Search engine optimization (SEO) can sometime seem like the province of quick-buck hucksters, particularly when well-regarded technology writers like John Dvorak refer to SEO proponents as "snake oil salesmen" (wrong as he is). This is particularly so for those on Twitter, which is infested with scammers and spammers: "Buy my miracle internet marketing kit and get thousands of clicks overnight!" Ugh. The advice I gave in Just Say No to Bad SEO still applies.
But while the sleazeballs are out there, most companies seeking SEO assistance understand that it's a long-term investment, and most practitioners are honest, competent sorts doing their best to produce results through a mix of art, science and established, non-manipulative techniques. For that majority just trying to produce quality content and get it fairly ranked through legitimate practices, here are some of the best articles and blog posts from last year on various aspects of SEO.
The posts and articles are divided into six categories: SEO Guides, Tips and Tactics; SEO Tools; SEO Link Building; SEO Keyword Research; SEO Keyword Tools; and Local Search Tips, Tactics and Tools.
In the old days—like, six or seven years ago—if someone had a bad experience with a company, he or she generally vented about it to a few friends and that was the end of it. The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. And search engines love social media, which helps expose that rant to anyone searching for the company's name.
What these CEOs and other executives also need to appreciate is the importance of their personal brand. These individuals are often the "face" of their organizations; as they get quoted in press releases and news articles, pen bylined articles, speak at conferences, and talk to industry influencers and prospective customers, their names can become almost as well known as their brands. That makes it crucial for business leaders even at smaller companies who may not in the past have considered themselves "public figures" to manage not only their firms' online reputations, but also their own.
A few examples. One executive I know, the president of a software company, shares the first page of Google with a biomedical researcher, a diplomat, a (not exactly best-selling) author, and the Facebook page of a college student from North Dakota. While that isn't a terrible group to potentially be confused with, this executive has a sufficiently unique name that he should be able to own more of the real estate on this page, including the top spot (he's currently #5), thereby making himself—and his company—easier to find.
Another executive acquaintance has things a bit worse. He shows up on the first page alright, but several of the links are to dot-com-meltdown era news articles about a company he worked with that had some of the typical problems of tech companies at the time (collapsing stock price, low on cash, disgruntled shareholders etc.). The full story is that he wasn't the cause of these problems at all; he was hired to fix them, which he did, successfully taking the company prviate and turning it around. But a casual Googler wouldn't get that story from the page one results without really digging.
On the other side of the ledger are individuals such as Jon Rognerud and Guy Kawasaki. Jon has a somewhat unusual name obviously (and the "Jon" spelling helps), but he isn't the only person on the planet with that moniker. Yet he owns the first five pages of Google for his identity. Guy owns at least the first ten pages of Google (being a best-selling author helps) and none of the references are disparaging.
Granted, it may not be realistic for executives with more common surnames and less fame to achieve quite those levels, but most could nevertheless dramatically improve their personal online reputation management using the following techniques.
Buy yourname.com if it is available. Use the domain to build a professional website (e.g., GuyKawasaki.com) or redirect it to a suitable page, such as the Management Team page on your corporate site.
While you're at it, spend the $95 to own your personal LookupPage.
Make sure the Management Team page on your company website is optimized for your name.
If you can make the time commitment, start your own blog. At the very least, look for opportunities to write guest-posts and/or get interviewed for blogs related to your industry.
Write an article (or articles) for Google Knol on topics pertaining to your product or service. As an example, here's one I wrote about records management. You can link to other blog posts, published articles, white papers or other informational content your company has produced about the topic.
Record a short video introducing yourself and your company to potential customers and anyone else who may be interested. For examples, see the Pitches section on TechCrunch. Use your name in the title of the video (e.g. firstname-lastname-of-companyname.mp4). Upload the video to YouTube and Vimeo so it's easy to share on blogs and other sites.
Upload company-related photos—you, other executives on your team, your building, your products, screenshots (if there is any software component to your product), your logo, etc.—to photo-sharing sites like Flickr.
Start Twittering. Use your real name in your profile.
Create accounts on social bookmarking sites like Wikio, Mixx, Digg and/or StumbleUpon. Any time there is an online news story or blog post published about your company or product, submit it. Also submit other items that may be of interest to your customers and prospects.
Hire a social media-savvy PR person to help you get interviewed by prominent bloggers and writers in your industry.
Consider writing a Wikipedia page about yourself. Keep in mind, however, that you have to be considered a public figure (or at least be able to make the argument that you should be) or the Wikipedia cabal will reject the article and take it down. That means you'll need to have links to third-party sources who have written about you, and the, er, idiosyncratic folks at Wikipedia will have to agree. For example, Tim Young the relief pitcher for the Expos and Red Sox has a Wikipedia page, but Tim Young, CEO of on-demand social networking platform Socialcast doesn't.
Create and maintain profile pages on social networking and directory sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Naymz, Jigsaw, Plaxo, ZoomInfo, CrunchBase (for technology executives), and VisualCV.
Professional corporate "evangelists" like Scott Monty and Christopher Barger, not surprisingly, tend to show up pretty well on search. But shouldn't the CEO—particularly at smaller firms—be one of a company's biggest evangelists? Stakeholders may very well think so. As a top executive, you are a public figure, and people will search for your name on the web. Online reputation management gives you at least some control over what they'll find.
Note: this post was originally published on the WebMarketCentral blog in January 2009.
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Darren Rowse provides a detailed analysis of his blog visits from various sources—which, given the obscene volume of traffic his blog draws, is probably fairly representative of blogs in general. Among his findings: organic search is the source of both the highest volume and best quality of traffic. Social traffic (e.g. StumbleUpon and Digg) is "spiky" and doesn't convert well, but supports SEO through the links generated. There's lots more red meat for web analytics data junkies as well.
The insightful Carrie Hill writes that "In doing a wide variety research into what is and isn't working for a small business Web site, I find the most frequent issues fall within the following six categories." These include duplicate content, lack of keyword research, ignoring link building, and…read her post!
In this SEO for Dummies-style piece, Christopher Null interviews Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz, Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land, and Michael H. Fleischner, author of SEO Made Simple: Strategies For Dominating The World's Largest Search Engine to share their best tips and tricks for SEO newbies. Still, even experienced SEOs may find some useful tips here.
Aaron Wall makes the case for SEO with a brief case study of two similar websites. Though one may quibble with details here (on-page optimization accounts for only 5% of search position for competitive keywords?!) but his overall argument is pretty incontestable.
While noting that "Google's ranking algorithm takes into account approximately 200+ attributes when determining the position of websites in search engine results," Lorna Li details the top 10 factors that account for most of the ranking results. This helpful post shows the relative importance of keywords, links, site age and other factors.
In this outstanding post, frequent best-of contributor Matt McGee provides a visual model of SEO in pyramid form, with factors such as Planning and Patience at the base, rising to Trust at the peak. The post links to a full-size printable version of the model, handy for tacking up on your wall for inspiration and guidance when scoping out a new SEO project.
In one of the best lists of SEO resources ever—and I do not say that lightly—Danny Dover provides links to and short summaries of "almost 100 tools and learning resource that help to master Internet Marketing," from tools for link building and keyword research to a wide range of learning resources and tools for social media marketing. Bookmark this page and keep it near the top of your list. Another great post from Danny is The Beginner's Checklist for Learning SEO, a step-by-step guide to creating a well-optimized website.
Google made quite a splash when it published this guide last November. They not only provided practical, helpful information for SEO's trying to optimize for dominant search engine but legitimized the entire practice as well. In this post, Brandon Falls briefly explains the purpose and content of the guide.
Shannon Hutcheson does an excellent job of dissecting why redirects are important and the relative value of different types of redirects. A bit more instructional information about server-side redirects and using .htaccess for redirects—or links to such info—would have been a nice touch, but this is an helpful post nonetheless.
Louis Liem summarizes the Q&A from a Google webmaster event by dispelling a number of common myths about SEO and how Google ranks websites. Among the myths flayed here: duplicate content isn't that big of a deal, although webmasters should "make it easy for us (Google) to find the preferred version;" XML sitemaps harm your rankings (quite the opposite!); and PageRank is everything (no, Google uses this, but it's only one of more than 200 factors that determine where your pages will show up in searches for specific search terms).
