The most populous city in Canada, and the fourth most populous city in North America, Toronto is a thriving, multicultural metropolis. If you love a big city, but desire a little of the calm of Canada, consider moving to Toronto.
Canada is welcoming more and more immigrants as part of a policy for economic growth. Many of Canada's new arrivals head for Ontario. As the eastern most province's capital, Toronto is located in Southern Ontario on the shore of massive Lake Ontario. Just a stone's throw from rivers, ravines and forest, Toronto sits on a plateau that has been traversed by indigenous people for more than 10,000 years.
Toronto has a population of nearly three million and is classed as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Almost half of Toronto's residents belong to a minority population group. Over 200 ethnic groups make Toronto their home, speaking over 160 languages.
You will find many thriving industries, including music, media, finance, tourism and technology. The headquarters of many Canadian and global organisations reside amongst Toronto's skyscrapers. Despite having a big city skyline, Toronto is a clean and attractive city with many areas set aside for parkland and just a short journey to the true wilds of Canada. The city is visited by 25 million tourists each year.
Toronto was home to the indigenous people of Canada for thousands of years. First were probably the Wyandot people, followed by the Iroquois. The first European trading posts in the area were setup by the French in 1750, later in the 18th Century the area was populated by the British.
The next biggest influx of migrants were Irish after the Great Irish Famine and by 1851 the Irish-born population were the largest ethnic group. They were followed by migrants from many countries during and after the second world war, to make Toronto the truly multicultural city it is today.
English is the most widely spoken language in Toronto, but Italian and Chinese are the next most popular languages spoken at work. Canada is officially bilingual in English and French but only around 10% of Ontario's French speakers live in Toronto. Emergency services in Toronto are able to answer a call in 150 languages.
Toronto slopes downwards from its northern point for 21km to Lake Ontario. It's surrounded on all but the lake side by the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Just to give some perspective, the city of Toronto covers just over 632 square kilometres, Lake Ontario covers nearly 19,000 square kilometres. To visit the ocean on the east coast you could take an 8 to 10-hour drive, a 3-hour flight into Maine or a 1.5-hour flight to New York.
Toronto is classed as semi-continental (inland) and has four distinct seasons, plus some quite incredible variations in weather for North America due to the "lake effect" from Lake Ontario and the other neighbouring great lakes.
Summer is sunny, warm and humid, winter is cold, though not as cold as many of Canada's cities. There will be snow on the ground most days between mid-December and mid-March. Smog can be a minor problem in summer blowing in from factories and industrial plants on the shore of Lake Ontario, and from further afield in North America.
Earthquakes are rare in Toronto but can happen. The strongest for Ontario was a 3.8 magnitude quake 18 years ago.
The great lakes can cause fog and sometimes a delaying of spring, or autumn like conditions known as "seasonal lag". Lake effect snow is the most severe effect of living close to such an expanse of water. Sudden blizzards or "white-outs" can be extremely hazardous for drivers, and lead to large volumes of snow which can bring the city to a halt for a few days at a time.
Canada's immigration policy is relatively open if you have skills to offer, can financially support yourself and have close family in the country. There are a number of immigration streams you can consider. Some are federal schemes which apply to the country as a whole, with no restrictions on where you live, unless you are tied to a job offer.
Canadian provinces also have their own immigration streams some of which can be more faster or more favourable depending on your experience and the skills in demand in the province.
If you are visiting Canada from the UK you can usually stay for under six months without needing a visa.
Here is a quick summary of some of the immigration streams which could lead you to a permanent move to Toronto.
As Toronto is in the province of Ontario you can also consider immigration routes through the Provincial Nomination scheme there. For Ontario it's the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) which allows employers to sponsor applicants who have experience which is in demand for Ontario.
Though not the place to start your immigration to Toronto the British Consulate-General in Toronto represents the UK government in Ontario. They provide certain services to British nationals living in or visiting Canada. They can help if your passport has been lost or stolen and with other notarial and documentary services.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will require documents for an animal travelling to Canada, as long as it meets their import requirements. Dogs and cats coming from the UK, which is recognised as being a rabies free country, do not need to be quarantined. Be careful about certain breeds of dog as Pit Bull Terriers cannot be taken to Toronto or Ontario.
Birds and rodents are also allowed but there are some restrictions depending on the species. Rabbits do require quarantine.
There are direct flights available from the UK to Toronto. A Heathrow to Toronto flight is around 7 hours 45 minutes. It may be cheaper to consider a flight which changes at an airport in Europe such as France or Amsterdam which will add a few hours to your journey. Prices vary greatly so Google Flights is a good place to start your search and get an idea of prices. Flights will be more expensive at holiday times, such as school summer break and winter vacation.
Though it's far less popular, if you really don't like to fly, or love the ocean, you can make your move to Toronto by sea. As well as cruise ships, jumping aboard a cargo ship is another possibility. They do accommodate passengers and your route would probably by Felixstowe to New York. This would leave you either an overland flight, bus, or car journey from New York to Toronto, but it would also be a great opportunity to explore.
Making a move to a new city and new country is incredibly stressful. We are tied to both our family and friends and our material possessions and just don't want to leave either. With modern technology, social media and falling communications prices it's easy to keep in touch. But, what do you do about your belongings! We all accumulate many items which have personal attachments, from treasures and trinkets through to art and furniture.
It's actually less expensive than you think to move your belongings from one country to another and you probably want to consider using a moving or shipping company. Though you can arrange to pack, protect, and ship your belongings through a courier or arranging a container on freighter yourself.
Using a professional shipping and moving company takes this stress away. They will work with you to plan the size of your shipment, whether you need a whole container or space in a shared container, inventory and insurance, and help with packing your possessions so that they arrive safely. A moving company will plan and execute every step of the journey from collecting your items to ensuring they arrive safely, right at the door of your new home.
If you are shipping your possessions you must make sure they are wrapped safely and securely and protected from damp as they could be in transit for a while. If you are sending a shipment from the UK to Toronto it will take a few weeks to arrive by sea. You can ship your belongings ahead of time so they are waiting for you when you arrive. If you are going to be waiting for the rest of your items when you arrive in Toronto, it's important to pack in your suitcases, which will travel with you by plane, everything you need.
Take important documentation with you when you travel, ideally in your hand luggage. This should include things like birth certificates, passports, visa's, marriage certificates and bank cards.
All that said don't give in to the temptation to overpack. Only pack what you can comfortably carry. You have a long journey and need to have a hand free to help you get your bearings when you arrive in Toronto!
If your visa application requires it you will need to have a job before you make your move to Toronto. If not it's still something you, or anyone accompanying you is likely to want to arrange before you move. Job bank is the government job board for Canada then there are many others like Indeed and Monster.
Unemployment is low, around 6 per cent for Ontario, and has been since 2001, however there is still high demand for skills which are in short supply in Canada. Technology, media, culture and food businesses are thriving in Toronto which means many jobs are available.
The official federal government jobs website is Job Bank. Any employer who is eligible to hire a foreign worker must have posted their jobs on Job Bank, so it's a sensible first place to start.
To work in Canada, you will need a Social Insurance Number (SIN) which you must apply for when you arrive at a Service Canada location. It's a simple process if you have your work visa and there are 10+ Service Canada locations in Toronto alone. You will need your SIN number to access any government programs and benefits.
Canadian schools have high academic standards and Toronto is no different. Every child in Canada has a legal right to education and there are no tuition costs for Grades 1-12. Excellent private schools are also available.
There are a number of private international schools in Toronto which offer French, German, Canadian or International Baccalaureate curriculums and there is a boys only school.
As an economic and cultural capital of Canada it's no surprise that Toronto is home to some of Canada's best universities. The University of Toronto is ranked 32nd in the world by QS World University Rankings and 1st in Canada. There is also York University, and Ryerson University.
The province of Ontario has one of the best health care systems in the world. Once you have held Canadian residence for three months you can join the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). You can apply as soon as you arrive in Canada. The OHIP pays for many of the health services you may need. You may also be able to get your OHIP if you have been working on Toronto, or Ontario, for six months or are waiting to get permanent residence.
Toronto is the hub of many of the road, rail, and air networks for Southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Canada's road and rail networks are excellent and well planned and Toronto is no exception. Highway 401 runs through the city and is the widest and busiest highway in Canada. Within the city, road layouts in Toronto are in the typical grid/block layout so navigating, once you get the hang of it, is easy.
A major rail transportation hub there is much commercial rail freight activity in the Toronto area. Via Rail provides passenger services linking Canadian cities right across the country. Amtrak trains run to New York.
There are several bus and coach stations in Toronto serving the city and intercity routes across Canada.
Toronto Transit Commission runs a well provisioned system of subways, buses and streetcars which cover 1,200km across the city. A single flat fare applies for any trip across the city excluding just a few outside or express routes.
There are eleven streetcar routes in the Toronto Streetcar System making it the largest tramway in North America. Some of the system dates back to the 19th century.
You are able to drive in Toronto for 90 days with your UK driving license, after which you must exchange it for a Canadian driving license. You can do this by taking your documentation to a Service Canada location where you can complete the process quickly and be provided with a photographic driving license.
Home to the biggest airport in Canada and the world's 15th busiest airport, Toronto boasts Toronto Pearson International Airport. There is also a smaller commercial airport on Toronto Island and a further International Airport 85km away in neighbouring Hamilton.
Toronto has 13 distinctively different and attractive neighbourhoods. A move to Toronto will leave you spoilt for choice of your next home location. From bustling City Centre to historic Old Town, trendy Westside or million-dollar views on the Waterfront and Toronto Islands. You can also choose from Eastside, Don Valley, High Park, Uptown, Scarborough, Mississauga, Brampton and family friendly Etobicoke.
Downtown city centre in Toronto is a mix of commercial and residential properties and is safer when compared with other major North American cities, but is expensive.
Outlying commuter towns offer safer, more family friendly options with lower prices. With excellent transport networks in Canada and indeed Toronto, commuting is not something to be fearful of.
Music, media and multiculturalism flourish in unique and culture rich Toronto. There are museums, art galleries, theatres and festivals. The Royal Ontario Museum is known around the work and the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest in Canada and America combined.
Film and theatre are a backdrop to Toronto's vibrant cultural base. There are film festivals most months and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is every September.
As well as the film festival in September, the International Festival of Authors falls in October, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Hockey Hall of Fame in November, the Toronto International Boat Show in January, Canadian International Autoshow in February and the Canadian Music Week in May, to name just a few.
The holiday season begins with a list of Halloween events, a Santa Claus Parade, the Toronto Christmas Market and ends with a New Year's Eve celebration in the city.
Throughout every year in Toronto the city's multiculturalism and creativity shines with street and music festivals, there is even a LEGO fan festival!
With a strong history in sport including hockey and football. Canada is home to the Toronto Maple Leafs (hockey), Toronto Argonauts (Canadian football league), Toronto Blue Jays (Major League baseball), Toronto FC (Major league soccer) as well as basketball, lacrosse and smaller league soccer. There are also many semi-professional and amateur clubs. If you're a fan of something less mainstream Toronto has yachting, curling and rowing teams.
Toronto hosted the Pan American and Parapan American Games in 2015 but has yet to win an Olympic bid.
Sports facilities and opportunities to play or learn in Toronto are excellent and extensive across the city.


