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The GK offers an affordable indicator that is packed with smart features that will make weighing quick and easy. The built-in check weighing function allows the users to easily view if their samples are above, below or at set targets. With a full keypad, counting applications are achieved with the same indicator, making the GK totally flexible for numerous uses.
The GK comes with a wall-mounted bracket for easy and secure mounting, with the indicator housing made of solid ABS plastic. The bright backlit LCD display features a capacity tracker to show users the total capacity that they have used to prevent potential overloads. The large digits make readings effortless. Whether using the GK for basic weighing or taking advantage of the parts counting, check weighing or percentage weighing functions, these indicators offer a simple user interface for quick and hassle-free weight readings.
Adam Equipment has been manufacturing balances and scales for nearly 40 years, providing professionals worldwide with quality products that are always the right balance of speed, performance, and value.
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This year, for the first time ever, law students can attend the ABA Techshow for free. It's taking place in Chicago from April 20-22. Here's why it's important:
ABA TECHSHOW offers more than 50 education and training sessions in sixteen different tracks. Sessions are designed to help people at various skill levels learn to make the most effective use of technology in their legal setting. Whether you are an IT novice or a technocrat, a solo practitioner or a large firm lawyer, ABA TECHSHOW provides programming options that are sure to challenge your thinking and expand your knowledge.
In addition to the top-rated educational opportunities, ABA TECHSHOW offers a dazzling technology expo featuring the latest and greatest in legal IT. Attend this year, and you'll discover why ABA TECHSHOW has become the world's leading legal technology conference!
You can learn more about the ABA Techshow here.

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"At Windmill Place you'll feel right at home"
Located in the beautiful Carmichael, Windmill Place offers you great living conditions, a wonderful community of people and the conveninece of a great location. We want to make your stay here the most pleasant experience and provide you with an environment like no other. We have a great selection of amenities. We are condfident that when you visit us, you will see how much we care.


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Revel's End-of-Day (EOD) wizard allows you to streamline the steps of your closing process. One of the most useful and powerful ways to use the End-of-Day process is by forcing all open, paid orders to close at the end of each business day.
Additionally, unpaid or partially paid orders can be reconciled, depending on your presents, through quick key functions or manual inspection.
Enabling EOD to Force Close All Open Orders
To ensure all open orders must be closed before the system can be closed out, specific End-of-Day Process settings must be enabled. To set these:
- On the Management Console ([yoursubdomain].revelup.com), go to the Settings tab.
- Click Clear Selections and type End of Day in the search bar.
- From the settings menu, check the box next to End of Day so the settings appear on the right side of the screen.
- Make sure there is a check mark next to End of Day Process. This setting must be enabled in order to use the EOD wizard on the Point of Sale.
- To automatically close all 0.00 open orders at the end of the day, check the box for Close 0.00 Orders. Enabling this will automatically close any orders that have been paid in full, but are still open when you run the EOD process.
- If you want to ensure all open orders are brought to your attention before closing the system for the day, check the box next to Reconcile Open Orders:
- Next, scroll down to the Order Reconciliation Presets section. Here you can choose which quick keys to include when reconciling your open orders:
- Void & Refund: Voids the entire order and refunds payment.
- Close to Cash: Records a payment as cash and closes the order.
- Close to Credit+: Records a payment as credit+ and closes the order.
- Carry to Next Day: Moves the order to the next day.
- Go to Order: Opens to the order. This gives you more flexibility to close the order in the manner of your choosing.
- Click Save when done:
To learn about the other End-of-Day options and how to run the End-of-Day wizard on the Point of Sale, check out our End-of-Day Process article.


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Pat Kelly needed a clean and simple new website to promote his healing and counseling services.
This custom WordPress website allows Pat to highlight his main services in a clear way while being supported by testimonials from a huge number of happy clients.
The mobile friendly design makes sure its as easy as possibly to get in touch with Pat whether you're on a computer, tablet or smart phone.


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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit told a Congressional panel that the bank is "fundamentally different" since it took $45 billion in taxpayer bailout money last year. But Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, says Congress should be asking why taxpayers were't given more effective oversight of Citigroup after the bailout.
"Rather than grilling Mr. Pandit on how he runs Citigroup, the Congressional TARP panel should be asking Treasury officials, past and present, why the U.S. did not demand representation on the Citigroup board of directors. As long as the taxpayers are the largest shareholders of the company, this is the most effective way to provide oversight in the public interest."
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If you have any questions or would like to find out more about Bridge Street Vets, please give us a call on 01377 257047 or use the form opposite and we'll be back to you shortly.
Bridge Street Vets
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Telephone: 01377 257047
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The practice is open 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am to 12.30pm on Saturdays.
The all appointment system should mean we can all plan our hectic days better, and we can do our best to ensure you are not kept waiting.
Mon to Fri – 8.30 to 10.30am, 2.00 to 4.00pm and 5.00 to 6.30pm
Saturday – 8.00 to 12.30pm
Sunday – emergency cases only
If you feel you are going to be late please call to let us know and we can fit you in a later slot, also if you can't make your appointment please let us know, and we can give you a new one.
We will always prioritise emergency cases and would ask for your understanding in such situations. Please phone 01377 257047 if you wish to bring an emergency case in. We do not live on the premises so outside opening hours we will need to arrange to meet you at the surgery, which we will do as quickly as possible.


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Archives for Humor
Passwords and security – Clips and Tips
With the recent release of the the Trustwave 2012 Global Security Report we bring you some clips and suggestions about passwords.
Top 8 Songs about Telecom Fraud and Crime
In honor of the Leap Year, here is a fun post about Telecom Fraud and Crime. Usually we look at telecom fraud and crime as a serious topic, so today...


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My friday night cheat was epic. Pumpkin cake with pumpkin ice cream and salted caramel! Here is the recipe for pumpkin ice cream; it holds up well in the freezer but I recommend you nuke it for 20 seconds before dishing it out because it does harden up quite a bit.
Ingredients – makes a little more than 1 quart
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until fluffy and well combined.
2. Add sugar in a steady stream and continue to whisk for another minute.
3. Add cream and milk and whisk another minute.
4. Pour about a cup of the mixture into another large bowl.
5. Add pumpkin and spices and whisk until uniform.
6. Transfer the pumpkin mixture back to the first bowl and combine thoroughly.
7. Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and wait for the magic to happen! My ice cream maker takes about 25 minutes, but check your directions.
8. Once its done (according to your ice cream maker's manufacturer's instructions) you can eat some immediately, but it will be a little loose and possibly a little lumpy. For best results transfer to a freezer-proof container and allow to freeze for 2 hours.
After 6 hours my ice cream was very hard, but 20 seconds in the microwave made it soft enough to scoop out.


