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Tips for Washington Square Arch
14 Washington Square Arch Tips
Lots of places to snack on Bleeker and MacDougal
Maybe you should carry an umbrella to block the sun--it was very muggy and we did walk a lot.
Short walk from W 4th, 8th, or Christopher St subway stops
Don't forget a hat, sunglasses, nose coat. This summer has been brutal..
The Village has great places for beverages,snacks,etc all along the tour route.
We ate on Mulberry - very cool hip area.
We took the subway to the Village
Guide stopped along the way and let us buy water if needed.
We went in summer... HOT & MUGGY
Morandi (7th and Waverly Place) is a nice pre-tour lunch spot
Tour takes about 2 hours so bringing a beverage is helpful
Bring water or a light snack if need be
West 3rd Street subway
Dress for the weather.


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Best Return from Hiatus 2018
And thus concludes my Drunk Duck victory parade. 😉
There was an earlier comic where my avatar turned into Fujiko Mine because, why not? And I just stuck with it ever since. lol
— This is not an official LEGO comic. This is a tribute.
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"Hi Karen, I just wanted to let you know that the wedding went really well. I was nervous getting ready but I was so calm during the ceremony (everything we covered in the sessions). I spoke really well and I am so glad we ran through the day a couple of times! I was so emotional and teary all morning (which we didn't work on) but fine once I got there! So glad it's over! I no longer feel sick!!
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So … here we go with the 3rd, and possibly most important step of the "Getting Started" process … Getting an "opt in" form on your blog! After all, this is all about building your contact list, and the most important thing when you're first getting set up is to have an optin form on your blog!
So … if you've joined GVO, purchased your domain name and now have a WordPress blog installed on that domain … here is the next step. In this section, I'll give you some brief instructions to setup your first campaign in GVO, including your auto-mated messages. We'll also get that form on your blog!
1. Login to GVO
Login to your GVO back office here http://gogvo.com/affiliates
Not a member of GVO? Click here to join for $1!
2. Access the eResponder
On the left side menu, you will see a group of icons, the top one is eResponder, click on this to access the GVO Auto-responder system.
Once inside the eResponder area, you will be directed to the Campaign area. Our first order of business is to setup a campaign for your personal contacts.
3. Add a Campaign
Click on Add a Campaign, this creates your "List". You can call your campaign anything you like, for this exercise, we will setup a Campaign for your Personal Contacts.
Campaign Name: Personal Contacts
Description: Personal subscribers (NOTE: if you want, you can add more description, this becomes more pertinent when you have many lists)
From Name: Your First and Last Name
From Email: The email address you want your readers to see
Notification email: The email address where you would like to receive notice of new subscribers
Scroll to the bottom of the page and check the box at the bottom to receive a "Notify about new subscriber"
4. The Optin Message
This is the message the your subscribers will receive to confirm their subscription to your list … if they come through a source that requires a "double optin". Most of your subscribers won't need this if they come in through a form, but you'll want to have one in place anyway just in case. There is a default email in place that needs to be edited. Here is an example:
SUBJECT: Hello %%SubscriberFirstName%%
Hello %%SubscriberFirstName%%
Thank you for subscribing to my
in-house list.
Please click the link below to
confirm your subscription. This
helps to keep our list clean from
%%MainSiteURL%%/activate.php?s=%%SubscriberId%%
Have a great day,
Your First and Last Name
NOTE: The activation is already in the pre-set email. You MUST keep this link in place. Simply edit the text above and below the link as indicated in my example above.
NOTE 2: Where you see "Insert Field", this is for those with experience so you can add other fields to your email. It is not necessary to use this function in this exercise.
5. The Custom Fields
You may want to add some custom fields so that when you create a form, you can collect more information about your subscriber. The system will automatically collect their name and email. You can add up to 10 Custom fields. I recommend adding Phone and Country.
6. The Follow-Up Messages
You will want to add your own follow-up messages to the system. I am including one below that is an initial email. Click on Messages, then click on Followup.
SUBJECT: Thank you for subscribing, %%SubscriberFirstName%%
Hello %%SubscriberFirstName%%,
Steve Gaghagen here.
Thank you for subscribing to my personal
contact list.
My focus is helping you learn to use the
Internet to create leads for your business.
Please let me know if you have questions or
need help in any way. You will find my
contact details below.
Have a great day,
Steve Gaghagen
Internet Marketing Expert
Contact Information
Big Bear Lake, California (Pacific Time)
Phone: 909-866-0986
Add Me To Instant Messenger:
MSN: email@example.com
Yahoo: stevemaxbigbear
Skype: steve.gaghagen
Use the above email as an exmple and make sure to add your personal details. Add additional emails as you wish, I recommend at least 7 followup messages. The best series I know for this is the "Know, Like, And Trust" series designed by Joel Therien at GVO. If you'd like to know how to get that series and get it into your autoresponder, just contact me and I'll fill you in.
7. The Subscriber Form
We are now ready to create a form that we can add to our WordPress blog.
From the eResponder area, click on Forms, Create Form.
Form Name: Personal Contacts
Thank You Page: I redirect my subscribers back to my blog so they can review the information there. You can redirect them to any website you wish, but I would keep in mind that you DO NOT want to be "selling" anything to anyone at this time. If you send someone directly from subscribing to your list to a sales page you will be doing both them and yourselves a disservice. This business should be about HELPING other people … not about SELLING them. So … probably back to your blog page. Just a word to the wise here. 🙂
Main Fields: Select the Name field and then if you chose to create any custom fields, check those as well so they are included on your form.
BIG NOTE: The default setting here is "Double Optin". I NEVER select this. I make ANY form I make a "Single Optin" form. That means that when someone opts in through that form, they DO NOT receive the opt in message that requires them to click the link to confirm. Now, I know many folks won't tell you this. Most people will tell you to ALWAYS make your forms "double" opt in. The fact is that most of the people telling you that are doing so verbally … and then making their own forms Single opt ins. My feeling is that if someone comes in through a form … they've opted in. If they want to opt out … they can do so from the link that will go out in every email they receive thereafter. I've ALWAYS used Single opt in forms and have never had ONE spam complaint in my entire online career. So … at least for the form on your blog … make it Single Opt In.
Click Create
Your form code is now ready. Click on the HTML link on the right. This will bring up (in a popup window) the html code you will need for your blog. You can copy this to your clipboard (right click your mouse and select copy).
8. Adding your form to your blog
Open another tab or window in your browser and go to the Dashboard of your new WordPress blog you've created before.
Go to your Widgets Section.
Select and Drag one of the Text Widgets from the center window to the top space of your "Sidebar", which in most blog layouts is on the right hand side.
One the Widget is there, click the down arrow on the right hand side of the Widget to open the Widget itself.
In the box that opens, right click your mouse and paste in the html text you just copied for your form.
In the "Title" box of the widget, type "Subscribe To My Personal Mailing List" … or any phrase you want to use to invite people to opt in. If you're using followup messages like the K,L, T series I described earlier, you might want to enter something like, "Enter Your Information To Join My Mailing List And Receive Your Free eCourse". You get the idea.
When you've done that, click the "Save" button at the bottom of the Widget and then close the Widget.
Now … open and view your website, and you should see your new form in the upper right hand side!
One more thing you should do here: Sign in to your own list through the form. When you do, make sure you're re-directed to the proper webpage, and check your email to make sure you've received the first follow up message and that it looks ok!
Now … You're DONE!
You are officially off the ground with your new domain, website, and a form on that website to start building your mailing list! You're already ahead of 90% of the people out there flailing around trying to make money online!
