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- The wine list is impressive and the wine steward is very knowledgeable and helpful. food is very well prepared and presented...
- My darling hubby took me to Drago Centro for my birthday dinner. Upon arrival we were greeted by a pretty hostess who was nice enough, but appeared to ...
- If someone asked me which restaurant I was frequenting the most these days, I have to answer it's Drago Centro. Whether it's for lunch, dinner or happy...
- Have been twice now in a very short period of time. The service has been exceptional both times, the decor is a little industrial, but nice...
- Went for the restaurant week, with that big excitement you have when you try a new restaurant. This probably means one thing, I have too much expectati...
- The service has been exceptional both times, the decor is a little industrial, but nice. The wine list is impressive and the wine steward is very know...
- ) The bill was a very manageable $95; surprisingly less than what he expected - always nice! All in all, Drago doesn't get a full 5 stars because of the too-close table situation (makes for a slightly uncomfortable dining experience) and the polite, but impersonal service...
- The good parts are the decor very cool and room does have a good feel to it. The bartender was also very helpful in picking a few specialty drinks for ...
- Delicious food in a beautiful setting. Cost was high due to lots of fine wine but was certainly worth it...
- The service has been exceptional both times, the decor is a little. The wine list is impressive and the wine steward is very knowledgeable and helpful...
- Grand space that is inviting a. Thick padded white tablecloths, muted colors, attentive servers, a huge glass wine cellar in the center of the space...
- The dessert doughnuts begged for some kind of sauce to offset their dryness. Poured my own wine and water throughout the evening...
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CCTV cameras in Abu Dhabi subways
Abu Dhabi: Security cameras will be installed in all subways in the city, Abu Dhabi Police said.
"We are working with authorities to ensure that all underpasses have CCTV cameras," a police spokesperson told XPRESS.
"Abu Dhabi is a very safe city, but it is still wise to be vigilant when using the city's underpasses. We advise all members of the public to trust their instincts and immediately report any suspicious activity or concerns to the police," he said.
Several working women XPRESS spoke to said they are reluctant to use subways at night as they don't find them safe. Instances of women being stalked by men are not uncommon.
Filipina Girlie Ciudad, 29, who works as a shop supervisor, said she thinks twice before using the subway on Muroor Road when she heads back home after a late night shift.
"There are invariably some people who'd follow you or just stare," she said.
Meghna. N, a receptionist at a private company, said she took to her heels when two men approached her when she was alone in an underpass. "They were ahead of me. But when they realised I was alone, they turned back and started walking towards me. I got so terrified I ran out. After that incident I never use an underpass unless I am in a group," said the mother of two from India.
Sales executive Shalini, 26, recounted a similar experience. "I could sense two men following me as I took a subway last week. It was not a comfortable feeling so I took out my cellphone and pretended to talk to a friend. It's good to hear that they are planning to install CCTV cameras inside all subways. It will restore a lot of confidence among women."
An Arab housewife said the CCTV cameras would act as a deterrent against crime.
Some women said they have become wary of underpasses after reading about the incidents of sexual assault of women in elevators.
'Woman hunter'
An Egyptian man was recently convicted for assaulting women in buildings in Abu Dhabi. The 30-year-old-man who came to be known as a 'woman hunter' followed his victims into elevators, dragged them to building stairwells and raped them at knifepoint. The culprit was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Abu Dhabi criminal court on March 11.
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Nathan wants to buy his own menorah, but when he goes shopping with his grandfather, he finds that they are either too expensive or not quite right. After the man reminisces about dealing with peddlers in the old days, they find a silver menorah in a junk shop. Although the ending is rather pat, the story has a straightforward appeal that many kids will appreciate, and Grandpa (who stands aside to let Nathan do the haggling himself) is a gem. The bargaining session itself is realistic and entertaining (Nathan "eyed the man coolly. 'It has a dent.' 'Dent, shment,' the shopkeeper mocked. 'It's pure silver. It's a steal at ten dollars'"). Although the facial features and expressions are sometimes a bit exaggerated, the full-spread illustrations do a good job of complementing the text. A short afterword explains the holiday and the role of the menorah. While this story is only tangentially about Hanukkah, it is a good intergenerational selection for larger or specialized collections.-Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library


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Why a Senior Health Program May Get Cut Board of Health to Decide Fate of Its Award-Winning Gerontology Service Tonight
Wallace, Diana, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Byline: Diana Wallace Daily Herald Staff Writer
The DuPage County Health Department gained national recognition last year for addressing the needs of older citizens "amidst an environment of declining financial resources."
Now the department's own money troubles may spell the end of the very program that received honorable mention for excellence by the California-based Archstone Foundation just last year.
The board of health is expected to vote tonight on whether to eliminate its gerontology program as a way to help close a multimillion-dollar budget hole.
The program has been largely educational, funding a newsletter distributed to about 17,000 seniors, as well as presentations to seniors on topics like preventing falls, using medication safely and communicating with doctors.
But it also involved in-home assessments for seniors, where a nurse with expertise in gerontology would visit seniors to help match their individual needs to available health and social services.
"I think (the cuts are) a tragedy," said Marget Hamilton, manager of the Older Adult Institute at the College of DuPage, who helped convince the department to start the program several years ago.
"It's an extremely important program. It costs the county very little and is a great benefit," she said.
The program costs less than $100,000 annually, a small portion of the department's $40 million budget.
But as assistance from the state and federal government has dwindled, and as the department faces new challenges like bio- terrorism preparedness and West Nile virus, the health board has been forced to cut spending by about $3 million.
The board of health has already cut some mental-health and sex- education programs and eliminated three jobs.
Department Executive Director Leland Lewis said the board had little choice but to cut programs and jobs as it's watched its revenues drop.
The department is trying to salvage what it can from the gerontology program by diverting some services to other programs.
Lewis also mentioned the array of other services seniors can access, even if those programs are specifically for seniors. …


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Daughters of Turlock squared off on the basketball court Wednesday night when Pitman High hosted Turlock Christian High in a pre-league clash of divisions. Though common conception would indicate that a Division I school should easily trump a Division V school, the Pride had their hands full with a scrappy Eagles squad who refused to bend to expectations.
A rematch of last year's Godinez tournament championship game between Turlock and Laguna Creek High was held Saturday night at Turlock High, and spectators were not disappointed as late free-throws became the critical deciding factor in a rocky game.
Pitman High's Branson Garcia led all scorers with 27 points in the seventh place game of the Godinez tournament on Saturday against McNair.
Turlock High is headed back to the Godinez Championship game.
Pitman and Patterson High faced off in the second round of the Godinez Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon as both the Pride and Tigers looked to bounce back from their respective first-round losses to Davis and Laguna Creek High.
Turlock High began its home tournament on Thursday by dominating the Bulldogs - the Ceres High Bulldogs, that is, pulling out a 62-46 victory.
Pitman and Davis High put on a game to remember Thursday night to open up the Godinez Tournament at Turlock High.
