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Characterization of Rhodnius neglectus from two regions of Brazil Using isoenzymes, genitalia morphology and morphometry
Soares, Rodrigo Pedro Pinto; Barbosa, Silvia Ermelinda; Dujardin, Jean-Pierre; Schofield, Christopher John; Siqueira, Ariovaldo Moura; Diotaiuti, Liléia; (1999) Characterization of Rhodnius neglectus from two regions of Brazil Using isoenzymes, genitalia morphology and morphometry. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 94 (2). pp. 161-166. ISSN 0074-0276 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761999000200006
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761999000200006
Among the triatomines considered as secondary in the epidemiology of Chagas disease, Rhodnius neglectus is frequently captured in artificial ecotopes, especially peridomiciliary ones, rarely producing colonies indoors. Nevertheless, the presence of breeding colonies in houses was unquestionably demonstrated in some areas of the State of Goiás, Brazil. Previous isoenzyme comparisons of this species with morphologically close triatomines, such as R. prolixus, R. robustus or R. nasutus, did not produce definitive conclusions because of doubt about the geographical origin of the R. neglectus. We present here, for the first time, the isoenzyme profile of topotypes of R. neglectus. In addition, wild caught specimens from the type locality, Uberaba (Minas Gerais, Brazil), were compared to wild caught specimens from Jaraguá (Goiás, Brazil), where R. neglectus is more frequently reported invading houses. We used isoenzyme, morphology and morphometry analysis. Neither morphological nor enzymatic differences were found between areas, but metric, size-related divergence was evidenced between them.
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I decided that we should make the most of the beautiful weather over the weekend and have our very first Teddy bear's picnic in the garden, I was so excited thinking of what I could make to eat and drink for our little party, I was obviously more excited than my son! ? After breakfast we headed into the garden to set out our picnic area we didn't have any specialised equipment or anything like that! just an old cot sheet for the floor, a set of James favourite teddy's, and couple of plastic plates, cups and straws, we were ready to go!
After giving all the teddy's a drink, which James loved every minute going round every individual teddy saying "dink water," really cute! I made a plate of fruit for snacks and James was so funny trying to put most of the fruit down cookie monsters mouth, he was concentrating so hard saying " want one"It's amazing how much they learn just doing simple things and priceless to watch. We were talking to the teddy's asking what they would like and going through all the different fruits which made James smile, he ate a piece of fruit every time he gave the teddy one, which was a bonus! It was a great success and to say I wasn't really equipped for the little picnic it couldn't have gone any better.
The teddy bear's picnic was over and now it was time to get all the teddy's loaded into the car and take them for a spin, like you do! James was running round the garden making all the brum brum noises then he pulled up and shouted," out,out, mine" then jumped in, classic!
There's never a dull moment in my day and feel truly blessed to be experiencing all these special little moments with my son, and although my little one is going through some huge emotional milestones, with the terrible two's definitely in place, which I'll save for another day! ? This was definitely a magical moment day for me!


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La maison forte d'Ameysin était une ancienne maison forte, du , au Moyen Âge siège de la seigneurie d'Ameysin, qui se dressait sur la commune de Yenne, une commune française, dans le département de Savoie et la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Situation
La maison forte devait se dresser au lieu-dit le Châtel au village d'Ameysin (Ameysinum), sur un mamelon au-dessus de la « grangerie d'Ameysin ».

Histoire
La maison forte est, au , la possession de la famille d'Ameysin ; Guillaume d'Ameysin (de Ameysino), accompagne, en 1147, son suzerain, le comte Amédée III de Savoie à la deuxième croisade. Le , Pierre d'Ameysin est témoin au mariage de la fille du comte Thomas  de Savoie, Marguerite. En 1226, il suit le comte à la croisade contre les Albigeois. En 1237, Guy d'Ameysin est témoin au premier testament du comte Amédée IV de Savoie. En 1250, Jacques d'Ameysin est abbé de Tamié. En 1254, Pierre d'Ameysin est engagé en Gascogne dans l'armée du roi de France. Pierre II de Savoie, le , rédige son testament au château de Pierre-Châtel, où il décède. Il désigne comme faisant partie de ses exécuteurs testamentaires les deux frères d'Ameysin ; Soffrey d'Ameysin, bailli de Savoie, et Berlion d'Ameysin, futur évêque de Belley.

En 1306, Guigues d'Ameysin est qualifié de chef militaire au service du comte Amédée V de Savoie. Louis d'Ameysin, son fils, conclu une transaction, en 1316, avec le frère d'Amédée, Louis de Savoie, à propos de rentes rière Chemilieu et Nattages. Le , il est investi. En 1333, Pierre d'Ameysin se distingue lors du siège du château de la Perrière (La Perrière) qui fut enlevé au dauphin Guigues VIII de Viennois qui y est mortellement blessé le . Il effectue, à son retour, avec Amédée de Montdragon une transaction au sujet de la maison forte de Fistillieu reconnue fief d'Ameysin. En 1345, Amédée d'Ameysin est évêque de Belley. Pierre II d'Ameysin devient seigneur du Villard, par son mariage avec Arthaude de Briord, fille du seigneur du Villard. Pierre II, nouveau seigneur de Villard, en reçoit l'investiture le . Il donnera sa fille, Alix d'Ameysin, en mariage à Humbert de Luyrieu, qui se verra quelques années plus tard investi du fief du Villard.

Pierre d'Ameysin, chevalier, est, avec Guigues de Sômont, damoiseau, présent à Yenne, le , au mariage de Catherine, fille d'Humbert , surnommé le bâtard de Savoie, fils bâtard du comte Aymon de Savoie, et de noble Berlion de Rivoire, seigneur de Gerbais et de Romagnieu (Romagnieu), fils de Louis de Rivoire, seigneur de Domessin (Domessin). Colette d'Ameysin, fille de Pierre et d'Arthaude, dernière du nom, épouse, en 1385, noble Amédée d'Orlyé, seigneur de Saint-Innocent.

François d'Orlyé est, vers 1430, seigneur d'Ameysin. Louise, sa fille, est marié, en 1452, à Jacques de Rossillon de Gimilieu et Virignin. En 1470, son autre fille, épouse, par contrat passé à Ameysin dans la maison forte des frères d'Orlyé, le , Claude Rubod, bourgeois de Yenne et de Centagnieu. Le versement de la dot s'élevant à  fut l'objet d'une contestation de la part des héritiers, ces derniers arguant du fait que la succession était obérée, et n'avait été accepter que sous condition d'inventaire. Le duc Philibert II de Savoie devant qui l'affaire avait été portée par les requérants, dans une lettre en date du , répète et insiste sur le fait que le mariage a été consommé « per carnis copulam » et que la dot était due. En 1473, Sébastien d'Orlyé est abbé de Hautecombe. Antoine d'Orlyé, écuyer du duc de Savoie, meurt, en 1476, sous les murs de Morat, où il a été envoyé à la tête de , au secours de Charles le Téméraire, duc de Bourgogne.

Le , Vincent d'Orlyé acquiert, par acte passé au château d'Ameysin, déposé aux minutes de Saint-Maurice de Fistillieu, notaire à Yenne, de Claude de Chambuert, dernier du nom, une terre à Ameysin sis sous le Chambuert. La branche de la famille d'Orlyé, seigneur d'Ameysin, ajouteront au  à leur nom celui de Belletruche, et donne naissance aux d'Orlyé de Belletruche.

En 1590, vit Jacques-François d'Orlyé de Belletruche, seigneur d'Ameysin. Il vend, le , à dame Louise de Seyssel La Chambre, des droits seigneuriaux, afin de régler les dépenses engagées pour figurer à l'arrivée à Chambéry de Christine de France qui venait d'épouser le prince héritier Victor-Amédée  de Savoie. En 1635, Louis d'Orlyé est cornette de dom Félix de Savoie.