Peter Da Vanzo offers an outstanding primer on preparing SEO proposals, from really understanding the client's world and using tools like Google Traffic Estimator to show the value of search traffic to determining if there's a suitable fit between you and the client.
An excellent follow-up to Peter's post above is this one from Eric Lander, in which he outlines how to draft an ideal SEO proposal that both educates and "sells" the client. Eric contents that a proposal is not to be confused with an estimate; in his words, "A proposal is a document that outlines the goals of a project, states the objective, target audience, assignment of responsibilities, and so on. In the ideal situation, offer some 'sell' information as well – or credentials that justify your staff and organizations legitimacy." An estimate is a preview of the expected costs of the project—which can be affected by how well your initial proposal is crafted.
Julie Batten translates "SEO speak," providing definitions for more than a dozen commonly used terms / jargon in search marketing. Experienced SEOs know what these terms mean of course, but it's helpful to keep in mind when talking to clients or prospects, particularly when drafting a proposal (see above), that most other people don't. In many communications, it's best to avoid jargon or at least define it.
SEO projects often begin with keyword research, but this post recommends stepping back and beginning with solid architecture instead: assuring that CSS and Java are handled properly, the site has a solid internal link structure, and both HTML and XML sites maps are utilized.
The spammy title aside, this is a solid piece on SEO basics. Titus Hoskins has compiled a useful list of 10 factors to include in SEO projects, from the basic content /keywords / links to taking advantage of Google Webmaster Tools, article marketing and building traffic hubs within your site structure.
Noting that "more than 70 percent of internet users start off with a search engine before they buy a product or service," Claudia Bruemmer covers an impressive amount of ground in this article. She provides an excellent primer on SEO staring with objectives, keyword research and onsite optimization techniques and continuing on through SEO tools, local search, image optimization, video, online PR and blogs.
The brilliant and creative Ian Lurie offers ten (well, eight really) title tag formulas that provide both SEO and branding benefits along with suggestions for best practices to satisfy both search engine bots and your human site visitors.
Beating down the SEO is dead argument that pops up periodically, David Harry provides a "mental 301 redirect" by noting the continual stream of new techniques and technologies SEOs need to master (such as mobile search and universal search), core SEO topics that are often overlooked (e.g., TrustRank—Google and Yahoo versions), and underappreciated concepts related to modern search (for example, Yahoo Personalized PageRank and HarmonicRank) capable of inducing a deer-in-the-headlights stare from many if not most SEO practitioners.
Suggesting that "If the individual pages are wired together (with SEO in mind) at the early stages of design, this makes for easier implementation of other key components for on and off-page optimization," this brief but instructive post provides a four-step plan to lay the groundwork for effective on-site SEO before the design stage begins.
DazzlinDonna Fontenot nicely explains the basic goals of SEO: to help search engines find, index, understand, evaluate and rank the pages on your website. Not just for newbies, this is also a helpful post for experienced SEO consulants to use in explaining the goals (and limitations) of SEO to prospective new clients.
The ubiquitous, oblivious Lee Odden explains the symbiotic relationship between PR and SEO: PR tools and techniques (such as online press release distribution, social media relations and blogger outreach) build valuable links that help with your SEO efforts, while producing well-optimized, relevant content for your industry increases the odds that harried journalists will find you and write about you.
Correcting an earlier post entitled "Content Has Never Been The King," the author notes that "If your site doesn't have quality content, a Google search engineer can crush it with a simple push of a button. On the other hand, if your site's content is of stellar quality, a Google engineer who came across it would love it. This doesn't mean they will give you a manual boost—Google doesn't work that way. It does mean that you are protected because of the quality of your site. Google isn't going to smack the legitimate, solid sites." This post also inspired an amazing 172 comments; suffice it to say, opinions on this topic aren't exactly universally in sync.
Even SEO tactics that are common knowledge can cause problems if poorly applied. With that in mind, this post warns against potential SEO errors like crafting less-than-optimal page titles, writing too much for search engines (and not enough for human readers), and building links from low-value sites or bad neighborhoods.
The exceedingly modest Darren Slatten demonstrates in very entertaining fashion that keyword stuffing doesn't always harm your search position—even if you want it to. Okay, so it's not the most useful SEO post of last year, but c'mon, how often do you read a post about search that's actually kinda funny?
Julie Batten helps SEO novices short-circuit the typical, excruciatingly painful SEO learning curve with 10 resources that provide a solid foundation for further exploration and education.
Frank Levert offers some crucial SEO tips to anyone tasked with building a site on open-source CMS tool Joomla, including instructions for changing the ugly (and SEO-unfriendly) default URLs Joomla creates, fixing title tags, and avoiding duplicate meta tag issues.
If you've ever experienced a sudden, gut-wrenching drop in your site's search engine position, Karen Scharf presents five possible reasons. SEO efforts themselves (making too many content changes or adding too many new links in a short time period) can even sometimes trigger a drop, though this is generally a temporary situation.
This dispatch from last August's Search Engine Strategies event details a presentation from Shawn Moore of Think Profits on tactics for getting a site to the first page of Google. Among Shawn's tips: write a blog, make sure your database is crawlable by search engine spiders, and create optimized press releases.
Writing that the ideal engine would be "Your best friend with instant access to all the world's facts and a photographic memory of everything you've seen and know," Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User Experience at Google reveals several attributes of the future direction of search at Google, which will incorporate new modes (e.g. voice, natural language, images, audio), a wider variety of media, personalization, and machine language translation.
Noting that "Google News can bring tons of traffic and boost your site performance, " the brilliant Ann Smarty explains the technical requirements for inclusion as well as recommendations (i..e use properly labeled images and video, mobile-friendly design, update frequency of at least three times per day) for high ranking.
SEO expert Brent D. Payne summarizes nuggets of SEO knowledge gleaned from an interview Eric Enge did with Matt Cutts. Among his conclusions: social media marketing is a valid link-building activity, widgetbait is helpful for SEO, anchor text should be natural (i.e., not too many links pointing to your site with the same exact text), and, wait, there's more!
The ubiquitous Ann Smarty explores the relative SEO value of .com top level domains (TLDs) vs. .net, .edu, .org etc. Not her best stuff perhaps, but still interesting.
Glen Allsopp offers his list of SEO health check items for websites, including use of proper use of the non-WWW to WWW redirect, unique page titles, sitemaps, anchor text, header tags and more. My only quarrel would be with the inclusion of insidious no-follow tags, which should be banned not encouraged.
First off, you gotta love that title. Web design guru Stoney deGeyter explains four coding issues that can "screw up your on-page optimization processes," such as a very high code-to-content ratio, and how to fix them.
Writer Michael Estrin interviews a group of SEO experts to dispel some "common misperceptions about SEO" such as that SEO is about secret tactics, submitting your site to thousands of directories is helpful, SEO is a one-time event, and my favorite, "SEO is free." Among the experts are Danny Sullivan, Aaron Wall and Shimon Sandler.
SEO educator Jennifer Laycock offers small business owners and SEO newbies "five steps that…can go a long way toward helping you build a good understanding of what organic optimization is all about," including search-friendly design, proper keyword research and on-page optimization.
Taken together, this post and the resulting comments provide an interesting discourse on why microsites are bad for SEO—but why you may want to use them anyway (to support multiple brands, for time-sensitive campaigns, etc.).
In this interview transcript, SEO guru Aaron Wall discusses future trends in search, the difficulty in scaling SEO, coping with Google's mood swings, competition, social media and more.
In part one of this series, SEO pro Scott Van Achte provides a comprehensive guide to the factors that need to be considered on-page website optimization, including title and meta tags, synonyms, headings and navigation. Even for experienced SEO practitioners, this post serves as a good reminder of what not to forget.
The ubiquitous Stoney deGeyter delves into the details behind the meta description tag, demonstrating how its value lies more in generating higher click-through rates than purely SEO.
In another post from Search Engine Guide, Scott Allen provides an in-depth guide to maximizing the value of internal links, which, as he points out, provide two key benefits when done right: improving search engine rank and usability.
