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An Attitude of Gratitude
At The Rhoades School we foster an attitude of gratitude in our school community by engaging in service learning. Service learning experiences occur when the service is tied to curriculum and instruction.
Our students engage in ongoing reflection before, during and after the service learning project. Our students are challenged to consider various viewpoints and value diverse backgrounds. One benefit of participating in service learning for students is that it gives them an opportunity to have a voice in what projects address community needs and/or have personal relevance and meaning to either individuals or groups in our local and global community.
In the Lower School, students work with their classroom teachers on a variety of projects such the Empty Bowls Project, an international campaign to end hunger. In 2018-19, students learned about vermicomposting from the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation and started a composting garden project. In the Middle School, through the advisory program, students participate in and reflect on service projects at Camp Pendleton, and Casa de Amistad, serving low-income English language learners.
Middle school students may also enroll in the Girl Rising club, a global movement for education equality. We also provide students, parents and faculty with school-wide service learning opportunities such as Feeding America.
Middle School 2019-2020 Service Learning Project – Water for South Sudan
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Lower School: TK - 5th Grade
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Middle School: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
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Merry Christmas From the Official Escape From Corporate America Blog!
Whether you are raising a daughter, looking out for a niece or overseeing the well-being of a granddaughter or neighbor, this article on Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured) sharing her thoughts about how to raise a trail-blazing daughter will inspire you.
Elizabeth Gore (pictured), entrepreneur-in-residence at the Dell computer company, wrote a letter to both main USA presidential candidates prior to November 8th, which urged the next president to take steps that would make it easier for businesses owned by women to grow.
Read the letter, headlined, What We Need to Succeed, and take a look at the article.
Women are making it happen, building businesses, fostering collaboration and mastering the world of social media. We're good. We're best at what we do.
Discover what women who started small businesses with BIG ambition are doing these days.
To commemorate Women's Entrepreneurship Day (11/19), here are 30 quotes from successful and powerful women entrepreneurs that will inspire and motivate you.
Pat yourselves on the back too for all your great work.
Below are a few organizations that work to fight for the rights of our most vulnerable populations, and ways you can volunteer or donate to make sure they are able to work harder than ever. Another one not mentioned on the list that I am involved in is Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global.
We started this blog, Escape From Corporate America, because so many women are fed up with Corporate America. Yet, many women decide to stay in Corporate America by choice because whatever the setbacks in their careers, these challenges often provide useful leadership lessons that help propel their ascent and success. That's the case with a new book by Joann S. Lublin.
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Joann S. Lublin, author of the new book, Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World, shares many real-life and compelling stories about workplace experiences and moving up advice from more than 50 corporate female leaders. Some of the inspirational leaders featured in the book include Mary Dillon, CEO of Ultra, Virginia Rometty, CEO of IBM, and Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, to name just a few.
Whether you are an entrepreneur or corporate executive and you want to know what to do or what not to do when you confront the challenges of the workplace, this book offers great practical advice in every chapter that will help you navigate the business world. You can be smart about good choices and you can be candid about mistakes -- but the point is you must willing to put yourself out there, be courageous, take chances, and earn what you deserve.
And for my men readers, please read this book. We need you to help us succeed in business and in the executive suite. Your mothers, wives, daughters, nieces and granddaughters will applaud you for your effort and support. I will too.
Three out of 10 small businesses are owned by women nationally. About two percent of them have broken the $1 million mark in revenues. Why is it so hard to break into the million-dollar plus revenue range? Many think it is because women lack good outside advisors.
But the people problems run far deeper than not having outside experts. About six in 10 of the [Kaufman Foundation] survey respondents said they lacked a strong support structure within their businesses.
Artist Sylvia Sinel (pictured) said her craft is experiencing a revival. Sinel moved from Sweden three years ago and said she "found her medium" in New Zealand. In it, she wasn't afraid to start her own business. After joining the Waikato Society of Potters, she started with ceramics.
If you are in or around Chicago on Friday, October 21st, join us for the world's best little Global Small Business Forum held at 70 West Madison Street from 7:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. My company, Global TradeSource, Ltd. (GSBB Media, LLC) is hosting it. You'll hear from entrepreneurs and business owners -- men and women alike -- talking about how they expanded their businesses internationally.
Our sponsors this year are: CEI, MB Financial, TradeUp and Nixon Peabody. Without them, this program would not be possible.
To learn more and to register, visit: http://www.global smallbusinessforum.com. There's a fee involved but the good news is that you receive breakfast, lunch, all program content, and a copy of my latest Exporting book endorsed by Good to Great and Beyond Entrepreneurship best-selling author Jim Collins. Students get a substantial discount. Oh, and we are also auctioning off two really neat prizes: an iPad mini and a Mio global health watch! Eli's Cheesecake will be serving up something sweet and memorable for each attendee.
Illustration credit: @2016 GSBB Media LLC, 2nd Annual Global Small Business Forum 2016. All rights reserved.
Dun & Bradstreet and Pepperdine University have released new data showing how women-owned small businesses stack up against the national average for accessing capital.
You can access the full PCA Q3 index report here.
According to The Guardian Small Business Research Institute, women-owned businesses will create more than half of the new jobs by 2018. So the question that begs to be asked: Which U.S. presidential candidate will you vote for to support job-creating entrepreneurs like ourselves?
Read more: How Will You [Candidates] Support Job-Creating Entrepreneurs?
Screenshot: A look back on the more cordial days between Trump and Clinton.
Are You Robbing Yourself of Entrepreneurial Success?
I can't say I do any of these. Do you?
"Listen to yourself. Live your truth. Claim your sense of knowing. It's your company. Have faith in your intuitive sense of what needs your attention, when, and why. Trust yourself."
Screenshot: Reina Trust Building (Michelle Reina, PhD, pictured right, and author of the above article).
Is entrepreneurialism a skill that can be developed? It's certainly a mindset. Here are four ways you can help your daughters become entrepreneurs, not just in business, but in life. It starts with setting an example.
Women are approved for small business financing at a lower rate than men.
Women entrepreneurs also typically receive smaller loan amounts and worse loan terms than their male peers.
What's the good news? Not much when it comes to financing for female entrepreneurs. Consider this as well (as it relates to No. 1): Women are half as likely as men to be approved for loans from the Small Business Administration.
Are you an encore entrepreneur -- a man or woman over the age of 50? Like any business you start, you must write down your goals if you want to achieve them.
If you want to do it and you're willing to work hard, I've seen what success looks like," she [76-year-old Elinor Arendt] said, giving an example of her willingness to work hard. Arendt said she has been lifting weights three times a day since January 1990.
What Leads to Success in Starting a Business?
Is the following what you are thinking? When I started my business, it's what I thought.
