I am excited to (FINALLY) share all the details about my microblading experience! Perhaps you've heard the term before and are intrigued as I was. Maybe you've been researching the topic, but don't know how to find a trustworthy technician or you're lacking the nerve to go through with it. Let me tell you, I absolutely love my results and wish I had done it a long time ago!
I have tried to include a LOT of pictures in this post. There are lots of side-by-sides to help you see the difference and I've tried to include as much info as I can think to write. I connected with a local microblading technician that gave me a great price in exchange for writing this review, but all opinions are completely unbiased and totally my own.
As you can see, my brows were in pretty bad shape. I've always had rather thin eyebrows, and they have always been different shapes from each other. I have over-plucked them for years, always attempting to make them match somehow. A little from here, a little from there… you know the story.
I don't need to tell you how important eyebrows are, but just in case your're on the fence, here are some pictures of celebrities WITHOUT eyebrows. You're welcome.
A. Microblading is a form of cosmetic tattooing, specifically done to enhance the eyebrows. It is done by manually depositing pigment into the first layer of the skin (the epidermis). The artist will use a fine tool with a specific sized blade and pigment color to create tiny, hair-like strokes in between your natural hair.
A. Microblading is form of permanent makeup, but unlike tattooed eyebrows that are actually permanent, microblading will fade over time (which is great because, hello! Styles change!). How long it lasts depends on skin type, activity level and lifestyle. A professional swimmer that is in chlorine on a regular basis may have shorter retention, for example. Oily skin will have shorter retention as well. On average, microblading can last anywhere from 1 to 3 years before significant fading happens. A touch-up appointment can be made after a year or so, which will generally be quicker and less expensive than the original appointment.
A. Microblading will range based on location and the skill of the technician, and can cost anywhere from $300 to $1,200.
Q. How do I Find the Right Technician?
A. I highly recommend you go to a reputable salon that has been in business for a while. Ask to see pictures of previous clients. Read reviews. Ask about licensing and certification. Ask about the tools used and if they are new and sealed in their original packages. Do they include a followup appointment in the price? What kind of training has the technician had and how long have they been performing microblading? Someone who is new to the industry with no brow shaping experience, reviews or pictures of happy clients should send up a red flag.
I had a WONDERFUL experience with Mary at Charisma Salon and Day Spa in Livonia. Charisma has been open since 1972 and Mary has been working there for over 16 years. Because she started as a makeup artist and has been waxing and shaping eyebrows for so long, I 100% trusted her with the shape and color of my brows. I shared some of my fears and concerns, but ultimately left her to make the decision on the shape of the arch and color to use.
Microblading is a relatively new industry in general, which is why it is so important to go with someone who has experience with brow shaping and waxing. Mary is very meticulous and clean. She does an awesome job of explaining the process and preparing you for your microblading session. She talks you through everything and sends you away with all the instructions for your followup care. She takes pride in her attention to detail every step of the way, including how close she follows safety procedures and proper technique.
Q. What is the Healing Process Like?
A. There are several stages of healing that you go through after having microblading done. I was very fearful that I would be embarrassed to go out in public afterwards, but I was pleasantly surprised. Obviously, everyone will react and heal differently.
For me, my brows started out very dark with just a little redness. We left for a camping trip immediately after my appointment so I figured it would be easy to hide and not shower. I applied a protective ointment in the morning and at night for the first couple weeks. After a few days of not showering, I was careful to shower without getting my face wet. I carefully washed my face with a washcloth, working around my eyebrows.
UPDATE: Mary is always careful to stay up to date on the latest Microblading techniques and tips. Experts now recommend gently but firmly wiping your brows with gauze 3-4 times the day of your Microblading appointment. They no longer stress the importance of keeping your brows dry for the first several days, and that a little bit of water will not hurt them as long as you don't get them drenched.
I followed this new step when I returned for a ONE YEAR TOUCH-UP and had little to no scabbing during the healing phase!
Some people have reported feeling itchy and tight afterward, but mine felt good. I didn't start to feel tightness until about 2 weeks in. Around the 2 week mark I could feel my brows scabbing up and starting to flake off. Even during this part, it wasn't so bad that I couldn't go out in public.
As your brows heal, the color will fade slightly and then darken again, but never as dark as they were the first few days. The lines will be very crisp and pronounced at the beginning, and will soften with time. You may also notice that your brows will appear extra wide at first, but as they heal, they will tighten and shrink just a tad.
Between 4 to 6 weeks after the initial microblading, Mary schedules a touch-up appointment. I went back to fine tune little details. After my brows had fully healed the first time, there were a few little spots that I wanted filled. I was nervous to go too dark at first, which is normal. You can always go darker, but you cannot go lighter!
Q. Who Shouldn't Have Microblading Done?
A. There are a few situations which may rule out microblading for you. For example, if you have a bleeding disorder or easily bleed, microblading may not be as successful for you. If you have extremely oily skin, microblading will not have good, long-term results.
A. Mary used a numbing ointment on my brows before starting the microblading. I didn't feel anything at first. As the numbing ointment faded, I started feeling a strange, scratching sensation. When it got a little uncomfortable, she reapplied the ointment. Again, this will be different for everyone depending on your pain tolerance!
A. No, microblading does not cause scaring. What will cause scaring is picking or messing with your scabs as they heal.
Your technician will explain what to do before coming in for your appointment. I scheduled an eyebrow wax a week before getting microblading done. At that appointment, Mary cleaned up my brows and filled in the shape. I had never had a professional wax done and let me tell you, it was a game changer! I never thought I needed a wax job because my brows are so thin. Mary pointed out that by removing all the little unnecessary hairs, it makes the rest stand out and appear fuller.
Mary instructed me not to drink caffeine the day of, not to take any Aspirin or Motrin 48 hours before hand or drink alcohol 48 hours before hand. These are all things that can thin your blood and make you bleed easier. Too much blood makes it hard for the technician to see what she is doing.
Talk with your technician about your ideal shape and color. Share your fears and expectations. Mary used the smallest size blade on me because I wanted a soft shape and was afraid of it looking too heavy. She also used one of the smallest templates to base the size on. She used a mixture of two different colors to create the perfect shade that wasn't too dark. If you are wanting a heavier looking brow, you may be interested in having some permanent shading done on top of the microblading. Ask Mary about shading, which creates more of a solid, powdered brow look.
Makeup by Mary Special Offer!