Since Google is the most important search engine for SEOs, it's helpful to understand how its engineers view search. Udi Manber, VP of Search Quality, provides a glimpse behind the curtain. He doesn't share any deep, dark secrets in this post, but does reveal some interesting information, such as the reduced importance of Pagerank and the sheer volume of changes Google makes to its algorithm each year (more than 450 in 2007; no wonder search positions for individual sites are so volatile).
Craig Macdonald, VP of Marketing and Product Management at marketing analytics provider Covario, outlines a "a strategic, scalable system for success" at SEO. His advice, which includes setting up a search "center of excellence" and performing sophisticated analysis, is targeted primarily at very large enterprises, though other pieces of information—such as noting that page file names are much more important to Google than Yahoo results—are more universally helpful.
In another noteworthy article fro iMedia, Andrew Rodrigues of Geary Interactive explores how the emergence of social bookmarking, blended search, link competition and other developments have forced a more strategic approach to SEO.
When it comes to SEO, size does matter. William Flaiz, VP of SEO at Razorfish, offers a guide to SEO for very large websites, from site architecture and internal linking strategies to social media and reputation management.
Loren McDonald, formerly of J. L. Halsey and now with Silverpop, provides a step-by-step guide to search optimizing the email newsletter articles housed on your website.
This posts suggests that Google's "previous query" feature may be one explanation for volatile search rankings, though as one commenter points out, later changes to the algorithm may have blunted this effect somewhat.
Interactive marketing guru and best-selling author Bryan Eisenberg maps SEO priorities against Abraham Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs. As with Maslow's pyramid, Eisenberg's maps out progressive levels of website impact, from being merely functional to truly persuasive.
An outstanding post from DazzlinDonna listing her favorite resources and guides for help with everything from SEO and online reputation management to blogging and social media marketing. It's almost like a syllabus for your own self-paced interactive marketing guru course.
Writer Brandon Cornett gets to the heart of SEO in this concise and practical article, detailing "five simple tasks you can perform on your website over the next few days to improve your search engine visibility and traffic levels" from validating your keywords to creating an XML site map.
A look at the various options for getting SEO training, including online courses, in-person training at industry conferences, and customized training classes. A tad self-serving, but informative.
Patrick Altoft notes that by the time an SEO strategy becomes popular, it generally doesn't work anymore. While no one (other than Matt Cutts) knows what will be important next year, Patrick takes some guesses.
It's no secret that SEO and SEM are each more effective when used together, but this post goes beyond the obvious to detail some specific strategies to use these tools together to dominate the home page of Google (or any other search engine) on a core set of specific terms.
A concise basic explanation of how to use Google Benchmarking to identify the most promising potential areas of improvement for a site.
Thoughts on the relative importance of on-site SEO efforts vs. link building (do the on-site stuff first) and the use of microsites for expanding external links.
A wealth of data about working in SEO, with an interesting high-level summary as well as links to detail data. Among the conclusions: the vast majority of SEOs are self-taught (ranging from close to 60% in SEM agencies to more than 80% of "self-employed, non-consultant" whatever that is); SEOs are underpaid (even in the U.S., close to half earn less than $60K per year and nearly 60% make less than $75K); and far too many use insidious no-follow tags.
Wendy Suto provides an excellent guide to improving your own SEO efforts by analyzing what competitors are doing in areas such as spider-friendly code, navigation, volume of content, meta tags, keyword density and external links. Understanding how the sites that rank higher than yours (or your client's) for certain highly relevant key phrases can help you implement changes to leapfrog them.
A concise and compelling argument for using white hat over black hat (or gray hat) tactics in SEO. Judging by the volume of comments, apparently the topic of online ethics is anything but boring.
A wonderful post on the challenges and rewards of working with small business owners on SEO. One key is to not overwhelm them with everything that needs doing at once; simply fixing title meta tags can often provide a significant bang for a small number of bucks. And it's true that small business owners are frequently more appreciative and loyal than are big companies.
Dev Basu outlines five areas that form a foundation for SEO efforts, including proper internal linking, sitemaps and developing a blog. This was actually from December 2007, but I overlooked it last January. Oops.
A concise, easily digestible post that covers half a dozen high priory basic SEO tactics (such as title tags, H1 tags and keyword links) with links through to more detail on each.
Search guru Lee Odden recommends getting creative rather than conservative when it comes to beefing up SEO efforts during a downturn. He recommends aggressive content promotion, using social media, and experimenting with universal search among other tactics.
Writer Carrie Marie Haggerty attempts to cut through some of the confusion over the value of meta tags, which ones are most useful and how to use them.
SEO is fundamentally about driving website traffic. Generating clicks isn't only a matter of top ranking, but also having a well-written description meta tag that appeals to searchers. Somewhat lower ranked sites can outdraw those in the top position with a description tag that is carefully crafted to appeal to both search engines and people.
Author Jennifer Osborne offers a useful checklist to use when determining what type of SEO talent you need and then evaluating candidates.
Because search engine algorithms are constantly changing, a solid link-building strategy shouldn't be "trendy" but rather balanced between different types of link sites including blogs, forums, directories, articles and reciprocal link partners.
A fairly short yet very thoughtful post that is more strategic than tactical. Stepping back and answering some basic questions about why someone would visit your site and what exactly you'd like them to do there provides a helpful starting point for SEO efforts.
While this article doesn't quite live up to its headline, it's nevertheless an educational quick read for anyone starting link building efforts as well as a helpful refresher for more experienced SEO practitioners.
Another excellent post with a somewhat misleading title, this piece from Jon Clark is packed with three dozen checklist items to make sure your SEO tactics are on track, divided into home page, site and external activities. Items range from basic (formatting of title tags, use of H2 tags, internal text links) to advanced (setting up a domain name redirect, "link funneling" using insidious nofollow tags). While going through this list will take considerably longer than 60 minutes, but it's a worthwhile effort.
This post helps SEO pros understand, at a high level, the "biases" built into search engine algorithms in order to craft strategies and tactics to capitalize on them. These biases include factors like "spamminess," authority, blog buzz and links.
A thoughtful piece from Scott Buresh on the value of adjectives for search; using modifiers in search phrases can simplify SEO efforts while delivering more highly qualified traffic. This works with descriptors (e.g. "B2B email marketing" vs. just "email marketing"), location (e.g. "search marketing services Minnesota") and other attributes.
This post was originally published on the WebMarketCentral blog in June 2008.
It's critical, when starting work on a new website, to develop a list of the most productive keywords and phrases to work into the content and structure of the site. It can also be a useful exercise for existing sites from time to time; content changes, search patterns change, and a minor content and SEO face lift may be just the thing to reinvigorate traffic growth.
Start by jotting down a list of the obvious search phrases for the site. Try to think like a prospective customer—what phrases would they likely use to try to find the product, service or information you offer?—rather than your internal company jargon. The list doesn't need to be long; 15-25 phrases is sufficient unless you are working with a very large website.
Next, run your initial list of phrases through a keyword tool in order to 1) determine the relative search volume of the terms on your initial list, and 2) identify high-potential related search phrases. Trellian's Keyword Discovery is an excellent tool if you can justify the cost; if not, Google Suggest (and the AdWords keyword tool if you have an existing AdWords account), the SEO Book Keyword Suggestion Tool and Yooter are helpful, free tools. In Reader Poll: Best Keyword Research Tools, search guru Lee Odden reports on the popularity of 15 keyword tools.
Finally, the most important step of all: after combining all of your original and the tool-suggested terms and sorting the phrases by search popularity, apply human intelligence to reduce the list to a final, manageable list of terms to SEO the site for. Not all of the terms that a keyword suggestion tool identifies as "related" to your initial list will really apply to your product, service or information. In addition, some terms will be too broad for SEO but may be use for a search engine marketing (SEM) program (SEO vs. SEM terms will be the topic of a future post).
The final list of terms can then be worked into page URLs, titles, meta tags and content to help the search engine spiders figure out that your site should show up well for these search phrases.