Le , Louis d'Orlyé de Belletruche de Saint-Innocent, du service de son altesse au château de Chambéry, assiste à Yenne à la réunion de la noblesse du petit Bugey, à l'occasion de l'avènement de Victor-Amédée II de Savoie. Le fief d'Ameysin échoit, peu après, à la famille Vulliet ou Vuillet de la Saunière qui deviendra celle des marquis de Yenne. Un Vuillet de la Saunière, auditeur à la Chambre des Comptes, est déjà qualifié, en 1698, de seigneur d'Ameysin, lors de l'inféodation, à son frère, président de cette même Chambre, du marquisat de Yenne.

En 1740, François Vuillet de la Saunière, chevalier, frère cadet de Charles Vuillet de la Saunière, marquis de Yenne, est seigneur d'Ameysin. Il y possède divers biens, granges et maisons, dits « grangerie d'Ameysin », qui finirent par échoir au marquis et furent vendus en l'an V de la République.

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Il ne subsiste aucune trace du château.

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Q: How to convert C code for old Visual Studio 2005, especially the TinyExpr source code I want to convert the source code of
TinyExpr (https://github.com/codeplea/tinyexpr) in
a C compatible code for Visual Studio 2005 ( I think it is
C89/90 compliant).
In particular I have a problem to convert this macro in ( present in tinyexpr.c ):
#define NEW_EXPR(type, ...) new_expr((type), (const te_expr*[]){__VA_ARGS__})

with:
typedef struct te_expr {
    int type;
    union {double value; const double *bound; const void *function;};
    void *parameters[1];
} te_expr;

static te_expr *new_expr(const int type, const te_expr *parameters[]) {
 ...
}

static te_expr *base(state *s) {
  ...
}

The problem arise in the calling: NEW_EXPR(TE_FUNCTION1 | TE_FLAG_PURE, base(s));
where I have a :

error C2059: sintax error : '{'

A: As I said in a comment there's really no nice way to do this in older compiler.
One possible way is to use a wrapper vararg function, which creates the array dynamically, call the real new_expr function, and then free's the temporary array.
Perhaps something like
te_expr *new_expr_va(const int type, ...) {
    re_expr *result = NULL;  /* The resulting expression structure to return */
    size_t argument_count = 0;  /* The number of te_expr arguments passed */

    /*
     * We do two passes over the arguments, once to get the number of them,
     * and once to get the actual values.
     */

    /* First get the number of arguments */
    {
        va_list va;

        va_start(va, type);

        /* Loop until we get a null pointer */
        while (va_arg(va, te_expr *) != NULL)
            ++argument_count;

        va_end(va);
    }

    /* Now allocate the array */
    te_expr **parameters = malloc(argument_count * sizeof(te_expr *));

    /* And populate the array */
    {
        va_list va;
        size_t index = 0;
        te_expr *expr;

        va_start(va, type);

        /* Get all arguments and add to the allocated array */
        while ((expr = va_arg(va, te_expr *)) != NULL)
            parameters[index++] = expr;

        va_end(va);
    }

    /* Now we call the actual function */
    result = new_expr(type, parameters);

    /* Free the memory we allocated for the array */
    free(parameters);

    /* And return the result */
    return result;
}

Can be used such as
/* Argument list must be terminated by a NULL */
new_expr_va(TE_FUNCTION1 | TE_FLAG_PURE, base(s), NULL);

Note that this is all untested and doesn't have any kind of error checking.

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This is one of my favourite Christmas carols and it plays very well on Oud. The mp3 is also available for download.
I like this Christmas carol a lot too. And this is the best version of it I've ever heard. Pure awesomeness.


In my last Sephora Haul, I ordered the ever popular Metro Chic nail polish from Sephora by OPI. I know a few friends who absolutly adore this nail polish and its color. I don't have many dark colored nail polishes so this was a new color to my stash.
This is definitely a dark nail polish. I thought it would be more taupe and lighter in color, but it was pretty dark. However, I like the color. I'm starting to love darker colors, I just have to find the right ones to work with. Metro Chic had good nail polish texture, wasn't too runny or too thick. It did take me 2-3 coats to get a even color which probably made the color a bit darker after a few layers. For me its not a WOW color, but it works and definitely see why many people like it. Its more of a neutral dark color which I see can work for many people.
Overall I like the color. The price is average with other higher end brands just like OPI. I do have other Sephora by OPI colors and this one works just as well. No regrets so far!
Metro Chic can be bought at any Sephora or online.
@ Lena. Thanks for the suggestions, I will def check them out.
I have the color too. I like it but am not so crazy about it.
Looks nice on you though.
I really like this color and it's dark but not super dark. I actually didn't realize OPI made colors for Sephora. This looks really pretty on you, you're good at painting nails. hehe.
So pretty! Adore that colour!
Great review - I love this colour & think it looks fabulous on you! :) Now following!
this is one of my faves! iused to wear black all the time, then i kind of used metro chic to transition over to lighter colors.


These boxes reflect the age old tradition of elite Europeans, who used to present favors to their guests.
The word bomboniere is an Italian word that means favor. Therefore, bomboniere boxes are widely known as favor boxes and are given on special occasions. The main concept of bonboniere boxes originally came from France and dates back 300 years.


The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department and the Ocean Isle Beach Municipal Fire Department are hosting Operation Medicine Drop from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 20. The drop will take place at 111 Causeway Drive in Ocean Isle Beach, on the corner of Caseway Drive and Rick Street.
Everyone is invited to drop off expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications, which will be properly disposed.
The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents last week. All information is taken directly from police incident reports.
•Carl Wallace Spragins, 61, of Smithfield; charged with hiring with intent to defraud after he did not pay for taxi fare.
•Timothy Blanco Simmons, 50, of Shallotte; charged with shoplifting after leaving Walmart without paying for items.
•Joshua Paul Hardee, 27, of Southport; wanted on state charges and charged with driving while license revoked.
•On March 7, a resident of Old Oak Lane reported a bank check had been uttered and forged. The woman said a man had come to her home to give her a price for fixing a hot tub. She wrote him a check for $129 for parts. When the check was cashed at First Federal in South Carolina, the amount of the check had been changed to $429.
•A Garmin GPS was reported stolen March 3 from an unlocked vehicle on Medcalf Drive.
SUNSET BEACH—Police investigated two separate break-ins and thefts reported Feb. 25.
•Sometime overnight, glass was broken out of a car on Medcalf Drive. Cash in the amount of $101 in a red billfold was stolen.
•Breaking and entering and larceny were reported at two condominiums at the end of Park Road. Taken were an Xbox with connector and controller and a Toshiba laptop computer.
•Anthony Maurice Riggins, 32, of 686 Sunset Lakes Blvd., Sunset Beach, was arrested in the DMV parking lot for assault on a female. He was held at the Brunswick County Detention Center on a $1,000 bond.
•Breaking and entering and larceny on Holiday Street in Supply; suspect cut and removed victim's copper pipe.
•Property damage and breaking and entering on Boones Neck Road in Supply; suspect pried open victim's home and damaged a metal door.
From Feb. 21-17, K-9 deputies issued 17 citations and made 14 drug arrests.
K-9 deputies set up checkpoints at Hickmans Crossroads, Sellers Road, Green Swamp road, Village Point Road, Shell Point Road, Old Ocean Highway and Kirby Road.
•Jesse Lamar Hill, 26, of 7300 River Road Lot 32, Southport, was arrested for felony vandalism, misdemeanor vandalism and assault on a female after police were called to a domestic situation at Highlands Glen. The subject had two outstanding warrants. Hill was taken to the Brunswick County Detention Center and placed on a $1,500 bond.
The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents during the past two weeks. All information is taken directly from police incident reports.
•Breaking and entering and property damage on East Second Street.
•Breaking and entering and larceny on East Second Street; subject entered house and took two flat-screen TVs.
•Antwan Mikel Mitchell, 29, of Shallotte; charged with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.


