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Wesley's brother came for a visit this weekend. My boys were in heaven. They do love company.
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I adore your pictures - and the stroll back through all your Januaries brought tears to my eyes. XO.


In many cases homepages are either relatively static, or promotional driven. The problem is that homepages are often still the starting point of a users journey on the site.
In our case, at Murdoch University, despite the fact that we use SEO and SEM tactics to drive clicks to deeper content, we know from our metrics that many users either bookmark our homepage, or search for "Murdoch University" or a derivative thereof, which means that they click through to our homepage.
The role of the homepage is to channel users into areas of the site as quickly as possible. With many different audience groups, numerous campaigns, and many stakeholders, real estate is highly sought after. So it's crucial that we are able to address content relevance – make the content on the homepage as relevant to what the user is looking for when they visit.
Enter Omniture Test and Target.
Using Test and Target, we're able to easily modify the content displayed on the homepage (and many other areas of the site), by using their sophisticated behvioural targeting technology, thereby making our content far more relevant to users when they visit, with the goal of optimizing their experience, and ultimately leading to more sales.
For example, if a user has previously been to our site, started an application but not yet completed it, why point them to the content that talks about how to apply, when you can prompt them to complete their application.
Likewise, if they have expressed an interest in a certain category of information, get them back into that stream with as few clicks as possible.
As Test and Target stores a profile of an individuals browsing activity on our site, coupled with SiteCatalyst data, and various parameters that we set on specific events throughout our site, we can use that as a kind of category or activity affinity, and alter content display based on those parameters, on a user by user basis.
For example, our homepage has 4 key modules on it. Currently the two left modules are T&T driven. The left hand module is promotional based. So we're currently running a Postgraduate promotion. If the user has been to a PostGraduate course previously, they will see the PostGraduate promotion. If they have been to an Undergraduate course, they'll see our Course Search module.
For the next module, it shows either a Future Students module (default), a Domestic Students module, or an International Students module. If the user has been into the Domestic Students section, then in the future, when they see the homepage, they'll see the Domestic module. Likewise, if they are an International visitor, or they visit the International section, they'll see the International module. If we know nothing about them, i.e. they are within Australia but havent been to the site before, they'll see the Future Students module.
2) Put some default content inside the <div> tag. This is displayed is nothing else can be displayed. For us, the Course Search and the Future Students content is default.
3) Put mbox code onto other key pages and set specific parameters within those mboxes. I call these "listeners" – they dont actually display any content, they just pass critical information into the users profile when they are activated, such as on key pages, or key events like starting or completing an application.
4) Put some alternative content into Test and Target.
5) Create targeted campaigns in Test and Target with rules about what content should be displayed (either default or content in step 4).
6) Activate the campaign and hey presto – behavioural targeting now works for you.
Ok, well, there might be a bit missing, like your content and targeting strategy, but you get the drift.
In many cases homepages are either relatively static, or promotional driven. The problem is that homepages are often still the starting point of a users journey on the site and not every user should see the same content.
The role of the homepage is to channel users into areas of the site as quickly as possible. With many different audience groups, numerous campaigns, and many stakeholders, real estate is highly sought after. So it's crucial that we are able to address content relevance – make the content on the homepage as relevant to what the user is looking for when they visit, because relevance yields greater conversion.
Using Test and Target, we're able to easily modify the content displayed on the homepage (and many other areas of the site), by using their sophisticated behavioral targeting technology, thereby making our content far more relevant to users when they visit, with the goal of optimizing their experience, and ultimately leading to more sales.
For the next module, it shows either a Future Students module (default), a Domestic Students module, or an International Students module. If the user has been into the Domestic Students section, then in the future, when they see the homepage, they'll see the Domestic module. Likewise, if they are an International visitor, or they visit the International section, when they see the homepage, they'll see the International module. If we know nothing about them, i.e. they are within Australia but haven't been to the site before, they'll see the Future Students module.
Put some default content inside the <div> tag. This is displayed is nothing else can be displayed. For us, the Course Search and the Future Students content is default.
Put mbox code onto other key pages and set specific parameters within those mboxes. I call these "listeners" – they don't actually display any content, they just pass critical information into the user profile when they are activated, such as on key pages, or key events like starting or completing an application (see below).
Put some alternative content into Test and Target (called offers).
Create targeted campaigns in Test and Target with rules about what content should be displayed (either default or the content created in step 4).
Activate the campaign and hey presto – behavioural targeting now works for you.
Our T&T campaign that we created in step 5 then looks for either of those values and depending on the value, displays the relevant content. If it doesn't find a value, it serves the default content – the Future Students content.
Another area that we utilize this is within our online application system. We pass in a value when they start an application and another when they complete an application. This allows us to look for those values, and depending upon a combination of them, we know the status of an application (not started, started not completed, started and completed) and can then display relevant content to either engage them to start an app, prompt them to complete an app, or other default content.
Within T&T we can also set conversion events. These events are mostly used when you are testing different variations of promotions (I'll post an entry about testing content in the near future) to see which one drives the best result. For behavioral targeting we've found that we use these more for general reporting, rather than actual optimization.
ISP's could use it to target content to customers with accounts, versus potential new customers.
Banks could use it to target product category affinity – those that might have expressed an interest in mortgages versus credit cards.
Retailers could use it to target product category affinity too – if a user expresses an interest in TV, show them TV products on the homepage over other products.
Tourism operators could target by region of interest or by activity, such as kayaking, or fishing.
Media companies could use it to display news from a certain category, for example, finance news over fashion news.
One of the most successful strategies is re-engagement; get an abandoned user back into a process quickly. You know they've abandoned; they're back on your site; re-engage them and try to convert them.
Like everything though, it's important that the content strategy is thought through first and the objectives and success measures are clearly defined, before trying to implement.


