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On Wednesday 29th and Friday 31st May, 100 people enjoyed a scrumptious Spring Lunch here at the Priory and helped to raise £1375 including gift aid towards our bursary fund which supports young people to visit from families experiencing financial difficulties. Thanks to everyone who joined us – your support is greatly appreciated – See you at our next event…..
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Hayley Baillie, Founding Member, and Pip Smith, Founding Member, were our generous hosts for a Fireside chat in Sydney on a cold and wet winter's evening.
Hayley Baillie, Founding Member, and Pip Smith, Founding Member, were our generous hosts for a Fireside chat in Sydney on a cold and wet winter's evening. About a dozen members gathered to admire the magnificent view of Sydney from Pip's apartment in Kirribilli, to reacquaint ourselves with old friends and to meet new ones. We were all delighted to witness the presentation of the SWL Tiffany bracelet to our newest member of less than 48 hours, Michel Schuhmacher, and to hear her story of how she came to learn about SWL. She is evidence that our page on the Red Cross webpage does get some hits!
Our amazing guest speaker was Judy Harper, Central Region Regional Manager for Australian Red Cross, who spoke to us about the work Australian Red Cross is doing to help offenders, families and youth who are involved in the justice system. Australian Red Cross provides support and mentoring services to inmates and those on remand, including juveniles, to try and break the cycle of violence and incarceration. We are hoping that Judy and her team pitch a proposal to SWL at our Annual Members Meeting in November when members may have the chance to vote to support this wonderful initiative.
Kerry-Anne Johnston, Events Chair NSW, rounded out the evening with a brief presentation on the recent Tiffany Circle global conference held in Geneva from 17 to 19 June. SWL sent 9 delegates and found the experience of mixing with members from Tiffany Circle chapters in the US, Canada, Netherlands and the UK to be of great value and benefit.
Thank you to Kerry-Anne and Row McGilvray for the effort they put in to making this evening happen and most especially to Pip for allowing us to use her home, even when she couldn't be there herself.


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By K.J. Cardinal
For the second-straight year Tiff and Pete graciously hosted both sides of our family at their house for a Christmas ripper on Saturday. It is absolutely one of my favorite days of the year, so thanks guys for throwing such a great bash once again.
Holiday festivities this year are going to be extra special for us as we now have "little" Leo to experience numerous "firsts" and Anna is at the absolute best age for Christmas.
The day was filled with food, laughs and presents, but my favorite part about both sides of our family is that it's always all about the kids. And boy did they steal the show... particularly Leo.
He has got to be the best natured baby I've ever been around. Everyone was playing "pass the baby" all day and pretty much every photo of him throughout the day shows him smiling away and enjoying himself... this is so evident in the photo of him and Auntie Carol... one of my favorite photos of all-time. I honestly don't know who's having more fun.
Anna got her fix of cousins and uncles on the day too, that's for sure. Like usual, Anna had a blast playing with Kaeleigh and Marisa, but also got some solid time in with Uncle Jim and Uncle Bill. One of the classic moments of the day was watching Anna parade Uncle Jim around the house, holding hands and playing... so cute. And the way she says "Uncle Bill" is simply priceless.
Anyway, the holiday season has officially begun for our family and we can't wait for next weekend's festivities in Ludlow and back at Tiff and Pete's again on Christmas day.
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The last time Gateshead Thunder met London Skolars they were on the end of one of the most remarkable scorelines in rugby league history, losing 55-52.
Tomorrow, head coach Kevin Neighbour is hoping for less fireworks and more discipline as the two teams meet again.
Supporters in the capital for the Kingstone Press Championship One clash might not agree but, with just one win all season and a barrage of heavy scores against them, Thunder's porous rearguard shipped an average of more than 48 points throughout June.
The latest instalment of defensive fragility saw a 44-12 defeat at Oldham, Neighbour marginally more satisfied with their exploits after the oranges than with what had gone before.
The head coach, admitting his voice had been at full volume during the interval, said: "It was a very poor first half with more of an acceptable second half.
"I gave them a roasting at half-time, basically to get them to try and show some heart.
"Rugby league is a tough game to play and if you want to play it well you can't just lie down and accept defeat.
"You have to fight for it,and that was the basic tone of what was said."
Languishing second-bottom in the league and just three points ahead of an improving Gloucester side, tomorrow's London trip could prove key in avoiding an unwanted fourth consecutive finish at the foot of the table.
"It will be tough down in London but it is possible," said the former winger, whose squad boasts a clean bill of health ahead of their 600-mile round trip.
"The weather is forecast to be hot and sunny, which will not be easy for the players.
"However, it is the same for both teams and we certainly would not use that as an excuse."


