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For those of you who dont know: Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near field communication (NFC) for making securepayments.
As you all know Apple Pay, Android Pay, and Samsung Pay – will should be available in the U.S. by the end of September. Android Pay should be anytime soon or early September, but we do know many of the Android Pay partners have begun promoting it. Samsung Pay is officially arriving September 28th. Since Apple Pay has been the major contactless payment provider available for quite some time, this marks a big change for the entire contactless payment and mobile wallet industry. And it's a change that should be good for everyone.
There has been much talk about but there have been a very few adopters. This is dues to the unending circle of people waiting for each other. Vendors waiting for the the customers to start using the tech and customer waiting for the vendors to implement it. This inability to capture the market by one bran has let to competitors which actually might make the adoption of this tech much easier and faster. If you have a brief look at the market shares it will give us an idea of who will get there first and the fastest. It also give us a glimpse into a possibility of contactless payment actually spreading globally much faster then it would have been with a single brand dominating the market.
Android dominated the market with a 78.0% share. Samsung, a #1 contributor, managed to increase its volumes quarter on quarter with strong sales channel, wide product portfolio, and particularly a greater focus on low-midrange devices. However, it was still down year over year by 8%, unlike the other top Android players such as Lenovo, Huawei, LG, Xiaomi, and ZTE which ranged from flat to 28% YoY growth.
iOS saw its market share for 1Q15 decline slightly to 18.3% with 61.2 million shipments. Given the post-holiday seasonality, Apple's follow-up quarter appeared strong and was in itself surprising. It enjoyed success thanks to consumers' insatiable appetite for larger screened iOS devices in many key markets including Greater China, even though China's overall year-on-year market growth in the quarter flattened significantly.
Mobile payments have already led to an increase in tips at restaurants and analysts are predicting that it will cause a rise in spending just as credit cards did. And that isn't the only thing that will help your business make more money through contactless payments. You can also move your loyalty and rewards programs into the mobile wallet. Research shows that 57% of US online adult smartphone users are interested in having access to loyalty program points and rewards within a mobile wallet. So far it seems that consumers are simply responding better when their buying experience is intertwined with their mobile phone. Time will tell the full effect that contactless payments will have on consumer behaviour, but as the big 3 force retailers to adopt, it doesn't appear that contactless payments are going away anytime soon.


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© By Shawn Moretti
My passion for bowhunting started about six years ago. In order to increase my chances of success, I started to seek the advice of the pros. I read anything I could get my hands on. I was mostly interested in learning more about the land I hunted on and how deer behave. There is a lot of valuable information out there about bowhunting tactics. I believe that I came across one of the most vital tips from an avid outdoorsman/hunting strategist by the name of Othmar Vohringer.
I shared the various aspects of the land I hunt to Othmar. The major concern I had was that the hardwoods on this land experienced some drastic windfall about 10 years ago. There are not a whole lot of options for placing stands, due to the lack of mature trees. Most of the woods now are made up of young poplar trees going up a high ridge, which makes dense cover for the deer. There is a small swamp that joins a narrow funnel of small, thick hardwoods as well. This is the area I wanted to focus on. However, the concern with stand placement becomes another issue because it was later in the season and I did not want to spook any deer by placing a stand. Othmar pointed out the possibility of making a natural ground blind that was just enough to break up my outline. His way of thinking surprised me. I always thought that bow hunters had to be either in a tree stand or in a ground blind that is manufactured. This backwoodsman technique was some of the best advice I have ever gotten, and I tried it one October morning this past bow season. It paid off!
It was the morning of October 29th, 2009. I sat in my ladder stand overlooking a swamp in complete darkness on a well used doe trail. I have seen many does in this area and I was hoping to catch a trailing buck worth shooting, as the rut was heating up. By 8:30 a.m., I had seen a few of the does come out of the swamp, with little bucks chasing from behind. I had already grown impatient, with my conscience telling me that the bigger bucks still had to be nocturnal.
I made the decision to leave that ladder stand at about 8:45 a.m. Before heading back to my vehicle, I wanted to check on a trail camera that I had placed in that narrow strip of woods behind me. As I walked along the tree line, I heard a grunt come from down in the wooded ravine. It sounded like a grunt that would come from a mature buck. Deep, desperate and loud. I did not have a tree stand in this section of the woods so I pondered my options.
The only option I had was to set up on the ground and hope that the action would come to me. I took Othmar's advice and chose a spot that had already offered natural cover, behind a huge oak tree that was surrounded by downfall. I snuck in, stood there and waited with my PSE bow, and carbon express arrow nocked and ready. Fifteen minutes after, a monster 10 point walked 10 yards in front of me. Completely off guard, I did not have the opportunity to shoot until he walked through the thickest of brush. I passed up a shot and actually spooked the buck by making a few snort wheezes, in hoping that he would walk back my way. He ran off.
I quickly decided to clear a shooting lane to prevent that from happening again if the situation were to arise. I broke branches, tore away brush and returned back to the oak tree. Another fifteen minutes goes by and the buck dropped into the ravine and walked the same path he did the first time! But this time I had a clearing. He walked behind some deadfall and I drew back my PSE bow. He entered the clearing, I made a grunt sound and he looked my direction. I sent my slick trick broadhead into his lungs from twenty yards away. Eighty yards later, he lay.
This magnificent kill would not have been made possible without the help of Othmar. I would have overlooked hunting from the ground with a bow and arrow. I have come to realize that sometimes hunting is about doing what you have to do to get the job done. I give credit to Othmar and the work that he does. I will continue to seek advice from professionals in this sport, like Othmar Vohringer, because their tactics are proven effective and they make sense. Thanks Othmar! Best wishes in your own hunting adventures.
Addition to the above story by Othmar Vohringer
Three days ago Shawn called me to inform me that he had shot another buck during Wisconsin's gun season. Shawn claims that this buck (photo left), a massive 11 point, too is the result of the advice I have given him. In his report Shawn mentioned something that is very important to hunting success. To many hunters are caught up in tradition, like hunting from a treestand and other "that's how you do it" rituals. To be truly successful hunters need to think outside of the box. Observe deer and then adjust accordingly, even if that means to do things that seem outside of the ordinary or completely of off the wall. Remember deer do not read hunting magazines or watch hunting videos. Deer do what they do and we have to adjust and try to keep one step ahead of them.
