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Welly Wednesday Facebook Competition – Terms and Conditions
THE PROMOTER of the prize draw is Joules Limited, The Joules Barn, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7QD England.
Entry is made by liking and commenting under Joules' Welly Wednesday photo posted on the Joules Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Joules.clothing.usa as directed in the prize draw post.
Entry opens as soon as the prize draw post is posted on Joules' Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Joulesusa each Wednesday morning. Each prize draw will close at 23.59 EST on the same day that the prize draw post was posted (the "Live Period").
Eligibility of Entries
The prize draw is open to:
a. legal and current residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia;
b. who are at least 18 years of age or older;
c. have access to the Internet; and
d. have a valid and active Facebook account.
Only entries that follow the required entry process will be considered. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for late, lost, delayed, incomplete or damaged entries and cannot be held responsible for any inability to submit entries as a result of computer service, systems and/or server failure, error, interruption, defect or delay or any other technical malfunction.
To be considered a valid entry the entry must have been posted within the Live Period.
No bulk, third party or organised group entries will be permitted.
The prize draw is not open to: Joules employees and their immediate family, their agents or anyone else in any way professionally connected with this prize draw.
Entry is limited to one post by you (however many Facebook accounts you have) in response to our post.
No purchase is necessary to enter or to win the prize draw and any purchase made will not increase the chance of winning.
The Winning Entries
The winner will win the item specified within our post. The winner will be selected by randomised electronic selection from all of the valid entries posted during the Live Period.
The winner will be announced within 72 hours of the Live Period ending via a comment by the Promoter on the prize draw post.
By entering this prize draw you consent that, if you win, your name will be published within a Facebook post.
The winner will be required to "private message" the Joules Facebook account using the account with which they entered the prize draw, within 72 hours of the winner being announced in order to confirm acceptance and arrange receipt of their prize.
The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
US based Winners will win 1 pair of Joules Rain Boots (style depending on availability)
The prize is non-transferable and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. If the prize is no longer available due to circumstances beyond Joules' control, a prize of equal or greater value will be provided. The prize is only redeemable by the named winner and it must not be sold on.
Joules reserves the right to (i) withdraw, change or cancel the prize draw at any time, (ii) cancel or refuse any individual's entry and (iii) amend these terms and conditions (and will use reasonable endeavours to notify changes to entrants and potential entrants).
This prize draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook and Facebook shall not be liable for any losses whatsoever arising from this prize draw and/or the prize. You are providing your information to Joules and not to Facebook. By entering the prize draw, you agree that you will make no claim against Facebook in respect of it.
Joules, including its officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents, excludes all liability for any losses and/or damages of whatever nature and howsoever arising to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
In consideration of being awarded the prize, if you are the winner, you may be required by Joules to take part in publicity related to the subject of the prize draw, and you now confirm that if you are the winner, you will take part in such publicity. Such publicity may include, without limitation, use of your name, photograph (to be provided on request) and statements made you concerning the prize draw and/or the prize. You now provide the Promoter with a right and license to use the entry on the Promoter's website, and throughout the Promoter's social media channels.
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which arises in connection with these terms.
Welly Wednesday Instagram Competition – Terms and Conditions
This competition is brought to you by Joules Limited, The Joules Barn, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7QD England ("Joules").
No purchase is necessary to enter or to win the Competition and any purchase made will not increase the chance of winning.
This Competition will run for the "Competition Period" which shall be from each Wednesday at 12:00 GMT until each Thursday morning at 05:00 GMT (the "Closing Date"). By entering this Competition you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions ("T&Cs"). The details of the Competition form part of these T&Cs. You should print and retain a copy of these T&Cs for reference. Any breach of these T&Cs may result in a prize being forfeited, at Joules' sole discretion.
To participate in this Competition, entrants must not be Joules or Instagram employees, third parties involved in the Competition, their families, agents or anyone else in any way professionally connected with this Competition, and must meet the following requirements (the "Eligibility Criteria"):
be legal and current residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia; and
be at least 18 years of age or older; and
have access to the internet; and
have a valid and active Instagram account.
Joules will post a "#WellyWednesday" photo on its Instagram page - @joulesusa ("Competition Post"). Every person who meets the Eligibility Criteria ("Entrant") shall be entitled during the Competition Period, to do the following in order to enter (entries will not be deemed complete unless these steps are completed):
a. follow the @joulesusa Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/joulesusa/); and
b. Like the @joulesusa #wellywednesday post; and
c. comment under the Competition Post as directed in the post and tag a friend (the "Entry").
The Competition must be entered in the Entrant's own name and using the Entrant's own Instagram account. The Competition may not be entered on behalf of anyone else.
No bulk, software-generated, automatic, or third-party entries shall be accepted. If a false name is used, that Entry will be disqualified.
Only entries that have been completed in full with the correct tags will be entered into the competition. Joules does not accept any responsibility for late, lost, delayed or damaged entries and cannot be held responsible for any inability to submit entries as a result of computer service, systems and/or server failure, error, interruption, defect or delay or any other technical malfunction.
Winner Selection
The Winner (as defined below) will be chosen by means of randomised electronic selection from all of the valid Entries received on that day. The draw will take place on Thursday 11th July and a comment will be added to the Competition Post to confirm the Winner following the original Competition Post.
To redeem the prize
Contacting The Winner
Joules will make reasonable efforts to notify the Winner of the Prize by means of personal messaging the Instagram account used to submit the Entry on the day of the prize draw. Joules is not responsible for any contact details which recorded incorrectly or security settings of the Instagram account prohibiting personal messaging. If the Winner has not responded to the message on the comment on the post or by direct messaging @joulesusa within 24 hours then the prize is forfeited and Joules will offer the Winner's Prize to the next valid Entrant chosen by means of randomised electronic selection. Any reselection will be undertaken in accordance with these T&Cs.
The Winner may redeem their Prize by direct messaging the @joulesusa Instagram account and providing their address and selected item(s).
The surname of the Winner and total number of participants will be obtainable for three months from the Closing Date upon application to Joules #wellywednesday Competition (Winner Details Request), Joules Limited, The Joules Barn, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7QD.
Joules reserves the right to withdraw, change or cancel the Competition at any time. Joules' decision in all matters will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Prize must be taken as stated and unless otherwise specified cannot be deferred. There will be no cash or other alternative offered. Once a Prize has been allocated it cannot be transferred.
By accepting the Prize, the Winner releases and holds harmless Joules, and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company's officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Competition or use or misuse of the Prize.
This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram and Instagram shall in no way be liable for any losses whatsoever arising from this competition and/or the Prize. You are providing your information to Joules and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of this Competition, unless you opt-in to receive future marketing communications. By entering the Competition you agree that you will make no claim against Instagram in respect of it.
In consideration of being awarded the Prize, if you are the Winner, you may be required by Joules to take part in publicity related to the subject of the Competition, and you now confirm that if you are the Winner, you will take part in such publicity. Such publicity may include, without limitation, use of your name, photograph (to be provided on request) and statements made you concerning the Competition and/or the Prize. You now provide Joules with a right and licence to use the entry on the Joules website, and throughout Joules' social media channels, and to sublicence the right to do the same to Joules' wholesalers.
All Entrants' details will be used in relation to the administration of this Competition and, if you are a Winner, the delivery of the Prize.
For Joules' privacy policy, visit: http://www.joulesusa.com/Privacy/Static.raction.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which arises in connection with these terms
Win It Wednesday Prize Draw
Entry is made by liking and commenting under Joules' WinItWednesday photo posted on the Joules Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Joulesusa as directed in the prize draw post.
The prize draw is open to (i) legal and current residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia; (ii) who at least 18 years of age or older; (iii) have access to the Internet; and (iv) have a valid and active Facebook account.
In consideration of being awarded the prize, if you are the winner, you may be required by Joules to take part in publicity related to the subject of the prize draw, and you now confirm that if you are the winner, you will take part in such publicity. Such publicity may include, without limitation, use of your name, photograph (to be provided on request) and statements made you concerning the prize draw and/or the prize. You now provide the Promoter with a right and licence to use the entry on the Promoter's website, and throughout the Promoter's social media channels.
12 Days of Gifting - Day 1 - Terms & Conditions
This competition is brought to you by Joules USA Inc., 70 W 40th St. New York, NY 10018 ("Joules").
This Competition will run for the "Competition Period" which shall be from 08:00AM EST on the 6th of December 2021 until 11:59 EST on the 6th of December 2021 (the "Closing Date"). By entering this Competition, you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions ("T&Cs"). The details of the Competition form part of these T&Cs. You should print and retain a copy of these T&Cs for reference. Any breach of these T&Cs may result in a prize being forfeited, at Joules' sole discretion.
To participate in this Competition, entrants must not be Joules employees, third parties involved in the Competition, their families, agents or anyone else in any way professionally connected with this Competition, and must meet the following requirements (the "Eligibility Criteria"):
be at least 18 years of age or older;
have access to the internet;
Joules USA will post a "Giveaway" photo on its Instagram page - @joulesusa ("Competition Post"). Every person who meets the Eligibility Criteria ("Entrant")
c. like and comment under the Competition Post as directed in the post and tag a friend (the "Entry").
Only entries that have been completed in full will be entered into the Competition. Joules does not accept any responsibility for late, lost, delayed or damaged entries and cannot be held responsible for any inability to submit entries as a result of computer service, systems and/or server failure, error, interruption, defect or delay or any other technical malfunction.
The Winners (as defined below) will be chosen by means of randomised electronic selection from all the valid Entries received by Joules. The draw will take place on the 7th of December 2021 and a comment will be added to the Competition Post to confirm the Winners following the original Competition Post. The Winners will be contacted by Joules sending a direct message to the Winners' personal Instagram account with instructions on how to claim his/her Prize.
There will be 2 winners during the Competition Period (the "Winner" and the "Friend" the "Winner" tagged as part of the entry). US based Winners will each win:
1 x Raincoat, 1x pair of Wellies, 1x Umbrella
The Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable, non-changeable and no cash alternative is available. The Prize is subject to availability and Joules reserves the right to substitute the Prize for one of equal or greater value. The Prize is only redeemable by the named Winners, it must not be sold on.
The Prize is non-transferable and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. If the Prize is no longer available due to circumstances beyond Joules' control, a prize of equal or greater value will be provided. The Prize is only redeemable by the named Winner. It must not be sold on.
Joules will make reasonable efforts to notify the Winners of the Prize by means of personal messaging the Winners on the Instagram account used to submit the Entry, on the day of the prize draw (the 7th of December 2021). Joules is not responsible for any contact details which may be recorded incorrectly or for the security settings of the Winners' Instagram account prohibiting personal messaging. If having made those efforts, it is not possible to contact the Winner, Joules reserves the right to offer the Winners' Prize to the next valid Entrant chosen by means of randomised electronic selection. Any reselection will be undertaken in accordance with these T&Cs.
The Prize will be posted to the Winner's postal address provided following successful notification of the Prize. Joules is not responsible for failure to deliver the Prize should a postal address be provided incorrectly.
The surname of the Winners and the total number of participants will be obtainable for three months from the Closing Date upon application to: Joules USA 12 Days of Gifting Giveaway Instagram Competition (Winner Details Request), Joules USA Inc., 70 W 40th St. New York, NY 10018.
The Prize must be taken as stated and unless otherwise specified cannot be deferred. There will be no cash or other alternative offered. Once a Prize has been allocated it cannot be transferred and must not be sold on.
This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram and Instagram shall in no way be liable for any losses whatsoever arising from this competition and/or the Prize. You are providing your information to Joules and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of this Competition, unless you opt-in to receive future marketing communications from Joules. By entering the Competition, you agree that you will make no claim against Instagram in respect of it.
For Joules' privacy policy, visit: http://www.joulesusa.com/Privacy/Static.raction
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which arises in connection with these terms.
Zulily Parcel Insert - Terms & Conditions
By taking advantage of this offer you agree to these terms and the full terms and conditions of sale, which can be found at www.joulesusa.com/promo.
Use offer code to receive $10 off your purchase price when you spend $75 or more in one single purchase transaction online at www.joulesusa.com.
Shipping and handling costs and all applicable taxes are not included.
This offer is not available in Joules independent stockists, concessions, outlets or shows and cannot be applied to purchases of Joules gift vouchers.
To redeem this offer via www.joulesusa.com, add your selected items to your basket and enter offer code where specified during the check-out process and the discount will be applied to your order.
This offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. There is no cash alternative.
This offer is subject to availability while stocks last and is subject to revocation or termination at any time in Joules' sole discretion. Other exclusions may apply.
This offer is subject to the Joules terms and conditions of sale, which can be found in full at www.joulesusa.com.
All orders are subject to acceptance and any improper use of this offer may result in the cancellation of your order.
You agree that if you return any of the products purchased with this offer, you will receive a refund of the discounted price you paid for the returned item. You also agree to provide Joules with a copy of any receipt from the transaction, and the receipts from any subsequent returns, in order to be eligible to receive a refund.
This offer cannot be redeemed against items that have already been purchased.
This offer shall apply from on 14th November 2021 to 15th January 2022 and the offer code cannot be used outside of that time period.
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which arises in connection with these terms.
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute which arises in connection with these terms.
Zulily Parcel Insert- Terms & Conditions
Use offer code to receive $20 off your purchase price when you spend $100 or more in one single purchase transaction online at www.joulesusa.com.
Zulily Parcel Insert -Terms & Conditions
1 x Joules Jacket and 1 x Handbag from Joules Heritage Collection
1 x Family Wellies set for up to 2 adults, 3 children.
b. like and comment under the Competition Post as directed in the post and tag a friend (the "Entry").
The Winners (as defined below) will be chosen by means of randomised electronic selection from all the valid Entries received by Joules. The draw will take place on the 10th of December 2021 and a comment will be added to the Competition Post to confirm the Winners following the original Competition Post. The Winners will be contacted by Joules sending a direct message to the Winners' personal Instagram account with instructions on how to claim his/her Prize..
1 x Pet Bed , 1 Pet Collar, 1 x Pack of Dog Treats, and 1x Dog Jumper *only Joules brand
Joules will make reasonable efforts to notify the Winners of the Prize by means of personal messaging the Winners on the Instagram account used to submit the Entry, on the day of the prize draw (the 10th of December 2021). Joules is not responsible for any contact details which may be recorded incorrectly or for the security settings of the Winners' Instagram account prohibiting personal messaging. If having made those efforts, it is not possible to contact the Winner, Joules reserves the right to offer the Winners' Prize to the next valid Entrant chosen by means of randomised electronic selection. Any reselection will be undertaken in accordance with these T&Cs.
This Competition will run for the "Competition Period" which shall be from 08:00AM EST on the 10th of December 2021 until 11:59 EST on the 10th of December 2021 (the "Closing Date"). By entering this Competition, you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions ("T&Cs"). The details of the Competition form part of these T&Cs. You should print and retain a copy of these T&Cs for reference. Any breach of these T&Cs may result in a prize being forfeited, at Joules' sole discretion.
The Winners (as defined below) will be chosen by means of randomised electronic selection from all the valid Entries received by Joules. The draw will take place on the 11th of December 2021 and a comment will be added to the Competition Post to confirm the Winners following the original Competition Post. The Winners will be contacted by Joules sending a direct message to the Winners' personal Instagram account with instructions on how to claim his/her Prize.
1 x Joules Robe, Pajama Set, Socks, and Slippers of winner's choice.
1 x pieces from Joules USA 'Holidaywear' Collection and a 1 x use shopping credit of $200 USD
Family Sweaters Bundle of winner's choice: Up to 2 adults, 3 children
1 x Joules Tweed Fieldcoat.
1 x Joules Hat, Scarf, Gloves, Socks, and Wellies (of winner's choosing)
12 Days of Gifting - Day 10 - Terms & Conditions
b. follow the @wellybottle Instagram Page
c. like and comment under the Competition Post as directed in the post and tag 1 friend for a chance to win as well (collectively the "Entry").
a. 1 x Joules Wellies
b. 1 x Welly Traveler 18oz. Bottle – Speckle print.
13. Joules will make reasonable efforts to notify the Winners of the Prize by means of personal messaging the Winners on the Instagram account used to submit the Entry, on the day of the prize draw (the 16th of December 2021). Joules is not responsible for any contact details which may be recorded incorrectly or for the security settings of the Winners' Instagram account prohibiting personal messaging. If having made those efforts, it is not possible to contact the Winner, Joules reserves the right to offer the Winners' Prize to the next valid Entrant chosen by means of randomised electronic selection. Any reselection will be undertaken in accordance with these T&Cs.
b. like and comment under the Competition Post as directed in the post and tag 1 friend for a chance to win as well (collectively the "Entry").
There will be 1 winner during the Competition Period. US based Winners will each win:
a. 1 x Family Rainwear set for up to 2 adults, 3 children:
b. Womens: Golightly Printed Waterproof Packable Jacket, Milport Packable Showerproof Poncho, Snug Water Resistant Packable,
c. Mens: Arlow Lightweight Waterproof Jacket, Go To Padded Jacket
d. Little Joule Girl: Golightly Printed Waterproof Packable Jacket, Kinnaird Packable Padded Coat
e. Little Joule Boy: Cairn Packable Showerproof
1. 1 x $500 Joules Shopping Credit.