Many people start a business thinking they will start making money immediately they open their doors - only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought.
Below, women entrepreneurs share basic steps that led to success in their businesses.
Entrepreneurship can be a grueling and solitary journey. Ask some of the women who attended a recent conference hosted by Amazon in Seattle, Washington.
For the attendees who came from 43 U.S. states, the U.K., Canada and Australia, it was a rare close encounter with the company that enables their entrepreneurial ambitions but is also the hard-to-read arbiter of a ruthlessly competitive platform.
Amazon wants to personally connect with its merchants, particularly due to the Marketplace becoming one of the main pillars of Amazon's fast growth.
New York is doing something about it.
The [New York] city is encouraging women like Rita [a retired school teacher from India] to understand they are not in this alone, that there is assistance and encouragement as they move into a new business enterprise and for many, a new role in life.
Based on a national survey of 1,000 small business owners, BofA (BAC) found that 54% of women small business owners expect their revenue to increase over the next year, compared to 48% of men. And of those surveyed, 60% of women expect to grow their business over the next five years vs. 52% of men.
True or not true? Regardless, find out what actions you can take to get your business finance ready.
...the 34-year-old mother [Ivanka Trump] of three is putting out the message that she's an up-by-her-bootstraps, entrepreneurial kind of gal, too.
Now, the big question becomes: Where does she make these dresses? I have a feeling they might not be made in the USA, which leads me to ... her father better take a more favorable position on international trade (TPP, NAFTA, etc.).
Come on ... research shows that more diverse companies are more profitable. So what gives when it comes to the old boy's network in the aftermarket automotive industry?
Several female auto business owners said it was commonly assumed they knew nothing about the industry, with customers and distributors asking to speak to men.
"It is unfortunate to say, but in the field, women are not viewed as competent by their male counterparts . . . the biggest problem is not being seen as having equal intelligence with regards to the trade," one women told Hachem [St. Clair College researcher Nour Hachem] in a focus group.
Women working in the aftermarket automotive industries say it's still a man's world.
Hopefully these issues don't apply to Mary Barra, CEO of GM.
Read more: Automotive industries still filled with barriers for women.
Are You a Chicago Woman?
Chicago Woman is a magazine and media brand that speaks directly to professional women who live, work and play in Chicago. They tell the stories that empower women, while inspiring them to live their best lives, at the office and at home. Chicago Woman was created to serve as a platform for the women who are the movers, shakers and makers in the beautiful city of Chicago (my hometown I might add :-)!
Whether you live in Chattanooga or Chicago, you'll find many of the articles featured at Chicago Woman Magazine inspiring and informative. Here's an example.
I am not a big beach reader but I love to squirrel away in my home and knock down a business book or two each week. Everyone has to find their special place to recharge. Inc. Magazine has put together a wonderful list of great reads for the summer. One I'm sure to buy is Adam Grant's "Originals." It looks fabulous.
P.P.S. Escape From Corporate America is 12 years old on July 7th. We launched EFCA on July 7, 2004. Yay to you for your interest and yay to us for keeping on, keeping on. To the future! And thank you for your readership.
It's hard to believe that women the world over running successful businesses still struggle to be taken seriously. One woman business owner who runs Australian-based Cupcake Central says "To a certain extent, I had to fake it till I make it." She goes on to say, "You have to sell the dream."
Whether you fake it till you make it or have a hard time being taken seriously, never give up.
What a sensitive topic. Who likes to talk about insolvency whether personal or professional? Best to sweep it under a carpet and move on. Not so fast. Men's and women's distinctively different roles in the economy reveals pronounced differences in the factors that cause them to go into bankruptcy.
The leading reasons for men to go bankrupt are job loss and business failure, while the most common causes for women are the breakdown of a relationship, living beyond their means and the loss of a partner's income, according to a study by R3, a professional association for insolvency practitioners.
According to a new survey, EY Global Job Creation Survey 2016, released this week, women are creating more jobs and hiring more workers than their male peers. The survey shows that job creation levels are even higher among younger women.
But what is even more exciting is that young women entrepreneurs, are leading the job creation charge.
Women younger than 35 expect to have an average 16 percent increase in their workforces this year, and 56 percent report they hired more new workers last year than expected. That's compared to 13 percent of young men who expect to grow their employee numbers this year, and 56 percent who hired more people than they anticipated last year.
How well are Kansas City women entrepreneurs actually doing in comparison to their male counterparts on business ownership? And how does Kansas City stack up against other cities and the national average?
For those of you who currently export or desire to, Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization offers monthly webinars that are no charge on how to take your business global. Full disclosure: I serve as the Executive Director of WEGG so I'll be on the webinars with you.
Learn more: WEGG Webinars Sign up for the next one on June 8th. Become a WEGG warrior.
Dequiana Jackson (pictured), CEO of Inspired Marketing, Inc., shows you how to repurpose a simple one-hour teleseminar into twelve other grand marketing vehicles.
According to the Center for American Progress, black women comprise 13 percent of the female population in the United States. Between 1997 to 2013, the number of companies created by black women nationwide grew by nearly 258 percent — and the trend is growing in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana.
The [Shreveport] Times recently sat down with four black women entrepreneurs driven by past experiences, hardship and unique circumstances.
Gloria Larkin (pictured) is president of marketing consulting company TargetGov and author of The Basic Guide to Government Contracting and The Veterans Business Guide: How to Build a Successful Government Contracting Business. In addition, she is the past National Procurement Committee co-chairwoman for Women Impacting Public Policy.
One piece of paper can accomplish more than an expensive, glossy brochure by precisely pinpointing what a company's abilities and offerings are and how they can benefit a customer.
Capability statements (word-heavy documents) help create critical first impressions and define business strategy while appealing to three layers of decision-makers: Small-business representatives, contracting officers and program managers.
"Don't use pretty pictures of people smiling, because they don't say anything to your target."
UBS has launched a philanthropic program called Elevating Entrepreneurs. The initiative serves under-resourced, high-potential companies by connecting them with people to help grow their businesses.
Our tribute to the late Prince. Beginning lyrics to his song, "Let's Go Crazy:"
To get through this thing called life ..."
May he rest in peace in purple heaven.
At the recent Women's Entrepreneur Festival, a couple hundred businesswomen came together to share their best-kept work secrets. The group discussed the sunny realities of what it's like to be at the top, or at least somewhere vaguely near it. Here are seven insider secrets they shared.
If you want to start a business, start small.
Accept that you don't know everything.
Be able to sell your vision — not just to investors, but to everyone.
Kim Kardashian and Sheryl Sandberg are two sides of the same coin.