As I've said before … once this is done … CONTACT ME. This is the point where we really need to get together and make sure you're designing a business that's custom built for YOU. I can direct you to the resources you'll need and the training sources that will help you the most. Personal contact is the key here, so I really do invite you to use the "Contact Me" page of this website and get in touch.
Hope this all helps!
Have a GREAT Day!
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Constellation Brands reported its third-quarter fiscal 2019 earnings today, which were highlighted by nearly 8 percent growth in beer depletions (sales-to-retailers) and a 14 percent increase in shipments (sales-to-wholesalers) for the comparable three-month period ending November 30.
Net sales of Constellation Brands' beer portfolio — which includes Mexican import brands Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, as well as craft offerings from Ballast Point, Funky Buddha and Four Corners — increased 16 percent in Q3, to more than $1.2 billion.
Year-to-date, shipments and depletions are more closely aligned, both up 10 percent and 9 percent, respectively, through the first nine months of the fiscal year. Net sales of Constellation's beer products are also up 12 percent through the first nine months, to more than $4.1 billion.
In a press release, Constellation Brands CEO Rob Sands called the performance of Constellation's beer business "the highlight" of the company's quarter.
Sands, who will hand the CEO role off to current president and COO Bill Newlands in March, credited the Casa Modelo and Corona brand families with driving depletion growth.
In a call with investors and analysts, Newlands said Corona line extensions Premier and Familiar as well as Modelo Especial were the top three high-end U.S. beer industry share gainers during Q3. He credited Corona Premier — which has fewer calories and carbs than its namesake flagship, Corona Extra — with driving growth as it appeals to consumers looking for a "better-for-you" beer. He added that the brand is sourcing "much of its volume from the more than 1 billion cases of declining domestic lights" and has room to grow.
Nevertheless, analysts asked about Premier cannibalization volume from Corona Extra. Newlands said Constellation is "agnostic" as to which product gets sold as "the margin and profit profile" of those brands is "virtually the same." He added that the cannibalization of Corona Extra has been as expected, if not "slightly less."
Newlands also said there is potential to capitalize on additional growth opportunities for draft and canned versions of Corona Extra.
Meanwhile, Constellation will continue to broaden the Corona brand family via the launch of Corona Refresca. According to Newlands, Constellation's research has shown that Refresca is "80 percent incremental" to the company's growth. He added that Refresca also helps to attract new customers.
"It is our strategy to complement our import portfolio and lay the foundation for future success with domestic, sessionable and alternative beverage alcohol products that appeal to general market and Hispanic consumers," Newlands said.
As for Modelo Especial, the brand is now the top selling beer in California, overtaking Bud Light and Budweiser, Newlands said.
During the call with investors, Newlands shared a handful of takeaways from the quarter, including announcing plans to provide shareholders with $4.5 billion in cash returns over the next three years through share repurchases and dividends.
Newlands also addressed Constellation's $4 billion investment in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth. He expressed confidence that Canopy can achieve $1 billion (Canadian) in revenue within the next 18 months.
Constellation chief financial officer David Klein likened the company's Canopy investment to a "ventures investment." Although Constellation "expects to get an outsized return on that investment" in the future, he said the company anticipates "volatility" on its profit and loss statement in the meantime. However, he said Constellation believes it can return $4.5 billion to its investors as well as fund "warrants" with Canopy Growth set to expire in 2021. Those warrants, if exercised, would increase Constellation's ownership stake in Canopy to more than 50 percent.
"However, we'll only fund the Canopy warrants if it makes sense, and the business is unfolding as we expect when we get into November of 2021," Klein said. "If that business is going well, we think our investors will be happy for us to exercise those warrants, and if the business isn't going well, we'll have a lot more cash to return to our investors."
Transportation and logistics costs as well as a short-term glass supply issue in Mexico led to a decrease of 60 basis points (bps), to 37.3 percent, during Q3, Klein added.
As of press time, Constellation stock (STZ) was trading close to its 52-week low of about $152, down about 11 percent. The stock price has declined from a 52-week high of $236.62.


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Adventures of Rosebud
by Rose S. Bell
There are very few books on todays marketplace that truly inspire the readers life. This book is one of them and is a remarkable adventure! It takes you on a story-by-story journey through the life of an amazing woman. At first blush, Rosebuds life may appear ordinary. But, on closer examination, you will see how incredible and surprisingly marvelous her life is. Rosebuds story is a saga of courage, faith and love. It will encourage, uplift, strengthen and bless you. Taking the Rosebud Journey will lead you to discover and find your own hearts desires and help you to live each day with intention. When you have completed the journey, you will feel Awake! as you never have. Youll be eager to step-up, step-out, be present in your life, and start or re-energize your own incredible adventure!About the Author
Rose S. Bell, aka Rosebud, is small in stature, but larger than life in character and perseverance. Growing up the second youngest in a family of 17 children and living through the highs and lows of Americas 20th Century, she learned early the keys to survival and success: love, honesty, education and faith. Having great integrity and building an unblemished character were her earliest teachings from her 19th Century-born parents. Ms. Bell brings the values, beliefs and traditions of what it means to be American to her 21st Century readers. Her earlier works include, Beyond the Strawberry Patch, Modern Marriage: How They Keep It Together, You Can Be Happy, and Plum Creek Valley. She is the mother of two daughters, Aaro Jean and J. Evelyn, and one son, Herbye Lorenzo, the grandmother of Derrick Charles and Kellyrose, and aunt to over 400 nieces and nephews. Ms. Bell lives in Kansas City, Missouri.(2010, paperback, 294 pages)


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The name of this blog is "The Inside Stori"......it best describes my reasoning for writing a blog. The idea was to provide students & other fiber addicted readers a means to get acquainted with my work......and NOT necessarily just the finished project. Rather, the steps taken in my own studio/life to create my wall quilts.
For the last 25+ years I've used the time around Christmas and New Years to prepare hundreds of kits for my classes. When I was teaching a really full schedule this process allowed me to have a large inventory to grab from as I packed for each trip, making it so much less stressful.
With my slow retirement, I'm pretty much making kits on demand.....which is actually much more work but sensible at this stage of my career. That leaves me to today's task.
One of my workshops on 2/21/13 (Thurs.) - "Beading Basics and Beyond" at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show in Hampton, VA will focus on beaded edging/binding techniques.
When hundreds of these 'hot pad' or 'mock quilts' were needed, I hired someone to make them for me......but again...now with retirement ahead I'm tackling that job as needed.
It SHOULD be a good opportunity for me to practice free motion quilting...BUT...it seems I'm always in a hurry and don't want to take the time to set up the machine, bla, bla, bla. So....here's my handwork for the next couple of nights. Sewing the binding onto the mini quilts. Yes, it probably could be done by machine however it's not as easy for students to learn to manipulate the needle in these areas that way.
And you all thought this teaching thing was glamorous!!! Here's some examples of how I use the techniques I've developed to frame and highlight my quilts.
If you have ever wanted to get acquainted with beading or enhance the knowledge you already have..... here's your chance to register for one of three full-day workshops I'm teaching. I hope to see some of you there......


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At the April 18 Chicago Presbytery Assembly meeting, the Rev. Sara Dingman, Transitional Synod Executive of the Synod of Lincoln Trails, was an honored guest. She was introduced and made a few brief comments. In particular, she celebrated the role that the Synod and Presbytery had played in opposing Indiana's RFRA law. So, I looked into the nature of this opposition.
