As marketers, we know that there are a million things we could be working on at any given time: e-books, white papers, blog posts, webinars, paid advertising, e-mail marketing.
They're all important, but part of running a successful business is about putting your focus on the highest-leverage activities. That's the stuff that brings you the most bang for your buck — the stuff that helps you justify the ROI of your job to your boss.
One of the highest leverage activities you can spend your time on is optimizing your SEO. If you can get even one of your blog posts ranked at the top of Google for a broad keyword, it could drive thousands more visitors to your site every month.
And if you've got the rest of your sales funnel in place, then those thousands of visitors could add up to some significant ROI.
In this post, we'll cover 20 tactics you can use to boost your SEO rankings.
The best, most efficient way to make your content stand out isn't by reinventing the wheel — it's by building a better version of what has already been proven to work.
Instead of trying to create an epic 10x piece of content from scratch, look for the blog posts or videos that already perform well within your niche and build on it. Brian Dean from Backlinko calls this the Skyscraper Technique.
For example, let's say I wanted to write an article for a new marketing blog about Facebook ads.
First, I'd do some research to figure out which blog posts about Facebook ads have a track record of generating a lot of links. There are a few ways to do this.
I could go on Google, type in a broad search term, and see what ranks near the top.
Or I could type a broad search term into a tool like BuzzSumo and immediately get a list of highly shared content related to my topic.
Next, I'd pick one of those successful pieces of content, and build on it.
Another way to improve on existing content is by making it more visually appealing.
For example, this post on Pardot.com ranks at the top of Google for the search term "buyer journey," mainly because of how the post is designed.
According to Brian Dean, by taking a post that is already proven and building on it, you drastically reduce the likelihood that your content falls flat because you're writing content that has already worked.
An important factor for getting a post to rank high in the search results is having a lot of other influential people link back to it. One easy way to do this is by mentioning your industry's influencers in your content.
When other people see their name mentioned somewhere on the Internet, they're much more inclined to share the piece on their own social media, blogs or newsletters. And because industry influencers usually have large audiences, that means more targeted traffic back to your site.
A simple e-mail like this sent to the right influencer could be the "tipping point" that makes your content go viral. In fact, according to Blogging Wizard, with the right approach you can get up to an 80% response rate from the top influencers in your industry.
We all have pages on our blog that perform really well in search, and others that fall on page three, four, or even lower. And the frustrating thing is that some of our low-ranked content may contain amazing material. If only those poor blog posts could get a little push — like a share from an influencer or several more backlinks — they might go viral or rank at the top of SERPs.
One way to give the poor-ranking content a push is by finding the posts on your site that rank higher in Google and adding links within them to the pages that rank lower.
Within this post, they link to multiple articles on their blog about topics like list purchasing and developing a social media content calendar — neither of which rank as high.
This is a great way to give some of your lower ranked content the boost they need to get to the top.
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The best content is the kind that speaks to people's emotions. Marketers who are able to connect with their audience can build a large audience of loyal readers relatively quickly.
Make sure you understand your market's deepest hopes, fears and dreams around the subject about which you're writing. Once you have a good grasp on this, you can weave it into your blog posts to show your audience that you really "get" them.
Steli Efti at Close.io, a SaaS product to help salespeople close more deals, does this really well.
Salespeople have a lot of hopes and fears around their job. For example, they might feel afraid of coming off as too "sleazy" or too fake.
They might be afraid of hearing a bunch of "no" responses from leads.
Or maybe they feel like they have no idea what they're doing.
Because their content tells emotionally captivating stories that really "hit the spot" for their audience, Close.io's blog has quickly become one of the go-to resources for salespeople.
Another great example is the Copy Hackers blog. Their content has a lot of personality infused into each post, which helps set the content apart from all the other marketing posts on the web.
Businesses in virtually every industry can incorporate great storytelling and personality into their content if they understand their customers at a deep level. Even Pfizer was able to boost sales using this approach, according to this article by Cognitive Edge.
There are always a bunch of new SEO tactics popping up all the time, but at the end of the day, the best way to have your content reach more people is simply by writing stuff that they actually want to read! And one great way to do that is by writing posts that are fun and/or informative and appeal to the readers' emotions.
Writing long-form content consistently takes a lot of effort. So before you start climbing that mountain, it's important to ensure that you're writing content for which people are actually searching.
One easy way to do this is by using the Keyword Planner on Google AdWords. It's easy to see how many people are searching for a particular keyword, and you can even uncover related keywords to base your articles around.
Another great tool for gauging the number of search results for a particular topic is Google Trends, where you can uncover search trends over time for keywords to see if they're worth pursuing.
Or you could use BuzzSumo to see the number of shares that certain types of content get and which keywords are getting a high rate of shares.
Moz has a great guide on how to do keyword research for SEO, including how to judge the value of a keyword and understanding how to use long tail keywords.
By creating remarkable, long-form content around keywords that have a high search volume, you make it easier for your blog posts to rank high for a topic and generate a lot of traffic to your website.
Broken link building is one of the most effective white hat strategies you can use to grow your SEO rankings.
For example, you can type in "marketing + intitle:resources" to find posts that are filled with a bunch of links.
Next, you'll have to scour the page to find the broken links. An easy way to do this is by downloading a Chrome plugin called Domain Hunter Plus, which scans pages for dead links.
Once you activate the plugin for a particular page, you'll get a list of dead links on that page. You can then export the list of links, send it to the site owner, and ask to replace the dead links with your own resources.
Relying on standalone blog posts to drive your SEO rankings is a losing battle.
A few individual pieces of content might appear high up on the search results, but there are better ways to get more mileage out of your blog posts. One tried-and-true way is the hub and spoke strategy.
Through this approach, you create one giant piece of content to function as the page that people land on directly from Google (your "hub"), and from that page, you link to a bunch of other relevant pages on your website (the "spokes").
Your hub should be something that's highly shareable, like a meaty post that people bookmark because of how informative it is and how many useful resources it contains. This way, your hub will rise in SEO rankings, and as a result your "spokes" will rise as well.
Copyblogger created a page called "Email Marketing: How to Push Send and Grow Your Business," and within it, they've included supporting posts like "Why Vanity Metrics Are Worthless (and What Really Matters)," "37 Tips for Writing Emails that Get Opened, Read, and Clicked," and more.
By creating a hub, or a "table of contents"-style guide around a topic in your niche that people can consistently refer to, you're creating a larger piece of content that will rise higher and higher in search rankings.
And as a result, the content you link to within your hub will rise higher and higher as well.
As I mentioned earlier, mentioning industry influencers in your content is a great way to help your content get more shares.