I am humbled my Shawn's credit to my assistance and proud to have played a small part in his success. However, it was he who did all the work and trusted me enough to implement the advice. Congratulations on two great bucks. After all the hard work you did you deserve them.
Images courtesy of Shawn Moretti, Wisconsin
To learn more about my hunting strategy and hunting land evaluation consultant service visit Othmar Vohringer Outdoors.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
The Moretti Buck
Posted by Othmar Vohringer at 2:31 PM
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2 comments:
- nimrod243 said...
Great story and awesome buck. I would like to shoot a whitetail buck some day. I hunt in Oregon and they are not too common. It's kind of funny because for blacktail deer hunters in Oregon it is almost non-traditional to hunt from a tree stand. I am considering purchasing a climbing tree stand for next year's blacktail deer hunt. Either way, this gives me a good idea in case I am unable to afford to purchase one.
Thank you for the nice story.
Happy Hunting!
- Othmar Vohringer said...
I am glad that the story has given you the idea to try different tactics. Doing something different from anybody else or breaking with tradition is often all it takes to succeed.
I wish you the best of luck.
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A confession here. I've known fellow Ford Street writer George Ivanoff for many years. We met in Star Trek fandom. George has gone on to be able to make a living from his writing, unlike most Australian writers. Now that he has made it to the YABBA shortlist, I thought it more than time to celebrate some of his work, and let you, dear readers, know what great stuff us coming out from Ford Street Publishing. The books mentioned are all available online, including ebooks from the Baen web site.
Your Gamers trilogy began as a short story in Ford Street's Trust Me! anthology. It was on the theme "where do computer game characters go for their holidays?" How did you come up with this idea? And did it ever occur to you at the time that it might make the basis for a novel?
It all started with a documentary on the ABC. I was channel surfing and came across a doco about computer gamers gathering together in a massive warehouse to play games. What struck me about the interviews was that so many of the gamers talked about playing exciting games full of death, destruction and adventures, but then spoke about how dull and boring their lives were. It made me think about what sort of games would be played by computer game characters whose lives were filled with death, destruction and adventures.
At the time it was just a short story. I never considered expanding the idea into a novel until fellow-author Meredith Costain suggested it.
2. When you did begin work on the trilogy, how did you plan it out? Did you know right at the beginning how it would end?
When I started on Gamers Quest, I assumed it would be a stand-alone novel. So I just planned the one story. Of course, I knew what the consequences of that story would be. So when I was asked to write a sequel, it was just a matter of structuring a story around those consequences.
Writing Gamers Challenge was a bit different in that I was hoping I'd get to write a third book. It just seemed logical in my mind that the story would now be a trilogy. In the first book the two main characters, Tark and Zyra, don't realise that they're characters inside a computer game. So it's a journey of discovery for them. In the second book, they know they're in a game and they want out. It seemed only natural to me, that there should be a third book in which they did get out.
So while writing Gamers' Challenge, I was planning for a third book and seeding things.
When I eventually got the go ahead for Gamers' Rebellion, I was all ready to go.
3. Tell us a bit about your main characters, Tark and Zyra. How did you create them? Were they perhaps inspired by any other characters - or anyone you might know in real life?
They weren't inspired by anyone in particular. In the short story, they were intended to be clichés. What I did work at in the novels was progressing them from being stereotypical programmed games characters, to real teenagers. In the end, I wanted then to be typical teenagers in an atypical situation.
4. Tark and Zyra speak in a rather strange manner (we eventually find out why). What did you have in mind when you were devising their speech pattern?
Initially in the short story, their speech patterns were meant to simply designate them as lower-class game characters. I was trying to play with clichés. In the novels I went on to develop this further… and the way they spoke became an important part of them overcoming their programming and becoming real.
5. Did you play any computer games on which, perhaps, The Game in your trilogy is based? (Or did you play some as research?)
As a teenager, my game of choice was Space Invaders (yes… I'm old). I played a few text based adventure games as well. But the game in the novels came about because I was amazed at the complexity of some modern games — too complex, I might add, for me to get my head around. I tried to take things a step further — a multi-world, virtual reality game. But right from the start, I knew it would be more than just a game, that there would be an ulterior motive behind it all. I finally got to reveal all that in the third book.
6. When I was reading the trilogy I noticed some rather cheeky references/tributes to such things as Dr Who. What were some other tributes you paid?
I'm kind of obsessed with pop culture and inserting pop culture references into my books. Each of the Gamers books has references to Doctor Who, because that is my biggest pop culture obsession. The other two major references in the Gamers books are Star Trek and William Gibson's amazing cyberpunk novel Neuromancer.
7. You wrote another Gamers story for Ford Street's second anthology, Trust Me Too!. How does this story relate to the novels?
"Gamers' Inferno" is a stand-alone story set inside the game. It has a completely new set of characters and is set in a game-world that doesn't feature in the novels. I love the Gamers world that I created for the books, and this story was a chance to play in another part of it.
8. How have kids responded to these books so far?
Response from kids has been great. They particular seem to love the villain in the first book, the Fat Man. He is an over-the-top cliché. And he was a huge amount of fun to write. While I aimed these books at myself as a 14 year old, they have been more popular with a younger audience of about 10-13, which I think is interesting.
9. I know you've done four Choose Your Own Adventure style books recently, of which one is on this year's YABBA shortlist (congratulations!) How difficult is it to write this sort of book? (Our Year 8 students had to write their own for English and it looked pretty hard to me!)
Actually, I've done eight You Choose books so far. Four came out last year, two earlier this year and another two are due for release in August.
These books are a lot more difficult to plan out. Rather than simply writing an outline, as I did for the Gamers novels, I plotted these out on a whiteboard. But because the planning was done in so much more detail, the actually writing was a lot simpler.
I am over the moon about the YABBA shortlisting. Unlike other judged awards, this one is voted on by kids. It is so exciting because the book has been nominated by my target audience.
10. What are you working on right now?
I'm working on a new four-book adventure series that will be published by Random House Australia in 2016. I'm afraid I can't tell you anything more about them, as they haven't been announced yet. But I'm having a lot of fun researching and writing them.