Denair basketball's Dominyc Silva erased a forgettable first half in Wednesday's preseason matchup against Hilmar High with a fourth quarter game-winning shot to lift the Coyotes over the 'Jackets.
Turlock Christian High's boys basketball team cruised to its fifth pre-league victory Wednesday night with a lopsided 95-49 defeat of Stone Ridge Christian High at home.
Turlock and Davis High met on the basketball court Tuesday for a pre-Godinez Tournament game. Both the Bulldogs and Spartans proved to need the extra court time, but Turlock prevailed in the end with a 68-53 victory.
It was a tale of two halves Saturday afternoon when the Hilmar Yellowjackets and Central Catholic Raiders met on the field of Lincoln High in Stockton for the Division IV Sac-Joaquin Section championship game.
The Trans Valley League met the Central California Conference on the court Monday in a girls' basketball showdown between Pitman and Hilmar High that proved to be a tight match until the closing quarter.
After tasting defeat at the hands of Madera High in its first dual meet of the season, Turlock High bounced back with an impressive showing at this year's Vacaville Duals Tournament with an 8-1 finish.
There's an old adage in football: defense wins championships.
It was the most successful season a Hilmar High volleyball team has ever had. Unfortunately, the Yellowjackets' historic run came to an end on Saturday in the second round of the CIF Division-IV state championship tournament.
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My Little Golden Book About God
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A great way to help young children begin to understand who God is and what He is capable of. I love that the illustrations are basic but coincide nicely with the text presented. It leaves enough information open ended to allow parents or teachers to have discussions about personal beliefs. If I were to teach a lesson based on this book, I would have them create a picture of what they think God looks like. I would have skin tone paints and markers available to create the face. I would also have various materials like yarn, shredded paper or paper for shredding to make hair. I would also have materials like felt and scrap fabric for clothing.
A gentle introduction to God.
I wasn't very happy with this book, it's only a regurgitation of mindless Christian dogma.
ISBN 0307203123 – 3 stars. I'm a huge fan of Golden Books, and not a fan at all of religion, so I was curious to see how the two would go together. I'm surprised to say they work together nicely here. Sturdy board book pages are nice and the medium size of the book is good for small hands. The illustrations by Eloise Wilkin are mostly pleasant, kind of boring, although some are stand-out excellent.
From "God is Good", through to "God is Love", this small book attempts to introduce your child to the higher power you, presumably, believe in and wish to share. It explains, in a basic sense, who and what God is, in terms simple enough for young children.
While religious parents will enjoy the idea of sharing this little gem with their children, you should know that if you're a strict believer in the bible and the "created in seven days" idea, this book may contradict your beliefs with "Think of the snow-capped mountains. Those peaks were crumbling away with age before the first people lived on earth." For those whose religious beliefs are more open, this really is a nice book that's pretty basic. The text is too long for most of the intended audience of most board books (toddlers) and might be more appropriate for older kids who wouldn't want to be caught with a "baby book".
- AnnaLovesBooks
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CACM Interview with Pat Selinger
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"You'll laugh at the adventures detailed in the coming pages, and you will rejoice in the way Americans from sea to shining sea welcomed Adam into their ranks, particularly during the much-celebrated pregame tailgate parties. You might even cry, but only if you happen to catch sight of Adam's credit card bill."—From the foreword by Neil Reynolds, copresenter for NFL coverage, Sky Sports, and writer for NFLUK.com and SkySports.com
"Throughout his travels and in the pages of this book, Adam Goldstein approaches the subject with the curiosity of an anthropologist and a comic's eye for the absurd, as he tries to make sense of—and make a case for—American football and the world of red cups and free T-shirts."—From the foreword by Karen DiEugenio, writer for YourTailgateParty.com and author of I Got Your Tailgate Party Right Here!
"The uniquely American pastime of tailgating has developed its own lifestyle and customs rarely experienced by foreigners. In Tailgate to Heaven, Adam Goldstein takes you on his journey from British football fan to hardcore tailgater in one NFL season. You may think you know the culture and lifestyle that is tailgating, but until you have viewed the NFL parking lots through Goldstein's eyes, you won't have the complete picture."—Dave Lamm, founder, TailgatingIdeas.com
"Adam Goldstein's passion for American football and determination to succeed in his ambitious quest shines through and takes the reader on a unique, char-grilled American road trip. He's thrown open the doors and dropped down the tailgate on a face-painted world where socializing, hospitality, and having a great game day are the most important things—sometimes even more important than football itself."—Nick Richards, author of Touchdown UK: American Football before, during, and after Britain's Golden Decade
"It's no wonder Americans took to Adam as he went on his journey: like the settlers who travelled west across the United States, he is a pioneer. Tailgate to Heaven is not just an enthralling paean to the NFL, its fans, and its delicious BBQ food—it's an inspirational tale of what one man with a dream or a goal can accomplish. Adam Goldstein, we salute you."—Ben Isaacs, ShortList magazine
"Adam Goldstein is the Alexis de Tocqueville of tailgating: the foreigner who comes to chronicle our curious cultural practices with both a critical eye and the fascination of a school boy. Goldstein brilliantly exposes just how crazy—and cool—our devotion to the party before the game truly is to the outside eye."—Kerry J. Byrne, publisher, ColdHardFootballFacts.com
"I have tailgated at 870 games, and I can tell you that Adam Goldstein has captured the community spirit of tailgating with immense passion."—Joe Cahn, Commissioner of Tailgating


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Skip to comments.Bishop DArcy speaks at Notre Dame (shuns commencement for pro-life rally)
Posted on 05/17/2009 3:01:44 PM PDT by NYer
.- Although he had initially planned to stay away from campus today as President Barack Obama was honored at Notre Dame, Bishop John DArcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana changed his mind and spoke at a campus pro-life rally.
According to the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, the bishop spoke in front of 2,500 people protesting the universitys award to pro-abortion President Barack Obama.
Initially Bishop DArcy had planned to boycott the graduation festivities, however he decided to appear on campus due to the schools pro-life undergraduates.
"It is certainly the place for the bishop to be here," D'Arcy said. "John D'Arcy's not important, but the office of bishop if very important and it must always be like Pope John Paul II to stand up for life all the time, everywhere without exception."
Last night the bishop began an all-night vigil for students and other pro-lifers on campus.
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**Bishop John DArcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana changed his mind and spoke at a campus pro-life rally.**
God bless Bishop D'Arcy!
**"It is certainly the place for the bishop to be here," D'Arcy said. "John D'Arcy's not important, but the office of bishop if very important and it must always be like Pope John Paul II to stand up for life all the time, everywhere without exception."**
Wow! Real spine!
