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at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Three day passes at the gate are $70; Friday-only passes are $35. Besides the races, there's a neat event at which cyclists can ride the track alongside American LeMans drivers. (It's not entirely clear if those drivers will be on bikes on in cars.) The cycling event is from 6:30 to 7:30 and costs $10 per cyclist. Lake San Antonio hosts south Monterey County's biggest music festival with The Bandecky Bash, an all-weekend outdoor-music camp-out affair that will probably be wilder than the Spirit Music Festival but a bit tamer than Woodstock. The live music ranges from country to hip-hop to indie to rock. Bands include Motograter, Powerman 5000, and a number of local Central Coast acts. It's free for 12 and under. For everyone else, it's $35 for one day, $50 for the weekend. Take a free behind-the-scenes tour of the California History Room at the Monterey Public Library at 11:30am as part of History Fest, or get a free in-depth tour of the Monterey Maritime and History Museum archives and learn about Monterey's seafaring history. The Big Sur Jade Festival returns for its 18th year. The festival includes live music, great food and, naturally, tons of jade art. It's at the Pacific School, 65 miles south of Monterey. Noon-6pm, free. The impressive slate of films at the Carmel Art and Film Festival begins today at the Sunset Center at 2:30pm. Films screening today include The Queen and I, (Untitled), His Good Will, The Prankster, and Precious. See the official schedule for more information. Tonight at Jose's on Wave Street, it's Irish/metal band Bog Iron, who sound like what you'd get if Ozzy Ozzbourne joined Flogging Molly, and Blood and Love, who have a Megadeth-meets-Bad-Religion vibe. 9pm, $5.
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has more qualifying runs in the morning for the Monterey Sports Car Championships; in the afternoon, there will be IMSA and Star Mazda races as a warm-up for the endurance-heavy American Le Mans Series race. 2-day passes are $60; Saturday-only passes are $50.
KidFest at the Monterey County Fairgrounds features food, carnival games, arts, crafts, photography, a science fair, BMX exhibitions, live music, an ice-cream eating contest and the requisite bounce houses. Note to parents: don't toss your kids into the bounce house immediately after they win the ice-cream eating contest. 10am-5pm, free. The Marina Air Faire adds "classic car show" to its menu this year. Ogle vintage machinery of the air and land, compete in a horseshoe tournament or sample the entries in the chili cook-off. Food booths ensure you won't go hungry. 10am-3pm, free.
The Bandecky Bash continues at Lake San Antonio with live music and camp-out craziness. $35 for the day (free for 12 and under); performances begin at 11 am.
The Carmel Art and Film Festival continues with an art show in Devendorf Park from 10am-6pm, an art & wine crawl from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, art lectures at the Sunset Center from 11:30 am to 3 pm, and screenings of the films Wat Misaka Story, Art & Copy, and September Issue. See their online schedule for more details.
When you go to Monterey's Custom House Plaza and Lower Presidio this weekend, you may feel like you've been transported back in time 150 years. Military re-enactors camped behind the Custom House will demonstrate what army life was like in 1847, while reenactors at Lower Presidio Historic Park will portray life from the Civil War era. Meanwhile, from 11 am to 3 pm, kids will get a hands-on education at the Custom House about what it was like to live on a Mexican-era rancho. From 10 am to 4 pm they'll also have the chance to learn where calamari comes from with Squid Day at the Monterey Maritime & History Museum, where scientists will dissect a Humboldt squid.
As if that weren't enough, the Defense Language Institute is offering van tours of the historic Upper Presidio (10 am to 1 pm, starting at the Lower Presidio), the only chance most civilians will have to see this area. Most events are free; the rancho education activities at the Custom House are $2 for adults and $1 for children.
The Big Sur Jade Festival continues from 10am-6pm. Proceeds benefit the South Coast Community Land Trust and the Pacific Valley School PTO. The Saurus says he's "The Best Rapper on the Planet." We suspect Lil Wayne might take issue with that. You can make your own decision tonight at Jose's. 9 pm, $5.
If you only see one gospel/surf/old-school country/Portuguese/garage/indie band this weekend, make it Mark Matos and Os Beaches. They play Fernwood in Big Sur tonight at 9pm. No cover.
The Monterey Sports Car Championship wraps up with four more races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Sunday-only passes are $40.
It's another day of contests, competition, live music, bounce houses and more at KidFest at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. 10am-6pm, free.
Take a beautiful drive down the Big Sur coast and visit the Big Sur Jade Festival. 10am-5pm, free.
Catch up with some of the events you missed yesterday at the Carmel Art and Film Festival. The art show continues in Devendorf Park from 10am to 6pm, and September Issue screens at the Sunset Center at 3pm. Additional events include a Music & Movies program with Alan Silvestri, and a short film screening at 7pm.
See the Carmel Art and Film Festival schedule for more information. As part of History Fest, the Monterey Museum of Art is offering free admission today at its Pacific Street location, directly across from historic Colton Hall. If you've ever wondered what California's Constitutional Convention was like, visit Colton Hall at 2pm. The reenactors recreating the Constitutional Convention do an excellent job of making the audience feel like they're really viewing the event, and they're unflinching in confronting some of the more controversial aspects of the decision-making process. There's invariably more people who want to watch than space; call 831-646-5640 to reserve your spot. Imagine if the Byrds played an all-acoustic set about meditation, and you've got a solid idea of what Australians The T.M. Band's set at Jose's tonight will be like. Locals "F*** I'm a Ghost" open to provide a louder, non-family-friendly counterpoint. 9pm, no cover.
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This week, I have my secondary qualifying exams. Here's the list I put together from the required texts list.
Collected poetry of all the following poets, plus important essays, letters and manifestoes.
W.H, Auden, W.B Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin, Ezra Pound, Dylan Thomas, Edith Sitwell, Mina Loy, Charlotte Mew, Ted Hughes, Thomas Hardy, WWI poets.