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203 km on the kites!
As reported by the website of the WFTU, November 14, an international team of kitesurfers has implemented a complex transition kites on the Indian ocean island of Mauritius to the reunion island with a length of 203 km.
The relay started at 7.20 in the morning in Le Morne in Mauritius and in nine and a half hours, reached St. Denis, on the reunion. Nine kitesurfers constantly succeeded each other, and in the air all the time was a two kite. This is a record and the first in the world relay on the kites with the transition to a distance on the open ocean.
The idea of the relay belonged to Konstantin Aksenov, an experienced kitesurfer and coach, who was the first in 2011 together with Evgeny Novozheev covered by the kite across the Bering Strait. Then the boys got into the Guinness book of records and won the nomination "the Best distant sports campaign" of the national award "Sailor of the year"-2011. At this time, Feldman has managed to captivate the idea of the relay Mauritius-reunion of the famous traveler and the driver, Vladimir Popov.
Technical data of the relay:
9 kiters: six Russians, two of Mauritius and one from the island of reunion. Two boats support.
Start: 14 November 2018 at 07.20, kite lagoon Le Morne (Le Morn), Mavriki.
Finish: 14 November 2018 at 16.50, the shoreline of San Denis (Saint-Denis), reunion.
Transport: 9 hours 30 min, 203,16 km, the air was constantly two kite the size of 15 meters.
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Roach And Rivera-O'Reilly Propose Bill To Provide Energy Assistance To Low Income Seniors And Disabled Residents
News / Top Stories / Virgin Islands / November 8, 2015
ST. THOMAS — Senators Tregenza Roach and Nereida Rivera-O'Reilly have teamed up on a bill that provides energy assistance to low-income seniors and the disabled by utilizing revenue generated by the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) through late charges and reconnection fees, a press release Mr. Roach's office issued yesterday has revealed.
At a recent Committee on Finance hearing on WAPA's budget, Mr. Roach said he learned that in the past fiscal year, the semi-autonomous entity collected $3.1 Million in "other revenues".
When Mr. Roach inquired about the source of the other stream of revenue, WAPA officials reported that the line item consisted largely of late fees and fees related to disconnection of utilities.
"I was always concerned about these penalties collected by WAPA but had never seen the amount quantified. It troubled me that such a large amount of money is being collected from the same people who can least afford WAPA's services," Mr. Roach said.
Upon discussing the matter with Mrs. Rivera-O'Reilly, Mr. Roach said she was equally outraged and they moved immediately to collaborate on the drafting points for legislation.
The senators agreed that the best use for these funds would be to allocate them to the Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) under the Department of Human Services. The ECAP program assists the elderly and disabled persons to maintain their utility services.
Mr. Roach said he believes that WAPA will not be adversely affected by diverting these funds to the ECAP program where they will be better utilized to assist those in need.
"These are not funds that WAPA should be anticipating, so they should not be budgeted or counted upon by WAPA to address any critical need," Mr. Roach, an Independent legislator, concluded.
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I was visiting my brother and his wife in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, USA. Los Angeles, California, where I live, has been in the grip of drought for five years, so you can imagine my measureless delight in the seemingly endless lakes, channels, and rivers overseen by stately trees.
Several times, we went out on the lake in Dan's boat. I noticed two rows of pylons extending out of the water. Dan was careful to stay between those rows as we travelled. The lake was so wide and the marked path was so narrow that I wondered why he stayed in that restricted space.
"Between the pylons is the only place where the water is deep enough to navigate," he explained. "Closer to the shore, the boat would get stuck in the mud."
The analogy to the Christian life was too obvious to miss. Some people look at life as a big, calm lake, imagining that the whole expanse of water is theirs to explore without limitation, neither knowing nor caring what lies under the surface. They ignore the guidance provided for them, believing themselves to be free. God? He's just a spoilsport Who wants to keep us from having fun.
Christians must be wiser than that. God knows the lake better than we do. He knows where the glassy surface hides dangers and where we are likely to run aground.
First and foremost among the "pylons" that God gives us to guide us is His Word, which is like the pillar of fire that led the Israelites in the wilderness. The psalmist called God's Word "a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105 KJV). If we study it diligently, it will permeate our lives to such an extent that we will not even want to stray from its beautiful precepts.
But sometimes, we can't see the way. Our vision is limited by grief, frustration, or hopelessness. Even then, He is with us. He will send a "pillar of cloud", a friend, a circumstance, the thought of a Bible verse, or the memory of a song to bring us back to the centre — Himself.
Boating on the lake gave me a great sense of freedom. But without guidance, that freedom would quickly have ended, stuck in the mud. We must keep our spiritual eyes open so that we do not miss His path for us.
Prayer: Father in heaven, we thank You for the sure and certain guidance that You gave to Israel and that You give to us. Forgive us, we pray, for thinking that we know best and straying. Protect us from crippling doubt in times of trouble. Keep our eyes, minds, and hearts focused on the One Who is the Way, Jesus Christ our Lord, in Whose name we pray. Amen.
Let his light guide you.
Very helpful thoughts. Thank you.
Thanks, Sylvia, for sharing this instructive devotional with us. Blessings.
Thank you for the very fine devotional … and your prayer.
This is a great illustration and thanks for sharing it! I was born ion California and know very well the drought conditions can cause havoc!
God bless you as you continue to seek His steps AND be a blessing to others!
I read the story about your visit to your brother and his wife and riding their boat and maneuvering your way between the pylons in the lake.
The analogy of Christians exploring their lives without limitations in just the same way was very beautifully and eloquently illustrated. They don't know, or rather ignore, what lies under the surface that might hinder their progress in a way or another. No option other than to allow God and invite Him into their lives to be their guidance. Wishing you the best in your writing.
God Bless you, Sylvia for your devotional this morning. God often sends me the Pillar of Cloud in a line of a song I haven't thought of for years. This paragraph brings this to my mind as it usually happens after my season of prayer. We don't sing the old Gospel Songs anymore but as I am 85 years of age, I have many years of music in worship hidden in my heart.
I lived in California and my thoughts often picture it. I won't see it again in my life time but I have the picture in my memory. Please continue to contribute your gift to us as God inspires you.
Thank you, Sylvia, for your devotional today. It is so seldom to read one from California.
Yes, the drought has been miserable, especially where I am in the high desert where we haven't had any rain that counts for such a long time, especially this year.
I am greatly blessed!! Every morning I talk to the Lord, and always ask Him to "make me a blessing to someone today." I don't have to know to who or how.
You certainly are a good writer. God bless you real good.
I am so appreciative of your devotional! A timely, heaven-sent reminder for me – truly a blessing.
Thank you for taking the time to share the insights our loving Lord has laid upon your heart!