What I found is that the Rev. Dingman, had released a statement (From Rev. Sara Dingman of the Synod of Lincoln Trails) on this issue. Screen shots of the title and key content follow.
The Rev. Dingman thanks numerous individuals for their support, including the Rev. Jan Edmiston, Associate Executive Presbyter for Ministry, with a link to her personal blog( achurchforstarvingartists). Two screen shots are also provided below.
It's out of scope for me to debate these individual's conclusions and arguments. However, with regard to the Confession of Belhar and how it is likely to be used, a couple of points must be made, those being:
- Even before Belhar has been officially included in the PCUSA Book of Confessions (assuming that it passes in enough Presbyteries), it is already being used by a PCUSA official to oppose the creation of any space for Christians (or members of any other faith for that matter) to decline commercial participation in an event that contradicts their strongly held religious beliefs.
- Having carefully read both posts, I find not the slightest evidence that either of these PCUSA leaders acknowledges that there are legitimate opposing interests in play, or that some in opposition to the RFRA have exceeded the bounds of honesty or civility in their actions.
What I do see is condemnation of any business owner who dares to follow their religious conscience by choosing non-participation in a same-gender wedding.
What about a church that declines to rent their facilities for a same-gender wedding? Or, what about a church that declines to bless a same-gender marriage of its members? Should we assume that here our PCUSA leadership will turn from contemptuous opposition to fearless supporters for freedom of religion and association?
I didn't have much hope for real support of religious conscience back on April 8. I now have good reason to believe that the Confession of Belhar will be used to oppose the exercise of religious conscience within the context of same-gender marriage, at a bare minimum.


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press release: The holidays can be hard for pets. Sometimes they get left out of the fun. Bring them to our Annual Jingle Paws Festival, featuring Santa Paws and give them a day all about them for the holidays! Get your pet's photo taken with Santa and make a paw print ornament with the help of our volunteers! Your cat and dog can get pampered with a nail trim too for only $10!
We will have delicious items, handmade by our wonderful volunteers, at the bake sale & hot cocoa stand. We will have items for sale as well as items in our raffle, so you can complete your holiday shopping list – or get something for yourself. We won't judge!
Our online auction will start November 28. All of the items will be posted on Facebook that day with some sneak peaks beforehand. Join our facebook event page so you don't miss a thing!
Looking for more ways to help animals in the community this holiday season? Help us fill Santa's bag so he can deliver it to the good little pups and kittens at Shelter from the Storm Animal Rescue! Please see our website for items needed: sftsrescue.org/wish-list.
Website: https://www.sftsrescue.org/
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Highlighting Inspiring Women: She breaks wrestling stereotypes
Throughout March, which is Women's History Month, the North Iowa Times is again publishing a series of articles highlighting local women. Whether it's through their careers, hobbies, volunteer efforts or unique personalities, these women have become an inspiration to others.
"When you go somewhere and say you're a wrestler, people don't expect it."
But as girls like Emily Hendrickson-Troester—and many others across the country—are proving, wrestling isn't a sport reserved solely for boys anymore.
According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, female participation in wrestling has tripled in the past decade, from 5,527 girls to 16,562. Many have joined boys teams, but some states now offer girls wrestling as its own official sport. Girls camps, clubs, tournaments and even state championships have cropped up everywhere. A growing number of colleges have formed women's programs. Plus, it's been an Olympic sport since 2004.
That's why, at a wrestling powerhouse like MFL MarMac, it's no surprise that girls from elementary to high school are taking interest.
Emily, along with Kadence Pape and Chylie Feuerhelm, competed on the middle school wrestling team this past season. It was Kadence's second year. Some girls, like 6-year-old Breklyn Schutte, are involved in the youth program. At the end of February, Emily, Kadence and Breklyn all participated in the AAU Girls State Championships. It was the first time Breklyn had ever faced another girl wrestler.
In January and February, middle school wrestling coach Brent Pape, who's also Kadence's dad, held an all-female wrestling camp. Fifteen girls turned out, ranging from kindergarten to ninth grade. Earlier this month, some of them—Kadence, Morgan Jacobson, Mackenzie Bachman and sisters Isabella and Hannah Bogdonovich—participated in the Female Elite Wrestling Championships in Independence. For all but Kadence, it was their first competition.
Many of the girls became interested in wrestling through their dads or brothers. Others simply wanted to experience something new.
"I saw the camp and decided to try it," Morgan said, "and I liked it."
"It was helpful that Brent started doing the camp," Mackenzie added, because it allowed the newcomers to learn basic skills and technique. The environment wasn't intimidating, since "others were new to the skills too."
They don't approach practice or competition any differently than a boy would.
"Often," said Kadence, "you have to work harder than the boys. You don't want to get showed up."
Through their hard work, the girls have found success on the mat, winning both matches and medals. They take away much more than that, however.
The group's designated little sister, Breklyn said she simply wants to do her best.
Hannah is in it to have fun.
Lauren Kishman likes being able to connect with other people: "It's a way to spend time with friends, and it's a good workout."
When they're out on the mat, each girl enjoys being in control of her own destiny.
"When you're on the mat, you depend on yourself," Emily said.
"It's up to you the work you put in," Lauren shared. "And you have to be mentally strong."
That, said Kadence, builds confidence both in the sport and in everyday life.
Isabella, the lone high school participant, has seen that first-hand. When she first told kids at school that she planned to wrestle, they were surprised, since she's usually more reserved.
"I was not confident in myself," she acknowledged, "but after this, I'm more confident. I'm not as quiet or timid."
The girls are also driven to prove they can work just as hard, and wrestle just as well, as the boys.
"[Boys] always think they can beat a girl, that she's not tough, that she doesn't know what she's doing," Kadence said.
"But you can take those boys down," Breklyn remarked.
As a result, Kadence added, "more girls are seeing wrestling as a sport, rather than something only boys do."
The girls view MFL MarMac as a supportive wrestling community. Their parents had few reservations about letting them join the sport.
"My dad was a little nervous," Emily admitted, "but after my first meet, when I said I had fun, he chilled out."
"My dad thought it was a great opportunity," shared Mackenzie of her dad, Chet, who's the high school wrestling coach.
Locally, said Lauren, MFL MarMac has one of the bigger groups of female wrestlers.
"It's supported and it's growing," she added.
Sometimes, it takes just one girl to make the leap.
As the only girl on last year's middle school team, Kadence said the experience was a bit isolating. Boys were largely unwilling to be her practice partner; they had to be dragged into it.
"Now that Emily joined, they're more accepting," she quipped. "And I enjoy it more."
The wrestling room feels more like home to Kadence, and her fellow female wrestlers are like family.
"You're there for them," she said.
The older girls enjoyed being role models for the younger participants, like Breklyn.
"It makes you want to do well, to show her you can accomplish things," Morgan stated. "If you put your mind to it, you can do anything."
Kadence hopes all the girls who showed interest in wrestling this year will continue to stick it out. With the addition of more programs and tournaments, as well as the possibility of college scholarships, she sees interest growing.
"I see the boys numbers actually decreasing, while we're increasing," Morgan added.
Emily said she'd eventually like to see an all-girls team at MFL MarMac.
Years down the road, when female wrestling is more commonplace, the girls said they will feel proud of their role in progressing the sport.
"When we're older, and this blows up, I can say 'I did that, I started that,'" Hannah noted.
"We're leading instead of following," Lauren said.
Kadence plans to take an active role in drumming up support and participation. She wants to keep the momentum going.
"I know I'll be there to help," she said. "I want other girls to feel like they can do it too. Anyone can do it."