At the time when nation salutes martyr Udham Singh, who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, on the centenary of the bloodbath, cow dung cakes and weeds greet locals on the proposed site for a memorial to the martyr on the Cheema road in Sunam, which is the native town of Udham Singh.
The authorities have not laid even a single brick for the memorial, while a lone foundation stone exposes indifferent attitude of the government.
Locals had started demanding the memorial around 10 years ago. They sent written requests to the state authorities and protested also. On December 25, 2016, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal laid the foundation stone of the memorial, while on July 31 last year, the Punjab government announced that it had sanctioned Rs 2.28 crore, but till date not a single penny has reached Sunam.
"We have been raising the issue for the construction of memorial for the last more than 10 years. But the insensitivity of the state government could be gauged from the fact that the authorities have not started the construction yet," said Hardial Singh, who is the grandson of Aas Kaur, cousin of martyr Udham Singh.
Last year on July 31, Cabinet minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot had announced that CM Capt Amarinder Singh had sanctioned Rs 2.28 crore for the memorial to the martyr. He had also said Rs 1 crore as the first instalment in this regard would be released soon and the construction work would commence, but money is yet to be released.
Sunam SDM Manjit Kaur said the state government had released Rs 50 lakh for the construction of memorial to Udham Singh. "The money is lying in the account of the Sangrur administration as we are waiting for the approval of map of the memorial. We are pursuing the matter and hopefully construction will start soon," she said.