Mary is offering a special for all my readers! Call Charisma Salon and book an eyebrow waxing session with Mary. When you arrive at the appointment, tell Mary how you heard about her from my blog and ask for a free microblading consultation. She will answer questions and give you advice on the shape of your brows. She will shape and fill-in your brows with makeup for free and give you 20% off the waxing service!
Call Charisma Salon directly to book any appointments, or send Mary a message on facebook with any specific questions you may have and don't forget to mention my name!
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Heroes of Philanthropy
Innaumation: Right to speech
Vishal Rao and Shashank Mahesh are bringing back lost voices through a $1 voice prosthesis
By Naini Thaker,
Budget 2019: For social schemes, no new solutions to the same problems
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Virat Kohli is the only Indian on the Forbes World's Highest-Paid Athletes list—again
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How Astral Pipes' Sandeep Engineer became a mint-new billionaire
(L to R) Innaumation COO Vishwas Uchila Sushir, CCO Amit Karnik, and CEO and managing partner Shashank Mahesh with Nalini Satyanarayan, a throat cancer survivor who uses an Aum Voice Prosthesis (right)
In January 2013, a 56-year-old man walked into the OPD of Chord Road Hospital in Bengaluru to see Dr US Vishal Rao. The man was a worker who had lost his voice to throat cancer in 2012 and had ended up losing his job as well. Since then, he had not spoken a word, so he wrote his plea on a piece of paper, begging the doctor to help him get his voice back. It was in that moment that Dr Rao decided to innovate a low-cost device to help patients get their voice back.
In India, there are about 25,000 new throat cancer cases daily due to tobacco usage; 80 percent of these are from the lower-economic strata. There are two devices, manufactured abroad, that help such patients speak. But both come at a prohibitive cost, ranging between ₹35,000 and ₹40,000. To get around this, Rao set up Innaumation, a medical devices company, in 2016 and, along with co-founder Shashank Mahesh, whose family were partners in the hospital, built the Aum Voice Prosthesis costing about $1.
The core concept of Aum is simply to cheat the brain. Rao explains, "We needed to create a device to cheat the brain, when I'm talking it is my brain talking not my throat. As per a publication in 1935, when a patient [who lost his voice] punctured his throat, the brain converted the food pipe into a voice box, and he could talk."
Rao and Mahesh managed to reduce the costs drastically by tinkering with the design. "The mould of the voicebox prosthetics is made out of silicon and it is called a transfer mould. We made the prototype around three years back and then tried to refine it through trial and error. The key was to build an ideal machine that will deliver the right pressures to the throat to enable voice modulation and ensure voice quality is high," explains Mahesh, the managing partner and CEO, and the brain behind Aum's design.
While they had enough technical expertise, Social Alpha helped Rao and his team understand how to scale up and grow this business, especially since they want to expand to about 140 countries. "They have been looking at people with a social heart and an innovative brain," says Rao.
The duo has already filed seven patents for the device that is placed surgically through a 15-minute procedure. It needs to be replaced every year. "We want to reach as many people as possible and create a more robust system. There is a special patient liaison team to help the patient in case of any problems," says Rao, an oncologist and a head and neck surgeon. What started off as a way to help about a handful in a charitable gesture is now set for a pan-India and South Asia launch in January 2019. A kit along with the voice prosthesis, silicon guide wire and a curved knife (to create the puncture) will be sold to hospitals. "We are starting a surgeon training programme to train hospitals on how to use our kit," says Rao.
Rao and Mahesh firmly believe speech is a right and not a privilege. And they are walking the talk.
(This story appears in the 04 January, 2019 issue of Forbes India. You can buy our tablet version from Magzter.com. To visit our Archives, click here.)
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Non-local labourer injured in Pulwama attack
11:13 am September 5, 2018
Srinagar: A non-local labourer was critically injured after government forces and militants on Wednesday morning exchanged gunfire in Pulwama village of south Kashmir.
Reports said that patrolling party of army's 55 RR was passing through Hajidarpora area of Pulwama district when militants attacked them. "The soldiers retaliated triggering off a brief exchange of fire," they said.
In the incident the non-local suffered critical bullet injuries in his head and was shifted to nearby hospital, they said.
SSP Pulwama Chandan Kohli confirmed to the news agency and said that there was some exchange of fire between army and militants in Hajidarpoora. He also said that the non-local received a bullet in his head during the exchange of gunfight.
SSP identified the injured as Arjun Kumar and said that he was referred from district hospital Pulwama to Srinagar hospital in critical conditions.
Meanwhile, the entire area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers. (GNS)
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Todays post is all about the make up I am taking with me to Genoa, featuring the beautiful Flat Lay Co makeup bag*. This was sent to me a little while ago and I have been waiting patiently to be able to use it, and I figured this short trip would be perfect. I was a bit sceptical about whether all my make up would fit, but it actually did. This is my second Flat Lay Co bag, they are so handy when it comes to travelling as it's so easy to lay all your make up out and not worry about getting it on the white hotel bed sheets.
You can check out their website here or on Asos.
I decided for this trip that I would try and pack light and only take what I am going to use, so I think I have in the main part done so.
I have picked the Dermalogica Primer* as this is my favourite primer that own right now, it is very similar to Benefit Porefessional, but contains SPF making it perfect for holidays.
As for foundation I decided to stick with Mac Studio Fix as I know this lasts a long time and also contains SPF making it ideal for sunny weather. A newer concealer I am taking is from Thin Lizzy*, this was sent to me a while back and I was obsessed with thier foudnation, so I'm hoping I will feel the same about the concealer. This concealer is also good for under the eyes and on areas which need more coverage.
The cream bronzer I am packing is from Primark, it was only £2.50 and I needed a new one as I had run out of my favourite one. Although this one is a little bit too dark for me on a daily basis, I'm hoping that once I've tanned it will match my body pretty well.
To set my face I will be using the MUA Cosmetics loose powder in translucent, I use this on a daily basis and keeps my face looking pretty matte all day long. To bronze I will be using Hoola Bronzer from Benefit as this is my go to holiday bronzer as it's on the more intense darker side.
To add some colour to my cheeks I have packed the Zoella x Colourpop brush as this is a really pretty pink shade. And then to finish off my face make up I have chosen Glossier Haloscope in Quartz as my highlighter as this gives a lovely dewy finish.
For mascara I have chosen to take the Natural Collection waterproof mascara, I chose to go with a waterproof one just so it will last longer in the heat and not sweat off. For my eye shadow I have opted for the Urban Decay Aphrodisiac palette and a Zoella x Colourpop liquid shadow in OG.
To define my brows I have packed my new eye brow hd pencil from Sainsbury's which I am pretty obsessed with, and Loreal Brow Plumper to set them in place.
Finally, for my lips I have packed YSL 201, MAC Viva Glam 2 and MAC Fashion Legacy as I like to go for a very bold bright lip on holiday.