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Revelstoke Grizzlies plan September restart, seek support
With spectator sports resuming this fall, the Revelstoke Grizzlies need volunteers before the first puck drop of the season
Bailey Gingras-Hamilton
The Grizzlies celebrate early in the third period after a powerplay goal from Ullar Wiatzka. File Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer
After over a year away from fans, the Revelstoke Grizzlies are finally welcoming spectators back into the Revelstoke Forum on Sept. 7.
There is a lot of work to do before the puck drops. According to Ryan Parent, the Revelstoke Grizzlies general manager, this is a year of "bouncing back."
"I hope we're creating a bit of a buzz around it, but we're needing volunteers. We're needing people to help, and in a lot of different areas," says Parent.
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Reaching out for new volunteers
On June 2, the Revelstoke Grizzlies Junior Hockey Society is hosting an open house to help recruit those volunteers, and establish an advisory/operations committee. Additionally, the club will explain policies given by B.C. Hockey and Hockey Canada about how the season will operate this year.
Although Parent says a few people have reached out so far, he explains that it takes approximately 30 volunteers to make each game day run smoothly.
"Running a junior team is a large operation. It's not done with just a couple of people," explains Parent.
In addition to game day volunteers, host families, also known as billet families, are crucial for each season. This past season has been difficult for the billeting department, according to Parent.
The Revelstoke Grizzlies after winning the 2019/2020 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship. Photo: Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine
Looking forward to the next season
While they played a few games this last year, the Revelstoke Grizzlies have mostly practiced on their own this season. However, training ceased in February when COVID-19 cases spiked in the province.
Many teams in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) are in the same position, facing shortages in the volunteer and sponsorship departments. However, Parent is confident that the 2020/2021 season will be memorable.
"We think we did the right thing last year and we're moving forward," he says. "I think everybody's really excited about it."
To get involved with the Revelstoke Grizzlies this season, attend their virtual open house on June 2 at 7:30 p.m. Login information can be found on the team's official Twitter and Instagram accounts.
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Bailey Gingras-Hamilton is a recent graduate of the Mount Royal University Journalism program, where she developed an interest in current events and social issues. As a chronically curious individual, she enjoys exploring new places, cuisines, and cultures.

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Ben Fine was shooting the breeze with a group of fellow Toronto doctors in 2018 when a perennial complaint arose: "In every aspect of your life, things are getting better with the aid of technology, except in your day job," he recalls.
A year later, he co-founded HaloHealth, a 'business angel' network through which 200 Canadian physicians have invested C$2m in early-stage health-tech. Not only does a doctor's sign-off instil confidence among investors, it helps fledgling companies find customers and capital, Fine says.
Across Canada — which experts say has a world-class but outdated health sector, plus strong local talent and accommodating patients — entrepreneurs are helping to solve the problems that they have witnessed at first hand.
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be a catalyst for the health-tech movement, gaining it the attention of traditional investors, family funds and venture capitalists. "[This year] already is shaping up to be one of the biggest funding years for venture dollars going into North American healthcare," says Megh Gupta, a partner at Wittington Ventures, a Toronto VC group with a focus on health. "We're living in a bit of a new world now . . . You kind of let the genie out of the bottle."
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Canadian health-tech companies raised more than $300m in the first three quarters of 2020, double the sum raised in all of 2019, according to PwC Canada. The accountancy firm estimates that the Canadian digital health market was worth more than C$5bn as of 2020.
"We were growing, on average, by 10 per cent to 15 per cent every month in 2018 and 2019," says Brett Belchetz, chief executive of Maple, a telemedicine provider that allows patients to see doctors virtually in under two minutes for as little as C$49. The Covid-19 outbreak led to Maple tripling daily patient visits to 3,000 between March and May 2020. Revenues also tripled. "No company is set up to grow that quickly," he says.
Although the federal government has shown little interest in telemedicine, despite Canada's remote northern communities, its provinces have scrambled to roll out their own platforms.
Maple, which operates outside the regular healthcare system, kept waiting times below two minutes by adding new healthcare providers, who now total 1,500, to cater to 2m patients. "It really showed that virtual care can scale in a way that physical healthcare systems cannot," says Belchetz, who started Maple in 2015 after working as a doctor.
Toronto-based PocketHealth, which is digitising the sharing of medical imaging, was also born out of frustration. Rishi Nayyar started it with Harsh, his brother, after Harsh was handed a CD containing an ankle X-ray following a tumble on a San Francisco tennis court.
"We raised a $6.5m [funding] round last April, which coincided with the pandemic and every hospital administrator in the US and Canada waking up and realising: 'Oh my God, I can't burn CDs any more'," says Nayyar.
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Three months into the pandemic, PocketHealth had tripled its deployments and its platform is now used by hundreds of North American hospitals and clinics.
Smaller players such as CleanSlate UV, which sanitises smartphones, have also succeeded. "Our goal was to triple our sales this year, but we've seen about 900 per cent year-on-year growth," says founder Taylor Mann. Initially envisaged for use in hospitals, its sanitising devices are also found in care homes, transport hubs and offices.
Start-up chief executives say that, because of Covid and waning interest in established sectors, such as oil and gas. it is not hard to find capital. "Investing in digital health was significantly de-risked because the risk of not investing increased so much," says Nayyar.
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In September, Maple received C$70m funding from Shoppers, Canada's largest pharmacy chain, while Montreal company Dialogue Health Technologies raised C$100m in March via an IPO.
Meanwhile, increased M&A activity suggests that the sector is maturing fast. "They are adopting the US model of acquiring smaller Canadian health-tech companies left and right, therefore creating a secondary market and a more readily accessible exit point," says Luke Sheen, a co-founder of HaloHealth.
Challenges remain for digital health companies in Canada — where chief executives have long complained of risk-averse investors before relocating to Silicon Valley.
One of the biggest difficulties is privacy legislation. In Ontario, digital health groups must operate under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (P-Hipa), which came into force almost two decades ago.
Others see risk in overvaluations. "When an industry gets hot, you have a flood of investors and for that particular industry, you get a lot of dumb capital moving in," says Belchetz.
But while savvy investors will question when the euphoria will end, the effect of Covid-19 and a vast US market for Canadian start-ups have filled many with confidence. "When people figured out online banking, did they ever want to go back to having to go in to see a teller to pay a bill?" asks Belchetz. "The answer is no."
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This collection contains approximately 400 oversize photographs (chiefly 8 x 10 inches and larger) from the University Archives Photograph Collection. The images depict various aspects of the history of North Carolina State University, including farm animals, agricultural extension work, athletics teams and team members, campus facilities, Greek letter societies, faculty, and students and student life. Also included in this collection are boxes of unprocessed material. The North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts was founded as the state's land-grant institution in 1887, and formally opened its doors two years later. Renamed the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in 1917, the school became part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina (later the University of North Carolina System) in 1932. The institution was restyled North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh in 1963, and two years later renamed North Carolina State University (officially the North Carolina State University at Raleigh). Less