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BREAKING: Lai Mohammed orders NBC to stop BBNaija
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the National Broadcasting Commission to halt the transmission of TV reality show, Big Brother Naija.
The minister said the need to stop the reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, became imperative due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, Acting Director-General of the NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, told senior management members of the commission at a meeting that he had been directed by the minister to shut down the show, according to TheCable.
Mohammed reportedly wanted the letter shutting down the show to come from the NBC because of the general opinion that he is bent on sending MultiChoice Ltd, producers of the show, out of Nigeria.
A director had told the meeting that the NBC had on July 1 sought an explanation from Multichoice Ltd on a possible violation of COVID-19 protocol with the airing of the show.
MultiChoice Ltd had subsequently replied the NBC stating the measures taken to forestall any violation of the Covid-19 protocol advised by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, adding that the Lagos State Safety Commission gave approval for the show.
The organisers also said housemates went through mandatory two-week isolation before the commencement of the show and that the BBN House had been disinfected and rearranged to ensure physical distancing, in addition to the elimination of live audience.
Idachaba, was, however, yet to convey the minister's directive to the organisers of the show.
Efforts to reach Idachaba proved abortive and a director in the Public Affairs Department of NBC when contacted by our correspondent said he was not permitted to speak on the matter.
When asked whether the commission would issue a statement to counter the report by TheCable, the official, who preferred not to be mentioned, said the commission was not thinking of doing that.
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A lot of people have to experience acid reflux annually. It is also true that many people feel that the problem of acid reflux is in fact increasing daily because of our modern diet which is full of foods which are high in fat content, sugar, preservatives and caffeine. This blog article will tell what foods to avoid for acid reflux.


