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Internet Marketing
AdWords Expanded Broad Match: How to Combat Google's Cash Grab
Switch to Phrase and Exact Match and Bring Down Your Cost Per Click and Cost Per Sale
Yesterday, I got an email from my acquaintance Andrew Goodman over at PageZero (author of the excellent Winning Results with Google AdWords) discussing issues with broad match in Google PPC management.
In August one of my clients had a horrible surprise (well we both did) where PPC costs skyrocketed - almost tripling for one week, with only about a 25% improvement in leads.
I got on it right away and called Google. The Google AdWords representative told me that thanks to our great quality score we'd qualified for "expanded broad match". Although Google says that they are against get rich quick schemes and fake sweepstakes in AdWords, this move is straight out of that shady playbook.
Sure, we'd "qualified". Qualified to pay three times as much for just a fraction more business.
"So how do we turn it off?" I asked.
"You can't," she answered.
Keep reading AdWords Expanded Broad Match: How to Combat Google's Cash Grab
Acquisio Prices for PPC Managment Tool
One of my pet peeves is websites which promote their product but won't post their prices. Acquisio (PPC Management Software) is one. Here's the scoop…
Paypal as a Merchant System – Digital Goods versus Physical Goods
In a mastermind group to which I belong someone asked whether it would be a good idea to use Paypal as a merchant service for e-commerce.
The gentleman wanted to sell touchscreen monitors at $1000 to $2000.
One thing I will say for Paypal, using their system for merchant payments is extremely easy. You just set up your buttons and your links and you can be taking donations in minutes.
For physical goods, Paypal is extremely buyer friendly, i.e. it would be difficult to prevent a customer from abusing a return policy. On the other hand for digital goods, Paypal is extremely seller (i.e. con artist) friendly. I recently made the mistake of purchasing some expensive marketing materials from a dubious seller. In the end, the product was never delivered.
With Paypal's system, there was no recourse. You fill in the complaint procedure (you have 45 days maximum) and then when you are done, they close the case.
Digital goods are not subject to Paypal guarantees.
But for physical goods, they are always on the side of the buyer (i.e. someone can order something and claim that it didn't arrive and all the burden of proof is on you). On expensive items like yours, I would be wary.
Keep reading Paypal as a Merchant System - Digital Goods versus Physical Goods
Which Help Desk to Use to Build a Knowledge Base?
Which Help Desk to Use to Generate an Online Set of FAQ? This is another question I've answered lately privately. Kayako, Three Pillars Help Desk, Basecamp, Freshbooks – all candidates. My advice – pick any one system get to know it well and use it to the maximum.
Dropping eBay for Amazon
Using Organic Ranking Profits to Subside Paid Search Ads : SEO Book.com: I am not surprised to hear about Amazon…. A year ago, when someone sold on eBay and Amazon, they did about 70% eBay vs. Amazon in volume.
Social network SEO spammers complain Digg closes playground
At popular news site Digg users vote stories up and down. Stories either rise to the front page or top of category pages or are buried.
Some of my SEO colleagues are bemoaning their lack of success in getting their annoying marketing materials to the front page of Digg.
They justify their indignation with a chorus of "the others are doing it, the others are doing it".
In the words of Andy Hagans:
Nearly every story that makes it to upcoming/most – whether it makes it to the homepage, or gets buried -has a 'gaming' group that votes together. Like I said even top users without site affiliations will plug stories to friend, and nevermind the 'fanboys' that vote together.
It's rather amusing if it weren't so sad. These SEMs support their position with convenient libertarianism:, accusing Google or Digg or hypocrisy for trying to keep them out:
Keep reading Social network SEO spammers complain Digg closes playground
AdSense Arbitrage Coming to an End – Internet Marketing
It's official – Google will be kicking the AdSense spammers off the network.
What AdSense spam is are those sites which you arrive on via either organic search or PPC results (usually the former) and you find nothing but RSS feeds or chopped up articles on a very basic template. The sites rarely have any contact information. To be blunt, they are of no value at all except to their owner who brings in traffic at one price and sells it off at another price.
Keep reading AdSense Arbitrage Coming to an End – Internet Marketing
Social Web, Online Communities and the shift in Search
The web is undergoing another major shift right now.
The first shift was from direct navigation and directories to search.
SEO was all the rage and we are Foliovision were and are very good at it.
The next stage now is Online Communities or The Social Web.
Manifestations of online communities:
- social websites like MySpace and LiveJournal (perhaps the more exotic AdultFriendFinder could be included in this group)
- forums (countless, for every industry there are usually a few big ones: one of the originals was slashdot)
- social bookmarking sites (delicious and digg spring to mind)
- specialty topic sites like WikiPedia or Squidoo
What's bad about this is that all the black hat search guys are coming up with ways to pollute these communities. At one webmaster forum there are hundreds of paid forum posters available to go out and sign up accounts and start spewing out whatever you want in mainly broken English for literally pennies per post. These guys are harder to catch than the black hat forum and comment bots so the human version must be considered worse.
Keep reading Social Web, Online Communities and the shift in Search
Keeping destination addresses to yourself
How to hide your affiliate links for IE with Javascript.
Google algorithms creating spam
A very interesting discussion on Aaron Wall's SEOBook about whether Google is contributing to web spam. The best part is in the comments (sorry Aaron!) where two readers to the numbers on AdWords for relatively high priced PPC words.
Basically they just don't add up.
Keep reading Google algorithms creating spam
Making a Good Headline Better
I am having to learn copywriting (quite a bit of the poetry I wrote in my twenties was published so I have hope of managing copy too).
I wish I had more clients who could write copy as well. What any website needs is more great copy. As opposed to machine generated or offshore article spam (most of the article spam comes from the Philipines and India; why? both countries have large populations of fluent if not particularly literate English speakers for higher for pennies on the dollar).
In any case, one of the keys to great copy is the headline.
How does one make a good headline even better
Keep reading Making a Good Headline Better
Free Proxies and Anonymous Internet Surfing
Great guidance on how to anonymise your surfing via proxies:
Hiding Your IP Address, Anonymous Internet Surfing HOWTO.
The danger is that unless you do it just right you risk more than you gain. Specifically that the proxy holder can grab all your unencrypted passwords (email, site logins).
Keep reading Free Proxies and Anonymous Internet Surfing
Is Dynadot selling our domain name searches?
Dynadot is a great company. Nowhere better to register one's domain names.
- fair prices
- great backend interface
- fast loading website (for a domain registrar where one spends a lot of time doing repetitive actions, speed is extremely important
- telephone support
But lately Dyandot has been getting a lot of bad press for purportedly selling names their customers are searching for.
When doing bulk seraches for available names, make sure you stay away from DYNADOT. In the last few days I had few names I queried about (that were avaibale at the time) registered by somebody else withing 24-48 hrs. (including some by that notorious serial registrant "Mrs. Jello" from this board).
Dynadot is obviously selling their query logs to the likes of that slimy character, so beware.
Okay, world, take a deep breath. This does happen. Last year there was a domain that I really, really wanted. I'd spent a week thinking about the name, looking at what was available and finally leaped, two days after having queried initially. Bingo, the domain was gone. This was on the .at registrar.
This was not a topical, news type domain name so it had nothing to do with collective consciousness or spiritus mundi.
Keep reading Is Dynadot selling our domain name searches?
Making Money with Other People's ClickBank Products?
Trying to make money with other people's clickbank products?