The bishops who have so far expressed disapproval of Notre Dame's invitation to Obama (in alphabetical order) are: SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Following is an alphabetical list of bishops who have so far expressed disapproval of the University of Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama to give the commencement speech and receive an honorary law degree May 17. Included are links to the original source as well as LifeSiteNews.com coverage. Current count: 77 bishops Bishop John D'Arcy - Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN Bishop Edward Cullen - Allentown, PA Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio - Brooklyn, NY Cardinal Francis George - Chicago, IL; President, USCCB Auxiliary Bishop Roger Gries - Cleveland, Ohio Bishop James V. Johnston - Springfield-Cape Girardeau, MO Bishop John Smith - Trenton, NJ Bishop David Zubick - Pittsburgh, PA
Bishop Joseph V. Adamec - Altoona-Johnstown, PA
Statement: http://www.ajdiocese.org/documents//April_8__2009_-_Notre_Dame_University.pdf
LSN http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050718.html
Statement: http://www.diocesefwsb.org/COMMUNICATIONS/obama.htm
LSN Report: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032408.html
Bishop Samuel Aquila - Fargo, ND
Statement: http://www.fargodiocese.org/Bishop/Homilies/StatementNotreDameLtr4-5-09.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040906.html
Bishop Gregory Aymond - Austin, TX
Statement: http://www.austindiocese.org/newsletter_issue_view.php?id=211
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032707.html
Bishop Robert Baker - Birmingham, AL
Statement: http://www.ewtn.com/library/BISHOPS/bpbakernd.HTM
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040807.html
Bishop Gerald Barbarito - Palm Beach, FL
Statement: http://www.diocesepb.org/bishop/Acrobat_files/Bishop
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09041406.html
Bishop Leonard Blair - Toledo, OH
Statement: http://proecclesia.blogspot.com/2009/04/bishop-blair-responds-to-notre-dame.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua (Archbishop Emeritus) - Philadelphia, PA
Statement: http://patricknovecosky.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/cardinal-bevilacqua-addresses-notre-dame-controversy/
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050509.html
Bishop Lawrence Brandt - Greensburg, PA
Statement: http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/DH/Pages/NotreDamestatement.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050509.html
Archbishop Daniel Buechlein - Indianapolis, IN
Statement: http://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2009/04-10/notredame.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040807.html
Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz - Lincoln, NE
Statement: http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/News/tabid/54/ctl/Details/mid/452/ItemID/495/Default.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040906.html
Archbishop Eusebius Beltran - Oklahoma City, OK
Statement: http://newsok.com/speech-by-obama-faces-catholic-foes/article/3357948
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040204.html
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú - San Antonio, TX
Statement: http://www.archdiosa.org/txtfiles/attachment_153.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Archbishop Charles Chaput - Denver, CO
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042905.html
Bishop Paul Coakley - Salina, KS
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop James Conley - Denver
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050815.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050403.html
Statement: http://thetablet.org/05092009/columns_bishop.html )
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050718.html
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo - Houston, TX
Statement: http://www.texascatholicherald.org/columnists.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032717.html
Archbishop Timothy Dolan - New York, NY
Statement: http://www.620wtmj.com/podcasts/charliesykes/sundayinsight/42081097.html?video=pop&t=a
Bishop Thomas Doran - Rockford, IL
Statement: http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CardinalNewmanSociety/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/435/ItemID/470/Default.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040204.html
Auxiliary Bishop John Dougherty - Scranton, PA
Statement: http://www.dioceseofscranton.org/News/ScrantonBishopsProtestNotreDameDecisionApril2,2009.asp
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040302.html
Bishop Robert Finn - Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO
Statement: http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-at-war-bishop-finns-gospel-of.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop Joseph Galante - Camden, NJ
Statement: http://www.camdendiocese.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1282:catholic-a-mere-label&catid=33:press-releases-a-latest-news
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042807.html
Bishop Victor Galeone - St. Augustine, FL
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042211.html
Bishop John Gaydos - Jefferson City
Statement: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050814.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050815.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09033106.html
Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger - Evansville, IN
Statement: http://www.themessageonline.org/local/2009/04-17/bishop.html
Archbishop José Gomez - San Antonio, TX
Statement: http://www.archdiosa.org/txtfiles/attachment_153.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Bishop Bernard Harrington - Winona, MN
Statement: http://www.dow.org/documents/09mayweb.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09043004.html
Bishop Robert Hermann - St. Louis, MO
Statement: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2009-04-30/i-thought-you-should-know
Bishop William Higi - Lafayette, IN
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Archbishop Alfred Hughes - New Orleans, LA
Statement: http://blog.nola.com/elections_impact/2009/04/Hughes%20letter.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Bishop Michael O. Jackels - Wichita, KS
Statement: http://cdowk.org/advanceonline/2009/04/09/bishop-jackels-letter-to-notre-dame/
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050105.html
Bishop Sam Jacobs - Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Statement: http://www.htdiocese.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hUtmQlVJbos%3d&tabid=565
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050815.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09043004.html
Bishop Peter Jugis - Charlotte, NC
Bishop Joseph Latino - Jackson, MS
Statement: http://nems360.com/pages/full_story?page_label=news&id=2300764-Mississippi+bishop+opposes+Obama+commencement+speech&widget=push&article-Mississippi%20bishop%20opposes%20Obama%20commencement%20speech
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop John LeVoir - New Ulm, MN
Statement: http://www.dnu.org/bishop/041309statement.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042302.html
Bishop Jerome Listecki - La Crosse, WI
Statement: http://www.dioceseoflacrosse.com/ministry_resources/ministries/resources/Notre%20Dame%20Invitation.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040711.html
Bishop William E. Lori - Bridgeport, CT
Statement: http://www.bridgeportdiocese.com/folder_bridgedocs/FCC%204-4-09.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Bishop Paul Loverde - Arlington, VA
Statement: http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CardinalNewmanSociety/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/435/ItemID/522/Default.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042302.html
Bishop George Lucas - Springfield, IL
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop Robert Lynch - St. Petersburg, FL
Statement: http://bishopsblog.dosp.org/2009/03/27/week-end-update/
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09033103.html
Bishop Joseph Martino - Scranton, PA
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040302.html
Bishop John McCormack - Manchester, NH
Statement: http://www.catholicnh.org/public-issues/fcn-archive/und/
Bishop Robert Morlino - Madison, WI
Statement: http://www.catholiccitizens.org/views/contentview.asp?c=49889
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09033103.html
Bishop William Murphy - Rockville Centre, NY
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050105.html
Bishop George Murry - Youngstown, OH
Statement: http://cathexpo.org/articledetails.aspx?articleid=240
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Archbishop John J. Myers - Newark, NJ
Statement: http://www.rcan.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_ID=1299
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040106.html
Archbishop Joseph Naumann - Kansas City, KS
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042709.html
Bishop R. Walker Nickless - Sioux City, IA
Statement: http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=32936
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040106.html
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt - St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN
Statement: http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CardinalNewmanSociety/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/435/ItemID/460/Default.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09033103.html
Archbishop Edwin O'Brien - Baltimore, MD
Statement: http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyarchnew.aspx?action=5978
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040807.html
Bishop Thomas Olmsted - Phoenix, AZ
Statement: http://www.americanpapist.com/2009/03/exclusive-bp-olmsted-tells-nd.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/mar/09032605.html
Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk - Cincinnati, OH
Statement: http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CardinalNewmanSociety/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/435/ItemID/514/Default.aspx
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop Reymundo Pena - Brownsville, TX
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050403.html
Bishop Glen Provost - Lake Charles, LA
Statement: http://live.lcdiocese.org/bishop-provost/writings/285-bishop-provost-comments-on-notre-dame-university-decision.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042807.html
Bishop David Ricken - Green Bay, WI
Statement: http://www.thecompassnews.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=345:notre-dames-quandary
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050509.html
Cardinal Justin Rigali - Philadelphia, PA; Chairman, USCCB Pro-Life Committee
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042803.html
Bishop Kevin Rhoades - Harrisburg, PA
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040106.html
Bishop Alexander Sample - Marquette, MI
Statement: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15630
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040807.html
Bishop Edward J. Slattery - Tulsa, OK
Statement: http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/article.asp?nID=907
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040106.html
Bishop Richard Stika - Knoxville, TN
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09041406.html
Bishop Anthony Taylor - Little Rock, AR
Statement: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/note.php?note_id=66338251686
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040704.html
Bishop George Thomas - Helena, MT
Statement: http://www.diocesehelena.org/thomas/050109%20letter.pdf
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09050509.html
Bishop Robert Vasa - Baker, OR
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Bishop Michael Warfel - Great Falls-Billings, MT
Statement: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200905011500/NEWS01/90501007
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09043009.html
Bishop Thomas Wenski - Orlando, FL
Statement: http://www.orlandodiocese.org/who_we_are/bishop_wenski/columns/200904_und.php
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042003.html
Archbishop Donald Wuerl - Washington, D.C.