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Dan Schneider
American television producer
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Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American screenwriter, movie producer and actor. On the Internet, he is best known under the name of DanWarp, because it is easier to remember.
Schneider in 1988
Daniel James Schneider
(1966-01-14) January 14, 1966 (age 56)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Television producer, screenwriter, musician, actor
All That, Kenan & Kel, The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger
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Schneider's Bakery
Spouse(s)
Lisa Lillien (m. 2002)
www.danschneider.com
www.danwarp.blogspot.com
Life and careerEdit
Schneider was born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. in January 14, 1965. He is the youngest of four brothers and sisters. He went to Harvard University after his high school education and then he took acting courses in the Memphis State University.
After his first movie role in 1983, he moved to Los Angeles. Since the '90s, he has been producer and author of successful comedy series like iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat. In 2003 he founded his manufacturing company called Schneider's Bakery. The New York Times said that Scheidner is "the master of a television genre" in 2007.
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Schneider lives in Hollywood and since 2002, he has been married with Lisa Lillien, who had a cameo role on the Nickeloden Televison series Zoey 101 in 2005.
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OU team gets first look at gut microbes of an American Indian community
IMAGE: Researchers describe an embedded ELSI approach to engage American Indian communities in microbiome research. view more
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With no previous microbiome studies of American Indian tribes, a University of Oklahoma-led research team collaborated with the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes on a three-year study to establish a baseline of information related to the microbiome and American Indian health. The study confirmed that population-focused studies of the microbiome are much needed, particularly for under-represented groups, such as tribal populations.
Cecil M. Lewis, Jr., associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, OU College of Arts and Sciences, says many under-represented groups have pronounced health disparities. Several American Indian groups in Oklahoma, for example, have a high prevalence of obesity, diabetes and autoimmune disorders. These same disorders happen to be among the primary biomedical studies that have popularized human microbiome research.
"Populations, such as tribal communities, that may most benefit from future microbiome interventions are also among those underrepresented within microbiome studies. In some respects, this lack of representation results from the challenge of protecting participants within these historically disadvantaged communities, such as concerns over stigmatization. For three years, we collaborated with the Cheyenne and Arapaho to discuss these topics and identify common ground for the research process. This included discussions of our microbiome data," says Lewis.
Notable about the microbiome study was the metabolite profile of the participants. This profile had features similar to those observed in clinical cases of inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory disorders are among the major health disparities observed within some American Indian groups, but the study was not designed to target people with inflammatory disorders. Thus, seeing this pattern in what was essentially a biodiversity study was surprising.
The information obtained from metabolites in combination with the metagenome data was particularly promising. Over 500 metabolites were characterized from all major metabolic pathways and compared to the associated metagenome. In this study, researchers observed biological connections between members of two specific bacterial families and certain metabolic pathways, which helps to build a bigger picture of the biological system that underlies microbiome variation.
"The difference in gut microbes of the American Indians may be the result of social practices and the built environment rather than specific connections to a person's genetic ancestry. In other worlds, I don't believe the microbiome pattern resulted from the genetics of the American Indian. It is likely related to the socioeconomic challenges and resource availability in these rural areas of Oklahoma," says Lewis.
Given that there were clear microbiome differences between the Cheyenne and Arapaho participants living in rural Oklahoma, and non-native individuals living in the city of Norman, Oklahoma, Lewis believes that human microbiome research needs a larger human biological diversity project--one that characterizes microbiomes in a broad range of human practices, cultures and ethnicities. He maintains that such a project needs to be population/community focused and involve active recruitment of under-represented groups.
While such a project may include peoples from unique or extraordinary living conditions, such as hunter-gatherers within developing countries, he noted there was still much to do within his own backyard of Oklahoma. An article on this research has been published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on December 3. This research was primarily supported by the National Institutes of Health. For more information about this research, contact Lewis at cmlewis@ou.edu.
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Holy Trinity is an Anglican church situated off Trinity Street and is located in the Highfields area of Huddersfield.
The church was founded by Benjamin Haigh Allen of Greenhead Hall at a cost of £12,000. The design was by Leeds architect Thomas Taylor and was built by Joseph Kaye.
The foundation stone was laid on 19 December 1816 by the Rev. John Coates, Vicar of Huddersfield, and was completed 3 years later. The opening service took place on Sunday 10 October 1819.
Designed by architect Thomas Taylor of Leeds, the foundation stone was laid in 1817 and the church opened on Sunday 10 October 1819.
A new east window was dedicated to the memory of Sarah Allen (1803-1884), widow of Benjamin Haigh Allen's brother John, on 17 December 1885. The window was designed by Messrs. A.O. Hemmingway & Co. of London.
Trinity district church, erected in 1819, by the late Benjamin H. Allen, Esq., of Greenhead, on his own land, at an expense of £12,000, to which he added £4000 for its endowment, is an elegant structure in the later English style, with a square embattled tower, and contains 1500 sittings, whereof 500 are free: the living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of Mrs. Davies ; net income, £135.