Chances are you are just beginning to get adjusted to Google's widely-talked about search engine result pages (SERPs), but you may not have noticed the smaller details that have been tweaked to make the page look clean and coherent. For example, several eagle-eyed members of the SEO community have noticed that the redesign appears to have affected the visible title tag length for results.
The title tag, or the blue clickable link in the Google search results, doesn't really have a defined number of characters allowed. It isn't like Twitter, where you have a hard character limit. Instead, Google uses an algorithm to determine exactly how many characters are shown.
Obviously, Google hasn't disclosed the details of their algorithm, but Pete Meyers from Moz says the title lengths range from 42 to 68 characters allowed, with most showing 57 to 58 characters.
Most importantly, this change has no direct impact on rankings. Google still reads your entire title and uses everything to helped determine rankings. However, this could make some titles less click friendly or attractive as they used to be.
You won't be punished directly by Google for using the same strategy you previously have for titles tags, but you might refine your technique slightly to keep future titles as appealing to readers as possible.
It's no question that social media has become one of the most prominent aspects of online marketing. As Facebook and Twitter have become ingrained in the public consciousness, companies and search engines alike have recognized the value and social media marketing has become intertwined with SEO and advertising to the point that it can be hard to tell where one stops and another begins.
But, as with any new field of marketing, there are bound to be plenty of missteps, gaffes, and wildly ill-advised attempts. For every brand that is killing it on Instagram and Twitter, there are just as many who have found that social media can also magnify your mistakes and make a PR issue into a complete catastrophe.
Thankfully, there is always something to be learned from the mistakes of others. Search Engine Journal recently shared a list of 35 of the most remarkable social media failures in recent history. As they explain, the point isn't to laugh at those who have made huge mistakes on social media (though it is hard not to laugh at some of the entries). Instead, you should take note of how fine the line is between viral and bad taste, as well as how important it is to keep your cool in times of crisis.
We try to keep our readers and clients updated with all of Google's biggest news, whether it be redesigns, guideline changes, or newsworthy penalties. It makes sense, as Google currently receives over half of all searches made every day.
But, even those of us who keep a careful eye on the best guidelines and policy trends of the biggest search engine can end up outright confused by Google occasionally. A story reported by Danny Sullivan yesterday happens to be one of those situations.
Google has been outspoken against guest blogging or guest posts being used "for SEO purposes", and they have even warned that sites using these questionable guest posts could be subject to penalties. However, the latest story claims that Google has penalized a moderately respected website for a single guest post. Most interesting, the post was published well before the guidelines were put into place and seems to be relevant to the site it was posted on.
The penalty was placed against DocSheldon.com, which is run by Doc Sheldon, a long-time SEO professional. Recently, Sheldon was notified that a penalty was placed against his entire site. The penalty report informed Sheldon that Google determined there were "unnatural links" from his site.
So far, this is the typical penalty put against those who are attempting to run link schemes of some form. But, obviously someone who has been around as long as Sheldon knows better than that. So what were the "unnatural links"?
It took an open letter from Doc Sheldon to Google, which he then tweeted to Matt Cutts, one of Google's most distinguished engineers, to get some answers.
@DocSheldon what "Best Practices For Hispanic Social Networking" has to do with an SEO copywriting blog? Manual webspam notice was on point.
Cutts mentions one blog post published to Sheldon's site, which appears to have been written in March 2013.
The post is exactly what the title suggests it would be ("Best Practices for Hispanic Social Networking"), but it contains two links at the end, within the author's bio. One of the links takes you to the author's LinkedIn page. The other, however, claims to take people to a "reliable source for Hispanic data", which leads to a page that appears to be closer to a lead-generation pitch about big data.
That would be a fair criticism, but if you take a closer look at the top of Sheldon's site, he doesn't claim the site to be limited to SEO copywriting. In fact, the heading outright states that the site relates to "content strategy, SEO copywriting, tools, tips, & tutorials". You may take note that social practices for any demographic could certainly be relevant to the topic of content strategy.
So, as the story stands, Google has levied a large penalty against an entire site for a single blog post with one questionable link, all because they decided it wasn't on-topic. Does that mean Google is now the search police, judge, and jury? Sadly, it appears so for the moment. Little appears to have changed since the story broke yesterday. DocSheldon.com is still dealing with the penalties, and Google hasn't backed down one bit since the penalty was sent.
It goes without saying, the events have sparked a large amount of debate in the SEO community, especially following the widely followed penalty placed against the guest blog network MyBlogGuest. The wide majority agree this penalty seems questionable, but for the moment it appears it is best to stay under the radar by following Google's policies to the letter. Hopefully they will become a bit more consistent with their penalties in the meantime.
Late last week the SEO community had a good laugh at the expense of a self-proclaimed SEO expert who openly tweeted at major brands about renewing link buys. It appears the links were initially bought through iAcquire shortly before the service was penalized for participating in link buying schemes, and now that they are expiring, a former client is attempting to reach out directly to the link buyers.
The conversation that caught the eye of the SEO community was a long and outright discussion between "Vince" (@VitaliyKolosWDL) and T-Mobile. Search Engine Roundtable managed to screenshot the entire conversation before T-Mobile wisely began deleting their responses. Interestingly, "Vince" hasn't deleted any of his tweets despite openly talking about selling links and even linking to the page being used to sell links.
Cutts wasn't the only member of the webspam team to notice, either. Brian White also tweeted at "Vince" with a mocking photo of himself using an Android cookie jar like a phone.
While the person tweeting to companies hasn't deleted anything, it does appear their website has been penalized already. It took five days since the first tweets started to appear, but unsurprisingly Web Design Library has tumbled down the search results. Search Engine Watch says the site was appearing on the 8th page on a search for [web design] on Monday, but come Tuesday the site didn't pop up until the 48th page of results.
If you haven't gotten the notice that selling links can get you in trouble, take this opportunity to look up the numerous other sites that have learned the hard way. Google is treating both those who buy and sell links harshly, and they show no sign of stopping. If "Vince" was as educated in SEO as he claimed, he would have already known this and he definitely wouldn't have been using an open forum like Twitter to talk about it.
Still hesitant about finally making the leap and getting your business online? There are countless business owners who find themselves still on the fence about expanding your brand's business on the internet. Some are worried about the resources available, the skills needed to make their business shine, or whether their business will actually benefit from going online, but all of those questions can be easily addressed. You just have to be ready to really invest in expanding your brand in a new way.
Today marks the start of Get Your Business Online Week, so there is no better time to make the leap to the internet. Every year Google partners with local businesses and partners to provide free virtual workshops for business owners and anyone else with an internet connection.
You will be able to speak with businesses that have already prospered online such as Barkbox, GoldieBlox, and Dollar Shave Club, and full tutorials and demos will be offered throughout the week to help you understand all the steps of building a website and establishing your brand.
Best of all, Google is doubling down on the direct link to speak to their experts with their Helpouts by Google.
If you still can't decide whether now is the time for your business to take charge of their online presence, consider that Green Mountain Bee Farm in Fairfax, CT. experienced a five-fold increase in sales by simply expanding their business online. Meanwhile, Christine Fitzpatrick Hair and Makeup in Birmingham, Mich. managed to attract 50 percent more clients than they had before getting online.
It turns out everyone but Ann Smarty was right, as Cutts announced on Monday that the guest blog network had been taken down, and MyBlogGuest vanished from the rankings, even for branded terms. Eventually Smarty even confirmed the penalty through Twitter.
MyBlogGuest has been running since 2009, and estimates they were averaging 256 articles posted per day at their height. But, the big problem is that MyBlogGuest had a very open policy on linking and refused numerous times to make it possible for links to be nofollowed.
Jennifer Slegg refers to MyBlogGuest's true purpose as a "well-known secret" in the industry. Numerous agencies were using MyBlogGuest to promote their clients, while supporting writers who would sell links openly. The website community embraced both, making the more questionable actions wildly obvious to anyone paying attention.
Notably, it seems that MyBlogGuest isn't the only entity being punished in this action. Even sites that were only benefiting from the guest blog network's policies are being struck with manual action penalties.
When Cutts made the announcement that Google had penalized the guest blog network, many speculated that sites who had been heavily using the network would also get cut down to size. Then, many sites began to notice manual actions appearing in their Webmaster Tools, but there was no clear confirmation the two were related. That is, until Cutts cleared up the situation somewhat by tweeting that Google is acting against sites that benefited from any spammy behavior on the site, which could range from running blogs hosting guest posts or benefiting from the bad links.
I could almost feel sorry for the owners of the associated sites being penalized for these behaviors, but Google has been warning about penalties for months without taking action. There has been plenty of time to cut away from questionable guest blogging practices and platforms, but many like Ann Smarty believed they could circumvent the rules. In the future, it is better to just follow the guidelines, rather than becoming the face of a new spammy industry's downfall.
Why Should You Be Using Bing's Webmaster Tools?
Big may not get all the praise and attention of Google, but they have been steadily growing their audience for years. They still have a ways to go in search traffic to be realistic competition for Google, but Bing has expanded their search abilities and community to the point where it is a mistake to completely neglect the search engine.
If you are a webmaster, chances are you already use Google's Webmaster Tools, but it is shocking how many don't bother to signup for a Bing's Webmaster Tools at the same time. Just like Google's tools, Bing's Webmaster Tools make a huge variety of data available to you to help inform your SEO practices and identify any potential issues.
Most importantly, Bing's Webmaster Tools are the primary line the search engine uses to communicate about issues with site owners.
If you've used Google Webmaster Tools, you probably already have a good idea of what you can accomplish with Bing's and you can probably make your way around the tools on your own. But, if you're new to webmaster tools or want to know all the cool things Bing's Webmaster Tools can do, Simon Heseltine has shared a guide to the tools at Search Engine Watch. Get yourself familiar with the tool, then make sure you sign up. There is no reason you should be missing out on such a free, versatile and important set of tools for your website.
Taylor Ball https://www.tulsamarketingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TMO-Logo.png Taylor Ball2014-03-19 12:09:382014-03-19 12:09:38Why Should You Be Using Bing's Webmaster Tools?
Search engines have been attempting to get local search right since the invention of the internet, but they have only managed to make local search a major player as smartphones have allowed us to take the internet everywhere we go. Now that we can search for locations nearby, or double-check the time of the next bus from a bench outside, local SEO has gained real importance in how we organize use the web.
That also means it is more important than ever for businesses to make the leap into establishing an online presence. With the high level of connectivity in the modern day, not having an online presence for your business is becoming more and more like not existing. Searchers may be standing right in front of your business and decide not to come in simply because they can't find anything about you online.
To really get your business cemented online, you need to do more than put a site online and wait for visitors. But, many places will barrage you with a million optimization techniques you can use to raise your visibility all at once, so it can be hard to know exactly where to start. Sarvesh Bagla made a checklist specifically so you know what you need to have done right now to expect your local business to have any online success.
Each step is laid out and explained in Bagla's article on Tech Magnate, but they also created a nice graphic that you can keep close by, which can be seen below or printed off and hung by your computer to keep you on track.
Will 2014 Be The Year Mobile Overtakes Desktop Search?
It is no secret that our use of the internet is becoming more and more mobile, but the day when we actually favor mobile search over desktop connections may be sooner than previously thought.
While speaking at SMX West last week, Google's Matt Cutts told the crowd he "wouldn't be surprised" if mobile search exceeded desktop queries by the end of this year. Another Google speaker during an informal round-table gave a similar comment at the International Franchising Association conference in New Orleans earlier this year.
Google refused to give an official statement, but it makes sense. Google doesn't want anyone to be picking sides. Instead, they want to focus on cross-platform experience and marketing so that we can make the internet equally efficient and useful on every platform.
The comments are assumed to be referring to the global query volumes rather than the US or North America. Globally mobile traffic lies around 30 percent of all internet traffic, and North America has relatively similar ratios. However, many developing countries, such as India, already use mobile search far more often than desktop.
It is inevitable that one day mobile and desktop traffic will either reach a stalemate, or mobile traffic will begin to eclipse home desktop use. But, whether it will be this year is anyone's guess. Personally, I'd be wagering on sooner rather than later.
Taylor Ball https://www.tulsamarketingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TMO-Logo.png Taylor Ball2014-03-17 13:40:012014-03-17 13:40:01Will 2014 Be The Year Mobile Overtakes Desktop Search?
By now you've probably noticed your search results don't look like they used to. Google told the public their new look was just an experiment earlier this week, but now everyone is getting to see Google's search results pages with the new design.
Jon Wiley, Google's lead designer for Google Search basically made the announcement the new style was rolling outto desktop when he said on Google+. "you may have noticed that Google Search on desktop looks a little different today." He specifies desktop users because the style was showing up much more prominently on mobile before the full roll-out.
There are bound to be plenty of complaints about the redesign. I personally don't enjoy it as much as the old style, but most will acclimate to it fairly quickly. But, it isn't a high-profile site redesign unless people initially throw a small tantrum in the meantime.
You can compare the old and new designs below.