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Big crowd can be the difference against Bournville - Protherough
Ed Spalding leaves a Sheffield player for dead as he makes his way towards the try line. Picture by Andy Jepson.
Ben Tyler 9th Jan, 2020
BOARS director of rugby Dan Protherough says a disciplined performance is required on Saturday (2.15pm) when his side go into their first home fixture of the calendar year against Bournville.
An 18-12 loss away to Sheffield was how Bromsgrove started their New Year, with tries from Sam Bastock and Ed Spalding – one of which was converted by Will Harris – not enough to guide the visitors to a ninth win of the Midlands Premier season.
Protherough says he takes little solace from earning a losing bonus point at Abbeydale Park, and re-iterated his desire to always aim for a maximum return from every game.
"I'm not too worried [about the losing bonus point]," he said.
"Obviously it's better than nothing, but our first priority is always to try and win games.
"I'd happily throw the odd bonus point away in order to win games, that's our target every time we step out on the pitch.
"Sheffield are not a bad side at all, although it's a loss in our first game after Christmas it was a really positive performance.
"All be told, we ran out of steam in the second half. We lost that little bit of energy, it was a real battle, so it was disappointing to lose after that first-half performance."
The Bromsgrove chief takes the stance that his troops will be better for the first post-Christmas run out, adding: "It's always a hard time around Christmas with colds and viruses going around.
"Fitness is not where it needed to be to maintain the tempo of the first half, Sheffield squeezed us a little bit and managed to get the win as a result.
"But I'm pleased with the lads that were returning from injury, they needed that run out."
Bromsgrove sit fifth in the table on 41 points and are tasked with a tough ask on their return to Finstall Road against leaders Bournville (62 points).
Previewing the clash, Protherough said: "It would be nice to get a big crowd down there against a Bournville side who have had a good start to the season.
"They're well drilled, but then they should be for the money that they've spent.
"The team have to work hard and be disciplined, we'll have to be on top of our game.
"We've got two of the top three in the next two weeks, so we want to start that run with a good result."
Bromsgrove will be boosted by news of a fully-fit squad to choose from, barring a doubt over the availability of Hugh Lockhart.
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Many business leaders have been reading poetry to view things differently.
There has been a lot of information floating around about business leaders reading fiction. But poetry might be taking things up a notch.
Many fiction writers relish the opportunity to have their own time. Which is why most stay away from day jobs. These writers like to be set in their ways, to view a world outside the real world. The reality limits creativity somewhat and they run towards spaces where they can escape corporate confines.
Distinctively, poets have different experiences. Being that they use real-world experiences as their inspiration, they find corporate settings more appealing.
Wallace Stevens the author of The Emperor of Ice Cream was the VP of an insurance company. He also wrote The Idea of Order at Key West, he won a Pulitzer price. He turned down an offer at Havard University so he could keep his job. If you are in management or run a business, poetry could help you simplify complex situations and unclogged a lot of chaos that you face.
Communication on different levels will become easier if you read more. Reading poetry, on the other hand, might be what you need to decode situations and communicate them with better understanding.
Penelope Trunk wrote on one of her posts, most people can make a good business decision if they have all the relevant data in front of them. But the most successful executives are excellent at making decisions with incomplete information. The less information you need to make a decision, the higher you can rise. Think Elon Musk deciding he can go to the moon. Or Mark Zuckerberg assuming he will be able to get millions of people to use his Harvard dating website.
In the chaotic world of business, you need creativity. When your personnel is inspired, you can diversify your thought process. Straightforward thinking doesn't allow you to do things differently. When the market begins to change or you don't have enough information you can dig into your sense of wonder for a solution.
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FOUR men were arrested following a robbery in Frankston early Friday 3 August.
The men approached a Seaford man, 26, on Nepean Highway just after 2am. One allegedly demanded the victim hand over money. The victim handed over a small amount before he was driven to an ATM in Frankston to withdraw more money.
The offenders then followed the man to his home to steal more cash. While there a relative called police who arrived and arrested them.
Two Deer Park men, aged 17 and 18, a 19-year-old Heidelberg man and a 21-year-old Kensington man, have been charged with robbery and false imprisonment. The 18-year-old, who has also been charged with possessing a drug of dependence, and the 21-year-old, have been bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates' Court on 20 November. The 17-year-old and the 19-year-old appeared at Frankston Magistrates' Court later on Friday.
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ITV approached us in 2011 to redevelop ITV Player, which launched in 2009, into a more streamlined and user-friendly experience. Initially our brief was to focus on quick, pragmatic user experience wins. Those improvements significantly boosted the average number of shows users viewed per session. After that, Ostmodern worked on all aspects of Player and took the role of ITV's 'UX guardians' for the product.
After our initial work streamlining the product, Ostmodern were asked to define the future strategy for ITV Player, considering how the service should work across all devices including mobile, tablet, desktop, smart TVs and games consoles. In response we delivered an actionable plan including product insights and development roadmaps that allowed stakeholders to commit to a shared and highly compelling vision for the future of ITV Player.
They brought clear thinking, imagination and attention to detail to helping shape the new ITV Player and were an integral part of the product and implementation teams.
In the last four years, our work on ITV Player has included adding a pay proposition, enhanced iOS and Android functionality and developing products for games consoles and smart TVs. Our work with tablets and other mobile devices built on ITV's existing work and significantly improved the user experience, adding live simulcast and other improvements.
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Comic book fans have taken online to voice their excitement as the first poster emerges for the new reboot of Hellboy starring Stranger Things' David Harbour.
Due for release on April 12, 2019, the modern reboot follows the initial launch of the comic book series with 2004's Hellboy movie, which was followed by Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008.
Ron Perlman played the titular character in the initial movies from the franchise. The reboot will star David Harbour, Ian McShane and Milla Jovovich and is directed by Neil Marshall.
Earlier this year, Selma Blair admitted that she was 'heartbroke'n about plans to move ahead with a Hellboy reboot rather than a sequel to the movies she was in.