Trinity church, situate on an eminence, was built by B. Haigh Allen, Esq. (who has an elegant seat here) at Greenhead, at an expense of £12,000. The first stone of this edifice was laid in 1817, and the church was opened for public worship on Sunday, the 10th of October, 1819, having been consecrated two days before by the archbishop of this province. The architect was J. Taylor, Esq. of Leeds. It is a handsome edifice, in the pointed style of architecture, comprising a nave and aisles, chancel, and embattled tower, with pinnacles, at the west end. The interior is fitted up with much taste, and in the gallery, at the west end, is a good organ. The church contains upwards of one thousand five hundred sittings, of which one-third are free seats. Its situation, which is on the north-west side of the town, is very commanding, and in every part of the surrounding country it forms a beautiful object, at once picturesque and impressive.
TRINITY STREET. HIGHFIELD (North side). CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY.
Parish church of 1816-19 by Thomas Taylor.
MATERIALS: Coursed and squared sandstone, slate roofs.
PLAN: Aisled nave with lower chancel, west tower, north organ chamber and south vestry, and with crypt beneath nave and aisles.
EXTERIOR: Tall church in the simple Gothic style of the early C19. The 4-stage tower has angle buttresses, and embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. It has a west doorway in a projecting surround, with Y-tracery windows, round clock faces in the 3rd stage and taller bell stage which has 3-light openings with intersecting tracery and arcaded transom. The 5-bay nave and aisles have an embattled parapets with pinnacles rising from the buttresses. Y-tracery clerestorey windows are above tall 3-light aisle windows with intersecting tracery. The chancel is also embattled, with buttresses carried up above the parapet under gable caps. The large 5-light east window has intersecting tracery and a transom. Below the east window are arched doorways to the crypt. In the north and south wall are 2 blind clerestorey chancel windows, above 2-bay vestry and organ chamber under lean-to roofs.
INTERIOR: The first 2 bays of the nave beneath the west gallery, and the first 2 bays of the aisles, have been divided off from the main body of the church. However, the original architectural elements all remain visible. Nave arcades have tall octagonal piers with chamfered arches. The chancel arch is tall and finely moulded, of which only an inner order on corbelled shafts has capitals. The tower arch also has an inner order on shafts. The nave has an arched-brace roof on corbelled wall shafts, and with cusped decoration in the spandrels, behind which the roof is plastered, with 3 purlins on each side. The 2-bay chancel roof is similar. Lean-to aisle roofs have cusped detail matching nave and chancel. Tall arches open to the organ recess from north aisle and chancel. Walls are plastered. The floor is concealed beneath modern carpet. The crypt, unusually for this period, is rib-vaulted on octagonal piers, and has walls of exposed stone, loculi for coffins.
PRINCIPAL FIXTURES: The font has an octagonal bowl and stem with blind arcading. Its cover is dated 1965. Other nave furnishings were removed in 1995, of which the openwork Gothic pulpit is in the crypt. The present west gallery has a frontal incorporating older panels. Elaborate choir stalls have ends with blind arches and tracery, and open-tracery frontals. They are probably early C20, as is the sanctuary panelling, including a reredos with 3 canopied niches. Among C19 memorials is a wall monument to Benjamin Allen (d 1829), by Bennett of York, in the form of a sarcophagus with a fulsome inscription to the founder of this church, set beneath a palm tree and dove; Allen family vaults are in the crypt. Stained-glass windows include a 1914-18 war-memorial window by Hardman of Birmingham.
SUBSIDARY FEATURES: Four octagonal gate piers, with Gothick overthrow, and attached wall.
HISTORY: Parish church of 1816-19 by Thomas Taylor (1778-1826), architect of Leeds who had worked under James Wyatt but by the 1820s was in private practice with many commissions for new churches. Holy Trinity was built to serve the growing population of Huddersfield in the early C19, in particular the middle-class villas and terraces of Mountjoy Road; Benjamin Allen was a leading promoter. Originally the interior had galleries on 3 sides of nave and aisles, which accounts for the tall proportions of the building. There was a major re-ordering of the interior in 1995 when most of the nave furnishings were removed, and service rooms were partitioned off from the main body of the church; this work was designed by Peter Wright and Martin Phelps.
It is a large early C19 town church with a prominent, well-designed tower.
It is one of a group of churches built in Huddersfield in the simple Gothic style to serve the growing urban population in the early C19.
Although many of the fittings have been removed, the chancel retains early C20 fittings of consistent quality.
It is a good example of Thomas Taylor's late Georgian church design. * The crypt is unusually elaborate for a late Georgian church.
SOURCES: Pevsner, N., The Buildings of England: Yorkshire, West Riding (1967), 272.
TRINITY STREET (North Side). Highfield. Lychgate, Inner gates and gate piers to Holy Trinity Churchyard Lampost in churchyard east of chancel. C19. Inner gates to churchyard from Trinity Street have 4 ashlar piers. Lychgate to Wentworth Street has stone plinth: timber-pitched slate roof: crenellated bargeboard. Lampstand in church yard, just east of chancel cast iron fluted column: spiral fluted bar and finial tapering lamp.
↑ Died 23 December 1884.
↑ "Dedication of the East Window at Holy Trinity Church" in Huddersfield Daily Chronicle (18/Dec/1885).
↑ The entire expense, including the procuring of the act of parliament, enclosing site and endowment, was upwards of £16,000.
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Shiny hunting is one of Pokemon Let's Go players' favourite activities. In case you already tried this cool, interactive version of the worldwide phenomenon, you know that Shiny Mewtwo is the rarest Pokemon character available.
Although finding this pretty creature is a challenge, you should know that there are ways to get it fast. First of all, let's understand where and how you can find Shiny Mewtwo. You might find it had to believe, but you should avoid encountering it. You will have to fight your way through it.
Also, you will have to save any progress you made before getting into a battle that will take you to the character. If you don't follow this rule, you'll have to replay the game, because otherwise you won't have any chance of finding the Shiny Mewtwo unless you are very lucky.
Mewtwo is also known as the final Pokemon Let's Go "boss". It is located in the Cerulean Cave and you'll know that it is the shiny version of the character by its green body. In order to enter the Cerulean Cave, Pokemon trainers are forced to battle all the way through the Kanto region. Once they get here, players will have to defeat the Elite Four and only after this step is completed Pokemon fans will have the possibility to catch Mewtwo.
If you see the character, hurry up and save the game before you get to the encounter. If you don't do this, you might never find Mewtwo's shiny form. Also, remember that as you advance through the quest, you could get variations generated every time you load the game, but eventually you will meet the long awaited character.
Some advantages like Shiny Charm and Catch Combo can help you, but the odds are still low. We mention this because every Pokemon Let's Go player who starts the quest of finding Shiny Mewtwo should be patient. It could take a long time until he or she adds this character to the collection.