Again it's not cheery. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is as far as I'm concerned the only Christmas special based on a cartoon franchise that can actually be considered a classic. Yes, Linus' "And that's what Christmas is really about" speech seems a little bit shoved in at the end, and yes every lazy animator's trick in the book is glaringly evident. (Actually, forget I said that. There's no such thing as laziness among people who draw sixty pictures for every second their work is viewed.) But I can connect with it. Charlie Brown feels the same way I feel every freaking year. And this song matches the mood perfectly. It's art.


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As of October 2018 almost 4.2 billion people were active internet users and 3.4 billion were social media users (Statista). China, India and the United States rank ahead all other countries in terms of internet users. This gives a marketer an unprecedented number of customers to reach with product and service offerings, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The interactive nature of the internet facilitates immediate communication between businesses and consumers, allowing businesses to respond quickly to the needs of consumers and changes in the marketplace.
After that, you need to make a choice about how to construct an online presence that helps you achieve that goal. Maybe you need to set up an e-commerce site. If you're interested in publishing content to drive awareness and subscribers, look into setting up a blog. A simple website or landing page with a lead capture form can help you start developing your brand and generating traffic. A basic analytics platform (like Google Analytics, which is free) can help you start to measure how you are tracking towards your initial goal. https://www.youtube.com/e/7bNPg8UbhaE?app=desktop
If you're serious about finding your voice and discovering the secrets to success in business, one of the best people to follow is Gary Vanyerchuck, CEO of Vayner Media, and early-stage invest in Twitter, Uber and Facebook, has arbitraged his way into the most popular social media platforms and built up massive followings and often spills out the secrets to success in a highly motivating and inspiring way.
Cross-platform measurement: The number of marketing channels continues to expand, as measurement practices are growing in complexity. A cross-platform view must be used to unify audience measurement and media planning. Market researchers need to understand how the Omni-channel affects consumer's behaviour, although when advertisements are on a consumer's device this does not get measured. Significant aspects to cross-platform measurement involves de-duplication and understanding that you have reached an incremental level with another platform, rather than delivering more impressions against people that have previously been reached (Whiteside, 2016).[42] An example is 'ESPN and comScore partnered on Project Blueprint discovering the sports broadcaster achieved a 21% increase in unduplicated daily reach thanks to digital advertising' (Whiteside, 2016).[42] Television and radio industries are the electronic media, which competes with digital and other technological advertising. Yet television advertising is not directly competing with online digital advertising due to being able to cross platform with digital technology. Radio also gains power through cross platforms, in online streaming content. Television and radio continue to persuade and affect the audience, across multiple platforms (Fill, Hughes, & De Franceso, 2013).[45] https://m.youtube.com/v/e29F5n3ea0I
There are ten essential types of marketing that can be done online. Some of these can be broken down into organic marketing and others can be categorized as paid marketing. Organic, of course, is the allure of marketing professionals from around the planet. It's free and its unencumbered traffic that simply keeps coming. Paid marketing, on the other hand, is still a very attractive proposition as long as the marketing pays for itself by having the right type of offer that converts.
The most common SEM mode is the detection of secondary electrons emitted by atoms excited by the electron beam. The number of secondary electrons that can be detected depends, among other things, on specimen topography. By scanning the sample and collecting the secondary electrons that are emitted using a special detector, an image displaying the topography of the surface is created.
While Google never sells better ranking in our search results, several other search engines combine pay-per-click or pay-for-inclusion results with their regular web search results. Some SEOs will promise to rank you highly in search engines, but place you in the advertising section rather than in the search results. A few SEOs will even change their bid prices in real time to create the illusion that they "control" other search engines and can place themselves in the slot of their choice. This scam doesn't work with Google because our advertising is clearly labeled and separated from our search results, but be sure to ask any SEO you're considering which fees go toward permanent inclusion and which apply toward temporary advertising.
Your social media strategy is more than just a Facebook profile or Twitter feed. When executed correctly, social media is a powerful customer engagement engine and web traffic driver. It's easy to get sucked into the hype and create profiles on every single social site. This is the wrong approach. What you should do instead is to focus on a few key channels where your brand is most likely to reach key customers and prospects. This chapter will teach you how to make that judgment call.
In order to engage customers, retailers must shift from a linear marketing approach of one-way communication to a value exchange model of mutual dialogue and benefit-sharing between provider and consumer.[21] Exchanges are more non-linear, free flowing, and both one-to-many or one-on-one.[5] The spread of information and awareness can occur across numerous channels, such as the blogosphere, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and a variety of other platforms. Online communities and social networks allow individuals to easily create content and publicly publish their opinions, experiences, and thoughts and feelings about many topics and products, hyper-accelerating the diffusion of information.[22] http://m.www.youtube.com/embed/e29F5n3ea0I
The majority of web traffic is driven by the major commercial search engines, Google, Bing, and Yahoo!. Although social media and other types of traffic can generate visits to your website, search engines are the primary method of navigation for most Internet users. This is true whether your site provides content, services, products, information, or just about anything else.
Prioritizing clicks refers to display click ads, although advantageous by being 'simple, fast and inexpensive' rates for display ads in 2016 is only 0.10 percent in the United States. This means one in a thousand click ads are relevant therefore having little effect. This displays that marketing companies should not just use click ads to evaluate the effectiveness of display advertisements (Whiteside, 2016).[42] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e29F5n3ea0I
Search results are presented in an ordered list, and the higher up on that list a site can get, the more traffic the site will tend to receive. For example, for a typical search query, the number one result will receive 40-60% of the total traffic for that query, with the number two and three results receiving significantly less traffic. Only 2-3% of users click beyond the first page of search results.
In the following sections, we'll cover the types of videos you should create for each stage in the image above. To start, plan to create at least two videos for each. Don't forget to include call-to-actions to help lead your audience through their purchase journey and into the role of "promoter." Over time, you can improve based on conversion rates and the content gaps you discover.
For SEM, a specimen is normally required to be completely dry, since the specimen chamber is at high vacuum. Hard, dry materials such as wood, bone, feathers, dried insects, or shells (including egg shells[19]) can be examined with little further treatment, but living cells and tissues and whole, soft-bodied organisms require chemical fixation to preserve and stabilize their structure.
Often the line between pay per click advertising and paid inclusion is debatable. Some have lobbied for any paid listings to be labeled as an advertisement, while defenders insist they are not actually ads since the webmasters do not control the content of the listing, its ranking, or even whether it is shown to any users. Another advantage of paid inclusion is that it allows site owners to specify particular schedules for crawling pages. In the general case, one has no control as to when their page will be crawled or added to a search engine index. Paid inclusion proves to be particularly useful for cases where pages are dynamically generated and frequently modified.
In secondary electron imaging (SEI), the secondary electrons are emitted from very close to the specimen surface. Consequently, SEI can produce very high-resolution images of a sample surface, revealing details less than 1 nm in size. Back-scattered electrons (BSE) are beam electrons that are reflected from the sample by elastic scattering. They emerge from deeper locations within the specimen and, consequently, the resolution of BSE images is less than SE images. However, BSE are often used in analytical SEM, along with the spectra made from the characteristic X-rays, because the intensity of the BSE signal is strongly related to the atomic number (Z) of the specimen. BSE images can provide information about the distribution, but not the identity, of different elements in the sample. In samples predominantly composed of light elements, such as biological specimens, BSE imaging can image colloidal gold immuno-labels of 5 or 10 nm diameter, which would otherwise be difficult or impossible to detect in secondary electron images.[13] Characteristic X-rays are emitted when the electron beam removes an inner shell electron from the sample, causing a higher-energy electron to fill the shell and release energy. The energy or wavelength of these characteristic X-rays can be measured by Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy or Wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and used to identify and measure the abundance of elements in the sample and map their distribution.
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^ Takaku, Yasuharu; Suzuki, Hiroshi; Ohta, Isao; Tsutsui, Takami; Matsumoto, Haruko; Shimomura, Masatsugu; Hariyama, Takahiko (7 March 2015). "A 'NanoSuit' surface shield successfully protects organisms in high vacuum: observations on living organisms in an FE-SEM". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1802): 20142857. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2857. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 4344158. PMID 25631998.
Native on-platform analytics, including Facebook's Insights, Twitter's Analytics, and Instagram's Insights. These platforms can help you evaluate your on-platform metrics such as likes, shares, retweets, comments, and direct messages. With this information, you can evaluate the effectiveness of your community-building efforts and your audience's interest in your content.
Gaining Google's trust doesn't happen overnight. It takes time. Think about building up your relationship with anyone. The longer you know that person, the more likely that trust will solidify. So, the reasoning is, that if Google just met you, it's going to have a hard time trusting you. If you want Google to trust you, you have to get other people that Google already trusts, to vouch for you. This is also known as link-building.
Opinions vary greatly among sound engineers on the best method and equipment for recording audio with a DSLR. You've likely seen many videos that use a lavalier microphone — the small piece that clips below the collar of the talent's shirt. Lavaliers come in both wired and wireless options. However, lavaliers can be a bit obtrusive both for the talent (who has to have a wire threaded down his or her shirt) and for the viewer (who has to see a microphone for the whole video).
Brian Dean, an SEO expert and the creator of BackLinko, uses SEO tactics to rank #1 on YouTube for keywords like "on page SEO" and "video SEO". Initially, Dean admits his YouTube account struggled to get any views. Employing SEO methods like keyword optimization has enabled Dean to rise to #1 on YouTube for search results related to his business. He published his full strategy on Backlinko.
This method requires an SEM image obtained in oblique low angle lighting. The grey-level is then interpreted as the slope, and the slope integrated to restore the specimen topography. This method is interesting for visual enhancement and the detection of the shape and position of objects ; however the vertical heights cannot usually be calibrated, contrary to other methods such as photogrammetry.[41] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e29F5n3ea0I&app=mobile
SEM is the wider discipline that incorporates SEO. SEM includes both paid search results (using tools like Google Adwords or Bing Ads, formerly known as Microsoft adCenter) and organic search results (SEO). SEM uses paid advertising with AdWords or Bing Ads, pay per click (particularly beneficial for local providers as it enables potential consumers to contact a company directly with one click), article submissions, advertising and making sure SEO has been done. A keyword analysis is performed for both SEO and SEM, but not necessarily at the same time. SEM and SEO both need to be monitored and updated frequently to reflect evolving best practices.
Paid Search: The advantage of paid search is that you can have your website listed on the first pages in a prominent spot on Google and other search engines. However, showing up is only part of the process. You need to create an ad that not only leads to clicks, but to sales or whatever result you're looking for. If you don't know what you're doing, it's possible to write an ad that people are drawn to and click on, however, you don't make sales. Since you pay per click, and clicks can add up quickly, you can lose money.
In December 2009, Google announced it would be using the web search history of all its users in order to populate search results.[32] On June 8, 2010 a new web indexing system called Google Caffeine was announced. Designed to allow users to find news results, forum posts and other content much sooner after publishing than before, Google caffeine was a change to the way Google updated its index in order to make things show up quicker on Google than before. According to Carrie Grimes, the software engineer who announced Caffeine for Google, "Caffeine provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index..."[33] Google Instant, real-time-search, was introduced in late 2010 in an attempt to make search results more timely and relevant. Historically site administrators have spent months or even years optimizing a website to increase search rankings. With the growth in popularity of social media sites and blogs the leading engines made changes to their algorithms to allow fresh content to rank quickly within the search results.[34] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e29F5n3ea0I&feature=youtu.be
A key objective is engaging digital marketing customers and allowing them to interact with the brand through servicing and delivery of digital media. Information is easy to access at a fast rate through the use of digital communications. Users with access to the Internet can use many digital mediums, such as Facebook, YouTube, Forums, and Email etc. Through Digital communications it creates a Multi-communication channel where information can be quickly exchanged around the world by anyone without any regard to whom they are.[28] Social segregation plays no part through social mediums due to lack of face to face communication and information being wide spread instead to a selective audience. This interactive nature allows consumers create conversation in which the targeted audience is able to ask questions about the brand and get familiar with it which traditional forms of Marketing may not offer.[29]
By building enormous amounts of value, Facebook and Google both became tremendously successful. They didn't focus on revenues at the outset. They focused on value. And every single blog and business must do the same. While this might run contrary to someone who's short on cash and hoping that internet marketing is going to bring them a windfall overnight, it doesn't quite work that way.
Another excellent guide is Google's "Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide." This is a free PDF download that covers basic tips that Google provides to its own employees on how to get listed. You'll find it here. Also well worth checking out is Moz's "Beginner's Guide To SEO," which you'll find here, and the SEO Success Pyramid from Small Business Search Marketing.
Next, consider your audience and the overall mood for your production. Are you targeting a small audience that will appreciate the newest, underground hip-hop track, or do you need something that will appeal to many demographics? Are you creating a practical product tutorial or an upbeat event recap? Be sure to choose music that enhances the overall tone of your video. https://www.youtube.com/embed/7bNPg8UbhaE