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Aspects of Conquering Digital Marketing:
Arguably, the world is becoming more and more digitally minded. The evolution of digital marketing has become stronger along with the new waves of technology regarding aspects of a business. It's no longer the way of the future - it's the way of the present. Those who lack SEO and social media marketing skills are left far behind; thus, there is an unparalleled urgency about bolstering digital marketing prowess.
The thought of having to stay ahead of the game while juggling assignments and accounts can become troublesome. However, follow a precise process with learning the steps that could improve your digital marketing skills, as well as sharpen your competitive edge.
Digital marketing is different from many other disciplines in that what is mastered one day can be changed entirely, leaving it nearly irrelevant the next. In this field, the methods with which we plan strategies can swiftly become outdated, so it is essential to continue learning at every stage of your career.
When we are working, though, we often lack the time and resources to go to school. With the fast-paced nature of the job, we can be left to wonder about who has time for continued education. Nonetheless, there are some highly relevant online courses and workshops that can provide the most updated information, and help you chart your course with confidence.
Such online sites as Google Academy for Ads offer free courses for digital marketers, to help assist individuals understand and learn the various changes, big or small, at any moment. Therefore, learning about SEO is an ever-changing aspect of the digital world. Interestingly enough, sites such as Hubspot Academy and SEMrush Academy offer invaluable information and instruction on best practices in the field.
Regardless of profession, the most competitive people are the ones who thrive on new information and are hungry to learn more about discoveries and research in their fields. Staying abreast of trends will keep you running in the right direction. One advantage of doing so is keeping up with Google updates.
What SEO Improves:
What makes one digital marketing agency better than another? Well, a lot of factors are involved in achieving success, but one of the heavy hitters is a comprehensive understanding of SEO, and who better to learn it from than the experts?
So, what exactly are SEO tools? SEO tools help individuals search results through the implementation of specific strategies. The strategies are developed through research and analysis of best practices. As in any field, an expert is a master of the game, who has proven to accomplish such tasks better than most.
Following SEO experts on social media is a fundamental way to become a better digital marketer. Our ideas are sparked when we read about what other people are doing. However, we have to be sure that the so-called experts in the field are relevant and current. SEO can be tricky, because like everything we can find online. It is best to search for files through reputable sources, who have proven their worth on various platforms.
Open Your Mind to the Capabilities of SEO:
In addition to reading content that is created by others, improve your content marketing effectiveness by developing your content. Whether or not you enjoy writing, creating your blog or vlog can be a way to drive business to your intended site. Think about different ways to stretch or direct topics that you've read about in the past. Can you broaden or narrow them? Can you put a new spin on an old idea, making it useful in a different way?
Another stragegy to become a better digital marketer is to use Podcasts to garner followers. Interviewing guests with fans and followers is an excellent way to promote yourself and your brand because they will visit your site to see what the other person has to say. There are so many improvements that are useful when it comes to digital marketing. These are merely a few suggestions.


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Sold Attached Single Family in 2019 in Chicago (Oakland)
List Price: $259,900
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Sold Detached Single Family in 2019 in Orland Park
List Price: $354,900
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Sold Attached Vacant Lot in 2019 in Chicago
List Price: $69,900
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Sold Attached Single Family in 2019 in Chicago Ridge
List Price: $209,900
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Sold Attached Single Family in 2019 in Olympia Fields
List Price: $135,000
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Sold Attached Single Family in 2019 at Jackson Towers
List Price: $189,900
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Sold Attached Single Family in 2018 in Calumet City, IL
List Price: $129,900
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Sold Attached Single Family in 2018 in Tinley Park, IL
List Price: $219,900
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Sold Detached Single Family in 2018 in Oak Lawn, IL
List Price: $194,900
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Sold Detached Single Family in 2018 in Matteson, IL
List Price: $199,900
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Sold Detached Single Family in 2018 in Tinley Park, IL
List Price: $321,900
Sold Price: $317,000
Kept me informed very well. I am very happy with the service I received.
Sold Detached Single Family in 2018 in Orland Park, IL
List Price: $599,900
Sold Price: $563,000
Very good experience! Good to work with everyone on the team.
Sold Attached Single Family in 2018 in Chicago, IL
List Price: $200,000
Sold Price: $189,900
Extremely proficient and diligent in getting our place sold. His associate Jovonn was a dream to work with. She was always on top of everything and kept on top of us to get things to her to facilitate the process. Will use them again.
Sold 3 Multi-Unit Buildings in 2018 in Chicago, IL
List Price: $274,900 – $329,900
Sold Price:$266,000 – $338,000
Best service. I've been in business for long time and dealt with a lot of real estate agents. The Mattz Mega Group is by far #1!
Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in Chicago, IL
List Price: $74,900
Sold Price: $77,100 in Multiple Offer Situation
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Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in Chicago, IL
List Price: $124,900
Sold Price: $130,000 in Multiple Offer Situation
I recently had the pleasure of signing up with Mattz Mega Realtor Group to sell my house of #24 years. From day one I was extremely nervous but yet excited about my future.All through out the negotiations as well as the closing the staff handled all those unforeseen issues. Then moving into the next phase the transaction. Leaning on Jovonn during this transition made it a lot less stressful to say the least. Jovonn was my calming rock and the sweetest person. Always professional,reliable very personable. Whenever I would be feeling down, Jovonn would send me a cartoon e-mail to bust my spirits.The best part, when it was ALL over I truly felt a friendship had been formed. I would highly recommend Mattz Mega Realtor for all your needs. A special thanks to Mr. James Mattz for the exceptionally well trained staff.
Sold a Single Family home in 2017 in Chicago, IL
List Price: $99,995
Sold Price: $100,050 in Multiple Offer Situation
Following an unsuccessful attempt by another realtor to sell my house I learned about James Mattz. We talked and eventually I listed with The Mattz Group. The experience was totally different, so different that on a few occasions I started to panic. The staff allowed me to vent or whatever I needed to do and then without missing a beat proceeded to help me get past my fears. Mattz sold my house within a month and closed the following. I am very happy. Thank you Mattz Group!
Sold Single Family home in 2015 in Orland Park, IL
List Price: $129,900
Sold Price: $113,000
After several months having my house for sale, there were no luck of anyone putting an offer for my property and I am getting frustrated as time ticks each day. Paying bills here and there realizing that if the agent has actually help me to have this property sold in time. Not long ago until I de-listed my deal with one of the best company that is selling properties in the south side, James made a surprise call asking if my house is for sale and would need a agent for it. I was skeptical at first why he would called me in the beginning but as he explain his strategy, I understand so I took a leap in faith and have James and his team move forward with my property in listing. He told me how this neighborhood is and knowing that it will be a very difficult sale, he told me he will make it happen within 90 days. Almost hitting 60 days since it was during winter time, there were many showings and miracles happen, a buyer is willing to put and offer for my property. I quickly took this opportunity and move forward with the deal. If I keep holding this property till today, I do not know what I would do without James and his team. They worked hard day and night to find the best owner that would suits the neighborhood and they did. I am very please with their performance and their communication. James often calls me to update the situation and how we should deal this property. He is experience in his work and he did not let me down knowing the fact that my property was located at one of the toughest location in all neighborhoods in Chicago, it was a test to James whether he can have this property sold or not. Eventually he did and that proves to me that he and his team is capable of making it happen. I honor his dedication and knowing he is a man that is trustworthy. Many agents out there will just want to make a sale and let you handle the rest but James was able to provide me a lot of solid information and details about the neighborhood. He will do what he say and I am very please with his work. If you are looking for a trustworthy agent in Chicago buying properties for first time buyer or having your property selling in the market, I would recommend James and his team to. He will not let you down and he will give you the TRUTH of the real pricing of your property. You might not like to hear it but you would rather know the truth and lying to yourself that the property will not even capable to selling at a price range that is unreachable. Thank you for James and his team for making it happen. God bless for appearing in my life. Thank you
Sold a Single Family home in 2017 in Gresham, Chicago, IL.
