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This comic book about a rape survivor is raising sexual violence awareness in India
The artwork is shocking but INCREDIBLE
By Claire Hodgson
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An Indian-American documentary maker has created an absolutely awesome comic book, with a rape survivor as it's leading character, fighting sexual violence.
Ram Devineni was in Delhi in 2012, during the aftermath of the horrific gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus that shocked the world.
What left him even more shocked, he says, was the reaction of of one police officer he met amid the protests that followed. "He said something that I found very surprising. He said 'no good girl walks alone at night.'
"That's where the idea began," he told the BBC. "I realised that rape and sexual violence in India was a cultural issue, and that it was backed by patriarchy, misogyny and people's perceptions."
Ram then began to meet with gang-rape survivors to learn more about their experiences. "They said they were discouraged by their families and communities to seek justice, they were also threatened by the rapists and their families. Even the police didn't take them seriously."
After hearing so many terrifying stories, Ram came up with the idea of creating a comic and teamed up with illustrator Dan Goldman in New York to make Priya's Shakti.
The story follows a young woman who is raped, but with the help of two Hindu gods, she returns to her home and ends gender-based sexual violence in India.
They also run 'Comic books For Social Change' workshops
He's now expanded the project and joined up with a group of street artists in Mumbai to create huge murals featuring scenes from the story. "Our target audiences are children starting from 10-12 years to young adults," says Ram. "It's a very critical age in their lives and it's an attempt to start a conversation with them."
While stricter laws go some way in tackling rape, it's hoped that by creating awareness and changing attitudes, the next generation won't follow what has come before.
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Saints Defensive Tackle Suspended to Start 2019 NFL Season
Adam Forsythe / June 28, 2019
After New Orleans Saints' defensive tackle David Onyemata was cited for marijuana possession on February 7, 2019, many Saints fans were left to wonder how the NFL would discipline the rising star.
On Friday, June 28, the fans' questions were finally answered. The league issued a one-game suspension to Onyemata. This suspension is significantly less than many had originally expected.
When fellow defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins suffered a torn Achilles during last season's playoff matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team already knew that they would be entering the next season shorthanded at the position. Then, once the news originally broke about Onyemata, it became even more unclear how the team would handle this difficult situation. To overcome this dilemma, the Saints signed defensive linemen Malcolm Brown and Mario Edwards Jr. during the offseason to add to the depth at the position.
The Saints week one matchup comes against the Houston Texans, so the Saints will be relying on their offseason additions to step up to the challenge. Luckily, the team also has a sneaky good player in Taylor Stallworth who could very well play a key role in the Saints' defensive rotation this season.
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Saints and Cameron Jordan Reach an Agreement on a Contract Extension
Ever since the New Orleans Saints selected defensive end Cameron Jordan in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, he has provided the team with a dominant pass rusher who is one of the top defenders in the league. With a contract nearing an extension, the Saints wanted to make sure that they could keep their star defensive player in New Orleans even longer. The team accomplished just that.
On Tuesday morning, the Saints announced that they have reached an agreement with Jordan on an extension that will keep him wearing black and gold through the 2023 season. The three-year deal is worth $52.5 million and has a max of $55.5 million including over $42 million guaranteed.
The payday is well deserved for Jordan. Throughout his eight-year career, Jordan has earned 71.5 sacks, 409 total tackles, and 143 quarterback hits. Jordan's sack and QB hit stats rank him fourth and first respectively all-time for the Saints.
The Saints' star pass rusher has never missed a game in his career. Saints fans will surely be ecstatic to watch Jordan dominate on the field for the next four years.
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Adam Forsythe / June 5, 2019
The New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame was founded in 1987, and almost every year since then (excluding 2005) at least one inductee to be immortalized in Saints' history. On Wednesday morning, the team announced their 2019 hall of fame class.
Former wide receiver Marques Colston and running back Reggie Bush were announced as the latest members of this prestigious club. Several events regarding this hall of fame class will take place during the weekend of October 25-27, which corresponds with the team's week 8 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.
During their time with the Saints, both Colston and Bush were fan-favorites. They both entered the league in the 2006 NFL Draft as the Saints selected Bush with their first-round selection and then selected Colston near the end of the seventh round. This was also the first draft class under current head coach Sean Payton.
Throughout his five years with the Saints, Bush accumulated 2,090 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. However, he was even more explosive through the air as he hauled in 294 receptions for 2,142 yards and 12 touchdowns. Bush's stats rank him 12th all-time in franchise rushing yards, and 13th in franchise rushing touchdowns.
Colston spent ten years with the Saints and made the most of every opportunity. Colston caught 711 passes for 9,759 yards and 72 touchdowns. Colston leads the franchise in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
Colston and Bush were both apart of the Saints historic Super Bowl run during the 2009 season. They both played pivotal roles in one of the most explosive offenses in the league. Now that they will both be enshrined in the Saints' Hall of Fame, their greatness can be recognized by future generations of Saints' fans who were unable to watch them dominate on the field.
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Head Coach Sean Payton is Impressed by Rookie Center McCoy
Adam Forsythe / May 11, 2019
The New Orleans Saints started rookie minicamp on Friday, May 10. With dozens of players attending minicamp trying to earn a spot with the team, the Saints' second-round selection Erik McCoy quickly stood out. Almost immediately head coach Sean Payton was impressed with the young center.
"He's been good. He's smart. He's a guy that you can see is experienced at his position. He's playing center, (and) is in good shape. Overall it's been good."
McCoy was the team's first selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Saints traded up in the second round to select the former Texas A&M center. During his time with the Aggies, the 6'4″ center only allowed one sack.
Earlier in the offseason program, former Saints' center Max Unger elected to retire, leaving the Saints without a starting center. In a rush to fill that hole, the Saints signed former Vikings' offensive lineman Nick Easton. However, the Saints showed that they weren't finished in their search for Unger's successor when the selected McCoy during the draft. McCoy is a solid addition to the interior of one of the best offensive lines in the NFL.
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Alizé Mack Knows What Kind of Opportunity Lies Ahead for him in the Saints' Offense
In the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints added yet another tight end to their team in Notre Dame's Alizé Mack. Although the team signed Jared Cook this offseason to become their primary option at the tight end position, Mack still has the opportunity to play a role in one of the most prolific offenses in the league.
One of the reasons why the Saints' offense is so explosive is because of their future hall-of-fame quarterback, Drew Brees. The team's seventh-round selection is the latest addition to a long line of offensive playmakers for the star quarterback to throw passes to. Mack realizes just how special this opportunity is.
"It's big. It's big because you know it's Drew Brees. At the end of the day, there's pressure just because you look at his stats and you look at how efficient he is. I mean he's everything you know," Mack said. "But it helps you though. I think having him as your quarterback it helps everyone on the team because you understand who's at QB and who's the leader."
Mack also knows exactly what it's going to take to make it onto the team's final 53-man roster, but he's definitely up to the challenge.
"For myself it's just about being consistent and being in tune with all the details, making sure I'm getting the depth in my routes, making sure I'm cutting at the right time and looking at the right time, making sure I'm protecting him when I have to pass block, and just be an all-around player," Mack stated. "But that just comes day by day just continuing to work, continuing to watch film, continuing to get better, and just be a sponge and continue to learn. I mean I've only been here a few days, I've got a long way to go."
The Saints have found plenty of success with multiple tight ends featured in the offense in previous seasons. Mack has the potential to contribute to the team in a similar way in 2019.
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The annual membership and insurance survey was distributed in February 2019.
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Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland State Government, Queensland Water and Land Carers has now signed the contract for insurance coverage for 2019-2020. The policies, Public Liability, Volunteer Accident and Protector Liability, have been taken out with Aon Insurance.
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Q: How to build javascript string so vbScript Split will split it back apart into an array? Do I need Carriage Returns (not familiar with it)? Currently this is how my JavaScript string is being built:
allcars = cars + makes;

Unfortunately, when I get to my Split function call (that I rather should not change), it does not split my JavaString back apart into an array:
CarsList = Split(Request("allcars"),vbCrLf)

When the Split function call gets string coming from a different source, it splits such string correctly (unlike with string from my JavaScript function).