The actress starred opposite Ron Perlman in the 2004 cult hit Hellboy and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, both of which were based on Mike Mignola's comic character and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
"God, you know, people are fans of Hellboy and also fans of Guillermo," she said.
The upcoming Hellboy has been controversial beyond the decision to make it a reboot, with British actor Ed Skrein originally cast as Major Ben Daimio, prompting a backlash for 'whitewashing' a character who was Japanese-American in the comics.
Skrein later withdrew from the role, saying that "representation of ethnic diversity is important".
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When Search Meets Web Usability: Informational Searches—What Can I Learn?
By Shari Thurow and Nick Musica
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Informational Query Indicators
Optimizing for Informational Queries
If you want to get and maintain long-term search engine visibility, then satisfying informational searches is crucial. Here's what you need to know to create informational pages that provide specific content of user interest.
When Search Meets Web Usability
An informational query is one in which the searcher's goal is obtaining information about a general or specific topic. Sometimes a searcher wants quick information, such as how to do something. And sometimes a searcher wants to delve deeper into a topic, and is willing to do considerable research before making a business transaction.
Informational queries are the most common type of web search query, comprising between 48 percent and 80 percent of web searches. What do these numbers mean to website owners? If a site owner wants to get and maintain long-term search engine visibility, then satisfying informational searches is crucial. All websites should contain informational pages that provide specific content of user interest. Let's look at how to determine that a search is informational and how to ensure your site meets searchers' expectations.
Many web search sessions begin with an informational query and end with a transaction. People will not purchase your products and services if you do not provide them with enough content to make an informed decision, especially for high-ticket items.
For example, on an ecommerce site, searchers might be interested in locating something in the real world (such as a physical location of a store), or they might be interested in seeing a list of available items. Many product or shopping queries have a "locate" goal because online shoppers want to know where they can purchase a desired product. In fact, the plural form of a targeted keyword can be a strong indication that searchers wish to view a list of available products.
Category pages are a type of information page because they contain lists of available items. Figure 4.1 shows a standard format for a category page. Another category page format is an annotated list. The annotated list format can provide a stronger information scent because the annotation text can contain additional keywords as well, reinforcing existing keywords on the page (Figure 4.2).
Figure 4.1 A category page is a type of information page because it contains a list of products that searchers might wish to view and compare before making a purchase. For high-ticket items such as furniture, cars, and plane tickets, searchers typically visit many websites to gather information before buying.
Figure 4.2 A topical category page on the National Cancer Institute website. The annotated list format provides many opportunities for keyword placement.
Proper keyword selection and placement can make an annotated category page appear more topically focused to both searchers and search engines. In other words, the page format shown in Figure 4.2 is an effective format for people who query and for people who browse.
Let's take a look at some more examples of informational queries.
Example 1: Quick Facts
Search sessions can be long or short when a searcher wants information about a topic. Of course, if searchers want a quick fact, they prefer to make the search session as short as possible.
In Figure 4.3 on the next page, our searcher is traveling to London and wants to see what the weather is like. Notice that the top three search listings are not official company sites. Even Weather.com's listing is not in the top three results, meaning that the search engine has determined that the keyword phrase (weather in London) does not indicate a navigational goal. It is most likely an informational goal. The searcher is using Google to find out about the current London weather, not to navigate to a specific website.
Figure 4.3 A search engine results page for an informational query. Notice that the top positions are not dedicated to navigational queries. These search listings strongly indicate that this keyword phrase shows informational intent.
Searchers do not always show informational intent with their keyword selection. For example, in Figure 4.4, what type of keywords do you believe this searcher, a Manchester United soccer team fan located in England, will generate? Do you believe the keywords will be navigational, informational, or transactional?
Figure 4.4 Is this searcher's intent navigational, informational, or transactional?
On the surface, the searcher's intent appears to be informational. He can view the match schedule on multiple websites. He does not have to go to the official Manchester United website to view the match schedule.
However, this particular searcher typed the word united in Google and received the search results in Figure 4.5:
Figure 4.5 What the Manchester United fan said and what he did were quite different.
Even though the searcher stated that he wanted to see the match schedule, his web search query was for only one word, united. His actions did not match his words. He clearly wanted to go to the official Manchester United website to view the match schedule.
Field studies and exploratory usability tests often reveal searchers' informational goals above and beyond what can be inferred from web analytics data and keyword research tools.
Moral of the story? To see such discrepancy between words and actions, it is very important to have some one-on-one, face-to-face contact with searchers. Observe what users do as well as what they say. Web analytics data will only show that this type of searcher wants to go to the official Manchester United website. The data does not show this searcher's informational goal. Field studies and exploratory usability tests often reveal searchers' informational goals above and beyond what can be inferred from web analytics data and keyword research tools.
Example 2: Questions and Answers
One of the strongest indicators of informational intent is a keyword phrase that is formatted as a question, such as:
How do I get driving directions to your office?
Where are the nearest parking garages near this restaurant [name]?
What is the capital of Nigeria?
What does the abbreviation NMR mean?
Question-formatted keyword phrases present a great opportunity for multiple types of search engine optimization, particularly how-to keyword phrases. Searchers might want to see graphic image instructions and diagrams that they can eventually print. Searchers might also want to watch a video that shows them how to do a procedure. One way to see how search engines determine the best results for question-and-answer queries is to monitor search engine results pages to see what types of listings appear on the first few pages (Figure 4.6).