List Price: $119,900
Sold Price: $119,000
Sold our home in a timely manner,he really knows the business.Third realtor I guess the saying third time is a charm is true.If you are looking to sell give James a call he can get it done.
Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in Olympia Fields, IL.
List Price: $349,900
Sold Price: $340,000
The Mattz Group worked as a professional team to service the sale of our home. We received sound constructive advice on how to successfully list and show our home.
Sold a Multi-Family home in 2018 in Gresham, Chicago, IL
List Price: $139,900
Sold Price: $140,000 in Multiple Offer Situation
From the initial presentation to the closing, I was very impressed with the professionalism and expertise of the Mattz Group! They marketed my property perfectly; I had two offers in less than a week! They were with me every step of the way in getting my property sold – responsive, knowledgeable, and thorough. I highly recommend the Mattz Group!


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Well, by golly, it does. First off, what is light density? Well, it is the number of photons hitting the sensor. More photons hitting the sensor in any given interval of time means denser light. You can think of this as the "flow" of photons in much the same way as a pipe carrying more water or a wire carrying more electrons (current.)
The exposure, then, is determined by the shutter speed and the aperture, which is really saying the number of photons that hit the sensor in the time the shutter is open. Now, some of you are chipping in with "but what about sensitivity?" Well, the sensitivity determines the brightness of the image from a given exposure. And since digital sensors enhance the brightness by adding gain to the photon count, usually in the analog domain but not always, then the apparent exposure (brightness of final image) includes the total amount of light with the gain applied.
So … who cares you ask? Well, as it turns out, I do. This weekend, a raucous debate on the Fuji forum centered around the concept of Equivalence. The idea of Equivalence being to achieve identical images from two entirely different cameras with differing sensors, lenses, pixel densities etc. The subject appears to involve more than a little mental masturbation, but there are many good points made in the text of the paper on which all the arguing was based. You are welcome to read all about it here.
Now … I was wondering how the light density would affect noise. The author of the paper swears that the only advantage of a larger sensor over a smaller sensor is the size of the aperture needed to get the same (equivalent) image. It goes kind of like this: you shoot the D700 at f/2.8 and the D300 at f/2.0 and you now have identical images. At least, that is how it should work since now the depth of field is the same and the diameter should be the same. I.e. we have matching densities of light. Actually, that's not even correct … because if this is the same lens, then you need the aperture to be open to exactly the same size to get matching density … it is "total amount of light" that is equalized by changing apertures. See … it's too complex to be of much use in practical photography. But it is a measurebator's wet dream …
I want to explore some concepts from the paper … and I will over the next couple of articles. But let's start by changing exactly one thing … the density of the light on the same sensor with the same apparent exposure. This has been a hugely controversial subject over the weekend.
So … leave ISO alone, since we want the same gain. Change the aperture by cutting it down dramatically, then increase shutter speed dramatically. Equivalent apparent exposures at different light densities (from the sensor's perspective.) I set custom white balance as well, since auto white balance was changing at different exposures. That is a bit freaky by the way, as it indicates that the sensor is responding differently to halogen light based on shutter speeds.
Well, the F300 shocked me with how it responded. The longer exposure, despite being the same total amount of light, was extremely noisy in the blue channel. I t completely freaked.
Well, that's just bloody awful. Clearly, with this camera (and I would be quite willing to bet that it generalizes fairly well with the tiny sensors), you want to avoid longer exposures if possible. I.e. you want to shoot wide open so that the light hitting the sensor is as dense as possible.
Update: It has been pointed out that 4s is in the territory of thermal noise. And of course this gets worse with the amplification of noise at higher ISOs. Still, the staggering size of the effect at a relatively short 4s exposure does not make a lot of sense to me as a purely thermal effect.
Update 2: I've been pounded on the Fuji forum by a group of individuals that I have dubbed the Gang of Four. There are actually two silent members and two obnoxious members who patronize the whole forum in their quest to dominate everyone in it. Interestingly, I'd come to think of them as a virus before finding out that they have done this in other forums. And like any virus, the nourishment they get allows them to keep going. I've stopped reading them at all. But meanwhile, I found this comment from Thom Hogan regarding long exposures, which I think puts in perspective my comments in this article. I had every expectation that 4s and 8s were not overly long exposures. Here's Thom's comment:
"Since the camera seems perfectly fine for long exposures measured into the low minutes, I'll take a longer exposure over higher ISO and keep the little bit extra in the shadows, just as I did with the D2x."
Now … how did "low minutes" become "low seconds?" Ask Fuji I suppose … or maybe thermal noise is not the culprit the GOF would have us believe.
Now, 3200 ISO is a real stretch for small sensors, although you must admit that the left half is not terrible. In fact, let's take a peek at a processed version.
Ok … it's not great, but hey … you can't expect much at 3200 ISO.
One more experiment for the evening. I lower the ISO to something a bit more reasonable and crank the lighting to allow me an 8 second exposure (max on the F300 remember) at minimum aperture of f/14. That gives me the required 3 stop range for the test.
And here is that test at 400 ISO … the difference is subtle enough in the noise area that I chose to present it as an animation instead of side by side etc …
Interesting how the smaller aperture picked up reflections. Unfortunate too … anyway, there is still an effect, and that's good enough for me. Watch your light density … buy better lenses to keep exposures shorter at higher ISO. Especially as sensors get smaller … I'd be really careful of that with the 4/3 sensors, since there is definitely an option to shoot wider apertures.
Update: 8s is even further into thermal territory. Yet the differences here are much less obvious, no doubt because the amplification of the differences is lower. So thermal noise might be the culprit, but that does not obviate the conclusion that higher light density is good, which is all I chose to conclude from this experiment.
Next experiment will discuss the D300 and D700. How is the noise at the same light density? If I shoot the D700 in APS-C crop mode, then the only difference is the pixel density. 5mp versus 12mp in the same area on the D300. Sounds like fun … stay tuned …


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This is looking more and more like the break-up of the euro zone. I know it's difficult for the member states to agree on everything, and therefore they have to find compromises from case to case that not everybody is equally happy about. But when it comes to setting a date for an extraordinary important summit to discuss the increasingly threatening economic and political situation, they should at least be able to agree on a date. But no. Because of the French-German economic plans that has been drafted without anyone else involved, other EU members are now protesting by refusing almost any decisions made by the administration in Brussels.
"All countries should participate in the discussion, and there should be no groups created leading other countries."
Setting the date for the extraordinary March summit of euro zone leaders is about to become impossible, as hostility grows amongst member states towards the fiercely conservative Franco-German proposal for economic convergence. The first top leaders summit since the 2008 crisis meeting, was originally set to March 13. But now the date is set to "floating."
EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy have told MEPs and chiefs of the parliament's political groups that the 17 premiers and presidents of the euro zone countries are to meet "mid-March", ahead of the normal EU-27 spring summit on 24-25 March, the EUobserver reports.
Sunday March 13 has been widely touted as the date of the euro zone meeting.
However, one EU diplomat says: "It's a date that was floated, as it fits the schedule of President van Rompuy."
There has been no official confirmation however.