Statement: http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/godingovernment/2009/04/dc_archbishop_nips_georgetown_for_biden_event.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042709.html
Bishop Emeritus John Yanta - Amarillo, TX
Statement: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09051407.html
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/may/09051408.html
Statement: http://www.pittsburghcatholic.org/newsarticles_more.phtml?id=2466
LSN: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042302.html%20
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Following is an alphabetical list of bishops who have so far expressed disapproval of the University of Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama to give the commencement speech and receive an honorary law degree May 17. Included are links to the original source as well as LifeSiteNews.com coverage.
Current count: 77 bishops
Bishop John D'Arcy - Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
Bishop Edward Cullen - Allentown, PA
Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio - Brooklyn, NY
Cardinal Francis George - Chicago, IL; President, USCCB
Auxiliary Bishop Roger Gries - Cleveland, Ohio
Bishop James V. Johnston - Springfield-Cape Girardeau, MO
Bishop John Smith - Trenton, NJ
Bishop David Zubick - Pittsburgh, PA
The priest claimed the Catholic Church is evolving.
Raymond did his best but was double teamed by the priest and the CNN reporter.
it must always be like Pope John Paul II to stand up for life all the time, everywhere without exception."
Why then have we not heard from the Pope????
Such a great example of WHEAT (this bishop and the pro-life crowd) vs. CHAFF (Obama and the 'Kennedy catholics' who cheered him).
The priest claimed the Catholic Church is evolving.
Perhaps in his diocese but the church is steadfast and unwavering in her teachings.
GOD Bless Bishop D'Arcy...
JPII was not addressing any specific institution when he said those words. He was speaking to Catholics as a whole. Pope Benedict has echoed those same words in his addresses. Did you follow any of the threads this past week when he visited the Holy Land? They were packed with these same statements.
I hear that Fr Corpi will be handing out the diplomas to those who took part in the alternative graduation.
The Vatican has spoken loudly: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2247015/posts
Burke says nothing without being directed by the Holy Father.
The Vatican has spoken loudly: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2247015/posts
Burke says nothing without being directed by the Holy Father.
"Wherever the Bishop is, there is the Catholic Church" ~ Ignatius of Antioch
"Why then have we not heard from the Pope????"
You did hear, but you weren't listening. What in the world do you think Archbishop Burke was doing if not conveying the pope's sentiments?
You may eventually hear from the pope ipsissimis verbis. But you can rest assured that that's why Burke accepted the speaking engagement at the prayer breakfast—to fly the Vatican flag and read the riot act to Jenkins.
Indeed, that's one of the reason Burke was named head of the tribunal in Rome. So many people were saying that it was done to ruin his reform work in St. Louis. Au contraire: it was done in order to have an American in the Vatican at the highest level who could speak to American Catholic issues with the implied voice of the pope echoing in every word he speaks.
But implied voice is not enough for some. Perhaps Benedict will grant you your wish. Perhaps not. But that's what Burke was doing in Washington a week or two ago. You were supposed to catch on.
The pope cannot and ought not run around the world disciplining the miscreants everywhere. That's what we have bishops here for. And they got the message from Burke and nearly half of them have spoken out against No Shame U. And I don't think they are finished speaking. And they are far more effective than if the pope had spoken over their heads.
I get so tired of Catholics who think the pope can wave a magic wand and fix everything. Darn it. Most problems have to be solved at the local level if they are to have credible and lasting solutions. Subsidiarity, my friend, subsidiarity. You undoubtedly favor state and local solutions rather than federal solutions in American politics. The same applies here. If the American Catholic universities are going to be reined in (and I think it's too late now), the American bishops will have to do it. The pope CANNOT do it for them. Period.
The pope already did what he rightly should do—Ex corde ecclesiae. But the American bishops ignored it—I know because I heard Catholic university faculty telling each other in the mid-1990s not to worry about Ex corde because the bishops had struck a deal with the major universities not to enforce it. After a few years, the word finally came through that the Vatican had told the bishops to enforce it or else. And then it was enforced, sort of, half-way.
The problem does not lie in Rome. It lies here. And the solution has to come from here. And for schools like No Shame, the solution will probably be, in the end, for the American bishops to declare them uncatholic. NSU will simply take it in stride, declare itself to be a "university in the Catholic tradition" and that will make little difference to most of the big donors and to the prestige-calculators in Academia. And then NSU will go the route of Harvard and Yale and Northwestern.
But bringing Burke to Rome was a deliberate move by Benedict (who's no dummy) to tighten the screws on the American bishops. Instead of a bunch of Italian curia cardinals whom the American bishops could dismiss as "what do they know about the American scene," now there's an American at the top of the curial ladder who can conveniently issue statements that the smart bishops in the USA know have the full backing of Benedict himself.
It was done because Burke can't handle a major metropolitan city. I can say that because I lived through it. Good man that he is, the Church is better off with him in Rome than stateside where he ends up on the evening news for losing his cool with reporters who insist on asking stupid questions. That and he has no personnel responsibilities. The boneheaded moves outside the seminary are rather legion around here. Just don't get me started and before saying I don't know what I'm talking about, as a member of the Cathedral choir, I'm in a darn good position to know a lot.
And I don't think Burke speaks for the pope. The pope can speak quite well enough for himself.