Figure 4.6 For many informational searches, there are multiple ways that your listing can appear on the first page of search results. Like web page listings, graphic image files and video files should be optimized in order for them to appear in the top search results. How-to files present a great opportunity to satisfy informational queries.
You can find details for graphic image and video optimization in Part 3 of Search Engine Visibility, 2nd Edition, by Shari Thurow (New Riders Publishing, 2007).
A natural place to implement keyword phrases in a question-answer format is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of a website. However, some usability professionals do not recommend having an FAQs section. They say that most users should be able to have all their informational needs addressed on main content pages and category pages, making the FAQs section unnecessary.
Nevertheless, users have questions about products, services, delivery options, hours of operation, guarantees, and so on. And users often format their search queries as questions. Can you imagine formatting a product page on an ecommerce site in a question-answer, question-answer format? That format would probably confuse users. And a question-answer format isn't really an appropriate format for a product page. However, an FAQs section of a website is a legitimate and accepted way to satisfy question-formatted informational queries.
Other names for question-answer pages include Help and Customer Service. If your target audience is likely to not understand the FAQs abbreviation for Frequently Asked Questions, use Help or Customer Service as an alternative navigation label.
In addition, a customer service or FAQs section is often more flexible than other sections of a website. If your customer service staff, or others who have direct one-on-one contact with your users, determines that customers and prospects keep asking the same question over and over again, adding that question to an FAQs page is an easy process.
Example 3: Lists
When searchers wish to delve deeper into a topic of interest, they often type keyword phrases that they hope will provide them with a list of suggestions and a frame of reference for further research. Sites that provide a topical list of resources, particularly annotated lists that easily validate an information scent, often appear at the top of search engine listings (Figure 4.7). Sections of a website that typically give a topical list of resources include Links, Resources, and Tips sections.
Figure 4.7 An annotated links page on a business-to-business (B2B) website. Notice that the page is a long one, and the site owners have clearly indicated that content is available below the fold via the bulleted hypertext links. The scent of information is maintained above the fold as well as below the fold. In addition, the repetition of important keywords helps with search engine visibility.
On a web page, above the fold refers to content that is located near the top of the page, content that can be viewed in a browser without scrolling.
Another type of web page that naturally contains a list is a category page, as illustrated at the beginning of this chapter in Figures 4.1 and 4.2. One thing to remember about many category pages from a search usability perspective: The plural form of a query word should naturally occur on this type of page within the title tag, heading, locational breadcrumb links, and introductory paragraph (if used).
An important tip that warrants repeating about many category pages from a search usability perspective: The plural form of a query word should naturally occur on this type of page within the title tag, heading, locational breadcrumb links, and introductory paragraph (if used).
Individual product pages should emphasize the singular form of a word, with a few exceptions. One exception: If a product page contains links to other product pages containing the same word, providing a strong scent of information, then searchers find it acceptable to see both the singular and plural form of a word on a page (Figure 4.8).
Figure 4.8 This product page links to other product pages containing the word saw.
Another exception is a product page that offers a set of items, such as a set of tools. In this instance, the plural form of a word is a natural occurrence. However, a product page that emphasizes a set of items does not necessarily provide a good frame of reference for further research. Therefore, a product page for a set of items will not likely rank well for informational queries where searchers want a list of items.
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In 1942, Eliot Dubois was the first known person to boat the Middle Fork of the Salmon River solo. Eliot, an east coast boatman, was headed overseas for war and was determined to run the Middle Fork before he left. He had not originally planned it to be a solo trip. Eliot and his two buddies set off for Idaho's Middle Fork in search of adventure. They each had a "fold boat," a wooden framed kayak with canvas stretched tight around it. At this time, there were no roads to the modern launch point at Boundary Creek. Instead, anyone wanting to float the canyon had to access the river via Marsh Creek or Bear Valley Creek, the primary headwater tributaries of the river. Marsh Creek originates near the foot of the Sawtooth Mountains, draining vast high mountain meadows and funneling the water into a steep narrow and fast dropping canyon.
The young men set off down Marsh Creek, with 25 technical miles to run down to the current day Boundary Creek Ramp and 100 miles more below there. Marsh Creek is a much steeper section of water than the rest of the Middle Fork and boasts long technical stretches of whitewater, especially at high flows like Eliot and his friends were facing. Only a few miles into the trip on the first day, Eliot's two buddies had both wrecked their boats beyond repair. With no other choice other than to hike out of the canyon. Eliot contemplated hiking out as well however he was just not ready to give up on his dream. As fate would have it, he soon discovered that Prince Helfrich had recently launched on Bear Valley Creek and was headed down the Middle Fork. Prince was taking a commercial group down the river and Eliot decided if he could catch up to them, he would still have a chance of running the whole river.
As you already know, Eliot was the first solo boater to complete the river, so it's safe to assume that he never did catch up to Prince and his group. He did however continue to chase them all the way through the canyon. He would find footprints in the sand or left over campfire remnants but just couldn't quite catch them. This same year, 1942 was also the year that the Middle Fork had a big landslide blowout at Cannon Creek on the upper river. If you read the article above about the blowouts on the Middle Fork in 2022, you will know the impacts that these blowouts can have. This Cannon Creek blowout created a large earthen dam in the river, creating a lake that backed up the river for almost a mile. When Eliot stopped to survey the scene and figure out a plan, he found Prince Helfrich's fresh tracks in the mud, giving Eliot hope that he could be catching up, however he never did manage to find them.
Eliot chronicles his amazing journey in his book "An Innocent on the Middle Fork." This book is on our recommended reading list for the Middle Fork and one we would suggest you check out before your next Middle Fork trip. In this book, Eliot goes into detail about the amazing people he met along the river. The Middle Fork was a very different place back then and this book helps to chronicle the rich history the canyon holds and the resilient people who called the river canyon home.