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Ten Tips for Writing Stage Directions
December 4, 2014 Directions, Writingdirect, Directions, stage, tips, writinglazybeescripts
1. Direct the actors
Stage directions are not the same as TV and film directions. The latter tend to be written from the point of view of the camera. They say what the audience should see and therefore what the director should shoot. Stage directions, by contrast, direct the actors. So, where a TV script would say "we see two men sitting at a card table", a stage script should say "Dom and Kev are sitting at the card table".
2. Direction before action
Imagine that Helen has a long speech. Then we find the direction "Derek, who has been dozing throughout Helen's speech, finally begins to snore." That direction tells Derek what he should have been doing for the past half a page. It's better to tell the actor before the action – it makes rehearsals so much easier.
3. Direct the immediate
"Tarquin enters. He is a tall, thin man with a droopy moustache." The actor playing Tarquin is unable to change his height and build as he enters the stage. Thus they are matters for casting. If those characteristics are essential to the role, then they should form part of a character profile, either at the start of the script or (better, in my view) in production notes. Even growing a stick-on moustache takes time.
4. Don't direct the audience
Some shows – particularly British pantomimes – have audience involvement. However, in general, members of the audience do not have copies of the script. Consequently, they are notoriously bad at following stage directions. By all means direct the actors to interact with the audience, but saying what the audience will do in response will only lull the actor into a false sense of security.
5. Set the scene
The director and actors need to know the features of their environment, but only as far as it is essential to what follows. Thus it is good practice to start a scene with a brief scene-setting direction:
A country road. A Tree. Evening.
6. Knock, knock…
Who's there? The complement to the scene-setting direction is the "at rise" direction, to say who's on stage when the curtain goes up. The play always goes better when the right actors are on stage at the right time
7. Remember that all the world's a stage…
And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances…
And it's the writer's job to make sure that the people speaking have been told that they should be on the stage. If you look at Shakespeare's directions, aside from the special effects (all those alarums and excursions) they are almost completely limited to entrances and exits, which should tell you something about their importance. Furthermore, lights go out, milk goes off, but actors exit.
8. Value terseness
Especially in early readings, excessive directions get in the way of the flow of the script.
Don't give unnecessary details: "Charles picks up his favourite evening newspaper, the Oswestry Herald and Argus" can become "Charles picks up a newspaper."
Don't be tempted to put options into a direction: "Cynthia grabs a blunt instrument. This might be a poker or a candle holder or an ornament." If you want to discuss the options, do so in production notes; for the direction, the blunt instrument is enough.
"John has spent five weeks teaching inorganic chemistry to teenagers." Better to restrict your directions to things the actors can convey to the audience.
(I love the way that 'Value terseness' is the longest tip.)
Even essential directions should be stated as briefly as possible. But…
9. Don't abbreviate unnecessarily
Experienced actors will understand what you mean by DSL or USC, but not all actors are experienced, and going through two levels of translation – from 'DSL' to 'Downstage Left' and from 'Downstage Left' to 'over there' will cause some to slow down. And if you think you will save significant quantities of ink by writing DSL, then you are doing too much blocking, usurping the director's job.
10. Don't get your up and down back to front
"The living room of Pullover House. There is a table centre with a sofa and cocktail cabinet backstage."
Whilst I'm sure the actors will be very grateful for this little luxury, the audience will not be able to appreciate the cocktail cabinet or sofa, as they will be out of sight behind the set. Use Upstage and Downstage, Stage Left and Stage Right.
Video Is Not A Human Right
June 27, 2014 Copyrightcopyright, play, production, right, show, stage, Videolazybeescripts
I don't really like videos of stage shows; they rarely do justice to the production. A small part of this is dislike of my own performances. I once gave a presentation which was recorded. I seemed to have developed a pattern of movement rather like a simple box step – you know the one: right foot crosses over the left; left foot back; right foot back; step forward with the left and then repeat the whole sequence. It was a bit like that; back across and forward, back across and forward. I had my hands in my pockets and was leaning back slightly so that my legs seemed to reach my destination ahead of me. I skimmed through the video on fast-forward and the movement seemed to be that of Charlie Chaplin's tramp.
A live performance brings out the remarkable abilities of the human eye to focus on detail. You can focus on the character speaking, or the various reactions to the speech, or anything else. With a video, those decisions are made for you by the cameraman or video director. That's absolutely fine in a movie; the whole thing is planned to show you particular perspectives and there is no opportunity to see anything else, but in a stage play, there's a whole show going on, not just the director's cut.
Thus from my personal perspective, I prefer to see movies made as movies, rather than recordings of stage shows. The two things can, of course, be connected. Vagabond Alley Productions in Seattle staged Damian Trasler's Love in the Time of Zombies and had fun making a trailer video as part of their promotional activity…
Other people go further and turn stage shows into movies. The art-forms are different. You can do things in a film that you couldn't do on the stage; the most obvious being location shots, compared to the constraints of a stage set. And, of course, you don't have to build a set – provided that you can find a location to do the job. Sometimes stage plays are used as short projects to develop the video-maker's art. Hideto Shimizu recently took this approach with Dog Day, a video production of The Doctor, a sketch by Gary Diamond and Ray Lawrence, taken off the stage and filmed in a realistic location.
You could never justify such a realistic set for a two-minute stage sketch…
Nevertheless, videos of stage shows can be useful – to the actors (my presentation style has improved), to the people back-stage who never got to see the performance, and to the people who couldn't get to the show. An example of the last case is the ex-pat group in Rabat who video their performances to reassure their friends and families back home that they are making an important contribution to international cultural exchange by staging comedy sketch shows. There is, however, another issue with making videos of stage shows: just because you have a camera, it doesn't mean that you have the right to make a video of anything you choose.
A video of a stage play (like a video of any other artistic work) is, in copyright terms, a derivative. It could not exist without the work of the original artist – in this case, the playwright. Under copyright law, the original artist has the right to determine what is done with his work. In order to make a video of a stage play, you need the permission of the playwright. (The playwright has the right to refuse permission, the right to set conditions and the right to charge fees.) Taking the two examples above, Hideto Shimizu needed permission to make his film because it is a derivative of The Doctor. Vagabond Alley didn't need permission for their trailer because whilst it hints at the content of Love in the Time of Zombies, it doesn't itself make significant use of Damian Trasler's work.
For videos of live performances, Lazy Bee Scripts tries to make this process easy: our stage play performance rights automatically include the right to make one (and only one) video of a show. However, if you want to make additional videos or additional copies of the original, then we will charge you a per copy licence fee. Even then, there are limitations. Licence to make a video is not the same as licence to display that video on the Internet, on cable television or at a public screening. To do any of those things, you need specific permission, and you need to start by asking for it.
The Downside of Directions
November 11, 2013 Directionsblocking, Directions, director, Peter Ayre, Peter John Cooper, stage, theatre, writinglazybeescripts
The role of director as we know it today is a relatively recent invention in the theatre. Nevertheless it's an important job, and a different job from that of the author. The director helps the actors to develop a coherent interpretation of the author's work. If you are writing, you don't need to do the director's job (or the actor's). You don't need to tell the actor how to say the lines. You don't need to direct every move.
Nevertheless, where you are giving stage directions, you do need to be clear. To that end, I try to discourage abbreviation in directions. If something happens Down-stage Left, then it's better to say it that way than to abbreviate it to DSL (just because some companies include novices who won't know how to interpret the abbreviations – and may even struggle with upstage and down). You're not going to save very much of your typing time or the printer's ink by abbreviating Upstage to US – and if you find you are typing it so much that the time saving becomes significant, then you are probably doing the director's job and blocking all the moves in the show.
Whilst arguing against the writer doing the director's job, Peter Ayre told me a tale told to him by a festival adjudicator about a company who had been using a script from "French's Acting Editions".
A digression here: based on their long history, Samuel French have taken a different approach to stage directions. Peter John Cooper tells me that their Acting Editions used to be based on the "Prompt's Copy" for the original production. This included any changes made to the author's text by the director, plus the blocking of every move. For a long-running production, the Prompt's Copy was the definitive text, used to resolve any disputes and used by the Deputy Stage Manager to rehearse any actor joining the cast to take over a role. Turning this into a published text assumes that the original production was definitive, that any new production will have the same set design and that there is no role for interpretation by the new director. In my view, this is a dangerous set of assumptions. At worst it leads to the sort of ossification for which (before the copyright ran out) Gilbert and Sullivan productions used to be famous. There's a 1948 Flanders and Swan parody "In the D'Oyly Carte" where Donald Swan's lyric suggests that every move was the same as it had been for the last fifty years:-
One that with tender passion fired
(Turn, pace, hand over heart),
Woe to the day that we were hired
By D'Oyly Carte!
(A brief exchange with my contact, Steve, suggests that these days Samuel French rely on the author's directions rather than the prompt copy in their Acting Editions.)
Anyway, back to Peter Ayre's story: the adjudicator was puzzled as to why the production opened with an actress crouched beneath a table. Upon querying this he was told that "the book says mother is sitting below the table".