And roundup posts are an efficient way to do this on a larger scale. In a roundup, you curate posts from experts in your niche and share them with your own readers. This tactic is an easy method to build relationships with the right people in your field, generate a bunch of traffic, and improve your SEO rankings.
Once you've sourced a long list of high-quality links around a topic that your audience wants to know more about, you can ask each influencer to share the post with their own audience.
I ended up sharing it with my list of 20,000+ readers.
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Long-tail keywords are keywords that are more specific and "narrow" than broader short tail keywords.
For example, "facebook advertising" is very broad search term, but "facebook advertising for SaaS companies" is much more specific.
It's natural to create content focused on broad, short tail keywords. We think that because there are a lot of people searching for these more general phrases, we should take take advantage of that. But in reality, creating remarkable content that is focused on long-tail keywords can boost your conversions.
Even though you would be going after a smaller pie, you would dominate a much larger piece of it.
For more on how to identify and leverage long-tail keywords for SEO, see this guide: How to Identify Long Tail Keywords for Your SEO Campaign.
Whatever strategy you're pursuing — whether it's Facebook ads, SEO or anything else — the main point is to drive more prospects along the buyer's journey to becoming customers.
That's the main goal of content marketing.
SEO works best when it's part of that larger content marketing strategy.
By creating high-quality content to serve customers at each step of the process, you'll naturally rank higher in search results while also generating more sales.
At the awareness stage, customers are usually conscious that they have a problem, but they have no idea what the right solution looks like.
At this stage, 72% of people immediately turn to Google to figure out how to solve their problems. They search for content that hits their specific pain points.
If you're selling marketing services, a good piece of content to write might be something like "How to Speed Up Your Content Marketing Success." This way, when customers search for their problem, your blog will be the first one they see.
An example of how HubSpot attracts customers who are in the "awareness" stage.
As potential customers start to gather more information about their problem, they look for ways to solve it in the "interest" phase. At this stage, evidence-based content starts to become a lot more valuable to them.
According to Crystal Clear Communications, 30% of buyers consult white papers at this stage of the process, 29% consult case studies, and 30% of buyer influencers look to detailed technology guides.
You can present these guides at the bottom of your blog posts and ask readers to fill out their e-mail address in order to receive them. This way, you help people transition from the "awareness" phase to the "interest" phase, and you capture their e-mail addresses so that you can send them more content down the road.
And at the bottom of that post, site visitors can sign up to get a free content strategy planning guide.
Only after customers have done their research and figured out how to go about solving their problem are they ready to start thinking about purchase options in the "evaluation" phase.
At this stage, they're trying to decide which service to buy. Good content here might be something like "4 Steps to Picking a Good Marketing Agency," "Why Some Marketing Agencies Don't Get Good Results" or something else along those lines. And in these posts, you can strategically position yourself against your competition by "teaching" your audience why you're better.
Understanding what your customers are searching for at each step of the journey is super important — that way, you can create highly ranked content to help them along the way.
There are a few specific metrics that you can track to measure your overall SEO performance.
For example, one key metric for SEO is the average time that users spend on your content page. If your content is engaging, if it appeals to their emotions, if it's useful, then readers will stay on the page longer in order to read more of your material. For more on the right metrics to track for your SEO, check out this post by Neil Patel: Quantify Your Results: The 14 Most Important Content Marketing Metrics.
If your website does not provide quality content, visitors will "bounce" off the page and "boomerang" to a competitor's site.
Keep in mind that there's no specific number here that can be considered "good" or "bad." If you're writing short-form content, for example, then you're naturally going to have a low average time on your site. Or if you offer a great answer to a reader's question, you might have a high bounce rate but also a high time on your site.
The number of return visitors is also a good metric to gauge how good your content is. How many readers come back to your site on a regular basis? If you're sending e-mails to your subscription list regularly, how many people consistently open and click?
This is one of the most useful metrics that you can measure since return visitors are usually the most likely to convert to buyers.
There are a lot of benefits you can get from associating yourself with experts in your industry.
One of the best ways to leverage that association is by interviewing these experts and repurposing the content into a blog post. That way, you can rank high for the expert's name and siphon off a large audience that searches for them.
For example, Groove did an interview with Neil Patel and repurposed it into a blog post. Now when anyone searches "Neil Patel interview," Groove shows up at the top of the results.
By interviewing influencers in your industry and turning it into a blog post, you can attract a chunk of that influencer's audience to your own site through Google search.
Part of maximizing the effectiveness of your content marketing is repurposing your material as much as you can.
This could skyrocket the reach of each post that you write.
Let's say you published a blog post called "How to Leverage Influencers in Your Content Marketing." There are tons of different formats into which you can repurpose this content to attract a wider audience.
For starters, you could take that content and make it native for different blogging platforms like Quora, Medium or LinkedIn — which allow anyone to reach a targeted audience of tens of thousands of people if the content is good.
Then, using a tool like Visme, you can take that blog post and turn it into infographic.
Noah Kagan found from analyzing 100 million articles that infographics get shared the most out of all types of content. This means that an infographic could potentially get more than double the reach of a single blog post, which makes it more likely to rank higher in search.
Then you could take the blog post and infographic and combine them into a compelling SlideShare presentation.
If you have a podcast, you could summarize the key points of the blog post in a quick 10-minute audio segment.
With a simple, structured system, you could skyrocket the reach of each piece of content you put out by making it "native" to several other platforms simultaneously, thereby increasing the likelihood that the content will rank high in SERPs.
A simple way to get more reach on your content is just to increase its length.
Longer-form posts are more comprehensive, get shared more frequently, and lead to lower bounce rates — which is why they tend to be ranked higher on Google.
According to serpIQ, average length of posts at the top positions on Google are 2450+ words.
Not only does this help with SEO, but more time spent on your page means you'd be cultivating more trust between you and your audience.
Content that's visually appealing allows readers to digest a larger amount of information in a shorter period of time. It's much easier to look at a graph or an infographic that's well designed than a huge 5,000-word blog post — and as a result, it's more likely to get shared.
You don't need to be a design whiz to create content that's visually appealing either. You could use a tool like Snapguide to create beautiful how-to guides, for example.
Written content is still very important, but the way the content is presented is also important. The more visual, the better.
According to Commonplaces Interactive, both Google and Bing have reported higher search traffic coming from mobile devices than computers.
That's why these search engines boost content in search rankings that are mobile friendly.
If you're not sure whether your site is mobile friendly or not, you can just insert the URL into Google's Mobile Friendly site analyzer.