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If you know me well, you obviously know about my caesar (and bloody mary!) obsession. Yes, I even created another Instagram account just to show it off. I love trying new spirits, from Gin and Tequila, to Whiskey and Vodka, new garnishes as you can never try them all! But the mix is always important. I typically reach for my regular ol' Clamato brand, but I like to mix it up and do half and half with other mixers to get all the flavors and spices. I noticed Mary's Mixers recently and wanted to try them out since they are a stones throw away in Portland, Oregon. They make small batches using only the freshest ingredients from the horseradish (which they ground up the day of!) to the pickle brine that is actually handmade!
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There are some parts I don't agree with, but, overall, this article by Matt Haughey is an excellent look at the current state of podcasting:
Podcasting started as a nerdy way to trade files between technologists, and it's come very far, but at its roots, it's still a pretty clunky method to collect audio and most podcast clients are glorified file managers. Listening to podcasts is an intensely personal pursuit, but it could also be opened up to easier and better sharing, and help create entire communities around hosts, shows, and episodes in improved ways that are easier than what we have now.
Matt touches upon different points – podcast apps, what podcast producers could do, and the social aspect of podcasts as a new entertainment medium.
The comments on podcast clients especially struck me as accurate and fair: most iOS podcast apps behave like RSS readers for audio, with little innovation in terms of discovery, smart playlists, and sharing tools. One could argue that, on iOS, Apple's built-in Podcasts app is enough for most people who want to listen to podcasts, but that doesn't mean that it can't be done better or differently. Look, for instance, at the audio effects and recommendations of Overcast or Instacast's impressive full-text search for show notes.
The same argument could be made for Apple's Music app – built-in and "enough" for most people. But that didn't stop Apple from buying Beats Music, which offers a completely different take on music listening that matters. And this is why I'm excited to see what Apple is going to do with Swell and how their acquisition may fit with plans for CarPlay, the Watch, and perhaps iOS 9.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate Kentucky's adequacy-rating methods and procedures and to recommend improvements. The rating procedures used by planning engineers in the highway districts were found to be reliable and consistent. Kentucky's methods were found to be superior to methods used in most states, but several changes are recommended. Additions include credits for accident analysis for urban and rural sections, traffic control devices for urban areas, and traffic safety features for bridges. Skid resistance evaluation was changed from a subjective rating to a measured value. Points assigned to the various rating elements have been revised, and adjustment factors have been eliminated. Rate-Quality Control techniques are recommended for identifying hazardous highway sections.
Charts, graphs, and figures used in the rating process have been updated to meet 1976 design standards. Mileposts were located and recorded for all bridges and highway sections. The use of bridge inspectors' data was recommended in place of data obtained from more cursory inspections made by district planning engineers. A procedure to input data from the master file for the computation of bridge ratings was prepared.
Computerization of data handling is recommended to improve efficiency and minimize errors. A computer printout which would include point values of each rating element as well as the final rating of each bridge and highway section is proposed. The printout would include mileposts, reference points, and federal-aid route numbers.
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Artur NOWICKI,the managing director of Fraikin CEE provided the interview int he TV. He pointed out that in 2014 the revenue int he CEE region as increased greatly. He confirmed that this trend will be continue in 2015. Paralelly Fraikin will lunch it's activity in new European countries. Among others Fraikin starts the activity in Russia viewing big oportunities.
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Township Theatre – An Introduction, Part #2
Born in 1932, Kente was raised in Duncan Village, a township in South Africa's Eastern Cape. He honed his skills working for Union Artists, before breaking with them to form an all-black production company in the early 1960's having decided that "black-produced, black-acted shows for black audiences were the only viable direction for black theatre to take". His early plays like Manana, the Jazz Prophet and Sikalo were indicative of their time and did not explore overtly political themes. Instead they focussed on dramatised versions of every-day life; love, adultery, alcoholism and crime, showing the consequences of apartheid without challenging it. Popular stereotypes such as gangsters and hookers, making mischief in shebeens (an illicit drinking establishments) were brought to life by the fusion of text, music, dance and song.
This changed with How Long. First produced in Soweto (South Western Townships outside Johannesburg) in late 1973 it marks a clear turning point for Kente, and highlights a new direction for township theatre. Presenting the story of a dustman, desperate to save enough money for his son "Africa" to stay in school, it tackled issues that were increasing important to the vast majority of South Africans and coincided with the National Party's laws of 1974. These ensured that Afrikaans was the only language to be used in secondary schools for blacks – an incendiary policy that led to the Soweto uprising of 1976.
This theatrical politicisation mirrored what was taking place in the lives of those in the townships. The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) provided the people and theatre with both the rhetoric and organizing principles for protest. They also urged black self-reliance and self-respect and stressed the political importance of artistic activities. Students and artists began to favour black material relevant to their experience.
The theatre, and its association with the BCM was considered a serious threat by the apartheid government and many key players were harassed, arrested, detained and even tortured. The mounting state-control and police action of the 1970's meant troupes were frequently silenced or disbanded.
Strini Moodley, founding member of the Theatre Council of Natal (TECON) was arrested in in 1974 and convicted under the Terrorism Act, spending six years imprisoned on Robben Island, in the same cell block as Nelson Mandela. A similar fate befell Solly Ismael and Sadeque Variava of the People's Experimental Theatre (PET) – leading to the company's disintegration.
Even Kente wasn't safe from the authorities. He was arrested in 1976 during the making of the film version of How Long, the first black-made film in South African cinema history. The director, actor and playwright Maishe Maponya was another key figure; he was forcibly removed to Diepkloof (a township in Guateng) under the Apartheid laws when he was 11. His early work includes 1979's The Hungry Earth looking at the lives of three miners in rural and urban settings, and Umongikazi (1983) which explored apartheid in hospitals. Gangsters and Dirty Work of (1984) explicitly concerns itself with security state and its agents. Similarly, Matsemala Manaka's Pula: A Prayer for showcases the demoralization of the black man in South Africa whilst his 1984 play Children of Asazi is a love story set in Alexandra Township (Johannesburg) during its demolition…
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bleedCrimson.net: You picked up a good win on Saturday over UTRGV, your thoughts on the match?
Mike Jordan: There was a lot of emotion in that one. Obviously we were looking forward to competing and then a few points into the first set and Hannah Combs goes down with a dislocated knee and that changes things dynamically for us. We went from, "Hey, let's get after it and compete, we think we're gonna win," kind of attitude to, "Okay, now how do we piece this together in her absence, already being shorthanded." I know some of our players were really upset about Hannah getting hurt and felt terribly for her and the impact that can have on you when you see one of your teammates go down like that. You have to manage that as a team. I was pretty happy with our response. We didn't play all that well for a little while but we kept ourselves in the game and managed to go on a couple of point runs in the first set and snuck away with a 'W' in game one and I think that helped quite a bit. Game two we made a lot of errors, we didn't get some production out of a couple of people that we needed to get so when we dropped that set we decided to make a couple of changes, not only to the lineup but to what we were doing. The players did a good job. They came together, executed better and it was a good win.
bc.net: As a coach, how do you focus your team after something like that. It's something that you've had to deal with several times througout the past 10 years or so. You had Stephanie Ziegler go down at the beginning of a match at the beginning of a season, you had Krista Altermatt went down in the fifth set of a WAC title match against Hawai'i. Unfortunately, you've had experience with this type of thing. How do you deal with that with the team?
MJ: Well in the moment it's really just about getting them to understand that injuries are a part of the game and they'll be back eventually and they'll be okay and they're going to get taken care of and now we've gotta push the restart button and get going again. Easier said than done. You really rely maybe on the adrenaline and the competitiveness of your team. They're the ones that really have to help each other and find ways to compensate for the loss of a teammate. I think the players have done a good job of that in the past. It's certainly no fun. You start to feel a little bit paranoid or snakebit sometimes when you have things like this happening to the team. You get in there and again, it's a opportunity for somebody to step up and do a little bit more to help their team win.
bc.net: One of those players who stepped up was Lia Mosher. You talked last week after the UTEP match and said that you wished you had set her a little bit more and it looks like she did get set more in this match.
MJ: She's been improving offensively and it's been steady improvement since the beginning of the season. As I've mentioned before she's got a great motor and she works. She's got athlete instincts. She played other sports. I think she sees things happening better than some. You combine those two things and it's easy to make those players better. She's 6-3 and she's got some arm speed and she moves around pretty well. There's no reason to think she won't be an exceptionally successful player here and we're seeing strides already. We knew when we lost Jordan and then Brielle that we were going to have to count on Lia to do more, particularly offensively and she's embraced that, she's excited about it. She's doing very, very well. I think she's a really strong candidate for freshman of the year in our conference. I think she can become one of the dominant players in the WAC eventually.
bc.net: We've talked a lot about the difficulty of playing as a freshman, mostly with respect to your setters. What are your expectations, what's the learning curve for a middle as a freshman?
MJ: It's difficult. It's a difficult position to play. I think the most difficult part for any freshman is the confidence level. Not knowing where they fit and what the opposition is going to look like. Part of the reason for playing a tough non-conference schedule is to expose them to great athletes. Certainly when you're playing a UCLA middle or an Arizona middle, you're playing against some of the best athletes in the country. It gives you an understanding of where you fit I think. I've been pretty impressed with how Lia and Brielle, Juliana and Hannah and all these guys go about their business. I think they understand it's a difficult position to play and they work hard. They're really trying to make themselves better but it is a difficult position to play. You have to be relentless in trying to block the volleyball and you can't be someone who takes shortcuts there. Too many players during the course of a rally with just quit trying to close and they'll prepare themselves offensively to attack instead of working to close. This group doesn't do that. They work hard. I and their teammates really appreciate that.
bc.net: This was your longest stretch at home since pretty early in the season. How beneficially is it to have that much time at home? I know that in talking to other coaches from other sports one of the things that people don't realize is that when you''re on the road you don't get a lot of practice time and you can fall into some bad habits and being at home helps with the practice time and getting rid of those bad habits? Is that a similar case with volleyball as well?
MJ: It is yeah, no question. I think the travel in this conference obviously is particularly difficult. You don't get the practice time nor the rest that you like. But we're all in the same boat. Everybody's got to make these trips. It's just as hard for Seattle and Utah Valley to come down to us and UTRGV as it is for us to go there. You're not at a disadvantage over the other teams in the league. I think though when you have a group that is younger or a group like ours that is younger now because of injuries and playing less skilled, less experienced people, you want as much practice time as possible. As coaches we'd all love to have more practice time but there's no way around it. You just go manage it and do the best you can with it. I think our team has to prove that we can play well on the road consistently over the course of a full weekend. We haven't done that yet. Hopefully we'll look at it as an opportunity this weekend to pull that off.
bc.net: This weekend you're at Kansas City and Chicago State. You picked up a couple of sweeps the first time around but obviously now playing with an even shorter hand than you were playing with before.
MJ: Yeah, I think UMKC in particular has some pretty good weapons. They've struggled more than they would have liked, they've had their own share of injuries and issues but this is a team that has done well in the WAC and they've played well at home. We certainly don't overlook anyone. Chicago State has some really good athletes and it's the best team they've had since they've joined the conference. They play well at home. We're going to have to play well in order to win and we're going to have to again, maybe be creative in the lineups we throw out there and ask the players to do some things that maybe they're not too comfortable doing yet or haven't had much success doing yet but it's all part of the bigger picture and I know they'll work hard.