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'Slated is a beautiful, intriguing puzzle revealed piece by dark and sinister piece.'
'Gripping, chilling and all too real. An unputdownable thriller.'
'An original and haunting psychological thriller set in a future where criminalisation of the young has been taken to the most chilling extremes. Kyla's nightmarish disorientation after being 'slated' is utterly compelling. I was gripped from the first page and can't wait to read more.'
'A great presentation of a dystopian world… the entire tone of mystery is very compelling throughout the story.'
Poppy, 17
'It was one of the best books I have ever read. Slated is really original and I want to find out what happens next. There are loads of unexpected twists which I did not predict. I really like the character of Kyla because everyone else who was slated just did nothing, whereas she kept finding out more and more and unravelling the mystery. I can't wait for the next book!'
Cara, 13
'Slated is different to the books I normally read but I really enjoyed it. Now I can't wait to read the next part.'
George, 14
'I just wanted to thank you for this amazing book. I'm 15 and very dyselexic I've never been able to read a book by myself before until slated even though it's taken me along time to read. Usually I start a book then have to get my mum to read it too me or buy it on cd. But with Slated I just didnt want to stop reading, i didnt have time to explain it to my mum so she could read it to me or wait to see if i came on cd i was too hooked and eager to find out what was going to happen next, i literally couldn't put it down. I've really enjoyed it thank you!!'
Lileth, 15
'I really, really enjoyed it! I thought it was so fascinating and interesting i could barely put it down! I loved how the story changed and shifted as you read on, and i think it is a brilliant read for any teenager out there. Its got everything today's teenagers would look for in a book, suspense, mystery, romance, fights, and twists and turns in the story. I would highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone, even my mum is waiting in line to read it! I thought the book was fantastic and i am eagerly waiting for the second installment in the trilogy.'
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"ZL" adopted Twyla Hope just in time for the holidays. Twyla has a special ball that she likes to bat around her house and she likes to wake her "Mom" up during the night to play! She also has attempted to share ZL's chicken dinner with her, unsuccessfully though. Her therapist said that she could not be happier for her as she has expressed a desire to have a cat for so long that she just never thought it would happen. ZL has wanted a cat for many years, and she is so happy to finally have Twyla in her life. She added Hope to her name after having her a few days as she gives her joy and Hope. ZL has someone to share Thanksgiving with this year! She wanted to extend her thanks for making this possible.
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- Pets on Wheels of Connecticut Appears on WATR 1320 AM with Tom Chute


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- In order to see your total package price, please select your Zone, Package & Model including quantity, and view price for single package at top of page.
- If you want to submit to the Office of Sport for part funding of your purchase, please select your organisation's requirements which will bring up the price applicable, then complete the form below to access your official quotation. The Foundation will email you an official quotation to support your online application.
- If you want to purchase outright without submitting to Office of Sport, please select your requirements, and press 'buy now' which will forward you to the cart.
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Laminating for Print Shops
Laminating is a must-have for print and copy shops of all sizes, and here at Binding101 you can find everything you need to create the premium-quality lamination that your business needs. Choose from either pouch laminating or roll laminating below to see the variety of the best laminating machines and supplies on the market.
Pouch laminating is the simplest way to laminate, and doesn't require any set-up to do different jobs, other than setting the temperature and speed of the machine. The laminating pouches are available in pre-made sizes that make quick, on-demand jobs simple and efficient to complete.
Roll laminating is ideal for higher volume lamination, or larger format prints like posters, signs, and more. Simply install a compatible laminating roll onto your machine, set the temperature and speed, and run your large document through. Many roll laminating machines can also mount onto foam boards in the same step.
No matter which style of laminating and encapsulating you need to achieve, you can trust that the equipment and supplies that you buy online at Binding101 is the highest quality, built to last and products output that will impress your clients.


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Your home is meant to provide sturdy shelter for you and your company, which means that it should be built with sturdy materials. Most homes are built with materials that will allow the home to last for many years to come.
The shingles of the roof of your home are just as important as the walls that surround your home. There are also many people nowadays that are opting for metal roofs because of their sturdiness and because of how long they last. Having a metal roof on your home will also add to the value of your home.
Whereas a typical roof is meant to last about 20 years max before issues begin to occur, a metal roof is meant to last 50 years or longer. These roofs also provide much more protection than what many people realize. Metal roofs will keep your home warmer during the winter months. You will not experience water damage at all when you have a metal roof installed. Metal roofs are also resistant to fire; which means your home is more protected in case a fire were to occur.
Believe it or not metal roofs are not very expensive to purchase and have installed. Many people think that because they are better for your home they will cost more. The materials will cost you about $100-$200 per square feet. Now if you are looking to purchase a steel roof then you should expect to pay twice that price. If you downsize to using shingles you can expect to pay much less, but keep in mind that they don't last as long.
Easy to install
Metal roofing is not a very difficult task at all. A metal roof does not need individual application like shingles do; although shingles are cheaper they are much more tedious when it comes to installing them. This would mean that with a metal roof you will most definitely pay less when it comes to the installation process. Metal roof panels are also lighter in weight and easier to handle.
Maintenance requirements
A metal roof is not at all very difficult to maintain. When it comes to harsh weather conditions; unlike shingles, a metal roof is all one piece so you don't have to worry about loose pieces. Metal roofs will not rust either, and there is very little maintenance required after the roof has been installed.


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Our newest session is here…the Friday Fun For All! This family friendly session is appropriate for all ages and runs from 5:00pm-10:00pm every Friday evening. Join us while we play current hits, family favorites and all the games you know and love. Plus, you will get unlimited soda refills all night long with any cup, including your own!
The best part of this session is the price; you get admission, skate rentals, and Laser Blast all at one low cost. At only $13 per person and with over $20 in value, this is easily one of the best deals at Interskate 91. Make Friday night, your family night with the help of Interskate 91!


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Used to be known as X-Factor UK's Aiden Grimshaw who released Curtain Call and Is This Love last year, however after a dramatic makeover and few changes in music direction, he is now known as Aiden to his pop friends.
The fourth track to be release of Aiden's EP named Better Man is a dance anthem with elements that remind us of The Presets or maybe Hurts after the Freemason's done a killer remix of the track.
Better Man is written by Aiden and Dimitri Tikovoi and produced by Dimitri who's best know for his work with Nicola Roberts, Charlie XCX, Goldfrapp, and Paloma Faith among others.
The EP was released yesterday, Nov 26th, is streaming here in full, however our fav track is below..!