A: The vbCrLf constant represents a sequence of CR (carriage return, \r) and LF (line feed, \n) symbols. So, use
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Learn How to Optimize Your Site with Technical SEO
We've already covered in the previous chapter, how you can create quality content that would give your audience solutions to their queries or provide them with relevant information, now it's time that we move towards tackling the search engines as well!
As a business owner, it's not required for you to have a deep knowledge of these technical concepts, however, it's essential that you at least understand some part of it or have a basic knowledge to be able to communicate productively with the developers. If you want your SEO to run smoothly, you're going to have to interact with the developers at some point or other. You need to be able to speak their language if you want them to understand your query and then resolve it promptly. You must create a harmonious and productive relationship with the developers for your SEO to run without any bumps.
Have a Cross-Team Support in Place
You must establish transparency and a healthy relationship with the developers so that SEO challenges can be tackled successfully from both ends. You do not have to wait for a problem to arise or a technical issue that needs to be resolved for you to initiate a conversation with the development team. Instead, focus on building an active and healthy relationship from the very beginning so that there's harmony between the team and a problem can be resolved quickly whenever it arises.
However, you must understand the technical side of SEO even beyond establishing cross-team support. Technical SEO is a very huge and important part of SEO if you want your content to be understandable by both- humans and search engine crawlers. To tackle this important topic, we've divided this chapter into three major parts-
Understanding how websites work.
Exploring how search engines understand websites.
How users interact with websites.
Before you start building your website, you need to understand how it works, what purpose it serves, how a search engine might perceive it, and its overall technical structure. Having this information would not only help you communicate better, but it also affects the performance of your site in the long run. Moreover, you can go ahead and share this chapter of our guide with different teams working on your sites such as content writers, programmers, and designers so that they can also get a clear understanding and everyone is on the same page.
So, now that we're clear on why we need to understand the technical side of website building, let's go ahead!
Understanding How Websites Work
Search engine optimization or SEO is the process of optimizing a website so that search engines can locate it and rank it higher on search engine results pages (SERPs). So, you must have a basic understanding of how a website works if you want to optimize it for SEO.
In this article, we're going to focus on a website's journey from start to finish. Since the domain name is purchased till its fully rendered state in a browser. The rendering path is an essential component of the website's journey where the website browser turns a website's code into a message that's understandable by human eyes.
There are a lot of steps in the website assembly process that affects the loading time of your website page. And as we've already established in earlier chapters, your website's load time or speed is very important for keeping users on your site and is also a factor that Google considers while ranking any site.
Imagine that your website loading process is similar to how your commute to work. If a website is not streamlined and is inefficient, then it would be similar to you traveling to work wearing one show, dropping it off at work, then traveling back home to get your other shoe. This makes the whole process redundant and inefficient. In this chapter, we're going to try to understand the whole website loading process so that you can learn to streamline your website, which later would also affect your website's SEO and ranking positively.
You Need to Set Up a website before it Can Be Accessed!
Purchase a domain name: Before all else, the first thing that needs to be done is purchasing a domain name (such as example.com) from a registrar such as HostGator or GoDaddy. These registrars work as an organization that manages the registration of domain names.
Link the domain name to IP address: Without the help of a domain name server (DNS), the internet wouldn't understand things such as domain name or example.com. Internet essentially looks at things in binary form and understands a series of number or Internet Protocol (IP) address when it comes to a website. However, the website is displayed as example.com so that it's easier for humans to read, understand, and remember. Thus, once you've purchased a domain name (human-readable), you need to link to an IP address (machine-readable numbers) with the help of a DNS.
How a Website Travels from Server to Browser
Now that your domain name is successfully linked to IP address via DNS, let's see how your website gets from server to browser:
The user places a request for domain: A user can simply place a request for a website by typing the domain name (example.com) directly into their browser or can simply click on the link to the website.
The browser makes a request: The request that the user has placed prompts the browser to place a DNS lookup request that converts the domain name to its IP address. Once it's done, the browser makes a request to the server for your website's code (such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code).
The server sends the resources: Once the server has received a request for website code, it responds by sending the website files so that they can be assembled in the searcher's browser.
Browser assembles the web page: Now that the browser has received resources from the server, it needs to assemble the resources and render them so that the user can view them in their window. As the browser is parsing and assembling the resources, it's creating a thing called Document Object Model (DOM). (The DOM is what appears on your screen when you click on 'inspect element' in a web browser.)
A final request is placed by the browser: A browser will only show a web page once it has gathered all the necessary code related to that page and it's been downloaded, parsed, and executed. So, this final request placed by the browser is a way of making sure that all the necessary code has been assembled.
Finally, the User's website appears in the browser: Your code is finally rendered and it appears in form of your requested web page in the browser.
What Components Make a website?
Now that we've covered how a website appears from a server to a browser, let's deduce what components make a website. In other terms, let's discuss the programming languages that are used to construct a web page-
Three of the most commonly used programming languages that construct a web page are-
HTML (Content & Structure)- this part handles what a website says (such as Headings, Paragraphs, Titles, Lists, Body Content, etc.)
CSS (Presentation)- CSS handles how a website looks (Font, Colour, Background Colour, Border, etc.)
JavaScript (Behaviour & Action)- JavaScript handles how a website behaves (Dynamic display, Widgets, User interaction, etc.)
1. HTML- What a Website Says
HTML or Hypertext Markup Language serves as the backbone of a website. It takes care of the content and structure of a website and conveys what a website means to say.
HTML handles and defines elements such as headings, paragraphs, titles, lists, body content, and more. Here's an example of what an HTML code to its corresponding web page looks like:
HTML plays an important role when it comes to SEO. HTML takes care of the elements that live under wraps or what makes a website, and it is important for SEO to understand any page that you create or work on. And while your CMS wouldn't necessarily require you to write your pages in HTML, it is what's happening behind the scenes whenever you place a command such as changing the anchor text of internal links, adding any content, and more.
Moreover, whatever's on your HTML page plays an important role in how your web pages would rank in Google's organic search. Whenever a user places a request in the Google browser, the crawlers scan your HTML elements to see how relevant your content is to that particular user query, thus if you want your page to rank on Google SERP then HTML is an essential part of the process.
2. CSS: How a Website Looks
Cascading Style Sheets or CSS are responsible for what your website looks like. It handles the style elements of your web page which covers things such as font, colour, background colour, borders, layouts, etc.
HTML was first created to take care of the structure of a website but it lacked the certain style factor that we have come to associate great websites with. Thus, the creation of CSS was a game changer and it has since changed the way all websites look. It helps beauty webpages without having to worry about manually coding every HTML page to create style, which can be quite a tiring process, especially for large websites.
Earlier Google used to render web pages more like a text-only browser, and it was only in 2014 that its indexing system began to render the web pages more like an actual browser. This lead to Black hat SEO tactics where people tried to capitalize on Google's older indexing system and were hiding CSS to hide texts and links to manipulate Google's search engine rankings. Doing so is a violation of Google's guidelines and can end up backfiring on the perpetrator.
Here are some components of CSS that SEOs should care about-
Using CSS can help in reducing your site's load time. Instead of using HTML, style directives can live in your CSS files which makes your page less code heavy and reduces the file transfer size which makes load times faster.
When browser downloads resources, having heavy CSS files can affect the speed of your webpage. Thus, it's advisable to compress them so that your web pages can load faster.
CSS allows your pages to be more content-heavy rather than code-heavy which leads to better indexing of your site's content.
However, one must remember that using CSS to hide your links and content can get your website removed from Google's index and it can be manually penalized for indulging in black-hat SEO.
3. JavaScript: How a Website Behaves
In the initial days of the internet, the building of webpages was entirely reliant on HTML, then CSS came along and helped a little with the styling of web pages, however, the oncoming of JavaScript programming language completely changed the way websites are built and made it dynamic in nature.
Over time, JavaScript has created lots of opportunities for the creation of non-static web pages. Whenever a user accesses a page that's been enhanced using JavaScript programming, the browser page on the user's side would automatically executes the JavaScript against the static HTML that the server has returned. This would result in the user receiving a page that's come to life with interactivity.
Every day we come across a lot of pages that have JavaScript in action behind the scenes that have transformed the whole look of the page and made it come alive. So, next time whenever you see a pop-up or third-party resources like ads displayed on your page, you should understand that JavaScript is in action.
Client-Side Rendering vs Server-Side Rendering
Before we move along, we must remember that JavaScript can also pose some problems for SEO as well because a lot of search engines don't look at JavaScript the way a human does. The reason behind this is client-side rendering vs server-side rendering.
Execution of most JavaScript files is accomplished in a client's browser. However, with server-side rendering, all the files are executed on a server's end and the server sends fully-rendered files to the browser.
So, some SEO-critical elements such as tags, links, and texts are not represented in your HTML and are loaded on the client's side with JavaScript. So, until these elements are rendered, they are not visible from your page's code. This means that at least initially the search engine crawlers wouldn't be able to see what's in your JavaScript.