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Central Bhutan is an exciting destination for all visitors. It includes some of the most significant historical and religious sites in the country. The district of Trongsa has always been of great political importance to the leaders of Bhutan due to its commanding location in the center of the nation while Bumthang district has some of the most ancient and important temples and monasteries in Bhutan.
Some of the important landmarks in central Bhutan are: Kurje Lhakhang built in 1652 at the site where the great Buddhist saint Guru Rimpoche meditated. Tamshing Lhakhang, the great religious treasure revealer Terton Pema Lingpa built dating back to 1501. Mebar Tsho: A sacred lake from which Terton Pema Lingpa discovered religious treasures hidden by Guru Rimpoche.
The Watchtower of Trongsa Museum: This ancient tower has been made into a museum dedicated to the Wangchuck dynasty and provides visitors with unparalleled insight into Bhutan's political history, Chendebji Chorten: An interesting and visually striking religious building with eyes painted towards the four cardinal directions. Legend states that it was constructed to subdue the remains of an evil spirit that manifested as a gigantic serpant.
In addition to the traditional annual religious festivals (Tshechus) there are also many newer festivals showcasing the rich traditions of the region like the annual Nomad's Festival and the Matsutake Mushroom Festival in Ura, Bumthang.
Central Bhutan is a region blessed with great natural beauty and there are miles of pristine alpine and sub-tropical broadlead forests teeming with all manner of flora and fauna. The Thrumshingla National Park is located in this region and is famous for the many rare and endangered birds that inhabit it including the Rufous necked hornbill, Rufous-throated wren-babbler, Satyr Tragopan, Beautiful nuthatch, Ward's trogon and Chestnut-breasted partridge. Visitors may even catch a glimpse of the exotic animals that live in the park such as the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger or the adorable Red Panda.
This region that spans from 2,600-4,500m is the religious heartland of the nation and home to some of its oldest Buddhist temples and monasteries. Tales of Guru Padmasambhava and the tertons ("religious treasure-discoverers") still linger in this sacred region.
Bumthang Dzongkhag consists of four main valleys Ura, Chumey, Tang and Choekhor. Choekhor is the largest of the four mountain valleys and is widely considered as 'Bumthang Valley'. The valleys are broad and gentle carved by the ancient glaciers. The wide and scenic valleys draws a large number of tourists each year.
The name Bumthang has two probable origins; the first is that it is named after a Bumpa, a vessel for holy water which the valley resembles in shape. The second origin implies that it is the Valley of Beautiful Girls as Bum translates to 'Girl' and Thang means 'flat piece of land'.
These fertile valleys are covered in fields of buckwheat, rice and potatoes. Apple orchards and dairy farms are also common sights here. This serene region is one of the most peaceful places in the kingdom.
This dzongkhag is one of the most richly endowed districts in terms of historical and spiritual legacy. Some of Bhutan's oldest and most venerated temples are found in Bumthang, including Jambey Lhakhang. According to legend this ancient temple was built by the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo in 659 A.D. as part of a chain of 108 simultaneously constructed temples in order to subdue an evil demoness that lay over the Himalayan region. It is the oldest lhakhang in Bhutan.
There are numerous other temples and shrines worth visiting in Bumthang and many of them are linked to Guru Rinpoche's visit in 746 A.D.
Jambay Lhakhang Festival
Jambay lhakhang is located in Bumthang and is situated on the way to the Kurjie Lhakhang. It's a ten minutes drive to the temple from the Chamkhar town.
Jambay Lhakhang is one of the oldest temples in the kingdom. It was founded by, Songtsen Gampo, a Tibetan King in the 7th century AD. The king was destined to build 108 temples known as Thadhul- Yangdhul (temples on and across the border) in a day to subdue the demoness that was residing in the Himalayas. The temple is one of the two of the 108 built in Bhutan. A second is located in Paro, the Kichu lhakhang also built on the same day.
Legend has it that Guru Rimpoche visited the site several times and deemed it exceptionally sacred. Chakhar Gyab, the king of the Iron Castle of Bumthang renovated the temple in the 8th century AD.
The first king of Bhutan, Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck constructed the Dus Kyi Khorlo (Kala Chakra- Wheel of Time) inside the temple, to commemorate his victory over his rivals Phuntsho Dorji of Punakha and Alu Dorji of Thimphu after the battle of Changlimithang in 1885. Later, Ashi Wangmo, the younger sister of the second king of Bhutan, built the Chorten lhakhang.
The main relics include the future Buddha, Jowo Jampa (Maitreya) from whose name the present name of the temple is derived. The lhakhang also houses more than one hundred statues of the gods of Kalachakra built by the first king, in 1887.
One of the most spectacular festivals in the country, called Jambay lhakhang Drup is hosted here. The festival lasts for five days (check with your tour operator to confirm these dates). The highlight of the festival is the fire ritual that is held in the evening where crowds gather to witness the ritualistic naked dance.
This is a bustling little one-street town with an abundance of restaurants and handicrafts stores. Jakar sells a good amount of chugo, a hard, chewy dried cheese snack popular among Bhutanese. Internet cafes and the odd espresso bar have also started to make an appearance here.
The Jakar Dzong or the "Castle of the White Bird" dominates the Chamkhar valley and overlooks the town. Constructed in 1549, by the Tibetan Lam Nagi Wangchuk, the Dzong played an important role as the fortress of defense of the whole eastern Dzongkhags. It also became the seat of the first king of Bhutan.
A special feature of the Dzong is the approximately fifty meter high Utse or the Central tower, which is distinct from most other Dzongs in Bhutan. The other unique feature of the Dzong is a sheltered passage, with two parallel walls, interconnected by fortified towers, which gave the population of the fortress access to water in the case of a siege. The protected water supply is still intact to this day.
Trongsa: The Vanguard of the Warriors – Trongsa Dzongkha is located near the center of Bhutan and was considered crucial to controlling the kingdom in earlier years due to its strategic position.
This town is situated on a steep ridge and offers spectacular views of the deep valleys surrounding it. The various hotels, guesthouses and restaurants all offer stunning views from their balconies. Trongsa Dzong is easily visible from anywhere in the town and is always an impressive sight as it is situated atop a steep ridge that drops off into the clouds on its south side.
Trongsa also boasts an impressive museum. The watchtower of Trongsa has been converted into a museum dedicated to the Wangchuck dynasty and is a good place to learn about the history of the kingdom.
The following is a list of noteworthy sites and monuments in Trongsa Dzongkhag:
Built in 1648, it was the seat of power over central and eastern Bhutan. Both the first and second kings of Bhutan ruled the country from this ancient seat. All four kings were invested as Trongsa Penlop ("governor") prior to ascending the throne. The dzong is a massive structure with many levels, sloping down the contours of the ridge on which it is built. Because of the dzong's highly strategic position, on the only connecting route between east and west, the Trongsa Penlop was able to control effectively the whole of the central and eastern regions of the country from here.
This watchtower, which once guarded Trongsa Dzong from internal rebellion, stands on a promontory above the town. It was built by Chogyal Minjur Tempa, the 1st Governor of Trongsa in 1652. It has four observation points resembling Tiger, Lion, Garuda, and Dragon. Climb up the path to visit Ta Dzong which now houses a shrine dedicated to the epic hero, King Gesar of Ling. A visit to this former watchtower provides visitors with an insight into the significance of Trongsa in Bhutan's history. As of date the Ta Dzong of Trongsa is the most fascinating museum of the nation.
Thruepang Palace
This two storied simple palace situated just above the highway in the town is the birth place of our Late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. It was here that on 2nd May 1928, His Majesty was born to King Jigme Wangchuck and Ashi Puntsho Choden. He spent most of his early childhood days here in this Thurepang Palace. The other palace of interest is the Eundu Choling Palace which was the winter residence of the 1st King Ugyen Wangchuck.
The 23 km. drive from Trongsa to Kuenga Rabten takes about an hour and passes through open countryside high above a river gorge. The land slopes quite gently in this region, and farming is well developed, so there is much of interest to observe in the fields and in the villages as one speed along.
As one approaches Kuenga Rabten, the Palace is clearly visible just below the road on the right. It was the winter palace of the second king and is now looked after by the National Commission for Cultural Affairs. This pleasant afternoon excursion from Trongsa offers further insights into the early days of Bhutan's monarchy.
Chendebji Chorten
End route to Trongsa is Chendebji Chorten, patterned on Kathmandu's Swayambhunath Stupa, with eyes painted at the four cardinal points. It was built in the 18th century by Lama Zhida, to cover the remains of an evil spirit that was subdued at this spot. Legend says that the evil spirit manifested as a gigantic snake.
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A few weeks ago in the Red Rock Eater's Digest, Phil Agre posted a piece on Vaclav Havel. I found it very interesting, and I've always found Havel interesting as one of the first real rock and roll statesmen. I have a few of his books although I have yet to read one yet. I got it via the e-mail list, but I just found where it is archived on the web. I highly recommend this article as he both recounts some of Havel's history, as well as examines why his approach to public action worked so well and how Americans can learn from it. I particularly found the notion of "issue entrepeneurship" a useful thing to think about. Good stuff.