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Much of what passes for moral guidance in the Bible, especially, but not only, in the Old Testament, appears to me to be morally repugnant. I like to feel free to say so. Similarly, there are firmly held beliefs in "mainstream" Islam that are questionable. One instance is apostasy. The orthodox view appears to be that men and women who turn away from their religion are guilty of a serious thought crime. Recommended punishments range from ostracism to death. There are numerous websites now on which courageous ex-Muslims across the Middle East, Pakistan and Bangladesh correspond with each other in secret. The dominant emotion is fear of being discovered. Such a dispensation appears to me to be an offence to rational inquiry and free thinking. To say so, Mr Bennett, is not to be a racist, but to exercise the gift of consciousness and the privilege of liberty.
I've known Martin Amis for almost 35 years, and he's no racist. When you ask a novelist or a poet his or her view of the world, you do not get a politician's or a sociologist's answer. You may not like what you hear, but reasoned debate is the appropriate response, not vilification by means of overheated writing, an ugly defamatory graphic, and inflated, hysterical pull-quotes. I wonder whether Ronan Bennett would care to expend so much of his rhetorical might excoriating at similar length the thugs who murdered - in the name of their religion - their fellow citizens in London in 2005.
Ian McEwan
I commend the Guardian for a brilliant piece of journalism. Ronan Bennett's article shows up the laziness of Martin Amis's thinking and, more importantly for a novelist of his stature, the inadequacies of his language and research. Bennett is absolutely correct that it is irrelevant whether Amis wrote or spoke these opinions. I defend Amis's right to express his views (though I'm not sure why he is deemed to be an authority on Islamic law and culture). But he should at least be honest about the consequences of free speech when it is ill-considered and prejudiced.
Jeremy Trevathan
Ronan Bennett says: "I can't help feeling we failed the test. Amis got away with it." Which "we" is Bennett referring to? When I first read Amis's rant against Muslims, my reaction was disgust at his remarks and incredulity that he apparently continues to be employed at Manchester University, where I studied, researched and taught. I composed a letter to this page to express my disgust at Amis. But I did not send it. Why? I asked myself "What is the rational response? Is it to give him yet more limelight?" Of course not. The rational response is surely to ignore Amis. I suggest others do the same.
Linda Roberts
I disagree with Ronan Bennett about Martin Amis getting away with racism. Better that it is let out for debate, which Bennett has responded to, rather than being left to the backrooms of racists. Although I found Amis's remarks rather sad and unbecoming, I absolutely defend his right to say them. In an age of increasing loss of liberty, let us not lose sight of freedom of speech and the ability to debate as one of the virtues to strive for and keep in this society. It remains one of our most potent weapons against extremism, religious or otherwise.
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What is SEO?
A lot of my clients ask me this question. What is SEO – exactly?
SEO is a pretty in depth process that takes time and expertise. I offer on page SEO, blog post services and advice for other types of SEO. It is a time consuming and complicated process. SEO companies can cost from $800.00 to $3,000.00 a month. This is something that most small businesses can't afford, but you can do most of it yourself and actually get your own website ranked if you are willing to put in some effort. Local businesses are fairly easy to get ranked high just by proper on page SEO.
On-page SEO is optimizing your website pages with your target keyword phrases so they get recognized by the search engines. It's best to use one target keyword search phrase per page, so if you have several that you want to use, I would suggest setting up a separate page for each keyword phrase. With a little bit of time and understanding of SEO you can get your own website ranked high in the search engines.
The first thing to realize is that your website is not about you. It's about offering valuable information to your website visitors. The days of the online brochure are a thing of the past. Google makes the rules, and Google has changed the rules – a lot!
A keyword phrase would be something like "Sacramento blue widgets". This would be a good keyword phrase if your company sells locally in Sacramento and makes widgets, but especially wants to sell blue widgets.
Local SEO
Types of SEO
On page SEO
On page SEO is having a targeted keyword phrase in all the right places for each page and blog post of your website. This includes page name, page title, photo name, photo title, alt tags and within the content a few times. Meta tags are not visible on web pages, but are seen by search engines. They are the title and description tags. On page SEO also includes creating XML sitemaps for the search engines to follow. These are files that you don't see, but the search engines do.
In order for a page to be considered to have relevant content worthy of a good SERP (Search engine results page), it needs to have at least 300 words of content related to a keyword phrase you want to rank the page for. It should be interesting and engaging enough to get people to read it. The best way to do this is to educate your site visitors with helpful information about your business products or services. If they are looking for your products or services, odds are, they have an interest in learning about it. The longer people stay on your website, the lower your bounce rate is. When Google sees people going to your website and leaving within a few second, this is a bounce, and it tells Google you don't have much valuable information to offer. …down go your rankings.
Google wants your website to educate people – not just try to sell to them.
Fresh content is also a crucial part of search engine ranking, and it does not mean rearranging the words on your home page every now and then. That's where Blog posts come in. This gives you the opportunity to write a blog post (article) and select a keyword title that you would like to rank for. Write your post and optimize it for that keyword phrase. A good example of this is my article titled "OUR RECORDS SHOW YOU HAVEN'T UPDATED YOUR FREE GOOGLE BUSINESS LISTING IN 2014". If you type this phrase into Google search, my article will come up right at the top of Google. I wrote the article because I was receiving a lot of these scam calls and I a thought a lot of people were probably wondering if this was legitimate or not. I was right, a lot of people have an interest in this topic. I get at least 20 site visitors a day coming to this article alone from all over the country. This is site traffic that stays on my website to read this article. this is good for SEO.
Think about your business and all of the interesting aspects of it that would be very interesting and useful for people looking for your products or services. If you have valuable information to offer them, they are much more likely to call you, and you are much more likely to come up higher in Google. It'a all about positioning yourself as "the expert" in your field of expertise – whatever that may be.
Offering relevant, quality information on a regular basis is how you position yourself as the expert in the eyes of Google.
As far as I can tell, a good keyword domain name is all it takes to rank in Bing/Yahoo (now one search company). The problem here is that 70% of the searches are done in Google and only about 13% in Bing/Yahoo, so trying to get high rankings there is not very productive.
If you are in a service based industry you can also write about specific projects you have completed and give some details on what was done and the reasoning and process behind it. Offer some case studies. Show your depth of knowledge!
Outbound Links
This is something that most webmasters overlook, but is an important part of ranking your pages. Google not only wants you to have relevant (related content) high ranking inbound links, they want you to also have outbound links to relevant, high ranking websites. You should have one on each page of your website that you are doing SEO on. You probably won't want to SEO your Contact page or Photo Gallery page.
This is a pretty simple task. Link a keyword on each page to a related website that is very popular. If you can't find such a website, do a search for "your keyword" wiki. Google will come up up with a list of Wikipedia pages. Find one that that most closely relates to your page and create a link to the keyword. Note: this should not be your main keyword phrase for the page. All Wikipedia pages are high ranking, so this works great. Also, make sure your outbound links open in a new browser window so if someone clicks on them, they will not be taken away from your website.
Backlinks are another indication of your "authority". The more relevant and higher ranking websites you have backlinks on, the better you will come up in the search engines. If a lot of high ranking authority websites want to link to your website, you must be important! Or, that's how Google sees it.
How do you get backlinks? There are a lot of ways. Local directories is one. You can ask vendors and people with related content websites. Post comments on trade publication blogs and Forums. Answer questions in Yahoo Answers. Be creative! Try to keep your backlinks to websites that are related to yours and of high ranking value.
Website Traffic
Traffic is important because the more traffic your website gets – you guessed it – the more authority you have. By doing the things listed above you can help increase your traffic. It just makes sense that the more your website link is out there, the more it will get clicked on.
Domain Name
There are two factors regarding your domain name that pull weight with the search engines. The first is the age of the domain name. The longer your domain name has been registered, the more weight it pulls. The second is the name itself. If you have a keyword domain name like sacramentobluewidgets.com, it can help immensely in the search engines (if you happen to be a company in Sacramento that sells blue widgets). An older domain name pulls more weight, so if you have a domain name that is a few years old, you're better of using it. If you are just starting out, a keyword domain name is a better choice.
Social Media – What's all the Hoopla about?
Social media is important to the ranking of your website because It gives your website "Social authority". If you're thinking "I don't have time to set up and play Social Media", you should re-think this. You don't have to spend hours on social media. At least set it up and link it to your website. Whether you like it or not, it does pull quite a bit of weight in your search rankings. Enough to make a difference!
If you have a Facebook page with lots of likes and people sharing your posts, you must have something important to share in the eyes of the search engines. If you don't know the difference between your regular Facebook page and a business page, give me a call and I'll help you understand this.
If you have a YouTube Channel with some videos that are posted on your page, this is good. If you put a good keyword description and your full website url (with http://) with each YouTube video this is even better. Now get a lot of people to watch your video on YouTube, and you're golden! Google owns YouTube and definitely likes to see popular videos linked to websites. If you really work at it, your video may come up higher in Google than your website. People love to watch videos.
Not many people have time to "tweet" on Twitter, but again, having people follow you and share your tweets makes you look more like an important authority in your area of business to the search engines. Whenever you create a new blog post share it to all of your social media pages. Also, when you see something of interest on someone else's page, share it on yours!
The same goes for Google Plus, Yelp, Merchant's Circle, LinkedIn, Pinterest and all of the other social and ranking sites out there. At the minimum, you should have a Google +, Facebook and Linked In account connected to your website.
It's really important to make sure your company address, website and phone number show up the same everywhere they are listed. They are called "citations" and are an important identifier of your business. When you find listings that have old or incorrect information, do your best to change it by claiming the listing or contacting the website owner.
Try this:
Do a Google search for your business phone number (with area code). You will see all kinds of listings come up that you didn't know existed! Many of them have pages that can be claimed and updated with your website address and other important information you would want to be there. Every little bit helps.
Other Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Pay Per Click Ads are the when you pay Google to have your website show up at the top of the search pages. You bid on your keyword phrase and then pay every time someone clicks on your Ad. My opinion on this is that it can be costly with no guarantee of increased revenue and many people (myself included) ignore the little yellow AD tag listings. They are looked at as just Advertisements and not something I'm looking for.
Facebook and other social media ads can be helpful depending on the type of business you have. Do your research, create your ad in a way that will get people to click it and select your target market carefully. Also, set a budget you can afford.
SEO Checklist
- Minimum of 300 words of relevant, keyword rich content on each page
- SEO optimized pages
- Content that educates your website visitors about your industry
- Backlinks from high ranking, related websites
- Keyword or well established domain name
- Social sites with links to and from your website
- Correct citations in local directory sites
If you want your website to rank high in the search engines and you don't want to pay an average of $1,200 a month for SEO services, you will simply have to put some effort into your SEO. The days of "build it and they will come" are a thing of the past.