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"We are thrilled to launch the Peach Tour 2016 campaign this summer. Our hope is for local communities to connect with their farmers markets. We feel that a tour will energize this effort and bring more people out," said GFMA Executive Director Sagdrina Jalal.
On Saturday, June 18th, Norcross Community Market will host the very first stop of Peach Tour 2016. During the market, patrons will have a chance to purchase a refreshing peach bellini from Peachtree Growlers, learn how to make peach smoothies, and enjoy several family friendly activities and shop at a variety of market booths.
In addition, patrons will be invited to enter a drawing for a chance to win a peck of fresh Georgia grown peaches. Pearson Farm will sponsor this market's giveaway. Pearson Farm has been operating since 1885 in Zenith, Georgia and is known for high-quality produce.
"Pearson Farm considers itself a part of the Norcross community and we want to show our support of the local farmers market in any way we can. This sponsorship is just one way we are able to support the local economy and expose families to a longtime producer of Georgia peaches," said Al Pearson, owner of Pearson Farm.
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Update: Police officer who shot and killed a truck driver for allegedly refusing to hand him N100 bribe in Ondo has surrendered
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Idowu Omosuyi, the police officer that reportedly shot and killed a truck driver along the Akure-Owo Expressroad, Ondo State has finally surrendered himself to the police authorities.
According to reports, Sergeant Omosuyi showed up at the Ondo Police Command headquarters on Thursday, December 5th barely twenty-four hours after he was declared wanted by the police authorities.
READ: Police officer allegedly shoots truck driver dead for refusing to hand him N100 bribe in Ondo
Omosuyi, who is attached to the Federal Highway Patrol, had on Monday, allegedly shot Ado Saleh in the head at a security check point after the latter refused to pay him a bribe. Saleh died on the spot.
The Police Spokesman in Ondo state, Femi Joseph, who confirmed his appearance at the police headquarters said that the police officers would face a disciplinary panel. Joseph explained that the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Udie Adie, had already set up a panel to investigate and also prosecute the erring officer.
"The officer (Sergeant Omoniyi) would now have to face a panel of investigation that was set up by the Commissioner of Police on the case.
"We have repeatedly said that the case would not be swept under the carpet and just as we have assured members of the public that the Nigeria police shall continue to abide by the laws and protect the lives and properties of the people," he said.
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North Pocono seventh-grader takes kitchen skills to 'Chopped Junior'
BY BROGAN SCOTCH, STAFF WRITER / Published: December 8, 2019
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A journey that began in the shadow of tragedy has landed a Covington Twp. seventh-grader in the national spotlight.
Like many 13-year-olds, Kaden Storm loves to watch his favorite TV shows and play video games, and he stays creative by cooking and painting. But the North Pocono Middle School student also has business aspirations with his new project, flavored popcorn company Kaden's Kernels, and took his cooking abilities to national television on Food Network's "Chopped Junior." To find out how he did, watch the episode Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.
Kaden's cooking journey began in first grade after his stepfather died. The loss was hard on Kaden, and cooking became his coping mechanism as he learned to bake with his grandma. Within the next couple years, he was pushed toward the kitchen again after breaking his arm while playing baseball. Unable to play the sport he loved, he remembered how cooking had helped strengthen him during a difficult time in the past. He decided to once again take up the hobby, this time with renewed determination.
His first solo attempt was grilled steak, which he burnt to a crisp.
"You couldn't even bite it," Kaden said, rolling his eyes as he recalled the moment.
But, that didn't stop him. He surprised his entire family when he served them a dinner of herb-rubbed chicken, which his mom, Kimberly Storm-Ritter, described as "his first big hit." As the author of two cookbooks, she decided to mentor Kaden, guiding him as he continued to explore his love of cooking.
With the help of his mother, Kaden quickly improved, learning how to make simple, seared dishes with fresh sides and gourmet reduction sauces. He developed his own recipes, such as his Grass-Fed Tri-Tip Steak, Cioppino (shellfish stew), Pan-Seared Scallops, Crispy Garlic Chicken Wings with Celery Salad and his Deconstructed Free-Range Chicken Fajitas. He learned to prepare mouth-watering sides including pan-fried cucumbers, roasted vegetables, asparagus and brussels sprouts.
By the time he was in fourth grade, Kaden had his eyes set on "Chopped Junior," a cooking competition for young chefs on Food Network. His first audition was met with rejection, but that didn't stop him from doing what he loved. Two years later, during the spring of sixth grade, he was asked to come back to showcase his skills in the show's new season.
The next two months were a whirlwind of preparations, phone calls and extensive practice sessions. Kimberly Storm-Ritter staged timed practice challenges for her son in which he had to cook with surprise combinations of ingredients.
"Timing was tricky for him, because he would usually spend up to two hours making dinner," she said.
Eventually, the time arrived for Kaden to travel to New York City to show the judges what he was made of, and he encountered intense competition. He didn't notice the cameras while cooking, but he could hear the judges' voices in the distance.
"There were famous people critiquing me the whole time," he said, recalling the anxiety it induced. "It was like a faint whisper — so nerve-wracking. They question every move you make."
Instead of letting the comments psych him out, Kaden tried to focus on what he described as "the sounds of food searing and knives on the cutting board."
Despite Kaden's nerves, his mother said, the show's judges and staff sought to keep the junior chefs comfortable and at ease.
"They're awesome with kids," she said. "They're so welcoming. It was a great experience. It really boosted (Kaden's) confidence."
Kimberly Storm-Ritter half-jokingly referred to herself as Kaden's "momager," which means she carries out her motherly duties while also keeping a tight watch on the extra excitement going on in her son's life, including the show but also interviews and Kaden's Kernels. Having to watch her son from a different room during the competition and not being able to help or guide him was stressful at first, but it allowed her to see her Kaden in a new light.
"I was incredibly proud to watch him be so independent. Till then, I always hovered over him in the kitchen," she said. "To watch how far he's come, how composed he was ... I was so proud of him. It was unbelievable to watch my little boy do this thing independently."
She thinks Kaden has matured because of this experience, and Kaden agreed.
"I work well under pressure," he said.
After this experience, Kaden hopes to one day compete on the adult version of the show, Food Network's "Chopped." In the meantime, he will focus on school, cooking and his fledgeling business venture, Kaden's Kernels. That project grew out of Kaden's desire to eat flavored popcorn that did not use shake-on seasonings — which never stick to the popcorn, he contended — and involves marinating the popcorn kernels to help the flavor infuse the popcorn. So far, his flavors include Sea Salt and Pepper, Sriracha Soy and Ranch Dressing, and he is in the process of perfecting two more flavors, French Toast and Dill Pickle.
Kaden is not letting go of his tenacity or the confidence he gained from competing on "Chopped Junior." He hopes to pursue a career in art, perhaps as a graphic designer, but also wants to go to culinary school and become a professional chef.
"Both are gonna happen," he said.
Contact the writer: bscotch@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9127
If you watch
What: "Chopped Junior" featuring Kaden Storm of Covington Twp.
When: Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.
Where: Food Network
Meet Kaden Storm
Residence: Covington Twp.
Family: Parents, Kimberly Storm-Ritter and Ian Ritter; grandmother,
Cynthia Kania
School: Seventh-grader at North Pocono Middle School
Interests and hobbies: Video games, television, painting and cooking
Claim to fame: Competitor on Food Network's "Chopped Junior," airing Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.
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PETER CAVE: The Prime Minister describes them as "unusual laws for Australia," arguing the sweeping new counter-terrorism package designed by the nation's heads of government is necessary because, as he says, "we live in unusual circumstances".
But civil libertarians say the new regime is "appalling", with some lawyers disappointed and concerned that politicians have agreed to sacrifice their basic individual rights, putting politics ahead of the public interest.
Alexandra Kirk reports from Canberra.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Australia's heads of government have unanimously backed sweeping new powers to deal with the terrorist threat. But one prominent critic believes they've made a big mistake, former federal court judge, now President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, John von Doussa warning it's fraught with danger.
JOHN VON DOUSSA: And the view that is being expressed by human rights activists widely is that they are not necessary and you are falling into the hands of the terrorists by adopting the very sorts of tactics which are not central to a democratic system, and therefore you are giving them a measure of success as it were. They are beginning to achieve what they set out to achieve, namely, to destroy the system.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Mr von Doussa says the new terrorism laws are tough on terror, but also tough on human rights, sacrificing individual rights for security.