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493rd FS trains during Tactical Leadership Programme 18-4
By Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield, 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published November 24, 2018
Four F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron taxi at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 16, 2018. F-15Cs and an F-15D participated in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 18-4. TLP has prepared hundreds of NATO and allied forces' flight leaders to be mission commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield)
A pilot assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron prepares for a sortie during the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 18-4 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, Nov. 20, 2018. The multilateral training course focuses on developing tactical air expertise and leadership skills. This event marks the first time the course has been held in Italy, from its normal host location at Albacete AB, Spain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield)
AMENDOLA AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- F-15C Eagles and an F-15D assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron and support personnel from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., are participating in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 18-4 at Amendola Air Base, Italy.
The multilateral training course focuses on developing tactical air expertise and leadership skills. This event marks the first time the course has been held in Italy, from its normal host location at Albacete AB, Spain.
Another welcome first for the course is the participation of Italian F-35s, which will allow for the expansion of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft interoperability.
"We are here to train side-by-side with our NATO allies to meet future security challenges as a unified force," said a 493rd FS flight commander. "We'll fly about 15 missions that will get tougher and more complex as the course goes on. They are challenging us to create good tactical plans within a short amount of time and execute them."
With over four decades of history, TLP has become the focal point for NATO's Allied Air Forces tactical training, developing knowledge and leadership skills, necessary to face today's air tactical challenges.
Along with the U.S. Air Force, air forces from Italy, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium are participating in the training. Training courses like TLP help to enable the NATO alliance by providing an opportunity for NATO partners and allies to work alongside each other in the classroom and in European airspace.
"TLP is a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our interoperability as NATO allies," said Lt. Col. Cody Blake, 493rd FS commander. "The training strengthens our partnerships across the board, and we get the opportunity to train with different platforms and countries to enhance our readiness."
TLP has prepared hundreds of NATO and allied forces' flight leaders to be mission commanders. Where they learn to lead coalition force air strike packages, instruct allied flying and non-flying personnel in matters related to tactical composite air operations, and provide tactical air expertise to NATO agencies.
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Welcome back! This is Part II, the final installment of Keith Ely's trip to Sierra Nevada for their annual Beer Camp!
If you missed Part 1 right it here, and check out Keith's entry video here!
I'm in the bottom right frame, taking a big whiff to determine which beer had the off flavors.
My favorite part of the behind the scenes tour was getting to see Quality Assurance and Sensory Analysis up close and personal, and getting the chance to step inside their shoes for an afternoon. We were given triangle tests, pictured on the left.
I have yet to take the certified Cicerone test, or a BJCP test, but I imagine it's just like this. You are given 3 glasses, all containing the same beer. One is not like the others. We had to identify which beer was "off," and then identify what was wrong with the beer. It was interesting to hear from the Quality Assurance department that they literally taste the water supply used for brewing everyday, to ensure its consistency. I also found it extremely interesting that their to market taste test team seemed to include people from all different areas of the brewery. According to the department, some of their best market tasters were in departments you would never expect. Just goes to show that anyone can develop an extremely discerning palate. After taking the tests, we were also given a subjective test.
The beer in both growlers was the same style, but we had to pick which one we liked more. Both were Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but something was slightly different.
For the subjective test, we were given Sierra Nevada Pale Ale from bottles, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Draught. I did not know before beer camp that these beers are slightly different beers. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on draught is slightly lower alcohol(5.0% vs. 5.8%), has slightly less hop bitterness, and the color is slightly different (if my memory serves correctly, it was a bit lighter), although both use the same malt profile and hop varieties.
According to Steve Grossman, the reason for the difference is that back when Sierra Nevada started brewing and selling their pale ale, you couldn't have anything on tap over 5.0%, so it forced them to make a slightly different version of the legendary beer.
In the picture on the right, the beer in both growlers was the same style, but we had to pick which one we liked more. Both were Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, but something was slightly different.
A barrel aged Bigfoot Barleywine. We got to try this a full month before it was released publicly. Massive highlight of the trip!
Fritz (Maytag of Anchor Steam) and Ken (Grossman), 30th Anniversary. Two pioneers, one collaborative beer. What an amazing imperial stout. 9.2%, very complex roasty flavors.
Here we are during the tour, getting some Torpedo straight off the line. Folks, it doesn't get any fresher than this!
Fresh Torpedo straight off the line. I'll never have an IPA this fresh again.
We also got to see some Torpedos in action. For obvious proprietary reasons, we were not allowed to take pictures of the inside of these bad boys. However it is they do their job, they do it awesomely.
Here we are brainstorming our style and recipe with Scott Jennings, head brewer of the R & D Department at Sierra Nevada, and now head brewer of the North Carolina Brewery they are opening later this year. Steve Grossman (Ken's brother), Sierra's brand ambassador is right of Scott. I'd say this brainstorm turned out a success.
Riding on this thing was awesome. They even had a keg of Celebration Ale on so we could have a pour while riding around the property.
So, how was the beer?
Each of us from Beer camp #94 had a release party so all of our friends and fellow beer lovers could taste the beer. Mine was in February at Blue Palms Brewhouse in Hollywood. Honestly, I think the beer turned out great. I'm biased, I know, but to be able to taste something you had a hand in creating, it really doesn't get much better than that. I know the beer may still be on tap at select locations, but once the kegs blow through, that will be all until August. In August, Sleight of Hand, as well as Beer Camp #95's beer, Bloodshot, an Imperial Red Ale, will be bottled and distributed at finer bottle shops throughout the country. Keep an eye out for it!