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Geografia
Guastalla es troba al bell mig de la Plana Padana, a poca distància del marge dret del riu Po, a uns 30 km de les ciutats de Parma i Màntua. Té una extensió de 52,56 km² i està a una altitud de només 25 msnm. Al nord-est limita amb la Llombardia (Província de Màntua), mentre que a l'oest es troba el torrent Crostolo.

Municipis veïns
El territori municipal limita amb els següents municipis:
Cadelbosco di Sopra, Dosolo, Gualtieri, Luzzara, Novellara i Reggiolo.

Administració
Administrativament el municipi està dividit en 6 districtes:
Pieve, San Giacomo, San Giorgio, San Girolamo, San Martino, San Rocco, Tagliata.

Història

Un lloc de guàrdia
Hi ha restes arqueològiques que daten el primer poblament de Guastalla en el període etrusc. El nom de Guastalla és esmentat per primera vegada a començaments de l'edat mitjana, l'any 864, en documents que expliquen que el rei Lluís II d'Itàlia feia donació a la seva esposa, Angilberga, de Guastalla: un «lloc de guàrdia» longobard fortificat, per la defensa dels romans d'Orient instal·lats a Màntua.

Al  va passar a ser domini dels Canossa. El nucli habitat que havia sorgit a l'entorn de l'església de Pieve, va obtenir el privilegi de "nullius dioecesis" per part del papa Urbà II. En aquesta època va començar a tenir importància per l'explotació d'àmplies zones de conreu aprofitant els terrenys fèrtils de la vora del Po, un lloc que també tenia valor per ser un punt de gual del riu. El 1102 la comtessa Matilde de Canossa va assignar Guastalla al monestir de San Sisto di Piacenza. La zona va passar després sota control dels senyors de Cremona, després fou propietat de Giberto III, senyor de Correggio, i després va ser possessió dels Visconti, que la van mantenir fins al 1402.

El Comtat de Guastalla
Va ser després propietat de la família Terzi, els quals la van cedir a Guido Torelli, senyor de Màntua, el qual la va transformar en comtat el 1428. Els Torelli van governar el comtat del 1406 al 1539, hi van establir la seva residència habitual i van ser els que van començar a donar a la ciutat una forma urbanística organitzada, amb la presència d'un palau nobiliari, un castell, església i plaça. Amb la mort d'Aquiles Torelli, sense hereus mascles, el comtat va passar a la seva única filla Lluïsa.

Lluïsa Torelli va preferir diners a ser la governant del comtat i el va vendre a Ferrante Gonzaga, un dels fills del marquès de Màntua, per 22.230 escuts d'or el 1539. Ferrante va obtenir de l'emperador el reconeixement com a duc i el dret a transferir el títol als seus descendents, així es va crear una nova branca dels Gonzaga, els Gonzaga de Guastalla. El comtat era, doncs, un feu de l'imperi amb força autonomia.

Durant el govern dels Gonzaga, Guastalla va tenir la seva època de màxima esplendor. La seva noblesa estava relacionada amb els senyors més rellevants del seu moment. Per la ciutat van passar artistes i poetes, entre ells Torquato Tasso, Campi i Guercino. Es va crear una seca sota la direcció de Gasparo Mola, que va produir monedes pròpies fins al 1746.

El Ducat de Guastalla
El 1621, sota el domini de Ferrante II la ciutat va passar a ser un ducat, però a més, aquest governant va ampliar el territori incloent Reggiolo i, en època del seu fill Cèsar II Gonzaga es va afegir Dosolo i Luzzara. Va continuar sent una ciutat important fins que es va iniciar una crisi dinàstica i va estar al mig de la guerra entre Espanya i França. El 1689, atacada per les tropes espanyoles del Milanesat, va quedar privada dels seus elements defensius: la muralla i el castell. A la mort de Ferran III Gonzaga, el 1678, va deixar al seu títol a Vicenç Gonzaga, mentre que el territori va passar al seu gendre Ferran Carles Gonzaga-Nevers. Aquest, però, acusat de deslleialtat envers l'imperi fou desposseït dels seus territoris en la dieta de Ratisbona, el 30 de juny del 1708.

Després d'uns anys annexada al Milanesat, sota domini de la Corona Espanyola, va ser ocupada pels austríacs el 1735, amb motiu de la guerra de successió de Polònia; va ser cedida al duc de Savoia Carles Manuel III de Sardenya i va formar part del Ducat de Parma.

El 1806 va tornar a ser un ducat independent del de Parma i va ser concedit a Paulina Bonaparte i al seu marit Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese. Després Napoleó Bonaparte i Maria Lluïsa d'Àustria la van tornar a incorporar dins el Ducat de Parma. El 1847 el territori de tota la província va ser annexionat breument al Ducat de Mòdena. Després de la dissolució del Ducat de Mòdena i de la seva annexió al Regne de Sardenya, Guastalla el 1861 va passar a formar part del Regne d'Itàlia, dins la província de Reggio Emília. En virtut de la seva història, la ciutat conserva gelosament les antigues tradicions locals i la cultura, així com el seu dialecte particular.