Ever watch Shark Tank, a place where budding entrepreneurs bring their dreams to fruition? Kristen Asleson has and in the article below she talks about the importance of attitude when pitching a product.
Having a fresh, positive outlook and attitude can drive you just about anywhere. Even if you financial brilliance and an idea that would make other inventors green with jealousy, without the right attitude, you won't get too far.
Interesting twist here: The article below shares a few tips gleaned from a panel of five executive women -- yes, you read that right ... executive women, not entrepreneurs -- who have accomplished a great deal during their careers in corporate America but the conversation takes place during the Women Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship event last week at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center.
"The glass ceiling still exists in the corporate world for women and even though they have cracked the surface, it has not yet been shattered."
"The glass ceiling is alive and well," said Christann M. Vasquez, president of Dell Seton Medical Center.
"It's hard to know even within your own corporation whether you are getting fair and equitable pay," she said. But some online sites like Glassdoor can provide insight into industry salaries.
Meet the world's greatest female leaders. Forbes has put together its 2016 list of game-changing leaders, which includes 23 women.
Screenshot of Mina Guli, CEO of Thirst and one of the women featured on the list.
In the article below, learn about Grace. Not just any Grace, but amazing Grace -- the untold story.
Grace is a Gen X. She comes from humble family roots with a strong work ethic. She may not have been the high school beauty queen or the class clown, but she learned early in life that achievement brings its own rewards.
The road to entrepreneurial success is never smooth. In fact, it's quite bumpy and filled with twists and turns. Some liken it to a roller-coaster ride! Yet, there are strategies for combating what might be considered self-defeating beliefs and achieving new heights in your career.
As an Entrepreneur, What Should You Watch on TV?
As USA Today contributor Rhonda Abrams says, "Small business is the second-most admired institution in America, yet it's rare to see small business owners on television. Cops? Sure. Dysfunctional families? Plenty. Even aliens. Small business owners? Not so many."
Below, she highlights the results of asking small business owners to share their favorite TV small business characters -- from The Shark Tank to The Good Wife to The Simpsons. I know, I know, who has time for TV but you'd be surprised at how many successful entrepreneurs do. See what you are missing.
Read the entire article: Strategies: Who has the best small business on TV?
Are Black Women Entrepreneurs Not Getting Investors?
Despite Black women being the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. —owning 1.5 million businesses and generating $44 billion a year— the initial support to launch is not there. Why is that?
Black women entrepreneurs only received 0.2 percent of all venture funding in the past five years. It's as if black women entrepreneurs are not seen as innovators or women who can run successful businesses.
Loren Feldman (pictured), formerly the small business editor of The New York Times, now oversees entrepreneurship coverage at Forbes. You don't want to miss his features.
Six women entrepreneurs begin a conversation about imposter syndrome and breaking through $1 million in revenue: "Several of us had been called "that girl," as if we hadn't yet made it past puberty.
Read more: Today's Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: Can Gusto Supplant Zenefits?
Give Back. Reach Out to Help.
With 10.6 million women-owned businesses in America, there should be plenty of women mentors, right? No, there is a drought of female mentors in the United States. A survey by LinkedIn shows that only one out of five women has a mentor.
Yet, anyone who has solid business experience, particularly growing a successful business, can mentor a woman-owned start-up enterprise.
The key: You must ask.
If there is someone you have your eye on, reach out to her today to see whether she has time to mentor you.
Read more: Why women-owned startups are desperate for female mentors.
According to data from the most recent American Express OPEN Small Business Growth Pulse, 89% of small businesses indicate they invest a significant amount of their personal time in an effort to grow their business.
Six in ten (60%) small business owners say they spend a larger percentage of time working ON their business to drive growth rather than IN their business managing details.
Nearly eight-in-ten women businesses owners (78%) state growth is the top priority for their business, on par with men (80%) and small business owners overall (79%). However, while growth is a priority for women business owners they are not following through with hiring (58%) and capital investment plans (64%) at the same rate as their male counterparts (61% and 77% respectively).
Where in the World Are Women Most Likely to Found a Business?
According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2015, the number of female entrepreneurs is now significantly higher than in previous years.
Even so, it is much lower than the number of men starting new businesses. In 2012, approximately 12 percent of global startups had a female founder and this increased to 18 percent in the 2015.
Which global city grabs the top spot for women starting a business? I am proud to say it's my home town: Chicago!
Note: For women business owners who want to finance their international business activities, you might want to register for a webinar on 2/3 at 10:00 a.m. Central.
Women entrepreneurs now own 30% of all enterprises in the United States. As of 2015, there are slightly more than 9.4 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., yet, these account for only 4.23% of business revenues, which is roughly the same amount they contributed in 1997. In addition, 70% of women-owned firms have less than $25,000 in revenue and only 10% have paid employees.
These women need business-friendly loans and services and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, a leading advocate for women on economic and leadership issues, is on a mission to find the right credit union to serve its more than 500,000 members' needs.


The cherry finish on the wood base and mirror frame of this single sink vanity ensemble adds a warm touch to the modern styling. This look is greatly enhanced by the crisp white tone of the ceramic sink vessel and the artificial stone counter top. Frosted panel inserts on the two cabinet doors adds a unique look to the piece. The double door cabinet combined with the two drawers at the bottom makes it easy to keep bathroom essentials neatly out of sight. The brushed nickel hardware pulls make a nice accent to the wood finish and are a popular choice in bathrooms because it is easy to clean.


If you think hot dogs, bacon and luncheon meats keep that pink and red hue naturally, think again! These are just a few of the foods that contain a preservative -- sodium nitrate -- that may be harmful to your health.
If you think hot dogs, bacon and lunch meats keep that pinkish hue naturally, think again! These are just a few of the foods that contain the preservative sodium nitrite, which may be harmful to your health.
"Sodium nitrite" and "sodium nitrate" (you might see either on a food label) are used as preservatives to keep meat that bright red color and help prevent bacterial growth.
Sodium nitrite is commonly added to cured meats, bacon, sausage, ham and smoked fish. The FDA has established guidelines to limit the amount of nitrites that can be used in foods. Many food companies are using less and less of these additives because of their potential dangers.
Nitrites in food can lead to the formation of chemicals called nitrosamines, which may cause cancer. Studies have linked eating cured meats that contain nitrites to various types of cancer in children, pregnant women and adults. Although studies have yet to prove that eating nitrites in bacon, sausage and ham causes cancer in humans, the Center for Science in the Public Interest urges pregnant women to avoid these foods.
The addition of ascorbic acid (a.k.a. vitamin C), erythorbic acids or alpha-tocopherol (a.k.a. vitamin E) can help prevent the formation of nitrosamine. You might see these things added to nitrite-containing products (read the ingredients label). This has dramatically decreased nitrosamines in foods, which is a good thing!