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Teens, Women, And Whites More Vulnerable Than Others To Becoming Nicotene-Dependent
An analysis of the data from the National Household Survey on drug Abuse interviews with 22,292 smokers showed that adolescents, women, and whites are particularly vulnerable to developing nicotine-dependence symptoms, according to the researchers who published their findings in the September issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Dr. Denise B. Kandel, of Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and her colleagues found that at similar or lower levels of use nicotine dependency rates are higher among females than males and higher among whites than minorities. They are lowest among older adults (over 50). The researchers theorize that these differences in rates of dependency symptoms reflect differences in sensitivity to nicotine. "This is the first study to analyze the varying responses to increased levels of cigarette smoking – varying by age, gender, and ethnicity – and the study suggests that the threshold for determining nicotine dependence may vary among different groups," said Dr. Alan I. Leshner, director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). "This research is a first step in investigating nicotine dependence in various population groups." The analysis is based on data collected during 1991-93 because the surveys from these years included the proper information to measure nicotine dependence. Nicotine dependence was measured using six diagnostic criteria and symptoms: tolerance (needing ever-increasing amounts to feel the effects), withdrawal symptoms, using more nicotine than intended, failed efforts to cut down usage, negative social and job-related consequences, and persistent health problems.Using these criteria, teenagers, women, and whites experience more dependence symptoms while using the same, or fewer, number of cigarettes than other groups – men, older people, and nonwhites. Dependence rates increase sharply as consumption increased, up to a half-pack of cigarettes a day. Dependent smokers are more likely to continue smoking and to use increasingly larger amounts to sustain the nicotine effect. Adolescents, who smoke significantly fewer cigarettes a day than adults, experience substantially higher rates of dependence than do adults at the same level of usage. Researchers believe this is due to adolescents' higher sensitivity at low doses of nicotine, compared with adults. Adolescents appear to be particularly vulnerable to becoming nicotine-dependent, especially at low levels of cigarette consumption, the study concluded.
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Q: php self() with current object's constructor What's the proper way to get new self() to use the current instance's constructor? In other words, when I do:
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I want to see: Bar instead of: Foo

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Store the class type in a temp variable and then return a new instance of it.

A: public static function create()
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This should work.
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echo get_class($a), PHP_EOL, get_class($b);

Shows:
Foo Bar

UPD:
If you want non-statics, then:
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Shows:
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A: Class Bar extends Foo {
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If you call a function from a child class then it if it will search the nearest parent to call it. This is inheritance.
The idea is to use polymorphism in this situation. Redeclaring a function from child override it's parent's activity. If you want to run it's parent function too then you have to call it like parent::callee();

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What is a sock blank? Some of you are sure to be familiar with those and others maybe not so much.
A sock blank is a machine knit "blank" or a piece that looks like a short, wide scarf. A sock blank can be knit single or double and it is important to know which type you are buying because this will determine how you can use the blank for your knitting.
A single knit blank will be twice as long, more or less, than a double knit blank. But the most important difference is that a single knit blank means that you only have 1 thread to work with which is fine if you are knitting one sock at a time or one mitten at a time or something like that. However if you were planning on doing a TAAT sock project or something similar you will want a double knit blank where you unravel 2 threads at a time and can thus knit 2 separate pieces.
Dyeing sock blanks is a challenge I feel. You can do different things and maybe more with some regards versus dyeing a hank of yarn. However you should keep in mind that the pattern on your blank is not going to be reproduced exactly in your pair of socks for example. If you have a striped design, your socks will be striped but the final patterning will be different as everything depends on your needle size, the amount of stitches used and of course your pattern. Also if you design has dots or geometric designs for example, these will translate into a more sort of varigated design in your socks or other small circumference knit.
Here's a picture of a pair of simple socks that I'm currently knitting using a blank that I dyed a while back. This was one of the first blanks I did and I first dyed each half in a different colour. Then I decided to overdye by doing a sort of dot design on top of the main colour. And on the picture below you can see the blank and its design and how the pattern then translates into the actual socks that I'm knitting. These will be simple afterthought heel socks and the front is 3×2 ribbing.
You can see the dots in the blanket and how this gives a varigated end result. This is a double knit blanket which enables me to knit 2 socks at a time.


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Elizabeth Stewart, M.D. (OBG 2007) Leads Research on Uterine Fibroid Treatments
— Mayo Clinic announced Sept. 30, 2014 that it is part of a team of research centers chosen by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment strategies for women with uterine fibroids.
AHRQ has awarded the team a $3.95 million, first-year grant for the project, called Comparing Options for Management: Patient-Centered Results for Uterine Fibroids (COMPARE-UF). Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) will serve as the research and data coordinating center for the teams.
"We are very excited to have funding to provide the key clinical evidence that all women and their physicians need to make informed choices about fibroid treatments," says Elizabeth Stewart, M.D., chair of Reproductive Endocrinology at Mayo Clinic and the clinical leader of the study.
Uterine fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors in women of childbearing age and the second most common reason these women undergo surgery. Uterine fibroids can lead to significant pain, bleeding, and fertility problems. Treatment options include watchful waiting; treatments with drugs or hormones, embolization, or ultrasound; or invasive procedures such as partial or total hysterectomy. However, there is little evidence about the effectiveness of these therapies or their outcomes, including fibroid reoccurrence and women's ability to have children.
"Although about 1 in 4 U.S. women have uterine fibroids, we have very little information about which treatments work best and which treatments work best for particular women," says Dr. Stewart. "Our prior research shows that women in general and African-American women in particular have many unanswered questions about fibroids and fibroid treatments. Fibroids can also be a problem for women trying to get pregnant, and understanding the effects of fibroid treatments is one of our key goals."
The project team comprises a research and data coordinating center based at DCRI, and nine clinical centers (see list below), each contributing information about geographically, racially, ethnically, and clinically diverse women who have been treated for uterine fibroids, and the centers will report on what happens to the women over time. Women who have had uterine fibroids, as well as other stakeholders, are directly involved in determining the direction of the research and are participating as active members of the research team. PCORI and AHRQ agreed in 2013 to collaborate on research to fill the evidence gaps related to uterine fibroids treatment.
PCORI is funding the project and AHRQ is providing scientific oversight and administration. The research team will receive up to $4 million per year for up to five years to build the registry and conduct the research.
Other centers participating in the collaboration include the University of California Fibroid Network (UCFN), Henry Ford Health System, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Chicago Consortium, University of North Carolina, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Inova Health Systems and Department of Defense Clinical Consortium.