PHOENIX — Swingman Josh Childress returned to the NBA, signing a five-year contract with Phoenix in a sign-and-trade deal that sent a 2012 second-round draft pick to Atlanta.
Childress, the sixth overall pick out of Stanford in 2004 draft, had four solid seasons as the sixth man for the Hawks. The 6-foot-8, 210-pound slasher/shooter averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds, helping Atlanta end an eight-year playoff drought.
Phoenix also acquired forward Hedo Turkoglu in a trade that sent super-sub Leandro Barbosa and little-used forward/center Dwayne Jones to Toronto The Suns also got forward Hakim Warrick in a sign-and-trade deal with Chicago last week, giving them three players expected to fill the hole left by Amare Stoudemire, a five-time All-Star who signed with the Knicks.


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Q: How can I specify Memcached options to compress the cached data with C#.Net? I have ASP.Net project and I'm using Memcached for data and session caching. I also need to use the compress options of Memcached. I'd appreciate that if you can share your comments with me! I have found some sites but they don't have any c#.Net code samples.

A: According to this comparison of memcached clients, the Enyim doesn't provide built in compression support.
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John Jennings, who lost to John Hostettler 45% to 53% in last year's Congressional race, has decided not to run against Hostettler a second time.
The other 2% in the 2004 race went to the Libertarian candidate. It has never made any sense to me why Libertarians are determined to challenge Hostettler, who is one of the most consistent advocates for limited government in Congress. The best that Libertarians can hope for is to play spoiler, ensuring that the winner of the 8th District does not share the principles espoused by the "party of principle".
While Indiana's 8th Congressional district is always competitive due to the makeup of the district, John Hostettler is making it less "bloody" than it used to be. Hostettler has now won six consecutive elections, starting with his narrow defeat of Frank McCloskey in 1994 and his nail-biter against Jonathan Weinzapfel in 1996.
Hostettler does generate fierce opposition, however, especially from the left wing of the Democratic Party. In October of 1997, forest-protection activists brought a chainsaw to a Halloween-themed protest and ran it in the doorway of Hostettler's Bloomington office.
The two best opportunities Democrats had to unseat Hostettler were in 1996 (Members of Congress are traditionally most vulnerable after their first term) and 2002, when Hostettler's district was redrawn. Hostettler will have the advantage of popular Republican incumbent Secretary of State Todd Rokita at the top of the ticket. If Richard Lugar runs for re-election, his traditionally huge margin of victory will help Hostettler as well.
Barring the unlikely event of a major Democratic year in 2006, I expect Hostettler will again retain his seat.


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12.10.2019 | Exhibition
Beethoven Tour
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A multimedia tour of stations with different themes and aspects on Ludwig van Beethoven brings the composer "back to life" in a public setting. The use of incisive elements at various locations in Bonn and the Rhine-Sieg District presents Beethoven to visitors, as well as the people of Bonn and the region, in a new way.
The Beethoven Tour is the central project of "Bonn Cosmopolitan", one of the five main themes of BTHVN2020, and also has a sustainable orientation, as it is planned to also maintain the tour after 2020.
The new barrier-free concept aims to visualise BTHVN2020 under the titles "Beethoven Story" (City of Bonn) and "Beethoven Region" (Rhine-Sieg District) using large BTHVN stelae at 22 predetermined Beethoven sites in the city and Rhine-Sieg District. They consist of two basic elements: a 2.5 m high media element with a square base (0.5 x 0.5 m) and a flatter (information) stela of the same height. The letters of the logo on the media element are extruded and backlit. The four viewers on two sides of the element present short animated films on the respective site in three languages. The fourth side with visuals and illustrations provides information on the station, the tour and digital offers. The side with the letters of the BTHVN logo, and the side with the visuals and illustrations light up in the dark.
Content is provided using a low-threshold, barrier-free digital offer and is image-oriented with atmospheric sound and faded in text. The sound is activated by sensors and only audible when a person stands directly in front of the media element. Additional content is provided via a web app. As with the media element, the information stela also has a flush-mounted, mirrored side. The opposite side contains visuals and illustrations with information on the history of Beethoven and the station. The stela also works with all digital interfaces (NFC, Bluetooth Beacon and QR Code).
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Q: How do I create a remote push notification on iOS? I am wondering how I may be able to create a remote push notification to send to all the users of my app.
I am currently using the service called "Pushbots" however I am wondering if it would be possible to do by myself without relying on a third party.
I own a hosted domain and I am wondering if it would be possible to send push notifications through that.
Looking forward to your responses.
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A: I suggest reading Ray Wenderlich's excellent tutorial on the subject.
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Q: copy range from one workbook to another in excel vba I have workbook in which i have to copy a range in one workbook to a range variable in the active workbook. i am getting an error when i execute the following..Is there any other ways of doing this.
Dim NTwbk As Workbook
Dim AppExcel As Excel.Application
Dim NewRng As Range
Dim res As Range
Sub OpenWBK()
Set AppExcel = New Excel.Application
Set NTwbk = AppExcel.Workbooks.Open(Sheet1.Range("SecondWorkbookPath"))
NewRng= NTwbk.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3")

AppExcel.Quit

End Sub

I tried this also :
NewRng.Value = NTwbk.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3").Value

Also didnt work

A: The main problem with your script is that once you close the 2nd workbook (via AppExcel.Quit or NTwbk.close as the other answer lists) the range object you referenced is no longer in memory and your variable is no longer usable. Also when assigning an object to a variable you must use set:
Set NewRng = Ntwbk.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3")

This would not fail, but will also not be useful because you then close  Ntwbk.
Any action that needs to be performed with a range in the a workbook must be performed before that workbook is closed.
If all you want is the value of the range, this is a possible change:
Dim NTwbk As Workbook
Dim AppExcel As Excel.Application
Dim NewRng As Range
Dim res As String 'Note the change from Range to String
Sub OpenWBK()
Set AppExcel = New Excel.Application
Set NTwbk = AppExcel.Workbooks.Open(Sheet1.Range("SecondWorkbookPath"))
NewRng = NTwbk.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3").Value

AppExcel.Quit

End Sub

You can then freely use NewRng as the value of the particular range in the other workbook.