Check labels on meat and fish products and choose products that are free of nitrates and nitrites. Applegate Farms is one company that has many products -- including lunch meats -- that are labeled "no nitrates" or "no nitrites added."
One thing to remember is there's a difference between the nitrites added to meats and the ones naturally existing in fruits and vegetables. Check out this LA Times article to learn more.


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Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Nanoscale Chemicals Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015-2025" report to their offering.
Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the "Stone Crushing Equipment Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015-2025" report to their offering.
SPDR Gold Trust GLD, the world's largest gold-backed exchangetraded fund, said its holdings stood at 980.34 tonnes, remain unchanged from previous business day.Holdings of the largest silverbacked exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV, stood at 10911.57 tonnes, remain unchanged from previous business day.
The Book Publishers Market Analytics Global Report provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global website market and compare it with other markets and across geographies.
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You always have auto insurance options, even if every car insurance company has thus far turned you down. If this is the case, getting auto insurance becomes a process of digging deeper for what is still available to you. Mandatory car insurance is on just about every state's law books, so by law there has to be somewhere you can turn to get insured, although the standard companies may have rejected your application.
Car insurance is all about assessing risk, so if insurer after insurer has refused to approve your request for insurance, chances are it's because you are deemed too high a risk. The reasons for this are numerous. Perhaps you have too many DMV points on your driving record. Those accrue when you have too many accidents or traffic citations. Long periods of being uninsured don't look good to an insurer. Additionally, your age, the neighborhood in which you live and the type of car you drive may factor in to the rejection. Young drivers trying to get their own insurance sometimes have problems, as do drivers of high performance, expensive-to-insure automobiles.
If you have been turned down for car insurance, keep looking. You have to realize that it may cost you more because of the risk you pose, but there are high-risk insurers who will offer you the coverage required by law. These companies may be branches of the big insurers, or they could be independent. Either way, they are in the business of higher risk and will probably find a way to cover you.
Your last resort is what is known as a state assigned risk pool. For drivers who have nowhere else to turn and have been rejected a minimum number of times, the states require that insurance companies make insurance available to them. The state effectively assigns risk to these companies who are bound to insure a certain number of drivers. The rates will be higher, but you will be covered.
There is always a way to get your car insured, even if you've been turned down several times. Look into your options, and although you may end up paying more because of the risk you pose, you will get covered.


Directions (1-15): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words that make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Q1. Hong Kong, on Saturday, _______ a new high-speed rail link to ______ China that will vastly decrease travel times.
In the given sentence, only 'opened' & 'inland' make it grammatically as well as contextually correct. While option (a) is grammatically wrong, options (c) & (d) are contextually wrong. Hence, 'Hong Kong, on Saturday, opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times' is the correct.
Q2. Although Milkha Singh and P.T. Usha came heartbreakingly close, independent India has never _______ an athletics medal at the Olympics. But Chopra's presence and awesome progress give one _______ that things could be different at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Here, option (a) is grammatically wrong and options (b) & (c) are grammatically as well as contextually wrong. Hence (d) is the correct answer. Although Milkha Singh and P.T. Usha came heartbreakingly close, independent India has never won an athletics medal at the Olympics. But Chopra's presence and awesome progress give one hope that things could be different at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Q3. The ________ aims to provide equal rights to persons with HIV and bring them into the mainstream. The Act gains ________ as it makes it a legal obligation to protect the privacy of persons with HIV and AIDS.
Here, (a) & (b) are contextually wrong. And, while option (d) is grammatically correct, option (c) fits in more accurately, contextually, because the second line talks about an 'Act' and the word 'Statute' means an act. Hence - The statute aims to provide equal rights to persons with HIV and bring them into the mainstream. The Act gains importance as it makes it a legal obligation to protect the privacy of persons with HIV and AIDS.
Q4. The core of the team has _______ the same, with John Johnson and Subhasish Bose the only major departures. After defeat in the AFC Cup, BFC has only one _______ to focus on.
Here option (a) and (c) clearly grammatically unfit. Hence, 'The core of the team has remained the same, with John Johnson and Subhasish Bose the only major departures. After defeat in the AFC Cup, BFC has only one competition to focus on' is our correct sentence.
Q5. Nandita Das amplifies the liberal voice of the sub-continental icon by _______ an artistic distance than _______ indulgent or passionate.
In the given question, while all the options are grammatically correct, only (a) fits in contextually. Hence, 'Nandita Das amplifies the liberal voice of the sub-continental icon by maintaining an artistic distance than being indulgent or passionate' is the correct answer.
Q6. Then there is the virtuous NRI Parvinder. He falls in pyaar at _______ sight with Rumi; knows that he doesn't have a chance in hell yet decides to _______ his luck with her.
Here only option (d) is grammatically and contextually correct. Hence – Then there is the virtuous NRI Parvinder. He falls in pyaar at first sight with Rumi; knows that he doesn't have a chance in hell yet decides to push his luck with her.
Q7. The ______ for HIV testing as a pre-requisite for obtaining employment or _______ health care or education is also prohibited under the HIV/AIDS Act, 2017.
The correct statement here is, 'The requirement for HIV testing as a pre-requisite for obtaining employment or accessing health care or education is also prohibited under the HIV/AIDS Act, 2017'. No other pair of words makes the given sentence grammatically correct as well as meaningful.
Q8. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said talks in the _______ circumstances would be futile and also cited stamps issued by Pakistan in July in _______ of Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani as a reason for the cancellation.
For the given sentence both, option (b) & (c) make it grammatically as well as contextually correct. Hence, 'The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said talks in the current/ongoing circumstances would be futile and also cited stamps issued by Pakistan in July in memory/remembrance of Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani as a reason for the cancellation' is the correct statement.
Q9. In 1998, after being _______ of the charges, Mr. Sharma approached the City Civil Court ________ compensation of Rs. 55 lakh for the torture he had to undergo.
Only option (d) makes contextually correct and meaningful. Hence - In 1998, after being acquitted of the charges, Mr. Sharma approached the City Civil Court seeking compensation of Rs. 55 lakh for the torture he had to undergo.
Q10. We have a plan in _______, but we are not going to reveal it to the world. We do not want others to know about it. Everything has been given _______ to the Government, including our target events.
The sentence talks about not revealing something to the world and 'confidentially' means something secret. Hence – We have a plan in place, but we are not going to reveal it to the world. We do not want others to know about it. Everything has been given confidentially to the Government, including our target events.
Q11. As per the _______ of the Act, every person in the care and custody of the state shall have the _______ to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and counselling services.