JOHN VON DOUSSA: For some members of the community about whom we have the real concern are the innocent people who are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Most concerning, he cautions, is the move to give state police the power to detain terrorism suspects for up to two weeks without charge. He says Australians should be alarmed. The States have just agreed to help the Commonwealth get round one of the basic human rights protections in our constitution.
JOHN VON DOUSSA: There are not many fundamental human rights embedded into our constitution, but one of them is that which prohibits punitive action against people, detaining people without charge or without conviction for significant periods of time.
And the Commonwealth recognising that has now sought to elicit the assistance of the States to get around one of our few constitutional protections, and that I would have thought was a matter of very grave concern for everyone in Australia.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Another staunch critic, the Law Council of Australia, says yesterday's counter-terrorism summit put politics ahead of the public interest.
President John North thinks the Premiers and Chief Ministers signed up to the Prime Minister's agenda believing they'd be blamed if they did nothing.
JOHN NORTH: The average person should be very worried indeed, because once you give police forces expanded stop, search and seize powers, once you give them the right to put a control order band on you for one year even though you're not suspected of having committed the crime, we're moving into the type of country that Australia really shouldn't become.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: Civil libertarians like Terry O'Gorman say the new laws are appalling.
TERRY O'GORMAN: A system of, in effect, internment without charge for a period of 14 days where there's been no case made out for that being necessary, represents a sad day, a pretty black day for civil liberties in this country.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: The head of the Council for Civil Liberties claims terrorists have spooked the political leaders into backing draconian proposals.
And Islamic groups are worried, too. Waleed Kadous from the Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network says Muslims are the first in the firing line of these new laws and they'll feel they're being demonised.
WALEED KADOUS: The laws are not aimed at the Muslim community. They have an impact on all Australians. But in their application they will have a specific impact on the Muslim community.
For example, it's far more likely that police will search someone based on them having Middle Eastern appearance whether or not their belief that that person may be doing something wrong is justified or not.
It's just there's too much room in this legislation for abuse.
PETER CAVE: Muslim civil rights advocate, Waleed Kadous.
Alexandra Kirk
AM ABC Radio, 28 September 2008


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On False Prophets, Balaam's Donkey and the Misuse of Prophetic Gifts—A Warning!
Posted on 07/04/2020 by Natan Lawrence
In Matthew 24 and elsewhere, Yeshua warned his disciples to beware of false prophets coming in the end times claiming to be anointed and have the word of Elohim from heaven and deceiving many—even the saints. Many of these false prophets have started false religions and cults, but can be found lurking about in the Christian church itself. There are many people running around claiming to speak for Elohim, but who are coming in the spirit of Balaam. Beware! That's why it behooves us to study about Balaam the false prophet!
Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. (Matt 24:11)
For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. (Matt 24:24)
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. (Matt 7:15)
Numbers 23:4, Seven altars. Rashi, the Jewish Torah scholar, says these seven altars refer to the altars built by Israel's ancestors—four of which were built by Abraham (The ArtScroll Sapirstein Edition Rashi/Numbers, p. 288). Whether this is true or not, this story can serve to teach us a lesson. Perhaps Balaam superstitiously thought that by returning to some place where humans in times' past had encountered the Presence of YHVH he could actually find YHVH there. Matthew Henry in his commentary on this verse states, "Oh the sottishness of superstition, to imagine that God will be at man's beck!" To resort to programs, rituals or methodologies to "conjure" up the Presence of YHVH can lead to idolatry and witchcraft. What "attracts" the Spirit of YHVH? Is it worship, praise, a repen tant and humble heart, faith in him with obedience to his Word, and love for him or rituals, charms, incantations and religiosity? You know the answer.
Numbers 23:21, Perverseness in Israel. Balaam tried to find some iniquity, or some perversion in Israel that would give him legal grounds to curse Israel, but could find none. Remember, a curse causeless shall not land (Prov 26:2). Satan, the accuser of the brethren (Rev 12:10) has no legal grounds with which to attack the righteous of Yeshua who are submitted to the authority, will, Word and Spirit of YHVH (Jas 4:7), and who are under the blood of Yeshua, the Lamb of Elohim (Rev 12:11). How do we stay in such a spiritual state so that the attacks of the enemy have no legal ground to stick in our lives, and so that the fiery darts of Satan are instantly quenched? (Read compare and discuss Eph 6:10–18; Col 2:15; Luke 9:1; 10:19.)
Numbers 23:15–25, The arrogant hypocrisy of Balaam. Balaam calls YHVH "the Most High" and "the Almighty." He had great respect for YHVH (as does Satan as we learn from James 2:19, "You believe that there is one Elohim, you do well: the devils also believe and tremble."), but he did not have enough fear of, faith in and love for YHVH to obey him. Does this describe you? How much do you hold back loving YHVH with all your heart, soul, mind and strength?
Numbers 23:19, El is not a man that he should lie.Read the rest of this verse, which speaks about the immutable character of Elohim. (Also see Mal 3:6; Heb 13:8.) From the beginning in the Garden of Eden (thanks to the lies of Satan the serpent, see Gen 3:1–4), man has been under the spiritual delusion that Elohim changes his word, laws or commandments and that he doesn't really mean what he says. That is to say, when YHVH gives a command, later on he may change his mind and his commands are no longer applicable to subsequent generations or people-groups. Down through the ages, church leaders have bought in to this lie of the enemy with regard to validity of the Torah as pertaining to the life of the redeemed believer. But by saying that the Torah is "done away with," "has been nailed to the cross" "has been fulfilled in Jesus" meaning "he did it for us so that we don't have to do it," isn't this really calling Elohim a liar? Now consider the numerous places throughout the Bible, the Word of Elohim, where the Torah is revealed as YHVH's unalterable standard of righteousness for all time and for all people everywhere. (In this regard, read the following scriptures: Ps 119:44, 142, 144, 160, 172; Matt 4:4; 5:18–19; Rom 3:31; 7:12.) Who is really the liar? Man or Elohim?
Numbers 23:36, Balaam the man-pleaser. Balaam is desirous of pleasing Balak, even though he pretends to please YHVH. At heart Balaam is a man-pleaser, not a YHVH-pleaser. Yeshua castigated the religious hypocrites of his day for the same thing (John 12:43). What truly motivates you? Do you care more what men think when it comes to obeying the truth of YHVH? Do you often take the easy way out and the path of least resistance, which pleases the flesh and those around you rather than YHVH?
Numbers 24:2, The Spirit of Elohim came upon him.We see from the Scriptures that the Spirit of YHVH can come on just about anyone, but this doesn't mean that the Spirit dwells in them, leads them, or that such a person has a heart to love, serve and obey Elohim. For example, the Spirit of Elohim came upon King Saul who prophesied (see 1 Sam 10:9–11; 19:20–24), but Saul didn't serve YHVH with his whole heart and eventually became a murderous, apostate occultist. Not only does the Bible warn us to beware of prophets who prophecy falsely (e.g. Deut 13:1–5; Jer 23:9–40; Ezek 13:2; 22:24; Isa 28:7; Matt 24:4–5; 2 Pet 2:1–3), but to beware false prophets or unrighteous individuals who YHVH may use to prophecy correctly—not because they are filled with the Spirit of Elohim, but simply because the Spirit of Elohim temporarily comes upon them to accomplish YHVH's purposes.
Numbers 24:3, Balaam…hath said.In this statement, we see revealed another character flaw of Balaam. Here he gives YHVH no credit for his prophetic word, but seeks his own glory. It's as if he is saying, "I have heard the word of Elohim" with emphasis on himself rather than on Elohim, the source of the word. What caution does the Word of Elohim give us in this regard? (See Jer 9:23–24.)
Numbers 24:17, A Star out of Jacob.To what notable, kingly biblical figure is this prophecy referring? (See Matt 2:2; Rev 22:16 cp. Ps 2:1–12; Rev 17:14; 19:16. See also Rev 2:27; 12:5; 19:15.) This prophecy can have a double meaning in that it also pointed to King David who smote the Moabites and took possession of Mount Seir, the land of the Edom (vv. 17–18 cp. 2 Sam 8:2,14).