What a wonderful decision on his part.
This ND-Obortion scandal will remain a watershed event after which public support of abortion will actually cause headaches for any Catholic.
Is this a subtle zing at Benedict, who's been AWOL?
Well, President Obama DID speak at Notre Dame, and they DID confer upon him an honorary doctorate. And a lot of good, sincere and rightfully angry Catholics spoke out.
But what of "The Church?" Certainly, 77 US Bishops criticized or condemned Notre Dame. Yet, in the face of a clear violation of the authoritative declarations and policies of the Bishops Conference, the leadership of Notre Dame, a Catholic University under the direct authority of the Church, defied them. They defied the policy, authority and will of the Roman Catholic Bishops overseeing them.
So, now, Catholics let it go? Let by-gones be by-gones? Forget it? Look forward to next years Football Season, and return to their devotion at the feet of "Touchdown Jesus?"
With the exception of a relative few exceptional Catholic laymen and "lower rung" clergy, it appears the Church is ready to wash their hands of the controversy. And if that's the case, then the Roman Church in America is institutionally double-minded and insincere.
I know, as a Protestant, who am I to criticize the Catholic Church? But if this is the gross violation that so many have claimed, and yet the offenders went ahead with it anyway, despite warnings, pleas, and protests, then the "authorities" in the Church should not let it die — they should STILL take punitive action.
For 500 years, Popes, Councils, and various other tribunals had no compunction about condemning heretics, sanctioning those who erred, and recalling those who were insubordinate. Why, on this matter, would they stop now?
If Catholics actually believe in the authority of the Church as they claim, if the sanctity of life is one of the paramount values the Church still holds to, and if Catholic heirarchy desires to retain any shred or vestige of their credibility, it seems to this lowly Baptist that they should act now in a manner consistent with their convictions. At the very least, the removal of Notre dames leadership, and/or the withholding of Church funds from the school, would be more than appropriate to begin with...
Am I wrong, my friends?
Well great!
What a black eye for the fake Catholics. The bishop was lucky not to get arrested though.
Sorry. I want to hear OUR POPE stand up in front of millions like he does at other times and SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.
And I don't think Burke speaks for the pope. The pope can speak quite well enough for himself.
Yes indeed he can and has many times before. Throngs and throngs and pomp and circumstance. Well, I believe speaking out about babies being murdered DOES INDEED warrant an individual speech from the Pope directly addressing the issue.
Won't happen because our Catholic church is not the same one. It is all backwards and different and not unified. Thank you for speaking up though. As a Catholic I appreciate your non-Catholic thoughts on the matter.
Not that this is any excuse, but this is a really bad time to tear bishops, including the bishop of Rome (the pope) away from their official duties as bishops. It's ordination season and as Apostolic Succession passes through the bishop to the new priests and deacons, they're a little busy. Priesthood ordination should be either this weekend or next weekend - and it's a big ordeal to put together.
One thing that seems to not be sinking in in some circles is that the Church, including Notre Dame, is more of a confederation than a top-down institution. A Catholic identity can be pulled, but that's up to the bishop - and should be a last resort AFTER pastoral efforts to correct the situation have failed.
"It was done because Burke can't handle a major metropolitan city."
If that were the case they would have just put him out to pasture somewhere instead of giving him such an important position. If anything time has shown Archbishop Burke to have been totally correct on the Saint Stan's thing. Oddly you don't hear too much form Charles Jaco and the Post about that these days.
You don't hear much from the Post-Disgrace because the religion reporters in the know are over at the Beacon.
Burke is a great Canon lawyer and belongs in the courts, not as head of a see. His administrative instincts beyond the seminary just were not good. There's a lot of things people don't know, like what he wanted to do to the Cathedral - and how much it was going to cost. The Sacred Heart shrine is beautiful and there was nothing on that side, but do we really need the canopy back over the cathedra? And the registers between the pillars in the nave that he wanted to remove - heat and AC? And why do you put a brand new priest with zero interest in liturgy in the position of Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies? Every archdiocesan Mass and event in the last year has been a complete mess. It's all behind the scenes, but I've been at every one and there is no excuse.
The entire Church is better off with Burke where he is. That's where he belongs.
I really appreciate your tone and solidarity with the real Catholics on this issue. I am married to a Baptist man and am continually amazed about how much we agree on most everything in regards to moral issues. I just wish that I could prevail upon him to know how special it is to be able to meet the Lord in the flesh in the here and now in the Eucharist. It's a scary but exhilarating event, every time. But, he sees everytime he goes to Mass with me folks who don't act like they think it's true.
I guess my point is that you are going to see people all the time who merely go through the motions, serving two masters, which our dear Lord says is not possible, not if you really love Him. He said it. Like usual, people hear that but don't believe it, because if they did, our faith would rule the hearts and actions of man and we woulnd't be so grieved about what our brothers and sisters are doing to trample on the blood of Jesus and profaning his holy virgin mother at Notre Dame.
No they are not really hearing anything that doesn't fit in with their worldliness and they rationalize their sins out of existence from their own minds. I have to keep asking myself everyday what walls do I need to tear down today between me and my Lord?
God bless you sir, thanks for standing with us.
A TRUE MAN OF GOD!!! Thank you and God bless you, Bishop D'Arcy!!!!
Good for Bishop D'Arcy that he showed up WHERE he did, and did NOT show up where he should not have.
Sad, though, that - as insiders will know already - he tried to get Ambassador Glendon to accept the Laetare Award.
Judge Noonan who, piously but naively (in the face of the great evil to which Obama has devoted his considerable power), proclaimed "Truth Will Out," comes from Boston, where Bishop D'Arcy was Auxiliary for a number of years.
Not too difficult to figure out how he was persuaded to sub for Glendon.
What would it have been like if, as in the "summons to court" scene from BECKET (the movie with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole), Bishop D'Arcy had arrived, cope and mitre, with the protestors and marched through that gate reciting the Rosary, and then - as the old rite said of the mitre, "adorned with the horns of both Testaments to appear fiercesome to the enemies of Truth" - had said to the police: "STAND ASIDE OR ANSWER FOR IT WITH YOUR IMMORTAL SOULS!"
*sigh* now THAT would have been a WITNESS with . . . . uh . . . spine. Yeah, spine.
Enough with the polite persuasive "engagement" with these monsters. We need a peaceful but DRAMATIC confrontation.
Of course, when only 76 of the mitred weenies dare speak up . . . what do you expect?
The Pope usually does not speak specifically to local politics, but rather in larger, general principles that are universal.
How much LARGER can it get than babies being murdered????? Nope, don't buy your reasoning. This is not POLITICS...it is MURDER.
Well, we could keep this up all day and it will go nowhere. I want to hear those same words from the mouth of the Pope. Not from someone else. That's what the politicians do too. Don't care to discuss this further as we are worlds apart. Have a nice day.
Because Bishop D'Arcy is actually doing his job, with the support of more than 70 of his brother Bishops in these United States.