According to Google, unless the Googlebot is being blocked by you from crawling the JavaScript files, it can render and understand your web pages just as a browser would. This means that the Googlebot should be able to see the same site that a user is viewing in their browser. However, due to the second wave of indexing, where Google indexes and ranks JavaScript pages two waves days apart, Google can miss some of the elements which will only be visible once the JavaScript is executed.
There are some additional factors that go wrong during Google's rendering process of your web pages that can play a role in preventing Google from understanding what's there in your JavaScript-
You've used robots.txt or other methods to block Googlebot from JavaScript resources. (Already covered in chapter 2)
All the requests to crawl your content can't be handled by your server.
Googlebot is unable to understand your JavaScript because it's either too complex or outdated.
Until the crawler has finished with a page and moved on from it, the JavaScript doesn't "lazy load" the content into the page.
It goes without saying, although JavaScript presents a lot of great opportunities and opens up newer avenues for SEO if one isn't careful enough then it does have serious ramifications and can end up harming your SEO instead of helping it.
Thankfully, there's a way for you to see whether Google is viewing the same thing as your visitors or not. You can use Google Search Console's "URL Inspection" tool to see how Googlebot views your page. All you have to do is paste your page's URL into the Google Search Console search bar. Like this:
Then, click on "Text Live URL":
Once Google has recrawled your URL, click on "view tested page" to see how your page is being rendered and crawled:
You can click on the screenshot tab to see how Googlebot smartphone is rendering your page:
At the end of this exercise, you'll see how Googlebot sees your page in comparison to how a visitor might see your page. You can also access the list of resources that they might have been able to get for your entered URL by clicking on the "More info" tab.
We needed to cover how a website works as it lays a foundation for what's to come next. Moving forward we're going to discuss what technical optimizations can be implemented to help Google understand your website better.
Exploring How Search Engines Understand Websites
If you're a search engine crawler scanning a 10,000-word article about how to make pizza at home. How are you going to be able to identify the author, ingredients, recipe, or steps that one has to follow to make a pizza? This is where we introduce Schema Markup.
Using schema, you can spoon-feed search engines more specific classifications about what kind of information is present on your page. It is a way for you to organize or label your content in a way that it's easier for a search engine to have an understanding of what kind of elements are presented on your web page. This code provides a kind of structure to your data, which is why Schema is sometimes also referred to as "structured data". Also, this whole process of structuring data is called "markup" because you are using organizational code to make up your content.
Announced in May 2016, Google's preferred schema markup is JSON-LD, which coincidently is also supported by Bing. You can visit Schema.org to see the full list of available schema markups. You can also check out the Google Developers Introduction to Structured Data to get additional information on how to go about implementing structured data. Once you've implemented the structured data that suits your web pages the best, you can use Google's Structured Data Testing Tool to test your markup.
We've already established that Schema markup helps bots like Google understand what a piece of content is all about, but in addition to this, it also enables special features to accompany your pages in the SERPs. These special features are called "Rich Snippets", and you must have encountered them on some web page. These rich snippets are things like a recipe, top stories carousels, sitelinks search boxes, and review stars.
We would like you to note that using structured data can definitely help enable a rich snippet to be present on your page, but it does not guarantee its presence. There are just these few rich snippets as of now, however, more can be added in the future if the use of schema markup increases.
Here are some last words of advice on Schema Markup:
Multiple types of schema markup can be used on a page. However, be sure that if you're marking one element such as a product, then all the other products need to be marked too.
Be sure not to mark the content that is not visible to the users and follow Google's Quality Guidelines.
It's important that if your site has a duplicate page, then Google asks that you not only mark the canonical version with your structured markup but also mark up each duplicate page.
On your structured data pages, you need to provide updated as well as original content.
The structured markup should serve as an accurate representation of your page.
The most specific type of schema markup should be used for your content.
Your marked-up reviews should be genuine and unpaid business reviews coming from actual customers and not be written by the business.
Use Canonicalization to Tell Search Engines about Your Preferred Pages
Google sometimes doesn't understand which page to index in the search results when it comes across the same content on different web pages. To resolve this issue, the rel=" canonical" tag was invented. Using this tag, you can help the search engines understand which page you want to be indexed. In other terms, you can inform Google to understand which one is your preferred page out of all of the duplicates. It allows you to point Google in the right direction of finding the location of the original or master version of a piece of content.
So, if you want to publish a piece of content again, whether it's the same or altered slightly, you don't have to worry about creating duplicate content with the help of the rel=" canonical" tag.
Having proper canonicalization allows to you make sure that every piece of content on your website is unique and has only one URL. That's why Google recommends that you have a self-referencing canonical tag on every page on your website so that search engines do not end up indexing multiple versions of a single page. For instance, if you do not have a canonical tag telling Google which version of your web page is the original one or you prefer over the other, then https://www.example.com could end up getting indexed separately from https://example.com, which would create duplicates.
Make sure that you follow "avoid duplicate content" as a piece of principal advice. Google aims to award the sites that have published content that is unique and original- and not just content that's been taken from other resources, refurbished, and repeated across multiple pages as new content. This is why search engines will rarely show multiple versions of the same content, as they want to give the best search experience to the user. Search engines would always choose to show only the canonicalized version, and in case the canonical tag is missing, then they'd choose whichever version they find most likely to be the original content.
How Users Interact with Websites
As already discussed in chapter 1, although SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, it's as much or more about people as it is about search engines. This is because search engines and everything around is there for one main reason- and that is to serve the users i.e., the searchers who use these search engines. This clearly explains the reason why Google's algorithm is so eager to reward the website that aims to provide the best possible experience for searchers. This is the reason why some websites despite having the best qualities such as robust backlink profiles, would fail to perform or rank well in search engines.
Thus, we must understand what makes the user's search engine experience optimal so that we can also aim to replicate it and try to create content that best serves our users and get maximum search performance-
Mobile-Friendly Experience
You need to ensure that your website is accessible and easy to navigate for mobile users as well. Today, more than half of website traffic comes from mobile, so it's essential that you give it enough or more attention to detail. It's easier and more convenient for people to access a website using their mobile phones on the go. So, you also need to incorporate these changes into your plan.
Google rolled out an algorithm in April 2015 that promotes mobile-friendly pages over non-mobile-friendly pages. There are a lot of ways for you to make your website mobile-friendly, however, Google recommends going with responsive web design.
If you want your website to fit perfectly on the user's screen, no matter what device they're using, then you need to implement responsive web design. Doing so would ensure that your site opens perfectly on all different-sized devices such as mobile, desktop, tablets, etc. You can use utilized CSS to have the web page "respond" to the kind of device you want. Doing so would allow you to provide a better experience to users as they wouldn't have to pinch-and-zoom or double-tap to view the content on your pages.
If you want to check whether your website is mobile-friendly or not, you can use free tools such as Google's Mobile Friendly Test.
AMP or Accelerated Mobile Pages
AMP is used to deliver content to a mobile user at a speed that's much higher than non-AMP delivery. Accelerated mobile pages or AMP can accomplish this because it delivers content from their cache servers instead of the original site. It uses a special AMP version of JavaScript and HTML.
Mobile-First Indexing
According to a 2018 update, Google started preferencing mobile-first indexing over websites. This gave rise to a lot of confusion between the mobile-first and mobile-friendliness of a website. Let's see the difference.
Google chooses to crawl and index the mobile version of your web pages when it comes to mobile-first indexing. Now, making your website accessible to mobile users' screens is essential for your site's performance in search, however, mobile-first indexing has no connection whatsoever to mobile-friendliness. This has created issues where websites lack cohesion between mobile and desktop versions. Some content of both versions may differ such as navigation, links, etc., on the user's mobile view.
Improve Page Speed
Your site must load faster if you want to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs). Google's first and foremost aim is to provide a good experience to its users, and that is only possible if your page loads lightning-fast for searchers. If your page is too slow then the user is more likely to hit back, abandon the search, or move to your competitor's page. There are a lot of tools available online that can be used to improve your site's load time.
Here are some links that might help you with it-
Related: Learn How to Optimize WordPress Page Load Time (esearchlogix.com)
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Focus on International SEO
If your websites cater to audiences from multiple countries then you should familiarize yourself with International SEO best practices to be able to serve audiences from each and every location better and give them more relevant experiences. If you refuse to perform these optimizations then your international visitors might have some difficulty in locating your version of the site that specifically caters to them which is not a sign of a good user experience.
Here are two ways in which you can internationalize your site-
The sites that cater to speakers of multiple languages are known as multilingual websites. If you want Google to be aware that your site caters to multiple languages then you need to add a hreflang tag.
Now, the sites that cater to audiences in different countries are known as multi-regional websites and they should have specific distinctions in their URL so it's easier to target their domain or pages to specific countries. For example, you can easily use a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) such as ".ru" for Russia, or you can use a generic top-level domain (gTLD) which has a country-specific subfolder such as "example.com/ru" or Russia.
That's enough for the technical SEO for now. Till now you've learned how to conduct your research, how to write content, and how to optimize your website to cater search engines and provide a good user experience.
Now, our next aim is to familiarize you with the establishing authority so that your page will be able to rank higher in SERPs. Let's go ahead and discuss 'Link Building & Establishing Authority' in Chapter 6.