Agence France Presse reports that one major member state has ruled out March 13 as "impossible," and favor March 11 instead.
The EU leaders was supposed to discuss a proposal from Berlin and Paris that would force European states to adopt a common corporate tax base, harmonize retirement ages, eliminate indexation of wages to inflation and hard-wire limits on government debt via constitutional amendments.
But as the March summit looms, opposition to the proposal is growing.
On Tuesday, Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini announced Rome's dissatisfaction with both the ideas in the proposal and their source in the Paris-Berlin duo.
He said that it is premature to be discussion EU level tax harmonization and constitutional changes.
"There are issues in the pact that Europe is not ripe to solve yet, this includes for example harmonization of taxes and tax systems," he said during a visit to Prague, Reuters reports.
"Taxes are probably one of the most sensitive issues. Frankly speaking, I believe it is premature to have even an agreement in principle on harmonizing taxation. All countries should participate in the discussion, and there should be no groups created leading other countries," he added.
Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria and Spain have also expressed reservations about the proposed "competitiveness pact."
"We will not allow our social model to be undone," Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme says.
Luxembourg prime minister, Jean-Claude Juncker, (who is also the chairman of the Eurogroup of finance ministers), says he don't think "abolishing the indexation of wages should improve the competitively of my country or of the euro area."
EU budget commissioner, Poland's Janusz Lewandowski, describes "nervousness" over the plans in an interview with the UK newspaper The Times. Adding that developments are being watched with some nervousness in Warsaw and other capitals. "We need a discussion on how to avoid a two-speed Europe," he says.
Meanwhile, economics and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn – one of the key architects of austerity plans imposed on Greece and Ireland in return for EU bailouts – offer his support to the Franco-German plan.
"The competitiveness pact is broadly in line with proposals in the growth survey," he said at a meeting at the American Chamber of Commerce.
Acknowledging the criticism, French finance minister Christine Lagarde underlines that the rules for individual countries do not have to be identical.
"The Franco-German proposals have been debated and have given rise to some statements, sometimes to some reservations," she says.
The goal is not to that everyone in every European Union country will have to retire at the age of 67, Ms. Lagarde points out.
"Nor are we going to, from one day to the next, fix as an ultimate objective for all the countries in the euro zone to agree on an average corporate tax rate of 25 percent," she adds.
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On paper, the ascending Exeter High School girls hockey program shows no signs of stopping.
The Blue Hawks have gone a combined 37-3-2 over the past two seasons, both of them ending with Saturday morning championship games at SNHU Arena in Manchester. They have the potential to bring back three All-Division I players next winter and 16 girls overall, with two-time league Coach of the Year Geoff Taylor behind the bench.
So the pieces are in place for the Hawks to continue what has now been a multi-year quest: to get cohesive enough, confident enough and deep enough to knock nine-time defending champion Hanover off its throne.
No easy task.
�I think it�s all about the offseason, the preseason and getting ready,� senior Ashley Keaveney said when asked what advice she�d leave for the returning players. �Just coming out where you have that chemistry already and you�re just working together as a team.�
Exeter put quite a team on the ice against the Marauders in this year�s state final, a 7-3 Hanover win. Keaveney (11 goals, 42 assists), junior center Carissa Towlson (70 goals, 27 assists) and junior forward Dakota Markey (24 goals, 27 assists) each earned All-State honors, along with junior goalie Izzy Day. Despite running only two forward lines to Hanover�s three, and rotating two defensive pairings, the Blue Hawks certainly proved they had the skill to hang with Hanover.
They just didn�t have the legs.
The Marauders rolled their three lines and were relentless during a five-goal second period, at one point taking a 6-2 lead. They were also the fresher team during the third period and closed out their 10th state title in the league's 11-year existence.
�I feel like the struggle against Hanover is they�re a team,� Exeter senior Delaney Hyde said. �They celebrate as a team, they work as a team and their bench is crazy loud.�
It�s hard to watch them play and not come away impressed. Six different players scored for Hanover in the championship game, and 11 players who suited up, according to coach John Dodds, were new to the varsity level this year.
That fact in itself is unique to the champs.
�To my knowledge, they�re the only team that truly can run a tryout,� Exeter coach Geoff Taylor said, �where girls that come in with experience playing hockey are trying to earn a spot on the club. For the rest of us, if girls come in with experience � you�re getting a jersey and we�re going to figure out how it�s going to come together. A lot of us are carrying girls who are experienced skating on the pond and it�s not even organized; or they�re starting in high school. So there is a bit of difference there.
�The thing is,� coach added, �it�s not like any of the rest of us aren�t trying and we�re not doing it. (Hanover) has that and the rest of us are trying to build it. I think that�s the thing.�
The Blue Hawks enter the offseason with some of those building blocks in place. For starters, they could have their top scoring line of Markey, Towlson and Megan Olszewski back in the fold next season. Hannah Beveridge had a strong debut campaign as a freshman and will bolster the blue line along with veterans Grace Allen and Katie Kopecky. Day will be back between the pipes. Junior Sarah Gallo and sophomore Abby Cooper could both be back in the rotation as forwards.
Exeter has been building its own winning culture for quite a few years now.
Come the start of the 2018-19 season, it will be poised to take a crack at a fourth straight semifinal berth and third straight finals appearances.
�In terms of competitive level, looking at the seniors, and what they�ve been able to do in helping us develop and helping the program grow over the course of their career, it�s remarkable,� Taylor said. �And the remarkable thing there, too, is building that feeling where they know that haven�t done it alone. That�s the thing you look for as a coach, that sense of continuity or culture that you try to build.�


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HOUSTON - "This is the play in which Tony learned how to write jokes," jested director Michael Wilson about Tony Kushner's latest Hydriotaphia, or The Death of Dr. Browne, whose press opening is at the Alley Theatre on Wednesday, April 8.
The atmosphere was informal and light-hearted at a recent press conference with Kushner, Wilson, and lead actor Jonathan Hadary in the rehearsal space of the Tony Award-winning regional theater during an afternoon break. "Hydriotaphia is an epic farce, but it has so much dancing in it and, what, five, no, six songs," Wilson smiled, "it feels like a musical at times."
For all the laughing matters, Hydriotaphia is serious business. In fact, the press opening was originally scheduled for April 1 but was pushed back a week due to extensive rewrites, an ongoing pressure process for which Kushner is known.
A sweeping intellectual comedy, Hydriotaphia chronicles the last hours in the life of Sir Thomas Browne (1605 - 1682), an English physician and writer known for the richness of his prose and his attempt to reconcile Christian values with scientific knowledge. As the great man wanes, he must deal with not just his wife and amanuensis, but also his Soul and Death, a love-struck gravedigger, a stuttering preacher, and a ranter or two, among the cast of 15. Each character has an all-important agenda and is single-minded in the pursuit of it in a "fabulous" world that spans heaven and earth, the metaphysical and the mundane, the bawdy and the beautific.
Set against the Restoration, Hydriotaphia continues Kushner's interest in periods of transitions, times when the status quo is changing. Like Angels in America and SLAVS!, both of which used instability as modus operandi, Hydriotaphia has as its backdrop societal disappointment, and upheaval. Said another way, it's a semi-historical and semi-biographical musing on immortality and death in a threatened era. It invites the notion that there is, as Browne wrote, "something very vital and electric about morbidity."