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It's no secret that social media is an important part of the modern marketing mix. According to a 2016 Statista survey, 81 percent of survey respondents said they had integrated social media into their traditional marketing mix. But doing social media marketing and doing it well are two very different things. Here we offer some basic do's and don'ts for beginners and even seasoned social media marketers. (more…)
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Some Do's and Don'ts For Successful Social Media MarketingTuesday, July 11th, 2017
Tags: best practices in social media marketing, facebook, linkedin, Pew Research, Social Media, social media do's and don'ts, twitter, using social media effectively
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Social Media: Not Just For Sales; Another Area of Big ValueThursday, June 29th, 2017
Social media is a powerful marketing tool for any business. Business and marketing professionals are particularly drawn to the extensive reach of social media and its potential for driving droves of new customers through their virtual doors. However—and this may surprise you—social media marketers shouldn't be focused exclusively on bringing in new business.
A recent article on the American Marketing Association (AMA) website by Lawrence Crosby looked at the effectiveness of social media marketing on another important measure of marketing success— (more…)
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Where Are You Along the Continuum of the "Five Levels of Social Media Engagement"?Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
Just as not all restaurants, auto manufacturers or artists are created equal, not all social media marketing efforts are created equal. Some marketers feel like it's enough to simply have a Facebook page that serves as a relatively static landing point for curious potential customers. Others spend a lot of time, effort and resources to research and develop sophisticated social media engagement strategies that incorporate multiple social channels—and lead to some quantifiable desired results.
Obviously, we strive to encourage everyone to move into the latter camp; however, we recognize this isn't always feasible and know that there is a wide spectrum of quality and effectiveness. (more…)
Tags: content marketing, facebook, linkedin, Social Media, social media engagement, social media strategy, twitter
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The "Five P's" of Social Care: Monitoring and Managing Online ChatterTuesday, June 20th, 2017
In an article for the American Marketing Association (AMA) titled "How Effective Is Social Media Marketing at Driving Brand Loyalty?", Lawrence Crosby discusses the numerous ways in which social media can be used as a great tool for increasing customer engagement and – hopefully, as a result – customer loyalty. Much of the article deals with customer engagement in terms of creating online communities and serving up useful content to keep customers coming back to your business through its various channels, online and otherwise. (more…)
Tags: appeasing customers, customer complaints, customer engagement, customer satisfaction, Customer Service, relationship management, social engagement, Social Media
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Best Practices for Social Media MarketingTuesday, May 16th, 2017
It's hard to succeed at anything if you're not focused. Whether you're golfing, driving, taking an exam or giving a presentation, losing focus on your objective can be disastrous. The same is true of your social media activity. Granted social media marketing is a longer-term activity than golfing or giving a presentation, but the importance of focus is no less important. In particular, we've selected three key elements marketers should keep their focus on when engaging in social media. (more…)
Tags: facebook, linkedin, marketing plan, Social Media, social media marketing, strategic marketing, twitter
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Engaging Employees Productively in Social Media Marketing EffortsTuesday, February 7th, 2017
It's not always easy to tie marketing spend to an increase in revenue — even defining a standard way to measure return on marketing investment (ROMI or MROI) can be difficult — which can often mean that marketing managers struggle to increase their budgets. While we wholeheartedly stand by the fact that a well-crafted and well-implemented marketing strategy will bring in far more revenue than it costs to put in place, there's always room for low-cost or no-cost strategies. And, as we've stressed before, employees can be great brand ambassadors. (more…)
Tags: Brand Management, employee brand ambassadors, Employee Communication, employees and social media, Social Media
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Best Practices in Making Social (Media) ConnectionsTuesday, January 17th, 2017
We often think of social media as the revolutionary communication tool for reaching a wide range of consumers in the modern marketing environment — and for good reason. It's a phenomenal tool for inexpensively and intimately communicating with enormous audiences and potential markets. But some commentators point out that the focus on the business-to-consumer benefits of social media might be overshadowing important opportunities for business-to-business relationship building. (more…)
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Lessons Learned When Newsjacking Goes Awry…Sunday, January 1st, 2017
Social media is a key marketing tool that no business should overlook. To stay relevant to your audience, this medium requires being fluid and agile while staying up to date on the latest trends, buzz and news. Unfortunately, much of the news and buzz of 2016 has been around some of the great celebrities we've lost, including athletes, astronauts, politicians, actors and musicians. Commenting on these tragedies is, obviously, a sensitive matter, making it especially important to exercise caution before casting messages into cyberspace. Unfortunately, too often, even big businesses who we'd assume know better, commit egregious social faux pas. (more…)
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Content Marketers: What You Need to Know About NewsjackingTuesday, August 23rd, 2016
David Meerman Scott, a well-known marketing strategist, coined the term "newsjacking," which he describes as "the process by which you inject your ideas or angles into breaking news, in real-time, in order to generate media coverage for yourself or your business." He's even written an ebook on the topic: Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas Into a Breaking News Story and Generate Tons of Media Coverage.
The concept makes sense, and we all know that a great way to gain relevance online is by leveraging hot topics and news items that are beginning to trend-but it's a competitive, and fast-moving, field. How do content marketers stay on top of the relevant trends and news in their industries to ensure they're curating and communicating fresh, engaging content? (more…)
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CTAs Don't Belong On Social MediaTuesday, June 7th, 2016
Social media isn't about blatant promotion, it's about subtle connections. Yet every once in a while we find ourselves working with a client who (in our opinion) steps over the promotional line. CTAs (calls to action) don't belong on social media. Social is, or should be, more subtle. (more…)
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We may have to have to add a costume contest next year!
We may have to have to add a costume contest next year!
Mego Isis Was Lonnies Daughter, Shame on me for forgetting her name... Lonnie if you read this give her a well deserved shout out!!!
I"m not very competitive, but I'm particular and I've been mulling upgrading another couple of villains for years. MegoMeet is a fun incentive to do those, though it's time-consuming (and hot).
WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; POTA Fortress signal-flasher--top mirrored portion or mirror sticker; POTA Forbidden Zone prison doors, walls, bar; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.
Looking good everyone!
Those costumes are great! I'm hoping to bring one or two this year, when I show up at Mego Meet for the first time...Yay!
"Do you want a doll?" Kurt