However, both Christian and Jewish scholars have recognized the Messianic implications of this verse. For example, Akiva Ben Yosef, the rabbinic Jewish leader of the second century, applied this verse to Simon Bar Kosiba (whose name he changed to Kokhba meaning "son of the star" after the Star Prophecy of Num 24:17) who presumed to be the Messiah when he unsuccessfully attempted to defeat the Romans in the Second Jewish revolt. Additionally, Adam Clarke notes in his commentary on this verse that Moses Ben Maimon (or Maimonidies), the Medieval Jewish Torah scholar applied this verse to the future Messiah as do the Onkelos Targum and Jerusalem Targum (the ancient Jewish Aramaic translations of the Tankah). Rashi (the medieval JewishTorah scholar) and Sforno (the renaissance Jewish Torah scholar) in their Torah commentaries note the Messianic implications of the star of Balaam's prophecy as well (Sforno Commentary on the Torah, ArtScroll Mesorah Series).
One thing is certain, only Yeshua the Messiah can make the claim to having fulfilled this biblical prophecy!
Balaam—A Subverter of Divine Gifts and a Prophet of Babylon
The name Balaam means "destruction of people." The Hebrew word bela means "destruction, confuse, confound." The Hebrew word am means people, tribe, nation. The name Balak means "waster, to annihilate." He was king of Moab; distant cousins to Israel through Lot, Abraham's nephew. The world, as well as the modern Christian church, is full of such prophets.
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Beware of Balaam's non-profit "prophets" descendants in the church!
Numbers 22:5, Pethor…by the river. Balaam was from the land of Pethor, which is "by the River." This is a reference to the Euphrates River, the great river of Babylon (The ArtScroll Stone Edition Chumash, p. 857). Thus Balaam was a Babylonian, although he may have been a transplanted Edomite according to some Jewish scholars (see The ArtScroll Bereishis/Genesis Commentary on Gen 36:32).
One of the aspects of Babylon of the last days is her religious system (Rev 13:11ff) the head of which is the false prophet (Rev 16:13; 19:20; 20:10). The Babylonian religious system of the end days is a blend of both good and evil (reminiscent of the tree by that name in Eden from which the serpent beguiled Adam and Eve away from YHVH's path of truth and righteousness into a false religious system).
In the last days, YHVH is calling his people out of that false religious system (Rev 18:4) with its false prophets who prophesy a mixture of good and evil.
Is not modern traditional Christianity a mixture of good and evil, truth and error (i.e. doctrines and traditions of men along with some paganism mixed in)? Reflect on the implications of this. To what degree have you heeded YHVH's call to "come out of her"—namely, any man-made religious or church systems that has components that are contrary to the Word of Elohim?
Like many in mainstream Christianity, the Scriptures seems to indicate that Balaam had some knowledge of the truth of YHVH, but he refused to wholeheartedly submit to YHVH's word and will (2 Pet 2:15).
Let us not forget Yeshua's warning about false prophets arising in the last days who might deceive the very elect (Matt 24:24).
Numbers 22:10ff, Crossing over. Many carnal people—especially those playing at religion—want to be like YHVH's saints, and to be the recipients of the blessings of Israel, and to be numbered among YHVH's chosen, but few want to walk the difficult walk of holiness and righteousness required to receive these blessings and privileges. These may very well be the spiritual tares that surreptitiously exist along side the saints within their congregations.
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Balaam and His Modern Spiritual Descendants
Balaam was from Pethor, a city located on the northern Euphrates and Tigress Rivers areas called Mesopotamia in modern Syria and including modern Iraq to the south.
Balaam was a soothsayer or diviner (one who foretells or predicts events, Josh 13:22). The ArtScroll Stone Edition Chumash says that Balaam was a sorcerer, necromancer or wizard (one who consults evil spirits) and that the sublime prophecies he uttered over Israel were but temporary aberrations that YHVH granted him for the honor of Israel (ibid., p. 863). These prophecies also served to glorify YHVH in the eyes of the nations. Other commentators consider Balaam to have been a true prophet of YHVH gone bad. One may consider him to have been a bad prophet going good (i.e. learning obedience to YHVH). One could also consider him to have been a false prophet seeking personal fame and fortune but who, at the same time, had prophetic abilities that he misused by mixing paganism and the truth of YHVH. This seems to be the Scriptures' view of Balaam, for 2 Peter 2:15 indicates that Balaam had some knowledge of the truth, but turned away from it loving instead the "wages of unrighteousness." In the book of Revelation, we learn that Balaam attempted to lead the children away from Elohim and into idolatry. According to the Torah, this makes him a false prophet (Deut 13:5). YHVH commands false prophets to be put to death (Deut 13:5), and indeed, we read of Balaam's death at the hands of the Israelites in Numbers 31:8.
YHVH used Balaam to instruct Israel in the righteousness of YHVH (Mic 6:5). YHVH can use anyone, even a secular or a false prophet or one's enemy, to speak his words. He can even use a donkey to speak his word, as Balaam found out! YHVH is sovereign, all-powerful and always in control of everything.
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What does it mean to cross over—to become a Hebrew, the Israel of Elohim?
Abraham, the father of the faithful, was one who left Babylon and crossed over to become a Hebrew. Crossed over from what? Read on…
Numbers 22:5, Pethor … by the river. Balaam was from the land of Pethor, which is "by the River." This is a reference to the Euphrates River, the great river of Babylon (The ArtScroll Stone Edition Chumash, p. 857). Thus Balaam was a Babylonian, although he may have been a transplanted Edomite according to some Jewish scholars (see The ArtScroll Bereishis/Genesis Commentary on Gen 36:32).
Many people will "court YHVH" by getting as close to him as possible without actually crossing over that spiritual river that divides the land of Israel from the rest of the world. Those who actually cross over become an Ivrit or a Hebrew—a word which means "to cross over." Abraham was one who crossed over. He forsook Babylon and crossed over the Euphrates and Jordan Rivers in his journey westward en route to the Promised Land as he followed YHVH's leading. He was the first Hebrew (Ivrit) or "one who crossed over."
Crossing over means going from being a worldly Babylonian to becoming the Israel of Elohim (Gal 6:16; Eph 2:11–13) and a child of Abraham (Gal 3:29). It also means surrendering one's life totally to the Elohim of the Hebrews who is YHVH.
The sacrifice of crossing over is too great for most people to make and requires the payment price of a high price—the death of self, pride, one's own will and perhaps a change in lifestyle and the loss of one's friends and status in the world. To leave the world or spiritual Babylon and to cross over the Jordan River to YHVH's side and come into the land of Israel as a spiritual Hebrew means that the fame and fortune that this world has to offer must be laid aside and one must become a servant-slave of YHVH. Moreover, it means embracing YHVH's Torah as the law of life—Elohim's instructions in righteousness.
Balaam couldn't cross over all the way. He still preferred the riches and fame Babylon had to offer. He was willful, carnal and greedy (Jude 11).
Many religious game-players or cultural Christians in the mainstream church are like Balaam. They want the Savior part of Yeshua, but not the Lord part. How serious are you about serving YHVH?
The Scriptures say of the end-times saints that they loved not their lives unto death (Rev 12:11). Paul declares that followers of Yeshua must become "living sacrifices" in the service of YHVH (Rom 12:1). Yeshua gave his very life for you.
Are you holding back some of your life for him? Do the cares of this world, the desire for pleasures, material goods, money, entertainments or acclaim still have a grip on your heart? Are they preventing you from moving into your spiritual calling and destiny—to truly walk by faith in obedience to YHVH?
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Are You Cursable?
Numbers 22:11–12, Dealing with curses from the enemy. Make no mistake about it, false prophets are neither the friends of YHVH nor his people. They are grievous wolves who hate YHVH's people and want their total destruction.