The easiest way to make sure that your site doesn't get penalized in search results for this is by making it responsive. That way, it will "respond" to the device on which it's being viewed, and won't encounter any problems on any mobile devices.
By writing original blog posts on major media outlets, you can get a lot more exposure to your own site.
For example, Neil Patel wrote a guest post on Entrepreneur.com.
Within the post, he included multiple links back to his own blog, Quicksprout.
One thing you might want to be wary of is reposting content from your blog to a major media outlet. Although the exposure would be good, Google penalizes duplicate content in search results.
But writing original content for major sites could help build your credibility as well as get more backlinks to your blog. For more on this, check out How to Pitch a Guest Post to Editors at 104 Major Publications by Jon Morrow.
Another quick way to get more backlinks for your blog is by using a service called Help a Reporter Out (HARO). This site is aimed at the tons of journalists out there who are writing stories on various topics and need quotes from experts.
When you sign up for HARO, you'll get notified every time a journalist who is writing about a topic in your field needs a quote. Then you can send in a quick pitch offering a quote along with your business name and website URL.
This is a great way to get your name and blog on a news media site without having to write a unique guest post.
If you deeply understand your audience's emotional experience at each stage of the buyer's journey, you can consistently create high-quality content that not only sits at the top of Google's SERP, but also drives sales.
The best part is that it's actually really easy to understand your audience's emotional pain points.
I get hundreds of "marketing" e-mails everyday from random companies that are just a pain to sort through.
I want to be different. I want to send you e-mails that you actually look forward to reading.
So to make sure that I send you the best possible content, I wanted to ask you a quick question… What's the #1 barrier that's keeping you from [whatever success you're trying to help them achieve]?
Just "hit reply" to this e-mail and let me know. I read every response.
You'd be surprised at how many people pour out their life story in response to that, which helps you to know exactly what's going through their mind.
This way, you'll know exactly how to create the right type of content that resonates at a deep level with your readers, gets shared, and ends up ranking high in the search pages.
This isn't easy to do, but if you can do it, you'll skyrocket the reach of your blog. People who invent terminology that catches on in their industry can really boost their SEO rankings.
For example, Brian Dean of Backlinko invented what he calls the Skyscraper Technique, which is a unique approach to creating content.
Now when anyone searches "skyscraper technique" on Google, his name is all over the web on multiple different sites.
To invent your own term, you don't need to create some crazy new breakthrough idea in your industry. All you need to do is take existing points of view that are already out there, "repackage" them, and make them your own.
So there you have it — 20 ways to boost your SEO rankings!
As marketers, there are a lot of tactics out there that we could potentially focus on. But those who get world-class results get them by focusing on high-leverage activities that deliver real long term results.
Now I want to hear from you. What other SEO tips would you recommend? Leave a comment below!


I had been caught off-guard, but managed to smile politely and whispered, "I know right? That's called exploitation." She gazed at me sympathetically.
I quickly ended the conversation and went back to work. I didn't want to admit that I was paid only $15 per hour for this strenuous job, because I could imagine this kind woman's jaw dropping if she learned this, and the questions that would follow: Why are you still here then? Why don't you report it?
Yes, I well understood that I was exploited, but I kept working under these conditions — like most international students — because it's virtually impossible for us to find a job that pays properly. Thinking of this makes me feel vulnerable. It also reminds me that I play a role by colluding with this corrupt system.
I had never worked for money before I came to Australia. I started my first job as a waitress at a yum-cha restaurant in August 2016, one month after I arrived in Sydney. I wasn't treated well by the boss, and learned quickly that it was an environment where I was seen not as a person but as a means to an end — and a cheap an insignificant one at that. I was paid $11 per hour, cash in hand and off the book, when the national minimum wage for an adult casual employee was $22.10 per hour.
She was right. Over half a million international students are currently studying in Australia. With many of us looking for a part-time job to make ends meet or ease the burden on our parents, it's a buyer's market for employers when it comes to hiring. For most of us, the choice is between earning $10 per hour and nothing.
Through the lens of capitalism, we are the ideal employees: young, energetic, uncertain about our rights, and constantly feeling inferior due to language and cultural barriers. Because of these attributes, dodgy employers don't worry about being reported, because they know that someone who is willing to take up an underpaid job doesn't have better choices, and is unlikely to report them and risk losing their job.
I stopped taking the job and myself too seriously. I started to consider the mistreatment and everything else I failed to understand as life lessons that I should embrace as part of my life overseas. Maybe this was what I needed, as someone who'd never set foot in the 'real world' before. Maybe there was nothing wrong with seeing myself as a means to an end — it was just a part-time job after all. I wouldn't be waiting tables forever, so why not? These thoughts helped me rationalise the exploitation.
I eventually quit the job after four months, not because I was underpaid, but because I was sick of my employer's arrogance and disrespect. By then, I thought I already understood exploitation, but I didn't know it could sometimes be cunningly disguised.
In November 2016, I joined a communications agency as an intern. It was a small company run by two women, the owner and the manager, both friendly, intelligent and funny. The company targeted the Chinese consumer market while neither of them spoke Chinese. There were a few other interns there, all Chinese international students, and our job was to produce content for a Chinese social media platform.
My supervisors were affable. They cared about my life, made me laugh, took me to lunch, and respected my opinions at work. I liked the job and my relationship with them, and the fact that I could get an internship and work in an office building in the city. It was a pleasant change for me to be treated well in a Sydney workplace, although it was an internship and I didn't make a cent out of it.
I spent a month in China for Spring Festival and was back at work in February 2017. My colleagues told me they had asked the boss to pay us when I was away. I learned that in Australia, unpaid internships are unlawful if the interns are doing "productive" work — i.e. assisting with the normal operation of the business. We should have been paid all along. My supervisors ignored the request and were particularly busy with business during those few days.
I trusted my supervisors so much that I doubted my colleagues at first. But it didn't take long for me to see the fact that their kind gestures were simply an act. In April, they started to pay us. The wage was the precise minimum wage for a part time employee, although we were not told about our sick or annual leave entitlements. The boss would only pay us by sending invoices, with the condition that we all had our own Australian Business Numbers (ABNs), which are typically used by contractors but not ongoing employees. Paying employees as contractors can help employers avoid their tax, superannuation and insurance obligations. She called me after I resigned, asked me why I left, and why I would rather work for a cafe for $15 per hour than for her. She said she was heartbroken, and that it was compulsory to pay international students via ABN.