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Cardio & Community: Volunteers Come Together for Heart Health
On April 7, 2019, Ted Frank, MD, transplant cardiologist at the Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, covered more than 36 miles alongside some of his patients to raise funds to support lifesaving care for transplant patients and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. Learn how Dr. Frank, surrounded by patients, friends, family and community members, came together for one united cause.
For Ted Frank, MD, transplant cardiologist at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, running a marathon is a small feat compared to the challenges his patients face on a daily basis.
That's the exact mindset that kept him going as he checked off more than 36 miles at the Atrium Health Foundation's Heart Transplant Run, held at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, North Carolina.
More than 20 teams joined Dr. Frank at this year's event to participate as either a volunteer or a runner. Teams included former patients, nurses and other Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute teammates.
"When I consider what my patients and their families have gone through, I see my challenges as minor obstacles — and it keeps me going during my races," says Dr. Frank.
Part of his inspiration is driven by seeing his patients outside of a hospital setting, with their families, thriving and doing well — and "seeing people being active is all the better."
20 Years Plus and Still Running
This year's charity run wasn't Dr. Frank's first race with the goal of raising funds for his patients. In addition to having more than 35 marathons and ultramarathons under his belt, Dr. Frank crossed off five marathons in five days in 2017 to raise more than $40,000 for patients receiving care at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute.
This year, the collective effort of Dr. Frank, surrounded by patients, loved ones and supporters, raised over $19,000 — and counting.
According to Nurse and Transplant Coordinator, Susan Bernardo, RN, each dollar earned through the Atrium Health Foundation will help Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute transplant and LVAD patients pay for special healthcare-related needs such as medications, medical-related transport, temporary lodging and other expenses that are not otherwise covered by insurance.
"Even after our patients receive their heart transplants, they require lifelong treatment — care that can place huge financial strain on families with even the best of medical coverage," says Susan. "Many of our patients are not only fighting to stay alive, but also to keep the lights on in their homes and put gas in their car — that's the exact purpose of this event. We'll do anything we can to relieve a little bit of that stress for them."
Money raised during the Heart Transplant Run directly benefits transplant patients like 35-year-old Blanie Fullard, who received a heart transplant under the care of Dr. Frank in 2007.
A Miraculous Journey: Blanie's Transplant Story
Blanie was just 22-years-old when he woke up on the morning of May 4, 2006 experiencing symptoms consistent with a stroke. Faced with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure during adolescence and a family history of fatal heart conditions, Blanie's body had reached its breaking point. Shortly after his first stroke — and another on the operating table — his care team determined Blanie would need a new heart to save his life.
Physicians placed Blanie on the transplant list in January 2007, following months of rehabilitation and a stay in intensive care. In a matter of months, Blanie's heart condition caused him to drop from 230 to 130 pounds.
"I was so afraid," said Blanie. "I was getting sicker and losing weight. I just kept thinking, This could be it — I could die any day now."
Thanks to a coordinated team of surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, and a matching organ donor, Blanie received news of his match within 15 days of being put on the heart transplant waiting list.
"I cried, I was so ecstatic," he said. "I was just so thankful, and I am still speechless when I think about it to this day."
According to Blanie, who now spends his days as a husband, employee and busy father of two, his transplant was a second chance at life.
"I often ask God why I am here," he says. "He could've taken me when I had my stroke, and many times after that, but he didn't — God wanted me to be a father and a husband. He has given me these past 12 years for a reason."
Where Care and Community Come Together
Dr. Frank echoes Blanie's sentiment, stating that the run is an ode to the gift of life.
"During the Heart Transplant Run, we think about the celebration of life, as well as the sacrifice of the donor family," he said. "The event is a chance for patients, loved ones and care teams to come together and express their gratitude for each other — it's very fulfilling and empowering for everyone involved."
For those feeling inspired to join the movement, visit the Atrium Health Foundation website. To learn more about expert care for heart failure, visit Atrium Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute website.
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Share this Story: Hundreds attend Abdirahman Abdi funeral, family seeks 'open, transparent' investigation
Hundreds attend Abdirahman Abdi funeral, family seeks 'open, transparent' investigation
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The family of Abdirahman Abdi demanded answers, but said they are trying to be patient while the wait for the findings of an "open and transparent" investigation into his death.
"He was such a kind-hearted person. What occurred to him that Sunday wasn't fair at all," the family said in a prepared statement read at Abdi's funeral Friday by Imam Sikander Hashmi from the Kanata Muslim Association.
"It shouldn't be justified by any means. No human being, especially someone as innocent as him, deserved to pass away like that."
It was the family's first public statement since Abdi's death Monday, the day after a violent confrontation with Ottawa police. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating the actions of two Ottawa officers in the minutes between when police were called to a Hintonburg coffee shop for a man allegedly fondling a woman to when a bleeding and handcuffed Abdi was taken to hospital without vital signs.
"Abdirahman's loss has taken an unimaginable toll on our family, friends, neighbours and all who knew him through work and school. We all have many questions, but we are trying to be as patient as possible as the investigation is in progress," they said.
"We need answers."
Friday's funeral drew more than 800 mourners to the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern Avenue, with many more spilling out the front steps and onto the lawn outside.
Mayor Jim Watson, Kitchissippi Ward Coun. Jeff Leiper, and MPPs Yasir Naqvi, Bob Chiarelli and John Fraser were among the dignitaries who attended. Police chief Charles Bordeleau was not, although several Ottawa officers, in civilian clothes, did attend.
Watson, who was out of the city at the time of Abdi's death, met briefly with Abdi's parents before the funeral and thanked them for inviting him to participate.
Watson said he was "inspired" by the strength and resilience shown by the Somali community.
"During these difficult and challenging times we need to continue to work together to overcome dividing forces and strive to emerge more unified than before," Watson said.
"It is always difficult for a family to say goodbye to loved ones. But it's much more difficult when there are so many questions that come out of the circumstances around his death," said Chiarelli, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean.
"In the weeks and months to come we will have to look for answers, but I'm 100 per cent confident that our community will build on this experience to make a better community."
Chiarelli mentioned the death three years ago of his own son, who suffered from schizophrenia. Abdi, too, suffered from mental illness.
"I know the challenges of mental illness," he said, noting that it was an area "where we can make very significant improvements."
In their statement, the family described Abdi as an "amazing son and brother and a kind-hearted uncle." He was someone who was quiet and kept to himself. He was shy around women, they said.
"We cannot recall a moment we've seen him get angry."
After Friday's prayers, Abdi's plain wooden coffin, covered in a green and gold shroud, was borne to the front of the mosque for final prayers before being taken for a private burial.
His family said they won't make any further statement and asked for privacy.
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I was an atheist. I was lost. The world view I had then was failing me as I see now it had to. I used to believe that human progress and human compassion could save us. I was prideful. I had too much faith in myself. I regarded belief in God as weakness.
I had an existential crisis. I realized that the world view I had based a large part of my identity on was not real. At that moment one question seeming popped into my head. What if Jesus really did love me so much that he died for me and I didn't even believe he exists? I didn't know why at that time, but now I know it was an act of God's mercy and grace to give me that thought at that exact moment or else I can't imagine what depths I could have fallen too. I attended a Lutheran church when I was a child, so I knew the gospel message. God chose the right time for that seed to sprout.
I told my wife, whom I was dating at the time, that we should find a Church to attend regularly. Village Bible Church was the first one we went to. The love of Jesus that I felt from the members of Village Bible Church was of a quality I had felt nowhere before. I just had to serve!
I truly believe that God is working here in Aurora. Through the many immigrants and refugees joining out church, the nations are coming to us. We have an opportunity here and now that many believers never have. I am excited to be a part of God's plan.
Pastor Travis has helped me a lot through what I learned about God in the Theology class he taught. It reinforced the fact that when I was an atheist, I was making God much smaller than he actually is. My nonbelief in God back then was based on an improper understanding of what God, being a being of infinite power, could do. I now understand that for God nothing is impossible.
One day after service as we were getting ready to leave the parking lot my son James, who was almost three at the time, said "I love that Church". I realized at that time, although I never really said it out loud, I do too.