Llocs d'interès

Arquitectura civil

 La plaça Mazzini, una construcció amb porxos dominada pel monument a Ferrante I Gonzaga, obra de l'escultor Leone Leoni.
 El palau ducal, del 1567, reconstruït en gran part i a l'interior del qual està el Museu de la Ciutat.
 L'Ajuntament, edifici iniciat en la primera meitat del  i acabat pels Gonzaga en el .
 La Biblioteca Maldotti, rica en manuscrits, antigues edicions i una gran col·lecció de dibuixos.
 La plaça Garibaldi, amb el Teatre Municipal d'estil neoclàssic.
 La plaça Matteotti, on està la Torre Civica o "Campanón", que s'alça sobre les restes de l'antic castell que fou destruït pels espanyols.
 La plaça Martiri Patrioti, on està el monument en memòria dels caiguts en la primera guerra mundial; està decorada en estil liberty.

Arquitectura religiosa

A Guastalla hi ha més de 40 esglésies, les més importants són:

 Santa Croce (della Morte)
 Beata Vergine della Porta
 Cattedrale di S. Pietro (Duomo)
 Beata Vergine dell'Olmo
 San Giuseppe
 Santi Filippo e Giacomo (S. Giacomo)
 San Giorgio
 San Girolamo
 Beata Vergine della Neve (Tagliata)
 SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo (la Pieve)

 San Rocco
 Beata Vergine del Rosario
 San Francesco
 Santi Francesco e Bernardino (Cappuccini)
 Santissima Annunziata (I Servi)
 San Carlo
 Beata Vergine della Concezione
 Santissimo Crocifisso (Cappuccine)
 San Marco
 San Giacomo Apostolo (Solarolo)
 San Martino (la nuova)
 San Carlo (ex oratorio)
 Beata Vergine Maria (oratorio a S. Girolamo)

Demografia
Segons els estudis censals efectuats des del 1861, la població ha anat en creixement progressiu, amb dos períodes d'aturada del creixement: el 1881 i del 1981 al 2000.

En data del 31 de desembre del 2008 els ciutadans estrangers residents al municipi representaven el 12,3% de tota la població local.
La zona formada per Guastalla, Boretto, Brescello, Gualtieri, Luzzara, Novellara, Poviglio i Reggiolo és la part de la província amb l'índex més alt de ciutadans extracomunitaris (no procedents de la UE), el 12,5%. Per contra, és la zona amb menor nombre de ciutadans no italians procedents de la UE (0,8%). La següent llista informa dels països de procedència de la població estrangera més significatius i el nombre d'habitants de cada grup:

 Pakistan, 552
 Índia, 312
 Marroc, 459
 Macedònia del Nord, 200
 Moldàvia, 165

 Tunísia, 120
 Albània, 116
 Romania, 112
 Xina, 74
 Ucraïna, 52

Ciutats agermanades
  Forcalquier, França, des del 1981.
  Giovinazzo, Itàlia, des del 2004.
  Gabicce Mare, Itàlia, des del 2009.

Senyors de Guastalla
Comtes de la dinastia Torelli
 Guiu III el Gran, senyor de Guastalla (1406) i Montechiarugolo (1407) a 1449, comte des de 1428
 Cristòfor (mort el 1460) consenyor de Montechiarugolo i cocomte de Guastalla 1449-1456, senyor de Montechiarugolo 1456-1460
 Pere Guiu Torelli (mort el 1460) consenyor de Montechiarugolo i cocomte de Guastalla 1449-1456, comte de Guastalla 1456-1460
 Guiu Galeot, co-comte 1460-vers 1467, senyor de Setlimo després de vers 1467
 Pere Maria
 Frederic
 Alexandre
 Lluís
 Alda
 Francesc Maria Torelli, cocomte 1460-vers 1467, comte vers 1467-1486
 Pere Guiu Torelli cocomte 1486-1494 (+1494)
 Aquil·les Torelli, cocomte 1486-1494, comte 1494-1522
 Lluïsa Torelli, comtessa 1522-1539 (ven el comtat als Gonzaga el 1539, va morir el 1559)
Comtes de la dinastia Gonzaga

Ducs de Guastalla

El 1746 el ducat va passar al Ducat de Parma.

Fills il·lustres

Esdeveniments culturals
 El 1772 l'important filòsof i escriptor Gotthold Ephraim Lessing va escriure el dramma Emilia Galotti, ambientat en la ciutat de Guastalla.
 El 1976 a la ciutat es van filmar algunes escenes de la pel·lícula Novecento, de Bernardo Bertolucci.
 Des del 2001 , es fa una trobada anual de titelles i titellaires en un indret a la vora del Po, anomenat l'Ostello del Po. L'esdeveniment dura dos o tres dies, al setembre o a l'octubre, i es diu RaduPo.
 Cada 25 de novembre se celebra la Fira de Santa Caterina.
 El tercer diumenge de maig es fa la Fira de San Felice.
 Cada 3 anys, a finals del mes de maig, se celebra La Gnoccata , una festa de gastronomia popular que es va originar al .

Notes

Referències

Bibliografia

Municipis de Reggio de l'Emília
Estats feudals d'Itàlia
Comtats d'Itàlia
Ducats d'Itàlia
Geografia d'Emília-Romanya