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Azerbaijan's MFA hosts exhibition dedicated to 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan-Italy diplomatic relations - PHOTO
On May 6, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan hosted an event and exhibition on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Italian Republic, News.az reports citing the Ministry.
The event was attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Italian Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the embassy staff.
The event began with the national anthems of both countries.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov said that relations between Azerbaijan and Italy are based on historical roots and traditions of friendship, and relations have developed dynamically in all directions over the past 30 years. The Deputy Minister stressed that the two countries have a multidimensional strategic partnership in political, economic, trade, energy, humanitarian and other fields. Kh.Khalafov noted with satisfaction Italy's position based on international law and justice during the 44-day Patriotic War. In conclusion, the Deputy Minister conveyed his congratulations on the occasion of a significant day and wished peace, tranquility and prosperity to the peoples of both countries.
Speaking later at the event, Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Claudio Taffuri proudly noted the achievements in the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Italy over the past 30 years and expressed congratulations on this significant occasion. The ambassador noted with satisfaction the high-level cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy in various areas. At the same time, the Ambassador referred to the intensification of people-to-people contacts between the two countries, noting with satisfaction the expansion of cooperation, especially in the field of education.
At the end of the event, the participants got acquainted with a photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Italy.
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Energy Agency Rejects Trump Bid to Boost Coal, Nuclear Power
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo,Energy Secretary Rick Perry listens during a hearing about the electrical grid, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 8, 2018, rejected a Trump administration plan to ...
WASHINGTON - An independent energy agency on Monday rejected a Trump administration plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to boost the struggling coal industry.
The decision by the Republican-controlled Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was unexpected and comes amid repeated promises by Trump to revive coal as the nation's top power source. The industry has been besieged by multiple bankruptcies and a steady loss of market share as natural gas and renewable energy flourish.
The energy commission said in its decision that despite claims by the administration to the contrary, there's no evidence that any past or planned retirements of coal-fired power plants pose a threat to reliability of the nation's electric grid.
Even so, the five-member commission said it will review the resilience of the nation's electric grid and requested information within 60 days from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators that oversee the grid. The panel said it expects to "promptly decide" whether additional action is needed.
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A large field of coal is stored on the property of Dominon Energy's Chesterfield Power station in Chester, Virginia, Dec. 4, 2017.
The Trump administration's plan, outlined last fall by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, was opposed by an unusual coalition of business and environmental groups that frequently disagree with each other. Dow Chemical, Koch Industries and U.S. Steel Corp. stood with environmentalists in opposing the plan to reward nuclear and coal-fired power plants for adding reliability to the nation's power grid.
Eight former federal energy regulators — including five former energy commission chairs — criticized the plan, saying it would disrupt electricity markets and raise prices, especially in the Northeast and Midwest.
Perry thanked the energy panel Monday for addressing his proposal, which he said had initiated a national debate on the resiliency of the nation's electric system.
"What is not debatable is that a diverse fuel supply, especially with onsite fuel capability, plays an essential role in providing Americans with reliable, resilient and affordable electricity, particularly in times of weather-related stress like we are seeing now," Perry said.
Perry was referring to his proposal to compensate power plant owners that maintain a 90-day fuel supply protected against severe weather and other disruptions, a feature shared by coal and nuclear power. Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power have far less storage capacity.
Critics said the weakness of Perry's plan was shown by a recent cold snap that gripped the East Coast. Instead of plunging the eastern seaboard into cold darkness, the storm caused relatively few outages, including one that shut down a nuclear power plant in Massachusetts.
"Rick Perry's scheme to prop up aging nuclear and dirty coal plants was never about making sure the lights and heat stayed on," said John Moore, an energy policy expert for the Natural Resources Defense Council. "It was about protecting the bank accounts of plant owners at the expense of everyday Americans."
The exact cost of Perry's plan is unknown, but critics say it could have resulted in subsidies to coal and nuclear plants worth billions of dollars.
Environmental groups said the administration's plan would boost dirty and dangerous fuels, while non-coal and nuclear energy providers warned about interference in the free market and manufacturers that use huge amounts of electricity complained about higher energy prices. Tech giant Apple weighed in Monday against the proposal, saying it would inhibit innovation and competition and interfere with plans to increase use of "clean energy" such as wind and solar power.
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In its decision, the five-member energy panel essentially agreed with critics who said there was no evidence of a threat to the grid's day-to-day reliability that would justify the action Perry was seeking. Perry's request to FERC came after he denied a coal industry request to issue an emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants that complained they were overburdened by environmental rules and market stresses.
Trump committed to the measure in private conversations last summer with top coal executives. But the White House eventually agreed with Perry's decision to reject the proposed two-year moratorium on closures of coal-fired power plants — an action that would have been an unprecedented federal intervention in the nation's energy markets.
Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp., the nation's largest privately owned coal company, had sought the order. CEO Robert Murray warned Trump that failing to act would cause thousands of coal miners to be laid off and threatened the viability of his largest customer, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Solutions.
Murray Energy could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
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"They voted 5-0 to address resiliency. I think it's a very important first step," he said.
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Nevada Highway Patrol adopts Nevada State Police as new name
State troopers who police traffic violations will no longer be called the Nevada Highway Patrol and from now on will be referred to as the Nevada State Police.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that all of their divisions are now designated as part of the state police to avoid confusion about the role and purview of officers.
"By using the State Police designation, the department can realign into a more effective and efficient entity that clarifies the role of the Nevada State Police," department spokesperson Charles Castor said in a statement.
The department employs parole and probation officers, Capitol police, investigators and the state fire marshal, but most residents interact with department officers who are part of the Nevada Highway Patrol. Highway patrol troopers serve as traffic officers off and on highways and also perform traditional police functions in parts of rural Nevada.
State lawmakers authorized the name change earlier this year. The department plans to gradually phase out Highway Patrol-branded vehicles and change it social media handles to reflect the change in the weeks ahead.