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We have featured articles and ideas from both Dr. Warren Coats (former IMF) and Robert Pringle (former Director - Group of 30) here on this blog. Both of these experts provide us a window into the thinking of some who have worked inside the monetary system for many years. This kind of experience is invaluable to hear from because we know we are getting their unfiltered thoughts which may not always be the case with those currently employed within the system who must consider how their public statements may impact markets, etc.
In this article we feature the thoughts and reaction from these two experts on the recent Brexit vote. Dr. Coats provided a comment for us to include with this article so we will start with that.
Direct comment from Dr. Coats on the Brexit vote:
"I think that the success of Brexit was a setback for the reforms I think the EU needs to remain the strong force for a peaceful and prosperous Europe that it has been even with all of its problems. But hopefully I am wrong and it will shock the rest of the EU into strengthening the European Economic Area (the single market) that was the free trade foundation of the EU.
UK participation in the European common market would require the very labor mobility (immigration) the drove some Brits to vote to leave. No one knows where all of this will go. I am sorry that Britain's (classically) liberal voice will no long influence EU decisions. I opposed the withdrawal of Scotland from Great Britain but now assume that it is inevitable and probably a good thing as England continues to shrink in importance in the world.
More broadly, I fear that we are seeing a retrenchment from the liberal international order we have all benefited so much from. I elaborate that point in the following note: https://wcoats.wordpress.com/
Now some selected quotes from the blog article linked above written by Dr. Coats:
"My concern in this note is whether the underlying public sentiments that pushed Brexit over the finish line—the fear of job losses and cultural dilution as a result of excessive immigration—herald a retreat from the globalization that has dramatically raised standards of living and reduced poverty around the world in the last several decades."
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"Trade across national borders could not exist without international laws and understandings about the nature of contracts and their enforcement, the description and measure of content and statements of value (unit of account), etc. Leaving the EU does not free the UK from the need to conform to such standards if they wish to continue trading with the rest of the world."
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"The European Union itself was always much more than an economic (free trade) project. Following WWII after centuries of devastating wars, the European project was always more about establishing the mechanisms of political cooperation that would avoid another European war. It has been stunningly successful in this endeavor, but still struggles to find the right balance in the devolution of authority and the best formulation of European wide governments for preserving peace and promoting economic well-being. An excellent discussion of these issues can be found in Dalibor Rohac's Toward an Imperfect Union: A Conservatives Case for the EU."
Robert Pringle wrote an interesting article on his blog (The Money Trap) in reaction to the Brexit vote (as a side note, we appreciate the link back to this blog in the last paragraph of this article on The Money Trap blog). Below are some selected quotes from the article titled 'Brexit Shows Need for New Rules on Money' :
"The vote for Brexit is about much more than the UK and Europe. It shows that new rules to guide the process of globalization are needed.
The policies followed since the financial crisis have two major errors.
First there is a failure to diagnose the true causes of the crisis. Second, governments have failed to ensure that all sections of society paid their fair share of the cost.
Governments and central banks saw the problem as one of lax regulation and inadequate bank capital. They tightened regulation and raised capital requirements. In other words, the system was patched up. It was all basically "business as usual".
Governments attempted to deal with the recessions by stimulating demand through easy money. Again, business as usual. That is what they had always done.
Preventing a widening of economic inequality was not one of the aims of these programmes. On the contrary. Central banks quantitative easing and other non-conventional monetary policies relied on boosting asset prices for their effectiveness, thus benefitting sections of society that already possessed significant financial or real estate assets. They made inequality worse.
Another highly damaging effect of these monetary policies was to cause wide swings in nominal and real exchange rates among major economies, amounting to competitive depreciation and currency wars.
All this helped to create the conditions for protests, culminating in BREXIT.
But as I argue in The Money Trap, the diagnosis used to justified these policies was always faulty. The policies have not cured the underlying liability to further crises.
They are not only insufficiently radical. They are just plain wrong.
Ordinary people sense this. They see that authorities do not have a real grip on banking and finance. They sense that baanking systems have not been reformed. Ordinary people pay through their taxes for bank recapitalization and continuing subsidies to the finance sector. This is grossly unfair. Banks are still not supporting the real economy and small businesses aas they should.
Economic recovery has been slow precisely because neither business leaders nor consumers feel the underlying problems have been addressed.
Meanwhile, Brussels, London and Washington have all become honeypots for corporate lobbyists securing special deals and favourable regulation for the interests they represent.
To prevent another Brexit, address the real causes
The unacknowledged causes of the financial crisis lay in bad national banking and international monetary systems. They remain unreformed."
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My added comments: I know from reading articles from both of these experts that they have concerns about the future stability of the current financial and monetary system and both have interesting ideas on how to potentially reform it. In this case I wanted to see what they were thinking about the Brexit vote since it is a significant event. Below is a short bullet point list of what I think I see from their comments on it.
- Dr. Coats seems to be concerned that the Brexit vote may lead to headwinds for global monetary system reforms if nations take a more nationalistic view and turn away from a more global economic view.
- Robert Pringle seems to view the vote as a signal that the present system policies are not working for the average person and need to be reformed. He seems to view it more as a call to action.
- Dr. Coats tends to emphasize the benefits he believes the existing EU system has provided over the past decades and suggests many Brexit voters may not have been aware of them.
- Robert Pringle tends to focus more on what he sees as the failures of the monetary polices used in recent years that he believes contributed to the Brexit vote.
Our interest here is to follow events like this to see if they result in some kind of major changes to the existing financial and monetary system. So far, my investigation suggests that there are a variety of ideas on how to reform the system and that major reform is more likely to take place under some kind of crisis condition because of the tendency for change to take place gradually without some kind of trigger like a crisis. Feedback I get from experts like Warren Coats and Robert Pringle also suggests to me that it may take some kind of crisis to generate interest from policy makers for serious reforms.
Both Robert Pringle and Warren Coats have ideas on how the system should be reformed. We will look at those ideas (along with some others) in a new article tomorrow. Whether the Brexit vote will lead to any kind of significant crisis situation is an unknown factor right now since the impact is likely to spread out over time.
Added notes: A thank you to a reader who alerted me to this document circulating in Europe that calls on the EU to respond to the Brexit by stronger integration rather than further decentralization. This article in the Express described the plan as a "European Superstate". With anti EU sentiment rising at the same time, expect all this to increase uncertainty and instability as the rift between those wanting less centralization and those wanting more seems to be ramping up. And this issue is also on stage in the US as well.