It looks like "evolve" is the new buzz-word for the secularists. Look at the last word in this excerpt from yesterday's Telegraph:
France's First Lady said that the Church's teachings had left her feeling "profoundly secular".
She departed from her post's traditional religious neutrality to accuse the Pope of "damaging" countries like Africa with his stance on birth control.
The Italian-born former supermodel risked angering believers in France and beyond by declaring that the Pontiff's proclamations showed that the Church needed to "evolve".
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Canadian pop sensation Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters for an alleged copycat version of an original song.
The 1970s band, the Rubinoos, have claimed Avril Lavigne's hit single "Girlfriend" is a ripoff of their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."
Lavigne's manager Terry McBride denied any credibility to the Rubinoos claim: "This is a song she'd never heard of that was a minor hit before she was born," he said in an interview with CanWest News Service. "This is a stretch and there is no basis for it."
As soon as he received the allegations six weeks ago, McBride said he hired a musicologist to compare the two songs. The music expert reported the songs are completely different and not even in the same metre, McBride said, dismissing the allegations as a form of "legal blackmail".
Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer filed the suit at California's Northern Federal District Court, also naming Lavigne's publishing company Avril Lavigne Publishing and her co-songwriter Dr. Luke as defendants.
The Rubinoos' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" has an upbeat chorus that sings "Hey hey you you, I wanna be your boyfriend' while Lavigne's lyrics — sung in an edgier tone — are "Hey hey, you, you I want to be your girlfriend".
Although four words are similar, McBride pointed out "'hey you' has been used in so many other songs, you could say they (the Rubinoos) ripped off the Rolling Stones lyrics 'Hey! You! Get off of my cloud.'"
McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, said he has no plans to settle because he believes the claim has no basis in reality. "The bottom line is we believe our case is strong. We'll look at the cost to defend versus the cost to settle, and we'll make a decision at that time."
Although the cost of the legal fees versus the settlement may determine what they decide to do, "At a certain point you have to delete the emotion and deal with the business," McBride said.
The Rubinoos could not be reached for comment.
Lavigne has had a double dose of songwriting slams this week.
In an interview with Performing Songwriter magazine, Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk accused Lavigne of using one of her songs. "I sent her a song two years ago called 'Contagious,' and I just saw the track listing to (The Best Damn Thing) and there's a song called 'Contagious' on it and my name's not on it," said Kreviazuk. "What do you do with that?"
Kreviazuk said she won't take her troubles with Lavigne to court. But she had no qualms about attacking her integrity as an artist. "I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything," Kreviazuk said in the interview.
Lavigne's former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld responded to Kreviazuk's remarks in a statement on his website. "We originally wrote it for me, so there's no way Chantal was involved. I can't speak on her song or any claims she's making about our song because I've never heard hers."
McBride said Lavigne's songwriting style is collaborative, which isn't unusual in the music business. "She likes to get into a room with (another songwriter) and start writing. That's how the majority of artists do it. That's what Sarah (McLachlan) does. It's rare to have a solo artist."


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Stem cells are the building blocks of the human body. They play a major role in the regeneration of tissues, and in the development of the human embryo. Stem cells are now at the center of world attention, since it has become evident that they possess the potential to change the face of transplantation medicine. A pluripotent stem cell that may differentiate in culture to all cell types is the "Holy Grail" of cell-based therapy. Human embryonic stem cells and human induced-pluripotent stem cells are a unique scientific and medical resource. These cells may give rise to many cell types of the body, such as nerve, muscle, liver, heart, and blood, and thus they hold the promise to cure many human diseases. These cells are suggested to play a vital role in the therapy of a large number of diseases such as Parkinson disease, diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, cardiac failure, etc. The potential of pluripotent stem cells to create tumors is currently the most major safety concern in their use in the clinic. Our research is aimed at the characterization of the tumors generated from the naive cells and after their continuous growth in culture. Our unique repository of pluripotent cell lines will enable us to discover the chromosomal regions that may control the aggressiveness of the tumors. In addition, we will attempt to identify the protein/s that characterize the tumors and use the data to generate new ways to reduce the risk of tumor formation.
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Four ideas to overcome content saturation in your niche
Nov 10th
Here is the sneaky little secret of content marketing nobody likes to talk about. Often, to create an effective strategy, you don't have to produce the best content. You just need to be first in your niches and overwhelming. Content saturation is a legitimate strategy.
Now let me address the "content purists" right away. I'm not saying quality is not important. It is, for many reasons, and if you have read this blog for a period of time, you know how hard I fight for quality in each and every post.
But if you dominate an un-saturated niche with loads of relevant content, chances are you will be dominating the search engine rankings too. In fact if you have been asleep at the wheel and your competitor has been creating content — even average content — for years, you might be feeling like it is "game over."
It is difficult to un-seat somebody in the search engines if they have saturated a niche, even if you are doing great work. But it's not hopeless. Let's look at a plan of attack if you are late to the content marketing game.
Winning in the face of content saturation
I recently faced this situation with a new client. They finally woke from their content slumber and discovered they were hopelessly behind their competitor. Literally, this other company had dominated every platform, every subject, every content style to the point where trying to compete against that content saturation seemed hopeless. They called me in to do content marketing triage.
This was one of the most difficult marketing challenges I have ever faced, which is why it was so much fun!
Here are four tactics I used to break open a new content niche and give this company some room to maneuver.
1. Focus on sub-categories
The competitor had done a wonderful job but had overlooked new demographic subsets who were coming into the market and were now using their products. When I did research on this segment, I found a wide open opportunity. The competitor had overlooked this group of consumers entirely.
So the idea became to dominate the under-served channels with amazing new content.
2. Different types of content
In a recent post, I described the "3H" pattern of content creation that leads to an engaged audience. You need a balance of these –
- Hygiene content that takes care of daily needs
- Hub content that grabs people and keeps them on your site
- Hero content that establishes your vision and authority
We discovered that the competition was focused almost entirely on hygiene content. Could we create something bigger, bolder, different from the competition?
The style of the competitor's content was formulaic. My customer laughed as I narrated one of the competitor videos with the same themes and images occurring over and over. It was repetitive and boring.
What would happen if we created something EXTREME?
3. Hit 'em where they ain't
When asked about his great success hitting a baseball, a famous American ballplayer once said, "It's easy. Hit 'em where they ain't."
It's the same plan for success in marketing. To stand out, you can't go to the same places and do the same things as your competitors. You have to hit 'em where they ain't.
And for my customers, that might mean podcasting. In this case, we discovered there was not one single podcast in their industry category. At the same time, their young target audience was a prime consumer of podcasts. Hello.
4. Focus on ignition
Here is the mistake most companies make. They check the box on content and then forget about "ignition." Content has no effectiveness if it doesn't MOVE. People have to see it, engage with it, share it — or you are simply wasting your money.
Here is something amazing I discovered. While this competitor was pumping out an endless supply of content, it was getting very few views, almost no engagement, hardly any shares.