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Q: webdynpro abap get cookies I have a requirement where I need to embed an external application into webDynpro ABAP, which I am planning to embed using IFrame.
I also need to read the cookie information from this external application into WebDynpro ABAP.
Any ideas how this can be achieved ?

A: There's an IFrame component you can use to embed the external app.
WDA does not provide access to cookies though (and unless both apps are on the same domain, they wouldn't be able to access eachothers cookies anyway).

A: I would suggest a bit ancient technique, but it actually works:

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*create BSP app on your SAP server with frameset and two frames

*one frame will have 100% height and it will contain your external app

*other frame will have zero height (so it will be invisible) and it will contain view of your BSP application and javascript code

*view will contain form with hidden fields

*javascript code will get cookies from visible frame and fill the values into the hidden fields and submit the form (this is the place, which assume you can reach content from frame to frame, otherwise you will face cross-site-scripting issue)

*BSP application on ABAP side will receive the cookie values this way as form data and can deliver it on server side somehow to webdynpro application (through shared memory or something)

Does this sound like a solution?

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Q: How to make a larger {}? I have this equation:
$$P^{-1}(C) = \{\vec{x} = (x_{1:n},x_{n+1}) \in \mathbf{R}^{n+1} \mid \frac{x_{1:n}}{x_{n+1}} \in C , x_{n+1} > 0\}$$

but the {} brackets  and the | sizes aren't auto adjusted, I found a post which doesn't work, and even $\sfrac$ doesn't work for me.

A: The size of curly braces and the vertical bar is not automatically adjusted because you're not using \left and \right (and \middle, here).  Try this and I think it will work as you want it (you should consider inserting some horizontal space, see @Mico's comment):
\[
P^{-1}(C) = \left\{
              \vec{x} = (x_{1:n},x_{n+1}) \in \mathbf{R}^{n+1}
            \middle|
              \frac{x_{1:n}}{x_{n+1}} \in C , x_{n+1} > 0
            \right\}
\]

I don't think that the packages you have installed are related to your problem.  In any case, if you want to see the exact packages that your latex file uses, you have to look at the log file.
If you want to use \sfrac you will have to use the xfrac package.  Add the following line to your preamble:
\usepackage{xfrac}


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States gearing up for higher wages
Workers in four states may be getting a raise post-Election Day, with initiatives to raise the minimum wage heading to a vote. Arizona, Colorado and Maine all have ballot measures to hike local wages to $12 an hour, while Washington State voters will consider $13.80 an hour. All increases are to be phased in gradually by the year 2020.
The pendulum seems to be swinging in favor of higher wages nationally, where 29 states and Washington, D.C., now have minimum wages above the federal level of $7.25 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been stagnant since 2009, but the Obama Administration has taken steps to offer workers better protections during that time period; the Department of Labor, for example, enacted sweeping changes on overtime regulations. In less than a month, on December 1, more than four million salaried employees earning $23,660 to $47,476 each year will be eligible for overtime pay.
While economists continue to debate whether or not higher pay is good for business, employers like Wal-mart, Target, and Facebook have offered higher pay to workers in recent years. And both presidential candidates agree that a raise of the minimum wage is in order: Republican nominee Donald Trump has proposed $10 an hour, while Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton supports a wage of $12 an hour, and $15 an hour in cities and municipalities where that is economically feasible.
Since 2000, every ballot initiative that's been put in front of voters to increase the minimum wage has succeeded.
Laura Huizar
staff attorney for the National Employment Law Project
Wage advocates like Laura Huizar, staff attorney for the New York City-based nonprofit National Employment Law Project, hope to see all four state ballot initiatives pass next week.
"State and local action is putting more pressure on the federal government. The growing support for higher wages across the country is showing that you can increase wages and improve communities, improve conditions for families and workers .... There's a strong message that Congress should do something," Huizar says. "In recent years, since 2000, every ballot initiative that's been put in front of voters to increase the minimum wage has succeeded."
If you are going to occupy someone's time for 40 hours a week, you ought to provide them with a wage that is sufficient for them to at least get by
Judy Amabile
owner of Product Architects, Inc.
In Boulder, Colorado, Judy Amabile, owner of Product Architects, Inc., said she's supporting the ballot initiative to hike wages to$12 an hour by 2020 from the state's current rate of $8.31. Although she already pays workers above the minimum, starting at $12 an hour, Amabile says it's simply the right thing to do.
"We see that as a fundamental fairness issue," she says. "If you are going to occupy someone's time for 40 hours a week, you ought to provide them with a wage that is sufficient for them to at least get by, put a roof over their head and put food on their table."
When she began paying her entry level workers more several years ago, Amabile expected labor costs to increase at the business, which manufactures water bottles. But costs per worker went down, while retention went up. People were working harder and calling out sick less.
But not everyone on Main Street is behind the push for higher wages. The National Federation of Independent Business, a conservative lobbying group based in Washington, D.C., recently saw its uncertainty index hit at 42-year high for small businesses, the owners of which are increasingly concerned about issues like higher pay.
"[Small business owners] are very worried about hikes in the minimum wage, rising health-care costs under Obamacare. They can't raise prices, so they won't be able to absorb higher labor costs," says Juanita Duggan, President and CEO of the NFIB.
Huizar disagrees, noting that more money for workers can lead to an economic boost, which benefits Main Street.
"Businesses know firsthand that more money in the pockets of workers will mean more money for those workers to spend at local businesses," she says.


This case involves a company that was a wholly owned subsidiary of a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company headquartered in the South. The company submitted a $7.1 million bid for a state highway design and construction project. The company agreed with a competitor not to compete by designating that it would submit the low bid and the competitor would submit a higher complementary bid, with the company subcontracting a portion of the project to the competitor after the company won the contract. The CEO of the company made the agreement the night before bids on highway projects were to be opened by the state transportation department. A cocktail party was held at a local hotel and attended by in-state contractors to discuss privately who would submit a low bid on the project the next day and who else would overbid. The CEO and his company were charged with antitrust violations and construction bid rigging.
Can a contractor make a private agreement with another contractor about who will win the bid on a highway construction project?
Bid rigging occurs when a contractor conspires with several other contractors to determine, before bidding on a public contract, which contractor will receive the contract. Bid rigging has been going on in the construction industry for decades and the process is usually an informal one conducted discreetly, where one contractor simply inquires of another whether they are interested in a particular project. Then, the contractors enter into a "gentleman's agreement" not to submit competitive bids on the project. Instead, the contractors predetermine who will win the bid. When the government is faced with a possible case involving bid rigging, they usually look for signs of anti-competitive behavior. The most common signs that bid rigging is going on are (1) where the same company always wins a certain procurement; (2) where companies bid higher on some bids than others with no apparent reasons; (3) where a successful bidder subcontracts work to the unsuccessful bidders; and (4) where a company withdraws its successful bid and later is subcontracted work by the new winning bidder. This particular case constitutes bid-rigging and would be considered fraud as it is a form of price fixing and market allocation with regards to a commercial contract.