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Many thanks, but you've only touched the surface.
Firstly I just want to thank you for shedding light on an issue that really, doesn't have anything to do with you. Over time, it seems to me that individuals who have disabilities have been put on the back burner because we are not seen as productive members of society.
However, there is one thing I do disagree with you on. In your Golden Globes speech, you made a political statement and addressed the incident in which President-Elect Trump mocked the individual, who has a disability, whose name is Serge F. Kovaleski, by the way.
While addressing the incident, you insinuated that individuals who are disabled are incapable of fighting for themselves, and do not have the 'capacity' to do so. You also mentioned how it shocked you that something like this could happen and take place in real life.
Unfortunately for people who are disabled, this isn't a dream or something seen on TV. Incidents like these happen more than they should. Just because every occurrence isn't being broadcasted on the media, does not mean they don't exist and aren't being fought against.
Honestly, Ms. Streep, what you saw on the news was only the brink of discrimination and mockery that individuals who are disabled, face on a daily basis. But thank you for shedding light on the subject. Now, we need to work on getting more important information about disabled individuals in mainstream media such as lack of health care, and so on.


You know, why should bourgeois TV shows and movies have drinking games when books are left out in the cold? Why must we hate highbrow literature so much? Highbrow literature, like... The Hunger Games!
Take a shot everytime Katniss plays with Peeta and Gale's oh-so-fragile hearts.
Imbibe when a decadent meal is described in detail. Take a second drink if you actually go eat something after reading it.
Drink every time Haymitch drinks. Then be plastered midway through the chapter in which he is introduced.
Take a sip of something whenever you think "Peeta" is the dumbest name you have ever heard.
Drink whenever you think Woody Harrelson really will be pretty awesome as Haymitch in the movie.
Throw one back anytime a tribute dies.
Tale a shot whenever you try justifying liking the book because it's so much deeper than Harry Potter; this has politics in it!
Finish the bottle with each book. Hey, there are three of them.
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Anne Vyalitsyna Horoscope Pisces and Zodiac Tiger
Anne Vyalitsyna (Model), age 33, was born on March 19, 1986 in Nizhny Novgorod, Soviet Union. Anne Vyalitsyna's horoscope sun sign is Pisces and Chinese zodiac sign is Tiger. Anne Vyalitsyna was famous for 2005-09 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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Anne Vyalitsyna is 5' 10" (178 cm) tall, with green eyes and blonde hair. Anne Vyalitsyna"s nationality is Russian.
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Meanings of Name Anne
The name Anne was originated from Hebrew. It is used as a female name. The name Anne is of the meaning of Grace; favour. The name Anne is used in English, French and Norwegian speaking countries. Anne gained popularity through the belief that St Anne was the mother of the Virgin Mary. There is no Biblical basis for this, though Anna is one of the people who meets the infant Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem.
Anne is the name of various Queens. Queen Anne of Great Britain was the last of the Stuart monarchs, whose reign oversaw the Act of Union between England and Scotland. Two of Henry VIII's wives were named Anne - Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves. Anne of Brittany was the wife of two French kings and Duchess of Brittany in her own right. She was one of the richest women in Europe at the end of the 15th century. Anne is also the name of the current Princess Royal of Great Britain.
'Queen Anne' style is a type of furniture and architecture. 'Queen Anne's lace' is another name for wild carrot, it is named after Queen Anne of Great Britain.
Anne Frank (or Annelies) was a Jewish girl, famous for the diary she wrote when in hiding from the Germans during World War Two.
Anne was the youngest of the Bront� sisters.
Other famous Annes include author Anne Rice, photographer Anne Geddes, actresses Anne Hathaway and Anne Bancroft, and 18th century pirate Anne Bonny..
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The UE BOOM 2 by logitech features brilliant 360 degree surround sound offering a powerful, rich and crisp audio experience. You can link up to 8 devices at a time and is also capable of reaching 33m or 100 ft in mobile range. Not something that is practical but its extremely waterproof and can be submerged underwater (1m depth) fgor about 30 minutes. The Logitech UE BOOM 2 can also be controlled via an app called Ultimate Ears which will allow you to customize the sound and EQ.
The Beats Pill+ offers a compact portable audio experience with very crisp sound. For such a small unit it offers a very long battery life of 12 hours and includes rechargeable batteries. The Beats Pill+ will also allow you to charge up devices using a lighting cable which is included. The Beats Pill+ features 2 main speakers and 2 tweets providing dynamic sound range and clarity.
You can pick up the Beats Pill+ in either black or white.
One of the more expensive speakers on our list but with good reason. Given 5 starts by what hifi this device is 100% British sound engineering. The shell is deigned by Ross Lovegrove and sound engineered by KEF. The audio on the KEF Muo is second to none and easily able to fill a room with rich, crisp sound and deep bass. The KEF Muo will allow 2 devices to connect at one time and allow 12 hours play back on rechargeable batteries. With only a 3 hour full charge time this device packs a punch.
The JBL Clip 2 is a very affordable wireless speaker. Aimed at people on the go the JBL Clip 2 can be attached to almost anything. For example if your rock climbing and fancy some music to help you up the hill the JBL Clip 2 would be perfect. Featuring 8 hours of playtime, water proof and the ability to connect another JBL Clip 2 device to each other giving even more sound.
The Libratone ZIPP is a great all rounders. Featuring multi room connectivity through multiple Libratone ZIPP devices, 100W output and ability to connect up to 6 devices via WiFi. This device can be used for up to 10 hours of playback and can be controlled via the Libratone app.
The Skullcandy Barricade is an entry level speaker but offers features found in more expensive devices such as external device charging, 8 hour battery life, connect multiple speakers for more sound, impact resistant and waterproof up to 3ft.
The cheapest portable speaker on our list coming in at a very respectable £10-£15 this device connects to any Bluetooth enabled device up to 30ft and provides up to 6 hours playback time. The Nano Bluetooth Speaker is also splash proof so perfect for listing to music and audio in the shower/bath. You also get a built in mic which allows for hand free calls.


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Virginia Hollinger (February 4, 1917 – March 17, 1946) of Dayton, Ohio, was an amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s.

At the tournament in Cincinnati, she won singles titles in 1937 & 1938, and was a singles finalist in 1936 and 1939.

She won numerous junior titles, including the National Girls Indoor Championship in 1934, 1935 and 1936. She also won the singles and doubles titles at the 1934 Western Girls Championships, and was a quarterfinalist in the 1934 National Girls' Championship.

In 1938 she won the U.S. Indoor Championships singles title after defeating Katherine Winthrop in the final.

A tennis club in her hometown of Dayton bears her name: The Virginia Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club.