It's not as easy as it looks. Here's one guy's experience:
I've been getting my ass handed to me by Google trying to promote "successful" clickbank products. Seems the product owner and one affiliate are making sales but not me even with good ctr and position. Tried direct linking and also landing page. Still no sales. I do believe you that this works, however, for every clickbank product that ranks fairly high it seems there are always other affiliates already kicking it. How does someone like me, a newbie, compete with the dozens of other affiliates, LIKE YOU? How many people can play this game like you and sustain numerous losing campaigns before a winner comes along? So far every product I've picked seems to have a few successful affiliates already, so what makes me think I can beat them (you) if they're more savvy marketers than me? I really struggle with the selection process because it just seems like a roll of the dice
What's hilarious is Andre Chaperon – full-time internet marketer since 2003 – spent a month working on a campaign and documenting. At the end of the day, he managed 18% ROI. He blames it on a mistake setting his PPC prices, but making a mistake seems to be part of the territory. There are a lot of things to go wrong.
For me, it's like chess. A great way to practice hunting big game.
The Opt-In Email Marketing System
This tip comes from one of those hardcore marketing sites. What do I mean by hardcore? They are selling marketing education to marketers or even to non-marketers (hardcore giveaway in the excerpt below: dubious punctuation and capitalisation).
But as our clients move to building prospect lists and incorporating informative sequential autoresponders, we are seeking ways to get more people to offer their information. It's not easy.
But one answer was sitting right in front of us. If we can put a search box on every page, why not an opt-in box?
What should you have on every page of that website???? Answer: An Opt-in form.I'm as serious as a Heart Attack and a MAJOR Stroke combined. Your Opt-in Form should be on every page of your website, it gives the surfer/visitor multiple chances to Opt-in to your service, free report, eCourse etc.I don't know what you've been told in the past but the above steps Blows Everything Else Out Of The Water when creating a presence on the internet and garnering Opt-ins.
Speaking of which, where is the opt-in box for Foliovision?
Coming soon…
Online Video for Clients
This is a great commercial website which has really taken advantage of online video – they call it Topskips TV but it's really just rubbish bins.
A very visual demonstration of their rubbish containers of different sizes, it's certainly easy to watch.
Topskips TV has convinced of the value of video on the web. It certainly beats all those terrible camstasia cameras recorded computer screens.
We plan to bring video to most of foliovision clients websites in the new year.
Finally, we'll go full circle – from television producer to web design company to online marketing company to television producer!


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Laura Bush made a surprise visit to the Fourth Hour of "TODAY" when she dropped by the show and surprised her daughter Jenna Bush Hager.
In true Fourth Hour fashion, Kathie Lee Gifford encouraged Hager to have a little morning pick-me-up and said "Your mom's not here so you can do anything you want!" Gifford, after taking a sip, then said, "Actually she is! Here she is! Mrs. Laura Bush!"
Mrs. Bush was welcomed to the studio with a standing ovation from the audience as she took a seat between Gifford and Hager.
"Everyone needs to be on their best behavior," Bush said as she settled in. She told the hosts that she was in New York City visiting her granddaughters, Mila and Poppy, for Valentine's Day. As for her real Valentine, former President George W. Bush, she said that she "left him a Valentine at home. … It had an owl on the front of it and it said 'Owl always love you.' Needless to say, he didn't send me a Valentine."
RELATED: See which family members made it into Jenna Bush Hager's Christmas picture
Hager teased her mother about the "reason" she married the former president three months after meeting him but she insisted there was no controversy because the twins were born four years. Hager also told the audience that her father is a "really good listener" and Mrs. Bush gushed that she loves that her husband and daughter, Barbara, read the same devotion every day, Sarah Young's "Jesus Calling."
"It made me feel a little left out, let's be honest," Hager teased adding that she teased her father about the text conversation he has with Barbara and now he texts her, too.
Gifford then encouraged the former First Family members to play a little game called "Family First" where Mrs. Bush answered questions about being with the former President. Hager teared up when her mother said she was "thrilled" when she found out that she was expecting twins and revealed that she definitely believed in "love at first sight" as soon as she met her husband.
Apparently, the girls were pretty naughty and Mrs. Bush told Gifford that Hager and Barbara got in big trouble when she caught them prank calling the switchboard of the White House while their grandfather George H. W. Bush was serving as Vice President. Naughty! Naughty!
But, Mrs. Bush turned the tables on her daughter when she insisted her granddaughter, Mila, needed ice cream at just three months old!
"She was sitting there feeding her ice cream," Hager said. "But she wasn't changing the diaper."
Well, grandmas are made for spoiling!

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Clemson University app could help fight cyberbullying
CLEMSON — Clemson University researchers are building what could be the first app to search photos and videos for signs of cyberbullying as experts grow concerned that defenses are falling short in the face of changing technology.
A research team representing three of the university's five colleges announced Wednesday it has landed a $240,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to find new defenses against cyberbullying.
Over the next two years, the team will develop an app they are calling VC_Defender that would scan pictures and video on social media. It would be similar to facial recognition software, except that the app would look for cyberbullying images instead of faces.
The app would use the images and other information, such as social media posts and comments, to automatically figure out whether an adolescent is at risk for cyberbullying. It would assess attack severity and offer intervention strategies.
An alert would be sent to parents or teachers when it appears someone is being cyberbullied. The person who is doing the cyberbullying could also receive a message explaining that his or her behavior is hurtful.
"The goal is prevention," said Feng Luo, an associate professor in the School of Computing. "If we have an app that can be used in middle schools or high schools, that could have a big impact."
Cyberbullying defenses have fallen short in the age of cell-phone cameras and instant posts to social media, researchers said.
While use of social media has boomed in the past decade, automatic cyberbullying detection techniques remain in the nascent stages, they said. Studies have mostly focused on cyberbullies' written text and have largely overlooked the use of visual media, researchers said.
Many schools have programs to deal with traditional bullying, but cyberbullying programs have lagged behind, even as a growing number of schools provide iPads and other mobile technology for school use, they said.
Eighty-six percent of U.S. adolescents used the Internet in 2012, an increase of 67 percent from 2000, according to a 2013 report from the Center for the Digital Future. Each spent an average of 20 hours per week online, up from nine hours in 2000.
Robin Kowalski, a professor of psychology, said that cyberbullying is a serious problem that differs in several ways from traditional bullying.
It used to be that bullying mostly happened at school, but social media is always available, giving victims little respite from their torment, she said. And while the bullied once had no question about who was doing the bullying, cyberbullying makes it easier to launch attacks anonymously, Kowalski said.
Some adolescents won't tell their parents about cyberbullying out of fear they won't understand, she said. Some victims are afraid that the phone or tablet– often a social lifeline– will be taken away, Kowalski said.
"Cyberbullying can have a deeper and longer lasting effect than traditional bullying," she said. "It can result in emotional, psychological and physical problems and poor academic performance.
"In the most catastrophic cases, it leads to suicide. It's urgent that we develop defenses against cyberbullying attacks."
Hongxin Hu, an assistant professor in the School of Computing, is the principal investigator on the grant. Co-principal investigators are Kowalski, Luo and Joseph Mazer, who is associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Communication Studies and director of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities' Social Media Listening Center.
Researchers said that the biggest challenge they face in developing the app is creating a "classifier" to distinguish which images constitute cyberbullying. After all, a picture or video can have different meanings depending on the context.
The classifier, which will be part of the app's software, will build profiles of social media users based on publicly available information. Factors could include everything from the music and books users like to the posts and comments on their accounts.