Kushner first wrote Hydriotaphia in three weeks a decade ago. Under Wilson's direction, this early version was workshopped then at New York University, but for a number of reasons it didn't go as well as planned. It has been drastically revisioned for the Alley mounting, which will be Wilson's last directing venture here before heading onto his new position as artistic director of the Hartford Stage in Connecticut, though he has taken pains to indicate his relationship with the Alley will continue, somehow, some way. "Hydriotaphia is a big farce," Wilson stated. "But it raises really deep and rich issues of how we pass from this world into the next." He continued, "I don't think you can sit through this play without laughing a lot, yet it addresses serious questions about mortality."
Wilson also previously worked with the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist a few years ago on the Alley's repertory production of Angels in America, which subsequently traveled to the Venice Biennale in 1995, and on the Alley's staging of SLAVS! the next season. Wilson therefore has loads of experience with what he considers Kushner's ribald "sense of humor and his great intellectual breadth and big heart and passion and theatricality."
Achieving theatricality is one of Wilson's primary challenges, he said. What with Soul, Death and the daughter of a hanged witch as characters, and with Browne's theosophical concerns filtered through Kushner's driving, pizzazzy sensibilities, "We're going to have a lot of work realizing the spectacle of the play," Wilson revealed. Along these lines, Wilson is directing the cast to be "on overdrive," aggressively pursuing their desires.
Wilson, Kushner and company will aggressively pursue further examination of Hydriotaphia during the subsequent presentation in the fall at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Alley's co-producer.
Hydriotaphia, a collaboration with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, runs at the Alley Theatre April 1 - April 25. For tickets, $31 - $46, call (713) 228-9341
--By Peter Szatmary
Texas Correspondent


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14K Gold Small Key Necklace
This is a beautiful antique key that was cast into 14K gold. The key is from Park Slope, Brooklyn and has a brushed finish. It's just the right size to wear all the time, but its big enough that it feels special. Key is about 1" tall. 16" length chain or can also be really nice in 30" length. Please specify length in a message. The model photo is shown in silver.


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The Modern Music Business Midway Through 2016
For the first time in over a decade, we can report that the American music business grew at a healthy rate in the first half of 2016. That growth is propelled by music subscriptions to services like Spotify, Apple, and Tidal on pace to surpass $2 billion by the end of the year.
Streaming in all its forms accounted for almost half of all recorded music revenues in the first half of 2016. This represents a remarkable transformation and reinvention by a business that was principally physical products just six years ago.
Over the first half of 2016, there were an average of more than 18 million music subscriptions, doubling the 9 million reported at the same time last year. Music subscriptions are now significantly bigger revenue generators than CD sales, and virtually equal to permanent downloads.
More than any other creative industry, the music business is leading the digital revolution, adopting and embracing new business models to serve today's fans. Music drives commerce and culture. It is an essential element of any major technology firm's consumer platform. Musicians top virtually all social media channels (musicfuels.com) and music frequently drives the trending online conversation. According to Nielsen, there were an astounding 209 billion on-demand music streams in the first half of 2016.
Despite the massive consumer demand for music, the damning reality remains that music is fundamentally undervalued, with broken, outdated laws threatening the entire music community and distorting the marketplace. The result? Many services rake in billions of dollars for themselves on the backs of music's popularity but pay only relative pennies for artists and labels. Pirate sites operate with seeming impunity.
One example — does it make any sense that approximately 1000 plays of a song on one streaming service yields dramatically different payouts than a song on a different service that gets to hide behind the failing 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?
It's the same song requested by the user. To the fan, it's no different, but to the community of musicians and labels who work tirelessly to write, record and bring that music to the public, it can be the difference between making music as a full-time job or going back to waiting tables. Of course, various music rights holders may have different views of the precise economics of Spotify, or any subscription service for that matter. The example above illustrates just how much the DMCA benefits platforms like YouTube and disadvantages companies like Spotify, not to mention the creators of the music. It is notable that both Spotify and YouTube offer subscription services as well as ad-supported on-demand music that is free to users, yet the fundamental disparity between what each of them pays is jarring, and indefensible.
Or think about it this way: according to fresh data from Ipsos Connect as well as our own analysis, YouTube is the world's most popular music service according to a variety of metrics.
One might therefore conclude, based on that data and the billions and billions of music streams on YouTube, that it would have an outsized, dominant contribution to the American music business. But just the opposite is true. All ad-supported, on-demand revenue streams, both audio and video, collectively generated revenues of only $195 million in the first half of 2016 — just six percent of the year's entire music market revenue:
Fortunately, policymakers in the U.S. and abroad are poised to take a fresh look at the broken copyright and licensing systems. The litany of outdated regulations and laws that subject musicians to a below-market valuation of their works is long and growing: the lack of a performance right for FM and AM radio, an anachronistic royalty rate subsidy for billion-dollar, highly-profitable SiriusXM, and, of course, a broken DMCA that no longer works for musicians.
Reform need not come only from Congress. Progress can come in the form of voluntary agreements as well. For example, does anyone believe that Google is unable to better police its own websites, give artists more control over their works and keep unlicensed songs off YouTube? This is the company, after all, that built the world's most successful search engine, mapped the world's streets, is building a driverless car, created artificial intelligence to beat humans at the most challenging game in the world and brags about eight pillars of innovation.
Google can do better.
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fromOur Popular Puzzle Rocker and Book Caddy couple up to create a reading nook and an an awesome gift for little readers. Little rocker is sized just right for children ages 1-6. Our Book Caddy is sized to hold even over sized books and is built to last. Rocker measures 23"h x 15"w x 13 1/2"d and has a easy tool-less assembly and can be broken down for storage. You save by buying the set! Caddy measures 12 ½"h x 12 ½"w x 8 ½"d and has easy adult assembly. All Ink Certified Lead Free!! Product is for Indoor use only! Surcharges may apply to this oversized item depending on it's delivery location. Pick one name and design to appear on both items.
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I purchased the white puzzle rocker with read book 'stand' for my granddaughter's 1st birthday. The quality of the both wood pieces, the rocker and book holder is amazing! Both pieces are solid wood, and very sturdy. The ease of putting both together was great, also. Got both together in 15 minutes.
I would highly recommend this set, or individual pieces, of wood puzzle rocker, which can be disassembled when child is too old for it, and stored for next generation. I really liked that feature.
I want to also state that the quality of the design application, I chose the cupcakes, is beautiful. It is not cheaply done, nor is the personalization.
Also, the seat is low enough for a toddler, but large enough for maybe a 5 year old.
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Absoutely loved the rocker & caddy set. In my opinion, painting the ladybugs red made the artwork even prettier. Thank you for honoring my special request. :-) This was a gift for my beautiful bonus-granddaughter's first birthday. Given the exceptional craftsmanship, it will certainly be enjoyed for several years to come. Also, I really like the flat back allowing greater comfort when rocking. By the way, it was so easy to assemble that my husband didn't need my help. LOL
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I bought this for my one year old grand-daughter for her birthday. She loved it! It's just the right size for her and I would say up to a five year old depending on their size. It was so darn cute and very well made, as it described! Went together very easily and is sturdy! I rely on customer reviews alot so this is my true opinion of the rocker and book holder! We got the cupcake design. Love this. Would definately reccommend this!
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Great experience working with your company to make our god child first birthday so special with the monogrammed white Rocker & matching Bookcase with her name displayed on both pieces! It was the perfect gift at the perfect price and ordering was so easy. We will certainly be shopping at Bambino again and again plus tell all our friends with littles ones about your company. Tony & Lois Licata N
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In an effort to demonstrate the dangers of disregarding the sad state of printer security, a hacker, known as Stackoverflowin, claims to have hacked 150,000 printers. The hacker, who says he has a background in cybersecurity, claims he had nothing but good intentions.