This is a golden opportunity. What if we focused on content ignition? Maybe they had the race car, but we have the fuel.
As we looked at what it would take to build an audience and train our fans, retail partners, and employees to help with ignition, this seemed like a great opportunity in the face of a hopeless situation.
What does this mean to you and your saturated content niche?
Like any marketing strategy, this plan started with data and research. Strategy does not emerge from a Facebook page … it is rises from digging deep to find insight and room to maneuver in the research. Before I had any notions for a plan, I spent weeks looking at every angle in the numbers.
I want to emphasize that there is no cookie-cutter answer for any company or any strategy. But I wanted to demonstrate that there ARE creative and niche opportunities for content marketing maneuvering even in seemingly hopeless situations.
I'd love to read your comments in the comment section. Where would you go to maneuver in a saturated content niche?
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Standing out in a world of information density
Oct 30th
I recently did an interview about the implications of information density and Content Shock with a PR magazine in India. Since it is unlikely most of my readers will see this magazine, I thought I would pass this on to you. I think the interviewer, Paarul Chand, did a particularly good job with these questions:
In the age of Content Shock, what should communicators keep in mind while creating content that stands out?
There is no blanket answer to the issue of standing out in a world of increasing information density. It is highly dependent on the competitive circumstances of your industry.
For example, some niches may still be devoid of helpful content, representing a ripe opportunity for a marketer.
However, in a crowded niche, you will certainly have to do something more strategic than simply pumping out blog posts or videos. You will need to examine your ability to maneuver very carefully — can you create different types of content? Target an under-served audience? Use promotion or distribution in a more skillful way? Dominate a certain platform?
You can't simply create an advantage by copying a competitor. You need to have a thoughtful and unique response or your results will be disappointing.
As the way apps are viewed changes (driven by the new iOS8 interactive notification centre for example) how will this impact content creation and designing of app centres.
This is a very key idea and a real concern for content marketers going forward.
Up until now, content marketing has been pretty straight forward — create helpful and compelling content and figure out a way to get it to the top of Google search results.
But that is all changing and let me provide an example. Today, much of my content is "pushed" to me through an app called Zite. Zite learns what I like over time, similar to the way Pandora might determine your musical tastes.
In this environment, the content I create and the SEO I invest in have NO impact on whether my content gets through to the user. The user, through these evolving apps, is essentially creating a filter based on preferences to keep new products and new ideas out!
The challenge for marketers will now be even more profound. We will not only have to fight though search results. We will also have to fight through app results and filters by creating experiences so interesting that we invite our customers out of their filter bubbles.
Can you share two of your favourite clutter breaking content driven campaigns?
I think the future belongs to the content creators who are focused on delivering quality content to a niche.
One example of this is the site SoulPancake. They are devoted to answering the big questions of life in a fun, entertaining, and sometimes profound way. Their approach has now resulted in a profitable business, a book, and even a television program. Their content is not focused on SEO or tricky headlines that drive traffic. Their success comes 100% through honest, amazing, entertaining content.
If you want to look at a more corporate type of example, I love the way Adidas is creating beautiful adventure videos to promote their Outdoor division. My neighbor told me he spent an entire evening just watching videos of athletes hanging from cliffs. He was living vicariously through these videos and building an emotional connection to the brand and what it stands for.
Where do you think content shock is heading? Is it going to become easier to manage as analytics improve? Are we moving to an age of personalised marketing content?
In some respects analytics will help us cut through, if we have the skills to know where to look! The key to winning is not just creating content, it will be creating content that MOVES. An investment in content will be under-utilized if nobody reads it, engages with it, shares it. So to get the content to move, we have to get people to FEEL something about it.
The content becomes like the clothes they wear or the car they drive. It is an external representation of their own self-identity. So from that perspective, yes — the content we share is a highly personal decision.
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Does Content Marketing Really Have a Confidence Problem?
Sep 17th
By Eric Wittlake, {grow} Contributing Columnist
You've seen the CMI content marketing research stat: only 42% of B2B marketers believe they are effective at content marketing.
Often, it is paired with a statistic like 93% of all B2B marketers use content marketing or 73% are producing more content than they did a year ago.
What's going on here? Low confidence in success. High commitment to spending more. Are content marketers recklessly rushing deeper into content marketing?
But are they really? What should we really think of this "42% of marketers believe they are effective at content marketing" statistic? Let's put this statistic back in its proper context.
1. Very few lack faith in content marketing
Do marketers really believe their content marketing is ineffective? According to the same CMI study, only 16% of B2B marketers believe their content marketing is not effective! Let's put this another way: content marketers are more than 2.5 times more likely to believe they are effective than ineffective. In a category developing and changing this rapidly, that's an impressive ratio.
While 16% believe they are ineffective at content marketing, 25% of them are not increasing the amount of content they produce and 33% are not increasing their budgets. In contrast to the way the CMI study has been spun by many others, content marketers are not recklessly rushing ahead. Many are actually holding back.
2. 42% actually isn't low!
How confident should we really expect marketers to be in content marketing? Content marketing in its current form is still a young and quickly changing discipline. To put it into context, what do marketers think of other channels or activities?
- Only 37% of marketers believe their Facebook advertising is effective. (Source)
- According to Adobe, only 29% of marketers have confidence in their own measurement of digital marketing. (Source)
- 33% of marketers believe online banners don't work, compared to just 16% percent that believe their content marketing isn't effective. (Source)
This isn't just an issue in marketing. In a survey of 1,000 IT professionals by Cisco, 77% believed their current security policies needed improvement and updating. That is 77% who likely would say the policy isn't effective today and needs to be changed.
Versus other measures of confidence in newer marketing channels, 42% looks high, not low!
The pace of change alone should give many marketers pause when asked if they are effective content marketers: are you still effective in the face of shifting competition for attention and changing audience preferences? Have you mastered the new channels and communication formats your audience has shifted to, like Instagram, SnapChat or WeChat?
Despite this shifting landscape, 42% of B2B marketers are confident they are still effective and only 16% believe they are or have become ineffective!
3. Content measurement is imperfect
Content often meets multiple objectives. You may measure leads and traffic. However, content may also be improving customer service, brand perception and understanding of your offerings. Many of the potential benefits are generally not measured. When we only measure some of the benefits but all of the costs, we will question effectiveness. We will tend to undervalue our efforts. And yet, 42% are still confident in their effectiveness.
No, content marketing does not have a confidence problem.
What you can do
If you write or speak about content marketing, stop mis-using this 42% statistic and give your fellow marketers the credit they deserve. And if you aren't 100% confident that your content marketing is effective, take heart. It isn't unusual and it doesn't mean you somehow missed the memo detailing content marketing's silver bullet.
Eric Wittlake spends his days working with B2B marketers and (occasionally) shares his marketing views on his personal blog, B2B Digital Marketing. You can find him on Twitter (@wittlake) when he isn't working with B2B marketers.