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Debt has no place in traditional academic macroeconomic models.
Successful traders and speculators, however, have always relied on debt cycles to predict crashes.
After the Great Recession and following Minsky heritage, academics started to pay more attention to debt cycles. They use High Yield corporate credit as reference.
In this article, we take look at the HY credit market and try to offer a preview of the future.
Several known traders, like George Soros, Stanley Druckenmiller or Ray Dalio, have proposed that the economic cycles are heavily correlated with credit market cycles. This means that when we have strong economic times, the excesses tend accumulate on the financial system, which, due to its endogenous frailty, tends to go from boom to bust. In the end of a bull market, it is the credit contraction that pushes the recession forward.
The academic world also had a proponent of such theory, Hyman Minsky. However, his theories have failed to attract much attention in the mainstream economics, or for that matter, policymakers in Central Banks.
Nevertheless, the academic world is now watching a renaissance of the credit cycle theory. Researchers claim to have developed a model based on the credit cycle that is capable of predicting recessions. Academics claiming oracle-like status is nothing new in economics, but this time they seem to be onto something.
The truth is that several known traders, as the ones mentioned, have made entire careers navigating through the storms of boom-and-bust cycles in credit markets. Therefore, if people have made a living out of this type of pattern recognition, it is only logical that academics try to test it scientifically.
Theory behind the boom-and-bust cycle has been around for some time in many forms, but it has been overlooked by the academic world for a long time.
Samuel Hanson and Robin Greenwood are among the academics that tried to tie the knot between credit fluctuations and economic cycles. In their work Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns, they provide evidence that debt issuance and financing costs supported by low quality companies (HYG) (JNK) are useful in forecasting credit market overheating. This tends to be more useful than just looking at the global credit growth (AGG). This makes sense because during euphorias, risks tend to be overlooked, which results in low quality firms receiving credit at a lower price than should be realistic during normal times.
Where are we in the economic cycle?
Danielle DiMartino Booth, in a Bloomberg piece, argued that the share of non-investment grade credit is bigger than the figures present, because there is a huge amount of BBB corporate credit (the last before "junk" status) being counted as investment grade. This means that even a small deterioration in fundamentals might kick the BBB tranche to junk and reveal a very different reality in the corporate credit market.
Basically, what she is saying is that the share of high yield credit is probably much higher than the current figures suggest. In graph 2, we can see that the medium grade bonds have skyrocketed, taking the place of high grade debt. Meaning that, if rating companies repeat the subprime mistake of selling investment grade ratings to speculative companies, we might have an explosion in non-investment grade debt.
In graph 3, we can see that we are in all-time highs in terms of Corporate debt to GDP, and since the mix inside the investment grade pool has shifted from high grade to medium grade, we must question ourselves about the quality of this debt.
To reinforce the narrative of a lax high yield corporate credit market, we might add that the default rate in this category is at a very low level, which might be reinforcing the idea that high yield companies are in very good shape and loans can keep rising.
This is confirmed by high yield spreads, which are close to historical lows, meaning that investors have appetite for HY debt even when the market seems overheated.
What might turn the tables in the corporate credit market?
In most economic developments, we can identify one trigger that changes the whole thing. Obviously, it's not like that trigger was the sole responsible for the chain of events, after all imbalances accumulate over time. However, a moment arrives when we cannot just carry on our business-as-usual routine. For instance, we can argue that the subprime crisis officially started when huge amounts of mortgages bearing teaser rates, kicked-in full interest rates. Many loans needed refinancing, and all came down when banks refused to loan money between them and overnight spreads on interbank loans skyrocketed.
Looking at the graph 5, we can see that the needs for refinancing high yield credit will peak in 2021, but by 2020 the refinancing needs will already have doubled the 2018 figures. Actually, by 2020, the whole corporate credit market will have refinancing needs that double the ones in the present year.
By then, with the positive effects of the tax reform already wearing off, a hiccup like a high-profile insolvency might make everyone scared and initiate a credit contraction.
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Persuading a Company to Have an Internship
by Lisa McQuerrey
Describe the skills you bring to the workplace.
Participating in an internship is a great way to get hands-on, real life job experience in the field you're interested in pursuing. But what if the company you'd like to work for doesn't have a formal internship program? Be proactive and pitch your own idea for a job shadowing/internship experience. The company is likely to be impressed by your initiative.
Once you identify a company you want to intern with, learn as much as you can about the operation, including its internal organizational structure. If there's a particular division or department you're interested in, familiarize yourself with the responsibilities there. You can glean information from the company's website and possibly download an annual report to review. If you know someone who works for the company, employ their help in your research.
Write a Proposal
Draft a proposal describing what you want to do as an intern. Be specific and emphasize that you plan to be an active contributor during your time with the company. For example, if you're interested in a marketing career, your proposal should include an overview of your interest areas, such as communications, copywriting, graphic design, advertising development and scripting. Indicate the timeframe you are available, and if you're proposing the internship for college credit, coordinate with your school guidance counseling department to ensure the parameters of the internship are in line with the school's requirements.
Contact the company's human resources department and explain why you want to intern with the company. Emphasize what you like about the business and why you think an internship would be a valuable opportunity. Highlight your personal and professional traits, such as dependability, dedication, attention to detail and organization. If the HR director is open to the idea, ask for a personal appointment to discuss the parameters of your proposal.
Sell Yourself
Interviewing for an internship is much like interviewing for a job. Arrive at your appointment early, dressed professionally, and with several copies of your resume and your internship proposal on hand. Be prepared to answer questions about your educational background and areas of interest as well as provide information about your work history. The company will want to know what you expect to get out of the internship experience, so be ready to highlight your areas of interest. Emphasize your ability to take direction and ensure the employer you will be more help than hindrance.
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Lisa McQuerrey has been a business writer since 1987. In 1994, she launched a full-service marketing and communications firm. McQuerrey's work has garnered awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the International Association of Business Communicators and the Associated Press. She is also the author of several nonfiction trade publications, and, in 2012, had her first young-adult novel published by Glass Page Books.
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Well Played is an epicenter of gaming, and we're always hosting new events, tournaments, and meetups. Check out our calendar below for the latest happenings at Well Played.
What better way to celebrate your birthday than by playing games at Well Played? Whether you're a kid or an adult, a novice or an enthusiast, we've go the perfect party package for you! Email events@wellplayedasheville.com to start planning!
As many as you would like! We have games that range from 1 to 15 players, but recommend that the party be limited to 15 players. For large groups, we are happy to reserve the entire back section of Well Played. Please email events@wellplayedasheville.com for more information on pricing.
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As an adjunct to this blog, see the CogDogRoo Planning Wiki for the wiki-like brainstorming with the planners of each of my site visits- this is being shared with my hosts so we can map out the plans for my visits.
Two Wikis? Three? Most of the workshop materials will be found at http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/ – I am going to be the sole editor on that site (no, it does not sound all so free and open wiki like, but there is a sound reason)– just so I can ensure the materials are up to date and pristine. During the workshops, when there is a place for participants to contribute, I will refer them to a companion wiki at http://cogdoghouse.wikispaces.com which is open to edit (see the instructions for How to Leave Notes). I regularly monitor that wiki for ideas to update the main workshop materials.


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Schools and offices in the New Paltz Central School District will be closed Tuesday amid a water advisory in the Village of New Paltz.
The village is warning residents not to use water while it investigates differences in taste and smell, according to the municipality's Facebook page.
Three posts regarding the water were published on the page and signed by Mayor Tim Rogers between 11:17 a.m. on Sunday and 9:44 a.m. on Monday.
"We hope to have this resolved as soon as possible and will provide updates as we continue to investigate," Rogers said on the Monday post. It was not clear how long the warning would be in effect.
The caution came days after the Catskill Aqueduct was returned to service. The 95-year-old aqueduct, which supplies water to the village and town of New Paltz, as well as parts of Newburgh, New Windsor and other areas, had been closed for 10 weeks for repairs and cleaning.
Rogers said in the first post that the plant operator is working on determining what changed. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, which runs the aqueduct, has been contacted.
"We are also looking to see if there might be differences since we are using our new more efficient water filtration system as well as having just recently started using Catskill Aqueduct water again after the NYC DEP completed a phase of repairs last month," the first post read.
The village said it will switch to using local reservoir water at this time.
At 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, the village posted that there is no indication that the water is harmful or contaminated.
Residents are asked to call the Department of Public works at 845-255-1980 to report any issues.
The school district announced the Tuesday closures Monday evening. All out of district transportation, including BOCES Career and Tech, will be provided at normally scheduled times.