She was so confident of my ignorance about Australian legislation that she lied to my face. They had been using us: using the enthusiasm of young workers yearning to enrich their resumes in Australia; using our lack of familiarity with Australian rules and laws; using the alienation and insecurity of international students who could be easily fooled by their caring faces; using the taboo of talking about money in Chinese culture to keep us as free labourers. They knew we couldn't afford to sue them. I left, but some stayed, registered for an ABN, started 'owning a business' in Australia, and earning $17.70 per hour from it. More Chinese students would come and work as interns and become free labour sources for at least three months. They designed a flawless scheme targeted at us. I felt not only exploited, but betrayed. That's why I left.
I can still recall the last dinner I had with my employers before I resigned. The manager, who used to be an international student, talked about how she loved her uni life. "Even when I worked in a restaurant and earned very little money, I always knew that I wouldn't be there for long. I have a future." I looked at her attentively, and she looked so sincere and empathetic. I suddenly realised that she may have had the same kind of struggle as me before, but she had transformed into an advocate and beneficiary of the system that used to treat her unfairly.
At the time, I failed to comprehend her words and their irony — they had been lost in translation.
This piece originally appeared in Honi Soit, a student publication of the University of Sydney. You can check out Honi Soit's website here. Republished with permission from the author.


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Bulldogs place third in state golf tournament
Oct 7, 2020 By Richard White
The Greenwood High School boys' golf team competed in the 5A state golf tournament earlier this week at Big Creek Country Club in Mountain Home and finished third overall. The Bulldogs completed regulation play in a second place tie with Searcy, but the Lions beat them out in a one-hole playoff. El Dorado won first place, displacing Jonesboro, which had won numerous consecutive state titles over the past decade.
El Dorado won the tournament with a low score of 329, with Searcy and Greenwood right behind, tied at 331. Hot Springs Lakeside (339) was fourth and Jonesboro (350) was fifth. El Dorado also won the 5A girls state title a week earlier, just ahead of second place Greenwood.
Individually, Greenwood senior Brady Fein finished third in the tournament with an 18-hole total of 77, while teammate Ethan Clark, also a senior, finished tied for 5th place with an 81. Both players earned All-state honors.
GHS boys' golf coach Tyler Woods talked about his team's performance under some difficult conditions, and looked ahead to the future of the program. "I was really proud of our guys at state," he said. "The course was playing very hard. There were some fast greens and [it was] 6,700 yards long. It felt like the wind was in your face just about every hole.
"For Brady [Fein] to score in the 70's [was] really good. He qualified for the overall state tournament next Thursday at Pleasant Valley in Little Rock, where the best players in the state compete against each other," said Woods.
"Ethan Clark finished his round of 81 with a couple of back-to-back birdies on [holes] 15 and 16, which was really good. Hayden Weaver started out with an eagle on the second hole and finished at 83, which was a fantastic score. Our other senior, Avery Cole, scored a 90 [for] our 4th best score," the coach added.
"We scored a 331 and went to a playoff for 2nd place against Searcy. We ended up losing it on the first hole when one of our guys got into tree trouble on his drive. [But] I'm very proud of these seniors and how hard they have worked. From the start of their junior year until now, they have come such a long way.
"Each player has improved 5 to 10 [strokes], and some 15 strokes in just two years," said Woods. "They are great kids who love the game and love being around each other. They will cherish the memories they made together on the golf team for the rest of their lives.
"For next year, our only returning varsity player will be Chris Daggs, who is probably our most improved player this year. He joined Ethan Clark on the golf course at Vache the past two summers, and there was hardly a day that I didn't see them out there playing. Chris really has grown to love the game. He is going to have to shoot around 80 or better next year.
"We have three other juniors that will need to step up and get a lot better in the offseason. Jake Baxley, Jake Spoon, and Deacon Drennan will be seniors, and they all have the ability to hit in the mid-80s, but they just need experience to get more consistent in their rounds," observed their coach.
"We also have two freshmen, Landry Gamble and Railn Jordan, who have put in a lot of work this season. Both of them have great swings. I look for them to work hard in the offseason as well and challenge some of the upperclassmen.
"Our boys have a chance to compete to get back to state [next year], but there is a lot of work to do. Whether we get back there or not will depend on how much time and effort they put in," concluded Woods.
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Foreign ministry's spokesperson responds to queries on issues of public concern
January 21, 2022 by dtinews.vn
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang presented views on issues that have drawn concern of the press and the public at the ministry's regular press conference in Hanoi on January 20. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA) Regarding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s postponement of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, Hang said Cambodia had announced the suspension of the event, initially slated for January 18 in Siem Reap, due to the Omicron variant, and the absence of some ministers. Cambodia is coordinating with other member countries to hold the meeting in the time ahead, she said, affirming that Vietnam will continue its close coordination with Cambodia – ASEAN Chair 2022 – and other members in the organisation of the meeting. Asked about Vietnam's stance on the Myanmar situation, the spokesperson said as Myanmar's neighbour and an ASEAN member, Vietnam wishes … [Read more...] about Foreign ministry's spokesperson responds to queries on issues of public concern
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Large-scale, unprecedented policies issued to ensure social welfare: Minister
November 9, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn
Minister of Labour , Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung answers NA deputies' questions (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has launched many unprecedented large-scale social welfare policy packages to ensure social security amid difficulties and challenges brought about by COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung while responding to National Assembly (NA) deputies' questions on November 8. Ensuring social welfare remains key task According to the minister, over the years, the Government has been sticking to the principle that economic development must go along with social equality. The social welfare system has met the requirements of the people and is getting close to international standards, he said, adding that Vietnam's human development index has risen strongly in United Nations rankings. Dung said that the issuance of supporting policies has been implemented in an active and systematic manner in line … [Read more...] about Large-scale, unprecedented policies issued to ensure social welfare: Minister
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Regional pandemic policy threatening to dampen supply chain improvements
January 20, 2022 by vir.com.vn
Countries worldwide are still coming to terms with 2021's crippling container shortages and price hikes, Photo Le Toan Stephen Olson, research fellow at the Hinrich Foundation, told VIR, "Vietnam faces the likelihood of ongoing supply chain disruptions at least for the first half of 2022, especially with China. It appears that China has decided to prioritise pandemic mitigation over trade facilitation in advance of the Beijing Olympics and the 20th Party Congress later in the year." While some joint efforts can be taken by Vietnam and China to ameliorate the recent backlogs at the border, China seems willing to accept short-term trade disruptions in order to ensure the smooth running of these two major events. "Vietnam's living with COVID-19 strategy will have limited impact if its key trade partners maintain a zero-COVID strategy," Olson added. He noted that the Omicron variant's impact on global supply chains will largely be a function of the length and severity of the … [Read more...] about Regional pandemic policy threatening to dampen supply chain improvements