References

 Obituary for Virginia Hollinger McCloud, Dayton Herald, 18 Mar 1946, page 1
From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; )

External links
 Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club

American female tennis players
Tennis people from Ohio
Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio
1917 births
1946 deaths
20th-century American women


Mmm... it was a good ham!
OK, time for something totally NOT about scrapbooking!
Last night I cooked a brown sugar glazed ham (bone still in) and I must add, it was probably the best ham I've ever had the pleasure of eating!
Normally I would have studed the entire ham with whole cloves. But this time I got lazy and just threw a handful of cloves into the pan, two bay leaves and filled the pan about 1/4 full with water. I put the ham on a rack so that it was suspended into the water but not sitting on the bottom of the roasting pan. I packed brown sugar onto the top of the bone ... 2 hours in the oven, and WOW!!!
So yummy that I saved all the pan drippings for the next day - I put the broth into a ziplock bag in the fridge so any fat would float to the top and when I cut the corner off the bottom of the bag to release the liquid into my crockpot all the fat stayed in the bag!!
Nothing better than having a wonderful meal one night and a terrific soup the next huh?
What a fantastic purchase I made! I've been long searching for a Cricut cartridge storage solution. First I bought some of those boxes, (the same size as the box that the cartridges come in) that hold 8 cartridges and are supposed to hold the co-ordinating overlays and books. I found that they were too small to hold the books and overlays. So I was putting the cartridges in the box, and the books & overlays into ziplock bags. Then I tried the Jukebox - which I found more clunky and cumbersome than useful. Then I spotted this little beauty on Tina's website! $30 gave me a storage SOLUTION! Very neat and tidy, stores everything very well and organized. I love that it is made of a sturdy, wipe able material. I adore the fact that it is branded with the adorable green Cricut head on it. I love that its black and the Cricut green. Forward thinking that it will hold my Spatula too! It holds twelve Cricut cartridges and the accompanying books & overlays, without crowding. The Elastic band holds the books in place and has a snap closure. (be sure to use the snap closure though - failing to do that can cause the books to all fall out if you pick it up by the handle and its unzipped) I think the handle on the back, very easy transport.
My only - and I will stress ONLY grief is that it will not hold the paper books - you know the two page ones that come with the less expensive cartridges that only have a few fonts on them - like Street Sign, Blackletter, and Home Decor. The pockets on the Cricut Storage Binder is too narrow to hold them without folding the paper.
When I was showing it off to my regular Tuesday night group of scrappers, it was a hit. I need to order two more now!
After 6 months of using this Cricut Storage Binder I have become annoyed with two other factors on it.
1) the net pockets that hold the cartridge are black and therefore hard to read which corresponding cartridge in in that pocket. I would suggest in an updated version have these net pockets white so that you can read through them.
OK, so if scrapbook paper sits in your stash for two years, does that make it Vintage? I had allmost all of the entire collection of Basic Grey's Bittersweet still untouched. I had done a layout or two and I think maybe a card or two as well. But for the most part I hadn't used this collection for anything. I promised my sister that I would help her make a Valentine card for her man on Sunday, so I thought I would pull out all the valentine papers and embellies that I tend to collect and rarely use.
That being said, I made two cards (six actually, as I made three of each design - I find it easier to make multiples of the same card when I am designing it) and a layout.
The layout I'm calling LOVE ROCK; and the photo is of some "shiny rocks" as my daughter calls them. They were part of a centerpiece to a wedding I went to years ago (Julia & Rob). I had put the rocks into my daughter's sand box and photographed them ... anyway, not a very exciting photo, but was a neat shot.
I tried a minimalist approach to this layout - my husband says it's missing something ... I dunno, I think it's done.
I glimmer misted an American Crafts rose ribbon - it started out white ... I love glimmer mist! Of course more stitching on this one too!
Hello everybuggy! I've been watching too much Treehouse TV again methinks!
Anyway, I did a fantastic layout on Tuesday night over at Candace's place. This photo is one that my best friend Jennifer Carroll took for me of my son - this was his first photo shoot! She is simply a fantastic photographer - look her up at her website here.
I used Basic Grey's Curio line for this page and a little bit of Bo Bunny's Cambridge line and a couple of their Chiffon Rose trims. Some Prima flowers (and the packaging from the flowers). Some Webster's Pages trim. Tattered Angel's made the key, and some Dew Drops (love these little beauties) by Robin's Nest. In the corner I stamped with a Tattered Angels stamp and then I used a piece of dollar store trim with some Distress Ink for the honeycomb effect. I had seen that honeycomb effect done on another layout somewhere and LOVED it. Last but not least I used two of my hand-made corsage pins. OK, in the fourth photo I am showcasing my stitching again ... you may have to look hard, but it's there! Love my Husqvarna sewing machine!!
Lemme know what you think! Leave a comment - you don't need a Google account to leave me a comment.
Echo Park - Little Boy collection - layout "Siblings"
Another layout for Auntie Em's Scrapbooking and Beading.
Again using the Echo Park - Little Boy collection. I combined some Bo Bunny Double Dot as well. The background is Basic Grey - The Basics - I love that paper for backgrounds! I simply did a basket weave of several pieces of the patterned papers. I Glimmer Misted the corner of the page. I tried something new, cork! I'd never worked with cork before, but when I had been rummaging around in my Mother's basement last time I was home, I came across a stash of several sheets of cork in varying thicknesses that my Father had acquired probably 30 years ago! My title took me the longest to do on this, I first cut the letters out of both paper and chipboard. I stamped a floral image onto the paper letters in a Stampin' Up ink - Cherry Cobbler. Then I ran the paper letters through my Big Shot with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder. Then I distressed the letters in Antique Photo ink by T!m Holtz which brought the swiss dots to life!
"Two little eyes, discovering what's new, two little hands, touching everything in view, a sweet little voice, asking you why, a mischievous smile, a whimpering cry, two little feet, jumping on the floor, a toddler's mission is to explore."
I hope you enjoyed this layout! Of course this one too can be viewed in person at Auntie Em's Scrapbooking in Cornwall.
Be sure to check out both designer's takes on this Page Map here at Auntie Em's brand new blog! Leave a comment, become a follower!
I started with Kiwi Double Dot as my background and stitched around the edges, and layed several colour blocks with the patterned papers. I cut out one of the images from the Cutout sheet for my journaling. I'm not really liking the quality of the rub-on, but it might be because it got too hot or too cold in the last few months. I used my I-rock gem setter and changed the colour of the gems with a Sharpie!! I used some Doodlebug Designs Sugar Coating sparkles on some random chipboard letters I had for my title. A little piece of a Webster's Pages Bloomer and some Prima flowers (the ones that I won on their web cast a few months back) I think it turned out alright!
"Vanessa you are ... Adorable, Beautiful, Care free, Devilsih sometimes, Eager, Funny"
I can't wait to see Mellisa's creation, and yours too!! Be sure to email them to Emma at Auntie Em's Scrapbooking & Beading.