For example, in verse 11 Balak asks Balaam to pronounce a mild curse (arah) on Israel that would result simply in their being driven away, not on their being destroyed. But then notice in verse 17 how Balak employs a much stronger Hebrew expression (kavah) to curse Israel implying their total destruction, thus indicating Balaam's hatred for Israel (and his contempt for YHVH).
In verse 12, YHVH uses the milder term to let Balaam know that even the mildest curse would not prevail against his people (The ArtScroll Stone Edition Chumash, p. 858).
Do you walk so closely to YHVH in relationship with Yeshua and in his righteousness that you are protected from even the mildest curse directed at you from the enemy? Do you stay under the blood of Yeshua so that no spiritual darts of Satan can pierce your spiritual armor (Eph 6:16; Rev 12:11)? Do you take refuge perpetually under the shadow of the wings of the Almighty (Ps 91:1, 4)? How does the child of YHVH do this every day?
Proverbs 26:2 states, "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come." Do you have any "spiritual doors" open so that the Evil One has "legal" entrance into your life to attack you?
The solution to the problem is to repent by turning from sin and then turn to Yeshua! Obey his Word so that you do not open yourself up to the curses for disobedience as mentioned in Deuteronomy 28.
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Two Kind of Christians: Which One Are YOU? A Balaam or a Hebrew?
Numbers 22:10ff, Crossing over. Many carnal people—especially those playing at religion—want to be like YHVH's saints, and to be the recipients of the blessings of Israel, and to be numbered among YHVH's chosen, but few want to walk the walk required to receive these blessings and privileges. Many will "court YHVH" by getting as close to him as possible without actually crossing over that spiritual river that divides the land of Israel from the rest of the world.
Those who actually cross over become an Ivrit or a Hebrew, which means "to cross over." Abraham was one who crossed over. He forsook Babylon and crossed over the Euphrates and Jordan Rivers in his journey westward en route to the Promised Land as he followed YHVH's leading. He was the first Hebrew (Ivrit) or "one who crossed over."
Crossing over means going from being a worldly Babylonian to becoming the Israel of Elohim (Gal 6:16; Eph 2:11–13) and a child of Abraham (Gal 3:29) It also means surrendering one's life totally to the Elohim of the Hebrews who is YHVH. The sacrifice of crossing over is too great for most people to make—too great of a price to pay. To leave the world or spiritual Babylon and to cross over the Jordan River to YHVH's side and come into the land of Israel as a spiritual Hebrew means that the fame and fortune that this world has to offer must be laid aside and one must become a servant-slave of YHVH. Moreover, it means embracing YHVH's Torah as the law of life—Elohim's instructions in righteousness.
Balaam couldn't cross over all the way. He still preferred the riches, fame and sinful "delights" that Babylon had to offer. He was willful, carnal and greedy (Jude 11).
Many religious game-players or cultural Christians in the mainstream church are like Balaam. They want the Savior part of Yeshua, but not the Lord or Master part. How serious are you about serving YHVH? The Scriptures say of the end-times saints that they loved not their lives unto death (Rev 12:11). Paul declares that followers of Yeshua must become "living sacrifices" in the service of YHVH (Rom 12:1).
Yeshua gave his very life for you. Are you holding back some of your life for him? Do the cares of this world, the desire for pleasures, material goods, money, entertainments or acclaim still have a grip on your heart? Are they preventing you from moving into your spiritual calling and destiny—to truly walk by faith in obedience to YHVH?
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Beware of Modern Day Labans and Balaams Who Promise Much and Deliver Little
Laban and Balaam. It is quite possible that the false prophet Balaam, who heard from YHVH and had a sense of righteousness, though was still steeped in paganism, was a descendant of Laban. Both Laban and Balaam were from Aram (part of greater Babylon) and only 280 years separated them. One of the Aramaic Targums (Targum Jonathan) equates Balaam with Laban, while other scholars view Balaam as Laban's grandson. Both were involved in a mixed-religious system—some truth and some error, some good and some evil. This is the nature of religious Babylon (meaning "mixture" or "confusion"). A mixture of what? Of good and evil. Remember the tree by that name in the Garden of Eden? Who was the one who enticed man to indulge in that fruit in rebellion to YHVH's commands?
Even today, Satan the serpent is at the helm of spiritual Babylon trying to lure people into his system of good and evil. Like the tree of knowledge, the religious Babylon of today, out of which YHVH is calling his people (Rev 18:4), is just that—a mixture of truth and pagan lies. How else, for example, do we account for the name of the Christian festival called Easter or Ishtar named after the Babylonian sex goddess of fertility? Or how else do we account for the Christmas tree phallus symbol that also originated from Babylonian sex worship? Or how about the Easter egg (an ancient Babylonian fertility or sex symbol) or the egg on the Jewish Passover Seder plate? All these are symbols of pagan sex worship.
As YHVH called Jacob away from Babylon back to Beth-el (the House of El), and as YHVH turned Jacob's heart back to the ways of his fathers, is not the same YHVH likewise now calling his people to come out of religious Babylon (Rev 18:4), to separate themselves from that which is unclean or not kosher (2 Cor 6:17)?
Yes, YHVH is pleading for the modern descendants of Jacob (redeemed Israelites or the Israel of Elohim, Gal 6:16) to not succumb to the lying forked-tongued Labans and Balaams of today who always over-promise and underdeliver—who would through deceptive lies pull Elohim's back into their religious systems that are a mixture of truth and error. Elohim is urging his people to remember the good, ancient and blessed paths of the Torah of Moses his servant and to listen to the spirit of Elijah as the children's hearts re turned back to the Hebraic fathers of their faith (Jer 6:16, 19; Mal 4:4–6).B
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Intapp Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
By Paul John Evangelista on November 10, 2021
First quarter total revenue of $62.2 million, up 29% year-over-year
First quarter SaaS and support revenue of $43.5 million, up 31% year-over-year
Cloud annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $125.3 million, up 56% year-over-year
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021 – Intapp, Inc. (NASDAQ: INTA), a leading provider of industry-specific, cloud-based software solutions that enable connected professional and financial services firms, announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 ended September 30, 2021.
"In our fiscal first quarter, we are pleased to report a 56% increase in Cloud ARR," said CEO John Hall. "This sales momentum is driven by demand for our purpose-built Cloud platform, which addresses the unique needs of the global professional and financial services industry that facilitates the world's economy."
First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
Total revenue was $62.2 million, representing a 29% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
SaaS and support revenue was $43.5 million, representing a 31% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Cloud ARR was $125.3 million, representing a 56% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Cloud ARR represented 55% of total ARR in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, as compared to 45% at the end of the prior year quarter.
Total ARR was $228.6 million, representing a 27% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
GAAP operating loss was $23.6 million, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $4.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, primarily reflecting an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense.
Non-GAAP operating loss was $0.9 million, compared to a non-GAAP operating profit of $3.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $25.1 million, compared to a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, primarily reflecting an increase in non-cash stock compensation expense.
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $2.4 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $2.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.42, compared to a GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.55 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2021 includes, on a weighted-average basis, 19.0 million shares of common stock issued upon the conversion of convertible preferred stock and 12.1 million shares of common stock issued upon the completion of our initial public offering.
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.04, compared to a non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
We served more than 1,950 clients, 446 of which generated more than $100,000 of ARR.
Our trailing twelve months' net revenue retention rate was above our expected range of 108% to 112%.
We paid off our debt of $278.0 million in full with proceeds from our initial public offering.
We expanded DealCloud's deal and pipeline platform functionality to better serve our clients in the real estate investment management business.
We introduced new Relationship Intelligence capabilities to our platform, which uses our applied AI to help dealmakers leverage their professional and firm networks for better sourcing, business development and fundraising.
First Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2022 Outlook
Fiscal 2022 Outlook
Second Quarter Fiscal Year
SaaS and support revenue (in millions) $43.0 – $44.0 $177.0 – $181.0
Total revenue (in millions) $58.0 – $59.0 $248.0 – $252.0
Non-GAAP operating loss (in millions) $4.0 – $5.0 $13.0 – $17.0
Non-GAAP net loss per share $0.07 – $0.09 $0.29 – $0.33
The information presented above includes non-GAAP financial measures such as "non-GAAP operating profit (loss)," "non-GAAP net loss," and "non-GAAP net loss per share." Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Metrics" for a discussion of these measures and the financial tables below for reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
The company will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, beginning at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The call will be webcast live via the "Investors" section of the Intapp company website at https://investors.intapp.com/. A replay of the call will be available through the Intapp website for 90 days.