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Chip shortage forces more production cuts by GM, Ford
Chip shortage has already been rippling through various markets since last summer
April 9, 2021	By The Associated Press, Detroit
The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.
The shutdowns likely will crimp dealer inventory of vehicles made at the plants. GM says it has managed to keep humming factories that make hot-selling and very profitable full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
"GM continues to leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our most popular and in-demand products," the company said Thursday in a statement.
Source: Ford Oakville Assembly Plant
The chip shortage has already been rippling through various markets since last summer. It has made it difficult for schools to buy enough laptops for students forced to learn from home, delayed the release of popular products such as the iPhone 12 and created mad scrambles to find the latest video game consoles, such as the PlayStation 5.
But things have been getting even worse in recent weeks, particularly in the auto industry, where factories are shutting down because there aren't enough chips to finish building vehicles that are starting to look like computers on wheels. The problem was recently compounded by a grounded container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, choking off chips headed from Asia to Europe.
These snags are likely to frustrate consumers who can't find the vehicle they want and sometimes find themselves settling for a lower-end models without as many fancy electronic features. And it threatens to leave a big dent in the auto industry, which by some estimates stands to lose $60 billion in sales during the first half of his year.
Production severely impacted
GM said that the cuts will take place at its Spring Hill, Tennessee; Ramos Arizpe, Mexico; Ingersoll, Ontario; Fairfax, Kansas; Lansing, Michigan, Delta Township; and Lansing, Michigan, Grand River factories.
Spring Hill, which makes the Cadillac XT5, XT6 and GMC Acadia SUVs, will shut down the weeks of April 12 and 19. Production of the Chevrolet Blazer at Ramos Arizpe will stop for a week on April 19, while the Lansing Grand River plant, which makes the Chevrolet Camaro and Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans, will stay shut down through the week of April 26.
Shut downs galore
The Lansing Delta Township plant will be down for a week starting April 19, cutting production of the Chevy Traverse and Buick Enclave SUVs, while the Ontario and Kansas plants will be shut down through the week of May 10. Both have been idle since the week of Feb. 8. The Ontario plant makes the Chevrolet Equinox SUV, while the Kansas plant manufactures the Chevy Malibu sedan and Cadillac XT4 SUV.
Also Thursday, Ford said it would shut down its Chicago, Flat Rock, Michigan, and the Transit van side of the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri, during the week of April 12. But seven U.S. plants will run through the two traditional summer shutdown weeks in late June and early July. The Chicago plant makes the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs, while Flat Rock makes the Mustang sports car.
Volkswagen and Honda hit hardest
GM expects the chip shortage to cost it up to $2 billion in pretax profits this year from lost production and sales. Ford is bracing for a similar blow. In addition to GM and Ford, Nissan, Stellantis, Volkswagen and Honda seem to have been hit the hardest.
IHS Markit estimates that from January through March, the chip shortage reduced North American auto production by about 100,000 vehicles. In January of last year, before the pandemic, the U.S. auto industry had enough vehicles to supply 77 days of demand. By February of 2021 it was down almost 30% to 55 days. Edmunds.com says discounts are down and prices for new and used vehicles are up.
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wheatear - Upper parts bluish grey; wings and wing-coverts, centre and extremity of the tail, feet, bill, and area comprising the nostrils, eyes, and ears, black; base and lower portion of the side of the tail pure white; chin, forehead, stripe over the eye, and under parts, white. In autumn, upper parts reddish brown and tail feathers tipped with white. Female: upper parts ash-brown tinged with yellow; stripe over the eye dingy. Length, six and a half inches.
To those who are attracted to solitary, desert places, who find in wildness a charm superior to all others, the wheatear, conspicuous in black and white and bluish grey plumage, is a familiar figure - a pretty little wild friend; for he, too, prefers the uncultivated wastes, the vast downs, the mountain slopes, and the stony barren uplands. He is one of the earliest, if not the first, of the summer migrants to arrive on our shores. They appear early in March, sometimes at the end of February, on the south and east coasts, after crossing the Channel by night or during the early hours of the morning. They come in ' rushes,' at intervals of two or three days. In the morning they are seen in thousands; but after a few hours' rest these travellers hurry on to their distant breeding-grounds, and perhaps for a day or two scarcely a bird will be visible; then another multitude appears, and so on, until the entire vast army has distributed itself far and wide over the British area, from the Sussex and Dorset coasts to the extreme North of Scotland and the Hebrides, the Orkneys, and Shetlands. The return migration begins early in August, and lasts until the middle of September. During this period the downs on the Sussex coast form a great camping-ground of the wheatears, and they are then taken in snares by the shepherds for the markets. Most of the birds taken are young; they are excessively fat, and are esteemed a great delicacy. The wheatear harvest has, however, now dwindled down to something very small compared with former times; it astonishes us to read in Pennant that a century and a quarter ago eighteen hundred dozens of these birds were annually taken in the neighbourhood of Eastbourne alone. The great decrease in the number of wheatears is no doubt due to the reclamation of waste lands, where this bird finds the conditions suited to it. To a variety of climates it is able to adapt itself: the vast area it inhabits includes almost the whole continent of Europe, from the hot south to the furthermost north; and westwards its range extends to Iceland, Greenland, and Labrador. But cultivation it cannot tolerate: when the plough comes the wheatear vanishes. Fortunately, there must always be waste and desert places - the scattered areas on mountain-sides, barren moors and downs, and rocky coasts, that cannot be made productive. In such spots the wheatear is an unfailing summer companion, and at once attracts attention by his appearance and motions. He is fond of perching on a rock, stone wall, or other elevation, but seldom alights on bushes and trees. He runs rapidly and freely on the ground, and, pausing at intervals and standing erect, moves his tail deliberately up and down. He flies readily, his rump and tail flashing white aa he rises; and after going but a short distance, flying close to the ground, he alights again, and jerks and fans his tail two or three times. He feeds on grubs, small beetles, and other insects picked up from the ground, but also pursues and catches flying insects. He has a short, sharp call-note that sounds like two pieces of stone struck smartly together; hence the name of ' stone-clatter,' by which he is known in some localities. His short and simple song would attract little attention in groves and gardens; it is charming on account of the barren, silent situations it is heard in. It gives life to the solitude, and is a love-song, accompanied by pretty gesture? and motions, and is frequently uttered as the bird hovers in the air.
The wheatear breeds in a cavity under a stone, or in a hole or crevice in a stone wall; also in cairns and in the cavities in peat- stacks, and occasionally in a disused rabbit-burrow or under a clod of earth. The nest is made of dry grass, loosely put together and slightly lined with some soft material - moss and rootlets, rabbits' fur, horsehair, or wool, or feathers. From four to seven eggs are laid, pale greenish blue in colour, in some cases faintly marked with purplish specks at the large end.
The wheatear, owing to its wide distribution in this country, is known by a variety of local names in different districts; of these may be mentioned fallowchat, whitetail, stone-cracker, chack-bird, and clod-hopper.
Two other species of the genus Saxicola have been included in the list of British birds. These are the black-throated wheatear (Saxicola strapazind), of which a single specimen has been obtained, and the desert wheatear (Saxicola desertt), of which two or three specimens have been shot.