Home / Content Marketing Strategy / What is a Content Marketing Strategy, Anyway?
The world has shifted some. You know the story – the digital revolution bought new channels such as web, social, smart TVs, podcasts and email, and access to these channels is so widespread on powerful devices and computers with lightning-fast internet that we are 'always on'.
This connectedness means audiences are now in charge of what content they consume, and the myriad of new channels make it easy to avoid marketing messages or even block them altogether. Customers who used to turn to salespeople or advertising materials to learn about products now educate themselves by searching the internet and their own channels for freely available information or recommendations from friends and peers. It is into this void that content marketing steps, providing relevant, timely and valuable content for customers to consume when and where they want.
It's vital that content talks to the brand's objectives and satisfies the needs of the audience by informing, entertaining or educating them with timely content that reaches them when and where they want it. Be relevant or be obsolete.
Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience – and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action. – Joe Pulizzi, Founder, Content Marketing Institute.
Content marketing is the approach and execution of the content strategy and includes all the formats and types of content plus the channels they are distributed on. Some of the more common types of content marketing include video, blogs, whitepapers and podcasts. Popular channels are search, website, social, native advertising and apps.
By informing, entertaining or educating customers, content marketing increases brand recognition and ensures your brand is front of mind when customers are at the point of purchase. That's content marketing at play, replacing traditional push marketing tactics with pull marketing – content that is so valuable and relevant to customers that they come to you – or inbound marketing. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well it's not, but unless you have a plan, you can waste a lot of time, money and people producing content that goes nowhere and adds to the sea of junk content orbiting the interweb.
Content marketing has been refined and developed over years, but the spray-and-pray technique of publishing for its own sake has proved expensive, with very few actual benefits. Content strategy is a robust, systematic approach for researching and developing measurable content marketing tactics that provide ROI, such as increased sales or brand reach.
The methodology starts with overarching business strategic goals and objectives, and aligns content marketing activities to deliver against those goals by understanding and attracting the right audiences (customers, employees, influencers or investors) for the business.
A content strategy will answer why you are publishing content, and then provide what, when and who to publish to, to accelerate your brand's growth. The following methodology is scalable from small business to global enterprise, and works across B2B or B2C.
What are the business's strategic goals and objectives?
What is the business trying to achieve – vision, mission and brand?
What are the marketing goals and objectives?
What do you want from a content marketing program?
What content and channels do you have, and what is working for you?
Where are they, and in which channels?
What does your audience want and how can content help them?
Who are your product and content competitors?
What stories are your competitors telling?
What are the content opportunities?
How deep you dive into these questions is the scalable part. Research can be light, with desk reviews and quick-and-dirty analytics, or you can use more involved techniques such as running internal workshops to lock down vision, mission and brand stories.
Traditional qualitative market and brand research.
Social listening tools such as Social Studio.
Competitor analysis tools like RivalIQ.
There are a lot of analytics platforms out there, you just need to pick the analytics stack that will deliver the data you need.
Once you have the data from your chosen platforms, the next step is to analyse the data and develop out your brand story, content pillars and content personas. Data is great, but on its own it's as ineffective as spray-and-pray content marketing; when crunching the numbers, the 'so what' will provide the gold.
Your brand story is an articulation of the brand itself – it defines how you want people to think of your brand. It can be tough capturing the essence of a brand in a sentence or two, but it's an invaluable way to anchor how employees, executives, customers and the public view the brand.
Content pillars sit directly underneath a brand story, and are the stories that your audiences are looking for. Content personas come to life from the audience research. They are a great way for content marketers to focus on a real person as they produce content. These pillars and personas are a vital tactical tool to ensure that any stories that are developed are on strategy.
Finally (for the strategy component), establish the objectives of the content program – are you looking for more leads or brand awareness, and how will that be measured?
Typical brand awareness metrics can include growth in audience numbers across social channels or email subscriptions, or you may just measure the increase in new traffic to your website or app. Of course, traditional brand tracking research can also give you a clear understanding of the growth in brand awareness.
If sales are your ultimate goal, then increased revenue, increase in customer numbers or increased volume can illustrate overall success. Objectives to measure along the way could include increased conversions on your website, number of leads attributed to content marketing, shorter buyer journeys and increased retention rates. These are some of the measurables you will need in order to show ROI on your program and build the case for an increase in the content budget.
With the apex of your strategy work in place, the next stage is to articulate the strategy into an implementation plan that details the tactical execution of the strategy recommendations. This plan will include recommendations about the types of content, frequency and volume, what channels to publish and amplify on, and KPIs.
An overarching content calendar will detail when you are publishing. It can be channeled down into social and editorial calendars that show in detail when, where and what to publish, to move people through the sales funnel.
Successfully implementing a content marketing program will require both big-picture thinking and a champion high enough in the organisation that they can drive change from the top down. The program, and the shift in cultural mindset, will struggle unless there's buy-in at the C-suite level.
Small wins can be a great way to demonstrate success and gain buy-in, so it's vital to set realistic KPIs, otherwise you're building failure into the program and you won't be able to show evidence of success, making it difficult to win more budget and buy-in.
To drive a content transformation, you will need to use change management techniques. Communicate openly across the business about why a content marketing strategy will benefit the organisation.
Executive buy-in is important. I've seen businesses jump into content marketing with vigour, but fall back to traditional push marketing quick smart as they look to promotions, discounts and campaigns to deliver the yearly spikes in sales that most businesses and budgets are used to. Content marketing is the long game.
A content marketing approach takes consistent commitment from both the business and the individuals involved. Building and developing the right team is vital to consistently publish quality content, so people and budget need to be allocated if you are to expect any results.
One of the most effective ways to drive the change is to establish an Editorial Board with a content budget to execute the content calendars. The board should be made up of key stakeholders from across the business who assist with program buy-in, and who also source story ideas from all over the business. Essentially, they input content ideas into the board and sell the program back out through the business.
Overseen by a Chief Content Officer or Head of Editorial, the board prioritises content opportunities against the strategy, and then decides which ones go into production. They also decide whether the content is created internally, curated, or commissioned to an agency or freelancer.
The board has responsibility for the quality of the content going to market, so they need to ensure that not only is the plan being executed on, but that content is careful and creative. This means finding the right skills and people within the business, hiring them in or outsourcing to a content marketing agency. The mix of marketer, journalist, PR, designer, writer, producer and data analyst is a difficult unicorn to find or make.
The content strategy methodology has certainly taken a lead from IT agile approaches, and encourages a test and learn, measure and change, report and optimise culture to continually improve content and results for the business.
Are you publishing under content pillars and a brand story?
Are you developing content and using appropriate channels to reach personas that you've developed out of your research?
Are you being consistent and publishing under a well-thought-through content calendar?
Have you set realistic KPIs?
Are you measuring the right things to assess whether your content is working to deliver against overall marketing goals?
Watch, learn and adapt to continually improve content and the program.
Once the content program is running effectively and results are showing success, the next phase is to look towards automating as much of the process as possible, with marketing automation. Your people will still oversee the program, ensuring creativity and quality. A marketing automation platform can automate some of the more manual processes like sending and replying to emails, data capture and amplification.
When you're developing your content strategy, it's enough to consider what the future might look like, so that the change won't be drastic when you're ready to implement and build your marketing technology stack.
There are many platforms available in the market, and the landscape is complex, so don't start down the automation path without expert advice. When done well, platforms such as HubSpot, Eloqua, Pardot or Marketo can save you time and money. When done badly, you will have an expensive platform that sits on the shelf gathering dust.
Content is the lifeblood that feeds into each component; the strategy sits above the whole ecosystem providing life to the automation.
A social media scheduling and publishing platform like Hootsuite or Buffer.
A content marketing platform such or Google Analytics to optimise search.
Having the right marketing stack is only part of the sandwich – you're going to need the right smarts to make it all work together. The strategy can provide the framework, but you will need to outsource to experts or train your team on how to implement it. I'd suggest starting with an outsourced model and KPI-ing the team to learn fast, and then bringing some of it in-house when they're ready.
There's a host of channels at your disposal, and new ones appearing constantly. Customers pick and choose what they consume and when. The market is flooded with a wall of content noise. All this means you are going to need relevant, quality content to cut through and reach your target audience.
Developing a content strategy is a proven way to accelerate the way your brand grows, and will drive the change from the old world of marketing to the new. A robust strategy will also integrate your marketing efforts across the business so that your content is at every customer touchpoint.
Content marketing provides the added value that consumers are looking for in a homogenised world with little product differentiation. Content strategy is about attracting the right people to your business whether they be employees, customers or even investors.