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PERF's COVID-19 coronavirus resources, including past editions of the Daily COVID-19 Report, are available at https://www.policeforum.org/coronavirus.
For today's Daily COVID-19 Report, we asked public information officers to tell us how their communications with the public, and with their agency employees, have changed because of the pandemic.
-- The pandemic has forced the news media to operate differently. Fewer reporters and camera crews are being sent to crime scenes or news conferences. This creates opportunities for agencies to shape stories by collecting and disseminating video and audio footage.
-- Many police agencies are adopting a "social media first" strategy. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, department blogs, and other social media platforms are effective for communicating directly with the public. In addition, many reporters pick up stories directly from police and sheriffs' departments' social media channels.
-- Now is a good time for generating "good news" stories. With so many news stories focused on grim COVID-19 news, media personnel and the community are hungry for positive stories not related to the pandemic. Stories about the heroic or community-minded actions by police officers can fill that void, but the stories must be authentic.
-- Technology is providing additional opportunities to reach the news media and the community. Chiefs, sheriffs, and other police leaders are using Zoom and other video platforms to conduct community town halls, media briefings, and one-on-one interviews with reporters.
-- With newsrooms working remotely and largely focused on COVID-19, some police PIOs are finding additional time to focus on internal communications. Messages often focus on changes in policies, safety precautions, and other pertinent information, and chiefs and sheriffs are delivering those messages to their personnel.
-- Getting the chief or sheriff out in front of the media and community can offer reassurance. Law enforcement agencies are working to send the message that the police are still out in the community answering calls, taking reports, and working to prevent crime. Having the chief or sheriff deliver that message can increase the impact.
Anthony Guglielmi, Director of Public Affairs, Fairfax County Police Department:
Reporters Are Less Interested in Attending Events
My job here in Fairfax is probably 60% internal communications and 40% external communications, and that's because the media in greater Washington, DC have changed how they're covering things. When I came to Fairfax [from the Chicago Police Department] in April, one of the first things I did was have a virtual meeting with the DC press corps to introduce myself. They told me that, in light of COVID, they're not covering things the same way, because they also are teleworking.
For a lot of the routine police activities they would normally cover, I've noticed they're sending a helicopter over scenes to get B-roll, then asking us for information. And when they are covering events like press conferences, they're using pool reporters and pool cameras, then sharing the material among stations. Print reporters seem to like Zoom and Microsoft Teams video chats.
In Chicago we had field-based PIOs on two shifts per day who would go out and look for positive stories happening in the city and the department. We're going to build that here in Fairfax County as well. The chief has stressed the importance of social distancing, and we're doing everything we can to limit officers' physical interaction with the public as much as possible. But the officers are still doing great things, and the chief wants to find a way to profile it.
Chuck Wexler: Do you change your communication strategy because everyone is shut in their houses?
Anthony Guglielmi: Overall, I think communication has shifted from traditional television to social media and mobile devices. But with many people inside their homes all day, I'm willing to bet that TVs are on in the background.
Fairfax County puts all our public safety and crime information on a public-facing blog. It's a direct-to-consumer approach to delivering information, and the media subscribes to the blog too. The vast majority of subscribers have an alert, so whenever the police department posts something, they get an email or text message.
So our approach is to choose "all of the above." We have a social media team of two people, and we're also doing traditional media relations to make sure that what we push out socially goes to mainstream media as well.
Lt. Christopher Cook, Arlington, TX Police Department:
People Want to Hear Positive Stories That Aren't About COVID-19
We've noticed that people are really longing for positive stories that are not COVID-19 related. I've noticed that when we use our social media accounts to highlight good police work, it does phenomenally well on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
The traditional media isn't covering traditional crime stories unless they have a COVID-19 component. You'll see some one-off stories here and there, but for the most part, they just don't have the staff or resources to cover those right now. That presents a good opportunity for PIOs to shop positive stories. For example, on social media we highlighted a story about a seven-year-old who notified his dad when his little sister swallowed a battery, then they brought her to the hospital and she was okay. It played on all the local affiliates in our media market. It has nothing to do with COVID, but I think it does well because people are optimistically hoping that we're going to get through this.
We have to be careful that, as a law enforcement agency, we stay in our lane. Most of the pandemic information here has been managed by fire departments, public health, or hospitals. We're certainly posting support for the community and frontline heroes. But we have to make sure the correct agencies are putting out health information, and we're not overstepping our boundaries.
Through out this pandemic, when we've highlighted what's going on in the community, we've made sure that has come through our chief's account and was retweeted by our departmental accounts. When you put your leaders out front, people feel reassured both internally and externally.
Josh Rubenstein, Public Information Director, Los Angeles Police Department:
Our Chief Does "Ask Me Anything" Sessions on Facebook
We're very accessible. We normally do a large in-person media briefing every week. Now that we can't do that, we're accepting all the one-on-one interviews. We figured the only way we're going to be able to connect with the news stations is to hold those one-on-ones. And those are easier on us when they're virtual, because you don't have to travel with the chief out to the TV stations. It's direct access to the chief, which is really important right now. There hasn't been much interest in talking to anyone in the department other than the chief of police.
We also did some AMAs ("ask me anything") with the chief live on our Facebook page. Residents could ask the chief questions directly.
We're using social media outlets, including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, to do direct communication with our residents. They ask us questions, and we reply back with answers or resources. It's another way to connect.
We've held community forums where the chief would do a Zoom call with special stakeholder groups. We're doing that one or more times per week.
We also put together a series of live events on Facebook for school-aged children who are stuck inside all day. The first was a virtual school assembly, with presentations on safety and stranger danger. The next week our training division did physical fitness. The we did a live tour of our mounted unit and met some of the horses.
We also have a pretty successful podcast, where we talk to people and get stories about having to work in this era.
Bryan Beyer, Director of Public Affairs, Seminole County, FL Sheriff's Office:
Our Facebook Account Is More Popular Since COVID Began
I have a PIO who is a 25-year journalist and produces stories for us. We tell people what's going on at the agency, because they want to know that everything is okay. We tell them that we're still going to respond to their call for service, but it may look different. We may show up wearing a mask, or ask you to step outside. And we may call you to take a report over the phone.
I'm looking at our Facebook Insights data from the first month of this pandemic, and our engagement and page "likes" were up significantly. We did that by sharing information that was relevant to our citizens, letting them know what we'd be doing, and not sharing anything that would add stress or anxiety unless absolutely necessary.
We don't have a lot of homicides and violent crime, so we've been able to share positive stories. We've also been able to share stories about what's going on in the agency, and our concerns about things like child abuse and domestic violence.
Howard Ludwig, Public Relations Coordinator, Chicago Police Department:
We've Received Inquiries from Amazon Prime Video
We've relied a lot on pool cameras. Normally we would get five or six cameras shoulder-to-shoulder for an announcement. Now there's one and they all share the same footage.
We're also finding new ways to connect with the community when you can't shake hands or give high fives. The superintendent had the idea to do some NBA 2K tournaments on Xbox with kids from the neighborhood, as a way to reach out to them. We're setting that up now.
We also did an internal video with a deputy chief who found out he had COVID the same day he attended the funeral of one of our officers who died of the virus. He opened up about going through that. We put that video out internally and gave a one-on-one interview to one of our local news stations. One of our officers who had COVID-19 saw the video, reached out to news affairs, and now we're working with him to help him donate his plasma. We'll do external communications about that, to show how CPD is helping others in the community.
In a shift in the media market, the person who first contacted us looking for these stories was a producer with Amazon Prime Video. That was the first time we've worked with them, but I doubt it will be the last. I anticipate we'll be providing more material to those streaming networks in the future.
Sgt. Thelma Vega, Chicago Police Department:
We've Had 500 COVID Cases, So We're Doing Internal Messaging about Mental Health
On the internal side, we have over 500 COVID cases, so we've been messaging about the mental health element of COVID. We've been putting out a lot of videos. We brought doctors from Rush University in to team up with our peer support groups and chaplain unit to go out into the districts and answer questions.
The new superintendent has been visiting districts and places like businesses and community groups that have donated equipment to the department.
Sgt. John Boyle, Boston Police Department:
We Balance Hard News with "Feel-Good" Stories
I'm finding the media is craving feel-good stories; our social media accounts blow up whenever we post them. But we continue to balance the stories about gun arrests and violent crime, and not just put out happy stories. We use tributes to nurses, doctors, and all the frontline medical heroes, and both the traditional media and social media are eating it up.
Wexler: What's the most effective way to reach the public in Boston?
Sergeant Boyle: We use all our social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and our BPD News blog. We have a lot of news stations with high viewership, and I think a lot of people are tuning into the news a lot more right now. We also utilize the newspapers. The Globe picks up on all our stories, mostly from BPD News. I also record any of the police commissioner's public statements on the street and send them to the papers. A lot of the print reporters don't want to come out on the street right now, so we provide them the sound bite immediately.


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First Annual Arlen Ness Bike Show - Nor Cal's Fine-Ness
Eric Ellis, Photography by Eric Ellis posted Feb 24th, 2009 at 1:16am
This past January, NorCal-more specifically, the city of San Jose, CA-was host to an inaugural show that's bound to become one of those "you've gotta go at least once" types of events. All it took were two small words to pack the McEnery Convention Center with bikes, bodies, and blue ribbbons: Arlen Ness.
Usually after a first-time event, you hear a list of excuses trying to explain why the turnout wasn't what it was expected to be. Organizers or promoters will say everything from "it was too (insert weather-related adjective)" to "the headlining band cancelled at the last minute" to the best excuse of all: "The printing company screwed up the dates on all the promotional materials."
There was no need for excuses this past January 27-28, as more than 10,000 people flocked to get a glimpse of the godfather of customs, Arlen Ness, and his equally talented bike-building son, Cory Ness. But this weekend wasn't just a meet-'n'-greet opportunity for fans. It was also a chance for up-and-coming builders to show off their skills, hopefully get a nod of appreciation from Arlen or Cory, and maybe even walk away with a cash prize.
Aside from of all the bikes (more than 200) that were vying for top honors in the bike show, there were more than 100 vendors on-site, with companies such as Custom Chrome, BMC Choppers, Danny Gray Seats, Ride Wright Wheels, and Eye Ride Eyewear displaying their goods. Beer, bikes, and babes-it was everything motorcycling is supposed to be about: having fun.
OK, so that was the gist of the show-nothing out of the ordinary. Well, almost nothing. The one thing that really impressed us about this show was the number of good-looking Harleys that were there. Sure, the ground-up customs were pulling their weight, but we were on the lookout for Harleys to feature and found quite a few. So let's skip all the b.s. and get to the bikes...some of which you'll see full features on in upcoming issues.
Oh, yeah-don't forget to check out next year's show, to be held January 26-27, 2008 (www.arlennessbikeshow.com), 'cause "you've gotta go at least once."