It's after the fact now, but here is the webinar Jim Rickards recorded on the day of the Brexit vote that turned out to be prescient.
Added notes: A thank you to a reader who alerted me to this document circulating in Europe that calls on the EU to respond to the Brexit by stronger integration rather than further decentralization. This article in the Express described the plan as a "European Superstate". With anti EU sentiment rising at the same time, expect all this to increase uncertainty and instability as the rift between those wanting less centralization and those wanting more seems to be ramping up. And this issue is also on stage in the US as well.
It's after the fact now, but here is the webinar Jim Rickards recorded on the day of the Brexit vote that turned out to be prescient.


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Belmont Research Station, near Rockhampton has been the premier research station for the north Australian beef industry for more than 60 years.
And it will form part of the of the Beef 2018 Westpac property tours and will open its' gates for a full day tour on Wednesday, May 9.
The 3260-hectare property is located at Ettna Creek, situated 37km north of Rockhampton,on the Fitzroy River.
Belmont Research Station provides the ideal environment for research into livestock production in the tropics and subtropics of northern Australia.
Dr. Dave Swain from Central Queensland University believes technological solutions are CQ University's Precision Livestock Management team's specialty.
"Technologies in use at Belmont include walk-over-weighing systems connected to auto-drafters and vision recognition technology," Dr Swain said.
"Telemetry is used to monitor water troughs, GPS collars to track animal behaviour, virtual fencing, accelerometers, proximity loggers, on-site data processing, and low-band, mobile and satellite communications infrastructure.
"These systems are being tested and enhanced with a view to integrating a wide range of systems into simple, practical solutions that can drive improved herd management and profitability.
Data from these technologies is analysed as part of research activities with insights presented via CQ University's DataMuster app – a fast, simple and accurate tool for monitoring herd performance right down to the individual animal."
The tour participants will enjoy demonstrations of the cutting-edge research currently being conducted at Belmont, including the latest in automated livestock monitoring systems, sensor technologies and farm management apps.
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Kooba Djer-Djer wer Boodalang Mililyang are two bilingual stories in English and Noongar Wadjak. The tales tell of friendship and care and what can happen when people forget their friends. This title is available as a Book and Audio CD, a Resource CD, a Talking Book DVD and as a complete set.
Karda wer Noorn is a bilingual book in Noongar Bardalong and English about how the snake got his beautiful colours. This book is a story told to Charmaine Bennell and her mother Phyllis by the late Glen Bennell to whom the book is lovingly dedicated. This title is available as a Book and Audio CD, a Resource CD, a Talking Book DVD and as a complete set.
Moodjar Yok (Christmas Tree Woman) & Djinda Midariny (Dancing Star) are bilingual stories in Noongar Wadjak and English. These stories tell of Noongar caring for each other and their families. This title is available as a Book and Audio CD, a Resource CD, a Talking Book DVD and as a complete set.
This series includes 4 books (6 units in each), a DVD and an audio CD. It supports delivery of Certificates I and II in Spoken and Written English. There are four topics, introduction to study and CSWE, communication technologies, sports and cultural festivals and travel.
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This eBook can be viewed online, but it has a watermark and you are not allowed to print or download it.
Ku Kukpi - The black-headed python tells the story of a young python who travels around the country playing with his boomerang.
As he travels through the country he gives many places their names. The young python eventually transforms at his final resting place da Itchitka.
Waakarl is the story of the Rainbow Serpent and how he brings rain to the people of Perth in the Swan River area. The book is a bilingual title in Noongar & English. There is an accompanying Noongar audio CD, Book and audio CD not sold separately. The story is also available as a Talking Book in DVD format.
A group of Borroloola women produced this book to share their knowledge of Karrwa bush foods and the Karrwa language with others. The book is bilingual in Karrwa and English and includes an audio CD of plant names in Karrwa.
An old man turns into a snake in order to exact revenge on a young woman who refuses to marry him.
Also in this series: Walkarnu Manbiri ida Ngunjurl
This bilingual children's book in the Noongar Balardong language and English tells the story of how the kangaroo got his beautiful coat. An accompanying audio CD is included. A resource CD and talking book DVD are also available.


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Hamptons man Jerry Seinfeld earns the good guy award today. The comedian will be donating the proceeds of a stand up performance to the Long Island American Red Cross. Tickets for the show go up for sale beginning next Friday, November 30. There will even be special guests Colin Quinn and George Wallace at the performance.
The comedians will host a Sandy Storm Relief Benefit performance in Long Island on December 19at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in Long Island.
Tickets prices range from $76-$89 and $1,500 for a select number of seats, which will include a VIP Pass and a photo with Jerry Seinfeld. OH MY GOD THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME.
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Clinton, S.C. – Coach Alaura Sharp and the Presbyterian College women's basketball program have announced the addition of Shaymany Suarez to the 2018 signing class.
"I couldn't be more please about the addition of Shaymany," said coach Sharp. "She brings a wealth of versatility to the program with her ability to impact the game in many different ways. She is competitive and driven which shows not only on the court but her commitment to excellence in the class room."
Shaymany Suarez – Forward – 5'10 – Fresno, Calif. (Fresno HS)
High School: Scored 15.0 points with 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game in high school… Led the state of California in charges taken… MVP of Fresno High School… Big Shootout MVP… Immanuel Tournament MVP… First-Team North Yosemite League… Central Valley All-Star… Led Fresno HS to a 26-3 record… North Yosemite League Champions (10-0)… Division III Semi-finalist… CIF Division IV Round II Participant… Valedictorian of Fresno HS… Member of the Honor Roll, National Honor Society, and a North Yosemite League Scholar Athlete.
Personal: She chose PC because she is excited about the new leadership under Coach Sharp and her basketball knowledge, and excitement for the program which made it an easy decision. PC is a great academic institution and as a student athlete she feels the balance between academics and basketball will make it a perfect place for the next four years… Originally from Puerto Rico.


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Reproductive Choice
Look who is speaking up against laws that limit reproductive choice now! Would you believe the leaders of the GOP?