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Another climate book: The Ice Chronicles: The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change by Paul Mayewski and Frank White focuses on the data from Greenland ice cores: how it was obtained and what it tells us. This book is from 2002.
A report from 2010 by William Freudenberg to AAAS suggests that climate consensus statements are likely to understate the significance of the problems that need to be faced. New scientific findings are found to be more than twenty times as likely to indicate that global climate disruption is "worse than previously expected," rather than "not as bad as previously expected," contrary to the usual framing of the issue in the U.S. mass media.
In the same session, Max Boykoff asserts that "Outlier voices have gained more prominence and traction in mass media over time through a mix of political economic, cultural, and social factors. Moreover, institutional workings of mass media – such as journalistic norms, values and practices – can contribute to such patterns. Through these processes, all too often many media reports – from daily print media to radio, television and internet stories – conflate the vast and varied terrain of climate science and policy as a unified issue. To the extent that mass media – and claims-makers (focusing on 'climate denialists') who find discursive traction here – fuse these issues into gestalt as 'the climate change debate', they contribute to ongoing illusory, misleading and counterproductive debates within the public and policy communities, and the collective publics are poorly served."
William Murray with Margaret Leinen and Christopher Knowlton have a recent Nature paper investigation the natural role of wind-driven transport of iron, in many ocean regions the limiting nutrient, in CO2 draw-down in the glacial cycle, with obvious implications for geoengineering.
The Register. a British tech paper with a high snark index that often comes down as climate-denialist favorably reviews a middle-of-the-road projection for Australia, which has a broad uncertainty range and a very fat and scary tail.
A large modeling study claims to nail the Little Ice Age.
And there's compelling evidence published in Nature linking ambient CO2 directly to obesity in humans and animals. Hmph. Knew it wasn't my fault.


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Every time I meet someone new, I feel nervous. I'm a people person and I love getting to know people, but more often than not I find the first few minutes (possibly longer) of a new encounter excruciatingly awkward. I'm not like my Mother who embraces new people with ease. I have to work incredibly hard to forge conversations, often relying on a bank of stock questions that I pull out when faced with conversing with a stranger. To be honest, even thinking about one of those first time encounters makes me feel awkward.
"What do you do?" is one of the first things we're asked when we meet someone new and I never know how to answer. I worry about the "what do you do" question for reasons beyond being unable to define my job. One of my key beliefs is that work is not who we are, it is just what we do and I have long since struggled with the fact that our work is usually the first thing we're asked about. Is that really what defines us? Is there a moral value attached to our careers? When I was interning, I muttered about being an editorial assistant. In my last full-time job, I used to say I worked in marketing, often redirecting the attention to my husband and his infinitely more "grown up job" putting myself down for "messing around on the internet while he's actually doing something that makes a difference". Now, I often still defer to Chris' grown up job but mainly because I don't know how to define myself. I do so much more than just one thing Am I a writer? Am I a copywriter? Do I work in marketing? Do I tell people I'm writing a book? Because that leads to more questions and ones which are immediately very revealing and very personal. And it means I drop the breast cancer clanger pretty quickly.
Define Me
Since being sick, something I've really struggled with is whether I'm "letting" cancer "define" me. The inverted commas around both of these words is important – because I think they both carry a moral judgement. Both have agency attached to them. Both have negative connotations. Because in "letting" cancer "define" me, I'm passing the power from my hands into the "hands" (ha – that's quite a funny image. A tumour with hands) of a few mutated cells and allowing them to control the narrative of my life. It is something we are told we must not do. "We must not let cancer define us because then it wins". There are countless articles on the internet telling us just that. But my career is so intertwined with my life outside of working hours now. And a big part of that is my experience with cancer. It's led to me writing my book, it's all over my social media channels, it's smattered across the internet on various websites (including this one, obviously).
To say I am "letting" cancer "define" me comes with a myriad of problems I think, similar to the idea that the way I choose to earn money defines me. Because it suggests that there's nothing more to me than cancer and my job. It doesn't allow for my beliefs or my personality traits to come through. There's no space left for the other experiences I've had. And that word "letting" suggests a weakness in a way.
As part of the bigger picture though, would it be a bad thing to let cancer "define me"? It's a thing that happened. It's a big thing that happened. And it has dominated my life for the last three years. It changed my life. So, by definition, doesn't that mean it has defined me in a way? Why does it have this negative connotation attached? I mean, other than the fact that it's a thing that tried to kill me. Obviously that's not so great.
Cancer comes up for me again and again. It is pretty much unavoidable. I know this isn't the case for every person who has experienced cancer, but it is the case for me. It is so intrinsically linked with pretty much everything I do that I really care about. It's why I'm a Boobette for CoppaFeel! It is is why I am a trustee for the charity. It is why I am self employed. It is why I can't commit to working more than three days a week. It is why, until recently, I was in the hospital every couple of months. It has changed my view on the world, it has changed my view of myself. It has changed my relationships and altered my heart in ways I never could have expected.
But, before I got sick, there was so much more to me than my job, and now there is so much more to me than cancer. That said, it has helped me to achieve things I never would have imagined.
I don't know if cancer has defined me. Before I started writing this blog post I was determined that it shouldn't be a thing that defines me. I had a work meeting this morning and had to explain why I couldn't commit to working more than three days a week. Yes, I could have said that it was because of other work commitments, but that's not the whole truth and if there's one thing cancer has given me, it's the courage to be honest.
I was furious this morning because I felt like I had been reduced to a person who can't be a standard, paid up member of society because I can't work full time. But the truth is, I know that right now, if I tried to work four days a week, I'd make myself sick. I spent three days at a festival this weekend and in the 48 hours since I got home, I've slept for about 28 of them. And I'd have no time for the stuff that is a part of me beyond my work. For my CoppaFeel! stuff. For cultivating the relationships I have and cherish. For looking after my body and my mind and treating them to the things they deserve.
Now, I've sat down and worked through it though, ironed out some of the kinks in my mind, I think I'm probably not defined by cancer. Because no person is ever defined by one thing, or one facet of their life for long. We are countless characteristics and experiences and relationships and thus I can never just be a person who has had cancer.
More Than One Thing
I am a person who has had cancer. And it has had a huge impact on my life. But I am also a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a writer, a copywriter, a social media manager, a journalist, a blogger, a lover of the sky. I am passionate and I am humble and I am grateful and I am a maker of great bread. I am a person who loves to read, who loves to write, who loves to cook, who loves thirty second dance parties and singing at the top of my voice. I am a person who has had cancer. I am a person who has survived cancer. I am a person who lives with cancer in their life, even though the cancerous cells have gone. But I cannot be reduced to just one thing. Humans, by their nature, are multifaceted. So even if cancer comes up in conversations with new people and even if it's the thing they remember after meeting me for the first time, the more they get to know me, the more they'll unravel the layers. Looks like cancer "survivors" (I use that word in inverted commas too) and ogres have layers in common.
No matter what narrative I choose for my cancer experience, no matter how much it impacts my life beyond my treatment, maybe I am defined by cancer, maybe I am not. Either way I am so much more than my experience of cancer. I am so much more.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwFL31ZEmbo Ella Rule gives a short, amusing and informative talk, about the recent history of the 'women's movement' in Britain. Addressing a meeting to mark International Women's Day, held by the CPGB-ML and Red Youth in Birmingham, on 8 March 2014, she outlines why working class women have not been involved in the women's movement … Continue reading The women's movement in Britain
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Red Youth salutes the revolutionary women of the world! We'd like to take the time over the coming week - until International Women's Day on 8 March - to discuss why women's liberation is a key part of the struggle against capitalism, and to remember some inspiring female comrades, past and present, who struggled for … Continue reading Why should you be celebrating International Women's Day?
Red Youth will be meeting to celebrate International Women's Day on 9 March, at 1.00pm, at the CPGB-ML party centre 274 Moseley Road, Highgate, Birmingham. Comrades Ella and Joti will ask what 45 years of women's liberation has done for us, and why there are still so few women involved in politics in … Continue reading Celebrate International Women's Day!