"No existing system does what we are proposing," Hu said. "Once we have the solution, we hope it will be adopted by popular social network providers."
The first step in the research will be to collect and analyze data that will help the team better identify cyberbullies and their victims.
The team will use the Social Media Listening Center to study actual cyberbullying attacks and assess trends.
Through the center, researchers will be able to measure and engage in 650 million sources of social media conversations, capturing publicly available data from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, online communities and mainstream news outlets. The center has a 152-inch video wall and is powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud's Radian6 software.
"The Social Media Listening Center will allow us to easily identify, categorize and analyze cyberbullying attacks," Mazer said. "We'll use the information to create an online intervention system that identifies and addresses these harmful behaviors."
Funding comes from the National Science Foundation's Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER).
Deans from the three colleges issued a statement congratulating the team on landing the grant. The statement came from Anand Gramopadhye, dean of the College of Engineering and Science; Robert McCormick, interim dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science; and Richard E. Goodstein, dean of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities.
"It's exciting to see Clemson researchers coming together to address an urgent problem affecting adolescents around the world," they said. "This is an excellent example of interdisciplinary scholarship, and we look forward to supporting the team."
Kowalski, who is one of the authors of www.cyberbullyhelp.com, said the research could eventually expand beyond adolescents to include adults.
"Cyberbullying is alive and well in the workplace," she said. "It's great to start with kids and take it from there."
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1537924 . Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.


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Office of the ArchbishopArchbishop Joseph F. Naumann
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100 prisoners are being sent down to the ground. One of them being Camila Cabello. When they land, there's no rules, no one can stop them from doing what they want. Then what will happen when they find out their not alone? What if Camila falls in love with someone called a grounder? Will the Sky people accept it? Will the grounder a accept it? Or will there be war?
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It is difficult to see how ultra-efficient supply chains can surviveby David Bailey , Philip McCann, Raquel Ortega-Argilés / April 5, 2018 / Leave a comment
We all know that Brexit poses challenges, but the technical detail is often poorly understood. One problem you may not have heard of relates to "just in time" production. And it's a big one.
Throughout the UK, industries are deeply interconnected with those in the rest of the European Union through complex cross-border supply chains. Such supply chains comprise intricate processes of value-adding by firms in different countries, with component goods and services crisscrossing borders multiple times before reaching the consumer.
The most deeply embedded and integrated of all supply chains are those which are known as just-in-time (JIT) supply chains. These production systems first originated in the Japanese automotive and electronics sectors, and are now widespread across whole areas of UK manufacturing, engineering, retail and consumer goods markets, and especially those sectors highly integrated with the rest of Europe.
In JIT supply chains, firms hold little or no inventories. Supplies are delivered in very small quantities at very high frequencies from suppliers which are located in nearby regions or countries. As well as reducing costs, a key advantage of such JIT systems is maximising product and service quality. JIT systems allow for errors in production or machining to be identified immediately and for problems to be rectified as they arise, thereby ensuring maximum quality and ultra cost-efficiency. Many thousands of UK firms depend critically on JIT systems to ensure their products and services are competitive on global markets. But for JIT to work, the whole delivery system has to be seamless or frictionless.
The frictionless trade enabled by the EU's customs union and single market allow such pan-European JIT supply systems to operate smoothly, and today these systems are almost ubiquitous in many areas of UK and EU manufacturing, engineering, logistics and retail. They are especially important in those regions of the UK with strong manufacturing bases such as the Midlands and the North of England—more on that later.
One example of JIT in operation is the Swindon assembly plant of Honda UK. In evidence to the Business Select Committee late last year, Honda said that it retained just an hour's worth of parts at the Swindon production line, and it required 350 trucks' worth of components to be delivered every day from Europe.
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Keeping Visitors Healthy
All Tennessee State Parks, and most park facilities, have reopened. All operations are open with occupancy and usage limits, unless otherwise noted below. Signage throughout the parks will encourage proper social distancing and provide information about the cleaning standards for particular facilities or spaces.
Parks or areas of parks could be closed when the capacity is reached. Check out our COVID-19 Closures page for the most up to date information.
Several areas are experiencing high visitation, full parking lots, and lots of litter on the weekends. If you arrive at an area and find there is no parking, please choose a different destination for your adventure.
Some of the sites seeing greatest visitation issues include:
- Short Springs State Natural Area (Machine Falls)
- South Cumberland State Park (Foster Falls, Greeter Falls, Sycamore Falls, Grundy Forest)
- Rock Island State Park
- Burgess Falls State Park
- Radnor Lake State Park
- Long Hunter State Park
- Harpeth River State Park
Overnight Accommodations
Most overnight accommodations - campsites, cabins, Lodges, etc.- are open. Online reservations are available, but online inventory may be lower than normal as we work to enhance social distancing. Availability is subject to change as the situation evolves. Reservations are also accepted over the phone by calling the particular park you wish to visit.
Normal cancellation policies apply to upcoming reservations.
Travel Planning & COVID-19
Wondering how to plan a safe trip to a Tennessee State Park during COVID-19? Here are the tips, FAQs, and links to help you plan.
COVID-19 Tips for Visitors
As we reopen our parks and facilities, we have implemented policies designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and we will monitor all aspects of the issue to ensure continued safety. We urge the public to help us keep our state parks open by doing their part to stay apart, by maintaining proper social distancing and practicing personal hygiene. The CDC has recommendations for those looking to visit public lands. We also have some specific things you need to know as you plan your visits:
Don't visit if you're sick or were recently exposed to someone with COVID-19.
Practice social distancing.
Maintain at least six feet of separation between you and other visitors.
Visitors should wear masks inside state park facilities.
Visitors are required to follow the mask ordinances of the county they are in, or the park rules listed below, whichever are more stringent.
Visitors are required to wear a mask in any state park facility staffed by employees or where the general public may congregate. This includes park offices, visitor centers, stores, nature centers, restrooms or while touring any indoor facility being considered for rent. If visitors do not have a mask, parks will maintain a small amount of paper masks to provide to a visitor for their use.
Any park rental facility- including cabins, Lodge rooms, campsites, picnic shelters, group facilities, etc. - are considered as having "restricted use" and will be the responsibility of the party renting that facility. It is recommended that they follow all CDC recommendations and guidelines regarding social distancing and mask wearing.
Don't travel long distances to visit state parks.
Look for parks that are a short drive from your house.
- If you're considering an overnight trip, we encourage you to plan to stay local if possible.
Don't visit crowded areas.
If parks are full, consider coming back at a different time. Consider coming earlier in the day to allow for plenty of time if an area is full and you need to adjust your plans. Tennessee State Parks may limit access to certain parks or areas if capacity is reached.
Only park in designated areas.
Please do not park along the shoulders of roads. If a parking area is full, please adjust your plans and find another area to visit.
Follow all park rules and regulations.
You can find our rules and regulations here.
We especially ask that you stay on trail and not enter areas that are closed or restricted.
Plan ahead.
Understand if a park or area of the park you plan to visit is open or closed. Specific details about any closures is available on the COVID-19 Closures page.
Bring everything you will need to have a safe and enjoyable day in the park. Here are a few specific points for planning:
Closed buildings. Many public buildings and facilities reopened on May 1, but some may still be closed during your visit.
Restrooms. Some restrooms may be open, but some may remain closed. We ask that you help us keep our restrooms clean and practice appropriate personal hygiene in accordance with the CDC's recommendations.