"This is simply someone trying to impose their values on somebody else, with the arm of the government doing so. That should offend everybody, people of faith and no faith that the government could get on a roll that is that aggressive." - Rick Santorum
"This is a tremendous infringement of religious liberty," "Every time you turn around the secular government is shrinking the rights of religious institutions in America." - Newt Gingrich on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"This mandate is an unconscionable intrusion on religious liberty and undermines the constitutional rights of millions of Americans with deeply held beliefs." - Michigan's Bill Schuette
"This is about religious freedom, and anything short of a full exemption is no compromise. ...The backlash surrounding the White House's decision to force religious institutions to act against their beliefs lays that fundamental fact that the President's health law is unconstitutional to its very core." -Orrin Hatch
"[I] will eliminate the Obama administration rule that compels religious institutions to violate the tenets of their own faith." - Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich make the strongest cases for choice by pointing out that the government should not infringe liberty by allowing one group to impose their values on others. Even the others admit that religious liberty demands choice. The GOP leaders have spoken quite strongly in favor of reproductive choice. In the future they may need reminders how strongly the stated they favor choice, religious liberty, and allowing institutions to operate according to their own religious beliefs. We may need to remind them that they stated that the Constitution guarantees reproductive choice.


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In this issue of Connections, we examine the ways in which stereotypes and prejudice surface in media, and discuss ways in which media literate citizens can become agents for positive social change. We explore dehumanizing representations of the Other. In our second article, we investigate the connections between use of stereotypes in television news and the social capital of communities.
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In this issue of Connections, we examine the founding principles and 'big ideas' of media literacy which Len Masterman developed to prepare students for life in the 21st century. The Voices of Media Literacy project includes interviews from international pioneers in the field.Download Newsletter:Topics:
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We discuss the four effects of media violence, and review recent media effects research, as well as research supporting media literacy as an educational intervention. In our second article, we apply theories of audience response to violent media to the American action film. And we examine the possibility that media producers may be shaping audience views of what constitutes realistic media violence. Also Conducting a Close Analysis of a media text teaches fundamental skills for media literacy.Download Newsletter:
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Justin Timberlake Hosts SNL For The Fifth Time [VIDEO]
I have to admit that Justin Timberlake has become one of my all time favorite hosts of Saturday Night Live. Some of his music isn't really my style but the guy is funny and it shows on SNL. So there is no way I will miss this Saturday night when he hosts for a Legendary 5th time.
JT will also be the musical guest but by hosting for a 5th time he joins legends like Tom Hanks, Paul Simon and Steve Martin! Even the promos he did for this Saturday night (3/9/2013) are funnier then some of this years skits.
Will we be lucky enough to see Andy Samberg return to and relive the mock music video that still makes me laugh and most people blush. NOT SAFE FOR WORK!!!


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Reading through the news I noticed that currently the sports books have Usain Bolt as an overwhelming favorite to win 100 meter gold in London. While Bolt has earned the right to be considered favorite vis a vis his competitive record in the last four years, the Olympics is the place where miracles – or at least upsets – occur with regularity. One need look no further than Bolt himself who emerged from last place finish in the '05 200 final, and a silver in the '07 race, to double sprint gold – and double WRs – in Beijing.
Or how about the Seoul Games of '88 where record holders and legends found themselves on the wrong end of several upsets. I have to start with Ben Johnson over Carl Lewis if only for the drama – drug suspension aside. But Carl was also upset in the deuce by Joe Deloach. Butch Reynolds, the man who destroyed the legendary 20 year old 400 WR, found himself needing a few extra meters as he fell just short of catching Steve Lewis for the gold. Or how about the man who ran 122 races in a row without a loss – 107 finals – Edwin Moses who finally lost in Seoul to Andre Phillips!
I watched Paul Ereng storm down the stretch of the 800 to defeat Joaquin Cruz – defending Olympic champion and only the 2nd human to run under 1:42! There was Paula Ivan stealing the 1500 with the field trailing some 50 meters + behind; and Australian Debbie Flintoff King defeating three East Germans and two Soviets in the 400 hurdles when the Eastern Bloc ruled the sport – and everyone else except Flo Jo in Korea. All of this in just a single Olympic Games! The moral of the story – anyone on any day especially in the Olympics.
So what does that mean for London? To me it means that no one is a lock and that I won't be surprised to see anyone get less than gold when the competition is done. To prove it here are some "upsets" that I wouldn't consider upsets if they happen.
Tyson Gay over Usain Bolt – 100 meters
I know the talk right now is about Bolt and Blake, and many are ready to write Tyson's obituary. And I know that we'll probably have NO idea about Tyson's health or fitness until after the first round in Eugene. That said he's only one of two men capable of opening at 9.7. I also know that his 9.69 was 9.5x with a semi decent start. SO, if he shows up to Eugene in one piece and makes it that way to London, I won't be surprised if be evens the tally and defeats Bolt in London.
Yohan Blake over Usain Bolt – 200 meters
Now Tyson involves a few "ifs", this is simply a matter of both men getting to the final. Just as Gay's 9.69 is etched in my mind, so is Blake's 19.26! Without the blazing turn of MJ or Bolt he came that close to the WR! Now there is a world of difference between running with Dix on the turn and running with Bolt on the turn. But if Blake is close come the stretch, gold won't shock me. (don't laugh but a Spearmon win wouldn't knock me for a loop either).
Carmelia Jeter over VCB & Felix – 200 meters
This race has been dominated by Allyson Felix and Veronica Campbell Brown for so long they should just just call it the Allyronica dash! And I'm sure that most consider one or the other the favorite for London. But Jeter looks like she's starting to figure this race out. And with 10.63 speed could easily run sub22 if her speed endurance improves – possibly quite a bit under. If she should get an MJ '96 turn in London, keeping her from gold might be a bit much even for Allyronica.
Christin Wurth Thomas over the field – 1500 meters
I know, she's got to make the team first – against the strongest field in US history. But then no one is guaranteed passage to London, not even the favorites. That said, every time I see Christin run I get flash backs of Seoul and Paula Ivan. And if there's anyone that could flat out steal a race it's Christin Wurth Thomas. She almost pulled it off at Nationals last year and she's had another year to get stronger. One of these races she's not coming back to the field – and if it happens in London I won't be shocked.