"Obviously there's no botnet," said Stackoverflowin. "People have done this in the past and sent racist flyers etc. I'm not about that, I'm about helping people to fix their problem, but having a bit of fun at the same time ; ) Everyone's been cool about it and thanked me to be honest."
While it is a bit of fun and pretty cool that this hacker is using his abilities to send out a friendly warning, it will be neither fun nor cool if no one acts quickly to address it.
"I'm about helping people to fix their problem, but having a bit of fun at the same time ; )"
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Automated Script Responsible For Exposing Lack of Printer Security
Stackoverflowin wrote an automated script, which, in his words, "targets printing devices that have IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) ports, LPD (Line Printer Daemon) ports, and port 9100 left open to external connections." The script was indiscriminate, hitting everything from high-end, multi-functional printers at corporate headquarters to receipt printers at small restaurants. As it turns out, a number of companies have manufactured insecure printers including: HP, Brother, Epson, Canon, Konica Minolta and Samsung.
Once hacked, Stackoverflowin instructed the devices to print rogue documents alerting victims of the hack and advising owners to disable remote access to prevent the printers from being used in botnets. The victims quickly began posting photos of their often entertaining messages to Twitter and Reddit:
"hacked / hacked / lol just, / kidding
For the love of God, please close this port, skid."
Stackoverflowin – Hacker, on a note sent to a hijacked printer.
And if the hacker had malicious intentions?
While victims of this attack were thankful and amused, a hacker with less honorable intentions could have exploited this vulnerability to force a rogue software update onto insecure devices. These devices could then be conscripted into a giant botnet, turning the printers into weapons for use in future DDoS attacks (much like the one that crippled internet access across the East Coast in October 2016).
Additionally, a malicious hacker could have used this opportunity to view any documents stored in an infected printer's memory. This could include confidential data such as company details, financial information, patient information or even passwords, which would further compromise an organization's network.
Researchers demonstrated that a hacker could gain entry to a printer's NVRM (non-volatile memory) and steal data such as confidential documents and passwords.
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A recent report published by three academics in Germany paints a bleak picture when it comes to the sad sate of printer security. In their analysis, the team examined different brands of printers such as HP, Brother, Lexmark, Dell, Samsung, Konica, OKI, and Kyocera.
According to bleepingcomputer.com, the team used a custom-made tool called PRET (Printer Exploitation Toolkit). This was used to automate local (USB), network (LAN), or remote (Internet) attacks on printers by exploiting old and new security flaws. In fact, some of these flaws have been known publicly for years, but few manufacturers had bothered to patch them. In particular, the academics used attack vectors via PostScript and Printer Job Language (PJL), two languages used by most major printer manufacturers.
By doing this, the researchers demonstrated that a hacker could gain entry to a printer's NVRM (non-volatile memory) and steal data such as confidential documents and passwords. Additionally, other bugs that the researches uncovered enabled them to crash printers or cause physical damage to the printers.
For this study, the academics also examined services such as Google Cloud Print and found vulnerabilities. This lead them to warn that it is possible that similar services offered by Epson or Apple's AirPrint, could also be at risk.
"The highly networked nature of IoT creates a large number of attack surfaces that can be exploited; some IoT device makers have not followed established cybersecurity best practices…"
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Hiding the device online is one option. In order to do this, the printer's web server and remote functionality must be disabled. Another option, the default printing port, 9100 can be blocked from a router's settings pages.
However, the best option would be for manufactures to build devices with security already baked into them. The United States government is already weighing in on the shambolic state of IoT security.
The US Department of Commerce issued The Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things report and recommends policies be developed as a collaborative effort between government, civil society, academia, the technical community, and the private sector, both globally and domestically, with areas such as cybersecurity and privacy considered particularly important.
"The highly networked nature of IoT creates a large number of attack surfaces that can be exploited; some IoT device makers have not followed established cybersecurity best practices used in other information security contexts; and some connected devices will collect vast amounts of personal information, enabling high impact attacks," the report stated.
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Nottingham Wildcats 73-83 Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters (24-27, 40-46, 55-66)
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Leading scorers – Chelsey Shumpert 32, Jasmine Joyner 18, Michelle Bradley 6 (Wildcats); Sarah Toeaina 26, Helen Naylor 22, Allison Gorrell 16 (Hatters)
Turning point – Scoring the last 10 points of the first half shifted the momentum firmly in the favour of the visitors.
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Seeking a vibrant and entrepreneurial individual to work alongside members of the Talent Match team for a [limited amount of time] to provide extra capacity at a crucial time for the project and deliver an important piece of work.
Talent Match is in its final year and building its legacy plan. Part of the legacy the project would like to leave behind is a sustainable organisation/ delivery mechanism that turns the lessons and learnings from the last five years into value for other organisations and young people.
We would like to commission someone to support us in developing a viable business plan (based on a model described using the RIO Business Canvas – see below) for this legacy to thrive.
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Talent Match Cornwall is a 5-year Big Lottery funded project that supports 18-24yr olds who are furthest from the job market to find their feet and move towards the world of work. We are one of 21 Talent Match projects currently running across the England as part of a £108 million investment to tackle youth unemployment by BIG Lottery.
Talent Match ends at the end of 2018 and has been recognised for the authenticity with which it embeds codesign, co delivery and co governance in its approach to service design and delivery.
Talent Match members who have co designed, co delivered and co governed the project have a unique perspective on what it takes to make co creation really work. The ambition is that the insights, learnings, perspectives of Talent Match/Generation E members can be harnessed to deliver value for other projects, organisations and young people through an organisation set-up as part of Talent Match's legacy.
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Generation E is the group of young people at the heart of Talent Match Cornwall that have helped to design, develop and maintain the project. Generation E members have been part of Talent Match's recruitment and contracting processes. They have contributed to the strategic direction of the project. They have delivered discrete projects and advocated on the behalf of young people. They have been an integral part of the development of Talent Match developing valuable skills on the way
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To develop a legacy organisation/ delivery mechanism with a flexible part-funded business model (mixing funding and earned income) that puts engagement with young people on Generation E at its core. The legacy organisation/ mechanism will allow Generation E to develop responses to service design and commissions around co production, particularly work that increases young people's level of influence and delivers genuine social impact.
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· able to self-manage effectively and deliver work on-time and to budget
· spotting opportunities to bring new products and services to market
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· creating and running businesses
· business planning and shaping effective business models
· collaborating to achieve something bigger
· lifting others to be more
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· willing to learn, share and inspire
· flexible, adaptable and brave
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· excited by applying their experience in new contexts
· genuinely interested in working with Generation E
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- A personal development framework to support Generation E members to be able to develop their skills and competencies ready to deliver products and services
- Stakeholder engagement in the business plan and commitment to making it a success
- Generation E members feel ownership, are confident and are are willing to take the project forward
- A clear understanding of the model's products and services and who potential clients/customers might be
- A viable business plan based on a model described using the RIO Business Canvas. The business plan must provide clarity around:
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- Social Impact
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- Customer segments
- Customer Relationship Management
- Revenue Generation
- Roles and responsibilities
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- Identifying and managing risk
- Start-up action plan (leading up to launch by September 2018)
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- 3 days a week of which 2 days will be spent working alongside the Generation E Facilitator and one working flexibly
- Mileage will be paid at £0.30 per mile
- Maximum monthly expenses of £120 in any one calendar month
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- Two days to be spent working in the same space as the Generation E facilitator.
- One of the three days will be flexible, on this day working from home will be an option.
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