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The client's vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle. The client sustained herniated disc injuries. Case settled for the insurance policy limits.
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The client sustained injuries to his neck, right shoulder, back, knee and stomach as a result of this car accident. He also re-injured his right clavicle and suffered from wage loss.
The client was walking in a marked crosswalk and was struck by a vehicle. The client sustained a mild closed head injury. The driver's insurer claimed that the client only suffered soft tissue injuries.
The client was injured when another vehicle came across a median on Interstate 5 and struck the client's vehicle. The client sustained a fractured eye socket and nose, lacerated spleen and liver and soft tissue injuries.
The client was a passenger in a vehicle when it was rear-ended by another vehicle. The accident flared up her bone infection which required surgery and hospitalization.
The defendant collided into the client's vehicle head-on. The client sustained a neck fracture and nerve injuries
The client was walking in a crosswalk, and was struck by a vehicle making a left turn. The client fractured his leg and sustained nerve injury.
The client's vehicle was struck when the defendant turned left into the client's lane of travel. The client sustained a torn rotator cuff injury
The client tripped and fell trying to avoid a pit bull dog which was not on a leash. The dog owners claimed the dog was going over to the client just to say hello. The client sustained a fractured hip in the fall.
The client was struck by a loose big rig tire and suffered from neck, back, shoulder injuries, and swollen face.


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The field of law is one of determination, persistence, and endless opportunities.
I am faced with monumental challenges and unexpected events, but the feeling of connecting the pieces of a puzzle, the evidence and witnesses, to protect my client is both exhilarating and essential.
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The Forrester's, Spencer's, Logan's and Avant's Put Differences Aside and Give Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving
Brooke, RJ and Ridge arrive for Thanksgiving. Wyatt, Liam Steffy and Katie follow. Quinn welcomes Katie but warns that not every day is Thanksgiving. Ridge looks forward to this day every year.
Steffy thanks Quinn for organizing Thanksgiving. Quinn says she knows she had a lot on her plate. She knows about secret and the guesthouse. Eric hopes that everything is okay with Liam. Steffy says it is now. She and Liam just had a little argument.
Bill arrives. The Spencer's toast to the future and what it has to offer.
Nicole and the Avant's arrive. Followed by the Spectra's. Eric tells them no one should have to go through what their family did this year. Bill comes over to apologize again and getting them a great new location. He vows to be a better person, and father.
Brooke and Liam catch up about Bill and Liam working through their issues. They are family after all, Liam says.
Liam catches up with Sally. Liam tells her that Steffy forgave him and they have decided to move forwards by renewing their marriage vows. Sally is happy for him. Steffy is a wonderful woman He deserves the best. Liam tells Sally she does too.
Alone, Bill sees where he is sitting and offers to leave if its too awkward for Steffy. They are going to put what happened in the past and Liam will never know what happened that night. Liam enters and tells them it's time to take their seats. Everyone sits down and Steffy tells the new people at the table about their family tradition of turning to the person next to them and saying something nice.
Liam turns to Sally: They have been through a lot. She's tenacious and a fighter and he admired her dedication to her family
Grams she raised her and Coco and taught her how to make the best banana pudding and to never give up.
Shirley tells Darlita she drives her bonkers but her eternal optimism keeps the Spectra spirit alive.
Darlita says RJ is pretty cool
RJ tells Coco she makes him happy. She has taught him to live in the moment. She gets him.
Coco loves working with Katie and impressed by her knowledge and drive. She is surrounded by fierce and strong female role models.
Katie appreciates being able to collaborate with Wyatt at work. He's taught her that taking risks is a good thing.
Wyatt is proud of Quinn, the love, peace and happiness she and Eric have found. She's protective of their love and her son, maybe a little less would be good.
Quinn tells Eric that they have bene tested so much since they got together, but they get thought it sand get stronger and more committed and more in love. They are there because of his immense ability to forgive and see the best in people.
Eric says Happy Thanksgiving to Stephanie. He thanks Pam for keeping Stephanies memory alive.
Pam says for so much of her life she has been alone. Charlie has made up for that.
Charlie tells Vivien he's had the pleasure of getting to know Maya and Nicole. They must come from a great loving strong mother.
Vivien tells her husband he isn't afraid to speak his mind, but she knows it comes from a love of his family.
Julius is proud of Nicole jumping into her new role in Paris. He's proud of the woman she's become.
Nicole is grateful to Maya for being a wonderful mother to Lizzie. International has been a great experience also. One Maya recommended.
Maya tells rick he is a loving incredible father and husband. A true partner and she loves him.
Rick turns to Ridge. They've had their differences. He respects that he loves his mother.
Ridge tells Brooke they will always be connected. "Destiney" everyone chimes in. He'll always bet here for him
Brooke tells Bill has fond memories of their time together and she's thankful the Spencer men are back together. He will always be dear to her.
Bil tells Steffy that he used to think he held their family together. But lately its been Steffy. She's exceptional on every level and he knows she and Liam will have a long and happy level today.
Steffy disagrees with Bill, she thinks Liam is the glue that holds the family together and he loves her for all her faults. She loves him.
The Forrester family wish each other a happy Thanksgiving and enjoy the meal Pam and Charlie prepared.