Abubaker Kaki over David Rudisha – 800 meters
David Rudisha is as certain a gold medalist as there is heading into London – the most dominating track athlete over the past couple seasons. He's twice set the WR after it was unapproachable for over two decades. A bad race for Rudisha is a PR for most others. But right before Rudisha started his reign of terror, Kaki was setting the WJR at 1:42.69. Four years later he's playing second fiddle to Rudisha – and he's got to be tired. There's nothing like being #2 to inspire an athlete. Quiet as it's kept, Kaki is #5 all time and next in line for sub 1:42. He's capable, and if he pulls it off I won't be shocked. As a matter of fact I'm shocked he hasn't done it yet.
Chaunte Lowe over Vlasic & Chicherova – high jump
Blanka Vlasic and Anna Chicherova are straight up studs – and Vlasic is full of "swag". Chaunte just jumps high – but she doesn't seem to fear swag! And that's what makes her so tough – the lack of fear. Before taking maternity leave for most of last year, Lowe stared down Vlasic over and over in 2010, often going to count backs in her losses to Blanka. Lowe won't blink and eventually will win the stare down. It could happen in London and I wouldn't be surprised.
Ngoni Makusha over Phillips & Watt – long jump
Speed. In the long jump speed presents opportunity. It's no wonder that some of the event's best have had great speed. Carl Lewis, Larry Myrics and even Dwight Phillips were all world class sprinters at one point. That said, only Carl has a faster PR than Makusha's 9.89 – his WR setting 9.86 World Champs win in'91! Combine that kind of speed with just one perfect, or near perfect plant off the board and you get Beamon '68 or Powell '91! Not too far fetched when you consider that Makusha was 4th in Beijing and 3rd last year in Daegu. A long 28 footer and a gold medal by Makusha in London and I wouldn't bat an eye.
An Unknown over the field – men's 400
There are some studs in the quarter right now . LaShawn Merritt, Kirani James, and Jeremy Wariner are the first names to roll off the tongue. But there's something about the 400 that seems to make stars out of nobodies . Alberto Juantorena was not yet a star when he won in Montreal. Only track geeks probably remember Alonzo Babers. Steve Lewis was a prodigy who became a star in '88. And both Wariner and Merritt rose from up and comers to legitimate stars with Olympic wins. Merritt, James and Wariner could form a formidable trio in London, but if a new name tops the podium it would simply be the normal course of Olympic history – and I wouldn't be shocked.
There you have it. No sacred cows in London. Everyone is vulnerable. That's why they run, jump, and throw – to see who wins. The best on the day kind of thing. And with the athletes that should be showing up in London, we should have a great time finding out who all the champions turn out to be. Now, maybe the start lists will be out and we can start looking at what Penn, Drake and a few others will look like this weekend .


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The messages coming out of the Northern Areas are heartbreaking. These images, video and audio were sent to MyPE by an anonymous contributor. Listen carefully to the rap. Has the powder keg exploded?
Below is a verbatim transcript of a message doing the rounds on WhatsApp:
Northerns don't want Trollip's change.
The people of the Northern Areas want to express their utter disgust towards Athol Trollip for the following reasons:
Before the elections Trollip said the following:
- He will stop gangsterism. Trollip appointed Yolanda Faro as head of Metro Police from Cape Town to make Northerns safer. On Monday 1 May 5 people were killed in the Northern Areas and Trollip did absolutely nothing. Two weeks ago when Trollip and his white friends were nearly mugged on a cycling route Trollip immediately secured Metro Police on that route without any meeting. This is clear of Trollip's apartheid style handling of matters. Before the elections Trollip was riding taxis in the Northern Areas much to the amusement of many people in the Northerns now Trollip comes into our area surrounded by military style body guards.
- rollip said suspended officials will not be paid their monthly salary. Trevor Harper and other suspended officials are paid every month
- Trollip said the DA would never give golden handshakes, well he gave Pierre Voges 2 golden handshakes and still had the nerve of re-employing Pierre at a salary of R160 000 a month. We are told that the Germans have stopped the multi million rand funding to Helenvale
- Trollip promised that the buses will be running in November 2016. We are nearing November 2017 and there is no sign of any buses. Some taxi organisations are deliberately omitted from the IPTS which causes tensions and possible violence in our areas
- Trollip promised the Northern Areas safety and Metro Police now their cycling routes are made safer and reinforced with Metro Police.
- Trollip promised a bigger budget for the Northern Areas and yet he scrapped a R8 million project for the commemoration of the 1990 uprising. Trollip has introduced an apartheid budget cutting all development to the Northern Areas.
- Trollip promised a smart city now the city is not so smart. This guy, he is really making a farm of this metro .
- When households owe only R3.50 on their municipal account their electricity gets blocked. They have to pay R340 for reconnection. Our pensioners and grant recipients have to pay one third of their income only for reconnecting electricity. Furthermore – the MBDA has not been delivering what was supposed to be covered by the German funding, there is no audit report to show how much and how the monies has been spent and what is leftover.
- The question surrounding the DA not winning the ward fair and square during the election due to the ballot boxes that went missing on which the IEC did nothing about the formal dispute that was lodged.
- No service delivery from the DA councillors and no public meetings held.
- Local SMME's from the community not benefiting from projects by MBDA and others.
- There were 67 people employed by the Metro Police who were brought in from the Western Cape to come and work here, yet Trollip said he will address unemployment in the metro. Our unemployed matriculants could've have been employed in these posts? These issues have been raised with the office of the Mayor on several occasions through petitions and a memorandum that was handed over and a meeting was requested, they never came back to the community to set up that meeting. There are other wards that are joining us in solidarity for these issues and we want to submit names from all these wards of unemployed matriculants who can replace those 67 people that were imported by Trollip to be in the Metro Police. Since Trollip became Mayor he is implementing projects of the ANC and Danny such as handing out title deeds to home owners. For the less then 2 years when Danny was the ANC Mayor he brought investments of more then R31 billion – Trollip must tell this metro what new projects has brought in since his appointment.
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Guidebook to Picking out Moving Businesses – We R Movers
Migrating can be quite monotonous, particularly if you own a great deal of stuff. It is rather frustrating to load up all your objects, fill them to the actual truck or van you've rented and also after that un-load all kinds of things again. No one wants to invest a great deal time once relocating so they often select a moving company. But there are a lot of moving companies to select from.
The reality is that employing a not too beneficial moving company from the number of moving companies could cause a great deal of difficulties for you. Understanding how to pick a moving company is critical in order to protect your current belongings. Here are a couple items to consider.