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Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tickets
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tickets London Palladium, London Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow return
Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow return
About Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The kaleidoscopic coat is set to brighten up the West End once more, as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will return to the London Palladium in summer 2020. Dramatising the story of Joseph in the Book of Genesis, the upbeat musical features a soundtrack including 'Any Dream Will Do' and 'Close Every Door', entertaining audiences of all ages. So, "go, go, go" and book your tickets now for this epic production.
WHO'S IN IT?: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT CAST
Jason Donovan will reprise his role as the Pharaoh, after starring in the 2019 production. Making his West End debut in 1991 as the titular role in Joseph at the Palladium, his West End credits include Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Jac Yarrow will return to the West End to star as Joseph.
Further casting is to be announced.
Audiences enter the biblical land of Caanan and are greeted by Jacob and his 12 sons. As Jacob's favourite son, Joseph is gifted a coat of many colours to the dismay of the 11 remaining sons. But, Joseph is later sold into slavery and thrown in jail. Prophesising seven years of famine, he is set to work preparing for the disaster, which later comes true. Left to face the world alone, Joseph is mercifully reunited with his brothers. But, his decisions put his brother Benjamin in peril, with all 12 sons having to work together in order to get their happy ending.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a sung through musical with the help of the Narrator, as the story in the book of Genesis is brought to the stage.
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Performance Dates & Times
You can book from 17-Jan-2021 to 05-Sep-2021.
Children need to be able to sit in their own seat without any assistance.
Access Performances:
Audio Described Performance – Wednesday 2nd September 2.30pm
Signed Performance – Wednesday 2nd September 7.30pm
Captioned Performance – Thursday 3rd September 7.30pm
Now Starring
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Where is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
8 Argyll Street London W1F 7TF
Nearest Bus stop: (Regent Street) 3, 6, 12, 13, 23, 88, 94, 139, 453, C2; (Oxford Street) 7, 8, 10, 25, 55, 73, 98, 390
Parking: Soho (4mins)
Nearest Night Bus: (Regent Street) 6, 12, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453, C2, N3, N13, N15, N18, N109, N136; (Oxford Street) 7, 10, 25, 390, N7, N8, N55, N73, N98, N207
Nearest Tube: Central, Bakerloo, Victoria
(2mins) Exit 8 from the tube goes out onto Argyll Street (opposite the large Topshop). The theatre is 100 metres down the road.
Nearest Station: Euston


Published in: Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 81 (3), 034610-1-034610-5.
Abstract: The construction of differential cross sections as a function of excitation energy for systems with a collection of low- and high-lying intrinsic vibrational modes has been attempted in the past. A prescription is proposed here that simplifies the implementation of such calculation schemes with a remarkable reduction in computational time.
Cite: Dasso, C.H., Lanza, E.G. y Sofía, H.M. (2010). Event generator to construct cross sections for the multiphonon excitation of a set of collective vibrational modes. Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics, 81 (3), 034610-1-034610-5.


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San Bernardino County politicians blast…
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By Joe Nelson | jnelson@scng.com | San Bernardino Sun
While land preservationists on Friday were touting President Obama's designation of three new national monuments in Southern California's desert region, San Bernardino County politicians said it could jeopardize a lucrative mining operation in the Castle Mountains and off-highway vehicle recreation areas.
Obama's granting of national monument status for Mojave Trails and Castle Mountains in the Mojave Desert and Sand to Snow in the Sonoran Desert protects 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert.
In separate written statements, San Bernardino County Supervisors Curt Hagman and Robert Lovingood and Rep. Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley) accused the president of bypassing the legislative process via the Antiquities Act.
Hagman said Cook proposed a similar measure last year that provided Congress with another option to protect the areas in San Bernardino County while preserving mineral rights. He said the county sent the president a letter on Aug. 21 requesting any national monument designation go through the legislative process.
"Pulling the rug out from under the legislative process when you don't get your way, frankly, is wrong," Hagman said. "President Obama is thumbing his nose at the people of San Bernardino County, as well as the United States Congress by simply taking these lands from us with a stroke of his pen."
Lovingood said the presidential designation does not protect off-highway vehicle areas, which generate $70 million in revenue annually for the county and support local businesses. He said the Castle Mountains gold mine, which sits in the center of the newly designated national monument abutting the California/Nevada border, has the potential to generate more than $225 million in tax revenue and create roughly 300 jobs if scaled up to full production.
But under the President's executive action, it appears there is no mechanism for the National Park Service to issue the necessary permits, Lovingood said.
"I love the desert and have worked to protect it," said Lovingood. "Recreation, conservation and mining can all coexist. But the president's designation ignores the historic approach that the desert is a land of many uses."
Castle Mountains National Monument links two mountain ranges and covers nearly 21,000 acres that hold numerous important Native American archaeological sites. The area is also home to golden eagles, bighorn sheep, mountain lions and other wildlife
Lovingood said because the national monument designations bypassed Congress, they contain no funding and may become "orphan monuments" with little congressional support. He cited a 2014 National Park Service report which noted that the 1994 designations of Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks and the Mojave National Preserve had a backlog at the time of more than $351 million in deferred maintenance to roads, bridges, trails and other infrastructure.
Cook said he wasn't opposed to national monuments, but was opposed to the president creating them through unilateral executive action.
"That's exactly what the president has done here in designating over 1.8 million acres of public land in San Bernardino and Riverside counties as national monuments," Cook said. "Unlike the legislative process, the Antiquities Act process provides minimal opportunity for public input, provides no funding mechanisms, and leaves us with monuments that lack broad local support."
Cook said he will continue working on his California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act, legislation he introduced he proposed in October. He says it strikes a balance between environmental concerns, off road recreation and economic uses such as mining.
"The president should have given the legislative process an opportunity to work," said Cook. "Instead, we're given a cheap solution that won't accomplish its goals as intended."
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Don't Believe Robots Will Steal Human Jobs? This Video Might Change Your Mind
February 29, 2016 | Reece Alvarez
Photo credit: Screen capture from video by Boston Dynamics
Atlas is possibly the most human-like robot yet.
Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Google, unveiled the latest version of its Atlas robot, which shows that the bi-pedal, humanoid like robot is rapidly advancing and close to reaching the kind of fully autonomous android capabilities only dreamed of in sci-fi films.
According to Boston Dynamics, the electrically powered robot is designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings, and its movements are controlled by hydraulics. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR (a laser sensory system) and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.
The humanoid robot clearly is poised for a variety of possible uses from basic manual labor to possibly even military applications with its ability to navigate rough terrain and recover from falls and impacts — Boston Dynamics has worked with U.S. Department of Defense and the military to develop some of its robots.
The new version of Atlas has some clear advantages over predecessors. It now has an internal power source rather than an external one connected via tether ,and the robot has an eerily human-like ability to pop itself up from the ground and stand on its own.
The robot is not just groundbreaking for robotics, but may also usher in a new era in society by eliminating huge swaths of everyday mundane tasks and jobs. Jason Calacanis, a digital entrepreneur and investor in several successful startups including as an early investor in Uber, told CNBC that Atlas will be the end of manual labor in our lifetime.
"It's super eerie. In 10 years, the idea is going to be 'would you let this [robot] put your kids to bed? Would you let it change your kid's diaper?'"Calacanis said. "That's how fast this is going to advance. It's picking up packages right now. These things are going to be walking down the street 10 to 15 years from now, delivering pizzas; they're going to be in your office moving packages around."
You can see a wide range of Atlas' capabilities in the full video released by Boston Dynamics:
H/t: The Huffington Post
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Q: AWS Lambda unzip and upload thousands of files I have 2 S3 buckets. Bucket A is where a zip file gets uploaded to and bucket B contains the extracted data from the latest zip that was uploaded to bucket A. I have a Lambda that triggers upon a object create event from bucket A, it then extracts the zip as a stream and uploads to bucket B. Here is the code:
const aws = require('aws-sdk');
const unzipper = require('unzipper');
const s3Client = new aws.S3({ apiVersion: '2006-03-01' });