Here, only option (b) makes the sentence grammatically as well as contextually correct. Hence – As per the provisions of the Act, every person in the care and custody of the state shall have the right to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and counselling services.
Q12. The _______ from CSIR is necessary for candidates to be admitted as a PhD student in any research institution or lab in India. Students who enrol for a PhD _______ fellowship of Rs.25,000 per month plus HRA.
Here option (a) is grammatically incorrect because 'students' should take helping verb 'have' instead of 'has'. Also, all other options contextually wrong. The use of 'degree in the second blank would not make sense as the sentence would end abruptly - 'Students who enrol for a PhD degree fellowship of Rs 25,000 per month plus HRA'. It would have been meaningful if something extra had been given in the sentence. For e.g., 'Students who enrol for a PhD degree fellowship of Rs 25,000 per month plus HRA are mostly meritorious students'.
Hence (e) is the correct answer. The correct statement is as follows: The certificate from CSIR is necessary for candidates to be admitted as a PhD student in any research institution or lab in India. Students who enrol for a PhD get fellowship of Rs.25,000 per month plus HRA.
Q13. The Kerala government ______ its rejection but the city civil court turned down their ______.
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Q14. BFC has _______ three new overseas players ______ former Swansea centre-half Albert Serran, Spanish midfielder Xisco Hernandez and Bhutanese striker Chencho Gyeltshen.
Here option (c) is the correct answer. The phrase, 'BFC has signed three new overseas players in...', means that in the form of Swansea, Albert and Xisco, three players have been signed by BFC. Hence the correct statement is, 'BFC has signed three new overseas players in former Swansea centre-half Albert Serran, Spanish midfielder Xisco Hernandez and Bhutanese striker Chencho Gyeltshen'.
Q15. The magistrate _______ remanded her in judicial custody till October 1. Police sources said Ms. Saraswathi would be _______ in the Salem Women's Prison.
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Centrale Nantes enters the new Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2019
Centrale Nantes is ranked in the top 200 of the world's best universities for social and economic impact in the first ever Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings, which are published today. The University Impact Rankings measure global universities' success in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This first edition includes over 450 universities from 76 countries.
Centrale Nantes is positioned in joint second place out of only nine establishments ranked in France. To join this elite circle, establishments are assessed by THE against eleven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations.
Centrale Nantes performed particularly well on three of these goals:
SDG 8 - Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all (10th in world ranking)
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation (84th in world ranking)
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (top 200)
This ranking demonstrates the school's ongoing commitment not only to supporting sustainable development goals through our teaching, research and knowledge transfer, but also to embodying these goals in our internal practices, policies and procedures - Arnaud Poitou, Director of Centrale Nantes
The school's entry into this ranking also echoes the recent "Shift Project" report, published in March 2019, on the teaching of climate and energy issues in higher education: 68% of compulsory courses at Centrale Nantes address environmental issues, and 64% cover climate and energy issues.
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ROCKFORD – State Representative Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) has been re-appointed to serve on the Legislative Audit Commission, the panel responsible for the oversight of the stewardship of public funds and monitoring action to correct weaknesses disclosed by the audits of state agencies.
The Commission's work has taken on particular importance during the ongoing federal and state investigations of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino into his alleged campaign spending irregularities, which continues to cast public doubt on the integrity of the Office of Auditor General. The Legislative Audit Commission reviews all audits conducted by the Auditor General.
The Legislative Audit Commission is comprised of 12 legislators appointed by the General Assembly leadership with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans from both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate.
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Question about Fair Use, Public Domain, and Copyrights
heimerSWT
If my family and relatives wanted to put a personal photo of an historical building on a t-shirt, would that be violating any laws?
Would it be any different if the picture (still a personal digital photo of the same building) is altered in Photoshop, adding faces of different people in the family?
This specific question is regarding a t-shirt for an annual family reunion, being held in Podunk, TX. The building is an old jailhouse, which apparently has been turned into a museum (a very small museum...think of a lighthouse, the front facade being only about 20ft across).
Anyways, my uncle said he "did some calling around" and found out it is protected under copyright, and can't be used on the t-shirts. Is this really the case, or did he talk to the wrong person?
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Do you honestly think you are going to get sued? If this is for family use and not for resale, I say do it.
al_bundy
Location: in da cloud
the biggie in these things is reselling IP. many places might not do it just to avoid any problems.
I think it also depends which building you want to put a picture of. If it's something like an old church or courthouse, you are probably OK. If it's something owned by a private entity like a corporate HQ than you may have problems.
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NCMojo
A building can be copyrighted?
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Tracer Bullet
Completely legal. As NCMojo pointed out, a building can't be copyrighted.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
I am not worried about getting sued at all. In fact, I thought it was hilarious my uncle even called to check on the legality of it. For one, 99% of the people who will be in town for this reunion live on the west coast and the midwest.
I just wanted to make sure he was incorrect in what he was told...because I also thought it was impossible to copyright a building. I could see if it was someone else's photo, which was copyrighted, and how that might not be legal. But if it is a personal photo, I don't see how it would be possible.
My family is large enough that we have a fairly active message board, and I would love it if there is some link that I can provide that would prove the legality of this. Is there anything I could direct him to?
Ask him to cite his source.
Hmmm.. http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/Intellec...y/architec.htm
Documents as well as the building can be copyrighted.
Documents, as in, architectural designs, but probably not the building itself.
If I read this right, the copyright would apply to the design of the building, which would include any photographs taken.
I'll be a monkey's uncle.
Originally Posted by NCMojo
If you take a photo of a public building, you can do anything you want with said photo. I read it somewhere once. Way too lazy to look for it again.
So, I was of no help.
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Th0r S1mpson
I believe there are a lot of rules about this, including how prominently the building is displayed and the designated use of that building. I can't find anything on it though.
For instance, studios don't pay the owner of every building in NY when they show a flyover of the city, or sell prints of a landmark or skyline, nor when the subject is simply located in front of a building (in a public place).
Not sure about your specific case.
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So photos of the Chicago skyline, for instance, pay royalties to every single building pictured? Yeah, right.
BTW, I was responding to NCMojo, and Thor sneaked in.
Instead of Chicago and New York, I was thinking along the lines of the casinos in Las Vegas. I see so many calendars, posters, tshirts, and other things that show an image or a likeness of the casinos--and the strip in general (which shows the hotels captured in the photo).
Well, here's what the United States Copyright Office has to say:
An original design of a building embodied in any tangible
medium of expression, including a building, architectural
plans, or drawings, is subject to copyright protection as an
"architectural work" under Section 102 of the Copyright Act,
17 U.S.C., as amended on December 1, 1990. The work
includes the overall form as well as the arrangement and
composition of spaces and elements in the design but does
not include individual standard features or design elements
that are functionally required.