Our new format of economic updates for Ontario covers several broad categories: economic growth, labour market indicators, housing market, consumer and business indicators, inflation, and international trade. We provide a brief analysis of each area followed by summary tables with the most recent economic data for Ontario and other regions.
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, Ontario's economy grew 0.7 percent from the previous quarter. This is slightly lower than the 0.8 percent growth that was forecast in our previous economic update. Highlights include sustained growth in household consumption expenditure (0.5 percent since Q2) and recovery in exports of goods and services. Exports, in particular, recovered moderately by growing 0.8 percent in Q3 after they fell by 2.7 percent in the previous period. Production by industry in Ontario (C$2007) rose 0.5 percent from Q2, with both goods-and service-producing industries growing at the same pace.
Ontario gained 4,600 net new jobs in February. This marks seven consecutive months of positive changes in total employment for Ontario. Despite this net gain being driven primarily by an increase in part-time employment in the previous six months, full-time employment rose by 53,200 in February and part-time employment dropped by 48,600 (Exhibit 1).
In February, Canada's unemployment reached its lowest point since January 2015 (6.6 percent), and Ontario's unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent. On March 1st, 2017, the Bank of Canada announced that it would keep its key interest rate at 0.5 percent, citing concerns surrounding "subdued growth in wages and hours worked." These concerns hold true for Ontario as well. Despite strong gains in employment, Ontario is experiencing declining real average hourly wage growth (Exhibit 2). Between January 2010 and January 2017, real average hourly wage declined by 0.9 percent.
Ontario's housing market shows no sign of slowing down. The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) measures changes in prices of new single homes, semi-detached homes, and townhomes in 27 Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Canada's total price index rose by 0.1 percent in January. Ontario's price increase of 0.3 percent was a large contributor to this; in particular the 0.2 percent rise in Toronto's prices. The monthly price index for Ontario has grown continuously since January 2015. The MLS Home Price Index (HPI) paints a similar picture for apartments in the Greater Toronto Area. The apartment HPI in Toronto grew by 2 percent in January, its largest monthly growth since July 2009. In contrast, British Columbia has seen its NHPI remain steady in the latter half of 2016 and the Greater Vancouver apartment HPI has experienced similar results.
The upward trajectory of housing starts (number of new housing units on which construction has begun in a particular period) indicates limited signs of cooling in Ontario's housing market.
The six-month moving average of housing starts in Ontario reflects a growing trend. Excluding Ontario from Canadian housing starts figures, the Canadian trend appears to be stable (Exhibit 3).
The Ontario government has been reluctant to administer a tax on foreign home buyers and is now re-examining the tax policy. BMO's chief economist, Douglas Porter, makes the case that the prices in the Greater Vancouver area began declining once the non-resident tax was implemented. The Institute is doubtful that Ontario's current policies can deal with housing price inflation. The land transfer tax refund and freeze on property tax for apartment buildings do not seem to have tackled housing price inflation.
Retail trade sales are a good leading indicator of economic health. Retail sales in Ontario shrank 0.9 percent in December 2016 after 3 consecutive periods of month-to-month growth. Canadian figures also declined in the same period. Only Alberta and Saskatchewan experienced positive changes. Considerable gains in October and November 2016 helped Ontario register a 1.8 percent retail sales growth in Q4 (Exhibit 4). Despite the blip in December, Ontario's Q4 retail performance could allude to strong consumption expenditure in the national accounts. Manufacturing sales grew in the last two months of 2016 and Q4 sales grew by 0.9 percent. Yet, growth was meager relative to increases seen in other provinces. For instance, in British Columbia, quarterly manufacturing sales grew throughout 2016.
Since import and export levels can be subject to seasonal variation, year-over-year percentage changes can help us better analyze Ontario's trade numbers. Ontario experienced a 3.4 percent increase in the total value of merchandise domestic exports in November 2016 relative to 2015. This was followed by substantial declines in December 2016 and January 2017 (-9.8 percent and -8.2 percent changes, respectively). The Canadian-US dollar exchange rate between has remained between 0.74 and 0.78 over the past year. The stability in the exchange rate after considerable depreciation between 2013 and 2016 has contributed to subdued export growth. Ontario fares worse off in terms of Q4 export performance relative to British Columbia, Alberta, Québec, and Canada; all four of these regions experienced positive year-over-year growth in exports value.
In their January 2017 Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada indicated that they expected the recent appreciation of the Canadian dollar to continue to place a drag on export performance going forward. The report also cautioned against the negative effects that potential corporate tax cuts and protectionist trade measures in the US could have on export growth. This is especially relevant for Ontario as its exports to the Great Lakes states alone accounted for 44.2 percent of its total export value in 2015. In the wake of uncertainty on trade policy and looming talks around NAFTA, Premier Kathleen Wynne began chairing the Committee on Ontario-US Economic and Trade Relations last month.
Ontario's economy continues to grow, but lags behind 'stand-out' performers like British Columbia.
Labour market indicators seem promising but slow wage growth suggests that the economy is not as healthy as it seems.
Ontario's housing market remains hot and poses a significant threat to the economy.
A stable exchange rate and policy uncertainty are expected to stifle export growth.


The island of Faial located in the central island group of the Azores is full of beautiful scenery, unique attractions, fantastic hikes and a lively city center. Whether you are visiting Faial island as a quick day trip or staying there for a few days, there is plenty to be seen and to explore. This guide will go over what to do in Faial, Azores and give you an idea of what to expect when visiting this beautiful island.
As mentioned, Faial is located within the central island group of the Azores. Getting to Faial will depend on where you are coming from. If you are coming from nearby islands such as Pico or Sao Jorge, the easiest way to get to Faial would be by ferry. There will be plenty of ferries going back and forth from Pico as it is just a quick 30-minute ride across the way. As for Sao Jorge, the schedule is more limited and will depend on that particular day. Check the Atlanticoline site for the latest schedules and note that the ferry schedules depend on time of year.
If you are not coming from nearby islands, the next best bet is you will be flying into Faial (HOR) from another Azorean island, most likely Sao Miguel (PDL). There are also flights to Faial from some of the other islands so be sure to check out the SATA Azores Airlines site for the latest schedules.
Pico Day Trip Option: If you are planning a day trip from Pico, that is certainly possible to complete. When I was visiting the Azores, I based myself in Pico and did the day trip myself. Since there are a bunch of ferries going back and forth each day, it should be no problem at all hopping on one at the Madalena port in the AM and then heading back at day's end. Just be sure to check the schedules as you do not want to end up missing the last ferry back! During a day trip (depending on what time you plan to start and end the day) you should be able to complete most if not all of the below attractions.
There are a few main options to choose from when deciding on how to explore Faial. You can rent a car, a scooter, or hire a taxi/guide for the day. If you plan on staying for several days on the island then I would say car rental is the way to go. If you are just there for a day or so you could also just hire a taxi and they can bring you around to all the different attractions on the island. While it might be a more expensive option, you will not need to worry about renting a car and all that goes with it. You can also opt for a scooter rental although there are not too many options in the main town of Horta (they can be rented for just 20 Euro per day).
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Faial is not that big of an island and there is more than enough time to drive the whole thing within a day. Here is a map and list of 6 places to check out while in Faial, Azores and depending on how long you have there, you can opt to spread them across multiple days.
The most famous of all attractions on Faial is the MASSIVE Caldeira right in the middle of the island. This Caldeira is the crater site of the volcano that created the island of Faial. At 400 meters deep and 2KM in diameter, it really is a site to be seen.
After driving up the windy road up to the top of Faial, you will be welcomed to immense greenery in every which direction. Within the crater itself you will also see a smaller crater as well as some lakes too. Unfortunately you are not allowed to head down into the Caldeira on your own but you can with an official guide.
Don't worry though about hiking into the crater as you will have the opportunity to hike around the rim of the Caldeira on your own. During this 2.5 hour hike you will be able to see the crater from all different angles as you enjoy this incredible natural attraction. If you don't want to take part of the hike, no worries at all. You can just spend some time taking in the view near the entrance for as long as you may like.
Important note: the Caldeira is known to attract its fair share of low cloud coverage from time to time. If this is the case, unfortunately you will not be able to see much. At the time of writing this guide, there is also no webcam to give you a live feed of what to expect. If you are on the island and see that the clouds are very low and hovering around the top, then maybe try and save it for another day.
After visiting the Caldeira, either by just taking in the view or doing the hike around the perimeter, it is time to head to the second attraction of the day – the Capelinhos. Going off of the volcano theme, here you will find another volcano that erupted back in 1957. What started as an underwater volcanic eruption soon turned into a small secondary island connected by a small piece of land. At the Capelinhos you not only can take in the beautiful scenery as you walk all around the area, but you also have the opportunity to head into a very informative underground museum. The museum goes over how the Capelinhos were formed and other interesting facts about the volcanic activity of the area. To learn more about tickets, hours, and additional info, check out their official site.
1) Take part of some walking trails up the ridge and get some unique views from different angles. Be prepared with good shoes as the trails can get sandy and tough to walk on.
After visiting the Capelinhos, you can opt for a nice, relaxing swim in a natural swimming pool in the ocean. Right down the road from the Capelinhos parking lot you can find Porto Do Comprido. Take some time to relax and unwind in the ocean if weather permits.
As you head back to the main town of Horta, you can stop at a great view point overlooking the city down below – Monte da Guia. From up top you will be able to have some incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean and the rest of Faial.
The town center of Horta is one of the best on the Azorean islands. The marina area is full of shops, restaurants, bars, and more as you walk the oceanfront. If you are lucky there are festivals from time to time with plenty of music and entertainment all around.
Do you want to end the day with a relaxing drink? Well you can head to the island's most famous bar – Peter Cafe Sport. A well-known drinking establishment that is suited towards sailors as they make their way across the Atlantic. Even if not going for a drink, it is worth it to just take a look.
That should give you a pretty good sense of what you can do on Faial island within a day or two. It all depends on how you like to go about your day and how much time you would want to spend at each place. Of course, there are more things to do on the island, but those attractions mentioned above are some of the top highlights to make sure to visit during your trip. If you are staying longer on the island, you should also feel free to check out Sao Jorge and Pico which can be visited on a day trip.
You can learn more about the Azores by looking at some of the itineraries and guides I have up on the site. Safe travels and feel free to ask any questions below!