Supplies. Please make sure you bring the food, certified heat treated firewood, etc. that you might need during your trip. Some of the stores in our parks and local communities may or may not be open during your visit.
We encourage everyone to bring and use hand sanitizer.
Pack out your trash.
When it's time to leave, please clean up after yourselves. Carry out any trash or dispose of it in the appropriate containers.
Contact Information.
- Most park offices and Visitors Centers should be open and able to assist during your visit.
- If a facility is closed, there should be signage providing phone numbers and methods for reaching staff or rangers.
- In the event of a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.
General Safety Tips for Visitors
Our Tennessee State Parks are full of beauty and adventure; however they are also natural and wild places. Our park resources, wildlife, and staff depend on you to enjoy them safely and responsibly during your next visit. Please check the Alerts page or the particular park's homepage on our website for updated information or emergency bulletins. If you have any questions about the park, please contact the park office, visitor center, or on-duty Park Ranger directly.
While planning your next visit to a Tennessee State Parks, please keep in mind a few safety tips to ensure your adventure is a safe and enjoyable one:
BE WEATHER AWARE- Tennessee weather can change quickly. Know the day's forecast and plan accordingly.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS- Understand your fitness level and experience with hiking and outdoor activity. Know the distance you plan to hike, and always carry adequate food and water. Always wear appropriate footwear for the type of activity you are planning to enjoy. Flip flops are not the best for hiking, and often result in injured ankles.
HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN- Always tell someone where you are going, and when you return. If possible, keep a cell phone or communication device with you. Always register at designated trailheads where kiosks are present. Give yourself plenty of time to return before sundown or close of day. We recommend visitors not hike alone in case of emergency.
LIFE JACKETS SAVE LIVES!- While recreating on or near water, always wear your life jacket. Tennessee State Law requires everyone under the age of 12 to wear a life jacket.
NO RISKY BUSINESS- Always abide by park rules and regulations. Do not jump or dive from cliffs or waterfalls. Don't risk going around barricades or off trail into dangerous or protected areas for shortcuts or Instagram selfies. Always stay on the trail and enjoy the scenery from overlooks and safe locations. Never recreate in Tennessee State Parks under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
SECURE YOUR CAR AND VALUABLES- Always lock your vehicle at parking lots or trail heads. Limit break-ins by not leaving items such as cell phones, electronics, purses, or valuables in plain sight.
BE PET RESPONSIBLE- All pets much be on a six-foot physical leash while in Tennessee State Parks. Pack plenty of water and food for your pet, and clean-up any pet waste.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING- Everyday, visitors help to save lives and protect our parks by alerting Park Rangers or staff to dangerous situations or behavior occurring the park. We depend on you to help us preserve and protect our greatest resources in Tennessee State Parks.
Tennessee State Parks staff are taking the Tennessee Pledge and working to ensure overnight Lodge guests have a safe and pleasant experience. We have made a few changes to our processes to make this possible during your stay:
- Room Cleaning Procedures. We will not clean rooms during your stay unless you specifically request the service. We will require guests who request service to leave the room during cleaning to ensure proper social distancing. Staff can deliver fresh towels, blankets, linens, amenities, and remove trash upon request.
- Maintenance Issues. We will respond to maintenance issues during your visit. We simply ask that you leave the room during the time period when service is conducted to ensure proper social distancing.
- Lobbies and common spaces. We are adjusting furniture in our common spaces to increase social distancing. We ask that guests bring and wear a mask while in lobbies, foyers, gift shops, etc. We also ask that you follow the CDC's personal hygiene recommendations when using common spaces.
- Dining services. Our restaurants may have adjusted hours and service offerings during your visit. This may include limiting service to takeout only.
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Its going to be raining tablets this summer with all the who's who from the field of consumer electronics all lining up to launch their tablet's this June. What is also common is that its Honeycomb that will be the flavor of the season though Froyo and Gingerbread too are going to be on offer.
The companies who are all set to come up with their tablet offerings include Dell, Acer, HTC and Toshiba. As revealed in a leaked flyer outlining the tablet road map, most of the tablets will be in the 10 inch category though there are a couple of 7 inchers too in the list. A good thing that the leaked flyer has come up with is that all the 10 inch tablets will have Honeycomb pre-loaded though the smaller 7 inch ones from Dell and Samsung will have Android 2.2 Froyo as default operating system. The same for Acer 7 inch will have Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Of course, the two HP tablet will come with their own WebOS operating system. The HP 10 incher is expected to be priced at $499 and $599 for the 16 GB and 32 GB models. Also, as the leaked document reveals, the HP Opal that we have heard of before will also get to see a launch in September.
In a related development, Staples too are bracing themselves up with a tryst with tablets in the coming months though it seems they wish to be in a long standing relationship with tablets. In another leak of internal document, there is a bevy of tablets lined up for release in the coming months. Like there is going to be the 8.9 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab along with the 10 inch tablet offerings from Acer, Toshiba and HTC. So its not going to be just the upcoming Wi-Fi version of Motorola XOOM but a lot of more tablet that will soon be seen sharing shelf space at the Staples.
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A controversial mural that depicts a crowd watching a 1930 lynching will move to the Hemmens Cultural Center, Kristine Rogowski, Elgin communications director, said Friday.
Councilwoman Tish Powell said the decision was made Friday afternoon to move the mural to Hemmens sooner rather than later.
A number of factors contributed to the decision to move it, including the threat of vandalism and how some are interpreting and reacting to the piece.
"We want to encourage people to come to the two meetings we have set up to talk about the mural," Powell said.
Elgin may have dropped the ball in not noting the meaning of the city-commissioned work when it was first put on exhibit more than 10 years ago, Powell said.
Elgin City Manager Sean Stegall, who was assistant city manager at the time of the commission, said he could not recall discussion of matters related to the content of the works of art.
The artist behind the Elgin mural that depicts a portion of a famous photo of a lynching of two black men in Indiana said the piece was intended to get people to ask questions, think about issues and consider their own place in history.
"The idea here was talking about lynching, asking questions, the history," artist David Powers said. "You don't want to be on that wall with these monsters. Anywhere. In any town."
Elgin artist: Mural connected to lynching photo was created to get people talking about history
When one group is afraid of the other, if they don't ask questions and find answers, fear wins, he said.
Powell said: "This has become distracting for the positive things we have been doing for art and to address matters of race in Elgin," she said.
"We must move it out of the downtown," said Demitrius Smith, who was in the park Friday to protest the painting. "There is no reason for us to go backward in time and create so much anger in the city. We are a progressive city."
Rogowski announced shortly before 5 p.m. Friday that the mural will be moved to the Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way, this weekend. She said there was a "general consensus" to have the mural moved.
"The recommendation is for the mural to be moved for public viewing at our cultural arts center," she said.
Elgin officials planned two public meetings on June 7 and June 13 to discuss the controversy.
On Friday afternoon, Smith, said it was a "bad idea" to wait and ask people to attend a meeting given how angry they are. As he waited for people to congregate in the park, Smith was informed via a phone call from a City Council member, aware that protesters would be gathering, that the effort to relocate the "offensive" mural was being made and people should remain calm.
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As for concerns over potential vandalism to the mural, Rogowski said somebody already had taped a handwritten message that read, "Take it down now."
Smith said he has two storefront businesses for electronics and marketing and has frequented the park while downtown.
"I thought it was a painting of a group of white people. We never knew it was a bunch of savages until now," he said.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.