About Intapp
Intapp makes the connected firm possible. We provide cloud software solutions that address the unique operating challenges and regulatory requirements of the global professional and financial services industry. Our solutions help more than 1,950 of the premier private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting, and consulting firms connect their most important assets: people, processes, and data. As part of a connected firm, professionals gain easy access to the information they need to win more business, increase investment returns, streamline deal and engagement execution, and strengthen risk management and compliance.
This press release contains express and implied "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our financial outlook for the second quarter and full year of fiscal year 2022, growth strategy, business plans and market position. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "project," "would," "should," "could," "can," "predict," "potential," "target," "explore," "continue," "expand," "outlook" or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including factors beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance, or achievement to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the statements, including: our inability to continue our growth at or near historical rates; our history of losses; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. and global economies, our business, our employees, results of operations, financial condition, demand for our products, sales and implementation cycles, and the health of our clients' and partners' businesses; data breaches, unauthorized access to client data or other disruptions of our solutions; U.S. and global market and economic conditions, particularly adverse to our targeted industries; a decline in our client renewals and expansions; the length and variability of our sales cycle; our ability to compete in highly competitive markets; our ability to develop, introduce and market new and enhanced versions of our solutions; our ability to develop or sell our solutions into new markets or further penetrate existing markets; the ability of our products to function within the heavily regulated professional and financial services industry; the development of the market for SaaS solutions for professional and financial services; additional complexity, burdens, and volatility in connection with our international sales and operations; and third parties asserting that we are infringing or violating their intellectual property rights. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are and/or are included under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any subsequent public filings. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available to us at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Metrics
This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating profit (loss), non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share. These non-GAAP measures exclude the impact of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, change in fair value of contingent consideration, acquisition-related transaction costs, and non-cash cumulative preferred dividends. See below for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Other metrics include Cloud ARR, total ARR and net revenue retention rate. Total ARR represents the annualized recurring value of all active SaaS and on-premises subscription contracts at the end of a reporting period. Cloud ARR is the portion of the annualized recurring value of our active SaaS contracts at the end of a reporting period. Contracts with a term other than one year are annualized by taking the committed contract value for the current period divided by number of days in that period, then multiplying by 365.
Net revenue retention rate is calculated by starting with the ARR from the cohort of all clients as of the twelve months prior to the applicable fiscal period, or prior period ARR. We then calculate the ARR from these same clients as of the current fiscal period, or current period ARR. We then divide the current period ARR by the prior period ARR to calculate the net revenue retention rate.
The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures and metrics provide useful information to investors as they are used by management to manage the business, make planning decisions, evaluate our performance, and allocate resources. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures and other metrics provide useful information to investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Intapp's financial condition and results of operations.
Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is not available on a forward-looking basis due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, the amounts of stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets that may be incurred in the future. Non-GAAP net loss per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net loss by the estimated weighted average shares outstanding for the period.
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Intapp, Inc.
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(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 54,937 $ 37,636
Restricted cash 3,727 3,827
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $911 and $764 as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively 31,699 48,573
Unbilled receivables, net 7,015 6,840
Other receivables, net 572 858
Prepaid expenses 8,605 9,591
Deferred commissions, current 7,519 6,551
Total current assets 114,074 113,876
Goodwill 262,015 262,270
Intangible assets, net 49,040 52,349
Deferred commissions, noncurrent 11,076 10,414
Other assets 1,001 10,244
Total assets $ 447,980 $ 459,827
Liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders' deficit
Accounts payable $ 5,047 $ 2,198
Accrued compensation 20,517 29,218
Accrued expenses 7,303 9,953
Deferred revenue, net 109,437 107,893
Other current liabilities 28,382 22,621
Total current liabilities 170,686 171,883
Deferred tax liabilities 5,461 5,705
Long-term deferred revenue, net 938 1,908
Other liabilities 5,457 18,170
Debt, net — 275,593
Total liabilities 182,542 473,259
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, zero and 19,870,040 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; zero and 19,034,437 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; liquidation preference of $0 and $203,340 as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively — 144,148
Stockholders' deficit
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 50,000,000 and zero shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021 — —
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 700,000,000 and 65,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively; 60,926,767 and 29,444,577 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively 61 29
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (774) (494)
Accumulated deficit (311,188) (286,058)
Total stockholders' deficit (265,438) (157,580)
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders' deficit $ 447,980 $ 459,827
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
SaaS and support $ 43,489 $ 33,105
Subscription license 10,584 9,996
Total recurring revenues 54,073 43,101
Professional services 8,117 5,042
Total revenues 62,190 48,143
Cost of revenues
SaaS and support 11,342 9,279
Total cost of recurring revenues 11,342 9,279
Professional services 11,034 7,704
Total cost of revenues 22,376 16,983
Gross profit 39,814 31,160
Research and development 16,970 11,954
Sales and marketing 25,645 15,338
General and administrative 20,830 8,144
Total operating expenses 63,445 35,436
Operating loss (23,631) (4,276)
Loss on debt extinguishment (2,407) —
Interest expense (159) (6,279)
Other income, net 879 268
Net loss before income taxes (25,318) (10,287)
Income tax benefit (expense) 188 120
Net loss (25,130) (10,407)
Less: cumulative dividends allocated to preferred stockholders — (3,811)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (25,130) $ (14,218)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted $ (0.42) $ (0.55)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted 60,085 25,984
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Net loss $ (25,130) $ (10,407)
Depreciation and amortization 4,052 3,262
Amortization of deferred financing costs — 294
Provision for doubtful accounts 291 (49)
Stock-based compensation 19,028 4,590
Loss on debt extinguishment 2,407 —
Change in fair value of contingent consideration, including unrealized foreign exchange gain (955) —
Deferred income taxes (244) (142)
Other 36 —
Accounts receivable 16,768 (10)
Unbilled receivables, current (175) 435
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,105 (42)
Deferred commissions (1,630) (147)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (5,481) (3,902)
Deferred revenue, net 574 (2,038)
Other liabilities (5,997) (2,671)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 4,649 (10,827)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment (32) (398)
Capitalized internal-use software costs (831) (346)
Net cash used in investing activities (863) (744)
Payments on borrowings (278,000) (5,000)
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts 292,758 —
Payments for deferred offering costs (3,389) —
Proceeds from common stock issuance — 29,020
Proceeds from stock option exercises 2,261 5,705
Repurchase of common stock — (1,892)
Net cash provided by financing activities 13,630 27,833
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (215) 30
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 17,201 16,292
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period 41,463 43,159
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period $ 58,664 $ 59,451
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 58,664 $ 59,451
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures for the periods indicated below:
Non-GAAP gross profit
Gross profit $ 39,814 $ 31,160
Adjusted to exclude the following (as related to cost of revenues):
Amortization of intangible assets 1,964 1,752
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 42,526 $ 33,158
Non-GAAP operating expense
Research and development $ 16,970 $ 11,954
Stock-based compensation (4,350) (1,026)
Non-GAAP research and development $ 12,620 $ 10,928
Sales and marketing* $ 25,645 $ 15,338
Amortization of intangible assets (1,239) (992)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing $ 17,937 $ 12,761
General and administrative $ 20,830 $ 8,144
Amortization of intangible assets (106) —
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (337) —
Acquisition-related transaction costs (81) —
Non-GAAP general and administrative $ 12,845 $ 5,905
Non-GAAP operating profit
Operating loss $ (23,631) $ (4,276)
Adjusted to exclude the following (including the portion related to cost of revenues):
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 337 —
Acquisition-related transaction costs 81 —
Non-GAAP operating profit $ (876) $ 3,564
Non-GAAP net loss
Non-cash cumulative preferred dividends — 3,811
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (2,375) $ (2,567)
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders $ (0.42) $ (0.55)
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders $ (0.04) $ (0.10)
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