exports.handler = async (event, context) => {
    const sourceBucket = event.Records[0].s3.bucket.name;
    const zip = decodeURIComponent(event.Records[0].s3.object.key.replace(/\+/g, ' '));

    const s3Params = {
        Bucket: sourceBucket,
        Key: zip
    };

    const zip = s3Client.getObject(s3Params).createReadStream().pipe(unzipper.Parse({ forceStream: true }));
    const promises = [];

    for await (const file of zip) {
        const type = file.type;
        if (type === 'File') {
            const fileName = file.path;

            const params = {
                Bucket: process.env.DEST_BUCKET,
                Key: `${fileName}`,
                Body: file,
            };
            promises.push(s3Client.upload(params).promise());
        } else {
            file.autodrain();
        }
    }
    await Promise.all(promises);
};

The problem is the zip is about 200MB with over 10,000 files and folders in it. The lambda, even set at 900 seconds, is timing out. Is there a more efficient way to write the above code to utilize something like parallel streams or rewriting of the for-loop?


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Getting There: Effort underway to connect Fish Lake Trail to the lake and the Centennial Trail
UPDATED: Thu., May 21, 2020
Liz Morley, n front, and Michele Faus rollerblade down the Fish Lake Trail on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The city is hatching plans to connect the Fish Lake Trail to the lake it's named for, and to the Centennial Trail. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated work is set to begin this week on a project to reconstruct and widen Barker Road. That project has not yet gone out to bid.
Fish Lake Trail is, at least for now, a misnomer.
And the name isn't the only thing giving the false impression that the paved path will take you from its starting point off South Lindeke Street, just north of the intersection of Interstate 90 and U.S. 195, all the way to the lake it's named for, northeast of Cheney.
There are also the maps dotted along the way, showing a red line that suggests the trail extends to the lake.
But if you walk or bike the paved former rail bed out of Spokane, through the woods, between a pair of active railroad lines and past Queen Lucas Lake, you'll come to a chain-link fence that marks the trail's dead end.
You'll have gone 9 1/2 miles, though you'll still be about a mile and a half from Fish Lake, with no good way to get there.
But a pair of efforts are underway to make the Fish Lake Trail reach the lake and the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail on one end, and to connect the current trailhead to the Centennial Trail on the other.
The Columbia Plateau trail includes paved and gravel sections, but is mostly an undeveloped path linking Cheney to Pasco. The Centennial Trail is a heavily used, nearly 65-mile-long paved path stretching from Nine Mile Falls to Coeur d'Alene.
If the separate but related Fish Lake Trail projects come together, bicyclists, walkers and other nonmotorized users will be able to go from downtown Spokane to downtown Cheney – and well beyond – without having to significantly interact with traffic.
That would allow students to commute to Eastern Washington University by bike or allow someone living in an apartment in downtown Spokane to have "a completely different experience" at Fish Lake without getting in their car, noted Garrett Jones, director of Spokane Parks and Recreation.
"We have the opportunities here in Spokane that a lot of cities don't have," Jones said, referring to the Lilac City's setting among mountains, rivers, lakes and other natural features.
A completed and extended Fish Lake Trail, Jones added, would create new opportunities to "create interactions between different neighborhoods, different communities."
But the work of completing the trail won't be easy, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic saps the budgets of seemingly every agency that might fund construction.
The city, county and other stakeholders have spent some 15 years trying to extend the trail from its dead end to the shores of Fish Lake, Jones said.
Those efforts have been stymied by the need to cross a pair of active rail lines, one just past the current chain-link fence that marks the trail's hopefully temporary end and the other close to the lake, near Myers Park Road.
Dan Schaffer, a retired physician, has been using what's now Fish Lake Trail since before it was an official trail and has long advocated for its completion.
"It's going to happen at some point," he said last week. "It's just a matter of getting the politicians motivated."
Schaffer has some experience doing just that.
After first attempting to ride the ballast-rock rail bed back in 1999, he formed a citizens group in 2006 that helped the city obtain money to pave much of the existing portion of Fish Lake Trail.
After that work was completed in 2009, he said, the city contracted with a firm to design a pair of bridges over the existing rail lines and reach Fish Lake. But that $6 million project never became a reality.
So in November, Schaffer met with Jones, Spokane County Commissioner Al French and others to kick-start the effort to complete the trail.
While COVID-19 interrupted plans for further meetings, Jones said he and other officials are committed to renewing the push to get the work done.
But before they go forward, Jones said they're going back to review existing plans and options, to ensure they have the needed property and to "come up with a road map of what missing pieces" need to be puzzled together to connect the trail to Fish Lake.
"We're at the point now of staff looking at what has already been done, because we don't want to do anything twice," he said. "And then (we'll) identify funding to bring a team on to move forward with all the stakeholders."
Jones said he expects the project to involve a "regional approach," with officials from the cities of Spokane and Cheney, Spokane County and the state working together to come up with solutions. He said he's open-minded about what those solutions will look like.
That means taking a hard look at whether bridges, which are expensive both upfront and to maintain, are the most cost-effective way to move people past the rail crossings. Instead, he said, at-grade crossings or tunnels will be considered, so long as they're safe.
While no timeline exists for finishing the trail, Jones said he and others are committed to reviewing the old plans, coming up with ideas for some new ones, gathering public input and making it happen.
Meanwhile, the city of Spokane is making progress at the other end of the trail, where it starts in a parking lot near the intersection of Lindeke and West 9th Avenue.
Planners have spent the past couple of years drawing up three options for connecting the trailhead to the Russ Sandifur Bridge, which crosses the Spokane River in People's Park and leads to the Centennial Trail on the river's north bank.
The simplest option would run a trail along Government Way to Riverside Avenue and end at the Sandifur Bridge. But it has a major drawback, Schaffer said.
"I don't like that, because I'd like to keep the trail away from the street," he said.
The other two options would satisfy that desire. Both would involve building a trail around the interstate and down toward Latah Creek.
In one alternative, the trail would pass through High Bridge Park, on the west side of the creek, before crossing the creek on Riverside Avenue.
In the other, it would cross to the east side of the creek via the 11th Avenue bridge and continue along an existing unpaved path toward People's Park.
The city is finalizing a contract with a consultant who will help decide which option to select and how to design it, said Inga Note, senior traffic planning engineer for the city.
Note said a grant will help the trail get to the "30% design level, with the idea we'll get to know what route we want and what it will cost to build it, and then we'd go and apply for a construction grant."
But by the time the city gets through the public involvement process, picks a path and starts to design it, a year and a half likely will have passed, Note said. And it will likely be another two to four years "before anything was on the ground."
That means it likely will be "another six years or so" before the Fish Lake-Centennial Trail link is complete, according to Note. As for getting the Fish Lake Trail to Fish Lake, Jones wasn't able to venture a guess at the timeline.
For Schaffer – and likely lots of others who might want to ride or run or walk from downtown Spokane to an out-of-town lake without dealing with traffic – that means a long wait.
"My frustrations are that agencies move with the speed of a glacier," Schaffer said. That can be good, he said, because "things don't get done in a heated rush. But sometimes they don't get done."
STA service changes
The Spokane Transit Service made a number changes as of Sunday to its bus schedules as part of its triannual shifts in service.
Among the routes affected are the 20 SFCC, 22 Northwest Blvd, 25 Division, 32 Trent/Montgomery, 33 Wellesley, 60 Airport via Browne's Addition, 61 Highway 2 via Browne's Addition, 62 Medical Lake, 64 Cheney/West Plains, 66 EWU, 90 Sprague, 97 South Valley and 633 Geiger Shuttle.
Meanwhile, the entire system is operating under some different rules due to COVID-19.
For one thing, riders don't have to pay fares, to reduce interactions between drivers and passengers. For another, buses are operating without express service due to declining ridership during the pandemic.
Gold Star Memorial Highway proposal
The Eastern Washington Veterans Task Force is pushing a proposal to rename state Route 902 the "Gold Star Memorial Highway" from mile marker 0 to 12, honoring area service members who lost their lives in service to their country.
A formal proposal has been submitted to the Washington State Transportation Commission, which is expected to reconvene as COVID-19 phase restrictions allow. The commission has requested public comment; you can offer yours by emailing sr902namingproposal@gmail.com.
Work to watch for
On Monday, city crews will begin a $1.4 million grind and overlay project on Mission Avenue between Greene Street and Trent Avenue. One lane will be open in each direction. The federally funded project also will update curb ramps for ADA compliance.
Updated: May 21, 2020, 1:55 p.m.
Tags: news, transportation, parks and recreation, column, centennial trail, fish lake trail, trails, getting there, garrett jones, inga note