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David Fung, an international leader in business, technology and sustainability, is the current chancellor of Capilano University, appointed by the University's Board of Governors on April 19, 2016. Fung assumed his duties following his formal installation during Capilano University's 2016 convocation ceremony on June 6.
Fung has a doctorate of chemical engineering from McGill University and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Capilano University in 2014. He is chair and CEO of the ACDEG Group of companies, a global technology integrator. He's an international entrepreneur and an advisor to a range of federal government departments and offices as well as one of the largest clean technology venture capital funds in Canada.
Fung has worked on joint ventures between Canada and Sweden, Germany and Asia and serves on the national board of Canadian Standards Association Group, a $350-million technology service business in 15 countries.


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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Morning Media Menu radio podcast interview here
On Weds morning I did an interview with Media Bistro, the media outlet that first broke my story of writing my first book, my memoir Almost 5'4" at the Apple store while striving as a model, I also talk about Model Life my graphic novel, and the how-to-modeling book I am preparing currently which is based on this blog and my own radio show podcast where I gives tips and insight on being a model daily.
Here is a link to insight on FishbowlNY to the podcast interview on self promotion and my journey as a writer and model:
And this is insight on Galleycat that shares insight from the interview on how to use Google to grow your brand as well, I hope it could be helpful for any business, person, brand:
No matter your pursuit, your own will matters SO much, your own positive attitude and what you put in.
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What Is Homelessness?
What is Homelessness?
Homelessness – n. Destitute of a home — Webster's International Dictionary
How homelessness is defined by HUD (The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development):
A homeless person is: An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and An individual or family who has a primary nighttime residence that is:
- A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);
- An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
- A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, regular sleeping accommodations for human beings.
- This term does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained under an Act of Congress or a State law.
Who Are The Homeless?
Our homeless neighbors are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Homelessness knows no boundaries – shelter guests have ranged in age from newborn to 86 years of age.
They are people very much like you and me who have no place to call home, yet they work next to us, they worship beside us – they are part of our community. Many are families many with children, most are hard working people who simply have a hard time making ends meet, they have no shelter, little or no food and very little hope for a brighter future. We can give them a brighter future by seeing them for who they are real people with real challenges and no real place to call home. Goodwill's Homeless and Housing programs are there to help open doors to more than just shelter for our neighbors experiencing homelessness, but to housing, employment and independent futures.
Why Are People Homeless?
There is no one reason or one profile of homelessness, but it is true that homeless people are our neighbors, literally. They work in local stores, they worship next to us in church, and they go to school with our children. There are many causes of homelessness (see below). At least 50% of the time it is directly related to economic issues and prolonged poverty. Eviction, abuse, family changes, incarceration, disability or illness, substance abuse issues also trigger episodes of homelessness.
In 1997, 13.3% of the U.S. population, or 35.6 million people, lived in poverty (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1998). While the number of poor people has not changed much in recent years, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased. In 1997, 14.6 million people — 41% of all poor persons — had incomes of less than half the poverty level. This represents an increase of over 500,000 from 1995. Forty percent of persons living in poverty are children; in fact, the 1997 poverty rate of 19.9% for children is almost twice as high as the poverty rate for any other age group.
Homelessness is usually the result of a complex set of personal and structural circumstances that push people into poverty and force impossible choices between food, shelter, medical expenses, and other basic needs. Often it is housing (which absorbs a high proportion of income) that must be dropped. To an individual living in extreme poverty, an illness, an accident, or a minor set back can mean he or she is only one paycheck away from living on the streets.
Other Important Contributors to Homelessness
- Housing inequality and unavailability
- Lack of work opportunities
- Decline in public assistance available
- Failure of the health care system, Domestic Violence, Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
How Many Are Homeless?
Globally: It is estimated that one billion people in the world lack adequate housing, including 100 million who are completely homeless.
Nationally: It is estimated that, on any one night, 750,000 Americans will be without shelter and that approximately 3.0 million Americans will be homeless at some time during the year. Approximately 50% are in families -38% are children. 5.4 million families are at risk for homelessness due to a lack of affordable housing -paying more than 50% of their income for rent.
- In Michigan, on any one night, there are approximately 24,713 sheltered homeless individuals, with an additional 41,338 unsheltered, a total of 66,051. These statistics include 34,622 adults and children in homeless families.
- In Michigan, adults and children in families account for 52% of the total homeless population. Youth 17 years or younger and not in families account for an estimated 5% of the total homeless in Michigan. This means that, in Michigan, there are at least 3,000 youth and children who are alone and homeless.
- It is estimated that at any point in time there are 591 homeless individuals in the surrounding five-county area (Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau). Local shelters serve approximately 700-800 per year; many are turned away due to lack of room. Some are doubled up with friends or family; some live on the streets and in parks. Some stay in local motels when off-season rates are available.
- Many of the homeless in this area are young people ages 14-17 — too young to stay in local homeless shelters. Some of these young people are exiting the foster care system, some have been kicked out by their families and some are runaways. All are on their own and alone.
National homeless statistics source: National Alliance to End Homelessness Statewide homeless statistics extracted from 2001 Michigan Statewide Continuum of Care: Gaps Analsysis.
Homeless Myths and Facts
"And homeless near a thousand homes I stood, And near a thousand tables pined and wanted food." – William Wordsworth
Myth: Not many children are homeless.
Fact:Children make up at least 20% of the homeless population. Families with children is the fastest growing group of homeless. Nationally, one in five people in a soup kitchen line is a child. Many homeless children are alone and homeless, either runaways or "throwaways".
Myth: Most of them are mentally ill.
Fact:The mentally ill comprise about 25% of the national total homeless. Many are unable to access mental health services and are too ill to stay in a shelter.
Myth:They are heavy drug and alcohol users.
Fact:Some homeless are substance abusers; research suggests one in four. Many of these are included in the 25% who are mentally ill.
Myth:They want to be that way.
Fact:Less than six percent of the homeless are homeless by choice.
Myth:They don't work.
Fact:30% of the homeless are employed on a full-time or part-time basis. Someone who works full-time at a minimum-wage job takes home about $900.00 per month and is at great risk for homelessness. Many people in the Grand Traverse Region pay 50%-60% of their income for housing.
Myth:They are to blame for their own situation.
Fact:Most homeless people are victims. Some have suffered from child abuse or domestic violence. 20% are children. Many are mentally ill. Many have lost their jobs after years of employment. All have lost their homes.
Myth:They are dangerous.
Fact: In general, the homeless are among the least threatening and most vulnerable group in our society. If anything, they are the victims of crimes, not the perpetrators.
Myth:The homeless are only in large urban areas.
Fact:The homeless are found not only in large cities, but in small towns, rural areas, and affluent suburbs. There are many homeless in northern Michigan.
Myth:The homeless are uneducated and unemployable
Fact:Many homeless people have completed high school; some have attended college and even graduate school.
What Can A Concerned Neighbor Do To Help?
- Speak and think kindly of people experiencing homelessness — it's a difficult situation, is not a chosen condition, and rarely self-inflicted