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NINJAGO news – Lloyd Garmadon has a blog!
Today was almost the best day of my life. I was eating breakfast when a package came from my grandmummy and it was filled with bright, sticky candy! At my boarding school for bad boys it's REALLY, REALLY hard to get any candy or fun toys because they're always busy teaching us how to pull tricks and take over the world and stuff. I was about to smush my face full of candy when that bully Finn saw me and his face had a big smirk on it. He got up from his seat at the next table over and grabbed the candy away, using his powers to turn it into crawly bugs and worms. Disgusting! I yelled, "HEYYY, MY CANDY!" He laughed, looking around at his friends, and then he pointed to his t-shirt that read "Evil Geniuses Don't Cry." Everyone was laughing. I had to get out of there before he decided to stick me in the trash bin again.
I hid in an empty classroom and thought of a plan. What was the word for that called? I have to try and remember all the words from my Villain Vocabulary List. Plotted, that's right. So I sat there and I plotted. I was going to leave Darkley's Boarding School for Bad Boys and never come back, AND I was going to get more candy. Everyone knows the first rule of any mission is to dress really scary, so I picked the lock on the teacher's closet and found an extra cape and a black helmet to wear. There were also some stuff the teachers took away from us, like a rubber band, rubber snakes, and a soccer ball. Rubber snakes! That was it! They looked just like Serpentine. HISS!
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thanks so much!! I looked for this (the lego club magazine for January mentioned it) but I couldn't find it and would never have thought to looka again!!
Admin, you actually can acsses older blogs. hit the veiw more button after you've go to inside scoop.
Admin, i realy think you should make a post on the summer spinners and boosters!
Admin do you have any way of knowing what the new cards will be ahead of time?
Wow I was a brat back then.
Ya I book marked lloyds blog!! it Awsome !!!
Wow i really was a candy-lover those days but now im the real GREEN NINJA!!!! I've seen Kai get real jealous but i dont blame them,Hey…speaking about ninja time to get training WAIT PYTHOR AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! SHGYUJDASHB.
To Lloyd Garmadon everybody loves candy!
Ninjago is awesome!!! Spoiler ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!! The dragons come back and garmadon stops the great devouer with the 4 weapons of spinjitzu! Epic episode! Episode 13 day of the great devouer.
Oh by the way, At toysrus you can some of the summer sets spinners and booster packs for sale.
LIKE LOL THAT IS DOWNRIGHT HILARIOUS!
תודה לך על הקישור, אני מקווה לקבל עדכון ומתי שיהיה חלק 3 מקווה שתעלה אותו כי הבלוג של לויד מדהים וזו הדמות החביבה עליי!
Question: When Lloyd was a boarding school for bad children he wore the uniform of the school as other children there?
Okay, thank you. Also some say they pulled him out of school for bad children because of missing the morale and the desire to be an evil genius villain, or something like that.
Yes, that thug named Finn took his sweets. Nice blog, will be part 3?
Yeah, it is same in Malaysia.
esse é o pior desenho que já criaram, ridiculo, eca tenho nojo desse desenho podre!!!!!!!!!!
I made a blog of it.It has more posts.Click my name!
That's funny how you made a "Lloyd blog" but I know how he would really type if he even had a blog. I'm guessing this is based off of young Lloyd, not the new season. Sorry for my criticism, I'm just so to say… "in the now".
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Craving Authority? Try These 4 Straightforward LinkedIn Strategies
By Jeff Clarke
Although it's probably the most buttoned-up of the major social networks, LinkedIn is by no means static.
It counts more than 450 million users worldwide, including 130 million in the U.S., so it's clear that LinkedIn has a sophisticated, plugged-in, and growing user base. And unlike Facebook, where you're just as likely to run into crazy Aunt Sally as Sandra Q. CEO, LinkedIn users are professionals with receptiveness to well-packaged B2B marketing materials.
Despite LinkedIn's advantages as a B2B marketing tool, though, content marketers have been slow to move away from a networking-centric view of the platform and accept its authority-building, lead-generating power. If you're ready to take the leap and integrate LinkedIn into your content marketing campaign, start with these four straightforward strategies:
1. Actively manage your LinkedIn presence.
LinkedIn isn't a passive medium. The platform's most productive marketers share three to four posts per weekday, which translates to 60 to 80 posts per month.
If that sounds like a daunting goal, remember that not each of those posts needs to be a new, original post from your company. Instead, break up original and advertorial content with curated articles from trusted publishers and thought leaders.
Rely on the 4-1-1 rule. For every self-serving or promotional piece of content you post, you should share one piece of relevant content (such as a post from a competitor) and repost four pieces of original, interesting content (such as industry-related blog posts).
With frequently published, authoritative, varied content serving as the backbone of your LinkedIn marketing efforts, follow these other best practices for an active, engaging presence:
Respond to comments on company page posts.
Check on your posts daily to respond to any comments, positive or negative. Remember to practice basic social media etiquette: A measured response to an off-color comment can do wonders for your image.
Don't operate in a vacuum.
LinkedIn may be full of potential sales leads to be generated, but it's a classic mistake for your team to concentrate firepower on prospects only. Engaging with your current and future partners' posts and reposting to your own profile signals that you're an active, engaged, and influential player in your niche. That perception goes a long way toward establishing authority.
Maximize conversions with targeted updates.
LinkedIn is ideal for segmenting your marketing campaign and speaking directly to specific buyer personas. Use its filters to target updates to prospects in particular geographic areas, industries, roles, demographic groups, and more.
2. Enlist your employees as brand stewards.
Your employees know more about what your company does than anyone else. They're also, hopefully, its biggest fans and evangelists. So why not use their collective knowledge base and passion to build authority on LinkedIn?
Here are some efficient, painless ways to activate your employees:
Set up a rotating employee guest-posting schedule.
Sure, your marketing team is adept at spinning raw information into compelling stories, but why limit your content creation to one department when you can crowdsource content from a company full of talented experts? Set up a guest-posting operation that taps into employees' strengths and leads to fresh ideas — but don't expect your senior engineer to know the ins and outs of your style guide. Prepare to help your team bring ideas to life to establish authority and engage your team (and LinkedIn audience) at the same time.
Use LinkedIn as a recruiting tool.
One LinkedIn study found that 56 percent of job seekers cited a company's "reputation as a great place to work" as the most important factor when evaluating potential employers. And who better to testify to that than employees? When companies are competing with other industry leaders for top talent, the ones that stand out are those whose employees have strong profiles that they use to actively share their company's content and communicate a consistent brand message. (Bonus points if that content paints a clear picture of what it's like to work at your company.)
3. View your LinkedIn company page as an extension of your main website.
LinkedIn accounts for 46 percent of all social media visits to company sites, and two in three marketers rate it the most effective platform. It's no wonder more than 90 percent of B2B marketers prefer it to other social media platforms.
These insights loudly and clearly demonstrate that LinkedIn is an effective traffic- and lead-generation tool. So effective, in fact, that you can think of it less as another social network and more as a landing page or even extension of your main website.
In addition, LinkedIn profiles (for both individuals and companies) have a high domain authority. Typically appearing on the first search engine results page, they're an ideal source of authority-building links to your blog or main site.
Beyond its impressive search placement, traffic, and lead-generation statistics, LinkedIn is the social media platform best suited for building thought leadership — it's a long-form medium that naturally facilitates authoritative content production.
By opening its publishing platform to all users, LinkedIn made it easier than ever for professionals to create and distribute content to targeted audiences. Even better, that's what the platform's users actually want.
Whatever your feelings about whitepaper-length articles on LinkedIn, regularly publishing ungated, highly authoritative content on the platform positions you as a resource in front of audiences who are looking for your expertise. And if you follow best practices for publishing on LinkedIn, you can direct qualified traffic to your website or company blog for more insights.
4. Game LinkedIn's internal visibility algorithm.
To turn your LinkedIn profile into a lead generation machine, you need to make sure your prospects are actually seeing your profile. According to Pattison, the average LinkedIn status update reaches about a quarter of the poster's follower base.
It helps to post at optimal times of day, such as during the morning and early afternoon. But there are additional steps you can take to maximize the visibility of individual posts and your profile:
Optimize post headers and profile text.
According to AJ Kumar, LinkedIn's internal algorithm relies heavily on keywords to assign relevance to profile, page, and post text. Therefore, the rules for keyword-optimizing your LinkedIn content are similar to the rules that govern traditional SEO. Geotargeted, industry-specific terms are particularly important in post and page headers as well as in the first 100 to 200 words of each post.
Complete your profile.
Pay attention to LinkedIn's profile completion tracker. It should be at or close to 100 percent. Complete or nearly complete profiles and company pages are more visible than incomplete ones.
Leverage LinkedIn groups.
The benefits of LinkedIn groups are twofold. First, participating in multiple groups boosts your overall level of profile activity, making you and your company appear more engaged and trustworthy. Groups are also great places to find new, relevant connections and boost your follower count — another key metric for LinkedIn's algorithm.
Attract likes and shares.
Although LinkedIn keeps the specifics of its visibility algorithm close to the vest, individual posts that garner more likes and shares tend to perform better than content that doesn't attract engagement. As always, strive for compelling topics, catchy ledes, and well-written or -curated material.
While these tried-and-true strategies for building LinkedIn authority are likely to remain relevant for a long time to come, others are sure to emerge in the months and years to come. Who knows — it might be you who uncovers the next big LinkedIn marketing hack.
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About Jeff Clarke
Jeff Clarke is a contributor and social media marketer who is always looking to test new platforms and strategies to expand reach.