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Researchers: Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning lightAuthor: ArtTickle | Filed under: About
Most webcams have a warning light that indicates when they're active, but it's possible for malware to disable this important privacy feature on older Mac computers, according to research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. JHU Assistant Research Professor Stephen Checkoway and graduate student Matthew Brocker investigated the hardware design of the first-generation iSight webcam model installed in Apple's iMac and MacBook computers released before 2008 and found that its firmware could easily be modified to disable the indicator LED. At the hardware level, the LED is directly attached to the webcam's image sensor, particularly its STANDBY pin
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Breadboard ends were made to finish off the ends of the laminated bench top due to the lamination being different species top and bottom. The breadboard end caps were milled to accommodate two lag screws in them. The mortise to accomidate the pattern makers vise as an end vise was milled in the other bread board end cap then the vise was installed.
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Why does it cost money to send a bitcoin cash transaction?
The BRD wallet does not charge any fees to send a transaction. However, the bitcoin cash network requires a fee, called a "transaction fee". This fee is calculated based on the complexity of the transaction, and is always displayed to you before you authorize a payment to be sent.
Bitcoin Cash wallets that receive many small payments before trying to send one large transaction may be charged a higher transaction fee. If possible, combining the payments you receive into a smaller number of larger transactions can keep your transaction fees low.


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My birthday was on Saturday. I spent the day browsing through antique stores in Pennsylvania. The children stayed with their saintly aunt, and I had a relaxing day with my husband collecting pretty things. So nice.
I was hoping to find a spindly-legged desk with a small drawer or two for my daughter's room, but settled for a small, spindly rocking chair and a larger white wooden chair. If I ever do I find the desk that's pictured in my head, this chair should be perfect for it. I was on a mission for globes and tin dollhouses, but they were all ridiculously over-priced. So glad that I found this dollhouse last summer.
I also found a small vintage tablecloth for her tea party table and another scarf, good for wrapping small puppy dogs. And one more box of 18 vintage Christmas ornaments. Fairly successful, I'd say.


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Since I don't live in Weston anymore, where I used to go to Forget Me Not Flowershop a lot for all of my flower-giving needs, I needed to find some local place close to me to be my new provider.
Luckily I now live in Wilton Manors, where shops of this variety are quite easy to find, and I'm now walking distance from La Fleur Florals & Events and have visited their shop many times and have always come away more than pleased.
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This place is very easy to find, on the north side of Wilton Drive in the heart of Wilton Manors. For reference, it's just a few doors down from Pink Sub, and down the street from other places I've reviewed on this site like Wilton Creamery and Rumors.
It is a small shop but they have everything that you need, whether it's on display or something, in particular, you want them to put together. The first time that I went there I took a look at their cooler where they had pre-made bouquets on display. There were a couple items that were around the amount that I wanted to spend and I took one of them home with me.
On future visits to their shop, I know that I can just give them a call and let them know my budget and the kind of look and color scheme I'm going for, and I know that within the hour they'll have exactly what I wanted. Now, by no means will I say that I know anything about flowers, but I know the kinds of things that my girlfriend likes. I just tell them a few things I'd like and let them use their inspiration and run with the idea. I have never been disappointed with anything I've bought from them.
Here is an example of one of the first bouquets I bought from them, a "just because" gift this last spring:
If you want an idea of what the store looks like, here is a snap I took while they were putting the bouquet together. Like I said, it's a cozy little place but they pretty much have everything you could want or need.
I've never used them for a big event preparation, I've never had the need or occasion to, but I know that if I just want an arrangement put together I know I can depend on them and it will come out beautifully. I will definitely be visiting there shop again – I walk past it practically every day, so it's hard not to stop in and pick something up to spruce up the house.
2047 Wilton Dr
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
(954) 314-7999
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Set in a gorgeous location on the flat of the valley at the back of McLaren Vale, our cellar door is a relaxed space with a serene terrace that looks out past the tree-lined creek, over vineyards and across the valley to the southern Mt Lofty Ranges, birds fill the air and if you are lucky you might even spot a kangaroo in the vineyards. Here you can see the brewery in action and taste our handcrafted beer.
Not just home to our award-winning beer, but also a lazy old red dog, a few sheep and a goat and free-ranging chickens.
It's taken 10 years to get it to where we are, and we hope that you find the time to sit and enjoy the fruits of our labour, you won't regret it.
Our licence capacity is small, along with our Cellar door.
If you would like to bring a group along you definitely need to book. We have limited group bookings on weekends, on weekdays we are a lot more flexible, but on weekends you do need a booking.
We only take groups up to about 12 people and on weekends the last group booking is 1pm, there are no group bookings after that. Please call 0409 676 542 at least 2 days in advance.
And please remember if you are travelling on a licenced bus, that as a courtesy you must leave any alcohol you have, on the bus, we don't want to see it walking into our Cellar Door nor being consumed in our grounds.
We offer you the opportunity to taste our beer in various ways in the form of a paddle of four beers or just a chilled beer out on the terrace.
We do not offer food at the brewery but feel free to bring your own picnic or snacks.
Winter 2020
Thursday & Friday 3pm to 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 3pm to 5pm
Kids are welcomed, and there is plenty of space for them to move around in.
Your dog is very welcome, but remember that they must be kept on a leash at all times, regardless of the fact our old dog is wandering free.