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US hails Hanoi's push for eco-friendly public transports
January 20, 2022 by hanoitimes.vn
The move is among Hanoi's efforts to fulfill Vietnam's commitment made at COP26 on climate change. The US pays great attention to Hanoi's policies that fulfill Vietnam's commitments made at the COP26 summit on climate change, said US Embassy's Economic Counselor Lynne Gadkowski at a meeting with Hanoi Deputy Mayor Nguyen Manh Quyen in the capital city on January 20. US Embassy's Economic Counselor Lynne Gadkowski and Hanoi Deputy Mayor Nguyen Manh Quyen. Photo Tu Anh She affirmed the US's support for Hanoi's recent deployment of environmentally friendly public transportation and emphasized American companies long for the full reopening of the city after the pandemic. Quyen said the city will achieve this goal step by step in line with the Government's scheme to meet Vietnam's COP26 commitment. Recently, the city's first electric buses have hit the road, "On the route, there will be 50 Vinfast electric buses operating," he said, adding that the city … [Read more...] about US hails Hanoi's push for eco-friendly public transports
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Make-in-Vietnam key to making VN a digital powerhouse
January 20, 2022 by vietnamnet.vn
"Make in Vietnam" is an initiative/slogan launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in 2019, aiming to promote development of the domestic ICT industry. It calls on businesses to design, create and manufacture products in Vietnam instead of outsourcing them to help solve the nation's problems and boost its global presence. A teacher in Hanoi at an online lesson. Such home-developed platforms like Azota is very convenient and effective for teachers, especially for online learning. The teacher with the Lang Thuong Primary School in Hanoi's Dong Da district said it took a lot of time because she had to download, grade the work and send it back to her students. Of late, however, her burden has been considerably eased by home-developed platforms like Azota, designed specifically for generating questions and exercises. "This application is very convenient and effective for teachers, especially for online learning. For online exams, the … [Read more...] about Make-in-Vietnam key to making VN a digital powerhouse
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PM chairs teleconference on national digital transformation
January 21, 2022 by en.qdnd.vn
Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation, made the statement while chairing a nationwide teleconference on January 18 on the implementation of a project on developing a population, ID and electronic identification management app in service of national digital transformation for the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030. Earlier, the project was approved by the PM under Decision No.06/QD-TTg signed on January 6, which also outlines 52 tasks for the effort. A working group for the project led by Minister of Public Security To Lam also debuted at the event. PM Chinh lauded the Ministry of Public Security for completing the ID digitization for 98 million citizens, printing and sending over 50 million chip-based ID cards to residents. It also successfully piloted the connection with databases of several ministries, agencies, cities and provinces nationwide to ensure social safety and order. He asked ministries, agencies and localities to … [Read more...] about PM chairs teleconference on national digital transformation
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Vietnam expected to be ASEAN's fastest-growing economy in 2022: ADB
Strengthening the healthcare system and ensuring effective and timely implementation of the Economic Recovery Plan for 2022-2023 is key for Vietnam to boost growth recovery this year. Vietnam is set to be the fast-growing economy among ASEAN countries in 2022 with estimated GDP growth of 6.5% year-on-year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today [January 20]. Electronics production at Samsung Vietnam's manufacturing plant. Photo: ADB Such growth would see a strong rebound from the 2.58% rate recorded in 2021, despite the fact that the pandemic continued to exert its severe impacts on the Vietnamese economy. The figure, however, remains 0.5 percentage points lower than ADB's forecast from last April, said ADB senior economist James Villafuerte at the launch of the bank's Covid-19 country assessment report. In addition to Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia would make up the top three in Southeast Asia with the best economic prospects in 2022, … [Read more...] about Vietnam expected to be ASEAN's fastest-growing economy in 2022: ADB
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Macro-economic stability, social welfare ensured despite COVID-19: GSO leader
September 30, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Despite adverse impacts of COVID-19 pandemic , social welfare has still been ensured, the macro-economic situation stabilised and inflation effectively reigned in, according to Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong. Addressing a press briefing on the socio-economic situation in the first nine months of 2021 on September 29, the GSO official attributed the results to the active engagement of the whole political system as well as the timely and drastic directions from the Government and the Prime Minister, and joint efforts of all sectors, localities, businesses and people in the country. Social welfare ensured Huong said that as of September 21, nearly 13.8 trillion VND (605.99 million USD) worth of support had been delivered to nearly 17.6 million pandemic-hit people, of which 11.4 trillion VND was spent on 23 provinces and cities heavily affected by the pandemic. Meanwhile, 136,349 … [Read more...] about Macro-economic stability, social welfare ensured despite COVID-19: GSO leader
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January 21, 2022 by vietnamnews.vn
General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng (standing) delivering a speech at the conclusion of the 21st session of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption on Thursday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng urged breakthrough changes in corrupt asset evaluation and recovery in 2022, as he chaired the 21st meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption on Thursday in Hà Nội. The meeting was held to review the anti-corruption efforts in 2021 and deliberate tasks for 2022. Trọng, who also serves as the head of the committee, said despite the COVID-19 outbreak in 2021 and many shifts in the membership of the committee, thanks to the outstanding endeavours of everyone and the smooth coordination with local Party committees and State agencies, most works in the stated agenda of the committee have been followed through on time. The committee has effectively instructed inspection, auditing and legal proceedings of … [Read more...] about Breakthroughs needed in corrupt asset valuation and recovery: Party chief
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Tonight was my first night in Brooklyn, and with my husband working I figured I'd check out a local place I'd found on Instagram; Wolf and Deer.
On my ride over in the Uber I wondered if I'd made the right decision going out alone, and I'll admit that I almost asked the driver to turn around.
As I stepped out of the car into the dark night I noticed a sign which said 'comedy night', and I knew right then and there that I had made the right decision.
The inside was a lot smaller than I imagined, but it worked and gave the bar an intimate feel.
All around me couples and friends sat talking, and I felt very conscious of the fact that I was alone – soon that feeling would fade and I'd find myself laughing at the comedy, and drinking wine like a local who belonged right there on that bar stool.
The bar itself was the heart of the whole establishment, so naturally I placed myself at the end of it in order to get a good view of everything going on around me.
It was a busy Sunday night, and later every seat at the bar would be full as the comedy kicked into full swing.
As I took in all of my surroundings, the waiter handed me the menu, which I was very excited to see in a Huckleberry Finn novel.
The only other place I've ever seen a menu inside of a Huckleberry Finn novel cover was in Seoul, South Korea; originally I thought it be Taiwan that I had attended the said bar, but a quick look back on my pictures confirms Seoul.