Why is Music Arrangement so Undervalued? Jane Zhang's Weibo post sparked wild discussion about professionals working behind the music scene.
This Weibo article quickly drew traffic and many industry insiders reposted and commented, including Deng Ke. They expressed support and giving thumbs up for this announcement and took this opportunity to educate the public about the difficult financial situation for most arrangement professionals.
Later, Jane Zhang added supplementary details on how to implement her "birth wish", after consulting industry insiders and lawyers. She will be paying a total of 3,000 RMB to lyricists, composers and arrangers for every performance in the future. And each songwriter will get paid according to this formula: 3000÷total number of songs performed÷3×number of songs the songwriter participated in.
Undoubtedly, the copyright protection system in China still needs a lot of work. Jane Zhang's action is just a simple personal act to do something good out of her own moral compass. She made it very clear on Weibo that this is her personal deed and does not subject to any laws, contracts or public supervision.
Jane Zhang's announcement is indeed very warm-hearted for behind-the-scenes music professionals, and it also reflects the very alarming reality of the music industry: making music requires a lot of hard work and collaboration of many highly skilled professionals. They are not getting paid enough and paid enough attention by the public, the long-term consequences of which is the loss of talent to other industries. People can't just live off of their love for music.
But the future is not bleak. A couple of large-scale legal actions against copyright infringement such as "Jianwang Action", the public awareness of the value of copyright protection and people's willingness to pay for quality content has propelled the music industry back onto the fast track of growth. Regarding arrangement professional's pay standard, China Music Business has some opinions to share.
Why is it so hard to make a living as an arrangement professional?
The simple answer to this question is that arrangement is legally still in the grey area of copyright protection in China and most countries in the world. Without recognition as a creative work product subject to concrete copyright protection, systematic royalty payment will not be a possibility.
The Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China only acknowledges the lyrics and the melody as the core of a song, and arrangement is not. And China, at this beginning stage of copyright protection system construction, is still struggling to properly defend the rightful pay for lyrics and melodies of songs. Arrangement is not the priority right now. However, arrangement is becoming more and more important to the commercial success of a song. The legal protection for arrangement will have to catch up to the market quickly.
During the April 2018 Small Antler · China Music Business News Expo, professionals from different sectors of the music industry came together to discuss copyright protection. Most of them believed that the Chinese music industry has already moved passed the most difficult time when piracy leads the show. The record labels, content distributors and consumers already realized the importance of copyright protection and are all seeking a better royalty payment system. The rapid change in distribution technologies and the emergence of live streaming and short video apps made it more complicated. The industry just doesn't have the energy to deal with fair compensation for arrangements.
Li Hui, founder and CEO of MiaoMusic and industry insider for 23 years, told China Music Business that although there is copyright management system in place in China, it doesn't work very well. MiaoMusic voluntarily pays songwriters a percentage to the songwriters when their songs are performed by artists they manage. Record labels and music producers that value arrangement and care about fair compensation normally negotiate a way to pay a percentage of the income the song generates to the arrangement professional. Li Hui said that this is the best way to show them the respect they deserve.
Even though the demand for high quality arrangement is taking off as the music industry grew, the fee for arranging one song has a fairly limited upper bound, however good the work quality is, which is strange because star lyricist and composers have no problem asking for high prices for their work. In order to make a more comfortable living, the good arrangement professionals with a good professional network in the industry usually choose to set up shops and become a music producer themselves. In China, the term "music producer" usually refers to the contractor that gets paid to produce a song and then goes on to assemble a team of professionals for the job and making sure the customer is satisfied with the end product. Therefore, music producers have to have good business acumen, good tastes, communication skills and willingness to make compromises. And the day to day management of the business aspects can stand in the way of an arrangement professional/music producer's artistic pursuit.
Xu Yi, an arrangement professional told us that even though most arrangement professionals wouldn't lower their standards of their artwork because they are not getting paid enough, royalty payment would still be a great incentive for them to produce better work.
Rome wasn't built in a day. Jane Zhang's announcement is a good start for raising awareness of the problem. We don't know how long it is going to take before behind-the-scenes professionals to get the recognition and pay they deserve. But there's no doubt the industry is moving forward at incredible speed.
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Police say a promising young Texas A&M University student was killed this week when she unexpectedly lost control of her vehicle on a local road and rolled it over.
According to police, Chandler Small, was driving alone on Highway 30 in Grimes County around 3a.m. Wednesday morning. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
Police say she was speeding and texting at the time, both of which contributed to her deadly crash.
Currently a move is afoot in the Texas state legislature to enact a statewide ban on texting while driving. It seems likely this latest crash will add further fuel to the fire of public outrage that the state does not already have such a ban.
Up to this point Texas state law makers have repeatedly said they oppose a statewide ban on texting and driving in favor of allow individual municipalities to sort out what measures are right for their community. Recently, however, a vocal minority of voters have gathered support from others in the state to force legislators to re-examine their roles as leaders and stewards of the state. This group claims that without a statewide ban all drivers on state roads are at risk. Given that Texas has now become the first state with a 85mph speed limit, they say, it is now more important than ever to address the issue of improved highway safety.
So far a few bills are being considered in the Texas legislature, all of which would impact the ability of drivers to use handheld devices in one way or another. It seems likely that at least one of those bills will eventually pass muster and make it to the governor's desk where it likely will be signed into law.
How many more people in Texas will be killed as a result of texting and driving while lawmakers dicker over the details of the law is unknown. But each one carries with it the further likelihood that eventually that type of behavior will no longer be tolerated in Texas.


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"I owe the tax department for unpaid taxes and I just found out that CRA garnisheed my cheque and I can't pay my rent".
Garnishment is a court order directing that money or property of a third party (usually wages paid by an employer) be seized to satisfy a debt owed by a debtor to a creditor.
When you fail to pay creditors the money you owe them, they may apply to court to seek a "garnishment" against you. This allows them to seize part of your salary, funds in your bank account, or other money and savings you own to repay your debt. Garnishment cannot be stopped by credit counselling or debt settlement solutions companies.
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Luminaries like April Bloomfield and Padma Lakshmi dropped numerous quotables during the female-focused conference.
The biannual food magazine Cherry Bombe held its second-annual Jubilee conference yesterday in NYC. The magazine invited an impressive roster of female powerhouses in the culinary world to come share their wisdom.
Speakers at the conference included: The Spotted Pig and The Breslin chef April Bloomfield, Atelier Crenn chef Dominique Crenn, Food Network host Ina Garten, Chez Panisse owner Alice Waters, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, food and drink writer Jordana Rothman, and more. The magazine's cofounder, Kerry Diamond, wanted this year's Jubilee to focus on helping women in the food and restaurant industry network and meet.


ELLICOTT CITY, MD – In his fourth annual State of the County speech, Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman today described his vision for narrowing the achievement gap in county schools, battling the opioid epidemic and developing Columbia's Gateway Innovation District.
Kittleman, who will give the speech again this evening at the George Howard Building, touted his Achieve 24/7 initiative that addresses barriers to student achievement and identifies gaps in services. To date, Achieve 24/7 includes a summer food project, a school readiness program and an enrichment program focusing on math proficiency in Oakland Mills.
"Achieve 24/7 ensures that families have the support they need outside of school so that their children can excel inside the classroom," Kittleman said, adding that his vision is to expand the initiative countywide.
launching a centralized opioid website (www.HoCoOpioidHelp.com) that includes information about prevention, treatment and recovery.
"The opioid crisis is a daunting challenge," Kittleman told the audience. "It's a health crisis, a public safety crisis – it affects us all every single day." Through Feb. 21 of this year, Howard County had five fatal and 26 non-fatal drug overdoses. In 2017, there were 57 fatal and 171 non-fatal overdoses.
Describing his vision for the 920-acre Columbia Gateway Innovation District, Kittleman said it will be "the next great economic center" in Maryland. Though still years from completion, Kittleman said the Innovation District, located near Route 175 and Interstate 95, will be a mixed-used development with leading-edge companies, satellite campuses of universities, housing, shops, restaurants and other amenities.
expansion of the Community Resources Campus, relocating the Department of Community Resources and Services, Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Human Rights and Community Action Council this summer.
Before wrapping up his speech, Kittleman presented four outgoing County Council members – Calvin Ball, Jen Terrasa, Mary Kay Sigaty and Greg Fox – with "Keys to the County" in recognition of their combined 48 years of service on the Council.
To read the full text of today's State of the County address, go to https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Branches/County-Executive/State-of-the-County.