- Refer someone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness to the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency (947-3870) for housing search and assistance.
- Refer someone to the Goodwill Inn (922-4890) if emergency shelter is what's needed.
- Donate personal hygiene or personal care items to the Goodwill Inn or other shelters.
- Donate time, talent, or money to the work of non-profits addressing issues of homelessness.
Goodwill, along with several other provider agencies working through the Greater Grand Traverse Continuum of Care, strives to improve services for people who are homeless while working collaboratively with the community at large to bring an end to homelessness.
Your donation today will provide shelter, food, support and hope to area individual and families experiencing homelessness. Donate Now!
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We welcome you and invite you to join us in spreading the good word of EWTN, the world's largest religious communications network! EWTN reaches over 250 million homes and is seen in 40 countries around the world via television, radio and internet. EWTN Media Missionaries distribute program schedules and use the huge resources of the EWTN network to evangelize our communities.
We are directed to always follow the following sequence:
Pope Francis has issued a call to holiness and encourages us to be models of JOY in our lives so that we may attract others to God. We encourage you to pray on this and see what God might inspire you to do as a missionary. No matter how little time you have, you can still pray for God's grace to enable the EWTN effort to succeed. The network is very large so take your time and discover the vast resources EWTN has to offer.
Despite its size there are still many Catholics who are not aware of EWTN and that's where you come in! Share EWTN programs the way you share a good movie with your friends! Help a friend or family member discover or return to the faith – what better friend could you be than to help someone to heaven?
The primary website for the EWTN Media Missionary Program is www.EWTNmissionaries.com.
Here's EWTN Media Missionary Director Jim Pinto:
What do you do with $200, a garage, and a passionate desire to spread the message of Christ throughout the world? Start a Media Network!
It all began in 1981 when Mother Angelica stepped out in Faith and transformed the garage of her Poor Clare monastery in Birmingham, Alabama, into a TV network. That humble beginning in 1981 has become the world's largest Catholic media network, reaching more than 230 million homes in 140 countries and territories. Mother Angelica admits that building a network was never in her plans, but she says that '…since its founding, the Network's mission has been to spread the 'Eternal Word,' and to teach others that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Using television, radio, the internet, and publishing, EWTN has gone global with the message of the Gospel.
Learn More:
EWTN Primary Website: www.EWTN.com
EWTN Media Missionary Website: www.EWTNmissionaries.com
EWTN Youth Website: www.ChurchPop.com
EWTN Online Library: https://www.ewtn.com/new_library/index.asp
EWTN Radio*: http://www.ewtn.com/radio/
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You write extensively about big data (and wrote a book on web monitoring). How do you think data is changing the way we understand businesses?
There's a book by Eric Ries called The Lean Startup. The whole principle of lean is build, measure then learn.
The lean model says identify the thing that's most uncertain, and then build in experiments just enough to verify or repudiate that uncertainty and then iterate. And the way you do that measuring part is data.
So if you learn to iterate quickly and you collect data and learn from it and build those lessons into the next iteration faster than the competition, you will win.
This is true of any industry, from press to start-ups to big companies, and this data-driven intel is absolutely exploding because of the sheer volume of new sources of data we've created.
There are people out there who see this vast amount of data and their eyes glaze over. So how important is the presentation of that data in a form and medium that people can digest and interact with?
It's absolutely essential. Julie Steele edited a book on visualization and does a great job of explaining the importance of something being accessible.
There's a company called Narrative Science that will take data and turn it into sentences. They take all the math that's captured in little league baseball games and basically write newspaper articles that look like they were written by a human. And the uptake is huge because parents want to see an article written about their kid.
When it comes to filtering and analyzing this data, how much of a role will technology and machines have as opposed to, you know, humans?
The human race is very good at coming up with systems to deal with problems. We haven't got the speed to evolve a bigger brain at the rate that technology is changing so we had to build ourselves a prosthetic brain, and it's a smartphone.
In a dozen years it will be unthinkable not to have one. When you are born you will have a smartphone that is part of you. It will follow you through your life. You will upgrade it, but it will have all of your contacts, it will have your life, logging stuff like your blood pressure and medications. It will know where you travelled, it will have a history of all your transactions. And none of this is science fiction.
The real moral issue around this is that we use the data to form predictions. And just because you think I'm behaving like a terrorist or a pornographer or a thief doesn't mean I am. But if you act as if I am, you have effectively persecuted me for thought crime. We don't need precogs for it, we have predictive analytics.
What you're describing is not an ideal scenario, is it?
No. I just wrote a piece for O'Reilly last month called "Big data is our generation's civil rights issue" and one of the best responses came from Anders Sandberg, who writes for the ethics blog at Oxford University.
He said that nobody sees the offer they didn't get. So if only the white people got an offer for 20 percent off, that's the same as giving a tax to minorities. But nobody's aware of the offer they didn't get because it's not persecution, it's just, "I didn't get that offer."
The banks used to do this thing called redlining in the 1950s and '60s where they would draw a border around a part of the town with all the minorities in it that they didn't want to lend money to and they would say "no" to loans with those zip codes on them.
Just because we've figured out a way to personalize the redlining doesn't make it any less unfair.
Now that we're in futurist territory, what kinds of jobs or roles do you see arising to help navigate these issues?
American scholar Cathy Davidson says that over 60 percent of the jobs our kids will have don't exist yet.
The first thing is data science. One of the best things I think society could do right now is to stop teaching calculus and start teach statistics. I mean you took calculus and trigonometry in school, but when's the last time anyone's used calculus?
When was the last time you used probabilities and statistics? Probably five times on the way here, right? Bayesian math, opinion polls, chances of rain… Yet we spend a very short time thinking about probability and statistics and lots of time learning about calculus.
So in a world where we are dealing with information most of the time, I would say statisticians, data analysts and data architects are very big positions. Also, privacy officers, and machine-assisted curators and programmers. I think the biggest thing is teaching machines how to do stuff.
So does that mean the future is hopeless for us liberal arts and humanities types?
No, I think the future is very good for liberal arts and humanities types because when you get far enough up in any field it's always philosophy. I mean, we just talked about a bunch of different issues, from the rights of the individual to thought crime; these are philosophy issues. These are issues of taste.
And if you look at the most successful e-commerce sites right now, they're the ones that are curated, they are the ones full of hipsters telling you which fixie bike you need or which ironic moustache T-shirt you should wear.
The reality is that when a machine tells you what you want, a hipster's going to tell you what you should have instead. There's naturally going to be this tension between individuality and prediction.
You have been involved in the launch of a number of conferences, including Bitnorth, the International Startup Festival and CloudConnect. How important are events in this age when we can actually connect so easily using technology?
There's a great book by Edward Tenner called Why Things Bite Back about the unintended consequences of technology. He says, for example, that with computers we expected the paperless office, but in fact what the computer did was turn everyone into their own desktop publisher and we use more paper than ever.
I think the same is true of conferences. We saw the emergence of video conferences, audio conferences, email and all these other remote messaging technologies. What that's done is reduce the cost of distribution so the traditional media industries like print and publishing are threatened, but it has also reduced the amount of physical interaction we get.
If you are going to go and do networking, increasingly it's about the lobby conference and the events are becoming more and more structured around that interaction.