I loved it then and I loved it now; there's just something so much more entertaining and fun about a menu in a book.
With a glass of Pinot noir on the way I scanned the menu, with a meat and cheese plate in mind; it wasn't long before I'd made up my mind. Tonight I was having wagyu beef, smoked duck breast, and a Cambert tres latte cheese.
I also noticed that they had a great selection of craft beers, cocktails, and hard liquor to choose from, along with a bunch of food options that all looked too good to be true.
I loved it; the walls where pure brick which I felt gave the wine bar an almost raw feel to it and there was something about just the atmosphere that made it feel welcoming and warm in every essence of the word.
It wasn't long before my meat and cheese board touched down in front of me, and my eyes instantly darted to the smoked duck breast; if someone had been talking to me at that precise moment I would have no idea what they where saying – it was as if the whole bar disappeared leaving just myself and a delicious meat and cheese board all alone in our own little world.
I know that they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you can't argue with the pure beauty of this plate.
The wagyu wasn't what I was expecting, but I kind of liked the salami take they'd done on it and couldn't wait to try.
I started with the cheese, which was undoubtedly a Camembert in looks but a twist in taste; this cheese was Italian, and the tres latte comes from the use of three milks – cow, goat, and sheep – which added a lot of character and creaminess to this fabulous cheese.
First off I could taste the nutty elements in the cheese, and the funky rind, but compared to traditional Camembert this cheese was milder and sweeter in taste, having an almost floral bite to it, and I could have kicked myself for not enjoying it with a nice glass of white wine instead of red.
Another plus to my delicious board was the bread; it tasted homemade and fresh for that day, which of course was an instant win for me.
I also would like to note that I did try the mustard and raisins, but although delicious, I'm not really a mustard or a raisin type of gal.
Next I tried the wagyu; it was soft and delicate in its salami-esk form and the taste was just how I'd imagined it to be – rich and almost peppery in all its beefy glory – going down a treat with each sip of red wine.
As I finished off the cheese and wagyu I could feel the smoked duck as if it was almost staring right at me; I couldn't hold off any longer.
It was time… I'd saved the best for last and, oh boy, did I make a good decision; imagine the most succulent piece of duck breast you've ever had, now smoke it, slice it, and X the quality by ten – that's how good this smoked duck breast really was.
I'd go as far as saying it literally melted in my mouth through sheer tenderness, which I'm sure played a part in the 'buttery' description on the menu.
The smokiness to the duck was sweet, and as soon as I started I knew it was going to be over too soon; I wanted more, heck, I wanted to eat this smoked duck breast until I couldn't physically eat anything more.
I also found out that the duck used came from a farm in the Hudson valley – a farm that is completely cage free, antibiotic and steroid free, and let's the ducks roam around beautiful green fields, so ask me again why that duck was so good!
The quality was sensational and I'm so pleased that Wolf and Deer found Hudson valley duck farm, in order to bring this little slice of heaven right here to Brooklyn, and that they go above and beyond to even be able to have smoked duck and wagyu on their menu.
As the comedy night started I ordered a second glass of wine, and sat back, happily full, in order to watch with my front row seat.
All in all the night at Wolf and Deer was fantastic; it was the perfect solo getaway whilst my husband was working, and I can't wait to go back and take him too.
If you're in the Brooklyn area and want to treat yourself to a date night, or even just a solo trip, then definitely head on over to Wolf and Deer.
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In this week's edition of RegTech X , we take a look at all the latest developments in the cryptocurrency regulation space...
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It's hard to believe that September is here already!
In this week's edition of RegTech X you'll find news in relation to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's 'secret' meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this year, as well as a look at all the latest developments in the cryptocurrency regulation space.
You'll also find the latest news and articles on RegTech and banking technology including a number of thought-provoking articles that examine how artificial intelligence is changing banking and compliance.
Finally, you'll also find a RegTech podcast that I helped create with the London FinTech Podcast team.
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The Bank of England (BoE) has revealed that Governor Mark Carney flew to the US in April for a secret meeting with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's headquarters. While the BoE has refused to give details in relation to what was discussed, it's thought that the main topic of discussion was Facebook's new cryptocurrency, Libra. (This is Money) 2 mins
Carney has said that he will keep an "open mind" in relation to Facebook's digital currency, but has warned that it would face strict regulation if it goes ahead. According to the BoE Governor, regulators will look at the "operational resilience" of digital currencies and their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing procedures. (City AM) 2 mins
In late July, Standard Life was hit with a fine of almost £31 million as a result of regulatory failures. Here's some advice that could help other financial institutions avoid similar fines. (Money Marketing) 3 mins
Regulator US
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has said that he has no desire to change securities laws, either to include or exclude digital assets for regulation. "I think a lot of people got excited that somehow we would change the rules to accommodate the technology and they invested their time and effort thinking that would happen… I have been pretty clear from the start, that ain't happening,'' he said recently. (Coin Telegraph) 2 mins
In March this year, it was announced that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) would be responsible for the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) – an ambitious data management project designed to audit the trading patterns of the entire US market. This article looks at the latest developments in relation to the CAT. (Bobsguide) 3 mins
Regulator EU
European Union antitrust regulators are currently probing Facebook's cryptocurrency project Libra, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The European Commission is currently investigating potential anti-competitive behaviour related to Libra amid concerns that the proposed digital currency would unfairly impact rivals. (Bloomberg) 3 mins
Switzerland's financial regulator, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has granted two banking and securities dealer licences to crypto-focused banks. The news follows FINMA's newly released guidance on regulatory requirements for blockchain-based payments. (Coin Telegraph) 2 mins
Denmark's financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said last week that it has reported Danske Bank to the police for overcharging customers. "This is a very serious breach of the consumer protection rules which can weaken confidence in the financial system," the FSA said in a statement. (Reuters) 2 mins
Regulator Asia
Singapore's financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has launched the application process for up to five new digital bank licences. "The new digital bank licences, which will be extended to non-bank players, will ensure that Singapore's banking sector continues to be resilient, competitive and vibrant," MAS said in a statement last week. (Yahoo Finance) 2 mins
Singapore's digital bank requirements appear tougher than those set by Hong Kong. For example, companies seeking the digital full bank licence must eventually have a minimum paid-up capital of SGD 1.5 billion, while they must also be headquartered in the city-state and be controlled by Singaporeans. (Nikkei Asian Review) 2 mins
Japan's financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has said that it will step up its surveillance of local banks that are showing signs of stress due to years of ultra-low rates. "The environment around regional banks has become increasingly severe," the FSA said last week. (Business Times) 1 min