A moving company is able to do each task you'll need however it will soon add up to the ultimate cost. The better the quality, the bigger the price tag so you ought to consider your financial allowance. It means that you may have to perform some of the function all by yourself, and employ moving firms who will accomplish the hardest areas – generally filling and also driving the actual truck. You will need to do a comparison of the values to locate a moving company that could offer you the best service with regards to the lowest price out of many moving companies.
Examine the trustworthiness of the organization. A moving company that has a standing of thieving stuff is not something you really should make use of.
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Detroit engineer Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) has been interested in building cars since childhood. During World War II he designed an armored car for the military and made money building gun turrets for airplanes in a small shop next to his home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Tucker is supported by his large, extended family, including wife Vera (Joan Allen) and eldest son Preston Jr (Christian Slater).
As the war winds down, Tucker has a dream of finally building the "car of the future." The "Tucker Torpedo" will feature revolutionary safety designs including disc brakes, seat belts, a pop out windshield, and head lights which swivel when you turn. Tucker hires young designer Alex Tremulis (Elias Koteas) to help with the design and enlists New York financier Abe Karatz (Martin Landau), to arrange financial support. Raising the money through a stock issue, Tucker and Karatz acquire the enormous Dodge Chicago Plant to begin manufacturing.
Launching "the car of tomorrow" in a spectacular way, the Tucker Corporation is met with enthusiasm from shareholders and the general public. However, the Tucker company board of directors, unsure of his ability to overcome the technical and financial obstacles ahead, send Tucker off on a publicity campaign, and attempt to take complete control of the company. At the same time, Tucker faces animosity from the Big Three and the authorities led by Michigan Senator Homer S. Ferguson (Lloyd Bridges).
While the manufacturing of the Tucker Torpedo continues, Tucker is confronted with allegations of stock fraud. Ferguson's investigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), causes Karatz, once convicted of bank fraud, to resign, fearful that his criminal record will prejudice the hearings. Yellow journalism starts ruining Tucker's public image even though the ultimate courtroom battle is resolved when he parades his entire production run of 51 Tucker Torpedoes, proving that he has reached production status.
After giving a speech to the jurors on how capitalism in the United States is harmed by efforts of large corporations against small entrepreneurs like himself, Tucker is acquitted on all charges. Nevertheless, his company falls into bankruptcy and Preston Tucker succumbs to a heart attack seven years later, never able to realize his dream of producing a state-of-the-art automobile.
I think I'm one of a handful of people who actually remember Tucker: The Man and His Dream. When this film was released it did ok business, but was still considered a flop. As such, it never had the chance to gain a cult audience, so now it just exists without any real rabid fanbases supporting it.
What is this about?
Unimpressed with the cars being built following World War II, Preston Tucker dreams of building a more stylish car. But even with the help of his business-savvy wife and mechanic son, Tucker faces roadblocks — mainly from the auto industry itself.
What did I like?
Faithful. With biopics, it is very hard to stick with the original story, because you want to change bits and pieces in a way to make it more interesting for audiences. The director made a valiant effort to not change anything with picture and the few changes that were made were minor, the biggest being that instead of 4 yrs, it takes place over the course of 1 year. There are other small changes made, but none that made a big difference, as far as I'm concerned.
Cast. Very rarely does one come across a film that has such a perfect cast. Highlighted by the star Jeff Bridges, who manages to capture the 40s essence needs to pull this off. In certain scenes, it almost seems as if he's trying to imitate Kevin Costner's mannerisms and such from The Untouchables.
There was a time. Anyone that follows this blog or knows me in person will attest that I'm huge fan of this era. There is just something about the way things were done back then. Couple that with some great jazz playing on the radio, and a look at a couple of full service gas stations. Really makes one nostalgic, even I was taken aback by it all.
What didn't I like?
Price isn't right. Martin Landau gives a nice performance as financier Abe Kravitz, but his look threw me off. With the moustache they put on him. he resembled Vincent Price. It is possible, yet unlikely, that they wanted Price for this role. Perhaps the real Kravitz resembles Price is the reasoning for that. I really can't tell you, but I kept expecting him to go to some kind of lab and create monsters and give and evil laugh.
Hughes. Now, fans of Quantum Leap will recognize Dean Stockwell, who plays Howard Hughes. The way that sequence played out was quite odd. Hughes was a bit of an enigmatic figure, to be sure, but they ratchet the mysterious part of his persona to 10. I can live with that, but the creepy music they play behind him almost make the audience think something bad is about to happen.
Politics. Some things never change. Politicians stick their grubby little hands in and basically put Tucker out of business. That is a damn shame! When did politicians go from serving the people to serving the dollar? These days you can throw in throwing a tantrum when they don't get their way, but I won't go into all that. The powers that be see Tucker as a threat because his ideas actually work and will make things better (and cheaper). One must wonder how many others have suffered the same fate, if not worse.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream is one of those films that not many people know about. Truthfully, the same can be said about the man, Preston Tucker, but it is a great thing that someone wet through the trouble to inform the public about someone who was so influential to the automobile industry. Here's something else, the Tucker Tornado still has a futuristic look some 70 yrs later. There was an article on Yahoo.com a week or so ago about a real life version of the car Homer designed in an early episode of The Simpsons. I just realized that the debut scenes are very similar. At any rate, I highly recommend this film. It is a very entertaining biopic about a figure that many of us don't know about. Check it out!
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MP Huw Merriman has paid tribute to the victims of Wednesday's terror attack at Westminster.
The Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle was one of the many MPs who were on lock-down in the Houses of Parliament for nearly five hours after a man drove at pedestrians and stabbed a police officer guarding the House.
Mr Merriman said: "The events of yesterday, and the violence in, and nearby, Westminster brings great sadness.
"My thoughts are for those who lost their lives and those who have been left behind.
"We now know that PC Keith Palmer, a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, lost his life in the incident, as did three other individuals.
"That one of our servicing officers, a familiar face to many, has lost his life is a tragedy.
"I was on my way to visit, and take questions from, a group of local schoolchildren in the Parliamentary Education Centre around the time when the incident occurred.
"The division bell caused me to turn back to vote and I was therefore one of the many MPs who were asked to remain in the chamber for almost five hours whilst the police and security forces locked down the estate and ensured it was safe.
"Staff were also forced to remain in various parts of the building. The staff, police and security forces were incredible with their care.
