man to go on. She has no clue she's hunting demons, and if the evidence doesn't stop disappearing, she'll never solve the case.
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"Venezuela's flirtation with socialism is well-documented and is a story of death by one thousand cuts. In the same vein, Venezuela's current hyperinflationary debacle is also a process decades in the making."
How Fiat Money Destroys Culture–Guido Hülsmann
The Ethics of Money Production: Accessible and Wise
James 5:1-6
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you
Debasement and Crony Capitalism; Nothing is New Under the Sun
Isaiah's Critique Of Inflation—Gary North
Prophets and priests (pastors) judge not the CAUSE of the fatherless, and the RIGHT of the needy; yet they prosper
Commands of the Bible that are being ignored–shout
Richard Duke:
Monetary inflation is affected by who gets the money and credit first and who gets it last. As fiat money is created by central banks, private banks are in a position to expand the amount of loans they make. The wealthy have established relationships with the banks, and they have the real estate and assets to provide collateral for the loans. Large, established companies and wealthy individuals are in favorable positions relative to small businesses and people with low or average incomes. The loans allow big companies and wealthy individuals to invest in capital goods during the boom phase of the business cycle. Central banks thereby create artificial inequality and poverty. This is the primary Cantillon effect of redistributing wealth."
Thornton shows that the biggest winners come from the Federal Reserve and the bank system's creation of newly created currency and credit are the U.S. Government, its large contractors, such as weapons manufacturers, big banks, and Wall Street. The losers are also revealed: the labor class consisting of private-sector workers, those on pensions or fixed incomes.
Review by Richard Duke on the Mises Institute website of the book: The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century by Dr. Mark Thornton
Isaiah 58:1: Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,..show their transgression, and their sins


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Latitude: 52.0578 / 52°3'28"N
Longitude: 1.1521 / 1°9'7"E
OS Eastings: 616191
OS Northings: 244624
OS Grid: TM161446
Mapcode National: GBR TMP.XS7
Mapcode Global: VHLBS.XJFV
Plus Code: 9F433552+4R
Entry Name: Golden Lion Hotel
Listing Date: 4 August 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1037760
English Heritage Legacy ID: 275421
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1
County: Suffolk
District: Ipswich
Town: Ipswich
Electoral Ward/Division: Alexandra
Built-Up Area: Ipswich
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Ipswich St Mary at the Elms
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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Golden Lion Hotel
Probably a C18 timber-framed and plastered building, with a painted brick
ground storey. It was altered later in the C19 when the 2nd storey was
added and 2 extensions, each of 1 window range were added on the south
end. 3 storeys. The original front has 4 window range, double hung sashes
with glazing bars in flush cased frames. A stucco cornice runs between
the 1st and 2nd storeys and a brick band runs between the ground and 1st
storeys. The doorway has a wood Doric doorcase with fluted pilasters and
fluted columns in antis, a triglyph frieze and a cornice. Roofs slate.
A wing extends at the rear.
Nos 7, 8, 13 & 15 Golden Lion Hotel, Town Hall & Post Office form a group.
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UPDATE: This article is no longer useful. Craigslist has disallowed embedded images in their posts and this tracking method is obsolete.
I've made thousands of dollars from leads generated by CraigsList Ads. At first I didn't care how much views my ads received. I only cared about who called me or clicked on my website's link because I can easily monitor that.
With a bad economy, it became harder to generate the same amount of leads.
This is the point where conversion optimization becomes important. I knew the leads were still coming from classified ads. But I needed a way to determine how competitive my ad's title was compared to others. Because this is what people saw before they decided to click through to see the full ad.
With this information I could tweak my titles. And even tweak my ad copy to achieve a higher conversion rate.
CraigsList does not allow tracking of ads in most of its sections. In fact I've only tracked ads in the services section. So if you try the method I'm about to give you in other sections, be prepared to have it pulled. The method I use have not caused any red flags to go up (yet).
To do this, go to StatCounter.com and sign up for a free account.
Then create a new project. When you view the project details, there will be a Rench icon, click on that. Then click install code. Select invisible counter. At this point it's important to check off "HTML Only Counter". This is important because CL does not allow JavaScript in their ads.
Go ahead and complete the tracker creation process. You will get a piece of code that is an image enclosed by a link tag. You can extract just the img part of this snippet because that's all you need.
It will look like this : <img src="http://c.statcounter.com/4697119/0/f98546e2/1/" alt="vBulletin counter" border="0″>
Please do not use the code above…it probably won't work for you.
Now go ahead and paste this on the bottom of your ad.
Please note; Because this will now report that your ad has an image, if you do not add your own image, then it will be seen as deceptive when some one views the ad and see no image. Add an image to make it legit.
Within minuets of posting, you should start seeing total views and unique hits on your ad. If it works fine, you will see 1 hit. This is you, because you should have previewed the ad before submitting.
Let me know if this was helpful. I've been using this for a few months now and it has been working fine for me.
UPDATE (1/1/2013): This must be retested. I stopped posting tracked ads because I think CL moderators were flagging them. So not sure if this method is still possible.
Tracking by using images in ads will never be stopped, unless they stop external image linking somehow and/or reject images in their ads altogether, which probably won't happen.
How you do this is not with anything that looks like a tracker url for the image. It probably should look like it's calling an actual image file.
Please note that I'm not endorsing any action to spy on CL users. The information you collect is not personally identifiable and should only be used to improve your CTR (Click Through Rate)