However, heimerSWT...
Architectural works created on or after December 1,
1990, and any architectural works that were unconstructed
and embodied in unpublished plans or drawings on that date
are eligible for protection.
So you should be in the clear.
Well, I htink intended use would come into play as well.
Even though they may be "copyrighted," most Casinos would see that as free publicity and not do anything. On the other hand, if someone made a "_______ Casino Sucks" shirt with a photo of it, maybe they would have something. Not sure though.
Are you making these shirts for profit?
wlmowery
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As many have indicated you can indeed copyright the appearance of a building thus preventing the ability to mimic the design in other tangible expressions. The reason this was changed related to a case where a rival design house accessed a building to obtain dimensions and design elements and then recreated their own nearly identical building based on the recorded specs. The owner of the design in the building sued to protect the copyright in the design specs and lost since the alleged infringer did not have access to the copyrightable content (the design specs). In response, the act was modified to allow for copyright to attach to the final building as well as the design specs preventing such a result in future cases.
The question of use of building images is a very unsettled matter. I do have clients who try to control the commercial exploitation of images of their more "famous" structures. For the most part, they are rather successful in limiting and controlling such uses.
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I would say you're okay on this old building.
A few years back the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum sued a photog that was selling a photo of the building IIRC citing the original design was under copyright.
The photog lost the case but I believe he won the appeal.
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Here's an article:
http://www.jurisnotes.com/IP/article...emarkblues.htm
Roll Over Beethoven, I've Got Trademark Blues Today
By Jim Astrachan
Photographers, agents and publishers are up in arms over the latest legal trend that is growing like bacteria within their industry. New York's Chrysler Building, San Francisco's Transamerica Tower, Daytona Beach, and Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have all been the subject of trademark challenges brought by their owners against photographers and publishers who incorporated original images of each of these properties in posters or advertisements. Reliable sources say that the Dallas Chamber of Commerce has even claimed trademark rights in the Dallas skyline. Will Camden Yards and the Legg Mason Building be next?
Of the reported cases, my favorite is a suit brought by Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame against photographer, Charles Gentile, because he sold posters bearing his photo of the Museum and the moniker "Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame". He signed the posters and did not mention the Museum anywhere on the poster but yet he was sued. The basis of the suit was trademark infringement and unfair trade competition. In essence, the Museum attempted to obtain a monopoly to commercialize any image of its distinctive building.
The Museum alleged that its I.M. Pei-designed building was unique and inherently distinctive, and the court did not disagree. In fact, the Museum had even registered the building's design for trade and service mark purposes with the State of Ohio. Similar applications for protection of the design were pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Museum registered the service mark, THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1988 with the PTO.
The Museum contended it had actually used THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME and its building design as trademarks. By selling the poster bearing the words ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME and the photo of the Museum, Gentile, the Museum alleged, had infringed its marks. Gentile claimed that he was entitled to sell photos of the building and that his photo did not serve as a trademark.
Believing that sale by Gentile of a poster bearing the design of the building, and a very close imitation of the service mark, was likely to confuse consumers into believing that the posters either originated with the Museum or that the Museum had authorized the posters, a U.S. District Court sitting in Cleveland enjoined the sale of the offending posters.
Key exhibits in the Museum's case were a $20 poster sold by the Museum featuring a photo of its unique building at sunset and postcards and t-shirts with varied depictions of the building. The Museum's poster was markedly different from the photographer's, as it featured an elevated photo of the building taken from afar on the Museum's opening night. Red carpet led from the Museum's front door and all the lights of the Museum were lit. In contrast, Gentile's photo was shot from a closer distance and from ground-level when the Museum was closed. It was merely a photo of a distinctive building that had become a Cleveland landmark. Both photos were of the highest artistic quality, the court found, but they were very different from one another.
The Museum's poster was clearly marked to show that its purveyor was the Museum. Gentile's photo was marked with his name and the name of his production company. The t-shirts and postcards from the Museum's gift shop contained photos or drawings of the building. Some photos were similar to the photo on the Museum's poster, but others depicted totally different views of the building.
Appealing issuance of the injunction, Gentile argued that his photo on the poster was not a trademark use of the Museum's building design and his use of the words ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME was merely descriptive. The Court bought the argument.
The Court reasoned that when it viewed Gentile's poster and his photo of the Museum, it did not readily recognize Gentile's photo of the Museum as an indicator of a source of sponsorship. In other words, it was merely a photo of a well-known, well-recognized building.
Nevertheless, it is possible for the Museum or any other owner of a landmark property to use its building to serve as a trademark. But where the court rightfully struggled was over the lack of evidence presented at trial that people had cause to recognize the building's design as a trademark. And it was unlikely that the design in this case would function as a trademark because of the inconsistent use of the design of the building on the various items sold by the Museum.
The Museum sold postcards and t-shirts bearing the design of the building and each was different from the other. On some products the front of the building was photographed or drawn; on others it was the rear of the building. On posters, still another photo was used. There was no consistency. As a result there was not a consistent and distinct commercial impression created by the Museum as an indicator of a single source of origin or sponsorship.
Or to say it another way, the Court would not allow the Museum to establish a trademark in every conceivable photograph that would depict the visage of the Museum's famous building. As the court held:
Consistent and repetitive use of a designation as an indicator of source is the hallmark of a trademark.
Without consistent and repetitive use secondary meaning cannot be established, and without secondary meaning there will be no trademark.
Any owner of a famous building, whether Camden Yards or the Chrysler Building, who wants to establish trademark rights in its property should heed this ruling. The owner should select the absolute best visage, or two, and not deviate from reproduction and exploitation of this vantage point on commercial merchandise. Then, when an infringer markets a commercial product bearing a photo similar to that used by the owner on its products, or in connection with its services, or uses that photo in an ad, the trademark's owner will be able to enforce its trademark rights because secondary meaning will be established.
James B. Astrachan is a principal at the Baltimore firm of Astrachan, Gunst, Goldman & Thomas, P.C. Mr. Astrachan is a former chair of the Maryland Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Committee.
He is in the clear. As long as the building was built before 1990, it cannot be covered by copyright. Since he called it the "old jail"... I think he's good to go.
I'm dealing with the danol equivalent when going against my uncle on this issue.
Here was my response to him today, while considering some of the stuff I read near the beginning of the thread:
I'm just shocked to hear someone is actually trying to claim a copyright on an actual building. 99% of these shirts wouldn't even be worn within 300 miles of Pale Pint [the town is actually called Palo Pinto--my family is easily humored] anyways! And I wear my previous reunion shirts to sleep. Alone. In the dark!