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Cub Camp Report!
Posted on 26 May 2018
This is the first time I have been to Cub Camp. I arrived on Friday night. The campsite was deep in the woods and was really big. My tent was quite small and cosy and four of us shared it. I unpacked and then went off for an explore with my friend, Dylan. Later there was a cool disco outside in the field. Someone dressed up as a Telly-Tubby, which was really funny. At the end of the disco, we had a hotdog and a hot chocolate which was really yummy. Then we went to bed at 10pm but stayed up chatting until midnight!
The next morning, I woke up really early – at 5am! It was really cold! I got up, brushed my teeth, got dressed and played with my friends until breakfast time. Breakfast was bacon, beans and eggy bread. I really loved it and it was good to eat something warm and tasty.
After food it was activity time! We got into groups of 2-3 and went off to explore. I tried Sumo wrestling and had to get dressed up in a fat suit! I then went on the inflatable assault course, which had pop up snakes that you had to bash out of the way. After lunch I did cross bow and archery, then I went on a bouncy castle which had a huge wrecking ball. We had to try and knock each other over. There were so many activities like shooting, pedal carts, the climbing wall and loads more but I didn't have time to do everything.
Before dinner I went to the shop and bought me and my friend a new woggle and some marshmallows. I also bought my brother, George, a bouncy ball. Dinner was chicken, potatoes and broccoli. After dinner we got into our pyjamas and gathered round the campfire. We sang round the fire and learnt sign language. We went to bed at 10 o'clock. We were too tired to talk as it had been such a busy day and we went straight to sleep!
The next day I woke up at 7am and had pan au chocolate and a croissant breakfast, then packed up all my stuff. We were then allowed to run around and play games.
After lunch our parents came to pick us up. It was great to see my mum, dad and brother. My first cub camp was really cool. I had loads of fun and I made new friends. I can't WAIT until the next one.
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I usually hate going to this meeting because the Indian representatives usually start going off on tangents or they take the opportunity to slam the non-Indian group since they operate the facilities. I must say, however, that things have calmed down considerably since I proposed an accounting method a few years ago that is simple to use and puts the burden on the non-Indians.
This year my boss decided that she wanted to attend the meeting as well since she wanted to know how things worked. Ummm...ok. I have been doing this solo for years since nobody else wanted to get involved. Another person from the office wanted to go as well since she will be working on the court settlement from the lawsuit. Ummm...ok. They also wanted a tour of the dam which is no big deal accept it's on pueblo land and I was not sure about access. A few quick phone calls, however, and soon I had a tour arranged. It was an absolutely gorgeous day! The dam is at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mts so the views were beautiful (except for the lack of snow). I got to run around the inside of the dam which is always fun. There is a walkway which goes under the spillway which makes it almost like walking behind a waterfall. I even got a nice workout climbing up and down the 108 steps to get to the main outlet works. A bad day out outside of the office is better than a good day inside, but a great day outside of the office makes up for a whole bunch of bad days inside!
Oh yeah. The meeting. It went just fine. I did my spiel and continued to play the messenger of doom and gloom for this year's water supply. That put everyone in a somber mood but also fired the spirit of cooperation since the only way people are going to get water is if everyone works together.


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Quality system
We understand very well, that those who do not move forward remain behind.
Therefore we have taken part in development and implementation of a quality
management system that meets requirements of the international standard DSTU ISO
9001-2001. In the beginning of 2002 the enterprise began to develop the quality
system and put it into operation in October of the same year. The result of
productive work of the enterprise collective is a receiving of the international
certificate of a quality management system's conformity with requirements DSTU
ISO 9001-2001 in July 2003. It should be noted, that our distillery is the first
enterprise of spirits branch of Ukraine to receive this international
In June 2010 the company successfully passed the certification of quality management system in compliance
requirements of ISO 9001-2008 and received an international certificate in German certification body DQS (Certificate number 450,951 QM08),
and confirmed the effect of the certificate in the national system of certification for compliance
requirements of GOST ISO 9001-2009 (Certificate № UA2.034-03,023, 08).
The team of leaders of Marylivka spirit distillery made it
their aim to create an enterprise that successfully and stably works in the
internal and international markets, using the methods of the common quality
management and manufacturing of competitive production. The meetings at the
director, chief engineer and "Days of quality", taking place monthly in order to
coordinate work on the regular basis, support and improve the quality of produce
and work, make up a part of a control system. All heads of structural divisions
and experts take part in it. One of the basic principles of management at the
enterprise is granting large powers to management of all levels,
particularly to the heads of the second level. With the purpose of
expansion of these powers, the big attention is
paid to development of horizontal connections. Thanks to a model of
interrelation between all processes, it is possible to determine problem units
on their joints and to take adjusting measures without delay. The internal
auditors help us to control and increase effectiveness of system of quality
management. The auditors are guided in their work by all external and internal
documentations available at the enterprise. Based upon the established goals and
strategy of development of manufacture as well as on a quality policy, a network
of basic and auxiliary processes that guarantee efficiency of functioning of
manufacture is developed. Now, in order to stabilize the processes, the
statistical data are applied within the scope of the program "information system
alcohol factory" at the
enterprise. The technologist gathers the statistical data concerning
characteristics and parameters of technological processes. The information is
brought into a computer database to be generalized
by means of the specialized program: schedules, diagrams, tables in
which tendencies and deviations of the established modes are displayed.
According to the results of the data analysis, the technologist brings
corrective amendments and changes into
production schedules, develops and changes technological and working
instructions, carries out adjusting and preventive actions. In order to define a
level of satisfaction of the personnel, the interrogation, in which all workers
participate, are carried out at the enterprise. The list of parameters, based on
which the measurement of satisfaction is carried out,
is developed on the base of determined priorities of the personnel. The
basic directions of improvement of work with the personnel are determined and
corresponding actions, included into strategy and plans of the enterprise.
The satisfaction of consumers needs is a priority direction of the distillery's
activity. The enterprise always works in order
to meet wishes of customers. To determine a level of customer satisfaction, we
are tracing tendencies, increasing a level of satisfaction of customer needs and
assessing our work with consumers. The best parameter of customer satisfaction
means stable, long-term cooperation, increase in number of consumers, loyal to
production of our enterprise.
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By Jacob Stockinger
Today – January 1, 2019 – brings just two items or stories to the blog.
The first item is a kind of ALERT.
One of the most popular and beloved worldwide musical traditions is the annual Great Performances broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR) of "New Year's Day From Vienna" with the Vienna Philharmonic.
This year's conductor is Christian Thielemann (below top) of the Munich Philharmonic and the host is Hugh Bonneville (below bottom in a photo by Nick Briggs) of PBS' "Downton Abbey."
The concert is a sold-out feast of waltzes, polkas and marches (including the famous clap-along "Radetzky March," with Herbert von Karajan conducting in 1987, in the YouTube video at the bottom).
The radio version will be broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio from 10 a.m. to noon THIS MORNING, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.
Then at 8-9:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Wisconsin Public Television will broadcast the visual version of the event, complete with ballet and wonderful landscape, interior and architectural shots in and around Vienna. There will also be encore performances: https://wptschedule.org/episodes/48242142/Great-Performances/From-Vienna-The-New-Years-Celebration-2019/
For a playlist and more background, go to: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2019-about/9076/
The first day of the new year seems like the perfect time to look back and see what happened in classical music during the past year.
And this year, The Ear found something truly comprehensive and international.