#1 Keep your pet mat and tangle free. We always like to keep our pet's hair longer this time of year to help keep them warmer. It is important to keep them mat and tangle free whether you do it yourself or you take them to your groomer for bath and brush outs. When your dog gets matted and mats are close to their skin, your dog has a harder time regulating their body temperature. In addition to making it more difficult for them to stay warm. Moisture can get trapped in the matting and cause major skin issues.
#2 Deep conditioning Treatments will help keep the skin and coat in good condition. When the heat comes on in the house, the skin and coat tend to dry out. The coat becomes brittle and the skin gets flakey. Then sometimes we even add a sweater, which keeps their skin from being able to breathe. Keeping your pet on a regular schedule for baths and routine brush outs with deep conditioning treatments will help keep your pet in tip top condition.
#3 Don't forget to protect the pads of their feet. The sand and salt trucks are seen regularly during the winter months. And the ground is freezing cold. After all, we break out our heavies socks and boots to help protect out feet. Espree's Paw Balm is a great way to provide natural protection for your pets feet when going outside. Not only does it help lock in moisture, it also provides a breathable, dense, and protective barrier between the pad of the foot and the cold ground even in the most extreme weather conditions. Say good-bye to the irritating sand, ice, and snow that gets stuck to the pads of the feet or even between the pads!


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Palo Mamajuana Original
Months ago Marcus had become fed up with the prepackaged iced tea game. He realized that he was paying $4 daily for a liter of tea that he could easily make at home for less than fifty cents. He went out and bought a whole mess of tea bags and started brewing his own. He would boil water in a large pot and then drop in three tea bags. If he was feeling crazy he would add some sugar, but normally he kept it unsweetened. Life was good. He was able to control the strength of the tea, and he was saving butt-loads of money. After a month he realized he had saved over $100. He felt like someone who had quit smoking, and suddenly had an excess of cash and a healthier outlook on life. That's when an idea popped into Marcus' head. There were two things in life he was passionate about: tea and root beer. Why not combine the two? Marcus was no dummy, and he knew that his knowledge of carbonation methods was elementary at best, so he decided to make a tea with root beer flavoring. He went online and bought a whole mess of roots and barks to boil down into a base for his experiment. He bought a little of everything that one online store had to offer which included sarsaparilla root, maca root, brazil wood bark, chamomile flowers, chewstick bark, coconut root, guinea hen weed bark, marabelli bark, minniroot, princess vine bark, supple jack bark, west Indian mulberry bark, clove flower bud, bay rum tree leaf, cinnamon bark and rosewood leaf. He had no idea what most of those things were, but he figured the more the merrier and awaited his package's arrival.
Two weeks later Marcus arrived home from work to find his package jammed between his doors getting rained on. Oh shipping services, when will you learn how to properly treat people's parcels? He quickly unlocked his door, stripped off his lab coat and filled his trusty pot with water. He brought the water to a roiling boil and dumped in all of the contents of his package into the water with some agave syrup and let it boil down for an hour or so. It wasn't until he was straining out all of the roots and bark bits that he realized that he had forgotten to actually add a few tea bags to the mix. Oh well, this was going to be great anyways. It smelled great. It smelled like chai for some reason. It wasn't what Marcus had expected, but it was a nice surprise. He didn't have the patience to let it cool down in the fridge so he dumped some ice in a glass and filled the remaining space with his concoction. He was so excited and he took a big gulp and paused. "This…is….weird…" thought Marcus. It doesn't taste like chai, root beer, or any tea at all for that matter. It actually tasted like he was chewing on some sticks. To be more specific is tasted like chewing on sticks that had been dusted with cinnamon sugar. It was hard to get down. He finished off his glass and then called over some friends to see what they would think. His buddy Charles always was chewing on sticks from the licorice plant, maybe he would like it more. Turns out that Marcus was right, Charles really liked it. As a result he was able to take the remainder of the experiment home with him to enjoy at his leisure. With everything that was in it, the health benefits of it were huge. It provided natural energy and endurance while boosting the immune system, metabolism, circulation and liver function. It was a health nuts dream come true. It's just too bad that the taste would be more suited for a beaver.
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Jason Draper on March 4th, 2012


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Q: Viewpager setCurrentItem() doesn't update onPageSelected() When I swipe between questions, it loads current page number correctly
BUT when I use next button,  first click doesnt loads pagenumber ( I mean onPageSelected() doesnt work.)  second and other clicks loads content but it loads 1 page previous.
@Override
protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    this.setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    mPager = (ViewPager)findViewById(R.id.pager);
    QuestionPagerAdapter mAdapter = new QuestionPagerAdapter();

    mPager.setAdapter(mAdapter);

    OnPageChangeListener pageChangeListener = new OnPageChangeListener() {

        @Override
        public void onPageScrollStateChanged(int arg0) { }

        @Override
        public void onPageScrolled(int arg0, float arg1, int arg2) { }

        @Override
        public void onPageSelected(int position) {
            tv.setText( mPager.getCurrentItem()+"");
        }

    };

    mPager.setOnPageChangeListener(pageChangeListener);

    Question.next.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {

        mPager.setCurrentItem(getItem(+1));
        }
    }

    private int getItem(int i) {
        int a = mPager.getCurrentItem();
        i += a;
        return i;
    }
});

A: Why not just doing this in your listener:
mPager.setCurrentItem(mPager.getCurrentItem() + 1);

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The performers for the 3rd installment of the Made In America festival promise to bring another massive crowd to the City of Brotherly Love. Kanye West and Kings Of Leon are headlining the two-day festival, in Philadelphia on August 30 - 31. Jay Z, the festival founder, announced in April, that this year, the Made In America festical would simultaneously take place in Los Angeles.
The performers for the 3rd installment of the Made In America festival promise to bring another massive crowd to the City of Brotherly Love.
Music artists Kanye West and Kings Of Leon are headlining the two-day festival, in Philadelphia on August 30 - 31. Jay Z, the festival founder, announced in April, that this year, the Made In America festival would simultaneously take place in Los Angeles.
Tickets range from $99.50 - $499.00.
Last year's Made In America festival brought 60,000 people each day to the Ben Franklin Parkway to see talent such as Beyoncé, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Imagine Dragons.