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Digital photograph (colour); view of painted rock art showing top: two red figures facing right, left side arm behind body and right side arm raised; bodies are decorated with white spots and wearing garments, bracelets, arm bands and necklace. Heads display elaborate coiffure/headdress (?). Small figure (child?) follows behind. Top right: faded white Barbary sheep facing right. Top left: white circular shape with 'spokes'. Bottom left: white quadruped outlined in red (camel?) facing left with rider; to right is white quadruped (?) outlined in red facing right with scalloped backline and horn (?). Red Barbary sheep with elaborate horns faces left with front legs superimposing white and outlined-in-red male antelope facing right; another quadruped outlined in red superimposed by back legs of Barbary sheep. On right: jellyfish-like white oval shape outlined in red with internal patterns and dependent vertical rays hanging from underside. Round Head Period. Tam Zoumaitak, Algeria. Scanned
Photographed by: David Coulson MBE
30 December 1997 (original photograph)
17 April 2006 (date digitized)
Photographed in: Tam Zoumaitak
File size: 120 megabytes
Resolution: 300 dots per inch
Detail of 2013,2034.4171.
Algeria is Africa's largest country and most of it falls within the Sahara Desert. It also hosts a rich rock art concentration. Most of the sites are found in the south east of the country near its borders with Libya and Niger but there are also important concentrations in the Algerian Maghreb and in the Hoggar Mountains in the central south. The most renowned of all these areas is the Tassili n'Ajjer (meaning 'plateau of chasms') in the south east. Water and sand erosion have carved out a landscape of thin passageways, large arches, and high-pillared rocks, described as "forests of stone" by French archaeologist and ethnographer Henri Lhote. The resulting undercuts at cliff bases have created rock shelters with smooth walls ideal for painting and engraving. The Ajjer plateau rises to approximately 500-600 metres above the plain of Djanet, an oasis city, and capital of Djanet District, in Illizi Province, southeast Algeria. The region has been inhabited since Neolithic times, when the environment was much wetter and sustained a wider extent of flora and fauna as witnessed in the numerous rock paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer. Classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 and Biosphere Reserve in 1986, Tassili n'Ajjer covers a vast area of desert landscape in southern Algeria, stretching from the Niger and Libyan border area, north and east of Djanet, as far as Illizi and Amguid, covering an area of 72,000 sq. km. More than 15,000 rock paintings and engravings, dating back as far as 12,000 years are located in this region and have made Tassili world famous for this reason. The art depicts herds of cattle and large wild animals such as giraffe and elephant, as well as human activities such as hunting and dancing. The area is especially famous for its Round Head paintings which were first described and published by Henri Lhote in the 1950s. Thought to date from around 9,000 years old, some of these paintings are the largest found on the African continent, measuring up to 13 feet in height.
painted rock art
personal-ornament
headgear/hairstyle
camel (?)
Topographic representation of: Tam Zoumaitak (The rock shelter is located above a dry streambed that still flows after rain.)
Topographic representation of: Tassili n'Ajjer
Donated by: Trust for African Rock Art
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Additional IDs
Previous owner/ex-collection number: ALGDJA0030013 (TARA number)


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How to Craft your Technology Mission Statement with ease
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While a school vision statement describes what a schools wants to achieve over a period of time, a mission statement is used to define the aim and the purpose of the school in a shorter period of time. Technology mission statement for schools should be broad enough and diverse enough to cover the educational priorities in and ICT-dominated era. It too forms a key part of your school ICT policy.
The first thing which you need to do is to isolate the objectives in the school's technology plan. You then need to determine specific school objectives as they relate to technological innovation.
An example given by Hughes and Burke (2014, p. 17) demonstrates the type of statement which you need for a primary school:
"We believe that using technology effectively for teaching and learning fosters motivation and engagement, and prepares students to navigate the 21st century world. Our students will be proficient at using technology for specific-purposes, critically analysing online information and producing a wide variety of digital texts."
The key criteria which this statements addresses includes:
That technology use in teaching and learning is important for students in today's digital world;
Identifies what the students will be able to do.
WHAT DOES IT NOT ADDRESS?
The technology mission statement fails to take note of how students will be able to become more engaged, critical and proficient with their use of technology. It focuses on technology as a connector for community building and it stresses the importance of the digital skills the students will gain.
Drafting the Technology Mission Statement for Schools
The mission statement typically accompanies the schools vision statement and like it, should be revised accordingly. This is important because "give educators stronger motivation and provide parents with a clearer picture of what the school values. … A clear vision and a common mission that identify the kind of learning to be achieved can help keep the school and the efforts of its staff and students on target" (Peterson, 1995, as cited in Gabriel & Farmer, 2020).
The process of drafting mission statement for schools is the same for your school vision statement. It is ideal to share examples of other mission statements from schools and discuss the good and the bad points. This should not be done individually, but as a leadership team. Questions such as the following will help lead the discussion:
What patterns do you see in the statements?
Are the statements specific enough?
Do the statements simply state a belief, or do they express a purpose for existence?
Do the statements clarify what action steps students and staff will be expected to take to achieve the vision?
Do the statements clarify how staff will engage in improvement efforts?
Your mission statement should encompass:
Values of all the staff;
The actions that the school will take and;
The areas the school will address such as curriculum and assessment.
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