The business case for content marketing consistency
Aug 26th
Today I am going to explain the importance of content marketing consistency but it is going to come from an unusual place, a young Korean woman.
This outstanding person was one of my favorite employees when I was in the corporate world. She was such an impressive young woman. Poised, savvy, articulate, with two advanced degrees from national universities. And yet, she was struggling on the job in one very important way.
In an effort to give her exposure and opportunities to network at high levels in the company, I brought her along to executive level meetings. But when she got into these meetings she froze up. She would never say a word.
I was frustrated because I was proud of her and I wanted to see her rise up through the company but if she never contributed a single idea or thought, that was not going to happen.
The reasons behind this silence were complex of course and we eventually figured it out together, but the point I am making is that the people who were remembered from those executive meetings, the ones who made an impact, were those who had something to say.
You're not going to make an impact if you're not a consistent contributor.
Content marketing consistency
It works the same way on the web. To be known, heard, and respected, you have to pipe up and say something on a consistent basis — whether you are developing a company brand or a personal brand.
This does not necessarily mean blogging every day. There are lots of ways you can show up through your content.
- Commenting on a blog, video or podcast can lead to amazing benefits.
- Connecting through Instagram photos, LinkedIn updates, and YouTube videos are great ways to provide a consistent presence.
- Even re-tweeting great information and links is an example of micro-content that can keep you connected in a consistent way.
Show up and contribute content consistently. That's what leads to awareness, trust, and relationships that create business benefits.
What is your experience when it comes to content consistency?
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We don't stand still at Barclaycard. Innovation is the key to our success, and everything we do is focused on taking our business to new levels of excellence. Constantly challenging traditional ways of thinking and always looking for new ways to for new ways to make payments simpler for our customers, this approach is reflected the calibre of the people who work for us.
As a Senior Social Media Manager you will drive the use of social media for our new product, which will be a key lever of acquisition and engagement with the customer base across consumers and merchants. The role holder will own the social media strategy and will be responsible for its accelerated delivery as well as identifying key areas of interest for various teams and recommended action planning.
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Freedom of the Press 2011 - Gabon
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The constitution guarantees freedom of expression and of the press, but authorities continued to employ legal harassment, threats, and financial pressure to curb critical reporting in 2010. However, conditions have improved slightly under President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba, who succeeded his father in 2009. Libel can be treated as either a civil or a criminal offense, and the government is permitted to criminalize civil suits and initiate criminal cases in response to alleged libel of government officials. Publications can also be legally suspended for libel and other offenses. In June 2010, reporter Jonas Moulenda of the state-owned daily L'Union was convicted of criminal defamation in a suit brought by Alfred Nguia Banda, the former director general of Gabon's maritime transport agency, whose name had not even appeared in the cited article about the murder of Banda's successor. Moulenda was given a suspended sentence and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs ($900), and was free on appeal at the year's end. In October, the editor of the independent newspaper Le Temps was imprisoned for five days for failing to pay the entire amount of an exorbitant defamation fine, which had been levied in 2004 for an article that suggested a member of the ruling party could have been involved in an armed robbery.
In 2010, the government continued to use its main regulatory body, the National Communications Council to curtail critical journalism. In May, the newspaper Ezombolo was banned from publishing for six months for "persistently insulting the head of state." However, no media outlets were closed and there were no reports of attacks against journalists during the year. Past cases of assault and harassment were not investigated adequately.
The two government-affiliated newspapers, L'Union and Gabon Matín, are the only dailies in the country. Nine private weeklies and monthlies print sporadically due to financial constraints and government-ordered closures. Many of those outlets occasionally voice criticism of the government and ruling party, but self-censorship persists, especially when it comes to the president, although it was less common in 2010 than in previous years. Foreign publications are readily available. Gabon has seven private radio stations and four private television stations. The government owns two radio stations and two television stations that broadcast nationwide. Satellite television is also available to those who can afford it, and foreign radio broadcasts are widely accessible. Government officials and other powerful figures use financial pressure to control the press, and ownership of media outlets is opaque. In 2010, only 7.23 percent of the population accessed the internet. There were no reports that the government restricted internet access or monitored e-mail.


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If you think of it this way, the more bugs that are found, documented, and addressed, the faster the game will hit shelves. I can only imagine that the Blizzard employees are hard at work getting all of the kinks out of the auction house to get the show on the road. What I'm curious about is how so many bugs actually have been found – I would have thought the experience and functionality of the WoW AH would have provided a sturdy foundation. I'm no brilliant coder, though, and assume the process is still very complex.
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February 23, 2012 at 3:48 amYobobParticipant
The contact form is not working on the site. I also tried just taking the raw files that came with the template without any changed and and uploading them to a different URL to test and this is not working either.
Not really sure what do to about that?February 23, 2012 at 3:02 pm
open index.html file and find there this code:Code:<input type="hidden" id="temp_url" name="temp_url" value="http://www.themefuse.com/demo/html/ArtGallery" />
<input type="hidden" id="tempcode" name="tempcode" value="c3VwcG9ydEB0aGVtZWZ1c2UuY29t" />
http://www.themefuse.com/demo/html/ArtGallerywith site link and
c3VwcG9ydEB0aGVtZWZ1c2UuY29twith your email in base 64 encode. You can encode it here
Max.February 25, 2012 at 12:24 amYobobParticipant
Thank you, Is there directions for adding anattach file option to the contact form?February 25, 2012 at 12:40 am
sorry but this is not possible with the default contact form from theme.
Max.August 26, 2013 at 3:40 pm
I have the same problem. If I don't edited the files "template-contact.php" and "sendmail.php", comes an Error "Opps! Due…" after sending a testmail. Now I updated the following lines:
<input type="hidden" id="temp_url" name="temp_url" value="http://www.resa-gebaeudetechnik.de/wp" />
<input type="hidden" id="tempcode" name="tempcode" value="bWFyaWUucHJhdHNjaEBzdW5kZXJkaWVrLmRl" />
<input type="hidden" id="myblogname" name="myblogname" value="ReSa Gebäudetechnik"
Now, there comes no Error (Oops!..), but a blank page.August 26, 2013 at 8:58 pmGeorgeKeymaster
For now, I see the sendmail.php is missing from your theme. Please contact your host providers and ask if the mail function is active.
In case is active, please provide ftp details and wp-dashboard login details and I will take a look.
GeorgeAugust 27, 2013 at 8:40 am
Hi. The file "sendmail.php" I've found at following path: "library/tfuse_framework/functions". I've active the PHP Mail (I hope). Attached the login details.August 27, 2013 at 7:40 pm
it seems that php mail function is not enabled on your server. Please contact your hosting provider and ask them to provide smtp details (username, pass, host, port) and we would make needed adjustments.
Max.August 28, 2013 at 6:24 amAugust 28, 2013 at 6:26 am
Hello Max,
okay. I'll ask my hosting provider.August 28, 2013 at 7:08 am
It's working!
Thank you very much.


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