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Spurs officially sign Pondexter
August 29, 2018
The San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday that they have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent swingman Quincy Pondexter.
The deal is worth just over $2 million, according to Spotrac.
The agreement between Pondexter and the Spurs was initially reported by ESPN on Monday.
Pondexter, 30, is trying to revive his career after a knee injury. He was the 26th overall pick of the 2010 draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who dealt him to the then-New Orleans Hornets.
The 6-foot-7 Pondexter averaged 2.0 points in 23 games for the Chicago Bulls last season before being released.
Pondexter missed the previous two seasons due to a left knee injury that occurred while he was a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. He told ESPN last year that he suffered a MRSA infection that complicated his recovery.
Overall, Pondexter has career averages of 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 302 games (48 starts) with the Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Pelicans and Bulls.
Pondexter's deal with San Antonio comes two days after longtime Spurs stalwart Manu Ginobili announced his retirement.
–Field Level Media
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Getting paid when trading in the domestic market can be difficult enough at times. At least if payment is delayed, the debtor company is usually reasonably easy to contact – being in the same country and on the same time zone. In the worst scenario, you can often visit your debtor.
That scenario isn't usually the case when trading internationally. How you're going to ensure you get paid is important to work out with your trading partner.
There's no point expending cash, time and labour fulfilling and shipping an order if you're not going to get paid because you agreed payment terms based on a wing and a prayer. It can also be very disruptive to the business if the payment is delayed for weeks or months, possibly seriously impairing cash flow.
- The type of payment method you use can depend on factors like:
- The country you're exporting to: In Western Europe or West Africa?
- The nature of the industry can give an indication of lower risk but it's still not guaranteed: The pharmaceuticals sector is normally perceived as being robust
- The nature of the customer:.Small domestic company, government institution or a well-known global organisation.
- Trading history and status of trust with the customer.
If you can, ask other non-competitive suppliers who already sell to this buyer about their trading experiences. Use business credit information services like Dun and Bradstreet for trading information about the buying organisation.
When selling to overseas regions and customers where risks of not getting paid are higher, there are internationally-accepted payment instruments available via the banking system to provide protection to both buyer and seller.
Let Laurence Bacon of Dublin-based Export Bureaux – a recognised expert in international payment methods – tell you something about them:
The payment methods in order of preference for the exporter are:
1. Prepayment
2. Letter of Credit
3. Documentary Collection
4. Open Account
Prepayment is straightforward, and rarely used, but is the most favoured option from the exporter's viewpoint. The knee jerk reaction of most importers is to refuse prepayment, but there are circumstances when it makes sense to use it. Examples include low value payments, discounts for prepayments, low bank charges relative to the sum involved etc.
The next most straightforward method is Open Account. This is typically used in the "Western World" where access to credit information is readily available.
There are risks associated with open account, but these are widely known, and insurance cover can usually be obtained against such risks. Nonetheless, this is the least favourable option from the exporter's viewpoint for a number of reasons, such as :
1. To operate this method successfully, the exporter needs up-to-date information on the credit standing of the importer, not only at the outset, but every time he intends to make a new shipment.
2. Similarly, the exporter must keep a close eye on each importers record of payments to determine if there is a trend towards late payment. If this is so, there may be a case for a review of payment terms.
3. Most Open Account payment terms include a credit term, usually determined in blocks of 30 days, e.g. 30 days, 60 days etc.
It is an unfortunate aspect of human nature that anyone who is offered 30 days credit will define it differently from the person offering it. In this case, the exporter has agreed terms which literally means that payment will be received within 30 days AT THE LATEST.
On the contrary, the importer is likely to view it as a minimum of 30 days credit, plus whatever extra can be squeezed out of it. This can play havoc with trying to place a realistic costing on losses due to late payments. Some companies do not even track this as a cost and end perplexed when trying to rectify losses over a long period.
The remaining methods of payment (Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections) are commonly used in international trade, especially outside of the EU and some pointers may prove useful, to help to understand which one is appropriate to given circumstances.
Bear in mind that all LCs bear a conditional guarantee of payment from at least one bank, but no such guarantee applies to Documentary Collections. However, the exporter must employ a high level of expertise to ensure compliance with the LC and the rules governing it.
Some pointers for exporters to consider when deciding between LC and Documentary Collection:
Take the Letters of Credit route if:
- Country Risk
- New customer
- High value shipment/s
- Contract does not call for marine insurance
- Seasonal business
- Custom-made products
- Language difficulties between buyer & seller
- Can be used to improve cash-flow
Take the Documentary Collection route if:
- Availability of good credit information
- Regular customer previously on LC terms
- Low value shipment/s
- Goods insured
- Steady year-round demand for the product
- Commodities in demand by competing buyers
- No language or culture difficulties
- Use where cash-flow at risk is not a problem"
Ensuring that you get paid for your orders is one of the most important factors to get right in establishing an international marketing presence. To help the SME exporter, there is a raft of established payment instruments available for the risk management of international trade.
Stuart Allcock – Owner of Applied Business Support
Stuart is part of the Beacon Initiative Virtual Management Team, which can assist qualifying SME's in areas of specific expertise including exporting


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Live Well Radio Episode #1 w/ Scott Keneally; journalist, OCR fanatic, documentary film maker, husband and father. (Video)
This is the RAW footage of my interview with Scott Keneally. There are various conversations in the video that did not make it into the podcast as well as a long intro with us chatting about who knows what. A car passes by at some point as well. The interview begins at minute 7:43 if you want to start there. Also, the video cut out a few minutes before we finished, beginners luck... While I was reading Scott's bio I said "misogynist" while reading Masochist. Like I said, it's the raw footage. Enjoy.


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Japan and its ally, United States have sharply criticized china's move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Tokyo, warning of an escalation into the unexpected if Beijing enforces the rules.
China's government-run Xinhua news agency published coordinates for a newly established East China Sea air defense identification zone which covers most of that sea and includes the skies over the disputed islands.
China has warned that it would take defensive emergency measures against aircraft that failed to identify themselves properly in the airspace.
Ties between the Asian powers, the world's second and third biggest economies, have been strained for months by the dispute over the islands in the east china sea, called the Diaoyu by China and the Senkaku by Japan. The islands are currently under Japanese administrative control.
Saturday's announcement suggests that foreign aircraft merely passing through that zone would have to follow China's procedures or face unknown, potentially dangerous consequences.