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By John Macdonald
(Xinhua) The New Zealand government and businesses have a major task ahead in rebuilding the country's international reputation, particularly in China, after dairy giant Fonterra's false alarm over a botulism scare this month, two senior marketing researchers said Friday.
"Negativity was so widely spread overseas that a proper public relations campaign needs to be planned and implemented in key dairy export markets, including China. If it is done well, the crisis may be turned into an opportunity for New Zealand's brand," Dr. Hongzhi Gao, senior lecturer in marketing at Victoria University Business School and senior research fellow of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, said in a statement.
Associate Professor Dr. John Knight, of the University of Otago marketing department, said Fonterra needed to ask itself how the " fiasco" evolved in the way it did and what could have been done differently to avoid "unnecessary hysteria."
"For instance, the mention of a 'dirty pipe' conjured up visions of unsanitary conditions and poor manufacturing standards, visions which could do lasting damage to New Zealand's reputation for having control standards as high as anywhere in the world," Knight said in the statement.
At the first hint anything was wrong in March this year, an initial cautionary recall should have been carried out, notifying all channel members that products based on the contaminated whey ingredient were to be embargoed while further tests were conducted, said Knight.
"This should have been followed up by rapid, extensive testing to determine the exact nature of the contamination," he said.
"Sounding a strident alarm based on wrong information, essentially crying wolf, has the potential to weaken response to a genuine crisis some time in the future."
Gao and Knight have teamed up to study international crises, including the 2008 Chinese milk contamination crisis where Fonterra was in a joint venture with Sanlu.


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LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 29, 2010) - Joey Hand and Michael Marsal earned their second consecutive GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport (GS) race victory Saturday at Lime Rock Park, giving Turner Motorsport its 21st series class triumph in the team's 200th professional race.
Hand inherited the lead from teammate Bill Auberlen - who dominated much of the second half of the race - on Lap 132 of the 147-lap race when Auberlen pitted for a mechanical problem. Hand, in the No. 97 Turner Motorsport bmw M3, then held off a charging Billy Johnson over the final 15 minutes to put the car in winner's circle again, this time by 0.298 seconds.
The Turner Motorsport team - which took on fuel only versus Johnson's ROUSH Performance team, fuel and tires - has now won four of the five GS races held at the 1.53-mile, seven-turn Connecticut track, and BMW kept its perfect record of five GS victories in as many starts. All 200 of Turner's pro races have been in BMWs.
Johnson, sharing the No. 61 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Mustang GT with polesitter Jack Roush Jr., was black-flagged by his own team with about 30 minutes remaining; he was having a hard time hearing the crew. The team took on more fuel, and Johnson, falling only to third, cut into a large deficit quickly.
Auberlen, who was shooting for his third GS victory at Lime Rock, was 16 seconds ahead of Hand and Johnson when he pitted and subsequently retired in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport bmw M3 he shared with Paul Dalla Lana. But it was Hand, the 2009 co-winner with Chris Gleason, who was there to make history for Turner Motorsport.
"This place never raises any doubts when I come here," said Hand, whose No. 97 had less than a gallon of fuel left in the tank at the checkered flag. "I was a little worried there at the end when I checked my mirrors, but Billy raced me cleanly, and I appreciate that. And it feels really good to make more history on an already historic day for Turner Motorsport."
Additionally, Hand and Marsal powered past third-place finishers Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman in the points standings, and now lead by four points (145-141) over the co-drivers of the No. 48 Sparco/Imported Car Store BMW M3.
"We were having some handling issues at the beginning, but the guys fixed that and we were contenders," Marsal said. "We fixed strong."
Johnson acknowledged he tried his best to get around Hand, but maintained his goal was to race Hand cleanly.
"I tried to work my way back up through the field after that pit stop, and once I got to Joey, I was all over his bumper," Johnson said. "It was tough at the end. Joey was one of my instructors here at Lime Rock, and we raced each other clean. It was good racing."
Fourth were Bob Michaelian and Ken Wilden in the No. 52 bizrate.com Ford Mustang GT, and fifth were Bret Spaude and Andrew Aquilante in the No. 35 Subaru of America Subaru Impreza WRX STI.
The race's two caution periods resulted in an average speed of 89.488 mph.
In the Street Tuner (ST) race earlier in the day, Seth Thomas took advantage of a late-race caution period to catch and pass Lawson Aschenbach, and he and Bill Heumann earned their first career victory in the No. 81 Performance Friction/Rays Engineering BMW 328i from the BimmerWorld/GearWrench team.
Thomas passed Aschenbach on Lap 134 of the 139-lap event in Turn 1, and went on to win by 0.408 seconds. Thomas made up his time when Andy Lally hit the tire barrier in Turn 2 with about 15 minutes remaining.
"I had to earn it from Lawson," said Thomas, who with Heumann closed to within three points (155-152) of Aschenbach and David Thilenius for the ST points lead. "The race-winning move came because of our brakes in Turn 1. I'm not sure if I could have caught him if it weren't for that last yellow, but regardless, we ended up winning."
Additionally, the victory boosted Heumann's lead in the MESCO Building For The Future Rookie of the Year standings.
Aschenbach and Thilenius, in the No. 74 Skunk2/HPD Honda Civic Si, were in position for their second win of 2010, as both ran in the top five throughout their stint. However, the final caution proved to be the difference, Aschenbach said.
"That last caution really, really hurt us," said Aschenbach, who led a race-high 64 laps, all in succession, before the final pass for the lead. "We pulled out to a decent lead and I was just trying to hold on. When the caution came out, we knew the BimmerWorld guys would be tough. We did what we could; we got second, and scored some points."
Rounding out the top five: Compass360 Racing co-drivers Ryan Eversley and Zach Lutz in the No. 75 Skunk2/HPD Honda Civic Si; APR Motorsport co-drivers Kevin Stadtlander and Josh Hurley in the No. 181 APR/BBS Volkswagen GTI and Kinetic Motorsports co-drivers Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood in the No. 12 Infinity Audio/HD Radio Kia Forte Koup.
The four caution periods resulted in an average speed of 84.496 mph.
The next event for the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge will be the Continental Tire 150 on Saturday, June 5, at Watkins Glen International.
From Michael Harker // Grand-Am
Sunday, May 30, 2010
GRAND-AM: Hand, Marsal Win 2nd Straight Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race
LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 29, 2010) - Joey Hand and Michael Marsal earned their second consecutive GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport (GS) race victory Saturday at Lime Rock Park, giving Turner Motorsport its 21st series class triumph in the team's 200th professional race.