I need a Logo for my retail pharmacy group. My pharmacy deals with prescription medicines, cosmetics and other pharmaceutical items. I am looking for a good logo designer as this logo should represent my pharmacy group. The logo should look modern and either elegant or corporate style.


Lawrence chicks and female banded.
ljames...I think Boston Fledged...but, I missed their exits..
Lowell has lost their chick, seems to have been a building strike. So Sad!
Oh my lord. Too sad for words.
Their recovery has been steady. There are 46 pairs now nesting in Massachusetts, including on the Gillis Bridge in Newburyport, the Fox Hall dormitory at UMass Lowell and the Tobin Bridge between Charlestown and Chelsea.
The Newburyport, Lowell and Charlestown pairs all produced up to four chicks this spring, contributing to the 51 that hatched statewide.


The Harford County Department of Community Services' Office on Aging will offer a free physical fitness test for seniors at area senior centers for Older Americans Month.
Seniors 60 and older who are senior center members can get the test from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at McFaul Center, Wednesday at Havre de Grace Center, and May 29 at Aberdeen Center; and 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 27 at Edgewood Center.
Participants will receive a free gift courtesy of Medi-CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield.
Bel Air will announce the winners of the Historic Preservation Commission's annual Preservation Month poster contest for 2008 at the Town Board of Commissioners meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Town Hall, 39 Hickory Ave.
All contestants are fourth-graders from local elementary schools.
The artwork was judged by the Historic Preservation Commission. The theme is "This Place Matters."
First-, second- and third-place winners each receive a savings bond, while honorable mentions are awarded gift certificates provided by local businesses.
After the meeting, the students will be honored at a reception for contestants and historic area property owners about 8 p.m. at Rockfield Manor, 501 Churchville Road.
The winning artwork will be on display at Town Hall the week of May 19. In the next month, artwork will be featured on place mats at the Tower Restaurant, Buontempo Brothers, Friendly's, Little NY Deli, and the Greek Village.
Harford County has purchased a 44-acre parcel adjoining Eden Mill Nature Center and Park as part of an agreement between the Vaughn family and a partnership of the state's Program Open Space and the Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation.
Harford Land Trust also participated by covering a shortfall of $64,000 between available funds and the appraised value of the property.
The land includes more than 30 heavily wooded acres and one-half mile of stream bank along Big Branch Creek.
In March, the State Board of Public Works approved state funding of $671,000 for the land purchase, of which $375,000 was from state Program Open Space and the remaining $276,000 from Harford County's open space allotment.
The Harford County Department of Community Services has awarded a $15,000 School Beautification grant for Churchville Elementary School.
The grant will assist the Churchville Elementary School PTA in replacing aging playground equipment that is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The PTA and school community will replace the intermediate playground equipment used by students in grades two to five.
The School Beautification Grant Program is designed to build partnerships between schools, parents, local businesses and industry, and the community.
Since 2002, Churchville Elementary has received $33,000 in grants from Harford County for improvements in landscaping and playground equipment.
Grants are available to all schools in the Harford County Public Schools system and are generally limited to $5,000 per project.
Organizations may apply for more than one grant within the fiscal year. Grants are only for the purchase of materials or equipment.


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Roger Feutmba (ur. 31 października 1965 w Duali) – kameruński piłkarz, występował na pozycji ofensywnego pomocnika.

Życiorys
W latach 1985–1991 był zawodnikiem Unionu Duala. Po Mistrzostwach przeszedł do belgijskiego KV Kortrijk i grał tam do roku 1996. Później zdecydował się na transfer do Mamelodi Sundowns. Grał z nim w Afrykańskiej Lidze Mistrzów i nieoczekiwanie odpadł w drugiej rundzie rozgrywek, w meczu z US Stade Tamponnaise (klub z Reunionu). W sezonie 2002/2003 był asystentem trenera w tym klubie, a później został pierwszym trenerem. W 2005 roku natomiast trenował swój macierzysty klub Union Douala.

Był w kadrze na Mistrzostwach Świata w 1990 roku, jednak cały turniej musiał przesiedzieć na ławce rezerwowych. Ma za sobą udział w Pucharze Narodów Afryki 1992, na którym Kamerun zajął 4. miejsce, przegrywając w meczu o trzecie miejsce z Nigerią. Łącznie w reprezentacji Kamerunu rozegrał 40 meczów.

Sukcesy
 Zdobywca Pucharu Kamerunu (1985)
 Mistrz Kamerunu (1990)
 Czterokrotny mistrz Republiki Południowej Afryki

Bibliografia

Reprezentanci Kamerunu w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze Unionu Duala
Piłkarze KV Kortrijk
Piłkarze Mamelodi Sundowns FC
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1990
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 1992
Urodzeni w 1965
Ludzie urodzeni w Duali


Okay, so as we know a few years ago I would have scoffed at the thought of porridge but uncooked oats soaked overnight with fruit? that would have been one of my worst nightmares! oh how times change… Anyway, I have perfected my bircher muesli with the addition of grated apple and (soy) yoghurt … mmm so creamy and delicious! Super filling without being heavy… Perfect Summer Breakfast.
Julienne or grate your apple into a few pieces of kitchen towel and ring out to remove as much water as possible.
In a bowl or tupperware add yoghurt and of milk (I used alpro plain and coconut rice milk to keep it vegan). Stir and add oats, a dash of cinnamon, a drizzle of vanilla extract, dried fruit, the apple, chia seeds, pecans then stir till all mixed together evenly. (at this point check that there is still a bit of liquid but not too runny- add more milk if too stir to mix properly).
Cover and refrigerate overnight, serve with berries and maple or date syrup (or honey if not vegan)… then enjoy!!


I need your guys input on this. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. For the most part, I usually fund everything myself because the cost is so small, it's not really a big deal. When it comes to asking for funding from the public ( ie, kickstarter, indiegogo), that gets me nervous. Even asking a friend if I can borrow $20 makes me uneasy. I don't know if it's a pride thing or just the feeling of being dependent on other people for money. When it comes to fundraising, that's a lot of money we're talking about.
My next project I will be working on is another music video. This time, I want to go bigger and better. The whole works, professional film crew and all (not just friends/co-workers whom had no idea how a film crew works), and enter it to a couple of music video festivals. I know I can pull it off as the director as how I want it to look. My last music video was quite a challenge for me... I was the producer/executive producer/director/DoP/Camera operator/location manager/editor....pretty much a one-man-crew, with some assistance from friends. It was tiring and I wasn't able to make the video exactly the way I wanted, it was about 70% close to what I had envisioned.
Honestly now, I have no idea where to start. Where do I find a producer and a film crew? How much is enough?
You are going to have to get past the uneasy feelings about funding. Go to kickstarter or indigogo and get your funding. Just be sure you have everything in place to complete the project because once you take the money you are committed. There is a huge difference between asking people you know for money and kickstarter campaigns. For one your friends are being confronted by you and can feel like they were put on the spot. The people who donate funds on Kickstarter and Indiegogo went there to dontate funds. No one asked them to go there. There is no reason to feel bad about asking a person to go swimming when he went to the beach on his own.
The people who donate funds on Kickstarter and Indiegogo went there to dontate funds. No one asked them to go there. There is no reason to feel bad about asking a person to go swimming when he went to the beach on his own.
Good point. I guess I was just overwhelmed and that didn't even cross my mind. It's the business aspect of it and that's what I lack. I guess I'll just go for it.
Let me offer a cautionary word, with the caveat that I haven't done an indiegogo/kickstarter campaign myself.
I have, however, watched many other people do them - some (very) successfully and others completely unsuccessfully.
Make sure you do all of your homework and legwork ahead of time, including a budget and production plan. Put together a terrific pitch video. Then be prepared to aggressively pursue all of your social media, email, and professional contacts. You'll need to keep putting up fresh material - new videos as well as new written material. And stay after people.
It helps if you've supported other people in the past, whether it's by helping them with their projects or contributing financially.
I've seen people start out well, and then fall flat. I've also seen others work nearly full time for a month or more on a campaign, fund it successfully, and then leverage it into other financial support.
Thank you Mara for the advice. It definitely gives me a more clear view of what I will about to get myself into. Plan plan plan and keep following up on things. The pre production process, I know is the most difficult process. I will definitely do a lot of homework. This will be my first actual production where budget is involve. Gotta start somewhere right? Again, thanks for the insight Mara.