"I was glad to get home to East Sussex albeit my thoughts are with those who did not return home to their families.
"I am now on the train on my way back to Parliament where I hope we can pay tribute to those who died, were injured or put themselves on the line to protect those who work in Parliament and the members of the public.
"It is important that MPs show dignity and respect. This is even more important in the age of social media. We must mourn what has occurred whilst not letting the events impact how we go about our daily business.
"On Friday, I will be joining the local school to take the questions that I should have taken from them on Wednesday afternoon."
He added: "My thanks to those who have sent in their thoughts."
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The first three characters (alpha-numeric-alpha) of the postal code which represent a geographic area in Branch Lahave.
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Borneo Cultural Festival is back!
The annual Borneo Culture Festival will be back this month from 27 June -5 July. The venue will be the same as every year, the Sibu town square (see my previous post). One will able to see this promotion banner around the airport and the bus terminal road here. Sad to say, there is no website to promote this event. Wonder what are those local politician buffoon are thinking. They talk about promoting the event, tourism and etc. but lack of effective promotion.
Anyway, I been reading for this year Borneo Culture Festival, there will be exhibition (mostly product, painting, photos and etc), cultural dance, cultural night, souvenir stall and food stalls (lots and lots of them). There will be also some foreign group from Singapore, Korea, Taiwan and China (maybe even more) coming to perform their cultural dance. In the past the town square will be usually crowded, mostly by the locals rather than foreigners.
In the town square, next to the horse statue (see my previous post) there is this marble signboard, written in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Japanese and Chinese. The content did not make any sense to me. I never heard anything called Fort Brooke around here nor I read it in any history book. There is not even a fort remain here.
A survey around the town square shows that preparation for the Borneo Culture festival is ongoing with tents and stages been set up.
The town square phase 2 is still the same after so many years. It looks more like gravel trap in the Formula 1 circuit. Stalls and exhibition will be held at this venue. It might not be a pleasant walk with so many stones. It just got worse when it rained. I just wonder why the local municipal council just don't tar it or something.


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As to what is required for important Costa Rica weddings, compared to some several other countries, actually very little is necessary. Just a few are listed below, but this article fails to include everything, so if you have further questions, you may want to do some more research. The couple's passports will be acceptable evidence of identification; in fact, driver's licenses or Social Security cards typically are not considered acceptable forms of ID. You'll also give your sworn statement attesting that the date and host to birth you have provided are correct.
You can send the information for the marriage approval only 10 days before the ceremony. However, you always like to allow ample time, so the sooner you send the words, the less likely there will be any specific delays. Once you receive the marriage guarantee, you don't have to worry about to be there for a specific time period one which just get married. There are no residency conditions.
You will need two witnesses, and they won't be family members. And, in the court case of Costa Rica weddings, family members include those close to third cousin. In addition, the restriction also includes step and half siblings, nieces and nephews, and even in-laws. So, getting two friends would be your own bet. However, when you tell your friends you're marrying each other in Costa Rica, you'll probably have no trouble finding two witnesses.
There is one major requirement of Costa Rica wedding i ngs that may seem some strange, but if it applies to one, you'll have to make sure it's pleased. A divorce must have been granted over 300 days leading up to applying for the marriage license. This will be an archaic law, and has something to do with being sure children from one marriage are not born inside the second marriage. If the 300-day requirement may not be met, the woman will have to undergo two separate pregnancy tests until the marriage application will be approved.
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Treat your "Visitor's notice" page like it is your shop window. Show what you have to offer. This is the right place for presenting items like current news, discounts or promotions. Whatever you think will attract people to your site, put it here.


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The Easy Way To Plan Your Content For The Year Ahead
It's all about the planning or, as I like to call it, getting your lemons in a row. If you want content marketing to work better for your business, ideally you need to aside some time to think about what you have coming up this year, what you wish to achieve with content marketing, what your audience wants, the most effective ways to present your content, who is going to do what, and so on…
Here's the problem. If you are a busy business owner or marketing manager then you probably spend a lot of time thinking "it would be great if I had time to sit down and plan online marketing for the business properly but it's just not realistic because I don't even know where to start."
This is not unusual. I come across this situation all the time and being a business owner myself as well as having experience as a group marketing manager, I know how it feels. You don't want to start from scratch. You want to know what you need to do, how to do it and when to do it.
Here's what I suggest…
A content calendar is one of the most effective ways to get all of your ideas in one place as well as planning who, what, where why, when and how. You can use it to match up your content with other marketing and business activities, set deadlines and allocate roles and responsibilities.
They come in all shapes and sizes so a quick Google search for 'content calendar templates' will give you a variety of options. The one we use at Lemon Squeezy is an Excel document with a different tab for each month. Every tab has a row per week with columns for discussion themes, communication channels & tactics, intended audience, promoted service/product/message, call to action and additional notes.
The beauty of this is that you can tailor your content calendar to include the columns that you find useful and use it however you find easiest. Some clients prefer to plan several months in advance whilst others take it a month at a time. I have also found that using a blank calendar in a workshop style meeting can be an effective way to get some great ideas. Nothing is set in stone so if an idea develops you can simply update it.
I am giving away my template for free to business owners and marketing managers during January, so if you would like one please get in touch. If need me to explain how to use it I'll be happy to do so and if you want to take it one step further I can also offer training for you and your employees.
Happy Planning!
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Nov 23, 2015
Festive Mr. Fox
Love this little fox. Downloaded the image, and a few more, at Pink Petticoat. Love her designs. I'm sorry that she will not be adding new ones, but the current ones are on sale at great prices. For example, this fox and three others with sentiments and without, are all available for a total of a 1 pound sterling (less than $2 US dollars). Instant gratification.
Colored the dude with Copics and added some gold stickles. So cute.
MOOD WHEN DONE = Well, it would have to be festive, wouldn't it?
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So cute! I love his little antlers...ReplyDelete
He is adorable! Love it!ReplyDelete
He is totally adorable and so fun! Love a cute and simple image like this, and the sentiment is great!ReplyDelete
I think she owes you a commission! These cards are darling and the digi stamps are living happily on my hard drive now. :)ReplyDelete
This is adorable! Love what you did with this sweet image! Happy Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
This is absolutely darling, Joan--a breath of fresh air!ReplyDelete
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