China's banking and insurance regulator, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), said last week that recent inspections of small and medium-sized banks in the country had uncovered a number of rule violations. These banks were found to have violated regulations by lending to undercapitalised real estate projects, to over-indebted local government platforms, and to firms found to have violated environmental laws. (Financial Post) 1 min
Regulator Australia
X Australia's banking regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) will step up its monitoring of the country's banks by stress testing them every year, instead of the current three-year cycle. A government-commissioned report released last month advised APRA that it must be more forceful and less "discreet" when it comes to oversight of the banks. (Reuters) 1 min
While compliance can be expensive when you factor in staffing, training, policy creation, and technology, the costs associated with non-compliance can be far higher. That's why compliance education is essential. (BAI Banking Strategies) 3 mins
The UK could be leaving the EU at the end of October. Here's what that means for RegTech companies. (RegTech Analyst) 3 mins
RegTech firm Lawson Conner has seen enquiries for its software triple as financial services firms prepare for Brexit. The firm, which provides regulatory infrastructure and managed compliance services, says that financial institutions are concerned about the implications of Brexit and the possibility of regulatory changes. (HedgeWeek) 2 mins
Looking ahead, data-driven regulation and compliance is the key to success for the financial services industry. This article explores the automation of regulation and compliance and looks at how big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies can have a big impact. (Mondaq) 4 mins
Jochen Heussner is the founder of www.planetcompliance.com, one of the leading platforms for analysis and insights on financial regulation and innovation. You can find a short, yet interesting interview with this RegTech influencer here. (Onalytica) 2 mins
Recently, I helped to create a podcast on RegTech with Mike Baliman and the London FinTech Podcast team. I discussed how technology can be used to connect data with consequences and action. You can find the podcast here. (London FinTech Podcast) 44 mins listen
Interested to learn that the future holds for artificial intelligence? Here are five predictions. (Forbes) 4 mins
In the past, criminals have often been able to avoid banks' money laundering detection systems quite easily. For example, if they knew that $10,000 was the threshold for a money transfer review, they would send $9,900. However, this is all set to change thanks to artificial intelligence and machine learning. (Banking Exchange) 3 mins
Facebook has hired Washington-based consulting firm FS Vector to help it deal with the regulatory pressure associated with its new cryptocurrency, Libra. FS Vector specialises in regulatory compliance, public policies, and business strategies for the FinTech, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and financial services sectors. (Reg Innovate) 2 mins
The finance services industry's traditional rules-based approach to catching money laundering is at breaking point as only around 1% of laundered money actually ends up being seized by regulators. Here's why artificial intelligence could be the solution. (The FinTech Times) 3 mins
When it comes to money laundering, European banks are far more afraid of the US authorities than those of their home countries. Can the EU convince the world that it is getting tough on financial crime? (Euro Money) 4 mins
Thousands of UK charities could face increased administration as a result of the government's new anti-money laundering regulations, a lawyer has warned. According to Lucy Rhodes, associate at Bates Wells, the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) could force all charitable trusts to register with the government's new trust registration service (TRS) and keep up-to-date information about their beneficial owners. (Civil Society) 2 mins
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The Chavonnes Battery Museum celebrates the life, death and re-birth of Cape Town's oldest major fortification except for the Castle of Good Hope. Built at the instigation of Governor Maurice or Mauritz Pasque, Marquis de Chavonnes, it was the first of a ...
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The true history of Empangeni Baptist Church is still beginning. This takes place through the legacy left in the lives of individuals who have been transformed by the grace of God and the impact they have had and will still have in the community.
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The United Nations proclaimed the decade 1995 to 2004 as the International Decade of the World s Indigenous Peoples.
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The International Society for Krishna consciousness is the spiritual instutition founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in July 1966 as a continuation of the Brahma-Madhava-gaudiya sampradaya.
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Midway between the Blyde River Canyon and the southern Kruger National Park, the residents of the traditional villages of Shangana invite guests to share in the way of life of the Shangaan people.
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Federal Court Resolves Crucial Question: Is The Snuggie A Blanket Or A Garment?
It's a question that has torn this nation apart for far too long, dividing families, rending marriages in two, leaving scars that may never heal on the flesh and in the souls of good Americans: Is the Snuggie a blanket that just happens to have sleeves, or is it a garment, like an oversized bathrobe that you wear backwards? While it may not change your deeply felt personal opinion on this matter, a federal court has made its opinion known.
This blanket/garment distinction is important, however, when it comes to how much of an import tariff the Snuggie's producer — Allstar Marketing — must pay to bring the Snuggies into the country.
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), a blanket requires an 8.5% tariff. However, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) folks had determined that the Snuggies fall under the HTS heading of "Other garments, knitted or crocheted" and are subject to a 14.9% tariff.
Allstar appealed this decision to the CBP but was denied in 2012, so the company sued the U.S. government before the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that CBP had mis-categorized the Snuggie, resulting in the higher import charges.
(Let's pause for a moment here and enjoy the irony that Allstar was able to have its legal dispute heard in a court of law, but the company uses a little piece of paper stashed inside its Snuggie boxes to strip its customers of this right.
Since the HTS does not explicitly define the term "garment," the court had to consider the word's common use in commerce, concluding over the government's objections that "wearing apparel" and "garments" are interchangeable.
Allstar countered that simply providing comfort to a wearer is not sufficient to transform an item into a garment. If that were the case, the company argued, everything from sheets to blankets to space heaters would be considered apparel.
The court was also not bowled over by the government's contention that the Snuggie is not significantly different to garments like "clerical or ecclesiastical garments and vestments" and "professional or scholastic gowns and robes," as all of these items "have wide-armed sleeves and flow loosely around the body" like the Snuggie.
"[F]or Defendant's analogy to hold, at a minimum, one must wear the Snuggie backwards," explained the court.
And so it has been decreed for the ages: A Snuggie is a blanket, and not a garment.
We know that won't stop you from wearing yours when you walk the dog in the morning, or to a job interview, but at least you'll know the correct tariff rate for what you're wearing.


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Next up, if we're going to be using the tab key, we need to find all of the elements that we want to be tabbed through. Essentially, we want to begin restricting focus states to a select group of elements that are inside the modal, and then loop through them as if the modal were a miniature webpage.
We're going to pass an array of all possible types of focusable elements into a function that will perform a querySelectorAll() within the context of the modal. Then we'll end up with all of the elements to be tabbed through.
Those are some pretty tricky selectors! For the most part, this will take care of just about anything you'd put in a modal, but you'll want to make sure that this list matches up with reality.