1 - We are back in the early days of North American colonialism. It is winter. Close on a group of aboriginal men standing at a clearing and looking onto a beach. They wear serious, curious expressions. Frame so they're visible form the shoulders up. On the beach in the background are some extremely ill and weak looking Europeans who have just rowed onto shore - few, if any of them, have the energy to stand. Their rowboats are forgotten behind them. If it doesn't overfill the panel, maybe the ship (or ships) they crossed the sea in are visible in the far background (but that isn't integral).
CAPTION: The locals found us weak and malnourished.
2 - The group of aboriginals have come onto the beach and are helping these poor Europeans. They offer food, help them stand, and all that good stuff. The aboriginals are empathetic and caring; the Europeans could not be more thankful.
CAPTION: They reached out and welcomed us as friends.
CAPTION: We would not have survived without their help.
4 - On the Europeans standing in a clearing and looking onto the aboriginal settlement, obviously mirroring the first panel. The Europeans look serious and pained expressions. Again, shoulders-up framing. It is night time, but there is plenty of activity in the settlement in the background - maybe some fires, conversations, and general life.
CAPTION: Theirs is a kindness so great it breaks the heart.
5 - On the bodies / torsos of the Europeans. They are all holding guns. This could either be a new panel or potentially the continuation of panel 4, simply broken by the gutter.
CAPTION: Particularly considering ours was never a mission of peace.