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As layoffs, pay cuts and gigification loom large, the road ahead looks bumpy for executives
Of course, daily wagers and migrant workers at the bottom of the pyramid have been hit hard. But what makes this crisis unique and grave is that it has moved up the labour pyramid, slaying millions of white-collar jobs within months.
Malini Goyal
It has been over six months but Covid-19 is yet to be tamed. "We don't yet know whether we are at the beginning, middle or at the end of the pandemic," says Manish Sabharwal, chairman, TeamLease Services.
It has taken lives. Worse, it is devouring the economy. The GDP growth in the first quarter of 2020-21 contracted 23.9%. For a developing country with 1.3 billion population, 400 million-odd workers and 300 million-odd poor, the grimmest news is that the decade-long "jobless economic growth has now turned into job-loss growth," says Ishan Anand, assistant professor, O.P. Jindal Global University. Of course, daily wagers and migrant workers at the bottom of the pyramid have been hit hard. But what makes this crisis unique and grave is that it has moved up the labour pyramid, slaying millions of white-collar jobs within months. Well-paid upwardly mobile professionals, who till recently led aspirational lives, have become jobless overnight.
Even as India awaits the economic bounce back, both work and workplace for white-collar jobs have changed forever. Some deep structural shifts are underway. As digitisation intensifies, remote working is here to stay. Automation will slay jobs. Expect work to be digitally sliced and farmed out to different kinds of workers — full-time to freelancers.
Wages will increasingly be linked to outcomes. Vertical career paths — mediated by employers and shaped by experience and organisational hierarchy — may no longer be the norm, says Aditi Surie, consultant, IIHS. Experts are worried about hollowing out of the middle-class jobs in India much earlier in its growth trajectory.
However, it might be wise to keep two things in mind.
One, comparing India with countries like the US and Germany is flawed. India's labour market has plenty of room to boost productivity and raise wages as workers transition from farm to non-farm, rural to urban, self-employment to wage employment and informal enterprises to formal enterprises, says Sabharwal. Abheek Barua, chief economist of HDFC Bank, agrees: "India with abundant labour supply has plenty of scope to attract low end jobs like those in global textiles and manufacturing."
Two, India's policymakers must put employment at the centre of the economic growth agenda. "Jobs are seen as outcomes of growth," says KL Shyamsundar, professor at XLRI. Can we flip the order? Can employment create growth? That is the line of thinking the government must pursue.
It is a piece of advice economists like Dani Rodrik too are giving. "… policies that currently center on tax incentives and investment subsidies must be replaced by customised business services and amenities to facilitate maximum employment creation," he recently wrote.
Case of Vanishing Jobs
Among all job categories, formal salaried jobs are relatively stable, offer better employment terms and higher salaries — also the reasons why they are preferred and remain aspirational among the professional class.
This segment of the job market has been hit the hardest amid pandemic.
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), of the 400 million-odd workers in the country, 86 million (over 21%) had salaried jobs during 2019-20. By August 2020, their count had declined to 65 million.
Among all types of employment, this dip of 21 million in salaried jobs has been the biggest.
Within the salaried class, the loss of white-collar jobs has been even more worrisome. According to the CMIE, an estimated 12.5 million white-collar professionals (engineers, physicians, analysts, etc, who lay at the top of the job pyramid) were employed during January-April 2016. It rose to 18.1 million during January-April 2020 but plummeted to 12.2 million by MayAugust 2020 — lower than in 2016.
There are many reasons why this is worrisome. White-collar jobs are slow to fall and slower to rise. To understand this, look at the informal jobs that were hit the hardest initially. In April, as migrant workers trudged home amid the lockdown, daily wage labourers accounted for 91 million of the 121 million jobs lost in April. By August, it bounced back sharply, with a deficit of just under-11 million jobs. Further, there are genuine worries that many of these lost salaried jobs may never come back — thanks to uncertain and muted business environment, automation and digitisation wave, gigification of full-time positions and companies getting used to a lean organisation.
Women Take Bigger Hit
Historically, India women have fared poorly in the job market. Even as women's literacy levels have risen — from 54% in 2001 to 87% in 2018 — tragically, their labour participation rate has declined from 32% in 2005 to under 25% today.
For the record, men's workforce participation rate today stands at 75%. This dip has confounded many experts.
For multiple reasons, the pandemic is making things worse for women. Since C oronavirus struck in March, a disproportionate number of the jobs lost belonged to women workers. Even though women form just 11% of India's workforce, their share in jobs lost is high at 36%. India mirrors what is happening globally. "By our calculation, women's jobs are 1.8 times more vulnerable to this crisis than men's jobs. Women make up 39% of global employment but account for 54% of overall job losses," says Anu Madgavkar, partner, McKinsey Global Institute. According to ILO, 40% of all employed women globally — or 510 million — work in sectors like hospitality and retail, hit hard by the pandemic. Not to mention that women have had to bear a disproportionate burden of household chores and child and elderly care.
Future looks difficult. To climb up the ladder, softer skills like networking are important. These are areas where women have traditionally lagged. Expect remote work to make things worse for white-collar women workers.
Job-Less to Job-Loss Growth
Before the pandemic blighted the job market, India worried about a jobless growth. A 2016 HDFC Bank report said employment elasticity in India has been declining from 0.39 in early 2000s to just 0.15 at present. In a country that adds 10 million-odd new workers annually, job creation has been anaemic. A slowing economy amid shrivelled demand, weak exports and investment drought multiplied job woes.
Unsurprisingly, a leaked National Sample Survey Office job survey for 2017-18 suggested that the job market was at its worst, with unemployment rate at a 45-year high of 6.1%. Worse, it was the educated and young workers who were the most affected — their unemployment rate were in the double digits.
The pandemic has made things worse. According to CMIE data, while workers in the 20-24-year age bracket accounted for under 9% of the workforce, they saw 35% of the job losses until July 2020. Those in the 25-29-year bracket comprised 11% of all jobs but accounted for 46% of all job losses.
Unemployment is bad. But underemployment can be worse. Historically, millions of desperate and unemployed job seekers in India have looked at two sectors — agriculture and entrepreneurship — as the last resort to seek livelihood. Pandemic has intensified the trend. In 2019-20, employment in farming stood at 111 million.
By August 2020, it increased by 14 million, says CMIE. Ditto for entrepreneurship (a majority being in the small business category rather than the aspirational ones that make headlines). Between 2016-17 and 2019-20, the number of entrepreneurs in India rose from 54 million to 78 million and jobs created by them grew from 13% to 19%. However, salaried jobs created by them remained almost static at 86 million in the period. While there was a dip in the number of entrepreneurs early in the lockdown, by August, the pre-Covid base of 78 million entrepreneurs had risen by 7 million, says CMIE.
What is important to note is that seeking refuge in desperation was earlier largely limited to relatively low-skilled job seekers. But now, an unprecedented number of skilled, educated and well-placed workers have had to seek livelihoods in these two categories.
A TV serial director becoming a vegetable vendor in Azamgarh, managers selling fish in Goa, teachers and techies queuing up for MNREGA jobs — social media is replete with such riches-to-rag stories.
- Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank
Squeezed Pay Packets
Layoff is just one of the ways companies are rationalising costs. Far easier and more popular, though, have been pay cuts and furloughs. It is less brutal and more manageable at a time when companies gasp for survival. Many employers are also overhauling the compensation structure, bringing in a higher variable component to control fixed costs.
There are other reasons why workers in India are staring at squeezed wallets. The bad news is that many of those trends are here to stay.
A higher variable component in salaries will imply lower take-home pay. "Covid-era salaries will become the benchmark for compensation levels," says Pulak Ghosh, professor of data analytics, IIM-Bangalore. With so many unemployed executives, employers will have an upper hand at the bargaining table. Two, white-collar jobs might be in the middle of a deep structural shift. "Companies are realising that there was much flab in the system.
Enterprise efficiency will go up, so will labour productivity," says Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank. So, don't expect business growth to trigger a proportionate rise in staff count. Getting more done with fewer executives will be the mantra. In the remote world, rising gigification of roles so far performed by full-time employees will lead to lower payouts. Movement of talent to small cities, with lower cost of living, will be an additional driver.
Above all, labour reforms will have its impact. "It will improve flexibility. But firms will replace permanent staff with fixed-term ones. This will lead to lower wages. There will be an explosion of jobs but of low quality and low wages," says KR Shyam Sundar, professor-HRM, XLRI.
The Burden of Age
For a while now, ageism has been pushing many older experienced executives off the corporate treadmill. Multiple factors have fuelled this trend, including the rise of the startup culture, technology invasion, a premium on youthful energy and a discount on experience. The pandemic has now intensified it.
Numbers are hard to come by. But ageism has gained momentum across sectors.
LinkedIn and Twitter are littered with videos and candid messages from these executives seeking jobs. In this season of layoffs, older executives have been hit hard. As companies cut cost and flab, many experienced executives with fancy designations and fat pay packets are getting a hard look. In survival mode, many CEOs feel these jobs can be done by younger people at half the cost. Many are using the pandemic as an excuse to go lean.
Partly, it has to do with fast-paced digitisation — from banks to education, retail to restaurants — that the pandemic has triggered across the board. Shifts that would have played out for the next decade are happening within months. Overnight, remote work and e-operations have become the norm. Many seasoned executives, intimidated by technology, find their experience gained in the analog era irrelevant.
Companies are in a hurry as they adjust to new realities overnight. At a time like this, organisations find younger, digitally savvy executives more agile and relevant. Further, as digital tools gain prominence in the corporate world, virtually every job that is open today requires tech skills which may be missing in the older cohort. The road ahead for older white-collar workers looks bleak.
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Pepsi used the concept of Megamarketing, a startegy that enabled a corporate to gain the cooperation of number of parties(usually govt functions, media and other pressure groups) to enter into or operate into the developing market. In crux, to offers freebies to find an entrance into the Profit Zone is called as Mega- marketing.
Coca cola rejuvinates its campaign and focussed its intentions on Indian Rural Market and augumented its thinking by introducing the ads such as Thanda Matlab CocaCola on the same lines as Unilever did on different occasions.
Coke was born 11 years before Pepsi in 1887 and, a century later it still maintained its lead in the global cola market. Pepsi, having always been number two, kept trying harder and harder to beat Coke at its own game.
In this never-ending duel, there was always a new battlefront opening up somewhere. In India the battle was more intense, as India was one of the very few areas where Pepsi was the leader in the cola segment.
Coke re-entered India in 1993 and soon entered into a deal with Parle, which had a 60% market share in the soft drinks segment with its brands Limca, Thums Up and Gold Spot.
Following this, Coke turned into the absolute market leader overnight. The company also acquired Cadbury Schweppes'soft drink brands Crush, Canada Dry and Sport Cola in early 1999.