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Seaside Excursion
22 comments:
- Thor and Jack said...
Hero! What a wonderful excursion to the beach! A beautiful place, nice friends, cute hoomans, yummy food and much more. I bet you had a pawsome time there! Enjoyed your pictures a lot!
Thor and Jack
- 24 May, 2011
- 3 doxies said...
Oh Hero, I just always loves your adventures. You go to some neat places dat I gets to see from afar...cuz I knows I'll nevers get there.
So glad you hads a great time...except, da water part, I haves an aversion to water:)
- 24 May, 2011
- Pei In The Life said...
HERO! You got W-E-T! Oh my DOG!
Except for that part, it sounds like you had fun.
- 24 May, 2011
- verobirdie said...
I'm very impressed by your swimming skills
- 24 May, 2011
- Molly the Airedale said...
What a great adventure! That was the perfect swan dive, Hero!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
- 24 May, 2011
- sprinkles said...
You're always having such fun adventures, Hero!
How nice of your pawrents to take you away on vacation to spend a little quality time with them.
- 24 May, 2011
- Lorenza said...
Finally another adventure!
I had missed them a lot!
Sure it was pawesome!
Was that little hermit crab tasty???
Thanks for sharing all the pictures!
Kisses and hugs
- 24 May, 2011
- Lola and also Franklin, too said...
You've still got it, Hero. Your break from noseventures hasn't slowed you down at all. I bet you can't wait until you can bring meimei along and teach her to swim and dive and stuff, too.
- 24 May, 2011
- Diana Chiew said...
Your koko and cheche are wonderful! Though you have meimei now, you still get to go to the beach for some fun. They love you very much!
- 24 May, 2011
- Suka said...
hey Hero,
BUNNY!!!! Oh, excuse me.
What a pawsome adventure! The beach looks wonderful and super fun, except I am not so sure about going out into the ocean and swimming back to shore. I am very impressed that you did that, though! Did you really eat a hermit crab, shell and all?!? Ouch! The shell might hurt coming out. BOL!
Love the photo of you waiting patiently at the resort. You look so serene! And Cotton is a cutie! Charlie is very pretty! You meet such great friends! Even the hooman pups are adorable! And Moose look very cool!
Thanks for sharing your great adventure! Too bad meimei missed out, but maybe next time!
p.s. My human said the nasi dagang looks delicious!
- 24 May, 2011
- georgia little pea said...
Dear hero,
You have the most fun excursions. I am so jealous. How did you learn to be on a raft like that? Don't you get scared when it bobs up and down? And eating a crab! Ouch! Didn't it nip you? My humans love coconut water too :) I wouldn't know. They've never given me any.
Not fair, Hero! NOT FAIR!
- 24 May, 2011
- Unknown said...
That's my favourite beach and resort too. Although I don't swim, I love playing and doing zoomies at the beach.
I'd tried my best to make friends with Peter Rabbit but he didn't really want to talk to me, I'll try again next time when I'm there again.
How I wish I were there so I could learn swimming from you. You're such a good swimmer, Hero. I'm truly impressed!
~ Eva
- 24 May, 2011
- Kimberly Low said...
hello hero!
greetings from charlie's mummy and daddy! good to see you here! what a small world! :D
kim and gareth
- 25 May, 2011
- Elizabeth said...
Buster says he will be very good and can he come to the seaside too?
Hero you are so cool!
- 26 May, 2011
- Nanük said...
wooo Hero! Looks like a good day was had by all:) Play bows,
- 26 May, 2011
- Jed and Abby in MerryLand said...
Blogger Account won't let us sign in, so we're having to use Anonymous to leave a comment on your wonderful mini-vacation post. Looks like you all had a fantastic day! You get to do such interesting things, like jumping out of boats, swimming in the sea, and eating live crabs. And coconut.
Jed & Abby in Merryland, USA
- 26 May, 2011
- Fantabulous May said...
where is this place??
i wanna bring my kids there
May @ http://amayzing.me
- 26 May, 2011
- the booker man said...
there are like 50 gazillion thingies i totally loooove about this postie! first like, how special that you got to have your parents all to your self for the weekend. second like, that fresh coconut and that coconut rice 'n fish curry looked so so so yummy yummers! third like, your raft is totally awesome sauce, and you are a way pro swimmer!!
the booker man
- 27 May, 2011
- Fantabulous May said...
I was hoping u would tell me a new place
We have been to rubys. So in love with that place
Looking forward for another outing at rubys
- 27 May, 2011
- Kasha The Dainty Great Dane said...
Hello my furiend Hero,
I'm so glad to see you are doing well, I'm sorry I haven't been around to visit but it's my hooman's fault.
You sure do get to go on fun trips. I think you should enter the Olympics with your diving technique off the rubber boat..I give you 10s!!
AARF Kasha the Dainty Great Dane
- 31 May, 2011
Hero, I love your adventures and I just can't get enough of your wrinkly face. So cute! :)
- 08 June, 2011
- JB's Big and Small Worlds said...
Not sure how we missed so many of your posts! Great form on your dive by the way. We love seeing pics of your county, and you are a great tour guide!
- 11 June, 2011


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I get a lot of emails - I mean - who doesn't want a piece of the Food Hussy?! But seriously - I get a decent amount - and then come the holidays. Then I get a TON of email. Like a TON!!!!!!!
The nice thing is most of them are people wanting to send me free food. So yeah - there's that.
I chose the Duck Leg Confit ($13.99), 3-pack of bacon including 1 package of Duck Bacon!! (For the Love of Bacon Sample Back - $29.99) and...
Gochujang Sauce (it's a thick red chili paste) . I got the idea from that other recipe I made with the Gochujang (it's SPICY) but I thought - let's just mix it all together in the pan and then keep flipping the steak in his juicy delicious "sauce". I have to say - the combo of Worcestershire, Gochujan and butter was TO DIE FOR!!!
The steak took quite a while to cook because of how thick it was. I like my cow mooing - and it still took a while. I would say if you're anything but a rare you would want to sear and then put in the oven to cook to desired doneness (remember my thumb test for checking your steak!).
Sometimes the most simple photo is the best.
Hussified Ribeye
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* 1 Beautiful Ribeye
* Sea Salt
* 2 T butter
* 1 T Gochujang sauce
* 1 T Worcestershire sauce
Cook bacon in cast iron skillet (however much you need/want - minimum 2 slices). Pour excess bacon grease out but leave just a skim in the bottom. While still fully hot, add the Ribeye to the hot skillet. Sprinkle sea salt on top and sear for 1 minute. Flip and salt the other side. Flip again and add butter, Gochujang and Worcestershire to the skillet. Stir together with fork. Flip and flip and flip until desired doneness. Feel free to spoon any leftover sauce in the skillet over the steak or sprinkle with another spritz of Worcestershire.
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When it comes to public events, is bigger always better? It's a question that Robert Redford has pondered over with the growth of the Sundance Film Festival.
His recent reply to a question about the future of Sundance, an event he founded more than 40 years ago, made me wonder if SXSW organizers think about the mammoth size of their festival. If they don't, perhaps they should.
When Sundance began in 1978, Redford wasn't sure the idea would even work, much less balloon into one of the largest film festivals in the United States. But it did, weathering growing pains along the way. Now, organizers for that festival are at a crossroad.
"As (Sundance) grew, so did the crowds, so did the development in Park City. Well, at some point, if both those things continue to grow, they're going to begin to choke each other," Redford told the Associated Press.
Here, one of the most-respected organizers in the film-fest game, admitted he has stepped back and started to analyze the situation facing one of the most popular festivals in the world. It shouldn't be far-fetched to expect other established festivals to do the same.
Yes, I get that comparing the size of Sundance and the size of SXSW is moot. They are two completely different animals, after all. An apples-to-apples comparison shouldn't be attempted. Size, above all, is what separates the two.
Most significant is the difference between the sizes of the location and attendance of these festivals: Park City, Utah's population is a little more than 8,000; Austin's population is closer to 1 million. Attendance at each you ask? In 2015, Sundance had over 45,000 attendees. SXSW Music, Film and Interactive 2015 attendance was at 84,385; of those, 20,252 attended the Film Festival portion.
Like in most growth scenarios, troubles and challenges come regardless of the size of a city or town.
"I'm starting to hear some negative comments about how crowded it is and how difficult it is to get from venue to venue when there's traffic and people in the streets and so forth," Redford told the Associated Press. "We're going to have to look at that."
It's no secret that similar negative observations have been pointed out about SXSW. Austin residents and festival attendees have been complaining for a few years now about public safety, traffic and the effect they have on the quality of a SXSW experience. Then, critics had more to make their case against SXSW growth after a tragic crash killed four people during SXSW in 2014. While enhancements to public safety measures have been made since the accident — measures applauded by the American-Statesman editorial board — it will be necessary for festival organizers to be more proactive in their planning to prevent more tragedies.
What started in 1987 as a stage to showcase independent musicians — adding film and interactive branches in 1994 — has exploded into a one Texas' biggest Spring Break gatherings full of big names, big parties and bigger headaches for those who live and work in downtown where most of the official and unofficial SXSW gigs take place.
Despite Sundance and SXSW being two very distinct beasts, it's not unreasonable to suggest SXSW organizers ask themselves how much more, if at all, the festival should be allowed to grow.
In Redford's case, that has meant facing the growth issue head on and searching for solutions on how the Festival can evolve.
"You have a couple of choices. You can go hard and say we're going to stop it. Say 'that's the end.' Let it go. Let someone else do it," he said. "Or, you say well, if you want to keep it going, we can't keep it going the way things are."
One of Redford's idea is to break up the festival into sections and multiple dates throughout the year, instead of packing the entire lineup just 10 days. For example, the festival could screen narrative features in January, and documentaries a month later.
Change, understandably, is inevitable. Festivals should aspire to grow. But at some point, arguably, an event the size of a Sundance or a SXSW festival can become too big. Hopefully, the thought does not elude our friends at SXSW.