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Role Recall: Tim Robbins on being in the first Marvel movie, where his 'Bull Durham' character is now and the one thing he still has from 'The Shawshank Redemption'
Ethan Alter
·Senior Writer, Yahoo Entertainment
As far as souvenirs from movie sets go, a jar filled with rocks may sound considerably less cool than a lightsaber or a suit of armor straight from Middle-earth. But for Tim Robbins, it's a prized possession — one that was gifted to him a quarter-century ago after filming wrapped on The Shawshank Redemption. And it's a present that perfectly complements the character he portrays in Frank Darabont's beloved 1994 adaptation of the Stephen King novella. Sentenced to life in the titular prison for killing his wife and her lover, Robbins's Andy Dufresne tunnels his way to freedom through the crumbling walls over the course of many years. He hides the evidence under the noses of Shawshank's staff by dumping the rocks from that tunnel in the yard. And every day he's reminded of that experience. "In my office, I have a jar of rocks from that yard that the extras gave me," Robbins reveals in Yahoo Entertainment's latest Role Recall. (Watch our interview above.)
A rock-filled jar is only one of the invaluable mementos that the Oscar-winning actor and director took away from his Shawshank experience. Robbins also carries with him a lifelong bond with Morgan Freeman, who plays Andy's friend and prison mentor, Red. "We would have nice barbecues, and discover rural Ohio [together]. I always respected him as an actor. As a child I saw him in The Electric Company, so I was like, 'Dude, you don't know how good that was!' And he was like, 'Yes, I do.'"
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in 'The Shawshank Redemption' (Photo: Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection)
Shawshank has also brought Robbins instant recognition around the world. "I find it really inspiring: a movie that was essentially ignored by audiences when it came out became such a popular film," he says. "I'm in a film that is considered by many to be their favorite film ever, and that is so rare. Wherever I go, people stop and thank me for that film. They thank me because it touched something in them, and it changed something in them." That reaction, in turn, motivates Robbins to continue his efforts to improve America's criminal justice system, a task he's pursued both through real-world activism as well as directorial efforts like his 1996 film, Dead Man Walking, and the new documentary 45 Seconds of Laughter, which recently screened at the 57th New York Film Festival. "The fact that [Shawshank] is so successful gives me great hope for us making a great difference in reforming the criminal justice system."
Read on for some of the other highlights of our career deep dive with Robbins.
Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck and Tim Robbins (Photo: Lucasfilm)
Long before Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man, Ben Affleck's Daredevil or Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man, Howard the Duck endeavored to bring a slice of the Marvel Comics universe to the big screen. Unfortunately, the George Lucas-produced movie hatched as a legendary bomb instead of an ongoing franchise. Three decades later, though, Howard the Duck has cultivated a small, but loyal fanbase of now-grown kids who saw it in theaters in 1986, and their kids who have seen it repeatedly on DVD. "To be honest, I think there's a lot of charming things about that film," Robbins says now, adding that it was a pretty good gig during shooting as well. "George Lucas had just done Star Wars, it was a lot of money, it was on location and I think it was the first film that the Marvel Universe did. So on paper it felt really great!"
Bull Durham (1988)
Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins square off in 'Bull Durham.' (Photo: MGM)
Even as '80s comedy favorites like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Ghostbusters are rebooted or remade, Ron Shelton has steadfastly refused to update his hilarious baseball classic. But that hasn't stopped Robbins from imagining what his Durham Bulls pitcher, "Nuke" LaLoosh has been up to since his million-dollar arm scored him a ticket to the Show... despite his five-cent head. "I always imagine that in the sequel, Nuke would be signing autographs at some convention to get some money. [Then] he comes back with the knuckleball. That's the only thing he can throw, and he learns how to throw a sick knuckleball that brings him back to the majors." We'd pay approximately $1,000,000.05 to see that movie.
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Tim Robbins in 'Jacob's Ladder' (Photo: Sony/TriStar)
It's hard to tell reality from hallucination in Adrian Lyne's cult horror movie starring Robbins as a Vietnam veteran who may or may not be dead for the entire film. But here's one thing that definitely isn't real: that ice bath that poor Jacob gets submerged in was a lukewarm dip at best. "There was some ice in there, but most of it was this plastic ice," Robbins says. "So that's acting! I think you would put an actor into hypothermia if you put them in that much ice."
Tim Robbins in 'The Player' (Photo: Fine Line/Warner Bros.)
If there were a Mount Rushmore of single-take tracking shots, The Player's nearly eight-minute opening sequence — orchestrated by master director Robert Altman to unfold without a single cut — would be engraved in stone alongside Touch of Evil and Goodfellas. "It was a day of rehearsal for that opening shot," Robbins remembers. "[Altman] took his time; he wanted to do it right. The other thing he told us, which was typical Altman, was 'We know where the camera is going to be, but we have no idea what you're going to say.' It's really exciting to do filmmaking like that."
Bob Roberts (1992)
Robbins was so inspired by watching Altman work, he moved into the director's chair almost immediately after shooting wrapped on The Player. Inspired by the political climate of the time, as well as cinema vérité documentaries like Don't Look Back, he created a charmingly conniving Republican senatorial candidate that presaged politicians to come. "I wanted to make a film that follows a candidate who is hiding a lot of things, but his image is so charming and American that no one really looks very deeply into who he is. [The film] holds a special place in my heart ... and is really [about] where we are now."
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Paul Newman and Tim Robbins in 'The Hudsucker Proxy' (Photo: Warner Bros.)
Sure, you might be able to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time — but have you ever tried hula hooping while delivering a monologue? That's the tricky skill that Robbins had to master for the Joel and Ethan Coen's supremely underappreciated corporate satire, in which he invents those circular torture devices ... uh, we mean, toys. "Hula hoops are really hard," he confesses. "Not to mention having to remember a whole speech and hula hoop at the same time! That was the scene I was just terrified of. I worked on it every day and couldn't get it." Eventually, his hula hoop teacher (yes, he had a hula hoop teacher on set) came up with a solution: just add sand. "He said we could add some weight into it, and that's what I was able to figure out."
Mystic River (2003)
Think that Clint Eastwood's one-take directing style is only Hollywood legend? Think again. "Most of what you see in Mystic River is the first take," confirms Robbins, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the filmmaker's Best Picture-nominated crime drama. "On rare occasions a second take would be allowed. When you know the rules going in, you show up ready to work. And because of this, we also worked between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. everyday. Usually films go 12 to 14 hours!"
Read more from Yahoo Entertainment:
'Shawshank Redemption' at 25: Why Morgan Freeman almost balked at playing 'Irishman' Red
Role Recall: Nick Nolte on why he initially refused to work with Eddie Murphy in '48 Hrs.,' wearing lifts at Barbra Streisand's apartment and more
Role Recall: Andie MacDowell on overcoming 'shocking and heartbreaking' start in 'Tarzan,' Bill Murray shenanigans on 'Groundhog Day' and more
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A major winter storm lashed much of the East Coast Sunday and Monday, causing widespread power outages and disrupting travel over the holiday weekend.The latest: Authorities in North Carolina confirmed that two people died in a car crash and that they responded 600 vehicle accidents during the storm on Sunday, per the Washington Post.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeWe have updated our 2021-2022 Eastern US seasonal snowfall table
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