With this function, if there are two anchor tags and a close button in the modal, an array with the two anchor links and button will be returned. This function will be used in the next step anytime the tab key is pressed.
Now that the event listener is waiting for keydown events and we've got a list of all focusable elements, we can check to see if the user is using the tab key. This will be done within the modalTab() function, so let's get that started.
The magic key code for the tab key is 9. When I first learned that keys were mapped to numbers, it seemed like something that could fall apart pretty easily, but it holds up! Tech!
We now move into controlling what happens when the first or last element is tabbed past. We want to drop the user's focus state back on the first element if they get to the end of the modal and hit tab, and this should work in the inverse as well.
The following code is still inside the modalTab() function, and inside the conditional tag we created above that's checking to make sure the keyCode is 9.
We really don't need to know what's happening on the elements between the first and last element of the modal, their focus state can remain untouched by our script. We're just waiting for the first or last.
This will vary based on what content is contained within the modal, but the first element should receive focus when the modal is opened. Whether this is just the first anchor tag or the modal container itself, the focus should be added to get the user started off properly.


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Vegetarian food is provided, physical therapy can be done without leaving the community by a visiting physical therapist, Provision Living at Panama City Beach has the skill to resolve any aggression that residents may present, residents who need help with medication management can be given reminders and be monitored to make sure they are taking their medications, and wheelchair accessible showers are available at this location.
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Rooms have a private bath, the community is secured for the safety of memory care residents that might be prone to wander, the property has a nurse that is able to administer injectable medicine, residents who drive will find parking available to them, and the community is licensed for 5 residents.


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I was on holiday when the results were released on the 14th August and I sat at the breakfast table smiling each time my phone went off as a student contacted me with their results. It is such a pleasure to receive these communications because when you work so closely with students you care as much as they and their parents do about the results.


The nopal cactus, also called the prickly pear cactus, is native to the hot desert areas of North and Central America. It is a hardy plant that is easy to grow and maintain. If you live in a warm, arid or semi-tropical climate, you can easily grow nopal cacti in your garden. For cool or cold climates, nopal cacti make exotic hardy house plants. The large paddles of the nopal cactus can be harvested and eaten raw or cooked. When the cactus first puts out new growth, the paddles are tender and free of sharp spines. As the new growth matures, it will develop sharp spines. Always wear gloves when handling cacti and be sure to scrape the paddles well if you intend to eat them.
Mix potting soil with a handful of sharp sand. Fill the planting pot with the sand and soil mixture. Chose a pot that will drain well. Plastic planting pots have several holes in the bottom, which is ideal as this allows water to seep though the soil and disperse.
Break off a paddle from an existing nopal cactus. Wear heavy gloves and remove it by grasping the paddle gently and twisting until it separates from the plant. New tender growth will come off easily. More mature paddles might need to be severed with a sharp knife.
Place the cactus paddle in the planting pot. Position it sideways or upright covering about an eighth of the paddle so that it stands up in the soil. The newly planted cactus paddle will quickly develop a tap root. However, signs of growth will not appear for some months.
Water the cactus thoroughly after planting. As the cactus takes root, it will need less water. In general, cacti need little water to survive and grow. Too much water will cause the roots to rot. Make sure the pot is able to drain well because sitting in water or damp soil can cause the roots to rot.
Water infrequently allowing the roots to dry out between waterings. Feel the soil to see if it is damp. It should be thoroughly dry between waterings. Fertilize lightly once a month to encourage rapid growth.
After the cactus paddle has developed a strong tap root, it will begin to demonstrate new green growth on the edges of the paddle. The growth will start as tiny soft spiny buds and rapidly develop into green tender paddles. Growth at this point happens exponentially as each developing paddle produces several shoots of its own.
If you are keeping your cactus as a house plant, you can move it to a bigger more-permanent pot at this point. Or if your climate allows, you can plant your cactus in the ground, being sure to place it in soil that drains well.
Nopal cacti grow to be as tall as 10 feet hight, but with pruning you can keep it the height and shape you want. To prune a nopal cactus, grasp the paddle and twist gently until it comes away from the plant. The removed paddles can be eaten in salads, cooked or used to propagate more plants.


The holiday apartment has a great location at the harbour of Los Gigantes. You will have a wonderful view on the atlantic coast, the mountains and the harbour. After a relaxing day at the beach you can spend the end of the day on the nice balcony and watch the sunset above the ocean. Within 2 minutes by foot you can reach the pool, which you can use for a small charge (5€ per day/per person or 31€ per week/per person).
Los Gigantes is a worth seeing coastal town and it is known for its wide range of activities. For example, there are several boat trips for whale or dolphine watching excursions that start here. Also, there are possibilities for watersports such as sailing or diving. The region belongs to the nature reserve Tenor, which is the ideal place for hiking tours.
The apartment has a total living space of 60 sqm, which is the ideal size for up to 4 people. It is the perfect place for families and couples. There is one bedroom with a comfortable double bed and in the living room there is a sofa bed. There is wifi access in the whole apartment and even on the balcony, from which you have a fantastic view on the harbour and the mountains. You can also see the huge rocks Los Gigantes, which gave its name to the city.
There is a TV in the living room with access to Netflix and Amazon Prime as well as a stereo system. Air conditioning is also available. Also, there is a dining table for 4 people and an open kitchen that is fully equipped with an oven, a refrigerator with an integrated freezer, crockery, pots and cutlery.
Of course you don't have to bring your own bed linen or towels. Those will be provided and there is also a washing machine that you can use.
This accommodation is ideal for a longterm stay as well as for short trips. The bathroom has a bathtub with shower device, a sink and a toilet.
A small supermarket is nearby. In a 3-minute-walking distance you'll find 5-6 restaurants. The city centre can be reached within a walking distance under 10 minutes.
Many sights or great cities, which you will surely not forget, are within a radius of 20 km. If you want to visit the circle of , then we recommend you Masca with a distance of ca. 19 km, Santiago del Teide with a distance of ca. 14 km.
Directly next to the harbour there is the beach Playa de los Guíos, which you can reach within 5 minutes by foot.
Prices for one week starting at 454,00€ including final cleaning and additional costs.


This private and quiet family hideaway presents the iconic Annangrove rural lifestyle. Positioned on five acres, of which four are arable, the home features high ceilings, timber woodwork and a gorgeous open sandstone fireplace. Designed in an L-shape to create an intimate setting, there is a formal lounge area, dining and family rooms, kitchen with informal eating area and a large rumpus with its own bar.