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Home Blog August 2003 New Survey Indicates Canadians Often See Drivers Taking Risks At Highway/Railway Crossings
New Survey Indicates Canadians Often See Drivers Taking Risks At Highway/Railway Crossings
The 3rd Annual Road Safety Monitor
Taking the pulse of the nation on highway/railway crossing safety
Canadians often see drivers taking risks at highway/railway crossings
Ottawa – Canadians say they often see some very dangerous behaviour at highway/railway crossings, such as driving across the tracks when the signal lights are flashing, or driving around the highway/railway crossing barriers. Ninety percent of Canadian drivers agree that automatic flashing lights and/or barriers should be installed at all highway/railway crossings that service high-speed trains. These are some of the findings in the third annual Road Safety Monitor, released today by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF).
The Highway/Railway Crossing Safety report, the first of three reports from the third annual Road Safety Monitor, examines attitudes, perceptions, and practices related to a wide range of highway/railway-related driving behaviours.
Findings include:
Although drivers in the survey do not seem overly concerned about the status of highway/railway crossing safety in Canada, over a quarter are very concerned about the safety of highway/railway crossings in their communities, and many voiced substantial concern about specific issues -- for example, 40% say they are very or extremely concerned about drivers not looking for trains at crossings;
Concern about highway/railway crossing safety is greater in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces than in the rest of Canada;
Canadians also say they see some very dangerous behaviours at highway/railway crossings. For example, 11% say they often or very often see drivers crossing the tracks when the signal lights are flashing; six percent say they frequently see drivers going around the protective barriers;
Such risky behaviours are reported most often in Quebec and least often in British Columbia; and
Although drivers generally believe that highway/railway crossings in Canada are safe, they also believe that more needs to be done to improve safety. Forty-two percent agree that more highway/railway crossings should be replaced with overpasses or underpasses, and a surprising 48% say that all vehicles should be required to stop at all highway/railway crossings.
"There were 261 collisions at highway and railway crossings in Canada last year," says TIRF President and CEO, Herb Simpson. "As a result, 46 Canadians died and another 42 were seriously injured. In that context, it is disturbing to note that only 17% of survey respondents believe highway/railway crossing safety is a serious problem. While this may mean Canadians believe that improvements over the past several years have made crossings safer, we hope Canadians haven't become complacent about the dangers."
Through its Road Safety Monitor, TIRF measures changes in opinions, gauges improvements and identifies emerging problems related to the driving habits and road safety practices of Canadians. TIRF is committed to making the roads a safer place across Canada.
"The Road Safety Monitor provides a useful snapshot of driver attitudes toward highway/railway crossing safety," says W. A. Rowat, President and CEO of The Railway Association of Canada. "We hope it will help policy makers take further action to improve highway/railway crossings and further reduce the incidence of death and injury in Canada. We have made progress, but more can be done."
More than 1,200 drivers were surveyed by telephone in May 2003 on a number of road safety issues. The primary sponsors of the third annual Road Safety Monitor are Transport Canada, the Brewers of Canada, and The Railway Association of Canada; the secondary sponsor is Toyota Canada Inc.; additional support comes from the Canada Safety Council.
About the Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Established in 1964, TIRF's mission is to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. TIRF designs, promotes and implements effective programs and policies, based on sound research. TIRF is a registered charity and depends on grants, contracts, and donations to provide services for the public. TIRF is headquartered in Ottawa.
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>Can anyone reccomend a stellar performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations?
Mehta, and a rather quirky but interesting Mackerras, to name a few.
Colin Davis, Rattle, and Litton.
time, you will find much wotthy disagreement with these observations.


Main Staging Area and Transition Flow: The main staging area for the Intermediate and Sprint events will be at Liberty Park.
The race transition area is organized based on your assigned race number. The bike racks are marked by ranges of "7" numbers, beginning with 1 through 7 and so on. Bikes do not have to be racked in numerical order ON the rack, but must be placed on the rack designated for your race number range. Sorry folks, for safety reasons, no balloons or items may be attached to racks to help you locate your spot. Feel free to bring your sidewalk chalk.
The swim course will take place at the Clarksville Marina. This will be a one-loop course, with the intermediate distance having a longer loop. Most of the sprint swim course will take place in the marina cove.
The bike course will be an out-and-back course with a few climbs to keep things interesting.
This pancake flat run course will all take place in the beautiful Liberty Park. Intermediate run will be a two-loop, and Sprint run will use the same course with one-loop.


Your weekly dose of escapism is here! I'll be adding more events here when I find them, so if you don't see anything you like, do check on the day as something extra magical might appear in the meantime.
A screening of The Internet's Own Boy at TAMI (Kibbutz Galuyot 45) at 20:00. Israeli premiere and you can enjoy the film in the company of local geeks, nerds, hackers and hacktivists. Screening itself is at 20:00. Get there earlier. Free.
The Secret Sea live at the Pasaz from 22:00. 30NIS. They sound like this.
Open air screening of works to do with heartbreak, outside the CCA from 20:00. What's not to like? Full information on the Facebook event page.
Solidarity demo with asylum seekers. Habima Square at 20:00. Full info in English here. The situation here has been so vile, it's easy to forget that this situation is also pretty vile.
DJ Bright Funk at the Bar Kayma vegan Bar. Funk, soul, groove. From 21:00. Free.
Interesting new art space opening and hosting the graduate show from Haifa University. Check out the full details here.
Screening of 2 Neil Young films in anticipation of his upcoming Israeli gig. It's on the roof of BPM College and is free. Starts at 20:00 with a DJ session by Tomer Kariv, then at 21:00 the film Red Rocks and at 23:00 the film Le Noise.
Live punk at the Koro with Mad Choice, Kids insane, Efes Shalosh and Neat. From 21:30. 30NIS.
This fun event at the ArtPlus hotel, featuring art rooms and Grey Goose cocktails!
Record fair at Herzl 71 from 11:00-17:00. Free entry.
Political short film screenings at Rosa Luxemburg Foundation from 21:00. Check out the full information in English on the event page.