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Marketing Ideas, Inspiration & Insights
How to Knock Your SEO Ranking Out of the Park this Year
by Brian Appleton
What's that old familiar saying? Change is inevitable? When it comes to SEO ranking factors and algorithm adjustments, that's absolutely true.
SEO ranking dynamics change all the time. If you're not constantly checking for the latest news you quickly get left behind and your search engine ranking begins to suffer. But don't worry—at the end of this post is a checklist that will tell you if your site fulfills the most important SEO requirements or needs some work.
So, what are the best ways to optimize your website for favorable search engine rankings? That's what we're going to explore in this post. But first, taking a look at the history of SEO will set the stage for how ranking factors could change in the future.
The Evolution of Search Engine Optimization Ranking
The sheer volume of search engine algorithm changes that have occurred since 2000 is a bit overwhelming. Moz keeps a list of every Google algorithm change that's so long your fingers might cramp from scrolling.
Knowing how ranking factors have changed over the years is a good way to predict and prepare for the direction that changes will take in the future.
There are 5 main aspects of SEO ranking history:
1. Keyword Stuffing
On-page content, domain names, directory mentions, and basic site structure were the foundational factors for early SEO ranking. Unfortunately, people quickly figured out that stuffing websites with keywords would allow them to achieve a favorable ranking.
2. Single Keywords
In 2003, Google introduced the "Florida" algorithm update, which penalized websites using spam tactics—like keyword stuffing. No more hidden links, invisible text, or duplicate sites. This was the first ever major search engine algorithm, and it revolutionized the way sites optimized for ranking. Namely, people began optimizing content for one focus keyword to improve their ranking.
3. Keyword Phrases
2008 was a breakout year for SEO as the focus turned towards improving the experience for users. Thanks to the release of Google Suggest, sites began to optimize their content for people rather than search engines. The use of single keywords evolved into keyword phrases that more accurately depicted the intent of users' search queries.
4. Content is King
Content is anything that delivers information on your website, including blog posts, web copy, case studies, landing pages, infographics, and much more. After Google's release of Panda 1.0 and Penguin 1.0 in 2011 and 2012, inbound marketing started to gain a foothold and content became the star of SEO ranking. Keyword phrases were still relevant, but there was a noticeable shift towards the inclusion of multimedia, legitimate backlinking tactics, and white hat SEO practices.
5. Voice, Visual, and Mobile
Modern search engine optimization ranking is all about catering to the user experience (UX). It's been a few years now since mobile usage overtook desktop usage. Understandably, mobile optimization has become one of the most important Google ranking factors. Now, visual and voice search is showing massive potential.
What does this timeline of changes tell us?
UX is at the forefront of modern SEO.
Combine best practices with an understanding of search intent and you'll be able to execute an extraordinary SEO ranking strategy.
Check out these 15 Essential SEO Best Practices
How to Optimize Your Website for Favorable Ranking
Now we've come to the meat of the matter.
Why do you want to improve your search engine ranking? Is it to earn greater reach, get more traffic, or increase brand exposure?
Sure. All these things are awesome, but what's more important to most businesses is attracting qualified prospects who can become qualified leads and eventually turn into paying customers.
SEO that doesn't support your business goals isn't doing much good.
The #1 Way to Improve Your SEO Ranking
Knocking SEO ranking out of the park means putting the focus on UX.
People visit websites to fulfill a need. It might be as simple as learning about the latest Pinterest update, or it could be as involved as calculating their lead generation potential. Whatever it is your visitors want, it's your job to make it as convenient and helpful a process as possible.
Focusing on the UX requires optimizing your site for as many SEO ranking elements as possible.
Here are 6 of the most important Google ranking factors:
Mobile-first indexing
Site speed and accelerated mobile pages (AMP)
Featured snippets
Relevant backlinks
Clear navigation
Voice and visual search
Let's take a closer look at each element and the ways you can improve performance.
1. Mobile-first indexing
The mobile version of your website is now considered the primary version of your website. Google is moving towards crawling sites with a mobile-first approach. Sites without a mobile version or mobile optimization could be penalized once this feature rolls out in full force.
Here's how to ensure you're taking a mobile-first approach to SEO:
First of all, you need to have either a mobile version of your website or a mobile optimized site. There's no if, ands, or buts about it.
If you have a separate mobile site, make sure all your content from the desktop version is also on the mobile version in the correct formats. Quality of content is essential.
Make sitemap links available on the mobile version of your website.
Use the same structured data markup on both versions.
Use metadata that corresponds to both the mobile and desktop version.
Verify the mobile version of your site with Google Search Console.
That's a lot of elements to optimize. But here's the good news:
Mobile-first indexing won't have an immediate effect on ranking.
In other words, you have some time to optimize these elements. Don't wait around too long though. The earlier you start getting ready for mobile-first indexing, the better off your site's performance will be.
2. Site Speed and accelerated mobile pages (AMP)
You might be wondering:
It's a project started by Google and Twitter that's designed to create faster mobile pages. They're basically a slimmed down HTML version of your site pages that decreases the loading time significantly.
Web page load time is a huge SEO ranking factor and with mobile-first indexing taking precedence over desktop, AMPs are becoming major players.
Page loading speed may be even more important than you realize. For example, 53% of mobile visitors will abandon a website if a page takes more than 3 seconds to load.
The website in the example below is pulling an average page load time of 7.11 seconds. That's well over the recommended 3 second threshold, meaning they're losing a lot of traffic and their ranking is not as high as it could be:
So, how can you optimize for AMP?
Start using the AMP plugin and then figure out which pages and content on your site should be prioritized.
3. Featured snippets
Featured snippets are shown at the top of Google search results, above the highest ranked organic results. According to Google, "this featured snippet block includes a summary of the answer, extracted from a webpage, plus a link to the page, the page title and URL."
Here's the bad news:
To be featured in a snippet, your page must be ranked in the top 10 search results.
That means you have to create an ultimate resource that can be displayed in the form of either a paragraph, list, or table. Check out the list example below:
Being featured in a snippet is notoriously hard, but not impossible. Just focus on creating high-quality, in-depth content that's superior to every other piece of content covering the same subject.
4. Relevant backlinks
Nothing says authority to search engines quite like a great backlink. Every time a website links to your site, Google reviews the score of that link and the relevance of the link's anchor text. Links with strong scores and high relevance tell the search engine your content is high-quality and could be in line for a bump in ranking.
The best way to optimize your backlinking strategy for a strong SEO ranking is to acquire high-quality links from respected, authoritative websites. If you own a small business, try your hand at guest posting for Entrepreneur, Business Insider, or your local business journal.
The most important thing to remember is that you only want backlinks from sites with good authority that are relevant to your business.
5. Clear navigation
Don't make your site visitors work to find what they're looking for.
People want easy, fast, streamlined access to the answers they're looking for. It's your job to build a user-friendly navigation into your website. The easier it is for people to get around, the longer they'll stay on your site and the better experience they'll have.
Believe it or not, this makes a big impression on SEO ranking because a site with clear navigation is:
Easy for search engines to crawl and index
Designed with the user in mind
Effective at improving bounce rates, page dwell time, and click-through rates
Make your site flexible enough that you can adjust the navigation to enhance the UX.
6. Voice and visual search
Voice and visual search have been the talk of the town since the last part of 2017. Voice search probably more so than visual—we can thank Google, Siri, Cortana, and Alexa for that.
Some experts predict that 50% of all searches will be voice-based by 2020.
Optimizing for voice search means optimizing for human language and not machine language. When people conduct a voice search they simply ask a question like they would in a face-to-face conversation. They don't say, "best new cars." They say, "what are the best new cars of 2018?"
Build context into every piece of content on your website. The more relevant you can make your website, the more likely it is that your content will be shown in voice search results.
Now, on to visual search.
Visual search makes up approximately 27% of all searches. It's not just about searching for visual information anymore, it's about searching with visual information.
You're walking through Times Square and see an ad for a pair of shoes you have to own. You raise your phone, snap a picture, and voila! The exact same shoe is pulled up in your search results and you can instantly purchase it, add it to Pinterest, or share it on Facebook.
The best way to optimize for visual search is to implement Schema Markup on your website. This will create "an enhanced description (commonly known as a rich snippet), which appears in search results."
Problem solved. At least until the next wave of algorithm changes set in.
Create a UX that Predicts User Intent
Everything that's been said so far boils down to this one important fact:
It's better to optimize for the user than for the search engine.
It may sound counterintuitive but think of it this way: search engines—led by Google—are focused on improving the UX. They want to deliver search results that are as accurate as possible so people continue to rely on them as their main source of information.
Optimizing for UX will help you get closer and closer to becoming the best result possible from a human experience standpoint.
Just remember to implement a UX friendly design on your website that incorporates:
Great structure
Usable design
Easy access to information
Fast loading times
And one more thing.
Don't forget about the role of social media in SEO ranking.
While social doesn't have a great effect on ranking factor, Google does consider shared links as a ranking signal. Your online presence needs to be strong from top to bottom.
Here's the final word:
Providing an experience that matches the intent of user search queries will naturally lead to crushing the SEO ranking game when you keep best practices in mind.
Actionable SEO Checklist:
Fill in the checklist below to see if your site is living up to its SEO ranking potential:
My content has a keyword phrase that's supported by relevant variations
My site is mobile optimized
My average load time is 3 seconds or less
 My content is relevant, and high-quality
 My backlinks come from reputable sites
My site navigation is simple and intuitive
My average bounce rate is lower than 60%
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Q: Anchor hash in Razor ASP.NET web pages I use ASP.NET core Web application (web pages) .NET core version 2.1. In the razor page, I have a link to a specific div element on another site (in the same project), like so:
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However, the Intellisense complains (and rightfully so), that there is no /MyAspPage in wwwroot. After the build, this works just fine, because the link is valid of course.
Is there a way to use the asp-page tag helper or any other tag helper to link to a hash anchor on another site? Such as (following does not work of course):
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Edit: What I want is a tag helper which would produce the exact link as above when I used the href. The link is valid and works after build because the application takes care of it.

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