These were his exact words, in response to my suprise the jail "museum" could not be placed on the t-shirts:
Are you kidding. Larry the cable guy on Blue Collar Comedy Tour has the saying "Get er Done" copyrighted. We could do them IF they were not sold but even if I just did cover the cost of the shirts, it would still be considered selling them. Besides, the reunion is in Lone Camp and NOT Palo Pinto. We could get a brick jail as long as it isn't made from stone or resembles the Palo Pinto jail. It won't be hard to get a jail for you. I have enough clipart to create one if you want to go that way. Let me know.
So embarassing. At least I know he is related only because of marriage.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Boeing Co.'s (BA) former chief financial officer pleaded guilty Monday to illegally hiring a top Air Force procurement officer who has admitted she gave the company preferential treatment on a $23 billion tanker contract.
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Sears admitted that he offered Darleen Druyun (search), 56, of Vienna, Va., who was one of the Air Force's top contract officers, to a six-figure executive position at Boeing while she was reviewing whether Boeing should get a $23 billion contract to provide new refueling tankers to the Air Force.
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In a statement of facts released Monday, Sears admitted that in 2000 he helped Druyun's daughter get a job with Boeing in response to Druyun's requests. He also acknowledged that he discussed a $250,000-a-year executive job with Druyun in the summer and fall of 2002 while Druyun still had influence over the tanker contract.
Sears does not confirm or deny whether Druyun gave Boeing a sweetheart deal on the tanker contract. Streicker declined comment after the hearing.
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As mentioned earlier, mobile-first indexing is not likely to be launched until early next year. Despite the future indexing change being old news, there are still people that are not ready for it. To prepare for this major shift, make sure that all of the pages on your website are crawlable, accessible by mobile devices, and that the crawl path is not wildly different on desktop compared to what it is on mobile.
Bryson Meunier:"Mobile-first indexing might not come in Q4, it probably won't come in — but if you can be ready for it before your competitors are, you'll have the advantage."
Mobile first is about not just working on mobile and desktop, but about working across all potentially web-enabled devices.
Cindy Krum: "I have some pretty complex thoughts on mobile first and I think it goes much beyond just being able to crawl a mobile version of your site. If we believe everything that Google's been telling us in terms of crawlers and user agents, the smartphone crawler that Google's been using for the past one and a half or two years has been crawling desktop and mobile content with the same user agent.
So I think that there's a reason to be nervous. And this smartphone bot can handle desktop and mobile M.dot, but the important thing about the smartphone crawler is that it does seem to be built for responsive design. If so, then it makes a lot of sense in this mobile-first context, because the thinking in the mobile-first decision-making process is about not just working on mobile and desktop, or mobile and laptop, but working across all potentially web-enabled devices, which includes much more beyond those two. These include tablets, TVs, game systems, web-enabled refrigerators — all of those things.
So things have to work in many different ways, and I think the super-secret sauce is going to be making things work on all different devices. It's going to be a lot more about accessibility and coding things to be flexible in the presentation layer, where they can be presented visually or through audio."
Consider Using Adaptive Design Rather Than Responsive
Mobile plugins for responsive websites are a very sought-after product –- Google returns 6.3 million results for the query 'mobile plugin WordPress.' However, the question should be whether we should be moving more towards adaptive design rather than responsive.
Bryson Meunier: "I think that we already have it, at least among larger companies. A lot of them really focus on adaptive because it's more flexible than responsive. There was actually research in the past six months that shows that 80 percent of large companies use adaptive rather than responsive, which is not all that surprising. Responsive is great if you just want to make it mobile friendly and not really worry about the details, but with adaptive you can really control more of the mobile user experience, and you can account for those types of queries that are more likely to occur in a smartphone search than they are in desktop."
Think About AMP Implementation
So, if you have a business, should you implement AMP? According to Bryson Meunier, if you have a news business (i.e., you are a publisher), then you absolutely need to adopt AMP. If you have an e-commerce business or use your website for lead generation, then there may be advantages to implementing AMP, but those have not been proven as much as in the case of publishers.
Interestingly, some companies (including eBay) have implemented AMP for their desktop pages as well.
Cindy Krum: "Going all-in-all to AMP is not a bad idea for product websites. All the historical data confirms that load time impacts people's conversions. I guess, a super-fast load time gets people to make more impulsive decisions and/or just not to give up and get irritated while the page is loading. AMP will be huge for conversion rates, but not for search — they don't matter really for search, but they are getting people through the conversion process faster."
AMP will be huge for conversion rates, but not for search — they don't matter really for search, but they are getting people through the conversion process faster.
Although AMP won't hurt anyone, there are some issues with tracking, plus this trend is still in its early days. That being said, AMP is still one of the standard ways of making your website pages load faster. How much faster?
Well, Eric Enge shares, that when Stone Temple went to an AMP architecture, they found that their pages shrank by 72 percent in size in terms of kilobytes.
You can leverage all the Google's stuff and get all the speed benefits, without having actually implemented AMP.
Cindy Krum: "AMP implementation adds a level of complexity that is distinctly unhelpful in terms of creating another set of pages that have to be managed, tracked and attributed. If speed isn't a huge problem, then maybe it's not at the top of the recommendation list. The biggest problem I've seen with AMP is that it doesn't work well with videos. So that's the only case where I would stay clear of AMP, unless you are ready for a headache, and doing a lot of QA and troubleshooting. Another thing that is worth noting is that you can use AMP code without being AMP valid. So, you can leverage all the Google's stuff and get all the speed benefits, without having actually implemented AMP.
Let Your Website Be An App. Use PWAs For a Superior Mobile Experience
Let's take a quick look at what a progressive web app (PWA) is. Eric explains that a native app is a medium between the user and the phone hardware. A website is a different instance - it requires a browser and loads super fast, and a user doesn't have to 'install' each page he opens to the smartphone. And PWA combines these two instances - it doesn't have to be installed (doesn't interact with the hardware) and is fast to load. At the same time, it allows you to do things like send push notifications to users or access your phone's camera.
Bryson Meunier: "I like PWAs, because they incorporate the native app features into a website, and that can really increase engagement significantly, as shown in the recent case studies by Google. Plus, they are really easy to update — you don't have to push things through the app store."
Cindy Krum: "An important thing about PWAs is that they can be opened outside of a browser. Most people won't even notice the difference in the interface between a PWA and a native app, but they would definitely note that PWAs download immediately without opening the App Store, and it updates on its own every time. If you are in an industry that struggles with the App Store (e.g., with getting approval), you don't have to worry about this anymore. Plus, you can still direct your AdWords ads to PWAs. Today, the problem is that Apple protects its market share by not allowing PWAs to work fully on iOS devices."