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Wayne LaPierre, Tomi Lahren, and a Rally Cry From Young Conservative Women
Stars of the right converged near DFW Airport last week for an audience of about 1,000 young Republican women at Turning Point USA's annual conference.
By Tara Nieuwesteeg | June 20, 2017|10:20 am
The conference at the Hyatt Regency DFW attracted more than 1,000 young conservative women. (Credit: Tara Nieuwesteeg)
When I saw that the schedule promised an appearance by NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and a pajama party, I knew I had to check it out. The Young Women's Leadership Summit, put on this year in Dallas by right-leaning nonprofit Turning Point USA, brings together high school- and college-aged conservative women from all over the country. This year, the invite-only conference drew more than 1,000 to the Hyatt Regency near DFW International Airport. It's an interesting time to be a conservative young woman. I wondered who they followed on Twitter (spoiler: Ben Shapiro). I wanted to see what kind of young person would choose to spend a summer weekend in a hotel talking about politics. I wondered how they felt about supporting a president who'd been criticized for being anti-women, who had once bragged about sexual assault. I wondered how they felt about the Women's March, and whether they worried about things like the gender wage gap and restricted abortion access. Most of all, I was curious if being a conservative woman meant ignoring women's issues. When I arrived at the hotel last Thursday, the place was teeming with scores of bright, energetic young women. As they stood in line, they introduced themselves to each other and took endless rounds of selfies. They hovered around a plate of cake pops, reconnecting with friends they'd met at last year's summit. They wore heels and blazers and skirts patterned with little Republican elephants. Their excitement was palpable. I picked up my press credentials from Turning Point's communications director. He showed me to the press corral at the back of the conference hall, gave me a program, and noted what I could and could not attend during the four-day summit. Most of the breakout sessions were closed. He wrote a "5" on my schedule by the college meet-and-greet to denote that I was allotted five minutes there. Meanwhile, outside the main conference hall, the line for the meet-and-greet with Ben Shapiro (also known as "Bae Shapiro" among these ranks) snaked around the foyer. Organizations like the Ayn Rand Institute and pro-gun group Empowered were putting the finishing touches on their booths. As they waited in line, women took turns holding frames emblazoned with phrases like "Future Senator" and posing for photos along a red carpet-style backdrop. I sidled up in line and asked as many women as I could why they'd come to this summit. Some offered full names while others declined to identify themselves. "I think big government sucks," said Sonia, who attends the College of DuPage in Illinois. (At the time, I didn't realize just how often I was going to hear Sonia's sentiment.) Some had come to learn more about starting Turning Point chapters at their schools. Many envisioned a future in politics and wanted to make connections. Most were glad for the opportunity to be away from the liberal worlds of their college campuses and among other women with whom they agreed. Samantha, clad in blue pants, goes to Messiah College in Pennsylvania and is staunchly against abortion. "My college campus is really liberal, and it's hard to connect with people who have the same beliefs as me," she told me. "There were five people at my college campus who went to the March for Life and like 50 who went to the Women's March."
"My college campus is really liberal, and it's hard to connect with people who have the same beliefs as me.
Some women wore their conservatism like a badge; some skewed a little more moderate. Some loved Trump; others merely supported him. One woman told me that she had first championed Rubio, then Cruz, then finally resigned herself to Trump. "He really does want to make America great again," she said. Soon it was time for the opening session, so I ventured back to the auditorium and slipped to the back of the press corral. Pop songs blasted overhead. Each seat came with a "Big Gov't Sucks" poster, and as cameras swept over the crowd, the women waved their signs and cheered. Soon a confetti cannon burst and Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point, strode on stage. He thanked the headline sponsor (the NRA) and pointed out that there is no war on women—evidenced, he said, by all the conservative women in attendance. This weekend, he told the gathered crowd, "There will be no safe spaces." He repeated it again, for the media. I looked down at my schedule for this invite-only, women-only summit. The banquet keynote (Laura Ingraham, a few days shy of reports that she's being considered to hold the routine White House briefings) was off limits to the press. We were allowed five minutes in the lunch hall, seven minutes to witness the Krav Maga self-defense workshop, and zero minutes at the pajama party. Political commentator Tomi Lahren, clad in a jacket with shiny sleeves, was up first. She talked a bit about the difficulty of being a conservative and urged the gathered women to stand up for themselves. "The first female president, that's a big deal for all of us," she said. "I'd rather it not be Hillary Clinton—I'd rather it not be a liar or a crook." "Lock her up!" someone in the audience shouted. "We don't need to lock her up, she's at Whole Foods, she's hiking through the woods," Lahren said. "Though I can't talk—I'm unemployed too, so Hillary and I are in the same boat." When she opened the floor up to questions, no one mentioned her recent pro-choice remarks or departure from Glenn Beck's media company. Instead: "I just wanna ask what we're all thinking," one attendee said. "Where's your blazer from?" Lahren said she didn't remember, but pointed out her merchandise booth to the right of the stage.
"I don't live my life based off the color of my skin, or my gender. I'm an American, I'm a Christian, I have my beliefs, and that's how I live."
Estrella Gonzales
As the speakers progressed, they speculated that one of the summit attendees might become the first woman president. There was also much discussion about the strength it requires to be conservative. And even though the recent shooting had some hopeful sense of bipartisanship, there was little of that reflected here. At the end of each speaker's presentation, he or she answered a brief Q&A (with mostly questions like "Coke or Pepsi?"). The last question, though, was always about big government, and the response was always that it sucks. Antonia Okafor, a Second Amendment activist, told the cheering crowd: "Yes, I'm a black woman, and I cling to my guns, my God, and my country!" Ginni Thomas, a columnist for the Daily Caller, invited attendees who'd faced discrimination for being a conservative to share their stories. A high schooler was blocked from starting a Young Americans for Freedom club at her school. A young professional wept on stage while describing how she was fired from her job when a co-worker discovered her political beliefs. Another woman wanted relationship advice. "So, my boyfriend's a liberal," she began. The crowd erupted in a chorus of boos. "Get a new one," Thomas said. The hapless young woman pressed on. Apparently she really liked the guy. "If you think she should find another guy," Thomas said, "stand up." Hundreds of women clamored to their feet. Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law, came across as genuine and personable. She told the crowd about her fear in moving to New York for culinary school and her pride in helping her father-in-law win North Carolina during the election. She explained that she's going to be part of his 2020 reelection campaign. Near the end of her talk the entire assemblage sang "Happy Birthday" to Donald Trump.
Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the NRA, signs autographs after his speech at Turning Point USA's conference for young conservative women. (Credit: Tara Nieuwesteeg)
Wayne LaPierre talked about the recent congressional shooting, which involved a female Capitol police officer. "The surest way to stop a bad guy with a gun—is a good woman with a gun," he said. In between the speakers, the young women attended 45 minute breakouts. In the "Using Digital Media to Amplify Your Voice" session, the presenter gave tips on posts that do well on social media and how to use plugins to find people's contact information. Of-the-moment topics were largely closed to press, including one titled "What Does Conservative Healthcare Look Like?" Ironic, considering the Senate has been debating its own bill in secret. Afterwards, I talked to Estrella Gonzales, who attends the University of Texas at Arlington. Her mother was born in Mexico, and her family were laborers and former Democrats. I wondered how she reconciled her family history with the president's immigration policies. She told me about how her grandfather, a field worker in South Texas, used to carry sandwiches for immigrants who stopped to ask for directions. One day her grandpa discovered that his co-worker had been robbed and murdered in the fields. She conceded that immigration policy requires some meet-in-the-middle, but stressed that the president's negative comments about immigrants weren't about all immigrants and that there are bad ones. In the end, though, it came down to this: "I don't live my life based off the color of my skin, or my gender," she told me. "I'm an American, I'm a Christian, I have my beliefs, and that's how I live." That summed up the views of most of the women I came across. To many, gender was "just another thing," as Calli Norton, from West Virginia State University, put it. "I don't think it means you have a leverage, or a disadvantage. I feel like we're all on an equal playing field." The attendees had strong feelings about abortion, religion, immigration reform, and, of course, the size of the government. They admired Ben Shapiro's intelligence; they were inspired by Carly Fiorina's success. Many had well-thought-out opinions, and their futures seemed bright. But I found it interesting that women (at a gathering of women) didn't feel that being a woman had much to do with their world views. As I was leaving on the second day, attendees were lining up to be photographed with NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre. There I found Samantha, the pro-life advocate from Messiah College I had talked to earlier. She gushed about the speakers so far, all of whom she'd enjoyed. When it was her turn to snap a photo with LaPierre, she smiled brightly. Then she held out her journal. She'd been taking notes on every speaker, she explained. She asked LaPierre to sign beneath her notes on his speech. "Samantha—proud of you," his inscription read. "Keep fighting."
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Police in Oakland, California, have used tear-gas and flash-grenades as a 2,000-strong Occupy Oakland march turned violent, with some protesters claiming that rubber bullets were also fired into the crowd. At least 400 people were arrested.
Initially, authorities had said 200-300 people were detained. But later the figure was revised to over 400 arrests, reports Reuters citing the Oakland emergency operations center.
The demonstrators had attempted to take over vacant buildings to use as their headquarters, they also broke into City Hall and tried to occupy a YMCA. Police spokesman Jeff Thomason told media most of the arrests came around 8 pm local time. Police took many protesters into custody as they marched through the city's downtown area, with some entering a YMCA building.
Officials say, at one point protesters began tearing down perimeter fences around the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, as some attacked police officers, throwing rocks, bottles and other objects. Police declared an unlawful assembly and used force, according to the Oakland Tribune newspaper.
While police were taking people into custody near the YMCA, about 100 officers surrounded City Hall, while others swept the inside of the building for protesters who had broken in. Inside the building, protesters burned flags, broke into an electrical box and damaged several art structures, according to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan.
At the moment, the Occupy crowd in the city's central square is being monitored by dozens of police officers.
Oakland has seen one of America's largest and most vocal Occupy protests, with thousands of people attending since the demos started in October. Some 300 people have been arrested since then. The Occupy Wall Street movement started in September in New York and claims to represent the 99 per cent of Americans, who suffer from corporate greed and economic injustice.