The use of static grass is one of those things most of us do, but few of us put any real thought into. I add static grass to my models all the time, but I don't think I do it well enough. Sure, I can get it on there, but am I getting the best effect with how I apply it to the base?
Going through the blog rolls this week, I stopped by this post by The Weekend Painter talking about his Legion of Damned model. As soon as I saw the model, I was drawn to the base more than anything else. There's nothing wrong with the model, but it's the use of the static grass on the base that really caught my eye.
The static grass is there, but it's not in huge clumps that might seem out of place, it's a few TINY patches of it that would fit perfectly into the environment portrayed by the rest of the the basing material.
For me, that's perfect. It adds to the base overall, but doesn't stand out or seem out of place there. It's just enough that it provides some variety in texture and color.
As much as I try, I seem to fall into the "big pile of grass" category. I'm a bit heavy handed with the glue which translates into lots of grass. That and I use the bright greens stuff. I need to stop that or blend it with some dead grass to get a more natural look.
I did pick up some "dead grass" recently that I may use on my Heroes of Armageddon model. You can be sure that I'm going to be careful how much glue I use too. Like most other details, you want it to emphasize your model, not detract from it.
1. Mix a tiny amount of green grass into the dead stuff for realism.
2. Lightly drybrush yellow over green grass for effect.
4. How it looks between rock outcroppings by Mordian 7th Reg.
5. Use an empty shaker bottle to spread your material.
6. Apply glue with a toothpick to get tiny dots of glue.
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Something to consider, particularly with the dead, yellow static gross: cut it with a bit of green static grass. You'll find the result looks much more natural and convincing.
Ditto what Black Bob said- Silflor tufts are AWESOME. I started using those about a year ago, and I haven't looked back. Dead easy to use, and they look more realistic than clump static grass. Definitely check it out when you can.
I use a fairly green static grass (when I use it) and then go back and lightly dry brush the grass with a yellow color. Adds some depth/detail/variety.
Black Bob: have you got a specific post in mind? Send me a link of what you've done with the stuff and I'll add it here with the other stuff.
Inkub: Shameless plug gladly accepted, your Dire Wolves look great and make a good example of creating a feeling to your basing. The smaller tufts of grass really do the trick.
Great article Ron - keep up the great work!
Its all about different elements that tie in together to at a glance look like a meadow, an ash waste, etc. but upon close inspection are rich with detail and variety, try looking at pictures of what certain environments look like in nature to work out appropriate colours. A nicely layered and painted base looks great but with scattered and varied grass/clumps/etc. it looks natural.
My favorite stuff is Woodland Scenics FL634 light green in the giant Costco parmesan cheese 32 oz shaker I got it for 11 bucks at a model train shop, more than enough to last forever and do some terrain and the color is kind of greygreen and looks realistic without any painting.
Oh yeah the above grass also works very well with Super Secret basing sand, which since the driveway has been repaved is now OOP and very collectible.
Mordian: Thanks for the link, I see what you mean about putting it between the rocks.
Crosser: How very true. You want to get the right kind and amount to create the feeling.
SC John: What a killer idea putting it into a shaker bottle! And would you believe I have some of Super Secret Basing Sand. I use it very sparingly since its limited availability.
A great way to get small clumps using normal static grass is to put superglue on the base with a toothpick, then just put the grass on that. To get it to stand up, use a hoover or similar.
SpeedyFrenchy: I never thought about using superglue. Maybe because the stuff I use is almost like water and it would not stay a small drop... it would spread out.
Maybe if I had a more "gel-like" superglue, it would work perfectly.
i jsut use white glue applied with a tothpick. It works grest to get nice small clumps right where you want them.
Rusty Dice: I agree completely. Less is more when it comes to this kind of thing. Nice job on those bases too.
Darkenedsquire: I've yet to try the "patches" of grass you can buy from stores, but I have seen some that look really good.
I think the biggest thing for me is that it adds some variety to the grass and you're not stuck with just one size/height of grass on your base.


Stepping inside Art House Productions' performance space behind One PATH Plaza in Jersey City, Meredith Burns tiptoes through rows of stage lights, piles of discarded scenery and the ghosts of plays, musicals, art exhibits and dress-up fundraisers that took place within its walls all these years. But the past is the past and Art House Productions is about to take up residence in a new space with Burns as its new executive director. There's still lots to be done and some big shoes to fill.


In previous instalments, our probe into The Sun exposed how senior journalists allegedly used a private investigator to target a cancer patient's medical records. But today we shine a light on the toxic corporate culture at the under-fire tabloid, strained by falling profits and circulation.
The Sun editor Tony Gallagher is likely to follow star columnist Kelvin MacKenzie out of the tabloid, Byline can reveal.
Gallagher, 53, has lost the confidence of News UK's Chief Executive Rebekah Brooks - and right hand to owner Rupert Murdoch. She is likely to replace him following the election.
Brooks blames Gallagher for the furore over MacKenzie's column on the Everton footballer Ross Barkley, which caused outrage in Liverpool.
In his column, MacKenzie said looking at Ross Barkley's eyes had given him a "similar feeling when seeing a gorilla at the zoo".
His eyes made him "certain not only are the lights not on, there is definitely nobody at home", he wrote.
Alongside the article was an image of a gorilla next to a picture of the midfielder, whose grandfather is Nigerian.
According to a source close to News UK, Gallagher was on the 'back-bench' – the key editorial desk in a tabloid news room – on the day the column was being prepared on April 13, yet failed to pull the offending piece.
Gallagher claimed that he had not read the column before the paper went to press.
But Brooks feels that as Editor, it was Gallagher's duty to read the column - especially as it ran a week before the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, with Mackenzie a highly divisive figure having defamed Liverpool fans with blame for the tragedy in which 96 lives were lost.
The Chief Executive, already concerned about dwindling advertising revenue at the title, which remains the UK's best-selling tabloid newspaper, relieved 'toxic' Mackenzie of his position more than two weeks before today's official announcement.
Our source told Byline: "He (MacKenzie) got fired on Friday April 21 by Rebekah Brooks, who called him into her office. She had already realised he was toxic and that his time was up.
"Any chance of winning over advertisers was impossible with MacKenzie writing a column in the Sun twice a week.
"She was going to get rid of him (Mackenzie) any way. But Gallagher was a huge supporter and she had that big hurdle. It's very difficult to sack a columnist the Editor likes.
"Clearly, Mackenzie had given her all the rope she needed to hang him with the Barkley column. She desperately wanted Gallagher to be on the same page, so she hauled Gallagher into the meeting."
Furore erupted after the paper published a hugely insulting column written by MacKenzie one week earlier on Friday April 14, when MacKenzie unintentionally made a racist slur about mixed-race Barkley.
But he compounded the negative impact with a further anti-Liverpool slur, targeted at a city where the former Sun editor is still a tinderbox issue.
Byline understands warfare broke out at The Sun's plush London Bridge HQ following the untimely blunder in the run-up to the anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy. Our source is embroiled in the bloody office politics that threaten to undermine the stability of the paper.
Rupert Murdoch is currently on his best behaviour whilst under scrutiny from Ofcom over his Sky TV bid.
On one side of the power struggle is controversial News UK Chief Executive Rebekah Brooks. On the opposing side is Kelvin Mackenzie, 70, whose Hillsborough legacy still casts a shadow over right-wing red-top.
Gallagher had previously supported MacKenzie.
MacKenzie did not know Barkley had a Nigerian grandfather despite the fact being on Wikipedia. Stories about Barkley's black family also come up in newspaper cuttings – a second-nature reference tool for a senior journalist like MacKenzie.
Mackenzie added insult to injury by widening his comments to include the people of Liverpool.
He is still hated in the football-mad city 28 years after falsely accusing Liverpool fans of robbing their own amongst the 96 dead of the Leppings Lane crush.
Brooks wants a hand-picked editor to run The Sun's seven-day operation. Our source claims that Gallagher lost favour with Brooks last year because he lacks the traditional qualities of a Sun editor.
The source told Byline: "What is much more interesting (than Mackenzie) is Gallagher – and how desperate Brooks is to fire Gallagher."
Brooks is no stranger to black operations. A close friend was used to plant damaging stories against another former Sun journalist, before the writer was sacked. Another former executive believes that Brooks planted a spy in his office to monitor him.
Brooks is facing fresh allegations in the High Court as a result of civil phone cases. If the civil trial goes ahead, as scheduled in October, Brooks will be called to give evidence.
The phone allegations may prove to be very damaging for The Sun, whose circulation and influence has waned dramatically in recent years.
In our series investigating The Sun, Byline has revealed how the confidential medical records of a cancer victim were targeted by private investigators employed by senior journalists during Brooks' editorship.