Wikipedia has put together a year-end overview that is astonishing for its amount of detail.
You will find a global day-by-day calendar that includes links, in blue, for more details.
You will find news items and major events – including the effect of the #MeToo movement as well as deaths and obituaries, jobs and retirements.
You will find a list of new music.
You will find a list of new operas.
You will find lists for several major awards for classical recordings.
It is a terrific resource — a good long read, both informative and entertaining. Perfect for New Year's Day.
Here is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_in_classical_music
Happy New Year!
By Jacob Stockinger
One hundred years ago today, the versatile and world-celebrated American musician Leonard Bernstein (below) was born.
For most of his adult life, starting with his meteoric rise after his nationally broadcast debut with the New York Philharmonic, Lenny remained an international star that has continued to shine brightly long after his death at 72 in 1990.
When his father Sam was asked why he wouldn't pay for young Lenny's piano lessons and why he resisted the idea of a career in music for his son, he said simply: "I didn't know he would grow up to be Leonard Bernstein."
Lenny! The name itself is shorthand for a phenomenon, for musical greatness as a conductor, composer (below, in 1955), pianist, educator, popularizer, advocate, humanitarian and proselytizer, and so much more.
Here is a link to the Wikipedia biography where you can check out the astonishing extent of Lenny's career and his many firsts, from being the first major American-born and American-trained conductor — he studied at Harvard University and the Curtis Institute of Music — to his revival of Gustav Mahler:
You should also view the engaging YouTube video at the bottom.
So eager have the media been to mark the centennial of Leonard Bernstein, one might well ask: "Have you had enough Lenny yet?"
New recordings and compilations of recordings have been issued and reissued.
Numerous books have been published.
Many new photos of the dramatic, expressive and photogenic Lenny (below, by Paul de Hueck) have emerged.
TV stations have discussed him and Turner Classic Movies rebroadcast several of his "Young People's Concerts."
For weeks, radio stations have been drowning us with his various performances, especially his performances of his own Overture to "Candide."
Still, today is the actual Leonard Bernstein centennial and the culmination of the build-up and hype, and if you haven't paid attention before today, chances are you wind find Encounters with Lenny unavoidable this weekend.
Yet if you pay attention, you are sure to learn new things about Lenny who seems an inexhaustible supply of insights and interesting information, a man of productive contradictions.
With that in mind, The Ear has just a few suggestions for this weekend, with other tributes coming during the season from the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the University of Wisconsin's Mead Witter School of Music and other music groups and individuals.
You can start by listening to the radio.
For most of the daytime today Wisconsin Public Radio with pay homage to Lenny. It will start at 10 a.m. with Classics by Request when listeners will ask to hear favorite pieces and offer personal thoughts and memories. After that a couple of more hours of Bernstein's music will be broadcast on WPR.
Then on Sunday at 2 p.m., WPR host Norman Gilliland (below top) will interview Madison Symphony Orchestra conductor John DeMain (below bottom, by Prasad) about working with Lenny.
Here, thanks to National Public Radio (NPR), is the best short overview that The Ear has heard so far:
Want to know more about Lenny the Man as well as Lenny the Musician?
Try this review from The New Yorker by David Denby of daughter Jamie Bernstein's book (below) that has juicy anecdotes and new information about growing up with her famous father.
And here, from Time magazine, is the little known story of how Lenny the Humanitarian conducted an orchestra of Holocaust survivors (below):
What is your favorite tribute to Bernstein so far? Leave a link in the COMMENT section if you can.
What is you favorite composition by Bernstein?
What is your favorite performance by Bernstein?
What would you like to say or tell others about Leonard Bernstein?
The Ear wants to hear.


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Everyone understands what we mean by branding and creating name recognition right, so I won't go through the trouble of explaining that. I will however explain that when I ask if being a Realtor matters, I don't necessarily mean does it matter to thoughts that are Realtors. they pay their dues and joined, as do I, therefore I assume it matters to you. What I mean to ask for the most part is, does it matter anymore to the general public whose attention and affection we so desire, or has the term Realtor itself simply become synonymous with being a real estate agent?
For the first several years of my career I hung my license with the largest brokerage in the Midlands. It was started by two individual that still ran the place when I got there. During the recession when everyone was dropping out the business and the sky was falling, many of the Realtors in our company simply could not pay their dues.
As the company used the term Realtors in it's name, The National Association of Realtors rightfully sent a bill to the C.E.O to inform him that as long as they used the name, the company had to pay the bill for all the agents that didn't pay their dues. The answer was pretty swift from the Brokerage, they changed their name and replaced all the signs in front of our 14 offices. This was cheaper than paying the $60,000 or so that NAR demanded.
So for the next few years, the brokerage carried on with the term real estate replacing Realtors in the title. Not only did we continue to do well, but we gained significant market share during the recession and even more after. For about 3 or 4 years if memory serves correct, I was no longer a Realtor, but a real estate agent and at first I was very concerned about the change in the beginning. However, in those years, clients came and went and not a single one of them asked about the name nor did they seem to worry that I was not a Realtor. I even explained to each one that used the term Realtor in reference to me that I was a real estate agent now and that we were no longer members of NAR and therefore could not use the term Realtor. Again, no real concern shown.
I am once again after that small break a Realtor as the company I worked with was sold to a big box after the owners each passed away. The experience however reminded me of the fact that I don't know the last time that anyone asked me for a tissue without calling it a Kleenex. You see, Kleenex is a brand of tissue, not a tissue itself. However, their brand became so synonymous with the word tissue, that now everyone simply uses the terms interchangeably. They just ask for a Kleenex, when they really mean that all they want is a tissue, and the brand doesn't matter.
So have we now done the same thing? Have we branded our self past importance when it comes to the general public? Sure they say they would like to work with a Realtor, but do they mean that they just want a Real Estate agent, and the brand doesn't matter?
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The Challenges of Oversized Shipments
Oversized or over-dimensional shipments require a ton of planning and careful execution as you usually only have one chance to get it right.
A standard transport trailer is 8.5' wide, so anything sticking out farther than 8.6' would be considered over width. Anything over 75' long would be considered over length and anything over 13'6" high is, you guessed it, over height. In addition, there is another category called "super status," this would apply to any shipment that is over 15' high, 14' wide or 100' long. These require a different class of permit and may require police escorts to shut down roads and re-route traffic.
Make sense? Just to make things more confusing, everything we just described above is a general rule and varies from region to region. Every state and province has its own laws regarding oversized shipments. Generally speaking any state east of the Mississippi river will have lower thresholds for "oversized" or "super-status" shipments. This is because the infrastructure out east is generally lower than western states.
Travel restrictions vary region to region as well. An oversized shipment will generally be restricted to daylight hours. However some place will allow you to start moving 30 min before sunrise and 30 min after sunset, and others will be the opposite of that.
In addition, we would also be restricted during peak travel periods near major cities. This would mean no travel from 6am – 9am and 3pm – 6pm, again these times will vary depending on the state or province. Some places will allow you to travel on weekends, others only on Saturdays and some regions will not allow travel on weekends at all.
If you think oversized shipments are difficult, it truly becomes a logistics challenge when you are moving cargo that enters the "super-status" category. We could be restricted to travelling in the middle of the night from 12am – 4am only, and not on weekends.
While worrying about all of the travel restrictions along a particular route, you also have to coordinate pilot cars and other escort vehicles. With some extremely large cargo it may be necessary to involve local police to shut down roads and re-route traffic.