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IndyCar/IMSA: Royal Machines to Headline Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Saturday Concert
Posted by AR1 staff January 7, 2022
All-star rock band Royal Machines – with special guests – will headline the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach's Saturday night, April 9 concert presented by Acura and ASM Global.
The show will take place at approximately 6:00 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Long Beach Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Long Beach Convention Center and is free to Saturday race ticket holders. Space at the plaza is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Royal Machines is self-described as "Rock's Greatest All-Star Band." The group includes Mark McGrath (of Sugar Ray), Dave Navarro (of Jane's Addiction), Billy Morrison (of Billy Idol and The Cult), Chris Chaney (of Jane's Addiction), Donovan Leitch and Josh Freese (of The Vandals).
"Growing up on the beaches of Southern California, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has always brought an excitement and energy to our surf paradise," said McGrath. "There's nothing more exciting than hearing the sound of Indy cars roaring down the city streets and my band looks forward to adding our own cacophonous sound to the after party! Though I was stoked to participate in the Pro/Celebrity Race back in 2015 (8th place, thank you very much!), I'm really looking forward to bringing some of MY rock star friends to rip up the stage in Long Beach!"
Based in Los Angeles, Royal Machines performs a selection of well-known rock covers, while also bringing iconic rock stars as special guests at each performance. The result is a unique experience for every audience.
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be headlined by the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, as well as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In addition, the weekend will include the Super Drift Challenge under the lights on Friday and Saturday nights, plus doubleheader action from Robby Gordon's SPEED/UTV Stadium Super Trucks, the new-for-2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America and Historic GTP Challenge.
Saturday tickets start at $74 for a General Admission ticket that gives access to the concert, Lifestyle Expo, all racing events plus unreserved seating in select grandstands. A three-day ticket that includes prime Sat./Sun. reserved seating in grandstand upper levels costs $168. Pre-paid parking packages are also available, along with handicapped seating, NTT INDYCAR SERIES Paddock passes, Super Photo tickets and a wide variety of hospitality packages.
Fans can select and pay for their Grand Prix seats, parking and paddock passes online at gplb.com. Ticket orders can also be placed by calling the toll-free ticket hotline, (888) 827-7333. Also featured on gplb.com is the latest Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach news and racetrack information, photos and ongoing announcements of special race week activities.
Fans can also follow the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Facebook (GrandPrixLB), Twitter @GPLongBeach (#AGPLB) and Instagram @GPLongBeach.
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Bitcoin (BTC) isn't the world's first stab at digital money. In fact, the idea of running society with digital cash has been around for three decades, if not more. David Chaum, an American cryptographer, founded DigiCash in 1990, but it failed not one decade later. E-gold, a computer-based representation of gold, and the Liberty Reserve, which converted U.S. dollars and Euros into digitized counterparts, failed, just like its predecessor in DigiCash.
But, when Satoshi Nakamoto released the original Bitcoin whitepaper, which was influenced by the failures of the aforementioned three attempts at digital cash, some became quickly convinced it would catch on. And, arguably, it has. BTC has now reached an aggregate market capitalization of $66 billion, and nearly everyone in the Western world has heard the word "cryptocurrency" or "blockchain" uttered once or twice.
However, via a recent blog post, Arthur Hayes, the chief executive at the Hong Kong-headquartered BitMEX, has claimed that the "first type of new money" will be centralized, not decentralized. Interestingly, his slightly harrowing post came on the tenth anniversary of Bitcoin's first processed block. But don't worry, Hayes expressed optimism on Bitcoin's prospects too.
The key member of BitMEX's top brass added that as consumers become more acclimated to hand over our private data — whether it be through Facebook, Google, or the traditional monetary system — an e-money actively tracked by the government becomes possible. Society's forfeiture of privacy comes on the back of the abundance of convenience and entertainment, made possible by often exploitative technologies that track every bit and byte of data.
While the U.S. has been slow to adopt digital payments, Hayes noted that the push for government-backed computer-based cash has already begun in China, as millions in the Asian powerhouse now use WeChat Pay. And it's no secret that WeChat Pay can fall victim to shortcomings, specifically those catalyzed by the presence of centralized entities. Through the system, payments can be censored, Beijing can monitor citizens, and, worse yet, it only works with Chinese renminbi.
Interestingly, financial technology service providers have already shown signs of this dictatorship-esque business strategy. Just recently Jordan Peterson, a Canadian professor that likes to speak his mind, was banned from Patreon — one of his main source of income — and cybersecurity news portal The Hacker News lost access to its Paypal accounts.
But that's where Bitcoin comes in.
However, he explained that at heart, Bitcoin is "still very much an experiment," as it's the first system of its kind. This sentiment that Bitcoin is merely an experiment, but an elaborate one at that, has been echoed throughout the cryptosphere in recent memory.
Per previous reports from algo investing, Xapo founder Wences Casares claimed that Bitcoin is nothing more than an "interesting intellectual experiment." Delving into the sentiment that crypto is an "experiment," Casares noted that it is still worthwhile to pay attention to this industry, even if this experiment's results aren't optimal or according to plan. He explained that it would be irresponsible "not acknowledge that it could not work," as Satoshi, like other humans, was inherently fallible.
Yet, Casares, along with his peer in Hayes, still touted optimism towards the project for the long-term. Hayes noted that Bitcoin has lasted ten years, even with the "biggest 'bug bounty'" in software history, accentuating the fact that the project is likely here to stay for the long haul. And, as non-private digitized money becomes commonplace, BTC's inherent value will become more than apparent in society's eyes.
The post BitMEX CEO: Bitcoin Still An Experiment, But Has A Bright Future appeared first on algo investing.


Bob Zimmerman's memorial service will be held tomorrow, February 7, at 10:00 am. It will take place at the South Florida National Cemetery. The address is: 6501 S. State Road 7 Lake Worth, FL 33449 All are invited as it is a public service. Continue to pray for the Zimmerman family during this time.


ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, Monday January 14, 2019 – Grenada achieved a historic milestone in 2018, welcoming more than half a million visitors to the destination's shores.
Spread across key niche markets, the combined cruise, yachting and stay over arrivals for last year was 528,077 representing a 12.9 per cent increase over 2017.
A strong performance was recorded in stay over arrivals with an increase of 9.97 per cent, moving from 146,375 to 160,970 visitors with special mention given to the bumper Christmas season in which a growth of 17 per cent was recorded.
Canada recorded the highest growth rate in 2018 with a 19.05 per cent increase, followed by the United States at 12.38 per cent and the Caribbean at 6.87 per cent. Significant growth was also recorded in non-traditional markets that included Latin America at 13.28 per cent and the category representing all other parts of the world at 18.27 per cent. The US maintains the top spot in market share for arrivals to the destination at 46.93 per cent, followed by the United Kingdom.
The yachting sector recorded double-digit growth of 10.82 per cent, a direct result of 428 more yacht calls. As it relates to cruise arrivals, the sector grew by 14.49 per cent due to larger cruise ship calls.
Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Clarice Modeste Curwen expressed her delight with the destination's performance.
"Achieving 500,000 arrivals has been a landmark goal for the destination of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It is a testament to the growing island's influence in the marketplace and industry growth. But we will not stop there as we want to grow the pie so that everyone gets a bigger slice. To do that, we must continue to keep our islands pure, share our warmth and hospitality with visitors, as well as deliver high quality professional service," she said.
The GTA said it is optimistic about 2019 and anticipates deeper collaboration with stakeholders to strive for Grenada's global brand recognition as a premier tourist destination.