PWAs are going to revolutionize the web — whereas people tend to have just a few native apps on their smartphones and don't download new ones very often, PWAs can rock the world, offering a load speed that is typical for a website and ease, topped with the usability that is typical for a mobile app.
Cindy Krum: "It can be difficult to develop and promote your native app when you are a low- or mid-tier company with little brand recognition. For such companies, PWAs can provide much more exposure and probably many more conversions."
Keep in Mind the Rise of the PAs
There is a forecast by Statista saying that, by 2020, 75% of all Internet-connected devices will be something other than a smartphone, a tablet or a PC. So, on most of these devices, typing won't be an option. Another observation on how dramatically the world is changing can be found in Stone Temple's recent study about smartphone voice command usage. It shows that over 60 percent of people are fine with using voice commands when they are alone, at home or in the office, with over 20 percent of users feeling comfortable giving their smartphones commands in public.
We also have this notion of a world of personal assistants (Siri, Cortana, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and others) and, conceptually, of being able to access that same central personal assistant from any device. To make this happen, that PA should be able to recognize your voice. So, what does this browserless future mean for SEO?
Cindy Krum: "I think that to make all of this web stuff happen without browsers and without keyboards, it's all about putting everything in the cloud: having cloud-hosted content with local device presentation instructions and then enabling all of your different connected devices to be controlled by other devices.
Another layer of interest is added by the data from Nest, which we are not using to inform marketing yet, but which is potentially super-useful in terms of user groups, preferences and so on. Speaking of browserless, more action-oriented interactions, these devices of the future are still all running on algorithms, which makes the idea of optimizing for them not that crazy."
Eric Enge: "In the world of voice, while you'll have access to more than one answer, there's going to be one primary answer. You ask the device a question, and it's going to give you the answer, and maybe it'll give you a way to get additional answers. But, in a way, this is the featured snippet of tomorrow. Pete Myers quite brilliantly started talking about featured snippets being position zero for traditional search, but in the voice search world, it's the only position.
If you think about it, in the world of voice people don't want multiple answers, they want the answer. At the same time, it seems insane to try and optimize for such a variety of devices and uber-personalized personal assistants. And this brings us back to thinking of a way to put information in the cloud and inventing things that will allow that information to be extracted and delivered through a presentation layer. A massive amount of technology is going to be involved in this."
Check out the full roundtable recording for more real-life examples and a detailed explanation of each technique.
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I'll be looking into PWA's more - thanks :-)
Hi Andy! Thanks for the ffedback, glad that you found the PWAs part interesting and worth trying!
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I really don't understand how I ranked on first page on desktop and ranked 6th page on mobile with AMP
Hey there! AMP isn't an official ranking signal yet. Plus, mobile SEO is not just about site speed which AMP grants, it's also about the UI and plenty of other things. Also, user's intent for mobile search might be different from one for desktop search, so no surprise that mobile and desktop SERPs are not the same.
Baba Pavan Kumar Anantha
AMP Really worked for my Blog with a Simple 6 Line code.....It is increased my site speed more than 25% and revenue also. I didnt convert my blog completely to AMP Pages. But it is working fine with very basic code itself.
Thanks for sharing your experience with AMP, especially the numbers! You mentioned that your blog isn't 100% AMP, so I wonder how did you choose which pages should have AMP versions?
spear digital web
Thank you so much for sharing this info.
I'm really loving these Roundup Discussions especially when it comes the mobile SEO! Great job everyone!
Siraj Hudda
Thanks for sharing this. Always good to get insights from the experts.
Thanks, Siraj! We're happy to share the knowledge.
Provides valuable insights and adds depth to the conversation.
Casey Markee
I'd love to see an actual link to Bryson's comment regarding "recent research shows that 80 percent of large companies use adaptive rather than responsive." Because that's a pretty outlandish statement that doesn't seem to represent the Fortune 1000 landscape much at all. Especially for those of us with Enterprise clients who are currently moving dot.m domains to responsive design.
Further, Google has made it clear, repeatedly (since 2012), they prefer Responsive Design. Gary Ilyes recent comments at SMX Advanced and John Mueller's most recent Google Webmaster hangout on 6/16 all talk about this issue in detail and continue to reference their preference of Responsive over Adaptive.
Google wants Responsive for many reasons, the most notable being that it saves them a ton of crawling efficiency: a single Googlebot user agent only needs to crawl your page once, rather than crawling multiple times with different Googlebot user agents to retrieve all versions of the content.
If you have an enterprise client and you are pushing adaptive over responsive (except in extremely limited JavaScript-heavy cases), you're doing it wrong.
Source: https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/responsive-design
Source: https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2012/04/responsive-design-harnessing-power-of.html
Hi Casey, thanks for your input! Bryson refers to that study on minute 18 of the video, but doesn't give its exact title, unfortunately. What you've written makes sense, and special thanks for providing proofs — I like proofs, our readers too. I have to note though, that optimizing purely for Google and abandoning your users isn't the smartest thing to do. Responsive has lots of benefits, and so does Adaptive. What Bryson points to is that between those two, Adaptive is more user-focused, rather than Google-focused (as opposed to Responsive).
I would argue that they are not exclusive. You can easily take a user-first approach (which is the whole point of Responsive design) and optimize for both. The majority of Fortune 1000 sites that are rapidly moving off of dot.m's are doing just that.
Bryson Meunier
Totally agree, Casey, and did not mean to suggest that the two are mutually exclusive. For our own site we use adaptive for category pages where the user behavior sometimes varies by device, and responsive for the product pages, which don't need to be optimized for device-specific keywords. Adaptive is also sometimes called RESS or responsive with server side elements.
Anton Shulke
Bryson said it around 18-minute mark (link to the video is at the bottom of this post)
https://youtu.be/2MobmgdQQ-I?t=18m23s
Here you go, Casey: https://mobiforge.com/news-comment/adaptive-web-design-dominates-in-the-webs-top-brands Study showed that 80% of the Alexa 100 is adaptive. Yes, Google has stated their preference for responsive but have made it clear for years that any of the three mobile configuration strategies they support can be effective for mobile SEO. John Mueller of Google also recently said in a Hangout that if Google finds adaptive content they will use that content for the mobile first index instead of the content from a responsive site. Clearly RWD by itself or with adaptive elements is a good strategy for SEO but as I said in some cases I prefer the control an adaptive site allows. By their behavior Alexa 100 and Google wouldn't characterize that position as outlandish I don't think.
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Sona Bulgadaryan
Agree with Bryson no need to have AMP on all kind of pages, but more I would classify, such as a website which has lot's of data to show and it includes many images, doesn't matter it is news website or ecommerce then yes better to have.
Great information by the way. Thanks
Hi Sona — thanks for joining the conversation! Nice addition to the topic!
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