While oversized shipments present a number of challenges, it is the best way to move large non-reducible cargo within the continental United States and Canada. When moving large shipments it is important to select a carrier with experience and expertise to ensure the safety of the cargo at all time.
With all oversized shipments it is important to practice patience, things don't move as fast because there is so much more that can go wrong. Like what happened here:


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Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent.
Rock music was not viewed favorably by most traditional and fundamentalist Christians when it became popular with young people from the 1950s, although early rock music was often influenced by country and gospel music. Religious people in many regions of the United States did not want their children exposed to music with unruly, impassioned vocals, loud guitar riffs and jarring, hypnotic rhythms. Rock and roll differed from the norm, and thus it was seen as a threat.[1] Often the music was overtly sexual in nature, as in the case of Elvis Presley, who became controversial and massively popular partly for his suggestive stage antics and dancing. However, Elvis was a religious person who even released a gospel album: Peace in the Valley.[2] Individual Christians may have listened to or even performed rock music in many cases, but it was seen as anathema to conservative church establishments, particularly in the American South.
He Touched Me was a 1972 gospel music album by Elvis Presley which sold over 1 million copies in the US alone and earned Presley his second of three Grammy Awards. Not counting compilations, it was his third and final album devoted exclusively to gospel music. The song "He Touched Me" was written in 1963 by Bill Gaither, an American singer and songwriter of southern gospel and Contemporary Christian music.
In the 1960s, rock music developed artistically, attained worldwide popularity and became associated with the radical
A documentary film about Christian rock titled Bleed into One has been filmed and was planned for release in 2010.[43][44] Another documentary about Christian rock titled, Why Should the Devil Have all the Good Music? was released on DVD in 2006.[45] Certain critics argue that Christian rock music and its subjects seldom appeal to non-believers: Allmusic wrote that "unless a Christian rocker plans to perform for Christian audiences exclusively, he or she needs to provide music that secular audiences will find relevant -- music that listeners can relate to on some level even if they aren't practicing Christians."[46]
In his book Controversies of the Music Industry (2001), Richard D. Barnet states, "many fundamentalist religious groups and denominations decry rock music in general."[47] Such groups "may consider established contemporary Christian artists such as Amy Grant, Petra, Steve Green and Twila Paris as reprehensible as secular bands like White Zombie and Marilyn Manson". And that, Christian rock bands "too have come under criticism for supposedly promoting satanism."[47]
Barnet asserts that Christian rock acts are controversial because they do not meet the Dial-the-Truth Ministries believe Christian rock bands fail to adhere to the prohibitions of II Corinthians 6:14, which instructs Christians against uniting the righteous with the unrighteous.[47]
Despite such criticism, Barnet concludes: "It should be noted that Christian rock also has millions of supporters, even among the ministry." Frank Breeden, president of the Dove Awards, states that "There really is no such thing as a Christian B-flat. Music in itself is an amoral vehicle."[47]
Christian rock has been a subject of parody in popular culture, particularly in television sitcom series. For example in the South Park episode "Christian Rock Hard", Eric Cartman forms a Christian rock band simply to make financial profit off this kind of music by taking secular lyrics and replacing certain words with "Jesus", saying "It's the easiest crappiest music in the world, right? If we just play songs about how much we love Jesus, all the Christians will buy our crap!" In the King of the Hill episode "Reborn to Be Wild", Bobby Hill gets into Christian rock when he goes to a church group that consists of punks who worship God through skateboarding and rock.
The most "underground" expression of Christian rock was the annual Cornerstone Festival sponsored by the Jesus People USA, a community which formed during the Jesus Movement of the 1970s. The festival ceased operations in 2012.[42]
Every year it headlines Christian rock bands. Many events are held in Australia called, Easterfest (in Toowoomba) Encounterfest, Jam United, Black Stump and Big Exo Day. Bogotá, Colombia hosts the summer festival Gospel al Parque.
Another large festival in the northern Europe is Skjærgårdsfestivalen in Norway.
The Flevo Festival of The Netherlands, which offers seminars, theater, stand-up comedy, sports and movies as well as Christian music from a wide variety of genres, is considered to be one of the biggest Christian festivals in Europe.[39][40][41] It was discontinued in 2013, due to financial issues. It has been unofficially restarted by a collection of Christian organizations who previously collaborated on Flevo Festival under the new name of Flavor Festival.
There are also many in the UK, including Greenbelt Festival, Soul Survivor, 'Ultimate Events' at Alton Towers, Frenzy in Edinburgh and Creation Fest, Woolacombe, Devon, which is not related to Creationfest in the United States.
Significant festivals in the US are Creation Festival, Ichthus Festival, and Cornerstone Festival. There is also a festival in Orlando, Florida called Rock the Universe, a two-day festival at Universal Orlando Resort that overlaps with the Night of Joy event at Walt Disney World. Ichthus, currently held in Kentucky, is a three-day festival that involves over 65 bands.
One of the first in the US was the six-day Explo '72 held in Dallas, Texas in June 1972 that was attended by around 80,000 people with around 100,000 - 150,000 at the final concert and which featured acts such as Larry Norman, The Archers, Love Song, Randy Matthews, Children of the Day, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.
Festivals range from single day events to multiple-day festivals that provide camping and other activities.
Some Christian artists as Third Day, Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch and Disciple have sung songs that carry overtly Christian messages. Bands such as Underoath, Blessthefall and Haste the Day incorporate symbolism and Christian messages more indirectly.[32][33] Bands such as Flyleaf do not call themselves Christian bands, though they state that their Christian faith affects their lyrics.[34][35] Bands such as Switchfoot have said they try to write music for both Christians and non-Christians alike.[36][37][38]
The aims for making Christian music vary among different artists and bands. Often, the music makes evangelist calls for Christian forms of praise and worship. Accompanying such music, street outreach, local festivities, church functions, and many alternative forms of internal or (soulful) expression may occur.
Some of these bands, like Creed played up the spiritual content of their music and were widely considered a "Christian band" by the popular media. Some bands reject the label because they do not wish to exclusively attract Christian fans, or because they have been identified with another particular music genre, such as heavy metal or indie rock.
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Rock artists, such as Switchfoot,[29][30] do not claim to be "Christian bands", but include members who openly profess to be Christians or at times may feature Christian thought, imagery, scripture or other influences in their music.
Such bands are sometimes rejected by the CCM rock scene and may specifically reject the CCM label. Other bands may experiment with more abrasive musical styles. Beginning in the 1990s and 2000s there was much wider acceptance even by religious purists of Christian metal, Christian industrial and Christian punk. Many of these bands are on predominantly Christian record labels, such as Tooth and Nail Records and Facedown Records.
Other bands perform music influenced by their faith or containing Christian imagery, but see their audience as the general public. For example, Bono of U2 combines many elements of spirituality and faith into his lyrics, but the band is not directly labeled as a "Christian rock" band.[28]
There are multiple definitions of what qualifies as a "Christian rock" band. Christian rock bands that explicitly state their beliefs and use religious imagery in their lyrics, like Servant, Third Day, and Petra, tend to be considered a part of the contemporary Christian music (CCM) industry.