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NGEE Arctic
Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments
Advancing the predictive power of Earth system models through understanding
of the structure and function of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems
Mapping Vegetation Communities using Convolutional Neural Networks
Artificial intelligence applied to multiple remote sensing datasets accurately represents shrub distribution across hillslopes at the Kougarok field site.
November 27th, 2019
The Science:
- Unique training dataset was collected at 30 field plots and the resulting vegetation products evaluated against them for accuracy.
- Fusion of hyperspectral, multispectral, and terrain datasets was performed over a 343 km2 region.
- High-resolution (5 m) vegetation classification map was generated.
The Impact:
- Produced one of the most accurate, high resolution, field-validated vegetation maps for tundra ecosystems.
- Using map now to benchmark field predictions of plant distribution and dynamics across changing Arctic landscapes.
- The authors aimed to develop a deep learning approach (convolutional neural network) capable of generating vegetation maps for the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska.
Langford, Z., Kumar, J., Hoffman, F., Breen, A. and Iversen, C., 2019. Arctic vegetation mapping using unsupervised training datasets and convolutional neural networks. Remote Sensing 11:69. doi.org/10.3390/rs11010069
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We appreciate the option that Canvas allows for users to create multiple channels to be notified within the system. However, we are seeing the same issues described inShould we be able to lock default email address from being changed? , where LTI links to external services make use of the default email address to create accounts, and users changing their default email from the official school email is causing problems with with those external services.
From the previously mentioned discussion, it appears that the way to prevent this is to add Javascript to the theme to hide the option for changing the default email address. (We already have the "Users can delete their institution-assigned email address" setting un-checked...)
However, my JS coding isn't great, and I haven't been able to figure out the JS needed to make this work. Has anyone else got some code that will do it?


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5 Smart Ways On How To Reduce Taxable Income For High Earners
Paying taxes is unavoidable, but there are numerous opportunities to help lower a tax bill. Recently, I came across a finance forum for doctors that piqued my interest. One of the most highly viewed posts was, "How To Reduce Taxable Income For High Earners." Most high income earners that I know are constantly looking for ways to lower their tax» Read more


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Spicy Adobo Sauce
I made this sauce based on a few other adobo sauces for Mexican dishes, but I love this stuff so much I use it on sandwiches, eggs and just about anything else. Add a little sour cream for a nice adobo creama sauce.
Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
A friend bought me a small jar of Jerk paste to try out one time and we were really excited to have another way to spice up chicken. This recipe is the closest to date that produces a thick paste for seasoning and marinades.
Compound Butter
Who says you can't have a fancy flavored butter like the steak houses do at home? This is just an example recipe, you can swap out the parsley for just about anything, just keep the measurements the same.