A: You already have Excel open so you do not need to open a second copy so discard:
Dim AppExcel As Excel.Application
Set AppExcel = New Excel.Application
AppExcel.Quit

Change the open to:
Set NTwbk = Workbooks.Open(Sheet1.Range("SecondWorkbookPath"))

However "SecondWorkbookPath" is not a valid range.  If cell A1 of worksheet "Sheet1" contains a valid path and file name, the following would be OK:
Set NTwbk = Workbooks.Open(Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value)
Set NewRng = NTwbk.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3")
NTwbk.Close SaveChanges := False

Make the above changes and try again.


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Shanghai, China – Leader in mid-senior level recruitment, ZW HR Consulting has announced the launch of China Salary Guide for 2016-17.
•	ZW anticipates stable hiring levels in 2016-17 as the recruitment market continues to mature and evolve.
•	The IT sector will continue to outperform and act as a key driver for growth in 2016 – demand will be particularly high for user-experience specialists, mobile engineers and software developers across digital-related businesses.
•	Demand for engineers, especially those in R&D positions will see more growth.
•	China's in-house legal counsel hiring trend is on the rise, as market factors push corporations to beef up their internal pool for both legal and compliance counsels.
•	Life Science professionals in China can expect a 5 – 13% Salary Growth. R&D, Clinical Development, Medical Affair, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety and Quality Assurance professionals are more likely to be in demand in 2016/17.
•	Demand for Digital Marketing, Client Relationship Management and E-commerce professionals continues to exceed supply of candidates across all industries, as online businesses in China continue to grow rapidly.
•	Candidates with regional or China exposure possessing English and Chinese (Mandarin) language skills are particularly in higher demand and can expect salary hike up to 20 – 25%.
"The year 2016 - 17 is likely to turn out to be a reasonably good period for skilled professionals," says Ms. Joyce Jing, General Manager of ZW HR Consulting. "Many employers are expecting to increase salaries by more than eight per cent in the next 12 months".
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Miguel Gaudêncio
Portrait of Miguel Gaudencio
(1971-10-28) October 28, 1971 (age 48)
Director, producer, writer, editor
Miguel Gaudencio is a Portuguese film director and producer. He has been recruited by major international brands, such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola, to innovate their product commercials.
2.1 Films (features)
Miguel Gaudencio directed more than 200 music videos in Portugal before reaching the age of 30. His sharp, snappy directorial style earned him many awards: Try Again won the SOL TV Music Video award for the best music video of the year in 2000.
By 2001, advertising agencies were lining up to utilise Gaudencio's talent, and he began shooting[1] commercials for leading multi-national clients such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Mercedes. By 2003 Gaudencio was working across Europe. He has now directed commercials for agencies in countries including Poland, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Maroco and Tunisia.
In 2004 he directed his first short feature, The Hole,[2] a 30-minute film that was the standout work in a ten-part Christmas-story special aired on Portuguese television. He directed his second 30-minute feature, a taught psycho-sexual thriller, Same Room Same Time,[3] in 2006.
In 2008, Gaudencio directed his first full-length feature film, Second Life.[4] With an international all-star celebrity cast (Piotr Adamczyk, Liliana Santos, Claudia Vieira) the film had the biggest production budget in Portuguese cinema history, and an eight-week shoot on location in Portugal and Italy. The film received rave reviews[5] and was the most commercially successful Portuguese film in the first six months of 2009.[6]
In 2010, he directed the first ever Polish feature documentary, Desire for Beauty,[7] on the issues of beauty and self-perception. It follows the journeys of four people who turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection. Aside from the obvious dilemmas, Desire for Beauty addresses numerous hidden questions, and reveals things that neither the makers nor the heroes of the film really expected. The making of the film attracted a number of renowned members of the Polish social scene (Piotr Najsztub [pl], Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, Maria Czubaszek [pl]) and found solid support in the professional opinions of the country's top experts in various fields – from psychology to the fashion industry. The film stars Agata Kulesza and was released in the spring of 2013. Desire for Beauty was released worldwide in 2014 through Filmhub (Formerly Kinonation), an industry leader in VOD distribution.
Down, But Not Out! and No Excuses both feature-length documentaries (shot simultaneously during the summer of 2014) are a personal approach to the world of feminine sport. Down, But Not Out! follows four amateur women boxers as they step into the ring for the first time and No Excuses captures imagery in a Crossfit atmosphere set to a diversified selection of commentators on gender equality. Both films were expected to be available in selected cinemas and VOD outlets starting the spring of 2015.
In 2017, Gaudencio produced and directed the memoir of life as it is and of women as they are Tattoo Girls. The documentary is a female centric-film showcasing about a group of ordinary women (within a range of ages), and their different styles of daily life, showcasing their stories and the impact they have on society as real, everyday women. We are living in an era of the importance and empowerment of women throughout the world, and this documentary aims to convey ideas and topics to be felt, absorbed and discussed. The film made an excellent run on film festivals through the world, and was nominated best documentary feature by Utah Film Awards. Aside of the excellent run on worldwide film festivals Tattoo Girls was instant hit on US streaming channels gathering over 2 million views during the April 2018.
In 2019, the upcoming sport documentary of Gaudencio, Offside, which captures the commitment, passion and comradery of a female Polish football team during their gruelling, but critical pre-season training as their coach, sets the foundation for the new season ahead by pushing them to new limits. The film will be available from June 2019,[needs update] after a short passage by selected theatres, on the main streaming channels (Amazon Prime/iTunes/Google Play).
Filmography[edit]
Films (features)[edit]
2009 Second Life[8] Director
2013 Desire for Beauty[9] Director, producer
The Cape[10] Director, editor
2015 Down, But Not Out![11] Director, producer, editor
2017 Tattoo Girls[12] Director, producer, editor
2019 Offside[13] Director, producer, editor
^ "Commercials". Miguel Gaudencio. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ ""The Hole" - directed by Miguel Gaudencio, produced by Alexandro Cebrian Valente". Miguel Gaudencio. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
^ ""Same Room, Same Time" - directed by Miguel Gaudencio, produced by Alexandro Cebrian Valente". Miguel Gaudencio. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "Second Life (2008)". Letterboxd. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^ Fernandes, Falco (2009-04-23). "SECOND LIFE de Alexandre Cebrian Valente e Miguel Gaudêncio" [SECOND LIFE by Alexandre Cebrian Valente and Miguel Gaudêncio]. fm-news (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
^ "2009 Portugal Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^ Isbel, Ben (2015-08-07). "Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013) – Film Blerg". Film Blerg. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
^ Second Life
^ Desire for Beauty
^ The Cape
^ Down, But Not Out!
^ Tattoo Girls
^ Offside
Miguel Gaudêncio on IMDb
Official webpage
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CS1 Portuguese-language sources (pt)
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