This element, the worship of God, is what was originally removed from or hidden within the lyrics of early, secular rock n' roll. Santino described one method of changing Christian lyrics as a process that transformed "lyrics that sang of the mystical love of God into lyrics that celebrated the earthly love of woman".[25] Howard & Streck offer examples of this, comparing Ray Charles' "This Little Girl of Mine" to "This Little Light of Mine" and "Talking About You" to "Talking About Jesus". They claim that because of actions such as this, despite the liberal editing of the original hymns, "gospel 'showed rock how to sing'".[26] Howard & Streck go on to describe how the conflict between music and religion, spearheaded by southern fundamentalists, was originally racially-based, but how in the sixties this moved on to a clash over the perceived lifestyle of rock musicians.[27]
The musical genre that was once rejected by mainstream Christian churches is now considered by some as one of the most-important recruitment tool of their successor congregations. According to Terri McLean, author of New Harmonies, old-guard churches (United Methodist is given as an example) of the late 1990s were experiencing a rapid decline in membership and were under threat of disbandment within the next decade, a trend that has been going on since the 1980s.[23] McLean, using numerous quotes from theologians, Christian apologists and professors, goes on to offer contemporary Christian music as the reason for the falling popularity of more traditionalist churches.[24] The definition of contemporary Christian, as offered by New Harmonies, is of a genre not far removed from traditional hymns; it is simply more accessible. The reality is that while a form of modernized hymns do exist in today's churches and do have an impact on church recruitment, there also exists both within and outside these churches a form of music (Christian rock) that has only one element in common with previous religious genres: its worship of God.
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Among popular Christian rock bands of the first decade of the 21st century that exemplified this trend were RED and Fireflight.
By the late 1990s and early 2000s, the success of Christian-inspired acts like Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Decyfer Down, Underoath, Kutless, Disciple and Relient K saw a shift toward mainstream exposure in the Christian rock scene.
Many of the popular 1990s Christian bands were initially identified as "Christian alternative rock", including Jars of Clay, Audio Adrenaline and the later albums of dc Talk. Outside Anglophone countries, bands like Oficina G3 (Brazil) and The Kry (Quebec, Canada) have achieved moderate success. To date Delirious? has been one of the most successful bands from the UK.
The 1990s saw an explosion of Christian rock.
Christian rock was often viewed as a marginal part of the nascent Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and contemporary gospel industry in the 1970s and '80s,[19] though Christian folk rock artists like Bruce Cockburn and rock fusion artists like Phil Keaggy had some cross-over success. Petra and Resurrection Band, two of the bands who brought harder rock into the early CCM community, had their origins in the early to mid-1970s. They reached their height in popularity in the late eighties alongside other Christian-identifying hard rock acts such as Stryper. The latter had videos played on MTV, one being "To Hell with the Devil", and even saw some airtime on mainstream radio stations with their hit song "Honestly". Christian rock has proved less successful in the UK and Europe, although such artists as Bryn Haworth have found commercial success by combining blues and mainstream rock music with Christian themes.
Another early Christian rock album was Mylon (We Believe) by Mylon LeFevre, son of members of the southern gospel group The LeFevres. He recorded the album with members of Classics IV and released it through Cotillion Records in 1970.[17][18]
Larry Norman, often described as the "father of Christian rock music",[10] and in his later years "the Grandfather of Christian rock",[11] who, in 1969 recorded and released Upon This Rock, "the first commercially released Jesus rock album",[12] challenged a view held by some conservative Christians (predominantly fundamentalists) that rock music was anti-Christian. One of his songs, "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" summarized his attitude and his quest to pioneer Christian rock music.[13] A cover version of Larry Norman's Rapture-themed "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" appears in the Evangelical Christian feature film A Thief in the Night and appeared on Cliff Richard's Christian album Small Corners along with "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?". Another Christian rock pioneer, Randy Stonehill, released his first album in 1971, the Larry Norman-produced Born Twice.[14][15] In the most common pressing of the album, side one is entirely a live performance.[16]
Among the first bands that played Christian rock was The Crusaders, a Southern Californian garage rock band, whose November 1966 Tower Records album Make a Joyful Noise with Drums and Guitars is considered one of the first gospel rock releases,[6] or even "the first record of Christian rock",[7] and Mind Garage, "arguably the first band of its kind",[8] whose 1967 Electric Liturgy was recorded in 1969 at RCA's "Nashville Sound" studio.[9] Both of these recordings were preceded by the rockabilly praise LP I Like God's Style, written and performed by one 16 year old Isabel Baker and released on the private Wicheta, KS. Romco label in 1965, which slipped into obscurity before being rediscovered around 2007.
As the decade continued, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Paris student riots and other events served as catalysts for youth activism and political withdrawal or protest, which became associated with rock bands, whether or not they were openly political. Moreover, many saw the music as promoting a lifestyle of promiscuous "sex, drugs and rock and roll", also reflected in the behavior of many rock stars. However, there was growing recognition of the diverse musical and ideological potential of rock. Countless new bands sprang up in the mid-to-late 1960s, as rock displaced older, smoother pop styles to become the dominant form of pop music, a position it would enjoy almost continuously until the end of the 20th century, when hip-hop finally eclipsed it in sales.
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POLAND: Municipal operator MZK Torun has selected Pesa for a contract to supply 12 metre-gauge trams by October 2015.
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The Naval Academy will no longer take a 20 percent commission from vendors that do business on the Yard, officials announced at the academy's Board of Visitors meeting Monday. The move rolls back a controversial policy that was introduced in October.
Rather than enforcing a "one-size-fits-all agreement," the Naval Academy Business Services Division will enter unique contracts with vendors — from food trucks to photographers, said Cmdr. Davin McKinney, a spokesman.
"NABSD remains flexible in their business model to adjust for special circumstances and risk," McKinney said.
The policy introduced in October disproportionately affected wedding vendors; the academy's chapel is a popular place for alumni, military staff, active-duty sailors and faculty members to hold their nuptials.
The new measure is designed to more evenly regulate retail activity on campus. The Business Services Division is trying to increase revenue, specifically to support the Brigade of Midshipmen through the academy's Midshipmen Welfare Fund.
The measure was also created "to be fair and consistent across all operations with outside vendors," McKinney said. Most retail vendors have operated under service agreements with the Naval Academy, but officials have not always applied existing policies consistently.
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Naval Academy leaders also announced it will cost $30 million to repair and replace a seawall, effort officials hope will combat sea level rise up to 3 feet in the next three decades.
Officials started scheduled repairs to the chapel's roof in November, but have since determined more serious upgrades are needed.
"Originally, the dome was going to be repaired, but the age of the dome and the scope of deterioration is significant enough that we have opted to replace the entire dome during the current maintenance effort," McKinney said.
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Mark Zuckerberg flat out stated he's not running for president or any public elected office, the Facebook boss said in a blog post about his listening tour.
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"My biggest takeaway so far is that our relationships shape us more than we think — how we consider opportunities, how we process information, and how we form habits," Zuckerburg stated in the blog post.
Zuckerburg said he's still got a lot more to learn during his quest to talk to people in all 50 states. And he also didn't want to talk about too many specifics until he's finished visiting every state.
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Zuckerberg offered anecdotes about people he met in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan — all states that President Donald Trump won during the November election. Zuckerberg also mentioned his experiences in poor areas of the south, a region carried by Trump in the election.
"This isn't a scientific study and it requires further research, but I think there's something to this idea that your relationships shape your path more than we realize," Zuckerberg stated. "I also think this is an area where Facebook can make a difference."
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"Some of you have asked if this challenge means I'm running for public office. I'm not," Zuckerberg wrote. "I'm doing it to get a broader perspective to make sure we're best serving our community of almost 2 billion people at Facebook."
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Qualifications : Diploma in Civil Engineering
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