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Back by popular demand! This is the same class that ran in the September 2019 and January 2020 school holidays. In this class, led by Caroline Gray, kids will be hand-on creating a wonderful family feast inspired by Italy. With excellent tips and tricks all throughout the class to demonstrate how versatile the menu and dishes are.
- Rich Napoli Sauce
- Nut-free Pesto
- Meatballs
- Pizza
- Gnocchi
- Chocolate Pannacotta
This class is perfect for secondary school-aged teens and tweens 12-16+. Primary school-aged children are most welcome to join in the same class and menu in the morning.
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The whole country is in a state of shock and confusion, after the Home Ministry announced that a deceased person's Aadhaar number will now be mandatory for registration of death certificate starting October 1. Purpose? The Enrollment ID (EID) Number will help establish the identity of the deceased and is meant to prevent identity fraud. But, what if that person did not have an Aadhar Card in the first place? While, we all were contemplating this and wondering about the other crazy decisions that will be thrown at us, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was quick to use his wit and humour to lighten things up.
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Be it a 'farrago of distortions' or an internet 'webakoof', Tharoor has always been Twitter's favourite muse for cracking jokes and creating hilarious memes. So what if you don't find the time to check the Oxford dictionary, you can always trust Tharoor to enlighten you with his choice of unusual words and funny phrases. This time around too he was spot on with his humour and brought in our beloved James Bond in the scenario. Wondering what James Bond has to do with Aadhar cards? Well, he wrote this on Twitter, "Brilliance from WhatsApp: James Bond applied for a Death Certificate in India…they told him to 'Die an Aadhar Day'". We bet even Pierce Brosnan will be tripping over this tweet right now.
Brilliance from WhatsApp: James Bond applied for a Death Certificate in India... they told him to "Die an Aadhaar Day...!!"— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 8, 2017
Ever since the news broke out, people have lost their sh*t and are unable to come to terms with this decision. While, some were criticizing the government, others were busy cracking hilarious jokes. Here are some of the golden tweets that will leave you in splits. From Jon Snow to the White Walkers, some of the comparisons are hilarious and brilliant to say the least.
So sad.😂😂 #Aadhaar pic.twitter.com/zhC8W2mHrc— Abhishek (@SsupHolmes) August 4, 2017
When Jon Show died in India and forgot to get Aadhar card..#AadharCard pic.twitter.com/aisBxC0B6n— MumBaekar.. (@katamulgi) August 4, 2017
Guy : Itni mehengai, jeene nahin de rahe— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) August 4, 2017
Government : lol so?
Guy : marr jaata hu chaen milega
Government : *cough* Aadhar *cough*
When you are dead but forgot to link it with the Aadhar card. pic.twitter.com/kR9NqO5kMT— जिज्ञासा (@imcurious__) August 4, 2017
You will turn into a white walker if you don't have an Aadhaar number. pic.twitter.com/G64hdMtIHu— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) August 4, 2017
A laash struggling to get Aadhar card so she finally gets the permission to die pic.twitter.com/xpFAATFrDc— Bhayanak Puppy (@BhayanakPuppy) August 4, 2017
Congress: Democracy is dead— Maithun (@Being_Humor) August 8, 2017
Democracy: Sorry! I don't have Aadhar card. 😂
GoT: All men must die.— Shridhar V (@iimcomic) August 5, 2017
GovT: They all should get Aadhar card before that.
#heardonthestreet : Finally we've got the answer to the question "what will we take with us when we die?"— Harini Subramani (@subramaniharini) August 7, 2017
"Aadhar Card Number".
News :South Delhi girls don't have Aadhar Card— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) August 4, 2017
Govt. :Aadhar mandatory for shopping
Next day :South Delhi girls line up to get Aadhar Card
Aadhar linked to death! @sifydotcom cartoon #aadhar pic.twitter.com/RAMrvMkFhw— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) August 7, 2017
Syrio Forel : "What do we say to Death?"— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) August 4, 2017
Arya Stark :"Not Today"
Forel : "Why?"
Arya : "Aadhar Card nahin banwaya abhi"
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In an era where about 30% of all Internet users are using ad blockers on their personal computers and mobile devices, it's getting harder and harder to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Video content has emerged as one of the best ways to boost a businesses' visibility. Video outperforms image and text content on social media, where organic reach is limited.
So which is the best video format for generating the most engagement on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in 2019? In my opinion, there isn't one "right format" to meet your needs.
There are six.
1. Customer Video Testimonials
According to one recent study, 65% of people who feel an emotional connection to a brand say that this is true because that brand cares about people like them. So how do you show your audience that you truly understand their pain points and do actually care about helping them, using video-on-demand (VOD)? Customer video testimonials are a great place to start. Here's an example customer testimonial about Kapwing from one of our users.
To get started creating these types of testimonials, contact some of your existing, satisfied clients and ask if you can make a short video about their experience. Discuss the challenges they faced before finding your product or service, and then get them to go into detail about how their lives were better after. This is far more effective than a traditional advertisement because it's both honest, and emotional; people can look into someone's eyes and hear their voice while they're speaking, which gives them a connection to latch onto in a way they won't soon forget.
2. Product Demonstration Videos
Product demonstration videos are a perfect chance for you to help people get more out of their purchase, all while making your product or service look as enticing as possible as well. Not only does this type of video help explain the way something works, but also studies have shown that 73% more people will buy your product after they watch a video about it. Here's a product demo of the Kapwing Studio from a PR Expert and Kapwing advocate:
Putting product demonstration videos on social media sites like Instagram, Instagram Stories, and Facebook is also a perfect chance for people to see what you have to offer in action. It gives them something tangible to get excited about and it's easier for them to visualize how something will fit into their lives. To get the most out of your demo video, you can pin the video on your Facebook, or Twitter timeline, so that everyone that visits your page can get a sense of what you have to offer. You can even use online services to find free music for videos and add the perfect music track to your demo video.
3. Question and Answer Videos
Question and answer videos are perfect for social media because they open a direct line of communication with your audience. It's also a great way to essentially outsource some of the content creation processes. Instead of spending all night trying to come up with topics you hope your audience will find relevant, just let them tell you what they want you to talk about.
Q&A sessions can cover anything, from why you founded your business to what your brand has coming up that people should start getting excited about. But more than anything, this creates another layer of transparency between you and your audience. You're teaching people that when they have important questions, they can come straight to YOU for the answers. You can also find new questions to answer by browsing Google Search, Quora, and YouTube. This helps them emotionally connect with your brand in a more authentic way, and helps establish your own expertise and trustworthiness at the same time.
4. Vlogs
Vlogs are one of the best video formats you can leverage on social media because they're easy to make and give a personality and face to your company. Here's a vlog we posted on the Kapwing IGTV channel:
"Vlog" is a term short for "video blog," and it's essentially exactly what it sounds like. Instead of creating a 1,000-word blog on a subject, you instead create a video covering the exact same information. Some companies use vlogs as an opportunity to talk about the latest techniques and trends in their industry, for example. When you consider that 59% of people say they would rather watch a video than read a blog, even if they were going to learn the exact same information from both sources.
5. Company Culture Videos
Company culture videos are perfect for social media because they give you a chance to pull back the curtain and let people learn about what day-to-day life at your business is actually like. If you were in the process of throwing an upcoming event, for example, you could film a series of company culture videos showcasing the planning of that event, the physical preparations and more. It will give people an idea of the real people hard at work making the products they live and make no mistake, people will notice.
Remember that about 94% of consumers say they're more likely to be loyal to a brand if that brand offers "complete transparency." Company culture videos (and vlogs, as outlined above) are your chance to capitalize on that fact.
6. Interviews
Last but not least we have interviews – the perfect opportunity to give your audience helpful, relevant content while leveraging someone else's experience to your advantage at the same time.
Find a voice in your industry that your audience cares about, reach out to them and speak to them about interesting topics that might prove insightful. You could choose to get their unique perspective on industry trends or ask them to tell their story. Or you can give them a chance to go into detail about the entrepreneurial path they took to get to the position they're in today.
It doesn't matter – provided that someone is willing to talk and your audience cares about what they have to say, you've got the makings of a great video that will generate an enormous amount of engagement on social media. Personally, that's the kind of content that I look for when choosing the brands I want to do business with.


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I wnt to bed last night, dreamed, and woke up today with the usual buzzy brain thing going (aka "lizard brain".) I don't even remember what I dreamed about. I just know it was the usual–me trying to figure out something that would seem trivial, pointless, or absurd in my waking hours. (n.b. Almost EVERYTHING I worry about at 3 a.m. is rarely worth the expended energy by breakfast time.)
And even though I tried to not check my email "one more time" before I left for the studio, I'm glad I did. Because I found this article on how we tend to sabotage our own happiness.
We have a lot of stuff on our plate these days. Some are things we can't avoid. Some are things we've wanted for years, but now that it's in process, it brings its own set of worries. Worst of all, we left a strong network of good friends behind when we moved to California five years ago, and we are just barely starting to reboot that here. (See point #2. I've actually had that happen here several times, starting to share something that's hard and having people shush me because I'm "not grateful enough" and "this is not something I want to hear, just be happy!" That. Sucks.)
None of these suggestions require a strict work-out schedule, or a major time commitment. None of them require we take up meditation, or exercise more. (See point #5.)
Just being aware of better ways to frame our situation, our mental habits, our life. Understanding what we can control, and what we can't. And accepting that we CAN change the things we CAN control.
I'm feeling better aready. And I hope it helps you feel that way, too!
Thanks and a hat-tip to Nick Wignall!
OH, and if you know someone who's struggling with the same issue (lizard brain!) pass this (or the above link) on to them.