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Map shows which College Football Playoff team is getting the most support by state
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The College Football Playoff selection committee chose the LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Clemson Tigers, and Oklahoma Sooners to compete for a spot in this year's national championship game.
No. 1 LSU will take on No. 4 Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 4 p.m. on December 28.
Four hours later, No. 2 Ohio State will face off against No. 3 Clemson across the country at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
Ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinals, the team at BetOnline.ag used geotagged Twitter data to determine which squad is getting the most support by state.
The Sooners and Buckeyes lead the charge with 20 and 19 states supporting them, respectively, while eight states support Joe Burrow's Tigers, and three states support Trevor Lawrence's Tigers.
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The College Football Playoff field is set.
On Sunday, the College Football Playoff selection committee chose the LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Clemson Tigers, and Oklahoma Sooners to compete in the semifinals for a spot in this year's national championship game.
Joe Burrow and undefeated No. 1 LSU will take on former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts and his one-loss No. 4 Sooners in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 4 p.m. on December 28. Four hours later, the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl will play host to two teams with pristine records on the season: No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson.
Foto: The final College Football Playoff rankings.sourceESPN
With the semifinals just a few weeks away, the team at BetOnline.ag used trends software with direct access to geotagged Twitter data to determine which College Football Playoff squad is getting the most support by state. More than 50,000 tweets containing hashtags like #GoBucks, #GeauxTigers, #ALLIN, and #boomersooner, the BetOnline.ag college football analytics group found that the majority of the country loves an underdog.
The only team in the College Football Playoff with a loss on its resume, Oklahoma, enjoys more support by state than any other squad with 20 states in its corner. Heisman favorite Chase Young and the Buckeyes follow close behind with 19 states rooting for them. The two Tigers squads, meanwhile, both enjoy single-digit state support mainly concentrated in the South. Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, and five other states support Joe Burrow and company, while South Carolina, North Carolina, and – strangely – Minnesota support Trevor Lawrence's Clemson squad.
Check out the full map of College Football Playoff support across the country below:
Foto: 2019 College Football Playoff team support by state.sourcebetonline.ag
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Hexachlorobenzene, or perchlorobenzene, is an organochloride with the molecular formula C6Cl6. It is a fungicide formerly used as a seed treatment, especially on wheat to control the fungal disease bunt. It has been banned globally under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Physical and chemical properties
Hexachlorobenzene is a stable, white, crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is sparingly soluble in organic solvents such as benzene, diethyl ether and alcohol, but practically insoluble in water with no reaction. It reacts violently above 65 °C with dimethyl formamide and has a flash point of 468 °F. It is stable under normal temperatures and pressures. It is combustible but it does not ignite readily. When heated to decomposition, hexachlorobenzene emits highly toxic fumes of hydrochloric acid, other chlorinated compounds (such as phosgene), carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.

Synthesis
Hexachlorobenzene has been made on a laboratory scale since the 1890s, by the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction of chlorine with benzene or chlorobenzenes. Large-scale manufacture for use as a fungicide was developed by using the residue remaining after purification of the mixture of isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, from which the insecticide lindane (the γ-isomer) had been removed, leaving the unwanted α- and β- isomers. This mixture is produced when benzene is reacted with chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light (e.g. from sunlight).

Usage
Hexachlorobenzene was used in agriculture to control the fungus tilletia caries (common bunt of wheat). It is also effective on tilletia controversa, dwarf bunt. The compound was introduced in 1947, normally formulated as a seed dressing but is now banned in many countries.

Safety

Hexachlorobenzene is an animal carcinogen and is considered to be a probable human carcinogen. After its introduction as a fungicide in 1945, for crop seeds, this toxic chemical was found in all food types. Hexachlorobenzene was banned from use in the United States in 1966.

This material has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a Group 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans). Animal carcinogenicity data for hexachlorobenzene show increased incidences of liver, kidney (renal tubular tumours) and thyroid cancers. Chronic oral exposure in humans has been shown to give rise to a liver disease (porphyria cutanea tarda), skin lesions with discoloration, ulceration, photosensitivity, thyroid effects, bone effects and loss of hair. Neurological changes have been reported in rodents exposed to hexachlorobenzene. Hexachlorobenzene may cause embryolethality and teratogenic effects. Human and animal studies have demonstrated that hexachlorobenzene crosses the placenta to accumulate in foetal tissues and is transferred in breast milk.

HCB is very toxic to aquatic organisms. It may cause long term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Therefore, release into waterways should be avoided. It is persistent in the environment. Ecological investigations have found that biomagnification up the food chain does occur. Hexachlorobenzene has a half life in the soil of between 3 and 6 years. Risk of bioaccumulation in an aquatic species is high.

Toxicology
 Oral LD50 (rat): 10,000 mg/kg
 Oral LD50 (mice): 4,000 mg/kg
 Inhalation LC50 (rat): 3600 mg/m3
Material has relatively low acute toxicity but is toxic because of its persistent and cumulative nature in body tissues in rich lipid content.

Unique Exposure Incident
In Anatolia, Turkey between 1955 and 1959, during a period when bread wheat was unavailable, 500 people were fatally poisoned and more than 4,000 people fell ill by eating bread made with HCB-treated seed that was intended for agriculture use. Most of the sick were affected with a liver condition called porphyria cutanea tarda, which disturbs the metabolism of hemoglobin and results in skin lesions. Almost all breastfeeding children under the age of two, whose mothers had eaten tainted bread, died from a condition called "pembe yara" or "pink sore", most likely from high doses of HCB in the breast milk. In one mother's breast milk the HCB level was found to be 20 parts per million in lipid, approximately 2,000 times the average levels of contamination found in breast-milk samples around the world. Follow-up studies 20 to 30 years after the poisoning found average HCB levels in breast milk were still more than seven times the average for unexposed women in that part of the world (56 specimens of human milk obtained from mothers with porphyria, average value was 0.51 ppm in HCB-exposed patients compared to 0.07 ppm in unexposed controls), and 150 times the level allowed in cow's milk.

In the same follow-up study of 252 patients (162 males and 90 females, avg. current age of 35.7 years), 20–30 years' postexposure, many subjects had dermatologic, neurologic, and orthopedic symptoms and signs. The observed clinical findings include scarring of the face and hands (83.7%), hyperpigmentation (65%), hypertrichosis (44.8%), pinched faces (40.1%), painless arthritis (70.2%), small hands (66.6%), sensory shading (60.6%), myotonia (37.9%), cogwheeling (41.9%), enlarged thyroid (34.9%), and enlarged liver (4.8%). Urine and stool porphyrin levels were determined in all patients, and 17 have at least one of the porphyrins elevated. Offspring of mothers with three decades of HCB-induced porphyria appear normal.

See also
Chlorobenzene
Dichlorobenzene
Trichlorobenzene
Pentachlorobenzene
Pentachlorobenzenethiol

References
Cited works

Additional references
International Agency for Research on Cancer. In: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans. World Health Organisation, Vol 79, 2001pp 493–567
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. Ed. D. Sweet, US Dept. of Health & Human Services: Cincinnati, 2005.
Environmental Health Criteria No 195; International Programme on Chemical Safety, World health Organization, Geneva, 1997.
Toxicological Profile for Hexachlorobenzene (Update), US Dept of Health & Human Services, Sept 2002.
Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4600

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Chloroarenes
Endocrine disruptors
Fungicides
Hazardous air pollutants
IARC Group 2B carcinogens
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Retro Album Review: Passafist (1994)
Retro Music Review / April 7, 2018 April 22, 2018
Recently I've been dealing with my midlife crisis by exploring all the music I loved in my youth. Of course, some of this music has held up pretty well despite my current standards, while some of this music sounds pretty dated. The top 40 music I so loved as a teen isn't really what I enjoy now, though some of the album rock I listened to in college is still quite amazing and relevant. The general idea is to review albums as a whole, though I might review certain songs on their own, or perhaps certain artists. The first album I want to review is certainly on the obscure side: the self-titled, and only, release by a band called "PassAFist. Some might say that Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols actually set out to make the second Chagall Guevara album with the Passafist project. The first track, Emmanuel Chant, feels like a post industrial dance number. The song almost sounds like if Trent Reznor wrote a song with MC 900 Ft. The second track, Glock is a heavy and violent song speaking of vengeance. The speaker in this song is an English teacher, who due to a school shooting, turns to a life of violence. My interpretation is that the song revolves around an egoist who decides to follow the example of Christ, minus the love. Track 4, Love E900 is a commentary of the culture that, before the internet, arose around 1-900 numbers. You could call for psychics, you could call for phone sex, you could call for jokes, financial advice, and pretty much anything you might now just google. I've always felt that this was the weakest track on the album, but that doesn't mean it's a weak song by any means. One must ask why Passafist, an album which talks about so many evils – violence, corruption, greed, and heresy, would include this specific cover.
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Chris McGinnis grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania during the waning years of America's post-war industrial paradigm. Shortly after his birth the steel mills closed and the coal industry consolidated. This region braced for an economic winter from which many communities have yet to emerge. As both artist and curator, McGinnis' research continually returns to notions of growth and decline relating to technology and the human experience. Projects inspired by this research chronicle the pursuit of progress and its effect on all facets of society, ranging from industry and community to science and entertainment. Iconography representing the abundance and promise of industrial modernism is reminiscent of a time when American optimism was specifically manifested in large-scale construction and the built environment.


Google has been putting up special Olympic themed logos on its homepage... I especially liked this one... hehe, the little bunny rabbit reminds me so much of myself, most of the time I am just hopping around up to no good! Beep beep, Shoosh Shoosh, outa way pony!
BTW, notice the seal of Google's Chinese name on the lower right corner? In Chinese, Google's name means "song of the valley."